Nov 7, 2017 - The Titan ground game produced 421 yards rushing for the game. âThe offensive line has worked hard as a
Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, October 26, 2017, Page 10A
Volleyball
Continued from page 8A Pender regrouped and outplayed the Titans in game two. The 25-18 score was not indicative of the dominance that Pender showed in the set. In game three the Patriot serving showed up. They worked the net well and dropped their serves into hard to hit spots. The Pats took a 19-11 lead and seemed on their way to the win. However, the
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Continued from page 10A and eventually worked in the Pentagon, worked for the Director of Defense Research and Engineering until I retired, then went to work for Universal Propulsion Company (UPCO). “UPCO was a small company that made emergency escape systems and exotic ballistic material. UPCO made parts for escape systems initially, then designed and made the emergency ejection system for the Marine (AV8) Harrier. It was called the S-III-S, by the Stencel Company, which later became UPCO. “My job? I was a Washington Representative – anything on the east coast, I worked with NASA, DoD, I connected our engineers with their needs.” The science and technology of escape systems serve one goal: to get the crew safely and quickly away from an aircraft in trouble. It must do this at all altitudes and any airspeed. It must even do this if the airplane is still on the ground, as during an engine fire.
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Continued from page 8A turnover and ensuing penalty. The final score of the game came on a Joey Stelpflug run that covered 68-yards. Johnson led the Titans with 137 yards rushing while four Titans finished with at least 50 yards rushing. The Titan ground game produced 421 yards rushing for the game.
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Continued from page 9A cellent running by Smith (eight carries, 52 yards), with a Smith seven-yard scoring run capping off the drive. The half ended in a 7-7 deadlock. The wheels began to come off in the third period with Jones-Bey’s interception that gave the Trojans the lead. Topsail tried to answer that score with a drive of its own when Floyd connected with Harrison Wright on a 43-yard pass play,
Titans came storming back. The 19-11 lead evaporated. The Titans went on an 11-6 run but three errant serves cost them dearly with Pender taking a 25-22 win. In game four the Pats took a 12-2 lead. Again the Titans came storming back and again Pender withstood the storm. The Titans had several serves find the net in the game. “I understand mistakes are going to be made,” said Claris. “You have to hit the ball over the net. There is no excuse for that.”
Pender ended the match with a 25-21 win. The Patriots finished the regular season with a 12-10 record including an 8-6 mark in the Coastal 8 Conference. They earned the top 1A seed out of the conference and earned a bye. They hosted conference mate East Carteret in the second round of the 1A playoffs on Tuesday. “We’ve been playing and practicing very well as of late,” said Davis. “Hopefully that trend will continue. We have the type of team that can
make a deep run if things all come together.” The Titans finished the regular season 11-11 overall and 7-7 in conference play. They fell to the top 2A team in the state in Carboro on Saturday in three games. “We lost our last four matches and that hurt us,” said Claris. “That being said, we did what we started out to do. We hit the ball better and we served the ball better. I think that we earned some respect for Titan volleyball.”
“Zero-zero” seats will eject from the aircraft at zero altitude and with zero airspeed, lift the seat assembly clear of the aircraft and rocket up to an altitude at which the parachute can fully open, separate the pilot or crew from the seat and let the parachute lower the person safely to the ground. The parachute itself may have ballistic devices attached to open the parachute canopy before the airstream would normally, and other ballistic devices separate the occupant from the seat. T h e re i s a s t a g g e r i n g amount of variation in seat stabilization: some, like Tom’s A-4 Escapac seat, require the pilot to grasp a ring above his head and pull a protective shield over his face and triggering the ejection operation which jettisons the canopy and holds the pilots arms inboard so they don’t flail about, subject to injury. Other seats incorporate straps and cables that automatically pull the limbs in tightly for the same reason, other systems don’t require the canopy to jettison, they have detcord, an explosivefilled tube, arranged in a pat-
tern on the canopy to explode a hole in the canopy in the split second before the ejection. In others, the whole crew compartment may be separated from the aircraft and there are some that eject the crew out and down, others that sense up and down and right the seat, then change direction to gain sufficient altitude for parachute deployment. “I mean, they had fins, poles that came out of the top of the seat with little drogue ‘chutes, the K-36 is really fascinating.” Tom had said about the Russian seats, acknowledging that even adversaries can find a way to cooperate if pilot safety and lives of others can be enhanced. Detcord, detonating cord, is often visible in photographs of the canopy overhead, and looks like an antenna of some sort, fixed to the inside surface. Early seats didn’t
have this technology. The A4D-1 Flight Handbook of 1961 offers helpful advice on how to open the canopy underwater: “In extreme circumstances, the pilot has two other methods of getting through the canopy: using his service revolver and/ or his survival knife to crack it open. Use of the revolver should include having the helmet and oxygen mask on, with the helmetvisor over the eyes and as much as possible of the body covered for protection from flying plexiglass. “It has been found possible to crack the plexiglass with the survival knife by holding the knife with both hands, the blade pointing up, and striking the canopy above the head with the point of the knife. Underwater pressure should then push in the canopy.”
“The offensive line has worked hard as a unit,” said Taylor. “They have done a great job for us. We have some good backs but it starts up front with the big guys.” Foster Williamson led the Titan defense with a fumble recovery while Tiyuan Ballard had an interception and a fumble recovery. The Titans are 7-2 overall and 4-1 in Coastal 8 play. They will host Croatan in another conference matchup with playoff implications. but Trojan defensive tackle Monty Stanley picked Floyd off to stymie the drive. Topsail seemed to lose focus from that point as two fumbles and four penalties (three false starts) curtailed any further scoring drives. West Brunswick forced five second-half Topsail turnovers. Trojan Kasin Medford had two touchdown runs and McDowell hit Dylan Jeffries for a 48-yard score as West Brunswick upped its lead to 28-7 late in in the third quarter. Topsail returns home Friday for Senior Night.
Town of Surf City Government News October 26, 2017
MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month at 7pm Planning Board 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:30pm Parks & Rec. Advisory Committee 3rd Tuesday of the month at 3pm ________________________________________________________
Municipal Elections Tuesday, Nov. 7th Visit the link below to confirm your correct voting location https://vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup/
Vegetative Debris Pickup November 13-17 Contractors will be picking up household vegetative debris, yard waste, and tree trimmings. As a reminder, vegetation cannot be greater than 6 inches in diameter or longer than 4 feet in length. Please neatly stack debris along right away prior to November 13th. Do not place construction debris, appliances or other bulky items out at this time. Town of Surf City PO Box 2475 – 214 N. New River Drive Surf City, NC 28445 (910) 328-4131
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Town of Burgaw Government News October 26, 2017
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Maintenance Worker I – The Town of Burgaw is seeking a Public Works Maintenance Worker I. Must have valid NC Driver’s License and be able to operate various field equipment such as lawnmowers, etc. Must be able to perform tasks in the maintenance and repair of town streets, buildings, landscaping and water/wastewater system. Salary range is $26,029-$36,441, depending on experience. Excellent benefit package. Qualified applicants may pick up applications and a detailed job description at the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completed applications and resumes to Kristin Wells at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 or
[email protected] by 5:00 PM on November 1, 2017. EOE OPEN BURNING NOTICE Reminder to Burgaw town residents – Open burning of trash and yard debris is prohibited. Trash collection and yard debris pickup is available to all town residents. If you have any questions regarding open burning please contact the Burgaw Fire Department (910) 259-7494 CALENDAR Oct 26 Boo Bash on the Depot Dock Nov 7 Municipal Election Day Nov 14 Board of Commissioners Meeting
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TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email:
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