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Using Frisls "Clean navigation" with a Sharp GP2D120 IR Sensor?
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Greetings from Finland.
1) Is it possible to use frisls "clean navigation"- code with a sharp GP2D120 IR sensor? I know after looking at his code that the distanse readings are backwards (on a sharp closer distanses are greater), but if I changed them would I be able to use his brilliant code as a base?
2) what is the differenses on SRF05 and sharp GP2D120 other than one is a
ultra sonic and the other is a infrared.Idon't meen number of conections but speed as in using themto almost constantly return the range
Sonar Vs. IR
The two biggest differences I see in sonar vs. IR ranging are the range and the cone of detection.
We'll discuss the cone of detection first. An IR ranging sensor like the GP2D** family uses triangulation with an IR beam and a what is effectively a small 1D camera. The IR beam basically projects a 1/4" dot on the wall, the 1D camera sees how far it's shifted. Thus, an IR ranger has a very narrow beam of detection (you can't find a chair leg without panning the sensor, or happening to be looking directly at it). A sonar ranger on the hand uses sound, which disperses. You can visualize this as a cone projecting from the sensor. Thus, sonar sensors detect things like chair legs, but have a tough time telling where an object may be (it'll just tell you that something is within X distance, inside the 45 degree cone projecting from the sensor). Also, because of all those crazy wave reflection patterns, you may miss objects that are at wide angles from the sensor.
As for range, the IR sensors are available in several ranges: GP2D12 (4-30in), GP2D120 (1-12in), and an 8-60" module. Most sonar sensors work over a range of 6"->15 feet or so. HOWEVER, because the sonar cone spreads out, it may return hits from the floor, limiting the range.
Understanding what the sensor is actually returning really helps in debugging a robot's behavior. I've written a tutorial on sensors over on TRC. See page 2 of the tutorial for a more in-depth discussion of sonar vs. IR ranging.
analog vs digital
The most important differences (in terms of object avoidance):Range:
Ultrasonic is accurate to about 5 feet, while IR will be lucky to return 1 foot. (Sorry, Calculon doesn't process centimeters)
Method of Finding Range:
The ultrasonic returns a value by measuring the time it takes the pulsout sound to bounce off an object. Thus, the number increases with further range. This number can potentially be larger than 255, so you want to use a WORD variable to store it.
IR, on the other hand, measures the amount of voltage returned by the object. The closer the object, the more light is returned, the higher the number. Because this is returned by the analog-to-digital converter, it will be between 0 and 255, so you will use a BYTE variable to store it.
The difference between them is negligible. Ultrasonic will theoretically take longer, but it's a matter of microseconds. An ultrasonic sensor also uses 3 lines of code compared to 1, but that's not a big deal if it's a subroutine.
Sonar can easily miss soft surfaces and surfaces that angle away from the unit. Carpet can also interfere greatly with a sensor close to the ground.
IR: Many types of plastic surfaces are invisible to IR, while light from TV's, Monitors, and the Sun are TOO visible.
If you want to swap in an IR sensor for the sonar, simply replace the "get_range" (or whatever it's called) subroutine with this:
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SCRUM-HALF Micky Young is one of four changes for Bath Rugby as they return to action in the Aviva Premiership against bottom side London Welsh on Sunday (2.30pm).
SCRUM-HALF Micky Young is one of four changes for Bath Rugby as they return to action in the Aviva Premiership against bottom side London Welsh on Sunday (2.30pm).
BATH lock Dave Attwood has missed out on England's RBS 6 Nations finale against France on Saturday, with Leicester's Geoff Parling promoted to the second row and recalled Nick Easter to the bench for the Twickenham clash.
BATH Academy duo Charlie Ewels and Tom Dunn have been dual-registered with Rotherham Titans until the end of the season.
STUART Hooper says he can feel Bath Rugby edging ever closer to success after putting pen to paper on a new deal this week.
LOCK Stuart Hooper has extended his stay with Aviva Premiership play-off contenders Bath into next season, the club announced on Tuesday.
DAVID Sisi is to join former club London Irish on a season long loan from Bath Rugby for the 2015-16 campaign.
BATH recorded their first Aviva Premiership victory for almost two months as they moved second in the table behind runaway leaders Northampton after subduing Recreation Ground visitors Sale 12-3.
TOBY Booth admits Bath Rugby will have to be on their mettle if they are to make a much-needed return to winning ways against Sale Sharks tonight.
HENRY Thomas returns from England duty to reclaim a place in the Bath Rugby front row as they host Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership tomorrow.
THREE penalties from 21-year-old England Saxons fly-half Henry Slade plus the conversion of his half back partner Will Chudley's try took Exeter Chiefs up to third place in the Aviva Premiership with their first-ever victory in 10 league attempts against Bath.
BATH have made five changes to their starting line-up for tomorrow's Aviva Premiership trip to face Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park tomorrow (3.15pm).
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NEWPORT Gwent Dragons scrum-half Jonathan Evans will join Bath at the end of the season, the club announced today.
NORTHAMPTON moved nine points clear at the Aviva Premiership summit after posting a key 21-13 victory over their nearest title rivals Bath at the Recreation Ground.
