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Consumers Energy in process of selecting new contractor for demolition of Weadock plant - WNEM Saginaw

Questions are being raised about demolition applications filed with the city of New Orleans as part of the plan to tear down the partially collapsed Hard Rock construction site. The 18-story structure, which still holds two bodies of the three construction workers killed in the collapse, has had an uncertain future since it caved in Oct. 12. The city announced recently that the site cannot be safely imploded and must be demolished piece by piece. Mayor LaToya Cantrell said engineers want to bring in large cranes to pluck apart the debris and recover the bodies. She said the heavy equipment needs clear lines of sight to safely operate, which is why three buildings near the Hard Rock could be demolished.The Hard Rock site sits on the corner of Rampart and Canal Streets, with no buildings on the street-facing sides.We have our people that need to get out of that building, Cantrell said Monday. Public safety has always led us. It will continue to, but as it relates to the adjacent buildings, I would say Im absolutely in favor of the demolition should it come down to a line of sight making it safer to deal with the demolition of the Hard Rock.1031 Canal Development owns the Hard Rock site and the three buildings that could also be torn down, located at 1019 and 1027 Canal St. and 1022 Iberville St. New Orleans City Council member Kristen Gisleson Palmer said she has not been briefed on the newly filed permits but the interest of the owners is concerning.We need to do our due diligence, because basically it could become a much larger development and I think you have to be thoughtful about that, Palmer said. We have to make sure that this isnt a potential land grab.An attorney for 1031 Canal Development, Steven Dwyer, said the owners only objective is public safety. In a statement to WDSU, Dwyer said: The plan for demolition is not being developed by the owner. It is being developed by professional engineers who are working for the owner and who are working for the city. The professionals are developing from a scientific point of view the safest method for demolition. The owners are in no way influencing the work of the engineers. They are following the professional opinion of the engineers to develop the safest possible plan.WDSU requested copies of the demolition permit applications from the city of New Orleans on Monday. The city cited the recent cyberattack on city government, which has left the permitting office offline, for denying that public records request.

Questions are being raised about demolition applications filed with the city of New Orleans as part of the plan to tear down the partially collapsed Hard Rock construction site. The 18-story structure, which still holds two bodies of the three construction workers killed in the collapse, has had an uncertain future since it caved in Oct. 12. The city announced recently that the site cannot be safely imploded and must be demolished piece by piece.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell said engineers want to bring in large cranes to pluck apart the debris and recover the bodies. She said the heavy equipment needs clear lines of sight to safely operate, which is why three buildings near the Hard Rock could be demolished.

The Hard Rock site sits on the corner of Rampart and Canal Streets, with no buildings on the street-facing sides.

We have our people that need to get out of that building, Cantrell said Monday. Public safety has always led us. It will continue to, but as it relates to the adjacent buildings, I would say Im absolutely in favor of the demolition should it come down to a line of sight making it safer to deal with the demolition of the Hard Rock.

1031 Canal Development owns the Hard Rock site and the three buildings that could also be torn down, located at 1019 and 1027 Canal St. and 1022 Iberville St. New Orleans City Council member Kristen Gisleson Palmer said she has not been briefed on the newly filed permits but the interest of the owners is concerning.

We need to do our due diligence, because basically it could become a much larger development and I think you have to be thoughtful about that, Palmer said. We have to make sure that this isnt a potential land grab.

An attorney for 1031 Canal Development, Steven Dwyer, said the owners only objective is public safety. In a statement to WDSU, Dwyer said: The plan for demolition is not being developed by the owner. It is being developed by professional engineers who are working for the owner and who are working for the city. The professionals are developing from a scientific point of view the safest method for demolition. The owners are in no way influencing the work of the engineers. They are following the professional opinion of the engineers to develop the safest possible plan.

WDSU requested copies of the demolition permit applications from the city of New Orleans on Monday. The city cited the recent cyberattack on city government, which has left the permitting office offline, for denying that public records request.

