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Community Sales Tax Update for December 2016
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How Schools Will Benefit From The Half-Cent Sales Tax
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2017 Osceola School District Graduations
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Osceola Student Wins National Fine Arts Competition
Celebration Foundation and Community Partners Ensure Osceola Students Can Focus On Learning
College Board Webinar For Parents
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School District Recognized For Excellence In Financial Reporting
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Osceola School District To Host College Colors Day To Spread The College Knowledge
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Preliminary School Grades
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Florida Public Comment Window Open for Every Student Succeeds Act
Release of Middle and High School Report Cards
Osceola Students Mark Higher Performance On State Assessments
Free Summer Reading Opportunities For Students
School District Offices To Be Closed On Fridays During Summer For Cost Savings
Osceola School District's Battle of the Books Champions
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Summary of Grade 3 FSA Reading Results
Osceola Reads Parent Trainings
New Administrative Appointments
2016-2017 School Start And End Times Approved
Osceola County School Board Offers $3 Million in Salaries and Benefits to Teachers
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Discovery Intermediate Students To Receive Musical Instruments From National Foundation
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Osceola School District's Window For Choice Applications Has Been Extended
New Administrative Appointment
Osceola Robotics Team Battling For A World Title
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Neptune Middle's Family Literacy Night Named Regional Winner For State Award
Osceola County's Team 1065 Wins South Florida Regional Robotics Competition
Osceola's School-Related Employee of The Year Named Finalist for State Award
Mark Your Calendars -- Kindergarten Roundup To Be Held At All Osceola Elementary Schools on May 5
Proposed 2016-2017 Bell Schedule- Update
Osceola School District GRANTed $40,000 by Disney
County's Performing Arts Are Thriving
Lisa Kesecker Named Central Florida Buyer of the Year
Superintendent To Hold Community Meet and Greets
Amy Miller Named Osceola School District's 2017 Teacher of the Year
Alberto "Tico" Justiniano Named Osceola School District's 2016 School-Related Employee of the Year
Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts School Choice Night
Superintendent Melba Luciano announces Osceola Reads with Footsteps2Brilliance®
School Choice STEM-ology Showcase Night at Chestnut Elementary School for Science and Engineering
Osceola School District Names Counselors and Career Specialist of the Year
School Board Works Collaboratively With Parents To Develop New Elementary Recess Plan
Adopt-A-Troop Donations By Horizon Middle Students To Their Teacher Serving Overseas In Military Reach Farther Than Expected
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2015 Preliminary School Grades (District Increases School Letter Grade to B)
Two Osceola School Administrators Recognized At State Level For Outstanding Leadership
Florida Music Educator Association (FMEA) Selects Osceola Educator For State Leadership Award
Three Outstanding Musicians From The Osceola County School for the Arts Named To 2016 Jazz Band of America
Four Osceola Schools Recognized As Models For Positive Behavior Support For Students
Outgoing Superintendent: 'I love what we've done'
Pace To Become School District Superintendent March 21st
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Campus Express Parent Tours Available
IB Informational Meetings
Increase In District Graduation Rate
Superintendent Search Finalists Named
Melba Luciano Named "Outstanding Superintendent Communicator" For State
Osceola STEM Lab- First in Nation
Osceola County School Board Reorganization
School Board Member Kelvin Soto Awarded Seal Of Biliteracy Leadership Award
Osceola Student Wins Statewide Speech Competition
2016 Osceola School District Graduations
Osceola Superintendent Invited To White House For Footsteps2Brilliance Early Learning Initiative
Osceola Student Named To All National Concert Band
Osceola School District Has Balanced Budget - First Time Since 2010-2011 School Year
Twelve Osceola Schools Make Scholastic's Summer Reading Challenge Top 100 List
Osceola School District Receives $1.43 Million to Support Its 21st Century Community Learning Centers
School Board Member Ricky Booth Hosts Top Ten Student Breakfast For High Schools In St. Cloud
Osceola School District Receives $12,000 from Dr. Phillips Charities
National Merit Scholarship Program Recognizes Two Osceola County Semifinalists
St. Cloud Elementary To Pay Forward A Random Act Of Kindness
St. Cloud Elementary Wins State's Smarter Lunchroom Challenge Award
Osceola School District Recognized For Excellence In Financial Reporting
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St. Cloud High Students Recognized For Outstanding Skills In National Competition
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New Administrator Appointments (06-05-18)
Posted on 06/06/2018
On June 5, the Osceola County School Board approved the following administrative appointments:
New Appointments:
Anthony Cook, Coordinator of College and Career Counseling
During his career, Anthony Cook has held the following positions: Teacher and School Counselor at Bellalago Academy, School Counselor at Poinciana High, and currently College and Career Counselor at Poinciana High. He received his bachelor's degree in Counseling from Florida Christian College and a master's degree in Marriage and Family Couples Therapy with an Endorsement in School Counseling from Stetson University.
Russell Gould, Coordinator of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management
During his career, Russell Gould has held the following positions: Teacher at Crossroads Education Center (1999-2000); Teacher at Poinciana High (2000-2011); and Assistant Principal and Dean of Students at Horizon Middle (2011-present). He received his bachelor's degree in Art from Wittenberg University, a master's degree in Educational Leadership from National Louis University, and another master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix.
Andria Jurgens, Assistant Principal at Horizon Middle
During her career, Andria Jurgens has held the following positions: Teacher at Denn John Middle (2002-2006); Dean of Students at Denn John Middle (2006-2010); Math and Science Coach at Denn John Middle (2010-2011); Instructor and Curriculum Specialist for Florida Virtual School (2011-2013); Teacher at Narcoossee Middle (2013-2014); Dean of Students at Narcoossee Middle (2014-2017); and Secondary Mathematics Resource Teacher for the Osceola School District (2017-present). She received her bachelor's degree in Math Education from Purdue University and a master's degree in Educational Leadership from Stetson University.
Jared Stewart, Assistant Principal at Osceola High
During his career, Jared Stewart has held the following positions: Teacher at Reedy Creek Elementary (2008-2013); Teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary (2013-2014); Dean of Students at Neptune Middle (2014-2017); and Assistant Principal at Discovery Middle in Orange County (2017-present). He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Belhaven University and a master's degree in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.
