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The success of the growing mountain biking was evident this weekend at the first round of the Ulster Cyclocross Championships. As usual Davy "Our Hero" McKee was on the podium producing at outstanding performance to give elite S1 rider Johnny Reid a run for his money. Davy finished second beating some of the top mountain bikers in the country who race S1 and S2 (Davy is only s3). Next was Stuart Suckling in 11th, another great performance from him. Colin McKee (26th) was the next Marylander in shortly followed by Josh Murray (27th) a place behind. Then came the new Marylanders who were making their debuts in club colours. David Haire (29th), Barry Toland (31st) and Winston Johnson (32nd). Not bad for a club who focuses on "Road" cycling.
The Maryland also performed really well in the junior section. Young Curtis McKee finishing 5th in the under 8 and Cara suckling finishing 3rd in the under 8. I would like to add these two youngsters are both 6, so they would have been racing against kids 2 years older. Young Campbell (Chris Stewart) produced a cracking performance finishing 4th in the u12 category racing against three kids who were on cx bikes and he was on a full sus mountain bike.
Thanks to those who showed up to support us on Sunday. For anyone wishing to check out these mountain biking events the next round is on this Sunday in Lady Dixon park. The events run from 10am-3pm. Usually with the mountain bike support race off at 12ish.


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The Obama plan for the 2010 elections has begun, and evidence of the plan can be seen everywhere. With the majority of media in his back pocket, like George Stephanopoulos on "Good Morning America" and all of NBC, President Barack Obama will make sure only positive views of his administration are presented.
Obama will meet with other like-minded Democrats to present a common theme of bashing Bush and the Republicans for their own failures. Next, they will use House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan of giving constituents a snack and demanding a 12-course meal in return. His actions with gays and Hispanics are perfect examples. Despite having the majority in Congress and the Senate, Democrats do nothing substantial for either group. He is saving substantial change for the lame-duck session to further his personal stock at the expense of fellow Democrats. Next, racial groups will be used to declare "racism." Groups like the New Black Panthers, NAACP, La Raza, MECHA and LULAC.
Extremists like Obama, no matter how slick, need to divide other groups to win because they are a small minority of all voters. We cannot let him get by with this farce and must go to the polls in November and send him the message.
Cal Neve
Mission Viejo
The following are promises made to me, as a senior citizen and a voter, by the presidential candidate and then-Sen. Obama, who said he would: Reduce the federal income tax; increase the tax exemption of benefits paid from the Social Security Fund or stop taxing all benefits (I pay 85 percent); remove all our troops from Iraq and bring them home (nothing was said about sending troops to Afghanistan); resolve the illegal immigrant invasion and fine employers who hire them. Those are the reasons I sent Obama $250 and encouraged others to vote for him as the next president of our great nation.
I also suggest that Obama follow the lead of the governor of Arizona. I will support any candidates running for public office who do not support our sitting president.
Joe Chavez
Mission Viejo
Obama says the voters will decide who caused this mess. Obama misses yet another target. The voters will decide who cleans this mess up.
What we all know for certain is that rampant mismanagement, cronyism, closed-door sessions, cram-it-down-your-throat legislation and incompetence will not clean it up.
Obama, strike three. You're out.
Bruce Hughes
Coto de Caza
Economic hemorrhages
The administration's cure for our ailing economy reminds me of the discredited practice of bloodletting ["Economy dealt another blow," Editorial, July 16]. It was state-of-the-art treatment in the late 18th century, just as Keynesian economics was in the early and mid-20th century.
The so-called multiplying effect of massive government spending was debunked in the 1980s after having been tried to no effect by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. The resulting "stagflation" and low growth led to Carter's malaise proclamation. Yes, we were dying on the vine.
On Dec. 14, 1799, after falling ill the day before, George Washington had five bloodletting sessions performed, including four by a team of renowned doctors. This over a period of nine to 10 hours. A total of 124-126 ounces of blood (about 1 gallon) was drawn from his arms. He died not long after the blood was drawn.
The government is killing what's left of the economy. Their anti-business attitude is having a chilling effect. Yes we're bleeding to death. Now we really need change we can believe in.
Angelo J. Summa
Mission Viejo
Sweeping up the U.S. mess
I am an avid Register reader and a staunch supporter of our president. It never ceases to amuse me how many letters and columnists have a bone to pick with Obama. He may as well be Osama bin Laden, as violently as Obamacare and government regulations are attacked. "Barry" voted against the war but some malcontents swear he is prolonging it.
This administration could give every American $1,000 child care and a Buick and he would be criticized for not doing more. I wonder how he ever got voted into office at all. Oh yeah, the Republicans had been so incompetent that a "change" was needed.
Everyone wants their streets clean but may balk at what broom is used.
The streets did not get filthy overnight and won't get cleaned that way, either. But with this administration more individuals may be wielding brooms.
R.L. Tanksley
Chino Hills
It's hardly pension heaven
I am a police officer who recently retired under the 3-percent-at-50 plan. I do not receive $100,000 a year, and I pay for my health care and my family's. During my employment my employer and I made contributions to my retirement plan. Considering the stress and conditions under which police officers work, many do not live long after retirement.
If I am lucky, I will live long enough to receive what "I" contributed. And, retired police officers are among the 48 percent of Americans who actually pay income tax, so you could say we help pay for our retirements through contributions and taxes.
People who want to blame all the state's spending issues on public employee pensions, (especially public-safety employees) should consider if they would like a job where they work holidays, graveyard shifts, get spit on and shot at.
K. Foster
Mission Viejo
Free-speech bullying
The North Iowa tea party creates a billboard in Mason City, Iowa, that suggests the political ideologies of Adolf Hitler, Barack Obama and Vladimir Lenin are similar. Yet, a firestorm of protest forces the tea party to cover over its billboard. One can remember many other incidents where an opinion was expressed and the author of that opinion later issued a retraction. Of course, that person really did not mean what was said so he or she apologizes to all of us for the "inadvertent" faux pas. This billboard affair and other such incidents are proof positive that freedom of speech does not really exist in our "free" country.
Just once I want to see such unpopular opinions left standing with counter pressures completely ignored. It has been said that our freedoms are truly free when any extreme exercise of those freedoms are allowed to continue. Thus, each forcible retraction of an opinion diminishes freedom of speech for all of us.
Michael McCullough
Aliso Viejo
Why no home rationing?
