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2010 Vision
2010 Preview | Will evangelical conservatives embrace adventure, constrain Caesar, and work alongside others who do not want to be softened and bent into perpetual childhood?
"2010 Vision" Continued...
I can't yet call this a trend. It's more of a hope. But the excesses of the Obama administration may be shaking evangelical conservatives out of some troublesome tendencies of recent years.
Instead of looking to government to advance our social goals, maybe we're ready to render unto Caesar only what is his. Instead of speaking about "Christian America" and the need for a "Christian party" of some sort, maybe we're coming to understand that those with a Christian worldview probably represent no more than one in every 10 Americans.
And, instead of going into a defensive crouch when our dreams are unrealized as we end up battered in the public arena, maybe we're ready to contain government aggression by building a coalition with others who also do not want to be ruled by a Caesar.
Here's what I hope will happen: By rendering unto Caesar only what is his, older evangelicals will defend religious liberty alongside fiscal conservatives, younger evangelicals, and immigrants of recent decades. But we'll need to recognize that creating a liberty-based coalition is dangerous, not only because Caesar can strike back but because such a grouping necessarily includes people with non-Christian values and beliefs.
Let's start with where we are. The evidence of Caesar on the march is all around us. The healthcare bill might require everyone to pay for abortions, and it could shut down creative Bible-based alternatives to conventional medical insurance. Requirements that pharmacists prescribe baby-killing chemicals would drive many Christians out of their profession. Requirements that Christian agencies place children with gays for foster care or adoption have already had an impact.
Our response to aggression is sometimes a desire to be the aggressor ourselves. Many Protestants in decades past thought that they could use governmental power to achieve their goals. Thinking they could make public schools reflect their theology, our late-19th-century predecessors passed-in three-fourths of the states!-"Blaine amendments" that banned use of any governmental funds in religious private schools. Those laws in recent years have hampered Christian attempts to increase educational opportunity by using vouchers or tax credits.
Lessons of power backfiring may be finally sinking in. One reason I like last month's Manhattan Declaration-Joel Belz and I signed it-is that it emphasizes the centrality of religious liberty. Such liberty is inalienable because it is "grounded in the character of God, the example of Christ, and the inherent freedom and dignity of human beings created in the divine image." The declaration ends, "We will fully and ungrudgingly render to Caesar what is Caesar's. But under no circumstances will we render to Caesar what is God's."
Only government has the police power to redefine what is Caesar's by grabbing what it should not. The Manhattan Declaration inherently backs small government-and that is the key to providing a realistic alternative to current governmental expansion. For many years we have shown in WORLD that Washington's attempts to help the poor have hurt them. We have shown that there are better ways to improve medical care for the currently uninsured population than by making it worse for the vast insured majority.
Why have the Caesar proposals from Obama and Congress gone as far as they have? I've had occasion before to quote the prescient Alexis de Tocqueville's 1830s writing about "soft despotism" in a book all college students should read, Democracy in America. De Tocqueville revered Americans but feared they might slowly submit to "an immense, protective power which . . . tries to keep them in perpetual childhood. . . . It provides for their security, foresees and supplies their necessities, facilitates their pleasures, manages their principal concerns, directs their industry."
That's not a bad description of the 2010 Obama vision of government: in de Tocqueville's words, a controlling force "thoughtful of detail, orderly, provident, and gentle"-but soulless. De Tocqueville warned that an emphasis on security would leave individuals "not shattered, but softened, bent, and guided . . . a flock of timid and industrious animals." Today, any decision to leave the flock has theological, cultural, and political dimensions.
Theological: What gives us the courage to take risks? Why should we journey to where we are called instead of calling to God, leave me alone? Why should we tithe and give more than tithes, when we don't know what the coming years will bring economically? Such behavior is illogical in terms of self-preservation. It only makes sense if God has given us such a living hope in Christ's death and resurrection, and our future glory, that we do not fear putting our trust in Him.
We need a renewal of the courage that motivated generations of past missionaries who headed to Africa and Asia carrying their coffins with them. Some younger evangelicals fault older leaders for seemingly making politics preeminent and seeking a soft spot at the table with Caesar. They gravitate to new leaders such as Gary Haugen (International Justice Mission) who fight slavery and sex trafficking around the world.
Cultural: Baby boom evangelicals wanted to make the world safe for our children and sometimes looked to government to help. Many demanded, among other things, prayer in public schools, family-friendly television times and ratings, and a ban on pornography or erotica in drug stores or museums. Sometimes we majored in the minors and equated niceness, inoffensiveness, and blandness with Christianity. Younger evangelicals reacted to what they saw as a defensive moralism that attempted to preserve what we proclaimed but often did not practice.
We need a renewed emphasis on truth-telling in journalism, movies, music, and other cultural products. We should continue to criticize slow-motion murder, fast-talking obscenity, and amoral destructiveness, but our goal should not be smiley-faced sponge cake frosted with faith in man's natural goodness. Moralism apart from Christ is idolatry: Priests used hyssop to spray the blood of sacrifices on the people in Moses' time, and authenticity today is bound up in the realization that payment for sin required the shedding of Christ's blood.
Political: Older evangelicals should work to develop coalitions with three particular groups: free-market proponents, immigrants, and-younger evangelicals. Leaders of all three of those groups have become leaders because they are not timid. They do not want to be softened and bent.
Many proponents of free markets look to gain economic advantage through adventure. They want to be entrepreneurs, not corporate managers. An Acton Institute film, The Call of the Entrepreneur, suggests the call of the wild that leads to enterprise. Here's that movie's advertising language: "A merchant banker. A failing dairy farmer. A refugee from Communist China. One risked his savings. One risked his farm. One risked his life." Common denominator: Risk.
Many immigrants are by nature adventuresome, or else they would not have left home and made their way to a strange new land. (My grandfather, known in family lore as Louis the Pioneer, walked across Europe to find the Atlantic and a ship to America, so such folks naturally impress me.) Why should they settle in this country for the stifling governmental control and economic stagnation from which they escaped? Common denominator: Risk.
It might seem hard to bring younger evangelicals into a small-government, anti-Caesar coalition, because so many of them voted for Barack Obama and his big-government policies. But some of that was payback for the failure of many Southern evangelicals to support desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. My sense is that many evangelical Obama-voters, having made history by sending an African-American to the White House, are disappointed that he has not been the rational, above-politics leader for whom they yearned.
At a deeper level, the goals of some younger evangelicals may seem antithetical to those of free market advocates. After all, many have learned from classroom and media tutors that capitalism equals selfishness. In reality, the opposite is true. Few among us are likely to love our neighbors as ourselves on a regular basis-but we are normally willing to help our neighbors if we can help ourselves in the process. Free markets merge altruism and selfishness in a way that no system based on either command-and-control or singing-around-the-campfire can do.
The possibility of an adventuresome evangelical-immigrant-fiscal conservative coalition may be doubted on other grounds as well. On the surface, the goals of some immigrant groups may seem a mediocre fit with a pro-entrepreneurship position. After all, doesn't more governmental redistribution serve the poor?-and most immigrants initially are poor? But millions of newcomers to America over four centuries have learned that our streets really are paved with gold-so why settle for the fool's gold of a governmental dole?
Can an anti-Caesar entente succeed? The founding era of America offers a strong precedent. Signers of the Declaration of Independence risked "our lives, our fortunes, our sacred honor." We may choose to think of all of them as strong Christians, but that was hardly the case. Evangelicals like Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry had to work alongside non-believers like Thomas Jefferson.
We should welcome those who supported Barack Obama, valuing his historic ascension, but have seen where he is leading us. We now venerate Benjamin Franklin as a leader among the Founders, but he decided to sail home from London and join the rebel alliance only a month before the Revolution broke out. Franklin had worked for the British government until he finally gave up and blasted "the extreme corruption prevalent among [London officials who garnered] enormous salaries, pensions, perquisites, and bribes."
