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|IUIS President's Address
IUIS President's Address
Dear Presidents of Immunological Societies, Presidents of Federations of Immunological Societies, Colleagues and Friends,
I have taken over Presidency from Jorge Kalil (Brazil) who is now our Past-President. Faith Osier (Kenya) has been elected as new Vice-President of our Board. Roslyn Kemp (New Zealand) and Michael Ratcliffe (Canada) have been elected as Secretary General and Treasurer, respectively.
At the beginning of the third millennium, Immunology continues to be at the cutting edge of the advancement of science and is a key contributor to human and animal health care. As a long time student of macrophages, I am struck by the coincidence of my taking the responsibility as IUIS President with the 100th Anniversary of the death of Elie Metchnikoff, the pioneer of phagocyte research and a visionary founding father of modern Biology and Medicine (1). As in Metchnikoff's vision and practice, Immunology continues to be rooted in Darwinian culture and it is refreshing that our discipline continues to be thought provoking to philosophers (2,3). Here I will summarize selected lines of effort during my presidency.
I am confident that IUIS and its constituency will continue to serve "Immunology without borders" in the interest of scientific progress as well as human and animal health.
Yours friendly,


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IOWA CITY, Iowa—A Wisconsin infant who was abducted and left out in the cold in Iowa has been reunited with his parents and is on his way home.
Kayden Powell's mother discovered him missing early Thursday morning from his bassinet in a Town of Beloit home. Police found him tucked in a storage crate outside an Iowa gas station in frigid temperatures more than 24 hours later.
A spokeswoman for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City says Kayden is in good condition and was discharged from the hospital Friday evening.
Hospital spokeswoman Jennifer Brown says the nearly week-old baby is with his parents and heading back to Wisconsin.
Kayden's aunt has been charged in his disappearance.

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Are You Sure About Buying a Frank Lloyd Wright Home?
There are about 20 U.S. homes for sale were designed by a man lauded by his profession as the greatest U.S. architect of all time. But such deals sometimes come with strings attached. Joann Lublin explains on Lunch Break. Photo: Jeff Anderson Custom Finishes.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI today approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession, clearing the way for the late pope's beatification on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday.
Pope Benedict's action followed more than five years of investigation into the life and writings of the Polish pontiff, who died in April 2005 after more than 26 years as pope.
The Vatican took special care with verification of the miracle, the spontaneous cure of a French nun from Parkinson's disease — the same illness that afflicted Pope John Paul in his final years. Three separate Vatican panels approved the miracle, including medical and theological experts, before Pope Benedict signed the official decree.
In 2005, Pope Benedict set Pope John Paul on the fast track to beatification by waiving the normal five-year waiting period for the introduction of his sainthood cause. That seemed to respond to the "Santo subito!" ("Sainthood now!") banners that were held aloft at Pope John Paul's funeral.
Six years and one month from death to beatification may not strike people as "subito," but it will be a modern record in the church. For Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who was described by many as a "living saint" and for whom the waiting period was also waived, it took six years and one and a half months to complete the process.
According to the Vatican newspaper, it's the first time in more than a thousand years that a pope will have beatified his immediate predecessor.


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France has decided to publicly lend its support to the marginal Islamic extremist movement in Syria that has failed to topple the country's secular regime for the last 20 months.
French President François Hollande is joining Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose vocal backing of the Salafist/Wahhabi terrorists in the Free Syrian Army has alienated Turkish citizens.
The French government's policy of backing Islamist radicals against secular regimes is not new. Iran's revolutionary Islamic leader Ayatollah Khomeini made France his home during his period in exile. No such figure has emerged in Syria.
The absence of charismatic revolutionary leadership is one of the main reasons why most Syrians are sticking with the current regime. They view Assad as a patriotic anti-imperialist leader whose presence is the only thing that is keeping the country together during this foreign-imposed crisis.
Assad warned of an apocalyptic war in a recent interview with Russia Today if the West invades Syria. On Monday, NATO's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that NATO will back up Turkey in a war with Syria.
The question on everyone's mind is why are secular Western governments pro-Islamic extremism? This reality cannot be hidden anymore with cheap magic tricks. The Arab Spring is in fact a NATO-Islamist Spring. Treacherous Muslim clerics are in league with the CIA and MI6. They are calling for the overthrow of Assad but are silent about Netanyahu's transgressions and crimes.
The West's cozy relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era has harmed Palestinians. Morsi, the new boss, has been far stricter on the underground trade networks between Egypt and Gaza. Many people in the region yearn for the days of Mubarak who at least had the decency to allow the passage of goods in the tunnels that connect Palestinians to the outside world.
Western support for the FSA has also harmed the Palestinian cause. The NATO-backed extremists are seeking to divide Palestinians and trigger a civil war. It is not a stretch to say that Washington's war against Assad is also, by design, a war against Palestinians.
Assad is the only Arab leader of a strong independent state that has made common cause with Palestinians. From this perspective, his integrity is intact.
Many of the extremists who want to replace Assad have no knowledge that they are being manipulated by NATO. They are beasts of war who are only there to play their part. Their level of education, political awareness, and culture is very low, making them the perfect candidates for Western support.
The Muslim Brotherhood will be the chief benefactor of NATO military action against Syria. In a post-Assad era, Syria will have to dig deep and rally around a real revolutionary figure in order to throw out the treacherous Muslim Brotherhood, foreign invaders, and NATO's Jihadist terrorists.


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Mon, 02 February 2009 at 5:41 pm
Good Morning Dakota Fanning!
Dakota Fanning continues to grow up in front of our eyes, poised and composed, before heading into ABC Studios in Times Square, New York City for Good Morning America on Monday.
The 14-year-old actress looked cute as a button before heading in for her interview!
On Thursday night, Dakota donned a beautiful gray dress and dropped by the premiere of her new flick, Push, at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, Calif.
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While I've been out of blogging action I was so touched and happy to recieve this lovely award from Lucie at Cooking at Marystow! If you haven't had the pleasure of visiting her blog, I urge you to make a visit to view her yummy bakes and delish meals.
I would like to pass on this award to the following blogs that brighten up day.
