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The SCALP device is designed to measure the residual compressive surface stress of glass. As the SCALP does not rely on the birefringence properties of the Tin present on the glass surface the device should be able to measure the stress in a glass sample regardless of whether it is due to the residual compressive surface stress or mechanically imposed due to an applied load. The feasibility and accuracy of using a SCALP to measure imposed stress due to an applied load are explored for heat-treated and annealed glass. Multiple specimen sizes and heat-treatment are used in a 4-point bending test with varying applied loads. The ability to quickly and easily measure the stress in a glass component provides valuable insight into the loading (state of stress) before and after installation and while the component is under load.
Glass is a construction material that is constantly evolving with the passage of time. With new architectures, the shape and use of glass from rectangular window pane have evolved to
Optical anisotropic materials which can resolve light into two orthogonal components and transmit the components with different velocities are known as birefringent or birefractive or doubly refracting materials. Since the
A 4-point bending rig was built for this experiment and the stresses measured with the SCALP and the GASP were compared to the stress calculated analytically at the extreme most
Tables 1 through table 3 are the SCALP reading of the fully tempered glass with the difference in stress between analytical and measured and the percentage difference tabulated. The SCALP
This paper looked into the method to measure the installation stresses using instruments used in the glass industry – the SCALP and the GASP. The experiments were repeated to see
- Aben, H., Anton, J., Errapart, A., Hödemann, S., Kikas, J., Klaassen, H., & Lamp, M. (2010). On non-destructive residual stress measurement in glass panels. Estonian journal of engineering, 16(2), 150.
- Äppelqvist, M. (2015). Curved glass: an obstacle or opportunity in glass architecture.
- Belis, J., Inghelbrecht, B., Van Impe, R., & Callewaert, D. (2007). Cold bending of laminated glass panels. Heron, 52(1-2), 123-146.
- Trate, D. J., Griffin, J. A., & Zickel, M. (1999). Windshield Investigation-Manufacturing & Installation Stresses (No. 1999-01-3160). SAE Technical Paper.


text: (Portland, OR) -- A Portland resident remains hospitalized after being hit by a man who drove his car into a crowd of protesters marching on I-5 in Seattle, killing one person. Authorities say 32-year-old Diaz Love is still in serious condition in the intensive care unit at a Seattle hospital following the incident early Saturday morning. Police say 27-year-old Dawit Kelete drove a white Jaguar through Washington State Patrol barricades on a closed portion of I-5 and swerved into the protesters at high speed, striking multiple people. Twenty-four-year-old Summer Taylor died from her injuries at a hospital Saturday night. Protesters were marching to call for an end to police brutality and systemic racism in law enforcement.

domain: sociology


California voters on Nov. 4 will consider sweeping changes to the state's criminal-justice codes, ranging from new drug-treatment programs to anti-gang measures and expanded rights for victims.
State Propositions 5, 6 and 9 have not received the same publicity granted to a proposal to ban gay marriage, but supporters and opponents of the three measures have raised a combined $13 million so far to advance their causes.
The proposed Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act, Proposition 5, would require treatment instead of prison for most drug offenders. It would require $610 million in new state spending through mid-2010, followed by annual increases based on population and inflation.
It would reduce marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to an infraction, similar to a traffic ticket. It would permit those convicted of many property crimes to enter treatment programs if they convince a judge that their crimes were related to drug use.
Opponents, including many judges, law enforcement officials and actor Martin Sheen, say many addicts won't stick to treatment programs without the threat of prison or jail.
Sheen, whose son Charlie almost died of a drug overdose in 1998 but received court- ordered rehabilitation, argues that it will discourage drug treatment by steering most addicts away from jail.
"You have to be given a stern proposition. The judge will say to you, `You're either facing jail or you're facing rehab.' That's the program that we've found to work," Sheen said in a telephone interview.
Supporters developed Proposition 5 after seeing money for drug-rehab programs dwindle from $145 million in 2006-07 to $108million this year.
Nearly 20 percent of California's 171,000 inmates are imprisoned for drug offenses, according to state officials.
"This is about treatment, and it's about breaking cycles of crime that are driven by a completely treatable condition. The fact that we provide so little treatment is unconscionable," said Margaret Dooley- Sammuli, deputy director of the Drug Policy Alliance Network and Yes on 5 advocate.
Proposition 6, the proposed Safe Neighborhoods Act, seeks to combat crime and gangs, increase penalties on a range of offenses and build new jails.
It would require immigration checks on felony suspects and deny bail for illegal immigrants charged with violent felonies or gang crimes.
But the measure would cost at least $365 million a year, and key interest groups fear that it would take funds from other state programs such as education.
"This would mandate moving (money) from other parts of the budget to the after-effects of crime and punishment; that worries me," said Bernard Parks, a Los Angeles city councilman and former police chief.
State Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, who co-authored Proposition 6, said it would not cut funding for other programs. It amounts to only a third of 1 percent of the state's overall budget, he noted.
Proposition 9, the proposed Victims' Rights and Protection Act, would add victims' rights to the California Constitution.
The measure would require that victims be consulted during bail, plea, sentencing and parole decisions.
It would let victims keep personal information, evidence and their pretrial testimony secret from defendants. It would prohibit releasing inmates early to ease crowding in prisons or jails.
"What we're asking is equal justice," said Harriet Salarno, president of Crime Victims United of California. "We're not taking anything away from the criminal. We're just asking the same rights be afforded to us in the Constitution."
Jakada Imani knows what it feels like to be victimized by violent crime, but says Proposition 9 goes too far.
He had two brothers hit by gunfire in recent years.
"This initiative can start to blur the line between accused and guilty," said Imani, executive director of the Oakland-based Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. "It tips over into politicizing victims and crime."


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For the many Americans who suffer from IBS, Irritable bowel syndrome isn’t just a problem. It’s a way of life. IBS refers to a condition that is characterized by the large intestine not operating in the way that it should. Not really a disease, IBS is a disorder. The interesting thing to note is that patients who suffer from IBS exhibit no abnormalities in their intestine nor have they sustained intestinal damage. That is the real mystery of the disorder.
For this reason, no clear-cut cause for IBS has ever been established. There are some observations and theories on the subject. One thing that experts do note is the fact that IBS appears to include both sensitivity and muscle spasms in the large intestine. Because of this, gas and stool move quickly through the small and large intestines. Patients suffering from IBS may notice that this condition escalates when they are suffering from great amounts of stress. When life is going smoothly, and patients are at ease, the symptoms often fade tremendously.
Patients suffering from IBS have to endure a variety of symptoms. Among these are bloating, diarrhea, sometimes constipation, lower stomach pain, and cramping. The pain that comes along with IBS isn’t a constant pain. It can disappear for days or weeks even. The pain often goes away after a patient has a bowel movement.
If you are suffering from IBS, the muscles and nerves that reside in your large intestine have strong responses to outside factors such as stress. Certain foods that don’t bother most people can spark stomach muscle contractions that lead to diarrhea when the food is sped through your digestive track.
An extremely common disorder, IBS affects about one in every five Americans over the age of twenty. Because of the embarrassing nature of the disorder, many people do not seek medical attention for this problem.
Depending on the severity of your disorder, it can range from annoying to life-altering. In severe cases, it can cause people to be unable to leave the house, maintain a job, or lead an active life. For this reason, it’s important to seek medical attention, garner a diagnosis, and discuss treatment options.
IBS differs from other irritable bowel disorders, especially in the fact that there are no abnormalities in the intestines and no apparent cause for the episodes. A doctor makes the diagnosis mostly by evaluating your symptoms and ruling out all other possibilities. Your doctor will more than likely order a series of tests to ensure that you do not suffer from another type of irritable bowel disorder or even a more serious condition.
If you are one of the millions of Americans who suffers from IBS, take comfort in the knowledge that you are not alone. With around 20% of the population suffering from this disorder, it is nothing to be ashamed of. Talk to your doctor about methods of coping with this disorder. Don’t let IBS control your life. Many patients lead normal, rich, complete lives.
Susan Reynolds has an interest in IBS. For further information on IBS please visit http://www.natural-irritable-bowel-syndrome-relief.com/ibs.html or http://natural-irritable-bowel-syndrome-relief.com/blog/2006/08/26/overview-of-ibs/ .

