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My Superhero Sister
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My Superhero Sister by Toni LoTempio is a light, fun read. One you could probably read in one sitting. I loved all the aspects of a traditional superhero story, with the story not actually being about the superhero, but her very normal little sister. Holly is the focus of MSS, but she is a wonderful character. She's smart, funny and has a little bit of an unusual hobby. She likes to collect bugs. Her fascination with them plays a pivotal role in the story too. Her and her sister Ellen have a normal sibling relationship, it's just Ellen has super powers. Holly is of course sometimes slightly envious of her sister, but realizes being a superhero is not as fun as she thinks. She has a great relationship with her parents. Her mother is very loving and worries about her little half superhero family. Her father is a vet in his downtime, being the other superhero in their family. Anti-hero is the bad guy and is of course bent on world domination. He's one of those smart-dumb people. You can't help but dislike him. It ends up being Holly who mostly saves the day with an unexpected transformation. She has the help of her best friend Mona, and Mona's uncle Professor Kane. I would say this is a book for younger readers, maybe the 10-15 year olds. The story is engaging and the characters are fun. There is a little romance, but it's only G rated and is very cute and sweet. I found quite a bit of the story funny, it made me smile. If you're after something for your younger readers then grab a copy of My Superhero Sister, you won't be disappointed.


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Petitions for Westwood Heights school board due Thursday
March 09, 2009, 6:49PM
WESTWOOD, Michigan -- Candidates interested in filing the remaining terms of three seats on the Westwood Heights board of Education must turn in completed petitions and filing affidavits to the Genesee County Clerk's office by 4 p.m. Thursday. Full story »
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Westwood Heights School District seeking Board of Education members
March 07, 2009, 1:30PM
MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- The Westwood Heights Board of Education is accepting applications for three seats on the Board of Education. Full story »
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Voters recall three Westwood Heights school board members
February 25, 2009, 12:04PM
WESTWOOD HEIGHTS, Michigan -- More changes are on the way for the Westwood Heights School District, after voters recalled three Board of Education members Tuesday. Board President Danny Wilkerson, Secretary Chereathe Hollinger and Treasurer Harold McIntyre were recalled by a more than 2-1 margin. Full story »
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Gun battle after Beecher basketball game was dispute between former and current Beecher, Hamady students, police say
February 10, 2009, 2:27PM
MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- The gun battle following a Beecher vs. Hamady high school basketball game last month may not have had anything to do with the game, but police says it was a shootout between current and past students of the two schools. Four people were hit by bullets in the Jan. 20 shooting, but Mt. Morris Township... Full story »
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Genesee County prosecutor sends warning to Westwood Heights Board of Education over Open Meetings Act violation
February 09, 2009, 10:49PM
WESTWOOD HEIGHTS, Michigan -- You are off the hook this time, but it better not happen again. That's the warning Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton sent to the Westwood Heights Board of Education regarding a complaint that the board violated the Open Meetings Act. Full story »
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Shooting outside Beecher basketball game has some parents considering moving children to another district, others calling for the community to work together to prevent violence
January 21, 2009, 9:00PM
MT. MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- While a shooting that injured four young people after a basketball game at Beecher High School on Tuesday has some parents considering taking their children out of the school district, others say the incident is serving as a wake-up call that changes need to be made. The shooting in the parking lot of the old... Full story »
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Recall elections set for Flint Mayor Don Williamson, Jackie Poplar and other Genesee County officials
January 02, 2009, 10:50AM
Note: This is part of a Flint Journal series looking ahead to plans, projects and people for 2009. The date and time stamp on this article have been updated after additional elements were added. Flint Journal extras: See below for past articles about the Genesee County area recall efforts. | See below for more polls on the recall elections... Full story »
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Note: This is part of a Flint Journal series looking ahead to plans, projects and people for 2009. GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Many schools in Genesee County will be under construction in the New Year. Count Genesee, Kearsley, Mt. Morris, Owosso, and Westwood Heights among the school districts that will begin spending millions of dollars of millage money to add... Full story »
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University of Michigan-Flint, Westwood Heights find benefits in educational partnership
December 08, 2008, 11:58AM
FLINT, Michigan -- Wednesday morning's math lesson was so much like a game that a group of first-graders at McMonagle Elementary in the Westwood Heights School District at first didn't realize they were actually learning. Instead of the usual worksheets and book work, students played mathzee, a made-up game, in which they used jumbo dice to practice single digit addition. Full story »
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November 18, 2008, 6:20PM
This is an updated version of a story previously posted at 2:12 p.m. | See below for articles related to this issue. WESTWOOD HEIGHTS, Michigan — Westwood Heights Board of Education member Brenda Battle-Jordan was shocked when she received notice that a recall petition had been filed against her, but she was even more shocked to find out who... Full story »
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November 18, 2008, 10:20AM
WESTWOOD HEIGHTS, Michigan -- Mt. Morris Township police responded to a threat at McMonagle Elementary School in the Westwood Heights School District Monday, but a school district official said the threat appeared to have been false. Bridget Liddell, administrative assistant to the superintendent, said the building principal at McMonagle had information about the threat and followed proper procedures. Full story »
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Westwood Heights students officially debate dress code
November 06, 2008, 7:30PM
WESTWOOD HEIGHTS, Michigan -- The decision is in. After months of debate over the dress code at Hamady Middle/High School, students on Wednesday officially argued their opinions in front of a panel of judges -- which is making a recommendation to the school board on the uniforms. The verdict: The dress code will remain in effect, at least for the... Full story »
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Some Westwood Heights students feeling the chill as school boiler dies
October 29, 2008, 5:00PM
WESTWOOD HEIGHTS, Michigan -- Some McMonagle Elementary students and teachers may be feeling chilled after one of the school's boilers went out. Industrial space heaters have been installed in some classrooms but teachers can choose to move to different rooms if they get too cold, said Principal Salli Stevens, who was notified last week of the heat problem. So far,... Full story »
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October 27, 2008, 5:00AM
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Westwood Heights trio recall proposal on Feb. 24 ballot
October 24, 2008, 11:45AM
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Guns, children and schools: 5 reactions that lacked common sense
After officials scolded her and searched her in front of her peers, the meaner kids in her class began calling her a murderer. And even after Valentin tried to explain it wasn't a real gun, one official told her she "could be arrested" for bringing it to school.
