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Your Views: Every school should have garden to grow learning
With the recent increase in concerns regarding children's nutrition at home and at school, more attention is being given toward how we can instill the values of food production in kids. As a parent, I believe a garden at every school is necessary to instill in children the value of producing their own fruits and vegetables. More than 120 schools in Wisconsin have already incorporated gardening into the curriculum.
Gardening is something that kids of any age can learn from. Children learn about science, math, social studies, nutrition, health, activities to promote wellness, and the value of teamwork. Helping kids understand the difference between healthy food and processed food encourages healthier eating, resulting in reduced rates of childhood obesity. When children actively participate in their education, they retain more information, which makes it more meaningful for them throughout their lives. Gardening isn't an add-on to the curriculum. As you can see, fully integrating a gardening curriculum in every school will provide the most benefits for children.
Having a garden at every school is not an unachievable task. Many resources available at the local, state, and federal levels are available to schools that see the value of gardening education. With the coordinated help of parents, teachers and school administrators, the goal of having a garden at every school in Wisconsin is definitely something that can be accomplished.


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Thursday, 28 July 2011
Exciting News!!!
This family run business is owned by Val and Don who will shortly be opening a brand new online shop.
Today our new design team blog has been launched by Gillian our DT leader
Over the next few days each of the DT members will be introducing themselves to you with some of their projects. The other two members are Paula and Lesley
If you don't know their work yet, go check them out!!
To see the new blog and keep up to date with the Snazzys Stamping and Scrapbooking shop, go to the new blog right now, you'll find them here: Design Team Blog
Hope you'll come and visit us and leave a comment. I will be posting on Sunday the 31st
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Congratulations!!! It is for sure very exciting moment :)ReplyDelete
congratulations astrid! i am so proud of your accomplishment! i know your work on the design team will be outstanding!ReplyDelete
Congrats Astrid, look forward to working along side you :)ReplyDelete
Congrats Astrid - looking forward to being in the DT with you,Gillian and Lesley!ReplyDelete
Fabulous news Astrid! Off to have look at all the blogs now! xReplyDelete
Congratulations from me too Astrid. Really proud to be working along side you and the rest of the team.ReplyDelete
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huge congrats to you Astrid .. woohoo how exciting ... I am off to have a look ...big hugz xReplyDelete
Oh many congratulations Astrid. How exciting. Looking forward to seeing everything! xxReplyDelete
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Congratulations Astrid, will go over and take a look. Yvonne xReplyDelete
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Astrid...what wonderful news. Congrats. Very excited to follow along on your newest adventure.ReplyDelete
Congrats Astrid!!!ReplyDelete
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, liebe Astrid!ReplyDelete
Astrid..Congrats. I'm sooo happy for you and can't wait to see what you do.ReplyDelete
How wonderful!! They are sooo lucky to have you onboard!! I just Love your work and I know you'll make magic!! You go girl!!!ReplyDelete
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As doors play an integral role in the look of the house, you need to do a lot of thinking before buying one. The best internal doors will add style and beauty to the house. How can you be sure you have selected the right internal doors? The right internal doors should be durable and lower the sound transfer between rooms. The interior doors come in different styles and are made from a variety of materials. Log into http://www.ukoakdoors.co.uk, to find what the experts in this field have to say! Also, find more pieces of information about the different types of doors that are available online. There are several blogs regarding doors like blog.mihomes.com.
Choose the doors wisely as it can affect your home's overall visual impression.
There are certain things to consider before buying interior doors.
Types Of Doors
There are two types of interior doors.
· Flush Doors: These doors are flat and have smooth surfaces that are usually painted with wood stains. For about 50 years, the hollow core flush doors have been the doors installed by millions of people. This is because they are lighter in weight and less in cost as compared to another type of doors. The flush doors have an innermost softwood frame which is surrounded with cardboard honeycomb cores.
· Panel Doors: Paneled doors are expensive as they are made of solid wood. A number of panels used may change from two to eight.
Size Of The Door
The standard size of interior doors are 1 3/8 inches thick and 6 feet 8 inches tall. These doors have a width of 24 inches which may exceed 36 inches.
Always keep in mind that many types of furniture require a lot of space to pass through doorways before you decide upon planning a new doorway. You also get interior doors as pre-hung in frames or as only doors which are known as slabs or blanks. The labor charges are less in pre-hung doors.
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|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|14 Jan 1997
|Filing date
|7 Jun 1993
|Priority date
|7 Oct 1991
|Fee status
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|Daniel S. Adams, Gene R. Butler, Kenneth J. Pereira
|Original Assignee
|Tri-Ex Tower Corporation
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (15), Referenced by (26), Classifications (26), Legal Events (8)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to telescoping masts for radio antennas, flood lights and the like.
This Application is a continuation PCT International Application PCT/US92/08721 having an international filing date of Oct. 6, 1992, which is, in turn, a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/772,167, filed Oct. 7, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,163,650.
In another respect the invention pertains to portable telescoping masts which are specially adapted for quick and reliable operation under extreme environmental conditions.
In yet another respect the invention relates to such portable masts which can be extended, used and retracted with improved convenience and safety.
Telescoping masts have been widely employed for radio antennas, lights and a variety of other fixtures. Such masts have been operated by a variety of mechanism, including winches, hydraulic systems and the like. More recently, telescoping masts have been devised which use an axial screw mechanism for raising and lowering the mast sections. For example, an axial screw operated mast is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,062,156, issued Dec. 13, 1977 to Roth.
When telescoping masts are used under extreme environmental conditions and particularly in military or other portable operations, it is highly desirable that the masts be ruggedly constructed and be extremely fast, reliable and safe to operate. In such portable masts, it is particularly important that the sections be extended and retracted in sequence and that as each section is fully extended it is positively locked to the next lower section. In these ways the mast can be extended to the full desired height and the possibility of accidents and injuries due to one or more of the mast sections suddenly falling is minimized.
In recognition of these general problems, a complicated, spring-loaded mechanism has been proposed to perform these "holddown" and "locking" functions. Such a mechanism is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,871,138 issued Oct. 3, 1989 to Sauter.
Another complication, recognized by the Roth patent, is encountered when an axial drive screw system is used for raising and retracting a telescoping antenna. The nut-elements, carried by each mast section must sequentially engage and disengage the threads of the drive screw as the respective mast sections are raised. Since there will normally be some initial mismatch between the threads of the drive screw and the threads of the nut, shock loadings will temporarily be applied to the drive mechanism until the nuts properly engage the threads of the drive screw. Such shock loadings can damage the drive train components and can also damage or dislocate elements of a holddown-locking mechanism.
A further problem, associated with telescoping masts in general, is potential fouling of rf transmission lines and/or power and control cables which extend from ground-mounted equipment such as transceivers, antenna rotor controls, light switches, etc., when the telescoping tower is extended and retracted. In the past, such cables have been stowed on spring-tensioned rotatable drums or in gravity "baskets". However, the need still exists for a reliable, relatively uncomplicated cable stowage system which minimizes cable fouling and damage due to kinking, cutting, etc.
Accordingly, the principal object of the present invention is to provide an improved telescoping mast for radio antennas, flood lights and the like.
Another object of the invention is to provide such a mast which is portable and specially adapted for quick and reliable operation under extreme environmental conditions.
Yet another object is to provide such portable masts which can be extended, used and retracted with improved safety by reason on an improved holddown-locking mechanism which prevents premature extension of the mast sections and which positively locks the sections together as each section is fully extended.
Still another object of the invention is to provide such a telescoping mast in which shock loadings of an axial screw extension-retracting mechanism is minimized.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved cable stowage system for telescoping masts which reduces the possibility of cable damage from kinking or cutting due to fouling of the cable during mast extension/retraction, which obviates the need for elements which introduce electrical discontinuities such as slip-rings, etc.
