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A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track (permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway. Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate locomotive, or from individual motors in self-propelled multiple units. Most modern trains are powered by diesel locomotives or by electricity supplied by overhead wires or additional rails, although historically (from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century) the steam locomotive was the dominant form of locomotive power. Other sources of power (such as horses, rope or wire, gravity, pneumatics, and gas turbines) are possible.
The word 'train' comes from the Old French trahiner, itself from the Latin trahere 'pull, draw'.
There are various types of train designed for particular purposes. A train can consist of a combination of one or more locomotives and attached railroad cars, or a self-propelled multiple unit (or occasionally a single powered coach, called a railcar). Trains can also be hauled by horses, pulled by a cable, or run downhill by gravity.
Special kinds of trains running on corresponding special 'railways' are atmospheric railways, monorails, high-speed railways, maglev, rubber-tired underground, funicular and cog railways.
A passenger train may consist of one or several locomotives, and one or more coaches. Alternatively, a train may consist entirely of passenger carrying coaches, some or all of which are powered as a "multiple unit". In many parts of the world, particularly Japan and Europe, high-speed rail is utilized extensively for passenger travel.
Freight trains comprise wagons or trucks rather than carriages, though some parcel and mail trains (especially Travelling Post Offices) are outwardly more like passenger trains.
Trains can also be 'mixed', comprising both passenger accommodation and freight vehicles. Such mixed trains are most likely to occur where services are infrequent, and running separate passenger and freight trains is not cost-effective, though the differing needs of passengers and freight usually means this is avoided where possible.
Special trains are also used for track maintenance; in some places, this is called maintenance of way.
In the United Kingdom, a train hauled by two locomotives is said to be "double-headed", and in Canada and the United States it is quite common for a long freight train to be headed by three or more locomotives. A train with a locomotive attached at each end is described as 'top and tailed', this practice typically being used when there are no reversing facilities available. Where a second locomotive is attached temporarily to assist a train up steep banks or grades (or down them by providing braking power) it is referred to as 'banking' in the UK, or 'helper service' in North America. Recently, many loaded trains in the US have been made up with one or more locomotives in the middle or at the rear of the train, operated remotely from the lead cab. This is referred to as "DP" or "Distributed Power."
The railway terminology that is used to describe a 'train' varies between countries.United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the interchangeable terms set and unit are used to refer to a group of permanently or semi-permanently coupled vehicles, such as those of a multiple unit. While when referring to a train made up of a variety of vehicles, or of several sets/units, the term formation is used. (Although the UK public and media often forgo 'formation', for simply 'train'.) The word rake is also used for a group of coaches or wagons.
In the United Kingdom Section 83(1) of the Railways Act 1993 defines "train" as follows:
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's 1948 operating rules define a train as: "An engine or more than one engine coupled, with or without cars, displaying markers.
The first trains were rope-hauled, gravity powered or pulled by horses, but from the early 19th century almost all were powered by steam locomotives. From the 1920s onwards they began to be replaced by less labour intensive and cleaner (but more complex and expensive) diesel locomotives and electric locomotives, while at about the same time self-propelled multiple unit vehicles of either power system became much more common in passenger service. In most countries dieselisation of locomotives in day-to-day use was completed by the 1970s. A few countries, most notably the People's Republic of China, where coal and labour are cheap, still use steam locomotives, but this is being gradually phased out. Historic steam trains still run in many other countries, for the leisure and enthusiast market.
Electric traction offers a lower cost per mile of train operation but at a higher initial cost, which can only be justified on high traffic lines. Since the cost per mile of construction is much higher, electric traction is less favored on long-distance lines with the exception of long-distance high speed lines. Electric trains receive their current via overhead lines or through a third rail electric system.
Long-distance trains travel between many cities and/or regions of a country, and sometimes cross several countries. They often have a dining car or restaurant car to allow passengers to have a meal during the course of their journey. Trains traveling overnight may also have sleeping cars.
