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| KC Interim Superintendent Takes Over |
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The interim superintendent took the reigns
Monday from outgoing Superintendent Anthony
Amato.
Day One for Dr. John Martin involved taking a
good look at the problems facing the
district. Martin spent most of his first day
talking to school staff members and
reporters, including KMBC's Bev Chapman.
Amato will remain as a consultant to the
Kansas City district, but Martin said he
believes he will have no problem working with
Amato.
"He may not like me. I don't know him. He
doesn't know me, but I can't imagine that
will be an issue," Martin said. "We're going
to put children first. We going to work to
make sure that what happens in this district
will work to help children."
Martin is no stranger to the Kansas City
schools or struggling districts. The former
Grandview superintendent spent the last two
years working in St. Louis, where the state
stepped in and replaced the school board.
"We didn't have some of the politics that
were associated with the old board," Martin
said.
Martin said he doesn't expect the state to
replace Kansas City's school board. The
district is up for a critical review in April
and is working toward provisional
accreditation.
"Kansas City has a great opportunity to make
that happen for themselves. And I'm here to
make sure that it does," Martin said.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City School Board is
looking for its 25th superintendent in the
last 39 years.
Martin said he doesn't believe in miracles,
but he thinks proper leadership and education
plans implemented the right way can work
wonders.
"If you aren't working smart, it doesn't
matter how hard you're working. I believe we
are working smart and I believe we can work
smart and make this district effective,"
Martin said.
Martin said he is not a candidate for the
superintendent's job. He will be working for
the district on a month-to-month basis.
School Board President David Smith said they
hope to have a new superintendent in time for
the new school year next fall.
Tags : KMBC Kansas City school superintendent John Martin |
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| Rep. Conyers: Interim Appointment of U.S. Attorneys |
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The House considers H.R. 580, Interim
Appointment of U.S. Attorneys. This bill,
introduced by Rep. Howard Berman (CA-28), is
designed to help better ensure the
independence of U.S. Attorneys -- by
repealing a provision in a 2006 statute that
grants the Attorney General the authority to
make indefinite interim appointments of U.S.
Attorneys, who can then serve indefinitely
without Senate confirmation.
Tags : Democrats Congress US Attorneys Confirmation Conyers |
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| Lord Darzi launches Interim Report |
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Lord Ara Darzi, Prime Minister Gordon Brown
and Secretary of State Alan Johnson launch
the 'Our NHS, our future' interim report at
an event attended by clinicians. October 4
2007.
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| Windsor Chariot iCapsol Interim Carpet Cleaner |
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Chariot iCapsol Interim Carpet Cleaner
Quick Clean Quick Dry, Less Work.
Features:
* Using Windsor's chemicals with MicroCap
technology, the battery powered Chariot
iCapsol quickly and effortlessly cleans
carpet surfaces, removing general traffic
soils, spots and stains.
* The unique brush system features two
counter-rotating cylindrical brushes to
effectively clean and agitate the carpet
urface leaving it looking clean, bright and
groomed.
* The Chariot iCapsol solution dispensing
system leaves the carpet only slightly damp,
so that it is dry and ready for raffic in
about 20 minutes.
* With footprint smaller than walk-behind
achines, the Chariot easily fits into busy
environments without disrupting work flow.
* An ultra-light turning radius enables
chariot to turn around in five foot aisles
with room to spare.
*Greater access in tight areas, increasing
your floor cleaning coverage.
* Chariot's innovative step-up design
combines the handling and maneuverability of
a walk-behind with the speed of a ride-on.
* The Chariot allows for quick and easy
battery changes.
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id=1.006-008.0 (more)
Tags : floor carpet cleaning machine |
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Durée : 311 s |
| Starfish Prime Test Interim and Fishbowl Auroral Sequences |
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0800062 - Starfish Prime Test Interim Report
by Commander JTF-8; Fishbowl Auroral
Sequences - Silent; Dominic on Fishbowl
Phenomenon -Silent; Fishbowl XR Summary -
Silent - 1962 - 1:01:25 - Black&White and
Color - Four Films on One Video
Starfish Prime Test Interim Report by
Commander JTF-8 - 7:45 - Sound - STARFISH
PRIME, was one of the high-altitude nuclear
tests in the Operation Fishbowl series
conducted in the Pacific Proving Ground in
1962. It was launched in the Johnston Island
area to an altitude of about 400 kilometers
by a Thor rocket and had a yield of 1.4
megatons.
