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The General Police Commander, Ambrósio de Lemos, was distinguished last Tuesday in Luanda with a merit diploma for the exemplary way in which he conducted the work of securing the electoral process that culminated with last August 31th general elections.
General Police Commander distinguished with merit diploma
SME staff urged to abide by transparency
The State Secretary of Home Affairs Ministry, Eugénio Laborinho, this Thursday in Luanda, urged the personnel of Migration and Foreigners Department to stick to the principles of behaviour based on justice, transparency and professional ethics toward all citizens, both national and foreigners.
Increasing action on illegal immigration
The State secretary of Interior, Eugénio Laborinho, asked the responsibles for the Service of Migration and Foreigners (SME) to increase their actions of fiscalisation and carry on a ruthless combat agains illegal immigration.
Eugénio Laborinho was addressing the Advisory Board of SME on its meeting opening session.
More than 600 promotions in the Frontier Guard Police
667 men, from the 9th and 10th Frontier Guard Police's units from Moxico, were promoted today, in Luena, to several military degrees from first-sargeant to inspector-chief.
Nearly 100 illegal imigrants detained for border violation
The Service of Migration and Foreigners and the Maritime Fiscal Unit have detained nearly 100 foreigners for illegally entering Angola.


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Best Buy eliminates heads of U.S. operations
NEW YORK Best Buy (BBY) said Wednesday two executives, including its U.S. president, are leaving the company as it eliminates the most senior level of its U.S. operations, the latest move by CEO Hubert Joly to turn around the struggling electronics chain.
The company also offered a dim view of its upcoming third-quarter financial results, predicting net income would be "significantly below" last year and a key revenue figure would fall. Shares of Best Buy fell 7.5 percent in after-hours trading.
- Best Buy pays up to lure new CEO
- Best Buy founder allowed to pursue buyout
- Best Buy to match some rivals' online pricing
Best Buy is fighting to reverse a two-year decline in its business due to a weak global economy and consumers' changing shopping habits. The Minneapolis-based retailer's stores are becoming less profitable as customers increasingly use them to browse for electronics, then buy them cheaper online or elsewhere. Meanwhile, shoppers are no longer snapping up big-ticket TVs and computers at a fast clip like they used to, instead opting for less-profitable gadgets like cell phones and tablets.
The changes come just as the busy holiday shopping season kicks off, when retailers can make up to 40 percent of annual sales. And they also come as Best Buy co-founder and former Chairman Richard Schulze mulls a plan to take the company private. They are the latest in a raft of management changes at the company.
Best Buy hired Joly, former CEO of the Carlson travel company and turnaround expert, in August, to help improve results. He joined Best Buy in August after former CEO Brian Dunn left in April following an investigation into inappropriate behavior with a female colleague.
Since then Best Buy's CFO announced he is leaving when the fiscal year ends in February 2013. And Joly hired Expedia executive Scott Durchslag to head global e-commerce.
On Wednesday, the company said Mike Vitelli, president of Best Buy's U.S. business, will resign when the fiscal year ends Feb. 3. Executive Vice President of U.S. Operations Tim Sheehan will leave the company at the end of the month. Heads of Best Buy's three U.S. groups will now report directly to Joly.
Best Buy said in a statement it was removing the senior-most layer of its U.S. operations to create "a leaner structure intended to improve the company's agility."
"One thing I have learned in helping turn companies around is that a business needs to have a nimble organization," said Joly in a statement.
A broader view of Joly's vision for the company will likely be unveiled at Best Buy's Nov. 1 analyst day meeting, when Joly plans to discuss his assessment of the business.
Meanwhile, the company said it expects third-quarter net income to be "significantly below" last year, due partly to spending on staff training and a decline in revenue in stores open at least a year.
In last year's third-quarter, net income excluding one-time items totaled 47 cents per share. But Best Buy has since changed its fiscal year calendar, so the periods aren't comparable. Analysts expect net income of 38 cents per share for the quarter ending in November.
Shares fell $1.15, or 6.8 percent, to $15.77 in aftermarket trading, after ending the day up 5 cents at $16.92.

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The Eurozone crisis, as well as America's rebalance towards Asia, have led some to see a shrinking role for Europe on the world stage. France, once viewed as the co-pilot of Europe alongside Germany, now seems to occupy a less prominent role in European affairs. But France's refusal to sign off at first on an Iranian nuclear deal is one sign that her role on the international stage is not shrinking. What is Europe's role in world affairs and France's within the new Europe? What policies should Europe and France pursue to reclaim their rightful status?
Jean-Francois Cope, the leader of the French opposition and one of France's best-known political figures, examined these issues in an address at Hudson Institute on December 2, 2013. Cope, who served as French government spokesman, Minister of the Budget, and as majority leader in the French National Assembly, is president of the right-of-center UMP Party (the Union for a Popular Majority).
A Member of the National Assembly and a close ally of former President Nicolas Sarkozy (who transformed the Gaullist movement into the UMP), Cope is well known for his willingness to address tough issues head on. He serves as President of Generation-France, a think tank dedicated to revitalizing French political debate.


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President's Message
It has been such a pleasure to see our vision of a unified voice for international schools in Thailand grow and gain recognition. Our schools share the same goal of providing quality education and ISAT continues to promote this goal in all schools in Thailand.
