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Anatomy of a Boiler Failure—A Different Perspective
The power industry's operating and maintenance practices were held up to intense regulator and public scrutiny when on November 6, 2007, a Massachusetts power plant's steam-generating boiler exploded and three men died.
The Department of Public Safety's Incident Report investigation (PDF) determined that the primary cause of the Dominion Energy New England's Salem Harbor Generating Station Unit 3 explosion was extensive corrosion of boiler tubes in the division wall at the east furnace lower slope dead air space (Figure 1). The three operators were working directly below the furnace on a pulverizer seal air fan when the explosion occurred. They died of burns and related complications. The boiler was operating at 1,900 psi at the time of the failure. A complete set of photos of the failure is included in the Incident Report.
1. A tube rupture on November 6, 2007, at Dominion Energy New England's Salem Harbor Generating Station Unit 3 caused a furnace explosion that killed three men. Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Safety Incident Report: Dominion Energy New England-Salem Harbor Station Boiler #3 Failure, dated July 31, 2008
The report concluded that when the tubes failed within the dead air space formed by the division wall—an area normally under a slight negative pressure—the vestibule was instantly pressurized, causing a secondary rupture of the boiler casing around the bottom of the furnace. Ash and 600F steam was then released into the area where the three workers were located (Figure 2).
2. The Massachusetts Department of Public Safety's official Incident Report found that extensive corrosion of the boiler tubes, caused by ash captured in the lower slope air space that had mixed with water introduced by furnace washes, was the cause of the explosion. Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Safety Incident Report: Dominion Energy New England-Salem Harbor Station Boiler #3 Failure, dated July 31, 2008
The report also summarized interviews with plant operations staff on standard plant operating and maintenance habits. Because the plant has operated as a cycling unit for the past 10 years or so, planned outages were so reduced in length that required maintenance activities were not completed. At the time of the accident, approximately 2,500 work orders were pending.
The report also noted that the dead air space had not been opened or inspected in at least 10 years and was full of ash at the time of the explosion. The report concluded that the tube explosion that blew out the outer wall of the furnace was caused by ash and water from boiler washing, coming into contact with tubes. That mixture caused corrosion that resulted in excessive tube metal loss.
The report held the chief engineer and the outside boiler inspector directly responsible for the explosion because they failed to perform a comprehensive inspection as required by Massachusetts law. In other words, the catastrophe could have been prevented if proper inspections had been made of the entire furnace and more than visual inspection techniques had been used. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration since has found 10 serious safety violations at the plant, including failure to enter and inspect the area where the tube rupture occurred.
We must not close the book on this tragedy and chalk it up to bad luck on the part of this plant's staff. There is much more to the story than what is written in the Incident Report. Here is the key question that the report failed to answer: What caused the vestibule to fill up with flyash in the first place (Figures 3 and 4)?
3. Typical vestibule located behind the steam drum. Note the flyash buildup. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
4. Typical upper furnace dead air space with much flyash buildup. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
I believe that the root cause of the accident was refractory failure that allowed the water and ash to enter the vestibule in the first place. A properly installed and maintained refractory surface would have prevented the corrosion and, thus, the accident.
Good boiler design practice
The report states that the boiler's lower vestibule was full of flyash and had been for a very long time. Post-accident operator interviews suggest the flyash may be have been there as long as 10 years. Poor maintenance and inspection practices ignored this enclosed space. Not surprisingly, this lack of attention is common throughout the power industry.
The boiler is a 1957 vintage 120-MW coal-fired radiant power boiler. This was a common boiler design for virtually all utility boilers built from the mid-1940s through the 1960s. It was not until 1964 that the membrane tube wall design was developed and became the norm in utility boiler practice. During this time period approximately 400 boilers of this design were built in the U.S., and most are still in operation. All of these boilers had similar steam capacity, tube wall construction, vestibules, and refractory/tube wall design. Does the boiler cross-section in Figure 5 look familiar to you?
5. A typical 1957 vintage one-pass boiler that is susceptible to a failure similar to that experienced at Salem Harbor Unit 3. There are approximately 400 of these boilers in active service today. Source: BRIL Inc.
These are considered flat-studded or tangential-type boilers. They do not have membrane tube walls, but rather use either flat-studded tubes or bare loose tubes to form the boiler and furnace walls. To keep the fire (and flyash) inside the firebox, refractory is applied over the outside of the tubes to form a protective, insulating wall.
Boilers of this type used either an "all-refractory design" with refractory (1 to 2 inches thick) on the back side of the tubes or an "inner-cased design," which uses a thin layer of refractory applied flush with the back side of the tubes and a 10-gauge metal casing installed over the refractory-backed tubes. The all-refractory design was less costly, especially in areas such as vestibules and enclosures, and was therefore the most commonly used design. For this discussion, I focus on the "all-refractory design."
In essence, the refractory must keep the fire inside the box in order to keep the boiler operating efficiently and to prevent flyash from penetrating or entering the vestibules in and around the boiler (Figures 6 and 7). (Please note that the following photographs were not taken at Salem Harbor Unit 3 but at units of the same boiler design and configuration.)
6. A typical refractory failure inside a boiler vestibule. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
7. A typical refractory failure inside a lower furnace vestibule that's similar to that of Salem Harbor Unit 3. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
These vestibules and enclosures are located under the superheater area, above the roof tubes, under drums, around the burner area, and below or just underneath the furnace hopper slope tubes where the failure occurred (Figures 8 and 9).
8. A typical refractory failure in the superheater vestibule. Note the furnace wall with exposed metal. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
9. A typical burner area inside a windbox with exposed metal welded to tubes. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
The boiler designers and manufactures of these types of boilers knew that it was very important to keep flyash out of these vestibules because of the chemical constituents of flyash. Flyash is a by-product of burning coal and typically contains alkalis, such as sodium and potassium that can form corrosive mixtures in the presence of water, or sulfur, which can form sulfurous or sulfuric-type acids—both of which can corrode or weaken structural supports and tubes in the presence of water. Figures 10 through 14 illustrate these points in a boiler similar to Salem Harbor Unit 3's in design and construction.
10. Typical structural supports inside a lower vestibule. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
11. Typical tubes inside a lower vestibule exposed by refractory failure. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
12. Typical lower furnace vestibule with visibly wet ash. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
13. Superheater vestibule with a stain on the refractory wall from water washing. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
14. Another view of a superheater vestibule with stains on the refractory wall caused by furnace wash drainage. Note the flyash accumulation was removed before the photograph was taken. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
Poor refractory practices
Boilers of this vintage and design use refractory on the back side of tubes located inside vestibules and enclosures. The refractory is approximately 1 inch thick from the face of the tube and requires a support system. In my experience, the refractory can fail for any number of reasons, including these:
• Poor refractory mixing and handling practices.
• Poor installation practices (including curing and drying).
• Improper water-washing techniques.
