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Royals offer arbitration to Grudzielanek
This just in…the Royals have offered arbitration to free agent second baseman Mark Grudzielanek. The veteran second baseman has until 11 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 to either accept or reject the arbitration offer.
Grudzielanek batted .299 with 3 home runs and 24 RBI in 86 games for the Royals in 2008. 'Grud' collected his 2000th career hit on July 12 versus Seattle. He did not play after suffering a sprained right ankle in an August 1 collision with Ross Gload.
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I think he'll reject, it's too bad too. I really liked Grudz, he seemed to be a good leader and a veteran presence that the club needs.
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Continue ReadingThe National Cherry Blossom Festival: Washington, D.C.'s most popular annual event has zip to do with politics and everything to do with celebrating the awesomeness of these special trees. The 1912 gift of the original Japanese cherry trees from the mayor of Tokyo sparked both a friendship between those two capital cities and the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which this year runs March 20 to April 13. Trees bloom for about 10 days, but activities of every description take place throughout.
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There are a few things I would change with this style, but they are quite minor. The one thing you might want to change though - or at least consider for future maps - is the layout of you rivers. Take a look at the standard tutorial for more detailed explanations.
Also, I think you did a rather good work with the "water lines". I have been trying for ages to find ways to get these finer copperplate engraving lines right. There are a few good tuts on here for the heavier "woodcut" style lines, but nothing for these finer variant.
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- Dinara Safina after her 6-3, 6-4 win over Frenchie Alize Cornet in Sydney
Hmph. The scoreline doesn't look so terrible but, then, you never really can tell from that. I'll take your word for it D: you didn't win it, Corney blew it.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- WIC funding has been restored throughout the month of October, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
DHHS will use lapsing funds from the previous fiscal year, additional contingency funds from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and product rebates from WIC formula manufacturer, Nestle Foods, to secure funding through October.
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DHHS suspended issuing WIC vouchers on Tuesday as a result of the government shutdown.
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We welcomed Gil Meche to the team this morning with a packed press conference at Kauffman Stadium.
Meche seemed more than ready to compete for the role as the Royals ace starter. The Meche press conference came a day after the Royals celebrated the signing of Octavio Dotel as the team's closer.
Which acquisition do you think is more important for the 2007 team?
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Although I really like Meche, even overpaid, I think the Dotel signing is the better for the team, seeing as there is no proven closer on the team. Having his experience in the bullpen should be great for the youngsters. Wow…I am impressed already with the offseason…Thanks Mr Moore!
As badly as we need starting pitching, with 31 blown saves to lead the league Dotel appears to be the most valuable signing. There must have been a few quality starts last year if we had that many leads translating into lost wins given up by a reliever. If Dotel converts even 2/3 of those blown saves, think of the improvement in our overall record. Meche will get us through the long innings, but Dotel will put "Ws" up – talk about a steal at $5 million!!
I haven't been this excited about Royals' baseball in many years.
I agree with the two previous replies about Dotel and the direct impact he will have when closing and seeing the wins, but I think signing Meche is more important.
One big problem in my eyes with the team last year was the starting pitchers weren't going deep into the game, leaving far too many innings for the relive crew to pitch, which creates a downward spiral. With Meche we can count on 6+ innings every 5 days, therefore leaving the bullpen with less work to do on a daily basis.
You know folks, when the glass is pretty much empty, anything you put in it is an improvement!!
Logically, you have to be able to hold your opponents scoring to a minimum through all 9 innings. You can't put your team in a 6-0 hole in the first, and expect the offense to make it a 7-6 lead in the 9th. So all phases of the pitching staff needed bolstering. I think the importance of all 4 pitchers is obvious. It may allow the Royals to let some of the younger pitchers in AA develop and matriculate up to AAA, and allow them to "season". Although the Meche deal is a 5 year commitment, if it appears that other pitchers come up in a couple of years that surpass his performance, he could be traded for possibly a bat.
How about this fantasy: Hochevar, Greinke,Lumsden, Meche. Your 1 through 4 pitchers in 2008?
Nobody is talking World Series in 2007 here, but if this team gets to .500 it will be a great improvement!
And a much welcome one!
Oh! BTW, The Royals probably saved a great deal of money with the Meche signing. Think of it this way, signing him for 5 years beats the inflation rate. Especially if Gil Meche ends up being a Cy Young pitcher. Just what kind of money would a pitcher like that command in 2011? Then again…….He could be a bust, but let's not go there!
both of these pitchers are a stretch…… man its nice to actually be involved in MLB again! Go Royals!
Looks like Mr.Moore is not finished! Welcome Ross Gload….. Andrew Sisco must not be able to throw a pitch without it flattening out on him.
I somewhat disagree with "oldschoolfourtysix".I don't get how these pitchers are a "stretch". Again, no one is talking World Series here. Nor has anyone said that Meche, or Dotel is the second coming of Saberhagen and Quisenberry. They are much better than what the Royals have been putting on the field. I do agree that's it's great to see deals that actually IMPROVE the team! Wonder what the next move is going to be……. Sanders and Brown for ???
