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By Brian Waller - AngelsWin.com Columnist
During the offseason it gets a little slow around the message boards. Even though it's the offseason, there is still plenty of Angel's baseball to cover. Some like David Saltzer get some terrific interviews while others like Gregory Bird provide great in-depth analysis regarding how the line-up should be constructed. I personally have always enjoyed taking a look back at former Angels players and not only recap their career with the team, but also take a look at what they are up to today.
During the offseason it gets a little slow around the message boards. Even though it's the offseason, there is still plenty of Angel's baseball to cover. Some like David Saltzer get some terrific interviews while others like Gregory Bird provide great in-depth analysis regarding how the line-up should be constructed. I personally have always enjoyed taking a look back at former Angels players and not only recap their career with the team, but also take a look at what they are up to today.
Nobody would ever describe Jarrod Washburn as a dominant pitcher. His "stuff" was not over powering and his success was never over whelming. The lefty however holds a special place in Halo fan's hearts due to his contributions to the 2002 World Series club. Jarrod Michael Washburn was born August 13, 1974 in La Crosse Wisconsin and would spend the majority of his childhood in Webster, Wisconsin. Washburn would go on to graduate from Webster High School in 1992 and would later attend the University of Wisconsin (UW) at Oshkosh where he won the championship game of the 1994 NCAA Division III World Series. Washburn played just 2 years at UW Oshkosh, but he left his mark with a 15-2 record, a 1.97 ERA, and 141 strikeouts in 118.2 innings. Washburn entered the 1995 amateur draft and was selected with the 31st overall pick by the Angels. He was the 3rd highest selection ever from UW Oshkosh and would go on to have the most productive and successful career of any Titans player in the school's history.
Washburn had decent success in the minor leagues as he was ranked the #66 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 1997 season and #73 prospect prior to the 1998 season. He debuted with the big league club in 1998 in grand fashion as he pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, striking out 5 while picking up his first major league win against the Kansas City Royals. Washburn posted a 6-3 record for the Halos during his rookie season and would go on to compile a 75-57 record with a 3.93 ERA over 8 seasons with the Angels. Washburn's breakout season came in 2002 when he won 12 straight games at one point during the season en route to an 18-6 record with a 3.15 ERA. His stellar campaign would earn him consideration for the Cy Young award; he would end up finishing 4th in voting.
It was also during that 2002 season that one of the darker periods in Washburn's career took place. Allegations were made that Washburn was involved in a sexual assault involving a 16-year-old girl. Washburn and his agent, Scott Boras, maintained all along the allegations had no merit. After investigating the claims for approximately 10-days the Orange County District Attorney's office decided not to file charges against Washburn due to lack of evidence. The legal woes of a teammate during the season can easily create a distraction for a team. A good example of this would be the Tony Phillips incident in 1997 when the hardnosed fiery leadoff hitter for the Halos, who helped the team reach the top of the AL West at one point during the season, was arrested for possession of cocaine. At the time of Phillips arrest, the Halos were flying high but the off field distraction seemed to derail playoff hopes in Anaheim as the team finished in 2nd place in the AL West with a record of 84-78.
Rather than slow the Halos momentum in 2002 though, Washburn's legal drama seemingly solidified the bond of the team as respected team leaders such as closer Troy Percival showed nothing but support for the lefty. Percival responded to the news that Washburn's case had been dismissed by exclaiming, "Fantastic!" Percival also commented, "`it's a shame he had to go through all that. Obviously, things worked out the way things should have worked out. Now we can get back to baseball. Hopefully, this is the end of it. Hopefully, it'll make as much front-page headlines in reverse.'' It didn't take long for the Angels to get back on track as the team won 5 out of their next 6 games following the news the charges had been dropped. Of course we all know the team went on to roll through the playoffs and would eventually win the World Series.
After his time in an Angel's uniform had come to an end at the conclusion of the 2005 season, Washburn signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners. Washburn would play 3 ½ seasons in Seattle, compiling a 31-49 record with a 4.17 ERA. His lackluster record with the Mariners could in part be attributed to anemic Seattle offenses which provided very little run support for the former Halo. During his last season with the Mariners in 2009, Washburn pitched like he hadn't since his breakout 2002 campaign; he posted an 8-6 record and a 2.64 ERA for a sub-par Seattle squad and suddenly became very desirable to other teams in contention as the trade deadline approached. Washburn would eventually be dealt to the Detroit Tigers as they looked to make a strong playoff push to close out the season. Despite pitching for a contender, Washburn faltered down the stretch with the Tigers, going 1-3 over 8 starts with an ERA of 7.33. After a rough finish to the season, Washburn no longer felt a desire to pitch at the major league level; he quietly retired at the conclusion of the 2009 season at the age of 34.
Despite receiving offers from multiple teams to pitch in 2010, Washburn made the decision to retire and focus on his family and fishing. Washburn was inducted into the (UW) Oshkosh Hall of Fame in 2010 and prior to ceremony he spoke with the school's newspaper regarding his future. Washburn explained that financially he was comfortable and he had accomplished all he set out to accomplish at the major league level. He cited his desire to spend time with his children as the reason for walking away from baseball and further explained he didn't feel right playing the game just to collect a paycheck if his heart wasn't in it.
Although never considered an ace, Washburn was consistent and reliable having tossed at least 149 innings every season from 2001 to 2009. Washburn made 300 starts during his 12 year career while notching 9 complete games, with 4 shutouts, and 1 save. Washburn's career record stands at 107-109 with an ERA of 4.10 to go along with 1,103 career strikeouts.
Washburn is currently enjoying his retirement; he is the owner of the Clam River Whitetails deer farm where he tends to approximately 200 deer. The former Halo even made an appearance on the television show "Keith Warren's Outdoor Adventures" in March of 2012 to discuss his deer farm and his life post-baseball. He and his wife, Kerrie, a former track and field All-American at (UW) Oshkosh, live in Webster, Wisconsin with their 3 children Jack, Owen and Ava. Although many believed Washburn walked away from the game prematurely, it appears he is leading a satisfying life focusing his time on what he truly is passionate about; his family and deer farm. Angel fans will always remember and admire the determination and competitiveness the gritty left-hander displayed on the mound; Nobody can deny he played a very important role during the magical 2002 season helping the Halos win their first ever championship.
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Allergic reactions to ticks range from mild (with large local swelling and inflammation at the site of a tick bite) to severe (anaphylaxis).
To prevent allergic reactions to ticks do NOT forcibly remove the tick. Disturbing the tick may cause the tick to inject more allergen-containing saliva. The options are to:
- Leave tick in place and seek medical assistance; OR
- Freeze tick (using a product that rapidly freezes and kills the tick) and allow to drop off.
Health problems associated with tick bites
Health problems associated with tick bites include:
- Allergic reactions to tick bites;
- Allergic reactions to red meat and gelatin;
- Transmission of infections (less common than allergic reactions); and
- Tick paralysis (rare in humans, more likely to occur in children).
The focus of this article is allergic reactions provoked by tick bites.