In the July 15 Local section, the Register reported that Irvine has approved the building of 6,000 additional new homes. This brings the total of recently approved new homes in Irvine to 15,000. The possibility of adding an additional 2,000 new affordable housing units brings this number up to 17,000 units.
I understand Orange County is on water rationing at the present time. How is it then that we are allowing this many new homes to be built when we do not have enough water for the present population?
Virginia Boureston
Laguna Niguel
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Sensitive posts likely to rotate more often
POLICE are likely to move officers between sensitive posts more frequently following last month's blitz on corruption.
A group of senior officers has been asked to look at all jobs considered prone to corruption, especially in gambling and vice, and to concentrate on the feasibility of speedier transfers.
This is in addition to a taskforce at deputy commissioner level to reduce police criminal activity.
In conjunction with the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the force has long had a programme of rotation.
Although no decisions have been made, police sources say they are determined to highlight and eradicate flaws which may have encouraged recent corruption.
Officers attached to so-called sensitive police posts are rotated either annually or after 18 months.
'We consider these matters to be well in hand at the moment but, as a matter of course, we are reviewing this rotation policy,' one source said.
'The issue of suspensions has also been of concern - but, yes, we are also looking at current procedures in rotations to lessen the chance of these things happening again.
'Each region has had its own policy on this and I think we want to tie these things together in a co-ordinated way.' It is believed the ICAC has co-operated with police in a recent appraisal of the force's interdiction list.
This follows concern at the high number of officers on suspension with full pay and the length of time taken to resolve their status.
In the past few weeks, 20 police officers have been reinstated to full duty after the ICAC advised they were either not proceeding with investigations or that it was unlikely any prosecutions would be launched.
Last month, the South China Morning Post revealed how police suspensions had risen by more than 40 per cent, mainly linked to a range of high-profile ICAC raids.
In a 30-day period in October and November, more than 20 officers were arrested by the ICAC in a major blitz on 'small pockets' of officers.
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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine to share what book you are highly anticipating the release of.
This week my WoW pick is Never Let You Go by Emma Carlson Berne. I have been on a real contemporary kick lately so I thought I would pick something from that genre this week. I don't think I ever pick a contemp for my WoW. This one sounds really good, and the chick on the cover looks pretty psycho.
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- Publisher: Simon Pulse
- Publication date: 12/4/2012
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. . .
You always want what you can't have.
Megan never meant to hurt her best friend Anna. She made a mistake, and she's spent all year trying to regain Anna's trust. So when Anna invites her to spend the summer on her uncle's farm, Megan is excited…and relieved. The past is finally behind them.
On the farm, Anna quickly falls for Jordan, a rugged summer-hand. Megan and Jordan have their own spark, but Megan's betrayed Anna once before and she's not about to do it again.
Still, the more time that Megan and Jordan spend together, the harder it is to deny their chemistry. But Anna doesn't like to be ignored—and she doesn't forgive and forget. What started out as the perfect summer is about to take a very dark turn….
This sounds like it's going to be a great book. Maybe get a little catty, and have some hateful revenge type stuff? Anyways, I am really looking forward to this one. I'm not dying for it as much as a lot of other books, but I wanted to broaden my horizons and do a WoW post on a contemporary book for once. I do read them once in a while. More lately actually. So leave me a link and I will check out your Wednesday post.


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Olguta - Pastry Workshop
3 dozen
60g butter, cubed
225g dark chocolate, chopped (see notes below)
100g sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
225g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated white sugar for coating
1½ cups powdered sugar for coating
Sift the flour with salt and baking powder.
In a heatproof bowl, combine the butter and chocolate and melt them together over a hot water bath or in the microwave, a few seconds at a time.
While the chocolate is melting, mix the eggs and 100g of sugar until triple in volume then stir in the vanilla extract.
With the mixer on low speed, incorporate the chocolate into the egg mixture.
Add the flour and mix just until well incorporated.
Cover the batter with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
The next day, line 2 baking sheets with baking paper. Take the bowl out of the fridge and take small spoonfuls of dough. Roll the dough between the palm of your hands to form a ball then roll the ball through grnulated sugar first, followed by powdered sugar.
Carefully place the coated cookies on a prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven at 180C for 8-10 minutes, not more as they need to remain soft on the inside.
Repeat with the remaining dough and only make one pan at a time as the dough needs to stay in the fridge as one batch bakes.
Let them cool in the pan then transfer them on a platter.
Use good quality dark chocolate of at least 70% cocoa content, otherwise the batter won't have the desired consistency and the cookies won't rise or bake as they should. Plus, it also affects the taste.
Recipe by
Pastry Workshop
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Download Basketball FiveOnCourt apk 1.4.1 free for Android smartphone
Posted by George Marquess in Sports | April 29, 2012 | 2 Comments
Apk file size: 2.2 MB
For a detailed information and howto go to: http://www.tempsfugit.org/five-on-court/
Three languages: english, español, català.
1. - Get the stats for your favourite team.
2. - Can count most events of a game of basketball.
3. - Have real-time statistics for each player.
4. - The theoretical performance is calculated: points + rebounds + blocks + recovered balls + received Fouls + 1,2,3 shots - lost balls - blocks received - faults - 1,2,3 attempted shots.
5. - With a click you can add, or subtract with a long click. Before you add or subtract you must clik the player who do you want to make the addition or subtraction.
6. - With a long click in a player you can configure the players.
7. - If you click in the right of the time you can activate or deactivate 24 seconds.
8. - The faults stops the time. You can restart the time.
9. - The application has a coach board.
10. - Is expected to export events to csv format. Now you can do that by copying a file.
Whats new
- Problem with the led font in Ice Cream solved.
- Now, the events file, also has information of the other team.
Version 1.3.3
- Crash reported and arranged. A long press in the guest icon, causes an index out of bounds because there's nothing to do with a long press in that icon, and never had been tested. :-) Thanks.
Version 1.3.2
- Faster player substitutions.
Version 1.2
Important issue:
- Prevent crash when load previous data and the dorsals had changed.
George Marquess part of our Sports and have average installs from 10000 to 50000. Last Update April 29, 2012. Google play rating is 77.8261. Current verison is 1.4.1. Actual size 2.2 MB.
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Dasonte Woodard
Ball Pretty good apps and game
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Dont know why. How to add pictures to the game or to the player ? I need your answers.