Valentin's mother kept her out of school for a bit because the harassment was so severe. And, rightfully so, mom was irate at how her daughter was treated. The search never should've happened, and the public scolding never should've happened.
While I completely understand rules are rules, and that there were allegedly some frightened kids, this story is an example of overreaching and overreaction to the nth degree. Enforce the rules but do it wearing kid gloves, because you're dealing with children here, not hardened career criminals who might be hiding a shiv in their waistband.
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3. That time the 'insensitive' cupcakes forced a confiscation
If you were 9 years old, had a love for the military and a love for cupcakes (who doesn't?), how do you think you could combine the two things? Well, by decorating some cupcakes with green plastic Army men, that's how.
And that's what birthday boy Hunter Fountain did: He put some plastic toy Army men on top of cupcakes and took the cupcakes to his class, to celebrate his birthday.
Upon revealing the sweet treats, the "insensitive" cupcakes were confiscated and Hunter's mother was called. The school deemed it "too soon" after Sandy Hook to have plastic Army men in school. The kids were still able to eat the cupcakes, and the toys were sent home with Hunter in a baggie.
Here's how the school's principal explained the decision:
These are toys that were commonplace in the past. However, some parents prohibit all guns as toys. In light of that difference, the school offered to replace the soldiers with another item and the soldiers were returned home with the student. — Susan Wright
I'm sure some parents also don't allow their children to eat sweets, so why not just forbid the cupcakes altogether?
Look, I know political correctness has its place, like in public education where you have not only the government on your back but parents, too (which is infinitely more terrifying than the government), but where does it end? When I think of plastic green Army men, I think of my childhood and I think of the "Toy Story" series. And the only time I ever hurt myself playing with them is when I accidentally stepped on one.
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2. That time when a child wet himself while being interrogated by
a school official over a cap gun
When it comes to children's toys, the cap gun is about as popular and recognizable as the Slinky, yo-yos and plastic Army men. But it was the orange-tipped menace that caused a cowboy-loving 5-year-old to get interrogated by a school official for two hours before his mother was called.
Oh yeah, and the questioning frightened the kid so much that he wet himself.
The kid broke the "no toy guns at school" rule, so his mom is totally cool with him being punished. But she, like any mother, is taking serious issue with the severity of the punishment (a 10-day suspension and a mark on his permanent record) and the fact that she was treated as an afterthought to the disciplinary action.
Oh, and! The principal told the mother that, if the boy had brought caps to school, then it would have been considered an explosive device and the police would have been called.
Oy vey. Seriously: Oy vey.
Of all these stories, you'll never forget…
1. That time a Hello Kitty bubble gun led to a 'terroristic threat'
Take a look at that image. Chances are you know all about Hello Kitty if you have kids in the house. Chances are you have bought your little Hello Kitty fan a bunch of Hello Kitty school supplies, clothing and toys. Chances are you might have even bought your mini-me one of these:
Good job, you just armed a terrorist.
OK, we all know that's going a bit overboard, but one school in Pennsylvania didn't think so.
A 5-year-old girl named Madison told her friend that she was going to shoot her, then herself, with a pink bubble gun while waiting for the school bus. The girl didn't actually have the toy with her at the time, but she was ultimately suspended after being questioned about the incident by school officials.
According to the girl's mother, the child was questioned for three hours before parents were notified. The mom also said officials told her daughter she could go to jail for what she did, which was making a "terroristic threat."
Last it was reported, the parents got a lawyer and are discussing the matters with the school via litigation.
All of these events happened post-Sandy Hook, so it's easy to see how the heightened sensitivity about guns played a role in all of the overreaction. But it doesn't excuse the overreaching. Who in their right mind treats 5- and 6-year-olds that way?
No child should be questioned without parents present, and no parent should have to go hours without a phone call from the principal informing them about what happened.
Some of the parents admitted their child made a mistake, broke a rule and deserve punishment. But all of the parents are correct in that common sense needs to be applied to these situations.
That saying "kids will be kids" is true for this new generation as it was for your generation, and my generation. Causing mental and developmental harm to impressionable children results in zero positive gains for all involved.
Zero-tolerance policies on weapons in school (even the toy kind) shouldn't be an excuse for zero common sense.
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I remember being sixteen and fearing people might find out I was having sex. Part of me wanted to scream, "How cool is this?!" But the rest of me worried that my friends would freak out if they knew I was doing it when most of them weren't.
I'm having that same feeling all over again. Only now, I'm a forty-year-old mother of two. And the guy I'm having all this secret sex with is the one I'm married to.
My discomfort over divulging our near-daily hookups started last year. First, I mentioned it to some women at a party and was met with stony silence. Then, one of my friends told me she was considering divorce partly because her husband wouldn't get physical.
I told her, almost apologetically, that after ten years together and two kids, we're still constantly doing what Bob Eubanks used to call "making whoopee." She said I was the first married mother she'd spoken to who is getting any.
I know it's a classic ritual for married people in our culture to complain that sex and fun inevitably end once you get married. For decades, it's been fodder for songwriters ("You don't bring me flowers . . ."), sitcoms (Mr. Roper on Three's Company) and stand-up comics ("Take my wife – please").
