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Nov 4, 2006
FLL design theory...
Are any of the teams out there using sensors? Without giving away your secrets, are you finding them useful for successfully completing one or more challenges?
Many of us in the NXT community are simly curious about how FLL participants are doing when it comes to programming... we'd enjoy hearing your comments.
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- David Levy said...
I spent two entire sessions at our school club having the students calibrate their sensors to the room's ambient light and focus entirely on navigation using the light sensor on the FLL NANO Challenge mat ( notice all the black lines?).
This was very easy for them to do because they already had gone through the Robot Educator tutorial that includes missions to "stop on a black line" as well as line following. I simply told them to refer to the Robot Educator tutorial for examples. Most of them were able to create programs that worked on the table. One child even created a line following routine that drove right to the space elevator from home base.
Unfortunately, with the exception of one team using a single "stop on black line" for the dirt trap, I don't see any use of the light sensor with their current FLL mission solutions. This may in part be due to the accuracy that can be achieved by simple dead reckoning techniques.
- Nov 4, 2006, 1:26:00 AM
Early on, we tested robots with ultrasonic sensors, touch sensors and light sensors. The way the team ended up doing the missions, there didn't seem to be much use for the ultrasonic and touch sensors. We are using light sensors, but it appears there are some "issues" with the NXT-G software that prevent the light sensors from working as well as we would like. The team has found ways to work around them, but add it to the list of shortcomings of the NXT-G software!
- Nov 4, 2006, 2:01:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
What are the "issues" with the light sensors that you mention? Can you explain or elaborate more? I've wondered why line-following (esepcially on the nano-mat isn't more popular. I'm starting to think that there may have to be harder challenges for FLL inthe future to encorage the use of sensors. Part of the issue is that the FLL challenges are often static... for instance, you *know* where a certain element is. That doesn't have to be the case.
As a simple example, cooperative tasks between the two playing fields can easily be arranged where one task has to be done if you are the "first" to the center, while a different action or task has to occur if you are "second" to the center... and the number of points you get depends on how rapidly the cooperative task is completed. Now, each team has an incentive to cope with whatever the situation is at the center, as fast as possible (i.e., not waiting for a later run and switching programs to cope with what the other team has done).
Another example: picture a field with one element in one of two positions selected *after* the robot has left home base. The robot has to dynamicly adapt to the conditions on the playfield under autonomous control... putting the intelligence back on the robot, and moving it off the team.
Brian Davis
- Nov 4, 2006, 2:18:00 AM
- David Levy said...
I like the example of a playing field with an element on one of two positions. Another variation could be that a few elements vary by about 6 inches from mat to mat. Teams would be allowed to take measurements prior to a round but would not be allowed to run tests with the robot on the table. This would make it slightly more difficult to use a dead reckoning solution.
- Nov 4, 2006, 2:42:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I think you can still use dead-reckoning with a fair bit of accuracy even with a slight variation on the location of parts... that's just got to be taken into consideration when programming. I think a combination of MOVE blocks (set to use rotation or degree values), paired with either the Touch or Ultrasonic sensor, could be used to accomplish all of the challenges.
My problem with the Light sensor and the "dark" areas on the table is that the dark area doesn't give any indication of relative position to a challenge - I mean that when the LS detects the black line, for example, you have no accuracy that you're hitting the black line from a perpindicular direction or from an angle... and this would make it difficult to use the LS to determine accurate locations on the table. Maybe I'm wrong...
The Sound sensor is completely useless in this type of competition where the sound level is always LOUD.
- Nov 4, 2006, 2:46:00 AM
- David Levy said...
I've been encouraging the students to try a combination of techniques for a single mission. For example dead reckoning can be used to establish a proper bearing on a mission but then the light sensor could be used as a trigger to stop or change direction.
- Nov 4, 2006, 3:02:00 AM
- Ejner Andersen said...
Our FLL team is using the following sensors for our NXT robot for this years Nano challange: 3 x Rotation sensors, 1x touch sensor, 1 x light sensor as well as one ultrasonic sensor. The ultrasonic sensor is being used to follow at a programmed distance along one of the walls of the table. The light sensor is used several places to detect the black lines on the field mat. The touch sensor is being used to detect that the robot is in close contact with a certain challange model.
So for our team we can only say that we are actually using all the allowed sensors in order to find our way arround on the challange table. Current status is that the team are able to make all 400 points in arround 2 minutes. It does however require that the compeeting team release the space elevator as well.
- Nov 4, 2006, 3:49:00 AM
Another example: picture a field with one element in one of two positions selected *after* the robot has left home base. The robot has to dynamically adapt to the conditions on the playfield under autonomous control...
Such as the bus tickets during no limits year. I also think that variation is a good idea. Otherwise teams can program their robots every move - with accuracy, it would work - and there would be no autonomos behavior.
- Nov 4, 2006, 3:54:00 AM
We haven't even started programming yet, I'm starting to worry a bit. Being a rookie coach with a rookie team, we're all a bit lost.
- Nov 4, 2006, 5:03:00 PM
I'm coaching 2 teams. The older Team (Gr 7/8) are using sensors, while the younger team (Gr. 5/6) is using the motor rotations alone right now.
The sensors are easy enough to understand and use, but the younger group has seen no need for it ... yet! This may change real soon now.
We are using two light sensors and two touch sensors on our robot. We gave up on using the ultrasonic sensor because of problems with echos around the corners of the board (Aim the ultrasonic sensor at a corner while rotating the robot a bit and you will see what I mean ;)
Paul Tan.
Co-Coach of St. Clement's Lego Robotics
Toronto, Canada
- Nov 6, 2006, 6:15:00 AM
My team is made of 9 and 10 year olds, with one 12 year old. They have had most success with the rotation sensors. I think that the NXT makes it so easy to use odometry that it becomes difficult to think in terms of other sensors.
They've finished most of the missions (except the table mission), and putting on other sensors for increased accuracy is not a higher priority for the robot. Of course, higher than that is getting ready for the research and the technical presentations.
- Nov 6, 2006, 7:21:00 AM
(except the table mission)
Although this has no relevance to the direction of the discussion here, the term you used "table mission" brought this thought to my head.
Our team has dubbed "the table mission" or "individual atom manipulation" TOM. It is an acronym for Table Of MAYHEM. Partly because it is so annoying to set up, and partly because one of our mentors is named Tom:-)
Does anybody else have some interesting names for some of the missions on this year's table?
- Nov 6, 2006, 7:58:00 AM
I have a second-year team. They are using the built-in rotation sensors, as well as a touch sensor which is used to orient the robot against the bumpers. They did some work with the light sensor but eventually decided it was unnecessary for their chosen approaches.
They also encountered the difficulty which Jim identified with the light sensor - using a single light sensor doesn't allow the robot to identify it's precise location along the line. Using two light sensors might help them out with that, but my team is simply not there yet. Dead reckoning was easier.
We had a practice scrimmage with two rookie teams a couple of days ago - one of those teams used dead-reckoning for every mission they attempted, and the other used the touch sensor to orient the robot against one of the mission models.
Doreen, in Toronto
- Nov 6, 2006, 8:24:00 AM
Our team consists of children of every age between 9 and 14. We have tried and tried to find uses for the sensors but have found none that improve our accuracy or reduce time. We are using the built in rotation sensors and the nxt buttons. Last year we used a rotation sensor for distance and touch sensors to change programs so what we are doning this year is very similar.
