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Dartanyon Crockett
Name: Dartanyon Crockett
Sport: Paralympic Judo
Weight Category: -90kg
Birthday: 5/21/1991
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Paralympic Experience:
- 2012: Bronze medal: 2012 Paralympic Games
Career Highlights:
- 2014: World Championships, gold
- 2012: Paralympic Trials, gold; Senior National Paralympic Championships, gold; German Open for Visually Impaired, silver; made the U.S. Paralympic Judo Team, the U.S. Parapan American Team and the U.S. Paralympic World Team
Dartanyon Crockett was born with Leber's disease, which is a progressive disease that causes vision loss. After his mother died when he was just 8 years old, he lived with his father who used drugs and alcohol, which made wrestling an important outlet for Crockett throughout high school. Leroy Sutton, Crockett's best friend, was also an important part of his life. The pair helped guide one another. Seeing as Sutton lost his legs in a trainr accident and Crockett was legally blind, they depended on one another.
Although Crockett excelled in wrestling, it was in 2010 when he was encouraged to try Paralympic judo. Since then he has gone on to compete all around the world. He took home a bronze medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and is on track to competing at the Paralympic Games once again.
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New Harley-Davidson tour center coming to York
By Lauren Boyer of the York Daily Record
York, Pa. -- The next few months are a last call for those hoping to tour Harley history and peek at processes tracing to the plant's opening in 1973.
As the motorcycle manufacturer vacates its west campus, part of a companywide restructuring, the Harley-Davidson tour center, visited annually by 40,000 guests, prepares for some changes of its own, said Amy Warner, manager of factory tour operations.
The new visitors area, set to open in early August, adjoins a facility previously excluded from public tours where Softail models were once solely produced.
In 2009, the company decided to reorganize the York County operations, consolidating all production, including its Touring and Trike models, to that building.
"Guests will now get to see everything we do here," Warner said. "We do an extensive guest survey, and everyone always wanted to see Softails being made."
The current tour center opened in 2002. Warner said the restructuring presented an opportunity to refresh the experience, including updating the video that guests watch before hitting the factory floor.
The new tour center will include a replica of the new assembly line, which features automated guided carriers, small robotic cars that carry the bikes through the assembly process guided by magnetic floor tape.
Six of these will be on display at the new tour center, showing the different stages of assembly, Warner said.
"This will be a place to reinforce the messages, give more detail and hold them for the time before and after their tour," she said. Old favorites, such as the gift shop and a space for guests to sit on Harley's latest models, will also be included.
The tour center transition proves tricky, but Warner has a plan, though there may be one week this summer when tours aren't happening.
From mid-June through late July, the company usually limits tours to the "fabrication" areas, where guests watch fenders, fuel tanks and frames be manufactured.
This two-month period marks the beginning of the 2012 model year production, when the company's latest designs take shape. These models must debut at Harley's dealer network before they can be seen by the public.
But the fabrication operations have largely transitioned out of the old building, Warner said, leaving nothing for guests to visit during the beginning of the model year.
To accommodate visitors during this time, Harley will bus guests from the current visitors center to the newer facility, where they'll tour the fabrication in its new home, Warner said.
These tours will be offered Monday through Thursday to coordinate with the company's production schedule.
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The Navi Mumbai police has requested the Thane collector to take necessary steps to recover around Rs10.50 crore payment due from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), for security provided for Indian Premier League matches at the DY Patil stadium in 2010 and 2011.
Fed up of the deaf ear given by the BCCI to repeated reminders about the payment due, AR Morale, deputy commissioner of police, has written a letter to the collectorate to take action under relevant sections of the revenue code.
According to Santosh Pachlag, who had filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court, the collectorate may consider attaching properties of the IPL in different parts of the city to recover the amount due. Thane collector P Velarasu was not available for comment.
The payment includes Rs6.23 crore for the security arrangements for six IPL matches played at the DY Patil stadium in Nerul in the 2010 season and Rs4.72 crore due for the seven matches played in 2011.
Of this amount due, the BCCI paid only Rs47.53 lakh, saying that it had paid only this much to the police in Nagpur for the matches there and hence would not pay more. Navi Mumbai police have yet to receive the remainder Rs10.48 crore.
Subsequently, the Navi Mumbai unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party had warned that it would not allow any further matches to be played in the satellite city till the BCCI paid the dues. Not a single IPL match was given to DY Patil stadium in the 2012 IPL season.
"An event like the IPL adds to the burden of the police force that is short staffed," said Pachlag. "And common citizens are inconvenienced as they have to wait longer to get the police to attend to their complaints as a large number of personnel are occupied with security for the match. But the BCCI, which is raking in the moolah, will not settle the payment for security."
Besides the Navi Mumbai police, personnel from the SRP, bomb detections squad and railway police, totalling 5,000 policemen, were deputed on security duty on match days.


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hooks is publishing these essays "to share the dimensions of my writing life that take place behind the scenes . . . [for] readers who wanted to know more about how the work came to be what it is and other less gentle interrogators who found my engagement with writing suspect." In these Springer-Starr days of full disclosure and abdicated privacy, these are sentiments bound to gladden hearts. Unfortunately, her objectives get lost in a much more mundane agenda. hooks speaks endlessly, convincingly even, of her passion for writing rather than employing that passion to actually write about something. Most unforgivably, hooks uses Rapture to reduce the abundant criticism she receives to racism, sexism, petty personal disputes, and jealousy.
What disappoints as nonfiction, however, succeeds as fiction. Or bio-mythography or whatever it is we're supposed to call hooks's first two genre-shattering memoirs (more are planned). The 1996 Bone Black and the 1997 Wounds of Passion are good. Abstract, nonlinear, and sometimes third person, the same lack of self-control that weighs down her academic prose is enchanting in hooks's literary and experimentalist "autobiographies." So incredibly self-revelatory, such complete invasions of her family's and her lovers' privacy, so simultaneously daring and foolhardy, so sacrilegious they compel. They are melodramatic, punishing of others, whitewashing of herself. They're shameless. Here's a typical passage, proffered throughout both Rapture and the memoirs: "Every year of my childhood I can remember them telling me I am crazy, that I will end up in a mental institution, that no one will visit me there." It's the mental image of the doomed, innocent bell dressed in her finest straitjacket, sighing all alone in the Happy Dale visiting room while all about doting families dab drool from their loved one's babbling chins that makes the passage such a treat.
