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Men's hairstyles change trends from year to year and have become a concern among men and women, not only women who care about the appearance of their hair, but men also began to notice and look for the hairstyle of the man who best suits them. The latest men's hairstyles are gentleman pieces or neat haircuts that rely on hair oil to form hair patterns.
Men's hairstyles like this are in great demand by some people, ranging from appearance enthusiasts to lay audiences of all ages, from children to adults though. A neat hairstyle with a thin pattern on the left and right and focusing on neatness in the middle, this is one that has become a contemporary hairstyle with a variety of styles, from undercut, pompadour, rockabilly and various other hairstyles.
The use of pomade is one of the supporters of the appearance of neat hairstyles which in the present has become mandatory for some people. Especially for those who love the appearance of hairstyles today, but one thing that is very unfortunate from hairstyles with gentleman pieces is hair care that tends to be difficult and easily damaged. Where you must be diligent in caring for your hair and washing your hair so that the negative effects of pomade do not damage your hair, it can even make your hair fall out and damaged.
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£7,250 | SKODA Fabia 1.0 MPI SE (s/s) 5dr£20 ROAD TAX, 1 OWNER
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Excellent condition inside and out. Full service included in the sale, only £20 a year road tax , Full service history, Excellent bodywork, Black Cloth interior - Excellent Condition, Tyre condition Excellent, Black, 1 owner, £7,250 ovno
This car comes with
Metallic Paint, Acoustic Rear Parking Sensors, Alarm, Alloy Wheels-15in Mato w. Anti-Theft Wh. Bolts, Bluetooth, DAB Digital Radio, Electric Front Windows, Manual Air Conditioning, Radio Bolero - with Telephone Control, Mirror Link, SD Card, Stop/Start Engine System, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
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- 2015
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Technical specifications
Vehicle summary
|Body style
|Engine size
|999 cc
|Fuel type
|Number of doors
|Number of seats
|Gearbox type
|CO2 emissions
|108 g/km
|Insurance group
|Standard manufacturer's warranty (miles)
|No details available
|Standard manufacturer's warranty (years)
|2 years
|Standard paintwork guarantee
|3 years
Performance & economy
|Fuel consumption (urban)
|48.7 mpg
|Fuel consumption (extra urban)
|67.3 mpg
|Fuel consumption (combined)
|58.9 mpg
|0 - 60 mph
|14.2 seconds
|Top speed
|107 mph
|Engine power
|74 bhp
|Engine torque
|70.07 lbs/ft
|1467 mm
|Height inclusive of roof rails
|No details available
|3992 mm
|2470 mm
|1958 mm
|Width including mirrors
|No details available
|Fuel tank capacity
|45 litres
|Minimum kerb weight
|980 kg
|Interior features
|Exterior features
|Chrome Pack
|Electrically Adjustable and Heated Door Mirrors
|Front Reading Lights
|Body Coloured Bumpers
|Stop/Start Engine System
|Steering Wheel Height and Reach Adjustable
|Alloy Wheels-15in Mato w. Anti-Theft Wh. Bolts
|Rear Wash/Wiper
|Height Adjustable Passenger Seat
|Multi - Function Steering Wheel for Radio and Telephone
|Electric Front Windows
|Height Adjustable Drivers Seat
|Radio Bolero - with Telephone Control, Mirror Link, SD Card
|3 Spoke Leather Steering Wheel
|Storage Compartments under the Front Seats
|Manual Air Conditioning
|Upholstery - Satin Black/Grey Cloth
|Central Console
|Leather Gearshift Knob/Handle and Leather Hand Brake Lever Handle
|Heated Rear Screen
|Maxi DOT Trip Computer
|DAB Digital Radio
|Vanity Mirrors in Sun Visors
|6 Loudspeakers with Arkamys Surround Sound Package
|Drivers Airbag
|EDS - Electronic Differential Lock
|Remote Central Locking and SAFE Function
|Third Brake Light
|ESC (Electronic Stabilisation Control)
|Front Assistant
|Front Passengers Airbag with De - Activation Switch
|Power Assisted Steering
|Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
|ASR - Anti Slip Regulation (Traction Control) with MSR - Engine Torque Control
|ISOFIX Child Seat Fittings on Outer Rear Seats
|Centre Rear Seat Belt
|Acoustic Rear Parking Sensors
|ABS (Anti-Lock Braking System) with HBA (Hydraulic Braking Assist)
|Front Side Airbags and Front and Rear Curtain Airbags
|Head Restraints - Front/Rear
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What's on in Perth today, find City of Perth Events, local community events, free and cheap events for families with kids of all ages. You'll find listed family shows, free events in Perth, local community events, fairs, farmers markets, City of Perth events, even events at your local library. You'll never be bored again and you'll be the first to know what's on in Perth!
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Lego Club – Duncraig Library
April 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 4:00 pm on Friday, repeating until April 12, 2019
Challenge, create and construct.
Come along to Duncraig Library every Friday for a fun afternoon of creative Lego construction.
Ages 5 – 12 years
No bookings required. You are welcome to attend any of the Lego Club sessions, but due to space and lego resource requirements, the attendance will be limited to the first 30 children who arrive for each session.
Cost is $2.00 per child.
For further information contact the City on 9400 4751.


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Sentences are given to:
When magistrates or judges impose a sentence on someone found guilty of a crime, they will take into account:
Magistrates and judges make their sentencing decisions independently of government. They use guidelines when working out the appropriate sentence for each case.
Sentencing guidelines are produced by an independent organisation, the Sentencing Council, to aid with the consistency of sentencing across England and Wales. They provide the range of sentences that could be given for particular types of crime.
The magistrate or judge decides how serious a crime is by looking at:
Different offenders may not be given the same sentence for the same type of crime, as magistrates and judges look at the circumstances of each case and each offender.
For example, a harsher sentence may be given if it's not an offender's first offence. Or a reduced sentence may be given if the offender admits their guilt at an early stage.
'To find out about sentencing guidelines on the Sentencing Council website.Back to top
When someone is sentenced, they can get one of four main types of sentence:
When the court decides someone is guilty, but decides not to punish them further at this time, they will be given a 'discharge'.
Discharges are given for minor offences.
There are two types of discharge:
Fines are the most common criminal sentence. They're usually given for less serious crimes that don't merit a community or prison sentence.
Fines are given to punish an offender financially. They limit the amount of money offenders have to spend. Fines are given for offences like:
How much someone is fined depends on:
If the offence causes harm to a victim, the offender can also be required to make a compensation payment. They'll also have to pay towards the cost of the court hearing.
If someone says they can't pay a fine straight away, they can ask the court if they can pay in instalments. The court may or may not agree to this.
If someone doesn't pay a fine, the court can get payment in other ways.
These include:
In extreme cases where a person continues to not pay their fine, they may be sent to prison.Back to top
When a court imposes a community sentence, the offender doesn't go to prison. But the court says there are specific things the offender can, can't and must do.
Community sentences place 'requirements' on offenders that they must meet while serving their sentences.
The magistrate or judge will decide which combination of these 'requirements' will most effectively punish the offender for their crime, while also reducing the risk of them offending again.
Community sentences are designed to make sure the reasons for the offence are addressed - and prevent more offences in the future.
In many cases, offenders have to do unpaid work in the community, to repay their neighbourhood for their crimes. This is called 'Community Payback'.
Offenders who get community sentences can be ordered to:
A magistrate or judge can order an offender to carry out as many of these as they believe suitable, dependent on the type of crime the offender committed and their previous history.
If an offender doesn't meet the terms of their community sentence, they can be sent back to court and given an additional punishment. In some cases they are sentenced to prison.Back to top
Prison sentences are given when an offence is so serious that it is the only suitable punishment.
A prison sentence will also be given when the court believes the public must be protected from the offender.
There are three different types of prison sentence:
A court may give an offender a 'suspended' prison sentence if the time they would otherwise spend in prison is under 12 months.
With a suspended sentence, the offender doesn't go directly to prison - but they do have to meet conditions in the community, set by the court.
