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The C-17 is a long-range transport aircraft that can traverse oceans to deliver supplies and people to unimproved airstrips in the middle of a combat zone. It is a mainstay of the Air Force's fleet. In Iraq, almost three-quarters of the materials moved by air traveled in the bays of C-17s.
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This decision makes no sense. The Pentagon's original estimate concluded that the Air Force could use another 40 or so planes-and that judgment was made before the United States entered a long war that routinely requires it to send troops from Afghanistan to Iraq, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
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The decision to cut off C-17 production will free money for the Air Force to pay its bills in the short term, but this trade-off is a Hobson's choice. The United States will probably need more planes in the future. But last week the C-17's manufacturer announced that it is beginning to close its production line. Once that line is closed, the cost of restarting it will make C-17s much more expensive-maybe unaffordable-when the military finally realizes that it does need more planes.
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|July 28, 2011, 12:32 PM
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Gunpowder nozzle doesn't fill
When I am loading a black powder pistol I hold the gunpowder flask pointing downwards with my indext finger over the end of the nozzle, press the powder release spring, give the flask a good shake, release the spring and look at the top end of the nozzle to make sure its full before I pour the gunpowder into the cylinder.
Recently I have noticed that the nozzle is not full to the top and I have to repeat the process. Can anyone sugest why this should happen?
I emptied that flask today to check that there were no lumps of gunpowder and noted that there were a number of grains that were a yellow colour, can anyone sugest what that is?
|July 28, 2011, 12:41 PM
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Probably because the pressure of your finger partially fills the tip of the nozzle. Use a powder measure.
|July 28, 2011, 01:51 PM
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+1 to what Hawg said . . . . I always seem to have an incomplete fill due to the finger pressure on the end of the spout when tipping the flask . . . the fleshy pad of the finger causing and incomplete fill due to it pressing into the spout. It never seemed to make a difference whether I was using an antique/original flask or a repro.
That said, I've had a number of repro flasks that I have used over the years. The quality is not there in regards to the fit of the spout cut-off . . . they just seem to be a lot sloppier than the nice tight tolerances of an original. That probably isn't your problem . . . and you may have check this . . . unscrew the spout and then activate the shut-off lever with your thumb and visually inspect the cut-off to make sure it is opening all the way . . . enough to let the powder flow freely.
A flask is not "water tight" or "air tight" due to the construction of it . . . i'e. the cut-off mechanism. Humidity can cause problems which you check for by looking for "clumps". I have no problems in storing powder in a horn as I know that it is air-tight (I make my own horns and test them for being air tight). Flasks, however, I fill before using and when I'm done, if there is powder left in them, I empty it back in to the original container that is air tight. With a funnel, it doesn't take long to fill a flask up before you go shooting.
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|July 28, 2011, 04:06 PM
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Too much finger pressure. I had the same problem.
I cured it with a small flap of stiff leather & a thong so that I covered the hole with a stiff piece of skin, not a flexible one.
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|July 28, 2011, 04:42 PM
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I made this little fixture to put onto the CVA flask
I am quite proud of this thing because it really seems to solve a lot of flask associated problems
It is made from a lucite tube about four inches in length. The plunger is made from aluminum rod and a diaphram of felt. I adapted a Treso spout and fitted the tube into the fitting I made from the spout.
It fits onto a CVA flask.
I marked the plunger in increments of five grains. I just set the plunger for the desired powder charge, turn the flask with the spout down, open the gate and let the lucite tube fill with powder. I can tell when it is full and detect air ockets in the powder because obviously the lucite tube is clear.
Gives me very consisent charges. Easy to use.
I must hasten to add that charging a previously fired revolver cylinder directly from the flask is considered to be so dangerous as to be a "no no".
The idea is that hot embers remaining from the previous shot can ignite powder as it contacts the embers. There is danger of this backfiring into the spout and thence into the flask which might contain enough powder to cause greivous injury as it explodes. The very idea of the occurrence is enough to give you pause.
I charge this way but I carefully inspect the chambers never loading the cylinder in the revolver. I take it out to load and this has the benefit of permitting me to easily see into the chambers. I also wait a bit of time between reloads. I take my marker and mark the targets, take hit off of the Jack Daniels and then reload. Generally at least two minutes.
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|July 28, 2011, 07:38 PM
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I really hate to ask the obvious question, but how do you get the powder into the chamber?
Unscrew the modified tip?
pull the plunger & re set it?
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When I use a coarser powder like 2F I've had the grains bridging and clogging the flow causing inconsistent flow so I always shake the devil out of the flask as I am filling the spout.
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|July 29, 2011, 05:33 AM
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The plunger pulls out of the tube, then dump the powder that is in the tube into the chamber. It may not be clear from the photos but the plunger slides in and out like a trombone slide. It stays in place because the felt diaphram is little oversized making the fit just a little tight. If I just hold the flask upside down, the plunder does not fall out, but it is easy to pull out with just a little force.
In this way, I am resetting the charge with every chamber I load.
I never tried this device with 2F but it works with pistol grind powder.
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|July 29, 2011, 08:15 AM
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I have the same flask & found the same problem with some coarse-grained substitute powders.
What I did that cured the problem was to use a case chamfering/deburring tool from my reloading setup to put a cone-shaped cut at the entrance to the measuring spout, replacing the sharp shoulder in the original. Yes this did change the volume very slightly so I then shortened the tube slightly to compensate.
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|July 29, 2011, 10:19 AM
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Perhaps your spring loaded cutoff isn't functioning properly. I have had theat problem where bp fines have coated the inside of the lid and slowed the closing gate down so that when I upright the flask, some of the powder returns to the container. Take it apart and check it out, clean if necessary.
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Actually the gate on the flask I have is externally checkable by the angle of the lever, one of the reasons I like this type. I've also cleaned it recently as the other thing I like about it is the way you can just unscrew the "top" of the flash without tools & access the gate directly.
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The work group talked about products and recall rights, considered tools to predict and mitigate stranded cost problems, and agreed that the residential exchange is a major unresolved issue. About 35 people attended.
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Maureen Flynn of BPA made a presentation on core products and pricing concepts, asking the group to identify "outstanding issues that are on the critical path to subscription readiness." She distributed a handout that showed three core power products, arrayed with "questions remaining" about each, and the forum where those questions would be resolved. The three core products would be tied to posted five-year, cost-based rates, and the pricing of "below the line" products would be by "open-market bilateral negotiations," Flynn explained. She indicated that some parties have raised questions about specific unbundled products and said that the partial products team needs to try to resolve those questions. The Subscription Work Group needs to handle questions remaining about PF' and PF'' rates, Flynn noted.
For the full service product, the work group needs to decide how to treat load growth, she continued. Flynn said that two types of firm power block products -- "flat" and "shaped with parameters" -- are under review by the partial products team. The team is also talking about two types of partial service product: "EZ flat customer resource," in which it is easy for BPA to know what a customer's load is; and a second product labeled "variable customer resource." Flynn said the partial products team would meet again June 10 and June 16.