It's hard being a Royals fan (33yrs)in St. Louis…I pray for a return to the former winning ways I remember growing up with. I've been dissapointed with the team's lack of spending and retaining talent, but I'm also dissapointed in attendence at the games…I make the drive as often as I can, but the fans in K.C. really take for granted what they have…I wish there was more local support, and fewer bandwagoners waiting for a winner…(and I really hate downtown ballparks, leaving your car blocks away and walking miles stinks…Stl.is a dump!) What I really want to know is what can the Royals get with their draft pick this year? Are there any standouts ?


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I was reading all day about this supposedly awful, tasteless, no good, desperate attempt by Caroline Wozniacki to grab more attention during her post-match presser last night. She made fun of Rafael Nadal's recent cramping conference by imitating his now-infamous slide down his chair all the while giggling and showing off her full set of teeth and gums (more gum than teeth actually).
Boy, what a dumb fucking move. I don't say that because I think what she did was awful, tasteless, no good or desperate. In fact, I may have snickered a little a bit with her (besides who am I to talk after what I posted - we should all be relieved she didn't imitate THAT). No, it's dumb because she just incurred the wrath of the Rafanatics. They are a fiercely loyal group who take offense when anyone dare poke fun at their boy. Doesn't she know they'll burn her in effigy and sacrifice her first born son to the tennis gods? I guess she does now:
Sorry, sweets. Ain't nothin' gonna get you back in their good graces. Save it for someone who cares.
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As you know, the team held a Cloud Service Management Simulator Workshop at Pulse 2012 and I was in the room for a portion of the session (look for me in the background at 1:03) and I know that the attendees had their eyes opened.
The team cut together a pretty cool trailer to give you an idea of what goes on at one of these simulator sessions.
If it looks like chaos, that's because there is a good bit of chaos in the process of role-playing the real-world interaction between IT and business when they are not aligned properly.
The goal is to keep the company profitable. That lasts for about 3 minutes...
But here's the thing. As the workshop progresses, the transformation occurs and balance is achieved (and money starts to be made).
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2007 - Junior Season: The team's regular libero...paced the squad and ranked sixth in the Horizon League with 4.44 digs per game...her per-game total is the third-best single-season rate in Butler history...her total of 471 digs on the year ranks as the ninth-best single-season total in school history...boasted a .949 reception percentage...notched a season-high 35 digs against Youngstown State on Sept. 14, tied for the sixth-best single-match mark in school history...had double-figure digs in 22 matches, including 10 with 20 or more...boasted eight matches without a reception error...totaled three kills on the year, including a season-best two against Wright State (Oct. 26).
2006 - Sophomore Season: Named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Second Team and to the Academic All-Horizon League squad...led the team and ranked seventh in the Horizon League with 4.09 digs per game...her 5.85 digs per game in league matches led the conference...played in all 30 matches as a libero...posted three of the top-10 single-match totals in Butler history during the year, including a career-best 40 against UW-Green Bay on Nov. 11, the third-highest total in school history...her 35 digs at UW-Green Bay on Oct. 13 ranks as the sixth-most in school history while her 32 digs against Loyola on Oct. 20 is eighth-most...her three single-match dig totals were also the top three marks in the Horizon League in 2006...tallied her first career-block assist at UW-Green Bay on Oct. 13...tallied a .911 reception percentage.
2005 - Freshman Season: Played in 25 matches, starting in 10...recorded 103 digs at a rate of 1.34 per game...chipped in 14 assists and eight service aces...tallied career highs with two kills, two assists and three service aces at Chicago State on Aug. 27...notched a career-best 12 digs against UW-Green Bay on Oct. 29. High School: Team finished third at the Belgrade Championship of High Schools 2005...started playing at the ''Radnicki'' volleyball club and spent the last two years playing at ''The Danube''...took part in Belgrade, Serbian and Federal championships...won the Serbian championship in 2001 and the Belgrade championship in 2002...part of Belgrade Cadet Representation, which won the Federal Tournament in 2001...finished second at the International Tournament in Slovenia in 2004...also won Cup of Belgrade in 2005...has been playing volleyball for ten years...high school coach: Boris Ilic.
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Before we move forward I just have to take a few minutes to say THANKS to all of you who joined in the effort to raise $$$ for the Community Transitional School this year. To those of you who bought tickets to the Trans Siberian Orchestra shows and participated in our silent auction...We couldn't have done it without you. And thanks to the generosity of TSO, we were able to hand over nearly $14,000 to the school that helps homeless kids in our area. Good job everyone!
