text: Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28161&th=5382#msg_28161 My name is Charlie and I am brand new to the shapeway community! I want to do some 3d printing for my graduation project, but I have some questions about the shipping/production time... I reckoned that there is a 'shapeway building' in the Netherlands, and because I live in the Netherlands, I was wondering if the production takes there place, or in the U.S.A... The deadline for my project is over 1 month, and because i am still researching the possibilities of what to do, i really need to know some exact shipping time data i would love to print my project in stainless steel (and maybe also some Frosted Ultra Detail haha) any info is really appreciated charlie ]]> berechar 2011-05-25T14:45:36-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28163&th=5382#msg_28163 Youknowwho4eva 2011-05-25T15:23:42-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28168&th=5382#msg_28168 Not sure about the FUD material though! And also like he says: business days! So weekends aren't included!]]> Jettuh 2011-05-25T15:53:28-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28169&th=5382#msg_28169 Also Silver and Ceramic I'm not sure about. I know Stainless is done in Pittsburgh, a couple hours North of me.]]> Youknowwho4eva 2011-05-25T15:57:16-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28172&th=5382#msg_28172 Details materials are printed with Objet printers! the FUD materials are printed on a 3D systems printer! Invision if im right!]]> Jettuh 2011-05-25T16:00:55-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28430&th=5382#msg_28430 @berechar is there anything else we can help with? ]]> ana 2011-05-31T17:02:58-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28680&th=5382#msg_28680 at this moment the plan is to order multiple small objects (1cm * 1cm * 1cm) in 'Black Detail Plastic' (and or Frosted Detail), on the 10th of June. so if it would take 10 working days, they would be delivered around 27/28 of July... ? would suit me, I just hope it will be there offcourse it isnt possible to have a perfect guarantee, but i just hope it really mucho ]]> berechar 2011-06-06T21:26:49-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=28706&th=5382#msg_28706 Bart]]> bartv 2011-06-07T08:07:50-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=29848&th=5382#msg_29848 berechar 2011-06-28T13:22:59-00:00 Re: Shipping in the Netherlands http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=29944&th=5382#msg_29944 I have an order with 1 Polished WSF model and a couple more FUD models. Today marks the 18th working day in production... I'm affraid your not going to receive your order that soon, sorry! ]]> Smolderz 2011-06-30T08:00:30-00:00


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Article By Mike Chambers - August 31, 2008
Prices of high-definition camcorders have steadily been dropping as a result of competition and maturing of the technology. The competition is fierce as major electronic manufacturers such as Canon, Hitachi, JVC, Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo and Sony are offering a variety of affordable high-definition camcorders.
Selecting a model could have become a daunting task, but a casual browsing session over at the camcorder area in Costco turned out to be time well-spent as Panasonic's HDC-SD9 High-Definition model was available for $599.
There was no question about buying this particular model when I learned that it was capable of recording video at the resolution of 1920x1080 and utilized SDHC memory as a storage medium.
The camcorder weighs a paltry 0.6 pounds and includes features like 10x variable speed zoom, a 2.7" wide LCD monitor (300,000 pixels), a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel microphone and still picture recording.
Depending on the recording format, 8GB of SDHC memory provides the following video storage capability.
Note that 16GB and 32GB SDHC memory cards are also out on the market.
The camera employs a Leica Dicomar lens and records in AVCHD format, which is a relatively new container format. Digital connections include High-Speed USB (2.0), Video Component and HDMI, which is useful for transferring audio and video directly to a high-definition TV. The HDMI connector is tucked away behind the battery compartment.
Accessories include an AC adapter, AC/DC cables, a Lithium-Ion battery pack, an infrared remote, assorted cables (with the exception of HDMI) and HD Writer 2.5E software.
Panasonic's HD Writer copies information on the camera's SDHC memory to the PC or other storage medium - like a a DVD. Note that under Window XP, HD Writer requires Service Pack 2. The software will not install under Service Pack 3, which we've already migrated to, so the program was installed under Windows Vista.
With the number of features this camcorder has, a causal review of the user manual was in order before we began recording. After a few trials, we were ready to put the camcorder to the test with an outdoor recording of a driving sequence using our "customized" 2003 Mustang.
The following screenshots are from various frames in the video clip, which is approximately 73 seconds long.
Panasonic's bundled HD Writer software offers a basic set of features although video output is limited to MPEG2 format, which is basically "DVD-quality".
Higher resolution outputs are possible by purchasing commerical video editing software. Although a trial version of Pinnalce's Studio Plus is bundled with the camcorder, we used TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress, which is recommended by nV News.
Pegasus recently announced a beta version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress that will utilitze NVIDIA's CUDA technology. With CUDA, video processing can be offloaded to the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), which can decrease the time it takes to encode a video clip when compared to a dual or quad-core processor.
The following video clips, encoded in various formats, were produced using the trial version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress.
MPEG1 is a widely accepted video format and is viewable with media player programs under Windows, Mac, and Linux. The native resolution of MPEG1 is 352x240. TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress allows higher resolutions to be encoded, which results in a progressive loss in quality as the resolution increases.
Beginning with 720x480, the video quality begins to degrade, although the the 720x480 clip is of higher quality than, of a camparison with the standard "YouTube" video clip.
At 720x480, MPEG2 targets a higher output resolution than MPEG1, which gave the entertainment industry a format to produce "DVD quality" video. The video clip encoded with the MPEG2 setting appears below. The 720x408 dimensions are in the same aspect ratio as the source video from the camcorder (1920/1080 = 1.777777778):
Codecs, which are programs used to encode and decode digital data, become an important consideration with MPEG2 formats and beyond. With the number of audio and video codecs that currently exist, compatibility issues are common.
For example, the following scenarios were encountered while attempting to play back the above video clips on three different systems on Windows XP and Media Player 11:
One of the Windows XP systems contained a dual-boot installation of Windows Vista, which was able to play audio and video successfully from the clip above.
The following high-definition videos were created with TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress using the Blu-ray standard MPEG preset. Audio and video playback were successful under Windows Vista.
