Infobox Company company name AmericanLight and Traction company logo company type Defunct Corporation company slogan foundation 1900 location Detroit, Michigan key people Emerson McMillin founder and president num employees industry Energy products Electricity and Natural Gas homepage AmericanLight and Traction was founded in 1900 for the purpose for consolidating the utility industry s small, local power suppliers. ref cite web url http www.nvemc.org retailchoice.htm title Simple Choices How Much Will They Cost You? accessdate 2006 09 06 ref By 1901, AmericanLight and Traction owned and controlled over 40 gas producting plants, electric light and Tram traction streetcar properties. ref cite web url https kb.osu.edu dspace bitstream 1811 2201 1 V23N03 135.pdf search 22 22american 20light 20and 20traction 22 22 title Emerson McMillin accessdate 2006 09 06 ref History 1900 founded by Emerson McMillin as president ref cite web url http my.dteenergy.com aboutUs 20thCentury.html title MyDTE Energy About us MichCon The early 1900s accessdate 2006 09 06 ref ref Cite journal last Goodrich first Arthur title A Leader Of Modern Industry journal The World s Work volume II issue 5 pages 1201 1208 publisher Doubleday, Page & Co. location New York, NY year 1901 month September language English url http books.google.com books?id IF6tNZnhO7wC&pg PA1201 accessdate 2012, April 29 ref 1935 enactment of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 Public Utility Holding Act forced break up of company due to antitrust provisions regulating integrated utility companies 1938 Michigan Consolidated Gas MichCon formed 1949 Michigan Consolidated Gas, the Milwaukee Gas Company, the Michigan Wisconsin Gas Company, the Austin Field Pipeline Company and the Milwaukee Solvay Company merge to become American Natural Gas Company ref cite web url http my.dteenergy.com aboutUs 21stCentury.html title MyDTE ... reflist DEFAULTSORT AmericanLight And Traction Category Power companies of the United States Category ... more details
Infobox tram network box width color name Musselburgh and District Electric Light and Traction Company system logo logo width logo alt image Musselburgh and District Electric Light and Traction Company.jpg image width image alt caption Map of the route of the Musselburgh and District Electric Light and Traction Company Operation locale Musselburgh open 12 December 1904 close 25 February 1928 status Closed routes owner operator Infrastructure gauge RailGauge sg propulsion system Electric el depot stock Statistics single track length double track length total track length route length convert 6.53 mi pass year passengers pass percent pass system mpassengers Overview map map state website First era era1 name era1 start year era1 end year era1 state era1 system era1 status era1 routes era1 owner era1 operator era1 gauge RailGauge 42 al on era1 propulsion system era1 el era1 depot era1 stock era1 single track length era1 double track length era1 total track length era1 route length era1 pass year era1 passengers era1 pass percent era1 pass system era1 mpassengers era1 map era1 website Second era era2 name era2 start year era2 end year era2 state era2 system era2 status era2 routes era2 owner era2 operator era2 gauge RailGauge sg al on era2 propulsion system era2 el era2 depot era2 stock era2 single track length era2 double track length era2 total track length era2 route length era2 pass year era2 passengers era2 pass percent era2 pass system era2 mpassengers era2 map era2 website Third era era3 name era3 start year era3 end year era3 state era3 system era3 status era3 routes era3 owner era3 operator era3 gauge RailGauge sg al on era3 propulsion system era3 el era3 depot era3 stock era3 single track length era3 double track length era3 total track length era3 route length era3 ... Musselburgh and District Electric Light and Traction Company operated a passenger tramway service ... Electric Light and Traction Company to operate the line, and the system was expanded with an extension ... more details
wiktionary gription tractionTraction may refer to Engineering Forces Traction engineering , adhesive friction or force in the context of vehicle Traction vector , in mechanics, the force per unit area on a surface, including normal and shear components Railway electric traction , the use of electric motors to propel rail cars Other uses Traction agency , San Francisco based interactive advertising agency Traction orthopedics , a set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the skeletal system Traction organization , a non profit activism organization in North Carolina Traction album Traction album , by New Zealand band Supergroove Traction TeamPage , a commercial blog wiki software platform Traction In Game Radio , a software program allowing streaming music from several genres associated with PC game players Traction The Batman , 2nd episode of The Batman Traction magazine , covering diesel and electric locomotives of the UK See also Tracktion disambig ca Tracci desambiguaci de Traktion es Tracci n desambiguaci n fr Traction pt Tra o ru ... more details