In Japan, most of the public transportation between the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Osaka metropolitan area (around 500 km) is dominated by the Shinkansen, however in longer journeys (such as Tokyo-Hiroshima) more people prefer to travel by air.
Very fast trains sometimes tilt, like the APT, the Pendolino, or the Talgo. Tilting is a system where the passenger cars automatically lean into curves, reducing the sideways g-forces on passengers and permitting higher speeds on curves in the track with greater passenger comfort.
The fastest train on rails is the French TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) (French for High Speed Train) which achieved a 574.8 km/h (356 mph) speed in testing in 2007. However, TGVs run at a maximum commercial speed of 300-320 km/h. The German ICE uses this commercial speed of 300-320 km/h as well.
For shorter distances many cities have networks of commuter trains, serving the city and its suburbs. Some carriages may be laid out to have more standing room than seats, or to facilitate the carrying of prams, cycles or wheelchairs. Some countries have double-decked passenger trains for use in conurbations. Double deck high speed and sleeper trains are becoming more common in mainland Europe.
Passenger trains usually have emergency brake handles (or a "communication cord") that the public can operate. Abuse is punished by a heavy fine.
Large cities often have a metro system, also called underground, subway or tube. The trains are electrically powered, usually by third rail, and their railroads are separate from other traffic, without level crossings. Usually they run in tunnels in the city center and sometimes on elevated structures in the outer parts of the city. They can accelerate and decelerate faster than heavier, long-distance trains.
A light one- or two-car rail vehicle running through the streets is by convention not considered a train but rather a tram, trolley, light-rail vehicle or streetcar, but the distinction is not always strict. In some countries such as the United Kingdom the distinction between a tramway and a railway is precise and defined in law.
The term light rail is sometimes used for a modern tram, but it may also mean an intermediate form between a tram and a train, similar to metro except that it may have level crossings. These are often protected with crossing gates. They may also be called a trolley.
Maglev trains and monorails represent minor technologies in the train field.
The term rapid transit is used for public transport such as commuter trains, metro and light rail. However, in New York City, lines on the New York City Subway have been referred to as "trains".
Some commuter trains in Tokyo, Japan have special cars which the bench seats fold up to provide standing room only during the morning rush hour (until 10 a.m.). The E231 series train has two of these cars in each set (usually as part of a 10- or 11-car set), officially nicknamed "roku-tobira-sha" (literally, "6 door car") - all the other cars have four sets of doors on each side.
An estimated 3.5 million passengers ride every day on Tokyo's Yamanote Line, with its 29 stations. For comparison, the New York City Subway carries 4.8 million passengers per day on 26 lines serving 468 stations.
A somewhat less common practice is the naming of freight trains, for the same commercial reasons. The "Condor" was an overnight London-Glasgow express goods train, in the 1960s, hauled by pairs of "Metrovick" diesel locomotives. In the mid-1960s, British Rail introduced the "Freightliner" brand, for the new train services carrying containers between dedicated terminals around the rail network. The Rev. W. Awdry also named freight trains, coining the term The Flying Kipper for the overnight express fish train that appeared in his stories in The Railway Series books.
A freight train (also known as goods train) uses freight cars (also known as wagons or trucks) to transport goods or materials (cargo) – essentially any train that is not used for carrying passengers. Much of the world's freight is transported by train, and in the USA the rail system is used more for transporting freight than passengers.
Under the right circumstances, transporting freight by train is highly economic, and also more energy efficient than transporting freight by road. Rail freight is most economic when freight is being carried in bulk and over long distances, but is less suited to short distances and small loads. Bulk aggregate movements of a mere twenty miles (32 km) can be cost effective even allowing for trans-shipment costs. These trans-shipment costs dominate in many cases and many modern practices such as container freight are aimed at minimizing these.
The main disadvantage of rail freight is its lack of flexibility. For this reason, rail has lost much of the freight business to road competition. Many governments are now trying to encourage more freight onto trains, because of the benefits that it would bring.
