Any car accident can cause a pedestrian to sustain serious injuries, but hybrid cars may pose an even greater risk than other types of vehicles.
At low speeds, the quiet engine of an electric or hybrid vehicle can make it difficult for pedestrians to detect when a vehicle is approaching. This is especially dangerous for pedestrians who suffer from visual impairments.
This silent risk poses such a danger to pedestrians that federal regulators are now requiring hybrid and electric vehicles to be equipped with sound alerts. These alerts will be triggered at low speeds in order to warn pedestrians of the vehicle's presence.
Reuters reports that the regulations were first demanded by Congress in 2010. Now, after many delays, auto manufacturers will be required to be fully compliant by 2020.
Quiet hybrid and electric vehicles are not the only dangers pedestrians face on the roads of Connecticut. WTNH News 8 spoke with Hamden police, which reported an increase in local pedestrian accidents. One police captain noted that many of the accidents involved pedestrians who were distracted. Younger adults, especially, were noted to be talking or texting on phones while crossing the street, rather than paying attention to traffic.
Reporters also witnessed many pedestrians crossing outside of designated crosswalks. One woman crossed in an area where turning vehicles had the right of way, causing one vehicle to barely miss colliding with her. Officers remind pedestrians to cross at designated crosswalks. If there aren't any available, pedestrians should cross at corners, where drivers are more alert to pedestrian traffic.
Stamford also experienced a series of pedestrian accidents in the early months of 2018. The Stamford Advocate reports that two female pedestrians were killed, and one left in the hospital with serious injuries, in three separate accidents across the Stamford area. Two accidents occurred while the victims were crossing the street, and one occurred in a parking lot.
These accidents remind drivers that pedestrians can be present anywhere. Drivers should be constantly alert and watching for pedestrians in the roadway.
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Akpabio's defection boosting Emmanuel's home support
By Seye Olumide
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What will play out in next year's gubernatorial election in Akwa Ibom State is nothing short of a possible 'battle of ego and a must win' between Governor Udom Emmanuel and his predecessor and benefactor, Senator Godswill Akpabio. While the incumbent is seeking re-election for a second term in office, the senator, who represents Akwa Ibom Ikot Ekpene Senatorial district, is likely to battle for another term in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly.
Although, Akpabio will not be on the ballot for gubernatorial poll, his participation will most likely bolster the chances of whoever picks the ticket of the major opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), to which he defected recently.
Emmanuel is staying back in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which he won his first term mandate. PDP is also hoping to retain control of the oil-rich state, where it had established dominance since 1999. The election will be a career-saving or stalling contest for Akpabio, just as APC will be rallying around him (Akpabio) and his political structure to displace PDP as the ruling party in the state.
However, contrary to expectations Akpabio's defection to APC has been generating massive home support for the incumbent governor. Since he became governor in 2015 the relationship between Emmanuel and his erstwhile boss, has been icy and sour, despite their persistent denial of any such rift. That pretence gave way as soon as Akpabio formally dumped PDP for APC at a well-attended ceremony at Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium recently.
Again, although the ceremony attracted big names like President Muhammadu Buhari, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; national leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and a huge crowd of the party faithful, it did not change the general perception in the state that the senator was merely trying to mortgage Akwa Ibom for a selfish purpose.
Next year's election will therefore, determine the real political clout and future of Akpabio and his successor. Observers claim that if Akpabio fails to stop the governor's second term bid and deliver Akwa Ibom to his new party, he would have diminished his political relevance and credibility in the state.They cited the instance of the incumbent Minister of Transportation and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, saying he has been a shadow of himself ever since he left PDP to APC in 2014.
Beyond that, Akpabio might also lose the chance of a return to the senate, should Emmanuel leverage on the bourgeoning home support for his ascendancy after his former boss jumped ship.Will the governor use his political machinery and the wide power of incumbency to shoot down the senator's reelection? The likelihood of such a possibility is becoming apparent.
The sentiment out there is that the federal constituency from where the former governor hails was not the zone expected to produce the senatorial ticket in 2015, but the consensus was to reward him with the ticket for resisting APC's scheme to oust the ruling party in the last gubernatorial poll.Now, Akpabio's defection to APC is stoking alignments and realignments even in his senatorial zone, where Emmanuel and the PDP are building political synergy with various women and religious groups in search of a fitting replacement.
It was gathered that Abak Federal Constituency is in strong contention, because the town is yet to produce a senator. Sources said out of the 360 federal constituencies in the country, Abak is about the only zone that is yet to produce a senator.At present, many in the state believe that rather than the ruling PDP falling for the APC in 2019, it is the latter that would burn its fingers, once it denies people like Chief Iniebehe Okori, who has been at the fore front of the agitation for the Senate ticket. This, they argue, could breed so much bad blood.
There is also the perception that with what Akpabio has done to the state, in terms of projects that he failed to complete after monies were appropriated and paid out, the average Akwa Ibomite has become incensed at the former governor for his show of ingratitude.
Sources disclosed that most of the senator's aides, including some members of his family are really unhappy with his decision to dump the party; as such they refused to join him in APC, thus reinforcing the fact that the fight to keep the state in PDP's care is without ethnic colouration, but for the Akwa Ibom Project.
Power of incumbency versus federal might
There is also the growing likelihood that the famed power of incumbency and federal might could clash during the election. The governor might deploy the incumbency factor to mobilise support across the state and resources, while the senator and his party's standard bearer may try to enjoy the backup of federal might, similar to what it was said to have done to Governor Ayo Fayose and the PDP candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola Eleka, during the July 14 Ekiti State gubernatorial poll.
Some stakeholders in the state are already expressing concern and also vowed to stand firm against any undue external interest in the election, particularly in a situation where the likes of Tinubu, Oshiomhole and some northern powers are set to use the senator's political structure as a means to extending their political tentacles to the oil-rich Niger Delta region through Akwa Ibom.
Another sentiment against Akpabio is the speculation that he has probably entered into an agreement with some leaders of the APC to manipulate the resources of the state, particularly oil, if they are able to win the election.
Intervention of religious leaders and power of prayers
The Christian communities in the state are really not taking the development lightly on the perception that Akpabio has allegedly set out to mortgage the destiny of the state because of his personal ambition and ordeal.Subsequent to the Ikot Ekpene ceremony where Akpabio formally defected to APC, the Christian leaders held a meeting after which they issued a communiqué directing all the faithful in the state to support Emmanuel.
The communiqué signed by Prelate Emeritus, Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Mbang and Chairman, Akwa Ibom chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Dr. Ndueso Ekwere, said the spiritual fathers of faith have agreed to support the governor for a second term.The eight point communiqué reads: "That the Christian fathers and heads of Churches in the state strongly resolved to stand on the March 15 2018 endorsement of Governor Emmanuel for second term and that in accordance with subsisting zoning arrangement, which favoured former governors Obong Attah from Uyo senatorial district, Akpabio from Ikot Ekpene to serve two terms, the Church leaders have stated their position that the incumbent governor deserves to serve for eight years for the sake of justice, equity and fairness."
They also resolved that the Church must not adopt the sit and watch approach to the political situation in the state, but must be involved at all levels to engender good and godly governance. They also stressed that the Church will not be misled by the singular decision of an individual (Akpabio) to sell the birthright of their people, while urging all Christians in the state to rise up in support of the reelection bid of Emmanuel in 2019, who himself is a practising Christian, whose emergence as governor in 2015 has brought peace, transparency, accountability and even distribution of development projects across the state.
