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Construction is on-going at the Florida Hospital DeLand visitor's entrance.
The hospital is removing a number of hard half-walls that surrounded the seating area and the handicap ramp and replacing them with glass walls, decorative handrails and new tile flooring.
This $75,000 renovation should substantially improve the entrance, making it much more accessible and safer for both patients and visitors with better lighting to feature the historical mural. Construction is expected to be completed by July 22.
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Sky rockets in flight! Join us as we repurpose plastic bottles to create our own rockets. Then we'll launch them outside using baking soda and vinegar. How far will yours go? For ages 8+. Register beginning June 10.Library: Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch
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Icky, crawlies in your kid's hair… Lice
photo credit: Gilles San Martin
A few years ago, when my daughter was in elementary school and came home one day with a note from the school nurse, declaring a lice outbreak. No sharing of hairbrushes or of hats, all bookbags and coats needed to be stored in plastic bags at school. Not long after that note, I get a call from the nurse, my daughter had lice and she couldn't come back to school until the lice and nits were removed.
I was horrified. Lice?!? Isn't that a problem for other people? To other families whose kids don't wash their hair? Or a dirty household? What does this say about me as a mom? As a kid growing up in suburbia in the 80s, my classmates and I got the cursory lice check but we never had an outbreak.
In fact, until my daughter had lice, I never even knew what a louse or a nit (louse eggs) even looked like, nevermind try to stop an infestation.
Since the school district had a no-nit policy, I ended up taking a few days off of work, but thankfully my then boss who had no kids was understanding. Let's just say that my initial attempts to rid the lice were unsuccessful and I failed the no-nit check by the school nurse the first time I tried bringing my daughter back to school. I should also note that my daughter – at the time – had long hair and hated getting her hair combed. Trust me, I had more than a few fantasies of cutting her hair short.
The first lesson I learned about removing lice and nits and this, while there are all sorts of lice removal preparations on the market, the only way to remove an infestation is to soak the hair in olive oil or mayo (as the pediatrician's office recommended) and comb the hair thoroughly. Soaking the hair overwhelms the lice and combing removes the attached nits. Comb comb comb. And comb some more. Procure a shower cap if you don't have one already handy and let your child's hair soak for an hour or so.
The other unsaid, but very very useful tip is to trash the commercial nitcombs that and go for dog flea comb. You'll get over the ick factor quickly after you realize that these combs are not only sturdier, but they are easier to use.
I can't say enough about Tea Tree Oil shampoo, which is a natural lice repellent. Once I heard about it's use, I went straight to the natural foods store in town and got the biggest bottle and used it until it was gone. We didn't have an re-infestation.
Also while vacuuming the house entirely 3 or 4 times may make you feel better, lice are unable to jump. You should wash in hot water any clothing, hats or linens that your child comes in contact with. It's recommended that you purchase new hairbrushes and combs to stop a re-infestation.
And what reminded me of that now long ago lice outbreak? I just heard that my former boss, who was understanding (ok, a few nitpicking jokes) during those stressful few days, is now dealing with a lice outbreak at his child's school.
Update 1: After we published our story, a representative from Lice Treatment Center LLC a company which provides in home and organizational lice removal services reached out to us via Twitter letting us know that they are here to help and are available nationwide in the US.
Update 2: Cozy Friedman CEO of Cozy's Cuts For Kids reached out to via Twitter to let us know that Tea tree oil shampoo is available outside health food stores now. Brands like Boo! are in salons & drug stores.
Update 3: Wouldn't you know it? A few months after writing this post, my daughter got lice again…this time from her summer sleepaway camp. Here we go again.Follow Moms To Work on Twitter @MomsToWork.
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If I can import a new package and it creates all the command lines and discovery rules, why would I want to go through it manually just because Symantec gave me the software icon?
Create A Software Catalog Entry – Managed Software
Abstract: The following process provides the necessary steps to create Software Catalog entries based upon software listed in the Managed Software list in the console. This software has already been discovered and Symantec provides some "out-of-the-box" framework for defining the catalog entry.
Environment: Symantec Management Platform 7.1 & Software Management Framework 7.1
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Symantec provided the filter criteria for defining the software title, that is what you see in Managed Software after a fresh install. In future releases they will provide more details including app metering rules, detection rules etc. So it will save a lot more work using the pre-defined filters than creating them all on your own. For now you have to decide what the best process is to use for your environment, there is no one solution that fits for everyone.
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Don't ask us why the Maestro showed up in our dream. He just did. So we took the opportunity to ask him a few questions. We've reconstructed the conversation as best we can.
"Maestro…you hardly look yourself. It looks like twenty years have dropped from your face. It must be liberating not to have to worry about inflation anymore."
"What's inflation?"
"Ah yes. About that. Why haven't we seen it yet? You've seen massive fiscal stimulus plans the world over, a huge increase in the monetary base, and lower interest rates. But no inflation. Bond traders don't seem especially worried either. They are not demanding higher interest rates because they fear future inflation. And gold? Well, it's plodding along. But shouldn't it be going much higher as the supply of fiat money explodes?"
"You're thinking is so old fashioned. It's true. Or at least it used to be true. In the days when we had a gold standard, it was a great defense against government monetary fraud (that's what I used to call inflation, before I became a central banker)."
"Oh. What do you mean?"
"If each unit of paper currency in your hand is redeemable for gold, then each holder of paper units has the power to hold the government accountable for its fiscal and monetary policy. If the government prints too much money to pay for its spending programs, unit holders can redeem their paper for gold. This draws down the governments stores of real gold, forcing it to either reduce the supply of paper money, or lose all its gold."
"Why would it worry about that if it could just print more paper?"
"Because paper is not money. And your trading partners will not accept your paper if it is not backed by either real money or the ability to collect taxes from your people."
"I'm not sure I follow. Back up a bit for me."
"Okay. Back when everyone was on a gold standard, before the Great Depression, international accounts were settled in gold. It wasn't just citizens who could demand gold for their units. Nation states could do it to. Governments who ran up fiscal imbalances would see international holders of their currency redeem those paper units for real gold. This encouraged a kind of competition among nation states, or at least a kind of accountability. If you ran up deficits and borrowed a lot of money, gold flowed out to pay your creditors and to pay for your exports. Your inflationary monetary policy cost you your national inventory of gold and silver."
"So what happened?"
"My you ask a lot of questions."
"Hurry up. I think I have to wake up soon."
"Well, under a gold standard, governments are forced to manage their monetary system for the benefit of their people. You get a stable price level because the value of the money is not fluctuating constantly with changes in the money supply. Governments want to avoid causing a run on their gold supply that would result from fiscal and monetary mismanagement."
