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American carmakers report strong sales figures for May 2014
The American carmakers reported strong sales figures for May 2014.
Chrysler said sales were up 17%, driven by its Jeep brand which saw sales jump 58% after it introduced new models.
GM reported a 12.6% rise in sales compared with the same period last year.
Ford posted a better-than-expected 3% increase in sales, helped by increasing demand for sports utility vehicles (SUVs) as well as its Fusion sedan.
The carmaker saw its truck sales drop 4% as it cut back on incentives in preparation for the launch of its new F-150 pick-up truck, which is the best-selling vehicle in North America.
The American carmakers reported strong sales figures for May 2014
Ford also said it was shutting down some truck plants for a total of 13 weeks in an effort to plan for the launch and manage inventory of the new truck, which features a lighter body for better fuel mileage.
May is traditionally a strong month for car sales in the US.
This May in particular was helped by an extra weekend, which saw particularly strong sales.
GM shares rose more than 3% on the news, before falling later in the day.
The company appears not to be suffering from a mishandled recall, which resulted in a $35 million fine for the company last month.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Board (NHTSA) said it was the single highest civil penalty ever levied as a result of a recall investigation.
Foreign car makers also saw strong US sales, with Japanese car makers Toyota and Nissan reporting double-digit sales increases.
Of the major car manufacturers, only Volkswagen saw its sales fall.
Demand for Volkswagen vehicles slumped 15%, partially as a result of a pause before the launch of a new Golf compact car.
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US car sales disappoint in December 2013
GM has reported a fall in car sales in December in what was a disappointing month for US car makers.
GM stocks fell 2.4% after it reported a 6.3% fall in sales compared with December 2012.
Ford and Chrysler both reported rising sales, but not the increases that industry analysts were expecting.
Chrysler sold 161,000 cars and trucks in December, up 5.7% on the same period in 2012 and Ford reported a 1.8% rise in December sales.
Analysts said that poor weather in parts of the US kept customers away from dealerships in December.
"At the very beginning of the month the pace of buying was slow because there were so many storms around the country," said Edmunds.com senior analyst Michelle Krebs.
"Now what we're seeing is some of the automakers are stretching their December deals into January."
2013 is expected to be the best year for US auto market since 2007, with total annual sales of about 15.6 million
Kurt McNeil, vice president, of US sales for GM, said: "December started a little slow but sales were stronger later in the month, especially in the week between Christmas and New Year."
Meanwhile Ford said that a four-day weekend for Thanksgiving late in November may have brought forward sales that would have fallen in December.
For Chrysler the Jeep brand continued to be a strong performer with a 34% rise in sales last month.
With a 9% rise in annual sales, 2013 was the strongest year for Chrysler since 2007.
"Our Jeep and Ram truck brands had a strong finish led by the all new 2014 Jeep Cherokee and the Ram pickup truck," said Reid Bigland, head of US sales.
Overall, sales in 2013 were strong for the big three Detroit car manufacturers, who were helped along by strong sales of their truck offerings.
Truck sales tend to increase in relation to home sales, which were strong for much of the year as the US economic recovery spurred long-delayed housing activity.
"Trucks on the road are even older than cars on the road," said Michelle Krebs.
However, Toyota, the third biggest player in the US market, didn't do as well as the US manufacturers.
Toyota saw sales in December decline by 1.7% from a year ago to 190,843.
Analysts had been expecting Toyota to report rising sales.
However, 2013 is expected to be the best year for US auto market since 2007, with total annual sales of about 15.6 million.
That would be a strong recovery from 2009 when sales fell to 10.4 million during the depths of the recession.
Fiat shares jump more than 15% after Chrysler deal
Fiat shares have jumped more than 15 percent following the announcement of its plan to buy the remaining 41% of Chrysler it does not own.
The Italian car maker has owned a majority stake in Chrysler since 2009.
The new agreement ends long negotiations with the current owners, Veba, the healthcare trust affiliated to the United Auto Workers' union (UAW).
Fiat has owned a majority stake in Chrysler since 2009
The move will create the world's seventh-largest car company.
Chrysler and Fiat will pay the trust an initial $3.65 billion.
Once the deal is signed off, Chrysler will pay Fiat another $700 million.
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Fiat buys remaining 41% stake in Chrysler
Fiat has agreed to buy the remaining 41% of Chrysler it does not own in a move that will create the world's seventh-largest car company.
The Italian motors giant has owned a majority stake in the US company since 2009.
The agreement ends drawn-out negotiations with the current owners, Veba, the healthcare trust affiliated to the United Auto Workers' union.
Fiat's chief executive, Sergio Marchionne, plans to widen the company's global reach.
The Veba trust looks after medical benefits for retired Chrysler workers.
The alliance between the two companies came amid the major restructuring of the US car industry following the financial crisis of the late 2000s.
The link-up gave Fiat access to the vast US car market, while Chrysler was able to benefit from the Italian firm's expertise in developing small, fuel efficient vehicles.
Recently, Chrysler reported a 22% rise in third-quarter profits to $464 million, with net revenue up 13.5% to $17.6 billion.
Chrysler said its results had been helped by strong sales of its Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Ram 1500 pickup.
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Chrysler recalls 2.7 million Jeeps at risk of fuel tank fires
Chrysler has finally agreed to voluntarily recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a government request to do so.
Chrysler said it had resolved its differences with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The recall affects Jeep Grand Cherokees from 1993-2004 and Jeep Libertys from 2002-07.
Chrysler maintains that the vehicles are not defective, but said it regards safety as a "paramount concern".
The company said dealers would inspect the vehicles and, if necessary, provides an upgrade to the rear structure to better manage low-speed crashes.
Chrysler has finally agreed to voluntarily recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires
Earlier this month, the NHTSA asked Chrysler to voluntarily recall the Grand Cherokees and Libertys, saying that if hit from the rear, the fuel tanks could leak fuel and cause fires.
It said the location of the tanks behind the axle and their height above the road was a design defect.
The agency said it had evidence of at least 37 rear-impact crashes and fires, causing 51 deaths.
At the time, Chrysler said it did not intend to recall the vehicles.
But in a statement on Tuesday, the company said: "Chrysler Group's analysis of the data confirms that these vehicles are not defective and are among the safest in the peer group.
"Nonetheless, Chrysler Group recognizes that this matter has raised concerns for its customers and wants to take further steps, in co-ordination with NHTSA, to provide additional measures to supplement the safety of its vehicles."
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US election: Chrysler gives day off to its employees and urges them to go vote
Chrysler gave all 55,000 of its employees the day off work on Election Day and urged them to go vote – a move that is likely to help President Barack Obama, since most employees are members of the heavily Democratic United Autoworkers union.
The automaker, which received a $6.6 billion government bailout under Obama's presidency, has been at odds with Republican Mitt Romney after he accused the company of shipping jobs to China.
Voting has now opened in all 50 states and millions of Americans are standing in long lines to cast their ballots. Hawaii, which opened their polls at noon Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. local time), was the last to begin.
It's impossible to tell yet what voter turnout for the pivotal presidential election will be – but throngs of Americans are already showing up. In Florida, some voters are reporting waiting in line for up to three and a half hours. Waits in other states were more than an hour before 10:00 a.m. and likely to grow only longer as the day progressed.
Thousands of voters turned out before dawn, hoping to cast their ballots before heading to work. Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. in Ohio, which is perhaps the most important state in this year's neck-and-neck election. In Virginia and New Hampshire – two other pivotal states – voters began lining up before 6:00 a.m.