ROSS Batty and Semesa Rokoduguni are in line to reach milestones for Bath Rugby tomorrow when they take on Northampton Saints at The Rec in the Aviva Premiership.
Bath have confirmed that veteran scrum-half Peter Stringer will be leaving the club at the end of the season.
MIKE Ford says there is a chance that new signing Tom Homer may be thrown into action straight away as Bath Rugby head to Saracens this weekend.
BATH and England prop David Wilson has been ruled out of the RBS 6 Nations tournament due to a neck injury, coach Stuart Lancaster has announced.
BATH have snapped up London Irish back Tom Homer with Gavin Henson departing for Championship side Bristol immediately.
REPLACEMENT hooker Matthew Dwyer scored a last-gasp try as the Ospreys stunned Bath 13-10 at the Rec to inflict only a second home defeat of the season on the Aviva Premiership high-flyers.
HORACIO Agulla will make his 50th appearance for Bath tomorrow as they renew Anglo-Welsh rivalries at the Recreation Ground with Ospreys in the LV= Cup (3pm).
Scrum-half Micky Young is to leave Bath Rugby at the end of the season to join Newcastle Falcons.
Young scrum-half Chris Cook has extended his contract at Bath Rugby.
BATH first-team coach Toby Booth was full of praise for young half-backs Will Homer and Rory Jennings as they guided his side to a 23-21 LV= Cup victory against Harlequins on their senior debuts.
DEBUTANT fly-half Rory Jennings landed a late penalty to hand Bath a hard-fought 23-21 LV=Cup victory against Harlequins at the Stoop.
BATH are stepping up their efforts to plagiarise rugby league, according to head coach Mike Ford.
ENGLAND attacking skills coach Mike Catt reflects on the vision of exciting Bath backs Jonathan Joseph and George Ford by declaring: "They get it."
BATH and England wing Anthony Watson's thoughts on on the squad's reaction to their RBS 6 Nations defeat to Ireland in Dublin and how they will bounce back against a dangerous Scotland side in the Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham on Saturday.
BATH Rugby quartet Dave Attwood, George Ford, Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson will start their fourth consecutive RBS 6 Nations match for England on Saturday having been named in the side to face Scotland at Twickenham.
BATH prop Henry Thomas has been ruled out of England's remaining RBS 6 Nations fixtures against Scotland and France.
BATH boss Mike Ford has vowed there will be no let-up from his players after they moved back into Aviva Premiership play-off contention with victory over Recreation Ground visitors Sale Sharks.
RISING star Tom Dunn is hoping that he can follow in the footsteps of the previous winners of the LV= Breakthrough Player award by achieving 'awesome things' in the rugby world.
ACADEMY graduate Kane Palma-Newport is determined to make the most of his recent run of game time at Bath Rugby.
BATH head coach Mike Ford refused to be downhearted by a third successive Aviva Premiership defeat as Exeter Chiefs ended their nine-game wait for an Aviva Premiership victory over west country rivals Bath with a 16-6 win at Sandy Park on Saturday.
EXETER head coach Rob Baxter insists the Chiefs' dismal record against Bath will not be on his players' minds when the teams do battle in the Aviva Premiership on Saturday.
FIVE Bath players have been included in England's matchday squad for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland in Dublin.
NEAL Hatley has hailed new signing Jonathan Evans to be an exciting new addition to Bath's scrum-half options next season.
BATH were left to reflect on successive Premiership defeats for the first time this term after they were defeated by leaders Northampton at the Rec 21-13.
HEAD coach Mike Ford believes Bath Rugby have the capabilities to win the Aviva Premiership this season – but now is the time to prove it.
ROSS Batty says the outcome of Saturday's big game against Northampton Saints will dictate whether he can truly celebrate bringing up a ton in blue, black and white.
BATH have confirmed that new-boy Tom Homer is set to make his debut against Saracens on Sunday (kick-off 1pm) just four days after joining the club from London Irish.
CHRISTIE Miller and Clarrie Dunbar saw their hopes of glory in national team competitions ended last week, writes DAVE EATON.
BACK row duo Alafoti Faosiliva and David Sisi have renewed their contracts with Bath, the club announced this morning.
BATH will need "all hands on deck" when they go to Saracens in the Aviva Premiership next Sunday, according to first-team coach Neal Hatley after Horacio Agulla joined their casualty list in the cup defeat to the Ospreys.
NEAL Hatley hopes the intense atmosphere at the Millennium Stadium for England's Six Nations opener away to Wales tonight can spill over to The Rec to give Bath Rugby's LV= Cup clash on Saturday extra spice.
SCRUM-HALF Chris Cook admits this season has gone better than he ever could have expected after putting pen to paper on a new Bath Rugby contract.
BATH Rugby quartet Dave Attwood, George Ford, Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson will all start for England in the RBS 6 Nations opener away to Wales on Friday night.
ENGLAND prop David Wilson has been ruled out of Friday's RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales, but Dan Cole is available after recovering from his foot injury.
BATH'S Sam Burgess is to spend two days with the England senior squad that is preparing for Friday's RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales.
ACADEMY trio Will Homer, Rory Jennings and Beno Obano will make their senior Bath's debut in tomorrow's LV= Cup match against Harlequins at the Stoop (2.40pm).