"Why did the world go off the gold standard if it was so good? What changed?"
"Lots of things. For example, with a gold standard, governments and people must live within their means. This is deeply unpopular with politicians, who must bribe populations with bright new shiny things to get elected. Gold makes it harder to bribe your people and win an election."
"Okay. What else?"
"For whatever reason, perhaps because it is in their nature, governments like to take their people to war. It keeps them distracted from other problems, usually caused by the government. But war is expensive. To pay for a war you must increase taxes or borrow money. If you increase taxes (directly or indirectly) you risk alienating your population and causing a tax revolt (and sending a lot of economic activity underground, out of the view of the tax collectors). So you have to borrow. It's the only way to greatly expand spending without raising taxes to punitive or socially disruptive levels."
"Ah. I see. Under a gold standard, you couldn't borrow excessively without causing a run on your nation's gold. So…a gold standard was a natural constraint on a nation's ability to make war."
"Yes. That doesn't mean nations didn't go to war before there was a gold standard. It just means that if you had to pay for your war with real money, it made it an expensive proposition. And if it undermined the value of the currency your citizens held, they were unlikely to support you. In a monarchy or dictatorship, that doesn't matter so much. But in a democracy, it matters a lot."
"If what you're saying is correct, Maestro, then there'd be a clear connection between the creation of fiat money which is not backed by gold at all, and war between nation states."
"There might be. But you're still thinking too small."
"What do you mean?"
"It's true that most nations suspended the gold standard upon entering World War I. This allowed them to run up ruinous debts to private bankers. They tried reinstating it, but then the Great Depression hit. And more than ever, governments needed the ability to print money to pay for domestic 'wars' on poverty and unemployment."
"Right. And then World War Two-which was partly a consequence of the ruinous debt and reparations Germany could not repay-came along and you saw a huge explosion in government debt, this time mostly through bonds."
"That's right. Which brings us back to inflation today. When the government finances exploding debts through the issuance of new bonds, investors typically demand higher interest rates to compensate for the inflation that results from the increase in the money supply. But today, in a kind of conundrum, bond investors are not demanding higher interest rates."
"Why not?"
"Who knows? For one, they don't see inflation. They see falling prices that come with a collapse in global demand. But it could be that they fear the worldwide recession more than they fear inflation. The contraction in global trade and national GDPs has investors fleeing for the safety of bonds. This allows governments to print money and expand the monetary base with apparent impunity."
"Yes. Why, there in Australia where you're sleeping, the government is going to announce a budget in May which may include a $50 billion deficit. This is a country that had a surplus just a short time before."
"That's not as bad as my home country. In the U.S., the government is going to run a trillion dollar deficit this year. And it's told everyone that number will double. But it doesn't seem to have dented demand for U.S. bonds yet."
"No, it hasn't. And that's because without a gold standard, governments don't have to compete for capital as fiercely as they used to. They can all sell bonds to investors to finance deficits, provided the deficits aren't too jaw-dropping and provided they can continue to collect taxes to pay interest on the debt. Plus, they're colluding with one another to eliminate tax competition among countries, which gives them an even stronger grip on your wealth."
"I'm with you Maestro. But I don't see where this is going."
"Let me show you. Governments can only raise direct taxes (income taxes) so much before it negatively affects the economy (and social cohesion), which in turns lead to falling tax revenues as real economic activity slows. So a sure sign of governments that are getting desperate for revenue is an increase in indirect taxes."
"You mean like the alcopops tax here in Australia?"
"I've never heard of that. But if it's a tax that the supplier of a good or service passes on to the consumer then yes, that's exactly what I mean. It's an efficient way for the government to raise revenue without looking like it's being grubby, desperate, or just plain greedy. It can also claim the taxes are being raised to discourage socially undesirable behavior, but this is generally just a lie to disguise the need to raise revenues."
"Ah. I see. You know the alcopops tax is illegal anyway, by the way. The government collected revenue on a tax using a law that hadn't been properly been passed by the Parliament. How is that possible? What about the Rule of Law?"
"What about it?"
"Never mind. You need to finish your lecture before I wake up. When will inflation result from the large increase in the monetary base?"
"I have no idea, my boy. You see at its core, fiat money greatly accelerates the rate at which scarce resources are depleted. Land, labour, capital, and raw commodities are allocated based on a demand that isn't sustainable. If you do that long enough-let's say for the last seventy years or so-you get an entire global economy (and population) that exists because of the increase in credit. That's the world we live in. And it's all falling apart with the credit depression you've been writing about."
"Wait a second Maestro. Are you saying that the scope and scale of this economic contraction is a lot greater than anyone expects because the fiat money system itself is failing?"
"You said it. Not me. But it does make sense to say that the last twenty years or so of building national economies around the growth of residential real estate and the finance sector has greatly hastened us to a day of reckoning, as your friend Bill Bonner might say. We will find out if all that investment made by banks is merely 'temporarily impaired,' or if it represents an enormous misallocation of our collective resources and has made us poorer for years to come."
"So what should we do?"
"This is your dream. You decide."
Dan Denning
April 16, 2009
Dan Denning is the author of 2005's best-selling The Bull Hunter. A specialist in small-cap stocks, Dan draws on his network of global contacts from his base in Melbourne, Australia, and is a frequent contributor to The Daily Reckoning Australia.
I'd get aggressive about this if I were you, Shooters. Take a step toward securing your retirement income in an inflationary environment. Please do not wait till rampant inflation is all over the news. And speaking of aggressive action, a Shooter sends in this piece of advice:
"Here's an idea for you. Instead of just complaining about the expanding dole, why don't we refuse to accept the benefits? Most of us scream (sometimes pretty loud) about Uncle Sam sticking his hand into our pocket for others, but how many of us refuse to accept the loot he snatched out of someone else's? Who refuses Social Security payments or Medicaid once they're eligible? All of a sudden, "I've been taxed," turns into, "I paid into it!" Bah! A Ponzi is only a Ponzi, and what was paid in is gone — there's no claim that justifies keeping it running 'til some younger victim gets left with the bag.
"And that principle is true of most government largesse. When we're like a litter of puppies down there with our eyes closed pushing each other away from a teat, nothing's going to change. We need to open our eyes, go through the dog door, and go feed ourselves in the streets. Remember the days when it was an embarrassment to be on the dole, and act like we remember. It really should be an embarrassment!
"Maybe then when we scream it will sound like outrage, instead of like we didn't like the division of spoils."
I like it! I get pretty damned sick of people accusing me of using the stuff paid for by the taxes I hate. So I try to avoid using them. I don't even use streets and highways! I instead lurk in alleys and live just a few feet from the Whiskey Bar. If you tuned in yesterday, you already know how I feel about counting on the government for retirement money.