• Improper refractory attachment systems.
The way to prevent failure is to mix, handle, and install refractory correctly and follow proper water-washing practices. Refractory mixing, handling, and installation errors can be eliminated by following the guidelines provided by any reputable refractory manufacturer and following common industry practices for installing the refractory. Refractory destruction by water washing can be avoided by not water washing in areas where vestibules and enclosures are located directly behind the waterwall tubes. If you must water wash, then do not spray directly into the refractory, which is located between the tubes.
Unfortunately, my experience has also been that many plants have an improper refractory attachment system that is by far the most common reason for a refractory failure inside vestibules and enclosures. A refractory attachment system will support the refractory, even during boiler expansion, regardless of how the refractory is installed. (The gunning installation method uses pressure to force dry material from the charging chamber through a hose to the point of placement; water is added at the discharge nozzle. The trowel method requires application of refractory by hand.)
Most plants pay little or no attention to the attachment system for holding refractory inside vestibule areas. The most common practices for holding expanded metal at power plants follow:
• No support system. The refractory will not last very long without a support system due the stresses associated with boiler expansion (Figure 15).
15. Long-term refractory damage shows that no expanded metal remains in some areas of the vestibule walls. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
• A light-gauge attachment with clips. This application uses a thin-gauge attachment with insulation-type speed clips to support the expanded metal. This design is better for supporting ceramic module insulation applications than refractory. The thin gauge of the stud and clip does not last very long when exposed to stresses associated with boiler expansion (Figure 16).
16. Insulation stud and clip holding the expanded metal. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
• Welding directly to the tubes. This approach does not allow enough support of the refractory because most of the refractory material is located above the expanded metal. Due to stresses associated with boiler expansion, expanded metal should be placed in the middle of the refractory to give the optimum support (Figure 17).
17. Refractory expanded metal was welded directly to the boiler tubes in this boiler. This is the least acceptable refractory installation practice. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
• The stud and clip method. This is a good method for holding expanded metal as long as a clip is placed both under and above the expanded metal. The clip should be a heavy-duty speed clip (such as SN3) and large enough to cover the diamond shape of the expanded metal openings. The problem with this system is the difficulty of keeping the expanded metal the same distance from the tube face. The distance of the expanded metal from the tube face is critical for the success and longevity of the system (Figure 18).
18. A single stud and clip holding two different sizes of expanded metal. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
• A hex nut and threaded stud with washers. This system is a variation of the stud and clip except that it uses hex nuts and washers for holding the expanded metal instead of a speed clip. This is a good method for holding expanded metal as long as the washers are placed both under and above the expanded metal. The heavy-duty (12-gauge minimum) washers should be large enough to cover the diamond shape of the expanded metal openings. The problem with this system is the difficulty of keeping the expanded metal the same distance from the tube face. The distance of the expanded metal from the tube face is critical for the success and longevity of this system (Figures 19).
19. A nut and stud with washers can be used for holding expanded metal. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
A properly supported refractory should last 10 years or more if the refractory is installed (and dried) correctly. All of the systems mentioned above have some drawbacks that could compromise the strength of the refractory support system and, consequently, affect refractory longevity.
Here is a method for holding 1-inch-thick refractory over the back side of tubes located inside a vestibule or enclosure that has the best chance for lasting 10 years or more:
1. Weld a ½-inch carbon steel hex nut face down (not on its edge) directly to the tube face on 12-inch horizontal x 18-inch vertical for flat areas and 12-inch x 12-inch centers on sloped or overhead areas. The ½-inch nut will act as a standoff, so the expanded metal will be located exactly in the middle of the refractory. 2.
2. Weld 1½-inch x 9-gauge (13-gauge minimum) non-flattened expanded metal directly to the hex nut. Using this size of expanded metal will allow both the fines and course aggregate grain to penetrate through the expanded metal. Using a smaller size of expanded metal will cause a separation betweens the fines and course grains in the refractory. That separation reduces the strength of the refractory and will affect its longevity.
3. The expanded metal should be overlapped by 1 inch to 3 inches in all directions. This overlapping helps locate the expanded metal so welding is possible at all hex nut locations and will take up the stresses associated with boiler expansion. The expanded metal is never welded in the overlap areas (Figure 20).6.
4. Apply a medium-weight 2,000F minimum, 45% alumina cement-bonded refractory 1 inch over the face of tubes through the expanded metal. It takes approximately an additional ½-inch thickness of refractory to completely cover the expanded metal. Remember that using more refractory than required does not give you a stronger or better refractory application.
5. Cure the installed refractory for 24 hours by spraying/wetting the surface of the refractory with water every two hours or by spraying/painting the surface of the refractory with water-based acrylic curing and sealing compound.
6. Dry the refractory during boiler start-up by raising the boiler temperature 75F per hour until the water/steam temperature inside the furnace wall tubes reaches between 250F and 400F and hold it there for two hours. This will drive out the mechanical water used in the mixing process from the refractory. Then take your boiler up at 75F per hour to operating temperature.
20. Expanded metal must also be properly overlapped for thermal expansion. Courtesy: BRIL Inc.
The root cause of the tragedy in Massachusetts should have been identified as refractory failure rather than tube failure. It was the failed refractory lining that allowed flyash and water to penetrate into the lower furnace vestibule. The natural consequence of large ash deposits mixed with water and packed around boiler tubes was preventable.
The tragedy in Massachusetts would never have occurred if proper boiler inspection and maintenance practices had been followed. It is time for everyone working in or affiliated with the power industry to do their part to make sure this kind of accident will never happen again.
The industry can honor the memory of those lost by ensuring that a similar accident never occurs again by:
• Ensuring that boiler outages allow sufficient time for inspection and repair of refractory.
• Following proper procedures for handling and installing refractory.
• Paying very close attention to the refractory support system inside vestibules.
• Allowing enough time during boiler start-up procedures to dry the refractory.
• Avoiding water-washing tube walls in vestibule areas.
• Regularly inspecting vestibules and dead air spaces and quickly repairing damaged refractory.
—Gary Bases (330-665-2931 or brilinc@roadrunner.com) is the president of BRIL Inc., an independent consulting firm specializing in brick, refractory, insulation, and lagging. He is also the author of The Bril Book (a complete guide to brick, refractory, insulation, and lagging systems) and The Bril Book II (a technical manual that includes bril application drawings for the power generating industry).
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Q: Templating 2013 Dev environments in VMWare I am looking for a lean, minimal headache setup process for setting up SharePoint 2013 Enterprise development environments for my organization. We are using VMware and though we could use a template solution for our dev boxes. My thought was to use a typical single box setup with Visual Studio, AD and SQL on the same box with SharePoint. Another member has suggested only VS and SharePoint on the virtual and SQL and AD would be shared.
How does your company spin up development environments using VMware? Do you share SQL or AD? Does this even make sense? I would think sharing SQL there'd be a performance hit and sharing AD there could be account lockout issues affecting other members. Any BPs, white papers or articles you can recommend?
Thank you!

