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The Bathroom
The Bathroom
by jenni contrisciani
"That's my blood" she thought. It was a surprisingly cold and rational realization for someone dying. She could hear people shouting around her but the voices though loud, sounded distorted like the way they do when you hear underwater. She felt the cold of the tiled bathroom floor on the side of her face and saw her blood expand to conquer one small black and white checkered bathroom tile after another like an invading army expanding into new territory. The light level changed as people moved about, either blocking or revealing the bright lights over the sinks. "I was shot." The realization crept into her consciousness like a slow moving predator; then the panic started to rise. "I was shot…am I going to die?" She gasped for breath. It wasn't easy. She choked and the gurgling sound that came out of her mouth scared her even more. "Oh dear god, I am going to die." She struggled to move, but something was preventing her body from responding. "No, not here; not in a dirty bathroom. Don't let me die. Don't let me die here. Don't let me die at all," her mind screamed silently, her voice unable to make the words. "Why? Why me?" Slowly the ability to think drained from her, as the oxygen rushed out of her system, no longer able to be delivered in sufficient quantities by her dwindling life giving blood. Her vision faded, starting at the periphery and growing ever more clouded until it all was dark. Her ears heard a final gasping breath, then, they too ceased to hear. "What did I do to deserve this? I don't deserve to die." She was surrounded in darkness, then her mind closed as well and there was no more.
For Tiffany Sanders the day started with the loud and very annoying electronic scream of her alarm. Fumbling with a hand that emerged from under her covers like a drunk snake, she flailed in the general area of the alarm until she was rewarded with silence. "Just fifteen more minutes," she sighed to herself, to which she immediately answered "You don't have fifteen minutes doof; you need to get to work on time and if you don't want to look like shit you need time for your makeup." The first voice won out for about five minutes until with an effort she flung the covers off her and sat up in bed, just in time to stop the unwanted noise from the alarm again. She looked at herself in the mirror that was directly across the room from her bed and smiled. "I never get tired of waking up this way." As a transgender individual she was reassured by the confirmation of her image as a woman. The person looking back at her had long brown hair, albeit in a bedhead mess currently, a feminine face, slender hairless arms and wore a pink Hello Kitty nightshirt. Her hands moved to her breasts, lifting them up slightly and then letting them go, her smile widening at the resultant bounce. "Damn, I love these things," she said aloud, and used the moment to swing her legs out of bed and standup. She allowed herself one more moment of relaxation, stretching like a lazy cat, and then walked down the short hall from her bedroom to her kitchen. The coffee was preset from last night and she flipped it on, knowing that by the time she finished her shower, it would be ready. She's drink it while doing her makeup, sans lipstick, then brush her teeth and finish up the lipstick before heading out the door. She'd been living as a woman now for over five years, and despite making significantly less money than when she was a man, she was still happy. Whatever her lot in life, whatever happened; she'd be okay with it. As long as she was able to live as the person that she knew she was from a very young age, she was satisfied. She was just happy being able to simply be. Before going out the door of her condo, she took a last look in the mirror by the door to check herself. She always checked herself before going out. It was something a genetic woman could choose to do, but for her it was a necessity. Fortunately for her, she was only five foot seven inches tall, and her features were now decidedly feminine. She wouldn't say she was beautiful, more a Mary Anne than a Ginger Rogers, but she had that friendly girl-next-door look that people seemed to accept. She'd had a lot of work done, all of it very painful. There had been a nose job, liposuction, hormone therapy, years of laser hair reduction, and an incredibly strict diet. What most genetic women took for granted, she appreciated greatly: it had been a long hard journey to get where she was. Satisfied with the vision in the mirror, she smiled. "Today is going to be a really great day. I can feel it!" With a bounce in her step she headed off to work.
Across town, Billy Hatfield woke up at about the same time and in a very similar manner, smacking his alarm into silence three times before waking up. "Do you have work today dear?" his wife inquired with a yawn. He hesitated for several seconds, deciding whether to lie or tell the truth. Ultimately he decided he didn't have enough energy to worry about lying.
"No, didn't get called in today."
"Okay hon, well I got an extra shift at the restaurant, so can you take Katie to the mall today, she wanted to meet up with her friends."
Forcing down an argument, he grunted an affirmative, secretly disappointed that he wouldn't have a day of relaxing at home. Taking Katie to the mall meant hanging out there or making another trip to pick her up. Given the gas mileage of his truck, and the lack of gas money meant that he'd have to just hang out at the mall, and that would mean he wouldn't be able to stay home playing, Call of Duty. On the other hand if he limited her mall time to a couple hours he'd still have about four hours of game time. "She hangin' out with those city girls again?" he asked.
"Well, I don't know dear, she didn't say who she was meeting up with."
"Better not be any boys, and I don't care for her hangin' out with those city girls either. Those city girls are all buy this, buy that, and they spout all those liberal democrat ideas it seems. Any black kids?"
"I don't know, just ask her when she gets up. You know she's a freshman now and she needs to get out in the world."
"Yeah, but I don't like her hangin out with those nigga velociraptors with their saggy ass drawers and foul mouths. It's bad enough they are all over the mall."
"Getting ready for work dear," his wife announced from the bathroom.
He laid in bed, upset with life. Why didn't he have a son? He blamed his wife. Just one girl. Not that he didn't like his girl, he loved her, he just wished he had a boy to play ball with. At least he would get to go back to sleep until Katie woke up and got after him to go to the mall. That was something.
Neep-neep-neep-neep. "Shut uppppp!" Leslie Monroe yelled, using her pillow to cover her head. "Ohhhh just stop," She moaned. Her head hurt. It really hurt. She'd been out way too late last night with her girlfriends and had drank way too much. Why did she do it? She just couldn't say no, and her friends were big drinkers. "Can't get back to bed now," she fumed. "Gotta get up and get some aspirin and coffee." She slid out of bed, literally and it was only with great effort that she was able to crawl back up her bed and right herself. Stumbling into the kitchen, she ate twelve aspirin and downed it with a half-drunk can of Monster that was left over from yesterday. "Ugh, I have to go to frickin work today too!" She stomped her foot in frustration and headed into the shower. She only took about five minutes, enough to run some shampoo through her short hair and rub the lathers in lieu of soap all over her body. By the time she got dressed, she felt a bit better, and the pain in her head had subsided to a dull roar. Quickly putting on her usual baseball cap, she headed out the door. Hopefully work at Starbuck's wouldn't be too busy today.
"Daaaaaad, leeeeet's goooo!" Katie pleaded.
"All right, all right, I'm coming." He tried to look on the bright side of taking his daughter to the mall, at least if he would be able to check out all the hot women and teenagers there, plus he really liked the food court. Too bad they didn't serve beer, that would be perfect.
