Car Explosion Kills 6 in Mogadishu.

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Source The Most Important Facts (And Myths) About Your Car Battery.

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Source New skateboard hooks into cable car tracks for 'extreme' downhill riding.

A new design of skateboard engineered by a man in Portugal is custom fit for San Francisco: This skateboard hooks into cable car tracks.

Portugal-based engineer and skater Ricardo Marques was challenged by production companies FCB Lisbon, Fuel TV and Bro Cinema to create a special board to ride down rails of cobblestone streets in cities like Lisbon, Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro, according to his publicist.

Last month, the allure of sloping hills and cable cars brought Marques to San Francisco.

"Just the idea of riding down the amazing, iconic hills of San Francisco was enough to take us there and enjoy the guaranteed adrenaline rush," Marques wrote to the San Francisco Examiner from Portugal.

The board is made of pine and birch, sports two large wheels in the back and a handheld brake connected to the board. A third wheel in front descends into a tram or cable car track, the innovation that allowed this new "extreme sport," which he calls "cobblestone riding," to spread to skaters around the world, according to Popular Mechanics.

Video of Marques' trip to San Francisco in early April shows him careening down California Street, with the front wheel lodged in a cable car track, as a cable car ascends gingerly nearby. The video also shows him whizzing down Hyde Street with the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance.

Noel Mora, a 37-year-old lifelong skater who works at the iconic store Skates on Haight, told the Examiner that skateboard companies and individuals try to "mod," or modify, skateboards often.

"You'd probably get off your board," Mora said of normally crossing cable car tracks. "If not, you're gonna go flying!"

The daredevil stunt may even have historical precedent, as an 1896 issue of the now-defunct San Francisco Call newspaper featured an illustration showing a man rolling up cable car tracks in roller skates, attached to a cable car line by rope.

But not everyone was impressed with Marques' video.

"This type of dangerous behavior is not encouraged and could jeopardize the safety of themselves and the people around them," the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which manages cable cars and streets in The City, said in a statement. "We will work with [police] to ensure that we can prevent this type of activity."

Marques said the challenge was worth it.

"I always thought it would be difficult to beat the descents of Portugal," he wrote. "But in fact, going down the streets of San Francisco was really another level."

He added, "It was scary. But spectacular, truly spectacular."

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Source Car mows down pedestrians in Times Square, New York.

In one video, the vehicle can be seen approaching at high speed in the background as a young woman crosses the street. It hits a a pole and flies through the air before coming to rest on a 45 degree angle.

Another video shows the same vehicle mowing down a group of pedestrians who fall across the car's bonnet and bounce off the windscreen.

The vehicle was driven by a New York man who ploughed into a Times Square crowd, killing a teen tourist and injuring 22 others. Police sources say he wanted to commit murder, and then wanted cops to kill him.

"You were supposed to shoot me! I wanted to kill them," Richard Rojas, a Bronx resident and navy veteran, told police, after driving his car into pedestrians in the crowded tourist hotspot, The New York Post^[1] reports^[2].

Rojas, a 26-year-old who has been twice arrested for driving under the influence, wasn't drunk when he went on the rampage in the heart of the Big Apple, speeding the wrong way up a Times Square, a high-ranking police official said. Rojas, who was taken into custody at the scene, is being tested for drugs.

On Tuesday night, Rojas appeared to be in "good spirits" as he partied with friends and celebrated getting his car back, a friend said.

"He just got his car back, a Honda," said Jose Medrano, 27. "He was happy about it. He said they had taken his car for lack of payment. He just gotten it back and was happy."

"He was drinking last night out here, with his friends," Medrano added. "He looked in good spirits."

The next day, Rojas used the Honda to mow down nearly two dozen people on the footpath of Times Square, police allege.

Scenes of pandemonium erupted on a steaming hot Thursday afternoon as the car slammed into crowds, hit a pole, burst into flames and came to rest at a 45-degree angle on a bollard in the busy tourist spot about noon.

The New York Police Department is not treating the incident as terror-related, but instead suspect the male driver was intoxicated when the car sped up a Times Square street the wrong way.

The teenager pronounced dead at the scene was Alyssa Elsman, a tourist from Michigan, who was reportedly out for a walk when she was struck. Her 13-year-old sister is among the injured.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop told reporters in New York that no Australians had been hurt.