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John Wall had scratch on eye, said he could barely see during Game 3
May 10, 2014, 9:30 PM EDT
John Wall hit 4-of-5 shots inside eight feet in Washington's Game 3 loss to Indiana, but was 2-of-8 outside that range.
Which isn't that bad considering he couldn't see.
Wall got a scratch on his eye during a third quarter, when he drove the lane and was hit by Lance Stephenson, an injury that dramatically impacted his ability to see, reports J. Michael at CSNWashington.com.
"I barely could see after I got hit in the eye," he said. "I got a cut on my eye so I had to put contacts in to get the medicine to cover the cut."
It's not visible. It's actually on the eyeball and it caused excessive blinking. Wall said it bothered him since the third quarter and it was responsible for him missing 3 of 6 free throws. He's shooting 34% from the field, 40-for-117, in this series.
Wall had seven turnovers against the Pacers, a combination of his eye and the Pacers defense.
Wall should be fine by Sunday. The Wizards are going to need a monster game out of him in Game 4 to even the series — the Pacers are starting to regain their early season form, particularly on defense. If the Warriors fall in Game 4 and go down 3-1, this series is all but over. Wall will be key.
- tomtravis76 - May 10, 2014 at 10:11 PM
Excuses…excuses…excuses…be a leader, stop acting like a 7th grade player with your frustrated body language and earn your money, be the top tier player everyone hopes you are. He has the chance to lead the Washington wizards to the eastern conference finals…only Wes with the bullets has gone further in franchise history when Jimmy Carter was president…75% of the guys in the league now couldn't tell you who Carter or Wes unseld is.
- nfl4days - May 11, 2014 at 2:19 AM
Lol he had a cut on his eyeball. Stop acting like your Vince Lombardi and realize that some injuries so impact a players performance. That whole body language crap is BS people like to use to pile on the criticism. Peyton manning, tom Brady, lebron James, Kobe Bryant, tiger woods, I don't care who it is has crappy body language when they're losing. I don't see anyone bring that up.
- ProBasketballPundit - May 10, 2014 at 11:13 PM
John Wall has taken 117 shots in 3 games?
- timb12 - May 11, 2014 at 2:03 AM
I wear contacts and there have been plenty of times where a contact gets knocked out and I still played at a high level. It seems like a flimsy excuse. Granted, my highest level is nowhere close to the NBA level, but at some point you adjust.
- bronx77 - May 11, 2014 at 2:16 AM
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I was just wondering if definate date has been set for the High Point Fall Swap? I know ther had been some conflicts about the dates prior and was wondering if it had been settled? I know I can't make any Sept dates but maybe october.....
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Tammy, I'm waiting to hear back from John. It'll be the 2nd or 3rd Saturday in Oct, but need to see what he's going to do first. I have about 6 weekend events taking place in Sept and Oct and just trying to work it all in. I will post it as soon as I know something for sure. Right now the 17th of Oct is looking good!


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President Barack Obama Speaker of the House Getting Rep. John Boehner R-OH postal Outside of committee Rep. Sam Graves R-MO Inside reform Congress Part 2 through Appropriations Rep. Jo Ann Emerson House R-MO A Rep. José Serrano D-NY Outside of committee divided Rep. Peter DeFazio D-OR Committee Rep. Darrell Issa R-CA Rep. Elijah Cummings Subcommittee D-MD Rep. Dennis Ross R-FL A BRAHAM LINCOLN FAMOUSLY QUOTED THE BIBLE Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MA when he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." And yet, that's exactly what we face through the divided government of the two "houses" of Congress. Rep. Gerry Connolly D-VA Having just fought a revolutionary war against a despot king, it's understandable that the Founding Fathers created a system of checks and balances and an election process, whereby it would be very difficult for one entity to control the entire country. And while that ensures a more democratic government that limits the ability of any group to control the country, it also can make it difficult to pass legislation through both congressional chambers and get the president to sign it into law, especially when separate parties control the House and Senate, as they do now. 6 POSTAL RECORD I APRIL 2012 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS Committee For letter carriers, the current divided Cleveland, Issa dropped out of high Rep. Darrell Issa government means that as hard as it school to join the Army. After a few run- R-CA is to pass meaningful postal reform ins with the law, he got his GED and legislation in the Democratic-controlled attended college before returning to the Senate (see 'Inside Congress' Part 1 in Army. His life changed drastically after last month's Postal Record), it's nearly he got out of the Army, when he invested impossible to do so in the Republican- in and eventually owned a company controlled House of Representatives. that manufactured car alarms. After Facing a majority that seems to moving to a San Diego suburb, he oppose the very idea of many federal launched another company, which government agencies as well as union- created and sold the Viper car alarm ized workers, NALC faces its greatest (and recorded its signature "Please step legislative challenge. away from the vehicle" warning) along with other aftermarket car accessories. In committee He got involved with politics through his business and eventually won his As with the Senate, the body is seat in the House. With a net worth of divided into committees to focus on close to $220 million according to various areas of public policy. The The Hill, he is the second wealthiest Committee on Oversight and Govern- House member. He represents one of ment Reform handles work on the the most conservative districts in Cali- Postal Service, and as with other com- fornia, and has used his chairmanship mittees, the chairman has the authority of the oversight committee to attack to decide which bills come up for vote the Obama administration, the Postal in committee and when they can move Service and its unions. on to the whole House. So it's no surprise that his proposed That's what makes Rep. Darrell fix to the postal crisis—H.R. 