Bowing to pressure from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the US DOT has pulled back a 19 March proposal by the FAA to block the public from gaining access to raw bird strike data through Freedom of Information Act requests.
In a statement, the FAA says it will now make its entire database available on-line tomorrow, with only a "very small amount of data" redacted, including personal phone numbers. "The FAA has determined that it can release the data without jeapordarizing aviation safety," says the agency.
Select portions of the incident information collected since 1990 are currently available to the public, but the FAA had requested to block access to raw data due to a "serious potential that information related to bird strikes will not be submitted because of fear that disclosure of raw data could unfairly cast unfounded aspersions on the submitter."
The agency cautioned that analysis by the public of bits and pieces of the data could lead to inaccurate portrayals of airports and airlines, thereby having a negative impact on submission of the reports.
Fifty-five comments were on the proposal were submitted to the FAA during the public comment period, which closed yesterday, including a request from the NTSB to make all of the data publicly available.
"Over the next four months, the FAA will make significant improvements to the database to improve the search function and mike it more user-friendly," says the FAA in today's statement, adding that it also plans to "work with the aviation community to find ways to improve and strengthen bird strike reporting."
Friday, April 24, 2009
welcome to Nuvell
Nuvell companies are nationally-recognized auto financial services companies, equipped with a broad range of services to fit many needs. We provide services to customers who are unable to obtain credit from traditional sources and dealers looking for a myriad of financing options for their organization. We are committed to providing superior services to each and every customer and dealer.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMAC, Nuvell has quickly become one of the nation's premier providers of comprehensive vehicle financing and servicing.
Excellence in execution, a highly motivated, performance-driven workforce, and customer loyalty sets us apart from all others.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMAC, Nuvell has quickly become one of the nation's premier providers of comprehensive vehicle financing and servicing.
Excellence in execution, a highly motivated, performance-driven workforce, and customer loyalty sets us apart from all others.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
San Jose Sharks
Two competing theories of how the first round series between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks will play out are somewhat explained by cruching the numbers. For the Sharks, February, March and April has been about maintaining focus while overcoming the largest streak of injuries the team has faced since the lockout. Integrating key players like Patrick Marleau on the first line, Ryane Clowe on the second line, and Grier/Cheechoo/? on the third line raises questions about how quickly they can regain an even strength scoring pace that was already below what Anaheim can bring to bear.
The Anaheim Ducks are already working the refs prior to the start of the series. Losing out to Philadelphia for the regular season team penalty minute title (1434 to 1426), those in the Anaheim camp are concerned before the fact that they might not get a majority of calls. Giving San Jose's top two lines power play opportunities is like picking out the guns to be used by your own firing squad, it is never going to turn out well.
After bedlam ensued during the last meeting between these two bitter Pacific Division rivals, resulting in 70 third period penalty minutes, there are also concerns that the game will be called tighter than many of the free flowing regular season contests. Maintaining discipline in the face of adversity has to be a critical factor in the game for the 8th seed. "Ducks in the Box" is a parody song that just might have to be made by fans in San Jose.
Each team was built from the goal out, but it is that second layer that deserves the spotlight. A pair of Norris Trophies on the Ducks blueline, vs a Norris trophy on the ice and one in the general manager's "bunker" for San Jose. Three Stanley Cup veterans who have been around the block several times were added to a Presidents Trophy winning San Jose roster, vs trade deadline acquisitions which should have been illegal in Ryan Whitney and James Wisniewski.
They key failure in each round of the playoffs for the Sharks last year was the inability of the defense to move the puck up ice quickly, jump starting the potent offense. They now have puck moving defenseman on all 3 pairings, and in Blake-Vlasic's case, they have 2. In the Sharks offensive zone the defense will look for any one of a baker's dozen of 200-pounders to set up in front of the net, be heavy on their sticks, looking to bang home loose pucks and rebounds. On the power play, Ehrhoff and Boyle are going to be very difficult to slow down, let alone stop.
The 26-29 minute time on ice average for Chris Pronger and 26-30+ minute time on ice average for Scott Niedermayer could lurch northward early in the series. Francois Beauchemin returned from injury for 2 games late in the season, but the defensive load can now be more evenly distributed between 6-foot-4 offensive defenseman Ryan Whitney and agressive in-your-face defenseman James Wisniewski. If the Sharks are looking to follow the Calgary model of last year, make intelligent dumps down low and pound on the defense early to make them tire late, it is going to be extremely difficult to accomplish against Anaheim's deep defensive corps.
