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The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55+ Driver Improvement Course on the following days: noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Aitkin Public Library; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 3, Hallett Community Center, Crosby; noon to 4 p.m. April 4, Emily United Methodist Church; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 7, Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa; 1-5 p.m. April 7, St. Agnes Church, Walker; and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 10, Crosslake Community Center.
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Persons age 55 and older who complete the course qualify for a 10 percent discount on their auto insurance premiums for three years, according to Minnesota law. First time participants must complete the initial eight hours of training and a four hour refresher class every three years to maintain the 10 percent discount.
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Mayor James Wallin proclaimed April 25 as Arbor Day in the city of Brainerd. Wallin urges all residents to celebrate and to support efforts to protect trees and woodlands.
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Is your child going to kindergarten in fall of 2014 or 2015? Children must be 5 by Sept. 1 of each year, in order to attend kindergarten.
Minnesota law requires children to have an early childhood screening before entering kindergarten. This is a free appointment that includes checking your child's immunizations, growth, hearing and vision as well as skills in thinking, communication and language, large and small muscles and social/emotional development.
Kindergarten registration is also done at this time. This appointment is a help parents, children and the Brainerd School District so the district can be prepared for children when they enter kindergarten.
Appointments are available until the end of May. There are no other screenings before Sept. 3, when kindergarten begins for 2014.
Call 454-5430 at the Early Childhood Center to make an appointment.
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A free immunization clinic is offered for all Crow Wing County sixth-graders from 1-6 p.m. April 2 at Forestview Middle School.
New rules add pertussis to the tetanus/diphtheria shot and add a vaccine for meningitis.
The vaccine is provided by the Minnesota Department of Health. This event is sponsored by Crow Wing County Community Services Health & Social Services Division. Paid for with Emergency Preparedness grant funding from Minnesota Department of Health.
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A first-timer in the business of marijuana growing would most likely have several various questions about when and how to harvest the crops. Discussed below are some of the most important things you have to remember to ensure that your harvest is of high quality.
Check if the trichomes are already fully-developed. They should have an amber color. Use a microscope or a magnifying glass to be able to see this properly. Long-time growers take the amber color as a signal that their weed is ready for harvest.
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It is possible that the crops have accumulated some excess nutrients and food reserves, like starches and sugars, so it is best to flush them all out. This method is called flushing. If not done, the buds will create an unpleasant smoke.
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text: Challenges in Combinatorial Scientific Computing John R. Gilbert University of California, Santa Barbara SIAM Annual Meeting July 10, 2009 1 Support: DOE Office of Science, NSF, DARPA, SGI Combinatorial Scientific Computing "I observed that most of the coefficients in our matrices were zero; i.e., the nonzeros were 'sparse' in the matrix, and that typically the triangular matrices associated with the forward and back solution provided by Gaussian elimination would remain sparse if pivot elements were chosen with care" - Harry Markowitz, describing the 1950s work on portfolio theory that won the 1990 Nobel Prize for Economics 2 2002 SIAM Annual Meeting IC10: Mathematical Analysis of Hyperlinks in the World-Wide Web IP3: Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science VNL: The Human Genome and Beyond IC18: Finding Provably Near-Optimal Solutions to Discrete Optimization Problems CP6: Computer Science: Discrete Algorithms MS54: New Approaches for Scalable Sparse Linear System Solution MS71: Special Session on IR Algorithms and Software MS73: Reverse Engineering Gene Networks MS86/110: Combinatorial Algorithms in Scientific Computing 3 2007 SIAM Annual Meeting IC 7: Combinatorics Inspired by Biology IC 12: Parallel Network Analysis IC 14: On the Complexity of Game, Market, and Network Equilibria MS1/8: Adaptive Algebraic Multigrid Methods MS 4/11/26 : Mathematical Challenges in Cyber Security MS 36/43/55 : High Performance Computing on Massive Real-World Graphs 4 MS 47: Optimization and Graph Algorithms MS 79: Enumerative and Geometric Combinatorics MS 71: Modeling of Large-Scale Metabolic Networks MS 75: Combinatorial Scientific Computing An analogy? Continuous physical modeling As the "middleware" of scientific computing, linear algebra has supplied or enabled: • Mathematical tools Linear algebra • "Impedance match" to computer operations • High-level primitives • High-quality software libraries Computers • Ways to extract performance from computer architecture • Interactive environments 5 An analogy? Continuous physical modeling Discrete structure analysis Linear algebra Graph theory Computers 6 Computers An analogy? Well, we're not there yet …. • Mathematical tools • "Impedance match" to computer operations Discrete structure analysis • High-level primitives • High-quality software libs Graph theory • Ways to extract performance from computer architecture • Interactive environments 7 Computers Five Challenges in Combinatorial Scientific Computing 8 Challenges I'm not going to talk about • • 9 How do we know we're solving the right problem? – Harder in graph analytics than in numerical linear algebra – I'll pretend this is a math modeling question, not a CSC question How will applications keep us honest in the future? – Tony Chan, 1991: T(A, B) = elapsed time before field A would notice the disappearance of field B – minA( T(A, CSC) ) ? #1: The Architecture & Algorithms Challenge Two Nvidia 8800 GPUs > 1 TFLOPS LANL / IBM Roadrunner > 1 PFLOPS Parallelism is no longer optional… … in every part of a computation. 10 Intel 80core chip > 1 TFLOPS High-Performance Architecture Most high-performance computer designs allocate resources to optimize Gaussian elimination on large, dense matrices. Originally, because linear algebra is the middleware of scientific computing. Nowadays, largely for bragging rights. 11 P A = L x U The Memory Wall Blues Most of memory is hundreds or thousands of cycles away from the processor that wants it. You can buy more bandwidth, but you can't buy less latency. (Speed of light, for one thing.) 12 The Memory Wall Blues Most of memory is hundreds or thousands of cycles away from the processor that wants it. You can buy more bandwidth, but you can't buy less latency. (Speed of light, for one thing.) You can hide latency with either locality or (parallelism + bandwidth). You can hide lack of bandwidth with locality, but not with parallelism. 13 The Memory Wall Blues Most of memory is hundreds or thousands of cycles away from the processor that wants it. You can buy more bandwidth, but you can't buy less latency. (Speed of light, for one thing.) You can hide latency with either locality or (parallelism + bandwidth). You can hide lack of bandwidth with locality, but not with parallelism. Most emerging graph problems have lousy locality. Thus the algorithms need even more parallelism! 