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NIST releases new Smart Grid roadmap
Friday - 11/4/2011, 11:17am EDT
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is helping to change the way your office obtains and uses electricity. NIST has released a new roadmap for building the Smart Grid, adding a new list of standards, cybersecurity guidance and product testing proposals.
When finished, that system will let devices using electricity communicate with each other over power lines. The hope is that this will lead to more efficiency and a better electric power system for the nation.
George Arnold is the NIST national coordinator for smart grid interoperability. On Friday morning, he spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to explain his agency's role in making the Smart Grid happen.


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These days, it's more of a challenge than ever to think up a creative baby name. What with celebs one-upping each other all over the place and non-celebs, well, also one-upping each other all over the place. But there's a fine line between creative and plain old crazy, and I'm afraid the parents who recently named their newborn baby Hashtag Jameson might have crossed it. Yup, "Hashtag." Yup, after the Twitter thing.
Now, I don't know these people personally. Perhaps this social media term has some deep significance for them. Maybe there's a beautiful, emotional story behind this baby's name and we just don't know it yet. So I don't want to be too harsh on little Hash's mom and dad ... but I think it's safe to say that this child's name is gonna be a problem. Like, for life.
More from The Stir: Top 10 Baby Name Predictions for 2013
See, one of my very close family members (who shall remain nameless, at the moment) had something of an odd name. Not as odd as Hashtag, but, well, it was pretty bad. And do you know what? That name hung over his head like a black cloud for his entire life. No exaggeration. Of course! Imagine how it would feel if every single time you meet a new person, you heard: "I'm sorry, WHAT did you say your name was again?!"
That's quite a disadvantage to burden your child with. Life is hard enough! Although I'm sure Hashtag's parents see things differently. Wow, our kid is gonna thank us someday for this awesome name!
Which kinda makes one wonder about other challenges Hashtag is destined to face as part of this family.
What do you think about naming a baby Hashtag?
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This reminds me of the woman n STFU parents who named her twin girls named Vadgesty Foxi Maiden and Vagena Tamphen Pohtaytar. I feel for those kids. Yes, the second ones named is Tampon Potato
do people really think so little of their children's future? even if there is some significant story to it ("oh, we met on twitter and it was #loveatfirsttweet" or something), who says that twitter or the word hashtag will even be relevant as this kid gets older?
and honestly, i don't see how you can find 'deep meaning or a special connection' to a name like hashtag. but i guess i'm more old fashioned - our family names meant far more to me in our name selection process than any trendy crap i might see on the internet.
The name is really bad.
This child will have a hard time growing up...not because of her name. I seen this article in yahoo. The mother was quoted as announcing the babys weight on facebook by spelling weigh as "wey". This and the name choice tells me that this mother is not educated and trashy.

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Eastern is a populated place located in Floyd County at latitude 37.517 and longitude -82.806.
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In most cases, minor eyelid twitch will disappear without you even noticing if you get enough rest and/or reduce or eliminate your intake of alcohol, tobacco, or caffeine. Blepharospasm does not occur while sleeping.
If you have dry eyes causing irritation of the cornea or conjunctiva, treating it with over-the-counter artificial tears will often relieve minor eyelid twitch.
So far, doctors have not found a successful cure for benign essential blepharospasm. But several treatment options may reduce its severity.
The most commonly recommended treatment for benign essential blepharospasm is botulinum toxin (also known as Botox or Xeomin). It's approved for this use in both the U.S. and Canada. Botox is also commonly recommended for patients with hemifacial spasm.
When injected in very small quantities into the eye muscles, the drug may relieve spasms for several months. But the effect gradually wears off. Repeat injections are usually necessary.
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These usually provide only short-term relief and have been found to help in only about 15% of cases.
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But the benefits of these treatments have not been established by scientific studies.
If other treatments fail, surgery is an option. About 75% to 85% of patients with benign essential blepharospasm benefit from myectomy. That's a surgical procedure in which some of the muscles and nerves of the eyelids are removed.
Also generally successful for patients with hemifacial spasm is a neurosurgical procedure to relieve the pressure of the artery on the facial nerve. While such surgeries usually produce permanent results, they can lead to serious complications. In addition, any side effects are likely to be permanent.
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Our first SXSW guest is Eoin McMillan, Director of Operations for the vehicular hackathon known as the Startup Bus. He's on the bus from Mexico and sending snapshots from the road. He writes, "Starting a company can be a long hard road to take. In this case, 1591 miles long!"
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So I try to sneak away for a few days and Microsoft releases big news. Well, sort of big.
If you're still using Windows 98 or Windows Me on a computer that's connected to the Internet, you're either crazy or suicidal. Microsoft says it can't patch a critical vulnerability that affects these older Windows versions. But not everyone can afford the cost of a full XP upgrade. So why not offer Windows XP Starter Edition as an option for people in North America and Western Europe?
When you're the Evil Empire, it's only natural to get a bad rap for everything you do. Microsoft gets bad-mouthed a hundred times a week for things that would be perfectly acceptable coming from anyone else. Given that level of criticism, it's easy to ignore the times when they're just completely, egregiously wrong.Microsoft's new Windows Genuine Advantage authentication software which is now being pushed onto Windows users' machines via Windows Update, is one of those occasions. Someone at Microsoft just pushed the Stupid button. And things aren't going to get better until they stop pushing it.
Led by its two poker-playing veterans, Microsoft is making a huge bet on Office 2007. Whether they win or lose depends on how customers respond to the massive changes in this version. I've put together a detailed look at the new Office and posed 10 questions that will tell whether Office is a big winner or a bust.