Q, A, and Comments. Are the above-the-line products those that will be cost-based in the rate case? she was asked. Yes, Flynn replied. The group asked clarifying questions about the details of the products and how they might work. The concept of partial requirements is important to my clients, said a customer rep. I'm encouraged by what I see coming out of the partial products team, he continued. Some of our utilities have taken their post-2001 plans to their boards, and it definitely looks like there will be BPA participation in supplying that load, he stated. Let's do what we need to do to push this forward, he added.
A public power customer rep commented that the firm power block product is not usable without some of the unbundled components. To describe three products in isolation "is something short of a full picture," she said. You need to include the unbundled products necessary to make the requirements firm block work, and they need to have posted prices, she added. She said a group is working to identify on-the-shelf, cost-based products that BPA should offer and that it will get the product descriptions to BPA before the next partial products team meeting. We are working to make sure the partial service products have the features customers need, said Flynn. I expect that we will look at each other's product lists and identify what needs to be in the core products to serve requirements load, she stated. A DSI rep wondered if BPA was relying more on "rules" than pricing in some of these products, and he urged the agency to rethink its approach and "use pricing more than bundling."
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Have any antitrust concerns about collusion among utilities come up? asked a regulatory agency rep. We are talking about information on future system operating conditions, such as nonpower constraints on the operation of power resources -- we're not into secret information, replied the public utility rep.
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Swartz produced graphs of BPA net revenues with reserves in various years. He said the graphs represent the benefits and costs the system "throws off" in each scenario. The model shows, according to Swartz, that in the first five-year period, 2002-2006, there are unlikely to be major cash flow problems if BPA sold power at market prices. In the second five-year period, 2007-2011, about half of the time, there would be no problem, and half of the time, there could be a sizable problem. Another Council staffer noted that the model is just one analytical tool and that BPA rates would not be set at market prices. The bottom line, said Swartz, is that if you go into the second five-year period with an $850 million target level for reserves, there's a high probability of "getting through the stretch."
There are several other fish cost scenarios this model didn't look at, and this isn't one of the most costly of them, said a public interest rep. This is a tool to tell you what kind of utility different levels of revenue might have under different circumstances, and it also tells you the limitations on using reserves, he said. We analyzed the Clean Water Act scenario with $850 million in reserves, and there were no cases when $850 million was enough to get you through at low-market prices, said Swartz. This is a low-market case -- it isn't where people think the market will be, said another Council staffer. If you increase the low market by 10 percent, it makes a big difference, noted consultant Al Wright. This is extremely sensitive to a 1 mill change in the market, and people should be aware of that, he said.
The customer rep who kicked off the presentation noted that the subgroup is discussing the tools available to mitigate cash flow problems. The first set of tools to look to includes reserves and Section 4(h)(10)(C) credits, he said. The next set involves BPA cost reductions, he stated, noting that the Council's analysis does not take into account cost cuts recommended by the Cost Review. Other tools in this category include net revenues for risks, option fees, an additional line of credit, hedging, and indexed rates, and if those tools aren't sufficient, we could look at interim rate adjustments, a wires charge, or an emergency 7(i) rate case, he stated. He said the subgroup will meet at PNUCC June 12 to talk more about the issue and the sequence in which the tools should be used. The point is, he summed up, "the risk is there, but there are many devices available to deal with it." We need to clarify the model's analysis and how it informs the problem, said Adams. He requested the work group meeting on the 24th include more information on the magnitude of the problem and prioritizing the tools.
Berwager handed out a Risk Management Fact Sheet prepared for BPA's upcoming Issues '98 meetings. He said the fact sheet deals with the problem of BPA's risks, but presents the analysis in a different way from the previous discussion. It addresses other risks besides fish, he noted. Berwager pointed out charts in the fact sheet that show Treasury payment probabilities arrayed against different subscription rate scenarios. The three charts show a base case, rates adjusted to provide $100 million higher net revenues annually, and a third case with $100 million lower net revenues, all for the 2002-2006 period. On each chart, the green areas represent a Treasury payment probability of over 88 percent, without any contingency mechanism; the blue areas show that Treasury payment probability would be below 88 percent, unless you use such mechanisms; and the red areas show times when even if you used the mechanisms, the probability wouldn't reach 88 percent, he noted. Berwager said Byrne Lovell is the BPA contact for the risk management paper, and Helen Goodwin for Issues '98 in general.
Scott Wilson of BPA recapped Regional Review recommendations on long-term contracts and noted that the fact BPA's inventory may be limited raises issues about the priority of service, the firmness of BPA sales, and whether some sales would be subject to recall. Recall damages a customer's assurance it would receive the long-term benefits that were an important basis of its decision to enter into the transaction, he said. Wilson noted that at the last meeting, the group discussed six options on this topic, and a seventh was suggested. He said BPA now proposes to deal with the recall issue in long-term subscription sales of surplus power with a two-step approach. In step one, BPA would, before recalling any power being sold under a long-term surplus subscription contract, give its PF, IP, and PF exchange customers the opportunity to reduce their BPA purchases up to the amount BPA would otherwise recall, Wilson explained. Step two makes use of an indemnification clause that would be included in FPS subscription contracts, which would provide a purchaser the difference between the market price for the power and the BPA PF rate if the power is recalled, he said. Unless we hear something different, we'd like to go forward with this approach, Wilson stated.
The problem I have is that you're teeing this up as a finalization of the issue when the residential exchange is completely unresolved, said a DSI rep. You can't get buy-in without an understanding of how to address the exchange -- that's the bigger issue we have to agree on, he stated. This doesn't seem to be a recall -- you're just trading dollars, commented a customer rep. This says, if we make surplus subscription sales, this is how we'd do it, stated Wilson. This assumes that you get the benefit if the benefit is there long term, said Berwager. As long as you purchase an option to renew, said a public interest rep. Don't take this idea off the table, and in addition, you could say that IOU exchangers could sign up for five years, and if they buy an option to renew, they'd all have rate protection, he added.
A public power rep suggested that the indemnification clause would provide an economic advantage to an entity whose power is being recalled over a purchaser whose power is not. Preference customers would bear the cost of this "subsidy" -- the money has to come from somewhere, and it doesn't come from surplus sales, she said. The question was, is there a solution that works under the existing statutes and implements the Regional Review, and this does it, said a regulatory agency rep. As a practical matter, BPA wouldn't do recall -- it would buy power and spread the costs among everybody, said a DSI rep. The cost could be assigned to the entity that causes the recall, suggested a public interest rep. We can come to closure on this, but we have to say it can't be implemented without resolution of the exchange issue, said a DSI rep. We have also not solved the PF' and PF" load growth issue, noted a utility rep.
A public interest rep said the issue of new publics needs to be on the work group's agenda. I've heard talk of a Montana buying cooperative forming to serve Montana Power's residential and small commercial default load, he added. What if the city of Portland votes to become a public? How would that be treated? he inquired.