2309— Issa (R-CA) such a powerful player in employs a slash-and-burn approach, any postal legislation. Originally from more likely to kill the patient than to Relative calm before the (political) storm A lthought no postal reform legislation reduces service and adds layers of "As it stands right now, S. 1789 is had advanced to the floor of either bureaucracy to the Postal Service, unacceptable to the NALC and to postal the House or the Senate by the time all while completely ignoring the key customers throughout the country," this Postal Record was prepared, a lot of reason the USPS is experiencing a Rolando said. The bill was introduced conversations were taking place, on financial crisis—Congress' mandate to by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Capitol Hill and across America, about pre-fund 75 years of future retiree health Collins (R-ME), Tom Carper (D-DE) what can be done—and what must be benefits within a 10-year time frame." and Scott Brown (R-MA), and the quar- done—to solve the Postal Service's No other government agency or pri- tet remained the bill's only co-sponsors financial problems. vate enterprise labors under any legal as this magazine went to press. Sadly, not all of these conversations requirement to pre-fund such benefits at Key problems contained within S. 1789 have been constructive. any level, and yet the Postal Service include calls for cutting a day of mail For example, each time Rep. Darrell must set aside about $5.5 billion a year delivery within two years, unless USPS Issa (R-CA) speaks on the subject of sav- in revenues to cover that mandate. can turn a profit by then; phasing out ing the Postal Service, the chairman of Fortunately for letter carriers, there door-to-door delivery in favor of curb- the House Oversight and Government seems to be little political will among side and centralized delivery; and failing Reform Committee demonstrates that the House leadership to allow Issa's to call for repeal of the pre-funding man- his so-called reform bill would not fix bill to come to a vote, and with ever- date, instead opting to ask for smaller but rather would worsen the Postal Ser- dwindling opportunities to debate the payments over a longer period. vice's financial situation. measure remaining on the House cal- That's why NALC activists continue to "In reality, Issa's H.R. 2309 reveals his endar, it appears much more likely press S. 1789's co-sponsors to consider true anti-worker agenda," NALC Presi- that the lower chamber will instead be the provisions found in S. 1853, intro- dent Fredric Rolando said, "containing called upon to consider a postal reform duced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). language that guts the collective-bar- bill that comes from the Senate— "S. 1853 addresses the problems gaining rights of postal workers, either S. 1789 or S. 1853. that S. 1789 does not, and it includes NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS APRIL 2012 I POSTAL RECORD 7 Subcommittee Rep. Dennis Ross save it. The bill addresses neither the The son of an ironworker, the Boston R-FL needlessly expedited pre-funding that native joined his father's union and put the USPS in this precarious finan- became president of the Iron Workers cial position, nor the overfunded Local 7 before pursuing a law degree CSRS account, which could provide and career representing union mem- the Postal Service with its easiest fix. bers and the unemployed. Eventually Instead, his bill creates layers of entering politics and winning a seat bureaucratic oversight designed to in the House, Lynch is a socially con- gut employees' pay and benefits, end servative Democrat who stands with Rep. Stephen Lynch D-MA door-to-door mail delivery service for working people on fiscal issues. most homes and businesses, and As he likes to point out, 17 members eliminate Saturday delivery. of his family either are working for or Rep. Gerry Connolly The sole co-sponsor of Issa's legis- have worked for the Postal Service, so D-VA lation is Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL), it's no surprise that he is interested in chairman of the Subcommittee on finding the best solution for USPS' Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service financial crisis. His bill, H.R. 1351, is and Labor Policy, which focuses one of the simplest and most-effective directly on the USPS. Ross is a fresh- proposals for dealing with the crisis; it man in the House, and comes from a directs the Office of Personnel Manage- background as a lawyer representing ment to return the overfunded CSRS businesses in fights against workers' money, thereby allowing the Postal compensation cases. As subcommittee Service to fully pre-fund the cost of chairman, he has shown little interest in future retiree health benefits now. finding a bipartisan solution, and has Though a majority of House mem- been spending his time crafting legisla- bers—both Democrats and Republi- tion that cuts future and current federal cans—co-sponsor H.R. 1351, Chairman employees' pay and benefits (see 'A Issa refuses to allow the bill to come new problem,' page 9). up for a vote. And while a discharge petition could be used to force the bill The minority party out of committee, it would require a majority of the full House to do it, and Ross stands in sharp contrast to the that is unlikely because of the ill will it subcommittee's previous chairman and would foster between Issa and other current ranking member (the leader House Republicans. from the party with fewer House mem- Going even further to help the Postal bers)—Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA). Service survive the current financial language designed to strengthen the (see last month's Postal Record for an in- USPS to profitability," President Rolando USPS while maintaining the service depth explanation), S. 1853's supporters said in response to the plan, noting that levels Americans have come to expect," could attach pieces of their legislation to the Postal Service's February financial Rolando said, noting that Sanders' bill S. 1789 as amendments. But even with report in fact showed a $200 million calls for repeal of the pre-funding man- time running out on the Senate's legisla- operational profit delivering the mail for date, not to mention a refund of the tive calendar, S. 1789 had yet to be the first quarter of 2012—a detail that estimated $50 billion to $75 billion in scheduled for a full Senate vote when got lost in the shadows of the agency's overpayments to the Postal