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If I am replacing my head gaskets do I have to take apart the valve assembly if they were just adjusted a year ago ? And do I have to remove the crank shaft pulley, timing belt cover, and timing belt as it was just replaced along with the idlers and tensioner just 2 years ago? Or are they just in the way of removing the heads ?
All of those parts must come off to replace the head gaskets. Crankshaft pulley has to come off to remove the timing belt cover to take the timing belt off to remove the heads.
Since you don't say what year/model/engine you have I can't confirm if the valve assembly you are talking about has to come off.
2002 outback 2,5l. head gaskets were replaced just last year. Were damaged when wife was driving and hairline crack formed on top. Not large enough for immediate fluid loss but fast enough for quick loss of coolant and then gasket failed. Don't know if head warped or block damaged. Only driven a few miles after about half gallon coolant lost. How do I know if head warped ? Where would I take to determine if head damaged ? Would like to keep a couple more years. Has about 240K miles but was running good before radiator fail. Also has had a lot of other parts replaced including rear sub frame.
I would just junk the engine.
and any work or money/ time spent on the engine now maybe just plain lost if the project does not turn out.
I like eagleeye's post. It's given me a chuckle.
Whether you repair the one in the car or replace it, you'll be pulling the engine out.
It doesn't take long, like 15-20 minutes to tear an EJ253 apart. Of course, that's with power tools and the engine on a stand. But even without power tools, it won't take long.
I am curious as to how you believe there's a "crack". I've seen plenty of EJs that run hot, blow out a portion of the gasket and a little mill work and new gaskets gets it up and purring. I've even had a couple that had the OE gaskets and the gasket leaked without damaging the block or heads. I will also assume that there's a possibility that when the HGs were replaced last that non MLS gaskets were used, since the MLS tend to hold up to extreme heat and pressure better than the graphite set. Just my experience.
If you take the engine apart you'll be able to determine whether it's usable or not. If the cylinder experienced a detonation strong enough, the cylinder sleeve and block will be blown out, making the engine trash. This would also make it misfire and burn coolant at a great rate if it's running now.
If the engine is losing it at a slow rate, then you most likely will be able to repair it as long as you aren't driving it which would exacerbate the issue. Compression heat and pressure will burn a curf in the aluminum if you run it with a damaged HG long.
As for the valve adjustments, you can get by without it if they were adjusted proper. It's always a good idea to check them though while the covers are off. You will be able to reuse the timing components. I hope you have all new pulleys and tensioner.
You can get reman heads for about $500-600. You can get a whole engine for $1-2k shipped, but then you may have to change the HGs due to oil leak, put on timing components, seals, thermostat, etc. Things you would normally do with a HG job anyway, except you have fairly new parts. (Was the thermostat replaced when the timing kit was done?) You can get a low mileage 2.0L, then you have to swap the intake/harness, cam and crank gear; but these yield less HP than the 2.5.
Until you take it apart, you don't know what you are dealing with. A good sign of a severe blow out is water sitting in the exhaust though, so if you pull the headers and water runs out, it's done.
where was this crack? the head or the radiator tank?
I am curious as to how you believe there's a "crack".
I was confused too, I think they didn't describe it very well and the *radiator* had a crack, not the head? But we'll have to wait to find out.
yes timing all comes off, it's very easy relative to head gasket replacement. don't touch the valves, the machine shop resurfacing the heads will take care of that, but no they don't have to come off.
A. A *bad engine* isn't causing cooling system failures - like multiple head gasket failures and the radiator failure.
B. That the current diasnosis isn't correct and the headgaskets are fine.
1. First headgasket repair one year ago - What happened during that failure/repair?
2. Was it just leaking externally or did it overheat?
3. Second headgasket failure - how long was the car driven hot, low on coolant, or leaking?
4. Additionally - how was this second headgasket failure confirmed? Maybe the headgaskets aren't bad, maybe the coolant just has air pockets in it and is overheating? Did someone do some rigorous and specific testing or just shrug shoulders and say "bad headgasket"?
The headgaskets should not have failed that quickly with just a radiator leak and one overheat.
If there's a chance this vehicle was overheated significantly one or two times - then cut open the oil filter and look for debris and swirls.
Thanks for the advice. Engine was running decent before the radiator leak. Replaced the radiator after the leak. Your suggestion to find a low miles/good condition same model year range makes sense. thought I would try the head gaskets first DIY and if engine is not running good or block damaged will try to find the low miles/ good condition outback and use parts from the outback I have now. The shop ( individual ) 20 years experience on subarus used 6 star gaskets MLS, new thermostat. The heads were not damaged at that time block was not damaged according to this individual, has pretty good track record. Right now I am getting bubbles in the coolant overflow tank. This indicates a blown gasket ? Drove back from shop after radiator replaced 10 miles and did not overheat. But combustion gasses definitely getting into the overflow tank. Have not driven again since back from shop.
not knowing how acute the over-heat event was, if you decide to run the original short block, maybe oil analysis from Blackstone or similar lab could tell you if a rod bearing is shedding metal.


