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 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 Energy About us MichCon Mid 1900s to present accessdate 2006 09 06 ref 1981 MichCon becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Primark 1988 spun off 2001 merger with DTE Energy External links http www.dteenergy.com DTE Energy home ... Money Harvest Utility Holding Companies Are Threshing Ratepayers References reflist DEFAULTSORT AmericanLight And Traction Category Power companies of the United States Category Natural gas companies ... 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 , a first season 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
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 m above the water. The keeper s octagonal ...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 , close to Looe Key , in Florida , USA . It was completed in 1880, and first lit on July 15 ... was a first order drum Fresnel lens , producing a flash every 5 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 to fabricate, ship, and erect .... The tower when completed cost about 94,000. It is listed as number 1015 in the USCG light lists ... at a time over a period of years, that on American Shoal completed in 1880, being the most recently ... 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 Slishman splint The basic principle is that one end of the traction splint is positioned against the hip , and pushes ... end of the splint, and tightened to counteract the muscle tension and produce traction. Only ... to apply traction force. It was deviced by H.O. Thomas, initially for immobilization for tuberculosis ... Thomas 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 ... 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 ... traction engine builders such as Aveling and Porter and John Fowler & Co. Fowler built light ...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
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, fol ..., however, eventually agreed that Spain had acted properly in denying Barcelona Traction the right ... in the matter because Belgians owned 88 percent of the shares in Barcelona Traction. It disagreed ... promptly 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 ... relations Category 1970 in Spain Category Francoist Spain ca Barcelona Traction de Barcelona Traction es Caso Barcelona 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 toy dog s whose owners use barrette s to keep hair out of the dogs 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 ... tension on the hair 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 ... cite web title 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 ... of Hair Loss in African American Women url http www.besthairrestorationproducts.com causes of hair ... more details
in Glasgow . In 1889 the assets were taken over by the Anglo American Brush Electric Light Corporation ... Brush Bagnall Traction Limited was formed. ref http www.brc stockbook.co.uk Bagnall.HTM ref ... Electric Power Group it then passed to BTR plc and became Brush Traction . It is now part of FKI Energy ... Traction Company and is in use for the building, overhaul and repair of locomotives. On 28 February 2011, Wabtec announced it would purchase Brush Traction for US dollar US 31 million. ref cite ... title Wabtec buys Brush Traction accessdate 28 February 2011 date 28 February 2011 publisher ... through the Channel Tunnel . Brush Traction also manufactured locomotives for export 800 ... Class 18 shunter locomotives for Malayan 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 equipment was also supplied to British Rail for various ... locomotives Over 75 examples of Brush Traction built engines have been preserved, and can be seen ... on the mainlines. Preserved light rail tramway vehicles Preserved at Museum of Transport and Technology ... gear for a Saw Mill railway shunter. Does not have traction motors. Other relics File Brush Electrical ... of Brush Traction now at the National Tramway Museum The large statue of a falcon from these works ... Brush Traction website http www.piter tram.de html brush.html Brush trams in Saint ... of the United Kingdom Category Companies based in Loughborough fr Brush Traction ru Brush Traction simple Brush Traction ... more details
Infobox Software name Traction TeamPage screenshot Image Tractionsoftware.png caption Traction Software logo developer Traction Software latest release version 5.2 32 latest release date release date 2011 ... Blog Wiki license proprietary software proprietary website http www.tractionsoftware.com 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 ... and Ted Nelson s Xanadu. Releases and Features The initial 1.0 Release of Traction TeamPage shipped ... based project workspaces. Traction TeamPage is known for features including permission filtered ... 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 shipped in December 2006 ... search. Traction TeamPage Release 4.0 ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Public1433 ... of a global page name space from which names can be applied to any wiki project space. Traction Software s Live Blog Micro Messaging plug in ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction ... you are following. Traction TeamPage Release 4.2 ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink ... 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 Web Toolkit Google .... Attivio replaced Fast Search and Transfer FAST Search as the provider of optional Traction TeamPage advanced search capabilities. Traction TeamPage Release 5.1 ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Press634 TeamPage 5.1 Press Release ref shipped 14 Dec 2010 with action ... more details