These, other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description thereof, taken in conjunction with the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of a telescoping mast assembly which is constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, with all sections fully "nested";
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the drive nut assembly carried by each section of the mast of FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c are, respectively, sectional, expanded sectional and plan views of a typical assembly of three nested sections of the mast of FIG. 1, showing details of the holddown-lockout mechanism just before the innermost section is fully extended;
FIGS. 4a, 4b and 4c are similar views of the mast section of FIG. 3, with the inner mast section fully extended and the intermediate mast section partially extended;
FIGS. 5a, 5b and 5c are similar views of the assembly of FIGS. 3 and 4 showing the inner mast section relaxes slightly downwardly after the inner mast section is fully raised and disengaged from the drive screw. Optionally spring loaded detents are depicted in FIG. 5 to maintain the components and the lock assembly in their respective proper operative position when the assembly is subjected to external shock, vibration, etc.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a telescoping mast assembly constructed in accordance with another and preferred embodiment of the invention, with all sections fully "nested";
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the components of the locking assembly of the mast of FIG. 6;
FIGS. 8A and 8B are partially cut-away views of typical adjoining sections of the mast of FIG. 6, showing the assembly and cooperative relationships of the locking assembly elements FIG. 7 and the actuator stud or finger located on the next lower section, when the mast of FIG. 6 is being extended;
FIGS. 9A and 9B are partially cut-away views of the sections of FIGS. 8A and 8B, showing the cooperative relationships of the locking assembly and actuator stud, when the mast of FIG. 6 is being retracted;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a typical installation of an telescoping antenna mast embodying the invention in a portable building with cable tensioning/dispensing/stowage apparatus for conveniently and safely handling the cables which extend from the mast mounted elements to ground level; and
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of one of the cable tensioning/dispensing/stowage assemblies of FIG. 10.
Briefly, in accordance with the invention, I provide a telescoping mast with an improved holddown-locking mechanism. Such telescoping mast include at least three nesting elongated tubular sections, i.e., a bottom section and upper sections which include a top section and at least one intermediate section. Means are provided for extending and retracting the upper sections in a predetermined sequence. Means are also provided for automatically locking adjacent sections together when fully extended in response to the extension/retraction of the upper section.
The improved holddown-locking mechanism includes a lock projection-lock engagement pair. One of the pair elements is carried on the outer surface of each of the upper sections of the mast, spaced from the lower end thereof. The other of the pair elements is carried on the upper ends of each of the intermediate mast sections. A lock actuator stud or finger is carried on the upper end of each of the intermediate and bottom sections.
The lock projection-lock engagement pair elements cooperate to operatively lock together in response to disengagement with the lock actuator stud carried by the next lower section, to restrain substantial relative vertical movement between an upper section which is fully extended from the next lower section and to operatively unlock from each other in response to engagement with the lock actuator stud carried by the next lower section.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the extension/retraction of the upper sections is controlled by an axial drive screw. A power source is provided for rotating the drive screw which engages nuts carried internally of each of the upper mast sections. The nuts are sequentially engageable with the drive screw, to raise and lower the respective sections in response to rotation of the drive screw. An improved nut assembly includes a nut housing carried within each of the hollow mast sections, a nut within the housing and a spline-seat combination for locating the nut within the housing and permitting limited axial movement between the nut and the housing. A spring carried within the housing yieldably resists such axial movement.
In accordance with still another preferred embodiment, the screw drive assembly uses a multiple lead screw.
In accordance with yet another preferred embodiment of the invention, we provide a stowage, tensioning and dispensing assembly, especially adapted for use in handling the cable which extends between elements mounted at the top of the mast and ground level as the mast is extended and retracted. This assembly comprises and elongate frame, a pulley, spring means, carried by the frame--for urging the pulley toward an end of the frame and a cable, having a fixed end attached to one end of the frame, extending around the pulley and a free end extending away from the frame. The frame, pulley and spring cooperate to maintain the cable between the fixed and free ends thereof under tension corresponding to the force of the spring, dispense cable when the tension on the cable exceeds the force of the spring and retract cable when the tension on the free end of the cable is less than the force of the spring. As the cable is retracted, it is stored in the frame wound around and extending between the pulley and the frame.
Turning now to the drawings in which like reference characters identify the same elements in several views, FIG. 1 depicts one embodiment comprising a telescoping mast assembly 10, consisting of a plurality of nested mast sections 11-16, which are extended and retracted by means of a drive screw 17, which is rotated by means of a gear train (not shown) enclosed within a gear box 18, powered by a drive motor 19, or alternatively, powered manually by a hand crank 19a. Lock assemblies 20, described more particularly below and in FIGS. 3-5, are carried on the upper ends of each of the nested intermediate mast sections 12-15, but are omitted from the upper ends of the bottom mast section 11 and the top section 16.
The mast assembly 10 and screw-drive components 18-19 are mounted on a suitable base assembly 21. The entire assembly 10-21 may be maintained in vertical position by suitable cable guys or by appropriate bracing (not shown).
Referring more particularly to FIG. 2, each of the inner mast sections 12-16, e.g., 14 and 15, provided with a drive-nut assembly 22, fixed in the lower portion 15a of each mast section 15, etc. A housing 23 is supported by an upwardly-inwardly extending support 24. The hollow housing 23 receives a nut 25, the internal threads of which are shaped and dimensioned to engage external threads 26 formed on the upwardly extending drive screw 17. The nut 25 is urged upwardly in the housing 23 by an annular wave spring 27, which is supported within the nut housing 23 by a retaining washer--retaining ring assembly 28-29. Projections 30 extending in from the wall of the nut housing 23, restrain rotation of the nut 25 relative to the housing 23 while permitting limited axial movement of the nut 25 relative to the housing 23 against the force exerted by the wave spring 27. This limited axial movement permits the wave spring 27 to absorb axial loads which are temporarily imposed due to any initial mismatch between the internal threads of the nut 25 and the exterior threads of the drive screw 17 when the mast section 15 is initially raised causing engagement of these threads or lowered onto the threads during retraction.
In the presently preferred embodiment of the invention, multiple lead threads 26 are provided on the drive screw 17 and mating multiple lead internal threads are provided in the nut 25 to minimize the magnitude of such temporary axial loadings and to minimize the time during which such temporary loadings are applied to the structure.
The operation of the holddown-locking mechanism, which prevents premature extension of the mast sections and which positively locks the mast sections together as each section is fully extended or retracted, will now be described with particular reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5. This description depicts the relative movements of any 3 adjacent nested mast sections.
For purposes of illustration it will be assumed that FIGS. 3-5 depict the movements of mast sections 13, 14 and 15 of FIG. 1.
Referring to FIGS. 3a, b and c, the inner section 15 carries an outwardly projecting locking bar 31 on its outer surface, spaced upwardly from the lower end 15a thereof. A second outwardly projecting bar 32 is carried by the section 15 at its lower end 15a to reduce the tendency of the section 15 to wobble within section 14. Identical locking assemblies 20 are carried on the upper ends of each of the mast sections 13 and 14. A locking actuator stud 33 extends upwardly from the top of each of the lock assemblies 20.
Each lock assembly 20 is mounted on a channel support 34 and includes an inwardly projecting collar 35, a rotatable lock disk 36 and an L-shaped toggle 37, rotationally mounted on a transverse pin 38 journalled in the lock assembly block 20. A disk stop 39 is mounted on pin 38 for rotation in the vertical plane in response to rotation of the toggle 37.
