De Notes

Whatever it takes: anyone who questioned whether Dario Franchitti would return from NASCAR sharp enough for open-wheel racing has been answered with his second IndyCar Series title.(FRANCHITTI'S GLORIOUS COMEBACK)(Cover story)
Racer; 1/1/2010; 2215 words; ...back on this era of American open-wheel racing, Dario Franchitti will be a principal topic of conversation, and particular note will be given to his triumphant return to the sport in 2009. His successful return to this form of racing will serve as proof...

Homesick Angel prior to its nose job.(MAILBAG)(Letter to the editor)
Aviation History; 1/1/2010; 379 words; ...with this photograph (above) of the F model sitting on the ground at Chino in 1980 with the E model nose still attached. (Note also that a propeller on the Northrop Flying Wing is visible to its left.) It was good to see the Flying Fort being repaired...

Long-range harpoons.(MAILBAG)(Letter to the editor)
Aviation History; 1/1/2010; 460 words; ...the Ventura's range. I hope losses of the Venturas were not as high as ours. Paul H. Werner Kerrville, Texas Editor's note: Just like your B-25Js, those Venturas and the improved Harpoons that followed were equipped with long-range fuel tanks...

Drogo the last castle: tucked onto the edge of Dartmoor, with central heating.
British Heritage; 1/1/2010; 1746 words; ...Drewes do not seem to have rippled the waters of history since then and, except for snubbing Julius most pointedly, have made no note of themselves. Drogo the Norman freebooter has gained some recent notoriety, however, for Julius Drewe named his new family...

Hand-washing compliance goes from 33% to 95%.
HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement; 1/1/2010; 1125 words; ...potential for improvement." At one time, he notes, hand hygiene was considered an infection...been, 'Let them take care of it,'" he notes. "But everyone wanted to make it a hospital...far we have over 700 observations," he notes. "We have so many more because now it...