Elizabeth Terry, Assistant Principal at Boggy Creek Elementary
During her career, Elizabeth Terry has held the following positions: Teacher and Learning Resource Specialist/MTSS Coach at Boggy Creek Elementary (2010-present). She received her bachelor's degree in Education and a master's degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida.
Evelith Olmeda Garcia, currently Director of Secondary Education, will be transferred to be Director of Continuous Improvement.
Jeff Umbaugh, currently Director of Continuous Improvement, will be transferred to be Coordinator of Career and Technical Education/Adult Education.
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Recent judicial decisions have made one thing very clear: Gay and lesbian couples will soon be able to marry in all 50 states. Even Maggie Gallagher, one of the staunchest opponents of marriage equality, has admitted defeat—sort of. As she's said, the only remaining question is whether the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor will be this generation's Brown v. Board of Education or its Roe v. Wade. In other words, will the ruling come to be broadly accepted as an affirmation of basic equality and fairness (Brown), or will it become a flashpoint for serious and sustained pushback (Roe)?
A recent spate of anti-gay bills in red states (including Kansas, Idaho, Mississippi, and—most famously—Arizona), which use the mantle of religious freedom to counter the march toward equality, has planted a flag firmly in the soil of Roe v. Wade. If passed, these laws would have undermined the promise of Windsor by allowing a wide range of folks to opt out of having anything to do with gay and lesbian unions simply by claiming that forcing them to be involved would run counter to their religious beliefs.
These measures are a response to an equality that hasn't even arrived yet, because none of these states allow same-sex marriages. The outcry over the sheer breadth of some of the bills—and their evident mean-spiritedness—led to their defeat. But only for now. In short order, proponents will resume waving the religious liberty banner, with measures that can be expected to look very much like the Arizona bill. Some will pass, and the battle over LGBTQ dignity and equality—and not just in the context of marriage—will continue to rage.
The marriage debate can blind us to how far the LGBTQ community is from equality in other areas of law. The proposed law in Kansas, and the reaction to it, is instructive in this regard. The bill was so broadly worded that its provisions would have gone way beyond gay marriage and effectively permitted any kind of discrimination against gay men and lesbians in both the public and private sectors. Consider this example: A gay couple goes into a diner in Topeka to order a sandwich to go. But they're refused service, just because they're gay. Would the proposed law have permitted that kind of rank discrimination?
The example above is a made-up account in a satirical newspaper columnist's attempt to point out the possible consequences of the proposed bill. But here's the punch (in the gut) line: The law in Kansas already allows a private business to do what this imaginary diner did. As David S. Cohen pointed out here in Slate, many states—including Arizona and the others that have recently considered passing these "conscience" bills—have no laws protecting any segment of the LGBTQ community against this type of private discrimination. The point bears repeating, because even folks like George Will assume that places of business must be open to all. But the federal civil rights law doesn't include sexual orientation among the categories of people guaranteed access to places of public accommodation.
Given that depressing backdrop, what effect, if any, could any of these proposed laws have once marriage equality blankets the land? It depends what state you're in.
Let's first consider states without anti-discrimination laws protecting the LGBT community—that is, places like Kansas, Idaho, and Arizona. There, these proposed laws would be a kind of belt-and-suspenders protection for businesses that want to go on denying services related to gay unions, because only the state is affected by a law requiring the issuance of marriage licenses. Bakers can go on refusing to stick two grooms on cakes, photographers can keep their shutters closed to gay unions, and florists can let their stock dry up and blow away rather than be pressed into gay service. They don't even have to have a religious reason—or any reason at all, for that matter.
These proposed laws would still have an effect, though, because they'd create a bizarro legal world where the government itself both recognizes the equality of same-sex couples and allows them to be discriminated against. For instance, under the Arizona law, a county clerk could refuse on religious grounds to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple, even if same-sex marriages were legal in that state.
To defeat the religious exemption, the couple would have to show that there was a "compelling interest" in having the employee issue the license. That might be hard to do if there were other employees willing to do so.
If you doubt that this law is going to resurface, consider that it was recently defended in a letter written to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer by an august group of my law professor colleagues. For them, the defeated bill was a reasonable accommodation of religious belief. Curiously, their letter doesn't discuss the case of public employees, but the proposed law clearly put that issue in play.
Now consider the effect of such religious exemption laws in states that do protect against anti-gay discrimination. Some of these states have already gotten to marriage equality, some have not. But once marriage is required everywhere, the combination of the right to marry and an anti-discrimination law would prohibit private businesses from refusing to serve LGBTQ couples. In those states, some of the same law professors who are signatories to the Arizona letter—notably, Douglas Laycock and Robin Fretwell Wilson—have been arguing for a carve-out for businesses that want to "step aside" rather than provide services relating to a same-sex wedding. So far, they've had limited success. But they'll keep trying, and it's likely their view will gain traction, even in some blue states, before long.
As the case on the contraceptive coverage mandate under the Affordable Care Act currently before the Supreme Court reminds us, the issue of how far to accommodate religious freedom is complex. And for some, letting religious objectors "step aside" would be a reasonable accommodation of the competing goals of equality and religious freedom.
But it isn't. Religions are burdened by law all the time. We don't let people marry their kids off, or engage in human sacrifice, or do many other things that faith groups might say are required. That's because we've decided that other interests, like human life and children's safety, are more compelling.
So is the nondiscrimination imperative, especially once it's enshrined in law. I wonder whether those law professors who signed that letter would be making the same argument if a business wanted to "step aside" and refuse wedding-related services to an interracial couple. Wait; no, I don't. Although they won't always say it directly, many of those trumpeting religious freedom when it comes to gay and lesbian marriages find the anti-discrimination norm a "compelling interest" that trumps religious objections in the case of race or sex discrimination.
That's why we need Windsor to be the new Brown v. Board of Education.


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Challenging market conditions have sparked heavy competition and spurred a continuous flow of innovative solutions, ranging from complete wind-turbine designs to main components and intelligent systems. Equally essential for the progress of the wind industry are the small-step evolutionary advancements, which over the years have delivered many successful optimised product designs.