The lock actuator stud 33 is provided with a cam surface 41 which matingly engages corresponding cam surfaces 42 formed internally of the central aperture 43 of the lock disk 36. The lock disk 36 is generally circular but is provided with two flat sides A and B. The circular peripheral segment of the disk 36 forms a locking projection C which, when the disk 36 is rotated as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 extends inwardly under the lock bar 31 carried on the outer surface of the next inner section 15. In this condition the collar 35 of the lock assembly and the projecting segment C of the lock disk 36 cooperate to restrain substantial relative vertical movement of the lock bar 31 therebetween.
The operation of the holddown-locking mechanism is best understood by consideration of FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, which sequentially illustrate the movements of the various elements as the inner section 15 is raised so that the lock bar 31 approaches the lock assembly 20 of section 14 (FIG. 3), as section 15 is raised to achieve contact between the lock bar 31 and the collar 35 (FIG. 4) and as the drive-nut assembly of section 15 is lifted clear of the threads of the drive screw 17.
Referring to FIGS. 3a-3c, as the inner mast section 15 is raised relative to sections 14 and 13 (which are fully retracted), the lock bar 31 on the outer surface of mast section 15 moves past the lower leg 37a of the toggle 37. The stop 39 is in a position which prevents rotation of the lock disk 36 which, in turn, prevents mast section 14 and its lock assembly 20 from being lifted off the actuator stud 33, attached to the lock assembly 20 of section 13, thus preventing relative vertical movement between mast sections 13 and 14.
Referring to FIGS. 4a-4c, continued raising of the inner mast section 15 (by engagement of its nut assembly 25 with the raising screw 17) causes the lock bar 31 to engage the undersurface of the collar 35. Meanwhile, the lock bar 31 contacts the upper leg 37b of the toggle 37, causing the toggle 37, the shaft 38 and the stop 39 to rotate clockwise. The rotation of the stop 39 to the position shown allows the locking disk 36 to rotate (by engagement of the cam surfaces 41-42) which, in turn, permits locking assembly 20 and mast section 14 to be lifted clear of the actuator stud 33 on section 13. Such rotation of the lock disk 36 causes the peripheral segment C to project inwardly beneath the lock bar 31.
Referring to FIGS. 5a-5c, when the raising nut 25 associated with mast section 15 reaches the ends of the threads 26 on the raising screw 17, and these threads have been fully disengaged, continued upward deployment of mast section 15 is effected by contact between the inwardly projecting segment C of the lock disk of section 14 exerting force on the lower surface of lock bar 31 on section 15. Thus, the lock bar 31 is constrained for limited vertical movement between the lock segment C and the collar 35.
Each succeeding lower section of the nested mast sections is then selectively raised to its full vertical height relative to the next lower section and is positively prevented from further upward or downward relative movement. As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, retraction of the telescoping assembly is sequentially and positively accomplished by a reversal of the steps shown in FIGS. 3-5. As will be observed, during extension, while fully extended and during retraction of the telescoping assembly, none of the mast sections are retained or restrained from relative movement by spring-loaded mechanisms. Spring-loaded detents 51 and 52 are provided, however, to restrain accidental rotation of the stop 39 and the lock disk 36 when the sections are fully nested (as shown in FIG. 1) so that they remain fully nested during transportation, when the components may be subjected to road vibrations, etc.
The presently preferred embodiment of the invention is depicted in FIGS. 6-9, in which like reference characters identify the same elements.
The preferred embodiment of the invention is depicted for purposes of illustration as a mast assembly 61 consisting, for example, of five nested cylindrical sections, 62-66, formed, for example, of extruded 6061-T6 aluminum, a suitable drive assembly, similar to that depicted in FIGS. 1-2, is provided at the base of the mast assembly 61 to transmit torque to a drive screw (not shown) that extends upwardly to a point slightly above the top of bottom section 62. The drive screw engages nuts located at the bottoms of sections 63-66, sequentially, as each succeeding section is raised or lowered. When each of the sections 63-66 reaches full extension, it is automatically locked to the section below it by a locking mechanism 67. At the same time, in the manner depicted in the embodiment of FIGS. 1-5, the drive screw engages the drive nut of the next lower section. Each locking mechanism 67 performs a hold-down function (explained in more detail in FIGS. 8-9) that locks the remaining "nested" section together and prevents premature extension of the mast sections 63-66 out of sequence. This procedure continues until all sections are fully extended.
Lowering or retracting the mast is the reverse of deployment. As the drive screw turns in the opposite direction, the locking mechanisms 67 automatically disengage sequentially as retraction continues. Each section is automatically located to the nested cluster below it as it reaches the end of its downward movement.
Each of the locking mechanisms 67 are identical and consist of a flange 71, a slide member 72, an actuator post or stud 73 and a toggle assembly 74 which includes a lock member 75 and a rocker member 76, mounted for rotation on pivot pins 77 in a toggle block 78.
Referring more particularly to FIGS. 8-9, a lock projection ring or collar 81 is carried on the bottom of each of the nesting tube sections 63-66, a peripheral edge 81a of which extends radially outwardly to a point within the toggle assembly 74 of the next upper section (shown more clearly in FIGS. 8b and 9a).
The action of the lock assembly of FIGS. 6-7 is illustrated in FIGS. 8-9. FIGS. 8a-8b illustrate the action of the lock assembly during mast extension and FIGS. 9a-9b illustrate the action of the lock assembly during mast retraction.
As mast extension begins, the lock projection collar 81 of the rising section 65 approaches the lock 67 on the top of the next lower section 64. As the rising section 65 reaches full extension, the shoulder 81a of lock projection ring 81 engages the hinged rocker member 76, causing the lock member 75 to toggle inward toward the mast section 65. The lock member 75 disengages from the actuator post or stud 73, locking sections 65 and 64 together to prevent substantial relative vertical movement.
This action continues until all sections are fully extended and locked together.
During retraction, the lock member 75 remains displaced inwardly toward the mast section 65 until the actuator stud 73 extending upwardly from the lower section 63 contacts rocker member 76, causing the lock member 75 to toggle outward from the mast section 65 allowing the upper section 65 to descend within next lower section 64.
As will be observed, both of the sections involved in a locking or unlocking action are supported by the drive screw at all times, which prevents mast tube slippage and provides positive control of the mast section at all times.
FIGS. 10-11 illustrate a cable stowage/dispensing assembly which is conveniently embodied in convention with the masts of FIGS. 1-9. As shown in FIG. 10, the mast 91 assembly is mounted to extend upwardly from within a temporary building 92. A cable 93, e.g., a coaxial rf transmission cable extends from within the building 92 into a housing 94 mounted on the outside of the building 92. The cable 93 extends upwardly through cable stand-offs 95 to the top of the mast 91. The housing 94 forms an elongate frame which contains one or more pulley assemblies 96 and 97, which may have multiple sheaves. A portion 93a of the cable 93 is attached and affixed to the frame 94. The cable 93 extends around pulley 97 and over the pulley 96 one or more times and the free end 93b exits the housing frame 94. A spring 98 urges pulley 97 downwardly in the direction of the arrow A. The frame 94 pulleys 96-97 and spring 98 cooperate to maintain the cable 93 between the fixed end 93a and the free end 93b under tension which corresponds to the force of the spring 98. When the mast 91 is extended, the tension on the cable 93 exits the force of the spring 98, causing pulley 97 to be displaced upwardly in the direction of the arrow B, as indicated by the dashed lines 97a, dispensing cable as required when the mast is extended. When the mast 91 is retracted, relieving tension on the cable 93b, the spring 98 causes the pulley 97 to be retracted in the direction of the arrow A, retracting the cable 93 into the housing frame 94 for storage.
The upper section of a telescoping mast assembly such as depicted in FIGS. 1 or 6 can be fabricated of suitable non-conductive plastic material and rf radiating elements can be embedded in the plastic or suspended in the interior of the section, such that the top section itself becomes a rf radiating or receiving antenna.
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|Jeffery Lin
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The Best Chefs of the Year: Live and in Person!
