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|Numéro de publication
|Type de publication
|Numéro de demande
|Date de publication
|19 juin 2007
|Date de dépôt
|2 juin 2004
|Date de priorité
|2 juin 2004
|État de paiement des frais
|Autre référence de publication
|Numéro de publication
|Joseph Peter Allgeyer
|Cessionnaire d'origine
|Emc Corporation
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Citations de brevets (19), Citations hors brevets (1), Référencé par (3), Classifications (13), Événements juridiques (3)
|Liens externes: USPTO, Cession USPTO, Espacenet
The subject matter disclosed herein relates generally to apparatuses and methods for testing electronic components, and more particularly to providing an ergonomic, rotatable testing apparatus for testing of electronic components such as printed circuit boards.
For electronic components such as printed circuit boards, environmental stress screening, also commonly referred to as "ageing" or "burn-in" is a part of the usual factory quality control process. Despite the use of high-quality components and assembly procedures, the highly complex nature of electronic components subjects them to occasional manufacturing defects and failures during use. Environmental testing, such as testing variations in temperature, voltage, humidity, etc., is often employed as a means to expedite failure occurrence during production testing of electronic components prior to delivery to end-users or as a way to isolate a given failure that has occurred during the manufacturing process or after use in the field. Because of the high costs associated with such defects and failures in terms of manufacturer warranty obligations and end-user down time, typically a manufacturer will use environmental testing as a way to limit the amount of defective circuit boards leaving the factory as new or being returned to the factory as defective. Therefore, this testing is deemed highly important to manufacturers as part of their customer service and support programs.
While many of the environmental testing steps are completely automated, fault isolation procedures require the intervention of a human operator to transfer the electronic component to the testing chamber, to connect the various data and power cables, to set the environmental parameters in order to reproduce the failure conditions, to probe the electronic component to isolate the failure, and to remove the electronic component from the testing chamber following the fault isolation process. These operator-assisted testing procedures usually include many tedious hours of probing fine pitch electronic components which results in considerable eye and neck strain and can increase the incidence of repetitive motion injuries. Intense competition among manufactures strongly motivates the development and implementation of testing procedures that minimize unit-manufacturing costs. Therefore, ergonomic testing devices that can minimize operator injuries and correspondingly reduce overall manufacturing costs are highly desired.
Moreover, in the usual practice, electronic component testing devices have included several cables that must be connected to and disconnected from the component being tested during each test. After tens or hundreds of connect/disconnect cycles, these cables can develop unpredictable failures, such as open circuits, sporadic intermissions and short circuits. These failures may be related to the cyclic mechanical bending of the cables as welt as the tensile stress induced by pulling on the cable to disconnect the electronic component following testing. These types of failures can be very costly to the manufacturer because failed test cables give erroneous quality control test results leading to a high rate of false rejection and unnecessary rework. It is estimated that the situation due to failing cables can cost manufactures millions of dollars per year in unneeded rework expenses. Accordingly, it is desirable to reduce external cabling required to test electronic components.
Additionally, previous methods of environmental fault isolation testing have been very inefficient to the manufacturer. Previous fault isolation chambers have used externally located heating/cooling units connected to the chamber via external duct work, leading to loss of thermal energy and reduced access to the testing chamber. Also, previous testing chambers have used constant wattage frame heaters for external condensation control. Constant wattage frame heaters have numerous disadvantages, such as wasted power, constant heating of the frame leading to possible hazardous burn conditions, and operator attentiveness required for manually switching on and off the heater strips.
In prior environment test chambers without frame heaters, substantial condensation on chamber surfaces may occur when the chambers are operated for extended periods below the ambient dew point. Such condensation can lead to hazardous electrical conditions.
Therefore, it would be advantageous to employ an ergonomic electronic component testing apparatus that limits the amount of operator motion required for full testing of an electronic component, such as a printed circuit board. Additionally, it would be advantageous to provide an electronic component testing apparatus wherein external heating and cooling ducts and electrical wiring are integrated into the testing unit in order to provide a rotatable unit free from external encumbrances.
The present invention provides an electronic component testing apparatus comprising a base, a test chamber rotatably mounted to the base, and a heating and cooling unit coupled to the test chamber. The test chamber includes a chassis or frame defining an enclosure having at least one opening and at least one test slot accessible through the opening for facilitating operative coupling of an electronic component to the test chamber for testing of the electronic component.
In one implementation, the base includes an upper horizontal frame and a lower horizontal frame, the upper and lower horizontal frames being connected by at least one vertical strut. Wheels may be attached to the lower horizontal frame so that the base is mobile over a surface. The chassis of the test chamber may be a parallelepiped structure including a top wall, a bottom wall, and two pairs of opposing sidewalls. The sidewalls may each define an opening. One or more doors may be removably attached to each sidewall for closing the test chamber during testing. Door retainers may be provided on the vertical struts for holding the doors when they are removed from the sidewalls.
The test chamber may also include a directable dry air purge apparatus, an interior light source, an integrated power strip, and a self-regulating chassis heater for condensation control.
A method of testing electronic components in an ergonomic manner is also disclosed. The method may include providing an electronic component testing apparatus including a base, a test chamber rotatably mounted to the base, and a heating and cooling unit coupled to the test chamber, wherein the test chamber further includes a chassis defining an enclosure having an opening and at least one test slot accessible through the opening for facilitating operative coupling of an electronic component to the test chamber for testing of the electronic component. The method may further include providing an electronic component to be tested, wherein the electronic component has a first side and a second side (also known in the industry as the "solder side" and "component side"). The electronic component is inserted into the test slot in the test chamber where electronic testing is performed while the electronic component is subjected to varying environmental conditions. A technician may rotate the test chamber to electronically or mechanically probe the electronic component before, during, and/or after the testing.
It is therefore an object to provide an ergonomic electronic component testing apparatus and method for limiting the amount of operator motion required for full testing of an electronic component, such as a printed circuit board.
It is another object to provide an ergonomic electronic component testing apparatus and method wherein external heating and cooling ducts and electrical wiring are integrated into the testing unit in order to provide a rotatable unit free from external encumbrances.
Some of the objects of the invention having been stated hereinabove, and which are addressed in whole or in part by the present invention, other objects will become evident as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings as best described hereinbelow.
As stated above, the present invention is related to apparatuses and methods for testing of electronic components, such as printed circuit boards. Referring now to
In the illustrated example, base 20 includes an upper horizontal frame 22 and a lower horizontal frame 24, joined together by vertical struts 26 to form a rigid generally parallelopiped structure. Upper horizontal frame 22, lower horizontal frame 24, and vertical struts 26 may be constructed of plastic, metal, such as extruded aluminum, or any other framing material known to those of skill in the art. Plates 28 may be located on upper horizontal frame 22 for defining a work surface for a technician and a place for the technician to place tools. A pair of cross members 30 provides support for plates 28 and for chamber 40. Cross members 30 are spaced from each other to define a channel 32. Channel 32 facilitates rotational coupling between chamber 40 and base 20, as will be described in detail below.
Base 20 may further include wheels 34 or other form of mobile attachments, which are connected to lower horizontal frame 24 so that base 20 is mobile over a surface. Vertical struts 26 of base 10 may further include one or more door retainers 36 for storing removable doors associated with the test chamber 40.