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Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is the best version of Windows Microsoft has ever released. That's why I'm holding my breath when I look at the big upgrade to Media Center that's due at the end of this year in the Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista. Will Microsoft ruin a good thing? Will its revamped interface just add unnecessary flash and bog down performance? See for yourself in this exclusive image gallery and review of Vista Media Center Beta 2.
You can't be too rich or too thin, or have a network that's too fast. I struggled over the weekend trying to tweak the performance of an Xbox 360 connected to a PC running the new Media Center software in Windows Vista. The experience was amazing and frustrating at the same time. Is there a hardware fix waiting in the wings?
Premium editions of Windows Vista include a full-featured Backup program that allows you to create an image-based backup of a full drive rather than copying one file at a time. In Vista Beta 2, the new image backup feature has a name: CompletePC Backup. Yesterday, after deliberately making a thorough mess of a new Vista installation, I put it to the test. How did it work? See for yourself.
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Obit of the Day: "The Godfather of Rhythm and Blues"
Johnny Otis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. His influence in music was quite broad from playing and singing ("Willie and the Hand Jive," 1958), to songwriting ("The Wallflower," 1955), to discovering new talent (Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, and Etta James to name a few). Otis who was white was raised in Berkeley, California when it was predominantly black. He fell in love with African American culture, especially the music.
Otis, whose real name was Ioannis Veliotes, also wrote books including Listen to the Lambs, a response to the Watts Riots of 1968. He served as a deputy chief of staff to Rep. Mervyn Dymally, and led the choir at the Landmark Church in his own home - which occasionally featured Ms. James.
Otis died at the age of 90.
Random note: Mr. Otis' son is noted songwriter and performer Shuggie Otis and his younger brother Nicholas Veliotes served as ambassador to Jordan and Egypt under Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
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Your Iowa Forage & Grassland Coun- cil Education Committee continues to fund the education grants pro- gram in 2010. This program is de- signed to assist with funding forage education activities in Iowa. A com- mon uses of the education grant program is helping fund refresh- ments at pasture walks and field days. Many other sponsors will not fund these items. IFGC, however, may fill in this needed area. The IFGC education grant program typi- cally funds a dozen or more projects each year in as many counties. Hun- dreds of people attend these IFGC sponsored events each year.
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A system for accurate time attendance management is extremely critical for a company's growth and success. Since employees are often the biggest expense of an organization, companies place a lot of emphasis on making sure they are getting the most for their investment and want to ensure that their employees are regularly attending work and dedicating an appropriate amount of time to their jobs. Automated time and attendance systems help to ensure proper utilization of human resource capital as well as promote efficiency in the workplace, without having the risk and hassles that outdated, manual processes present. As this is such an important and vital tool to an organization, buying the right system is extremely important, and we want to help make that decision easier by sharing information about some of the top time and attendance systems on the market.
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Almost any business in any industry can use Kronos systems for time and attendance tracking because it is extremely versatile. The software behind the Kronos time tracking system has been proven to work well for many different companies of any size, across industries like financial services, government agencies, manufacturing, retail, health care, education, logistics, energy, gaming, and more. What's great about Kronos is that even if their time and attendance solutions have never been implemented in one particular industry, they encourage their prospective customers to contact them and discuss how their product can meet a certain company's needs. As mentioned in the overview, companies without a lot of IT resources need not worry about integrating Kronos software into their business. They list a number of their supported technologies like operating systems and servers, but, if a certain technology is not already supported by their software, they encourage customers to contact them so they can find a solution to their technology issues and integration.
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Kronos software has a lot of great features that are standard for the industry, as well as some extras that make it stand out from the crowd. One of those features is their proactive email alerts which can be sent to managers or administrators, and serve as real-time red flags that notify them of information that needs immediate action, like when an employee fails to punch in or out. These alerts allow managers to keep tabs on their employees and to make sure that no activity, like excessive overtime hours or buddy checking, goes unnoticed. There is also a self-service module that allows employees to view their personal account and information like accruals, earnings, schedule changes, and wage rates so human resources will not have to use all of their time tending to hundreds of requests on a daily basis about these minor, yet important, pieces of information.
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Definition of arginine in English:
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Pronunciation: /ˈɑːdʒɪniːn /
noun[mass noun] Biochemistry
A basic amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins. It is an essential nutrient in the diet of vertebrates.
- Chemical formula: HNC(NH2)NH(CH2)3CH(NH2)COOH
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- The amino acids arginine and leucine are noncarbohydrate inducers of insulin.
- The conditionally essential amino acid arginine has also been added to this formula to help support growth factor production.
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The End of American Thanksgivings: A Cause for Universal Rejoicing
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
"The Thanksgiving story is an absolution of the Pilgrims, whose brutal quest for absolute power in the New World is made to seem both religiously motivated and eminently human…. The Mayflower's cultural heirs are programmed to find glory in their own depravity, and savagery in their most helpless victims, who can only redeem themselves by accepting the inherent goodness of white Americans."
The Real And Racist Origins of the Second Amendment
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon
The "well-regulated militia" that the US Constitution's second amendment refers to were slave patrols, land stealers and Indian killers, all quite necessary as the amendment's language states "to the security of a free state" built with stolen labor upon stolen land. Unless and until we acknowledge that history, we cannot have an honest discussion about gun control.
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Freedom Rider: Emancipation
by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley
The Emancipation Proclamation left Blacks in the slave states that had not seceded from the Union still in chains, and might better have been called "the emancipation but not for everyone proclamation." African Americans have often been forced to take steps backward for every few steps forward. As a result, "we have been prone to celebrate the smallest act of consideration as monumental victory."