"All right, don't get your panties in a twist, I'm coming." He finished putting his summer carry rig on his belt, holding his Glock 17. You never knew if some Muslim terrorist was going to try shooting up a mall afterall. As he came around the corner he stopped in his tracks. "Just what the hell are you wearing?" His daughter was dressed in what he considered an all too revealing outfit; short denim skirt and a tank top that showed off what was beginning to be some cleavage. "You ain't wearin' that to no mall," he thundered.
"But dad…" "But nothing, go put a top on that covers you up."
"But dad, all the other girls wear this!"
"Well you ain't. Them other girls are sluts."
"My friends are not sluts!"
"They are if they dress like that!"
"Hey, I ain't gotta take you; you wanna go, you get them titties covered right now."
"Arrrrrrr! Fine!" Katie responded with a huff and a foot stomp, moving back into her room.
"And I don't want you hanging out with any of them niggas or queers they got there, you hear me. You don't need to be associatin' with no niggas or queers."
"Daaad, I'll be with my girlfriends!" was shouted back from the room, as scrambling noises emerged between shouts.
"You just watch yourself." Kids these days, all full of crazy notions like wantin to vote for that crazy Bernie Sanders commie, and Olympic athletes turning into chicks with dicks. What did they call them, transpenistites or something? He calmed down a bit when his daughter reappeared in jeans and a Taylor Swift t-shirt. Taylor Swift wasn't country anymore but at least it didn't show his daughters boobs. "Okay, get yourself into my truck."
If she had to make another mocha frappucino she was going to vomit. She would simply just vomit straight into the cup, blend it and throw in some expresso and serve it she swore.
"Leslie, we need another medium mocha-frappacino," her manager called.
She gritted her teeth, "why don't we just have a giant cauldron of that shit?" She busied herself making her fiftieth medium mocha frappe of the day. "Hey Carl, I gotta run to the bathroom."
Knock yourself out Leslie, I see Tanya coming down B corridor. We got it."
"Thanks." Weird that you said thanks for being allowed to go to the bathroom, but as a minimum wage slave she was used to it. She'd tried to work restaurants but apparently nobody thought she was pretty enough, definitely not enough to be a hostess with the mostest. Truth was she didn't have the mostest or even the thirdest or fourthest. She untied her Starbucks apron and started walking to the restroom.
"You're so welcome" Tiffany beamed pleasantly to her customer. As a Charming Charlie's Associate, she made a lot less than when she worked in the corporate world as a man. Anyone who said that people confirmed their gender, or as the public understood it, changed their gender on a whim did not know anything about the trials of being transgender. Aside from the daily sexism she experienced, the "hey baby's" from men, unwanted attention in bars, condescension from her auto-mechanic, the over-priced clothing that didn't come in anything resembling standard sizes, the undervalued wages, anyone who said being transgender was a choice was smoking something very illegal. The smile from her customer made up for her quick association with her trials, and put her back in a good mood. She was happy despite all the issues with being a woman. She embraced them even if it meant extra work, simply because being a woman made her happy. As a man she had dealt with depression and even thoughts of suicide. Becoming her true self had been like a ray of sunshine spreading across a barren landscape that had never known the light of the sun. She finished straightening up some racks of earrings and walked over to her manager. "Hey Janette, I need to go to the ladies room. You have everything covered for now?"
"Sure Tiff. Not too many customers. Thanks for checking."
"Oh my gosh Kat, your dad is so weird!"
"I soooo know. I hope he's not embarrassing you guys too much."
"Naw, he's busy oogling the hot girls in the mall."
"Ewwww, does your mom know?"
"I think so; she just chalks it up to being a man."
"Guys are so gross."
"Hey Chara, that's not what you said when Jared Sevastopel had his tongue halfway down your throat last night."
"Well its true!"
"Does your dad stick his tongue down your mom's throat?"
"More like up her… ow!"
"Stop it; you guys are grossing me out. They barely even hug anymore."
"So Kat, you look so kewl in that t-shirt."
"Stop it Stephie, you know her dad made her wear it."
"I'd have worn something better underneath and taken it off if he'd a just dropped me off."
"Yes but he didn't. He's lurking over at the food court."
"Hey Kat, why is your dad so like racist and all that. Did you see the way he looked at me?"
"Ya, like what's he got with Chara, oh wait….it's coming to me…..she's black!"
"Maybe I should tell him I'm a lesbian too."
"Come on you guys, don't! I can't help it he's that way. He was just…well born that way."
"Not what Lady Gaga had in mind."
"Totally." "Ya, as in born racist. And a perve." She indicated Katie's dad turning his head as an attractive blonde with very well developed breasts walked by.
"Ewww, let's do some more shopping."
"Wait, I gotta pee."
"Me too." The group headed over to the restroom.
"After you."
"No, after you."
"You first." Tiffany smiled at the other girl with short cropped hair. She was her height even with her heels on. Not quite Briann of Tarth from Game of Thrones size, but husky nonetheless. She didn't note it in any negative way, just noted it. "Hey you're from Starbucks aren't you?"
"Yeah, how did you know?" Tiffany turned a bit so her Charming Charlie nametag was visible. "Ohh okay." The two shared a knowing smile shared between fellow mall workers.
"I can get you a stack of five dollar off coupons for Charming Charlie's if you want," Tiffany offered.
"Thanks, but I don't wear much jewelry."
"Kewl. Hey, I'm Tiffany."
"Leslie. See ya round the mall. Business." She indicated a stall with a nod of her head and walked toward it.
Tiffany went over to the sink and began checking her makeup. Maybe she was a little obsessed with it, but when you were once a man, you did your best to look as good of a woman as you could. Just then a pack of four teenagers entered the bathroom giggling. Teenagers made her a bit nervous. Usually no one ever spotted that she was transgender, at least not until she talked, and she'd really been working on her voice. However, teen girls seemed to have a sixth sense about these things and as they clustered around the sink checking their own makeup, which was done pretty awfully in Tiffany's opinion, she fought the urge to flee, and stood her ground, concentrating on touching up her lipstick which was a frosty mauve.
"Oh my gosh I love your eyeliner," one of the girls said to her out of their previously self-contained chatter.
Tiffany swallowed, trying to pitch her voice as high as she naturally could, and smiled, "Why thank you so much. I'd trade it for being as pretty as any one of you four though."
"What do you mean?" Chara asked, "You're beautiful." Tiffany blushed.
"Ya, you are way cute for an older woman." Stephie chimed in, then corrected herself, "I mean for a middle-aged woman…. Oh shit, you know what I mean."
Tiffany had to release a laugh, the uncomfort on the younger girl's face was starting to get so pronounced. "I am old, compared to you four. Enjoy it while you can girls."
"I think that what you are doing is great by the way."
Tiffany cringed, uh-oh, they'd made her. At least they seemed friendly. "Um…thank you."
"I mean like you were born that way right, like gay people are born that way. I think it's uncool that people discriminate against you. You must be pretty brave."
Again Tiffany fought back a cringe and smiled back, "Thank you. Hey can I ask how you could tell?"