Moving forward, ISAT, in conjunction with the Thai government and ASEAN, is working toward making Thailand a hub for international education in the region. With the sheer number of established, accredited international schools in the Kingdom, we know that this is an achievable and worthy goal that will benefit not only our own member schools, but the overall quality of education throughout Thailand. Recognizing the implications of the Free Trade Agreement and the ASEAN community development, ISAT is monitoring the changes in Thailand to keep our members current and planning for the future. Read More


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A candidate for the Texas House is giving new meaning to the idea of roadside dining.
Rack of raccoon or smidgen of pigeon could be on the menu if legislators take up the call by Tink Nathan to allow motorists to collect and consume roadkill. It's currently a misdemeanor offense to gather it.
The San Antonio Express-News reports the suggestion by the 72-year-old Nathan sets him apart from the four other Republicans looking to succeed longtime District 53 state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran. The sprawling district extends northwest of San Antonio to the border.
The latest news from around North Texas.
Nathan said eating roadkill is legal in other states.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokesman Tom Harvey said the agency has no stance on the idea, but added, "There are obvious public health and safety issues."


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noun [ mass noun ]
1 the process of dealing with actors, presenters, celebrities, profile personalities: the management of the creative career
• [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the people managing a creative artist, regarded collectively: management were extremely cooperative.
• the responsibility for an actor for television, film, theatre, stage and screen - of a company or organization: a successful career.a person responsible for implementing a career: the manager of a movie star.
• a person who controls the professional and business activities of a performer, writer, director, group of musicians, etc. if I was his manager I would offer Lewis $8 m for the fight.
• a person in charge of the direction, strategy of the creative.
2 [ with adj. ] a person regarded in terms of their skill in managing people, especially those of an actor or presenter: she was a good manager, and could make a meal out of nothing.
3 • a person who manages business, financial, or contractual matters for an actor, performer, writer, etc. • a person or company that provides a service


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The suggestion by School Board member Paul Butler that Dover ban high school football comes as little surprise to anyone who follows the sports blogs and pays attention to gridiron critics elsewhere. Of late, events at the professional level have elevated concern and generated talk such as that of Butler, a retired physician.
Of particular note are the tragic suicides of Dave Duerson and future Hall of Famer Junior Seau. Readers will remember that it was Duerson who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He reportedly sent a text message saying he wanted his brain to be used for research at the Boston University School of Medicine, which is researching chronic traumatic encephalopathy. CTE can result from playing professional football. Seau also died of a gunshot wound to the chest, leaving his brain intact,. But he left no note or text.
Such sorry events, however, should not lead to banishing football from Dover High School or anywhere else.
Other sports, such as soccer, have now mandated across-the-board efforts to address head injuries among young athletes. In addition, here in New Hampshire — as in 38 other states — a law has been passed to mandate precautions be taken any time there is an indication of a head injury in any sport.
As explained by Access Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics of Exeter, SB 402 — signed by Governor Lynch earlier this year — "calls for the immediate removal of any student-athlete from play if a concussion is suspected. The new law requires medical clearance and written authorization from a health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions as well as parental written permission for return to play."
Another reason for keeping the pigskin flying at Dover's Dunaway Stadium is that it keeps the sport under the purview of the school's athletic department and the NHIAA, the governing body for high schools sports in the Granite State.
The editorial board here notes the importance of this supervision because there are rumblings that as budget dollars become tighter high school sports, such as football, will become independent of such supervision. The notion is that privately run concerns will become the rule for high school athletes, not the exception. Unlike high schools, which for the most part pay to have certified trainers at most events, privately run sports program frequently do not. Additionally, organizations such the N.H. Interscholastic Athletic Association emphasize sportsmanship and scholarship above winning.
None of what is written here is to lessen the severity of Dr. Butler's concerns. However, the editorial board here at Foster's Daily Democrat sees athletics as an integral part of the educational process. It helps in building character, fights the obesity epidemic and encourages many to remain in school who otherwise might drop out. On balance and with the proper safety procedures in place, we believe football should remain on the sports roster at Dover High School and elsewhere.
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Athlete safety is job #1
The suggestion by School Board member Paul Butler that Dover ban high school football comes as little surprise to anyone who follows the sports blogs and pays attention to gridiron critics elsewhere. Of late, events at the professional level have elevated concern and generated talk such as that of Butler, a retired physician.


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Allan Catches 3 over 10 in One Trip!
He does it again. Allan landed 3 over 10 in one trip on AC Plugs. He got most of his fish on the AC Ripbait and some on the AC Skinny. His fish were topped by a 13 pound hookjaw. The other two hens were between 10 and 11 pounds. Congrats to Allan on 48 browns over 10 pounds!
Giant Trout Caught on ACs
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HUGE Colorado River Striper Caught!
Monster 36 pound striper caught at the river on a 9" AC Original. This is the largest fish we have heard of in 4 years. Check out the details in our forums.
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Allan Wins Sierra Opener Big Fish Contest!
Just got the word that Allan has officially won a boat package worth $16K for catching the biggest trout opening weekend in the Sierras (for those who entered). https://www.facebook.com/Western-Outdoor-News-224608320891286/
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Great job Allan!
Monster Oregon Lake Trout on AC
Check out this beast measuring 41" x 26" that was landed by AC Hot Stick Jackson Stall. This is one of the largest mackinaw to come out of Oregon in the last few years. Check out the forum for more details.
Largemouth Bass
The AC is still knocking them dead all over the USA and the world even after 25 years. Here is a pic of two nice LB from New Hampshire caught on AC Plugs.
New Handmade Lure Released!
