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The Duke University men's lacrosse program will resume this fall under a strict new standard of behavior that the players drafted and with stronger administrative oversight of the program, President Richard H. Brodhead announced Monday in an electronic letter to the Duke community.
Brodhead's announcement comes two months to the day that he suspended the team's season following allegations of rape at an off-campus team party on March 13. Three members of the team have been indicted in the incident; the other 44 members of the team have been exonerated.
"When I met with the members of the team last month, I told them that, if and when Duke resumes the playing of men's lacrosse, we cannot return to the status quo as of March 12," Brodhead said in his letter. "Though it did not confirm the worst allegations against this team, the Coleman Committee (a faculty committee chaired by Duke Law School Professor James Coleman) documented a history of irresponsible conduct that this university cannot allow to continue.
" … As I wrestled with this issue, I decided that Duke should only resume men's lacrosse if we made a clear statement of the conduct we expect of the players going forward; if the players made a commitment to live by these expectations; and if we had a strong oversight mechanism to monitor the situation. These conditions have now been met to my satisfaction."
Under the lacrosse team's new behavioral standards, violations will include underage drinking, disorderly conduct and harassment. Minimum penalties include counseling and community service for a first offense; a three-game suspension for a second offense; and a season-long suspension for a third offense.
Students who fail to notify the head coach and athletics director of a violation within 24 hours will be immediately suspended from the team. The coach and the athletic director can impose alternative or stricter penalties.
No sports team at Duke has had its own standards of behavior before, although all teams have rules for their players. The Athletic Department also has a code of ethical conduct for all athletes, which is available online here.
The university plans to conduct a national search for a permanent head coach, said Athletic Director Joe Alleva. Alleva has named Kevin Cassese as the team's interim coach. Cassese, 25, is a former All-American and captain of the 2003 Duke lacrosse team who returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach in July 2005.
"Kevin is one of the best examples of the complete student-athlete," Alleva said. "Most everyone knows the type of player he was here and continues to be on the international and professional levels, but he is also a man of character and an excellent role model for our current and future student-athletes. We're confident in his abilities to help our men's lacrosse program move forward in the right direction."
In Monday's letter, Brodhead also announced changes in the oversight of athletics. Beginning immediately, Brodhead said he will assume direct responsibility for overseeing the athletics department. He said he also will ask Provost Peter Lange to include a senior member of the athletics department on Lange's Undergraduate Leadership Group "to overcome any separation of academics, athletics and student life," and will propose changes to the university's Athletics Council "to ensure that we have the means to monitor successfully the policies and practices in athletics."
Brodhead noted that some people "have questioned whether Division I athletics has a place at a school as academically strong as Duke. I would reply that if it isn't easy to get the balance right, it's also not clear that the task is impossible. I would rather work to put athletic goals in proper relation to our academic mission than to 'solve' the problem by throwing out half of the equation."
Brodhead announced the suspension of the lacrosse season April 5, the same day he also appointed five separate committees to address issues raised in the community and on campus by the March 13 incident. To date, three committees have completed their work examining the behavioral history of the lacrosse team, assessing the Duke administration's response to the sexual assault allegations and examining the adequacy of Duke's disciplinary procedures.
A fourth committee, led by Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Robert Thompson and Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta, is now assessing the campus culture -- "the ways Duke educates students in the values of personal responsibility, consideration for others and mutual respect in the face of difference and disagreement" -– and is working to clarify the standards of behavior expected for all Duke students, including when students are off-campus. The committee, which includes students, faculty and administrators, is expected to submit its initial report to Brodhead by Dec. 1.
In Monday's letter, Brodhead announced the composition of the fifth committee -- a presidential council that will scrutinize Duke's responses to the broader issues raised by the lacrosse team incident and advise the president and the university's trustees on whether the responses are appropriate and effective. The council co-chairs, both former Duke trustees, are Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke '67, who was among the first African-American students admitted to Duke and is now provost of the University of the District of Columbia, and businessman Roy Bostock '62, who chairs the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
Other council members include three university presidents -- Shirley Tilghman of Princeton University, Morton Schapiro of Williams College and Phail Wynn of the Durham Technical Community College –- as well as former trustee and broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff '68. Four younger alumni also will serve on the council: Adam Silver '84, who on July 1 will become the NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer; Sarah Dodds-Brown '95, a former Young Trustee and currently counsel for American Express; Julian Harris '00, a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania and former head of the Duke Honor Council; and Katie Laidlaw '04, an associate with The Parthenon Group in Boston and a current Young Trustee.
In announcing the members of the council, Brodhead noted that "none of the issues we are grappling with is peculiar to Duke. But if they are widespread on American college campuses, that's not a reason for us to ignore them. The current crisis gives Duke an opportunity to 'step up' and take a leadership position on issues of broad concern in American education."
Brodhead said he is grateful that despite the constant media coverage which portrayed Duke and its neighbors in Durham as antagonists, numerous community leaders, including North Carolina Central University Chancellor James Ammons, continue to work together to strengthen the city.
He also noted that he is pleased lacrosse team members are committed to setting a new standard for the Duke program.
"These students have lived through an extraordinarily painful situation for the last eight weeks," Brodhead wrote. "Whether or not the felony charges are upheld against the three indicted students, the fact is that members of the team engaged in irresponsible and dishonorable behavior on the evening of March 13, and those who were involved bear responsibility for their actions. For all that, few of us have suffered an ordeal like the one that unfolded as intense media interest turned this event into a worldwide news story. Setting aside the legal charges, which must be resolved in court, I am pleased that team members have acknowledged the error of their conduct and have made the commitment to create a new history for themselves and their sport at Duke.
"We will take care to assure ourselves that these changes of heart and conduct do in fact happen -- but it's important that we believe in their possibility. None of us is free from the liability to err: that's why we need education. To make a mistake, to recognize it as such, and to take responsibility for making a change might be said to be the essence of education. That is the opportunity now available to our team."


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Aug. 31, 2001
ASA Offers Free Online Risk Management Resource
For subcontractors wanting to avoid some of the riskiest insurance policies and contract clauses in the market today, the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), Alexandria, Va., is offering a new online resource tool. Available on ASA's Web site, www.asaonline.com, the Subcontractor's Transfer of Risk Action Plan (STRAP) is part of ASA's nationwide campaign to educate subcontractors about risk transfer and how it affects their businesses.
"With the cost of some types of insurance skyrocketing, subcontractors have never needed resources for good risk management like they do today," says 2000-2001 ASA President Richard Kohls, vice president of finance for the Fenton Rigging Co. in Cincinnati. "ASA's action plan gives subcontractors practical information they can use to survive the hardening insurance market."
STRAP, which incorporates the four items below, helps subcontractors identify and challenge policies and contract terms and conditions that would inappropriately transfer risks to their companies.
Risk Transfer: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). This sheet provides answers about how inappropriate risk transfer works and how to avoid it.
Risk Transfer: A Glossary. ASA's glossary explains commonly used, but often confusing insurance and risk management terms.
Checklist on Owner-Controlled and Contractor-Controlled Insurance Programs. Many subcontractors are asked to participate in wrap-ups. This checklist gives subcontractors criteria to consider in making this business decision.
Indemnity Clauses in the 50 States Chart. A subcontract may or may not contain an indemnity clause, but the laws differ by state as to what kind of indemnity clauses are permitted. Subcontractors can use this chart to see what the contractual indemnity laws are in their states.
Aug. 31, 2001
NECA Takes Division 16 Effort to the Internet
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Bethesda, Md., recently launched www.IBS-16.org, a new Web site dedicated exclusively to the organization's Integrated Building Systems (IBS-16) proposal for updating Construction Specification Institute's (CSI) MasterFormat specification system. NECA is proposing to consolidate all of the electrical power, communications, and control systems (currently scattered throughout various parts of MasterFormat) into an expanded update of Division 16.
This site outlines NECA's position on the Division 16-17 debate and enables visitors to view the IBS-16 proposal in its entirety. There's also a link to the IBS-16 Library, a compilation of educational materials and resources from the technical and building industry press. Here, you can learn about the evolution of the IBS-16 initiative and why NECA finds it so important. You can also voice your opinion via the "Express Yourself" feature, which enables you to send an e-mail directly to representatives at CSI.
Aug. 29, 2001
Department of Energy Selects Teams for Integrated Power Development
At a cost of $18.5 million, the Department of Energy (DOE) has contracted seven industry teams to research and develop the first generation of integrated power, heating, and cooling systems. The contract is the next step in the DOE's effort to make packaged heating and cooling the preferred system for on-site air conditioning in industrial and commercial facilities by 2020.