14 Architectural impact on algorithms 12000 would take 1095 years Naïve 3-loop matrix multiply [Alpern et al., 1992]: 6 T = N4.7 log cycles/flop 5 4 3 Size 2000 took 5 days 2 1 0 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 log Problem Size Naïve algorithm is O(N5) time under UMH model. BLAS-3 DGEMM and recursive blocked algorithms are O(N3). 15 Slide from Larry Carter The parallel computing challenge Efficient sequential algorithms for graph-theoretic problems often follow long chains of dependencies 16 Computation per edge traversal is often small Little locality or opportunity for reuse A big opportunity exists for architecture to influence combinatorial algorithms. Maybe even vice versa. Strongly connected components 1 2 4 7 5 1 3 6 1 2 4 7 2 4 7 5 5 3 PAPT 17 6 3 6 G(A) • Symmetric permutation to block triangular form • Diagonal blocks are strong Hall (irreducible / strongly connected) • Sequential: linear time by depth-first search [Tarjan] • Parallel: divide & conquer, work and span depend on input [Fleischer, Hendrickson, Pinar] Strong components of 1M-vertex RMAT graph 18 One architectural approach: Cray MTA / XMT 19 • Hide latency by massive multithreading • Per-tick context switching • Uniform (sort of) memory access time • But the economic case for the machine is less than completely clear. #2: The Data Size Challenge "Can we understand anything interesting about our data when we do not even have time to read all of it?" - Ronitt Rubinfeld, 2002 20 Approximating min spanning tree weight in sublinear time [Chazelle, Rubinfeld, Trevisan] • Key subroutine: estimate number of connected components of a graph, in time depending on relative error but not on size of graph • Idea: for each vertex v define f(v) = 1/(size of component containing v) 21 • Then Σv f(v) = number of connected components • Estimate Σv f(v) by breadth-first search from a few vertices Features of (many) large graph applications • "Feasible" means O(n), or even less. • You can't scan all the data. • 22 – you want to poke at it in various ways – maybe interactively. Multiple simultaneous queries to the same graph – maybe to differently filtered subgraphs – throughput and response time are both important. • Benchmark data sets are a big challenge! • Think of data not as a finite object but as a statistical sample of an infinite process . . . #3: The Uncertainty Challenge "You could not step twice into the same river; for other waters are ever flowing on to you." - Heraclitus 23 Change and uncertainty 24 • Statistical perspectives; robustness to fluctuations; streaming, noisy data; dynamic structure; analysis of sensitivity and propagation of uncertainty • K-betweenness centrality for robustness [Bader] • Stochastic centrality for infection vulnerability analysis [Vullikanti] • Dynamic community updating [Bhowmick] • Detection theory [Kepner]: "You should never worry about implementation; you should worry about whether you can correctly model the background and foreground." Horizontal - vertical decomposition [Mezic et al.] 1 level 4 9 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 6 level 3 3 7 4 5 level 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 level 1 1 9 • Strongly connected components, ordered by levels of DAG • Linear-time sequentially; no work/span efficient parallel algorithms known • … but we don't want an exact algorithm anyway; edges are probabilities, and the application is a kind of statistical model reduction … 25 Model reduction and graph decomposition Spectral graph decomposition technique combined with dynamical systems analysis leads to deconstruction of a possibly unknown network into inputs, outputs, forward and feedback loops and allows identification of a minimal functional unit (MFU) of a system. Output, execution Approach: 1. Decompose networks 2. Propagate uncertainty through components 3. Iteratively aggregate component uncertainty Trim the network, preserve dynamics! H-V decomposition (node 4 and several connections pruned, with no loss of performance) Feedback loops Forward, production unit Input, initiator Additional functional requirements Level of output For MFU Minimal functional units: sensitive edges (leading to lack of production) easily identifiable 26 Level of output with feedback loops Mezic group, UCSB Allows identification of roles of different feedback loops #4: The Primitives Challenge • By analogy to numerical scientific computing. . . Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines (BLAS): Speed (MFlops) vs. Matrix Size (n) C = A*B y = A*x • 27 What should the combinatorial BLAS look like? μ = xT y Primitives should… 28 • Supply a common notation to express computations • Have broad scope but fit into a concise framework • Allow programming at the appropriate level of abstraction and granularity • Scale seamlessly from desktop to supercomputer • Hide architecture-specific details from users Frameworks for graph primitives Many possibilities; none completely satisfactory; relatively little work on common frameworks or interoperability. 29 • Visitor-based, distributed-memory: PBGL • Visitor-based, multithreaded: MTGL • Heterogeneous, tuned kernels: SNAP • Sparse array-based: Matlab dialects, CBLAS • Scan-based vectorized: NESL • Map-reduce: lots of visibility, utility unclear Distributed-memory parallel sparse matrix-matrix multiplication j k 2D block layout Outer product formulation Sequential "hypersparse" kernel k * i = Cij Cij += Aik * Bkj • Asynchronous MPI-2 implementation • Experiments: TACC Lonestar cluster • Good scaling to 256 processors Time vs Number of cores -- 1M-vertex RMAT 30 Recursive All-Pairs Shortest Paths Based on R-Kleene algorithm Well suited for GPU architecture: A A B C D D B • Fast matrix-multiply kernel • In-place computation => low memory bandwidth • Few, large MatMul calls => low GPU dispatch overhead • Recursion stack on host CPU, D = D + CB; D = D*; % recursive call not on multicore GPU • 31 C Careful tuning of GPU code + is "min", A = A*; × is "add" % recursive call B = AB; C = CA; B = BD; C = DC; A = A + BC; APSP: Experiments and observations 128-core Nvidia 8800 GPU Speedup relative to. . . 1-core CPU: 120x – 480x 16-core CPU: Iterative, 128-core GPU: 17x – 45x 40x – 680x MSSSP, 128-core GPU: ~3x Time vs. Matrix Dimension Conclusions: • High performance is achievable but not simple • Carefully chosen and optimized primitives will be key 32 #5: The Education Challenge Or, the interdisciplinary challenge. Where do you go to take courses in Graph algorithms … … on massive data sets … … in the presence of uncertainty … … analyzed on parallel computers … … applied to a domain science? CSC needs to be both coherent and interdisciplinary! 33 Five Challenges In CSC 34 1. Architecture & algorithms 2. Data size & management 3. Uncertainty 4. Primitives & software 5. Education Morals 35 • Things are clearer if you look at them from multiple perspectives • Combinatorial algorithms are pervasive in scientific computing and will become more so • This is a great time to be doing combinatorial scientific computing! Thanks … David Bader, Jon Berry, Nadya Bliss, Aydin Buluc, Larry Carter, Alan Edelman, John Feo, Bruce Hendrickson, Jeremy Kepner, Jure Leskovic, Kamesh Madduri, Michael Mahoney, Igor Mezic, Cleve Moler, Steve Reinhardt, Eric Robinson, Ronitt Rubinfeld, Rob Schreiber, Viral Shah, Sivan Toledo, Anil Vullikanti 36


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|Nov 9, 1999
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|Harry Rudolph Rodrigues
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention, in general relates to automobile safety accessories and, more particularly, to devices that produce a signal in response to a vehicular impact.
