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Havre High has two new head coaches
Brett Gilman takes over HHS golf program, while Darci Heninger is named head cross country coach
July 24, 2013
This summer, Havre High had several head coaching and assistant coaching jobs open up. But the Blue Pony board, as well as Blue Pony fans and athletes can rest a little easier, as two major coaching positions have been filled.
HHS Activities Director Dennis Murphy announced two new hirings.
As of Tuesday, the Ponies officially have a new head golf coach in Brett Gilman and a new head cross country coach in Darci (Briere) Heninger. Murphy was not flooded with applicants for either position, but with several quality applicants throwing their name into the hat, Murphy was able to pick two coaches that should be the perfect fit for these Blue Pony programs.
"We didn't have a vast amount of interest," Murphy said. "But the applicants that we did get were quality people, so we were very excited about that. Those were some big coaching holes to fill because fall is coming up, and now we have two quality individuals running our programs."
Gilman has a lot of golf knowledge and experience, and should be a nice fit for the young Pony golf teams. Gilman was the Beaver Creek Golf Course superintendent from 1996 to 2003, and is currently the superintendent at Prairie Farms Golf Course, making the move across town in 2003. And with practice beginning Aug. 15, and the first meet at Prairie Farms on Aug. 20, Gilman's knowledge of the game is going to come into play immediately.
"I have been around golf for 25-plus years," Gilman said. "I have seen the kids out here golfing quite a bit, and I have been around some of them for a while now. I know we are going to be a young team, but I am excited to work with everybody and see where we can go.
"Brett coming in is a natural fit," Murphy said. "He is a great golfer, he runs a golf course, and he has a lot of insight on how to coach and how to approach the game. Having him on board is really exciting for us."
It is the same story for Heninger, as she too is set up to have solid coaching career.
Heninger used to run cross country for the Ponies, and has always dreamt of coaching the sport. She still runs for fun, and while she isn't too familiar with her athletes either, she is excited for the opportunity.
"I have always talked about coaching cross county since I got out of high school," Heninger said. "And about two months prior to the job opening, I had mentioned to my husband about how exciting it would be to coach, and if there was ever an opening that I would apply. I happened to see in the paper that there was opening later on, and quickly applied, got an interview, and got hired. It was perfect timing. I don't know a lot of the kids, but I have watched results over the years to keep up with how the teams were doing. But since I haven't met many of the kids, I am excited to meet them and see how the season goes."
And the fact that Heninger is a former Blue Pony makes this an exciting hire for Murphy.
"Darci Heninger ran for us about six years ago and had some success," Murphy said. "And her husband was an assistant tennis coach for us for years, too. We are keeping it in the family, and that is exciting when a Blue Pony comes back to coach. That typically means they had a good experience, so they want to come back and give to the program. That is a real positive thing for us."
Both Gilman and Heninger are entering their first years of coaching, but are looking to get both programs up and running with success right from the get-go. Gilman will begin his golf coach career when HHS golfers begin practicing Aug. 15, while Heninger's cross country teams get started Aug. 19.


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Alcoa Earnings: Top 4 Things To WatchAlcoa Inc. kicked off earnings season by posting quarterly results of 9 cents a share on sales of $5.5 billion, beating Street expectations.
Why US Women Lose Fewer Jobs Than Men During Economic DownturnsWomen now have a greater share of the U.S. jobs market than before the Great Recession, but for the wrong reason.
Toyota India's Employee Strike ContinuesOut of 4,200 employees on strike, only 300 have resumed work after signing an agreement with the management.
Why The DoJ Is Chasing An Ukrainian Oligarch With Interests In An Indian Titanium MineDmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine's richest men, was closely associated with Viktor Yanukovych and aided the flow of gas between Russia and Ukraine.
Italy Goes HalalA global halal food organization met in Rome last week to discuss the promotion of Italian halal products in a growing market worldwide.
Welcome To The Most Dangerous Coal Mine In The WorldOn the outskirts of Mongolia's capital, illegal miners risk their lives to feed a growing coal hunger. Their accident rates make China's pale.
Europe Purchasing Data Shows Reversal In Recent TrendGermany added more jobs than expected while its factories slowed down, official data show, even as France and Spain stepped up.
China Slowdown Continues As HSBC PMI Hits 48.0China's manufacturing engine contracted in the first quarter of 2014, a private survey showed Tuesday, adding to market expectations of government stimulus to arrest a loss of momentum in the world's second-largest economy this year.
General Motors Recalls 971,000 More VehiclesThe company faces a federal probe on why it did not respond sooner to complaints.
Indian Air Force C-130J Crash Kills All 5 Crew MembersIndia had deployed two C-130J Super Hercules planes to aid in the search for Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
Oil Drill Rig Down? There's An App For ThatGeneral Electric CEO Jeff Immelt has publicized the maintenance app for oil companies in a LinkedIn post.
China's Manufacturing PMI Slips To 8-Month LowHSBC's flash Purchasing Managers Index retreated to an eight-month low of 48.1 in March, but new export orders revealed growth.
Here's Why Some African Currencies Have Hit Record LowsThe currencies of Zambia, Ghana and Nigeria are at record lows thanks to two key factors. Here's the lowdown.
Boeing 787 Dreamliners Are Safe: ReportBoeing has faced a series of issues with its 787 airplanes, with the latest one being the discovery of hairline cracks on the jet's wings.
Why Toyota Agreed To Settle For $1.2B To End US ProbeSince 2009, Toyota recalls have affected more than 14 million vehicles worldwide.
A New Frontier For General ElectricWe spoke with Christine Furstoss, the company's technology director for manufacturing and materials.
GM Recalls Another 1.5 Million VehiclesThe recall follows one in February when the company called in 1.6 million vehicles, triggering a federal investigation.
Class-Action Lawsuit Brings More Trouble to GMGM offer to customers may mitigate the company's liability.
GE's Postmodern Refrigerator...It'll Be Here In 2020It may be six years before General Electric works out the kinks and can sell the fridges commercially.
Bayer Should Pay Cleanup Costs From Toxic Pollutants: GroupCalling on Bayer AG to take responsibility for PCBs, a German environmental group plans to speak at the company's annual stockholders' meeting.

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Sunday, May 23, 2010
may get city a patrol vehicle
Payne Springs presses seizure proceedings on Chevy Blazer in drug chase
By Pearl Cantrell
Monitor Staff Writer
PAYNE SPRINGSSeizure proceedings are underway to claim a 2002 Chevy Blazer following a Payne Springs police pursuit May 7.
Officer Kenny Boyle attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle for failure to signal a right turn off State Highway 198 at about 11:30 p.m., when the driver thought he could evade capture, police chief Tim Meadows retold council members Tuesday.