Buildings: Cooling, Heating, and Power (BCHP) systems could reduce energy consumption by 30% and CO2 emissions by 45%, according to the BCHP Consortium, the group that is lobbying for research into the development of the technology. BCHP systems generate energy on-site from natural gas and use the thermal energy created by the process for heating and cooling, thereby reducing a building's demand for energy from the grid.
"Today, approximately 2/3 of the fuel energy used to generate electricity in the U.S. is wasted in the form of lost heat," says Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham. "By productively using waste heat to provide cooling, heating and humidity control in commercial and institutional buildings, distributed energy resource systems can improve overall resource efficiency levels to 70% or greater."
The industry teams selected for developing packaged/modular Cooling Heating and Power Systems for Buildings (BCHP) are:
Burns and McDonnell, Kansas City, Mo., partnered with Solar Turbines Inc. and Broad USA. Awarded approximately $3,000,000 to design and construct a BCHP system that provides electricity from a Taurus 5,200 kW turbine generator, as much as 3,000 refrigeration tons (RT) of free waste heat-driven absorption cooling, and as much as to 17,000 RT of additional gas-fired cooling.
Capstone Turbine Corporation, Woodland Hills, Calif. Awarded approximately $3,000,000 to design and test packaged BCHP Systems based on using waste heat from Capstone's 60 kW microturbines coupled with absorption chillers for air-conditioning and a desiccant for humidity control.
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, Ill., partnered with Waukesha and Trane. Awarded $2,464,202 to combine Waukesha engine generators with Trane absorption chillers.
Honeywell Laboratories, Minneapolis. Awarded $4,259,202 to develop and field test a large (2 MW to 5 MW) BCHP packaged system at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Ingersoll Rand, Portsmouth, N.H. Awarded $2,305,469 to combine a new 70 kW microturbine with an ammonia-water absorption refrigeration system.
NiSource Energy Technologies, Merrillville, Ind. Awarded $800,000 to work with a Hilton Hotel developer to demonstrate a modular packaged BCHP system.
United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), East Hartford, Conn. Awarded $2,841,193 to design an accelerated BCHP system based on off-the-shelf components.
Aug. 29, 2001
Universal Lighting Offers Energy Savings Calculator Online
Responding to the increased impetus on energy efficiency, Universal Lighting Technologies, Nashville, Tenn., has made its Energy Savings Calculator available on its Web site at www.universaballast.com.
By inputting current system configurations, including the fixture type, ballast system, number of fixtures, watts, and local electricity costs, visitors to the site can use the calculator to compute savings for fluorescent and high intensity discharge (HID) lighting systems. The calculator determines an appropriate lighting system configuration and explains energy savings.
The Energy Savings Calculator is also available on CD-ROM.
Aug. 27, 2001
NECA Submits Proposal to Expand Division 16 in CSI's MasterFormat
Amid much debate and discussion, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Bethesda, Md., recently submitted its official proposal to add a new Integrated Building Systems division to the MasterFormat system published by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Alexandria, Va. What is MasterFormat? Updated every seven years, this paper- and software-based system is a master list of numbers and titles that consulting engineers use to organize information about construction requirements, products, and activities into a standard sequence. Developed by a committee headed by Thomas E. Glavinich, D.E., P.E., chair of the architectural engineering department at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan., NECA's proposal hopes to accomplish three things:
Update the current contents of Division 16 (power, communications, and control) to reflect current technology, equipment, and systems.
Expand Division 16 by adding electrical/electronic systems that presently are located elsewhere in other MasterFormat divisions.
Change the name of Division 16 to Integrated Building Systems to reflect its expanded content and purpose.
"Our proposal to CSI addresses advances in technology and their impact on modern buildings," says Glavinich. "No other division has experienced more change since the last MasterFormat revision in 1995 than Division 16. Power, communications, and control systems form the central nervous system of modern commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. And these interrelated systems are increasingly interdependent and inseparable."
According to Dr. Glavinich, expanding Division 16 will enable MasterFormat to reflect today's technology and industry trends, promote a "systems approach" to design and construction, improve the consistency of construction contract documents, provide better coordination of power quality and grounding issues, and give building owners an opportunity to have single-point responsibility for installing and operating related building systems.
Meanwhile, the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) submitted a rival proposal that recommends splitting off telecommunications, local area networks (LANs), sound-video, and other types of low-voltage wiring into a new, separate Division 17 to keep pace with today's demanding technology requirements. According to NECA's Brooke Stauffer, that's the wrong way to go.
"It's unfortunate that some interests are approaching the revision of MasterFormat in terms of turf issues. CSI's spec system isn't the place to be fighting out business or competitive issues that should be settled in the marketplace," says Stauffer. "MasterFormat is, or should be, nothing but an impartial, technical tool that building professionals use to help them do the best possible job for their clients—the people who own and occupy buildings."
The Integrated Building Systems division NECA is proposing represents a major improvement that will help update the MasterFormat system and keep it current with the most recent advances in building technology, says Stauffer.
"Twenty years ago, it might have made sense to give different kinds of electrical and communications wiring their own, smaller, spec divisions," he says. "The technologies were fairly distinct, each type of system had its own dedicated control box, Ma Bell had a monopoly on doing phone work, and so on."
But today, he notes, these different power, communications, and control technologies are morphing together. Increasingly they're being put in by the same installers, there are lots of operational connections between them, and there are big issues like power quality and grounding that cut across all these technologies that should be approached in a common way, maintains Stauffer. NECA believes splitting apart the specs for designing and installing different electrical, communications, and control systems makes no sense in the year 2001.
"Integrate—don't separate. That's the message we're trying to get across to CSI," says Stauffer. "And that's how we've designed our revision proposal for the MasterFormat specification system. The Integrated Building Systems division is a forward-looking approach that reflects the way buildings are designed and constructed now and in the future."
For more information on NECA Codes and Standards, visit www.NECA-NEIS.org.
Aug. 27, 2001
TIA Signs Agreement With OAS Telecom Agency
After signing an agreement last week, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), an Arlington, Va.-based trade association serving the communications and information technology industry, and the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), an agency of the Organization of American States (OAS), announced they will cooperate on a range of joint projects, including publications, seminars, meetings, and training.
TIA and CITEL also plan to join forces on a conference to include participation by the International Telecommunication Union, among other regional telecommunications organizations, as well as the private sector. The goal of the conference is to enhance regional and regulatory initiatives to stimulate commercial and business relationships in telecommunications that will lead to network modernization and infrastructure deployment.
The main areas of cooperation include activities involving CITEL's Permanent Consultative Committee I, on Public Telecommunications Services, as well as Permanent Consultative Committee III, on Radiocommunications.
TIA standardization activities include mobile and fixed communications for land-based and satellite systems, user premises telephone equipment and requirements, fiber optic systems and equipment, and voice and data transmission equipment, interfaces, and systems.
Aug. 27, 2001
ASA Kit Helps Subcontractors Fight Rising Insurance Costs
Have your company's insurance premiums gone up even though your losses don't justify it? There can be many reasons for such increases, but according to the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), Alexandria, Va., one major reason for spiraling insurance costs is often overlooked: risk transfer.
When specialty contractors sign construction subcontracts and insurance policies without knowing how to negotiate a balanced allocation of risk, the financial consequences can be enormous. Realizing this is a problem for subcontractors, ASA developed the Risk Transfer Management Kit: A Guide for Dealing with Insurance and the Risk Allocation Dilemma. The kit includes a 50-minute video on "Contractual Risk Transfer: Beyond the Basics for Subcontractors," presented by Richard Usher, CEO and managing member of Hill & Usher Insurance & Surety, Phoenix, Ariz., and a 70-page manual, which explains the "ins-and-outs" of complex insurance and contract issues.
The manual and video outline the three main ways project-related risks are inappropriately transferred to subcontractors: contractual indemnity, "additional insured" insurance clauses, and waivers of subrogation. Taken together, these three risk transfer devices account for billions of dollars of claims against subcontractors' insurers annually. According to ASA, subcontractors end up bearing the costs through higher insurance premiums, deductibles, and sometimes inability to obtain coverage.
For additional resources on risk transfer, visit www.asaonline.com. To order the kit, call Specialty Contractor Press at (800) 221-0415 or visit www.contractorpress.com.
Aug. 27, 2001
Sure Power Partners With Trane
A provider of reliable, onsite electricity generation systems, Sure Power Corp., Danbury, Conn., recently entered into a strategic alliance with Trane, the nation's largest provider of applied commercial and industrial air conditioning systems, equipment, controls, service, and parts.