The single most important factor driving new technologies is the need to reduce further lifecycle-based costs of energy (CoE), using clever designs to boost system performance with higher reliability, reduced loads, and lower investment and operating costs. A key objective for the offshore wind industry has become the need to substantially reduce current peak generating costs of about EUR170/MWh during a 20-25 year operational period to around EUR120/MWh or even lower by 2020. Onshore generating costs are generally much lower, but environmental conditions and turbine-specific variables have to be considered with the aim of matching, and in the future perhaps even beating, the costs of conventional and nuclear generation.
Large rotors
A technological development that is already having a huge impact is the fitting of large rotors to turbines of a given power rating, a move now valid onshore and offshore. Vestas initiated this trend in 2009 by introducing its V100-1.8MW onshore turbine with a 100-metre rotor diameter. Several competitors followed, including GE with a 1.6MW machine with 100-metre rotor diameter, and Nordex with its 2.4MW machine with a 117-metre rotor diameter. A more recent example is Gamesa's 2MW turbine with 114-metre blade diameter. A decade ago, 2MW and 80 metres was top of the bill; this advance represents a doubling in the rotor-swept area per megawatt.
Nordex says its N117/2400 machine at an inland site with 6-6.5 metres per second (m/s) average wind speed at hub height generates more than 3,500 full-load hours, corresponding to a 40% capacity factor. This is the ratio between all-year-round (8,760 hours) power generation at full capacity and the actual yield level, so, in the Nordex example 3,500/8,760 = 0.4 or 40%.
Many older-generation turbines, typically with much smaller rotors and short towers, under similar conditions, would only achieve capacity factors in the range of 20% or lower.
Taller towers
Another major parallel trend is the setting of onshore turbines on higher towers for better wind speeds. The more stable wind conditions found at greater heights can improve a turbine's operating life. As a rule of thumb, a given turbine operating with wind speeds of 6.7m/s at 70-metre hub height could generate 20-25% more if placed at 100 metres. The increment per extra metre added usually diminishes with height due to fewer obstacles that could slow down wind flow.
For offshore use, the number of new wind turbine models, especially in the 6-7MW class, keeps on growing. Rotor diameters of the 6MW turbines have jumped from a maximum of 126 metres to more than 150 metres today.
Size is still largely linked to nameplate capacity. The onshore wind market has gradually moved upward from about 1.5-2.5MW to 1.6-3MW-plus. Some experts predict 3MW-plus to become a future maximum in many wind markets, but with incremental rotor-diameter increases to optimise output per megawatt. One technology developer has indicated plans for a 3MW turbine with a 140-metre rotor diameter.
In countries with space constraints, 6-7.5MW-plus turbines could potentially develop into an additional (niche) market segment. Market potential in all cases depends on permitting restrictions, especially with regards to maximum installation height.
Offshore giants
Opinions are divided regarding future offshore turbine upscaling. Some believe that 6-7MW is only a transitional class, a stepping stone towards future 8-10MW-plus installations. Others argue that due to their increased sizes and mass, the latter will require huge investment in new factories, next-generation installation vessels and other necessary measures. There are also major manufacturing quality issues to consider with continued upscaling of components, and these are not always realised in full. Even bolder plans for 10-15MW turbines have been launched, while a leap into the 20MW-plus class was explored in the EU Upwind programme. Only time will tell whether these mega-turbine plans are realistic and feasible.
The hype that saw direct-drive generators using rare-earth-based permanent magnets as the ultimate drive system solution for future wind turbines had peaked by mid 2010. The price-hike of rare-earth elements in the first half of 2011 and perhaps increased fears of price volatility have at least coloured that perception and, some say, have fuelled a major technology rethink.
At least one supplier has redesigned a permanent-magnet-based-direct drive generator into a "classic" design with electrically excited field magnets. And the leading direct-drive supplier, China's Goldwind, has announced that it has developed a turbine with a medium-speed, two-stage gearbox and permanent-magnet generator (PMG).
System design trends
Two-stage systems are claimed to offer superior CoE performance compared with direct-drive and single-stage, low-speed systems, all PMG-based. Some other technology developers and suppliers are reported to be working on lowand medium-speed systems, with either conventional synchronous or asynchronous generators.
Nearly all turbine configurations - with or without gearbox - operate with variable rotor speed and therefore require either a partial or full power electronic converter to convert generator power with variable frequency into grid-compliant 50Hz/60Hz power.
Doubly fed induction generators, or DFIGs, need only a partial converter rated at 20-34% of nominal power rating. A smaller rated converter is cheaper and reduces internal losses, making the combination with DFIG an economical and popular choice for high-speed turbines up to 6.15MW. PMGs still occupy a minority share in the high-speed segment but seem gradually to be gaining ground. Vestas switched from DFIG to PMG in its 1.8MW/2MW GridStreamer series, based on considerations relating to lower mass, being more compact and with higher partial-load efficiency. PMGs are also claimed to be superior in meeting future grid requirements compared with DFIG, including in high wind power penetration markets.
However, one leading turbine supplier is reported to have carried out a reverse product redesign from high-speed PMG to DFIG, a strategy it said was aimed primarily at lowering the turbine cost price.
Several suppliers are in the process of developing, or have already developed, alternative drive solutions, ranging from mechanical-hydraulic to full hydraulic or full mechanical systems. Most of these enable an operational combination of variable rotor speed and fixed generator speed, eliminating the need for a power electronic converter.
Two-blade turbines
Horizontal-axis, three-bladed turbines continue to dominate the global wind market, but at least four different wind-industry players are working on two-bladed equivalents aimed especially at offshore use. Envision's 3.6MW E128 is referred to as a modular turbine aimed at "proof of concept" demonstration rather than a prototype.
The test programme focuses on two main product innovations: a rigid, two-bladed upwind rotor with partial-pitch control, where the outer blade section can be turned. UK-based Condor Wind Energy is developing a 5MW upwind turbine with yaw control, a technology that turns the rotor plane gradually out of the wind at high-wind conditions. SCD of Germany has developed a downwind 6.5MW medium-speed offshore turbine, as well as a smaller 3MW medium-speed upwind model, both licensed to Ming Yang of China. The smaller version is already operational. Finally, 2-B Energy of the Netherlands is working on a 6MW downwind turbine.
If wind turbines with high capacity factors become accepted, they offer a huge potential for driving down the costs of energy from wind power. Onshore and offshore turbines offering more megawatt hours per megawatt at the lowest possible lifecycle cost will ultimately prove the real winners regardless of their key technology preferences and principles.