Jon T
- Nov 7, 2006, 4:41:00 AM

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When you need to drop a massive great big truck 600 metres underground through a 2.9 x 2.5-metre mine shaft, there are a number of logistical challenges. Chief of which is that massive great big trucks do not fit in 2.9 x 2.5-metre holes.
This was the very melon-scratcher German salt-mining company Esco faced late last year when it needed to install a 7.8 x 2.5-metre Mercedes-Benz Zetros water transporter 0.6 kilometres underground.
"We searched for an off-the-shelf vehicle to reduce costs," says Volker Grzeschuchna, head of mechanical and electrical engineering underground at Esco. "But the vehicle had to feature a robust chassis, all-wheel drive and a fully automatic transmission to cope with the difficult driving surfaces.
"A payload of at least seven tonnes was necessary: a six-tonne tank capacity and an additional tonne to account for the bodywork. The 326bhp Mercedes-Benz Zetros was a good choice."
Good, but by no means perfect. For it to join the 146 other specialty mining vehicles through said shaft, it had to be... cut in half. Then lowered 380 metres on a hook. Then welded back together. Then strengthened with a batten. Then mounted with a 6,000-litre stainless steel water tank. Then driven. 600 metres beneath your feet.
Why you'd go to this sort of trouble does suggest that having a water truck down a mine is Quite an Important Thing. And it is. Humidity in the Bernburg salt mine is quite low - only 25 to 30 per cent. So when tractor shovels regularly drive blasted lumps of salt to crushers, which gets ground and sieved, the going tends to get dusty.
Which is where the Benz comes in. With a specially adapted Allison transmission, it waters the road at approximately 6mph with its rear spray bar, covering about 250 miles a month. It also refills water containers within the 4.6 x 2.1-mile mining area, so workers and machines can rinse off the salt dust.
It all sounds like dismally slow progress, but salt soil is hard and rough, and the narrow-galleried and pitch-black tunnels it works itself through include gradients of up to 20 per cent. Just to be let loose here requires special training.
So, will it ever see the light of day again? Er, no. "At least, not in one piece," says Grzeschuchna. "In 30 years at the earliest, it will be disassembled into individual parts and transported for scrapping."


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the VOL. 9, No. 18 FREEPORT, M. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1918 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR HICKS TELLS OF i'"''*™ i^^^'^^ ^^^o'' N. Y.'S PATRIOTISM 'TliTcX'sX""' Give Sammary of Enlistments to Navy and Army From , State. In a little more than a year New York State has .sent to the colors 18.5,260 men, or more than eleven per cent of the total sent by the entire country. Of this number the various naval branches of the service have received 47,803 and the army 137,457. New York State's contributions to the naval forces exceed 13 per cent of the total. In the House of Representatives re¬ cently Congressman Frederick C. Hicl<s, referring to a letter and two general orders of Adjutant General Charles H. Sherrill relative to New York's recruiting, said: "Mr. Speaker, without any spirit of bragfradocio or any desire to be considered obsessed with narrow state pride, I have thought, in justice to the efficient service rendered by the officers and the civilians who have generously contributed their time and their efforts to the administration of the law, a swell as to the splendid pa¬ triotism of the -men of New York and the unquestioned loyalty of her citi¬ zens, that it was proper to set forth what they have accompished and to show how steadfastly our boys are upholdinK the honor of the flag in foreign service, afloat and ashore, as well as protiacting lives and property without our borders. Unmeasured credit is due them for their unselfish¬ ness, and unstinted praise for their noble purpose in serving both in thj nation and the state-" Congressman Hicks included in his remarks a detailed statement of the number of men furnished to ths vari¬ ous branches of the army and navy as follows: Number of New York men in the service: Department of the Navy May 1, 1918 Total In Rejtular Navy 198.563 From New York 21,928 Total in Naval Reserve Force 101.083 From New York 20,225 Total National Naval Volunteers .... 15.000 From New York 2,050 .Total in Marine CorpH 37,126 From New York 3.800 Department of the Army . April in, 1918. Tittal Hent to CHmpii under -selective draft. National Army S71.213 From New York 92,949 Total enlistment.s in Regular Army, April 1. lillT, to April 10, 1918. 404.941 Fri.m Ni'w Y.)rk 44,508 "New York, with a population of nearly 10,000,000, has furnished more than 10 per cent of the total number of men who are now i^orvinp- with the colors. You can always depend upon the loyalty and patriotism of the citizen.'* of New Y'ork, and the figures piven above dL-nionstrat; that now, in thi.-* hour nf cri.sis, as in the past, when the call of country sounds throu^rhout the nation tho P'mnire State has responded with more than her full share in defense of the Re¬ public and for the honor of the flag." ,4ft*r considerable deliberation and di.^cussion by the Freeport Fire Coun¬ sel and the Village Trustees relative to awarding the t.'id for a motoristed wagon to be used by Bayview Hose Company No. 3, a contract has been signed with the .\merican La F'rance Company and the apparatus is to be de ivered in 120 working days. With delivery of the wagon, the entire Free- port department will be equipped with notor apparatus, strictly up-to-date. The Bayview wajron will hold 1,200 feet of hose. It will have a 40-jfallon chemical tank, 10-foot extension lad¬ der that will reach 20 feet, a roof lad¬ der and other accessories, The con¬ struction will be of steel with centre partition to the body. The taxpayers voted $3,500 for the wagon, but it will cost about $3,300. COMEDY AT WANTAGH Good Cheer Club in "The Farmer- • ette" and Other Attractions. The entertainment to be given in the Warrtagh Parish House on Satur¬ day evening by the Good Cheer Club 'for thp h'enefit of the organ and heat¬ ing funds, promises to be the most at¬ tractive given in years and a crowd¬ ed house should greet the perform¬ ers. .\ three-act comedy, "The Farmer¬ ette," under direction of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Thomas, will be one of the program features. The cast of characters will be local, including Miss Lida Van Nostrand, who is to appear as Jane Wellington, sixteen and still "unkissed;" Miss Emily Box, who will appear as Elinor Welling¬ ton, a born home-maker; Miss Aemes Box, as Jocelyn Wellington, a little bugologist; Miss Bertha Box as Mrs. Beckwith, an unfriendly neighbor; Mrs., Grover C. Siems as Nan Well¬ ington, "The Farmerette," Miss An¬ na K, Grimm as Minette Wellington Lawson, an admirer of soulful eves, and Mra. Harry J. Thomas, as Gra¬ cious Ann Bean, a colored "pusson," and a believer in "calicothenics." Besides the comedy, the Paultons. "Ted" and "Jack," will give a musi¬ cal sketch entitled. "The Blind Beg¬ gars,"' accompanied by Miss Con¬ stance Paulton. Other musical features will he vio¬ lin selections by Oswald Krause and .songs by Miss Constance Paulton. The '"ccompanist will be Miss Helen .