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There are several possibilities how to start this trail. One possibility is to cross the Ilulissat Dog-Compounds. This way you reach the Ice Fjord behind the more touristic spots.
You follow the trail just above the icefijord for a while. Also here are different paths on different Levels over the icefjord which you can choose. All the way you have a spectacular view on and over the icebergs.
For the second part of the trai thel scenery changes completly as you turn away from the Fjord over the hills towards the hut.Although you can only see the Fjord from time to time appearing to your right or behind you, the landscape ist still very beautiful. Quite near to the hut you can see the Fjord appearing in front of you for the first time. At one Point you even have an almsost 270° view on the Fjord around you.
The hut is open (like most huts in greenland) and you can rest there. Unfortunately you can't see the Fjord from the Windows of the hut but it's only some meters down to the shore. If you have the equioment you can heat your own iceberg-water.
The way back is exactly the same in revers but the nearer you come back to Ilulissat the more trails you can choose from. A pretty alternative is the "UNESCO" Trail, which follows the Fjord until much closer to the City and you return to the starting point on a pretty plank Roadway.
The terrain gets more and more difficult the further away you are from Ilulissat. It is advisable to wear hiking boots that cover your ankles, also there are some passages where you will need to cross a river or climb a few rocks to continue.

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62 minutes | Oct 18, 2022
Scream 2 (1997)
Jacob Inman joins Chris and Gabe yet again and if he keeps hanging around the studio we're going to have to start charging him rent. The trio talk about Wes Craven's 1997 film Scream 2! Two years after the terrifying events that occurred in Woodsboro, Sidney is now attending Windsor College in Cincinnati, and Gale Weathers’ best selling book on Sidney’s life has now been made into a major motion picture. When two college students are killed in a theatre while watching the new film ‘Stab’, Sidney knows deep down that history is repeating itself.
65 minutes | Oct 12, 2022
The Hounds are once again joined by writer/director Jacob Inman to talk about his favorite horror film of all time, Wes Craven's Scream! Set in a fictional California suburb, a horror movie-obsessed killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the ‘rules’ of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one. DISCLAIMER: While we typically operate under the assumption that you've seen the film before listening, spoilers are always on the table. However, this one also features spoilers for other films in the Scream series, most notably Scream 2, 3 and 5.
113 minutes | Sep 13, 2022
Five for Five: Our Favorite Horror Games
Shannon, Lower the ambience! This week we are taking a break from movies and talking about another form of media we love so much, video games! Chris and Gabe are joined by guest Shannon Lee Gia as the three of us discuss our five favorite Horror games. We also go on side tangents about every other video game that is mentioned and we just don't shut up.
62 minutes | Sep 7, 2022
The Hounds of Horror discuss Fresh (2022) directed by Mimi Cave and written by Lauryn Kahn. Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store. He eats her ass and they live happily-ever-after.
58 minutes | Aug 22, 2022
Chris and Gabe sit down to talk about the Alex Garland directed 2022 A24 film Men. Jessie Buckley (Fargo, I'm Thinking Of Ending Things) plays Harper, who in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears. It's a film that begs the ultimate question, "Why are men?"
51 minutes | Aug 8, 2022
It's a pretty horny episode as Chris and Gabe talk about X, the 2022 Ti West directed Slasher film. This movie has it all. Mia Goth in dual roles! alligators! Slutty, murderous grandmas! Set in 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
84 minutes | Aug 1, 2022
The Black Phone (2022)
The Hounds have a long talk about one of the best horror films of this year, The Black Phone. In the film, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, the boy discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims, who begin to aid him in his quest to escape. We also spend a little bit longer than usual on this weeks mail call segment because you people keep hitting us with the best questions!
65 minutes | Jul 26, 2022
A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
Chris and Gabe have a ton of fun gushing over their favorite horror movie of all time, Wes Cravens "A Nightmare On Elm Street", the film that kicked off the only franchise where Johnny Depp is murdered twice. Teenagers in a small town are getting killed left and right and no one knows why. Sweet, innocent Nancy traces the cause to child murderer Freddy Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers’ children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Now it's up to Nancy to stop him.
56 minutes | Jul 25, 2022
Girl On The Third Floor (2019)
Chris and Gabe talk about the 2019 directorial debut from Travis Stevens, Girl on The Third Floor. CM Punk plays a scumbag trying to be a family man with plans to renovate a rundown house with a sordid history for his growing family, only to learn that the house has other plans. Plans that involve a lot of cum.
65 minutes | Jul 20, 2022
The Devils (1971)
Hell holds no surprises for Chris and Gabe as they discuss the 1971 lost masterpiece The Devils. Directed by Ken Russell, The Devils is a dramatized historical account of the rise and fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft following alleged demonic possessions of sexually repressed nuns. Chris and Gabe also dish the dirt on their favorite horror television shows and Gabe namedrops a celebrity he's hung out with yet again.
57 minutes | Jul 19, 2022
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)
Chris and Gabe are joined by guest Owen Townsend, a disgraced political campaign organizer and fan of movies, to talk about the 2006 troma film "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead". We've really raised the bar with this one, opting to finally review and discuss a true cinematic masterpiece. Gabe also ranks his five favorite fast food restaurants, not that you asked him to. This is the true story, of seven strangers, picked to live in a house, work together, and have their lives taped. Find out what happens, when people stop being polite, and start getting real… The Real World.
54 minutes | Jul 2, 2022
Chris and Gabe talk about the 1985 Italian splatter film Demons, where group of random people is invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons. We also answer questions from our listeners. Recorded a year ago, some aspects of this recording are a bit dated as it relates to our mailbag segment and the topic of the covid pandemic, but just consider that portion a time capsule for the year 2021 I guess, I don't know.
69 minutes | Mar 9, 2022
The Thing (1982)
Chris and Gabe talk about The Thing for 69 very nice minutes. Released in 1982, the film was initially panned by critics (who were very wrong, by the way) but eventually became a cult classic that was reevaluated as the masterpiece it rightfully is. The Hounds also answer questions from our listeners in our first ever mail bag segment.
91 minutes | Mar 7, 2022
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Finally, something for the children! The Hounds are joined by author Kim Vodicka to discuss the 2019 Ted Bundy biopic "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile." In addition to talking about Zac Efron's shockingly evil and vial spray tan, we also discuss Kim's new book, "Dear Ted", set to release this June. After you've given the episode a listen, mosey on down to the pre-order link to her book (shown below) to get in on all the fun. Everyone is doing it, so you should too! https://rlysrslit.bigcartel.com/product/dear-ted-preorder-kim-vodicka
57 minutes | Mar 2, 2022
Chris is drunk! Gabe likes Blue Cheese! They are both very fond of Keller's flea market in Savannah, GA! Most importantly, they both have a lot to say about James Woods but we're not sure he wants to hear this. In this episode, the Hounds sound off on David Cronenberg's 1983 cult classic, Videodrome. This episode was recorded quite some time ago, but due to a technical hiccup and a drunken Chris' slurred speech, we sat on it a bit. But now, with the power of editing, this magical episode is finally at hand.
