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I buried my nose in a book most of the bus ride to work yesterday morning, but upon finishing a chapter I tucked my book in my canvas bag and attempted to read my fellow commuters as we descended into the heart of St. Paul. Continue reading
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You can't take it with you
It was one year ago this July when C and I flew home from Berlin while M stayed on one last week with our two other daughters: playing a few recitals, saying a few more goodbyes, wrapping up our affairs. M walked through the apartment with the landlord one last time; he returned borrowed items to the neighbors: mattress, floor lamp, patio table and chairs. And he asked our friend Doris to drive him to the post office to ship home a few boxes, the odds and ends of our accumulations in Berlin.
I picture Doris pulling up in front of our yellow apartment building in her small hatchback, waving to M up on the balcony. I can see her climbing the red carpeted stairs up to our flat once, twice, to help him carry down the three heavy boxes he'd prepared to send—boxes packed with our family's winter coats and boots, the handcut wooden puzzles we found in Paris, hiking boots, stuffed animals, and other random items too cumbersome to fit in the remaining suitcases.
There was one last box that wasn't quite ready to be sealed up and put in the trunk of the car when Doris arrived. Continue reading
Stepping on toes
Recently I was sitting alone at a skyway-level Caribou in Lowertown St. Paul, drinking a holiday concoction that I never would have ordered if I'd been paying, this drink on the house to encourage my frequent buying habits. I was staring out the window at the glass skyway connecting two office towers, watching white-collar workers drift across the street suspended in air, coatless in their controlled environment. And watching this steady stream of largely undifferentiated, white, middle-aged workers crossing the skyway, I was reminded of standing in a science museum in rural Vermont on a previous sabbatical with my children, observing ants work their way through humid plastic tunnels, oblivious to the humans on the other side of the tube. So it was here too, lightly dressed workers plying the halls of the office towers, oblivious to the winter weather, carrying styrofoam cups of soup with plastic lids and takeout coffee and brown bags of subs and chips, making small talk with their co-workers, always moving, never stopping. Continue reading
My life seems to ooze out in all directions here in St. Paul; Berlin contained us, lifted us up out of our natural habitat like a sieve, straining out all possessions and people, plunking our fivesome in an alien place that looked familiar but wasn't quite. It was as if we'd been scooped up from the ocean and released in a kid's dug-out pool of seawater on the beach. We swam around there for a while with wide eyes so we could report back to our friends in the big ocean what life in the pool was like, knowing, always, that the arrangement was temporary.
Coming home is like the tide came in and swept us back up into the big churning sea. The ocean is far too vast to describe; it's too familiar, it's all consuming, and the long and short of it is I can't figure out how to blog in this environment. How to write in this environment, I should say, because some people might insinuate that blogging is not really writing, but that was months ago, and I think I'm over it now. Continue reading
Have a scotch
I'll skip the beginning, though that was undoubtedly the best part of Sunday—a doubles row with a very able partner, then breakfast with a friend at Turtle Bread, a place I'd missed all year—to explain how it was that the Berlin year, and the time I'd begun to call "Berlin Plus," came to a grinding halt. Continue reading
Twilight zone shopping trip
What is happening to me? I just went to the grocery store I've gone to for years, and I left bewildered. I wonder if this is how visiting Germans feel.
It started when I was biking down my street towards Kowalski's, and I passed a young girl, maybe 10 years old, jogging on the sidewalk towards me. I glanced at her but didn't recognize her, so I looked away, but she lifted her hand and waved to me and gave me a big smile. "Whose kid is that?" I thought to myself, but realized I did not know her at all; she was just being friendly. I think I returned the wave from my bike but resisted it; didn't your mother teach you not to engage strangers?, I wondered. She was overly friendly, perhaps, but then I've come to expect that based on my recent dog walks in the neighborhood—my god, we're a smiley people! Smiling at perfect strangers, exchanging "Good morning!" greetings as if we'd been friends for years, or making offhand comments as we pass, often to the effect of "What a beautiful dog!" or "Gorgeous day, isn't it?" Continue reading
Tempelhof – From abandoned airport to urban park
Lately my bike rides around town have included a loop around the runways at Tempelhof in Berlin. I can't get enough of this former airport turned urban park. Like so many places in Berlin, it is the site of incredible history that in recent years has found new uses in today's world. Continue reading


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"We're on the same wavelength, I think on every respect" Trump told the press in Davos last week, as Theresa May sat beside him smiling and nodding and looking for all the world like she wanted the ground to swallow her whole. Unable to get a word in edgeways, she was told she shared the President's "ideas and ideals" and that a visit to Britain will be planned for late 2018.
Then came the payoff for all that cringing: Britain would be put back at 'the front of the queue' for a trade deal when we leave the European Union. That's what May was angling for – proof that Britain can continue to survive and thrive post-Brexit.
Surely, it's even worth the demonstrations, the protests, the negative headlines which a visit by this most divisive and dangerous of modern US presidents would inevitably create, if the payoff is salvation from a damaging Brexit.
Except that it isn't. And not simply because appeasing an openly racist and misogynistic president is an insult to all those he demeans and marginalises with his rhetoric and his policies. But also because May's press conference with Trump shows us most clearly what a trade negotiation would look like. British negotiators sit smiling and nodding and appeasing Trump's team, while the US negotiators, holding all the cards, put 'America first.'
Let's be clear that this isn't about us buying American goods or the US buying our goods. That happens already – we pretty much have free trade with the US. Rather modern trade deals aren't as much about tariffs as things that are known as 'non-tariff barriers to trade'. To you and me, that means standards and protections.
Up to now, Britain has shared the EU's standards and regulations. Many of us already regard these standards as pandering to the interests of the corporations that lobby for them. But many members of the current government, including Trade Secretary Liam Fox, would far rather we shared the standards of the United States.
This would mean decent workers' rights, food standards and sound environmental policies would go out of the window.
Just take food as one example. US farms are allowed to wash dead chickens in chlorine to burn away the diseases of a deeply unpleasant life. The EU bans these chickens. But a US-UK trade deal would likely insist on letting them in. One of Trump's senior henchmen is a charming individual called Wilbur Ross who made a killing in the 2007-8 financial crash from mortgage foreclosures and bank bailouts. He told Britain just a few months ago that changing our food laws would be essential if we want a trade deal with the US.
Chickens are the tip of the iceberg. US standards allow cows to be pumped with hormones and steroids, so they can be kept in appalling conditions, and vegetables to be grown with vast quantities of chemicals and genetic modification. If a trade deal forces Britain to accept these standards, it will have a major effect on our health but even more on the health of the animals we farm.
And what else would US business want out of a trade deal with Britain? Its massive private healthcare industry positively drools over the thought of getting its hands on the NHS. Any trade deal we did would be pushed by these healthcare giants, trying to lock in further privatisation of our health service. We already know that NHS contracting-out has been deeply unpopular and damaging to the health service. A trade deal with the US could lock it into place far into the future.