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American racism will always cripple its ability to occupy non-white countries, whose people the U.S. fundamentally disrespects. "The United States cannot help but be a serial abuser of the rights of the people it occupies, especially those who are thought of as non-white, because it is a thoroughly racist nation." The latest atrocities in Afghanistan are just par for the course.
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Forty years ago, countless Black living rooms featured wall paintings with Dr. Martin Luther King sandwiched between the two slain Kennedy brothers – as if the trio were martyrs of the same struggle. One wonders if the picture would have been so popular had the Kennedys' true feelings about the Black leader been widely known. "Robert Kennedy believed that black people should be happy with the little the president had done and felt that the march [on Washinton] was a personal slap in the face." From the grave – via a new book – Jackie Kennedy reveals JFK and RFK as no friends of the civil rights movement.
Remembering Attica, 40 Years Later
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It has been more than a generation since the historic prison uprising at New York's Attica penitentiary. Since then, both much and little have changed, not all for the better. If there is one lasting lesson of the Attica uprising for our day, what is it?
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Forty-six years after the assassination of Malcolm X, a large segment of Black America believes the FBI played a part in the Black leader's death. But the first Black U.S. attorney general refuses to reopen the case, and the FBI has claimed for 30 years – amazingly – that it never investigated Malcolm's murder. If the FBI is to be believed, "there can be only one reasonable conclusion: that they knew exactly what happened at the Audubon Ballroom, and either facilitated it or criminally failed to prevent a capital crime from occurring."
Marable's Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention or the Reinvention of a Life?
A Black Agenda Radio commentary by BAR editor and columnist Jared A. Ball
The recently deceased Manning Marable's long-waited book on Malcolm X has generated both praise and disgust. Much of the heat, predictably, surrounds Marable's claims of Malcolm's homosexuality and he and his wife's "mutual adultery." Karl Evanzz, for example, has said that Marable's book is a "fraud" and a "failure," while others use the terms "definitive" and "meticulous." Given the centrality of Malcolm's life and work to modern Black political thought, it is essential that Marable's book be discussed by the largest number of activists and influencers – in the most serious and critical manner.
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Every movement has its symbols and icons. But when these are separated from their context and content they become mere brands. Brands are symbols used to short circuit critical thinking and evoke manufactured desires, imagined memories or convenient attitudes in an audience. The invocation of Dr. King by corporate hip hop, like the corporate sponsorship of the DC King Memorial aim to erase his revolutionary context, to excise his transformative content, to rebrand Dr. King in their image and for their purposes, not ours.
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Here is an overview on what will be neccessary during all the steps:
- a power source ( DC, continuous current ) and electrodes
- an electrolyt ( a conductive liquid ): copper sulphate
- copper as basis material and for the anode
- some plastic or glas containers.
- inkjet paper
- sanding paper
Step 1: The Method
Electrolysis itself is a quite easy thing: it is a process, which enforces a chemical reaction due to electricity. What kind of reaction is happening depends on the ingredients being used.
A detailed description of electrolysis can be found here
What do i need for the setup?
- a power source ( DC, continuous current ) and electrodes
- an electrolyt ( a conductive liquid )
- copper as basis material and for th anode )
- some plastic or glas containers.
The Power Source
It is a good idea to have a switchable power supply. I use one from Graupner.
It can adjust both current and voltage, so i can vary a bit depending on what materials i use.
I would aim at having at least 12V and 15-20A output.
The electrolyt
A traditional substance for eletric etching of copper and zinc seems to be copper sulfate.
It easily dissolves in water to a nice blue liquid. I used a concentration of 4 parts water to 1 part copper sulfate ( assuming 1 kilo being one litre ;) ). Copper sulfate is defined as an irritant, but can be bought online. The potential danger is that it destroys organisms over a longer period of contact. Don't put it on your skin and do not drain it in the sink.
If you need to get rid of it, contact your local waste disposal dealer.
Since you want to etch copper, you need to copper object you want to etch. This will be attached to the anode of the power source to let the current run through it. On the cathode you need another piece of copper, on which the Cu2+ molecules can settle. I actually used brass, also works fine, as will all other materials, that are able to join with copper.
Written in chemical terms, this happens:
On the Anode: Cu => Cu2+ + 2e-
On the Cathode: Cu2+ + 2e- => Cu
The anode dissolves slowly, producing cations, which will transform copper at the cathode through reduction of copperions.
It should work. I would give a try, but I don't think the result will be the same between plates.
have you tried this method in pcb etching?
works quite well.
Does the distance between the cathode and the anode have any effect on the results or the speed or depth of the etch?
so you want to use the pan as container and cathode? i would not do this, since you put a not small amount of electricity on it! you have to use a non conductive material as container.
in general i don't know, ich stainless stell works as a cathode...
the distance does have an effect, it will speed it up, but might also result in increasing heat...
I do like the idea of etching horizontally, though, with the cathode lying on the bottom of the container. I think I can control the distance between the cathode and anode better than if they're vertical.
I plan to use an Xbox power supply that delivers 16.5A at 12V. I'm back to searching for a 20" long plastic container. ;)
This approach sounds more interesting as it should never become exhausted, copper should be entering and leaving the solution at the same rate. Hmm, however, there would be a problem getting electricity to all the paths, so I guess this isn't something you could use for PCB's.