Birthdays to celebrate this week:
Tues 11/26 - JOHN McVIE & TINA TURNER
Wed 11/27 - JIMI HENDRIX
Fri 11/29 - RONNIE MONTROSE & JOHN MAYALL
Sat 11/30 - BILLY IDOL & ROGER GLOVER
Sun 12/1 - JOHN DENSMORE
Stuff you can win this week on KGON: (Monday thru Wednesday ONLY this week)
Morning Music Marathon w/ JEFF MITCHELL - 7:15am - Pr of tix to BABY's Reunion World Tour @ Tonic Lounge Dec13th
My 3 Songs w/ MARK (in for IRIS) - noon hour - Pr of tix to BLACK CROWES Dec 6th @ the Schnitz plus a pr of tix to IRIS' PreConcert Birthday party that day @ the Lotus Card Room, plus BEATLES On-Air Live @ BBC Vol2 on CD
Classic Rock Trivia w/ SHANNON 3:45pm - Pr of tix to JOURNEY, STEVE MILLER & TOWER OF POWER next summer @ Sleep Country Amphitheater plus 2 Fresh Baked Bun Thickburgers from Carls Jr.
Hope your thanksgiving is all you want it to be!
HEAR MY TRAIN A COMIN New documentary on HENDRIX showing TONITE (Monday) 7:30 pm at the Hollywood Theater. Previously unreleased footage including JIMI's last show in Germany, home movies taken by JIMI himself, interviews. Experience the EXPERIENCE for just $8
PEEK AT THE WEEK: Go Sox! & Go Blazers! Not a big sports fan, but I do get interested in baseball when it gets down to the World Series. Boston's my pick this year. And NBA being the one sport I'm into, can't wait for the season to start. Hope it's a good year for the home team.
Mon 10/28 - Microsoft founder and philanthropist BILL GATES
Tue 10/29 - Guitarist and cofounder of FLEETWOOD MAC - PETER GREEN; Guitar player in original MOODY BLUES & with PAUL McCARTNEY'S WINGS - DENNY LAINE & Voice of HOMER SIMPSON, DAN CASTELLANETA
Wed 10/30 - Bass player with EAGLES - TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT; GRACE SLICK of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE & STARSHIP; & THE FONZ - HENRY WINKLER
Sat 11/2 - Ex-QUARTERFLASH bassist RICH GOOCH; ELP's KEITH EMERSON
MORNING MUSIC MARATHON with JEFF MITCHELL - 7:15am Tickets to THE BABY's REUNION TOUR coming up at the Tonic Lounge
MY 3 SONGS with IRIS - noon hour - Tickets to see TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA in Portland & a chance at the Grand Prize drawing of a trip for 2 with IRIS to Iowa for a few days to catch the TSO Full Dress Rehearsal before they head out on the road.
CLASSIC ROCK TRIVIA with SHANNON - 3:45pm Tickets to JERRY SEINFELD
Have a great week and watch out for ghosts, goblins & vampires!
I'm the first to admit I'm not that into sports other than the NBA, so I surprised myself by spending a big part of the weekend as a couch potato and found I'm pretty good at it. Watched UO and OSU football games, Timbers/Sounders soccer and even MLB. Glad to see Boston pull out the win against Detroit. Bit of a nostalgia trip for me remembering my dorm room at Boston U that was on the 12th floor and overlooked Fenway Park. With a good pair of binoculars I could listen on the radio and watch from my desk. I hear PEARL JAM cut a deal with Fox to use their songs during the World Series, so it looks like I'll be watching more baseball this year.
CONCERTS THIS WEEK in Portland: JUKE BOX HEROES FOREIGNER tribute band plays the Doug Fir Lounge on Friday, and don't forget about the MOODY BLUES at the Keller Mon, 10/21.
Other Thing to Do: No shortage of Pumpkin Patches and Haunted Houses in the area. Take your pick.
SAMURAI exhibit at the Portland Art Museum & SHERLOCK HOLMES at OMSI
At the Movies: "Captain Phillips" with Tom Hanks is getting good reviews
Birthdays to Celebrate:
Mon 10/14 JUSTIN HAYWARD of MOODY BLUES, one week before they play Portland
Wed 10/16 BOB WEIR Cofounder of GRATEFUL DEAD
C F "FRED" TURNER bassist for BTO
Fri 10/18 CHUCK BERRY pioneer of rock and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
Sat 10/19 PATRICK SIMMONS - DOOBIE BROTHERS
Sun 10/20 TOM PETTY Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
Stuff you can win on KGON:
KGON celebrates Rocktober with the Artist of the Day. Every weekday this month you have a chance to win $100, concert tickets and a shot at that grand prize trip to Las Vegas to see SANTANA.
KGON Morning Music Marathon with JEFF MITCHELL 7:15am - CLASH 2 CD set "Hits Back"
My 3 Songs with IRIS - Noon hour - Tickets to ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA @ the Roseland in Jan, plus the new GOV'T MULE 2 CD set SHOUT
This Day in Rock with SHANNON 3:45pm - Tickets to Warren Miller's "Ticket to Ride" movie.
Weather should be good most of the week, so enjoy.