As a result of this partnership, Trane will provide HVAC systems for Sure Power's patent-pending systems. Together, the companies will enable energy-dependent businesses (including data centers, high-tech manufacturers, and utilities) to install independent, high-reliability, primary-power sources.
According to Sure Power, the power used by equipment in high-tech facilities creates as much as 100W of by-product energy per square-foot. Since this excess heat cannot escape the box, an appropriate cooling system is required to prevent temperatures from reaching heights that can destroy high-tech components and force systems to shut down. By combining the Sure Power and Trane systems, businesses can provide a constant supply of uninterruptible, computer-grade, onsite power with built-in cooling.
Aug. 27, 2001
Hubbell Lighting Expands Web Site
Hubbell Lighting, Christiansburg, Va., recently launched a newly expanded website at www.hubbell-ltg.com. The site now makes it easy to locate product information and important specification data on both lighting and other platform brands, including Devine Lighting, Sterner, Security Lighting, Sportsliter Solutions, and Hubbell Entertainment, Inc.
New site features include: product spotlight section (outlining applications and specifications, literature, certification, and FAQs); technical documentation, including instruction sheets, application and troubleshooting guides, and product certifications; distributor and representative locations; Online Help Desk for customer and technical service, software, and training; industry links; a redesigned Literature Request Form; and the ability to view the company's promotional merchandise catalog.
Aug. 24, 2001
MagneTek Lighting Products Becomes Universal Lighting Technologies
After being acquired by Littlejohn & Co., LLC, a private investment organization, MagneTek Lighting Products has changed its name to Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. Under the new arrangement, Universal Lighting Technologies is better positioned to provide its high-quality comprehensive line of ballasts for specification and lighting design applications.
For more information, visit www.universalballast.com.
Aug. 24, 2001
Siemens First to Operate HTS Motor in Europe
Siemens recently became the first manufacturer in Europe to start up a high-temperature superconductor (HTS) motor at its Research Center in Erlangen, Germany. Sponsored by the Federal German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), this project involves testing high-temperature superconduction technology with a trial motor. The rotor (with superconducting coils) is mounted in a motor housing with an air-gap stator winding. Then, it is cooled in a closed circuit system. During experimental operation in motor and generator modes, the trial motor reached a continuous power output of 400kW, which is equivalent to about 550 hp.
Why commercialize this technology? According to American Superconductor, Westborough, Mass., high-temperature superconductors can carry high-density current with virtually no loss. Power output is more than double that of conventional motors of similar size with copper windings, while losses are halved. Suitable applications for the compact, superconductor motor include those calling for space- and energy-saving machines, such as ships or oil platforms. The technology is also suitable for gas turbines, making it possible to build extremely high-speed generators, which can be coupled directly to a turbine without the need for a gear box. Below the transition temperature, the electrical resistance of superconducting materials disappears. Until now, it has been necessary to reduce temperatures to –273°C, just above absolute zero, to obtain the superconducting effect. This required the use of liquid helium, which is very time-consuming and costly.
With high-temperature superconductors, electrical resistance disappears at around –190°C. This enables virtually loss-free current conduction with a considerably lower line diameter, greater efficiency, and higher magnetic field strength.
According to American Superconductor, Siemens' progress on HTS motors is good news for the industry. Along with the 1,600 hp HTS motor demonstrated by Rockwell and American Superconductor last year, and the 5,000 hp HTS motor demonstrated by AMSC in July, it points to the momentum developing in the creation of a market for HTS motors and generators and HTS wire sales.
Aug. 24, 2001
Load Logic Unveils Energy-Reducing Motor Control
Michigan-based Load Logic, Inc. recently developed a microprocessor-based energy control unit that reduces the voltage and current profile in many 3-phase motors to a minimum. Based on NASA technology, this product is especially effective on motors that run continuously and have intermittent loads, including air conditioning systems, injection molding equipment, stamping or punch presses, escalators, air compressors, and refrigeration systems.
How does it work? By sensing when a motors is not operating at full load, the unit automatically reduces the energy to the specific amount required by the motor at that time. When the load increases, the voltage is instantly increased to adjust to the motor's energy requirement.
"This is a truly unique technology that we believe has unlimited potential. We've measured kilowatt-hour savings that range from 5% to more than 10%," says Tom Anton, president of Load Logic. "This could mean significant' savings in energy costs over time with the product literally paying for itself in a very short period of time."
Aug. 24, 2001
Alpha Wire Web Site Speeds Online Ordering
Alpha Wire Co., a leading provider of wire, cable, and tubing solutions for advanced electronic applications, recently updated its Web site, www.alphawire.com, focusing on quick access to the company's online Master Catalog. By eliminating repetitive clicking, the revamped site is cleaner, faster, and easier to use.
With Alpha's Stock Check feature, visitors can search the inventory of participating distributors for a specific Alpha product—online in real time. After entering a part number, customers can quickly find all participating Alpha Wire distributors who have that part in stock as well as how many units are available. Then, they can select a distributor and link directly to the site for ordering.
Aug. 24, 2001
Del City Launches New Web Site
At Del City's new Web site, www.delcity.net, you can purchase more than 2500 products securely online. New features of the site include: a new search feature, monthly discount promotions, and product information (including PDFs of new product flyers). You can also track your order using invoice number, request a free catalog, subscribe to future e-mail offers, submit your specifications for a free estimate on custom products, view all recent press releases, track your order using invoice number, and apply for credit.
Aug. 22, 2001
Copper Development Association Supports NEMA Motor Program
The Copper Development Association (CDA) recently announced its support of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA Premium Efficient Motor Program, a set of national electric motor efficiency standards projected to save more than 5800GWh of electricity and prevent the release of almost 80 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere over the next 10 years. The standards are generally 1% to 2% stronger than minimum federal standards set by the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
According to David Brender, CDA National Program Manager, electric motor-driven systems consume more than 60% of all industrial electricity generated in the United States each year. "With so much at stake, this program not only brings this urgent message to the industrial community, but offers real solutions at a time when electricity consumption and generation are critical issues impacting production and profitability," he says.
Brender also points outs that the average electric motor can cost up to 25 times its purchase price in operating costs over just one year. "With electric rates rising across the country, and peak prices several times the average, the benefits of higher efficiency motors have never been clearer," he says. "These motors incorporate a complement of premium materials that enable them to run cooler, last longer, and perform more efficiently."
Products equipped with motors that meet or exceed the new specifications can bear the NEMA Premium label. For more information on the Copper Development Association and the role of copper in electric motors, visit www.copper.org.
Aug. 22, 2001
IEC 2001 Expo to Focus on "Building the Team"
Independent electrical contractors and industry professionals from across the country are expected to turn out in record numbers for the IEC's 44th Annual National Convention & Exposition to be held Oct. 1-4 in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suites Casino.
"We are looking forward to the largest gathering of merit shop contractors in IEC's history," says Jim Thurman, IEC's national president. "I hope all IEC members will look on attending this meeting as an important investment in both their business and personal lives."
According to Thurman, this year's convention, which centers around the theme "Building the Team," promises something for everyone. Attendees can learn the latest from the VDV market, get fresh ideas on how to improve their bottom line, meet top electrical and communications contractors, and learn how the association is changing to meet members' needs.
A few of the educational seminars featured at the convention include: "How to Attract and Keep the Workers and Managers You Need," "People Skills to Increase Workforce Productivity," "Increase Profitability - Marketing for Today's Electrical Contractor," "Managing Your Cash Flow for Improved Profitability," and "Keys to Successful Project Management."
The IEC Expo 2001 will be held in conjunction with IEC Convention at the Rio Pavilion at the Rio Suite Hotel & Casino on Oct. 2. More than 2,000 attendees are expected to visit the exposition that will feature more than 100 exhibitors.
For more information, contact Larry Mullins at (703) 549-7351 or visit www.ieci.org.
Aug. 22, 2001
NEMA Promotes Energy Efficient Products
Citing a recent study in the trade journal Energy User News, National Electrical Manufacturers (NEMA) President Malcolm O'Hagan recently told the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources energy efficient products and systems could reduce energy costs by 40% and save businesses $28 billion per year. Industry experts estimate that the energy needed to run buildings in the United States costs about $70 billion a year.
"A comprehensive electrical energy policy should rely on affordable, proven technology to address energy supply and demand," O'Hagan told the committee. "It is critical to understand that energy efficiency and conservation do not mean sacrifice and reduced access, but rather doing more with existing capacity by achieving reduction in energy usage through the use of more efficient products and systems."