Sara Deseran | Photo: Chad Riley | August 1, 2013
This Saturday, as part of SF Chefs, sit down to a roundtable with San Francisco's Best Chefs of the Year. Figs on plates will not be discussed. Buy your tickets now.
This Saturday afternoon, as part of the week's ongoing SF Chefs celebrations and seminars, I'll be sitting down for a roundtable discussion with our Best Chefs of 2013, including Brett Cooper (Outerlands), Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski (State Bird Provisions), and James Syhabout (Commis, Hawkers Fare). The topic? The state of dining in San Francisco. This group is a smart bunch with a lot to say. Buy your tickets here before they sell out!
Here are some warm-up questions and answers—just to give you a taste of what's to come. It's going to be juicy.
JAMES SYHABOUT (Best Restaurateur)
Go-to drink order?
A negroni on the rocks, white wines from the Loire Valley. And I'm always trying different lagers on tap.
Favorite ingredient of 2013?
White pepper and distilled white vinegar. Both are underrated and awesome.
If you weren't a chef, you'd be a ...?
Music producer
Midnight snack?
Calbee Seaweed Potato Chips
Current chef crush?
I admire Ben Shewry of Attica in Melbourne for his dedication to the craft of cooking and his family. He's a very soulful person with a great smile.
Music to cook to?
Deltron 3030. I can't wait for the new album to drop. I also listen to a lot of tracks from Dan the Automator, Beastie Boys, and Fine Young Cannibals .
Favorite cheap eat spot?
Pho King in Oakland. Get the bun bo hue.
Best meal you had last?
Tacos from the Tacos La Perla #2 truck in West Oakland across from the BART Station.
Next place you want to go eat?
Ishikawa in Tokyo looks magical.
STUART BRIOZA and NICOLE KRASINSKI (Best Chefs)
Go-to drink order?
Nicole: Rye Manhattan, served up with 2 cherries.
Stuart: Gin and tonic.
Favorite ingredient of 2013?
Nicole: Black sesame.
Stuart: Red Boat fish sauce.
If you weren't a chef, you'd be a ...?
Nicole: Holistic medicine practitioner.
Stuart: Creator or builder of insignificant things .
Midnight snack?
Sauerkraut, Pecorino, ricotta quesadilla.
Music to cook to?
Nicole: Ratatat.
Stuart: Vetiver or Espers.
Favorite cheap eat spot?
Nopalito .
Best meal you had last?
Ramen Shop .
Next place you want to go eat?
Go-to drink order?
Sazerac or Racer 5 .
Favorite ingredient of 2013?
Black shallot and homemade umeboshi .
Food trend you wish would die?
Aesthetics being more important than flavor .
If you weren't a chef, you'd be a ...?
Farmer .
Current chef crush?
My fiance, Hailee. She makes a mean chili.
Music to cook to?
Neurosis, and Wolves In The Throne Room.
Favorite cheap eat spot?
Shanghai Dumpling King .
Next place you want to go eat?
All over Japan. And Faviken [in Järpen, Sweden].
STEPHANIE PRIDA (Best Pastry Chef)
Go-to drink order?
Champagne .
Favorite ingredient of 2013?
Root Beer
Food trend you wish would die?
Food on square plates.
If you weren't a chef, you'd be a ...?
Painter .
Midnight snack?
Miller High Life and cheese .
Favorite cheap eat spot?
The Fremont Diner .
Next place you want to go eat?
Southeast Asia.
CERI SMITH (Best Sommelier)
Go-to drink order?
Food or wine trend you wish would die?
The term "comfort food" is silly. All food is comforting to me.
If you weren't a wine person, you'd be a ...?
World traveling concept and space designer.
Midnight snack?
Hooker's Sweet Treats … the café in the Tenderloin. It's hard to resist its sweet treats of salty carmely goodness.
Music for a dinner party?
For a hedonistic vibe, I put a 1980's mix. If it's civilized, Miles Davis.
Favorite cheap eat spot?
For lunch: Saigon Sandwich, and for dinner, Old Mandarin Islamic Chinese.
Best meal you last had?
Una Pizza Napolitana.
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I sat in the cargo bay of a Marsplane, somewhere over the depths of Valles Marineris. We had received a distress call from a field geologist gathering samples- or rather, from his suit. He wasn't talking, and that by itself was a bad thing. The only option was to send a medic, and the only way to get to him in time was in the rocket-powered aircraft MARSEC (the Mars Expoloration Corporation) used to drop supplies to outposts across the vast planet.
The bay was windowless, unlit except for the illumination provided by my external spotlights. That was going to change in about 3 minutes, according to the pilot. His voice came over the communications link,
"OK Doc, we're coming up on the drop zone. Ready for a ride?"
I answered, "You betcha" as the cargo bad doors opened. Rolling beneath was the pitted orange surface of Mars, 3,000 meters away. The pilot came back on and started his countdown,
"Drop in 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. Over the DZ. Bombs away!"
The cargo bay disappeared and I was hanging over the surface, floating in the gentle Martian gravity. My Heads Up Display showed the location of the emergency beacon ahead of me, and the computer began figuring out how to get me there through the thin atmosphere. I looked up to see the Marsplane already dwindling in the distance as the computer fired puffs of compressed gas to keep me on target. Unlike an Earthbound skydiver who can alter his course and speed due to wind resistance, there was little atmosphere on Mars to provide any lift or drag- one reason the Marsplane looked like an old U2 spy plane with long, thin wings. Still, I could tell I was going to put down within a klick of the beacon, thanks to an on-target drop by the pilot.
The chute opened a moment later and the descent began to slow perceptibly. Soon I could see the geologist's rover parked near the lip of a crater which had impacted a range of small mountains- undoubtedly why he was interested in the place.
As the HUD ticked the altitude down, a warning flashed on the display: RETRO FIRING 5 SECONDS. This was the part that made me anxious. If something was going to go wrong, it would go wrong now, as numerous failed Mars probes had shown in the days before man arrived on the red planet.
This time however, things went smoothly. There was a blast of retrorockets, dust everywhere, and I was down on the ground with a thud, the parachutes having jettisoned themselves moments before.
I made a beeline for the rover, which appeared to be intact. That was a relief, since it would be my ride out, as well as the only way I could move the geologist.
The beacon showed up on the HUD as a blinking red dot just over the lip of the crater. As I came to dropoff, I looked down and could see the form of the geologist's suit about 300m below. How the hell had he managed to fall down that cliff? Looking around, I spotted his suit tracks and followed them to a section of the crater wall that had given away.
Well. That answers that question.
As I backed away from the unstable crater rim, I tried calling on the radio to the geologist, but got no answer. His suit radio was either damaged or he was unconscious. Or both. I returned to the rover and hooked my winch line to it and headed back to the most stable-looking part of the crater, a rocky outcrop. I rappelled over the side, touching down a few meters from the geologist.
He was prone, and his suit looked largely intact. But then, the suits themselves were nearly indestructible. It was the people inside them that were fragile. Rolling him over I could see geologists face slightly fogging the visor.
I shook him, "Dr. Androne? Can you hear me? This is Dr. Barnes." His eyelids fluttered for a moment, and I thought he might have said something, but nothing came over the link. Thankfully, the communications delay was minimal, which made my job a lot easier. I plugged a direct-connect cable into his suit, and repeated asked him to blink if he could hear me. This time I hear a couple of wheezy gasps. His radio was obviously busted, and he didn't sound so good either. I pulled up his suit info on my HUD and started to get a clinical picture.
The Marsuits are marvel of technology. Personal spacecraft that you can live in for weeks at a time, they can provide limited first aid. Dr. Androne's suit was telling me his ECG showed sinus tach at 120, BP of 90/60, SPO2 of 88% on oxygen, ETCO2 of 30. It didn't take a genius to figure he was in shock, but I needed to find out why. I unrolled an imaging plate and laid it under his back. The hand held x ray source fired, and within a second I had a 3D image of his chest X ray on the HUD, showing a pneumothorax, and a small hemo.
