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Today we’ve got another tough show as we are reminded again the need for the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation.  A child died when he fell over the side of an escalator. If you’re tracking news stories like this on your own you would have seen the dozen articles linking to this. If you have time and if the articles you read have a comments section please promote the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation and its website.  On top of that story our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Japan and the devastation that country has been hit with. It truly puts things in perspective.

News/Article Links:
4 Year old boy dies after falling from an escalator
Elevator & Escalator Safety Program for Kids
Escalator inspectors on leave after MA boy dies
Escalator inspectors suspended – Photo of escalator
16 people jammed in elevator causes it to get stuck
Elevator Radio Show Podcast on Youtube  – Thanks John
Metro lays out goals for escalator improvements
Metro transit chief Sarles says maintenance backlog will take years
One elevator fixed in Salem Hospital parking garage
Elevator World Unplugged: Video with good ending
Schindler expands BIM product offering
Singaporean elevator shutdown traps President
UTC Tweaks 2011 earnings guidance
Waitress dies after falling down dumbwaiter shaft
Elevator Operators under fire at UN
Greenpeace activist climb coal elevator at Bridgeport
Japan’s quake ‘pure panic,’ Islander says
Library elevator stuck
Two guys with guitars in Gage elevator
Will laser powered space elevator become a reality soon?
Worker rescued after becoming stuck in crane elevator
Person rescued from elevator shaft in Manhattan
Who’s responsible for the elevator phone
Thief profits from elderly  fall
Uphill for oldies, disabled at Soweto’s Maponya Mall
Court rejects demands in escalator accident case

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While I thought this was the last show of the month it’s actually next week! That will be our prize pack giveaway. Some changes to my RSS Feed have increased the number of articles that relate to our industry so a little more on the content today. An amazing feature is the number of videos relating to elevators and escalators, some of which are very scary. Have a safe week everyone, thanks for tuning in.

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News Links:
Interesting “Theory of Commons” and the Elevator
Terrifying Bruins Hockey Commercial
Blast from the Past – Interesting Design
Goofy video, with sign posted in elevator?
Worker Hospitalized after elevator falls
End of May for MARTA Escalators
CBS Special, Hidden escalator safety hazards
How to annoy folks on a crowded elevator
Lobby makeover with glass dial and cast fixture
Metrorail outages on escalators, elevators frustrate riders
Never take dogs on escalators!
An idiot is born every second
The above applies, squared
Super long escalator in Japan 1
Super long escalator in Japan 2
Woman spends hours in elevator
Space Elevator Prizes Announced
Traffic, Transit Questions
Kitten Elevator
Making UMKC accessible to all
1857 March 23^rd: Mr. Otis gives you a lift
No injuries reported as car slams into office building
Top 10 Memorable Elevator scenes in Movies
Burst Pipe causes flood at SJSU’s Duncan Hall
ZBB Energy Corp secures order from NIDON Clean Energy

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