Allan's trophy trout days all begun in the 1970s using lures like Rapala and Rebel. It was only a matter of time before he came out with a handmade AC Plug that shared that tried and true basic hardbait style. He has added his signature tail, turned down the line tie eye and used a very buoyant wood to exaggerate the side to side wobble that big trout can't refuse. The "Allan's AC Ripbait" is a must have for any trophy trout angler's arsenal! Check out the new lure in the web store under the handmade section!
Its TROUT time!
It is time to order your AC Plugs. We have extended our 2 for 1 special on handmade lures. Monster browns, bulls, bows, lakers, cuttys... they all hit ACs. How many giants will we see caught on ACs this year?
21 Pound Silverwood Striper
Allan snuck over to one of his old haunts and stuck 3 nice stripers in a couple hours of fishing. The biggest was this 21 pounder. The AC still sticks them even after 20 years of pressure!
MONSTER brown caught on AC Plug!!
One of the largest reported browns from California so far this year was landed recently on a black and silver AC Skinny. The monster hen weighed in at an incredible 17 pounds! Go to our forums for more details...
Hand Made AC Plugs are BACK!
After a short break, the hand made AC Plugs are back up in our store. Build times are 1-2 weeks. Pick some up for the fall season!
Allan Cole Lands 2 Browns Over 10 Pounds in One Day!
Allan just did the impossible. Two huge browns landed in one day. An 11 pound buck and 15 pound hen both made the mistake of thinking a 6" AC Skinny was lunch.
MONSTER 45 Pound Striped Bass Caught!
Rod Howard just landed one of the largest stripers in several years to come from the Colorado River. The beast crushed a 9" AC Minnow and weighed in at just over 45 pounds. You can get more details in our forums.
New Products
We have some exciting new saltwater swimbaits that we will be revealing at some big shows this year. If you are a trophy calico bass angler shoot us an email as we are looking for guys to test the baits for us.
Monster 14.5 Pound Largemouth Caught on AC Minnow!!
Just got this pic of a beautiful 14.5 pound largemouth caught on a big 'ol 9" AC Plug "Minnow" fished as a wakebait. Marcus said, "Personal best for me. Thanks for a great plug!!" Check out our discussion forums for a high res pic...
New Website Launched!
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Pig Striper Landed on 10" AC Casitas!
Allan has been fishing hard with the new 10" Casitas in hopes that he would stick a pig striper on it. Well, good things come to those who wait. Check out the largest striper landed on the river in several years! Way to go Allan!
Wakebait season is here! Don Pearson, a new AC Plug pro staffer, just sent us pics of a FAT 11 pounder that inhaled the new AC Plug 9" minnow. "I love the new baits" said Don. He also landed a 6 pounder the same day. If you love to fish the big stuff up top...start throwing that 9" Minnow!


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try-except Statement
The latest version of this topic can be found at try-except Statement.
Microsoft Specific**
The following syntax describes a try-except statement:
// guarded code
__except ( expression )
// exception handler code
The try-except statement is a Microsoft extension to the C and C++ languages that enables target applications to gain control when events that normally terminate program execution occur. Such events are called exceptions, and the mechanism that deals with exceptions is called structured exception handling.
For related information, see the try-finally statement.
Exceptions can be either hardware-based or software-based. Even when applications cannot completely recover from hardware or software exceptions, structured exception handling makes it possible to display error information and trap the internal state of the application to help diagnose the problem. This is especially useful for intermittent problems that cannot be reproduced easily.
Structured exception handling works with Win32 for both C and C++ source files. However, it is not specifically designed for C++. You can ensure that your code is more portable by using C++ exception handling. Also, C++ exception handling is more flexible, in that it can handle exceptions of any type. For C++ programs, it is recommended that you use the C++ exception-handling mechanism (try, catch, and throw statements).
The compound statement after the
__try clause is the body or guarded section. The compound statement after the
__except clause is the exception handler. The handler specifies a set of actions to be taken if an exception is raised during execution of the body of the guarded section. Execution proceeds as follows:
The guarded section is executed.
If no exception occurs during execution of the guarded section, execution continues at the statement after the
If an exception occurs during execution of the guarded section or in any routine the guarded section calls, the
__exceptexpression (called the filter expression) is evaluated and the value determines how the exception is handled. There are three values:
EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_EXECUTION (–1) Exception is dismissed. Continue execution at the point where the exception occurred.
EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH (0) Exception is not recognized. Continue to search up the stack for a handler, first for containing try-except statements, then for handlers with the next highest precedence.
EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER (1) Exception is recognized. Transfer control to the exception handler by executing the
__exceptcompound statement, then continue execution after the
Because the __except expression is evaluated as a C expression, it is limited to a single value, the conditional-expression operator, or the comma operator. If more extensive processing is required, the expression can call a routine that returns one of the three values listed above.
Each application can have its own exception handler.
It is not valid to jump into a
__try statement, but valid to jump out of one. The exception handler is not called if a process is terminated in the middle of executing a try-except statement.
For more information, see Knowledge Base article Q315937 : HOW TO: Trap Stack Overflow in a Visual C++ Application.
The __leave Keyword
__leave keyword is valid only within the guarded section of a
try-except statement, and its effect is to jump to the end of the guarded section. Execution continues at the first statement after the exception handler.
goto statement can also jump out of the guarded section, and it does not degrade performance as it does in a
try-finally statement because stack unwinding does not occur. However, we recommend that you use the
__leave keyword rather than a
goto statement because you are less likely to make a programming mistake if the guarded section is large or complex.
