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|Jul 14, 1970
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|Jul 1, 1969
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|Jul 1, 1969
|Publication number
|Alcox Ray Warren, Crabtree Clinton Larry, Jameson Wayne Reynold
|Original Assignee
|Us Health Education & Welfare
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|Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (31), Classifications (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
July 14, 1970 c. 1.. CRABTREE ET AL 3,520,060
DENTAL X-RAY TEACHING AND TRAINING REPLICA Filed July 1, 3.969 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS CLINTON LARRY CRABTREE,
RAY WARREN ALCOX a WAYNE REYNOLD JAMESON l I BY g g g Z ATTORNEYS July 14, 1970 I c, CRABTREE ET AL 3,520,060
DENTAL X-RAY TEACHING AND TRAINING REPLICA Filed July 1, 1969 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 CLINTON LARRY CRABTREE, RAY WARREN ALCOX a WAYNE REY-Now JAMESON ATTORN EYS July 14, 1970 c. 1.. CRABTREE ET L I 3,520,060
DENTAL X'RAY TEACHING AND TRAINING REPLICA 3 Sheets-SheetB Filed July 1, 1969 INVENTORS S E W88 m E m mmw ,w C D m i R N../, AW RR WA IYY LA CRW 3,520,060 DENTAL X-RAY TEACHING AND TRAINING REPLICA Clinton Larry Crabtree, Ray Warren Alcox, and Wayne Reynold Jameson, Rockville, Md., assignors to the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare Filed July 1, 1969, Ser. No. 838,206 Int. Cl. A61c 19/00 U.S. Cl. 3271 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to a dental X-ray teaching and training replica and, more particularly, to a manikin head simulating the natural human head, the mouth of which may be opened and closed, for the raining of dental personnel in the use of oral roentgenoogy.
In the past it has been conventional for students of dental radiology to use each other in practicing radiographic techniques. Excessive exposure to X-rays being obviously undesirable, it has long been a desire to provide some form of artificial device upon which the practice of radiographic techniques could be satisfactorily carried out. This problem has, however, been substantial due to the character and complexity of the human mouth. It has also not been possible to use test animals for the same reason, i.e. the details of the mouth of most animals differs substantially from the human mouth, and additionally the taking of oral X-rays requires cooperation which test animals are unwilling or unable to provide.
Until the present invention, insofar as is known, only one moderately successful mechanical manikin had been developed for use in the teaching of oral roentgenology, and this was developed under Public Health Grant 86-6582, and was first described in the May 1966 issue of PHS World. Unfortunately, this device, while establishing a satisfactory principle, had a number of practical defects among which were that the cheeks would not retract properly, the lips were very difiicult to deflect or retract when opening the mouth for insertion of film, the device would not sit properly on all types of dental chairs and require clamping thereto and it was large and bulky, and the device required electrical power. These and other defects rendered the device unsatisfactory in operation.
It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, such as indicated above.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a highly satisfactory dental X-ray teaching and training replica.
It is another object of the present invention to eliminate the use of fellow students and other practice patients, thereby eliminating a source of unnecessary exposure to ionizing radiation, in the teaching of dental roentgenology.
It is another object of the present invention to permit United States Patent ice an unlimited number of repeat exposures without danger of over-exposure in the training of personnel in dental X-ray technique.
It is another object of the present invention to anatomically and functionally simulate a human patient for the purpose of practicing dental X-ray techniques.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an improved dental X-ray training manikin which operates better and more efiiciently, is easier to handle, is cheaper to construct, and is easier to carry.
It is another object of the present invention to meet the need for a life-like substitute patient for permitting unlimited oral radiography of all types without needless exposure to humans during teaching of such oral radiography techniques.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a radiographic training manikin which will attach simply and rapidly to any dental chair and which is adjustable with maximum simplicity to the entire range of radiographic positions.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a constant factor in the teaching of oral roentgenology so that the same oral X-ray can be taken repeatedly to clearly establish the relationship between technical factors and film quality and so that many similar views can be taken to illustrate the effects of various angles of projection and film placement, only student performance being a variable as between the patient and the radiographer.
These and other objects and the nature and advantages of the instant invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment which will so fully reveal the general nature of the invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify such specific embodiment and/or adapt it for various applications without departing from the generic concept; therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of such embodiment.
The disclosed embodiment generally consists of a selected human skull filled with radio-equivalent material and covered with additional material to simulate the size and shape of an average human head. It is used as a means to substitute for the live human skull in that dental X-ray films of the mouth of this manikin closely approximate those of a live human. The device has a means to lock the mouth open or closed or in any intermediate position. The covering material acts as a means to simulate the position of cheeks, lips and anatomical landmarks and as a means to simulate the resistance to movement in the case of the cheeks. The device also has a tongue which simulates the natural tongue in shape, placement and resiliency.
Additionally, the device has a means to unlock the mouth via either a foot pedal or a handle projecting from the head. There is a means to retain the head firmly in place and a means to swivel the head in any direction. In addition, the device has a simulated finger and an arm attached thereto for use in intra-oral film holding. The manikin is provided with a means for suspension from almost any chair back. It is easily used as a means to practice radiographic techniques using either the finger-holding method or by the use of film-holding devices.
The invention will be more apparent from the following description of the illustrated embodiment taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein;
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the illustrated embodiment of the device in position on a dentists chair;
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view with the artificial flesh and skin pealed away from the skull;
FIG. 4 is a broken away side view of the disclosed embodiment with the mouth in open position;
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 with the mouth closed; and
FIG. 6 is a front view broken away to show internal elements.
A manikin 10 in accordance with the present invention generally comprises a natural human skull 12 having an upper set of teeth 14 and a separate lower jaw 16 having teeth 18. The lower jaw 16 is suitably hinged for movement to the skull 12, such as described below. The skull 12 and the lower jaw 16 are covered with a plastic foam flesh 20 which is in turn covered with rubber skin 22. The skull 12 is mounted on a suitable support 24 having elements for attachment to the back of a dentists chair. The support 24 carries an arm 26 which in turn carries a finger 28 which may be used to hold the film in place as shown in FIG. 4. Suitable means 30, shown best in FIGS. 4 and 5, are provided for opening and closing the mouth of the manikin 10.
In more detail, the manikin head 10' is intended to simulate an average-sized male head and preferably only natural skulls having a full complement of teeth are used in its manufacture. The skull 12 is preferably filled with a tissue-equivalent plastic (equivalent to tissue radiographically) such as isocyanate rubber. It is also desirable to protect the teeth 14 and 18 from loosening in use and this may be accomplished by coating the teeth with a radiolucent plastic composition; additionally, the molars are coated on the occlusal surfaces with a silocone rubber material for further protection.
The flesh 20 used to cover the skull 12 and to simulate the outer contours of a male human head comprises individually molded polyurethane portions as best seen in FIG. 3. In position, the foam flesh gives a natural and realistic fee] which is helpful during radiographic training; in particular the lips and cheeks are quite pliable which gives a realistic radiographic environment both when the mouth is open and closed. The polyurethane flash comprises a radiolucent, light-weight, polyurethane foam.