Test chamber 40 may be rotatably coupled to base 20 so that test chamber 40 may be rotated in a plane parallel to the plane of plates 28 as indicated by arrows A1 and A2. Test chamber 40 may rotate through any suitable angle to facilitate access to the interior of chamber 40 from different sides. In one implementation, test chamber may rotate through an angle of 360°. This rotation allows the technician to test printed circuit board 12 in an extremely ergonomic manner. An exemplary rotational coupling for providing rotation of test chamber 40 will be described in detail below.
Test chamber 40 may include a chassis 42 forming a thermal enclosure of a box-like structure having pairs of opposing sidewalls 43 including a plurality of openings, such as opening 39, though which printed circuit board 12 can be accessed for testing. In order to provide a thermally maintainable enclosure with access for the technician, the openings 39 defined by chassis 42 may be covered by doors 44. Doors 44 are typically double glazed for maximum thermal protection and may be removable from chassis 42 during periods of non-thermal testing of circuit board 12 and stored on door retainers 36 on base 20 (see
Test chamber 40 further includes a card cage or support 45 for positioning and supporting circuit board 12 within the enclosure. Card support 45 may be any suitable frame structure fixedly attached to chassis 42 and adapted to slidably receive an edge of circuit board 12 and support the same during testing.
Referring to
Referring to
In order to minimize cables running to test chamber 40, an integrated light source 58 (see
As discussed hereinabove, when typical thermal testing apparatuses are cooled to temperatures below the ambient dew point (approximately 15° C.) the frames of the thermal testing chambers can experience substantial condensation leading to electrical and other hazards. Referring to
Self-regulating heat tape is typically used on metal and plastic pipes for freeze protection and low temperature process maintenance. According to the present embodiment, the heat tape of chassis heater 72 may be embedded internally or on the surface of chassis 42. For example, cross members 73 that form chassis 42 may include an internal passageway through which chassis heater 72 may extend in some parts of chassis 42. In other parts of chassis 42, such as parts where two cross members 73 meet and their interior passageways do not intersect, chassis heater 72 may extend outside of cross members 73.
In operation, chassis heater 72 is designed to maintain chassis 42 at a temperature above the ambient dew point without the need for a thermostat. For example, if chassis 42 cools, the temperature output of chassis heater 72 will increase automatically. As the temperature of chassis heater 72 rises to heat chassis 42, the heat output of chassis heater 72 automatically decreases. This feature of the present invention prevents condensation from forming on the external surfaces of test chamber 40 and reduces the hazards associated therewith.
Referring back to
As stated above, chassis 42 is preferably rotatably mounted to base 20. In one example, as shown in
In design and operation, the integrated heating and cooling unit and electrical aspects of the testing apparatus, along with the rotation ability of the test chamber allows optimal access to both sides of the printed circuit board or other electronic component by the testing technician without the technician having to move from their posted position. In operation, the technician will first approach testing apparatus 10 and establish a position that the technician will maintain throughout the testing procedure. If the thermal testing of circuit board 12 is not required, the technician may remove doors 44 and place them upon door supports 36 (
Test chamber 40 is then rotated to a position so that the technician can insert circuit board 12 into test slot 46 so that the circuit board 12 is operatively coupled to test chamber 40 for testing. It is envisioned that test chamber 40 may include a plurality of test slots 46 and therefore several circuit boards 12 may be tested simultaneously depending on the parameter to be tested and the speed at which the technician must perform the testing procedure.
If thermal testing is required, the technician will then shut all doors 44 and will set thermostat 82 on the desired temperature at which circuit board 12 should be tested, so that heating and cooling unit 80 begins to heat or cool test chamber 40 to the desired temperature.
Once circuit board 12 has been properly seated in test slot 46 and the proper test temperature has been reached inside test chamber 40 (if applicable), the requisite testing data sequence will then be established by the technician so that data begins to flow from drives 14 to circuit board 12. When a fault is indicated, the technician will open doors 44 (if applicable) and by using probes or other electronic testing tools can test one side of circuit board 12 for the applicable data information or fault location. Once testing on this side of circuit board 12 is complete, the technician can easily rotate test chamber 40 so that additional probing can be performed on the other side of circuit board 12.
During testing, if circuit board 12 requires spot heating or cooling, the technician can direct dry air purge 48 to a specific position so as to isolate an air stream directly to the component needing the additional air flow. Additionally, as discussed hereinabove, if the temperature within test chamber 40 should cool down below the ambient dew point during testing, self regulating chassis heater 72 will automatically turn on, thus warming chassis 42 and reducing the potential for condensation to form on the unit.
Once testing is complete on circuit board 12, the technician will then rotate test chamber 40 to a position so that circuit board 12 can be removed from test slot 46 thereby rendering the test cycle complete. At this point, another test cycle can be commenced or testing apparatus 10 may be moved from its current position to a storage area for storage.
It will be understood that various details of the invention may be changed without departing from the scope of the invention. Furthermore, the foregoing description is for the purpose of illustration only, and not for the purpose of limitation, as the invention is defined by the claims as set forth hereinafter.
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|Wehr Corporation
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|Avex Electronics Inc.
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|The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
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|Compaq Computer Corporation
|Top-accessible system, and related methods, for simultaneously testing the opposite sides of printed circuit board
|27 oct. 1988
|7 avr. 1992
|Grumman Aerospace Corporation
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|Device for heating up electronic boards
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|Bellsouth Corporation
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|Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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|14 mai 2002
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|Gte Communication Systems Corporation
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|21 juin 2005
|Kingston Technology Corp.
|Memory-module burn-in system with removable pattern-generator boards separated from heat chamber by backplane
|Titre non disponible
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|27 nov. 2007
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|Thorwesten Vent Gmbh
|Device for equalizing pressure surges in closed systems, such as silos or the like
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|Thorwesten Vent Gmbh
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|Classification aux États-Unis
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|Classification internationale
|Classification coopérative
|Classification européenne
|2 juin 2004
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Columbine's boys basketball game with Bear Creek scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to Friday's winter weather storm. No makeup date has been announced.
The Rebels' hockey game at Steamboat Springs on Friday was also postponed with no rescheduled date announced.
The Chatfield-Dakota Ridge boys basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. at Dakota Ridge High School.
Chatfield's hockey game with Mullen on Friday was postponed. No makeup date has been announced.
A snowstorm that began Thursday evening and continued throughout the day Friday, closing schools and government offices and making travel hazardous, finally tapered off Saturday morning.
The slow-moving storm was accompanied by wind gusts up to 40 mph, limiting visibility and piling drifts high. More than 18 inches of snow had fallen at some locations in South Jeffco.
Weather closures Friday included Jeffco Public Schools, Jefferson County offices, Jefferson County Public Library locations and Foothills Park & Recreation District facilities.
Suspect is probably not moving
Two new electric Zamboni ice-resurfacing machines costing the Foothills Park & Recreation District $240,000 have broken down or malfunctioned repeatedly in recent months, leading the board of directors to question whether the unique machines are subject to the state's lemon law.
Though the district purchased the new, more energy-efficient machines to much fanfare, the two Zambonis have so far both suffered broken steering mechanisms, programming errors and other mechanic maladies.