The girls giggled. "Oh my gosh, it's because you are so well dressed and made up, no girls around here are that good! Well, that plus your voice."
"But it's not bad!" Kimber chimed in. "I mean we just had a section in diversity class about transgender people at school."
"Yeah, we've been on the lookout for one!" Katie added. "We were kinda expecting… well someone bigger and manlier."
"We come in all sizes." Tiffany replied, "Now, if you girls would excuse me…"
After she entered the stall the girls all put their heads together and whispered, "Oh my gosh, a real trans person. That was so cool."
"Yeah she was so pretty, I'm kinda jealous, did you see her legs?"
"Oh my gosh, did you people talk like this the first time you saw me?" Chara asked rolling her eyes.
"No of course not silly, it's not like you're the first black person we've seen!"
"You three are over the top. I'm going to get some food." Chara announced. She walked out of the bathroom and headed to the food court. It was kinda kewl she had seen a trans person, but it wasn't right to have outed her. She still hadn't come out to her friends that she actually was gay. That wasn't their business… not yet. Being black in a mostly all white school was enough of a burden. She caught Katie's dad eyeing her. He had a look of obvious disapproval on his face, like he was looking at a big black mud stain on an all-white shag carpet. What an ass she thought to herself. He didn't drop the look as she walked past, as if he wanted her to see it and feel it, to know he considered her dirt. She was almost to the point of letting it go, when she stopped and looked back at him.
"What are you looking at?" She demanded as he didn't look away nor drop his obvious sneer.
"I ain't lookin at nothing. Nothin at all. What's your problem." He emphasized the "your."
"Me, I ain't got no problem. You got the problem. Why you looking at me all hatin' an' such?"
"I don't like my daughter hangin out with your kind," He spat.
"Hangin' out with my kind? My kind? Katie hangs out with my kind, democrats, boys, and even has gay friends. What you gonna do about that. Hell, she even hangin' out with a transgender person in the bathroom right now you dumb ass bigot!" She turned and stormed away toward the taco stand, consciously avoiding the Popeye's Fried Chicken.
"Who the hell does she think she is?" Billy fumed to himself. "Goddamn uppity niggas. And what had she said? His daughter was in the bathroom with a what? A trans-whatever person, weren't they those sexual deviant perverts he'd been hearing about in the news and reading about on the internet. His daughter, hanging out with black people, and now in the bathroom with her pants down around her ankles with a perverted man in there with her… this was too much. "Hell no," he swore to himself. "No perve is gonna be looking at my girl's undies." He stood up and headed over to the women's room. Anger flared and kindled as he fumed both about how the uppity nigga had talked to him and that a man was in the bathroom with his little girl, plus being let go from his job, and the world all going to hell what with his childhood sports hero turning into a woman, and a woman running for president. All that was wrong, just wrong and now it had come home to him and he wasn't going to have it. By the time he had gotten to the door of the women's room he had worked himself up into a proper rage.
Katie had finished up her business quickly in the stall, and was washing her hands with Stephie "Hey Katie, maybe we should ask that trans girl about her eye makeup when she gets done? I mean you do look like a raccoon with yours."
"A racooon, oh you bitch!" Katie laughed back, flicking some water at her friend in retaliation. In response Stephie vigorously shook her hands at Katie sending a shower of water at her, to which she squeeled loudly in response.
"Girls, please!" Leslie said sternly at the sink next to them, getting hit with collateral water spray.
Outside the restroom Billy heard a scream. Katie's scream. His daughter was being molested by that pervert in there! He kicked the door open and stormed in to the screams of both Katie and Stephie and the surprised and quickly angry look from Leslie. "What the hell is…" he eyed Leslie in her ball cap, short hair and masculine clothes. This must be the pervert that was attacking his daughter. His hand went to his gun and pulled it from its holster. "Get away from my daughter you goddam pervert!" he yelled. Leslie was too shocked to speak, or move. She stared at the gun pointed in her direction. "I said get the hell away from my daughter!"
Tiffany had just finished pulling her panties up and was smoothing her skirt down when she heard yelling outside her stall. "I said get the hell away from my daughter!" "Oh my gosh there must be some rapist in the women's room, her mind screamed. Someone was in trouble. Another woman was in trouble. She'd better help. It was her duty to help. She unlatched the door lock and swung the door open quickly, stepping out of the stall. The door slammed into the wall next to it with a loud bang. Billy had his gun trained on the pervert that was just about ready to molest his daughter. He was about ready to tell her to move away again when he heard a loud bang. His head jerked in the direction of the sound and startled, he pulled the trigger. A deafening gunshot rang through the enclosed bathroom.
"That's my blood" she thought. It was a surprisingly cold and rational realization for someone dying. She could hear people shouting around her but the voices though loud, sounded distorted like the way they do when you hear underwater. She felt the cold of the tiled bathroom floor on the side of her face and saw her blood expand to conquer one small black and white checkered bathroom tile after another like an invading army expanding into new territory. The light level changed as people moved about, either blocking or revealing the bright lights over the sinks. "I was shot." The realization crept into her consciousness like a slow moving predator; then the panic started to rise. "I was shot…am I going to die?" She gasped for breath. It wasn't easy. She choked and the gurgling sound that came out of her mouth scared her even more. "Oh dear god, I am going to die." She struggled to move, but something was preventing her body from responding. "No, not here; not in a dirty bathroom. Don't let me die. Don't let me die here. Don't let me die at all," her mind screamed silently, her voice unable to make the words. "Why? Why me?" Slowly the ability to think drained from her, as the oxygen rushed out of her system, no longer able to be delivered in sufficient quantities by her dwindling life giving blood. Her vision faded, starting at the periphery and growing ever more clouded until it all was dark. Her ears heard a final gasping breath, then, they too ceased to hear. "What did I do to deserve this? I don't deserve to die." She was surrounded in darkness, then her mind closed as well and there was no more.
Billy stared in shock at the figure laying on the floor, blood rapidly spreading from her prone body. "Katieeeeeeeeeeeee!" he screamed, his voice full of anguish and grief. Everyone stared at each other in shock as Billy sank to his knees. "Nooooooooooo, oh dear God nooooooooooo!" Stephie fainted, hitting her head on the side of the sink counter and fell to the floor. Kimber screamed and ran out of the bathroom crying. Leslie, frozen, recovered and kicked the gun that had dropped from Billy's hand across the bathroom and under a stall door. Tiffany moved rapidly to the prone body, looking back and forth between the people left in the room. "What happened?"
Leslie responded, her voice several octaves higher than normal, "He thought I was a transgender pervert attacking his daughter… he had his gun on me and when you opened the door…."
"Oh no…" Tiffany said quietly. Shaking her head, she announced "We have to help her. Quick!"
She knelt by Katie's body as Chara ran into the bathroom, eyes wide.
"What the fuck?!"
