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The 23rd century, defined in the calendar of Earth as being from 2200 until 2299, was a period of expansion for the Federation, with Humans and other founding species, such as Vulcans, at the forefront of exploration. The long-running conflict with the Klingons, begun in the 22nd century, was a major topic of this century's history, as was the rekindling of tensions with the Romulans. Of particular note are the voyages of the starship Enterprise and the careers of its long-serving command staff under James T. Kirk.
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- 2223: Relations between the Federation and the Klingon Empire degenerate starting a tense cold war. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
- 2243: The duotronic computer is invented by Doctor Richard Daystrom, becoming the primary computing platform for all Starfleet vessels for the following eighty years. (TOS: "The Ultimate Computer"; TNG: "Relics")
- 2245: The Federation starship USS Enterprise is launched. (TAS: "The Counter-Clock Incident")
- 2265: The El-Aurian homeworld is destroyed by the Borg. (TNG: "Q Who")
- 2267: Federation-Klingon relations improve with the signing of the Treaty of Organia. Together with the Romulan Star Empire the two powers also establish a "colony of galactic peace" on Nimbus III. (TOS: "Errand of Mercy"; Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
- 2273: An attack on Earth by a massive machine lifeform called V'Ger is closely averted. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- 2286: Earth is again saved from being obliterated by a probe of unknown origin. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- 2293: Despite the prior assassination of Klingon Chancellor Gorkon, the Khitomer Accords between the Federation and the Klingon Empire are signed on the Khitomer Conference to establish a lasting peace between the two powers. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Alternate realityEdit
- 2233: The USS Kelvin is destroyed battling the Narada. (Star Trek)
- 2258: The Narada uses red matter to destroy Vulcan. The crew of the newly launched USS Enterprise prevents a similar fate befalling Earth. (Star Trek)
- 2259: After a bombing in London, and an attack on Starfleet Headquarters, the terrorist Khan Noonien Singh crashes the dreadnought USS Vengeance into San Francisco and soon arrested by the Enterprise crew and returned to cryogenic sleep. (Star Trek Into Darkness)
Events without year specificationEdit
Prime realityEdit
- The Klingon Empire relinquishes its claim to the Archanis sector. (DS9: "Broken Link")
- By the late 23rd century, the tribble species is eradicated by the Klingons. (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")
- Cloaking devices are installed aboard Klingon starships such as the IKS Klothos. (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")
- An alternate approach to the transporter, the Elway Theorem, is first tested in this century. Instead of utilizing subspace as the medium for which matter and energy are transported from one location to another, this form of transporting uses dimensions of space. In the end, this approach is rejected as fatal for the subject and being not as nearly as accurate as the transporter. (TNG: "The High Ground")
Mirror universeEdit
- Late 23rd century to Early 24th century: Sometime between 2267 and 2270, Spock becomes commander-in-chief of the Terran Empire and implements several major reforms, turning the Empire into a more peaceful and less aggressive power. Prior to the full enactment of these reforms, the Terran Empire forces occupy Bajor. Spock's reforms leave the Empire unprepared to fight against the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. The Alliance conquers the entire Terran Empire, enslaving the Terrans and Vulcans. (DS9: "Crossover")
23rd century productions Edit
- Star Trek: The Original Series
- Except for "Assignment: Earth"
- Star Trek: The Animated Series
- Star Trek movies:
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (in part)
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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- DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations" (in part)
- VOY: "Gravity" (in part)
- VOY: "Flashback" (2293, in Tuvok's flashback sequences on the USS Excelsior.)
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External links Edit
- 23rd century at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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The "glove trick"
Throughout this season (and beyond), you're gonna hear me talking a lot about the "glove trick." Some of you already know about this, but for those who don't, here's the story…
When I was eight, I saw a fan on TV using a fishing pole to lower an empty soup can over a ball that was sitting beyond his reach on the field below. The can descended…slowly…slowly…until it dropped over the ball, and when the guy lifted it, the ball was gone. Poof! Just like that. I couldn't believe it, and the memory stuck.