Jennifer Angelici and her son Noah Angelici, who was diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a rare disease of the placenta.
When Jennifer Angelici, a nurse at Magee-Womens Hospital, was pregnant with identical twin boys in 2004, she recalled she had a feeling that something wasnt right.
She was correct. Her boys, whom she and her husband, Adam, had already named Noah and Jackson, were diagnosed at 12 weeks in utero with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a rare disease of the placenta.
The familys experience led them to create the Noah Angelici Hope Foundation to create awareness and support. The foundation will sponsor the seventh annual Noah Angelici Golf Tournament June 22-23 at Mystic Rock golf course at Nemacolin Woodlands.
Mrs. Angelici was given several options that would have meant the death of Noah, or she could have tricky in utero surgery, during which a laser cauterizes the conjoined vessels.
The Angelicis, of Upper St. Clair, did research and decided to have the operation. They flew to St. Josephs Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and had successful surgery performed by physician Rubin Quintero. Today, surgeon Stephen Emery performs this procedure at Magee-Womens Hospital.
Back in Pittsburgh, the family then met physician Frederick Sherman, president of the medical staff at the Childrens Home of Pittsburgh and director of the Cardiology Fellowship Training Program at Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
"Noah and his brother first came to me as fetuses, " Dr. Sherman said. "At this point, I was seeing their mother on a weekly basis, as she was getting ultrasounds three times a week and echocardiograms to monitor Noahs heart."
Dr. Sherman explained that in this syndrome, abnormal blood vessels develop, connecting the circulatory systems of the two babies. The result is an unequivalent exchange of blood flow, where one fetus becomes a blood donor to the other, creating serious complications that can endanger the health of both babies. In this case, Noah was the donor and the baby in the most trouble.
The boys were delivered at 35 weeks via Caesarean section on June 24, 2005. Noah weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces, and his twin brother, Jackson, weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces.
"After he was born, Noah was placed on a respirator because his enlarged heart was complicating his lung development, " Dr. Sherman said. "Noah had significant heart complications. Jackson was born healthy.
After Dr. Sherman made the decision for Noah to undergo heart surgery, Victor Morell, M.D., performed Noahs "coarctation of the aorta and Noahs lung surgery at Childrens Hospital.
"After the heart surgery, he was doing great, and we thought he was coming home, and he did, albeit briefly during Christmas of 2005, " Mrs. Angelici said.
On Sept. 8, 2006, Noah was admitted to Childrens Hospital in respiratory distress; his family was told he would probably grow out of the disease and have to stay only overnight for observation.
Fifteen months later, Noah was still in intensive care, unable to be taken off the respirator.
Jane Klimchak of Venetia, the boys grandmother, recalled that Noah was able to come home overnight in December 2005, but was then rushed back to the hospital.At that point he was transferred to the Childrens Home and Lemieux Family Center.
"In his 2 1/2 years of life, he was only home for maybe three months, " Mrs. Klimchak said.
Noah died in his mothers arms on Dec. 1, 2007. Death was attributed to lung complications.
"Everything he went through, all the surgeries, the poking and prodding, he never cried, " said Mrs. Angelici. "He was such a pleasant baby, so strong."
"Noahs journey was beyond your imagination, " Mrs. Klimchak said. "We were fortunate to have spent that short time with him."
After the familys struggle, the foundation was organized, directed by Mrs. Klimchak and her family.
"Jenny wants to make sure people have the funds to get care for their children, whether it be a place to stay, money for food or travel, " Mrs. Klimchak said. "She doesnt want people to have to go through what she did."
"This family is remarkable, " Dr. Sherman said. "They went through such a significant tragedy and responded by giving back. They created an organization to raise awareness of TTTS, and money for several organizations in Noahs memory."
According to the foundations website, its mission is "to honor Noah Angelicis life with the dedication of his foundation to support research toward the diagnosis, treatment and education of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. While doing so, we will strive to provide support and hope to the families and babies affected with this rare condition as well as those who have gone through a tragic loss."
On June 22 and 23, the seventh annual golf tournament will be held at the Mystic Rock golf course. The event begins at 7 p.m. June 22 with a welcome reception. A brunch will be held at 8 a.m. June 23. Golf begins at 10 a.m., followed by dinner and a program.
Guest speakers are Dr. Emery, of Magee, who also played a major role in Noahs life, and former Pittsburgh Steeler and family friend, Craig Wolfley.
"Ive watched their pain, yet they managed to turn a tough situation into something positive to help other families, Mr. Wolfley said.
This event is featured in the November 2012 issue of WHIRL Magazine.
Camden Seybert (Noah's 12 year old Cousin) and his Grandma (Noah's Great Aunt) along with her son Joseph and daughter Linnea are running in the Pittsburgh Marathon and raising funds for Noah's Foundation. It is amazing what two feet and an incredible heart can do. Noah never stood up let alone even take one step. Camden is putting one foot in front of the other over and over again all in Noah's Memory and our mission of blessing others.
Please join Camden in a pledge to sponsor this courageous young man and help him in his efforts to touch as many lives as possible with his marathon run for Noah. Benefiting from Camden's run will be Noah's House of Hope which supports two area's of Noah's medical journey. Dr. Stehpen Emery of Magee-Women's Hospital and his work with Twin-To-Twin Syndrome along with The Children's Home and Lemieux Family Center.
BETHEL PARK - When Noah Angelici entered Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC on Sept. 8, 2006, doctors told his parents that he'd probably stay just overnight.
But the 14-month-old ended up spending the next 15 months in pediatric intensive care, finally released at the request of his parents, Adam and Jennifer Angelici, so he could die in his Bethel Park home.
On Dec. 1, 2007, Noah passed away from complications of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. He was surrounded by medical personnel, hospice volunteers, his extended family and his identical twin brother, Jackson.
Although his life was short-lived, Noah fought a courageous battle to survive, inspiring many others along the way. His father even nicknamed him Noah Balboa, after Sylvester Stallone's character in "Rocky."
As Noah's maternal grandmother, Jane Klimchak of Venetia, said, "In the short 2 1/2 years that Noah was here physically, he lived a lifetime. He was the most incredible little boy in the world."
Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome is a rare condition that affects identical twins with a shared placenta. One fetus, known as the donor, continuously "gives" blood to the other twin, known as the recipient, through connecting blood vessels on the placenta, resulting in twins of markedly different sizes.
The boys were delivered at 35 weeks on June 24, 2005, after they both experienced a significant drop in amniotic fluid. Noah was the donor twin. He weighed 2 pounds, 8 ounces, and was anemic. Jackson weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces, but he was getting too much blood.
"Jackson came out crying, then he started grunting," Jennifer said. "Noah was white as a sheet," and required an emergency intubation.
"Both babies were in bad shape," Jennifer said, but Jackson was released 10 days later, and to this day, he is a healthy, rambunctious soon-to-be 4-year-old who takes great pleasure in showing off photos of his twin brother.
To raise awareness about Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome and honor Noah's memory, the Noah Angelici Hope Foundation was established by Dr. Luke Taggart and Noah's family. On June 15, the second annual Noah Angelici Memorial Golf outing will be held to benefit the Children's Home & Lemieux Family Center and the Fetal Hope Foundation.
Although TTTS can occur at birth - when the umbilical cord is clamped after delivery, the other twin can get a rush of blood - Noah and Jackson were diagnosed when their mother was 12 weeks' pregnant. The original ultrasound detected a noticeable size difference in the twins, and three weeks later, another ultrasound showed they had grown farther apart.
Some physicians suggested terminating the pregnancy; another said they could tie off the amniotic fluid to Noah. Others said let it ride.
Jennifer was on bedrest the entire pregnancy. She lay on her left side and drank protein shakes, and she went to Magee-Womens Hospital three times a week for ultrasounds.
While in utero, Noah developed an enlarged heart - a condition that usually affects the recipient twin - that also required weekly echocardiograms.
"At 24 weeks, they told us he wasn't going to make it," Klimchak said. "I said, 'A miracle can happen.'"
After he was born, Noah was placed on a respirator because his enlarged heart was impeding his lung development.
"With him, there were really a lot of issues," said Dr. Fred Sherman, president of the medical staff at the Children's Home and director of the Cardiology Fellowship Training Program at Children's Hospital.
Sherman said Noah was too premature to immediately undergo a heart operation, so doctors waited.
"I fear that that waiting period contributed to his later problems," Sherman said. "His major problem became lung disease. That ended up eventually taking his life."
Noah spent all but about four months of his life either in the hospital or in Transitional Infant Care at the Children's Home, where Jennifer Angelici learned to care for her son. She learned how to undress and bathe him with all the lines that protruded from his tiny body, and she learned how to change his tracheotomy and feeding tube.
"I tried to nurse him, and every once in a while he would, but there was a threat for aspiration," Jennifer said. "For four months he was intubated, so his sucking ability was not there."
When Noah came home on June 23, 2006, he was thriving. Klimchak said he loved to watch "Shrek," and she remembers his hearty belly laughs whenever certain scenes would appear.
"He had lines coming out from everywhere, but he always smiled," said Klimchak, whose memories are confirmed in the countless number of photos of Noah that hang in the Angelicis' home.
But when Noah became ill again in September 2006, he was unable to get off the ventilator.
Finally, the family, who lived in fear every day of losing their son, grandson and nephew, was told Noah wasn't going to make it.
"He was just a lovable child," Klimchak said. "Other families will be better off because Noah lived, and the Children's Home will always be a benefactor."
Copyright, 2009, Observer Publishing Company of Washington, Pa.
This year, special tribute was paid to Dr. Fred Sherman, president of The Children's Home medical staff and long-time board member, for his dedication and leadership in expanding The Children's Home's medical programs. Pam Schanwald, CEO, and Ranny Ferguson, president of The Children's Home Board of Directors, presented Dr. Sherman with the honor.
Special guests Jennifer and Adam Angelici gave an inspirational and heartfelt message, thanking Dr. Sherman and The Children's Home for the help and support they received during Jennifer's pregnancy and upon the birth of their twin sons, one of whom had a heart condition.
The Noah Angelici "Hope" Foundation would like to express our warmest thanks to Dr. Fred Sherman. Dr. Sherman has touched our family with his kind heart and tireless efforts as our Noah's Cardiologist...Friend.
The Noah Angelici "Hope" Foundation proudly sponsors the Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center, as they provided a peaceful and caring home for Noah along his precious journey.