55 minutes | Aug 13, 2021
Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Happy Friday The 13th! On this episode, we wrap up our Friday the 13th marathon (for now) with arguably the best in the entire series, Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter! Chris and Gabe are once again joined by Jacob Inman and boy do we ever have a lot to say about this one. Listen as dish out behind the scenes dirt on all the drama surrounding this films production, listen as we champion the the best cast of characters in the entire franchise and listen Chris and Gabe butt heads over whether or not Rob's death was legitimately comical.
55 minutes | Aug 10, 2021
Friday The 13th Part 3 (1982)
Chris, Gabe and Jacob sit down to talk about Friday The 13th part 3! Set immediately after the events of part 2, Jason Voorhees takes refuge at a cabin near Crystal Lake. As a group of co-eds arrive for their vacation, Jason continues his killing spree. Incredibly enough, between these two films, Jason loses his hair and gains about 20 pounds. Don't try to make sense of it, just enjoy the ride. This episode is presented in 3D.
54 minutes | Aug 9, 2021
Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981)
The Hounds continue their marathon of the Friday The 13th films with the fan favorite 2nd installment! It's been 5 years since the events of the first film and now Jason is back from the dead to inherit the family business. Have a listen as Gabe and Chris spend entirely too much time attempting to fill continuity gaps and ask the hard questions this movie didn't care to answer 40 years ago.
57 minutes | Aug 4, 2021
Friday The 13th (1980)
Jason's mom has got it going on! With just a couple weeks away from Friday The 13th, the Hounds talk about the original 1980 classic of the same name that spawned a 12 film franchise as well as a ton of imitators. It's like Meatballs but with 100% more homicide
63 minutes | Jul 29, 2021
Ready Of Not (2019)
Chris and Gabe are once again joined by writer/director/dear friend Jacob Inman to talk about the 2019 Dark Comedy/Horror thriller "Ready of Not" where we learn about how hellish marriage can actually be. For some odd reason, we also talk about the Scream franchise, like A LOT.
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Real Classroom Makeovers: Practical Ideas for Early Childhood Classrooms
Learning environments are an important topic as more and more teachers try to make their classrooms into places that support and inspire learning. Using "before" and "after" pictures of real early childhood classrooms, Real Classroom Makeovers shows early childhood teachers step-by-step how small changes can transform their classrooms into wondrous environments for children to learn and grow. With a budget-conscious focus, the book provides visual examples of dramatic changes that are possible in real preschool, Pre-K, and kindergarten classrooms. Most of the makeovers focus on a specific classroom area or learning center.
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What Raman spectroscopy can tell you
Raman spectroscopy produces chemical and structural information to help us understand more about the material being analysed. This page details some of the benefits of Raman spectroscopy.
Identify unknown materials
We can identify unknown materials from their unique Raman spectral fingerprints, typically using databases of known spectra.
Ideally you would use a Raman instrument with high spectral resolution across the whole Raman range. This gives you better chemical specificity. You can then identify, differentiate and investigate a wider range of materials.
Quantification of material composition and properties
You can study changes in the details of the spectrum—such as the height, width, and position of the Raman bands—and determine things like:
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You can determine if materials are the same or different by comparing their Raman spectra. A high spectral resolution system, such as Renishaw's inVia confocal Raman microscope enables you to distinguish even very similar crystal forms (polymorphic) of the same chemical.
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Are you looking for a portable power supply for your Raspberry Pi? This might work, depending on what you are doing with it.
I found this Pocket Juice charger at Walmart for $11.88. It was over in the school supplies section. It has an output of 2.4a max. Just about the right amount of power for the Pi 3 to run on.
If you look online it says 2.1 max output, but on the back of the charger and packaging, it says 2.4 max.
So anyway! I bought one and tried it with the Pi 3 running the Raspbian OS. I browsed the internet, played a few games on retropie and watched a couple of shows on LibreElec (Kodi) and it held up. But, I only had a wireless mouse, keyboard and a game pad connected to the USB ports. So, not really “loaded down” with peripherals that use a lot of power.
It has a row of 4 blue light bars on the top when fully charged. I probably had it plugged into the Pi for about 3 or 4 hrs at the least, and it still had 1 bar left before I shut down the Pi. I have not tested whether or not you could charge it and run the Pi at the same time.
So for $11.88, it’s not much of a risk to take, to see if it worked or not. And if not, I could use it to charge my phones.

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Directions: From Chania airport (http://www.chania-airport.com/) to Villa Life:
BY TAXI: there is a 24h taxi stand in the airport. It takes about 40 min to Villa Life and it costs about 40€. (if you wish we can do the arrangements for you, so that a taxi will be waiting for you, without extra cost for you)
BY BUS: There is a regular shuttle service from the airport to the Central Bus Station of Chania from where you need to take another bus to Agia Marina (bus stop Caldera) and then a taxi to Villa Life (there is a taxi stand in Caldera Hotel). The cost will be about 5€/person + the taxi fare.
You can find information regarding the bus-itineraries, the timetables and the ticket prices here. (http://bus-service-crete.com/timetable.php?lg=1)
BY CAR:Moving west from Chania, 8km away you reach Agia Marina. At the only gas station (SILK – red label) of Agia Marina you turn left and you continue uphill for 700m (there are signs). As soon as you find yourself out of the village, you pass under a bridge, right after you turn right and then left. You reach the east entrance of Villa Life, where you can find a free private parking space for our guests.
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Shot at different locations in Lagos, Nigeria, the video brings the lyrics of the track to life.
‘Desire’ is one of the first 2 singles to be released by Henry Knight under the Matt Westside Records imprint.
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The latest group of members leading the Dundas Federation of Agriculture (DFA) were elected to their board on Fri., March 4 at the DFA annual general meeting held in Morewood. Left to right are Jackie Kelly-Pemberton, Zone 11 OFA director, Dave Pemberton, DFA director, David Kerr, DFA director, Stephen Mellon, DFA-PAC representative, Marty Derks, DFA vice president, Ryan Devries, DFA president, Andy Corput, DFA director, Jan Roosendaal, DFA director, Tom MacGregor, DFA director, and Erin Chambers DFA secretary. Absent is Warren Schneckenburger, DFA director. Morin Photo
MOREWOOD – Raising agricultural awareness, celebrating the farm, farmland preservation and mental health were just a few of the issues raised at the annual general meeting, (AGM) of the Dundas Federation of Agriculture, (DFA) held on Fri., March 4.
