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Therefore, the Institute is now accepting nominations for the Education Services Officer of the Year, the Vander Putten Inspirational Student of the Year, applications for the Education Advisory Council, and abstracts for presentation at the ESO Symposium.
DoD Worldwide 2012
Every three years, the Department of Defense hosts the DoD World Wide Education Symposium. Some of you may remember the last World Wide in Atlanta, GA in 2009. It is a large event with more than 2500 attendees. In 2012, World Wide will be in Las Vegas 23-27 July.
World Wide is looking for abstracts from potential presenters. If you have an interest in submitting an abstract for consideration, you can do so at:
The deadline for submissions is 18 May 2011. Direct your questions regarding World Wide to Mary Norwood at:
Changes to the CG Transcript Request Process - Mandatory Assessment Required after 1 July
In an effort to extend tuition assistance funding, assessments of training records will become mandatory for all members seeking Coast Guard tuition assistance for the first time at the undergraduate level 1 July. Additionally, beginning 1 July 2011 all members seeking Coast Guard tuition assistance at the undergraduate (associates and bachelors) level will be required to have a current assessment no older than four years before receiving Coast Guard tuition assistance. It is very much encouraged for members to submit their assessment requests as soon as possible to avoid any delay in receiving tuition assistance.
The new requirements will be documented in a forthcoming ALCOAST and an eventual change to Chapter 11 of the Performance, Training, and Education Manual.
The documentation of these credits may save the member time and money when pursuing their education goals. It is a best practice to first have an assessment of a training record done prior to pursuing a degree. There are very few credits that would apply to graduate degrees and therefore a first time applicant for TA seeking a degree at the graduate level would not need to first receive an assessment.
As you know, the current assessment/transcript process required members to submit one form to request an assessment or update and then another form to request a transcript. If a member erroneously submitted a transcript request without an assessment on file, the request was rejected and the member told to first request an assessment. That is no longer the process. A member can request both on one form.
An "assessment" is just an assessment of a member's training record in Direct Access. Therefore, it is important that as ESOs that you make sure your members ensure their training record is up to date in Direct Access. Sometimes the Institute catches heat from members for not including training in the assessment when it was not in Direct Access. If it is not in Direct Access, the Institute will not know a member took the training.
The Institute realizes not all training can be captured in Direct Access. It is still acceptable to send us certificates of completion for training that cannot be entered into Direct Access.
In the assessment, the Institute's Registrar's Office researches the American Council on Education credits associated with the training and then transcribes the credits onto the transcript. The transcript can then be brought to the member's school of choice for potential awarding of credits towards a degree. It is up to the school to decide which credits can be used in lieu of taking courses.
"Update to Assessment" refers to updating an initial assessment. Once a member has an assessment on file, they can use the update assessment request to add to their file.
When a member requests an assessment or an update, they will receive a copy of what would be on their transcript. It would actually be an unofficial transcript. You may recall the discussion on unofficial and official transcripts in the last Campus News. In short, an official transcript is one that is sent from the Coast Guard Institute directly to the member's school of choice. An unofficial transcript is everything else.
"Official Transcript" a member would make this selection when they wanted a copy of their transcript mailed to their school. Obviously, the member would need to fill in box 4 as well.
You should notice that two requests can be made in box 2. That is obviously to accommodate for both an assessment type and a transcript request.
Spouses can receive a Coast Guard Institute transcript, but ONLY for CLEP, DANTES, and DSST score reports. The spouse has to provide the test score reports. DANTES charges $35 for such a transcript. The Institute will do it for free for spouses. It is not much of a savings, but it is something.
A transcript can save a member time and money. The credits earned for training may alleviate the member from having to take a course. Therefore, the member saves tuition assistance costs and saves money on books. For example, boot camp carries six college credits. At some schools, that can count for two courses.
It is worth your customer's time to get an assessment and keep it current with new training courses. A best practice would be to have your customer first receive an assessment before embarking on a college degree completion.
The Institute collaborated with the Education Advisory Council to refine the process and the form to make them both more efficient. My thanks to them as well as to the Registrar's Office staff and to Robin King for all the work on reviewing the process and the many iterations of the form.
The Coast Guard Institute is exploring the possibility of becoming a part of the joint Navy, Marine Corps, and Army transcript service know as Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART) or Army American Council on Education Registry Transcript (AARTS). There are advantages and disadvantages. IF the Coast Guard was to join the other services, it would not take effect until FY12 at the very earliest.
Spouse Grant
It is going to happen this year. The second attached form is the form for the Spouse Education Grant. It will be a needs based/merit grant of $500 for spouses of E3-E6 members. A spouse only needs to show enrollment in an education program or proof of a course completion at any time after 31 March 2010 to qualify to apply. The potential courses for this grant include those at vocational schools and certifications. Spouses will not need to provide receipts for expenses, but they will need to itemize expenses. The family will need to list some basic financial information. Transportation and child care expenses can be listed as legitimate expenses for the grant. There is a requirement for an essay no longer than 500 words. It should address what it means to the applicant to be a Coast Guard spouse and what type of difference education has made or will make in their lives and the lives of their family. There will be an open application period until 1 June. There is an ALCOAST in the works to announce this grant.
A selection committee will convene to select recipients in June. Judging by the response to the needs assessment, I expect there to be a high number of applicants. We expect a total of as many as 40-50 spouses will receive assistance.
This grant will be a little bit different from the other grants. The Coast Guard Institute will handle the paperwork and selection processes. The Coast Guard Foundation will actually write and mail the checks.
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I want to draw as many tags as possible for myself and for my wife to draw tags too. Get in better shape for this years hunts then I did for the last years.
have as good of season as the last three have been...or half the season of them...will be happy.
Not to have a big bowl of tag soup
I don't even know if I want another spring bear for awhile...unless it is huge.
antelope buck with my bow...number 10 in a row!
mule deer not is velvet this year...
bull with my bow
Ram in an unlimited area...beat the crowds
wolf for sure
have fun
I want to draw as many tags as possible for myself and for my wife to draw tags too. Get in better shape for this years hunts then I did for the last years.
My plans are simple.
Kill another elk, and eat it.
I have a lot of plans..
1. Spring turkey
2. Spring Bear
3. Antelope
4. Elk in Wyoming and Montana
5. Mule deer in Wyoming
6. Whitetail in Montana
7. Enter in a few fishing competitions
8. Definitely get into better shape
I'm sure there are more.. but that all sounds exhausting just typing it!
-130+ inch buck with a bow in PA
-130+ inch buck with a bow in OH
-3+ year old PA spring gobbler
-3+ year old OH spring gobbler
-accumulate more points in Co & Wy
-Purchase some new hunting property
Good luck to everyone this year!
1. Brown Bear (Alaska 2nd trip)
2. Caribou (Alaska)
3. Sitka Blacktails (Alaska)
4. Mule Deer (Utah)
5. Elk (Utah)
All with a bow of course!
Hopefully in that order and hopefully most with a bow.
Bear in MI & Mule deer in Nebraska or Colorado.
My goal is to finally draw a gol-darned moose/sheep/goat tag in MT!
I am sitting on plenty of points.
Maybe this is the year.


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Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - James Harden reached the 20-point plateau for
the 15th straight game, posting 29 points to go with seven assists, as the
Houston Rockets used a strong second half to take a 115-101 decision over the
Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
Harden shot 11-of-18 for the game and scored 16 in the second half, where the
Rockets outscored the Bucks 68-43 to overcome an 11-point halftime deficit.
Houston got solid efforts off the bench from Carlos Delfino, Patrick Patterson
and Toney Douglas in capturing their eighth win in 10 games. Delfino knocked
down 6-of-7 from long range en route to 22 points while Patterson and Douglas
each netted 18 in the victory.
