In the Hamptons

In the Hamptons
Author: Dan Rattiner
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2008-05-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0307409546

Long before the Hamptons became famous for its posh parties, paparazzi, and glitterati, it was a sleepy backwater of fishing villages and potato farms, literary luminaries and local eccentrics. As the editor and publisher of the area’s popular free newspaper, Dan’s Papers, Dan Rattiner, has been covering the daily triumphs, community intrigues, and larger-than-life personalities for nearly fifty years. A colorful insider’s account of life, love, scandal, and celebrity, In the Hamptons is an intimate portrait of a place and the people who formed and transformed it, from former residents like Andy Warhol and Willem de Kooning, colorful locals like bar owner Bobby Van and shark fisherman Frank Mundus (who the character Quinn from Jaws was based on), and literary figures like John Steinbeck and Truman Capote, to present-day stars like Bianca Jagger and Billy Joel. An insider who lived there—as well as a Jewish outsider amid the WASP contingent—Rattiner both revels in and is rattled by all he witnesses and records in one of the world’s most famous places. With dry wit and genuine affection, he shares a story of the Hamptons that few know, one defined by the artists, painters, fishermen, farmers, dreamers, hangers-on, celebrities, and billionaires who live and play there.

Sarabeth's Bakery

Sarabeth's Bakery
Author: Sarabeth Levine
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-10-19
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0847834085

Mastering the art of baking, presented step-by-step through recipes from the legendary New York City baker. In the heart of Manhattan’s vibrant Highline District is a destination that is beloved by discriminating dessert lovers—Sarabeth’s Bakery. Sarabeth Levine offers an irresistible array of scones, muffins, croissants, cookies, and other classic desserts. This important addition to the baking book canon has been anxiously awaited by the extraordinary baker’s countless fans. It features more than one hundred inspiring recipes for her signature baked goods, ranging from unique English muffins and luscious banana cream pie with vanilla bean pastry to creamy chocolate pudding. Recipes for the perfect accompaniment to her buttery pastries—her legendary spreadable fruits—are also included. Step-by-step instructional photographs teach the baking techniques that make Sarabeth stand apart. Tips on such topics as making a decorative piecrust edge are also discussed in this user-friendly primer. The exquisite photography shows the home baker creative ways for sharing these wonders with friends and family. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Introduction The Baker’s Pantry Chapter One: Morning Pastries Puff Pastry Croissant Dough Danish Dough Apple Turnovers Croissants Almond Croissants Pains au Chocolat Pains de Matin Pains aux Raisins Cheese and Raisin Danish Fruit Danish Chocolate Babka Brioche Chapter Two: Muffins and More Banana Streusel Muffins Blueberry Crumb Muffins Variation: Raspberry Crumb Muffins Bran Muffins Double Corn Muffins Maple Muffins Pumpkin Muffins Currant Scones Buttermilk Biscuits English Muffins Chapter Three: Beautiful Breads Apple Cinnamon Loaf Challah Variation: Raisin Challah Cinnamon Raisin Loaf Dinner Rolls Rosemary Focaccia Sarabeth’s House Bread Pain de Mie Stollen Viennese Kugelhopf Chapter Four: Everyday Cakes Mrs. Stein’s Chocolate Cake Margaret’s Espresso Cake Orange Chocolate Chiffon Cake Ruby Cake Three-Seed Cake Chocolate Soufflé Cake Cheesecake with Orange Marmalade Sauce Carrot Cake Sir Francis Crumb Cakes Black Beauty Cupcakes Chapter Five: Party Cakes and Company Vanilla Génoise Hazelnut Génoise Chocolate Orange Cake Pâte à Choux Chocolate Truffle Cake Hazelnut-Espresso Roulade Lemon-Raspberry Cake Raspberries and Cream Charlotte Coconut and Mango Cake Mille-Feuille with Summer Berries Éclairs with White Chocolate Cream Chapter Six: Pies and Tarts Tender Pie Dough Sweet Tart Dough Almond Pastry Dough Rustic Apple Streusel Pie Apple Bretonne Tartlets Banana Cream Pie Individual Deep-dish Peach Crumb Pies Variation: Blueberry Crumb Pies Lemon Cream Tart with Strawberries Lemon Meringue Tartlets Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie Pecan and Bourbon Tart Chapter Seven: Plain and Fancy Cookies Chocolate Chubbies Pecan Moons Chocolate Clouds Chocolate Marmalade Cookies Ladyfingers Linzer Hearts Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Palmiers Rugelach Buttery Shortbread Brownies Chapter Eight: Spoon Desserts Crème Brûlée Orange Blossom Crème Caramel Triple-Chocolate Chocolate Pudding Creamy Rice Pudding Raspberry Bread Pudding Chocolate Orange Tiramisù Chapter Nine: Frozen Desserts Ice-Cream Cones Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Variation: Blueberry Bombe Strawberry Ice Cream Chocolate Velvet Ice Cream Espresso Ice Cream Butter Pecan Ice Cream Butter Pecan Profiteroles Maple Ice Cream Frutti di Bosco Sorbet Tuiles Piña Colada Sorbet Chapter Ten: Spreadable Fruits Blackberry Jam Chunky Apple Preserves Billy’s Blueberry Jam Variation: Raspberry Jam Lemony Pear-Pineapple Preserves Strawberry-Peach Preserves Cherry-Plum Preserves Chapter Eleven: Frostings, Fillings, and Sweet Sauces Meringue Buttercream Variation: Lemon-Rose Buttercream Variation: Hazelnut Buttercream Variation: Mango Buttercream Pastry Cream Lemon Curd Butterscotch Sauce Chocolate Sauce Raspberry Sauce Whipped Cream Simple Syrup Apricot Glaze Plumped Vanilla Beans Variation: Vanilla Dust Sources Conversion Charts Index Acknowledgements