He said the chase continued through Southwood Shores, included several sharp turns, and a cut through a property in Golden Oaks.
As the Blazer made a sharp right-hand turn into Crawfish Road, an occupant tossed out a rifle, Meadows said.
Boyle didnt see this occur due to the direction of the turn.
Later, the vehicle made a sharp left turn, and the occupant tossed out something else this time seen by the officer which turned out to contain some drugs and cash.
The pursuit came to a successful conclusion with the arrests of Christopher Sean Howell, 37, and Sharon Watkins Ororke, 38.
Howell was charged with evading arrest, possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram and criminal mischief less than $500.
Ororke was charged with possession of a controlled substance.
A weapons charge is pending, Meadows added.
After questioning, police started searching for the discarded weapon without success through the night.
When in the morning, it was still not found, fire chief Randy Harley offered to use his thermal unit to find the cold metal.
He located it on a Golden Oaks property.
The rifle will be destroyed, along with the narcotics, Meadows told the council. We should be able to keep the vehicle. If it is used as a patrol vehicle, we wont owe anything. If it is sold, then 30 percent has to be given to the county, he said.
In a related item, the council decided to pay city officers time and a half for overtime hours and trust Meadows to manage their schedule to avoid as much OT as possible.
In other business, the council:
accepted the resignation of councilwoman Ethel Hagin and police officer Mark Boyett.
appointed Ida Zimmerer to replace Hagin on the council. She was sworn in and took her seat.
hired Ricky Garza as a police officer per the recommendation of Meadows.
named Michael McDonald mayor pro-tem.
Booster seat law tickets start June 1
Music fest weekend
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University Senior Management wants to hear of student experiences with the new student online enrolment portal. Good feedback, bad feedback, everything in between – please have your say now – it will only take a couple of minutes – https://goo.gl/forms/N28WYWVZLBWtZ6bw1
EXMSS Committee Elections
A number of EXMSS committee members and other office bearers are departing due to the expiry of their terms and/or the completion of their studies. EXMSS from 2018 will have the following vacancies:
- Vice-President
- Upper North Island Representative
- Lower North Island Representative
- South Island Representative
This is an excellent opportunity to not only help out your fellow students, but also to enrich your CV with credible experience in governance and advocacy. If you can spare anything from 30 minutes per week (which will be paid as honoraria), and want to help make a difference for your fellow students, please send a brief email to email@example.com, giving your name, student ID, and what role you are interested in running for. In my capacity as Assistant Returning Officer, I will send you a link to a nomination form. Elections will take place at or after the Annual General Meeting on November 15, 2017.
Once the full new Committee is in place, nominations and vote for the office bearer roles of Secretary, Treasurer and Returning Officer will take place.
2017 EXMSS Distance Study Scholarships
Distance Study Scholarships
The 2017 round of EXMSS Distance Study Scholarships will start in the next 2 weeks. All distance students are eligible to apply. There is a short application window, so please be alert.
For further information and links regarding each of the above, please watch this site and/or the EXMSS.org website.
Position Vacant: Administrative Assistant
EXMSS is going through some changes. One of these is a decision to reduce the day-to-day workload on the President and create an employment opportunity for a distance student to earn an income doing this work themselves, with the guidance and support of the EXMSS President and exec committee.
If you are a well-organised, highly computer-literate person, currently studying distance courses, and able to commit to a minimum of 10 regular hours a week work during semesters, and possibility of negotiable work outside semesters, the EXMSS Committee would like to hear from you. Please email CV and cover letter to email@example.com with the subject "Employment Application". In the cover letter, please share basic information such as study situation, town/city of residence, previous experience in roles of customer service, administration, advocacy and IT.
Formal job description and individual employment agreement are under development, and will be sent to shortlisted applicants. There is no closing date for applications, because we will keep advertising until we get someone we feel will fit in and do a great job.
The ideal type of person will be someone who is upbeat, brilliant at personal time management, awesome on the phone and with written communications, empathetic and creative. WordPress skills are a MUST so please don't apply if you haven't already had significant experience administrating a WordPress-based website.
Working Conditions:
- Nominal commitment is 10 hours per week, with option to negotiate up or down according to circumstances and requirements
- Permanent part-time role; you will have the standard statutory entitlements such as:
- Annual leave (after 12 months, or earlier at board discretion)
- Sick leave (after 6 months, or earlier at board discretion)
- Protection against summary dismissal (after 90-day trial period)
- Kiwisaver employer contribution
- Specific hours of work by negotiation, with some fixed hours agreed to
- Considerable flexibility to suit the needs of students with heavy lifestyle demands
- Maintain members register
- Perform basic bookkeeping duties
- Respond to student queries and requests for help
- Make shuttle bookings promptly as requested, and verify payment
- Maintain the EXMSS website (WordPress-based)
- Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders within the university
- Interact with students via social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter
Prerequisites: To be eligible for this role, you must:
- Be currently enrolled in a Massey University diploma or degree programme, with at least 50% of your courses in distance and/or block mode study
- Be of good character, with referees available, with clean criminal history and credit check
- Be residing in New Zealand, as a citizen or holder of a valid work permit
- Choose one or more work-spaces which:
- Allow you to work without disturbance while on duty
- Have excellent broadband internet access
- Can offer protection for confidential information
Skills required:
- Exceptional oral and written English communication skills
- Great customer service skills
- Ability to "tone" your communications along a spectrum from formal/business to casual/informal as appropriate
- Well developed office administration skills
- IT skills, including:
- Spreadsheets (eg Excel or LibreOffice Calc)
- Word processing (eg Word or LibreOffice Writer)
- CRM (eg Zoho)
- WordPress (this is a MUST HAVE)
- Impressive ability to self-organise, prioritise tasks, and get them done
Announcement: 2017 EXMSS Annual General Meeting Nov 15 @ 7pm
We at EXMSS hereby announce our upcoming Annual General Meeting, to be held online on Wednesday, November 15, at 8pm. There will be no physical meeting venue, since the meeting will be run online via the Adobe Connect platform.
The web link for the meeting will be published in the days prior to the meeting.
All current EXMSS members are welcome to attend. This includes everybody who has joined or renewed this year, as well as everyone who took a subsidised shuttle with EXMSS and opted to take out membership.
As part of the AGM, there will be elections for several of the committee positions. Our Returning Officer will make an announcement shortly and call for nominations.
Website Revamp Happening Soon
Happy New Year to my fellow students in the Massey University distance learning community.
After some years of neglect, the EXMSS website will soon be receiving some major love. Our talented Communications Officer Taryn Dryfhout, an experienced writer and journalist, will lead the website rejuvenation effort. I will step in with technical assistance as/where needed.
