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Final Autumn 1996
Claims Drafting Exercise
(75 pts)
The following exercise is based upon an invention made by Gunter Erdman. Read the description of the invention and treat it as the specification of the invention for purposes of completing this examination. Mr. Erdman has disclosed a mechanism for wiping solder paste onto a printed circuit board, through a stencil superimposed over the circuit board in order to accurately place the solder on the portions of the board which will receive an electrical component. What you are given is the draft of the specification on which you will draft claims. There is a description of the prior art in the background, and a description of the invention upon which you must draft four claims. You must one independent apparatus claim and one independent method claim , and two dependent claims. You must distinguish over the prior art and follow proper claim format. You will receive no credit for claims that do not distinguish over the prior art or do not have antecedent support in the specification.
A common technique for manufacturing printed circuit boards is to mount components directly on the surface of the printed boards by soldering. This has all but replaced the technique of securing components to a board by inserting wire leads from the components through drilled holes in the board, bending the leads over, then soldering them to conductive paths on the backside of the board. The surface of the board contains a multiplicity of pads, usually copper, to which components are directly soldered. The pads are connected by appropriate conductor paths in or on the board. Solder, in the form of thick, viscous paste is made of finely ground solder particles carried in a flux. The solder paste is applied only to the pads prior to the components being applied, which is then followed by the actual soldering. The solder is applied to the pads through a stencil which is superposed on the board with holes in the stencil corresponding in size and registered with the pads. This is hereinafter referred to as "Stencil Printing".
However, there are problems associated with the prior art that are common to conventional screen printers. One problem relates to solder paste displacement. Solder is deposited on one edge of the stencil at the beginning of a wiping stroke and is wiped across the stencil. If the paste is displaced laterally of the stencil and it is not used for the next print, it will dry up and become worthless. This requires extra cleaning. Overcoming the problem requires constant operator attention, requiring him to continuously move the paste back to the leading edge of the print area. This is not only time consuming, but it is hazardous.
There are offset errors commonly encountered when using conventional printers. They are particularly noticeable when dealing with printed circuit boards which have very tight tolerances, such as those incorporating twenty to twenty-five millimeter pitch devices. Many screen printers employed in the stencil printing process have wiping blades which spread the solder across the surface of the stencil. At the end of a wiping stroke, the wiping blade is automatically lifted off the stencil and moved over the deposited ridge of solder paste and then lowered behind the ridge to repeat a wiping stroke in the opposite direction. This technique has been referred to as "hop over". While theoretically advantageous in actual production, sometimes as much as 70% of the paste will stick to the wiping blade and, thus, end up on the opposite side of the wiping blade for the return wiping stroke.
Another problem encountered in the process is for the wiping blade to gradually displace the solder paste laterally of its direction of movement causing it to pile up outside the actual print area. While the "hop over" technique has been employed with some success, eventually there is not enough paste in front of the wiping blade to produce a satisfactory deposition. At that time, the operator will have to physically move the paste by hand back into the print area. If he neglects to do so, the paste which is outside the print area and no longer being wiped by the wiping blade dries up and becomes useless, and produces a poor deposition of paste onto the board.
One attempt to solve this problem was to employ printers with two wiping blades that operate independently. The solder paste is located on the stencil between the wiping blade and is wiped first in one direction and the next time in the opposite direction. This solution has created a new problem because printing with two wiping blades can result in two different types of print. For example, sometimes the edges are not equally straight since displacement occurs in both directions.
Another problem is stencil offset. The stencil itself is usually held in a frame by a border of tensioned polyester. During the wiping action of one wiping blade, the stencil can be offset in the direction of wipe due to stretching of the polyester, thus, offsetting the stencil holes relative to the pads with which they are intended to register. This is referred to as "screen stretch". It is caused by the friction between the wiping blade and the stencil applying stretching action to the polyester border. Depending upon the width of the polyester border around the actual stencil foil, the length of the wiping blade, and the amount of wiping blade pressure against the stencil, the stencil offset from the pads could be from 0.002 to 0.005 inches in either direction, thus, totaling a four to ten millimeter offset. Since this is a repetitious forward and backward offset, the stencil is stretched in two directions and not correctable.
The Invention
I have developed a mechanism for wiping solder paste onto a printed circuit board through a stencil. It includes a first wiping blade for wiping solder paste onto the stencil. A second wiping blade is provided which cooperates with a tray to deposit solder paste at the beginning of a wiping stroke. The tray also cooperates with the first wiping blade to pick up excess solder paste at the end of a wiping stroke. Both wiping blades and the movable tray are carried by a carriage which reciprocates relative to the surface of the stencil through the wiping stroke.
The first or wiping blade serves the dual function of wiping the paste on the stencil and, secondly, wiping it onto the tray at the end of the wiping stroke. The distributing wiping blade serves the function of wiping the solder paste from the tray onto the stencil at a distributing location at the beginning of a wiping stroke. At the end of a wiping stroke, the carriage, the wiping blades and the tray are all raised from the stencil and moved back to the distributing position ready to wipe solder paste through the stencil onto the next board.
The tray
does pivots relative to the two wiping blades which are fixed to the carriage
and is movable longitudinally relative to the wiping blades. When it is
moved toward the wiping blades, it
moved under the second or distributing
wiping blade into engagement with the first wiping blade to collect the
solder paste and then it is moved away from the first wiping blade allowing
the second wiping blade to push the solder paste from the tray onto the
starting or distributing end of the stencil.
FIG. I is an exploded perspective view of a printed circuit board and a stencil employed in the application of paste solder to the pads on the board.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation of mechanism embodying the invention for wiping solder paste onto the printed circuit boards.
FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof.
FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 are sequential, schematic views showing the mechanism during the wiping stroke, collecting solder at the end of the wiping stroke and returning solder to the distributing location in preparation for a subsequent wiping stroke, respectively.
FIG. I shows a typical printed circuit board designated PCB having on its surface exposed pads 2, generally of copper, to which components are subsequently to be soldered. The pads are joined by appropriate conductive paths 4. A stencil S is carried in a rigid frame 6 and is joined to the inside of the frame by a polyester border 8. Openings 10 in the stencil correspond in size and location to the pads 2 on the printed circuit board such that when the stencil is superposed on the board, the holes 10 register with the pads 2 leaving them exposed for the application of solder paste. The solder paste is in the form of fine granules of solder carried in a viscous flux and is spread across the exposed surface of the stencil from left to right, as viewed in FIG. I from a solder distributing location at the left edge of the stencil to a solder collecting location at the right edge.
The mechanism for wiping solder paste is best seen in side elevation in FIG. 2. The stencil S is locked in place in a horizontal position. Printed circuit boards are fed into registration relative to the stencil by a carrier which is adjustable in the X and Y axes. It is not shown in FIG. 2, but would be located beneath the stencil S.
The mechanism includes a reciprocating carriage 12 which, when viewed from the top, as in FIG. 3, is generally H-shaped in configuration. The carriage moves relative to the surface of the stencil through a wiping stroke from a solder distributing location at the left-hand side of FIG. 2 to a solder distributing location at the right-hand side. A boss 14 projects upwardly from the carriage 12 and has a T-shaped slot 16 which adjustably receives an arm 18, which is adjustable height-wise relative to the boss 14. It is secured in place by a set screw 20. Attached to the arm 18 is a piston 22 which reciprocates in a cylinder (not shown) to raise and lower the carriage 12 relative to the surface of the stencil, equivalent mechanisms are within the scope of the invention.
A tray, generally designated 24 and having side pieces 26, is pivotably mounted on pins 28 on an inverted frame member 30 by a slightly larger inverted U-shaped frame member 32 surrounding the frame member 30. The tray 24 is secured to the lower end of the frame member 32, as seen in FIG. 2. A coiled spring 34 urges the tray 24 in a clockwise direction relative to the frame member 30 against an adjustable stop 31 in the frame member 30.