Like other arachnids (such as spiders, scorpions and house dust mites), ticks have eight legs. They pass through a number of life stages from egg to larva to nymph and then finally, the adult. Adult ticks cause the majority of the health problems in humans. All stages of ticks, however, are capable of provoking allergic reactions.
Tick larvae are very small, approximately 1mm in size and can be difficult to see, nymphs are slightly larger at approximately 2mm diameter, and adult ticks (before a blood feed) are approximately 4mm in size.
Adult ticks attach to the tips of grass blades and vegetation, and from there transfer themselves to passing animals or humans. The tick usually crawls up inside clothing and attaches strongly to their host by biting through the skin, generally lodging in the skin of the head or neck or scalp of their host. The most common reaction is local irritation, itching and swelling at the site of a tick bite, which is usually not due to allergy.
Ticks are present mainly on the east coast of Australia, with known populations of ticks in several non-coastal areas (see map below). While the "tick season" is often considered to range from around February to August, when adult ticks are more prevalent, ticks are present all year round. Therefore the risk of exposure to ticks remains throughout the entire year.
Allergic reactions to ticks
Large local swelling and inflammation at the site of a tick bite that lasts several days is usually due to a mild allergic reaction to ticks.
Severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) have been described to the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus. Anaphylaxis occurs when the tick is disturbed, for example, after inadvertently disturbing the tick by scratching something which can't be seen, by deliberate attempts at tick removal or by application of irritant chemicals such as methylated spirits or kerosene to the tick. Disturbing the tick may cause the tick to inject more allergen-containing saliva.
General strategies for managing reactions to ticks
Regardless of the type of reaction experienced after tick bites, the principles of management are:
- Try to reduce the risk of accidental tick bites (see below);
- Do not scratch anything you can't see if you live in a tick-endemic area;
- Know what to do if you find a tick lodged in your skin (and how best to remove it);
Know how to manage allergic reactions (including anaphylaxis) to tick bites;
- Have your tick allergy confirmed by a doctor. This may require referral to a clinical immunology/allergy specialist, particularly if you are at risk of anaphylaxis;
- Be aware of the association between previous tick bites and the development of allergic reactions to mammalian meats and/or mammalian meat-derived gelatin.
Unfortunately, allergen immunotherapy (commonly known as desensitisation) is currently not available to "switch off" tick bite allergy.
Reducing the risk of tick bites
The following measures may reduce the risk of tick bites:
- Wear long-sleeved shirts and long trousers when walking in areas where ticks occur;
- Tuck shirt into trousers;
- Tuck trouser legs into long socks;
- Wear a wide-brimmed hat;
- Wear light-coloured clothes, which makes it easier to see ticks;
- Brush clothing before coming inside to remove ticks;
- Undress and check for ticks daily, checking carefully in the neck and scalp;
- An insect repellent may help, particularly ones containing DEET (e.g. RID®, Tropical RID®, Tropical Aerogard®, Bushmans®);
- Consider using permethrin-treated clothing when exposed to tick habitat (e.g. gardening in tick endemic areas); and
- In those with recurrent dangerous allergic reactions to tick bites, relocating to an area where ticks are not endemic is an option to consider.
What to do if you find a tick lodged in your skin and you are NOT allergic to ticks
The aim is to first kill the tick with an ether-containing spray and then remove it as soon as practical and in as safe a setting as possible. This may reduce the possibility of you becoming allergic to ticks and may also reduce the risk of you contracting a tick-borne infectious disease or developing tick paralysis.
Common advice is to insert fine forceps or tweezers between the skin and the tick mouthpiece and lever the tick out. This method, however, does not prevent anaphylaxis in tick allergic individuals and therefore ASCIA specifically advises against this method.
What to do if you find a tick lodged in your skin and you are ALLERGIC to tick bites
If you are allergic to ticks, you should carry emergency medication (adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjector e.g. EpiPen®) and a means of summoning medical assistance (e.g. mobile telephone).
- If you know you are allergic to ticks and you are having an allergic reaction to a tick bite, follow your ASCIA Action Plan, including the use of an adrenaline autoinjector if symptoms of anaphylaxis occur.
- If you find a tick, do NOT forcibly remove the tick, but rather kill the tick first by using a product to rapidly freeze the tick to prevent it from injecting more allergen-containing saliva.
- In a tick allergic person, the tick should be killed and removed in a safe place (e.g. an emergency department of a hospital) until it is established that the process of killing the tick and removing it can be safely performed by the tick allergy sufferer. Once this is established, ticks may be killed and removed without necessarily attending an emergency department, depending upon the individual circumstances and after consultation with your medical specialist. Some tick allergic individuals are so highly allergic that medical support should always be sought. Your medical specialist will advise you as to which approach will be safest for you.
- If suffering your first allergic reaction to a tick, seek urgent medical attention. The tick can then be removed under medical supervision where facilities are available to treat the allergic reaction.
- Ether-containing aerosol sprays are currently recommended for killing the tick. Aerostart® and other similar products have been used extensively to kill ticks in allergic patients. It should be noted that these products are not registered for use in humans and contains benzene but there is long term experience with these products which have been shown to be very effective in treating those with serious tick allergies.
- The use of other ether-containing sprays (e.g. Wart-Off Freeze®, Elastoplast Cold Spray®) has also been effective. These products will continue to be studied and advice updated as experience increases.
- If available, liquid nitrogen applied by a doctor should also (in theory) be effective.
It is important to note that:
- This advice is based on the clinical experience of those treating patients with tick allergy.
- Some of these products are not "registered" for use as therapeutic products for humans.
- All of these products are highly flammable, and thus should not be used near a naked flame or when smoking.
- Rapid cooling of the skin and thus skin irritation may occur.
- More information on these products may be obtained from manufacturers and distributors.
- Pending future studies of the effectiveness of various tick removal and killing methods, such advice is based on a consensus of "expert opinion" rather than derived from results of formal clinical studies.
- Freezing the tick (regardless of whether one is concerned about transmission of infection, tick paralysis or tick allergy) may also have the advantage of reducing the risk of tick sensitisation and later development of tick allergy or related allergic syndromes, as discussed below.
Confirming a diagnosis of possible tick allergy
At this time, there is no reliable skin or blood allergy test to confirm a diagnosis of tick allergy. Australian researchers have identified that the allergens causing problems are proteins in tick saliva. Diagnosis is currently largely based on the history of the reaction but some allergy test results have been associated with exposure to tick bites. Researchers have identified that the following blood allergy tests are positive in the majority of those with serious allergic reactions to tick bites, and that testing may assist in confirming the diagnosis:
- Mammalian meats Immunocap® .
- Alpha-galactose Immunocap®, a sugar molecule present in meat from mammals other than humans, great apes and Old World monkeys, as well as being found in the gut of ticks.
- Tryptase (an enzyme that is increased in those with a condition called mastocytosis, which is associated with an increased risk of allergic reactions to a number of allergic triggers including insect stings and tick bites and with more severe anaphylactic reactions to those insect stings and bites).