Thought: could you use an epsom salt (magnesium sulphate) solution instead of a copper sulphate solution? Epsom salts are cheap and easy to come by.
i have seen pcbs etched with that method for smd chips, so quite detailed and fine. i do not see, why it should not work, because the paths will form during the process of etching...
i don't know, if it works with epsom salt. i never tried it, so i can't recommend it. i have seen prices vary from 30% ( fishbowl use ) to 200% ( pharmaceutical use ) of the price of coppersulfate. always depends on the quality...
i got my coppersulfate for 8€/kg from ebay... so also cheap and easy...
no i did not try did... for a reason... my skills in scratching wax ;)
designing the image on the computer and just printing it, seemed more usable for me...


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Dragon Fire (mortar)
|Dragon Fire II mortar system
Test firing at the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
|Heavy Mortar
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|120 mm
|Rate of fire
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4 rounds per minute (sustained)
|Effective firing range
|8,200 m
(13,000 m with rocket assisted projectile)
The Dragon Fire 120 mm heavy mortar was a private venture by TDA Armaments that was picked up by the US Marine Corps for its EFSS (Expeditionary Fire Support System) requirement. It is a fully automated mortar capable of using rifled or smoothbore 120 mm ammunition. Like all mortars, it is a high-angle-of-fire weapon used for indirect fire support. Dragon Fire is also expected to be effective in a counter-battery role.
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The US Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory started a Concept Demonstrator project in 1997. They wanted a weapon that would be a "mortar in a box," that is a weapon that could be remotely emplaced and fired unattended on a future battlefield. In late 1997, MCWL accepted a proposal by the army's Program Manager, Mortars (PM Mortars) and Armament Research, Design, and Engineering Command (ARDEC) at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey to design and build a firing system to fulfill the design objectives. At an early stage, it was decided that the system had to be of 120mm caliber to give sufficient lethality and range. Ultimately, the design team picked parts of the French Thomson-Daimler Armements (TDA) experimental 2R2M mortar because it had a usable power traverse, elevation, and loading system and because its 120mm rifled ammunition promised greater accuracy and range.
The project completed the experimental weapon, now called the Dragon Fire, in 17 months and it was used in a series of firing experiments beginning in September 1998. During 1999-2002, the Dragon Fire was used during the Limited Object Experiment (LOE) Urban Warrior and several follow-on experiments and the French-made 2R2M mortar mounted in a Piranha vehicle served as a surrogate for a mobile, Light Armored Vehicle-mounted firing system. These experiments showed that the concept of automating the fire control, aiming and loading of a medium-range firing system substantially reduced fire mission response times and resulted in accurate, efficient fire.
Following the success of these experiments, the Marine Corps initiated a Requirement Document for an Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) to fill the gap in the availability of supporting fires for the initial air-delivered elements of an expeditionary operation. To fulfill this requirement, the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab initiated a follow-on project called Dragon Fire II, which was to be a Government-designed, Government-produced weapons system and it would incorporate all of the "lessons learned" with the first Dragon Fire. Once again PM Mortars/ARDEC was tapped to do the design work and to modify the M95 Mortar Fire Control System (MFCS) to provide the advanced fire control and weapon control for the new system.
The project was initiated in 2002, but, not long afterwards, TDA dropped out of the project because of issues concerning sharing of design information and their price, and when MARCORSYSCOM made it known that it would be looking for an "off the shelf, commercial system" for the EFSS requirement, the system specifications for the Dragon Fire II were de-scoped to Concept Demonstrator and the budget was reduced. ARDEC contracted with General Dynamics to design the new electric actuators for elevation, traverse, loading and firing and despite some difficulties in that contract, the finished Dragon Fire II, now known as the XM-326 120mm Automated Mortar, was rolled out at Rock Island Arsenal in September 2005.
The new Dragon Fire weighed half the weight of the first Dragon Fire (3,450 pounds vs over 7,000 pounds) and was capable of receiving a fire mission over its on-board radio, processing the fire mission, aiming the weapon, loading and firing in any direction within 18 seconds or less. Very quickly, the Dragon Fire II was incorporated into experiments with the Counter Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars (C-RAM) project and while it was still undergoing engineering and safety tests at Yuma Proving Ground, it fired in support of C-RAM's demonstrations and quickly proved to be responsive and extremely accurate, with most rounds landing within a Circle Error Probable of 15m or less at a range of 5,600m.
During 2007, a Light Armored Vehicle was modified to accept the Dragon Fire internally as a modular artillery weapon and this system was demonstrated. Despite these successes, opposition to the Dragon Fire II and to MCWL's involvement in long-term experimentation grew stronger and funding was first reduced and then cut completely. As a last attempt to use this capable system, it was converted to become a full-time LAV mortar system and was selected to become the new LAV-Mortar system for the Marine Corps. This funding was removed in 2009 and the weapon is currently in storage at Picatinny Arsenal. The Dragon Fire II was featured in the Discovery Channel's Future Weapons program.[1]
The Dragon Fire mortar system can be deployed mounted in an LAV, towed by a HMMWV, or air deployed by CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter or V-22 Osprey. Fixing the weapon in an LAV does not require a separate mount; its towing carriage can be converted to an LAV mount in five minutes. After deployment, the crew can control the weapon system from a remote station. In operation, it is designed to be fully automatic: loading, computing firing solutions, aiming and firing automatically. From an unloaded condition, the weapon is capable of loading, completing a firing solution, aiming, and firing the first round within 14 seconds of receiving an order. The weapon is also capable of being operated manually in the event of failure of an automatic system.
The advanced fire control system is fully compatible with the US Army system, to reduce the risk of friendly fire (fratricide) incidents.