Drive system innovations
Earlier this year Peter Tavner, professor of new and renewable energy at Durham University in the UK, presented his novel brushless DFIG design. This avoids the need for expensive magnets and is claimed to offer higher reliability and hence a lower cost of energy than conventional brush-based DFIGs. Also of UK origin is a modular axial-flux generator for direct drive and geared applications, developed by NGenTec. Each generator module functions electrically as a separate generator, providing inherent system redundancy. This enables continued operation at reduced capacity if one module develops a failure - a benefit especially offshore, where access can be complex at certain times of the year.
Emerson's French subsidiary Leroy Somer has introduced a copper-only classic synchronous generator in combination with an optimised power electronic converter, aimed at matching PMG efficiency without the disadvantages of rare earth, such as serviceability challenges and over-speed related issues.
Winergy of Germany will soon ship its first medium-speed HybridDrive for fitting in a new 3MW Fuhrlander model. This will be a compact drive system comprising a gearbox and generator that is flanged on, resulting in a combined gearbox-generator unit that is shorter than non-integrated drive trains. Winergy claims HybridDrive only needs 20% of the magnets of a direct-drive generator of similar rating. The current maximum range is 6-8MW, but larger capacities are being researched.
Finnish companies Moventas & The Switch have developed a functionally comparable medium-speed drive system called FusionDrive. A prototype will be fitted in a new 3MW DeWind turbine, while an upscaled 7MW version is in the pipeline. Meanwhile Vestas, Gamesa and DSME of Korea have each announced the development of 7MW medium-speed offshore turbines.
Mitsubishi is developing a 7MW offshore turbine called SeaAngel with hydraulic drive system and two high-speed medium-voltage generators, enabling a combination of variable rotor speed and fixed synchronous generator speed. Norwegian company Chapdrive has developed a comparable hydraulic drive system, but with a single hydraulic motor and medium-voltage synchronous generator. Chapdrive technology has been field-tested in 225kW and 900kW turbines and, in late 2009, the company secured EUR6 million in an industrial research and development agreement with Statoil and Innovation Norway to develop a 5MW hydraulic transmission system.
A mechanical-hydraulic, semi-integrated drive system for future 9MW offshore turbines is in development with HydrauTrans of the Netherlands. Nestor Management Consultants, which early this century led the Zephyros direct-drive turbine development, is co-inventor and initiator. Nestor owner Bart van Neerbos explains that core HydrauTrans technologies include a double-sided, crown-type gearwheel, fitted with six patented "floating-cup" low-speed pumps, a high-speed floating-cup-type motor and a high-speed generator.
He adds: "Artisan-made crown-wheels of wood are known from the mechanical drive systems of classic Dutch windmills. A key advantage compared to bevel gear systems (coning gearwheels) is that the matching pump's pinion wheels can be fitted and removed effortlessly without additional adjustments. The floating cup pumps and motors operate without any metal-to-metal friction, offering long service life and superior efficiency."
The distributed drive system design is aimed at combining system robustness with high efficiency and favourable head mass.
Concrete-tubular steel hybrid structures seem to be gaining ground for hub heights above 100 metres. A total installation height of 200 metres is currently regarded as the legal maximum. Within this hybrid segment Enercon's E-101, with a record 149-metre hub height, reaches 199.5-metre installation height.
Fuhrlander plans to offer a Ventur hybrid tower with hub heights up to 140 metres for its new FL 3000 turbine with a 120-metre rotor diameter. The concrete bottom part comprises multiple pre-stressed, prefabricated elements, mostly up to 3 metres wide and 10 metres long, positioned in a polygon-shaped base frame. In 2006, a 2.5MW Fuhrlander turbine with 90-metre rotor diameter was installed on a lattice-type tower with 160-metre hub height, developed by SeeBA.
Siemens and Danish steel structure supplier IB Andresen have jointly developed an alternative bolted steel shell tower with polygonal shape (pictured below). It consists of multiple, easily transportable, pre-manufactured, installation-ready coning steel sections designed for onsite assembly. Because the tower is built of standardised individual sections, foot-size restrictions found with tubular steel equivalents could be eliminated. A prototype with a 2.3MW turbine atop was installed in late 2011. A planned SWT-2.3-113 direct-drive turbine with a maximum 142.5-metre hub height has a 199-metre tip height and measures 8 metres between the tower base's parallel sides.
LM Wind Power and Siemens have each developed a long and slender 6MW class offshore blade of 73.5 and 75 metres respectively. Both single-piece components offer favourable mass figures in the 25-26 tonne range by avoiding the incorporation of carbon fibres.
Nordex has introduced a slender blade of nearly 58 metres with carbon fibres incorporated in the load-carrying main girders. The NR58.5 weighs 7% less than its N50 predecessor, at less than 11 tonnes.
California-based Modular Wind Energy has developed a novel segmented rotor blade series, enabling production and transportation in modular sections of around 15 metres. Its innovative assembly technology is claimed to avoid weight penalties linked to 'traditional' bolted segmented blades. The company also claims the blade has a mass up to 20% lower compared to conventional blades, enabling greater blade lengths and a lower cost of energy.
US-based Blade Dynamics has developed segmented blades that allow manufacture in small, individual components and blade transportation in two sections. This patent-pending technology is also claimed to greatly enhance quality and performance, as only uncomplicated production and assembly moulds are required.
The significant Blade Dynamics innovations include the lightweight root attachment and a modular central spar-joining technology, enabling larger rotors 6-12% higher annual energy yield and significantly higher financial returns.


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Flour *** (100%): 239.82 g | 8.46 oz | 0.53 lbs Water (47%): 140.89 g | 4.97 oz | 0.31 lbs ADY (.75%): 2.25 g | 0.08 oz | 0 lbs | 0.59 tsp | 0.2 tbsp Salt (.5%): 1.5 g | 0.05 oz | 0 lbs | 0.27 tsp | 0.09 tbsp Olive Oil (5%): 14.99 g | 0.53 oz | 0.03 lbs | 3.33 tsp | 1.11 tbsp Corn Oil (18%): 53.96 g | 1.9 oz | 0.12 lbs | 11.99 tsp | 4 tbsp Butter/Margarine (1%): 3 g | 0.11 oz | 0.01 lbs | 0.63 tsp | 0.21 tbsp Semolina (20%): 59.95 g | 2.11 oz | 0.13 lbs | 5.74 tbsp | 0.36 cups Total (192.25%): 576.3 g | 20.33 oz | 1.27 lbs | TF = 0.126875
I short cut the process by precooking the sausage.