The meeting was held at the Glen Haven Farms, owned and operated by the MacGregor family in Morewood.
The meeting featured a presentation by Brian Rijke of Rijke Produce Farm in Morrisburg. Brian and Jenny Rijke operate the farm, which was the winner of the South Dundas New Business Award in 2021.
Rijke was followed by the meeting’s guest speaker Peggy Brekveld, Ontario Federation of Agriculture president.
OFA director for Zone 11, Jackie Pemberton also gave a presentation to wrap up the meeting and South Dundas Mayor Stephen Byvelds and North Dundas Mayor Tony Fraser gave brief comments at the end of the meeting, expressing their concerns along with optimistic thoughts about the future.
The AGM was the first in-person meeting of the group in a while, and it enjoyed a healthy turnout of members.
The organization also selected a new board of directors, president, vice president, secretary, and DFA-PAC representative.
Ryan Devries is the president of the DFA, Marty Derks is the vice president, Erin Chambers the secretary and Stephen Mellon the DFA-PAC representative.
North Dundas directors are Tom MacGregor, Jan Roosendaal and David Kerr. South Dundas directors are Warren Schneckenburger, Dave Pemberton, Andy Corput and Tom Smyth. There is still room at the table for another director.
Devries kicked off the meeting by saying how nice it was to be able to meet in person after all this time of virtual meetings during the pandemic.
Guest speaker Peggy Brekveld spoke about the challenges the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) was facing and some of the strategies the federation was working on to deal with various challenges.
She said this meeting was the first for her this year.
She talked about challenges such as mental health, farmland preservation, and labour issues, increasing input costs, rural broadband, and trespassing.
“Most farmers think in terms of generations, not years and I think our mission statement reflects that. “She reminded everyone that the staff of the OFA was ready to help them whenever they encountered their own challenges.
She said most of Ontario’s farms were land based and once that was taken away it rarely, if ever, comes back.
“Farms matter to everyone,” she said.
“It is all about there being communications between farmers, and people on the ground, and politicians, and decision makers.”
She explained, “Most of you have been involved with OFA for a while. We are a membership of 38,000 across the province. “In the last couple of years, we have had a very strong focus on mental health. Even before Covid the numbers were extremely shocking. So many of our farmers sometimes struggle. It is a tough job,” she said.
Progress has been made with establishment of a farmer’s mental health hotline that can be called.
She admitted that there were many things that were out of a farmer’s control, and they had to find ways to deal with that.
She expressed her concern about the increase of input costs for farmers.
She agreed that all costs have gone up including the cost of fuel that farmers need for their tractors.
“We have concerns.”
She said there are enormous pressures on farms. “We need to be both environmentally, socially and economically viable.”
She said rural broadband was an important issue as modern farms needed the internet to stay connected to the marketplace and their customers.
“We still see some challenges with trespassers.”
“What we have done differently in the last two years is really engage in raising the profile of agriculture, and not just amongst our farmers; they know these things already.”
One of the topics discussed at the meeting was the realization that there was only so much land to develop, and decisions to develop good farmland into housing to help urban areas grow, ran the risk if not well thought out.
Brekveld stressed that ensuring that did not happen depended on the farming community being actively involved in that kind of decision-making.
She said the recent Affordable Housing Task Force had highlighted several issues such as: house prices that have increased by 180 per cent, at the end of 2021 the average house price was $923,000; Ontario has to build 1.5 million homes in the next decade, and amend its Planning Act, provincial policy statement and growth plans.
The province has concluded that there are several ways to intensify, like building inwards and building up, and building outside existing municipal boundaries must be part of the solution.
Brekveld stressed that the farming community had to be part of the conversation the province was having, over how to satisfy housing demands while protecting farmland.
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STATEMENT BY JIM MICHAELIAN, PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE GRAND PRIX ASSOCIATION OF LONG BEACH: “We are very pleased with the weekend attendance. Walkup sales were much stronger than we had anticipated and we ended up with just over 180,000 over the three days, which represents a slight decrease over the 187,500 we did in 2019. A big thank you to all of our fans who came out to support us and we’re going to do it all again next April 8-10 for the 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.”
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2021) — There were two winners in the featured NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at the 46th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The race winner was Colton Herta, who led a race-high 43 laps for his third victory of the season driving the Andretti Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian Honda
But the bigger winner was Alex Palou, who captured the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season championship, finishing 4th behind Herta in the race. In his second year driving a Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing, Palou won three races this season. He is from Barcelona, Spain, making him the first-ever Spanish INDYCAR champion.
Josef Newgarden, driving the Team Penske Chevrolet, entered the race with a chance at the title, led 18 laps early in the race, but ultimately finished second to Herta in the race and runner-up to Palou in the championship. The third contender for the season crown, Pato O’Ward, was taken out of the title competition early in the race after a collision involving Ed Jones.
Rounding out the 46th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach top ten: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda), Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske Chevrolet), Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport Honda), Jack Harvey (Meyer Shank Racing Honda), Sebastian Bourdais (A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet), Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda) and Will Power (Team Penske Chevrolet).

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We have conveyors and racks with up to 9 estops along the line, but only two actually work. The others do not work. I am trying to find a diagram on how to wire them all up together so anyone of them can shut down the line. But I haven't been able to find one. Can someone point me in the right direction they are low voltage E.STOPS connected to a Mitsubishi PLC.
How are the e-stops wired? You need to make sure that all of the estops are wired in series with one another and that when each e-stop is pressed the contacts are opening on that e-stop, breaking the circuit.
How is the PLC wired? Is each e-stop wired back to its own PLC terminal point, or are the E-stops wired together and only 1 wire coming back to land on the PLC? Sounds like to me you may have multiple groups of e-stops coming back to the PLC.
Let us know what you find, and if you can give more details in what you have found in the field ex. how the switches are wired back to the plc. Also, is the plc receiving the signal when an e-stop is pressed. That could give us a better idea of what's going on.
Does all of this make sense? If not what parts, so that it can be further explained.
Sorry for taking so long, they are wired up in a series. the end to end is connected to N24 that's the 24V. the other end that connects to each E.STOP is connected to the PLC. 3 of them are on PX022 and 3 of them are on PX024, but none of them work. Can we upload pictures here. if so I can get a snap of the diagram if it would help.
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Having e-stops on a conveyor that don't work is pretty risky, what if someone gets hurt?