Six years later, I started attending games regularly and began to drool over all the balls that rolled into the left field corner during batting practice at Yankee Stadium. I tried to make my own can, but it was clunky and rarely worked when I practiced with it at home. I brought it to one game in 1992, but BP was wiped out by a last-minute thunderstorm, and I gave up on the idea.
The following season, inspiration struck. Instead of a can with sharp edges and three-pound dumbbells tied to the top, all I needed was my glove, a rubber band, a Sharpie, and some string. I practiced in my room, and the thing worked. It was easy to set up and didn't require materials that might be confiscated. I started getting more baseballs than ever. Fans always asked how I did it. Players often came over for a look. This is what they all wanted to know:
1) The materials. Tie the string to the handle of your glove and keep it tucked away in the palm when you're not using it. It's a bit uncomfortable at first, but you'll get used to it.
2) Hook the band under the flap on the outside of your glove's pocket. (If there's no flap, you have two choices: improvise or get a new glove.)
3) Stretch the band over the tip of your glove and prop the glove open with the Sharpie. (Without the Sharpie, the glove won't stay open. Normal pens don't work as well because they're thin and sometimes slip through the spaces between the fingers. When you have everything set up, the space between the band and the tip of the glove needs to be slightly smaller than the ball.)
4) Lower your glove over the ball. (At this point, you'll be dangling the glove by the string. I'm just holding the glove itself so I could take a decent pic. Anyway, the glove's weight forces the band to stretch around the ball. But first make sure that the band is not too tight or the ball won't go in, or too loose or the ball won't stay in. This takes practice.
Alliance's Size 117B rubber bands work best for me.)
5) It's a delicate operation. Lift the glove slowly so the ball doesn't fall out. (This is the view from below, complete with the ceiling light in the hallway outside my apartment. Notice how the band has stretched back to hold the ball in place.)
A few years ago, Rick Reilly named this trick the "ZackTrap" in a story for Sports Illustrated, and Rosie O'Donnell had me perform it live on her show. Good times, yes, but I've also gotten a few lectures along the way from stadium security. Some ballparks don't allow these kinds of contraptions, others have no problem with them, and a few have policies that fall somewhere in the middle. (For example, when I visited Oakland in 1999, security allowed the fans to fish for balls behind the outfield walls, but wouldn't let us pluck them off the field.) It's hard to keep track of the rules, especially when they vary from one usher to the next, so be careful and respectful and ask for permission first. Oh, and don't tell anyone how the trick works. It's a secret.
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Won't the sharpie fall out?
Not if you do it right. You just have to wedge it in there, and then the pressure from the glove and rubber band should hold it in place. All I can say is: TRY IT.
It was a good night at Ameriquest, 4 balls. 3 with the 'pickup' device, and one from Randy Messenger of the Marlins.
It was a really boring snagging session. There were lots of people, and it was one of those nights when if I left an area, boom, here comes a BP homer in the area I vacated. Then I move again. Hey look, right where I was a minute ago.
However, 4 balls is a solid day for me. Later man.
Thanks for the happy recap, Dan. Sometimes, we're all gonna have frustrating days…but if we manage to plow through them with a few balls (or in this case four), then we have to feel pretty good.
Keep the updates coming…
Yeah, and you know what? It is SO easy to get a ball when the guys are warming up. I just ask, "Hey (first name, of course), could I the ball when you're done?". Easy way to get a ball.
Zack, have you ever had any other fans fight you for balls that you've collected using your "ZackTrap"?
Any other fan based altercations while snagging baseballs?
You're right. Often, that's all it takes.
