text:
I was in stasis for an entire week; it was the most humiliating moment of my entire existence. I clung to what little existence I had left in me for so long, even if I didn't think a single word in the meantime. I just wanted to survive...and destroy that blue hedgehog.
The next time I awoke, it was unexpected, to say the very least. When I looked around, I couldn't really tell where I was
all I did know was that I could hear the sound of bubbling liquid and steam. I soon realized that I was in the junk furnace, and was about to be dropped into the melter. Those three fools were standing there, completely unaware that I was awake. I don't know what allowed me to reactivate, but I do know that it would prove crucial for survival.
Decoe: It's almost a shame that we have to destroy it. It really did a number on Sonic
Bocoe: Yeah, but you know the doctor; he'll gladly build an empire to rule the world but can't bring himself to actually harm anyone.
Bokkun: Well, good riddance to bad rubbish I say. Besides, the doctor is almost finished with the improved model. It should be a lot easier to control than this thing, especially without that stupid 'free will' program.
Those words hit me hard. Not only was I being scrapped along with my unique programming
I was being replaced as well. And with an inferior machine, no less. I couldn't handle it; I had to stop this. I mustered every ounce of strength I had, but I couldn't move; my power supply was still extremely low. I couldn't escape from the disassembly line
What happened next was, in my opinion, northing but sheer dumb luck: the disassembly line broke down and started to short-circuit. It seemed that those three idiots had forgotten to perform maintenance on it for a while.
Bocoe: Bokkun, look what you've done now! You were supposed to perform maintenance on this thing days ago.
Bokkun: Uh-uh; it was your turn Decoe.
Decoe: That's absurd; I performed my regular check last month! You can't blame this on me!
The three of them started bickering as they always do; this provided the time I needed. I set my reserve power cells into overdrive
and I powered up my jets. The three of them were so dumb-founded when they saw me levitate into the air and blast off. They didn't bother to follow me; they couldn't unfreeze from the terror my rising had inflicted.
I managed to sneak into the supply closest in the doctor's workshop and stole a few extra power cells, more than enough to keep me charged for the next few months. I even got a glimpse of what he was working on: my replacement. It was a lot larger than me and seemed like a nice machine
to steal, at least. I left the doctor a gift in that machine; knowing him, he wouldn't figure out what had happened until later, and from there, I flew out into the open air and across the land once again.
I was beside myself with confusion. The doctor had built me for one purpose, and he couldn't even carry it out. Why? Was it because he underestimated the power I had? Was it fear that I might turn on him with such power? Or was it that no other machine the doctor created had ever managed to actually hurt the hedgehog so severely? I had so many questions and no answers, but I needed them fast. I decided that the best source of information would be my target, that blue hedgehog. If I could just get him alone for a few minutes
But that never happened. The doctor's coordinates led me right to his home, which was filled with his friends. I suppose that wasn't too surprising, but what was interesting is that his leg, as far as I could tell, was no longer broken. My scans indicated that his body healed incredibly fast and there were no lasting injuries that I could see.
Sonic: Knuckles, I can't thank you enough. I honestly didn't think that the Master Emerald would be able to do something like this.
Knuckles: Well, we all know that it houses more than enough power to keep others healthy; I rarely ever get the chance to eat, but the Emerald still keeps me around.
Amy: Though it's not like you'd ever leave it anyways if you had a choice.
Knuckles: Yeah
I looked on at them and searched through my memory banks for this Master Emerald, but I could find nothing. It appears that the doctor was not kind enough to give me that information
so I stole it from him. It didn't take long to break into his security files digitally; apparently the doctor didn't believe much in complex passwords. This Master Emerald
apparently it is a limitless beacon of power whose might could control and pacify the Chaos Emeralds, another topic I had to learn about in the process. The doctor's notes suggested that, as strange as some would think, the Master Emerald may have been sentient to some degree. I couldn't believe it; how could a simple rock be sentient? Then again, I suppose I was being both the pot and the kettle in that reference. Interestingly enough, it seems that the Master Emerald had the capacity to actually power machines, but it was unable to do perform as well with living creations. I pondered why this was so, as the Chaos Emeralds (from what I could gather) could work on both machines and living creatures.
Perhaps this gem was what I needed. I had to show the doctor that he was wrong; I needed to give him a reason to not scrap me. But in order to do that, I needed sensitive information
information that I could never get from the likes of them. Not after what I had done to that hedgehog
The only other person that would know more about that gem was the doctor
and I wasn't exactly on his good side at the moment. But I had no choice; I had to go back.
My journey back to the fortress was a lot more difficult than I had anticipated. The entire place was packed with defense drones of all sorts. It seems that the doctor learned of my awakening and, perhaps after seeing what I had done, decided that it would be in his best interests to keep himself safe. What a fool.
In a sense, charging through the fortress at full speed, destroying everything in my path
it felt ironic. Was this how Sonic did things? Would he simply charge straight through everything Eggman had and keep right on going without stopping? He seemed to have a personality that fit that kind of activity.
When I finally got to the control room, all four of them were there. Apparently they had been watching the camera footage; they must have been, because my sudden entrance just about scared the doctor to death.
Eggman: Gaaaaaahhh! Metal
it's nice to see you again. Where
exactly have you been? Hahaha
His sarcasm wasn't working; I could see that he feared something about me. Those other three were too scared to even say a word.
Metal Sonic: So, doctor, is this what you've been doing lately? Making my replacement and trying to throw me into the scrap melter? That's not a very nice thing to do, you know, especially considering I wasn't actually inactive.
Eggman: Metal...I can explain
Metal Sonic: Save it! You tried to scrap me because I couldn't get the job done right, is that? I want answers!
Eggman: Metal, please, I can explain! Maybe my judgment wasn't so good that day. I honestly didn't expect you to perform as well as you did. You went far beyond what I had hoped for
and that's...that's
Metal Sonic: That's why you tried to scrap me? Because I could have done what you couldn't?
Eggman: Metal, try to understand. I designed you for the purpose of beating Sonic, but not to actually destroy him; that simply wouldn't be right. Your mind is different from those of other robots, so I can understand if you are confused about this situation; please calm down, and we can talk about this like civilized folk
Metal Sonic: I don't think so. You started this, and now you're going to help me finish it. What do you know about the Master Emerald?
Eggman: The
The Master Emerald? How
how could you possibly know
Metal Sonic: Let's just say you need more original passwords in your databases.
Bokkun: I told him he shouldn't use the names of his favorite foods for that
Metal Sonic: Silence!
That little freak shut his trap. I was so angry at everything that had been happening
there's a word that I had only recently been introduced to, yet I knew it as a feeling that I had almost constantly in my mind.
Metal Sonic: Now, what do you know about the Master Emerald in regards to its use as a power source?
Eggman: Power source
Metal, you are not seriously suggesting that
Metal Sonic: That Emerald keeps alive that red echidna and Sonic
it healed his wounds like they were nothing
what kind of power is that? How is it even possible? The Chaos Emeralds have the power to work on both living and non-living creations, yet the Master emerald should not
at least, that's what your data says. Then how is this possible?!
Eggman was silent for a few moments. In only a few short hours, I had read and come to understand everything that needed to be known about the Master Emerald and the Chaos Emeralds, and yet there was something missing
and the doctor knew it.
Metal, I don't know what you are thinking or what sort of logic you are using to vindicate your actions, but if you want the truth, here it is: I don't know. If I knew the answer to that question, I would answer it, but I don't. The Chaos Emeralds are easy to understand because they each work together to amplify their own power. But the Master Emerald
it's power is so immense that there is no way to properly analyze it. Its effects on machines are clear in most cases, but its effects on living creatures vary immensely
Eggman went on and on about the properties of the Emeralds, and as I listened, I couldn't help but feel that he was only sharing this information out of fear. When he was finished, all I had learned was that it could possibly have some intense healing properties on living creatures, but that was it. I learned, in truth, nothing new
and I still wonder if that was my fault or not.
Metal Sonic: Is there any chance that I could use its power?
Eggman: What? Metal, what you are suggesting is absurd. Your body is designed for speed and mobility; it can't handle that kind of power. Your V. Maximum Overdrive Attack alone proved that; the amount of energy you would be infused with would be thousands of times greater if you tried to use the Master Emerald's power. Granted, the V. Max. would allow you to draw energy from it, but
Metal Sonic: Good, that's all I wanted to hear.
The doctor was taken aback by this rude interruption. My true reason for using it was not what I hinted towards; I had no intention of actually absorbing its energy. I was convinced that, despite the fact it was nothing more than a gem to some, it could potentially be alive; his files more than proved the possibility in my mind.
Metal Sonic: Doctor
I need you to contact Sonic immediately and tell him that I want another race. Tell him to meet me
in the Trojeca Wastelands. Tell him we will start from there and that the finish area will be Angel Island. This time, I won't let him out of my sight. I will prove that I deserve to exist!
Eggman: Metal
Metal Sonic: Do it! Or I'll scrap all of you!
Eggman: Gaaah! No, don't! Please Metal, we can work this
I didn't stay around to hear him finish his plea; I had things to do. I knew that the Trojeca Wastelands, what was left after Eggman had leveled it and used the place as a storage area for toxic waste in his earlier years, were nearly on the opposite side of the planet and would give plenty of space for me to show that hedgehog that he wasn't the only speed demon out there. I didn't know what effect it would have on Sonic, but I knew that I would be fine. There are no hills, no mountains, not even a bump; the place was as flat as one can get. This would be the perfect opportunity to show the doctor that I was worth trusting with Sonic's defeat, even if I did have a bad way of showing it.
I couldn't just sit around and wait, though; knowing the doctor, he would be more likely to send that fool Bokkun out, and for some reason, I had a feeling that Sonic wouldn't agree. I had to ensure that the message was brought to him
As I traveled across the ground, I pondered about the Master Emerald. A sentient stone
was it even possible? I had been in existence for only a short while, and yet I felt like something was wrong. Machines are not supposed to think; they are supposed to be commanded and programmed to think certain ways. Why was I questioning the point of my existence, then? Who was I, really? What was I? I figured that, considering the Master Emerald was thought to be sentient by the doctor, it may have some answers. And energy, at least for machines, is about as universal of an information highway as binary is. If I could tap into its power, maybe, just maybe
I could come to understand my existence
and my true purpose
When I finally arrived at that hedgehog's house, I waited for Bokkun to arrive. If anything else, it would at least give me some pleasure to scare the programming right out of that puny wimp. Sure enough, he arrived about 28 minutes later. I expected him to suddenly scare Sonic and be his usual, pointless self, but it seems he wasn't quite over out last meeting. As I heard him explain to Sonic what my orders were, I could hear the fear in his words
that was another feeling I learned to recognize quite well, even though I felt none in me
or did I?
As I expected, Sonic immediately turned down Bokkun's offer, though he did seem to notice that Bokkun was a lot more paranoid than usual. He kept looking all around him, shaking from fear
well, I guess it's hard to call someone paranoid when there really is something out there watching them.
I had grown tired of waiting, so I entered his quaint little house unannounced, something that scared Bokkun so much he flew away crying his pathetic eyes out
The two of us locked eyes for the first time since our initial meeting.
Sonic: So you really are still here. I figured Eggman had already scrapped you by now
Metal Sonic: Don't be so sure of yourself. I plan on showing the doctor just how powerful I am without having to resort to violence
though I honestly wouldn't mind it.
Sonic: Just what is your deal, anyways?
Metal Sonic: I was built to defeat you in battle, and defeat you I will. There will be no rings this time, nor any interruptions; this is a race. I want to see just what makes you so special amongst the rest of these
You really aren't like any of his other machines, are you? Free will...never thought a machine could be capable of such a thing
At the moment, I realized that Sonic was right; it shouldn't be possible. All machines are designed with set programming and pre-determined information. I was no different; the doctor had to load all of my information in himself, so I did not acquire it from experience
I had it all to begin with. Knowledge and no pre-conceived notions of existence or purpose
was I truly the result of these factors coming together? Was that why I questioned everything I could think of?
Sonic: Well, I've got to give you credit; you certainly did a good number on me. I can't remember the last time one of Eggman's machines actually hurt me. You must be really desperate if you want to race in the Trojeca Wastelands
Metal Sonic: Desperation has nothing to do with it. There are no obstacles there; it's nothing but flat ground and thus no chance of either one of us gaining a terrain advantage. It is the perfect place for a true test of speed.
Sonic: And Angel Island as the finish line
Metal Sonic: It's a place where everyone
the doctor, his robots, and your friends
can all see who the true winner is. No tricks, no surprises, nothing; just the two of us.
Sonic: I'm supposed to believe a machine that was built by Eggman? Forget it; I'm not falling for any of his schemes.
Metal Sonic: If you don't show up, the doctor will be the last thing to be concerned about
because I will tear you limb from limb.
Sonic went to say something, but stopped. His pause gave me a sense of power for once
I was the one demanding this of him, not the doctor. If anything else, the doctor wasn't truly involved in the incident; he merely provided me the information I needed. This race would give me exactly what I wanted: the chance to finally show that cocky hedgehog just what I was made off
the chance to prove my worth to my creator
and the chance to find answers for the questions that filled my neural network. All in all, I couldn't see how I could have lost, regardless of the outcome. I wanted to become something more than this
though the reason why, I would not learn until later
Sonic: Heh
fine; you've got yourself a race. But this time, I won't hold back.
Metal Sonic: How amusing; you held back for the sake of me before? Cute. Then I'll be sure to return the favor
when I pass the finish line first and drive you into the ground!
I left immediately after those words; I wasn't going to give that hedgehog the chance to respond. Tomorrow, we would finally dual on even terms, and I could finally get what I wanted.
I often look back at this day and think about everything I was feeling. My mind was a jumble of mixed questions on just about everything I could think of
my rational thoughts were few and far between
and I couldn't stop thinking about him. That blasted hedgehog
what was it that made him so different from the others? Why was I the only one built to resemble those creatures, and why Sonic of all life-forms? The doctor has had his fair share of issues with all of them
so why bother making just one copy? Was it really because he was just testing a new program, or was it because he and Sonic shared more than a twisted rivalry?
The questions kept on coming, but the answers avoided me like the plague. But no more; tomorrow, I would finally get the answers I deserved, one way or another. Tomorrow, I would find my place in the world
I would beat Sonic at his own game
I would finally BE Sonic
And I would find the meaning of my existence at long last
or at least, so I thought.
Sonic MX Chapter 2: Iron Retribution by MutitusWatch
©2012-2017 Mutitus
The second chapter of my Sonic 'fanfiction'. This one and the next chapter are going to seem a bit over-extended, but there'a a reason for this; it won't be revealed, though until the next chapter. Enjoy.
If I've counted right, this is on paragraph 54 (and I counted where the characters were speaking as a paragraph as well):
As I heard him explain to Sonic what my orders where,
Tis easy to get the wrong word, if you're typing fast, isn't it? XD *is guilty of the same a whole deal* Were you trying to put "were"?
Other than that, I have to say that this is turning out to be a really interesting story. Interesting that Eggman seems to be trying to keep something else quiet too, something about his and Sonic's past.
Can't wait til Metal gets his answers too--if he does, considering that it looks like he's going to play with the Master Emerald.
As I heard him explain to Sonic what my orders where,
Tis easy to get the wrong word, if you're typing fast, isn't it? XD *is guilty of the same a whole deal* Were you trying to put "were"?
Other than that, I have to say that this is turning out to be a really interesting story. Interesting that Eggman seems to be trying to keep something else quiet too, something about his and Sonic's past.
Can't wait til Metal gets his answers too--if he does, considering that it looks like he's going to play with the Master Emerald.
And I can't believe it, but you actually hit it right on the head; there is some history between them. Read chapter three and you'll find out quite soon.
And I can't believe it, but you actually hit it right on the head; there is some history between them. Read chapter three and you'll find out quite soon.
This is excellent.
Hey Professor, I am also reading this as well. I just haven't had to time to write anything due to school and stuff. I love Metal; he just never got the love he deserved.
I see....well, that's certainly good; I'm learning that more people are actually interested than I thought...
Yeah, I think that there is a lot of personality to Metl that no one seems to be able to bring out. As far as I am concerned, this unorthdox use of him as both the subject and narrator of the story is exactly what the otherwise crappy (sorry if this steps on any toes) fanbase he gets in literature. I want to bring this compex machine into the fabric of reality and make him something more than he ever was anywhere else...
Yeah, I think that there is a lot of personality to Metl that no one seems to be able to bring out. As far as I am concerned, this unorthdox use of him as both the subject and narrator of the story is exactly what the otherwise crappy (sorry if this steps on any toes) fanbase he gets in literature. I want to bring this compex machine into the fabric of reality and make him something more than he ever was anywhere else...
O.O whoa never thought of metal sonic that way... COOL!!!
Thanks; I think it's time that Metal finally got his turn in the spotlight.
Just so you know, you are probably the only one who is going to end up reading this material. My reputation with Pokemon kind of makes this material a bit beyond the interests of others. So I hope thet you will enjoy it.
If you could do me a favor, I would really appreciate it. If you spot anyone or know anyone here that specializes in Sonic fanfiction, give me a holler. I would feel a bit better if I could at least submit this work to a group where it could be read and thought over instead of simply sitting in my gallery, unread by most...even though a lot of Sonic fanfiction is garbage in my opinion. I guess I'm just trying to add some depth to the fanfiction universe as I continue to practice my writing skills...
Just so you know, you are probably the only one who is going to end up reading this material. My reputation with Pokemon kind of makes this material a bit beyond the interests of others. So I hope thet you will enjoy it.
If you could do me a favor, I would really appreciate it. If you spot anyone or know anyone here that specializes in Sonic fanfiction, give me a holler. I would feel a bit better if I could at least submit this work to a group where it could be read and thought over instead of simply sitting in my gallery, unread by most...even though a lot of Sonic fanfiction is garbage in my opinion. I guess I'm just trying to add some depth to the fanfiction universe as I continue to practice my writing skills...
Kk Ill look up a few people and fanficton writers for sonic ill try to also find a group that likes sonic to watch also! consiter it done becuse i have connections!