Unfortunately, vehicles do occasionally collide with each other and sometimes, as a result, inflict property damage as well as personal injury. Sometimes, an accident happens so quickly that a motorist who is traveling behind a vehicle that is involved in a collision is unable to stop in time, and so he also become involved in the accident, colliding into the vehicle in front.
Environmental conditions, such as rain or snow which contribute to both poor visibility and slippery road surfaces or fog can, at times, greatly increase the likelihood as well as exacerbate the magnitude of such occurrences.
These types of collisions are commonly called either "chain" collisions, or "chain reactions". They usually begin when a first forward vehicle is itself involved in an initial collision of some sort. Then another motorist, following behind, fails to stop in time and so his vehicle impacts with the "rear-end" of the first vehicle.
Most typically, this happens on the highway though sometimes it occurs even on rural roads. High driving speeds combined with dense traffic patterns favor the occurrence of such rear-end types of collisions. Poor visibility or slippery road surfaces only compound the problem.
The initial collision may involve the first vehicle impacting with another vehicle or some object. This sets up the initial starting condition of having the first forward vehicle involved in a collision. The first vehicle will most likely immediately come to a stop or it may remain moving but be dramatically slowed in speed as a result of the collision it just experienced.
The problem being addressed by the present disclosure appertains to preventing other vehicles following behind the first vehicle that has already been involved in a collision from also impacting with the first vehicle. Clearly this would be of benefit to all concerned. The first vehicle will then be spared from incurring additional vehicular damage that would otherwise result from being "rear-ended" by the following vehicle. The occupants of the first vehicle would also be spared from the risk of suffering further personal injury as a consequence of a subsequent additional rear-end type of an impact.
Sometimes, chain reaction collisions may involve a great many vehicles, each following behind another vehicle that is itself involved in a collision with a vehicle in front. This type of series of collisions can occur in rapid succession and may even involve hundreds of vehicles at a time along a particular stretch of highway when conditions happen to especially favor such tragic events.
The basic contributory cause behind such types of accidents is human reaction time. It takes time for people to realize that an accident has occurred and to then react by braking. Numerous studies have been undertaken which corroborate this essential aspect of driving. That is why student drivers are taught not to follow too closely behind the vehicle in front so as to allow time to react to such contingencies as when a vehicle in front is suddenly involved in an accident. Even though drivers are, in general, educated in this regard many do not practice what they have learned.
Another impediment to avoiding the occurrence of such types of multiple collisions is that drivers are apt to misinterpret what has happened. A driver following behind another vehicle may hear a sound and not know that it is the sound of the vehicle in front being involved in a collision. Neither may he be able to perceive or correctly interpret the changes in the path followed or the sudden speed reduction exhibited by the vehicle in front after it has been involved in a collision. Therefore the decision to brake may be delayed until it is too late and the following vehicle may also collide with the vehicle in front.
Accordingly there exists today a need for a device which can help to prevent such types of chain reaction collisions from occurring. Clearly, such an apparatus is an especially useful and desirable device.
2. Description of Prior Art
Signaling devices are, in general, known. For example, the following patents describe various types of these devices:
U.S. Pat. No. 1,855,956 to Gibbs, Apr. 26, 1932;
U.S. Pat. No. 2,646,016 to Wilson, Jul. 21, 1953;
U.S. Pat. No. 3,810,092 to Tucker, May 7, 1974;
U.S. Pat. No. 4,161,228 to Svensson et al, Jul. 17, 1979;
U.S. Pat. No. 4,381,829 to Montaron, May 3, 1983;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,301,990 to Willeford, Apr. 12, 1994;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,408,214 to Chalmers et al, Apr. 18, 1995; and
U.S. Pat. No. 5,611,567 to Hoo, Mar. 18, 1997.
While the structural arrangements of the above described devices, at first appearance, have similarities with the present invention, they differ in material respects. These differences, which will be described in more detail hereinafter, are essential for the effective use of the invention and which admit of the advantages that are not available with the prior devices.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular impact signaling device for use with a motor vehicle.
It is also an important object of the invention to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that can alert drivers that another vehicle has experienced a collision.
Another object of the invention is to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that is unobtrusive when installed in a motor vehicle.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that is disposable after use.
Still yet another object of the invention is to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that can be activated by the same signal that is used to deploy an air bag in a motor vehicle during a collision.
Yet another important object of the invention is to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that is reliable.
Still yet another important object of the invention is to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that is inexpensive to manufacture.
Still yet an especially important object of the invention to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that produces a visible indication to warn other motorists that a motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
Still yet a further especially important object of the invention to provide a vehicular impact signaling device that produces an audible indication to warn other motorists that a motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.
Briefly, a vehicular impact signaling device for use with a motor vehicle that is constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention has a container that is preferably in the shape of a cylindrical tube. An activation device is contained in the bottom of the tube and is used to detonate an explosive charge upon detection of an output signal. The output signal is energized by a sensor which, as a result of a collision, supplies the output signal to the activation device. The explosive charge, once detonated, expels a signaling media through a frangible membrane out of the top of the tube and into the air above the motor vehicle where it can be perceived by other motorists. The signaling media includes colored powders, liquids, pyrotechnic displays, or audible devices to aid other motorists in making their determination that the motor vehicle has been involved in an impact.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicular impact signaling device being deployed from a motor vehicle subsequent to an impact.
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 2--2 in FIG. 1 of a vehicular impact signaling device prior to its deployment. It also includes, not part of the view taken on the line 2--2, a detail of a possible sensor and a schematic representation of the electrical connections between the sensor and the device. An air bag is also shown to illustrate a possible dual usage capability of the sensor.
Referring on occasion to both FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is shown, a vehicular impact signaling device, identified in general by the reference numeral 10. The device 10 is shown intact in FIG. 2 and in the act of being deployed subsequent to a collision in FIG. 1.