Types of rounds[edit]
The Dragon Fire system is designed to be able to use all NATO types of rifled and smoothbore 120 mm mortar ammunition. However, the USMC is developing a new Precision Extended Range Munition (PERM) round to be able to hit within 20 meters of the target point at a range of 17 km.[2]
- Oman VAB
- France VAB (part of Phoenix upgrade)
- Italy VBM
- Malaysia 8 2R2M for ACV-S
- Saudi Arabia M113
See also[edit]
- M1129 Mortar Carrier, equipped with M121 120 mm mortar.
- M1064 mortar carrier, equipped with M121 120 mm mortar.
- M120 120 mm mortar
- Mortar (weapon)
- Artillery
- Military technology and equipment
- List of artillery
- List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces
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- "Dragon Fire mortar system test successful", press release
- DRAGON FIRE I - II Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS)
- Dragon Fire II fact sheet (PDF)
- Dragon Fire II Experimental system NDIA briefing (PDF)
- The Dragon Fire Experiments, Marine Corps Gazette 2009
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1785 Bishop White Drive
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Whilst we regret that we cannot meet the high level of substantiation required by the ASA for Kinesio Taping and are disappointed at their ruling, we would contend that the widely seen use of Kinesio Taping by elite sports people throughout the world and the rapidly growing use of taping by many health professionals on a regular basis, is testimony to the benefit that Kinesio taping can have for some patients in aiding the treatment of certain medical conditions....which obviously doesn't address the question of whether the stuff actually works beyond having a powerful placebo effect. However, there are hints that it *might* be doing something real in some very limited circumstances. A recent meta-analysis of the literature so far says:
In conclusion, there was little quality evidence to support the use of KT over other types of elastic taping in the management or prevention of sports injuries. KT may have a small beneficial role in improving strength, range of motion in certain injured cohorts and force sense error compared with other tapes, but further studies are needed to confirm these findings. The amount of case study and anecdotal support for KT warrants well designed experimental research, particularly pertaining to sporting injuries, so that practitioners can be confident that KT is beneficial for their athletes."Without getting into it, pain in general is remarkably susceptable to placebo effect and, where you have elite atheletes performing right at the limits of what's possible, I'd bet that tiny gains in performance from placebo effects will be important enough to encourage rigid belief (see also the Power Balance bullshit).
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If the Mercedes C-Class wasn't interesting enough on its own, Mercedes is giving future customers even more reason to consider buying a C-Class down the road. Numerous reports in Germany have indicated that the company is preparing to launch a new, optional package for the C-Class, dubbed the Night Package.
If you're familiar with the Night Package, you've probably heard about it being offered in other Mercedes models, namely the A-Class , B-Class , and CLA-Class . But the package is apparently expanding to now include the C-Class, giving the luxury ride more aesthetic enhancements.
The optimal Night Package will be offered only with the AMG Line trim, but if you can get past that small caveat, you're going to be a treated to a whole new level of modifications for your beloved C-Class.
The C-Class AMG Line Night Package is expected to be available later in 2014, but the company hasn't mentioned what the upgrade price will be. We're sure an announcement on the price will be made soon enough.
Click past the jump to read more about the Mercedes-Benz C-Class with Night Package.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class with Night Package in detail
So what exactly do you gain by adding the Night Package to the C-Class? A lot, actually.
The list of enhancements is highlighted by a dark-tinted rear and side windows, black-chrome tailpipes, glossy-black diffuser, lacquered high-gloss black mirror frames, black anodized window frames, high-gloss black double-slat grille and a glossy front splitter.
Rounding out the Night Package is a new set of 18- and 19-inch AMG wheels with black accents. They may not look sharp based on the photos but we've seen what AMG does with its wheels, and we're confident that up close and personal, those wheels will look great on the C-Class.


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Don't harsh the former Drive-By Trucker if the best thing on his gritty new live album with his tough trio is a surprisingly faithful cover of Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane." All the other finely observed hard-times tracks on Live From Alabama sound nearly as urgent, especially the boozy "Cigarettes and Wine" and noble DBT standard "Danko/Manuel."
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Since 1985 the state of Wisconsin has made it mandatory that every athlete gets a chance to play sports.
"We've been working with our schools to provide opportunities for athletes with disabilities for many years," WIAA Director of Communications Todd Clark said.
Now, the U.S. Education Department is trying to mainstream those same rules throughout the country.
"States don't have the language like WI does as far as non-discrimination for disabled student athletes," Clark explained.
The federal group is requiring every state to make modifications for students with disabilities, or create similar athletic programs. That's something Wausau West Athletic Director Dan Hein says, they already do.
"We just make adjustments," Hein explained. "We do that with every student in general. There's no way we wouldn't not want anyone involved."
Hein says, right now, between 50 and 60 disabled athletes take part in various sports programs throughout the high school.
"That's why we have sports, it's for everybody," Hein said.
And at the state level it's the same story. The WIAA says it's been offering track and field events for the disabled for many years. For example, a wheelchair race at last springs state track meet. They say more events could be on the way.
"If there's enough interest in another sport the WIAA will consider taking that sport and incorporating it into the state tournament," Clark said.
There is no deadline for schools to comply with this new initiative. But, here in Wisconsin, leaders say it's about time everyone is treated equal.
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The new Florida Panthers owner is determined to have an impact on the South Florida landscape that goes well beyond hockey.
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A famous model and actress in Paraguay, Riquelme rose to international prominence during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A supporter of both the Paraguay national football team and the club Cerro Porteño, she was first pictured in international media celebrating a goal during the game between Paraguay and Slovakia with her Nokia mobile phone between her breasts and she was wearing a t-shirt with Paraguay's colors (as part of a promotion for a mobile phone company). Riquelme is the face of the deodorant brand Axe in Paraguayand at a later Paraguay game in the World Cup she was also seen with the word "Axe" written on her chest as advertising for the deodorant brand.