The following high-definition videos were created in WMV format, which is proprietary to the Windows operating sytem. The files are around 11MB in size.
The Panasonic HDC-SD9 Camcorder is an ideal high-definition camcorder for the beginner video enthusiast as illustrated by the recordings we produced for this article. And we certainly qualify as beginners since this was the first camcoder that we have ever used!
One feature of the camera that need some work is the joystick, or the round button that is used for menu selections that are shown on the LCD screen. It makes menu navigation quite challenging.
As for the encoding results, the 720 formats look pretty good. The 1080 formats could be of better quality, which is an area that requires additional research. Another feature that needs to be tested is output directly to an HDTV as we are awaiting the arrival of an HDMI cable.
We've recorded a number of videos from NVIDIA's recent trade show NVISION 08, including a demonstration by The MythBusters. We plan to have them available for viewing soon! Check this forum thread out for some still shots.
Please use the feedback thread for comments or questions about this review.
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With the number of people losing their limbs and lives after falling into the gap between the train footboard and the platform increasing, the authorities, it seems, have finally woken up to the menace.
Officials of the Western and Central Railway, along with experts from the Research Design Standards Organisation (RDSO) – the railway's apex technical authority – carried out a trial using laser-controlled sensors and computers to find a solution to the platform gap problem.
The trial started at 11pm on Tuesday night and went on till 2am on Wednesday. The three-hour long drive, however, gave out a mixed verdict. A section of railway officials clear in their position that raising the height of platforms beyond 900mm or 920mm would be dangerous rather than safe.
Laser and computer trial
It involved attaching sensors, controlled by lasers, to two coaches of a retrofitted old train.
The 12 sensors, six each around the two coaches, are part of a mechanism where a laser is continuously emitted when the train is in motion. The laser ray hits the base of the platform while the train is on the move and the path travelled by the laser and the time taken gives the reading of the gap between the base of the train and the platform.
These readings, continuously being fed into two computers, were analysed to find out the changes in the gap as the train hurtles towards its destination, moving sideways and vertically along the undulation of the tracks. The train itself was made fit for the journey by filling up some compartments with sands so that some of the coaches achieved a weight of 36 tonnes, the average weight of a coach when it is packed to the brim with commuters.
"This is the most scientific way to do it. The sensors, which can give 100 readings a second, will tell us exactly the measurements of the gap in a dynamic situation, that is when the train is running at a speed of 80 kilometres per hour," said RK Sharma, additional divisional railway manager, WR.
The journey plan
The plan was to check the few platforms on WR's suburban route which have been raised to a height of either 920mm or above the stipulated height of 840mm. The train made its journey from Churchgate and on the way checked platform number 1 of Charni Road, Grant Road, Parel, platform numbers 1 and 2 of Elphinstone, platform number 5 of Vile Parle, platform number 4 of Dadar, platform 7 of Andheri station, platform number 5 of Khar and also one at Goregaon station. This, as officials said, was to find out if indeed the city's platforms can cope with a rise in their heights.
The danger
As the train ran at a speed of 80 kmph between Churchgate and Andheri, the logic of raising the platform height – so predominant in the mind the gap debate currently on – was turned on its head once the train pulled into platform number 7 – the Harbour platform – at Andheri station.
Thanks to the height of the platform being raised to 920mm, there was almost no gap between the floor of the train and the platform. "The problem is that once monsoon sets in, the soil beneath the tracks gets loose which in turns sinks the ballast and the tracks. That reduces the gap further. This is a situation where the base of the train can actually hit the edge of the platform while it is entering it," said Sharma.
The evidence of the railway's apprehension was in the form of the crushed metal casing of the sensor attached to the base of the coach. Officials believe the case hit the platform possibly at Elphinstone station. The previous night, the casing once again broke as another trial train made its way past platform number 2 of Charni Road station.
"We found that the platform height there was almost 970mm, which is beyond the stipulated limits, and it hit the side of the train," aid an official.
The road ahead
Late on Monday night, the railways conducted trial with a new Siemens rake which due to air-spring suspensions has a height that is greater than the older BHEL-make rakes. On Tuesday night, the trial was with an older retrofitted rake with coil spring suspension which tend to compress when the train is crowded. A trial with a long-distance coach would be next.
However, according to officials, the toughest part of the trial would be to see if the platforms can be raised to a height of 1,200mm as some independent experts have said during the course of the trial in the High Court.
"That will require placing plants on several platforms to get the height of the platform to 1,200mm. It will inconvenience people because the platforms with such planks would have to be kept closed for long periods," said an official.
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New rakes leave a dangerous gap
The new rakes, both Siemens and the two Bomabrdier rakes being trial-tested currently, have heights that are not in confirmation with rules laid down by the railways Schedule of Dimensions.
The rules say that the height of the platform should be anything between 760mm and 840mm from the top of the rails. Under these rules of safety, the maximum gap between the platform and the floor of the train should be between 342mm and 437mm.
For example, the Siemens rakes have a floor height of almost 1,220 mm whereas the ideal, as per railway rules, should be around 1,187mm to 1197mm from the top of the rails. The new Bombardier rake currently stabled at Virar carshed is a touch worse with a floor at a height of 1,230mm from the top of the railways.
But as is evident, the gap even for platforms with a stipulated height of 760mm, when it comes to new rakes, is as large as 470mm, a gap that railway officials agree is dangrous. Over the past couple of years, both the Western Railway and the Central Railway have been increasing the height of its platforms to get them to 840mm but have now realised that even this isn't safe enough.
Platform raising chart
WR in 2012-13 raised the heights of 6 platforms at Dadar, Kandivli, Malad, Borivli, Bhayander and Virar.
It currently has 9 platforms in Grant Road, Charni Road, Elphinstone, Lower Parel, Vile Parle and Khar where work is in progress.
Tenders have been awarded for another 20 platforms in Andheri, Jogeshwari, Bhayander, Kandivli, Mumbai Central, Marine Lines, Charni Road, Lower Parel, Mahim, Bandra, Khar and Dadar.