Rocks lighthouse , completed in 1878. American Shoal Light is cast iron, with a Screw pile lighthouse screw pile foundation with a platform and a skeletal tower. The Light is convert 109 ft ... seconds. The light was automated in 1963, and a fourth order lens with solar powered light was installed. The light has a nominal range of convert 14 mi km in the white sectors, and convert 10 mi km in the red sectors. American Shoal Light was built by a Trenton, New Jersey firm and took only 13 months ...Infobox lighthouse image name americanshoal.JPG caption American Shoal lighthouse location east of the Saddlebunch Keys , close to Looe Key coordinates coord 24 31 30.422 N 81 31 9.898 W type landmark yearlit 1880 automated 1963 yeardeactivated foundation Screw pile lighthouse screw pile construction skeleton tower shape brown octagonal skeletal octagonal pyramid enclosing white stair cylinder and brown octagonal dwelling height 109 feet 33 m lens First order drum Fresnel lens currentlens Fourth order Fresnel lens range Red 10 nm, White 14 nm characteristic Flashing white 3 15s with red sectors racon Y USCG 3 1015 ref cite uscgll 3 2009 11 ref ref cite uscghist FL ref Infobox NRHP embed yes name American Shoal Light nrhp type image alt caption locmapin Florida map alt map caption lat degrees lat minutes lat seconds lat direction long degrees long minutes long seconds long direction location built architect architecture added January 25, 2011 designated nrhp type visitation num visitation year refnum 10001189 mpsub governing body The American Shoal Light is located east of the Saddlebunch Keys , just offshore from Sugarloaf Key, close to Looe Key , in Florida , USA . It was completed ... 1015 in the USCG light lists. ref cite uscgll 0 ref The lighthouse appeared on a United States postage stamp in 1990. http www.usapostagestamps.com 1959 25c American Shoals. Lighthouses Issue 1990 ... of years, that on American Shoal completed in 1880, being the most recently constructed. References ... more details
The AmericanLight Opera Company was a semi professional theatre company performing Comic opera light operas and musical theatre musicals in Washington, D.C. from 1960 to 1968. It was founded by a group of former and at the time current members of the University of Michigan s Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Its first production, The Mikado , took place on 17 June 1960 at Naval Ordnance Laboratory in White Oak, Maryland . Over the next few years, the company grew rapidly, with five to six productions a season, usually performed in the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University . The company also performed at the White House , ref cite news url http news.google.com newspapers?id MJArAAAAIBAJ&sjid u3IFAAAAIBAJ&pg 1542,3332972 accessdate 2011 02 16 title A Balcony Scene date December 21, 1965 work The Day ref and its chorus appeared several times with Washington s National Symphony Orchestra United States National Symphony Orchestra . Their final performance was West Side Story musical West Side Story performed at Duke Ellington School of the Arts Western High School in Washington D.C. on 28 January 1968. Notable past performers with the company include the actress Georgia Engel ,the dancer and choreographer George Faison , the opera singer Richard Stilwell bass baritone Richard Stilwell , and the performer Rusty Russ Thacker. ref ibdb name id 86965 name Russ Thacker ref The President and Executive Director of the National Theatre Washington, D.C. National Theatre in Washington, D.C., Donn B. Murphy , directed several productions for the company Show Boat 1961 , Finian s Rainbow 1962 , South Pacific musical South Pacific 1963 , The King and I 1964 , Camelot musical Camelot 1965 and West Side Story musical West Side Story 1966 . Productions cleanup section date May 2011 The Mikado, Menotti s Old Maid and the Thief with Sullivan and Burnand s Cox and Box, G&S The Gondoliers ... Sources Borgen, Betty, http nationaltheatre.org ALOC History.htm History of The AmericanLight ... more details
A traction splint most commonly refers to a splint medicine splinting device that uses strap s attaching ..., and a mechanical device to apply traction orthopedics traction used to reduce pain, realign the limb, and minimize vascular and neurological complication to the limb. A traction splint is commonly used to treat complete long bone fractures of the leg, femur or tibia and fibula area. Traction splints ... of traction splints by prehospital care is a near universal skill and thereby essential piece of ambulance equipment. A dynamic traction splint has also been developed for intra articular fractures of the phalanges of the hand. Principles Traction splints are most commonly used for shaft bone fracture ... injury and blood loss, pain, muscle, vascular and nerve damage. Traction splints are applied ... to the leg or pelvis. ref cite news url http www.cwu.edu pehls emt Traction 20Splint 20Procedure.doc title Traction Splinting Procedure publisher Central Washington University accessdate 2008 03 02 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref Use of a traction splint while other fractures in the leg ... needed date November 2008 History The first widely used model of traction splint was introduced by Hugh ... There are two groups of traction splints The Thomas half ring group, which includes the Thomas splint, the modified Thomas splint, the hare traction splint and the Donway traction splint Non half ring group, which includes the Sager splint, the Kendrick Traction Device KTD , and the CT 6. The basic principle is that one end of the traction splint is positioned against the hip , and pushes upward ... of the splint, and tightened to counteract the muscle tension and produce traction. Only then are additional ... traction force. It was deviced by H.O. Thomas, initially for immobilization for tuberculosis of the knee ... splint adapted the original Thomas splint to include a traction screw and foot plate and limb support built into the splint body. The hare traction splint is a further adaptation of the Thomas splint ... more details