Police have taken Richard Rojas, a 26-year-old Bronx resident and navy veteran, into custody. He has two prior drink-driving records.

Witnesses told news.com.au of their horror as the maroon 2009 Honda Accord mowed down pedestrians.

"We heard the crash, we turned our backs and saw people fleeing from the scene, running," witness Kelly Graves, of Wisconsin, told news.com.au, adding that there were people strewn across the sidewalk.

"There were groups of people that were surrounding the people injured trying to help them.

"We saw flames shooting out of the car."

Brazilian student Bruno Carvalho, 27, said he saw blood on the sidewalk after the horror crash.

"The car passed in front of me ... five seconds later, the car would have hit us," he told news.com.au.

"At least five people got really, really injured.

"It's just insane. I feel like five seconds later it would be me and my father (killed)."

Bus tour salesman Alpha Balde said he saved a tourist who the car had backed into.

"The car hit the guy from the back … The car hit the barricade and the power of the barricade backed the car up," he told news.com.au at the scene.

The force pushed the man down face first onto the sidewalk, knocking him unconscious.

"I had to move him from the fire. The car caught fire straight away," Mr Balde said.

"I rushed in."

Police said Mr Rojas made a quick U-turn onto 42nd Street and then drove up the sidewalk for three blocks, passing tourist hot spots such as the Hard Rock Cafe and the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant and mowing people down before slamming into a pole.

He was combative with officers who handcuffed him, authorities said.

Hundreds of thousands of people, many of them visitors from around the world, pass daily through the bustling commercial area, the heart of the Broadway theatre district.

Footage from the scene shows people lying crumpled on the pavement with one covered by a bloodstained blanket. Parts of the car as well as shoes and clothing were strewn across the road.

The area is now under a police cordon after the vehicle came to rest on its side with smoke pouring from it. Police pushed pedestrians back from the scene as a precaution as the vehicle was inspected for explosives.

"People were being hit and rolling off the car," eyewitness Josh Duboff said.

Cheryl Howard and her daughter said they were "so freaked out" after seeing the car "mow everyone down".

'I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GOING TO FUNCTION WITHOUT HER'

The devastated boyfriend of Alyssa Elsman, teenager killed in the Times Square crash, says he "knew something horrible happened"^[3] when he didn't receive a text reply from her on Thursday.

Miss Elsman posted a video to Instagram of her on the famous red staircase in Times Square about an hour before the crash.

"She would always text me back as quick as she could and when I didn't hear from her or her friend I knew something horrible happened," her boyfriend Trevor West told the New York Post^[4].

"I knew something was wrong."

Mr West said Ms Elsman was "everything to him".

"She motivated me, loved me, gave me everything I needed that I couldn't give myself. And now that she's gone I don't know how I'm going to fill that void," he said.

"I don't know how I'm going to function without her ever again."

'ISOLATED INCIDENT'

The incident comes after a series of terror attacks which have seen cars used as weapons in London, Berlin and Nice, however the New York Police Department believes this case was not terror related.

"It is believed to be an isolated incident; it remains under investigation," the New York Police Department said.

"The 22 people injured have been brought to area hospitals. NYPD detectives from multiple units are investigating the incident."

Television footage showed police officers restraining a man in a dark T-shirt and placing him in a police car.

Witnesses said the motorist had driven against traffic and onto the sidewalk, striking pedestrians.

"Everybody was just running, everyone was concerned for their lives," a witness told local CBS television.

"He's just mowing down people," said Asa Lowe, of Brooklyn, who was standing outside a store when he heard screaming.

"He didn't stop. He just kept going."

At the scene seven people were placed on stretchers while shoes were scattered on the pavement.

President Donald Trump "has been made aware of the situation in Times Square and will continue to receive updates", his spokesman Sean Spicer said.

— with wires

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Source Woman killed, 22 injured after car plows into pedestrians in Times Square; no indication of terrorism.

A driver plowed into a crowd in New York's Times Square midday Thursday, killing an 18-year-old woman and injuring 22 others, police said.

The motorist, a Navy veteran, tried to flee the scene, according to police, but was tackled by a traffic agent.

There is no indication of terrorism based on information at this time, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

An image posted to Twitter by Josh Silverman shows the scene of a motor vehicle accident in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, May 18, 2017.