The skin 22, which removably covers the polyurethane flesh 20', is formed of natural rubber latex and and has an elasticity comparable to human skin; this assists in providing a satisfactorily retractable cheek portion. The high strength, high stretch natural rubber latex is provided with suitable coloring in the desired areas, i.e. the hair portion is preferably painted externally with rubber paint, and the flesh tone in other areas is preferably imparted by the application of suitable inks to the inside of the skin, such ink being visible through the translucent amber-colored latex. The color on the inside is not subject to abrasion.
In addition to providing artificial flesh 20 and artificial skin 22, as described above, the manikin 10 is also pro-' vided with a sponge rubber latex tongue provided with internal pigmentation, and the floor of the mouth is also formed of sponge rubber. The provision of the foam flesh and latex skin maintains the lips below the incisal edges of the teeth whether the mouth is open or closed. Additionally, a thin section of tissue-equivalent isocyanate rubber is preferably provided below the mouth and serves to give mechanical stability under the chin when the mouth is opened.
The skull 12 is mounted, by means of suitable screws or bolts 50, to a first vertical rod 52 carrying a ball 54 on the end thereof. In turn, the ball 54 is carried in a suitable socket (not shown) at the upper end of a second vertical rod 56 which is initially coaxial with the first rod 52. The remainder of the support mechanism 24 constitutes a bracket 58 into which the bottom of the rod 56 extends, and a cross-bar 60 which passes through the bottom of the bracket 58, and upon which the bracket 58 may be rotated. Extending upwardly from the ends of the cross-bar 60 are a pair of hook holders 62, each of 4 which carries at its upper end a suitable suspending hook 64.
The hooks 64 are preferably spring-steel and are coated with a protecting material such as vinyl plastic. These hooks 64 are mounted to the hook holders 62 by suitable nuts and bolts 66 so that the books may be removed and replaced by those of another size if necessary. A friction lock control lever 68 is provided along the vertical rod 56 for tightening or loosening the socket with respect to the ball 54, and this contnol, along with the rotation of the bracket 58 on the cross-bar 60, allows the manikin head to be brought back against the conventional head rest 70 of the dental chair 72. In addition, the ball joint 54 in the neck permits universal head angulation as is needed. Such construction easily hooks on the back of almost any chair quickly and the frame 24 is small and of light-weight, preferably being made of aluminum, although chrome-plated steel may also be used.
To assist maintaining the head in proper position against the conventional headrest 70, it has been found desirable to utilize a perforated rubber strap 86 or the like which passes about the back of the headrest 70 and connects to suitable brackets 86 on either side of the head.
Also extending from the bracket 58 by way of a ball and socket joint 74, controlled by a friction lock control lever 80, is the arm 26 which is formed of an outer tubular member 76 and an inner telescoping tubular member 78 with a rubber friction O-ring therebetween. The telescoping feature provides for arm length adjustment in the friction-loaded telescopic slide. At the end of the inner .tubular member 78 is located a pivot 82 which passes through and anchors the finger 28. A small rubber ball 84 is provided on the end of the finger 28 to assist in holding the film as shown in FIG. 4. As with the support 24, the elements of the arm 26 and finger 28 are formed of aluminum or chrome plated steel.
As indicated above, the mouth of the manikin 10 may be opened and closed mechanically through suitable means 30. This is accomplished by providing a pivotable lever 32 which passes generally vertically inside the skull 12 and projects upwardly, in the form of a handle 34, through an elongated slot running from the frontal to the rear part of the top of the skull. The lever 32 is anchored to the skull by means of a horizontal pivot 35. The lower jaw 16 is connected to the bottom of the lever 32 by a suitable horizontal pin 36. As may be clearly seen by comparing FIGS. 4 and 5, when the handle 34 of the lever is pushed to the back of the skull, this forces the pin 36 forwardly and upwardly thereby closing the jaw; conversely, when the handle 34 is pushed forwardly, this causes rotation about the pivot 35 moving the. pin 36 downwardly and backwardly thereby opening the mouth of the manikin.
In order to lock the mouth in either open or closed position, or for that matter in any intermediate position, a suitable locking and ratchet mechanism is also provided as part of the means 30. This locking and ratchet mechanism comprises an elongated rack which is rigidly mounted by suitable mounting means, such as screws 92, within the skull 12 below the slot through which the lever 32 projects. For cooperation with such rack 90 is a locking handle 92 having a downwardly projecting element 94 which fits between a pair of adjacent teeth of the rack. The locking handle 92 is pivotally mounted to the handle 34 at a pivot 96 and is biased by a compression spring 98 so that the handle 92 is pivoted about the pivot 96 in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in FIGS. 4 and 5 so as to force the downward projection 94 into the teeth of the rack 90. To open or close the manikin mouth, one need only grasp the handles 34 and 92 between the fingers and squeeze against the compression spring 98 which causes the projection 94 to withdraw from the teeth of the rack 90 thereby permitting the lever 32 to be moved about the pivot 35. The elements of the means 30 may be formed of aluminum, chrome plated steel or plastic.
It is also preferred to provide an auxiliary operating mechanism which does not require use of the hands. Such an auxiliary mechanism may simply comprise a mechanically operating foot pedal 100 (see FIG. 1) which, upon depression, draws a cable 102 within a sheath 104 causing movement of the handle 92 toward the handle 34.
While the operation of the manikin in accordance with the present invention will be quite apparent from its constr-uction given above, nevertheless a brief description of the operation is given below. The manikin 10 is removed from a small shipping and storage case and is hung over the back of a dental chair such as is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The head and vertical column 56 are moved toward the back of the chair by pivotting the bracket 58 about the cross bar 60. For final adjustment in the seating of the manikin against the dental chair headrest 70, the locking lever 68 is displaced so that the head is free to rotate about the ball 54 of the ball and socket joint and the head is placed against such headrest, the locking of the joint by movement of lever 68 efiecting clamping of the head against the headrest. The head strap 84 is then anchored to the head and placed about the headrest 70.
The mouth of the manikin is opened by squeezing the handles 92 and 34 together and moving the lever 32 forwardly to the position shown in FIG. 4. Upon release of the handles, the spring 98 automatically forces the locking element 94 into the teeth of the rack 90. The radiographic film is positioned by normal technique, since the tongue may be depressed or pushed aside and the corners of the mouth may be pulled away from the teeth as desired. Periapical film may be held in place by the finger 28 and the tip 84 as shown in FIG. 4, the arm 26 being moved into position by unlocking the clamping lever 80 at its base and relocking it in the desired position; the length of the arm being adjusted by simply pushing or pulling the upper telescoping member 78 in the lower member 76; and the finger angle being adjusted by rotating the finger 28 in the pivot 82, the ball tip 84 holding the film in position regardless of the finger angle. In those instances where the finger is not necessary, it is easily moved out of the position and the film is held in place by closing the mouth on a film-holding device to the position shown in FIG. 5.
It will be easily seen that all standard radiographic film, including occlusal film, can be positioned in a normal manner, the tongue, lips and checks being realistically pliable so that normal film positioning techniques are directly applicable.
It is understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiment disclosed which is illustratively offered and the modifications may be easily made without departing from the invention.