Fleet break-up
Central Railway: 105 rakes, 40 Siemens, 65 BHEL
Western Railway: 82 rakes, 65 Siemens, 17 BHEl, 2 Bombardier being tested


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Let me give a short Apple Watch Review. I've had it for a few days now and I love it.
With the new and amazing Apple Watch, getting anything done right from your wrist is made easy. However, will this new invention change the promotional method of marketers?
The Apple Watch that the world has been waiting for is already here. Without exaggerating, this watch is amazing, though expensive. However, people will still buy the watch even though it is not a necessity. As wearable gadgets are becoming conventional, marketers are expected to make adjustments on their marketing strategies so as to flow with the new ways that customers are engaging with this particular technology from Apple.
Some of these new marketing strategies are compatible with the smartphones of today, but technology will become more ubiquitous and integrated into the lives of people through the help of wearable of such. Before we proceed, let us highlight some brief facts about this new smartwatch from Apple in my Apple Watch Review:
It is named Apple Watch and not iWatch.
- There is need for a fairly new iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, or 6, for the Apple Watch to function. In addition, the iPhone must always be nearby.
- The watch is in three versions. They are Apple Watch, Apple Sport, and Apple Edition. Apple Watch is the basic version and it price starts at $350. Apple Sport is in two sizes, and it is 30% less in weight than Apple Watch. Apple Edition is a 18-karat gold version. The prices for both Apple Edition and Apple Sport are yet to be released by the manufacturer.
- There are built-in sensors in all models that measure running distance, heartbeat rate, and other heart health parameters.
- Near Field Communication (NFC) permit wireless payments through Apple Pay, the wireless payment system of Apple.
- The watch will be made available for sale in early 2015.
Lets review Apple Watch. Since you've now known what this new device is all about, let us discuss about the five ways through which Apple Watch will change the way to you promote or market your product or service.
1. Apps for Apple Watch
Very soon, marketers definitely have to figure out ways to promote their Android and iPhone apps, and ways to get users to download the apps on their smartwatch. Developers may be tempted to attempt porting existing phone apps to the Apple Watch, but this must be done with care. The watch has new functionality such as health sensors, NFC, and the likes.
This device needs an iPhone to be nearby before it can work; hence marketers are expected to extend their mobile apps to Apple Watch. The iPhone can be used for typing, reading, or watching video, while Apple Watch app plays music, receive notifications, and it accepts short, pre-selected input from it user.
Ultimately, your smartwatch and smartphone apps will become partner apps, and they should be marketed or promoted as companion or partner apps. So, new paid search ads, TV ads, in-app cross-promotion, website call-outs, and updates to any marketing tool capable of promoting your current mobile apps should recognize the importance of your smartwatch app too.
With near field capabilities make huge or small payments from your wrist.
2. Payments with Apple Watch
Retailers that haven't upgraded their payment systems to accept NFC payments should be ready to experience the ditching of credit cards by young customers in favor of arm-waving checkouts. Just like iPhone, Apple Watch has a Passbook application that allows users to store payment information, tickets, coupons, loyalty cards, and boarding passes.
So, marketers can make the most on this by advertising on their retail store windows using statement like, "Apple Pay is Accepted Here." This will flow into your TV adverts, to display customers checking out with smartwatches and traditional credit cards, proofing the power of the smartwatch to them.
3. Social Media with Apple watch
It is very clear that target users of Apple for its watches are also the consumers of the contents of social media. Even though it is hard to believe that the consumption rate of social media content could rise, it is safe to say that, having access to Facebook and Twitter right from your wrist will result to more socialization. And of course read full email messages as well as text messages on your wrist
For knowledgeable marketers to exploit these future trends, they should create content personalized explicitly for small screens devices. That is to say, simple communications such as pictures and status updates are more engaging than articles, website links, and videos. The aim of marketing using social media is to get enough retweets, likes, and +1's through short and comprehensive content.
It is going to be hard for users of Apple Watch to leave comments on social media content; hence there is need for you to adjust your social media strategy.
4. Geofencing/iBeacons with Apple watch
Every progressive marketer will be happy to know that developers of Apple Watch apps are capable of creating undetectable geofences that detects when a user of Apple Watch is nearby. Now visualize the advantage of this to retailers and food vendors who want to notify users passing by their business place.
Mobile phones already have this particular functionality, but there is would be an intimate contact when a notification can use haptic feedback to virtually tap a user on his or her wrist to draw such user's attention.
Your shopping experience could be improved by seeing stores that have the largest inventory or newest products, or the ones that have the best deals and offers as you pass through the shopping mall. Take for instance, it is your lunchtime, and you and a friend decide to walk down the street while contemplating on what to take for lunch. All of a sudden you're alerted by your watch that there is a 20% discount offer and it's expiring in 20 minutes at the restaurant you're walking by. You have to accept that it the responsibility of customers to decide if an offer is good for them or it is not. Health and Activity Tracking
5. Healthy Lifestyles with Apple watch
Virtually every company supports living a healthy lifestyle. Even if your business is damaging to healthy living, you still want to give an impression that you care about your customers' health. It is a nice move to work this health angle into your business marketing or promoting efforts.
For instance, say "Product X is concerned about your health, and we're taking a 15% discount off your next purchase of our product if you've exercised today. All we need from you to enjoy this offer is your Apple Watch results.
6. Personal Style with Apple watch
Having tried every style, size and color/material band Apple Watch, each and every individual will be satisfied by the various and almost infinite combinations that one can choose with the various styles.
And…even a $17,000 rose gold bezel version with leather band. I'm happy with the black rubber band basic style Apple Watch. How much is the first version of iPod, iPhone, etc. not a good investment for future return, but great investment in efficient living of life in the Apple'sphere.
Thanks for reading my Apple Watch Review!
