This initiative provides meaningful data to show changes in bicycling and pedestrian activity. Documenting these changes is essential to shaping infrastructure projects that make the St. Louis region more livable for all.
Park(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people.
To celebrate Park(ing) Day 2023 in St. Louis, Trailnet will be hosting a pop-up parklet + bike lane demonstration along Compton Ave from Shenandoah to Longfellow.
Come visit Trailnet’s Park(ing) Day pop-up + bike lane demonstration at 2292 Compton Ave. on Friday, September 15!
Spire and Trailnet Collaborate on New Bike Path at Bayless Elementary
A team of Spire volunteers constructed an all new walking and biking path on the property of Bayless Elementary School this summer!
The project was the result of a collaboration between Trailnet, Spire and Bayless Schools, funded by Spire Serves and carried out by volunteers through Spire’s Day for Good program.
The trail will connect the surrounding neighborhood with the school and provide awesome opportunities for bike education and recreation for Bayless students.
“We love opportunities like this,” said George Godat, Vice President and General Manager MoEast at Spire. “We provide opportunities for our employees to do a day of good in the community each year, and we also have dollars that we put into the community. Trailnet was able to apply for some funds from our Spire Serves program. We gave them $10,000 to provide the materials and labor, then our team came out and got to work. It was the perfect partnership for us and something we’re really excited about.”
Thanks to the Spire Team for cranking out a beautiful path that will result in years of recreation and bike education for our young neighbors!
Imagine being able to move around our city without needing a car. What if you could bike, walk and take public transit to all the places you need to go?
Join us for a free, family-friendly celebration and show of support for a car-free or car-light lifestyle.
This joyful bike parade will demonstrate the demand for multi-modal transportation options while showcasing the infrastructure and amenities we have in place currently. Stay after the ride for a resource fair where you can learn about how to get around St. Louis without a car and how you can stay involved in the movement for Streets for All!
The next time you buy something in the City of St. Louis, take note of the sales tax at the bottom of the receipt. A portion of that tax has been the city’s primary means of funding infrastructure improvements since 1993. Thirty years later, the process for allocating that tax funding, called “Ward Capital,” is being reconsidered. Here’s why that number on your receipt matters, how the funding is currently being used and why the funding process needs to change.
The City of St. Louis currently has a ½-cent sales tax in place. This tax collects, on average, $8 million per year for capital improvements in the city. That sum is currently the City’s primary means of funding infrastructure improvements in all 28 wards.
At the beginning of each fiscal year, the $8 million total is split into 28 equal parts and distributed evenly to each ward. That’s about $300,000 per year, per ward, to be spent on capital improvement projects—filling potholes, replacing streetlights, street trees, improving sidewalks, etc.
If an alderperson chooses to spend their Ward Capital, they must first submit a project proposal. Once the project is approved, the alderperson takes the necessary funding from their pot of accrued Ward Capital and gives it right back to a city department. Ninety-eight percent of the Ward Capital from all 28 wards ends up in the hands of the Streets Department.
The current system is convoluted. It also further divides our city.
Our streets do not stop and start at ward boundaries, nor do each of these wards have the same needs. This system allocates funding equally, not equitably, and results in fractured, short-term solutions applied at the whims of 28 politicians.
A convoluted system
Let’s revisit the $300,000 per ward. That sounds like a lot of money, but according to St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green, recent traffic calming projects around Tower Grove Park cost over $1 million. Her ward received a grant for that work, but had Green relied solely on ward capital, she would have had to sit on her yearly allocation for at least four years to save enough money for those few improvements, and no other projects in her ward, such as street lighting or dumpster replacement, would have been funded in that timeframe.
Meanwhile, Tyus, who chairs the City’s Streets, Traffic, and Refuse Committee, has saved up nearly $2 million in Ward Capital over the years. Tyus has previously claimed obstacles to spending the money on her desired projects.
“‘They won’t spend it,’ she said at a board meeting in December. ‘They haven’t. I’ve been requesting. I can show you the letter.’”
Currently, alderpersons have $8 million in accumulated ward capital money that could be in use to repair our infrastructure.
Divisive and fractured
Whether they’re saving money for one big project or spending it on immediate needs, it’s clear that the current system leaves alders with no choice but to apply a patchwork of fixes to a city-wide network.
In her Riverfront Times Op-Ed, Mayor Jones hinted at a bigger-picture need, for which Trailnet has been desperately advocating—the need for a comprehensive plan in the City of St. Louis.
Ward-by-ward “piecemeal solutions” prevent the city from effectively planning for a safer, more accessible transportation network. If the Streets Department doesn’t know what projects lie ahead—if city departments are paralyzed by the inaction of individual leaders—they are not afforded the time or resources to plan for long-term fixes, staffing needs, or equipment purchases.
If the city continues to react only to the small-scale symptoms (potholes, crumbling curbs, etc.) of a large-scale, decades-old problem, our streets will never be safe for people outside of cars.
Whatever the new comprehensive system is, it needs to take into account the areas of greatest need.
Trailnet recently completed a full sidewalk assessment of The Ville and Greater Ville neighborhoods—the first complete study of its kind in the St. Louis area. Trailnet’s Community Planner walked over 30 miles of sidewalk, marking sections that were ADA-non-compliant, inaccessible or nonexistent. Forty-seven percent of the 61 miles of sidewalk assessed in The Ville and Greater Ville were in need of significant repair.
This study is emblematic of the largest issue with the current system—different wards have different needs. Trailnet’s annual Crash Reports identify the highest crash corridors across the city. Our analysis of crash data consistently reveals a glaring truth: Black and minority communities suffer from a disproportionate amount of traffic violence. The state of the streets, sidewalks and intersections on the Northside is one of the reasons why that disparity exists.
As a result of decades of disinvestment, Northside streets and sidewalks need far more attention and funding. It is unacceptable that all of these areas currently receive proportionate funding to address disproportionate realities.
The northside wards are the areas of highest need—the areas where it’s unsafe to walk, bike or catch a bus. These are the areas that must be identified as the highest priorities in the city’s comprehensive plan. These are the areas that must receive the largest investment from the ½-cent sales tax.
A number of systems might work more effectively than the current one. What matters most is that the current system be replaced by something better, something equitable, something that makes sense.
Trailnet’s recommendation is that the city do away with the ward-based capital improvement system. Instead, centralize the funding structure under one city department, and ensure that the money is being invested based on the infrastructure needs identified by a future comprehensive street study, as well as demographics such as poverty levels and car ownership. Treat the whole body, not its disparate parts, in pursuit of a safe system for everyone.
If you agree, contact the President of the Board’s office and your alderperson to voice your opinion. As the city moves from 28 to 14 wards this year, there will be many changes. A new and improved system for funding infrastructure improvements must be one of those changes, so that when you pay that sales tax, you know your money is being used to make our whole city better.
Trailnet will continue to advocate for a new system that better serves the people moving around our city. To stay informed on our advocacy work in the City, subscribe to our newsletters here.
Trailnet Recommends MoDOT Implement Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in a Way That Prioritizes Vulnerable Road Users
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) lays out several steps for states, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and cities to take to better support the needs of people who walk, roll, bike, and use public transit.
In this joint letter, MRT, its leadership, and leaders from the health and accessibility sectors across the Show-Me State asked for details on how MoDOT plans to support these vulnerable road users through their implementation of the BIL. You can read the full letter below:
Among other opportunities, the Plan4Health project lead to a renewed connection between Trailnet and local bicycle advocate Martin Pion. Martin has been working hard to create dialogue around effective measures for traffic calming. He was very generous in allowing Trailnet to use his temporary speed cushion at one of our four traffic calming demonstrations.
Speed cushions are similar to speed humps, but they have a smaller surface area and can be offset with wheel cutouts, allowing larger vehicles (like emergency vehicles) to pass through without reducing their speed.
Trailnet thanks Martin for the donation of his speed cushion and for sharing his resources with us. To learn more about Martin’s work please read this article he posted on traffic calming.
Traffic calming: a lighter, quicker, cheaper way to policy change
St. Louis’ most recent effort toward creating safer streets consisted of brightly painted tires, colorful cones, plants, and signs. The Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Partnership in the City of St. Louis is using pop-up traffic-calming demonstrations to raise awareness on how to create safer streets. The materials from the demonstrations will be used to develop a traffic-calming lending library.
Please watch this exciting recap that highlights the positive effect the Plan4Health grant has brought to the community.
This new opportunity for the City comes from a Plan4Health grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the American Planning Association (APA) and American Public Health Association (APHA). The objective of the grant is to bring together those who work within planning and public health to improve their communities and make them become more loveable.
The City of St. Louis is like many other cities—built for cars to have the largest advantage in transportation. In the U.S., 12 percent of fatal traffic crashes involve people walking, In St. Louis, however, that figure is 36 percent. In the first six months of 2015, 15 pedestrians were killed in the City of St. Louis, many in hit-and-run incidents. These sobering statistics earned St. Louis a designation as a Focus City by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, joining 21 other U.S. cities in which pedestrian deaths are higher than the national average.
Data has shown that wider roads lead to a faster rate of travel for people driving. The graphic below illustrates how higher rates of speed lead to higher rates of traffic fatalities.
Many streets in the City of St. Louis were built to accommodate streetcars and high levels of traffic, so some residential streets are as wide as 65 feet. The traffic calming pop-ups have been a great way for the City and residents to start exploring what to do with the extra space.
Trailnet, a local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organization and partner within the HEAL Partnership, has been working to address this problem by implementing several pop-up traffic-calming demonstrations throughout the City of St. Louis. The purpose of the events has been to educate community members, elected officials, and city staff on how we can work together to create safer streets. The pop-up traffic-calming demonstrations are less-than-ten-hour events meant to measure the impact street designs have on people driving as well as listen to the community’s suggestions for safer streets.
The Plan4Health grant also offers a unique opportunity for the HEAL Partnership to develop a traffic-calming lending library so community members who are interested in demonstrating their own pop-up traffic-calming events have the resources and tools to use for free. The lending library will come with a toolkit that will list all available materials with instructions anyone can use on how to create their own pop-up traffic-calming demonstrations.
These lighter, quicker, cheaper tactics have already shown to be a catalyst for change within the City of St. Louis. The demonstrations have aided in creating new traffic-calming policies and the City of St. Louis has begun to use the traffic-calming lending library for community outreach.
These demonstrations are helping the City of St. Louis to create equitable places people love by bringing together planning and public health.
To learn more about the St. Louis Plan4Health project, click here.
The data from our 2015 walk and bike counts is in. Thanks to the 76 volunteers who donated 152 hours of their time to count cyclists and pedestrians throughout the St. Louis Metro region in September. Collecting such extensive data can be a real challenge, and it would not have been possible without them. You’ve helped make Trailnet a resource for advising the city and other organizations on transportation-related decisions. We have summited the data to the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, which compiles data for use by planners, governments, and bicycle and pedestrian professionals. We also submit the data to local planning agencies and nonprofits to inform plans for better biking and walking.