It is important to note that while positive red meat allergy tests are frequently seen in those with isolated tick bite allergy, routine avoidance of red meat and gelatin is not advised unless a patient has an allergic reaction to one of these foods as well. Nonetheless, patients should be aware of this possibility and informed by their doctors of the potential risk.
Tick bites and mammalian meat allergy
Australian allergic diseases physicians first described an association between tick bites and the development of mammalian meat allergy and these findings have since been confirmed by researchers in the USA and in Europe. A subgroup of these patients will also be allergic to mammalian milks and animal-derived gelatin (present in some food products, as a binding agent in some medications as well as in intravenous blood substitutes known as gelatin colloid (e.g. Haemaccel®, Gelofusine®). The target allergen associated with these allergic reactions appears to be a sugar molecule known as alpha-galactose, present in the gut of ticks (and probably tick saliva) and all mammalian meats except for humans, great apes and Old World monkeys (e.g. beef, pork, lamb, kangaroo, venison, buffalo) and some more exotic meats eaten in some countries (e.g. guinea pig) in South America and ethnic specialty restaurants in North America and even Australia; and probably even whale meat (e.g. in Japan) as well as gelatin.
Researchers have identified that the following blood allergy tests are positive in the majority of those with serious allergic reactions to mammalian meat, and that testing (which can be ordered by any doctor) may assist in confirming the diagnosis:
- Beef, lamb, pork Immunocap®.
- Alpha-galactose Immunocap® a sugar molecule present in mammalian meats (but not in humans, great apes or Old World monkeys), as well as the gut of ticks.
- Elevation of tryptase (an enzyme that is increased in those with a condition called mastocytosis, which is associated with an increased risk and severity of allergic reactions to a number of allergic and non-allergic triggers including insect stings and tick bites).
- By contrast, blood allergy testing to gelatin is usually negative (even in patients who have had clear allergic reactions to gelatin orally or by injection).
In contrast, skin allergy testing to commercially available mammalian meats is much less reliable unless performed with raw, organic mammalian meats for confirmation (and very occasionally, even using raw meats, the diagnosis may not be confirmed). Gelatin skin testing results are highly variable, with often minor reactions on skin prick testing with gelatin, whilst intradermal injection skin testing is more reliable in diagnosing gelatin allergy.
Those with allergic reactions to mammalian meats are best advised to avoid all mammalian meats (beef, lamb/mutton, pork, goat, horse meat, kangaroo, venison and probably other more exotic mammals) and artificial blood (made from beef) as well as all forms of gelatin and to wear a medical bracelet warning of potential allergy to intravenous gelatin colloid (an intravenous preparation used as a blood substitute) as well.
Further advice on dietary avoidance strategies and tick-induced allergies may be found on the TiARA website.
Tick-induced Allergies Research and Awareness (TiARA): www.tiara.org.au
University of Sydney Department of Medical Entomology: medent.usyd.edu.au/fact/ticks.htm
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ASCIA is the peak professional body of clinical immunology/allergy specialists in Australia and New Zealand
Website: www.allergy.org.au
Postal address: PO Box 450 Balgowlah NSW 2093 Australia
This document has been developed and peer reviewed by ASCIA members and is based on expert opinion and the available published literature at the time of review. Information contained in this document is not intended to replace medical advice and any questions regarding a medical diagnosis or treatment should be directed to a medical practitioner. Development of this document is not funded by any commercial sources and is not influenced by commercial organisations.
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Trapped behind glass cases, the miniature human subjects of Lisa Swerllng's Glass Cathedrals unabashedly perform daily rituals normally veiled from the outside world. The stunning pieces afford viewers with a whimsical type of voyeuristic indulgence. Like children before a set of dolls, we are invited to examine the many mundane moments that compose adult life, breathing life and meaning into each dollhouse-like setup with our own imaginations.
With its feet firmly planted in childlike curiosity, the series is unafraid to veer into tragic emotional spaces; caught staring into endless amounts of white space, many of the figures appear lonesome and fully aware of their smallness. A woman scrubs at a dizzyingly vast array of tired floors and walls, incapable of completing her work for her own tininess and permanently fixed position. Similarly, a man stares at his cow, a sole companion who does not return his gaze.
Though humorously seen, Swerling's models are at times bitterly unaware. A group of people stand before a glass case containing the figure of a generic ghost labeled "god" with a sign stating, "In case of emergency break glass," not noticing that they themselves are encased in glass, searching for meaning in the touchingly absurd. The viewer, in turn, is forced to face his or her burning existential yearnings within this magically adult dollhouse.
The idea of domesticity as it relates to femininity shines through in Swerling's work in unexpected ways. A piece titled "A woman's work is never done" features a woman sweeping pink glitter, erasing the suggestion of the usual portrayal of the home as unfulfilling; here and in a piece that features a woman serving dinner at the head of the table, glitter serves as a surprising and ecstatic symbol of female self-actualization. From the woman who examines herself before a mirror to an unwaxed redhead standing nude before circle of nuns, Swarling's women embrace their activities unabashedly.
Hitting poignant notes that remind us of the power that lies beneath human smallness, isolation, connection, and actively defined identities, Glass Cathedrals serves as an alter at which we may worship our own condition. (via Foodie Bugle, Catto Gallery, and Lost At E Minor)


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I've heard from a few readers that they don't like the new best-seller list on the StarNews' Sunday book page. (We get it from USA Today.)
Some people say they don't like the fact that it jumbles up the fiction and the non-fiction. Some people wish we'd go back to using The New York Times list. (Not very likely, I'm afraid; since
we're no longer members of the Times family, cost for the service has gone WAY up.)
We don't get many comments on this blog, but I hope you'll speak up now. Tell us what you think about the best-seller list. What kind of information do you want? Do you want fiction and non-fiction separate? Do you want e-books listed? Do you think we should switch to the Washington Post or L.A. Times or someone else's list?
We'd honestly appreciate suggestions.
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I really don't care one way or the other.
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UPS DeliveryOctober 11, 2005
One for the "This is Broken" files.
In the tradition of Mark Hurst's This is Broken and 37 Signals' ongoing focus on customer service, there's something bugging me about UPS.
In the past year, I've moved both home and office. Keeping the addresses straight was tough for a while, but I think I've finally got a grasp on it. Occasionally though, I still get packages delivered to my home address. Naturally, I'm not there during the day.
Most of the time I can simply pass along the office address to those sending the packages, but sometimes it's not that easy. In those cases, after receiving the first delivery notice, I phone up UPS to redirect. (I never seem to remember the automated customer-service line shortcut [for most systems, press '0'], so I get stuck listening to their tediously comprehensive, non-skippable set of tips that cover everything from what to do if you missed the third delivery attempt to what action you can take if you accidentally ship your prize schooner-in-a-bottle to Mongolia.)
When I get through to an actual person and request the redirect, the first thing they'll ask for is my forwarding address, complete with postal code (US equivalent being the ZIP code). Given the moves, I now have two to remember and a few to try and forget; they continually blend together, and I always end up telling the rep to hold on while I Google my own damn postal code.