A: For one of my customer I created a VM Template which has following

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*Other developer tools like Designer, ULS viewer etc

AD is the company AD.
The only thing you need to make sure which creating the template is to make sure no machine specific information is written to the database and also make sure to generate new system ID's.
After installing SharePoint ensure "Run Configuration Wizard" later is checked. While creating VM you should run SysPrep.
Detailed information can be found in this link http://sharepointmentalnotes.blogspot.com/2011/07/creating-sharepoint-virtual-machine.html

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Queen's Speech: Law and order dominate government plans
14 October 2019, 16:57
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The Queen has reopened Parliament and set out what Boris Johnson's calling an 'optimistic' programme to make the UK 'the greatest place on Earth'.
The Queen's speech, outlines the government's plans for legislation, included details of the withdrawal agreement bill, to be voted on if the EU agrees to a Brexit deal this week.
Among the other 26 bills are tougher sentences for violent and sexual offences and legislation to keep serious criminals in prison for longer, impose tougher sentences on foreign offenders who return to the UK and provide better protection for victims of domestic abuse.
They sit alongside measures intended to invest in the NHS, strengthen environmental protections and raise living standards through increasing the national living wage to £10.50 an hour.
The speech focused heavily on law and order. The Queen said her Government was "committed to addressing violent crime, and to strengthening public confidence in the criminal justice system."
The Monarch revealed plans for new sentencing laws which would see that the most serious offenders spend longer in custody to "reflect better the severity of their crimes "
The Government will also work to improve safety and security in prisons and to strengthen the rehabilitation of offenders.
The Queen's Speech also highlighted victims and the levels of support they receive from the justice system.
The Queen said: "Laws will be introduced to ensure that the parole system recognises the pain to victims and their families caused by offenders refusing to disclose information relating to their crimes."
The Government's agenda also places a new duty which will be placed on public sector bodies, ensuring they work to address serious violence.
Mr Johnson, was keen to focus on his domestic agenda, promising a Queen's Speech that will "get this country moving again".
"The people of this country don't just want us to sort out Brexit," he said.
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"They want their NHS to be stronger, their streets safer, their Wifi faster, the air they breathe cleaner, their kids' schools better-funded - and this optimistic and ambitious Queen's Speech sets us on a course to make all that happen, and more besides.
"After one of the least-active parliaments in living memory, the proposals we are bringing forward will get this country moving again.
"This is a Queen's Speech that will deliver for every corner of the UK and make this, once again, the greatest place on earth."
But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn branded the Speech as "ludicrious" likening it to a "party political broadcast from the steps of the throne."
Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott hit out at Mr Johnson's plans, branding them "hypocritical," and "farcical," she said: "It is hypocritical for the Tories to set out these plans when they were the ones who imposed cuts and let crime soar in the first place. Everything was cut, from schools, to the NHS, to the police, to mental health services. They all had terrible consequences.
"This Queen's Speech is farcical. It is just an uncosted wish list which the government has no intention and no means to deliver, and nothing more than a pre-election party political broadcast."
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Veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner refused to attend the Queen's Speech.
He appeared to mutter "I'm not going" after Black Rod requested MPs' attendance in the House of Lords to hear the Queen's Speech.
This prompted laughter from both sides of the House of Commons.
Mr Skinner is known for making quips during the State Opening of Parliament and it has become part of the pomp and circumstance of the event.
He remained behind in the Commons chamber as other MPs filed out towards the Lords.
Speaker John Bercow has led MPs back into the Commons chamber, and the sitting is suspended until 2.30pm.
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As the Queen ended her speech, Labour MP Jim McMahon tweeted: "Really admire The Queen. Not sure I could have read that without swearing out loud."
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Watch drunk driver lead police on 120mph chase down M60 and M602
Police had to use 'stinger' device to slash his two front tyres
Andrew BardsleyCourt reporter
A drunk driver who led police on a motorway chase reaching speeds of up to 120mph was only stopped when officers used a 'stinger' device to slash his two front tyres, a court heard.
Father-of-one Kieran Philbin has been locked up for the shocking pursuit on the M60 and M602 in south Manchester and Salford, earlier this summer.
Philbin, 30, had been drinking with a friend and his partner at Piccolino in Bramhall on Wednesday, July 27, but the night turned sour, Manchester Crown Court heard.
After they went back to the couple's home nearby, Philbin became increasingly drunk, making lewd comments and behaving in a threatening manner, the court heard.
Prosecuting, Michael Morley said: "It seems to have been a pleasant enough evening."But the defendant got more and more drunk and started behaving in an embarrassing way, making comments about finding his friend's partner attractive.
"When he was rebuffed he became aggressive. He called her a s*** and said:'I will take your car you know'."A little while later she noticed her car keys were missing."
Police chase a Mercedes along the M62 and M602 driven by a drunk driver
Philbin, who had also taken cocaine, was next seen driving the couple's black Mercedes A200, performing handbrake turns in a Tesco car park on Altrincham Road, Baguley, at about 2am later that night.
He was later spotted by police after receiving reports of a car driving down the wrong side of the road for two miles on the M60 anti-clockwise between junction 6 at Sale and junction 5 at Northenden.
It was deemed too dangerous for officers to chase but they caught up with the vehicle on the M602.
