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Calls for UTS governance overhaul after inquiry findings
A root and branch reform of governance at University of Technology Sydney should be prioritised, fed-up staff have said, after a damning parliamentary inquiry found university management “appeared to overstate” financial pressures to justify major job cuts. The NSW parliamentary inquiry into the university sector, which wrapped up on September 21, also raised concerns about how UTS Council responded to alternative financial evidence during the university’s restructure.
Degree return delayed amid concerns at ‘rushed’ process
The rollout of UTS’s redesigned Bachelor of International Studies has been delayed beyond a possible 2027 commencement, and with no guarantee the degree will be ready for 2028.
Students question axing of flagship leadership programme
The decision to cut a flagship student international leadership programme has been denounced by students as a step backwards for the University of Technology Sydney. The BUILD programme, which was last year shortlisted for a prestigious prize in the Asia region, has provided opportunities for intercultural collaboration, global citizenship and student leadership for the past 16 years.
Student mag Vertigo shut for a year, new model floated
Student magazine Vertigo will cease operating under its current model after over 50 years of continuous publication, following a meeting of the University of Technology Sydney’s Students Association which voted to ditch it from the association’s constitution. The constitutional amendments remove all references to Vertigo’s editorial team and mean no new Vertigo editors will be elected in the 2026 student elections for the 2027 term.
UTS singled out in parliamentary inquiry into universities
An interim parliamentary report into the universities sector has singled out University of Technology Sydney’s reliance on consultants, reduced academic staff on councils, appointments of corporate outsiders and a lack of transparency. The NSW parliamentary inquiry report raised serious concerns over governance and decision-making in the sector using both UTS and Wollongong University as examples.
More than 1 million gallons of G100 UL unleaded fuel now available — General Aviation News
When the famous Howard DGA-6 replica “Mister Mulligan” performed in the air show at the 2024 SUN ’n FUN Aerospace Expo, it made another kind of history. It became the first airplane to fly on G100UL high octane unleaded avgas in an air show. Developed by General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI), G100UL was approved in September 2022 by the FAA for use in all spark ignition piston engines in the FAA’s type certificate database through the Supplemental Type Certificate process.
An airline pilot’s return to GA begins with a first-time visit to Oshkosh — General Aviation News
“AirVenture absolutely lived up to the hype.” That was said by airline pilot Dan Cook during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 as he reflected on his first time at the world’s largest fly-in convention and air show. “I had known about Oshkosh ever since learning to fly in 1985,” he said.
Weld Systems Integrators Hires Ed Turner as Southeast Regional Manager
August 3, 2023 Weld Systems Integrators Inc. (WSI), Warrensville Heights, OH, a manufacturer and distributor of resistance-welding machinery, consumables, parts and accessories, has hired Ed Turner as Southeast regional manager. He brings more than 20 yr. of mechanical and industrial engineering experience and a demonstrated sales history in several disciplines of industrial welding.
Resistance Welding: Under-Appreciated and Often Misunderstood
Brad Kuvin June 9, 2023 “Resistance welding is but one of several metal-joining processes.
Unleaded avgas on track to be at California airports by summer 2023 — General Aviation News
Unleaded 100-octane aviation fuel should be available at three California airports as early as this summer, according to officials with General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI).
What's the History Behind the HackerNoon Logo? | HackerNoon
Originally published in our Discourse instance in March 2019. For up to HackerNoon design assets, please visit Brand.HackerNoon.com or GitHub.com/HackerNoon/Creatives. Onto the thread… @satya asked on March 21, 2019 in Platform Updates. What's the history behind hackernoon logo? Just wanted to understand the backstory and the philosophy around it.
World-class museums just off the beaten path
Located well north of Atlanta’s busy airspace, Cartersville Airport is served by FBO Phoenix Air, where the staff can help arrange for a rental car, and also has experience with emergency medical transportation from locations around the world. You may have heard of the company several years ago when it developed a special isolation module and used it to fly the first of several patients with the Ebola virus home to the United States from West Africa.