text:
Brittle fractures and ductile fractures are two of the best known failure modes. In this issue we shall discuss examples of both types of failure. The discussion applies equally well to metals, plastics, ceramics, our bones and teeth, and cracking an egg for breakfast. Brittle fractures and ductile fractures should not be confused with fatigue fracture which involves cyclic loading. Here, we are talking about fracture due to a single load application, recognizing that a single load fracture event is usually the end of a fatigue fracture. The factors that control both brittle and ductile fracture revolve around the energy that must be provided to extend the fracture by a microscopic distance and the amount of elastic strain energy that is concurrently made
available by that microscopic crack extension. If the elastic strain energy being released exceeds the energy required for crack extension then bang—we have spontaneous fracture! The crack stops growing either when it reaches the end of the part (the part breaks), or the energy required for crack extension exceeds the strain energy being released by that same crack extension and we have crack arrest. This happens, for example when a crack grows through an area under tensile stress and then stops when it runs into an area of stress that is reduced or compressive.
Understanding Fracture
Understanding fracture is a tall order. Required are understanding of both the energy required for crack extension and localized stress and strain. Since we are dealing with a difference, high accuracy is required for both energies if we are to be able to make quantitative predictions. Quantitative predictions are also dreadfully important! It's OK for a crack to slowly grow across the wing of an aircraft until it reaches a size where it will be picked up during routine inspection. But society doesn't tolerate having the crack reach critical length before it is detected and fixed.
The Griffith Theory
Serious progress on these concepts appeared in 1920 as the Griffith Theory. The theory came on the heels of excellent research into the cleavage of high purity, three dimensional, crystals ranging from rock salt to diamonds and the cleavage of weird, two dimensional, materials such as mica.Over time, it was found that Griffith Theory pretty well encompassed the fundamentals of the strain energy part of the fracture equation. That part of the equation is known as "fracture mechanics" and slow but steady progress was made through the first half of the 20th century. Spectacular progress appeared starting in the 1950's and continues to be made as both computers and electron microscopes improve. But the crack extension energy side of the Griffith equation applied only to "ideally brittle" materials. Believe me, it was not for lack of research that the materials research community failed to extend fracture theory into the very important field of ductile fracture.
WWII Merchant Ships Etc.
Ships Break In Two! This was an extremely serious problem in World War II, when over 250 ships fractured or cracked. Nineteen of these broke completely in two! Luckily, in some cases, fractures occurred in ships that were being outfitted and had never put to sea. All of the ship fractures and the two other examples that follow were in metals that were ductile, but just not tough enough.
The Great Boston Molasses Tank Disaster One of the most famous brittle fractures was the Great Boston Molasses Tank Disaster in 1919. There was a tank of molasses, 90 ft in diameter and 50 feet high whose contents were supposed to have become rum. When the tank split, a wall of molasses advanced down the street. Many of the deaths and casualties occurred among people who were engulfed in their flats below the level of the street. There were 12 deaths and 40 injuries. Half a century later it was determined that the tank's steel was below its ductile/brittle transition temperature; the same problem as with the WWII merchant ships.
The Silver Bridge Collapse A more recent brittle fracture disaster was the collapse of the Silver Bridge in West Virginia, in December 1967 in which 46 people perished as their cars plunged into the icy Ohio River. The National Bureau of Standards' metallurgists judged the bridge accident to be caused by stress-corrosion cracking resulting from long exposure to hydrogen sulfide vapor, H2S, from nearby paper mill digesters. The bridge failure is an example where the energy required to extend the fracture was reduced while the metal was in service. With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight, the ship hull and molasses tank accidents occurred when the steel's energy required to extend the fracture at service temperatures was too low starting when the metal left the steel mill.
Dislocation Theory What made it possible to understand what was going on was the more or less simultaneous flowering of dislocation theory that explained how metals deform at the crack tip, and the development of the transmission electron microscope which let us see what was happening. The Dislocation theory came together starting in the early 1930's while the electron microscope came from RCA in 1948. In the mid 1950's it was a hot research topic. By 1962 the field was sufficiently mature that the Air Force was requiring fracture analysis for critical components and by 1968 for almost all structural parts.
Some Characteristics of Brittle Fracture
- There is no gross, permanent deformation of the material.
- The surface of the brittle fracture tends to be perpendicular to the principal tensile stress although other components of stress can be factors.
- Characteristic crack advance markings frequently point to where the fracture originated.
- The path the crack follows depends on the material's structure. In metals, transgranular and intergranular cleavage are important. Cleavage shows up clearly in the SEM.
Some Characteristics of Ductile Fracture
- There is permanent deformation at the tip of the advancing crack that leaves distinct patterns in SEM images.
- As with brittle fractures, the surface of a ductile fracture tends to be perpendicular to the principal tensile stress, although other components of stress can be factors.
- In ductile, crystalline metals and ceramics it is microscopically resolved shear stress that is operating to expand the tip of the crack.
- The fracture surface is dull and fibrous.
- There has to be a lot of energy available to extend the crack.
Stress, Strain and Geometry
Surface Flaws We find we have to recognize that all engineering materials are endowed with surface flaws, and usually also internal flaws or discontinuities. All surface finishes, whether polished or machined or as-cast or grit blasted etc. introduce flaws that are characterized by an "effective crack length". If corrosion and/or wear is on going then the effective crack length increases with time in service. For example, every feature on the pressure hull of a nuclear submarine is tested in the lab to determine its effective crack length. Considered are every size and shape of hull opening, every hatch corner, and every perturbation in either the inside or outside of the pressure hull. For the benefit of the folks on the CAD terminals, back at National Research Laboratories the critical crack lengths are converted to a telephone book of allowable design strengths.
Residual & Service-Related Stress We then consider both the residual stresses and the service-related stresses, noting that the material doesn't care which is which. Shot blasting introduces compression in addition to the applied stress. Grit blasting may introduce tension or compression in addition to the applied stress. Chromium plating may introduce a degree of tension that varies with plating practice with the plating tension added to the applied stress. Pre-bending introduces a residual stress pattern that is also added to the applied stress. These things account for the stress part of the equation.
Effect of Fracture Shape Next we consider the effect of the shape at the crack tip: rounded, sharp, internal with sharp corners on both ends, a vee running round a cylindrical part, an inside corner, a transverse hole, etc. We could convert these things into a "stress concentration" but history shows that doesn't work for either brittle or ductile fracture. Instead, we use fracture mechanics to arrive at a "stress intensity" that merges all of these geometrical factors.
Fracture Toughness
The other side of the equation is material properties that are merged to arrive at the "fracture toughness". Any of the following can bite you by reducing the material's fracture toughness. Some happen at the mill, some happen during manufacturing, and some happen in service. The following list is taken mostly from steels. If requested, we can devote future Nuts & Bolts to other alloy, ceramic and plastic systems and we can flesh out these embrittling factors in steels.
Intergranular fractures are those that follow grain boundaries, weakened for whatever reason. Like a brick wall that fractures through the mortar rather than through the bricks. Examples of intergranular fractures include season cracking of brass by ammonia, liquid metal embrittlement during soldering, sensitization of stainless steels and phosphorous or antimony in hard steels.
Quench-age Embrittlement Cooling of carbon steels and low alloy steels from subcritical temperatures can precipitate carbides within the microstructure. The strength is raised but toughness is lost.
Blue Brittleness Within the range where blue-purple oxides can form on steels, 230-470°C (450-700°F), precipitates can form that increase the tensile strength and hardness while reducing the ductility and toughness.
Temper Embrittlement Quenched steels containing appreciable amounts of manganese, silicon, nickel or chromium are susceptible to temper embrittlement if they contain even trace amounts of antimony, tin or arsenic. Embrittlement of susceptible steels can occur after heating in the range 370-575°C (700-1070°F) but occurs most rapidly around 450-475°C (840-885°F).
Sigma-phase Embrittlement Prolonged service at 560- 980°C (1050-1800°F) can cause formation of the hard, brittle, sigma phase in ferritic and austenitic stainless steels and similar alloys.
Graphitization This happens when the pearlite in steels begins to decompose into ferrite and graphite following very long, high temperature service, for example in steam power stations. For these applications a few steels turn out to be satisfactory while many others are subject to graphitization.
Internal Oxidation This is one of the common failures in high temperature, oxidizing conditions. You'll know you've got it when your wood stove cracks.
Intermetallic-Compound Embrittlement Intermetallic compounds can form inside a metal or ceramic when certain other metals penetrate by diffusion. An example would be galvanized steel where the zinc has diffused into the steel in the vicinity of 420°C (787°F).
Hydrogen Embrittlement Hydrogen is a whole subject unto itself, having several origins and several different effects, most of them bad. If you're interested, look back at the Nuts & Bolts on this topic. Let us know if you need a copy.
Order-Disorder Reactions While these embrittling reactions at the crystal level are not common in steels they are very common in non ferrous alloys.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
That is pretty much the complaint Obama is making.
President Obama is suggesting that House Republicans on the issue of gun control appear neither willing to work with him nor listen to the American public on the issue.
"The House Republican majority is made up mostly of members who are in sharply gerrymandered districts that are very safely Republican and may not feel compelled to pay attention to broad-based public opinion, because what they're really concerned about is the opinions of their specific Republican constituencies," the president said in an interview with The New Republic.
Obama also said he can get 50 percent of public support for many of his upcoming initiatives, but "I can't get enough votes out of the House of Representatives to actually get something passed. … I think there is still shock on the part of some in the party that I won re-election."
Damned right we are shocked. If I live another 50 years I will still be shocked. I am stunned that the parasite class has gotten as large as it has.
He says that Republicans and may not feel compelled to pay attention to broad-based public opinion. Do you know who else didn't feel compelled to pay attention to broad-based public opinion? Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, the marchers in Selma and the Freedom Riders.
Broad based public opinion across the pre-civil rights movement American South was that segregation was proper and that separate but equal was fair. The thing is, Americans recognized then that a 51 percent majority does NOT have the authority or the power to suppress the rights of the other 49 percent. Minorities have rights regardless of the opinions of majorities. Being a member of a minority group does not put you at the mercy of the majority.
Some, but not all, of our basic rights are listed in the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. Listed right there is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Self defense is a natural right and is preliminary to the writing of the Constitution. It is no more subject to the whims of majorities bent on suppression than is the right of black Americans to sit where they choose on a bus or at a diner.
Obama, believing he has a majority, is willing to play the role of Bull Connor. Connor, like Obama, understood he had the broad-based support of the public and was willing to use it to limit the civil rights of the minority group. Politically, Obama sees majority rule in EXACTLY the same way as the enforcers of Jim Crow saw it: Majority rules.
Obama is not a supporter of civil rights of any group that does not meet his approval. Make no mistake, gun owners do not meet his approval and, therefore, are subject to whatever oppression he can muster.