A Shooter sends a plausible vision of the future:
"Could not help commenting on Mr. Kunstler's predictions for the demise of suburbia the flight of its inhabitants to small city centers/towns or rural areas. As we speak, the inhabitants don't realize what is coming. If they were to be airlifted to the outskirts of Peshawar or Ulan Bator or Caracas they would truly see their future. The suburbs won't be deserted and the majority of inhabitants won't flee. No, they'll stay put and transition to a rather austere and very different existence. Houses with their suburban "yards" will convert to walled mini-compounds with gardens and some sort of livestock, just as in suburban third world locales. As municipal or county agencies gradually curtail or withdraw services, neighborhood based councils will gin up voluntary services to replace them. Hey, it's not all that bad! E verybody gets together on occasion and has a few home brews and breaks bread. You get to know your fellow citizens and you all will pitch in to survive, just like they do in other countries. Cheap, unregulated bus/van/jitney service will spring up, just like rural Jamaica, Brazil etc. You won't be needing that car much; maybe you'll even share a car on your block. You'll come to find out that home raised eggs and chicken and rabbit and fresh vegetables with lots of garlic and onions really is better than expensive, highly processed supermarket "food," not to mention the pleasures of home produced beer, wine and spirits. Did I forget the smell of home-baked bread wafting over the walls in the morning? You'll convert that 2-car garage to living quarters for the family members that just can't make it on their own. "Third world" living standards are coming to a suburb near you!
"Thanks so much for having Mr. Kunstler on your site!"
You're certainly welcome! But not everyone agrees…
"James Howard Kunstler needs to lay off the NASCAR-loving, tattooed country folks in IOUSA. We are the backbone of this place. We didn't get caught up in the housing bubble, or stock bubble, or anything else. It is JHK and his left wing buddies who are the problem. I love W&G and would never stop my FREE subscription. However, if JHK keeps insulting me, I will just delete it when I see his name. I don't care how good of a writer he is or how accurate he is, the backhanded insults aren't worth it."
Sorry you feel insulted, Shooter, and thanks for speaking up. Actually, we in the Whiskey Room care very much about how good a writer Jim is as well as his impressive grasp on the confluence of debt, energy scarcity and impending collapse…but I take your point.
Say! You could tell us what you really think about James Howard Kunstler and the Whiskey bartenders to our faces.
We're planning to have our own little Tea Party in Vancouver again this year…and this one is really special. It's the Tenth Anniversary of Agora Financial's flagship newsletter, la belle The Daily Reckoning. An entire Decade of Reckoning, Shooters! There will be a slew of Agora Financial editors and special guests…and, of course, your mainstay Whiskey editors.
If you secure your spot now, you'll get the early bird special: $300 off the regular admission price.
Hope to see you there.
Till tomorrow…
Gary Gibson
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This article is right on. The real impact of expansionary monetary policy is clear to see in the fall in the value of the dollar since the US left the gold standard, and the implied inflation rate vs gold rather than the CPI. You can see the current gold dollar price and real inflation rate at :
Gold standard? How arcane. The supply of labor, resources and technology changes over time. The supply of gold essentially doesn't. Tie us back to gold again and watch as global potential GDP becomes a figment of the imagination. Yes, turn the clock back, tie us to gold and watch as the world unifies under one currency that's pegged to it, then watch as billions starve for lack of innovation and wealth creation as the few and fewer count their midas stash.
Governmental policies may have screwed up, but you fellas need to evolve.
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A multipurpose console for use in a vehicle, the console has an upper portion and a lower portion. A pair of mounting flanges are fixedly secured to the lower portion, the mounting flanges each having a plurality of openings to allow a mounting member of a vehicle seat to pass therethrough. The multipurpose console is releasably secured to the vehicle through the securement of a removable seat having a locking mechanism passing through one of the plurality of openings and the pair of mounting flanges. The console includes many features that can be sold as part of the console or be added on at a later time. The console fits between the two middle row seats and extends up between the two front row seats. The unit can be mounted into the vehicle by placing the side flange holes over the seat floor attachment then adding the seats which snap into the floor inside these two holes on the center side of both middle row seat.
1. A multipurpose console for use in a vehicle, comprising:
a) an upper portion and a lower portion; and
b) a pair of mounting flanges being fixedly secured to said lower portion, said pair of mounting flanges each having a plurality of openings configured to allow a mounting member of a vehicle seat to pass therethrough, said multipurpose console being releasably secured to the vehicle through the securement of a removable seat having a locking mechanism passing through one of said plurality of openings and said pair of mounting flanges.
2. The multipurpose console as in
3. The multipurpose console as in
4. The multipurpose console as in
5. The multipurpose console as in
6. The multipurpose console as in
7. A multipurpose console for use in a vehicle, comprising:
a) an upper portion and a lower portion; and
b) a pair of mounting flanges being fixedly secured to said lower portion, said pair of mounting flanges each having a plurality of openings configured to allow a mounting member of a vehicle seat to pass therethrough, said multipurpose console being releasably secured to the vehicle through the securement of a removable seat having a locking mechanism passing through one of said plurality of openings and said pair of mounting flanges, wherein said lower portion includes a deployable mat, said deployable mat being retractable within an opening of said lower portion.
8. A multipurpose console for use in a vehicle, comprising:
a) an upper portion and a lower portion; and
b) a means for mounting said lower portion between a pair of removable seats of said vehicle, said upper portion is located at a torso level of an occupant seated in one of said removable seats; and
c) a pair of deployable video screens being mounted for deployment out of said upper portion in a lateral direction, said pair of deployable video screens are positionable from a retracted positioned and a deployed position, said deployed position locating said video screen in a viewing position in front of an occupant seated in one of said removable seats.
9. A method of installing a multipurpose console in a vehicle, comprising:
positioning a lower portion of the multipurpose console on a floor of the vehicle such that apertures defined in said lower portion align with first securement means located on said floor of the vehicle; and
engaging second securement means of a first removable seat with said first securement means through said apertures such that the multipurpose console and said first removable seat are secured in the vehicle.
10. The method as in
securing a first mounting flange to said lower portion such that said first mounting flange depends outwardly from the multipurpose console in a first direction, at least one of said apertures being defined in said first mounting flange.
11. The method as in
12. The method as in
13. The method as in
securing a second mounting flange to said lower portion that said second mounting flange depends outwardly from the multipurpose console in a second direction, at least one of said apertures being defined in said second mounting flange.