Structured Exception Handling Intrinsic Functions
Structured exception handling provides two intrinsic functions that are available to use with the try-except statement: GetExceptionCode and GetExceptionInformation.
GetExceptionCode returns the code (a 32-bit integer) of the exception.
The intrinsic function GetExceptionInformation returns a pointer to a structure containing additional information about the exception. Through this pointer, you can access the machine state that existed at the time of a hardware exception. The structure is as follows:
struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS {
EXCEPTION_RECORD *ExceptionRecord,
CONTEXT *ContextRecord }
The pointer types _EXCEPTION_RECORD and _CONTEXT are defined in the include file EXCPT.H.
You can use GetExceptionCode within the exception handler. However, you can use GetExceptionInformation only within the exception filter expression. The information it points to is generally on the stack and is no longer available when control is transferred to the exception handler.
The intrinsic function AbnormalTermination is available within a termination handler. It returns 0 if the body of the
try-finally statement terminates sequentially. In all other cases, it returns 1.
EXCPT.H defines some alternate names for these intrinsics:
GetExceptionCode is equivalent to _exception_code
GetExceptionInformation is equivalent to _exception_info
AbnormalTermination is equivalent to _abnormal_termination
// exceptions_try_except_Statement.cpp
// Example of try-except and try-finally statements
#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h> // for EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION
#include <excpt.h>
int filter(unsigned int code, struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS *ep) {
puts("in filter.");
if (code == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION) {
puts("caught AV as expected.");
return EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER;
else {
puts("didn't catch AV, unexpected.");
return EXCEPTION_CONTINUE_SEARCH;
int main()
int* p = 0x00000000; // pointer to NULL
puts("in try");
puts("in try");
*p = 13; // causes an access violation exception;
puts("in finally. termination: ");
puts(AbnormalTermination() ? "\tabnormal" : "\tnormal");
}__except(filter(GetExceptionCode(), GetExceptionInformation())){
puts("in except");
in try
in try
in filter.
caught AV as expected.
in finally. termination:
in except
END Microsoft Specific
See Also
Writing an Exception Handler
Structured Exception Handling (C/C++)


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if Pablo could switch off Parker so he can also switch off Rondo.
I dont expect blow out but i want WIN Knicks over Cetics with MSG crowd reation + hope refs wont help C's
if Pablo could switch off Parker so he can also switch off Rondo.
I dont expect blow out but i want WIN Knicks over Cetics with MSG crowd reation + hope refs wont help C's
Pierce always was crying bad boy.
Garnett was normal guy, but when he came to BOS changed into next idiot. Next was Rondo.
Knicks have to win this game!
Here's a huge update:
Big break for #Knicks as Rondo has been suspended for tonight's gm. He made contact w/ a ref & refused to cooperate w/ league investigation
Anyone knows what's this all about?
Without Rondo Boston's offense pretty much sucks complete dick... We should win this game.
We should win this game with or without Rondo
Take nothing for granted Rondo or not C's are trying to prove they are still relevant scoring a win tonight would be big
We need to start a solid win streak to regain momentum so we need to play this game like its last year's Celtics and we got something to prove
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
i wanted vs Boston with Rondo but now its much easier
anyway Pacers Bulls coming
but TNT 24.01 will be @ their floor with Rondo
Green for 8's just for being in Bangkok (The city of Angels)
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Crazy⑧s again.
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game hasn't started yet and this GT is already longer than half our threads this year
No Rondo for this game is huge. But they still have Bradley who can play some PG. Let's seehiw the Knicks play out the gates. Go Knicks.
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Sexy Floater by Camby. You can tell he's been practicing on that.
KG I hate him with every fiber in my body.
Our twin tower frontcourt doing damage.
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Tyndall Air Force Base, FL — Last month, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, broke ground for an energy-efficient fitness center. The 75,000-square-foot Fit to Fight facility is slated for completion in 2010.
The Air Force has designated the center as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) project, which means the facility is being designed to achieve gold LEED certification. To achieve this certification, projects must meet standards in five categories: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
"This building will be a spectacle of beauty, functionality and energy efficiency," says Ann Garner, 325th Civil Engineer Squadron chief of engineering. "This building will serve to educate the base population on the importance of energy conservation and sustainable development."
The groundbreaking ceremony featured opening remarks from Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, the 325th Fighter Wing commander, and recognition of many of the key personnel involved in the facility's development.


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Developer's Reading List, April 17, 2012 C++ concurrency, web crawlers, Google testing, and more: This month's reading list is packed with great books on interesting topics.
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers, 2nd Ed.
by Michael Schrenk
I expect that every one of us who codes for pleasure has at some point considered the fun it might be to write our own Web crawler either our own little search engine, or a spider to check on what is happening on a specific site, or a webbot to rummage around and find all sorts of interesting downloadable resources from a site. It turns out that there is a cadre of folks who write just such software for a living. One of them is the author, who has written numerous such crawlers and bots and is willing to share the secrets of their construction.
He starts with the basics of a crawler, which are explained very clearly. He quickly moves to refining the project to handle a variety of obstacles: login screens, forms and form submissions, downloading images (and converting them to thumbnails), etc. In every explanation, you benefit from Schrenk's experience. For example, a discussion of why you should not use regular expressions when parsing incoming data; how to correctly detect phone numbers in crawled data, etc. You really have the sense throughout the book of being guided by a seasoned hand.