Meanwhile, please accept our apologies for any content on the site that is missing, outdated or otherwise inaccurate.
David McNab
Committee Members Wanted
EXMSS Committee Seeks Two New North Island Representatives
Do you want to be involved in helping out your fellow extramural students? How about enriching your CV with extra skills while demonstrating your commitment to service? Want to gain experience in various business management micro-skills? And get paid to do it?
We are currently looking for TWO NEW REPRESENTATIVES – one for the Upper North Island and one for the Lower North Island.
Why not nominate yourself, or someone you think would enjoy and benefit from the experience, for one of the two positions. Please remember that whoever you nominate must be a paid-up member of EXMSS (remember, it's currently only $1 to join for a year!).
Nomination forms must be submitted before 5pm on Wednesday, 7th December, 2016.
A description of the position and a link to the Nomination Form can be found below
Position Description:
The link to nominate yourself, or another paid-up member of EXMSS is:
Please don't hesitate to contact a Committee Member if you have any questions about these two new positions – we're here to help!
Thank you.
Helen Leggatt
EXMSS Returning Officer
Notice of Annual General Meeting: Sep 26
EXMSS Revival
Following some tough recent years, EXMSS is now on a solid track to revival, and reinvention, as an effective, supportive and relevant society for extramural students within New Zealand, and around the world.
We are working on a programme of new initiatives to take EXMSS into the Cloud. For non-IT people, what this means is that EXMSS will no longer be based on a physical campus, but be accessible by phone, chat, text and videoconference to students no matter their location.
Also, we are in the process of implementing a ticketing system to ensure that no request for help falls through the cracks.
With these measures underway, EXMSS is becoming an agile, evolving force of student empowerment.
EXMSS Membership Special
Membership Special – for the next few months, we are offering full membership packages at just $1, instead of the usual $10 for students or $15 for associates.
EXMSS is your society. It is here to support your success. But to be able to best serve you, we need you on our membership books. The more members we have, the stronger our case for maintaining an increasing our funding, and the more support we are able to render to you.
So why not join now? It will take you less than 2 minutes, and you'll be free to get back to your studying, or at least your Netflix viewing with an open textbook nearby! 😛
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This weekend is the Aloha Festival and, unlike previous years, this year it is being held at the so-called Tempe Beach Park. (Definition of Tempe Beach: a huge cement slab positioned near a horrid man-made lake.)
Still, the park itself is green, if lacking shade, and large, which easily accompdated the large crowds.
The park is also a block or so from the Light Rail, which makes it convenient if you want to ride rather than park in downtown Tempe.
The downside is that it was 53 minutes there from the 19th Ave & Camelback station.
I like the train, but that is too long on those hard-as-nails seats.
The festival is alright, but mostly an excuse to get vilovilo chicken, so I'll just say the chicken was really good and leave it at that.
It was my first time to disembark at the Mill & 3rd station in Tempe. They need to do some work on that one. Traffic is brought completely to a stop in all directions and yet somehow pedestrians are left stranded on the train platform. This happened both when we arrived and when we were departing.
By and large the vast majority of people tired of waiting and crossed illegally. The strange part is: there was just no way traffic could have interacted with them, so why the No Walk signal?
The ride back was worse because I got to stand for nearly the whole trip. Almost made me long for the harder-than-nails seats.
Perhaps a trip to Tempe is just a bit too far. Next time we'll use it for a trip to Heritage Square for the Asian Festival. That's only 27 minutes from station to station.
Addendum: (3/14/2009) – One advantage to the train ride was I had time to write and publish that post entirely on the train while standing there. But something happened when we arrived at the departure station that makes me ask, "how am I supposed to teach my young children traffic safety when the train seems hellbent on forcing me not to?"
I mentioned that at the Tempe stop, the lights for the pedestrians were so grossly screwed up that most everyone just jaywalked across the street. It was completely safe, and, had I not had my kids there, I would have crossed and thought nothing more than, "man, what lousy traffic lights."
The same happened again at 19th an Camelback. (See illustration, which is, sadly, so out-of-date that neither the park and ride nor the train station are visible.)
Like most of the stations, it is positioned in the middle of two-way traffic, just off to one side of a major intersection. Access is via the existing crosswalk at the intersection. I'd hazard to say that most of the others have no access at the far end of the station. This station; however, is different because of the park-and-ride. It has a one-side-of-the-street-only crosswalk to get you into the park and ride. The crosswalk has a light to stop traffic – only activated when someone hits the button.
We got off the train, and several people headed with us towards this backside crosswalk. I was there first, and hit the button. There was no traffic. The light didn't change. East-bound traffic was completely blocked by the light at the intersection. There was no way traffic could enter the street between the intersection and the crosswalk. Still it didn't change. More people arrived, they waited a few, observed the situation and walked across the street anyway. I can hardly blame them, but I'm trying to teach my children to obey the traffic laws. (When they're older, they need to learn a certain amount of discretion, but for now, I want them to err on the side of caution.)
Still the light didn't change. More people crossed. This time a couple with a baby in a stroller. We stood at this light fully 4-5 minutes. I watched them walk to their car, pack up their stroller and prepare to leave. Then, the east-bound intersection light changed to green and traffic began to flow.
Just as it reached the crosswalk, the light turned red and let us cross.
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Swansea v Chelsea - Story of the match
Diego Costa struck twice as Chelsea preserved their unbeaten Premier League record in a 2-2 draw at Swansea.
Costa fired Chelsea into an 18th-minute lead during a first half the visitors controlled from start to finish, only for Swansea to turn the game on its head by Gylfi Sigurdsson and Leroy Fer scoring within three second-half minutes.
Chelsea surged forward in search of an equaliser and were rewarded when Costa claimed his fourth goal of the season with an acrobatic scissor-kick nine minutes from time.
"No in-between with Diego Costa. He's either brilliant or bonkers." - Match of the Day host Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker)
Diego Costa.
Simply impossible to keep the Chelsea striker out of the action. Struck with a calm side-foot finish to put Chelsea ahead and should have had another before the break. Booked for a careless tackle in the first half and might have been punished when he appeared to dive to win a free-kick in the second half. Made the most of his good fortune with a stunning equaliser, his overhead-kick salvaging a point for Chelsea.
Thibaut Courtois' rush of blood unsettled Chelsea and gave Swansea a route back into a match they did not seem capable of finding on their own. Courtois was sent off against Swansea last season for bringing down Bafetimbi Gomis and the striker scored from the spot. The new rules saved Courtois a red card this time, but he could not keep out Gylfi Sigurdsson's penalty and it ultimately cost Chelsea in the end.