Advice columnist Margo Howard remembers her mother, the late Ann Landers, hearing from our mothers' generation when Viagra hit the market in the 1990s: "She was bombarded with letters from women saying, 'Jesus, we thought that was over and now they come up with a drug?'"
But I always assumed that Gen-Xers who made comments about never getting any were kidding around, riffing off the whole "beleaguered spouse" stereotype. Aren't we the ones who were so turned off by what we saw of our parents' adult world that we didn't want any part of it? Half the people I know wear sneakers and jeans to work, and borrow their kid's DS to play Spore.
We grew up on Dr. Ruth's rah-rah attitude toward sex and her very public advice about how to enjoy it. Today, we swim in a multimedia sea of sexual imagery. We're offered constant dispatches on the sex lives of celebrities (including forty-five-year-old Brad and thirty-three-year-old Angie, poster children for both wild passion and familial procreation). This is the era of the "hot mom," or so marketers will tell you. In our metastasized culture of self-help, we're constantly fed tips on how to be the sexiest selves we can be. Aren't we the last people who would stop having sex just a few years into marriage?
"I should share with you some of the emails that I get," says marriage therapist and author Michele Weiner-Davis. "So often it's from people in their twenties and their thirties saying, 'This isn't supposed to be happening to us. We're young and we're vibrant. And yet here we are.':The thing that's surprised me the most in my work is that I never really assumed that people your age would be experiencing this issue in the numbers that they are."
Obviously, every married couple in America isn't going without sex. Some, like Christina Moran, say things are blazing. Despite raising five children (four from their previous marriages, one they had together) she and her husband Kevin both say sex is a central part of their relationship.
Amid the stress of work and the challenge of blending their families, Christina Moran says, "the one thing through it all that we've always had was we could always turn to our sex life and know that we have that to let off stress."
Moran, a thirty-nine-year-old accountant, started a side business in 2007. She teaches pole-dancing classes at a workout studio called Goddess Fitness in Bethesda, Md. Many of her students are married women looking to reconnect with their sense of sexiness.
Dana Suazo, a forty-one-year-old Colorado mom, has sex with her husband three or four times a week, though that number can drop if their three-year-old daughter is sick and awake at night. Suazo has girlfriends who've gotten divorced over an absence of sex. And she, too, has had awkward moments when divulging her busy love life. She recently quoted her frequency figure to friends, and "the rest of the girls were like, 'Don't say it too loud. Our husbands will hear!'"
Is it really a rare thing to be forty and still regularly having sex with your spouse? I started hunting for numbers, wanting to know just how many Gen-X parents are having little or no sex with their spouses. How do we compare to previous generations? "There just aren't really good statistics," says Jennifer Bass, information services director for the Kinsey Institute, which has tracked American sexual behavior since 1947. "Averages just don't mean anything because everyone is different, every situation is different:There is no norm."
Five Tips for Improving Your Sex Life
1. Talk – and listen.
Michele Weiner-Davis says communication is key: Let your partner know you'd like to have sex more often. Discuss – without complaining – what you really like and what you're up for trying. Listen to what your spouse wants; preferences evolve over time, and needs may differ. "Unfortunately," says Weiner-Davis, "we tend to give to our partner the things we need ourselves, rather than giving in the language of our partner."
2. Schedule it.
"You wish it would always be the spontaneous thing," says Dr. Tammy Zacchilli, "but there's just so many other things going on . . . sometimes scheduling is the only way you know for sure." It may sound unromantic to plan your hookup. But what you lose in spontaneity, you gain in anticipation. Rather than just planning a single date, agree to set aside time each week (maybe the same night each week at 10 p.m.?) for physical contact.
3. Set the scene.
You can easily make your bedroom more romance-friendly without spending a dime, says author Doug Brown. Put away the clutter and the laundry, remove toys or anything else belonging to the kids, then stow anything work-related. Gather up a few candles from around the house, maybe some good music, and put your favorite sheets on the bed. Make it a space focused on the two of you, rather than a spot for the whole family.
Last summer, The Journal of Sex Research reported on a study of "sensual and sexual marital contentment in parents of small children." The sex lives of 452 parents had been studied in 2002 when their babies were six months old; they were analyzed again four years later. "Sexual contentment remained low," the study said. "More parents had changed from being sensually content in 2002 to discontent in 2006, than the contrary." Even those who hadn't had a second child weren't back to their pre-parenthood sex lives: "The average sexual frequency was low both at six months and at four years for both parents with and without additional children."
That journal article also cited a 2005 study of 820 parents, which found that "the majority of parents had sexual intercourse once to twice a month when the baby was six months old." But they took note of the overall lack of exploration of this subject: "There is a lack of research concerning the development of the parents' relationship over a longer period of time and the experience of sensuality and sexuality in the role of a partner or parent."
Much of the data available on the subject comes from surveys by companies with a stake in the outcome. Last November, an online survey funded by the chipmaker Intel caused some brief buzz when they announced that 52 percent of women ages 35-44 would rather go without sex for two weeks than give up the Internet for that long.
In other words, the Internet has become indispensable to our personal and professional lives. But sex, assuming you're not seeking to conceive, is totally dispensable in the short run. And so, given how overscheduled so many of us are, it's getting repeatedly moved to tomorrow's to-do list because today is already packed.
"I have a recurring dream that my husband and I are trying and trying to have sex, but always to no avail and always with the greatest frustration," says Elizabeth Lasseter, a thirty-nine-year-old mother of three who lives in Alabama. She and her husband are "still very attracted to each other and would have sex more often if we had more time alone," she says, but for now "we are not defying that sex-dies-down-after-marriage rule."