The US government is extremely hot on 'intellectual property' rules, supporting giant drugs corporations which enjoy monopolies over life-saving drugs – at a cost to the NHS. And it wants to overturn laws that force foreign companies like Google and Amazon to keep your data on local servers. That means allowing Silicon Valley to move your data to the US, where they don't have to abide by European laws on data privacy.
Trump is hardly an environmentalist and could well push for rules which makes supporting renewables energy more difficult.
And finally all of this is likely to be locked into place by a 'corporate court' system. Many people now know of these systems from TTIP – the proposed EU-US trade deal killed off 18 months ago. Corporate courts are a special legal system, used in trade deals, which allow foreign corporations to sue governments for passing laws that damage corporate profits.
That means US corporations being able to sue Britain in secret courts for doing almost anything they don't like – environmental protection, regulating finance, renationalising public services, anti-smoking policies, you name it.
All the while, the British government will continue to smile and nod, even as their insides turn to liquid. We will welcome Trump to London and roll out the red carpet, all so that we can get a trade deal which puts US corporations before the rights and protections of people living in the UK. We will accept their chlorine chickens, hormone-filled beef and genetically modified vegetables, at great cost to our small farmers. We will open up the NHS to US multinationals, never to get it back. And we will agree to let Google and Amazon tell us how they wish to use and abuse our data online.
What an irony if taking back control of trade deals means we lose control of everything else.
Nick Dearden is the director of Global Justice Now. Read more on their campaign for trade democracy.


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Research into this patrol and its training is ongoing. The information below is published from
various sources and is by no means conclusive. If information is not listed below
it does not necessarily mean the information is not out there but normally means CART researchers
have not found it yet.
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Sypnie / Alves / Elgin is a busy farming area on major road and rail netwroks on the Moray coast which had
possible invasion beaches. Elgin had airfields at RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Milltown and RAF Bogs'o'Mayne and also
a bit further ta Forres and Kinloss.
GC Capt W A Mustard, Asst GCs 2/Liet A Macdonald, Redcliffe, Lossiemouth and 2/Lieut H Collie, Mains of
Struthers, Kinloss.
2nt Lt J Denoon
Sgt J Brown, Quarrywood, Spynie
Cpl J Ogg
Pte A Allen
Pte J Mustard (related to GC Capt W A Mustard)
Pte A Sinclair
Pte W Munro
Pte A Mutch
Pte L McWilliams
Pte R Proctor
Pte A Wiseman
The OB was located in woods at Aldroughty beside the A96.
The location of the patrol was close to several RAF bases (Lossiemouth, Milltown, Bogs'o'Main, Forres and
Most likely Blairmore House in Huntly.
We suspect they were issued with the standard
The stores were kept in the coach house at Ardgilzean.
TNA – WO199/3388 201 Bn rolls.
Hancock report
World War II in Moray Ian Keillar and Bill Bartlam
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Don't get me wrong; I enjoy having written.
My silences breed stories.
I translate my dreams and memories, though I often write for others
making their voice sound good.
At the end of each day, I re-visit my thoughts,
straining them, planting them, feeding them.
When I was a child, I believed anything was possible.
I'm now growing that seed in a flowerpot.
63 words, Adela Galasiu 2016
John's Day
It was a kind reminder of a Saint's day
moved too soon in the life after life
where flowers never wither, and rivers are always fresh,
and the human heart is forever coherent.
John has not killed any dreadful dragons
still, in a humble sacrifice
he has blessed others and has made possible the glory
of the true Life.
I have found these faint memories
in the depths of an imaginary drawer
with fields of gold tenderly waving in the wind
like the breath of my father on his birthday.
Dedicated to my father, John, born on St. John's day, June 24th.
90 words, Adela Galasiu, 2016
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silver rivers flow
unbeknown to humanity
till the end of time
at the end of the world
turbines stand still.
silence covers it all
the light punctures
the solid darkness.
minutes to sunset
33 words, Poem and Photography: Adela Galasiu, 2016
Purple Rose & Light
Photo: Purple Rose & Light , Adela Galasiu, March 2016
Photo: Silence, Adela Galasiu, August 2015
Motto: "If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start…
It's the only good fight there is." Charles Bukowski
Today is a gift. I am grateful to be here, feeling alive. I breathe in. I listen to a ring-dove singing in the tree next to me. I take in the air, the light, the smell of yesterday's rain. Bumblebees come out sleepy trying to make up for the food they could not collect yesterday, hovering over lavender bushes and peppermint flowers that wave gently in the breeze. God smiles over us. The sun shines through the branches of the chestnut tree, my flowers bloom in the garden, their colours vibrating live a song in my eyes. Maybe they are, just like me, a part of God's dream. Or maybe they are just a form of different frequency than the one of my soul. Maybe they are just strings that God plays with , like one plays a harp. It all makes sense, even though often my mind cannot even grasp the beauty of it all.
I drink a glass of water and contemplate life, like I do every once in a while, like we probably all do. Some people think that knowing that time is precious can make you lead a better life. What would I tell you if this would be my last day?
I'd say I've lost many things in this life, and sometimes it has felt like I've lost it all. Friends, time, love, children, relatives, sometimes even my mind. I've eaten too much or nothing for days. I've eaten my own bitterness and I drank the poison of my own ink-black thoughts. I've been freezing in train stations and on park benches thinking of why certain things happened in my life, feeling sorry for myself. I thought I was sometimes carrying too much luggage, but I think that was more the burden of my own life. Yet I have found out later that many of those things I've never really had, that they were never meant for me.
I have seen derision. And it was not the one coming from strangers that has hurt the most, but the one seen in the eyes of people I have helped out of their own ditch and considered friends. They say in my language that "the ones you don't let die, will not let you live". It was painful to find out what character some people really had. it has been gutting at times. Now it does not hurt any more, I have come to terms with all my experience. I have become older and hopefully wiser. I have learned not to regret things and I am mostly good at it, even though I can still catch myself doing it sometimes. I've often done my best and I know now that what people give is certainly what people will receive later in life.
Isolation? It is not a monkey thing. It feels sweet. It is not for everybody, I know it can be torture for others. But solitude is my gift. After all the pain induced by many things coming from the outside, my isolation meant discovering myself and finding peace, listening to my own soul tuning in with the one of the universe. And that is bliss.
Rejection? Yes, I felt plenty of that. I was one of those people that can feel like outsiders. Until I realised that I would have never belonged in certain circles of people or in the toxic environment that comes with them. So actually this was not a rejection, it was a discovery. It took me years to see that God had better plans for me , that He was opening me the right doors while I was trying like a stubborn child to open the wrong ones, again and again.
This is my path and you all have your own. Life is a journey. Some people learn from it, others get to the end of it not understanding anything, feeling bitter and angry. It may not be easy to walk on your own path, but it's your quest. It all depends on how much you want it. And if you want it truly it will be better than anything you have ever imagined. It will equal conquering all your fears, it will mean finding your true self and facing God at the same time. Your days may be hard, but your heart will flame with the fire of all the passion you have in you. It will not be life that breaks you, but it will be you riding your own life.