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This week’s Living Arrows shot was taken on Thursday afternoon with N getting ready to play badminton. N had had a bump on the head at school first thing that morning, and he was so shaky I’d had to pick him up to keep an eye on him.
Oh course by afternoon, he was fine again (albeit with a huge egg on the back of his head) and wanting to play outside. He got lots of outdoor toys out, played some badminton (I was forced to take a breather from doing some work), and then I was able to leave him to it.
He is a really easy little boy who just gets on with stuff. Yes, he likes to have someone playing with him, but he also understands when he needs to get on with finding something to do himself. When he has great outdoor space like we have, then there’s not really any excuse.


It’s not a matter of if shipping exceptions will occur in a supply chain; they surely will. And when an exception in shipping occurs, how it’s managed can make all the difference in achieving resilience and preventing ripple effects from wreaking havoc throughout the global network.
What does “shipment exception” mean? To a freight forwarder, logistics service provider, beneficial cargo owner (BCO), or shipper, an exception means that something has gone awry while the container and its contents were in transit, causing a change in the schedule that most likely will result in a delay in delivery.
Forwarders and LSPs want to be the first to know of any exceptions. They don’t want to make educated guesses about where their clients’ containers are, nor do they want to spend time jumping from site to site among carriers to track containers manually. Most of all, they never want to be in a position where they hear about an exception from a beneficial cargo owner or shipper.
BCOs and shippers, on the other hand, only want to know, “Where is my shipment, and when will it arrive?” When an LSP or freight forwarder cannot provide timely updates--especially in the event of a shipping exception—BCOs and shippers are likely to question why they’re paying for a service that is not providing value. This is why more and more companies are making the smart move and using container tracking APIs (application programming interfaces).
This article looks at what causes exceptions to occur in container shipping, the challenges of a reactive approach to exception management, and how taking a proactive stance of exception by management using shipping container tracking APIs yields many benefits. When container tracking is solved, all parties can focus more strategically and proactively on resolving and managing exceptions.
What Exceptions Occur in Container Shipping?
Ocean freight-specific shipping exceptions happen for several reasons, including two related to the schedule changing:
- Containers get rolled: Due to overbooking, mechanical problems, or weather issues.
- Omitted ports: A “blank sailing” occurs when carriers cancel the entire route or decide to skip certain ports for various reasons, including excessive port congestion, labor strife, weather, vessel maintenance, or simply to keep the rest of the sailing on schedule.
In general, carriers don’t provide great communications while in transit and rarely do they update their customers of these events. If and when a carrier knows they’re carrying containers for a prominent shipper/BCO, they might be forthcoming with a specific update—but probably not.
Some additional reasons why shipping exceptions occur include:
- Required documentation is missing: This is especially important when dealing with ocean freight, which often includes additional paperwork that local or ground-based shipments do not require.
- Compliance/Customs issues: Border inspections, missing data or documentation, improper labeling of hazmat materials, lack of permits/licenses, and incorrect payment of duties and taxes can also lead to shipping exceptions.
- Forces beyond control: Inclement weather--such as typhoons, hurricanes, and tsunamis--a ship stuck in a canal, civil unrest, and too much congestion at ports can lead to exceptions in shipping. Road construction, inland weather, wildfires, and other “acts of God” can affect port operations and drayage services needed to complete delivery as well.
- Labeling issues: A missing, damaged, or unreadable label on an ocean shipment very well could lead to a delay or even a return to sender.
- Holiday closures: U.S. federal holidays, certain international holidays, and countless country-specific holidays and observances (Japan Week, for instance) could disrupt shipping schedules and port operating hours on or around those days.
- Recipient not available to accept shipment: This was common during the earlier stages of the pandemic as mandates forced non-essential businesses to close or operate with restricted hours.
Without end-to-end visibility and an ability to communicate in real-time, stakeholders are in the dark and blind to most instances of exceptions in shipping.
Challenges of Reactive Exception Management
Many BCOs and shippers in the container industry are old-fashioned and resistant to change and technology. To them, manual data input is just part of the job. Integrating said data into their existing systems requires too much time and resources. Here is a familiar sentiment: “Hey, we’re a small company with no resources to ingest data, and there’s too much code work involved. Besides, ocean carrier data is a black box; we don’t know if it’s right.”
They run into so much frustration when dealing with carriers that they just accept “this is the way it is” and resign to accept these broken ways, which leaves them in a reactive mindset when managing shipping exceptions.
Several things prevent them from taking a proactive approach to managing exceptions in shipping, including:
- No visibility at all.
- Inability to get real-time, quality, accessible data around container activity.
- No integration of that data into a system of record, such as a TMS, WMS, ERP, etc.
- No ability to cleanse/ analyze data, then communicate to shareholders promptly.
Few would argue that the goal is to have a more advanced digital supply chain, which rests largely on the quality of the available tracking data.
“If you want smart exception identification, you need good tracking data. If you want to reduce demurrage fees, you need good tracking data. If you want to understand the performance of carriers, facilities, and trade partners, you need good tracking data, says Kyle Henderson, CEO of VIZION. “And this data needs to be accessible, complete, and available. Historically, you wouldn’t get data from a carrier unless you were one of their largest customers. If you got data, the format was very unfriendly, and you would only receive 60% of the data you needed.”
The story is much the same for the LSP and freight forwarder, with some notable additions:
- They have trouble placing bookings with ocean carriers/finding capacity on vessels.
- They can’t quickly answer the question, “Where’s my shipment, and when will it arrive”?
- OTIF rate plummets when freight is late, which leads to fines and also raises the risk of leaving store shelves bare.
- Might have to use more expensive modes of transportation (air, rail) to get products to destinations on time.
- Increases BCO/shipper costs because they will need to provide buffer stock.
- Lack of data also creates operational inefficiencies in warehouses.
In short, for all stakeholders, there will be panic that will lead to increased customer service activity and additional costs resulting from poor information. Poor communication with carriers only exacerbates the situation when shipping exceptions happen.
The modern approach to manage exceptions in shipping and help shippers and BCOs deliver on increasing customer expectations is to take a proactive approach through automation and container tracking APIs.
Benefits of Proactive Management by Exception
As explained by Supply Chain 24/7, prioritizing shipping exceptions—or the “management by exception” approach—“means knowing how to respond when to respond, and the best way to respond, to eliminate the risk of disruption, and handle adverse events. Even changes within capacity can require exception management, rerouting shipments, and redefining the loads accordingly.”
Any technology platform for management by exception must include:
- The ability to define how to handle shipping exceptions.
- Transaction validation helps flag errors and issues.
- Real-time alerts and notifications that are auto-distributed to subscribed stakeholders.
- Data quarantine ensures quality and accuracy.
- Robust reporting and analysis, which provide visibility into partner performance and crucial metrics.
VIZION’s container tracking API does all that and more. From a BCO/shipper’s perspective, API technology provides:
- More reliable/accurate ETAs.
- Visibility across all carriers in one platform—a single pane of glass.
- Control over their data so they can plan effectively to create operational efficiencies.
- Leverage to hold ocean carriers, freight carriers, warehouses, and distribution centers accountable.
- Efficient information sourcing to make better decisions and assist with root-cause analysis.
- A proactive approach to identifying and mitigating detention & demurrage.
From the perspective of a freight forwarder and LSP, APIs provide the end-to-end visibility needed to respond proactively to shipping exceptions in uncontrollable situations. This, in turn, offers the following benefits:
- Access to clean, standardized data across all carriers, showing the status of all milestone events.
- Data can be pulled or pushed into their interfaces through an adaptable data pipeline.
- Improves the customer experience and boosts retention.
- Helps BCO/shipper customers control costs.
- Improves accuracy by reducing manual, error-prone data entry.
VIZION APIs enable real-time alerts for blockages and shipment exceptions, along with the ability to address them immediately at any point from the time of loading until container delivery at destination. Along the way, APIs generate daily or hourly reports on container status updates.
Get Proactive: Take Control Of Shipping Exceptions with Container Tracking APIs
It’s never been more challenging for BCOs, shippers, freight forwarders, and LSPs to manage shipping exceptions and know where ocean freight is, when it will arrive, and the reasons for any delays. Our VIZION container tracking API automatically pushes the most complete, standardized, and detailed container tracking events to any TMS, WMS, ERP, other software systems, or spreadsheets. The ease of having access to standardized data through a single pane of truth rather than manually tracking down container status information enables all stakeholders to focus on growing their respective businesses. VIZION maintains a 99.9% uptime performance in our data integrations and covers 98% of global ocean carriers. That’s how we fuel machine learning that drives continuous improvement. When it comes to managing exceptions in shipping, APIs are technology you can trust. Check out our Use Cases and ROI potential for BCO/shippers, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers. Then, schedule a demo at your convenience.