Doug Brown, author of Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off The TV and Turned On Their Sex Life For 101 Days (No Excuses!), says that since his book was published last summer he's heard lots of stories from sexless readers – friends and strangers alike. "They're like, 'You know, we haven't done it in like a year.' Or, 'We only do it, like, every few months if we're lucky,'" says Brown, a forty-three-year-old father of two.
Why, then, despite our sexed-up, forty-is-the-new-thirty culture, does this seem to be so common?
"We go to school, we get our degrees, maybe we go to grad school," says Dr. Tammy Zacchilli, professor of psychology at Saint Leo University in Florida, who studies marriage. "We're getting older while all of that is happening. We don't want to think we are, but we are. Then you bring the kids into that. . ."
Some spouses who both work outside the home arrange their work schedules to share child-care duties. Working opposite hours, they're rarely home hanging out together. Even off-duty, many of us have bosses who want us wirelessly reachable 24/7. And the range of digital entertainment and information coming at us provides added distraction.
This is also a very kid-focused generation of parents. Many of us spend as much of our free time with our offspring as possible, and truck them to a time-consuming array of extracurricular activities.
4. Prepare yourself.
No one's expecting you to get buff or go macrobiotic. But taking decent care of your body and thinking about what you're putting into it can make a major difference, says sex columnist Yvonne K. Fulbright. So eat a little better, exercise a bit more and get sleep as best you can.
5. Eliminate distractions.
Don't turn on the TV as soon as you walk into the bedroom at night, says Brown. And don't split your attention between your partner and the digital world: If you reflexively check e-mail or Facebook throughout the evening, try to kick the habit. Multi-tasking is great, but sex happens when people focus on each other. Sometimes the problem is communication: "The way people say 'I want to have sex' is often 'Are you coming to bed?' And if someone says, 'No, not right now,' that's it. There's no sex," says Lori Brown, a sociologist who teaches sexuality at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. "We're inundated with sexuality, and yet we don't talk about sexuality. The average Americans don't talk about 'what I like, what I want.'"
We must devote more time and energy to physical intimacy, the experts say. But time and energy are in ridiculously short supply. In many cases, not only are people too busy to have sex, they're also too busy to notice that they miss it.
And that's the scary part.
Because it's not nearly as dispensable in the long run as it may seem when you're skipping it. It's a glue that keeps people together. It keeps you focused on each other and forces you to let your guard down in a way that nothing else can. "There's a link between sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction," Zacchilli says. "It's something important."
Weiner-Davis, the therapist, has many patients who assumed their marriages would keep bubbling along without much sex, while they focused on children and work. "I'm here to tell people," she says, "if you put your sex life and intimacy, physical or emotional, on hold, you'll be sitting in my office, if you're lucky, or in a divorce lawyer's office."
The message seems to resound: If you like your marriage and want it to keep going, make time for sex. What have you got to lose – especially right now? We're in a recession, with all its stress and distraction and potential marital arguments over money. Forget the babysitter. Forget the romantic dinner and movie or the weekend getaway. Get busy with your partner in your own bed at home. Sex with your spouse isn't just good for your marriage. It's also free.


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Tuesday, December 17th @ 6:30pm. Choirs, Orchestra and Band
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They will be going onto the District level Spelling Bee contest.
Follow our Dennis Lab School 5th graders, alongside their parents, as they volunteer. Their most recent was the Salvation Army!
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The Chinese Culture Night was a fantastic event for our students and Dennis children together.
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Authors: Li, W. H.; Zhou, X. Y.; Xu, Z.; Yan, M. J.
Source: Surface Engineering, Volume 25, Number 5, July 2009 , pp. 353-360(8)
Publisher: Maney Publishing
Brush electroplated Ni-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composite coatings with uniform distribution of PTFE particles in the nanocrystalline Ni matrix were prepared by changing the bath temperature. The effects of the bath temperature on the deposition, microstructure and tribological properties of the composite coatings were investigated. Experimental results show that the PTFE content in coatings, deposition rate and the tribological properties trend to increase with increasing bath temperature, and the composite coating prepared at the bath temperature of 40°C reaches a maximum in surface morphology. However, it is difficult to successfully prepare the composite coatings when the bath temperature is above 40°C owing to their poor adhesion to the substrate. Therefore, some measures should be taken when the composite coatings are prepared at the bath temperatures above 40°C.Keywords: BATH TEMPERATURE; BRUSH ELECTROPLATING; COMPOSITE COATINGS; NANOCRYSTALLINE; NI-POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174329408X282622
Publication date: 2009-07-01
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US 5515436 A Abstract This invention relates to a module for rapid interconnection of two monopair telephone lines by metal contacts with self-stripping slots. It comprises a base element which is fixed on the receiving metal rail, and which ensures connection of the incoming strands, an intermediate element which contains the major part of the connections for linkage, an upper element with master screw which ensures connection of the outgoing strands, and a fourth plug-in penta-pole element which forms a receptacle for an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit maintains electrical continuity, but may also, for example, receive an overvoltage arrester and possibly other additional components.