Sometimes, when I'm lifting the glove back up, fans will reach out and try to grab the ball out of it…or just try to knock it loose so no one will get it. (Funny how that usually only happens at Yankee Stadium.) I've been in lots of altercations over the years. Mostly, people just get mad when I catch ball after ball after ball. I've had fans intentionally shove me…even grab my glove and pull my arm down so I wouldn't have a chance to catch a ball…but I've never shoved back. That's not my style. (At Yankee Stadium, I'm too scared I'll get stabbed.)
Hey man, i tried the glove trick at home and it works pretty well, just wondering how long of a string do i need. Also i shot a small clip of me using the glove trick at home you can see it on my friends site at http://www.inadamsworld.com
Sorry for the delayed reply. I didn't see your comment 'til now. The amount of string is really up to you, and it all depends on where you'll be using the trick. If your local ballpark has 10-foot walls, then you'll want at least 15 feet of string. If you think you might end up using the trick from much higher, attach a piece that's 30 feet long. You can always cut it if you have too much. I checked out the video clip. Good stuff, but it might've been even more impressive if you'd showed the string, or how high the glove was when it started its descent. Just a thought. Meanwhile, if your friend thinks I have "no life," perhaps he should find someone else more interesting to write about.
Thanks. I appreciate it. Just checked out your blog (for the first time) and left you a comment. I'm impressed. The whole thing is really well thought out and technologically savvy. I just wish it weren't all about the Yankees. :-)
Hey thanks for the tip about the string, also I might be going to a couple games later this month at tht Rogers Centre against the White Soxs and the Devil Rays. I was wondering if you know of anyone on those teams (coaches trainers etc.) that are known for giving out a lot of balls.
You're welcome.
Unfortunately, I haven't seen the Sox play in quite a while, so I really can't say anything about any of their players EXCEPT Thome, who's always been nice.
As for the Rays, your best bet is Jonny Gomes. Just last week at Yankee Stadium, he must've thrown 10 balls into the right field seats during a half-hour stretch of batting practice. Bullpen coach Bobby Ramos gives away a good amount of balls, too. Not sure about the rest of the guys. I don't make it to American League games too often…
Hey Zack I went to the Angels vs Jays game on sunday and it was a pretty good game Janssen was on fire and the Jays won. I also got 2 balls first from who I think is the nicest guy on the Jays Scott Downs and the other one from Steve Soliz the bullpen catcher from the Angels. I also would have gotten another one using the glove trick but my string got tangeled up. However Janssen saw me and started to laugh and said he would give me a ball after he was done strectching except he took too long to stretch and eventually security made me move to my seats leaving me at 3 for the day. Not bad for a game without Batting Practise.
Sorry once again for the VERY delayed reply. This entry is so old that the only time I check it is when I revisit it before linking it to a new entry…if that makes any sense. But anyway, congrats on a successful day. Tangled string AND strict security…double-whammy!
Hey Zack,
Was just wondering if you ever doing the glove trick and has your glove ever fell out on the field? And do you buy the cheapest tickets at the ball park or where do you sit. On Saturday, I went to a Phillies game against the Marlins and almost caught a ball in bp. We all cramed into the outfield and tried to get balls. I stood on a seat in the first row it was so deep. I did'nt get anything even when I called the players by there first names. So we went to the Phills dugout for autographs were it was cramed with people. We kept asking for balls and autographs, but the kid standing next to me wanted a ball to, so he was asking all the players like me. But since he did'nt know anything about baseball, he would pronouce thier names wrong, or call them by theier last names. Corey Lidle was going to come over but the kid was like, Lidel,Lidel, over here! I did'nt get anything but my brother got I BP ball, which was a real game ball.
I'll show you were we sat at CBP. (3 locations.)
sec. 148, 216, 205,108.
I've had a couple scares with my glove while lowering it for the trick. One time at Yankee Stadium, way back in the early 90s, a security guard on the field yanked the glove out of my hand and snapped the string. He threatened to confiscate the glove, but ended up returning it after batting practice. Last year at Shea, my string got caught in some tiny gap in the left field wall, and I needed help from one of the players to untangle it. But that's about it.