text:
Tyler Tuck
Biography of Tyler Tuck
I'm Just a Normal Nice guy. Im a jock too so i guess im a hybrid haha :) writing peoms just relieves my stress and lets me vent my feelings, getting stuff out of my head: D Most of my work is about love, because i believe poetry should be about something people can relate to, because that's usually why people read poetry, to feel better. My influences are Langston Hughes and Sophie Hannah.
Tyler Tuck's Works:
None, i Would Love to put all my poems into a book though :)
Tyler Tuck Poems
Your Beautiful
Your beautiful in every way, By the actions you do to the words you say, And by the way you carry yourself everyday.
Triple Rhyme
You are caring and daring and free You are what i want but i also want to be You are kind and i find that i see You are fun and the one for me
You Are The Best Thing To Ever Happen To...
You, the only girl in my heart, Are, The only thing i could ever love, the Best Thing that has walked into my heart, and To Ever leave you would never Happen,
Winnie The Pooh
Here's the same old you making a brand new debut, You better not change a single little thing about you, From the smile to the style of shoe, Because i love it more than a kid loves the zoo,
-Love is precious and you should never take advantage of it- Love is like a flower, it's beautiful while it lasts, But then it dies off because it was neglected
Beautiful Angel
Beautiful angel, dont you cry, Your perfect and you dont even try. At your worst or at your best,
Follow Me
why would you choose him over me Im everything he could never be He doesnt care about you
Meet Me Halfway
Your crazy, but in a good way The slightest smile will make my day When i see you, all that comes out is hey Because you radiance keeps my words at bay
See What I See
Your gorgeous but you never say it You turn down all the compliments you get Your eyes shine like stars
Girl Of My Dreams
Shes the girl of my dreams, When i see her, her face beams. She may tickle and poke,
Summer 2011
I really miss you, And all the fun we could have too, And all the crazy stuff we'd get into, And all the funny moments we'd go through.
Just Say It
You say say it could never be You say that there are other fish in the sea You say to move on
Best You Can Be
Everyone sees a quiet girl But if your daring and give talking to her a whirl You'll find in a pile of rocks, a pearl
Angel Above The Hill
Angel in the sky, shining so bright Lighting the road for me tonight I see your star like eyes that make me wonder
PoemHunter.com Updates
Check out
Classic Poets
Footsteps of Angels
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A Song About Myself
John Keats
A Very Short Song
Dorothy Parker
-Love is precious and you should never take advantage of it-
Love is like a flower, it's beautiful while it lasts,
But then it dies off because it was neglected
And then you just pull the flower out
Of the ground and forget about it
Love is like a sucker, it's great while it lasts,