Chele @ Chocolate Teapot
Natalia @ gatti fili e farina
Petit Filoux
The Girl @ Living with a Boy
C @ Cake, Crumbs and Cooking
Kelly-Jane @ Cooking the Books
Katie @ Katiecakes
Bea @ El Rincon de Bea
Nic @ Cherrepeno
Margaret @ Kitchen Delights
This is what you need to do (if you wish to participate)
1. Copy the award image into a post.
2. Then list 10 things that make you happy.
3. Tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day.
4. Put in a link to their blogs.
5. Notify the award receivers.
6. Award recipients must link back to sender's blog .
Ten things that make me happy
1. My family
2. My kitties
3. My pink kitchenaid
4. Baking
5. Entertaining friends
6. Surprises from my hubby
7. Dining out with hubby or friends
8. Good wine
9. My pink kitchen
10. My collection of shoes and bags
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Blog Award
8 comments:
- natalia said...
Wow Maria Thank You so much for this nice and happy award !!
- 11 February 2010 at 15:57
- Chele said...
Thanks very much for my award ;0)
- 11 February 2010 at 17:31
- Lucie said...
Aw thank you Maria, just lovely to have you back...I just adore your blog. Lucie x
- 11 February 2010 at 19:50
- Bea said...
Hi María!!!! So glad you are back blogging!!!! Hope you are well!!!
I come to collect my award...thank you so much!!!!
See you around!!!
- 11 February 2010 at 22:23
- Margaret said...
Hi Maria - great to see your return to blogging, I always look forward to seeing your cakes and bakes.
Thank you for the award. Mx
- 12 February 2010 at 07:32
- Marie said...
Congrats on the award Maria!!
- 12 February 2010 at 08:01
- Petit Filoux said...
Oh Thank you Maria!! Put a big smile on my face!! xx
- 12 February 2010 at 10:45
- Kelly-Jane said...
Thank you Maria :)xx
- 17 February 2010 at 16:26
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Answers to frequently asked questions
What is RAHI?
The Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) is a six-week summer bridging program that assists students in making the academic and social transition between high school and college. RAHI is for college-bound students currently in their junior or senior year. They must be willing to work hard and learn first-hand what it takes to succeed in college.
RAHI Mission Statement
The UAF Rural Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI), founded at the request of the Alaska Federation of Natives in 1983, was established to prepare rural and Alaska Native high school students for academic excellence and college success.
When is RAHI?
RAHI is May 30 - July 13, 2017.
- Students live on the UAF campus in dorms and attend college classes during the day.
- Students have mandatory study halls in the evenings.
- Weekends are packed with recreational activities.
- Students are not permitted to arrive early or depart late. Students must attend all RAHI activities.
How much does it cost?
- There is no cost for the selected students.
- RAHI will provide round trip transportation from their home to Fairbanks.
- RAHI provides all room and board, college tuition and any required costs.
How are students selected?
RAHI is competitive. Not all students that apply are accepted.
Students come from all over Alaska.
Here are the minimum requirements:
- Alaska Native or rural Alaskan
- Currently a high school junior or senior
- 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
- Able to read at or above grade level
- Committed to earning a college degree
Students must complete the application which involves three essays. In addition, they must provide three recommendations as well as transcripts and test scores. A committee reviews all applications and makes the final selection by early April.
What classes do students take?
All students take these courses in the morning:
- English 111, 200 or DEVE 109 (3 credits)
- Study Skills (1 credit)
- Reading, if needed (1 credit)
- LS 101 Library Science
- HSEM 193 Team Building in Public Safety
Students choose from these electives for the afternoon:
- Introduction to Chemistry (4 credits)
- College Algebra (4 credits)
- Process Technology (4 credits)
- Introduction to Business (3 credits)
In addition, all students choose one of these recreation classes:
- Alaska Native Dance (1 Credit), or Yoga
Do I get high school credit or college credit?
- RAHI students earn 8 - 10 college credits in six weeks.
- Students may be able to obtain high school credit if they arrange it before they come to RAHI.
What is a typical day at RAHI?
8:00 am - 3:15 pm - academic classes
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm - recreation class
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - dinner
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - study hall (Monday through Thursday)
Weekends - recreation time
- Angel Rocks hike
- Weekend at Bingle Camp with Fun Olympics
- Relay for Life
- Calypso Farm
- Volunteering opportunities


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I've emailed a Taiwanese English teacher I know and asked her to comment.
Student or Learner
Dear all,
I'm currently a TCSL student and have just read this article that talks about the problem regarding teaching Chinese as a second language in Taiwan.
It points out that "One of the more bizarre aspects of Mandarin language instruction in Taiwan is the reliance on English."
The writer suggests that Mandarin teachers in Taiwan almost universally use one of the worst language education textbooks ever written, which is translated into English for students.
And says that if they (ESL teachers in Taiwan) taught English the way they had been taught Chinese, they'd be fired.
The conclusion is that "The problem in Taiwan is that their methods are not just not fully developed, they are methods that everyone else has discarded."
I'd like to know how everybody from different countrys with a differt mother tongue learns Chinese(or your second language)?
Don't you learn your second language with help from your first language?
And, how about in China? What's the Chinese as a second language teaching method in China?
(If there's anyone here who has been to China to study Chinese...)
Do Chinese teachers in China teach foreigners Chinese in Chinese only?
How can this be achieved when the students are bignners who don't know a single word in Chinese?
And, what is a so-called "fully-developed teaching method" like?
If there's a Chinese (or a teaching *** as a second language) teacher here who knows how to handle this practically,
please share it in details with me!!
I'd be really, really appreciated...
I've emailed a Taiwanese English teacher I know and asked her to comment.