We're gonna need a bigger boat! What's with mother nature trying to get in a whole month's worth of rain in one weekend? I was one of the lucky ones...no power outages, no leaky roof. Hope you survived without any disasters! So now let's turn our attention to the week ahead:
One of my all-time favorite singers, LINDA RONSTADT comes to town Tues night for an appearance at Powell's Books in Beaverton. She'll be talking about her new book, "Simple Dreams" and her battle with Parkinson's Disease which has taken away her ability to sing. But she can still talk, so stop by and hear what she has to say. WE LOVE YOU LINDA!
Big celebration Sat night at the ALADDIN THEATER..THE OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME Induction Ceremony & Concert WITH THE KINGSMEN & QUARTERFLASH.
Also Sat night, if you're up for a road trip...BON JOVI plays the Tacoma Dome
And the DARK STAR ORCHESTRA is at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland Sat & Sun
Get out the BIRTHDAY candles for:
MARC BOLAN of TREX and DEWEY MARTIN, drummer for BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - Mon
KELLY RIPA, STING, DON McLEAN, & GROUCHO MARX - Wed
TOMMY LEE of MOTLEY CRUE, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, EDDIE COCHRAN & CHUBBY CHECKER - Thur
BRIAN JOHNSON - AC/DC & STEVE MILLER - Sat
KEVIN CRONIN - REO SPEEDWAGON - Sun
Stuff you can win on KGON this week:
KGON Morning Music Marathon Prize - 7:15am Tix to a Live Taping of the Adam Corolla Podcast Oct 11 @ Aladdin
MY 3 SONGS with IRIS - noon hour - Tix to see Dave Chapelle @ Schnitz Oct 11
CLASSIC ROCK TRIVIA WITH SHANNON - Tix to TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Nov 24 @ Moda Ctr plus a chance at the Grand Prize trip to Council Bluffs Iowa Nov 9 with IRIS for a TSO dress rehearsal
you can click on the Contest button for tix to JOE SATRIANI in Salem, and BLACK CROWES @ the Schnitz
And, ROCKTOBER'S finally here. Keep listening for you chance to win $$$ all month long.
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BW, The cams are the best thing for making the bike go like a bullet.I also. noticed that after putting back the BS32 carb on my bike the low rpm torque seems much improved as compared with the TM flatslide. The bike actually does power wheelie in the first if I pop the clutch. However the bike's top end has dropped with this carb. Do CV carbs help boost low end torque? Secondly, once the rpms cross 4000 the clutch starts to slip despite having stronger Endurance clutch springs installed !! Is there way to improve the AVL clutch with use of better springs or different clutch plates? I did run the bike without the oil in the primary side as a test and that stops the slip. But I don't think that is a solution. Any suggestions from AVL members with S cams will be helpful. Thanks.
Thank You for the reply Bill. Appreciate the tip on the ATF F type. I will work on the bike this weekend and clean up the clutch side before replacing the oil with ATF. Will update once I get to it.Did you have any cam-follower wearing out issues with you bike (using the AVL cam followers) ? The exhaust follower wore out so I had replaced both recently, however, it seems like the followers are again starting to wear out again. Thanks,Tej
Hi Ace, Bill, You maybe be right on with the oil - with the old cast iron engine getting phased out its getting harder to get engine oil specifically for the 'Bullet' so I have been using 20W50 which is meant for petrol car engines. Will adding an oil additive like STP help. I will definitely use a high Zinc /PH oil after I manage to replace the followers with new ones. Thank You.
BW,What octane do you use in your 500 9.2:1 compression AVL engines?Cheers,Bill
Finally, finally got around to installing the cams. Couple of hiccups: 1. For the life of me, cant find the timing marks on the pinion!! Had to mark it myself based on TDC and original cam locations.
TejK,If your clutch is adjusted correctly, try F type ATF in your primary. I use this in the Harris Scrambler and get no clutch slippage at all, pulling hard at any RPM. This on the stock clutch with over 35,000 miles on it.Royal Enfield people are good peopleCheers,Bill
........The clutch has definetly improved with the clutch engaging quite positively now. Haven't found any slip after using the ATF. I couldn't find the F type and am using the A type ATF which was available.........
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xbomb might have simple rules, but IMO it is not a simple game. Here is a sample puzzle position which might occur.
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May 24, 2016
A world famous recording artist is helping the South Walton Tourist Development Council sell the area.
Walton County -- Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles tailored the song titled "This is the Place" to represent the lifestyle of South Walton.
The South Walton Tourist Development Council (TDC) paid Hoffs 75,000 for the song using BP marketing grant money. The deal gives the TDC rights to the song for seven years. The licensing agreement allows the TDC to use it for video and online promotion and marketing fro the "Visit South Walton" campaign.
The response to the sound has been good so far.
Susanna Hoff will perform the song live during the 30A Songwriters Festival on January 13-15 in South Walton.
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WE have 2+1 mailbox with RHCS. hp ilo for fencing...