text:
Eckelmann AG
Berliner Straße 161
65205 Wiesbaden
Phone: +49(0)611.7103-0
Fax: +49(0)611.7103-133
E*LDS for systematic cooling
E*LDS by Eckelmann is a technologically leading electronic control system for commercial-, food retail, and industrial refrigeration. A number of major food retail chains in Europe are using the automation system for energy efficiency, safety and ease of use in food cooling.
An extensive range of excellent electronic controls, software and internet services leaves no wish unfulfilled when it comes to the optimal control of refrigeration technique and the support of an active energy management.
We are enabling energy innovation
But E*LDS is capable of a great deal more: the system combines a wide range of functions for an integrated building automation and thus ensures the efficient networking of refrigeration with other systems such as: heat recovery, geothermal energy, heating and air conditioning.
Energy efficiency wins
Eckelmann's E*LDS refrigeration control system won the "2. German Cooling Award" (2009) from the Federal Ministry for the Environment in the category "Refrigeration Management Systems".
For further information please review the following link: http://www.eckelmann.de/en/products-solutions/refrigeration
Eckelmann AG offers you products from these product groups:
- Instrumentation, control and automation (ICA) (292)
- Products - Plants - Systems - Applications (787)
- Services (310)


text:
Summer Wave torenia were bred to thrive in hot climates and dry soil. Summer Wave Amethyst Ice and Summer Wave Violet Ice feature an abundance of bicolored flowers with a vigorous trailing habit. Ideal for shady beds and hanging baskets, they are self-cleaning and self-branching.
Choose a well-drained potting soil. A 30 percent coconut fiber mix or peat lite mix is recommended. Use one cutting per 4- to 4 1/2-inch pot. Use three cuttings per 10-inch pot or basket. Use four to five cuttings to produce a premium 10-inch hanging basket. To stimulate lateral branching, pinch as soon as the plants reach the edge of the growing container or the roots reach the bottom of the pot, whichever occurs first.
Be sure to keep the media moist. Do not overwater. Watch for contamination from algae or bacteria. Absorption watering using ebb and flow benches or grow mats is recommended. If overhead watering is used, watch for mold and treat if necessary.
Summer Wave plants perform best in warm environments. Keep the greenhouse unshaded during fall, winter and spring. Some shading may be desired in summer months, depending on greenhouse cover and location.


text:
Kasturi Turmeric is a variety of turmeric that is aromatic and is one of the kinds not used for cooking. The special turmeric is the best medicine for various skin ailments. In India, particularly in south India, the special variety is used in various ayurvedic beauty products since centuries. Take a look at how Kasturi tumeric can be used for natural skin care and to get a glowing skin.
Kasturi Turmeric For Natural Skin Care -
1. Hair Removal: The herbal wonder can even reduce hairgrowth on arms, underarms, elbows and face if used everyday. Applying a thick paste of kasturi turmeric on arms and washing off when dry will result in reduction of hair growth.
2. Acne: Kasturi Turmeric is a wonder medicine for all types of acne. One of the best ways to avoid and cure acne is by making Kasturi Turmeric face pack. The powder can be mixed with water or milk to make a thick paste and applied on the affected area or the inflammed skin for at least a week. The paste gives a cooling effect to the skin gradually curing the scars and marks of the acne.
Herbal beauty product manufacturer called Banjara offers pure kasturi powder which can be mixed with sandal powder and fresh cream and applied all over the face for at least an hour to get a blemish free skin.
3. De-Tan: This special variety of turmeric also has de-tanning properties. The Blackened lips, pimple scars, irregularity in skin tone can be effectively cured with this yellow wonder. Drinking a teaspoon of turmeric everyday can even detoxify and cleanse the body.
4. Body Care: The powder can be mixed with castor oil or coconut oil and applied all over the body. Massaging with the mixture can cure dry skin problems, skin irritation etc.
The only disadvantage of this natural skin care product is that it leaves the yellow pigment on the area applied. However, the yellow color vanishes after washing the area with soap. The product by far is considered as the best organic skin care for glowing skin and according to ayurveda, it is an effective home hair removal cream.


text:
Waldoboro police blotter
Waldoboro — Waldoboro police officers responded to 152 calls for service between June 30 and July 7. Below are a few of the highlights:
July 1
Officer Larry Hesseltine investigated a report that someone broke into a residence and stole medication and jewelry.
Hesseltine arrested Jessica Parker, 32, of Waldoboro on a warrant.
July 2
Chief William Labombarde and Hesseltine investigated a report of stolen guns.
Hesseltine investigated a report of nails being thrown in a resident's driveway.
Hesseltine investigated a report from Maritime Farms of a $35 gasoline drive-off. The subject was found and returned to pay for gasoline.
July 3
Hesseltine summoned Joseph Thibodeau, 23, of Waldoboro for uninspected motor vehicle.
Hesseltine arrested Christopher Chandler, 34, of Waldoboro on a probation violation.
July 4
Hesseltine investigated a report of theft of medication.
Officer Jeffery Fuller investigated a report of unwanted subjects on a property. The subjects found and warned on criminal trespass.
Sgt. Jamie Wilson investigated a report from the Big Apple of a $59.43 gasoline drive-off. The subject was found and returned to pay for gasoline.
Hesseltine arrested Stephen McLean Sr., 60, of Waldoboro for criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
July 5
Fuller investigated a report that someone damaged the electronics in a boat while it was at the Pine Street Landing overnight.
Wilson investigated a report of trespassing and theft of wood from a private lot.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a finding of guilt. An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings.


text:
RPGWatch Feature: Shadowrun Returns Review
View Single Post
September 20th, 2013, 15:55
As I always say, stupid scores for stupid expectations (not directed to this review-it's just what I think about review scores in general). That said, should it come as a surprise that major site user reviews tend to be more forgiving than those of so-called RPG hardcore sites? Also, if linearity is really a problem, how can anybody stand today's AAA titles? In any case, if I were a dev, then, I'd avoid hardcore RPG fans as targets since they are tough to please, which put too many things at risk. Then, eventually, will it come down to the loop in the end, again since it's the same reason why AAA game makers began to avoid them? Considering the given scope of the game, which I turned out to have had much better idea than the most, I don't see SR is going to satisfy hardcore RPG fans in near future. So, should I wait till something like Wastelands 2 to see if Kickstarter really works for hardcore RPG fans?
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 278
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by Dusk


text:
Jet Airways Here Comes With It's 72 Hours Sale Where They Are Offering Economy class domestic flights starting from Rs. 949.Hurry Up & Avail This Offer Now.
How To Book Jet Airways Flight Tickets :-
- Visit Jet Airways
- Search & Select Tickets for travel (Date should on or after Sep 14, 2016)
- proceed To Checkout
- Finally make the payment !!
- Done !! Your ticket has been booked at Great discount
Terms and Conditions:
- Fares are applicable for one way and return journeys in Economy on flights within India operated by Jet Airways
- Tickets must be purchased between Aug 24, 2016 and Aug 26, 2016
- Travel must commence on or after Sep 14, 2016
- Applicable on select booking class – W
- Applicable on direct flights only
- Child / infant discount, date change, flight change, refund charges, weekend surcharge, black out period, travel restriction and / or flight restriction will be applicable as mentioned in the fare rule
- This offer cannot be combined with any other offer and / or promotion
- Fare displayed is for one way journey between Jammu to Srinagar
- Jet Airways reserves the right at any time, without prior notice to add, alter, modify, change or vary all or any of these terms and conditions or to replace wholly or in part, the above offer by another offer, whether similar to above offer or not, or to withdraw it altogether


text:
Teen credited with saving coach's life
CHANDLER, Ariz. (KSAZ) - A 13-year-old valley boy is credited with saving the life of his baseball coach. The 26-year-old coach had a heart attack and collapsed during practice.
The teen gave him CPR and called 9-1-1, and says all he did was follow through on what he learned about CPR.
"I really feel like the Lord puts people in your life for a reason, when I met Nate two years ago, I didn't know it was this big of a plan," said Issac Wenrich.
Wenrich says it was just another day at practice when the unthinkable happened.
"I sat down on the bucket like I always do before we start our lesson, and the next thing I know like four days later I'm waking up in the hospital, I honestly don't recall anything," said Wenrich.
The coach was suffering from a massive heart attack, what he didn't know was one of his players, Nate Boyer, was about to save his life.
"I was coming back from stretching, and I was like hey let's get started, and he fell face down off the bucket, and at first I thought he was joking cause that's Issac," said Nate Boyer.
After he called 9-1-1 Boyer put his Boy Scout skills to the test, and performed CPR.
"I was just like doing it, I didn't want to over-think it like 'OMG he's going to die,' I was just staying focused, and like I just gotta do this if he wants to stay alive," said Boyer.
Now healthy and reunited Nate and Issac say they share a bond much bigger than just coach and student.
"I wouldn't be here today if it weren't for him," said Wenrich.


text:
The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron
No reviewsShambhala
And the Path of Loving-Kindness
Read by Joanna Rotte
Reviews of The Wisdom of No Escape
"The Wisdom of No Escape offers down-to-earth guidance in cultivating basic sanity and befriending ourselves."—Yoga Journal
Description of The Wisdom of No Escape
It's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms lies in remaining open to life in all circumstances, and here Pema Chödrön shows us how. Because when we embrace the happiness and suffering, intelligence and confusion that are a natural part of life, we can begin to discover a wellspring of courageous love within our hearts.
4 ½ hours. Unabridged.