domain: health


United States District Court, S.D. Illinois
June 24, 2014
PAULA UNDERHILL, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Galen Underhill, and SEAN UNDERHILL, Plaintiffs,
COLEMAN COMPANY, INC., Defendant
For Paula Underhill, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Galen Underhill, Sean Underhill, Plaintiffs: Daniel C. Lytle, Gordon R. Broom, HeplerBroom LLC - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL; Mark N Stageberg, Law Office of Mark N. Stageberg, Minnetonka, MN.
For Coleman Company, Inc., Defendant: Douglas R. Heise, Robert H. Shultz, Jr., Heyl, Royster et al. - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL; Kenneth R. Lang, Matthew K. Holcomb, Scott R. Schillings, Hinkle Law Firm LLC, Wichita, KS.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
J. PHIL GILBERT,
This matter comes before the Court on plaintiffs Paul Underhill and Sean Underhill's (collectively " Plaintiffs" ) Memorandum on Substantially Similar Incidents (Doc. 190). Defendant Coleman Company, Inc. (" Coleman" ) filed its response (Doc. 193) to which Plaintiffs replied (Docs. 199 & 200). On May 22, 2014, the Court heard oral argument on the matter pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 104. For the following reasons, the Court finds the 44 previous incidents are not admissible into evidence in this case.
On the night of April 9, 2010, Galen Underhill and his son, Sean Underhill, went camping in a pop-up camper in Alhambra, Illinois. To keep warm they used a Powermate Model 5045 propane radiant heater manufactured by Coleman. During the night, the heater released deadly amounts of carbon monoxide (" CO" ). As a result of their exposure to CO, Galen Underhill died and Sean Underhill suffered serious injury.
The Powermate 5045 heater is a large commercial heater, designed to operate off of a 20-pound or larger propane tank, and intended only for outdoor use. Coleman designed this model of heater in 1994, and the heater at issue in this case was manufactured in 1995. The heater contained a warning identical to that depicted in Figure 1 on the page attached to this Order. On April 9, 2010, and previous occasions, Galen Underhill and/or Sean Underhill used the heater while camping.
On January 10, 2012, Plaintiffs filed their six-count complaint against Coleman in the Circuit Court for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois. Thereafter, Coleman removed the case to the Southern District of Illinois based on diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Initially, Plaintiffs alleged a design defect theory, arguing improper placement of the thermocouple and the absence of an oxygen depletion sensor (" ODS" ) made the heater unreasonably dangerous. Plaintiffs' experts provided support for these theories based on their involvement in previous Coleman heater design defect cases and without inspection of the incident heater. Thereafter, the parties conducted an inspection of the incident heater and discovered that the thermocouple was not placed in accordance with design specifications.
On February 14, 2014, the Court instructed Plaintiffs to indicate the other incidents it intends to introduce into evidence with statements as to the legal basis for the admission of such evidence. Currently before the Court is Plaintiffs' memorandum in response to that Order. Plaintiffs seek to introduce evidence of 44 incidents involving various models of Coleman heaters. A brief description of the various models of Coleman heaters is appropriate. Coleman first produced its Focus model heaters in the late 1980s. The Focus 3, 5 and 10 heaters used 16 ounce propane bottles for fuel. The Focus 15 and 30 heaters were bulk-mount heaters designed to attach to a 20-pound propane
tank. Starting in 1995, Coleman began production of the Powermate line of heaters. Powermate heater models 5012, 5014, 5017, and 5045 were bulk-mount heaters. The instant incident involved a Coleman Powermate 5045 heater. The Powermate 5045 heater is a commercial heater that operates off of a 20-pound or larger propane tank. It is rated up to 45,000 BTU of heat output. Of these various models, Plaintiffs seek to introduce the following: three Focus 5 incidents, ten Focus 15 incidents, four Focus 30 incidents, three Powermate 5012 incidents, eleven Powermate 5014 incidents, three Powermate 5017 incidents, and ten Powermate 5045 incidents. The Court will turn to consider which, if any, of these incidents are admissible into evidence.
Other accident evidence " is relevant to show notice to the defendant of the danger, to show existence of the danger, and to show the cause of the accident." Nachtsheim v. Beech Aircraft Corp., 847 F.2d 1261, 1268 (7th Cir. 1988). Prior to admission of other accident evidence, the proponent of the evidence " must show that the other accidents occurred under substantially similar circumstances. " Id. (citing Borden, Inc. v. Florida East Coast Ry. Co., 772 F.2d 750, 754 (11th Cir. 1985) (" 'Whether a reasonable inference may be drawn as to the harmful tendency or capacity of [a product] from prior failures depends upon whether the conditions operating to produce the prior failures were substantially similar to the occurrence in question.'" )). " Substantially similar" does not mean " identical." Dewick v. Maytag Corp., 324 F.Supp.2d 894, 904 (N.D.Ill. 2004) (citing Mihailovich v. Laatsch, 359 F.3d 892, 908 (7th Cir. 2004)). Even if a court finds the incidents are substantially similar, the court may exclude the evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more of the following: " unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, misleading the jury, undue delay, wasting time, or needlessly presenting cumulative evidence." Fed.R.Evid. 403; Nachtsheim, 847 F.2d at 1268.
The Court notes that other courts have had occasion to consider the introduction of other accident evidence in the context of Coleman heaters. For instance, in Daniel v. Coleman Co., 599 F.3d 1045, 1047 (9th Cir. 2010), two men died from CO poisoning while using a Coleman Powermate 5045 heater in their camper. The plaintiff filed a wrongful death claim alleging (1) Coleman failed to provide adequate warnings, and (2) the heater was " defectively designed because it was more dangerous than a reasonable consumer would expect, and because it lacked alternative design features which would have made the heater more safe." Id. The trial court allowed the jury to hear about five other CO deaths resulting from the use of Powermate 5045 heaters in enclosed spaces; however, the trial court excluded other accidents that involved different Coleman heater models. Id.
On appeal, the plaintiff argued that the trial court erred when it excluded other accident information involving the use of other models of Coleman heaters. Id. at 1048. Specifically, the plaintiff argued the other model accidents were relevant " to prove that Coleman had knowledge or notice that its propane heater posed a carbon monoxide danger." Id. The Ninth Circuit rejected the plaintiff's argument finding that there was no need to produce evidence of other incidents to prove notice or knowledge because the parties had already stipulated that " Coleman is aware of incidents in which consumers have allegedly operated Coleman propane radiant heaters in enclosed spaces resulting in the consumers'
death from carbon monoxide poisoning." Id.
The Daniel court further found that the trial court did not err in excluding this evidence for the purpose of " prov[ing] the substance of [the plaintiff]'s design defect and negligence claims." Id. The court explained as follows:
The record suggests that much of the evidence was not in admissible form. Moreover, the Powermate 5045 heaters were marked for 'outdoor,' 'industrial,' and 'construction' use; they were physically larger and more powerful than the heaters involved in the other incidents; and they included different warning language relating to use in enclosed areas. The district court acted within its discretion when it referred to these factors in finding that accidents caused by Coleman's other heater models were not 'substantially similar' to the accident in the present case. See Cooper v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 945 F.2d 1103, 1105 (9th Cir. 1991) (citations omitted) (" [a] showing of substantial similarity is required when a plaintiff attempts to introduce evidence of other accidents as direct proof of negligence, a design defect, or notice of the defect." ).
Id. With the foregoing standards in mind, the Court will consider whether the other 44 Coleman heater accidents are substantially similar to the instant accident. The Court will start by examining the Focus 5 accidents.
a. Focus 5
In the instant case, Plaintiffs argue the three Focus 5 incidents, known to Coleman in 1991, are relevant to show Coleman had notice of the " dangerous characteristics of its radiant propane heaters, the inadequacy of its on-product warnings and awareness that users of their products lacked independent knowledge of the CO risk associated with these products to mitigate and prevent death/injury from CO produced by these heaters in enclosed spaces." Doc. 190, pp. 4-5. Because these incidents occurred prior to the production of the incident heater, they are within the date range of incidents that could have potentially provided notice to Coleman. See Padilla v. Hunter Douglas Window Coverings, Inc., 2014 WL 595051, at *1 (N.D.Ill. Feb. 13, 2014) (stating that for the purpose of showing notice, other accident information may be introduced if the defendant knew or should have known of the risks at the time of manufacture of the product at issue).
Here, for reasons similar to those cited by the Daniel court, the Court concludes that the Focus 5 accidents are not substantially similar to the instant Powermate 5045 accident. The Focus 5 heater was intended for inside use, while the Powermate 5045 was intended for outdoor only use. Based on the difference in their intended uses, the heaters also contained different warnings. Further, the fuel source for the two heaters was different. The Focus 5 operated off of a 16-ounce propane canister, while the Powermate 5045 was designed to attach to a 20-pound propane tank. Even under the relaxed notice standard, this Court cannot conclude that the Focus 5 accidents are substantially similar to the instant Powermate 5045 accident.
Plaintiffs cite to Van Den Eng v. The Coleman Company, Inc., in support of their argument that the Focus 5 is substantially similar to the incident heater in the instant case. Case No. 03-C-504, 2006 WL 1663714 (E.D. Wis. Jun. 9, 2006). The Van Den Eng court noted that there were several similarities between the heaters including the use of propane cylinders, the user selection of heat output, the ability to reduce the fuel flow by adjusting the fuel
flow at the propane tank or manually holding down the control valve, and the ability to produce lethal amounts of CO under reduced fuel conditions. Id. at *2. This Court, however, finds the reasoning of the Daniel court more persuasive. Furthermore, the Van Den Eng is distinguishable from the instant case. In Van Den Eng, the plaintiffs alleged a design defect in the incident heater, and the prior accidents the plaintiff sought to introduce also alleged a design defect as the cause of the accident. Here, Plaintiffs allege a manufacturing defect as the cause of the accidents. As such, the similarities, with the exception for the ability of the heater to produce lethal amounts of CO, noted by the Van Den Eng court are irrelevant to this case. Finally, as Plaintiffs acknowledged, Coleman already admits that its heaters may produce lethal amounts of CO under certain circumstances. Accordingly, introduction of the Focus 5 incidents for that purpose would amount to the needless introduction of cumulative evidence.
Even if Plaintiffs did convince this Court that the Focus 5 accidents were substantially similar, the Court finds the probative value of the accidents is substantially outweighed by the evidence's potential to confuse the issues, mislead the jury, waste time, and present cumulative evidence. See Fed.R.Evid. 403. The introduction of the Focus 5 incidents that were tried under a design defect theory will require the introduction of substantial technical evidence to the jury. It will undoubtedly confuse the jury to differentiate the design and manufacturing defect theories in these cases. The potential to produce a mini-trial on each individual incident will unduly waste time. As noted, these prior incidents were alleged as design defects. Now, Plaintiffs will have to produce evidence and argue that manufacturing defects were actually present. Coleman, in turn, will produce its own evidence. Furthermore, Coleman acknowledges that its heaters produce CO when fuel is reduced ( See Doc. 162, p. 3 (plaintiffs acknowledge Coleman has admitted that all heater models produce CO and produce lethal amounts of CO under certain circumstances)), and the introduction of the Focus 5 incidents for the purposes of notice would amount to the unnecessary introduction of cumulative evidence. Accordingly, the Court excludes any evidence relating to prior Focus 5 incidents.
