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	NIOSH Mining Program: Potential Intermediate Outcome for Cumulative Injuries - Redesign of Dragline Workstations \| ...
		Dragline operators have reported discomfort in their wrists, shoulders, back, and legs, and have also experienced carpal tunnel syndrome.
		Bridger Dragline Workstation: A field study was conducted to determine the effects of modifying a dragline workstation.
		The workstation in the 103 dragline was modified to include improved armrests (better support and adjustability) and a low-profile footrest.
	www.cdc.gov /niosh/nas/mining/potentialintermediateoutcome42.htm (460 words)

	The Real Spider-Man \| LiveScience
		The most appealing type is the "dragline" that spiders use to move about and snag prey.
		Dragline silk -- what Peter Parker employs while swinging through the streets -- is six times stronger than steel and can be stretched to 50 percent of its length before it breaks.
		Dragline silk is made primarily of two proteins, called ADF-3 and ADF-4.
	www.livescience.com /technology/041129_spider_man.html (637 words)

	Dragline
		Dragline sprinkler pipe is used primarily for germination of row crops.
		A dragline sprinkler system dramatically reduces labor costs and increases the utilization of your irrigation equipment.
		Dragline couplers are rated at 80 psi working pressure.
	www.lakecompany.com /Products/dragline.htm (130 words)

	dragline - trail scent...scent trail (English translation glossary) Other,
		During the Minuteman vigil, Border Patrol supervisors in Arizona discounted their efforts, saying a drop in apprehensions during their protest was because of the Mexican government's deployment of military and police south of the targeted area and a new federal program known as the Arizona Border Control Initiative that brought manpower increases to the state.
		The Naco supervisors blamed the volunteers for unnecessarily tripping sensors, disturbing draglines and interfering with the normal operations of the agents.
		Dragline – A large excavation machine used in surface mining to remove overburden (layers of rock and soil) covering a coal seam.
	www.proz.com /kudoz/1204730 (874 words)

	view a dia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The world’s oldest dragline, a Bucyrus Class-24, is a project of the Edmonton Branch and the Coal Division of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) in recognition of their Centennial.
		Draglines are used in coal mining, rock quarries, and sand and gravel pits.
		The Bucyrus Class 24 Dragline escaped this fate because it was submerged in a flooded pit and could not be reached until the pit was drained in 1988.
	www.museum.com /ja/showdia/id=1802 (1121 words)

	Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) - Compliance Information - Program Information Bulletin - P00-10: ...
		For dragline masts, this requirement applies when maintenance or repair is to be performed but the mast is still in a suspended position.
		Each crane used for blocking the dragline mast should be capable of holding twice the weight of the mast and the cranes should have a manually applied braking system to the support line to prevent any movement.
		In all cases, the dragline's boom is lowered to the ground and blocked.
	www.msha.gov /regs/complian/PIB/2000/pib00-10.htm (751 words)

	Workers want jobs building dragline
		The first pieces of a new dragline were delivered to BNI Coal Friday and some North Dakotans are worried they won't get a piece of it.
		The coal mine operator at Center is building the first dragline built anywhere in the country in nearly a decade and in almost 20 years out in Coal Country.
		By contrast, the new dragline would be able to clench a big yellow school bus in its bucket.
	www.bismarcktribune.com /articles/2003/03/25/news/local/nws01.txt (834 words)

	Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. - Operations
		The dragline moves by "walking." Shoes on either side of the machine lift its base partially off the ground and drag it backward.
		The dragline has several buckets, which are used on a rotating basis.
		While the dragline does the majority of the excavation work at the mine, smaller excavators are needed.
	www.usibelli.com /operations.html (761 words)

	CSIRO - Tarong dragline automation trials to increase coal industry's productivity
		A dragline, considered as one of the world's biggest robots that can cost up to $100 million each is basically a 100-m tall walking crane used in surface coal mining.
		Draglines scoop up overburden blasted by explosives, and typically swing it around in a 90 degree arc before dumping it and returning to the original position.
		The swing cycle is the repetitive part of a dragline's excavation cycle during which the dragline swings from its dig site to a dump site and then returns back to its dig site.
	www.csiro.au /files/mediaRelease/mr1998/TarongDraglineAutomationTrialsTo.htm (684 words)

	Cool Hand Luke (1967)
		Dragline prays to the heavens to sustain his eyesight just a little longer for the girl he names Lucille: "Hey Lord, whatever I done, don't strike me blind for another couple of minutes.
		Dragline remembers the afternoon's entertainment and fantasizes while frustrating the other prison-mates: "Did you see how she was just about POP-in' out of the top of that dress...And down below, man, that thing didn't reach no higher than...She liable to catch cold runnin' around like that.
		Dragline begins to establish a friendship, luxuriating in the reflective glory of Luke's exuberant victories.
	www.filmsite.org /cool.html (2153 words)