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A Fifth Force of Nature
By Mike McKrae
Everything in our Universe is held together or pushed apart by four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetism, and two nuclear interactions. Physicists think they've spotted the actions of a fifth physical force emerging from a helium atom.
It's not the first time researchers claim to have caught a glimpse of it, either. A few years ago, they saw it in the decay of an isotope of beryllium. Now the same team has seen a second example of the mysterious force at play - and the particle they think is carrying it, which they're calling X17.
If the discovery is confirmed, not only could learning more about X17 let us better understand the forces that govern our Universe, it could also help scientists solve the dark matter problem once and for all.
Attila Krasznahorkay and his colleagues from the Institute for Nuclear Research in Hungary suspected something weird was going on back in 2016, after analysing the way an excited beryllium-8 emits light as it decays.
If that light is energetic enough, it transforms into an electron and a positron, which push away from one another at a predictable angle before zooming off.
Based on the law of conservation of energy, as the energy of the light producing the two particles increases, the angle between them should decrease. Statistically speaking, at least.
Oddly, this isn't quite what Krasznahorkay and his team saw. Among their tally of angles there was an unexpected rise in the number of electrons and positrons separating at an angle of 140 degrees.
The study seemed robust enough, and soon attracted the attention of other researchers around the globe who suggested that a whole new particle could be responsible for the anomaly.
Not just any old particle; its characteristics suggested it had to be a completely new kind of fundamental boson.
That's no small claim. We currently know of four fundamental forces, and we know that three of them have bosons carrying their messages of attraction and repulsion.
The force of gravity is carried by a hypothetical particle known as a 'graviton', but sadly scientists have not yet detected it.
This new boson couldn't possibly be one of the particles carrying the four known forces, thanks to its distinctive mass of (17 megaelectronvolts, or about 33 times that of an electron), and tiny life span (of about 10 to the minus 14 seconds … but hey, it's long enough to smile for the camera).
So all signs point to the boson being the carrier of some new, fifth force. But physics isn't keen on celebrating prematurely. Finding a new particle is always big news in physics, and warrants a lot of scrutiny. Not to mention repeated experiment.
Fortunately, Krasznahorkay's team haven't exactly been sitting on their laurels over the past few years. They've since changed focus from looking at the decay of beryllium-8 to a change in the state of an excited helium nucleus.
Similar to their previous discovery, the researchers found pairs of electrons and positrons separating at an angle that didn't match currently accepted models. This time, the number was closer to 115 degrees.
Working backwards, the team calculated the helium's nucleus could also have produced a short-lived boson with a mass just under 17 megaelectronvolts.
To keep it simple, they're calling it X17. It's a long way from being an official particle we can add to any models of matter.
While 2016's experiment was accepted into the respectable journal, Physical Review Letters, this latest study is yet to be peer reviewed. You can read the findings yourself on arXiv, where they've been uploaded to be scrutinised by others in the field.
But if this strange boson isn't just an illusion caused by some experimental blip, the fact it interacts with neutrons hints at a force that acts nothing like the traditional four.
With the ghostly pull of dark matter posing one of the biggest mysteries in physics today, a completely new fundamental particle could point to a solution we're all craving, providing a way to connect the matter we can see with the matter we can't.
In fact, a number of dark matter experiments have been keeping an eye out for a 17 megavolt oddball particle. So far they've found nothing, but with plenty of room left to explore, it's too early to rule anything out.
Rearranging the Standard Model of known forces and their particles to make room for a new member of the family would be a massive shift, and not a change to make lightly.
Still, something like X17 could be just what we're looking for.
This research is available on arXiv ahead of peer review.
This article was firat published in Science Alert
Real-ativity - SAND19 US
With Jude Currivan
Our Universe is fundamentally inter-connected
What Do I Know? - SAND18 US
Peter Russell in conversation with the audience at SAND18 US.
Dark Gravity
With Neil deGrasse Tyson
Dark Matter, Dark Gravity, Ghost Particles, & the Essence of All Objects
Marcelo Gleiser: The Mystery of Knowing
By Shawn Radcliffe
One of the great unsolved problems of modern physics is coming up with a theory of everything
Emergent Time
By Conor Purcell
In some versions of quantum gravity, time itself condenses into existence.
Astronomers Spot 'Missing Link' Black Hole
Scientists have detected a mid-size black hole - considered the "missing link" in the understanding of these celestial brutes
Maths, Movement & Mysticism
With Adam Barley
Could it be that the relationship between Spirit and Creation shows up in the world of numbers?
Breaking Time-Reversal Symmetry
By Michelle Starr
Just three orbiting black holes can break time-reversal symmetry
Strange Dark Matter Findings
By Carly Minsky
Scientists believe that mysterious dark matter is key to forming galaxies in the cosmos. Now, a recent series of bizarre findings threatens to undermine everything we think we know.
Hacking Reality
Is there an 8-dimensional "engine" behind our universe? By Quantum Gravity Research
White holes
The other side of black holes. Do they exist?
Human Bias
By Ethan Siegel
Quantum Physics is Fine, Human Bias About Reality is the Real Problem
Is Information the Fifth Form of Matter?
By Philip Perry
There is no dark matter. Instead, information has mass, physicist says
Could the Universe be Curved, not Flat?
By Eleonora Di Valentino
In a curved universe, no matter which direction you travel in, you will end up at the starting point