After becoming one of the most searched people on the Internet, she was named "World Cup's Girlfriend" by Marca, the largest Spanish sports newspaper. She was also described as the most famous fan of the World Cup.
Following her rise to fame, and after Argentinian coach Diego Maradona promised to run naked through Buenos Aires if Argentina won the 2010 World Cup, Riquelme matched the offer and promised that she would run naked (wearing only body paint in the colors of Paraguay) through Asunción if Paraguay won the World Cup, or even if they reached the semi-finals by beating Spain. Paraguay eventually lost its match against Spain, but Riquelme announced that she would fulfill her promise anyway, a promise that she kept. That same year, Riquelme did a nude pictorial for the September 2010 issue of Playboy Brazil. In 2011, Riquelme made a similar offer to pose nude on the football pitch if Paraguay were to win the 2011 Copa América, however they were defeated 3-0 in the final against Uruguay.
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > & as We're touching Hands; & In this Pool of blood.
9 Months. (You People are Sick.)3 Reviews
"Whats wrong Emily?" A hand met my shoulder and I turned to find Andrew looking at me with an expression showing understanding.. got to give the dude credit. He has a hell good memory.
"9 months.. Do you think he even remembers me?" I asked. He gave me a, 'Are-you-fucking-serious?' look and patted my shoulder.
"I think you need more help than I thought you did." I laughed and smacked him playfully.
"Fuck you Andy, I'm serious!" He rolled his eyes.
"I can see that." I crossed my arms and he shook his head, "You were best friends for 4 years straight.. Like hes going to forget you in 9 months! You are SO over reacting and if you are that worried about it.. ring him!" He said, turning around and walking over to his bed.
"I… I want to see him but I can't."
"I told him I loved him when I left! Like it's going to be a good conversation starter next time I see him!" Then, he smirked. I've grown accustomed to that smirk.. and it meant he was up to something.
"Ray's doing a show tonight, yes?" He asked. I nodded, then raised my eyebrow.
"But Frank wont be there.. Ha! Imagine Frank in the same band as Ray! They play completely different styles of guitar."
"Okok, getting back onto subject. If youre going to see Ray tonight then ask him how Frank is!" He said smiling, like he had just saved the world or something. He was adorable.
"Look, If I go. You go with me. And if I ask, You better fucking be there. Understood?" I asked, he nodded and ran over hugging me. I checked my watch from behind his back and I had about 4 hours until Ray's show was starting, I'd better just get some clothes ready before I get all my homework over and done with. Andrew went to his computer and started an assignment that was due tomorrow, yeah did I mention he was organized as well? I laughed silently and walked to my wardrobe, opening to find.. clothes. Big shocker there! I went through it, and found a Nirvana t-shirt with some plain black skinnies. This would do.. but I'd need maybe a wrist band.. or a pair of arm warmers. Yeah, I still did it. I wasn't proud, really, I tried to stop but it's like some kind of weird addiction, and every time I do it.. I think of Frank which just makes me want to do it more. Andrew knew.. he knew everything. I couldn't blame him, he practically lived with me, and he's good about it. He's not happy for me, but he tries to move my mind onto something else whenever he can. I walked to my bed and sat down, bringing up my laptop. I had about 3 lots of homework to finish and 4 hours.. easy. I started typing and had about 1 and a half lots done in 2 hours.
By the time I reached the 3 and a half hour mark I had done everything I needed to do and Andrew was showered and dressed. How he managed to do his whole assignment in 3 and a half hours I will never know. I got up and closed my laptop, walking into the joining bathroom where there was a huge mirror over the counter as soon as you walked in. God I hate mirrors, they always show the worst side of people. If they showed the inside of people then maybe it might look a bit better.
I got dressed in my shirt and jeans, and did my make up in about 2 minutes. Yay! I'm still fast at getting ready.
"Gosh You take forever in the bathroom." Andrew said sarcastically as I walked out, I flipped him off and went to the door.
"What's wrong with getting ready faster than men?"
"Nothing.. Especially when the men wear more make-up than you do." I rolled my eyes as he followed me out the door and I closed the door behind us.
"To my car!" Andrew shouted, putting his arms forward like superman and running toward the red Honda. I laughed and jogged to keep up, finally reaching the car.
"You idiot."
"You're just jealous."
"Oh you wish!" I said getting in and doing my belt up. He followed suit and got in, turning the radio on as he did the car. We drove out of the car park and to the small concert hall used for local bands that play every Friday night. We got there in about 10 minutes before pulling into the old car park and finding a spot about 30 meters from the door. I got out with Andrew and grabbed his hand as we walked to the front door, he smiled reassuringly at me and pushed open the door to reveal an already forming crowd. I had rung Ray earlier today and told him I might pop along so he should know I could be here. We walked into the middle of where everyone was standing and looked around. It was like a bar, but had a huge floor in the middle and a stage up front where obviously the bands would be playing, I think Ray's was called something like.. My Chemical Romance? Good name anyway, it's shocking it hasn't been used before.
In about 5 minutes the floor was full.. that's right FULL. We were stuck in the middle of the mosh, not that we minded. We loved mosh.. it was just surprising that this place could get so full so quickly. The bands that play here must be good. I looked up as someone walked on stage and set up a microphone in front of the instruments up the back.
"Ok guys, the first band that we have tonight is called The Used. GIVE IT UP!" He shouted, the crowd screamed and 4 teenage boys ran up on stage.
Let me tell you, they were fucking excellent. From the minute they started and from the last song they played I loved the whole thing and I'm pretty sure Andrew did too.. but I seemed to have lost him half way though. The crowd settled down a bit as the guy came back up on stage again to introduce the new band.