	Minimizing the Economic Unit Cost of Dragline-Truck-Shovel Operations at Yatagan-Eskihisar Open Pit Mine, Turkey - ...
		Since the initial capital cost investment is high for draglines, it is difficult to justify mechanical modifications thereafter, and there is little scope for variation to the operating geometry to minimize cost.
		In this case, the price of a dragline with such capacity was assumed to be $50 million, a major consideration in terms of the time value of the dollar.
		The unit cost minimization study with respect to the dragline operation showed that the dragline was not efficient at a bench height of 20 m, resulting in a somewhat higher cost, making the 25 m bench height the better choice.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=177037&source=r_science (650 words)

	Mincom - Dragline
		Mincom MineScape Dragline is a CAD-oriented dragline modeling product that enables engineers to define and test dragline excavation methods on real pit models, quickly and efficiently.
		Dragline is the best tool for computer-based dig optimization, allowing engineers to test new excavation quickly against real data.
		Includes an extensive range of output to assist both dragline engineers and dragline operators to achieve the design goals.
	www.mincom.com /solutions/minescape/dragline.aspx (166 words)

	Dragline Productivity Training Technologies
		Dragline not level; monitors and records the level of the machine during operation and walking up or down ramps in excess of 7.5%.
		One client, after putting their operators through simulator training, overcame the persistent boom repairs to boom damage that were unusual for a dragline that age.
		In fact, on one strip, the dragline cut 19 days of boom maintenance that was scheduled in.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~hwinkel/dop.htm (801 words)

	Dragline Operations
		When lowering the dragline bucket into the area to be worked, release the drag brake to tip the cutting edge down and then release the hoist brake.
		The dragline cycle is filling the bucket, lifting the bucket, swinging the loaded bucket, and dumping the load.
		The spotting of trucks and dragline should be planned for minimum boom swing with the truck bed under the boom point and the long axis of the bed parallel with the long axis of the boom or at right angles to the boom.
	www.tpub.com /eqopbas/156.htm (879 words)

	Leica Series 3 Dragline Monitor - Leica Geosystems
		It is the world's most advanced dragline monitor and the accepted standard.
		The 9000 Series 3 dragline performance monitor gives you the information to manage operator feedback and increase production now, as well as the opportunity to gain quantitative feedback on future initiatives.
		If the dragline is constantly over its set RSL or is drag stalled for a period of time, the 9000 Series 3 will alarm the operator and send that alarm back to the office server for future analysis.
	www.leica-geosystems.com /corporate/en/products/machine_automation/lgs_4947.htm (599 words)

	Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Memorable quotes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dragline: My Lord, whatever I done, don't strike me blind for another couple of minutes.
		Dragline: Anything so innocent and built like that just gotta be named Lucille.
		Dragline: He ain't in the box because of the joke played on him.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0061512/quotes (1146 words)

	Dragline System Increases Productivity up to 30 percent (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The rigging differs significantly from conventional rigging in that the two hoist ropes are attached to the front and rear of the bucket and are controlled separately, allowing the bucket to be tilted to any angle.
		By removing the constraints conventional draglines work under, the UDS is giving mine planners new options for excavating an area.
		The overall result of this improved flexibility is a significant reduction in the time it takes a dragline to complete each operation, radically improving the economic viability and life of a mine.
	www.transportandconstruction.co.za /articles/article200257.html (504 words)

	Bucyrus International, Inc. - Products - Draglines
		Draglines are the largest single bucket excavators built today and Bucyrus has designed and manufactured the world’s largest.
		Walking Draglines are a primary excavating tool used in many surface mining operations worldwide.
		These massive machines are able to reach depths of 213 feet (64.92 m) and have capacities of up to 220 cubic yards (168.2 cubic meters.) With the lowest material removal cost and an average operating life of 40 years, draglines are the most productive and versatile machine in the industry.
	www.bucyrus.com /draglines.htm (146 words)

	Peabody's North Antelope Rochelle Mine to Install $55 Million Dragline to Lower Costs and Improve Productivity
		The dragline will be upgraded with a stronger boom, larger bucket and more hoisting power, giving it a 20 percent increase in operating capacity over similar-sized dragline units.
		Dragline systems reduce the cost of removing overburden by up to 40 to 50 percent compared with existing truck-and-shovel systems, and significantly reduce diesel fuel consumption and labor requirements.
		Dragline assembly will begin in the fourth quarter, and the dragline will be operational in the first quarter of 2007.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/11-01-2005/0004205659&EDATE= (682 words)

	Runge - Content (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It presents planning and operational methods of dragline mining systems, and is organised for managers, engineers, geologists, scientists, and operators involved with or having interest in dragline operations.
		A short introduction to the basics of dragline operations, key dragline components, factors influencing dragline operations, range diagrams, and terminology is included for part of the first day to (re)familiarise participants with the basics of draglines.
		Summary of important trends and guidelines for dragline pit design, dragline marginal operating costs and determination of cut off horizon for prestripping operations ahead of dragline operation, use of draglines and relative cost effects of under used draglines.
	www.runge.com /training.asp?courseid=7 (432 words)