The leaders also affirmed that Christians in the state have 'covenanted' themselves to ensure the return of the incumbent governor in 2019 to complete his second term just like his two predecessors.The communiqué also stressed that no Christian should in anyway collect any financial or material inducement from any politician to vote contrary to the position of the Church, adding that all heads of churches have resolved to mobilise their members tom pray, register for PVC and vote enmasse for Udom in the next election.With this position clearly stated, the incumbent governor seems to have an edge over his political enemies in Christian-dominated Akwa Ibom State ahead of the next general election.
On a final note, the achievements of the incumbent governor since he assumed office in 2015 would also play out in the coming election.An average citizen of Akwa Ibom is already comparing what Akpabio did in eight years with the achievements of Emmanuel in four years.The incumbent believes his works would speak for him more than any other factor before the electorate in the next election.For instance, the governor's five-point agenda on job creation, poverty alleviation, wealth creation, economic and political inclusion, infrastructural consolidation and expansion have set Akwa Ibom on a sailing path.
The projects achieved under the leadership of the incumbent governor include major roads construction and dualization like the fly-over at Ikot Oku Ikono junction; upgrade of infrastructure, urban remodeling and renewal projects as well as commercial agricultural schemes.
They also include free and compulsory education policy, free healthcare service for pregnant women, children (0 -5 years old) and the aged as well as the numerous welfare packages, including the less privileged, people living with disabilities and victims of natural disasters. Intervention on gully erosion ravaging Calabar – Itu Road at Enen Atai, Itu Local Government Area by Direct Labour Work. Emergency intervention on gully erosion ravaging the School of Nursing, Anua by direct labour, construction of 3.5km Ikot Udom Road with a 15m span bridge in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, construction of 5km Ikot Usop – Ikot Edeghe – Ikot Ekpuk road with 30m span bridge in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area; and construction of a 5km Mkpok-Okat Road in Onna Local Government Area and others.
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Coding is the new "Read, Write & Arithmetic" Skill — and you need it!
The new frenzy around town is that now coding is as (and sometimes more) important than the 3Rs — Reading, Writing & Arithmetic. As such new online coding schools such as Codeacademy, Code.org, Codenow, Codeschool, Treehouse and hundred others sprung up to help you with your first lesson in basic HTML and later turn you into a full code Ninja completely able to develop an App should you want to.
In fact, even one of Africa's leading entrepreneurs Strive Masiyiwa the chairman and Founder of Econet Wireless Group listed on his popular Facebook page " HTML and basic coding" as one of the skills one should have, NOW even for those that studied political science, law or medicine!
Technology is increasingly becoming not just another a side note in our lives, but it's become part of our lives — our work, at home and at play. Mobile computing is especially sky rocketing in Africa where the influx of mobile devices has infiltrated even the most remote areas of the country side. This of course begs for skills beyond merely clicking buttons, filling in forms and swiping away touch screens to having basic understand of what lies beneath the surface and sometimes creating the technology to solve problems.
The rise of the "Citizen Developer"
The idea that anyone is well capable of writing code — even without a background in computer science. The "Citizen Developer", a phrase coined by technology research firm Gartner, is "an end user who creates new business applications for consumption by others using development and runtime environments sanctioned by corporate IT.". In other words, non-conventionally trained programmer (in most cases self-taught) who uses the same skills as the formally trained pros.
Athletes, journalists, doctors, accountants could now develop Apps as they envision the problem they wish to solve instead of hiring a trained software developer in which case, the idea may be lost in-between explaining to the professional what to exactly do. This could particular be more realistic to achieve thanks to hundreds of coding schools online for as low as $25 for anyone with a computer and an internet connection.
Nurturing the Next Zuckerbergs
A number of learn-to-code programmes aimed at empowering non-technical people, including kids, are also springing up in Kampala. Innovation hubs such as Outbox and WITU Hub are offering holiday programmes for kids to learn coding, a skill that's yet to be added in the primary and secondary school national curriculum.
Richard Zulu program coordinator at Outbox Hub said in a discussion thread on the subject on i-Network emailing list "most important to note is that skills that a child acquires at such a young age are around problem-solving, critical thinking and how to use maths, science in real life application.". Outbox offers "Kids Computer Programming" to kids aged 7-11 years for 2 hours per weekend at only $100 per child.
WITU also has a similar program. Barbara Birungi, founder of WITU adds that " Women in Technology Uganda, an initiative of Hive Colab in a bid to encourage more girls into STEM, recently opened up a Hub to train young women. We have different programs for different categories; CODE GIRLS program that is already in 5 secondary schools in Uganda where we offer basic programming to young women including repair in one of the schools. Code girls ( 7-13 yrs) is for primary schools and we are starting this in second term and during holidays. ".
Up until now, reading, writing and arithmetic has been described as the pre-requisites to literacy. But now, in the information age where the technology is not just a companion, but even more "intimate" with wearable computing such as smartwatches, maybe the industrial age definition of literacy now needs to be redefined.
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The Consumer initially complained when they had been unable to travel on the RSP service for two days due to widespread cancellations caused by a technical fault. Therefore, they lost two nights of a seven-night holiday booking. The Consumer emailed a few days later to again explain that they had a non-refundable booking (for 7 nights), for which they evidenced the cost. The Consumer attempted to purchase tickets on four consecutive days, on alternative services and investigated using other transport options so as not to lose the non-refundable booking, with no success.
The RSP's first response confirmed the advice against non-essential travel and advised of the extended validity on the tickets, noting that all claims for additional costs would be considered case-by-case. Later, the RSP declined compensation, but directed the Consumer to claim a full refund on all train tickets, due to the disruption.
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The Ombudsman attempted to get an agreement between the parties, but as this was not possible, the case moved to adjudication.
At Adjudication, the Ombudsman found that the services were cancelled and there was no evidenced means of alternative travel provided by the RSP. The consumer was therefore entitled to a full refund on the cost of their tickets.
The consumer had, though, incurred additional expenses which the RSP initially stated would be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The Ombudsman was satisfied that the Consumer had supported their attempts to travel through the repeated booking of tickets and therefore make use of the accommodation. They also evidenced that the accommodation booking was non-refundable and provided an email from the venue to state that they did not use the accommodation.
The Ombudsman felt it fair that the RSP should take responsibility for the consequences of not providing its service under circumstances which were also beyond the Consumer's control. Furthermore, the Consumer telephoned the RSP and was given direct advice "not to travel" alongside details of how to claim for costs online. The Consumer's repeated attempted train bookings supported their efforts to make use of the accommodation booking. In addition to this, the Consumer provided evidence of text messages with the accommodation provider, to explain how she was trying to get there and there were no bus alternatives found or other options put forwards by the RSP. A part refund on the accommodation costs were therefore awarded.
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In this work we present a comparison of different methodsfor topological height estimation applicable in UAVs navigation tasks using omnidirectional images. We take profit of the camera calibration information in oder to obtain different projections of the visual information from the omnidirectional images. The descriptors used to collect the visual information are based on the global appearance of the scenes. We test the algorithms using a real and dealing database.


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Alfred Larzelere of Doniphan County was active in free state politics. He served as speaker of the Kansas House in 1859 and as a delegate to the Leavenworth constitutional convention. He was also a member of the Free State Central committee.
Joseph Calvin Bradley in the grain office, Rossville, Kansas
Joseph Calvin (J.C.) Bradley was born September 12, 1862, in Decatur, Indiana. He came to Rossville, Kansas, in 1882. He married Ida Magill of Silver Lake on November 24, 1886. He became the manager of the grain elevator, served as mayor, played in the town band, was a founder of the Presbyterian Church, and was the first in the oil business as he delivered kerosene of the Standard Oil Company. He died August 22, 1940. This photograph is provided through a pilot project to host unique cultural heritage materials from local libraries on Kansas Memory and was accomplished by mutual agreement between the Northeast Kansas Library System, the Rossville Community Library, and the Kansas Historical Society.