There are many different types of freight trains, which are used to carry many different kinds of freight, with many different types of wagons. One of the most common types on modern railways are container trains, where containers can be lifted on and off the train by cranes and loaded off or onto trucks or ships.
This type of freight train has largely superseded the traditional boxcar (wagon-load) type of freight train, with which the cargo has to be loaded or unloaded manually.
In some countries "piggy-back" trains are used: trucks can drive straight onto the train and drive off again when the end destination is reached. A system like this is used through the Channel Tunnel between England and France, and for the trans-Alpine service between France and Italy (this service uses Modalohr road trailer carriers). 'Piggy-back' trains are the fastest growing type of freight trains in the United States, where they are also known as 'trailer on flatcar' or TOFC trains. 'Piggy-back' trains require no special modifications to the vehicles being carried. An alternative type of "inter-modal" vehicle, known as a Roadrailer, is designed to be physically attached to the train. The original trailers were fitted with two sets of wheels: one set flanged, for the trailer to run connected to other such trailers as a rail vehicle in a train; and one set tyred, for use as the semi-trailer of a road vehicle. More modern trailers have only road wheels and are designed to be carried on specially adapted bogies (trucks) when moving on rails.
There are also many other types of wagons, such as "low loader" wagons for transporting road vehicles. There are refrigerator cars for transporting foods such as ice cream. There are simple types of open-topped wagons for transporting minerals and bulk material such as coal, and tankers for transporting liquids and gases. Today however most coal and aggregates are moved in hopper wagons that can be filled and discharged rapidly, to enable efficient handling of the materials.
Freight trains are sometimes illegally boarded by passengers who do not wish to pay money, or do not have the money to travel by ordinary means. This is referred to as "hopping" and is considered by some communities to be a viable form of transport. Most hoppers sneak into train yards and stow away in boxcars. More bold hoppers will catch a train "on the fly", that is, as it is moving, leading to occasional fatalities.


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VICTORIA – Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth introduced his first two caucus supporters Thursday for the NDP leadership race, promising more to come.
Saanich South MLA Lana Popham and Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson are the first to publicly endorse Farnworth, who finished second to Adrian Dix in the 2011 NDP leadership race.
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If you're interested in a pump gas, big-block Chevy street driver that makes a very stout 1.3 lbs-ft of torque per cube along with enough hp to put a John Deere tractor into the 9's then this build might be for you. Add its cost conscious budget and good looks, and it could be just what you want to see in your street machine.
The beginnings of this engine came when Kevin Feeney, RHS's expeditor of all good things related to cylinder head production, called and asked if I would like to test its then-new street big- block Chevy head. I had this feeling that I could get pulled, even against my better judgment, into just about anything that looks exciting, so before engaging my brain my mouth is already up and running. "Sure, just send me a pair and I will take it from there." Well about the time the heads arrive I realize that it takes a little more than just having a dyno-I also needed an engine.
That was the not so good news. Fortunately this was countered by the fact that I know a ton or more of top-notch engine builders. Lloyd McCleary of T&L engines, who is a bonified NASCAR engine builder who has had great success on the track at the top levels of competition. Lloyd had a line of dyno proven big-block Chevy crate motor builds that range from 454 to 640 inches so the plan was to use the heads on one of these. The RHS heads targeted big-block Chevys in the displacement range from 454 to about 540 inches so to be as near representative of both ends of that spectrum a 505 inch engine was chosen.
Block & Rotating Assembly
To get 505-inches with the planed 4.25-inch inch stroker crank required a block that would bore safely to .100-inch-over, bringing the finished bore size to 4.350 inches. Lloyd had a block in his inventory that, after sonic testing, showed it would go to this size with meat to spare. Unfortunately it was a 2-bolt mains block so the first job here was to install 4-bolt steel mains caps. After this the block was decked true to the mains then bored and deck plate honed. When all the machine work was done the block went through a detailing procedure to remove casting flash before being finished in high-gloss engine enamel. The last step was to install the Calico-coated cam bearings and the block was ready to start accepting the rotating assembly.
