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August 12, 2021 – 3:46 pm
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Jermaine Pennant jailed for drink-driving

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Jermaine Pennant jailed for drink-driving
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Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Aylesbury, England — The Arsenal F.C. midfielder Jermaine Pennant, currently on loan to Birmingham City, has today pleaded guilty to drink-driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance by Aylesbury magistrates court. Pennant received a sentence of three months imprisonment. Pennant’s lawyer, Bary Warbutton, has said that the footballer will appeal against the severity of the sentence.

The incident occurred on January 23 of this year, Pennant was arrested after crashing teammate Ashley Cole’s car into a lamppost. The 22-year-old claimed that he crashed the car after attempting to operate the car’s Satellite navigation system.

Despite the claim by Warbutton that imprisonment “could completely destroy his career”, Birmingham City have said that they will stand by the player, and help to rehabilitate him. Arsenal released a statement saying that the sentence would not impact the player’s future with the club; his contract with club expires in the summer, at the same time as his loan-spell with Birmingham ends.

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August 10, 2021 – 3:18 pm
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What Is A Modal Exciter?

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By Stewart Wrighter

A well-known company offers a variety of modal exciters and performs modal excitation. It is an international company with headquarters based in Cincinnati, Ohio. This company has sales and services locations all around the world such as China, India, Japan, and Korea.

The products manufactured at Xcite Systems Corporation have origins at the University of Cincinnati, Mechanical Engineering Department. This company was founded in 1997 by two former Zonic Corporation executives and provides top quality structural excitation products and services to clients in the automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding, power generation, turbo machinery, and power generation businesses. The very first modal product developed and marketed by Xcite Systems Corporation was the Xcite1300T Systems to meet the needs of the dynamic of automotive drive train and rotating electrical machinery engineers. The Xcite110, Xcite1200, and Xcitre1300 linear exciters were later developed.

Xcite Systems Corporation brought to the market the first commercial linear inertial mass exciter known as the Xcite 1100-5 Inertial Mass System which allowed for testing of structures such as missile silos, cooling towers, bridges, large electric stators, and products where there were no backup fixtures available for modal excitation.

The Xcite 1100 Field Test Series is a portable 1.2 GPM single phase power supply that provides 3000 psi pressure. This product is used by power and natural gas distributors and on ships for structure borne noise path identification.

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The Xcite 1100 Laboratory Series is the most popular product. This product is very compact but has a large force capacity and broad frequency range. Due to its compact size, this exciter is often used under vehicles, inside gearboxes, and on drive trains of earthmovers, trains, and large trucks.

The 1100-5 Inertial Mass Modal Excitation system permits testing of structures where backup fixtures are not available or possible. This product is used for the testing of electrical transmission towers, turbine rotors, stators and bearing hoses, generator armatures, windings, diesel engines, motor-generator sets, and on ships for the testing of bulkheads, prop shafts, ands propellers, and structural borne noise isolations systems on submarines.

The Xcite 1200 Series provides medium level force testing for vehicles, trucks, locomotives, off road construction equipment, and power generation equipment such as turbine rotors, generator rotors, stators, and bearings.

The Xcite 1200T-9 Continuous Rotating Torsional Exciter which provides high inertial torque frequencies required for steam turbine rotors, diesel crankshafts, and ship power drive trains.

The Xcite 1300 Laboratory Series allows for frequency responses in the range of 100 to 500 Hz. This product is used for testing of transit vehicles, locomotives, drag lines, backhoes, cranes, truck suspensions and engine mounts, and large energy generating apparatus. This product is also used for testing at nuclear power generation plants.

The Xcite 1300 Torsional Series used for noise tests of structures such as automotive and truck transmissions, prop shafts, axles, differentials, and torsional engine dampers.

In addition to producing various types of these exciters, this company also produces the Reso-NotTM Industrial Damping System (Model Nos. 1206-ZSP-101 AND 1206-ZSP-102) and hydraulic power supplies to work along with exciters.

About the Author: Stewart Wrighter recently met with an engineer who could explain the use of a modal exciter and its benefits. He recently visited a company that developed modal excitation.

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August 9, 2021 – 3:15 pm
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NASA plans for future moon missions

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NASA plans for future moon missions
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Monday, September 19, 2005

NASA has announced plans for sending humans back to the Moon, as a first step to Mars.

A 2018 lunar mission is proposed, where a crew of four would remain on the Moon for as long as a week. A minimum of two lunar missions a year is planned, with astronauts remaining as long as six months.

Some of the technology had previously been proposed for replacement of the Space Shuttle.