14. The method as in
engaging second securement means of a second removable seat with said first securement means through said apertures such that said base portion and said second removable seat are fixedly secured in the vehicle.
15. The method as in
This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/292,619 filed on May 22, 2001 the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
The present invention is related generally to a multipurpose/reconfigurable console and more particularly, a multipurpose console for vehicle applications.
Some vehicles, particularly larger sized vehicles, have removable bucket seats for altering the seating arrangements and storage areas of the vehicle in accordance with the user's preference.
These removable seats each have a latching mechanism for securing and engaging a latching mechanism such as a mounting member fixedly secured to the vehicle floor or frame. The latching mechanisms each have an associated spring-loaded latching mechanism for anchoring the seats in place.
The vehicle seats can be easily removed by depressing a latching lever and lifting the seats from the mounting brackets in the floorboard of the vehicle. In some applications, several such seats are mounted to the vehicle, particularly in the second and third rows of seats.
A removable floor-mounted multipurpose console that utilizes the securement means of a removable seat. The console can be removably attached in a location in between a pair of side-by-side seats. The removable floor-mounted console provides a variety of console accessories.
This console extends up higher between two second row seats and is disposed between passengers seated therein. This extension can house a variety of features, such as a fold out lap tray on each side, storage rack: for books and/or toys, drawers, fold-out personal electronic TV/VCR, etc.
An alternative console extension is designed to be removable and the features will depend on the individual needs. The removable nature of the upper console allows this unit to serve as a portable storage/activity center during extended travel.
Another alternative includes an extendable unit mounted to a track system for fore/aft adjustability. The aft adjustment would provide 3rd row occupants access to the unit. The fore adjustment would provide front row occupants access to the extendable unit.
In other embodiments the units re-configurability is designed to satisfy different occupant needs and these designs are bundled together. Some of the different market focuses anticipated are infant care, small child, school age kids, business office, personal/cosmetic care, etc. Each specific target market would have unique and common features bundled into the units. These units would also be branded according to the target.
The above-described and other features and advantages of the present invention will be appreciated and understood by those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, drawings, and appended claims.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multipurpose console constructed in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an alternative multipurpose console constructed in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating features of an alternative multipurpose console;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating features of an alternative multipurpose console;
FIG. 5 is a side view illustrating features of an alternative multipurpose console; and
FIGS. 6-8 are side views of an alternative multipurpose console.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a reconfigurable console 10 constructed in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. Reconfigurable console 10 provides amenities and features for occupants of a vehicle.
Console 10 is constructed out of a durable, lightweight; easily-molded material such as plastic or the like and generally has an elongated base portion 12 that is positionable between a pair of seats 14. The console is capable of being molded in a variety of colors and textures for matching vehicle interiors. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, seats 14 are removable/repositionable seats typically used in vehicles and oversized vehicles having multiple rows of seats such as vans, minivans, sport utility vehicles and the like.
Elongated base portion 12 includes a pair of mounting flanges 16. Mounting flanges 16 depend outwardly from a lower portion of base portion 12. Mounting flanges 16 are fixedly secured to base portion 12. Each mounting flange 16 is configured to have a plurality of mounting apertures 18. Mounting apertures 18 and the point of securement of mounting flange 16 to lower base portion 12 allows apertures 18 to align with a securement means configured for engaging a complementary securement means of seats 14.
Accordingly, and in order to secure repositionable console 10 within a vehicle, seats 14 are removed and console 10 is positioned within the vehicle so as to align apertures 18 with the securement means located on the floor of the vehicle. Apertures 18 are sufficiently large enough to allow seats 14 to engage and secure themselves to the mounting means located on the floor of the vehicle. Thus, once console 10 is positioned in the desired location the securement of seats 14 to the vehicle causes console 10 to be fixedly secured therein.
In addition, mounting flange 16 has a planar configuration and is configured to have a substantially low profile so there is no interference with the securement of seats 14 to the vehicle.
The console includes many features that can be sold as part of the console or be added on at a later time.
The console is configured to fit between the two middle row seats and extends up between the two front row seats. The unit can be mounted into the vehicle by placing the side flange holes over the seat floor attachment then adding the seats which snap into the floor inside these two holes on the center side of both middle row seat.
Accordingly, no design modifications are necessary for securement of reconfigurable console 10 within a vehicle. Thus, console 10 is capable of being sold as an aftermarket item or as an option during vehicle purchase.
As an alternative, there are also additional holes in the flange that allows the unit to be located rearward in the vehicle such that the third row passenger could utilize features, such as the video screens of the unit. This prevents the need for having any special attachment provisions in the vehicle and allows this unit to be sold as an aftermarket item.
In addition, console 10 is capable of being installed in a rearward or forward facing manner, with respect to the vehicle orientation, so as to provide amenities to a pair of seats that are facing either rearwardly or forwardly.
Console 10 is provided with a plurality of amenities/features for use by the occupants of the vehicle. A foldout tray portion 20 is configured to deploy from an upper portion 22 of console 10. In a deployed position tray 20 is positioned for an occupants seated within seat 14. In addition, tray portion 20 includes a cup holder 24. Cup holder 24 is configured to engage and retain a portion of a cup or soda can. In addition, and when tray portion 20 is in its deployed position illustrated in FIG. 1 access is provided to an interior compartment 26 of upper portion 22.
Interior compartment 26 provides a storage area for items such as a removable cooler 28 and/or trays 30 for food, toys and games etc. Also, personal items such as a purse 31 is capable of being stored within interior compartment 28. Interior compartment 28 is also configured to have a plurality of shelves 32 for receiving the aforementioned items.
In addition, it is noted that upper portion 22 is configured to have a pair of tray portions 20 that are configured to depend outwardly from either side of upper portion 22.
Upper portion 22 is also configured to have a pair of pullout TV screens or liquid crystal displays 34 capable of being electrically connected to electronic device for playing entertainment media such as compact discs and digital videodiscs. The electronic device may be a hand-held item or alternatively a device is configured to be integral with console 10.
This console extends up higher between the two middle row seats, thus allowing access to the pull out trays and the individual TV monitors. Since the individual TV monitors are closer to the passengers console 10 allows the use of smaller cheaper screens for example a 2.5″ monitor. This allows packaging of more screens at a much lower cost than for example, a single 5-7″ flat panel display.
Portion 12 is configured to have a forward storage compartment 36. Forward storage compartment 36 is accessible through an access door 38.
In addition, portion 12 includes a drawer portion 40 which provides a means for storing items such as compact discs and/or digital videodiscs. A compact disc retaining device 42 is configured for insertion into a portion of drawer portion 40. A removable garbage receptacle 44 is also configured for insertion into drawer portion 40.