I am only a tiny soul in an immense ocean of souls. All different, yet all the same. When I think of this I imagine a sky full of stars. The universe is immense, but we all have our own space, our own inner light and our own trajectory. I am trying to grasp what this life experience is all about, maybe just like you all. I've seen a lot and I still know almost nothing. But one of the few things I know now is that we should not be afraid, we should not let worry dry out our soul. Life is joy and we should experience the joy of being alive, the experience of our soul having a material body and interacting with others.
There's no path, make your own. Be bold, be strong, be yourself. Try it, go all the way, it's the best thing of all.
900 words, memyselandela, August 2015
Photo: Lavender, Adela Galasiu, August 2015
Globular Clouds
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Personality is a Priority for Hiring Managers
'JT & Dale Talk Jobs' is the largest nationally syndicated career advice column in the country and can be found at JTandDale.com. Dear J.T. and Dale: I graduated last summer with an AA degree in web design from a technical school. After several months of job searching, I became very frustrated with the fact companies want a bachelor's degree, even though I have the same knowledge, or even more, when it comes to websites. What can I do? — Paul Dale: In this economy, where companies have more applicants than they need, it's easy to throw in requirements, many of which seem just plain arbitrary. However, there is a logic to requiring a four-year degree. Think of what it suggests about the person: probably from a decent home; probably has decent communication and math skills; can complete assignments and can successfully put up with years of bureaucracy. Are there exceptions? All the time. But employers are playing the odds, and for many jobs the right degree increases the odds of the person fitting the corporate culture. J.T.: Speaking of fitting in: Employers hire people based on personality first (whether they can see the person working well with existing employees), aptitude second (ability to adapt to the environment and learn quickly), and experience third (and this includes having the appropriate educational background). So, knowing this, your best option is to network as much as you can, demonstrating to potential employers that you have the personality and aptitude. That way, they'll care less about your lack of a bachelor's degree because they'll already feel confident in you ability to integrate into their environment. In sum, stop competing based on education and start competing on other strengths. You'll soon find people don't care nearly as much about the type of degree as listings of job requirements would suggest. Jeanine "J.T." Tanner O'Donnell is a professional development specialist and the founder of the consulting firm, JTODonnell.com, and of the blog, CAREEREALISM.com. Dale Dauten resolves employment and other business disputes as a mediator with AgreementHouse.com. Please visit them at JTandDale.com, where you can send questions via e-mail, or write to them in care of King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019. © 2010 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Photo credit: Shutterstock


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Grady did Western art. The way she explained it – her childhood hero was Clint Eastwood. She was entranced with his imagery on the screen and the "cowboy motif," based on his example. "I used to walk around chewing the end of a beef jerky stick, like the outlaw, Josie Wales, and his cigarillo. I ate beans right from the skillet with a wooden spoon, wore button down shirts and threadbare trousers, and Jack scolded me more than once for smudging dirt on my face to achieve that rough shaven look."
"So you were a cross-dresser before you knew you were gay?" I joked.
"Hush your mouth!" she teased, "All kids play around with costumes and characters. I just couldn't get over the walk, you know? I didn't think of that stance or walk as manly. I was just fascinated to walk as if all life fulfilling chi originated and radiated from a bulge in my crotch," she giggled.
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Attention Competitors!
Please read the Race Procedures document just below this application.
New Hampshire Short Track Racing Association
General Rules and Race Procedures
All Drivers and Owners will be required to sign a registration form stating that they have read, understand, and agree to these general rules and procedures before their cars will be allowed onto the speedways. It is your responsibility to ensure that your race team, friends, and family are aware of the polices and procedures included in this document. This form will be available on the tracks websites as well as well as the race tracks.
The intent of NHSTRA general and divisional rules is to foster a safe and orderly environment for competitive Motorsports and entertainment. The knowledge of, and adherence to, these rules is ultimately the participants responsibility. NO expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from the publication of, or compliance with these rules. There is no way a guarantee against injury or death to participants, spectators, officials, or any other individual involved.
Interpretation and Amendment:
The interpretations of rules contained herein will be the sole responsibility of authorized officials of NHSTRA. Their interpretations and judgements shall be final. These rules may only be amended by the Head Tech or an authorized member of NHSTRA management. This amendment will be posted on a NHSTRA track website, and may be sent out via e-mail to all registered teams. The amendment will be effective upon the date of publication by NHSTRA regardless of when a participant receives the actual notice.
Private Property:
Claremont Speedway, Hudson Speedway, Lee USA Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, and Star Speedway are all private property. Any person on the property of these tracks without permission of the owners or management is guilty of trespassing and subject to penalties prescribed by New Hampshire law. Through a license and/or registration, an individual has been given the authority and right to be on the above listed properties, in conjunction with racing activities. The administration reserves the right to revoke and cancel this authority at any time it is felt that ones presence or conduct is not in the best interests of the sport of auto racing, fellow competitors, the fans, management, or employees of Claremont Speedway, Hudson Speedway, Lee USA Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, and Star Speedway.
Injuries on Claremont Speedway, Hudson Speedway, Lee USA Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, and Star Speedway Property:
Any person injured while on the above listed properties must report all known injuries to a
Official before leaving the property. If the individual is unable to report their injuries in
person, a crew chief, parent, guardian, or other responsible person shall make such report.
The appropriate injury report form must be filled out and returned to the Speedways
Competitors are solely and directly responsible for safety of their race cars and racing
equipment and are obligated to perform their duties (whether as a car owner, driver, and
crew member) in a manner designed to minimize to the degree possibly the risk of injury to
themselves and others. If a competitor's safety equipment is deemed unsafe, he or she will
not be allowed to compete. The inspection of safety equipment by track officials does not
guarantee that any item will perform in the manner that it is designed for.
A full fire suit in clean good condition is mandatory along with racing gloves and
racing shoes must be worn during all on-track activities.
All safety equipment must be approved by NHSTRA Officials.
Helmets must meet a Snell 2005 or newer specification, unless specified otherwise in division rules. Helmets must be full face with a shield.
All cars must have a battery cutoff switch. This battery cutoff must kill entire car. The battery cutoff switch must be clearly labeled on/off.
Aluminum racing seat is mandatory. The drivers seat must appear as close to stock position as possible, and must be securely fastened to the roll cage and frame members and not the floorboards. The seat must have a headrest on both sides. See division rules for details.
Seat belts must be a minimum of 3" wide unless passing over a head and neck restraint system where they must be 2" wide or less. All must be 5-point with a metal to metal central quick release and approved by Track Officials. All belts must be SFI Certified and no older than 5 years. Belts with visible wear and/tears will not be permitted.
An approved driver window net/screen is mandatory. The screen must be installed with an approved latching system and must be mounted to the cage.
Roll bars must be padded in the drivers area along with the center of the steering wheel. All bars within reach of the driver must be padded.