Imagine Thanksgiving dinner at the hooks's (she likens them to terrorists). hooks sighs,
I do not know how old I must have been when they decided it was important to break me, the way horses are broken. We lived in horse country. I did not want to be broken. The breaking-in begins with isolation. The forced removal of me from the group, until I learn. . . . Everything bad and painful is me. When I look in the mirror, I see pain.
The freedoms of fiction, however one-sidedness, art over substance simply cannot be applied to nonfiction. hooks is right that both are creative activities and that academics should not try to police a rigid chasm between the two. She's wrong, however, to employ the same rules of engagement to both enterprises. Nonfiction needn't weigh a ton and jangle along in passive voice, but it does need to be intellectually and stylistically rigorous, however transgressive the language, construct, or subject matter. Too stubborn to acknowledge her mistakes, though, hooks just turns up the volume when she's criticized.
The heart of the book is a defense of the frequency with which hooks publishes, often twice in the same year, regularly republishing. Never does hooks acknowledge that she's being criticized for rehashing the same ideas incessantly. hooks writes, "A book of mine might include ten new essays . . . and four or five pieces that were published elsewhere and a reviewer might insist that there is no new work in the collection." A valid point if true. I suspect exaggeration and rationalization (hence the self-conscious, ambivalent mights) have led her to finger only a few specific critics. Indeed, Courtney Leatherman, Thulani Davis, and, indirectly, Michele Wallace are the only critics named, but even then she does not address or acknowledge the substance of their critiques.
But it gets much worse than denial: "The harshest critics of my work have been less well-known black women writers and/or individuals who have had difficulty producing new work." And they're fat, too, the player-hating bitches. "[P]eriodicals . . . seek out individuals known to harbor competitive feelings or antipathy. . . ." Who needs the antifeminist backlash she bemoans when "feminists" are producing this kind of meow material posing as thought. This, perhaps, is hooks's worst disservice to her followers. She's encouraging them to interpret criticism through the prism of conspiracy and to respond with a l950s white-shoes-afterLabor Day sistercide. Talk feminist, act bitchy.
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Employers in a union environment may think that all employees have to follow the collective bargaining agreement to resolve discrimination claims. But if that process is tainted or woefully inadequate, employees can sue under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) instead.
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Breakthrough Reached on 'Phasing Down' Dental Mercury Use at W.H.O. Expert Meeting, Says Green Groups
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Hailed as "a breakthrough" by Green Groups, an agreement in concept was reached yesterday by a World Health Organization (W.H.O.)-convened international expert group, supporting the "phase down" of dental mercury use worldwide. [1] However, the groups note that there is still much work to be done in deciding how and when a global dental amalgam phase down will occur.
"As a first step, I'm pleased to positively support a global 'phase down' on dental mercury use to reduce environmental releases," said Michael Bender, a meeting participant representing the Zero Mercury Working Group and director of the U.S.-based Mercury Policy Project. "We also recognized that fostering the increased use of mercury-free alternatives must tie in with W.H.O.'s commendable goal of bringing affordable dental healthcare to the global population."
W.H.O. recognizes that world governments reached a consensus on the need for a legally binding treaty to reduce global mercury exposure [2]. They said that the "Meeting on the Future Use of Materials for Dental Restoration WHO/HQ" in Geneva was intended "to provide global guidelines and strategies for future biomaterials use," and address the different challenges for richer and poorer countries [3].
"It was evident from the presentations at the meeting that mercury-free dental fillings are already widely used in some developing countries, so reality may be overtaking policy decisions," said Elena Lymberidi-Settimo, observer at the meeting and coordinator of the European Environmental Bureau's Zero Mercury Campaign. "Medical insurances covering alternative materials could be crucial for a swifter transition allowing tooth-coloured fillings to become the rule and not the exception to dental treatment"
Last week, a letter signed by over 70 non-governmental organisations from around the world called on the W.H.O. to establish a schedule to phase out the use of dental mercury fillings as soon as possible [4].
A 2005 W.H.O. Policy Paper on "Mercury in Health Care" states that: "Mercury is highly toxic, especially when metabolized into methyl mercury … Recent studies suggest that mercury may have no threshold below which some adverse effects do not occur."
Editors Notes:
About mercury: Mercury is persistent and can be transformed in the environment into methylmercury, its most toxic form, which readily passes through both the placenta and blood-brain barriers. It accumulates in the bodies of humans and wildlife and can become more concentrated as it moves up the food chain, and poses a particular risk to pregnant women and young children who eat contaminated fish.
[1] The W.H.O. provisional meeting agenda:
Besides W.H.O. and UNEP officials, those attending the meeting were from: FDI World Dental Federation; the American and Canadian Dental Associations, the Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, the Centre for Side-effects of Dental Materials in Norway, the Ministry of Social Protection from Colombia and expert scientists from University Dental Schools' from the U.S., China, Kuwait, Sweden, Ireland, S. Africa, Japan, Thailand, UK, as well as environmental NGOs – European Environmental Bureau and the Mercury Policy Project founding members of the Zero Mercury Working Group. Presentations covered and reported on situation concerning dental treatment in almost all of the world regions.
[2] U.N. Environment Council Decision 25 on mercury (starting on p.20):
[3] The W.H.O.'s 22nd October 2009 correspondence recognized that world governments reached a consensus in February 2009 on the need for a global legally binding treaty to significantly reduce global mercury exposure:
"…awareness of the environmental implications of mercury has increased markedly over recent years, and mercury is a matter of concern to several countries and international organizations… Furthermore, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched an initiative on avoiding the contamination of the environment from mercury which has implications to the use of dental amalgam in countries … The advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives need to be analyzed in order for W.H.O. to update the knowledge base and give advice to countries in this matter. The intention of the meeting is to provide global guidelines and strategies for the future use of biomaterials and the challenges are different for high-, middle-, and low-income countries."