A receiving area 46 is positioned on the upper surface of portion 12. Receiving area 46 is configured to receive an engage a removable bin or tray 48. Tray 48 is configured to have a plurality of receiving areas for receiving engageable items such a tissue dispenser 50 and/or a water dispenser 52.
Alternatively, a thermal container 54 is configured for receipt into receiving area 46. Thermal container 54 includes an interior portion which is accessible through a lid portion and has at least one thermal electric device for either heating or cooling the internal compartment of container 54. Thermal container 54 is electrically coupled to the vehicle's electrical system through a power cord 56 which is configured to be electrically coupled to a power outlet such as a cigarette lighter attachment or directly wired to the vehicle's fuse box or electrical system.
A deployable mat or diaper changing surface 58 is configured for deployment out of an elongated opening 60 of lower portion 12. One end of mat 58 is configured for being grasped by the hands of an individual while the other end is fixedly secured to a retractable tensioning mechanism such as a spring wound roller similar to a window shade that allows mat 58 to be deployed and retracted back into elongated opening 60 so that only a portion or the grasping portion of mat 58 is exposed through opening 60. Alternatively, a tab 62 is secured to the grasping portion of mat 58. Tab 62 will project outwardly from opening 60 when mat 58 is fully inserted therein.
A vacuum cleaner 61 is located within console 10. Vacuum cleaner 61 is battery-powered or operable from an electrical source supplied by power cord 56. In addition, vacuum cleaner 61 is either fixedly secured within console 10 or removably stowed within a receiving area of console 10. If vacuum cleaner 61 is fixedly secured within console 10, a removable receptacle or bag for collecting debris is located within a convenient access port of console 10. In addition, and in the case of a fixedly secured vacuum, console 10 is provided with a plurality of vacuum ports for fluid communication with vacuum cleaner 61.
Referring now to FIG. 2, an alternative embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. Here upper portion 22 is removably securable to lower elongated portion 12. Accordingly, upper portion 22 is transportable and may be used for excursions outside of the vehicle into which console 10 is installed. In this embodiment, a deployable handle 64 is configured for deployment out of an internal compartment 66. A lid portion 68 covers internal compartment 66 when handle 64 is stowed therein.
In addition to having a latching means for securing portion 12 to a lower surface of upper portion 22, the lower surface of portion 22 is fitted with a pair of deployable wheels 70. Deployable wheels 70 allow an individual to pull portion 22 along a surface by applying a force to handle 64.
Deployable wheels 70 are spring biased for retraction into a wheel bay 72 located on the lower surface of portion 22. Thus, when upper portion 22 is reattached to lower portion 12 wheels 70 are retracted into bays 72.
Referring now to FIG. 3, another alternative embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. Here component parts performing similar or analogous functions are labeled in multiples of 100. In this embodiment reconfigurable console 110 includes an elongated base portion 112. The elongated base portion 112 has a fixed member or portion 113 and a slidable member or portion 115. As illustrated in FIG. 3 slidable member 115 is positioned in a deployed position. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the deployed position of slidable member 115 locates the same between the next successive pair of seats in the vehicle. For example, if fixed member 113 is positioned in between the middle row of passenger seats then the deployed position of member 115 will locate it in between the driver's seat and the front passenger side seat.
Slidable member 115 includes an access door or lid 138 for access into the internal compartment of member 115. Once in the deployed position as illustrated in FIG. 3, slidable member 115 is in a spacing faced relationship with respect to fixed member 113. Accordingly, a space or opening 174 is defined between movable member 115 and fixed member 113. Space 174 provides an area of deployment for a bin 176 to slide from a stowed position within fixed member 113 to a deployed position illustrated in FIG. 3. Bin 176 includes a lid portion 178 pivotally secured to bin 176. The portion provides access to an internal compartment of bin 176 once bin 176 is in the deployed position illustrated in FIG. 3. In an exemplary embodiment, bin 176 is an electrically heated/cooled container having a thermal electric device for providing heating and/or cooling to bin 176. The thermal electric device receives its power from the vehicle via a power cord 156.
Movable member 115 is positionable into the deployed position illustrated in FIG. 3 by sliding along a guide rail 180 or pair of guide rails 180 of a track system. Guide rail 180 is received within a guide opening 182 in movable member 115. In addition, fixed member 113 includes a plurality of vacuum ports 184. Vacuum ports 184 are connected to an internal vacuum cleaner 161 through a conduit or conduits 186. Vacuum ports 184 provide the means for securing a vacuum hose 188 to vacuum 161. Vacuum hose 188 is stowable in an internal compartment of console 110. Accordingly, an individual can vacuum the interior of the vehicle by simply connecting vacuum hose 188 to one of the vacuum ports. Once the task is completed the hose is then stored within console 110.
As an alternative, movable member 115 is positioned for rearward movement from fixed member 113 allowing individuals in a third row of seats access to movable member 115. In yet another alternative, console 110 is provided with a pair of movable members 115, one for forward movement and one for rearward movement.
Fixed portion 113 includes an upper lid portion 190 pivotally secured to fixed portion 113. In exemplary embodiment, upper lid portion 190 is manufactured with an aesthetically pleasing soft layer molded out of a urethane or thermoplastic material.
An arm arrest portion 192 is also pivotally secured to fixed member 113. Arm arrest portion 192 is positionable for movement between a first position and a second position as illustrated by the dashed lines in FIG. 3.
Upper lid portion 190 includes a pair of deployable viewing screens 134. Viewing screens 134 are deployable out of upper lid portion 190 and are configured to receive a video signal from an electronic device such as a portable digital videodisc player.
In order to deploy the viewing screens, so that they may be properly viewed by vehicle occupants, armrest 192 must first be positioned into the upper position illustrated by the dashed lines in FIG. 3 and lid portion 190 is positioned into a open configuration as illustrated in FIG. 4. Once in this position the viewing screens 134 can be deployed as illustrated in FIG. 5.
Referring back now to FIG. 3, a removable storage tray 194 is also insertable into fixed member 113.
Referring now to FIGS. 6-8, another alternative embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. Here a reconfigurable console 210 includes a fixed portion 213 and a movable portion 215. Movable portion or front console 215 is movably coupled to fixed portion or rear console 213 by an elongated member 296. In an exemplary embodiment, elongated member 296 is as long as the rear unit. Of course, other lengths for elongated member 296 are contemplated for use with the present invention.
The elongated member 296 is fixedly secured to front console 215 at one end and is movably received within an opening 298 in rear console 213. Elongated member 296 has an end portion 300. End portion 300 is larger than an opening 302 in fixed member 213. Accordingly elongated member 296 allows front console 215 to move away from or into an open position (as illustrated in FIG. 7) until end portion 300 makes contact with opening 302.