"Ok dudes, we have a special band up for you next that I'm pretty sure you will love. Give it up for My Chemical Romance!" He said. The crowd still shouted and screamed even though they didn't even know who the band was. I skimmed the stage and saw Gerard run up and take the mic. Oh my god.. that's the Gerard I knew and loved! I smiled wide and next saw the boy on the tricycle with glasses hop up and take bass, then Ray jogged in with his guitar. A man with shaggy hair sat at the drum kit and said something to Ray, who nodded and looked out at the crowd. He spotted me almost straight away and smiled. I grinned back and Gerard spoke into the mic.
"Ok rockers out there, we have a little song we'd like to call Our Lady of Sorrows.. If you please." Ray immediately started playing, along with the bassist and drummer. Gerard did a bit of a hop on stage and started singing. They were even fucking better than the last band. They were fucking AWESOME! And My brother was lead guitar! That is only too cool.
The song finished and Gerard wiped some sweat from his forehead.
"Ok, now we have another song called Honey, this mirror isn't big enough for the two of us. But we need our other guitarist for this one.." As soon as he said that I turned my attention to a figure that walked on stage with their guitar and set up next to the bassist. I think my stomach just dropped to the floor and died. There was Frank, just as perfect as the day I first laid eyes on him playing guitar for my brother's band.
This was going to be awkward. He started playing and my brother followed. During the song he would do a few screams into his own mic which just made the song fucking wild. The crowd was going crazy and there was still no sight of Andrew anywhere. The atmosphere was awesome though.. best concert I'd been to by far.
When they had finished the crowd cheered and I caught Ray's eye, he made a signal to his right where I turn toward to see a door, obviously leading backstage. I pushed and shoved my way to the door and he opened it from the other side. I only got caught of his huge hair before the door closed behind me and I was pulled into an enormous hug. I smiled and hugged him back, grinning.
"I missed you big bro."
"I missed you too! You've grown!"
"Oh don't start mate!" I said, hitting him on the chest, he laughed and grabbed my hand.
"Here, come and meet the rest of the band." I stopped in my tracks and looked at him.
"Look, I heard about what happened when you left. Frank told me, and don't give me that look I forced him too. He wasn't proud of it either, just talk to him ok? You'll understand then."
"Understand what?" But before he could answer he had pushed open a brown scratched door to reveal a kitchen like room, white. Not a white, like you can't see anything and your blinded just like you've seen God, But.. white. I smiled when I saw Gerard and ran over to hug him, he smiled and hugged me back.
"Haven't seen you in a while!" He said. I nodded and he pointed over to a chair where a blonde girl, with her head bent over a book and scribbling furiously sat. I grinned and ran over, basically jumping on her back. She screamed and sat up to see who it was, I ruffled her hair and she smiled, getting up to hug me.
"How are you!"
"I'm alright, been better." I said, Pulling away and smiling. She nodded and smiled back, sitting down again to continue her work. I looked around and looked at Gerard, who smiled and started the introductions. He walked me over to the small boy with glasses, who was drinking some water.
"Mikey… MIKEY!" The boy jumped and his water spilt all over his shirt. He went a deep red and looked up.
"Yeah Gee?"
"This is Emily, Ray's sister. Emily, this is Mikey, my little brother."
"Oi I'm not that little! Nice to meet you Emily." He said, turning to me and shaking my hand. I smiled back and nodded, then as Gerard and I turned around I whispered, "He's a sweetie." Gerard laughed and shook his head.
"Ok, and that… well.. it was Matt." He said, pointing to a the man with shaggy hair that has just jumped up from being on the phone to running out of the room.
"He's stayed out too late, it was his mum!" I heard someone else yell from across the room, everyone else but me laughed. I looked around, to see Frank leaning up against the wall with a cigarette in between his lips. He was laughing at a joke that Ray had just said, but I was too out of it to even hear.
"Emily.. Emily!" I heard Gerard call, waving his hand in front of my face.
"Want to go say hi?" He asked. I shook my head no, and checked my watch. It was still early.. but I needed to save myself from anymore embarrassment.
"Umm, I had a friend here and I need to see where he is. I'll catch you all another time. Great seeing you." I said, waving to Gerard, Ray and Michaela as I walked out. Mikey had gone to the sink to dry his shirt, and I didn't even look at Frank again. I walked out of the door and down the small hallway to the next door.
But when it opened, all I saw was a car park. Where the hell was I? I walked out and shut the door behind me, looking around and bringing my hands subconsciously up to my hair.
"You just went out the back door, were you looking for the other one?" I heard from behind me. I spoke without turning around.
"No, Umm.. I just need to find my-" I looked and noticed that Andrew's car was gone.. fucker. I turned around and jumped back about 2 feet.
"Frank?" He smiled and walked over to hug me. I hugged him back and he smiled.
"I missed you Emily, were you going to leave without saying bye?" He asked, standing back, though his hands were still on my shoulders. I nodded, then shook my head.
"I'm sorry, It's just .. I don't know.. just. I need to go. Nice seeing you." I said, trying to get away but his grip on my shoulders was firm.
"Emily, please, can we talk?" He asked, gesturing toward a random park seat sitting next to the door. I paused, and then nodded giving in. Those damn eyes. We walked over and I sat down, he sat next to me and took out a cigarette. I watched him light it and then turn to face me.
"Why.. why didn't you let me talk when you left?" He asked, looking straight into my eyes. I sighed and looked down at my hands.
"I didn't need to hear what you had to say because I knew already. Is that all?" I asked, preparing to stand up. He froze and stopped the movement of his hand.