What is claimed is:
1. A dental X-ray teaching and training manikin comprising a human skull filled with a tissue-equivalent plastic and having an upper head portion and a lower jaw I portion, said skull having mating teeth in said upper head and lower jaw portions:
means to open and close the mouth of said manikin comprising a vertical lever inside said skull and pivotted thereto and projecting generally vertically upwardly through the top thereof, said lower jaw being connected to said lever slightly below the pivot of said rod to said skull, and means to move said lever about said pivot;
plastic foam covering said skull to simulate flesh and elastic rubber skin covering said foam flesh;
support means for said skull comprising a pair of hooks adapted to be placed over the back of a chair;
an artifical arm having a finger thereon projecting from said support means and adapted for holding X-ray film in the open mouth of said manikin; and
means to lock said mouth in open position and in closed position for closing onto and holding in place a filmholding device in said mouth.
2. A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said support means comprises a first rod for supporting said skull, a second rod below said first rod and connected thereto with a ball and socket joint, a bracket supporting said second rod, a cross bar rotatably passing through said bracket, and one of said pair of hooks at each end of said cross bar for supporting said cross bar on the back of a chair.
3. A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said arm comprises a pair of telescoping members the bottom one of which is connected to said support means with a ball and socket joint, and the top one of which pivotally supports said finger.
, 4. A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means to lock said mouth in open and closed positions comprises a rack within said skull, a locking element for cooperating with the teeth of said rack carried by said lever, means to bias said locking element into cooperation .with said rack, and means to force said locking element away from said rack to permit movement of said lever.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,103,058 12/1937 Burtenshaw 3271 2,203,891 6/ 1940 Burtenshaw 3271 2,576,569 11/1957 Burtenshaw 32-71 ROBERT PESHOCK, Primary Examiner
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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That is totally absurd. What has the world come to? Oh no, a lock with a company logo on it, call in the troops!
This is a discussion on Got a phone call from the principal. within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Seems he was checking bicycles in the rack at school today. He's a serious hunter, but not so enthusiastic about the idea of us lowly, ...
Seems he was checking bicycles in the rack at school today. He's a serious hunter, but not so enthusiastic about the idea of us lowly, badgeless civvies carrying guns. Well, OK, be your own dog.
Seems he was concerned with the lock that my son had on his bike. The word "COLT" got his attention. Yeah, I have no use for the locks that guns come with, anymore than any of you do. So when my son asked about a bike lock, I gave him the one that came with my Commander.
As I told the principal, so what if it says "COLT." Who really cares? It is, after all, just a lock. I think the fact that a 10 year old had an obviously firearms related lock on his bike was something new to him.
He means no harm, and I told him no problem, my son will have a different lock tomorrow.
But I forgot to mention the new lock will read HK.
That is totally absurd. What has the world come to? Oh no, a lock with a company logo on it, call in the troops!
I've got some that say Mossberg and Ruger if ya need any....
Don't poke multi. It isn't worth it with these people. They have no common sense.
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive." C.S. Lewis
I guess I'll have to stop buying 'Wesson' cooking oil.
What if your last name is 'Smith'? OMIGOSH! Call the SWAT team!
Former NYC mayor Ed 'Koch' - hooboy, he would have been in a heap o' trouble!
I guess you can't be a 'heckler' at a school function!
No more 'sauer' kraut on your weiners!
CANT: Carry Always, Never Tell
Cogito, ergo armatum sum. I think, therefore I am armed. (Don Mann, The Modern Day Gunslinger; the ultimate handgun training manual)
Why dont you paint on the new lock . "Stupid" for how the school is acting .
And please don't use a "Master" lock that will open a whole set of problems
Christian Family Man
I have a couple suggestions for the OP. Only problem is they won't stand Mod scrutiny.
OP you could suggest the principal go himself.
Now I really LIKE your idea Welder. Glue some wool around the lock as well.
That so called principal is a in a sandwich.
Yeah, they do. He doesn't care about the lock. He cares about phone calls from other parents, and in his position I cannot blame him.
But it is my son and his bike. He can lock it with whatever he wants.
Don't let your kid write any papers with the work "gunk" I mean it has GUN in it. And beGUN or reference anyone named GUNther, blah blah blah. This is getting downright silly and out of hand. Colt, good grief.
Typos are for the entertainment of the reader. Don't let it go to your head
I would have told the principal to focus on educating the youthful masses and to never call me about something like this again, but to contact my lawyer. Things like this make me almost wish I had school-age kids again.
Retired USAF E-8. Curmudgeon at large.
Lighten up and enjoy life because:
Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth
I had a student last year who came to school with a Beretta lock on his trombone case. We struck up a conversation about hunting and, can you believe it, no one got hurt.
Tell the leader of the liberals that your son named his bike Colt .
Christian Family Man
I could understand if it said hipoint but cmon its Colt!!
"Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" ~ Mark Twain
Another example of why I am glad my children answer to us for their education. Reading stories such as this one make me glad that we switched to home school for our children.

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The current state of knowledge suggests that the Earth formed within 100 million years of the birth of the Sun — but there's been a lot of debate about this number, as well as questions over just how representative of other stars it may be. Theoretically, planetary formation should take place much more quickly — in less than 10 million years — but there's been no observational support for this.
Until now.
A team led by Johny Setiawan of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany has found a young planet around the star TW Hydrae. And I do mean young — the star itself is only about 10 million years old, so the planet must be of comparable (or younger) age. This is so young that the planet is still in the midst of the star's protoplanetary disk. So other planets are likely still forming, at least until the star gets really active and blows all the small leftovers away, like a construction crew cleaning up at a worksite.
In a sense, the discoverers of this new world got lucky. They used the radial velocity approach to find it, looking for faint wobbles in the host star's motion. So fortunately for them, the planet (given the not-so-endearing name of TW Hya b) is a whopper — between 5.5 and 13 times the mass of Jupiter! It's also VERY close to its parent star, orbiting at about 1/10 the distance from its sun as Mercury does from ours. This means things happen very fast on the young planet, since its year is only 3.6 of our days long.
The original study will be published in Nature later today, so expect to see lots of commentary on this over the next few days. Over a longer span, this should really liven up the long-running debate over the myriad paths that planet formation can follow.
Meanwhile, here is some further reading for the astronomically inclined:
First planet discovered around a youthful star – New Scientist Space
Baby planet spotted near faraway sun – msnbc.com
Distant star sheds light on the birth of planets – AFP


text: Overview Discussion topics Recent activity Members 1–2 of 2 comments Read Please and Add Your Own Chapter Posted by LadyE on September 11, 2009 Add reply Share Send to a fan or friend Short link: LadyE posted September 11, 2009 I have a story basically where can create your own character to go into Docter Sans' Surgery. Please do it because its a lot of fun!!!Just thought i'd throw that out there! Group Manager nickb Plus Note posted September 11, 2009 Hi @LadyE, I'm going to move your post to the Collaborative Corner group because it's kind of in the wrong spot. You'll probably get more feedback over there anyhow. :)Cheers,-nick Back to top


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I have never really read Superman stories, so this is new for me. If it's already been done, I apologize.
I appreciate any and all reviews. Thanks!