O'Hagan was in Washington, D.C., encouraging the committee to promote facility upgrades to systems like lighting, HVAC, and building automation that could, according to the study, save businesses between $1.00 and $1.50 per sq ft of floor space. O'Hagan said businesses who employ these systems could see a return on investment immediately and energy savings lasting the life of the products, usually 10 yr to 20 yr.
Aug. 22, 2001
Free Online Job Listings for Fiber Optic Industry
The Fiber Optic Association (FOA), a Boston-based society for professionals working in the fiber optic industry, recently unveiled a free job listing service. Companies recruiting for positions can post jobs on the FOA website at www.TheFOA.org.
Available to the public (not just FOA members), the listings include hundreds of jobs in R&D, manufacturing, installation, sales, and marketing. Founded in 1995 as a non-profit organization, FOA has more than 7,000 members, of which more than 5,000 have completed requirements for the CFOT (Certified Fiber Optic Technician) certification and advanced certifications.
Aug. 20, 2001
Subcontractors Win Right to Sue for Delay Damages
Nearly three months after filing a "friends of the court" brief with the Appellate Division of the state of New York, the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) won its appeal of the state's decision to deny subcontractors the right to sue for delay damages. The decision of the appeals court makes it more likely that subcontractors will be fairly compensated for owner-caused delays on a project.
The ASA was appealing the earlier trial court's decision to deny general and subcontractors the ability to change "no damage for delay" clauses without owner approval. After that decision, subcontractors had no recourse for recouping profits lost as a result of delays caused by the owner. The appellate court reversed the decision and ruled that the general contract language, which required owner "approval of the Subcontractor and the form of the Subcontract," only gave the owner the right to pre-approve subcontractors, and not to pre-approve particular terms of any and all agreements between the general contractor and a subcontractor, such as "no damage for delay" terms or liquidating agreements.
Aug. 20, 2001
EPA to Employ Renewable Energy for Research Facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is putting its own energy use under the microscope, announcing Friday that it will power three of its research facilities in Cincinnati with 100% renewable energy sources. The EPA will receive 15,560,000 kWh of power annually over the next three years from Community Energy, Inc., a renewable energy marketing company. Community Energy will be supplying New Wind Power to the EPA from Exelon Power Team, Mill Run, Pa. The agency will also be receiving landfill gas energy from ComEd, a northern Illinois subsidiary of Community Energy.
"The Bush Administration has asked the government to be the first to conserve energy," says EPA Administrator Christie Whitman. "These purchases represent a creative and innovative approach to help solve our nation's energy crisis, while achieving tremendous environmental benefits and charting the way for the emerging green power market."
With the move to wind and biomass energy, the EPA claims it will be able to reduce its annual carbon dioxide emissions by 16,000 tons, nitrous oxide emissions by 112,000 lbs, and sulfur dioxide emissions by 246,000 lbs. The contract in Cincinnati is only the first step, however. The agency plans to receive 9% of electricity from green sources for facilities located in Richmond, Calif., Golden, Colo., Chelmsford, Mass., Manchester, Wash., and Cincinnati, Ohio by 2002.
Aug. 20, 2001
Konnext Connects with Sauro
Connector and cabling manufacturer Konnext, Inc., Hudson, Mass., recently partnered with Largo, Fla.-based Sauro USA, a manufacturer of European-style terminal blocks for discrete wire-to-board interconnection. Under this arrangement, Konnext will provide technical support, sales, and marketing for Sauro products.
Konnext manufactures micro-miniature ESD shunting connectors, power shunting barrier blocks, cables and cabling, printed circuit board based interfaces and interface modules and accessories, terminal blocks, and standard and custom connectors. Sauro offers fixed and pluggable rising cage clamp blocks in 2.54mm (0.100 in.) to 10.16mm (0.400 in.) spacings that provide wire termination for dry circuit to 32A 750VAC power circuits.
The partnership allows Konnext, Inc. to provide another high-end interconnection technology to solve its customers many interconnection challenges.
Aug. 20, 2001
TIA Announces New Optical Cable Standard
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Arlington, Va., has published a new standard, FOTP -171, "Attenuation by Substitution Measurement for Short-Length Multimode Graded-Index and Single Mode Optical Fiber Cable Assemblies," TIA/EIA-455-171A.
The document upgrades and revises TIA/EIA-455-171. FOTP-171 describes procedures for measuring the attenuation by substitution of short length multimode graded index and single-mode optical fiber cable assemblies. These tests are primarily used for multimode cables of 100 m or less in length and for single-mode cables of any length. The document focuses on connector loss; fiber loss usually represents only a small portion of the total loss. The FOTP contains twelve methods for testing connectorized cable assemblies.
TIA/EIA-455-171A was created by TIA FO-6.3 Subcommittee on Fiber Optic Interconnecting Devices. To obtain copies of the document, contact Global Engineering Documents at (800) 854-7179 or visit http://global.ihs.com.
Aug. 20, 2001
Reliabilityweb.com's Top 50 Maintenance Web Sites Now on CD-ROM
A free industrial review Web site for the plant reliability industry, Reliabilityweb.com, Fort Myers, Fla., recently unveiled its "Top 50 Reliability and Maintenance Web Sites" on interactive CD-ROM. Featuring sites from the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom, the CD-ROM offers a guided and narrated tour of the best features of each Web site through the use of hyperlinks that work with an Internet browser while you're online.
"We wanted a way to acknowledge web sites that teach without asking for anything in return," says Terrence O'Hanlon, the executive producer of the program. "The Internet is being used more frequently for research, and these sites are all performing a valuable service."
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Now that I'm feeling better, (although still feeling as though I'm breathing through gauze), it is time to get back out onto the road, running that is! Yesterday I had to find my Saucony's, find my winter running gear, dig out my Garmin and suit up. It was a beautiful morning with bright sunshine, no wind and an almost bearable temperature. In other words, it was the perfect morning to start back "on the road" with a little 4k.
|my favourite road
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The afternoon was a great cross country ski! The Weekend Warrior is back!!
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Follow Friday: Happy New Year!
I enjoyed our summer and our month in California, however I've been playing catch up ever since. August came, and I spent the entire month entertaining the young son and toting him to lessons and activities and preparing for back to school. My house needs work, my garden is a disaster, and my genealogy research and blogging have gone somewhat off course. While blogging allows for stream-of-consciousness writing, I feel it's time throw out a lifeline before my blogging descends into the dark, murky waters of the Stream of Unconsciousness.*
Fall is a great time to set goals. It's a new school year, a new schedule, and a time of new beginnings. Even though I've been (mostly) a stay-at-home mom for the last few years, for the almost 18 years of my professional life I worked either in higher education or secondary education, and fall always means the start of a new year. After all these years I still can't give up my academic year planner!
My genealogy goals for the next few months are:
~ Go to the library or a records repository at least every other week
~ Focus research on a few individuals for the immediate future and work diligently at organizing what I already have
~ Make a habit of typing up research and inputting data into my system IMMEDIATELY (No excuses on this one.)
~ Scan and organize photos and slides
~ Continue with my letter translation project with my cousin Marek (He'll be happy to read this one!)
~ Organize digital photos over the winter
~ Join a ProGen Study Group after January 1, 2011
~Participate in an education program (in person or online) once a month
~ Read/familiarize myself with the genealogy books I've ordered
My blogging goals for the next few months are:
~ Return to posting regularly on my Aunt Helen Bulak's Trip to Poland, 1937
~ Participate in the Carnival of Genealogy as much as humanly possible
~ Write one or two solid comments to other geneabloggers every week, minimum
~ Participate in GeneaBloggers daily blogging themes at least a couple of times a week
~ Continue to post the results of my Naramore research
~ Post on a New England theme or Worcester theme once a month
One disclaimer--all bets are off for November. I've decided to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November. I'm planning to use the month of November to write the bones of a novella I plan to enter into a contest in the spring.
I'm already feeling a little overwhelmed when I look at my list, but I'm going to do my best. My husband makes fun of my inability (Well, that's what he says anyway...) to plan my time. Basically he always tell me to think about the time I need, then double it. Looking at my list, I should be pretty busy until September 2012.
Happy New Year!
For other great lists check out:
Martin Hollick's New Year Resolutions at The Slovak Yankee
Marian Pierre-Louis' A New Year's Wish List and then some at Roots & Rambles (Marian even has a Weekly Goals plan. I am in awe of this.)
Astrid's Genealogy Goals for the Fall at Of Trolls and Lemons
Tina Lyons' Fall Genealogy Goals at Gen Wish List
Greg Lambersons' Genealogy Goals for the Fall at Greg Lamberson's Genealogy Blog
* The Stream of Unconciousness is located after the Cliffs of Insanity and just before you get to the Fire Swamp and the Rodents of Unusual Size. (Just kidding. If you don't "get it" rent the DVD of the Princess Bride. You'll be glad you did. TGIF everyone!)