b. Bulk-Mount Heaters (Focus 15 & 30 and Powermate 5102, 5014, 5017, and 5045)
Plaintiffs also seek to introduce 41 accidents resulting from various Coleman bulk-mount heaters, including the Focus 15 and 30 and the Powermate 5102, 5014, 5017, and 5045. Plaintiffs argue these accidents are relevant to show both the existence of a dangerous condition and Coleman had notice of the danger. First, Plaintiffs argue the accidents show existence of the following dangerous conditions: (1) the ability of Coleman bulk-mount heaters to produce deadly amounts of CO when used in enclosed spaces; (2) improperly positioned thermocouple to prevent the heater from operating in reduced fuel flow conditions; and (3) inadequacy of the warning included with Coleman bulk-mount heaters. Second, Plaintiffs argue the accidents are relevant to show Coleman's notice of the following dangers: (1) individuals were using Coleman bulk-mount heaters in enclosed spaces; (2) the warnings were not adequate to deter consumers' use of the bulk-mount heaters in enclosed spaces; and (3) additional and continuing warnings were necessary to warn current owners of Coleman bulk-mount heaters of the CO risks associated with using Coleman bulk-mount heaters.
The Court will first address the introduction of these prior accidents for the purpose of notice. The three dangers of which Plaintiffs allege these prior accidents provided notice relate to consumers' use of Coleman heaters indoors in disregard of the warning affixed to the various heaters. Other accidents may be introduced to show that a defendant had notice of a dangerous condition after the plaintiff " 'show[s] that the manufacturer knew or should have known of the risks posed by the product design at the time of manufacture ' of the product." Padilla, 2014 WL 595051, at *1 (quoting Jablonski v. Ford Motor Co., 2011 IL 110096, 955 N.E.2d 1138, 1154, 353 Ill.Dec. 327 (Ill. 2011)). " [A] continuing duty to warn may be imposed upon the manufacturer if the manufacturer 'knew or should have known the product was unreasonably dangerous at the time of sale. '" Padilla, 2014 WL 595051, at *1 (quoting Jablonski, 955 N.E.2d at 1162).
Coleman manufactured the Powermate 5045 in the instant case in either August or September 1995. The time of sale is unknown. Accordingly, any accidents occurring after that date of manufacture are not relevant to show notice. That leaves two listed accidents as potentially admissible for the purpose of notice -- the March 22, 1992 Allen accident and the January 18, 1995 Kabes accident. See 190-1. The remaining accidents occurred after the incident Powermate 5045 heater was manufactured and thus cannot provide notice.
The Court must determine whether the two aforementioned Focus 15 accidents were substantially similar to the instant Powermate 5045 accident. The two accidents occurring before the incident heater's manufacture involved Focus 15 heaters that were allegedly defectively designed. Coleman argues that the prior Focus 15 incidents provide notice of the insufficiency of the Powermate 5045 warnings. Accordingly, it is necessary to compare the warnings to determine whether they are substantially similar. It is important to note that the content of the warnings is irrelevant because Plaintiffs are only pursuing a saliency/prominence claim. See Kane v. R.D. Werner Co., 275 Ill.App.3d 1035, 657 N.E.2d 37, 212 Ill.Dec. 342 (Ill.App.Ct. 1995) (agreeing that " a plaintiff who does not read an allegedly inadequate warning cannot maintain a negligent-failure-to-warn action unless the nature of the alleged inadequacy is such that it prevents him from reading it" ).
The page following this Order includes pictures of the warnings included on the incident Powermate 5045 and Focus 15 heaters. Figure 1 is an image of the warning included on the Powermate 5045 involved in the instant accident. Figures 2 through 4 are examples of warnings used on various Focus 15 models. First, the warnings contain different background and font colors. The background of the Powermate 5045 warning is bright orange while the backgrounds of the Focus 15 warnings are black. The font of the Powermate 5045 warning is black, while the fonts of the Focus 15 warnings are white. Further, the heaters to which these warnings were attached were not similar. Both the Focus 15 and Powermate 5045 were bulk-mount heaters, but their heat outputs were drastically different. The Focus 15 was a 15,000 BTU heater, while the Powermate 5045 was a 45,000 BTU heater. Based on the foregoing, this Court cannot conclude that the Focus 15 warnings were substantially similar to the Powermate 5045 warning for the purpose of showing Coleman had notice that its warning on the Powermate 5045 was inadequate to the extent it prevented the consumer from reading it.
Even if Plaintiffs could present evidence that the other accident warnings were substantially similar to the warning on the heater in the instant case, that evidence would not be appropriate because it would force Coleman to defend against the previous Focus 15 accidents. As a result the jury would be confronted with additional confusing technical evidence regarding design defects and the differences of Coleman Focus 15 and Powermate 5045 heaters. If the Court allowed these other accidents into evidence it could significantly prolong the trial. Accordingly, admission of the other accident evidence is inappropriate. See Fed.R.Evid. 403.
Next, the Court will address whether these 41 other incidents can be introduced to show evidence of the following dangerous conditions: (1) the ability of Coleman bulk-mount heaters to produce deadly amounts of CO when used in enclosed spaces; (2) failure to include a properly positioned thermocouple to prevent the heater from operating in reduced fuel flow conditions; and (3) absence of an adequate warning. Initially, for the same reasons this Court found the warnings were not substantially similar for purposes of notice, the Court finds the heaters are not substantially similar for the purposes of showing the existence of a dangerous condition related to the adequacy of the warning.
The facts of Nachtsheim, Mihailovich, and Dewick provide this Court guidance in this portion of its analysis. In Nachtsheim v. Beech Aircraft Corp., a Baron 58P plane crashed during icy conditions, in part due to an elevator failure, leaving no survivors. 847 F.2d at 1263-65. The plaintiffs maintained that the Baron 58P's elevator's design rendered the plane unsafe to fly during icy conditions. Id. On appeal, the plaintiffs argued the trial court erred when it excluded evidence of the crash of a Baron 58TC plane that also occurred during icy conditions. Id. at 1266. The plaintiffs argued the two accidents were substantially similar because they involved identical planes as stipulated by the parties, both pilots were instrument-rated, both accidents occurred in instruments conditions in an icing environment, both accidents involved " a reported accretion of airframe ice," and " both planes were in icing conditions for only a short period of time before control was lost and fatal crashes occurred." Id. at 1267.
The Seventh Circuit concluded the trial court properly excluded the other accident evidence because there were too few established facts about the other accident. Id. at 1269. In other cases, the court noted, the proponent of the other accident evidence established facts from which a useful comparison could be made. Id. In Nachtsheim, however, the plaintiffs were only able to show that both planes were in an icing environment and subsequently crashed, and there was no evidence that the other accident involved an elevator failure. Id. Even if the other accident evidence were admissible, the court noted, its introduction was not necessarily appropriate because the defendant would have to now defend against two crashes unnecessarily prolonging the trial and confusing the jury with additional technical evidence. Id.
In Mihailovich v. Laatsch, the plaintiff brought a legal malpractice case against an attorney that represented her after a car accident that occurred on an " S-curve" during wet conditions. 359 F.3d 892, 894 (7th Cir. 2004). The district court excluded evidence of other accidents that had occurred at the same curve during similar conditions that plaintiff attempted to introduce in her effort to show that she would have prevailed but for the attorney's malpractice. Id. at 895. Specifically, the plaintiff sought to introduce evidence of
these other accidents to show that the curve was dangerous when wet. Id. at 906. The appellate court noted that the court must consider whether the facts of the plaintiff's accident and the other case " reasonably support an inference that all of the accidents share a common cause -- i.e., the danger that the plaintiff has alleged." Id. at 908. Ultimately, the appellate court concluded the district court erred in excluding the other accidents. Specifically, the other accidents were substantially similar to Mihailovich's accident because the condition of " excessive slipperiness when the pavement was wet" as alleged by Milailovich was present in the other accidents. Id. at 909.
The Northern District of Illinois applied Mihailovich in Dewick v. Maytag Corp., a products liability case in which a 10-month-old child climbed in the broiler of a Maytag range. 324 F.Supp.2d at 904. The plaintiff sought to introduce prior accidents in which toddlers had accessed the broiler for the purpose of showing defendant was on notice of the defective condition of the range. Id. Defendant argued that the two other accidents plaintiff sought to introduce were not substantially similar because the other cases involved children who were older and it could not be determined that the other children opened the range door in the same manner as the child in the Dewick accident. Id. The court noted that Mihailovich " has recently reminded that it is the defect or danger alleged by a plaintiff that defines the degree of commonality required to find incidents substantially similar." 324 F.Supp.2d at 904. For purposes of notice, the court concluded that the prior accidents were substantially similar as evidence of the danger that " an infant could inadvertently open the broiler door of the particular model of Maytag range, regardless of the exact mechanism used or the precise age of the child." Id.
Here, like the plaintiff in Nachtsheim, Plaintiffs have only shown that similar Coleman heaters were utilized and the users subsequently suffered CO poisoning. Unlike the plaintiffs in Mihailovich and Dewick, Plaintiffs have failed to present sufficient evidence that the accidents share a common cause - that a manufacturing defect, as alleged in the instant case, was the cause of the other accidents. Rather, the cause of the accidents alleged in the other accidents was a design defect based, in part, on the design of the thermocouple placement and the absence of an oxygen depletion sensor. Not one of these prior incidents resulted in the allegation of a manufacturing defect claim. As such, the prior incidents are not substantially similar for the purposes of showing a dangerous condition in this case.
Plaintiffs cite to Dowdy v. Coleman Co., 2012 WL 4024451, at*12 (D. Utah Sept. 12, 2012) in support of their argument that the heaters are substantially similar. In Dowdy the court found prior Coleman-heater accidents substantially similar because the heaters had the same alleged design defect, the heaters were improperly used indoors, and the cases involved the same theories of liability. Id. The instant case is obviously distinguishable from Dowdy because the alleged cause of the instant accident is a manufacturing defect, while the alleged causes of the Dowdy and all other cited cases are design defects.
At oral argument, Mr. Stageberg acknowledged that a manufacturing defect claim was not alleged in the other cases; however, he argued there was circumstantial evidence of a manufacturing defect. The Court is not convinced that circumstantial evidence is present to support that claim. However, even if Plaintiffs could present evidence that the other accident evidence was admissible, that evidence would not be appropriate because it would
force Coleman to defendant against all of the previous incidents. As a result the jury would be confronted with additional confusing technical evidence regarding design defects and the mundane differences of various Coleman heaters. If the Court allowed these 41 other accidents into evidence it could prolong the trial by days or even weeks. Accordingly, admission of the other accident evidence is inappropriate because it would unnecessarily prolong the trial and confuse the jury with the introduction of additional technical evidence. See Fed.R.Evid. 403.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court finds that the previous 44 incidents are not admissible.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Figure 1 - Underhill Powermate 5045 Warning
Figure 2 -- Focus 15 Warning from 1990 to 1991
Figure 3 -- Focus 15A Warning from 1991 to 1996
Figure 4 -- Focus 15B Warning from 1995 to 1996