Honey, I shrunk the Mustang — General Aviation News
The P-51 Mustang has long been at the top of most pilot’s list of planes they’d like to own and fly, but with an average price of well over $2 million, plus expensive ongoing maintenance and insurance, only a few can afford to live that dream. Enter the new ScaleWings SW-51 from Germany, a 70% Mustang replica that debuted in the U.S. in the spring as a static display at SUN ‘n FUN and first flew for the public at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.
Tab Industries Adds Tapping to its Range of Metalworking Services
July 29, 2022 Metalworking manufacturer Tab Industries, LLC, Reading, PA, has purchased a new FlexArm pneumatic tapping arm from Flex Machine Tools, Wapakoneta, OH. Expanding the company's range of metal fabricating, cutting, and associated services, the Model S-36 tapping arm (tap capacity #6-9/16 in., with a 22-76-in. reach) provides high-quality threading in a range of materials at faster speeds than Tab's CNC-machining and manual-tapping operations.
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July 19, 2022 O’Neal Manufacturing Services (OMS) has opened a 130,000-sq.ft. custom steel-fabrication center in Fayette, AL, with plans to invest more than $4 million in capital equipment and hire 80 employees. The Fayette plant features robotic and manual welding stations, a beam-cutting line, wet paint booth, press brakes, laser cutting, and saw cutting to support medium to heavy gauge steel fabrication.
Modular, Compact-Footprint Arc Welding Cells
June 21, 2022 At the recently held Automatica 2022 in Munich, Germany, ABB launched its OmniVance FlexArc Compact, a compact welding application cell with greater flexibility, ease-of-use and better integration, according to company officials, who note that the cell helps manufacturers address labor shortages in welding.
WaterWings: A fun learning experience — General Aviation News
One of WaterWings Grummans. (Photo Courtesy WaterWings) Charles Welden’s first attempt at earning his seaplane rating ended after just one day. Welden, 57, started his aviation journey at 16, when he got a job parking cars to pay for flight training.
Spice things up at the Tabasco factory
After landing out of sight on a narrow bayou nearby, Lyle Panepinto, one of the owners of Southern Seaplane Inc., idled his de Havilland Beaver amphibian around the bend and nosed up to one of several docks adjacent to the gated bridge leading to privately owned Avery Island. Soon, several Cessna floatplanes from Panepinto’s large fleet followed his lead and moored wherever they could in the small harbor.
The Twin JAG: A twin-engine RV-6A
Jim Tomaszewski debuted his Twin JAG at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021. “Honey, I shrunk the Baron.” That’s a line that Jim Tomaszewski could have used when he finally told his wife about his latest project — except they didn’t have a Baron. What they did have was a single-engine RV-6A kit plane that Tomaszewski built in the mid-1990s.
Alamo to River Walk: Something for everyone
Any first-time visit to San Antonio should include a tour of the Alamo, where a 13-day siege in 1836 claimed the lives of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and over 150 other “Texians.” Made famous by a 1960 movie starring John Wayne, the former Spanish mission remains a symbol of unity, independence, and bravery against overwhelming odds. Currently undergoing renovations, the mission is smaller than you might expect, but the history it represents makes it grand.
Senator continues fighting for general aviation
“We should pass a law to require every U.S. senator to spend two days at Oshkosh,” said Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) in an interview during his 42nd visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, the world’s largest fly-in convention and air show. Although said in jest, Inhofe wishes that his fellow lawmakers could experience AirVenture and see what kind of people are in attendance.
Adaptive Resistance Welding Control
July 29, 2021 Bosch Rexroth Corp. Booth B37062 Bosch Rexroth’s new PRC7000 controller family, featured at FABTECH, improves adaptive weld control for automotive applications. The unit stores as many as 10,000 welding programs and allows for precise adjustment of welding current to eliminate expulsion and costly reworking. With an energy-efficient design and adaptive welding with idle standby, the PRC7000 promises to reduce power loss and enable the use of smaller, more compact cooling systems.