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This page shows the publications Timothy Erickson has written about Poisoning.
Thompson TM, Theobald J, Lu J, Erickson TB. The general approach to the poisoned patient. Dis Mon. 2014 Nov; 60(11):509-24.
Erickson TB, Thompson TM, Lu JJ. The approach to the patient with an unknown overdose. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2007 May; 25(2):249-81; abstract vii.
Wills B, Erickson T. Chemically induced seizures. Clin Lab Med. 2006 Mar; 26(1):185-209, ix.
Boren S, Erickson TB. Toxicological deaths of major league baseball players. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1998; 36(7):737-42.
Wills BK, Mycyk MB, Mazor S, Zell-Kanter M, Brace L, Erickson T. Factitious lithium toxicity secondary to lithium heparin-containing blood tubes. J Med Toxicol. 2006 Jun; 2(2):61-3.
Wigder HN, Erickson T, Morse T, Saporta V. Emergency department poison advice telephone calls. Ann Emerg Med. 1995 Mar; 25(3):349-52.
Leikin JB, Heyn-Lamb R, Aks S, Erickson T, Snyder J. The toxic patient as a potential organ donor. Am J Emerg Med. 1994 Mar; 12(2):151-4.
Hays EP, Schumacher C, Ferrario CG, Vazzana T, Erickson T, Hryhorczuk DO, Leikin JB. Toxicology training in US and Canadian medical schools. Am J Emerg Med. 1992 Mar; 10(2):121-3.
The connection strength for concepts is the sum of the scores for each matching publication.
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In the run up to the General Election a lot has been said, and more often argued, about the economy and the HSE, but what about that rare oul topic, in reality a major existential crisis – climate change.
Over one thousand scientists have concluded with 90% probability that humans are responsible for global warming. The evidence has been described as unequivocal. Our climate is changing. In Ireland climate change will cause more extreme weather events: more storms, more floods, more power outages, higher road tax and spiralling insurance premiums. Sea level rise caused by melting pack ice and warming water is expected to displace 25–50% of the Irish population who live along the coast.
So just what are the political parties proposing to combat climate change? How might a Government keep our phones and laptops charged up with less (or no) fossil fuels?
- Climate change coverage: 3,100 words
- Proposal strength: weak
- Key words: opaque, contradictory, climate low priority
The Fine Gael manifesto is one of the longest and in it the Climate Change section is one of the most verbose. The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act devised by Government sets out how Fine Gael will produce a National Low carbon Transition and Mitigation Plan. The main proposal set out by the Party is essentially that a climate change plan will be planned should Fine Gael be returned to Government. Without reading further Government publications it is ambiguous just what Fine Gael intends on doing to reach greenhouse gas reduction targets Ireland signed up to at the Climate Change convention last year.
Regarding agriculture, Fine Gael’s plan to research and plan could be taken as a smokescreen to delay meaningful decarbonisation in the sector. Delaying tactics would allow agricultural production to be ramped up in line with the Government’s agriculture plan: Food Harvest 2020. Fine Gael suggests that Ireland is a current world leader in sustainable food production, but this bold claim is unsubstantiated in the manifesto.
Fine Gael promises to shake up the energy market and make it more competitive, which ostensibly is a good move; however its proposal to split the ESB generation and network arms under the auspices of the ESB Group is questionable. As the ESB is a semi-state body it is hard to envisage the Government buying electricity from private energy firms or cooperatives (as outlined under the Green Public Procurement) over their traditional provider.
Fine Gael supports the exploration and extraction of fossil fuels as a means of boosting energy, jobs and tax revenue. They are also keen to “invest” in future exploration and maintain a stake in the industry. The Party’s enthusiasm for fossil fuels extraction blatantly conflicts with the State’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. This target is considered by many commentators to be unambitious when compared with pledges made by other developed countries.
Capitalising on areas of the country suitable to biomass (tree) production is a very worthy idea which would see 6,000 ha of new forests established in the first year of the Forestry Programme. This could provide new income streams to rural communities in areas where land is of marginal value for regular farming. Replacing peat in favour of biomass for energy production would radically cut carbon emissions.
Wind farms have caused much anger in rural communities who have had been imposed by large scale corporate projects. Fine Gael promises to update wind farm planning guidelines in the next term to shift more power to communities. As the senior party in the standing Government this could have been done already. The manifesto suggests “examining” shared-ownership opportunities to involve local communities. As for most of this section in the manifesto the language is ambiguous and sounds non-committal.
- Climate change coverage: no specific section
- Proposal strength: moderate
- Key words: ambitious, specific, limited scope
Fianna Fáil have chosen not to discuss their plans to tackle climate change as a specific chapter in their manifesto. That said the party has some positive ideas for reducing carbon emissions. For example, Fianna Fáil proposes diversifying Ireland’s energy mix and reforming the Commission for Energy to make energy cheaper for business and families. The Republican Party intends to create a Department of Climate Change responsible for climate change policy, while also subsuming related departments, including Environment, Flood Defence, Transport, Natural Resource and Heritage.
On the face of it creating a department dedicated in part to the issue of climate change is laudable. Conflicts of interest might arise where sites identified for renewable energy generation exist as current environmental or heritage sites. Bringing climate change and energy generation under one roof should facilitate sustainable energy policies.
Developing public transport infrastructure is recognised by Fianna Fáil as a key action for cutting carbon emissions. In their manifesto they plan to increase investment in CIE by €28.54m per annum to improve reliability of services and increase the attractiveness of using public transport. This investment will be reflected in bus and train fares, which would likely increase for certain passengers. Ambitiously, Fianna Fáil plans to shift the predominant mode of transport from car journeys to public transport, walking and cycling. This has previously been identified as a pro-environmental way individuals can reduce their carbon footprint.
To promote the use of E-cars Fianna Fáil proposes waiving motor tax costing the Government €1.3m; implementing free car charging points costing €2.3m; and also continuing SEAI grants to boost E-car sales, costing €4.5m.
The manifesto, though ambitious, in some areas does not set out a roadmap with measureable objectives for decarbonisation in Ireland. Although agriculture has been identified as the most polluting sector of the Irish economy, Fianna Fáil does not discuss objectives to reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions, a key area which Ireland should focus on in order to meet agreed emissions targets. Fianna Fáil maintains it is in favour of the EU leading the fight against climate change and ensuring that countries are held accountable to their international commitments.
- Climate change coverage: 1,400 words
- Proposal strength: weak
- Key words: climate aware, unambitious, limited scope
The Labour party opens the environmental section of its manifesto referring to the money it has invested in climate resilience to date. The party says it has spent €225m on flood risk management already with plans to spend a further €430m over the next five years. Spending on flood defence in addition to the creation of new flood forecasting services at Met Éireann will come as welcome news to many in areas devastated by flooding. Exhibiting a degree of awareness about climate change the Party “aims to tackle the root causes” of climate change along with the effects.
Labour maintains that the challenges posed by climate change present an opportunity for development in the sustainable energy sector with a focus on diversifying renewable sources (e.g. bioenergy, solar thermal and photovoltaic). The party states it will provide more funding to the renewable energy sector to attract investment, meanwhile creating “thousands of jobs.” The party avows to facilitate grid access to small-scale renewable energy projects, but stops short of offering any grant aid or subsidies. Labour would see Ireland become a “World leader” in renewables by creating an energy research centre consolidating existing research institutes.
Proposals outlined by Labour to strengthen regulations for energy efficiency, heating and lighting in the residential building sector are certainly a step in the right direction. They could have been more ambitious by targeting power hungry office blocks also.
Labour states that the coal fired electricity generation station, Moneypoint, will not be substituted by a low carbon-energy source until 2025. The party’s honesty must be congratulated, and yet as the energy sector is a major polluter a diversified energy mix would surely be able to replace some of the energy output provided by Moneypoint before 2025.
A hardline taken against gas fracking, deemed to be incompatible with a low-carbon energy system, will be welcomed by many opponents.
- Coverage: 500 words
- Proposal strength: very weak
- Key words: unambitious, limited in scope, lacking detail
Sinn Féin has a brief manifesto and by consequence a short section on ‘The Environment’ which includes climate change. The party plans to utilise expert knowledge to set out a roadmap to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Energy efficiency would be improved by retrofitting insulation in housing as a means to tackle fuel poverty. Though oil prices are at an all-time low and fuel bills will have been helped by a mild winter the Party’s move to improve insulation would benefit those living in poorly insulated homes.
Sinn Féin intends to support community-based power generation and would see that export tariffs offered for small-scale electricity generation are fair.
The Party intends to regulate planning to prevent future building on floodplains; an obvious proposal which no party could countenance after the flooding of 2015 and 2009. By establishing a single Shannon River Authority Sinn Féin would ensure that all State agencies would act swiftly when responding to flooding in the Shannon catchment. A single authority could dramatically improve flood prevention in the west and would certainly be embraced by communities along the Shannon corridor.
The manifesto states that Sinn Féin is opposed to fracking and nuclear power, which it would not permit in Ireland.
- Coverage: 1,500 words
- Proposal strength: moderate
- Key words: ambitious, self-sufficient, detailed
A party committed to sustainability, The Green Party has ambitious plans to harness renewable energy generation in Ireland. They would establish binding, national greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030 and aim for 100% decarbonisation of power, and an 80% reduction in total emissions, by 2050. In doing so the Party would end Ireland’s current €6 billion per annum fossil fuel importation bill.
The Party would develop a new planning process to include climate mitigation and climate adaptation, which would future-proofing Ireland in readiness for major global warming. To assist in carbon sequestration the Green Party would dramatically increase afforestation, as Ireland currently has the second lowest tree cover in Europe.
The Greens would oversee the closure of Moneypoint and the three peat-fired power stations over the life time of the next Government. The manifesto states the Party would create a new marine energy station at Moneypoint and re-train power station workers in a retrofitting capacity to improve heat efficiency in homes.
To radically cut emissions the Greens propose ramping up renewable energy supply rapidly. It intends to advance solar and offshore wind power generation, while aiming to reach 40% of the country’s energy supply from onshore wind power. The Party’s plans to power the country with renewable energy are very positive and ambitious, but how this might be paid for is not elaborated.
The Green Party plans to introduce a community aspect to energy generation: they would develop a mechanism to allow householders to sell electricity back to the grid. With over one million homes heated by oil the Greens propose expanding the SEAI Better Energy Warmer Homes scheme, which would cost an additional €10m annually and be sought from the European Investment Bank. Evidently some plans require favourable outcomes from funding sources outside the country, but an improvement in insulation would clearly be well received: lower bills, lower emissions and of course warmer houses.
The Green Party are against oil and gas fracking in Ireland and would cease licensing offshore oil and gas. It is clear the Party is against facilitating fossil fuel discovery and states that in order to avert dangerous levels of global warming four fifths of oil and gas must remain underground.
Placing the environment centre stage in their plan for Ireland the Greens propose amending the Irish Constitution in order to acknowledge the intrinsic value of the environment and its right to exist and persist. The Party supports the proposal that ecocide – a crime against nature and humanity – be created in international law subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Standing up for the environment is a tenet of the Green Party. All of what the Party proposes is valiant, however a roadmap detailing funds allocated for transitioning Ireland to decarbonisation is absent from the manifesto.
- Coverage: 1,300 words
- Proposal strength: weak
- Key words: renewable energy, public benefit, lacking targets
Renua Ireland’s climate change chapter implies a good understanding of the challenges ahead for Ireland when economic growth is considered in the context of resource use and ecological protection. The Party focusses heavily on renewable energy production in a bid to reduce carbon emissions.
Referencing European reports, Renua suggests that strong tides around Ireland could provide 500% of the national electricity requirement. Harnessing this source is part of the Party’s plan but this would clearly take some time as the methods of effective tidal energy generation are still being researched.
The Party favours the use of biomass over home heating fuel. Renua would bring Ireland’s forestry cover up from <10% to 20%; this would provide an economic output for forestry while providing additional carbon sinks, habitat for wildlife and recreational opportunities for citizens.
On shore wind turbines as a source of renewable energy are out of favour, however. Renua believes that the “economic case for wind turbines based on current technologies is questionable.” The Party states that current corporatist attitude has seen big developers benefit from licenses rather than local communities. Renua would create a national sovereign wealth fund to manage State assets in a self-sufficient fashion, a policy which would certainly prove popular.
The Party proposes retro-fitting homes by grant aid to provide solar energy, integrating solar technology to all new homes and remunerating producers feeding into the national grid. Reducing the financial burden of heating meanwhile offering an income stream to homeowners is a progressive proposal. The Party would also consider co-commissioning solar generation in third party countries if this could be done competitively.
The party is against fracking until it can be proven that this method of energy extraction does not compromise natural water supplies.
The Renua manifesto for climate change does not set out a road map for greenhouse gas emission targets and no information is provided in the way of funding. Developing the use of tidal energy as Renua propose could prove a real boon for Ireland if the source can be exploited.
- Coverage: 700 words
- Proposal strength: very weak
- Key words: vague, community driven
The Social Democrats recognise the need for immediate action on climate change. To do this they would specify targets for emission reduction and fossil fuel use. No preliminary targets are included in the manifesto. The Party would devise “attainable” mitigation plans and enhance the powers of the Climate Change Advisory Council. Attainable plans might of course not be bold enough in terms of meeting agreed targets which could expose Ireland to hefty fines. In order to reduce carbon sequestration, the Party would “encourage” adoption of forests and wetlands. It is not clear whether landowners would receive specific funding for land use change.
The Social Democrats propose increasing the funding for ocean energy owing to its “great potential.” Certainly the Party’s intention to set up an Offshore Wind Development Energy in order to simplify regulation and attract investment is wise as Ireland is lagging behind other countries in this sector. The Social Democrats would rethink large-scale onshore wind farms suggesting that community concerns around, scale, height, etc. must be considered. They would see that local communities benefited from their local energy resource as occurs in Denmark.
In a credible move toward decarbonisation the Social Democrats would phase out state subsidies for carbon-intense forms of electricity generation. As currently planned by Government the Party would convert peat burning electricity plants to biomass, which would be domestically produced insofar as is possible. In a bid to win over farmers the Social Democrats would expand ‘home’ microgeneration schemes, including photovoltaic, wind and combined heat and power. The Party would “enhance the supports” for home energy, retrofit and conduct a retrofitting programme across all public buildings. The cost to the exchequer associated with these plans is not outlined in the manifesto.
The People Before Profit Alliance has a very brief ‘environment’ section, which acknowledges the gravity of climate change. The Alliance supports investment in public transport, retrofitting buildings to improve energy efficiency and increasing afforestation. It supports substantial investment in renewable energies and divesting from fossil fuels. No emissions targets or specific costings are provided.
The Anti-Austerity Alliance manifesto is brief. With regard to climate change the AAA proposes investing in State-lead renewable energy production and research to deal with the energy crisis. The Alliance also supports democratic public ownership of the State’s natural resources.
The political parties vying for our votes have placed varied impetus on the looming climate change catastrophe. It would appear Fine Gael put economic growth above meaningful measures to counter climate change. Fianna Fáil are reasonably specific in their proposals, providing costings and setting out clear plans. Renua have interesting ideas for energy diversification and would deliver community ownership of natural resources. The Green Party have arguably the most radical strategy for dramatically curbing greenhouse gas emissions but stop short of suggesting clearly how their plans would be financed.
Consider what YOUR public representatives would do to thwart global warming before you cast your vote. It counts.
Thanks a million for the piece Lawrence I really enjoyed it and hope it reaches as many people as possible before the vote tomorrow! Seems a FF Green coaliation would be the best outcome for the environment then if I read correctly? We must remember I think though that we had that coalition before and the only stand out extra plus I remember was the banning of the stag hunt. Of course they must have done more and if any contributor remembers something else please post! We must make sure this time that the manifestos don’t just become empty promises and allot of hot air which is exactly what the climate doesn’t need! On saying that the best hope I think is with the individual and attitude change in the public and private industry sector which actually looks like it is happening regardless of political parties encouraging it or not. Let’s just hope the victorious party(ies) this election remember how strongly the electorate feels about making Ireland a excellent place to live in, not just for people but for all of the Country’s biodiversity as well.