  • Astronauts will be launched in a capsule, similar in concept to that used for the Project Apollo but three times larger. The top part of an Exploration Transportation System (ETS), the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) will be a capsule attached to a service module which contains supplies, power, and propulsion units. The CEV is designed for use in Earth orbit.
  • On lunar missions, crew or cargo versions of a Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) would be used with a CEV. The LSAM will have design concepts related to the Apollo Lunar Module, with a four-legged landing unit carrying an ascent stage.
  • An Earth Departure Stage (EDS), a powerful propulsion unit, will be used to move CEV and LSAM units out of Earth orbit, such as on lunar missions.
  • Heavy Launcher unmanned cargo rockets will be used for heavy loads of equipment.
  • The launch rockets, Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicles, will use engines developed for the Shuttle program.
    • CEV will be launched atop a Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV), a single solid fuel booster with a second stage using a shuttle main engine. The CLV can carry a payload of 25 metric tons into low Earth orbit.
    • The heavy-lift system uses a pair of longer solid rocket boosters and five shuttle main engines to put up to 125 metric tons in orbit — about one and a half times the weight of a shuttle orbiter.
  • The use of a Launch Escape System (LES) will improve safety. A LES is a top-mounted rocket that can quickly remove the crew capsule away from an exploding or otherwise dangerous rocket.

For a lunar mission, the LSAM and EDS would be placed in orbit by a cargo launcher, then a CEV would dock with the assembly before leaving Earth orbit.

The goal is to begin production of the new spacecraft by 2011.

  • Robotic missions will be sent, probably the first one in 2008.
  • Past experience with lunar dust is being used in designing equipment and spacesuits which may encounter it.
  • Surface mobility with open and pressurized rovers for use in such missions is also being developed.
  • The CEV can be reused up to ten times.
  • Crew capsule, upon return to Earth, will set down on dry land. It can also land on water.
  • The CEV and lunar lander ascent stage use methane as fuel, as methane may be available on Mars.
  • Eventually the designs could be expanded to support six astronauts for a trip to Mars.

The plans are a means to implement President Bush’s “Vision for Space Exploration” program. Goals include:

  • Implement a sustained and affordable human and robotic program to explore the solar system and beyond;
  • Extend human presence across the solar system, starting with a human return to the Moon by the year 2020, in preparation for human exploration of Mars and other destinations;
  • Develop the innovative technologies, knowledge, and infrastructures both to explore and to support decisions about the destinations for human exploration; and
  • Promote international and commercial participation in exploration to further U.S. scientific, security, and economic interests.
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August 7, 2021 – 3:18 pm
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Why Choosing The Right Utv Dealers Is So Important

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Dealing with stress is something most people have learned to deal with. Regardless of how accustomed to stress a person can become, it can still be a very dangerous force. Finding a hobby will allow a person to relieve some of the stress in their life. Riding UTVs is one of the most popular and thrilling hobbies around. Buying a UTV is an essential part of getting in on this exhilarating hobby. Usually, there will be a number of different UTV dealers in an area. Researching each one will allow the prospective buyer to narrow the search. There are a number of reasons why choosing the right UTV Dealers is important and here are a couple of them.

Getting The Highest Quality MachinesChoosing the right UTV dealer will allow the buyer to get the highest quality machines out there. The right dealer will have a large selection of different UTVs to choose from. The buyer should be able to get some advice from the dealer about which UTV is the right fit for their needs. Selecting an experienced UTV dealer will help to take all of the guesswork out of the buying process. Going online will allow the buyer to get a feel for the type of reputation they have.

Receiving the Best Deal PossiblePicking the right UTV dealer will also allow the buyer to get the best deal on their purchase. Finding the dealership with the best deal will require the buyer to do a good bit of research. Taking the time to research the going price on a particular UTV will allow the buyer to save a ton of money on their purchase. The buyer will be able to check around in their area to see which dealer is able to offer the best deal before making the decision on which one to use.

Selecting the right UTV Dealers is vital in getting the right purchase made. The team at Tuttle Motor have a lot of experience in the industry and can offer the buyer a great deal. Call them or go to Tuttlemotor.com for more information on what they have to offer.

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August 7, 2021 – 3:08 pm
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Slow-cooking dinosaur eggs may have contributed to extinction, say scientists

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Slow-cooking dinosaur eggs may have contributed to extinction, say scientists
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

A joint research team from the University of Calgary, American Museum of Natural History, and Florida State University announced on Monday that the eggs of non-avian dinosaurs such as the duck-billed dinosaur took as long as six months to hatch, far longer than had previously been believed.