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Meet the cast of "Dead Metaphor": George Hampe
Meet George Hampe, who plays Dean Trusk in Dead Metaphor.
What are your preshow/postshow rituals?
Before every show, I eat an entire cantaloupe . . . just kidding. My preshow ritual is just so boring. I stretch. I warm-up.
After a show, I'm always good for a drink.
What is your favorite thing about San Francisco?
The crystal blue skies. We don't get that much on the east coast.
If you weren't an actor, what would you be?
Sitting on a beach. That life seems nice.
What was your most memorable job interview?
I've never had a real job.
What is your favorite moment in Dead Metaphor?
When my cue light goes off to start the show.
Which character do you identify with the most?
Probably Dean. Except for the trained killer part and the expecting father part and the strained relationship with my father part. I guess, the biggest identifiable trait is we are both around the same age.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
In my late 20s.
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Meet the cast of "Dead Metaphor": Rebekah Brockman
Meet Rebekah Brockman, who plays Jenny Trusk in Dead Metaphor.
Preshow: Warm-up, spray on a bit of my mother's perfume (I never set foot onstage without it on), and then watch the first scene from the wings.
Postshow: Beer and Sleep!
What are your favorite things about San Francisco?
The history, the architecture, and the ocean when the fog comes in.
Realistic Answer: A director.
Fantasy Answer: A BASE Jumper.
What was your most memorable job interview/audition?
I recently had a callback for a role and one of my mentors was auditioning for the same play. She offered to come in and read with me for.my audition. It was extremely gracious of her and put me at ease in the room. I booked the job. I believe that the established people who put their name on the line for the younger generation and support them, are the people worth following. It is a moment that I want to pay forward to the generation af…
A.C.T. Director of Education Elizabeth Brodersen Wins SFUSD Dreamcatcher Award
In summer 2011, just after becoming A.C.T.'s first director of education, Elizabeth Brodersen met Eunice Nuval, a teacher at San Francisco's Downtown High School (DHS), who was developing a new Acting for Critical Thought project, designed to engage her students academically and artistically through the study of theater. Nuval wanted to partner with A.C.T., and Brodersen said, emphatically, "Yes!" DHS is now in its fourth semester of residency at A.C.T., and the partnership has been one of the greatest success stories of not only the A.C.T. Education Department's short history, but of A.C.T.'s history as a whole.
For her work at DHS and her distinguished career in public education, Nuval was awarded a 2012 San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Dreamcatcher Award. Inspired by the Native American talismans that are believed to ensure beautiful and happy dreams, the annual awards (now in their seventh year) honor leaders who have inspired our educational community though the exce…
Meet the cast of "Dead Metaphor": Anthony Fusco
Meet Anthony Fusco, who plays Oliver Denny in Dead Metaphor.
Preshow: sinus rinse
Postshow: Wine. Or beer. Maybe bourbon.
Even *more* unsatisfied.
45-minute callback with the great director Jose Quintero. Did not get the role, but relished the experience nonetheless. And not getting the role turned out to be the best result.
Seriously? Why would I tell?
Mine. But pretty soon, Hank!
With any luck at all, right where I am now. But with the same amount of hair.


Author Jenny Han has created a realistically flawed yet lovable trio of sisters in her To All The Boys I've Loved Before series. The Song girls are part of a half-Korean family who work hard to support one another after their mother's death. Lara Jean, the middle sister and the dreamiest of the Song girls, handwrites letters, bakes cookies, and is knee deep in making complicated life decisions as her senior year unfolds. Jenny will be stopping in Miami for her book tour on May 3rd at Books & Books in Coral Gables at 7 p.m.
I am worthy because we all are.
What can your readers expect from your new work?
Baked goods! There is a lot of stress baking in this book—taken straight from the pages of my own life! I bake when I get stressed. I was stressed while writing this book so it was all very meta.
What was the creative process like for your new book? Did you enjoy bringing the series to a close or was it bittersweet? Did this one take more time?
I thought there were only going to be two books in this series, so this just feels like bonus to me. One last round with my favorite girl!
What would you say contributed to the success of this series?
I think maybe because it's set in the present time, but the main character is old-fashioned in a lot of ways. She's romantic and dreamy and she loves home and family. She's kind of a throwback, but at the same time, she's quite modern.
What advice would you give to someone about pursuing their dreams?
I would say, be a little sponge and soak up as much information as you can from those around you. Be humble, be willing to listen.
What are two facts about you that your readers don't know that you are comfortable with sharing?
I'm a very competitive game player—Scrabble, Scattergories, you name it. And, the 90s is my favorite decade.
What are you currently reading? What is your favorite novel of all time?
Do you have any upcoming projects that you would like to share that are coming up after your tour or during your tour?
It's too soon to tell. I always have a million ideas, so I think my plan is to start as many as possible and keep going until one chooses me.


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require File.expand_path File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),"../../helper.rb")

include Ensembl::Core

DBConnection.connect('bos_taurus', 50)

class CoordinateMappingsTestSimple < Test::Unit::TestCase
  # First see if the relationships work
  def test_assemblies
    # Contig AAFC03055291 should only be a component of chromosome 20
    contig_coord_system = CoordSystem.find_by_name('contig')
    aafc03055291 = SeqRegion.find_by_name_and_coord_system_id('AAFC03055291', contig_coord_system.id)
    assert_equal(1, aafc03055291.assembled_seq_regions.length)

    # Chromosome 20 has 2970 components
    chr_coord_system = CoordSystem.find_by_name('chromosome')
    chr20 = SeqRegion.find_by_name_and_coord_system_id('20', chr_coord_system.id)
    assert_equal(2970, chr20.component_seq_regions.length)

    # Chromosome 20 has 2970 contigs
    assert_equal(2970, chr20.component_seq_regions('contig').length)

    # Positions of the link between Chr20 and AAFC03055291
    # * Contig AAFC03055291 starts at position 13970982 on chromosome Chr20
    assert_equal(13970982, aafc03055291.assembly_links_as_component(chr_coord_system)[0].asm_start)
    end
end

class Sequences < Test::Unit::TestCase
  def setup
    @seq_region = SeqRegion.find(92594)
  end

  def test_simple
    assert_equal('AGCTATTTTATGACTT', @seq_region.seq.slice(4,16))
  end

  def test_subseq
    assert_equal('AGCTATTTTATGACTT', @seq_region.subseq(5,20))
  end
end