Can we say this works as a concept, but there is a bigger contextual issue that needs to be addressed? Wilson inquired. It's a provisional proposal on the table, said public interest rep. Don't think that it's going to drive other issues, cautioned a utility rep.
Exchange of Opinions. Should we put the exchange issue on the agenda for the next meeting? asked Adams. We need to better define contractual terms and conditions before we can deal with the exchange issue, said a regulatory agency rep. The overriding issue is implementation and how customers fit in and what the resource inventory is, said a customer rep. I don't sense the will of the group is to get into multilateral discussions on contract issues -- there's a sense we've done enough, said a DSI rep.
We could talk about the exchange in general terms, and once we find out what people want to buy, it may not be much of a problem -- we could come in with the numbers and then have the discussion, said a public interest rep. Nobody knows what they are going to do, and there's no way to assess the magnitude of the problem, a customer rep responded. The perception of the situation now is totally different from when we started on this, he stated. The only model to look to is the phased approach, based on the law, he continued. The idea that BPA can manage through subscription won't work -- you can't assess how large the preference customer pot is, he added.
But you can get a "going-in" agreement on some things, said a public interest rep. We're "high-centered" on the issue of allocation, he continued. Part of it is a numbers discussion, part is a legal discussion, and part is a principles discussion, he said, adding that the task is to reconcile those three into a going-into-subscription formula. Unless you change the Northwest Power Act, there is only one way to proceed, responded the customer rep.
The phased approach won't work without a price, and you can't have a price without a presumption about what you do with the exchange, said Berwager. A cash buyout would produce certainty for the exchange, said a customer rep, adding that he isn't endorsing that approach. This process won't make sense until we agree on the exchange, said a DSI rep. The Regional Review said BPA should offer products to customers willing to bear the risks of buying them, and then at the end, if there's a problem, a stranded cost mechanism may be necessary, said another DSI rep. What's happening is you are picking and choosing from the Regional Review, and you won't get agreement, he said. Circumstances have changed since the Regional Review, stated a public interest rep.
Maybe we can do "an initial skirmish" on the exchange on the 17th, suggested a customer rep. Yesterday BPA made a presentation on subscription to the Oregon PUC, and the commissioners were definitive about their opinions, said a participant. The commissioners said: exchange benefits should be delivered through power, not cash; 50 percent of the eligible load should be taken as a minimum; there should be the same terms and conditions as those for sales to the publics; and given the changed circumstances, having BPA go into the market to acquire resources is acceptable, he reported. The big question is: do you do an allocation or meet loads, commented a DSI rep, adding that that issue should precede consideration of other issues, such as BPA's resource acquisition plan. The group decided to cancel the meeting scheduled for June 10.
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Judge Unlikely To Overturn Ruling Denying Dodgers Discovery Into Other Team Operations
Embattled Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt is likely facing another legal defeat, as Judge Kevin Gross of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware strongly signaled yesterday he would not overturn his prior ruling forbidding discovery of other MLB team operations. McCourt sought the discovery, particularly with regard to other RSN TV deals, arguing he could not prove improper MLB animus against him without it. But following a two-hour telephonic hearing yesterday on the discovery issue, Gross said he likely will not change course. A formal ruling is expected as soon as today. "To open this up at this point to all of baseball, to the other 29 teams, would be more burdensome than is appropriate, and perhaps not relevant to the issue of bad faith," Gross said. "What I am likely to do is say, 'I am not going to permit the discovery.'" As in other points during the ongoing bankruptcy case, Dodgers attorneys argued that the additional discovery into the other teams was crucial to outlining a pattern of abuse by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig toward the Dodgers. "Without that evidence, our hands are really tied behind our back," said club attorney Sidney Levinson. But MLB attorney Glenn Kurtz countered that the other data was not relevant to the case, a breach of confidentiality, and that the Dodgers did not meet the legal burdens warranting reconsideration by Gross. "Bankrupt guy, liquidity crisis, front-loading [television revenues for personal use]? It hasn't happened once [before]," Kurtz said. The forthcoming ruling significantly colors a crucial evidentiary hearing beginning Oct. 31 in Wilmington that likely will forecast McCourt's future with the Dodgers.
INFIELD SHIFT: Gross, meanwhile, shifted a hearing on MLB's bid to disqualify McCourt's current bankruptcy counsel on conflict-of-interest grounds from that Oct. 31 hearing to a separate session Oct. 12. The Dodgers, in a separate objection yesterday, called that disqualification bid "a blatant tactical maneuver" designed to "cripple" the club in advance of the Oct. 31 hearing. On that score, Gross seemed to concur, saying that he "didn't think very highly of the disqualification motion, to be blunt." The Dodgers are currently represented in the case by Dewey & LeBoeuf and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor.
NBA Lockout Watch, Day 98: Grizzlies Send Refund Notices To Ticket Holders
The Grizzlies yesterday sent season-ticket holders a letter "updating them about the labor dispute with a reminder that they can be refunded money for games missed or keep an account with the franchise and accrue interest," according to Ronald Tillery of the Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL. Season-ticket holders who "opt for a full refund will receive their money with 1 percent interest." The team will "mail refunds to season-ticket holders upon request at the end of each month that games are missed." Customers who "prefer to receive an account credit will receive an additional 5 percent in interest when games are lost." NBA Commissioner David Stern has said that the first two weeks of the season will be canceled Monday if no CBA has been reached by then. Meanwhile, Grizzlies coaches and execs "will take substantial pay cuts -- as much as 75 percent --- if the lockout continues." There were "roughly 150 people employed by Hoops LP -- the Grizzlies' parent company -- before the lockout," but that number "has been reduced by about 13 voluntary departures and seven layoffs." Tillery notes there are no additional layoffs "are planned at the moment but that will change if regular-season games are lost." The Grizzlies are also considering "company-wide furloughs and salary reductions" (Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL, 10/6).
FEELING THE HEAT: In West Palm Beach, Ethan Skolnick cited sources as saying that members of the Heat's "basketball operation -- coaches, trainers, scouts, equipment men, media-relations staffers and so on -- were presented with an option last fall." To "guarantee that they kept their jobs during a potential lockout, the staff members had to accept a 10 percent pay cut from the lockout's July 1 start through Sept. 30." On Oct. 1, that pay cut "was scheduled to grow to 25 percent through March 31 or until the lockout ended, whichever came first." The agreement said that the "pay reduction would grow to 50 percent if the lockout continued past March 31, which would surely mean the loss of the entire season." Sources said that Heat President Pat Riley and coach Erik Spoelstra both "took cuts" (PALM BEACH POST, 10/5).