In addition, elongated member 296 is configured with an inner opening having an engagement surface 304. Engagement surface is configured with a plurality of notches for engaging a ratcheting member 306 (FIG. 8). Alternatively, engagement surface 304 may be positioned on an exterior surface of elongated member 296.
Ratcheting member 306 is configured to engage the notches of engagement surface 304. Ratcheting member 306 is positioned within opening 302 in order to engage notches 304 as front console 215 is repositioned with respect to rear console 213. Ratcheting member 306 is pivotally secured to a portion of opening 302 and is spring biased to allow for the pivotal movement of ratcheting member 306.
Accordingly, and as front console 215 is moved away from rear console 213 ratcheting member 306 secures front console 215 incrementally as it is moved to away from rear console 213. The incremental securement of front console 215 occurs until a point of maximum deployment. At a point of maximum deployment end portion 300 makes contact with opening 302 (FIG. 7). In order to release front console 215 and secure it back to the closed position (FIG. 6) a means for biasing ratchet member 306 into a non-engaging positioned (illustrated in the dashed lines of FIG. 8) is provided to overcome the spring biasing force of ratcheting member 306. The means for biasing ratchet member 306 preferably includes a pushbutton device located on an upper surface of console 210 for biasing matching member 306.
Reconfigurable console 210 allows front passengers to access the middle row of a vehicle when the console is positioned as illustrated in FIG. 6. In addition, a passenger may even be able to travel towards the rear of the vehicle without having to exit the vehicle as the position in FIG. 6 will allow access to the rear portions of the same. Once the console is deployed into the position illustrated in FIG. 7, the front console 215 is now positioned in between the front the seats and is easily accessible by the occupants on the front two seats. Accordingly, reconfigurable console 210 allows for multiple configurations and or uses.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
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Similarly, the library is planning in the fall to open one hour earlier on Sundays, at noon instead of one. That's possible because library staff have agreed to start work earlier, Kirkpatrick said, and he also commended the library's workers for handling the recent transitional period so well.
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Microsoft is on tap to talk publicly about and show off Windows 7 at two of its upcoming tech conferences this fall. But that does not mean the Windows team necessarily will be distributing bits at those shows.
Along with many other Microsoft watchers, developers and customers, I have been assuming Microsoft was going to provide attendees of its late October Professional Developers Conference (PDC) – or at least its early November Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) — with early Windows 7 bits.
But according to new information I've received from sources that have asked not to be named, Microsoft is not planning to make Beta 1 of Windows 7 available until mid-December.
A small and select group of testers already have gotten their hands on Windows 7 builds. Microsoft has released two M ("milestone") designated Windows 7 builds (M1 and M2), plus various interim updates, to select customers and partners who have been sworn to secrecy. And the Windows client team is in the midst of putting finishing touches on M3, I hear.
But Beta 1? Currently it's not in the cards for Microsoft to release this code to testers until a week before Christmas, according to folks claiming to be privvy to Microsoft's Windows 7 schedule.
Might there be some kind of pre-beta — something like a Community Technology Preview (CTP) build — that Microsoft will deliver to a broader set of private testers than those currently getting regular internal builds? No customers or partners with whom I have chatted with seem to know for sure. But the consensus seems to be not to expect Microsoft to distribute Windows 7 bits more widely until the Windows 7 is feature-complete or very nearly so.
On September 10, Microsoft acknowledged that it plans to use its Connect site to sign up potential Windows 7 testers at some point. From a posting to the Windows 7 Engineering blog by Christina Storm, a program manager on the Windows Customer Engineering feature team:
"When we release the Windows 7 beta we will also be collecting feedback from this (Windows Feedback) panel and asking for participation from a set of Windows 7 beta users.Our current plans call for signing up for the beta to happen in the standard Microsoft manner on http://connect.microsoft.com. Stay tuned!"
If Microsoft does release Beta 1 of Windows 7 in mid-December, that will mean the company is aiming to deliver the final Windows 7 product less than a year after the official beta begins. (As I've noted previously, Microsoft has said, publicly and privately that late 2009 is the target date for shipping Windows 7. The "you can't claim we're late" date remains the first part of 2010.)
Would a less-than-year-long beta (for what Microsoft is calling a "major" Windows release) be unprecedented? Not really. Short betas of products pretty much cast in stone aren't unusual from the Office team, from which current Windows engineering chief Steven Sinofsky hails.
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Tempe, Ariz. – The New Mexico State men's golf team fired a second round team score of 4-over par, 288 and are now 7-over par, 575 (287-288) with one round to go at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational.
"I think we are play pretty good golf overall," head coach Mike Dirks said. "We just aren't making a lot of putts and not recording enough birdies. We are hitting good shots just not finishing the holes. I want to see us come out competitive tomorrow and finish strong."
Freshman Luis Medina continues to lead the Aggies, carding a second round score of 2-over par, 73. Medina is tied for 14th overall at 2-under par, 140 (67-73). Sophomore Kenneth Fadke II is tied for 35th overall after a round two score of 2-over par, 73. Fadke is 2-over par, 144 (71-73).
Brett Walker is 3-over par, 75 after two rounds of the tournament, tying for 45th overall. He fired a 1-under par, 70 in round two. Senior Willy Hogan carded a 3-over par, 74, in the second round, placing him in a tie for 58th at 6-over par, 148 (74-74).
Junior Pat Beyhan rounded out the Aggie competitors with a second round score of 1-over par, 72. This was a five stroke improvement from round one. Beyhan is 7-over par, 149 (77-72), tying for 62nd.
Arizona State leads the tournament at 25-under par, followed by Iowa State (-15), Iowa (-13), Arizona (-10), Pepperdine (-2) and Wichita State (-2). Jon Rahm of Arizona State leads the tournament at 16-under par.
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To my mind, this is a more beautiful Rube Goldberg machine: the internal combustion engine.
Intake, compression, power, exhaust.
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Dual enrollment enables students to get a jump start on a college education by earning college credits while still in high school. The program is made possible under a 2005 South Carolina State Law called the Education and Economic Development Act or EEDA.
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Dual Enrollment is available to eligible juniors or seniors who are at least 16 years old and who obtain both parent and school written permission. In addition, students must apply and be accepted by York Technical College.
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A variety of courses are offered for dual enrollment credit among the sixteen technical colleges. Courses range from general education sections in English and Math to technical education courses.