The frame member 30 and, hence, the tray 24, is extendable toward and away from the carriage 12 by rods 36 which are fixed to the frame member 30 and slide in horizontal bores in the carriage 12. The tray is free to move toward and away from the carriage 12 as the rods slide in and out of the carriage. However, a pair of air cylinders 40 are mounted on the carriage. Pistons 42 extend from the cylinders. When activated, the pistons 42 extend to the right, as viewed in FIG. 2, engage the frame member 32 and move it, the frame 30 and the tray 24 to the right or into the position shown in FIG. 2.
A first or wiping blade 46, made of polyurethane, is replaceably secured in a bracket 48 ,by a plate 50. The bracket 48 depends from and is movable with the carriage 12. The wiping blade's function is to wipe solder paste across the surface of the stencil and then to move excess solder paste onto the tray 24 at the end of a wiping stroke, as will hereinafter be described.
A second or distributing wiping blade 52, made preferably of teflon, is replaceably secured by screws 54 to a wiping blade holder 56, which is free floating against the force of springs 57 beneath the carriage 12. Once adjusted to the desired position, the wiping blade remains fixed to the carriage for reciprocation back and forth above the surface of the stencil S.
The operation of the mechanism will now be described with reference to FIGS. 5 through 7.
With a printed circuit board in place beneath the stencil, the operator deposits a quantity of solder paste on the edge of the stencil between the wiping wiping blade 46 and the distributing wiping blade 52 when the machine is at the left-hand end of the stencil. At this time, the pistons 42 of the cylinders 40 are extended to maintain the tray 24 away from the wiping blades to leave the space between them empty.
At this point, the mechanism is ready to make the first wiping stroke. The main frame mechanism is actuated to cause the carriage 12, the wiping blades 46 and 52, and the tray 24, to move to the right with the wiping wiping blade 46 wiping the solder paste across the surface of the stencil S.
At the end of the stroke, which in a typical illustrative machine is about -10 inches, the pivotal frame member 32, which mounts the tray 24, engages a stop 64 on the main frame, which causes the frame 32 to pivot in a counter-clockwise direction against the force of the spring 34 until the edge 66 of the tray 24 engages the surface of the stencil. The tray 24 pivots about 15 degrees, as shown by comparing FIG. 5 to FIG. 6. When frame 32 comes to rest against the stop 64, the rods 36 stop while the carriage 12 continues to move from the FIG. 5 to the FIG. 6 position. At this time, the wiper wiping blade 46 is "sweeping" the unwiped solder paste up onto the tray 24 between its sides 26; thus, all unused solder is wiped onto the tray. At this time, one wiping stroke has been completed.
After the paste has been moved onto the tray 24, the entire carriage 12 and its associated mechanism is raised by the pistons 22 from the surface of the stencil S which, in a typical application, is approximately a quarter of an inch. Thereupon, the motion of the carriage 12 relative to the main frame is reversed and the solder paste is carried to the left from the collecting location at the end of the wiping stroke back to the distributing location at the beginning of the next wiping stroke, as seen in FIG. 7.
As an alternative to the functionimction of piston 40, stops 60 on the main frame may be employed. They are engageable with heads 62 on the rods 36, causing the rods to move to the right relative to the carriage 12 until the carriage itself comes to rest against the head 62, thus moving the tray away from the wiping blades.
When the heads 62 on the rods 36 engage their stops 60, the tray 24, which is moved by the rods 36, comes to rest and, in effect, changes positions relative to the carriage 12 and the wiping blades. At this time, the wiping blade 52 which is still moving to the left, wipes the solder off of the tray 24 and onto the stencil at the collecting location. Once the tray 24 has become disengaged with the wiping blade 52, the spring 34 which maintained the tray in engagement with the bottom of the distributing wiping blade 52, pivots the tray 24 to its inoperative position, as seen in FIG. 5.
Patent Practice and Procedure I
Fall 1996
This essay
portion will constitute 25% of your grade and
will be scored in accordance with the 'S median" policy of
Franklin Pierce Law Center.
1. Before
starting, read each question.
2. Answer each question.
3. One sentence answers per question are acceptable where
4. Do not answer more than one question per sheet(s) of paper.
You may use as many sheets as you wish.
A. Wise, Esq.
1. One system for writing simple, basic claims is arbitrarily called the "Datum System." Briefly describe the Datum System and how it is used.
2. In addition to the Title, there are six main parts of a U.S. patent. Identify and describe them in not more than one sentence each.
3. There are many forms of claims in addition to those resulting from following the Datum System. Describe (a) the Jepson claim, (b) the Markush claim and (c) the kit claim.
Bonus: Describe another type of claim.
4. One of the most important cases relating to the prosecution
of patent
applications is Graham v. John Deere. Why is it
important? What part does it play in patent prosection?
Bonus: Identify and describe another case often referred to when considering the issues of Graham v. John Deere.
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Alan Kertz, Core Gameplay Designer at DICE, has let the world know that the Battlefield 3 team has been working on some gameplay tweaks. It was then talked about by the Symthic forum, where the data was combed through.
The new tweaks might not all make it in, but you can bet your bottom dollar at least some of them will. Once the members of Symthic unleashed their view of the data, Alan Kertz then confirmed this via Twitter, where he said:
yes symthic has authentic update info, your feedback on these preliminary changes will be hugely valuable for a future update.
Check out the gameplay balances here.

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I'm looking for any way to go from Colombia or Panama to Ecuador by sea. It can be cruise ship or ferry transportation. Is there some company which does this route?
First of all, the location description is very vague. You can cross the boarder from Colombia into Ecuador by foot. Those are neighboring countries. I assume therefore that you want to start from a larger city, like Cartagena and go to Guayaquil. However, from Cartagena, you are in for more than 2000km. Panama, on the other hand is still 1500km away. Which answers some of the questions already:
There is one company specializing on cruises in the area, and they have one leaving from Ecuador and then going through the Panama Canal to Colombia, which is unfortunately the opposite direction of what you are asking for. I am not sure if they do the return, you might want to call them.


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One of my mental models for how people interact with software is shaped by a few plumbing adventures I've had. They're the standard sort of mishaps: one backed up sewer pipe and one overflowing shower drain. In each, I eventually learned the proximal cause (previous inhabitants of house were flushing inappropriate materials; apartment building didn't have large enough pipes in the shower stack, which meant that our first-floor apartment served as a de facto drain pipe), but I had neither control, nor really any interest in why things were going wrong.
I'm interested in plumbing in an abstract sense. Large-scale human engineering is cool and plumbing history has undergone some interesting turns and twists. The plumbing I live with, however, should just work. I don't want to think too much about how it works or why it works. I just want to take my shower and get on with my day. I don't know much about the features that are necessary for that to "just work" — I won't be able to tell you how wide to make the sewer pipes or how to keep metals from leaching into the clean water. I don't care much about the features, either. What I care about are a) toilet works, b) shower works, c) faucets work, d) dishwasher works, and e) all the waste water goes away.
A lot of software teams would consider me a really annoying customer. Plumbers don't, or if they do, they hide it well. They understand that the subject they've spent 40 hours a week on for the last two decades is not that interesting to me, their customer, and they tailor their message accordingly. I try to remind myself of this before I push data structures and installer dependencies on software customers — some people just don't care about anything beyond "Your toilet was clogged. I've fixed it. Don't flush menstrual products. That'll be $119.95." And that's fine. I don't want to trace pipes in my basement either.