MLB Franchise Notes: WSJ's Futterman Profiles Rangers Minority Owner Nolan Ryan
The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Matthew Futterman writes there "may be no other executive in major North American professional team sports who gives more time and thought to his players -- or who has more useful information to give them in the place" -- than Rangers President & CEO Nolan Ryan. Sports currently is "lousy with wildly rich, meddling owners flailing in their attempts to repeat their business success." Other than Penguins co-Owner Mario Lemieux and Bobcats Owner Michael Jordan, there are "very few elite athletes who have been in positions of high authority beyond merely coaching." But "confidence in Ryan, who has a five-year contract to serve as the Rangers' CEO, helped convince Rangers co-chairman Bob Simpson to increase the Rangers' payroll nearly 70% to nearly $100 million" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 10/6).
TWO FOR ONE? In Chicago, Phil Rogers reports while the Cubs are "taking steps aimed toward hiring Theo Epstein away from the Red Sox, it's possible they won't stop there." Sources said that Cubs Chair Tom Ricketts "could attempt to hire two people on his list from the lengthy round of due diligence he has done on replacing" former GM Jim Hendry. Rogers notes the "most likely hire to work alongside Epstein -- as opposed to be sitting in the main chair -- would seem to be Padres assistant GM Josh Byrnes, who was with Epstein from the start in Boston" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/6).
CHASING SALES: MLB.com's Gilbert & Schlegel note the Phillies-D'Backs NLDS Game Four at Chase Field "was not a sellout like Game 3, but the D-backs were still pleased with the way ticket sales went in the 24 hours prior to the game." The announced attendance "was 38,830 on Wednesday, a little more than 10,000 fewer than Game 3." The D'Backs said that they "sold 10,000 tickets after winning Game 3" (MLB.com, 10/6).


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To prevent accidental exposure of Facilities Services personnel to airborne asbestos fibers.
Policy Statement:
Facilities Services personnel will not work in the vicinity of friable asbestos bearing materials without first having been notified of the hazard and appropriate control measures to prevent creating airborne dusts containing asbestos fibers above the action level of 0.1 fiber per cubic centimeter of air.
Supervisors responsible for assigning work involving the cutting, sawing, abrading, chipping, or machining of suspect asbestos containing materials shall:
- Make every effort to determine in a definitive way whether or not the material contains asbestos.
- Notify personnel assigned to work in the area that these materials either contain or are suspected of containing asbestos.
- Notify personnel of actions to avoid so as to prevent free airborne fibers of asbestos.
- Assign such work as is liable to either release asbestos fibers into the air or convert nonfriable asbestos to a friable form to certified asbestos workers.
The Risk Management Coordinator shall acquaint all Facilities Services personnel whose job duties place them at risk of contact with friable asbestos with the known medical hazards associated with asbestos exposure as well as protective measures to prevent said exposure. This is to include:
- Chronic and acute health effects.
- Appropriate engineering controls, isolation and encapsulation techniques, and personnel protective equipment.
- The difference between friable and non-friable asbestos applications and materials.
- Conduct testing of suspect materials to confirm or deny the presence of asbestos
- The results of the above referenced testing.
The Electrical/Mechanical Supervisor is responsible for repair, maintenance, and removal actions necessary to ensure that potentially friable asbestos fibers are enclosed, encapsulated, or removed by an Oregon licensed abatement contractor so as to eliminate personnel exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. The Electrical/Mechanical Supervisor shall ensure that those sources which are encapsulated are inspected and maintained so that the encapsulating material remains airtight around the source.
The individual employee shall be responsible for notifying the supervisor with cognizance of the job in hand if:
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The Space Foundation has added Craig Beal to its team of space education specialists. Beal is joining just in time to assist with the Space Foundation's Space Across the Curriculum teacher professional development courses, which begin in Colorado Springs, Colo., the week of June 11.
Most recently, Beal was a math teacher at Liberty High School in Colorado Springs. Previously, he worked as a U.S. Navy diver, where he worked on nuclear powered submarines. He was later commissioned in the U.S. Air Force and, as an intelligence officer, he worked as an instructor of geospatial information systems at Fort Belvoir, Va. Additionally, he worked at Peterson AFB as a targeting chief responsible for worldwide satellite programs, was a chief at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia for time sensitive targeting and was a mathematics instructor at the U.S. Air Force Preparatory School.
Beal has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from East Carolina University and a master's degree in geodetic science from The Ohio State University, Columbus.
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by Dhruin, 2007-12-28 01:44:22
I'm jumping the gun here but we haven't had any news on the Keep on the Borderlands conversion for The Temple of Elemental Evil, so you might be interested to know a demo is due soon. According to this thread at Circle of Eight, they were hoping to get something out before Christmas but presumably it's still close:
There will be an official announcement (and I mean official Co8 announcement, not a 'Ted hopes for the best' moment) in the next couple days.
We'll keep an eye out.
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ROY Keane is on the verge of joining Aston Villa as assistant manager after halting talks with Celtic over the manager's job at Parkhead.
Herald Sport understands that the Irishman is in talks with Paul Lambert about joining the Midlands club. These discussions started before Keane was contacted by Dermot Desmond, the majority shareholder at Celtic, over the post vacated by Neil Lennon.
Lambert initially believed Keane would take the Celtic job but now expects the former Manchester United captain to take up the chance of working again in the Barclays Premier League and for it to be rubber-stamped this week after Villa sacked former assistant Ian Culverhouse last month..
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Working with Lambert, Keane will be allowed to continue his duties as Republic of Ireland No.2 to Martin O'Neill and may also be able to accommodate his role as ITV's top pundit for Champions League nights.
It is highly unlikely he would have been able to continue with either role had he moved back to Celtic.
The developments on a dramatic day have left Steve Clarke, the former West Bromwich Albion manager, as the favourite for the job at Celtic though Malky Mackay, the former Cardiff City manager, also has strong backers.
Oscar Garcia, the former Brighton and Hove Albion manager who was also linked with the post, has taken up a position at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
This left Clarke, the 50-year-old former Liverpool and Chelsea coach, as the front runner with bookmakers but sources last night indicated that the race for the job still had some distance to run.
It is believed Celtic have spoken to Clarke, who has been linked with the vacant Brighton job, and the former St Mirren player has indicated he would be interested. Clarke, who has a particularly impressive pedigree as a coach with Jose Mourinho at Chelsea, is seriously considering working as a coach in his homeland for the first time but Mackay, too, is thought to be a strong contender.
However, Celtic have consistently stated that there were several candidates for the position and a quick resolution is some way off.
Keane's decision to call off talks was announced yesterday morning. Celtic sources contest the assertion that the Irishman was ever offered the job but admitted last night he had asked not to be considered for the position.
Ireland fly out to the United States for friendlies against Costa Rica and Portugal tomorrow and the Football Association of Ireland said: "Roy Keane has confirmed he will travel to the US after deciding not to pursue talks with Celtic any further."
With Garcia and Henrik Larsson, the manager of Swedish side Falkenberg, now unavailable, the leading contenders are thought to be Clarke and Mackay with Owen Coyle, the former Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers manager, also in the frame. However, Keane had been expected to take the role after talks with Desmond, who brokered the 41-year-old's appointment as assistant coach to O'Neill, had approached him last week.