This series is going to be won or lost with physical 1-on-1 battles in the corners and in front of the net, and by the skill each blueline has moving the puck. Each team has the defensive talent to get the job done on both sides of the ice, execution and shift-to-shift intensity will be key.
Even strength goals and empty net goals were used to determine the even strength figures. Power play goals were used to determine the power play figures. Shorthanded and shootout goals were not used. Patrick Marleau finished 2nd in the NHL with 5 shorthanded goals, Joe Pavelski and Travis Moen finished tied for 11th with 3. Anaheim defenseman Scott Niedermayer tied Simon Gagne for 2nd in the NHL with 4 shorthanded assists.
More details and notes will be posted with a full San Jose Sharks vs Anaheim Ducks WCQF series preview later tonight.
san jose sharks Introduction.
The Anaheim Ducks are already working the refs prior to the start of the series. Losing out to Philadelphia for the regular season team penalty minute title (1434 to 1426), those in the Anaheim camp are concerned before the fact that they might not get a majority of calls. Giving San Jose's top two lines power play opportunities is like picking out the guns to be used by your own firing squad, it is never going to turn out well.
After bedlam ensued during the last meeting between these two bitter Pacific Division rivals, resulting in 70 third period penalty minutes, there are also concerns that the game will be called tighter than many of the free flowing regular season contests. Maintaining discipline in the face of adversity has to be a critical factor in the game for the 8th seed. "Ducks in the Box" is a parody song that just might have to be made by fans in San Jose.
Each team was built from the goal out, but it is that second layer that deserves the spotlight. A pair of Norris Trophies on the Ducks blueline, vs a Norris trophy on the ice and one in the general manager's "bunker" for San Jose. Three Stanley Cup veterans who have been around the block several times were added to a Presidents Trophy winning San Jose roster, vs trade deadline acquisitions which should have been illegal in Ryan Whitney and James Wisniewski.
They key failure in each round of the playoffs for the Sharks last year was the inability of the defense to move the puck up ice quickly, jump starting the potent offense. They now have puck moving defenseman on all 3 pairings, and in Blake-Vlasic's case, they have 2. In the Sharks offensive zone the defense will look for any one of a baker's dozen of 200-pounders to set up in front of the net, be heavy on their sticks, looking to bang home loose pucks and rebounds. On the power play, Ehrhoff and Boyle are going to be very difficult to slow down, let alone stop.
The 26-29 minute time on ice average for Chris Pronger and 26-30+ minute time on ice average for Scott Niedermayer could lurch northward early in the series. Francois Beauchemin returned from injury for 2 games late in the season, but the defensive load can now be more evenly distributed between 6-foot-4 offensive defenseman Ryan Whitney and agressive in-your-face defenseman James Wisniewski. If the Sharks are looking to follow the Calgary model of last year, make intelligent dumps down low and pound on the defense early to make them tire late, it is going to be extremely difficult to accomplish against Anaheim's deep defensive corps.
This series is going to be won or lost with physical 1-on-1 battles in the corners and in front of the net, and by the skill each blueline has moving the puck. Each team has the defensive talent to get the job done on both sides of the ice, execution and shift-to-shift intensity will be key.
Even strength goals and empty net goals were used to determine the even strength figures. Power play goals were used to determine the power play figures. Shorthanded and shootout goals were not used. Patrick Marleau finished 2nd in the NHL with 5 shorthanded goals, Joe Pavelski and Travis Moen finished tied for 11th with 3. Anaheim defenseman Scott Niedermayer tied Simon Gagne for 2nd in the NHL with 4 shorthanded assists.
More details and notes will be posted with a full San Jose Sharks vs Anaheim Ducks WCQF series preview later tonight.
san jose sharks Introduction.
Fox and Friends
The program starts at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the latest Fox News Live headlines and analyzes the news of the morning. It continues with many different segments including interviews, updates of news stories with correspondents at any number of bureaus, analysis from the hosts, and many different regular morning show segments. Fox & Friends evolved from Fox X-press, FNC's original morning-news program.
The show also has a list of regular contributors, including Dr. Manny Alvarez with "Ask Dr. Manny" and "Dr. Manny's Healthbeat," two regular health segments, Mancow Muller with a short chat session towards the end of the weekday edition of the program, and any number of other contributors.
After the September 11, 2001, attacks, an additional hour was added to the beginning of the weekday show, but branded as a separate program called Fox & Friends First. It was the first FNC program to air live for the day, starting at 6:00 a.m. It was discontinued on July 13, 2008 and replaced with an additional hour of Fox & Friends. (Such a change, however, is only cosmetic: Both shows were both produced by the same staff and cycled the same anchors, the only difference being the graphics package.)