This is especially true when it comes to the social and political aspects of web crawling. He explains both sides: the rules of the road and what's expected by sites that don't want to be crawled, and how to cover over your tracks if you need to access a site with a cranky web administrator. This section is particularly rich in hard-won advice.
A final section of the book discusses sniping, which is the automated triggering of an event, generally as late as possible so as to preclude response. The typical case is making an automated bid on eBay a second before the auction closes.
The crawlers and bots themselves are fashioned from open-source products, notably PHP and CURL. CURL is really the primary engine and PHP is used to modify searches and crawls appropriately. This is the first book I've read in which PHP was the language of instruction, and I was surprised to see how simple it was to follow the code. As the author explains, PHP is an ideal language as the problem domain fits it perfectly and most anyone can quickly get to the point of modifying the code for their needs, without starting from scratch.
Overall, I found this a very clear, very readable, and thorough presentation of the topic. Given that this is the second edition of this volume, others before have realized that Schrenk has written probably the definitive introduction to this topic and made the whole field of crawlers, spiders, and bots an approachable and interesting area to explore. Highly recommended.
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Showers and storms are coming back in the forecast Thursday and Friday as a disturbance pushes toward South Florida from the Bahamas.
We will see the rain chances pick up through the afternoon hours, then taper off overnight. Highs will be in the upper 70s Thursday.
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The rain chances decrease for the weekend, with highs staying in the low 80s through the weekend. Lows will remain in the upper 60s.


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The mission of Eastfield College is to provide excellence in teaching and learning.
Eastfield College is a comprehensive community college founded by the Dallas County Community College District in 1970. The college anticipates and responds to the educational needs of students and employers by providing four types of programs: academic credit-transfer, college-readiness, technical-occupational, and non-credit continuing education. Eastfield delivers educational services at its main campus in Mesquite, at a community campus in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, at selected community locations, and through distance learning.
Eastfield College embraces an environment that reflects, respects, and celebrates diversity. The college offers an educational experience that emphasizes critical thinking, decision-making, reflection, and creativity. It is committed to being accessible, adaptable, and accountable to students, the community, and other stakeholders.
To accomplish this mission, Eastfield College has identified the following strategic goals..
1) advancing student success
2) enabling employee success
3) ensuring institutional effectiveness
4) meeting community educational needs.
This mission is carried out in a culture that values integrity, scholarship, success, honesty, person-centeredness, stewardship, innovation, responsibility, fairness, collaboration, diversity, and joy.


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An unidentified woman cries as women protest against the police near the scene of the shooting of miners on Thursday at the Lonmin mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, on Aug. 17. Police chief Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega says 34 miners died and another 78 were wounded when police opened fire on strikers in one of the worst police shootings in South Africa since apartheid.
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An unidentified woman cries on Aug. 17, as she protests against the police opening fire Thursday and killing and injuring striking mine workers at the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa.
Reuters -- MARIKANA, South Africa -- The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the end of white rule cut to the quick of South Africa's psyche on Friday, with searching questions asked of its post-apartheid soul.
Newspaper headlines screamed "Bloodbath", "Killing Field" and "Mine Slaughter", with graphic photographs of heavily armed white and black police officers walking casually past the bloodied corpses of black men lying crumpled in the dust.
The images, along with Reuters television footage of a phalanx of officers opening up with automatic weapons on a small group of men in blankets and t-shirts, rekindled uncomfortable memories of South Africa's racist past.
Police chief Riah Phiyega confirmed 34 dead and 78 injured after officers moved in against 3,000 striking drill operators armed with machetes and sticks and massed on a rocky outcrop at the mine, 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Johannesburg.
Continue reading: Mine "bloodbath" shocks post-apartheid South Africa
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- South Africa police fire on striking miners, killing 30
- South Africa police fire on striking miners, several dead
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Policemen look on as women carrying placards chant slogans in protest against the killing of miners by South African police on Thursday, outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 62 miles northwest of Johannesburg, on Aug. 17. South African Police were forced to open fire to protect themselves from charging armed protesters at the Marikana mine, and 34 of the protesters were killed, Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega said on Friday. She told a news conference that 78 people were injured and 259 arrested in Thursday's violence.
After a violent pay dispute left 34 dead and 78 injured in South Africa, Police say they were "forced to use maximum force to defend themselves." ITN's Neil Connery reports.


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Re: Supercharging a Bagheera
Reply #60 on:
December 07, 2009, 09:54:20 am »
We have a Supercharged Bagheera!
We made it to the MECUK meeting yesterday by 1350 (it started at 1200) admittedly on a trailer because I solved the bad running problems only that morning. Some members were given rides but time did not allow for everyone, so apologies to those who did not get to ride yesterday.
I got the engine started on Wednesday afternoon but there was severe vibration of the blower drive shaft. It was clear that the shaft needed support near the blower and a simple "pillow block" bearing was ordered from RS which arrived next morning together with a harder "spider" for the Lovejoy coupling. These were fitted on Thursday and the engine run again. There was a great improvement in vibration although the engine could not be made to run at less than 2500 rpm. At this speed the vacuum was about 50% but the brake servo was not very effective.
I spent some time on the internet on Friday looking at SU carburettor web sites and learned that vacuum leaks can be a big problem. (This is news to a Bagheera owner?!) Overnight I realised that while vacuum leaks are hard to find, pressure leaks are much easier! If I put some compressed air in the inlet system the application of soapy water to the outside of all the joints will show bubbles if there are leaks! And so it did but it was not until Sunday morning that I had time to try the theory.