The engine was destined to go in a street rod that also needed to be capable of fast passes down the strip. For this build the owners also needed 650 hp and 7000 rpm capability. This requirement meant that a very cost effective rotating assembly could be specced out. For the crank, a Scat 9000 series cast steel 4 1/4 stroker crank was chosen. These have proved more than reliable in such applications to power levels of 750 or so horses. Because they use so much Scat stuff, T&L can do a good deal on rotating assemblies, either cast or forged. With their hollow journal, windage-reducing aero design, the Scat 9000 series cast cranks represent a very viable performance upgrade for any 454.
After balancing the rotating assembly, the crank went into the block with Calico coated main bearings and the caps installed using ARP 6 point mains bolts. The rods used were Scats street/strip forged H beam 6.385-inch-long (0.250-inch longer than stock) rods featuring all the goodies seen on race rods. These were chosen in part for their high strength and for having less weight than may budget orientated H beam rods. With less weight in both the rod and the chosen piston, from Ross, the bottom end balanced up without the use of expensive heavy metal slugs.
For the pistons it was necessary to have Ross make us up some custom items so we could nail the 10.5:1 compression ratio with the RHS heads right on the money. We were rewarded with a nice looking set of pistons that weighed in at a very respectable low weight. By using the 250 long Scat rod with the 4-1/4 inch stroker crank the stock rod/stroke ratio was almost maintained and left a compression height of 1.165 inches. With the 1/16 - 1/16- 3/16 Total seal ring pack being used, the pin bore intruded into the oil ring groove necessitating the use of a steel support rail type oil ring assembly. The rings used for this engine were from Total Seal.
Cam and Cam Timing
When it came time to select the cam for this engine, the heads were already ported and the flow characteristics throughout the lift range known. Using the latest version of the Cam-Master program the valve opening event timing was computed for the 6200 rpm to peak power called for. To give an idea of how accurate this program is the dyno tests showed peak power to be within 100 rpm of this computed value.
As for the profiles themselves, this was decided after it was learned from Comp Cams math whiz kid Billy Godbold that some of his relatively new NASCAR Busch series solid roller profiles would meet our needs. Top of the "need-to-have" list was reliability with high lift. This meant the use a moderate spring so the dynamics would have to be something special if the high lift requirement was to be met. We also needed a reasonably quiet valvetrain because it is a street rod we are powering here not an open exhaust Busch Grand National car.
The eventual profiles chosen were not of overly long period but they did get with the program in terms of opening and closing rate. For the intake, an SP-series roller with an advertised duration of 279 degrees was chosen (profile #4788); for the exhaust a slightly less aggressive RP profile of 284 degrees advertised duration was selected. These, with 1.7:1 Comp Cams rockers, delivered a gross valve lift of 0.653- and 0.648-inch respectively. As short as these profiles look at the 0.020 lifter rise used for the quoting advertised duration, they are longer by about 14 degrees at the lash point. This makes the seat duration, at 293/298 look a little on the long side for a street cam.
This would be the case if big-block Chevys had more appropriate valve sizes for the displacement involved but the truth is they are grossly under-valved. This makes them less sensitive to the negative effects of long duration cams or, putting it another way, any duration figure looks a lot smaller (by typically 10-15 degrees) in a big-block than in a small-block.
With the lobes selected, Cam-Master was used to determine the Lobe Centerline Angle. With the figures input a result of 106.5 degrees was called for so we settled on 107. This was ground at 4 degrees advance. Motion from the cam profile was transmitted to the valves via a set of Comp Cams Endure-X solid roller lifters, 3/8th Magnum pushrods and aluminum 1.7:1 rocker arms.
After loading the cam into the block it was timed in. An important fact is that the more accurately a cam is specced out the more it can lose by being incorrectly timed into the engine. To make sure the cam could be timed right on the money a Comp Cams fully adjustable cam timing set was used. This allowed us to hit the required 103 degree intake centerline required right on the money.