Thanks Kipling-Nori. BCBW! For-eva.
He Who Laughs Last
Clark woke up with a start. Sitting straight up in bed, he moved his arm up to his forehead to wipe his brow. He was covered with sweat, and his pajamas were clinging to his body.
He rushed over to the sink and splashed his face with cold water. Breathing deeply, he braced his arms on the counter, and tried to shake his head clear.
Finally feeling some semblance of calm, Clark looked up into the mirror only to see the letters CNF dripping in blood across the pane. Through the trickling ink, he was able to see his own reflection. The sight of his clothes nearly made him pass out. NO! NO NO NO!
"Clark. Wake up."
When he kept thrashing around on the bed, Lois got a glass of water and splashed it on his face. She had learned the hard way not to shake him while he was having a nightmare.
He sat up abruptly and turned to Lois; he looked awful.
"CNF again?"
Still too shaken up to speak, he nodded miserably.
"It's been two weeks. I think you need to see the doctor."
Clark thought it over for a while, before agreeing. "But no one can find out. Just me, you, and J'onn."
"Of course."
"Come here, Superman." Clark crawled over to his new wife, and Lois held him until he fell asleep again.
The Martian Manhunter looked grimly at Clark and Lois as they sat next to each other with their hands clasped together.
"The tests are inconclusive. I'm sorry, Superman."
"So I'm going to have to live with these nightmares?! Every time I shut my eyes, there's something sinister there. And they've been escalating. At first, it was just me walking around in public dressed inappropriately. But then.." he paused to steady himself, "my uniform turned into hair; or my arms got ripped off. Other times I'm watching television and these graphic, violent images flood the screen, and all I can do is cry. The worst is when my clothes change, so that they're covered with his laughing face."
"Whose face?"
"I don't know! But if he's not there, the letters CNF are."
"Perhaps it is cold nuclear fusion. Has Luthor been doing anything out of the ordinary?"
"No, he is under constant surveillance. If he were up to something, I would know. Besides, this guy looks nothing like Luthor. For one thing, he has a full head of hair."
"I'm sorry, Superman, but, as of now, I am unable to make any sense of your dreams. Perhaps, if you permit me to inform Batman, he cou-"
"Absolutely not. He is the last person I want finding out about this."
"The only other option is memory regression. If we can isolate the incident that started your dreams, I think they will no longer plague you."
"Are there any risks?"
"I will need to strap you to a gurney, and I will need to weaken you sufficiently so I can further break down your mind. Unfortunately, I will need to use kryptonite."
"Whatever it takes, J'onn. I trust you."
"And Superman, I suggest that Lois sleep alone tonight. I'm worried that your dreams will escalate further, and she could get injured."
Clark turned to look at his wife, his face crestfallen. "But J'onn."
Lois waved away his protestations. "Who wants to sleep in the same bed with her husband, anyway? It's not like we're newlyweds or anything."
"It is unfortunate, Lois, but we must take your safety into account. I promise to return him to you as quickly as possible."
"And then I can do whatever I want, right?"
Clark blushed and silently thanked J'onn for leaving without commenting on Lois's remark. God only knows the thoughts he was reading from her.
Close on the heels of the big green man, Lois pushed Clark out of the room. "Well, he only said we can't sleep together. He didn't say anything about the time before that."
Clark made sure Lois was tucked into bed before he took his place on the couch. He was so exhausted, he doubted he'd have another of those dreams tonight. He'd have to thank Lois later.
Stretching out, he buried his head into the pillow and drifted off to sleep.
Unfortunately, the laughing man was waiting for him, and he was holding kryptonite in his hand.
"Do you know why kryptonite makes you weak, Superman? I do!"
Clark tried to crawl away, but the man viciously kicked him to the ground. He grabbed at Superman's clothes with two strong fists.
"Nice pajamas. Did Lois give those to you?"
Clark looked down; it was as if his clothes had come to life, emblazoned with millions of laughing heads. He tried to shut his eyes, but even there the man's face followed him.
Clark's eyes popped open when the man ripped Clark's top off. To his horror, the villain started carving the letters CNF into his chest.
"Why are you doing this?"
"I could say it's because you're too cocky, but the real reason is simply because I can. What did you expect? That I'd start blubbering and confess that I had a horrible childhood, then come to my senses and stop? I do this because I want to do this. And that's all the justification you're going to get."
Clark wasn't able to answer him, because the man took the kryptonite and clubbed him over the head with it.
This time it was Clark that woke up Lois.
"I'm sorry, sweetie, but I have to go to the Watchtower. I can't be Superman if I'm living constantly in fear. I have to solve this problem now."
He gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"I understand. Come home soon."
"You know I will." Then he sped out of the room.
Three days later, Lois stood over her husband, lines of worry etched upon her face.
She turned to J'onn and voiced her concern. "But it's been so long."
"You're right. I know this is against his wishes, but we need to tell Batman."
"He's going to kill me."
"If we don't find answers soon, he will die anyway."
"It's that serious?"
"Not yet, but we can't afford to lose time."
"Ok, but let me tell Batman."
When she revealed all that she knew to him, Bruce just sat back and laughed at her.
"You have got to be kidding me."
She had never seen Batman laugh before, and that he would do so when her husband's life was at risk angered her beyond words. "How can you be so cruel? He's your friend."
Batman placed a patronizing arm on her shoulder, but he did try to reign in his mirth. "I'm sorry Lois, but it's so obvious and simple. If you had come to me earlier, I could have easily dealt with this."
"Well, stop giving yourself a pat on the back and go fix him!"
Without further ado, Batman strode confidently into the patient's room, leaned over Superman's recumbent form and whispered something into his ear.
As he made to leave, Lois stopped him. J'onn and Bruce could see the questions on her face, but neither man said anything.
"Aren't you going to tell me what you said?"
Stepping in to play diplomat, J'onn offered, "I think it would be best if you heard it from Superman."
"So, he's going to be alright?"
"Give him a few minutes, and he will be the same old Superman."
"Thank you so much, J'onn."
She turned to thank Batman, but he had already left.
"I can't believe I didn't figure it out sooner. But now it's all over, and I've been sleeping like a baby."
"So, Chuck Norris was the man in your dreams?"
"Yeah, it's ridiculous isn't it?" He looked up bashfully at his wife.
She playfully punched him on the shoulder. "Of course not. We all know you could take him on in a fight anyway."
It had actually taken a few days for Superman to get better because he had been exposed to the kryptonite for so long. Lois helped him to his feet, and they started to walk out of the infirmary together.
"What started all this in the first place?"
"One day, Wally said something under his breath, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Unfortunately, gossip on the Watchtower moves faster than Flash, and once Kara found out, the information was traveling down the corridors at the speed of light. Pretty soon I couldn't even walk down the hallways without people staring and whispering. Some of them were even giggling. Do you know how weird it was to hear a girlie high pitched laugh come out of Orion's mouth?"
"I can only imagine. But hopefully you will never have to hear that again."
"Yeah, and at least Bruce never found out about this. He'd never let me live it down."
"Right." Lois tried to walk faster. She had a feeling that if they stayed any longer, Clark would soon discover her betrayal.