Police said the driver is in custody and this is believed to be an isolated incident.

A witness told ABC station WABC the scene was total "chaos" and "everybody was trying to help."

An injured man is helped on the sidewalk in Times Square after a speeding vehicle struck pedestrians on the sidewalk in New York City, May 18, 2017. A woman attends to an injured man on the sidewalk in Times Square after a speeding vehicle struck pedestrians on the sidewalk in New York City, May 18, 2017.

The car, a 2009 Honda Accord, struck 23 pedestrians, killing Alyssa Elsman, an 18-year-old tourist from Michigan, law enforcement sources and city officials said. Elsman graduated from Portage Central High School in 2016, her former principal said.

"Alyssa was the type of person who seemed very shy and reserved when you first met her, but once you started talking to her you realized she was smart, funny and engaging," principal Eric Alburtus said in a statement. "She will be deeply missed by the staff and students here."

The statement said the school will have grief counselors available on Friday "to help any students and staff who need support in processing this loss."

Alyssa Elsman is pictured in an undated handout image from Portage Central High School in Portage, Mich.

Police said 22 people were taken to nearby hospitals, including the 13-year-old sister of the deceased victim. Officials said four people are in critical condition, three others suffered serious injuries and the other 15 people have less serious injuries.

A smashed car sits on the corner of Broadway and 45th Street in New York's Times Square after ploughing through a crowd of pedestrians, May 18, 2017. Emergency workers work at the scene after a vehicle struck numerous pedestrians in Times Square in New York, May 18, 2017.

The driver was identified by police as Richard Rojas, 26, of the Bronx. At 11:55 a.m. he was driving south on 7th Avenue when he made a quick U-turn onto a sidewalk at 42nd Street and sped along the sidewalk for three-and-a-half blocks, striking multiple pedestrians until crashing at 45th Street, according to law enforcement.

After Rojas crashed, he fled the car but was detained by police and civilians, police said. He allegedly punched a police officer as they took him into custody, sources said.

The car appeared to catch fire after crashing.

A man, who police said was the suspected driver of a car which crashed into a crowd on Times Square, is led out of the NYPD Midtown South precinct in New York, May 18, 2017.

Witness Annie Donahey told ABC News, "I was walking toward the subway station and the sidewalk that I was on was super crowded. Last minute I decided I was gonna cross the street ... I turn around because someone screamed. There's this red car, full speed, careening down the sidewalk."

Donahey said one woman she was walking next to before she crossed the street was struck by the car. "I looked back and she was in a pile on the street," Donahey said. "It could've been me."

She continued: "I wouldn't be here now if I hadn't crossed the street. It happened too fast."

"As a New Yorker you always worry about that kind of stuff but you always think it's never gonna happen to you," Donahey said. "It just made me feel so helpless.

"That stretch between 42nd and 43rd Street is always the most crowded. The fact that that's where he ended up going through was probably the most devastating place that he could've gone," she added. "And it's terrifying because I'm here all the time. It's just scary to know that that can happen, and it's surreal to know, and it feels personal."

First responders work at the scene in Times Square where a car struck several pedestrian, May 18, 2017, in New York.

Rojas has had multiple arrests, including two for driving while intoxicated^[1], police said. Investigators are reviewing Rojas' criminal history and are in the process of interviewing him.

Law enforcement sources told ABC News initial tests have come back negative for alcohol but positive for drugs. Blood tests are underway to check for the presence of synthetic marijuana or PCP, among other substances, sources said. Sources also said police are trying to determine whether Rojas suffers from psychological problems, based on statements made at the time of his arrest.

The NYPD announced Thursday night that Rojas was charged with one count of second degree murder, 20 counts of second degree attempted murder, and 5 counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.

Rojas is a veteran who served in the Navy from 2011 to 2014, sources said.

He has two prior arrests in Manhattan and Queens for driving while intoxicated; in one of those cases he was driving 90 mph in a 50-mph zone, law enforcement sources said. His most recent arrest was for menacing; Rojas is a notary and was arrested earlier this month for threatening someone who came to his home to get an annuity notarized, sources said.

First responders are assisting injured pedestrians after a vehicle struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in Times Square in New York, May 18, 2017.

