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Cheyenne Rodeo? Okay, before I get all those comments saying: "Not all rodeos are bad!" "The people love their horses, and they are well taken care of off the arena!" "The horses love what they do!" "All sports have the occasional accident!" I am not saying all rodeos are bad, I am talking about CHEYENNE RODEO. For most rodeos, I am sure they are well taken care of and maybe in Cheyenne too, but that doesn't matter if they are being horribly abused IN the arena. Even if the horses love what they do, which I doubt they do, they are often (not always) so ruined that they have to be sent to slaughter, except for the rare occasion where the rodeo keeps the horses through their retirement (which many rodeos lie about doing, including this one). Also, yes, all sports have the occasional accident, but this isn't just about the accidents, it is about what the horse is going through. Plus, if the horses are constantly ramming into rails from being so terrified, you know there is a problem. Now, I repeat, I am not talking about all rodeos. Just Cheyenne. Here are some videos on the matter. Opinions? |
50 Attachment(s) Here is my opinion, Stop watching SHARK and PETA videos. |
Gotta love SHARK. Not much different than PITA oops I mean PETA. My bad. Maybe things are more extreme at Cheyenne but accidents do happen. If we want to try and prevent all accidents, maybe we shouldn't be jumping horses, riding, stalling, etc. Heck, we probably shouldn't even own them. Why doesn't SHARK go after racehorses? I mean many a broke at 1 1/2. I've seen some that got shot on the track because they broke or shattered their leg. Hmmm... Posted via Mobile Device |
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Also, I would like to say ahead of time that I am in no way trying to impose this onto others, I am legitimately curious as to what everyone thinks of this, since there seem to be lots of different opinions. I have never been to a rodeo and honestly WOULD NOT KNOW, but this seems pretty over the top. |
When the livestock gets more broken bones than the riders, I'll worry... Seriously, rodeo horses have a very easy life. Much easier than many ranch horses. But then, many ranchers have a much rougher life than most PITAs. PETAs. Whatever. A rancher friend of mine just brought me a Border Collie puppy from his place. In the last month, one son sprained his shoulder when thrown in the mountains, and one broke his ankle from the same cause. One of their employees, OTOH, credits the horse with saving his life when he got lost in a snowstorm. When he gave up and let go of the reins, the horse took him back to the camp in the night & thru the storm. :D It is a rough life. Honestly, rougher than I would want. My friend loves it, as do his sons. I'm glad I know men like that. They are glad I flew in combat. I doubt PETA would ever understand either of us... |
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Against All Odds: A Story of Tenacity, Hard Work, and Higher Education
Published in the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education December 9, 2011.
Kenya Hicks, Tashea Stanley-Dixon, Khadija Darr, and Kenji Kuykendall grew up in Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago. They have all been close friends since they were 12 years old. All four girls became pregnant while in high school and all four gave birth to sons. All four fathers abandoned the teenagers before they gave birth. All four girls were obliged to go on welfare temporarily so that they could provide for their children. Kenya and Khadija dropped out of high school. One might have bet these four teenagers were doomed to a life of poverty in single-parent homes. If you took that bet, you would have lost.
The four teenagers made a pact to support each other and succeed despite the fact that the odds were against them. Through education and hard work, they were determined to give their children a better life. All four went back to school, worked when they were not in school, and received help and support from friends, family, and each other.
Today all four women are in their 30s. They all have graduated from college. By the end of next year, all four will have MBA degrees.
Kenya Hicks was supported by her parents, grandmother, sister, and friends as she completed an associate's degree at Robert Morris University and a bachelor's degree from Columbia College in Missouri. It took her 12 years to complete college. She is currently pursuing an MBA at the Keller Graduate School of Management. She is in the process of starting up a home service agency. Hicks states, "We inspired and supported each other relentlessly to finish college no matter what challenges we faced so we could change the direction of our journey and rewrite our destiny."
Tashea Stanley-Dixon enrolled in a community college and worked at night calling homeowners who were delinquent in their mortgage payments. It took her eight years but she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Columbia College. She too, is enrolled in the MBA program at the Keller Graduate School of Management. She is now a certified paralegal.
Khadija Darr earned an associate's degree at Robert Morris University and a bachelor's degree at Columbia College. Almost 90 percent of her course work was completed online. She is currently enrolled in the MBA program with a concentration in accounting at Concordia University in Chicago. She currently operates her own T-shirt company and has a tax preparation business. She plans to become a certified public accountant.
While working various jobs and taking care of her son, Kenji Kuykendall attended a community college part time over an eight year period and earned her associate's degree with honors from the College of Lake County. She then went on to complete her bachelor's degree in 2008 with a specialization in workforce education development from Southern Illinois University. She graduated magna cum laude. Currently Kenji attends Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and will earn a MBA with a specialization in organizational behavior in January. It was a 14-year journey to complete her education. She now is works in human resources for a major pharmaceutical company in Chicago with aspirations of becoming a human resources executive officer. She lives by the motto, "Hard work does pay off." She could not have achieved her goals without the support of her family and friends.
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- Anonymous said...
Your strength and determination is exactly what pushes me to continue my goal of obtaining my degree. Congrats and good luck.
- December 20, 2011 at 9:14 PM
- taylor_made said...
Such a moving and inspiring story! Congratulations ladies, your life is your testimony and will be a motivating factor for others that are pursuing their long sought dreams of having a college degree. I have been in college on and off as I've moved city to city since 2002 and I will graduate Columbia in 2012 and I am so excited! It has been a long time coming. Peace and blessings to you all!
- December 20, 2011 at 10:51 PM
- Martinise said...
This is such a wonderful inspiration!!!
- December 21, 2011 at 2:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
This is a great story. I'm 49
and just returning to school. - December 21, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Khadija said...
Thank You all so much...and Good luck to everyone...Keep Going:)!!!
Go Cougars! - December 22, 2011 at 12:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks everyone!! Be encouraged and never give up on your dreams!! Best regards, Tashea
- December 22, 2011 at 2:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Way to go, keep up the good work!
- December 22, 2011 at 3:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
What a wonderful story of strength and perseverance. You young ladies are being wonderful role models for your children. Congratulation on all you achieved.
Your story reminds me of a book I once read, "The Pact" (Davis, Jenkins, Hunt and Page). It is a motivational story much liky yours. - December 22, 2011 at 8:57 PM
- William Wright (FL) - CCAA Board of Directors said...
Never Give Up! Never Give In!! Never Quit!!!
Well Done Ladies. We are all proud of you. - January 3, 2012 at 8:18 AM
- Inspired said...
Wow I have not faced nearly as many obstacles as these ladies and there are so many times I feel like giving up but reading this lets me know all things are possible I just have to keep pushing. This story has impacted me in a way these ladies will never know. "You Go Girls"!!!!!!!
- January 3, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
I would like to say Congratulations to a 4 of you ladies. Your stories sound so much like my own story, single teenage mother with a son now I have 2 boys. I have been working on my degree for the past 8 years and sometimes I just have felt like giving up but reading this has reignited my fire!
- January 6, 2012 at 11:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm a 25 soon to be 26 year old black female. I have been in college (undergrad) for 5 years now and have been going on and off. In late 2011 I decided to make it a point to go and keep going until I finish. I would sometimes get down on myself because I feel its taking me so long to finish up my B.S degree. I know greatness takes time and after reading this story I feel so inspired to keep my head up and keep going til I get to the finish line. No looking back! I hope to have my undergrad and MBA completed by 2015! Thank you ladies for your hardwork and sharing your story, it shows young women in my position that with hardowork and determination that anything is possible. =)
- January 11, 2012 at 10:25 PM


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I also indulged in a selection of the ditsy floral prints. Too cute!