Dear Eway,
As a Chinese teacher for two years, I don't mind saying I use little English when teaching Chinese, especially for the elementary level students.The first step is usually the most difficult and I don't want to terrify my students when they just start learning one of the most difficult languages; however, too much English in class is not allowed. The textbooks with Chinese translation are very common. First, English is an international language. Second, the translation part in the books is supposed to help students comprehend and the learners can ignore this part if it doesn't help at all. One of my students did because she is a Japanese and English translation doesn't help her at all. Therefore, she learned through recognizing Chinese characters and similar pronunciation between Chinese and Japanese at her beginning. My Korean student did as well. They both ignore the English translation. Third, my friend, who is the assistant manager of Chinese textbooks Publisher, Far East, told me they mainly exports the books to the United States( or Canada). Maybe that's why the textbooks in Taiwan are written with English translation. I went to Beijing last winter and checked the textbooks there. I have to say most of them are similar to those in Taiwan and only few of them are Chinese-Japanese, Chinese-Korean, or Chinese-Spanish, such as HSK practice tests. ( HSK stands for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi which is a Chinese Proficiency Test.) I can not see anything wrong if students make well use of their mother tongues to learn Chinese, like my Japanese student did, and learn it effectively. However, be careful with how you use your mother tongue when learning Chinese and it can be a negative element for your learning if you can not use it properly. Consult your teachers and find the best way.
As for the Chinese teaching methods, every teacher has their own teaching styles but be careful choosing language centers in Taiwan. Some language centers take students who just want to extend their visas by attending schools;therefore, the teachers, learning partners and learning environments may not meet the needs of those who do want to learn Chinese. I think the language centers in universities there are usually better and I recommend the one in Taiwan University. The teachers there don't use English to teach Chinese and they are well-trained. Most of them ever went to foreign countries teaching Chinese, very experienced and professional. I saw many students studying Chinese there after they had studied in Beijing for a while. I think you can see the 'fully-developed teaching methods applied in the Chinese learning classes. I don't know the methods teachers are using in Beijing. Maybe you can go to Beijing University link and see what you can find there.
I teach students in different ways and it depends on students' backgrounds, language levels, and their purposes of learning. For beginners, I teach greeting, numbers, shopping practical expressions and cultural things in the first few classes. This helps them to get involved in the Chinese society more easily by effective basic conversation. I don't recommend the beginners to learn writing because that is so frustrating for foreigners. The character strokes are complicated but beginners can try simpler characters if they want to learn writing, such as sizes da(big), zhong(medium) and small(xiao). They are useful when ordering drinks or buying clothes. Only Japanese and Korean students are pleased with writing because we have similar character systems. My French student knew nothing about Chinese two years ago and her major in Paris now is Chinese. I asked her to pay attention to the tone which makes Chinese very different from the other languages and we did a lot of pronunciation drills. More accurate pronunciation and expressions and being patient with practice are a good start and that makes beginners more confident when communicating with natives. She was very conscientious and she was a Chinese speech contest champion. Repetition also helped her to enhance her vocabulary and I asked her to use new words in her daily life and keep a record of how she used words. She did very well and she talked with many natives as well. Taiwanese are very friendly as long as you try to speak to them. They always encourage you even if you know how to greet people only. Go to these links http://taiwan.8m.net/study.html and http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~iclp/. You might find something you need there. Or you can use online chat and this is especially good for shy beginners and www.zhongwen.com has very good Pinyin chat system. You can also meet a lot of Chinese learners with different levels there. Enjoy your learning in Taiwan.
tdol, thank you for forwarding my message.
And mmyuyu, thank you for your reply, which is very detailed and concrete.
Can I just ask a few more questions regarding your reply?
You mentioned about "the tone which makes Chinese very different from other languages".
Can I ask you how you train your students to distinguish the 4 tones?
I think for most non-Chinese speakers,
the 4 tones just sound the same.
Even if the teacher repeats saying "yi1-yi2-yi3-yi4" for a hundred times,
they just sound to be the same "yi"!
With a beginner who doesn't know a single word in Chinese,
how do you communicate with them and even explain things in Chinese?
Also, you say that you don't recommend the beginners to learn writing.
At what point would you recommend them to start writing?
Wouldn't they want to learn writing at the same time when learning speaking?
And, don't you let them start writing those basic strokes when they are learning b, p, m, f in MPS form?
Or...maybe the conversation class is seperated from character-writing class?
And, how did you become a Teaching Chinese as a Second Language teacher?
Were you a Chinese major?
(This is just out of my curiosity, you don't have to answer it if you find it private.)
Thanks again! :D
BTW, it's nice that we can also ask questions about other languages at using"English".com :D
Hi Eway,
I am sorry I didn't reply till now. Thanks for your further questions which deserve Chinese teachers and learners attention. Tone is really a big problem and tone problems happen to students of all levels. Leaners with particular tone problems need to spend even more time to correct themselves. I usually don't teach tones like repeating and I like to teach students pair phrases instead. I do pair pronunciation practice such as shui(3) jiao(3) which means dumplings and shui(2) jiao (4) which means sleep, wan(2) which means play and wan(3) which means bowl or late, bei(1) zi which means cups and bei(4) zi which means bed cover, etc. I will also use visual clues such as pictures to emphasize the different meanings caused by different tones in Chinese and it helps me to explain in class as well.
I teach four skills at the same time but the writing skill development will be last introduced to my class. I usually teach writing after few basic conversation and reading classes. Basically, Chinese characters are images which might be combined with sounds or other elements. So I draw pictures to let my students know how the character is formed. Sometimes I use CD ROMS or Chinese learning web sites which offer animation films of Chinese characters formation. They offer good visual effects and this helps students effectively and can be very motivating. However, some students only want to learn speaking and listening so I teach writing according to individual needs.
I teach writing and reading at the same time because reading helps to facilitate writing skill development. For example, I might ask students to identify and circle the words they have learned when they are doing reading. Recognizing characters might also help learners to pay attention to the components of characters and the meanings of words while reading. ( Some components have meanings themselves.)
Lastly, I went to National Taiwan University to take training courses for Chinese teacher and I work for the International Rotary Club which has a program called Youth Exchange Program. I am responsible for teaching exchange students Chinese and I also do private classes. Further questions are always welcomed and I hope my reply really answer your questions.
By the way, I forgot to tell you that there are more textbooks written in Japanease and Koreans in China if you are interested in them. You can also find few in Taiwan.
English doesn't exist in a vacuum.Originally Posted by Eway
How difficult is it for foreigners to hear the differences in tone?