Officers gave chase, with the car reaching speeds of up to 120mph. Philbin also collided with police cars side by side as he tried to evade them.A stinger device was laid by officers, which punctured two of the car's tyres and slowed Philbin down.
Eventually he was stopped on the slip road at junction 2 of the M602 at the Eccles Interchange, at 3.17am.Philbin refused to get out of the car, and officers had to smash a window to get him out.
The court heard he has a number of previous convictions for driving offences, and he was already banned from driving while committing this offence.
Philbin, a self-employed plasterer of Glaze Walk, Whitefield, previously pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, theft, failing to provide a specimen and dangerous driving.
Defending, Patrick Williamson said: "This defendant has a frankly appalling driving record.
"It would seem that on a frequent basis from his youth to more recent times he has a habit of taking vehicles, driving while prevented by doing so by a court order and on occasion drinking to excess.
"That seems to be the case here."
Mr Williamson said Philbin denied he made sexual advances towards the woman, but said he was angered at her perceived 'dismissive approach' after he told her about his mother's ill health.
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Addressing Philbin, Judge Hilary Manley said: "This was a terrible piece of driving at extremely excessive speeds at a time of night when there were few motorists around. You were putting people at grave risk.
"At the age of 30, you are too old for this. Whatever your personal problems are, this is not the answer. It's only a matter of time before you kill yourself or worse kill someone else."
Philbin was sentenced to 16 months in prison, and banned from driving for five years.
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James Cook University ISSN 1445-6354
JCU medical graduates' preparedness for remote practice
Anubhav Chopra1 MBBS, Research officer *
* Anubhav Chopra
1 School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
25 October 2015 Volume 15 Issue 4
REVISED: 8 June 2015
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Chopra A. JCU medical graduates' preparedness for remote practice. Rural and Remote Health 2015; 15: 3202. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH3202
© Anubhav Chopra 2015 A licence to publish this material has been given to James Cook University, jcu.edu.au
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The James Cook University's (JCU) MBBS program was designed to address the workforce needs of underserved populations in rural and remote northern Australia1. As part of our annual evaluation process, the JCU medical school recently surveyed former graduates about their preparedness for remote practice.
A total of 338 JCU medical graduates who had been in the workforce for 4-8 years were contacted via telephone and email; 184 (55%) responded. Graduates were asked whether they had practised at least one rotation (10 weeks) in a remote town. Town locations were then classified according to Australian Standard Geographical Classification - Remoteness Area (RA) categories2, and considered remote if RA scores were ≥4. Since graduation, 48 (26% of respondents) had practised in a remote setting. Graduates were also asked how well the JCU medical curriculum prepared them for remote practice, with 47% and 42% of respondents, respectively, stating that the JCU medical school prepared them well or very well. While these data are primarily a self-report of confidence, having 90% of JCU medical graduates saying they were well prepared for remote practice suggests our curriculum and assessment practices align well for encouraging careers in rural and regional areas, as designed3.
In addition, other medical academics may be interested in the findings of a content analysis on the open-ended questions: 'Which aspects of the JCU course were most beneficial for remote practice?' and 'Were there any vital aspects of remote practice that you had to learn on the job that should be taught in the course?' Responses were coded into categories and analysed for frequency to build up inferences4.
Findings (Table 1) suggest JCU's emphasis on rural, remote, indigenous and tropical medicine, placements in rural or remote localities, and skills appropriate for independent practice were the main reasons why nearly all our graduates felt well prepared for remote environments. Indeed, as 26% of respondents had practised in RA 4-5 within 4-8 years of graduation, JCU medical graduates appear to be making significant workforce impacts in noted underserved areas early in their careers5. However, preparation could be enhanced by teaching additional skills in emergency and acute management, retrieval and telemedicine.
Table 1: Aspects of the James Cook University (JCU) medical curriculum that 48 JCU medical graduates who had spent at least 10 weeks in a remote location (Australian Standard Geographical Classification - Remoteness Area 4 or 5) considered 'most beneficial for preparation' and 'should be taught more'
Anubhav Chopra, MBBS
James Cook University School of Medicine & Dentistry
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1. Sen Gupta T, Woolley T, Murray R, Hays R, McCloskey T. Positive impacts on rural and regional workforce from the first seven cohorts of James Cook University medical graduates. Rural and Remote Health 14: 2657. (Online) 2014. Available: www.rrh.org.au (Accessed 1 May 2014).
2. Australian Government, Department of Health, Doctor Connect ASGC Remoteness area 2006. Available: www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/publishing.nsf/Content/locator (Accessed 5 April 2014).
3. Hays RB. A new medical school for regional Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 2000; 172(8): 362-363.
4. Weber RP (1990). Basic content analysis. 2nd edn. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. p. 12.
5. Harding J. General practice medical workforce in Australia: what the data say. In: Proceedings, AMA Annual Conference, 1999.
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TRANSPORTATIONEco-Cars
Honda redesigns the Civic
The Honda Civic was once a default purchase in the compact segment. There were other cars, but the Civic just felt more complete, more mature than any of the other choices.
It's not anymore.
The compact car world has evolved much too fast for the Civic to hold that particular premium. The Ford Focus and Hyundai Sonata are more stylish, the Chevy Cruze is more practical, and there are a host of other small hot wheels breathing down Honda's tailpipe. But the 2012 Civic, redesigned to provide more room and a better interior, remains one of the most civil of choices.