Claims(8) 1. A module for interconnecting a telephone incoming line to a telephone outgoing line, comprising:
a base element including fastening means for fastening the base element onto a metal grounding rail, two channels for respectively receiving first and second wires of a telephone incoming line, and a grounding contact traversing the base element, said grounding contact being adapted to be electrically connected to the metal grounding rail; an intermediate element fitted onto the base element, said grounding contact extending into the intermediate element, said intermediate element comprising (i) upper and lower portions, (ii) first and second contacts including respectively first and second self-stripping portions each having a self-stripping slot, the first and second self-stripping portions extending into the base element, and (iii) third and fourth metal contacts each including third and fourth self-stripping portions each having a self-stripping slot and extending from the upper portion of the intermediate element; an upper element fitted onto the upper portion of the intermediate element, said third and fourth self-stripping portions extending into the upper element, said upper element including two channels for respectively receiving first and second wires of a telephone outgoing line, and a screw extending the upper element into said intermediate element, whereby tightening the screw forces said first and second wires of the telephone outgoing line against the third and fourth self-stripping portions, and biases the first and second self-stripping portions against the first and second wires of the telephone incoming line; and a lower element fitted onto the lower portion of the intermediate element, said lower element including a first terminal and first and second pairs of terminals, said first terminal being electrically connected to the grounding contact which extends into the intermediate element, said first pair of terminals electrically interconnecting the first contact to the third contact of the intermediate element, said second pair of terminals electrically interconnecting the second contact to the fourth contact of the intermediate element. 2. The module of claim 1, wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth metal contacts further includes a tuning fork clip which receives a respective terminal of the first and second pairs of terminals.
3. The module of claim 1, wherein said grounding contact includes a first tuning clip which receives said first terminal, and a second tuning clip which for clipping onto the metal grounding rail.
4. The module of claim 1, wherein each of the self-stripping portions comprises a blade having the respective self-stripping slot formed therein.
5. The module of claim 4, wherein each of the blades has an elastic property such that each respective self-stripping slot widens to receive each respective wire.
6. The module of claim 1, wherein the lower element includes an overvoltage arrester.
7. The module of claim 1, wherein the lower element includes a overvoltage protection circuit including at least one positive temperature coefficient resistor in series respectively between the first and second pairs of terminals.
8. The module of claim 1, wherein the two channels of the upper element each includes fins for retention of a self-closing sealing gel.
Description The present invention relates to a module for rapid interconnection, typically between the telephone network and a subscriber, of two monopair telephone lines, this module presenting characteristics of tightness which enable it to be installed out of doors, for example in an aerial circuit. Modules of this type are at present widely marketed by Applicants under reference "MX . . . ", and are therefore well known. Furthermore, they are largely described in documents U.S. Pat. No. 4,644,396 and FR-A-2 661 283. They are based on the use of self-stripping tubular plugs, consequently split at at least one of their two ends. In that case it suffices to possess a screwdriver to make the connections. A self-stripping tubular split plug is an extremely rigid element. If it is used with a wire whose core is made of steel, this steel core deforms the slot of the plug, enlarging it in order to be able to penetrate therein. It is then impossible subsequently to introduce wires whose core is of a smaller diameter, as they would float inside the slot. Furthermore, several types of modules are provided at the present time, depending in particular on whether or not it is question of a module for protection against overvoltages, which is fairly penalizing as far as the manufacturing, storage and management costs are concerned. It is an object of the invention to propose a module which is more practical, more universal and tighter than the modules mentioned above and presently marketed by Applicants. To that end, this invention relates to a module or the rapid interconnection of two monopair telephone lines, typically for the interconnection of a monopair line of the telephone network with a subscriber's monopair line, characterized in that it is constituted by four elements adapted to be assembled on a metal rail for support and grounding, namely: a first element, or base element for connection of the incoming line, which is fixed on this metal rail for example by clipping, and which at least comprises two channels for introduction of the two wires of the incoming line, typically that of the telephone network, means further being provided to connect to the metal rail a metal contact for grounding which traverses this base element; a second element, or intermediate element, which covers the first element and which contains the major part of the connections for linkage between these two telephone lines, these connections being in the form of rigid or semi-rigid metal pieces, such as blades, tuning-fork contacts and self-stripping contacts, which are fitted in this intermediate element, a discontinuity for electrical linkage being, however, made therein for each of the two line links, and these connections necessarily comprising, on the one hand, two metal contacts each with at least one self-stripping slot which are prominent in the direction of the metal rail so as to receive, in self-stripping connection action, the two said wires of the incoming line previously introduced in said channels of said base element, and necessarily comprising, on the other hand, two other metal contacts each with at least one self-stripping slot which are, a contrario, prominent in the direction opposite the metal rail so as to be able to receive, in self-stripping connection action, the two wires of the outgoing line, typically the subscriber's line, which are to be connected to the two respective wires of said incoming line; a third element, or upper element for connection of the outgoing line, which is constituted, as an upper half-bush for rapid, self-stripping connection of a monopair line, and which is therefore provided with two parallel channels for receiving and guiding the two strands of line to be connected, this third element covering a first part of the second element by mounting, in cooperation with self-stripping connection action, said other two self-stripping metal contacts, and this third element being traversed by a screw, median and perpendicular to the metal rail, which