In the first quarter of 2007, Fox & Friends held a significant lead in the Nielsen ratings among morning television shows on American cable channels, averaging 769,000 viewers, compared to CNN's American Morning's average of 372,000 viewers and MSNBC's Imus in the Morning program, which averaged 361,000 viewers at the time of its cancellation by MSNBC on 2007-04-11.
The show also has a list of regular contributors, including Dr. Manny Alvarez with "Ask Dr. Manny" and "Dr. Manny's Healthbeat," two regular health segments, Mancow Muller with a short chat session towards the end of the weekday edition of the program, and any number of other contributors.
After the September 11, 2001, attacks, an additional hour was added to the beginning of the weekday show, but branded as a separate program called Fox & Friends First. It was the first FNC program to air live for the day, starting at 6:00 a.m. It was discontinued on July 13, 2008 and replaced with an additional hour of Fox & Friends. (Such a change, however, is only cosmetic: Both shows were both produced by the same staff and cycled the same anchors, the only difference being the graphics package.)
In the first quarter of 2007, Fox & Friends held a significant lead in the Nielsen ratings among morning television shows on American cable channels, averaging 769,000 viewers, compared to CNN's American Morning's average of 372,000 viewers and MSNBC's Imus in the Morning program, which averaged 361,000 viewers at the time of its cancellation by MSNBC on 2007-04-11.
whsv tv3
Channel3 signed on October 6, 1953 as WSVA-TV (for We Serve Virginia Agriculture). It was owned by Frederick L. Allman and his Shenandoah Valley Broadcasting Corporation along with WSVA radio (AM 550 and FM 100.7, now WQPO). The station was a primary NBC affiliate, with secondary CBS and ABC affiliations.
Although it was owned by one of Virginia's leading broadcasters, WSVA-TV operated on a shoestring budget. Station engineers switched to and from the signals of the three network affiliates inWashington, D.C. because it was unable to afford direct network feeds.[1] It didn't air local programs (except for news) until 1956. It dropped CBS in 1963.
In 1965, the WSVA stations were sold to James Gilmore, Jr., a Michigan businessman. The station began phasing out NBC in 1968, continuing to air some NBC shows until 1975. It picked up The Today Show from 1968 to 1975 (when Good Morning America debuted), but only aired the second hour of the show since the station didn't sign on until 8 a.m. (a practice that continued well into the 1970s). On occasion, engineers forgot to switch over for local breaks, resulting in channel 3 airing the local breaks from WMAL-TV (now WJLA-TV) in Washington, which provided the ABC feed over the network lines to WSVA.
In 1975, theFederal Communications Commission ruled that if a market had only one FM radio station, one AM radio station and one television station, they could not be owned by the same person. Gilmore sold WSVA-TV to Benedek Broadcasting in 1976, and the station assumed its current calls, WHSV. Under Benedek, the station was finally able to buy a network feed.
In the early 1990s, the station started its weekday newscast at noon.
Until 1999, WHSV’s main studio was located along U.S. Route 33, west of Harrisonburg. Construction of a new broadcast facility in downtown Harrisonburg began in 1998. WHSV relocated to its new home in the spring of 1999.
Most of Benedek's stations, including WHSV, were bought by Gray Television in 2002. A 5pm weekday newscast was also added in that same year. At that time, a new set was constructed in the station's Augusta County Newsroom in Staunton. The streetside set featured a window overlooking Downtown Staunton along West Frederick Street. The 5pm weekday newscast became WHSV’s first newscast to originate from the Augusta County Newsroom. In October 2003, WHSV began originating its 5pm newscast from both Harrisonburg and Staunton. WHSV's 6pm weekday newscast also originated from both Staunton and Harrisonburg for a brief period in the spring of 2004. During that time, WHSV’s 6pm weekday newscast featured 3 anchors. The 3 anchor, dual-city format was abandoned after a few months.
WHSV purchased its first microwave live truck in 2004. Prior to that, the station relied on rented equipment for remote broadcasts. Since 2004, WHSV has purchased additional microwave equipment for use by its news department.
Also in 2004, WHSV’s parent company, Gray Communications, launched WCAV in Charlottesville. WHSV management played a major role in the launch of WCAV, providing managerial, sales, and human resources support. Several members of WHSV’s news and production staff transferred to WCAV following its launch in August 2004.