Lady Eagles ride Cryder, Wood to victory over Standley Lake
Kourtney Cryder scored a game-high 14 points and Lauren Wood added 12 as Dakota Ridge topped Standley Lake 48-32 on Jan. 27.
Dakota Ridge (11-5, 8-2 5A Jeffco League) built a 41-21 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Front Range Christian jumps out to early lead, tops Nederland
It hasn't always been the case this season, but Chatfield head coach Mark Glombecki believes his Chargers are playing the kind of hockey that they played last year. The kind that put Chatfield in the state semifinals.
It would be a hard fact to argue after the Chargers won a season-best third straight game Jan. 28 at the Edge Ice Arena with a 3-0 victory over Aspen.
Shawn Damhoff could tell that his Columbine opponent Justin Hinkley has gotten better since their previous meeting three weeks earlier. Yet that didn't matter to the Chatfield junior in their head-to-head meeting on Jan. 26.
All Damhoff had in mind was scoring six much-needed team points for host Chatfield in its dual with the Rebels, and he did.
Damhoff's pinfall in 1 minute, 19 seconds was the first of only two head-to-head wins for the Chargers, but coupled with five forfeit victories Chatfield was able to rally for a 41-36 victory over Columbine.
Three of the five director seats on the Foothills Park & Recreation District board are up for election in May, and two of the incumbents have yet to decide if they will run.
No candidates have yet filed with the district for seats representing Wards 1, 2 or 5, and self-nomination forms are due on March 2. If no candidates come forward, the current board would cancel the May 8 election and appoint new or existing members.
The similarities were there, according to Columbine head coach Clay Thielking.
The last time his Rebels' boys basketball team played Dakota Ridge the Eagles found a way to utilize their full-court trapping defense effectively enough to send Columbine to its first and to date only 5A Jeffco League defeat. On Jan. 28, Dakota Ridge tried to do that again, but Columbine wasn't having any of that.
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A method for optimally designing laminated plates subject to fatigue loads for minimum weight using a cumulative damage constraint
Walker, Mark
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A procedure to optimally design laminated plates for a specific cyclic life using a cumulative damage constraint is described. The objective is minimum weight, and the design variables are the fiber orientation, and the plate thickness. The plates are subjected to cyclic bending loads, and the finite element method, in conjunction with the Golden Section method, is used to determine the design variables optimally. The FE formulation is based on Mindlin theory for moderately thick laminated plates and shells, and the formulation includes bending–twisting coupling. In order to demonstrate the procedure, several plates with differing events, load magnitudes and type, aspect ratios, boundary conditions and cyclic lives are optimised, and compared.


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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The National Football League has just instituted a directive that states that beginning with the 2009-2010 season, football announcers and sports commentators will no longer be allowed to mention a player's college everytime they talk to him, show him on television, or mention him.
NFL Director of Media Monitoring, Mason Skipkennel stated, "For several years now we have noticed that this mentioning of the college where NFL players played their collegiate ball has really gotten way out of hand.
I mean who really cares that Brock Overholt played at Mississippi State, or that Todd 'The Caribou Poacher' Riggafrutch, Jr. played at UCLA, or that Ezra 'Tongue Twister' Waybacker played at Slippery Rock?
I mean what the hell is this crazy obsession with where an NFL player played ten years ago? Are the commentators perhaps trying to prove that some of the players are not really as dumb as they sometimes sound when being interviewed because they just actually may have a college degree in 'tattoo reading,' 'bench pressing,' or 'end zone dancing?'
The NFL conducted an Internet survey of 100,000 NFL football fans and the results were amazing. In our poll we asked how many people really cared about what college a professional player played at and the number was 7. So that means that 99,993 fans couldn't care less for that sis boom bah rah rah rah satistic.
So starting in 2009, if any of these 'sports mouths' slip up and do mention the college that a player attended, he will be fined $10,000 by the NFL.
If it happens a second time, he will be fined $20,000, and if he does it a third time, he will be arrested on the spot and charged with third degree habeas violacion colegio footballistico."
Skipkennel grinned and said, "Look, when was the last time that you heard a sports announcer or commentator say, "And coming in from the bullpen out in leftfield to pitch for the Cleveland Indians is Lefty Vanwater who played his collegiate baseball at the University of Texas?
And along the same lines do you ever recall hearing a golf announcer say, Billy Sollykister who played golf at Florida State University has just birdied the 13th hole."
In other news, The London Times is reporting that Russell Brand has bought a brewery in Tunbridge Wells, England. Brand's Brewery will soon be producing a special beer made from Russell Brand's secret beer recipe. The beer will be marketed as, 'Brand X.'


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We saw the all new M-Class at the Indian Auto Expo in January. Now, the news is that a popular website caught an undisguised ML350CDI on Pune roads.The new SUV will be launched in April and it is being said that the dealers will soon get the first batch of cars. The new M Class will be a CKD import and should come with an aggressive price tag. However, the assembly of ML Class will commence only in November this year and the car could come at a steep price till then.
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From: "Stuart Park" <>
Subject: Re: [NZ] Wedding photo 1800's NZ auction website - Blenheim, not Dunedin
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 08:05:17 +1300
The seller is in Blenheim, not Dunedin, I think? But it doesn't look
like Blenheim architecture (nor possibly Dunedin either)
The photo is available to purchase now for $18.
Stuart Park
PO Box 836
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From: Jackie Gausden [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, 6 January 2003 7:47 a.m.
Subject: [NZ] Wedding photo 1800's NZ auction website
Hi List,
Once again I have been scouring the pages of "TradeMe" NZ's best auction
website and I have found the following in the hope that some Dunedin
listers (it is currently situated in Dunedin) may find a long lost
family heirloom, the details are below...It has not been bid on yet but
this auction finishes tomorrow!!!
{{Wedding Photo Late 1800's}}
Auction No:2572629
no bids
Buy now for $18.00
A gorgeous old wedding photo which has Derby stamped in the corner and I
am guessing the photo to be taken in the late 1800's. The photo and
border measures about 45 x 39cms.
view full size pic
auction closes: 9:39 am, Tue 7 Jan 2003
Cheers and good luck
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Release Date: 1972 |
Album Rating: 4.5WATCH-ER OF THE SKIES
pos cus Genesis
Digging: Dyscarnate - With All Their Might
Awesome album. I like this almost as much as Selling England.
Great job once again Nag.
Digging: Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
may have to give this another spin soon
Album Rating: 4.5gabriel all day yea pos again
Album Rating: 4.5Thanks again all. I need to slow down before posting Selling England and The Lamb though.
Great review Nag. Pos'd
I've never been into Genesis for some reason.
Digging: Rina Sawayama - RINA
Album Rating: 5.0This is where I've started with Genesis in late seventies. Back in the day, a friend's big brother were generously introducing me into the 70's prog monsters. I felt like a child in a toy store. Foxtrot is among these albums I was fascinated for from the very first listen.
I enjoy that discog a lot. Keep the good work!
Great review, have another pos from me as well!
I first heard this album with my new headphones on while walking around Christiania in Copenhagen, kinda hazed on an autumn afternoon with a bit of sun beating down my neck and the wind blowing around me.
And to this day, I don't think I've heard a song quite like Supper's Ready. So perfect.