Chrysler gave all 55,000 of its employees the day off work on Election Day and urged them to go vote
Ralph Gilles, Chrysler's vice president for product design, announced on Twitter that the company was shutting down for the day.
"Chrysler gave its entire work force the day off to Vote Today! Let's go! #America," he wrote.
Mitt Romney ran an ad in Ohio last month claiming that Chrysler was planning to build its Jeep SUVs in China. The company strenuously denied those claims and Ralph Giles even tweeted: "You are full of s***!" when Donald Trump repeated Mitt Romney's allegation.
Ralph Gilles pointed out that all UAW workers already had the day off – a perk the union has negotiated for the last 15 years. Chrysler, which is owned by Italian car company Fiat, only extended the policy to its non-union employees.
Mitt Romney and his wife Ann showed up together at their local polling station in Belmont, Massachusetts, outside Boston, to cast their ballots early Tuesday. Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan was seen at the polls in Wisconsin with his family.
Toyota Motor leads US car sales rise
New car sales in the US posted the best month in more than four years, with Toyota Motor showing the biggest rise.
Toyota saw sales rise 42% in September. Honda reported a jump of 31%, while Chrysler sales increased 12%.
Analysts said buyers in the US were taking advantage of low interest rates and cheap financing.
The US car industry's recovery has been a boon to the US economy in recent months.
Industry-wide sales were up 12.8% in September compared to a year earlier, to 1.19 million cars and light trucks.
Calculated on an annualized basis that is 14.94 million vehicles, the highest rate since March 2008 according to Autodata.
Analysts said the increased demand for passenger vehicles comes after consumers in the US delayed buying new cars during the recession which went on till 2009.
That pushed the age of vehicles on the road up, and now those consumers are looking for replacement cars.
"I think in general with the economy chugging along at about 1.5% to 2% that we are gradually seeing people come back," said Ford chief economist Ellen Hughes-Cromwick.
Japanese carmakers continue to show the biggest gains as they rebound from a supply shortage caused by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.
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Wombwell Main Company Limited
Wombwell Main Colliery, c. 1920
Wombwell Main began life from August 1853 as a private partnership of Dr Robert Dymond (1799-1858), of Bolton Hall, Samuel Roberts, Junior, of Queens Tower, Sheffield (1800-1887), Robert Baxter (1802-1889), Solicitor of Doncaster, and Charles Bartholomew (1806-1895), Engineer, based in Rotherham – a combination of wealthy industrial interests involved in the River Dun Navigation the South Yorkshire Railway Company. A group which would also be in play at Cortonwood and other Barnsley coalfield pits.
Developed from 1853, two shafts were initially sunk 227 yards to the Barnsley seam (No.1, 11ft 6in in diameter started Dec 1853 and finsihed Oct 1854; No.2, 12ft diameter). These were joined by a third shaft in 1862 (No.3, 12ft, 6in). As the colliery developed, No. 3 was sunk down to the Parkgate and then deeper still, to the Silkstone seam, and No.1 was also sunk further, to the Parkgate, with work lasting from April 1892 until April 1893.
The concern became a private limited company, registered on 7th April 1865 with a capital of £125,000, increased to £155,000 in 1870. In 1912 the authorised capital was £155,000 in 1,550 shares of £100 each, of which 1,500 shares were issued and fully paid. The colliery's working area extended to some 1,300 acres.
For many years the Chairman was the descendant and namesake of the original partner, Samuel Roberts, D.L., JP, MP of Queen's Tower, Sheffield, who was knighted in 1917.
Sir Samuel Roberts (1852-1926)
The Directors included:
Charles William Bartholomew, of Blakesley Hall, Towcester (descendant of original partner)
John Jarratt, of Elmfield, Doncaster
Arthur Rock Tyas, of Swaithe, Barnsley
Charles Herbert Cobbold, of Needle Wood, Barnsley
The Colliery Manager was C. H. Elliott, and Company Secretary George Snell jnr.
Snippets from the history of the colliery
Prior to Nationalisation in 1947, the following reports are taken from contemporaneous records of work planned and carried out at the pit.
Wombwell Main
Extracts from company reports from C. E. Rhodes & Sons, Consulting Mining Engineers, from Rotherham
Copy Report Book Jan 1912-Oct 1913
[pp.262-270] 23rd December 1912
S. Roberts Esq., Queen's Tower, Sheffield
Dear Mr Roberts,
In accordance with your request, and after having discussed the matter with my Father, I beg to report upon the question of By-Product Coke Ovens and Washery for the Wombwell Main Colliery Limited.
It is desirable in the first place to consider the life of the colliery in the present seams, and I will therefore deal with this at the outset.
In the Parkgate Seam there are approximately 880 acres yet to work. Calculating on the average output for the last two years, and supposing that this output can be kept up until the exhaustion of the whole area of Parkgate Seam it would be worked out in approximately 13 years. Taking into consideration, however, the fact that the whole of the coal after the expiration of the next three or four years, when rise workings will be finished, would have to be hauled from the dip, I do not think that it would be possible to work out the area as quickly as the above estimate represents.
Apart from this, you will see that working the dip coal only means bringing the whole of your output from what I might term your leasehold estate, in contra-distinction to the Wombwell Lease proper, which expires in 1952.
I have discussed the question with my Father on many occasions, and I agree with him that the proper policy at your Collieries is to develop the Fenton Coal in your own estate to the utmost capacity, and work sufficient Parkgate Coal in addition to keep the shafts and plant going at the present output, which we think, having regard to the results over a series of years, should be considered the maximum.
By developing this Fenton Coal on the lines indicated, you have sufficient area in that and the Parkgate to maintain the present output for upward of 25 years.
It is possible also that by leasing the Fenton Coal under a similar area to the Parkgate, an possibly working one of the other thin seams, t is quite reasonable to suppose that an output could be kept up to the end of the Wombwell Lease in 1952.
The only way in which the life of the colliery can be prolonged is by developing on these lines, and it is certain, in our judgment, that the only way to deal with the output so as to give satisfactory results in the future is to put down a Washery and Bye-Product Coking Plant.
The output at the present time is about 450,000 tons a year, and the estimated quantity of small that would go through, say, a 3/4 " mesh, would be about 25%, or, say, 112,500 tons per annum, or 2,160 tons per week. This quantity of coal, if washed, would lose about 15% in weight by the dirt taken out, thus reducing the quantity to be dealt with to approximately 1,800 tons per week. This quantity of coal coked in bye-product ovens would produce from 66% to 70% of saleable coke, or, say, 1,20 tons per week.
A Washery to deal with this quantity of coal would not be an expensive matter, but if the most is to be made of the Colliery, I consider you should go in for a scheme to wash all your small coals, that is, all going through say a 1 1/2″ mesh.
It is true that at the moment a good deal of your coal is being sold as unscreened, but having regard to all the circumstances I do not think the most is made of it by disposing of it in that manner even today, and I consider that in contemplating a washer you should put one down so as to deal in the most economical manner with all the small coal you produce. The number of men and boys now employed in picking the small coal by hand is very large, and there would be a substantial economy in dispensing with them even if the small when washed was put back into the large. This method of dealing with coal has been adopted at several collieries, and the results have in every case fully justified the expenditure.
The estimated quantity of small coal that you would have to deal with would be about 250,000 tons a year, and this would require a washer of from 70 to 80 tons per hour capacity.