An aside on postal/ZIP codes: does anyone else get the feeling that these have outlived their usefulness? They exist for an extra level of precision when street naming is an inexact science at times, but isn't that a relatively easy problem that software should be solving these days? It seems to me that the using a postal code in 2005 is akin to exposing a unique database ID to a user; there should be better ways.
But that all brings me to the real problem — how come UPS doesn't remember my forwarding address from the last time I redirected? I asked last week whether this were possible, and received assurance that it was not. It's a pretty safe bet that every time I choose to redirect a package in the future, I'll be sending it to the same address. I really shouldn't have to give them the same address every single time; software can do that for me.
I don't necessarily mind having to take action and inform UPS of the redirect, since I can see a lot of ways the system could potentially be confused or abused were the redirect automatic. But it should take a lot less effort on my part to make it happen.
Keep in mind that I'm not the shipping party, and I didn't choose the shipping company; when I see obvious customer service holes in the response to what I'd assume is a common action, the next time I am the one making the choice I may just dial up the other guys first.
In the US, the ZIP code tells postal carriers quite a lot about where you live and what office your mail needs to go to. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code
I also find it handy when getting directions online. It's faster to type a 5 digit number to get the nearest movie times than it is to browse by state and city.
Mark – Ah, interesting point. I never use my postal code in my searches, since I never remember the stupid thing. I would guess that the ##### format is a bit easier to memorize than the L#L-#L# format we're saddled with.
"how come UPS doesn't remember my forwarding address from the last time I redirected?"
Probably for the same reason that you have to go to each government agency to change your address, rather than just change it once with the Government of Canada. That annoyed me the last time I moved.
As a quick note (unless it's different outside the UK) I always hold when presented with a "press 1 for this thing, press 2 for that thing" menu, taking advantage of the fallback to put you straight through to an operator if you don't press anything, because not everyone can be guaranteed to have a touch-tone phone. That's probably going to go away soon, but for now it works.
Jonathan: the "tell the government once about my new address" trick only works if you trust the government to keep the One Big Master Database With All Information About Jonathan Eckmier In It, which I, personally, don't. :-)
Stuart – generally works fine over on this side of the pond, too.
The specific problem with UPS in this case is that in order to hold, you first have to listen to a minute or two of automated messages dealing with a number of different circumstances before you even get a menu to hold through. It's a bit excessive.
I've simply had horrible luck with UPS in general. "Guaranteed second-day air" that in practice was fourth day ground tops it off. If I have a choice between UPS and any of its competitors, I'll choose the alternative in a heartbeat.
I used to work for the UPS Store, and yes we did have some trouble with on-time delivery and packages getting damaged. But I think the problem seems to be concentrated. UPS moves 16 million packages a day at last count and has a smaller error rate than FedEx who only moves 9 - 10 million packages a day.
Glad I wasn't a driver.
As for customer service, yeah, they took forever to answer claims, and even though we're branded like them we got treated like all of you - which customers never understood. UPS was always being the big bully, buying Mail Boxes Etc, turning it into the UPS Store, and then doing nothing special with the franchises.
Oh well, now for your amusement: http://www.unitedpackagesmashers.com/
Type the infonotice number into ups.com, change the address. Don't bother with phone trees, humans, etc. Use something like autofill in the Google Toolbar if you tend to forget your current address.
Like a geek said: why not just do it online? I get married in 2 days so I have some people sending gifts to our house, which of course, we are not at during the day. When I come home and see the UPS tag on the door I just go to the website and tell UPS To deliver it to my office address.
Easy as pie.
I always liked how in England - in books, at least - someone's address can be the name of his house or manor. With modern databases today, that should be even easier to do. If you live in Willow Cottage, Smallburg, Virginia, why can't that be your mailing address?
I have nothing but good things to say about the service we receive from UPS here in the UK.
For example, when I moved house across town a few years back, the local UPS guy managed to intercept a parcel addressed to me at my old address and bring it across town to my new place. He just recognised my name and knew the new address and so re-routed. That's just one example - they're great, consistently.
Not only are postcodes usefull for finding directions online but also on GPSs and Tom Toms.
My personal favorite is FedEx. They are almost always cheaper (for the basic service) and usually seem faster. Today I've been tracking a laptop delivery on a 5-7 day shipping service, they got it from Shanghai to Pittsburgh in 2 days. 2 day delivery on a 5-7 day service price from Shanghai, that is service.
We use FedEx at our office, and it's not particularly spectacular; lesser of two evils maybe…
Have you read the UPS guidelines for preparing packaging?
"Each item should be surrounded by at least two inches (five cm) of cushioning and be placed at least two inches (five cm) away from the walls of the box. This will protect your items from product-against-product damage and shield them from the shock and vibration that can be conducted from the exterior of the box to its contents in transit."
Two inches is a LOT of bubble wrap, but then UPS should know better than anybody how to protect a shipment from damage, right? What with all that testing in the field with your packages…
I had someone ship a FedEx package to me, but he wrote down the house number wrong on the address. The package got delivered to a neighbor across the street and a few doors down. FedEx left the package on their porch. I called FedEx with the tracking number and told them that it was my package and not my neighbors package, that no one name "Dave Woodward" lives over there. They just said, "Its was delivered to the address on the label." How hard could it be for them to do a simple check of previously shipped-to addresses under my name in my zipcode? It still bothers me that they will deliver a package to a person who doesn't live at the address and not even care. After all, ultimately they're delivering packages to people, not addresses.
With the post codes being a good thing or not, it can be useful to be able to shorten your address to your house number and post code.
will get your letter to the right destination on time.
I just had a very odd thing happen. Local UPS now has you fill out your info on a computer screen, and then confirm the addresses. I did this, confirming my box to Heath / Zenith, Bowling Green, KY. I was very carful here and did NOT confirm thier substitute address, which had the extended zip, because the address had recently changed. SO what happened. Well my package was just sent across town. My only saving grace was the tracking. I knew I didn't send it to "nuts to you", Irene Ave, Salisbury, MD. I've never even heard of nuts to you! The other odd thing was I checked my recept and it even said "nuts to you", Irene Ave. Very strange. I called, they offered no explaination, or appology. They just said they would pick it back up and remail it. I asked if this was a common problem since switching to the computer system, vs the old fill the form out with a pen! They said it happened every now and then! Well lets hope the person is home, so my package can continue on its way.


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Feb 8, 2008
Boss is up for a Plug award, go vote for it here.
Jan 15, 2008
More press for BOSS....