Brandon Jennings' 16 points led seven Milwaukee players in double-figures.
Monta Ellis followed with 12, but shot a horrid 5-for-19 from the field.
John Henson tallied 11 points and 15 boards, while Ersan Ilyasova and Beno
Udrih scored 11 apiece in the Bucks' third straight setback.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The balancing of summer budgets is about to get a lot harder.
Furloughs are going into effect for the biggest employer in the federal government but one major group of unions is not accepting this loss of income without a fight.
Sequestration budget cuts are dimming celebrations, canceling fire displays at many military bases. The cuts are raising the curtain on greater belt tightening in the coming days. On Monday, nearly 700,000 Department of Defense workers will begin 11 days of unpaid furloughs, one per week through the end of the fiscal year.
"We've become the ATM machine of Congress. Every time Congress can't find a place to go to find money to pay for things, they turn to the federal work force and they take another chunk out of their hide," said William Dougan, FWA Chairman.
The Federal Workers Alliance (FWA) wants to force Congress and other agencies the flexibility to cancel the furloughs and find savings in other ways. This week it's launching its furlough red zone campaign.
"We're asking our folks to sign digital electronic letters to Congress. We're asking them to pick up the phone and call," Dougan said. "Congress really needs to step up and do their job."
A DOD employee reached out to WUSA9 providing furlough letters for her department, a calendar of days as well as expressing her own frustration about her upcoming furlough days.
She writes of the sequester, "Why are only certain agencies having to sustain the burden of it? -- Burden of it? In addition it baffles my imagination as to why is the federal government continuing to hire people and not imposing a hiring freeze? Just this week we got two new employees. The furloughs represent a 20 percent pay cut over the 11 weeks.
"These are by and large middle class employees and so many of them are having a hard time making ends meet now," Dougan said.
The FWA is unlikely to stop these furloughs from kicking in on Monday. In fact, the unions probably won't receive much satisfaction at all this week since Congress is on paid vacation for its Fourth of July recess.


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Obama will nominate prosecutor to lead of ATF
MINNEAPOLIS President Barack Obama will nominate B. Todd Jones as the next director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, selecting the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota who has already been serving as the agency's acting head for more than a year.
Obama announced he would nominate Jones as part of a sweeping plan to tighten gun laws, saying Wednesday that lawmakers should approve Jones for the job "since Congress hasn't confirmed a director ... in six years." The National Rifle Association has not said whether it would support or oppose Jones' nomination to head the ATF, which has gone without a permanent director since gun-rights lobbyists pressured lawmakers to require congressional approval of nominees.
Jones, whose U.S. attorney's office has pursued dozens of firearms cases since 2009, is largely untainted by a scandal over the "Fast and Furious" gun-smuggling sting operation in which agents lost track of some 1,400 guns, many of which were recovered at crime scenes in Mexico. Jones took over as acting director amid two investigations into the bungled program, and in his first weeks on the job reassigned 11 high-level employees, a shake-up he described as hitting a "reset button."
Still, the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, said his committee has questions about Jones' ties to the Fast and Furious scandal because Jones chaired an advisory committee to Attorney General Eric Holder from 2009 through 2011, during which the operation was in effect, though that committee has no oversight of any law enforcment operations.
"He'll receive a thorough and fair vetting by the Judiciary Committee," Grassley said.
Jones has said the controversy over Fast and Furious may have diminished trust between U.S. law enforcement officials and their counterparts in Mexico. "That is something that we are going to have to rebuild," he said in 2011.
Jones, 55, was instructed not to speak with reporters until he is formally confirmed.
As the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota, Jones has overseen criminal prosecution of dozens of firearms and weapons cases, according to a review by The Associated Press. One involved Ryan Thomas Sandoval of Minneapolis, who was charged with lying to firearms dealers seven times in 2011 while buying guns. He pleaded guilty to two counts.
In the past year, Jones' office prosecuted, won prison sentences or secured guilty pleas in dozens of weapons cases. Fifty-four people were charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, up from 50 in 2011 and 40 in 2010.
"I think Todd has been very firm and aggressive on people who use guns to violate the law. He's been very consistent in that," said Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman. "He respects the Second Amendment ... but when people use guns to hurt people or commit crimes, they deserve to be prosecuted."
In response to a spike in homicides in Minneapolis in early 2010, Jones joined Freeman and other local officials to launch "Project Exile" to remove violent repeat offenders off the streets. As part of that initiative, federal and state prosecutors meet every other week to examine gun cases and determine whether charges should be brought in federal court, where penalties can be more severe.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota, Jeanne Cooney, said Jones' office has handled 15 cases under that initiative. She said that in fiscal 2012, the office saw a dramatic increase in the length of sentences for violent crimes, with some ranging from 20 to 30 years in federal prison.
Grassley has also raised concerns about Jones' "involvement" in what he called a "quid pro quo arrangement" dealing with false claims in St. Paul. Grassley and other Republicans allege an improper deal between the Justice Department and the city of St. Paul in which the department - against the advice of Jones' office and other career attorneys at Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development - agreed to drop two False Claims Act cases against the city in return for St. Paul dropping an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an unrelated case.


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The study of computer science enriches a liberal arts education by fostering skills in the organization and representation of ideas, the development and application of practical problem-solving techniques, the modeling of complex systems, and the use of formal languages to express ideas succinctly and unambiguously. Increasingly, computational approaches are the driving force behind progress in a wide range of disciplines, ranging from the arts to engineering and scientific research.
The computer science program at Kalamazoo College is designed to expose students to the central themes of this rapidly evolving discipline, and to generate an understanding of the principle techniques and algorithms necessary to support meaningful applications. Students who graduate from this program are prepared for graduate study or a wide range of computing careers. Students whose major interest lies in another field might consider electing the minor in computer science.


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Touch 'em All: Jack Morris on the ever changing game, the worthless-ness of certain statistics and how he'd run a baseball team
It's the last off-day of the season and it's been a little while since we've had a Touch 'em All interview. But you're in luck! Around the Horn has had one in the bag for a little while…Actually, looking at the schedule, it's been a long while.
This interview was done on August 9 when the Twins were in town. Around the Horn was in the press box the day before and overheard Twins broadcasters Bert Blyleven and Jack Morris talking about pitching in their day. Morris pitched 175 complete games over his 18-year career. Blyleven threw 242 start-to-finishes in his 22 years as a Major Leaguer. That night neither starter had made it through six innings, but the winning pitcher was credited with a decent start.
The two workhorses were skeptical of the "quality start" stat, as well as the four holds and total of ten pitchers used to finish a nine-inning game. This season, 131 complete games have been thrown (73 in the American League and 58 in the National League). The Toronto Blue Jays lead the way with 13 as a staff and two teams (the Yankees and the Tigers) have had just one pitcher apiece make it from first pitch through the last out. Only three pitchers have five or more (CC Sabathia at nine for Cleveland and Milwaukee, Toronto's Roy Halladay at eight and Milwaukee's Ben Sheets with five).
Blyleven's career high was 25 in 1973 and Morris' career high was 20 in 1983. In Morris' high year, the Yankees led the way with 47 and the Cubs were in the cellar with nine complete games as a staff. That year, 745 complete games were thrown. Morris was second in the Majors behind the Yankees Ron Guidry and his Tigers were fourth in the Majors with 42 as a staff.
ATH was intrigued by the conversation. In a little more than two decades, how could the game change that much? Well, we figured we'd see if Morris knew. He pitched from 1977 to 1994, with his last start on August 7, 1994. The Indians played just three more games in the strike-shortened season and Morris' next start likely would have been August 12th (the day of the strike) or 13th.