A complete "Baum" Washery, driven electrically, to deal with this quantity would cost £17,610, to which would have to be added the cost of excavations and a proportion of the cost of the electric generating plant, which i dealt with later in this report. Estimating the cost of the foundations at £1,000, brings the cost of the washery to £18,610. I have no doubt that on the whole the 'Baum' is the best plant on the market, but the cost of any other type would be approximately the same, a tender from the Coppee Company being within a few pounds of the above.
It might at the moment be desirable to adopt a similar plant to that at Wath Main, which consists of a washery complete and all its accessories to ultimately deal with 75 tons per hour, but at present only fitted with machinery for 50 tons per hour. If this scheme were adopted the price for the washer would be reduced by some £2,500, but having regard to the time which it will take to get it to work, and that by that date a good many of your unscreened contracts will be running out, I should advise the adoption of the complete scheme in the first instance.
To deal with the 112,500 tons of coking coal referred to it would be necessary to put down a battery of 50 coke ovens, together with the requisite bye-product recovery plant, including that for the recovery of benzol.
I have obtained three tenders from the Simon-Carves Co., the Simplex Coke Oven Co., and the Coppee Co., respectively, for a plant on these lines, and, whilst not at the moment, from the information contained in the tenders, being prepared to recommend the adoption of either one or another of the plants as in my opinion there is very little to choose in their respective efficiencies, the cost of a battery of ovens as named would be approximately £46,000 complete, with the necessary foundations, etc, whichever plant was adopted.
You might, if you desired, in the first instance put down only 25 ovens, but this would involve an expenditure of £34,500, including foundations, etc, and the production, so far as actual recovery of bye-products is concerned, for the smaller plant, would be of course half that obtained with the larger plant, but the net return would be considerably less than half, having regard to the increased capital expenditure per ton of coal carbonised, and to the fact that practically the same labour, with the exception of the mere coke quenchers and loaders, would be required for the smaller plant as for the larger, and if you can see your way, therefore, I should advise you to adopt the complete scheme at once, as it will take in any case from twelve to sixteen months to erect after the contract is placed.
In addition to the expenditure enumerated in the foregoing, it will be necessary to provide for the requisite electric power to drive the washery and the subsidiary apparatus at the coke ovens, and in providing this power consideration should be paid to the requirements for pumping which were brought forward at your last meeting.
Having regard to the fact that your youngest boiler is some 13 years old, and that heavy repairs to boilers generally are inevitable in the near future, the most economical method of raising the necessary power would be to put down a mixed-pressure turbine in connection with the exhaust steam from the No 1 Pit Winding engines.
The horse power that could be recovered, with suitable arrangements on these engines, would be upwards of 1000, but it would not be necessary to put down a plant to deal with the whole of the exhaust available.
A plant to provide 380 electric horse power which would be ample both for the washer, coke ovens, and the pumping, besides providing a reserve of power to replace the screen engines by electric motors should it be found desirable, could be put down for approximately £3,800, including the necessary condenser, switch-board, cooling tower, house, foundations, etc, and a further 380HP unit could be put down for an additional £2,040.
In case, however, it was not decided to put the electric plant down of a design suitable for easy duplication, the price of the first 380HP unit would be reduced to £3,500, and a similar sum would have to be spent should it in the future be found necessary to duplicate the plant.
If the whole of the foregoing suggestions are adopted it will involve the expenditure of a sum made up as follows:-
50 Ovens, with bye-product plant, including recovery of sulphate of ammonia, tar, and benzol. Coal Compressing, charging, and coke discharging machine, chimney, buildings, etc, etc £37,750
Water cooling and recovery £1,570
5 boilers £3,900
Coal bunker and conveyor to ovens £3,516
Washery £17,610
Electric Plant in duplicate, including foundations, fixing, etc £5,840
Foundations, contingencies, etc £3,814
Total £75,000
It is possible that some reduction may be made in the foregoing figures should you decide to do part of the work, e.g. provision of boilers etc, yourselves, but seeing that the existing colliery staff are fully occupied and that they have had no experience in bye-product coke ovens and work in connection therewith, it would probably be desirable to let the whole scheme to the Contractors, whoever they may be, should you decide to proceed with the work, the colliery people simply preparing the site ready for the Contractor.
Assuming the colliery is developed in the future on the lines indicated in the first part of this report, you have a life of at least 25 years at your present output, and the annual amount necessary to provide a fund for the redemption of the capital of £75,000 within the period in question, would be £3,000 per year without interest, or, a sinking fund of £1,800 a year at 4%, and this I think is a safe method of dealing with depreciation.
It is difficult to reduce to figures what the exact saving resulting from the adoption of a washer would be, and I do not calculate on any direct benefit from the mere coking operations except that the ovens will provide a constant outlet at a market price for the small coal which in ordinary times is difficult to dispose of, and I therefore deal with the profit on bye-products alone, which I estimate at 3s/0d per ton of coal carbonised based on less than present prices, and which would be, from carbonising 112,500 tons of coal per annum, £16,875 a year, which would yield a return of £13,875 per annum after providing for the redemption of capital within 25 years, or a return of approximately 18%, without, as I have said, calculating anything in the way of direct profits from the washing and coking operations themselves, as apart from the profits derivable from the bye-products.
Having regard to the fact that coal will have to be conveyed from the pit to the washer and from the washer to the ovens it will be desirable to place the ovens as near to the pits as possible, and the site of the old ovens is one of the most suitable that could be found. This would, however, involve their being erected upon land which is at present held under lease from Captain Wentworth for 'colliery purposes'. I gather that you would prefer to buy a piece of land to place ovens upon so that they may be carried on as a separate undertaking after the expiration of the lease, but that you fear that if the plant is placed upon 'colliery purposes' land you would probably have to pay more than would be the case should you purchase land outside such area. This view may or may not be correct, but the whole of the land now used for colliery purposes, including the proposed site of the ovens, is upon the shaft pillar, and a site upon Captain Wentworth's 'ordinary' estate would necessitate the leaving of extra coal to support it. It is not in my opinion, having regard to the life of the colliery, and to the results that would be obtained from the ovens during that period, absolutely necessary to put the ovens on freehold land, but if this object can be attained without a heavy expenditure it is as well that the site should be purchased, and the area required would not exceed two acres.
Any further information I shall be glad to afford,
I am, yours faithfully
Harry Rhodes
Report Book Oct 1913-July 1915
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To the Chairman and Directors of the Wombwell Main Company Limited,
I have to report upon the results for the months of January and February.
In January the pit worked 26 days, losing one day for the New year holiday. The output was 47,918 tons, or an increase of over 6,000 tons compared with December.
The cost is in consequence down 2.28d per ton, 1.42d of this being in wages.
In February the Colliery worked 24 days, or full time, producing 44,489 tons. The cost compared with January being down .48d per ton.
I have nothing to report as to the underground workings which are in order.
I enclose a tracing shewing the workings in the Parkgate Seam in the neighbourhood of Tingle Bridge. Mr Elliott thought it might be possible to work a small area of Earl Fitzwilliam's coal in this direction as shewn on the tracing, coloured red. You will see, however, that this coal is cut off from your present faces by the Dearne & Dove Canal and the Elsecar Branch of the Great Central Railway and if a pillar to support such Canal and Railway has to be left, I do not think it will be worth while breaking through it to work such a comparatively small area of coal.
The coal under the Dearne & Dove Canal is in lease to you from Mr Storey, and notice of the approach of your workings should therefore be given.