For example, the offender on a suspended sentence may have to:
These conditions can last for up to two years. If the offender breaks these conditions, or commits another offence, they will usually have to serve the original sentence in prison.
If a court fixes the length of a prison sentence, it's called a 'determinate' sentence. For example, a judge may say an offender is sentenced to six years.
When an offender is given a determinate sentence, half of the sentence is served in custody and half of the sentence in the community.
Offenders sentenced to 12 months or longer in prison will be put on licence when they are serving the second part of their sentence. This licence is supervised by the Probation Service and includes conditions that offenders must meet, like not having contact with victims. If the offender doesn't meet the terms of their licence, they might have to go back to prison for the rest of their sentence.
Offenders sentenced to less than 12 months also serve the second half in the community but are not actively supervised by Probation.
If offenders commit another offence while they're serving the second half of their sentence, they may be sent back to prison. They will also be punished for the new offence. So offenders given determinate sentences always have to complete their full sentence. But half of it is in prison, and half of it is outside prison.Back to top
A court can give a sentence setting the minimum time the offender must spend in prison - but not an end point. This is called an 'indeterminate' sentence.
For example, a judge may say an offender must go to prison 'for a minimum of ten years'. This minimum period set by the judge is called a 'tariff'.
These sentences are usually given for violent and sexual offences and where the court thinks the offender is a risk to the public.
If an offender is given an indeterminate sentence, they have no automatic right to be released. They will always serve the 'minimum' sentence set by the court.
When the minimum time in prison is over, an independent body (the Parole Board) will decide if it is safe to release an offender.
If they think it is, the offender will be released under 'licence'. This will mean that there are specific conditions they will have to follow when they leave prison.
Once they are released, they will be checked by the Probation Service to make sure they are meeting the conditions of the licence.
But if the Parole Board thinks an offender is still a risk to the public, they will remain in prison. Some may never be released.
A life sentence means the offender will be subject to specific conditions for the rest of their life. But only one of these conditions may be a period of time in prison.
For most life sentences, the judge sets a minimum time the offender will spend in prison before being considered for release on licence by the independent Parole Board, who assess whether it's safe for the offender to be released.
If an offender is released on licence, they'll be under the supervision of the Probation Service and will have to follow specific rules.
Offenders given life sentences stay under licence for the rest of their life. If they break the terms of their licence at any time, they will be called back to prison.
But in some very serious cases, a judge may give an offender a 'whole life term'.
This means that there is no minimum term set by the judge, and the offender will never be released.
Life sentences must be given to offenders who are found guilty of murder. A judge may also choose to give a life sentence for serious offences, where the law allows, for example manslaughter, rape, armed robbery or arson.Back to top
Not all crimes go to court for sentencing.
For example, some first-time offences and less serious crimes may be dealt with by the police or a local authority. These are called 'out-of-court disposals'.
In these cases, a - where a fixed amount of money must be paid - may be given. Crimes that could be dealt with outside court include:
If an offender gets into more trouble or doesn't pay a fixed penalty notice, they may be dealt with by a court.Back to top
A prison sentence is designed to do three things:
Anyone who has been sentenced to prison, and anyone held on remand waiting for a trial, will have fewer rights than law-abiding citizens.
Whilst offenders are in prison, they can keep some personal items in their cell, but the amount and nature of the items are limited.
They can also have a radio and television provided their behaviour warrants it, but prison staff will regularly check that prisoners don't have too many personal items or any that are banned.
Depending on the rules of the specific prison, prisoners may also be allowed to keep things like:
Friends and family can send offenders money orders while they're in prison - but the amount of money that can be spent is limited and will be affected by their behaviour in prison.
There are strict rules about offenders' behaviour in prison. If an offender breaks these rules, they can be punished by the prison's senior manager. For more serious offences, an independent authority, such as a judge, will decide on a punishment.
In more serious cases, where the offence is believed to be criminal, offenders can be prosecuted in court.
While people are held in custody, the prison will do all it can to help them to gain job skills, work experience and qualifications.
This is designed to help prisoners find work or educational opportunities when they are released, and help prevent them from committing further crimes.
Many different types of work are available. These vary from one prison to the next, but can include:
The National Health Service is responsible for providing prison healthcare. Prisoners are entitled to receive the same level of medical care as they would get outside of prison.
If the prison doesn't have the specific health facilities required, the offender may be moved to another prison or hospital where they can receive the correct treatment.Back to top
Offenders are put under the supervision of the Probation Service when:
The offender must not break the rules and requirements of their community sentence or their 'licence' (the rules a prisoner agrees to when released from prison).
If they break those rules, they could be taken back to court or sent to prison.
Probation officers work with offenders on probation, and their families, to reduce the chance that they might commit more crimes.
If offenders are placed on probation, the probation officer will:
While on probation, an offender must attend regular meetings with their probation officers.
Offenders receive warnings if they don't have a good reason for failing to show up for a meeting with a probation officer or not attending an activity ordered by a court
If they miss another meeting or activity after that, they can be sent back to court or recalled to prison, and can receive further punishment.
They may also be ordered to follow other rules, including:
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Behind a Dusty Veil Lies a Cradle of Star Birth
NGC 253 is a large, almost edge-on spiral galaxy, and is one of the nearest galaxies beyond our local neighborhood of galaxies.
This dramatic galaxy shows complex structures such as clumpy gas clouds, darkened dust lanes, and young, luminous central star clusters. These elements are typical of spiral galaxies. Caroline Herschel discovered NGC 253 in 1783 while looking for comets. The galaxy's closeness to Earth makes it an ideal target for amateur astronomers who can see the southern sky and for astronomers interested in learning more about the makeup of these stunning cities of stars.
The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA)


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Why do all people die? Why is sin universal? These are questions that are often asked. Perhaps the world struggles to know the correct answers to these questions. However, the Bible explains the answers in great detail. We pray this ever important, fundamental lesson is a great benefit to you.


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Dave Sparks
An interesting read through the comments. I think there's certainly no problem with having a specific site for a mobile device given the large difference in the platform from the desktop. It is not really comparable to having a separate site for each browser as @WSTN suggests.
Personally as well I live in an area with very little 3G coverage so I also find it useful for a site to have a mobile version that's maybe a little less heavy on the loading times.
Anyway I wanted to ask what's peoples preferred method for allowing users to access the full site when they click the to view it? Simply using a session variable and checking that alongside with the device query?


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Leave it to the commenters to make the nut cracking jokes, but this design concept could be a serious ballbuster. Consisting of two aluminum tubes, it's sized to fit a walnut inside, and all you need to do is twist, and the nut is cracked right in two by the nutcracker's ridged edges. Seems pretty simple.
Created by German industrial designer Christopher Kuh, his idea was to craft a minimalist design that was not only simply functional but would be a decorative item when you're not using it to crack a few nuts here and there. To us, leaving this thing lying around would look like someone absentmindedly left the hub of the toilet paper holder in the kitchen. [Yanko Design]


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Frequently Asked Questions about Carter Aviation Technologies
What does "slowed rotor/compound" or "SR/C™" mean?
"Slowed Rotor/Compound," abbreviated as SR/C™, is Carter's term to describe aircraft such as the CarterCopter and our other concepts, which unload and slow the rotor to reduce drag in high speed flight, while using a wing to provide lift in that condition.
How can SR/C™ aircraft fly so fast and efficiently? Shouldn't the rotor slow them down?
SR/C™ aircraft are a hybrid between an airplane and a rotorcraft. A rotor is a very efficient device for providing lift at low speeds, but its drag increases rapidly as the aircraft goes faster if it must continue to support the aircraft. In SR/C™ aircraft, as the aircraft speeds up and the wings begin producing more of the lift, the rotor produces less lift and can slow down given the correct control input. The reduction of rotor lift and lower rpm significantly decrease the rotor drag (in fact, a three fold reduction in rpm results in approximately a 27 fold reduction in rotational drag- drag required to just spin the rotor). The rotor drag at very low rpms and low lift basically becomes a function of its area (which is relatively small compared to an airplane wing of similar gross weight) and the forward speed of the aircraft.