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Wheeler Pottery Salad Plate (Set of 2)
Jered Nelson, a potter based in Berkeley, California, has thrown tens of thousands of vessels, many for the restaurants of world-renowned chefs. To create this exclusive collection, he brought together the most beautiful, functional shapes. Each piece is handcrafted from a custom blend of American porcelain, then dipped in signature matte glazes, for an aesthetic that eschews notions of "formal" or "casual" in favor of everyday, enduring elegance.
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This is our adaptation of an authentic Caesar dressing. However, we do skip the anchovies. If you add them, we would recommend omitting or reducing the salt.
4 large garlic cloves - minced or crushed4 tablespoons lemon juice4 tablespoons mayonnaise2 Teaspoon salt2/3-cup olive oil2 tablespoons water, buttermilk or half and half*2/3-cup Parmesan cheese
Whisk all ingredients together or pulse in processor until combinedDressing can be refrigerated 2-3 days prior to using.However, remove from refrigerator for about 1 hour and mix well prior to serving. If too thick, mix in 1-2 Tablespoons additional milk, water, or half and half
For an authentic Caesar dressing, pour over cleaned, dried, torn romaine lettuceHowever this dressing is delicious with any lettuce you choose.
Optional additions when ready to serve, top with Garlic croutons, grilled or poached salmon, cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives
Make freshly ground pepper available to guests
If serving this for Shabbos or Yom Tov, simply pre-grind pepper into a decorative bowl, and place a tiny spoon with it
*Using the real dairy products will make a richer dressing
Recipe, Kosher, dairy
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|Lebanon High School
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|University of Maryland
• Notched a second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.54) against Siena (Oct. 16).
• Took second place in the 1000-yard freestyle (1:06.62) versus Dartmouth (Jan. 22).
• Swam a leg in a Wildcat relay team that claimed the top spot in the 200-yard medley relay (1:49.60) against Maine (Feb. 4).
• Earned second place in the 100-yard butterfly (59.54) versus Maine (Feb. 4).
• Notched the top spot in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.77) against Maine (Feb. 4).
• Took fourth place in the 100-yard breaststroke at the America East Championships with a time of 1:04.78.
• Earned a fourth place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke at the America East Championships.
• Selected as the recipient of the Richard J. Hegerich Golden Goggle Award at the team's annual awards banquet.
Before UNH: Captain of swim team at Lebanon High School ... captain of Green Mountain Aquatics ... transferred from the University of Maryland.
Personal: Daughter of Dave and Laurie Albert ... majoring in Nutrition.


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The narrator is Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who, soon after his wife's death, has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his summer holidays as a child; a retreat from the grief, anger, and numbness of his life without her. But it is also a return to the place where he met the Graces, the well-heeled vacationing family with whom he experienced the strange suddenness of both love and death for the first time. The seductive mother, the imperious father, the twins; Chloe, fiery and forthright, and Myles, silent and expressionless, in whose mysterious connection Max became profoundly entangled; each of them a part of the "barely bearable raw immediacy" of his childhood memories.
Interwoven with this story are Morden's memories of his wife, Anna, of their life together, of her death, and the moments, both significant and mundane, that make up his life now: his relationship with his grown daughter, Claire, desperate to pull him from his grief; and with the other boarders at the house where he is staying, where the past beats inside him "like a second heart".
What Max comes to understand about the past, and about its indelible effects on him, is at the center of this elegiac, vividly dramatic, beautifully written novel, among the finest we have had from this extraordinary writer.
©2005 John Banville; (P)2006 Random House, Inc.
"Brilliant." (Booklist)
"Magnificent." (Publishers Weekly)
"Captivating." (Bookmarks Magazine)
The book itself deserves the Booker prize it received and anything else possible in the way of awards. The contrast between the deeply sad story and the intensely gorgeous language evokes that paradox of despair expressed in beauty. I heard about the book in a round-about way and at first took it for a far older work, the author's willingness to lavish language, description, simile, so fooled me.