text: Good afternoon ADVers. Locals are NOT allowed internet in Cuba, foreigners can at selected place at around$10 / hour and is as slow as a week week.... half an hour for two short emails, no, pics nada. Anyway, we are back, we are well (now) and we have some stuff to post, busy uploading all our pics now .... not too far away and you can grab a crate of beer, maybe some hankies and some toilet paper. Ciao for now. Team A & E


text:
M. Night Shyamalan Has Plans For Next 'Airbender'
M. Night Shyamalan have taken a critical lashing for his latest film, The Last Airbender, but it doesn't seem to be discouraging him. In an interview with MTV, the director revealed that he has already begun to work on the next two installments of the film franchise. His plans for the third film are still vague, but for the second he intends to take the bold creative step of making the film "darker and richer" than the first. Shyamalan also revealed that he had cut the Kiyoshi Warriors, a female fighting force, from the first film but would be including them in the second in an expanded role, along with Princess Azula, who he described as the series' "real, pure antagonist."
Shyamalan may be optimistic, but the future of the next Airbender film is still in doubt. Despite the film's overwhelmingly negative reviews, it has made over $79 million domestically in the week and a half since it's been released. Word-of-mouth has been known to kill movies on their second weekends, however, and the film is still from making up it's supposed $150 million price tag and equally large advertising budget. Critical hatred won't stop Paramount from making a sequel as long as the original is profitable, (which is why there's still a Transformers series), but hopefully the sheer level of disgust for Shyamalan's handling of this project will make them reconsider their choice in director.
While it would be nice to think that the critical lambasting would help Shyamalan get his act together, it seems like he's missed the point somewhat. One of the many failures of the film was its inability to capture the original show's signature humor, which was replaced with an unfailingly dour tone. So his plan to make the next film even darker (which is, admittedly, in keeping with the original show) seems misguided. Not to mention the fact that The Last Airbender fails at the most basic of filmmaking criteria; from having dialogue that makes sense, to giving the characters any defining characteristics, to even directing the actors so that they react to each other and don't stare out into space whenever anyone else is speaking. We know that it's possible for Shyamalan to make good movies, or at least mediocre movies, but Paramount may do better to hire itself a second-year film student to make the sequel and save themselves some money.
Source: Screenrant


text:
A contractor is told that a po
A contractor is told that a potential client's kitchen floor is in the shape of a square. The area of the floor is 45 ft2. Estimate the side length of the floor.
Tutor Answer
Brown University
1271 Tutors
California Institute of Technology
2131 Tutors
Carnegie Mellon University
982 Tutors
Columbia University
1256 Tutors
Dartmouth University
2113 Tutors
Emory University
2279 Tutors
Harvard University
599 Tutors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2319 Tutors
New York University
1645 Tutors
Notre Dam University
1911 Tutors
Oklahoma University
2122 Tutors
Pennsylvania State University
932 Tutors
Princeton University
1211 Tutors
Stanford University
983 Tutors
University of California
1282 Tutors
Oxford University
123 Tutors
Yale University
2325 Tutors


text: Johannesburg - Proceedings in the Jackie Selebi corruption trial on Friday focused on the ex top cop's expensive taste in clothing, as prosecutor Gerrie Nel cross-examined him on his purchases from Grays.Selebi admitted to purchasing clothes worth R56 000 in a single day at the luxurious Sandton clothing store in 2005."You bought clothes to the value of R56 000? Anything special about that? That was more than your salary," asked Nel.Selebi said he had made the purchase following his appointment as Interpol head "to keep up the looks".He said he had to look good for his first Interpol congress, and had bought "Brioni suits"."It's top of the range," he said.Forex and cashTo pay back the account, he "exchanged forex" and carried up to R25 000 cash to the store.But Nel disputed this, saying Selebi had "used cash from [Glenn] Agliotti to pay"."Otherwise why would you carry such a large sum through a shopping mall," said Nel.Selebi had however denied receiving cash from Agliotti.Selebi has pleaded not guilty to a count of corruption and another of defeating the ends of justice in connection with at least R1.2m he allegedly received from Glenn Agliotti and others in return for favours.The trial continues.


text:
If I lived in Boston, I would have already heard of Yoko Miwa. She is a mainstay of the jazz scene there, and her teaching at the Berklee College of Music places her in the center of musical activity in Boston. She also plays dynamite piano, with a left hand that could crush a Volkswagen. Perhaps the rest of the country needs to be clued in.
Miwa studied classical music and jazz in Japan before coming to the U.S., and upon graduating from Berklee she was offered a teaching position. Very impressive. She worked with the Ryles Jazz Orchestra as well as being the accompanist for Kevin Mahogany. Diverse background. Now she fronts a trio around town, and has put out five albums (four on Japanese labels). Prolific. But what does she sound like?
Her style is lyrical and accessible, concentrating on mainstream styles, but with a clear sense of expertise that brings in her classical background as well as her influences. One hears a bit of Bill Evans and McCoy Tyner, but she's not an imitator. Miwa plays a wide range of stuff, incorporating swing, blues, bop, pop, Brazilian, chamber, and stride. While a lot of her music is fun (Steve Allen's "This Could Be the Start of Something" leads off) but also intense, and she takes time to develop each song. Of the seven tracks, only two run under nine minutes, so she spins the music out, never cutting it short. The result is a sense of envelopment for the listener; leisurely, but requiring alertness in order to catch the way she grows each tune.
Three of the songs are originals, with the others from a startling variety of composers, including Art Farmer, Milton Nascimento, Steven Tyler, and Lou Reed. The presence of rock artists suggest a Brad Mehldau approach, but Miwa's take on them places them closer to her mainstream aspirations. She gets to do some pounding on Tyler's "Seasons of Wither," but takes a somewhat gentler attitude toward Reed's "Who Loves the Sun." Curiously, these are the two shortest tracks on the album, as if the musical ideas couldn't sustain a longer stretch. Her original compositions are very enjoyable, and I especially liked "Mr. B.G.," a love letter to Benny Green.
The live format doesn't sound live. There is no crowd noise, no introduction, and no applause except at the very end. The sound is warm and intimate, and the engineer has done fine work. As for the rest of her trio, Greg Loughman (bass), and Scott Goulding (drums) do exactly the job they need to do. They only get an occasional chance to shine, though, as Miwa's piano dominates throughout. They do peek through on faster numbers, such as Farmer's tune, "Mox Nix," where Goulding gets a nice solo. Loughman does good work, but is often buried by Miwa's left hand.
This is a fine album, and The Yoko Miwa Trio is likely to rise quickly in jazz circles. Piano jazz fans will be particularly impressed by her dazzling technique, range of moods, and intensity. Others will just be impressed.


text:
- AcademicsB+
- ValueA
- DiversityB+
- CampusC
- AthleticsC+
- Party SceneC+
- ProfessorsB+
- LocationC
- DormsB-
- Campus FoodC+
- Student LifeC+
- SafetyB+
Oregon Institute of Technology is ...
Athletic Division
NAIA Division II
Athletic Conference
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Oregon Institute of Technology Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Acceptance Rate
SAT Range
ACT Range
Application Fee
High School GPA
Early Decision/Early Action
Application Website
Net Price
$15,544/ year
Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
Evening Degree Programs
- 81%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.26 responses
- 70%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.27 responses
- 52%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.27 responses
Do You Work at Oregon Institute of Technology? Claim Your College Today!
Claim your free account to keep your college's data up-to-date and get insights on user activity for your profile.
Most Popular Majors
Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician83 Graduates
Dental Hygiene74 Graduates
Computer Engineering Technician61 Graduates
Medical Technician58 Graduates
Radiologic Technician56 Graduates
Mechanical Engineering45 Graduates
Psychology31 Graduates
Electrical and Electronics Engineering30 Graduates
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic)30 Graduates
Engineering29 Graduates
Full-Time Enrollment
Undergrads Over 25
Pell Grant
Varsity Athletes
What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
Based on 19 responsesReport
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
- 50%
- of students say Greek life is pretty low-key and has little effect on the social scene.28 responses
- 50%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.34 responses
What one word or phrase best describes your school?
Based on 19 responsesReport
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$50,100/ year
Graduation Rate
Employed 2 Years After Graduation
- 90%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.20 responses
Colleges like Oregon Institute of Technology
- NGOregon Health & Science University
- 4 Year
- Portland, OR
- 151 reviews
- B-Western Oregon University
- 4 Year
- Monmouth, OR
- 942 reviews
- CLane Community College
- 2 Year
- Eugene, OR
- 1,141 reviews
- C+Mt. Hood Community College
- 2 Year
- Gresham, OR
- 536 reviews
Oregon Institute of Technology Reviews
355 reviews
Oregon Tech is a great school that provides a lot of hands-on opportunities for students in the STEM programs. I was able to get involved in the school's 2015-2016 concrete canoe team and learn a variety of skills outside of the classroom. As for classes, the professors are very helpful and enthusiastic. I actually look forward to class everyday! The labs provide even more learning opportunity for students as we get to work together in small groups to learn.
I would choose this school again in a heartbeat! The staff at this school really cares about your education and is willing to help in any way. Also, the students are very diverse, accepting, and want to see each other succeed.
I would choose this school again in a heartbeat! The staff at this school really cares about your education and is willing to help in any way. Also, the students are very diverse, accepting, and want to see each other succeed.
The Oregon Institute of Technology is a 4 year university settled in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The programs and degrees offered at this university are like no other. Staff go above and beyond to push students to be their best and to achieve more than they think is possible. When things get difficult, staff encourage students to use their many available, on campus resources. As well as academics, OIT has an amazing campus life. The student body is small overall, but almost every student is involved in one way or another. Overall, OIT is a college that genuinely cares about the success and well being of their students, while making college a lasting, positive experience.
Oregon Tech is a school where students can be themselves and are encouraged to do fun activities such as hiking, skiing, and even camping during the weekend. When I visited the campus, it was somewhat close to finals and almost no one was walking around instead they would be sitting almost anywhere and studying their hardest which I look for in schools. Students have their own lives but when it comes to business that is when everyone focused. What I would change is probably the housing options, do more than just single or double rooms, probably do a triple room as well.