Anything else I should try improving?
If you didn't have 450+ posts, I thought you were trolling the Chicago Style forum by dropping this as your first picture! Besides using raw sausage...?Kidding aside, your pizza turned out great. If you liked your method and liked the taste, keep doing it! Cheers,Garvey
The only concern I have, is the amount oil used in this dough recipe... I like to try another dough recipe that uses less oil.
Bert,For the very first time in your often unorthodox, yet often successful experimentation's....I think this is your most arse backward thing you have done. I know you recently talked about possibly needing some assistance for a Chicago DD experimentation/trials on the MPO.Please take a deep breath my friend and check out the forums Chicago section concerning the basic build of a DD pizza.I understand that you would like to include this style of pizza within the MPO's arsenal. I do feel it is possible....but c'mon man....you gotta help us out a 'lil Bert. Bob
Bob, I appreciate and welcome your input with as always. I am new at this, please clarify what part was unorthodox, was it the use of cooked sausage?
what your thoughts about this recipe by turbo chefhttp://www.turbochef.com/residential/our-heritage/dish.aspx?ID=92
You and Garvey might be interested in this, but I once did some research on the quantity of oil used .. an old Giordano's dough recipe ... saw that the amount of oil was about 2%. There was also butter or margarine (I don't remember which) used in the dough, at 4%. So, the total fat was only 6%.
Bert:I am sure Bob is jerkin' yer chain a bit. That pie you made looks great. And I did see your explanation of the cooked sausage. Cooking a DD at 600 degrees for an 11-minute total bake time? Amazing. You certainly know your craft and your equipment.Regarding the oil content of the dough, did it taste too heavy? Or was it tough to manage in the MPO? I'm just wondering why you're looking for a leaner dough. If you like the flavor but just want to ingest less oil, you could try making this same pie with less dough. Ed's (vcb's) dough recipe calls for a dough weight of just under 400g for a 12" pie, vs. nearly 600g for the BTB. Ed's recipe is not only a great recipe but is also a great guideline for experimentation--with the full method and process mapped out, step by step. Even when I make the BTB Semolina dough, I use Ed's weights and procedures. (I can't imagine needing 50% more dough, personally, but YMMV...)Cheers,Garvey


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Conservatives vs. Libertarians on Judicial Activism
I should have posted this earlier, but if anyone interested in legal issues — should be everyone given that most things coming out of Washington these days have constitutional defects — hasn't yet read Damon Root's cover story in the July issue of Reason magazine, drop what you're doing now and do so.
While not a J.D. — or perhaps because he isn't — Damon paints a completely accurate picture on the differences between conservative and libertarian approaches to constitutional interpretation and judicial philosophy. And I don't mean a rehash of debates on social issues except in legalese; there are real subtleties involved, particularly when most people adhering to either of these camps call themselves "originalists" of one stripe or another. Damon's article is both deep and wide, surveying the landscape of relevant legal thinkers and explaining to non‐lawyers why all this is so, so important. (And no, I personally am not featured.)
What is more, you can now also watch Damon discussing his article and reporting in this area:
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The November 2010 elections are shaping up to be memorable for residents of California as top Republicans target key districts. Minority leader John Boehner hopes to unseat Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House while Chuck Devore actively campaigns for Senator Barbara Boxer's seat.
America's eagerness to vote out corrupt politicians has opened the field for candidates who understand the issues and promise to resist the lure of the DC power structure.
In California's 37th Congressional District race that candidate is Conservative leader Star Parker.
Parker "is the founder and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal & Education, a 501(c)3 non-profit think tank that provides a national voice of reason on issues of race and poverty in the media, inner city neighborhoods, and public policy."
The 37th congressional district includes most of Long Beach and Compton, as well as Carson, Signal Hill, and parts of other municipalities and is represented by the ethically challenged Congresswoman Laura Richardson.
Richardson, who owes her seat to ACORN friend Maxine Waters, made headlines for the foreclosure of her home and pending ethics investigations. One blogger notes:
Richardson, in the meantime, has worked a pretty good deal. She has been elected to a safe (lifetime tenure) African American seat in a Los Angeles area Congressional district, where she reaps campaign contributions from many special interests, including area defense contractors and unions. She walks away from this home and lets the lender, Washington Mutual, take the loss.
To pay for her campaign expenses and personal loan debt to HER OWN campaign she collects additional campaign contributions AFTER Washington Mutual forecloses on her equity strapped Sacramento property and takes the loss.
Her credit score takes a hit but she is an elected Member of Congress with a steady and sizable income. Richardson pays herself back from campaign contributions she accumulates over the course of her election year campaign.
Richardson's personal troubles culminated with last October's announcement that ethics investigations would move forward for Richardson and her political benefactor Maxine Waters.
RedCountry noted that other California Democrats began to smell blood in the water:
"According to the Los Angeles County Registrar's office, Democrats Lee Davis, Peter Mathews and Terrance Ponchak have requested 'Signature In-Lieu', which allows candidates during the candidate filing period to collect signatures as a method to reducing the candidate's filing fee.
Who would ever think that troubles for the Democrats could not get any worse in this 2010 election season?
The irony is for Democrats like Rep. Richardson who can't stop the noise within their own tent leaves the door open for a possible Republican pickup in this Long Beach area congressional seat.
Anger is brewing throughout the country including here in Los Angeles County and we might see an unprecedented voter revolt come this November!"
Star Parker's decision to run guarantees national attention on this so called "safe seat" which could lead to the type of national support that turned the Scott Brown race. Conversations with Parker over the weekend revealed a reluctant politician, someone who believed in public service and had spent most of her life dedicated to building a stronger America. Parker surveyed the political landscape and responded to America's need for new leaders by deciding to run, like Allen West and Chuck Devore. In her syndicated column, Parker explores her reasons for running:
"As I wrote a little over a year ago: 'I thought we were on the road to moving socialism out of poor black communities and replacing it with wealth producing American capitalism. But, incredibly, we are going in the opposite direction. Instead of poor America on socialism becoming more like rich America on capitalism, rich America on capitalism is becoming like poor America on socialism.'