Wings are very efficient at high speed, but can't provide enough lift as the aircraft slows down. In most aircraft, the wings are sized significantly larger than they need to be in cruise flight so that the pilot can fly slower for landing. Most airplanes also have some type of high lift device, such as flaps, which further decrease the minimum flight speed of the aircraft, but add weight and complexity to the wing. The CarterCopter has a very simple wing, sized much smaller than a conventional aircraft of similar size, because the wing only needs to support the aircraft at high speeds.
The combination of the slowed, unloaded rotor and the simple, small wing is what allows SR/C™ aircraft to operate so efficiently. Their efficiency is on par, or better in high speed cruise than those of fixed wing aircraft (airplanes) with a stall speed less than 70 mph, and is much more efficient at high speed than any conventional rotorcraft.
If a rotor produces less drag the slower it rotates, why don't you just stop the rotor?
A stopped rotor would probably not produce any less drag than a slowly turning rotor when all factors are considered, and it has several disadvantages.
Rotor blade centrifugal force (CF) provides a moment (force times a lever arm) that counters the blade lift to keep the blades from rising up excessively. As the rotor slows down, at some point there will not be enough CF to handle the blade lift on the advancing blade. This will cause the rotor to flap excessively. Therefore, to stop the rotor, a flapping stop must be engaged and the rotor must be stiff enough to handle any lift forces generated by the blades. At high forward speeds the locked rotor must be able to handle the lift generated by the rotor (there is no way to keep the rotor at precisely zero angle of attack, so it definitely will generate lift). As a result the rotor must have bending structural requirements similar to a wing.
For a rotor to be an efficient lifting device it must have a low disk loading (ratio of force generated by rotor to the area it sweeps as it rotates). So, as the aircraft weight increases so must its rotor diameter. However, as the rotor diameter increases, so too do its bending requirements when functioning as a wing as described above. Since those requirements on the rotor become so high, its weight plus the weight of the locked rotor hub becomes much greater than the tip weight needed on a slowly turning rotor to handle the lift on the advancing blade.
By concentrating our weight in the tips, we maximize the centrifugal force of our rotor for a given weight. Centrifugal force is an efficient way to keep the rotor rigid. It is analogous to a rock on a string. Even though the string has no rigidity to hold the rock out horizontally, once you start rotating the system, the rock will hold the string nearly horizontal.
All the structure needed to stop the rotor adds weight and complexity, not to mention the procedure of stopping and starting the rotor in flight. The reduced drag of a stopped rotor is offset by its increased weight. Considering that it only took about 5 HP to keep the rotor spinning on the original CarterCopter Technology Demonstrator at its lowest rpm in cruise, stopping the rotor just isn't worth it unless there is a requirement to travel more than 500 - 550 mph (above those speeds, the tip speed on the advancing blade becomes greater than Mach 0.9).
What are the mu ratio and the mu-1 barrier?
Mu is the English spelling of the Greek letter μ. It can be pronounced "mew" or "moo," with "mew" being the more common. It is commonly used to represent a ratio in rotorcraft engineering, sometimes called the rotor tip advance ratio. To put it about as simply as it can be put into words, the μ ratio is the ratio of the forward speed of the aircraft to the rotor tip speed relative to the aircraft. To put it into a picture, which is worth a thousand words:
where Vtip is the tip speed of the rotor, VA is the speed of the aircraft, and μ is the mu ratio.
There are a few interesting things that can be determined from the μ ratio. First, and most obviously based on how μ is defined, you can easily determine the airspeed over the tip of the rotor at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions (when the rotor is perpendicular to the aircraft). When you are at a μ of 1, the tip speed is equal to the aircraft speed. So, on the advancing blade, at the 3 o'clock position, the airspeed over the tip is twice what it is over the rest of the aircraft. On the retreating blade, at the 9 o'clock position, the airspeed over the tip is zero.
Another interesting thing that can be determined from the μ ratio is how much of the rotor is seeing reverse airflow at the 9 o'clock position. Each position on the rotor blade sees a different airspeed, which is a combination of the speed from the rotor turning and the speed from the aircraft. As you move outboard on the rotor, the rotational velocity gets higher. The μ ratio will tell you what proportion of the retreating blade is seeing reverse flow at the 9 o'clock position. For example, at a μ of 0.3, the inboard three-tenths of the retreating blade will see reverse flow, the outboard seven-tenths will see normal flow, while the point exactly at three-tenths will have an airspeed of zero. At a μ of 1, the tip of the retreating blade will have an airspeed of zero, and everything inboard of that will see reverse flow. That is the μ-1 barrier. It is the point at which the rotor first sees complete reverse flow on the retreating blade. The CarterCopter Technology Demonstrator became the first rotorcraft to achieve a μ of 1 in June 2005. The previous high of 0.92 was established around 50 years ago by the McDonnell XV-1 .
From a flapping stability standpoint, a μ of 0.75 is the most unstable. This is better explained in answer to the question, Don't SR/C™ aircraft have a problem of retreating blade stall in high mu flight?
What is an autogyro?
An autogyro is a rotorcraft that does not power the rotor directly by the engine. The rotor is made to spin by air passing up through it in much the same way as a wind turbine is powered by the wind. This is in contrast to a helicopter, where the rotor is usually driven by a drive shaft and as a result needs some method to counter this torque, such as a tail rotor. Since the rotor is unpowered in an autogyro, it requires a propeller or some other means of propulsion to push it through the air. To read more about autogyros and autogyro history, visit Autogyro History & Theory .
Can SR/C™ aircraft hover like a helicopter?
SR/C™ technology could be applied to helicopters (click here), but none of our prototypes so far incorporate the ability to hover. However, with a prerotator, high inertia rotor and collective control for the rotor, these aircraft can still takeoff and land vertically. Because of the extreme inertia in the rotor, SR/C™ aircraft can hover for ten (10) seconds. This adds a great deal of utlity to the aircraft by allowing off airport operations. Many rotorcraft operations do not require hover, only that they can safely take off and land with zero roll. For more information on jump takeoffs, see How does an autogyro perform a jump takeoff?
There is no reason that the slowed rotor technology could not be applied to an aircraft that was part helicopter, as well. The aircraft would still operate the rotor in autorotation for cruise flight, but it would also have the ability to operate as a helicopter for hovering. In fact, we already have concept aircraft that incorporate this, including the Heliplane Transport and the CH-45 Heliplane. However, the heavier gearbox and added anti-torque devices needed to hover will increase the empty weight and thus decrease the useful load of those aircraft over the autogyro versions.
How does an autogyro perform a jump takeoff?
The process of performing a jump take-off is pretty straight-forward. The prerotator consists basically of a drive shaft and a gearbox, connecting the rotor to the engine through a clutch. Because the system is used only for short periods on the ground, and not continuously in flight, it can be much lighter than the corresponding system on a helicopter. On the ground, where the landing gear can counter the torque driving the rotor, the prerotator is engaged to spin up the rotor. It is spun to an rpm much higher than the rpm the rotor will be operating at in flight (for example, the rotor on the CGD/T will need to spin at about 250 rpm in flight, but will be prerotated to 500 rpm for a jump takeoff). This extra rpm stores quite a bit of energy, and with the tip weights of the Carter rotor, makes for a very good flywheel. During prerotation, the rotor is set to a flat pitch, both to keep it from producing a force to lift the aircraft, and to reduce the induced horsepower, to allow it to be spun to the highest rpm possible. To be able to put the most power into the rotor as possible, it also helps to have a variable pitch propeller, so that during prerotation, the prop can be set to a flat pitch where it doesn't absorb much of the engine power. When the rotor is at the desired rpm, the pilot will increase the pitch of the propeller, disengage the prerotator, and then increase the pitch of the rotor. The lift created from increasing the pitch on the rotor causes the aircraft to jump into the air, while the thrust from the propeller accelerates the aircraft to its normal flight speed.