And the Civic excels in choices, providing a full complement of cars, including regular gas-powered models in both coupe and sedan versions, a higher-mileage HF and two-mode hybrid models, an iconic sporty Si model and even one that runs on natural gas. Old Country Buffet doesn't have this many entree choices, and certainly no other carmaker does.
All of those choices, however, make it more difficult to review.
Fortunately, my test vehicle was the 2012 Civic EX sedan — a middle-of-the-road Civic — with a sales price of $20,505. A base model DX sedan starts at $15,805, and a hybrid sedan, loaded up with everything from leather, navigation and satellite radio, tips the piggy bank at $26,750.
The redesign may be conservative but so is this carmaker, which hasn't blown anyone away with a futuristic design since the last Civic. Sure, I would have loved to have seen more creases on the body panels, a turbocharged engine that achieved 50 mpg and some ingenious piece of technology that drove the Civic and folded my laundry at the same time, but that's the thing about expectations: If we always reached them, we'd only expect more.
Bigger, better inside
First, there are the interior improvements. For the most part, Honda has done a good job here. The new Civic is bigger inside than the previous generation — adding 3.7 cubic feet. The additional space was used wisely, but providing more than an inch of shoulder room, a measurement more important than maximum legroom.
More importantly, Honda changed out the instrument panel, laying it out in two tiers. The higher tier, close to the base of the windshield, includes the digital speedometer and a small display area with key driver information. Below that, behind the steering wheel, is the blue lit tachometer. The layout lets you keep your eyes on the road a little longer. There's also a nicely placed navigation system screen, though the buttons on that are along each side were very small.
There were two areas in particular that I didn't care for. First, the way the dash becomes a flat table-like structure on the passenger's side. For such a big area, there's a lot going on with different grains of plastic. Many dashes are like this because of steep windshields, but the Civic feels like it exaggerates this and makes the interior feel dated.
The second thing I didn't like was the cloth seats. While the seats were comfortable, the material felt second rate compared to what you'll find in competitors such as the Focus and Elantra.
Those two complaints aside, the Civic comes complete and remains a familiar friend. This friend comes with all of the proven technology you'd expect in a 2012 model: Bluetooth connectivity, a USB port and more steering wheel controls than you know what to do with.
There's also plenty of storage space, with the sedan offering 12.5 cubic feet of space. That's another half cubic foot of space and can easily carry a week's worth of groceries for most families. If you need to toss in a couple golf bags, the second-row seats fold down with the pull of a lever and provide a lot more space.
There's also an Eco button on the dash that will adjust some features in the car to help you save even a little more fuel. (It does this by modifying your throttle inputs so less fuel is used at take off and the shifting points on the transmission change to focus solely on saving fuel.) For people who like to drive small cars hard, don't touch this button.
Overall, the performance of the Civic is pretty good, though it never inspired me to drive faster or tear up some asphalt.
The EX just feels like the workingman's sedan, not the race car driver's (that's what the Si model is for). The 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine puts out 140 horsepower and 128 pound-feet of torque with a number of refinements added to the engine. The pickup is good and the Civic cruises along the highway quite nicely.
The ride was surprisingly quiet and the electric power rack-and-pinion steering was smooth through sharp cornering and on city streets. The steering system also includes Motion Adaptive system to help nudge the wheel in the right direction when driving too fast through too tight a corner. It's an ingenious system that will help a driver avoid both understeer and oversteer.
The five-speed transmission was a surprise, leaving the Civic one gear short of the competition (though it offers comparable gas mileage).
My EX test model gets an EPA fuel economy estimate of 28 mpg city and 39 mpg highway. I managed 36 mpg in a good mix of driving, without using the eco button but for a few times.
New, but familiar
Honda also reworked the exterior, though the car maintains its familiar wedge-like shape with a rounded roof line. All of the curves are designed to let the Civic slip through the air with as little drag as possible. There are also more aero features under the car, giving it a flat bottom, so air flows by there.
There are a few creases on the Civic, such as the A line that runs from the front fender through the body colored door handles all the way back to the tail lights. The face, which includes a three-bar grille and headlights tucked under the front of the hood, looks more serious than the previous generation. Maybe it's a little more determined.
Really, the new Civic hits all of the right marks and follows Honda's game plan, which includes radical redesigns every other generation. This generation is an improved Civic, but not one that captures a driver's imagination as much as some of the other compact cars introduced.
So meet the new Civic, a lot like the old Civic, but better. And that's not a bad place to be.
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The state security criminal court in Cairo heard that some of the defendants had undergone "militant training" in Libya and Syria.
The prosecution in their investigation accused the defendants of planning a "suicide bombing" in July 2017 at a church in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, the source said.
They were also convicted for plotting to bomb a liquor store the same year in the town of Damietta, 200 kilometres northeast of the capital.
IS claimed responsibility for twin church bombings on Palm Sunday in April 2017 that killed 45 people. One of the churches targeted was a Coptic cathedral in Alexandria.
Saturday's sentence saw 30 defendants in total. Eight were given 15 years in prison and four others were handed 10-year jail sentences.
All were convicted for joining a "terrorist group", planning terror acts as well as possession of explosives, firearms and ammunition, the source said.
Egypt has been locked for the past year in deadly battles with insurgents affiliated with IS in its eastern Sinai Peninsula.
Around 600 suspected militants and 40 soldiers have been killed in an army offensive launched in February 2018, according to official figures.