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IT wasn't always an intentional battle, but within hours of the quake a pendulum began swinging between the competing interests of demolition and heritage. The first casualty was the multi-storey Newcastle RSL on the corner of King Street and Perkins Street, its walls knocked in by a pair of crane jibs that afternoon. Its roof had caved in and engineers quickly declared it unsafe, but the speed with which it disappeared helped spark fears that the tremor would become a developers' dream to remodel the ageing city centre. Fashion designer Lindsay Otto - mother of actress Miranda - had shops on the ground floor. She said that even with the problematic upper floors gone, and the ground floor intact, she was refused entry and lost $60,000 in stock, bulldozed into rubble. But it was the George Hotel opposite Newcastle railway station - now the site of the Metro apartment block - that really got temperatures rising. Days after the quake, Newcastle council ordered it and the adjacent Carrington Chambers in Watt Street demolished. Lord mayor John McNaughton was in the Herald saying an aftershock could "happen like that" - clicking his fingers - and "those two buildings will tumble to the street". Conservationists including the National Trust disagreed. Their engineers said the buildings could be saved. Peter Evans, then chairman of the City Centre Committee and an owner of the George and its Scott Street neighbour Royal Court, was adamant they needed to come down. Still active in public life and president of the Newcastle show association, Evans is now fighting his own heritage battle over historic Broadmeadow showgrounds buildings threatened by redevelopment. Today Evans says he "likes old buildings" but that the demolitions were "necessary". He says he had just spent $100,000 on the George, including fire protection, and would go on to repair another quake-damaged building - a Menkens-designed Masonic temple in Beaumont Street that is now the Depot restaurant. Demolition of the George continued despite a Land and Environment Court injunction obtained by Maitland conservationist Dion Ackland and delivered by his solicitor, Richard Anicich - another still playing a leading role in public life, most recently as chairman of the Committee for the Hunter. Work stopped for a while on the Sunday morning, but the wrecking ball had moved from the George to the Carrington, leaving both buildings with major damage to their exteriors. Ackland, realising it was too late, withdrew the injunction and demolition resumed in front of a crowd of onlookers and protesters. In many ways, the earthquake acted as a turning point for heritage in Newcastle. While the city lost some prominent buildings that might have been saved with money and willpower, the debate brought a new focus on the city's remaining 19th century streetscapes. Leading activists included the indomitable Margaret Henry, who formed the Citizens Earthquake Action Group, and Keith Parsons, chair of the National Trust's Hunter committee. Today, Iris Capital's East End project retains its historic Hunter Street mall facades, an example of a once-reluctant city valuing its heritage.

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IT wasn't always an intentional battle, but within hours of the quake a pendulum began swinging between the competing interests of demolition and heritage.

The first casualty was the multi-storey Newcastle RSL on the corner of King Street and Perkins Street, its walls knocked in by a pair of crane jibs that afternoon.

Its roof had caved in and engineers quickly declared it unsafe, but the speed with which it disappeared helped spark fears that the tremor would become a developers' dream to remodel the ageing city centre.

Fashion designer Lindsay Otto - mother of actress Miranda - had shops on the ground floor. She said that even with the problematic upper floors gone, and the ground floor intact, she was refused entry and lost $60,000 in stock, bulldozed into rubble.

But it was the George Hotel opposite Newcastle railway station - now the site of the Metro apartment block - that really got temperatures rising.

Days after the quake, Newcastle council ordered it and the adjacent Carrington Chambers in Watt Street demolished.

Lord mayor John McNaughton was in the Herald saying an aftershock could "happen like that" - clicking his fingers - and "those two buildings will tumble to the street".

Conservationists including the National Trust disagreed. Their engineers said the buildings could be saved.

Peter Evans, then chairman of the City Centre Committee and an owner of the George and its Scott Street neighbour Royal Court, was adamant they needed to come down.

Still active in public life and president of the Newcastle show association, Evans is now fighting his own heritage battle over historic Broadmeadow showgrounds buildings threatened by redevelopment.

DAMAGED INSIDE BUT INTACT: The George Hotel and Carrington Chambers, after the quake but before their demolition began on the weekend of January 6 and 7.

Today Evans says he "likes old buildings" but that the demolitions were "necessary".