New Plant
Good progress on the whole has been made with the erection of the coking plant, but unfortunately the construction of the ovens has been stopped for the last fortnight owing to want of bricks.
We have written strongly to Messrs Simon Carves upon the subject, and they are doing all they can to urge forward a supply. The delay, I understand, is due to a series of breakdowns at the makers' works and congestion on the Belgian railways.
I do not think, however, that any delay in the completion of the plant need be feared, as the whole of the workmen have been engaged in work on other portions of the plant.
Good progress is being made with the washery, which should be completed and ready for work during the next five or six weeks.
A quarter's instalment upon the contract in respect of the above plant became due on the 32st ultimo. and Mr H. Rhodes has certified for a further payment of £4,500.
The electric pump in the Barnsley Seam has performed its work satisfactorily, although it is not up to the guarantee as to efficiency. Mr H. Rhodes is therefore interviewing the makers on Saturday with reference to the non-compliance with such guarantee, etc. Steam in the meantime has been shut off from No.2 pit.
I am, Gentlemen,
Your faithfully,
C.E. Rhodes
During the month of July the Colliery worked 21 days, with an average output of 1,926 tons per day.
The wages cost is practically the same as for the previous month, and would have been less except for the items "Alteration to Sidings" and "Melton Field Seam", which show a slight increase.
The fixed charges are also slightly up; the total cost compared with the previous month being up .62d per ton.
In August, owing to the outbreak of the War, the Colliery only worked 13 days, with an average daily output of 1913 tons, the decrease in average output being due to the calling up of the Territorials and Reservists. The effect of the decrease in output has been to increase the wages cost by a little under 4d per ton, of which .65d is represented by the Melton Field. The item "Alteration of Sidings" amounting to .23d in July has now disappeared. The fixed charges are also up 1.3d per ton, but as I said in my previous report the costs as a whole reflect great credit.
I have nothing to report as to the underground workings.
Earl Fitzwilliam's Parkgate Coal at Hemingfield
According to the instructions of the Chairman, my Son is now discussing the acquisition of this coal with Earl Fitzwilliam's advisers, who seem to think that the rent proposed of £100 per acre is a low one. My son has pointed out to Mr Durnford that the seam at Wombwell is not anything like so good as that on Earl Fitzwilliam's side of the boundary fault, and has suggested that he should make an inspection of it.
Mr Durnford has not yet been over, but says he will place the matter before Mr Talbot and write again. I do not think, however, that you should pay more than the figure I have suggested, viz £100 per acre, as that is even more than you are getting from your Sub-Lessees, and more than you pay under any of your leases.
The coking plant is completed, with the exception of a few details, and, after consultation with the Chairman, it has been arranged that the warming up of the ovens should begin on October 1st. You should be in a position, therefore, to begin to produce coke about the middle of November.
The Washery is also completed, but has not been turned round yet owing to the electric connection not being finished. It is possible some of the machinery may be running by the time of your meeting.
I have nothing further to report, and
Yours faithfully C.E. Rhodes
The Coke Ovens and Washery started operations about the middle of November, and the whole plant appears to be of excellent design. Wit the exception of slight alterations to the door-lifting gear, and other parts of the ovens, etc. which Messrs Simon Carves are proceeding to carry out, the plant is working very satisfactorily. The coke produced is of excellent quality, and although the results of a full month's working of the bye-product plant are not yet available, there is every reason to believe that the estimate as to the yield of the various bye-products will be fully realised. […]
Earl Fitzwilliam's Parkgate Coal, Hemingfield
Mr Durnford forwarded an agreement prepared by Messrs Newman & Bond which differed materially from the form of agreement I submitted to him. I sent this agreement on to your Solicitors and they have made considerable alterations in it. I approved the draft as altered, and have now sent it to Mr Durnford. In the meantime the coal is being entered.
Copy Report Book March 1917-November 1918
…Since I last reported I have received the costs sheets for the months of September, October and November.
In September the pit worked 22 1/2 days, the total output being 37,508 tons. The wages costs shew an increase of 5.57d per ton compared with the previous month, but the War Wage of 1s/6d per day to men and 9d to boys which came into operation as and from September 17th is responsible for 4.62d of this increase. The other charges shew a reduction, and the net cost compared with August would have been down by rather more than 2 2/3d per ton had it not been for the incidence of the War Wage. Actually, however, the total cost for September is up 1.7d compared with the previous month.
In October the pit worked full time, producing 46,821 tons. The wages costs, including the War Wage, are up 1s/1.42d compared with August. The actual cost of the War Wage for the month of October was £3,229, or 1s/4.55d per ton. Excluding the War Wage, therefore, the wages costs for October are 2.13d less than for August, and the other charges are down 2.14d, so that the total cost for October, notwithstanding the charge of 1s/4.55d per ton for the War Wage, is only 11 1/4d per ton higher than for August; compared with September it is up 9 1/2d per ton.
In November the pit worked full time, producing 44,747 tons. The wages costs are up 2d per ton compared with the previous month, the other charges shew a reduction of 1d, and the total cost is up 1d per ton compared with October.
The coke ovens worked well, and the yield of coke and the various bye-products is quite up to the standard. The War Wage, however, has had the effect of increasing the average wages cost by about 1s/- per ton.
I have nothing to report on the underground workings, which are in order.
As anticipated in previous reports, the coal in the East Dip District is working very much better owing to the faces having got further away from the level side.
The output from the Fenton, or New Silkstone, Seam is now practically equal to that from the Parkgate, and the developments in the Fenton are proceeding satisfactorily. In the North Levels the seam is improving in thickness and the dirt is getting somewhat thinner, but on the South the section remains practically the same.
A drift has been put up into the seam about half a mile to the dip of the shaft out of the Parkgate South Dips, and the seam there proved of normal section. Arrangements are being made to open out a panel in this district, lowering the coal down the drift in question. It will then be hauled along with the Parkgate to the shaft. The Parkgate output in this district will soon fall off, and this arrangement will have the effect of utilising the haulage road, which is a thoroughly good one, and at the same time reduce the cost of hauling the Parkgate, and will also save the maintenance of roads in the Fenton.
The new electrically-driven fan is fixed and also the motor, but the starting up is being delayed owing to the non-delivery of a piece of cable.
I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, C.E. Rhodes
[pp.375-378] 26th July 1918
…Speaking generally, the increased cost of production at Wombwell compares favourably with that of other collieries in the district, as your output has not fallen to anything like the same extent. In July 1914, when 21 days were worked, the average output per day was 1,936 tons (I take July for comparison because very short time was worked in June 1914). In June 1915 the average output per day was 1,774 tons, in June 1916, 1,737 tons; in June 1917, 1,730 tons; and in June 1918, 1,450 tons, a net reduction compared with pre-war conditions of 25 per cent, whereas it is not at all uncommon to find outputs reduced by 50 per cent.
With such a reduction in output it is of course impossible to maintain reasonable costs, and as this reduced output is solely owing to want of men it appears very unlikely that any relief is going to be obtained in the immediate future. […]
…I fear, however, the results for August will be very unsatisfactory, owing to the strike on account of the question of surface men's hours, and the unrest which has followed it.
The shopmen and surface labourers are only working 51 hours per week as against 54, pending a settlement of the whole question by an independent Arbitrator, whose decision is to be given before October 1st, meantime, the men are completely out of hand, ignoring the recognised mealtimes, and leaving off work at 2.24pm each day; the result naturally being that surface work all round is interfered with very considerably.