But the Irishman had agonised over the decision to the return to the club he played briefly for in 2006, before instead opting for the role in the Midlands that will allow him to continue in his job with the national team and as a television pundit. The former Sunderland and Ipswich manager analyses matches for ITV and will be part of their team for the World Cup.
He said last month: "I've got a job - I've got two jobs - I can't have another one. They are a brilliant club, an absolutely fantastic football club, one of the best in the world. But I have got a job." He added with a smile: "I'm not taking a pay cut for anybody."
The search for a manager thus goes on with Celtic players returning to training on June 24 before a Champions League campaign beginning on July 15-16. Celtic will also face Dynamo Dresden, who have been relegated to Germany's third tier, in a friendly at the Glucksgas Stadium on July 19. St Pauli will likewise provide warm-up opposition in Hamburg on Saturday, July 26.
Meanwhile, the pitch at Murrayfield will be ready in time for Celtic's opening Champions League qualifiers, according to the company which is installing the new surface. Desso Sports Systems began stitching the artificial fibres into the ground last month but have had to pause as the Edinburgh stadium will host a One Direction concert this evening. The work being carried out on the pitch is a result of a parasitic roundworm eating away at the roots of the old pitch.
Celtic are due to play their initial European matches at the stadium as Celtic Park is being used for events at the Commonwealth Games. The contractors are scheduled to return to work early next week to begin seeding the new surface and remain confident the process will be completed in time for the pitch to settle before Celtic's vital qualifiers.


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Thirty nine-year old, Selinah Ntuka, has been a child care worker with ISIBINDI Kathorus in Katlehong, Johannesburg, since June 2006. She is a mother of two and takes care of her 11 year-old niece. She spoke to us about her work and how she found her calling.
How and why did you become a child care worker? And how has it changed your life?
Before I became a child care worker, I was volunteering at a local organisation as a health worker. The National Association of Child Care Workers wanted to open a site here in Katlehong and my supervisor sent me to them, thinking that it might be a workshop and that I would bring information to improve our work. When I got there I learned about what they do and that it wasn't a workshop but a training to become a child care worker. This was a calling for me; I love children. I raised them even before I had my own by helping to raise my siblings. Many people in my community used to bring their children to me and ask me to help look after them. If you are called, you know you will do it well.


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At least 11 dead in Syria as France says Arab plan not to be respected
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that at least 11 civilians, including three in Homs, were killed by Syrian security forces on the first day of Eid al-Adha.
In spite of the ongoing military operations in Homs demonstrations continued to be held. Now it seems Homs turned into a center for the protest movement against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
On his part, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Sunday it was clear that al-Assad was not going to implement the Arab roadmap and there was "nothing more to expect" from his regime.
"I personally think there is nothing more to expect from this regime and that despite its occasional announcements it will not commit to a program of reforms," Juppe told Europe 1 radio.
"Different initiatives have been taken to try to bring Bashar al-Assad to dialogue. You can see what happened to the last one: Bashar al-Assad accepts the Arab League peace plan and the next day he massacres dozens more people in the streets," he said.


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WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday the government should "at a deliberate pace" back away from housing market support.
In prepared remarks for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs, Geithner said policies that shaped financial decisions for decades should be reversed.
"Our goal is not for every American to become a homeowner," he said.
"We are committed to a system in which the private market -- not American taxpayers -- bears the burden for losses" in the housing market, he said.
Taxpayers have been supporting two government-sponsored enterprises, the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., which guarantee mortgage loans and sets the pace on appropriate lending practices.
Geithner, however, said regulators dropped the ball.
"Taxpayers (were left) responsible for much of the risk incurred by a poorly supervised housing finance market," he said, adding, "These were avoidable mistakes."
Going forward, he said, "We are committed to a system in which the private market -- not American taxpayers -- bears the burden for losses."
He said, "I want to emphasize that it is very important that we wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at a careful and deliberate pace."
Pointedly, although the government took over the two mortgage giants in September 2008, their role in the mortgage market has increased, as lending has become tighter. "In the wake of the financial crisis, private capital has not sufficiently returned to the mortgage market, leaving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA (Federal Housing Administration) and Ginnie Mae (Government National Mortgage Association) to insure or guarantee more than nine out of every 10 new mortgages," Geithner said.


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Phillips seeking east ward seat on council
Leroy Phillips is a candidate for the vacant east ward position on the Rockdale City Council.
Early voting begins Monday at Cit y Hal l for the Dec. 21 election. See story page 1A.
Hi s st ate - ment of candidacy follows:
My name is Leroy Phillips and I am running for the vacated seat of Melody Dawson.
I was born in the community of Tracy to the late city councilman Earnest L. Phillips and Ruenell Phillips.
My family moved to Rockdale in 1963.
I graduated from Aycock High School in 1964 and attended Tyler Barber College in Houston and received my license in 1965.
I worked as a barber in the city of Rockdale until 1969 when I was hired at Alcoa.
I retired from Alcoa in 2009 with 40 years and two months of service.
I am married to my high school sweetheart, Doris. We have three daughters, Yolanda of Temple, Angele of Round Rock and LaShun of Austin.
I have resided at 414 Oak for the past 35 years.
If I am elected, I will work to the best of my ability for the citizens of the east ward of Rockdale.
Your vote and support on Dec. 21 will be greatly appreciated.


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FC Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine defender Yuri Dmitrulin will be out of action for several weeks after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.
Similar to Raúl
The 28-year-old was taken to hospital on Saturday. "Dmitrulin will take three to four weeks to recover, he is in a condition similar to [Real Madrid CF forward] Raúl González's," Dynamo doctor Volodymyr Malyuta said.
Important games
Dmitrulin will miss important matches against FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 21 May in the league at the Lobanovskiy stadium and then on 25 May at the Olympiyskiy stadium in the Ukrainian Cup final. Dynamo trail Shakhtar by two points in the league standings.
Bad news for Ukraine
With two crucial UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifiers approaching Dmitrulin's injury is also bad news for the Ukrainian national team. On 7 June, Leonid Buryak's side take on Armenia in Lviv, and on 11 June they travel to Greece. Ukraine are second in Group 6, four points adrift of Spain, and ahead of Greece only on goal difference.
Vaschuk blow
As well as the absence of Dmitrulin, who has been capped 36 times, Buryak will also have to do without FC Spartak Moskva defender Vladislav Vaschuk. The 28-year-old, who has played 49 games for his country, sustained a serious injury in a Russian league match against SC Rotor Volgograd at the weekend.
Defensive crisis
Ukraine therefore face something of a defensive crisis with Dmytro Parfionov, Victor Skrypnyk, Hennadiy Zubov, Serhiy Shyschenko and Olexandr Horshkov also missing through injury.
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Slides for recent talks
Equations for Hilbert modular surfaces
(Emory university, April 2013).