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"Whether you pay for it or not, coffee is king on the road, still out-selling energy drinks, and being consumed by 80% of the population on a daily basis. All hail the mighty bean."Read More
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A study done in New South Wales and Australia on about 1,000 truck drivers concludes that using caffeine reduces crash risk by about 63 percent.Read More
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Atlas Van Lines' King of the Road operator survey, conducted earlier this year, garnered close to a couple hundred responses to questions running the gamut of operational details and preferences for various businesses delivering services to drivers the nation over. Favorite coffee? Dunkin Donuts. Best fast food? Subway. Biggest difficulty on the road? Eating right, followed by the rigidity of the hours-of-service regs. Atlas put together the following "Road Trip" infographic from the responses, from which ...Read More
A new index tracking sales of goods and services at highway truckstops, the McLane-NATSO quarterly index, recently tracked an interesting rise in the sale of hot beverages like coffees, cappucinos and teas at truckstops. That category of sales jumped 34 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year, suggesting to me at least a little more than freight picking up. Turns out NATSO thinks so, too -- in some sense, anyway. "Truckstops ... are continuously diversifying ...Read More
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TC TO JOHANN PETER ECKERMANN; 9 June 1837; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18370609-TC-JPE-01; CL 9:229-224.
5. Cheyne Row, Chelsea, London, / 9th June, 1837—
My dear Dr Eckermann,
A good many months ago I received a very kind Letter1 from you, which till now has never been answered. It contained a message for Mrs Austin about some business of Madam Bettina von Arnheim's;2 which message I remember walking off to deliver, with great punctuality, that very morning; the private afflictions and destinies which you recorded for me were read, and have been often thought of here, with true interest and sympathy: but there the matter rested; in words I answered nothing. It was very wrong; nevertheless I doubt not you can forgive me. My time has been overcrowded with toils here; my heart overloaded with cares: for a long while I gave up writing to all persons, except my Mother and a Brother I have in Rome. This literally is the first slake in my bottle; which I make use of to recal myself to your remembrance.
The great thing I have been doing, under sad enough circumstances, is a History of the French Revolution; a Copy of which I will this day despatch to Weimar for your friendly perusal. The mode of conveyance is not very certain as to time and conditions: my Bookseller will entrust the Book to a Mr Black Importer of German Books here, whose representative at Leipzig is Herr Herbig, thro' which latter the Packet will come to you.3 One would think you should have it in a few weeks. It is the same vehicle by which Sartor Resartus reached you safely enough. If any unusual delay occur I will thank you to apply to Herr Herbig; or, should that yield nothing, to give me warning here, and I will see into it.— As to the Book itself, they say it is likely to make a noise, to be abused, lamented, praised &c: you, on looking into it, will easily judge that my blessedness is in good part independent of that; the blessedness of a man who has ended and shaken off from him a thing that was like to take his life with it! For in addition to all, I lost my First Volume when it was finished, by a Friend's inattention and his housemaid's stupidity:4 the First Volume was all burnt, and I had to write it over again; a thing I would never try to do a second time, nor advise any man to try. God be thanked—therefore that is off my hands, I say always! Let it make noise, of what sort it likes, or of no sort but die in eternal silence: that is not my concern but other men's.
Of you I have heard more than once since you wrote. A Mrs Jameson,5 who lived long at Weimar, in your circle came here into ours, and had much to tell. I listened with interest one afternoon to many things about you and Madam von Goethe and a place and Society that can never become indifferent to me. Mrs Jameson was clearly a loving reporter; but I saw thro' her eyes more directly than I had done into the condition of several things. With Madam von Goethe she appeared to be really almost what one can call in love. Will you, pray, offer my affectionate remembrances to that Lady, joined cordially with my Wife's. Her Semainaire,6 the work of her fingers, hangs on the wall here and many a graceful memorial of her. May all good always be with her and hers.
A still more direct glimpse of you we had thro' the Book of Gespräche.7 I succeeded early in borrowing a Copy of that Book, and read it with what zeal you can fancy. I know not what they said in Germany; but here all voices were unanimously favourable. The picture you unconsciously and with fore thought give of yourself caught all heads by the favourable side. I know nothing better in that kind than that Jugendgeschichte [youth tale]: there is the simplicity of genuine goodness, the calmness and cheerfulness of real strength, victorious after great obstacles. And then the view we get of our Goethe in his household environment; our World-Poet conditioned down into a Weimar Burgher, what he says, what he does, how he looks and lives in that capacity: it was attractive to me beyond all Poems, being indeed the best of Poems. For finally, as Mrs Jameson remarked, and as even a stranger may discover and believe, all accurately true: if at any time the Author, his colloquy being ended, records that "the summer dawn was streaming up over the heights," one knows that such dawn was actually there, and it may continue streaming up in our imaginations safely forevermore. I predict that your Book will endure thro' long centuries. I had but one regret over it: [th]at it was not four times as l[ar]ge a Book.8
We go on learning German at a very considerable rate still in this Country. My own views have been turned quite elsewhither of late years; but the fire is kindled which will not go out again. Nay we are beginning to discover now, not without amazement, that we also are Germans; that it is a credit to belong to such a kindred!— I know not if you have chanced to hear that some Friends set me up in this huge Babylon in these late weeks to lecture on the subject. It was actually so; and went off, despite all drawbacks, in a surprisingly handsome manner. My audience I understand (for I durst hardly look at them, speaking extempore was so ticklish for me) consisted of mere quality and notabilities, male and female; the flower of London: they sat, and listened as silent as possible; learnt from me that the characteristic of Teutschen [Germanic] and Teutons was what Goethe called it, Tapferkeit [valor] and all that goes along with that noble word; that Luther, Këpler,9 Milton, Franklin10 were properly valiant men; all of one kindred; a great kindred, which did seem as if it were destined to subdue all things before it, and one day rule over the whole circuit of the world. Our last Lecture was on Goethe.11 German Literature has not before exhibited itself in so decisive a manner anywhere in this country.
Being literally quite worn out with one thing and another, I am now about running into Scotland for two months of rest. My Wife continues here with her Mother. She suffered greatly from that Influenza last winter; so much that at one time we were in real fright, and her mother hastened up to us. All is now better. She sends you her affectionate regards and wishes. Adieu my worthy Friend. I beg you always to believe me—most faithfully yours
T. Carlyle
I may note on this margin a thing you can perhaps do for me. Of the Nachgelassene Werke [Posthumous Works] I have two Lieferungen [instalments] which you sent me:12 the third and last is still wanting and not to be had here. Half a year ago, Mr Black applied, by my earnest order, to the German Buchhandlung [book dealers], but without any result; they cannot sell a separate Lieferung. Perhaps you could ask about it, and send me guidance.


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I'm looking at picking up a fully loaded drobo pro this year (last quater). Has anyone actually found any benchmarks on it yet? I've seen many people saying the speed of the current drobo mk2 is less than steller. I'd be probably looking to use it via the iSCSI interface though which I've anecdotally seen at +50% over fw800 speed.
Has anyone actual evidence of the speeds yet?


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Wadsworth police
Wednesday, Oct. 31
9:30 a.m. — 100 block Stratford Ave., an officer met with a homeowner about unspecified items taken from his unlocked garage.
11:24 a.m. — 1155 High St., an officer spoke with a manager of Home Depot regarding a forklift taken from a parking lot.
12:29 p.m. — 100 block Second St., an officer met with a residential construction contractor about a Garmin GPS unit stolen from his unlocked van.
Friday, Nov. 2
11:10 p.m. — 200 block Main St., an officer stopped two juvenile pedestrians in possession of tobacco. One youth was found to be in possession of alcohol. Charges are pending review by the juvenile prosecutor's office.
Monday, Nov. 5
8:51 a.m. — 400 block Woodland Ave., an officer met with a resident regarding a vandalism complaint. The estimated damage was $120.