[4] NGO 13 November letter to W.H.O.:
[5] 2005 W.H.O. paper:
Previous relevant PR: Time to pull mercury out of fillings, say Health and Green groups to W.H.O. (also in FR, DE, ES), 16 November 2009, see: www.zeromercury.org
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Wow. That is quite a saga. I thought I was obsessed with my boat...
First of all, congratulations on making the progress with Senorita that you have done.
I can't comment on what kind of sailing you might find on the Mississippi near Memphis. I sail in a smaller river (Hudson, in NY) and we had a ton of flotsam in our river from the rains of 2 tropical storms this year. I imagine that flotsam is a way of life on the Mississippi. I'm certain you will have stronger currents in the Miss. as well.
Recreational boaters often use the Tenn-Tom waterway to avoid the bottom of the Miss.
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Inland Shipping Transportation
I'm not sure about your air or water draft for taking that route though.
As a first step I'd suggest considering moving Senorita down the the lower Chesapeake, perhaps the Deltaville, VA area, as it is warmer and likely cheaper then keeping her in NY.
I'll also suggest that you check out the wooden boat forum:
The WoodenBoat Forum
which, as you might imagine is mostly about wooden boats and has a slightly more international membership (then sailnet).
Thanks for the link to the tenn/tom water way it looks interesting.
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based in Houston, TEXAS (USA)
The EPA Alliance Training Group (EPA Alliance) is your source for Environmental Training. We are a small veteran-owned business, was formed to provide environmental, health and safety professionals across numerous industries immediate, accurate and cost-effective environmental training, through numerous platforms such as Online Training, Private Training and Public ...
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LCJ Sensors designs and wind sensors manufacturer since 1999. Our weathervanes ranges ultrasonic anemometers are suitable for many applications. Having proven themselves in the Navy, robustness, accuracy and broad configuration possibilities opened them the way to many applications such as weather, industry, security, agriculture and many other.
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Simple Solutions Dist LLC is a registered small business founded in 2003 and located in the state of New Jersey. The manufacturer of the Wolverine Brand of activated Carbon filters, our products are utilized for air stream filtration with a focus on the waste-water odor caused by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas emissions. We manufacture a complete line of activated carbon ...
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Kitagawa America is dedicated to delivering gas detection solutions and providing its customers with world class service and technical support. With more than 20 years experience in the gas detection industry, Kitagawa America directs the sales, service and distribution operations for the Kitagawa brand throughout North, Central and South America. Kitagawa America is a ...
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Erosion Control Forum is a GLOBAL web service designed to streamline the process of discovering erosion control & stormwater management resources. Your erosion website has been set–up to supply expert advice from the erosion industry & government sources for the causes of & remediation of coastal, soil, water, wetlands, and wind erosion and their respective news articles ...
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NASA Instrument Capability Study
[image-62]In July 2007, the NASA Office of the Chief Engineer chartered the NASA Instrument Capability Study (NICS) team to determine whether NASA instrument developers are facing challenges that impact the capability to design and build quality instruments or whether there are flaws in the acquisition strategy evidenced by schedule delays, cost overruns, and increased technical risk via design deficiencies.
The Study team was also chartered to determine if occurrences seen recently are coincident, but isolated cases or if there were generic issues causing such degradation. If the issues were found to be generic, the team was to offer solutions to recover such capability.
The NICS objectives were as follows:
- Obtain macro-level understanding of problem areas within the instrument development processes (not root cause analysis)
- Determine problem areas that impact primary success indicators (cost, schedule, and technical performance)
- Determine specific issues within the identified problem areas that impact instrument development processes and primary success indicators
- Identify potential issues for higher risk or more complex instrument developments
- Identify common, overarching themes spanning the instrument development processes
- Recommend options for solutions that address Study themes
The NICS team conducted two surveys - an Instrument Survey and a General Workforce Survey. Based upon the data obtained from the surveys, the team was able to:
- identify the top five cross-cutting problem areas and the most reported specific issues within these problem areas;
- evaluate data across three additional areas critical to instrument development: complexity, risk, and cost/schedule performance; and
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Both Rudy Fernandez and his people haven't done a very excellent job of keeping their mouths shut lately. He wants (or wanted, at least) out of Portland and made that position pretty clear and pretty public. And as a result, the league stamped a $25,000 fine and then a $50,000 ticket.
I guess Fernandez accepted the first one, because with the lastest one, he's filed a grievance with the league, according to Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports.
The fine stemmed from comments Fernandez's unofficial agent, Gerard Darnes, who made on his behalf to a Portland radio station. Basically, Darnes said Rudy wanted out of his contract and to return to Spain. This was the second time Fernadez (or his representation) had gone public with his desire to leave the Blazers so the league upped the ante.
What's interesting is that Fernandez appears to be happy and doing well in Portland right now. His big complaint was his role and playing time, but in two games, he's playing an average of about 18 minutes a game and has produced relatively well in that time scoring eight then seven points in two games. He's has a good attitude and hasn't appeared frustrated in the slightest.
Rich Cho has made it pretty clear Fernandez won't be released and likely will not be dealt, so Fernandez is embracing really his only basketball option and that's to suck it up and play his best for Portland. I guess he gets that now. And therefore, he's kindly asking for his $50,000 back.


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Overlooking the Pool and Sandy Beach Area, this is one of the finest Condos available at the popular Ledges Complex in Osage Beach on the Lake of the Ozarks! The Location is great; within minutes of grocery stores, shopping, restaurants, popular nightlife, convenience stores, and even the Hospital. Our Condo is set-up and finished to ensure you enjoy your Lake Getaway! Rest-assured that your family and friends will be staying in a very clean, very well-appointed condo featuring many amenities. The Decor' and Furnishings are all very nice and Comfortable! You'll enjoy the Flat Panel HDTVs w/ DVD and BOSE Surround Sound in the main living area. You can even bring along your laptop and log onto high-speed wireless Internet. The additional pool on the point of the complex provides another option to cool off and relax with a fantastic view of the activity on the lake!