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Three men were arrested for damaging seven Toyota vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show, according to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times. The men, who told police they were angry about American jobs being sent overseas, caused $30,000 in damage to the cars. The men were charged with one felony count of criminal damage to property.
The men had cut up seats and tore up interiors of a RAV4, a Prius, a Land Cruiser, two Tundras and a Lexus ES 350.
Police said that the men were caught Wednesday night as they used razor knives and flathead screwdrivers to destroy the dash and side speaker panels of a Toyota Camry. Of the cars vandalized by the men, only some were built overseas.
These include the Prius, the Lexus and the Land Cruiser. But the other cars damaged were made in North America. Toyota Motor Co. produces the RAV4 in Woodstock, Ontario.
The Tundra is produced in San Antonio and the Camry is built in Georgetown, Ky. The American Index by Cars.com said that the 2010 Camry was listed as the most all-American car based on where it is built and the amount of American-made parts it has.
Toyota spokesman Curt McAllister said that these men failed to do their research before destroying the American-made vehicles. McAllister concluded, "Some stereotypes die hard." [via Jalopnik]


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Situated on the outskirts of Preston, our families work with us to provide a caring and nurturing environment in which all learners feel happy and secure. Our children and staff are amazing and together, we aim high and celebrate achievement both great and small. We value the uniqueness of our community and promote a love of life-long learning so that our children continue to develop into proud and resilient young people.
We provide high quality teaching and learning experiences through our personalised curriculum that is underpinned by a set of values and key learning skills such as ambition, collaboration and enquiry, encouraging every child to reach their full potential. Our children are at the centre of everything we do and their voice is an important part of school life and school improvement.
Visitors are warmly welcomed and we would be happy to show you round our wonderful school where you can find out more about our curriculum, our facilities, our extended provision and our ethos.
Mrs Amanda Sinker
Take a look at the THINK U KNOW website and gather information about how to keep safe online....
Keeping your child safe online...


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After years of red ink, the retailer considers selling Craftsman, Kenmore, and DieHard.
Once upon a time, Sears was the Amazon.com and Walmart of U.S. merchandising. Customers could order just about anything for delivery—even a kit to build a 10-room colonial-style house—from the Sears catalog, a compendium of the American dream with a reach into the rural parts of the country that helped make Sears, Roebuck America's largest merchant. Sears helped create the shopping mall in the 1950s, working with developers to build the retail centers that grew with the exodus to the suburbs. And when customers needed financing, it created a massive credit arm that paved the way for the MasterCards and Visas of today.
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Hi. My name is Frank and I'm an iPhone user. I've been an iPhone user now for going on 4 years.
I love my iPhone. I also love my wife's Android. I love smart phones in general. What I don't love is when my smart phone is broken. Mine broke this weekend and I am hating life right now. On my iPhone it's the little round button at the bottom that has stopped working, or I should say has started working only when it wants to and not only when I am pressing it. My phone all on its own has initiated voice commands and tried to call people based on ambient noises it hears while becoming sentient.
It will also use said voice commands to start playing music. I love this because if I have any app open at the time I can't stop the music because the little round button doesn't work for me to switch to the iPod app. So I have gone from button working to button working sometimes to button not working at all to button has become self aware and lives to torment me.
I'm going to try and reset the whole phone and pray that it is a software issue causing Skynet to take over my phone. I know it's wishful thinking, but if it works it saves me from either having to put up with a downgraded Go phone from AT&T because I'm not eligible for an upgrade yet or paying full price for a new smart phone.
I love technology!


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Olga Umaña (Colombia), winner of the terminology book raffle
I asked the winners of my recent raffle to send me a picture and a short bio when they got their respective books. Unfortunately, Olga Umaña's s book (@OlgaUmanaC) got lost in the mail. We assume there's someone at the post office who wants to study Terminology! In any case, since she is a university professor. I offered to send instead this terminology handbook (I recently shared this post about it) and she agreed. She finally received it this week. So, here is her story:
My name is Olga Umaña and I am from Manizales (Colombia). I have a Bachelor's degree in Modern Languages (University of Caldas), and a Master's degree in English Language Teaching (University of Caldas), and a Master's degree in Translation Studies (Autónoma University of Manizales).
I have worked as a professor, researcher, thesis advisor, and translator. Together with my students, I have conducted recent research on topics such as translation sub-competencies, terminological competence, translating culturemes, identification and validation of neonyms, prototypicality effects of neonyms, scenes and frames of neonyms, and correspondence of Eventive Specialized Phraseological Units (eventive SPU), among others.
Aside from my research work, I have a translation and linguistic services agency (http://www.palabrasclave.com.co) supported by a group of professional translators and linguists.
In the picture, I am holding the book "A University Handbook on Terminology and Specialized Translation" by Noa Talaván Zanon. I was the lucky winner of the book raffle held to celebrate the second anniversary of the blog "In My Own Terms". I will be happy to share it with my students and colleagues, as it is easy to read and has reference material on key issues of Terminology and Specialized Translation. I can also use it as didactic material thanks to the wide range of exercises it includes on different areas and to the simple, yet complete way to present topics. A valuable addition to our library.
I want to sincerely thank Patricia Brenes, not only for my wonderful book, but especially for sharing with Terminology students and scholars her constantly updated and rich blog. Warm hugs from Colombia!


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Oakland, Maryland 21550
Tuesday, April 7, 1998
Part I - Call to Order
Mr. Patrick W. Riley, president of the Garrett County Board of Education, called the meeting to order at approximately 3:05 p.m. and asked for a brief moment of silence. Members in attendance included Mr. Dale Carpenter, Mr. Rodney Durst, Mrs. Charlotte Sebold, and Dr. Wendell Teets, Superintendent of Schools.
Part II - Public Comment
There was no public comment.
Part III - Recognition of Southern High Boys' Cross Country Team
Dr. Teets welcomed Coach Carl Booth and the Southern High Boys' Cross Country Team. Dr. Teets praised the team and coaching staff on their accomplishment winning the Boys Cross Country State Championship. Coach Booth noted this is the fifth consecutive year that the team has won the State title and, when they win next year they will tie the State record of six years consecutively. Coach Booth introduced the members of the team who were in attendance. Mr. Riley thanked the team for coming to the Board meeting to be recognized for their success and, along with Dr. Teets, presented the team with a banner to commemorate the State Championship.