Franklin was 69 when he returned home, but the revolutionary cause also received support from a 19-year-old Frenchman, Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette. Orphaned at age 12, Lafayette disobeyed an order from the king of France and made his way to Spain and then to the United States, where the Continental Congress-tired of "French glory seekers"-delayed his commission. Franklin, though, wrote to George Washington and recommended that he make Lafayette his assistant. Washington agreed and became like a father to Lafayette, who in turn became a key leader in the independence effort.
Today's young Lafayettes see the problems of London-like Washington, D.C. Some of them are signing the Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience, which now has over 300,000 adherents (www.manhattandeclaration.org). More are pledging lives, fortunes, and sacred honor every day. The declaration also has historical grounding: "While fully acknowledging the imperfections and shortcomings of Christian institutions and communities in all ages, we claim the heritage of those Christians who defended innocent life by rescuing discarded babies from trash heaps in Roman cities and publicly denouncing the Empire's sanctioning of infanticide."
As the inclusion of "Christian" in the declaration's title indicates, it's not for everyone-but it does appeal for support from others who also prefer liberty to Caesar's dictates. For example, the declaration notes that "restrictions on the freedom of conscience or the ability to hire people of one's own faith . . . undermine the viability of the intermediate structures of society, the essential buffer against the overweening authority of the state. . . . Disintegration of civil society is a prelude to tyranny."
The year 2010 may well be a crucial one in the struggle against tyranny. The temptation will be to focus on politics, and the battle for Congress this year will be important, but the deeper questions are theological and cultural: We won't get far if we just stay at the surface. The crucial decision for each of us to make: Is "personal peace and affluence" (to use Francis Schaeffer's term) our purpose in life, or is it (to use the 364-year-old Westminster phrase) "to glorify God and enjoy Him forever"?


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Fernando Gonzalez was spotted changing his t-shirt while working a super hairy torso in Antofagasta, Chile. The Chileans will battle the Australians in the Davis Cup play-offs this weekend.
I don't mind some body hair but his carpet seems like too much for me. I guess I need your help on this one people: is this a classic hairy situation or should we just let this slide since we're talking body hair?
Do tell!
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
PHOTO OP: Is Fernando's body carpet a true hairy situation?
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ewwwww. didnt know nando was hiding THAT.ReplyDelete
Is that really Gonzo? Totally doesn't look like him.ReplyDelete
yes indeedy - the body hair might be distracting you c note.ReplyDelete
That's usually, but not always, the price of a good head of hair.ReplyDelete
Nando, two words: Manscape.
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EW. That is definitely too much. There is no way us women have to accept a carpet like that and at the same time are forced to shave everything beneath our eyebrows.ReplyDelete
Who would've thought pretty Gonzo had such a situation goin' on? LOL
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Royals acquire pitchers Vin Mazzaro and Justin Marks from Oakland for David DeJesus
The Royals announced today that the club has acquired right-handed pitcher Vin Mazzaro and left-handed pitcher Justin Marks from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder David DeJesus. Mazzaro replaces DeJesus on the Major League roster while Marks has been assigned to the Wilmington (A Advanced) roster.
"This deal allows us to further increase our pitching depth at the Major and minor league levels," Royals' General Manager Dayton Moore said. "Vin Mazzaro fits into our rotation for next season while Justin Marks is a young left-hander who we see starting 2011 at Wilmington. David DeJesus is a high-class person and has been our most consistent performer, both offensively and defensively, over the past few years. We wish the very best for him in the future."
The 24-year-old Mazzaro was 6-8 with a 4.27 ERA in 24 appearances, including 18 starts, for the A's in 2010. In 122.1 innings, the 6-foot-2, 210-pounder allowed 127 hits, 58 earned runs and 50 walks while striking out 79. Opponents hit just .251 against him in his 18 starts, as he compiled 12 quality starts. Mazzaro also pitched in seven games (six starts) for Sacramento (AAA), going 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA, striking out 38 over 37.1 innings. A third-round pick by Oakland out of Rutherford (NJ) High School in 2005, Mazzaro is 10-17 with a 4.72 ERA in 41 Major League games (35 starts) since debuting as a 22-year-old in 2009. He is 5-3 with a 2.64 ERA in 12 appearances (nine starts) in his career against A.L. Central opponents. Mazzaro was named Texas League (AA) Pitcher of the Year in 2008, compiling a 12-3 record and a 1.90 ERA in 22 starts while pitching for Midland.
Marks, 22, spent his first full season of professional baseball in 2010 opening the campaign with the Kane County Cougars (A) before finishing on the mound for the Stockton Ports (A Advanced). The 6-foot-3, 195-pound left-hander was 3-12 with a 4.92 ERA in 20 starts with the Cougars, allowing 109 hits in 109.2 innings and striking out 119 against 41 walks. Following his promotion, he went 3-1 with a 4.58 ERA in five games (four starts) with the Ports. The A's third-round pick out of the University of Louisville in 2009 as a junior, Marks was named Big East Pitcher of the Year following the 2009 campaign. He was originally selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 37th round of the 2006 Draft out of Owensboro (Ky.) High School.
DeJesus, 30, batted .318 with 23 doubles, five home runs, 37 RBI and 46 runs scored in 91 games for the Royals last season, missing the final two and a half months after requiring surgery on his right thumb following a collision with the wall at Yankee Stadium on July 22. A fourth-round pick of the Royals in 2000, DeJesus is a career .289 hitter since breaking into the Majors in 2003.


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Politics | Sen. Rand Paul offers his opinion on our country's economic state but won't say whether he'll run for president in 2016
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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has described himself both as a "constitutional conservative" and a libertarian. An ophthalmologist who attended Baylor and Duke universities, he practiced medicine in Bowling Green, Ky., before entering politics.
In 2008 he made speeches on behalf of his father, Ron Paul, then a congressman from Texas running for president. Rand Paul then won his U.S. Senate seat during the Tea Party tidal wave of 2010. For two years, father and son served in Congress together.
I had this conversation with Rand Paul just before he spoke to a group of conservative activists gathered in Charleston, S.C.
You've been a professing Christian for a number of years. Would you say a little about your faith? I became a Christian as a teenager and it's an important part of my life. It shapes who I am and what I believe. We currently go to a Methodist Church in Bowling Green.
You're libertarian on certain drug issues. You personally oppose same-sex "marriage" but believe it's a state issue. You're opposed to abortion, but you wouldn't ban the morning-after pill. What principle governs your thinking when your libertarian tendencies conflict with your personal moral beliefs? There is a role for government protecting life. That's one of the primary things government does. Ultimately you have to decide: Is life precious? Is life a creation from God? And should the government be involved? I think the answer is yes to all of that.
Marriage has been a state issue for several hundred years and I think probably will remain a state issue. Our state of Kentucky has a constitutional amendment in favor of just having traditional marriage and I am in favor of that.
Columnist David Brooks, among others, said Republicans were smart to make a deal to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for the Senate passing a budget, but a lot of conservatives say the GOP caved in. What's your position? It was a huge mistake. Passing a budget is what the Democrats are supposed to do. We have no guarantees the budget will balance. No guarantee that the budget won't include tax increases. We're going to trade that for the debt ceiling? I'm absolutely opposed to it.
So the debt ceiling deal was a defeat for the GOP. Many analysts say the fiscal cliff deal was also a defeat. And of course Republicans got beat in November at the ballot box. Is GOP national leadership up to the challenge? We need to know what we stand for. Right now we're borrowing $4 billion a day and it can't go on. We really do have to rein in spending. There's spending waste from top to bottom in government. One of the examples I use: $3 million spent studying monkeys on meth. So does anybody not know that monkeys are crazy on methamphetamines? We spent $300,000 last year to develop a robotic squirrel to see if a rattlesnake would strike a squirrel that wasn't wagging its tail. Apparently they couldn't get live squirrels not to wag their tails. I mean, this runs throughout our government. Raising the debt ceiling is just giving a blank credit card to someone who has shown no evidence of being good with money.