also completely traverses the second element as well as at least a part of the first element to screw in a nut or tapping, in that case forcing the said three elements to come together and consequently ensuring, the self-stripping connection of the four line strands; and a fourth element which covers, by fitting, the remaining part of the second element, thus being positioned side by side with the third element and substantially at the same level as the latter, this fourth element thus fitting by five terminals for electrical connection, of which one terminal for linkage to said metal grounding contact which itself traverses the first and the second element, and of which two other pairs of terminals which are respectively connected, for example by connection on tuning fork contacts, to each respective side of said two discontinuities for electrical linkage which are provided in the second element, and this fourth element forming receptacle for an electric circuit which is connected on these five terminals and which at the minimum ensures the two missing electrical linkages, by reason of said discontinuities, in the connections contained in the second element. The invention will be more readily understood and other characteristics will appear from the following description of a non-limiting embodiment of this rapid interconnection module, with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is an overall view, in perspective, of the module as delivered to the customer before any connection. FIG. 2 shows this same module after assembly on its metal receiving rail and connection of the two pairs of wires. FIG. 3 is an exploded side view of the module of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a vertical and median longitudinal section of the module of FIG. 1, mounted, however, on its receiving rail. FIG. 5 is a partial horizontal section showing the detail of the ground connection of this module on its metal receiving rail. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal and vertical section of the module of FIG. 2, made at the level of two conjugate receiver channels for two strands to be interconnected to each other. FIG. 7 is a small detailed view in section, made along VII--VII of FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a view from the rear of the intermediate element, on which only the metal contacts and blades are visible. FIG. 9A is, on the contrary, a view from the front of this same intermediate element. FIG. 9B is a view similar to FIG. 9A, but in a view from the rear of the fourth element of the module. FIG. 10 is an exploded structural perspective view of the various metal elements forming all the connections that this module contains, and in accordance with two embodiments of its fourth element. FIG. 11 is an electrical diagram of this module in the first of these two embodiments of its fourth element. FIG. 12 is an electrical diagram of this module in the second of these two embodiments of its fourth element. FIG. 13 is an electrical diagram of this module in a third embodiment (not shown structurally here) of its fourth element. Referring now to the drawings, and firstly to FIGS. 1 to 6, a module 6 for rapid interconnection of telephone lines is provided. The module 6 is somewhat similar to those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,614,396 mentioned above and which are now largely marketed under general reference "MX . . . ". The module 6 is composed of four elements 11, 21, 18, 22 which are mechanically assembled and cooperate from the standpoint of connections, and it is designed to be mounted on a metal rail 1, of the "DIN rail" type, of which one of the two longitudinal flanges 7 is pierced with pairs of adjacent slots 8, 9 which define therebetween a narrow metal band 10, this assembly 8, 9, 10 being provided to receive a tuning fork contact for grounding the module 6 which, as will be seen in greater detail hereinafter, is mounted on the narrow band 10. A first element of the module 6 is its base element 11 which is provided to be fixed on the metal rail 1 by clipping, thanks to hooks 12, 13. This base element 11, which may also be called lower ring by analogy with the known devices, is made of moulded plastics material, as is the whole body of module 6. Perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the rail 1 and over virtually the whole of its length, there are pierced two blind channels 14 (FIGS. 3, 5 and 6) which are dimensioned to receive the two wires or strands 15 of the incoming monopair telephone line, i.e. in general the telephone network line. These strands 15 are visible in FIGS. 2 and 6. Lower element 11 imprisons a nut 16 (FIG. 4) which receives the threaded end of the median master screw 17. Upon screwing in this nut 16, at least the lower element 11 and the upper element 18 of the module 6 move together, which, as will be explained again for this module hereinafter, conventionally ensures the self-stripping connection of the two pairs of wires to be interconnected, without it being necessary to use something other than a simple screwdriver. Element 11 is traversed by a first half of a double tuning-fork contact 19 (cf. also FIG. 10) which is provided to mount the corresponding band or strip 10 of the rail 1 and thus ensure a ground connection. Finally, a double hook 20 made of plastics material, moulded with the body of element 11, is fixed by clipping in the body, provided to that end, of the second element 21 of the module 6, thus solidly connecting these two elements 11 and 21. The purpose of this latter element 21, or intermediate ring, is to ensure linkage connections between the base element 11, on the one hand, and the last two elements 18 and 22 of the module 6, on the other hand. It is in the form of a body of moulded plastics material in which are formed housings for metal connections which, as will be explained hereinafter with reference likewise to FIGS. 8 and 9A, and especially 10, is in the form of an assembly of rigid or semi-rigid metal strips and tuning-fork contacts, or, in other words, in the form of cut-out metallic circuits. It should be indicated at this stage that the purpose of these cut-out circuit connections is at least electrically to connect, within the module 6, the two pairs 15 and 23 of strands of line to be interconnected. A particular feature of these connections is that they present, for each strand, a point 24, 25 (FIG. 8) of interruption, in this intermediate element 21, of the electrical circuit for interconnection between an incoming strand 15 and the corresponding outgoing strand 23. It is in this fourth element 22 that the two staples are located which, when this element 22 is fitted on element 21, then ensure electrical continuity by short-circuiting the free spaces 24 and 25 respectively. The third element 18, or upper ring, calls for fewer comments since, as a whole, it is question of an upper half-bush for connection of the two outgoing wires or strands 23, typically towards a subscriber's telephone installation, which is Fairly similar to those described in the two documents U.S. Pat. No. 4,614,396 and FR-A-2 661 283 mentioned above. It is therefore traversed, in captive manner, by the master screw 17 which serves to force elements 11 and 18 to move together and consequently to effect the self-stripping connections of the two pairs