Paul Leo Klink Copyright © 2015 R/W


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Influence of Electron Beam Local Annealing on the Residual Stresses for the joints with Electron Beam Welding of near α titanium alloy
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- Gang Fu,
- Shui-li Gong,
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To reduce the negative influence of residual welding stresses in aeronautical products, electron beam(EB) local annealing after electron beam welding(EBW) was studied for near α titanium alloy of Ti-Al-Sn-Zr. The appearance of the welded joints was observed, and the residual welding stresses for EBW and EB local annealing were measured by the drilling-hole method. The results showed that the gradient of the longitudinal residual stresses lowered along the central line of vertical welds after EB local annealing, and the peak stresses lowered 40% more than those of as-welded; transverse residual stresses changed a little. Along the welds, the longitudinal stresses were also decreased after EB local annealing, and the equilibrium region of the residual stresses was located in the centre of the plate.
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- Influence of Electron Beam Local Annealing on the Residual Stresses for the joints with Electron Beam Welding of near α titanium alloy
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- Proceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference
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- pp 293-296
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- Ya-jun Wang (3)
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- 2. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Power Beam Processes, Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute, 100024, Beijing, China
- 3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of science and technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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Huawei Unveils Fifth-Generation Optical Network Architecture
(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 26 June 2014 Release date- 25062014 - Nice, France - Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today unveiled fifth-generation optical network architecture - SDN-based Flex Optical Network (SDN is short for software-defined networking) - at the Next Generation Optical Networking Forum, the most important optical conference in Europe.
This new architecture paves a new direction in the evolution of optical transport technology.
Optical infrastructure is fundamental to telecommunications. Within less than half a century, the optical transport industry has migrated from PDH, through SDH, WDM, to OTN-based coherent 100G WDM, boosting network speeds from megabit-level to terabit-level performance and progressing from pure manual network configuration and management to modest levels of automation.
The emergence of new services, such as cloud computing, streaming media, and mobile broadband, calls for higher-capacity and smarter optical networks. As next-generation optical network architecture, Huawei's SDN-based Flex Optical Network features resilient ultra-large pipes, efficient multi-layer synergy, and SDN-enabled openness.
Resilient ultra-large pipes, which support flex-optical layer, flex-electrical layer, and flex-capacity technologies, are expected to carry high, fluctuating volume of traffic. The Flex-optical layer, also named Flex-Grid, can effectively improve spectral efficiency, while the Flex-electrical layer adopts Nx100G based Flex-OTN architecture, allowing for flexible service switching and multiplexing within large-capacity pipes. Using powerful signal modulation technologies, flex-capacity can achieve on-demand transmission capacity or distance.
Efficient multi-layer synergy includes cross-layer IP and optical synergy, cross-domain management of NE groups, and per-NE based wavelength-OTN-Ethernet synergy (synergy across Layer 0, Layer 1, and Layer 2). The multi-layer synergy empowers a smart policy engine to improve the overall pipe efficiency. The per-bit delivery cost can vary with each pipe layer, and this synergy offers the most cost-effective traffic control.
The aforementioned resiliency and efficiency are made possible through SDN. In addition, SDN builds an open network for bandwidth monetization and effectively reduces the cost per bit through efficient network O&M.
As a pioneer in the optical transport field, Huawei has deployed over 200 commercial 100G networks worldwide and now makes available the fifth-generation optical network architecture, the SDN-based Flex Optical Network, which is resilient, synergistic, and open. Committed to the next generation of optical networking solutions, Huawei has been proactive in technology research, collaboration with industry players, as well as standardization efforts, to promote the sustainable and vigorous development of the optical networking industry.
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how to get rid of bed bugs
- Heat the room they are in to 140 degrees. They will die. Repeat in all rooms you have furniture and they will be dead. Also, to stop itching use calamine lotion on the bites it works.
- —d15601
Cheap and Easy
- I'm a medical assistant. I had a bed bug problem. My 88 year old grandma told me to use roach & ant killer. I was looking @ her like she was crazy. Her idea was if it kills big bugs it will kill little one too. Whats so funny is it worked. I sprayed the bed first then wrapped it in a cheap bed cover (vinyl) taped up the zipper part, the sprayed the whole house repeating the bed trick. washed all my stuff, used a carpet cleaner on the floors and living room suite. 2 months later bed bug free. I still spray 2 times a week. all i spent was 45.00 for roach spray, bed covers, and i own a carpet cleaner. I'm happy I listened to my grandmother.
- —Guest Guest Bed bug killer
get em 2
- If you choose heat methods, be smart. Refrigerate make up, perfumes and lotions. Remove chemicals from the home. All of these things can be done for $100 in a 5 bedroom house. I recommend using a laundry to wash and dry all clothes at once and this is def an added cost. Do not use the diatemaceous earth with the insecticide in it. The cloud will make you sick and the insecticide does not work on the bugs. Use only food grade DE. DE will not harm wood floors. Any items that can be washed in Dawn and dried should be. Items that can't take heat or be washed? Wrap in plastic and put in chest freezer x5 days. Good luck!! P.S. They will hide in electronics (which need to be carefully tended during these processes).
- —Guest tc
get em
- Spray bugs you see with Ginesis enzyme spray or Dawn and water (50/50). Bag clothing and bedding. Don't put open knots at the top of bags; tie them airtight. Spray Ginesis or high proof alcohol in all cracks and baseboards. Wrap all furniture in plastic painters tarps or shrink wrap, shake in diatomaceous earth (should see a dust cloud in the plastic) and seal with tape. If you live in a hot climate these things can be left in a hot car/van with windows up for a couple days. Same with clothes/ linens or wash and dry fabrics with high heat. All clean fabrics should be double bagged. Again, if it is very hot outside you can shut up the house, open blinds and shutters, turn the heat all the way up and scatter DE every where--be careful as the cloud will affect you--coughing etc. Leave for 1-2 days. Return to house, vacuum all carpets and furniture well, fresh coat of DE on matress and cover. Use a carpet steamer on all carpets and fabric furniture if you wish. Use deep reach foggers now.