So let me ask again: Does the GOP need new leadership in the House? I don't get to choose because I'm not in the House. But I will say that we do have to stand for something. Sometimes it takes an internal struggle within a party and I would say there is a little bit of an internal struggle within the Republican Party for what we should stand for.
Are you going to run for president? I haven't made a decision yet. We're thinking about it and we probably won't know anything for about two years. We need to have Republicans talking about the debt, talking about reduced spending, talking about how we could win again as the Republican Party. We're not competitive on the West Coast. We're not competitive in New England. We've lost two presidential elections. We start out way behind when we begin the election. We need to look at different approaches and different ideas about how we can grow the Republican Party.
You favor auditing the Federal Reserve Bank. I'm a lead co-sponsor of the "Audit the Fed" bill in the Senate and unfortunately [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid has not let us vote on it.
Would you favor the abolition of the Fed and a return to the gold standard? We need to start somewhere and one place to start is by auditing the Fed. That passed overwhelmingly in the House and we would have a chance in the Senate if we could get a vote. We should look first toward limiting the power of the Fed. Am I ultimately in favor of a commodity type of standard? Yes, but I think that we have to look at things one step at a time.
How are we going to get out of the current economic fix? Are we going to enter an era of hyperinflation? That's the real question. We've run up so much deficit at this point, and we're printing new money to pay for it. Will we destroy our currency as the consequence of what we're doing? I think that's an open question.


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Pushing Position
How does pushing position affect my pelvic floor?
How does pushing technique affect my pelvic floor?
When might a specific pushing position or technique be recommended?
How does pushing position affect my pelvic floor?Pushing at birth in an upright or side-lying position is less likely to lead to an episiotomy and use of vacuum extraction or forceps compared with pushing and giving birth while lying flat or nearly flat on your back (supine position) or on your back with legs in stirrups (lithotomy position).
This stands to reason because when you are on your back, you are pushing 7 pounds or so of baby uphill against gravity. Also, pregnancy hormones relax the ligaments that normally keep the joints of your pelvis from moving. This allows your pelvis to open at the time of the birth to make more room for your baby to pass through it. Lying on your back, the weight of your body prevents the end of your spinal column (your sacrum) from flexing open.
How does pushing technique affect my pelvic floor?For many decades, a common practice has been to coach women to bear down as long and hard as they can during contractions (sometimes called "purple pushing") once the opening of the uterus (cervix) is fully stretched (dilated). This came about in the belief that it was better for the baby for the pushing stage to be as short as possible and perhaps due to effects, in the 1940s and 1950s, when women were heavily drugged.
No research supports this practice, however. In fact, some studies that are beginning to look at this issue find that this style of pushing — as opposed to what women do when guided by their own pushing reflex — results in more injury and greater need for stitches without offering any benefits to the baby.
The pressure of the baby's head deep against your pelvic floor stimulates an innate pushing reflex ("urge to push"). When women follow their own inner sensations, they often don't begin pushing until some time after the cervix is fully opened. When they do bear down, pushes tend to last only a few seconds, and many women grunt or groan while they push. These differences may explain why you would be less likely to be injured or need stitches. Pushing in this manner allows the vaginal tissues to gently spread out around the baby's descending head. Pushing this way may also avoid overstretching pelvic floor ligaments and muscles. Tips & Tools: Pelvic Floor provides more ideas on how to reduce chances of a tear in your perineum.
When might a specific pushing position or technique be recommended?Women who have epidurals will usually be more limited in positions they can use. Many women who have epidurals may need caregiver-directed coaching as well because they have been numbed.
Specific concerns about mother or baby may also dictate pushing position. For example, squatting may be problematic in a woman with varicose veins because it can constrict blood flow from her legs, or the baby may do better with the mother pushing in one position versus another. Individual circumstances such as medical urgency to deliver the baby may also demand forceful pushing.
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Mission Foods' wireless supply chain evolution
An independent distributor uses a handheld computer with attached portable printer to wirelessly transmit delivery information to Mission Foods in real time and generate invoices at a grocery retailer's store.
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Three wireless radios in one
Like worker bees in a colony, Mission's independent distributors are tasked with delivering the company's products to stores and producing invoices requiring a customer's signature before moving on to the next store.
"In the past, we'd have to wait for the distributors to establish a modem connection to download invoices and get an update, or we'd wait for them to come to the office," says Valdes. Hard copies of invoices that were dropped off had to be manually scanned for electronic processing—not a small task when you're dealing with about 30,000 documents a day nationwide.
In 2005, having worked with Intermec since 1996, Valdes and his team went back to its solution provider to see if it had a handheld computer that could simultaneously support three forms of wireless communication: wide area wireless connectivity to transmit invoice and delivery data in real time from distributors in the field to Mission's SAP systems; a wireless LAN 802.11b-standard connection for use within its facilities; and Bluetooth connectivity to print signed paper invoices at a customer site from a portable printer.
According to Valdes, the provider's handhelds clearly fit the bill; and in 2006, these mobile devices were rolled out to Mission's independent distributors who could now generate invoices for customers on the spot.
In this system, the capture of a customer's signature on the handheld automatically triggers a wireless transmission that sends the invoice data to Mission Foods over AT&T's wide range area network. If out of network coverage, the system will automatically retry to send the data. If any transactions haven't been transmitted when the distributor returns to the DC, the DC's wireless LAN is used to send the data from the handheld.
Although the biggest benefit to Mission Foods might be the real-time exchange of accurate transactions, electronically capturing signatures on invoices has also eliminated the need to scan and process 30,000 documents. More importantly, independent distributors don't take as much of the customer's time to complete deliveries, elevating service levels on delivery routes.
Container tracking with RFID
After offering independent distributors these new handhelds, Valdes and his team switched gears in late 2008 to focus on the containers used to transport products to stores. The company, in response to sustainability initiatives, had been gradually replacing its corrugated boxes with returnable plastic containers (RPCs).
With these containers costing $8 each, the company's ability to be "green" relied heavily upon distributors returning RPCs after product delivery—easier said than done. Nearly 100 percent of the RPCs were being replaced each year at a loss of $3 million.
While keeping track of containers leaving may have been easy, tracking them coming back proved difficult. "Most distributors would drop the empties outside the warehouse, but facilities lacked the manpower to check-in and count the trays that were returning," says Valdes. He needed a system that wouldn't create extra work for warehouse personnel, follow the natural picking and shipping process, and still track who was returning the containers.
Valdes and Intermec set up a "proof of concept" in Mission's 150,000 square-foot Dallas facility to determine whether using RFID to track containers would be feasible.
"We put a fairly expensive RFID tag on a thousand containers so we knew it would read, and then we successfully tracked them with this handheld coming and going," recalls Intermec's Doyle. Engineers then tested the readability of less expensive tags on containers filled with Mission's products until finally recommending an inexpensive, but reliable weather-resistant, polyester label with an RFID tag built into it. Placing RFID reader portals on each dock door would have been cost-prohibitive, so Mission's team located a minimal number of portals along the workers' most travelled paths.
To facilitate tagging each container, Mission printed the containers' RFID labels in-house before sending them to the RPC manufacturer for application to the containers before they arrive at Mission's facilities. Before loading onto the independent distributor's truck, a worker prints and attaches an RFID paper tag on the pallet indicating which independent distributor gets the pallet along with the number of containers associated with the pallet.
Lift truck drivers then transport product through an outbound portal that automatically records both the pallet and container codes. Upon the independent distributor's return, the trays are processed through an inbound portal near the docks where lift trucks must drive before unloading the empty containers in the warehouse. Because every reader has a unique IP address, Mission knows where the containers were read and if they were leaving or coming back to the facility.
The only issue, according to Valdes, is the inadvertent reading of stray tags from product stored within the vicinity of the portal—a problem that's common in many RFID applications. Valdes and his team installed filtering software that could identify these stray tags and eliminate them from tracking reports.
In July 2009, Dallas went live with three strategically placed portals. Soon after that, portals were installed in Houston and San Antonio in just one week. Mission Foods plans to continue rolling out this RFID system to all of its DCs and plants through 2012.