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A photograph of Nancy Landon Kassebaum with her children (l to r) John, Richard, Linda and Bill, taken on primary election night. Kassebaum was running as a Republican candidate for the United States Senate.
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Oscar E. Learnard came to Kansas from Vermont in the fall of 1855. He first settled in Lawrence, Kansas Territory, but later was one of the founders of Burlington in Coffey County, Kansas Territory in the spring of 1857. He served on the Territorial Council. He was president of the May 18, 1859, convention at Osawatimie where the Republican Party was organized. This photograph was taken later in his life by Mettner's Studio, Lawrence, Kansas.
Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery at Cedar Crest, Topeka, Kansas
A photograph showing Governor and Mrs. William Henry Avery in the living room of Cedar Crest in Topeka, Kansas. Avery was born August 11, 191, near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Kansas. In 1964, Avery was elected the 37th governor of Kansas. He served one term as governor, losing a re-election bid to Robert Docking in 1966.
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A photograph of Governor William Henry Avery and his family on the snow covered lawn in front of the Governor's mansion, Cedar Crest. The photograph was used on the Governor's Christmas card. Avery was born August 11, 1911 near Wakefield, Kansas, and graduated from Wakefield High School and the University of Kansas. A Republican, Avery served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1950 to 1955. In 1954, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and served until 1964. During his 10 years in Congress, he served on numerous committees. In 1964, Avery was elected the 37th governor of Kansas. He served one term as governor, losing a re-election bid to Robert Docking in 1966. After an unsuccessful bid for the United States Senate, Avery returned to private life.
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The slow cooking movement has been gaining momentum as an antidote to 'fast' foods. The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen will coach and inspire home cooks to take the time to nurture, prepare, and enjoy their meals. These are unhurried dishes that slow-roast, simmer, poach, stew and braise until the flavors meld together gloriously, relaxing to prepare and delicious to eat. The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen is a rich resource for all food lovers—'hurried' or not.


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Air Date: 06/07, same day as Verano de Escandalo.
Sin Cara goes from the three best guys to work with him to his three biggest rival. Again, I think they're much better off announcing him then playing the mystery game (assuming he's signed.) I'm hoping there's something along the lines of a DF press conference where Sin Cara is officially signed and Averno shows up to challenge him to get the word out.
Fenix being in the main event both nights is really interesting. Fenix is going to blow Sin Cara away, at least in athletic feats. Sin Cara's history and aura are tough to over shadow, but I wonder how many people are going to walk away from both matches believing Fenix is the more dynamic exciting luchador.
Aerostar was previously announced as working in UK on 05/25. This was announced last month, so AAA should be aware of it – like with Bengala, maybe not all the decision makers know what's going on, but I'm certain someone does. If Aerostar really wasn't going to the UK, AAA could've knocked that down a while ago. They have not. They've just listed him here, confusing the issue and making it confusing for fans of Aerostar on either side of the Atlantic.
Now I get it: AAA is booking Axel like he's an exciting cruiserweight luchador. He's not and I have no idea where they got this idea, but that's clearly the idea. TIP FOR VIDEO MONTAGE CREATOR: there's some footage of Axel challenging Daga from a year ago that the people in charge totally forgot about, but you can make good use of here. Let me know if you need help tracking down the taping.
That tercera is a multiman, not a trios. They sometimes list more "vs" to indicate multiman but sometimes don't; they did it both ways on the Rey de Reyes poster. As listed, and with Axel not messing things up, it had a chance to be one of the best matches of the year. It now depends on who replaces Aerostar (and, at least to me, if they understand their own rules.) Or everyone else can leave and Daga and Bengala Marvin can face off, because that will be very good.
Next taping is 06/07, Vernao de Escandalo in Orizaba. AAA's new practice seems to be releasing TV lineups a couple days after the latest taping, so we probably won't see that until 05/19.
How does Bengala go from beating Perro Jr to being in a undercard title match?
@Tim: I don't know, but I bet Perro is really sad he lost and missed out on this title chance.


VICTORY: Aussie greyhounds spared cruel export to Macau!
This is HUGE. No Australian greyhounds have been sent to Macau's cruel Canidrome since our investigation into the terrible fate awaiting them was made public three months ago.
Despite an industry ban last year, 30 dogs were being flown from Australia to Macau every month, like clockwork. A ticket to Macau meant a death sentence for every single one of them.
When our investigation was broadcast on national television in December 2015, Australians were horrified, racing bodies launched internal inquiries, and attention turned to the airlines, which had unwittingly become a vehicle for this murky trade in Australian dogs.
Public outrage led to an unprecedented commitment from Qantas to no longer fly racing dogs to Asia, and it seems others have now followed. There is currently no place on any plane for any Australian greyhound to Macau!
Operating under our global arm, Animals International, our EU-based colleagues will be lobbying authorities in the UK and Ireland to ensure dogs from those countries don't fill the cages left empty by greyhounds from Australia.
And for the hundreds of dogs still living at the Canidrome ... local animal protection group Anima has committed to the Macau government that if a decision is made to end greyhound racing in Macau, Anima will find homes for each and every one of them. And we have pledged to help them do so.
Help lock in this win!
Airlines have taken action when our Federal government refused to intervene. The best chance we have of this trade not starting up again is a legal ban on the export of dogs from Australia to China. Please add your voice to these calls and help make this good news 'official'.


Its an amazing book, especially for beginners to understand basic structural techniques.
cliff-forming Devonian Lonely Mountain Quartzite, on the left.
M. Rowland, Ernest M. Duebendorfer, Ilsa M. Schiefelbein.
1. Geology, Structural—Laboratory manuals. I. Duebendorfer, Ernest M. II. Schiefelbein, Ilsa M.
which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acid-free and elementary chlorine-free practices.
find any of his artwork especially attractive or helpful, think about Nate. He drew them just for you.
portion of a first course in structural geology.
be flexibly shuffled about to suit the instructor.
an introduction to stress and strain.
17, in any case, contain material that is less conducive to this teaching approach.
facilitate field exercises, we have included an appendix on the use of the Brunton compass.
book within a first course in structural geology.
time can still be profitably studied by the student.
complete them at that time, perhaps in conjunction with a field project.
book is significantly better because of them.
will make the book easier to use for the student.
map consisted of six separate sheets that the student was obliged to cut out and tape together.
more engaging than it might have been in the past.
by Edward A. Hay, Othmar Tobisch, Edward C.
by geology instructor extraordinaire Edward A.
when he taught one quarter at U.C. Santa Cruz.
Coney of the University of Arizona.
basic principles of structural geology.
to help you make the transition from naive curiosity to perceptive self-confidence.
together on the paper they will be a valuable archive throughout your geologic career.
ther than putting them all at the end of the chapter.
to keep all of this in one place.
orientations of planes, lines, and lines within planes.
skill for the structural geologist.
line is expressed as trend and plunge.
north or south; the compass direction or azimuth.
and a horizontal line perpendicular to its strike.
The direction of dip can be thought of as the direction water would run down the plane (Fig. 1.1).
question (Fig. 1.3). Also called rake.
its pitch within a plane.
quadrant method is based on four 908 quadrants.
described as 308, 2708 (sometimes written as 308 !
file, it is much faster to enter azimuth notation because there are fewer characters to enter.
line, either direction may be used to describe it.
Fig. 1.1 Strike and dip of a plane.
Fig. 1.2 Trend and plunge of an apparent dip.
Fig. 1.4 Azimuth and quadrant methods of expressing compass directions.
azimuth such that the surface dips to your right.
down the direction of dip.
Solve Problems 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3.
recorded lineation orientations are recorded in the table below.
answers. For the valid lineation orientations, indicate which type of fault motion is indicated.