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Survival after in-hospital pulseless electrical activity (PEA) cardiac arrest is poor and has not changed during the last 10 years. Effective chest compressions may improve survival after PEA. We investigated whether a mechanical device (LUCAS (TM)-CPR) can ensure chest compressions during cardiac arrest according to guidelines and without interruption during transport, diagnostic procedures and in the catheter laboratory. Methods: We studied mechanical chest compression in 28 patients with PEA (pulmonary embolism (PE) n = 14; cardiogenic shock/acute myocardial infarction; n=9; severe hyperkalemia; n=2; sustained ventricular arrhythmias/electrical storm; n=3) in a university hospital setting. Results: During or immediately after CPR, 21 patients underwent coronary angiography and or pulmonary angiography. Successful return of a spontaneous circulation (ROSC) was achieved in 27 out of the 28 patients. Ten patients died within the first hour and three patients died within 2411 after CPR. A total of 14 patients survived and were discharged from hospital (13 without significant neurological deficit). Interestingly, six patients with PE did not have thrombolytic therapy due to contraindications. CT-angiography findings in these patients showed fragmentation of the thrombus suggesting thrombus breakdown as an additional effect of mechanical chest compressions. No patients exhibited any life-threatening device-related complications. Conclusion: Continuous chest compression with an automatic mechanical device is feasible, safe, and might improve outcomes after in-hospital-resuscitation of PEA. Patients with PE may benefit from effective continuous chest compression, probably due to thrombus fragmentation and increased pulmonary artery blood flow. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Mechanical chest compression device
- Pulseless electrical activity