Part IV - Executive Session
Upon a motion by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Durst, the Board of Education unanimously agreed to move to executive session at 3:20 p.m. in accordance with Public School Law 4-106 and Section 10-508 of the State Government Title for the purpose of discussing personnel matters that affect one or more individuals. Dr. Teets and Miss Henrietta Lease, Director of Personnel, were in attendance. Mr. James Raley, vice-president, arrived during the executive session. Mrs. Lynn Bell, Principal of Southern High School, was asked to be present during a portion of the executive session. During the executive session, retirements, leaves without pay, volunteer coaches, assignments, bus drivers, reclassification of teaching certificate, tenure, sabbatical leave, and student Board member selection were discussed.
Part V - Return to Public Session
At 5:15 p.m., Mr. Riley reopened the meeting. After offering an invocation, Mr. Riley led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Mr. Karlo Gesner, student Board member, was present at this time.
Part VI - Acceptance of Agenda
Upon a motion by Mr. Raley, seconded by Mrs. Sebold, the agenda was accepted with the addition of discussion of Coordinating Council for Professional Development Center as an item under Board Concerns.
Part VII - Announcements
Mrs. Sebold noted dates for upcoming events, including the following:
April 17 Career Day April 28 ACE Meeting at Yough Glades Elementary
April 18 League of Women Voters meeting with May 2 Yough Glades Dedication/Open House
Senator Hafer and Delegate Edwards May 4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week
April 21 State Superintendent's visit to Garrett County May 7 National Prayer Day
April 23-24 Health Advisory Meeting May 9 High School Proms/After Proms
Mr. Riley noted the Family Violence Prevention Planning Meeting would be held on April 16, 1998, at the Will O'the Wisp and asked that any interested Board members attend.
Part VIII - Approval of Minutes
Upon a motion by Mrs. Sebold, seconded by Mr. Carpenter, the Minutes of February 26, 1998, were unanimously approved with the following amendment: Page 2954, Part VI, last sentence, change "request" to "increase". Upon a motion by Mrs. Sebold, seconded by Mr. Durst, the Minutes of March 10, 1998, were unanimously approved as presented.
Part IX - Administrative Concerns
Mr. Donald Knode, Assistant in Food and Nutrition Services, requested professional leave and travel approval to attend the American Food Service Association conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 11-16, 1998. He noted the advantages of attending the conference and explained that all expenses would be covered by the Food and Nutrition Department budget. Upon a recommendation by Dr. Teets, Mr. Carpenter made a motion to approve professional leave as requested by Mr. Knode. Mr. Durst seconded the motion which was unanimously approved by the Board.
Dr. Teets recommended that the Board give input or approval for the removal of four large trees in front of the Board of Education building. Mr. Michael Sines, Supervisor of Maintenance and Operation explained that the tree removal work would be done in-house and the result would benefit the building, as well as show an improvement to the grounds. By consensus, the Board approved the removal of the trees.
Dr. Teets shared plans that were underway for the scheduled visit of Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, State Superintendent, to Garrett County on April 21, 1998. He noted the visit would begin at Yough Glades Elementary at 9:30 a.m. and would include a visit to Southern Middle School before ending at Southern High School. At Southern High School, the group would be served lunch in the food service classroom by students under the direction of Mary Ann Shipe, teacher. Board members were encouraged to attend.
Mr. Sines distributed to Board members a copy of the floor plan and schematic detailing the construction of a Head Start Center at the Crellin Elementary School. He noted that the new construction would be a 2860 square foot addition, with only minor alterations to the elementary school. The funding for this project, which is to be completed by the opening of school next fall, is coming from the Community Development Block Grant via the County Commissioners and from Health and Human Resources Services' Head Start Program.
Miss Lease presented for approval the school calendar 1998-99. After discussion centering on noon versus 1:00 p.m. student dismissal times, Dr. Teets noted that he will do further research on the issue. Mr. Carpenter moved that the calendar be accepted as presented. Mr. Durst seconded the motion which was unanimously approved.
Dr. Teets presented for discussion a revised Board Policy 853.321 Drug Testing of School Bus Operators and Operator Applicants. He noted the minor changes pertained to arranging to do drug testing locally. After some discussion regarding listing one specific physician versus an "approved list" and to whom the policy pertains, Dr. Teets agreed to bring the policy back at a future date after more study.
Part X - Instructional Concerns
Dr. Brenda McCartney, Director of Curriculum and Instruction PreK-8, presented Board Policy 431.1 Enrollment Requirements and Administrative Procedure 431.11 Student Selection Criteria and Procedural Guidelines for Determining Eligibility and Selection of Prekindergarten Students, which were previously discussed at the March Board meeting. Dr. McCartney noted additional revisions including the inclusion of "Sources" at the bottom of each page and the changes made in the order of eligibility guidelines. In response to an earlier inquiry by Mr. Riley, Dr. McCartney noted there was no COMAR regulation stating a student's social security number is required. In view of that, Mr. Riley asked that "optional" be added to that part of 431.11, the program questionnaire form. Dr. McCartney said that any future applications that are distributed will include that notation. After more discussion, Mr. Durst moved that the policy be approved as revised. Mr. Carpenter seconded and the Board approved the policy 3-1, with Mrs. Sebold voting in the negative.
Next, Dr. McCartney presented for action the Social Studies Program of Studies, 6-8, noting that the document was discussed at the last Advisory Committee on Education meeting. She distributed to the Board copies of public comments. Several social studies teachers were in attendance to ask for further clarification pertaining to Mr. Riley's written review and suggestions for the program of studies (Draft: January 1998), as well as to respond to questions from the Board. After discussion, it was decided to delay action on the program of studies until summer because the State will have draft Content Standards by June 31, 1998, which may necessitate additional revision.
Dr. McCartney distributed copies of the Approved Minutes of the Middle School Health Program, Sub-Committee of the Health Advisory Committee meeting of March 11, 1998.
Mrs. Maxine Miller, Director of Curriculum and Instruction 9-12, presented a request for professional leave and travel approval for Michelle Harman, science teacher at Northern High School and student, Josh Neubert, to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair in Fort Worth, Texas, May 9-16, 1998. She noted that all requested travel expenses were funded by RESA. Mrs. Sebold noted that this is the first time in ten years of Science Fair competition that Garrett County has had a winner at this level. Upon a motion by Mr. Durst, seconded by Mr. Carpenter, the Board unanimously agreed to approve the travel request.