"No." He said softly, "How did you know what I was going to say?" He asked. I shrugged, playing with my fingers, a habit I had recently grown accustomed to.
"You were with Ashley, I-"
"I broke up with her the night before, that's why she got so smashed." He said, this time not looking at me.
"What? Why?" I asked, putting my hand on his knee. He dropped his cigarette and put it out, before turning to me and placing his hand behind my neck.
"You don't have a boyfriend do you?" He asked. I shook my head and frowned. He just smiled and leant in, letting his warm lips touch mine as he gently kissed me. I froze.
"Shutup!" I mumbled against his lips. He leant back and raised his eyebrow.
"Eh, nothing. Just.. my brain. Umm, yeah." He laughed and rubbed his thumb over my cheek.
"I love you too Emily." He said, then he placed his hand behind my neck again and leant me backward onto the seat, his other hand reaching to my lower back. I placed my hands on his waist and kissed him back, meaning every bit of it. This was just one of those moments, which were absolutely perfect. Until they are ruined by an applauding brother bursting out the door and a hypo Michaela running over and doing a small dance I'm pretty sure she made up herself.
If you come back to that person that has kept your heart for so long, and see that it has been chipped and broken, yet another heart has been attached to it. You will be sure to expect a pair of arms to slide around your waist, and an, "I love you." whispered in your ear. Because in the end, love is worth everything.
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Summary: Boys aren't the only ones who read comics--girls do too! From Betty and Veronica to Slutburger and Art Babe, Girls to Grrrlz explores the amazing but true history of girl comics. Pop culture fans will delight in author Trina Robbinss chronological commentary (with attitude) on the authors, artists, trends, and sassy, brassy characters featured in comic books for the last half-century. Meet the bubble-headed bombshells of the '40s, the lovelorn ladies of the '50s, the wimmin libbers of the '70s, and the grrrowling grrrlz of today. Her commentary is paired with a ton of rare comic book art pulled from the best girl comics published since World War II. Bridging the gap between Ms. and Sassy , between Miss America and Naomi Wolf, From Girls to Grrrlz reminds us how comic book characters humorously--and critically--reflect our changing culture.
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A prot warrior is an AWESOME flag carrier. They can cover huge distances very fast with charge, intercept, heroic leap and intervene. Pair one with a disc priest who uses life grip properly and you can cross midfield in WSG in seconds.
Tanks are better than hunters as FCs because when stuff gets up in your face, you as a hunter can't do a lot. Tanks have awesome abilities to deal with just that. On my prot warrior, a nice shield spike means the rogue opening up on me is taking a nice heaping dose of damage right back. Rend with blood and thunder up ticks on pretty much the whole group that is beating on me. I have shockwave to buy my healers some time. I have intervene with safeguard to buy my healer even more breathing room. I have demo shout to reduce damage I am taking from melee. I have charge, pummel, heroic throw and spell reflect in addition to superb mobility (to leverage LOS) to deal with casters. I have an aoe fear, as a belf prot war, an aoe silence and a fear break on top of my trinket.
There is NO WAY a hunter comes even close to a proper tank spec (geared with resil and mitigation) as a FC - they're just built for very different roles. A mage with 4300 resil can't do jack when two rogues are in their face - they won't even get a cast off. If they iceblock, they'll drop the flag. So all they can do is keep running and if they're cornered, its over. A hunter fares not much better.
A tank with 4300 resil (like mine does) has AMPLE capacity to eat damage. That higher armor helps even when you're stunlocked. And once you get out of the stunlock, a tank has tools like last stand, enraged regen, disarm etc to take the pressure off.
DPS should either defend the FC, or take down the enemy FC - they should NOT carry. Same goes for healers. You can't heal yourself at full capacity while being beaten on.


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Representing Asia - Tabitha Nauser
A natural born performer with powerhouse vocals, Tabitha Nauser joined Singapore Idol 2009 at the age of 17, and managed to beat most of her competitors to make it as the 2nd runner-up. Dubbed as "the complete package", Tabitha shined on stage with her stunning vocal ability and her mesmerising stage presence.
Her love for music and singing began at a very young age when she would perform for family members and relatives at small family functions or gatherings.
Citing Beyonce Knowles amongst her music influences, Tabitha's ear for music has changed vastly, leading her to be versatile in many genres of music, such as Jazz, Hip Hop, Sentimental Ballads, Pop and such throughout the years. Being a part of an acoustic band in Republic Polytechnic has helped her to continue her passion for performing on stage. Singapore Idol has opened the doors for Tabitha on the national level and brought her more opportunities such as performing alongside Singapore Idol winner Taufik Batisah during the 2010 Chingay Parade finale.
With raving energy and explosive vocals that is set to shine in the world of music, Tabitha will continue to pursue her dream of becoming an international star.


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I recall the cry out outrage over "The Art of Persuasion" when people first encountered it in WOTLK... and I honestly was baffled.
You have a problem with torturing someone? Are you that clueless about the game environment and what you do in this game!?!?
Let me see if I am hearing you right...
You are willing to walk under corpses hanging from trees, pass by abominations with their guts hanging out, pass and not even ponder charcoal that is oddly human shaped and still smoldering, commit mass genocide, stab, shock, and blow up every human or creature your quest asks you to for a pathetic amount of gold... and yet torturing someone (who will live) bothers you?
I would not be surprised in the least to hear that some of you had no idea that there are Gallows (you know, the things with nooses that hang people)... with blood stains outside very major hubs like Gadgetzan and Rachet.
Ugh. Well... ok... I suppose it makes sense, if you RP an idiot...but otherwise, just no.


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