With the original CarterCopter Technology Demonstrator, since we were mostly concerned with demonstrating the high speed flight technologies, we never really concentrated on trying to develop the procedures for jump takeoffs or zero roll landings. However, they are not really all that novel of procedures for autogyros to perform. Cierva began experimenting with jump takeoffs on the C.30 autogyro in 1933, and in a little over a year had refined the procedure so that jump takeoffs were routine. The video on the left is of the Pitcairn PA-36 "Whirlwing" Autogiro of the late 1930's, showing the dramatic jump takeoffs that that aircraft could perform.
Because of the weight concentrated at the blade tips, Carter rotors will have much higher inertia than conventional rotors. Combined with the fact that modern materials allow the rotor to be spun at proportionately higher rpms than the older rotors like the one shown in the video above, Carter rotors will be able to store 2-4 times the excess energy per pound of aircraft weight as the PA-36. While the jump takeoff in the video above is certainly impressive, it was performed with a single pilot, no baggage, and only a small amount of fuel on a cool day. Autogyros and gyroplanes utilizing a Carter rotor would be able to perform a takeoff as impressive as the one shown above fully loaded on a normal day. The video on the right shows the CarterGyro Demonstrator/Trainer performing a jump takeoff straight up, and then descending vertically for a zero roll landing.
What is flapping?
Because the advancing blade of a rotor has a higher average velocity than the retreating blade, it has the potential to produce more lift. Having more lift on one side than the other would create a lift moment (lift times a lever arm) that would try to roll the aircraft. However if the rotor has a hinge so that it can teeter (like a playground teeter totter), then the rotor will teeter / "flap" such that the advancing blade can go up and the retreating blade can go down. The upward movement of the advancing blade decreases its relative airflow angle of attack, and the downward movement of the retreating blade increases its relative airflow angle of attack. This change in angle of attack decreases the lift on the advancing blade and increases the lift on the retreating blade. The rotor will automatically flap until the lift moment generated by each blade is equal. If the unbalance in blade lift moments is too high, then the flapping becomes greater than the flapping travel and bad things will happen.
Do SR/C™ aircraft have a problem of retreating blade stall in high mu flight?
No. Retreating blade stall occurs in a rotor when it is trying to support more weight than the retreating blade can support. As explained in answer to the question, What is flapping?, as the aircraft speed increases, the average air velocity increases over the advancing rotor blade but decreases over the retreating blade. In order to keep the blade from creating unequal lift and causing a rolling moment, a teetering hinge allows the advancing blade to flap up, decreasing its angle of attack while the retreating blade flaps down and increases its angle of attack. At a certain point, if flapping gets too high, the angle of attack on the retreating blade can exceed the stall angle, and the blade will experience "retreating blade stall." In the SR/C™ aircraft, the rotor is unloaded with a wing and propeller, so that the rotor does not need to produce much lift. The pitch on the retreating blade does not need to be very high to produce the required lift, so the blade does not stall.
The worst case for this condition occurs at a mu of 0.75. Recalling the discussion from What are the mu ratio and the mu-1 barrier?, as the aircraft speed increases, the air velocity initially decreases over the outboard section of the retreating rotor blade and at the same time increases the reverse flow over the inboard blade section. From mu of 0 to 0.75, this results in the average magnitude of the air velocity decreasing. However, above mu 0.75, the increasing reverse velocity on the inboard section overtakes the decreasing velocity on the outboard section, and the average magnitude of the air velocity begins increasing, albeit in the opposite direction from what it was before. Even though most of the air is now flowing over the blade in the reverse direction, and this isn't the most efficient way to produce lift, it does provide a greater margin for flapping without causing retreating blade stall.
How do you handle the problem of blade flutter/divergence on the retreating blade?
There is an instability on the retreating rotor blade caused by reverse flow shifting its aerodynamic center from the ¼ chord to the ¾ chord. The design of our rotor, which is very torsionally stiff, has the ability to very rigidly carry torsional loads across the blade hub from one blade to the other, which means that the stability of each blade is coupled to the other blade. We developed a simple equation to predict the stability of our rotor, and have verified the equation through flight testing. We designed our rotor blade to be inherently stable up to high mu ratios (mu ~1.4) by the planform and weight distribution of the rotor blade. Near the tip of each blade, there is a leading edge extension that has a lead weight, which shifts the blade CG forward. Also at the tip, there is a trailing edge extension, which shifts the AC aft. While this combination of CG & AC shift makes the advancing blade very stable, there is a decrease in stability in the retreating blade. However because the velocity is so much lower at the tip of the retreating blade, its instability is less that the advancing blade's increased stability, and since the blades are torsionally tied together, the net result is a stable rotor. At a mu of 1, the velocity at the tip of the retreating blade is zero, which results in a very small unstable pitching moment. But at some increased mu ratio the reverse flow velocity over the retreating blade will cause that blade to become more unstable than the advancing blade becomes stable and the rotor will become unstable. At this point the cyclic control will need to be very stiff and will require boosted controls. Any cyclic movement due to the rotor trying to diverge will cause one blade to increase pitch while decreasing the pitch of the other blade and this will cause the blades to go "out of track." At this point the lift on the rotor is small and if the amount the blades are out of track is small due to a sufficiently rigid cyclic control, the 1 per rev vertical lift oscillation may not be noticeable.
During flight testing, we have experienced this rotor blade instability. It manifests itself in the rotor going "out of track." One blade will be at a higher pitch than the other. As the rotor turns, the blade with the higher pitch will run higher than the other blade. The pilots will see the one blade running higher than the other, and can slowly increase speed and note how the instability increases, or slow down and note the blades going back in track. It is not a sudden, disastrous divergence.
I have heard that two-bladed, teetering rotor systems have a reputation for something called "mast bumping" in low-g flight. What is mast bumping, and why are SR/C™ aircraft not susceptible to this problem?
Mast bumping is caused in helicopters by a lack of control of the aircraft due to the rotor not producing much lift or negative lift. During a zero-g maneuver, when the rotor is unloaded, it does not create any lift force, so it does not have any force to apply to the helicopter to control it. In this situation, if the pilot moves the cyclic to try and control the aircraft, the rotor will still tilt, but since it is producing no net lift, it will not have a reaction on the rest of the aircraft. If the pilot inputs more control because he does not feel the aircraft responding, he makes the rotor tilt even more, until it hits the mast. The tail rotor can aggravate this problem. Because it is still producing a force, it pushes the aircraft to the side, and if it's not directly on the centerline, causes the aircraft to roll as well. The pilot feeling this movement will try to counter it with the stick, causing the problem outlined above, with the tail rotor pushing the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotor.
In SR/C™ aircraft, because of the dual control system (airplane as well as autogyro), the pilot always has control of the aircraft, as long as he has sufficient airspeed. During a zero-g maneuver, with the rotor unloaded and producing no lift, the elevators and ailerons are still effective. When the pilot moves the stick, the ailerons or elevator will control the fuselage, keeping it in approximately the same relative position compared to the rotor, so mast bumping is not a problem.
What are the other technical issues associated with high mu flight?
There is a detailed discussion of the 10 technical issues that Carter had to solve on the page,
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An L.E.D.-studded belt acts as both flashlight and reflector for safety in the dark. Abraham Clayman '07, Daniel Harburg, Sanderson Hull '09, Michal Jablonski '09, and Alex Lippai '09 won the Fall Term 2006 Phillip R. Jackson Award for outstanding performance in ENGS 21: Introduction to Engineering. The team's teaching assistant was Deborah Sperling '06 Th'07.
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Although expensive at their inception, technological advances made in the video surveillance arena in the last five to 10 years are now priced competitively, often costing the same or only slightly more than the protocols they were designed to replace. In fact, devices associated with the observation, recording, playback, and storage of events that were once considered "high end" are being used almost routinely in commercial building projects (Fig. 1). With closed-circuit television (CCTV) applications occurring more frequently, it's important for designers, specifiers, and installers to keep pace with the rapidly changing technologies involved with these systems.