He says he had just spent $100,000 on the George, including fire protection, and would go on to repair another quake-damaged building - a Menkens-designed Masonic temple in Beaumont Street that is now the Depot restaurant.

Demolition of the George continued despite a Land and Environment Court injunction obtained by Maitland conservationist Dion Ackland and delivered by his solicitor, Richard Anicich - another still playing a leading role in public life, most recently as chairman of the Committee for the Hunter.

Work stopped for a while on the Sunday morning, but the wrecking ball had moved from the George to the Carrington, leaving both buildings with major damage to their exteriors.

NOT QUITE RIGHT: This Australian Financial Review article from August 1, 1991, shows how quickly the narrative changed. The George Hotel, as we have reminded people this week, was smashed to pieces by demolition, not the earthquake.

Ackland, realising it was too late, withdrew the injunction and demolition resumed in front of a crowd of onlookers and protesters.

In many ways, the earthquake acted as a turning point for heritage in Newcastle.

While the city lost some prominent buildings that might have been saved with money and willpower, the debate brought a new focus on the city's remaining 19th century streetscapes.

Leading activists included the indomitable Margaret Henry, who formed the Citizens Earthquake Action Group, and Keith Parsons, chair of the National Trust's Hunter committee.

Today, Iris Capital's East End project retains its historic Hunter Street mall facades, an example of a once-reluctant city valuing its heritage.

Protesters in front of the site of the demolished George and Carrington buildings, with Newcastle railway station in the background. Picture: David Wicks

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Newcastle Earthquake 30 years later, Part VI: Opposing forces of demolition and preservation - Newcastle Herald

KARACHI - The Sindh government has decided to build eight more prisons in the province, as the existing prisons are overcrowded with 17,239 inmates against a total capacity of 13,038.

Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah and Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz on Thursday in a joint meeting reviewed the prevailing situation of prisons in Sindh, said a statement. They were informed that prisoners from other districts of province are confined in existing jails as many districts have no jails.

The Sindh Chief Secretary opined that each district should have its own jail. The meeting was informed that new barracks are being built at existing prisons in Malir to increase the capacity. The chief secretary informed that government plans construction of new prisons in Thatta, Nawabshah, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Mithi, Kandhkot, Jamshoro, Malir and District West. He directed Home Secretary to prepare summary for allocating 100 and 200 hundred acres of land for proposed jails in Malir and District West respectively. Reviewing the facilities being provided to inmates in prisons as per recommendations of Federal Ombudsman, the meeting was informed that several projects are underway for welfare of the inmates.

These projects include vocational training to 4623 inmates in computer, beautician, carpenter, motor-winding, electrician, handicrafts, embroidery and other trades besides English language courses. Moreover, 6886 inmates are imparted education from primary to masters.

As many as 200 policemen have also completed training. The provincial government has also paid the amount of Dayat, Daman and Arsh for 33 prisoners.

Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shahbaz informed that his office has so far submitted four reports on implementation of jail reforms at Supreme Court while another report would be submitted in first week of January 2020. Syed Tahir Shahbaz also appreciated the provincial government for bringing reforms in jails of the Sindh province.

Inspector General of Sindh Police (IGP) Dr Syed Kaleem Imam on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting on law and order situation and strategy of the Sindh Police here.

All the officials concerned are directed with regard to security arrangements in connection with the programs on the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto and on the eve of New Year celebrations, said a statement on Thursday.

All Additional IGs, DIGs, district SSPs and other officials concerned participated in the meeting via video link while senior police officials posted at the Central Police Office joined the meeting themselves.

Speaking at the meeting, the Sindh police chief said that foolproof security and traffic arrangements should be made on December 27 across Sindh, to facilitate the participants of the program which would be organised to observe the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto. The meeting also directed to make overall strict security arrangements at the beach, public places in different areas on the occasion of new years celebrations.

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With this tumultuous year finally coming to an end, let's take a look back and dig through some of the most exciting and stand-out news and feature stories on Archinect during the month of February.

Tiny homes are fitting symbols of economic precarity

We didn't expect "tiny-houser millennials" to be a thing one day either, but in 2019, they just seemed to be everywhere. The scope of motivations behind the movement is anything but tiny though.