A minimum of a 2 ½ lb. fire extinguisher with a gauge must be accessible to both the driver and the tracks safety crew. On-board fire extinguishers are permitted and highly recommended. The activation of such a system must also be accessible to both the driver and the tracks safety crew and be nearly/clearly marked.
Two (2) driveshaft loops to enclose the driveshaft is mandatory, no less than 2" wide and ¼" thick must be placed around the front and rear of the driveshaft and attached to the floor or cross member. All driveshafts "MUST" be painted white.
A head and neck restraint system, such as a Hans or Hutchins device is strongly recommended, unless stated in division rules as mandatory.
Smoking is not allowed in car, inspection area, in any buildings, or near fueling station.
Jack stands are mandatory anytime a car is jacked up and a crew member is working under the vehicle. All jack stands must have plated bottoms or are manufactured to prevent digging into ground, pavement, or tipping.
Reasonable speed must be maintained in the pit area at all times. All persons must maintain a constant watch for their own safety.
At no time is anyone other than the driver allowed to ride on/in a car. All persons being transported by any haul vehicle must be seated inside the vehicle, no riding on trailers or inside race cars.
Registration and Licenses:
Anyone participating as an owner or driver in any division must be registered and licensed to receive points and prize money. Special events may have different rules pertaining to registration and licenses. The Speedways reserve the right to reject and/or revoke any license or application at any time. A temporary license for a owner or driver may be issued on a cost per use basis. All registration fees will be displayed on the annual registration forms.
At each racing event each car must be registered with the handicapper by. The driver, owner, or crew member. The car being registered must be present to be registered, if it is not present and doesn't show up before qualifying the may be penalized.
All cars must be registered with the handicapper one (1) hour before the start of the first heat or they will be placed at the rear of their qualifier.
Once the driver has signed in under one car, and has attempted to qualify, he/she will not be allowed to drive another car.
Age Requirements:
No one under the age of 14 is allowed to complete in any event (without prior track management approval). Any person under the age of 18 must have a "Minor Release" signed and on file with the Speedway before being allowed to enter the pit area. This initial form must be filled out by BOTH parents or legal guardians. These forms are available through the Speedway Office. Minors must have one (1) parent or guardian present to sign them in every week, and must accompany them while in the pit area at all times.
Point System:
Points will be awarded to the car driver for feature races. These driver points are not to be confused with handicapping points. To be eligible driver must be registered for the event the points will be awarded for. Only regularly scheduled races will count for points. Special events my not, unless otherwise noted by Speedway Management. In the case of a tie, the car with the greatest number of wins will serve as tiebreaker. If a tie still exists 2nd's, 3rd's, etc. will serve as tiebreakers until the tie is broken. Any Point fund monies will be distributed at the end of the season to the Top-10 drivers.
Feature points: 1st- 50pts, 2nd- 48pts, 3rd- 46pts, 4th- 44pts, 5th- 42pts, etc…..
Handicapped points are given to the driver as outlined above. These points are used to assign positions in qualifying and feature races, starting with the lowest in the front and the highest in the rear. The handicap system uses three (3) weeks accumulated points to establish a running average for each car and driver, lowest (Front) to highest rear). Additional points may be added for the following reasons, missing a event (75pts), disqualification (75pts), or any other determination by Speedway Officials.
To begin each season, Drivers will draw for qualifying positions for the first three (3) weeks. Feature lineups will be straight up. After the first three (3) weeks handicap system will be used.
Qualifying Races:
All competitors must run in a qualifying heat race unless they are unable to because of a mechanical issue that is verified by Speedway Officials.
To be considered qualified, the competitor must complete the qualifying race.
All non-qualified cars may run a consolation race unless a full field of cars are not present. If a consolation is necessary it will be announced by the handicapper.
Consolation Cars will start the feature behind all previously qualified cars.
Drivers will be allowed to start further back than their qualified position, but must be approved prior to the start of the feature race.
The handicapper will notify of the number of qualifying positions in each heat.
9 cars or less 1-Heat All cars. 5-qualify
10-14 cars 2-Heats 5-7 cars. 4- qualify
15-18 cars 2-Heats 7-9 cars. 5-qualify
19-24 cars 2-Heats. 10-12 cars. 6-qualify
25 or more. 3-Heats. 8+ cars. 5-qualify
Rookie of the Year Procedures:
Rookie rules apply to all divisions. To be considered a rookie for your divisions "Rookie of the Year", your must not have competed in more than three (3) feature events in this or any higher division prior to the season you are applying for. Final ruling on what qualifies as a "higher division" will be made by Speedway Officials. Drivers must register as a rookie at the time of registration and notify the handicapper at sign in.
Drivers Meeting:
All Drivers and spotters (when required) must attend all announced drivers meetings. Any driver not attending the drivers meeting may be placed at the rear of all events that day and/or removed from competition for that race day. If circumstances deem it necessary for one of these individuals to miss the drivers meeting, this must be communicated to and authorized by Speedway Officials prior to the start of the drivers meeting, and a approved representative must replace the missing individuals. This will only be allowed if the circumstances absolutely require that one of these individuals miss the meeting. The exceptions that ALL drivers and spotters (when required) must attend all drivers meetings.
Official Flag Rules:
Any driver who does not obey the following flag rules will be subject to disqualification for
the nights events, suspension, and/or fined. The Starter shall have complete jurisdiction
over the flags at all times and his judgement shall be considered final. This also applies to
the Speedways signal lights on the track.
Green Flag: The green flag signifies the start or re-start of a race.
Yellow Flag: The yellow flag means caution, slow down and maintain your position. All cars must fall into single file as soon as possible for realignment. The restart of the race will be determined by the last completed lap (half the field of cars completes the lap) as scored by the official scorers. Laps completed under the caution flag will not be counted, unless otherwise notified. Cars that have pitted will take up the rear of the field in the order they returned to the track. If the caution flag is shown before a full lap is completed then there will be a complete restart. Any cars entering the pits will take up their position at the end of the field.
Red Flag: When the red Flag is displayed all cars "MUST" stop immediately. Track officials may direct certain cars to move to clear the way for safety vehicles or track workers. Under no circumstances is a driver to move their car without the direct notice to do so by a track official. Movement of a car without direct notice will result in immediate disqualification with the lost of points and pay for that race. If a car is currently in the pits, repair work may continue.
Blue Flag/Yellow Stripe: This flag is called the passing flag. When this flag is displayed to a competitor it means that faster cars are coming and be prepared to move over. When the passing flag is being waved by the starter it means the lapping car or cars are there and to move down to the low groove of the race track. Failing to obey when given the passing flag may result in penalties or disqualification.
Black Flag: A clinched black flag is a warning to the driver for behavior on the track. Failure to modify your behavior could result in a waved black flag. If the black flag is being waved at you, you must go to the pit area. This could be for a number of different reasons:
The track may need to check you car for safety reasons. The track official will
stop you at the top of pit lane and inspect your car. If your car is deemed safe to
return by the official, if possible you will get your position back. If you choose to go
to your pit, you lose your position.