What makes THIS version so outstanding, however, is the reading by John Lee. His voice, phrasing, and emphasis are so perfect, his timing especially so apt, that I have trouble imagining the book without it.
"the sea"
I've been inside the heads of alot of old men lately; Mr Sammler's Planet,Gilead,The History of Love. I thought it was as good as these other novels. Without much real action or suspense, I was glad to journey with this old man to the end.
It was so beautifully written, insightful, humorous at times and just so human.
"Dark, depressing, realistic but so poetic!"
Having a love of Ireland lead me to listen to this book, one of my first audible downloads. While this book has to be described as dark and somewhat depressing, the upside is that the writing is the work of an absolute poet and perfectionist of the English language. Sublime! Regarding the narrator, he is superb. He sounds as if he truly loves the book and each and every character.
I felt tentative about this book at first; the language complex, the story dark. But I encourage readers to stick with it because the past and present are subtely inter-woven, the characters mysterious and interesting, and every question falls neatly into place at the end without the need for any purfunctory happy endings or elevation of character. The story is essentially about life and death and the emotions surrounding them, told by a "man"!
So...if you are interested in literature but written recently, give this awesome book a read. I was very impressed!
"Let it flow over you"
I had not heard of Banville before this. What is it about the Irish? The command of the language, the humour, pathos, gentility, insight was astounding. At the end I felt I had lost a friend! Beautifully read, this was a true pleasure. It was a gentle journey that could have gone on and on! I recommend this anyone with an interest in the human condition!
Former steelworker from Buffalo NY retired after 40 yrs. as a Registered Nurse. Viet Vet, did a lot of theater in HS... e-Clectic for sure
"A muddy stream.. of consciousness"
OK first John Lee can read a phone book and it would be worth listeng to. This tale is about a person who spends time at THE SEASHORE, not at sea. He has a troubled tragic life and time and remembers it all with you as he writes this. He does not however remember it in any logical form but rather changes time and characters extensively. This left me as the reader lost to figure out what was what and when it all happened. This detracted from whatever story he was trying to tell. In movie form you might have visual cues as to where the pieces of his life fit together but I didn't like it here. Now you may say that I have no appreciation for his artfull stream of consciousness and rich descriptive language. The former no the latter yes.
"Listening to this leaves a bad taste in my mouth"
Being a national best seller is nothing to sneeze at, and winning a Man Booker prize is a fairly substantial feat. With both these things in mind I purchased "The Sea". After the purchase, I still am of the opinion that the book has very noteworthy accomplishments, particularly so considering the fact that this book is really just so BAD. I could never find the motivation to care about what the main character experienced, expressed, or suffered; my only concern was that remaining in the company of this intolerable piece of work was causing more suffering on MY part. As far as the audio experience, let me estalish that anyone using this website knows the value of the audio media. "The Sea", then, stands as an excellent example it's failure. (Can I get an "OMG"?) I appreciate the attempt at colloquialisms and accents on the part of the narrator, but I heard enough "pitrs" and "figrs" to call a speech therapist. My advise is to pass this one by. Ignore the fancy packaging. You can't judge this book by its cover.
"Great book, horrible narration"
I loved this book, but found the audio version difficult to listen to. The narrator had an overbearing style that interferred with the flow of the beautifully crafted sentences. He seemed to think that his own performance was more important to the text.
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"I was bored"
The book has beautiful writing, but the story, for me, was just dull. The main character just didn't interest me.
"Difficult to follow"
Maybe it's just me, as I had read such positive reviews about this book. But I have had to restart this audio book countless times, as I found the story line difficult to follow.. At times you are not immediately aware that the author had jumped back several decades to the subject's childhood, or to his marriage or to the present day. It was well read however, enjoyed the narrator's Irish accent.
"The Sea - an Unabridged Yawn"
This book was slow and boring. I do not recommend it while driving -- the reader will definitely put you to sleep.