Tuesday, Nov. 6
8:06 a.m. — 815 Broad St., a manager of Circle K called police about a suspicious person appearing to use drugs while inside the store. The person fled before police arrived.
Wednesday, Nov. 7
9:02 a.m. — 222 E. Smokerise Drive, an officer spoke with a loss prevention officer at Walmart regarding a theft of $600. An employee is suspected and charges are pending.
1:29 p.m. — 1119 Williams Reserve Blvd., police responded to Target about a suspected shoplifter in custody. Mark W. Ford, 38, of 382 Hillsdale Circle, was arrested on the charge of theft.
5:56 p.m. — 222 E. Smokerise Drive, Walmart reported a theft of a 37-inch LCD television.
Lodi police
Friday, Nov. 2
10:15 a.m. — 100 block River St., an officer responded to a residence regarding a theft complaint. A resident alleged a neighbor stole a can of spray paint from his porch. Kristina Ratliff, 27, of 128 River St., was charged with theft.
Sunday, Nov. 4
4:39 p.m. — 441 Medina St., an officer responded to Circle K about a report of a stolen car. Joshua Barrett, 20, of 8715 Harris Road, Harrisville Township, was arrested on the charge of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
Sheriff's Office
Thursday, Nov. 1
11:21 p.m. — 10119 Mount Eaton Road, Wadsworth Township, a deputy met with a resident about stolen money and a bike.
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1:28 a.m. — 5100 Ridge Road, Granger Township, a deputy was dispatched to Sheetz gas station regarding two juveniles drinking alcohol on the property. One youth was arrested on charges of underage consumption and obstructing official business. The other juvenile was cited for underage consumption.


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While everyone else is sashaying around in leopard, zebra, snake, and giraffe print items, we're planning to take the term "animal print" to a whole new level, and we're starting with this Marc by Marc Jacobs Running Impala Printed Silk Midi Dress ($530). It has animals, or impalas to be more specific, printed all over it! We know it's more expensive than our usual dress purchases, but can you put a price on making a statement?
This is probably the most hideous dress I have ever seen. That pattern makes me want to puke and the neckline is horrible. I think can of many more fashionable items to spend my $530 on.
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OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) -- A Georgia violin teacher once accused of improperly touching a female student in Alabama won't have to register as a sex offender.
WTVM-TV reports that Mario Urbina of Columbus, Ga., avoided the registration because of a plea deal earlier this year.
Urbina pleaded guilty in Lee County, Ala., in April to a charge of interfering with custody of a child. In return, prosecutors agreed not to try him on charges of sexual abuse or enticement.
Because of the deal, Urbina won't have to register as a sex offender.
A lawyer for Urbina hopes the man can teach violin to children again, but he won't be allowed to teach in Alabama
Urbina is serving four years on probation. He was accused of improperly touch a girl in Auburn.


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Welcome to Ardivot House...
Ardivot is a quiet country residence situated on a working farm between 2 towns Elgin and Lossiemouth. There is a cycle path all the way from Elgin to Lossiemouth and there is a bus stop at the end of the farm road. We are child friendly and have cots, high chairs etc.
Breakfast is served in the conservatory looking out to Spynie Palace and all produce is sourced locally where possible.
Guests can relax in the conservatory where they can view the wildlife that surrounds us or the guest lounge in the warmth of the open fire, where there are many games available.
Elgin has many attractions such as Johnstons cashmere centre and Elgin cathedral, Elgin golf course and the very popular attraction of distilleries on the outskirts of the town.
Lossiemouth hosts 2 beaches, a lively marina, golf course and many eateries and bars.


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Area students had the opportunity to learn more about how the government works with hands-on activities. Today, students had a chance to participate in a mock trial where they played the roles of the jury and the witnesses.
Although the students didn't act as the lawyer or judge in this mock trial, the point of the Junior Leadership Bay program isn't to get students into law, it's main mission is to encourage students to bring their talents back to Bay County once they've graduated from college.
The program runs from October to May of each year and students must be a junior in high school to participate and they must apply in order to qualify. Each year, one student is chosen to receive a 4-year scholarship to Gulf Coast State College and Florida State University's Panama City campus.


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Have you lost a cat with a black collar?
October 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
My friend found this sweet lost cat. She's got a black collar on her, but no other information. If u know who she belongs to, please leave a comment or tweet me.
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October 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
My friend found this sweet lost cat. She's got a black collar on her, but no other information. If u know who she belongs to, please leave a comment or tweet me.
September 12, 2013 Leave a Comment
This is such a beautiful story. A street dog was rescued after being spotted on Google Maps' street view.
May 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
This camel is too cute for words. I wonder where I can find one like it. The ones we have in our region are either slaughtered for food, or are hard core murderers of people (through vehicular accidents).
A camel this cute is unheard of. Maybe NBK should commission it as it's official mascot.
May 13, 2013 1 Comment
This is an update to yesterday's post. The youtube channel of the sick guy who posted videos of shooting and killing street cats has been removed. Youtube deleted his channel and videos less than a day after Mark from 248am posted about this disgusting channel. It shows you that youtube takes violations like this very seriously. Thanks to everyone who flagged the videos and reported the channel.
Serves you right you sick weirdo. I just wish we had real animal cruelty laws in Kuwaiti so you be punished properly for your horrifying murders.
May 12, 2013 2 Comments
Mark from 248am posted about a cat killer, who has a youtube channel with a lot of videos of him shooting cats for dead with a BB gun.
This is sick and disgusting on so many levels, it's the definition of animal cruelty. The guy is even smug about it, actually daring people to report him to youtube.
Here's the link to a couple of his disgusting videos [vid1 and vid2]. They show him aim, shoot, and kill innocent and unsuspecting street cats. If you feel these videos are sickening and show animal cruelty, then please flag the videos for "violence and cruelty against animals". You can also report the channel itself too.
I personally have a street cat at home who we rescued off the streets last year. We take great care of her, she entertains us, we love her, and we all were sad to tears last year when she got really sick and almost died. Her medical bills, operation, and hospital stay cost close to KD1,000. We stayed with her and visited her every day till we got her back home. Money and time meant nothing, if it got her the treatment and surgery she needed to save her life. Therefore, I personally don't understand or accept when an idiot murders innocent animals, enjoying shooting them like he was playing a game or something.
Animals are great creatures. One is lucky if they got to have a pet at home, to shower them with love and loyalty. To see a sick person recreationally shooting and killing cats, just to pleasure his sick soul is beyond infuriating. This is the kind of alarming warning you get of someone who would end up a criminal and a a menace to society. Disgusting.
If you too feel disgusted, then please flag his videos. Let's shut down his channel.
Click [here] to read Mark's post, top pic credit goes to him too.
February 27, 2013 1 Comment
I guess team dog won this round, that was one hell of a subtle and sneaky push.
November 17, 2012 2 Comments
A sheep was sold for SR 400,000 (more than $100,000). The buyer gave it (sheep's name is el-Safi weld el-Bawaba, whatever that means) to his son as a present. I just hope the son doesn't turn it to machboos la7am.
October 18, 2012 1 Comment
K-Cats is Kuwait's first official cat club, and it's registered with both the CFA & WCF. They're planning on hosting Kuwait's (and the region's) second formal cat show, on the 1st and 2nd of Feb 2013.
They held Kuwait's first official cat show last January, and that event was a huge success. They brought in judges from the USA and the Nederlands (which they will do again this year), to judge according to official CFA rules. Here's a little bit about K-Cats:
K-cats is the first and only CFA registered cat club in the Middle east. The CFA (Cat Fanciers Association Inc) is the largest feline registry in the world.