The mayor said major sites in the city will get additional police coverage from anti-terror units.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was at the scene getting briefed by New York Police Department officers, said in a statement, "Today's events at Times Square were nothing short of horrific. I was briefed at the scene by Commissioner [James] O'Neill and saw firsthand the professionalism and diligence of New York's first responders. As facts continue to emerge, my heart goes out to the victims of this terrible tragedy, as well as their families."

While there are some streets closed to traffic, Broadway theaters will be open tonight and will be accessible to pedestrians.

ABC News' Gio Benitez, Mark Crudele, Aaron Katersky, Erin Keohane, Josh Margolin, Will Gretsky and Jason Volack contributed to this report.

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Source Evolution of the Car Design Revolution.

After 130 years of visual and technological evolution, the car is accelerating towards a genuine revolution in terms of aesthetics, uses, powertrain and capabilities. So much so that it could lead to the sort of creative free-thinking not seen since the swinging sixties. But the results may not be to everyone's tastes, especially as China overtakes Europe as the market that dictates global automotive styles.

"The 1960s was a huge moment (of change), and cars represented the most visible and tangible aspect of this progress," explains Fabio Filippini. An automotive design veteran with 30 years' experience, he's currently taking a break to reflect on the industry after six years as Pininfarina's chief creative officer.

"All of this excitement and passion in an era when men started going to the moon came together to create a very futuristic (automotive) design vision."

It was the decade that elevated the car from a form of personal mobility to a piece of rolling sculpture, an automotive object of desire, but all of that creativity came crashing back down to Earth in the 1970s when increasing safety regulations severely clipped designers' wings.

So much so that, according to Filippini, it took car companies and their design teams until the first decade of this century to finally hit on the right way of meeting safety standards without compromising on style.

Also Read: Arjun Maini Becomes First Indian to Win GP3 Race^[1]

"It is a challenge, it has been a challenge for the last 10-15 years," he says. "Safety has a huge influence on design, especially at the front of the car. It is still difficult now -- designing the front face of a car is almost like joining the dots and watching the picture appear. Nevertheless, if you look at cars today, they all look different."

Yet, with the move towards electric drivetrains and the constant development of technologies that will one day take over responsibility for driving a car, could we be about to see a second automotive design renaissance?

"We are on the verge of a big change," agrees Filippini. "It could be a huge transformation in terms of what we see or know today. There will be certainly an opportunity to (have a renaissance of design) again but it depends on how car companies handle it."

For instance, designers will no longer need to make space for things like engines or driveshafts and will be able to tear up the traditional floor plan blueprint. "You can displace every component in a freeway because they are digitally connected. Eventually, the front of the car could be very different from it is today," says Filippini. And that's just the start. As autonomous driving becomes a reality, then every familiar aspect of a car is open to change.

"If the car is driverless, people have much more freedom. You can imagine the interior totally differently with people sitting in totally different positions. But that poses questions."

For instance, how can you provide safety systems such as airbags and seatbelts, if no one knows where or how the passengers will be seated immediately before a collision?

If you are sitting in a traditional position, you can calculate exactly how the airbag and seatbelt will work. But if you give people the freedom to change position, you have to think how the safety has to react in many different positions. How can one test for so many eventualities?

The definition of a driverless car along with a battery pack that can offer gasoline-equivalent range is still some way in the future, but designers and car companies are going to start their visual adventures now. "We have to experiment," says Filippini. "Little by little, but enough to open up our vision further and further."

Because to move too quickly could actually alienate consumers. Despite the democratization of industrial design through companies such as Apple and via mainstream car companies employing the sort of creative brains that a generation ago could only be found at Mercedes, Lamborghini or Pininfarina, of course, new designs on the car could drive people out of their comfort zone.

"Will the customer be ready to accept new cars? We also have to face a totally new repatriation of market and tastes, and the customers are totally different than just 20 years ago," points out Filippini. "For example when China and the developing countries become the most important markets, car companies will have to design their cars for those tastes."

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Source Global Exterior Car Accessories Market is Expected to Reach US$ 253.07 Billion by 2024. In a new publication titled "Exterior Car Accessories Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2016-2024", Persistence Market Research presents a forecast for the global exterior car accessories market for the period 2016–2024. The global exterior car accessories market is estimated to be valued at US$ 142.24 Bn in 2016, up 5.3% Y-o-Y. In terms of volume, the global exterior car accessories market is estimated to stand at 1,832,747.3 thousand units by the end of 2016 and is expected to reach 2,53,174.8 thousand units by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 4.0% over the forecast period.