I blanked off the carb outlet with Duck Tape and put the air into the vacuum connection. It was obvious very quickly that the inlet box was leaking from every joint! I had purchased new screws to hold it down and had assembled it quickly without checking the thread length nor applying Hylomar gasket sealant. The screws were just too long by about 3mm and they were not compressing even the red fibre washers under their heads.
I cut about 5mm off the screws and applied Hylomar to the joints and the top elbow. An air re-test showed that all the leals had gone!
The engine this time could be adjusted down to 1200 rpm, which is still too fast, but there was at least enough vacuum to work the brakes! I drove down the road to the first turning point and back again. We had a running car! It was now 1200 and the decision was made to go the the meeting which was about 50 minutes drive from home. But that was only after getting out the trailer and coupling it to our tow vehicle. That and loading the Bagheera took another hour so we arrived at 1350!
Drving across the crowded car park was the longest journey with the blower, but we had kept the promise to have a Blown Baggy Joe at the December meeting. (Why do I make these rash promises??)
There is more work to be done including making or finding a pressure relief valve for the inlet box. Twice it backfired while trying to start the engine and each time the inlet pipe was blown off the elbow (you will see from the photos below that there is no hose clip on the last pipe intentionally to allow explosion pressures to escape). I found out during the air pressure test that it will come off at 0.2bar (3 psi) which is "safe" but very limiting as I hope to get up to 1.0bar supercharging pressure.
My apologies to the many people at the meeting with whom I did not spend enough time particularly "Suffolk Pete" who has contributed many times to this and my other threads. Great to put a face to the words!
Thanks to you all for your support and advice. Very much appreciated.
Andy Owler
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Re: Supercharging a Bagheera
Reply #61 on:
December 07, 2009, 07:00:10 pm »
Do you feel some effect already ?
What is this gold coloured bolt above the clutch housing, on the second picture ?
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Reply #62 on:
December 07, 2009, 07:59:50 pm »
Wow, well done! Congratulations, Andy!
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Reply #63 on:
December 07, 2009, 08:44:58 pm »
The gold coloured "bolt" above the clutch housing is a brass "female" pipe fitting into which I have screwed the "Low Oil Pressure Alarm" switch which has a 1/4R male pipe thread. The blue circle is the collet through which the nylon pipe passes when it is in place. I have not yet connected this to the oil supply nor to the large alarm lamp in the car. The Shorrock Supercharger consumes engine oil at a slow rate for its own lubrication and I worry that I will run out of oil and not notice in time. One of the corners at the Mallory Park circuit ("Gerrards" is a 180 degree, large radius, very fast turn) is famous for causing "oil surge" and cars which are low in oil level often lose all oil pressure. I am even thinking of fitting an alarm Klaxon just in case I do not notice the alarm light!
On top of the banjo fitting which connects the oil pressure gauge transmitter to the oil supply was what looked like an oil pressure switch but I have never seen a Bagheera with an oil pressure warning light. Is it just that the righthand drive Bagheeras do not have such a light or do your lefthand drive Bagheeras also not have them?
Glad you are pleased with the result! All the support I have received has played a big part in getting the job finished! Well nearly finished anyway!
Yes, I can certainly notice a difference even with only +0.2bar boost pressure.
I need now to check for anything starting to go wrong after the short runs we have had so far and then start to "finish" this part of the project. A dry road would be nice, a pressure relief valve essential and a hose clip to allow the boost pressure to go over +0.2bar. A trip to the rolling road and fine tuning of the SU carb is pretty important too.
An article on SU tuning suggested that an on-board Oxygen ("Lambda") sensor and display would allow continuous monitoring of whether the mixture is "Lean", "Rich" or just right. Does anyone have experience of these devices? Demon Tweeks sell the Lumenition "Air-Fuel Ratio" system where coloured LEDs tell you whether the mixture is OK or not. Changing the needle in the SU carb will allow the mixture to be altered easily and progressively.
I also dribble over the Lumenition "Knock Sensor" which should warn of potential damage due to pre-ignition, always a worry with a supercharged engine. After that a water injection system should allow higher boost pressures and even more power!
So you see why I talk of "phase one" of this project!
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Reply #64 on:
December 07, 2009, 08:57:39 pm »
Great to put a face to the words!
It can't be a very memorable face because you saw it last year when you gave me a ride in the Djet
Seriously, keep up the good work, I'm amazed by what you've achieved in such a short time and I'm finding your progress very interesting and educational. Maybe I'll get a ride when it's fully sorted.
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Reply #65 on:
December 07, 2009, 09:11:52 pm »
Oh dear! Sincere apologies! I have (had once upon a time) a reasonable memory for faces in the past but connecting the face with a name is always a nightmare for me! Advancing years has not improved matters and I have become a strong advocate for having name badges at meetings and exhibitions.
I was a sales engineer for many years and gave lectures on my pet speciality (preventing explosions in flammable gas atmospheres such as oil rigs and refineries). People often came up to me and greated me like an old mate. I hadn't a clue what their names were. Very embarrassing!
I hereby apologise in advance to all whose name (and face) I cannot now remember.
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Re: Supercharging a Bagheera
Reply #66 on:
December 15, 2009, 09:56:51 am »
Having had a chance to use Baggy Joe several times on the road since the Matra meeting on December 6th the initial impressions are very good!