A motor vehicle 12 is shown traveling in the direction of an arrow 14 and has just collided with an object 16. The object 16 is either another vehicle or a stationary structure. It could even be a moving object of some sort, like a trailer that has first disconnected from another vehicle and has then rolled into the motor vehicle 12.
A first sensor 18 is mounted where desired proximate the front of the motor vehicle 12. The first sensor 18, in response to a collision, creates an output signal 20 (FIG. 2). The output signal 20 is directed (electrically connected) to an activation unit 22 that is attached to the device 10.
The activation unit 22 is similar to that which is used, for example, to detonate the powder charge in an airbag 23. The activation unit 22 ignites an explosive charge 24 upon detection of the output signal 20. The activation unit 22 provides a trigger that instantly activates the explosive charge 24 when the output signal 20 occurs, as is discussed in greater detail hereinafter.
A first membrane 26 provides a seal between the explosive charge 24 and a signaling media 28. A second frangible membrane 30 is disposed on the device 10 at a distal end with respect to the activation unit 22. A cylindrical tube 31 is used to house the component parts, as hereinabove described, of the device 10.
The tube 31 is enclosed (sealed) at the end proximate the activation unit 22 and it includes an opening at the end proximate the frangible membrane 30 to ensure that, when activated, the signaling media 28 is expelled in the preferred direction which is through the opening and the frangible membrane 30.
The device 10 is installed in the motor vehicle 12 so that the frangible membrane 30 provides a surface that is congruent (flush) with a surface 32 of the motor vehicle 12. The installation of the device is optimized for aesthetic purposes as desired. To further the aesthetics of installation, the frangible member 30 includes a chrome plated ring 30a disposed adjacent thereto to provide a neat-finished look.
The main purpose of the frangible membrane 30 is to provide both a cover over the opening of the tube 31 and an environmental seal to protect the component parts of the device 10 from degradation, such as would occur if rain were allowed to penetrate into the cylindrical tube 31. Upon deployment, as is discussed in greater detail hereinbelow, the frangible membrane is destroyed. It can be constructed out of any preferred material including, but not limited to, rubber, elastomers, plastics, or the like.
The preferred location for the device 10 is generally on as shown in FIG. 1. The surface 32 of the vehicle is disposed on an upper portion of the passenger side quarter panel (not shown) at a location where a radio antenna (not shown) could be installed.
The exact location is variable to some degree. For example it could be disposed behind the occupant compartment of the motor vehicle 12 adjacent to a trunk. Other possible locations are discussed hereinafter. The device 10 must have direct access (line of sight) to an area above the motor vehicle 12. Accordingly, it could be disposed in a window or a door pillar pointing generally upward, if preferred.
The device 10 should be protected from harm during a collision. If the device 10 itself were destroyed upon impact then, obviously, it could not function and would not be of benefit.
An alternative tactic to protecting the device 10 is to rely upon a plurality of them. For example, it is possible to mount a second device 34 on a front bumper 36 providing that it is also used in conjunction with the device 10 because the device 10 is disposed in an area that is less prone to damage than is the front bumper 36.
Alternatively, if a third device 38 is attached to a rear bumper 40 in lieu of the device 10, proper functioning is nevertheless ensured considering the great likelihood that a simultaneous front and rear-end collision will not occur, especially in such a manner as to render both the second device 34 and the third device 38 inoperative.
A second sensor 42, similar in construction and function to the first sensor 18, is disposed near the rear of the motor vehicle 12 and most likely on the rear bumper 40 and is used to detect an impact from the rear. The first sensor 18 and the second sensor 42 each produce upon the detection of a sufficient impact, the output signal 20.
The output signal 20 of each sensor is wired together (in parallel) to form a logical "or" connection. Therefore a positive activation of the output signal 20 from either the first sensor 18 or from the second sensor 42 will trigger the activation device 22 to respond.
Referring momentarily to FIG. 2, the first sensor 18 includes a normally off electrical switch 44 that is held positively in the "off" position by a spring 46. A first pole of the switch 44 is connected to a source of electrical power, typically to a "plus twelve volt direct current" source, as is common in the motor vehicle 12. The first pole is normally insulated from the second pole which forms the output signal 20 to the activation device 22.
Upon the detection of an impact the switch 44 contacts close and the source of electrical power is connected to the output signal 20. Standard electrical "decoupling" techniques are well known in the arts to prevent spurious electrical noises from inadvertently causing deployment and are, therefore, not shown. For example, a capacitor (not shown) may be disposed intermediate the output signal 20 and an electrical ground 48 to attenuate certain types of electrical noise and interference.
This is especially useful if the motor vehicle 12 includes a microcomputer system (not shown) that monitors the status, including possible impacts, of the motor vehicle 12. The microcomputer system would then have the responsibility of ultimately generating a verified output signal (not shown) in response to making a determination that an impact of sufficient magnitude has occurred.
The verified output signal would, like the output signal 20, be used to trigger the activation of the device 10 and quite likely other vehicle safety types of devices (Not shown. However one such type of safety device, an air bag is discussed in greater detail hereinafter), as well.
The activation unit 22 is electrically connected to the electrical ground 48 which then completes the electrical circuit and allows the activation unit 22 to detonate the explosive charge 24 in response to the activation of the output signal 20. The second sensor 42, being of similar construction and wired in parallel with the first sensor 18, would similarly activate the output signal 20 if it were to detect a collision at the location where it is mounted.
An air bag 50 is shown in a cross sectional view of a steering wheel 52 of the motor vehicle 12 (FIG. 2). The output signal 20 is also used to deploy the air bag, in this case, in the event of either a front or rear collision.
If desired, the output of the second sensor 42 may be isolated from that of the first sensor 18 by electrical isolation techniques, such as installing a diode (not shown) intermediate the second pole of the second sensor 18 and the air bag 50, as is well known in the electrical arts. This would be utilized if it were desired to deploy the air bag 50 if the first sensor 18 detects an impact at the front of the motor vehicle 12 and not to deploy the air bag 50 if the second sensor 42 detects an impact at the rear of the motor vehicle 12.
The air bag 50 is presently installed on most of the motor vehicles 12 produced. As desired, the technology used in the construction of the activation unit 22 of the device 10 is copied from the various prior art references which appertain to the activation of air bags, in general. Therefore, being compatible with activation of the air bag 50, the output signal 20 as relied upon by the device 10 is compatible with that used by the air bag 50.