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I've had this unit going on 8 months now and have had nothing but issues from day one with this unit, for starters the table is not true 90% to the drum, I've had to fight the nut turning on the threads from day one and today the drum stem threads finally stripped out, it's been nothing but frustration and definitely not worth the $250.00 purchase, you'd be better off on buying the HF brand at a lower coast or buying a well known name brand like Delta, Grizzly and or Jet. I'm heading to woodcraft today to pickup the Jet which also have a 6" drum apposed to the 4" drum but it's double the coast.
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#1 posted 04-10-2013 06:13 PM
Is it still under warranty?
-- "Checking for square? What madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2
#2 posted 04-10-2013 06:14 PM
That kind of thing really ticks me off.
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it.
#3 posted 04-10-2013 06:19 PM
WOW! I have been thinking about buying one of these for some time now but kept putting it off. I use my drill press with a drum set I have and for the little I do that work ok so far.
-- Tony C St Augustine FL, My high school shop teacher said "You can do it"... Now I can't stop!
#4 posted 04-10-2013 06:40 PM
Good luck. It's a crap shoot.
I looked at Home Depot's rigid version. Looked pretty rugged, but I am not sure of drum size.
Hey I think Grizzly has a floor model, and now have 6 months financing?
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
#5 posted 04-10-2013 08:06 PM
I'm just over buying junk, especially if it's something you use quite often, Rockwell 20 years ago were rock solid but not anymore. Thomas the Rigid would be a good one but for my purposes, I need the round spindle not the belt as the rigid has.
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#6 posted 04-10-2013 08:12 PM
you should have returned it a long time ago. If issues started since day one, what made you keep the unit?
#7 posted 04-10-2013 08:25 PM
The $200 Rigid has belt AND spindle, several sizes of spindles too! And really good reviews both here and at the HD site.
#8 posted 04-10-2013 08:43 PM
Lep that's a good question, but I think I have an answer, the equipment I need and use I can't afford any down time hence the reason I purchased from local and hopefully top quality in the Jet.
I see now what you are talking about on the Ridgid, I didn't realize but is it still only a 4"? I needed the 6" that's the reason I bought the Jet and already have a 4" belt sander but having a small shop this Ridgid would be idea, I'll have to put more thought into this.
Ok just got off the phone with Local HD and they have one in stock so I'll be taking the Jet back tomorrow and picking up the Ridged, come to find out even thought the Jet is a 6" drum after turning it on, it only comes up to 4" off the top of the table so I'm not getting the true full 6" only 4" that there made my mind up for me.
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#9 posted 04-10-2013 08:58 PM
I have a general oscillating spindle sander and it been good for years. No issues with it.
-- If you believe you can or can not do a thing, you are correct.
#10 posted 04-10-2013 09:06 PM
The Ridgid is one of the few models with spindles, belt, and tilting table.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
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#11 posted 04-10-2013 09:23 PM
I guess you don't want to hear that I bought the HF model for $89. with coupon from Wood magazine. I have had it about 8 months with mo problems encountered.
-- Handcrafted by Mike Henderson - Channelview, Texas
#12 posted 04-10-2013 09:43 PM
I think this Rockwell is a knock off from the HF and I can see paying that for a HF and that's good, but for my needs I need something dependable, I've been up the HF path and still shop there but only for certain items. I just will-called the Ridgid and will pick it up tomorrow after returning the Jet.
Willie, I could use the belt but I need the round drums as I do a lot of cavity sanding and need sometimes the smallest down to 1/4" at times, I'm hoping that this will also replace my 4" belt sander thus freeing up even more space in my shop.
Thanks everyone for pointing out the Ridgid features to me.
-- Randy - If I'm not on LJ's then I'm making Saw Dust. Please feel free to visit my store location at http://www.facebook.com/randy.blackstock.custom.wood.designs
#13 posted 04-10-2013 11:40 PM
Ridgid is very versatile. 1/2" to 2" spindles and like Pinto pointed out the large end of the belt is about 3". The only thing to remember is to stay off the small roller on the belt and you will be fine.
-- Steve - "Never Give Up"
#14 posted 04-11-2013 02:54 AM
Let us know what you think?
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#15 posted 04-11-2013 06:41 AM
I have had the Harbor Freight version of this and it actually looks identical to your Rockwell. Honestly I have not had one issue with mine. It works the first time, every time. My table is 90 degree perfect to the spindle. I've owned this a little over 2 years and I use it almost daily. I lost a lot of faith in Rockwell when I bought their bladerunner. Sorry to read about your aggravation but understand it completely!
-- EdwardNorton
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Just like Nigeria Airways and Nigeria Telecommunications Limited had to die to allow the aviation and telecommunications sectors to be transformed, we have to allow Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation/Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency/Petroleum Equalization Trust Fund and Power Holding Company of Nigeria to die to transform the downstream petroleum and power sectors; it is as
straightforward as that.
For decades, these statutory behemoths that are agencies of the Federal Government which were saddled with rendering critical public services to improve the quality of life of the Nigerian people have abused, oppressed, distressed, emasculated, subdued, harassed, overwhelmed, damaged, disorganized, and stressed the very people they were created to serve, and in the process became laws unto themselves.
Neither NNPC/PPPRA/PETF nor PHCN can be reformed, upgraded, revived, transformed, reengineered, overhauled, rebooted, realigned, reprogrammed, or reconfigured as they are bastions, bulwarks, fortresses, and strongholds of corruption, nepotism, cronyism, racism, terrorism, manipulation, trickery, deception, religious and ethnic discrimination and everything vile and sadistic about monopolistic public service rendering agencies in Nigeria
Just as is happening in the power sector where the Electricity Regulatory Commission has been set up to regulate the power sector, the best things that can happen to Nigerians is for the Federal Government to hands off the management of the downstream petroleum sector especially regarding Petroleum Motor Spirit and Kerosene, and confine itself to regulatory responsibilities and functions through the Department of Petroleum Resources.
As regards what can be done with the N1.5 trillion savings that will accrue to the coffers of government from the complete deregulation of the petroleum products sector, I beg to differ from those who want the savings ploughed into improving our infrastructure, and would rather want the savings invested in paying for gas projects that will enable us utilize the 75% of gas that is presently being flared by the International Oil Companies.
Many Nigerians are not aware that Nigeria is actually a gas producing nation with crude oil, a resource which Farouk Al-Kasim, the Iraqi who played a key role in helping Norway to successfully manage its petroleum resources, has called the fuel of the future for the next 50 to 100 years, and that even now the International Oil Companies have positioned themselves in the gas sector with projects where Nigeria is the minority shareholder.
From the already operational Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company in Bonny (49%), to the Brass Liquefied Natural Gas Company (30%) where funding for construction is just being raised and the proposed Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas Company (30%) where a shareholders agreement has been signed, Nigeria has only minority stakes because the NNPC which represents its interest caims it cannot meet its funding obligations for these projects.
