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#146 Apr 23, 2012
Hire some police to patrol our schools it's gonna get worse! Kids are gonna be untouchable, and teachers will be too scared to take care of anything. "Jimmy honey you should probably stop stabbing Bobby thats not very nice!" It's child abuse until it's your kid is being beat on by an out of control student and no teacher steps in. Call the police they will be there in an hour or so!
#147 Apr 23, 2012
Suzanne Dickson And her daughter , Jennifer Ransbottom was probley watching everyone on camera in another room ..............
#148 Apr 23, 2012
it wasnt the bus driver that was laughing it was summer and shes not a teacher shes a parent volunteer.
#149 Apr 23, 2012
Mason county sheirff Mike Roach is looking for 3 good deputy's now
#150 Apr 23, 2012
We also need to elect a new magistrate come election CPS will be following up on the Plants family I hope they remove this troubled child and get him some help
#151 Apr 23, 2012
WHY WAS CHAD BRIGHT ENTRY TAKEN OFF.....METH AND B&E charges.....tried to get an old lady in Henerson to put her land up for bail...SHE said H NO
#152 Apr 23, 2012
If you have never worked in a school u have no clue I have witnessed staff getting hit , spit on, kicked, cursed at, punched, smacked, tripped and is that not a form of bullying from the kids and heaven forbid that any parent would stand up for any child acting this way. If it was my child doing this you better believe they would get their bottoms warmed up when they got home. Staff has seen this behavior when children were young and worried about their behavior and down the line the students were in jail and even prison, these problem kids need to be kept in line, my words to Mr Moffitts when he came to new haven elementary was quote"I sure hope you have a back none because none of these other principals have had one, at mason or Newhaven elementary", and he done a wonderful job. You people should wake up what if this system didn't have any back bone!!! Mr moffitt I will continue to support you keep your head up you have more supporters than you know. And shame on the judge, but that decision was probably because she didnt wast the pig on her back!!!!
#153 Apr 23, 2012
Looking for more sheriffs? That's a joke anytime you need them they are never around or don't answer the calls, just pick some o ea off the street you might get more out of a street walker than a qualified person this county has went to hell in a hand bag
#154 Apr 23, 2012
Am I missing the threatening behavior....cause i didn't see it... I saw a little boy who was upset cause he was being taken off the bus because he was a VICTIM of bullying...an he through a tantram an refused to go.... No where did I see him putting anyone at harm...an yeah the bus driver " the one sitting in the drivers seat" was smiling... but I also heard her plainly state it wasn't that boy it was the other one... You people a dislusional... Stick to this situation... I'm thinking this principle had a personal issue, an he used this little boy as a "stress reliver".. No matter how bad this childs behavior was, there is no excuse for this to have happened... My nephew is scared to go to this school next year... My guess is alot of kids were tramatized due to this.....SAD
#155 Apr 23, 2012
cps needs to be checked in on at the trailer park the way they let things happen..
#156 Apr 23, 2012
This summer i was talking about is summer mitchell!!!
#157 Apr 23, 2012
Did you ever think to look she was having a conversation with another adult, did you ever think that her laughing didn't have anything to do with what was going on with the child, you should het your facts straight before pointing the finger.
#158 Apr 23, 2012
Lets see she is grinning, not really laughing, looking in the mirro towards the back of the bus.... I'm not saying she was grinning about the child being mistreated, she was more than likely grinning at how the ADULT was acting.....
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#160 Apr 23, 2012
They are not the problem and if you are that stupid please step up with your name and let someone roll you out of a bus on your head. Leave innocent people alone. It's bad enough people are being threatened over an incident that should not have occurred.
#161 Apr 23, 2012
As I stated, I watched the video. And I did not see the kid rolled down the steps--perhaps he rolled himself, but Mr. Moffett did not do so.
#162 Apr 23, 2012
Watched the 6pm news. I was really shocked to see those in support of Mr. Moffett. I have lost all respect. Why didn't you supporters in the hallway make eye contact with the camera? Were you embarassed to say you were supporting him? This whole situation sickens me.
#163 Apr 23, 2012
I'm not Amy, you dumba$$! Where was she? What business is it of yours anyway?! At least she doesn't kiss a$$ and bow down to the likes of Suzanne Dickens like the rest of you cowards...she was probably working, unlike the rest of the teachers/faculty because she, unlike the rest of you, actually CARES about the children and their education! All the ones in the courthouse on Moffett's "side" are either undeserving of the profession they are in or they are cowards! Neither of which I want having anything to do with my children, much less "educating" them. Disgusting!
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#165 Apr 23, 2012
Get off this man's c*ck and quit the damn complaining. He crossed the line and needs help. I love how he was smiling when he showed up but didn't seem to be smiling when the judge gave her ruling. This had nothing to do with back bone. This is about a punk who let his temper get the best of him. I hope he's worried tonight. I see your a fan of child abuse like i said before I'm so glad my kids don't go to NHES. This school system is a joke and so is boe. That punk will get what's coming to him in and out of court. I noticed his biggest fan Ms. Dickens wasn't there...interesting. I'm glad the state had enough burden to move forward, this man needs to own up to his actions. And everyone needs to quit making excuses for him because you all look ignorant. Fyi...I'm a very strict parent, even i know abuse. Can't believe those two teachers got up there and lied. I guess some educator's don't have any morals. This is who are teaching our children ppl. I could see the holes in their testimony. Again what a joke.
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#167 Apr 23, 2012
Why weren't you there if you want to show your support for that out of control child? If anyone should be embarrassed it would be the family of such an unruly brat!