South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) plans to increase its manufacturing capacity for the FA-50 Fighting Eagle by building two additional production lines in 2024.
According to reports from local media, the move seeks to meet the apparent high demand for light combat aircraft.
Multiple new customers are reportedly considering the Fighting Eagles due to their competitive price and fast delivery timelines.
KAI’s production facility is currently assembling FA-50s for Poland and Thailand, and the sixth KF-21 Boramae prototype.
Eyeing the US
KAI’s move to double its production capacity is a company strategy to boost sales in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and even the United States.
After recent success in Warsaw and Malaysia, it is reportedly eyeing the US as its next major customer.
The South Korean firm hopes to secure a large contract from the US Air Force and the US Navy for 500 FA-50 Fighting Eagles.
The air force had previously selected Boeing and Saab’s T-7A Red Hawk. However, KAI remains optimistic that it will receive the contract since the project has been experiencing continued delays and cost overruns.
The US Navy has also issued a request for information for the T-45 Goshawk replacement program, which places great emphasis on the delivery timeline.
The FA-50 Fighting Eagle
Initially developed for the Republic of Korea Air Force, the FA-50 Fighting Eagle has a tandem glass cockpit that can carry two crew members.
It is a light combat version of the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced jet trainer.
The FA-50 features an inertial navigation system, an integrated mission computer, and an identification friend or foe system.
South Korea’s Fighting Eagle has AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles and AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground tactical missiles.