The worst of the lot is the Escravos Gas to Liquids Projects, a project by Chevron to obtain 100, 000 barrels of high grade diesel from gas, where NNPC on behalf of the Federal Government has only 25% stake on the understanding that Nigeria need not put any cash down, but that Chevron will build the plant and recoup its expenses before dividends can be paid, and with the project cost rising from $2.3billion to $7.6billion even at only 75% completion, no one knows when Nigeria will get any dividends from the EGTL.
With N1.5trillion ($7.5billion) yearly savings from the removal of fuel subsidy, Nigeria can conveniently establish and fund enough gas projects in the Niger Delta area for the next 10 years that will not only meet its domestic gas consumption, but will be more than enough to light up and power the industrial and household needs of all African countries, and thus transform the fortunes of what evil men have called the Dark Continent.
To finance its infrastructure development, the Federal Government is already raising in excess of N2 trillion from taxes through the Federal Inland revenue Service alone, which can easily be reeved up through the liberalization of the company registration process to ensure that we have over 10 million registered companies in the next 5 years up from the paltry 800, 000 today so as to get more Company Income Tax and Value Added Tax.
Also, the Federal Government can look to some of its agencies like Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Nigeria Ports Authority, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Nigeria Communications Commission and others that are sitting on trillions of Naira to shore up its finances, so that the savings from removal of fuel subsidy can be applied to establishing the infrastructure and projects to make Nigerians benefit from its abundant gas.
In addition to direct savings from stopping subsidy payments for imported petroleum products, the Federal Government will no longer have to vote a kobo for the operation and maintenance of the four dilapidated and money guzzling refineries that over the decades have consumed billions of US Dollars in Turn Around Maintenance that produced TAMs in the fortunes of those awarding the contracts and those awarded the contracts
Then the Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of NNPC, that supposedly buys imaginary crude oil from FG at international prices and pipes it to the refineries for refining and pipes the products through leaky pipelines to fuel depots across Nigeria will be rendered dysfunctional and made a relic like Nigeria Airways and Nitel, and it's officers made to suffer the same fate as Nitel workers for the pain and anguish they have caused.
Then all those emergency tank farm owners on the Apapa-Oshodi (un)expressway will be forced to respond to the dictates of competition and the forces of demand and supply, driven by genuine competition and financed by private sector financing, so that we can separate the wheat from the chaff and banish once and for all the use of public funds to finance the interests of privately owned businesses
Then Nigerians will no longer be tormented, terrorized, brutalized, traumatized, and harassed by PENGASSAN and NUPENG, the two main labour unions in the downstream petroleum sector, who while masquerading as public interest bodies, are neck deep in the corruption in that sector and embark on strike actions at the slightest threat to what is in their narrow minded interest
Then all the Customs officials, NPA officials, Immigration officials, DPR officials, PPPRA officials, NNPC officials and the thousands more who profit from their strategic presence in the various jetties in Lagos and Port Harcourt where petroleum products are discharged by vessels, will no longer be indirectly paid by the Nigerian people through Federal Government payments for the petroleum subsidy program.
Then all the sponsors and owners of the ships used for literage purposes to bring petroleum products from the super tankers off the coast of Nigeria to the jetties in the Lagos Port for storage in tank farms will no longer feed off the Federal Government through their shipping charges and fictitious demurrage claims, but will now have to respond to the forces of supply and demand driven by competition and private capital.
Then all the emergency importers of petroleum products that are favoured by PPPRA and NNPC when awarding allocations will disappear and the petroleum marketing companies such as Oando, MRS, Conoil, Total, and genuine independent marketers, and other new entrants into the downstream petroleum sector will source their own finance to import, distribute and sell petroleum products across Nigeria.


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This book is a collection of studies conducted by a team of researchers to better understand some of the important elements of effective teaching of mathematics in middle grades. The studies were conducted over a period of six years and were led by Gerald Kulm. The authors identified curriculum, content knowledge (CK), pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), professional development, ongoing support and instructional materials as the key factors that influence the teaching and learning of mathematics. The studies involved collecting and analyzing data using statistical methods to gain insight into how these factors come together to enhance student learning of mathematics.
Depending on the study, data were collected from pre-service teachers, teachers with some teaching experience, or a diverse population of students in middle grades. Each study gathered data using one or more of the following methods: tests on CK and PCK, interviews, surveys, video tapes and pre-test and post-test data . Throughout the book the authors have referenced and quoted results from a wide range of articles to keep the reader abreast of what is known in the areas they are investigating and how their research questions are either different from, or build on, existing studies.
A couple of the studies involved investigation of CK and PCK of pre-service teachers on the topics of linear functions and probability and statistics. These studies were very interesting because the authors included samples of short answer and multiple choice questions from tests used to gather data, along with samples of student responses which were analyzed both statistically and qualitatively. In the case of linear functions, it was particularly interesting to see two sets of questions on the same given information, one set to test content knowledge and the other to test pedagogical content knowledge. The questions tested understanding of different forms of visual representation such as graphs, and tables and their flexibility to translate within visual representations and between visual and symbolic representations. The analysis indicated that this kind of flexibility is important for improving student learning. In the case of probability and statistics, the study showed a gap between understanding and explaining a concept, indicating a need for deeper understanding. These and other studies highlight the impact of CK in mathematics on PCK.
Teachers' CK and PCK of fractions, another important topic in middle grades, has been investigated in at least two of the studies. Video tapes of 6th grade teachers were the main source of data. Even though the sample size was small, detailed excerpts from the video tapes and interviews provided insight into the lack of consistency on the part of teachers in using a variety of tools to explain the concept of fractions and identify and correct student errors or misconceptions about equivalent fractions.
In one study pre-test and post-test data from a large number of middle grades students who had algebra for one year were analyzed to understand why some misconceptions are resistant to change and it was found that sometimes students find it difficult to make the transformation from a process-oriented to an object-oriented level. Studies on how professional development with appropriate curriculum materials help teachers' to improve their content knowledge is also presented.
There are many interesting instances of actual classroom teaching by pre-service teachers and teachers with some teaching experience. These instances make one think about how to stimulate student thinking and promote understanding. Therefore parts of this book will be useful to pre-service teachers, novice middle school teachers, and teachers with some experience seeking to improve student learning. The authors have also used a variety of statistical methods to compare different elements of teaching and have given a detailed account of it in various chapters. This book could therefore also be appealing as a reference to college professors who teach methods courses in mathematics.
Hema Gopalakrishnan is associate professor of mathematics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.


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