She felt Superman shudder in her arms, as the most unnatural sound in the world echoed in her ears.
"Clark, I think we should go." Lois quickly grew alarmed when he didn't listen to her.
Not knowing who was around, he separated himself from Lois as he walked into the room of the sound's origin. Lois followed slowly behind him, dreading what she would find through that door.
They found the culprit laughing with at least ten of his fellow superheroes. They were all wearing t-shirts with the face of the man who had, until very recently, been haunting Superman's dreams. Each shirt had a different Chuck Norris Fact inscribed on it:
Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas.
Faster than a speeding bullet ... more powerful than a locomotive ... able to leap tall buildings in a single bound... yes, these are some of Chuck Norris' warm-up exercises.
The "S" on Superman's suit was woven out of chest hair taken from Chuck Norris as he lay unconscious from an intense Total Gym workout session. This is the true source of Superman's powers.
Chuck Norris invented kryptonite because he thought Superman was "too cocky."
Kryptonite has been found to contain trace elements of Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks to the face. This is why it is so deadly to Superman.
Superman once watched an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger. He then cried himself to sleep.
Chuck Norris had an arm wrestling contest with Superman. The loser had to wear his underwear on the outside of his clothes.
Later in life, Superman challenged Chuck Norris to an arm wrestling contest. Superman no longer has an arm.
Clark was only beginning to process what was going on around him when a man dressed in a sharp looking suit made his presence known.
"Hello, Superman. I heard that you weren't feeling well, so I thought I'd bring someone to cheer you up. Flash tells me you're a big fan of his."
The crowd of superheroes finally parted, and a man with the thickest beard Clark had ever seen in his life stepped forward.
"Hi Superman, want to arm wrestle?"
Chuck Norris playfully punched the Man of Steel in the gut. Clark marveled at how a man weighed down with a ten gallon-hat, jean jacket, leather chaps, and boots could move with such agility. He's like a cat.
Superman let out an uncomfortable laugh. "I think I'll pass. I'd hate to lose to you, Mr. Norris."
"Ok, well, maybe next time, son."
Superman turned to the formally attired man who had accompanied Chuck. "Remind me to thank you later, Mr. Wayne."
"Maybe you could put in a good word for me with Wonder Woman."
Kara piped up. "She already has a boyfriend, and I doubt you want to mess with Batman."
Flash sped over and handed Superman a very poorly wrapped package. "Here, big guy. Good to see you up and moving around."
"Well, I'm not that much better. Actually, I should probably be heading home. Thank you, Ms. Lane, for coming to see me. Tell your husband I said 'hello'."
"You're welcome. I'm just going to stay around here; maybe get an interview with Mr. Norris."
"Anything for the lovely little lady," the Oklahoman drawled.
"It was nice meeting you, Mr. Norris."
Chuck raised both of his hands in the shape of guns and gave the Man of Steel a wink. "Right back atcha. And please, call me Chuck."
And with that Clark took his gift and headed toward the Transport Room.
As soon as Lois entered their home, she was greeted by Clark's angry voice.
"I thought I told you not to tell him."
She kicked off her shoes and followed the sound of the noise. "I'm sorry, but I thought you were going to die."
"I feel like I'm going to die."
She finally made it to the room. "Oh, Clark, you're being a big baby. It can't be that bad."
Clark stood up, fully clothed in Chuck Norris pajamas. "Yes, it can. Look what they gave me!"
"Just because they gave it to you, doesn't mean you have to wear it."
Sensing where she was headed, Clark walked over to his unblushing bride. "What are you implying, Mrs. Kent?"
"That you need to get out of those pajamas. Now!"
Pretty soon the two reporters began their private interviews. And when they were finished, Clark fell asleep quickly in Lois's arms, and from the smiles on his face, it looked to Lois that he was reliving their earlier moments.
She laughed to herself. "Let's see Chuck try to interrupt his dreams tonight. They should make t-shirts about me and my powers."
As Lois tried to come up with a few of her own facts, she smugly grinned over the form of her sleeping husband. When she saw his lips moving, she leaned in to catch his murmurings.
"Die, Batman. Die!"
The End
In case you didn't make the connection CNF is Chuck Norris Facts. I took all the "facts" from the internet.
If you have never heard of a Chuck Norris Fact, this story probably didn't make much sense.


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Home > Research Centers and Departments > Research Centers > Western Dairy Center > Journal of Food Structure > Vol. 10 (1991) > No. 3
Food Structure
Volume 10, Number 3 (1991)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cheese Structure
M. Rosenberg, M. J. McCarthy, and R. Kauten
Structure, Meltability, and Firmness of Process Cheese Containing White Cheese
Miloslav Kalab, H. Wayne Modler, Marijana Caric, and Spasenija Milanovic
Extrusion-Cooking of Pea Flour: Structural and Immunocytochemical Aspects
Hassane Ben-Hdech, Daniel J. Gallant, Brigitte Bouchet, Jacques Gueguen, and Jean-Pierre Melcion
Comparison of the Effects of Three Different Grinding Procedures on The Microstructure of "old-fashioned" Non-Stabilized Peanut Butter
Clyde T. Young and William E. Schadel
Effect of Irradiation and Dielectric Heating on Soybean Ultrastructure, Trypsin Inhibitor, and Lipoxygenase Activities
E. Kovacs, N. D. Lam, J. Beczner, and I. Kiss
Physicochemical and Macromolecular Properties of Starch-Cellulose Fiber Extrudates
R. Chinnaswamy and M. A. Hanna
Effect of Chemical Modifications on the Microstructure of Raw Meat Batters
Andre Gordon and Shai Barbut
Textural and Microstructural Properties of Frozen Fish Mince as Affected by the Addition of Nonfish Proteins and Sorbitol
K. S. Yoon, C. M. Lee, and L. A. Hufnagel
Ultrastructural Evidence for Temperature-Dependent Ca2+ Release from Fish Sarcoplasmic Reticulum During Rigor Mortis
Hideki Ushio, Shugo Watabe, Muneaki Iwamoto, and Kanehisa Hashimoto


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McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) news
Major Study Will Test Best Ways to Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
The Royal Victoria Hospital Metabolic Day Center of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is one of 70 clinics in the United States and Canada taking part in a major new study to test three promising approaches to lower the risk of heart disease and stroke in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Host Gene That Makes People Vulnerable to Leprosy Discovered
An international research team, led by Dr. Erwin Schurr and Dr. Thomas Hudson, Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, have identified a gene on human chromosome 6 that makes people vulnerable to leprosy. The study will be published in the March 2003 issue of Nature Genetics.
New ICU at MUHC nets prestigious award
The new intensive care unit (ICU) at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) site of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has won a prestigious North American architectural design award.
MUHC Researchers Find a Molecule That Improves Wound Repair
Annually, 1.25 million Americans suffer burns and 6.5 million experience chronic skin ulcers from diseases such as diabetes. So far, treatment options for these individuals have been limited. However, Dr. Andrew Bateman of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and his collaborators has recently identified a molecule that may be used to treat these wounds.