The attendance of the men underground is rather better, but a very large amount of time is still lost for no cause. There is no doubt that they resent very strongly having to pay income tax, and that as a matter of fact in many cases they keep their work down to a point which avoids paying it. […]
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You will be quite aware of the various negotiations which led to the termination of the National Coal Strike, and it is unnecessary, therefore, for me to refer to them, except to say that a settlement was arrived at on November 29th based upon a 7 1/2 hour working day.
In anticipation of a settlement a few men had been got to work, and the bulk of the men returned on the morning of the 1st instant.
The re-arrangement of work consequent upon the increase in the time of the working shift has acted quite smoothly from the commencement, and as at other collieries, there is no sign that the local good feeling between the management and men has in any way suffered from the long cessation of work.
Considering the length of the stoppage the colliery was in remarkably good order, and normal outputs may now be said to have been attained.
Parkgate Seam
With the exception of a few places at the extreme north of the North Level out of the North Dips, the whole of the places in this seam are now at work.
With regard to the faces in the North Dips which are standing, it is intended to re-open them by a new level which was in progress of being made before the stoppage, in order to cut off some 900 to 1,000 yards of a long circuitous haulage road.
I inspected the district in question during the stoppage and have also done so since the resumption of work, and quite agree with the conclusion to which the management have come.
Some time ago a drift was driven out of the North Dips into the Fenton Seam in order to open out a new district, but the return air-way was only partially completed. It is now intended to proceed with this work.
Fenton Seam
The whole of the faces in this seam have been got to work, and conditions are rapidly approaching the normal.
In the South Level the dirt continues to increase in thickness, and I fear it will not be possible to work any of this seam economically beyond the boundary of the Company's freehold estate.
In the North District the workings from Barrow Colliery in the area of Parkgate Coal sub-leased to that Company are coming up under the area which the main North Level was intended to open out. The Barrow Company are quite within their rights in working the coal in the manner they are doing, but it may be necessary to temporarily suspend the working of the Fenton Seam in this district until the Barrow workings have finished. The point, however, has only come to my notice within the last few days, and I have not yet had an opportunity of discussing the question at length with your manager.
Beamshaw Seam
The extension of the working day by half-an-hour has had a remarkable effect upon the working of this seam, the output on the 10th instant having exceeded 300 tons.
The statutory limitation of the working day to 7 hours handicapped the working of machine-got coals to an extent that has hardly been realised, and I look forward to considerable improvement in the cost of working this seam under the new arrangement of hours.
The surface works and machinery in general are in good order.
The Mines Inspectorate has from time to time raised the question of the air-locks in the No.3 Pit, and suggests that the present method is not an up-to-date one. They are raising similar objections all up and down the country where upcast shafts are closed in as in the case at Wombwell, but in my opinion the Inspectors are taking up what might be described as a "scare" attitude in this matter owing to an accident at a colliery in Derbyshire caused by the obvious neglect of the most elementary precautions as to inspections.
Except for the fact that it would be a good opportunity to dispense with a good deal of inflammable material by constructing an up-to-date air-lock, I see no reason why the present arrangement should not remain, but a scheme has been got out and will be brought forward for your consideration should the Inspectorate again raise the question.
Coking and Washing Plant
The coking plant has kept more or less in operation during the whole of the stoppage, and is now being gradually got into full working order. The plant generally is in good working order.
Since this plant was designed and erected considerable improvements have been made in the arrangements for draining the small coal, and in modern Baum Washeries the draining band has been eliminated and a system of quiet motion jigging screens, known as slurry jiggers, for, as it were, shaking the water out of the washed coal introduced in their stead. At one or two collieries with which I am connected it has been found economical to dispense with the draining band, thus not only removing an apparatus of which the cost of upkeep is considerable, but producing a drier cokingslack by means of the introduction of these slurry jiggers, with advantageous effects both as to output of coke and bye-products and maintenance of the ovens.
The draining band at Wombwell at the moment is in good order, but should extensive repairs be required in the future it would undoubtedly pay to replace it by up-to-date slurry jiggers. I recommend, therefore, that the makers of this apparatus should be approached with a view to getting out a design and quotation for the necessary alterations, and at the same time the probably saving to be gained by the adoption of slurry jiggers can be investigated and the particulars placed before you.
I have nothing further to report, and I am, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully, Harry Rhodes
M.E. 'The Yorkshire Coalfield. XLIV. – Wombwell Main Colliery', Colliery Guardian and journal of the coal and iron trades, London, Vol.LXXIV, 6th August 1897, p.237

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English soccer's regular season ends this weekend. Everton spent much of the season playing like relegation-fodder and the rest playing like Champion's League contenders. Thus, it's fitting that, with one match to play, Everton is on the border line of the top half of the table. A win at home against relegated West Brom and a Wigan loss at Arsenal would give us the 10th spot. This outcome may depend on today's match between Arsenal and Manchester City. An Arsenal victory would keep them in contention for a guaranteed spot in next year's Champion's League. A loss would leave them with no incentive to defeat Wigan.
If Everton does make the top 10 it will be second consecutive year, and the third in the last four. For Evertonians these days that's a dynasty.


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Recently, a 350-mile roundtrip brought home Lillstina—a 36″ 4-harness 6-treadle folding Swedish floor loom with light but thick beams, a short dumpy workhorse who can handle everything from scarves to rugs. Thick legs spread wide even when folded, Lilly could not fit in the trunk of the car. Came careful dismounting and even more careful maneuvering. The rear beam, with warp on it, was tied on to the trunk lid; the castle and front beam assiduously angled into the rear seat of the car. Extracting Lilly's front beam from that rear seat was an adventure in pure geometry and physics. All planes, angles, leverage, and forward motion.
It is not possible to obtain a new toy without showing it off. Only the friendless and lonely don't show off new toys. So Lilly received her due: inspection from a friend and fellow weaver. Delight over her hinged beater; approval of Lilly's extras; suggestions about reed cleaning; wonder over her horses; promises to search the books for info on Lilly's tribe, the counterbalance loom. The happy pronouncement, Lilly is an excellent deal, needing some slight expenditure to make her a fully functioning loom. No preening here.
Shot string heddles stripped and new Texsolv ones ordered, grime removed with Spartan Dust-Mop Dust Remover and Murphy's Oil Soap, Lillstina glowed.
As she patiently awaits her new Texsolv heddles, Lilly stands on the floor, feet aspraddle, her guts leaning against wool stash bins at her side. Her day of dressing is nigh.
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A €25m tax battle before the Tax Appeals Commission clarifies the corporation tax treatment when intercompany debt is unwound.
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When Costco began opening warehouses around Australia a few years ago I was green with envy because they weren't near me. I can remember the first opening day of the Costco in Orlando. I shopped there all the time when I lived in Florida. Now that I'm in Australia I've missed warehouse shopping.
Then came the day that Costco announced it had purchased land north of Brisbane for a new warehouse. Brisbane is only an hour away from me and I knew I'd travel that far to shop at Costco. This was over a year ago. Every few weeks I'd check on the progress. It was worse than being pregnant.
I got on the Costco lovers Facebook page, the Costco Facebook page, I joined up to be notified when they'd open and last week I went down and bought my membership. That's because Costco finally opened today.
Was I there on day one? You betcha. Now there were some who slept outside so they could get in first but I'm not quite that silly. I certainly wasn't alone in wanting to be there on day one because as we got off the highway, the traffic lights weren't working and there were police at every intersection. Why? There was so much traffic going to Costco. Seriously. If you'd been in the sky looking down it would have looked like a swarm of bees heading for the entrance.