Did you know that Japanese music fans LOVE songs about Pittsburgh's zombie apocalypse? We're kicking off the 2012 season of the ScareHouse podcast with a fun and fast moving conversation about zombies, haunted houses, creepy dolls, and our upcoming paranormal conference with the stars of Ghost Hunters.
Hosts Rob Johnston and Laura Kelly join ScareHouse Creative Director Scott Simmons to talk about our "Walking Dead Apocalypse" music video, a tour through Japan, creepy storytellers, and much more. It's a whole new season of the ScareHouse podcast: taking you behind the screams of one of America's Best Haunted Houses, located in one of the most haunted cities in America.


Mind is your consciousness interface between the biological—the brain, central nervous system, heart and the rest of the physical human body—and other sources of awareness including your subconscious, the collective consciousness, and the super consciousness. Mind assimilates all the sources of consciousness that generate information inputs the bodybrain receives and decodes.
The first is WHAT you think about—your attention.
The second is HOW you think about what you think about—your intention.
To continue creating a loving, long lasting relationship embrace the responsibility of Mind Freedom. Remain aware of WHAT and HOW you are thinking from moment to moment. You can choose to pay attention to what you want, rather than what you don't want. aYou can think about what you want in a consistently positive way. By doing so you own your attention and intention. Your mind will tap into all its resources and present you with opportunities to actually make your ideas happen. Then you must take action to support your thoughts.
Paying attention to and thinking about relationship is of primary importance to your relationship success. How you think about relationship is typically dictated by learned, conditioned behaviors, beliefs and assumptions. Many of these are negative and lead to relationship failure. Become aware of relationship negative messages you give to others and yourself and shift them to positive messages. Concentrate on what you do want rather than what you don't want.
Having time for each other. Want more time with your partner?
Focus on your desire to be together. Picture the moments you've had together and the pleasure that brings.
If other thoughts begin to intrude, whining, "But we have so much to do, we can't take time even though I want to. Other things are more pressing." let them pass through.
Possibilities will present themselves, situations will arise when you can choose to spend time together—or not. Seize those opportunities.
Sustainability of Relationships. Want to spend a lifetime with your mate?
Picture the two of you growing happy and healthy together into old age.
When learned assumptions insinuate themselves into your head: "Most relationships don't last"; "Passion dies;" "Lovers grow apart" send those thoughts out the window.
Act on every opportunity that emerges to intensify your connection.
Pay careful attention and attempt to be an objective observer, your "witness consciousness" will identify exactly how your mind operates. Being aware of how you do what you do inside your head enables you to name it. Naming empowers you. When you name what you are doing, you gain emotional distance from it and so can choose to stop or to continue. This is freedom.
The more you do this the more aware you become. By engaging your witness consciousness you expand your capacity to eliminate your damaging behaviors and amplify your constructive ones.
For instance, use this powerful technique to recognize that your mate is a mirror for yourself. Commonly you may "project" on to your partner, blaming their deficiencies and faults as the cause of problems you may be having. But by employing your witness consciousness you many find that irritation with a mate often has roots in dissatisfaction with yourself. Are those partner traits that are bothering you right because you're unhappy with your own frailties? You can recognize and name this "projection" and turn your gaze inward to make changes where they are really needed.
At the outset of a romance partners are attracted by the opposite characteristics of their new lover as well as by the similarities. But after a certain period of time those differences may begin to lose their appeal. Whether it is from fear of loosing control of your partner, uncertainty of your own beliefs, a need to win or be always right, or a host of other reasons you may start to complain about your partner's differences and to demand that they change. You want them to be more like you. Instead use your witness consciousness to step into your partner's shoes. Allow each other room to breath, to be. Ask "What can I learn from how she thinks about this?" rather than "Why doesn't she just agree with me?". Consider "What benefits are there in his approach to this situation?" instead of "I wish he'd learn to do it my way". Try things their way sometimes—you'll find you may see with new eyes and a broader viewpoint. Your relationship will flourish, retaining its spark and passion over the years.


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Many people who are sexually abused, including children, may pursue legal claims against sexual predators and the institutions and agencies that allowed abuse to happen. At The Orlow Firm, our Brooklyn sexual abuse victims lawyers have significant experience helping victims of sexual abuse pursue justice through lawsuits. We serve throughout New York City, including Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Our clients in Brooklyn choose to file lawsuits for many reasons. Some may find healing through the power that comes from abusers and institutions or agencies accountable for their harm. They may take comfort in the knowledge that lawsuits may prevent abuse from happening to others.