We are planning to host our 2nd officially recognized CFA cat show in Kuwait on February 1st and 2nd 2013. This show, like the previous one, will be presided over by qualified CFA judges who will be flown to Kuwait from USA & Europe, and it will be conducted according to CFA rules and specifications.
Our aim is to promote animal awareness and provide an entertaining day for cat lovers. This show attracts exhibitors and the large community of cat owners and lovers, not only from Kuwait but from neighboring countries too.
They need help in finding sponsors. They're looking for both local and regional corporate and individual sponsors. There are six sponsorship categories, to suit everyone. The first three sponsors will get a special offer to be on both days for the price of one. Checkout their website for more details about sponsorship opportunities [link].
September 26, 2012 1 Comment
The famous monkey from The Hangover movie is in a new TV sitcom. I saw the 1st episode of Animal Practice last week, and that monkey was hilarious. She's so intelligent. They say she gets like $14,000 an episode, and she's worth every cent!
You might want to tune in to that show. It's fresh and funny, and all the supporting characters are outstanding and comedic.
September 12, 2012 1 Comment
ReptilesQ8, the new online reptile magazine, just issued their 2nd issue, the Sept.\Oct. one. The magazine is interesting, and not too disgusting or gory, and is filled with lots of cool reptile pictures.
Here's the [link] to their 2nd issue. And you can also click [here] for the 1st one.


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********* The Chronome Is Still In Beta, But Feel Free To Use Any Of The Files ********
chronome assembly instructions here
- USB bus powered
- 8×8 pressure sensitive keypad grid with RGB leds supporting 127 values for each color
- auxiliary ports for 8 additional analog i/o, such as knobs, joysticks, accelerometers, rotary encoders, etc
- based on Arduino Mega, allowing for firmware changes to be made using the Arduino IDE
- open source firmware and schematics
one arduino mega is needed per keypad.
we have made a laser cut enclosure, and will post the .dwg files soon.
mega shield
easy through-hole soldering required.
connection is made using ribbon cable. one 8-pin cable, one 2×10-pin cable, and one 2×8 pin cable
- additional 2×8-pin header and 10k pull down resistor can be soldered to allow for additional ADC pins to be used.
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RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Severe complications during childbirth are rare in the United States, but they do happen. A new high-tech set-up, with a "robotic" baby, trains delivery room doctors and nurses to respond to the unexpected, especially when seconds count.
Mom's in labor. Baby is on his way. Then, something goes very wrong.
The worst is happening. The baby's shoulders are stuck. Thankfully, Roger Coven, MD, OB/GYN, The Valley Hospital, rarely sees it this bad.
"But you still have to obviously be prepared for them," Dr. Coven told Ivanhoe.
Thanks to patient robot, Noelle, doctors and nurses can prepare for any imaginable labor complication.
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Noelle keeps the staff on its toes, practicing teamwork and perfecting performance.
"What did we do really well, what didn't we do so well, and what are we gonna improve on," said McGovern.
Seconds later… a new medical crisis. The infant is having a seizure.
Noelle and baby Hal are maternal and neo-natal simulators at The Valley Hospital in New Jersey. Robots aren't limited to the maternity ward. Five-year-old Pedi was just admitted.
"In the past, we mostly lectured, you know, we would bring people in and maybe have a power point," McGovern explained.
Mother and child are doing fine and help others practice for real-life happy endings.
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For whatever reason, they believe me to be one of the seven million members they claim. I got this one from them today, and I pass it on.
"Dear MoveOn member,
Are we finally ready to take on the National Rifle Association?
The NRA's power has long been an explanationand an excusefor why we can't pass serious gun violence prevention laws in America.
But in the wake of Sandy Hook, something has shifted. Maybe it's the polls showing a 18-point jump in support for stronger laws.1 Or the fact that most gun owners and NRA members disagree with the NRA's policy agenda.2 Or the bizarre press conference by Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's CEO, where he called for more guns in schools.3
Whatever the reason, it's suddenly clear that the NRA ISN'T all-powerful. Yes, they spend a boatload of money on lobbying and electionsbut so did Big Tobacco, and laws limiting smoking are now commonplace. Public opinion matters. The NRA can't block an idea whose time has come.
The Obama Administration and state-level elected officials around the country are debating how ambitious their reforms can be. We urgently need to keep the NRA on its heelsto prevent them from regaining the upper hand in setting the agenda. So we're putting together an emergency campaign to do exactly that. Can you chip in $5?
Yes, I'll chip in $5 to keep the NRA on its heels so that real work on gun violence prevention can move forward.
Here's what we're doing.
1) Catalyzing a huge wave of local organizing to counter the NRA's network. A broad range of folks need to come togetherparents, law enforcement officials, health experts, gun owners, community leaders, religious leaders, and moreon the local level to act as a political counterweight to the NRA's boots-on-the-ground network. And the good news is, there's already a ton happening: MoveOn members have started over 100 local Community Committees Against Gun Violence, on the heels of over 300 vigils just after Sandy Hook.
And there's much more energy out therebut people need support to get organized. We need to pay for organizers, and for local advertisingfrom online ads to billboardsso that folks know what's happening in their town and can get connected. And then we need more resources for flyers, yard signs, meetingspace rentals, and more.
2) Launching hard-hitting actions highlighting the NRA's extremism at the national level. We need to pay for ads and organizers that support in-person volunteer-led events in New York and Washington, DC to draw the national media's attention to the NRA's political extremism.
Chip in $5 to keep on its heels and demand real solutions for gun violence.
Here's just one example: a coalition of gun groups have called for a "gun appreciation day" just before President Obama's inauguration. They're asking people to go to local gun stores and gun shows "with your Constitution, American flags and your 'Hands Off My Guns' sign."
Maria Roach, a MoveOn leader and founder of a new gun violence prevention group called United for Change USA, started a petition against this "Gun Appreciation Day," and it already has over 20,000 signers. With support, she can pull off a high-profile event to deliver these signatures directly to the NRA headquarters in Washington, driving media attention and putting the NRA on the spotdoes it really want to support something like this in the wake of the brutal murders of 26 people in Newtown?
There are hundreds of other member-led campaigns bubbling up that we want to similarly supportsince any of them could be the thing that breaks through and captures the attention of the national media.
We have a brief window to take all the people who are moved to act, give them the help they need to organize, and knit them together into a national campaign that can't be ignoredto cement the emerging conventional wisdom that the NRA is a retrograde, out-of-touch, industry-funded interest group that can't stop needed progress.
We CAN pass strong laws at the federal, state, and local level to prevent gun violenceif the NRA stays on the defense. And MoveOn members are already organizing to make that happen.
Can you chip in? Click here:
Thanks for all you do.
Garlin, Lenore, Anna, Bobby, and the rest of the team
1. "Poll: Support for stricter gun control at a 10-year high," CBS News, December 17, 2012
Poll: Support for stricter gun control at 10-year high - CBS News
2. "5 Issues That Divide Gun Owners and NRA Leadership," Alternet, July 22, 2012
5 Issues That Divide Gun Owners and NRA Leadership | Alternet
3. "Wayne LaPierre's Speech Was a Total Public Relations Disaster, Say PR Experts," The Huffington Post, December 21, 2012 Wayne LaPierre Speech Was A Total Public Relations Disaster, Say PR Experts
Want to support our work? MoveOn Civic Action is entirely funded by our 7 million membersno corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here."


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Before talking about how to manage the aggressive behaviors let's talk about what behaviors are.
Behavior is one way a child can communicate with the adults. All behavior, good and bad is how preschoolers can communicate and let others know what they need. When the child begins to demonstrate problem behaviors start documenting what is going on. You need to be very proactive and address the problems before the behaviors get out of control.