Existence of tight simplices and other codes in compact spaces
(AMS special session on Discrete Geometry of Polytopes, Boston college, April 2013).
Rational elliptic surfaces with high Mordell-Weil rank and multiplicative reduction
(Nouvelles directions en arithmetique et geometrie des surfaces algebriques, Luminy, March 2013).
Formally dual configurations in Euclidean space ond on abelian groups
(Joint Math Meetings, San Diego, January 2013).
Metacommutation of Hurwitz primes
(Joint Math Meetings, San Diego, January 2013).
Lattices, sphere packings and spherical codes: geometric optimization problems
(Cornell university, November 2012).
Inverse problems in potential energy minimization
(Shanghai Conference on Algebraic Combinatorics, Shanghai Jiao Tong university, August 2012).
Matrix rigidity and elimination theory
(Questions in geometry arising in the sciences, Texas A & M university, April 2012).
Rigidity of spherical codes, and kissing numbers in high dimensions
(Fourth Discrete Geometry and Algebraic Combinatorics Conference, April 2012).


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Could Kevin Kolb Be the Right Guy for the Cleveland Browns?September 23, 2010
This offseason was a busy one for the Philadelphia Eagles. Tom Heckert, the team's GM, left for Cleveland to fill the same role but to have more power.
Soon after the team decided to trade longtime franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb to the division rival Washington Redskins. The Eagles were comfortable trading McNabb because they felt Kevin Kolb was the future of the team.
The season starts, and Kolb goes down with a concussion. In comes the most famous backup in the league in Michael Vick, and he performs well—really well.
Vick performed so well that the team decided they'd rather take their chances with Vick this season instead of the young Kolb.
Tuesday night the Browns found out.
The Browns, who are in dire need of a franchise QB, made a call to Philadelphia about Kolb's availability. There's no word if talks are ongoing, but when Eagles head coach Andy Reid was asked if Kolb would be on the team past the trade deadline, he would not predict.
Should the Browns make an offer for Kolb?
It's clear that not having a reliable option at the quarterback position is hurting the Browns. In the first two games of the season the Browns lost to Tampa Bay 17-14 and lost again to Kansas City 16-14. The Browns came close in both games but were not able to win the games, mostly due to costly interceptions by starting quarterbacks Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace.
Wallace threw only one interception in his start, but it was returned for a touchdown.
But is Kolb the answer?
Kolb was drafted 36th overall out of Houston in the '07 draft. In three years as a starter at Houston Kolb never had lower than a 128.8 QB rating. In his senior season he completed 67.6 percent of his passes for 30 touchdowns and four interceptions.
Heading into his fourth year, his experience in the pros has been limited. His career numbers won't exactly shout elite quarterback with 60 percent of his passes completed for 909 yards with four touchdowns and seven interceptions.
Despite the lack of big-time production Kolb has looked good in limited experience, and everyone in the Eagles organization had faith in him moving forward. It appears as if Michael Vick is at his elite form again, so the team is sticking with him.
Maybe the Browns could catch a break with Kolb.


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Houston steak house Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our Houston steak house restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the Houston just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in Houston, you've come to the right place.
Our Houston restaurant reviews guide can help you make sense of the thousands of options out there. Happy eating!
Also check out our Best Restaurants in Houston 2016 Guide
Displaying 1 - 18 of 18
Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse(04/07/2012)
"Can you keep a secret? I hate writing reviews because when I do,the place becomes too popular,big lines start forming and I have to start making reservations, wait in line, etc. I like Tradicao as a neighborhood Gem that no one knows about it yet. To me Tradicao is more laid back than other Brazil... "
Fadi's Mediterranean Grill(03/14/2012)
"i stopped going there for some time but went back 4 months ago , and waaaaw it is much better new menu new flavors salad varaities . really good for the price . love the grilled beef, chicken"
Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse(12/02/2011)
"Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse just opened around the corner from my house. They took over one of my preferred restaurants so I was a little apprehensive when I walked in not knowing what to expect. The setting was similar or actually better than before. They changed some colors and removed some wall... "
Grisby Grill(02/22/2011)
"We had a great experience at this restaurant!! It is delicious and very authentic, which is hard to find even in Texas!"
Yildizlar Restaurant(12/05/2010)
"VERY VERY SAD DAY......OUR FAVORITE MEDITERRANEAN GRILL CLOSED! It had the best Gyros in town! And every vegi you would ever want. VERY SAD. PLEASE PLEASE COME BACK."
Angus Grill and Brazilian Steakhouse(10/01/2009)
"The best Brazilian Food in town. Do not go anywere else for Brazilian cuisine. Prices, Food and Service are excellent."
H B Japanese Steak House(09/11/2009)
"Absolutely fabulous!"
Resa's Prime Steakhouse & Piano Bar(08/12/2009)
"a very good steak house without the hustle and bustle of some prime steakhouses."
Brenner's Steakhouse(04/30/2009)
"i didn't like your food"
Yildizlar Restaurant(03/18/2009)
"The best roasted chicken dinner in the universe. All of the shwarma dishes are excellent as well. It's nice to finish lunch or dinner off with a pot of Turkish coffee. It's an order at the counter place. No wait staff so that reduces the cost an improves the value. It's a small resturant i... "
Dona Maria(12/31/2008)
"A true gem in Houston! The food is awesome and the prices can't be beat."
Dona Maria(12/29/2008)
"Well, i have to say it's a hole in the wall kind of restaurant. But the family enviorment is great!!! Owners are very nice. Coffee is great, Food is wonderful, staff is great. Overall, I would come back & bring my other family members!"
Brenner's Steakhouse(12/13/2008)
"Quality steak house."
Brenner's Steakhouse(06/01/2008)
Hofbrau Steaks(08/11/2005)
"I visit Hofbrau Steaks at least 4-5 times a month. The steaks are delicious. The seafood (shrimp and catfish) is excellent especially with the Jamaican Jerk Spice. But I must admit the chicken fried steak is the best I've ever had. My family and I also enjoy the Spring Crawfish Boils. All in all, ... "
Hofbrau Steaks(05/31/2002)
"This is now a "Chain Food" restaurant and is now overall very bad. We tried it twice and it was terrible. Expensive for what they service, bar atmosphere and very young inexperienced help. They do not even serve a decent hamburger!"
Hofbrau Steaks(08/11/2001)
"Serious steaks.. If you like beef and like alot of it, this is the steak house for you, not much room in the place, kinda like a road house diner. No frills, but good food"
Brennan's of Houston(10/08/2000)
"Brennan's is our favorite when it comes to that special night out. Impeccable service, but you can't be in hurry. Definitely five stars!!! P.S. THE place for bread pudding. "


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Keeping Lawyers Out Of The Lab
Add another set of voices to the chorus of complaints about our litigious society. Scientists who would prefer to plug away quietly in their labs say they are dragged into lawsuits the moment their research turns up a hint of the possible cause of a disease. And once that happens, they are besieged by time-consuming subpoenas from both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Their professional reputations come under attack, and any hope of privacy for their pursuit of scientific knowledge is gone.