You may need to repair a issue. In this case you will be allowed to return to the
race after resolving the issue, but you will have to go to the rear.
You may be multiple laps down and deemed a safety hazard to the other
Drivers. In this case you must park the car for the event. You will received your points and pay for the event.
You may be getting the black flag for disciplinary reasons. In this case you are
required to park the car for the event. You will not receive points or pay if you are
parked for disciplinary reasons.
If Black flagged, you will have two (2) laps to obey, or you will no longer be
scored for the event.
White Flag: The display of the white flag means there is one more lap in the race. If
there is a caution flag presented during the white flag lap the race will revert to the last completed lap. Upon the restart of the race the white flag will again be displayed
providing a green, white, checkered finish.
Checkered Flag: When the checkered flag is displayed, it means the leader has completed the final required lap and the race is finished. All remaining cars must receive the checkered flag on this lap.
Track Rules:
All cars initially entering the track for a event will do so by using:
Claremont Speedway: Turn #4 – pit exit
Hudson Speedway: Turn #2 – pit exit
Lee USA Speedway: Turn #4 – staging road
Monadnock Speedway: Turn #2 – pit exit
Star Speedway: Turn #4 – pit exit
Cars returning to the track after initial start of race will do so by using:
Claremont Speedway: Turn #3 pit road
Hudson Speedway: Turn #2 – pit exit
LEE USA Speedway: Turn #4 – gate
Monadnock Speedway: Turn #2 – pit exit
Star Speedway: Turn #4 – pit exit
Under caution all cars will be held by Track Officials prior to re-entry onto the track. Once the lineup is set, cars will be instructed to return to the track and positioned accordingly.
All cars entering the track must follow the Track Officials directions.
When a race is started and a caution is displayed before the first lap is completed, there will be a complete restart of the race. After the first lap is complete and a caution is displayed, all restarts will revert back to the last completed lap.
Once you have been given the signal by the Flagman to cross over (double up), you will no longer be allowed to scrub your tires. You must stay in your lane unless you have a vehicle malfunction. In the event of a vehicle malfunction:
If you are in the inside lane, you must pull to the inside of the track.
If you are in the outside lane, you must pull to the outside of the track.
If the flagman sees this, he will not throw the green flag.
The expectation is that there will be no contact amongst cars under caution unless it is deemed to be the result of an accordion effect on the restart or due to car malfunction. Any contact under caution that is deemed intentional or unnecessary will result in a penalty. The first offense will result in the car causing the contact to be sent to the rear. The second offense will result in disqualification from the event. This determination will be made by Track Officials. There are lanes painted on the racetrack, all cars must stay in their lane on all starts and restarts. Failure to stay in your lane may result in you being penalized and sent to the rear. If the overall start was good, but you did not stay in your lane, you may be asked to drop back spots, or drop to the rear while the race remains under green. You will have two (2) laps to do so, or you will be black flagged and disqualified from the event.
On the initial start of the race, the lead cars shall not start the race until they reach the yellow start line. Once they reach the yellow start line, both cars may go. Failure to go at the yellow start line by either of the lead cars will not warrant a restart unless the occurrence is deemed significant by the flagman. In the event of a false start, the flagman may reposition offending car/cars to the rear of the field. Any car that is deemed to have started prior to the yellow line may be penalized and sent to the rear of the field.
After the initial start, the leader will start the race. The leader is able to fire anywhere within the start box. The box is defined as being between the first white line and the second yellow line. As long as the leader has any part of this/her car within this box, they may fire. It is up to the 2nd place car to be ready and stay with the leader. If the 2nd place car fires first, they may be penalized if they are leading at the yellow line. If the leader has not fired by the time they get to the yellow line, the 2nd place car is free to fire and the leader has lost their advantage of starting the race. If anyone fires before entering the start box, they may be penalized and required to go to the rear. Both lead cars should be rolling into turn 3. Flagman decisions are final.
Any car passing another car on the initial start of the race before the start/finish line will be penalized two (2) positions per car passed at the next caution or at the end of the race. This will be enforced unless the car in front has a major issue on the start. Any car passing another on a restart on the bottom before the start/finish line will be penalized two (2) positions per car passed at the next caution or at the end of the race. This will be enforced unless the car in front has a major issue on the restart. Passing on the outside on restarts is allowed, after the green flag is waved.
No repairs or work of any kind may be performed on the race track. All cars must go to the pit area for repairs.
Cars deemed to have been involved in the accident that caused the caution will be sent to the rear. If contact between two (2) or more cars takes place and results in a caution, those cars will be considered involved in the accident and will be sent to the rear (commonly known as the A-B Rule). Any car that stop or takes actions to miss an accident that has already occurred will get their spots back as long as they do not make any contact with the caution cars. The determination of whether or not a car was involved in the accident is the decision of Track Officials or Flagman and are final. In the event that the caution is displayed for an accident on the track, and then there is a separate incident at another location on the track that occurs, those cars may get there spots back as long as they don't go to the pit area. All cars that enter the pits and re-enter the track will take up the rear of the field in the order that they re-enter the track.
When a race event is under caution, all cars must slow down and form a single file. Safety workers and track personnel must be given room to do there work safely. Track Officials will realign the field. DO NOT RUN DOUBLE FILE until instructed to do so by the flagman.
No driver is to unbuckle their seat belts or exit their cars, unless there is a fire or instructed to do so by Track Officials. Even if your car is unable to continue, you must remain in your car until you are placed in the pit area by track personal. Failing to do so may result in disqualification.
Any driver that is involved in an accident where the car is unable to continue is asked to lower their window net if they are uninjured to signify to safety crew that they are OK.
Any car that spins out must try to continue immediately and not interrupt the race. Any car that Speedway Officials feel delayed/interrupted the race may be penalized.
Any driver that causes three (3) cautions in an event for any reason may be black flagged from the event. The flagman makes the final determination regarding this rule.
All races will be run until the leader has completed the advertised distance. However, if the scheduled distance is not complete, the race will be considered officially completed after the half-way mark. When a race has been stopped and not restarted, the finish will be determined by the last completed green flag lap, with accident cars put to the rear. If a time limit was imposed, the last green flag lap regardless of the number of laps completed.
Speedway curfews:
Claremont Speedway – 12:00am
Hudson Speedway – TBA
Lee USA Speedway – 11:30pm
Monadnock Speedway – 11:00pm (cannot start a race after)
Star Speedway – 11:00pm (cannot start a race after)
Lapped cars are to move to the bottom groove of the race track.
Any car not up to speed may be placed at the rear of the field on restarts.
Any car that is a lap or more down will be placed at the rear of the field on restarts.
During any event the flagman may choose to go single file restarts at any time.
On single file restarts a driver can ONLY pass on the right side before the start/finish line.
A competitor will receive a agreed number of courtesy laps for flat tires/repairs. The number of courtesy laps maybe extended by Speedway Officials.
It is your responsibility to be ready to compete on time for each event. Cars not ready when called to the lineup area may be put to the rear or replaced by alternate.