- —Guest tc
trying these things.. maybe more
- For a few months, my "other" was complaining of flea bites.. we have two dogs and one cat... he refused to sleep in bed.. i was dine, never bitten. well now is gone and i have been noticing these bugs. wasnt sure what they were.. seen them for a couple weeks now. I looked it up on internet and it is bed bugs. i broke into tears.. i just found out today. I CAN NOT afford to hire someone. I went to hardware store and bout cedar oil.. off spray. the deep woods kind.. cedar chips.. bed bug spray.. put all this in my house today. i turned my oven on 300 and left the door open along with two space heaters running on high.... i am at work. mother is checking to make sure i dont burn the house down. lol.. i heard they hate cedar and OFF deep wood. thinking of baby oil and jelly and ammonia, bleach, vinegar, alcohol.. HEAT!!!! I have no idea how they got into my house. got a new "used" couchand a new "used " mattress. i will let you know if it works!!! any new info please tell me
- —Guest lanj
bed bug juice
- Exit your room. Obtain 3-4 rat trap glue sheets, cut carefully and glue together. Pierce your pore, fresh blood or other dead squashed bugs in between . . . Leave and monitor over night or over couple nights. You will find the sneaky buggerz! Nice way to spend weekend, happy bug hunting
- —Guest blood sucker
Cedar oil "best yet", diatomaceous earth
- Kills them. All natural, "best yet" at the pest control store or online, diatomaceous earth at Lowes. We rented out a condo, got them again 2 years later, different room, using heat this time. Tape up room tight, air vents, remove smoke detector. Use propane heater (you have to do this wisely); study it first. Heater cost $50 on craigslist, propane $14. Don't shell out $2500. Thermometers in the room to confirm we mastered 120 degrees. Pretty quick and painless. We left diatamacous earth on the floor for 2 years, only had about 10 show up this time, all but 3 dead, so keep the place dusted. I wouldn't recommend vacuuming that dust. Breathing it in can't be good for you if it kills bedbugs dead.
- —Guest critter hater
getting rid of creatures without pain
- Burning sulphur works. I get it from the African shop not far from me. My mother used it all the time when we was in the south.
- —Guest catherine
I have a columbian IV
- Just stayed up all night at my computor, afraid to fall asleep. Killed 10 bloodsuckers crawling around my bed, check back every few minutes. The carcasses have been hung on the nigtstand with thread. War has been delcared
- —Guest kyle
Kill bed bugs
- We should never kill bed bugs but put them in hot water for a while.
- —Guest silia george
Why me
- I was just being nice to my mother in law am her new man , by letting them crash on my couch . Who was to know the dirty guy had these blood sucking monsters! Two months went past and that's when they came out. (They must have to breed first before they go to work.) Now its in my bed an I keep the original plastic on my bed. it seem like it's just me getting ate because, my wife never got bit .. Why it's just me? They want o-neg blood type? Why me
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How to find bedbugs and kill them.
- They mostly come out at night so that's the best time to hunt for them. Throw all infected spring boxes away. Memory foam has a very low chance of getting infected. Steam clean everything moveable in the whole room. Once you have killed most of them spend the night in an un-infected room. Call a exterminator the next morning. If it is a true emergency, don't wait too long or your house could turn in a bedbugs heaven (for them). Soak the bed frames with scorching hot water. Put the mattress out into 12:00 summer sun. Hope for the best.
- —Guest Jokon
Wrap your bed
- Used large wide cling-film and wrapped the whole bed with it. Wrap it as much as possible, layers upon layers leaving no uncovered open areas. Leave in hot room, this will dehydrate them and kill them. Cheap, easy and effective for bed affected frames.
- —Guest Cool
First Blood !
- Got attacked...multiple bites!...They drew first blood...It's war !After reading all posts for over an hour...here's the plan of attack...#1) All bedding,sheets,pillowcases,blankets,Hot water washed twice! Buy new pillows! #2)alcohol/ammonia 80/20 ratio #3 purchase Hot-Air gun #4 purchase small portable steamer #5 After spraying all cracks and crevices...seal baseboards with clear caulking #6 Put ( 2 ) hot-water bladders on heating pads under clean cleared storage area ( one @ each end of the bed)...use small amount of water in bag and set heat range on low. This last step was described in earlier posting along with the double-sided sticky tape...I'm going one step further and adding paper treated glue boards along length underneath bed along baseboard as another line of defense! The bugs are "Nocturnal "...so final assault method of choice for #7 will be "blood sucking rest deprivation"...I have a spare bedroom...I'll use that one and have "Flood lights" ON 24/7 In the DMZ !..HOO-Yahh
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kill bed bugs natuarly
- we have a huge infestation of bed bugs in South Dakota. WE have been fighting them for several years I live here
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Alas, while I absolutely adored la diva, I could have done without IL DIVO, the oily opera quartet that came out whenever Babs needed a beauty rest. (They loudly crooned "My Way" in Spanish, just like the penguin in Happy Feet, but seriously.) And the funny-starting BUSH impersonator skit became labored, though it's been so trimmed (and JoisEy is so liberal) that there were no hecklers whatsoever this time! I have to admit I was sort of praying Babs would have to repeat her "Shut the fuck up" remark or at least play the "Shut the fuck up" remix that's been making the rounds online. Instead, all was calm, especially since Babs served a verbal wet blanket by cooing that Dubya in fact has a very good sense of humor about himself and what's more, we're not from red or blue states, "we're all from the United States." Shut the fuck up!
After lots more glorious singing, the newly serene Streisand encored with a love song to her dead dog, who "is on another plane now." First-class, I hope.
Back in New York, all animatronics have stopped and things are like shutter. We've had a real disco bloodbath lately, with Happy Valley, the Roxy, and Avalon having gone through different degrees of shutdownthat last club on the night of SUSANNE BARTSCH's Halloween bash, just as I was arriving in clowny splendor (though I did feel a thrilling sense of power telling the pleading Oscar-winning composer for Brokeback Mountain that I couldn't possibly help him get in.) Fortunately, Bartsch and Kenny Kennywho brought edgy magic to Happy Valley for a yearare returning with Tuesday parties at the strip club Room Service starting on the 28th. And I still won't help any Oscar winners through the door without a grab at their golden boy.