The North AmericanLight and Power Company was a utility holding company formed in South Bend, Indiana and run since 1916 by its President, Clement Studebaker, Jr. , of the family famous for the Studebaker automobiles. ref name scrip http www.scripophily.net noramligandp1.html North AmericanLight and Power Company 1916 signed by Clement Studebaker , Scripophily.com ref The utility company remained a major subsidiary of the North American Company , until that conglomerate s 1940s breakup by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC . History Clement Studebaker, Jr. 1871 1932 was born the son of Clement Studebaker 1831 1901 , the carriage and automobile manufacturer of South Bend, Indiana . ref name scrip In 1911, the company founded by the Studebaker brothers joined forces with Everitt Metzker Flanders Company of Detroit to form the Studebaker Corporation . ref name emfhist http dreamwater.org emfauto EMF history P1.html The History of the E M F company ref In one of his several executive ... scrip By 1916 Clement Studebaker, Jr. had formed the publicly traded North AmericanLight and Power Company , and issued stock, with certificates printed by the American Banknote Company . ref name scrip ... and Light Company and of its subsidiary, the Illinois Traction Company , the South Bend Watch Company , and as Treasurer of the Chicago and South Bend Railroad . ref name scrip North American Company North American Company had once been one of the original stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average ... 0 07 058043 X ref North AmericanLight and Power remained under the ownership of North American Company ... 79 . North AmericanLight and Power Company was by then one of the three major holding companies .... By 1940, North American Company had become a US 2.3 billion holding company heading up a pyramid ...?page us 327 686.html U.S. Supreme Court decision, NORTH AMERICAN CO. v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COM N, 327 U.S. 686 1946 , Decided April 1, 1946, FindLaw.com ref North American Company was broken ... more details
of providing a cable drum and extra gearing, hence simplifying maintenance. Americantraction engines ... built light railway locomotive s based on their traction engines. In their crudest form these simply ...Image Traction engine exedon lad.jpg thumb 350px A typical preserved traction engine 1910 Wiliam Allchin ... A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground ... the prime function of any traction engine is to draw a load behind it. They are sometimes called ... that run on rails. Traction engines tend to be large, robust and powerful, but heavy, slow, and have ..., although some continued in commercial use in the UK into the 1950s and later. All types of traction ... countries, where visitors can experience working traction engines at close hand. Traction ... to appear until the early years of the 19th century. The traction engine, in the form recognisable .... ref cite book last Bonnett first Harold title Discovering Traction Engines publisher Shire Publications ... the first to be referred to as traction engines such as the Boydell engines manufactured by various ... experimentation but by the end of the decade the standard form of the traction engine had evolved ... in North America, this led to the American development of the steam tractor . British companies ... under tillage during the war and many new light Fordson F tractors had been imported from 1917 ... new UK built traction engines were constructed during the 1930s, although many continued in commercial ... order. Traction engine rallies began, initially as races between engine owners and their charges, later .... It has been estimated By whom date May 2011 that over two thousand traction engines have been preserved ... worked Although the first traction engines employed a chain drive, it is more typical for large gears ... traction engines used a four wheel drive variation, and some experimented with an early form of caterpillar ... showing the steam cycle of a traction engine, the operation of the valve gear and the reversing ... more details
the assets were taken over by the Anglo American Brush Electric Light Corporation, which had ... Railways in 1978 They were also a major supplier of traction equipment to rapid transit systems, in particular London Underground and Docklands Light Railway in the UK, and to Canada and Taiwan. Traction ... right Brush Traction works in Loughborough Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway ... es. Brush Bagnall Traction Close to Derby and its Derby Works railway workshops , it retained its ..., the company Brush Bagnall Traction Limited was formed. ref http www.brc stockbook.co.uk Bagnall.HTM ... Limited . Brush Traction As part of Hawker Siddeley Electric Power Group it then passed to BTR plc and became Brush Traction . It is now part of FKI Energy Technologies owned, since 2008, by Melrose plc . The locomotive works is still occupied by the Brush Traction Company and is in use for the building ... Brush Traction for US dollar US 31 million. ref cite web url http www.railwaygazette.com index.php?id 44&no cache 1&tx ttnews 5Btt news 5D 12884&cHash 5f46c108eb title Wabtec buys Brush Traction ... Class 9 electric locomotives operated by Eurotunnel through the Channel Tunnel . Brush Traction ... Builder Falcon 281 1899. Preserved at Reus. Surviving diesel locomotives Over 75 examples of Brush Traction .... Many more examples can still be seen in action today on the mainlines. Preserved light rail ... used subsequently as the running gear for a Saw Mill railway shunter. Does not have traction motors ... thumb right Falcon statue once located at the works of Brush Traction now at the National Tramway ... , Venture Publications External links Commons category Brush Traction http www.brushtraction.com Brush Traction website http www.piter tram.de html brush.html Brush trams in Saint Petersburg german Category ... Category Companies based in Loughborough fr Brush Traction ru Brush Traction simple Brush Traction ... more details