We were fortunate to have Morris in Kansas City since he's living in Minnesota and only does a few road games a year. The former hurler for the Tigers and Twins (among others) seemed like a perfect fit for today as the team left Detroit yesterday and headed to Minnesota, so here you go…
Around the Horn: Last night you and Bert were talking about saves and holds and complete games. You said you got bonuses for complete games. So, in your opinion, how has the game changed?
Jack Morris: Well the biggest change is the whole philosophy that baseball has adopted, and it's unilateral across both leagues, and that is when they get to 100 pitches, starting pitchers are taken out of games. Complete games have become a dinosaur.
I don't know, I'm just not sure that's the way baseball should be played. That has not helped the quality of starters. It's probably given relievers more of a chance to stay in the big leagues. But overall, I think the quality of starting pitching has diminished because of it. I am convinced that in a decade or so, you are going to see this become a fad that disappears from the game. For 80 to 90 years, it never was a part of the game. In the last decade or so it has become a major part of the game. But I think it will fade out and go back to the way it was for the first 90 years sooner or later.
ATH:Did they even keep pitch counts when you were pitching?
JM: Nah. I mean the first thing that came was the radar gun. I remember Earl Weaver was the first to use it to see if the starting pitcher was losing velocity or not. Ultimately, it's are they still getting guys out or not? And if they're getting outs, velocity isn't as important. Now if they are starting to get hit, and they are guys that every pitch is similar in speed, where the slider and fastball is a one to two mile an hour difference, if those guys start losing it and getting hit, then they are going to have a chance of being taken out.
ATH: With you and Bert and even Rick Sutcliffe, who was also there last night, the three of you have more complete games combined than have been thrown in the entire season?
JM: Well last year alone, I don't think there were 20 complete games in one year. Well I had that many in one season and I know Bert had that many several times. It's just the way it changed. It used to be you might have more complete games than one staff, but now it's the entire league. (Editor's Note: He was a little off, there were 112 total – 64 in the American League – complete games in 2007 with Toronto again leading the way with 11 as a team. Three teams – the Marlins, Nationals and Rangers – finished without any.)
Around the Horn: You've coached some, but if you were a General Manager today, how would you handle your pitching staff? Would you do things the way they are done these days?
Jack Morris: No. It's got to start all over. It's got to start in the minor leagues and I guess Nolan Ryan is trying to change that over in Texas, or at least that's the word anyway. It's really starting at the college level now and the high school level.
My whole philosophy is that you have to pitch and throw in order to build arm strength. And you have to run to build endurance. Leg strength is huge for pitchers. Guys that go out there and they look at the scoreboard and see they are approaching 100 pitches and all of the sudden they start pitching different – looking at the managers and coaches in the dugout, looking in the bullpen to see if there is anyone throwing. They have a built in excuse, "I'm going to be done in 100 pitches." Instead of, "You know what son, you're out there for the game not matter win or lose. Go ahead and represent yourself and your team. If you take a whooping, so be it. You are going to learn how to pitch."
ATH: You won over 250 games during your career. Tom Glavine reached 300, last year. Do you think there will be another pitcher to hit 300 wins or reach close to 250?
JM: Perhaps. You know, I think the way Moose, what's the kid for the Yankees? Mussina, (ATH has to laugh that Morris called Mike Mussina, an 18-year pro with 269 career wins, a kid) the way he's pitching this year, it looks like he might. I think he passed me earlier this year. The way he's still pitching, he could get 300, but after him, probably not. They won't pitch long enough.
Hell, who gets 20 wins anymore? Nowadays, 15 wins is like 20 wins, or maybe even 14. When you don't have chances in games, if you're not going deep into games, it's something that's out of your control. The bullpen will suck up those wins and losses a lot more than the starters. Starters are getting a lot more no decisions. But the infamous quality start has become an icon.
ATH: How do you feel about the quality start?
JM: I think it's the most overrated statistic in the history of mankind. It's absolutely meaningless.
ATH: If someone were to tell you, you had this many quality starts during your career, what would you say?
JM: I'd say I don't care what the numbers say. I don't care about ERA. I don't care about innings pitched. I don't care about anything. How many wins did I have versus how many loses did I have. And that's all that matters.
It's still all that matters. It matters for a team. It matters for an individual. Did you win or did you lose? End of story. Move on.
ATH: Is that the sort of attitude that prevailed among pitchers when you played?
JM: No. But that's what they all should have to me.
ATH: Do think that way of thinking is what helped you get four World Series rings?
JM: I think so. When I took the mound, I wanted to finish the game and I wanted to win. Winning most of all and then hopefully finishing the game. I took a lot of pride in resting my bullpen. I wanted them to have a day off because they might be needed tomorrow or the next three days.
ATH: Of the four rings that you earned, which of them is the most meaningful to you?
JM: It's hard to say. Detroit was the first. I came up through the Tigers organization and the first time you ever get there, it's always pretty good.
Being a kid from Minnesota and playing for Minnesota, it's almost like a dream. And the kind of year I had in '91, it was by far the greatest year of my career. And then I was lucky enough to go up to Toronto and help Canada win their first championship and be a part of that. I've always enjoyed Toronto, it was just as much fun.
Winning to me, that's what makes this game exciting and fun. Without winning, it doesn't matter if you're in New York City or Cleveland. It stinks. But if you're winning, you can make towns like Kansas City and Minnesota the place to be.
ATH: What was your experience coming through Kansas City so much, competing against the great teams they had?
JM: We played here when there was turf. So the field was a lot faster then. And the heat is always a part of Kansas City. It seemed like when you played Texas and Kansas City, you had to learn to deal with the heat factor. So it was always staying hydrated, trying to stay cool. But you didn't want to sweat too much otherwise it was like a water faucet and you couldn't feel the ball in your hand.
But they had great teams. Willie Wilson was a guy you wanted to avoid getting on base because he could explode with his speed. Frank White was steady as a rock. They had all these great pitching staffs with (Larry) Gura and (Paul) Splittorff and gosh who was the right-hander they had with the goatee that pitched all those complete games for all those years? (Dennis) Leonard. (Dan) Quisenberry in the bullpen, (Bret) Saberhagen and even (Mark) Gubicza. You knew you had to do your job on the mound because you weren't going to get a lot of runs.
ATH: When you approached the mound, would you go out looking to shut them down or would you be thinking, I can let one or two squeeze by? What was you approach like?
JM: Well I never wanted to give up a run. Every inning, every pitch meant something. That's your approach. It doesn't always workout that way. I came in here knowing I can't do anything about how many runs we score but I sure as heck can have something to do with how many they score.
ATH: Would you say it's a more hitter-friendly game now, especially with the design of the ballparks?
JM: Well, in general I think they've become smaller. The one thing that has definitely changed is the foul territory. The distance behind home plate to the backstop, where the screen is and down the lines is getting smaller and smaller. They can say what they want about fan-friendly and more intimate – meaning the fans are closer – but in reality, it favors the hitters. Little fly balls that were pop-ups and could have been outs are now in the seats and they get another at-bat.
ATH: As someone watching – not as a player – would you prefer to watch a pitcher's duel or a slugfest?
JM: I'm obviously biased when I say this. I've seen enough baseball games, I don't like anything over two-and-a-half hours. Anything over that gets boring. So I want to see that crisp 2-1or 1-0 game. I don't mind 5-4 games as long as they are played fast.
One of the other things that totally bugs me about today's game is there's going to be five to six pitching changes on each side during the game. That right there takes 25 minutes to do. Too many pitching changes and the pace of the game has gotten way too slow.