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Senior Courtney Bernecker became the new leader in career goals scored at Wilson yesterday when she scored her 32rd career goal against Trinity University. Bernecker surpassed Mary Miller '08 in the record book, who tallied 31 goals while at Wilson.
"I feel very honored and thrilled that I beat the record of the most goals scored at Wilson," said Bernecker. "I am glad that I could make an impact on the Wilson soccer legacy and will be remembered for my efforts."
Bernecker began her collegiate soccer career with impressive numbers as a freshman. In the 2010 season, she recorded nine goals. In 2011 and 2012 she tallied seven and eight goals respectively. Bernecker currently has scored nine goals in the 2013 season with four games left on the schedule.
"Courtney is such a talented soccer player and works extremely hard for her team," said head soccer coach Beth Weixel. "I am so happy she was able to achieve this honor and leave her mark in the Wilson soccer record book."
Bernecker is a veterinary medical technology major and will graduate in the spring of 2014. Her record breaking accomplishment will be recognized on her home turf on Saturday, October 19th before the game against SUNY IT beginning at 1pm.


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More than three decades ago, 33 years to be exact, eight-year-old Glen Spielberg was with his classmates from PS 272 in Brooklyn, New York, on a trip to the library when he saw something that would have a profound affect on his life. He spotted a one-year-old '67 Corvette adorned with "KO-MOTION" on its front fenders and "Astoria Chas" on its doors being pushed out of a garage to let another car out. He recognized it immediately from stories and photos he had seen in CARS and SPEED & SUPERCAR magazines.
It was local drag racer Charlie Snyder's L88 Corvette, built and tuned by Joel Rosen at Motion Performance. Eight-year-old Glen was already a big fan of Rosen's ground-pounding Motion-Baldwin Phase lll Supercars, especially the 427 Camaros and Corvettes, and was mesmerized by this gold-leaf-lettered race car. As far as he was concerned, the trip to the library was over!
"I tried, with no success, to convince my mother, teacher, and anyone who would listen that I could learn more staying with the Corvette than I could at the library," reminisces an older and wiser Spielberg. "I knew it wouldn't work, but I had to try."
"From the minute I first spotted KO-MOTION I knew that this was the car I wanted to own. Its image was solidly embedded in my brain that day," added Spielberg.
Young Glen knew a lot about the Corvette. What he didn't know that day in Brooklyn was that its owner, "Astoria Chas" Snyder, was going through Jump School courtesy of Uncle Sam. He wouldn't find out until reading my editorial in the January 1969 issue of CARS Magazine that Charlie had been killed. Shortly after arriving in Vietnam with the First Cavalry, this 19-year-old's life was snuffed out by a direct hit from a mortar round.
KO-MOTION left Chevrolet's St. Louis plant with a 427/435 for power and was modified and later fitted with an L88 engine at Motion Performance in Baldwin, New York. In 1967 its fresh factory paint was decorated with low-buck lettering on its front fenders and an assortment of popular speed equipment decals. Charlie Snyder was a typical "Weekend Warrior," driving his Corvette on the street during the week and drag racing it on the weekend.
Shortly after Chevrolet announced the L88 option, Motion's Rosen ordered two replacement L88 engines (actually assembled short-blocks and two sets of First Design closed-chamber aluminum heads). Rosen needed the big-blocks for two projects: Motion's NHRA national-record-setting A/MP Camaro and Charlie Snyder's KO-MOTION Corvette. The order went through Baldwin Chevrolet. Once the blueprinted and balanced L88 engine and the Corvette's suspension were sorted out, KO-MOTION received professional gold leaf lettering along with sponsorship signage from Motion, CARS Magazine, Baldwin Chevrolet, and the Motion Supercar Club.
"After checking the new L88's plugs, jetting, and timing, I made the first run down New York National Speedway in KO-MOTION. I dumped the clutch and everything hooked up. I cruised back to the pits with an impressive 124 mph/11.50 second time slip. Charlie was thrilled. We knew we had a winner," recalls Rosen who now markets custom military models (www.motionmodels.com).