The system, including readers, tags, and software, cost about $100,000 for all three Texas facilities—which move a total of 20,000 containers per day. For 2010, these facilities saved a combined $700,000 by switching from corrugated, resulting in a return on investment of only a few months.
Taking wireless to the warehouse
Valdes and his team's foray into wireless technology continues to evolve over time. In 2009, they decided to concentrate on Mission's warehouses that still used paper pick lists to pick full cartons of product onto a pallet.
For years, this paper-based approach caused mispicks and inhibited automatic traceability for recalls. Many times, the oldest products weren't picked first, resulting in some items going to scrap due to expired sell-by dates.
To address these issues the team chose another handheld computer capable of scanning barcodes up to 50 feet away. The handheld is equipped with a terminal emulator software that mimics the data entry terminal on Mission's host system, essentially making the handheld a smaller version of the system.
With these wireless devices, a worker scans the pick location and the product to make sure he or she is picking the correct product and quantity. The handheld then directs the worker to the next pick location.
Using these wireless handheld scanners in the warehouse has allowed real-time tracking of inventory, labor productivity and delivery status, while seamlessly interfacing with Mission's SAP systems. In late 2009, they went live with the first location, adding two more locations in 2010.
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New to solar imaging, need help :(
Posted 15 November 2012 - 03:16 PM
Anyhow, visually I was able to see surface details and prominence as well - I'm happy here for first light.
But my real passion is imaging... and...
1) I'm not sure which camera to use
2) I'm having difficulty focusing. Can't use a Bahtinov mask on the sun
3) What software are you guys using with your CCD camera?
These are the cameras I currently have...
a) 7 Canon DSLR models to choose from (see my signature)
b) ATIK 460EX Mono
c) SBIG ST8300 Color
d) Starlight Xpress Loadstar
e) Orion Starshoot Auto Guider
f) Celestron NexImage / Phillips ToUcam SPC900NC
Should I be considering another camera for solar imaging?
Thanks for you help,
Posted 15 November 2012 - 05:39 PM
Should I be considering another camera for solar imaging?
Thanks for you help,
Yes, you definitely need another camera for solar imaging.
For your small telescope the best choice will be
Point Gray Research Flea3-1,3Mpix camera on Sony ICX 445 chip mono. This camera has 1288x954 pixels of 3,75micron pixel size. You will be able to image most of the solar disk at ones, with simplest 0.5x or 0,7x reducer you will have the whole sun disk at the screen.
This camera is very sensitive, almost equal to cameras with 618 chip.
With balow 2x you can image the details on the disk, as well as well defined prominences.
Using ROI for imaging details, you will have fast enough recording data rate. The images will be as good as such small aperture can deliver.
Peoples here and at yahoo Firecapture group will help you with starting imaging the sun with such camera.
BTW. PGR company has excellent and prompt customer support service.
Good luck.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 07:05 PM
You take let say 50 frames (up to 100) like if you would be doing DS imaging, but at sub-second exposures. Set the exposure that you get nearly full histogram fill. Then you can manually delete bad frames and stack the rest (Registax, Autostakkert?), and sharpen it (deconvolution, wavelets... whatever). And thats almost all.
To focus you must look on the image on the live preview. Bahtinov mask doesn't work good with big fat objects as the spikes will be also fat.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 08:23 PM
I did try the Atik 460EX this afternoon; it can do down to 1/1000th of a second exposure but the 2+ seconds download time is killing me for solar.
Where can I find the price of a Flea3 camera?
What about the Image Source cameras?
Posted 15 November 2012 - 08:44 PM
From Point Grey web site, you can get the price list after registering if memory serve me well.
The usb2 Chameleon mono is a popular choice for solar imaging. It seems to be hitting a sweet spot in the price/quality ratio department;
Posted 15 November 2012 - 09:54 PM
Ok, I got the prices for the Flea line up now. Most cameras come with C-Mount or CS-Mount. What is the difference?
Posted 15 November 2012 - 11:41 PM
Salut Guylain,
From Point Grey web site, you can get the price list after registering if memory serve me well.
The usb2 Chameleon mono is a popular choice for solar imaging. It seems to be hitting a sweet spot in the price/quality ratio department;
USB2.0 is very slow rate camera of todays standards. Only 18 frames per second. And ROI will not help too much. Maximum is 30fps with ROI.
I do use GigE interface with 32fps at 16 bit and full format.
With ROI, say, 1288x250 pixels (for prominences on the limb), I can have 90fps for brighter prominences and respectively lower fps in the case of dimmer prominences. If I imaging some details on the disk, I can use, say 600x400pix ROI and the data transfer rate is about 60fps.
Very flexible and, I think this is the ideal (today) choice for solar H-a imaging. GigE allows me the cable length up to30-40 meters.
Right now I imaging near the telescope, but next warm season I will image the sun remotely (30-40m) being in conditioned room in front of my desktop computer with large screen and I will not need to be at hot sun.
Before I bought this camera I performed the investigation - what is the best compromise and what is the most comfortable. For small telescopes (short focal length) this is the best one.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 02:51 AM
Merci Alain.
Ok, I got the prices for the Flea line up now. Most cameras come with C-Mount or CS-Mount. What is the difference?
These camera come with a CS mount as their main use is machine vision or surveillance duty. The 5mm C mount adaptor they are refering to is to allow the use of C mount lenses (it allows these lenses to reach focus with a CS mount). For planetary/solar imaging all that is needed is a 1,25" to C adaptor like this one;
C and CS mounts have the same diameter, same threaded pitch but different flange depth (shorter for CS).
Posted 16 November 2012 - 05:33 AM
All of them do work. In case of DS cameras - they are slow but you also need much less frames.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 09:56 AM
You can live with longer download speed. Here is one with Atik 314L+ and one with Flea3 ICX618 or PGR Chameleon.
All of them do work. In case of DS cameras - they are slow but you also need much less frames.
Interesting. How long were your frames with the Atik and how many did you take in that image?
Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:26 PM
Posted 16 November 2012 - 04:03 PM
FWIW - the Point Grey Blackfly might be an interesting alternative to the Chameleon.
The camera is GigE - so you need to make sure that you have a GigE ethernet port, and also it will need to be powered separately (power is another convenient thing about USB2/3) but it will have 2x the bandwidth of USB2. Its just $20 more than a Chameleon. The ICX693 is a super sensitive sensor - better QE than the ICX618 which is known for its sensitivity. The ICX692 is no hunchback either but its not breaking records like the 693. Of course, there are trade-offs - they have higher speeds but lower resolution than the ICX445 on the Chameleon - so it isn't a clear win across the board. And I have not had any feedback from astrophotographers on this camera line yet... but just wanted to put it out there.
Don (at Point Grey)
Posted 16 November 2012 - 04:15 PM
I need something higher than ICX618 for my C14 and that or EV76C661 (or *60 if it will show up at all) would be interesting.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 04:22 PM
I like your <vendor.hat.on> <vendor.hat.off>... I might use it myself from time to time
I use an Asus G75vw laptop for imaging and it does have a gigabit ethernet port so I'm good on that front.
I see most of your cam have a C and CS mount interface... what is the difference?
Posted 16 November 2012 - 05:26 PM
Like here is Flea3 with a 1,25 nosepiece from C/CS thread:
Posted 16 November 2012 - 08:25 PM
Piotr - hmmm... sorry that I was talking out of turn. I am not in sales, so when I want to see if a camera is available, I do what you would do, I go to the web page and check the blackfly page . However I didn't look at the fine print that says the ICX693 isn't shipping until next quarter.
AND I don't have QE numbers for ICX693 yet (this was another mistake! I thought they were done but on double checking, found I was confused between the ICX693 and the ICX687... the ICX687 QE is quite good - 75% at 525nm. The ICX693 is still being tuned so reliable numbers are not available yet).