Damp or wet roads have limited the opportunities to apply full boost but the main limiting factor has been the absence of an explosion pressure relief valve. If a backfire occurs in the inlet manifold the resulting explosion pressure can get up to 7.5 to 8 bar (118psi). Although the pipework and the manifold itself can probably take that pressure, for a few milliseconds at least, the effect on the blades in the supercharger could be very damaging.
To minimise the risk of explosion damage I have not fitted the last hose clip on the inlet system with the expectation that the pipe will blow off if the pressure gets too high. This happens at around 0.2bar (3psi) And it does, frequently! On Sunday in a drive of only 2-3 km the pipe came off three times! My passenger got tired of jumping out and pushing it back on again. We took a risk and fitted the last hose clip and then allowed the boost to get up to 0.5bar (7.5psi) and the car flew down the road!
The risk of a backfire is very real! While unloading the car from the trailer on Sunday evening after the meeting, in the dark and wet, I had two backfires while trying to start the engine. The first was unexpected and the subsequent noise while cranking was quite different. With a torch I could see that the inlet pipe had blown off as intended. I pushed the pipe back on, got back in and tried again to start it. This time I watched the engine through the mirror and saw a large blue/yellow flash as the backfire escaped through the open pipe, once again blown off!
So the focus is now on finding or making a relief valve. The conventional pneumatic pressure relief valve as fitted to superchargers is only 6mm bore (Norgren 1/4" type). All my instincts say this is too small to relieve the explosion pressure fast enough. The water industry has valves much larger than this and the RS catalogue (
) lists several 3/4" valves at less than 25% of the price of the 1/4" Norgen pneumatic version. Worth a try perhaps?
But my real wish is to make a 30 or 40mm relief valve like the one we patented in 1976 for our company's use. It was designed to act as an automatic outlet valve for a control cabinet that had to be purged with clean air before the electricity was turned on. The walls of the cabinet might be 2m high x 900mm wide and deep so there was a very large surface area for the pressure to act upon. Our valve was 50mm bore, fitted on the outside and the valve disc was suspended on a stainless steel leaf spring. It was held closed by a permanent magnet inside the cabinet with the air gap adjusted to give the right opening pressure typically about 10mbar (0.15psi). When the purging started the cabinet pressure rose to 10mbar and the valve popped open! We detected the opening action with a reed switch and that was calibrated to give us a purge air flow rate. The patent ran out some years ago so we could use the same principle again on the blower! More thought needed.
Maybe there is a new market here!
My other concern it that the blower installation is noisy! Very noisy by most commentators' opinion and I wonder if it will pass the noise tests imposed by the FIA and MSA at race meetings. I am arranging for one of the official scrutineers to check the noise level as 110 dBA is the maximum permitted for our class in Sprints and Hill Climbs. This should happen during the next 2 weeks hopefully. At the last meeting, pre-blower, the exhaust noise was measured at 91 dBA, well below the level allowed.
Happy Christmas to all members and sincere thanks for your continuing support in this project.
Andy Owler
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Re: Supercharging a Bagheera
Reply #67 on:
December 15, 2009, 05:14:02 pm »
Hi Andy,
I have been watching this thread with great interest. Faboulus job!!
Great idea with the permanent magnet controlling the opening pressure and giving the "pop" effect.
Only drawback as I see it in this application could be vibrations but maybe the force required to pop the valve is much greater than can be created by vibrations.
An alternative to the permanent magnet could be a solenoid.
Assume that you have a valve body looking very much like an intake or exhaust valve.
Connect the stem to the plunger of a solenoid in such a way that the solenoid keeps the valve closed.
You have to make sure that the plunger is not fully seated in the solenoid since it will be extremely strong at the fully seated position.
By simply regulating the current through the solenoid you should be able to adjust the release pressure.
The solenoids built in nonlinearirity should give you the pop effect.
You may even have a microswitch which cuts the current when the valve pops.
There has to be a weak spring which returns it to closed position and thereby closing the switch and give the solenoid its current back.
In my opinion this could be done very simple. I am visualizing a valve looking something like a thermostat where the wax bulb is replaced with a solenoid.
Just an idea.
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Reply #68 on:
December 15, 2009, 11:07:19 pm »
I like the idea of a modified thermostat housing. It is about the right diameter and the solenoid or magnet could replace the wax bulb. As an assembly it could be calibrated for opening pressure before fitting to the car.
I would like to try an opening pressure of 1.5bar, i.e. 50% higher than the maximum operating pressure of the blower.
How well do thermostat valves seal tight? Not something I have thought about before! It needs to be tight under vacuum or we will have an inward air leak.
With the rectangular inlet box we have space for relief valves on each side of the central inlet elbow. Maybe the "clunky" design of the bax has some merit after all. The books recommend that the relief valve(s) are located in direct line of the explosion pressure wave. Having two can only help that.
More thought needed.
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Reply #69 on:
December 16, 2009, 04:22:03 pm »
A standard themostat may not seal good enough. I used it mainly as an example of what I was thinking about.
From what you have said sofar it seems as if the valve has to be designed for frequent useage.
Do you have any idea of the maximum working temperature the valve and its seal has to withstand?
What about the escaping gas. Do you have to have some sort of catch tank to prevent any risk of fire?
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Re: Supercharging a Bagheera
Reply #70 on:
December 16, 2009, 11:28:05 pm »
Another valve idea just popped up.
The drain valve in a standard wash basin. It is aproximately the right size, seals well and the fixed part has exterior threads.
