Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine with an airfoil portion including a perimeter wall having first, second, and third sets of cooling holes defined therethrough, including the holes numbered HA-1 to HA-13, HB-1 to HB-13 and PA-1 to PA-9, respectively, and located such that a central axis thereof extends through the respective point 1 and point 2 having a nominal location in accordance with the X, Y, Z Cartesian coordinate values set forth in Table 3.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting information relating to a driver of a motor vehicle using portable computing apparatus, camera for capturing an image or images relating to operation of the vehicle by the driver and a location sensor for providing information relating to location of the vehicle. The computing apparatus is capable of recording information from an observer relating to operation of the vehicle by the driver to enable the driver to be assessed. The method and apparatus may be applied to capturing information relating to any observable scene. Information collected as above may be used for a training or an information program for drivers or users of vehicles.

Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine with an airfoil portion including a perimeter wall having first, second, and third sets of cooling holes defined therethrough, including the holes numbered HA-1 to HA-13, HB-1 to HB-13 and PA-1 to PA-9, respectively, and located such that a central axis thereof extends through the respective point 1 and point 2 having a nominal location in accordance with the X, Y, Z Cartesian coordinate values set forth in Table 3.

Abstract: A method of improving car steering performance is disclosed. The method comprises modifying the size of the flow path for supply of hydraulic fluid from a pump to a steering unit so that the flow path is of a size greater than the size prior to modification. The modification can be made by increasing the size of a bore (61) of a bolt (63) forming a restriction (45) in the pump or by modifying a fitting (47) to increase fluid flow through the fitting (47).

Abstract: A method of processing text is provided, in which each word or sequence of words is checked against a lexicon of words and sequences of words each having, associated therewith a score on at least one personality scale, which can be a multi-dimensional scale for representing various personality traits. These scores are then compared against a target personality, and, if the score has a predetermined degree of mismatch with the target personality, a word or sequence of words with a similar semantic content but a better matching score on the personality scale is retrieved.