ATH: Would a pitcher who threw with your style still work in today's game?
JM: Roy Halladay. He's an old throwback from our generation that's pitching today and he's doing quite well.
It's funny, the Milwaukee Brewers are renting CC Sabathia right now. They don't seem to care about his pitch count, do they? He's got four or five complete games (keep in mind this was still early August and CC was traded about a month before the interview took place, though the point is still valid considering Sabathia pitched on three days rest last night and will go again this weekend on short rest, if needed). They aren't going to sign him and so they don't care. They're going to take every ounce of energy he has to help them win this stinking pennant. I love it. Because it just shows that it can be done.
ATH: Do you feel like players give their all as much as they used to?
JM: Yea, I do. But the agenda has changed. You don't see tremendous pride in defense in the outfield anymore. I think there are guys, like a Denard Span or like a Michael Cuddyer for us, who will do whatever they can and have pride out there. But all of their contract negotiations are based on offensive statistics. How many home runs did you hit, how many RBI, how many runs did you score, on-base percentage? It's not how many assists you made, or did you make a great throw to the cut-off man. You're not paid to do that. So consequently the emphasis is gone.
Like Manny Ramirez, he's a liability in the field. I have no problem saying that. The guy is pathetic as an outfielder. But he's one of the greatest hitters of this era. He's a perfect case where he should have been a designated hitter. He has no pride in the outfield. None at all.
ATH: Growing up in Minnesota, is that why you are broadcasting for the Twins?
JM: I first started my broadcasting in Detroit and I was living in Minnesota. I was doing 50 games on television and every game except the series in Minnesota were road games for me. That got old. I got tired of traveling.
Right now, I'm barely doing any road games. I do 40 to 45 games with Twins' radio and about 95 percent of them are home games. It's been a nice gig.
ATH: For you, is broadcasting a way to keep in touch with the game and stay connected to it?
JM: Yeah. I mean baseball is a game where there's no job in baseball where you aren't committed to it. You can't put on a uniform and expect to sit at home in your office. You have to be there and that's the part that tugs at me. For 18 years it consumed me and I had no other life. And now that I've experienced real life again and enjoyed some of the things I enjoy about being normal, it's hard for me to go back and give 100 percent of my time to the game of baseball.
That's the tug of war that I go through. Broadcasting allows me to be part time and still feel like I'm a part of it. Yet, I still get a little time away. Yet, part of me wants to do more broadcasting which will force me to stay away from home more. It's a constant tug-of-war for me, but I love the game and always will.
ATH: Do you do television at all?
JM: Just with the Tigers.
ATH: Which do you prefer?
JM: TV is easier. But you have to wear ties and make-up and (stuff) and it's ugly. I don't like getting all dressed up. I like the casual look. That's more me. Not that I couldn't do it.
Radio you have to paint the picture. You have to describe to the listener. Where as TV, you can get you point across by saying "Watch what I just said." And then you rewind it and watch it all over again. So therefore I think TV's a little easier to do.
ATH: What's been your most memorable moment as a broadcaster?
JM: Well, I was there when the Tigers lost their 119th (in 2003) and looked like they were going to set an all-time record. I hate to say that, but it looked like my old team was bad. 2003, they were really bad and it looked like we were going to break that record.
ATH: Thank you so much for your time. It was great to sit down with you.
JM: Alright. Thank you.
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Morris should be in the Hall of Fame. 254 wins; the deinitive 7th game of a world series (10 inning, 1-0 shutout in 1991 vs. the Braves). Winningest pitcher of the 80's. 4 word series winning teams. So he had a 3.90 ERA. He was the clutchest pitcher of his time and a winner.


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Nearly 200 wrestlers age 4-15 are expected to invade Dragon territory Saturday, March 9 for the Holyoke Dragon PeeWee Wrestling Tournament. Action will begin at 9 a.m. sharp.
Teams from the area will compete, and a good-sized crew from Holyoke will be part of the action.
If there are enough junior high wrestlers, a separate tourney for them will be held in the old gym.
A hamburger meal will be available from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., with proceeds to go to the Holyoke Wrestling Club.
This annual tournament is a fundraiser for the Holyoke PeeWee wrestling program. Funds help send kids to camps, provide insurance for the wrestlers, pay coaches and allow for other expenses necessary to make the program a success.
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SACRAMENTO, CA - Financial analysts said better days are ahead in 2013 for the Sacramento region.
From across the Sacramento area, 14 financial analysts from Sacramento State unveiled their overall economic picture for the Sacramento Valley in this month's Sacramento Business Review. Experts said the ecomony is improving, despite losing hundreds jobs from the Campbell's Soup plant and Waste Connections moving their headquarters to Texas.
Analyst attribute the economic improvement to growth in Regional population.
"With population growth you always see the service sector industry expand," Sacramento State College of Business Dean Sanjay Varshney said. "Once again, you are seeing the people spending on restaurants and retail on buying new cars and buying new televisions."
According to the Sacramento Business Review, the retail industry is expected to see a three percent increase from last year.
The state's projected forecast for a budget surplus equals a 1 percent increase and manufacturing could slightly increase one percent compared to last year.
Experts said despite an uptick in the economy, there's still a long way to go.
"The bad news is, we are still, we are not at the statewide average and we are not at the nationwide average in terms of economic recovery," Varshney said.
Experts said the status of the Kings was not placed in the report, but if the team leaves, they said it doesn't bode well for the region's long term economic future.
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Director Zack Snyder tweeted two shots, presumably from the set of the upcoming "Batman" movie, starring Ben Affleck.
The unnamed sequel to "Man of Steel" stars 41-year-old Affleck as the Caped Crusader.
Henry Cavill is slated to play Superman. Other costars include Amy Adams and Diane Lane.
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A worm is the pointed metallic spiral helix that is attached to the handle of a corkscrew. The user grips the handle of the corkscrew and screws the metal point into the cork until the spiral is firmly embedded. Then with a vertical pull on the corkscrew the cork will be extracted from the bottle.
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By Leisa Zigman I-Team Reporter
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (KSDK) - The Missouri Department of Health just released a report regarding cancer rates in the area of North St. Louis County around Coldwater Creek.
Last month, the I-Team reported extensively about concerns of those who grew up in the area and the high number of cancers, birth defects, and auto immune illnesses they are currently battling.
The state study targeted cancer rates between 1996 and 2004 and looked at six zip codes: 63031, 63033, 63034, 63042, 63134 and 63138.
The report concluded, "Any increased cancer risk due to environmental radiation exposure is unlikely."
But the time frame analyzed has critics saying the study isn't worth the paper it's written on.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Coldwater Creek was contaminated with thorium and uranium that seeped into it from two nuclear waste sites near the airport. The waste was a bi-product of the atomic age.
In the 1940s, Mallinckrodt Chemical Works in downtown St. Louis purified thousands of tons of uranium to make the first atomic bombs. The process generated enormous amounts of radioactive waste. Citing national security, the government quietly ordered the material moved to north St. Louis County in 1947.
Twenty-one acres of airport land became a dumping ground, where a toxic mixture of uranium, thorium, and radium sat uncovered or in barrels. In the 1960s, government documents noted contents from the rusting barrels were seeping into nearby coldwater creek. By the 90s the government confirmed unsafe levels of radioactive materials in the water.
The Missouri report found expected levels of leukemia in those targeted zip codes and lower levels of thyroid cancer when compared to other parts of the state.
But the study also found elevated levels of breast, colon, prostate, and kidney cancers.
"Our next step is to work with the local Department of Health and better promote healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco control," the report said.