\. Jackson. « _ TO MELT OLD JEWELRY LEVY KNOCKS OUT SPEED ORDINANCE Freeport Counselor Defeats Lyn¬ brook Attto Charge, Proving Failare to Follow Law. Prominent Nassau Women Plan Treasure Drive for Aviators. (f^ »^ The Vacant Chair Turn to Music as a Solace 'Till he returns from "Over There." Music will ease the aching heart and recall the happier days of peace. Music is what you need to while away the lonely eveninisrs until he comes back. Not an imitation of music but real music—music actually Recreated as is possible only with The NEW EDISON "The Phonograph with a Soul" The marvciout liistrumcBt which Re-Crcatcs tbe tingcr't voice with Mtch fidelity that no bumao car can detect the artUt irom the New Edllon. Let i's l>«iiiuuiitrat« CHUBBUCK'S Quality Drug Store EU180N A(iENT8 FKBEPOKT .•\ treasure and trinket drive for Nassau County, the first efl'ort of this kind on Long Island, wili be undertak¬ en by prominent women within the next two weelcs, under the direction of the National .A.id .Society. Mrs. James B. Hendrick of Glen Cove, sis¬ ter of Supreme Court Justice Town- send Scudder, leader of the drive, is appointinjr aids in the several zones into whicii the county will be divided. .Mr.-*. p:(lward Willets of We$tbury will bs in charge of tho Westbury anil iRoslyn zone, Mrs. John F. O'Rourke of Croat .\eck will have the Great I Neck, Port Wa.'iliiiiK'ton and .Manhas- ;.«et zone, Mrs. Hcniy W. Warner of i.^^yo.sset the Oyster JJay, .Syo.sset and I Fast Xorwich zone. l>nrin;r the last week of June _the residents of N'assau will he asked to deliver to the zone head(iuarters any silverware, jewelry, jfold coins, or trinkets of any di'.-;c'ri}>tion, either sol¬ id or plaft'd ware. "The proceeds of jthe sale of the articles will be used to provide comforts for the aviation branch of the service. Couniielor at law George Morton Ivcvy of Fr4bport, recently exonerated by Justice E. T. Neu of Lynbrook from a charge of violating the speed law by running his automobi.e 30 miles an hour, delivered a knock-out bk)w to the village ordinance and the signs placed as warnings to automo- bilists. The Counselor represented himself and another defendant name<l Weiss. It was the second oflFense for the coun¬ selor, as he was accu.sed of speeding about a year ago and defeated the charge. Testimony at the recent hearing was given by a motorcycle officer who admitted that both defendants were driving careful.y and that he would not have made an arrest if it were not for the fact that his speedometer showed a rate of 30 miles an hour,for the automobilists. Under .Section 287 of the Highway Law Counselor Levy contended no crime whatever had been committed unless a proper and le.:^al village ordinance had been violated. He raised the question whether Lynbrook had a legel speed ordinance for motor vehicles which cou.d be enforced and contended that so far as proof went, there was nothing be¬ fore the court to show that the vil¬ lage of Lynbrook had any such ordi¬ nance. The contention was raised that unless the court could take ju¬ dicial notice of the existence of such an ordinance, that the first step in the cases had not been complied with and therefore the motions for dis¬ missal should be granted. Counselor Levy pointed out what Section 941 of the Code of Civil Pro¬ cedure specilfied as methods of proof of a village ordinance. He aiso showed what the highway law stipulated aa to the kind of signs to be placed con¬ spicuously on each main public high¬ way at the village line. Argument was made that no evidence had ibeen adduced to show signs of the type prescribed by the highway law. Sec. 288, had l>een erected, and further that the complainant's witness ad¬ mitted he did not know what the signs contained. The essence of the crime, according to Counselor Levy, was reck ess driv¬ ing, presumptously created by driving at the rate of more than fifteen miles an hour. The allepred ordinance was void, he maintained, because it at¬ tempted to make a violation a mis¬ demeanor, which invalidated it. Seaman Protests Against Road Money Apportionment TWO YOUNG WOMEN STRANGELY MISSING In Friendly Joast With Doughty, Oyster Bay Man Is Oatwitted. SETTLING FREIGHT RA TES Co-Operation of Shippers Sought in Adjusting Higher Schedule. .\\\ questions of freiji'iit rates to and from Long Island point.s, ai-ising un¬ der General Order No. 28, have been nlaced under tbe jurisdiction of the Trunk Line District Frei^Hit Com¬ mittee, H. C. Burnett, chairman, with headduartcrs at 143 Liberty street, New York City. Regional Director A. H. Smith an- nounce.s that the Director General of Railroatls invites the co-oper.ition of the shipi>ing |nit)lic in working." out a satisfactory adjustment of the freight rates on the higher level now neces¬ sary. .\il shippers who desire to make .suggestions as to the maintenance of established differentials or the re-ad¬ justment of fri'i).;ht rates under CJen- eral Order No. 28 may present their views through the freight tratlic of- 'icers of the railroads serving them, l)ut if shippers feel, after presenting .«uch .matters to tlieir home roads that they want their views given fur¬ ther consideration, the freight com¬ mittee for the territory or di.strict involved will be glad to hear and con¬ sider any proposal or su^rgestion the shippers have to offer. BRILLIANT CONCERT ! SHORTEN B. A. COURSE Given by Hempstead Society Girl Assisted by Miss de Laney. Tlie costume concert given in Hempstead on .May 27 by .Miss Lou iStowe, one of the village's local so¬ ciety girls, was a distinct triumph, worthy of older and more experienoed women trained in the profession. There was a large local attendance, evidencing Miss Stowe's popularity aside from any program features. Miss Stowe was assisted by Miss Jos¬ ephine de Laney, pianist. The program grouped in five parts, enabled .Misa Stowe to exhibit her ability in Colonial songs, southern songs, love song tunes, little girl songs and little boy songs. Her cos¬ tumes harnM>nized ^propriately with the role in epm group. As might l»e expecte<J, when one plays in tiheir "own home town," the audience was appreciative and en¬ thusiastic. But an outside critic could well recognise Miss.Stowe'8 abilitv and her work fieserves a lot of credit. Miss Stowe is tho dauir^ter of Mr. iA!\d Mrs. Charles V. Stowe of Hvmp- stwad. Mineola (Special)—Judging from a discussion which took place at a meet¬ ing of the Board of Supervisors last Saturday, Oyster Bay township, if the views of its supervisor, William H. Seaman, can be taken as a guide, is not readily going to recede from the position that it took early in the spring, when Oyster Bay and North Hempstead politicians vigorously op¬ posed the scheme to apportion county road monies with respect to assessed valuation rather than with regard to the mileage of county roads in each political unit of the county. The dis-_ cussion refered to was participated in' by Supervisor Doughty and pSupeyi- sor Seaman, the latter claming that the state does not apportion its road maintenance monies with respect to assessed valuation, but with regard to the mileage only. As an example of the state's policy. Supervisor 'Sea¬ man cited figures which show that while Suffolk County has over 100 miles of county roads its assessed val¬ uation is only about ninety-eight mil¬ lions of dollars. Nassau County has an assessed valuation of about 139,- OOO.OOO and only about fifty-five miles of county roads. The supervisor from Oyster Bay quoted these figures to .bolster his opinion that county road monies ought not to be apportioned with respect to assessed valuation, but only with respect to the needs of par¬ ticular sections, the territory to be supplied with roads, using the larg¬ est division, such as a county or state a.s a unit for basing money appropri¬ ations. Supervisor Doughty expressed the opinion that Suffolk County has been getting more patronage from Albany than Nassau County, saying that Nas¬ sau is just now coming into its own. The people at Albany didn't