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Hanky Panky
I also indulged in a selection of the ditsy floral prints. Too cute!
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Hi Hen
Wow those hanky panels are great and the quilt is going to be beautiful!
Having trouble commenting on your blog - seems Explorer doesn't like me and have to log on with Firefox - oh the peculiarities of the internet! Anyway, I was going to leave you a comment on your last post to say your hair looks stunning and I love the colour of that dress you're wearing. there, all rolled into one comment now. Thank you Mr Firefox for letting me in.
x- Anonymous25 July 2011 at 10:29
Oh what a superb result though! The hard work of those log cabins has certainly paid off big time!
I simply love the big hanky square with the rose bouquet and ribbon on the right of you last photo - lovely!
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http://yummylavender.blogspot.com/ I your cottage den! You have such patience for all your lovely quilts. But I do fully agree that there is always too much other 'stuff' that really gets in the way of being creative! I often wish I'd wake in the morning to find the housework fairy has been busy ironing and shopping with our cupboards and fridge full with lots of nice goodies!
:)Hi Hen
The Hankie Club designs are gorgeous! I love what you have done with the fabric, beautiful quilt. It is a lovely feeling when you can move on to another project knowing that you have completed another. I look forward to having that feeling again, at the moment I am doing so many things at once!
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Those hankie squares are gorgeous. Please Hen, tell me you ARE NOT going to sell that beautiful piece of work. This one must be for you as a reward for all the pretty pieces you make and all the hard work you do.
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text: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete in 15 MinutesAJ Glasser5/25/09 4:30pmFiled to: Final fantasy vii: advent children completeBlu-Rayfinal fantasy XIIIOriginalspoiler42EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The Blu-ray exclusive Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete can be summed up in about one sentence: 26 extra minutes and it still doesn't make any sense. Advertisement However, because you're paying for this Blu-rayjust to get an extended sneak peek at Final Fantasy XIII and because I sat through the film twice to try and wrap my head around whatever new plot points they'd thrown in — I'll break it down for you in 15 minute format.If even that's too long for you, just know that the sneak peek is footage we've already seen in demo footage and teasers, plus a couple of extra scenes at the end where Snow and Lightning get into an argument about something called Focus and whether or not Serah (the woman Snow drops at the end of the demo, perhaps?) is alive. Other than that, the extra 26 minutes in the film are mostly expository scenes about Denzel — the orphan that's living with Cloud and Tifa — and if that's not enough for you, the Blu-ray also includes an anime called "On the Way to a Smile" which gives you even more exposition on his sob story. Other things you may want to know before buying Advent Children Complete are that the subtitles are still the closed-captioning for the dub instead of accurate translation. There's another FF7 retrospective that uses footage from Crisis Core and that cell phone game that never came out in the United States. The anime Last Order isn't on the disc, sadly. Advertisement Oh, and the Blu-ray looks pretty amazing.SPOILER ALERT The opening scene is the ending scene from Final Fantasy VII if you sat through the credits. Red XIII and his inexplicable progeny (since Red XIII was supposedly the last of his kind) race up to a destroyed Midgar, implying that Cloud's efforts to save the planet from "rock falls, everybody dies" syndrome were unsuccessful. Advertisement Sponsored RED XIII: Rawr!Next scene is set in people-infested Midgar, so apparently Cloud's efforts were successful. Sort of — a lot of people seem to be suffering from some disease called Geostigma that makes them seep black tar or green boogers. Gross. Two orphan children huddle together with a Moogle doll in an alleyway, watching some hobo vomit up black tar and die. Meanwhile, in Seventh Heaven, which now appears to be a delivery service instead of a bar…DENZEL: Hey, Marlene, is my face still seeping black tar?MARLENE: Who are you again? And why do you live in my house? Advertisement PHONE: (rings)PHONE: (rings) Advertisement PHONE: (rings)PHONE: (rings) Advertisement We cut to a scene out in the wilderness around Midgar where the sword Zack inherited from Angeal and later gave to Cloud is rusting in the dirt. The title crawl finally rolls and Cloud, perched on an expensive-looking black and gold motorcycle, checks his voicemail.TIFA: Reno wants you to pick something up from Healen. By the way, we're out of milk.CLOUD: Can't talk right now, babe, about to get attacked by Sephiroth rejects for no apparent reason. Luckily, I just installed this sword dispenser in my motorcycle! Advertisement After a random motorcycle/sword fight, the Sephiroth rejects — Loz, Yazoo and Kadaj — call off their attack and Cloud, left with nothing better to do, heads for Healen. Reno and Rude appear for five seconds of much-needed comic relief and then Rufus Shinra rolls out in a wheelchair and blanket, apparently horribly scarred — but still alive.RUFUS: Hi there. I'm... Advertisement CLOUD: What the? You're dead!RUFUS: ...not dead. Anyway, so, this whole mess is really all Shinra's fault… Advertisement CLOUD: Seriously, how are you alive?RUFUS: …and you may have encountered some Sephiroth-looking guys…CLOUD: They scratched my bike! Advertisement RUFUS: Can't a man finish a sentence?! Sephiroth…CLOUD: (looks like he's about to cry) Advertisement RUFUS: …might not be dead. Lifestream tomfoolery, you understand. Anyway, about those kids you live with...CLOUD: (leaves) Advertisement RUDE: I think he took it well.RENO: Took what well? I was locked out of the room the whole time!The next scene is set in the church where Aerith hung out in better days (y'know, the ones where she wasn't dead). Cloud appears to have set up house in the ruined building beside a patch of flowers. Tifa and Marlene enter the church and find his sleeping bag next to a big box. If you want to see what any of this looks like, check out this Korean music video. MARLENE: Look, Cloud's stuff is here. Let's wait for him to come back! Advertisement Advertisement TIFA: Well, we could be waiting for days. But he owes me rent, so why not.We cut back to Healen where Reno and Rude perform more comic relief.RENO: Boy, sure wish Tseng and Elena were here. Advertisement RUDE: Yep.DOOR: (seeps ominous black smoke)Now the scene cuts to a new segment with Denzel that provides some back story. Filthy and seeping black tar, 10-year-old Denzel wanders around a ruined Sector 7 outside Aerith's church. He spots Cloud's shiny bike with his cell phone in it. Advertisement Advertisement DENZEL: (deliriously attempts to dial his dead parents)DENZEL: (checks missed calls section)DENZEL: (calls Tifa) Advertisement TIFA: Cloud?! You never call! How long does it take to get a dozen eggs, anyway?!DENZEL: (has a black tar seizure)TIFA: Oh, crap, you're not Cloud. Advertisement Advertisement CLOUD: (comes out of the church) Oh, there's my phone!The new scene ends with Denzel blaming himself for Cloud never coming home. Then Yazoo speeds by on a bike, reminding us that the Sephiroth rejects are still relevant to the plot. We cut back to Healen where Kadaj — the Sephiroth clone with the woman hips — has evidently laid out Reno and Rufus and is now whining his little white-haired head off at Rufus about Jenova.KADAJ: Where's my mommy, I want my mommy! Advertisement RUFUS: Oh, you mean that head that we keep in a jar? I dropped it. Out of a helicopter.KADAJ: That's too bad. I killed your henchmen.RUFUS: I have more. Advertisement Advertisement KADAJ: You mean these guys I laid out on the floor here?We cut back to Aerith's church where Marlene and Tifa are still waiting for Cloud. Loz — the biggest of the Sephiroth clones — slams open the door and Marlene, who must be near-sighted or something, runs toward him.LOZ: Hey. Wanna play? Advertisement TIFA: (throws down, gets ass kicked)MARLENE: (gets kidnapped, along with Cloud's box which contained materia)Now we get another new scene of Denzel; but unlike the previous scenes which didn't do much to clear up the cluttered plot, this scene shows how it is that Denzel winds up with the bad guys. Advertisement Advertisement YAZOO: Hey little boy. Want some candy?DENZEL: Will it fix my head?YAZOO: Just get in the truck. Advertisement Meanwhile, Cloud finally returns to the church to find his material box gone and Tifa collapsed among the flowers. He runs to her side.TIFA: Oh Cloud, you do care!CLOUD: You let them take all my materia?! Advertisement Advertisement Cloud passes out. They're rescued by Reno and Rude, who take them back to Seventh Heaven.RENO: So, the Sephiroth rejects took your kids.CLOUD: Guess I'll pull a Hamlet and delay. Advertisement TIFA: Oh Christ, this again?! You always dilly-dally, shilly-shally!CLOUD: Dilly-dally, shilly-shally?The next scene is the Sephiroth rejects gathering the sick children around a pond in the Forgotten City, which is like Sin City, but with white trees instead of hookers. In a bizarre hazing ritual, Kadaj has the sick kids get into the pond with him and drink the water. Advertisement Advertisement KADAJ: Hey kids. My mom says you're sick and you need to drink the water to be cool. You wanna be cool, right?DENZEL: I do, I do!MARLENE: (who was kidnapped by Loz for no real reason) Hey, I remember you. You live at my house! Advertisement Eventually, Cloud shows up on his sword-dispensing bike and hallucinates Aerith giving him a pep talk that's way more effective than Tifa's. Then he wipes out on his bike so as not crash into a brainwashed Denzel. Fifteen minutes of fighting ensue wherein Cloud drops his cell phone in a pond and passes out right as Vincent shows up to save him.Vincent takes Cloud to some other part of the Forgotten City to explain what we already know: that geostigma has to do with the Lifestream. Then he explains that Tseng and Elena aren't dead and that they've found Jenova's head. Marlene shows up, apparently having freed herself from Loz with no assistance.MARLENE: Gee, thanks for the rescue, Cloud. Can I borrow your cell phone and call Tifa? She's the only who really loves me. Advertisement Advertisement CLOUD: I dropped it in a pond.VINCENT: A cell what?MARLENE: I feel safer with the vampire than with you, Cloud. You suck! Advertisement CLOUD: I do suck. I'll work on that.CLOUD'S PHONE: (falls to the bottom of the pond, playing voicemails from Reeve, Yuffie, Barrett and a bunch of other characters that haven't gotten cameos yet)Now we actually get to the fan service portion of the film where there's fighting and stuff. It starts when Yazoo and Loz decide to pull down a statue in the middle of Midgar because they think Jenova's head is inside it. But the fighting doesn't start yet because Cloud still has to drop Marlene off at home. Advertisement Advertisement MARLENE: So...let me get this straight. You've been wandering off in the wilderness trying to find a cure for Denzel, plus it turns out you have Geostigma, too, and you're convinced that you can't be with people because you can't take care of yourself and you don't want to burden others?CLOUD: Uh, yeah. I guess.MARLENE: Seriously, you suck. Advertisement CLOUD: I said I was working on it!Now we actually get to fighting. Dog-demons attack the bystanders in the plaza where Loz and Yazoo are working on pulling down the statue.TIFA: Denzel! What are you doing with this riff-raff? You're coming home with me, young man! Advertisement Advertisement Meanwhile, a block or two away, Kadaj has a moment with Rufus in some half-constructed building that Rufus should not have been able to access in his wheelchair. Kadaj summons an evil Bahamut to tear up the monument because I guess his brothers are going too slow. Then Reno and Rude show up and fail to be effective while verbally sparring with Loz and Yazoo.YAZOO: Mother wouldn't approve of you.RUDE: Tell your mom thanks for last night. Advertisement LOZ: What did you say?!RENO: He said your mama's a ho' and she like it nasty!More fighting ensues, but we can stomach it because finally get some cameos from the rest of the FF7 cast as they shoot, spear, gun, shuriken, and claw at evil Bahamut. Cid's got a new ship, Yuffie still hasn't hit puberty, Cait Sith... is, well, Cait Sith. And Vincent has decided to buy a cell phone. Denzel meanwhile has another flashback to his dead parents and then Cloud shows up. Advertisement Advertisement At this point, you might expect Sephiroth, but there's still a good 20 minutes of fighting before that can happen. Denzel — in another "explosive" new scene — defeats a fire hydrant, while the real heroes completely defy the laws of physics to perform the ultimate alley-oop on Cloud to defeat evil Bahamut.Cut back to the half-constructed building where Rufus reveals to Kadaj that he's actually not a cripple! Also, he's had Jenova's head in a box the entire time. He flings the box over the side of the building and Kadaj shoves him off before jumping after the box. Elena and Tseng make a long overdue comeback to save their boss with hammock-dispensing guns.RUFUS: See, this? This is what I pay you for. Advertisement ELENA: You don't pay us anymore, sir. You don't have any money.Kadaj snags the box and takes off. Cue second over-long motorcycle chase of the movie. People smash bikes into one another and somehow flying them through helicopters. Some freeways get destroyed and there's a bit of business with homemade bombs. 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One of the volumes of scripture included in the standard works of the Church. The Pearl of Great Price includes extracts from Joseph Smith's Translation (inspired version) of the Bible as well as a translation of some Egyptian papyri containing the writings of the prophet Abraham, excerpts from Joseph Smith's testimony and history, and the Articles of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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This is a story about a phone call I received several months ago from a service director who had recently attended our NCM® Institute class, Principles of Service Management I. Although not her real name, I'm going to call her "Debbie" throughout the remainder of my story.
"How can I help you today, Debbie?" I asked. "Well, my dealer principal and I have identified a major area of opportunity in my department. Our GPM on customer-paid labor sales is well below the NCM Benchmark® average, and we're also significantly below our 20 Group average. We need to raise our labor rates, and I'm looking for some guidance."
I then took a look at her group's composite and reviewed the "Service Sales and Gross" and "Service Department Expenses and Profit" pages, and I said to Debbie, "I see what you're talking about. Your GPM on customer-paid labor is at 62.66%, and that's without question exceptionally low, but let me point out a couple of things."
"First, your average monthly customer-paid gross profit is one of the highest in your 20 Group. Second, your departmental net profit retention is the third highest in your group. Finally, your departmental operating profit is the highest in your group. Are you sure you want to risk that level of performance, just to improve a metric like GPM? Remember what I told you in class…you can't eat metrics such as GPM…you can only eat Net Profit! I need to have you slow down a little, Debbie."
"Also remember that I said GPM is a function of three independent things. First is your Effective Labor Rates (or ELR), that's what we normally consider it to be the low hanging fruit…but sometimes it isn't! That's why we need to consider the other two variables. As you'll recall, the second variable is our Cost of Labor Sales (or COS). That's determined by our mix of technicians, their pay rates, and the way we dispatch our work. And the third variable is our Discounting Policies and Practices. Have you taken the last two variables into consideration?" I asked.