#168 Apr 23, 2012
The WVDE has adopted written procedures for responding to or investigating complaints and widely disseminates these procedures to parents and other interested individuals including parent training and information centers, protection and advocacy agencies, independent living centers, and other appropriate entities in the state.
Within sixty days after the complaint is filed, the WVDE must:
1. Carry out an independent on-site investigation if the WVDE determines the state complaint is sufficient. The WVDE will conduct an on-site investigation, if determined necessary based upon the nature of the allegations, review of information submitted by the parent/adult student and the district and information obtained through telephone interviews;
2. Give the complainant the opportunity to submit additional information, either orally or in writing, about the allegations in the complaint;
3. Provide the district with the opportunity to respond to the complaint, including at a minimum, a proposal to resolve the complaint; and an opportunity for the district and the parent/adult student to voluntarily engage in mediation and/or early resolution;
4. Review all relevant information and make an independent determination as to whether the public agency is violating state or federal special education laws or regulations;
5. Issue a written decision to the district and the parent/adult student that addresses each allegation in the complaint and contains:
a. Findings of facts and conclusions;
b. The reasons for the WVDE's final decision; and
c. Procedures for effective implementation of the WVDE's final decisions, if needed, including:
i. Technical assistance activities;
ii. Negotiations; and
iii. Corrective actions, including timelines, to achieve compliance. Timelines for
completion of corrective activities will only be extended, if requested by the district within five days of the district's receipt of the decision, based upon exceptional circumstances.
6. Address the district's failure to provide appropriate services, including corrective activities to effectively address the needs of the student, and appropriate future provision of services for all students with disabilities; and
7. Permit an extension of the sixty-day time limit only if exceptional circumstances exist with respect to a particular complaint or if the parent and the district involved agree to extend the time to conduct the resolution activities (e.g., early resolution, mediation).
C. State Complaints and Due Process Complaints
If a written state complaint is received that is also the subject of a due process complaint, or contains multiple issues of which one or more are part of the due process complaint, the WVDE shall set aside any part of the state complaint that is being addressed in the due process complaint until the conclusion of the hearing. Any issue that is not a part of the due process action will be resolved following the established state complaint procedures and timelines. For issues that are addressed in the due process hearing, the hearing officer's decision is binding on those issues and the WVDE must inform the complainant to that effect. Any remaining issues not addressed in the due process hearing decision will be investigated upon receipt of the hearing decision by the WVDE in accordance with the established state complaint procedures and timelines.
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A few years back (2010?) I stumbled across an unusual amount of Whiskey Sixers. CQP they called this event. Propagation was fine and I was hooked. I marked the event on the calendar for the years to come and with the FB propagation it was a real party. After all, East Coast is easy from here but West Coast is REAL DX. I love the sound of polar flutter in the morning! Or evening for that matter. Last year already was far less productive with the decline of the solar cycle and I more or less had given up for this year.
Then I read the announcement that to celebrate the fiftieth edition of CQP, there would be a commemorative coin. Just work those 1×1 calls, take the letter of the suffix and spell GOLDRUSH. That means only eight contacts would do. Just find and work the right calls et voilà. It was only Saturday I read the fine print. I would need to make 150 QSO in total apart from the goldrush issue. One hundred fifty? That wasn't in the initial announcement on CQ-Contest! I knew this would be hard and when I took a look at solarham.net the K index was too high to be good and the Bz had gone negative. For a change. Against all odds I started looking for Californians Saturday afternoon.
I can be short about that. There weren't many. That is: there weren't many to be heard overhere. And only on 20. The RBN showed huge amounts of the coveted 6 area callsigns but skimmers only as far as PJ2 and KP3 picked them up. Later on there were a few light signals on 15. I wouldn't call it an opening. Rather a small crack in the reinforced concrete wall that stood between me and that Golden State. Even on 20 the loudest signals didn't reach S9. I listened to some SSB signals or rather 'modulated noise' but I didn't even try to call. All this in strong contrast with the previous years where I could work plenty of them in both modes. Even on ten meters. My hope was for a better Sunday and maybe a few on 40 in the morning.
Here's what I wrote in 2010 about CQP and 40m:
On 40m there were some SSB spots for the CQP. Huh? I could hear them, well past my sunrise. I worked 3 and K6IDX said I was loud (S9). He was S9+20 at my place. The thrill of it! K6IDX was the loudest of them all on all bands. The signals! N6O runner up.
N6GQ even sent me a note regarding this 40m magical contact. 'Loudest EU at that time'. I was using a low inverted V on 80/40 for that occasion. We all have a dozen contacts we'll never forget. This is one of mine. Enough flash back, now return to the harsh reality of 2015. I asked my friend K7GK what would be the best time and he queried his 2014 log. Around 06.30z, which translates to 8.30AM. No alarm needed then. But once I got into the shack: NO DX heard there. Only a ZL2 in the Oceania DX SSB but I didn't bother to call him. Even EU was weak. But not a single W6. And the rest of Sunday was even worse. In the evening I didn't hear a single W6 on 20 either. So Sunday was even worse than Saturday. I called it a day with 36 CW contacts and GOLDR. Never even heard one of the USHers.
If we extrapolate this kind of propagation to CQ WW in three weeks… Oh boy.
In fact, I did not expect this one at all! Despite the year 2015 being a very calm year when it comes to ham radio, I can check two things off the bucket list. First was 'win a plaque for Field Day CW' after a flawless victory last June and now 'Win a plaque for a real DX contest'.
Today the postwoman's van stopped and the doorbell rang. I needed to sign off the ticket for a parcel. It was wrapped in a plastic bag covered with exotic stamps. Russia? I have no parcel in the pipeline, nothing ordered… It felt like a wooden plaque. Yeah right, in what Russian contest would I even win a plaque?