Transportation Librarian's Toolkit

Transportation Librarian's Toolkit
Author: Maggie Sacco
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2007
Genre: Library science
ISBN:

The Transportation Librarian's Toolkit is a product of the Transportation Library Connectivity pooled fund study, TPF- 5(105), a collaborative, grass-roots effort by transportation libraries to enhance information accessibility and professional expertise to serve the transportation community. At the time of publication study members included state DOT libraries in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Louisiana; and the University Transportation Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to the Toolkit, the study has also published an Interim Report of the formation, major activities and accomplishments of the study from its launch in October 2004 through its third annual meeting in September 2007. The Technical Advisory Committee members of the pooled fund study were instrumental in creating this toolkit, which is a product of the collective work of the study. The purposes of this toolkit are to ease the learning curve of those new to librarianship and/or transportation; to pull together the collective wisdom of pooled fund members on topics that the pooled fund has addressed through its work of connecting and networking transportation libraries; to serve as a living document, updated frequently in print and online; to capture some of the institutional memory that is leaving the DOTs as waves of retirements loom; and to give transportation librarians of varying experience levels and work situations some tools to inspire, enhance and streamline librarians' work as well as library operations to make the transportation library an indispensable resource within the parent organization.

Interregional Travel

Interregional Travel
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2016-04-07
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0309369657

TRB Special Report 320: Interregional Travel: A New Perspective for Policy Making examines the demand for and supply of interregional transportation in the United States. Major additions to transportation infrastructure, including high-speed rail, are being considered for some of the country’s most heavily traveled 100- to 500-mile corridors. The availability and use of the automobile, airplane, and train for interregional travel are reviewed along with the rejuvenated intercity bus. U.S. interregional corridors and transportation options are contrasted with those in Japan and Europe, where substantial investments have been made in passenger rail. Public investments in new, long-lived transportation infrastructure can be risky because of uncertainty about future demand and the development of new technologies and competing transportation services. Decisionmakers in interregional corridors face the added challenge of having to coordinate investments across multiple jurisdictions. The report recommends actions to reduce this uncertainty and create stronger institutional means for developing the country’s interregional corridors. TR News 303 features an article on Interregional Travel: A New Perspective for Policy Making. A video about the research is now available: At the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting, January 10-14, 2016, a session entitled Interregional Travel: Policymaking from a New Perspective was webcast live. These videos provide an overview of various components of the project. Introduction: Part 1: Overview of Project Scope Part 2: Data and Information Needs Part 3: Intercity Bus Operations Question and Answer Session Presenters: Tom Deen Nancy McGuckin Joe Schweiterman Moderated by: Martin Wachs

Geological, Geoenvironmental, and Geotechnical Engineering

Geological, Geoenvironmental, and Geotechnical Engineering
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Engineering geology
ISBN: 9780309369930

"This issue contains ten papers on geological, geoenvironmental, and geotechnical engineering. Specific topics addressed in this issue include the following: pavement working platforms constructed with large-size unconventional aggregates; optimization of stability and stiffness through aggregate base gradation; influence of unbound material type and input level on pavement performance; resilient modulus of unbound granular materials; and mechanical and degradation characteristics of crushed rock aggregate. Other topics addressed in this issue include: permanent deformation of silty sand subgrades; characterization of unsaturated soils; critical shear stress of scour of cohesive soil beds; consolidation parameters of cohesive soils; and permittivity characterization of unbound granular pavement materials."--pub. desc.