…The government health care takeover which has just been forced on an unhappy America could not have happened without the cooperation of our large pharmaceutical firms and insurance companies. They should be ashamed of themselves…
I'm challenging a Black Caucus incumbent in a district that political pundits rate 'safe' for Democrats.
But this year no Democrat representing low income Americans should feel safe peddling the same plantation policies that already have produced our broken schools, broken families, and broken spirits. Now they're bringing these bankrupt ideas to the whole country."
Richardson's ethics issues, support for heath care and her statements regarding "Comrade" Fidel Castro should be fresh in voters minds come November but according to Open Secrets, Richardson still is heavily union backed. The unions have historically poured money into her campaign, big spenders like SEIU may be expected to step up the donations in order to retain the seat.
Tellingly, Parker does not appear to be concerned with appeasing big labor and explained her fundraising strategy. Parker stated that she needs:
"500 people to each get 50 friends to give $50 dollars."
Her website Star Parker For Congress is currently accepting those donations and Parker's campaign is creating quite a stir on the right.
With November around the corner Democrats are gearing up to fight for their political lives as viable and courageous candidates attempt to reign in an out of control government.


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SS White Trim & Finishing Bur SE3-10
Carbide 10 bladed finishing burs for composite restorations.
The Endo Safe End instruments are available in 2 sizes (1.4mm and 1.8mm) and are designed for lateral endodontic access enlargement without the risk of penetrating the pup chamber floor.
The safe end tip will prohibit the access from getting deeper but will allow for lateral expansion.
Adequate access is essential for successful endodontic treatment. A straight line to the canal system is optimal. Without adequate access, instruments and materials become difficult to handle properly in the complex root canal system. The end result of proper access cavity preparation should consist of the following:
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Use appropriate sized round carbide operative burs (FG #4, FG #6 etc.) or appropriate sized Great White® round burs (both standard and surgical length shanks available) to access the metal coping material.
If endo access is through a PFM crown, penetrate the porcelain with a round diamond and then switch to a Great White® round bur to access the metal coping material.
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This must be accomplished without penetrating the floor of the pulp chamber.
The Endo Safe End instrument will cut only laterally and not apically to prevent perforation of the furcation area.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Picture puzzle: where, when?
Updated: Tillerman is correct, as can be seen if you zoom out a little bit on Google Earth:
The graphic was particularly visible during the scene where James Bond and the Queen jumped from the helicopter.
11 comments:
- O Docker said...
The Thames, they're out of joint.
What's west is north and what's east is south.
- 9:23 pm
- Baydog said...
Must be in England somewhere. And, fairly recently? It can't be the Grand Canal; the water's too blue.
- 1:49 am
- O Docker said...
All the world's a stage, but this stage was all the world's.
- 2:13 am
- JP said...
O'Docker first comment is sort of right: it is the shape of the Thames, in particular the stretch around Docklands and Greenwich. But there is no O2 stadium (among other thing)
Baydog is right in that it is in England and it was this year
O'Docker's last comment is very appropriate so he might have guessed it.
Another clue: while it looks like the Thames (deliberately), it is not, though it was in London.
- 9:34 am
- O Docker said...
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- 11:42 am
- O Docker said...
Here were both the beginning of the end and the end of the beginning.
- 11:50 am
- JP said...
Cryptic indeed, but yes, it does relate to the beginning of something.
- 3:11 pm
- O Docker said...
And to the end of that something, too, no?
- 6:54 pm
- JP said...
Very good O'Docker, yes, indeed something did end here too.
- 7:32 pm
- Tillerman said...
What teases you are JP and OD. It's an aerial view of the 2012 Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony.
- 12:29 am
- JP said...
Tillerman is correct, saving me from using the O. word again - I sometimes worry that readers might be getting tired of all the "how wonderful it was to be in London in 2012".
Ah well, it will be all over soon (the year I mean, though some say more).
- 9:26 am


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Liquid Notes for Live (Midi PlugIn) is a songwriting assistant tool for editing complex harmonic progressions.It offers a controllable range of alternatives for chords and harmonies in singletrack or multitrack MIDI arrangements and makes the theory of harmony fully accessible to you.
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Officials: Sump pump odor prompted Pa. evacuations
SKIPPACK, Pa. (AP) - Authorities say an odor that prompted a voluntary evacuation of about 100 homes in suburban Philadelphia is due to an organic compound coming from the sump pumps in the basements.
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The Montgomery County hazardous response team, state Department of Environmental Protection and federal Environmental Protection Agency are working to identify the "volatile organic compound" involved, the county Department of Public Safety said in a statement Monday.
Officials said a strong odor was reported at a home in the Skippack Township neighborhood at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday. The township fire company responded with meters that "went into alarm" in the basement of the residence, and more homes were tested and found to have levels of the organic compound as well, the public safety department said.
Fire Chief Haydn Marriott had earlier told WPVI-TV in Philadelphia that crews testing the homes had gotten high readings of a poisonous gas called hydrogen cyanide. But he said the crews didn't actually think the odor in the homes was from hydrogen cyanide, but some other chemical.
An emergency shelter was set up at the local elementary school, and the American Red Cross of southeastern Pennsylvania said 10 people from four families were put up for the night. Some residents went to a hospital as a precaution and were released.
Residents are being asked to contact the township and have their homes tested for the presence of the compound before returning home.
Volatile organic compounds are found in products such as gasoline, paints and paint thinners and solvents used for dry cleaning and metal degreasing, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. They can find their way into ground water from spills or leaking storage tanks or in stormwater runoff from roads and parking lots.
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Silver and olive circle necklace - butterfly pattern
A lovely hand crafted circle necklace with an olive green butterfly backing detail. The circle is made from sterling silver square wire which is riveted to the anodised aluminium backing.
The pattern on the aluminium is created digitally and applied as a resist. The metal is then dyed and sealed and the resist removed leaving the pattern in the silver colour of the aluminium.
The pendant is then hung from an 16 inch sterling silver ball chain (please let me know if you prefer a different length chain).
Please note your necklace may vary very slightly from the image as each one is completely handmade.
Pendant measures approx. 2.1cm diameter.
Presented in a recycled Kraft gift box embossed with my logo.