"Get him out of here, he shot his daughter by mistake." Tiffany's and Chara's eyes met, "He thought I was attacking her."
Billy looked up, stammering, "N-n-no. he…" he pointed a quavering finger at Leslie.
"You fucking idiot, she's a genetic woman. She's the trans woman."
"Get that idiot out of here," Leslie yelled, and call the police.
"We'll take care of your daughter, I was a medic in the 82nd airborne," Tiffany assured him, checking Katie's pulse. "Call 9-1-1, get an ambulance here asap," she ordered as Leslie pulled out her cellphone and started dialing. "Tell them one female teen victim, one gunshot to the chest. Thready and faint pulse." Looking over at Stephie's prone form, "You better check her as well once you're done with 9-1-1. By now other people had entered the bathroom, and several men dragged Billy out. Tiffany gently moved Katie so she could see her wound. It was in the area of the right lung several inches from her centerline. Her lung would be filling with blood and her primary need was now oxygen. She started mouth-to-mouth. "Tell me if she loses her pulse." She repeated the breaths for several reps when Chara announced, "I don't feel it!" Tiffany also checked.
"You're right. Here switch to breathing, I'll start chest compressions." She started pumping on Katie's chest. Two security guards entered the bathroom, one carrying an AED.
"Pulse?" one asked.
"Here get out of the way." They moved in. Tiffany watched them to make sure they knew what they were doing. They seemed to, placing the paddles in the proper locations. "Charging……clear!"
They pressed the shock button and Katie's body jolted. Tiffany immediately checked for a pulse. With great relief she nodded in the affirmative. Just then Katie started shaking and a gush of blood flowed from her mouth.
"Her chest cavity is filling with blood; we need to release it so she can breathe. Does anyone have a penknife???"
"What are you a doctor?" one of the security guards asked.
"Combat medic, do you have a penknife?"
"How's this?"
"It'll do. I need a straw from the food court." Within a half a minute someone handed her a big red Slurpy straw. She pulled the straw out of its wrapper, and wiped the blade on a clean part of her skirt, which was not already stained with Katie's blood. Counting up from the floating ribs, she placed the knife on Katie's bare skin and holding her breath, eased it in. It was never easy, watching a blade go in another human being. She inserted the straw and withdrew the knife and as she released her grip on the straw a huge surge of blood shot out, but trickled to a slow dribble and Katie took her first tortured breath since being shot.
"Out of the way!" Two EMTs rushed into the bathroom, surveying the situation.
"She's got a weak pulse, shallow breathing and I put in a chest tube."
"You a doctor?"
"Ex-combat medic."
"Well you saved her life, lucky you were here. Let's get her on the gurney, come on, let's move!" They hauled her out. Tiffany didn't move from her kneeling position in the pool of red blood. The lower part of her body was covered in it.
"You saved his daughter." Chara said quietly.
"She did." Leslie affirmed.
The three looked at each other. "He wanted to shoot me," Tiffany said quietly, a tear starting to stream down her cheek, "And he might have killed his daughter instead. All because…all because…"
"It's not your fault."
"You can't help it that some people are just ignorant."
Tiffany didn't move, as the tears started to flow more freely now. "Why? "It's always been that way," Chara answered. "If it ain't you, it would be something else. There's just too much hate to be kept bottled up."
"It's not right."
"No…it isn't. But it's the way it is."
"Maybe someday."
The three looked at each other. "Let's get you cleaned up girl."
She choked back a tear, "Thanks. Thanks you two."


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5 Reasons to Structure Your Content for Genuine Reuse
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- Doug Heise Vice President, Global Marketing
- Jun 18, 2013
The Web that we experience today is radically different from the one we experienced as recently as 5 or 6 years ago – and this requires a very different approach to managing and delivering online content. How you exploit your content assets across multiple channels and devices can make the difference between success and failure in the new online ecosystem.
In the days before the mobile internet and ubiquitous broadband, our relationship with the Web was narrower and less intimate. Most people accessed content from a browser on their laptop or PC. The primary driver for going online was simple information access and Web properties were consequently quite static and generic.
The traditional way of managing online content reflected this static relationship. Content was copied from an external source and essentially pasted into a web page. This content was inextricably linked to the design, layout and navigational structure of that page. The only way to use this content in another application or distribution channel was to copy it again and manually insert it into a new document format. The new version became an entirely new asset with no link back to the original source – and no way to understand its original purpose or context.
This approach – which manually repurposes content but does not truly reuse the original asset - might have worked when the number of digital channels was limited and online audiences were small.
But that isn't our reality today. With the explosion of mobile and social channels, we now use the web to get things done and to enhance an enormous range of everyday activities. Digital channels are exploding and content can be consumed via a bewildering range of methods on an ever growing variety of devices. And as we began to rely on our mobile devices more and more, we are also demanding the ability to access a wider set of content and services – from a wider range of new and legacy data systems.
We are no longer willing to accept a limited, generic or inferior online experience. We all have different needs and goals – and we expect that experience to adapt to reflect our unique history, current context and these goals as we move from one device to another.
Companies wishing to support these requirements will need to understand that this is only possible when content is freed from the narrow constraints of a single distribution channel. In order to ensure the greatest flexibility and value, content must be treated as autonomous objects that have been tagged with descriptive metadata and logically structured to retain the relationship between content items. What is needed is an information-oriented approach that allows Web publishers to separate content not just from presentation, but from physical storage location as well.
Leading global media companies including NPR, the BBC, and Bild.de have been pursuing this approach to content management for a number of years and the results have been impressive.
Here are just a few of the benefits that companies can realize by implementing a modular, structured approach to content reuse:
- Reduced waste, redundancy and inefficiency
Manually repurposing content for multiple channels often involves time-consuming, labor-intensive processes. Usually occurring far upstream in the production process, this method can also cause significant production delays. A structured content approach can eliminate the need to revisit the content-creation process whenever content needs to be expressed in new forms. The result is increased efficiency, higher productivity, and lower costs.
- Improved brand consistency for happier customers and more creative business users
A company's brand is its most valuable asset and a bad first impression is difficult to correct. True content reuse offers a way to control the brand message and the visitor experience in a coordinated and consistent way – ensuring that visitors will have a positive, unified experience regardless of touchpoint. This approach also empowers business users to focus more of their energy on creating great customer experiences and less on the manual drudgery of copying content.
- Easier automation, integration and enhanced scalability
The logical - and often standards-based - structure of reusable content not only makes it easier to integrate content from external sources, but it allows for improved automation for content processing and distribution. Companies that use industry standard metadata schemas and publish comprehensive APIs will be much better positioned to create automated workflows that link to a broader partner ecosystem for aggregation and syndication of content.
- Faster time-to-market and improved return on investment for new business opportunities
Today's online world is characterized by constant churn. New devices and new business opportunities arise every day. If a company must create an entirely new production and distribution channel for every new channel or opportunity that comes along, it will never be able to beat – or even match – its more nimble competitors.