RAEM 2014! I did not know there was a plaque for best Benelux score but I seem to have won it anyhow. Booyaa! Thanks to the RAEM people and R4IT for sponsoring it. I really should do this one full time with all gear up. Planned for 2015.
PS selfie NOT intended ☺
After a major QSL campaign about three years ago, it was finally time to wrestle through yet another major batch of incoming QSL cards. In total 1964 QSO got confirmed and replied to, good for yet another 1100 QSL cards. Everybody's got to make a living. So do QSL printers. The good thing is that I am now fully up to date when it comes to OQ5M incoming 'buro' cards. Why did I get so behind? First of all, I hate spending time to process the QSL cards. And then I don't go to every club meeting so when I finally make it there, there are a few stacks or even a box of cards for me. And if you postpone replying, the pile just grows.
Apart from the major PITA of letting the stack grow, there is a benefit in waiting two or three years. Often people send me a card for a 15m QSO in 2012, a 40m QSO in 2013 and a 10m QSO in 2014. If I reply to all cards the moment they get in, it costs me three cards. When I wait three years, I can confirm the three contacts on a single card. QSL card printers are entitled to a living, but there are limits.
There were many JA's in the boxes. To be precise: 277 JA contacts, that's over 25% of my cards going out. Two for 80m contacts and yet another for 160m. I remember one evening many years ago (2009?) when I worked a dozen Japanese stations in a row on Top Band. One must look for good things in the bad situation of a sleeping sun. One JA wrote a note on his card to me: "you have gd ears like a elephant", he notes using 100W and a vertical on 15 CW. I don't know if ears like an elephant is a compliment? 100W and a vertical? I don't need big ears for that. I worked K3WWP numerous times and he's QRP with mostly indoor antennas. I even remember guys sending they're at mW levels.
There were a total of thirteen of my own cards returning from the DARC QSL bureau, stamped 'SK'. So these OM must have passed away (-RIP-) between them sending their card to me and my reply card getting there. That is another drawback of the slacking QSLer that I am.
And finally a mystery has been solved. For years there has been a post-it on my shack table. I wrote the info on it for two contacts with HS0ZJF/8, using my ON5ZO callsign. HS0ZJF is my expat friend ON4AFU. The mystery lies in the fact that after all the time that passed I did not remember in what year I made these contacts. And I didn't bother to ask AFU. So I couldn't enter them in DX4WIN. What I should have done right away, I give you that. So now there was a card in the box confirming these two contacts. As it turns out, the post-it has been sticking in my eyesight for over five years. I think it must have been a case of ON4AFU texting me from HS0 that he was on the air, me running upstairs to make a contact without booting the shack PC and just scribble something on a piece of paper. No need to write down 2010, the day and month will do, I'll put this in DX4WIN right away. Not so! This scenario must have happened twice because both QSO were on different dates.
But now I am up to date. For OQ5M. There is another shoe box for OQ5ZO/OO5ZO/ON5ZO and ON5ZO/P. OQ5ZO, that's 2001. OO5ZO, that's 2005. Oh my, more than a decade. A few times I thought: this paper QSL practice really is an archaic remainder of the past. But in the same thought it dawned on me that ham radio and CW really is an archaic remainder of the past as well.
Surely I remember my first cards coming in. Every card was a treasure. And when the first order of 1000 of my own cards came in, I already had a backlog of 800 or so contacts waiting to be QSL'ed. It took me quite a while because I wrote them all by hand. Eight hundred cards at once, handwritten. Oh boy what a dedicated fool I was. As soon as I started contesting and still wanted to send out cards for all contacts (hey, everything was new in one way or another), the high volume of outgoing cards forced me to print labels. And then rubberstamp the label with red ink, just like the pros. I made 18000+ CW contacts as OO5ZO in 2005, and I got smarter. I only sent out cards myself to non-EU stations. Replies to those cards are still coming in, so waiting three years to reply seems reasonable, no?
And what do I do with all these cards? Well, check this out. A third identical container is now already half full. Imagine I need to pull out a card for a 80m QSO with Texas made in 2004… Viva LotW and eQSL.
As it turns out I didn't do as much ham radio as I planned to do. The weather was only a minor limiting factor this summer. Space weather and its impact on ionospheric propagation was more of a problem. Or rather the lack thereof. That makes DXing a bit of a drag.
My biggest concern was finishing the log checking for this year's UBA DX contests (SUCCESS!). Furthermore I worked on a few construction projects (see the sneak preview post), finished some jobs that got started already last year. I tried to relax a bit (FAIL!) and read a few page-turners by McNab. We also held quite a few BBQ Grill Parties with lots of friends. I think this summer was a record year for BBQ'ing since we moved in here in 2003. Hail to the grill baby! To paraphrase my friend Duke.
As a family of four we did our share of daytrips to visit some of the landmarks in our own region. Maybe I don't get to be as active on the air as before, I can assure you that ham radio is on my mind more than ever!
Look at this beauty:
It's a thirty meter high watchtower just 30 km from here. I learned about this construction by accident on someone's website. Public access, local government property. So I just had to go there and climb the beast. Race you to the top! Well, it was a slow race because my kids needed some supervision on the stairs.
There was a little garden at the base and the municipality provided a picnic table so we headed for a local store to run errands and had lunch al fresco while my head started spinning. Not from vertigo but from wild plans. FIELDDAY! A publicly accessible structure, 30m high, with room for dipole legs in all directions and a nice flat lawn to put a tent on. And no neighbors to hear the generator roar. Honestly I was so excited it took me thirty hours (!!!) to realize… that you cannot use existing structures like this for field day antenna supports. DUH! The love for this tower soon cooled down. With the platform being at 133 meter ASL, this would be a kickass VHF location. Just keep it in mind.