I have never seen e-stops wired through a PLC, not to say they can't be. I'm guessing the PLC has 24 VDC inputs. With a long conveyor, I'm guessing 1000 yards, I don't think AC inputs would work.
It might be possible to get AC inputs to work by loading them down with a resistor effectively making it a current loop rather than Voltage.
If each stop is wired back to it's own dedicated input then you would be able to point to the one that's pulled however in my experience they are usually in series.
Can you give us some more information like how many inputs, Voltage, AC or DC?
I haven't worked on conveyors for quite a while, but I seem to recall there are special relays available for the switch/control system interface.
I found this forum topic fairly informative
Really depends on your system, most e-stop systems are wired in series and very basic. However there are network type systems which I have no experience with. The prints are supposed to be in electrical control cabinet. I do believe your system is in serious violation. if you're inspected or someone gets injured, your company will be fined big time. call the OME for diagrams if none available.
I've recently followed a course about machine-safety (European standards). I don't know which standard (NFPA) you have to comply too. But I was told that hooking up a E-stop directly on to a non-safety PLC is a dead sin.
Use a safety-PLC (module) or Safety relays I was told.
without knowing more about what you actually have it is very hard to give you any advice. most such circuits are just contacts wired in series. it is a little disconcerting that such a simple circuit is not something you are familiar with. You probably should not be working on this kind of thing if you don't understand it. It is probably best if you find someone more knowledgeable to deal with the problem rather than trying to get random people on the Internet to help you. This is the kind of thing that might lead to someone getting injured or killed if not done correctly and it seems unlikely that you are the guy to get it done correctly.
As others have said, if it's an "e-stop" in the legal sense, what you have is probably not sufficient.
To be sure, you must do a proper risk assessment that identifies each hazard and its severity (measured multiple ways like frequency of exposure, level of potential injury, etc.). That will let you figure out the protection level you need, which will determine if your current circuit is adequate. If your conveyor doesn't have any exposed nip/pinch points and whatever is transported on the conveyor doesn't have much (if any) potential to hurt someone, you may be fine as-is. Otherwise, you're most likely in violation.
The above is NOT legal or safety advice. If you don't have the training/expertise to perform a proper risk assessment, hire someone who does. This is a big deal if OSHA ever comes to call.
I don't think we need a risk assessment study. We all know when you push or pull an emergency stop, the conveyor is supposed to stop. There's no question about that.
It is a matter of what is meant by e-Stop.
A simple PLC (non-redundant) shut-off does not qualify for man-safe stop. This particularly true with boilers, emergence stop or shutdowns in the petrochemical industry, or conveyor belts in manufacturing facilities.
In some cases double redundancy hardwired is insufficient, in other cases quintuple plc processor redundancy with hardwired over-rides is required.
Automation can be far more than simply trusting the plc to register when e-stops are pushed.
"I don't think we need a risk assessment study. We all know when you push or pull an emergency stop, the conveyor is supposed to stop. There's no question about that.*"*
What happens if there is a failure of of some sort such as the estop relay contacts welding closed? The risk assessment helps you decide how far to go in mitigating that kind of risk. You may do the risk assessment and decide that if you push the estop and the conveyor continues to move that is OK. Or you may decide it is not OK.
>I don't think we need a risk assessment study. We all know
>when you push or pull an emergency stop, the conveyor is
>supposed to stop. There's no question about that.
The risk assessment is to identify the hazards and how redundant/reliable your circuit has to be. Without that, anything we say here is pure speculation. Does it need to be category 3? Category 4? If either of those applies, the OP's circuit is NOT ok. If the risk is minuscule, he may be ok.
I don't believe you guys
The poster has a conveyor with 7 of the e-stop pulls not working and you think we should sit down and study it.
Fix the thing.
Presumably this is an old conveyor, and it worked once, are we going to go back now and study everything ever built in case it might not work?
I know how the big chemical companies do it, but they are only a part if industry worried because of some of the monumental screw-ups they made in the past.
...yeah, seems like some are missing the point that we are here to help each other out, and solve their problem. Not to tout about how much we know.
Well they have never worked since the lines were installed two-three years ago. A team came in from china to wire and program it. I don't know much about this stuff was just a mechanic here for the past 10 years now I have to try and figure this out. That's Y I am here to get some help is all. I had followed this diagram but it still seems to not shut the conveyor down.
We have 3 on the rack that stops the robot/module down but once you release the stop the robot starts moving again don't think it is supposed to do that. But at the moment I need to get the stops on the conveyor working can it be a programing issue since they are connected to the PLC
Here is the diagram:
I only see six stop switches, two sets of 3. Could be the input is not properly programmed for the set not working. Check your voltage and try a stop button to see if it opens the circuit, check LED for that input to see if it changes. The machine should not restart after release of stop button, you should have have a start button with time delay and warning buzzer.
Yeah I don't think it should work either. These are new additions to the old lines. The old lines when you push a stop, the robot stops and you have to restart it again, but the new ones are wired up and programed different. Will check the led on the PLC tomorrow when I get back to work to see if it is on or goes out.
Something a little odd about the whole section not working. Could it be as simple as a control cable not plugged in to join sections? Just thought i would throw it out there.
Yeah we looked into that; wasn't it.
>Something a little odd about the whole section not working.
>Could it be as simple as a control cable not plugged in to
>join sections? Just thought i would throw it out there.
The buttons are in two series groups.
I am used to emergency stops that are maintained. The operator has to reset them individually before the conveyor can be re-started. It looks as though these must be maintained by the logic.
If you can't look at the logic, at least for a start you can make sure each button kills the input PX022 or PX033. You should see the input light go out.
I wonder if someone has accidentally wired the stops in parallel instead of series.
Another test you can do is drop the wire off the PLC input killing it. That should stop the conveyor for sure. If it doesn't, there has to be something wrong with the programming. no?
We must have some Mitsubishi PLC guys on here who can comment on the configuration.
Can you take a close look at a stop switch and describe how it trips and how it is reset? Most conveyor switches I'm familiar with trip a mechanical latch when you pull the switch and need to be rotated to click back into the closed position.
Yeah we took off the wires on the PLC, and they keep running I was thinking. Then I thought, it can be that they either didn't activate either the input or the output for the stoppers as well. I would think they would need some kind of activation in the ladder. I do know how to check the program some, but the only computer with the software on it is in Chinese lol; working on getting one in English.
So this conveyor has been running for 2-3 years and its ES suddenly doesn't work or never work? I can see 2x 3series of ES there, so which one works?