#class SliceProjectFromComponentToAssembly < Test::Unit::TestCase
#  # |------------------------------------------> chromosome
#  #     ^                 ^
#  #     |                 |
#  #     |-----------------> scaffold
#  def test_project_from_whole_component_to_assembly
#    source_slice = Slice.fetch_by_region('contig','AAFC03055291')
#    target_slices = source_slice.project('chromosome')
#
#    # Start and stop of chr4_105 on Chr4
#    assert_equal(13970982, target_slices[0].start)
#    assert_equal(13982069, target_slices[0].stop)
#  end
#
#  # |------------------------------------------> chromosome
#  #         ^        ^
#  #         |        |
#  #     |-----------------> scaffold
#  def test_project_from_component_to_assembly_with_positions
#    source_slice = Slice.fetch_by_region('scaffold','Chr4.003.105', 42, 2007)
#    target_slices = source_slice.project('chromosome')
#
#    # Position 42 on chr4_105 is position 96652152, position 2007 is 96654117
#    assert_equal(96652152, target_slices[0].start)
#    assert_equal(96654117, target_slices[0].stop)
#  end
#
#  # |------------------------------------------> scaffold
#  #         ^        ^
#  #         |        |
#  #       ----------------> contig
#  #      /
#  #   |--
#  def test_project_from_component_to_assembly_with_positions_and_cmp_start_not_1
#    source_slice = Slice.fetch_by_region('contig', 'AAFC03020247', 42, 2007)
#    target_slices = source_slice.project('scaffold')
#
#    # Position 42 on AAFC03020247 is position 6570 on ChrUn.003.3522, position 2007 is 8565
#    assert_equal(6570, target_slices[0].start)
#    assert_equal(8535, target_slices[0].stop)
#  end
#
#  # |------------------------------------------> scaffold
#  #         ^        ^
#  #         |        |
#  #     <-----------------| contig
#  def test_project_from_component_to_assembly_with_strand
#    source_slice_fw = Slice.fetch_by_region('contig', 'AAFC03020247')
#    target_slices_fw = source_slice_fw.project('scaffold')
#
#    assert_equal(1, target_slices_fw[0].strand)
#
#    source_slice_rev = Slice.fetch_by_region('contig', 'AAFC03061502')
#    target_slices_rev = source_slice_rev.project('scaffold')
#
#    assert_equal(-1, target_slices_rev[0].strand)
#  end
#end

#class SliceProjectFromComponentToAssemblyUsingTopLevel < Test::Unit::TestCase
#  # |------------------------------------------> chromosome
#  #     ^                 ^
#  #     |                 |
#  #     |-----------------> scaffold
#  def test_project_from_whole_component_to_assembly
#    source_slice = Slice.fetch_by_region('scaffold','Chr4.003.105')
#    target_slices = source_slice.project('toplevel')
#
#    # Start and stop of chr4_105 on Chr4
#    assert_equal(96652111, target_slices[0].start)
#    assert_equal(97251689, target_slices[0].stop)
#  end
#
#  # |------------------------------------------> chromosome
#  #         ^        ^
#  #         |        |
#  #     |-----------------> scaffold
#  def test_project_from_component_to_assembly_with_positions
#    source_slice = Slice.fetch_by_region('scaffold','Chr4.003.105', 42, 2007)
#    target_slices = source_slice.project('toplevel')
#
#    # Position 42 on chr4_105 is position 96652152, position 2007 is 96654117
#    assert_equal(96652152, target_slices[0].start)
#    assert_equal(96654117, target_slices[0].stop)
#  end
#end

class SliceProjectFromAssemblyToComponentForwardStrands < Test::Unit::TestCase
  def setup
    @source_slice_single_contig = Slice.fetch_by_region('chromosome', '20', 175000, 180000)
    @target_slices_single_contig = @source_slice_single_contig.project('contig')

    @source_slice_two_contigs = Slice.fetch_by_region('chromosome','20', 175000, 190000)
    @target_slices_two_contigs = @source_slice_two_contigs.project('contig')

    @source_slice_contigs_with_strand = Slice.fetch_by_region('chromosome', '20', 160000, 190000)
    @target_slices_contigs_with_strand = @source_slice_contigs_with_strand.project('contig')

    @source_slice_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps = Slice.fetch_by_region('chromosome', '20', 170950, 196000)
    @target_slices_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps = @source_slice_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps.project('contig')
  end

  #     |-----------------> contig
  #         ^          ^
  #         |          |
  # |------------------------------------------> chromosome
  def test_project_from_assembly_to_single_component
    # Position 175000 on chr20 is position 4030 on contig, position 180000 is 9030
    assert_equal('AAFC03028970', @target_slices_single_contig[0].seq_region.name)
    assert_equal(4030, @target_slices_single_contig[0].start)
    assert_equal(9030, @target_slices_single_contig[0].stop)
  end

  #     |----->   |--------> contig
  #         ^          ^
  #         |          |
  # |------------------------------------------> chromosome
  def test_project_from_assembly_to_two_components
    # This chromosomal region is covered by contigs AAFC03028970, a gap and AAFC03028962
    #  * Position 175000 on chr 20 is position 4030 on contig AAFC03028970
    #  * Position 190000 on chr 20 is position 35 on contig AAFC03028962
    assert_equal(3, @target_slices_two_contigs.length)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028970:4030:17365:1', @target_slices_two_contigs[0].display_name)
    assert_equal(Gap, @target_slices_two_contigs[1].class)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028962:1:35:1', @target_slices_two_contigs[2].display_name)
  end

  #     |----->   <-------|   |------->  |------->  contig
  #         ^                                 ^
  #         |                                 |
  # |--------------------------------------------------> chromosome
  def test_project_from_assembly_to_contigs_with_strand
    # This chromosomal region is covered by 4 contigs and 3 gaps
    # One of the contigs are on the reverse strand.
    assert_equal(7, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand.length)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028964:90:9214:1', @target_slices_contigs_with_strand[0].display_name)
    assert_equal(Gap, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand[1].class)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028959:1:1746:-1', @target_slices_contigs_with_strand[2].display_name)
    assert_equal(Gap, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand[3].class)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028970:1:17365:1', @target_slices_contigs_with_strand[4].display_name)
    assert_equal(Gap, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand[5].class)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028962:1:35:1', @target_slices_contigs_with_strand[6].display_name)
  end