Album Rating: 4.5fuckin rules so fuckin hard
Album Rating: 4.5it rules and fuck you all if you dont like it
Album Rating: 4.5agreed
Album Rating: 4.5calm down raven no one hates it (except u know who)
Album Rating: 4.5did you just call me raven oh that is fuckin it ohjernhgope
Album Rating: 4.5well lets see
u talk to urself
u didn't know ocean was an eloy album
and u hang out with craigmaster85
ur raven
Album Rating: 4.5good points but i think you fit ravens description better
you hadnt heard toooooooomb of desecration till like a month ago
you gave caress of steel a 2
i played holy wars in turntable and you said hey this sounds great, then quickly said i mean yea i heard it years ago i mean guys
you think asia is in the top 5 prog bands
ur a poser
you suck
your first yes album was tormato
Album Rating: 4.5good fight
Good album
well i 2'd appetite for destruction so its all good
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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This webinar will provide attendees with an ethical decision-making framework they can use when evaluating ethical dilemmas. The NCDA Code of Ethics will be referenced in this webinar. Attendees will have a hands-on opportunity to put the decision-making framework into practice with the case study presented in the webinar.
Keley Smith-Keller, Ed.D., is the past co-chair of the NCDA Ethics Committee. She has worked in career development at the postsecondary and secondary level for 17 years. Her experience includes individual and group career counseling and coaching. She's also been a manager in both the nonprofit world and higher education.
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Using Career Development to Transform a School's Culture
Presented by: Dr. Cal Crow
The NCDA 2017 Webinar series:
Using Career Development to Transform a School's Culture
Presented by: Dr. Cal Crow
Center for Learning Connections
Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
For years NCDA has been working to get career development infused into the K-12 academic curriculum, with mixed results. It's time to reverse the order. The current education system is not designed for student success. Giving it a career development focus will change that. Imagine a school system organized around the strengths, skills, talents, interests and dreams of students. Rather than getting through the curriculum, the goal is on getting through to students. The curriculum is a vehicle to help make this occur, but is not an end in itself. Its purpose is to ensure that every student acquires knowledge and skill sets that will lead to a successful future.
This webinar will demonstrate ways to transform and design a new approach to career development delivery in K-12. NCDA School Career Counselor and Specialist Constituency will provide online, follow-up discussion forums to promote member networking and sharing of effective practices.
Viewers of the webinar are invited to leave Comments in the Discussion Forum (click here) to continue the dialog. (Members of the SCCS Constituency group will be monitoring and responding to all Comments.)
About Dr. Crow:
Cal Crow is the founder and director of the Center for Efficacy and Resiliency at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Washington. He has been a teacher, counselor, counselor educator, consultant and trainer. He is currently working to help create success cultures in education and corrections systems. Cal has presented at numerous NCDA conferences and at two meetings of the Australian Career Development Association. He was one of three individuals to help revise the National Career Development Guidelines. He holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University.
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Viewers of the webinar are invited to leave Comments in the Discussion Forum (click here) to continue the dialog. (Members of the SCCS Constituency group will be monitoring and responding to all Comments.)
Maximize Your Strengths to Thrive in Your Professional Life
Presented by Cori Shaff
The NCDA 2016 Webinar series presents:
Maximize Your Strengths to Thrive in Your Professional Life
Presented by: Cori Shaff, M.Ed.
As career development practitioners, we spend a lot of time helping others and contributing in our communities. And sometimes we forget about helping ourselves. In celebration of Career Development Month, you're invited to participate in an interactive webinar to reflect on your overall well-being and to identify strategies on how to use your strengths to build upon what you're already doing so that you can thrive in your professional role. You are encouraged to complete the StrengthsFinder 2.0 before the webinar.
Cori Shaff, M. Ed., thrives in her professional position as a career counselor for university students because she actively uses her strengths every day. She's recognized as a local and national leader on strengths, engagement, and well-being through her work leading strengths at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The campus was recognized as a StrengthsQuest Center of Excellence because of a commitment to helping CU students thrive. She frequently presents through NCDA on strengths and is excited to share a different perspective about strengths and well-being through this webinar. Cori is the former president of the Colorado Career Development Association and an alumnae of the NCDA Leadership Academy.
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How to Start and Grow your Business in the Career Consulting Industry
Presented by Michelle Carroll and Mark Danaher
The NCDA 2016 Webinar series presents:
How to Start and Grow your Business in the Career Consulting Industry
Presented by: Michelle Carroll and Mark Danaher
How often have career providers thought of "doing it on their own"?
We encourage others to try new pursuits but what about us?
Does fear of not being successful hold you to a job that you outgrew?
How do you find an "identity" and can you be a solo entrepreneur and make a predictable income?
NCDA is excited to present this innovative webinar, featuring Michelle Carroll, CEO of Carroll Career Consultants, LLC and Mark Danaher, CEO of Retire to the Good Life. They will address the crucial gateway topics of capital investment, time commitment, tax and liability concerns, identity and growth.
NCDA is pleased to announce this webinar was developed as a result of the suggestions from the Business/Industry, Private Practice and Agency Constituency group at the 2016 NCDA Career Development conference in Chicago.
Michelle Carroll, MA, MCC, GCDF-I, CCMC, CTTCC, CBBSC, OPNS, MCS, is a past President of the Maryland Career Development Association and frequent conference presenter on the topics of work/life balance and best practices in private practice. She was in the NCDA Leadership Academy, Class of 2013. She has been running a successful business full time since 2011.
Mark Danaher, NCC, LPC, MCC, is the past President of NCDA and past President of the Connecticut Career Development Association. He has presented/keynoted at the local, state, and national levels. He is a Career Development Facilitator Master Trainer, has started two ventures, and holds two masters degrees in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology.
Both Michelle and Mark are staunch supporters of NCDA and careers across the lifespan while maintaining a healthy work/life balance.
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Best Practices Working with International Students
Best Practices Working with International Students
Presented by:
Vanessa Lee (University of California Riverside),
Caroline Ray (Western Michigan University),
Kate Larson (Macalester College),
Kimberly Ead (The University of Vermont),
Priyanka Raut (University of Houston)
Un Yeong Park (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
- Learn strategies of engaging employers in the benefits of hiring international students.
- Gain tools to working across campus to address the needs of international students.
- Develop resources to expand global opportunities for international students.
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Group Career Counseling: Principles and Practices
Presented by Dr. Richard Pyle
The NCDA 2016 Webinar series presents:
Group Career Counseling: Principles and Practices
Presented by: Dr. Richard Pyle
Group Career Counseling (GCC) is an exciting and innovative methodology that is both underutilized and misunderstood. This webinar will provide participants with an understanding of the unique principles of GCC and how it relates to and is different from group counseling. The techniques and skills of GCC will be demonstrated within the context of a model GCC program. Included will be a brief review of the positive impact of GCC on career development and how GCC can be effectively implemented.
Dr. Richard Pyle, a leading expert in the area of Group Career Counseling (GCC), recently co-authored (with Dr. Seth Hayden) the second edition (2015) of Group Career Counseling: Practices and Principles. Dr. Pyle's impact includes serving as one of the first to examine the use of computer-assisted guidance combined with GCC (in 1975), as well as extensive Peace Corps and higher education leadership experience. With over 25 refereed journal articles and 25 ACA and NCDA conference presentations/PDIs, Dr. Pyle shares insights about GCC as a best practice within the career development field.