Service's this magazine went to press. reported $3.3 billion loss that quarter, retirement account with the Civil Service almost entirely due to pre-funding costs. Retirement System—a surplus revealed Postal plans About a week later, Postmaster Gen- by two separate, independent audits. On Feb. 16, the Postal Service eral Patrick Donahoe announced that As this issue was prepared, seven announced its updated business plan, the USPS was resuming its planning co-sponsors had signed onto S. 1853 and which continued L'Enfant Plaza's to restructure mail-processing opera- joined 20 of their colleagues in February push for Congress to allow the agency tions—to close or merge some 223 out in sending a letter to S. 1789's co-spon- to reduce services in an effort to of more than 400 processing plants. sors, asking them to consider including trim losses. In December, the Postal Service told S. 1853's provisions in their bill. While "Any plan that calls for cutting Satur- congressional leaders it would put a S. 1789 stands the greater chance of day delivery, downsizing our networks moratorium on plant closings until May coming to the Senate floor for a vote and slowing delivery will not restore 15. Nevertheless, the USPS is moving 8 POSTAL RECORD I APRIL 2012 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS Committee Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MD Appropriations crisis and position it to create new Fortunately for carriers, Rep. Jo Ann Rep. Jo Ann Emerson business opportunities, subcommittee Emerson (R-MO), chairman of the sub- R-MO member Rep. Gerry Connolly's (D-VA) committee, operates in a much more H.R. 1262 stands still less chance of bipartisan way than Chairman Issa. A Rep. José Serrano making it out of Issa's committee. moderate Republican representing D-NY Connolly, who represents many federal southeast and south central Missouri, workers in the Washington, DC, sub- she has spoken on several occasions urbs of northern Virginia, has vowed to about the importance of rural mail work with NALC to help the USPS find delivery, six days a week, for her con- its future. stituents. Striving to work across party The full oversight committee's rank- lines, she often partners with the sub- ing member, Rep. Elijah Cummings committee's ranking member, Rep. (D-MD), is another friend to carriers. José Serrano (D-NY), to craft solutions. He appeared with NALC President Fredric Rolando during a 2012 Save America's Postal Service rally, and has Outside of committee offered his support for meaningful One of the hardest concepts to postal reform legislation. The problem grasp about how Congress works is remains that with Issa refusing to con- that so much of the work gets done sider alternative legislation, and the in the background. With Lynch's bill other Republicans on the committee bottled up in Issa's committee, and all working in lockstep, our friends Issa refusing to allow any legislation have few chances to act. that isn't his own to get a vote, repre- sentatives who want to work on postal Appropriations reform have to find other ways to do it. One way is through House resolu- As in the Senate, the House Appro- tions. House resolutions are non-bind- priations Committee, and especially its ing statements that allow lawmakers to Outside of committee Subcommittee on Financial Services take a stand on an issue, without the and General Government, is important politicking involved in getting the bill Rep. Sam Graves R-MO to carriers. The House must pass passed. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) matching legislation to the Senate— avoided the oversight committee with both measures annually including when he authored H.Res. 137, which language that the Postal Service must says that the USPS should "take all deliver six days a week—in order to appropriate measures to ensure the fund many government programs. continuation of its 6-day mail delivery forward even though the Postal Regula- and that question was still being debated a change for those who retire before tory Commission has yet to complete its as this magazine went to press. But if age 62.) review of the Postal Service's plans. H.R. 3813 isn't ultimately attached to the Future employees' benefits would be transportation measure, Ross (R-FL) hurt as well. Ross wants to increase their A new problem likely remains unfazed, having made it pension contributions an additional 0.9 In early March, President Rolando his mission to attach his bill seemingly to percent—on top of the 2.3 percent that alerted members of the NALC e-Activist every must-pass measure. was included in the recent payroll tax Network to the possibility that the Ross' bill calls for increasing pension holiday extension, thus raising future House might try to pay for its massive contributions for current FERS and hires from 0.8 percent to 4 percent in transportation bill on the backs of CSRS employees by 1.5 percent over pension contributions. current and future federal and postal three years (starting this January), H.R. 3813 also calls for moving workers employees, by folding in language from eliminating the Social Security supple- who are hired after 2012 from a high-3 Rep. Dennis Ross' H.R. 3813—a move ment for those who retire after this average salary calculation to a high-5 designed to tap about $30 billion from year, and reducing the multiplier from instead, and for using a multiplier of 0.7 federal workers' pension accounts. 1.1 percent to 1 percent per year of ser- percent per year of service when calculat- Within days of that alert, though, vice when calculating the FERS annu- ing the FERS annuity. there was some question about whether ity for those who retire at or after age Members are encouraged to become this anti-worker pension language would 62, cutting benefits 9 percent from the e-Activists to get the very latest informa- make it into the final transportation bill, current formula. (There was no call for tion. Visit nalc.org to find out how. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS APRIL 2012 I POSTAL RECORD 9 Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner R-OH service." Graves, who represents Dayton. While more of a pro-business Kansas City and surrounding areas, conservative than a social conserva- was able to make his opinion on tive, he's been put in the difficult six-day delivery clear, without con- position of trying to rally the many fronting Issa. Since he sponsored the divergent views of House Republicans. resolution in March of last year, 219 His ability to lead was questioned co-sponsors have signed on. when he signaled in December that the Though H.Res. 137 is non-binding, House Republicans would support an it also tells Issa and the House leader- extension of the payroll tax holiday, ship that 219 representatives, from only to find that he didn't have the both parties, want to find a solution votes from his colleagues. He's also that includes maintaining six-day faced challenges getting some "Tea Outside of committee delivery service if possible. Party" members of the House to Similarly, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) approve bills that fund the federal Rep. Peter DeFazio government, even when not doing so D-OR sponsored postal bill H.R. 3591, which mirrors Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) would be harmful to the economic Senate bill, though it is unlikely to be recovery. These factors have made it taken up by Issa's oversight commit- even more difficult for any bill to pass tee, much like the several dozen other both the House and the Senate. pieces of postal legislation. The liberal Like his counterpart in the Senate, DeFazio has attracted seven co-spon- Boehner is concerned about the limited sors to the bill, but also is setting up amount of time he has available, so he's his legislation as an alternative to likely to only bring bills to the floor of Issa's. Further, it gets representatives the House that will pass. At the start of thinking about legislation that could the year, it seemed that Issa's H.R. 2309 receive enough bipartisan support to would come to the floor for a vote, but pass both the House and the Senate. delays to that bill suggest that Boehner has determined that Issa's bill doesn't Leadership have the support to easily pass. In theory, the way a bill passes Con- Ultimately, which bill makes it to the gress is that both chambers pass leg- House floor will be determined by islation and a small group of senators Speaker of the House John Boehner and representatives go to conference, (R-OH). Boehner, who comes from where they craft a compromise bill, modest means, serves a rural and which gets sent back to both cham- suburban district near Cincinnati and bers to be voted on. However, if a A curious appointment Hammond to serve out the remainder of Blair's term—curious, given that Service's financial problems," Rolando wrote. "It focuses on competition from When Republican Dan Blair left the Hammond is a Republican, meaning his the Internet, conventional wisdom that Postal Regulatory Commission almost a nomination to the commission would doesn't withstand scrutiny." year ago, conventional wisdom presumed give Republicans a 3-to-2 advantage The following week, Rolando was that President Obama would nominate a within the PRC's leadership. featured in a two-part series on the Democrat to take Blair's place. Among Hammond appeared at a Senate national Radio America network, where the PRC's five possible commissioners, a confirmation hearing on March 6. If his he presented some crucial facts about maximum of three can be from one politi- nomination is approved, he will serve the Postal Service's financial situation. cal party; in addition to PRC Chairman until Nov. 22, the date that Langley's The series managed to focus heavily on Ruth Goldway (a Democrat), the inde- term also expires. the pre-funding problem and noted the pendent postal oversight agency is led by scant support for H.R. 2309. Democrat Nanci Langley, plus Republi- In the news A two-part look at the USPS' financial cans Mark Acton and Robert Taub. A letter from President Rolando to the problems by a TV station in Watertown, Giving Obama's own party a majority editor of USA Today was published Feb. NY, on Feb. 22 and 23 did a more thor- on the PRC seemed like a reasonable 17, in response to the paper's front-page ough and factual job of analyzing the assumption. But in December, the presi- Feb. 8 story, "Bell tolls for the U.S. Mail, situation than any of the major networks dent made the curious move of nominat- as we know it." "Your article...is mislead- have done (so far, anyway), while ing former PRC Commissioner Tony ing about the reasons for the U.S. Postal Waterloo, IA's KWWL-TV captured key 10 POSTAL RECORD I APRIL 2012 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS postal bill passes the Senate, Boehner One of the earliest proposed fixes will have the option of bringing it for the postal financial crisis was to straight to the House floor for a vote, compel the Office of Personnel Man- bypassing Issa's committee. agement to return the overfunded In that scenario, each House mem- CSRS money to the Postal Service, ber probably would have a chance to which the USPS could use to pay for add amendments to the bill, which Issa the pre-funding of retiree health bene- likely would try to do. If there are no fits. Many independent sources have amendments or if the amendments estimated that the overfunding totals are agreeable to the Senate, and the $50 billion to $75 billion. Rep. Lynch's measure passes the House, the bill H.R. 1351 would do just that, but it is President would then be sent to the White House. bottled up in Issa's committee. However, if the Senate rejects the However, Congress isn't the only Barack Obama House's amendments, the leadership authority able to make this fix. Presi- then could go to a conference commit- dent Obama could have used his tee, where a compromise would have executive authority to order OPM to to be hammered out. Finally, if the make the change, but decided not to Senate bill is voted down in the House, do so, forcing a solution to come the House could look to take up a through Congress. Obama could be separate postal bill, and since Issa's worried about a potential political H.R. 2309 has been voted out of com- backlash, if this fix were made, as mittee, the House could take that one some Republican members of Con- up for a vote. Both Issa's bill and the gress likely would claim that it was a Senate bill would have to go to a con- Postal Service bailout, despite the ference committee. fact that those freed-up funds would At this point, there's simply no way be the Postal Service's own money, to tell what will happen. and would not in fact be a taxpayer- funded bailout. The president Further, Obama has signaled through his proposed budget and in In theory, President Barack Obama's various public statements that he role is limited to deciding whether approves of the USPS' desire to move to sign the bill into law. However, in