Usually, I buy the cheapest tickets and then move around, but sometimes, if there's a seat for sale in the PERFECT foul ball spot, I'll spring for it.
Sorry to hear you had such a tough time in Philly…but hey, it makes for a good story.
i only get about 1 ball a game. any advice to get many many more a game.
Thanks Zack
I Tried the glove trick for the first time and it worked perfectly
Thanks a lot
As I've told other people above, SORRY for the delayed reply. Since this entry is so old, I don't check it as often to see if people have commented. But anyway, the best piece of advice I can give you is to read other old entries about the games I've attended. I talk about EVERYTHING I do to get balls, so that's really the best way to pick up lots of tips. Just make sure you attend batting practice and bring a glove, and remember that you can get lots of balls thrown to you by the players if you position yourself in the right spot and say the right things.
Awesome! I'm really glad to hear it. Did you try it at home or at a game?
At A Yankees vs Orioles game at Yankee Stadium
Cool. That's what it was meant for.
Hey, I think I might try this soon…
But it won't work in the wrigley field bleachers due to the basket…
zack, i read ur entry on ball snagging. i tried it and guess what, it freakin' worked thank u soooo much! i am going to a giants game in a couple of weeks and i will try the trick there. again, thank u soo much. oh yea, you'll hate me for this but my cousin works for the giants.lol
swesome, totally awesome
What kind of string do you use?
Hey Zack! I'm 16 and my brother is 13 and we just bought your book on Amazon and love your tips and enthusiasm. We are going to a few games this season, and we are definitely trying the glove trick. We tested it a home and had to tape fishing weights around the webbing to get enough weight to capture the ball from our 15 ft. balcony. It works seamlessly now! We had the privilege of going to game 4 of the 08 World Series and snagged 4 balls during bp! Including a homer by Chris Coste just minutes after the gates opened. This was BEFORE we ever read your book! We didn't even have gloves! My Dad caught the homer with his bear hands! The rest we got with a fishing net that we snuck in a secret compartment in a backpack. I can't wait to test out your tips and tricks, and I will be sending updates tracking our success (pictures if you want). And we should have little trouble sneaking past security being our age! Any tips for Camden Yards during bp? I know there is a huge wall in right so I'm guessing left? We live in Central PA and go to many O's games. Thanks!
Hey Zack! I just went to a Braves game yesterday and got one ball in batting practice, but I should've gotten two if some middle aged man didn't push me out of the way. But while I was there at Turner Field in batting practice, a home run ball was hit into the space between the wall and the seats. So a guy rushes over and he has a device in his hand, it looks like a small version of the Libery Bell, but his is silver. So he lowers it down, with the device's bottom landing right on top of the ball, and pulls it in! Is this a newer device, because this guy gets the ball in about 5 seconds, and I didn't see any rubber bands or anything. Do you know what I'm talking about, I'm trying to make one of these. Congrats on all your baseballs Zack, and keep at it!
cool awesome invention! but how do you do the trick without security knowing?
Yeah, that basket is annoying.
You're welcome. Glad to hear it.
Sorry for the very delayed reply. I don't even know what type of string I use. It's just…string…about a 16th of an inch thick. I wish I could tell you more.
Apologies to you as well for the slow reply. Somehow I missed all of these comments until now. Very cool about Game 4 of the World Series. As for Camden Yards, you really can't go wrong at that place. Every section is fantastic for one reason or another.
Wow, a Liberty Bell? I wish I'd been there to see that.
Thanks. You just have to be careful when you use it, but sometimes security won't even care. Some stadiums are cool like that.
haha.. I HAVE used it since 2007, and it's worked perfectly. There was an opportunity to use it at wrigley yesterday, as a ball rolled out of the guard's sights, but an astros coach quickly walked over and tossed it in.