LipsYVON LAMÉ's award-caliber drag jointis not only still there, it's expanding to the inevitable Fort Lauderdale. And it has a new calendar featuring its lovely tuckers du maison, which was celebrated at the boîte's 10th-anniversary bash last week with lots of drink downing and lip reading. But the real show was backstage, where I saw signs urging the staff to make sure to push the calendar and promote the penis cakes onstage, and on weekends, "Dress to impress, not to frighten. There needs to be more glamour and less tranny!" That should be forever embroidered on my waxed pubic hair.
On Thursday, Pop Rocks was a madcap stew of inebriated young zanies carrying on and acting like penis cakes on the roof. (Outdoor partying in November? This global warming thing is turning out to be a godsend! What the fuck's the problem?)
And the mood was warmly welcoming at the Capitale party for the Out 100, where MC JUSTIN BOND set the tone by giddily exclaiming, "Let's hear it for the 101st NANCY PELOSI!" The annual galathrown by Out magazine (which I write for)celebrated celebs from Prada-wearing gay icon Anne Hathaway (who gushed, "I can't believe I'm the ingenue of the year. I would have thought it would be LANCE BASS") to gay playwright TERRENCE MCNALLY (who sardonically said he hopes KARL ROVE gets outed and added, "For the next election, we get rid of the main asshole."). Best of all, the video montage before the awards ceremony started with KATIE HOLMES moaning, "Gay men are so hot. It's tragic." Relax, it's from a movie.
The title creature in How the Grinch Stole Christmasplayed by the fabulous Patrick Pageseems more than a tad gay, but offstage, of course, Page is married to PAIGE DAVIS, a/k/a Paige Page (which sounds like two-thirds of a three-way with MARK FOLEY). Anyway, the show may not "stink, stank, stunk," but it's a fairly uninspired mounting of the Dr. Seuss story about how it's love, not presents, that makes the Christmas spirita moral you get to ingest after passing by the souvenir stand and having people run through the aisles hawking merch in your face!
Mary Poppins serves a similarly insincere theme"There are more important things than making money"while offering loopy lavishness for your supercalifragi-etc. dollar. The show's magic is sometimes so mechanical they should retitle it The Umbrellas of Cyborg, and the new songs, like Grinch's, are mostly blah (and Act Two has nine friggin' reprises). But shoot me, I enjoyed every minute! I especially loved Poppins serving the kids some mystery liquid that makes them do their chores (no doubt the same stuff the kids were doing over at Pop Rocks). And it's very sweet of the lady to fly over the cheap seats at the end.
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Standard Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
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Motel with free breakfast, near Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Located in the heart of Santa Cruz, this motel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and Main Beach. Museum of Art & History and Pacific Garden Mall are also within 15 minutes.
Property Features
This smoke-free motel features an outdoor pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a 24-hour front desk. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include free breakfast.
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All rooms are individually decorated and offer free WiFi and free local calls. For a bit of entertainment, flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and guests will also find deep soaking tubs and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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The Islander Motel features an outdoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Islander Motel is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
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A North County tribe is trying to woo gamblers to its Valley Center casino by offering games online.
But state gambling regulators said they haven't determined whether the games are legal, and a gambling watchdog group said the games are not properly licensed.
The Pauma Band of Mission Indians launched a virtual casino on its Web site last month; it offers video slot machines, table games and card games.
The first of its kind in the region, the site allows customers to play games of chance at home for fun or for credits that can be redeemed at the tribe's casino. The Pauma tribe partnered with GameLogic, a Boston-based firm, to provide the online system.
As long as no money changes hands, it's perfectly legal, a gambling law professor said. Federal law prohibits online gambling.
"If you can't lose, it's not gambling," said professor I. Nelson Rose, who specializes in gambling law at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa.
But state gaming officials aren't so sure.
A spokeswoman at the California attorney general's office, which enforces gambling regulations, said state lawyers were not aware of Pauma's online games.
The state said it is now looking at the Web site to see if the games violate the terms of a gambling agreement signed by gaming tribes and the state. Under that agreement, tribes are not allowed to offer gambling outside their reservations.
In addition to questions about the legality of Pauma's online games, the tribe may have launched the venture without a necessary license.
Anna Carr, a spokeswoman for the state Gambling Control Commission, said Pauma's partner, GameLogic, submitted an application for a vendor's license.
Companies that sell games to tribes must be licensed by the state. The application, which includes a background check of the company, is still being processed, Carr said.
Cheryl Schmit, executive director of Stand Up for California, a gambling watchdog group, said she believes the games are legal. But she said the tribe's online site should not be active until the state approves its license.
"They would need to be vetted by the Bureau of Gambling Control (under the attorney general's office) and approved by the Gambling Control Commission before they begin to play the games," Schmit said.
In 2006, the National Indian Gaming Commission, a federal agency that oversees tribal gambling, said in an opinion that a similar game offered by GameLogic was legal because "no gambling is done over the Internet, nor does any money change hands that way."
A spokeswoman for the company said its games are legal and have been approved by gambling regulators in several other states.
Joseph Guiste, Casino Pauma's marketing director, said the casino's only motivation for offering the online games is advertising.
"It's really just a way for people to get involved and interact with us," Guiste said. "People who play online play for longer periods of time at the casino."
The Pauma tribe plans a $300 million expansion of its casino, a project that includes a 19-story hotel and 2,500 slot machines on the tribe's reservation about 20 miles north of Escondido. In 2006, Pauma announced it would build the expansion project with its partners, the Mashantucket Pequots' Foxwoods Development Co.


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First Black Lesbian Student-President at NJ Prep School Steps Down After Mocking Whites
The first ever black lesbian student-president of an expensive New Jersey prep school was forced to resign after she posted a series of offensive social media photos online mocking her white classmates.
Dean of Students Nancy Thomas accepted Maya Peterson's resignation. She told the Lawrenceville student paper that Peterson"s comments were "not fitting of a student leader."