to five-day delivery service. While it's the case of postal reform, Obama's unlikely he'd veto a bill that didn't role has been and continues to be include the change to five-day-delivery more complex. service, he is giving cover to those in aspects of the Postal Service's financial area residents, it would hurt small busi- On March 8, The New York Times situation in its Feb. 23 report, which nesses that are open weekends and need published a letter to the editor from featured an interview with Region 5 to receive financial documents," he wrote. Rolando. In it, he praised The Times' idea Regional Administrative Assistant Mike Rolando's letter to the editor of The of encouraging Congress to address the Birkett. And California State Association Topeka Capital-Journal made that Postal Service's financial problems, but President John Beaumont took part in paper's March 3 edition. "Congress he noted that the true fix lies in repealing a panel discussion about the USPS needs to repeal its 2006 mandate that the 2006 postal reform law mandate—not on Feb. 27's "To The Point," a daily the Postal Service pre-fund, within 10 in reducing service to the public. National Public Radio program. years, most future retiree health bene- Rolando's op-ed piece from the Dec. 6 A generally supportive editorial in the fits over the next 75 years," he wrote. Times recently was quoted on author Feb. 29 Philadelphia Inquirer noted that That same day, Phoenix Branch 576's and radio commentator Jim Hightower's "it remains in the national interest to Keith O'Brien defended workers' rights website, part of a takedown of the myth provide reliable and comprehensive mail in a story that aired on that city's Fox that the USPS is broke. "Degrading delivery across the country." President affiliate, while Saginaw, MI Branch 74 standards not only hurts the public and Rolando responded to the piece in a letter President Dave McKenna penned a the businesses we serve," Hightower published on March 6, noting that the guest column for the Midland Daily quoted Rolando as saying. "It's also Postal Service's plan to end Saturday News on March 6 that laid out the facts counterproductive for the Postal Service delivery or close large numbers of facili- behind the Postal Service's financial because it will drive more people away ties "would not only affect Philadelphia problems. from using the mail." ✉ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS APRIL 2012 I POSTAL RECORD 11 Congress who want to eliminate Satur- Understanding how each senator day service. and representative is important to The lack of whole-hearted support the final product is a vital part of from the White House has made the the process. challenge of achieving meaningful But just understanding how Con- postal reform all the more difficult. gress works isn't enough; carriers But NALC members have stepped up will need to contact their representa- to the challenge, drawing out large tives and ask for their support for numbers of bipartisan support for the right piece of legislation. Joining Lynch's H.R. 1351, Graves' H.Res. 137 the e-Activist Network is a good and Sen. Bernie Sanders' Senate bill start, so you can be informed of the (see last issue). latest news from Washington at a That dedication will continue to moment's notice. be necessary as the process moves With your knowledge, and your forward, and legislation gets taken action, you too can be part of the up by the entire Senate and House. solution inside Congress. ✉ 2012 COLCPE contest Gimme 5 participation, will receive a num- T his year's COLCPE competition again encourages letter carriers to boost their branch's number of "Gimme 5" contributors. ber of $100 American Express gift cards for them to use a raffle prizes. For the first time, all branches with 25 And as a further incentive to become a members or more have been divided by contributor to the letter carriers' political branch size into eight categories. The top action fund, all donors at the Gimme 5 level branches in these eight different cate- will be entered into a general raffle for ten gories, that have either the highest total $100 gift cards. percentage of automatic Gimme 5 contrib- In the box below is the breakdown for utors or the largest percentage increase in each category. ✉ Category 1: 2,000-plus members Category 4: 350 to 499 members Category 8: 25 to 49 members 1st place—5 gift cards 1st place—4 gift cards 1st place—2 gift cards 2nd place—4 gift cards 2nd place—3 gift cards 2nd place—1 gift card 3rd place—3 gift cards 3rd place—2 gift cards 3rd place—1 gift card 4th place—2 gift cards 4th place—1 gift card 5th place—1 gift card Notes: Branches will be able to monitor their 5th place—1 gift card branches' progress on the NALC website. 6th place—1 gift card Category 5: 200 to 349 members To qualify for a prize in either category (highest 1st place—4 gift cards total or largest increase), each winning branch in Category 2: 1,000 to 1,999 members 2nd place—3 gift cards either part of their category must increase its total 1st place—5 gift cards 3rd place—2 gift cards number of Gimme 5 contributors by 1 percent of the total branch membership. 2nd place—4 gift cards 4th place—1 gift card If there is a tie between winning branches, 3rd place—3 gift cards 5th place—1 gift card both branches will receive gift card prizes. Contest results will be based on automatic 4th place—2 gift cards Category 6: 100 to 199 members Gimme 5 contributors who are in by the follow- 5th place—1 gift card 1st place—3 gift cards ing deadlines: 6th place—1 gift card 2nd place—2 gift cards ✦ Electronic funds transfer (EFT) and annuity 3rd place—1 gift card contributors must have their contributions Category 3: 500 to 999 members 4th place—1 gift card reflected in our system by Dec. 1, 2012. 1st place—4 gift cards Category 7: 50 to 99 members ✦ PostalEase contributors must be reflected 2nd place—3 gift cards in the system by the second pay period of 1st place—3 gift cards December 2012. 3rd place—2 gift cards 2nd place—2 gift cards If you have questions about the competition, 4th place—1 gift card 3rd place—1 gift card please contact the Department of Legislative and 5th place—1 gift card 4th place—1 gift card Political Affairs at 202-662-2833. 12 POSTAL RECORD I APRIL 2012 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS
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Indeed. Which makes Looney Tunes all the more remarkable... even after 50 years, they are still damn funny to children and adults alike.