Any car that has to be push started must restart from the rear of the field. The exceptions to this rule are after introductions, or a red flag.
The use of any tire chemical (conditioner, softener, etc) is prohibited. Anyone caught using tire chemicals will be suspended.
Passing judgement for non-radio equipped cars: you need to be to the door before the lane is considered yours. If you run them high or low trying not to let them pass, you will get one (1) rolled black flag warning, the next time you will get the waved black flag and will need to go to the pit area.
Passing judgement for radio equipped cars: If your nose is to the rear tire of the car in front of you, the lane is considered yours. If you run them high or low trying to not let them pass, you will get one (1) rolled black flag warning, the next time you will get the waved black flag and will need to go to the pit area.
The Speedway Tech Officials has full authority at the track to order a car or cars to be inspected and checked for possible rules infractions. All cars are subject to random inspections at any time by Speedway Tech Officials. The Speedway Tech Officials will review all applications for protest and have the final ruling in all matters. If the Speedway Tech Officials deems necessary, an appeal will be brought before the Officials for review. In the event of refusal to comply with a protest, said car will be considered illegal.
All cars and safety equipment must be inspected prior to the start of the racing season. After preview inspection, car will display a NHSTRA seal indicating initial compliance. Infractions of Tech Rules not noted on initial inspection does not preclude subsequent inspection and disqualification due to tech infractions.
Any car that fails to weigh in proper weight prior to the feature event will be penalized by starting at the rear of the field for that event. The race teams have all day/night to ensure that their car meets the rules, so there will be no tolerance for failing to meet the rules at race time.
The track has the right, for inspection purposes, to seal or impound cars or car parts competing in any event. The tracks assumes no responsibility for impounded cars or parts. Any part and/or parts deemed illegal may be confiscated.
Upon the completion of the feature event in all classes the cars pre-designated by Speedway Tech Officials must go directly to the inspection area for inspection. No cars may be touched in any manner until they are directed to by Speedway Tech Officials. Failure to comply can bring automatic disqualification.
Any car not passing post-race inspection or failing to allow the Speedway Tech Officials access to any part or equipment on the car will result in immediate disqualification with the loss of prize money and points for that event.
If during an inspection the Speedway Tech Officials determines that a car is not capable of passing tech, caused by a on-track incident, the competitor may be allowed to pass thru tech or make changes where inspection can be completed. Speedway Tech Officials decisions are final.
If Speedway Tech Officials determines, prior to any race, that a car does not meet the applicable specifications, the car shall not be allowed to compete. Unless, in the discretion of the Speedway Tech Officials the deficiency (a) shall not adversely affect the orderly conduct of the race, (b) cannot be corrected in time for qualifying for the race, (c) will not provide the competitor with a competitive advantage, (d) is so insignificant as to not warrant a determination that the car is ineligible to race. If the car is permitted to race the deficiency must be correct before any future events.
All feature races will be unofficial until deem official by track officials (24-48 hours after).
Car Appearance:
All cars must be presentable on race day. Any damage from prior events must be properly
repaired and the car must be brought back to reasonable appearance. This includes but not
limited to: no sharp edges, reasonable removal of dents, properly secured body panels, and
car numbers must be legible, presentable, and meet NHSTRA specifications. The final
judgement on car appearance will lie in the hands of Speedway Tech Officials.
All protests related to a car must be filed in written form within 15 minutes from conclusion
of the event being protested. Protest must be filed at the Handicappers booth through
Speedway Officials. Only an Owner or Driver participating in the protested race may
Petition for a protest. Any car owner or driver filing a protest must post a protest-fee (see
Fees listed), a written protest, submit their car for inspection for reason of protest.
Visual Inspection; $100.00
Removal or Disassembly of a part or parts; $200.00
Protest of a Engine part requiring disassembly; $500.00
Removal of a crate engine for dyno purposes; $500.00 plus dyno fees
If the protested car is found legal the protest fee will go to the protested car owner. If the
car is found illegal, the protest fee will be returned to the protester and all cost incurred for
the inspection will be charged to the illegal car owners. The car will be disqualified for the
event with no prize monies or points awarded. The illegal part/parts will confiscate by
A car owner or driver may protest a race by posting a protest fee of $500.00 cash with
Speedway Officials within 15 minutes of completion of the protested race. The division
of a protested race shall be decided by the Speedway Officials after review. The protest
fee may be forfeited by, or returned to the protester at the discretion of the Speedway
Officials. Any protest shall automatically delay payoffs for that night.
Violations and Disciplinary Action:
Penalties for violations of NHSTRA rules are determined by the gravity of the violation and
its effect on the fairness of the competition, orderly conduct of the event, and in the interest of stock car racing. Such penalties may include, but are not limited to, disqualification, suspension, suspensions of membership and license privileges, fines and/or
loss of points. A suspension may be a total or it may be 1) limited to a suspension of privileges at the track/tracks, 2) for particular series of events, 3) for a specific or indefinite period of time, or 4) from multiple NHSTRA tracks and/or events.
When such penalties as event suspensions are given, they must be served on point races for that division. Probation means starting at the rear of the field for qualifying race and/or feature race, as determined by Speedway Officials. The time of probation will be determined by the disciplinary action taken.
The Speedway Officials will use the following guidelines for the imposition of penalties in the situations described below, but may assess a greater or lesser penalty depending on the circumstances.
Speeding in the pit area:
*** One event probation
*** $50.00 fine and 2 week probation
*** $100.00 fine and 3 week probation
Rough Riding or Excessive Contact:
*** Repositioning to the rear of the field
*** Disqualification from that race
*** Disqualification from that race and $100.00 fine
*** Loss of prize money and/or points
Intentional Contact after Race Completion or Under Caution:
*** Repositioning to the rear of the field
*** Repositioning to the rear of the field and probation
*** Disqualification from the event and suspension
Unsportsmanlike Conduct or Endangering the Safety of Other:
*** $100.00 fine and one (1) event probation
*** $200.00 fine and Disqualification from the event
*** Disqualification from the event with no prize money or points
*** Disqualification from event and suspension for the remainder of the year
Intentional Yellow (Stopping of event):
*** One (1) lap penalty
*** Removal from competition
*** Removal from competition with a One (1) week suspension
Misuse of Pit Pass:
*** Any competitor who signs the pit release sheet and gives their pit ticket to
anyone else shall receive a fine of at least $100.00 and suspension from the
pits for the remainder of the season.
*** Any competitor, or team member who assaults or threatens to do bodily harm
To any Speedway Official or person serving under an Officials direction shall
Receive a suspension or expulsion and a fine of at least $250.00
*** Any competitor or team member who participates in or incites any fight on
the race track property shall receive:
*** $500.00 fine and one (1) year suspension
*** Any competitor or team member that goes to another teams pit stall:
*** 1st offense - $100.00 fine
*** 2nd offense - $250.00 fine and probation
*** 3rd offense - $500.00 fine and suspension
These are just a few listed violations and fines. The Speedway may at any time review and fine, suspend, deduct points, etc.. any competitor or team member for disciplinary reasons.