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Every three years since 1997, the World Water Council (WWC), a Marseilles-based policy think tank run by the World Bank, development aid agencies like the United Nations, the major water corporations such as Vivendi and Suez, water ministries of a number of Northern countries, and water experts and professionals, hosts the World Water Forum (WWF). The forum is a formal gathering of governments, international water experts, development aid institutions, water corporations and other agencies to discuss the fate of the world’s water, likening itself to a United Nations conference. Its sixth edition will be held in the birthplace and heartland of “privatization”— Marseilles, France from March 12-17, 2012.
Civil society and social movement resistance to the WWF have been growing. Thousands of ‘water warriors’, including rural and urban communities, students, trade unions, social movements, indigenous peoples, women groups, and NGOs, from various parts of the world gathered in the alternative WWFs to take part in mobilizations to defend the world’s water. In Marseilles, an alternative world water forum called Forum Alternatif Mondial de l’Eau (FAME) will be held parallel to the official one. This is a space and platform to highlight struggles against corporate control of their water, for activists and movements to share their struggles, learn from each other, strategize together, and collectively build alternatives.
Focus on the Global South will join thousands of “water warriors” at this triennial event. Focus, together with the Reclaiming Public Water, Municipal Services Project, La Via Campesina, the Food and Water Watch, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Council of Canadians, and other groups will organize a series of workshops around alternatives to privatization, rural water, the financialization of nature, climate change, and Rio+20. For more information about the FAME program, visit www.fame2012.org/en/.
Theme: ‘Public Community Water Management and Partnerships’ (Anchored by Reclaiming Public Water)
As the failure of privatisation has become evident, the time has come to refocus the water debate on how to improve and expand public water delivery around the world. The workshops under this theme will focus on how to develop democratic, participatory, social and environmentally sustainable public models to ensure universal access to water and sanitation. ‘Public’ does not only mean public authorities and public water operators. Where public authorities fail to serve communities, they often organise themselves to build and manage their own people-centred water systems. Solidarity-based partnerships among public operators as well as with communities are increasingly becoming popular. Why is this so? How can we scale up such partnerships? How can we finance public water for all? These workshops will discuss ways to build stronger alliances among civil society groups, trade unions, communities and public water operators in order to advocate for public and community control over our water systems.
Public-public partnerships: strengthening public water and implementing the human right to water
Workshop 1. Friday March 16, 10:00 – 12:30, Venue: Cabaret, Dock des Suds, Marseilles, France
This workshop provides an opportunity to share diverse experiences with not-for-profit water partnerships, which have achieved very different results compared to Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and privatization. These partnerships are described as public-public partnerships, public-community partnerships and water operators partnerships (WOPs), but are all not-for-profit and based on solidarity. Highlighting the role of communities, trade unions and public operators, this workshop aims to exchange lessons and challenges in such partnerships.
Public water models: ensuring universal access, strengthening and building democratic public water systems.
Workshop 2. Friday March 16, 13:00 – 18:00, Venue: Cabaret, Dock des Suds, Marseilles, France
This workshop will discuss why and how public water models ensure universal access, as well as equitable and environmentally-sound water provision. Public water operator(s), citizen associations, and trade unions will present how democratic, social, and participatory models can be developed from a diversity of perspective and under diverse conditions. To deepen discussions, we will focus on: 1.How to challenge concrete threats undermining public water, and 2.Financing of public water.
Municipal Services Project Workshop
Workshop, Thursday March 15, 10:00 – 18:00, Venue: Cab. Rouge 1, Dock des Suds, Marseilles, France
Session I: Alternatives to Privatization: Public Options for Water, Health and Electricity in the Global South
This workshop presents the findings of our new book on ‘alternatives to privatization’. It looks at water, health care and electricity in over 40 countries in the global South and celebrates the women and men who are reinventing the meaning of ‘public’. We discuss the diversity of public models that exist, how we evaluate their ‘success’ and how they might be reproduced elsewhere.
Speakers: David McDonald, Municipal Services Project, Canada; Marcela Olivera, Red VIDA, Bolivia; Mary Ann Manahan, Focus on the Global South, Philippines; Yoswa Dambisya, University of Limpopo, South Africa, and Daniel Chavez, Transnational Institute, Netherlands
Session II: Research and Activism: Together in Defense of Public Services
This participatory workshop explores how researchers and activists can join forces in the fight against privatization and the search for improved public services. Examining this relationship is critical to understanding where the movement for public services is going and how research can reinforce action.
Speakers: Greg Ruiters, Municipal Services Project, South Africa; Amit Sengupta, People’s Health Movement, India; Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians, Canada; Carlos Crespo, Universidad Mayor San Simón, Bolivia; and Susan Spronk, University of Ottawa, Canada
Session III: Remunicipalisation: Putting Water Back in Public Hands
Remunicipalisation is a growing trend in the water sector. Defined as the transfer of water services from private companies to municipal authorities, remunicipalisation shows that public can outperform private worldwide. This workshop reviews five recent case studies from Argentina, Canada, France, Malaysia and Tanzania, looking at the origin of the process, the transition period, and the public phase. It offers insights into campaign strategies and lessons learned.
Speakers: Martin Pigeon, Corporate Europe Observatory, Belgium; David McDonald, Municipal Services Project, Canada; Satoko Kishimoto Transnational Institute, Netherlands; Carles Escolano, ATTAC, Spain; and Nila Ardhianie, Amrta Institute, Indonesia
Theme: Climate Change and Financialization of Nature (Anchored by Focus on the Global South and ATTAC-France)
Common goods against the commodification of life and of the planet, strategies and mobilizations of social and environmental movements towards Rio+20 and beyond?
Assembly, Friday, March 16, 13:00-15:30, Venue: Docks B, Dock des Suds, Marseilles, France
This participatory assembly will gather networks, organizations, activists and individuals to discuss strategies and define a common agenda towards Rio+20 and beyond.
Organizations: Arci, Food and Water Watch, Ecologistas en Accion, Ibon, Focus on the Global South, La Via Campesina, Fair, IATP, Council of Canadians, Stop Corporate Abuse, Ritimo, Amis dela Terre, Transform, Aitec, ATTAC-France
Water, Land and Resources: The Search for Just Solutions at Rio+20 and Beyond
Workshop Friday, March 16, 15:30-18:00, Venue: Cab. Rouge 3¸ Dock des Suds, Marseilles, France
This workshop will be a space for activists and practitioners working on food, land, water and climate issues to share issues, strategies and struggles in the hope to find common grounds and create joint initiatives and collaboration. The workshop will combine information sharing and strategizing. In particular, the session will understand and unpack nature and the links of the multiple crises, identify local challenges and opportunities that communities face and understand what it means for international advocacy, and discuss progressive solutions and alternatives including local water adaptation efforts and agroecological techniques, in the context of Rio+20 and financialization of resources.
Speakers: Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch, USA; Nicola Bullard, Focus on the Global South, Thailand; Mary Galvin, Umphilo waManzi, South Africa; Sheelu Francis, Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective, India; Mae Buenaventura, Jubilee South-APMDD, Philippines; La Via Campesina
Financialization of Nature and Rio+20
Plenary Session, Friday, March 16, 18:30-21:00
The plenary session will feature activists and personalities to discuss the issues, challenges, linkages, and strategies around the issues of financialization of nature, Rio+20 process, and the green economy.


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Way back in the day, this village tucked away up in the mountains of northern Taiwan with its insanely gorgeously view of the ocean began with nine families. The trek down the mountain to trade with larger towns was quite the journey, so whenever anyone made the trip, they would buy nine shares of everything, one for each of the nine families back at the village. And thus, the village got its name, Jiu Fen, which literally means “nine shares”.
On the plane ride over to Taiwan, I had read in the EVA airline magazine that Hayao Miyazaki had been inspired by Jiu Fen in the creation of his film Spirited Away, and some recent films and documentaries have made use of the site as a preserved “old Taiwanese town”.
It was a rainy day when we went on another one of our Taiwan Tour Bus private tours, but the place was packed. It’s become a popular tourist destination and a locals’ weekend getaway for people who want to experience a little bit of history and old village nostalgia.
Jiu Fen is known for tea shops with stunning views as well as old school Taiwanese food on the village’s oldest street that is a bustling mini-night market that runs all day long. The weather and the crowds along with our limited time there didn’t allow for us to enjoy a leisurely brewed tea to soak in the views, but we walked the old busy street and did get to try some of the delicious foods served old-school out of the food stalls.
Although we didn’t get a chance to enjoy an afternoon of tea and beautiful scenery, I did find a little gem of a tea shop deep in the main old road, about a 15-20 minute trek in. It had koi ponds, hanging plants, tea leaves, tea pots, and just about everything else tea that you could wish for. What I particularly loved about the place was the decor. The tea cups and pots were displayed as works of art, and I sure got some good decorating ideas for when I can have the luxury of designing my own private tea room.
I wish I could have settled in and enjoyed some of the tea service here, but it just gives me another place to enjoy again in my future trips to Taiwan.
Next up, some feline fun at the Houtong Cat Village.