Are there islamic horror novels?
My name is Tom and currently I am working on a Final for my class. The class mostly looks at American Horror literature published throughout the ages, dissecting and discussing them. For the final project we have been tasked with writing a proposal for a horror novel. While I have seen many novels with Christian elements (such as crosses, the devil, cults, baptisms, original sin, antichrist, etc..) I have not heard of any horror stories with heavy Islamic elements woven in.
Demystifying resistance spot welding technology
Most resistance welding controls lack readouts for welding amps and force. Therefore, it’s a good idea to invest in a specialized portable resistance welding amp meter and force gauge. Resistance spot welding looks simple and easy until the welds fall apart, at which point the process suddenly takes on a whole new level of importance. However, success with spot welding does not need to be elusive and mysterious.
Resistance spot welding and what to know about the technology
Resistance spot welding looks simple and easy until the welds fall apart, at which point the process suddenly takes on a whole new level of importance. However, success with spot welding does not need to be elusive and mysterious. Unlike arc welding, which produces a bead that can easily be visually inspected, spot welds can look normal but still fall apart because they did not have proper fusion. However, that’s not the fault of the process.
History and charm on 'The Forgotten Coast'
This historical river port with a working waterfront and no high-rise condos offers visitors a unique look back in time, with more than 250 listings on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in the middle of the state’s panhandle region called “The Forgotten Coast,” Apalachicola dates from the 1830s and was once the third largest U.S. port in the Gulf of Mexico, eclipsed only by Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans.
I headed to get the flu vaccine with a spring in my step
I slept until 6:00am, later than I thought I would. Trump carried Florida and Ohio easily, and a scroll down the list of the battleground states read Trump Trump Trump, some by sizeable margins. Robert Reich tweeted to stay calm and “drink water.” Rough math on my phone calculator as CNN went county-by-county through Pennsylvania indicated to me that Biden could close the gap there. Trump misspelled “polls” as “Poles” in a tweet.
Advantages of Multiple-Pulse Capacitor Discharge Welders
Anthony Rohan November 2, 2020 Capacitor-discharge welding (CD welding) has received a great deal of attention in recent years. The main contributor: the challenge of welding advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) and the demand for AHSS in the automotive sector. Although driven mainly by automotive, CD welding has made its way into many other industries, mainly with a heavy focus on fastener welding.
Spot Welding-Some Tips on Tips
Domed electrodes find a lot of use in the automotive industry, because they can help solve alignment issues and are easily dressed in an automated process. Flat-faced tips find use for applications requiring a good “show surface,” although weld heat must be concentrated from the opposite side of the weldment with a pointed or domed-tip electrode. When making show-surface spot welds, think of the electrode’s weld face as a printing press, because each weld will leave a “picture” of the tip end.
Tour The National WWII Museum
Opened in 2000 and originally focused only on the D-Day invasion, the museum is now a six-acre world-class facility that tells the history of “the war that changed the world.” Congress has designated the museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, as the official World War II museum of the United States, and Trip Advisor has listed the museum as the No. 1 attraction on its list of more than 300 things to do in New Orleans.
A series of homebuilts fuels passion for flight
Steve Michael of Chattanooga knew when he was just 14 that flying was in his future. What he didn’t know then was that building airplanes was also going to be a big part of his life. The 65-year-old pilot has built a series of airplanes, starting with a Bensen Gryo-Glider, a Long EZ, an Avid Flyer, a Safari helicopter, a CubCrafters Carbon Cub, and his latest project, a Van’s Aircraft RV-14. His passion for aviation began with a ride in a single-engine Piper arranged by his father.