Drugs and/or Alcohol:
Anyone competing at Claremont Speedway, Hudson Speedway, Lee USA Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, or Star Speedway shall not be under the influence of any alcoholic beverages, stimulating, depressing, or tranquilizing drugs while in competition. Any competitor found to be under the influence of any controlled or uncontrolled substance shall receive a disqualification, loss of all accumulated points, a minimum fine of $500.00 and suspension for one (1) year (12 months).
Refusal of Tech Inspection:
Any competitor that refuses any Tech Inspection will be issued a fine of $100.00. They will
lose all points for that event, and forfeit any winnings for that event. They will be penalized
by being issued 75pts for the purposes of handicapping. The fine must be paid prior to that
competitor or car being able to return to the Speedway. Refusal of Tech inspection is
deemed as FAILING inspection. Upon returning to the Speedway, the car will have to pass
Tech inspection for that item before they will be allowed to compete.
Scanners and Radios:
All competitors MUST be able to receive communication from the Race Officials by
scanner or if allowed, through a competitors spotter by way of two (2) way radio. Scanners
used by drivers may only be programmed for the track frequency, and will be subject to
Tech inspection. Scanners MUST be on and functioning at ALL times while on the speedway,
If not, you will be Black Flagged off the track. This includes practice, qualifying, and feature
events. Any team which division allows two (2) way radios must have a team member
positioned in the designated spotter area during competition. Any team spotting from an
area other than the designated area may result in the car not being scored for that event.
Spotters must have the car number clearly visible on the sides and the rear of their
headsets. Spotters must communicate immediately any instructions given by Race Officials
to their drivers. Frequency used by teams must be registered with track officials. No car-to-
car communication is allowed.
All competitors will be required to have a working transponder whenever on the racetrack,
all practices, qualifying, and feature events. If not, you will be black flagged. You will not be
allowed to run qualifying or feature events without them. Rental transponders may be
Social Media:
Everyone must be aware that posting in social media is like speaking into a live microphone.
Negative social media in any form about NHSTRA, Claremont Speedway, Hudson Speedway,
Lee USA Speedway, Monadnock Speedway, Star Speedway, Speedway Officials, competitors,
team members, etc…. will not be tolerated. Depending on the severity of the incident, fine,
penalties, or suspensions may be assessed. This policy applies to all drivers, crews, and
family members. The Drivers and Owners are responsible for there teams actions. Please
Help us by speaking with your entire team about this policy; because lack of awareness does
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The Yokogawa CA150 calibrator is a comprehensive calibration instrument that simultaneously signals source and measurement operations at the same time, providing an accuracy within 0.02% of the DC voltage range for both functions.
In conventional calibration applications, multiple devices such as a standard generator, dial resistor, and multimeter were required. Now with a single Yokogawa CA150 calibrator unit, it is possible to perform operation checks and regular inspection and maintenance of thermocouples, RTDs, and instruments. The Yokogawa CA150 calibrator is also perfect for the maintenance and equipment diagnosis of process devices such as transmitters, thermostats, and signal converters.
The Yokogawa CA150 calibrator's source and measurement functions include DC voltage, DC current, resistance, frequency, and temperature (from thermocouple or RTD sensors). Since the Yokogawa CA150 calibrator can carry out these functions simultaneously, it is possible to measure current in the milliampere range while providing a loop power supply of up to 24VDC at up to 22mA load. Additionally, the Yokogawa CA150 calibrator has a sink function and a sweep function with three types of continuous output: step sweep function, linear sweep function, and program sweep function.
The Yokogawa CA150 calibrator is designed as a vertical body with large-screen display making the unit easy to hold and intuitively easy to operate, as individual functions are accessed directly by pressing assigned keys. The Yokogawa CA150 calibrator's internal memory allows up to 21 settings for (source / measurement) functions, ranges, generated values/measured values as well as setting mode conditions to be stored. Additionally, the Yokogawa CA150 calibrator can store up to 100 data items: storage date / time, (source / measurement) functions, ranges and generated values/measured values. Stored data can be checked on the display of the main unit as well as via RS-232 communication.
- Source and measurement can be performed simultaneously.
- Loop power supply function
- High accuracy: 0.02% for the source unit and 0.02% for the measurement unit
- Source and measurement functions: DCV voltage, DC mA, ohm, frequency and temperature (thermocouple, RTD) and 24 VDC power supply function for transmitters
- RS-232 communications
- Internal memory for 21 settings and 100 data points
What's In The Box:
- (1) Source Signal Lead Cables (red)
- (2) Source Signal Lead Cables (black)
- (1) Measurement Lead Cables (red)
- (1) Measurement Lead Cables (black)
- (1) Carrying Case
- (1) Terminal Adapter
- (1) Fuse: A1501EF (for Terminal protection)
- (4) AA Alkaline batteries
- (1) User's Manual
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I'm particularly interested in his point about 3D being darker. I saw Avatar in 3D with 2 different projection systems: RealD 3D and 3D at the Arclight Dome. Both times, throughout the film, I snuck a peak over my glasses and saw the colors and exposure at the saturation and brightness I thought the DP (haha) intended. It looked beautiful. The colors were more saturated and I could see important story information in the shadows. When you're losing over a stop of light transmission through those glasses, your eye is unable to "open up" any further to compensate. I'm curious if anyone saw a 2D and 3D version and noticed these subtle, but important differences. A side by side comparison would be nice.
To add to that, was the Avatar viewing experience actually made better by it being in 3D? Doubtful.
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Veljko Milkovic was born in 1949, in Subotica, Yugoslavia. In 1952, his family moved to Novi Sad, (now Serbia) where he has lived ever since. His formal education ended with secondary school (High School) where he studied History. Veljko's interests in past events lead him to explore the vast caverns underneath the Petrovaradin Fortress, an ancient fortification just outside the Novi Sad city limits. His archeological discoveries in the area made him famous, and a popular tour guide of the caverns.
But Veljko Milkovic is also a researcher, an inventor, and a writer. His scientific work has always focussed on creating a better future. To date, he has worked on over 100 different inventions, and has received 23 Serbian Patents. Veljko has also received many domestic and international awards for his work over the the last 30 years.
In the late 1970's, he invented a self-heating, eco-house with a number of remarkable innovations. In the last 30 years, many such eco-houses have been built in Novi Sad and the surrounding areas.
Veljko has participated in over 30 scientific gatherings in the field of energy and ecology. Among his various domestic and international awards, he has received November Charter of the City of Novi Sad, in 2002 for his significant contributions in the fields of ecology and energy.
Also in 2002, he received a Gold Medal at the Novi Sad Fair for his invention of the "hand water pump with pendulum". This remarkable innovation makes pumping water 93% easier. The person wishing to pump water simply swings the pendulum, like a child on a swing. The shifting weight of the pendulum does the work of pumping the water.