	Dragline - Paw - Song Listings (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dragline was recorded in Madison, WI, but Paw's influences are pure Seattle.
		Very much a grunge album, Dragline comes out of the Nirvana/Pearl Jam school of alternative rock and finds Paw fluctuating between the musical and the forceful.
		To be sure, Paw's writing isn't in a class with that of Nirvana or Pearl Jam -- Dragline is hardly a CD that one should choose over Nirvana's In Utero or Pearl's Ten.
	www.mp3.com /albums/132552/summary.html (407 words)

	BBC - Norfolk Music - Dragline at Ferry Boat Inn
		Dragline delivered one of the best outstanding performances I have seen by a local band.
		Dragline introduced each song, which I wish more bands would do this.
		I can see Dragline being a very successful band: they have the looks, talent and the image.
	www.bbc.co.uk /norfolk/music/nfk_musicians/dragline_review.shtml (395 words)

	Dragline
		As we all look back on it now, Paw is a band that stands out as one of the best rock bands of that time.
		Every aspect of Paws energy on Dragline has a big impact on its listener.
		If youre new to Paw, theres no better place to start than Dragline as it will grasp your attention and leave you wanting for more everytime you pop this cd into your player.
	www.songscds.com /dragline.html (159 words)

	5DT Products
		The 5DT Dragline Training Simulator is a technology demonstrator of a simulator that will teach the trainee dragline operator how to operate a dragline optimally.
		The virtual dragline is operated in a photo-realistic virtual environment that emulates reality very closely.
		The record/playback module will also be adapted so that real inputs, from a real dragline, may be used as input for the module.
	www.5dt.com /products/pdragline.html (464 words)

	Dragline Swing Assist (DSA)
		Draglines are massive machines commonly used in surface mining to strip overburden, revealing the targeted minerals for extraction.
		Early in this work, the slew phase of dragline operation was identified as being amenable to automation and the team developed the Dragline Swing Assist (DSA) system, an operator-assist enabling automation of the swing-dump-return phase of the excavation cycle.
		We have twice now demonstrated the feasibility of automating a full-scale production dragline, and developed a computer control system that has all the essential ‘skills’ of a dragline operator: disengaging from the bank, dumping and bucket recovery are performed consistently and well.
	www.ict.csiro.au /page.php?did=150 (498 words)

	Built on a Weak Spot: Paw - Dragline...
		Practically all of those came from their excellent debut album Dragline, which still stands for me to be one of the most overlooked gems from that era.
		Although labeled “grunge”, Paw were quite a bit more melodic and just overall more pleasing to the ears than a lot of the related bands that were around at the time.
		Although Dragline is long out of print, you can still find many available used copies on Amazon for fairly cheap.
	www.builtonaweakspot.com /2006/10/paw-dragline.html (747 words)

	Dragline
		The wire rope components of the dragline are the drag cable, the bucket hoist, and the dump.
		Once a crane is rigged with a dragline, the crane is referred to by the name of the attachment,
		When changing attachments from hook block or clamshell to dragline, check the operator's manual for the lengths and diameter size of wire rope required for dragline operations.
	www.tpub.com /eqopbas/148.htm (287 words)

	Dragline SyncLift
		The PLC-controlled precision hydraulic system was used to lift the dragline for essential maintenance of the bearing surfaces on which the dragline swivels.
		They were all witness to the world’s first lifting of a dragline using the synchronous hydraulic system.
		Draglines are probably the largest land-based equipment moving across on the face of the earth, typically ranging in size from 2500 tonnes to 6500 tons.
	www.enerpac.com /html/Projects/Mining_Dragline/Synchlift.html (703 words)

	Leica Dragline Monitor 9000 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is the world's most advanced dragline monitor and the accepted standard.
		The 9000 Series 3 dragline performance monitor gives you the information to manage operator feedback and increase production now, as well as the opportunity to gain quantitative feedback on future initiatives.
		If the dragline is constantly over its set RSL or is drag stalled for a period of time, the 9000 Series 3 will alarm the operator and send that alarm back to the office server for future analysis.
	www.loyola.com /Leica/products/machine_automation/dm9000.html (600 words)

	From the Cover: The molecular structure of spider dragline silk: Folding and orientation of the protein backbone -- van ...
		From the Cover: The molecular structure of spider dragline silk: Folding and orientation of the protein backbone -- van Beek et al.
		(A) Proposed model for spider dragline silk: a skin-core organization, with a multitude of fibrillar substructures and covered by a hard skin, forms the fiber (20, 21).
		C glycine-labeled spider dragline silk, respectively, of oriented samples from N.
	www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/99/16/10266 (3515 words)

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