It was 861 days since David Luiz last pulled on a Chelsea shirt, in a goalless home draw against Norwich in May 2014. Some £74million has been spent by Paris St Germain and Chelsea on the colourful Brazilian in the intervening period. The 29-year-old took his place on the Chelsea bench after his shock return to Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day, but in the end he did not get manage to get on the pitch for a second Blues debut.
Lukasz Fabianski 8
Kyle Naughton 6
Federico Fernandez 6
Jordi Amat 6
Stephen Kingsley 6
Neil Taylor 6
Jack Cork 7
Leroy Fer 7
Ki Sung-yueng 6
Gylfi Sigurdsson 7
Fernando Llorente 6
Modou Barrow (for Taylor) 7
Angel Rangel (for Sigurdsson) 6
Thibaut Courtois 5
Branislav Ivanovic 6
Gary Cahill 6
John Terry 7
Cesar Azpilicueta 6
N'Golo Kante 6
Nemanja Matic 6
Willian 7
Oscar 7
Eden Hazard 7
Diego Costa 8
Cesc Fabregas (for Matic) 6
Victor Moses (for Willian) 6
Michy Batshuayi: (for Oscar) 6
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I put up with a lot to keep my land line to send/receive faxes (and to dial 911 in case of emergency, of course) — jokes from friends about being a dinosaur, robocalls from political candidates, solicitations offering to extend my credit or change my phone plan. But today I got my first scam call — that I know of .
The line was really bad. A man with a heavy Indian accent tells me that my PC was sending him Windows error messages and proceeded to ask me to go to the Start button. He says, "It's on the lower left corner", as if he was reading from a script.
He wanted me to go to the Event Viewer to look thru the Application Log Viewer for errors. And of course there were.
"That is very serious. If you do not address them, your PC could stop working without warning."
I told him I had anti-virus software installed (I use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO ) and it had not detected anything recently.
"Oh, you have a problem in your registry and no anti-virus software will help you fix this."
Then he asks me to go to a URL, which I went along with. The line was so crackly and his accent was so thick that he had to spell out the URL three times before I understood that he meant 'www.thewindowscare.com'. But each time he had to repeat himself, he got increasingly more annoyed and impatient.
Which got me increasingly more annoyed and suspicious.
So I started asking questions.
I asked why we were going to the website. He said to download software so he could remote to my PC and fix the problem.
I asked if he from Microsoft. He said he was not with Microsoft, but was a Microsoft Certified Provider.
I asked how much this going to cost, because he had not yet mentioned any fee. He said it would cost $80.
Then I asked him what was he doing that I or a local technician could not do ourselves. He started "If you think you are so smart, (something something I did not understand)… " and then hung up.
Immediately, I searched the internet and uncovered numerous articles from Microsoft and others warning about this company The Windows Care – and other PC tech support phone scammers — claiming to be affiliated with Microsoft, selling fake Windows security tools, remoting in to computers make them more vulnerable, and gaining access to personal banking or credit card data.
Whew, so a close call for me. If the scammer had been less agitated, a little more polished, maybe I would have fallen victim. I would like to think that my radar would have gone off anyway, but you never know. I am strangely trusting. (I can tell you some stories.) And I am a sucker for any well-executed TV infommercials eg. Meaningful Beauty, Sheer Cover, Proactiv, damn Guthy-Renker, etc. and heart-tugging appeals and pledge drives eg. WNET Thirteen, Save the Children. So could I believe that Microsoft follows up on the error reports they receive? Yes, I could. In fact, I am actually a little disappointed in Microsoft now that I know that they don't.RELATED POSTS


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Esta semana se ha puesto a la venta Nemesis, de Alex Lamb, segunda parte de Roboteer. Ésta es su sinopsis:
Years ago, one starship and its crew discovered an alien entity which changed everything. Its discovery finally bought an end to the interstellar war being fought between the masses of humanity and the few pockets of genetically engineered colonists. An uneasy peace was negotiated as the human race realised there was something else sharing our universe. Something that had plans for us.
But the aliens have remained silent. The earthers have begun to test the edges of the peace treaty. Will, once a roboteer, once a human, now the most powerful being alive, has been sidelined and ignored. And a system-wide conspiracy threatens to plunge humanity back into war.
Now one man, his head full of alien technology that lets him interact with machinery, must get to the bottom of the plot, find out what the aliens want, stop the oncoming war and save Will. And his journey will uncover a new threat to humanity.Nemesis is coming.


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Catherine - posted on 03/30/2010 ( 5 moms have responded )
The last few years were all at home family parties. I am thinking of having my little guys birthday at the minor league baseball park. He is finally ready for big boy stuff & loves baseball along with the play area they have.
I was wondering what are the rest of you doing for your four year olds b-day party?


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Internet and Social Network Addictions
5 Signs of Social Network Addiction
Refreshing your Twitter feed for breaking news is one thing, but becoming a slave to your social networks is another. While some people use Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of social media to stay in touch with friends, others can't step away for five minutes without losing their minds. Are you one of them? Here, five signs you may be addicted to your social networks and what you can do about it.
- You're constantly checking for updates — Checking Facebook or Twitter for new updates a few times a day is one thing, but if you're checking on the bus, as soon as you get to work, constantly hitting the refresh button on your browser, and several times at night is going overboard. Sure, slacking off at work every so often has been proven to increase productivity, but if you're missing deadlines and getting into hot water with the boss because of your incessant need to examine your networks, you could have a problem.
Get the rest of the symptoms after the jump.
- You tweet everything instead of enjoying the moment — Your Twitter feed is littered with snappy musings, TwitPics, and anecdotes about things you see during your day, and you're always the girl that has her smartphone held in the air the entire time you're at a concert. If you're always found tapping at your tiny touchscreen to update your followers about what's going on around you, you could not only be addicted, but letting life's little moments pass you by without fully appreciating them.
- You feel anxious when you can't check in — Internet addiction is real, and if you feel anxious, depressed, lonely, or irritable when you can't check in on your RSS feed, social networks, or your favorite restaurant on Foursquare, you could be addicted and should find an Internet rehab center or support group ASAP!
- You don't know most of your Facebook "friends" — You have a staggering number of Facebook friends, and only really know a small portion of them, which could mean that you're not only addicted to social networks, but to your number count as well. Remember — it's not a popularity contest.
- You add random LinkedIn connections without actually having a connection — LinkedIn is a great resource to connect with colleagues, professionals, and friends. However, adding 200 people to your network to make you look more well-connected won't mean a thing if you can't back it up and use those connections to your advantage on the job.