(2) the attitudes of two apparent dips.
carefully draw a layout diagram of the situation.
in three dimensions and to draw precisely.
seen to strike N258E. What is the true dip?
1.5a shows the elements of this problem.
u (theta) ¼ direction (trend) of apparent dip.
solution. (c) Block diagram looking north. (d) Orthographic projection of step 2. (e) Block diagram of step 3.
(f) Orthographic projection of step 3. (g) Block diagram of step 4. (h) Orthographic projection of step 4.
the strike and apparent-dip lines (Fig. 1.5c,d).
Solve Problems 1.4 and 1.5.
to the layer of interest at point P (Fig. 1.5f).
directly off the drawing to be 438.
S508E, and in the other it is 288, N458E (Fig. 1.6a).
What is the strike and dip of the fault plane?
in a direction of N628W. The bed strikes N678E.
Using orthographic projection, find the true dip.
of this fault in a vertical cross section striking 2958.
Visualize the problem as shown in Fig. 1.6b.
two trend lines in plan view (Fig. 1.6c).
projection and trigonometric solutions. (c) Step 1 of orthographic solution. (d) Step 2. (e) Step 3. (f) Step 4. (g) Steps 5 and 6.
minimizes the clutter on your final diagram.
to the layer along any strike line.
Solve Problems 1.6 and 1.7.
oriented east–west. By orthographic projection determine the apparent dip on each cross section.
discussed by De Jong (1975).
Because two apparent dips with trend u are involved, they will be labeled u1 and u2 , which correspond to the two apparent-dip angles a1 and a2 .
bed and the trend of the apparent dip) is 658 (Fig. 1.5b).
than the angle between u1 and u2 (858). The truedip direction, therefore, lies between u1 and u2 .
a strike of N228W, which agrees with our orthographic projection solution.
from u1 toward and beyond u2 .
direction and angle of true dip.
Solve Problem 1.4 using trigonometry.
straight line connects points on three scales. Figure 1.7 is an alignment diagram for d, a, and b.
Solve Problem 1.5 using trigonometry.
between the strike and the apparent dip direction is 358, then the apparent dip is 288. After Palmer (1918).
Determine the general attitude of a plane from its outcrop pattern.
b). Note the symbols that indicate attitude.
lines and ''V'' upstream (Fig. 2.1).
Vertical planes are not deflected at all by valleys and ridges (Fig. 2.2).
Planes that dip downstream at a gentler gradient than the stream ''V'' upstream (Fig. 2.6).
indicate the attitude of Formation B and each dike.
and folded to form a block model of this map. Appendix F shows standard symbols for geologic maps.
Vertical plane crossing a ridge and valley. (a) Block diagram. (b) Map view.
Horizontal plane in a stream valley. (a) Block diagram. (b) Map view.
Inclined plane crossing a ridge. (a) Block diagram. (b) Map view.
Inclined plane dipping upstream. (a) Block diagram. (b) Map view.
Plane dipping parallel to stream gradient. (a) Block diagram. (b) Map view.
Plane dipping downstream more gently than the stream gradient. (a) Block diagram. (b) Map view.
Fig. 2.7 Plane dipping downstream more steeply than the stream gradient. (a) Block diagram. (b) Map view.
patterns later in the chapter.
such as the top of a formation.
Fig. 2.8 Block diagram (a) and structure-contour map (b) of a faulted dome. D, down; U, up.
often as you work through the following chapters.
numerical data such as the elevations in Fig. G-3.
closer together) to depict the steepening surface.
or fault surface may crop out at several localities.
structure-contour approach, then a two-apparentdip approach.
contour interval (including 0, 400, 800, 1200, etc.).
elevation of each structure contour as you draw it.
the map, but without specifying the amount of dip.
the lowest. Take the tracing paper off the map.
coplanar points (A, B, and C) on a topographic map. (b) Location of a fourth point, B', at the same elevation as point B.
(c) Line B–B' defines the strike of the plane. (d) Dip-direction line perpendicular to the line B–B .
to each of the other two points (Fig. 2.10a).
These two lines represent apparent-dip directions from B to A and from C to A.
¼ 5115 ft, B ¼ 6135 ft, and C ¼ 5485 ft.
1 Determine the attitude of the sandstone.
would it hit the top of the sandstone?
maps may also be constructed from surface data.
points. (b) Apparent-dip directions u1 and u2 .
contour that passes through the middle elevation point (Fig. 2.9b,c).
also the elevation of a topographic contour.
their elevations on the structure-contour map.
display the outcrop pattern on the topographic map (Fig. 2.11d).
passes through point Z, and the predicted outcrop points have been located as before.
the bed can be shaded or colored (Fig. 2.12b).
Outcrop pattern of a plane on a topographic map.
Fig. 2.9a. (b) Outcrop pattern of this layer, which dips 308 to the southeast.
base. (e) Inferred outcrop pattern of marker bed.
of a marker bed are mapped, and all are different.
elevation points to locate the necessary elevation points on the surface (Fig. 2.13b).
the outcrop map (Fig. 2.13e).
1 Determine the attitude of the coal seam.
2 Draw the outcrop pattern of the coal seam.
any drawings and computations you use.
Determine the exact attitude of a plane from its outcrop pattern.
Determine stratigraphic thickness from outcrop pattern.
Determine the nature of contacts from outcrop patterns and attitudes.
particular project does not involve direct fieldwork, it is essential that you have the skills necessary to interpret published geologic maps.
flies''), not actual ground distances.
point of contact at a different elevation. (d) Dip angle d is found from tan d ¼ v=h.
where the contact crosses the 1680-ft contour.
patterns can be used only if the rocks are not folded.
Thd, Helm's Deep Sandstone; Tr, Rohan Tuff.
lower contact of each unit, because the upper contact may have been eroded.
volcanic deposits have non-planar bases.
d and map width h.
thickness (width in map view), and d is dip.
relationships shown in Fig. 3.3.
layer and the slope are dipping in the same direction.
eroded nearly flat. Determine the approximate stratigraphic thickness of each of these Paleogene units.
consistent you may have to use an average dip.
to derive t. (b) Geometry of derivation.
Fig. 3.5 Three combinations of sloping topography and dipping layers, with the appropriate formula for each.
another is drawn through the top of Tg at 4400 ft.
view will be folded up into the horizontal plane.
AB and CD is taken directly off the map legend.
Next we draw line AD, which represents the eastward-dipping top of Tg in orthographic projection.
example Tg can be measured to be about 100 ft thick.
Plotting bottom surface and deriving the thickness.
few map characteristics of each type of contact.
view is shown below the map view.
those beneath it are not (Fig. 3.9b).
neither unit strikes parallel to the contact.
above and vertical structure section below.
Fig. 3.8 Three types of unconformities: (a) nonconformity, (b) angular unconformity, and (c) disconformity.
Fig. 3.9 (a) Nonconformity and (b) angular unconformity in map view.
Fault contact in map view.
Fig. 3.12c interprets the same contact as a fault.
without examining the contact in the field.
Intrusive contact in map view.
the stratigraphy of an area, showing the relationships between rock units and thicknesses of strata.
Fig. 3.12 Geologic map with two alternative structuresection interpretations. (a) Geologic map. (b) Unconformity interpretation. (c) Fault interpretation.
relationships in a specific locality, line A-A'.
(a) Geologic map, (b) corresponding structure section, and (c) stratigraphic column.