This compatibility with the air bag 50 makes installation of the device 10 more convenient and less expensive because the first sensor 18 is the same as may presently used with the air bag 50 and therefore it would not have to be added to the motor vehicle 12 if the motor vehicle 12 is already equipped with the air bag 50 that is functional. The output signal 20 that is already coupled to the air bag 50 is then merely extended (wired) so as to also connect with the device 10.
If desired, the second sensor 42 is also added and wired as was described hereinabove, to provide detection of rear impacts. Of course, a plurality of sensors (not shown) may be added wherever desired to detect impacts at other locations of the motor vehicle 12. Any of these detected impacts may then be utilized to deploy the device 10 if of sufficient magnitude.
The first membrane 26 provides a seal between the explosive charge 24 and the signaling media that prevents mingling of these components. The signaling media 28 includes any powder or liquid or pyrotechnic substance or combination thereof that produces a plume 54 when expelled from the device 10. To augment visibility the powder, liquid, or pyrotechnic substance may include a colored pigment.
The pyrotechnic substance ignited upon deployment and so acts as a flare to produce a momentary, but especially bright source of illumination that is especially visible to other motorists when poor visibility conditions prevail, such as fog, rain, or snow.
The first membrane 26 may be omitted, if desired, when the signaling media 28 includes a pyrotechnic substance that requires ignition by the explosive charge 24 and there is no danger of detrimental mingling between the signaling media 28 and the explosive charge 24.
When an impact of sufficient predetermined magnitude occurs at the front of the motor vehicle 12, the switch 44 of the first sensor 18 closes which activates the output signal 20. The output signal 20 causes the activation unit 22 to respond and ignite the explosive charge 24 which, in turn, expels the signaling media 28 out of the tube 31 while destroying the frangible membrane 30.
The signaling media 28 forms the plume 54 as it is expelled that reaches, ideally from 50 to 60 feet high, which other motorists (not shown) can readily see. The other motorists immediately begin to decelerate (brake) their own vehicles (not shown) in response thereto.
The device 10 thus provides them with a clear and definitive indication that an accident has occurred and saves them from the errors of their own perceptions and interpretations. Accordingly, reaction time is improved and the likelihood of additional accidents is lessened.
The plume 54 will not likely be visible to a driver 56 in the motor vehicle 12 during deployment as it happens too fast for the driver 56 to perceive. In addition, his attention will surely be focused on the object 16 which has just been struck by the motor vehicle 12. Also, any sound associated with its deployment will likely go unnoticed by the driver 56, being muffled by the sound of the impact itself.
FIG. 2 shows the air bag 50 also being deployed simultaneous with the device 10. The device 10 is used one time and is either refilled (by a qualified technician, not shown) or is simply and preferably replaced with a new device 10, as is the air bag 50. The device 10 is intended to be a single use device, yet allowances are made which anticipate the likelihood that human ingenuity will find a way to refill the device 10.
The methods used to deploy the signaling media 28 are consistent with improvements made to the deployment methods as are used to deploy the air bag 50. The explosive charge 24 can be replaced by the sudden release of a compressed gas, for example.
Also, the activation unit 22 is anticipated to make reliance upon all known methods of triggering (igniting) the explosive charge 24. For example the activation of the output signal 20 completes an electrical circuit which the activation unit 22 then utilizes in the preferred manner. The current flow may be utilized by the activation unit 22 to initiate a rapid exothermic reaction producing sufficient heat energy to ignite the explosive charge 24. Alternatively, a solenoid (not shown) may be energized which, as it moves, acts as a firing pin to detonate an impact actuated priming device, such as is well known in explosive and gun powder arts.
If it is desirable to provide an audible indication to other motorists that a collision has occurred, at least one "firecracker" 58 is installed in the tube 31 preferably adjacent to the first membrane 26 in such manner as to have a fuse 60 of the firecracker 58 pass through the first membrane 26 and be exposed to the explosive charge 24 so that the fuse 60 is essentially consumed during deployment which then allows the firecracker 58 to detonate immediately after its deployment, thus providing a timely audible indication that a collision has occurred.
The invention has been shown, described, and illustrated in substantial detail with reference to the presently preferred embodiment. It will be understood by those skilled in this art that other and further changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention which is defined by the claims appended hereto.
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The former Manchester United midfielder is selling his medal in a collection of memorabilia from his career.
The medal is expected to fetch up to £150,000 when it goes under the hammer in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
Other lots in the Nobby Stiles collection include his 1966 England cap, which is expected to sell for between £20,000 and £30,000, and the blue shirt he wore for Manchester United in the 1968 European Cup Final against Benfica.
Stiles is selling his mementoes because he felt he could not fairly split the collection between his three children.
Born in Collyhurst in Manchester in 1942, Stiles became one of only three Englishmen, alongside Bobby Charlton and Ian Callaghan, to win both the World Cup and the European Cup during his playing career.
The collection will go on public view at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh today.
Other items in the sale include the shirt worn by the 1966 Cup Final's man of the match, Alan Ball, which he swapped with Stiles following the win.
Scottish sporting items up for sale include boxing legend Benny Lynch's 1937 Flyweight Champion of Europe trophy, valued at between £5000 and £10,000, a 1907/08 Scottish Cup Winner's medal that once belonged to Celtic player David Hamilton, with an estimate of £1,200 to £1,800, and international caps awarded to Tommy Gemmell and George Cummings, which are expected to fetch between £1000 and £1500 each.
The items are being sold by David Convery, who sold sporting memorabilia owned by Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks, and the private treaty sale of the Bobby Moore collection when he was Associate Director of Christie's in South Kensington.
Mr Convery said: "It is an important medal.
"The collection came from Nobby Stiles himself. He decided with his family that he would rather sell the collection than try and split it between his three sons.
"It is a really nice Scottish collection. Benny Lynch is one of the best ever boxers to come out of Scotland. It is a real rarity to get something of the quality of his trophy from that period."
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Due to illness, I was forced to quit the work force and go on disability. In researching ways to help earn a little income, I decided to turn my love of sewing into...Read complete review
Due to illness, I was forced to quit the work force and go on disability. In researching ways to help earn a little income, I decided to turn my love of sewing into a home alteration/mending business. I quickly found that I needed a serger sewing machine. My husband decided to give me one for my birthday. He researched many different machines and found the Brother Sewing Machine - Serger- 1034D. I loved it immediately. The threading color coded system makes it easy to thread. YOu just follow the pictures! It trims the fabric very smoothly. The stitches are straight and even. The Serger came with two DVDs that give very clear directions on how to use the machine. After I watched them a couple of times, it was easy to learn how to use the various stitches. Of course, the illustrated books that came with the machine help boost my memory at times also! In summary, I would never trade my Serger for another one. This works perfectly!