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Designing and Delivering Effective Career Services: The marriage of critical ingredients and theory-based approaches
-- presented by Janet Lenz
2016 Webinar sponsored by NCDA
Designing and Delivering Effective Career Services: The marriage of critical ingredients and theory-based approaches
The Florida State University Career Center has successfully delivered career services to diverse populations, including community members, for more than 40 years. Dr. Lenz will share how the Center has incorporated the critical ingredients for career interventions into a theory and research-based center that provides differentiated services based on clients' readiness. The webinar will include time for questions.
Presented by: Janet Lenz, PhD
Janet Lenz is the Program Director for Instruction, Research, & Evaluation in the Florida State University Career Center, and an Associate-In faculty member in the Florida State University College of Education's Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (EPLS). Dr. Lenz coordinated the Ed.S./Master's career counseling specialty within the EPLS Psychological Services in Education program for 6 years. She received her BS degree in Sociology from Virginia Commonwealth University, and her MS degree in Student Personnel Administration and PhD in Counseling and Human Systems from Florida State University. Dr. Lenz is a past-president of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and an NCDA Fellow. She is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), Master Career Counselor (MCC), and a Career Development Facilitator Instructor. She received the American Counseling Association's 2007 Professional Development Award. Previously she served as the Program Director for Career Advising, Counseling, & Programming in the FSU Career Center. In addition to her FSU experience, Dr. Lenz worked at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro career centers. She has authored or co-authored more than 70 publications in the career area including books, book chapters, monographs, articles, and technical reports. With Robert Reardon, she is the co-author of the new text, Handbook for Using the Self-Directed Search: Integrating RIASEC and CIP Theories in Practice. With colleagues Sampson, Reardon, and Peterson, she co-authored the text, Career Counseling & Services: A Cognitive Information Processing Approach, and the student text and instructor's manual for Career Development and Planning: A Comprehensive Approach. She is also a co-author of the Career Thoughts Inventory and the Career Thoughts Inventory Workbook.
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Preparing College Students with Disabilities for Life After College: Take a Second Look at "Career Readiness"
-- presented by Malka Edelman
2015 National Career Development Day Webinar sponsored by NCDA
Preparing College Students with Disabilities for Life After College: Take a Second Look at "Career Readiness"
During this webinar we'll discuss a number of issues, including:
- What is College and Career Readiness?
- What are the challenges for many of our Students with Disabilities [SWD] on our campuses?
- What are some things we as career practitioners can do?
We will focus on typical characteristics of many of these students. Most importantly, we will discuss relevant case studies.
Presented by: Malka Edelman
Malka Edelman is a practitioner of 30 years, working in higher education in both career services and disability services. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, National Certified Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New Year, and Master Career Counselor. She has been at Farmingdale State College on Long Island for over 30 years. She is a Master Trainer/Instructor for the NCDA Career Development Facilitator curriculum.
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Reframing Career to Care
-- presented by Edward Colozzi
The traditional way most people view career relates to paid work, and this narrow focus dilutes efforts to make effective sustaining interventions in peoples' lives. In recognition of purpose, personal agency, and spirituality in career construction, participants are introduced to Depth-Oriented Values Extraction (DOVE) and review several specific interventions designed to move beyond objective assessment and toward the client's inner "true self".
Webinar attendees will leave this session with 1) A brief overview of the career-life paradigm that informs the DOVE process and fundamentals, 2) the recently modified wellness paradigm that re-frames career to giving and/or receiving CARE across all career-life roles, including the addition of a new life role that affects virtually every individual, and 3) a PDF that provides a succinct summary of the paradigms, relevant references, Internet resources and suggested tips for career services providers working in a variety of K-12, college and agency settings, including multi-cultural clients and students.
Edward Anthony Colozzi, Ed.D., (firstname.lastname@example.com and www.creatingcareerswithconfidence.com) is the owner of Career Development and Counseling Services in Massachusetts and provides corporate trainings, individual counseling, and motivational speeches for adults and youth. Ed pioneered and coined the "career-life" paradigm 1977 in Hawaii/throughout Pacific Basin Rim, to re-frame career as multiple roles people play throughout life and focuses on spirituality/wellness in the context of career-life choices. He expanded his paradigm in 2011 to focus on career as CARE. His work with "discovering client callings" involves Depth Oriented Values Extraction (DOVE). He has published book chapters and articles on these and related topics as well as a self-paced workbook, "Creating Careers with Confidence". Ed has served in teaching, counseling, and career development center coordinator positions and worked at both graduate and undergraduate levels for over forty years. He has provided numerous staff development workshops in a variety of national and international settings. He is the founder/co-host of the #schools2life Tweet Chat and the LinkedIn schools2life Discussion Group. Ed is a MA State licensed mental health counselor, a nationally certified counselor, a master career counselor, a MA State Certified Trainer, and an NCDA Fellow.
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Blogging Strategies for Career Services Practitioners
-- presented by Melissa Venable
Today blogs help career advisors, students, and job seekers reach a wide range of career development goals. Find out how quickly you can get started with a new blog for marketing and outreach, developing an online presence, expanding your social media exploration, and more. Webinar viewers will gain 1) a short list of low- and no-cost blogging platforms, 2) ready-to-write content ideas tailored to your workplace context, and 3) resources and examples of how the blogging format can be used in multiple ways by career offices, clients, and students.
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NCDA Code of Ethics - 2014 Revision and Case Studies
-- presented by David Reile, Keley Smith-Keller and Julia Panke Makela.
The NCDA Ethics Committee revised the NCDA Code of Ethics. Changes include substantial updates to the social media, internet, and technology sections. Case studies and questions will be used to make the presentation valuable to all. Viewers will also learn a process for discerning ethical behavior.
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Renewing the Emphasis on Career Development In K-12 Education
-- presented by Rebecca Dedmond and Paul Nichols.
Professionals who focus their work on career development and facilitation will want to see all three parts of this NCDA webinar series from spring 2014. A duo of career counselors will lead this interactive, high energy, informative series designed to engage counselors in the review and upgrade of latest information about the forces changing the global economy and what it requires of workers today! Topics covered will also include, but not be limited to the advantages and look of Comprehensive Career Development Programs in K-12 schools, resources, and strategies on how to engage students to create and maintain their own Personal Learning Platform using exciting breakthrough technology. This program is designed so that the completer will be able to learn about and earn a digital badge.