T.J. Snow Acquires ATek Controls
April 15, 2020 Resistance-welding (RW) equipment manufacturer T.J. Snow, Chattanooga, TN, has acquired ATek Controls, including its TruAmp line of precision AC RW controls. “The product line will be in good hands with T.J. Snow,” says former ATek owner Gary Lowder.
Gweduck makes a splash
As winter continues its merciless hold on most of the country, many pilots are starting to plan their 2020 airshow season, including a trip to the SUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo, known as the official kick-off to the season. A precursor to the SUN ‘n FUN activities is Seaplane-A-Palooza, traditionally held the weekend before SUN ‘n FUN in Tavares, Florida, which is known as the Seaplane City.
A wet Beaver is a happy Beaver
“A wet Beaver is a happy Beaver,” says Mark Stevens, who owns what may be the world’s finest example of a deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver on amphibious floats. The big radial engine bush plane won Grand Champion Classic Seaplane at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 and the top seaplane award at SUN ‘n FUN 2019. Mark Stevens with his restored Beaver on amphib floats. The real stuffed beaver that Stevens poses on one of the floats when parked at an air show is a crowd pleaser, especially with children.
Learning backcountry flying from the pros
Do you have what it takes to be a missionary pilot? Six supporters of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) had an opportunity to find out firsthand at MAF’s headquarters in Nampa, Idaho, east of Boise. We were invited to the first-ever “Mission Aviation Experience,” an abbreviated version of the course that pilots applying to serve with the Christian ministry must pass before being accepted into the program. MAF’s hangar in Nampa, Idaho.
Reporter’s Notebook: AirVenture 2019
Another EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is in the books and the 2019 show was packed with “only at Oshkosh” moments and lots of memories. Early arrivals were impacted by several days of rain. Severe weather moved through the Oshkosh area on the Saturday before the show officially opened and winds at Appleton International Airport (KATW), just north of Oshkosh, were reportedly around 60 mph. At least five airplanes were damaged at Appleton, including two almost-new Carbon Cubs.
There's more to Chattanooga than a choo choo…
Although Glenn Miller’s 1941 recording of “Chattanooga Choo Choo” made the city famous worldwide, the locale did not always deserve its longtime “Scenic City of the South” tag line. In fact, during a 1969 CBS Evening News broadcast, Walter Cronkite named Chattanooga the “dirtiest city in America” because air pollution from numerous foundries often combined with inversions to blanket the downtown area, which is in a bowl surrounded by mountains.
Preserving the legacy of the P-51 Mustang
“If you want a like-new P-51, just send me a damaged Mustang and we will do the rest,” says Art Teeters, president of Cal Pacific Airmotive of Salinas, California. As owner of the original FAA Type Certificate for the Mustang, TC-11, plus the parts manufacturing approvals to go along with it, his company can build or rebuild most of the components of the famous World War II fighter. The Cal Pacific Airmotive building at Salinas Municipal Airport.
The maître d’ at the restaurant bore a striking resemblance to Paul Manafort
Flying to the Far East is usually a disaster, sleepwise. My second night in Shanghai it was still dark when I awoke but it was 5 a.m., which meant that I had gotten six hours of sleep and would be at least minimally functional. My room was on the 49th floor of the Jing An Shangri La Hotel, and it looked like Blade Runner outside. I went down to the gym, which stretches the entire width of the 4th floor.
Jan Johnson's flying ambulance
Jan Johnson is not your typical Warbird pilot and owner. She flies a Warbird designed to save lives as a flying ambulance. Configured as the planes were used during World War II and the Korean War, Johnson’s 1945 Vultee Stinson L-5/G Sentinel attracted attention at EAA AirVenture 2018 because most of the right side of the fuselage opens so a wounded soldier on a litter could be flown from the front lines to a field hospital.
Calvin himself used to preach here.