Part XI - Public Comment
Mr. Riley recognized Mr. Scott Hollingsworth who asked to speak during public comment session. Mr. Hollingsworth said that, as a parent, he was overwhelmed by the quality of his children's education and environment. Looking at his children's educational experience as a totality, he felt it to be of excellent quality. However, Mr. Hollingsworth felt that a few teachers are not as effective as they could be and inquired as to the process for evaluating teachers. Dr. Teets responded that an evaluation and visitation system is in place which is effective, and that this year a more formal Plan of Improvement process has been implemented when indicated.
Mr. Durst thanked the staff and school Board for all the calls and flowers he received during his recent illness.
Part XII - Personnel Matters
Dr. Teets made the following personnel recommendations:
Retirement: Vivian Brantner, Instructional Assistant, Kitzmiller, effective July 1, 1998
Dolores Boal, Instructional Assistant, Bloomington , effective July 1, 1998
Violet Groves, Instructional Assistant, Broad Ford, effective July 1, 1998
Extended Leave Without Pay: Shirley Noonan, Teacher, Northern Middle, March 30, 1998
Assignment: Ricky Dolan, Media/Computer Technician, Central Office,effective April 27, 1998
Mary Bennett, Bus Assistant, County
Catherine Williams, Bus Assistant for Samuel Thomas, Route 2
Drivers: John Hockman, for Dennis Glotfelty, Routes 46,64
William Bonney, for Lester Chaney, Route 24
Sabbatical for 1998-99: Kathy Ridder, Dennett Road Elementary
Tenure: Christina Ashby, Accident Elementary
Carol Beard, Accident Elementary
Loren Bowser, Southern High
Jennifer Burdock, Northern Middle
Christopher Csonka, Southern High
James Friend, Friendsville Elementary
Adrienne Ingram, Kitzmiller Elementary
Stephen Plum, Southern High
Rhonda Savage, Broad Ford Elementary
Beverly Sincell, Dennett Road
Amy Thayer, Yough Glades Elementary
Winona Thomas, Bloomington
Michael Warne, Dennett Road
LuAnn Watson, Northern High
Darren Wilburn, Northern Middle
Upon a motion by Mr. Carpenter, seconded by Mr. Durst, the Board unanimously approved the personnel recommendations.
Part XIII - Instructional Concerns, continued
Mrs. Maxine Miller provided an update on the High School Assessment Project. She noted that the State Superintendent has made two recommendations:
A. The Maryland High School Improvement Program will include individual student accountability assessments of the Core Learning Goals. Achieving a yet-to-be-established passing score on the assessments will be one of several criteria students must meet in order to receive a Maryland high school diploma.
B. The assessment portion of the Maryland High School Improvement Program will be phased in over a period of years.
Mrs. Miller noted that Phase I testing would include English I, Algebra I or Geometry, and Government. Biology would be listed as a local option for Phase I. She further explained that the local superintendent may request a waiver for the Maryland Test of Citizenship Skills (MCTS) in lieu of the Government test. The ninth grade class in the year 2000 is expected to be the first class to be tested, although 1999 may be used as a "no-fault" test year. Discussion centered on recognizing the need for funding for staff development, early identification as it pertains to remediation, budget implications for no-fault testing, scoring procedures, and the need for continuation of an exploratory program.
Mrs. Wilda Massi, Director of Pupil Services, presented a request for professional leave and travel approval for Maggie Hockman and Patricia Yoder to attend a conference, "Managing Kids at Risk, Effective Strategies for Teachers," June 27 through July 1, 1998, at Virginia Beach. The two will present Garrett County's STAR Program at this conference. Upon a motion by Mr. Durst, seconded by Mr. Raley, the Board unanimously approved the request.
Mrs. Jo Ann Vent, Supervisor of Career/Technology Education, noted that the result of the State VICA contest indicated that there are five Garrett County students eligible to go on to the National Competition in Kansas. She stated that the winners would be present at the School+Business=Partnership luncheon on May 12, 1998.
Mrs. Vent reported on the March 31, 1998, meeting of the Career & Technology Advisory Committee, noting that the committee recommends that CTE classes with enrollment of less than five students not be offered for that school year. During the year that the program would not be offered, an evaluation would take place to decide whether to update, restructure, or eliminate said program. Mrs. Vent introduced Scott Hollingsworth as chairperson for the advisory committee. Discussion centered on agreement that a program with enrollment less than five be placed on hiatus for the year, the need for evaluation and/or restructuring, and consideration of blending classes (e.g., carpentry and masonry). Mrs. Vent will come back to the next Board meeting with a recommendation.
Next, Mrs. Vent explained that a Marine Technology course has been proposed to begin the fall semester of 1998, with the intent to increase career and technology opportunities in the Marine industry. The pilot program, funded through a grant from the Regional Employer Involvement Fund, would target senior students only. The course would consist of two portions, customer service training in classroom and a marine technology internship on-site. Further discussion centered on safety concerns and advantages of the program. Part XIV - Board Concerns
Dr. Teets noted that the School+Business=Partnership Luncheon would be held on the next regular Board meeting day at noon at the Will O'the Wisp. He noted that the regular Board meeting would convene following the luncheon to accommodate student councils' participation beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. Also, student Board member interviews will be held during executive session at the May Board meeting.
Mr. Tom Powers, teacher and boys varsity soccer coach at Southern High School, appeared before the Board with a proposal to remove the asphalted team area pads in order to widen the playing field. He noted that the coaches and volunteers would donate time and labor, that Green Acres would donate equipment and manpower, that fill dirt would be donated by Mettiki Coal Corporation, and additional monies would be covered by fundraising. Dr. Teets recommended that the Board support Mr. Powers' request to modify the athletic field. Upon a motion by Mr. Durst, seconded by Mr. Carpenter, the Board unanimously voted to accept Dr. Teets' recommendation.
Mr. Riley noted he would be attending the Professional Development Center Coordinating Council meeting on April 23, 1998, at 1:00 p.m. He asked for input as to what course offerings could be offered to our teachers as part of a cooperative program. In addition to a new teacher orientation class, a reading class may be offered. Mr. Riley stated he believes it would be appropriate for us to recommend more teaching of reading instruction, which includes instruction in phonics.
Part XV - Adjournment
By consensus, the Board agreed to adjourn at 8:32 p.m.