2 comments:
- Jasia said...
I love that you made particapating in the carnival of genealogy 1 of your goals for the fall . Then I saw your mention of particiating in NanoWriMo in November and realized you won't be participating in the c o g that month. But hey, good for you! I've done NanoWRIMO twice and enjoyed the experience tremendously. I'll be in your corner cheering you on!
- September 18, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
I absolutely love participating in COG. I like writing on topics I might not otherwise think about on my own. COG gives me the little push I sometimes need to branch out in a different direction.
I noticed you've participated in NaNoWriMo. I read a few of your posts on the experience, and would like to read more. I've been thinking about this for a while. Thanks for cheering me on, and I'll let you know how things go!
- September 18, 2010 at 1:52 PM


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During one of the many speeches given during our Forest Park Carousel's bicentennial celebration in the year 2103, one of our future historians will talk about its history, including the periods of time when it lay neglected and shuttered, its future in doubt.
Visitors will marvel at the beautiful menagerie, running their hands over the smooth horse's muzzles; overwhelmed by the notion that someone carved all of these animals by hand. They'll stand back and look at the entire carousel and see it for what it is - a beautiful, everlasting piece of art.
But most importantly, the children of 2103 Woodhaven will be at this celebration and they'll ride our historic Forest Park Carousel, just as generations of the children of Woodhaven had done before them.
And this is due to the fact that our historic Forest Park Carousel is now a New York City landmark. This means that it is protected, that it will not be dismantled, nor will it be sold and moved to another community.
We will not be here in 90 years; our beloved carousel will.
The world is changing so rapidly, we really can't be sure what will still be here in 90 years. Woodhaven residents from 90 years ago would look at Woodhaven today and wonder where the Grosjean mansion went, not to mention the factory. They'd ask what happened to the Atlantic Avenue Railroad and the Rockaway Beach Branch of the LIRR.
They'd look at Woodhaven Boulevard and wonder what the heck happened to the quiet little two-lane road, and where did all the beautiful homes that ran alongside it go? And where did these big noisy elevated trains come from? And what happened to the baseball field? Did you really tear down Dexter Park? Where are the moviehouses? You don't even have a single theater?
To the residents who lived in Woodhaven 90 years ago, the Woodhaven of today would largely be unrecognizable. And over the years, the residents of Woodhaven have mourned as each bit of our community's past has slowly disappeared; lost to change and progress; lost to neglect; lost to time.
And we have to expect that the Woodhaven of 90 years from now will be similarly unrecognizable. Who knows how many of our beautiful churches will still be standing? Will the houses of Woodhaven – many of them already around 100 years old – last another 90 years? If you could time-travel to the Woodhaven of 2103, would you even recognize your own hometown?
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It is a common bond, part of our shared experiences as residents of Woodhaven, regardless of whether you grew up in the 20th, 21st, or 22nd centuries. Memories of riding the Forest Park Carousel will be something that a man born in 1900 and a boy born in 2100 will share.
There may be little else in common between the residents of Woodhaven of today and tomorrow, but our love for our historic ride will connect us for many generations to come.


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NASCAR star Carl Edwards is leaning against a cabinet in his team's transporter at Pocono. Qualifying is right around the corner, but Edwards has dirt on his mind. "I learned the most about how to run a team, how to build a car, how to maintain a car, and how to compete when I ran Modifieds," he says proudly.
Edwards is one of a growing number of racing superstars to make it to the big time by taking the dirt road. But on this dirt road, you turn left four times in one third of a mile at better than 80 mph while zig-zagging through rush-hour-like traffic with dirt, stones, and the occasional car part flying right at you.
This dirt road is the turf of the International Motor Contest Association, commonly known as the IMCA.
Close to 7,000 dirt trackers call the Iowa-based sanctioning body home. They race anywhere and everywhere, from Brewerton Speedway in New York, to Atomic Motor Raceway in Idaho, and at more than 120 other racetracks in between. That makes the IMCA one of the most prolific sanctioning bodies in the world.
The IMCA is also the oldest active sanctioning body in the United States, predating NASCAR by some 33 years. Founded in 1915, the IMCA grew rapidly and was sanctioning more races in the United States than any other organization by the late '30s.
For decades, the IMCA was known for its Sprint Cars. But in the '70s, the sanctioning body fell on hard times. The IMCA was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy when Hawkeye Racing News publisher Keith Knaack bought it and began a retooling process that would shape local dirt track racing for years to come.
Knaack was a pioneer and an innovator who had a unique vision of motorsports. It was a simple concept: Keep racing affordable for the grassroots racer. In the late '70s, Knaack felt that Late Model racing in the U.S. was on the decline. His solution was the introduction of a Modified division that would bridge the gap between the low-buck Hobby Stocks of the day and the more expensive Late Models. Ironically, the cost-effective Modifieds became the sanction's marquee division and would grow to become the largest class of race car in the United States.
Health issues forced Knaack out of the day-to-day operations, and his longtime employee Kathy Root took over the presidency of the sanctioning body in 1990. Four years after Knaack's death in 1992, Root purchased the IMCA from the Knaack family.
Staying true to Knaack's philosophy, Root and her son Brett have built IMCA into one of the premiere sanctioning bodies in the country. Under their direction, IMCA has grown to encompass eight divisions racing across five different regions. From California to New York, the list of IMCA-sanctioned tracks tops out at 130 in 27 states, more than double the number of tracks in NASCAR's Weekly Racing Series.
Each Labor Day, Boone, Iowa, transforms into something surreal. Like Sturgis, South Dakota, in early August, Boone experiences a population explosion rivaled by few other events. Race fans, thousands of them, descend upon the small Midwest town. They travel from as far away as the East Coast and as close as the next county. They have come to Boone Speedway for six days of the best dirt racing action in the country-the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals. Dubbed "America's Racin' Vacation," it is IMCA's version of Daytona Speedweeks. But instead of 60 racers in two divisions and five races, this event draws well over 700 of the top dirt drivers who race in dozens upon dozens of races for six different championships.
Guys such as Nebraska's Johnny "The Jet" Saathoff, the four-time IMCA National Modified Champion; David Murray Jr., the Oberlin, Kansas, driver who tops the all-time feature wins list with over 350 victories; and the Hall brothers from Minnesota make the annual trek south to race in cars older than some IMCA competitors.
The mix of drivers and talent at the Super Nationals is one thing that makes the week so special. Another is the qualifying format. On the final day of competition, each division crowns a champion at the end of a single feature race. To get into that feature, drivers compete in a series of qualifying races held over multiple days. There is also an All Star Invitational: 10 drivers, 10 laps, $1,000 to win. And fans get to vote for the drivers who get those coveted 10 spots via the IMCA Web site.
The qualifying format, the invitational, and the sheer scope of the event add up to a solid week of non-stop, dirt-spewing, alcohol-burning action for thousands of race fans.
The IMCA's success is due in large part to its dedication to its mission statement: "IMCA is based on enforcing fair and consistent rules that promote affordability as the foundation of racing in America."
Any IMCA racer will tell you that the rules package is one of the most attractive in motorsports. "Not many classes of cars can say that they can race anywhere in the country and be legal," says New York native and '03 Can-Am Speedway Track Champion Rob Keller Jr.
It is that freedom of travel and the cost-effectiveness of the series that have earned IMCA a steadfast following among dirt racers. Keller estimates that you can run a full season of IMCA Modifieds on about $12,000 to $14,000, and that's for a Top 10 car. Go west to Nevada and that figure can drop to $10,000.
"You can buy a 1- to 2-year-old rolling chassis for about $6,500. Figure $1,200 for a transmission and then realistically $2,000 to $3,000 for an engine," says Keller. "The remainder is tires, gears, and other normal racing expenses."
Two grand for an engine seems cheap, especially when you consider a DIRT Northeast Modified motor can cost as much as $35,000. Racers like Keller are reluctant to spend a lot of money on their engines because of IMCA's claim rule, a cost-control mechanism that prevents spending gobs of money on motors. However, the claim has morphed into what many call a grudge tool. "Unfortunately that [grudges] is mostly what it is used for," says Keller who has been claimed at least three times in previous years.
In response, IMCA instituted an exchange addendum to its claim rule last year. Now, any claimed driver has the option of accepting $525 cash for his or her motor or exchanging engines with the claiming driver.