Learn to draw geologic structure sections through folded and faulted terrain.
such, structure sections must be regarded as interpretations that are subject to change with the appearance of new information.
length of the anticlinal axial trace.
your structure section should be retrodeformable.
that are perpendicular to the strike of the bedding.
measured dip is drawn with the aid of a protractor.
always less than the true dip.
show transfer of attitudes from map to section. Dashed lines represent beds that have been eroded away.
be exposed along the line of section.
know the shape of the body in the subsurface.
show its exact shape. For an example, see Fig. 4.4.
each apparent dip, using either the alignment diagram in Fig. 1.7 or trigonometry.
an apparent dip on the structure section.
structure sections is called the arc (or Busk) method.
bodies. After Huber and Rinehart (1965).
have been folded by flexural slip and retain a constant thickness. Such folds are sometimes called concentric folds, for reasons that will become clear.
next is smooth, and (2) bed thickness is constant.
folds are completely ignored, which is why this technique is only appropriate for gently folded layers.
points. The steps are as follows.
Fig. 4.5b perpendicular to dips a, b, and c.
Extend them until they intersect.
perpendiculars to dips b and c.
Draw the section line on the map (Fig. 4.6a).
contour, stream, and ridge crest (Fig. 4.6b).
Connect the points (Fig. 4.6d).
beginning arcs. (c) Completion of arcs. (d) Completed structure section.


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Farm city : the education of an urban farmer
by Gail Downtown & Business
This is the entertaining memoir from Novella Carpenter, the daughter of back-to-the land hippies, and her remarkable efforts to create an urban farm on an inner-city vacant lot in a part of Oakland, CA nicknamed "Ghost-Town." The "farm" she creates, sits between train tracks and a freeway, on a dead end street full of run down homes. Novella is an urbanite, and she's funny, likable and amazingly resourceful. Her frugality and D.I.Y, non-stop, hard work are admirable. She starts with raising ducks, geese, rabbits, turkeys, adds beekeeping and a host of vegetables crops. Only after she buys a pig at a livestock auction and learns that the pig will grow to 300 lbs does she start her nightly dumpster diving behind the restaurants of Oakland to feed it. The narrator weaves, humor, compassion for her community, and a thoughtful, imaginative approach to life that can convince anyone they can take that bare patch of earth and make it magical.
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by Novella Carpenter
An upbeat, inspiring memoir about a woman who turns a vacant, inner city lot in Oakland, California into a small farm filled with ducks, chickens, turkeys, bee hives and more. Novella Carpenter grew up farming with back to the land hippy parents, but wanted to do it differently. A true urbanite, her exploits include dumpster diving to feed her 300 lb pig, learning to butcher, and embarking on a month-long experiment to eat only what she raised herself. This story is thoughtful, amusing and informative and may very well inspire the reader to try to transform their own patch of earth.


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Daily Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea Guided Tour
Book your guided tour to explore Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea Guided Tour
Take in the breathtaking Pacific Coast views.
Have fun exploring the wonderful city of Monterey.
Pay a visit to the charming town of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Follow the magnificent Pacific Coast Highway all the way to Monterey and then on to Carmel-by-the-Sea on this tour.
After being picked up from your San Francisco hotel, you'll travel along the scenic Pacific Ocean shoreline of California State Route 1 to Monterey. Take a picture with the Pacific Ocean in the background!
As you go to Monterey, you'll notice that it's a diverse and enjoyable combination of wildlife, breathtaking coastline scenery, and significant history. Explore Cannery Row, Old Fisherman's Wharf, and more in the footsteps of John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath.
Keep an eye out for sea otters frolicking in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's waters. Hundreds of species of marine mammals, birds, and fish call this underwater park home, which runs hundreds of miles along the coast from San Francisco to Cambria.
You'll have two hours of free time in Monterey to explore. You can go to the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium (not included) or take a walk to Lovers' Point, browse the various boutiques that line historic Cannery Row, or have a bite to eat at Old Fisherman's Wharf.
On the 17-Mile Drive, you'll be treated to even more splendor once you're back in your tour car. Between stunning multi-million dollar residences, spectacular shoreline, and the Pebble Beach golf course, this scenic route weaves its way through the Del Monte Forest. Take a picture of the tough Lone Cypress Tree.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off in San Francisco
Fully guided San Francisco sightseeing tour with tour guide (English)
Monterey Aquarium tickets (to be pre-purchased)
Please select your pick up location or make sure to contact the local tour provider at least 48 hours in advance to schedule your pick up from downtown San Francisco (contact details can be found after booking).
This tour offers pick-up from most downtown San Francisco hotels and in this area which you can choose during checkout. You can also choose to confirm a different pick up address where you will have to make sure to contact the local tour provider at least 48 hours in advance to schedule your pick up (contact details can be found after booking).
You will spend 2 hours in Monterey, giving you ample time to visit the aquarium (not included). Tickets are not available for purchase at the venue and so you must pre-purchase for a timed entrance (cost approximately $50).
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I want to try out pressure canning for the first time. I'd like to use a borscht recipe that I LOVE and know is fantastic, but obviously I want it to be safe. I have heard that it's best to use recipes that are specifically designed for canning, but it seems so sad to make a lackluster, standardized soup when you know how good it could be.
I've searched all over the internet and haven't been able to find a good answer.
Does anybody know? Do you use your own recipes? Can you put a personal spin on recipes and still have them be safe?
I'm a certified Master Food Preserver through the Cooperstive Extension service, so I can give you some guidelines. I'm on my phone right now & will write some recommendations when I get to the desktop.
If you could post your recipe I can give specific recommendations on that as well.
I read that the level of fat needs to be kind of low... do you think that much butter is too much?
I would look up the time required for each individual item and use the longest time.
Obviously leave out all the no no items.
Very much looking forward to reading this thread.
I pressure canned my own recipes for the first time. Tastes good.
So, I had leftovers of this soup. I packed some into 2 new pint jars, cold, took out air bubbles with plastic canning tool, left 1 inch head space. Put on new regular metal lid (cold). Did the same with 2 pint jars of leftover chili ( also vegetarian with corn kernels). Put into my pressure canner (also cold) followed standard procedure, which has it heated up and venting for 7 minutes, so food jars are heated during this too. popped on the weight (15 pounds) and after reaching it canned for 1hr and 15 minutes. 15 pounds as I am at 2400ft elevation.
It would be better to heat soup as that would be a better fail safe on not getting air bubbles, but I did a good job on that cold, so had no problems. It was only a few jars.
I would can that up without the butter, and go with times and pressure for vegetable soup and elevation for quarts.
Some good recipes on here. Will have to try the lentil one. I to can my own recipes. Veg. beef soup, chicken noodle soup and speggetti sauce as well.
That is a great lentil soup recipe, but I need to emphasize here -- for pressure canning, can without the oil ! While I didnt die, that much oil can cause trouble, so I am told, there is a master canner here somewhere who may be able to explain why -- I think it mostly has to due with wicking up and messing with the seal and you might not notice ? SO I have since then canned all my soups with no oil, and add the oil in when reheating.
I have canned that lemon lentil, a different lentil soup, and split pea dal, from my own regular recipes, leaving out the oil. I also canned gypsy soup, but it didnt seem to translate to pressure canning as well.
I also have made quite a bit of the canning recipe for vegetable soup from the Ball canning book, and used that as plain vegetable soup, but also have used this one as a base alot by reheating with extra water and then adding a couple eggs for an egg drop soup, very filling. When I do this, I use 1/2 of the pint jar ( I live alone presently and can the soups in pint jars) with almost another 1/2 pint water, a bit of extra salt and toasted sesame oil, when it is at the boil drizzle in one raw egg ( pre-stirred together) while stirring, then drop in one more raw egg unstirred, put the lid on to let that one poach.
Yes leaving the oil out is a good idea. That is something that can be added. When I do my tomato soup, it needs a thicker and I don't add that when I can but when I heat it up to eat I will add the thicker then. Works out great.
Yeah,I haven't tried canning soups or stews yet but I have read in the blue book that thickeners shouldn't be added before canning.