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Market drivers and restraints

An increasing inclination towards vehicle customizations especially among the younger generation, growing sales of pickup trucks in developed markets, and a rising demand for performance enhancing exterior car accessories are the main factors likely to boost the global market for exterior car accessories over the forecast period. The growth of the automotive sector in the BRIC nations is expected to further fuel market growth.

However, availability of counterfeit exterior and superior quality car accessories imported from Asian continents; and cost competitiveness owing to a huge fragmentation of the exterior car accessories market are factors anticipated to hamper the growth of the global exterior car accessories market over the forecast period. Also, regulations related to modification of vehicle exteriors in some regions is also anticipated to restrict growth of the global exterior car accessories market.

Market highlights

Th e global exterior car accessories market is categorized by product type (Covers, Racks, Body Kits, LED Lights, Alloy Wheels, Chrome Accessories, Exhaust Mufflers, Window Films, License Plate Frames, Graphics & Reflectors); by vehicle type (Passenger Cars, Pickup Trucks); by distribution channel (OEM, Aftermarket); and by region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East & Africa). According to Persistence Market Research, the body kits product type segment is expected to register a moderate CAGR in terms of value over the forecast period. In terms of volume, the body kits segment is estimated to stand at 99,647.1 thousand units by the end of 2016 and is expected to reach 131,232.5 thousand units by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 3.5% over the forecast period.

The passenger cars vehicle type segment is estimated to account for a value share of 76.3% in 2016 while the pickup trucks segment is likely to account for a value share of 23.7% in 2016.

The OEM distribution channel segment is expected to reach a valuation of US$ 70.10 Bn by 2024 while the aftermarket segment is estimated to be valued at US$ 182.97 Bn by 2024.

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Among regions, Europe is expected to maintain its dominance in terms of market value in the global exterior car accessories market during the forecast period. The Europe exterior car accessories market is estimated to be valued at US$ 56.38 Bn in 2016 and is expected to reach US$ 102.19 Bn by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 7.7% over the forecast period. In terms of volum e, the North America exterior car accessories market is estimated to be pegged at 474,292.8 thousand units in 2016 and is expected to reach 608,134.8 thousand units by 2024, expanding at a CAGR of 3.2% over the forecast period.

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Vendor highlights

Thule Group, Pep Boys, Oakmore Pty Ltd., O'Reilly Auto Parts, U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc., HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., CAR MATE MFG CO. LTD., Covercraft Industries, LLC, Classic Soft Trim, Lund International, Inc., Truck Covers USA LLC, Mont Blac Industri AB, F.LLI MENABÒ SRL, H.I. Motors, Star Automoti ve Accessories, Momo Srl, and Lloyd Mats are some of the leading players operating in the global exterior car accessories market. These players are focusing on a vertical integration of their supply chain and are targeting new markets with strategic mergers and acquisitions.

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Source Drawing attention to distractions w/video.

Students watched as two cars, both with teenager actors inside, collide.

The high schoolers witnessed the actors covered in blood; firefighters using the jaws of life to cut a victim out of the car; a LifeLink III helicopter landing in the field to take a victim to the hospital; and the driver, who was on her cell phone, being taken away in handcuffs. As the body of one crash victim was being put into the back of a hearse, her grandpa read her obituary.

The goal of the mock car crash each year is to raise awareness about distracted driving and the importance of wearing a seat belt. Douglas County Safe Communities Coalition, which sponsors the event each year, wants to send a sobering message to students.

After the crash scene, several key players spoke to the students including Alexandria Fire Chief Jeff Karrow, Alexandria Police Officer Jim Gripne, North Ambulance EMT Reggie Habberstad, registered nurse Lori Rosch and Douglas County Hospital emergency room director Craig Buysse, who is also a licensed funeral director with Anderson Funeral Home, and assistant AAHA principal Troy Wunderlich.

Karrow said that in the past year, the Alexandria Fire Department has had to use the jaws of life 29 times to cut victims out of cars involved in crashes. Firefighters sometimes need counseling for the gruesome scenes they witness, he told students, adding that people need to realize that every decision has a consequence.

Wunderlich said crashes involving students, especially when they die, has kept him up at night. He urged students to remember the simulated crash and think about who it will affect. The impact is bigger than they realize, he said.

