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- Engineering for the future - CharlotteObserver.com
- SPORTING CAREER BREAKS - FOXSports.com
- Report: Michael Schumacher set to return to F1 in 2010 - YAHOO!
- Tron: Evolution trailer is full of neon colors - DESTRUCTOID
- Auto Racing Caspsules: Report: Schumacher to sign with Mercedes - Brownsville Herald
| Engineering for the future - CharlotteObserver.com Posted: 12 Dec 2009 08:59 PM PST UNC Charlotte engineering students decked out in new suits and nervous grins showcased their skills Friday in a semi-annual meeting of academia and the Real World. Senior design projects are required to graduate from the Lee College of Engineering, which turns out nearly 400 engineers a year. Each will contribute a little, or a lot, to the nuts and bolts of daily life: new energy sources, faster race cars, smarter electronic gadgets. For 250 seniors days or months away from graduation, Friday's design expo was their working-world debut. "The complaint, years ago, was that (students) know math and science - but they have a hard time solving a real problem," said Bill Heybruck, director of the college's Industrial Solutions Laboratory. The solution, for 15 years now, has been to apply four years of study to real-world engineering projects. Posters and prototypes displayed the results of their work, done in teams or individually. Take the Easy Jack, a 15-pound electric/hydraulic jack that lifts or lowers a car at the touch of a button - or will someday. Three mechanical engineering students will build a working model this spring. Senior Richard Hunsucker said the idea came after a broken-down car stranded his grandmother. He and teammates Jose Rios and Blake Garner stood at attention by their poster, eager to explain the design to mingling faculty members and potential employers. "It would be exciting to have a Duke Energy or (nuclear services company) Areva come by," said Hunsucker, who's from Thomasville. "To get a foot in the door would be very exciting. "But just get me through the day and I'll be doing good." Posters depicted designs from mundane to exotic: a wireless garage door switch, a vertical-axis wind turbine, a personal hovercraft, dirt-track racing suspension and wind-powered pond aerator. "I'd like to do stuff based on sustainability because it's a passion of mine, but I also feel like that's where the future is going to be," said Winston-Salem senior Wes McMillan, part of a team that designed a generator powered by ocean tides. "It's also where the jobs are going to be," added teammate Jason Meeks of Pinehurst. Students hold team meetings, procure materials, produce financial reports and meet deadlines like any business. Companies looking for fresh brainwork sometimes sponsor projects, which can work out well for students. About 60percent who work on a sponsored project get offered a job, Heybruck said. Sponsor Irwin Tools, based in Huntersville, needs a locking plier designed for use in welding. It's among the projects staff engineers haven't had time to explore, but hardly an after-thought. "They're doing a job that one of our team designers would work on," said research and development director Thomas Chervenak. "It's not an exercise." In five years of sponsorship, he said, the hand tool maker has netted two designs it hopes to put into production. Lexington senior Bryan McCrary dreamed up a new design for a lightweight cargo trailer for motorcycles. He had an internship and he hopes to have a job with a company that makes blades for gas-turbine generators. "I've got business cards and resumes, too," he said, "because you can never know who you're going to meet." fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| SPORTING CAREER BREAKS - FOXSports.com Posted: 12 Dec 2009 07:04 PM PST Here Press Association Sport looks at other sports people who have done the same: John Daly: The colourful golfer won the PGA Championship in 1991 and The Open four years later but has claimed more headlines for his battles with alcoholism, gambling addiction and a weight problem and once famously revealed his fourth wife attacked him with a steak knife. Daly was suspended by the PGA tour for six months in 2008 and moved to the European Tour before returning to play in America. Jennifer Capriati: Amid mounting pressure to live up to her status Capriati took a break from the sport in late 1993. But she was arrested for shoplifting in December of that year and for marijuana possession in May 1994. After an aborted return later that year she stayed away from tennis for over a year but came back again, winning the Australian and French Open titles in 2001 and the Australian again in 2002. Andy Fordham: Health problems forced professional darts player Fordham to walk away from the oche for nine months in 2007. Fordham, who at his peak weighed 31 stones, had three times been forced to pull out of tournaments because of health issues, the former World Champion and World Masters winner returned 10 stones lighter in September 2007 but has not shown any form. Casey Stoner: The 2007 MotoGP champion rocked the motorcycle race world when he took three races off earlier this year to sort out health problems after suffering with what is believed to be a stress-related illness which left him suffering fatigue while racing. Stoner was subsequently diagnosed