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the Brother Sewing Machine - Serger - 1034D Serger is pretty nice machine. i bought one this summer after my old reliable sewing machine finally stopped working for me. Not sure what...Read complete review
the Brother Sewing Machine - Serger - 1034D Serger is pretty nice machine. i bought one this summer after my old reliable sewing machine finally stopped working for me. Not sure what wrong with it, it just stopped mid-sew for no apparent reason. Anyway i went to my local crafts store and the lady their helped me pick this one out. She spoke very highly of it, and said that it was their best seller. I can see why now. It is so easy to use and set up. My old one used to jam up quite a bit and i would have to back out and restart, but not this one. It works so much more smoothly compared to my older now junk machine. I wish i had bought a new one years ago. I used it this halloween to sew my two daughters halloween custumes together and i think it got it done faster than i ever had in the past. So if you are looking for a new machine, the Brother Sewing Machine - Serger - 1034D Serger definitely deserves your consideration.
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Comments about Brother Serger:
I love this serger. I use it for seams mainly and haven't gotten into the other things it can do, but for the price it is a workhorse and extremely well made.
Stitch Performance
excellent and consistent seams.
Ease of Use
Easy to thread, seldom breaks threads or needles.
Fabric Handling
can take just about any fabric you throw at it and the tensions are easy to adjust.
Although I haven't tried a lot of its features, they are there for the asking.
Nice, compact, and well made.
Absolutely, no problems with this machine and it will do what you ask of it. Great Product for the money.
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I purchased this serger after taking an advanced sewing class at the community college in my neighborhood. I love the fact that I can now make garments and create professional looking finishes on my clothes that look very neat. When I first bought the machine a year and a half a go, I thought it would be very hard to thread because it looked so confusing. The machine was not hard at all because of the easy-to-follow instructions.
I can use this durable machine to handle small or large projects. The machine is very compact and able to fit into small spaces. It was not too expensive and the needles are easy to find if I need to replace them. I never have a problem with the machine not working as it should or the thread tension interfering with the stiches. The stitches really look great. My garments look high quality and I can now create things that I could not do before I invested in such a great machine.
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I had been sewing for 3 years before I bought this and really thought it was just going to be a splurge and not really use it that much. Now 2 years after buying this serger,I can't believe i put off buying one for so long. It can be a booger to thread the first time or two,but after you learn to thread it,then its all great from there ! Just for the small budget and easy to learn to use !
Stitch Performance
Once you learn to thread it correctly and get your tension setup right,then it stitches nicely ! I love how my seams look after using the serger.
Ease of Use
I took it out of the box,read the manual and the dvd was unreadable so I had to go by what the manual instructed. The manual isn't really clear on how to thread it so I went by the diagram printed inside the serger. After some frustration I eventually got it setup and running properly and after that its easy to use .
Fabric Handling
I run cotton,minky,satin,denim through it and the machine handles it all nicely. It doesn't seem real found of those thick denim seams but if you give it a bit more speed then it feeds thru correctly without breaking a needle.
I use it to finish seams,or make visible seams pretty and run a variety of fabrics thru it.
Wish it was a little easier to thread and get correct tension right the first time around,but all in all the design is simple and easy to use.
I've had this machine a few years now,I keep it cleaned out after ea use so it will last me for many years to come.
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I've had my sewing machine for years and resisted buying a serger since I figured that I could do anything on my sewing machine. Then my dance instructor asked me if I would be willing to sew outfits for everyone in class. "Sure," I thought.
Once I started the project, I realized just how horrible it was to try to sew the requested material on a regular machine. I decided to go shopping. The Brother brand is well known to anyone who's been sewing and paying any attention to the machines on the market. It has a pretty decent reputation for putting out workhorse machines so that was the brand I checked out first.
This model was the one that I ended up with. It was a whole new world. Sure, threading the machine is a pain in the rump but once the thing is threaded, it runs like a champ. The fact that you don't have to go back and trim your seams is so very nice. I've had to replace the cutter a few times due to heavy use but you get a fair amount of use out of each blade before it gets too dull to properly cut fabric. The machine is easy to care for and tucks away nicely when not in use.
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I purchased this serger about 2 years ago and have been very happy with it! I was a total novice when it came to serging but without any formal classes I have been able to use this serger. The instruction manual showed me how to thread the machine which is very very easy- you just follow the colors. It is easier to thread than the new 3034D serger that Brother has made. The adjustment buttons are also very easy to see and to reach, and the cutter is easy to raise and lower. The cutter has remained very sharp since I purchased the machine even after using it with heavy fabrics. All the tools you need are in front of you in a drop down storage area. The tray that hooks under the front is a great size and easy to hook up. The only drawbacks I have with the machine are that it would have been nice if it had come with a hard carrying case (it has a back handle area but you always have to carry the foot pedal and scrap case separately, and it would be nice if the needle area was a bit bigger as it can be difficult to grab the threads from the different areas in such a small space. I have never had any problems with the stitches not looking great or had any mechanical problems with it. If you are a beginning serger or an old pro I highly recommend this serger.
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This is the best ever machine. Easy to use and does a really good job with speed.
Stitch Performance
It does everything it says it will. Easy instructions. I have not had any problems with it.
Ease of Use
It's a breeze to use. Just follow instructions.
It is designed perfect to meet my needs of sewing.
I wish it was made a little bit more durable. None the less I have not had any problems with it.
Comments about Brother Serger:
This serger machine is perfect for any beginner or novice sewer who is afraid of the idea of a serger, but wants one that is very easy to use. It is a very clean and simple design., and also a surprisingly quiet model. The instructions that it comes with are very clear, concise and easy to follow ( coming from someone who hates to read instructions!) Do not let the cheaper price of this machine fool you, it really gets the job done and makes sewing jobs a real pleasure!
Ease of Use
Threading this machine is so fast and easy to do.
I have sewn everything on here so far from large drapes and curtains to a pair of boxers!
The design is very simple and laid out clean. I love the fact that the foot pedal is on the right too. I had never seen that before, but now that I do, it makes much more sense and is very comfortable to use that way.
As long as you keep your machine well oiled and treat it right, it should last forever!