Dr. Brad A. Racette, a neurologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, says his experience is compelling evidence of the burdens of litigation. It started when he published a study in 2001 suggesting that welding fumes might cause Parkinson's disease. Such a link had long been hypothesized because welding rods contain manganese, a metal that in high doses is a known risk factor for Parkinson's. Racette found that 15 professional welders developed symptoms of the disease an average of 15 years earlier than normal for Parkinson's patients. Although far from definitive, it was the strongest suggestion yet of cause and effect.
The study fed into a flood of litigation, with more than 10,000 welders filing suit to date. Racette and Washington University have been served with 10 subpoenas, and he has been deposed three times. "It has taken up an extraordinary amount of time," he says—one researcher in his lab dedicates almost all his time to pulling together data required by court action. Washington University has also spent more than $200,000 responding to legal motions.
Even Racette's patient data are up for grabs. As a treating physician, he had assumed medical records were protected by the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to shield patient privacy. But a court order trumps HIPAA. Lawyers have a broad right to request detailed medical information if it pertains to a case. "Because we're doing research, our records contain very specific information about employers and dates and so on that make it possible to identify the individuals in the study," says Racette. "That can really undermine the trust that research participants place in us."
The American Association for Justice, a trial lawyers' group, is not convinced. "This is one person complaining about going into court twice a year for five years. That hardly seems like a burden," says Chris Mather, head of communications for the group.
Whether or not such demands are a burden depends on who is being asked. J. Steven Picou, a sociology professor at the University of South Alabama, says he spent an entire year responding to subpoenas after he published studies in 1992, funded by the National Science Foundation, on the social and psychological impact of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill in Alaska. Alaska residents had already filed suit against Exxon Corp. (XOM ), and "Exxon wanted every scrap of paper that was at all relevant," he says. "It was very distracting, very distressing." The litigation also stopped Picou's research team from publishing any further studies of the oil spill, for fear of more legal demands. Lawsuits surrounding the Exxon Valdez spill are still in the courts.
Racette refuses to serve as an expert witness for either side of the welding suits, but Washington University has accepted $230,000 from a trial lawyers' group to cover the costs of screening welders for Parkinson's. John Beisner, a partner with O'Melveny & Myers who represents welding companies, says that makes information gathered on those welders fair game in discovery. "It should not be a surprise that a defendant would ask for the details of information that is used against him." Beisner agrees that such searches should be done in a way that doesn't chill scientific research, but adds that "the courtroom is a place where you search for the truth," and scientific studies fall into the purview of that search.
Racette and a colleague, Dr. Joel S. Perlmutter, laid out their side of this conflict in an article in the December issue of Neurology, written after Racette attended a conference over the summer on metal toxicity. "I found that many people have these stories," he says. "It absolutely has a chilling effect on research. When investigators see the difficulties faced by other researchers, their natural reaction is to find something else to do."
Racette says scientists are particularly concerned about attacks on their reputations by industry attorneys seeking to discredit research. For proof that such fears aren't groundless, they need only look to Dr. Herbert Needleman, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. In the 1970s, Needleman was the first scientist to link lead exposure and lowered IQ levels in children. Although his research persuaded the federal government to mandate the removal of lead from gasoline and paint, Needleman was ferociously attacked by the lead and paint industries and had to defend himself against charges of scientific fraud and misconduct. He was ultimately exonerated—after tallying up $85,000 in legal expenses.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science became aware of the disruption that litigation can cause the scientific process seven or eight years ago, during lawsuits involving tobacco. "Attorneys for those companies were very aggressive in seeking data from scientists," says Mark S. Frankel, director of the Scientific Freedom, Responsibility & Law program at the AAAS. "One doctor left the field, he was so discouraged."
Picou, who has monitored lawsuits involving research ever since his own work came under scrutiny, worries that the legal system also devalues the scientific process. "Issues other than scientific evidence come into play in a lawsuit. It involves how good your attorney is and how good you are on the witness stand. Scientists become trapped in a battle between experts."
Racette calls for federal legislation that would protect research from subpoenas. As a model, he points to Illinois' Medical Studies Act, which prohibits the legally forced disclosure of data obtained in a medical study. "We need to create an environment where scientists are free to explore many different potential causes of disease, without having to worry about being hauled into court."
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Source Collaboration
Lesson 5 of 9
Objective: Students will work in small groups to share and discuss research and ideas in preparation for writing effective position essays.
Anticipatory Set
Class begins with each student making a short list of the pros and cons presented in each of the articles they selected during the research process. I find that the students are better able to do this as a result of a modification I made to the graphic organizer they utilized for note taking. I address this modification and its impact in the resource: Using the Graphic Organizer.
I only give them 10 minutes for this process because I asked them to annotate the articles the night before for homework. In order to facilitate a resource share-out that is effective and efficient, I make sure each student will have a brief list to share already prepared prior to the discussion.
Resources (1)
Guided Practice
For the next 35 minutes or so of the class period, students share information gleaned from each of the articles they selected as resources and listed on their Source Info Graphic Organizer form. Since table groups have 3-4 students, each student is given roughly 8-10 minutes to share the information they found in their articles.
Students are able to use one another's article(s) as a resource if they find that another student has a stronger article, or one that better addresses one of the sides of the argument. Since the students do not yet know the position they will be writing from, it is extremely important they have enough information about both sides of the argument. Strong argument writing addresses both sides of the argument fairly and accurately, using the evidence to refute the opposing viewpoint.
Resources (1)
To wrap up the class period, I have the students draw a position out of the Magic Bag, so they are not just selecting the side they most agree with, but instead demonstrate their ability to present a strong and effective argument. I know that this will provide a great challenge for some of them, but I think it is important to stretch their skills.


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I am looking at changing the frame to a steel hardtail (cotic soul, orange p7, 456 Dialled prince Albert, all the usual suspects). As my budget only stretches to older versions should I be too concerned about rust?
Bike Forum
steel is real but rust is dust
I have a 30-year-old British Eagle road frame in my shed which was shot blasted about 15 years ago and nothing done to it since. It only has surface rust.
Unless the frame in question has been regularly dunked in sea-water then rust isn't an issue.
Check the previous owner has had it waxoiled and garaged and you should be fine
No rust forms on the inside where you can't see it (if it does at all)
Rust isn't a problem for bikes. hence you hear about many people finding really old frames lying about and have restored them in to perfectly working bikes.
My commuter is a very old tourer (someone said it was from the 50's!) that's 60 years of road salt, rain, paint chips and whatever else.
It's still fine.
My alumninium road bike has more corrosion!
It can be a problem, especially with an outside or winter bike. But it almost certainly won't be. Damaged paintwork is likely to surface rust over time though. My tange-tubed carrera is into its 22nd year of either constant daily all year use, or total abandonment in a wet shed, and sure I took a fair amount of surface rust off it when I resprayed but it's still sound. And not many people use frames for 20 years these days.