one source date January 2012 Barcelona Traction the Barcelona TractionLight and Power Company , abbreviated BTLP was a corporation that controlled light and power utilities in Spain and was incorporated in Toronto , Canada on September 12, 1911 by Frederick Stark Pearson . It was operated in Spain but was owned mostly by Belgium Belgians . The company was developed by American engineer Dannie Heineman . It was the subject of the important International Court of Justice ICJ case, Belgium v. Spain 1970 , also called the Barcelona Traction Case . Juan March Juan March Ordinas Juan March was a Spaniard from the Malorca in the Baleric Islands who had begun his career as a smuggler and had become ... in his 1948 takeover of the Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company BTLP for a small ... Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd. Second Phase International Court of Justice, 1970. International Court of Justice Reports, vol. 1970, p. 3 1970 . Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd. Barcelona Traction manufactured and supplied electricity in Spain. Although ... in Spain. The Belgian stockholders in Barcelona Traction lost money and wanted to sue in the International ... , the government of Spain refused to allow Barcelona Traction to transfer currency from Spain to pay ... Traction bankrupt because it had failed to pay the interest on the bonds. The court did so and, following ..., however, eventually agreed that Spain had acted properly in denying Barcelona Traction the right ... because Belgians owned 88 percent of the shares in Barcelona Traction. It disagreed that Spain ... objected that Belgium could not sponsor Barcelona Traction s or its shareholders complaints because Barcelona Traction was a Canadian company. JUDGMENT OF THE COURT ... When a State admits into its ... Category 1970 in Spain Category Francoist Spain ca Barcelona Traction de Barcelona Traction es Caso Barcelona Traction ... more details
linkrot date April 2012 Infobox software name Traction TeamPage screenshot Image Tractionsoftware.png caption Traction Software logo developer Traction Software latest release version 5.2 40 latest release ... Traction TeamPage is a proprietary software proprietary enterprise 2.0 social software product developed by Traction Software Traction Software Inc of Providence Rhode Island . TeamPage is one of the first products in the enterprise blog and wiki market, with Traction release 1.0 shipped in 1999. Traction TeamPage is a collaborative hypertext platform built to support working communication ... s Hypertext Editing System and Ted Nelson s Xanadu. Releases and Features The initial 1.0 Release of Traction ... editing and permission based project workspaces. Traction TeamPage is known for features including ... traction permalink Press86 TeamPage 3.5 Press Release ref in March 2005, it became the first blog wiki type product with integrated WebDAV . Traction TeamPage Release 3.7.2 ... as integrated attachment search. Traction TeamPage Release 4.0 ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Public1433 TeamPage 4.0 Press Release ref shipped in June 2008 with support for moderation ... wiki project space. Traction Software s Live Blog Micro Messaging plug in, ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Press329 Live Blog Press Release ref announced November 2008, is the first ... all users or those you are following. Traction TeamPage Release 4.2, ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Press453 TeamPage 4.2 Press Release ref shipped in November 2009, brought ... provide over view and detail on user read, author, edit, comment, tag, and search activity. Traction TeamPage Release 5.0 ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Press592 TeamPage 5.0 Press Release ref shipped in June 2010 with Traction s Proteus user interface based on Google ... extensions. Attivio replaced Fast Search and Transfer FAST Search as the provider of optional Traction ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 Infobox disease Name Traction alopecia Image Traction alopecia.jpg Caption Traction alopecia in a Yorkshire terrier caused by hair barrette DiseasesDB 32586 ICD10 ICD10 L 65 8 l 60 ILDS L65.852 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj derm eMedicineTopic 895 MeshID Traction alopecia is a form of alopecia , or gradual hair loss, caused primarily by pulling force being applied to the hair. ref name Andrews James, William Berger, Timothy Elston, Dirk 2005 . Andrews Diseases of the Skin Clinical Dermatology . 10th ed. . Saunders. ISBN 0721629210. ref rp 761 ref name Fitz2 Freedberg, et al. 2003 . Fitzpatrick s Dermatology in General Medicine . 6th ed. . McGraw Hill. ISBN 0071380760. ref rp 645 This commonly results from the sufferer frequently wearing his her hair in a particularly tight ponytail , pigtail s, or braid s. It is also seen occasionally in long haired people who use barrette s to keep hair out of their faces. Traction alopecia is a substantial risk in hair weave s, which can be worn either to conceal hair loss , or purely for Beauty cosmetic purposes. The former involves creating a braid around the head below the existing hairline, to which an extended wear hairpiece, or Wig hair wig , is attached. Since the hair of the braid is still growing, it requires frequent maintenance, which involves the hairpiece being removed, the natural hair braided ... that is already at risk for falling out. Traction Alopecia is one of the most common causes of hair loss in African American women. Although the aforementioned style is one of the culprits, hairstyles ... Traction Alopecia. Natural Hair Restoration for African Americans url http www.besthairrestorationproducts.com traction alopecia cause of hair loss in african american women ref Men and women who have suffered from Traction Alopecia have found that the hair loss occurs most at the hair line primarily ... in African American Women url http www.besthairrestorationproducts.com causes of hair loss in black ... more details