Last month, 150 people met at the Workforce Development Center to celebrate the life of Professor Robert Bausch. Speakers included former students, family members, President Scott Ralls, Provost Sam Hill, Dean David Epstein, and Woodbridge Professors Theana Kastens, Kelly Cochran, and Charles Errico. Great stories and memories were shared.
NOVA established a scholarship in Bob's name. Donations can be made to the Educational Foundation.


Business schools are increasingly offering "soft skills" training in leadership, management and communication to MBA graduates to give them something to differentiate themselves from the competing pack, a leading academic has said.
Schools that emphasise their leadership, communication and general management training – alongside the traditional hard financial skills – are able to position themselves to attract higher quality candidates, Les Graham, director of the full-time MBA at Durham Business School told Management-Issues.
"What we are hearing is that, both among employers and students, soft skills are becoming a much bigger issue," he said.
With the quality of much of the core training offered by business schools often hard to tell apart, schools are increasing promoting "unique selling points", such as Durham's boardroom simulation activity, where students get to experience and work within a "real" boardroom environment, he added.
Graham's call follows research last week that suggested employers were planning to recruit significantly more MBA graduates this year, in the process quashing fears that the popularity of the qualification had diluted its "gold standard" reputation.
But more MBAs coming on to the jobs' market means MBA graduates are inevitably going to have to work harder to land the most coveted jobs.
The survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council also found that employers are particularly eager to find MBAs who have been exposed to a wide range of soft skills training.
"There is a growing recognition of the importance of leadership and teamwork. Soft skills is one of the biggest issue in terms of employment," added Graham.
Another element within this debate has been complaints from some students that MBA programmes can be too macho and male-orientated, thriving on a bullying, aggressive culture that deters women candidates.
Encouraging candidates to look at how they behave and operate within certain environments not only instills skills and an outlook that can be beneficial for many years to come but helps improve diversity and the generation of different points of view, business schools have argued.
One question. How does one master a skill? It is only and only through practice isn't it? Isn't it really difficult to believe that one can learn a skill by listening to a Soft Skill trainer once a week or at most try and perform for 2 hours a week ?????
Soft Skills are important ........ perhaps the most important ......... but one cannot teach or even train a batch of 50 in leadership skills in a class of 75 minutes.
Business Schools of India must face the matter more honestly. More time should be given to this very important subject. And yes this should be a subject which holds the maximum credit.
Is the MBA losing its value?


Yes, Dave Grohl is the nicest guy in rock.
Every now and then I get to interview someone who would've had the 17-year-old version of me losing his mind. Such was the case a few months ago when I spoke with the former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighter frontman for a short piece about his debut documentary, Sound City. During the 15 minutes I had with him, Grohl proved that his nice-guy reputation is well-deserved: He not only complimented Hemispheres but also gave props to his mom for coming up with film's very effective three-act structure. Check it out here.


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Hugh is the co-founder of CS in Schools, a philanthropic programme that helps teachers to teach coding in secondary schools. He is also a Professor at the Melbourne Business School, an Adjunct Professor at RMIT University, and a company advisor and investor. He was formerly a vice president at Google, where he led Google Maps, and has also previously held senior roles at eBay and Microsoft. He has a PhD from RMIT University.
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Hugh is an advisor, investor, and former tech executive. He is a venture partner at Melbourne VC firm Rampersand, and an advisor at several companies including Doordash, Moonpig, and Ocado. He is the co-founder of CS in Schools, a philanthropic programme that helps teachers to teach coding. He is also a Professor at the Melbourne Business School. He was formerly a vice president at Google, where he led Google Maps, and has also previously held senior roles at eBay and Microsoft. Hugh has a PhD in Computer Science from RMIT University.


Tony Abbott's decision to join US-led airstrikes in Syria brought a degree of legal and military coherence to Australia's role in the fight against Islamic State (IS). Confining military action to the territory of Iraq has served to reinforce both a perverse interpretation of international law, and strategic incoherence in Australian military involvement. Resolving those legal and military inconsistencies is welcome, but leaves unanswered the intractable political questions that stand in the way of restoring peaceful governance to the Middle East.
The Australian government has repeatedly referred to areas of Syria under IS control as 'ungoverned space', where attacks are launched with impunity into Iraq, which is thereby empowered to respond. That mirrors the US legal argument that President Bashar al-Assad's loss of government control has left him 'unwilling or unable' to prevent entire regions of Syria being used as a base for IS. Those statements provide an example of the US and its allies seeking to adapt rules of international law to the changing nature of global security threats.
Competing sovereignties are at stake here, with Syria's claim to inviolability of its formal territorial boundaries proving incompatible with Iraq's real enjoyment of sovereign rights. International law resolves uncertainty not as politically disinterested rules, but rather as a set of evolving principles developed by states to advance international peace and security. Where law risks becoming the guardian of lawlessness, states are obliged to engage in global conversation to realign rules with common political and moral purposes.
Confusion surrounding existing legal rules is evident in a problematic analysis by former foreign minister Gareth Evans. For Evans, international law is 'just sufficient to make defensible the extension of the operation into Syria without that state's consent.' In saying this, Evans necessarily adopts the 'unwilling or unable' corollary to self-defence 'to the extent that we—along with the US—would be assisting Iraq to defend its own people from attack initiated or commanded across the border.' That remains a narrow right that can't encompass actions against the Syrian government.
Evans' most troubling (and contradictory) conclusion is to deny the legal absence of governance, since IS is 'certainly occupying and governing that space at the moment.' The very purpose of rules on the use of force is to provide legitimate means for addressing threats to international peace and security when states turn to lawlessness. Evans' interpretation appears to suggest a legal barrier to defeating any terrorist organisation once they gain a sufficient level of control within another state's territory.
Evans' recommendation that it's 'better to hang one's hat on the collective self-defence justification' is a case of furious agreement that the 'unwilling and unable' standard is a necessary evolution to make international law work. Plibersek has belatedly confirmed Labor's acceptance of the principle—more than a year after it was set out by our allies to provide policy guidance. Where there's legal consensus between the government and the Opposition's most distinguished foreign policy elder statesman—as well as author of the influential 'Responsibility to Protect' doctrine—the evidence is compelling that the law has shifted.
Establishing a clear legal position is equally important to the coherence of Australian military strategy. It makes no tactical sense to limit airstrikes according to national borders that the enemy doesn't recognise. But more significantly, Australia's modest airpower contributesmore to the legitimacy than material capabilities of coalition forces. It's insincere to support a campaign that already includes US airstrikes in Syria, yet claim to have no position on their validity. If Australia intends to lend legitimacy to a cause it believes in, the clearest way is to join a likeminded legal coalition.
Clearing legal and military hurdles to Australia's enhanced role answers none of the political questions about who will ultimately establish effective governance across Syria, and how regional powers can be engaged to support that outcome. But as a minimum entry point, there's ample basis under international law for supporting coherent military action. Protestations about ambiguous legality can no longer be maintained as a diversion from engaging in the real discussions necessary to stem the tide of human misery extending from Syria.
Malcolm Jorgensen is a lecturer at the United States Studies Centre and the Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney. Image courtesy of Flickr user DVIDSHUB.