Architect Julia Koerner blends design, technology, and fashion to help Black Panther win an Oscar in best costume design

Black Panther, released in 2018 and Oscar-awarded in the following year, moved the cultural needle in so many regards. Contributing to the Academy Award-winning costume design by Ruth E. Carter was Austrian-born and LA-based architectural educator and designer Julia Koerner. Archinect's Katherine Guimapang had the chance to sit down with Koerner and chat about Wakanda, Zulu attire, parametric design, and 3D printing.

Fuhgeddaboudit: Amazon drops NYC Headquarters plans

While the breaking news announcement of Amazon's New York rejection seems like an eternity ago, the online retailer has meanwhile reversed, or at least adjusted, course and made its intent to lease NYC office spaces for more than 1,500 employees public earlier this month.

AIA issues statement of support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal

Ah yes, the Green New Deal. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey introduced the ambitious proposal in early February because, well, you gotta start somewhere, right? As expected, the comment section flared up fervidly, just like our planet has been doing since the beginning of the industrial age.

Why is Florida's coastal real estate still booming despite rising levels?

Optimism: good. Optimism paired with lots of investor money and climate-change denial in flood-prone coastal regions: less than good. So what's driving South Florida's condominium-building boom?

Is it a Museum? An Up Close and Personal Review of Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Broad Museum

In the second installment of Archinect's Under the Skin series on significant buildings in Los Angeles, writer Patrick Geske visits and reviews the DS+R/Gensler-designed The Broad...art gallery? Public art storage? Art museum even? All things considered, the building earns, in Geske's critical view, a solid meh.

Does the future of the Los Angeles Rams go beyond football? The new $5 billion dollar stadium impacts more than just fans

Another LA structure made the headlines that month: the nation's second largest city is finally getting a state-of-the-art NFL stadium (haven't you heard?). At a budget of $5,000,000,000, those hot dog stands better be good.

Moshe Safdie's Chongqing megadevelopmentfeaturing the world's highest, tower-spanning sky bridgereaches structural completion

If you thought Singapore's Marina Bay Sands connected triple towers were cool, check out the eight-tower ensemble Raffles City Chongqing with its record-setting 300-meter sky bridge, also designed by Safdie Architects. After announcing structural completion in February, the behemoth development in China's heartland already celebrated the soft opening of its first phase, an enormous five-story shopping mall, in September, reportedly attracting a crowd of 900,000 shoppers in one weekend.

What will be the fate of Jon Jerde's iconic Horton Plaza?

While PoMo chic is enjoying some sort of a revival among the younger crowds who may have missed its original rise, the future of Jon Jerde's spectacular Horton Plaza in San Diego looks rather bleak. While a recent law suit may or may not have any impact on the planned redevelopment of the iconic shopping mall canyon, interior demolition is reportedly already underway.

First photos of Kengo Kuma-designed Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo

Ever sipped on your venti decaf soy frappuccino blended caramel crme eight-pump mo' whip and thought: "This would be so much better if the place was designed by a Japanese star architect?" Enter Kengo Kuma's new Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo.

An Interview with Frank Gehry, Who Turns 90 Today, Upon Receiving the Neutra Award for Professional Excellence

"For me and for my colleagues, you were responsible for liberating us, liberating architectureAs if architecture was rock n roll, you were the Woodstock for us." OrhanAyyce in conversation with the man himself, Frank Owen Gehry.

A Conversation with Theaster Gates; Archinect Sessions Episode #136

Chicago's Renaissance man Theaster Gates joined us for a delightful conversation on the Archinect Sessions podcast. Topics covered span from the reuse of the city's diseased ash trees for the new University of Chicago Keller Center, to hand skills, black labor, neighborhood communities, all the way to socio-cultural readings of beauty.

London's third Design Biennial to be directed by Es Devlin and will explore the theme of 'Resonance'

Award-winning British artist and stage designer Es Devlin has been making a splash for years now with her unique blend of technology, light, sound, and poetry. (Take a look at her country's Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai here.)