Bryant s traction is a form of orthopedic traction . It is mainly used in young children who have fractures of the femur or congenital abnormalities of the hip. ref cite web url http www.kaleidoscope.org.au docs GL Traction Kal.pdf title Traction Guidelines accessdate 2007 07 01 ref Both the patient s limbs are suspended in the air vertical direction vertically at a right angle ninety degree angle from the hips and knees slightly flexed. Over a period of days, the hips are gradually moved outward from the body using a pulley system. The patient s body provides the counter traction. References Reflist Category Orthopedic traction medicine stub ... more details
event DCR being a subsidiary of British American Railway Services, the present owners of Hanson Traction ...Hanson Traction Ltd was a locomotive leasing company based at Washwood Heath , Birmingham , West Midlands county West Midlands , now part of British American Railway Services . The company own seven locomotives, consisting of four British Rail Class 56 class 56 s two of which are stored , one British Rail Class 50 class 50 and two British Rail Class 31 class 31 s. They are notable for the fact that they were the first company to return class 56 locomotives to mainline use in the United Kingdom ref http www.wnxx.com archive news 2007 0712.htm ref after the previous fleet operated by Fastline Freight was withdrawn in 2008, owing to a decline in traffic levels specifically the intermodal arm . History Hanson Traction was founded by IT entrepreneur Garcia J Hanson in 2006. The company purchased Neil Boden s preserved class 56, BR large logo blue liveried No. 56057 British Nuclear Fuels in 2008. The locomotive later became 56311 and was painted into a non standard yellow & grey colour scheme at Derby Railway Technical Centre. ref http www.railgallery.co.uk c 56 56311 56312 Elford.jpg ref Purchase of a second class 56, Load Haul liveried No. 56003 followed shortly afterwards this became 56312 and was repainted into the striking Artemis livery which consisted of a purple bodyside, yellow ... unit to 56311, and is currently being stripped of usable parts, so scrapping is likely. Hanson Traction ... 2010. Neil Boden s BR blue class 47 No. 47270 Swift had a short spell with Hanson Traction before he .... Hanson Traction s core depot is the former Alstom facility at Washwood Heath in the West ... of British American Railway Services BARS , a British railway rolling stock hire, maintenance ... as a director of BARS. ref http www.weardale railway.org.uk ref The acquisition of Hanson Traction ... to mainline use. External links Hanson Traction official website http www.hansontraction.co.uk ... more details
Early Greek traction device, from a Byzantine Empire Byzantine edition of Galen s work in the 2nd century ... , traction refers to the set of mechanisms for straightening Bone fracture broken bone s or relieving pressure on the Vertebral column spine and skeletal system . There are two types of traction skin traction and skeletal traction . Modern techniques It is largely replaced now by more modern techniques, but certain approaches are still used today Milwaukee brace Bryant s traction Buck s traction &ndash hip fracture s Dunlop s traction &ndash humeral fractures in children Russell s traction Skeletal traction Although the use of traction has decreased over the years, an increasing number of orthopaedic practitioners are using traction in conjunction with bracing see Milwaukee brace . Citation ... of trunk list traction resulted in 50 reduction Citation needed date April 2012 in trunk list and were ... needed date April 2012 Spinal decompression Spinal traction as a means of spinal decompression is often applied without directly touching bones as other methods of traction do. This is sometimes isolated ... in conjunction with thigh supported flexed hip traction inversion chairs, back hyperextensions or done in conjunction with whole leg traction boots, tables via inverted forms of suspension. Traction ... of traction is to regain normal length and alignment of involved bone lessen or eliminate ... or muscle contractures In most cases traction is only one part of the treatment plan of a patient needing such therapy. The physician s order will contain Type of traction Amount of weight to be applied ... physical restraints straps or appliances e.g., mouth guard the discontinuation of traction Responsibility of initial application The physician is typically responsible for initial application of traction ... traction weights will be based on the doctors charted plan. In most cases cervical traction may ... and traction straps making sure the mentioned is unobstructed and weights hanging freely. If it is necessary ... more details