Team Uses Genomic Tools To Discover Gene
In an advance illustrating the power of genomic information, an international team of researchers today announced it has identified a gene that causes Leigh Syndrome, French Canadian type (LSFC), a fatal inherited disorder affecting 1 in 2000 live births each year in the Saguenay-Lac St Jean region of Quebec.
Identification of Genes Causing Deffects in Vitamin B12 Metabolism
Investigators at the University of Calgary and McGill University have identified genes that underlie two severe diseases of vitamin B12 metabolism. The two diseases, known as the cblA and cblB forms of methylmalonic aciduria, may produce brain damage, mental retardation and even death if not detected in infancy or early childhood.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Launches Centre For Insulin Secreting Cell Replacement in Montreal
Research to find a viable cure for juvenile diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes, received a boost today with the launch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Centre for Beta Cell Replacement at McGill University and Université de Montréal.
MUHC Scientists Find Gene For Neurodegenerative Disease
A study published in the November issue of Nature Genetics by investigators from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) identifies a gene that underlies a neurological disorder affecting the brain and spinal cord.
Glen Site Environmental Clean-up
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) announced today that, subject to approvals from the Government of Quebec and the City of Montreal, it is planning to dig up contaminated soil on the Glen site next year and transport it to sites licensed by the Quebec Ministry of the Environment.
MUHC Study Finds New Cause of Colorectal Cancer
A review of over 140 scientific studies on colorectal cancer may point to a more effective way of diagnosing and preventing this deadly disease.
McGill University Health Centre Receives $1,000,000 From Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. announced today that it is contributing $1,000,000 to Canada's largest osteoporosis study, which is being directed by researchers from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.
McGill University Health Centre Researchers Show That a New Battle Against HIV/AIDS is Imminent
Despite the successes of drug treatments for HIV/AIDS during the last decade, research suggests that a new battle against this deadly disease has opened up.
McGill University Health Centre to generate $28 Million in Local Economic Activity
According to a report prepared by Daniel Arbour & Associés and released today by The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), the building of a modern health science facility at Glen Yard will result in positive economic benefits for the boroughs of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce/Côte-des- Neiges, the Sud Ouest and Westmount.
MUHC Study Shows The Old Asthma Drugs Are Still Better
Not everything new is better than the old, according to a researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).
Alberta Brothers on cross-country roller-skiing trek To stop at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital (MUHC)
Two brothers from Camrose, Alberta will be rolling into Montreal on THURSDAY, JULY 18, as they rollerski the 6,245 kilometers from Edmonton to St. John's, Newfoundland in an effort to thank Canada's unsung heroes - families who have donated a family member's organs and tissue so that others may live.


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Robbing History to Feed the Present in West Bank
By CLYDE HABERMAN,
Published: July 11, 1993
RABOUD, Israeli-Occupied West Bank— Three young men sunk picks and shovels into a rocky hillside near this village, looking for treasure and grimacing when all they turned up were pottery shards and bone fragments.
They had been digging a few feet away when they stumbled upon a burial cave, one of many in this area dating from the ancient Israelites. With visions of finding valuable artifacts and with one of them always keeping an eye out for Israeli Army patrols, they busily went about committing one of the oldest crimes in this or any other region: grave robbing.
"We wouldn't do it if we didn't need the money," one young man said.
Three months after Israel effectively cut off the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip to end a burst of lethal attacks against Israelis, there has been a sharp rise in the number of Arabs in the territories who have found that the best way to scrape by is to scrape under the ground in search of ancient coins, pots, statues and oil lamps.
It is blatantly illegal work, and could land violators in Israeli jails. It also often means disturbing graves from centuries and even millenniums ago. But while the diggers say they find this part of the job distasteful, they argue that they have no choice.
"The aim is to survive, not to desecrate tombs or disturb another religion," said a teacher in Raboud, a village of several hundred near Hebron, the largest town in the southern sector of the West Bank. "It is a sensitive thing, and when they find bones, they gather them up to bury them together later."
The territorial closing that began at the end of March kept an estimated 120,000 Palestinians from jobs in Israel, putting an immediate and enormous dent in the territories' fragile economy. Although restrictions have gradually been eased in recent weeks, to a point that some 45,000 Arabs have been given permits to enter Israel for work, it still leaves tens of thousands of families without jobs or alternative sources of steady income.
A few have managed to be hired for public-works projects newly undertaken by the military government. But most are like a 26-year-old man who calls himself Abu Thaer and who used to be a janitor at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. After a few weeks of being unable to get to work, Abu Thaer decided that Jerusalem might well be off-limits to him for good and that he had better figure out another way to feed his four children.
It was not long before he started exploring underground caves near his spartan house in a village not far from Raboud, which he would rather leave unidentified to avoid arousing the authorities' attention.
This area southwest of Hebron is rich in underground caves and other signs of settlement going back 3,000 years, the Israelite period under King David. Finds from that era are especially in demand, Abu Thaer says, since most of what he finds goes to Arab middlemen for resale to Israeli dealers.
Not that he makes much on his digs, he says. One lucky neighbor happened on an ancient clay statue of a man that proved to be worth thousands of dollars. But the best he has managed to find was a Byzantine-era ring that fetched only about $15 because, he says, scavengers are finding so many of them these days.
Much of the work is done furtively after dark, but Abu Thaer says he and his family poke around on hillsides even during the day, surrounding themselves with sheep and goats so that from a distance it looks as though they are merely watching the animals graze.
According to the teacher in Raboud, Palestinians resorted to similar illegal digging after the wars of 1967 and 1973, but the grave robbing is far more widespread this time. As for the Israeli authorities, they have thus far not been aggressive about trying to stop this activity, even though potential archeological sites are being turned upside down by amateurs without a shred of scientific training.
"I fully know the dangers of what we are doing," Abu Thaer said, pausing before he added with a shrug, "Do you know what else I can do?"


