Small drum‐type equipment has been constructed capable of malting 8 × 1 kg. samples of barley according to a variety of steeping and germination schedules. Barley is loaded into drums which oscillate twice a minute, through 320°, an arrangement that allows liquid lines to sprinkler bars, gas lines and vacuum lines to be joined to the drums with flexible tubing, without the added complexities and expense of gas‐tight sliding seals. Heat is lost from the germinating barley chiefly through the walls of the drums so that they may be completely sealed. The whole equipment is mounted in a constant temperature, high humidity cabinet.

The May 10, 1979, collapse of Ranger I, south of Galveston, Texas, occurred as a result of initiation and growth of a fatigue crack in the aft leg/ stiffener fillet weld runout. The 23 inch fatigue crack apparently developed and grew over the structure's lifetime.After the fatigue crack became critical and complete leg separation occurred, the leg moved laterally and dropped to the mat surface. The leg apparently remained in this general position for a period of time while settling into an attitude approximately 9· to II· off vertical. Applied loading became critical and the aft leg collapsed at the 44 foot level. This in turn allowed the aft end of the upper hull to fall. Hull side failure of the aft leg together with bending and separation of the forward legs followed.

A simple and inexpensive six-line microbrewery is described, with an outline of methods of operation and indications of the strengths and weaknesses of the design. The scale was chosen such that 500 g of grist could be used, giving around 3-6 litres of hopped wort. Replicated worts and beers prepared simultaneously on the six-lines are closely similar in their properties. Such experimental brews can be evaluated in statistical terms with a high degree of confidence.

Side impact injury and intrusion has been studied for many decades. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) side impacts account for 30% of all fatalities and 34% of all serious injuries to passenger car occupants [1,2]. A discussion of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 214 on the impactor, impacted vehicle and occupant motion is reported [3].