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while i try to start the services for the following i get error
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There is no doubt that the tradition of skilled specialists at Ball State is rich. Just the names listed above are enough are more than most programs can muster – all were solid, efficient and note worth at positions that are oftentimes overlooked and disregarded.
Enter in two more figures that will find themselves added to the list of Cardinal kicking greats – Scott Kovanda and Steven Schott. Both are 5th year senior and both find themselves as semifinalists for the top national awards at their positions.
Kovanda, who has been a constant, field position changing cog in the Ball State attack since his redshirt Freshman campaign is one of 10 semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award. Schott, who has become an ice-water veined kicker, is one of the 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award.
The Ray Guy Award - named after football's premier punter - honors the nation's best collegiate punter. The Augusta Sports Council created the award in 2000.
This marks the second straight season Kovanda has been named a semifinalist for the award. A Ball State team captain, he has helped the Cardinals rank fourth in the nation in punt return defense. Of his 35 punts this season, only four have been returned for a 1.5 average, and he has pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 22 times.
Kovanda has punted 35 times for 1,442 yards and a 41.2 average. He has 217 career punts for 8,931 career punt yards and a 41.2 career average. Kovanda ranks fourth in Ball State history in career punt yardage, fourth in career punts and third in career average.
The Ray Guy Award winner is selected by a national voting body of Football Bowl Subdivision coaches, sports information directors, national media and former Ray Guy Award winners. Punters are evaluated on their overall statistics and contribution to the team. Particular emphasis is place on the following statistics: net average, percentage of total punts inside the 20-yard line and percentage of punts not returned.
Schott ranks second in the nation with 2.22 field goals made per game, and is tied for 15th in the county in scoring with 10.33 points per contest. He has made 20 field goals in 2012, which ranks second on Ball State's single-season chart. Schott needs six field goals to set the school's single-season record and pass Diettrich, who made 25 field goals in 1985.
The Palm Beach County Sports Commission released the names of the 20 semifinalists. Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches, collegiate media relations directors, past Groza winners and regional and national football writers will select three finalists. The finalists will be announced Nov. 19, and honored at the 21st annual Lou Groza Collegiate Placekicker Awards Banquet Dec. 4, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Schott connected on a career long 52-yard field goal in the first quarter vs. Eastern Michigan in the season opener and made a 51-yard field goal in the second quarter of Ball State's win at Indiana. Schott made a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Cardinals a 41-39 victory at Indiana.
Ball State is 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals host Ohio Nov. 14, and complete the regular season at Miami University Nov. 23.


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Flow Chart Makes Sense of SciFi/Fantasy Choices
For avid readers, discovering a new book series or author is a joyful experience like seeing the sun rise after a cold night under canvas. Here's a tool that can help you locate new books and authors. National Public Radio listeners named their favorite science-fiction and fantasy books for a top 100 list published on the NPR website. From "The Lord Of The Rings" at number 1 to "The Space Trilogy" by C.S. Lewis at 100, the list has plenty to keep you entertained. If you're not already a SciFi/fantasy reader, there's surely something here to tempt you.
To provide context, there's a great tool on the SF Signal science fiction website. It's a flow chart that interprets and navigates the NPR list beginning with a simple choice, Fantasy or SciFi. Choose the fantasy chart and your first choice is: "Are you going to be upset when you don't find Harry Potter? Yes (Give me more precocious lads at schools of magic, please) or No (I know where to find him if I need him). It's funny and informative, so if you've never known whether to tackle the A Song Of Ice And Fire series by George R.R. Martin or The Way Of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, now you have a basis for your decision. Explore the flow chart, and once you see something you like, go find it on the library catalog.


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We've identified a rather peculiar issue with the Zimbra preferences pane in both Snow Leopard and Lion.
Every few days, contacts and calendar stop syncing, and the user is presented with quite literally dozens of System Preferences instances, all of which display the message "System Preferences must restart in 32-bit mode" or similar. Clicking either in the affirmative or negative dismisses the window. This "32-bit mode" warning is typical when one wishes to go into the Zimbra preference pane manually.
Upon going into the Zimbra preference pane, the "traffic light" shows red, and the message in the bottom right corner shows an authentication error, despite all settings being correct. Simply re-entering either the username or password immediately resolves the problem.
It's almost as if, every few days the Zimbra connector just "forgets" either the username or password, and from that point on authentication fails. I suspect that the multiple instances of System Preferences is the connector's attempt at bringing itself to the foreground to report this authentication failure, but since it can't click OK on the 32-bit warning, it simply opens further instances of itself ad nauseam.
If it has a bearing, in every case the Zimbra server is remote, that is to say accessible via the internet connection rather than on the local LAN.
Is anyone else seeing this issue at all? We've seen it so far on 2 Snow Leopard and 2 Lion machines, all running in different locations.
Thanks in advance.


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Information Literacy in Film/Cinema Studies
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The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education.