How the hell did you know that I even answered your comment? Do you…like…monitor this old blog entry or something? :-)
Hi Zack, super old blog post I know but this inspired me years ago. Unfortunately that year i never got to attend a baseball game besides one in Oakland for a barbecue. But now, I'm building on my career total of 3 balls with an improvised device of my own based on the rubber band principle! (That and my trusty glove!) but my first ball was sooo long ago (i actually had JT Snow sign it, like 2 years after I caught it), and then I just so happened to get 2 batting practice balls this season alone! I'm off the Phillies @ Giant's game today, and I finally get to test my device. I just wanted to comment and let you know how i remember this blog from all those years ago! I'll post my trips outcome on my blog later but, until then THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING ME TO THIS DAY!
You're very welcome! J.T. Snow…wow. Good luck at today's game.
Zack — I've been reading your blog for a while and finally got a chance to try to snag some MLB balls earlier this week, using the tips from your blog. (I live in Greensboro, NC, and took a 3-game trip to Atlanta.) I decided to drop you a note on this blog entry since your glove trick is responsible for 5 of the 6 balls I snagged over 3 games. The sixth ball was obtained by asking the HP umpire for one after the game. Like you recommend, I politely asked him by name for one of the balls and he happily rolled it across the dugout top to me.
Living in Greensboro, I don't get the chance to make it out to many MLB games, so being able to easily snag some balls with the tips you write about it in your blog when I am able to go out makes the games even more enjoyable.
Thanks for cool blog. I'm looking forward to the new book when it comes out, and I'm looking forward to you having more time to go to games and snag balls, since your posts about snagging are so much fun to read!
Awesome. So glad to hear that the glove trick (AND ump trick) worked for you. Hey, since you live in Greensboro, if you ever pass by Jam's Deli on West Friendly Avenue (across from Guilford College), go in and tell the shaved-headed guys behind the counter that Zack Hample says hi. I think they'll still remember me. Anyway, thanks for this comment, and I hope you make it to some more games soon.
Thanks, Zack — next time I'm over at Jam's, I'll be sure to tell the guys behind the counter you said hi. Using your glove and ump tricks really helped build my confidence for getting balls at games. I've been demonstrating the glove trick at the office ever since I got back from the games — everyone's impressed. I'm hoping to hit a couple of series in Atlanta next year, and maybe even a series or two in Baltimore and/or DC. It's all sorts of fun.
i've been trying to get batting practice balls for a long time, and usually lucky to get one. then i read about your "glove trick" and went down to atlanta for 3 games. i came back with 13 baseballs and my wife even got one using the glove trick. thanks a bunch. it worked GREAT.
Hi Zack! My name is Michael and I was going to buy a new glove this weekend. I was wondering what glove(s) you would recommend that would be ideal for using you "glove trick." Also, what size glove. Lastly, I was wondering when you will be visiting Turner Field. Thanks, keep up the good work!
Alright, thanks Zack
Hey Zack I tried the glove trick in the bullpen once (it worked) and the guy told me not to anymore which I have not. Is it different in the bullpen than on the field? Is there some kind of rule?
This was Busch Stadium and you are not allowed to use glove trick anywhere at all they say "you will be escorted out of the ball park". Security is REAL tight at busch with a lot of elder people "keeping it safe"
Yea but it is really easy in fact my dad snagged 3 baseballs yesterday while i got 5. We make a good tag team. There are a few ballhawks there but I know them all and good friends with them. If you need advice about Busch Stadium LMK, because I know everything about it.
That is an awesome trick. I will try it at Citi Field. My string/rope is about 40 feet long so I will be able to do it in leftfield. The wall is like 16 feet high.
I have gotten 6 MLB baseballs from games, but no foul balls or home runs. I have gotten 4 Atlantic League baseballs (from Long Island Ducks games). I would like to get more than 2 per game. The glove trick is amazing. I rarely go to baseball games though so it is hard to get many balls. I beg a lot. Thanks for posting all of your game experiences on your blog. What are your "Watch With Zack" rates?