"If you have to give up your engine to claim the other guy's, then you darn well better be sure that the reason he's kicking your butt is because he has a better engine in there and not just a better handling car or better setup," says Keller.
In addition to thwarting the grudge factor, the exchange rule has led racers to take a different approach to building motors.
"With this new exchange rule versus a pure claim, we have seen guys spend more money on their motor, not so much for horsepower but more for dependability," says Dave Johnson, co-owner of Iowa-based engine builder JR Motorsports, one of the leading suppliers of motors and parts to IMCA racers.
A typical alcohol-fueled 355 Modified engine can make over 500 hp and 480 lb-ft of torque. With all that torque running through stock lower end components, part failure is a real possibility. By upgrading those components, motors last longer. Though you spend more money, you save money in the long run.
The new exchange rule is an example of how the Roots keep costs in check while bettering the sport through minor tweaks to their system. Since there have been only small changes to the IMCA rule book over the past decade, racers know what to expect year in and year out, regardless of the division. That means they can run the same car and engine for multiple seasons, freshening it each winter and keeping costs down.
"I wouldn't be standing here talking to you if I weren't able to go race with a $6,000 race car and win a championship," says Edwards as he munches pretzels in the back of his Nextel Cup transporter. "If there aren't series like IMCA that are competitive, respected, and inexpensive, there won't be guys coming up."
IMCA has crafted a rules package that plays well at tracks around the country-too well in some cases. In addition to its 130 sanctioned tracks, there are many more around the nation that have pirated the IMCA rules package. "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but flattery does not pay our bills," says Brett.
It's a problem that the management of IMCA deals with on a daily basis. When a non-sanctioned promoter runs a race using IMCA rules, IMCA and its membership base do not yield any income. Compounding the problem, sanctioned tracks question why they must pay to run the rules package when the promoter up the street does not. It's a difficult situation to police, so IMCA concentrates on adding value to its membership base.
"Our primary goals are to focus on increasing service to our racetracks and benefits to our racers," says Kathy. That commitment has strengthened relationships and enabled IMCA to continue to grow in the face of competition.
Running a sanctioning body over such a wide geographic area presents its own set of challenges. However, there are several that are on the forefront of the Roots' minds. Staying on top of new technology coming through the parts suppliers and keeping up with what the racers are trying to do with their cars are two of the biggest. Both can escalate the cost of racing in the blink of an eye.
"It's a double-edged sword," says Brett. "We want the divisions to be big and popular, but we want to keep them cost-effective. We are, after all, a weekly sanctioning body."
Aside from the technological challenges, another enemy is looming on the horizon.
IMCA rules stipulate the use of many OE components such as frames, blocks, cylinder heads, and suspensions. As time marches on, those components are getting more and more scarce. While IMCA can spec aftermarket cylinder heads and suspension parts to replace the OE ones, the frame and motor situations are more complex.
One of the most popular frames for an IMCA Modified is the late '60s Chevelle. "We're getting close to the breaking point for that frame," says Brett. "But my opinion is that we aren't forcing anybody to build on any one frame."
Brett is right. The legal year range for frames in four of IMCA's eight divisions runs from 1964 all the way up to the current model year. That's a big range, big enough for now.
Johnny "The Jet" Saathoff shuns the popular Chevelle frame for one from a '77 Impala. "They're strong, durable, and plentiful. If guys want to continue spending $400-$500 for a frame, that's just fine with me. I'll spend my 100 bucks," says The Jet.
Another great alternative to the Chevelle is the '77 to '87 Ford LTD. Like the Impala, it is strong and durable, and there are a lot of them around. Ironically, IMCA based its first SportMod on this frame, but competitor acceptance has been slow.
"Until somebody comes out and starts winning with it, nobody is going to use it," says Saathoff.For the record, Saathoff has been winning with that Impala frame and is currently Second in the national points standings.
Perhaps the most complex supply issue facing IMCA is block availability. According to JR Motorsports, one of the most popular blocks for IMCA competition is the 350 four-bolt. "The early '70s to the late '70s is where the majority of the blocks have to come from. You get into the '80s and the blocks get lighter. They don't work as well for this high-performance application," explains Dave Johnson.
The skyrocketing price of steel isn't helping matters. Salvage yards, a major source for frames and blocks, are no longer piecing out cars. They're crushing them as a matter of pure economics. "Why would a yard tear a motor apart or tear a body off a frame to get a few hundred dollars when they can just crush it and make more money?" questions Johnson.
When block availability gets to the critical stage, IMCA will have essentially three options: legalize the more expensive aftermarket blocks on the market; persuade a domestic manufacturer to invest in the castings for a stock block; or have cheaper blocks made overseas. It is an issue that will eventually have to be addressed.
The solution to the frame issue is more straightforward. IMCA could specify a handful of manufacturers to reproduce the more popular frames once all the OE alternatives are exhausted. It's something Brett says he wouldn't rule out.
That approach also would provide a source for the GM metric chassis used in IMCA's Southern SportMod division. While not as endangered as the Chevelle, most of those chassis are more than 20 years old and are used for racing beyond IMCA.
Regardless of the potential supply issues of motors and frames, IMCA racing is on the upswing. Its membership has risen 5 percent in just the last year alone, and its suppliers are seeing an increase in new customers.
"We're getting an average of 200 requests for catalogs per week," says Johnson. "I'm amazed at the number of new customers this far into the season. There appears to be a lot of new activity."
With their dedication to cost control and focus on the tracks and racers, the Roots have carefully crafted a winning formula for dirt track racing. That formula gives drivers the chance to hone their talent and move up the racing ladder without breaking the bank. And when they conquer the Modified, there's no telling how far they could go.
"There's a lot of really great race car drivers driving those Modifieds," says Edwards, "guys that could run Nextel Cup."
Wanna go racing in the IMCA? Well, they have a whole host of options, all with rules packages that put the focus on affordability and safety. There are eight different divisions and four series. Here's a look at them.
The crown jewel of the IMCA empire is the Modified. Over 500 hp, 8-inch tires, and a post-race weight minimum of 2,450 pounds with the driver make these beasts fly around the track. But be warned: "It's not where you have this big, old gumbo tire on there and you're just driving like a wild man," says Johnny "The Jet" Saathoff. "You've got to drive these cars hard, but yet you have to finesse them around the track."
It may surprise some that IMCA offers a Sprint Car series that features both winged and non-winged machines. But these hot rods are the original Sprint Cars. They were gone from the IMCA scene for a while, but Keith Knaack brought them back in the early '90s.
Probably one of the most recognizable dirt race cars around is the Late Model. They're everywhere. But there's a twist on the IMCA Late Model. These cars sport spec engines and spec tires. GM, Ford, or Chrysler V-8s are the choices, and displacement ranges from 361 to 364 ci, depending on the manufacturer.
As the name implies, IMCA's Stock Car class features full-bodied American stock cars. Like the IMCA Modifieds, these cars can use any American engine, but it must feature an OE passenger vehicle production block. No fancy stuff here, but there is no limit on cubic inches.
IMCA Hobby Stock is an entry-level division designed to give new competitors the chance to go racing. Hobby Stocks are pretty much bone-stock production cars. The body and frame must match, and the engines must reflect the correct pairing to the model. No '88 big-block Monte Carlos here. If you want that setup, you better try the IMCA Stock Car class.
IMCA developed another entry-level division called the SportMod. Split into a Northern and Southern division, the SportMod is pure low-buck Modified racing. The Northern Division is based on the traditional Modified rules, but has restrictions on the motors and suspensions. The Southern Division has a purpose-built race car that uses the GM metric chassis-it's essentially an IMCA Hobby Stock with a Modified body. Both divisions offer dirt Modified racing at half the cost of a traditional IMCA Modified.
If ever there was a true entry-level racing class, the IMCA Sport Compact is it. Buy any front-wheel-drive, four-passenger, four-cylinder car; gut it, drop in a racing seat and rollcage, and head to the track. The kicker with IMCA Sport Compacts is the minimum age to race these things is 14!
In addition to the eight divisions, there are also four traveling series. Two are dedicated to the IMCA Modifieds; the Dakota Classic Modified Tour runs through North Dakota and Saskatchewan, Canada, while the Empire State Modified Series tours tracks in New York State. The Deery Brothers Summer Series is a special tour for the Late Model division. Finally, there is the Jackpot Junction Sprint Tour which, as you might guess, features the IMCA Sprint Cars.
IMCA divisions promote driver development. Start with the Sport Compacts, and as you get better you can move up the ladder to the top-Modifieds and Sprint Cars. Two divisions, Sport Compacts and Hobby Stocks, have a restricted entry. If you run in any other IMCA division, you are not allowed to race in them. The point is to give up-and-coming racers much needed experience. The beauty of IMCA racing is that regardless of the division, you can compete on a tight budget.