Throughout his legendary career, Karl Lagerfeld fused fashion and architecture

In February, we said adieu and auf Wiedersehen to a multifaceted and larger-than-life icon: fashion designer, photographer, director, curator, interior decorator, and furniture designer Karl Lagerfeld died at age 85.

Robots will be in charge of the design, manufacturing, and construction of the upcoming Seoul Robot Science Museum

Robots envisioning and building their own home. What could possibly go wrong. Human responses in the comment section are 0 and 1 on this one.

Introducing Archinect Jobs Visualizer; Browse the Best Architecture Job Board in a New, More Visual Format

Ah snap, did the best architecture job board just get better? February saw the arrival of our Archinect Jobs Visualizer, allowing job seekers to discover new career opportunities with a special focus on the work of firms currently hiring on Archinect Jobs.

Render vs Reality: Mecanoo nails it. Take a look.

The good folks at Mecanoo were showing off their sense of humorand commitment to qualitywith their"Render vs Reality" Pinterest board. Yeah, that's gonna be a yes from us dawg.

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Global Automotive Wiring Harness Market: About this marketThis automotive wiring harness market analysis considers sales from chassis, sensors, and HVAC. Our study also finds the sales of automotive wiring harness in APAC, Europe, MEA, North America, and South America. In 2019, the chassis segment had a significant market share, and this trend is expected to continue over the forecast period. Factors such as the high installation rate of complex and advanced electronics in chassis control systems will play a significant role in the chassis segment to maintain its market position. Also, our global automotive wiring harness market report looks at factors such as increasing penetration of automotive electronics, increasing demand for battery electric vehicles, and increasing the use of advanced materials for wire harness. However, declining sales of automobiles, reliability issues leading to a product recall, and stringent regulatory norms and standards for automotive wiring may hamper the growth of the automotive wiring harness industry over the forecast period.

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Global Automotive Wiring Harness Market: OverviewIncreasing the use of advanced materials for wire harnessThe global automotive wiring harness market is witnessing the increasing use of newer and advanced materials, which are improving the overall performance of the harnesses. Prominent vendors in the automotive wiring harness market have started to use advanced electrical materials to manufacture the harnesses as they are often subjected to extreme temperature and pressure. Materials such as advanced radiation cross-linked fluoropolymer insulation are used to provide robustness, high-temperature resistance, and protection against any damages. Vendors are using advanced grade insulators, conductors, and sheath for wires and cables to enable high mechanical performance. Thus, the rising use of advanced materials is expected to make the wiring harnesses durable, which will lead to the expansion of the global automotive wiring harness market at a CAGR of almost 4% during the forecast period.Advances in autonomous vehiclesR&D initiatives pertaining to the development of autonomous vehicles have increased significantly in the last five years. Advanced wiring harnesses are increasingly being used in autonomous vehicles due to the deployment of electronic systems in these automobiles. Autonomous vehicles use high-level automation systems that generate high volumes of data. Therefore, they require advanced high-voltage wiring harnesses to ensure optimum performance. Furthermore, growing initiatives and funding among the several stakeholders of the automotive sector for developing autonomous vehicles will have a positive impact on the overall market growth.

Competitive LandscapeWith the presence of several major players, the global automotive wiring harness market is highly fragmented. This robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading automotive wiring harness manufacturers, that include Aptiv Plc, Fujikura Ltd., Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd., Kyungshin Co. Ltd., Lear Corp., LEONI AG, Nexans SA, Samvardhana Motherson Group, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., and Yazaki Corp.Also, the automotive wiring harness market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage on all forthcoming growth opportunities.

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The global automotive wiring harness market at a CAGR of almost 4% during the forecast period - Olean Times Herald

The use of turbochargers as a power adder in racing applications continues to grow at a rapid pace as more gearheads adopt them for their forced induction needs. One thing that racers have discovered is that turbo systems generate massive amounts of heat, and that can rob the engine of performance or cause other issues. The teams of the Horsepower Wars $10K Drag Shootout fought the scourge of turbocharger heat difficulties with various products from Design Engineering Inc.