Tiny Mix Tapes: Paul Haney writes "So many bands have forgotten how to make a song in a traditional format sound dangerous, and for those who need some sense of everlasting rebellion in their sonics, Boss has everything they've been wishing for in spades…one of the very few pop records in recent memory to engage its audience in something profound and challenging" check the full review here
Thomas Bell writes for The Spacelab: "This album is one that makes you hopeful for the future of rock. It is demented and disturbing and also beautiful and unpredictable." read more
Drowned in Sound's Samuel Strang says "the Connecticut noise merchants put on an uncharacteristic performance riddled with poignant half-cut confessions that verge close to convention seeping in to their familiarly deformed avant-garde brutality as nine blunt bullet blows." more here
Lost at Sea: Dan Weiss "creeps along like one long feedback-swollen hymn, always noising up denser and denser but rarely exploding into punk or anything you could describe as a wall of something. It rather gorgeously hums low and disturbing, hiding in the grass like some kind of jungle cat. You know its there, you see the yellow glow of its eyes, but the entirety of the beast is camouflaged in shrouds of thickery." read it
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2007 Year End list action:
Tiny Mix Tapes 25 favorite albums
Foxy Digitalis (mention for Best Album and Best song for "Bad Dream/Hartford's Beat Suite")
Good Heads top 10 Beast of 2007
Tears and Mayonnaise top 20 albums
This is How We Balk on the Moon favorite songs of 2007
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Paste Magazine: Andrew Earlies offers..."the Magik Markers are exactly what rock needs: something more challenging and miles away from the pedestrian pretentiousness and brainless rehashing of many modern-day groups." Full article HERE
Zach Baron of the Village Voice says, "Boss, their new record on Ecstatic Peace, is queasy and claustrophobic and unsettling; it's also one of the year's best." Full article HERE --- Full interview HERE
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New Tour Dates posted!
Aug 2, 2007
Marker's new video for "Taste", by Heidi Diehl,up on Pitchfork.
July 4th, 2007
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........and their complete tour dates
3-9 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
3-10 - Washington, DC - Warehouse Next Door
3-11 - Chapel Hill, NC - Night Light
3-12 - Greenville, SC - Horizon Records
3-13 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
3-14 - New Orleans, LA - Hi Ho Lounge
3-16 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk (Ecstatic Peace SXSW showcase)
3-18 - Houston, TX - Proletariat
3-19 - Shreveport, LA - Cooper Manor
3-21 - Nashville, TN - Ruby Green
3-22 - Louisville, KY - The Butcher Block
3-23 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
3-24 - Detroit, MI - Bohemian National Home
3-25 - Cleveland, OH - Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
3-26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
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Ecstatic Peace Dudes,
Just got back from Castellon.. Spent the last 5 days and nights and whatever trapped in various airports, lounges, hotels, bars, theatre lobbies, publik fountains, with Nate and Brian from Mouthus, all for one show at 4 am in a tiny town in southeast spain... It was fucking killer... festival was weird as shit... huge old rennaisance theatre... kind of place where lincoln might have to watch his back... Chasney and Corsano threw down most brutal set of School of the flower type haino songwriter jams I've seen... weirdness had a strange and forceful logic.. corsano showered the stage with pots and pan lids... beautiful.. ... kind of harsh waiting for our set the next night so Chasney took us out to a awesome metal bar called Nasgul... nice breath of Lord of the rings style evil to clear the lobes of indie oppressive randomness of the fest.. When we finally took the stage at 3 am it was by wicked brooding then crashing storm... Elisa and I wove the otherly elements of our set around the ancient theatre like a dark cloud and then came crashing down with our still forming songs.... pulled off best version of "can't kill luck" yet... Mouthus sounded like some kind of organic atari 2600 digit beasts dripping real goat blood from their vacuous mouths... a very heavy set the plowed the room down.. at one point nate switched from electric drums to just a tom and snare and a metal turntable discus which sounded amazing... That dude is my favorite drummer around today... at the end of their set Chazny joined them for a totally retarded version of Neil Youngs "welfare mothers make better lovers" ... afterwords had a killer party in corsano's room where Dave Grubbs said he'd make me a colonel in Kentucky.. I was so stoked I gave him a copy of I trust my guitar... "
Anyway... Give our best to Western Mass... and thanks for carrying "future crayon" on your site... I'm super into how nnf turned that one out!
Magik Markers East Coast live:
10/26 Brooklyn, NY-Northsix w/ Suishou No Fune and PeeEssEye
10/27 Middletown, CT-Wesleyan University
10/28 Bridgeport, CT- Black Rock Arts Center w/ John Zorn
10/29 Northampton,MA
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10/06 San Francisco, CA -Peacock Lounge: with magic band, bulbs
10/07 Woodland, CA-OP MAX FREE fest
10/09 Eugene, OR - DIVA with Neglected REceptors
10/10 Portland, OR -Valenties with Ghosting
10/11 Portland, OR -Routture with Smegma, Grouper, Health
10/12 Seattle, WA -SS Marie Antionette with Spider Trio (Wally shoup!!!)
Some recent shots in Canada and Brooklyn by the rad Liz Clayton. Here.
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Marvell Technology completed its $6 billion purchase of Cavium in July. And now SDxCentral has learned that Marvell is discontinuing Cavium's Xpliant programmable chip line.
Cavium began shipping the Xpliant chip in 2014. In addition to its ability to drive a high-end switch, Xpliant is also programmable. It competes with Barefoot's Tofino chip.
But when Marvell acquired Cavium last month, "We had to make decisions," said Eric Hayes, SVP and general manager of networking at Marvell. "We decided to focus all our efforts on Prestera moving forward."
Prestera is Marvell's line of switching chips that's been around for more than 18 years.
Interestingly, Hayes came over to Marvell from Cavium. And he was instrumental in Cavium's roughly $90 million acquisition of Xpliant in 2014.
But now, Hayes is not bullish on Xpliant. He said companies that have real purchasing power such as Amazon and Google are not interested in programmability at the switch. One of the main benefits of programmability is that networking functions can be moved off of servers and onto the switch itself. This frees up space on the server for money-making functions. But Hayes said the hyperscale players are moving these functions onto network interface cards (NICs) to run SDN applications. He cited Marvell's LiquidIO line of smart NICs. LiquidIO actually came to Marvell via Cavium, as well.
Of the hyperscale players, Hayes said, "They don't find value" in switch programmability. "We found at Xpliant that programmability offers value in niche applications." As far as niches, he cited network monitoring, packet brokering, load balancing, and prototyping of new technologies.
Compared to Xpliant's niche opportunities, the Prestera portfolio is a "very efficient and hardened infrastructure for switching," said Hayes. "It's very widely deployed in many applications that are high-volume such as the enterprise campus, to data center, to service provider networks."
The engineers that had been working on Xpliant will "enable some level of flexibility in Prestera," said Hayes. "This is a very surgical thing."
Although the Xpliant brand is going away, all devices and customers are being fully supported for the lifetime of those devices. "We have a team of people that are supporting all our customers. They are able to continue developing on the Xpliant products, making sure those products remain successful," said Hayes.
In late 2016, Arista Networks said it was using the Xpliant chip in its 7160 Series of switches. But in June Arista said its newest family of leaf and spine systems would be based on the Barefoot Tofino series of programmable Ethernet switch chips.


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|Multi-Domain PMI System showing End-to-End Measurement Path
Prasad Calyam, Ph.D., a senior systems developer and engineer for the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) and Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet), is devising methods to improve the performance of next-generation computer networks.
"The next generation of networks will be crucial for transmitting the huge amounts of research data generated for and processed by sophisticated applications, for projects such as the Large Hadron Collider, on high performance computers at universities, Department of Energy labs and businesses," said Calyam.