Janell Wright, an accountant and former auditor, started collecting data from her classmates at McCluer North. Soon peers from neighboring schools reached out too. At first, Wright found 30 cases. Within two months, she had data on 200. Her maps now have more than 1,000 cases within four square miles.
Wright became equally alarmed when data showed some of her classmates' children had serious medical problems as well. There are now more than 6,000 people connected on the Coldwater Creek Facebook page.
Wright said the state's data is flawed and the research insulting to those currently battling cancer. Wright points out that the children who are now battling rare cancers and who have given birth to children with birth defects played in Coldwater Creek in the 80s and early 90s, and no longer live in those zip codes targeted.
State health officials credit Wright and those on the Coldwater Creek Facebook page with bringing the issue to their attention but they insist Coldwater Creek is safe and not the cause of increased levels of cancer, at least between the years of 1996 and 2004.
We went to an independent 3rd party expert to weigh in on the state's findings and the concerns raised by the facebook group. Dr. Graham Colditz is the Associate Director of Siteman Cancer Center's Prevention and Control department. He said, "The State did a thorough job looking at cancers diagnosed in a fairly narrow time frame." But he also agreed that "The limitations of our data system is that we only know where they live at the time they were diagnosed."
He points out people like Wright who grew up near the creek long before the radioactive piles were cleaned up, should remain vigilant. "Radiation exposure is a known carcinogen and a known cause of cancer. Obviously that is part of the drive to clean up contaminated space like this. People who grew up there carry some extra risk because of that, "he said.


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So, my advice to you is to look at the long term, even for resale value to that next buyer who wants a home near the water. You're still better off making decisions that are based on what seem like far-fetched, what-if scenarios. Your foundation won't heal from the open wounds you described. Patching structural beams, which is what your foundation walls are, is a quick fix that will look nice for a while and get you back in your home, but down the road, you're going to have more expensive problems. Even selling the home may be a problem.
In flood-prone areas, when colleagues and I do building engineering reports, we cannot, for legal reasons, leave out the fact that the foundation may have structural deficiencies due to flood damage without some proof of proper repairs. Whole sections of foundation should come out. I know that insurance company engineers are dismissing problems. Persist with your insurers and persuade them there will be something better worth insuring, long-term. Good luck!
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This ACGME-approved Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship has as its vision the aim to produce orthopedic traumatologists who will become leaders in both academic orthopedics and orthopedic traumatology. The fellowship combines clinical activities associated with basic science and clinical outcomes research. The major goal of the fellowship is to assure that the graduating fellows are confident as orthopedic traumatology decision makers. As well, the fellowship will provide the graduate with confidence in establishing excellent clinical outcomes and basic science research programs, and importantly, operative skills in managing complex orthopedic traumatological conditions.
The Carolinas Medical Center Fellowship is of one-year duration. Three fellows are chosen each year. There are four fellowship trained orthopedic traumatologists that participate in the care of the patients and are responsible for the fellows' education. The fellows are assigned in a mentoring relationship to each of the orthopedic traumatologists for 3 months. During these rotations, the fellow is responsible to the orthopedic traumatologist for working with him in the management of his patients and operative volume. During this period of time, basic and clinical research will be done based upon the available time. Call responsibilities are approximately one night a week. This call is from home and only related to orthopedic trauma and fracture cases. The fellows are considered Junior Attendings and are expected to learn and be compliant with accepted reimbursement practices.
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One of our most exciting and rewarding readers' contests this year determined San Francisco's next culinary star. After thousands of votes were cast in two rounds of voting, Kory Stewart—the young chef of Americano Restaurant & Bar at Hotel Vitale—was chosen as the brightest new talent* on our city's much-ballyhooed food scene.


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In his two-decade career as a chef and restaurateur, Ralph Pagano has delighted New Yorkers and Floridians with his unique interpretations of world flavors.
Pagano's creativity in the kitchen, attention to detail, effervescent personality, delicate touch and keen sense of taste makes him a culinary master that keeps people coming back for more.
Pagano, Executive Chef and Director of Hospitality of the Solé on the Ocean Resort and Spa in Sunny Isles, Florida including his signature seaside Italian restaurant ALBA is no stranger to cooking shows.
Some of his television appearances include battling Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America, going to hell and back with Gordon Ramsay on Hell's Kitchen and hosting his own show Pressure Cook on the Travel Channel, just to name a few.
When you combine that with his over two decade's worth of experience and signature cooking style of taking classic dishes and re-mixing them, Pagano is the perfect fit to host All Mixed Up™.
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The U.S. Postal Service and Internet auction site eBay have teamed up to offer a co-branded Priority Mail shipping service. Special boxes with a flat rate of $7.70, regardless of weight or destination, can be used by those who buy or sell items through the eBay Web site, the firms said on Monday. The boxes come in different shapes and sizes and carry logos of both USPS and eBay.
The service will launch on Thursday, the first day of the eBay Live conference scheduled for San Jose, Calif. The three-day conference is an annual feature organized by eBay to familiarize its new customers with online auctioneering rules. The Post Office launched the flat-rate boxes during last year's holiday season.
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Per the reorganizational meeting of East Nantmeal Township, Jim Jenkins will continue as chairman and Tyler Wren has been elected as vice chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Kathy Brumfield will continue as Secretary/Treasurer. The Solicitor will be Tom Oeste.
The Zoning Officer, Township Engineer and Building Inspector functions will be provided by LTL Consultants Ltd (for more information calls can be made to LTL�s Chuck Cutlip at 610-987-9290). The Road Master is Jim Jenkins, Ray Nestorick is Maintenance Superintendent, and John Kraljevich, Harry Pfahler, Rick Stierly, Matthew Brumfield, Richard Shreiner and Parker Loomis will perform township work at an hourly rate.
Miriam Newman will continue as office clerk and as secretary of the Planning Commission. Ken Woerner will be solicitor for the Zoning Hearing Board and Board of Administrative Appeals. Norma Strauss and Mark Dzuban were appointed to the Historical Commission. Wayne Grafton is the Land Planner. Nancy Barclay will serve on the Vacancy Board. Giacaponella was appointed to the E.A.C.
The Historical Commission will meet on January 16 said Chairwoman Christine Gordon Watson. Karen Marshall of the Chester County Historical Commission will be present to discuss the initiative to have a Town Tour and Village Walk again in East Nantmeal Township. Several years ago Nantmeal Village was the featured attraction in the summer program. Members of the Historical Commission are looking to determine if they can put together an itinerary of historic places for the program. Also, the East Nantmeal Historical Commission is working with a historical commission in Chester Springs to get more local historical properties on the National Registry.
Wren said the Zoning Review Committee will meet on January 28 to consider revisions in the Comprehensive Plan.
Wren said the Environmental Action Committee is concerned about the Commonwealth Pipeline that is planned to pass through part of East Nantmeal Township. Chris Giacopennella of the Environmental Action Committee wants to know how the group can be actively involved in decisions.
Wren will be the �point person� in representing East Nantmeal in dealing with local issues concerning the Commonwealth Pipeline. Wren and Allison Malamo will attend a meeting of the Warwick Concerned Citizens in Warwick Township on January 9.
�We have to know what is going on and take action to tweak the plans for the pipeline to meet the requests of our residents,� said Wren.
A resident was concerned about the possibility of the pipeline route getting eminent domain right of way status through private property, with �national security� named as the purpose.
Resident Trish St. Georges said that a person can influence the plans even though the pipeline is not going through your land.
�We need to go as a unified front,� she sated.
Resident Ed Bacon said if that if the pipeline destroys some of the environment in its wake the township can seek to have the damages repaired.