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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, New Braunfels, Texas ilk 11 11 WaSmrn 25 Cents - -vv Thursday October 10, 1991 * Vol. 139, No. 232 Serving NEW BRAUNFELS and COK , / Home of Louis iiung uls R. Keesee One Section, 14 PagesStammtischBest wishes The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung wishes "happy birthday" today to Tina Valadez, Paula Rocsch, Billy Printy, Ricky Priess, Frank O. Perez, Olga Gomez, Debra Lee Ann Supulver, Chris Castilleja, Christy Moreno, Mary Garza Torres, Casey Kneupper and Francis Castillo. Belated birthday wishes to Luke Burke. "Happy anniversary" today to Tony and Betty Casarez. Know of a birthday or anniversary? Give our receptionist a call the day before at 625-9144 — we'd like to share in the greetings.Lawmakers to speak Responding to a request from Comal ISD parents, patrons and taxpayers, Superintendent Joe Rogers has arranged a public meeting with State Sen. Bill Sims and State Rep. Edmund Kucmpcl on Monday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Smithson Valley High School to discuss the school district's financial situation. Audience participation is invited at this meeting, which is open to the public. For more information call Rogers at 625-8081 or (512) 885-7674.Salado day trip The Sophicnburg Museum and Archives is sponsoring a day trip to historic Salado Wednesday, Oct. 16. The $25 per person fee includes transportation by bus, historic tour, lunch and gratuity. For additional information call 629-1572.Bake and craft sale New Braunfels Lioness Club will sponsor a bake and craft sale Saturday, Oct. 12 in front of Wal-Mart. Proceeds will go toward sight conservation projects.Klnderchor practice Kindcrchor practice is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. at Bavarian Village Restaurant. The group is looking for more children between the ages of 4 and 12 to participate in the learning and singing of German folksongs. For more information call David C. Smith at 629-1785.School yearbooks The 1990-91 New Braunfels High School yearbooks will be sold Friday, Oct. ll at the varsity football game for $30. Anyone who wishes to pick up a book that they have already ordered may come by the school during school hours to pick it up.FFA booster clubs Canyon and Smithson Valley Future Farmers of America booster clubs will meet for the first annual social Saturday, Oct. 12 from 6 p.m. to I a.m. at the Comal County Fairgrounds. A $50 donation admits two adults for all you can cat and drink and dancing to the music of Dana Wchrmann with the Texas Top Hands. Proceeds will be used to purchase student animal projects al the Comal County Junior Livestock Auction and provide financial assistance to the chapters. For tickets call (512) 885-7744 or 625-2491.Benefit barbecue Lake Dunlap Arca Volunteer Fire Depanment will sponsor its annual barbecue Saturday, Oct. 19 at the American Legion Post #179, 410 W. Coll from 4 to 11 p.m. Barbecue plates will be $4 for adults and $3 for children. Auction at 6 See STAMMTISCH, Pag* 2 Highs in the low 80s and overnight lows in the high 50s are likely throughout South Central Texas the remainder of the week. In New Braunfels Wednesday, the high was 82 and the overnight low was 52. For weather details, see Pane 2. Inside: CLASSIFIED......................11*14 COMICS....................................8 CROSSWORD..........................3 DEAR ABBY............................0 HOROSCOPE...........................8 KALEIDOSCOPE......................8 RECORDS.................................4 SCRAPBOOK...........................7 SPORTS...............................8-11 TV LISTINGS............................8 WEATHER................................2 Grand jury indicts 16 persons By ROBERT STEWART Staff Writer Twenty one indictments involving 16 individuals were issued by a Comal County grand jury on Wednesday. Among them were three counts of criminal mischief to a New Braunfels man, Michael McBride, 19, of the 1500 block of Lorelei who allegedly was involved in a July 4 fight, according to officials with the Comal County District Attorney's office. Training timeBoards get state instruction By ROBERT STEWART Staff Writer School board members of the New Braunfels and Comal Independent School Districts met in a joint workshop Wednesday night for training in evaluation of school district superintendents as required by the Texas Association of School Boards. The session was conducted by William P. "Bill" Ncmir from the TASB personnel services division in Austin. "I think that the evaluation instrument should be a planning document for the district," Nemir said. Attending the workshop, held at the NBISD Education Center, were NBISD Superintendent Charles R. Bradbcrry and C1SD Superintendent Joe Rogers. Trustees present were Lee Ikels, Leroy Goodson, Connie Cantu, Don Craighead and Jim Middleton from Comal (SD and Dick Robinctt, Leo Chafin and Margie Rabom from New Braunfels ISD. S** BOARD, Pag* 2 Also indicted were a New Braunfels couple allegedly involved in the hold-up of a New Braunfels pizza shop. Jesse Lopez Jr., 47, and Esperanza Lopez of the 200 block of W. Mill each were charged with one count of engaging in criminal activity. The couple allegedly was waiting outside the restaurant while another man robbed the establishment. The man, Martin Aleman, 26, of the 200 block of Anhalt, pled guilty to robbery of the pizza shop, a second degree felony and was sentenced to 15 years in prison by District Judge Robert T. Pfueffer. The grand jury also returned several sealed indictments. Other grand jury indictments, with charges listed, were: • Eric Estes, 33, of Spring Branch; DWI, subsequent offense. • Brian Urbansky, 18, of Canyon Lake; burglary of a vehicle. • Edelmira Lopez, 34, of George West; unlawful use of a criminal instrument. • Sandra Gomez, 30, of the 2000 block of W. Bridge St.; robbery, enhancement. • Juan Davila, 17, of the 2800 block of W. San Antonio St.; robbery. • Delta Perza AKA Delta Meza, 32, of the 500 block of Ventura Drive; William P. "Bill" Nemir perches on the edge of a table as he share with school board members from the New Braunfels and Comal Independent School Districts the Texas Association of School Boards' required material on evaluation of superintendents. Visible at left is Charles R. Bradberry, NBISD superintendent. The workshop was held at the NBISD Education Center. (Photo by Robert Stewart) Oak Run School 'on schedule9 By ROBERT STEWART Staff Writer Construction on the New Braunfels Independent School District's Oak Run School is moving along well, said Superintendent Charles R. Bradberry. "We hope to have the classroom wing completed by the beginning of November and the remainder completed in December," he said. "We'll move everybody over during the Christmas break." The Oak Run School is presently operating at the New Braunfels Middle School. The staff of Principal Bill Hollas, his assistant, secretary United Vteu and a nurse are functioning as a separate unit to ease the transition to the new facility. Oak Run will be a sixth grade campus. Removing sixth graders from the Middle School will ease overcrowding there, Bradberry said. The library, gymnasium and cafeteria are all designed for future expansion in the event that the need may come in the future to broaden the school's population. "Around the year 2000 we may want to make this into another middle school," Bradberry said. Half the city's middle school students would then attend Oak Run while the other half would go to New Braunfels Middle School. The Oak Run School is equipped with a choir room, band hall (with practice rooms), a guidance area, nursing center and full office facilities. "We will have districtwide baking facilities in the kitchen here," Bradberry said. "This will save money and produce higher quality products." Bakery products for all NBISD schools will be prepared at Oak Run. Presently, some products are purchased from outside suppliers and some arc made by the district. The school also features separate walkway/driveway facilities for buses and cars. "Everything is going good,'' said Jim Tollette, construction superintendent. "We're right on time and we'd like to see more of this (good) weather." Bradberry said that the Highway Department will be installing warning lights to slow traffic down to 40 miles per hour in front of the school, located on Texas 46 just past Loop 337. There will also be a turning lane to ease access, he said.Good Day IDU (NM UM ll /S pun uni SO (MN CW ll 25 PHII Hill Event includes local performers With pledges totaling $129,016.27 on Wednesday, United Way of Comal County is now at 65 percent of its goal. The annual fund drive, which runs through November, is aiming for $200,000 to be shared among