Behavior is just a symptom
One of the hardest things to do is figure out why your child is having problem behaviors. The behaviors are a symptom not the answer. Caregivers have to play detective in order to find out what is causing the aggression. Most of the time we don't even know what the problems are, all the child know is something is wrong in their world.
So what do preschool teachers do to manage these behaviors?
- The major thing you can do is be sure the child is on a schedule. Not only to make things easier for you but also to manage the team, it gives the child the security of knowing what is going to happen each day at the same time. He is not going to like it because he is used to being the boss in the house.
- When you start trying to get him under control his behaviors are going to drastically increase. He is going to pitch fits, refuse to stay in his bed, throw things, scream and cry. If he gets out of his bed silently put him back in his bed. You don't need to explain it to him, he knows he isn't to sleep in the parent's bed anymore.
- While you're working on the bedtime routine his behaviors are going to sky rocket. He is going to hit, bite, kick and scream. By the behavior getting worse proves that you are taking control back. He isn't going to like it but if you don't get him under control before he gets bigger things aren't going to go well for him.
- As was mentioned earlier there is a reason for his aggressive behaviors. You are going to always be one step ahead of him at all times. Have a proposal ready so when you are in the middle of a battle you already know what steps you're going to take because you're going to want to throw your hands up and let him just do what he wants. It becomes very overwhelming when you are in the middle of battle.
- Use time-out. I know that it doesn't look like it's going to work but if you will follow the steps you will see a difference. Here is an example: Your child hits someone on the playground. Teacher goes over to him where he had just thrown sand into one of the little girl's eyes. Hopefully as part of your plan you have scouted out a place for time-out. When you get to him you simply tell him "there is no hitting" take him to the time-out chair and sit him down. You say nothing else. When he trips and runs you catch him and tell him, "There is no running from me." Take him back to the chair. This may take a hundred times but be consistent and don't give into him. When his time is up go give him a hug and make him tell the other child he is sorry.
So what do you think his motivation for this was? He wanted it his way and you started making rules. The normal tactics you have used in the past didn't work so it made him feel insecure. What he doesn't know is you're going to keep this up. This will work for home and school; you just have to train the staff.
Keep in mind that this is going to be an ongoing way of disciplining him. Most likely he is going to start off with problem behaviors and when you do time out again he is going to increase the problem behavior. Teachers and parents need to be prepared that he is going to pitch one giant fit when he realizes everyone is working together and he has to follow the rules. Behaviors aren't going to change overnight but if you will keep doing as I am teaching you it will work. It may take a month or two to see the full impact of changing those problem behaviors.


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Stock Car Tech Seminar Scheduled For March
TWIN LAKES, Wis. – The 2013 Stock Car Tech Seminar & Promoters Roundtable has been scheduled for March 22-23 at Five Star Race Car Bodies in Twin Lakes, Wis.
The bi-annual event is open to promoters, tech officials, and public/media relation members in auto racing.
The one-day seminar and roundtable is designed to help learn and share ideas with peers along with experts in the industry.
The Tech Seminar topics and experts include:
Ignition Tech (Terry Johnson, Crane Ignitions)
Wheel Safety (Brian Gill, Bassett Wheels)
Whistler and P&G (Eddie Chew, CRA Racing)
Crate & Seal Engines (DeWayne McGunegill & Sean Brincefield, MEP Engines)
Tires (Irish Saunders, Hoosier Racing Tires)
Chassis Safety (Wayne Lensing, Lefthander Chassis)
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Basketball's Wilson Signs with York College
WINTERVILLE—Pitt Community College basketball player Darren Wilson will head west to continue his playing career after signing with Nebraska's York College earlier this month.
Wilson, a graduate of Fayetteville's Westover High School, averaged 11 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in two seasons with the Bulldogs. During his sophomore campaign, the 6-5 forward grabbed 12 boards per contest, good for fifth nationally among NJCAA Division II players.
"We stayed on Darren consistently and he eventually bought into our basketball program," said PCC coach Darrick Mullins, whose club went 20-12 this past season. "He is now being rewarded for his efforts in the classroom as well as on the court."
Mullins said Wilson is basketball savvy and will provide York with a solid inside presence next season.


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In all, over 140 countries/authorities have benefited from the State of Israel's international humanitarian aid.
In the mid-1990s, having provided emergency aid to disaster victims in Argentina, Armenia, Russia, Rwanda, Bosnia and other nations, the need arose for Israel to establish a permanent humanitarian and emergency aid unit. In July 1995, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel Defense Forces formally established such a unit. Since then, the unit has carried out operations in Kenya, Albania, Macedonia, Mexico, Afghanistan, Poland, Congo, Vietnam and many other countries.
Health Programs
In late 1997, it was decided to set up a unit in MASHAV to coordinate medical affairs, with the objective of offering a variety of professional initiatives and solutions to various medical and health-related issues on the international scene.
MASHAV also provides a range of training courses in epidemiology and emergency and disaster medicine, including a course in Advanced Trauma Care. In 2000, courses in this field were conducted in numerous partner countries, including Azerbeijan, Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Latvia, Uzbekistan and China.
During 2001, MASHAV continued to enlarge the scope of its medical assistance and humanitarian aid program, including the operation of two-week "eye-camps" in five partner countries, in which Israeli ophthamologists treated hundreds of patients for preventable blindness and ocular disease. MASHAV also conducted many short-term consultancies in various areas of medicine and public health and presided over the rapid emergency dispatch of Israeli doctors and medical supplies in response to natural disasters worldwide. In light of Israel's expertise in the field of disaster response and emergency medicine, we intend on further expanding our activities in this field in the coming years, both by dispatching crisis response teams where needed and providing training in trauma medicine and disaster response to interested partner countries.
Emergency and Disaster Medicine
Many of MASHAV's health projects take advantage of Israel's strong expertise in disaster management and emergency medicine. In the year 2000, such projects have included upgrading the Trauma Center in Al-Amal Hospital in the Gaza Strip and beginning construction of a Cancer Center in Mauritania. MASHAV also built a large state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit in Kharkov, Ukraine and rebuilt an upgraded ICU and Rehabilitation Center in Düzce, Turkey, following the tragic earthquake there.
Israel's cooperation and humanitarian assistance activities in Turkey continued to focus on reconstruction after the tragic earthquake in Western Turkey in August 1999. Israel continued to administer a "village" established immediately following the earthquake. The village provided comfortable housing suitable for long-term dwelling and all necessary utilities and infrastructure for 2,500 displaced persons. Management of the village and maintenance of its facilities was transferred to a Turkish company in the course of the year 2000.
Israel also completed construction of a hyperbaric chamber for Chapa Hospital in Istanbul, for treatment of earthquake victims and victims of underwater diving accidents. Both of these projects included construction of the facilities, donation of all necessary equipment and technology and extensive training courses both in Turkey and in Israel for hospital staff.
In the year 2001, Emergency and Disaster Medicine courses were held in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, Turkey and the Ukraine.
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Gutierrez on his way to Seattle; Indians Will Receive Two Youngsters
But it looks like it's going to get done.
Thankfully.. The Indians aren't getting Aaron Heilman, Endy Chavez or first baseman Mike Carp.
The deal breaks down as this.
Mets Get: RP JJ Putz, OF Jeremy Reed, RP Sean Green
Mariners Get: OF Franklin Gutierrez, OF Endy Chavez, RP Aaron Heilman, 1B Mike Carp
Indians Get: 2B Luis Valbuena (Mariners), RP Joe Smith (Mets)
Really.. I'm stoked we got another arm for the bullpen.............
That was sarcasm...
I mean.. Valbuena is a very young second baseman.. He'll be 23 through next season and Joe Smith will turn 25 in March.
I mean great.. some young talent.