So... sorry! My post suddenly seems rather speculative... a camera that isn't shipping for which I can't back up any claims. There is a reason why I'm not in sales! Please disregard the ICX693 sales pitch until sometime next year
Don... who should probably leave the vendor hat off for a while
Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:52 AM
Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:04 PM
I pretty much narrowed me decision between the Blackfly and the Flea3 (GigE model)
Blackfly model BFLY-PGE-09S2M-CS
- Sony ICX692 CCD, 1/3", 4.08 µm
- Global shutter
- 1288 x 728 at 30 FPS
Flea3 model FL3-GE-13S2M-CS
- Sony ICX445 CCD, 1/3", 3.75 µm
- Global Shutter
- 1288x964 at 31 FPS
I'm leaning towards the Flea3 at the moment.
What is the big difference between the 445 and 692 sensor in terms of sensitivity and QE?
I also imagine that the smaller pixel size on the 445 is better for solar imaging, but I'm not sure.
Thanks for all the info.
Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:37 PM
Posted 17 November 2012 - 03:53 PM
ICX692 mono doesn't "exist" yet and you would have to wait to some early month of 2013. The e2v CMOS sensors in Blackfly is good too. It has much bigger diagonal than ICX445.(and even that Blackfly model isn't yet shipping - but it should start soon )
Thanks, I know the Blackfly is not shipping yet. I'm not in a hurry so if the Blackfly is a better unit for my use I don't mind waiting.
What is the advantage/disadvantage of a bigger diagonal in the e2v CMOS BlackFly?
Posted 17 November 2012 - 04:04 PM
And it's faster than the ICX445 CCD.
Posted 17 November 2012 - 04:33 PM
Decisions decisions...
Well, I do want to be able to fit the whole disk without mosaic. This is actually a hard requirement for me. I'll be using a 2.5x and/or 5.x televue power mate to increase resolution when I want to image the edge.
What about the Grasshopper GS2-GE-20S4M-C? It has a Sony ICX274 with a 1/1.8" diagonal (same diagonal size as the e2v CMOS BlackFly) with 1624x1224 resolution at 29 FPS.
Thank you for the information, I really appreciate it.
Posted 17 November 2012 - 05:24 PM
To easily fit the whole Sun (no Barlows) you would need at least 2/3". 5x Powermate would be to much - pushing resolution much above scope resolving power.
Posted 17 November 2012 - 09:29 PM
Don, I have signed up on your web site to receive information in the Blackfly. My interest has now shifted to the Blackfly BFLY-PGE-13E4M-CS which should be available Q4 2012... any time now i guess.
Posted 20 November 2012 - 12:23 PM
Hi Guylain,
The QE on the Blackfly's are not ready yet since the sensor guys are still tuning the sensor timing and trying to optimize the performance. But the e2v information should be ready first and since you are registered to get information updates, you should know about the same time I do


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Wednesday news, August 29
Plymouth County To Build New Bridge For 160th Street
(Le Mars) -- The permits are in and bids on a new bridge will be coming into the county late fall/early winter. Plans are drawn up for the 226 foot bridge over the Floyd River on 160th just east of Highway 60 north of Le Mars. County Engineer Tom Rohe informed the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors that the amount of traffic on the gravel road warrants a new structure.
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The amount of traffic is over double what an average gravel road in the county has. Rohe says the current bridge is in ill-repair, and discussion concerning closing the bridge entirely was addressed. Rohe said flooding of alternative routes could be a problem.
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The railroad sees 160th as a busy road, as made evident by the fact they added gates and lights to the crossing at 160th street near the bridge this year. According to Rohe, that project cost the railroad 170 thousand dollars.
The bridge will be raised seven and a half feet from it's current placement, and 2.5 acres around the existing road will need to be acquired.
The replacement of the bridge over the Floyd on 160th north of Le Mars is estimated to cost 800-900 thousand dollars. Eighty percent of that cost would be covered by the Federal Bridge Replacement Funds the county has available.
Two Men Sentenced For Possessing K2 In Correctional Facility
(Orange City) -- Two men have been sentenced to prison terms for possessing synthetic cannabinoids while being held in a correctional facility. 34 year old Jesse Armstrong of Spencer and 35 year old Clarence Paulsen of Spirit Lake were sentenced on Monday. The men were arrested out of the same incident. Sioux County attorney Coleman McAllister prosecuted the cases on behalf of the state of Iowa. The cases arose on June 13th when the Sioux County Sheriff's Office received information that a resident of the Iowa Department of Corrections Residential Treatment Facility in Sheldon, was potentially involved in possessing and/or selling K-2 as classified as a synthetic cannabinoid under Iowa law and it is illegal to possess. A deputy went to the residential treatment facility and located two packages of the illegal drug. Both men were sentenced to five years in prison. Armstrong was serving a ten year prison term for a felony controlled substance conviction in Clay County, Iowa and Paulsen was serving a two year prison sentence for weapons and drug convictions also in Clay County, Iowa.
Erratic Driver Leads To Arrest and Sentencing For Marijuana Possession
(Orange City) -- A complaint of an erratic driver led to the arrest and conviction of a Sergeant Bluff man for possession of, and intent to deliver nearly a pound of marijuana. 47 year old Sakdarif Lokhamkouak was sentenced to five years in prison by Sioux County District Court on Monday. Last March a concerned citizen called 911 to make a complaint of an erratic driver southbound on Highway 75. A Sioux County deputy observed the vehicle and was able to match the description. The deputy stopped and searched the vehicle in question, and besides finding 14.8 ounces of marijuana, he also found $2,400 in cash.
Iowa Has Fewer Hunters
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Fewer Iowans are buying hunting and fishing licenses, but state officials say that doesn't necessarily mean interest in the sports are waning.
Sales of hunting licenses to Iowa residents dropped 13 percent from 2007 to last year, and resident fishing licenses declined about 4 percent during that period.
Nationally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates hunting is up 9 percent and fishing has increased 11 percent.
Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Bureau, tells The Gazette in Cedar Rapids that the national numbers are based on interviews. He says fishing remains
strong in Iowa and license declines could reflect recent flooding.
DNR spokesman Kevin Baskins says declining pheasant populations hurt hunting license sales. That decline is blamed on grassland losses and recent harsh winters.
(Boone) - Farmers, crop inspectors and grain elevators in Iowa and other corn-producing states are
keeping an eye out for corn contaminated by a poison-producing fungus.
They're watching for signs of aflatoxins which are produced by mold fungi and at high levels are poisonous to humans and animals. They tend to show up during hot, dry summers.
Charlie Hurburgh, grain quality specialist with Iowa State University says the problem is starting to get serious.
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Iowa agriculture officials say they're requiring dairy farmers to test milk as it leaves farms. Aflatoxins can appear in the milk of dairy cows fed contaminated corn.
National Guard Send-off
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) - About 1,000 people turned out for a sendoff ceremony for 60 Iowa Army National Guard troops heading to Afghanistan. The event took place yesterday at Camp Dodge in Johnston. The soldiers will head to Fort Hood in Texas for about a month of training before going overseas.
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SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) – Trayvon Martin spent four long minutes preparing to attack George Zimmerman before landing the first punch in a fight that ended in the teenager's death, Zimmerman's defense lawyer said in closing arguments of the murder trial on Friday.
Lead defense lawyer Mark O'Mara attempted in his closing argument to the six-member jury to shift the blame to Martin, the unarmed, black 17-year-old who Zimmerman shot dead last year. The case has captivated and divided much of the U.S. public, raising questions about race and guns in America.
O'Mara said there was "factual and undeniable evidence" that Zimmerman should be found not guilty.
Zimmerman, 29, says he shot Martin in self-defense after he was attacked. Prosecutors contend Zimmerman was a "wannabe cop" who, after calling police on the night of February 26, 2012 and telling them he believed Martin was acting suspiciously in the neighborhood that had seen break-ins, tracked down the teenager.
Martin was a guest in the home of his father's fiancée, who lived inside the gated community, and was returning from a nearby convenience store with a snack, ready to watch the NBA All-Star game.