Standards & Guidelines
ACRL--Film and Broadcast Studies Librarians Discussion Group (FABS)
- Charge: "To encourage the participation of those library professionals who provide reference service, who select library materials, or who have an interest in a broad range of academic disciplines including: film, television, radio, cable, video, and media studies. To provide an opportunity for these individuals to discuss issues and exchange ideas which would improve access to and the organization of film and broadcast studies materials in libraries and archives; inform, educate and encourage cooperation through activities and programs; and encourage, develop, and support projects that expand the knowledge of these academic disciplines and their relations with librarianship."
National Association of Schools of Theatre
- National Association of Schools of Theatre. 2009. Handbook 2009-2010. Reston, VA: NASAD.
Society for Cinema & Media Studies
- "The goals of SCMS are to promote all areas of media studies within universities and two-and four-year colleges; to encourage and reward excellence in scholarship and writing; to facilitate and improve the teaching of media studies as disciplines and to advance multi-cultural awareness and interaction. SCMS is dedicated to serving its members' professional needs and concerns; strengthening the ties between the academic community and those who interact with it, from the media industry to the government to the public at large; and to promoting the preservation of our film, television, video, and other media heritage." (from SCMS Web site)
Additional Resources
Kubey, Robert. 2001. Media Literacy in the Information Age: Current Perspectives (Information and Behavior, 6). New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.
Pailliotet, A. Watts, and P.B. Mosenthal. 2000. Reconceptualizing Literacy in the Media Age (Advances in Reading/Language Research). Albany: Jai Press.
Ragains, Patrick. 2006. Information Literacy Instruction that Works: A Guide to Teaching By Discipline and Student Population. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers. (See chapter "Film Studies" by Neal Baker)
Salisbury, Fiona and Jenny Ellis. 2003. Online and face-to-face: Evaluating methods for teaching information literacy skills to undergraduate arts students." Library Review 52(5/6): 209-217.
Yates, Bradford L. 2004. Media literacy and the policymaking process: A framework for understanding influences on potential educational policy outputs. SIMILE: Studies in Media & Information Literacy Education 4 (1) (02/01): 1-14.


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"The Amazing Spider-Man" actress Emma Stone arrives at the Roissy Airport to catch a flight on January 25, 2012 in Paris, France. Emma, who was a little camera shy, was clutching her teddy bear who accompanied her on this trip to France.


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Remarks for Masaaki Kato, President and CEO, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, Traverse City Conference
Thank you, Dave. And good afternoon everyone.
Like many of you, I love to play golf. So, I am surprised to see so many of
you return from lunch! But I am impressed. And I hope my presentation is worth
your sacrifice to give up an early tee time.
Those of us in the industry face a number of difficult challenges that threaten survival. But even if we face a "perfect storm," Honda's approach
remains the same ... to focus on those things that are within our control.
We cannot control the seas, or the weather ... we cannot control the ships
of our competitors ... or the course they choose to follow.
Our sole focus is on maintaining a strong "ship" ... able to sail on its own ... using Honda's corporate philosophy as the guiding star ... to navigate toward our ultimate destination - the customer. The key is to maintain a spirit of continuous innovation. So, that our ship always remains on the cutting edge ... with the highest speed, flexibility and efficiency ... able to react quickly to change.
At Honda, we believe that achieving this upward spiral of innovation is not a matter of facilities and equipment. Rather, it is based on the skills and determination of people. That is why -- 25 years after we first began building products in America -- investing in people continues to be the focus of our efforts.
As many of you know, in one month, Honda will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Honda product to roll off an assembly line in America... at the Marysville Motorcycle Plant. This plant - which opened in 1979 - represents the start of the first generation of Honda's manufacturing operations in North America.
I represent the second generation of these operations... the associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama. Honda has advanced well beyond our first efforts at building products in America. But when I say "second generation," I am really talking about how the spirit of innovation and challenge is passed from one generation of Honda associates to the next.
Before I talk in more detail about this process, I want to make an important acknowledgement. Honda could not - and did not - achieve this milestone alone. I would like to thank our team of suppliers here in North America for supporting Honda over the past 25 years. I know many of them are here today. And on behalf of the more than 30-thousand Honda associates working in North America - thank you!
At Honda, we have long followed a philosophy of building products close to the customer. In this way, we can better serve our local customers. We contribute to the local economy. And we grow together with the local community.
It was our dream that one day we could build products close to our customers in America, the global center of the automobile industry. Pursuing this dream began just as Honda started enjoying success in the auto industry. Starting on a smaller scale ... and a team of associates with little experience in manufacturing ... we began with motorcycle production.
I think this approach repeated the steps used to build the Honda Motor Company more than 50 years ago. Honda started as a small motorcycle company ... with very little money or equipment ... and not so many experienced people compared to bigger companies. But we always had a very large ambition. When I joined Honda years later, I remember thinking "how did Honda grow so rapidly and achieve such success?"
At first, I thought our strength was based only on the genius of our founder, Mr. Soichiro Honda. But that was not true. However, the thinking that we now call Honda philosophy is what continues as the foundation of our business activities throughout the world, including North America.