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Website of the Inter-Agency Group on Economic and Financial Statistics - The PGI website presents data for the Group of 20 (G-20) to facilitate the monitoring of economic and financial developments for these systemically important economies. Launched in response to the on-going financial and economic crisis, it is hosted by the IMF, and is a joint undertaking of the Inter-Agency Group on Economic and Financial Statistics: Bank for
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Consumer confidence in the OECD area has levelled out since January 2010, possibly announcing a new peak or maybe just indicating uncertainty in the coming months. Confidence levels remain historically low, a result of the financial crisis and indicating that the effects of the crisis are continuing to be felt by consumers who remain pessimistic about the future.
This webpage from the OECD Statistics Directorate "Statistical Narratives" is intended as a repository for short statistical notes using the wealth of OECD statistics. The aim of these articles is to build knowledge from statistics, as well as give users a sense of what statistics are available from the OECD.
Cette version révisée de La Mesure du Capital est le premier guide complet décrivant les différentes manières de mesurer les fonds propres. Il s'adresse aux statisticiens, chercheurs et analystes, donne des conseils pratiques tout en offrant des connaissances théoriques. Il propose aussi une vue d'ensemble de la documentation pertinente. Le manuel est composé de trois parties - une première partie avec une description non technique des principaux concepts et étapes de la mesure du capital; une deuxième partie visant leur mise en œuvre et une troisième partie décrivant la théorie ainsi qu'une formulation mathématique plus complète des processus de mesure.
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State lawmakers, who never appropriated a dime in state funds for rail, preferring to leave it to the city, responded to soaring costs by saying the project needed their oversight. Then they ended their session without any funding solution of any kind.
I've got to give it to them: that was quite an oversight.
All they had to do to was give the city what it asked for, an extension of the fractional excise tax surcharge that was already in place.
If they suspected the money was not spent wisely, they had the option of hiring accountants to prove it, rather than just saying so.
Cynicism is no substitute for knowledge and suspicion is not evidence.
The suspicion that rail money was not spent wisely was based on the fact that the cost of rail, delayed by politics and litigation for years, had doubled.
This overlooked the fact that construction costs of all kinds, including office buildings, parking garages, hospitals, schools and residences, have been soaring here and nationwide for years. This is fact: Levett Rider Bucknall tracks these costs in 12 cities and one of them is Honolulu.
Rail costs doubled under the city's watch. But the cost of airport improvements also doubled, and under the state's watch. These lawmakers second-guessing the city – where were they? And what does this say about their qualification to provide "oversight"?
In this same session there was a ready solution to the airport project problem – creating a semi-independent agency to take over the work. This was supported by all stakeholders except the unions, a solution already proven successful in other cities that more rapidly completed larger and more complicated airport projects. All lawmakers had to do was pass it. They failed to.
On the rail debate an especially unhelpful development was the last-minute proposal to switch from the existing excise tax surcharge, which everyone understood, to a higher hotel tax, raising new issues and creating new opposition without time to debate, persuade or adjust.
The flimsy Economics 101 argument was that the excise surcharge "hit" the little guy. What will "hit" the little guy is if rail isn't completed, or if it is further delayed, wfurther raising the cost.
While this was going on, we had the usual Greek chorus of people opposed to rail because of the costs, though before the cost soared they were opposed for other reasons.
They would rather see a new highway, and who knows, maybe you would, too, but a new highway will cost even more than rail, and will face even more legal delays. And sending a message to Washington that we can't support something even after construction starts, doesn't exactly help win federal funds for a future highway.
I'm not arguing that rail won't cost a vast sum. Rail is so expensive that building it will cost more than anything except not building it.
There is a reason the Chamber of Commerce has backed rail from the start and still does. Gridlock on our worst traffic days is bad for business. Rail is no panacea and no one ever said it was, but an elevated system unaffected by highway gridlock is a critical part of any traffic solution. That's why anyone who says let's redo it at street-level is not part of the solution. Any proposal that involves redoing the plan is Trojan horse opposition.
Transit-oriented development will generate tax revenue, from which the whole state will benefit, and it will lessen development pressure on the more rural parts of Oahu. It will do the economy more good than a new stadium or a new convention center or any other future project. The best course of action is to build it, as planned, no "back to the drawing board," no further delays, no changes to the funding mechanism. Stay the course.
And if you really think the money is misspent, hire forensic accountants and look into it. Prove it, in other words.
As for the slow pace of airport renovations, and the soaring cost of that, if all the airlines agree on a solution, and they do, and if it worked in other cities, and it did, then the course is clear. I don't blame union leaders for protecting members' jobs – they doing their job – but in the long run broken-down airports threaten those jobs by threatening Hawaii's economy.


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50 Cent's former friendship with boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has spiraled down into an inevitable exchange of insults played out across Twitter.
The former partners and BFFs fell out when plans to set up a fight promotion company TMT fell through. As previously reported, the rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, is now in business with Mayweather's boxing rival Manny Pacquaio.
Announcing he had severed all ties with Mayweather, Jr. last week, 50 claimed Mayweather failed to honor an agreement to fund the original joint venture.
In a series of Twitter posts, the G-Unit mogul wrote, "TMT Is Over. the money team is no longer a team… I'm no longer apart or down with TMT promotions… cause the other half of the money team Didnt put up there $Money$ (sic)."
After that post, things got ugly.
Mayweather tweeted in response: "Men lie… women lie numbers don't lie. Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, Kanye please help this boy." The boxer linked the tweet to a chart featuring 50 Cent's declining album sales in recent years.
Mayweather went on to call 50 "A male boxing groupie…," adding, "hold my belts because your album sales have declined."
50 Cent responded: "Money Floyd you know I have more Money then you (sic)… you go broke every fight stupid."
Then again – all of this back and forth could be a stunt to generate buzz for a planned boxing match between Mayweather and 50 Cent's boxer, undefeated Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa.
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Two childish and immature men with huge egos. Who cares about these two fools.
This is all hype. We've seen this movie before. 50cents and May can never split cos of $$$. They both have enough to last them a life time…if they are not stupid. Both need some kind of publicity now. What best way to stir it up, than fake a supposed controversy. They're both lovers. Lovers squibble all the time
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"This isn't a bad thing, it's a good thing," said owner Evan Galle, who runs the store with his wife, Tracy, who cited the need for a lifestyle change, so that the family could spend more time together. "I've been in the cooking business for 22 years, and the hours are crazy."