Florida state prosecutors have accused Zimmerman of second-degree murder, a charge that could lead to a sentence of life in prison. To convict Zimmerman of that crime, the all-female jury must find he acted with ill will, spite or hatred.
The hateful person that rainy night was the 17-year-old Martin, not Zimmerman, O'Mara told the jury.
"Somebody decided they were angry. Ticked off. Ill will, spite or hatred," O'Mara said. "It wasn't some cop wannabe."
He added, "The person who decided this was going to continue, was going to become a violent event, was the guy who didn't go home when he had a chance to. It was the guy who decided to lie in wait."
The jury can also opt for manslaughter, which has a lesser burden of culpable negligence. That carries a prison sentence of up to 30 years.
Since he took the case last year, O'Mara has sought to be sensitive to Martin's grieving parents, who have attended the whole trial, but on Friday he seized the opportunity to blame Martin with initiating the confrontation.
Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, walked out of the courtroom, followed by two of her lawyers, when O'Mara started discussing her son's dead body.
Earlier, O'Mara warned jurors against filling in holes in the prosecutors' case, cautioning against making presumptions and assumptions.
Yet he invited them to form their own conclusions about Martin, particularly in the four-minute gap that O'Mara said passed between Zimmerman losing sight of Martin and when Martin attacked.
He dramatized that length of time by pausing for four minutes, leaving the courtroom silent.
"Four minutes. You get to figure out what Trayvon Martin was doing," O'Mara told the jury. "Four minutes to do what? To run home. To walk home."
Instead, O'Mara said, he attacked Zimmerman.
O'Mara also narrated an animated video re-enactment of the fight from the defense perspective. It showed Martin walking up to Zimmerman and punching him in the face, then jumped ahead to scenes showing Martin on top of Zimmerman, when Zimmerman says he was being beaten and feared for his life.
The animation, which O'Mara admitted was "somewhat made up," did not show the fatal gunshot.
Prosecutors will have a chance for a final rebuttal argument. Jurors will then start deliberations.
When police initially declined to arrest Zimmerman, it provoked street demonstration throughout the United States as critics blamed Zimmerman for pulling out his Kel Tec 9mm pistol, which was fully loaded with hollow-point bullets.
Backers of liberal gun laws have rallied behind Zimmerman and helped fund his defense, seeing him as a persecuted hero whose need for self-defense demonstrated the importance of the Second Amendment right to bear arms.


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DECATUR, Ga. -- Preparations are underway to welcome President Barack Obama to Decatur, but the exact subject of his talk there will be a bit of a mystery until after tonight's State of the Union address.
At the Decatur Recreation Center, representatives from the White House roam the halls as employees decorate the gym.
"I've been in the building 19 years and never had a President in this building," said city employee Greg White. "We're excited about the opportunity."
It is clear education will be on the mind of the President when he visits Decatur. At the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center, vehicles with tinted windows and government tags stop by in anticipation of Mr. Obama's visit there.
Parents call it a rare treat for a unique school.
"It's all about how you nurture the child from the beginning," said parent Cynthia Alridge. "It's a wonderful model for that."
The President will stop by one of two centers in Decatur where the learning starts shortly after birth.
Educators across the country are anticipating that Mr. Obama will announce a plan to expand early childhood education.
A Republican Dekalb County lawmaker says its one Obama initiative he can applaud.
"I don't get many opportunities to support the President," said State Senator Fran Millar of Dunwoody. "In this particular case I think he's right on. It's very important."
Neighbors around to school and recreation center are starting to notice all of the "no parking" signs that will keep their cars off the streets come Thursday.
It will no doubt disrupt life here.
"I don't think it's going to be off the chain or anything, and if it is people are chill enough to get around it," said Deeds Davis.
"It's worth it," said Spencer Pierce.
The President will visit North Carolina prior to his trip to Georgia.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- A flawless first quarter from the Wizards disguised a brutally selfish Washington effort for the rest of the home opener. The Wiz fell 90-84 to the New Jersey Nets.
Things went awry starting early in the third quarter, in large part due to Kris Humphries 10 points and four rebounds in the quarter. Washington went from up six to down one entering the fourth quarter.
"Usually when you get up that big in our league, teams are going to make runs. But I thought we responded in a very selfish way in saying 'Oh, I'm going to try and do it myself' rather than play the right way," coach Flip Saunders said after his team squandered a 21 point first half lead.
Even with continually deteriorating play, the Wizards had chances at the very end of the game. John Wall blew many of those chances by making the wrong decisions.
What I'm disappointed in:
*John Wall. Can I nickname him John "bouncing off the" Wall? He was out of control at key moments, hitting the deck when he drove the basketball. He was forcing a lot of shots.
Wall was 3-for-13 from the field. The worst part of his outing had to be at the line though. Wall made only 7-of-13 free throws. The two key ones he missed came with 2:52 left in the fourth and the Wizards only trailing 84-78. Washington badly needed their best player tonight and he didn't respond.
*Kris Humphries owned Andray Blatche, Trevor Booker or whoever attempted to guard him, especially in the second half. In 74 games last season Humphries topped 20 points just three times and is only a threat literally just five feet from the basket. Newsflash to other opposing fan bases: booing Humphries as if he is LeBron James only motivated his teammates to keep feeding their guy the ball.
*New Jersey controlled the paint. 58 Nets rebounds opposed to 39 for the Wizards. This is without 7-footer Brook Lopez. This is with a guy by the name of Johan Petro (11 points, 5 boards). Slashing forward Damion James somehow ended up with 14 boards. JaVale McGee had only six rebounds, zero of them in the fourth quarter. The Wizards have a much superior frontcourt yet were constantly outhustled after the first quarter.
*Conditioning. Flip Saunders and John Wall didn't name names, but both made it apparent that some members of the team were too tired. Wall indicated the team will watch the film and single out guys who will have to run more during practice. My guess on the list of players out of shape: Andray Blatche, JaVale McGee, Rashard Lewis and Shelvin Mack.
*Three-point shooting. The Wizards made just one triple compared to the New Jersey's six. Rashard Lewis continues to be a ghost out on the floor.
*Andray Blatche's attitude after the game. The supposed "new leader" pouted as if his team had just lost a game seven of a playoff series. And he's already questioning his role in the offense as a pick-and-pop player.
Why I am still hopeful:
*The first quarter. 26-13, a display of dunks, passing and fast breaks. Jordan Crawford showed how hot he can get (eight points).
There was defensive intensity, and dare-I-say something to prove attitude with this team? It looked like things could become a blowout if the Wizards held their foot on the gas pedal. It may be weeks before the team plays that good of a first quarter on both sides of the ball.
*Nick Young. He was 6-for-9 in just 18 minutes of play, igniting a 36-15 Wizards lead midway through the second quarter. He didn't play more because of limited practice time. I predicted Young will be a 20 points per game guy this year and I will stand by that.
*Chris Singleton. Obviously it's extremely early, but don't be surprised if Singleton becomes a mainstay in the annual NBA all-defensive team in a few seasons. In his first ever pro game, Singleton was asked to defend point guard Deron Williams late in the fourth quarter. He hit the only Wizards three-pointer of the game and saw 22 minutes tonight. I say he averages closer to 30 by season's end; he's that valuable on D.
*Ronny Turiaf. When he was in the game, the Wizards were scrapping, as evidence of his team high +14. He took two charges, grabbed five boards, had two blocks and what I liked is he committed four fouls. He shored up the paint for the Wizards in times when it was caving in.
Notable Quotables
"I said that I need the ball in the paint to be effective. You can't keep having me pick and pop and shoot jump shots. Give me the ball in the paint. That's where I'm most effective at. I've been saying that since training camp. I need the ball in the paint. I don't want to be the pick and pop guy I used to be, because that's not working for me." -- Andray Blatche whining after one loss.
"It's tough, the first game of the year, in front of all the fans. To come out how we did in the first quarter and end the way we did...its crazy. -- Nick Young.