text:
TLC359 ~ Best of 2011 ~ (1/9/12)
Welcome to this week's TLC! I am thrilled to be joining Holly and Joan as a TLC Hostess for 2012!
I am still recovering from the holidays - how about you? I have to find some time to take down my decorations this week. I hope that you will find time to play in this week's Technique Challenge, because it is a FUN one, and one that everyone can play in!
This week we are taking a look back at the "Best in 2011." Choose one of the TLC Challenges (#306-357) from 2011 and make a project using that week's technique! That's FIFTY-TWO to choose from and there is something for everyone!
Here are the links to the two posts that have all the challenges:
Be sure to list which 2011 Technique Challenge you chose in your description!
My Sample:
Bargello Coffee
Please remember when uploading to include the keyword TLC359 (no spaces). You can also add the keyword of the original TLC if you like.
You can view the entire TLC359 Gallery here!
Great to see you join the TLC team, Judy!
This looks like a fun challenge. I'll try to make some time tomorrow (or maybe tonight?!) to play! Lots of fun techniques last year. It is good to review them.
Welcome to the TLC, Judy!!!!! This is a fabulous first challenge....I will think about this tonight and play along tomorrow!! We just got home a few miniutes ago and just had to come say hi!!!
I decided to try a Z fold card from the TLC337 ~ Swinging Z-Fold Cards ~ (08/08/11) challenge. I did the easier version, which doesn't include some extra cutting around the center image. This was my first try at this type of card and I thought it was lots of fun!
I'm pretty new to challenges so it was lots of fun to look through all of the technique challenges from last year. Thanks for giving me a reason to go back and look!
Z-Fold Birthday Card by amyk3868 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
" Love never fails "
Thanks for the chance to go over and re-use or use for the first time some of the new tecniques,( sorry cant spell that one right tonight...lol)...there were so many neat ones I missed , but decided to use TLC336...sentiment over image, which I keep forgetting to do...:0)...here is my sample...FS257, TLC359, CAS152, CAS, " Love never fails " by wendy2512 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Here is my NO STAMPING BIRTHDAYS.
Great idea Judy!! Off to make a choice!
Congrats Judy...............what a great idea............but it will be a daunting task to make a choice on the technique. There are just toooo many great ones.
I'm finally finding the top of my craft table so hopefully I will get to play today.
Happy Monday all ! OK.........off to look through the techniques.
Oh my gosh, Judy! So many choices! It might take me all day to decide! LOL!
Can't wait to play along this evening. Off to surf through the challenges now ;)
Have a GREAT day!
Wow! Just yesterday I told my DH this was my favorite technique challenge from last year. It's TLC342 Fill the Opening. Here's mine Fill the Opening by yo sam - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
This is a fun challenge, Judy! I missed many of the TLCs so maybe, if I can participate, I can try one I missed. THANKS for bringing them "back." :) Can't wait to see what creations pop up in the gallery! :)
Welcome Judy, and thanks for a great challenge. I chose the pencil me in technique. Here is my card. TLC359 Favorite by Holstein - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Thanks for the challenge Judy! Here's mine: CAS152, TLC359 Valentine Always by jdmommy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Thanks for the great challenge today. It gave me the opportunity to try heat embossing on dry embossing. Here's my card (another for the Valentine's stash)
Love Nest
This was a great challenge, Judy! You're starting off your hostess job with a bang! I actually chose two techniques to use.
Color Block Silhouette
Fun challenge, Judy! Love to pick my own! Here's my Winter Snow. Thanks so much for looking!
TLC359 Hedgehog Valentine
Judy- thanks for the potpourri of challenges! I went with TLC345 Pencil Me In- using an ordinary pencil for the spiky hedgehog coat, and colored pencils otherwise. I added 2 freeform hearts with paper piercing borders, and some ribbons and adhesive gems. Here's Hedgehog Valentine!
Lots of great challenges from last year. I chose TLC334 - color blocking with a twist.
Here's my card...
Wonderful Wisteria butterflies by TrishG - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Thanks again for the challenge. It will be fun to see the gallery and what technique everyone picked!
Thanks Judy! Here´s mine;
Painting with Stickles
Here is my favorite - TLC338 the stacked card (telescoping)
TLC359 Best of 2011 -TLC338 stacked card by MariLynn - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Great to review the past year's TLCs! I chose Sewing/Stitching...Faux or Real for MY CARD.
Went with the no-stamping challenge. Here's my No Stamp Verse
I used newsprint to make paper buttons, combining two challenges in one :D.
TLC359 Joy Flowers
Here is my card, thanks for the challenge!
Check out my blog tomorrow for the cards I am making the rest of today using the Everyday Enchanted Paper, Ribbon & Brads along with the Sale-a-bration stamp sets which will be available on Jan 24th!!!
Thanks for being so open with the challenge today! I chose 341 and here is my Valentine card:
Sending Special Valentine Hearts by stampin'nana - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
TLC359 CAS152 The Best of 2011..Anchors Aweigh by GardenDiva - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Here's my card.............I hope I understood this right...........I'm way too confused to start over !!! ha ha ha
HUGS to all.
I chose TLC350 - No Stamping Allowed. Here's my card:
No Stamping Allowed
Thanks for the challenge Judy; it was fun. TLC359, Past Technique... by Luv Flowers - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Man!.. there are so many fabulous challenges this past year. It was such a hard decision to make. I chose 'No stamping allowed' here is my card.
TLC359 Christmas serviettes. by Mrs Noofy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
I chose TLC334. Here's mine.
After over a month of not participating in challenges, here is my TLC359 challenge card, BIRTHDAY WISHES, which I combined w/today's CAS152 challenge. I "brought back" TLC310, dry embossing. Good to be back!
CAS152 Birthday Wishes by gabalot - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
THANKS for looking! :)
TLC359 Seeds of Kindness
For today's Try a New Technique Challenge, I chose tlc303- Sponging- distressing my message panel (provided by my stamping friends), and adding lace and ribbon. Here's Seeds of Kindness
Here is my NO STAMPIN' FRIENDSHIP.
Good to be back in the challenges! Like most of you, I'm still recovering from the holidays too... Here's my card:
Aimer La Vie by Hallupino - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Ooops! I uploaded my card yesterday but totally forgot to link it here!
Please come check out my "Lifting You Up" card.
True :D
Finally .. I had time to try a challenge! I tried faux silk with a twist -- unfortunately, you can't see the twist which is the glimmer from the pearl-ex shadows.
Thanks for a great challenge - I had trouble deciding what to try!
Faux Silk Petals by vdoyle8 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
What a great list of techniques to choose. I thought I would try Stamping in a Die TLC322. Love the finished effect. Thanks for a nostalgic look at 2011. Here is my creation.
Here is my THE GIFT OF LOVE.
|All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:36 PM.


text:
Been getting back into my real ales lately, though I've been out of the game for many years (turned into a bit of a wine ponce).
I like Deuchars, Landlord, Leffe Brun, Sierra Nevada, Jennings beers, most IPAs... to give you an idea.
Helps if they're likely to sell it in a small Tesco, as I don't have a decent offy local.
Eagerly anticipating your tips.


text:
Originally Posted by Crazy⑧s
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Great find. Woodson is a hell of a coach and never stops teaching.
Clowning Melo... Telling JR to get his shot off quicker... Telling Amar'e if he wants the ball make some space.
It's all about accountability.
Forum Rules


text:
Gran Canaria Princess Hotel
First class hotel offering a fantastic choice of amenities, brilliant location and excellent service; the perfect choice for a relaxing and fun filled holiday in the sun.
The Gran Canaria Princess Hotel is fully air-conditioned hotel comprises a total of 434 rooms spread over 7 floors. Guests may make use of the spacious foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, lifts, an internet area (for an additional fee), a sitting area and outside a charming pool and garden area. In addition, there is a TV and games room, a hairdresser's salon, several shops, a café, a cosy bar and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with a separate non-smoking area. An in-house laundry service is also available. Guests are invited to make use of the car parking facilities as well as the kids' club and the children's play area.
Room facilities: Bathroom, shower, bath, hairdryer, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, radio, internet access (payable locally), mini bar, mini fridge, double bed, king size bed, centrally air-conditioned, safety deposit boxes with balcony or terrace.
- 24 hr reception
- Restaurant(s)
- Bar(s)
- Pool bar
- Snack bar
- Newspaper stand
- Shop
- Internet services
- Medical service
- Laundry service
- Currency exchange
- Safety deposit boxes. Please note that some amenities may be payable locally.
- Piano bar with live music three times weekly and show cooking
- Evening activity programme.
For Children
- Children's swimming pool
- Mini club
- Playground.
Leisure Activities
- Swimming pool
- Sun terrace with sunbeds & umbrellas
- Multi sports court
- Sauna
- Table tennis.


text: I am trying to change my timing belt on an '85 Mustang LX (without a turbo). I can't figure out why the pulley on the front of my crankshaft won't come off. I have the bolt off, and can move backward and forward about 1.5", but it gets hung up coming forward and it won't come off. I thought once I got the big bolt off this would be easy... no such luck. I have sprayed around where the pulley was with Liquid Wrench, hit the pulley from all directions with a rubber mallet, and pulled the pulley forward with my hands with all my strength. I'm fairly strong, and I pulled on that pulley so hard I strained an ab muscle. What's up? If getting the pulley off is really this much work, I'd almost rather wait for the stupid timing belt to break. At least I'm pretty sure I could get the head off, which is more than I can say about the crank pulley. Does anyone even know if the 2.3L is even an interference design? Maybe I should just blow the whole belt change off. Incidentally, I am amazed at how hard this whole process has been. The manuals I have (Haynes and Chilton) just say to pull the crank pulley off... there's no mention of how to do this. A puller tool would have helped... but none of the auto parts stores around here had one. They're too busy selling $250 Euro taillight kits to actually throw me a frickin' bone and sell some real tools, I guess. I finally just put a long breaker bar on the bolt, jammed it into the ground, and bumped the starter. That got the bolt off. But as far as I can tell, that bolt serves no purpose whatsoever. It's almost like the crank pulley is press-fit on. PLEASE HELP!!!