Galle said the decision had nothing to do with finances, and that business has been great recently. "Obviously we're sad," he said, "not seeing our regulars every week. But it's not like we're leaving, we'll still be in Shaftsbury." According to a letter to the editor submitted by Tracy Galle to the Banner, Evan will continue to work at Shaftsbury Dental, and she will continue to teach and coach at Mount Anthony Union Middle School. They currently have three children in the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union school system, with the oldest at Mount Anthony Union High School, and the youngest at Shaftsbury Elementary.
The Galles took over the country store nine years ago, and Evan Galle said that four potential buyers had already come forward to purchase the building, although he noted that any of those kinds of decisions would have to be made down the line. "Right now," he said, "It's just about spending more time together as a family."
"For the past nine years you have been the colorful characters and unbelievable stories that have become part of our life," wrote Tracy Galle, "It is so sad that we will not be a part of your lives the way we have been for so long. Out kids are growing too fast to miss any of it. This community has been so supportive and wonderful that we hope that you will be the same with this decision that we had to make. We will forever think of you when passing a porch with rocking chairs and hope you will do the same when you pick up an empty cup of coffee or a burnt muffin."
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Xtranormal says its mission is 'to bring movie-making to the people'. They claim that 'everyone can make movies', which is true using their software. Another thing they get right is that, 'Movie-making, short and long, online and on-screen, private and public, will be the most important communications process of the 21st century.'
There are countless ways of personalising the results you get with Xtranormal, including changing the backgrounds, changing the animated characters and changing the soundtrack. It's a brilliant tool, it's free and it's worth a look. I can't count the ways this could be used as part of a technical PR campaign.
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- 4 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded
- One 9-inch pie shell, par-baked and pricked with a fork
- 1 pound fresh white crabmeat, drained
- 2 scallions, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pinch ground mace
- 3 eggs, beaten
- Prep time: 10 min
- Cook time: 40 min
- Servings: 6 to 8
- Difficulty: easy
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the bottom of the pie crust. Top with the crab meat and sprinkle with the scallions. Whisk together the heavy cream, lemon zest, mustard, seafood seasoning, salt, mace and eggs in a bowl. Pour the egg mixture into the pie crust.
Bake until the custard sets, about 40 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.
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text: husband is a mess when he's dealing with Eris this summer. Constantly snapping at her for stupid stuff. Making a bigger deal out of things than should be. Last night we went into Trader Joes for a second to get a few things. She grabbed a hand cart when I did. I think no big deal, she can carry it around, who is it hurting. husband told her to put it back and it set her off to be upset at him. The entire time in the store she was playing the game where she hides on the other side of me. THis just made husband more upset. I really don't care if she circles me in the store and moves around, as long as she stays next to me. husband wants her to sit still and not move at all. I keep telling him to stop acting that way and all he thinks is that I'm shutting him down (of course it's all about him right?). I'm not, I'm just trying to defuse the situation before it gets worse. I don't want a fight while I'm in line for food! He does these things all the time and is super controlling of her. It's all these little things that she does that just annoys him so he blows up on her unnecessarily. I keep telling him to calm down, stop yelling (not yelling, but being too stern), etc. I'm half way through "the explosive child" and it seems to be backing up what I thought all along - that he's too demanding of her, and wont' take the time to sit and talk to her about what's going on and instead just demands action. How do I get him to go along with the program? He says he'll read the book, but I'm not so sure he'll do it. Even if he does, I'm not sure if he'll belive it! Ugh.


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I had this shelf in my classroom for many years, but it had seen better days. I almost threw it away…gasp! Then, I realized it would be perfect for our baby room, but it needed a major face lift first. This was my first chalk paint experience, and I think it turned out gorgeous!


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text: Marc A Swanson writes: > Ok. Now I'm really confused. I see that you dump codes on the mc by > inserting a fuse on the fuel pump relay which is connected to the ECU. > In looking over the Bentley diagrams I can't see how the ECU is connected > to the autocheck system?! Why does the ECU grab this "momentary" signal? > Also, there is a "autocheck button" mentioned in the bentley. If you > trigger the codes with the fuse, then what does this "autocheck button" > do? Dumping the ECU codes has nothing to do with the auto-check system. It dumps out stored faults in the ECU, if any. The fuel pump relay (and its fuse holder) is connected to the ECU and serves as a convenient activation point. The ECU is engine management computer and controls such things as ignition timing, fuel mixture, turbo boost, etc. Its inputs are various sensors, such as ignition timing, intake manifold pressure, intake air temperature, etc... The auto-check is a separate system, and would light up a pictorial symbol in the instrument cluster if one of its monitored devices is deemed to have a malfunction. These devices are such things as windshield fluid level, various light bulbs, brake and hydraulic fluid levels and pressures, coolant temperature, etc. As you can see, totally different things than the engine ECU. When you push on the auto-check "computer" button on the dash, it simply cycles through all the pictorial symbols so that you can check that the display is working. Most people who transplant the turbo engine into their 4KQs forego the auto-check system because the wiring is complex and there is no convenient location on the dash to put the display. However, the code dump function is retained because the engine ECU is transplanted intact. -Ti 96 A4 2.8 quattro 84 5000S 2.1 turbo 80 4000 2.0 -- /// Ti Kan Vorsprung durch Technik /// AMB Research Laboratories, Sunnyvale, CA. USA /// firstname.lastname@example.com ////// http://metalab.unc.edu/tkan/ ///


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Blue Diamond winner Miracles Of Life will have to overcome a wide barrier draw if she is to maintain her unbeaten record in the Group 3 $150,000 H.D.F. McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
The Adelaide trained filly will jump from gate eight, one from the outside of the nine horse field and regular rider Lauren Stojakovic will be busy in the first 200m deciding if she will cross or try and slot in behind the leaders.
Miracles Of Life has the ability to race on the pace or take a sit as she did before exploding away to win the Group 1 $1m Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 23.
Miracles Of Life will arrive in Melbourne still carrying her winter coat, but trainer Daniel Clarken is warning punters not to be put off and the Not A Single Doubt filly is ready to produce her best.
"She's still a little wintry in her coat, but that's to be expected. It's bloody cold over here," Clarken told Racing Network.
"I really couldn't be happier with her."
The David Hayes trained Fast 'N' Rocking has come up with barrier five and Brett Prebble will be looking for better luck than last start when he was held up for run in the straight before going down to Safeguard by the shortest of margins in the Group 3 $135,000 Legacy 90th Anniversary Vain Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on August 17.
Prebble couldn't find a run all the way down the straight until the last 100m when he pushed Fast 'N' Rocking through to make a late dive and would have won with any clear running earlier in the straight.