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T. rex, T. Rex eller T-Rex har flere betydninger:
 Tyrannosaurus rex – forhistorisk dinosaur.
 T. Rex (rockband)
 T. Rex (fiktiv person) – hovedpersonen i serien Dinosaur Comics.
 Theodore Rex (film) -  en amerikansk fiktion/familie film med Whoopi Goldberg fra 1995.

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Facebook Search Ads begin Journey
Google search ads have serious competition now.
Facebook Search Ads started rolling out in North America & Canada
Facebook search ads have begun operating in a small way. The launch has taken off in the North America circuit for a select number of businesses in the retail, automotive and e-commerce category. When things start to fall into place and creases are smoothed over, this launch will fan out over larger areas. As of now, the businesses that opt for Facebook search ads will be visible to the users of Canada and USA.
Business owners have to make a choice now: will they be paying for ads on Google or Facebook. Though brands with deep pockets may choose both, many startups or small enterprises will have to make a choice. By studying the market dynamics of both Google and Facebook, they will have to pick one. The point of difference is that Facebook search ads don't allow you to customize your ads for certain keywords, like you could do with Google search ads.
Let's now look at how you can opt for Facebook search ads when it comes to territories relevant to your business. To create an ad campaign on Facebook, you have to go to Facebook Ads Manager and select ' Search Results' as an option for placing your ads. The search ads have to be a sort of additional placement along with news feed ads. You have to opt for both or nothing.
The content of the ad in the search results needs to be similar to that of the ads for news feeds. It can have a headline, a body text and an image. The ads will come with the word 'Sponsored' written clearly on the copy. The ads will appear for both the main search function of Facebook and Facebook Marketplace. If you are already interested in this development, you should start thinking of how to use this better when it finally comes to you.
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Mousetrap
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This is an HA Erlang mousetrap application that runs on the BeagleBone Black. It monitors mousetraps and notifies via Slack when a mouse is caught. This is a re-work of the original Erlang mousetrap application I built in 2013.

Requirements
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* [A BeagleBone Black](http://beagleboard.org/BLACK)
* Erlang runtime system. I used [kerl](https://github.com/yrashk/kerl) to install 17.4 at /home/root/erlangs/17.4
* A [Slack account](http://slack.com) with an [authentication token](https://api.slack.com/web#basics) and a channel for posting

Sample Config
===

    [
      {mousetrap, [
        {pins_export_file, "/sys/class/gpio/export"},
        {pins_root_directory, "/sys/class/gpio/gpio"},
        {pins, [
          {gpio0, 30, "1 (over workshop door)"},
          {gpio0, 31, "2 (by basement freezer)"},
          {gpio1, 16, "3 (in the kitchen pantry)"},
          {gpio0, 5, "4 (Not yet wired)"}
        ]},
        {quiet_minutes, 30},
        {pin_check_interval_seconds, 1}
      ]},
      {slack, [
        {slack_user, "mousetrap"},
        {slack_channel, "#mousetrap"},
        {slack_token, "<slack token here>"}
      ]}
    ].

Sample Slack Messages
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    mousetrap BOT [7:40 PM]
    Mousetrap starting
    Start pin_server_5 watching pin {pin,gpio0,5,"4 (Not yet wired)"} (now closed) and notifying mousetrap_server
    Start pin_server_48 watching pin {pin,gpio1,16,"3 (in the kitchen pantry)"} (now closed) and notifying mousetrap_server
    Start pin_server_31 watching pin {pin,gpio0,31,"2 (by basement freezer)"} (now closed) and notifying mousetrap_server
    Start pin_server_30 watching pin {pin,gpio0,30,"1 (over workshop door)"} (now closed) and notifying mousetrap_server

    mousetrap BOT [12:44 AM]
    Mousetrap '3 (in the kitchen pantry)' has caught a mouse.

    mousetrap BOT [7:46 AM]
    Mousetrap '3 (in the kitchen pantry)' has been reset.

Systemd Config
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mousetrap.service:

    [Unit]
    Description=Mousetrap service
    Requires=ntpd.service
    After=ntpd.service

    [Service]
    ExecStart=/home/root/runner foreground
    ExecStop=/home/root/runner stop
    SyslogIdentifier=mousetrap
    Restart=on-failure
    RestartSec=10
    TimeoutStartSec=60

    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target

runner:

    #!/bin/sh

    export HOME=/home/root
    export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
    . /home/root/erlangs/17.4/activate
    /home/root/mousetrap/bin/mousetrap $*

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