We woke to find that the cat had brought more stuffed animals into the bedroom overnight. This batch included one of the larger stuffed animals, a moose in a plaid scarf, roughly two-thirds the size of the cat itself. We suspect that he considers these animals to be trophies or presents for us, like when outdoor cats leave mouse carcasses on the doorstep, but what do we know? Every time we see him carrying one, he suddenly drops it and looks the other way as if he’s embarrassed.
Reporter's Notebook: AirVenture 2018
Although Experimental Aircraft Association Chairman Jack Pelton acknowledged that a “perfect” AirVenture may be unobtainable, he said the 2018 event “came about as close as one could imagine.” A robust economy and good weather for most of the seven day fly-in convention combined to draw a record 601,000 attendees, an increase of nearly 2% over 2017’s record total.
Inhofe introduces legislation to revitalize aviation
Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), acknowledged by many as general aviation’s best friend in government, returned to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 for his 40th consecutive year after a busy week in Washington, where he introduced legislation to revitalize aviation. The new bill, S.3270, named the Securing and Revitalizing Aviation Act of 2018 (SARA), is a follow on to Inhofe’s Pilot’s Bill of Rights 1 and 2, passed in 2012 and 2016.
A new seaplane ambassador
Progressive Aerodyne of Tavares, Florida, has donated a Searey Adventure amphibian to the Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA), which will be used for the next year to promote water flying. “SPA is extremely thankful to Progressive Aerodyne for providing this exciting opportunity and partnership to expand our public presence with this great example of an affordable and very capable little seaplane,” said SPA Executive Director Steven McCaughey.
The flying Siegfried family
Many pilots dream of owning a high performance plane and actively flying it at 88 years of age. And others dream of passing on a love of aviation and raising children and grandchildren who solo at a young age and carry on the family tradition. These dreams and more are being lived today by Bob Siegfried of suburban Chicago, who is known in many aviation circles as “Old Bob,” because his son, Bob II, often attends the same fly-ins. “I always wanted to fly,” said Old Bob.
The Post Where We Admit That Michigan Has In Fact Hired Jim McElwain
good offensin' [Chris Cook] So Michigan just hired Jim McElwain to coach football in some capacity. That capacity is apparently offensive coordinator and WR coach. This doesn't make much sense to me. McElwain becomes Michigan's fourth offensive coordinator, more or less, along with Harbaugh, Drevno, and Hamilton. He may be second amongst equals, for whatever that's worth.
Italy’s Lake Como: Fantasy on floats
Situated in northern Italy near the Swiss border, Lake Como has been attracting tourists ever since Julius Caesar. Although most visitors end up seeing portions of its 106 mile shoreline from one of the many excursion boats plying the beautiful blue-green waters, Lake Como offers unparalleled vistas best appreciated from the air … and especially from a seaplane.
The New Generation of Resistance Welding: Not Your Father’s Process
Although the Snow family has made their living in the field of welding for four generations, I never learned how to strike an arc. I’m sure that fact would greatly disappoint my grandfather, who was known as one of the best stick welders in Chattanooga back in his day, yet here I am writing on the subject of welding . . . more specifically, resistance welding – an often ignored sub-specialty in the world of metal joining.
Pilot Report: Super Petrel LS
Around 1,800 pilots have invested in delivery positions for the highly-anticipated ICON A5 Light-Sport amphibian, which, by all accounts, is a great little seaplane. However, production delays have frustrated many potential ICON owners who want to experience the fun of water flying sooner rather than later. Enter Scoda Aeronautica, which manufactures the Super Petrel LS Light-Sport amphibious seaplane at a facility in Ipeúna, Brazil, a couple of hours outside of Sao Paulo.
Spot welder safety precautions
Spot welding machines are widely used in sheet metal shops and are considered generally safe. However, several safety concerns should be considered, with the main one being the danger resulting from the pinch point between the welding electrodes or tips. Depending on the material thicknesses being spot welded, a strong weld joint requires a forging pressure (pinch force) ranging from several hundred to several thousand pounds.
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