Hi tdol,Originally Posted by tdol
This is a good question and most learners, especially the beginners, practice tones in class where more standard tones are used than what they hear at any social occasions. Also, some teaching materials are not so authentic and it is hard for them to compare all the tone changes in few textbook. All language learners easliy become panic when they can not hear clearly. For example, da(3) ren(2) , which means hit someone and da(4) ren(2) which means adults. It might not be so hard for learners to distinguish these two phrases in class but it is more difficult if they are used in sentences. Wo(3) men da(4) ren(2) hen(3) kai(1) xin(1) ( We adults are very happy.) Wo( 3) men da(3) ren(2) hen(3) kai(1) xin(1) ( We are happy to hit people.) If there are more phrases like these added to the conversation, learners have to be all ears. :) Normally, pepople speak with emotions which might change the tone quality as well. For example, hao(3)( falling and rising tone) which means yes. But speakers might say it like hao(short with very quick falling-rising tone) which means yes, yes, no problem or the speaker is in a rush and he/she might not really answer you. If it goes like hao( a little falling, longer-lasting rising and u sound added at the end), it might means the speaker is impatient to answer you ,which means all right all right, so.... Real communication is not what the words mean but also what the speakers really mean.


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The North Andover High School boys lacrosse team won their first four games, and have maintained success pretty much throughout the first half of the season, where they now sit at 7-3.
All of this winning is contagious, and Lincoln-Sudbury, a longtime Knights nemesis, also became one of their victims in the first game of the annual Coaches Challenge Cup Tuesday afternoon in Hingham. The North Andover boys defeated the Warriors, 9-8. Just last year in this tournament, Lincoln-Sudbury dominated the locals in the championship game, 16-3.
"We have a much more balanced team this year, and play hard all the time," coach Ryan Connolly said.
Junior Matt Moody paced the Knights attack versus the Warriors with four goals. His classmates Drew Guisinger and Pat Sweeney netted one apiece � the equalizer and game-winner, respectively with less than a minute left in the game. Tom Stabile, Sam Caron and John Enright also notched one each. Kyle Young was credited with three assists.
Senior goalie Pat O�Connor made 13 saves to keep his teammates close on the scoreboard to set up the late offensive heroics.
"[O�Connor] was excellent in net for us in this game," Connolly said.
Lincoln-Sudbury, the fourth best team in the state, actually led, 4-0, before the Knights staged an unforgettable comeback.
"This was certainly one of the most significant games in the history of the program," Connolly said.
North Andover took on Dover-Sherborne in a second round game April 24 after press deadline, and then it�s either the title game or a consolation contest for either squad, but everything will take place on Saturday at North Andover�s Walsh Stadium, beginning at 10 a.m.
Besides North Andover, Dover-Sherborne and Lincoln-Sudbury, Wellesley, Andover, Hingham, Winchester and Concord-Carlisle round out the tourney participants, who have been facing each other during spring vacation week throughout the past six years. All eight teams are traditionally among the perennial Bay State elite.
North Andover boys lacrosse stages late comeback to beat longtime nemesis
The North Andover High School boys lacrosse team won their first four games, and have maintained success pretty much throughout the first half of the season, where they now sit at 7-3.


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"It's just a big plastic water toy," my surfing buddy James is always saying whenever he figures anyone in our crew is getting too fetishistic about his surfboard.
Well, he's one to talk. James collects boards shaped by our idol Rich Harbour in Seal Beach like a demon. You'd think he had a degree in naval architecture when you hear him converse with Rich and our gang leader Todd about nose-riding channels, 50-50 rails and the turning advantages of banana-shaped fins.
Because the fact is, our modern surfboards are not just big plastic water toys. Thanks to the design breakthrough engineered by the great Hobie Alter in the late 1950s, they are the physical manifestation of a revolutionary movement that forever changed first Southern California and then the world.
And, no, revolution is not too grand a word here. It's true that creating a surfboard light enough that an ordinary person, including a small woman, could pick it up and then paddle it down the face of a wave is not anything like healing the sick or feeding the starving.
It did, however, allow the creation of a global culture now encompassing millions of people who reject the workaday world and the old, square tenets of the proper way to live out one's time on this Earth. For the first time since pre-missionary Hawaii, people had found a way to spend as much time as possible of each day, once the simplest food and shelter problems were solved, paddling into the wonders of the world's oceans. As Peter Westick and Peter Neushul write in their new surfing history "The World in the Curl," surfers "stand at the edge of the sea, bordering the world's last truly wild frontier. As stewards of this mysterious beauty, surfers are posed to either inform and preserve, or watch as humankind continues to overrun this last frontier. Surfers can only pursue their passion because of the presence of civilization — which provides not only the tools to ride waves, but also the leisure time to do so."
In post-war Southern Californian, young Inland Empire teen Hobart Alter, whose well-off citrus-growing family had a beach house at Laguna, took advantage of an affluent society whose members had more leisure time than any in history — any since the early Hawaiians, that is, who lived in an ideal climate teeming with fish for food, thus leaving so much time to surf — by creating a surfing tool for those of us who are not musclemen capable of toting a 100-pound wooden board. Working in Dana Point with Pomona College chemistry grad "Grubby" Clark, Alter created the foam, fiberglass and resin cocktail that made modern light boards possible. Thousands instead of hundreds of Southern Californians were soon in the water from Malibu to La Jolla; by the mid-'60s, that was hundreds of thousands. Alter got rich; turned his attention to catamarans; dropped out of the scene that itself had made dropping out possible and moved to the islands off Washington State.
When I heard Alter had died over the weekend, aged 80, I went out into my backyard and looked at my one Hobie board. It doesn't get wet much anymore — I have newer, fancier plastic water toys. But I have a huge sentimental attachment to it. Mike Moffat and I bought it used for $20 on the beach at San Onofre in 1966. We learned to surf on it. It's 8 foot, 6 inches, which in those days was a short board, built specifically for kids. It's brown and beat up and the fiberglass is cracking. When I started board-surfing again after decades of just bodysurfing, about 15 years ago, I took it out into the waves at Oceanside to see how it performed. Not well — too narrow for its length, or at least with an adult aboard it. Squirrelly, the lifeguard who was helping me relearn the sport called it. But I stood up and caught a couple of waves on this vintage Hobie. And then I went up the street and bought a more suitable new used board at the Hobie Shop on Pacific Coast Highway, which changed my life once again, just as surfing had when I was little. Last time I took it out of the backyard was last spring as the stage decoration for our panel on surf culture at LitFest Pasadena. "Cool vintage board, man!" was the universal reaction.