Assuming this is 24VDC ES, for now you can check each ES first by push and release each one of them (will the open/close status changed or not).
if it is working properly, then check your looped connection from/to PLC IO module (means you check 2 groups of 3series ES signal to PLC). if it is also working properly, then check your PLC program (does the signal comes or not. I assume this chain of ESs never work if there is something wrong with the program, unless someone force the IO value and forgot to normalize it).
And also get a PLC guy to check this one.
Yeah hasn't worked since they installed, the lines but we have a new manager and he wants them all working. I saw that all but one line were never hooked up. they ran all the cables from the E.STOPS to the control box, but all they did was tie the cable back in the box never connected them to anything. Like I said before this is still new to me haven't done much with the electrical side of it.
Without the ladder or Logic drawing of the plc controls it is not possible to properly assess what is not working.
I have to say that my own experience has been that true "emergency stops" are not simply a plc input, but system over-rides that "stop" the system safely.
What you seem to have is a series of local stop switches, more properly classified as operator start/stops. They do not appear to be "man-safe" emergency stops.
Man not sure how I didn't see this before. I was looking at the diagram and noticed that this schematic is for the rack and not the conveyor. So they sent me the wrong one. Another thing is most of these new lines the stops were never connected in the control box. The cables are run there, but they are just not connected to anything. And the one that was connected to the PLC, the PLC for the numbers 22/23 screws are not lighting up at all like the other old lines are.
Well I appreciate you guys taking the time to help me but from what we found out was the program needs to be changed in order for them to work right. They are going to call in a programmer to fix the program.
Sounds like a good idea, hopefully he is local. You can get a local technician to correct your problem for less cost in many different ways. However, since it is a Safety circuit your issue needs to be carefully assessed and properly corrected. Good luck Sir, hope it works out for you.
Haven't seen a follow-up on your problem and I've been off-line for a while, so I'll throw my hat in the ring...
Short of a safety PLC or safety relay, your e-stops MUST be hard-wired. This means directly interrupting your motor control circuit. If you want any button to shut off all motors, your two strings of three must be wired as one string of six. Not knowing how your motors are wired is an issue for me. If they're cascading, stopping the first will stop them all IF there are no parallel start signals.
If you want your PLC to monitor your e-stops individually, you can add a 2nd dry contact to each button and have each button as an individual indicator of an e-stop condition.
Hope this helps...
Yeah we had to swap some weirs around, add a few relays, and adjust the program a bit to get it in order. Thanks for everyone's help it has been resolved.
When installing the E-Stop Safety Chain it is important to install a dual circuit that terminates at a Safety Relay or a Safety Controller such as the type manufactured by Banner. Having two circuits, run in series and running through all of the associated E-Stop switches with both contacts in the switch in a normally closed state, the ability to stop the conveyor safely as well as being in compliance with OSHA are both met. The PLC cannot be used as a safety device but can be used to monitor the status of the safety device (safety relay such as a Allen Bradley MSR127T in combination with a Banner IM-T-9A Interface module) by programming the PLC to report when the E-Stop circuit(s) have been disrupted.


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BACKGROUND: Achieving a good health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is currently one of the main aims in long term survival of liver transplanted children (PLT). Purpose of our study is to compare HRQoL of PLT patients (N = 33, mean age 12.8 y) vs. sex and age matched patients with compensated and clinically stable chronic liver disease (CLD) (N = 25, mean age 11.9 y). METHODS: HRQoL was measured from both patient and parental perspectives using the CHQ-CF87 and CHQ-PF50 questionnaires, respectively. RESULTS: General Health Perception scores of PLT subjects resulted significantly lower than those of CLD both at self- and parental report (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively). No other significant differences in other HRQoL domains were found between groups. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the two populations are quite similar regarding HRQoL, but both parents and children of PLT group perceive a worse general health. Further studies are needed to confirm these results
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According to Screen Rant, Moana "undergoes a journey where she joins forces with her hero — the demigod Maui — and travels the wide, unconquered ocean on a voyage." The site also reports that "enormous sea creatures, breathtaking underworlds and ancient folklore" will be involved. Screen Rant also provides a brief description of our heroine. Director John Musker reportedly described Moana as "indomitable, passionate and a dreamer with a unique connection to the ocean itself.”
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However, Dwayne Johnson, AKA "the Rock," is confirmed as the voice of Maui. Additionally, the Moana IMDB page claims that Alan Tudyk will voice a character. (Tudyk voiced Duke in Frozen.)
Fans were already treated to the concept art for Moana , but we got a clearer look at Moana during the annual D23 expo. Moana looks strong, confident and assertive, just like we hope she'll be. We still have so much more to learn about this new princess, although fans are hoping Moana does for diversity what Frozen did for feminism. This is an exciting movie for so many reasons, so Fall 2016 can't come fast enough.


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We hope you can join our group leaders, Madina, Kori and Mikhail for a very interesting talk about the City of Calgary GIS for… you guessed it, our Calgary GIS Day event.
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Dipa Karmakar is an Indian artistic gymnast. She first won the bronze medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from that she has become as first Indian female gymnast who won the bronze in the history of the Games. She recently appears for the event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey in July 2018 and won the gold medal. Check out below for Dipa Karmakar Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Images and more.
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Dipa Karmakar was born on 9 August 1993 in Agartala, Tripura, India. Her father name is Dulal Karmakar and her mother name is Gita Karmakar. She did her schooling in Abhoynagar Nazrul Smriti Vidyalaya, Agartala, Tripura and she did her graduation in Women’s College, Agartala. She started practising gymnastics at the age of 6 and she was coached by Soma Nandi & Bisweshwar Nandi. At the time when she starts practising gymnastics, she has flat feet and undesirable physical feature it will affect her performance. Then through her extensive training, she developed an arch in her foot. In the year 2008, she won the Junior Nationals in Jalpaiguri and from 2007 she has won nearly 77 medals that include 67 gold in the state national and international championships. Moreover, she was a part of the Indian gymnastics contingent at the 2010 Commonwealth Games which held at Delhi.
Dipa Karmakar grabbed the attention towards her by winning the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by becoming India’s first female gymnast to do so in the history of the Games. Then she also won the bronze medal in Asian Gymnastics Championships and finished fifth at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and both were first for our country. Moreover, she represents India at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and she is the first Indian female gymnast who competes in Olympics for the 52 years. Then she grabbed the fourth position in the Women’s Vault Gymnastics event at Rio by the overall score of 15.066. Apart from all these, she is the first Indian gymnast who won the gold medal in the global event, and she finished first in the vault event of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey. She is one of the five women who landed successfully in the Produnova, with that, it is one of the most difficult vaults currently performed in women’s gymnastics. Then she is the recipient of the Padma Shri, which is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India. For her performance in Rio Olympics 2016, the Government of India awarded upon her the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in August 2016. In the year 2018 July, she won the gold medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey in July 2018. Dipa Karmakar was failed to get qualified at the 2018 Asian Games due to the hurt on her right knee.