Top Caulfield Guineas fancy Prince Harada is having his first run for the Spring and jockey Steven Arnold is certain to give him a dream run from barrier three.
Trainer Tony Vasil put Prince Harada away after scoring his second win from two starts over 1200m at Moonee Valley in June and believes he has a genuine Spring Carnival contender.
The Peter Moody trained Thermal Current, with the blinkers on for the first time has drawn next to Prince Harada at four while stablemate Il Cavallo, who will be racing with a Norton bit and a tongue tie, will jump from the outside.
Last season's premier jockey Glen Boss has taken the ride on Pyrrolic (barrier 7) for Mick Kent and showed he was above average with a three length win over 1200m at Sandown at his only start in May.


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Forum: Reliability & Maintainability Questions and Answers
Posted by: Juan Carlos Rodenas (email@example.com )
Date posted: Wed Oct 18 3:44:11 US/Eastern 2000
Subject: reliability of non-electrical component
I am trying to obtain the NPRD95 data, but I am in the process of find internal funds. The problem is that I am trying to obtain a reliability number for an offer to spanish air force. I haven´t found any data about failure rates for the next components:
- Electrohidraulic pressure switches. - Flowmeter - Electrovalves - Heat Exchanger (oil). Please any data that can be send will be appreciate. It is only a gross number, more detail number will be calculated when de design progress. Thank you in advance to all
Posted by: Dan Mahoney
Date posted: Thu Oct 12 12:37:21 US/Eastern 2000
Subject: Missile Reliability
Say an expensive fielded missile system has demonstrated its flight reliability goal after 50 flights, but then 20% of the missile is upgraded with a new subsystem. How many new flights must the system undergo to get back to its demonstrated reliability value? Another 50?, 20% of 50?, something else?!? Can you somehow use 80% of the past experience? What if only 1 tenth of 1 percent of the missile was changed? Would that change the requirement?
Any insights or guidance would be appreciated.
Posted by: Peet vd Merwe (email@example.com )
Organization:Grintek Electronic Systems
Date posted: Thu Oct 12 6:13:17 US/Eastern 2000
Subject: Reliability of PCB-Mounted relays
MIL-HDBK-217 is very severe when it comes to the usage of relays in avionics equipment in the AIF and ARW environments. A typical failure rate given for the following relay, in the AIF environment at 85 degr C, is 15: Relay, High Speed, armature balanced & short, 5V, DPDT, 1A, - TQ2-5V. (Cyclic rate 3.0, Current ratio 42, resistive load.) Have you perhaps got any feild data available which might suggest a better reliability for this type of relay under the above circumstances? or What is your general experience/opinion in this regard?
Posted by: Gerd Jonas (email@example.com )
Date posted: Wed Oct 11 3:20:33 US/Eastern 2000
Subject: MIL-HDBK-217F notice 2 section 16
In the past our printed circuits boards are plated through holes tech. The new standard is now SMD technologie. If you calculate the failure rate for the interconnection, for the SMD tech. the failure rate is much lower. Were I have to implemented the number of circuit planes? Is it possible to calculate the failure rate for SMD tech in differend modes? please answer as soon as possible.
regards Gerd Jonas
Posted by: Jean Marie Cloarec (email@example.com )
Organization:LIGERON S.A.
Date posted: Tue Oct 10 10:59:35 US/Eastern 2000
Subject: Reliability data
Is there someone who couldsend me a copy of information from RADC TR 88 124 about fiber optic failure rate ?
My fax (in FRANCE) : préfix + 298 37 96 20 (french number is 02 98 37 96 20) Thank you


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Tis the season…
To go swimming, of course. And with Memorial Day weekend in the rearview mirror, the heat is on for locals to sign up at local swimming holes, hit the country club or in many cases…head to Oceans of Fun. You know, that paragon of pay-per-swim "amusement park" located near Liberty alonside former Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt's other brainchild, Worlds of Fun.
Here's how Wikipedia describes Oceans:
"A tropically-themed water park that opened on May 31, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri to celebrate World's of Fun's 10th year anniversary. At the time it was opened it was the largest water park in the world. It is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co."
Which doesn't, of course, speak to the "experience" awaiting families and swinging singles in search of giant slides, wave pools, "lazy rivers" and the like.
Enter Topeka mom Ann Thompson and her 9 and 13 year-old sons who ventured out to Oceans Sunday to capture the experience and launch the summer swim season.
Thompson's take on her experience was less than she imagined.
"I would never go to with a date," she says. "if a date wanted me to go to Oceans of Fun I would never go out with them again."
Why so harsh?
"Because there's probably no other place on this planet where I've seen more obese, toothless people with back hair – both sexes – ever. Ever!"
The "family scene" wasn't much better, Thompson says.
"I've never seen so many overweight children in my life either," she says. "There was this one woman in line in front of me to get a drink and she had her two-year old daughter with her. And she bought her a really bi, like 64 ounce Coke and her daughter was screaming for it. And when she got it she started gulping it down – it was disgusting.
"I mean, that's why kids are obese today. Because their parents shove sodas down their throats at the age of two. And the lines were just jam-packed with hot, sweaty, disgusting people. It was so gross. I mean, the largest people on the planet go to Oceans of Fun.
"And the thought of me sharing water with them was disgusting. I never fully submered, put it that way
There's more…
"There was basically no room to stand in the wave pool it was so crowded," Thompson continues. "I also saw a ton of bad tatoos."
How about the Hotties Quotient?
"There was only one hottie that I saw the entire afternoon," Thompson says. "And he was standing next to me on one of the rides with his little girl. And no babes, not one. It seemed to me the people oversall were better-looking at the Schlitterbahn. I went there the first year."
The sum up:
"I am not going back anytime soon," Thompson vows. "I fulfilled my motherly duties for the summer. Thank god I didn't get the season pass. My kids had a blast," she says. "But it's a sacrifice a mother has to make for her children."


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Lee: Open mic at Spectrum Playhouse
Spectrum Playhouse at 20 Franklin St. will host an open mic with Joel Blumert and Robin O'Herin at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16.
An acoustic and electric guitar player, Blumert performs traditional and original blues along with original arrangements of contemporary songs.
O'Herin is a Berkshire-based, touring blues and gospel musician.
Performers of all styles and types are welcome. The suggested donation is $5.
Information: Kyle Goldman at (413) 394-5023.
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