"I'm way ahead of you, Robin," she responded. "I have. Like a lot of dealerships, our technician mix doesn't very closely match our business mix. We're way too heavy with master and journeymen technicians, and we are trying to do a better job of dispatching the right jobs to the right technicians, but as you've said, that's not easy with our current technician mix.
"Debbie, I can already hear your next question forming…Have you considered adopting a Variable Flat Rate Pay Plan?"
She answered, "yes, we have. But we're not ready to take that step yet. When you look at the Technician Productivity section of the composite, you'll see that our technicians are averaging slightly more than 220 flat rate hours per month. That exceeds your NCMi® guideline of 200 flat rate hours per month. We're afraid that if we implement a variable flat rate pay plan today, our technician productivity will suffer and we may lose some techs as a result. So to clarify my answer…Do we understand the Variable Pay Plan concept...? Yes! Do we like the idea…? Yes! Are we prepared to adopt it today...? No!"
I then asked Debbie if she had been tracking her customer-labor discounts, and she quickly replied, "Of course! As soon as I got back from the Service Management class in Kansas City, I met with my controller and we began a process to sub-account for and track discounts. And, WOW, that was an eye-opener! We learned a lot and implemented a lot of quick-fixes. We now believe we have our labor discounts under control and expect to be able to maintain current discounting levels. And my advisors' average productivity is fine at close to 800 flat rate hours per month, so I don't want to hamper that productivity by messing around with our budgeted and managed discounting policy."
"OK, Debbie," I responded. "You obviously got some important take-aways from the NCMi Service Management training you attended. So let's tackle the challenge of how and how much to raise your customer-paid labor rates…."
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Delia Derbyshire cast in An Adventure in Space and Time
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Two Dogs Skyping: Real Chat, or Just Another Case of Catfish?
Has CatRoulette gone to the dogs? If you ever wanted to know the dog equivalent of "A/S/L," watch this video of two dogs chatting on Skype.
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"This is Gaytor, our wire haired fox terrier," YouTuber aliwasel writes. "When he isn't constantly growling, or being a butt head, he enjoys skyping other dogs." But then she added, "(The video we showed him was already on youtube!)" There's no Skype window in the corner — so is this just a dog looking at another dog on the Internet? HAVE WE BEEN SOLD A FALSE BILL OF GOODS HERE? If so, it's time to get barking mad.
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Last night I decided to watch Empire Strikes Back, so I popped it in my VCR, and began to view. I did notice a few things, and was wondering what evertyone else thought. Here it goes:
1. Do you think that Lucas will eventually replace the original holo of the Emperor with a newer version with Ian McDiarmind, and his voice?
2. While on the topic of holograms. . . do you think he will retouch the other holo's existing in ESB. . . namely Vader?
3. At the end of the film, while on the Executor. . . I noticed something that has evaded me all these years. Is there a sequence in which the negatives were reversed? When Vader and Piett are talking about the hyperdrive on the Falcon being deactivated, and it being in range shortly, I belive the negative is reversed. In this scene ALL of the Imperial officers have their rank badges on the right of their chest. As well all know, the officers have their rank badges on the left side, and this is the only instance that I know of where thy are on the right.
4. I am going to go back and watch it again tonight, but I couldn't remember if Piett's rank badge changes during the film. We all know Captain Piett becomes an Admiral when Ozzel is relieved of his duties by Vader. I forgot to check if his rank badge reflects this change. It is a minor detail, and it completely slipped my mind until I saw the 'reversed badge' scene
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Chairman's Award
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
The Chairman's Award is the highest honor conferred at Carnegie Science Awards and will recognize the Allegheny Conference on Community Development for its unparalleled impact in transforming the Pittsburgh region through public-private partnerships that create fertile ground for the growth of science and technology achievement.
Award presented by Eaton
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Award
Prashant N. Kumta, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering
At the cutting-edge of platform technology, Prashant Kumta and his colleagues have developed a family of biodegradable materials to repair severely damaged bones. Instead of repairing complicated fractures with bio-inert and non-degradable metal screws or plates, Kumta has developed a biocompatible and biodegradable metallic "fixation device" and injectable as well as 3-D printable "bone putty" that will resorb into the body after the bone has healed. Pending FDA approval, "bone putty" will be used to repair military and civilian injuries and debilitating diseases such as osteoporosis and bone cancer.
Award presented by Kennametal Inc.
Corporate Innovation Award
Co-founded by Josh Knauer as spin-out from MAYA Design, Rhiza is a software provider pioneering the way marketers, salespeople, and business leaders make Big Data actionable. Working with the biggest media companies in the world (Comcast, Cox, BBC), Rhiza unites data science, software development and human-centered design to empower users to make informed decisions for a more sustainable future. Rhiza's inclusive company culture and uncompromising focus on helping users without formal training draw on data drives constant innovation.
Award presented by Eaton
Elementary Educator Award
Jessica Huzzard, MLIS
Brooks Elementary School
Leading the STEAM and Maker Movement at Brooks Elementary School is Library Media Specialist Jessica Huzzard. Securing funds to purchase Squishy Circuits and MaKey MaKey kits, Huzzard provides her students with real-world experience by enabling them to explore, invent, and challenge ideas. Through various STEM professional development trainings and workshops, Huzzard has created a vision for four makerspaces at Brooks Elementary School and secured a team of colleagues to collaborate with her.
Award presented by Chevron
Middle Level Educator Award
Laura Micco
Environmental Charter School
Through experience-based learning opportunities for her students, Laura Micco is working with teachers to develop project-based learning units that cross cut all aspects of STEAM learning. As part of her push for Environmental Charter School to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards, Micco trained teachers, deconstructed content, applied for grants, integrated partnerships with local organizations around the city, and managed to teach middle grades students about urban birding. Micco's "Get Outside" campaign at Environmental Charter School has ignited and motivated teachers to document over 1,500 outdoor experiences for students during the 2014-2015 school year.
Award presented by Allegheny Health Network
High School Educator Award
Robert Wesolowski
Saint Joseph High School
Saint Joseph High School educator and Master Teacher for American Society for Metals (ASM) International, Robert Wesolowski's innovative, collaborative teaching methods help to make STEM concepts accessible and fun for students by using hands-on activities to breakdown complex theories and concepts. Adapting his curriculum to reflect emerging technology needs, Wesolowski ensures that his students are prepared for tomorrow's STEM careers.
Award presented by FedEx Ground
Leadership in STEM Education Award
Bioinformatics Education Team
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
Starting in 2001, the Bioinformatics Education Team has developed and implemented bioinformatics curriculums at graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels. Externally situated from minority-serving institutions (MSIs), the program focuses on building and sustaining curricula and research programs amongst MSIs. Adapted for the high school level in 2007, the curriculum features an in-depth introduction to bioinformatics with real-life emphasis on 21st Century career awareness and readiness.
Award presented by Chevron
Leadership in Career and Technical Education Award
Darby L. Copeland, EdD
Parkway West Career and Technology Center
As Executive Director of Parkway West Career and Technology Center, Darby Copeland's vision is to add relevant programs that align with the regional workforce and meet the 21st Century needs for career and marketplace. To expose students to a variety of skill sets and opportunities, Copeland has developed partnerships with The Energy Innovation Center and several post-secondary schools. Copeland is going beyond traditional programming to introduce new curriculum, such as Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapy Technology and Veterinary Assistant Technology, and he seeks input from regional industry experts to design programs.