I adjusted the gas mixture and pressure in his suit. The suit could act as a sort of giant ventilator, but only to a limited extent. By increasing the pressure and activating the medical protocol, the suit began to cycle ventilations with PEEP.
Thankfully, the patient was protecting his own airway and it didn't look like I would have to begin the complicated procedure of opening his helmet to place an airway (that would involve a tent-like hood with armholes to maintain air pressure once the helmet was off).
I pulled out the chest spike from my kit and drilled through the tough layers of his suit. This was one of the few procedures you could do without getting the patient out of his suit. The drill punched through and I pulled the trigger to fire the chest spike, which was connected to a length of tubing that uncoiled from the drill. The suit was self-sealing around any punctures, so I wasn't worried about air leaking around the tubing. I secured the end of the tube to a one way valve (the Martian atmosphere provided an excellent vacuum) to help reinflate the lung. I would lose some of his oxygen that way, but his suit had nearly a week of reserve life support.
The only other thing I could do was get IV access, although since he was in the suit, that actually meant interosseus- fluid infused into the bone marrow. I quickly drilled through the leg of his suit, fired the IO needle into his tibia, and connected it to a life support pack that I strapped to the leg. It would begin to infuse oxygenated artificial blood, vasopressors, and anything else I programmed.
His vital signs started to look a little better, and I called Armstrong Base for the shuttle. It was almost 500km away, and driving him there in the rover wasn't an option. He'd need emergency surgery in the sickbay, the only medical facility on Mars.
I reassured my patient over the link, "OK Doctor, I'm going to get you out of here." as I clipped him to the same winch line. I programmed his suit for immobilization mode, and the whole thing went rigid as a cast. After that it was just a matter of winching back up to the surface.
A few kilometers away the glare from the shuttle's retrorockets grew brighter, and the conical-shaped craft touched down gently on the Martian plain. I was waiting at the rover, my patient loaded into the back. The pilot came over the radio and directed me to load him into the cargo bay, while I strapped on to the exterior.
The pilot checked his systems, made sure we were both secure, and began his countdown.
That's when my world went blank.
* * *
The door of the VR telemedicine pod opened and my assistant helped pull me out.
"Good job, doc. Dr. Adnan is already in the surgical pod. He'll get to work as soon as the shuttle brings the patient into the sickbay at Armstrong."
"Thanks Tony. Anything happen while I was on Mars?"
"Just a call from you wife. She says to pick up some milk on your way home."
Mankind's foothold on Mars was tenuous- less than 100 personnel on the planet, 2 planes, and a single shuttle. No medevac helicopters or EMS here.
Medgagdet recently announced the winner and runners up of the fourth annual Medical Sci-Fi Writing Contest. Evan Perriello is this year's winner of the Amazon Kindle reader for his short story "HeartPlus." Runners up were James H. Dawdy for "Mars Rescue" and Hans Patrick Griesser for "WHAT'S MORE AFFORDABLE THAN FREE?"


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Thought I would post a few pics of our hummingbirds. I enjoy watching them. They are really a very friendly and 'personable' bird.
If we stand still and hold out a hand they will light there!
We do get a variety of other birds...cardinals, jays, wrens, finches, pileated woodpeckers....but it can be rather costly feeding them!
I've told my husband to CUT BACK! you're feeding them too much!!
Judging by the last picture here...they are well fed!! LOL!
No, seriously though, we have 2 tom turkey that come up EVERY day and glean the ground under the bird feeder.
We just refer to them as "the boys".


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La joie de vivre – the joy and passion of life and living. A few years ago I read a friend's copy of Mireille Guillano's 'French Women Don't Get Fat' and then I purchased the follow-up book 'French Women For All Seasons'. FWFAS is predominantly a cook book but there are lots of great suggestions on how to eat well, live well and be well. It was only after a recent re-read that I realised how closely Mireille's French Women philosophy aligns with many primal/paleo philosophies. Granted, the French eat waaay more bread and cheese than you'll see recommended by any primal/paleo aficionado, but the fundamental principles are there: Continue reading
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Resolutions & Goal Setting
As we are not too far into the start of a new year, a common topic of conversation is resolutions and it was a resolution made towards the end of last year that got me writing this in the first place. To be honest, I generally hate the kind you make on New Year's Eve – they often involve alcohol (i.e. the giving up or lessening consumption of) but they tend to last only as long as the next function you attend where your friends/colleagues are drinking and all your good intentions fly out the window. Continue reading


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Photographer's Note
Admiring the view from the Sumida-gawa Water Bus, as it makes its way across Tokyo Bay to Odaiba.
I do not know what those two buildings are, but the bride in front of them is Rainbow Bridge.
You can see the different levels of the bridge. The lowest level is where the Monorail runs, and the road traffic moves along the top.
The view is mired slightly by Tokyo's smog. The horizon is grey, but the sky gets bluer the higher that you look. It was a beautiful sunny day, with not a cloud in the sky.
It was nice to stand and admire the architecture, while taking in the refreshing air and the breeze. The water was spectacular; it was a treat to travel by something other than train in Tokyo.
These two girls are also admiring the view. The girl in the white hat is looking at Rainbow Bridge and those two buildings. The younger girl in the white coat is spotting a photo opportunity - much like me.
I decided to experiment by adding a border using my software, rather than just adding a square to the image and making that a border. I didn't want to lose the crop that I had, so making a border this way kept the image as it is.
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startacked (1371) 2006-06-18 10:57
Hi Richard,
I didn't know they have a waterbus. I have read from some time ago that there is some kind of very hightech watertaxi in Tokyo Bay with a lot of glass. Do you know what I'm talking about and have you seen it? Very unusual view on the bridge, are we looking at the Odaiba side here? Were is it docking? Gilbert
taisuke-m70 (9) 2006-07-04 8:02
I think that what those two buildings are apartment.
There are very expensive to buy ...
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- Date Taken: 2006-02-13
- Categories: Transportation, Architecture
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- Travelogue: Tokyo 2006
- Date Submitted: 2006-06-18 4:43
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Next generation: Robots that see
Visual servo control: Vision used for robotic or machine guidance also can be used for in-line part inspection to enhance product quality with traditional feedback systems. See photos, video.
Robotics and automated machines can use visual servo control for robotic guidance, enhancing motion control and improving product quality, while replacing traditional feedback systems.
Every year robots become more integrated into our everyday lives and less like characters familiar only in science fiction movies. The field of robotics is advancing in the manufacturing and consumer industries, but one of the main obstacles stalling significant growth in this space is that most robots are "blind" or unable to perceive the world around them. With little to no perception about their environment, they are unable to react to changing surroundings. Our eyes and brain act as built-in hardware and software that helps us perceive the world around us including the various depths, textures, and colors encountered during the day. Just as our eyes receive signals from our brain to continuously focus and adjust to light as we move around, the integration of vision technology with today's software tools makes it possible for robots to see and react to their changing environment. It presents an opportunity to enter a wide range of new vision and robotics applications.
Vision-guided robotics
One of the most common uses for vision technology in robotics is demonstrated in vision-guided robotics. This has historically been applied on the factory production floor in areas such as assembly and materials handling, where a camera is used to acquire an image and locate a part or destination before sending coordinates to the robot to perform a specific function like picking up a part, as shown in the photos and short video clip.
Integrating vision technology in applications such as these makes it possible for machines to become increasingly intelligent and therefore more flexible. The same machine can perform a variety of tasks because it can recognize which part it is working on and adapt appropriately based on different situations. The additional benefit of using vision for machine guidance is that the same images can be used for in-line inspection of the parts that are being handled, so not only are robots made more flexible but they also can produce results of higher quality.