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A growing number of states have enacted Simon's Law over the past four years (e.g. AZ, KS, MO). They take different forms. Some require only that parents be informed that clinicians plan to write a DNR order for a child. Others prohibit writing the order over parental objection.
But a new Iowa statute goes much further. H.F. 594, signed by the Governor last week, prohibits clinicians from going to court for permission to withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
"A court of law or equity shall not have the authority to require the withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from a minor child over the objection of the minor child's parent or guardian, unless there is conclusive medical evidence that the minor child has died and any electronic brain, heart, or respiratory monitoring activity exhibited to the contrary is a false artifact."
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To find the best deals on hotels consider a travel agent. Many times travel agents can find wonderful hotels at a great price. When booking with a travel agent, ensure that the agent knows both your wants and your needs. This will allow the travel agent to shop for both and offer you choices.
To get the best possible rate for a hotel room, book well in advance of your trip. Rates are markedly higher if you just get the room at the desk. In addition to saving you a lot of money, advance booking will also ensure you aren't left without a room.
To save money on a minibar or vending machine at a hotel, pack a cooler before you start out on your trip, and throw in some six-packs of soda or beer and a bottle of wine. When you get to the hotel, if you have a small fridge, you are all ready. If there isn't a fridge, use the ice machine and your cooler to keep things chilled.
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Exxplorer is a US metal act that was formed 30 years ago. They have released four albums up till now. Their last album “Vengeance Rides an Angry Horse”, which was released a year ago, was a pleasant surprise for me.You can read my review for their last album here http://behindtheveil.freehostia.com/october_main.html) while you can also read our interview for the album here: http://www.behindtheveil.hostingsiteforfree.com/index.php/interviews/72-exxplorer-interview. The band seems to be in really good shape right now! This is their second album which was released in 1994, nine years after their classic debut album “Symphonies of Steel” (I have it on a digipack leather package). The songs of the album are mainly in the vein of classic heavy metal but there are some songs that could be characterised as hard rock. The majority of the songs are really good and the album flows really pleasantly. The things that make Exxplorer stand out are the really great voice of Lennie Rizzo and the great guitar solos played by Kevin Kennedy and Edward LaVolpe. The songs that I enjoyed more were “Rockin’ Bound”, “Bible Black”, “Rock the Nation” “Just a Dream” and “Beg, Borrow and Steel”. From the hard rock tunes I’d say that “Life’s Seduction” is a really good one. In conclusion this is a nice album (especially for the time when it was released when bands like Pantera were in their heydays) that the fans of traditional heavy metal should at least try to listen to. In general the three albums of Exxplorer that I have listened to (I haven’t listened to their “Coldblackugly” album which was released in 1996) are really worth listening to and I think that the traditional metal fans should try to buy them!!
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Maybe I'll actually get good on it, now that would be learning something. So far, I've found out that 1. The book was wrong on an important procedure. 2. the help file system built into FP2k2 was wrong 3. I'm glad I'm inquisitive and willing to take a chance.I found out how to do it myself, which is ok, but what about all the folks who are not so trusting of themselves?
I really hate that about the computer industry: they expect people to trust them, when in fact, they don't know how to teach the theory themselves.
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Ruth was a visiting assistant professor here in Albany several years ago, and her current practice reflects things she did here. Our campus teaching center has been a big promoter of Team-Based Learning for many years. She first encoutnered it here and recommends, as further reading on TBL for anyone interested, a pair of articles written by our local experts. (One of whom is Philosophy PhD alum Kimberly Van Orman.)
Since February 1999, I’ve had a web page about fallacies. Rather than regurgitating all of the usual ones that one can find elaborated in critical thinking textbooks, I collect fallacies which an author names for just one occasion. These one-offs don’t appear on the usual lists. Authors usually do this to condemn some specific target, one who has committed not some generic error in reasoning but the specific if newly-named fallacy of such-and-so.