Hobie said he wanted to find a career in which he never had to wear hard shoes or work east of the PCH. He succeeded. And he made it possible for millions of us to see that sometimes the best human ambition can be nothing more than to make just enough money to spend as much time as we possibly can in the glorious, thrilling, Earth-intimate pursuit of a wave.
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Pic #1 of 365: Self-Portrait Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Pic #1 of 365: Self-Portrait" BugscratchmemberMember #Joined: 23 Sep 2000Posts: 313Location: Germany Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 2:53 pm To increase my productivity in an effort to improve my drawing skills and to get more stuff done for my application to college, I have decided to let no day pass, 365 days on, counted starting today, without drawing at least 1 DIN A4 (DIN is the German Industrial Norm) picture. So from this day on you will see at least 1 picture done by me every day until January 06th, 2002 (unless I'm away for some days, which means that you'll be bombarded with pictures once I return) . Today's drawing is a self-portrait. I would have done something else but I had to do this as an exercise in the book I'm currently reading. I did it a little too fast and didn't turn out as good as I would have liked, and I would have liked to start this 365 day thing with something better, but today is over in 8 minutes here in Germany so there's not much I can do about it. So here it is: Critic it if you want to. My first image post btw. Would have liked to post something better first, but whatever. -bugscratch [This message has been edited by Bugscratch (edited January 07, 2001).] Back to top LightmemberMember #Joined: 01 Dec 2000Posts: 528Location: NC, USA Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2001 2:44 am It seems ok. But your idea for improvement is a little silly. 365 days? 365 drawings? I probably made 200-400 drawings in a week a few weeks ago but not many this week. Hmm, I guess what I'm saying is you should concentrate on quality over quantity. It's also not bad to draw with a directed goal. In other words, take a few weeks and say I'm going to work on learning anatomy. And draw anatomy. Then take a few weeks and say I'm going to study trees and draw trees. Or try to spend at least 4 hours on a sketch and render it to some detail. Or make studies for planned paintings. 365 days, 365 drawings, 1 per day is terribly boring and probably not the best way to organize your drawing time. Back to top BugscratchmemberMember #Joined: 23 Sep 2000Posts: 313Location: Germany Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2001 4:33 am Well of course I don't plan to leave it at one drawing per day all the time. It's just that in the past I did real drawing frenzys on some days while doing absolutely nothing on far too many days. So by doing at least one drawing per day I have a guaranteed minimum that will be increased significantly on some days. And of course, subjects will also vary. I plan to do some more stuff than just the one today. The one 365 day drawing will likely be a kind of landscape thing, apart from that I plan to do some studies on human anatomy. I see your point, but something like this was just necessary for me. With all the stuff I have to do for school and such I just didn't take the time to draw often enough. -bugscratch Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Gallery/Finished Work All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Once again, the ZiggityZoom editors have outdone themselves in the fun department. Not only do we love to create fun and original games for the family, but we try to find creative and inexpensive ways you can do the same. Our fave materials always involve using recycled materials and a trip to the Dollar Store when needed.
For this project we used pool noodles from the Dollar store, duct tape and mesh bags that lemons are packaged in. So, save those little mesh bags as we will be finding more uses as time goes by.
These racquets are perfect for summer game time or an outdoor party activity.
What You Need:
- Foam Pool Noodles
- Mesh veggie/fruit bag
- Duct tape
- Small serated knife
- Lightweight rubber ball
What to Do:
- Cut away a 6 inch piece (half of the bottom on each end). You want to be sure to cut "matching" mirror sides so that when you tape your handle together it will form a smooth cylindrical handle. Also cut a slight angled piece upward from your original cut, so that the area above the handle "fits" together well.
- Tape the handle securely.
- Slide the racquet into the mesh bag and tape, tauntly, to the handle.
One of the nice things about these racquets is the safety aspect for young kids.
Rules for playing the simple racquet ball game:
Have players stand a distance apart, possibly doing a trial hit back and forth when beginning to play for the first time ... to decide proper distance. The object is to hit the ball back each time without missing your turn. Each time a player misses returning the ball (no matter where it goes) the other player gets a point. Normal play is to 20 points but this can be set for any point value.
To play as a team, an equal number of players should be on each side, facing the other team. Be sure you have a large enough play area without obstacles in the way. Same point system, but points accrue as a team.
Copyright 2014 Sharon Pierce McCullough & Kristin Fitch for ZiggityZoom.


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The Wii U's off to a promising start in the US. On Friday, Wii U debuted across Europe as well as in New Zealand. Next week, Wii U goes to Japan. Nintendo's in a good spot but its last new console, the Nintendo 3DS, had an equally promising debut. Sales dropped quickly, though, and Nintendo was forced to dramatically cut the price. Is a similar price cut waiting in the Wii U's future?
Not as of now according to the company. Nintendo UK executives Shelly Pearce and James Honeywell said during the console's UK release that the company has confidence in Wii U's price.
"The 3DS was a strong launch for us—we're hoping the Wii U will be just as strong or even stronger," Honeywell told Eurogamer, "As for whether there will be a future price cut we certainly have no plans for that at the moment."
"We have no plans for a price cut," said Pearce, "If someone really wants it this Christmas they should go and but it."
Nintendo sold 400,000 Wii Us in one week, a promising debut for a console that created a lot of confusion earlier in the year. Following E3 2012, as Nintendo began the slow process of marketing its machine, it wasn't always clear what Wii U was. Late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon thought the Wii U was just a new controller for the Wii, as did a CNN reporter that wrote a story about the console. Now that the Wii U is out, though, people are responding but it won't be until the holiday period is over that the Wii U can prove itself.
$300 or $350 for a new Wii U may prove too expensive next spring when the post-launch period begins and Nintendo has trouble bringing new games to market. The Nintendo 3DS price drop came within six months of the device's release. With only two Nintendo-developed games scheduled to come out between now and May—namely Pikmin 3 and Game & Wario—Nintendo may ultimately find itself in a similar situation with Wii U.