know that Nassau County was on the map until a few years ago, said the supervisor from the branch, and now we are get¬ ting back some of the things that were taken away from us, l.psrinning aa far back as the days when the Democrats controlled the yueens County Supervisors and Hempstead townsiiip got oniy a little of what it was entitled to. Oyster Bay getting some of the juicy slices in those days. Of cour.se Supervisors Seaman and Doughty did not come to an agree¬ ment on the question that has stirred the politicians of the county and it is doubtful if they ever will. Supervi¬ sors 'Smith, Remsen and Craft paid liut little attention to the argument. One pointed question was put by Su¬ pervisor Doughty toward the end of the debate which rather served to bring the question to a sudden end¬ ing. It was this, in substance: "Did you, Mr. Seaman, when you were county superintendent of highways, submit your estimate of road moneys needed with regard to the mileage of the county roads in each township?" Sui>ervisor Seaman was forced to ad¬ mit that he did not. Of course, con¬ tinued Supervisor Doughty, it makes a difference to you now, Mr. Seaman, that you are a supervisor instead of a superintendent of highways. Of course, you are eager to get all the votes you can and the more money you get for county roads in your town the more votes you will probably get. if our re-election depends to a consid¬ erable extent on matters of this kind. Leave Roosevelt Homes for Work, Bat Disappear—tare of Sol-, diers Suspected. The village of Roosevelt has a dou¬ ble mystery in the disappearance of Mrs. Edna Hava, aged 22 years, and Miss Lillian Wider, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wider. I The young women have been miss¬ ing since Monday, May 27, when they left •their homes for the purpose, as they stated, to work in the Curtice Engineering Corporation's plant at Garden City. Neither have been seen nor heard of since. 1 The Wider family notified County Detective Carman Plant, and he, with other officials, have been endeavoring to locate the missing young women. I Mrs. Hava left an infant daughter when she disappeared. This is in care of her parents. It is reported that she has not been living with her hus¬ band. Miss Wider has been known as a home girl, having refrained from go¬ ing out much. She is fairly attrac¬ tive, as is Mrs. Hava. There is a suspicion that the young women have been lured from home by soldier uniforms. ¦Miss Wider, when she left home, wore a gray plaid skirt, sailor hat, waiste of old rose color and laced shoes. She had a plain gold ring on her left hand marked "L. W." L I COMMUTERS EASED Learn That Jane Tickets Will Be Honored Without Raise. ConrM*uters from Long Island vil¬ lages have been at ease since Sat¬ urday when word came from Wash¬ ington that their commutation tickets for June wou.d be honored until us¬ ed up, despite the announced increase in cost of mileage. Several days ago it was reported that all commuters would have to turn their tickets in on June 10, when the three cents a mile rate goes into effect and pay an increased rate for the remainder of the month. That this wa.s only a rumor iS evidenced l)y ihe orders of Director General Mc- .Vdoo that all such tickets, purchased before the day of the increase would l)e good until used up." The rai.roads are considering es¬ tablishing a universal mileage l;«ok trood for all parts of the country at the new rate of three cents a mile. DIVORCES WRIGHT Wife of Former Banker Obtains Decree in Pennsylvania GREENFIELD THRONGED Hundreds at Cemetery During Dec¬ oration Periods-Effective Scene. FREEPORT SCHOOLS FIELD DAY EVENTS Greenfield Cemetery, the pictures¬ que burial spot near Hempstead, had hundreds of visitors during the .Me¬ morial Day period. Great interest was manifested in the graves and plots this year, the result being that they never pi;esent- ed a better appearance. Superintendent George H. Papen- meyer and a large force of men were kept busy putting plots in order and with other details, while many work¬ ers were hired privately. .\ dramatic feature of the Decor¬ ation Day visit of the Grand .Army men from Hempstead was a guard of honor formed by 3,5 soldiers in the present service. .As a few o.d "boys in blue" marched with slow and feeble step under the cemetery arched entrance, the boys in khaki lin¬ ed up on either side of the roadway, .«tood at attention and saluted. Tears filled the eyes of many witnesses to the affecting scene. At Amherst College for Men With- I in the Draft Age. "The world-war has transfornwd \nvherst College," said Ward C. Moon of Freeport, recently to a Post reportier. The conversation was about colleges and higher education. "Not that scholarship is suffering there. The devotion of the college to its for¬ mer standards and ideals is too deap- rooted for that. But military drill has a place on the curriculum, and day after day the entire student body drills on the campus. "Many ol the classrooms are meet¬ ing the emergency demands of "war without any sacrifice of the original purposes of the course. There is a practical course in topography draw¬ ing and military nmp making. "The most striking modiflcatiuu of the work at Aniherwt is the addition of a two-year course of study for students with tw«> yeaxs of draft agK. The two-year course is established to meet the conditions resulting from the draft law, and no atudent will Jw adiiuttod to the ooursc after ttiMW< conditiuna ceane to «xiat." Mrs. Ethel Ja.vne Wright, wife of Warren Wright, has been granted a decree of absolute divorce by the Court of Common Pleas in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she has been residing with her son, .Malcolm, for the past two years. Mrs. Wright was formerly a .Miss Jayne. Her parents reside in Bauhvin, where her husband engaged in the liiushroom business after severing connections with the Bank of Rock¬ ville t^entre, where he held a responsi¬ ble iJosition. The couple married seven years atro, but separateil after a period of differences, according to reports, Mrs. \VrlglU going away and her hus- l)and not knowing of her wherea- i)outs, according to a statement by him. MARION, A LIEUTENANT \ Former Ocean Side Boy Advanc¬ ed in Army Service. The field day events of Freeport High School pupils on Olive Boule¬ vard last Saturday afternoon did not attract a large assemblage, probably on account of the warm weather and other affairs, but the contests were interesting, honors in a majority of I cases being fought for with Axcap- I tional zeal. , A jumping Jack drill by over 40 girls under direction of Miss Helen ' E. Wicks, physical directress, an Ir- [ ish dance in costume and dancing of I the Italian tarantella with tambou- I rines by a number of girls, elected ! much approval. I To-morrow (Saturday) afternoon I at 2.30 p.m., on Olive Boulevard, the j Grammar Schools will hold their first ! field day events. ! Superintendent Ward C. .Moon wiil ! be the referee and J. W. Dodd, direc- I tor. The starter will be H. R. Tucker i and the clerk of the course, C. Ryan, : '20; L. Cu.Timings, '20, will be the an- : nouncer. The timers will l>e Dr. ' Julien Dean, .Albin X. Johnson and ! H. Smith. The track judges will be i'.Mrs. Robert H. Earon, Mrs. .Stanley ' Smith and .Miss Wicks. The field judges wi.l l)e Rev. R. Heber Scott, : .August y. Johnson and D. Sutherland, Jr.; Sam 'Lieberman, '18, will be the \ chief .scorer. I There will be lit events in all for 1 ays and girls, including a wand drill l)y .M1 girls from each of tHe four schools. The proceeds of the meet wiil be ap¬ plied to the Junior Red Cross. DRILLING TO SPELL Pupils Rehearse for County Contest —Five Qualify for Cornell. Pupils