of strands 15 and 23. Two blind channels 26, parallel to each other and parallel to channels 14, conventionally receive the two outgoing strands 23. However, these receiver channels 26 present an interesting particular feature. As shown, in fact, in FIGS. 6 and 7, the inner part of these channels is provided over a small half of its length and at least towards the orifice 27 for introduction of the wire 23, longitudinal fins 28 which are made by moulding. It should be mentioned at this stage that these outgoing channels 26 are intended to be filled, like all the module 6, with a self-closing sealing gel, such as a silicone gel of this type. It is thus possible to withdraw the outgoing strands 23 several times to make repairs or changes, possibly replacing them by other strands, without loss of seal thanks to the self-closing nature of the gel used. The purpose of the fins 28 is to increase the surface of adherence of the gel against the inner wall of the channel 26 and consequently to oppose to a maximum the extraction of this gel when the wire 23 is withdrawn. Of course, the fact that the inlet orifices 27 are of much smaller diameter than channel 26, by reason of the addition of a stopper 53, reinforces this effect. Furthermore, a fourth element 22 is provided, of which the body, likewise made of moulded plastics material, forms a hollow receptacle which is closed by a welded lid 29, itself provided with a head 30 for gripping this element 22. This lid 29 is pierced with two orifices 54 which enable a line test to be made. Element 22 is fitted on a conjugate part 210 of the intermediate element 21, whilst element 18 covers the remaining part 211 of this intermediate element 21 (cf. in particular FIG. 9A). It should, of course, be noted that an easily removable plastic shim 31 is conventionally provided between elements 21 and 18 upon delivery of the module 6 in order to avoid tightening the screw 17 completely before having previously introduced the incoming wires 15 in module 6. As is seen in particular in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the base of element 22 comprises five metal terminals of which a central terminal 131 and two pairs of lateral terminals 32, 33 and 34, 35 respectively, which are provided to fit in five respective receiver tuning-fork contacts 191, 482, 462, 492, 472 of half 210 of the intermediate element 21. These five terminals 131, 32 to 35 and their five receiver tuning-fork contacts mentioned above are also clearly visible in the exploded view shown in FIG. 10, to which reference will now be made for a more detailed description of the inner connections of this module 6, this description being made in particular in close liaison with FIG. 8 which is a view from the rear of the metal connections imprisoned in module 21, its plastic body not being shown in order to facilitate comprehension. These inner connections comprise: The double ground tuning-fork 19 mentioned above, which comprises a lower tuning-fork 190 which mounts the receiving strip 10 of rail 1 (FIGS. 2 and 5), and an upper coaxial tuning-fork 191, turned angularly through 90 degrees with respect to the tuning-fork 190, which receives the central terminal 131 of the fourth element 22. This central terminal 131 which constitutes a ground point. In a first of the two cases shown in FIG. 10, this ground terminal 131 is left unconnected and is therefore not used, except as stopper. In that case, where element 22 serves only to ensure line continuity, its central orifice may, moreover, be stopped. In the second case, it forms part of a cradle 36 for receiving a three-pole overvoltage arrester 37 (FIGS. 4 and 6). The receptacle constituted by the inner part of element 22 is in that case a receptacle for receiving a three-pole overvoltage arrester such as the one described in great detail in French Patent Application No. 93.05049 filed by Applicants on 23rd Apr. 1993 and entitled: "Plug-in protection module for a module for rapid interconnection of telephone lines". The cradle 36 is consequently a cradle with three pairs of arms, viz. a median pair 38 which receives the median ground electrode of the overvoltage arrester 37 and two lateral pairs 39 and 40 which press against a thermo-fusible shim (not shown) which overlaps the body of the overvoltage arrester 37. The two pairs of lateral terminals mentioned above, 32, 33 and 34, 35 respectively, of element 22. In the first case mentioned (terminal 131 left in the free air), terminals 32 and 33 simply form a metal staple for continuity, and they are made in one piece with a metal plate 41 whose only use is to maintain them mechanically in the inner part, forming receptacle, of element 22, and to allow access to the line to make a test thereof through the two orifices 54 mentioned. The same applies to the other two terminals 34 and 35 which form, in one piece with another fixation plate 42, a second metal staple for continuity. In the second case mentioned (terminal 131 forming part of a cradle 36 for receiving a three-pole overvoltage arrester), the two pairs of terminals 32, 33 and 34, 35 still form a metal staple for continuity, but the two fixation plates 41 and 42 are then shaped, in order respectively to receive the two lateral line-connection dishes of overvoltage arrester 37, in the form of a frame, 411 and 421 respectively, which bears, as described in French Patent Application 93.05049 mentioned above, a couple, 412, 413 and 422, 423 respectively, of elastic contact blades adapted to abut firmly against these two respective lateral dishes of the overvoltage arrester 37. The two lower self-stripping contacts 43, 44 intended for the two incoming line wires 15. Here, these two contacts are each in the form of a rigid metal blade which presents a self-stripping slot 45 in its lower part. It is this slot 45 which on traversing the channel 14 when the upper element 18 pushes the contacts 43, 44 down in the lower element 11 when the master screw 17 is screwed in nut 16, mounts the strand 15 very closely, thus effecting self-stripping connection thereof. A first couple of cut-out metal blades 46, 47 which are fitted in the base of the intermediate element 21 (FIG. 8) and which extend parallel to each other and in the same direction as rail 1. Each of these blades 46, 47 includes a tuning-fork contact 461, 462 and 471, 472 respectively, at each of these ends. These four tuning-fork contacts are all directed in the same direction as tuning-fork contact 191, i.e. in the direction of the upper elements 18 and 22. The two tuning-fork contacts 461 and 471 respectively receive the two self-stripping contacts 43 and 44 as shown in FIG. 10. The two tuning-fork contacts 462 and 472 respectively receive the two terminals 33 and 35 as is likewise seen in this FIG. 10. A second couple of cut-out metal blades 48 and 49 which are (FIG. 8) fitted in the intermediate element 21 in the respective proximity of the blades 46 and 47, and are substantially parallel thereto. As mentioned hereinbefore, the blades 48 and 49 are placed in the element 21 so as to define two spaces 24 and 25 for insulation (FIG. 8), the electrical continuity being ensured by the two staples 34-42-35 (or 34-421-35) and 32-41-33 (or 32-411-33). Consequently, there is provided a tuning-fork contact 482 and 492 respectively, at the lower end of each blade 48 and 49, i.e. at