It can be expensive when a high degree of accuracy is essential for the motion components, such as the camera or motion system. Some vision-guided robotics systems use one image at the beginning of the task without feedback to account for small errors later.
Continuous feedback
Using a technique known as visual servo control solves this challenge as a camera is either fixed to or near the robot, and it provides continuous visual feedback to correct for small errors in the movements. As a result, image processing is used within the control loop, and in some cases the image information can completely replace traditional feedback mechanisms like encoders by performing direct servo control tasks.
Direct servo control accelerates the high-speed performance of applications such as laser alignment and semiconductor manufacturing among other processes that involve high-speed control. While the use of vision in robotics is common with industrial applications, it is becoming increasingly more prevalent in the embedded industry. An example of this advancement is found in the field of mobile robotics. Robots are migrating from the factory floor and taking on a more prominent role in our daily lives. Functions range from service robots wandering the halls of local hospitals to accommodate for healthcare system cost pressures and a shortage of doctors and nurses to autonomous tractors plowing fields to advance planting and harvesting efficiency.
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Such reforms will give every child the best start in life and so extend the ladder of opportunity into even the poorest households. Or at least, that is the theory. At first glance yesterday's study from Durham University casts doubt on whether it translates into practice. Across a huge sample of 35,000 children starting school since the millennium, the researchers find no improvement in cognitive abilities, and - just as importantly - no narrowing in the performance gap between deprived children and the rest. Does it follow that the £21bn that ministers boast that they have spent on pre-schooling is taxpayer money down the drain?
Emphatically not. For one thing, on closer reading the Durham results look a little less shocking. Even the youngest school-starters examined were born around 2001, a time when Sure Start itself was in its infancy, so few of them have experienced the programme's full effect. Nor did the analysts have information about what type of childcare or pre-schooling pupils had undergone. Previous studies, however, have shown quality is crucial. More definitive judgment on whether Sure Start works awaits a Birkbeck study at the end of the year, based on data that is tailor-made for the job. Even then, more nebulous goals - such as relationship building - will remain hard to measure, yet American experience suggests that it is through such means that pre-school services do most to protect the poorest children from drifting towards a life of crime or worklessness.
So ministers have solid reasons to hold their nerve. But when all the international evidence suggested expanded pre-school would boost attainment, it is disappointing that this is not yet starting to happen. One problem may be that the sheer pace of expansion is adversely affecting standards - a risk that Ofsted identifies today as it releases figures showing that the proportion of high-quality childminders is down. Supporting children through their early years is the most pressing of social priorities. Ministers must now ensure that quantity is not achieved at the expense of quality.


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Boy Oh Boy did I ever get in on a GREAT sale today!!!
ALl fabric 50% off that wasn't on a bolt. There was Kauffman, Benatraxt(spelling) Moda,Thimbleberrie and sooo many others. I got 200.00 dollars worth of fabric for $100.00.(my Christmas money)OHHHH I wish I could post them for you to see.
I bought 1 1/2 yds of about four different fabrics the rest I went for two yds each.!!!!
I had went Thursdays and the lady told me about the sale today so I went back. I had posted awhile back that at Ben Franklin in a town 30 min from us has a fabric section. It was so amazing I didn't want to stop.


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June 17, 2016
Charlton Athletic sign striker Novak
League One side Charlton Athletic have signed Lee Novak following the striker's departure from Birmingham.
The 27-year-old spent last season on loan at Chesterfield, scoring 15 goals in 38 appearances for the Spireites.
Novak has agreed a three-year contract at The Valley and becomes the Addicks' third signing of the summer.
"Lee has shown a consistency at both Championship and League One level and is a proven goalscorer," Charlton boss Russell Slade told the club website.
Novak joined Birmingham from Huddersfield in summer 2013 and scored 12 goals in 69 outings for the Blues.
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Brought this on the recommendation of a friend.Pretty easy to install,and comes with quite a bit of free software (depending on where purchased).
the features:
8x8 unbalanced analog input/output
2 built in mic pre amps
1x midi input/output
word clock input/output for sample accurate device synchronization
S/PDIF digital input/outut with PCM and AC-3/DTS surround
installing was pretty quick and easy, all the drivers were installed with no problems and very quickly.The software is very well laid out and easy to navigate ans help you setup all your devices.The only thing i had to alter really was the bitrate,as it was to high and was causing a cracking noise.Once that was altered it was fine.It intergrated seamlessly with mu music production software, except cubase i had to change the soundcard settings within cubase.
It is a reasonablly priced soundcard i picked it up for £110 brand new.And the sound it produces is top quality and unparralelled for any other soundcard in this price range.I have owned this for over 12 months now and have not had any problems at all.I would say you will need decent software to make the most of this soundcard and its recording facillities.
For the audio producer on a budget, nothing on the market beats the M-Audio Delta 1010LT for value for money and all round performance. The big ticket item here is 8 analogue inputs - enough to record a full drum set. Competitors sound cards with a similar amount of inputs (eg EMU 1812m) cost twice as much. 2 of the inputs a microphone inputs, but however the gain control is only adjustable by setting jumpers on the sound card, so this limits there usefulness. They can be converted to line inputs with the jumpers however. Quality wise the microphone preamps are usable, good enough for vocal work. Theres no +48V phantom power but thats no surprise given the price and being an internal pci card rather than external box with its own power supply . similarly there are 8 outputs (again all RCA as 6 of the inputs are), which is great as there its enough to have a 5.1 set of speakers and headphones connected simultaneously.
In terms of software the drivers are basic but excellent. Normal software (such as games, media player, music) can either be directed to output to the 'multi' set or any stereo pair. In my setup i have DVDs set to go to the 'multi' set for 5.1 sound and games directed to '7/8' set which directs to the headphones. For music production this card is great. Latency is adjustable to whatever your computer can handle - mine handles a buffer of 128 samples (so 2ms latency @ 44.1khz) fine. ASIO drivers seem rock solid and easy to use. Inputs and outputs can be set to either +4dbu (pro) or -10dbu (consumer) or anywhere between with software. As a bonus the drivers have bass management built in including adjustable crossover, phase invert on the sub and gain control. speaker distances can be set to do delay compensation as well.
Tech wise this isn't the most elite there is, with a noise floor of ~ -100db with AKM codecs and JRC opamps are good performance / cost compromises. while -100db doesn't sound brilliant compared to -120db for the top end EMU/digi gear, its irrelevant in practice since typical microphone setups are are usually around -60 to -90db noise floor, so thats the limiting factor. You'll get excellent sound quality with this as any other decent sound card. Overall a great choice for the budding audio producer, especially since its also usable for general games / movies etc - something that can't be said about a lot of other pro sound cards.


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A solemn remembrance takes place today for families affected by one of the worst airline disasters in our area. Pan Am Flight 214 was Pan Am Flight 214 was returning to Philadelphia from Puerto Rico on December 8, 1963 when it was hit by lightning and exploded over the Delaware-Maryland state line.
No one survived the crash.
In all, 81 people perished. Hours later, a firefighter collapsed and died during rescue efforts.
Many of the families affected were from our area. About 120 people connected by the tragedy will return to the site of the crash in Elkton, Maryland. Their stories will be collected as part of the remembrance program.
On the night of the crash, the Boeing jet had just refueled in Baltimore and took off into turbulent weather during a thunderstorm. Eyewitnesses said they saw two flashes of lightning in the sky and then saw the big jet "light up like a torch in the sky, break into pieces and swerve to the ground," according to an archived report from the WDEL Wilmington News Room.
"There were patches of fire throughout the field," remembers Henry Shaffer. He was a 16-year-old volunteer firefighter doing his homework that day when a call came. Shaffer was among the first responders. "You could see the plane's fuselage. It had cut a path probably 35 to 40 feet wide.