Check-In 3PM, Check-Out 11AM unless otherwise arranged.
BOATERS: Our 12 x 30 foot slip is available upon request. Larger slips are available as well. The State Park is just a short drive away and offers very nice ramping facilities as well as short to long-term trailer parking for your Boat or Personal Watercraft Trailer. By water, you'll be on the 20.5 Mile Marker which is just around the corner from the Grand Glaize Bridge!
LADIES' WEEKENDS: All the shopping at the Lake is close by! The Lake of the Ozarks hosts the Factory Outlet Village, the largest Outlet Mall in the State with over 110 factory direct outlets. These stores are jam-packed with famous name brand merchandise at prices that will amaze even the most experienced bargain hunters...25-70% savings. Ask me about special coupons!
GOLFERS: Just outside the entrance to the complex is Sycamore Creek Golf Course. It was Voted #1 at the Lake in 2007! You've surely heard of the other awesome courses the Lake area boasts!!! All of them are a short drive from the centrally located Ledges Complex. Bring those Clubs!!!
I grew up visiting Lake of the Ozarks with Family and Friends and have been returning as much as possible ever since. My Family and Friends have always had great getaway's at the Lake. In 2007, we purchased our first condo to be enjoyed by both our family and our guests with plans of offering it as a vacation rental. We had such a great response that we added a second condo in early 2009 and then this condo in 2010. Our goal is to provide a relaxing, worry-free getaway with upscale amenities to accommodate our guests. We hope you find our pride of ownership as you consider our condos for your Lake visits.
Jason Boschert purchased this condo in 2010
The Ledges is a conveniently located, popular complex in the Heart of Osage Beach. The Ledges offers the hard to find combination of outstanding main-channel views and the serenity of a peaceful no-wake cove. We were very fortunate to find two of the units we purchased in the sought after 'Point' building on the tip of the complex. Our third unit is higher up and has a huge view that also overlooks the pool and sandy beach area just behind the building.
When you're 'away' at our condos, you are still close to everything you need including restaurants, shopping, grocery stores, and entertainment. Although my family loves being out on the water Boating, we outfitted the condo with fresh decor and furnishings and all the amenities we enjoy at home such as flat panel TV's and home theater systems, comfortable beds, the nicer linens and towels, and well-equipped kitchens. We've since enjoyed days without the boat, just relaxing around the condo, enjoying the views, and hosting Bar B Que's for family and friends.
Jason - I just want to tell you what a beautiful condo you have! We had an awesome time and had every convenience of home plus more that we could ever need! It was clean, beds were comfortable, easy to access, and the deck was great. I will definitely keep your number on hand for next summer and next fall! It was a pleasure doing business with you. Mary
Jason was great at setting up all the details for my trip. He answered all my questions and made it easy for me to reserve. My condo was as it appeared in the pictures and description. it was clean and well maintained. The only thing that I found that might make it a challenge is that the hot water heater is rather small for a family of 4-6.
I would definitely recommend this property and working with Jason in the future.
We have been to this condo on more than one occasion. The owners are courteous and polite and wanted us to tell them if anything was wrong asap and if our experience was well. Everything is clean and organized. The only thing that would be helpful is a soap sponge for hand washing items that can not go in dishwasher as the hand wash towel did not work well. There are plenty of supplies and everything worked well. Very happy with this condo
Condo is in a great location in the Ozarks! Within 10 minutes of everything. The unit itself was very nice and we really enjoyed our time there.
We called with questions before booking this condo, and left more than one message before we finally received an email response instead. We were just coming for the weekend, Friday evening to Sunday morning. We were interested in this condo because of the view from the balcony and the access to the pool for the kids.
The listing says check out at 11 am unless other arrangements are made. We made a request early on, and were advised to wait until closer to our rental period. He was waiting to see if another party would book later that day, which made sense at the time. We requested again early in the week of our rental. The owner said that he would let us know by Friday. He didn't. When we sent an email Friday requesting again, we never heard back. Even though we knew that nobody would be checking in again for a few days.
Upon checking in, condo smelled musty and stale. When we commented, the owner responded via email that it may be the garbage disposal and food not cleaned.
The overall view was great, showing part of the lake. But the living room sliding door was stuck closed. Apparently it had been like that for a long time, as there was a sign to exit onto the deck through the master bedroom instead. We all had to use my bedroom door to go in and out, inconvenient.
The gas grill was filthy, greasy, and food items stuck on it. Again, the owner responded via email saying that the cleaning folks do not do the grill, and he depends on each renter to do their part.
The deck had a lot of cob webs, and gnats flew around each afternoon – we put the pedestal fan out there to get them away from the sliding door so they wouldn't fly in each time we opened it. We were surprised that there was no bug spray on site to handle this issue that the owner was aware of. We had to go buy some.
We checked out on Sunday ahead of schedule.
A vacation is supposed to be where you feel welcome and excited. We need to enjoy time with our kids and would rather stay where the place is nice and people are hospitable and it is easy to communicate. In this case – we did not feel this way. It was all simply a business transaction. The owner never did return the voice mails that we left in the beginning when we were contemplating to rent. It was just email. Which is fine! This is all food for thought for those considering renting this condo. Don't consider asking for extended check out – this option should not be included on the listing.
I would highly recommend renting this condo! It was incredible! We had a great time and it is the perfect size to hang out together, but not be in each others' space if you didn't want to. Close to all the fun shopping, restaurants and entertainment; but, with the lake right there, too! Jason was great to work with and provided us with everything we needed. We have already talked about booking our next weekend there and making the trip annual!