The pipeline will connect with the Texas Eastern pipeline at the village of Font, located between Eagle and Ludwigs Corner.
There has to be a study on potential impacts on historic places, said Wren.
There was opposition to attempts to bore under the Brandywine Creek for the purpose of locating a pipeline there. The pipeline people want to locate the route of the pipeline through mostly open areas to reduce dealing with property owners as a means of reducing costs.
�We have to get the facts and obtain legal counsel,� Wren stated.
Township Attorney Tom Oeste said that the board �wants to stay ahead of the curve�.
A resident said that the location of Bog Turtles along the proposed route could be cause to stop pipeline construction.
The Ludwigs Corner Horse Show Committee wants to use the East Nantmeal Township Municipal Building for some of their meetings, said Bacon.
Wren commented that up to $200 will be forwarded by the township for the purpose of financing the next edition of the township newsletter.
Jenkins asked that residents living in the areas of Millard and Adams Roads be on the lookout for anyone dumping bottles or trash along the roads. Within the last two weeks there have been two such dumping incidents. Anyone seeing a suspicious vehicle should attempt to note the make of the car and license number and contact officials.
Work on the stone wall around the Old Friend�s Cemetery along Fairview Road near Nantmeal Village has been completed. Eighteenth Century Restoration, managed by Wesley Sessa, did a �great job� according to Wren.
To date, the entire front section and half of the back side of the wall has been restored.
�You can�t tell it was (restored),� Wren said �They will continue to work on it periodically.�
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My guess would be it came from Minnesota/Wisconsin.
News release on 8-14 fw.ky.gov
I'd like to know the full story of where that animal came from.
My guess would be it came from Minnesota/Wisconsin.
Yeah, probably from Minnesota 0r wisconsin. We have had several tagged wolfs that got smoked in IL and thats where they were from. Also have mountain lions moving in from the dakotas.
yellowstone wolves have been found in south and north dakota
I think they are pretty sure it was a captive wolf, crazy non the less.


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Connectivity is critical for enhanced trade
January 22, 2013
2013 is the 100th year of commercial aviation. Over that century, through an ever-expanding network, air transport has transformed the way we live, work and play, providing jobs for some 57 million people and supporting $2.2 trillion in economic activity by connecting people and goods on 35,000 routes.
But continued connectivity growth is not guaranteed, cautions the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The industry's expected margin in 2013 of 1.3% is very weak. Furthermore current returns on investment are less than half the industry's cost of capital, which continues to erode shareholder value.
In the New Year, IATA believes governments should resolve to bring down the barriers to connectivity growth. This can be done by addressing excessive taxation, high infrastructure costs, onerous regulation and improving the capacity and efficiency of airports and air navigation services.
We agree with Tony Tyler, IATA's Director General and CEO, who feels a strong air transport sector is in the self-interest of governments eager to support economic growth and development.
"Trade is the key to growth. For that connectivity is critical. And it is aviation that makes connectivity happen," said Tyler.
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Average Customer Review: based on 1 reviews.Rating: TUSA Element II Air / Nitrox 3 Gauge Computer Console with Compass .. Review - Scuba Gear Reviews
SCA-362U-BK - TUSA Element II 3 Gauge Computer Console
The SCA-362 is a newly redesigned three gauge console which features the IQ-750 Element II dive computer, a 5000psi/400bar (4350psi/300bar max) pressure gauge with temperature and a rear mounted compass module in a low-profile design. The computer console is a full-featured, user-friendly instrument with an innovative interface designed exclusively for divers.
Both gauge and compass feature the luminscent light storage dials that are highly legible in dark or low visibility conditions. The entire face glows bright enough to make it ideal for night diving or diving in dark areas but contains no radioactive materials.
The Element II is an easy-to-use, 3-button, puck-style computer offering a variety of dive data details plus additional features including a Deep Stop function.
Deep Stop Function
Several TUSA computers feature a deep stop function for additional safety. The deep stop mode is activated when a dive exceeds 80 FT (24M) for more than 1 second. Upon ascent, the computer will display a Deep Safety Stop screen and the recommended stop depth for a period of 2 minutes. This deep stop is highly recommended as additional opportunity to off-gas, but is not mandatory. If the diver chooses not to serve the stop it will not adversely affect the remaining No-Decompression Limits of the dive.
> IQ-750 Element II computer module
> 5000psi/400bar (4350psi/300bar max) pressure gauge
> Luminescent dial is easy to read in dark or low visibility
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> Air, Nitrox, Gauge, Free Dive Operating Modes
> 2 Mix Switching Feature: Mix 1 (Air, 21-50%), Mix 2 (Air, 21-100%)
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> Audible and Flashing Icon Alarms
> Large alphanumeric and backlit display
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> Deep Stop Feature and Safety Stop
> 1 Touch Log Access
> Automatic altitude adjustment from sea level to 14,000'
> No fly icon, residual nitrogen discharge time display
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> TUSA Algorithm based on Buhlmann ZHL-16c
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> Available in Metric (SCA-362E) or Imperial (SCA-362U)
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Q: Who can service my dive instrument?
Your TUSA authorized retailer can conduct a basic service on your computer such as battery change or strap replacement. For other service or warranty issues, please contact email@example.com or 800-521-8872 or the TUSA Agent/Distributor in your region.
Q: Where can I find available Firmware Updates?
Available firmware updates for IQ instruments can be found under the Support section and Firmware Updates page of the TUSA.com website.
Q: Where can I find PC Download Software Programs?
Available PC download software programs for IQ instruments can be found under the Support section and Software page of the TUSA.com website.
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Unfortunately, not at this time. PC software programs are only supported. A 3rd party vendor offers a logbook software program for the IQ-750/900/950, visit Mac-Dive.com.
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All current IQ series instruments have user changeable batteries. TUSA approved battery kits are available through your local authorized retailer.
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CNG station nears completion
Published: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 3:34 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 3:34 p.m.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the time of Tuesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony. It is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Workers are nearing completion of the first fueling station in Marion County for vehicles running on compressed natural gas, or CNG, at 3230 SE Maricamp Road in Ocala.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the station is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday. The station, the result of a public-private partnership between Marion County and Reliance Alternative Fuels Division LLC, is to be used both for the county fleet and by private consumers.
It will be the only CNG fueling facility between Tampa and Jacksonville.
Neil Patel, a management consultant for Reliance, said Thursday the opening-day price will be $2.25 per gasoline gallon equivalent. Meanwhile, the crowdsourcing site www.GasBuddy.com has the average price of regular gasoline in Marion County at $3.55 per gallon.
County officials project savings of $200,000 in the first year of the fleet's switch to CNG.
- Richard Anguiano
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Engine Cooling Tips - A Hot TopicWritten by on March 1, 2010 Tips On Keeping Your Truck Cool
Of all the issues confronting the owners of custom classic trucks one of the most critical is maintaining proper engine operating temperature. Big engines, little radiators, air-conditioning condensers, and low-speed cruising can all contribute to overheating, but the major cause is often the wrong combination of components.
Overheating an engine usually comes with consequences and the hotter the engine, the worse those consequences will be. The first sign that an engine is getting hot is usually pinging and detonation or running on after the ignition is shut off. In severe cases the abnormal combustion that takes place in a hot engine under a load can blow holes in pistons and damage rings and rod bearings. Overheating can cause pistons to scuff or even seize, exhaust valves may stick in their guides, and warped heads and blown head gaskets are common catastrophes. On the other hand, running an engine too cool has its own set of problems, among them, reduced performance and corrosive condensation collecting internally.
How Hot Is Hot?