- Improved reporting and measurement
The online experience isn't restricted to a single experience on a single platform. The customer journey extends across multiple channels and can last for many years. If every content experience on every channel must be tracked separately and manually correlated after the fact, it becomes much harder to measure the impact of a company's brand across multiple touchpoints – and real-time cross channel analysis is even more difficult.
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Great read! I definitely second the "Reduced waste, redundancy, inefficiency" point. Actually, I think content reuse is one of the key benefits of implementing a CMS.Jun 18, 2013 9:32 PM

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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Apr 11, 1995
|Filing date
|Aug 29, 1994
|Priority date
|Apr 20, 1993
|Fee status
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|Publication number
|Edwin E. Rice
|Original Assignee
|Ingersoll-Rand Company
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (27), Classifications (15), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/049,471, filed Apr. 20, 1993.
This invention generally relates to assembly of machines, and more particularly it relates to automated assembly and inspection of split shell bearing inserts as used in internal combustion engine crankshafts or the like.
In reciprocating engines, for example, the crankshafts are normally supported by main bearings which are of the split shell type. In addition, the connecting rod to crankpin journals on the crankshaft also have similar bearings.
When these machines are assembled, it is important to assure that there are no defects in the bearing to crankshaft assembly. These defects include missing bearing inserts, oversize inserts, undersize inserts, oversize bearing bores, and undersize bearing bores. Oversize bearing housing bore and undersize bearing housing bore and/or undersize inserts and oversize inserts can lead to a loose or tight bearing fit to the engine block or connecting rod. In any case, the machine would experience early failure due to bearing fit defect or missing bearing.
At present, a common method of inspecting for these defects is to visually examine during the assembly for the presence of the bearing insert. It is also common for tightening values of the fasteners to be are checked automatically at time of assembly. Torque values by themselves do not give indication that bearing shells are installed or indication of problem bearing fit. This method, therefore, has the disadvantage of requiring a secondary operation for inspection after assembly. A disadvantage of visual inspection is the difficulty of seeing the edges of the assembled bearing in the crankshaft assembly. This may make detection of a missing insert very difficult and time-consuming.
The foregoing illustrates limitations known to exist in present devices and methods. Thus, it is apparent that it would be advantageous to provide an alternative directed to overcoming one or more of the limitations set forth above. Accordingly, a suitable alternative is provided including features more fully disclosed hereinafter.
It is an object of this invention to provide a means for automatic inspection and/or control of a mechanical assembly operation during the installation of threaded fasteners using the distinctive features of the fastener tightening behavior.
It is an object of this invention to provide a means for automatic inspection of crankshaft bearing assemblies using the distinctive features of the fastener tightening behavior.
It is a further object of this invention to provide such inspection method without regard to sequence of fastener tightening or pretorque value, if any.
In one aspect of the present invention this is accomplished by providing a method of inspecting bearing assemblies comprising measuring a tension related variable characteristic of the tightening sequence of the bearing assembly; simultaneously measuring a rotation related variable and determining a rate of rise of a tension related variable; determining a first constant rate of rise of tension related variable associated with bearing insert deformation, and a second constant rate of tension related variable rise associated with continued fastener tightening, and the point of start of a second constant rate; and determining if the point of start of the second constant rate falls within prescribed limits of the tension related variable and the rotation related variable.
The foregoing and other aspects will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing figures.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective fragmentary view of a crankshaft showing a main bearing journal with cap and a connecting rod bearing with cap;
FIG. 2 is an idealized torque vs. angle curve drawn to illustrate the low slope bearing crush portion of the curve, the knee of the curve, and the high slope bolt tightening portion of the curve;
FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a tightening system according to the present invention; and
FIG. 4 is a flow chart depicting a logic sequence for a bearing installation and inspection system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows a portion of a machine frame in the form of an engine block 1, a main bearing cap 2, connecting rod 4, connecting rod bearing cap 5, main bearing journal 6, crankpin journal 7, main bearing insert 8, connecting rod bearing insert 9, fastener nut 10, crankshaft 3, main bearing fastener or studs 11, and connecting rod bearing bolts 12.
During assembly, the main bearing journals 6 on the crankshaft 3 are placed in the saddles on the machine frame 1 and are held in place by the main bearing caps 2 placed over the ends of the main bearing studs 11 and secured in place by fastener nuts 10.
Similarly, the connecting rods 4 are placed upon the crankpin journals 7 on crankshaft 3 and are held in place by connecting rod bearing caps 5 which are secured by fastener nuts 10 on connecting rod fastener or bolts 12.
Main bearing insert sets 8 are interposed between engine block 1, main bearing caps 2, and the main bearing journals 6 of crankshaft 3. Connecting rod inserts 9 are likewise interposed between connecting rods 4, connecting rod bearing caps 5, and crankpin bearing journals 7. These inserts are typically made from steel strip coated with a thin bearing metal layer.
The main bearing saddle and cap as well as the connecting rod and connecting rod bearing cap are precision bored to accommodate the precision bearing shell inserts.
The uninstalled outer diameter of a split bearing shell insert set is slightly larger than the diameter of the bore into which it fits. As the bolts in the bearing cap are tightened during assembly, the insert diameters are sized down in a process commonly called bearing crush. For an automobile engine, bearing crush is typically 0.003" to 0.004" in diameter. The seating and crushing of the bearings causes distinctive torquing behavior because this occurs before the bearing caps seat solidly against the opposite half of the bearing housing.
Because of their fabrication from steel strip, the bearing inserts are subject to minor deformations and distortions. In addition, manufacturing tolerances and assembly practice including cleanliness, etc., can cause an imprecise fit on the main bearing journals and the crankpin journals.
In order to assure a tight fit between bearing inserts and bearing housing, the bearing inserts are routinely manufactured to be slightly larger in diameter than the bore into which they fit. This, then, requires a sizing or crushing of bearing inserts during the fastener tightening operation. This crushing action cause the bearing insert to conform closely to the bore of the cap and saddle of both the main bearing and the connecting rod bearing.
This conformity and tight fit is important to the function of the bearing crankshaft assembly to prevent bearing insert rotation in the housing and to dissipate heat. The bearing insert also accommodates the flow of lubricating oil to the bearing and journal surfaces. Any dimensional discrepancy may result in either insufficient lubrication or improperly distributed lubrication. In a sliding bearing joint such discrepancies cannot be tolerated and therefore the assembly process must insure the insert is properly installed and that it has received the designed amount of bearing crush during installation.
This is possible, in situations such as the foregoing crankshaft bearing assembly operation example by identifying the incipient point of a change in slope of a first fastener tightening related value compared to a second fastener tightening related value. Thereafter, one or more of the following values may be utilized, either singularly or in combination, to generate assembly inspection parameters and/or on-going fastener tightening control parameters: the first tightening related value where the first value is proportional to torque (tension) on the fastener and the second related value is proportional to rotation of the fastener; and/or the second tightening related value at the incipient point; and/or the slope of the two values before the incipient point; and/or after the incipient point and the two fastener tightening related values at the incipient point.