I've seen a few old steel frames rust through usually on the seat tube where the front mech is (including a Yeti ultimate ), or on the chainstay.
But it takes some serious neglect to make it happen IMHO.
My 16 year old Kona Explosif has had much of the paint rubbed off during it's hard life but there is little sign of corrosion and certainly nothing structural.
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3 sought in armed robbery at Mesa grocery storePosted: Updated:
Police are looking for two men and a woman who carried out an armed robbery at a Mesa grocery store on Dec. 29.
Mesa police said the three suspects loaded up shopping carts at the Bashas on E. McKellips and left through separate exit doors without paying.
As employees were confronting one of the suspects, another suspect threatened the employees with a black handgun.
The three got away in a black, 2-door passenger car with black tinted windows and no license plate.
The first suspect is described as a man approximately 5'9'', in his 20s to 30s and heavy set with short dark hair and a goatee.
The second man is described as 6'0'' and 190 pounds. He has a tattoo of a teardrop by his right eye. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants and a baseball cap.
The third suspect is a woman who is 5'4'' and 170 pound with curly, dark hair. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black short pants and black shoes.
If you have information on the suspects, you're asked to text to 274-637 (CRIMES) or on CrimeReports.com.
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|Edgar B. Cornelius (William Cornelius1) was born 2 OCT 1873 in Hancock, Washington, Maryland, and died AFT 1930. He married Jennie Rebecca Layton 10 OCT 1894 in Fulton Co, PA, daughter of Isaiah Layton and Ida Mellott. She was born JAN 1873 in Brush Creek Twp., Fulton Co, PA, and died AFT 1930.
Children of Edgar B. Cornelius and Jennie Rebecca Layton are:
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2009 ACETA Winners Announced
Teachers from South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming Receive American Civic Education Teacher Awards
April 22, 2009, WASHINGTON — Teachers from South Carolina, Virginia and Wyoming are recipients of the 2009 American Civic Education Teacher Awards, recognizing their exemplary work preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens.
The ACETA winners are: Nate Breen of Cheyenne Central High School in Laramie County, Wyo.; Sarah Ann Richardson Turpin of Clemson Elementary School in Pickens County, S.C.; and Gregory Walsh of Falls Church High School in Fairfax County, Va.
The awards are given annually to elementary and secondary teachers of civics, government and related subjects who have demonstrated exceptional expertise, dynamism and creativity in motivating students to learn about the Constitution, Congress and public policy.
ACETA is sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, the Center on Congress at Indiana University and the National Education Association.
Charles N. Quigley, Executive Director of the Center for Civic Education, praised Breen, Turpin and Walsh for their dedication to teaching young people the responsibilities of citizenship in our democracy. "It is an honor to recognize teachers who are so enthusiastic about imparting the fundamental values and principles of our constitutional system of government," Quigley said.
Lee Hamilton, Director of the Center on Congress, lauded the awardees for "helping students develop the knowledge and skills they need to work within the political system to make their communities and their nation better." In presenting the awards, Hamilton said, "We call public attention to the fact that many teachers across the nation are doing an excellent job molding the civic character of America's youth."
"The awardees should be commended for their commitment to improving student learning and for leading by example to enhance the professionalism of civic education, which is essential to the preservation and improvement of a representative democracy," said Dennis Van Roekel, National Education Association president.
The ACETA winners receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in July to participate in an educational program that includes observing floor sessions and committee hearings in Congress, meeting members of Congress and other key officials, and visiting sites such as the National Archives and the U.S. Supreme Court.
The three awardees share a passion for explaining the work of government in an engaging way, and helping young people see that what goes on in Washington is relevant to their lives.
"I hope that my instruction helps students experience the excitement of citizenship, and the satisfaction of contributing to society," wrote Gregory Walsh, of Virginia, in his ACETA self-portrait essay. "Generating interest in the classroom, and at the same time opening doors to service in the community, can sustain lifelong commitments to both learning and service."
Wyoming's Nate Breen wrote, "The teacher's duty is to instill in the hearts of our students...an expectation of citizenship," which he described as "living and practicing tolerance, community service, hard work, and compassion. None of these virtues are present at birth. These virtues must be taught in the school and community, and modeled to our young."
And Sarah Ann Richardson Turpin of South Carolina wrote, "Strong civics education is essential to a strong democracy. It is our responsibility to teach our children and raise them to be informed, active citizens throughout their lifetime."
Each year the ACETA program selects and showcases three teachers whose students represent the diversity of the American public and private school systems. Applicants must be full-time classroom teachers of grades K–12. There is no fee to apply. In addition to a two-page self-portrait essay, applicants must submit three letters of recommendation — two from teaching peers and one from their school principal. Applications and materials for the 2010 awards will be available online in January.
With the recognition this year of Breen, Turpin and Walsh, the ACETA program has now honored a dozen teachers since the awards were first given in 2006. The previous ACETA awardees:
- Sally Broughton — Monforton Elementary School, Bozeman, Mont.
- Christopher Cavanaugh — Plainfield High School, Plainfield, Ind.
- Cheryl Cook-Kallio — Irvington High School, Fremont, Calif.
- Mary Ellen Daneels — Community High School, West Chicago, Ill.
- Barbara Simpson Ector — Cleveland Middle School, Cleveland, Tenn.
- Kevin Fox — Arcadia High School, Arcadia, Calif.
- Julie Kuhnhein — Highlands High School, Fort Thomas, Ky.
- Galelyn McElroy — Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, Ky.
- Donna Paoletti Phillips — Robert Frost Middle School, Rockville, Md.
To learn more about ACETA, visit the Web sites of the sponsoring organizations.
About the Center for Civic Education (www.civiced.org)
The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy.
About the Center on Congress (www.centeroncongress.org)
The Center on Congress is a nonpartisan educational institution established in 1999 to help improve the public's understanding of Congress and to encourage civic engagement.
About the National Education Association (www.nea.org)
The NEA is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.


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Thursday, June 10, 2010
New Music: Janelle Monáe feat. B.O.B. & Lupe Fiasco - Tightrope (Wondamix)
Gonna keep the Big Boi-related vibes from yeterday going with a few other tracks I missed while out of town...
I know I been talking up Janelle Monáe crazy recently but in the end I have to say her ArchAndroid album was kind of a disappointment after I called her the best new artists on the planet. There's some joints on it no doubt but overall its too long and kind of meanders with some real slow periods. I thought homegirl could have delivered a Miseducation-type of classic album but to be honest she kind of dropped the ball! I'll still go see her live if she ever makes it to the T.dot though 'cos she's still amazing live and this remix of her first single is pretty good too!
Janelle Monáe feat. B.O.B. & Lupe Fiasco - 'Tightrope (Wondamix)' [mp3 audio stream]
[via Semtex]
Labels: B.O.B., Janelle Monáe, Lupe Fiasco