On yet another sunny hot day we decided to visit the open air museum of Bokrijk.
Some people might say: "hey look, what a nice medieval windmill they managed to preserve and put on display here". Guess what my first thought was? Geez, a full size single loop quad antenna for 80! Let me count the steps between the blades to see if 160 is possible too? I can't help it. This antenna business has been messing with my mind for too long.
Maybe I should just forget about all this ham radio nerdiness. A day to the north sea shore will do me good. Now you should know that ever since I read the stuff K2KW wrote about Team Vertical ("we're just using some verticals on the beach mon"), I can't just look at the sea. I don't even see the sea. I see a giant reflecting plane that turns a simple vertical into a DX magnet working better than a yagi on a high tower. I can't help it. Salt water… low take off… ON5ZO QRZ dididah didahdahdit. What is that you say honey?
And then once we got off the little commuting boat that took us across the harbor channel (for free nonetheless!), seeing this doesn't help either. Light house weekend anyone? It's got a ILHW reference.
It was a good summer holiday. Only way too short. And again with some unfinished jobs waiting for next year…
I stay clear of those (so called) social media but I do take a peek once in a while at some of the ham radio accounts that are open for non-members. Today I noticed that Frank ON9CC / OT6M had a nice graph from his Clublog account, titled 'QSO by year'. I generated the same image for my account.
What do I see?
First off: it seems I failed to upload some contacts to Clublog because my own count is higher. And ARRL LotW shows a DXCC count of 285. What gives?
And I dind't know I have been doing so much phone ? That's only the major SSB contests. I do UBA SSB (moral duty), WPX and CQ WW SSB and if time and WX permits I crank up the tower for the ARRL DX SSB part.
I got on HF by the end of 2000. I had no knowledge of operating practice and had only a short and low inverted V and the TS-850's autotuner. Somehow I still managed to work 70 countries in just under two months. Among those SY2A, one of the two or three DXCC entities that I snatched on SSB but not on CW. I wonder what the others are.
I discovered contesting in 2001 and 2002. There was plenty of activity on 28 MHz, a band for which I had a 3 el yagi at about 9m high.
In 2003 I had a lot of work to do in our new house and had no real antennas here. Low horizontal wires and automatic antenna couplers were used on the scarce free time. The dust settled in 2004 and with limited antennas but with considerable free time, I doubled the QSO count.
The difference between 2004 and 2005? A crank up tower to hold up better and higher low band wires, a big 10-15-20 yagi and a WARC dipole. That's going from 8k to 18k. Oh wait, this is another major factor: 2005 was the year that the OO pfx was released for the first time and I made 17600 CW QSO as OO5ZO. Anyway the difference between crappy antennas and a tower to support real antennas is dramatic. Adding a 10 dB amp is NOT (January 2006).
I think 2008 and 2009 were two years that I had more to do for my job so I didn't have so much time off. And early 2010 marked the birth of our first son. But then there was just no stopping me as the propagation peaked and the rates in the contests were mad. At least for a small station in Belgium. There was a small dip in 2013 because I missed two major contests due to storms and not wanting to crank up the tower.
Last year (2014) was the best so far. With my 5000 claimed QSO in CQ WW CW. I don't think any single op has done this from Belgium in a contest? Yes I am damn proud of that ☺
I already know now that 2015 won't show spectacular QSO totals. I also know the reason why but still I'm surprised to see I made 10k contest contacts already even with missing much of the major contests earlier this year.
High QSO numbers result in thousands of QSL cards coming in. But that's something I will moan about very soon, when those boxes of incoming QSL are processed (what a waste of time!) and my wallet is a few hundred euro lighter.
Sneak preview of a new small tilt over mast. The mast itself needs another section (or two?). Just testing the concept. Still VERY MUCH under construction. It's a 'just for fun' project; for the heck of it and to get better welding skills.
I need more holidays, early retirement and a few extra lives. Maybe then projects like this will progress faster.
Filmed with old classic cell phone, vintage 2010. Shabby image quality, no HD.
My online Purveyor to the Royal Shack of PC hardware just put one of these on display.
With a name like DXRacer, this might be a useful addition to the shack. For those long weekends when we race the DX for 48 hours straight.
I like the mouse tray option, not for the mouse but for the paddles of course ☺
Not cheap though. Anyone uses this in the shack? Would this really offer more comfort than a normal chair? I had a pretty sore butt last weekend. :o(
You can also apply for sponsorship. Now wouldn't that be something? ON5ZO's buttocks proudly sponsored by… And when the mult bell rings, a word from our sponsor.
During a contest the XYL often asks if all goes well and whether I'm having fun. When the answer is a sigh and a short 'no', she wonders why I keep going on. Why do I keep going on? Only a true contester knows. Conditions were not too good. The sun threw some mud up. And throughout the whole weekend the lightning detection website displayed a string of yellow dots from Sicily to Finland. Need I say more? There was no thunderstorm in my area this time, but the static crashes made it hard on the ears. Add to that the QRM of the occasional tractor or combined harvester that passes under the open shack window, and you have the recipe for summer fun in WAE CW. I checked my archives (this bloggy thing here) and QRM/QRN often come up.
Against common sense I decided to sleep the first night. Friday was a steamy hot day and we went to visit Brussels as tourists in our own country. The result was me being tired from the sightseeing under a boiling hot sun and the atmosphere exploding to the east of me because of the heat. And A/K indexes that weren't really appealing. So I started with nine out of twelve hours rest.