  #      <--|  |----->        contig
  #   ^                 ^
  #   |                 |
  # |--------------------------------------------------> chromosome
  def test_project_from_assembly_to_contigs_with_strand_and_ending_in_gaps
    # This chromosomal region is covered by 2 contigs and 2 gaps at the end: GaCoGaCoGa
    assert_equal(5, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps.length)
    assert_equal(Gap, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps[0].class)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028970:1:17365:1', @target_slices_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps[1].display_name)
    assert_equal(Gap, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps[2].class)
    assert_equal('contig:Btau_4.0:AAFC03028962:1:5704:1', @target_slices_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps[3].display_name)
    assert_equal(Gap, @target_slices_contigs_with_strand_ends_in_gaps[4].class)
  end

end

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At ChurchDesk we are proud to have such a hardworking team. We want you to see their brilliance too, so we will be giving you an introduction to some our employees and an insight into what they do over following series of articles.
What is your role at ChurchDesk?
I work in our technical department in the Danish office, where I'm responsible for developing and maintaining the ChurchDesk app for mobile phones. In 2015, when I started, it was as an intern but now I am lucky enough to be a permanent part of the team.
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I'm from India, where I studied Computer Science Engineering. Following that I worked for 2.5 years at an Indian startup, who had interns from across the world. That inspired me to start my journey outside of India and I then moved to Mexico City where I worked for a year. I found that India and Mexico aren't that different as countries to live in, so I decided I wanted to move to Europe. It was the job offer from ChurchDesk that made me decide to come to Denmark.
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This is a novella to the book, The Kissing Booth. There are still questions left unanswered and i thought i was getting them in this novella but nope. but eh, it was alright.
PArt of the kissing booth, awesome!
I didn't like this as much as I like The Kissing Booth.
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Awesome, but it doesn't feel like it's finished. Maybe having a book following this one would be better. Anyway, outstanding.
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Campy and cheesy. That's all I have to say about it. 1.5 stars.
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More than 600 attendees came together in Vancouver for four days of workshops, sessions and networking. Many enjoyed Keynote presentations by Johan Karlberg, MD, PhD, BSc, Director, Clinical Trials Centre, University of Hong Kong, and Anushka Patel, MBBS, SM, PhD, Senior Director, The George Institute, as well as presentation of the Trial of the Year Award to "The Ekjut Trial in Jharkhand and Orissa" accepted by Dr. Prasanta Tripathy.
Vancouver attendees enjoyed greater selection than we have had in the past of excellent presentations from which to choose. Specifically, SCT offered 30 invited talks this year compared to 15 in 2010, and 100 contributed talks compared to last year's 70.
Workshop P6 - Comparative Effectiveness Research- What is it and how can we do it?
*Please note Workshop P4 was cancelled and removed from the program.


I retired from teaching in my early 50's because of hearing loss. I taught at art college (18+), secondary school (11-18) and junior school (5-11). I have been involved in photography for 30 years. My retirement has enabled me to devote more time to my art/obsession. I describe my work as pictorial landscape photography. My images use minor landscape features rather than broader traditional views and I hope they are more intimate than a record of a location. Amongst the cultural baggage I bring to the making of pictures are an interest in Romanticism, Graphic design, Early twentieth century Modernism, and Op art. The graphic manipulation of space in Op art of the 1960's has stayed with me since my art college days. When making pictures I look for landscape features which become compositional devices that influence our reading of depth in the 2D picture plane.


New Delhi: On 29 April, Noida-based auto component maker Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd (MSSL) stunned its peers when it announced that it had closed a ₹ 15,400 crore deal with Daimler AG to supply a range of parts for future generations of Mercedes-Benz cars, the biggest such deal in India till date.
For MSSL, India's largest auto component maker, the Daimler deal has been a booster shot—one that will help it beef up its business in North America and more than triple its revenue to $18 billion ( ₹ 1.15 trillion) by 2020 from $5.5 billion in end-March 2015.
If this target is met, MSSL will become bigger than some of the car and motorcycle makers in the country, its clients. For example, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the largest car maker in the country, had reported revenue of $8 billion for the year ended 31 March, while Hero MotoCorp Ltd, the country's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, generated revenue of $5 billion.
According to Mumbai-based brokerage Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd's report of 18 May, the target, if achieved, would make MSSL "an auto component behemoth by 2020".
The man behind MSSL's ambitious plans is chairman Vivek Chaand Sehgal. Forbes magazine estimates his net worth at $2.7 billion. At 58, the Australian citizen who lives in Dubai and has the majority of his businesses based out of Europe and India, dismisses concerns about the goals being over-ambitious.
To silence the naysayers, Sehgal points to MSSL's track record: over the past 15 years, it has registered multi-fold growth in revenue from ₹ 100 crore in year 2000 to $5.5 billion ( ₹ 35,000 crore) currently, repeatedly beating its own five-year targets.
Sehgal's entrepreneurial journey started when he was still in college. His grandfather ran a silver shop in Delhi. It was Sehgal's job to pick up silver bricks from the bank, take them to the customs department at the airport to conduct purity tests, and deposit the bricks back in the bank. For each brick, he earned a rupee.
That led him in 1975 to set up a company, with his mother, to trade in silver. The company was named Motherson.
"I did not like the name of the company. It sounded like a nappy manufacturer," he recalled, sitting in his sprawling office along the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway. "But today, if you offer (me) a trillion dollars, I won't sell the name."
At the time, he earned ₹ 2,000-3,000 a month. That lasted less than nine months. Silver prices plummeted globally and Sehgal's primary client, an American company Hunt Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.
Running a business also meant Sehgal was skipping college. In his final year, the college authorities refused to let him sit for the exam, as he didn't have the minimum required attendance (he graduated a year later).
With the money he made from trading in silver, Sehgal set up a factory to make wires that were used in housing, telephones, cables among others, but it bled.
The firm's fortunes turned in 1983 when Sehgal was introduced to Maruti Suzuki. That was the year the Japanese automaker set up a joint venture with the Indian government to make cars locally. Next came a joint venture in 1986 with Japanese firm Sumitomo Electric to make wiring harnesses for Maruti Suzuki. It was this venture that helped MSSL enter the business of making auto parts.
Today, many large automobile companies, including Daimler, Volkswagen, Toyota and Maruti Suzuki, are Sehgal's clients. The company gets 48% of its revenue from North America and Europe, and 18% from the home market. The Motherson group has 227 firms, which together make about 1,100 auto components, and are held in a complex structure around the parent entity, Samvardhana Motherson.
For instance, a company called Radha Rani Holdings is held by a Mauritian company which, in turn, is controlled by a British Virgin Islands trust whose trustee is a Swiss company whose sole beneficiary is Sehgal. Radha Rani holds 14.1% in Samvardhana Motherson. These details were provided by Samvardhana Motherson in a draft share sale document that it filed with capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) at least three years ago.
The complex business structure is largely due to the tax laws in countries where Sehgal has his businesses.
"Sometimes when we acquire a company, we also acquire 30-40 of their subsidiaries and the laws there are such that you can't change them," Sehgal said. "If you merge them, then there will be tax outflow. Why should we pay more taxes?" he said.
As the company ramps up its business, it has also taken on a lot of debt. But because of its complex holding structure, it's not clear how much debt the parent company has on its books. MSSL says its gross debt is at ₹ 5,153 crore but declined to share the debt numbers at parent level.
Some analysts fear the large debt of the parent will pose a problem if the two entities are merged. "I know (the parent company) was loaded with debt. That's why they wanted to go for an IPO 3-4 years ago," said Joseph George, an analyst at Mumbai-based brokerage IIFL Ltd. "I'll be bothered if there's a merger. If that jugglery is happening, then it impacts me," he added.
But Sehgal rules out concerns on the debt front.
"What do you think the growth of Motherson is fuelled by? Somebody has to pay the bill, no?" He added, "There is nothing to hide. We are close to 200-odd companies. Guess how much salary I take? I never took it from 1995 (the year he resigned as managing director and handed over the day-to-day running of the company to professionals). If you are still sceptical, then you really have a problem and you must go and see a doctor."
The Samvardhana Motherson Group has acquired 16 companies since 2000 and seven in the past five years. Of the seven, five were acquired by MSSL with Peguform, valued at ₹ 13,000 crore, being the biggest.
Giving MSSL a clean bill of health, Nishit Zota and Vidrum Mehta, sector analysts, ICICI Securities Ltd, said, "Despite a major capex in FY16, we believe strong cash flow generation is likely to lead to a reduction in debt levels and improve the balance sheet. We estimate net debt will reduce from ₹ 3,686 crore in FY15 to ₹ 2,662 crore in FY17."
MSSL said it will hit its $18 billion revenue target by increasing its global market share, its product offerings and the number of auto components it supplies to each car. It expected 30% incremental revenue from the US, 25% from Europe and 25% from China and India. Also, 65% of its growth is expected to be organic.
"A lot of the vendors are not in a position to satisfy the customers," Sehgal said, adding "So, that's an opportunity for a good supplier (like us) and that's the basis of our confidence."
Sehgal is also on the lookout for a big acquisition as that will help him reach his targets faster. "Tomorrow if there is a company, which is bigger than my group, I will still go for it," he said. "If I go for that then I have already done my target for the next 5-7 years in the first year itself," he added.
The pace of growth does not worry him. "Why should it worry me? You can't break the law but if you come with me to Germany, you will be driving at 320 kmph. You will say that's not safe. It is very safe."