Please allow up to 2 weeks for me to complete your order, thank you.
1950's pattern and shape...
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generates a plot in which the values in an array are shown in a discrete array of squares.
Details and Options
- ArrayPlot[array] by default arranges successive rows of array down the page and successive columns across, just as a table or grid would normally be formatted. »
- If array contains 0s and 1s, the 1s will appear as black squares and the 0s as white squares.
- ArrayPlot by default generates grayscale output, in which zero values are shown white, and the maximum positive or negative value is shown black. »
- With an explicit setting for PlotRange, ArrayPlot by default makes the minimum value white and the maximum black.
- The values in array can be quantities with units associated with them.
- The following special entries can be used: »
None background color color directive specified color
- If array is ragged, shorter rows are treated as padded on the right with background. »
- ArrayPlot has the same options as Graphics, with the following additions and changes:
AspectRatio Automatic ratio of height to width ClippingStyle None how to show cells whose values are clipped ColorFunction Automatic how each cell should be colored ColorFunctionScaling True whether to scale the argument to ColorFunction ColorRules Automatic rules for determining colors from values DataRange All the range of and values to assume DataReversed False whether to reverse the order of rows Frame Automatic whether to draw a frame around the plot FrameLabel None labels for rows and columns FrameTicks None what ticks to include on the frame MaxPlotPoints Infinity the maximum number of points to include Mesh False whether to draw a mesh MeshStyle GrayLevel[GoldenRatio-1] the style to use for a mesh PixelConstrained False how to constrain cells to align with pixels PlotLegends None legends for datasets PlotRange All the range of values to plot PlotTheme $PlotTheme overall theme for the plot TargetUnits Automatic units to display in the plot
- The rules given by ColorRules are applied to the value of each cell. The rules can involve patterns. »
- If none of the rules in ColorRules apply, then ColorFunction is used to determine the color.
- With the default setting ColorRules->Automatic, an explicit setting ColorFunction->f is used instead of ColorRules.
- With ColorFunctionScaling->False, each value is supplied as the argument to any function given for ColorFunction. »
- With ColorFunctionScaling->True, the values are scaled to lie between 0 and 1. »
- If the color determined for a particular cell is None, the cell is rendered in the background color.
- If no color is determined for a particular cell, the cell is rendered in a default dark red color.
- With DataReversed->True, the order of rows is reversed, so that rows run from bottom to top, with the last row at the top.
- With the setting FrameTicks->Automatic, ticks are placed at round integers, typically multiples of 5 or 10. »
- With the setting FrameTicks->All, ticks are also placed at the minimum and maximum and . »
- In explicit FrameTicks specifications, the tick coordinates are taken to refer to and .
- With DataReversed->True, tick values decrease from top to bottom.
- PlotRange->amax specifies that only those between 0 and amax should be shown. »
- PlotRange->{amin,amax} specifies that between amin and amax should be shown.
- PlotRange->{{imin,imax},{jmin,jmax}} shows only elements with and in the specified ranges. The top‐left element has , . With the default setting DataReversed->False, increases down the page; increases to the right.
- PlotRange->{ispec,jspec,aspec} shows only elements in the specified ranges of , , and value. »
- With the default setting for ColorFunction, PlotRange->{amin,amax} specifies that values from amin to amax should be shown with gray scales varying from white to black.
- Mesh->True draws mesh lines between each cell in the array.
- Mesh->{mi,mj} gives mesh specifications for the and directions, respectively.
- With the default setting Frame->Automatic, a frame is drawn only when Mesh->False.
- For purposes of combining with other graphics, the array element is taken to cover a unit square centered at coordinate position , .
- A setting DataRange->{{xmin,xmax},{ymin,ymax}} specifies that the centers of successive cells should be at equally spaced positions between xmin and xmax in the horizontal direction, and ymin and ymax in the vertical direction. With the default setting DataReversed->False, is centered at {xmin,ymax}.
- With the default setting DataRange->All and DataReversed->False, the array element will be taken to cover a unit square centered at coordinate position , .
- ArrayPlot returns Graphics[Raster[data],opts].
- With PixelConstrained->True, ArrayPlot generates a Raster with an absolute size that aligns cells with pixels, so that each cell is an integer number of pixels across or each pixel is an integer number of cells across. The cells are each taken to be as large as possible, given the ImageSize setting specified. »
- ArrayPlot works with SparseArray objects. »
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The Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (CSCRE) delivers a curriculum focused primarily on African-, Latino/a-, Asian-, and Native-American (ALANA) people in the United States, who are usually marginalized, under-represented and/ or misrepresented in the normative curriculum. CSCRE also fosters critical dialogues on race through its Discussion Series which brings several speakers, artists, and performers to Ithaca each year. This dual focus is meant to help students develop a comprehensive understanding of the multiracial and polycultural world in which we live.
CSCRE Minors
The Center's minors in African Diaspora, Asian American, Latino/a, and Native American Studies cover a broad range of subjects, including identity formation, cultural and historical representations and struggles, public policy, intersections of race and colonialism, social justice and racial redress. Where possible, courses rely on a comparative and historical approach and combine epistemological /theoretical concerns with an analysis of "real-life" problems so as to give students a contextual understanding of the issues they are studying.
Minors are required to take six courses (*18 credit hours), two from Conceptual Frameworks and one each from the remaining four categories: Comparative and International, Culture and History, Policy and Praxis, and Power and Liberation.
* Native American Studies minors must take additional 3 credit hours in a Capstone Experience category for a total of 21 credits.


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In a new video created by Syngenta, Andrew Fisher, commercial product lead for Quilt Xcel® fungicide, discusses the benefits of Quilt Xcel early (V4-V8) applications in corn to shield against plant stress. Fisher outlines the key benefits provided by Quilt Xcel early applications: enhanced plant growth and greening, better root development, stress tolerance in dry weather, improved harvestability, delayed senescence for extended grain fill and delayed disease progression.
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She's used to photographers snapping her picture, often in a bikini on the beaches of California. But for her wedding next spring to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, Kristin Cavallari really wants to wow people.
"I'll probably keep up my regular gym routine for the coming months ... until spring. And then probably two months before [the wedding] I'll go at it harder," says the former Hills star, 24.
But it's not just the gym that will get Cavallari wedding ready. She plans on modifying her diet, too.