Award presented by Carnegie Science Center
University/Post-Secondary Educator Award
Richard D. Bowden, PhD
Allegheny College
Allegheny College Professor Richard Bowden works with faculty members in the Department of Environmental Science to teach students how to apply STEM research methods to address environmental problems at local, regional, and global scales. Students working with him have collaborated with industry and university partners on projects related to wind energy, sustainable forestry education, alternative biofuel productivity and ecology, climate change effects on forest carbon dynamics, and long-term investigations of acid rain effects on forest soils. Most classes at Allegheny involve hands-on activities that apply environmental principles and theories to real-time investigations and environmental problem-solving.
Award presented by Carnegie Science Center
University/Post-Secondary Student Award
Elizabeth Oczypok, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
As a graduate student in the MD/PhD program at the University of Pittsburgh, Elizabeth Oczypok is on the cutting edge of asthma research. Her research of the receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) has impacted our understanding of how asthma develops. Oczypok, using mouse models, showed that it is impossible to develop asthma without RAGE, and that RAGE is needed for the accumulation of pro-inflammatory innate lymphoid cells in the lung after allergen exposure. Her research may lead to the development of new therapies for allergic asthma and the prevention of the disease.
Award presented by Carnegie Science Center
Emerging Female Scientist Award
Susanne E. Ahmari, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
As a physician scientist, Susanne Ahmari is recognized as an expert for her work in understanding the mechanisms of obsessive compulsive disorder. Pushing technical and conceptual boundaries to gain an understanding of this debilitating condition, Ahmari was among the first to use optogenetics, a technique which allows neurons to be controlled by flashes of light, to uncover mechanisms of psychiatric disease.
Award presented by Eaton
Start-Up Entrepreneur Award
Jorgen Pedersen
RE2 Robotics
Jorgen Pedersen turned his passion for robotics into RE2 Robotics, a leading developer of robotic manipulator arms. After working with the Department of Defense, Pedersen successfully commercialized several robotic technologies that originated from his work with the DoD. Pedersen and his team focus on improving robotic manipulation for a variety of defense and health care applications. Through a joint project funded by the Navy and Army, RE2 developed the Highly Dexterous Manipulation System (HDMS), a dexterous dual-arm robotic manipulation system.
Award presented by Pittsburgh Technology Council
Entrepreneur Award
Craig Markovitz
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc.
From university lab to thriving company, Blue Belt Technologies, under the leadership of Craig Markovitz, is developing the next generation of smart surgical instruments for initial use in orthopedic surgery. Changing the face of orthopedic surgery, Blue Belt Technologies Navio® surgical system provides robotics-assistance in knee replacement surgery through CT-free navigation software and a unique, hand-held robotic bone-shaping device. In October 2015, Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. was acquired by Smith & Nephew, Europe's largest manufacture of artificial hips and knees.
Award presented by Braskem America
Environmental Award
Albert Presto, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University
Albert Presto wants to know what Pittsburghers breathe on a daily basis, and the impact air pollution has on our health. Presto and a group from Carnegie Mellon have developed a method to map pollutant concentrations in Pittsburgh. Using the pollutant maps, Presto and local doctors are better able to understand human exposures to pollution and the relationship between ambient air pollution and asthma symptoms in the region.
Award presented by Orionvega
Information Technology Award
Touchtown, Inc.
For more than 18 years, Touchtown Inc. has been focused on improving the quality of life for senior citizens living in senior living communities throughout North America. Research shows that seniors who are engaged with fellow residents and their community feel more at home, and Touchtown's products improve the quality of life for seniors living in these communities. Touchtown Resident Apps, their newest innovation, provide residents the opportunity to connect to their senior communities through a personal tablet-based portal. Through the app, residents can view dining menus, sign up for classes, order maintenance, and much more. With more than 1,200 senior living communities in North America, Touchtown continues to make improvements to their app platforms.
Award presented by Pittsburgh Business Times
Innovation in Energy Award
Shiwoo Lee, PhD
U.S. DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory / AECOM
As a researcher with the U.S. DOE NETL's Fuel Cell Team, Shiwoo Lee has made critical efficiency improvements to solid oxide fuel cells by developing a single-step infiltration technique that deploys engineered nanomaterials to active sites within the fuel cells cathode. These systems have been upgraded through continued innovation to improve the system lifespan and reduce manufacturing cost, and have the potential to be one of the cleanest and most efficient energy technologies in the future.
Award presented by Carnegie Science Center
Life Sciences Award
Rocky S. Tuan, PhD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Rocky Tuan's research in musculoskeletal biology and tissue regeneration cover basic science and engineering, as well as translation and clinical applications. His interests range from skeletal patterning and embryonic cartilage development to the biology of adult stem cells and reprogrammed stem cells. He has extensive experience in applying adult stem cells for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Award presented by Carnegie Science Center
Science Communicator Award
Deborah D. Stine, PhD
Carnegie Mellon University
As the Associate Director for Policy Outreach at Carnegie Mellon's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and a Professor of Practice in Engineering and Public Policy, Deborah Stine has developed several unique communication tools to translate CMU's research to the public in a more accessible way. These communication tools, such as animated videos and podcasts, with just the right amount of humor help transform complex information about energy into easy-to-understand language and visuals.
Award presented by WTAE Channel 4
Junior Division Student Award
Oscar Heller
Carson Middle School
Oscar Heller's project helps students and teachers choose the most precise and accurate program to use to program robots for robotic competitions. He tested the three main robot programming languages: Robot.c, NXT, and EV3, and ran each language through a series of tasks several times to find the average.
Award presented by Carnegie Science Center
Intermediate Division Student Award
Aria Eppinger
Winchester Thurston School
Aria Eppinger studied the effects of the herbicide Roundup® to determine if it negatively affects beneficial bacteria more than detrimental bacteria. Ingestion of Roundup® residue may cause gut dysbiosis, which is associated with diseases like diabetes, obesity, cancer, and depression. In her research, gut bacteria was exposed to varying Roundup® doses, and she measured its growth.
Award presented by NOVA Chemicals
Senior Division Student Award
Sophia Yurkovetsky
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Using fruit flies as a model, Sophia Yurkovetsky studied how the over-expression of dShrm (a protein specific to apical constriction) affects the neural systems from the larval state to the adult state. Through stains of extracted larval brains and adult behavioral tests, Yurkovetsky determined whether dShrm over-expression affects the make-up of nervous system tissue.
Award presented by Carnegie Science Center
2016 Honorable Mentions
Corporate Innovation
Simcoach Games
Middle Level Educator
Robin Whitaker, Chartiers Valley Middle School, Chartiers Valley School District
Leadership in Career and Technical Education
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Yellow is not my favorite color. It's not even close — well that's a lie, actually. My favorite color is green, so in fact, it's quite close. But I rarely use yellow in my design decisions, and I never choose it over something else. When I see it used in a smart, restrained way, however — like in this bathroom makeover from designer Lori Andrews — it's clear to me that in the right context, yellow provides pure happiness. Who doesn't want pure happiness?
Look at this bathroom! It's such a clean, cheery place. The combination of that bright daffodil hue with the crisp white and pale wood is making me smile like crazy. I love the Scandinavian details, like the curved plywood, the woven seat on the chair and the dominance of the pristine white. It's just so beautiful and super fun — can I live in this bathroom? Great work, Lori! — Kate
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I want that cabinet!
Where's that sink from?
I LOVES THIS! That yellow is remarkable. Such a great transformation.