A traction power station is a power station that produces only traction current , that is, electric current used for railway s, tram s, trolleybus es or other conveyances. Pure traction power stations are rare and there are many more power stations that generate current for other purposes, such as standard three phase alternating current AC , in addition to traction current. Hydroelectricity Hydroelectric power stations, conventional thermal power stations and Nuclear reactor nuclear power stations can be used as traction power stations wind and solar power stations for the production of traction current currently do not exist Fact date February 2007 but could be used for this goal also. Examples Muldenstein de Muldenstein , in the former East Germany http en.structurae.de structures data index.cfm?ID s0017514 . Nuclear power station Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant GKN Block 1 The only nuclear power station that produces traction current directly with the world s largest generator for single phase AC. Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station , Bavaria , Germany Pumped storage hydroelectricity Pump storage power station Langenprozelten , Germany Gro kraftwerk Power Station in Mannheim , Germany Former Newport A Power Station, Victoria Newport A Power Station, operated by the Victorian Railways in Melbourne , Australia Safe Harbor Dam , Conowingo Dam , and Holtwood Dam on the Susquehanna River provide 25 Hz traction power for the Northeast Corridor in the United States See also Railway electrification system Traction substation Traction power network Category Power station technology Category Electric rail transport Category Traction power networks Powerstation stub cs M n rna de Bahnstrom Bahnkraftwerke et Veoalajaam ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 File Karlsruhe Traction Current Converter Plant.JPG thumb 300px Karlsruhe traction current converter plant A traction substation or traction current converter plant is an electrical substation that converts electric power from the form provided by the electrical power industry for public utility service to an appropriate voltage , Electric current current type and frequency to supply railways, trams streetcars or trolleybuses with traction current . Conversions These systems can be used to convert Three phase electric power three phase 50Hz or 60Hz alternating current AC for the supply of AC railway electrification system s at a lower frequency and Single phase electric power single phase , as used by many older systems, or to Rectifier rectify AC into direct current DC for those systems primarily public transit systems using DC for traction power. Equipment Rotating Originally, the conversion equipment usually consisted of one or more motor generator sets ... for conversion from AC power to DC traction power. Location Traction current converter plants are either decentralized where one plant directly supplies the overhead lines or third rail of the traction system, with no feed into a traction current distribution network or centralized for the supply of the traction power network , usually in addition to the direct supply of the overhead lines or third rail . Central traction current converter plants are generally found in Germany primarily in the cities of Neckarwestheim , Ulm , Nuremberg , Austria and Switzerland , while decentralized traction ... systems third and fourth rails Great Britain . A list of current systems for electric rail traction provides further detail. See also Traction powerstation Railway electrification system Railway electrification DEFAULTSORT Traction substation Category Electrical power conversion Category Electric rail transport Category Traction power networks cs M n rna de Bahnstromumformerwerk et Veoalajaam pl ... more details
no footnotes date December 2011 Infobox Defunct Company company name Yorkshire Traction company logo Image Yorkshiretractionlogo.PNG 250px slogan All the way fate Takeover successor Stagecoach Yorkshire foundation 1902 defunct 2005 location Barnsley industry Transport products Bus Bus travel Image Yorkshire Traction Scania N113 X92 to Doncaster.jpg thumb right 250px A Scania N113 operating with Yorkshire Traction. Image Yorkshire Traction MCW Metroliner.jpg thumb right 250px A MCW Metroliner 400GT coach of Yorkshire Traction, with a Megabus United Kingdom Megabus vehicle behind it. Image Barnsley Tramway Bus shed 06 05 06.jpg thumb right 250px Yorkshire Traction bus depot in Barnsley. Yorkshire Traction was a bus operator in South Yorkshire . Between 1986 and 2005 it was a key part of the Traction Group. In December 2005 it was sold to the Stagecoach Group . History The Yorkshire Traction Company Limited was formed in 1902 as the Barnsley & District Electric Traction Company Limited . It operated ..., the company was renamed from the Barnsley & District Traction Company Limited the electric ... . Yorkshire Traction was sold by the Government in 1986 to a management team led by Frank Carter ... by purchasing other operators including Barnsley & District formed in July 1990 when Traction ... Coaches a subsidiary of Strathtay , London Traveller 35 owned by Traction, sold in 2002 , Yorkshire Traction and its subsidiaries were owned by The Traction Group, which was owned by Frank Carter, together ... at privatisation. In December 2005 Stagecoach acquired Yorkshire Traction, at the time the largest privately ... Traction with SYT dominating Sheffield and Rotherham. Through the acquisitions of Sheffield Omnibus ... against First Group. Yorkshire Traction had for decades been a major regional operator of National .... References John Banks Prestige Series No.36 Yorkshire Traction 2 http www.mdsbooks.co.uk venture.html Venture Publications ISBN 9781905304110 John Banks Prestige Series No.5 Yorkshire Traction http ... more details
In medicine , traction bronchiectasis is a finding of abnormal airway Wiktionary dilation dilation due to lung fibrosis . It is typically seen on high resolution computed tomography CT scan. ref name pmid3786716 cite journal author Westcott JL, Cole SR title Traction bronchiectasis in end stage pulmonary fibrosis journal Radiology volume 161 issue 3 pages 665 9 year 1986 month December pmid 3786716 doi url http radiology.rsnajnls.org cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 3786716 ref It is classically seen in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis . References reflist External links http www.healthsystem.virginia.edu internet radiology educ bronchiectasis.cfm Traction bronchiectasis http www.radiologyassistant.nl en 42d94cd0c326b HRCT demonstration of traction bronchiectasis Respiratory pathology med stub Category Radiologic signs ... more details