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World's last whaler may get chance to return to the sea
Mystic - After 89 years, the Charles W. Morgan may sail again.
On Tuesday, the Mystic Seaport announced it is studying the feasibility of restoring the world's last wooden whaling ship to withstand the rigors of a ceremonial journey to ports such as New London, Newport, R.I., and its original homeport of New Bedford, Mass., in the summer of 2012.
The museum's board of trustees is scheduled to review the results of the study late next month and make a decision on the plan.
The 113-foot-long Morgan made 37 voyages during a profitable career that began in 1841 and ended 80 years later. It last sailed in 1923 and was towed to the museum in 1941.
Last fall the museum began a three-year, $6 million restoration of the vessel, which has won classification as a National Historic Landmark. While the museum has raised half of that money, the cost would increase to as much as $8 million if the board decides to sail the Morgan. The additional money would be needed to offset the cost of the voyage and additional construction and equipment.
"We just got to thinking that this is an opportunity to tell the story of the last remaining whaling ship much more vividly," said museum President and Director Stephen White. "This will allow her to be more alive."
On Tuesday, White and the man overseeing the Morgan's restoration, shipyard director Quentin Snediker, stressed that the work needed to sail the Morgan would not change its appearance or historical integrity. Any modern equipment needed for the voyage, such as lifesaving equipment, would include items that could be taken on and off the ship. No items such as watertight bulkheads or an engine would be installed.
"If it can't be done without her being authentic, then we won't do it," White said.
And while there could be the possibility of additional trips if the first one works out, White added, the Morgan will not be offering rides to paying customers or carrying passengers.
"This is a ceremonial cruise," he said. "She's not being turned into a pleasure craft. We have to respect that she is a museum object."
White said he sees the Morgan not as the museum's ship but one that belongs to New England, the country and even the world because of the long whale-hunting voyages it made around the globe.
"But it's hard to tell that story when she stays at the dock," he said. "And there's no ship left that can tell this story."
White said that as the restoration to replace much of the original wood between the keel and the waterline got under way, museum officials began thinking that when the work is done the Morgan would be in its best sailing condition since it was built.
"She'll be as strong as when she was a working vessel," he said.
But first the museum is consulting engineers, insurance companies and the Coast Guard to see if a sailing trip might in fact be possible.
If the Morgan does sail again, the museum will not be taking any chances with the centerpiece of its collection. The Morgan will be towed down the Mystic River and a small armada of support boats will accompany it every step of the way. It will sail in relatively calm conditions.
"The crew will be carefully selected to minimize any possible risk," White said.
He said the Morgan's first trip would be to New London, which was once one of the country's largest whaling ports. There, the water is deep enough to add ballast. That work cannot be done at the museum because the Morgan would not be able to make its way down the Mystic River once it is weighed down.
White said he is especially excited about sailing the Morgan back to its first homeport of New Bedford. He added that many of the descendants of those who served aboard the Morgan still live in New England today.
The plan to sail the ship would also bring more attention and possible funding to the restoration project because people will know it will sail again, White said.
Museum Board of Trustees Chairman Richard Vietor said Tuesday that when White described the plan to trustees last month, it brought them to their feet with excitement. Seaport spokesman Michael O'Farrell said museum employees were equally excited when told about the plan.
"It's a grand goal," Vietor said.
In his office Tuesday afternoon, White looked at a photo of the Morgan at its dock.
"She just wants to go," he said.
Built in 1841
Active whaling ship for 80 years
Acquired by Mystic Seaport in 1941
$1.4 million: Earnings as a whaling ship
$8 million: Cost of renovation and trip
1: Number of sailing ships (USS Constitution) in the country older than the Morgan
Named a National Historic Landmark in 1966
Director Ron Howard tours Mystic Seaport's Charles W. Morgan


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In keeping with our tradition of translating the NEC's changes every three years and keeping you informed of revisions that will affect you, EC&M presents the final installment in its 2002 NEC analysis. This month, we cover revisions to Chapters 6-9. (NOTE: As you make your way through each change, keep in mind that paraphrased excerpts from the NEC are shown as indented text, with new material and changes underlined. An explanation for the revision follows each discussion.)
600.21 Ballasts, Transformers, and Electronic Power Supplies
(F) Suspended Ceilings. You may install ballasts, transformers, and electronic power supplies above suspended ceilings, provided their enclosures are securely fastened in place and not dependent on the suspended ceiling grid for support. Ballasts, transformers, and electronic power supplies installed in suspended ceilings cannot be connected to the branch circuit by flexible cord.
Intent: This change correlates with 400.8(2) and (5), which prohibit flexible cords within the space above a suspended ceiling.
645.5 Supply Circuits and Interconnecting Cables
(D) Under Raised Floors
(2) Branch Circuit Supply Conductors. You must install the branch-circuit supply conductors to receptacles or field-wired equipment within a raised floor in rigid metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit, intermediate metal conduit, electrical metallic tubing, electrical nonmetallic tubing, metal wireway, nonmetallic wireway, surface metal raceway with metal cover, nonmetallic surface raceway, flexible metal conduit, liquidtight flexible metal conduit, or liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit, Type MI cable, Type MC cable, or Type AC cable.
Intent: The new text clarifies you can install metal or nonmetallic raceways of all types within the raised floor area in an information technology (IT) equipment room because this area is not subject to physical damage and it is not considered a plenum space [300.22(D)]. You can install control, signal, and communications cables such as CL2, CM, MP, or CATV within the raised floor area in an IT equipment room [645.5(D)(5)(c)].
An Article covering the wiring requirements for "Technical Power" or "Balanced Power Systems" was added to the 2002 NEC. Technical power is a separately derived, 120V line-to-line, single-phase, 3-wire system with 60V to ground from each ungrounded conductor. Technical power systems reduce objectionable noise in sensitive electronic equipment locations. They are restricted to commercial and industrial occupancies under close supervision by qualified personnel [647.3]. You cannot install them in dwelling units.
Intent: Technical power has been permitted in the NEC since 1996. However, it was located in Art. 530 — Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations, so its use was limited to these applications. By locating the requirements in a separate Article, its use can be greatly expanded.
Art. 680 was reorganized, and many of the rules were relocated within the article. These changes comply with the new style and format of the Code and make the Article easier to use.