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In one such innovation, some manufacturers offer camera "packages" designed for use in specific applications — both indoors and out. These packaged camera systems include not only a camera and its appropriate lens, but also the housing, mounting device, and all applicable hardware. Shipped in a single box with the camera and lens already mounted in the enclosure, these "plug-and-play" packages simplify installation as well as the ordering process. Overall cost is usually the same as — and sometimes lower than — purchasing individual components separately. An added value is derived, as the variety of application-specific units simplifies the process of choosing the right camera and correct lens for use in a particular situation.
The development of color camera technology and the reduction in price of these units has resulted in their greater usage as the main component in a video surveillance system. Color offers improved resolution, sharper images, and a more true-to-life video presentation than that of a black and white camera. Their only drawback is that they require a higher level of illumination to create a visual image than does a black and white camera. This reality has led to the development of "day/night" or color/monochrome cameras.
Developed initially for outdoor use, these high-resolution cameras, which are priced only slightly higher than traditional color models, are also finding applications indoors. The units incorporate an infrared filter that automatically switches from color mode to black and white in response to decreasing ambient lighting levels, in order to maintain high-quality images regardless of light condition.
Another significant improvement in camera technology is the introduction of variable-speed camera positioning devices that provide both video signal transmission and remote control camera movement (pan-tilt) using a single coaxial cable, simplifying installation and reducing cost. Previously, a coaxial cable transmitted the video signal, and a separate set of conductors provided remote control of the camera's horizontal (pan) and vertical (tilt) movement.
Advancements in camera technology have also prompted the development of higher quality monitors both for live viewing and playback of recorded images. The 9-inch black and white model associated with earlier closed-circuit surveillance systems has been replaced with robust, super-high resolution color models, featuring larger flat panel LCD screens (up to 50 inches). Many incorporate Texas Instruments trademarked Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology, which features a single, all-digital display chip that makes use of an optical semiconductor to produce images of exceptionally high quality and fidelity. Other models use the same thin film transfer (TFT) LCD screens commonly found in laptop computers. These screens are comprised of a single sheet of glass that uses primary colors to produce an extremely sharp display without the appearance of faint duplicate or secondary images (ghosts) associated with previous generation LCD screens.
In addition to advancements in camera technology, the video surveillance industry has also made great strides on the recording front.
Demand for DVR on the rise
The introduction of the digital video recorder (DVR) has provided specifiers and designers with an important enhancement to the process of recording, storing, and reviewing of video images. A large percentage of the cameras sold today are equipped with a digital imager as a standard feature, making them compatible with a DVR even though the cameras themselves remain analog.
DVRs fall into one of two categories: those that are PC-based and those with an embedded operating system. The embedded operating system commonly uses either Windows or Linux, with recorder functions being accessed either from the controls on the face of the DVR itself, or through use of a handheld remote-control device. PC-based units rely on an associated mouse and keyboard to access control functions.
Although priced higher than its VCR counterpart, the PC-based DVR offers features and functions that easily offset any cost considerations (Fig. 2). Replacement of the VCR as a key component in a video surveillance system not only eliminates the purchase, changing, cataloging, and storage problems associated with VHS tapes, but also provides a major upgrade in the overall quality of video recording.
A DVR is essentially a dedicated computer that digitally records and stores the visual images transmitted from the video surveillance cameras linked to it. The DVR shares the same data compression technology as a computer, enhancing the amount of information it can save for future use. The amount of actual storage space depends on the size of the unit's disk drive, which may range from 80 GB (1 gigabyte is equal to 1024 megabytes) to 1 TB (1 terabyte is equal to 1024 gigabytes), depending upon the manufacturer and model chosen. Some manufacturers offer "unlimited" storage through the use of a redundant arrays of independent disks (RAID) server. With this option, recorded images can be partitioned over several different disk storage drives. Upon the loss or failure of a single drive, the data can be automatically reconstructed using information stored on the unaffected drives. Similar technology also allows several DVRs to be linked, through use of a computer network, to support and record an unlimited number of cameras.
The advantages of using a DVR instead of the traditional VCR are numerous. Unlike VHS tapes, which lose picture quality when reused and recorded over on several occasions, digital images recorded by the DVR never degrade. Instead, they maintain a crisp, sharp presentation, regardless of the number of times they're played or reviewed. Additionally, problems associated with videotape stretching, tearing, or breaking due to repeated use are avoided.
Digital images recorded by a DVR are stored by both date and time and can be easily recalled for playback, while the search for a specific recorded event associated with a VCR is very time consuming. Both the PC-based and embedded operating system styles of digital video recorders provide functions usually related to computer networks, including remote recording, viewing, and playback without compromising image quality during the transfer and receipt of video images.
Another feature associated with DVRs is their ability to record at higher frame rates than those associated with a VCR, providing enhanced visual quality and image definition. At 30 frames per second, the DVR captures events in the same manner as the human eye sees and processes information, which led to the term "real-time" video.
With DVRs constantly being improved, many models now include functions previously associated with separate system components, such as a matrix switcher or a multiplexer. These features include: the ability to display multiple cameras on a single monitor (usually ranging from four to 32 cameras) while recording each camera individually; duplex operation, which allows playback and review of an individual camera or groups of cameras while continuing to record each individual camera; and use of multiple monitors. This feature uses one monitor for live viewing of a multiple camera display, with a second monitor for full screen viewing of any one camera, and a third monitor for playback of previously recorded images.
Based on the popularity of DVRs, it's no surprise consumers have come to expect a "digital" experience. However, what most end-users don't know is that there's more to digital than meets the eye.
Defining digital
While digital recorders, cameras, and monitors are available, their use as components in a video surveillance system doesn't automatically make that system digital. There is a common misconception in the industry that using these devices constitutes a "digital" system, and one could argue that this is indeed correct. However, many define a digital system solely by the method of video transmission between the camera and the "head-end" components used for viewing and recording its images.
By this definition, any system using a hard-wired connection, such as coaxial cable, unshielded twisted pair copper conductor, or fiber-optic cabling to connect cameras to head-end equipment, is an analog system. Therefore, because the majority of video surveillance systems currently in use rely on a hard-wired connection for the transmission of video signals, they are still considered analog, regardless of individual components that use some form of digital technology.
A truly digital system uses network-based Internet Protocol (IP) components for the transmission of all-digital, 8-bit (or higher) video signals at a wavelength of 1,310 nanometers from digital IP cameras with built-in Ethernet interface to a network video recorder (NVR). This leading-edge technology, in its early stages of development, is expensive and often requires a separate, dedicated network to function properly. However, it's often proving to be the best choice for large video surveillance systems or those requiring transmission of video images over extended distances.
True digital video surveillance systems using IP technology will be refined and developed further in the near future. Today, they are what color cameras were to their black and white counterparts, or DVRs were to VCRs, just a few short years ago. It may be several years before these systems capture a large market share, but their use continues to grow. In anticipation of their increasing role, some manufacturers are now offering hybrid DVRs that will accept both analog (hard-wired) camera inputs and digital (IP) camera inputs.
The emergence of video surveillance systems as an integral part of overall commercial building design, as well as the rapidly changing technology associated with those systems, will continue to challenge specifiers, designers, and installers to keep abreast of their growing usage and development. Keeping a watchful eye on the latest improvements in video surveillance technology will be vital in choosing appropriate products and applications for future projects.
Shaver holds a NICET Level IV certification in Fire Protection Engineering Technology — Fire Alarm Systems and serves as an engineering associate, CET IV for Stanley Consultants in Muscatine, Iowa.


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Tory Savage, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wins Top Honors For Sales And Customer Service At Verizon Wireless' National President's Cabinet
BOISE, ID — Tory Savage, retail sales manager with Verizon Wireless in Idaho, has earned membership in Verizon Wireless' President's Cabinet. The honor is reserved for those ranking in the top one percent nationally in sales during 2009.