One of the social media images shows Peterson holding a hockey stick, while wearing L.L. Bean duck boots and a Yale sweatshirt.
Using the hashtags #romney2016, #confederate and #peakedinhighschool in the photo captions, she joked that she was representative of a typical "Lawrenceville boi."
School administrators at the $53,000-a-year school – believed to be the most expensive in the country – called Peterson into a meeting and demanded that she resign, according to Buzzfeed.com.
Peterson was arrogant and unrepentant about the current controversy, and other racial incidents from her past.
"I understand why I hurt people's feelings, but I didn't become president to make sure rich white guys had more representation on campus," she told Buzzfeed.
When Barack Obama was re-elected President in 2012, Peterson wrote on her Facebook page, "As a black and Latino, gay woman in the United States of America, today is a momentous day."
In a comment to her classmates who accused her of being racist, Peterson wrote: "I'm sorry to all the rich white men who have failed to elect a president that endorses their greed."
A former student named David said, "When I think of Maya Peterson, I don't think of someone who is an avid proponent of progress or of inclusiveness… She had a hateful spirit."
David added that Peterson's overall attitude "violated the spirit of the Lawrenceville community."
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David added that Peterson's overall attitude "violated the spirit of the Lawrenceville community."
But upon further investigation…a college there in Lawrenceville, NJ (Rider College) had a racist incident there in the 90's involving an all-white fraternity.
But this girl killed the spirit in the town?
Student, Fraternity Cited In Racist Hazing Incident
January 23, 1993
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Racist hazing involving an all-white fraternity resulted in disciplinary charges against one student and the fraternity, the president of Rider College said Friday. J. Barton Ludeke spoke to about 400 students at a meeting he called to explain his administration's response to a Jan. 4 event at Phi Kappa Psi. He said pledges were asked to dress in what he called a racially denigrating manner. Many students, especially minorities, are calling for the maximum penalty against the student and the fraternity. The student could be suspended for up to a year and the fraternity could be shut down.
They was JUST over at the local college in town…. dressed as slaves it sound like 20 so years ago.
But she dress like a white boy and poke fun and its an issue??
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More tablet owners are using their mobile devices to watch full-length television shows. A study from Viacom found that tablets are the leading second-screen alternative, used for 15% of TV show viewing. Some respondents still prefer their TV sets, though, especially for sports or favorite shows.
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3 Private Condos, Private Laundry, Private Two Car Garage
The Carlsbad Beach Villas were completed in 2006. The Beach Villas are 3 completely private condominiums. Units A, B & C are fully furnished short term rentals each of which have a large private 2 car garage, laundry, and sun deck. The location is perfect for the beach and Village experience. Carlsbad's best beach is located directly in front with easy access. This beach has beautiful white sand, lifeguards in the summer, bathroom facility and fresh water showers. Also, you are just steps from the fabulous Village restaurants with something sure to please every palate: An exciting night life, theaters, great shopping, renowned spas, galleries, and much more.
The Carlsbad Villas are equipped with amenities rarely found in a vacation rental - everything you need to make your stay memorable. Unit A has an Ocean View and Unit B & C have views of the quaint Carlsbad Village. The vaulted ceilings, spacious floor plan, elegant granite, and custom decor truly give the feel of grandeur.
Keywordd: Beach Village Luxury
Recent Review
Great Condo, great location!
About the Owner
I grew up in the Carlsbad Village and my family has owned this property since 1985, but did not develop the Carlsbad Beach Villas until 2006. The project was created to accommodate vacationers in Carlsbads Premier Beach and Village location. My wife and I and two kids spend all of our time in the Village and are always available for guests. We enjoy meeting new people and look forward to meeting you too.
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Great Condo, great location!
Everything is great!
Great stay at a great place!
It's literally 50 yards from the beach and close (walking distance) to most of the restaurants. There is a seven eleven right around the corner and the nearest supermarket (Albertsons) we found is about 0.6 miles away.
No complaints, simply awesome. Thanks guys!
Loved our stay!
Awesome condo!
Perfect Family Vacation!
1. Close to beach access. The beach is about a 5 minute walk from the front door, and the property sits close to awesome local restaurants and shops (check out the French Bakery about a mile away!).
2. Very well stocked with everything you could need. From kitchen supplies, to linens, to beach equipment located in the garage (chairs, toys, etc), we never had a need to go and get something we had forgotten at home. There are only 3 beach towels, so make sure to bring more if you need them!
3. David is a pleasure to work with. Upon returning from a long day at Sea World, we realized that we had locked ourselves out. A quick text to David was instantly answered and he was on the property within 10 minutes to let us back in!
4. Close to major attractions. Both Sea World and the Zoo are about 30 minutes away, and Legoland is within 5-10 minutes. There is a cute strawberry patch to pick fresh strawberries about 5 minutes away, and an extensive outlet mall about 5 mins away as well.
5. The condo is beautiful. Nicely appointed, and it is fabulous having your own 2 car garage in an area where parking is scarce.
There is no doubt; when we come back to Carlsbad, we are begging to stay here again! :)
From the Owner
"This location is truly unique in that it has all the benefits of being just off the best sandy beach with great access and also so close to all the village activities, yet it is still very quiet private. It has great sun exposure and is very spread out from the neighboring Beach View Lodge. You do not feel crowded in like many beach locations. Many other vacation homes boast being close to the village, but this is really one of the few. We are across from the Tamarack Beach Reach resort and popular Dini's Bar and Grill."
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"The Beach Villa Luxury Condos have it all. They are just across from Carlsbad's best beach. Walk for miles on this incredible sandy beach. Also there are miles of gorgeous walking along Carlsbad's famous beach walk. You have every type of food you could desire. From casual sea food or Mexican to fine dining. Also, the Village offers art galleries, antique shops, clothes boutiques and much much more."