Traction refers to the maximum frictional force that can be produced between surfaces without slipping ... PPA215,M1 ref ref http hyperphysics.phy astr.gsu.edu hbase frict2.html ref The units of traction are those of force , or if expressed as a coefficient of traction as with coefficient of friction a ratio . TractionTraction is defined as blockquote ..a physical process in which a tangential force ... Wear Fundamentals and Testing by Raymond George Bayer small blockquote The traction produced ... related to the term drawbar pull . Coefficient of traction The coefficient of traction is defined as the usable force for traction divided by the weight on the running gear wheels, tracks etc ...&printsec frontcover PPA317,M1 ref i.e. Usable Traction coefficient of Traction x Weight As the coefficient of traction refers to two surfaces which are not slipping relative to one another it is the same ... . Factors affecting tractive coefficient Traction between two surfaces depends on several factors ... a wheel on gritted ice when in motion may displace the grit and melt the ice causing loss of traction. Current traction control systems do not work on untreated ice. Traction coefficient in engineering design Refimprovesect date April 2009 In the design of wheeled or tracked vehicles, high traction between wheel and ground is more desirable than low traction, as it allows for more energetic acceleration ... technique of Drifting motorsport drifting , in which rear wheel traction is purposely lost during high speed cornering. Other designs dramatically increase surface area to provide more traction ... traction but also wear faster and have higher losses when flexed thus reducing efficiency. Choices ... km. The truck tires have less traction and also thicker rubber. Traction also varies with contaminants. A layer of water in the contact patch can cause a substantial loss of traction. This is one reason for grooves and Siping rubber siping of automotive tires. The traction of trucks, agricultural ... more details
Infobox Company name Traction logo Image Traction logo final.jpg foundation 2001 location city San Francisco ... footnotes intl yes Traction is an Advertising agency Interactive agencies interactive advertising ... http www.tractionco.com agency clients ref History The agency was founded in 2001 as Traction Corporation ... . Michele Turner left the company in 2009. In 2006, Traction Corporation started a creative staffing ... 18, 2006. ref In 2009, Traction acquired 8 Speed Multimedia, a provider of dynamic media. ref http findarticles.com p articles mi pwwi is 200512 ai n15940266 Traction Acquires 8 Speed Multimedia, Market Wire, FindArticles.com, April 25, 2011. ref Awards and recognition In 2008, Traction was selected ..., and products people use every day. ref http tv.adobe.com watch designing minds traction Designing Minds, Adobe Systems , June 8, 2008. ref In 2009 Traction was awarded Interactive Agency of the Year ... FREE Top Agencies Traction. Winner, Interactive Agency, BtoB Magazine, April 6, 2009. ref and ranked ... 5000 Company Profile No. 1,399, Inc. Magazine, September 24, 2009. ref Traction was named 51 on the list of Fastest Growing Companies in the Bay Area . ref Traction pulls ahead, Lazaro Fraga, San Francisco Business Times , Dec 1, 2009. ref That same year, iMediaConnection named Traction a Social ..., iMediaConnection, August 17, 2009. ref In 2010, Traction was named runner up Top Interactive ... FREE 303089980 1151 btobissue Top Agencies Traction. Runner up, Interactive Agency, BtoB Magazine, March 8, 2010. ref Also in 2010, Traction moved up the Inc. 5000 to 1217. ref http www.inc.com inc5000 profile traction Inc. 500 5000 Company Profile No. 1,217, Inc. Magazine, September 22, 2010. ref In 2011, Traction was named again runner up Top Interactive Agency of the Year by BtoB Magazine. ref http www.btobonline.com article 20110314 AGENCIES01 303149956 tractionTraction Interactive Agency Runner up, BtoB Magazine, March 14, 2011. ref The Traction blog was among the 5 agency blogs you should ... more details
Infobox Company company name Traction Software company logo Image Tractionsoftware.png company type Private company slogan Beyond Blogs and Wikis, Traction TeamPage Puts Hypertext to Work foundation Providence, RI 1996 location Providence, Rhode Island key people Gregory Lloyd and Christopher Nuzum, Co founders industry Software & Programming products Traction TeamPage br Traction TeamPage Attrivio Search Module br Traction TeamPage Feed Reader br Traction Instant Publisher revenue profit Unknown operating profit unknown homepage http www.tractionsoftware.com www.tractionsoftware.com Traction Software, Inc. is a software company headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island Providence, RI , with an international presence in Tokyo via its partner Applied Knowledge Japan Co, Ltd. It is the creator of the widely used Traction TeamPage Enterprise 2.0 social software platform which participates in the enterprise ... market with releases dating back to 1999 and a commercial market launch in 2002 when Traction TeamPage ... extension to the Traction platform and to support the following Liberty Project participants Traction Software, The Office of Naval Research, the Army Night Vision Lab, Defense Acquisition University ... Hub , Signal Magazine, May 2004 ref Traction Software was named to KMWorld s 100 Companies that Matter ... 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management ref . In the Competitive Intelligence market, Traction ... technology portfolio traction software.html In Q Tels Traction Software Portfolio Company Page ... enterprise site license of a blogging platform. ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction .... ref Traction Software raised a second round in 2002 with participation from In Q Tel, the Slater ... Traction Software http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Public39 products include br Traction TeamPage br Traction TeamPage Attivio Search Module br Traction TeamPage Feed Reader and br Traction Instant Publisher References Reflist External links http www.tractionsoftware.com Traction ... more details