Buysse reminded students that parents who lose children because of distracted driving never get to see them graduate from high school, never get to see them go to college, never get to go to their wedding. Those parents might see their child's friends doing such activities and suffer because their own child never will.

"It impacts and affects everyone," he said. "Because of one careless act, so many people are impacted."

As a funeral director, Buysse said he tries to provide stability and calmness at a chaotic time. It can be hard, he said.

"Put the phone down," he urged the students. "Put it on silent and put it away so you're not distracted."

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Source Carstairs safety fears as faulty alarm 'puts hospital staff at risk from Scotland's most dangerous psychiatric patients'.

A faulty alarm system is putting hospital staff at risk from some of Scotland's most dangerous psychiatric patients, an insider has claimed.

The safety system at Carstairs^[1] state hospital was installed during a £90million rebuild just five years ago.

But a whistleblower claims the wireless personal alarms regularly go on the blink and back-up devices – a pager and a radio – are "useless" when nursing staff are under attack.

The source said there have been three assaults this year in which staff were left vulnerable when their calls for help went unanswered.

We revealed last month the maximum security hospital is in danger of turning into a powderkeg after six staff were attacked in one week this year.

Six staff have been attacked at the hospital recently (Photo: UGC)

Some staff and patients fear a return to the dark days of the 70s when murderers Thomas McCulloch and Robert Mone butchered a nurse, a patient and a police^[2] officer in an escape bid.

The personal attack buttons are meant to raise the alarm easily and let security staff locate the incident.

The source said: "This security system is virtually useless. Staff press their alarms and it fails to locate the person who is activating it or doesn't pick the activation up at all.

"So they gave the nursing staff back-up radios and pagers but they are useless as you can't restrain someone and free a hand to work a radio at the same time. Staff have zero confidence in it."

In March, the alarm system was activated three times by staff feeling threatened or under attack.

The source said: "Each time the alarm was pressed, nothing happened. One of the nurses was on the floor grappling with a patient, waiting for help that wasn't coming. Luckily, the injuries were minor."

In another incident, a dangerous patient attacked a member of staff whose alarm did not work. The whistleblower said: "What is the point in an alarm system that is not fit for purpose?

Staff lives could be in danger

"One day it could have serious consequences for a nurse. This system was supposed to be the best. It's a total waste of money."

Last month, a whistleblower claimed staff shortages on some shifts and a lack of activities for patients were turning the Lanarkshire hospital into a time bomb.

During the attacks, a female nurse was so badly beaten that she looked like "she had been in a car crash".

A male nurse needed facial surgery after the same attack.

Carstairs is run by the State Hospitals Board for Scotland. It has 120 patients, including Gregor McGurk, who cut off his father's head in 1997 and kicked it around a car park.

A Carstairs spokeswoman said: "Safety of staff, patients and visitors is our highest priority. We have a sophisticated staff safety system in place to ensure this.

"As with any complex technical system, a fault is always a possibility.

"Because of this we do not rely on one single system – we have policies, procedures and equipment that work together to keep people safe.

"Our equipment and systems are under continuous review to make sure they are operational and effective.

"If any problems are identified, we act quickly to notify staff, address the problem and, if necessary, change the way we work to keep people safe.

"There were three incidents in March during which part of the staff safety system malfunctioned.

"This was immediately identified and there was an effective response to each incident.

"The reason for the malfunction has been established and shared with staff and we are in the process of implementing a solution."

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Source What it's Really Like to Ride the World's Most Advanced Car Elevator.

The offer of a ride in a residential car elevator—not just any car elevator, but the first one that takes drivers from the street directly to their apartments—how could we possibly say no? We'd heard all the buzz when the Porsche Design Tower Miami was first announced^[1]—a car elevator designed to whisk residents up to their well-appointed Miami^[2] Beach re sidences, with as many as 11 parking spots attached to each unit. On paper, the concept seems all shades of cool, so when the call came for a preview of the completed tower and a ride-along in the elevator, we just had to see if the reality was as sleek and as fun as the concept.