2006 was a year of significant change at WHSV. On February 27, 2006, WHSV’s weekday morning Daybreak newscast began airing at 5am instead of the previous 5:30. This coincided with the debut of new weather technology purchased from WSI Corporation.
WHSV’s Harrisonburg and Augusta County news studios underwent a dramatic overhaul in April 2006 with the addition of new sets and studio camera equipment. WHSV newscasts were broadcast from a temporary studio in the Harrisonburg newsroom during the two week construction period. New sets debuted at 5am on April 24, 2006. At that time, portions of WHSV’s previous set, which was used from 1999 until 2006, were donated to nearby Turner Ashby High School.
News Director Van Hackett announced his retirement from the station in 2006. Hackett served as WHSV’s news director from December 2003 until August 2006. Hackett was succeeded by former TV-3 reporter Ed Reams, who left a job at WDSU in New Orleans, LA to return to the Shenandoah Valley. On July 21, 2006, popular weather anchor Jay Webb left after six years with the station. Webb accepted a job with WDBJ in Roanoke, VA. Webb enjoyed a week long send-off from his on-air colleagues before his final WHSV broadcast on July 21.
During the late summer and early fall of 2006, WHSV underwent major technical upgrades to make way for the station’s new digital subchannels. A large tower was built behind the station’s Harrisonburg studios to accommodate the additional satellite receivers needed for WHSV’sFOX and MyNetworkTV ventures. WHSV’s main analog transmitter was replaced during the week of August 31, 2006. Broadcasts were only available to viewers with cable while the transmitter was being replaced.
On October 30, 2006, WHSV dropped longtime 5:30 pm program "The Andy Griffith Show" in favor of a 5:30 pm newscast anchored by recently promoted Melanie Lofton. This coincided with the debut of a new logo for the station and updated newscast graphics. While the logo itself was new, elements of a previous graphics package were retained. WHSV also began branding itself as "WHSV News 3" during newscasts. On November 27, 2006, WHSV dropped Gari Communications' "Making a Difference" in favor of 615 Music's "News One (V.1, V.2, Mini)" as its news open music.
Over the Thanksgiving 2006 weekend, the WHSV.com and the TV3Winchester.com websites received a huge makeover. Most of the Gray Communications stations have adopted this new website layout.
UntilWVIR-TV signed on from Charlottesville in 1973, channel 3 was the only commercial television station between Richmond and Roanoke. It opened a translator on channel 64 in Charlottesville in 1979. However, WHSV rarely (if ever) covered events in the Charlottesville area. In 2004, the Charlottesville translator became a separate station, WVAW-LP on channel 16.
On December 31, 2007, WHSV revamped their website, whsv.com.
On Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, WHSV announced that their three major networks, WHSV, The Valley's FOX, and My Valley, would be available on the Direct TV lineup.
On Monday, April 7th, 2008, the WHSV 5pm and 5:30pm newscasts consisted of a 3 anchor lineup with Melanie Lofton, Bob Corso, and Meteorologist Tracy Turner. This new format came along with a new arrangement of the newscast.
On Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, WHSV announced that they expected their newscasts to be in HD by the end of the year 2008. This hasn't happened for whatever reason. No updated date for HD newscasts has been given.
Although it was owned by one of Virginia's leading broadcasters, WSVA-TV operated on a shoestring budget. Station engineers switched to and from the signals of the three network affiliates inWashington, D.C. because it was unable to afford direct network feeds.[1] It didn't air local programs (except for news) until 1956. It dropped CBS in 1963.
In 1965, the WSVA stations were sold to James Gilmore, Jr., a Michigan businessman. The station began phasing out NBC in 1968, continuing to air some NBC shows until 1975. It picked up The Today Show from 1968 to 1975 (when Good Morning America debuted), but only aired the second hour of the show since the station didn't sign on until 8 a.m. (a practice that continued well into the 1970s). On occasion, engineers forgot to switch over for local breaks, resulting in channel 3 airing the local breaks from WMAL-TV (now WJLA-TV) in Washington, which provided the ABC feed over the network lines to WSVA.
In 1975, theFederal Communications Commission ruled that if a market had only one FM radio station, one AM radio station and one television station, they could not be owned by the same person. Gilmore sold WSVA-TV to Benedek Broadcasting in 1976, and the station assumed its current calls, WHSV. Under Benedek, the station was finally able to buy a network feed.
In the early 1990s, the station started its weekday newscast at noon.