Heat control is one of Design Engineering Inc.s (DEI) specialties and it has developed a thick catalog of different products that assist with combating heat-related issues. Teams participating in the $10K Drag Shootout were given access to various DEI products to help reduce heat in the engine bay of their builds. With products like Aluminum Plug Wire Sheath, Exhaust Header Wrap Kits, Cool Tape Reflective Tape, Cool Tube, Titanium Protect-A-Sleeve, and Easy Loom Split Sleeves available, there were plenty of ways each team could mitigate heat produced by its turbo system.

The COMP Cams Dream Team used several different DEI Inc. products to help reduce the temperatures under the hood of its Mustang.

Jessie Adams is the lead fabricator for the Comp Cams Dream Team and has many years of experience constructing race cars. Adams discussed how hes used DEI products on his own projects and why you want to use them in a build where a turbocharger is the power adder of choice.

Ive used DEIs Velcro Aluminized Sleeving in the past for electrical wires, data acquisition cables, and hoses on many different vehicles. On multiple occasions, DEIs sleeving saved the plug wires on supercharged HEMIs when a burst panel popped and there was a fire. Ive used the DEI exhaust wrap on the headers of a turbo system because they will get so hot theyll glow red, and that can melt wires, hoses, or anything plastic from a decent distance away. Also, its important to keep the heat in the pipes to help a turbo spool faster, and the exhaust wrap is great for that, Adams explains.

One of the DEI products the Comp Cams Dream Team used in its build was a full set of Aluminum Plug Wire Sheaths. The Aluminum Plug Wire Sheath is made of a high-temperature glass fiber material thats been bonded to an aluminized material that reflects heat. DEI designed these sheaths to protect the spark plug wire and its boot from high levels of direct and indirect heat. They can also be used on electrical wires, cables, hoses, and other small parts. The Aluminum Plug Wire Sheath is rated to resist 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit of direct heat and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit of radiant heat.

The temperature generated by exhaust from an engine is the main concern under the hood of a racecar, and with a turbocharged application, theres even more of it to deal with. Adams explains why the Aluminum Plug Wire Sheaths are a great idea to protect the spark plug wires from exposure to heat.

A lot of things happen inside an engine compartment when a vehicle is going down the race track that cannot be seen while its idling in the shop. The G-forces exerted during a pass can make flexible components like wires move unexpected amounts. The Aluminum Plug Wire Sheaths on spark plug wires protect the insulation from breaking down due to the heat, which helps keep your ignition current running to the spark plug and not jumping out of the wire causing a short circuit. When the current leaves the wire it will cause a miss or dead cylinder and that can lead to some big problems, Adams says.

Besides spark plug wires, theres a multitude of other wires that live under the hood of a racecar and need protection from the heat. DEI developed a solution for those wires with its Easy Loom Split Sleeves that provide protection for wires from heat, abrasion, Mother Nature, and fluids. The Easy Loom Split Sleeves are simple to use since they are split and dont require you to cut any wiring for installation. The Easy Loom Split Sleeves can resist up to 347-degrees Fahrenheit of radiant heat and have a melting point of 500-degrees Fahrenheit.

The COMP Cams Dream Team used the DEI Easy Loom Split Sleeves for protection and to give their engine bay a clean look.

For Adams and the Comp Cams Dream Team, it was a no-brainer to include the Easy Loom Split Sleeves as a part of the build.

When the integrity of your wiring is compromised, 99 times out of 100 it will not become evident until the worst time possible. Things like that never fail in the garage or in the pits they always fail when youre many miles from home, or on the race track when consistency and performance matter the most. Using the DEI Easy Loom Split Sleeves ensured our wires would be protected from all the heat generated by the turbo system, Adams explains.

Wrapping the headers and hot side of the turbo kit with some type of heat shielding material is the most important preventative measure you can take to keep heat under control. DEIs Exhaust Header Wrap Kits were provided to the teams during the $10K Drag Shootout as another way to protect delicate parts and wiring from heat. The wraps can deal with temperatures up to 2,500-degrees Fahrenheit, while reducing temperatures under the hood and keeping vibration to a minimum.

The Comp Cams Dream Team used the Exhaust Header Wrap on its 2-into-1 turbo hot side exhaust pipe, and it performed as expected when the car was on the dyno. What wasnt expected was how well the wrap would deal with the intense heat of the devastating fire the Mustang was exposed to on its trip to No Mercy 10.