with anaemia and inflammation of the stomach lining but despite rumours that he had quit the sport he came back to win his home race in Australia and the Ducati rider is again expected to challenge Valentino Rossi's dominance in 2010. Dave Jones: He was manager at Southampton in 1999 when allegations of child abuse against boys in his care when he was employed at St George's School in Formby, Merseyside between 1986 and 1990, were made against him. Jones and Southampton parted company before a court case at which he was subsequently cleared of all charges. Jones has gone on to manage both Wolves and Cardiff and is still in charge at the Welsh club. Paul Merson: The former Arsenal, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Portsmouth midfielder was admitted to a clinic in the USA in 2004 for treatment for his gambling addiction when he was a player at Walsall. Merson returned to the midlands club and then took over as manager before being sacked in 2006. A regular pundit for Sky Sports he has also appeared on Star Sports Asia and had played for non-League side Tamworth as well as making regular appearance for the England Legends side. Tony Adams: In 1996 he admitted to being an alcoholic and sought treatment for his addiction. His return to action with the Gunners resulted in Premier League and FA Cup doubles in 1998 and 2002, making him the only player in England to have captained a title-winning team in three different decades. the former England central defender has won the title four times with Arsenal, together with three FA Cups, two League Cups and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. After short spells as manager of both Wycombe and Portsmouth he has been linked with the vacant post at Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls. fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| Report: Michael Schumacher set to return to F1 in 2010 - YAHOO! Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST
Schumacher's people declined comment, while Mercedes gave only a cryptic "there is always speculation as long as one seat in our team is not taken." Earlier this summer, Schumacher considered a comeback with Ferrari, but killed that idea because of lingering injuries from a motorcycle wreck. At that time, we gave a little perspective about Schumacher's impact on the world of motorsports, and since nothing's really changed since then, we'll reprint it here. Roll the clip:
Schumacher returns to an F1 undergoing considerable change, with some teams entering, others leaving, a breakaway still a possibility and a new points system on the horizon. The obvious question is, how dominant can he be having been out of the game for three years? The sports world is littered with icons who hung on too long or came back too many times, from Jordan to Muhammad Ali. Does Schumacher have what it takes to catch up to F1's finest with a three-year head start? fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| Tron: Evolution trailer is full of neon colors - DESTRUCTOID Posted: 12 Dec 2009 08:59 PM PST |
| Auto Racing Caspsules: Report: Schumacher to sign with Mercedes - Brownsville Herald Posted: 12 Dec 2009 01:35 PM PST BERLIN — German daily Bild claims seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement to drive for Mercedes next year. A report in Saturday's edition of the newspaper says the two parties have agreed to a one-year contract and will announce the deal next week. Mercedes said that "there is always speculation as long as one seat in our team is not taken." Schumacher's spokeswoman, Sabine Kehm, declined to comment on the report. The 41-year-old Schumacher retired in 2006 after winning a record seven F1 titles. He abandoned plans for a temporary comeback with Ferrari this year because of a neck injury from a motorcycle crash. AP source: Trulli agrees to 3-year deal with Lotus MADRID — Jarno Trulli has agreed to a three-year contract to drive for Formula One team Lotus beginning in 2010. A person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press that the 35-year-old Italian has agreed to the deal, which has an opt-out at the end of each season. The person requested anonymity because the hiring will not be announced until a news conference Monday. Trulli did not immediately respond to an e-mail request for comment. He was left without a team when Toyota quit the sport to cut costs. The former Jordan and Renault driver has competed in 216 races since his 1997 debut with Minardi. His lone victory came at the Canadian Grand Prix in 2004. Lotus is returning to F1 after last racing in 1994. -- Paul Logothetis Lotus to name F1 drivers for next season on Monday LONDON — Formula One team Lotus will announce its drivers for next season on Monday. Lotus boss Tony Fernandes wrote on his Twitter feed that he was: "Bringing home 2 drivers for the Lotus F1 team. Announcement Monday." Lotus will return to F1 in 2010 under Malaysian backing after last racing in 1994. The team has been linked to Italian driver Jarno Trulli, who previously worked with chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne. Trulli is out of contract after Toyota pulled out of the sport. Lotus will be one of five new teams on F1's starting grid next season. fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
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