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- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Garage
- Gas Fireplace
- Linens Provided
- Parking Off Street
- Telephone
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Ice Maker
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- DVD Player
- Satellite / Cable
- non smoking only
- pets considered
Location Type
- Ocean View
- cinemas
- museums
- restaurants
- theme parks
Leisure Activities
- boating
- miniature golf
- shelling
- shopping
- sight seeing
- wildlife viewing
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- fishing
- golf
- hiking
- jet skiing
- rafting
- sailing
- snorkeling/diving
- surfing
- tennis
- water skiing
- wind-surfing
- 2 Bathrooms,
- 1 Half Bath
- Bathroom 1
- Bathroom 2
- 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 12
- Bedroom 1
- Bedroom 2
- Convertible bed(s)
- King size beds (1), Twin or Single Beds (1), Sleep Sofa or Futons (1)
- Balcony
- Deck / Patio
- Outdoor Grill
Learn more about this vacation rental at the owner's website
- Premier Beach/ Village Location, Queen Size Sleeper Sofas, Professional Custom Lighting, Designer Custom Tile work, Gas Fire-Place with Log Set, Pillow Top Mattresses, Includes Linens and Towels, Granite Counters, Air-Conditioned and Ceiling Fans, Fully Equipped Kitchen, Brand New LCD Flat Screen Television, Private Laundry Facilities, Deck & Patio, Private Two Car Garage


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Josh Hamilton is a Home Run Derby, Michael Young in consistent performances, and C.J. Wilson in visiting exotic destinations and trying odd things. There is something special when these people perform in their premier events.
And in early June, that's what Rangers GM Jon Daniels, Asst. GM Thad Levine, Senior Director of Player Personnel A.J. Preller, Senior Special Assistant to GM & Scouting Don Welke, Senior Director of Player Development Scott Servais, and Director of Amateur Scouting Kip Fagg get to do too.
This is there time to shine, and time and time and time again they have. Almost all Ranger fans know Daniels, and a decent amount have heard of Levine. But trust me folks, the reason these guys get that type of credit is because of guys like Preller, Welke, Servais, Fagg, and a huge host of other unnamed scouting warriors.
Now that I have gotten the forum to brag on these geniuses for a little bit, how about their first night of the 2011 MLB First Player Draft. The Texas Rangers had the 33rd and 37th picks of the draft.
History lesson, Texas received both the 33rd pick (the final pick of the 1st round) and the 37th pick (supplemental first round) when Cliff Lee signed with the Phillies, Texas forfeited their first round pick, 26th pick to Boston when Texas signed Adrian Beltre. The Red Sox used the pick to draft switch-hitting catcher Blake Swihart (Cleveland HS, New Mexico).
To wrap up the first round, the Rangers' with 33rd pick (from the Philadelphia Phillies) select Kevin Matthews, LHP from Richmond Hill HS. Although short in stature, 5'10" or maybe 5'11", I've seen both. This young man can boast a fastball that touches 94-95mph, but sits regularly 87-90mph. He has lots of room to grow and the Rangers staff has shown many times before being able to turn high-ceiling high school arms into Major League arms.
When mentioning this young man prior to the draft, two Ranger draft picks Kasey Kiker and Robbie Ross. Without a doubt, let's hope he performs more like the latter. Outside those two there has been multiple comparisons to Billy Wagner, in regards to heat and stature.
The downside to Matthews is going to be signability, but not necessarily monetary. Matthews' tweeter name is "UVAbound11." Needless to say that this young man has a strong commitment to the U. of Virginia rotation next season. There are a handful of players this year that have strong commitments to their college of choice, Matthews (Virginia), Swihart (Texas), Josh Bell (Texas), and Bubba Starling (Nebraska). Still every Major League team has seen this from nearly every single top tier high school prospect, so not too terribly concerned. Still not going to be an easy sign, but what first round high schooler is...ever.
With the Rangers second choice, 37th overall pick, in the supplemental first round (for Cliff Lee signing elsewhere), Texas selects University of Georgia outfielder Zach Cone. Cone, a junior, measures at 6'2", 205 lbs. and bats right-handed. His father is a Georgia Tech alumni and brother Kevin is a current Yellow Jacket football player.
Cone's 2011 numbers were down, but his first two years at Georgia were superb. On the plus side of Cone is that he has the body to play baseball and the tools as well. Earlier concerns are of the steps he took back this past seasonn and a potential struggle to hit right-handed pitching. But then again when has anyone ever not drafted someone without some concerns. You know even Bryce Harper has some flaws, not many, but maybe a couple.
How down of a season you ask? Well in his down year Cone started 64 of the 65 games this season, hitting .275 average and a .331 on-base pct. He drove in 35 runs, stole 13 bases and 17 of his 68 hits went for extra bases. Cone is a projected centerfielder who was perfect in all 161 chances in the field in 2011. That was his down year.
Before this season Cone, in 2010, won the team's Triple Crown, batting .363 with 10 HRs and 53 RBI, slugging .627, seven triples, and a "down" year fielding as he committed ONE error in 117 chances. And this is why it is easy to see where Cone can thrive in the Majors. Even though he struggled, one of the issues could have been some potential swing adjusts that could have occurred while playing in the Cape Cod League last summer.
As I said before, Cone has the tools and a very high-ceiling, all he needs is the right coaching to regain that command of the bat and become an everyday Major League outfielder. Thus enter the Rangers.
At first this was an odd selection in my mind, but the more I have read and watched this young man, I love his tools and the "looks like a baseball player" appeal he has, and this team can bring the best out of a man like this. But's lets face it, I sit here writing about what has actually happened, adn the Rangers front office has time and time again proven their worth in more than salt. And I say to the fans, this front office has dominated drafts multiple times...so trust in them.
It was a good first night and Texas must have been drinking some Peach Tea from Georiga. The Rangers have some very solid picks ahead of them, some sleepers, and some busts, this is just the nature of the beast. I gave and will continue to give a positive spin on these two young men, are they the next Albert Pujols or Roy Halladay...nope! But should you give this front office more than the benefit of the doubt...absolutely! Remember my friends, there is a reason we ain't in the war room, and trust in this ownership and front office they have built an incredible team, continue to do so, and will continue to hammer it out.
Like I said at the beginning, this is the front office at their best.