"We don't have anybody with an elite status right now like a Deron Williams who can just take a game over whether he's scoring or setting people up. He's like a conductor, he had control and tempo of the game." -- Flip Saunders.
"I have to pick up my head quicker [in transition]." -- John Wall on his 3-for-13 night.
"We kind of lost focus. We got sidetracked from what was working. The shots they were missing [early] started to fall." -- Nick Young on how the Wizards lost.
"I had no problem guarding [Deron Williams], he's a crafty player especially with the ball. I just tried to do my best." -- Chris Singleton on his first big NBA assignment.
"We turned the ball over and didn't execute down the stretch." -- John Wall.
"John tries to do too much at times. He got to the hole a lot, but he just couldn't finish." -- Flip Saunders.
"Two of our starters went 8-for-19 from the free throw line. You're not going to beat anyone in the league shooting free throws like that."-- Flip Saunders.
"I thought we had great energy defensively but were just not in shape." -- Flip Saunders
"Humphries has been sitting in NYC or wherever he's been. He gets 16 rebounds and 21 points. That can't happen." -- Flip Saunders.


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Royals make four moves to set Opening Day 25-man roster
The Royals have announced today that the club has placed catcher Jason Kendall on the 15-day D.L., retroactive to March 22, as he continues his rehab from right shoulder surgery. The Royals selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Tim Collins. In addition, the club has designated for assignment catcher Lucas May and outrighted outfielder Gregor Blanco to Omaha (AAA). Following the moves, the Royals have set the Opening Day 25-man roster and have 39 players on the Major League 40-man roster.
The Opening Day 25-man Major League roster is as follows:
Pitchers (12): Nate Adcock, Bruce Chen (L), Tim Collins (L), Aaron Crow, Kyle Davies, Jeff Francis (L), Luke Hochevar, Jeremy Jeffress, Sean O'Sullivan, Joakim Soria, Robinson Tejeda, Kanekoa Texeira.
Catchers (2): Brayan Pena (S), Matt Treanor.
Infielders (6): Mike Aviles, Wilson Betemit (S), Billy Butler, Alcides Escobar, Chris Getz (L), Kila Ka'aihue (L).
Outfielders (5): Melky Cabrera (S), Jarrod Dyson (L), Jeff Francoeur, Alex Gordon (L), Mitch Maier (L).
Disabled List: RHP-Henry Barrera (60-day), C-Jason Kendall (15-day).


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Soria, Royals set to kick off second half
ATH just stopped by the mail room, where we noticed Joakim Soria's duffle bag had arrived back from the All-Star Game. Soria leads the Majors with 25 saves and has converted 18 straight chances! He has held opponents to three earned runs over his last 22.0 innings for a 1.23 ERA. Kansas City hosts Oakland tonight at 7:10. It's Buck Night plus Fireworks Friday!


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Oct 05 2011
Reduce the Risk of Deer-Car Collisions this Fall – The Garage Plan Shop
Recently, American Family Insurance (AmFam) posted an article on their website about deer-car collisions. The point is simple. Fall is the season when deer are most active because it is the breeding season. Because the deer are more active, motorists are more likely to encounter deer on roads and highways. All too often, these encounters result in serious auto accidents. Not only do these traffic accidents cost millions of dollars annually but they often result in injury and sometimes even death. AmFam is spreading the word about safe driving during this time of the year. Being attentive and knowing how deer behave may just help you avoid a deer-car collision the next time you are on the road. Check out this article from AmFam for safe driving tips when encounters with deer on and along roadways are concerned.


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Developing the mindset
One of the most important things i've learned over the years is; developing your mindset in anything you do including song-writing.
Once i had that established with a hand-drawn mind map of how i would complete tasks as i am songwriting, i ensure i had my methodology in my mind and begin to do it with ease like it was natural.
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Last season, the New York Knicks won the Atlantic
Division title for the first time since 1994.
They enjoyed a borderline MVP performance from Carmelo Anthony, forged a new
rivalry with their neighbors in New York, the Brooklyn Nets, but lost in the
second round of the playoffs.
In the offseason, the Knicks didn't need to do much to improve. The roster was
solid, but that didn't stop New York from bringing in two polarizing forwards.
Andrea Bargnani, the former first overall pick, was acquired from the Toronto
Raptors. The price was steep, not so much in Marcus Camby, Steve Novak or
Quentin Richardson, but in a first-round pick.
Metta World Peace was amnestied by the Los Angeles Lakers and returned home to
the Big Apple.
Once again, the Knicks have assembled a great roster, loaded with veterans.
That doesn't mean that the Knickerbockers aren't without problems at the dawn
of this season.
Amare Stoudemire very quietly underwent another surgical procedure on his
knees. Head coach Mike Woodson will immediately monitor his minutes.
Then, there's the matter of reigning Sixth Man of the Year, J.R. Smith. After
an ill-fated suspension in the first round of the playoffs against the Boston
Celtics, Smith re-upped with the team in the offseason. It was hailed as the
right move. He was the second-best offensive player for the Knicks behind
However, Smith underwent knee surgery almost immediately after the ink dried
on his contract. He may not be ready for the opener, but that date will be
delayed no matter what. Smith was suspended five games by the league for
violating the drug policy. (The suspension will begin as soon as he's healthy
enough to play.)
Woodson said it was time for Smith "to grow up." Woodson also said that Smith
has a chance to start when he's healthy.
Just before camp, owner James Dolan brought Steve Mills back as organization
president and general manager, replacing Glen Grunwald. In two seasons,
Grunwald made the Knicks Atlantic Division champs and vaulted them into
legitimate title contenders.
That just seems to be another strange decision in the Dolan legacy. It
shouldn't affect the on-court product too much. After all, Grunwald put a
tremendous team together before being replaced by the guy who derailed the
2012-13 Results: 54-28, 1st in Atlantic. Lost in East semifinals to Indiana.
ADDITIONS: F/C Andrea Bargnani, F Metta World Peace, G Beno Udrih, C Cole
Aldrich, C Jeremy Tyler, G Tim Hardaway, Jr.
PG- Raymond Felton
SG- Iman Shumpert
SF- Carmelo Anthony
PF- Andrea Bargnani
C- Tyson Chandler
KEY RESERVES: G J.R. Smith, F Amare Stoudemire, F Kenyon Martin, G Pablo
Prigioni, F Metta World Peace, G Beno Udrih, C Cole Aldrich
FRONTCOURT: Anthony won the scoring title last season with a 28.7 ppg average.
He rebounded well at 6.9 per game and he logged heavy minutes. What worked so
well for Anthony last season was that Woodson played him at the power forward
spot, creating matchup nightmares for the opposition. It sounds like Woodson
is leaning toward moving him back to his natural small-forward position, but
either way Anthony is one of the game's best scorers and is actually an
underrated all-around star.
Bargnani will be the starter if Woodson goes with Anthony at the three. If
Anthony stays at the four, then World Peace will probably get the nod.
But it seems like Woodson has fallen for his new Italian big man.
"He's one of those gifted players I think I can reach," Woodson swooned. "He's
good enough to help us."
Bargnani can extend the floor with legitimate three-point range. He's been
injury-prone and probably hasn't lived up to being the No. 1 overall pick.
Plus, Bargnani makes a shade under $12 million. But, when on the floor,
Bargnani is very productive. Over 97 games spanning the 2010-11 and 2011-12
seasons, he averaged 20.8 ppg.
Chandler is a premiere defensive big man in the NBA. He's made the All-
Defensive team three straight seasons and averaged a double-double the last
two. Chandler hasn't shot below 63 percent from the field in the last three
years. He was outplayed pretty badly by Roy Hibbert of the Pacers in the
postseason, so expect Chandler to play with a chip on his shoulder this
BACKCOURT: Felton had a decent season in 2012-13, when he averaged 13.9 ppg
and 5.5 apg. Stats aren't the way to judge Felton - he is a great point guard
for the Knicks.