For many old school truckers anything over 180 degrees on the temperature gauge makes beads of sweat form on their forehead, but 190 degrees is probably ideal-that's hot enough to boil off contaminants in the oil and prevent the formation of sludge. In fact, while it makes some people nervous, 200 to 210 degrees with a late-model engine isn't out of line with today's lubricants. With a 50/50 mix of ethylene glycol and water (the preferred coolant) the boiling point is raised to 220 degrees.
Choosing A Radiator
As a basic rule of thumb, fit the largest radiator that will fit in your truck-you'll never regret having too much radiator, the same can't be said for having too little.
Radiators can be divided into two basic types, down-flow and cross-flow. Early trucks had down-flow radiators, but as the stylists made the front sheetmetal lower and wider there wasn't room for a traditional cooler and the change was made to the cross-flow design. The reasoning behind either is easy to see, the longer path through the core exposes the coolant to more area for more effective heat transfer.
One of the great debates concerning radiators is which is better, aluminum or copper/brass. The truth is in terms of cooling the difference is minimal-appropriately sized, a radiator made from either material will work. The real differences between aluminum and copper/brass are these: Aluminum is lighter and cheaper, that's why the OEMs use it; copper/brass is easier to repair and is less susceptible to corrosion.
One of the newest trends in aftermarket radiator construction is the multi-pass core-in other words, the coolant passes through the core one way, then is redirected by internal baffles and flows back through the core in the opposite direction. Multiple pass radiators may use double or triple paths depending on the size of the core.
Mechanical Fans
Engine-driven fans are usually criticized for consuming a large amount of horsepower-of course if you think about it from another perspective, can a 750-watt (one horsepower) electric fan move as much air as an engine-driven fan consuming 15 hp? When an engine is under a heavy load and the A/C is on an engine-driven fan is hard to beat. Of course when the cooling demands aren't as great, horsepower is being lost unnecessarily so the trick is to determine the vehicle's needs and what fan works best the majority of the time.
Rigid fans-the King Kong of cooling fans, a six-blade rigid fan will move lots of air but take horsepower to spin and they can be noisy.
Flex fans-Simple and effective, the pitch of the blades pull lots of air at low speeds then flatten out at higher engine/vehilce speeds for less drag.
Clutch fans-there are a variety of these, the major drawback for all of them is the space they require. However, they are a good choice for an early truck if they'll fit.
Viscous-Torque limiting, just a fluid coupling that provides some drive all the time.
Viscous-Temperature-controlled (not thermostatic). Fan speed is increased as temperature increases.
Viscous-(Thermostatic) turns on and off at a predetermined temperature. The most sophisticated design, the fan "idles" and doesn't run at engine speed until needed.
The difficulty with using these is that temperature calibration is critical. According to Scott Leon, a former GM proving ground technician, production OEM clutch fans are normally calibrated to turn on when the coolant temperature reaches 220 degrees but calibrations vary. The average guy doesn't have the option of going into the parts store and asking for a 178-degree clutch, for a 16-inch fan. Even if he did, he would have to know what temperature cut-in he needed before he asked for it. Too low a cut-in and it would run all the time, too high and it will never turn on.
Electric Fans
Electric fans are especially effective at low vehicle speeds-and as they aren't powered directly by the engine, horsepower isn't lost to their operation. However, big electric or multiple electric fans can draw lots of current and that current has to come from somewhere. At some point the alternator has to provide the energy and that does require horsepower to produce. Nonetheless, as electric fans don't operate continually the total amount of energy needed to operate them is probably less than a mechanical fan.
Another advantage to an electric fan is packaging-in many cases they will fit where other fans won't. For the greatest effectiveness, electric fans should have a shroud, and they work better pulling the air through the core rather than pushing it.
Thermostats Simply stated, always use a thermostat. They ensure the engine reaches operating temperature quickly, provide the restriction necessary to build water pressure in the block, which eliminates steam pockets, and unless they malfunction, tossing them in the trash will not cure an overheating problem.
Two types of thermostats will be found, the poppet valve style and the sleeve style. The poppet style is either open or closed, while the sleeve style is a non-linear design and opens gradually. Sleeve style thermostats often eliminate the cycling often seen on the temperature gauge as a poppet thermostat opens and closes.
Radiator Caps
The radiator cap keeps the cooling system under pressure, generally somewhere between 12 and 15 psi. (Always follow the radiator manufacturer's recommendation when selecting a radiator cap). Pressure in the cooling system raises the boiling point of the coolant approximately 3 degress for every pound of pressure. Another benefit of a pressurized cooling system is the elimination of steam pockets in the water jackets.
Along with a spring that keeps a preset amount of pressure in the cooling system, radiator caps have a vacuum valve. When an engine is shut off, the coolant stops flowing through the radiator. However it continues to absorb heat from the heads and block. As a result the coolant temperature in the system increases as does the pressure created by the expanding liquid. The pressure often increases to the point where the radiator cap's pressure rating is exceeded and coolant is released through the radiator's overflow. When the system cools and the coolant contracts, air (or liquid) is drawn back into the radiator through the vacuum valve.
Overflow Tanks
Because cooling systems do, from time to time, burp some fluids, an overflow tank is a wise addition. Allowing the cooling system to dump coolant on the ground, then suck air back in means that eventually the radiator will be low on coolant. An overflow tank catches any coolant released; it's then sucked back in when the system cools keeping it cool.
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Rigid fans are capable of moving a lot of air, but they can be loud at speed. Some fans have unevenly spaced blades to lower sound levels.Fan clutches are used with rigid fans to reduce parasitic loss by letting the fan "slip" at low engine temperatures or high engine speeds.When shrouds are used with mechanical fans (and they should be) approximately half the blade should be inside the shroud, half out.In this case, rather than moving air through the core, passing by the solid tank will make the blades flex forward.Continued flexing forward resulted in one of the fan blades snagging the tank's edge, which bent the blade.In some cases, two smaller fans will cover more of the radiator's core that one big one. This dual unit is from U.S. Radiator.Thermostats are an important part of the cooling system and should always be used. This is a Superstat from Stant that flows around 22-28 gallons per minute. Below is an example of a pressure balanced, sleeve-style thermostat.
Along with their pressure component, radiator caps have a vacuum valve that allows fluid (or air) to be drawn back into the system as coolant cools and contracts.To maintain the proper coolant level in the cooling system a recovery tank should be included. The examples to the left are from Speedway Motors.


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Testing of the these Broadheads would be nice.
1. Rage 125 grain
2. Steelforce Phathead 100 and 125 grain
3. Steelforce Phathead Featherdusters 125 grain(These were known as the Phathead Talon prior to 2011)
2011 PSE Omen Pro 60#/26.5" 290 fps w/374 grain arrow
2009 PSE Xforce GX 60#/26.625" 301 fps w/304 grain arrow; 276 fps w/374 grain arrow
2011 PSE Bow Madness XL 55#/26.5" 243 fps w/406 grain arrow
2011 PSE AXE-6 60#(IBO)58#(ASA)/26.5" 292 fps(IBO)287 fps(ASA) w/300 grain arrow
Nate see if you can get your hands on some of Rusty Ulmer's Heads. I'd like to know more about them. Also run the Trophy Taker Terrminal T-Lock's through the ringer.
I would also like to see the Rage 3 Blades and shuttle T locks
Original muzzy 4 blade 100 gr
I recently switched from a Rage 3-blade to the Meat Seekers based on a recommendation. I'd like to see how they perform if you do a test on mechanicals.
Muzzy 3-blade and G5 Tekan and T3
I recognized long ago that if I have a warehouse full of guns, but no public land or public wildlife, I have nothing!
I would like to see the shuttle T locks here lots of good things about them!