Dipa Karmakar Biography
|Real Name||Dipa Karmakar|
|Profession||Women’s artistic gymnastics|
|Date of Birth||9 August 1993|
|Age||25 (As of August 2018)|
|Father Name||Dulal Karmakar|
|Mother Name||Gita Karmakar|
|Educational Qualification||Bachelor of Arts|
|School||Abhoynagar Nazrul Smriti Vidyalaya, Agartala, Tripura|
|College||Women’s College, Agartala|
|Hobbies||Listening Music, Playing|
|Hometown||Agartala, Tripura, India|
|Current City||Agartala, Tripura, India|
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Dipa Karmakar Awards
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (2016)
- Padma Shri (2017) – fourth highest Indian national honour.
- 2017: Among Forbes’ list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30.
- Dronacharya Award – to her coach Bishweshwar Nandi.
- Gold – FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey

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Tropical Shells Galore had evidently been established without much thought for the second of the four Ps of marketing (Place). I'd passed the sign advertising its conchological wares countless times in my youth, but it was a second-hand bookshop that took me into the alleyway, and a hand-painted warning in up-country Swahili - "Mbwa kali!" ("Fierce dog!") - that drew me up the metal stairs for the first time. Entering the first-floor doorway, I found myself inside not just an emporium of tropical shells, but a cross between a cabinet of curiosities and a contemporary curio shop. The Borgesian catalogue in the shop's brochure (click on the image below to read the list) gives some idea of the wonders it contained - exotic and unusual objects from East Africa, the Indian Ocean and assorted other places, including an unnamed British borstal for young delinquents. I remember in particular the model dhow and turtle shell, familiar from tourist shops and restaurants on the East African coast. Others recall the 'witchdoctor', wreathed in incense, who made wishes come true when you pressed a coin into his hand.
RAF and ended up settling in Kenya, where he ran a hotel on the coast near Mombasa and exported shells for button-making and other purposes. In 1958 he packed up and sailed back to England, opening Tropical Shells Galore with the stock and other knick-knacks that he'd come home with. He continued importing shells and made his own shell ornaments that he sold by mail-order: apparently a more lucrative business than the shop (perhaps not so surprising given its concealed location, though Rex Grundy is said to have been a less than enthusiastic salesman).
Unfortunately I didn't get another chance to ask him about his life in Kenya. The next time I came home from Mombasa the shop was closed and emptied of its contents, the victim of a landlord's plans for redevelopment. The second-hand bookshop I used to visit was also closed, but subsequently reopened in another building in the alleyway. The bookseller, Tony Parkinson, inherited the mantle of Tropical Shells Galore, and now sells shells, minerals, fossils, and (among other things) a small selection of antiquities and ethnographic objects, in addition to three floors-worth of books. I go there whenever I'm back in Southport, but still miss the old tropical shell shop.
If the curio shops of East Africa and the (post)colonial diaspora haven't already been studied, then they should be. Likewise the history of the shell trade and its analogues (many species of marine mollusc on the Kenya coast have declined in abundance and/or size since the start of the tourist boom in the 1970s, and the collection and purchase of seashells and other marine curios is now discouraged). Looking around the room in Cambridge that I'm sitting in now, I realise that it resembles a compact version of Tropical Shells Galore and Parkinson's of Southport ("Booksellers, Naturalists & Antiquarians") without the shells, and that my jumbled writing has something in common with these museums of personal memory and imagining. The only difference is that I'm not selling anything. Not yet.
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I’ve found that a little Mexican dish now and then won’t hurt. In fact, it can heal – well, it can heal many rumbling tummies. And that’s what I like to hear! This recipe may be just one for the grown-ups though, depending on how mature of an eater your child is. My middle child is a dream eater, but the little one is fussy as all hell. This recipe is a salad with a Mexican twist, and it eats like a full meal, so you won’t need anything else. (Except dessert, of course! Ain’t no skipping that). May your children forever be good eaters and take well to this scrumptious Mexican chicken salad.
Mexican Chicken Salad
You will need
- 1 packet dry fajita seasoning
- 1 15 ounce can beans
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 2 halves chicken breast, boneless and skinless
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 tomato, cut into wedges
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or other oil
- 1 11 ounce can corn, Mexican-style
- 1 10 ounce package mixed salad greens
- Shredded cheese
- Tortilla chips
Cover the chicken breast evenly with half of the fajita seasoning. In a skillet, heat the oil and chicken over medium heat, for approximately 8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked. Set the chicken aside on a plate.
Mix the corn, beans, salsa and the other half of the fajita seasoning in a large saucepan. Heat over medium heat until warm.
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Shiozakura Dashi Taki Soba Gohan Kumiage Yuba Donburi: Now that is a mouthful! So, what exactly is it? In short, it is a rice dish topped with condensed soy milk and finished with soy sauce and wasabi. This dish is healthy and creamy yummy, it can easily be made vegan.
Soba Gohan: Japanese short grain rice with fresh buckwheat soba kernels. I love how Japanese add a little of another grain to their white and, or brown rice to make it more nutritious and flavorful. Perhaps the most popular is mugi gohan, ‘mugi’ is oats that have been pressed or rolled to facilitate cooking and ‘gohan’ is rice. Soba gohan is much less common but a more rare and complex taste. The whole, unroasted soba kernels give an earthy but slightly astringent, perhaps even Chinese mediciney taste to the rice.
Shiozakura Dashi Taki: Dashi broth, rich in umami. I have added the novel ingredient of cherry blossoms that have been preserved in salt. This is called shiozakura or sakura no shiozuke, in Japanese. It most commonly appears in sakura mochi. Shiozakura is very perfumey, so it is a subtle contrast to the soba. Taku (taki), is the Japanese verb for, to cook or boil rice. Dashi broth is an absolute essential element of Kyoto cuisine. Some Kyoto chefs cook their rice in broth instead of water, this makes for a very luxurious bowl of rice. Kyoto-style sushi that has been made with dashi cooked rice is sublime.
Kumiage Yuba: Yuba is made by simmering a large vat of soy milk, called tonyu in Japanese. As water evaporates, every minute or so, a skin, or film develops on the surface of the tonyu which is carefully lifted off. This is yuba and it can be dried or eaten as is, fresh. If fresh, it is kumiage yuba. If you like the taste of rich tofu and soy milk, you would surely love fresh yuba! Yuba is still mainly made and eaten in Kyoto. As the head temples of the Japanese Buddhist sects are located in Kyoto and priests of centuries past adhered to the teachings of Buddhism (they don’t now), Kyoto culinary culture developed a lot of vegetarian cuisine to feed priests and monks. Yuba, and tofu, are among the ‘temple foods‘ of Japan.