Operator and equipment did a good job. The days of practicing for QTC are long gone by. For myself, the key is to keep my mind to it and not let it wander. Was that an S or an H? Was it a 2 or a 3? No, don't think – just type. I knew I wasn't going to improve my old record. Things were slow, signals were weak. WAECW is by no means a rate contest, and the ratio EU/DX is skewed towards EU. But for the nice DX to come out, there needs to be an incentive in the form of good propagation. Nevertheless, there WAS DX although the S meter was pretty lazy.
There was deep QSB on the signals. A caller would be S9. Great, let's ask for QTC. Then six seconds later when he sends his report, he drops down into the noise, barely audible. If sigs go up and down so fast, it's not smart to exchange QTC because you would need to ask for many repeats. This would often result in chaos as the request for a repeat might go down in the QSB too.
Along the way N1MM+ started acting up. I could feel it slowing down as the log grew. At a given point the delay was cramping my style. When running, the DX was gone by the time my PC sent 'QTC?' and when S&P the DX took the next caller. A couple of guys and myself tested the latest version before the contest but you look for scoring and procedural bugs, not for speed with a heavy log. The dev team is almost always on call and I sent my database to one of the database wizards. It seems they have found the culprit piece of code already. They also posted a procedure as a temporary workaround. I followed their advice and soon the logger was following my keystrokes again. Off to the slow races.
The rate was so low and the static crashes so loud that I decided to take a nap Sunday morning. The plan was to be back before sunrise but of course I slept longer. I found eighty meters empty to my surprise. I ran a bit but there weren't many callers. Those who did call were either weak or pounded on by relentless static. Strangely enough there was little activity on forty too. Bummer!
Towards the end of the contest, the M/S guys and big gunners were jumping on each and every packet spot, and some of these guys really seem to think they will die a sudden death if they don't work the DX in under 20 seconds! A classic returning problem.
In the end it wasn't my best score, but given the fact that I was not going for a score and with the propagation disturbed and all the lightning crashes, it turned out not to be too bad:
900 Q, 1300 QTC, 590 total mult score for 1.298 megapoints.
The only question on my mind is: will this be enough for country winner? My guess is that OR2F will have taken things far more seriously and strategically, like not missing the first night and not taking more off time than the twelve hours. And probably begged for more QTC.
For years I have wanted to do the SSB part seriously too but something always comes up that weekend. It isn't any different this year. Oh well, in WAE it's CW that counts. As in any other ham radio event for that matter!
I started this project and this description December 28 of last year. It was completed a few days later yet nothing has happened with either the compiled code nor this posting. Changing jobs soon after and the workload that went along with that move just pushed stuff like this far into the background. Why would I be messing about with my contest log database when I don't even have the time to actually do a contest? A related post on the N1MM+ reflector today made me pick it up again. It seems the code is 100% functional. However there are some weird things in it and I don't remember why ☺ ☺
I have a PC in the shack that I use exclusively for logging. It runs only N1MMLogger+ and a browser. And of course the microHAM USB stuff and Elecraft software tools to access the rigs and amp. All other computer jobs and internet access is done with my laptop in the living room. That includes keeping track of logs, TQSL / LotW, eQSL, submitting logs to the contest sponsors, backup logs to my web space etc. This means that after every contest I need to copy my log database from the shack PC to the laptop in the living room. For years since the Win XP era I used a shared folder for this. Even the arrival of a Vista laptop didn't stop the fun. It took some more studying to get it done with Win7. What homegroup? I don't need no stinking homegroup putting all my files on display. I just want to expose this particular folder over the LAN! I didn't bother to search for a solution on the Win7 side in the shack. The folder was already exposed on the Vista machine so it was one way traffic from the shack to the laptop.
This way of doing things causes another problem. Both machines need to run at the same time. After a contest I usually want to go to bed or rest in any other way ASAP. So I shut down the shack. The day after I boot the shack PC, go downstairs to do the log business and just forget that the shack PC is still on. Since I almost never go into the shack and the new PC is rather quiet, I sometimes just forget that this machine is still running. As result of this and to bypass the folder sharing woes I just zipped and mailed my database to myself. That way I could shut down the computer in the shack right away and get hold of the database in the living room or even the day after at work. Sharing the folder on Win7 or Win8.1 probably isn't hard but I don't feel like investing time in that right now. It's not very rewarding to me.
So why not just automate the ZIP and mail process? This is a very simple program to write and one click would zip and mail the file straight into my inbox. I already know how to send mails and attachments. I'm sure ZIPing a file won't be hard either. And I like writing this dumb little tools.
Google told me that the .Net Framework version 4.5 comes with a ZipArchive class. But it was nowhere to be found in my Visual Studio 2010. Of course: it's only accessible from VS2012 on. But I didn't want to upgrade yet. On the other hand, the compressing algorithm that is used by 7-ZIP is much stronger. It reduces the original database to a much smaller file than the compressing method that comes with windows. So I thought of a way to use 7-ZIP in my own program. The use of the DLL seemed the way to go but in the end I opted for the command line interface. That took some trial and error to get it to work. I made a batch file and if you know what a batch file is, you're probably older than 20. Much trial and more error. It didn't work. Some old post on some forum gave me a clue. If a file path includes a space, you need to put it between double quotes. The folder called 'N1MM Logger+' contains a space. Adding quotes solved the problem. Now it was just a matter of running the batch file from my program which is very easy.