Usually I feel quite Australian because I have lived here for many years but one step inside Costco and I was 100% Yank. Jelly Bellies, American bacon, ice tea, enough paper towels and toilet paper to cover the town, boats, hot tubs, refrigerators, dishwashers, clothing, fresh meat and veg, bakery plus an optical and hearing aid stores.
I say that it's 'my' Costco because it's a 45 minute drive to North Lakes, north of Brisbane. If they want to put another one on the Sunshine Coast, I would be there on day one too!
The local paper put a story about the Costco opening in their online paper and some people were commenting with things like, "Why do we want an American store?" or "Who'd pay to shop without so much as a peek inside?" or "So much stuff for stupid people to buy." One even said one day soon someone would start a website for people of Costco (like Wal-Mart). They just don't understand how different this is from a department store. I shook my head and thought about my visit to the store. I'd go there again tomorrow if I needed something. — or maybe just to walk around.
We came out with a full shopping cart and yes, most things made John roll his eyes. "A big jar of Jelly Bellies? Seriously?" Then he leaned over and gave me a kiss and said, "You Americans," and grinned ear to ear. You might remember that the word you and Americans has never been permitted to be used in the same sentence in our house. I let it pass today.
However, my return eyeroll said in no uncertain terms, "Stuff it!" and then I put in a jumbo container of Skippy peanut butter, eggs and some American bacon. Charlie was really happy with a huge bag of dog treats and we have enough paper towels for any emergency – for the next five years.
We took Rob with us and he walked for nearly 2 hours. He must have been exhausted but he said he wouldn't have missed it for anything. "It sure is done well, Maureen, even if it IS American. They really know what they're doing." He's right.
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Jelly slice is a type of dessert commonly found in New Zealand and Australia where it is prepared with three layers consisting of a base of biscuits, a filling made out of custard or cream then topped with a layer of jelly. The first time I had this I had tried the cream version and my first impression was this dessert was a lazy way to make no bake cheesecakes as they have nearly similar base and filling but just greatly differ on the toppings where instead of fruits, jelly was used in replacement.
Usually prepared during the holiday season this treat is popular with kids and for the young at heart and while we are still 4 months away from Christmas there's nothing stopping me in making one hence our post today. If you know how to make non baked cheesecakes this is even easier to make so what are you waiting for start gathering your ingredients and make one at home now.
In a bowl combine all base ingredients and mix well.
Prepare and lightly grease a 11 x 7 in (or equivalent) baking dish, put mixed base ingredients and press to flatten base.
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In a small bowl combine together gelatine and boiling water, mix well until the gelatine is completely dissolved.
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In a bowl combine together jelly and boiling water, mix well until the jelly is completely dissolved. Let it cool for a bit then pour on top of set cream cheese mixture. Put it back in the refrigerator and let it set for 3 hours before serving.
You are right Raymund…why wait for the holidays to enjoy these little treats…they look delicious, like the idea of no bake.
What a great looking dish! And one I don't think I've ever had — and certainly haven't made! But now I can, thanks to this great recipe. Thanks!


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Since March 2013, in partnershp with the Turin city government, the World Bank team has been preparing for the launch of Project Greenback 2.0, which aims to foster the development of a sound and efficient market for remittances. The project pursues an important new approach: It focuses on remittance senders, and its priority is meeting their needs.
In the first months of our efforts in Turin, we have been working on a survey among remittance senders, and we have been mapping and monitoring the services that are available to them when they seek to send money home. The survey focused on Romanians, Moroccans and Peruvians – the most numerous immigrant groups in Turin, who together account for more than 60 percent of the city's immigrant population.
We were impressed to see that about 80 percent of respondents have at least one bank account. On the other hand, less than 6 percent of them send money to their home countries from their bank accounts, and 83 percent of respondents use a money transfer operator (MTO) as their preferred provider. It seems to us that there is an open channel that is not being used to its full potential, thus reducing the level of competition in the marketplace.
Our researchers approached several remittance service providers, posing as customers and inquiring about service conditions and pricing. Too often, we found that accurate information was not available, or that staff members were not aware of the products offered by their own company. In some cases, it was even suggested that potential customer should use a competitor's service.
The perceived average cost per transaction, expressed as a percentage of the amount sent, is around 3 percent. The international "5x5 Objective," which aims for the reduction of the average total cost of remittance prices to 5 percent, would already have been achieved if the perception of respondents to our survey in Turin were accurate. Unfortunately, their perception does not reflect the real cost: The World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide database estimates that it is over 7 percent.
The majority of respondents are apparently not fully aware of all the elements of the cost of sending remittances: They generally believe that the only cost is represented by the fee. Only 36 percent of respondents are aware that the total cost includes other components. Remarkably, the percentage drops to zero when money is sent through a bank. This fact confirms that transparency of pricing is an issue of serious concern for remittance services.
Turin is the first Remittance Champion City. There will be more very soon: Montreuil, France, is already lined up. The Remittance Champion Cities will be laboratories where we plan to show how the issues related to remittance transactions can be addressed, and to demonstrate how remittances can be leveraged to increase financial inclusion and promote development.
Photo: The launch event for "Project Greenback 2.0" attracted a standing-room-only crowd in Turin, Italy – the first "Remittance Champion City." Photo credit: Miisha Ayana.


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Improving time to surgery for hip fracture patients. Impact of the introduction of an emergency theatre
R ffrench-O'Carroll, F McDonagh, G Flood.
Division of Anaesthesia, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Republic of Ireland.
Hip fractures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality1. Surgery performed on the day of or after admission is associated with improved outcome2,3. An audit cycle was performed examining time to surgery for hip fracture patients. Our initial audit identified lack of theatre space as one factor delaying surgery. A dedicated daytime emergency theatre was subsequently opened and a re-audit was performed to assess its impact on time to surgery. Following the opening of the theatre, the proportion of patients with a delay to hip fracture surgery greater than 36 hours was reduced from 49% to 26% with lack of theatre space accounting for 23% (3 of 13) of delayed cases versus 28.6% (9 of 32) previously. 44% of hip fracture surgeries were performed in the emergency theatre during daytime hours, whilst in-hospital mortality rose from 4.6% to 6%. We conclude that access to an emergency theatre during daytime hours reduced inappropriate delays to hip fracture surgery.
Hip fractures pose a major health risk. In Ireland 3,000 people are hospitalised with hip fractures every year4. It is primarily a disease of the elderly with mean age of fractures of 84 years in women and 83 years in men. Patients often have multiple co-morbidities and mortality is high with an in-hospital mortality rate of 4.6%5. Hip fracture care is complex and multidisciplinary. It should adhere to evidence based guidelines with regular audit and feedback to ensure quality service. Amongst these guidelines the need for an expedited route to surgery is highlighted, which results in better pain control, earlier mobilisation, improved morbidity and likely reduced mortality2,3. It is estimated in the UK that following the introduction of the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) rates of early surgery increased with approximately 1000 fewer people dying per year within 30 days of admission following hip fracture5. This would equate to 50 less deaths in Ireland from hip fractures each year4.
Several reasons account for inappropriate delay to surgery including lack of available theatre space and delay for inappropriate medical reasons. Access to a dedicated emergency theatre during daytime hours may reduce delays in certain hospitals. An audit carried out in our institution in 2013 showed that in 49.2% of hip fracture cases examined there was a delay >36 hours from hospital admission to surgery. In 39.3% of these cases the reasons for delay would be considered unacceptable by the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI)7 with lack of theatre space cited in 28% of delayed cases. Our primary aim was to establish the effect of introducing a daytime emergency theatre on time from admission to surgery for hip fractures.