The test evaluated the capabilities of an
antiballistic missile to operate in a nuclear
environment and the vulnerability of a U.S.
reentry vehicle to survive a nearby nuclear
blast. It also provided information on the
ability of a U.S. radar system to detect and
track reentry vehicles. Another goal was to
discern the effects of a high-altitude blast
on command and control systems, which were
shown to be vulnerable in earlier
high-altitude tests. The final goal was to
obtain information on the feasibility of
testing in outer space.
Fishbowl Auroral Sequences - 7:50 - Color -
Silent - BLUEGILL and STARFISH were
high-altitude nuclear tests, part of
Operation Fishbowl, conducted in the Johnston
Island area of the Pacific Proving Ground in
1962. These tests produced auroral effects, a
special feature of explosions where the
extreme brightness of the fireball is visible
at great distances. Within a second or two
after the burst, a brilliant aurora appears
from the bottom of the fireball.
The formation of the aurora is attributed to
the motion, along the lines of the earth's
magnetic field, of beta particles emitted by
the radioactive fission fragments. About a
minute after the detonation, the aurora could
be observed in the Samoan Islands, 2000 miles
from the detonation. These auroras could be
seen for approximately 20 minutes. The video
shows footage of the auroras from Somoa,
Mauna Loa (Hawaiian Islands) and Tongtapu
(Tonga Islands) at various film speeds.
Dominic on Fishbowl Phenomenon - 1:12 - Color
- Silent - Operation Fishbowl was the
high-altitude testing portion of a larger
Operation Dominic I. This video is a
compilation of footage of the five nuclear
tests comprising Operation Fishbowl conducted
in the Johnston Island area of the Pacific
Proving Ground in 1962. A high-altitude burst
is one occurring above 100,000 feet. The
video does not identify the date, time or
name of the tests.
When a nuclear weapon detonates at a high
altitude, many of the effects are attenuated.
Most of the x-ray energy is absorbed in the
air, which decreases the fireball
temperature. Absorption of thermal x-ray
energy also decreases the energy available
for a shock wave. This all results in the
development of a toroidal or donut-shaped
cloud instead of the usual mushroom shape of
ground or near ground explosions.
This also shows the auroral effect of
high-altitude explosions where the extreme
brightness of the fireball is visible at
great distances. Within a second or two after
the burst, a brilliant aurora appears from
the bottom of the fireball. The formation of
the aurora is attributed to the motion, along
the lines of the earth's magnetic field, of
beta particles emitted by the radioactive
fission fragments. About a minute after the
detonation, the aurora can be observed from
as far away as 2000 miles. These auroras can
be seen for approximately 20 minutes.
Fishbowl XR Summary - 34:38 - Black&White -
Silent - The video shows the five,
rocket-launched, Operation Fishbowl tests at
various camera speeds and from different
camera locations. Operation Fishbowl was the
Department of Defense's high-altitude testing
portion of Operation Dominic I, conducted in
the Johnston Island area of the Pacific
Proving Ground in 1962. In a high-altitude
blast, many of the effects are attenuated,
resulting in a toroidal or donut-shaped cloud
instead of the mushroom cloud from a surface
burst. These weapons-effects tests, launched
by Strypi, Thor, and Nike Hercules rockets,
were as follows:
STARFISH PRIME, July 9, 400-kilometer
altitude, 1.4 megaton
CHECKMATE, October 20, tens of kilometers
altitude, low (less than 20 kt)
BLUEGILL 3 PRIME, October 26, tens of
kilometers altitude, submegaton (less than 1
Mt, but more than 200 kt)
KINGFISH, November 1, tens of kilometers
altitude; submegaton (less than 1 Mt, but
more than 200 kt)
TIGHTROPE, November 4, tens of kilometers
altitude, low (less than 20 kt)
Two goals of these tests were to determine if
radiation and blast and heat effects of high-
altitude detonations were capable of
neutralizing an enemy reentry vehicle and
capable of determining the blackout effects
on radar and communications of various yields
and altitudes of bursts.
Tags : Johnston Island thor rocket antiballistic missle radar blast command control outer space |
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