We could literally count [the growth rings] to see how long each dinosaur had been developing.

Bird eggs incubate for 11 to 85 days, about half the time of most other egg-laying vertebrates. Scientists had thought dinosaur eggs were more like those of modern birds than modern reptiles, but this long hatch time is far more reminiscent of monitor lizard than magpie.

The scientists reached this conclusion by comparing CT scans of the teeth of dinosaur embryos of two different species, the Protoceratops andrewsi, which had eggs weighing under 200 grams, and Hypacrosaurus stebingeri, a type of duck-billed dinosaur that had eggs twenty times that size. They observed the von Ebner lines, patterns that form in vertebrate teeth as they grow, to determine how long the overall developmental process was taking. “They’re kind of like tree rings, but they’re put down daily,” said Florida State University co-author Gregory Erickson. “And so we could literally count them to see how long each dinosaur had been developing.” They found the Protoceratops embryo was about three months old and the Hypacrosaurus about six months.

According to the research team, this may be one reason why dinosaurs did not recover after the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event 65 million years ago. Both the eggs and any parents guarding them would have drawn the attention of predators and been unable to flee floods or other problems. Guardians might not have been able to move far to find food. This, researchers say, would have put dinosaurs at a disadvantage over animals with quicker-hatching eggs and their mammalian competitors.

Natural History Museum Curator and study co-author Mark Norell cites advances in imaging technology as the reason why this study is being published today: “We know very little about dinosaur embryology, yet it relates to so many aspects of development, life history, and evolution, [b]ut with the help of advanced tools like CT scanners and high-resolution microscopy, we’re making discoveries that we couldn’t have imagined 20 years ago.”

The research team plans to study more fossilized dinosaur embryo skeletons to confirm their findings. Specifically, the current study did not include the skeleton of a velociraptor or any other dinosaur considered closely related to birds.

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August 6, 2021 – 3:56 pm
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Scottish Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘critically ill’ says Royal Free Hospital

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Scottish Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘critically ill’ says Royal Free Hospital
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Royal Free Hospital in London yesterday said a nurse suffering with complications after Ebola, Pauline Cafferkey, is “critically ill” after her condition deteriorated. Cafferkey, 39, was readmitted to an isolation unit at the Royal Free on the night of October 8–9 where she had spent time earlier in the year after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone whilst treating patients with the infection.

The hospital said in a statement: “We are sad to announce that Pauline Cafferkey’s condition has deteriorated and she is now critically ill. She is being treated for Ebola in the high level isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital.”

Cafferkey visited an out of hours GP clinic on October 5 where her symptoms were not linked to Ebola, before deciding to go to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow on October 6 where she was treated at the hospital’s infectious diseases unit. Two days later, she was flown by plane to the Royal Free. She is the only person known to suffer with Ebola in this way for a second time, which can remain in the body after an initial recovery.

Jonathan Ball of the University of Nottingham said he’d heard of nothing like this. “I am not aware from the scientific literature of a case where Ebola has been associated with what we can only assume as life-threatening complications after someone has initially recovered, and certainly not so many months after.”

Pauline’s sister Toni Cafferkey was critical of the wrong diagnosis, telling the Sunday Mail newspaper, “At that point me and my family believe they missed a big opportunity to give the right diagnosis and we feel she was let down. Instead of being taken into hospital, she spent the whole of Tuesday very ill”.

A spokesperson for NHS Glasgow and Clyde said Pauline Cafferkey did receive a diagnosis from an out of hours clinic and said: “Her management and the clinical decisions taken based on the symptoms she was displaying at the time were entirely appropriate. All appropriate infection control procedures were carried out as part of this episode of care.”

Experts say they do not believe the infection recurring within Pauline Cafferkey is contagious despite monitoring 58 people she has been in contact with. This is said to be a precaution as Ebola can only be spread through body fluids and the infection is not creating the same symptoms associated with a one-off diagnosis of Ebola.

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August 6, 2021 – 3:42 pm
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Plant explosion in Apex, North Carolina

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Plant explosion in Apex, North Carolina
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Friday, October 6, 2006

Up to 17,000 people are being evacuated in Apex, North Carolina after a chlorine gas leak occurred during a Hazardous Waste facility explosion and fire.

Residents are advised to keep windows closed, turn off all air conditioning and that tenderness of the mouth, gagging and nausea are typical signs of poisoning. They are advised to stay away from the fire and any smoke, as it could be a health hazard. CNN reports that air quality tests run by the NCDENR indicate nothing especially harmful in the air near the plant.