Referring to FIG. 2, when the tightening torque or other tension related function of a threaded fastener is plotted as a function of fastener turning angle or other rotation related function, such as time for a constant rotation, a characteristic curve is generated which can be used to evaluate the assembly.
During bearing crush, the slope of the torque vs. angle curve is much lower than it is after the cap is firmly seated to its mating half. The resultant knee in the curve occurs at a torque value which is a function of the amount of bearing crush experienced and the tightness of the opposite bolt on the cap. Since both cap bolts share in loading the cap, for a given amount of bearing crush, the torque value of the knee is directly proportional to the tightness of the opposite bolt up to the point where the bearing cap joint associated with the opposite bolt remains in firm contact as the bolt being tightened reaches the knee of the curve.
It should be understood that bearing crush is a direct proportion of the total angle of fastener rotation of both fasteners once both the fasteners have reached a snug contact point where the bearing cap is in firm contact with the bearing shells. If one of the fasteners is snugged first and stopped sufficient to keep the joint associated with that fastener in firm contact, then the second fastener will perform most of the bearing crush. If both fasteners reach snug point at the same time, bearing crush would result from some of the rotation of both fasteners. For this reason, it is important to know or control the fastener tightening sequence of all fasteners in any one bearing cap that has occurred in order to evaluate bearing containing joints.
When the crankshaft journals, the bores, and the bearing inserts are properly matched, the torque vs. angle curves will be reproducible within a fairly narrow range of values.
This reproducibility of the torque vs. angle curve makes it possible to detect the most common defects in the bearing to crankshaft assemblies, namely, missing inserts, oversize inserts, undersize inserts, oversize bearing cap, and undersize bearing cap by examining the curve.
Using the torque vs. angle curve characteristics described above, it is possible to monitor quality of the bearing assemblies by automatic means. Such automatic monitoring would provide much higher reliability than that currently available from visual or post assembly testing methods.
FIG. 2 shows a plot of torque vs. angle of fastener rotation for a typical bearing cap fastener. Curve 18 shows a low slope bearing crush portion 19 and the high slope fastener tightening portion 21. Between these two portions of the curve is a knee 20. The low slope bearing crush portion of the curve, to a greater or lesser degree, is depicted as a straight line. The degree to which the low slope portion 19 will depart from linearity depends on the degree and nature of the deformations and distortions that exist in the insert set. As these distortions and discrepancies are forced to conform to the bearing saddle and cap, the torque vs. angle curve will show the rising level as seen in the figure.
In the initial tightening of a split shell bearing assembly where bearing crush is a factor, the first excursion of the torque vs. angle curve is due to the essentially elastic deformation of the bearing shells and the fastener(s).
The knee 20 (incipient point) occurs at the point where the bearing crush is complete and all remaining excursion of the torque vs. angle curve is due to the elastic deformation of the fastener, the bearing shells, and the bearing housing. The straight line proportional characteristic of this portion of the curve is well known in the art. In tightening a two fastener bearing cap, the knee only occurs in the curve generated during tightening the second fastener (unless simultaneous) because, during the tightening of the first fastener, the bearing inserts are free to slide within the bore of the assembly. Thus, when tightening the first fastener, the inserts can rotate slightly to accommodate some of the pressure that is being applied. Once the first fastener is tightened, however, the tightening of the second fastener will almost immediately begin to distort or crush the bearing inserts. This is reflected in the low slope torque vs. angle behavior which reflects the lower stiffness or spring rate of the fastener and bearing inserts only.
It is clear that, for a given bearing insert set coupled with a given saddle and cap set, a certain degree of bearing crush will occur. If the bolts are tightened sequentially in any order, the first bolt(s) tightened on one side of a bearing cap will have no knee (at a significant torque value). A FIG. 2 type curve will be generated for whichever bolt or fastener is tightened second in sequence. If both bolts were tightened simultaneously or essentially simultaneously, the bearing crush would be reflected by knees in both curves at some intermediate torque and angle value, namely some value lower than the knee of the curve when the bolts are tightened sequentially. This intermediate value will be proportional to the value at the sequentially generated knee such that the total torque observed in the two curve knees will be representative of the total bearing crush experienced. This proportionality permits the inspection of degree of bearing crush by observing the torque angle curve trace and the torque value at which the knee occurs.
If no knee is observed in either the first or second bolt curve trace or the simultaneous curve traces, it indicates that the bearing insert has been omitted from the joint or that their fit is incorrect. This is another criterion of the quality of the assembly.
For each bearing assembly design there is a characteristic torque vs. angle relationship which can be used to inspect the quality of the assembly. This inspection can reveal such defects as missing bearing inserts, insufficient or excessive bearing crush, undersize bearing housing bore and oversize bearing housing bore.
An example, again referring to the split shell bearing assembly, of using the incipient point values to determine the tightening control parameters during the second constant rate phase is described in the following:
Engine bearing housings for connecting rods and main bearings are assembled for machining the bores previous to final assembly with the crankshaft. The cap halves of the bearing housings are secured by installing and tightening the fasteners used in final assembly. It can be seen that the spring rate of the bolted joint will be different at final assembly with the added resistance of the bearing shells than it was during the machining operation. It is desirable to maintain roundness of the bearing bore at final assembly. It can further be seen that with the higher spring rate caused by the added resistance of the bearing shells at final assembly, the bearing housing elastic deformation will be less than at the time of housing bore machining with the same tension load on the fasteners in both instances. It can also be seen that modifying (increasing) the tightening value on the bearing housing cap fasteners, base resistance introduced by the addition of bearing shells in final assembly can compensate for the loss of elastic deformation. Because bearing crush is a variable resulting from unavoidable tolerances, it is necessary to know the relative amount of bearing crush in order to compensate for this variable. A fastener tightening related value at the incipient point of the start of a second slope of the fastener tightening related value compared to a second fastener tightening related value can be used as an adaptive factor for correcting the final tightening values of the bearing cap fasteners.
In order to use these methods for bearing shell assembly, it is necessary to characterize each particular design of bearing assembly. This characterization will include but not be limited to the desired fastener tension level for the assembly at machining and at final assembly, the spring rates of the housing bolted joint with and without bearing shells and acceptable variances in tension related values in the first and second tightening phases. It will also require determination of the characteristic tightening force/tension curves for the final assembly in the first and second phase.
Once these curves have been determined and the average slope values (in foot pounds per degree of fastener rotation) have been established, the assemblies may be put together and the fasteners tightened in whatever sequence has been established for the operation. By monitoring the aforementioned curves and the tension related values at which the knee in the curves occur, it can be determined that the bearing is okay and the values are within prescribed limits. If the slope B is not within its limits, then there is indication of a faulty bearing assembly.