Savage earned the distinction by demonstrating exceptional sales leadership and delivering an outstanding customer experience in assisting customers with wireless productivity tools, including wireless data applications like Mobile Broadband and other Verizon Wireless multimedia and data solutions. The recognition places him as one of the company's top performers among its more than 18,000 sales executives across the country in 2009.
"At Verizon Wireless, we encourage our employees to listen carefully to the needs of our customers and match the right products and services to those needs," said Melanie Braidich, regional president, Verizon Wireless. "Tory exemplifies what it means to put customers first. He is highly valued by us and his customers."
Editor's Note: A high-resolution digital photo is available of the President's Cabinet award winner by contacting Robert Kelley at email@example.com.
About Verizon WirelessVerizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 91 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ:VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.


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Recognizing our next generation of leaders... Because life is their next playing field and they deserve all the help they can get!
We need your help in locating qualified student athletes. During the fall, winter and spring sport seasons, Penn Station will choose six outstanding senior student athletes from a local area high school. This student must demonstrate excellence in athletics, academics and good citizenship.
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What is a distributor and where is it located?
Before automotive manufacturers used individual coils per cylinder, the distributor was an important part of the ignition system. The distributor would tell the ignition coil at what moment when to fire and transfer the energy from the coil to a specific engine cylinder in order for engine ignition to occur. Older classic vehicles used breaker points and a condenser for this process (mechanical ignition system), whereas later models used electronic systems that relied on an ignition module and the engine's computer for more precise timing (electronic ignition system). In modern automobiles, the distributor is no longer necessary as they are equipped with a distributorless ignition system, also referred to as a direct ignition system (DIS). In vehicles that do use a distributor assembly, it is located on top of the engine, either in front or in back of it depending upon the car or truck.
So how does an automobile distributor work, exactly? Basically, electricity from the battery is transferred to the ignition coil. The distributor then takes the high voltage output from the ignition coil and feeds it through the ignition wires to the spark plugs that are inserted into each engine cylinder in the order of the firing sequence. The distributor uses the rotation of the engine's camshaft, which it connects to via the distributor shaft to spin the distributor rotor, which connects directly to the ignition coil, close to (but not touching) the individual cylinder points (or posts) underneath the distributor cap. Each of the points are connected via a spark plug wire—which connect to the top of the distributor cap via plug terminals—to the spark plug(s) screwed into each engine cylinder, and are arranged along with the wires according to the engine cylinders' correct firing order sequence. As the rotor spins within the distributor, electrical current is able to jump the gaps between the rotor arm and the individual contact points due to the high voltage created by the ignition coil. The electrical current is then transferred from the rotor to the spark plug wire, and then to each spark plug attached to each engine cylinder according to the firing order, allowing for proper ignition spark at just the right time for the engine to start.
Want to learn more about distributors and ignition systems? Then check out our in-depth article on distributor ignition systems.
When is a distributor replacement needed?
There are many components in an automotive distributor assembly, such as a coil, cap, rotor, pickup, ignition module, bearings, etc., and any of these parts are subject to wear and tear. Because of this, there are a variety of reasons why a distributor may need to be replaced. For models that have built in ignition modules, it can be more cost and time effective to replace the entire distributor assembly than to diagnose and replace just the electronic components. Worn bearings in the distributor shaft can cause erratic timing issues or ignition misfires. Bad internal seals can allow oil or moisture to get inside the housing and cause damage to vital components. These are but a few reasons for car distributor failure.
If your car or truck uses an ignition system that depends on an ignition distributor and it has failed, your engine will not be able to function properly, or at all, and thus your car won't start when you turn the ignition key. Therefore, obtaining an ignition distributor replacement and getting it installed is imperative if you plan on driving your vehicle ever again.
Can I replace a distributor myself?
Replacing an auto distributor does require some intermediate understanding of the ignition and electrical system, but can be done by a do-it-yourselfer. A timing light, firing order, and top dead center are all terms that should be well understood before removing the distributor. Incorrect installation can cause permanent engine damage, so a repair or service manual is a very important tool to assure a properly executed fix. The steps can vary depending on the model, but some steps may require the removal of the air intake system. When you reach the distributer it's important to note which cylinders are which. Unplug each of the wires while being aware of their placement. Then remove the distributer cap and rotor, which might be held in place with a screw. When reinstalling, attach the cap and rotor and connect the plugs into their right place.


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Battle of Wauhatchie (Brown's Ferry) concludes
On this day in 1863, the Battle of Wauhatchie (also known as the Battle of Brown's Ferry) concludesas Union General Ulysses S. Grant's troopsopen a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee, when they drive away a Confederate attack by General James Longstreet. Although the Confederates still held the high ground above Chattanooga, the new supply line allowed the Union to hold the city and prepare for a major new offensive the next month.
After the Battle of Chickamauga in northern Georgia on September 19 and 20, 1863, the defeated Union army of General William Rosecrans fled back to nearby Chattanooga. Braxton Bragg's Confederates took up positions along Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge to the east of the city. The Rebel lines made a semicircle around the city, and Confederate guns closed traffic on the Tennessee River. As a result, Union supplies had to come over a rugged mountainous route from the west. This line was vulnerable to a Confederate attack, and it made the Union's hold on Chattanooga tenuous at best.
On October 23, Grant arrived as the new commander of all western forces. He immediately ordered two brigades to attack Brown's Ferry, where the Confederates were blocking river traffic to Chattanooga. The Yankees captured Brown's Ferry on October 27, then held off a counterattack to maintain control. On the night of October 28, Longstreet mounted a much larger attack to retake the crossing. The Confederates possessed superior numbers but could not pry the Union troops from the river. In the dark, the Yankees held and Longstreet withdrew his forces before dawn.
The Union suffered 78 killed, 327 wounded, and 15 missing, while the Confederates suffered 34 killed, 305 wounded, and 69 missing. The Battle of Wauhatchie was one of the few Civil War engagements that took place at night. As a result of the battle, the Tennessee River was reopened for the Union and supplies reached Grant's troops. One month later, Grant drove the Confederates from the mountains around Chattanooga.


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The overarching goal of the projects in the Simon laboratory is the development of small molecules as mechanistic probes for a variety of cellular processes and as potential lead compounds for the development of therapeutic agents. To this end we apply an interdisciplinary approach ranging from chemical synthesis and medicinal chemistry to genetics and cell biology. The compounds we are studying have been identified from large collections of synthetic, drug-like compounds and from natural sources. While screening compound libraries is a significant part of what we do the majority of our efforts go into mechanistic studies to understand the biology and pharmacology of lead compounds and efforts to improve their activity through chemical synthesis of analogs.


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I was midway through explaining to my drinking chum the difference between his half of Henley Dark porter and my Zeitgeist black lager when the barmaid glanced over from the pint she was pouring. 'You've got them the wrong way round,' she said. She hadn't served us, the beers were in identical glasses, they looked exactly the same to me – how could she tell?
Such an insouciantly cool observation is testament to Brewdog staff's knowledge (and irreverent attitude). The Scottish craft brewery's London outpost is an initiation into the exciting and groundbreaking world of craft beer, but never feels intimidating. Admit to a bartender you've no idea where to start and they'll gladly guide you through the list, offering tasters.
And what a list it is – every one of Brewdog's groundbreaking beers on keg draught (with occasional guests) and bottle, from the smooth, amber 5am Saint to the quadruple IPA 'Sink the Bismarck' at 41 per cent. Fridges hold a selection from other microbreweries, mainly from the US (the likes of Stone, Evil Twin and Anchor, although there's plenty on offer from the Scandic Mikkeller and Nogne Ø too). British beer producers barely get a look-in – almost certainly a typical Brewdog provocation.
There are now branches in Shoreditch and Shepherd's Bush.
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Excellent! Craft beer revolution tight there!!