Area residents are being advised to call 919-856-7044 for general information as 911 lines are overloaded. Bruce Radford, manager of the town in suburban Raleigh, said that the business district, schools and the town hall will remain closed on Friday.

No fatalities have been reported. WRAL-TV reported that 90 residents of a nearby nursing care facility were moved to a local hospital as a precautionary measure. About 20 Apex residents were reported to have been treated and released for respiratory symptoms related to exposure.

Officials are presently unsure of the cause. The fire and subsequent explosions started sometime after 9 p.m. EST Thursday, October 5.

Changing weather conditions in the area threaten additional evacuations. A section of State Highway 55 has been shut down near the incident.

The company, Environmental Quality of Wayne, Michigan, had been warned and fined $32,000 by state regulators in March of 2006 for hazardous conditions at the plant, which temporarily stores hazardous materials including chlorine, pesticides, and PCBs.

WRAL-TV reports that Sulfur, Oxidizers, Chlorine, Pesticides and PCBs were stored in the facility.

Fire crews from Cary, Apex, Raleigh, Wake County and Fairview are assisting in the effort. However, there is no effort to fight the fire as it would be too dangerous to firefighting personnel. It will eventually burn itself out.

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August 5, 2021 – 3:57 pm
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Toyota Land Cruiser For Sale

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CapacityThe Used Toyota Land-cruiser comes in engine capacity of 3.4L to 3.9L petrol version from 1951 to 1960, later 3.0L to 4.0L was introduced in diesel version, while 3.9L, 4.2L in petrol version. The latest Used Toyota Land-cruiser comes with 5.7L V8 engine with Towing capacity of 82Ib.ExteriorThe range of colors that Used Toyota Land-cruiser comes in includes Blizzard Pearl, Classic Silver, Grey Metallic, Red, Gold, Amazon Green and Black. While the overall car comes as unibody with features like Alloy Wheel, FOG Light, Roof Rail and Rear spoiler to further enhance look, and make the Used Toyota Land-cruiser experience superior to all.InteriorThe Power Steering, with comfortable seats makes this tough on road car a soothing experience. While the Power Window, Navigation and TV gives a lavish experience to driver. The latest Used Toyota Land cruiser comes with heated Steering Wheel, Heated seats and Cooler box while the Climate Control further enhances the process of warm in-car experience. The multi-information display, with Bluetooth and hand-free phone system further makes the drive up to date with technology. SpaceThe passenger capacity is approximately 8 persons with huge cargo space making the Used Toyota Land-cruiser experience best. The space is more than enough to go for a vacation trip with friends and family, so lavishness with space is a unique feature that Used Toyota Land-cruiser offers.SafetyThe Multi-terrain Monitor with selected front and rear view also makes driving safe and secure. While the Anti-lock breaking system with Traction Control System further enhances the smooth grip to avoid Break failure and slipping on the road. The other feature that is common in Used Toyota Land-cruiser is the air bags which make you safe and secure even in case of accident. The latest version even includes Safety Connect which you can click in case of emergency. This aids in Collision Notification, Stolen Vehicle location and Roadside assistance. Used Toyota Land-cruiser is a complete car facilitating its user on rough and smooth roads alike, keeping one GET GOING. Its the best support one can ask for, what do you think?

August 5, 2021 – 3:40 pm
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Quality, innovation and competitiveness centre-stage at Taipei Int’l Hardware & DIY Show

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Quality, innovation and competitiveness centre-stage at Taipei Int’l Hardware & DIY Show
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Friday, October 19, 2007

The 7th Taipei International Hardware & DIY Show, organized by Kaigo Taiwan (The representative of Koelnmesse in Taiwan) and Koelnmesse GmbH, started on October 18-20 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 3. This show has 183 participants using 300 booths to exhibit accessories and tools on esoteric fabricating, home-living applications, and security.

With people in Taiwan valuing on the quality of home-living, the organizer set a pre-show pavilion of “2008 Taipei Home & Lifestyle Fair” and invited B&Q & HomeBox holding DIY workshops for visitors.

This exhibition is conjuncted with industry and applications, and pursuing with three main topics of “Quality, Innovation and Competitiveness”. International factories such as Hitachi, Rexon, Ryobi participated this show for the export opportunity in the hardware industry.

After the “Product Certificates and Testing” pavilion in TAITRONICS Autumn, Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, M.O.E.A., R.O.C. (Taiwan) and DIY in Europe magazine were invited for speeches focused on certifications on hardware & DIY products and environment issues in EU.

  • Spoty Enterprise Co., Ltd.

  • Double Dynasty Co., Ltd.

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August 4, 2021 – 3:43 pm
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