Until 1999, WHSV’s main studio was located along U.S. Route 33, west of Harrisonburg. Construction of a new broadcast facility in downtown Harrisonburg began in 1998. WHSV relocated to its new home in the spring of 1999.
Most of Benedek's stations, including WHSV, were bought by Gray Television in 2002. A 5pm weekday newscast was also added in that same year. At that time, a new set was constructed in the station's Augusta County Newsroom in Staunton. The streetside set featured a window overlooking Downtown Staunton along West Frederick Street. The 5pm weekday newscast became WHSV’s first newscast to originate from the Augusta County Newsroom. In October 2003, WHSV began originating its 5pm newscast from both Harrisonburg and Staunton. WHSV's 6pm weekday newscast also originated from both Staunton and Harrisonburg for a brief period in the spring of 2004. During that time, WHSV’s 6pm weekday newscast featured 3 anchors. The 3 anchor, dual-city format was abandoned after a few months.
WHSV purchased its first microwave live truck in 2004. Prior to that, the station relied on rented equipment for remote broadcasts. Since 2004, WHSV has purchased additional microwave equipment for use by its news department.
Also in 2004, WHSV’s parent company, Gray Communications, launched WCAV in Charlottesville. WHSV management played a major role in the launch of WCAV, providing managerial, sales, and human resources support. Several members of WHSV’s news and production staff transferred to WCAV following its launch in August 2004.
2006 was a year of significant change at WHSV. On February 27, 2006, WHSV’s weekday morning Daybreak newscast began airing at 5am instead of the previous 5:30. This coincided with the debut of new weather technology purchased from WSI Corporation.
WHSV’s Harrisonburg and Augusta County news studios underwent a dramatic overhaul in April 2006 with the addition of new sets and studio camera equipment. WHSV newscasts were broadcast from a temporary studio in the Harrisonburg newsroom during the two week construction period. New sets debuted at 5am on April 24, 2006. At that time, portions of WHSV’s previous set, which was used from 1999 until 2006, were donated to nearby Turner Ashby High School.
News Director Van Hackett announced his retirement from the station in 2006. Hackett served as WHSV’s news director from December 2003 until August 2006. Hackett was succeeded by former TV-3 reporter Ed Reams, who left a job at WDSU in New Orleans, LA to return to the Shenandoah Valley. On July 21, 2006, popular weather anchor Jay Webb left after six years with the station. Webb accepted a job with WDBJ in Roanoke, VA. Webb enjoyed a week long send-off from his on-air colleagues before his final WHSV broadcast on July 21.
During the late summer and early fall of 2006, WHSV underwent major technical upgrades to make way for the station’s new digital subchannels. A large tower was built behind the station’s Harrisonburg studios to accommodate the additional satellite receivers needed for WHSV’sFOX and MyNetworkTV ventures. WHSV’s main analog transmitter was replaced during the week of August 31, 2006. Broadcasts were only available to viewers with cable while the transmitter was being replaced.
On October 30, 2006, WHSV dropped longtime 5:30 pm program "The Andy Griffith Show" in favor of a 5:30 pm newscast anchored by recently promoted Melanie Lofton. This coincided with the debut of a new logo for the station and updated newscast graphics. While the logo itself was new, elements of a previous graphics package were retained. WHSV also began branding itself as "WHSV News 3" during newscasts. On November 27, 2006, WHSV dropped Gari Communications' "Making a Difference" in favor of 615 Music's "News One (V.1, V.2, Mini)" as its news open music.
Over the Thanksgiving 2006 weekend, the WHSV.com and the TV3Winchester.com websites received a huge makeover. Most of the Gray Communications stations have adopted this new website layout.
UntilWVIR-TV signed on from Charlottesville in 1973, channel 3 was the only commercial television station between Richmond and Roanoke. It opened a translator on channel 64 in Charlottesville in 1979. However, WHSV rarely (if ever) covered events in the Charlottesville area. In 2004, the Charlottesville translator became a separate station, WVAW-LP on channel 16.
On December 31, 2007, WHSV revamped their website, whsv.com.
On Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, WHSV announced that their three major networks, WHSV, The Valley's FOX, and My Valley, would be available on the Direct TV lineup.
On Monday, April 7th, 2008, the WHSV 5pm and 5:30pm newscasts consisted of a 3 anchor lineup with Melanie Lofton, Bob Corso, and Meteorologist Tracy Turner. This new format came along with a new arrangement of the newscast.
On Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, WHSV announced that they expected their newscasts to be in HD by the end of the year 2008. This hasn't happened for whatever reason. No updated date for HD newscasts has been given.
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