Great place to enjoy beer and some good quality bar food
My boyfriend is of the old skool brew, who thinks these 'crazy new-fangled ales' are a fashionable flash in the pan; he prefers Sam Smiths. But I LOVE this bar - as below, the staff are extremely knowledgeable and helpful and not at ALL pretentious; they take their time to explain a bit about the beer, the brewing process and let you taste whatever you want before you buy - there's a specific taster sample you can purchase with quarts of some of their best selling ales and they do amazing, really really AMAZING SCOTCH EGGS with black pudding or sausage surrounds, served with piccallilli or branston / ketchup. Even my boyfriend loves those...
fantastic beer
Clearly the best range of outstanding beers I have ever found in London. Yeah, there are the places you can get a whole bunch of ales and 7 selections of continental lager, but the vast array of tastes and flavours found here? Not in my experience. So, it's pricey, but it's London, so where isn't? Yeah, if you are in there at 5pm it'll fill up with 'media types' and seats are at a premium, but they disappear mostly by 8, and what if the seats aren't all that comfortable? You're not here to meet new pals, and doze off in a corner. You're here to drink your new favourite beer on tap. I'm going keep coming back.
I would like to bring something to everyones attention as a regular goer to BrewDog Camden. If you were to take time to speak to the staff (Catherine, it seems you were in on a particularly busy night and this may have been harder for you than others) you will see the bar is all about beer because it is a brew pub. HOWEVER, the selection of wines and spirits are all top quality, and the staff, although wanting to spread the word about great and unique flavoured craft beer, are always willing to offer what other drinks are available. I found this first hand when I had a friend who wasn't a beer fan and tried them but wanted something different. Aside to that as a regular craft beer bar roamer, going across London to visit different bars, I find the knowledge imparted by the staff is much higher and more in-depth than other bars I have visited.
This place is like Marmite- love it or hate it. For my tastes, it reeks of overpriced novelty. It seems if you criticize it, you get caricatured as a fusty old conservative. But there's a reason a lot of British pubs and the beer they serve is more 'traditional'- if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Punk? The old Camden punks wouldn't be able to afford to drink in here, nor would they want to hang out with the wealthy media types that largely patronize it. Beer is for drinking, it's not a style accessory.
This place obviously offers a huge array of beer which will please any beer lover, and I particularly liked the Punk Ale. However, I couldn't get rid of the impression of somewhere slightly fake, pretending to be something else than it actually is, hence not very authentic and closer to a 'theme' pub than somewhere truly original. The vaguely industrial raw wood and metal decor is reminiscent of a 90s bar chain. The staff were incredibly slow (only 2 behind the bar to serve an onslaught of customers, not paying attention to who had been waiting longest). One more point: I know this place specialises in beer, beer and more beer. But do you really have to rule out any customers who might enjoy the odd glass of wine for a change? Not one wine on offer...
What a great place! A fascinating array of beers and really helpful staff. Great mood, great food its got it all. We were well looked after with attentive staff happy to give advice about the huge selection on offer. I'll be back!
So basically doing nothing that isn't already being done by Euston Tap, The Rake, Craft Beer Co etc? But with less range and missing the massive variety of British microbreweries (many of them a lot better at making beer than brewdog, just not as gobby). All marketing and little substance!
Well worth coming to north London for!
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From our friends at Sebco Books:
February 22, 2013 – Sebco Books is proud to announce a new partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide reading books and eBooks to students in the Foundation's Wheels for Education (WFE) program. Hundreds of hardcover reading books, covering a variety of topics ranging from fiction to history, will be given to WFE students to supplement their after-school learning as they work towards their goal of high school graduation.
"To be able to use our resources to support LeBron James' efforts in his hometown is one of the most exciting things we have done in our 30 years in business," said Phil Comer, President and CEO of Sebco. "We are honored and humbled to be able to help this great cause in any manner possible."
The books have been strategically selected to fit each student's reading-level needs and approved by local Akron teachers as tools that aid in the WFE kids' literacy and learning. As a pillar program of the LeBron James Family Foundation, the Wheels for Education program serves as an educational resource for 461 Akron Public School students. Founded in 2011 in partnership with the Akron Public Schools, this groundbreaking initiative provides students with the programs, support and mentors they need for success in school.
"For Sebco Books to contribute to the continued education of our kids means the world to us," said Michele Campbell, Executive Director of the LeBron James Family Foundation. "To many people, these might just be ordinary books, but to these kids, these books are the keys to their future. They take their commitment to graduating from high school very seriously, and it is these kinds of partnerships that make it possible for us to help them achieve that goal."
Based in Fort Lauderdale Florida, Sebco Books has been serving the school library market and the public library market with print library books throughout the nation for over 30 years.
"As one of the leading library book distributors in the country, we have a firm commitment to the education of children," said Danny Comer, Vice President of Sebco. "Being able to use our relationships with thousands of public and school libraries across the United States to help provide kids, like those at the LeBron James Family Foundation, with books is something we enjoy and truly believe in."
About Sebco Books
Sebco Books is a family owned business based in Fort Lauderdale Florida. With a national sales and support team with over 100 years of combined experience, Sebco provides library bound print books and Ebooks to public libraries and school libraries throughout the country. Founded in 1984 by Phil Comer who currently serves as president and CEO, Sebco Books mission is to be the leader in library book distribution to schools and public libraries and to provide unparalled customer service to each of those institutions. Our business principles are founded in our mission to help librarians accomplish their goals.
About the LeBron James Family Foundation
Founded in 2004, the LeBron James Family Foundation empowers children and single-parent households through innovative programming and initiatives, strengthening the ties between family members and building hope through education, physical fitness and better health for those who are dealing with adversity The LeBron James Family Foundation is aggressively implementing initiatives that have real, meaningful impact in the lives of children across the United States. Staffed entirely by volunteers, including LeBron's mother Gloria, fiancée Savannah Brinson, and business partner Maverick Carter, the LJFF staff is dedicated to carrying out this mission.
About Wheels for Education
In 2011, in partnership with the Akron Public Schools, the LeBron James Family Foundation began working on the high school dropout crisis facing the Akron community and launched "Wheels for Education." This groundbreaking initiative targets third graders and provides them with the programs, support and mentors they need for success in school. This year, the Foundation took the core values of the Wheels for Education and created a national initiative with the "I PROMISE ™" network, encouraging kids, adults, teams, organizations and others to make a personal commitment to create positive change in their lives and the world around them.


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I can still remember my first encounter with the coffee shop at 3211 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington, VA, which is surprising since I didn't actually go into it. I was visiting DC on college spring break — in those days that seemed to me a fun destination — and meeting a friend from the Institute for Humane Studies for dinner in Clarendon to talk about policy jobs in DC. He wasn't a coffee drinker and so the place barely merited a mention from him as we walked briskly by, yet I felt an almost gravitational attraction to it. It was, I thought, the kind of shop where I could happily spend a lot of time.
It turns out I was very, very wrong for thinking I would enjoy working in public policy, but the coffee shop became more significant to me than I'd ever imagined. Back then it was called Common Grounds and when I returned to DC for my first internship a few months later I immediately sought it out. It became my escape from the depressing realization that I had no real interest in the career I'd been working towards. Nearly every night I'd come home, change out of my business attire, and walk the two miles uphill to relax with coffee and a couple of books. Though I was rarely joined by anyone I knew, I enjoyed the sense of community one feels in a busy cafe even when alone.
I returned to Virginia following college graduation for lack of any better plan, my new apartment just three blocks from Common Grounds. I applied for a job there following one more failed attempt at enjoying public policy. When I checked in a few weeks later, the manager admitted that they'd lost my application. This turned out to be a moot point, for the shop was about to be sold to Nick Cho of Murky Coffee. For some reason Nick hired me.
Nick has an intense passion for coffee and he passed that on to me on my first day of training at his existing Capitol Hill location. He gave us new employees twenty bucks and sent us down the street to Starbucks to order whatever we liked. Then we came back to experience the same drinks the Murky way. I'd consumed thousands of coffee beverages and spent countless nights in coffee shops, but I'd never paid close attention to what was in the cups. This all changed when I watched Nick deftly pour perfectly textured milk into espresso, a lovely rosetta forming on the surface of the cappuccino as if by magic. I'd never seen or tasted anything like it. To this day the memory informs my work as a barista and bartender; the best gift I can give new customers is recreating that feeling of astonishment that comes from witnessing a mundane drink transformed into something wonderful.