of the Nasaau County public schools are drilling in spelling for the contest to be heid at the Hempstead High School on Saturday, June 15, for the county championship. The pre¬ liminary contests will ba held at East Rockaway in the second district and in Mineola in the first district last week. The result of these two contests will furnish forty-five good spehers for the county championship. Five high school graduates in the county qualified for the examination for a scholarship to Cornell ColWge. The examination w^as held at the Court House in Mineola on Monday with the fol.owing competitors enter¬ ed: Miss .Ada Edsell uf Far Rocka¬ way, Miss Jennie Kinsey of Hemp¬ stead, Juliua Dworschak, Jr., of Rockville Centre; Felix Raifschaeider, Jr., of Crardan City, and Georg« Flint •f Great Neck. \ Another Long Island boy who has j risen from the ranks to second lieu- ! tenant in the regular army is Ralph (.Marion, who for two years ran a I farm owned by his mother in Ocean I Side. Lieutenant Marion is 2G years i of age and a decendant of tTie famous General .Marion, the "'Swamp Fox" of Revolutionary days. He was l)orn in Ri\erhead and when he enlisted lived at 81 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. His promotion was rapid. His first connection in the service was with the Spruce Lunil)er Pro¬ duction Division of the Signal Corps ast November. On his arrival at Vancouver Barracks, State of Wash¬ ington, he was made sergeant and soon attained the rank of master sig¬ nal electrician, the highest non-com¬ missioned rating he could obtain. His j work as yard foreman in the cut up mill attracted the attention of his ^ superiors and he was recommended for a commission. ^ Lieutenant Marion is a specialist in lumber, having attended the Col¬ lege of Agriculture at Cornell Uni¬ versity and »lso worked at landscape gardening for Lewis & Valentine,! Roslyn. , f I Five Take Cornell EummaUons. Five high achool graduates from the north and south side villages on Saturday morning, June 1, took schol¬ arship examinations at the Court Hou&e, Mineola, to qualify for admit¬ tance into Cornell University. They were: Felix Reifschneider, Jr., of the Henapatead Higrh School i Julius Dworachak, Jr., of South Sjde High School, Rockville Centre; Miss Ada Eijaell of Cedarhurst, a graduate of the Far Rockaway High School; Geo. Flint of the Great Neck Hi^h School, and Miaa Jennie Kinsey of the Heiap- ttead High Scikool. The number of coutaatauts exc«*Mi«d that of last year. County Spelling Bee June 15. The county school sjielling bee will be held at the Hempstead High School on .Saturday, June 1."), at which time the county championship will ibe decided. There will be seventeen stu¬ dents from schools in the First Dis¬ trict of which Dr. James .A. Cooley is the District Superintendent, and fifteen from the South Side, of which We.lington C. .Mepham i.s district su¬ perintendent. There will also be three each from the following schools: Hempstead, Rockville Centre, Free- port, Great Neck and Port Washing¬ ton. The preliminary contests have been concluded and the big event will bring out the best spellers of the county. In the contest -will be about twenty chil¬ dren who have 100 per cent in spell¬ ing thus far. Freeport Police to Hold Dance. '.MenVbers of the Freeport Police force, who are bandeil together in an association, have arrangied for an an¬ nual dance to be held in Brooklyn Hail on Wednesday evening of next week, June 12. The proceeds of thj affair will be applied to ajxling the vacation fund of the patrolmen. The price of tickets has been placed at nfty cents, and they may be purchased from any mem¬ ber of the force. Ked Cross Donations. The Freeport Branch of the Ameri¬ can Red Croas asknowledges the fol¬ lowing contributionH: .Anthony Kipp, $5; Mrs. Annie J. Rider, Mrs. Charles Young and Mr*. Elizabeth Hewlett |1 each monthly; and Miss Lillian Nilfie, 9^ monthly; Mrs. Charles Conobs, fl; Miss Edirth Magnus, %2; Miis liartha Cotburn, 110; Thun^lay Social Club, Mn. Jm. Han.se, treasurer, |12.50i «<Nitribut»oii from friends, f'^.
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HICKS TELLS OF i'"''*™ i^^^'^^ ^^^o'' N. Y.'S PATRIOTISM 'TliTcX'sX""'
Give Sammary of Enlistments to Navy and Army From , State.
In a little more than a year New York State has .sent to the colors 18.5,260 men, or more than eleven per cent of the total sent by the entire country. Of this number the various naval branches of the service have received 47,803 and the army 137,457. New York State's contributions to the naval forces exceed 13 per cent of the total.
In the House of Representatives re¬ cently Congressman Frederick C. Hicl
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Head to any movie theater this month and you'll see plenty of holiday-themed new releases. That's all well and good, but the holidays are a time for nostalgia! So we'll tell you where and when to see the classic (or cult classic) holiday films you love on the big screen.
• Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
December 5 at 8, Lloyd Center 10, $12.50
The comedic geniuses behind Mystery Science Theatre 3000 will be doing a special, one-night-only live broadcast of the beloved holiday B-movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964). Although they're performing in Nashville, you can watch the broadcast in IMAX at the Lloyd Center 10 and at several other theatres in the Portland area.
• A Christmas Story and Silent Auction
December 8 at 2, Mission Theatre, $5
Break out your fluffy pink bunny suits for a screening of the holiday classic A Christmas Story (1983). While you're there, participate in a silent auction hosted by local nonprofit Dinner & A Movie. All proceeds benefit impoverished families and homeless youth.
• Jingle All the Way in Hecklevision
December 7 at 7:30, Hollywood Theatre, $8
Why would anyone want to watch this bizarre holiday slapstick from 1996, starring Arnold Schwartzenegger as a father trying to buy his son's love on Christmas? To make fun of it, of course. Through the magic of technology, the audience (and some celebrity hecklers) can share their snarkiest comments right up on the screen. Get your texting thumbs ready, folks.
• December 6: Edward Scissorhands (1990) at the Hollywood Theatre
• December 7: Animated Christmas, a collection of rare 16mm and VHS Christmas cartoons, at the Hollywood Theatre
• December 7: Scarecrow Video presents VHSXMAS Vol. 1, a collection of rare Chrismas footage on vintage VHS, at the Hollywood Theatre
• December 13-19: Die Hard (1988) at the Laurelhurst Theater
• December 13-19: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) at the Hollywood Theatre
• December 14-15: Specticast presents The Nutcracker at the Clinton Street Theater
• December 17: Fangoria presents Silent Night Deadly Night (1984) at the Hollywood Theatre
• December 20: Die Hard (1988) at the Hollywood Theatre
• December 20-25: It's a Wonderful Life (1946) at the Hollywood Theatre
• December 21: Christmas in Space, a double feature of sci-fi/holiday TV specials from 1978, at the Hollywood Theatre
For more on Portland arts and culture, sign up for our weekly On The Town newsletter, subscribe to our RSS feed, and follow us on Twitter @aarondavidscott. Visit our Arts & Entertainment Calendar for our editors' event picks.


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Katherine Newsham, Ph.D., has been voted president-elect of the Missouri Athletic Trainers Association (MoATA). Newsham is an assistant professor in the Athletic Training Education Program at Saint Louis University.
|Katherine Newsham, Ph.D.
She will serve on MoATA's executive board until she takes over as president in June 2014.