Rolling into the driveway in a freshly polished Porsche^[3] Cayenne, the first surprise is that the tower houses a trio of car elevators, not just one. To accommodate the 132 units (all but seven are sold) in the building, the Dezervator's—named after the property's developer Gil Dezer—three lift platforms rise and fall in rapid succession to reach the entire footprint of the tower. At the parkade level, a trio of glass tubes awaits us. Our driver cues up the theme song to James Bond as the glass doors to the elevator's anteroom open to the side on our approach. The touchscreen control panel is activated with the correct floor and parking space for our arrival, and the adventure begins.

As soon as we roll to a stop before the elevator, its coupling system glides into action, swiftly sliding a plate under the car that grabs all four wheels and draws the car (and us) into the elevator car in a surprisingly fluid sequence. The car is locked into place to avoid any movement, and the rounded doors shut behind us. The glass box of the Dezervator is set upon a circular platform that can rotate, which aids in placing the cars and retrieving them from the correct spot.

With a faint twist as the elevator rises from the garage through the Porsche^[4] Design Tower's main lobby where the elevator is displayed behind glass, we're rocketing our way up floor by floor. The 60-floor trip takes less than a minute, and from the passenger seat of the Cayenne, the thrust of the elevator still feels quicker than the vast majority of passenger lifts out there. As we slow to our arrival to the penthouse where our evening is set to conclude, we wait to see how the car will be parked. The glass doors glide open once again and the Dezervator's platform rotates to the appropriate direction. The coupling system slides the car off the e levator, allowing the driver to park it in its allocated display space at the back door of the penthouse. Walls of windows look out onto the space, so the Cayenne can be admired from inside the residence. We exit, grinning at the novelty and the genius of this innovation.  (pdtower.com^[5])

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Source United States Chinese Car Carrier Market Analysis, Market Size, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Competitive Strategies, and Forecasts, 2022. Welding helmets are a type of headgear used while performing welding in order to protect you from harmful radiations emitted during the process; welding helmets also protect your face, neck against the flame and flashes generated during the welding.

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Scope of the Report:

This report focuses on the Chinese Car Carrier in United States market, to split the market based on manufacturers, states, type and application.

Market Segment by Manufacturers, this report covers:

Miller Industries
CIMC
Boydstun
Cottrell
K`ssbohrer
Dongfeng Trucks
MAN
Landoll
Kentucky Trailers
Delavan
Wally-Mo Trailer
Infinity Trailer
Market Segment by Regions, regional analysis covers:
California
Texas
New York
Florida
Illinois

Market Segment by Type, covers:

Open-Air Car Carrier
Enclosed Car Carrier

Market Segment by Applications, can be divided into:

Automobile Sales Servicshop 4S
Terminals
Others

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There are 17 Chapters to deeply display the United States Chinese Car Carrier market.

Chapter 1, to describe Chinese Car Carrier Introduction, product type and application, market overview, market analysis by States, market opportunities, market risk, market driving force;

Chapter 2, to analyze the manufacturers of Chinese Car Carrier, with profile, main business, news, sales, price, revenue and market share in 2016 and 2017;

Chapter 3, to display the competitive situation among the top manufacturers, with sales, revenue and market share in 2016 and 2017;

Chapter 4, to show the United States market by States, covering California, New York, Texas, Illinois and Florida, with sales, price, revenue and market share of Chinese Car Carrier, for each state, from 2012 to 2017;

Chapter 5 and 6, to show the market by type and ap plication, with sales, price, revenue, market share and growth rate by type, application, from 2012 to 2017;

Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, to analyze the key States by Type and Application, covering California, New York, Texas, Illinois and Florida, with sales, revenue and market share by types and applications;

Chapter 12, Chinese Car Carrier market forecast, by States, type and application, with sales, price, revenue and growth rate forecast, from 2017 to 2022;

Chapter 13, to analyze the manufacturing cost, key raw materials and manufacturing process etc.

Chapter 14, to analyze the industrial chain, sourcing strategy and downstream end users (buyers);

Chapter 15, to describe sales channel, distributors, traders, dealers etc.

Chapter 16 and 17, to describe Chinese Car Carrier Research Findings and Conclusion, Appendix, methodology and data source.