I have been looking forward to the game I'm going to for a month now. I have the glove trick set up with a different glove than the one I use during BP and during the game. It seems to work. I am desperate to get baseballs, so can I at least try the glove trick at Citi Field?
Okay thanks for your advice.
I've snagged 1/3 of all my balls with the glove trick.
Then again, I've only snagged 12 balls, including 6 in one game so it's a misleading statistic I guess. I don't know. Whatever. At least I'll be able to keep a steady average next year because I'm gonna try to go to about 5 games at Citi Field and then I'm probably moving down to Maryland (not for purposes of snagging baseballs at two of the best parks for ballhawking), and the place where I'll be moving to is about 30 minutes away from Camden Yards and about 45 minutes away from Nationals Park, so once I get down there, I'm gonna try to get to about 5 or so games at Nationals Park and maybe a few at Camden Yards. Nationals Park seems better because the centerfield gate opens 2 and a half hours before game time and the outfield is open then, as opposed to Camden Yards where Eutaw Street gate opens 2 hours before and you can't go anywhere except the flag court for the first half hour. And I'm gonna be stocking up on team gear (hats and shirts) and I'm gonna be going for batting gloves and lineup cards and bats…… Damn I talk too much. Oh, and Citizens Bank Park may be in my future too (hopefully vs. Nationals so not many people go). I keep thinking that I'm planning too far ahead but it seems like life is missing something from now until April 4th when the Marlins kick off the season. Or so I think. I'm too lazy to confirm that fact online. I should probably end this comment.
Zack i have all your books and i have read all them over and over . But i was wondering im going to a game at Turner field could you give me some tips about the spots to be what gate opens first and all that grate information . Thanks Zack
How often (if ever) do you have to change the rubber band?
Zack, I'm going to be in Cleveland next next weekend. Any part of progressive field where this glove trick is very useful? Thanks
yo zack i had a question why do u keep the string tucked away? does the security confiscate it if seen?
Tried the glove trick works great. You have solved my promblems and frustration of worrying of someone taking it before me. Thanks😂
Will it work on a first basemens glove as well?
I wonder if Globe Life will let me use it. If they don't I will be frustrated, but great invention I guess you could say. Will come in handy if they allow it. Thanks
Hey Zack!
My name is Ian and I live in central New Jersey. I have gone to about 50 yankee games in my life, and about 60 baseball games. I have about 100 balls, being a kid. I just performed your glove trick with my glove at home. It seems sick!! So at the NEW YANKEE STADIUM,,, how and where do you use the glove trick. I think that leaning over the wall onto the warning track might work, but I 'm not sure if there are any other nice places. By the way, a couple years ago i met and took a picture with you. Very cool!!!! Thanks for the reply (in advance), and please help me out with some information as on where to do the glove trick at Yankee Stadium. Thanks, Ian.
Have you ever been to Turner Field in Atlanta? I live here but am just now starting to ballhawk here as the team is doing horribly and tickets are cheap which also means that I don't have a lot of competition. Is there any advice you could give me about this stadium?
Hey Zack, big fan. My question is, what stadiums allow the "glove trick" that you've been to?
Hey Zack! I have loved watching your videos and excited to try out your glove trick at Mariners Games. So when you say wad up the string in the palm of your mitt, would it get tangled up? Do you use some reel like a one youd use on a kited for the rope?
Hey its me I was at the yankees game on August, 5 2016 I was wearing blue short and socksb that were blue pink shoes yankees hatand a yankees jersey that had 13 and alexs last name on it I'm a huge fan thanks for telling me about the glove trick and thanks for the picture glad you are alive
Oh yeah is there something that people donate to for kids baseball cause I need to donate some money even though I'm only11


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Found Downtown: The honest mechanic
Last month my car turned 11, and to celebrate, I took it to Auto Craftsmen in Montpelier for a 44-point inspection. The woman at the front desk, Erica, asked for my phone number and told me to be ready to answer it at a moments notice during the day. For you to get the best service, she said, we need to be able to contact you to tell you something needs repair. If you dont answer, your car gets pulled out and youre last in line.