"If I eat really healthy, then I'll probably cut out alcohol for a month or two before my wedding," says Cavallari, who as it is generally sticks to fruit, vegetables and fish or chicken, with very little processed food.
Since dating Cutler, Cavallari says she's grown much more confident with herself: "He makes me comfortable. I've dated other guys, and I've felt like I'm not skinny enough. But with Jay, I've always felt really comfortable in my skin."
Still, the bride-to-be isn't getting ahead of herself – and tried on wedding dresses. "All I know is, strapless," she says. "That's as far as I've gotten!"
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NASCAR Car of Tomorrow Concept - Nascar Cot Technical Analysis
We Go Inside The Car Of Tomorrow
The NASCAR Car of Tomorrow (COT) is an interesting concept and one that rekindles our interest in Nextel Cup for several reasons. This magazine has, as a policy, refrained from either reporting on or covering NASCAR Nextel Cup racing because historically very little of the technology developed there pertained to the short-track racer. That has all changed with the COT.
Before you start writing that letter to the editor, let me stress that we have not strayed in our direction here at CT by taking this look inside the COT. Rather, we see where that series is coming about full circle, back to many of the same issues that confront the average Saturday night racer. That's worth taking a closer look.
For the past eight or nine years, teams in what is often referred to as the "top stock car class" have concentrated on aerodynamic technology. They have spent hundreds of expensive hours in wind tunnels and invested thousands of manpower hours in tweaking the metal bodies into shapes that would produce more aero downforce. It was expensive and restrictive for teams just starting out with no history of aero research.
All of that has come to a grinding halt with the unveiling and implementation of the Car of Tomorrow. With the testing and racing in select events in 2007, the teams and NASCAR have decided to go full-time with the COT for the '08 season. What is the COT and how has it changed the way NASCAR teams prepare for competition? Here is a look inside the COT and an explanation of how the teams are affected, from a technical standpoint.
NO MORE AERO MANIPULATIONThe COT has, by rule, a well-defined body shape and the chassis is also specified as to the exact construction layout with certain leeway for front geometry. Basically, the COT lost about 600 pounds of downforce in the front and about 300 pounds in the back of the car over the earlier model Cup car. So, it's comparatively unbalanced downforce-wise when compared with the old design.
Then, NASCAR mandated a rear wing in place of the old spoiler that's similar to the Grand Am Daytona Prototype road-racing wing. Any aero engineer worth his/her salt will tell you the spoiler produces more drag than downforce. The wing, on the other hand, produces tons of downforce and a lot less drag. The wing is adjustable within strict tolerances as to angle of attack, so the actual downforce can be adjusted somewhat.
TALLER BODY WITH A HIGHER CGThe whole COT is 2 inches taller than the old car, which raises the center of gravity. The car is wider by 4 inches, but as we discovered, the driver is not significantly closer to the centerline as previously advertised. The driver's compartment is 11/44 inch wider, which doesn't provide the opportunity to move the seat in by much.
We were told that the individual parts and pieces are heavy and the car now weighs close to the limit once completed with all of the components installed. Some teams did not have to add ballast at a recent race using the COT.
ADDED SAFETY FEATURESA few additions were added to help protect the drivers. The left-side framerail is doubled on the COT. The floor is heavier with a choice of steel plating or honeycomb aluminum installed under the driver's seat.
The car has a driveshaft tunnel that must be installed to the specs. It is heavy gauge steel and has heavy steel strap assemblies at the front and rear. This tunnel fully encloses the driveshaft and nearly eliminates the danger of a loose shaft. It also adds a lot of weight to the car.
As for the construction of the cars, each team and/or car builder must build the chassis/rollcage assembly and submit it to a NASCAR facility, where the location of each joint, component, and measurement is recorded and a data sheet is produced by what is called a coordinate measuring system. If the car is not within a certain tolerance, it is rejected until it's brought within the specifications.
This process can take as few as two or three passes through the gauntlet or as many as nine for one team. Teams must follow a set of construction plans to build the car, as well as a whole section in the rule book explaining the process. The base frame/rollcage cost of the COT is higher because of this process. One car builder told us it used to cost about $8,500, and it now costs around $18,000 for a bare frame and rollcage with some sheetmetal.
THE PROBLEMS CREATED BY THE COTMost top teams had the older car figured out so that it turned well and was fast and consistent. With the COT, most teams are lost. With a loss of 300 pounds more downforce at the front than at the rear of the cars, drivers complain that the cars won't turn. Gee, we wonder where we've heard that before.
With the addition of a rear wing capable of producing loads of, well, added load, we have a car that's seriously front-grip deficient. So teams are looking at making changes to the front geometry, rear wing angle, and other factors to help get the cars to a neutral handling status again.
Since the rear wing is mostly exaggerating the problem, many teams have learned they need to adjust it to maximum angle of attack and in effect stall the wing so it produces less downforce. With the problems they have with less front grip, the last thing they need is a wing that can add rear grip.
BACK TO THE FUTUREIn reality, the COT handles much like the Street Stock cars we are all familiar with-they lack front grip. Observing the cars on TV tells the tale. We see where the car is either pushing up the track, or if the crew has loosened it sufficiently, it's tight/loose, but either way it's slow.
One driver reported that each time he entered a certain turn, the car behaved differently. One time it pushed and then snapped loose on exit (the old tight/loose syndrome) and the next time it turned well and was loose all the way around the turn. It's this uncertainty that unnerves many drivers.
In the past, the teams have put a significant portion of their resources into aero technology and will now have to rethink how they engineer their cars. The chassis dynamicist will now be in demand and the aero engineers can either find another genre or try to get up to speed on their dynamics lessons. Mechanical engineers will be in demand and any new technology that leans in that direction will need to be utilized.
CONCLUSIONIt's an exciting time for all of circle track racing. Maybe now we can finally find common ground with the top levels of stock car racing by virtue of having common goals and experiencing common problems. We'll be here to report on how the top teams in Nextel (soon to be Sprint) Cup handle this new set of complications and how they utilize their technical know-how in solving the handling problems with the COT.
As we continue with this story in coming issues, don't look for results of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series races or interviews with drivers about how a race went for them and their sponsors. We are still, and will always be, a technical source for the racers, be they short track or Nextel Cup. We're still with ya, man.