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Some points from TOC:-

Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
1.1 Chinese Car Carrier Introduction
1.2 Market Analysis by Type
1.2.1 Open-Air Car Carrier
1.2.2 Enclosed Car Carrier
1.3 Market Analysis by Applications
1.3.1 Automobile Sales Servicshop 4S
1.3.2 Terminals
1.3.3 Others
1.4 Market Analysis by States
1.4.1 California Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.2 Texas Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.3 New York Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.4 Florida Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.4.5 Illinois Status and Prospect (2012-2022)
1.5 Market Dynamics
1.5.1 Market Opportunities
1.5.2 Market Risk
1.5.3 Market Driving Force
2 Manufacturers Profiles
2.1 Miller Industries
2.1.1 Profile
2.1.2 Chinese Car Carrier Type and Applications
2.1.2.1 Type 1
2.1.2.2 Type 2

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Source Tesla Model S Coupe Gets Internal Combustion Engine in Drift Car Rendering.

The drifting realm gains more traction every year, so you shouldn't be surprised if an insane shop out there comes up with a Tesla Model S drift car one day. Until that happens, we've brought along a render that portrays such a sideways animal.

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Source Car enthusiast seeks Lorain help in mystery of Mercury history.

A Minnesota car enthusiast hopes Lorain-area residents may have long lost secrets for putting the final finish on a Mercury muscle car.

Chris Vick, 58, of Duluth, is a lifelong Ford driver who has worked on dozens of automotive restorations for himself, family and friends.

Vick's latest project is a 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II^[1] that was built at Ford's Lorain Assembly Plant^[2].

"My goal is to build a car that will take first place anywhere in town, and I can do that," he said.

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In the process of auto restoration, Vick has found nuts and bolts and parts and cars – but one thing remains missing.

Across the nation, it appears no one who restores the classic Mercury racers ever consulted someone who could explain exactly how the workers put together and painted the Cyclone Spoiler IIs at Ford's Lorain Assembly Plant.

"The question is, how were these cars painted in the factory?" Vick asked. "We also have no idea how the front fenders were built."

Vick hopes to find that out and reproduce the process on his own Mercury. He reached out to The Morning Journal to seek help from the Lorain community.

The goal is to have other owners scratching their heads over how Vick accomplished the most authentic Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II restoration paint job ever.

It sounds like a simple task, except for the bodywork, the paint and the relative rarity of the car, Vick said.

The Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II race cars were built with an extended nose to improve aerodynamics and go faster. But at the time, for a race car to get on the track, NASCAR required American automakers to make at least 500 of them, Vick said.

The Cyclone Spoiler II's sported a two-tone paint job: mostly white, but with red accents to honor driver Cale Yarborough^[3] or blue accents dedicated to racer Dan Gurney^[4].

The Lorain Ford plant built 509 Cyclone Spoiler IIs in 1969, according to an April 6, 1969, Journal article.

That is a lot of cars, but by comparison, in the same year, Ford pumped out 310,454 Mustangs^[5], not counting the souped up Shelby Mustang models, according to one online resource.

Thus, Vick's car is vastly different from Ford and Mercury's pony cars and family haulers of the late 1960s.

Vick acknowledged the details of the late '60s process may be lost forever.

The 1969 Journal article reported Yarborough's win in the Atlanta "500" stock car race. His car was built in Lorain.

By the passage of time, a worker who was 20 years old on Yarborough's victory day would be 68 years old now.

So some local residents might have been young workers at the Lorain plant in the golden age of American muscle cars. Or they might have family members who worked at the plant.

The 1969 article included the names of Ford workers James Silva, J.R. Ellison and Joe Tramontana of Lorain and Ted Krause of Amherst. It stated Robert Murray and Roy Heading supervised the building of the Mercury Spoiler II in Lorain.

Vick said at least one other classic car enthusiast dubbed him "The Archaeologist" for digging deep into the history of the Cyclone Spoiler II.

"I've learned way more than anybody else has, but out of necessity, not because I wanted to," Vick said. "Seeing as I have to go to this level, I may as well go one step further and really make it look like it came right off the showroom floor."

Anyone with information can call Vick at 651-755-0304.

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Source The revolutionary electric car battery that can be fully recharged in just FIVE minutes.

• A car running on StoreDot's modules would be equipped with forty 'pouches'
• Each of these contain nano-dots arranged in a layered structure, the firm says
• Technology could bring a car to full charge in just 5 minutes, to run 300 miles

By Cheyenne Macdonald For Dailymail.com^[1]

Published: 19:00 BST, 15 May 2017 | Updated: 19:00 BST, 15 May 2017

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