At first I decided not to add a GUI and hardcode all filenames and email addresses. After all it will only run for me on my own machine. If a parameter changes it's a matter of changing the code and then recompile. But in the end I decided to add a basic interface that allows me to paste the score summary in a textbox and then put it in the email body. That way I can post to 3830 from the office PC at work the day after during my lunch break. I also made a very basic INI file that remembers the last used values. And of course if I provide a way to change the files, I also need to update the batch file. So I added code that writes a new batch file based on the current file before it is executed.
There was still one pitfall. My code launches the batch file and the actual archiving of the database takes a few seconds. However the next line in my code is to send the ZIP file. So I added a waiting loop that exits as soon as the archiving is done. I could have used the FileSystemWatcher but
And this is where the draft of this post abruptly came to an end. Why didn't I use the FileSystemWatcher class? My guess is that it probably acted too fast or so. That it detected the creating of the ZIP file to be sent before it was actually finished. Oh well, it works and I might as well finally put it on the shack PC and start using it.
Just a short note for the archives.
It seems that either the 10 and 15 meters band are in a temporary but deep lull or the current solar cycle indeed has seen the best of its days. Ten meter did not produce anything substantial and none of the QSO there showed a deflection on the S-meter. Except for the Italians and a dozen of EA. Fifteen meters wasn't great either. We've been spoiled the last couple of years.
I had my fun with the online scoreboard. At first. I managed to keep a top three spot and took top position a few times. Then a couple of players joined in and the others shifted a gear higher. That somehow turned the initial fun into a mild frustration. But still top 8. I just can't keep up with multiple big towers and huge antennas. And when propagation is flakey the southern EUs have a definite edge. BTW I know that the online real time scores mean squat since not many people have adopted it.
Target was 1200 QSO for a nice average 100/hr. I just fell short. The lack of ten meters and the QRM on 160/80 that popped up again. With the limited band changes per hour, SO2R is not really an option. But I took the most of it and used a couple of them each hour to log some additional contacts.
By looking at the EUHFC website, it seems that both my QSO and mult numbers are approximately what I produce every time. All in all as always a very enjoyable contest. And it was fun to see my buddy OT1A back once again.
Probably Country Winner in CW HP just like 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and so on (hehe) and maybe a top 5 in zone 14? On the EU scale it will be a lousy performance. I repeat: I just can't keep up with multiple big towers and huge antennas.


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There are two disabled bays available immediately to the side of the building. The surface from the car park is concrete and even; it is approximately 10 metres. The nearest bus stop is immediately in front of the library building. The access to the entrance is via a slightly sloping path then through two sets of automatic double doors. The library is all on one level including the meeting room. There is one accessible toilet. Touch screen monitor, large keyboard, track ball and mouse, Boardmaker and adjustable desk are available. There are low level areas and an Induction loop is installed on the counter.
The library is on the local bus routes. Please contact Metroline for up-to-date travel information on (0113) 245 7676
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Govt gives CAPF men status on par with ex-servicemen
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The Ministry of Home Affairs Friday issued a notification to provide the status of "ex-central police personnel" to more than 15 lakh Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel on par with the "ex-servicemen" status of the armed forces as announced by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde a month ago. However, the ministry has put the onus on the respective state governments, leaving it to them to offer the post-retirement benefits to the CAPF personnel.
The notification does not specify the benefits to the CAPF personnel and does not say whether they will be carved out from the ones being given to the armed forces, which is likely to evoke a strong protest from the latter.
A month ago, Shinde had announced that the Cabinet has agreed to give the status of ex-central police personnel to the CAPF personnel comprising CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, NSG and CISF but had not specified the terms and conditions for the same.
The MHA notification said, "Based on such designation (ex-central police personnel), the state/UT government concerned may extend suitable benefits to them on the lines of the benefits extended by the state/UT government to the ex-servicemen of defence forces."
The notification will be a huge relief to the paramilitary personnel who are deployed across the country to maintain internal security, including anti-Naxal operations and for maintaining security on the country's eastern and western border with Bangladesh and Pakistan respectively.
The benefits that the ex-servicemen of armed forces avail from this status include re-employment opportunities in government sector, cheaper loans, better medical facilities, the Prime Minister's scholarship scheme for higher education of their children and also self- employment through soft loans from nationalised banks.
Retired CAPF personnel have often argued that like the armed forces they also lay down their lives for the country and maintain the internal security of the country.
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|Jul 14, 2005
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|Nov 29, 2004
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|Sep 13, 2002
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|James Sayre, Stewart Bober
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|James Sayre, Stewart Bober
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|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (29), Classifications (10), Legal Events (2)
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The present invention relates to devices for marking radiography specimens, and in particular to devices that indicate the orientation of the specimen in a patient's body prior to removal. The present invention further relates to radiographic markers that will remain secured to specimens during manipulations accompanying radiography and pathology.
Radiologists frequently use markers that absorb xrays and cast an image when placed within an xray field to convey pertinent information on xray film. For example, right and left markers are routinely used to designate the anatomical orientation of the patient or to identify a particular extremity being examined. These types of markers are often placed on the surface of the examination table or xray film cassettes, within the exposure field but outside the image of the patient, to define the patient's physical orientation in relationship to the xray beam or the film.
Markers consisting of a radiopaque body and adhesive can be attached directly to the skin of patients. These markers give the radiologist a specific target for the xray and, since the radiopaque body will appear on radiographs later taken, help pinpoint the location of the area in question when reading the developed film. Some markers have been developed that can be inserted into the body to mark tissues or organs that require repeated xray monitoring. These types of markers are manufactured as staples or hooks (to attach to tissues), and even partial rings (to encircle grafted veins).