Only drawback is that the valve stem points in the wrong direction but that should be easy to fix.
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Reply #71 on:
December 18, 2009, 09:27:20 am »
Just a question.
On the period compressor adaptation I've seen on the web, I didn't see any relief valve.
- Did I miss it ?
- Do they do it differently ?
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December 18, 2009, 11:07:07 am »
Did they have a relief valve? Good question!
I think Shorrock and other "rotary vane" superchargers are particularly vulnerable to sudden and severe pressure waves coming from the wrong direction. The vanes themselves are quite thin (I don't remember how thin, but just a few mm) and I could visualise them being bent by the explosion pressure. If they bend, even momentarily, they will jam in their guide slots and destroy the rotor. No second chance.
Other designs such as the Roots/Wade multi-lobe, Sprintex rotary screw and centrifugal blowers do not have this risk and probably don't need relief valves.
Maybe I am being paranoid and worrying too much but I note that the original Shorrock literature I have shows that a pressure relief valve was always provided as part of the installation kit. Manufacturers do not supply something in a kit that is not necessary, it increases their costs and raises the price on a product that was already considered as expensive.
Interestingly, in looking through my old blower literature, I found the receipt for the blower I have just fitted. I paid £475 for the Shorrock type C142 blower in July 1993 after seeing a "for sale" advertisment in "Car and Car Conversions". In the same year I paid £200 for the car that was to become Baggy Joe, complete with an MoT test certificate, and drove him home. It only took me 16 years to put the two items together! That's a lot of planning time!
Weather permitting I am meeting the MSA scrutineer with the noise tester on Sunday to find out just how noisy we are. I will need some sort of relief valve for that drive and I received yesterday a magnet with which to make a Mk1 magnetically closed valve. Watch this space!
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Reply #73 on:
December 20, 2009, 10:20:07 am »
I must have been confused by the type of superchargers
Like the one described on this page ?
also by the size of the usual valve
On this picture
Is this the valve that is hidding itself under the rubber pipe, close to the SU ?
Could it be that further tuning of the ignition and cooler spark plugs might reduce the backfire tendency of your engine ?
On standard engines, bad ignition timing can induce this.
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Re: Supercharging a Bagheera
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December 20, 2009, 10:06:43 pm »
Yes, the you can just see the Shorrock relief valve below the rocker box oil vent pipe near the SU Carb. There seems to be a black stain around one of the valve outlet holes perhaps suggesting that there is frequent use of the valve! How nice the installation looks with its bright red paint and everything neat and tidy. Not a drop of rust in sight! Sets us a good example!
The Mini Cooper web site is interesting too. Shame that the supercharger kit is no longer available. I wonder what it cost? The installation is very neat (and small!).
The other Shorrock site is very interesting too. I have visited it before and tried to contact the owner. I learned that he died last year and that a friend is keeping it going in his memory. What a waste death is! I said I would be interested in contributing to it if his widow chose to continue with it for the benefit of other Shorrock enthusiasts. No answer yet though.
We met the MSA Scrutineer today for noise testing despite the snow and bitter cold. I confess that I took the car on the trailer rather than drove it there. I had not had time to make any sort of relief valve and we reverted to having a loose inlet pipe as our safety device. Just as well we did too as the engine backfired again during starting while hot. I saw the flash from 20m away!
The allowable noise level, he said, for "Sprints" is 105dBA. Baggy Joe without the Shorrock was measured at 91dBA at "Sprint Royale" in October. Today we measured 96dBA on the right side and 97dBA on the left side (where the blower is located). Well below what is allowed. Good news! Even so I want to do something about reducing the external noise level as it does make the car a little conspicuous going down the High Street. Not that a bright yellow, wide wheeled and lowered, competition car is inconspicuous in the first place! At high revs the noise inside makes my ears hurt so putting back a bit of sound deadening might be a good idea there anyway.
A number of FDMC Club members joined in the discussion as to how and why we have installed the blower the way we did. Lots of suggestions were offered (some better than others of course) but lots of interest was shown! I think we are raising the profile of the Matra Bagheera quite nicely. One chap thought we had a V8 in there! There's a thought!
One strange phenomenon is that, at nominal "tickover" 1,800RPM, the engine speed cycles automatically from 900 to 2500RPM, like "hunting" on a big diesel engine. The elbow on the inlet pipe is partially collapsing under the vacuum and this seems to restrict the air getting into the engine. The engine slows down, the vacuum decreases and the pipe expands again and the engine speeds up! Bizarre! I think I can fix that by putting some internal support tubes into the elbow. We might be able to lower the "tickover" speed then.
So we can now proceed with the next stages such as finding an expert in tuning SU carbs on a rolling road. And so many other things too.
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Puncture wounds are less likely than cuts to need stitches, staples or skin adhesives.
An ice or cold pack may help reduce
swelling and bruising. Never apply ice directly to a wound or the skin. This
could cause tissue damage.
Elevate the injured area on pillows
while applying ice and anytime you are sitting or lying down. Try to keep the
area at or above the level of your heart to reduce swelling.
Talk to your child's doctor before switching back and
forth between doses of acetaminophen and ibuprofen. When you switch between two
medicines, there is a chance your child will get too much medicine.
Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home
To prevent puncture wounds, be sure to practice safety when using blunt or sharp objects.
Be sure to have a tetanus shot every 10 years.
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
You can help your
doctor diagnose and treat your condition by being prepared to answer the
following questions:
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June 6, 2012
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
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