In the last few years, Veljko has continued his work in the field of single and double acting mechanical oscillators, which represents one of the most convincing demonstrations that centrifugal force can be harnessed to do real work. These deceptively simple mechanisms allow humanity to access a new source of energy based on inertial forces and gravitational potential.
In one set of experiments involving his water pumps, Veljko demonstrated the ability to pump 12 times more water with his device than the same amount of input energy would have pumped directly. In the last 10 years, no one has seriously disputed either his research or his discoveries. With these achievements, Veljko has laid the foundation for a new method to multiply the benefit of operating simple mechanical devices.
He has also identified a new class of machine referred to as a Mechanical Amplifier. These machines establish a resonant oscillation between centrifugal force and gravity and evolve useful, mechanical work as a by-product. This second order motion decouples the output of the machine from the standard limitations of Newton's Third Law. The implications for physics in the 21st century cannot be over estimated.
For more information on the work of Veljko Milkovic, please follow these links:
Veljko's Home page in English
Page on his Mechanical Amplifier
Page on his Eco-house technology
Opinion Papers on Veljko's work
Page on the Petrovaradin Fortress
I visited Veljko at his lab in Novi Sad in May 2008. It was a great honor to meet the team of people who work with him and see, first hand, his remarkable inventions.
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Dynamo 1, Red Bulls 1May 17, 2009 - 3:08 AM By KEITH SARGEANT STATS MLS Correspondent
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (STATS) -- It took the Houston Dynamo nearly 45 minutes to capitalize on a 1-man advantage, but when they did, the short-handed New York Red Bulls responded.
After substitute Chris Wondolowski put the Dynamo ahead with a goal in the 78th minute, fellow reserve John Wolyniec answered with a goal of his own 10 minutes later as Houston and New York played to a 1-all tie on Saturday night.
Wolyniec's goal was the first scored off Houston (3-2-3) since its 1-0 loss to D.C. United on April 4, a span of 491 minutes that is a season high in the MLS.
"I think it's been a while since I had a goal off the bench but I've known that I've been able to do it in the past so I was just trying to keep that same mindset," said Wolyniec, who received a blind pass from Dane Richards deep inside the box, turned and drilled his first goal of the season. "I was just hoping I was going to head it on, but I was a little far from the goal and it was the wrong angle so I just put it down and just hit it."
Red Bulls midfielder Jorge Rojas was given a red card in the 35th minute for an elbow to Dynamo midfielder Brian Mullan's head. Mullan remained on the turf for about a minute, and the officials quickly cited Rojas for a red card.
Rojas' ejection meant the Red Bulls (2-5-3) had to play one man down for the final 55 minutes. Rojas, a former Venezuela pro who scored his first two MLS goals in New York's 4-1 victory over San Jose on May 8, will be forced to sit out the Red Bulls' next game against Chicago on May 24 for receiving the red card.
"I received the ball and I felt something on my back," Rojas said, offering his view of the altercation. "He was really strong on my back and when I started falling, my arm opened up and unfortunately hit his face. But I was falling. It was not my intention at all to make any aggression. I'm not that kind of player."
Though Houston extended its unbeaten streak to five games, the inability to capitalize on the 11-vs.-10 advantage made the tie bittersweet.
"It's definitely disappointing, especially being a man up," said Wondolowski, who netted his second goal of the season off an assist from Corey Ashe and a service ball from Brad Davis.
"We had a good streak of not giving up goals. Just definitely frustrating because anytime you have a lead, whether we're a man down or a man up, we think we should win the game."
While Juan Carlos Osorio wanted to see a replay before commenting on Rojas' ejection, the Red Bulls coach said the foul differential was telling. Houston was cited for 17 infractions, compared to New York's eight in a game that featured three yellow cards.
"I don't want to say too many things because then the league can react," Osorio said.
Houston coach Dominic Kinnear called the game "chippy."
"Both teams don't like to back down," Kinnear said, "so that's the way it comes about."
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What's new in Project Professional 2013?
By Alex
With the release of Project 2013, Microsoft have made a number of enhancements and improvements to our favourite project scheduling software.
The first thing you will notice are the changes to the look and feel, not as radical as the introduction of the ribbon, but a gentle evolution to provide a flatter, minimalistic look and feel that is common across the rest of the Office 2013 platform. Project 2013 also allows users to sign in, ensuring their preferences and cloud based services such as SkyDrive, Office 365, SharePoint are configured and roam between applications.
With the impending release of Windows 8 and the proliferation of touch enabled PC's and Slates, Office 2013 introduces a number of enhancements to improve the experience for touch users. The most obvious improvement is a new touch mode which can be accessed via the Quick Access Toolbar. When clicked the ribbons will explode out to a larger finger friendly design as can be seen below.
This also extends to the data entry screen where if you use a touch input, the screen shows two finger friendly nubs to use for selection.
There are a few other touch improvements, including help selecting objects and 'Minibars'. Microsoft published a great post outlining some of the touch support changes in Office 2013 over at the Office Next blog which I would encourage you to check out.
One of the major investment areas in Project 2013 is a new reporting capability that allows rich dashboard style reports to be built quickly and easily. I'll be digging into the improvements around reporting in a future post, but to give you a quick overview, Project 2013 includes a number of pre-canned dashboard type reports including work and project overview dashboards and an excellent burn-down report. Of course you are not limited to the provided reports, a powerful design capability has been included that allows you to build customised reports for your organisation and theme them in the way you want. These reports also leverage another new capability of Project 2013, the introduction of improved office art.
Presence information
A small but significant inclusion is the addition of presence information to resources in the schedule. Now as a project manager, wherever I see a resource name, I can see at a glance their status and connect to them with one click to ask about the status of a task, or to confirm their actuals. Of course when you use the presence information you won't get a lovely picture of me
Task path
A new feature that will be of particular use for heavy schedule users is the new Task Path feature. As the name suggests, Task Path enables you to see the path for a specific task you have chosen, the paths you can see include Predecessors, Driving Predecessors, Successors and Driving Successors.
As you can see below, clicking on Task 2 has caused two paths to change colour, the driving predecessors (those that cause the task to be scheduled when it is), turning orange and the driving successors (those that cause the successor task to be scheduled when it is) to turn purple. I will write more on this cool feature in the future.
One of the most exciting additions to Office 2013 is the inclusion of new app model allowing you to extend certain client and server applications with add-ons that can be either be purchased from a central app store, or from a catalogue of approved corporate apps. Project 2013 is one of those client apps that supports these new apps, allowing new capabilities to be added to Project 2013 via these apps. Again, I will be digging into building Project 2013 apps in some future posts.
In addition to the main points I highlighted above, there are a heap of other improvements to Project 2013, ranging from animations & fit and finish through to a number of under the cover changes to improve performance and product capability. I have only started digging into the new client capabilities and will be posting more info as I uncover it myself. In the meantime, I encourage you to give Project 2013 a go yourself by downloading the preview from office.com/preview.*
- Project 2013 will install side by side with Project 2010. Please note that if you are using Project Server 2010, Project 2013 will not connect to Project Server 2010 and you will still need to use Project 2010.