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Free Technology Tools to Help You Work Better, Faster, and Smarter
-- presented by: Shirley Rowe and Janet Wall
Sponsored by: NCDA Technology Committee and the Professional Development Committee
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From Terrible To Terrific-7 Steps To Move Your Clients Beyond A Layoff
-- presented by: Sharon McCormick, MCC, GCDF, CLTMC
Veterans Career & Employment Issues
-- presented by: Robert A. Miles and Carmen T. Stein
Engagement or Resistance: The Social Justice Impact on Career Counseling and Career Development
-- presented by Lee Covington Rush
NCDA 2012 Conference Closing Plenary: Laying the Foundation for Career Dreams
Panelists include:
• Dr. Janet Lenz - Cognitive Information Processing Theory
• Dr. Joe Johnston - Holland's RIASEC Theory
• Dr. John Krumboltz - Happenstance Theory
• Dr. Gail Hackett - Social Cognitive Career Theory
• Dr. Spencer Niles, Moderator
To view the video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLkhORZo0Sc
Job Search Smarts for the Job Crisis: 'Side Doors' to A Shorter Search
-- presented by Elisabeth Sanders-Park
Unemployment and Mental Health: Shoring Up Our Clients for the Long Haul
-- presented by David Blustein
Career Smarts for the Job Crisis: Finding Success in Hard Times
-- presented by Rich Feller
Winnowing Career Assessments in the Information Age: Career Assessment Instruments, the Internet, Social Justice, and Professionally Conscientious Practice
Presented by Dr. Chris Wood
Winnowing Career Assessments in the Information Age:
Career Assessment Instruments, the Internet, Social Justice, and Professionally Conscientious Practice
The internet provides increased access to career information and career assessment instruments. Such access affords more people than ever before with career development resources. Moreover this increased access via the internet is a unique opportunity for career counselors and other career development helping professionals to be agents of social justice in helping traditionally marginalized groups of society utilize such interventions. However, there is little to guide the career counselor and consumer in discerning the quality of career assessment instruments including often even the purpose and/or 'origin' of such career assessments.
This webinar discusses this tension among increased access, consumer protection, and quality control and presents resources for professionals to use in evaluating career assessment instruments.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the use of career assessments as a social justice issue.
Become aware of the advantages and dangers of increased availability of career assessments (via the internet/world wide web) in the information age.
Learn several resources for discovering and evaluating career assessment instruments.
Presented by: Dr. Chris Wood
Dr. Chris Wood is an Associate Professor in Old Dominion University's Counseling and Human Services department. In addition to being a counselor educator, Dr. Wood has experience as a high school counselor, a counseling department chair, a counselor/group leader at a residential youth facility for adjudicated youth/troubled teens, and a career counselor/career assessment coordinator at an alternative school serving grades 7-12.
Dr. Wood has been Principal Investigator, Faculty Research Associate, or Research Methodologist on over $3 million in grants. His grant experience includes over a dozen research projects investigating the efficacy of career development interventions in K-12 settings. He was a career assessment coordinator and research assistant on a $1.3 million dollar Community Employment Education Center grant from the Office of Adult and Vocational Education and a Faculty Research Associate on a grant from the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education.
Dr. Wood has over 30 conference presentations and 30 publications including articles in Professional School Counseling, the Journal of Counseling & Development, the Journal of College Counseling, Counselor Education & Supervision, Career Planning and Adult Development Journal , and The Elementary School Journal. He is currently the Editor for the Professional School Counseling journal, the flagship research journal for the American School Counseling Association (ASCA).
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By BRAD COY
"Why can't our elected leaders deliver on their promises to fix the problems facing our nation? If they can't solve these problems, is there anything I can do that will make a difference?" As I have asked myself these questions, I have been inspired by the famous words spoken by President John F. Kennedy in his 1961 inaugural address, "Ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country."
I believe President Kennedy's words tell us that the government does not have all the answers. Instead, we have a role to play and can help our country by becoming part of the solution. We all have unique talents and perspectives that are important ingredients in addressing our local needs. As each community becomes more self-sufficient, the burden we place on our government will decrease and everyone will benefit.
Rather than shifting our responsibilities up the chain of government, we should reinforce and support each other, starting on the neighborhood level. I believe the very act of relinquishing our problems to others is what makes them unfixable. Taking ourselves out of the equation is like multiplying by zero. The answer is always going to be zero. If anyone tells you they can fix your problems "without you doing a thing," then either they are naive or bending the truth, and in the end we will pay the price if we remain as spectators. Instead, I believe we must do our part.
So, what can you do? One way to find out is by coming and getting involved in your local neighborhood association. As the president of the Gubser Neighborhood Association, my primary goal is to create a framework where we can share our talents and interests, develop friendships with our neighbors, build networks of mutual support, and be a united voice in letting everyone know that we want to be part of the solution that our country so desperately needs. The West Keizer Neighborhood Association is also actively working to support its residents. With your help, our neighborhood associations can become a resource for supporting our families, our neighborhoods, our schools, our city, and our nation.
But what if you don't live within either association's boundaries? Both associations welcome visitors or are willing to help other Keizer neighborhoods to form their own associations. In addition, the Gubser Neighborhood Association is considering expanding its boundaries to match Gubser Elementary School (which serves the adjacent Hidden Creek, Country Glen, Verda North, and Chemawa North neighborhoods), and we welcome your feedback on this decision at our meeting on March 21.
If you are interested in getting involved, please don't hesitate to give me a call (503-967-5793), send me an email (firstname.lastname@example.com), join our online community (https://gubser.nextdoor.com), or come to our monthly meetings (third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Gubser Elementary School). You can also contact the West Keizer Neighborhood Association through their website (http://www.westkeizerna.org), on Facebook, or by attending their meetings (second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Keizer Civic Center).
With your involvement, we can be the change our country needs!
(Brad Coy is the president of the Gubser Neighborhood Association and lives with his wife and girls. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (503) 967-5793.)


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Pernetti resigns as Rutgers AD
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 5 (UPI) -- Tim Pernetti resigned Friday as Rutgers athletics director because of an abuse scandal that cost Scarlet Knights' basketball Coach Mike Rice his job.
Rutgers President Robert Barchi said he accepted Pernetti's resignation and apologized to numerous groups who may have been offended by the words and actions depicted in a video of Rice.
"I recognize and understand the gravity of recent developments with the men's basketball program," Barchi said at a news conference. "I want to personally apologize to the entire Rutgers community for the negative impact this situation has had."
Rice was fired Wednesday, one day after ESPN's "Outside the Lines" program showed the video of the coach verbally and physically abusing players during practice last November. Rice is seen yelling obscenities and homophobic slurs at players, throwing basketballs at them and pushing and shoving them.
Pernetti, on the advice of school lawyers, suspended Rice for three games and fined him $50,000 in December. That decision came under question when the video became public this week.
He stated in his resignation letter his first instinct after seeing the video was to fire Rice immediately but Rutgers decided to "follow a process involving university lawyers, human resources professionals and outside counsel."
Pernetti, 42, had been director of athletics at Rutgers, his alma mater, since April 1, 2009. He was credited with moving the Rutgers athletic program from the Big East Conference to the Big Ten Conference, effective in the 2014-15 academic year.
Some instructors at Rutgers have called for the resignation of Barchi, who said he was aware of the video in November but hadn't viewed it until the ESPN airing.
Burke voted national Player of the Year
ATLANTA, April 5 (UPI) -- Michigan sophomore guard Trey Burke won two national collegiate Player of the Year awards, it was announced Friday.
Burke was announced as winner of the John R. Wooden Award, which is administered by the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Burke and the Wolverines (30-7) are in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four, taking on Syracuse Saturday.
The Michigan star was also voted the Big Ten Player of the Year after leading his team with averages of 18.8 points and 6.8 assists a game.
A nationwide panel of college basketball media members voted on the Wooden Award, with Burke totaling 2,808 points, 90 more than Indiana's Victor Oladipo. Creighton's Doug McDermott (2,344) was third and Georgetown's Otto Porter (2,144) finished fourth.