With more than 20 years of clinical practice, Newsham understands many of the challenges that athletic trainers face on a daily basis. She has worked with colleagues in different practice settings, and in different disciplines, to advance athletic training and athletic health care on state, district and national levels.
An active member of athletic training professional organizations throughout her career, Newsham looks forward to continuing service to the profession and working with the members of MoATA toward the continued growth and development of athletic training.


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Yameen Ali
"Effective scaling requires a strategy that combines business process integration with information technology."
Any organization, regardless of mission, ultimately strives to be operationally efficient. Enterprise Resource Planning allows organizations to efficiently deliver on its mission using scarce resources to maximize impact.
Too many organizations focus on the mission without thinking about the underlying processes which contribute to the mission success. Often times, by improving on its business processes by effectively integrating with IT, an organization can become more effective in its mission, regardless of its specific goal or sector. Enterprise Architecture Management deals with the effective management of an organization's business processes through the use of technology. Specifically, how to standardize and integrate complex business processes into business requirements and then streamline these requirements with the use of technology.
For the last 10 years, Yameen Ali has refined the principles and practices of operations management for organizations in the public and not-for-profit sectors managing capital projects and international development engagements.
His interests include operations, entrepreneurship and new venture analysis. He is one of the original members of the Willamette MBA Angel Fund, the only student run angel program in the United States. Prior to receiving his MBA from AGSM, he worked with Springboard Innovation, a start-up incubator in Portland, OR, developing public-private partnerships to create an enabling ecosystem for local entrepreneurs.
Yameen is currently engaged in implementing Enterprise solutions at Avanade Corporation using the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform.
- M.B.A., Willamette University
Areas of InstructionEnterprise Architecture Management, Operations Management, MS Dynamics AX
Research Interests
New Ventures, Enterprise Management, Angel Investing
Selected Professional Activities
Board Member - Springboard Innovation
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It's a legend, and it would probably still be one even if it hadn't led to the design of the '63-'67 Corvettes, the legendary Sting Rays of yore that still count as some of the most iconic and beautiful cars ever to wear the crossed flags. The first Sting Ray, the silver '59, was built as a personal race car by Bill Mitchell, then Vice President of Styling at GM, in a work area known as the "Hammer Room," a secret design studio that was concealed behind a tool room. Based in large part on the XP-96 roadster designed by Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlmann, it proved itself on the track, taking its class championship in 1960 before retiring to the show circuit and then rising, phoenix-like, in the timeless lines of the midyears.
The story of the Sting Ray, though, doesn't begin in the Hammer Room, where Mitchell assigned Larry Shinoda, Pohlmann, and others to take the weltanschauung of the clay XP-96 and turn it into his bespoke racer. Instead, it begins, as do most things from that era of the Corvette-with Zora Arkus-Duntov, and his 1957 SS test mule.
A follow up to the SR-2 racer that GM's Styling VP Harley Earl had created for his son Jerry (to keep the family scion from campaigning a Ferrari in SCCA events), the SS was intended, among other things, to supplant the quickly fabbed SR-2 with a full-bore factory racer. Originally inspired by a D-type Jaguar and a 300SL Mercedes, Duntov began by using wooden dowels to mock up a tube frame for the new car, instead of using the standard Corvette chassis. Through creative accounting, he managed to acquire the funds to build not one, but two of the SS frames. Internally, the car was referred to as the "XP-64," using an abbreviation for the phrase "Experimental Pursuit," which Earl had borrowed from the military designation for an embryonic jet fighter.
The two cars parted ways quickly. The first one received a fuel-injected 307-horse 283 and a lovingly crafted magnesium body, while the second, dubbed "the mule," had a less powerful engine and a thick fiberglass body that added 150 pounds to its weight. As the name implies, it became Duntov's beast of burden. He used it to sort out a new braking system, an ersatz ABS that, during hard cornering, allowed the driver to continue to apply pressure to the front brakes while the rear brakes maintained a steady level of pressure, reducing the likelihood of rear-brake lockup.
No doubt this played a part in the mule's exceptional performance in qualifying at Sebring that year (1957), where it earned a spot on the front row of the starting grid-a spot that, come race day, was occupied by the beautiful, blue, magnesium-bodied prima donna. Suffering from brake problems, as well as scorching heat as a result of its metal body, the SS only made 23 laps of the 12-hour race before rendering itself undriveable.
A disappointing showing for Chevrolet-notwithstanding the fact that an SR-2 won the Modified Production class-the SS's entry at Sebring was also the company's last for many years: That June, corporate officials agreed to the Automobile Manufacturers Association's (AMA) voluntary ban on racing.
For purposes of our story, the SS, with its "flying football" headrest and vaguely Jag-inspired lines, thus goes into hibernation until 1959, shortly after Bill Mitchell succeeded Harley Earl as the Vice President of Styling. Handpicked as his successor by Earl-automotive writer Randy Leffingwell makes the observation that Earl would have "styled Bill Mitchell into existence" if he hadn't already existed-Mitchell had been hired by him in 1935, and became his replacement in 1958. Well-steeped in the ways of GM, Mitchell was savvy enough to know that "styling" sounded light, fluffy, and therefore inconsequential to the GM brass who would ultimately control his effectiveness. To reinforce the importance of what he was doing, he quickly renamed his division "Design," and began by pruning some of what he perceived as Earl's intemperance, stripping chrome and louvers from the '59 Corvette.


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Sleepytime Gal™ Barbie® Doll
Ready to turn in for the night, this reproduction Sleepytime Gal™ Barbie® doll wears a lovely re-creation of the 1966 fashion #1674. Housed in a wonderful tribute to the vintage Barbie® Dream House, this fun set includes reproductions inspired by the original accessories: pink open toe mules with blue pompoms, a comb and brush set, retro hair rollers, bobby pins, and a "book" — all essential items for some much-needed R&R! In the closet hangs another reproduction outfit, inspired by 1965's Fashion Editor #1635. The turquoise dress features a printed, glittery bodice, and has a matching jacket with green satin trim. A pillbox hat and spike pumps are the final stylish touches for our editrix extraordinaire. Just goes to show: a high-powered fashion editor would never go without her requisite beauty sleep!
For ages 6 and over.
Production doll may vary from the photo shown above. Mattel reserves the right to modify the fashion/fabrics, sculpt, hair color/style, and accessories. Doll cannot stand alone as shown.


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I would go with the 6000 or even 7000 series. The 5000 series is a little dated now. Do you do any specific type of gaming? Is there something you're trying to achieve that you aren't able to right now? Could probably get a more tailored response if you added a few more details Other system specs?
Posted 13 February 2013 - 22:09
See this chart: http://www.videocard...u=Intel+HD+4000
If you want something modern with DirectX 11, the Nvidia GT 630 will give you about twice the performance of the 4000.
It runs about $60.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 22:12
5450 is the worst possible choice you could make - a vastly inferior card in all respects. HD 5570 or GT 630 would be a notch or two over IGP.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 22:18
Yes; HD5450 is old. Two generations old. (I've had mine nearly from Launch Day - the Visiontek HD5450 single-slot fanless model with 512MB of GDDR3.)
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Thanks for the link! Very helpful.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 22:27
First of all, I wrote 5570.