How do you break the cycle? Here are a few ideas:
- Start by initiating a "powered off" hour when you first arrive at home in the evening so you have sufficient time to decompress from your workday, then increase the time slowly so you have a longer period of time when your laptop stays offline.
- Set a timer to help you understand how often you should be checking in on Facebook. Try setting it for every three hours and allow yourself to fire up your preferred social networks at that time. Alternatively, you can establish 15-minute intervals at designated times to when you're able to browse the web — before work (or during your commute), at your lunch break, quitting time, and an hour or so before bed.
Do you have any tips on how to wean yourself off a social network addiction? Share them with us in the comments section!


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Change Currency
A better-behavior plan that works for the most oppositional, defiant children. This downloadable eBook covers:
- What is oppositional defiant disorder?
- Why traditional discipline & nagging don't work
- Behavior systems built specifically for defiant kids
- Shut down lying, hitting, and other problem behaviors
- Improve your family's quality of life
Click here to learn more about this special report.
PLEASE NOTE: This ebook is a downloadable PDF; it does not ship.
"A Parent's Guide to Effective ADHD Discipline" contains 25 pages of solutions to common behavioral challenges:
How to avoid the draining temper tantrums and outbursts that follow our reminders, discipline and consequences for bad behavior.
Punishment is not always a productive way to change behavior. Use this behavior-therapy system to get him following the rules.
Why kids with ADHD so often lie, and how to react in a way that stems lying without punshign ADHD symptoms beyond her control.
How to use reflective listening to understand and parent easily frustrated, physically aggressive kids with ADHD and/or ODD.
Don't let your child's embarrassing behaviors hold you hostage. Use these techniques to quickly, effectively diffuse public metltdowns.
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Kick-starting a business is not an easy task. Before you even begin earning revenue, you need to set out your business plan, get funding and build your product, along with many other essential tasks.
In order to increase your projected revenue, you'll also need an excellent marketing plan that will give you access to the right audience. Implementing SEO in your website design will help you to gain a higher level of visibility and you should also see a spike in traffic thanks to it.
But what's the best way to do this for a startup? Your SEO techniques should be as white hat as possible, rather than dipping into the murky underworld of black hat tricks that produce instant yet damaging results.
If you're in the process of implementing an SEO plan for your startup business, make use of these five white hat techniques.
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A lot of startups head straight for content creation and social media in the first stages of a new site, but that could be a big mistake. Without a solid basis of technical (i.e. on-page) SEO, all of this will be meaningless.
Make sure your website can be crawled by search engines by giving it good architecture that's easy to navigate. The next step in your technical SEO process is to ensure your pages are being indexed by Google. The aim of these two steps is to get your pages to rank, so you can nudge higher up the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) and beat your competitors.
With a backbone of technical SEO, you can grow the other aspects of your strategy around it.
2. Use Social Media to Build Awareness
Social media is ridiculously powerful, but its main aim won't be to generate revenue. Instead, you can use it to encourage online conversation, which will increase your brand awareness and follow through with the natural creation of links. This is because as people share your content they'll also link back to your website.
Create a good social media strategy before your site goes live and implement it from day one. A viral ad wouldn't go amiss either, as the hype it could create would ensure your brand's name was on everyone's lips.
For instance, The Santa Monica-based subscription company Dollar Shave Club rocketed onto the market in 2012 with a hilarious video that quickly went viral. The video, which used quirky humour to sell the company's service, was shared across social media sites almost instantly and racked up over 4.75m views in just three months.
This translated to 12,000 people signing up to Dollar Shave Club in just 48 hours, but that wasn't the main aim of the ad. It was designed to go viral, ensuring everyone knew the brand, and aiding the company by counting on the fact that a number of people would link back to the Dollar Shave Club's website when sharing the video.
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Your content marketing plan doesn't only have to include written content either. You could also create infographics and videos that will pique the interest of more than a few bloggers you approach.
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Make sure that every single page on your site has meaningful content on it. Each page should contain the relevant keywords you're aiming to target, along with a user-friendly layout.
People spend less than a minute on a site before clicking off, which means your content needs to be top notch. There's no time for waffle and filler, you need to get straight to the point. What does your business offer, why should people use your product or service, and how can they find out more?
5. Set Up a Consistent Guest Blogging Program
Submitting guest posts to high quality blogs can become an invaluable part of your link building scheme, and it's often one of the most important aspects of it.
By becoming a regular guest blogger, you can build up a relationship with the blog owner and anyone that replies to your post. By forging a relationship you can network effectively, so you've a better chance of writing for guest blogs in the same network later on.
If you set up your own blog you can then target long tail keywords that will help to build your visibility and increase your audience. This is because these keywords can be much more specific and they're often much less competitive.
Any SEO strategy for a startup needs to focus on white hat techniques that will help to grow your business online. By mapping out your strategy as early on as possible, you can get the jump on other startups that only get to grips with SEO once they've been around for a few months.
Do you know of any other white hat techniques that could work for startups?
This article was written by Aurora Johnson on behalf of Custard, a digital marketing agency in the North West offering search, social media, design, PR and marketing services. You can visit custard.co.uk now to find out more about the agency.
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PORTLAND – A percussionist for the renowned Portland band Pink Martini has passed away, according to Bill Tennant, the band's manager.
The band posted a picture of Rieth on its Facebook page, with the dates 1971-2014.
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"Right now, to respect the family and friends, we're not going to make a further statement," he said.
Rieth played many percussion instruments for the band, including bongos, congas, cymbals, and the triangle.
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ADVICE FROM THE PROS: The First Look
We have decided to share some of our wisdom from tried and true experiences from our heart to yours. I think it would surprise people when they are planning their wedding how many of the things that they thought were a big deal (like the table decor or the flower choices) and how little they consider some of the most important things about their wedding day. The truth is, almost every bride, unless you are in the wedding business, has a huge learning curve to tackle as they plan their wedding. That is why we are writing this blog series, to help out!
To Look or Not To Look… That is the Question of the Day.
There are lots of reasons both for and against having a first look with your groom and while we can't tell you which one YOU should do, we can talk about some things to consider when making your decision.
Let's first talk a moment about the superstition of it all. Back when marriages were arranged, it was believed to be bad luck for the couple to see each other on the wedding day. It was believed that if they saw each other they would have the change to change their minds about the wedding. Since most arranged marriages were essentially business deals between families, the parents of the bride would often fear that if the groom didn't feel their daughter was attractive enough he would call off the arrangement. Ouch. Thankfully, that isn't (usually) the case today. Today we have the privilege of marrying for love.
Even though the practice started for rather un-romantic reasons, that doesn't mean it isn't romantic TODAY. Today a lot of couples choose not to have a first look because they look forward to the anticipation and excitement of seeing each other for the first time as the bride walks down the aisle. Other couples choose to have a first look, to have a special moment beforehand. One that allows them to be more relaxed as that big moment arrives. So do you or don't you?