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Constitutional Court organic draft-law ready for Parliament
Thu, 28 May 2020 10:51 - Updated Thu, 28 May 2020 11:14
Luanda - The draft law on the Organic Structure of the Constitutional Court (TC) is to be submitted to the National Assembly (parliament), after having been favourably assessed, last Wednesday, by the Angolan Government, in a Cabinet Council meeting.
The draft law has as main objective to enable the TC to face the new challenges of Angolan democracy and politics and to improve its organization and functioning.
According to the final communiqué of this session of the Cabinet Council, chaired by President João Lourenço, the draft law clarifies the role of the Constitutional Court.
The document, to which ANGOP has had access, says that the diploma innovates slightly in regard to the TC's competences, making it aligned to the coming challenges relating to the holding of the country's first local elections and subsequent governments and assemblies (e.g municipal litigation).
On the way to the National Assembly are also the draft law that amends the Law of Judicial Fees, as well as the draft law on the Constitutional Court Proceedings.
The last one aims to improve the procedures of the lawsuits under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court.
In the foreign policy segment, the Cabinet Council analysed, for possible forwarding to the National Assembly, the treaty establishing the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC).
The protocol amending the treaty on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights and the cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Interior of Angola and the counterpart of the Republic of Hungary, in the field of security and public order, were also analyzed.
The session also approved the agreement between the Angolan Government and Equatorial Guinea, for the exploitation of air services, as well as the cooperation agreement between the governments of Angola and Russia, in the field of fisheries and aquaculture.
The session agreed to the cooperation memorandum between the Ministry of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women of Angola and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Cuba, in the field of social action.
Likewise, the memorandum of cooperation was approved between the ministerial departments of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women in Angola and Social Development of the Republic of Uruguay, in the social action sector.
The Cabinet was informed of the work in progress regarding the proposed Angolan Passport Law.
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© Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Tiger Woods won the Masters on Sunday. On Monday, as part of his pregame warmup, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry decided to pay tribute.
In his pregame warmup, Curry put a basketball on the floor and mimicked a golf swing. He then picked the ball up and in true Curry fashion, nailed the off balance shot.
Curry has played in pro golf events. He's clearly an avid golfer. And as any avid golfer will tell you, you have to get your swings in wherever you can.
We've even seen Curry take practice swings in hotel rooms. It's safe to say that this worked out a heck of a lot better.


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Home News What's behind Afghan figures' Saudi visits?
Afghanistan's National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar visited Saudi Arabia last week.
After returning home on February 27, in a comment on his Twitter account Atmar said that he discussed with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi regime's role in the Afghan peace process as well as other regional issues. The afghan official added that during the talks, they highlighted the need for the Saudi-led Arab alliance to support the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan.
Saudi Arabia has recently stepped up its Afghanistan-related moves, receiving former rebel figures as well as government officials from the war-devastated country. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hizb-e-Islami, and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, the head of Islamic Dawah Organization of Afghanistan in the past few weeks also traveled to the Arab kingdom to meet with Riyadh leaders.
The Afghan figures' trips to Riyadh and bringing in spotlight the terrorism in Afghanistan have raised many questions about Saudi Arabia's plans and policies towards Afghanistan under Prince Mohammed. Alwaght has conducted an interview with Abbas Fayyaz, Afghanistan affairs' expert, to shed light on the movement.
Mr Fayyaz first commented on the recent Afghan visits, saying that Saudi Arabia's terrorism-related policies in the region focus on backing the terrorist groups and factions and gradually getting a sway over them instead of directly fighting against them. The ISIS terrorist group has a different function in Afghanistan, and a set of parties use the takfiri group in various ways. Even Mr Atmar and the government's agencies are charged with instrumentally using ISIS in the north of the country against northern factions such as the Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Hazaras. Even Hekmatyar's trip to Saudi Arabia and his discussions with the Saudi crown prince served this purpose. Hekmatyar is under charges of contributing to some ISIS activities in the capital Kabul. His supports include backing the takfiris of the group by the Islamists and harboring them in safe houses that open the door for their activities in Kabul.
The Afghanistan expert continued by having his say on the various functions ISIS could fulfill for Saudi Arabia in Afghanistan, maintaining that ISIS is relocating to Afghanistan to be utilized for destabilizing the country's neighboring states. Saudi Arabia and the US intend to take revenge on Russia for losses in the Syrian conflict by destabilizing the nations of Central Asia, which are Russia's neighbors. They also aim to spread insecurity in Afghanistan's border regions to perpetuate the proxy wars and so put strains on Iran.
He continued that parts of ISIS in southern Afghanistan are from the Pashtuns and others are Uzbeks who are remnants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan at the time of Al-Qaeda dominance who are unrelated to the peoples of the north. The government is now accused of links and supports to ISIS to press the northerners for the final aim of confronting former Balkh province's governor Atta Muhammad Nur and General Abdul Rashid Dostum.
Mr Fayyaz maintained that it is clear that ISIS has transformed into an element required for abuses and pursuing interests by many sides. The US government believes that over 50 percent of Afghanistan's soil is practically held by Taliban or is the sphere of Taliban's influence, whereas the government's share is smaller. According to a model designed for Afghanistan, Americans are reluctant to see Afghanistan stabilized because in a state of insecurity and active hot spots the conditions are ripe to drag the instability into such targets as Iran and Central Asia.
The expert also commented on the overlap of the US and Saudi Arabia's plans for and interests in supporting ISIS, pointing that Saudi Arabia is struggling to propagate Wahhabism and takfiri ideology in the shape of ISIS. And the US is striving to dominate the region and so realize its regional goals. The US and Saudi Arabia re-boosted their alliance after Donald Trump came to the power. During Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia last year, they assertively announced the official alliance of Washington and Riyadh. Therefore, in Yemen and elsewhere like Afghanistan Saudi Arabia is a pursuer and implementer of the US policies and interests. So, the two countries have managed to synchronize their objectives in Afghanistan and so have each other's back in this case.
He also pointed to the reason behind passiveness of Afghanistan's government in dealing with Saudi Arabia's destructive actions in the country, saying that the government of Afghanistan is living on the foreign money. Of the $7 billion of the annual budget, nearly $6 billion is provided by the foreign countries. So, a country that 80 percent of its budget is provided by the foreign governments certainly cannot be independent of opinion.
Therefore, Afghanistan's financial need and President's Ashraf Ghani's dependence on the US cause Kabul to move closer to Riyadh. Afghanistan's public and elites and experts all blame Saudi Arabia as a key backer of terrorism and find Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS as its products, and no free and independent elite supports Saudi Arabia and its plans in Afghanistan. Still, financial hardships, aids, and relations with the West motivate the government's interest in Saudi Arabia.


Last April, I was proud to announce the TWO New Chargers at Franco-Cité School in Ottawa.
Both SunCountryHighway electric vehicles chargers are now completely fully operational. You can find them on Plugshare. The address is 623 Smyth Rd.
The school board opted for the MobileNow! payment system for many reasons. It had to be user friendly and available 24 hours per day. The fees helps to finance the installation and operating costs. The province of Ontario asks the school board to be responsible with its public funding. This system does provide information about the charging stations usage. To this day, MobileNow! is only available in US$ funds.
This a pilot project for the Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. The more electric vehicles are present on our roads, the more we will need a well developed charging infrastructure.
MobileNow! keypad added to the SunCountryHighway charging station.
Here are the steps to use this payment system.
1 – Download the MobileNOW! App on your cell phone.
2 – Create your account.
3 – Use credit card or Paypal for a pre-paid account.
4 – Enter location number from MobileNow! sticker on the SCH60 charging station or scan the QR code.
5 – Choose the duration needed. Different options are available.