Fabulously uplifting! I often shy away from canary yellow, but the abundance of white in this bathroom help balance out the burst of colour perfectly. Great job, Lori Andrews!
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that is a really great yellow. Did they remove the bathtub all together and replace it with a shower? Interesting choice, must make the room feel a lot bigger. Very cool redo indeed.
I"m obsessed with yellow at the moment and the yellow in this bathroom is my favourite shade of the sunny colour. the whole room is so much brighten and happier. Great job.
The wardrobe is from IKEA (Painted in glossy yellow)
the vanity and sink are from Roca – Long Island Vanity -
Yes, where is that great sink from?
Gorgeous – great job!
Love love love!! Great vanity!
Lori always does an awesome job. Love the yellow; it's so cheerful!
Gosh that's amazing. I love the glow that's coming off that yellow and reflecting on the walls. This is definitely one of my fave makeovers. Great job Lori!
Wow! Love the yellow.
That yellow is amazing.
Lori Andrews is a genius! I want to paint everything yellow now.
I like slate tile, but I LOVE bright white, clean shiny looking bathrooms and that sink and yellow wardrobe are absolutely brilliant.
I like slate tile, but I love shiny bright clean bathrooms, and that sink and pop of yellow in the wardrobe is brilliant.
Amazing work and that yellow is great.
I think that shade of yellow may be the definition of happy.
This is great inspiration for the bathroom I need to revamp. That sink is lovely.
I love the yellow. What shade of paint is that? And is it oil or latex? Brush or roller? Thanks.
Lori Andrew's did my house. Guess I will have her back for the bath!
Thanks for the sunny yellow ♥ everyone!
more questions answered. 1. Yes we took out the bathtub altogether because it is a guest bath and it is also a laundry room (back white door holds the washing machine). We hang the clothes to dry in the wardrobe. The paint was oil based glossy paint which we rolled onto the wardrobe. Benjamin Moore bright yellow 2022-30 from the Canadian fan. -
Just right.
That sink & cabinet combo make the room! Love it!
wow. it's unrecognizable. what a happy spot they have created.
I love absolutely everything about this! We have that same old shower door with those hideous stripes. Now I want to tear it out even more. If I only I had a bathroom this huge!
Looks great. Like the shot of yellow and WANT that sink!
I really love that cabinet. The inside of it is just as cute as the outside! I'm a big fan of yellow though so perhaps I'm a little biased :)
incredible transformation.. i was fascinated with everything in the after image..great job!
I'm not a huge fan of yellow, but it's terrific here! A huge change in cheerfulness–would be a fun morning wakeup.
It's so bright and happy. I live in WA and *need* to do something with my bathroom…..it's cloudy here like 9 months of the year. Bright and happy would be awesome. Thank you for sharing. This is really inspiring.
I love this bathroom! What a great inspiration! What type of flooring is that? Is it tiles?
nathalie, the floor is white hexagonal ceramic tile. We installed in floor heating underneath and it sure makes the lower level bathroom feel comfortable and inviting. thanks!
also, for those asking the info about the sink and vanity again- the vanity and sink are from Roca – It is called the Long Island Vanity -
The yellow is fantastic. I love how it's the only color.
Is that a floor drain? If so, then this IS the best bathroom ever.
Meg- it is. I added it for just in case scenarios :)
This bathroom is pretty awesome!


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Posted on 09/26/2011 4:49:07 AM PDT by steadcom
The evangelist producer of an online documentary to be released this Sunday has high hopes that the film, which shows eight pro-abortion young adults change their stance to pro-life just moments after being asked a question,
(Excerpt) Read more at christianpost.com ...
Mods, please consider putting this in breaking news as it is that powerful and important.
Here's the link... http://www.180movie.com
Bookmarked for viewing after work...
for later
For later..
what's the question?
Or is this just a marketing ploy exploiting dead babies?
They could at least make sure they have the bandwidth, damn video won't start.
Funny thing is the only reason I want to watch it is to find out what the question is...
Ahem ... from the article:
The 33-minute documentary called 180 is produced by Ray Comfort and his ministry, Living Waters. Even after watching the films trailer on its website, viewers are left with no clues as to what question was asked or what exactly prompted eight people to change their views on abortion.
Sorry, but you're going to have to make a tax deductible donation to peek inside the pot ...
Yeah.....I noticed that, too. Guess you have to pay if you want to find out what the question is. Rubbish.
Any relation to Monty Python's deadliest joke in the world?
Probably something to the effect of should their mothers have had an abortion or, more likely, should Stanley Ann Dunham have. Something personal.
WOW, What a movie! Thank you for sharing.
The only thing I did not agree with was that Hitler sold the war as a Christian war to the German people. About 3 years ago I was in Germany and having dinner with an old man and his family. He had been in Hitler's army on a panzer tank crew. His older sisters, who had gathered around the table, were singing beautiful Christian hymns in German. This old man suddenly burst into tears as he told us that they were singing the same hymn he sang during his induction ceremony into Hitler's army. He went on to explain that Hitler sold the war to the German people as a Christian war against the Jews who killed Jesus. Hitler taught vengeance over forgiveness.
I thought this was about abortion, what is up with the Hitler stuff? And why do I want to cry that so many young adults are morons and don't know who Hitler is.
Thank you for sharing. I was going to save it for later but could not stop watching. Already shared with my email list.
Mods, please consider this an advertisement for a profit venture (though it may have redeeming value)... ergo, can I advertise my goods on this site too??
I'm thinking so. Half way through and only seeing bunch of idiots who don't know who Hitler is, and other Neo-Nazis.
Can't sit through 15 minutes of same thing over and over to find something to do with abortion?
"Guess you have to pay if you want to find out what the question is. Rubbish."
No. I went to the site, and watched the movie, without donating. I clicked and watched, with no problem.
It was powerful and I was impressed with the young people who talked with Ray. I'm sure it wasn't easy to find people who were honest enough to admit they didn't have all the answers to every question.
I also would not just come out and say what the question was. If you want to know, watch the movie. :)
Mods, please consider this an advertisement for a profit venture (though it may have redeeming value)... ergo, can I advertise my goods on this site too??
Hey DPS...if your "goods" can expose the ignorance of youth who champion abortion I'll be happy to see your site...or if your "goods" can turn a mind around from killing an unborn child.... sure...I'll be all for them letting you post your site.
"Mods, please consider this an advertisement for a profit venture (though it may have redeeming value)... ergo, can I advertise my goods on this site too??"
It's produced by Living Waters, which is a nonprofit organization. It's a church, selling a sermon, nothing more.
Let us see the funds raised and how they are dispensed... if this be a total charity issue, I have no problem, if anyone monetarily profits from this, that's where I have a problem. This advertisement is billed like an infomercial, which in itself, I find detestable.
Sent the link to all my friends and family.
Everyone should post number 18. I agree 100 percent.
LOL, for those who say you have to pay something or that it's an advertisement, you do realize that it's a FREE pro-life documentary on youtube. Did I mention it's FREE?
I would suggest you watch the video.
"It was powerful and I was impressed with the young people who talked with Ray. Im sure it wasnt easy to find people who were honest enough to admit they didnt have all the answers to every question."
It was very good. I also watched the entire documentary. He actually uses a series of questions enabling those interviewed to begin to think logically about evil, particularly the evil of abortion. This could be considered akin to the Socratic method of teaching. It works very well.
I'll be behind any clip or site that exposes how dumb and brainless this country has become....case and point is this news clip of the Kardashian sisters/sluts and how people reacted to their new clothes line and picture signing...THIS is an example of how Effed up we are as a society... this Country is morally bankrupt. Very sad....