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Recently I was talking with a MIG member about what was unique about this year's Congress. I actually surprised myself when I instantly blurted out, "the keynotes!" Normally, I would talk about how cool the MEMS Technology Showcase is (and it is — really, it is!) And you'll soon hear about it in an upcoming story/blog). But honestly, when I answer from my gut, I gotta go with my initial answer: this year's fabulous keynotes.
Our opening keynote speaker is Ajith Amerasekera, TI Fellow, IEEE Fellow, Kilby Labs, Texas Instruments. Ajith was the director of Kilby Labs at TI, which he has described as a "do tank" rather than a "think tank." I am grateful for the time that Ajith has taken from his super-busy schedule solving important challenges at TI to answer a few questions for me, give us a peek inside his brain and preview what he'll be discussing in his keynote, "Ultra Low-Power Electronics in the Next Decade," on the morning of November 8.
Ajith, with your vast experience at TI in the VLSI Design Labs, director of ASIC Technology Strategy, as well as the director of Kilby Labs, you've gained a great perspective of high tech and how it's evolved since the 1980's. So given your experience, how do you define the shift in electronic technology from centralized and high-touch to ubiquitous and low-touch, and what are the driving forces?
A. The shift is defined by a need for more localized intelligent electronic devices to control and manage our environment — from home automation to the smart grid. Electronics are enabling us to be more efficient and productive. The ability to build more powerful devices at very low power and cost levels enables us to distribute and embed intelligence widely. TI is a major player in ultra-low power, high-performance, analog chips and embedded processors that are the heart of these new systems.
Thank you, Ajith. Can you expand on why low-power electronic devices are so important to distributing intelligence across applications in our personal lives, health, transportation, and safety and security?
A. Power is critical to the operation of electronic devices. The more devices used, the more power we need, and the more we need them to be power-efficient. There are also other factors in play such as power distribution and availability, battery management, etc.
Can you give me some examples, or are we primarily talking about evolutionary advancements in smartphones and tablets?
A. We are talking about advancements in everything. One example is in the infotainment system of an automobile, where the center auto console is controlled by gesture-sensing that can tell if the person interacting is the driver or passenger, thereby limiting distracting behavior (like checking Facebook) for the driver, but allowing it for the passenger. Another example is a project on which we are actively working: the realization of smart buildings, smart cities and smart transportation. These projects require us to sense the environment and then optimize usage against resource availability. Interactive sensing is also useful in wellness management, health management, fitness and sports. Smartphones and tablets are just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of low-power applications that are changing our relationship with electronic devices.
That is fascinating and I can't wait to hear more in your keynote, because I totally agree with you. But now I've gotta ask more about my favorite acronym, MEMS. What are your thoughts on how MEMS technology enables digital environments that adapt to and anticipate our needs? And where are the biggest potential impacts (positive and negative)?
A. We need to be able to sense our environment. And the key technology that helps us to do that is MEMS. MEMS technology will enable us to recreate the five senses — touch, smell, hearing, sight, taste — and will give us the capability to anticipate and adapt our needs. As for impacts, the positive impacts are already visible in the way we interact with our phones and tablets, how our homes manage power usage — kitchen appliances for baking potatoes to energy efficient dishwashers, for example. Negative impacts include security and safety, which arise when we rely so heavily on electronic technology. However, I am confident that these challenges will be solved.
And then to top it off, we have an equally amazing keynote in the afternoon. As our closing keynote, I have invited Robert Brunner who is the founder, creative director and partner of Ammunition, where he communicates strategic innovation through product design, brand and surrounding experience.
What most impresses me about Robert is that when he's working with the likes of Dr. Dre on his Beats' brand of high-performance headphones and loudspeakers and the Barnes & Noble folks on their Nook, he is always thinking of the human hands that are going to use the end product. He truly understands that it's not the gee-whiz of a technology that will determine the success of a product, but it's the design and how it fits and works with the human — and the human hands that will make or break the next killer app.
I am equally grateful to Robert for sharing his brilliance with me and answering a few questions to preview his upcoming keynote. I asked him to tailor his keynote to my MEMS supply chain audience and push them to really think about where their products are ending up: in human hands.
Robert, what if we in the MEMS industry "build it and no one comes?" In other words, why is the user experience more important than component technology in creating the amazing product breakthroughs that change our world? What are a few examples?
A. While underlying technology is essential to providing a capability to the user, what people really care about is what it does, how it does it, how it feels and how it fits their lives. So it might be a great breakthrough, but if it is not designed for the user in a way that is compelling and desirable, they won't care and it will fail. The iPhone is a perfect example of this. There is tremendous development and technology behind what makes it function the way it does, but what people care about is how it delivers that total user experience. It is why it's such a successful a product.
Thank you, Robert. Following on that same line of thinking, how can technologists understand and value the user experience as much as they do the underlying technology within? Based on your experience working at Apple, what is the best piece of advice that you can impart to technologists working to create a breakthrough product that will be loved by the masses for its industrial design?
A. First of all, everybody is a designer. That is, anywhere you are on the chain in delivering something into a user's hands, you have a role in enabling an experience and should embrace this responsibility. It is always important to work back from the ideal experience into the device, not the other way around. If you let the technology drive the experience per se, you may end up with something that works, but is difficult, and does not connect with people. As the product is being developed, work with user-experience (UE) or design teams early to define and understand the ideal user scenario, then activate that as a tool to shape the functionality and capabilities of the technology and device. It is truly about an insurance policy for success.
Again — fantastic and practical all at the same time. So how can I take this "to the street" as it were? How can MEMS device manufacturers increase the perceived value of their products to customers? How about to end-users? (Will there ever be a campaign for the 'gyro inside,' for example?)
A. Well, this is tricky, as it has to be real. You cannot simply brand something around an ideal unless you have the technology and capability to support it. "Intel Inside" was quite successful as they managed to communicate it as a sort of quality ideal (and forced manufacturers to put the tag on their products!) But today, I think people are suspicious of this unless it goes with an actual capability that is valuable to them. If you successfully embody a user-centric approach to realizing a capability and can define its value to people, then finding a way to succinctly and emotionally communicate this to people can be huge!
We put this into practice with Beats Audio. We built a brand around an emotional connection to music with our Beats' products, then licensed the underlying algorithm and DSP to other companies, and allowed them to carry the Beats Audio brand on their products. The Beats' symbol carries an emotional meaning with regard to reproducing modern music, so it has value for people that they are willing to buy. If we had not created that value in how people connect to the products' functionality, it would be meaningless.
Well I hope you are as enthralled with these two guys as I am and will join me for our eighth annual MEMS Executive Congress keynotes:
- Thursday, November 8, 2012, 8:45-9:30 a.m. for "Ultra Low-Power Electronics in the Next Decade," with an introduction by Dave Kirsch, vice president and general manager, North America, EV Group.
- Thursday, November 8, 2012, 4:15-5:00 p.m. for "Ideas, Not Objects," with an introduction by Mike Rosa, MEMS global product manager, Applied Materials.


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The life of an entrepreneur is hard. Don't let anyone tell you differently. For all of the Mark Zuckerberg's in the world, there are thousands of guys like me. We have a vision, a passion, a singular belief that we can create something special. We will scrounge up dollars to keep our servers running, scramble to networking events that just might lead us to an important contact, and endure ridicule and debasement for our "fantasy". Our families don't get it at all. Our friends are supportive, to a point. Our advisors are helpful, but excruciatingly and irritatingly calm and collected. We ourselves either lose weight or gain weight, eat badly, sleep horribly (if at all), and do poorly at our regular jobs because we're simply not inspired by the grey cube walls of doom.
And yet we persevere. We find inspiration in little things. We continue to poke and prod our network. To find new ways to develop our business plan. To bring new advisors into the mix. To improve our product plans. To find new customers. We think about our business and work on some aspect of it every single day. Some days for hours and hours. Some days for only a few minutes.
We believe with every fiber of our being that our plan is solid and it can succeed. We believe that we're doing something worthwhile and good. Something that will create jobs that people will love. Something that will create products that people will love. Something that will make the world a better place.
I've been working on Textfyre for over four years. We have two published products. A third product incredibly close to being published. A new business plan. New markets (Kindle, iPad). New authors. New Advisors. We still have people investing their time in Textfyre and believing that it can succeed. We have great tools and great plans for new games.
We're not Facebook and we're not an overnight sensation. But we're still working at making a great company, even if it takes years and not hours to get there. We're still working.