Kumiage yuba donburi is usually finished with wasabi and soy sauce. To accompany the fresh grated wasabi, I used a heavy soy sauce from Sawai Shoyu Honten in which I steeped fresh peach flesh in for about one month. This ‘momo shoyu’ makes for some insanely great kakushi aji. The fragrance is especially fruity, more like honey than peach, actually! This is a favorite of mine for sashimi and yuba donburi. I have also made it with strawberry, which was also really good. I have served this to quite a few Japanese friends who thought that the idea sounded positively weird but the taste was positively great and not at all unnatural.
Donburi: Donburi is a simple Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice with some kind of flavorful topping. Perhaps the most common is oyako donburi. Oyako means ‘parent and child’. The topping for this donburi is made with chicken meat and egg, flavored with soy sauce, sugar and scallions. Kumiage yuba and wasabi-shoyu makes for a rich and creamy, but healthy meal. This dish can easily be made vegan by swapping shaved fish for dried shiitake mushrooms in the dashi.
In Japanese, I call this dish, 桜の塩漬け出汁炊きそばご飯汲み上げ湯葉丼. Long names always taste best!
How Did it Taste?
I thought that I might have gone a little overboard on the kakushi aji but, I liked the final result. I did only use two young mint leaves and chopped them very finely. You could go overboard on mint in this dish very easily, so, just a little will be plenty. Mint and wasabi are a very interesting pairing. Despite all the kakushi aji, rice, yuba and wasabi-shoyu are still the prominent flavors. The other flavors are still at the hidden taste level. So, if you don’t know they are there, you might not notice them. If you know they are there, you might be able to pick them out.
How to Make It
This is basically the combination of two recipes that have appeared on KyotoFoodie previously: soba gohan and yuba donburi. However, this dish has the addition of several kakushi aji hidden flavors: mint, sakura and peach. You can skip these or adapt to what you have available. I think the idea of kakushi aji is quite interesting and we should all try to incorporate it our own way into our cuisine with locally available ingredients.
Update: What happened to KyotoFoodie?
I have been concentrating on my consulting work which I am enjoying a whole lot. Originally, I am an architect and designer and in recent years have been fascinated by product and brand development. I am also fascinated by Kyoto’s traditional industries and artisans. I am currently working with several traditional Kyoto companies and artisans, developing products for markets overseas. These projects are in high fashion and luxury goods. I never imagined that I would be working with the kind of legendary companies and brands that I am getting to work with now. KyotoFoodie, back in its hay day, took a whole lot of my time and energy. Yet, I still need to earn a living. Hence, the hiatus.
That said, I am going to try to write an article a month here for the rest of this year. I am active on Facebook and to a lesser degree, Twitter and post a lot of photos of what I am up to and what I eat!
Also, I started a new photoblog, called Kyoto Postcards, at the end of 2011 that gives a peek into my adventures in Kyoto. (I am slowly moving my Tumblelog content to Kyoto Postcards, so there will be posts dated before December 2011.)
If you are interested in seeing what I am up to, Facebook and Kyoto Postcards are the place.
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how to calculate water tank capacity in litres?
To calculate the water tank capacity in liters, you need to know the dimensions of the tank.
First, measure the length, width, and height of the tank in meters.
Multiply the length, width, and height to get the total volume of the tank in cubic meters.
Finally, multiply the volume in cubic meters by 1000 to convert it to liters.
The formula for calculating the water tank capacity in liters is :
Capacity (liters) = Length (m) x Width (m) x Height (m) x 1000
For example, if the tank is 2 meters long, 1 meter wide, and 1.5 meters high, the calculation would be :
Capacity = 2m x 1m x 1.5m x 1000 = 3,000 liters
Therefore, the water tank capacity in this case is 3,000 liters
Sure, here's some additional information on how to calculate water tank capacity in liters :
If the tank has a complex shape, you can break it down into simpler shapes (such as cubes, cylinders, or rectangles) and calculate the volume of each shape separately. Then add up the volumes to get the total volume of the tank.
If the tank has a sloping roof, you should measure the height at the highest point of the roof, rather than the center of the tank. This will ensure that you get an accurate measurement of the tank's volume.
If the tank has an irregular shape, you can use a water level gauge to measure the amount of water it holds. Fill the tank with a known amount of water (such as 100 liters), then use the gauge to measure the height of the water level. Repeat this process until the tank is full, then add up the amounts of water you added to get the total volume of the tank.
If you want to calculate the capacity of a tank in gallons, you can use the same formula as above but multiply the volume in cubic meters by 264.172. This will give you the tank's capacity in US gallons.
Here are some more tips on calculating water tank capacity in liters :
If you are measuring the dimensions of a tank that is already in use, make sure to account for any fittings, pipes or valves that may take up space inside the tank. You can estimate the volume of these components and subtract it from the total volume of the tank to get a more accurate measurement.
It's important to measure the dimensions of the tank accurately, especially if the tank has an irregular shape. Use a measuring tape or ruler to get precise measurements, and be sure to double check your calculations to avoid errors.
If you need to estimate the water usage for a certain period, such as a day or a week, you can divide the tank's capacity by the number of days or weeks to get the average daily or weekly usage. For example, if a tank has a capacity of 10,000 liters and you want to estimate the usage for a week, the average daily usage would be 10,000 / 7 = 1,428.57 liters per day.
You can use the same formula to calculate the capacity of a tank in other units, such as cubic feet or cubic yards. Simply convert the dimensions of the tank into feet or yards, then use the appropriate conversion factor to convert the volume to the desired unit. For example, if the tank has a capacity of 100 cubic meters, you can convert it to cubic feet by multiplying by 35.3147 (1 cubic meter = 35.3147 cubic feet), which gives you a capacity of 3,531.47 cubic feet.


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Oklahoma made a BCS Bowl game against the odds, and it will be looking to prove it deserves to be considered among the country's elite teams from this season.
How to witness
TV: 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Stadium: Superdome; 72,000 capacity
Tickets: Find available seats here.
Last year's score: Louisville 33, Florida 23
Last year's attendance: 54,178
Last year's TV rating: 6.4 Nielsen
Last year's payout for each school: $17 million per team
Team with the most all-time appearances: Alabama and LSU are currently tied with 13 appearances. This will be Alabama's 14th appearance.
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Guantanamo detainee used as 'prop' for torture training losing battle for medical care
Ammar al-Baluchi, who has spent close to two decades at Guantanamo, has been for years suffering from severe brain damage as a result of his treatment at CIA black sites.