I did. The minute I held my newborn son.
I'll likely skip the movie. Don't need affirmation on what I know to be right.
I tried last week and couldn't... anyway, the point is advertising on this website... show me the money...
If you watched it last week, you only saw a preview...the full movie wasn't released until last night...try watching it first, because (no offense) you have no idea what you're talking about.
The movie is free, no one makes you watch anything, and he gives some good talking points if you are pro life.
It is not an infomercial to raise money. If you want to give,...give,.....if not, don't.
I have used the same tactics myself using the Dred Scott decision. Dred Scott was considered not human so he was treated like property. When the government takes your humanity away, they can kill you. When Terri Schiavo was declared "non human", a probate court was able to decide that she should die, without being found guilty of any crime. A judge that usually decides who gets the silverware, decided she should die. We have failed to agree that a fetus is human, so it' gets no human rights. When the government decides you are too old, too white, too sick, too wasteful of a carbon foot print, you too can be denied your human right to live.
I figured FR would be the sympathetic place for this movie, but I must have misjudged. Reading the responses, it's frankly an eye opener about FR.
No offense, but when it's billed like an infomercial, that in itself offends me... now as the merits of the movie, I have never critiqued. It may well be as you say, and when I have time I'm sure I will watch it.
There is a long set-up, that establishes that human life has value (using Hitler). The video compares the unborn to the Jews. It establishes that even though it was "legal" killing Jews was morally wrong. The participants in the video generally agree that the holocaust was evil and wrong.
After the set-up the key question is:
Under what circumstances is it OK to kill a baby in the womb?
Thank you for posting the link, steadcom. I watched it and it is brilliant. Essentially the parallel moral question of "did Hitler have the right to kill Jews" vs. "does someone have the right to kill a baby in the womb" makes so much logical sense... Great post!
I thought it was great!
Yes, the interviewer uses the Socratic Method to great effect here.
I am pro-life, but I watched the video at the FREE YouTube link.
Stunning. ALL Freepers should watch this; ALL Americans should watch this. What you do with the material is entirely up to you.
Forgot to mention...you were right. :-)
'Cult of Celebrity'...makes me nauseous.
I'll wait then, I'm sure someone will let it slip at some point ;)
Saw it this week, loved it.
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Ask, ask, ask — until you're confident that you have a firm understanding. Don't wait until you're stuck and spinning your wheels. Ask the questions and find the answers first!
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It's important to understand the reason behind anything you undertake. Whether it's a goal, task, habit, or project, "why am I doing this?" should be the first question you ask yourself. Understanding the reason behind the actions can be a tremendous motivator.
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We almost always encounter snags along the way to completion. However, difficulties can more easily be overcome if we can prepare for them. It's not always possible to prepare, complications by their very nature, are frequently unforeseen, but if you at least try to anticipate potential setbacks, they can often be resolved quickly.
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Report: Former Houston RB Charles Sims transferring to West Virginia
By Zac Ellis
West Virginia added another piece to its backfield on Friday by landing former Houston tailback Charles Sims, reports the Houston Chronicle's Joseph Duarte.
Sims opted to transfer from Houston earlier this month and reportedly considered a move to the NFL through the supplemental draft on July 11. Instead, the senior will join coach Dana Holgorsen's offense in Morgantown, where he will be eligible to play immediately following his graduation from Houston in May.
Sims carried 142 times for 851 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns in nine games for Houston last season. He also made 37 catches for 373 receiving yards and three scores. Sims helped the Cougars average 479.6 total yards per game, second in Conference USA in 2012. Sims could be a key pickup for West Virginia and should compete for the starting job at running back right away. Sims' production in nine games last season matched that of the Mountaineers' leading returning rusher, Andrew Buie (179 attempts, 851 yards and seven touchdowns), through 13 games. Holgorsen's Air Raid attack might place more emphasis on Sims and the stable of backs early this season, as the roster's quarterback situation remains uncertain as it looks to replace Geno Smith.


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Performance of bulk SiC radiation detectors
Cunningham, W and Gouldwell, A and Lamb, G and Scott, J and Mathieson, K and Roy, P and Bates, R and Thornton, P and Smith, KM and Cusco, R and Glaser, M and Rahman, M (2002) Performance of bulk SiC radiation detectors. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 487 (1-2). pp. 33-39. ISSN 0168-9002
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SiC is a wide-gap material with excellent electrical and physical properties that may make it an important material for some future electronic devices. The most important possible applications of SiC are in hostile environments, such as in car/jet engines, within nuclear reactors, or in outer space. Another area where the material properties, most notably radiation hardness, would be valuable is in the inner tracking detectors of particle physics experiments. Here, we describe the performance of SiC diodes irradiated in the 24 GeV proton beam at CERN. Schottky measurements have been used to probe the irradiated material for changes in I–V characteristics. Other methods, borrowed from III–V research, used to study the irradiated surface include atomic force microscope scans and Raman spectroscopy. These have been used to observe the damage to the materials surface and internal lattice structure. We have also characterised the detection capabilities of bulk semi-insulating SiC for α radiation. By measuring the charge collection efficiency (CCE) for variations in bias voltage, CCE values up to 100% have been measured.
Item type: | Article |
ID code: | 37504 |
Notes: | 3rd International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors, OROSEI, ITALY, SEP 23-27, 2001 |
Keywords: | radiation detectors, electronic devices, dry etch damage, Optics. Light, Mathematics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics |
Subjects: | Science > Physics > Optics. Light Science > Mathematics |
Department: | Faculty of Science > Physics > Institute of Photonics |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date Deposited: | 08 Feb 2012 16:25 |
Last modified: | 22 Mar 2017 11:59 |
URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/37504 |
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All the worlds major powers were immediately engaged in either research, development or stealing whatever it took to obtain a smallbore, smokeless military cartridge and a rifle to go with it. Britain, a major player on the world stage because of her colonies, had seen the writing on the wall a few years earlier. Small-caliber repeating rifle experiments had started in the early 1880s. All these were fueled by black powder.
Britain could not, however, come up with a suitable smokeless propellant. It was decided to wait, as it was obvious something would be available soon, but a repeating rifle was needed as quickly as possible. So in 1889 the .303 cartridge was approved containing a compressed black-powder pellet weighing 71.5 grains. This gave a 215-grain jacketed bullet 1,830 fps at the muzzle of the also new Lee-Metford repeating rifle.
While all this was going on, the U.S. continued to happily lob 405- and 500-grain chunks of lead from its Springfield trapdoor single shots. With imminent adoption of the .303 by Britain the Army Ordnance Office in Washington began to give serious thought to the twin concepts of smaller bullets and rifles that fired more than once. When and if the new-fangled smokeless powder would work out was another question.
Early American experiments were conducted at Springfield Armory, but all records of such have been destroyed. Hackley, Woodin and Scranton in their History of Modern U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition mention two rounds in existence that come from Springfield and may have been part of these tests. Both are very similar to the later adopted .30 Krag but have longer necks, which make case length some .065 inch greater than that round. One is caliber .30, the other about .32; bullets are copper jacketed.