The DEI exhaust wrap held up well against the fire that destroyed the rest of the Dream Team's Mustang.

The fire was so hot it literally boiled all of the gear oil out of the rearend, melted the rear differential cover, melted the aluminum wheels, burned hoses, destroyed the wiring, and liquefied every plastic component on the entire vehicle. Portions of our aluminum turbo exhaust down piping were also damaged from the intense heat of the fire. I was astonished to see our hot side exhaust/turbo inlet piping when we disassembled our disaster of a racecar was protected from the heat by the DEI Exhaust Header Wrap. When the reassembly process begins we will reuse the exhaust piping without removing or replacing the pre-fire exhaust wrap thats how well it held up Adams says.

Protecting your wiring and heat-sensitive parts can be an easy task when you use the right products. DEI Inc.s products were put to the test in more ways than one during the second season of the Horsepower Wars $10K Drag Shootout and demonstrated their value in these real-world situations.

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HILL AIR FORCE BASE In 2019, Hill Air Force Base saw new developments that will bring thousands of jobs to Northern Utah, strengthen the installation's standing inside America's defense landscape and pave the way for major improvements to state infrastructure.

But like much of the past decade or so, big news around Hill this year centers mostly around the F-35. Here are the type five stories from the base in 2019:

In November, a $45 million project to reconstruct Hill's runway was been finished after nearly nine months of work.

A project designed to better handle Hills fully-developed F-35 fleet, the work included a complete asphalt rehabilitation of the 13,500-foot runway, the construction of wider shoulders, a widened taxiway on the south end of the facility, new overruns, new airfield signs, new electrical wiring and new airfield lighting. Base officials say the construction will improve pilot safety and better protect Air Force assets.

For most of the construction period, the runway was open to military aircraft because work was completed in three phases. The first phase began in February with work on some 4,000 feet at the north end of the runway. A second phase that started in June, required the entire runway to close as crews worked on the middle section. During that time, Hills fighter wings were deployed to several different locations.

For about two months during the summer, Hills 34th Fighter Squadron and 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit moved their F-35A Lightning II operations to Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho, nearly 300 miles northwest of Hill. The group included more than 250 airmen from 388th and 419th fighter wings and up to 24 jets. Hill pilots in Idaho continued their normal operations and flew with other Air Force units.

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, a sweeping, nearly 2,000-page bill that authorizes more than $738 billion to be spent on American defense programs, includes an Air Force land conveyance measure that will transfer approximately 35 acres at Hill to the Utah Military Installation Development Authority.

Sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, the measure will facilitate a $90 million Interstate 15 interchange at 1800 North in Sunset, along with a new Hill gate there. The majority of the funding for the Utah Department of Transportation project is set to kick in between 2023 and 2024.

As part of the deal, MIDA is set to demolish the Armys Defense Non-Tactical Generator and Rail Equipment Center at the far west side of the base, which abuts I-15.

The new interchange will include flyover ramps on the east side of the freeway and will also provide another entrance into the Falcon Hill Research Park at Hill.

Officials say the project will relieve traffic pressure into Hill, particularly at the bases west and Roy gates, which are off of the 650 North freeway exit in Clearfield and the 5600 South exit in Roy, respectively. Currently, the base only has two full-time access gates: the west gate and the south gate off of State Route 193 in Layton. The Roy gate is open from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.

In November, a group of airmen from Hill returned after a six-month deployment in the Middle East.

Members of Hills 388th and 419th fighter wings returned from Al-Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, a deployment that marked the first time the Air Forces F-35A Lightning II jets performed a real-world combat mission.

Supporting the Combined Joint Task Forces Operation Inherent Resolve mission, the group performed several missions, including close air support and regional deterrence against aggressors, according to a press release from Hill.

The squadron completed at least two combat strikes on enemy forces.

In September, F-35s and pilots from Hill were part of a group that dropped about 80,000 pounds of bombs on Qanus Island in Iraq a spot that has been used as a hideout by the Islamic State.