Burke is the first Michigan player to win the Wooden Award, which was first given in 1977, and the second Wolverine to get the basketball writers' trophy, joining Cazzie Russell, the 1966 winner.
Derrick Rose 'close' to returning
CHICAGO, April 5 (UPI) -- Chicago Bulls Coach Tom Thibodeau said point guard Derrick Rose, recovering from knee surgery, is doing well in practice and getting close to playing in games.
Rose, who underwent surgery for an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, can do "everything" in practices, Thibodeau said, but won't return to regular-season games until he feels ready, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Friday.
"Yeah, he's close, but he's not going to come back until he's ready, "the coach said.
"He feels a lot better but he's still not there ... his skillset is power, speed, stop, go, change of direction, so he has to make sure that he's completely comfortable with that. He's close, but he's not quite there yet."
Thibodeau said Rose wants to get back to the point where he plays the game on instinct.
"To have the ability to do it every day,'' Thibodeau said.
"Like right now, we're not doing a lot of scrimmaging because of where we are so it's hard to gauge. But when we did scrimmage I thought he looked very good. But the most important thing is him being comfortable, so we've got to let him work through it."
Chris Bosh's home burglarized
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 5 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said someone took items valued at $479,000 in a burglary at the home of the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh while he was out celebrating his birthday.
The thief, or thieves, took jewelry, watches, purses and other goods but left the player's NBA championship ring, USA Today reported Friday.
"We are leaning on the side of this being an inside job," Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said.
He said there was no sign of forced entry at the home Bosh shares with his wife and two children.
Bosh and his wife were out celebrating the player's birthday at a Moroccan-themed party attended by fellow Heat players, including LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.
Police said the couple's children were at home with housekeepers at the time of the incident, but no one reported hearing anything unusual during the time period when the items were stolen.


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Willmar cools off Hutchinson
WILLMAR - Don't get too excited, but the Willmar Cardinals have won two in a row for the first time since the season opened in early December.
The Cardinals beat Hutchinson 2-1 Saturday 24 hours after dropping a 4-1 loss on Sauk Rapids.
Beating the Tigers with 52 minutes of all-out skating and smart playmaking is just what the Cardinals need heading into a rough week -- albeit at home -- when Alexandria (No 8 in Class A) and Brainerd invades the Civic Center.
At 12-2 Hutchinson came in to Willmar off a 9-1 win over Shakopee on Thursday and favored to beat up on the Cardinals, whose struggles to score have been season-long.
The Cardinals didn't explode offensively, but first-period goals by Todd Gregg from out on the left wing and Trent Fader on his own rebound were just enough.
Junior goaltender Ben Leitch was solid in the nets for Willmar for the second straight night and the defense kept errors to a minimum. Leitch and his counterpart, Zak Swenson, each ended up with 24 saves.
Gregg filtered a 30-foot bullet from the side under Swenson's glove, after Grant Schow bumped the puck to him along the boards at 8:08.
Riley Bengston's power-play goal tied it 1-1 at 10-56. But Fader jammed the puck between Swenson's pads at 13:31 to end the scoring.
Fader was working on a new line with Rory Schneider, who got the assist, and Jay Bredberg.
"We've been switching up lines to see what we can do to score some more goals," said Fader. "We've picked up the intensity the last two games and getting more hits using our bodies."
Added Bredberg: "I think we got some confidence (Friday) night. We got the feel of winning again and that led to a better attitude and got our spirit up."
Willmar's showed an improved penalty kill. For the second straight game, the Cardinals rode out a third-period opponent's 5-3 powerplay without damage.
Willmar 2, Hutchinson 1
Hutchinson (12-3) 1 0 0 -- 1
Willmar (6-9) 2 0 0 -- 2
FIRST PERIOD - Wil: Todd Gregg (Grant Schow) 8:08 ... Hut: Riley Bengston (Michael Hantge), pp, 10:56 ... Wil: Trent Fader (Rory Schneider) 13:31
SECOND PERIOD - no scoring
THIRD PERIOD - no scoring
GOALIE SAVES - Hutchinson: Zak Swenson 8-10-6--24 ... Willmar: Ben Leitch 10-6-8-24


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COCA Email Updates: November 19 - December 3, 2012
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Available for download:December 3, 2012, COCA Email Update
COCA News and Announcements
Recent COCA Call/Webinar
Multistate Outbreak Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections: Updated Clinical Guidance
Date:Tuesday, November 27, 2012
During this COCA Call, CDC subject matter experts provided updated information on epidural abscess and other clinical syndromes being diagnosed in exposed patients and reviewed CDC's diagnostic and treatment recommendations for clinicians.
Additional COCA Conference Calls
Free CE credit/contact hours (CME, CNE, ACPE, CEU, CECH, and AAVSB/RACE) are available for most COCA calls.
CDC News and Announcements
Digital Press Kit: The Impact of Unsafe Injection Practices in U.S. Healthcare Settings – November 28 (CDC)
More than 150,000 patients have been impacted by unsafe injection practices since 2001. Although safe injection practices represent very basic infection control measures, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) routinely identifies and investigates outbreaks associated with deficient practices. The One & Only Campaign aims to eradicate outbreaks from unsafe medical injections by raising awareness among patients and healthcare providers about proper practices.
CDC Health Alert Network (HAN): Health Concerns about Misuse of Pesticides for Bed Bug Control – November 27 (CDC)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are alerting the public to an emerging national concern regarding misuse of pesticides to treat infestations of bed bugs and other insects indoors.
Prevent the Spread of Norovirus – November 19 (CDC)
Noroviruses are the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the United States. CDC estimates that each year more than 20 million cases of acute gastroenteritis are caused by noroviruses. That means about 1 in every 15 Americans will get norovirus illness each year. Norovirus is also estimated to cause over 70,000 hospitalizations and 800 deaths each year in the United States.
CDC Science Clips: Volume 4, Issues: 46 - 47 – November 26 (CDC)
Each week select science clips are shared with the public health community to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge. The focus is applied public health research and prevention science that has the capacity to improve health now.
Public Health Preparedness
NEW:Children's Preparedness Website – (CDC)
Parents, teachers, doctors and nurses are just some of the people who can help children get ready for and cope with disasters. Check out these resources to help keep kids safe in an emergency.
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Nikon D800 Digital SLRs
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The Nikon D800 has a full frame (FX-format) 36.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, full HD video, a 3.2-inch LCD display and sensitivity from ISO 100 to 6400, expandable to ISO 25,600. It's designed for serious amateur photographers and pros who need high resolution image files and great low light image quality. It has the same 51-point auto focus system as Nikon's top-of-the-line professional DSLR, the D4.
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Submitted by Greg McCary a Intermediate
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2012
Strengths: Image quality, build quality, ergonomics and button lay out.
Weaknesses: Complicated menu, AF system slow and complicated
Bottom Line:
First of I am mostly a landscape street photographer. I bought this camera specifically for that along with the Nikon 17-35mm lens. I use another system for my portrait work.