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Listen to excerpts from Richard Kingsmill's 1988 community radio documentary about the Australian music industry.
The Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition opens in Geraldton, WA on 27 September.
These 24 glass slides set out Walter Scott Griffiths' alternative vision for Canberra.
The National Registry of Audiovisual Collections is a unique NFSA initiative – a listing of over 80 audiovisual collections from across Australia.
The NFSA sponsors a new user guide on flexible dealing and cultural institutions.
Patricia Lovell AM will be awarded the NFSA's highest accolade - the Ken G Hall Preservation Award - on Monday night.
Can you ever truly say a film has 'been preserved'?
Two of Australian's finest make-up artists, Chiara Tripodi and Toni Ffrench, have won one Emmy Awards.
Juan Vrijs from Haghefilm gives a lesson in film repair and splicing.
Darren Weinert inspected a large Technicolor collection at George Eastman House's Gleason Storage Facility.
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In a high-priced fast appeal, the court wants to decide only if the imprisonment is practically subled
The absurdities in the french justice continue. The decision about whether the three boys "missing" from nurberg be released between the ages of 18 and 22, on friday at the court of appeal in the sudwest franzosische pau on the 17. October posted.
At this time, two of the three young men from nurnberg have been practically used their prison sentence. They were on 21. August arrested in the run-up to the G7 summit in the french-basque biarritz and condemned in a rush procedure under severe defense rights to two and three months. For their freezing was already demonstrated several times in nururn and in the basque country.
Slowly air is now the french judicial mist, which has been spread over the three young people since the disappearance. This is believed that only in the evening before the trial, the relatives finally received the already named elective defenders insight into the files. The defendant in the urgent procedure had the first named elective defenders from the hall. That one as a relevant or as a press representative until the evening before the appeal is not even a woman, where the trial will take place, is obvious to the many french secretions in the procedure.
"On the way to camping holiday"
The bayrische rundfunk (BR) has now found that the facts provide the information of the three young people. They had always explained to have been on the way to the spanish-basque place lekitio to meet with friends for camping holidays. That also has the defender of the 18-year-old man in court. Arie alimi occupies this with bookings of the campsite, bills of tank and toll sites, but also with the chat events of the cell phones, which were also able to see BR reporters.
"Therefore, there are no indications that either the entire group or the three father’s convicted plants to stop in biarritz or to participate there in protests or criminal offenses", reports the transmitter.
According to french reading, they should, according to the absurd judgment in the express proceedings, "a group spontaneously formed" have to "violent" to commit in biarritz. The problem according to the passes in the opposite summit and G7, however, is that there was no violence – provoked by the police provoked manure. The opponents of the G7 from the platform "g7ez" had that in advance again and again – also counteruber telepolis – explained.
And so, as planned, also a coarse demonstration with 15.000 participants absolutely peaceful. Already in the face of this fact, the appeal court had to suspend at least the detention. Because, so also reports the br, it results "from the travel dates that the three nurberger drove directly to the campsite in north spain" and not to the G7 and to the ticker.
Simulated danger due to massive police
But even in the process, a alleged danger situation was further simulated via massive controls. Process observers looked at martial police blocks and massive police prestige around the court. The defendants were brought into the courtroom like heavy criminals with handcuffs of good dozen officials.
That has taught the impression that the three young people "to terrorists" to be stylized, christiane brand says from the press team of the nurnberger solikreis. In front of the court had protested several dozen people against the detention of nurberger and solidized with them.
The solikreis and the defense ame that only the strong public prere has reached that it came to an appeal procedure before the penalties have already been used. According to defenders, normally only after three months is expected. Such a fast appeal procedure had not yet experienced the laws of law in her current career.
Even the controversial new law for praventive, brought in position under macron against the yellow-west protests, was still bent in the case of the three nur nurberger, means fire from the solikreis: "the law is designed to criminalize people on the way to an action or similar to criminalize, but that happened that already days before the G7 summit in biarritz and thus requires more political will to construct a crime than anyway."
The lawsalt also stated in her pladoyer that the three nurbers "your political ideas are accused". The lawyer alimi even sees one "continuity" between the law and the vichy regime, which once collaborated with the nazi occupiers. For the defenders, the procedure is a scandal. They condemned the "repression" against their clients who have not ended with the appeal procedure.
For the absurdities in the new law also belonging that the parents did not even call their children with their children afterwards, because they were appealed. As a small gesture, the court likes at least that they were allowed to embrace their children shortly after the conclusion of the trial.
Shocked observers and believes showed that within an eight-hour negotiation could not even be clarified whether the appeal was admitted, let alone that the cancellation of the express proceedings and not the request of defense was decided on arresting.
All this should only on the 17. October happen. Meanwhile, three young people remain imprisoned. The fact that observers were annoyed on this exit in the court of speaking choices, the safety force took over the occasion, the building forcibly under the use of violence and pepper spray to space. The relief of the defendant languages of one "nightmare" and that this was instrumentalized as justification to legitimize the martial police facility.

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A drink-driver who had been having “the weekend from hell” was caught after he lost control of his car and crashed into a telegraph pole.
Chesterfield magistrates’ court heard on September 18 how Raymond Mark Brady, 33, of Derby Road, Ripley, was involved in a crash on Derby Road, at Ripley.
Prosecuting solicitor Angela Hadfield said: “A call was made to the ambulance service on August 18, at 4.30pm, saying a road traffic collision had taken place where a vehicle had hit a telegraph pole and it was likely the driver was drunk.
“Officers attended and spoke to him and he provided a positive roadside breath test.
“Passing motorists said the vehicle had rolled across the road and they had seen Brady exiting the vehicle by the driver’s side door window.”
Police stated that Brady was shaken and slurring his words, according to Mrs Hadfield.
The defendant pleaded guilty to exceeding the alcohol drink-drive limit after he registered 95 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when the legal limit is 35 microgrammes.
Defence solicitor Steve Brint said Brady was formerly with the Royal Marine Commandos and he is now a machine-setter.
Mr Brint said Brady stated after the collision that “it was a weekend from hell” after his girlfriend had ended their relationship and his mother was diagnosed with cancer and she has been suffering with blood poisoning.
Brady had been self-medicating by turning to alcohol, according to Mr Brint, but the defendant also insisted he had no excuse for what he had done.
Mr Brint added that Brady has been diagnosed with depression, anxiety and stress but he does not have a drink or drug problem.
Magistrates, who considered a probation report, sentenced Brady to a 12 month community order with 120 hours of unpaid work and ordered him to pay a £90 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
Brady was also disqualified from driving for 24 months but the ban can be reduced by 26 weeks if the defendant completes a drink-drive rehabilitation course.