OK, I thought. Shes serious. So when my phone rang later that afternoon, I picked it up immediately. It was Erica with a full diagnosis: my car was generally in good shape, but there were several items in need of repair. She told me that my catalytic converter had stopped working efficiently. The drum brakes were rusty, and a bent lateral arm was creating an unusual wear pattern on the rear left tire. She also suggested I try to change my air filter myself, since this was a relatively easy thing to do and might save me money.
Later, when I went returned to the shop, Erica gave me a five-page document that listed all of the services my car had received, complete with before and after photos of my drum brakes. This was perhaps the first time anybody had ever explained anything to me in depth about my car, and I was riveted. I couldnt wait to go home and show off the new vocabulary Id learned. Does your car have drum brakes or disc brakes? Id ask my friends, kicking their tires. I see that your check engine light is on. Maybe its time to replace that old catalytic converter.
I love my car. Specifically, I love that its moved me across the country and back, that it allows me to zip south to Massachusetts at a moments notice to visit my 2-year-old nephew, and that it can function as a soundproof booth/karaoke nightclub.
But I could do without its constant appetite for gasoline, the periodic job of changing its oil and tires, the times when things rattle inexplicably inside it, and the idea of putting any energy or effort into learning how to maintain it myself.
Auto Craftsmen exists because of people like me who would rather ignore our cars and sit around eating snacks instead. The first thing youll notice upon entering the shop, located on Route 2, is that it provides a perfect environment for sitting around and eating snacks. The waiting room features couches, magazines, books, houseplants, and a countertop stocked with coffee, tea, crackers, and even fresh-baked cookies on occasion.
And the indulgences dont end there. After you reclaim your car from the technicians, youll discover a small gift waiting inside for you on the passenger seat. Often this is a token for a free soft serve ice cream at the Dairy Creme next door; at other times its Chap Stick or a tiny wind-up flashlight. Anybody who knows me at all knows that the fastest way to my heart is through food and presents, and Id likely be a loyal customer even if these were the only perks that the shop provided me.
But wait! Theres more.
If youre not as influenced as I am by free cookies and presents, theres Auto Craftsmens Car Care Club card. This costs $119.95 the value of about three oil changes and includes four oil changes, a free state inspection, a car rental, and discounts on strut replacements, tune-ups, and a dozen other services.
The shop might also win you over with its crew of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certified L1 Master Technicians; or the fact that it uses G-Oil, a biodegradable motor oil; or that it sells hot-pink windshield wiper blades to support breast cancer awareness. As if thats not enough, it organizes regular canned food drives to benefit the local food shelf and the Womens Car Care Clinics to promote better communication between female car owners and technicians.
The force behind all of the perks and services that Auto Craftsmen provides is its owner, Amy Mattinat. An Ohio native, Mattinat claims she has oil in her blood. Her first husband, whom she describes as a motorhead, was a mechanic, so she spent much of her early adulthood in repair shops.
As much as Mattinat knows about the craft of auto mechanics, shes equally versed in marketing and communications. In 2003, when she realized that it didnt have enough business to sustain new growth, she began to study with a marketing consultant. As soon as I became his student, she said, the business began to grow every time I implemented new ideas. It was fascinating to watch.
Mattinat claims to have two principal roles at Auto Craftsmen: to support her staff and to translate her technicians work into language that her customers can understand. A good repair shop is one thats going to communicate to you so you can understand whats going on, she said. The only way people come to trust us is when they realize were here to take care of them.
The Womens Car Care Clinics, offered at the shop mostly in January and February but also by demand in the summer, focus on the language barrier that often exists for female car owners. So many of my customers and especially women dont know the language of cars, said Mattinat. The clinic is all about educating women so they can understand whats happening, theyre in control, they can ask the right questions, and no one is going to take advantage of them.