the end which is close to the corresponding tuning-fork contact, 462 and 472, of the other arm or blade 46 and 47. The tuning-fork contact 482 receives terminal 32, whilst tuning-fork contact 492 receives terminal 34, the electrical continuity in that case consequently being ensured between the blades 46 and 48 on the one hand, and 47 and 49 on the other hand. As hereinbefore, the tuning-fork contacts 482 and 492 are, of course, cut out in one piece with the respective blades 48 and 49. The other end of the blades 48 and 49 comprises, like blades 46 and 47, another tuning-fork contact 481 and 491 respectively. These tuning-fork contacts 481 and 491 receive the two self-stripping contacts 50 and 51 which are associated with the two outgoing line wires 23. These are flat contacts, like contacts 43 and 44. However, they differ in that they are shaped so that their self-stripping slot 52 is not strictly rigid, as is the case for all the heretofore known self-stripping contacts, but, on the contary, presents a sufficient semi-rigidity in order to be able to move apart under the action of the metal core of the wire 23 which is introduced therein. However, the rigidity is determined sufficient for such introduction to provoke cutting of the sheath of this wire, i.e. its self-stripping. As a result, this module may receive subscriber wires 23 of various calibers, of which the core is made equally well of a hard metal such as steel or a ductile metal such as copper. This was not possible with the prior-art self-stripping contacts, as the introduction of a steel wire in the self-stripping slot of one of these conventional contacts resulted in enlarging said Blot: it was then no longer possible to introduce therein wires of smaller diameters. FIG. 11 is an electrical diagram of module 6 when its fourth element 22 is simply equipped with terminal. 131 alone (left "in the air" from the electrical stand-point) and staples 32-41-33 and 34-42-35 which then form simple continuity plugs. Finally, it is observed that this module 6 forms a quadripole with two input terminals 43, 44 and two output terminals 50, 51, a ground terminal 131 being further provided, but not being used in the configuration of FIG. 11, which configuration is finally determined by the constitution of the fourth, plug-in element 22. FIG. 12 is an electrical diagram of module 6 when it receives a fourth element 22 which is constituted as plug-in module for protection against overvoltages, including lightning strikes. It then contains the ground cradle 36 mentioned above, as well as the staples 32-411-33 and 34-421-35 (cf. FIG. 10), and is adapted to receive an overvoltage arrester 37, like the protection module described in French Application No. 93.05049 mentioned above. The fourth element 22 then forms both element of electrical continuity, as in FIG. 11, and module for protection against overvoltages, as is clearly shown in FIG. 12. The fact that this module presents five points of access (43, 44, 50, 51, 131) makes it possible to design plug-in elements 22 containing all sorts of additional circuits, of which another possible example is given in FIG. 13. The circuit of this FIG. 13 differs from that of FIG. 12 in that, on each line strand 15-23, there is further provided, on the one hand, a Positive Temperature Coefficient (or PTC) resistor 61 and 62 respectively, which is connected in series on this line strand and, on the other hand, a varistor 63 and 64 respectively, which is connected between the downstream terminal, or 50 and 51 respectively, of each PTC resistor 61, 62, and ground. Thanks to the overvoltage arrester 37, not only a protection is provided against high overvoltages, but also, thanks to the PTC resistors 61, 62 and varistors 63, 64, protection against the lower overvoltages which are insufficient to trigger off the overvoltage arrester 37. This may be very useful in countries where the mains supply voltage is still 110 volts, therefore very close to the telephone ringing voltage. An overvoltage arrester 37 must then be chosen which triggers off for a voltage clearly higher than 110 volts, in order to avoid it triggering off whenever the telephone rings. The PTC resistors and varistors 61 to 64 then serve as safety members in the event of accidental overvoltage created by a contact between a telephone line wire and a mains wire at 110 volts. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the examples which have just been described, and in particular, other circuits inside the plug-in element 22 may be envisaged. Patent Citations
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Published: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, 10:04 p.m.
Franklin Regional's wrestling team is headed into unchartered territory following two dominant wins Wednesday at home in the WPIAL Class AAA Team Tournament.
For the second time in school history, the Panthers (18-2) have advanced to the semifinal round, and they need one victory to qualify for their first trip to the PIAA tournament.
The Panthers will face North Allegheny at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Chartiers Valley.
Franklin Regional opened the night with a 48-24 victory against North Hills and followed with a 60-16 win in the quarterfinals against Belle Vernon.
"We're starting to hit our stride," Franklin Regional coach Eric Mausser said. "We've had a few firsts this year: our first county and section titles. But we're not done. We'd like to win a WPIAL title and do well at states."
Franklin Regional controlled both matches. Against North Hills, Mike Kemerer (126 pounds) and Tyler Smith (132) easily handled the Walker brothers. Kemerer won, 10-5, over Tyler Walker, and Smith won by a technical fall over Drew Walker, 17-2. North Hills lost a team point after Drew Walker was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after the bout.
"We kept our cool in those matches," Mausser said. "We knew what to expect, and we were able to stay focused."
Josh Maruca (138), Josh Shields (152), Brandon Yant (170) and Brett Zanotto (220) collected pins against North Hills.
Against Franklin Regional, the Panthers won 11 of the 14 bouts. Heavyweight Luke Fleck got things going when penalty points disqualified Austin Sluk. Andrew Marshall (106) was awarded a forfeit and Kyle Berk (113) easily handled one of Belle Vernon's better wrestlers, Mitch Hartman, 11-3.
"They have a great squad," Belle Vernon coach Jack Jolley said. "I think you'll see this team wrestling in Hershey. They have numbers, and that helps. I knew we'd have a tough go."
After Brandon Hasson (126) of Belle Vernon stopped the Panthers with a pin, Franklin Regional won the next five bouts, including pins by Dom Giannangeli (132), Tyler Smith (138) and Josh Maruca (145).
Adam Nickelson (182) and Mitch Kobaly (170) had technical fall wins for Belle Vernon.
"We're excited to be headed back to the semifinals," Tyler Smith said. "We got beat up the first time, but we're a much better team this time around. We want to make it to states."
Franklin Regional and North Allegheny met earlier this season and the Panthers won, 45-30, but both teams had starters missing from their lineups. Four of the five North Allegheny wins were forfeits.
"It should be a great match," Smith said. "I'm looking forward to another battle."
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