"I was emotionless," Shaffer said. "You didn't know what or how to feel."
Reuben Miller was 35 he lost his sister in that plane crash. She and her husband had been in Puerto Rico with their friends from bridge club. That club orphaned a total of nine children that night. Miller said he will never forget getting that call.
"Well, it's as though it happened yesterday. Of course it came over the news that the plane had crashed, and they gave the number and my father called me. I was hoping it was a mistake, but it wasn't," Miller said.
The field where Flight 214 went down in Elkton is now a neighborhood known as Turnquist.
Every month or so, one couple changes out the flowers at a small headstone that marks the spot of the crash.
The investigation into the crash revealed that lighting sparked vapors in a fuel tank.
Fifty years later, it is still considered one of the worst lightning disasters.


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Editorial: Illegal texting while driving needs to stop
Jeers to the young man who was seen text messaging while driving a motorcycle in and out of traffic through Park Rapids last week.
This is extremely dangerous and illegal. Text messaging, emailing or accessing the Web on a wireless device while driving - including while stopped in traffic - is illegal on Minnesota roads.
The violation can cost up to $300. As a primary offense, law enforcement can stop a motorist if they observe a driver in violation of the law.
According to the Department of Safety, the law states that no person may operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device to compose, read, or send an electronic message, when the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic. The law does not apply to devices that are permanently affixed to the vehicle or global positioning systems or navigation systems.
Beyond the fact that texting while driving is illegal, it is a safety concern for everyone driving on the road.
According to the Department of Public Safety, crashes in which distraction or inattention was a factor - including text-messaging or cell phone use - are vastly underreported. The state reports distraction was a factor in at least 15 percent of all fatal crashes during 2005-07, resulting in 240 traffic deaths.
Another 1,163 motorists suffered serious, life-altering injuries as a result of distracted driving crashes during this period. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says distraction is a factor in about 25 percent of all crashes.
Drivers need to be concentrating on the road and driving defensively. Is that text message or e-mail really that important? Can it wait until you reach your destination?
Cell phone use for teen drivers with a provisional license is completely prohibited by a law in effect since 2006.
In an informal DPS Minnesota teen driving survey, teen respondents said texting was their biggest distraction while driving. Texting was also cited as the "most unsafe" behavior their friends engaged in while driving.
We hope this young man discontinues his use of a cell phone while driving - for his safety and the safety of others.


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I saw the icandy in john lewis when my 3rd daughter was a cpl month old but could not afford one, I then went onto ebay and bought a 2nd hand apple i loved it, I fell pregnant again and decided to upgrade i sold my apple and got a pear, only thing with pear is getting it on a bus, it took up space for 2 pushchairs, i did not like thatyou could only have facing away or towards , would of been better had it had where seats could face toward eachother or away, i have sold the pip frame yellow seat and carrycot, i still use my i candy with pear front wheels and blue upper seat. i find it easier to push with the pear wheels th the apple double jogger wheel.
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Rutland Academy held the first of its monthly celebrations for its students of the month on Sept. 2. Students recognized were Armani Huff, Logan Williams, Ava Givens, Matthew Rucker, Travis Kelley, Brittany Meyers, Matthew Ruffino, Samuel Wright, Trelisia Lumpkin, Vicky Ellison, Khadijah Smith, Jasmine Harvey, and Jacob Aquino.
Students and their parents were invited to attend a ceremony at Rutland where each recipient was awarded a certificate of recognition and ate lunch with the director, Dr. Najma Hunter, and the Coordinator for Student of the Month, Celest Ngeve. As a follow-up to the ceremony, students also had the opportunity to view a movie with the director. Leading up to the ceremony, students of the month were recognized through participation in morning announcements, and had their pictures posted on Rutland's Wall of Fame to commemorate recipients of the award all year long.
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The world of business will never be the same, thanks to Old Spice's new Chief Director of Marketing, Mr. Wolfdog. The business-savvy canine has taken Teh Interwebz by storm since he announced his ascension to the company yesterday on Twitter and YouTube. Over the past 24-hours, Mr. Wolfdog has been sharing his business prowess with the world, with training videos, a webinar, an interactive Interview Trainer and more. Read on to find out more about how Mr. Wolfdog can help you succeed at business.
Haven't met Mr. Wolfdog yet? Check out his introduction video, 'Meet the Wolfdog,' below. Mr. Wolfdog explains that, "Old Spice was looking for someone to market their new wild collection of scents. Someone from the wild. And I guess that's me—Director Wolfdog, new Executive Director of Marketing."
When Mr. Wolfdog first introduced himself, it wasn't quite clear where Old Spice was going to take this, but it looks like Mr. Wolfdog has taken things into his own hands and he's using his amazing and insightful knowledge of the business world to educate the public on everything from how to operate computers, to how to value your employees.
Yesterday, Mr. Wolfdog even ran a 23-minute webinar to teach viewers "How To Make The Sales!" You can check out the very informative webinar below.
But my personal favorite tool is Mr. Wolfdog's Interview Trainer—an interactive game that helps you work on nailing eye contact so you can nail a job interview. You can check it out at teachmetojob.com.
If you manage to nail Wolfdog's Interview Trainer, you may have what it takes to be his new personal assistant—That's right! He's hiring a personal assistant! Think you have what it takes? Check out the video below and "reply on the Twitters with #workforwolfdog" to tell Mr. Wolfdog why you deserve to be his personal assistant!
Want to stay up-to-date on the latest Mr. Wolfdog shenanigans? Head over to Mr. Wolfdog's Tumblr at mrwolfdog.com.
Update [1:15pm EST]: Mr. Wolfdog is now interviewing potential personal assistants live in a Google Hangout. Watch it here.
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Law Review Submissions Open Thread
Reading the (increasingly nervous) comments on Prawfs at the hiring thread,
you can really get a feel for how incomplete information can sometimes feel worse than ignorance. Nevertheless, I figured that now might be a good time to get a sense of where the law reviews are in their submissions season. If you are a law review editor, please post below your book status, i.e., full, open but working through backlog, welcoming more submissions, etc. If you are interested, please also post when during the week you typically make offer calls, so that those readers who are waiting will know when to feel most anxious!
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Double-A Harrisburg right-hander Taylor Jordan won his sixth straight Eastern League game Wednesday in a 3-1 win at Bowie.
Going eight innings, Jordan demonstrated again he has the stuff to get batters out. But critical to his maturation at this level is also the mental side of the game and Jordan is having success keeping himself focused and on target.
Harrisburg pitching coach Paul Menhart referred to Jordan's biggest attributes as "his ability to slow the game down."
This is a very important point to what can make a pitcher good and how a pitcher can get to the highest level. The 24-year-old Jordan is showing these signs.
"He doesn't let his heart rate get up," Menhart said. "That is slowing the game down. He is able to just relax and say, 'OK, here is my new situation,' and he attacks that new situation, without getting too amped up about it."
In the fifth, Jordan got into one of those "situations." First man up hit a clean single. Second man up walked on four pitches. Menhart describes how Jordan worked his way through this game-changing jam.
"He had a lapse of command there where his hand was finishing across his body," Menhart noted.
"It was a mechanical thing that he knows how to adjust to. And he was able to do that in the next couple of batters. We talked about it in between innings. And he goes, 'Yeah, I know. I am coming across the ball.'
"And whenever that happens, if he is away from here and he is at a higher level, or what have you, I think he will be able to make that adjustment. He will know that that is the problem."
Right-hander Nathan Karns made this a point to me when he was up with the Nationals last week - he looks great, by the way, with a serious new beard trimmed close to his jaw bone - that he was working on getting out of trouble on his own, by what he had learned from the coaches.