All of the previously described devices, while useful for specific purposes, have not been ideal for marking specimens removed from patients, as the described devices fail to address circumstances particular to specimen removal, radiography, and pathology. Successful removal of tumors from a patient's body requires an accurate evaluation of the excised tissue boundaries. To ensure that the entire tumor is removed, an adequate amount of healthy tissue surrounding the tumor is also extracted. The success of the surgery and the patient outcome is directly related to resection of the entirety of the tumor with an adequate healthy tissue boundary. For example, successful removal of breast tumors requires an accurate evaluation of the removed tissue boundaries to see if the tumor has effected the surrounding healthy tissue.
In the case of biopsies, a specimen is marked by the surgeon during removal from the patient. This mark aids the radiographers and pathologists in identifying the orientation of the specimen as it was present in the patient's body. Permanent marking of the exact orientation of the specimen is critical because of the manipulations—specimens must be pressed flat to properly xray—that take place during radiography. Presently, a surgeon may mark a tissue specimen by attaching sutures of various lengths, colors, or number combinations. The lengths, colors, or number of sutures convey to the pathologist the orientation of the gross pathology specimen in the patient's body. Unfortunately, this process of suturing and knotting may not be regularly performed because it is time consuming and requires detailed oral and/or written communications between surgeons, radiologists, and pathologists which can result in frustrations between the three professionals. Additional confusion may arise due to the fact that there is no standard marking method in the medical profession, since each surgeon develops his or her own method of marking.
Some radiopaque markers have been developed to address this problem, but still have some shortcomings. For example, existing markers can be attached to specimens by securing the markers with a clamping pair of pinchers, but these markers may release while the specimen is being radiographed and otherwise examined, and thus, the benefit is lost. Also, because such existing markers have sliding components and locking points, they tend to be thicker and larger than ideal. Since specimens must lay flat for proper radiography and pathology, a large, thick marker may obscure subtle pathology within the specimen. While the simple solution to this problem would be to decrease the marker size, if the marker is too small, it may be virtually impossible to hold while securing to a specimen. Existing devices also fail to standardize the method of marking specimens, thereby perpetuating the confusion and misinterpretation between the surgeon removing the specimen and the pathologist studying the specimen.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the above-described drawbacks and disadvantages of existing markers.
The present invention is directed to a device for marking the margins of radiography specimens. The device includes a base and a plurality of markers detachably connected to the base. The base allows a user to easily grip the device while securing the small individual markers to a specimen. The base can take many forms from which the individual markers extend outwardly to facilitate attachment of the markers to specimens. The markers preferably include at least one aperture for receiving sutures, staples, or the like, which are used to secure the markers to specimens. After a marker is secured to a specimen, it can be broken away from the base of the device, thereby remaining secured to the specimen during radiography and pathology. The markers define distinctive, radiopaque marking indicia and/or shapes. The indicia (and/or the shapes of the markers themselves) are visible in a radiograph and indicate orientation of the specimen before the specimen was removed from the body.
One advantage of the present invention is that the device may standardize the marking system used to indicate the orientations of specimens, thereby eliminating confusion between the different medical professionals involved in treatment. Another advantage is that the device may remain fixedly secured to specimens during radiography because the device can be attached to a specimen with a suture, staple, or like connecting means, rather than relying on any pinching or squeezing elements that can accidentally release. Still another advantage is that the base of the device itself may be configured to be easily gripped during use, even though the markers themselves may be relatively small (so as to limit the amount of obstruction during xray). Yet another advantage is that the device may be able to retain multiple markers with various indicia, wherein one or more of the markers may be usable for the same or multiple specimens. Additionally, the device may be readily adaptable to mark all types of specimens and orientations.
These and other features and advantages of the invention are more fully disclosed or rendered apparent from the following detailed description of certain preferred embodiments of the invention, that are to be considered together with the accompanying drawings.
The present invention overcomes many of the problems that arise when other radiopaque markers are used to mark radiography specimens. The advantages, and other features of the disclosed device, will become more readily apparent to those having ordinary skill in the pertinent art from the following detailed description of certain preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the drawings which set forth representative embodiments of the present invention and wherein like reference numerals identify similar structural elements.
Referring now to
As can be seen, each marker 116 defines a distinctive shape which, once attached to a specimen, indicates orientation of the specimen prior to removal. Indicia 124, also photoetched from the radiopaque material, aid in indicating orientation of each marker 116. In the illustrated embodiment, the indicia 124 are letters defined by apertures photoetched through the respective marker. Since the markers 116 are formed from radiopaque material, the markers will cast an image when radiographed, thus making the indicia 124 and/or distinctive shape of the marker 116 visible. As shown, the markers 116 each indicate orientation preferably by including indicia 124 in the form of one of the following words: "cranial," "caudal," "medial," "deep," "lateral," or "skin," and each marker further defines a peripheral shape forming a graphical representation of the respective indicia.
One of ordinary skill in the pertinent art will recognize that the indicia 124 can be formed through processes other than photoetching. For example, indicia 124 also may be formed in the radiopaque markers 116 by stamping, laser cutting, or by other means. In FIGS. 2A-C, the indicia 124 are defined by one or more apertures formed through the respective marker 116, those apertures defining the shapes of letters. Alternatively, the indicia can comprise distinctive shapes or other forms to provide unique identifying information. One of ordinary skill in the pertinent art also will recognize that the indicia themselves may be radiopaque. This method would allow the indicia to be mounted on or embedded in a non-radiopaque marker. In this case, indicia may be applied to each marker by printing the indicia thereon with a radiopaque ink or other suitable material. Radiopaque indicia could also be embedded within non-radiopaque markers while the markers are being formed (i.e., during casting, injection molding, or some other process).