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Monday was a big day for the Colorado men's basketball team.
In the morning, the Buffaloes entered the Associated Press Top 25 rankings — at No. 21 — for the first time in more than a year. In the afternoon, junior guard Askia Booker was named the Pac-12 player of the week.
Coming off a 75-72 upset of then-No. 6 Kansas, the Buffaloes (9-1) received 330 points in the AP poll, up from the 17 points they got a week earlier. The Buffs were ranked on 51 of the 65 ballots. Kansas dropped to No. 13.
It's the first time CU has been ranked since landing at No. 19 on Nov. 26, 2012. Overall, this is just the third week in 16 years that the Buffs have been in the AP Top 25. They were in the rankings back-to-back weeks on Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 of 2012.
Booker is a huge reason why the Buffs are in the Top 25. He hit a running 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat Kansas on Saturday afternoon. He finished with 15 points in that game. He averaged 13.5 points and 1.5 steals in wins over Colorado State and Kansas.
Booker earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the second time in his career.
Pac-12 rival Arizona (9-0) took over the top spot in the AP poll this week. The Wildcats received 63 of 65 first-place votes from a panel of national media. No. 2 Syracuse (9-0) received the other two first-place votes.
Ohio State (8-0), Wisconsin (10-0) and Michigan State (7-1) round out the top five. Michigan State was No. 1 last week before falling to North Carolina. Defending national champion Louisville (8-1) is No. 6, followed by Oklahoma State (8-1), Duke (7-2), Connecticut (9-0) and Villanova (9-0).
CU faces Oklahoma State on Dec. 21 in Las Vegas.
Colorado came up just short of making it into the USA Today Coaches' Top 25. The Buffs were 27th in the voting, with 42 points. No. 25 Michigan had 50.
Arizona is the top team in the coaches' poll, with 30 of 32 first-place votes. No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Syracuse each received one first-place vote in that poll.
CU women stay at 11
Monday was also a big day for the CU women's team.
The Buffs remained at No. 11 in the AP poll this week, although they did pick up more votes. They went from 480 points to 505 this week.
Sophomore Arielle Roberson was named the Pac-12 women's basketball player of the week. She was named the Pac-12 freshman of the week five times a year ago, but this is her first player of the week honor.
Roberson averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds in wins over Wyoming and Illinois. She had double-doubles in both games.
Coach Linda Lappe's Buffs (8-0) have been ranked all season. Dating back to last season, the Buffs have been in the Top 25 in 21 consecutive weeks, their longest streak in 10 years.
This is just the second time in school history that both the men's and women's teams were ranked in the AP Top 25 in the same week. The only time was the final poll of the 1996-97 season.
CU is also one of just 12 schools in the country to have both teams ranked this week. The Buffs join Baylor, Connecticut, Duke, Gonzaga, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Oklahoma State and Syracuse in that regard.
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by Oskar Conle and Frank Hennemann (1998)
In September 1998 we visited the "Museo Civico di Storia Naturale" in Genova (Italy)in order to investigate the type material in their collection.
In the evenings while we were there we took advantage of searching the surrounding mountains for phasmids. We followed a narrow road into the mountains, and it was only after coming to the first footpath, that we were successful. On both sides the footpath was fenced with wild bramble bushes on which we found hundreds of Bacillus rossius (ROSSI, 1788) at different stages. There were brown and green specimens and due to the fact that among large numbers of females no male was found, this stock was presumed to be parthenogenetic.
The living female insects which were brought back to Germany for breeding purposees survived quite a long time and produced inumerable eggs. The newly hatched nymphs however proved very difficult to maintain and refused to feed.


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This month's lucky YRC winner is DJ Werkmeister from Braceville, Illinois
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This month's Young Racers' Club winner hails from Braceville, Illinois, and his name is DJ Werkmeister. DJ started racing go karts at the age of 8. After a five year career in karts, the then 13-year-old moved up to four-cylinder cars at Grundy County Speedway, the high-banked 1/3-mile asphalt oval in Morris, Illinois. That year he captured the Rookie of the Year title and finished Sixth in points.
DJ had a heck of a successful 2007 when at the age of 14 he raced four-cylinders on dirt and asphalt winning track championships at Grundy County and LaSalle Speedways as well as the 2007 UMP National Champion title. In all, DJ won 25 features and 24 heat races.
The following year he claimed another championship at LaSalle. That same year he took over the wheel of his dad's Super Late Model, claiming three heat race wins at Grundy County.
In 2009, he continued to race the Super Late at Grundy where he finished Tenth in points. DJ we've got a $250 gift certificate headed your way from Comp Cams. Congratulations on being this month's Young Racers' Club winner.


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Perfectly coinciding with the next Cape Coral Bike Night, the third annual 239 Punk Ska Reggae Fest is will be hitting the streets of downtown Cape Coral for two days of non-stop original music, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12, taking place at Rack 'Em Billiards, 1011 SE 47th Terrace.
Featuring anything from ska, punk, reggae and rockabilly, the 239 Fest will be the place to be for all-original music from bands touring across the country.
"Lots of these groups are state-wide and national bands, recently finishing up tour from across the country, and going to be on our stage during the two-day show," said Andrew Gray, owner of Rack 'Em Billiards. "Rack 'Em is the only 'original music' venue between Tampa and Miami. We bring original bands in from all over the country, from reggae to metal, rockabilly, blues, jazz, you name it it's been on our stage. We've even brought bands in from other countries. Being the 'original' music venue, the 239 Fest was something I wanted to try with some of the bands. It really took off, grew and grew, and now we're up to 25 bands playing over two days. It's going to be the best one so far!"
Starting at 6 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday, catch all of these amazing groups from two stages at Rack 'Em: one inside, one out - and no cover.
"Jet Sound is providing the sound from the two stages. It's going to be a great show," Andrew said.
"This is probably one of the coolest events of the year," said Jeremy Post, bassist of the local punk rock group Code Zero, performing Friday night during the two-day show. "If you're into punk, ska or reggae - even a little bit - you're sure to have a great time. And from what I hear, this year is looking to be the biggest yet: two days with over 25 bands!"
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The Lineup:
Friday, Oct. 11,
starting at 6 p.m.:
Fly South
Blood Wise
The Tom McGees
(Charleston, WV)
69 Fingers (Orlando)
Third Society (Venice)
Paper Dolls (Gainesville)
High Five Go (Tampa)
Here's to Nathan (Ft. Lauderdale)
Code Zero
Broseph Skalin (Tampa)
Zero to the Left (Ft. Lauderdale)
Mind You (Miami)
Head Held High
Saturday, Oct. 12,
starting at 5 p.m.:
Simple Jack
Won't Be Arsed (St. Pete)
Snapm (Sarasota)
Electric Landlady (formerly The Stereotypes) (St. Pete)
The High Chiefs (Naples)
The Hoverounds (Deland)
Jay Tea of A.S.O.B. (New York)
UNRB (St. Pete)
Victims of Circumstance (St. Pete)
After The Fact
The Duppies (Gainesville)
YugoSkavia (Orlando)
Stop The Presses (Miami)
Undead Idols
"I realize how much passion these musicians have with their original music; the time and determination they put into it. I really respect that, and I get it. Rack 'Em has been open for 16 years, and word just traveled, and spread, and we have been offering original bands every weekend for years now - never a cover charge. We want our customers to get their money's worth and come in with no pressure."
"We love our local original music scene," Post said. "Having been a part of it for almost 10 years, and seeing the changes it has gone through, and the strenth it has gained over the last few years, it has been a great experience. It's great to see the recognition original bands in this area are finally getting. The fans are the drive as to why we do this. Without them, there are no great shows."
The two-day event is sponsored by Budweiser, Coca Cola, 96.1 K-ROCK, Jet Sound, Ska Spot, Edison Custom Tags And Tees, JJ Taylor, Circus Arts and others.
Rack 'Em is a full-service bar, offering beer, wine and liquor, as well as a great spot to get in a few games of pool.
Gray concluded, "It's been a great time over the past few years. With so many great, original groups and no cover charge, people can really come by and get a feel for something new and original."
"Be sure to come out to the 239 FEST Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12. There will be lots neat surprises and a few from us Code Zero! As local, original-music musicians, we want to be sure to take a second to mention how awesome Andy (Andrew Gray) is and Rack 'Em for hosting this, and all of the amazing bands who are taking the time out of their lives to perform for the fans and, of course the fans without whom we would just be puppets playing to an empty room."
For more information on the upcoming 239 Fest, or to RSVP, visit Facebook and search for "239 Punk/Ska/Reggae Fest."