text:
The Providence Journal, December 15, 2010
Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller on Monday withdrew his controversial new rules on hospital payments, but only as they apply to one set of negotiations between an insurer and a hospital group.
The decision comes two weeks after the Care New England hospital group filed suit against Koller, seeking to block his rules and saying that they were an impediment to negotiations with UnitedHealthcare of New England.
It remains unclear how Monday's settlement will affect Koller's unusual efforts to reshape health-care financing and control hospital costs throughout Rhode Island.


text:
Topic: General
Flying car backed by Google co-founder Larry Page takes to skies in early demo
04/24/2017, 11:04 am
Kitty Hawk, a startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, has demonstrated a prototype flying car that could be one of the first to ship, assuming it meets a late 2017 target.
Apple apologizes to users for mistakenly saying their paid iCloud subscription was canceled
04/22/2017, 03:04 pm
Days after an error led to false iCloud cancellation emails sent to subscribers, Apple has followed up with another note apologizing for the bug, and reassuring them that their plan remains in good standing.
This week on AI: Apple goes 100 percent recycled, Apple Watch NikeLab, 'iPhone 8' rumors & more
04/22/2017, 12:04 am
Ahead of Earth Day, Apple went on an environmental publicity blitz, most notably promising to eventually make products entirely out of recycled materials. Rumors about specific projects like the "iPhone 8" continued, meanwhile, and a new version of the Apple Watch appeared: the Apple Watch NikeLab.
Massive power outage closes busy Union Square Apple Store in San Francisco
04/21/2017, 09:04 pm
The year-old flagship Apple Store at Union Square in San Francisco was closed down today due to a massive power outage that affected around 90,000 other customers, shut down some subway stations and turned off traffic lights that snarled many busy intersections.
Full copy of Apple's self-driving car permit revealed [u]
04/21/2017, 06:04 pm
On Friday, a report revealed snippets of Apple's California Department of Motor Vehicles self-driving car application, offering insight into the company's autonomous vehicle project. A full copy of the document has been shared with AppleInsider.
Internal documents reveal first look at Apple's self-driving car platform
04/21/2017, 04:04 pm
Documents filed as part of Apple's application to test self-driving cars in California were revealed on Friday and offer a first look at the company's autonomous platform, dubbed the "Automated System."
Apple's upcoming Danish data center will help warm area homes
04/21/2017, 11:04 am
Once complete, Apple's data center in Viborg, Denmark will actually redirect heat to warm homes in the surrounding Jutland region, Apple noted this week.
AppleInsider podcast talks 'iPhone 8,' Mac Pro, Thunderbolt GPUs & more
04/21/2017, 08:04 am
This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Victor and Dan talk about the uncharacteristic rumors moving Touch ID to the back of the "iPhone 8," Mac Pro hardware rumors, the Mac Gamer, Thunderbolt GPUs and more.
Apple CEO Tim Cook touts Didi Chuxing's data gathering abilities, strong community ties
04/20/2017, 05:04 pm
Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote a profile of Didi Chuxing president Jean Liu as part of the "TIME 100 Most Influential People" special, offering insight into Apple's investment in the Chinese ride-hailing service.
Apple meets with Chinese government over App Store oversight because of porn streamers
04/20/2017, 02:04 pm
More information has emerged about the Chinese government demand that Apple crack down on streaming apps, with a new report circulating claiming that porn streamers are the government's major concern.
Apple publishes new Earth Day videos explaining company's environmental efforts
04/20/2017, 12:04 pm
Apple has published a set of new videos commemorating Earth Day that explain clean energy technologies, Apple's own environmental protection efforts, and feature Apple employees and executives narrating and explaining the concepts behind the programs.
Google may build native ad-blocking into mobile & desktop versions of Chrome
04/20/2017, 11:04 am
Despite the company's own dependence on ads, Google is reportedly planning to build a native ad-blocker into the mobile and desktop versions of its Chrome browser -- presumably including Apple's iOS and macOS.
Apple to remove signature Fifth Avenue glass cube at cost of up to $2M
04/20/2017, 09:04 am
In the process of renovating its flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York City, Apple will have to dismantle the famous glass cube that sits over top, according to recently published building permits.
Apple investigating AR solution capable of moving, removing objects in real time
04/20/2017, 04:04 am
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent application detailing a method of inserting virtual objects into a real environment, and relocating or removing real objects from the same, using advanced hardware and complex algorithms.
Apple stores install special signage in celebration of Earth Day
04/19/2017, 10:04 pm
As it does every year, Apple on Wednesday began preparing its brick and mortar stores for Earth Day, which falls on Saturday, April 22, by changing the leaf of its familiar illuminated logos green.
Apple promises future products to be made from 100% recycled materials
04/19/2017, 09:04 pm
Apple is on the cusp of launching a new initiative, pledging to use 100 percent recycled materials in a closed supply loop for fabrication of its devices -- but how it intends to do so isn't clear.
Apple Music scores exclusive rights to Clive Davis documentary
04/19/2017, 09:04 pm
Further extending its reach beyond music exclusives, Apple Music has secured streaming rights to a new Clive Davis documentary film based on the music executive's autobiography.
Serial patent troll Acacia Research again sues Apple, cellular carriers over wireless patents
04/19/2017, 09:04 pm
Apple and a handful of partner cellular carriers are the target of a new lawsuit leveled by Acacia Research subsidiary Cellular Communications Equipment, which alleges the iPhone maker infringed and continues to infringe on four patents developed by Nokia covering messaging, emergency alerts and other key cellular technologies.
New mid-April drone footage shows trespasser's view of Apple Park site
04/19/2017, 08:04 pm
The latest drone footage captured by YouTube videographer Duncan Sinfield peers into Apple Park windows and flies under the solar panel roof of its parking structure, adding additional images of the construction site at night.
Why Apple should cater to 'serious' gamers - and why it probably won't
04/19/2017, 06:04 pm
In 2016, the worldwide video game industry generated over $91 billion in revenues, mostly through mobile platforms like the iPhone and iPad. With its reluctance to serve hardcore gamers, Apple may be leaving some money on the table -- but, perhaps, understandably so.


text:
Mumbai, Aug 23 - Megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes these are good times for the Hindi film industry as movies are regularly minting Rs. 100 crore and plus at the box office.
"It's a great time for the industry. More the business, the earnings, the better it is," the 69-year-old said here.
"Last year, the film industry was going through a bad phase. Most films were not working. But it is good to see that lately films are doing good business," he added.
Amitabh will soon be seen hosting the sixth season of game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)", and admits it has helped him increase his knowledge base.
"The amount of knowledge I get from here (KBC), I don't get outside. I'm grateful to KBC because of which my knowledge is also increasing," he said.
The first season of KBC went on air in 2000 on Star Plus. After four seasons, the show shifted to Sony last year and now the sixth season of the game show is ready to go on air Sep 7. (IANS)
Latest News
- Kim K claims hubby will stand against world for his creativity
- Gigi Hadid keeps calm amid runway nip slip
- J.J. Abrams may bring in gay `Star Wars` character soon
- Louis Tomlinson makes temporary custody settlement with baby mama
- `Overwhelmed` Kesha thanks supporters with short music clip
- Caitlyn Jenner collaborates with MAC for finally free lipstick
- Blac Chyna's `irate` mom slams Kim K and Kylie
- Christian Slater sued by his father for $20m
- Ariel Winter underwent knife for her 'happiness'
- Jennifer Garner speaks up on split with Ben Affleck
- Kim Cattrall`s house 'plowed' by teenage driver
- Liam Payne secretly dating Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
News Update
- Squishiness of human embryo may provide clues about its viability
- Family, Including Ill Father, Removed From Plane As Passengers Applaud Action
- President Obama favors Individual's Right on Genetic Information
- International Health Officials Prematurely Declared link between Zika and Microcephaly: Report
- Jack & The Green Sprouts in Wisconsin linked to E. coli outbreak


text:
Our store's Tea is 100% high quality, pure and natural.
It passed the strictly checking from quality supervision department. Only three cups make you relax, healthy and refreshing every day. A cup of Tea in the morning, refreshing and energy to work for one day. A cup in the afternoon, regulate endocrine, beautiful temperament from the inside out. A cup in the evening, relieve fatigue and easy to sleep.
- Production Date: 2016 Spring
- Weight: 250g
- Storage Time: 24 month
Health Benefits:
Reduce Weight; Improve immune Function; Reduce blood sugar Tie Guan Yin is one of China's Ten Famous Tea. Originally from Fujian,China. The dried tea leaves have very subtle fragrance. Yet, once steeped, the lovely orchid-like fragrance fills the air. Almost heavenly!
It has a sweet honey note with a hint of floral taste. Refreshing, mild but lasting floral aftertaste. Health Benefits: Tie Guan Yin tea (Oolong or Wulong tea) is well know for weight loss, the semi-fermented process result to Oolong contains special compunds,
Researchers at the Suntory Research Center in Osaka, Japan found that drinking wu long tea 15 minutes before eating foods high in carbohydrates curbed rises in insulin, thus reducing some of the fattening effects of carbohydrate intake.
Studies show that drinking Oolong during or after a high-cholesterol meal has been shown to lower the intake of fat content in the blood.