Not the "bread van that turns into a killer robot" again. I hate those toy tie-ins.
Yes, I was a vicious little kid.
Serpentor died. Got shot in the face with an arrow, IIRC. Cobra Commander got shot in the back and replaced. I'm sure I could think of some more people who died, if I thought long and hard enough.
The 1986 _Transformers The Movie_ included cast voice cast:
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It was not a small thing to be able to assemble a cast like that for any animated film.
There is also always a lot of Transformers stuff for sale at Ebay pretty much at all times.
I just hope that the reisuence of the transformer toys are Quality, not the plastic crap that they came out with later on, that stuff sucked and barly worked.
GI Joe, He-Man, Transformers...the plots might have been absurdly childish, but at least the art didn't make me cringe...
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Sorry, I have been real bitter about modern cartoons since Scrappy Doo fscked Scooby Doo. Those meddling marketing executives!
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There is an old Chinese proverb that says, "The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today."
This saying is not primarily a horticultural maxim. The proverb is talking about the relationship between the present and the future. The tree will take time to grow, and what happens today affects the future of the tree.
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The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is the Department of Defense's (DOD) most expensive aircraft acquisition program. DOD is expected to develop, procure, and maintain 2,443 aircraft at a cost of more than $950 billion. DOD plans for the JSF to replace or complement several types of aircraft in the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Given the program's cost and importance, it is critical that decisions are made within this program to maximize its benefit to the nation. This testimony highlights a number of those decisions and impacts. It (1) discusses emerging risks to the overall program, and (2) updates information for GAO's cost analysis of last year regarding sole-source and competitive scenarios for acquisition and sustainment of the JSF engine. Information on the overall program is from our mandated annual report, also issued today. GAO tracked annual cost and schedule changes, reasons for changes, decisions affecting development, and compared DOD cost estimating methodologies to best practices. For the two engines, GAO updated cost data from last year's testimony and made new projections.
GAO believes recent DOD decisions, while potentially reducing near-term funding needs, could have long-term cost implications. DOD's recent plan to reduce test resources in order to pay for development cost overruns adds more risk to the overall JSF program. Midway through development, the program is over cost and behind schedule. Difficulties in stabilizing aircraft designs and the inefficient manufacturing of test aircraft have forced the program to spend management reserves much faster than anticipated. To replenish this reserve, DOD officials decided not to request additional funding and time for development at this time, but opted instead to reduce test resources. GAO believes this plan will hamper development testing while still not addressing the root causes of related cost increases. While DOD reports that total acquisition costs have increased by $55 billion since a major restructuring in 2004, GAO and others in DOD believe that the cost estimates are not reliable and that total costs will be much higher than currently advertised. Another restructuring appears likely--GAO expects DOD will need more money and time to complete development and operational testing, which will delay the full-rate production decision and the fielding of capabilities to the warfighter. This year, DOD is again proposing cancellation of the JSF alternate engine program. The current estimated remaining life cycle cost for the JSF engine program under a sole-source scenario is $54.9 billion. To ensure competition by continuing the JSF alternate engine program, an additional investment of about $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion may be required. However, potential advantages from a competitive strategy could result in savings equal to or exceeding that amount across the life cycle of the engine. GAO's updated cost analysis suggests that a savings of 9 to 11 percent--about 2 percent less than what GAO estimated last year--would recoup that investment. Also, as we noted last year, prior experience indicates that it is reasonable to assume that competition on the JSF engine program could yield savings of at least that much. Further, non financial benefits in terms of better engine performance and reliability, more responsive contractors, and improved industrial base stability are more likely outcomes under a competitive environment than under a sole-source strategy. While cancellation of the program provides needed funding in the near term, recent test failures for the primary JSF engine underscore the importance and long-term implications of DOD decision making with regard to the ultimate engine acquisition approach.
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Despite having the shortest lifespan among GM W-body cars, the Chevrolet Lumina was redeemed when it was the first to receive a major redesign. The second generation was considered a trend-setting age for the Lumina as it featured a distinct independent suspension and a DOHC 3.4 V6 engine, which makes it the only Chevy model to receive one. This engine upgrade boosted capacity to 215 horsepower. The car also became popular to law enforcement agencies and taxi companies because of its reasonable performance and reliability.
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