6 – There is a 0.35$ convenience fee per usage for any duration.
7 – As the payment is approved, you have to activate the charging station by using the 8 number code followed by the #.
8 – For a two hour duration, the total with the convenience fee is 1.85 US$. For a one hour duration, the total is 1.10 US$.
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A Look Back at Some of the Rarest Automotive Advertising
Images courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection (NAHC)
Published 1.16.2019
Bugatti advertisement, 1920s (National Automotive Heritage Collection)
When you take a look at 1920s and 1930s automotive advertising history, the automakers used the best illustrators in the world to sell their products. Some automotive historians say that this era represented the best automotive works of art. It was a time when magazines and automotive sales literature were the only way to advertise and sell cars for the consumer market. The cars were beautiful, and the automotive illustrations were becoming part of our culture.
Packard advertisement, 1920s (NAHC)
The automotive illustrations featured in this story come from the rare "Silver Anniversary Automobile Salon "souvenir program from New York in 1927. The automotive material is very rare and difficult to find. The Automobile Salon, took place from November 27 to December 3, 1927 in the Grand Ballroom and Main Lobby of the Hotel Commodore in New York City. The show was directed by Mr. John Eustis.
The other automotive illustrations in this story are from the official program of "The Automobile Salon" that took place from December 1 to 7, 1929. The catalogs were published for exhibitions that offered limited, high end products and automotive services for consumers. The Automobile Salon was a very prestigious and established institution that dedicated the show to high end motor car chassis and custom coachwork designs. This salon was a very unique place for people to visit and would draw people from all over the world to see Detroit's offerings and other makes of beautiful automobiles.
Duesenberg advertisement, 1929 (NAHC)
The Automobile Salon not only represented the very best in American car design, but the very best from European manufacturers as well. During the exhibition, there was one statement to describe the automobiles that were on display: "The Supreme Achievement of Design Engineering." Many great automobile makes like Bugatti, Cadillac, Isotta, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Stutz and many other popular name plates were featured.
Isotta Motors Inc advertisement, 1929 (NAHC)
All of the vehicles on display were great, however, one of the rarest automobiles on display was the Bugatti -- a beautiful car. The Bugatti advertising shown above is very collectible and rare today.
The Isotta Fraschimi Straight Eight from the late 1920s, also pictured in this story, is a rare piece of automotive history and advertising that I had not seen before.
Pierce Arrow advertisement, 1920s (NAHC)
During the early days, coach-builders such as Brewster & Co. manufactured their own vehicles from 1915 to 1925, which were very popular along with LeBaron, Ray Dietrich, Hibbard & Darrin, and the Derham Body Co. Briggs was also one of the largest independent manufacturers of car bodies.
Stutz advertisement, 1920s (NAHC)
Other nameplates that I do not want to leave out were the Don Lee Coach & Body Works, where Harley Earl, who later became a part of General Motors styling group with the 1927 LaSalle, got started. The Walter M. Murphy Co. was also a part of the early days of automotive history. Coach-builders were a part of the Automobile Salon exhibitions which many people admired.
Pierce-Arrow advertisement, 1920s (NAHC)
In conclusion, Michael Lamm & Dave Holls' book "A Century of Automotive Style" said this about the Automobile Salon: "There were actually two important U.S. automotive fashion events staged in New York each year, and both contributed mightily to domestic style for the upcoming season. The most prestigious, called the Automobile Salon."
Silver Anniversary "The Automobile Salon Souvenir Catalogue." New York, 1929.
The Automobile Salon Catalog. Hotel Commodore, New York, 1927.
Lamm, Michael & Holls, Dave. "A Century of Automotive Style 100 Years of American Car Design." 1996-97.
Stern, Jane & Michael. "Auto Ads." Random House, New York.


Second Chance Homes offer placement opportunities for pregnant or parenting teens or young adult mothers (ages 13 to 23 and their children) who need a place to live because their current residential situation is unsuitable, unsafe or unavailable. GCAPP has a contract from DFACs to oversee delivery of services and provide technical assistance at five homes across the state run by organizations experienced in residential services to teens. Over the past 15 years, it has created its own Second Chance Homes Network of high-functioning, adult-supervised, nurturing group homes. Through comprehensive wraparound services and other supports, rigorous evaluations shows that they have helped hundreds of young moms become self-sufficient and better parents, complete or finish their education and reduce their risk of repeat pregnancies at a young age. Please click here for a summary of key outcomes for SCH residents from 2002 to 2014.
Since the first Second Chance Home opened in 2001, the program has served more than 450 young mothers and their children. Currently GCAPP has a SCH in Clayton, Fulton and Whitfield counties. Each home serves between four and eight mothers and their children.
Ms. Walker, a native of the suburbs of New Orleans, has more than 12 years of experience working to help at-risk and underrepresented children and families with issues related to HIV, harm-reduction, homelessness and adolescent health. As the Director of Second Chance Homes, her major role is managing five homes within GCAPP's Second Chance Homes Network and providing technical assistance and training to other collaborating teen residential programs, DFCS workers and fosters parents across Georgia. Ms. Walker has a Master's of Public Health degree in Community Health Sciences from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health; her BS is from Howard University.
Tyiska "Tia" Demery joined GCAPP in 2008 and serves as Senior Program Manager for the Second Chance Homes program. As a Senior Program Manager, Ms. Demery plans, manages and coordinates activities for the Second Chance Homes Network. She is responsible for management, evaluation, resource development, reporting, site reviews, technical assistance and training to professional and paraprofessional staff. Ms. Demery, who has a nearly 20-year career in social services, has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Clark Atlanta University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Fisk University.


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We are New England
Firmly rooted in the gas supply industry for over 70 years
Middlesex Gases is a third-generation, family-owned supplier of specialty gases, regulation equipment, bulk and MicroBulk systems. Our extensive gas distribution network services clients throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Middlesex Gases was founded in 1949 by Joseph Martin. Martin's vision to operate an independent distributorship of quality products at a competitive price was clear, which resulted in Middlesex Gases becoming an industry leader. Fundamental values, such as providing outstanding service and value, developed into a philosophy that accelerated Middlesex's success in providing a wide range of gases to life science and biotechnology companies throughout the New England area.
History of Middlesex Gases
In 1949 Joseph Martin begins Middlesex Welding Supply at 1655 Revere Beach Parkway.
Back in 1949 Harry S. Truman began serving his second term as President of the United States. The average cost of a new home was $7,450, the average cost of a new car was $1,420, a gallon of gas was 17 cents and minimum wage was 70 cents per hour. Postwar prosperity was starting to get underway. That year Middlesex Welding Supply was established as an independent distributor with Joseph Martin, Sr. as the founding father.
Joseph Martin's vision for business was clear—to create and operate a strong, independent distributorship that would sell quality products at a fair price and back them up with excellent service. With humble beginnings that included an upside-down milk carton for a chair and a single pickup truck for deliveries, Joseph Martin, Sr. and his associate Tom Qualey began the Middlesex Welding Supply operation in Everett, Massachusetts.
In 1960 Middlesex Welding Supply opens a Cambridge, MA office building along with a warehouse, store and distribution center.
By 1960 Middlesex Welding Supply had outgrown the Everett, MA location and moved to a new facility in Cambridge, MA. In 1965, the company returned to Everett with the addition of a fill plant at what is now Middlesex Gases' headquarters. This fill plant is thought to be one of the first of its kind for an independent distributor. To support these new facilities, equipment and company growth, Middlesex Welding Supply also added to its staff at this time.
In 1964 Middlesex Welding Supply opens its first fill plant at 292 Second Street, Everett, MA.