Federal Appellate Rule 32.1 is now in effect, allowing attorneys to cite “unreported cases” done in 2007 and beyond. Prior to Jan. 1st., the local rules still control.
All federal courts of appeal permit citation to their unpublished opinions in related cases to show res judicata, law of case, and the like. But before 2007, federal appeal courts differed on the extent to which they would allow unreported opinions in cases that were not related. The Fourth, Eighth, and Federal Circuit courts “discouraged” them; and the Second, Seventh, and Ninth disallowed them altogether.
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The “Barbie” movie has shattered the summer box office numbers. The film also set a first-weekend record for a film directed by a woman.
Collectors across the country dusted off their old plastic Barbie dolls and put them out on display for everyone to enjoy. Stoneridge Creek resident Dorothy “Dottie” Soule is joining this club. She recently loaned 38 of her 145 fashion dolls to be showcased in the independent living community’s monthly display case.
In the past, these cases have been home to the Pleasanton, CA, residents’ collections of coins, election pins and teapots. For Dottie, it’s all about the Barbie dolls.
Dottie started collecting the dolls for her four daughters. But as they got older, she donated them along with their clothes and accessories to Goodwill. That was until 1980, when she started buying them again for herself.
“I was out shopping, and I saw some Barbies, and they were so pretty. At that moment, I just decided to start buying them again,” Soule told The Independent newspaper during an interview.
The collection includes the Barbie Elvis gift set, the Hollywood Legend gift set of “The Wizard of Oz,” Marilyn Monroe Barbie dolls, Bob Mackie designer fashion Barbie dolls, and even some Harley-Davidson Barbie dolls.
One of her favorites is the Golden State Warriors Barbie, which was purchased about 25 years ago. “I cherish that one,” she said. Dottie is one of many fans of the university at the Bay Area senior living community.
“Everyone is coming up to me and thanking me for putting these dolls on display,” she said. “I’m just overwhelmed with people showing an interest like that. I guess the dolls are happier showing off than sitting in boxes in a dark garage.”
“People are just so in awe of the beauty of this amazing collection,” said Stoneridge Creek Marketing Director Barbara Gilbert. “It has been such a joy for so many. Dorothy’s giving nature and generosity are enriching lives.”
About Stoneridge Creek
Stoneridge Creek is located at 3300 Stoneridge Creek Way in Pleasanton, California. As a Life Plan Community (also known as a Continuing Care Retirement Community), it provides independent seniors with maintenance-free single-story homes, townhomes and apartment homes. Residents enjoy amenities and life-enrichment programming that includes a putting green, swimming pool, two dog parks, library, computer lab and business center, movie theater, and multiple dining venues with meal service.
Interested in learning more about Stoneridge Creek and why the community is so popular with so many older adults? We invite you to get in touch with us today. Come in and enjoy a meal with our residents. Meet our team members who are glad to answer any questions you may have about living in Pleasanton and our community in general.


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June 2015 letter
The beginning of the month had a lot of rain and was cool with some short nice spells. Now it is sunny, hot and dry. Everything is growing like mad except my garden. We had a big crop of sour cherries but we did not take as much advantage of them as we have in previous years for various silly reasons (like melons being on sale). Now at the end of the month it is very, very hot.
I got a blood test and it is better than last years (which was better than the year before). I am trying to loss some more weight but it is hard to get it going. Still I am feeling my age and so is Harry. Even the dog is starting a creak. But we are all three in good shape for our ages.
The Cheval Blanc (our local pub) has been sold to the people who live across the street. But they are still going to sell fresh bread which is good for us. It will probably have a name change and I will not longer be able to call it the White Horse.
Harry has done great work on the garage. I am still getting computers into shape. This is a new site, first month of existence and it is a bit skimpy, sorry. I am not sure how it will work for you. If you have problems or suggestions, let me know.
I hope my Canadian friends have a good 1st July, American friends have a good 4th of July, here in France we will be holidaying on the 14th.


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Illinois, United States


ERIC Number: EJ391431
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
Sarah Elizabeth Stedman, "Singing and Self: The Psychology of Performing." A Review.
Radocy, Rudolf E.
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, n100 p23-26 Spr 1989
Reviews a doctoral dissertation that used interviews to determine the concepts that musicians have of performance and self. Summarizes Stedman's interview-based observations and commentary. States that the study may be useful in providing insights into what singers believe about themselves and their careers. (LS)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A