"In this project, we are developing novel research methods to measure and analyze network health status. The research findings are being incorporated to extend the 'ActiveMon' network health monitoring software that was created earlier at OSC/OARnet.
In another project, Calyam and Paul Schopis, director of networking for OARnet, are creating new techniques to measure data traffic on futuristic, global networks, especially for the National Science Foundation's Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) project. GENI will allow researchers throughout the country to build and experiment with completely new and different designs and capabilities that will provide the basis for the creation of a 21st century Internet.
"This project will require the integration of software for centralized and distributed orchestration of active data traffic measurements into the on-going efforts of prototype implementation and deployment of the GENI facility," said Calyam.
Project lead: Prasad Calyam, Ohio Supercomputer Center/Ohio Academic Resources Network
Research title: Sampling approaches for multi-domain Internet performance measurement infrastructures to better serve network control and management
Funding source: Department of Energy
Research title: OnTimeMeasure: Centralized and distributed measurement orchestration software
Funding source: National Science Foundation, Raytheon BBN


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The first time Omer Asik attended an NBA game it was played in Istanbul, Turkey. By 2007, he knew he wanted a career as a player. The game in Turkey, with the Timberwolves beating Efes Pilson, gave him his first look at the NBA and an idea that he could belong.
With the Rockets trip to Asia, Asik hoped that his next overseas trip in the NBA could bring him back where he first saw the NBA in person.
"I went to that game," Asik said. "It was Minnesota. Kevin McHale (then the Timberwolves' general manager) was there, too. It was great to see the players in the NBA, how they play. It was good to see. It would be nice to play there, like Jeremy (Lin, a Taiwanese American) when we play in Taiwan."
Rockets forward Omri Casspi's first look at the NBA also came with a preseason event in his home country when the Miami Heat defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1999.
"I was 10-years-old," Casspi said. "I watched on television. It was fun. I hope we're going to go there one day."


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SAS is a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Quality Solutions, Q4 2015
Analyst report cites easy-to-use, intuitive environment
Data quality technology provides a foundation for almost everything businesses do. And SAS provides some of the best data quality solutions on the market.
For most organizations to succeed, they need accurate, up-to-date information driving their processes. The right data quality technology helps you manage the entire data quality life cycle: profiling, standardizing, matching and monitoring. Plus, you can establish business rules to make sure high-quality data stays that way.
SAS® technology puts data quality at the core of everything. Our solution supports traditional and emerging Hadoop, Impala or big data initiatives, with limitless scalability. And that's why we're honored to be recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Quality Solutions, Q4 2015. The report evaluated data quality vendors to help professionals find the right solution for their needs, and notes that "SAS provides an easy-to-use and intuitive environment to improve the quality of data by both data stewards and developers."
"SAS' unique ability to profile, standardize and enrich data where it lives – without moving it – means more speed, more security and more efficiency," said Matthew Magne, Global Product Marketing Manager for Data Management at SAS. "Whether it's in stream, in database or in memory, SAS Data Quality supports traditional and emerging data sources, including Hadoop, Impala and other big data initiatives."
According to the Forrester report, "The data quality solutions market is growing because more enterprise architecture professionals see data quality as a way to address their top challenges. In large part, this market growth is due to the fact that EA pros increasingly trust data quality solution providers to act as strategic partners that advise them on top data management and business decisions."
SAS provides an easy-to-use and intuitive environment to improve the quality of data by both data stewards and developers.
The Forrester Wave™: Data Quality Solutions, Q4 2015


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Steven Frank
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Steven is a freshman from Moorestown, NJ. He has not yet decided his major, but is leaning toward computer science. This is Steven's first year working in the GIS lab and is on the graphic design team specializing in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. His current projects include rendering each member of the GIS team to make a group photo and painting a Unity Basemap for the Sandbox Project.


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Chef Base - Refrigerated
A refrigerated chef base can speed up your kitchen's operation by keeping cold ingredients close at hand for those cooking them. That reduces their trips across the room to get those items and ensures your foods are stored at safe temperatures all day, rather than left out near a cooking station. Above the cold storage, these units have reinforced tops for holding equipment like griddles, charbroilers, and even countertop fryers. They contain up to six sections, and some even have independent temperature controls so you can switch individual compartments between freezer and refrigerator. More


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Reese Witherspoon's Son Deacon And Fiance Jim Toth Are A Matching Dapper Duo!
It looks like soon-to-be stepdad Jim Toth's style is rubbing off on 7-year-old Deacon. Now what would Ryan Phillippe say?
Reese Witherspoon and her fiance, talent agent Jim Toth, headed to church with her kids Ava, 11, and Deacon, 7, before having brunch on Feb. 13. And we must say Jim and Deacon are quite the matching pair — down to their stance and stride! The family that prays together, stays together.
Reese definitely wants babies with Jim Toth
The two guys are mad for plaid in their look-alike shirts, khakis, slip on beige shoes and aviators. Of course Deacon decided to spice his look up a bit by throwing on a vest and tie, which got him some extra attention.
Reese lays down the law at home
Ava and Deacon's dad, actor Ryan Phillippe, is currently dating blonde beauty Amanda Seyfried. We wonder how Ryan feels about this Jim and Deacon matching-style situation. Anyone out there have a similar thing going on in their family? Is it OK for a stepfather or a stepmom to form a close-knit bond with their new partner's kid? Or does that cross the line?
–Leigh Blickley
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None of us would be shocked to see a bride or groom walking down the aisle on their wedding day in flip flops or flats (especially those of us at flexflop!). As the Huffington Post recently reported, none other than Kate Middleton soon to be Princess Kate, has also chosen flats as one of her "four" pairs of shoes. Those of us here at Flexflop have tried to reach the soon to be princess and suggest a pair of flexflops, perhaps the bridal line, however, (sigh) we have had a hard time tracking down Kate. She seems to be extremely busy, as any bride is before the big day. The flats are said to look like slippers and be "covered in multiple layers of silk, and heavily embroidered," Yvonne Yorkel writes for the Huffington Post.
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Royal Bride Catherine to Wed in Embroidered Flats [Huffington Post]
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How to Remove Tough Stains Including Baby Poo and Spit-Up
10 Stain-Fighting Tools to Add to Your Cleaning Arsenal
10 Stain-Fighting Tools to Add to Your Cleaning Arsenal
Pre-motherhood your worst stain nightmare probably involved red wine and a new white top. Post-mommyhood, it's a whole new (and much grosser) ballgame. Baby spit-up and poo are the two biggest enemies in a mom's stain-fighting battle, but spaghetti sauce, berries, orange juice, and so many more edible items can also be major culprits. So what's a mom to do? Invest in a stain-removing arsenal, including the following 10 store-bought and homemade stain-fighter soldiers. Keep clicking to find your favorite and say "bye, bye" to ugly stains adorning your sweet little one.