more than 20 member agencies Speakers for groups or businesses can be booked by calling 020-7760 By STEPHANIE FERGUSON City Editor More than 20 bands, many of them local performers, will perform at the 5th Annual Gruene Music Fest slated for Saturday in Gruene, The fest, which was created to raise money for the Comal County United Way, will feature a number of local entertainers. • Schedule includes: Gruene Hall Mike Soukup— 10:15 to 11 a m. Grapes of Wrath — Noon to 12:45 p.m. Don McCalister and Cowboy Jazz — 1:30 lo 2 p.m. Lisa and Roberta Morales — 3 to 3:45 p.m. Inncrvicw — 4:15 to 5 p.m. Terri Hendrix — 6:50 to 7:20 p.m. County Line — 7:30 to 8:15 p m. Sisters Morales — 8:30 to 9:45 p.m. Clay Slaker — IO; 15 p.m. to I a m. Main Stage Straightaway — 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. B.C. Smith & The Breeze Band — 11 a.m. to noon Ken Ryan & Crossover — 12:45 lo 1:30 p.m. Texanna — 2-3 p.m. Polynesian Dancers — 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Savannah Rose — 5 to 5:30 p.m. LL CD m f —I HERE! £ Gruene Music Fest October 11-12 Stingrays — 5:45 lo 6:30 p.m. Folk Stage Gutter Snypc — 10:30 lo 11 a m. Humble Brothers — 11:15 lo 11:50 am. David Owens — 12:05 to 12:45 p.m. Mariachis Cardenas — I to 1:20 p.m. Dan McCoy — 2 to 2:30 p.m. Polynesian Dancers — 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. Bill Snipes and Tracy Springer —-3:30 to 4 p.m. Al Barlow —4:15 to4:45 p m. Whoosits — 5 to 6:30 p.m Guadalupe Valley Winery Stage Chris and Judy — Noon to I p.m. Alan Voight — 1:30 lo 4 p.m. The Craze — 5 lo 6:30 p.m. Gruene Music Fest will kick off Friday at Gruene Hall with a private premier party from 6 to 8 p.m. and then the public is invited to an auction at 8 p.m. and the Judy Jenkins Band will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight. Also planned for the fest are food booths, a pottery-making display, arui and crafts, classic car collection, T-shirts and more. Sponsors of the include. Miller Genuine Draft, Y-100, Texas Commerce Bank, Gruene Merchants Association, United Way, Music Fest Association, Gaynes Productions and New Braudels Herald' Zt Uung. For more information about GMF call 629-4457. forgery by passing. • David Machuca, 37, of the 2700 block of Becker St.; forgery by passing. • Pedro Flores, 17, of the Boys Shelter; attempted burglary of a building. • Walter Fugett, 29, of the 200 block of Rhine Rd.; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Powerful fun set by NEU By MARK WARNKEN Staff Writer New Braunfels Utilities has a special afternoon of Public Power Week activities scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 Friday at NBU's office on Main Plaza. This year's Public Power Week, Oct. 6 to 12, also is especially meaningful for the Austin-based Lower Colorado River Authority, which some state officials proposed to sell during the legislative sessions earlier this year to raise revenue to balance the state budget. The benefits of a community owning its own electric utility company will be the focus of NBU's second annual observance of Public Power Week, which falls during national Energy Awareness Month. After a short welcome on Friday, a demonstration of NBU's Safe Haven program will be given. Safe Haven is an awareness program for children teaching them to go to any NBU worker when they find themselves in a dangerous situation arui need help. An arcing-safcty demonstration will follow at 2 p.m. The demonstration, described as 7,200 volts of a loud, bright buzz, is designed to raise awareness about the dangers of working around power lines. At 2:45, the afternoon will end with an air-changc lest at an older NBU-owned home at 437 E. Klingemann. The air-change test is used to gauge a home's energy efficiency by measuring air infiltration. Ratepayers also are encouraged to visit the NBU lobby the entire week to examine displays and pick up brochures about NBU and energy conservation. New Braunfels is one of more than 2.000 publicly owned electric utilities in the United Slates in cities and town in every state expect Hawaii. Earlier this year, the state House Republican Caucus backed a sale of LCRA power-generating facilities, and state Comptroller John Sharp recommended the Legislature study such a sale rn a massive budget dcficil-reducuon plan. State Rep. Edmund Kuempel and the Association of Wholesale Customers of LCRA — citing figures that showed electric rates would need to rise by 30- lo 40-perccm if LCRA were sold, most likely to a private utility — actively opposed die proposed sale. The issue now appears dead due to lack of legislative support. "LCRA is still publicly owned, guided by wholesale customers and a board of directors representing 15 of the counties in the service area, and citizen committees are formed on all rnqjor issues," said General Manager Mark Rose. "We believe that we are a stronger utility because we have made every effort to keep this public uuiity in the hands of the public, and we intend to keep our customers involved in decisions that affect them. That's what public power is all about ." Until LCRA and electric cooperatives were formed in the late 1930s and 1940s, only a small percentage of rural areas had electricity because private utilities saw no profit in extending lines for long distances to small populations in scattered towns and remote farms. These conditions motivated the creation of publicly owned, non-profit electric utilities in Texas. When LCRA began generating electricity, city officials looking for a reliable power source signed on as LCRA customers. LCRA transmission lines began to inch their way across Central Texas as the demand for power grew. Thirty-three city util-iues are now LCRA wholesale customers, including NBU. ;
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Joe Hasham
|Joe Hasham (OAM)
|Joseph Christopher Hasham
4 September 1948
Tripoli, Lebanon
|Actor, artistic director
|Years active
|1969 – present
|Faridah Merican
Joseph Christopher "Joe" Hasham (OAM) (Arabic: جو هشام) (born 4 September 1948 Tripoli, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Australian actor who became famous in Australia in the 1970s through his long running role of dependable and decent gay lawyer Don Finlayson in soap opera Number 96.
Early life and education[edit]
Hasham graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1968 and subsequently made several appearances in television series produced by Crawford Productions.
Number 96[edit]
When Number 96 began in 1972 it was an instant hit and original cast member Hasham became one of the most popular cast members, regarded as a sex symbol by many female fans. He reprised the role in the feature film version of the serial in which his character engaged in a gay kiss with the closeted Simon Carr (John Orcsik), although the shot was later cut from the film. Hasham continued to play the role until Number 96 ended in 1977.
Other work[edit]
During the run of the series Hasham released a pop-music album, although he was not able to successfully launch a career as a singer. Later in the show's run a spin-off series focusing on Hasham's character switching to a career as a private investigator also failed to pan-out. After Number 96 ended Hasham continued his career with acting roles where he was part of a television series ensemble. Probably his most widely seen post-Number 96 acting performance in Australia was an ongoing role as villain, Ken Hansen, in soap opera The Young Doctors in 1979. Through the early 1980s he presented a series of television advertisements for a television rental company called Electronic Sales and Rentals.
Emigration to Malaysia[edit]
He emigrated to Malaysia in 1984. There, together with his actor wife Faridah Merican, he set up The Actors Studio actor training and theatre company in 1989. He is currently the Artistic Director of the company.
He and Merican are also responsible for the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) along with Living Arts Malaysia which aims to introduce theatre to young Malaysians. Hasham's production company JHA Productions is responsible for many of the commercials screened on Malaysian television.
Order of Australia[edit]
In 2009, Hasham was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) "for service to performing arts through The Actors Studio, Malaysia, and as an actor, writer, producer and director".[1]
'Number 96' cast reunion[edit]
In 2007, he and Chard Hayward were surprise guests for a Number 96 cast reunion on Australia's Where Are They Now. In a previous version of this show (late 90s?), Hasham had been flown back to Australia to surprise John Orcsik.
- ^ "Australian Honours". Australian Government. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-08.


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