Traction is a progressivism progressive non profit organization promoting civic engagement , based in the city of Durham, North Carolina . Traction s goal is to inform, inspire and connect a growing social network of Left wing politics left leaning 20 and 30 somethings. The organization focuses on raising awareness of progressive issues including civil rights , health care , Environmentalism the environment , Election electoral fairness , economic justice and Public education education . These topics are integrated into activities such as movies, dodgeball, art exhibitions, sushi making workshops, potluck dinners and parties to create issue based events which inform and mobilize the community for social action. Traction was founded in 2005 by Lanya Shapiro ref name indy cite news last Secret first Mosi date 2006 11 22 url http www.indyweek.com gyrobase Content?oid oid 3A40515 title Lanya Shapiro & Traction work The Independent Weekly accessdate 2007 11 03 ref and became a project of the San Francisco based Tides Center ref name philanthropy cite article last Boney first Ret date 2008 06 02 url http www.philanthropyjournal.org nc ncnews younger hipper brand activism title Younger, hipper brand of activism work Philanthropy Journal accessdate 2008 06 17 ref in early 2007. The group s funding sources include the Zachary Smith Reynolds Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Jonathan and Peter Lewis businessman Peter Lewis , and the Open Society Institute ref name philanthropy . Sources reflist External links http gettraction.org Official website http www.indyweek.com gyrobase Content?oid oid 3A155448 The Independent Weekly s Best of the Triangle issue Durham Cool, gritty, grand and growing http wunc.org tsot archive sot1101a07.mp3 view Traction and Trick or Vote audio clip from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC http wunc.org tsot archive sot0116a.mp3 view Youth Activism audio from North Carolina Public Radio WUNC, featuring Traction Category Research Triangle, North Carolina Category ... more details
Infobox company name Traction, LLC logo File Traction Logo.jpg thumb Traction caption gain momentum. make an impression. type traded as genre fate predecessor successor foundation Start date 2007 03 01 founder Tony Neary defunct location city Cincinnati, Ohio location country United States of America location locations area served key people Tony Neary Founder, Principal br Travis Childs Accounts Manager br Tina Goorhouse Production br Alex Green Interactive br Katherine Monasterio Wordsmith br Candy Niemeyer Interactive br Matt Overwine Interactive br Ben Steinbrunner Interactive br Emily Webb Interactive br Ronny Young Motion Design industry Graphic Design, Branding Agency products services revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage http teamtraction.com Traction.com footnotes intl Traction is a branding agency located in Cincinnati, Ohio . They produce identity development work for a variety of local, national, and international brands. History Anthony Tony James Neary, an award winning designer and illustrator, founded Traction in March 2007. The first year, the 400 square foot office in the Over the Rhine region of Cincinnati often went without overhead lights to keep energy costs down. Neary s first big project with Traction was rebranding the Enjoy the Arts campaign, ref https enjoythearts.org about ref which .... Organization Traction moved to their current location on Race Street in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2008 .... Traction s identity development portfolio includes the NBA , NFL , NASCAR , the National Baseball ... , and have worked on a number of projects for Procter & Gamble . According to the website, Traction ... In 2011, the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce named Traction the Emerging Business ... Small Business Excellence Awards. ref http www.cincinnatichamber.com sbea ref In the past, Traction ... logo publication . Tony Neary, on behalf of Traction, was a featured speaker in Cincinnati ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Traction Type Album Artist Supergroove Cover SupergrooveTraction.jpg Released 1994 Genre Rock music Rock br Funk rock Label RCA Records This album Traction br 1994 Next album Tractor album Tractor EP br 1995 Traction is the first album by New Zealand rock band Supergroove . It was released in 1994 by RCA Records ref 0 , debuting at 1 on the National Album Charts and quickly reaching Music recording sales certification platinum status . ref label 1 2 a Before the band could record their second album, creative differences forced member Che Fu Che Ness to leave to pursue a solo career. To date, the album has achieved the requirements for platinum status five times over. ref label 1 3 b Track listing Scorpio Girls Your White Shirt Gotta Know remix Bugs & Critters Don t Look Down Sitting Inside My Head Can t Get Enough For Whatever Reason You Freak Me Only the Rain References note label 0 0 small Allmusic class album id r364814 pure url yes Traction on allmusicguide small note label 1 2 a note label 1 2 b small http www.amplifier.co.nz artist 2140 ?full 1 Amplifier article on Supergroove small Category 1994 albums Category Supergroove albums ... more details
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