Part I. General
680.8 Overhead Conductor Clearances
(B) Communications Systems. Communications cables such as telephone, radio, and CATV cables within the scope of Arts. 800 through 820 must be located no less than 10 ft from the water's edge of swimming and wading pools, diving structures, observation stands, towers, or platforms.
Intent: This new subsection was added to establish the minimum overhead clearance from swimming pools and other structures for communications cables within the scope of Arts. 800 through 820.
(C) Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems. Overhead network-powered broadband communications systems conductors must be located no less than 22.5 ft from the water's edge of swimming and wading pools or the base of diving structures, and there must be not less than 14.5 ft clearance in any direction from the observation stands, towers, or diving platforms.
Intent: This subsection establishes minimum overhead clearance for network broadband communications cables [Art. 830].
680.12 Maintenance Disconnecting Means
The word "maintenance" was added to the heading. The section's revised text reads:
One or more means to disconnect all ungrounded (hot) conductors must be provided for all utilization equipment other than lighting. Each means must be accessible and within sight of its equipment.
Intent: This change clarifies the maintenance disconnecting means does not apply to lighting equipment. All disconnecting means are switches [Art. 404], and switches must be located at least 5 ft horizontally from the inside walls of a pool unless separated from the pool by a solid fence, wall, or other permanent barrier [680.22(C)].
Part II. Permanently Installed Pools
680.22 Area Lighting, Receptacles, and Equipment
(A) Receptacles
(4) Restricted Space. You can install one 15A or 20A, single-phase, 125V receptacle not less than 5 ft measured horizontally from the inside wall of the pool at a dwelling unit if the dimensions of the lot do not allow the receptacle outlet required in 680.22(A)(3) to be 10 ft from the water.
Intent: This new rule allows the required 15A or 20A, single-phase, 125V receptacle for outdoor pools and spas for dwelling units [680.22(A)(3)] to be located less than 10 ft, but not closer than 5 ft, from the pool, if the dimensions of the property prevent locating the receptacle 10 ft away as required in 680.22(A)(3).
(A) Receptacles
(5) GFCI Protection. All 125V receptacles located within 20 ft of the inside walls of a pool or fountain must be protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. Receptacles supplying pool pump motors rated 15A or 20A, single-phase, 120V through 240V must be provided with GFCI protection.
Intent: The revised text clarifies GFCI protection is required for all 15A or 20A, 120V through 240V circuits that supply single-phase receptacles for pool pump motors.
680.26 Bonding
(B) Bonding Together
(1) Metallic Parts of Pool Structure. You must bond all metallic parts of the water structure, including the reinforcing metal of the pool shell, coping stones, and deck to a common bonding grid [680.26(C)]. Steel tie-wires are suitable for bonding together reinforcing steel. Where the reinforcing steel is encapsulated with a nonconductive compound, you must make provisions for an alternate means to eliminate voltage gradients, which would otherwise be provided by unencapsulated, bonded reinforcing steel.
Intent: The revised text requires you to bond all reinforcing steel of the water structure to a common bonding grid, and any reinforcing steel that is encapsulated with a nonconductive compound must be provided with an alternate means to eliminate voltage gradients.
There is no acceptable method for bonding nonconductive-coated steel, so a task group has been assembled to investigate this issue and provide data to the industry on how this could be accomplished. Now, you can only use steel without a nonconductive coating for swimming pools, outdoor spas, and hot tubs because there is no way to use structural steel with nonconductive, anti-corrosion coating to eliminate voltage gradients.
690.14 Additional Provisions
(C) Requirements for Disconnecting Means. You must provide a means to disconnect all conductors in a building or other structure from the photovoltaic system conductors in accordance with the following:
Location. You must install the photovoltaic disconnecting means at a readily accessible location inside or outside of a building or structure nearest the point of entrance of the system conductors. You cannot install the disconnecting means in bathrooms.
Marking. You must permanently mark each photovoltaic system disconnecting means to identify it as a photovoltaic system disconnect.
Suitable for Use. Each photovoltaic system disconnecting means must be suitable for the prevailing conditions. Equipment installed in hazardous (classified) locations must comply with the requirements of Arts. 500 through 517.
Maximum Number of Disconnects. The photovoltaic system disconnecting means must consist of not more than six switches or six circuit breakers mounted in a single enclosure, in a group of separate enclosures, or in or on a switchboard.
Intent: This new subsection clarifies the disconnecting means for the PV system must comply with similar requirements in Art. 230 for services.
690.56 Identification of Power Sources
A section was added to Art. 690 to cover the identification requirements for photovoltaic power systems supplying buildings, structures, or both:
(A) Facilities with Standalone Systems. Any building, facility, or structure with a photovoltaic power system that is not connected to a utility service source and is a standalone system must have a permanent plaque or directory installed on the exterior of the building or structure at a readily visible location acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). The plaque or directory must provide the location of system disconnecting means and information regarding whether the structure contains a standalone electrical power system.
(B) Facilities with Utility Services and PV Systems. Buildings, facilities, or structures with both utility service and a photovoltaic system must have a permanent plaque or directory providing the location of the service disconnecting means and the photovoltaic system disconnecting means if they are not located at the same location.
Intent: The required plaque or label enables personnel to quickly locate the disconnecting means to facilitate and speed the shutdown of all power to a building in an emergency.
692.1 Scope
This Article identifies the requirements for the installation of fuel-cell power systems, which may be standalone or interactive with other electrical power production sources and may be with or without electrical energy storage, such as batteries.
692.2 Definitions
Fuel Cell. An electrochemical system that consumes fuel to produce an electrical current. The main chemical reaction used in a fuel cell for producing electrical power is not combustion. There may, however, be sources of combustion used within the overall fuel cell system such as reformers/fuel processors.
Fuel Cell System. The complete aggregate of equipment used to convert chemical fuel into usable electricity. A fuel cell system typically consists of a reformer, stack, power inverter, and auxiliary equipment.
692.6 Listing Requirement
The fuel-cell system must be evaluated and listed for its intended application prior to installation.
Intent: Because of the complexity of a fuel cell system, the NFPA decided it was best to require these systems to be listed as a complete assembly.