Our hospital is a large tertiary referral centre with a busy mixed speciality caseload including the National Spinal Injuries Unit and the National Heart and Lung Transplantation Service. There is an active orthopaedic and trauma service with only one dedicated orthopaedic theatre undertaking a mixture of elective and emergency cases. An additional theatre was opened in July 2014 during daytime hours specifically to manage emergency cases, of which trauma makes up a large part.
Data was collected prospectively on the perioperative management of all patients undergoing hip fracture surgery from 01/12/2014 until 01/05/2015. The anaesthetist at the time of surgery recorded length of time to surgery following admission and any reasons for delay. Time of admission was taken as time entering the emergency department, while time of surgery was taken as time arriving in the anaesthetic room. Patient co-morbidities, ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) status, pre-operative medications and anaesthetic technique were also recorded. A member of the audit team later collected data on length of stay and postoperative complications. Patients who sustained periprosthetic fractures and fractures while in hospital were excluded. Similar to our initial audit, the Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD) and the NHFD, patients less than 60 years of age were excluded from the study. In total 50 patients were included in the study. Results were compared to the IHFD 2014 report4, the UK NHFD 20158 and the Anaesthetic Sprint Audit of Practice (ASAP) 2014 report9, which uses NHFD data to profile perioperative care of hip fractures against AAGBI guidelines7.
The mean age of patients in our re-audit was 81 years. This was similar to our initial audit where the mean age was 80 years. A larger proportion of our patients were over 90 years old compared to our previous study (20% versus 13.8%). Co-morbidities were common with 1 or more of the documented illnesses present in 82% of cases. Given the high number of co-morbidities it is not surprising that 74% of patients included had an ASA grade of 3 or more. This was greater than our initial audit (63.1%), the 2014 ASAP figures (67%)9 and the IHFD 2014 figures (53%)4. The majority of patients (80%) were reviewed by an anaesthetist prior to arriving in theatre, which is reduced compared to 2013 figures (87%). More patients, 8% versus 1.5%, were reviewed in the emergency department, which was one of the recommendations of our initial audit, but also may reflect a longer wait to ward bed allocation due to bed pressures at our institution.
Data around the surgical procedure was also collected. All procedures were under the supervision of an anaesthetic consultant. 44% of cases were performed in the dedicated emergency theatre, with the remainder performed in the orthopaedic theatre. Bipolar hemiarthroplasty procedures accounted for the majority of surgical approaches (48%) with dynamic hip screws (24%) and gamma nails (28%) accounting for the remaining. No patients underwent total hip arthroplasty for hip fractures. Cement was used in 22 of 24 patients undergoing a bipolar hemiarthroplasty; the remaining 2 received an uncemented Austin Moore prosthesis.
Anaesthetic technique varied widely with 58% of patients receiving an intrathecal anaesthetic. This was considerably less than our 2013 figures where 81.5% of patients received an intrathecal anaesthetic but greater than the ASAP 2014 figures (44.2%)9. Intrathecal anaesthesia is the most common form of anaesthetic nationally (77%) as reported in the IHFD 20144. No patients received combined general and neuraxial anaesthesia and co-administration of intrathecal opioids was restricted to fentanyl, although it was used in only 30% of total cases (51.7% intrathecal anaesthetics). This compares favourably to ASAP figures where 22% of intrathecal anaesthetics involved fentanyl administration9. Finally 36% of patients received a nerve block in addition to either a general (12/21) or intrathecal anaesthetic (6/29). This compares less favourably to ASAP figure where 56% of patients received nerve blocks, as recommended by the AAGBI9 but more favourably to Irish figures where 18% received a nerve block4.
Time to Surgery
Central to this audit was determining the effect of introduction of an emergency theatre during daytime hours on time to hip fracture surgery. This audit shows a reduction from 49.2% of patients delayed >36hours from admission to surgery in 2013 to 26% in 2015. The IHFD reports 57% of patients undergoing surgery within 36 hours4 while the UK NHFD figures reports 72.1% of cases are performed on the day of or after admission8.
On review of the 13 cases that were delayed >36 hours, 3 were deemed to be due to a lack of theatre space accounting for 23% of delayed cases. This is an improvement from 2013 figures where 28.6% of cases (9 of 32) were delayed due to lack of theatre space, but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 1.0; OR 0.7667 [95% CI 0.1705-3.447]). 44% of cases were performed in the dedicated emergency theatre, with the remainder performed in the orthopaedic theatre. Other unacceptable reasons for delay included awaiting echocardiogram (1 patient) and anti-platelet therapy (1 patient). Acceptable reasons for a delay beyond 36 hours included a patient on warfarin with a raised international normalized ratio (INR) > 2 (1 patient), rivoroxaban therapy (1 patient), awaiting Computed Tomography (CT) hip (1 patient) and delay for medical optimisation (4 patients). The cases requiring medical optimisation included a patient with sepsis secondary to a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), a case requiring haematology consult and two patients with anaemia necessitating red cell transfusions prior to theatre.
Postoperative outcome
Median length of stay was 12 days, when patients who died were excluded. This is similar to our 2013 figure, the IHFD figure (12.5 days)4 and less than the NHFD 2015 figure (15.3 days)8. There were 3 deaths giving an in-hospital mortality of 6%. One death occurred in the post anaesthetic care unit (PACU) and was felt likely due to cement reaction. Another patient died 15 days postoperatively suffering both myocardial infarction and LRTI. A further patient had metastatic disease and died 36 days postoperatively following LRTI. In-hospital mortality from our previous study was 4.6% while NHFD 30 day mortality figures from 2014 report stands at 7.5%10. Postoperative complications were common, occurring in 48% of patients. These are outlined in table 4. Eight patients required admission to our high dependency unit (HDU) or intensive care unit (ICU) post-operatively. There were no recorded wound infections, decubitus ulcers or deep venous thombi/pulmonary emboli (DVT/PEs).
Similar to both IHFD and NHFD figures our study shows that patients who suffer hip fracture are elderly, have multiple co-morbidities and are at high risk of death and serious complications following admission. Delaying hip fracture surgery following admission is associated with increased length of stay and greater morbidity and mortality for patients. Indeed delaying surgery beyond 48hours of admission may increase the odds of 30 day mortality by 41%11. Various guidelines advocate early surgery in these patients. The IHFD, which is governed by the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) collects data on hip fractures and monitors care against six standards as published in the 'Blue Book', formed from the collaboration of the British Geriatric Society (BGS) and the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) in 2007. According to 'Blue Book' standards medically fit patients should have surgery within 48 hours of admission and during normal working hours12. A similar timeframe is proposed by the AAGBI in their guidelines on 'Management of Proximal Femoral Fractures 2011', which forms a specific guide to anaesthetists7. Quality standards however issued by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend surgery on the day or day after admission13. These guidelines form standards used by the NHFD in the UK, which is the largest on-going audit of hip fracture management in the world8.