Menhart said Jordan did just that in the win over Bowie.
"That is what we do here," Menhart said. "We try to get them to where they can coach themselves. And to figure out exactly who they are."
"I try not to get crazy out there," Jordan said. "I got to focus every pitch. If I just give up a single or that four-pitch walk, you've got to buckle down and get the next one. Just take your time and make your pitches."


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2012's shaping up to be the year of Snow White. Or at least that's what the movie producers want. There's been much talk of the multiple projects dealing with the classic Brothers Grimm tale of the beautiful girl and the red poisoned apple: one being released in March, another in June, and—gasp!—a third at a thus-far undetermined time. Directed by Tarsem Singh, Mirror Mirror stars Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Lily Collins as the princess herself, and hottie-of-the-moment Armie Hammer as Prince Charming. Sounds fabulous, right? Of course!
But those tricky little guys over at Universal dropped a bomb today in the form of a teaser trailer for the second to hit it out of the gate next year, Snow White and the Huntsman, with Twilight superstar Kristen Stewart and Thor beauty Chris Hemsworth as the title characters. No one knew what to expect when pictures of Stewart in ferocious battle garb riding roughshod atop a horse leaked a few months ago, but with the footage seen? Count us in. A sort of Lord of the Rings-ian fairy tale, the technical specifications look stupendous, Hemsworth all dirty and gorgeous (as per usual), and the thought of the notoriously monotone Bella Swan portraying supposedly "the fairest of them all" not that far-fetched anymore; it's all so sweepingly epic. Oh, and did we mention that Charlie Theron plays the vain bitch everyone loves to hate? Her deliciously icy gorgeousness is a perfect fit for the crazed queen.
Surely Tarsem and the Mirror Mirror crew will have something bright and shiny up their sleeves as well, but…if we were them? We'd be a little bit nervous, 'cause frankly Snow White and the Huntsman is shaping up to be a big ol' summer blockbuster if we've ever seen one.
Watch the trailer here and don't forget to tell us what you think in the comments section below!


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Sydney - September 14, 1999 - SpaceLift Australia has announced plans to launch satellite payloads from Woomera in South Australia into LEO orbits using a modified Russian SS-25 missile converted to launch commercial payloads. A test launch is planned for late 2000.
Spacelift Australia Ltd has signed an exclusive agreement with Russia for the provision of turn-key launch services, including solid fuel rockets.
Director of Spacelift Australia, Mr Max Webberley, said it would be the first time that Russia has provided complete launch service capability outside its own borders.
Webberley described the company's plans as something similar to a courier service "where we're ready to launch your payload when you are ready, without penalty payments and the like for payload delays," said Webberley.
The company plans to have at least two launch vehicles on-hand in addition to new launchers being built in Russia.
Webberley added that while a test launch is slated for December 2000, "we are hoping to bring that forward to soon after the Sydney Olympics to demonstrate to the world that Australia is not just a great sporting nation but also a technologically advanced economy."
As Woomera is an internationally known, secure, neutral and accessible launching site with excellent facilities, we will be able to supply demand driven satellite launch services to international customers, Mr Webberley said.
Of the current commercial space launching proponents in Australia, we will be the first company to launch payloads into orbit from Woomera because our technology already exists.
We are not about spending billions or even hundreds of millions in launch vehicle development or massive infrastructure development, as our technology can utilise the existing Woomera facilities.
The whole launch vehicle and support systems can be flown intact on a cargo plane to Woomera where customer payloads can be installed.
Mr Webberley said Spacelift is targeting a niche of the launch industry - payloads under 800 kilograms going into Low Earth Orbits.
Global market demand estimates are that there will be 2200 satellites, in the niche we are targeting, to be launched into low earth orbit over the next 10 years, he said.
We expect to fly three demonstration launches from Woomera late next year and commercial payloads from February 2001.
Both the Commonwealth and South Australian Governments are very supportive of the project which will utilise Woomera and its existing infrastructure and create a $200 million plus industry for South Australia and 150 new jobs.
The launching vehicles on which Spacelift's rockets are based are said to be the most proven, accurate and reliable launch vehicles in their class with a track record of more than 400 accomplished launches (72 of them in the presence of foreign observers) with 98.4% accuracy.
Spacelift says there has been strong interest from potential customers in bringing the technology to Australia.
Mr Webberley said the Spacelift Australia project represented a unique opportunity to revive and utilise Woomera and to re-establish Australia as a space nation without any time lag or substantial capital outlay.
He also announced that a team of Russian space experts would be visiting Woomera next month as part of finalising the feasibility study process.
Following today's announcement, Spacelift now plans to consult all interest groups, including aboriginal land holders, to ensure they are fully briefed.
About SpaceLift Australia
The actual launch services available from SLA will be completely provided by arrangement with the Russian space agency, STC Complex MIHT, and its sub-agencies, acknowledged as world leaders in this field. It is a "turnkey" venture where SLA will provide comprehensive launch services purchased under contract from Russia and delivered complete. SLA is targeting the market niche of smaller satellites (principally for telecommunications) under 800 kg in payload going into Low Earth Orbits (from 200 km to 1000 km above the earth). It expects to conduct three demonstration launches from Woomera late next year (2000) and commercial payloads from February 2001.
With extensive launch vehicle availability (from the Russian stockpile), SLA will change the way launch services are sold, from supply driven to customer driven. The launch vehicles are specifically suited to smaller payloads and have an excellent success record in positioning payloads. SLA has an exclusive supply agreement with Russia and it is the first time that Russia has agreed to provide complete launch services outside its own borders. These services will be provided at a secure, accessible and acceptable launch site at the world class facility at Woomera.
SLA regards the involvement of other space industry companies at Woomera as a bonus as it gives the Australian space industry a higher profile and proves that we can do it. There is room for a number of such projects at Woomera, which can co-exist and collaborate. SLA is targeting a micro-niche of the whole space launch market, whereas other currently proposed operations will cater for a much wider spread of payloads. Given the huge need for satellite launches, SLA is certain there will be plenty of customers for everyone.
So far SLA has completed the exploratory phase of establishing that what it is proposing is a viable business and what the potential might be. All facets, from market demand and specific customer interest to the potential of Woomera, environmental factors, regulatory issues and government attitudes, have been assessed. The next milestone will be the visit to Woomera by a team of Russian experts to undertake detailed scientific work to prepare for the technical aspects of the operational launching.
The SLA project will provide a number of benefits. Most importantly, it will be the first business to launch payloads into orbit from Woomera, putting Australia back into the international space industry. South Australia will resume the position it held in the 1950s and 60s as the home of significant space launching. SLA believes its project is vital for keeping Woomera alive. Its plans for about 130 employees SLA will not return it to its heyday. However, with the American withdrawal from Nurrungar expected to be completed by next March, SLA's plans will fill this gap and help to keep Woomera operational and healthy.
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The duchess doesn't always wear sunglasses, but when she does, she throws some serious shade. Just check out Kate Middleton in the stands at Wimbledon (and in our favorite Zimmermann dress again!) to see what we mean. Is it just us, or does the Kate Middleton effect get even cooler when she's sporting Ray-Bans?
After reviewing her brief history in sunglasses, we have to argue that Kate's got a cool-girl side you might not have noticed till now. Scroll on to see every time she threw shade — and we loved it.
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Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a Gordon Highway convenience store.
According to a Richmond County sheriffs report, the two men entered As Convenience Store at 1857 Gordon Highway about 10:15 p.m. Saturday. A store employee pulled an alarm when she saw the men entering the store, and one of them fired a shot in the direction of the counter. The men fled on foot into a wooded area next to the store without taking anything.
Both are described as black, between the ages of 25 and 30, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. They were wearing dark clothing, and one was wearing a black mask. The other had a silver-colored handgun.