Our first trip away from home with the kiddos ages 4 and 7. Wonderful condo - very well equipped. Perfect location on the resort for easy access to both the pool and the swimming beach - they loved both. We will definitely return and stay longer.
Very family friendly but I think it would be fun for an adults only trip too. Plenty of room for at least 8 people.
The only improvement I would recommend is to the condo association - improving the pool bathroom and finding a way to keep the concrete around the pool cooler would be fantastic!
The Ledges is a popular, conveniently located development in the Heart of Osage Beach. The Ledges offers the hard to find combination of outstanding main-channel views and the serenity of a peaceful no-wake cove. When you're 'away' at our condos, you are still close to everything you need including restaurants, shopping, grocery stores, and entertainment. The Outlet Mall in Osage Beach is just 6 miles from the condo. Other attractions include the Osage Beach State Park at 2 miles away and the Ha Ha Tonka State Park at 16 miles away.
Other Activities: Arcades, Boat Rentals, Bumper Cars, Go-Karts, Helicopter Rides, Mini-Golf
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May 22 2015 - May 24 2015
3 night minimum stay
Peak Season
May 25 2015 - Jul 1 2015
3 night minimum stay
Independence Day Holiday
Jul 2 2015 - Jul 4 2015
3 night minimum stay
Peak Season
Jul 5 2015 - Sep 3 2015
3 night minimum stay
Labor Day Holiday
Sep 4 2015 - Sep 6 2015
3 night minimum stay
Mid-Season Fall
Sep 7 2015 - Oct 3 2015
2 night minimum stay
Oct 4 2015 - Apr 14 2016
2 night minimum stay
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Online Payments: E-Check (no fee); Credit Cards (2.5% fee)
30 foot boat slips $20 per night; 40 foot slips $30 per night
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.
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THE local fishermen call them the Rambo fish: their scarred, blackened skin makes them look as if they have survived wars. In fact, these are the first wild fish known to have skin cancer.
The diseased coral trout, living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, were brought to the attention of Michael Sweet at the University of Newcastle in the UK last year. Sweet and his colleagues ruled out fungal disease and say that the black scars, which look like human melanomas, are in fact the symptoms of skin cancer.
The fish live in pristine waters so the most likely cause is the ozone hole, which increases radiation in this region and could explain the high prevalence of disease: 15 per cent of sampled fish had cancerous lesions (PLoS One, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041989).
Other wild animals known to get cancer include the Tasmanian devil and beluga whales.
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Language preference is a strong indicator of satisfaction with customer service and claims management.
Miami, FL (Vocus) February 1, 2010 -- Geoscape published its most recent study that reveals a multi-dimensional view of Hispanic purchase behavior and usage of healthcare & medical insurance. The BehaviorBase™ Healthcare study reflects views and beliefs based on a survey of 2,219 Hispanic households of varying demographic and sociographic backgrounds nationwide. Advanced sampling and data collecting methods were used to reveal findings on market share, marketing, strategy, business development and advertising.
An insight revealed by the study is that among insured Hispanics, close to one-third have immediate family members without insurance coverage. Nine percent of those surveyed claimed to have switched health insurance carriers within the last 1-2 years due to a change in job situation or a change in employers. This rate of attrition is expected to increase to 10.2% due to rising health care costs.
"These findings figure prominently into how policy-makers, medical and public health institutions connect with the needs of Hispanic families, especially now, during the peak of healthcare reform and consideration of the United States National Health Care Program," according to César M Melgoza, Founder & CEO of Geoscape, the publisher of the study.
"We believe it's important as the state's largest health insurer to understand the needs and preferences among different segments of the Latino population in order to develop products and services that meet their needs," said Pamela Garanger, Primary Research Manager of Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey.
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A Story of Floating Weeds with live score by Aono Jikken Ensemble
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Japan | 1934 | 86 Minutes | Yasujirō Ozu
Aono Jikken Ensemble presents a new live music/sound score – a mixture of traditional Japanese music, experimental soundscapes, klezmer, and African folk influences – for master Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu's silent classic, the story of a down-on-its-luck Kabuki troupe putting on a performance in a small town. Presented with live bilingual Benshi narration, a Japanese silent film tradition.
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USA | 1975 | 100 minutes | Jim Sharman
Don't dream it, be it! Join us for the ultimate midnight movie experience filled with camp, horror, sex, music, audience participation, and general insanity. With live shadow casting by Vicarious Theatre Company and interactive prop bags available for purchase.


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The Banned Enrique Iglesias Music Video
Back in 2000, Enrique Iglesias' music video for "Sad Eyes" was too hot for tv, and his label kept it unreleased. Until now. The video features him in some phone sex-loving action, then a romp with a hooker. Finish it off with some jizzy tissues.
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DFA chief clarifies: We didn't tag sultan followers terrorists
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MANILA, Philippines—Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario clarified that he did not label as terrorists armed followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III who are standing their ground in Sabah contrary to a Malaysian report Tuesday night.
In a statement, the DFA said Del Rosario, in meeting with Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman in Kuala Lumpur, only concurred to call as "terroristic acts" reports that Malaysian police forces were mutilated in Semporna, where fighting between Kiram's men and Malaysian forces earlier erupted.
Malaysian news outfits had quoted Aman as saying that Del Rosario agreed to call the Filipino fighters "terrorists" when the two met in before dawn Tuesday, just hours before Malaysia launched air and ground strikes to flush out Kiram's followers bent at staying in the disputed territory.
Del Rosario returned to Manila late Tuesday afternoon from his brief visit to Kuala Lumpur, where he hoped "to walk that last mile to try to save lives in this unfortunate conflict."
Quoting the account of Philippine Ambassador Eduardo Malaya who was present at meeting, the DFA said: "…[T]he report is out of context and the Secretary did not label the Filipino group as terrorist."
"In Semporna, there were alleged acts of terrorism. As reported by the Malaysian Foreign Minister, after the police forces were lured into an ambush and killed, their bodies were brutally mutilated and desecrated. If indeed these atrocities were committed as reported to him, the Secretary and the Foreign Minister both agreed that these were, at the very least, terroristic acts," the DFA statement read.