I spent only eight months working at Murky but I continued as a customer far longer. The friendships and relationships that bloomed there are the reason I stayed in Virginia for as long as I did. Our cast of characters — a Pilates instructor, an opera singer, and a medical consultant, among others — formed a welcome community outside the cocooned world of politics. Every Sunday we gathered for coffee and a late lunch. This ritual was so valuable to me that for the year following when I worked at Open City my only requirement was that I claim the painfully early Sunday morning 5:30 am barista shift; I felt it necessary to get off in time to meet for coffee at Murky, despite spending the entire morning working the same model espresso machine and serving exactly the same blend.
I wrote above that I felt a gravitational pull to the shop. Looking back at the five apartments I lived in during my time in Virginia, I realize I was literally in orbit around it. Murky is in red, my various apartments in blue.
That's no coincidence. Though I moved frequently and made many compromises, always being within a short walk or bike ride from my favorite coffee shop was an essential amenity.
Many people drifted in and out of our circle of regulars over the years. By the time I packed for Oregon just two of our original crew were left, meeting every Sunday to drink coffee and smoke cigars at the green light pole. Like many things at Murky, the pole was weathered and useless, existing mostly to annoy people trying to park their cars around it. Yet it was charming in its way and was the perfect place to prop up our feet and light a couple stogies in the breeze.
If I could be there today, that's exactly what I'd be doing. This Sunday was Murky's last day open for business. Nick and his staff are opening a new shop, Wrecking Ball Coffee, in downtown DC. The space at 3211 Wilson Blvd. will soon become a bakery, the newest sleek addition to Clarendon's redevelopment. Murky's end removes one more of my tethers to the city. The thought of moving back to Arlington is now less tempting.
I could go on, but the important thing for me is saying thanks to Nick and the Murky community. Thanks for teaching me how to taste, for showing me the beauty in craft, and for giving me a place to call home in Virginia. You'll be missed, and I wish you the best of luck in your new venture.


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Sec. 1114. [42 U.S.C. 1314] (a) The Secretary shall, during 1964, appoint an Advisory Council on Public Welfare for the purpose of reviewing the administration of the public assistance and child welfare services programs for which funds are appropriated pursuant to this Act and making recommendations for improvement of such administration, and reviewing the status of and making recommendations with respect to the public assistance programs for which funds are so appropriated, especially in relation to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, with respect to the fiscal capacities of the States and the Federal Government, and with respect to any other matters bearing on the amount and proportion of the Federal and State shares in the public assistance and child welfare services programs.
(b) The Council shall be appointed by the Secretary without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service and shall consist of twelve persons who shall, to the extent possible, be representatives of employers and employees in equal numbers, representatives of State or Federal agencies concerned with the administration or financing of the public assistance and child welfare services programs, representatives of nonprofit private organizations concerned with social welfare programs, other persons with special knowledge, experience, or qualifications with respect to such programs, and members of the public.
(c) The Council is authorized to engage such technical assistance as may be required to carry out its functions, and the Secretary shall, in addition, make available to the Council such secretarial, clerical, and other assistance and such pertinent data prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services as it may require to carry out such functions.
(d) The Council shall make a report of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for changes in the provisions of the Social Security Act) to the Secretary, such report to be submitted not later than July 1, 1966, after which date such Council shall cease to exist.
(e) The Secretary shall also from time to time thereafter appoint an Advisory Council on Public Welfare, with the same functions and constituted in the same manner as prescribed for the Advisory Council in the preceding subsections of this section. Each Council so appointed shall report its findings and recommendations, as prescribed in subsection (d), not later than July 1 of the second year after the year in which it is appointed, after which date such Council shall cease to exist.
(f) The Secretary may also appoint, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, such advisory committees as he may deem advisable to advise and consult with him in carrying out any of his functions under this Act. The Secretary shall report to the Congress annually on the number of such committees and on the membership and activities of each such committee.
(g) Members of the Council or of any advisory committee appointed under this section who are not regular full-time employees of the United States shall, while serving on business of the Council or any such committee, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $75 per day, including travel time; and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code[25], for persons in Government service employed intermittently.
(h)(1) Any member of the Council or any advisory committee appointed under this Act, who is not a regular full-time employee of the United States, is hereby exempted, with respect to such appointment, from the operation of sections 203, 205, and 209 of title 18, United States Code[26], except as otherwise specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The exemption granted by paragraph (1) shall not extend—
(A) to the receipt or payment of salary in connection with the appointee's Government service from any source other than the employer of the appointee at the time of his appointment, or
(B) during the period of such appointment, to the prosecution or participation in the prosecution, by any person so appointed, of any claim against the Government involving any matter with which such person, during such period, is or was directly connected by reason of such appointment.
[24] See Vol. II, P.L. 92-463, §§2–15, approved October 6, 1972, with respect to provisions governing the operations of advisory committees.
See Vol. II, P.L. 103-432, §232, with respect to measurement and reporting of welfare receipt.
[25] See Vol. II, 5 U.S.C. 5703.
[26] See Vol. II, 18 U.S.C. 203, 205, and 209.


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The former Cherryville Rescue Squad chief has filed a lawsuit against the department, saying he�s owed thousands of dollars in back pay.
Tim Gunn filed the civil suit against the defunct squad last week at the Gaston County Courthouse.
The rescue squad was ordered to close its doors in February when Gaston County Commissioners got wind that the organization was coming up short on payroll and other expenses.
Gunn resigned his position shortly before the squad was forced to close. But when he left, Gunn said he still expected to be paid for services rendered.
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Gunn joined the Cherryville Rescue Squad in 2007. He volunteered at the department until 2011, serving as assistant chief from 2009-2010. Gunn was promoted to the paid position of chief in June 2011.
Gunn said he knew the squad was in financial trouble. Paying employees became a difficult juggling act.
When the funds came up short, Gunn says he offered to postpone receiving his paycheck. According to the lawsuit, the amount Gunn is owed in back pay totals $7,665.
Gunn also dipped into his own resources when the squad was suffering, the lawsuit states. Gunn says that in January, he took $2,500 of his own money and deposited it into the squad�s account.
�It was either put it in there or people didn�t get paid,� he said.
To date, Gunn says he�s been reimbursed $1,250, half of the money he says he deposited into the squad�s account.
What Gunn�s owed depends on who you ask.
Mark Mauney, chairman of the rescue squad�s board of directors, said he hasn�t received the lawsuit yet, but he�s familiar with Gunn�s claims.
Mauney said that when the board wrote Gunn a check for $1,250, they took it on good faith that he�d previously made the deposit. Since then, the board has reviewed its financials, according to Mauney.
Mauney said there�s no paper trail to backup Gunn�s claim that he�s owed back wages or that a $2,500 deposit was ever made.
The rescue squad does not have an attorney and no funds for hiring one, said Mauney.
Mauney said the board has documentation to put the matter to rest. For now he�s waiting to be served the suit.
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The 40-year-old rescue squad shut down 10 months ago after reporting money shortfalls to Gaston County commissioners.
At least $40,000 in bills and employees� paychecks were unpaid when Gaston County Manager Jan Winters became aware of the problem. Winters ordered the squad to shut down all operations and return the county�s property, which included much of the equipment on the ambulances.
Winters and Gaston County Emergency Medical Services Director Mark Lamphiear discussed how to resolve the issues.
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The SBI conducted an investigation and handed over its findings to Gaston County District Attorney Locke Bell.
Bell determined no charges needed to be filed. The investigation highlighted mistakes but found no reason to believe crimes were committed, Bell said.
Gunn said the department was in financial crisis when he took over as chief. He says he resigned when board members wouldn�t let him make cutbacks that could�ve saved money.
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