Also according to the present invention, the bearing housing joint final tightening can be controlled so as to compensate for variations sensed during earlier phases of the tightening operation. For example, an empirical calculation can be made at the incipient point at the end of the first constant rate using a then recorded tension related value to determine the added resistance in the joint resulting from the bearing shells and thereby modifying the final tightening point to compensate for the added resistance of the bearing shells.
Referring to FIG. 3, an embodiment of a power torquing system with fastener tension and rotation monitoring and control capability is shown and will be described according to the present invention. The system includes a drive unit 30, a motor control unit 32, and a monitor and control unit 34. In the embodiment described, digital processes are used for units 32 and 34, although analog devices could also be used. The drive unit 30 may be an air motor or an electric motor spindle module. The power source 35 may be high pressure air or electrical energy. Torque is transferred to the fastener by a drive socket 41 on the drive unit.
To measure a tension related variable, a torque detector 36 such as a torque transducer is provided for detecting the tightening torque applied by the drive unit. For electric motors, the tension related variable can alternatively be determined by measuring the electric current drawn by the motor since the current is proportional to the torque applied. An electric current sensor 38 can be provided in the motor control unit 32 for this purpose in the alternative use of an electric motor.
To measure a fastener rotation related variable, an angle of turn detector 40, such as an angle encoder, is provided for detecting the incremental angle turn of the fastener. Another fastener rotation related variable, the incrementally elapsed time of a torque application, may be measured using a timer 42, as an alternative, for example, in the monitor and control unit 34. The tension related variable and fastener rotation tension related variables are readily sensed since the torque applied (electrical current drawn by the motor) can be changed by lubrication or lack thereof (friction) in the joint. The fastener rotation related variable which may, for example, be angle of turn or elapsed time of torque application, is not influenced by friction, but is merely a function of the fastener thread and the mechanical properties of the fastener, the bearing, and the joint components.
The monitor and control unit 34 preferably includes a featured design to distinguish a designated torque threshold before initiating subsequent torque and tension related measurements, thus avoiding severe distortions generally associated with low torque. The system includes an input device 44, such as a hand held terminal, for entering user selectable control and monitoring perimeters into the unit 34. A display unit 46 is provided for data output. A device such as a programmable logic control 48 is used to initiate the tightening sequence and to control the order of various selectable tightenings, sequences, and functions determined by joint and user requirements.
A typical bearing joint tightening operation according to the present invention is depicted, for example, in FIG. 4.
Again, referring to FIG. 2, where a typical torque angle tightening curve is shown for a bearing containing joint showing bearing crush. The relatively flat low level torque portion of the curve to the left, designated by the reference numeral 22, represents the initial rundown portion of the fastener before seating of the joint. This is shown as a straight line, however, typically it could be cyclic or compound cyclic in nature but in any event at a low level, such as indicated, unless the fastener is cross threaded or misformed, or otherwise defective.
With the joint seated and a bearing cap in place, the curve will exhibit a constant torque rise represented by the slope designated 19 or slope A in FIG. 2. This represents the constant torque rise as the bearing is "crushed" to its final seated position. Once the bearing has been fully seated and also the joint is fully seated, the tightening slope will exhibit an increase in the torque rise rate indicated by the portion of the curve designated 21 or slope B. A knee 20 is formed where the slope A and slope B intercept.
According to the present invention, the bearing joint may be inspected in the following sequence:
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, the bearing joint is assembled and the fasteners are run down to a low level snug point as indicated in the curve portion designated by the reference numeral 22. The tightening sequence then begins on one of the fasteners. If a bearing is present and appropriate bearing crushing takes place, the slope A portion of the curve will be established. For a given joint system the slope may be expected to fall within a lower limit and an upper limit for a proper joint. The slope, once established, is tested against an upper and lower limit, and if within the proper limits, tightening progresses. If not, the part is rejected for a missing bearing or other problems.
Slope A is continuously tested to be sure that tightening is progressing and will continue to do so until the slope change occurs at the knee 20. The slope is monitored for values greater than initial slope. If it is not, if the present torque is less than the highest allowable torque for the knee (TTH), then the angle increment test is repeated. If the torque is greater than the high torque limit for reaching the qualifying rate of change of knee 20, then the bearing crush is excessive or another defect is indicated and the part is rejected. If the change occurs within the inspection limits of a high and low torque and a low and high angle limit for the criterion point, then the slope is checked to determine whether the slope B is within a lower and an upper limit. If it is not, then there is a bearing problem or another defect and it is rejected. If the Slope B is within limits, then the bearing cap fasteners are tightened until completed and there is indication that the bearing assembly is okay. If the slope B is not within its limits until completion of tightening, then there is indication of a faulty assembly.
While I have described this invention in terms of torque values being used as the arbiters of quality of assembly, it is equally acceptable to use the angular values illustrated in the torque vs. angle curves to indicate the assembly quality. Thus, it is not intended to limit the applicability of my invention to only those cases where torque is the determinative factor in quality measurement. Instead, it is the use of the tightening curve as a quality indicator that is intended to be disclosed and claimed in this invention.
It will be obvious that torque vs. angle can be read as torque vs. fastener tension due to the inclined plane properties of threaded fasteners. Other relationships will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.
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|International Classification
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|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Sep 18, 2000
Owner name: INGERSOLL CINETIC AUTOMATION CORPORATION, MICHIGAN
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The reaction was more or less predictable because Cruz made a futile attempt to garner support for Israel while addressing a crowd with a considerable number of Christian attendees from the Middle East, especially Palestine.
"Tonight, we are all united in defense of Christians," Cruz said.
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Cruz, who didn't seem to have a prepared speech for the occasion, went on with his tirade against notorious Middle Eastern groups like Hezbollah and Hamas.
Cruz missed the hypocrisy in his words when he accused these organizations of something Israel did on an even larger scale in July and August during its so-called operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip.
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"Christians have no greater ally than Israel," he said, at which point members of the crowd began to yell, shouting "stop it," until he left the stage.
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a few teachers from my daughters daycare called me (mom) and told me that when my daughter woke up from her nap she had three bug bites on her face. the teacher stated that it was bedbugs. She also stated more then one child was bitten. I took my daughter out for a day. I called my daughter daycare cooperate office. They told me the daycare was cleaned out the night before so I brought my daughter back to the daycare. The teachers called me again and my daughter had numerous bed bugs bites on all over her body. This has been going on since last week until this week. Finally they told me in order to get the daycare cleaned properly I had to go out and get a doctor's note stating my child has been bitten by bed bugs.