In a statement sent early Wednesday, the DFA said the Philippines is still pursuing efforts to prevent further deaths in Lahad Datu, where Kiram's followers have been standing their ground for three weeks now.
Kiram's group is asserting ownership of the land even as the Philippine government refused to discuss the dispute while the Sultan's followers remain in Sabah.
The DFA has repeatedly said government has "not abandoned" the country's claim for Sabah and that a study group has been assembled to look into the Philippine claim.
"The Philippine Government will continue to explore all possible channels in an effort to achieve the objective of minimizing the loss of life and bringing the matter to an expeditious conclusion," said the DFA.
The foreign office explained that the Philippines had wanted to peacefully settle the standoff peacefully but did not get the Kiram group's cooperation.
President Aquino, who turned stern on the Kirams on the second week of the standoff, "initially offered that no charges would be filed" against them if they cooperated. The situation, however, changed when the Kirams refused to budge.
"From the outset of this conflict, the Philippine Government has been pursuing options which could lead to a peaceful resolution where no lives would be lost… These options, which involve the peaceful withdrawal of the Kiram group from Lahad Datu in order to ensure that lives are not compromised, were relentlessly pursued on a 24/7 basis," the DFA said.
"Unfortunately, some of these plans did not merit acceptance by all parties and those that did could not be implemented in time. The Philippine Government's constructive efforts were overtaken by events that were beyond its control," the foreign office added.
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- 1 cup(s) apple cider
- 1/2 cup(s) pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup(s) bourbon
- 2 tablespoon(s) light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon(s) Angostura bitters
- 2 sprig(s) thyme
- 2 clove(s) garlic, smashed
- Four 3/4- pound(s) pork rib chops
- 1 cup(s) apple cider
- 1 cup(s) pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon(s) Angostura bitters
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1/2 cup(s) apple cider
- 1/4 cup(s) dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon(s) bourbon
- 1 tablespoon(s) butter
- 1 teaspoon(s) fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon(s) Angostura bitters
- 1 stick(s) cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon(s) vegetable oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1. MARINATE THE CHOPS Mix all of the ingredients except the pork chops and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the pork chops. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- 2. MAKE THE GLAZE Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, boil the cider, maple syrup and bitters over moderately high heat until reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and let cool.
- 3. MAKE THE COMPOTE Combine all of the ingredients except the oil, salt and pepper in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook over moderately high heat until the apples just begin to soften, 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderately low and simmer until the liquid has thickened, 25 minutes; keep warm.
- 4. Remove the pork chops from the marinade and pat dry. In a large cast-iron skillet, heat the oil until shimmering. Season the chops with salt and pepper and cook over moderately high heat, turning, until nicely browned, about 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderately low and brush with the glaze. Cook for about 7 minutes, turning and brushing with additional glaze, until an instant-red thermometer inserted in the chops near the bone registers 140°. Transfer the chops to a platter and let stand 5 minutes. Serve the chops with the apple compote.
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A backplane system allowing a very large number of interconnections between high-connectivity printed circuit boards and a backplane is disclosed. The backplane is fragmented into a plurality of backplane parts that comprise connectors on their edges to mate connectors arranged on the high-connectivity printed circuit boards. These backplane parts may also include other connectors on their edges to couple to extension printed circuit boards requiring less interconnections or cables. Interposers can be used to link several backplane parts and provide enhanced air circulation.
1. A backplane system comprising at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board having a plurality of first connectors thereon electrically connected to a backplane structure wherein said backplane structure is comprised of a plurality of fragmented parts, each of said fragmented parts including at least one second connector positioned on one of its edges and electrically connecting to a respective one of said first connectors of said at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board, further comprising at least one interposer positioned on one of said fragmented parts and adapted for transmitting signals from said fragmented part to another of said fragmented parts, wherein said at least one interposer also functions as an air deflector, and wherein the number of said interposers is two, each of said interposers oriented at an acute angle relative to one another.
2. A backplane system comprising at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board having a plurality of first connectors thereon electrically connected to a backplane structure wherein said backplane structure is comprised of a plurality of fragmented parts, each of said fragmented parts including at least one second connector positioned on one of its edges and electrically connecting to a respective one of said first connectors of said at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board, and wherein at least one of said fragmented parts of said backplane structures includes four sides and has an electrical connector positioned on each of said four sides.
3. A backplane system comprising at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board having a plurality of first connectors thereon electrically connected to a backplane structure wherein said backplane structure is comprised of a plurality of fragmented parts, each of said fragmented parts including at least one second connector positioned on one of its edges and electrically connecting to a respective one of said first connectors of said at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board, and wherein each of said fragmented parts of said backplane assembly is electrically connected to four high-connectivity printed circuit boards.
4. The backplane system of
The present invention relates generally to "backplanes" (a/k/a "mother boards") into which a plurality of individual printed circuit boards can be plugged, and more particularly to an improved backplane structure allowing a very large number of interconnections between the individual printed circuit boards and the backplane.
As shown in FIGS. 1(a) and (b), most complex state-of-the-art electronic structures such as described above are manufactured by mounting individual components 100 on printed circuit boards 110 sometimes simply referred to as PCB's (or cards). The components are interconnected on the PCB's to accomplish various desired functions. These are also appropriately connected to edge connectors 120 by means of which the individual PCB's can be plugged into mating connectors of a backplane (or mother board) 130 thus forming, when assembled, a complete electronic system. Those skilled in the art know how to partition the various subfunctions of an electronic system onto various individual PCB's. In a typical example, the memory of a computer processor of which would be implemented on a first PCB 110, can also be partially contained on a separate PCB 140, and would possibly be expanded by plugging additional memory boards, such as 150, into extra slots 160 that have been made available in backplane 130. Although the above technique of plugging a plurality of spaced PCB's, each in parallel relationship to the others, and each perpendicular to the backplane, has been adopted to implement complex electronic systems, this is not accomplished without limitations and problems.