Here are some things to consider:
Tradition – You have dreamed of this moment since you were little. You have envisioned it a thousand times, walking down the aisle, music playing, your groom seeing you for the first time, eyes watering… There is something to be said for THAT MOMENT. That moment where all of the preparation and planning has finally come to an end and everything you have worked so hard for is finally happening, you are about to become husband and wife.
Privacy – It may sound crazy to some, but if you are a private person you might not feel comfortable having that first moment on display in front of all of your friends and family. By doing it before hand, with just you and your partner, you are free to be completely genuine and open with your emotions.
Nerves – If you tend to be an anxious person sometimes having that moment beforehand can really help calm you down and even enable you to relax and enjoy your ceremony more. Seeing each other beforehand solidifies you are in this together and there is nothing to worry or be anxious about. Sometimes you just need your partner to look at you and reassure you that everything is going to be perfect as long as you're in it together.
Time – Time is a precious commodity, especially on your wedding day! There is so much to cram into that one day and you don't want to feel rushed! If you see each other beforehand, it gives you (and your photographer) more time to capture you and your fiancé. If you wait until after the ceremony to have photos taken, it can feel rushed. Say you have an hour between the ending of your ceremony and your reception, an hour seems like a lot of time but too often it isn't enough. If you think about an engagement session, those are usually an hour long and that's just the two of you! Now imagine adding 20+ friends and family to that session plus formal pictures with your wedding party and still having time to take photos of just you and your groom!
Also think about the time of day. If your ceremony is at sunset, you'll be leaving all of your couple portraits, as well as family portraits to be done IN THE DARK. Photographers don't need it to be a bright, sunshine-y day to get great pictures of you and your family, but we do need SOME light.
Unscheduled Events – No matter the amount of planning, things can still go wrong. While we all hope that it doesn't, it's not wholly a bad idea to plan ahead just in case. For example: We once shot a wedding where the bride's collapsed during the ceremony. (She was ok, we promise!) As you can imagine our Bride was understandably upset and worried about her sister and coupled with the emotions of the day, found she needed a few minutes to collect herself. Luckily, her sister was fine and our Bride had already had a first look with her groom, and some couples photos! Even with this blip on the day, she didn't miss out on anything! She (and her sister) still had a great time!
Is there a way to have the best of both worlds? Here are some alternatives to the first look that will give you a moment together, while still giving you THE moment.
The No Look First Look – This is when a couple wants to have that moment together before the ceremony, but doesn't want to 'spoil' THE MOMENT. We have had a lot of couples opt for the "no look first look". The bride and groom have a private moment together, without seeing each other. Often with a door or a wall between them. It's the perfect time to give each other a gift, to pray, or to just BE with each other before the craziness of your wedding kicks into high gear. We've even seen some couples have a first look with the groom blindfolded. Keeping the tradition of seeing each other as the bride walks down the aisle intact, but still having a private moment together.
Send Each Other a (video) Message – Record a message (or write a letter) to your partner to watch (or read) while they are getting ready. A video can be easily shot on most cell phones and are a really fun (and lasting) way to say a few things to each other beforehand without actually seeing each other. You can record it any time (even the night before) and give (or send) it to them to watch as they are getting ready. Bonus, it acts as its own keepsake!
Or you can do your own thing and have a 'Family First Look'! Have a first look with the OTHER special man (or men) in your life. Share your first look with your Dad. If you want to keep the no peeking tradition, consider having a first look with your Dad (or Mom, brother, etc.) We guarantee it will be one of the sweetest moments of your day.
Our two cents: If you are having a small, intimate wedding the first look may not be necessary unless you really want to do it. On the other hand, if you have a large bridal party and guest list a first look, even if it's with a family member (Mom and Dad) instead of your spouse, is a great way to re-center your mind, it's like a calm in the storm where you let everything get quite and you can really appreciate why this day is happening. From a photographer's perspective, we LOVE first looks because we can schedule the family photos and bridal party photos right after and then the flow of your day is: Get ready, First Look, Bride and Groom photos, Family photos, Bridal Party photos, Ceremony, Cocktail Hour, Reception. You get to be present at every part of your wedding day instead of leaving to take photos and then coming back. That is more time to mingle with your guests! Finally, if you are having a summer wedding, your mom and grandma will be thankful to have their photos right away while they are still looking fresh as opposed to after a long hot ceremony where they may have melted a bit. This is the south you know 😉
The truth is, there is no right or wrong answer to whether or not to have a first look. The right answer is whatever feels right for YOU. No matter what you choose, your wedding will be a day you remember for the rest of your life, and it will be amazing.
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Buescher Brings the NCWTS Heat in a Convincing UNOH 225 Victory
James Buescher brought the heat on a steamy Kentucky Speedway night and scored his first NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) victory at the facility by leading 119 of 150 laps while guiding his
No. 31 Turner Motorsports machine to a 3.805-seconds UNOH 225 victory ahead of Brad Keselowski's
No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing ride.
Buescher posted the fourth-widest NCWTS margin of victory in Kentucky Speedway history and
is the 12th different series race winner through 14th all-time appearances at the track. He also became
the youngest series race winner in track history at age 22 years, three months and two days. Tonight's
performance marks his second career Kentucky Speedway victory. He claimed his first on May 9, 2009
in a 150-mile ARCA Racing Series event.
"I'm just really proud of everyone on the Turner Motorsports Team. My wife found a picture of the
trophy on Twitter (@KySpeedway) and told me she wanted it. You gotta make the wife happy, so we
got to Victory Lane," he said.
Buescher took the lead for the third and final time on Lap 108, survived a restart seven laps later and
pulled away from an entertaining battle for position between Keselowski and third-place driver Ty Dillon
in the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing truck.
"I'm just really proud of everyone on the Turner Motorsports Team. My wife told me this morning she
found a picture of the trophy on Twitter and told me she wanted it. You gotta make the wife happy so
we got to Victory Lane," Buescher said after taking his second NCWTS victory of the season and first
since April 21 at Kansas Speedway. He owns a combined four top-five and five top-10 series finishes
this season.
Keselowski picked up his first NCWTS Kentucky Speedway top-five finish in his third career series
start at the venue and first since 2006. He posted his previous Kentucky-best 18th-place NCWTS finish
on July 9, 2005.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Penske Racing star qualified 17th for tonight's event and
advanced to fifth place by Lap 30. He raced through the top 10 the rest of the way before nipping Dillon
at the finish line.