There seems to be some dispute as to where the case originated that later became the .30 Krag. Given the basic dimensions of the U.S. round, there is little doubt it is simply formed from a .303 British case that has been lengthened some .100 inch. Base and rim dimensions are identical. Perhaps it should be mentioned, however, that the basic Krag-Jorgensen rifle design (which the U.S. would adopt to fire the .30 Krag) was adopted by Denmark, Sweden and Norway in 1889. The cartridge it fired was 8mm (about .32) and used a slightly larger and longer rimmed case than the .303 British. Swiss ballistic experiments with that round played a major part in .303 development. Determining exactly who was looking over whose shoulder, and when, would take a bit more study.
American tests were conducted using compressed black powder, German smokeless, Belgian Wetteren smokeless and whatever else could be found. It was quickly discovered the standard rifle primer in a .45-caliber rifle leaked badly and was easily pierced when smokeless powder was fired. It would have to go.
By January 1891 a round very similar to the .30 Krag was being tested. Its title was Springfield Armory Cartridge - .30 Caliber. Bullets were 230-grain roundnose, fully jacketed in copper of .005 inch thickness. Of interest are four lube grooves and a crimping groove formed in the slug. Appearance was that of a copper-plated cast bullet. That thin, soft jacket could not stand up to the velocity and one-in-10-inch twist. It frequently stripped, so jacket thickness was increased to .015 inch.
All sorts of experiments ensued using various powders, bullets and cases. A round with the rim removed and an extraction groove cut in like a modern .30-06 was also tested but deemed too difficult to manufacture in quantity. It is no secret that some knowledgeable people wanted to see a Mauser rifle and cartridge adopted - others were adamantly opposed.
In June 1892 the decision was made to adopt the rimmed version for service use. The Krag-Jorgensen rifle was approved at the same time. By 1893 bullet weight dropped to 220 grains and the lube grooves were deleted. In 1894 primer and bullet jacket material problems were ironed out.
Unlike the .303 British, the .30 Krag was never loaded with compressed black powder for service use. The common smokeless powder used prior to 1895 was Peyton, manufactured by California Powder Works in Santa Cruz, California. Propellant granules were green and hexagonal in shape. A smokeless made by Du Pont was black in color. Laflin & Rand made the yellow Whistler-Aspinwall smokeless. Pressure generated by 36 grains of Peyton or Du Pont and 42 grains of Laflin & Rand was 38,000 psi. This gave the 220-grain roundnose bullet a velocity of 2,200 fps.
Cases were of semi-balloonhead construction until 1895 when case failures mandated the change to what we now call solid heads. All cases were tinned (tin plated) to prevent the fulminate of mercury in the primer from coming into contact with the inside of the primer pocket and weakening it. In May 1900 a nonmercuric primer was adopted. Tinning of cases ceased.
In 1903 the Caliber .30 Model of 1903 (.30-03) cartridge was standardized. Until that time the government had normally called the Krag simply Caliber .30 since the military had no other .30-caliber arms. That now had to change. The .30 Krag became Caliber .30 Model of 1898. One can argue this would still cause confusion under many circumstances - and it did.
Last production of .30 Krag ball ammunition at Frankford Arsenal probably took place in September 1909 (some say September 1907). Several contracts were also let, mainly during the Spanish-American War. These display a common commercial headstamp in most instances. Many Krag rifles were used for civilian guard purposes during World War I, ammunition being contracted from Remington. Winchester and the Western Cartridge Co. also provided ammunition through the 1920s.
Mention of the Spanish-American War probably brings to mind past printed material stating the enemies Mausers were superior to U.S. Krags, resulting in needless casualties. While this was true up to a point, it was Civil War tactics that got the Americans into trouble. One doesnt run around in the open when facing an enemy on higher ground, entrenched in fortified positions and firing modern high-power rifles! Unfortunately, for officers to gain knowledge, soldiers must often gain headstones.
When the .30 Krag was adopted by the army in 1892, its success as a sporting round could be assumed to be assured. This, however, did not happen for the .30 Krag. Indeed it couldnt happen at first because the government had the only rifles and ammunition in existence.
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. didnt wait very long, though, as the 1894 catalog lists the cartridge as .30 U.S. Army. Only one load was offered. It consisted of a 220-grain roundnose steel jacketed bullet pushed by 40 grains of an unnamed smokeless powder. This charge weight would, many years later, give the cartridge the number "40" in its common name today - .30-40 Krag. Many writers of the time used the term .30 Krag. Velocity was given as 2,066 fps from a 30-inch barrel of the Winchester Single Shot, which was first made available in .30 Krag in 1894. Interestingly, the price of that rifle was $30, over twice the price of the round barrel sporting rifle firing any other cartridge.
Softnose bullets of 220 grains became available from Winchester in January 1896. Now the .30 Krag was a sporting round! Why hadnt such bullets been available earlier? The answer is perhaps obvious given what was happening in the field of guns and ammunition at the time. Winchester was pushing development of its own smokeless .30- caliber cartridge, the .30 WCF. The company didnt want anything to upstage that introduction, especially since the Krag produced nearly 50 percent more muzzle energy. Also, the Model 95 was about ready. It would chamber the Krag. Better not to give the Krag a push until Winchester could take advantage of it. The .30 WCF came out in August 1895; the Model 95 in June 1896.
Beginning in 1895 W.R.A. produced a gallery load for the Krag. Bullet weight was 150 grains propelled by 10 grains of smokeless powder. That bullet weight was probably a misprint as the following year it dropped to 100 grains and stayed there. A 150-grain pointed softnose at 2,560 fps and a similar 180-grain slug at 2,350 fps became available after World War I. A 180-grain, full-patch spitzer and roundnose softpoint appeared a few years earlier.
Unfortunately, as effective as the .30 Krag was at the turn of the century, it failed to attract much of a following. The military only considered it a temporary thing. Lack of rifles didnt help either. Winchesters Model 95 never caught on, few bought the Winchester single shot in .30 Krag and there was really nothing else. Introduction of the .30-03 followed by the .30-06 put the brakes on the Krag permanently.
Indeed, the old military round would have disappeared from the face of the earth if it hadnt been for the army selling its Krags after World War I. It seems most were purchased by hunters who cut the 30-inch military barrels back to 20 to 24 inches. This saved the round because hunters buy mostly factory ammunition, so cartridge makers turn it out. Hunters liked the Krag for its glass hard surface finish, which makes it the smoothest bolt gun ever built. Modern bolt actions feel like they are filled with sand compared to a Krag. The round finally became rather popular.
Eventually a modern 180-grain pointed softnose at around 2,450 fps was offered. With over 2,400 foot-pounds (ft-lbs) of muzzle energy and 1,350 ft-lbs rating at 200 yards, this is as good as it gets for the iron-sighted Krag. Given the receivers split bridge, mounting a scope was not impossible but rather expensive. Owners didnt do it.
Had not Ruger offered its little No. 3 carbine in .30 Krag several years back, the cartridge would probably have dropped off the ammunition charts by now. Its certainly not far from happening today. Even if that does occur, handloaders can turn out ammunition as long as brass is available.
The .30 Krag is perhaps the perfect handloaders round. With a moderate powder capacity for its bore size all the old factory hunting loads can be easily duplicated. Bullets need not be crimped in the cases. If 220-grain cast bullets are used to duplicate the old military load, the Krags long neck will easily cover all lube grooves. Several old cast bullet designs were created especially for the .30 Krag, even though they were later used successfully in the '06. Most of these have been tried in my Model 1898 Krag with excellent results.
Just dont try to make the .30 Krag into a .308 or .30-06. The old military action wont stand for that. With modern softnose bullets that isnt necessary either. At iron-sight ranges, the .30 Krag will still get the job done.