Actually, a major limitation of this conventional structure is that, since the connectors are located on the edge of the PCB's, there is a stringent practical upper limit 125 to the number of interconnections that can be achieved between each PCB and the backplane while maintaining the size of these to reasonable dimensions and keeping PCB's and backplane form factors (i.e., width to length ratios) within manufacturable ratios. Moreover, as advances in microelectronics allow chips to increase in speed with additional I/O's, PCB's and connectors are required to pass these higher density signals at faster edge rates. Especially, telecommunications and networking designers have requirements for PCB to PCB interconnects to perform at sub-nanosecond risetimes and with even higher signal densities than conventional products (such as a processor and its memories mentioned above). Thus, high performance sophisticated connectors must be used in these types of applications requiring that signals be propagated on differential pairs with matched impedance and internal shielding to prevent signal cross-talk. Therefore, connector density becomes a constraint in such backplane system designs. State-of-the-art connectors are able to pass signals having sub-nanosecond rise times, e.g., rise times expressed in tenths of picoseconds. The two connections required by each single signal pair and the numerous ground connections needed to prevent cross-talk must be taken into consideration, to accommodate simultaneous switching and, generally speaking, to allow good signal propagation. Without increasing the size of backplanes and PCB's beyond a reasonable size, the number of signals that can span on the edge 125 of a PCB, plugged in a conventional backplane 130, must stay well below 1,000 since, over 12 inches (a reasonable size), a maximum of 500 to 840 signals can be handled according to the above stated connector density.
To stay current with an explosive demand for bandwidth, fueled by progresses in fiber and optoelectronic devices such as DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing), the telecommunications and networking industries are developing network switches. These are mainly geared at allowing the deployment of a faster Internet that would meet the level of performance expected by mature business applications. Irrespective of the protocols in use (in practice, IP or Internet Protocol, tend to be the dominant protocol though) those products must be capable of sustaining the dispatching of traffic entering a network node through ingress ports, to appropriate egress ports, so that all types of individual communications are moved towards their final destination. One common platform in this industry is as shown in FIG. 1(b) and includes a single shelf 170 typically, comprised of many, e.g., 16, port adapters 175 with a switch fabric in the center 180 thus, following the traditional model herein above discussed. Because the carriers (e.g., the telephone companies, the service providers and alike) require the fabric to be fully redundant, there are both active and back-up switch cards 181 and 182 respectively. Port cards must typically be equipped today each with optics at up to OC-192 (10 gigabits/sec.) to match the expected level of performance at a network node. Therefore, these feed 10 gigabits/sec. of IN and OUT traffic to both switch cards. Thus, as much as 16�10 gigabits/sec.�2=320 gigabits/sec. of switching bandwidth must be carried on the backplane, through the switch connectors to/from the port adapters. Moving hundreds of gigabits/sec. of bandwidth, and soon terabits, requires numerous high-speed serial lines to interconnect the components. Depending on the speed of these lines (each in the gigabits/sec. range), hundreds of such lines, if not thousands, are required on the backplane and through the connectors of the switch cards to meet the overall bandwidth requirement. Thus, exhausting or exceeding the I/O connection capability of the switch cards is possible when the number of ports to be implemented is higher than the one of this particular example (32�32 or 64�64 port switch are also common requirements) or if the port adapters must be upgraded to the next level of the optical carrier hierarchy, with four time faster optics, i.e., OC-768 at 40 gigabits/sec. Thus, when aggregate throughput has to be expressed in terabits/sec., the standard backplane solution of FIG. 1(b) just cannot accommodate the very large number of high speed serial I/O that are required to match the overall bandwidth of the switch core 180.
Thus, it is a broad object of the invention to disclose a backplane structure aimed at enabling a very large number of high speed interconnections between selected printed circuit boards, thus suitable for implementing I/O intensive electronic systems in general and more specifically, terabit-class switch fabrics as discussed herein above.
It is yet another object of the invention that the backplane structure per the invention be an all-passive backplane.
It is a further object of the invention that it is mechanically feasible to plug and unplug any of the individual printed circuit boards, populated with active electronic devices, without requiring to shut down the whole electronic system, thus allowing its hot maintenance and continuous operation and availability.
It is still a further object of the invention that the electronic devices populating the printed circuit boards be easily coolable through the use of standard fans and blower devices.
It is yet a further object of the invention that not all fragments neither need to be exactly alike nor are required to be all present thus, allowing upgrading and customization of an electronic system to various environments and type of applications.
The accomplishment of these and other related objects is achieved by a backplane system for electrically connecting at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board having a plurality of first connectors thereon to a backplane structure wherein said backplane structure is comprised of a plurality of fragmented parts, each of said fragmented parts including at least one connector positioned on one of its edges and adapted for electrically connecting to a respective one of said first connectors of said at least one high-connectivity printed circuit board.
Further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to one skilled in the art upon examination of the following description in reference to the accompanying drawings. It is intended that any additional advantages be incorporated herein.
FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) show examples of conventional packaging of electronic systems;
FIG. 2 depicts a fragmented backplane system according to one embodiment of the invention;
FIGS. 3(a)-3(d) illustrate various alternative examples of the invention.
For a better understanding of the present invention, together with other and further objects, advantages and capabilities thereof, reference is made to the following disclosure and appended claims in connection with the above-described drawings. It is understood that like numerals may be used to indicate like elements from Figure to Figure.