In April, Hill F-35 pilots conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, hitting a long-established ISIS tunnel network and weapons cache in a remote area of the Hamrin Mountains.

At the time, Air Force officials said the strike marked the jets first real-world combat strike.

In August, Northrop Grumman broke ground on the Roy Innovation Center at Hill, which will serve as future headquarters for Northrops work supporting the Department of Defenses Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program. The center will be located just south of the Hill Aerospace Museum, near Hills border with Roy.

The United States current land-based ballistic missile force is currently made up of some 400 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Air Force is upgrading the missiles, their rocket motors and other components, but plans to replace them through the GBSD program by about 2030.

According to the Congressional Research Service, the new program will cost more than $80 billion and run for 30 years. The total cost includes the acquisition of missiles, new command and control systems, and large-scale renovations of launch control centers.

Hill officials and members of Utahs Congressional Delegation have said the program will bring as many as 2,500 jobs to the area.

The program will eventually include six new buildings at Hill over one million square feet of office and lab facilities. Completion on first 231,000 square feet is scheduled to be finished by mid 2020.

After more than four years (and more than 10 years if you include the environmental review process) the base now has its full arsenal of F-35 fighter aircraft.

In December, the 388th Fighter Wing received an F-35A Lightning II from defense contractor Lockheed Martin a jet that marked the final F-35 delivery at Hill and brings the total number of aircraft on base to 78.

The first two operational F-35s arrived at Hill in September 2015. Since then, the base has received approximately one to two jets every month. During that time, the two fighter wings have flown more than 17,500 sorties and more than 33,000 flying hours.

The wings three squadrons the 4th, 34th and 421st each have 24 F-35As, with another six back-up aircraft stored at the base.

According to 388th FW spokesman Micah Garbarino, the F-35 mission at Hill added more than 400 personnel and generates an estimated $47 million to the Northern Utah economy every year.

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2019 was a big year for Hill Air Force Base and the F-35 - Standard-Examiner

LINTHICUM Wonder what it is like to work on the Bay Bridge? For all, it is a challenge but also a great opportunity with a view of a lifetime.

The William Preston Jr. Memorial Bridge or the Bay Bridge is certainly an iconic symbol for those that live and travel in Maryland. For many it is a passageway for a weekend get-a-way. For thousands of others, the bridge is part of the daily commute. The deck rehabilitation project has been a hot topic of discussion for many, but there is also additional work in progress.

For example, Lighting Maintenance Incorporated crews have been working on one bridge project since August 2018 and continue work alongside other contractors through these intense and impactful projects.

LMI is tasked with the removal and repair of the navigation lights, conduits, wiring, beacons and junction boxes on the bridge and the islands beneath that also help navigate boaters in the Bay, LMI Construction Manager Larry Cartee said.

Distinctive to this project is the use of stainless steel products and PVC coated rigid conduit and fittings, most all of which must be custom fabricated, cut and threaded onsite to help fight and slow down future corrosion issues.

This is a very special installation that not all electricians are not equipped for or familiar with the necessary techniques, CEO Michael Yoder said. We are dedicated to providing the best quality product and service.

LMIs work is mainly done from two 80-foot boom lifts chained down on a barge 90 feet long and 30 feet wide. Working through last winters months, the crew now only has a few locations left to complete of the 46 piers.

In addition, LMIs crews work include hanging off structures from above, which do require special lane closures. An inconvenience to motorists but key to the safety of the workers.

With this project particularly, safety is key and I am onsite frequently, LMIs Safety Manager John Rudasill said. Special harnesses and lanyards, especially lanyards we are using to attach our tools so they do not fall off the bridge are just a few of our efforts.

The jobs remaining are very high and can only be accessed with a combination of lifts, suspension cables, catwalks and ladder systems, LMI Lead Foreman Gillian Billey said.

With the harsh environment on the Chesapeake Bay in the fall and winter months, these repairs are absolutely necessary now, but have proven to be challenging to all that are working to complete the job.

The weather plays a large part in our schedule due to high winds and rough waters, Billey added. We are trying to hit an early January completion date. Thanks to our crew, were on schedule as long as the wind, the waves and the temperatures work with us too.

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