Hanson Traction Ltd are a locomotive leasing company based at Washwood Heath , Birmingham , West Midlands county West Midlands . 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 ... logos DCR being a subsidiary of British American Railway Services, the present owners of Hanson Traction . Two further 56 s, No s 56114 and 56128 were also purchased with the view to returning them ... unit to 56311, so this is also unlikely to return to use any time soon. Hanson Traction also own ... s BR blue class 47 No. 47270 Swift had a short spell with Hanson Traction before he parted ways .... Hanson Traction s core depot is the former Alstom facility at Washwood Heath in the West Midlands ... American Railway Services BARS , a British railway rolling stock hire, maintenance company and railway ... of BARS. ref http www.weardale railway.org.uk ref The acquisition of Hanson Traction by BARS ... to mainline use. External links Hanson Traction official website http www.hansontraction.co.uk HTLsplash.html ... more details
Interventions infobox Name PAGENAME Image GreekGravityTraction.png Caption Early Greek traction device ... 93.4 MeshID D014143 OtherCodes In orthopedic surgery orthopedic medicine , traction refers to the set ... column spine and skeletal system . There are two types of traction skin traction and skeletal traction ... today Bryant s traction Buck s traction &ndash hip fracture s Dunlop s traction &ndash humeral fractures in children Russell s traction Milwaukee brace 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 . The section below provides some details on traction ... list traction resulted in 50 reduction in trunk list and were associated with nearly resolved pain intensity ... of chronic low back pain and spinal disorders. Bryant s Traction Bryant s traction is mainly used ... url http www.kaleidoscope.org.au docs GL Traction Kal.pdf title Traction Guidelines accessdate 2007 .... Purpose The purpose of traction is to regain lessen or eliminate muscle spasms relieve ... 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 Frequency of neurovascular ... 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 and weights while the adjustment or removal to perform ablution functions physiotherapy of skeletal traction weights will be based on the doctors charted plan. In most cases cervical traction may be adjusted or temporarily ... extremity will need to be maintained in proper alignment at all times with the ropes and traction ... to move the patient while skeletal traction is in place, the patient should be moved in the bed with weights hanging freely. In most cases traction will be applied for a number of weeks to months and Neurovascular ... 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 and 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 ... 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 ... 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
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 ... of the widely used Traction TeamPage Enterprise 2.0 social software platform which participates in the enterprise ... back to 1999 and a commercial market launch in 2002 when Traction TeamPage Version 2.8 was the first ... and information management. The study involved funding to add the WebDAV extension to the Traction platform and to support the following Liberty Project participants Traction Software, The Office ..., May 2004 ref Traction Software was named to KMWorld s 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management ... in Knowledge Management ref . In the Competitive Intelligence market, Traction TeamPage was included ... traction software.html In Q Tels Traction Software Portfolio Company Page ref . In Q Tel followed through ... license of a blogging platform. ref http traction.tractionsoftware.com traction permalink Public71 June 2002 Press Release describing In Q Tel s expansion to an enterprise license. ref Traction Software ... cms index new.asp Slater Fund ref , and private investors. Products 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 Software Category Software ... 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
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
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 company name GEC Traction Limited company logo Image GEC Traction name block.jpg 250px ... predecessor English Electric AEI Traction Limited successor GEC Alsthom Traction Ltd, later Alstom Transport industry Mechanical and electrical engineering products Railway traction equipment GEC Traction Limited was a British industrial company formed in 1972 which designed and manufactured electric traction equipment for railway rolling stock. The company had manufacturing sites at Manchester ... companies involved in railway traction almost to the start of the railway age in the first half of the 19th century. ref Bradley, Rodger P, Power for the World s Railways, GEC TRACTION and its predecessors ... of predecessor companies ref GEC Traction Limited publication GET GP 3501 067350 GSP ref are the following ..., a new subsidiary company was born, English Electric AEI