And despite Guantanamo Bay's chief medical officer noting earlier this year that the facilities at the detention centre are inadequate in providing complex treatments for the prison's ailing and ageing population, the Biden administration is continuing to oppose Baluchi's requests for an independent commission of medical experts to come to the prison and assess his condition.
Alka Pradhan, Baluchi's defence lawyer who returned from Guantanamo last week, told Middle East Eye that during her last session with the detainee, his condition was so bad he wasn't able to read or form complete thoughts.
"Ammar has brain damage, stemming from his time in the black sites - and the effects of that brain damage have become really pronounced in his cognitive abilities," Pradhan said.
"His ability, for example, to read documents, his ability to put together complex thoughts that would contribute to his defence, his ability to sit with us and strategise are really compromised at this point."
'He clearly needs very sophisticated treatment and care for a condition that may end up being very chronic'
- Steve Xenakis, retired US Army brigadier-general and psychiatrist
She added that when it comes to Guantanamo, "there is just no hope in sight for the sort of complex medical care that he needs, both psychological and physical".
For the past few months, Pradhan has been petitioning the US District Court in Washington DC to grant a mixed medical commission (MMC) - a panel of independent experts made up of a medical officer from the US military and two doctors from a neutral country chosen by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
If granted, the panel could ultimately conclude that Baluchi's condition requires him to be transferred out of the prison.
The Department of Justice has resisted the MMC request, stating in a September filing that an MMC would not lead to Baluchi's transfer and that he "will continue to have comprehensive medical care available to him, administered by qualified military staff duty-bound to protect his physical and mental health".
"Notably, Petitioner's motion does not describe any actual medical emergency or even a condition for which urgently necessary treatment is not available at Guantanamo," the administration's filing said.
On Monday, Pradhan submitted a pleading in Baluchi's case that called into question the Biden administration's opposition to the request, saying the Department of Justice had failed to respond to the actual petition.
"I don't want to say that they're lying, but they have at every stage avoided responding to the specific facts of his case and instead has put forward these affidavits saying, 'no, no, everything is fine at Guantanamo'," Pradhan said.
In June, the detention centre's chief medical officer offered testimony to the military commissions, in which he said that, while primary care was readily available to the prison population, many more specific procedures or treatments were not possible at the base:
"Where you're going to find difficulties and breakdowns and pinch points are the, you know, when we need to see, for instance, this special study or this special provider."
Steve Xenakis, a retired US Army brigadier-general and psychiatrist who has been advising on Baluchi's case for the past decade, said the conditions faced by the detainee were complex and deteriorating.
"He clearly needs very sophisticated treatment and care for a condition that may end up being very chronic. It's a problem he's had for some time and it's a progressive deterioration," Xenakis told MEE.
He added that, for many detainees including Baluchi, "the equipment that you would need, and the other capabilities to both evaluate them and treat them are not here on the island".
Why put up a fight?
Baluchi's lawyers argue that a military ruling, titled Army Reglation 190-8, requires any prisoners be granted an MMC when requested.
The detainee's defence team also cites a landmark 2020 ruling by Judge Rosemary Collyer of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, who concluded that another detainee, Mohamed al-Qahtani, was allowed an MMC to determine whether he was eligible for repatriation based on his medical condition.
However, a Trump administration filing in Qahtani's case - described as "sloppy" and "hastily written" by Pradhan - asserted that the detainees at Guantanamo were not subject to regulation 190-8, and therefore could not receive an MMC.
The Biden administration ultimately mooted the court's decision in that case by transferring Qahtani to Saudi Arabia, but Pradhan says Judge Collyer's ruling already sets the precedent for Baluchi to be independently evaluated by an outside medical team.
The administration has signalled it will not interfere with plea negotiations that could resolve the long-stalled prosecution of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants.
But despite this messaging, as well as the recent appointment of an official to oversee the transfers out of Guantanamo, Biden's government has continued to push against fulfilling Baluchi's request.
"I really do not understand why they are putting up such a fight on this which really undermines what the left hand is doing, trying to very slowly find a way to close Guantanamo," Pradhan said.
Scott Roehm, Washington director of the Center for Victims of Torture, similarly questioned the administration's approach.
"If the goal is to close Guantanamo, and a mixed medical commission is to conclude that this person is so sick, debilitated, injured, etc, that they have to be repatriated, that facilitates closure," he told MEE.
Thirty-six men remain held at Guantanamo Bay, 20 of whom have been approved for transfer. Five are currently in indefinite detention and not approved for transfer, ten are awaiting trial and two have been convicted, including Majid Khan, who has finished his sentence and is in need of a country to be transferred to.
The Department of Justice declined to comment on the case.
Baluchi's severe brain damage
Baluchi, a 44-year-old Kuwaiti national also known as Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, spent more than three years in CIA custody and was moved between a total of six "black sites" before being transferred in 2006 to Guantanamo Bay.
His case has been in pre-trial hearings for a decade, with delays over the legal admissibility of testimony obtained after his torture.
According to Pradhan, a neuropsychologist carried out an MRI of Baluchi's head in October 2018 and found "abnormalities indicating moderate to severe brain damage" in the parts of his brain affecting memory formation, retrieval, and behavioural regulation.
According to another neuropsychologist's evaluation of Baluchi in early 2020, the Guantanamo detainee's psychological functioning had "seriously diminished" as a result of the torture, leaving him with a host of issues including traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Another MRI scan was taken of Baluchi in 2021, revealing that a spinal lesion in his back had grown at an alarming rate, according to Pradhan. However, with the base's MRI machine now broken, medical staff are not able to assess the condition or diagnose the lesion.
Earlier this year, newly declassified documents revealed that during his time at a black site in Afghanistan, Baluchi was used as a "prop" and training tool for trainee interrogators to practice torture techniques.
The documents revealed that interrogators-in-training lined up to take turns experimenting on him, including one CIA-approved technique called "walling", in which the detainee's heels are placed against a plywood wall "which had flexibility to it", and a rolled-up towel was put around their neck. The detainee is then repeatedly slammed into the wall by their collar. Baluchi was naked during the interrogation.
Rights groups and civil society organisations have for years criticised the US government for the lack of medical facilities provided to properly treat many of the detainees at Guantanamo.
A 2019 report by The Center for Victims of Torture and Physicians for Human Rights found that medical equipment and expertise available on-site were "increasingly insufficient to address detainees' health needs".
"As they get older, I mean, we have to recognise that they're going to need all sorts of different sophisticated treatments," said Xenakis. "And we're gonna have to figure out how that's going to be set up."


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