Art. 700 — EMERGENCY SYSTEMS
700.12 General Requirements
(B) Generator Set
(6) Disconnect. Where an outdoor-housed generator for emergency circuits is equipped with a readily accessible disconnecting means located within sight of the building or structure supplied, an additional disconnecting means is not required on or at the building or structure for the generator feeder conductors.
Intent: The new wording clarifies a disconnect for the feeder from the generator is not required at or on the building or structure, if the emergency generator disconnecting means is within sight of the building or structure.
701.11 Legally Required Standby Systems
(B) Generator Set
(5) Disconnect. Where an outdoor-housed generator for legally required circuits is equipped with a readily accessible disconnecting means located within sight of the building or structure supplied, you don't need an additional disconnecting means on or at the building or structure for the generator feeder conductors.
Intent: The wording in this new subsection clarifies that a disconnect for the feeder from the generator is not required at or on the building/structure, if the emergency generator disconnecting means is within sight of the building or structure.
(E) Connection Ahead of Service Disconnecting Means. Where acceptable to the AHJ, the Code permits connections located ahead and not within the same cabinet, enclosure, or vertical switchboard section as the service disconnecting means. The legally required standby service disconnect must be sufficiently separated from the normal service disconnection means to prevent simultaneous interruption of supply through an occurrence with the building or groups of buildings served.
Intent: The new wording clarifies the NEC permits connections ahead of and not within the same cabinet, enclosure, or vertical switchboard section as the service disconnecting means to supply standby power, where acceptable to the AHJ.
702.1 Scope
The systems covered by this Article consist of those that are permanently installed, including prime movers, and those that are arranged for a connection to a premises wiring system from a portable alternate power supply.
Intent: The new sentence clarifies that Art. 702 applies to portable generators, which are commonly used for telecommunication facilities, water and wastewater pump stations, and backup power to homes and offices.
702.3 Application of Other Articles
A temporary connection between any portable alternate power supply and the permanently installed premises wiring must comply with 527.2(C).
Intent: The new text alerts the reader that when a portable or vehicle-mounted generator provides temporary power and is connected to the permanent wiring system, a suitable means of transfer or isolation must be provided to prevent the inadvertent interconnection of normal and temporary power sources.
702.6 Transfer Equipment
A transfer switch is required for all fixed or portable optional standby power systems for buildings or structures for which an electric-utility supply is either the normal or standby source.
Intent: Whenever a fixed or portable standby generator connects to premises wiring, you must have a transfer switch.
702.10 Portable Generator Grounding
(A) Separately Derived Systems. If the transfer switch for a portable generator switches the grounded (neutral) conductor (separately derived system), then you must ground the portable generator in accordance with 250.30.
This new section means you must bond the case of the generator to the case, and you can use the building's grounding electrode for the generator.
(B) Nonseparately Derived System. If the transfer switch for a portable generator does not switch the grounded (neutral) conductor, then you must bond the equipment grounding conductor to the system grounding electrode.
This new section means the case of the generator must not be bonded to the case, but to a grounding electrode. You can use the building's grounding electrode for this purpose.
Intent: The new rule ensures portable generators are grounded properly. Effectively, this rule is only repeating the grounding requirements in Art. 250.
725.3 Locations of Other Articles
(A) Number and Size of Conductors in Raceway. The number and size of conductors in a raceway must be in accordance with the limitations listed in 300.17.
Intent: The new rule requires that the raceway fill limitations of 300.17 apply to Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 conductors. When installing control and signaling cables in a raceway, you must limit the number in accordance with the percent fill limitations of Chapter 9, Table 1. The proposal that was submitted for this change was not intended to require Class 2 or Class 3 cables to comply with the raceway fill limitations [ROP 16-36], but the language has that effect. But this isn't important, because there is no physical way to install these cables anywhere near the 40% fill allowed in Chapter 9, Table 1 without destroying them.
Abandoned Cables
Definitions for the following types of cable were added in several sections throughout Chapters 6, 7, and 8 — all of which state that if you do not terminate these cables at the equipment and identify them for future use with a tag, they will be considered abandoned:
640.2 Abandoned audio distribution cable
725.2 Abandoned Class 2, Class 3, and PLTC cable
760.2 Abandoned fire alarm cable
770.2 Abandoned optical fiber cable
800.2 Abandoned communications cable
820.2 Abandoned coaxial cable
830.2 Abandoned network-powered broadband communications cable
Spread of Fire
Requirements regarding the spread of fire or products of combustion were added in several sections throughout Chapters 6, 7, and 8 — all of which state you must remove the abandoned accessible portion of the following types of cables:
640.3 Audio distribution cable
725.3 Class 2, Class 3, and PLTC cables
760.3 Fire alarm cables
770.3 Optical fiber cables
800.52 Communications cable
820.3 Coaxial cables
830.2 Network-powered broadband communications cable
Intent: The new rules require you to remove "abandoned cables" to limit the spread of fire or products of combustion within a building. The rule does not require the removal of concealed cables abandoned in place.
Cable Support
Text was revised in several sections throughout Chapters 6, 7, and 8 regarding mechanical execution of work — stating you must install the following types of circuits in a neat and workmanlike manner. Cables installed exposed on the surface of ceilings and sidewalls must be supported by the structural components of the building in such a manner that the cable will not be damaged by normal building use. The following types of cables must be secured to structural components by straps, staples, hangers, or similar fittings designed and installed so as not to damage the cable:
725.6 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 cables
760.6 Fire alarm cables
770.8 Optical fiber cables
800.6 Communications cables
820.6 Coaxial cables
830.7 Network-powered broadband communications cable
840.6 Audio distribution cables
Intent: The revised text clarifies that cables must be properly secured and protected from physical damage in accordance with Sec. 300.4(D).
Chapter 9, Table 4 Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and Tubing
A 60% fill column was added for use with wire fill calculations for conduit or tubing nipples.
Intent: Note 4 to Table 1 of Chapter 9 identifies that where conduit or tubing nipples with a maximum length not exceeding 24 in. are installed between boxes, cabinets, and similar enclosures, the nipples are permitted to be filled to 60% of their total cross-sectional area. This new 60% column will be helpful when applying this requirement.
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