Applications in Medicine of Piezoelectric Mini Cantilever Beam
Curator: Danut Dragoi, PhD
Piezoelectric materials are now finding applications in a wide variety of environmental conditions and medicine. Such materials are capable of converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. Indeed, when subjected to mechanical stress become electrically charged at their surface and vice versa. In their paper titled “Analytical Modeling of a Piezoelectric Bimorph Beam”, the researchers from Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology Sciences, University Constantine 1, Algeria and Departement de Mécanique Appliquée, ENSMM, France, see the link in here, focused on a simple analytical model based on Euler–Bernoulli beam theory with the following assumptions:
- (a) the piezoelectric layer thickness in comparison to the length of the beam is very thin and
- (b) the electrical field between the upper surface and lower surface of the piezoelectric layer is uniform.
They have applied this model to study its static responses and predict the ambient deformations into usable electrical energy from a cantilever piezoelectric beam.
The piezoelectricity of well known materials, such as Pb[ZrxTi1-x]O3 (0≤x≤1) is due to the asymmetry of central atom that creates a local electrical dipole whose amplitude is direct proportional to the displacement of Ti/Zr+4 ions from the center of the crystallographic unit cell. These materials do not possess any piezoelectric properties owing to the random orientations of the ferroelectric domains in the ceramics before poling. During poling, which is an electric field applied on the ferroelectric ceramic sample during the fabrication to force the domains to be oriented or preferred oriented in the direction of polling of the electric field. After poling, the electric field is removed and a remnant polarization and remnant strain are maintained in the sample, so a preferred orientation of the domains exist and the sample exhibits piezoelectricity. We can imagine that a single crystal will have 100% orientation in the direction we like to be, but the processing cost may be prohibited in this way.
The work presented in the paper concerns the problems of characteristic phenomena of piezoelectricity. The attention is focused on the different deformations effect by voltage generation of the piezoelectric beam. The relation between the voltage imposed and the curvature is analytically derived which is used to explain the effect of voltage generation as a function of the curvature of the beam. Figure 4 from the paper, shows the deflection family of curves as a function of asymmetry of the four electrodes on the mini piezo beam, where a and b on Figure 4 are the position of the gap between electrodes on two parallel faces of the beam relative to the middle section plan that runs parallel to the longest side of the beam.
The dimensions of the piezo cantilever beam are 10 mm x 1 mm x 0.200 mm. We notice the higher asymmetry (high values for a and b parameters) the better, as the slope on lines on Figure 4 are coupled with the beam deflection, the parameter of interest. We remark the case when a=b=0, no asymmetry, the deflection is zero as expected. Also we notice that the device has two piezo materials glued together. The need for two piezo materials is due to the fact that we have four asymmetric electrodes that produce four asymmetric polarizations that induce the necessary curvature of the beam and ultimately the deflection. In order to reduce the mechanical influence of the electrodes on deflections, the electrodes were made extremely thin, about 0.5 microns thickness. The electrodes were glued to the piezoelectric cantilever beam using epoxy. Analytical data showed that the proposed model simulations are in good agreement with the FE results. A detailed analysis of piezoelectric cantilever bi-morph is made on a dissertation thesis, see link in here.
Pushing for deflection parameter higher on piezoelectric devices is now related not only with energy harvesting in industry, but also with medical devices like BioMEMS where short life batteries for powering the electronic microcircuits have a major inconvenient of recharging once they are depleted of energy, and also they have to be replaced after a not so high number of charging cycles.The usage of human body movement is a viable approach for using piezoelectric cantilever beam to power implantable medical devices as well as other microbot and BioMEMS devices. The predictive models presented are very promising and show the trend towards a highly efficient device that will replace the actual batteries in many applications.
American Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 1, 7-10, Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajme/4/1/2 © Science and Education Publishing
ANALYTICAL MODELING AND DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF PIEZOELECTRIC BIMORPH ENERGY HARVESTER by LONG ZHANG


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“My intention was to transform an insect and a human to highlight our interdependence,” said Charmaine Heyer, a professional photographer based in North Queensland, winner of Australia’s inaugural Epson Print Award, presented in Melbourne.
“This ‘Creative’ category image started from a fashion shoot,” Heyer said. “I’m thrilled the judges saw merit in this creation. By participating in awards, you extend and grow as a storyteller, not to mention the wonderful photographers you meet along the way.
The inaugural Australian Photographic Prize (APP) event – a conference and exhibition, including live judging, took place over four days in Narre Warren, on the outskirts of Melbourne. Hundreds of enthusiasts and professional photographers came together to showcase their work, intervening with a national photography community awards event in place of the now defunct Australian Institute of Professional Photography APPAs.
The Australian Photographic Prize is divided into two main categories: the Nikon Digital Awards for amateurs and the Epson Print Awards which are open to all photographers but include professional categories such as Wedding and Commercial. The Nikon sponsored prizes accept digital image files and the Epson prize only accepts prints.
Camberwell Camera Club member David Bignell won the Nikon Digital Award with a reflective self-portrait.
“My photo is part of a series I did during lockdown,” Bignell said. “He uses a visual metaphor to convey the message of someone who is literally washed out. The idea of experimenting with tissue paper was born out of thoughts about processing floating emulsion. Once I started printing on fabric, I considered the possibilities of connecting paper to emotions. I started creating self-portraits with torn fabrics, damp fabrics, wrinkled fabrics, etc. The Fragility of Tissues felt apt to describe the fragility of the mind under different pressures. Ironically, being cooped up opened the door to a new creative space to explore and a Zeitgeist to capture.
Australian Photography Prize organizers Robyn Campbell and Karen Alsop reported strong attendance at the event, despite pandemic concerns: We had students from local primary and secondary colleges in attendance, as well as a strong mix of enthusiasts and professionals who all came together to be part of the event.
“For an inaugural event, we achieved a higher than expected number of registrations. On-site event attendance could have been stronger, however, given the current societal shift away from face-to-face interaction. faced due to pandemic concerns, attendance numbers were promising for future growth.Live attendance was strong across all events, with students from Charters Towers in Far North Queensland, up to foreign participants from America listening.
“We would like to thank our sponsors, especially Nikon, Epson and Kayell who have joined us as visionary sponsors.”
A 2023 Australian Photography Award is planned for next year, possibly early August.
More photos and details APP 2022 here.


The Gamma-Rayleigh Distribution and Applications to Survival Data
Studies on probability distribution functions and their properties are needful as they are very important in modeling random phenomena. However, research has shown that some real life data can be modeled more adequately by distributions obtained as combination of two random variables with known probability distributions. This paper introduces the Gamma-Rayleigh distribution (GRD) as a new member of the Gamma-X family of generalized distributions. The Transformed-Transformer method is used to combine the Gamma and Rayleigh distributions. Various properties of the resulting twoparameter Gamma-Rayleigh distribution, including moments, moment generating function, survival function and hazard function are derived. Results of simulation study reveals that the distribution is unimodal, skewed and normal-type for some values of the shape parameter. The distribution is also found to relate with the Gamma, Rayleigh and Generalized-Gamma distributions. The method of maximum likelihood has been used to estimate the shape and scale parameters of the distribution. To illustrate its adequacy in modelling real life data the distribution is fitted to two survival data sets. The results show that the distribution produced fits that are competitive and compared better, in some cases, to the Gamma, Rayleigh, Weibull and Lognormal distributions.
Keywords: Gamma-X family, Gamma-Rayleigh distribution, Maximum Likelihood estimators, Survival data.


Dr. Phil & Kari Oldham
Putting Cookeville on the Map Through Higher Education
Cookeville’s Most Influential People – Class of 2022
Take one look at Tennessee Tech University’s thriving campus and you will understand why Dr. Phil Oldham has monumentally affected the city of Cookeville. As President of Tech, Dr. Oldham has spearheaded several projects and education-based initiatives.
Curiosity for higher education is second nature to Oldham, whose father was a college administrator. “I grew up kind of a campus rat,” Oldham laughed. With a B.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Oldham was certainly positively influenced by his upbringing. He spent 21 years at Mississippi State University as a professor of chemistry and another five as a Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. “During my time at MSU, I learned how a university can be so influential and important in economic development in a state or region,” said Oldham.
In 2012, Oldham landed the position of President at Tech and during his 10 years in the role, he has changed the trajectory of the university. A few highlights include increasing full-time faculty and their salaries by 15%, the lowest student debt in the state of Tennessee, investing more than $400 million dollars in capital improvements, creating Tech Farms, initiating significant expansion of existing academic programs and much more.
With so many items already in motion or completed during Oldham’s time as president, he has no plans of slowing down.
“I feel like we are just getting started,” said Oldham.
“Over the last 10 years we have worked hard to lay foundation pieces. We plan to grow the research presence on campus and still have ambitions to increase enrollment to over 15,000 students in the not-too-distant future,” he continued.
Trying to keep up with the ever-changing technical world is a full-time job. Oldham is making it a priority to ensure Tech has its finger on the pulse of the jobs of the future. “We are expanding horizons in terms of the type of programs we offer,” noted Oldham. “We have to continue asking ourselves what technology hasn’t been considered and where the future of tech lies.”
The economic benefits that a university brings to a community are vast. As Tech continues to thrive and grow, so will the population, jobs, wages, and business and restaurant integration. These are all top of mind for Oldham who prides himself on community partnerships and development. “The level of partnership in Cookeville is outstanding,” said Oldham.
Throughout his career, Oldham’s wife Kari has been the student outreach counterpart to his academic efforts.
With a background in social etiquette via her own company, Southern Civility, Kari Oldham has always valued small gestures that can make a big impact on someone’s day. Now in her role as First Lady of Tech, Kari’s favorite duty is expanding on Tech’s “Live Wings Up” mantra. So much so, that she launched ‘Wings of Kindness’ at Tech which recognizes students, faculty and staff who go out of their way to do something kind for someone else. Among other outreach items, Kari also initiated a “lighting of the quad” before students leave for the holidays. “We light up the trees and bushes, play holiday music, have photo props and create a fun, Christmas feel that lifts the students spirts,” said Kari.
Dr. Oldham and Kari have four children, two of which graduated from Tennessee Tech. “I think Cookeville has the best hometown feel. There is an inclusive vibe in this town, and we all want the community and university to thrive,” said Kari.
– by Chelsea Dartez