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Super easy to learn! I always wanted a serger but they were expencive and it was new to me so I was a little bit intimidated. This model was very easy to learn and within my budget. It was scary the first time but then it started to come naturally. I have been sewing for 25 years and it felt good to finally get a serger and overcome my fear of it.
Comments about Brother Serger:
Any sewing/serger machine that is made by Brother is worth looking at. I have both the Brother Serger 1034D and the Brother PC420 sewing machine (better known as the Brother Project Runway Sewing Machine. They have both made learning to sew a breeze.
The Brother Serger 1034D has good points and bad points, but the good out weight the bad.
First the bad:
1. there is definitely a learning curve in learning to thread this thing. Not only do you have to thread it in a certain order, but the instructions are very lacking. Once I went on You Tube and watched a video, it became much easier though.
2. I hate that I have to re-thread the whole thing if only one thread snaps.
3. I have got my fabric stuck on the teeth the first week I had it and it broke something(but I was just learning how to use it)
4. changing the needles are not the easiest thing in the world to do.
1. It is pretty simple to use once you get used to it.
2.you do not have to turn lots of dials, push lots of buttons to get the pressure right. It adjust itself to a point. There *are* dials if you need to change them though.
3. I only use 2 settings, but there are several to choose from
4. you can use REGULAR needles!!!!!
5. It is not picky on the thread cones that you use, quality or size.
6. it can take a beating. I use it constantly with all types of fabric, even fleece. I do not clean it or get it serviced as often as I should and it just keeps on going.
The finished product looks really nice. This may not be what you want if you are looking for a high end professional machine, but it has gotten me through learning to using for my small wahm business.
Stitch Performance
after you get used to the machine, it consistently makes good stitches
Ease of Use
other than re-threading it, it is very easy to use.
Fabric Handling
I have used it on light cottons to fleece with no problems. It cuts through at least 3 like butter.
lots of options
small, easy to move around, does not bounce all over the table though
mine has put up with a beating
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I inherited one of these sewing machines from my late grandmother. It was one of her favorite sewing machines, and once she fired it up she would make amazing things with it. Once she passed away it became mine. It came with all the books on how to use it, but I still could never figure it out. A serger is a heavier duty kind of sewing machine that can handle up to 4 strands of thread at once. (Or even 8 of you want to be really crafty) It is not for beginners and is not for the younger generations. If you are looking into buying your craft loving daughter/son a sewing machine, this is not the one for them. This machine sews with a vengeance. it will keep seems sewn forever. I had a problem with this particular sewing machine, it is so "mean" and heavy duty that it was actually cutting thru my material. it would sew one side and cut the other side right off. That is how fast it moves. If you do not know what you are doing, choose another machine. If you want to learn to use a serger, I do not recommend this one for first timers. It is for the more advanced sewer.
The sewing machine itself is very touch.
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Built by the Salona yard in Croatia she was the flagship of their range and marked a new chapter in their history.
SUENONE offers a combination of elegant design with a well-balanced spacious interior.
Designed by Jason Ker (famous for his America Cup work) she is an excellent performance cruiser.
The large sail plan gives good performance but she is easily managed – and SUENONE benefits from upgraded Axxon carbon rig and Park Av boom.
The engine room is easy accessible through opening the companionway stairs and/or removing the side hatches ( provided in both aft cabins) the Engine compartment is sound and thermal insulated with non flammable foam material. There are automatic Fire Extinguishers.
1 x Yanmar Diesel Engine 4 cylinder, 160HP 118KW (larger than standard)
3 blade folding propeller, shaft drive.
Hours – 680 at Sept 2016
Max Speed – 10 NM
Cruising Speed – 8-9 NM
Range – 800 NM
Consumption - 10 l/h
The engine compartment is sound and thermal insulated with n on flammable foam material.
There is an automatic Fire Extinguisher.
Bow Thruster – retractable SidePower electric, own batteries and charger
Fischer Panda Generator 12kW
Marine Air Air-conditioner and heating – 4 units, one for each cabin.
Fuel (aluminium tank) 850 litres
Water Fresh (aluminium tanks) 1200 litres
Black Water 40 litres x 3, one for each toilet
Grey water 135 litres aft + 90 litres forward/owner
Hot water Tank 40 litres
HULL and DECK CONSTRUCTION
Vacuum infused epoxy based vinyl ester cored GRP with gelcoat finish.
Topsides in pale grey
Transparent gel coat under the waterline for visual quality control.
Thermal and sound insulated hull and deck.
Stress areas (where winches and major deck fitting are fixed) reinforced with aluminum or higher density core. Stainless reinforcement in way of keel.
Hull and deck are screwed and bonded with structural glue.
Twin rudder system with independent gear, linked together (one rudder blade or steering system failure does not affect other rudder system).
Semi-balanced rudders with self aligning roller bearings.
Double steering wheels black GFC carbon look 1100mm.
Emergency tiller in stainless steel.
Keel: Cast iron fin keel with lead bulb.
Teak decking, on cockpit, seats, coach roof and side decks.
Two steering pedestals prepared for chart plotter installation
Transom swimming platform with swimming ladder, hydraulically operated.
Dinghy storage bellow cockpit ( inclined garage with gear for easy handling dedicated for 3.3m rib jet)
Stainless steel bow fitting (with anchor/chin roller).
Composite chain plates.
Self-draining anchor/chain locker.
12 stainless steel stanchion bases. Stanchions and guard-wires. Opening gates port and starboard
Opening portholes in cockpit.
8 port lights on hull. 8 size 10 flush hatches. 4 size 20 flush hatches 3 size 60 flush hatches.
Two storage lockers in mid cockpit.
Dry stowage locker on port and stb side.
Outboard drained compartment on port side for two gas bottles.
Compartment for life raft stowage on starboard side.
Foldable foot platforms for helmsman – flat when closed.
Rudder stocks head, for installing the emergency tiller, bellow helmsman platforms.
Single lever engine control on steering pedestal.
Deck equipment switches on steering pedestals.
Isotherm drinks fridge at cockpit.
Anchoring & mooring:
Electric anchor winch.
50 kg anchor. 80m anchor chain.
Delta Anchor with a 30m galvanized chain of 12mm diameter.
Stainless steel foldable anchor arm.
6 retractable mooring cleats.
Harken electric 2 x 80 2 speed self tacking – controls/halyards
Harken electric 2 x 70 2 speed self tacking – jib sheets
Schenke Water plant 90 litres/hour
Hot & cold pressurized fresh water system led to separate manifolds
Ventilated aluminium fresh water tanks placed bellow flooring in the saloon for a total capacity of approx. 1200 litres with inspection holes/covers.