Evaluation of Bridge Approach Rails

Evaluation of Bridge Approach Rails
Author: Roger P. Bligh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1992
Genre: Bridge railings
ISBN:

A recent study on the performance of guardrail-to-bridge rail transitions revealed that many widely used designs do not meet current safety standards. As a result, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requested that the Arizona Department of Transportation verify the safety performance of its standard transition designs. Three transition designs currently being used by ADOT were evaluated through a combined program of computer simulation and full-scale crash testing. The standard ADOT wood post transition, incorporating a channel rubrail and two different sizes of timber posts at a reduced post spacing near the bridge rail end, was found to be in compliance with National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 230 performance criteria. The standard ADOT steel post transition with channel rubrail was also found to be in compliance with NCHRP Report 230 requirements when impacted near the end of the bridge rail. However, the upstream end of the steel post transition required modification to eliminate deficiencies identified during testing. The modified design, which terminated the channel rubrail behind a W6x9 guardrail post, was successfully crash tested. A recent study on the performance of guardrail-to-bridge rail transitions revealed that many widely used designs do not meet current safety standards. As a result, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requested that the Arizona Department of Transportation verify the safety performance of its standard transition designs. Three transition designs currently being used by ADOT were evaluated through a combined program of computer simulation and full-scale crash testing. The standard ADOT wood post transition, incorporating a channel rubrail and two different sizes of timber posts at a reduced post spacing near the bridge rail end, was found to be in compliance with National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 230 performance criteria. The standard ADOT steel post transition with channel rubrail was also found to be in compliance with NCHRP Report 230 requirements when impacted near the end of the bridge rail. However, the upstream end of the steel post transition required modification to eliminate deficiencies identified during testing. The modified design, which terminated the channel rubrail behind a W6x9 guardrail post, was successfully crash tested.

Vehicular Crash Tests of the California ST-20 Bridge Rail

Vehicular Crash Tests of the California ST-20 Bridge Rail
Author: John Russell Jewell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2004
Genre: Bridge railings
ISBN:

Over the course of this project a see-through steel bridge rail (Type California ST-20) was developed and tested. The ST-20, as tested, is at the limits of meeting the NCHRP Report 3501 TL-4 test matrix. The bridge rail also met the requirements established in the AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications for use as a bicycle rail and is considered an aesthetically pleasing see-through bridge rail. The barrier, as tested, uses steel posts at 3-m spacing to support four boxbeam rails and one additional handrail to meet the height requirements for bicycles. Because the ST-20 is based on a TL-4 bridge rail from Wyoming DOT3,4, only Test 4-11 (NCHRP Report 350) was considered necessary.

Evaluation of the MGS Placed 6 In. Behind a 6-in. Tall AASHTO Type-B Curb to MASH TL-3

Evaluation of the MGS Placed 6 In. Behind a 6-in. Tall AASHTO Type-B Curb to MASH TL-3
Author: Kellon Ronspies
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2020
Genre: Roads
ISBN:

The use of curbs along roads is often required for certain functions such as drainage control, right-of-way reduction and sidewalk separation. However, curbs along roadways can adversely affect the interaction of errant vehicles with roadside barriers. Curbs placed near guardrail systems increase the propensity for vehicle override, vehicle underride, vehicle instability, and excessive rail loading during impact events. The Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) installed behind curbs was evaluated under National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350 Test Level 3 (TL-3) criteria but has not been evaluated to American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) TL-3. Test nos. MGSC-7 and MGSC-8 were conducted on the MGS offset by 6 in. behind a 6-in. tall AASHTO Type B curb in accordance with MASH 2016 test designation nos. 3-10 and 3-11, respectively. During test no. MGSC-7, the 1100C vehicle impacted the system at 63.6 mph at an angle of 25.0 degrees and was successfully contained and redirected by the system. The system was rebuilt and tested again according to MASH test designation no. 3-11. In test MGSC-8, the 2270P vehicle impacted the system at 63.4 mph at an angle of 25.7 degrees and was successfully contained and redirected by the system. Upon the successful completion of the two full-scale crash tests, the MGS was deemed crashworthy to MASH 2016 TL-3 when placed within 6 in. behind a curb. Installation guidelines were presented to address implementation of the MGS with curb in various barrier configurations as well as in conjunction with a number of roadside features and special applications.

Vehicle Crash Tests of the Type 80 Bridge Rail

Vehicle Crash Tests of the Type 80 Bridge Rail
Author: Robert Meline
Publisher:
Total Pages: 70
Release: 1999
Genre: Automobiles
ISBN:

An aesthetic, see-through concrete bridge rail, Type 80, was built and tested in accordance with National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350. The Type 80 bridge rail is an 810 mm-tall, reinforced concrete barrier. The rail has 280 mm-high by 1620 mm-long gaps, 230 mm above the bridge deck surface. The barrier tested was 23 m-long and was constructed at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Dynamic Test Facility in West Sacramento, California. A total of three crash tests were conducted under NCHRP Report 350 Test Level 4, one with an 820 kg car, one with a 2000 kg pickup truck and one with an 8000 kg single unit van truck.