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In 1993, six Los Angeles area ABA-accredited law schools formed a consortium, the Greater Los Angeles Consortium on Externships (GLACE). In 2005, GLACE welcomed Chapman University School of Law in Orange County as a GLACE member and later welcomed Western State University College of Law and U.C. Irvine Shool of Law. The primary purpose was to develop joint standards for the field supervision of externs by field supervisors, judicial clerks and research attorneys.
That goal was accomplished with the preparation and adoption of the GLACE Supervision Manual for Field Placement Supervisors (see link on this page). The GLACE Field Supervision Manual has received national attention and a version of it has been adopted by many law schools throughout the country with off-campus externship programs.
A secondary and continuing goal adopted by GLACE is to provide our valuable field supervisors with as much information and support as we can to facilitate effective education and mentoring of our students. This website is for you, our field supervisors. It is currently a work in progress, so be patient with us as we continue to add resources and information. We have already posted contact information so you can easily access the faculty and support staff for each of our externship programs.
Help us prepare our externs!
If you are supervising any of our externs, please take a moment to assist us in preparing our externs for the field experience by completing the survey found at the Help Us Prepare Our Externs link on the menu bar at the left. Your input as field supervisors in the past resulted in many programmatic changes for GLACE law schools (see the article that resulted from your last survey input at the menu bar on the left entitled Our Publications and Other Resources), and we look forward to your input and suggestions to keep our programs dynamic.


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Teachers Other Than Parents for Homeschooled Students
Scott Woodruff answers questions and assists members regarding legal issues in Maryland. He and his wife homeschooled their children. Read more >>
School systems across Maryland occasionally claim that no one but a parent can teach a homeschooled child, or that parents must teach a certain percentage of their child's classes. Now this off-again, on-again tussle has prompted a concerned lawmaker to file a bill.
The Maryland statutes don't say anything about who delivers homeschool instruction. Code 7-301(a) says only that children not in a school must be "otherwise receiving regular, thorough instruction."
As is obvious from these plain words, what is mandated is what children must receive. There is no mandate as to whom they receive it from. Parents alone decide whether the child receives the instruction from the parents themselves or someone else in whom they have confidence.
Let Parents Choose
While school district representatives sometimes bully parents, they know deep down that they cannot prevent you from picking whatever instructors you want. I have assisted Maryland families for over 15 years, and there has never been a single case where a parent was actually prevented from picking teachers from outside the home.
Furthermore, the school system doesn't even have the authority to require you to tell them who your child's teachers are! There is nothing in any statute or regulation that requires you to tell anyone the names of those who teach your child. So how could they possibly tell you that no one outside your family can teach your kids?
A number of constituents who had been bullied approached Delegate Mike Smigiel, a supporter of homeschooling. He wanted to help them, so he filed House Bill 944, which if enacted, would create a law related to parents using private tutors. I had a long conversation with the delegate, and he has come to agree that the solution is not a new law. He will be withdrawing the bill.
The solution is for parents to understand their rights. We have all seen that if a bully gets his way one time, it encourages him to bully others. But the opposite is also true: if people stand up to the bully, he will stop. Likewise, if all parents stand on their rights portfolio reviewers will stop telling parents that they cannot use any teacher other than a parent.
You can be part of the solution. You can protect the next homeschool family by politely but firmly refusing to be bullied yourself.
Protect Your Family
If you or someone you know is not a member of HSLDA, will you consider taking a moment today to join or recommend us? Your support enables us to defend individual families threatened by government officials and protect homeschooling freedom for all. Join now >>


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Forget those lame Hollywood Torinos from that TV show. This 572hp autocross beast is the real deal
Come on ladies, let's keep it real, shall we? Ask any woman what qualities she values in a man, and aside from the expected mushy-mushy stuff, the word psychic never makes the list. Interestingly, many of them expect their better halves to guess what they're thinking, because as we all know, that's a heck of a lot more fun than just telling someone how you feel. It's certainly a peculiar way of conducting business, but dudes aren't that much better in their communication skills. For instance, hot rodders have traditionally labeled automatic transmissions as unfit for autocross and road racing duty. They cite mushy torque converters, unsolicited upshifts, and a lack of engine braking as common gripes. Well, genius, did you ever stop to think how on earth an automatic transmission is supposed to guess what you want unless you tell it what to do? Mark Bowler of Bowler Performance Transmissions is on a mission to dispel these ugly myths, and he built an entire car just to prove the point. In doing so, he ended up with a two-ton terror of a '70 Torino that packs a 572hp small-block, and routinely sticks it to manually shifted g-Machines on the autocross.
Long before the Torino project took off, the Bowler family business was founded in 1963 by Mark's dad. Along with his mom and sister, the quartet worked hard to establish an excellent reputation within the local Illinois community. Although the shop focused primarily on stock transmission rebuilds and general repair, Mark always had a passion for hot rods. By the time he was 18 years old, he started working with performance shops, and became known as the go-to guy for fixing other people's botched transmission work. After his dad retired in 2001, Mark decided to dedicate all of the company's resources to the hot rod and muscle car market. "We moved into a bigger shop and bought a dyno, but most importantly, we listened closely to what our customers were telling us. High-end builders want to focus their energy on all the small details that go into a car, and the last thing they want to worry about is a transmission," Mark says. "We noticed that some people were grinding off the casting numbers on brand-new transmissions we built for them, so we realized that for some people aesthetics is just as important as performance. In response, we started offering smoothed and powdercoated cases. We also recognize that it might take several years for a DIYer to build a car in their garage, so we began offering a one-year warranty starting from the first day of use, not the date of purchase."
Bowler's good work led to a working relationship with Roush Performance, and in an effort to improve his product line, Mark recognized the need to expand the company's portfolio of Ford transmissions. "So many people are quick to throw a GM transmission behind a Ford motor, so we wanted to show people that you don't have to do that. People also have the misconception that an automatic can't survive or perform well in an autocross," Mark says. "In order to validate the durability of Ford overdrives and automatics in general, we figured that the best way to do so was with an in-house R&D vehicle. Obviously, it had to be a Ford, but we wanted something different than a Mustang. We decided on a '70 Torino GT because they have a unique look, and you don't see too many of them out there."
As unlikely as it is to find a rust-free project car in the Midwest, Mark lucked out when he spotted a two-owner Torino on eBay with just 61,000 original miles. "The car had been listed a few times before, but didn't sell. The owner was a purist, had used all NOS parts, kept it all original, and never restored it," Mark recalls. "Before the owner agreed to sell the car to us, he wanted to meet us at the shop to find out what we were going to do to it. He was shocked to hear that we planned on building a big fuel-injected stroker motor, install a full autocross suspension, and take it racing. His eyes got all big and he was reluctant to sell it to us, but fortunately he needed the money and we worked out a deal."
Once back at the Bowler Performance Transmissions shop, the crew immediately pulled the stock 351W small-block and C4 trans, but debated on what to do with the body. "We thought about doing a full restoration on the body, but decided that the original paint looked pretty good and we actually liked the patina," Mark says. "Not only did this allow us to stick with a reasonable budget, but now we don't have to be nervous when beating on the car because it doesn't have a $40,000 paintjob. I have a high-dollar Camaro, so it's nice to have a car you can just hop in and enjoy. The plan was to use quality aftermarket parts to fully update the motor, driveline, and chassis while retaining the original look of the car."