text:
The following commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of AgWeb or Farm Journal Media. The opinions expressed below are the author's own.
Jeanne, Top Producer Editor, grew up on a beef cattle operation in Southwest Missouri and now writes from the heart of corn country in Eastern Iowa.
This morning we visited the Githonga Tea Factory in Githongo, Kenya, and after that one of their tea growers. Kenya's top export crop is tea, and mostly it is known for its fine black tea, which it sells to Egypt, Pakistan and the UK.
The leaf processing facility was fascinating, with quality a major concern and the drying process vary thorough and logical.
Tea farmers pick their crops in the morning and deliver them daily to the local factory. Farmers get paid once a month and receive an initial payment of about $15 per kg. After six months they receive and interim paymet and at the end of the year all members of the factory receive a bonus, depending on world price for tea. Right now, world prices are strong and tea is a leading cash crop for Kenyan farmers. Tea contributes about 2.4% to the Kenyan GDP. Pickers are paid about $3.50 for a days work picking.
Next we visited the Mukune Farmers Co-operative Society Limited , which is a factory and drying facility. Coffee prices are surprising low, as the "coffee cartel" controls the market price by monopolizing buying. Farmers in Kenya cannot store their crops, and the need for money is so great they sell to the first, and not always, highest bidders.
A bank will loan a farmer money for inputs at 24%; a farmer co-op will loan a farmer money at around 6%.
in the afternoon, we visited a tobacco farmer and the Leaf Centre of British American Tobacco (BAT) in Mitunguu, Kenya. BAT is the world's second largest tobacco company in market share, and has a strong presence in Kenya. Tobacco has seen a 12% growth in domestic volume so far over 2010, driven largely by distribution, price repositioning and the end of anti-illicit trade initiatives.
Kenya farmers who sell to BAT collectively earn over $700 million in 2011. Tobacco is a productive crop, and works well for small shareholders in a rotation of maize, sorghum and peas. Tobacco farmers can also buy crop insurance through BAT to protect their crop. Farmers are paid $150 per KG produced, and pocket 70% of profit. The remaining goes to BAT to pay for inputs, insurance, etc.
Keep reading this blog for more on Kenya. Tomorrow we visit with local banks and then heads of state at the Kenya Embassy.
By the way.....Kenyans are very excited about President Barack Obama's win! They continue to consider him a "hometown boy".
"...consider him a hometown boy."? Probably because he really IS a hometown boy.
Banks loan at 24%? Isn't this the real reason, not foreign food aid or inadequate technology & resources, that African farmers are leaving the farm and Africans are starving?


text:
George E. Schmucker, 68, of Avon, died friday December 14, 2012 at home after a long illness. George was born in Cleveland on October 14, 1944.
George is survived by his wife of 39 years, Rebecca (nee Olloman) Schmucker; daughter, Jennifer; son, Christopher; granddaughter, Charlotte; and brother, Joseph.
He served with the US. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was a decorated combat veteran and reached the rank of Sergeant. He remained a proud member of the Marine Corps League until his passing. George served as a Police Detective with the city of Bay Village for over 27 years. He was an avid fisherman, outdoor enthusiast and enjoyed woodworking and spending time with his family.
Friends will be received Monday, December 17, 2012 at Misencik Funeral Home, 36363 Detroit Rd., Avon, from 4 until 8 P.M., where closing prayers will be Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 9:45 A.M., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:30 A.M., at St. Raphael's Church in Bay Village.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for contributions may be made to Marine Toys For Tots Foundation www.toysfortots.org or www.aacleve.org


text:
Dunkin' Donuts' advertising campaign "America Runs on Dunkin" is created out of a sentiment among customers that they wanted to buy a good, simple product. Brand guru Leslie Bielby says the campaign expands the retailer's appeal.
Bielby, chief strategist for Hill Holliday, the ad agency behind the campaign, talks about what makes a product sell with Steve Inskeep.
Copyright 2017 NPR.


text:
Henan Huatai Cereals And Oils Machinery Co., Ltd.
Onsite Check
The supplier's company premises has been checked by Alibaba.com staff to ensure onsite operations exist there. A third-party verification company has confirmed the legal status of the supplier.
|Business Type:
|Manufacturer, Trading Company
|Henan, China (Mainland)
|Main Products:
|Grain and Oil Machine
|Total Employees:
|501 - 1000 People
|Total Annual Revenue:
|US$10 Million - US$50 Million
|Year Established:
|Top 3 Markets:
|Domestic Market 50.00% Southeast Asia 10.00% Eastern Europe 8.70%
|Product Certifications:
|International Award Certificate 1,International Award Certificate 2,International Award Certificate 3,Internation Award Certificate 4,Gold Medal Certificate by National Exhibition of Inventions,CE
Henan Huatai Cereals and Oils Machinery Co., Ltd., formerly Henan Huaxian Grain Machine Factory, is ...
Henan Huatai Cereals and Oils Machinery Co., Ltd., formerly Henan Huaxian Grain Machine Factory, is located in Hua County of Henan Province, and is a large-scale oil machinery manufacturing enterprise integrated research, development, design, manufacture and installation. It is an outstanding corporate member of China Cereals & Oils Association, China Top 100 food enterprise and the provincial enterprise which abides by contracts and keeps promises. CCOA awarded "the first national cereals & oil outstanding scie-tech novel enterprise", and is awarded with "high growth private enterprise" and provincial enterprise technology center by Henan Provincial Party Committee and provincial government. Our company has obtained "pressure vessel design license", "pressure vessel manufacturing license", "pressure piping design license ", "pressure piping installation license " and "organic heat-loading furnace manufacturing license" issued by General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and has self-support import and export right and get ISO9001,CE, BV and SGS certificates. Registered trademarks "Huatai" and "Hangpeng" won "China Top 10 grain machine brand", the Henan province famous brand, and is awarded with "provincial fine quality products" by Henan Province Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau.
Our company owns 80 middle-high level technical personnels and 78 welders who have boiler & pressure vessel welding certificate among 580 staffs. Production organization contains 6 production workshops, 2 machining workshops and 12 engineering installation teams and so on. The company occupies 100000m2.
Over years, we have always been adhering to the development aim of "to survive by top quality, to develop by technology and innovation", and get many science &technology achievements as well as patented products. Our company has the perfect quality management system, winning 27 national patents,6 international medals,2 national awards and 2 provincial prizes.
Now our production capacity is gradually improved, and output value is increased year by year, we are the biggest manufacture base in oil machine in China.
Trade Capacity View More >
Trade & Market
|Main Markets
|Total Revenue(%)
|Domestic Market
|Southeast Asia
|Eastern Europe
|South America
|South Asia
|Eastern Asia
|Central America
|Northern Europe
|Export Percentage:
|41% - 50%
|Export Mode:
|Have Own Export License
|No. of Employees in Trade Department:
|21-50 People
Email to this supplier
- Company Overview
- Company Introduction
- Company Capability
- Trade Capacity
- Production Capacity
- R&D Capacity
- Trademarks & Patents
- Business Performance
- Buyer Interactions
- Feedback
- Additional Information
- Awards Certification


text:
Media: Brainerd Dispatch
Published Date: September 3, 2011
When children walk through the entrance gates at Paul Bunyan Land and see the 26-foot high statue of Paul — who has a boot size of 80 and a belt size that is 12 1/2 feet long, with a 500-pound ax — they are already giddy and full of excitement.
But when Paul opens his mouth and says, "Hello, Bobbie" or "Hi, Suzy," the expression on the child's face is priceless. This memory is one that the child and the parents or grandparents will treasure forever. It's a magical moment.
The owners of This Old Farm Pioneer Village and Paul Bunyan Land, located six miles east of Brainerd on Highway 18, cherished these memories that were instilled in them when they were little.
Owners Lois Smude and Alan Rademacher, who are siblings, remember going to Paul Bunyan Land as kids with their parents, Dick and Marian Rademacher, when the park was located at the Highway 210-371 junction -READ MORE-


text:
You have Adblock enabled. Adblock has been known to cause issues with site functionality. If you experience any difficulties, please try disabling Adblock. Close
Add to Favorite List:
Create a new folder:
Hot round ass brunette wearing short tight jeans gets fucked by b
Recognize a pornstar in this video?
Help make pornstars easier to find on Tube8 by telling us who is in this video.
Thanks! The pornstar names will be added to this video when enough users submit the same names.
You must enter a pornstar name that already exists in our database.
- Category: Hardcore
- Views: 82,363
- Added: 6 years ago
- Description: Hot round ass brunette wearing short tight jeans blows and gets fucked by boyfriend who is obsessed with her pants. She gets her pussy and ass spitted and rubbed by her partner before he sticks his cock deep inside her shaved cunt.
- Tags: hardcore jeans blowjob oral booty ass
- Pornstars: Add Pornstar
- Favorite by: 13
- Report This Video
Video Comments
All Video Comments (0)
Video Results For:
Sort by:
Sorry, we couldn't find any pages containing
Watch some of our most popular Tube8.com porn videos: Homepage or Category page


text:
District 518 falls below state average for science MCA-II
WORTHINGTON -- Worthington Public School District 518 students are making slow progress in the science Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment II test as reflected in the latest results released Aug. 12.
MCAs test reading, math and science skills among students, but only the reading and math portions are used to determine if schools make AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress).
The MCA-II science exam is taken by fifth- and eighth-graders, along with high schoolers -- typically 10th-graders who have completed a life science class.
Statewide results reflected approximately 54 percent of high school students were proficient, which showed a steady increase in proficiency scores since the test was implemented in 2008. There was a slight dip, since 2010, in proficiency test scores for eighth-graders, which now stands at about 45 percent, while the percentage for fifth-graders remained the same as the year before.
Worthington students' test scores fell below state average for all three grades:
l 34.9 percent of high-schoolers tested proficient compared to 30.3 percent in 2010.
l 28.6 percent of eighth-graders tested proficient compared to 23 percent in 2010.
l 26.9 percent of fifth-graders tested proficient compared to 28.9 percent in 2010.
For fifth-graders, scores do not necessarily reflect growth because new students are tested each year, explained Tammy Timko, District 518 coordinator of teaching and learning.
There was, however, about a 3 percent growth in proficiency for the district's fifth-graders who took the test in 2008 and as 10th-graders this year, as well as eighth-graders who were tested in 2009 and as 10th-graders this year.
"Our high-schoolers though, have had a steady increase, even though we're talking (about) different kids, which is nice to see," Timko said.
"Still, we aren't happy with any of those percents," she added. "We want to have a lot more (students) proficient."
There are numerous reasons why the school district's test scores are below state average, including language skills and varied educational experiences, Timko said.
"More than the language piece, we have students who don't have the same education background," she said. "Maybe the rigor of the schools they went to isn't the same as schools in the United States."
Racial achievement disparity is a troubling matter for both the state and the Worthington school district.
The two majority demographic groups in District 518 are Hispanic and Caucasian. Out of 203 Hispanic students who were tested this year, 16.3 percent were proficient. Their Caucasian counterparts showed a proficiency level of approximately 48 percent out of the 233 students who tested.
"We do have an achievement gap, and that's something we definitely need to work on," Timko said.
Her sentiments were echoed by Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius, who said in a press release, "This achievement gap reflects Minnesota's urgent need to focus time, attention and resources to making sure all children achieve at high levels."