Traction Ltd . This new organisation slowly integrated together the traction divisions of both AEI and EE, culminating in 1972 when the company was renamed GEC Traction Ltd . Also added to the company was the Industrial Locomotive Division ... in Newcastle. For the greater part of the 18 years in which the Company existed under the name GEC Traction it was the leading supplier of traction equipment in the UK and also had wide markets around ... G n rale d Electricit CGE . As a result, GEC Traction became a subsidiary of this newly formed Anglo French group, GEC Alsthom, and was consequently renamed GEC Alsthom Traction Ltd on July 1st 1989 ... from the ex GEC businesses which remained in Alstom. The UK traction business lost its separate ... GEC Traction that is still operating, albeit on a much reduced scale to that in the 1970 s and 80 s. Having ... specialised in all types of traction control equipment. Strand Road, Preston small Ordnance Survey ..., and originally The Dick Kerr Works from 1901, the traction operation occupied 11 acres on the west side of Strand Road. Both traction control equipment and rotating machines motors, generators and auxiliary ... more details
see also Electric vehicle Electric motor Traction motor refers to an electric motor providing the primary rotational torque of a machine, usually for conversion into linear motion traction engineering traction . Traction motors are used in electrically powered rail vehicles such as electric multiple ... washing machine are described as traction motors. Transportation applications Railroad Traditionally ... induction motor s known as asynchronous traction motors. synchronous motor Synchronous AC motor s are also ... standard practice to provide one traction motor driving each axle through a gear drive. Usually, the traction motor is three point suspended between the bogie frame and the driven axle this is referred to as a nose suspended traction motor . The problem with such an arrangement is that a portion .... By mounting the relatively heavy traction motor directly to the power car s frame rather than to the bogie ... tgvpages motrice.html Under the Hood of a TGV ref The DC motor was the mainstay of electric traction ... rating of the traction motors is usually around 81 that of the prime mover locomotive prime mover ... generator converts 90 of the engine s output into electrical energy and the traction motors convert 90 of this electrical energy back into mechanical energy. Calculation 90 90 81 . Individual traction ... involved, traction motors are almost always cooled using forced air. Manufacturers main List of traction ... reflist http www.getransportation.com drilling drilling products.html DC & AC Traction Motors External links http www.associatedrewinds.com english deconstructingmotor.html Deconstructing a traction ... traction motor on an R46 New York City Subway car R46 New York City Subway car. The motor can ... perl show?5029 Another nose mounted traction motor on a wrecked R38 New York City Subway ... many pictures regarding traction motors http www.nycsubway.org perl show?6149 Detached truck with Traction ... ev Information About Electric Vehicles Electric motor DEFAULTSORT Traction Motor Category Locomotive ... more details
In universe date October 2009 In Philip Reeve s Mortal Engines Quartet , Traction Cities are vast metropolises built on tiers that are capable of moving on gigantic wheels and caterpillar tracks. These cities ... Darwinism , and is clearly a parody of the animal animal kingdom . Traction cities in the books ... 2007 06 28 work publisher Publishers Weekly Dead link date September 2010 bot H3llBot ref History Traction ... the age of the Traction Era, other moving buildings had been created. In Fever Crumb the Northern Nomads used moving fortresses. The Traction Cities were soon opposed by the Anti Traction League , based ... of the cities as barbarians and savages. Conversely, the Traction Cities also view the Anti Tractionists ... Traction City that is, around AD 13000 , and it covers the rising tensions between the Traction Cities and the Anti Traction League, eventually culminating in a war towards the end of the series. Description Traction Cities range in size from enormous metropolis or Urbivores with populations of millions ... Static. There are also aquatic equivalents of Traction Cities called Raft Cities which travel .... Habitat The most common area for Traction Cities to be found is Europe and Northern Asia , which is because of constant trampling by the Traction machinery a muddy wasteland called the Great Hunting ... Hunting Ground Traction Cities are simply more abundant in number in Europe and Northern Asia. North ... Africa and the Andes. Still, in Africa many Traction Cities and Towns are roaming. Movement difficulty ... to its peak in the Far East Much of the Far East is controlled by the Anti Traction League ... for the Traction Cities to reach or manoeuvre through. Protecting the Anti Traction League are immense fortifications, which the Traction Cities cannot penetrate, further protecting the League from Tractionist ... time to explore them in the original series. Notable Traction Cities Traction cities Benghazi Bordeaux ... Weimar destroyed by ODIN Sandanski Xanne Sandansky destroyed by the Green Storm Zanzibar Zimbra Traction ... 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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