FIG. 2 shows the principle of a fragmented backplane according to one embodiment of the invention. In FIG. 2, an assembly 200 of multiple backplane fragments (pieces) 210 are used. Although not shown, the fragments can be mechanically joined together, e.g., with standard techniques to assemble printed circuits boards/backplanes currently known in the packaging of electronic systems. In FIG. 2, an upper PCB 220 and a lower PCB 230 can be connected to all fragments respectively, through top and bottom connectors 240 and 250, respectively. That is, each fragment connector 240 (located on the fragment's edge in FIG. 2) is adapted for being electrically connected to a respective connector on PCB 220. Thus, if 8 fragments are to be connected, a total of 8 receiving, corresponding connectors would be located in the proper spaced-apart orientation on the underside of PCB 220. The upper and lower PCB's 220 and 230 are thus aimed at implementing the electronic functions that must concentrate the largest number of connections with other extension PCB's such as 260. The lower and upper PCB's are preferably high-connectivity PCB's such as those used to implement the switch fabrics (active and backup ones) shown in FIG. 1(b) and discussed in the background section. More generally, the part of any electronic system that requires several connections can be implemented on these. Similarly, the extension, high-connectivity PCB 260 can be used to implement one switch port access function previously discussed or any part of an electronic system less demanding in number of I/O's. In one example, there could be 16 port adapters each implemented on an extension PCB 260 and sufficient backplane fragments 210 to mate these. Backplane fragments are designed to be also connectable through standard connectors 255, to the extension, high-connectivity PCB's 260, which can therefore have access to both upper 220 and lower 230 PCB's through their corresponding fragments of the backplane.
The objective of obtaining many more I/O's is achievable since the connectors now placed side by side allow a much longer length of connection with the fragmented backplane (fragments 210), as sketched by the serpentine line 221, while keeping the size and form factors of the PCB's within manufacturable limits. Indeed, if connectors are e.g., 2.5-inch wide (see dimension 222) and if the backplane is comprised of 16 fragments to connect 16 port adapters, then a connection length of 16�2.5=40 inches becomes available. This is more than three times what was estimated as reasonable in the discussion of the background section thus, allowing a much greater number of connections. Using the same connector density as in the background section i.e., 50 to 70 per inch, 2000 to 2800 connections can thus be achieved, a significant increase.
It is worth noting that the mechanical assembly of FIG. 2 offers no obstacle to the circulation of air (see numeral 270) so the various electronic devices located on the upper and lower PCB's 220 and 230 as well as those on the extension PCB's 260 can be efficiently cooled. This is an important factor to consider for terabit-class switches and other high performance electronic systems which tend to use devices dissipating a lot of power when pushed to the maximum limits of the technology. In FIG. 2, fragments 210 are substantially parallel to one another and all are substantially perpendicular to both top and bottom PCB's 220 and 230. Air thus easily passes through the parallel fragments as shown.
FIGS. 3(a)-3(d) are drawings of various embodiments for the fragmented backplane according to the invention.
FIG. 3(a) is intended to show that all sorts of cables 300 (flat cables, coaxial, twisted pairs and so on) can be attached on at least one side of the fragments (as shown) so as to improve system connectivity, if necessary. Such connectivity is also possible on the opposite side of the same fragment, as well as simultaneous connection on both sides at once. In the case specifically shown in FIG. 3(a), air flow (numeral 310) is preferably in the opposite direction as compared to previous FIG. 2 and still can efficiently cool all electronic devices located on the many PCB's.
FIG. 3(b) shows that more than two high-connectivity PCB's can be accommodated by a fragmented backplane. Here, four such high connectivity PCB's 321, 322, 323 and 324 are interconnected while plugging of other extension PCB's and cables is still possible from left (PCB 330) and/or right side (PCB 340). Air can flow (see numeral 350) from bottom to top or, as well, from top to bottom. It is also worth noting that not all fragments need to have exactly the same structure. Depending on the type of right or left PCB (340 or 330, respectively) and/or connector that must be accommodated, a fragment can be better tailored for a particular application while still allowing, like all the other fragments, to connect to the high-connectivity PCB's, i.e., PCB 321 to PCB 324 in this particular example. This adds a great deal of flexibility to the invention. In this invention, not only the connectors to cables and extension PCB's can vary with each fragment, but the fragments themselves can be made from various PCB cross section structures, e.g., just a few or many wiring layers can be accommodated and the isolation material can be different. Lower speed adapters or a DC/DC converter, if any, may not need the expensive high frequency isolation material that is often required to implement multi-gigabit/sec. adapters. Moreover, fragments may be designed for using wiring and PCB technologies under development such as those which will include optical fiber wiring. That is, the fragmented backplane assembly taught herein does not require all fragments to be identical, but instead allows for more advanced backplane designs to be implemented when available in the future.
FIG. 3(c) shows another option of a fragmented backplane assembly which allows inter-fragment connections through interposers 360. This may be necessary if extension PCB to extension PCB communications are required and, more generally, if there are interconnections that do not need to go to the high-connectivity PCB's 365. Alternatively, a better access to a high-connectivity board could be provided in particular situations such as illustrated by path 370. A typical example, in which inter-fragment connections would be useful, is a service bus that would need only to be distributed to all extension PCB's.
FIG. 3(d) is a section view of an example of a fragmented backplane assembly more particularly aimed at showing a particular arrangement of interposers 380 which serve two purposes. Firstly, these can be used as explained in FIG. 3(c) to carry signal connections between fragments 390 and, secondly, these interposers are oriented so that these are utilized as air deflectors in order to achieve a better cooling of the electronic components located on the upper and lower high-connectivity PCB's 385. In this particular example, a flat cable 392 is assumed to be connected on the left side of the fragment shown i.e., 390, while e.g., an extension PCB 394 is plugged from the right. Thus, fragment 390 is indeed equipped with connectors on its four sides 396 plus the two traversal connectors corresponding to the signal-carrying, coupling interposers 380.
While there have been shown and described what are at present the preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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I am in agreement with what dave.verry said. As a HVAC man I deal with wire connecters all the time and the worst tool you can use would be the very thin crimper/stripper you get at the hardware stores as those do a worse job than just a pair of needle nose pliers in my opinion. The ratchet type are good, I use a set that electricans use they look like a pair of dykes but have several diffrent crimp slots for diffrent sized wires/connectors and are like a 1/4" or more thick instead of those cheap ones that are like 1/8".
Adhesive shrink tape is a must also. Electric tape is a huge no no in the engine area as the heat and fumes will make nothing but an unraveling mess.
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