In 1964 Middlesex decided to open its own fill plant in Everett, MA and began to expand its capabilities filling nitrogen, oxygen and argon in both liquid and gaseous products. This would be a strategic step in becoming an independent distributor and would provide a greater opportunity to sell more competitively in the Boston market. The fill plant also helped expedite the products to the customers at a faster rate.
In 1970 a benchmark is hit—Middlesex Welding Supply sells 2,000,000 c.f. of nitrogen gas.
Middlesex Welding Supply was recognized for supplying 2,000,000 cubic ft. of nitrogen product to its end users. This award was presented by Airco, who was their bulk supplier. By comparison today, Middlesex Gases sells over 500,000,000 cubic ft. of product per year.
In 1974 Joe Martin, Jr. becomes CEO of Middlesex Welding Supply.
In 1974 Joseph Martin, Sr. passed away and Joseph Martin, Jr. began his role as CEO of Middlesex Welding Supply. Like his father, Joe Jr. continued to focus on the company's core values and met with even more success, necessitating the addition of other facilities in Massachusetts.
In 1981 Middlesex Welding Supply opens a new branch in Haverhill, MA.
In the early 1980s Middlesex Welding Supply continues leading the industrial market for gases and welding supplies. A second branch is opened for business at this time in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
In 1991 the family-owned business grows with new leadership from Bo and Tom Martin.
As the Boston market started to shift away from fabrication and towards research and development firms, a new leadership at Middlesex Welding Supply emerged. In 1991, Joseph "Bo" Martin became CEO and his brother Tom became company President.
In 1992 Middlesex Welding Supply changes its name to Middlesex Gases & Technologies.
In 1992 Middlesex Welding Supply changed its name to Middlesex Gases & Technologies to better reflect the capabilities, products and services. The company begins its focus on becoming an elite specialty gas supplier for the life science market.
In 1993 Middlesex Gases & Technologies decides to develop a cylinder tracking system.
By the time Joseph Martin, Jr. passed away in 1993, Middlesex Gases & Technologies had started to fill specialty gases and expanded its capabilities to meet the new demands of emerging markets. The company decided at this time to develop a cylinder tracking system. This was a huge undertaking for Middlesex Gases & Technologies as it required the bar coding of all its cylinders. The decision to launch this system, however, has proven to be pivotal to the continued success of the company.
In 1999, Middlesex Gases & Technologies opened its second filling distribution plant in Plainville, MA, helping to expand service operation to Rhode Island, Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts.
The 1990s saw more growth for the company and in 1999 Middlesex Gases & Technologies opened a second fill plant in Plainville, Massachusetts. This allowed Middlesex Gases & Technologies to target new business opportunities in Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts.
In 2002 Middlesex Gases & Technologies transitions into distributing bulk and MicroBulk cryogenic products.
In 2002 Middlesex Gases & Technologies decided to purchase its first MicroBulk truck, with the initial goal of supporting the life sciences market and research companies. The fleet consists of tractor trailers—for nitrogen, argon and liquid CO2.
In 2007 Middlesex Gases & Technologies purchases its third filling and distribution plant.
In 2007, Middlesex added a third filling and distribution plant by purchasing Mass Oxygen in Lowell, Massachusetts, thus expanding its capabilities and services into the state of New Hampshire.
In 2017 Middlesex Gases & Technologies becomes the preferred supplier for the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MassBio) in Cambridge, MA.
Middlesex Gases signed a 3-year contract with the Massachusetts Biotech Council to be their preferred supplier of packaged gases. This showed the commitment Middlesex Gases had made to focus on its life science market in the greater Boston area. Massachusetts is considered one of the largest locations for life science and research.
In 2019 a logo rebrand is introduced. In addition, a new partnership with BioCT gives way to expansion into Connecticut as a preferred gas supplier.
In 2019, the company decided to rebrand their identity starting with a new logo design and the changing of their name to "Middlesex Gases." The new name and logo design put more emphasis on the core product—"Gases"—and the addition of a DNA strand was a clear nod to the life science industry.
Also in this year, Middlesex Gases became a preferred gas supplier in another state by partnering with BioCT, in Connecticut.
In 2020 Middlesex Gases sells over 500,000,000 c.f. of nitrogen gas into the marketplace and becomes the preferred supplier for the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) of Boston, MA.
Today, Middlesex Gases is the leading provider of specialty gases and gas solutions for New England. With three fill plants and two branch locations and a state-of-the-art spec gas laboratory, Middlesex Gases now services Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut. Middlesex Gases' core values remain the same as they were in 1949 and continue to lead the company's further expansion by providing quality, cost-effective products and solutions with reliable service, and dependable support.
Back in 1949, Harry S. Truman began serving his second term as President of the United States. The
average cost of a new home was $7,450, the average cost of a new car was $1,420, a gallon of gas was 17 cents and minimum wage was 70 cents per hour. Postwar prosperity was starting to get underway. That year Middlesex Welding Supply was established as an independent distributor with Joseph Martin Sr. as the founding father.
Joseph Martin's vision for business was clear – to create and operate a strong independent distributorship
that would sell quality products at a fair price and back them up with excellent service. With humble beginnings that included an upside down milk carton for a chair and a single pickup truck for deliveries,
Joseph Martin, Sr. and his associate Tom Qualey began the Middlesex Welding Supply operation in Everett, Massachusetts.
By 1960 Middlesex had outgrown the Everett location and moved to a new facility in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. In 1965, the company returned to Everett with the addition of a fill plant at what is now Middlesex headquarters. This fill plant is thought to be one of the first of its kind for an independent distributor. To support these new facilities, equipment, and company growth, Middlesex also added to its staff at this time.
In 1974 Joseph Martin, Sr. passed away and Joseph Martin Jr. began his role as CEO of Middlesex Welding Supply. Like his father, Joe Jr. continued to focus on the company's core values and met with even more success, necessitating the addition of other facilities in Massachusetts. In the 1970s, Middlesex purchased a location in Framingham from Airco and also scratch-started another branch location in Haverhill.
By the late 1980s the fabrication business, a leading market for gases and welding supplies, started to
dwindle around the country, including in the Boston area. Several gas distributor competitors also
emerged on the scene.
As the Boston market started to shift away from fabrication and towards research and development firms, it was important that
Middlesex create a marketing strategy to meet new market demands. "Joseph "Bo" Martin became CEO in 1991 and together with his brother Tom as company President, led the company on its new path. He began by overseeing a branding change. In 1992 Middlesex Welding Supply changed its name to Middlesex Gases & Technologies to better reflect the capabilities, products, and services the
company now offered to Boston's emerging gas markets.
By the time Joseph Martin Jr. passed away in 1993, Middlesex had started to fill specialty gases and the
company has continued to expand its specialty gas capabilities to meet the new demands of emerging markets. The company decided to develop a cylinder tracking system. This was a huge undertaking for Middlesex as it required the barcoding of all its cylinders. The decision to launch this system, however, has proven to be pivotal to the continued success of the company. Today, Middlesex offers university laboratories and other institutions a cylinder tracking system that allows
them to more carefully control and manage their cylinder inventory.
The 1990s saw more growth for the company and in 1999 Middlesex opened a second fill plant in Plainville, Massachusetts. This allowed Middlesex to target new business opportunities in Rhode Island and western Massachusetts.
In 2002 Middlesex decided to purchase its first MicroBulk truck, with the initial goal of supporting the Life Sciences market and research companies. Today Middlesex has four tractor trailers – three for nitrogen, one for argon, and a liquid CO2 truck. In 2007, Middlesex added a third filling and distribution plant by purchasing Mass Oxygen in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Today, Middlesex operates in a tri-state area with three fill plants and two branch locations that service Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. Middlesex Gases & Technologies' core values
remain the same as they were in 1949 and continue to lead the company's further expansion by assuring its customers of excellent products, service, and support.
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