But at what expense?
This isn't that infielder.. I hope to god this is not that infielder.
If Mark Shapiro is crazy enough to throw Andy Marte, Jamey Carroll, Josh Barfield, and this 23 year old Luis Valbuena in spring training, with maybe a few ST invites and hope one of them sticks at either 2nd or 3rd.
I will wring his neck.
This smells bad..
I'm not saying this because I love Franklin Gutierrez either.
Does anyone know that this basically says
Okay Ben Francisco.. Okay Shin-Soo Choo.. You are our outfielders.
Okay David Dellucci.. You are our fourth outfielder.
The guy can't play defense.. He has no speed and this is the guy we have coming off the bench?
That is complete insanity.
Mark Shapiro better have something else up his sleeve.. And when I mean something else.. I mean corresponding moves and at least a viable infield option..
Another arm for the bullpen?!
Meloan, Miller, Stevens, that waste of garbage Mujica, now Smith. It's great to have depth..
But at the expense of our fourth outfielder.
Brantley or Crowe better be ready and ready quickly.
Because this smells bad to me at first glance. I'll feel better if there are more moves in store..
But on the surface, I'm worried about what this means.
Official now at 11:35..
Goodbye Frankie :( :( :( :(
4 comments:
- Charlie said...
This was a good trade, straight up, just made at a bad time. Guttierez is a known commodity to Indians fans, great glove, cant hit at all. We gave him 440PAs and he never learned to recognize a pitch, struck out 20% of the time, walked 6% of the time and didn't progress one bit. We gave up a spare part.
We could bring up any number of minor leaguers to replicate the defense and duplicate the same offense. In return we get a ROOGY specialist that will complement Rundles and leave Meloan, Perez, Betancourt, Kobayashi, Lewis and Wood to fill out the pen.
The fact that we left a guy like Jordan Brown (who actually has some trade value) off the 40man and kept Mujica (who is nothing more than an organizational warm-body) is inexcusable, but I digress.
Valbuena is Asdrubal 2.0, just taking a flier on a middle infield propsect (of which we are organizationally devoid) and seeing if a kid who can hit can pull it together in the field. Although the scouting report on his body-type (pudgy) is less than encouraging because unless he hits like Vidro (pre 2007) he is another warm body like Eddy Cheeks.
Regardless, we sold one worthless piece (although a shiny one because of the perceived potential) for a marginally useful piece and a new shiny piece. If this trade went down AFTER our eventual infield pickup (which I think could be Beltre now because of the fact that Putz being dealt is a clear sign that the Mariners are cashing this season in) we would all be praising Shapiro for making an excellent roster management move.
- December 11, 2008 at 9:53 AM
- npc29 said...
Are you positive that the defense can be replicated?
I'm not.. I'm a big guy with defense and I hate the idea of trading one of our best defensive players, replacing him with our worst outfielder (You can say Crowe or Brantley are on their way, but right now Shapiro is committed to Dellucci), and getting a... righty specialist?
I weary.. Perhaps it happened at the wrong time, no.. It did happen at the wrong time, because there needs to be moves to go along with this, or else Mark Shapiro shot himself in the foot when it comes to the entire outlook of this team.
- December 11, 2008 at 10:21 AM
- npc29 said...
As for Mujica........ Yeah your guess is as good as mine...... I don't understand why he's still on the 40 man.
- December 11, 2008 at 11:00 AM
- Charlie said...
The reason that his defense can be "replicated" is because his defense only comes when he plays in the field, and when he plays in the field, he has to hit. When he hits, he makes outs....a lot. So, are we saying we can't find one defender capable of hitting .250/.320/.410 that can play well-above average defense in RF? I think we are selling our farm system and scouting report very short.
I think maybe we sold a little early in the process, particularly if the Mariners were outright interested in Guttierez. He could have been the big leaguer the Mariners got in a deal for Beltre. But it seems that Beltre is blocking teams from midwest for whatever reason. He blocked the Twins today and I'm guessing Shapiro knew this ahead of time which is why he pulled the trigger.
- December 11, 2008 at 3:36 PM


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It sounds like the city of Clive is not going to let 515 have kids in their establishment.
It looks like a solid majority of the people commenting are up in arms over this issue. I didn't post anything but I'm wondering if I'm in the minority here that thinks it's ridiculous and bad parenting to bring kids into a bar setting. Adults want to sit around, drink, and talk to their friends not have kids running around.
If the bar serves food and you are getting a meal with your kid(s) I don't see the big deal.
Originally Posted by dmclone
It sounds like the city of Clive is not going to let 515 have kids in their establishment.
It looks like a solid majority of the people commenting are up in arms over this issue. I didn't post anything but I'm wondering if I'm in the minority here that thinks it's ridiculous and bad parenting to bring kids into a bar setting. Adults want to sit around, drink, and talk to their friends not have kids running around.
I get it, but there's nothing wrong with going into a 'family friendly' laid back establishment midday with kids IMO. Evenings, kids shouldn't be there. Of course, my kids were born in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and it's incredibly common to see parents with a stroller midday or early evening grabbing a beer. (the slope is notorious for strollers in bars/everywhere).
"If baseball players speaking in front of Congress can be put on trial for perjury, then why shouldn't the politicians we vote for be held accountable to the same standard during their campaigns?" -Paraphrased from The Newsroom
I grew up in bars. Not friendly Chili's type of bars. Gritty blue collar working man's bars. Sat on a bar stool and learned how to talk to anyone about anything.
This could be controversial, but I'm throwing my support behind kids in bars. You can have fancy book learnin' or you can find out about life by being with people who've lived it
From their website, I dont gather that they are really a bar and grill so it wouldnt be ideal for me to bring my kids there while I drank.
Everyone understands that 515 is only a brewery, correct? They don't sell food. Hence they don't fall into the ordinance that allows kids in bars that have half their receipts from food?
I really like 515. But I'm not really in support of this either (rather indifferent actually, having no kids)
It's really more of a bar than anything resembling a restaurant. So the ordinance makes sense.
It does kinda stink for them, however, to have food vendors in almost every day/night and still lose out where people can go to CABCo, Granite City, RRBC or any number of other places simply because they sell food themselves. 515 is almost offering the same product, just not the receipts for it. I wonder if this is the same for Confluence or MadHouse?
From what I understand, Clive is a bit of a pain to work with though. I know they have been wanting to add a patio but there are all kinds of (seemingly) odd setbacks, size, etc restrictions - mostly due to the bike trail right there.
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I don't have a problem with a kid in a bar, but I do have a problem with parents who are offended in regard to bad language that bar patrons use. What did you expect? It's a bar.
I have been in small-town dive bars where the kids are allowed up at the bar....while the divorced dad has the kids for the Saturday and sloshes down some beers at noon. great parenting
I have mixed feelings about this subject. In favor....when I was a kid in small town Iowa, the local bar was often filled with families, as it could be the only place close that served food, etc. My folks took me to the bar a couple times a summer, as they would work all day, and want a cold beverage and relax before going home. The bar had air conditioning, a jukebox, a pool table, decent greasy food, and some pinball machines. They didnt get drunk or act inappropriate in any way, and it was a community meeting place. Hell, it was no different than a dairy queen or local park to all of us. Kids were welcome, as well as dogs, etc. Once in a while I saw kids come get their dads, as their moms were at home and fixing supper (dads after work, farming)...no big deal to me.
I live in Oregon now, and they have a law that allows bars that serve food to allow minors until 9 pm. I worked at a local sports bar and they allowed kids to hang until 9, shooting pool, and playing darts, etc. I didnt see any real issue with the kids there, but it did seem a bit funny in that setting. Part of my issue was my age and setting, as the sports bar is pretty big, and the town is much larger than what I grew up in, in Iowa. Now, I dont have kids, but I really doubt I would bring them into the place, even as teenagers......just not sure "that" bar is a good place to do that. Now, if I was in small town Iowa, or Oregon for that matter (say town of 1500 or less) I probably would feel more comfortable taking kids into a bar.