Tank level gauges on the electric switchboard.
Mixing fresh water taps are fitted in both Head units and in the Galley.
The hot water tank is heated by integrated heater run with 220V shore power or by engine cooling (fresh) water calorifier.
Shower basins are drained direct into the sea by electric shower pumps.
Electric shower pumps are operated by a switch positioned in the Shower compartments.
Shower in cockpit (hot and cold water).
Electric bilge pump, operated by automatic and/or manual switch
Electric bilge pump for aft bilge operated by automatic and/or manual switch
Hand operated bilge pump is positioned in the cockpit.
Deck wash hose, one on deck and one in garage.
7 x Batteries 1120 Ah
Electrical Board runs on 12v and 24v
Shore Power 240v
3 x Victron Battery Chargers, for the service / motor and thruster
2 x 12V Sockets
12 x 220V Sockets
LED Navigation Lights
Main Switchboard includes LED indicator and thermo magnetic switches
Emergency start crossover system
Shore Power dock side Cable and separate cable and connection for air conditioning.
Brookes and Gatehouse Triton instrument package including:
B&G speedometer; B&G Sumlog with repeater; B&G Echo sounder;
B&G Rudder indicator; B&G Wind detector
B&G Autopilot
B&G chart-plotter Triton x 2, one at each helm
B&G Radar
B&G Radio/telephone AIS/DSC
B&G wi-lan system. Wifi on board. Router for internet with card.
Computer system:
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Electric monitoring for systems
Screen retracts into desk
There are a total of five cabins.
From forward:
The fore peak is crew accommodation - one cabin with two berths and separate head. It has access from the deck.
Owner's cabin lies forward of the saloon and has a large double berth on centreline with storage under. There are drawer lockers under the bed as well as double wardrobes on the port and starboard side of the cabin. A desk and chair are on the port side.
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Hull windows either side help to make the salon a bright and airy space.
Aft of the saloon on port side is the navigation area, desk and seat.
The companionway to the cockpit is on the centreline.
To aft on starboard by the entrance is a hanging locker for wet sailing clothes.
Aft, are two double guest cabins - one each side.
Both have the same layout with double berth and hanging locker space. There is also some storage cupboards above the bed along the hull side. There is a seat that can be used as a shoe locker.
Each guest cabin has its own ensuite head unit with marine toilet, wash basin and separate shower cubicle.
SPARS & Rigging
Sloop rig, 9/10ths.
In place of the standard performance silver anodized aluminium mast SUENONE has the optional
Axxon carbon mast and Axxon carbon boom (Park Avenue style).
Triple swept back spreaders.
The mast step is stepped on to the deck, reinforced with steel structure below deck.
Electric thru deck Bamar Jib Furler
Rod-kicker hydraulic vang system
Harken mainsail track with "switch" system for fully battened sail.
Electric Code zero Furler.
Hydraulic backstay adjuster/tensioner
Lazy jacks for easy stowage of mainsail.
Two (internal) reef lines for single line reefing system: one clew out-haul device
Standing Rigging: Discontinuous stainless steel rod rigging.
Running Rigging: Dyneema
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Genoa I One Sails 4T Forte 2014 101
Code Zero One Sails Dyneema 2016 189
Self tacking jib One Sails 4T Forte 2014 90
Gennaker with sock One Sails Nylon 150dp 2014 320
Boom cover/awning fixed to boom
Sprayhood. Bimini Top.
Sunbathing Cushions. Cockpit cushions.
Deck shower warm/cold
Bathing ladder
Integrated Bathing platform
Cockpit Table- rises electrically
Cockpit cushions
Fenders. Mooring lines.
Speakers in the cockpit area
Fridge in the cockpit
4 under water lights
3 B&G mast displays
Safety & Security
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2 x 6 man Liferafts, one in cockpit and other inside
Life Belts
Search Light
Signal Horn
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Police say the man approached a cashier, pulled out a handgun and demanded cash. The suspect fired three shots inside the store into the ceiling. Police say the gunman got away possibly in a Mustang with an undisclosed amount of money.
Police say detectives believe that the same suspect robbed the same Walmart in November of 2013. In that case, the suspect also fired rounds towards the ceiling.
The suspect is described as a black male, 35-40 years af age, 5'8" - 6'1" tall, heavy build, wearing dark colored pants, and a gray cap. The suspect had a beard and his hair was pulled back into a bun.
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Students who are searching for Defence Jobs, we have wonderful news for them that Sainik School Rewari has currently announced a notification for Sainik School Entrance Exam 2016. Those candidates who are interested to take become part of this entrance exam they may apply online through filling Sainik School Rewari Application Form 2016.
Entrance Exam Date: 03rd January 2016
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Sainik School Rewari Application Form 2016
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Last Date for filling Application Form: 30-11-2015
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Required Qualification:
Those candidates who had Passed Class VI -Class V as on 01 July 2016
For those applicants who had passed Class IX -Class VIII as on 01 July 2016
Age Limit (Date of Birth):
Those candidates who had applied for the Class VI- he or she having age of 02 July 2005 to 01 July 2006
For Class IX- Between 02 July 2002 to 01 July 2003
For SC / ST 15% / 7.5% out of total seat.
For MP state domicile 67% out of remaining seats.
For Def category 25% out of domicile state vacancy
Selection Process:
The selection process will be based on the score obtained in All India Sainik School Entrance Test by the candidates and followed for interview at Sainik School Rewa and a Medical Exam at Military Hospital Jabalpur, and as per merit list.
Prospectus Fee:
1. Prospectus can be obtained through Cash from School Counter by submitting the fee given below.
- For general/Def category candidates: Rs. 400/-
- For SC/ST category applicants: Rs. 250/-
2. Prospectus can also download from School Website www.sainikschoolrewa.ac.in before the last date for filling application form
- For general/Def: Rs. 400/-
- For SC/ST: Rs. 250/-
Center of Exam:
Entrance exam will be held at Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Rewa centers in Madhya Pradesh.
How to Apply for Sainik School Entrance Exam 2016
- Firstly Aspirants need to visit official website.
- Then download the application form.
- After that, fill the data in the application form with all the required details.
- Candidates who wish to apply their application through offline they may send duly filled application along with the relevant documents and pass port size photo dully signed by the applicant at the address given below.
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Sainik School,
Madhya Pradesh- 486001
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Application Form will start from: From 12th October to 21st November 2015
Last date to reach application: 30th November
Exam date: 03rd January 2016
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