A land-based test conducted in Sweden has showcased the successful integration of technologies from PowerCell Group, e1 Marine, and RIX technologies, marking a significant advancement in the utilization of methanol as a clean power source. The demonstration involved a methanol-to-fuel cell power chain, where methanol is converted into hydrogen, which is then utilized to generate clean power through a fuel cell.
By employing methanol as the storage medium, the technology eliminates the need for complex storage arrangements. Instead, a conversion system delivers a steady stream of low-pressure hydrogen as required. The tests were carried out on a 200 kW system, serving as validation for Maritime Partners’ M/V Hydrogen One inland pushboat. This vessel will be equipped with a 1.4 MW methanol-to-hydrogen system as its sole power source for propulsion.
The application of this innovative power chain is expected to benefit various maritime segments, including tugboats, push-boats, and superyachts. Richard Berkling, CEO of PowerCell Group, expressed confidence in the successful completion of the tests, providing assurance to future ship owners, integrators, and methanol suppliers regarding the potential of this powerful combination of technologies. Fuel cells are known for their exceptional efficiency in extracting energy from fuel, and this deployment represents an unprecedented scale of utilization.
Berkling highlighted the groundbreaking project with Torghatten Nord, where PowerCell Group will supply 12.8 MW fuel cells for Norway’s longest ferry route. This ambitious endeavor stands as the largest maritime project to date and underscores the readiness of the new generation of fuel cells to harness energy from various fuel sources.
Robert Schluter, Managing Director at e1 Marine, emphasized the fruitful collaboration among equipment suppliers that contributed to the rigorous testing and exciting results. He emphasized that the methanol-to-hydrogen power chain has proven its readiness to deliver renewable power to a range of maritime applications, fostering optimism across the industry.
Austin Sperry, President and Co-Founder at Maritime Partners, expressed satisfaction with the results and system validation, confirming that the M/V Hydrogen One is on track to set sail in 2024.
The successful demonstration of the methanol-to-fuel cell power chain represents a significant milestone in the quest for cleaner and more sustainable maritime solutions. The industry can now look forward to the utilization of this innovative technology, which holds great promise for reducing emissions and advancing the transition to renewable power sources in the maritime sector.


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There are five writers of African descent on the Windham-Campbell Prize 2021 list announced on March 22, 2021. The Windham-Campbell Prize was established in 2013…View More Writers of African descent on Windham-Campbell Prize 2021 winners list.
Namwali Serpell was announced a recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize 2020, alongside seven other writers, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The Windham-Campbell Prize was established…View More Namwali Serpell is Windham-Campbell Prize 2020 recipient.
Kwame Dawes, alongside seven other writers, was announced as a recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize 2019 on March 13, 2019. The Windham-Campbell Prize, established in…View More Kwame Dawes is Windham-Campbell Prize 2019 recipient.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi received her Windham-Campbell Prize 2018 cheque at Yale University, USA on September 12, 2018. The Windham-Campbell Prize, established in 2013 with a…View More Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi receives her Windham-Campbell Prize 2018.
There were no Africans in the Windham Campbell Prize selections that were announced earlier in the month. Sob. So every year, we all eagerly look…View More No Africans for Windham Campbell Prize in 2016
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One of Pizza Hut’s main competition, Domino’s Pizza, already has a gluten-free pizza assortment but the company does not offer any guarantees that it is 100% no gluten. Domino’s pizza risks to be contaminated while being handled in the kitchen where it can come in contact with gluten products.
Pizza Hut however assures its customers that its pizza is 100% gluten-free. The company representatives explained that Pizza Hut has teamed up with Udi’s Gluten Free, the number one brand in North America specialized in gluten-free products.
Udi’s will be making the pizza crust and the Gluten Intolerance Group is in charge of verifying that pizzas are indeed 100% gluten-free.
The global CEO of Pizza Hut, David Gibbs, explained that his company has teamed up with some of the most respected companies in the gluten-free community to help develop the best and the safest pizza for the people who are allergic to gluten products. Gibbs added that even though the pizzas will be gluten-free, they will all taste great.
The gluten-free pizzas will come in different assortments including pepperoni and cheese, and will be available nationwide at select Pizza Hut restaurants.
Each gluten-free pizza will measure ten inches and can be cut into 6 slices and their price will start at $9.99.
To make sure the pizzas will not come in contact with any gluten molecules, the restaurants will be taking the strictest of measures.
The ingredients, as well as the crust, will be kept in a special place that will be gluten-free. The employees who will be in charge of making the gluten-free pizzas will wear gloves and will bake it on parchment paper, making sure to cut it using a gluten-free cutter.
The company announced that the gluten-free pizza will be available starting January 26.
According to recent reports, 1% of the American population actually suffers from celiac disease and approximately 2.5% are sensitive to gluten products, without suffering from celiac disease.
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January 6, 2009
Hello Arroyo Partners:
I want to wish everyone a Happy New year. I hope everyone is rested after the holiday break. Let’s get those new year resolutions going; lose weight, exercise and clean up the Arroyo Colorado! If I eat one more tamale, I think I will explode. I cannot believe that we are in the year 2009! It has been nine years since the Y2K scare and computers are still running the world.
The second annual McCANALenBurg Classic was held on December 27, 2008. They had a very nice turnout. There were at least 100 cyclists that participated in the event. A good time was had by all that attended. The Arroyo Colorado Watershed model was on display spreading the word about our watershed.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV) Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Storm Water Task Force and the Arroyo Colorado Partnership will be busy conducting local school classroom presentations throughout the Valley. We are still working out the schedule but we will be visiting at least three different school districts this month. The kids really enjoy these classroom presentations. They are very interested in what is happening to their environment and want to protect it. These presentations cover a lot of information including civil engineering; streets, storm drains and how they work, wastewater treatment plants and how they work and how they affect our environment. We then explain what a watershed is and that they live in one and give an overview of the water cycle and why it is so important. From there we discuss pollution, the different types of pollution and how it is harmful to the environment. It is a lot of material and they seem to just soak it up.
The Arroyo Colorado website has been updated under the "How you can help" page including online subscription to the newsletter or bimonthly update, checking out the model, supporting the partnership thru monetary and other means and becoming a volunteer monitor. If you are interested in any of these and other activities, please visit the website.
I want to remind everyone that our Workgroup meetings are just around the corner. The Education and Outreach Workgroup Meeting will be held on January 13th. The Ag Issues Workgroup Meeting, the Habitat Workgroup Meeting and the Steering Committee Meeting will be held on the January 26th. I encourage everyone to attend these meetings. For times and locations for these meetings, please visit the Arroyo Colorado website.
The Holiday weather was great and a lot warmer than I expected. It still has not gotten really cold and wet for an extended period of time. I hope that we do not get a late cold front in February like we did several years back. That was a late freeze that damaged a lot of citrus trees and killed a lot of fish in the bay. I will keep my fingers crossed.
Looking ahead, Jaime Flores