I guess if the rule sets an early "curfew" for minors, I would not see a big problem with it.
"Can someone turn down the music, my kid is trying to sleep"
IMO, it is a good ordinance. Is 50% the right ratio? Not entirely sold on that, however I do and will bring my kids into sports bar, bar and grill ... a place where they are there to eat (even to watch a game and still eat) and I will consume adult beverages. I wouldn't take my kids to a sports bar, bar and grill, bar and order them a pop/soda/water while I drink alcohol.
Honestly, I think this is more of get off of my lawn thread so often seen from the OP.
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Nothing wrong with it if you're getting a meal or its a sports bar (old chicago ect) and you're watching a game with friends....if its late at night and you're just there to drink/let loose...then that seems a bit weird.
BTW - legends off Mills Civic is the ultimate place to bring kids. You can watch the game on the big screens all around, order a few beers while the kids watch the TV at your booth.
Originally Posted by KnappShack
This could be controversial, but I'm throwing my support behind kids in bars. You can have fancy book learnin' or you can find out about life by being with people who've lived it
You mean realize you don't want to be the kind of person that goes the gritty bar every night?
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515 doesn't serve food, so kids have no place at 515.
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President George W. Bush had a lot of screw-ups during his eight-year term, but he did do a couple things right. One of them was proclaiming June as Black Music Month on May 31, 2002. June is here,* and to celebrate Black Music Month, I'll be featuring one of my favorite artists each day, sharing my first or most personal memory of them, and explain what their accomplishments are and why I felt they should make the Black Music Month Top 30 list. There will be some oldies, some newbies and some artists you may not know of yet.
Black Music Month Heat Factor "Why's this artist hot?": D'Angelo was one of those guys who was naturally smooth, cool and sexy as hell without trying. Yes, we saw his abs and the marijuana-credited sleepy brown eyes, but even wearing a winter coat and baggy jeans, he had that appeal MC Lyte and Da Brat rapped about. He was that sexy "ruffneck" that we "were looking for" without trying to be. But what was enchanting about him was he had a rough-around-the-edges appeal but was still respectful in his music. He crooned "You're my lady," not "You're my bitch" or "You're my ho" or "My chick bad." She was a woman. Period. D'Angelo was born on February 11, 1974, and "Lady" came out in 1995 when he was 21 years old. He was an old soul who modeled himself after old school greats, and he did it effectively as a neo-soul artist. There was a five-year gap between "Brown Sugar" and "Voodoo," but he reached number one on the charts and stayed relevant. I'd be surprised if he didn't reach number one status again if he ever decided to drop another album. I know I'm impatiently waiting on the next one.
First Memory, Most Personal Memory of the Artist: Angie Stone and D'Angelo have the most soulful, angry-as-hell songs I've ever heard. His was "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker" and hers was "Pissed Off." As a team (and prior couple), their work was remarkable. I still remember singing the song on the back of a school bus with a high school associate who told me ''I used to think you were so nerdy, but you're cool. You like D'Angelo." For the record, I thought I was cool anyway and her stamp of approval was laughable, but it did say a lot about the artist to somehow make people seem cooler for liking him. However, that wasn't the song that struck me the most. D'Angelo has never made a song I didn't enjoy. But it was his remake of Smokey Robinson's "Cruisin'" that did it for me. I've never heard anybody, outside of Michael Jackson, sing a Smokey song better than the hazel-green eyed man himself. I blasted that song nonstop during my teenage years.
Accomplishments from the Artist: D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar" album was overwhelmingly great for neo-soul, R&B and women everywhere. His single "Brown Sugar" from the album of the same name spent 20 weeks on the Billboard charts, as well as "Lady." "Cruisin" spent 18 weeks on the charts, and "Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine" stayed on the charts for six weeks. While "UntitIed" from the "Voodoo" album did 17 weeks on the charts, you would've thought the song was there longer because clearly the video of him naked and reliving an orgasm in that music video left women wiping their bottom lips. (D'Angelo has repeatedly stated he was thinking about food regardless of what the video looks like.) Those of you who are old enough to remember when that 2000 music video came out know that stuff like Erykah Badu running naked in public was nothing compared to the acting D'Angelo reenacted in that one very mesmerizing scene.
D'Angelo worked with Eddie Kendricks, Prince and The Ohio Players.
D'Angelo collaborated with Lauryn Hill on the song "Nothing Even Matters."
D'Angelo had a five-year gap between his first two albums.
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Football: Weekly Picks
As for those aforementioned weapons, we have a pair of Pro Bowl running backs (New York's Tiki Barber and Philadelphia's Brian Westbrook) who figure to feast on two shaky run defenses (the Eagles give up 136.3 rushing yards per game overall and 145.2 at home, while the Giants surrendered an average of 175 rushing yards in their last three games). And with Barber and Westbrook running wild, both starting quarterbacks — Jeff Garcia and Eli Manning — will have a ton of opportunities to convert big plays down the field off of play-action fakes.
Bottom line: These two teams will have an easier time scoring in this one than Brad Pitt would have at a Desperate Housewives convention.
Prediction: OVER the total
Ohio +6.5 vs. Southern MississippiIn a college football season chockfull of Cinderella stories — Rutgers, Wake Forest, Boise State, and so on — Ohio may very well be the most unlikely of teams to don the glass slipper.
Consider: In the five seasons prior to this one, the Bobcats posted a combined 15-42 record. They haven't had a winning season since 2000, and they haven't been to a bowl game since Richard Nixon was elected to his first term as president in 1968.
So you could've given me 100-to-1 odds prior to September that Ohio would go 9-4, claim the Mid-American Conference's East Division title and earn a berth in this GMAC Bowl, and I wouldn't have wasted as much as a dollar on that long shot.
Sure enough, Ohio started out 2-3, including a 17-point loss to Rutgers. Shortly after that, the Bobcats caught fire and rattled off seven straight victories, while going 6-1 ATS in the process. The run ended with a 31-10 loss to Central Michigan in the MAC championship game, but the Bobcats were forced to shuffle between three quarterbacks in that game after starter Austen Everson was sidelined with an ankle injury and his backup, Brad Bower, sat out several series with cramps.
Everson is expected to be back for this game, but it is junior running back Kalvin McRae who is most critical to Ohio's offense. During Ohio's seven-game winning streak, McRae rushed for more than 100 yards in each contest. His rushing streak ended when his team's streak did, as he managed just 76 yards against Central Michigan. But on Sunday, McRae goes up against a Southern Mississippi defense that allows 134 rushing yards per game (4.0 yards per carry).
As for Southern Miss, the Eagles had a decent 8-5 season. Like Ohio, they won a division title (Conference USA East) and they got beat in their conference championship game (34-20 to Houston). But here's what's key about Southern Miss: They went 1-5 against bowl-eligible teams and lost to Houston, East Carolina, Virginia Tech, Tulsa, and Florida. The one victory came against Houston in the regular season, while the Eagles' other seven wins came against Division I-AA Southeastern Louisiana and six other squads that were a combined 26-57.
Southern Miss was just 2-5 ATS on the road in the regular season, and the Eagles are also mired in a 5-12 ATS slump overall and a 1-3 ATS slide in bowl games. Meanwhile, Ohio went 4-2-1 ATS as an underdog this year.
When you boil it down, we're getting a ton of value with an underrated Bobcats team, and while I envision an outright Ohio victory, I recommend you play it safe and grab the generous points.
Prediction: Ohio
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