First the good. The image quality in mind blowing. 3200 iso has little to almost no noise and 6400 iso isn't bad either. If you need high iso this is your camera. The detail is just stunning. The D800 also has superior dynamic range. It as is good as I have used. I was hoping to be able to shoot without ND grads but I still have to use them but I have to do less post processing of the shadows to get what I want. I can push the shadows and not lose image quality. Still it's pretty easy to blow out the sky just like any other DSLR I have used. The bottom line. This camera is the king of image quality and the competition is a long way behind.
The body. The body is nice and rugged and looks like it can take a beating. I have already tested this out as I got caught in a heavy rain out on the river bank. The D800 got very muddy and wet before I got back to the car. I came home and washed it off in the sink and all is good. It looks like new again.
The buttons on the body are laid out nicely and it is very easy to get to the settings I need in a hurry. There was no leaning curve there. I do wish it had an articulating screen though. It handles real well though someone with smaller hands might find it a handful. But for me it is a nice size.
The menu. The menu is long and complicated. It is a little overwhelming. But you have to realize to this camera will do a lot of things from time lapse to multi exposure. I am sure in time I will have it down. I will probably not use all of the features but they are there if I need them,.
Shooting. There was a learning curve there and I did struggle getting the camera to do what I wanted the first couple of times out but now that I am getting use to it things are going a lot smoother. But also I do shoot a lot. The auto focus system is very complicated to figure out. I am using the Nikon 17-35mm and it hunts far to much for this caliber of camera and lens combo in my opinion. It's like it goes past focus and then comes back. My Sony cameras blow it out of the water with focus speed as with my OMD E-M5. I haven't had a camera focus this slow since my E3 and it's meager three auto focus points. Maybe it's something I am not doing right but I have never had to set up any other camera to focus properly.
The battery life isn't what I expected. Most tell me the get up to 800 shots on a charge. But I do a lot of long exposures when I do landscapes and I don't get near that. Last time out I think I took 60 or so shots and the battery was at 50%. But I have a grip coming for it.
The files, 36 megapixel are huge. It does slow my computer down quite a lot when I am running Lightroom and CS6 at the same time. I would think a fashion or sports shooter that would deal with 1000's of pictures could have a storage problem. In short you need a good computer and a lot of external storage. I am sure in a few years the files will seem small as computers get faster and storage gets cheaper.
Finally, I am very happy with the D800 for what I use it for. When I landscape I rarely use auto focus any way so that really was never an issue. I hope this is the last landscape camera I have to buy. I have been looking at maybe an early retirement and I need a camera that will last me many years without having to worry about upgrades. This very well could be the perfect camera for that. If one wants better image quality than this thing will produce you are just being greedy.
This is easily one of the finest cameras ever made and I wouldn't hesitate if you are thinking of getting one. You want be sorry.
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Price Paid: $3000.00
Purchased At: Amazon
Similar Products Used: Sony a850, Olympus E5
Type of photography: Other
Submitted by Franglais a Expert
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2012
Strengths: Great flexibility in terms of correcting errors done during shooting: if you get the framing wrong you can crop, if the get the exposure or lighting wrong then you can go a very long way to get if right in post-processing (if shooting RAW). Lots of useful options.
Weaknesses: Image sharpness becomes an obsession. There is so much detail that when you look at the image at 100% (as you tend to do when processing in Lightroom) every error in focus area choice or depth of field is immediately obvious. It probably doesn't matter in the end result but I find myself going all out for perfect technique (tripod, best lenses) which I don't bother to do with lesser cameras.
Bottom Line:
Another leap forward in camera technology. The improvement in image quality (compared with the D300) leaps out at you most of the time. But in order to get the best out of the camera (maximum detail) I find myself being much more rigourous than with my other cameras. It's nice to go back to the carefree D300 from time to time.
Plus there's a lot to discover in the D800. Some of the options are really smart, like the Auto-ISO function that lets you set the minimum shutter speed according to the focal length in use, or the mirror lock-up that waits for 1, 2 or 3 seconds for the vibrations to calm down before setting off the shutter.
Advice for the (rich) casual shooter: go ahead, it's really easy to use
Advice for the tech-head: go ahead but be prepared for months of study
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Price Paid: $3000.00
Purchased At: Photo Cirque Paris
Similar Products Used: D200, D300
Type of photography: People
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A former TV writer, Marshall Karp is the author of three previous Lomax and Biggs mysteries, including the uproarious series debut, The Rabbit Factory. In Cut, Paste, Kill, Lomax and Biggs investigate a disturbing series of murders—with the only clues being scrapbooks left at the scene of each crime.
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This mystery's fun. The comedy cop team of Lomax & Biggs tramp through what otherwise would be a ho-hum plot. But Marshall Karp is a smart, feisty writer. I'll buy the next in this series,especially if Tom Stechschulte brings his imagination to creating the cast.
What a riot! Quirky characters all over the place with great dialog and a plot that is just too funny to believe!
"Exciting, But Contrived"
I preferred the earlier book in this series, The Rabbit Factory. The ending of this one just flopped a bit in my opinion
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This is the 4th book in the Lomax and Biggs series. The same review applies to all in the series. It has a creative plot with plenty of twists and turns. Add to that some witty dialogue and you have a fun ride.
Tom Stechschulte is among my favorite narrators. I think his voice is best suited to books based in the South but it works well here.
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From: "Amy Dunn" <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] options after closing a business
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 12:10:12 -0500
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That's part of the problem. I am not one of those who is use to teaching in
front of groups. Why would the local societies
hire a 30 something year old instead of one of those who done it for years?
On top of it there is already a area genealogy
library that does genealogy classes for free. This is the exact reason why
I do not put my photograph on my website or
anywhere else that is associated with my business. Very few takes young
professional genealogists in my area.
Right now considering the economy and other issues, I am probably best at
closing the business. As for the BCG standard,
I would use it regardless of what I end up doing. I found out about the BCG
standards when I before I opened the business
and I would not drop it. I was hoping to help people even if I closed the
Before I opened the business I was a volunteer for Rootsweb and Random Acts
of Genealogy Kindness, but I didn't
remember how I could properly volunteer lookups locally without it being
classifying as a business. I have had some records
at a few local courthouses cost $1 plus per page which could soon add up if
I did all of it for free. Now if I did just online
lookups it wouldn't cost anything.
Does this help? I am really trying to go from a business basis back to
being a volunteer doing lookups.
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Subject: Re: [TGF] options after closing a business
> Hello,
> The IRS will consider you a hobbyist if you are unable to make a profit
> after 3-5 years. Because most of your start up costs have already been
> paid, you should be able to make a small profit, which would keep you as a
> business as far as the IRS is concerned, but that doesn't mean that you
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> plan to maybe include teaching some classes and other things that will get
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> S...L...O...W... but I love it, know I won't become rich from it, and keep
> trying to come up with other ways to put myself out there.
> Good luck,
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Thanks for all the assistance with the time issue I was having. It looks like I can make the last code work somehow. I'll have to figure out how to incorporate it in, but I think I can probably manage that.
Here's my next question! I have a field in my source table that contains a range of values, separated by a dash. I need to parse this out into two separate destination table fields. The lengths before and after the dash will vary, so I need to be able to read up to the character, then from the other side of the character. Any suggestions on parsing? Books on line has not provided me with the answer (yet).
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0.1-3.7 needs to be 0.1 (Field1) and 3.7 (Field2)
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