Big block of twaddle
Posted 13 February 2013 - 23:56
The fanless thing had me a bit concerned about it. But you don't seem to have any over-heating problems with it? The case I used a pretty good airflow. It only has 1 - 120mm fan in front (well, plus the PSU and CPU fans), but lots of mesh openings all over the case.
Posted 14 February 2013 - 00:10
First of all, I wrote 5570.
Second of all, I have handled nearly any fairly modern graphics card, I happen to be an RMA technician, so please sit back down with "have you actually seen" - it's really a bad habit. Yes, I have. Just yesterday we had an older AM3 board with Radeon IGP and HDMI port (MSI 890GXM-G65), which we were unable to change, so we picked basic AM3+ board and put Asus 5450 Silent instead. Ran it through 3Dmark to ensure that it works. Yes, it's mighty fine, but doesn't hold a candle to HD 4000.
The important point - Intel HD 4000 is better, so the purchase is not justified, especially after the clarification by OP. Quod erat demonstrandum.
Posted 14 February 2013 - 00:26
The build was for my mom . She plays games like Peggle, Bejeweled, hidden object games, and some flash-based games on Facebook. She might watch some DVDs on it from time to time. But that's really it.


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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – "Energy and You 2012 – Individual Choices, Global Impact," a day-long workshop for home and business owners who want to learn how to reduce energy consumption and costs, will be held at Wilson College on Saturday, Feb. 11.
DATE: Jan. 31, 2012
CONTACT: Chris Mayer, Fulton Center for Sustainable Living
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – "Energy and You 2012 – Individual Choices, Global Impact," a day-long workshop for home and business owners who want to learn how to reduce energy consumption and costs, will be held at Wilson College on Saturday, Feb. 11. The workshop, which will feature a keynote lecture, breakout sessions and a closing speaker, will be held in the Harry R. Brooks Complex for Science, Mathematics and Technology.
Preregistration closes Feb. 7, but walk-in registrations will be taken from 8 to 9 a.m. the day of the workshop.
John Hanger, who served as Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection from 2008 to 2011, will deliver the keynote address, "America's Energy Choice: The Truth and Nothing but the Truth," at 9 a.m. Hanger is a nationally recognized expert on the environment, energy, gas drilling and green economy issues who has experience in government and the private sector.
Also a former commissioner of the state Public Utility Commission, Hanger was the founding president of Citizens of Pennsylvania's Future, or PennFuture, the state's leading public interest organization working to improve the environment and the economy.
The day's other speaker will be Kristin Sullivan, who will give closing remarks at 3:15 p.m. Sullivan, a graduate of Gettysburg College and former energy analyst, is energy manager for the City of Philadelphia and directs the Philadelphia Solar City Partnership Program.
Breakout sessions will be held throughout the morning and afternoon. Participants will choose four from 10 available sessions on such topics as: saving with solar thermal energy systems, conducting home energy audits and how to use the results to reduce consumption, tapping wind energy and the basics of geothermal heating and cooling systems.
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"Energy and You 2012" will also feature electric cars on display, educational exhibits and alternative energy vendors.
Admission with preregistration is $15 per household and $5 for students with identification; Wilson students get in free. Lunch is included with preregistrations taken by Feb. 7.
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Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a liberal arts college dedicated to the education of women. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Chambersburg, Pa. Wilson offers bachelor's degrees in 30 areas and master's degrees in education and the humanities. The college's 2011-12 enrollment in the College for Women and the Adult Degree Programs is 746 and includes 21 students from 10 foreign countries.


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Pat Jaeger has been fishing and exploring the area in and around Mammoth Lakes for over 30 years. He has made it his life to be outside, both summer and winter, and through his experiences, Pat has developed a deep and intimate knowledge of the area and the fisheries. Pat is also an accomplished saltwater angler, and as such has brought to the mountains and his trout guiding many interesting insights into the world of catching fish. Pat is also very proud of his accomplishments over the course of the time he has spent in Northern California as well as Southern Oregon fishing and guiding. His objectives as a fly fishing guide are quite simple; to find out your visions, expectations and goals, also to find water that will give you the best opportunity to hook fish. He is a master at simplifing the essence of fly-fishing to the newest of fishermen and to challenge the most advanced of anglers and promises to provide trust, safety, good food and great memories to all guests.
Click "here" to learn about the High Sierra "On the Water" Fly Fishing Clinics
we are offering in conjunction with Pat!
This is a year around fishery. In fact, some of the very best fishing of the whole year occurs in mid-winter when water levels are often times at their lowest giving anglers access to the stream bottoms for easier and safer wading.
Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout in excess of 20 inches are not uncommon; 14 to 15 inch trout are the rule rather than the exception; and 12 to 13 inch trout are standard. You can also find Brookies and Goldens too. There are some different hybrids in select areas which makes for interesting catches.
The general season is from the last Saturday in April to November 15th, but now days, much of the water is open to fishing year around.
"On the Water Fly Fishing Clinics:
We are pleased to team with Pat on a 2-day educational experience to improve your success in nymph, dry fly, steamer and wet fly fishing. You will be introduced to entomology, reading the water, casting applications, short and long line dry fly presentation, indicator and indicator-less nymphing, fly selection, planning and basic knots.
Class Dates for 2012
The two days of classes total $325.00 per person (unless otherwise noted).
Classes are eight (8) hours per day, and includes your lunch and non-alcoholic beverages.
NOT included is your lodging, tackle, meals, license and your transportation to and from the various fishing locations.
A unique way to get away from weekend crowds and explore new, trout infested water is to go by boat. Since most of the Lower Owens River below the Wild Trout Area is not accessible by foot, drifting is the best way to get around. Still the ticket for guiding one angler is by using an Outcast pontoon boat. This has worked unbelievably well.
And this season, Pat has a new, 15-foot Hyde drift boat which will accommodate two anglers in style. This boat was chosen for its state-of-the-art profile, excellent draft in shallow water, and hull construction that keeps it warm in winter, cool in summer and quiet always. It is the finest drift boat in the Owens Valley.
During drift trips, you will be taught refined techniques such as nymph fishing with and without indicators, using streamers with sinking lines, and long- and short-line trout hunting with dry flies.
Drift-boat fishing can accommodate anglers of all kinds. It's perfect for the beginner or advanced, the wader or non-wader, and the young to young at heart.
Entering the World of Fly Fishing
Beginner clinic for all ages
5 Hour Clinic Includes: Flies, Complete Wading Gear, Rod/Reel, Terminal Tackle and Beverages. ONE OR TWO ANGLERS $ 250.00 ADD EXTRA ANGLERS $50.00 PER PERSON
Full-Day and Half-Day Walk/Wade Trips – Choices of Area Waters
8 Hour Full-Day Trip Includes: Flies, Complete Wading Gear, Rod/Reel, Terminal Tackle Lunch and Beverages. FULL DAY ONE OR TWO ANGLERS - $ 400.00. EXTRA ANGLERS - $ 125.00 per person
5 Hour Half-Day Trip Includes: Flies, Complete Wading Gear, Rod/Reel, Terminal Tackle and Beverages. HALF DAY ONE OR TWO ANGLERS - $ 300.OO. EXTRA ANGLERS - $ 75.00 per person
5-hour Still-Water Fishing Crowley Lake
5 Hour Lake Trip Includes: Flies, Rod/Reel, Terminal Tackle and Beverages.
8 Hour Drift Trip Include: Flies, Complete Wading Gear, Rod/Reel, Terminal Tackle, Lunch and Beverages.


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First drive: new Renault Clio
Can the return of the French supermini reinvigorate Renault? Paul Horrell reports
Posted: 10 Oct 2012
Ask the supermini buyers what they want. They ask for it to be economical, safe, roomy and comfy. At a value price. But actually they're deluding you - and themselves. Actually what they want above all is a pretty car.