To give the suspension the full Pro Touring treatment, Mark turned to RideTech. Up front, the crusty underpinnings were replaced with a set of RideTech control arms and coilovers, along with a Hellwig sway bar. Out back, the vintage factory leaf springs were replaced with a RideTech four-link conversion, complete with a coilover setup. Sticking it all to the asphalt are 18-inch Forgeline ZX3 wheels wrapped in BFGoodrich g-Force rubber. Scrubbing off the prodigious inertia generated by more than two tons of heft are enormous six-piston Baer clamps and 14-inch rotors up front, matched with four-piston calipers and 13-inch rotors in the rear. While the specs look great, can such a heavy machine actually get the job done on a tight autocross course? You bet. "Everybody asks how a big car like this handles, but it's very competitive on the autocross. With an experienced driver, it finishes in the Top 10 at Goodguys events," Mark says. "With the stock suspension, there was lots of body roll and the steering was horrendous. After installing the RideTech hardware, the difference was night and day. We also added an RRS power steering rack, which helped tremendously with steering accuracy and feel."
Naturally, much of the focus on an autocross effort such as the Bowler Torino is on the chassis, but the motor is a sweet piece in its own right. Mark liked the idea of sticking with Windsor power; he just wanted more of it. As such, he ordered up a Roush 427ci crate motor that puts out an impressive 572 hp. It boasts a 4.125-inch-bore Dart four-bolt block and rotating assembly, AFR 205cc cylinder heads, and a killer eight-stack EFI intake manifold. A custom Roush hydraulic roller cam actuates the valves, and exhaust exits through 1.75-inch JBA headers and dual 2.5-inch Flowmaster mufflers. With the new motor in place, the project was at the point Mark had envisioned when setting out to build an R&D vehicle. To put the Torino to good use, it was fitted with a Ford 4R70W overdrive transmission and billet 2,200-stall converter beefed up for autocross duty. "In addition to improving the durability and reliability of the 4R70W, we developed several different shift calibration programs," Mark says. "For street driving, the shift points and converter lockup are set up to maximize fuel mileage, however, at the push of a button you can switch over to an autocross program that keeps the transmission in the gear you choose, and locks up the converter so you can get engine braking just like with a manual transmission. Now we can put our customers in the car, and let them see for themselves how well an automatic can perform on the autocross."
Ancient hot rodding folklore is often difficult to debunk, but Bowler's Torino is doing its part to validate the merits of automatic transmissions in autocross applications. They've proven that when you tell a transmission exactly what you want through precisely calibrated shift programs—instead of expecting a transmission to read your mind—great things can happen. It's all about communication, and interestingly enough, machines seem to have it figured out better than people.
By The Numbers
1970 Ford Torino
Mark Bowler, 36 • Lawrenceville, IL
Type: Ford 427ci Windsor small-block
Block: Dart four-bolt cast-iron block bored to 4.125 inches
Oiling: Melling pump and eight-quart pan
Rotating assembly: Roush 4.000-inch forged crank and H-beam steel rods; Wiseco 10.25:1 pistons
Cylinder heads: AFR 205cc aluminum castings with 2.080/1.600-inch stainless steel valves and 61cc chambers
Camshaft: Roush custom hydraulic roller (specs classified)
Valvetrain: Roush double-roller timing set and 1.6:1 roller rockers
Induction: Roush eight-stack intake manifold with individual runners and throttle-bodies per cylinder
Ignition: Roush dual-sync distributor and plug wires
Fuel system: Roush EFI system, fuel pump, and injectors
Exhaust: JBA 1.75-inch headers, dual 2.5-inch Flowmaster mufflers
Output: 572 hp and 546 lb-ft
Transmission: Bowler 4R70W overdrive and billet 2,200-stall converter
Rear axle: Moser 9-inch rearend, 31-spline axles, 3.50:1 gears, and limited-slip differential
Front suspension: RideTech tubular control arms and coilovers; Hellwig sway bar
Rear suspension: RideTech four-link and coilovers
Brakes: Baer 14-inch rotors and six-piston calipers, front; 13-inch rotors and four-piston calipers, rear
Wheels & Tires
Wheels: Forgeline ZX3 18×8, front; 18×10, rear
Tires: BFGoodrich 245/40R18, front; 285/40R18, rear


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Gerry Harvey slams proposed deficit levy
Retail boss Gerry Harvey has slammed the Abbott government's proposed ''deficit levy'', saying it will do nothing to fix the big economic problem facing Australia.
And the National Retail Association has urged the government to find budget savings elsewhere, saying the proposed new tax will ''damage consumer confidence at a critical time''.
The Abbott government plans to introduce a ''deficit levy'' in the May budget to help to bring the budget back to surplus sooner.
The proposed levy would likely apply to medium- and high-income earners only – for those earning more than $80,000 a year – and would work similarly to the Medicare surcharge, according to news reports.
It would see a deficit levy of 1 per cent for those earning between $80,000 and $180,000, meaning someone who earns $80,000 will have to pay a deficit levy of $800 a year.
A proposed levy of 2 per cent would hit those earning more than $180,000.
However, on Tuesday the Federal Coalition was facing a mutiny from its own MPs against the plan, with many receiving emails from constituents angry that the government was breaking a promise not to introduce any new taxes.
Coalition backbenchers in Western Sydney were calling each other after finding out about the plan in newspapers on Tuesday, wondering what they were going to do and how they would explain it to their constituents.
Late on Tuesday Coalition staffers were letting members of the media know that the planned levy would more likely affect only people earning $100,000 or more.
It comes after economists said the proposed tax would hit consumer sentiment at a sore time for Australian retailers.
Mr Harvey on Tuesday criticised the plan, saying it was nothing more than ''playing around the edges'' of a bigger economic problem that the government was unwilling to touch.
''A tax is the easy way out,'' Mr Harvey said.
''The harder way out is to do the things for the budget that are so obvious but that politicians won't touch because they'll get tossed out.''
Mr Harvey said the likely impact of the levy on the retail industry would be marginal.
That echoed the sentiment of Wesfarmers chief Richard Goyder, who said he did not expect the levy to affect spending in his stores. Wesfarmers owns Coles, Bunnings and Officeworks.
But economists said the levy would have a negative effect on consumer sentiment, and that in turn would hit retail spending.
''An announcement of a tax increase is by and large a negative for consumer sentiment. I don't think there's ever been one that has been positive,'' Matthew Hassan, Westpac senior economist, said.
''And weaker sentiment is usually associated with weaker conditions for consumer demand.''
Retail spending is one of the most important components of Australia's economy. Last year it accounted for 17 per cent of gross domestic product.
''The biggest problem at the moment is trying to get this economy to grow,'' Mr Harvey said.
''Slugging people with a tax, it doesn't help growth.''


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How To Paint Art
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179 Tropical beach at sunset. Original acrylic painting on canvas 16x20 inches (41x51 cm)
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