"I'm really pleased with the second-place effort. We just couldn't get the speed that we needed to get all
the way to the front. The truck kept coming to us. We were able to make some good moves to get to the
front, but just didn't get close enough. Second is good, but I want to win so bad here," Keselowski said.
Dillon also registered his first NCWTS Kentucky Speedway top-five finish tonight. He placed 18th in his
series track debut on Oct. 1, 2011.
The leader in the NCWTS Rookie of the Year standings leapt into contention for a victory by racing from
10th place on Lap 100 to second on Lap 110.
"I was real happy with our performance. It has been a long day, a hot day and our guys kept digging all
day. We battled from behind, almost got wrecked, and played the strategy right to get a third-place
finish. I'm real happy with that.
"We couldn't have asked for a better day, except for maybe a win. I thought we were going to have a
chance at it. We were starting to run back to the leader there, but we got a little too tight. I'm excited and
really happy for what it says about our team in being able to come from behind," Dillon said.
Tonight's UNOH 225 pole award winner Matt Crafton took fourth in the No. 88 ThorSport Racing
machine and Timothy Peters completed the top five in the No. 17 Red Horse Racing truck.
Peters takes over the series championship lead with his fifth top-five and seventh top-10 finish of the
season. He will head to the series July 14 event at Iowa Speedway with a four-point advantage on
former leader Justin Lofton and Dillon.
Lofton rolled across the finish line 14th tonight after his No. 6 Eddie Sharp Racing truck was involved in
a multiple-truck incident on Lap 70 in Turn 1 that also knocked Nelson Piquet Jr. and two-time Kentucky
Speedway race winner Todd Bodine from winning contention.
"We had a really good truck. Maybe I was driving it a little harder than I should of. We got caught in a
three wide situation and it really just didn't work out for us. I hit the No. 33 (of Cale Gale), got it spinning
and it got me. I guess that is fair since I got him. All in all it was a decent run for our truck. I know we
lost the points, but I don't think we lost too much ground. We are going to regroup and go to Iowa,"
Lofton said.
Kentucky Speedway race action continues to tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., with the NASCAR Nationwide
Series (NNS) Feed The Children 300. Keselowski is the defending race champion.
Parking lots open at 7 a.m., and gates at 9 a.m., for NNS practice. NSCS teams hit the track for the first
time this weekend at 11:30 a.m., for the first of two Quaker State 400 practice sessions. Feed The
Children 300 qualifying commences at 3:30 p.m., and is followed by Quaker State 400 qualifying at 5:30
Tickets, campsites and daily infield Fan Zone passes for the Feed The Children 300 and Saturday's
Quaker State 400 can be purchased by logging on to http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com/tickets,
calling 859-578-2300 or visiting the Kentucky Speedway corporate offices at 1 Speedway Drive,
Sparta, Ky., 41086 just off of Interstate 71 Exit 57 and the newly-expanded, seven-lane Kentucky
Highway 35.
UNOH 225 Extras:
-Matt Crafton's fourth-place finish tonight marked his fourth career NCWTS Kentucky Speedway top-
five and eighth series top-10 finish in 13 career starts since 2001. He earned career-best third place
NCWTS finishes here on July 18, 2009 and July 19, 2008.
-Tonight's race witnessed seven caution periods and 31 caution laps. The NCWTS track record for
caution periods is nine from the inaugural series race on June 17, 2000. The NCWTS track record for
caution laps is 49 from the same race.-
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The new line up provides the opportunity to dig into Escovedo's back catalog, including this wall-of-sound experience, Chelsea Hotel, from his Real Animal album. It's a Chuck Prophet co-write and the attitude oozing from Escovedo is priceless. Is it rage and scorn? Is it matter-of-fact ambivalence? Kinda depends on what you bring to it, I think. What do you get out of it?
This performance is from Aug 27, 2016 at the Austin City Limits Live Moody Theatre during a benefit for the Austin Child Guidance Center. Band is Alejandro Escovedo (guitar and vocals), Mitch Watkins (guitar), Brian Standefer (cello), Karla Manzur (vocals), Scott Laningham (drums), Daniel Durham (bass), Elias Haslanger (tenor saxophone), Sean Giddings (keyboards).


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Topic Title: 4 pole RCCB appears to have blown
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Created On: 15 January 2011 02:36 PM
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15 January 2011 02:36 PM
One of my farms has called with a problem.
I did this install two years ago. It serves a workshop of mainly single phase kit and three 3p machines, and a grain drying store with big blow fans buried under the piles of grain. The blowers are not in use at the moment.
4 pole hager RCCB 100A 100ma at the very front end of the installation. Tripped with a big bang. He can push the switch back up and it will hold. But no juice coming through the switch at all now.
The three main fuses (100A and I think 1361) are still good. TNCS, situated outside and then direct through the wall into the problem switch. Power is going into the top of the blown switch on each of the phases. Nothing coming out of the bottom on any phase.
He was using a big old mill when it happened. This is a huge lump of steel which has been very cold and is now at 6 degrees with 12 degrees outside temperature. It tripped lightly once last week but was a simple reset. He says it does have condensation on it and it does get bunged up with milling debris from time to time but he sweeps it out.
After the RCCB there is a 3pn fused box for the workshop and a 3pn fused box for the grain store. Both hager and they have 32A fuses for each phase, via a huge henley block to split the tails I think. Can't quite remember but that's what I would have done. These fuses are all ok. after that each has a hager invicta? 3pn board with the usual breakers.Mostly Bs some C.
What might have happened inside the 4 pole RCCB to cause it to stop working? Do they melt? I'm concerned about replacing it and it going again. Too expensive.
Do you agree that this is an earth leakage/RCD issue, in view of the fact that all fuses are fine and no breakers tripped?
You see, I'm inclined to replace with a 4 pole main switch for an hour or so in order to run some tests on what is coming and going from the suspect mill. But what I don't want to do is to divert a problem big enough to destroy an RCD unit into other fuses.
Biggleswade of course, not round the corner. I've not been there yet.
Luckily we are dealing with a very intelligent and sensible man.
15 January 2011 02:49 PM
It depends on the fault current the rccb saw. It is possible that a very high fault current will open the device, but damage it internally so it cannot be closed. It has done its job, it tripped on a fault, and contained the arc from breaking the fault within the enclosure.
You would need to test the outgoing circuits to decide where the fault on the installation is, before you try another rccb. It is likely that an rccb will operate before any fuses on an earth fault.
It is worth checking the PSSC/PEFC (kA) of the rccb against the current available from the supply.
If you just fit an isolator instead, you may start losing fuses. Depending on the rating of the isolator, it may be possible to weld its contacts shut.
Edit: With rccbs and mcbs, the operating handle is not solidly connected to the mechanism, to prevent the device being "held on" with a faulty circuit.