It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the pertinent art that the markers 116, including the indicia 124 and/or the distinctive shapes of the markers, can define virtually any information relevant to the marking of specimens. Additionally, the marking system indicated, while directed to breast specimens, can be utilized with obvious modifications to mark any type of specimen, from any body part, for any purpose. A non-exhaustive list of possible alternative indicia include the words: "breast," "first," "second," "left," "right," "malignant," "base," "testicle," "anterior," etc. In addition, each marker may define a respective shape forming a graphical representation of the representative indicia or otherwise conveying desired information. Each marker 116 defines an aperture 126 large enough to accommodate sutures, staples or other attachment elements as desired, which allow fast attachment of the marker 116 to a specimen.
In the currently preferred embodiment of
Those of ordinary skill in the pertinent art also will recognize that the margin marking device 110 can be made from any of numerous different materials that are currently or later become known for performing the function of the markers described herein. While
Photoetching is the currently preferred method of making the margin marker system, since this process is relatively cost-effective, produces a precise reproduction of the original design, and produces a marking device that is burr and stress free. Photoetching also allows for a simple way to manufacture the entire device (base, connections, and markers) as a single piece. Other manufacturing processes such as stamping, casting, injection-molding, laser-cutting, and the like equally may be used.
Referring to
The length of each wire 328 may be set as desired. Alternatively, the wire 328 may be eliminated and each closed ring may be directly connected to the respective plate 316. The presence of the wire 328 is particularly useful for extremely small specimens, where little or no obstruction of the radiograph by the plate 316 would be acceptable. In this case, the closed ring can be fixed to a specimen, and the respective plate 316 can be moved away from the specimen during xray procedures, thereby eliminating possible obstruction of relevant portions of the specimen by the radiopaque plate 316. The wire 328 may be fabricated from radiopaque, non-radiopaque material, or partially radiopaque, partially radiolucent. A radiopaque wire 328 would be particularly useful, as it would be visible on a radiograph of the specimen, thereby defining a line from the respective plate 316 to the point of connection on the specimen. This would allow those viewing the radiograph to pinpoint the location of a particular point of interest on the specimen, without blocking that point with a radiopaque plate 316.
The skilled artisan also will recognize that any or all components of the margin marking device of the present disclosure (including the base and markers) could be made from many materials presently available in the art or invented in the future. If a marker is made from radiopaque material (or non-radiopaque material coated with radiopaque coating), indicia can be formed on the marker, either by photoetching, stamping or other means. The markers themselves also may define a distinctive shape without indicia, provided the markers are of such a shape as to clearly indicate a unique orientation or other requisite identifying information. Markers also may be completely non-radiopaque, with radiopaque indicia printed or otherwise fixed thereon. It also will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the pertinent art that the base and markers may be manufactured from more than one piece of material or various combinations of materials. After manufacture, the markers could be attached to the base in any of numerous different ways that allow for disconnection during use. As indicated above, these points of connection between the markers and the base may be formed by hooks, wire, pins, frangible portions, or like connections.
Although the invention has been described in terms of exemplary embodiments, it is not limited thereto. Rather, the appended claims should be construed broadly, to include other variants and embodiments of the invention, which may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and range of the equivalents of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Kate Nelson instructs and motivates participants during a Zumba class held at the Fitness and Sports Center Jan. 9. Zumba is held Mondays and Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m. and is one of many courses available at the fitness center.
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Stick with New Year's resolutions at the fitness center
Posted 1/12/2012 Updated 1/12/2012
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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass.
-- A packed gym locker room, more joggers on the roads and an increase of commercials on TV advertising health food and weight loss programs.
Yes, the New Year has started. Last year's resolutions about weight loss, change of eating habits and other health and behavior-related changes have long been forgotten. However, this is the year everything is going to work.
But what is so different about this year compared to last year or the year before that? The staff at the Hanscom fitness center observes the same phenomenon every year.
"We call them the New Year's resolutioners," said Paul Shoesmith, Hanscom Fitness and Sports Center operations director. "Every January the number of visitors to our gym increases by approximately 50 percent, but it goes back to normal just a few weeks into the year."
So what is the key to successful resolutions? According to Jocelyn K. Glei's article, "Simplify Your New Year's Resolution Process: Reflect, Select, Remove," on www.The99Percent.com, the key to successful New Year's resolutions is to keep them simple and obtainable.
She recommends setting one to three meaningful goals that will make an impact in one's life, whether it's in regard to fitness, family or any other personal goal. A person should outline a clear plan how to achieve them and a "Plan B" in case of setbacks or distractions.
An organized approach to set goals is not limited to fitness or health alone, of course. Any goal that had been put off for some time, or a future plan, can be tackled by approaching it systematically, experts recommend. People who have always thought about finishing that degree or mastering a promotion test may think about setting a timeframe in which they can achieve these goals, one step at a time.
Of course, everybody has commitments such as job and family that may stand in their way. Keep in mind, successful resolutions require a change of behavior and breaking of old patterns.
"Together with the Health and Wellness Center (HAWC), the Hanscom Fitness Center offers all the tools and resources one needs," said Shoesmith, "And the gym doesn't only offer courses coached by certified trainers, such as boxing or Zumba. We also soon will have a brand new fitness on request kiosk that all ID-card holders can use free of charge."
The kiosk, which should be operational later this month, is connected to a video screen and offers hundreds of different workouts visitors can choose from.
"I promise," Shoesmith said, "there will be a workout for everybody."
To find out more about the new fitness on request kiosk and a full listing of all classes offered at the Hanscom Fitness and Sports Center, call 781-225-6630 or 781-225-6631 or stop by at the front desk during regular business hours.
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