This strong company culture is based on what we call "respect for the individual." Through this approach, Honda views everyone as a whole person.We look to associates not just for their physical skill, but for the ability and willingness to challenge with their ideas.
This is important both in getting the most out of everyone's talents and in achieving outstanding teamwork. But, at Honda, we don't just have good principles. We make a real effort to live this philosophy every day ... by creating this mindset among our associates. In training, it is easy to say "be challenging" or "be aggressive." The only way to really learn to challenge and innovate is through daily decisions and activities. In short, what we say should be equal to what we do.
We have succeeded in North America because our associates have embraced Honda's people-oriented philosophy. The ability and willingness of the first generation of Honda associates in Ohio and Canada to challenge ... led to our growth.
Since building that first motorcycle, Honda's operations in North America have produced more than 3 million motorcycles and ATVs ... and more than 13 million cars and light trucks. This is more than 25 percent of Honda's worldwide auto production total.
Looking at this map, you can see Honda's 25 years of manufacturing leadership in North America now includes 12 plants. With employment of more than 30-thousand associates. And capital investment of more than $8 billion dollars - not only in manufacturing operations - but also in the R&D centers that design many of the products we make here.
The key to Honda's 25 years of success is that innovation didn't stop with the first dream to build products here. We encourage our associates to constantly renew the dream. This means continuous revolution.... a spiraling improvement that has occurred throughout North America and worldwide.
Within the past five years, we introduced Honda's advanced New Manufacturing System globally, including our auto plants in North America. Through advanced weld equipment and a global standard layout for main assembly functions, we have achieved a new level of speed, flexibility and efficiency to meet the needs of our customers.
In May of this year, we also began building a new paint facility at the Marysville Auto Plant that opened in 1982. This major expansion will introduce waterborne paint systems to the Marysville plant. Such systems are already found at newer Honda facilities.
These changes will help achieve a major reduction in emissions ... and will keep our very first auto plant in Ohio on the cutting edge of the auto industry. This type of innovation has not been limited to one or two major investments - it has been an ongoing revolution throughout our history in North America. As a result, 25 years after beginning production in America, I would say we don't have any "old" plants.
Now, Honda is looking forward to its next 25 years in North America. What is important is not the facilities we have constructed, or the money we have invested. But, rather, the experience from the first 25 years to be passed on and further developed by a new generation of Honda associates... such as those in Lincoln, Alabama.
It takes a long time to train and educate people ... to steep them in Honda's unique corporate culture ... and then create an environment where they are able to - and expected to - contribute their ideas.
The first generation of production associates in America began this experience with help from Honda engineers from Japan. The second generation in Alabama is learning through the leadership of those first generation associates in Ohio and Canada.
New associates in Alabama went to Ohio and Canada to learn to build vehicles and engines in a mass production environment. Experienced managers from our plants in Ohio and Canada moved to Alabama to help construct the plant... and begin mass production of the Honda Odyssey on Line 1. And they continued to play a leadership role in the start-up of Line 2. In this way, we assured that each generation of Honda in North America is based on the same foundation.
In Alabama, I always keep in my mind that we are the newest of Honda's manufacturing facilities. We have the most advanced equipment and systems. But naturally our associates have less experience. So, if we can quickly improve our associates, we should become Honda's number one plant in North America. And that is how it should be... children should surpass their parents.
That is why we must create the mindset among associates to challenge and innovate. It is impossible to predict the market situation of the future. We know that difficult situations ... like a perfect storm ... may come. But if our associates have a challenging mindset - and the ability to innovate - they will overcome any situation. The key is to recognize that we cannot create a challenging spirit then. We must create it now.
Importantly, this challenging spirit means not stepping back from a challenging goal. I recall when I was at Honda R&D in Japan in the mid-1990s. A team of engineers came to me with a proposal for developing the Civic GX ... a vehicle powered by compressed natural gas. The team's target was to achieve ULEV emissions levels. But I responded by strongly suggesting that their target should be virtually zero tailpipe emissions.
At first, they used all of their creativity to present me with the many reasons why they couldn't achieve my target. But I wouldn't change my direction. Finally, they gave up resisting against me. And after they found they couldn't refuse, they focused their creativity on how to meet the challenge. And they succeeded. The Civic GX is not only a virtually zero emissions vehicle. In some urban areas, it actually removes pollution from the air.
The EPA called it the cleanest internal combustion engine in history. But just as importantly, our engineers learned a valuable lesson about innovation and challenging themselves - that they are applying to other projects.
Now, my responsibility is building an innovative environment in Alabama. But I am not focused on plants and systems - rather, I am focused on the mindset and culture of Honda associates.
We have Japanese associates who come and go every five years or so. And we have a number of managers from Ohio and Canada. But it is our associates in Alabama who must be the key players. And it is up to experienced associates like me to transfer our knowledge, experience and challenging spirit to them. I view this both as my duty ... and as my gift.