Edited: 15 January 2011 at 03:07 PM by alancapon
15 January 2011 04:12 PM
Not related to the problem, but I take it the TNC-S earth is not used ?
Empty barrels make the most noise.
15 January 2011 04:22 PM
Is this a hazardous area, with the dust etc?
15 January 2011 04:34 PM
Is this RCD the type where the switch has to be pulled right down into the off position before it will latch and switch on?
15 January 2011 05:20 PM
I doubt it's the mill unless something really nasty has happened to the starter (I'm assuming star delta)
Is the site TT'd or have you used the TNCS earth and just put an RCD incomer in there ?? I've seen RCD's go floppy and bang if they loose a neutral ?, How is your farmer confirming he's got volts at the top (is he a voltstick man)
The only other times I've seen them go bang is either a dodgy resistor on the test button, but only when the button's pressed or if there has been a lightning strike on the network nearby.
The RCD is clearly kn*****ed but possibly more so on the control side of it rather than the contacts. You'll only know that if you pull it apart.
BOD & JP know how to contact me if you want to discuss it "off forum"
15 January 2011 07:47 PM
Thank you so far. Many phone calls and your quick reply was very helpful Alan.
Yes, it is TT'd, by me from the TNCS. To be honest I'm not sure where I broke it but it will be very near the front end and at a switch or connection as I usually break at an SWA gland. EDF changed it to a TNCS when they moved the supply. I was surprised. They gave me a hard time I remember, so I probably made tea and acted dumb.
Big time TT with 4 stakes and 25mm. but both units are linked in terms of earth. I actually consulted with one of you when that was in the design stages. This is all new cable, and of good CSA so the test results are as low as you'd expect. Virtually nothing. They used to have a few rare sheep. Otherwise no livestock. Quite a bit of bonded steel. Does that make a difference to this problem? Where's the earth connection point into the RCD? Or did I miss it?!
I've a feeling they will sort it from their end with collected geeks and clamp meters. Then I will be called to go and replace the switch. Fortunately we are in the realms of people like you and I doubt very much if sticky tape and string will be involved. This man made me an olive to fit an SWA gland when the one that came out of the packet failed. It was perfect.
He has told me that the mill has been taken out of service and is completely disconnected. He has found a pool of water in the back of it.
Stu, He has some kind of AVO on the side. And not a voltstick man but I didn't ask. Whatever you use for tractors and go karts I suspect.
Tony30. The grain store is dusty but that's all. all the switchgear is well away from that.
Potential, nice....That's what I thought first of all but no, this is a hager and a proper burn-out. Shame eh?
I will not go there unless I get booked. But will let you know.
15 January 2011 08:10 PM
Looks like it could have been the mill then and the RCD took the full force of nature.
If the mill motor is/was full of water, the short circuit currents could have been interesting when the RCD saw the earth fault and tried it's hardest to disconnect the fault.
15 January 2011 08:16 PM
. . . If the mill motor is/was full of water, the short circuit currents could have been interesting when the RCD saw the earth fault and tried it's hardest to disconnect the fault. . .
The RCD did actually disconnect the fault. Unfortunately, it was then not fit for continued service.
15 January 2011 08:21 PM
Dusts can be explosive, so watch out!
15 January 2011 08:29 PM
Is there any obstruction in the mill? Can it be turned by hand, by an existing belt drive; or Stillson wrench on the motor shaft? (in the correct direction).
If mechanically OK; and the IR test is OK on the cable, starter and motor, replace the RCCB after ensuring the kA fault level is suitable.
Why an RCCB and not an MCCB?
15 January 2011 08:31 PM
Off-topic a bit I am afraid, but following on from tony30's post, here is some useless information (unless you do a lot of quiz competitions)
My favourite chemical reaction:
C6H12O6(s) + 6O2(g) --> 6CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)
For those that haven't seen it before, it is an explosion in a custard factory.
Any chemists amongst you will also recognise it as the oxidation of glucose.
Edit: It does show how seemingly innocent things (like custard) can be dangerous in the right circumstances!
Edited: 15 January 2011 at 09:09 PM by alancapon
15 January 2011 08:52 PM
Dusts can be explosive, so watch out!
How many people appreciate hazardous areas in general and the need for special training, ATEX certification and relevant insurance?
15 January 2011 09:12 PM
Sorry, I did appreciate the RCD done it's job, just fingers were faster than brain. It would be interesting to get the device apart and inspect the contact faces after such an incident.
As to the custard powder, I can still remember the demo my old chemistry teacher gave us on the subject. It took two tiles out of the lab ceiling
15 January 2011 09:24 PM
. . . As to the custard powder, I can still remember the demo my old chemistry teacher gave us on the subject. It took two tiles out of the lab ceiling
Yes. It is a surprisingly impressive reaction.
15 January 2011 09:57 PM
Not related to the problem, but I take it the TNC-S earth is not used ?
It wouldn't be a big issue to use the TNC-S earth for a lot of the installation (as described) subject to the usual rules about sizes of earthing conductors, bonding etc. most farms these days have some much "other industry" you can almost consider them an industrial estate with animals in one unit.
It's only really the livestock area(s) that I would have a problem with and want to TT away from the suppliers earth if it was fed TNCS.
16 January 2011 06:56 AM
Isn't the Hager unit one of those that you have to push down then up as it has a fault/overload indicator?
Caught of one of my customers out last week.
16 January 2011 09:23 AM
Could the RCD have got wet internaly and failed from an internal short circuit ? nothing to do with the load.
I have seen this, dismantling of the failed unit might be interesting.
16 January 2011 10:19 AM
Isn't the Hager unit one of those that you have to push down then up as it has a fault/overload indicator?
Caught of one of my customers out last week.
I had one of these in a sports centre a few years ago in High Wycombe, a previous person had been experimenting and left a note, to switch off the main board isolator in order to reset an RCBO; but I don't reconcile this with the statement in the OP - "He can push the switch back up and it will hold. But no juice (sic) coming through the switch at all now".
Edited for - I checked on my photo album, this was a 32A RCBO on a Square D Load Centre for a final ring circuit, I was called out to find out the reason why there was no power on the sockets in the dressing rooms. This make of RCBO and model goes to an intermediate position on tripping.
Edited: 16 January 2011 at 11:04 AM by Jaymack
16 January 2011 10:54 AM
"Could the RCD have got wet internaly"
I've had a MCCB with water in it from believe it or not, capilliary from a line tap and making its way down, along, round and up 20 m of 70 mm2 4c SWA, not along the sheath, armouring or filler, but actually along the copper in one core and out from the lug. I drained it by removing a sliver of insulation.......
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