The logistics involved in a quick route to surgery include fast track admission pathways, dedicated trauma lists, pre-operative assessment and early optimization of medical problems7. Delay to hip fracture surgery due to lack of available theatre space is not unique to our institution14,15. However, it appears to be a greater problem in our hospital than nationally as the IHFD report that 12% of delayed cases > 48 hours are due to lack of theatre space4. We have show that introduction of an emergency theatre during daytime hours can reduce operative delays due to inappropriate reasons in this patient group. A reduction from 49.2% of patients delayed >36hours from admission to surgery in 2013 to 26% in 2015 was recorded with lack of theatre space being the primary reason for delay in 3 of 13 cases delayed > 36hours (23%) versus 9 of 32 cases (28.6%) previously. Our figures now compare more favourably to the UK NHFD where 72.1% of cases are performed on the day of or day after admission8, and IHFD figures where 72% are performed within 48 hours of admission4. Further improvements may be possible with more efficient use of the theatre during daytime hours.
Inappropriate reasons for delay as per the AAGBI6 also include awaiting echocardiogram and antiplatelet therapy, which accounted for 2 cases in our institution. Cases requiring medical optimisation thereby delaying surgery to allow physiological stabilisation may not improve overall outcome, but may prevent on-table death. It is recommended that the benefits of expedited surgery be balanced against the risks of certain untreated conditions such as atrial fibrillation7. Delay for patients awaiting medical review, investigation or stabilisation accounts for the greatest number of delays nationally at 54% of cases delayed greater than 48 hours4.
As regards perioperative care at our institution, a greater proportion of our patients receive intrathecal anaesthesia involving administration of intrathecal fentanyl than ASAP figures9. A considerable number of patients are still receiving general anaesthesia (42%), similar to national figures (41%) This may be due to specific consultant preferences and the mode of anaesthesia may well be less important than the manner in which it is delivered16. It is a concern that a substantial number of patients who may be suitable for peripheral nerve blocks are not being offered them (only 36% of patients received a nerve block). We plan to communicate this finding and aim to identify the barriers to the performance of peripheral nerve blocks in this patient group. The increase in mortality noted in our re-audit (from 4.6% to 6%) is small and may be explained by the greater number of ASA grade 3 patients in the second patient group. We conclude that access to a staffed daytime emergency theatre has succeeded in reducing some of the inappropriate delay to hip fracture surgery experienced at our institution.
There is no conflict of interest to declare
Dr Robert ffrench-O'Carroll, Division of Anaesthesia, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7
Email: robffrench@gmail.com
1. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. NICE Clinical Guideline 124 – The management of hip fracture in adults. Issued June 2011. Available from; http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG124
2. Leung F, Lau TW, Kwan K, Chow SP, Kung AWC. Does timing of surgery matter in fragility hip fractures? Osteoporos Int. 2010; 21: 529–34.
3. Rae HC, Harris IA, McEvoy L, Todorova T. Delay to surgery and mortality after hip fracture. ANZ J Surg. 2007;77:889–891.
4. The Irish Hip Fracture Database. National Hip Fracture Database, National Report 2014. Available from https://www.noca.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IHFD-National-Report-2014-Online-Version.pdf.
5. Ellanti P, Cushen B, Galbraith A, Brent L, Hurson C, Ahern E. Improving Hip Fracture Care in Ireland; A Preliminary Report of the Irish Hip Fracture Database. J Osteoporos. 2014, Article ID 656357.
6. Neuburger J, Currie C, Wakeman R, Tsang C, Plant F, De Stavola B, Cromwell DA, Van Der Meulen J. The impact of a national clinician-led audit initiative on care and mortality after hip fracture in England: An external evaluation using time trends in non-audit data. Medical care. 2015 Aug;53:686-91.
7. Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. Management of Proximal Femoral Fractures 2011. 2012: 67;85-98
8. The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD). The National Hip Fracture Database Annual Report 2015. Available from http://www.nhfd.co.uk/nhfd/nhfd2015reportPR1.pdf
9. Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme, National Hip Fracture Database. Anaesthetic Sprint Audit of Practice 2014. Available from http://www.aagbi.org/sites/default/files/NHFD%20anaesthestic%20report.pdf
10. The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD). An analysis of 30-day mortality in 2014. Available from http://www.nhfd.co.uk/
11. Shiga T, Wajima Z, Ohe Y. Is operative delay associated with increased mortality of hip fracture patients? Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Can J Anaesth. 2008;55:146–54
12. British Orthopaedic Association and British Geriatrics Society. The Care of Patients With Fragility Fractures. 2007. Available from http://www.fractures.com/pdf/BOA-BGS-Blue-Book.pdfThe National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. NICE Quality Standard 16 – Hip Fractures. Issued March 2012. Available from https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs16/resources/guidance-hip-fracture-pdf
13. De Silva CU, Tha HS, Armstrong D, Walker K. Timely delivery of hip fracture care: a Middlemore Hospital audit. N Z Med J. 2013 Oct 18;126:77-83.
14. Von Meibom N, Gilson N, Dhapre A, Davis B. Operative delay for fracture of the hip; a two-centre prospective study. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2007 Jan:89:77-9.
15. Maxwell L, White S. Anaesthetic management of patients with hip fractures: an update, Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain. 2013 doi: 10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkt006, published online: February 26, 2013.


Cause still little understood, Alzheimer's Disease is a chemical change in brain tissue structure. Unexplained protein deposits undermine normal brain functions, in particular short term memory storage and retrieval.
The result is memory loss. And as memory fails, the afflicted lose their capacity to learn, make judgments, and communicate.
Unfortunately, Alzheimer's Syndrome is progressive and cannot be reversed.
Ultimately, victims cannot manage even the most basic normal daily tasks like eating and personal hygene.
It is most distressing too for family and loved ones to, to observe a family member seemingly "fade away" little by little. The victim's struggle to maintain some form of sanity despite the condition can be too much for some relatives to bear and, sadly, they distance themselves from the sufferer instead of giving support.
With extending life expectancy, Alzheimer's is prevalent and ever increasing in incidence - so it is prudent to understand more about Alzheimer's now, in case you should ever find yourself (or a friend or family member) in this unfortunate situation in future. Recognizing the warning signs can help you cope with the disease in early onset when there is the best chance remaining to minimize the damaging effects of Alzheimer's. Knowing what to look for is key to early detection and diagnosis of this debilitating disease.
So let's review some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's. Some reasonable memory loss is an expected feature of normal aging. However, the type of memory loss symptomatic of Alzheimer's is noticeably more severe and often accompanied (or followed) by associated tell-tale signs. Alzheimer victims often experience difficulty with general cognitive tasks such as communication, thinking, reasoning, comparing, and learning new skills.
Short-term memory is generally the first target of Alzheimer's disease. For example, sufferers may forget family names or how to perform simple daily tasks. Strangely, long-term memory is less affected by Alzheimers; and patients may retain some clear memories of past scenes and events. They may consequently appear more comfortable living in the past than the present.
Another sign shown by patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease is the erosion of verbal communication skills. Instead of speaking up to communicate needs, preferences and feelings, the Alzheimer victim may instead revert to body language and facial expressions. Perception is another skill diminished by Alzheimer's syndrome.
As of the present there are no Alzheimer's treatments to totally cure, prevent or reverse the onset of the disease or its progression. What doctors can do is try to treat many of the disease symptoms such as loss of memory. The rate of progression may also be slowed in the earlier stages. Much Alzheimer's research is in progress and as new discoveries about the disease are made, we can expect more effective Alzheimer's treatments, with reduced side effects, to become available.
Try to consult with a qualified physician in order to help eliminate some symptoms that might look like true Alzheimer's and to effectively distinguish between the many other causes of dementia, some of which are completely treatable.


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