The challenges we face in Alabama provide the opportunity to deliver this gift. Honda started building Odyssey minivans and V-6 engines in Alabama in November 2001. The plant faced big challenges from the very beginning. Customer demand for Honda's light truck products was growing fast. And our team had to begin mass production just 20 months after breaking ground - six months ahead of schedule. That was the fastest construction in Honda history.
Even after quickly expanding capacity of this first line, demand for the Honda Odyssey, Acura MDX and Pilot that are made in Canada continued to grow. So, we decided to construct a second line in Alabama.
The original plan was to begin mass production on Line 2 last month. But, to meet the needs of our customers ... again, we decided to accelerate construction. We targeted Line 2 start up for April ... just 17 months after breaking ground! Or three months faster than Line 1. Some of our team in Alabama thought this was impossible. And this sounded familiar to me. It is human nature to resist a big challenge.
But our team had good reason for concern. Honda Manufacturing of Alabama is less than three years old. And we were not just building a second line. We were hiring all new associates - to effectively double employment and capacity - and become Honda's largest source for light trucks in the world.
We were building a product that was new to our plant - the Honda Pilot.
And on Line 1 we were preparing for our first full model change this fall -
when we will become the exclusive global source for the Odyssey.
Every one of these issues was a major challenge.
Yet, on April 27, we started mass production on Line 2. The single most important element in meeting all of these challenges was Honda's existing foundation in North America ... in other words, the leadership of our associates from Ohio and Canada.
Our locally-hired Alabama associates have been outstanding - I am proud that the Odyssey minivans built in Alabama lead the minivan category in initial quality. But credit for these achievements also goes to the excellent training and direction we received from our North American leadership.
Without the experience from Honda's first 25 years of manufacturing in North America, I believe we would have failed at the tremendous challenges we faced in Alabama. Because I credit this leadership with bringing a true spirit of innovation to Alabama.
For instance, our Line 1 is only three years old. And this first line made a number of advancements based on the experience of our Mother Plant in Canada that first launched production of the Odyssey, MDX and Pilot. But technologies advance every year. So, when we were building Line 2, if we made it just a mirror image of Line 1, it would not have been on the cutting edge of the industry.
Instead, our team of associates applied a number of innovations to further
advance flexibility, efficiency and safety. On Line 1, sub-assembly of the instrument
panel occurs away from the point on the main line where it is installed in the
For Line 2, our associates moved sub-assembly directly across from the point where it is installed. And this is helping to reduce inventory. It also improves communication -- providing rapid feedback on quality and other issues from the main line back to sub-assembly.
It is standard practice in Honda auto plants to remove the doors during production -- making it easier to perform assembly functions inside the vehicle. On Line 1, we use multiple carriers to convey doors through sub-assembly. Our Line 2 team changed the system, to allow doors to remain on one carrier until they are reinstalled on the frame. This improves efficiency. They also added height adjustments to the carrier to improve ergonomics for different processes.
In some cases, very small changes pay big dividends. In stamping, Line1 requires that an air-line be plugged in to the vacuum cups on the handling arms with each die change. This takes four and a half minutes. On Line 2, they redesigned the equipment so that the air line runs into a base plate - and doesn't require insertion by hand. This die change now takes just 4 minutes. A die change occurs about every two hours. So, on average, we are now getting five to six more parts per die change - that is 11-thousand pieces per year!
When you engage associates in fostering this type of innovation all over the plant - you create a faster, more flexible and efficient operation ... one that is better able to react to market demand ... and better able to deliver high quality, reasonably priced products to the customer.
Now, we are involved in the first full model change in the history of the plant. This month, our associates on Line 1 will begin mass production of the all-new 2005 Odyssey minivan. I can't provide you with any details about the new Odyssey. But I will say that this challenge has already had a great impact on Honda associates in Alabama.
Our experience over the 25 years of producing products in North America has shown that full model changes provide the best opportunity for the growth and maturity of associates. And during the early stages of development, a number of our engine associates went to Japan to build engines in a prototype lab. And some 120 Alabama associates went to the New Model Center in Japan to work with R&D on the processes now used to assemble the new Odyssey.
By making hundreds of change requests, they helped innovate the design of the product ... and the manufacturing processes used to build it. As a result, I feel very good about our ability to launch an all-new product with the highest quality.
Experience matters. It teaches you how to work together and support each other ... and it teaches that the key to success in this ever-changing business environment is to continuously challenge and innovate.
Honda's ongoing challenge to manufacture quality products in North America is inspiring Alabama associates to make this type of contribution. As a result, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama is no longer just a result of our experience in North America. Our associates are rapidly becoming a part of that experience.
Twenty five years after starting production in North America, the scale of our operations here has grown. But the most precious fruit is not the size of these operations, but the knowledge, experience and corporate culture that will continue to be passed onto new generations of Honda associates.
Most importantly, by pursuing our dream to produce products close to our customers in America ... we are now better able to deliver innovative products and other new dreams to those customers.
Thank you for your attention.