If it's pretty they'll forgive flaws elsewhere. If it's not, many of them will shut their wallets and walk away, however great the economy and safety and space and blah.
So the new Clio goes all-out to be a pretty car. It's lower and a little longer, giving it an athletic stretch. Sure, there are compromises. The dropped roof costs a bit of headroom, but there's enough. The boot has an awkward opening. The rear windows are small so it's tricky to see over your shoulder at junctions and judge the tail when parking.
But you'll learn to cope with that because you, like me, are vain in your choice of cars. And this one, by looking good, makes you look good.
The front end is like Renault's Dezir supercar concept. The body sides are sucked in and profiled at the sills, emphasising the big voluptuous shoulders above the wheels. The glass area is shallow and tapered.
Inside, a clean facia puts front-and-centre the tablet-style navigation and phone screen, which comes as standard on most versions. The clocks sit in bold 3D chrome bezels. Big design statements everywhere.
Luckily, under the skin it's good enough that the affair won't turn sour. We kicked off in the brand-new 0.9-litre three-cylinder engine. If that sounds feeble, well, at least it has a turbo and manages 90bhp. At low speeds it's enough, because the new Clio is lighter than the old by about 100kg. It's sweet and mellow-sounding.
But on a motorway, air drag means you run out of puff. Get shoved into the middle lane uphill, and you'll need space to regain enough speed to move out again. Still, for most lightly-loaded jobs this engine is a cheerful and economical companion.
The handling feels like it could comfortably use more power. It's agile and the back end joins in the fun. The steering's well-weighted and positive, if a little short on feel. The Clio rolls a bit, but it's up for having a laugh.
The roll is part of the engagingly old-school French character. The ride isn't over-damped - instead it has a long-wavelength motion to it, and is good and supple (and fairly quiet) over potholes.
So the new Clio has a lightness in its step that the old one missed, and yet it's still stable enough for motorway and A-road work.
More urge needed? OK, so we swapped into the 1.5DCi diesel. It's so economical it goes down to a mighty impressive 83g/km. Power - like the petrol - is 90bhp, but it's torquier. So all-out performance is the same as the petrol but in fifth on the motorway it struggles less. Set against that, it's noisier in town. Happy to say the extra nose-weight of the a four-pot versus a triple doesn't muck up the handling.
We need a strong new mainstream supermini. The Fiesta and Polo have had it their way too long. Here's a proper contender.
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For the visitor's convenience, Colón Island has hotels, restaurants, tourist information centers, bars and various other entertainment venues. In a decidedly Caribbean atmosphere, there is always music playing, and the seafood cooked in coconut milk is simply delicious.
Among the island's many attractions is La Finca Los Monos, a magnificent botanical garden with immense collections of heliconias, ginger, palms, flowers, fruits, spices, and ornamental plants. It is located 10 minutes outside the town of Bocas, just after the Smithsonian Institution. From its perch at the summit of IDAAN's grounds and stretching from coast to coast, the farm provides spectacular views of the Bocas del Toro archipelago to the east and of the westward mountainous peninsula, with the turquoise Caribbean sea inbetween.
How to arrive
- Plane: AirPanama offers 1-hour long domestic flights.
- Bus: From the Albrook Mall bus station, there are daily departures at 8:00 p.m. on the fleet of busses that travel the Pan-American Highway.
- Car: Take the Pan-American Highway to the entrance to Gualaca (404km). Turn right and continue to the end of the road to Chiriquí Grande (98 km) in Punta Peña. Then follow the road to Almirante (68 km), where you can leave your car at a parking lot near the water taxi terminal.
- Ferry: Boats depart Almirante Bocas Marine at 8:00 a.m. from Monday to Saturday.
What to bring
- Water bottle
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Hat
- Snorkeling
- Surfing
- Cycling


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As I'm sure you've heard before, the internal combustion engine is nothing more than an air pump-the more air the pump can process/move, the more power it can make. While this basic theory holds water, other contributing factors are to be considered, such as engine displacement, camshaft profile, valve size, and so on.
In many cases, the first, easiest and most cost-effective modification performed to a virgin automobile in order to produce power gains is the air filter/induction system. With a plethora of options in the aftermarket, a single air filter or cold-air induction system can net decent power gains, but is it due to the higher rate of airflow into the engine? Some may argue yes, and some no-the larger amount of air into the engine helps, but in some cases the vehicle's electronic control properties are centered on the stock filtration system.
By changing to a higher-flowing unit, the air-fuel mixture is essentially leaned out, causing an increase in power (leaner is meaner). Most vehicles are tuned conservatively from the factory, so leaning the mixture out doesn't generally cause an engine-damaging condition. But be aware of what you're doing.
At the other end of the spectrum, what goes in must come out, which leads us to the exhaust system. Spent exhaust gases are expelled from the engine via the exhaust valves, through the exhaust ports in the cylinder heads, then the exhaust manifolds/headers, one or more catalytic converters, several bends in the exhaust tubing, the mufflers-finally reaching the atmosphere via the tailpipe(s).
That leaves us with many avenues for restrictions. Engineered restrictions are necessary to produce a certain amount of backpressure, although some think manufacturers add additional restrictions to detune the car.
But keep in mind that your favorite car company has to meet stringent noise restrictions (both corporate and government mandated), safety and fuel economy standards, and emissions regulations. As hot rodders, we look at all of the potential power gains achieved by applying aftermarket components to reduce the factory road blocks in your engine.
Additional factors that will increase the "in and out" effect are throttle plate/body size, intake manifold port diameter and runner length, camshaft lift and duration, intake and exhaust valve sizes and cylinder head port volumes. When taking an engine to the extreme via extensive modifications, it is necessary to consider additional factors such as injector size and custom tuning to the engine management system, which can become very costly, never mind turning your ride into a gas-guzzling beast that won't pass an emissions test and who knows about the drivability thereafter.
For this particular installation/test we'll leave the actual engine alone, installing an air-induction system from Motorsport Technologies in Houston; long tube headers and mid-pipe with catalysts from American Racing Headers in Amityville, New York; and a trick-looking quad-tipped muffler system from GHL Motorsports in Mesa, Arizona.
The specimen being utilized is none other than an LS2-powered 2006 C6 Corvette automatic with paddle shifters. To perform the installation duties and custom tuning, we called upon Chris Corriell, Doug Ring and the crew of East Coast Supercharging in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. ECS specializes in LSX-powered vehicles, especially the Corvette, so we were more than comfortable being surrounded by the professional staff, as well as the stout machinery being modified at its facility.


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In 2001, when his master Lama Konchog passed away, Tenzin Zopa, his disciple of 21 years was bereft and lonely. At the instruction of the Dalai Lama, Zopa is searching for his master's reincarnation, who is expected to be embodied in a little boy and might be anywhere in the world. This "unmistaken child" must be found before it becomes too difficult to remove him from his parents' care--within four years.
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