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First, get to a doctor right away to have your daughter examined and treated. It will also help to document the incident. Secondly, take pictures of your daughter and the bites. having handled these types of cases, I can tell you that if the bedbug infestation that caused your daughter's condition originated from, and in, the daycare facility, then there is a claim to pursue against them. As Mr. Shah points out, what the value of the claim would be will be dependent on the severity of the bites, your daughter's reaction to them, appearance, and other factors. Contact a personal injury attorney immediately to get a free consultation.Ask a similar question
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I.S. 285 Meyer Levin
5909 Beverly Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 451-2200
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this school is not good. I feel disgraced that i even wanted to go to this shcool. There mostly fights, nasty things, and smoking involed in this shcool, and it all hidding under the teachers noses.The teachers overeacts on every thing , they punish you for the smallest things ever. The talent classes only finds the best people in the group and uses them for every performance and forget all about the rest of the willings kids in the class that wants to learn and have fun. If your now starting this shcool or got accepted your eitheir gonna come out a smoker, non virgin, beat up, grades below 75 , and disrespected. Just take from me ive been in this school for 3 years and just graduated, and im being very honest. Other people might say good things about this shcool just to follow the crowd but im not one of those people. The sChool needs to improve .
I've had a very pleasant and memorable experience with Meyer Levin. I found the teachers to be very dedicated and the then principal Mr.Raziano was always available.Of course that was years ago but some of those same dedicated teachers are still there. I cannot presently rate the but, i'm entheusiastically looking forward with great expectation as my granddaughter now take her journey through Meyer Levin and hope and pray that she will be as successful if not more than her parents before her.
I was in this school for a while, but i think i did great. All the teachers are so ice, and caring, but they only want the best for you. I just love meyer levin!!!!! its one of the best schools in brooklyn. I miss my teacher ms. David. Thank you so much for helping me pass the class, you've been so grateful to me and i appreciate that. Taisha
my niece went to this school her average was a 55 and she left the school with a 95 this school is the best school ever please join this school
i like this school because it getting better grades and it teaching me new stuff each and everyday.i want to thank mr.gross ms .david and ms miller
to start this off i want to thank my principal mr underwood and my assistant principal mrs holder as well as my dean mr. saint. they have all been great to me. I think this school faces a lot of challenges and it has pulled to them all. i am one of the 2009 graduates and i enjoyed my time at Is 285. Sure there as been times when i felt left out or like i was falling behind but i pulled through and got my act together. I would like to recognize a few great teachers who have thought me well Mr.Cameron, Mrs. WainWright Ms. Stephens, as well as Mr. Brathwaite and Ms. Barbuzza and i cant forget Mrs. Ellis and Mr. Daley. i love them all so dearly and i wish them well. signed avagail watson
This school is one of the best in Brooklyn . It has talent classes, tutoring classes and much more ! There are many after schoool activies where students can be able to show their talents off, as well as in school classes. Classes such as drama, dance, art, costume design,band, steel pan and chorus. I love this school with all my heart . I think I found myself here. Of course like any other schools, there is drama to be dealt with, but with the easy to talk to teachers, deans and principals, you can easily find your way out. The teachers are amazing . They help you, joke around with you and when they see you find something hard to understand, they take their free periods to allow you to come to their class to recieve extra tutoring. I love Meyer Levin !
This school is great. Some kids need to stop making a mess on the floors and be kind to one another
i think school is very good im in class 801 the teachers are fun and caring {some of them are} if your in talent you get to choose diffrent talent. the talent i chose was steelpan and i like it alot cuz i love music
i am in the 8th grade in class 822 (astral) at meyer levin i will graduate in 2009. this school is great and depending on what you decide to do in school school will either make you pass or fail. there are some students that just act wild and always loud but i stay away from them because they are the ones who jus think bout gossip ad drama and other foolishness. but overall i like this school and once you get to know the school and teachers and make good friends your first year you'll be alright. Meyer Levin is also adding new progras and aftrschool activties to help the students better which i think they should've done a long time ago.
this school iz very good they have alot of things to keep you up and around,i love this school im in the 8th grade.
this is a great school to go to
I personally believe that this school is very good when it comes to the education criteria. Before this school term was over I had to send my child to Meyer Levin because of her grades (she used to attend Lenox) now she is going into Astral , class 822. What a great improvement!!
Meyer Levin is a wonderful school. There are many opportunities in the school. The teachers are extremely nice. If you have a problem they are there to help you with work or any other problems.
Meyer Levin is the best school ever. It has plenty of resources to keep students active and busy.
I graduated from this school and this school is great. I'm passing all my classes with 85s and above because this school prepared me. The whole faculty cares about the students. In that school my dean was like a father to the whole grade. Everytime someone had a problem or needed help they went to thier dean. This school is great as I stated before and I recommened you send your child(ren) here.
I think the principal and the Parent Coordinator are Wonderful. They are very caring and personally involved in the betterment of our children. We as parents need to 'parent' more at home so the school can 'teach' instead of discipline
The school is great. THey have a great variety of preforming art classes including steel pan. Which might I say is terrific. We play alot of genres of music we play soca, reggea, Hip hop, rock and classical songs like My girl. We (students) are always involved in the work that we do in class.
i have been going there for 3 years. It is a ok school work wise. But the behavior is crazy.
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the children in this school are bad.The teachers dont know how to resolve conflicts and the asst.principal for the 7thgrade has to much of an attiude
I think this school is a very inspirational school. I think the children there are very highly approached to their educational standards but some of the teachers need some work. They need to think about a child's education instead of a pay check.
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MANHATTAN, Kan. The Kansas State men's golf team will be putting its No. 57 ranking on the line as it travels to the state of California for the third time this season for a match against the University of California Riverside. The Wildcats had one of the best fall seasons in school history and look to ride that success into the spring season.
FALL SEASON RECAP: Heading into the fall season, the Wildcats had won just one tournament since 2003, but that quickly changed when the Wildcats were able to win their first tournament of the season at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate. The success didn't stop there as the Wildcats were able to place in the top-five in the next four tournaments with three second-place finishes during that stretch.
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HOST BIGHORN GOLF CLUB: The University of California Riverside will host the match at The Bighorn Golf Club. According to Bighorn's official website Bighorn Golf Club has played host to such events as The Skins Game, The Battle at Bighorn, Senior PGA Match Play, and the LPGA Samsung World Championship. Bighorns two awe inspiring courses are known by many but experienced by only the fortunate few.
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I'm using FontLab 5.0.2 at OS X 10.7.2 (MacBook) and the fonts that I generated with them don't works at OS X 10.5.8 (MacBook Pro) . This newest version of OS try to validate the .ttf archives and tells me that 'serious errors' were found. The system only links the error with the file, without further explanation. Thus, I can't install my new fonts on my new computer. On the other hand, I'm using the same fonts in the older system without any problem. What's happening? How can I solve this?
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I cannot honestly say that I have Clue One about what the real problem is.
However, if it works on older versions of OS X and also on PCs, who is the most likely culprit here?
The font itself, FontLab itself, or the version of OS X itself?
Maybe someone at Apple though a little TOO different…
13 July 2012 - 10:14pm#4
what do the standard font validators say about it (MS font validator, Adobe FDK)?
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