The Kambia Appeal will be running a 3-day crash course in tropical medicine at Cheltenham General from Wednesday 21 March 2012 for doctors, senior midwives and nurses who are considering working in a developing country.
The Kambia Appeal has now qualified to become a member of BOND, the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in international development.
Read Stacey's final update from Kambia.
Read the June edition of the Kambia Appeal Newsletter.
Clare Adams and Rob McFaul have been out in Kambia working for the Appeal since January. Read all about their experiences and adventures in Sierra Leone.


Technical Abstract: Watershed information systems that integrate data and analytical tools are critical enabling technologies to support Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) by converting data into information, and information into knowledge. Many factors bring people to the table to participate in an IWRM framework, such as extreme drought or flooding; or regulatory or legal pressures. Case studies illustrate how data and analyses are often the key to help build common understanding, clarify gaps in knowledge, guide monitoring approaches, and identify research areas to meet stakeholder needs. The Agricultural Research Service experience with the STEWARDS data system showed that compilation of metadata and documentation of watershed research methods created a useful template for other watersheds and that transparency on QA/QC procedures have increased the credibility of the data. The Willamette Basin Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load plan for Temperature was based on partnership with various regional stakeholders and is based on a information from numerous agencies. Differences in data format and resolution presented a challenge to comprehensive water quality mitigation planning. In the Upper San Pedro Partnership in Arizona, the wealth of data that has been collected in the watershed allowed Partnership members with diverse interests and goals to develop strategies for reducing the annual aquifer storage deficit. Indicator data on hydrologic trends led to proposed actions to address the groundwater deficit. Iowa's Floodplain Assessment and Decision Support Tool allowed decision makers to move from inundation maps (created through hydraulic/hydrologic modeling) to watershed-based risk maps. For lands identified as having high damage potential from flooding, decision makers can consider options for reducing that risk. These case studies can provide insight to other IWRM efforts into benefits that may be realized when a coordinated, comprehensive effort is made in data information systems. Remaining challenges remain include privacy issues associated with private-sector data, resource constraints to prepare legacy data, and displaying data in ways that effectively communicate risks and uncertainties associated with alternative strategies.


A week ago, Alex Conde invited me to partake in his #CupcakeWednesday event. When we first met at a Christmas event last year, I was intrigued when he told me of this special day he created. A month ago, when he placed an order from cheryltanbakes.com for two dozen cupcakes, I asked if he'd like to donate to my Yogini Yogathon – Because I Am A Girlevent. And, he did! Together with Alex, we walked/cabbed/subway-ed all around the Toronto downtown core, sending out cupcakes to random people who responded to the #CupcakeWednesday hashtag.
And the Cupcake Girl goes about doing her cupcake delivery!
So, what on earth is #CupcakeWednesday?
The little princess who made my day with her adorable smiles, while riding on the subway.
It's seldom that we come across people with pure intentions like such, and it was a golden opportunity for me to tag along, let alone bake for the entire event! Some may think that we got nothing in return, but in actual fact, we received a tonne of intangibles. The best ones were the smiles and expressions of happiness. Sometimes, we don't need much in life to get by. The smiles we receive from others by acting on the choices we make every second is a great source of intangible income — one that would go down the history books of ours, and theirs. At the end of the day, it's the simple things in life that matter the most. I truly treasure heartfelt, sincere, and authentic human connections. Our world needs more of these.
To all those who took part in #CupcakeWednesday: Thanks for making our day brighter, and a great start to a summery and smiley Toronto!
I still love that photo of you with the little girl. It was my favourite moment of the entire day!
I'm so glad you could come along!