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Interview a Researcher
Get your students engaged in the research and the scientific community by asking them to record a Parsing Science style interview of their own. Have students identify a research article of interest and then contact the author about being interviewed. In preparing for the interview, students will have to read and re-read the article several times in order to develop probing questions. You may want to review (or grade) the questions prior to the interview.
There are a variety of tools that students can use to record their interviews. Mosts easily students can use a free conference calling services (such as Free Conference Calling) that allows for recording calls. With a free account students will be given a conference call dial-in phone number that they and the guest will use for the interview. At the beginning of the call students will give the “host password” and then press 5* to start recording the conversation (or log into the website and manage the call through the dashboard). After the interview is complete and the recording has stopped, an MP3 file of the interview will be available for download from the FreeConferenceCalling website. Other free options including using Audacity or QuickTime (on a Mac) to record Skype call, or PC users there are, for example, software applications (such as MP3 Skype Recorder or iFree Skype Recorder) that record Skype audio calls.
Suggested questions for researchers could include …
- What previous research influenced your thinking as you developed the idea for this study?
- How did you get to know your co-authors?
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- Tell me about something that didn’t go as planned during the research?
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- Looking back at the research, what would you do differently?
- What do you believe are the practical applications of what you learned?
- How have the results of this study influenced your research since?
These researcher interviews can be graded, for example, on on the following rubric …
- The questions provide evidence that the student was prepared for the interview (30%)
- The interview covered essential elements of the article (e.g., hypotheses, methods, analyses, results) (20%)
- Additional information, beyond what is in article, was discussed (20%)
- The interview highlights how the research can be applied by other researchers or practitioners (20%)
- The interview was conducted in a professional manner (10%)
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Have students select an episode from Parsing Science. After listening to the episode and reading the original article in detail, ask the students design a replication or expansion study that would attempt to produce similar results and demonstrate the saliency of the research. The study could be designed to reproduce the same results with a parallel study, or it can expand the research to see if the results hold for a new population or environment. The original article can, of course, provide the nuts-n-bolts of the design, and the Parsing Science episode will illuminate some of the challenges and opportunities of doing the study.
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- The design demonstrates the students ability to create a research proposal with appropriate elements (e.g., hypotheses, methods, and analysis techniques) (20%)
- The design adds value to the original research either to replicate or expand the research (20%)
- The design adds new research (and/or comparable) research perspectives to the original study (20%)
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Core team here We have reached the point in RF and Client development that we need to provide HackRF as a reference design option (for people to use).
The work required is mainly to interface RigCtld (from Hamlib) with GNURadio. An all mode demodulator on GNURadio may be used (or written from scratch), controlled by SatNOGS Client using rigctld. The output may be stdout for now (or even decoded to replace multimon-ng usage in the future).
Any advice, help, takers? Specific requirements can be provided to anyone interested on working on this.
The HackRF is an interesting piece of hardware for lab tests, but without proper amplifiers and filters it is pretty much deaf. It would be really interesting to implement a transceiver and a LNA + band pass filter + antenna switch + PA to implement an automated base station, but you definitely need the LNA and the band pass to be able to receive satellites with the HackRF
And about the support, just support gr-OsmoSDR and you will be interfacing with a lot of different SDRs
The gr-osmosdr suggestion is a good one. I don’t know why any direct integration with GNU Radio would be necessary for RigCtld.
I think the best reasons for HackRF One support are that it is open source hardware and it is the lowest cost transmitting SDR platform. It can be made to perform quite well for particular applications by supplementing it with external filtering and amplification.
With some of the basics of satnogs working, I can think about the rotator/radio/antenna part. I have a HackRF One waiting for a job, so this could be it Any pointers to suitable “external filtering and amplification”?
I’m new to the HackRF (but familiar with SDR generally) - is it really that much more deaf than an RTL-SDR dongle? I note that  seems to have suitable LNAs for about 20 Euros. Someone on the HackRF list claims it will bring the overall NF on a HackRF down to ~1.1dB at 430MHz  which is a bit below standard RTL-SDR dongles. There’s also a few open designs around the place, Eg.
I could take a shot at designing one myself, but I’m more experienced at building filters, which you also mention. I’m new to working satellites. Is there a reason why the HackRF would need filters where the RTL-SDR doesn’t? Or have I missed something - perhaps RTL dongles do need filtering also?
FWIW I’m here because I’ve recently talked some people at our local hackerspace  into helping me build an amateur satellite tracking station
Ok then. I’ve ordered the loxodes PCB and will try to remember the components in my next digikey/mouser/whatever order. I have access to an SDR-Kits VNA (among other things) and could probably set up to compare noise factor with the LNA4ALL but this will probably be a low priority at least for a while.
In the meantime I will be proceeding with the LNA4ALL. I’ve been playing with Coilcraft 0805 SMD inductors on another project but the cost of these add up quick and probably conflicts with the low-cost mission of SatNOGS so I’ll work on sticking to lower-cost passives.


When Spring arrives don't you always start to think about the colors that you would like to wear during that season? Nothing has been on my mind more than the color that I will be wearing on my nails. I have been in search of this limited edition Dior Long- Wearing nail polish in the color Poison which is a dark blue (pictured below). I already have a blue nail polish but it is so dark that it basically looks black which is not what I want. This Dior polish appears to be the perfect shade, I have scoured countless Sephoras but to no avail. This polish is only sold at Sephora so I am beginning to think I just wont be able to get it...sigh. I even went online to the Sephora site and the product is temporarily out of stock. While I may not get my product, which items are on you itching to get this Spring?


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I don't want to hear about your situation or your excuses look, everybody has their own, nobody has a clear-cut winning path that is free of resistance and failure to the top of the mountain.
Every single big name that we could have experienced massive failure to some extent Thomas Edison, a man he tried ten thousand times before he got his light bulb to light up the first time and that invention changed the course of the world.
Henry Ford, another guy who had multiple failed automotive businesses before finding success, JK Rowling started on Harry Potter as unemployed recently divorced single mother none of these stories experienced success.
The minute they decided to try to do something but instead of what most people do and quit they kept at it, assuming you're going to go out there and kill it on your first try, guys, is an arrogant thought it's extremely naive you have to look at failures as unavoidable they're part of the process.
That's just the way it is they're going to happen, and they're going to happen to you, they're going to happen to your loved ones they're going to happen to your kids, and they're going to happen a lot all you have to do is figure out why it happened and avoid that pothole the next time you walk by it.
Failure is not an option it's not a button, it's not a label it does not exist look, if you've been doing 10 things and ain't working do 11. What's going to happen if you quit? Like, you're not 100% sure what will happen if you keep going like, you're not 100% sure if you give it one more crack at it.
If you give it one more chance like, you're not a 100% sure what's going to happen it's like a 50/50 chance it could be 70/ 25, 90 /10 I'm not sure, but I know a 100% of the time when you quit, when you fail, when you give up I know what that looks like so whatever you do man don't give up what you can do is bounce back what you can do is being resilient.
What you can do is turn that whole thing around become great each time you start something new you have to understand that you are going to fail not just once not just twice but logically dozens of times throughout your life and the difference between people who make it and people who don't is how much of the things they're willing to put up with once you come to terms with that.
You'll be able to start to recognize where you are in the cycle and begin to start moving forward from there you've got to view failure as part of the equation it is part of the success equation trying to create success without failure is the same thing as trying to make a cake without sugar or butter