Some Grim Reapers would be great to see in the test. I have never personally tried them but heard good things and would be interested in seeing how they perform/compare to fixed and other mechanicals.


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The continent of Karlyn is approximately the size of our South America. It has four major biomes, each named for the sentient species inhabiting it: the Orcish Plains, the Elvish Forest, the Goblin Desert, and the Drake Jungle.
The vast grasslands of the Orcish Plains support huge herds of massive hairy elephant-like herbivores called behemoths. These animals are the main source of food of the native orcs, who also use the behemoths' hides for their clothes and shelters. The orcs are nomadic, forever following the behemoth herds across the plains. They fight often and can be ferocious in battle, but observe a strict honor code that forbids them from killing the unarmed.
South of the Orcish Plains grows the temperate Elvish Forest. The elves here live in a number of feudal kingdoms that, like the orcish tribes, are in a constant state of war. However, the elves are more technologically advanced than the orcs (their tech level is comparable to medieval Europe) and they are far more brutal, having no qualms about massacring entire cities.
The Goblin Desert is cut off from the rest of the continent by a range of mountains. Most of the goblin tribes are unicorn-herding nomads roaming the desert, but those goblins living near the river bisecting the desert have created a centralized civilization named al-Barjaya. The al-Barjayans practice a monotheistic religion called Isjudah and believe it is their sacred duty to convert the entire continent to it, even if they must put other species to the sword to do it.
The Elvish Forest grades into the tropical Drake Jungle as one travels southward across Karlyn. The region is teeming with many different kinds of giant reptiles, including dragons. The drakes are a reptilian species closely related to the dragons who have constructed a fairly advanced empire named Huakzil. Blood sacrifice is an important aspect of Huakzilian religion, and the Huakzilian drakes are often at war with less advanced drake tribes in search of new sacrificial victims.
BTW, those lakes you see at the transition zone between the forest and jungle were gouged out by meteors.


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I have been running Zimbra NE for a little over a week now. My users are happy and everything is going smooth.
Once small issue though. When I log into the admin console and look at the accounts, the Last Login Time section isn't always updated. Some users are shown as logging in today, while others aren't. I know for a fact some of these users have logged in today. It says the last time I logged in was 2 days ago, but I'm logged in right now.
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Thank You to Capital City Ceramics for their generous donation to our Background Check fund!
Background Checks
Because this is a new way for LYSA to obtain background checks and because you are required by LYSA policy to complete them, please go to this site and submit your information. Click here for background check website
This will allow all our background check data to be in one secure location. I have just completed mine and everything seems to be working.
Note the following:
1. You may elect to have LYSA pay for it or you may help us face this new financial burden (we anticipate it will cost $10,000 for the year) by paying for your own online.
2. You will be alerted to fields that need to be filled in, in case you miss them.
3. You will be required to do a mouse signature (drawing something in the appropriate box with the left button depressed) AND you will be required to click on viewing this signature before it will allow you to submit the background check request.
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Topic: Where store the passwords iredmail??
Hi, I recently found this cool application in internet and I am thinking of displaying it in my college class but I would like to know a little more like works in order to demonstrate its robust control algorithms and need to be told where you store the passwords and where and if encrypted, as I searched the database and do not see that field in the table "users" and not found anywhere
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This concept teaches students what it means for two triangles to be congruent and how to identify corresponding parts of congruent triangles.
This concept teaches students what it means for two triangles to be congruent and how to identify corresponding parts of congruent triangles.
This video shows you just one of the many examples a triangle may be congruent, via the AAS rule.
Explains congruent and similar triangles. Shows how to determine if triangles are similar.
This video provides the student with a walkthrough on congruent triangles.
This video provides the student with a walkthrough of one or more examples from the concept "Congruent Triangles".
This video gives more detail about the mathematical principles presented in Congruent Triangles.
This video shows how to work step-by-step through one or more of the examples in Congruent Triangles.
A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Congruent Triangles.
To activate prior knowledge, make personal connections, reflect on key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and assess student knowledge on the topic prior to reading using a Quickwrite.
To stress understanding of a concept by summarizing the main idea and applying that understanding to create visual aids and generate questions and comments using a Concept Matrix.
With this KWL Chart, reflect on your prior knowledge of a concept, come up with questions you're curious about, and come up with answers from the reading.
Find out how you can build structurally efficient domes from triangles.
How did the Egyptians build pyramids made up perfect congruent triangles?
This study guide is an overview of triangle congruence: defining corresponding parts of congruent triangles, postulates and theorems for congruences (SSS, SAS, AAS, ASA), and postulates and theorems for congruences for special triangles.
These flashcards help you study important terms and vocabulary from the concepts on Congruent Triangles, Congruence Statements, Third Angle Theorem, and triangle congruence postulates: SSS, SAS, SAS, ASA, AAS, and HL.


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Take the tubular plunge without resorting to messy glues or expensive wheels with the Vittoria Cross XG TNT Tire. Similar to the ease of a UST system found on mountain bike tires, the Cross XG TNT features Vittoria's all new TNT (Tube No Tube) technology, allowing you to mount the tire to any tubeless-ready wheelset with just a little liquid latex (like that of Vittoria Pit Stop). Or, if you're not ready to take the tubeless plunge, run it on regular rims with a standard tube. The advantages are the same as a UST tire system—it runs lighter and faster, with greater puncture resistance. But more importantly, TNT allows for greater stability at lower inflation pressures, giving you the versatility to tailor your ride to whatever the course or the weather might throw at you.
- All-around lug pattern optimized for both wet and dry courses
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I read a lot about tubeless specific CX tires before making this purchase. I was looking for a tire I could use for racing and for training. The Vittoria Cross XG Pro TNT kept coming up as the best choice. The all-around chevron clement style tread pattern, the durability and the quality of construction are all reasons why I chose this tire. It is meant to be run tubeless (Vittoria's TubeNoTube [TNT] system). The tire bead is thicker and more squared off than other CX tires I've run, which allows for better seating/sealing on the rim hook. The sidewalls of the tire are coated with rubber inside and out and although the 150 tpi casing is compliant enough to fold, it is also somewhat stiffer than higher tpi tires. This may sound like an issue, lack of sidewall compliance, but it's not. Although it does not feel as supple as a nice tubular, this tire can be run at very low pressure without burping and with great compliance, feedback and control. The grip for me has been predictable and awesome. I've raced it and trained it for about 1000 miles now with pressures down to 28psi and I think it could go lower, if needed. Apart from a sidewall puncture, which was my fault, the tire has performed flawlessly. After successfully patching the sidewall puncture, I am again running that same tire tubeless with no issues.
My advice is to buy these tires if you are looking for a really good, true tubeless, CX setup. They provide awesome performance and reliability for both racing and for training. For reference, I am a 160lb intermediate rider. I am doing about 10 CX races this season (2014) with 5 of them out of the way. I am running these tires on a wide-for-CX custom Pacenti TL28 wheel set.
I've never raced these in crazy deep mud or inclement northwest, eastern or any other place kind of real weather. I'm in San Francisco so I've seen lots of sand, loose dirt, pine needles, gravel, rocks, grass, clay, lots of off-camber and rooty stuff, and some mud, water and tarmac. Like many tires, these have lots of grip at the right pressure.
Great tire to run tubeless
To date, this tire has been hard to find. Other places claim to have the TNT version, but actually don't. This one is the legitimate TNT version. On Stan's Alpha rim, it mounted up super easy - needed only a floor pump. Tire holds pressure for nearly a week before needing top off. So far only used in gravel-grinder type races, so have only run pressure down to 40psi. I trust that this tire could go quite a bit lower w/o burping.