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CHIPS Articles: NIWC Atlantic Common Submarine Radio Room Team Brings the Power of Commonality to the Fleet
NIWC Atlantic Common Submarine Radio Room Team Brings the Power of Commonality to the Fleet
By Susan Bullinger, NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs - May 6, 2019
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- When Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic delivered its first Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR) in 2005, it was praised as a paradigm shift in the way submarine communications technology is procured, integrated and managed.
Fourteen years later, through more than 140 major installations and modernizations of five submarine classes, the NIWC Atlantic CSRR team has improved the program even more, saving money through combined procurements, process improvement and state-of-the-art training systems for Sailors.
The CSRR has evolved using a system of systems engineering and integration approach from initial procurement of equipment to deployment and sustainment. Using a common, modular, open systems architecture, the CSRR offers a standard baseline across all submarine classes, with flexibility for tailoring to unique platform characteristics of Ohio (SSBN and SSGN), Seawolf (SSN), Virginia (SSN) and Los Angeles (SSN) submarines. The open systems architecture combines and leverages its constituent systems to deliver capabilities not possible in an individual manner.
The CSRR program sponsor is the Undersea Communications and Integration Program Office (PMW 770) within the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I). At NIWC Atlantic, CSRR is part of the Fleet C4I and Readiness Department's Submarine Integration Division, headed by Dave Bednarczyk. Joe Manzi is the Afloat Submarine C4I team lead and Bruce Edmund is CSRR production lead of a team of 100 government and industry personnel, including many former submariners.
The modernization effort presents unique challenges depending on the submarine class. In general, the production team builds alteration installation kits and provides them to the installing activity. The kitting process is used to minimize on-site install time and costs with an integrated kit fully prepped for installation. Kits include everything required for installation, even cable tags and tie wraps. The more accomplished in the controlled environment of the production facility, the less required shipboard.
The cables, connectors, mounting kits, etc., are assembled to the maximum extent possible to facilitate installation. The equipment, also part of the kitting process, undergoes rigorous configuration validation and pre-installation test and check out (PITCO). During PITCO, the equipment is integrated into the production test facility, preloaded and configured for operational use. The afloat team maintains an arbor which mimics the shipboard configuration of the radio room for each class or configuration of submarines.
In the lab, with the CSRR operating as it would on the submarine, approximately 85 percent of possible shipboard testing is accomplished using a simulation-stimulation interface, which saves time and money. This production quality assurance approach mitigates the risk of failures during systems operational verification testing shipboard.
"The integration and test area test bed is so important, especially in the new construction of the CSRR development," said Edmund. "We are able to adapt, to change quicker, which helps us drive the latest product to platform. It costs less and is easier for the government to do."
Once fully tested, the shipset is kitted and sent as a unit to the boat. Shipsets can go from Charleston to pier side anywhere in the U.S in three to five days. The alteration installation team installs the new room on board the submarine, then there is more testing to bring the system up and fully operational.
The biggest strength of NIWC Atlantic's CSRR effort, according to Edmund, is the seasoned, knowledgeable team. That includes Steve Faith, Virginia and Columbia class new construction CSRR program manager; James Herndon, CSRR program manager for SSBN/SSBGN modernization; Jason Jansen, senior field service engineer for submarine radio rooms; and a host of technicians and subject matter experts who have worked on CSRR for years through four blocks of submarines and various increments and versions of software.
Faith, who has 38 years of submarine experience, has seen the CSRR program evolve from early on when new construction submarine radio rooms were built by Electric Boat using contractor-furnished equipment. With USS North Dakota (SSN 784) NIWC Atlantic picked up procurement of the radio room and started using government-furnished equipment. "We were able to adapt and change, and bring costs down with SSN 784. We have had the Virginia-class SSNs since 2012 – that's 12 boats we currently have integrated CSRR into – that's a great learning curve," said Faith.
For new construction boats, funding begins five years in advance, which allows the CSRR team to spread out processes. "We are procuring equipment, building harnesses, testing equipment inside the lab environment, in test beds and working the bugs out," Faith said. Now on its 16th Virginia class sub, the team continues to drive down costs.
"We're saving $1.1 to $1.5 million on each hull, and that money goes back to the program office," Faith added. "We've evolved to doing almost full interior communications support. We do all fabrication, testing for capability based in-service engineering agent, verification tests, lifecycle logistics support, and we have a training team," he said.
Training takes place on the multi-reconfigurable training system (MRTS), a series of flat screen panels run by control software that replicates shipboard component interfaces.
Like the rest of the core group, Herndon has seen the benefit of experience and collaboration as the team has worked through challenges. "We have a very efficient model here," Herndon said. "Why not share it with others?"
"We would go anywhere to support anyone, if we need to," Jansen added. "Not just our program, but whatever the fleet needs. We'll find a way to support them."
"I think that's what makes this team different," Edmund said. "We have this great wealth of knowledge, and we are truly integrated as a team. There is a real sense of ownership in what we are doing."
"It's just a different group of people here," Faith added. "We like what we do. No one wants to leave."
Even so, the CSRR team is grooming the next generation to support the fleet far into the future. By leveraging dedicated, expert people with effective processes, the CSRR team will continue to accelerate capability deliveries that pay off in improved fleet readiness.
As a part of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, NIWC Atlantic provides systems engineering and acquisition to deliver information warfare capabilities to the naval, joint and national warfighter through the acquisition, development, integration, production, test, deployment, and sustainment of interoperable command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, cyber and information technology capabilities.
For more information visit http://www.public.navy.mil/spawar/Atlantic.
TAGS: Cybersecurity, Efficiencies, NNE, Spectrum, Telecommunications, Wireless, Workforce
CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 10, 2019) Members of the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Common Submarine Radio Room (CSRR) team pose in the production area. Through more than 140 major radio room installations and modernizations in five submarine classes, the CSRR team is saving money through combined procurements, process improvement and state-of-the-art training systems for Sailors. NIWC Atlantic provides systems engineering and acquisition to deliver information warfare capabilities to the naval, joint and national warfighter through the acquisition, development, integration, production, test, deployment, and sustainment of interoperable command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, cyber and information technology capabilities. U.S. Navy photo by Joe Bullinger/Released


According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), over 35 million people are hospitalized in the U.S. every year. Many hospitals across the country have incorporated animal programs, such as "animalassisted therapy" (AAT), "animal-assisted activities" (AAA), "animal-assisted interactions or interventions" (AAI), resident animals, or pet visitation to give patients the opportunity to interact safely with dogs and to make the hospital environment more comfortable and less stressful.
However, there is a lack of information regarding exactly how many hospitals offer these services and how they operate, including what areas or units of the hospital the therapy dogs are allowed to visit, how many therapy dogs visit the hospitals, what dog breeds are permitted, how often visits occur and for how long, and what other species of animals are allowed to participate (Chur-Hansen et al., 2014). There may be a variety of reasons why a hospital chooses to restrict therapy dogs in their facility, such as allergies, immunocompromised patients, and fear of increasing infectious disease rates, but the details of hospital inclusion and exclusion criteria for animals have yet to be systematically investigated.
This article gives an overview of the practice of therapy dogs in hospitals, reviews a selection of recent research findings in this setting and finally, identifies gaps or issues to be further addressed regarding research and practice in this area.