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If you have a problem with your garage door or your garage door opener, what do you do? You could try and find the manufacturer’s information and give them a call. But if you want fast, affordable garage door repair, call a local locksmith.
But how much does garage door repair cost? That depends primarily on what type of repair your garage door requires. But on average, you can expect to spend somewhere between $125 and $290. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of costs by repair type.
Garage Door Chain and Pulley Repair Cost: $85-$200
When your garage door screeches and squeaks when going up and down, you may need the chain and pulley system repaired or replaced. It may be either the chain or the pulleys, but they are most often replaced at the same time. If the chain breaks, your garage door could come crashing down with no resistance, potentially causing injury or damage. It is best to repair or replace it when the noises start.
Garage Door Cable Repair: $85-$200
Screeching or whining noises when the door goes up and down may indicate a need for cable repair. Periodic greasing and oiling of the cables will help prevent noises in between repair or replacement and ease the strain on your opener.
Garage Door Track Replacement: $125-$200
If your garage door won’t open and close properly, if it hangs unevenly from one side to the other, or if the wheels are not running smoothly on the tracks when the door is moving, you may need the track replaced. If there’s nothing wrong with the track, the garage door may just need to be realigned on the track, which will run between $170 and $290.
Garage Door Sensor Repair: $85-$100
If the garage door goes part way down but stops and goes back up, you may have a sensor issue. First, check to make sure there is nothing blocking the sensor and that it is clear of any dirt or debris. If there is nothing in the way, the sensor may be damaged. Repair or replacement of the sensor is necessary to get the door to go down.
Garage Door Opener Repair: $100-$190
The garage door opener, not to be confused with the garage door remote, can often be repaired. However, if it is beyond repair and needs to be replaced, the opener could cost between $300 and $500. A garage door opener remote, the piece you keep in your car and clip onto the visor, can cost as little as $35.
Garage Door Lock Repair: $100 or less
Usually, repair or replacement of the garage door locking mechanism is no more than $100. But it depends on the type of garage door and the type of lock. Having properly working locks on your garage door is an important security measure for your home.
Garage Door Installation: $650-$2400
Installation of a brand new garage door could cost anywhere in this price range. The cost typically depends on the type, size, and the number of garage doors that need to be replaced. Each separate door requires its own opener, which increases the cost.
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Psaume XLVII, Op.38
Suite sans esprit de suite, Op.89
La tragédie de Salomé, Op.50
Christine Buffle (soprano)
Jennifer Walker (soprano)
Charles Humphries (organ)
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Recorded 24 & 25 October 2006 in Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Reviewed by: Mike Wheeler
Reviewed: May 2007
CD No: HYPERION CDA67599
Duration: 78 minutes
The curiously named Suite sans esprit de suite (Calum MacDonald proposes a translation along the lines of ‘Suite lacking consistency’ or ‘coherence’, suggesting that this reflects the sharp contrasts between the movements) dates from 1937. Providing a lighter interlude between the two big works on the disc, it consists of five dance-related movements, deftly scored and ranging in character from the Spanish exuberance of the opening movement to the poised grace of the fourth, and the popular dance inflections of the fifth. Thierry Fischer and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales keep the music admirably light on its feet.
La tragédie de Salomé was originally composed as a ballet score for a small theatre orchestra in 1907 (two years after Richard Strauss completed his opera on the same subject). In 1909 Schmitt made the more familiar version for large orchestra, as recorded here. Though not as lurid as the kitsch cover-picture suggests (Hyperion’s must be a tongue-in-cheek choice), La tragédie de Salomé is a heady mixture of Debussian orchestral colour and harmony, Stravinskian rhythm (indeed, Schmitt seems to have been at least as much of an influence on Stravinsky as the other way round), Rimsky-Korsakov’s orientalism, and there’s even the odd moment that reminds of Holst.
The orchestral sound in this performance has a seductive tonal allure, and some beautifully phrased woodwind playing, the dance rhythms have a real spring in their heels, and the wordless women’s voices of the chorus and solo soprano Jennifer Walker take their place as an additional tone-colour very effectively. The whole thing is shaped with a keen sense of drama, from the brooding atmosphere of the opening to the abandon of the final ‘Danse de l’effroi’ (Dance of Terror).
Hyperion’s recording has depth and presence, and handles the massive wall of sound in “Psalm 47” comfortably. This is Thierry Fischer’s first recording as Principal Conductor of BBCNOW; it looks set to be an exciting partnership.


Arborway (also known as The Arborway) consists of a four-lane, divided parkway and a two lane residential street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the 1890s as the south most carriage road in a series of parkways connecting parks from Boston Common in downtown Boston to Franklin Park in Roxbury. This park system has since become known as the Emerald Necklace of Boston.
The Arborway begins at a large rotary that connects it with the Jamaicaway, and curves past the main entrance of Arnold Arboretum (125 Arborway), where on-street parking is allowed. The roadway once continued through Forest Hills to the edge of Franklin Park, but now ends at the South Street border of the Arboretum. From there, traffic may either exit into Forest Hills next to Forest Hills Station or may continue onto the overpass towards Roxbury and Mattapan, Massachusetts.
Named Monsignor William J. Casey Overpass in honor of a Depression-era priest of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Jamaica Plain, the Overpass was constructed in the mid-1950s to allow the increasing automobile traffic of the day to bypass the north-south traffic on Washington Street, South Street, and Hyde Park Avenue. In recent years, community groups have been investigating the possibility of fixing this "missing link" in the Emerald Necklace.
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This is a big year for the Paris-Notre Dame Bikeway, with the city adding almost three kilometres to the project, which is expected to pass its halfway point toward completion.
The city is adding a 2.33-kilometre section of bikeway this year, plus an additional 500 metres through the Bridge of Nations renewal project currently in progress.
This work will bring the bikeway to 5.97 kilometres of its 8.76-km total proposed scope.
The project, which will include bike lanes on both sides of Paris/Notre Dame from north of Lasalle Boulevard at Turner Avenue south to the Four Corners at Regent Street, was first proposed in 2016.
“We've been chipping away at it as funding becomes available, so we've put a lot in since it was identified,” city active transportation co-ordinator LyAnne Chenier told Sudbury.com.
Late last year saw the project receive its biggest financial boost yet, with the federal government pledging more than $3.3 million in funds to be matched by municipal dollars.
This year’s Paris-Notre Dame Bikeway investment will see bike lanes created from Wilma Street south to John Street, which is south of the Bridge of Nations.
The stretch from Van Horne Street south to John Street is included as part of the bridge project slated for completion by the end of October.
“Construction of the segment from Wilma Street to Van Horne Street will complete the missing section that will provide users with physically separated cycling from Lasalle Boulevard to the downtown,” Chenier said.
After this year’s project, three remaining gaps will still include approximately 400 metres from Turner Avenue south to Lasalle Boulevard, approximately 880 metres from John Street south to York Street, and approximately 1.5 kilometres from Walford Road to Regent Street.
The project’s completion will all depend on when funding becomes available, Chenier said.
“Right now, we are finalizing the project’s entire stretch as far as the engineering is required so we’re shovel-ready for funding opportunities coming up in the future,” she said. “However, at this time, we don't have a definitive date to provide for those three remaining gaps, it's just going to be a matter of when funding becomes available.”
The Paris-Notre Dame Bikeway came as a result of the 2016 Transportation Master Plan, which proposed a comprehensive network of cycling facilities throughout Greater Sudbury.
“It will form a north-south spine of the city's growing commuter cycling network, once complete,” Chenier said, adding the project also ties into the city’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan, which notes transportation is responsible for approximately 43 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Greater Sudbury.
In addition to finishing the Paris-Notre Dame Bikeway, the city is looking to complete cycling infrastructure segments in east/west corridors, such as Lasalle Boulevard and The Kingsway.
Tyler Clarke covers city hall and political affairs for Sudbury.com.


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Here's Everything You Missed From Last Night's SAG Awards
John Shearer / APMaybe the Academy will finally admit it made a mistake when it comes to Ben Affleck.
The actor took home another big win at last night's Screen Actor Guild Awards.
He wasn't the only one to surprise with a win or a wardrobe malfunction.
Both "Breaking Bad" and "Homeland" had a huge upset, while actress Jennifer Lawrence had a small onstage fluke.

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The CdC Project began in 2006 with an objective to reform and restore a series of buildings and land in the Algarve region of Portugal with minimal impact on the environment. Formerly a builder’s yard in a rural setting, the task of reinstating the landscape and upgrading the buildings was huge, especially with regard to the land transformation which due to the rocky terrain meant that many tons of building debris had to be removed and recycled by hand before landscaping could begin.
During the transformation process we realized that there was an opportunity to share our knowledge and invite people who could learn and contribute to the project. The next step was to create awareness of the project through various helper/volunteer web sites which proved successful with applications arriving from all parts of the globe.
The following few years saw the implementation of several infrastructure projects. With no water supply, the decision was taken to create a rain water harvest system, requiring the construction of an underground water cistern and the design of an automated system for the heating and distribution of water for both the buildings and gardens. The water system continues to be a focal point for refining and development due an ever increasing demand and diminishing supply.
In 2015, the idea to create a cultural centre with the emphasis on sustainability was born. Work then began on creating a multi-purpose venue and café within an existing warehouse.
We are now in the process of forming an official cultural association under which a wide range of activities can be performed, all with the common thread of sustainability. The main focus will be on education with various group activities such as repair workshops, gardening and landscaping courses, culinary activities and social groups to name just a few. These activities will take place in our converted warehouse, terraces and gardens, which can be configured for multiple small groups or larger events hosting up to 200 people.


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I do not want a relationship:
one that floats on ocean waves.
I would not want to give the slip, and sink
to some deep-blue watery grave.
I'd rather have a relation-house:
one to move on a flatbed truck,
and take it with me north or south,
to wherever love inclined its luck.
I'm not abashed at making words:
I'll peg them down with my heart's hammer.
And if that says to you 'absurd'
then maybe I speak a different grammar.
I rove the land in my celestial ship,
I soar the sky in my love-spun orb.
And I do not want a relationship:
I want the land, and I want the core.