Shumpert is a great defender and should be even better this season after he
has more time removed from his ACL surgery. His minutes were down last season
as he worked his way back into shape and thus, his scoring sank.
BENCH: This group is a wide-ranging mix.
Smith was dominant at times last season, but he'll have to shrug off the
disappointment of the offseason, mostly of his own doing. Woodson indicated
Smith would get a chance to start, but it doesn't make much sense. He'll be on
the floor to end games and the Knicks played better with him on the second
Stoudemire should probably resign himself to finishing his huge contract as a
reserve. When healthy, or whatever passes as healthy for Stoudemire, he can be
an effective big man for 18 minutes a night. He doesn't have the explosiveness
that earned him a living anymore, but he's still a smart enough player to know
how to score.
World Peace brings a championship pedigree and can still defend and make
corner threes. He can spell Anthony and play with him in a small lineup.
Prigioni started at the end of last season and that lineup worked well. He
doesn't take over games, but he protects the basketball and picks up full-
court. At 36, Prigioni is a proto-type second point guard.
If Prigioni starts some, Udrih is capable.
Martin came in last season and made a big impact, especially on the defensive
side. He's a great veteran who gives you 15 minutes a night of great defense
and intensity.
There's a lot to like about this group and the versatility of the Knicks
roster as a whole.
"We've got to assemble all of these pieces together and make sure that it
works," said Woodson. "I like the guys we've assembled. We've got some
COACHING: Woodson finished third in NBA Coach of the Year voting last season.
Before the start of this one, the Knicks picked up his contract option for
The fact is this - Woodson is 72-34 in the regular season as skipper of the
Knicks. He is the right man for this job, right now. Woodson preaches defense
and has the personnel to really cause havoc for the opposition.
He has some juggling to do with a ton of minutes-worthy guys. Plus, Woodson
has some potential headaches in Smith and World Peace.
OUTLOOK: The Knicks are going to the postseason. The roster is deep and
committed to playing defense and letting Anthony take over games offensively.
Whether they successfully defend their Atlantic Division title remains to be
seen. The Nets improved drastically in the offseason, so the Knicks will have
stiff competition.
The lowest possible regular-season outcome for the Knicks is fifth place in
the Eastern Conference. Anything lower is a massive disappointment.
Anything higher wouldn't be shocking. New York was second last season, but
with Derrick Rose back for the Chicago Bulls and the stronger Nets, the fourth
or fifth seed sounds right.
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I am a runner and cyclist. I like to do some local "fun races" here and there. I don't think running a fast 5k translates well to hunting, though. Hunting requires so many different physical demands, that being fit in a well-rounded sense is the best bet.
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East Lansing, MI (Sports Network) - Garry Harris played with a bad back. Keith
Appling hurt his shoulder. Despite all of the ailments, Michigan State looked
plenty healthy in the second half.
Harris scored 15 points, Appling added 14 and the 12th-ranked Spartans downed
No. 18 Minnesota, 61-50, behind a big 43-point second half.
Adreian Payne chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds for the Spartans
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Pershing 108By Alan Harper
Like A Rocket
Pershing lives up to its name with a yacht that flies across the water with guided-missile speed.
Pershings seem to defy the laws of physics. It is normal for one to assume that as things get bigger they also get slower, but no one seems to have told them that. Look back on the Pershings we have tested over the years, ranging from 62 to 115 feet, and there's only five knots difference between them at WOT. And WOT for a Pershing has to mean 40 knots or better, even for the 112-ton flagship, because among the promises this brand makes—along with great engineering, drop-dead looks, and an eye-watering price tag—are razor-sharp handling and uncompromised performance.
Laden as she was with seven tons of fuel and water, not to mention the five tons of optional gear installed to satisfy MCA certification, our 108 was very nearly the heaviest Pershing yet. And in the choppy, early summer seas off the city of Fano on Italy's Adriatic coast, she blasted through 40 knots in as many seconds. A two-way average of 43 knots, and Pershing's head of engineering was happy.
So was Bertram's head of engineering, who had flown over from Florida to see how things were going with the sister company. "Do they always handle like this?" he asked me, amazed at the way the big motoryacht leaned over on her ear with every appearance of enjoyment, to carve out wake-chasing turns, like some gargantuan skiboat.
"They do," I said.
It was a typically exhilarating Pershing experience, and while it takes care and experience—not to mention practice—to trim a triple-Arneson rocketship packing this much horsepower, the end result is so well balanced that it enthralls rather than intimidates. It's fun—you soon get the hang of it.
Our test boat was the prototype 108, an all-new design that fits into the range between the 92 and the flagship 115. She is the fourth Pershing for her British owners, who took full advantage of the various customizing options the shipyard offers on yachts of this size. Most significantly, as a cruising family, they chose not to have the fourth cabin, which on the plans is a decent-looking twin berth en suite to starboard. Instead, this first 108 has an open-plan TV lounge that does away with the corridor and adds significantly to the feeling of space down below.
Not that she seems small. Even in a yacht with an exterior like an overgrown dayboat, a 22-foot beam provides plenty of scope. As is only fair, the owner's suite amidships gets the lion's share of the available volume, spanning the full beam and featuring an attractive raised study area, a large head with twin basins, and a roomy shower stall, with the whole compartment finished in reflective black Corian and glass. It's sleek and a serious test of the crew's sense of humor—merely admire the shine with your fingertips and the surfaces need polishing. Again.
The berths in the port-side guest cabin, each 33 inches wide, can slide together to form a full-size double berth. Forward, the slanted layout of the VIP suite looks unusual though in reality the angle of the berth follows the shape of the hull and is an efficient use of space. The cabin certainly feels roomy enough, and there is a huge volume of stowage space in the cabinets along the forward bulkhead. The VIP head, although nowhere near as big as the master's, is well proportioned and of a good size.
Thanks largely to the three-cabin layout, the living spaces below decks feel unusually roomy, even for a 100-plus-footer. And with its big, square-set seating area and aft dining table, the main deck feels even more so, and for a similar reason. While the lower deck benefits hugely from the "missing" fourth cabin, the saloon makes gains that are quite out of proportion to the simple sacrifice of situating the galley down and aft, in the crew area.
Low cabinets and large areas of glass make the best of the main deck's deceptively simple, rational layout. It's big, and feels even bigger. Headroom is 7'2".
While the custom build of the lower-deck TV lounge is the most obvious manifestation of Pershing's customization, the prototype 108's owners also had plenty to say about the dcor, bringing in their own designer and a multitude of fabrics and furnishings from the likes of Fendi and Armani Casa. I must say the end result looks very pleasing. The sycamore veneers are standard, as is the Poltrona Frau leather; the Nepalese silk carpet in the master most certainly isn't. The AMX entertainment system is also to the owners' specification.
Even without such particular requirements, you could have fun with Pershing's suggested-options list for the 108. Among those in evidence on the prototype are the forward davit to serve the vast foredeck, which on this boat contained two big Sea-Doos and MCA-spec safety equipment; a swim-platform stainless steel swimming shower, which plugs into hose connectors designed as if to refuel Formula One racing cars; and the upper helm station, which, having used it, I regard as essential, for both ease of close-quarters maneuvering and the sheer, exhilarating fun of driving from the roof.
The tender launching system is also a model of elegant simplicity: The aft platform lowers to create a slipway, while rollers and an electric winch do the rest. Check out the fuel pump in the garage—a personal filling station for the diesel tender, drawing from the main tanks.
Ah yes, diesel. There's no escaping that this boat uses a lot of it. Arithmetic soon reveals that at full chat, the Pershing 108 is drinking nearly seven gallons a minute. That she does so for nearly 300 nautical miles is testament to her well-shaped hull, efficient drivetrain, and monumental 3,170-gallon fuel capacity.
The triple 2000 M94s are elegantly installed in a surprisingly spacious engine room, the outer two engines set high and forward, the center engine low in the vee. All drive straight aft through three huge Arnesons and six-blade props that lurk just beneath the surface.
What a trio. And what a performance.
Pershing Yachts
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