In short, a visit to Auto Craftsmen is akin to discovering a family of unicorns in your backyard or locating the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It is a wonderful thing to discover that there is, in fact, such a thing as an honest mechanic.
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Java Internationalization
Internationalization (I18N) and Localization is easier with Java, in contrast with other, previous native applications. Credit goes to IBM's Center for Java Technology, Silicon Valley.
Although it is much easier to use I18N and L10N due to the different approaches by Sun and Microsoft, we are faced with new challenges. On one hand we want to target a wider audience, without maintaining two sets of code (using the Java "write once, run anywhere" vision). On the other, we want to use as many features as possible in the latest Java release. Of course, there is a limit to what we can achieve.
In this article, we will look at employing the Java reflection so that our Java applet utilizes system fonts found in Java SDK 1.3 as well as the MS VM implementation, while not causing backward compatibility problems for Navigator 4.76 with Java 1.1.5. With this technique, we will be able to solve the problem of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters displayed as "blocks" in IE with MS VM.
The display of these characters with an English language OS in
Navigator 4 requires the necessary changes to the
font.properties file on a client machine. As for
Navigator 6 and IE, we just need to run the test applet and use the
correct font in our applet. That's it.
In JDK 1.1, font mapping between the Java logical fonts and system
physical fonts is achieved by making the necessary changes in
font.properties, which lists the font results only by
logical font names.
The situaion is much better now with JDK 1.3. We can get a list of the user's system TrueType fonts or create it ourselves. Similarly, Microsoft makes it possible to do this with their own implementation. Due to the different implementations of Sun and Microsoft, how can we provide a uniform access to these different solutions?
The solution:
Java reflection and a helper class NEFontFactory uses the Factory pattern. Before we can do this, we need to
In JDK 1.1, we cannot access the system font listing except logical fonts
names. These logical fonts are mapped to the system physical fonts by
editing the
font.properties found in the
..\lib directory (See
font.properties.en for Netscape 4).
In JDK 1.1, the font listing API returns a list of logical font names:
java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getFontList() // deprecated since JDK1.2
In JDK 1.3, the listing of system fonts is available using the following:
In MS VM, the listing of system fonts is available using the following:
In JDK 1.1, we cannot create the TrueType font using its name.
Instead we create the font using a logical font name, which is
mapped to a TrueType font in the
Now in JDK 1.3, we can create the TrueType font simply by specifying its name:
new Font(fontName, fontStyle, fontSize)
In MS Java, the system font is obtained via
public static Font getFont(String face, int style, int size, int flags);
public static Font getFont(String face, Vector v, int size);
For your reference, the following hardware and software configurations is recommended for use in our development environment.
Getting it
One way is to install it from the MultiLanguage Pack from Office 2000.
For a listing of fonts provided by the MultiLanguage Pack (including the code pages and the languages they support), check out Administering Fonts in an International Office.
Otherwise, let IE do the job for you. To download Simplify Chinese font, simply access Chinese language News paper web site in Singapore using IE. IE will prompt you to download the necessary font in order to view the page. For the following fonts, try the sites below:
We may be able to view the page in Chinese, but what font is IE using to display the page?
If you have IE (5.0 through 5.5), it is easy to find the font used to display a particular language. For example, I would like to find out the fonts available for displaying Chinese web pages. I can do the following:
Access the IE menu: Tools/Internet Options/General/Fonts (see Figure 1). Then use the following fonts to display Simplified Chinese text.
Due to the large character sets of many Asian languages, their font file is larger than the character sets typical of most Western languages. With this knowledge, we can sort the font listing based on file size as shown in Figure 2 from Control Panel/Font.
From the figure shown above, one or many of the above fonts "Batang", "Bitstream Cyberbit", "SimSun & NsimSun", "SimHei", and "MS Song" can be used to view Chinese characters. We can use Navigator 4 to test which particular font is suitable.
In Navigator 4, go to Edit/Preferences/Appearance/Fonts, and set the preferences as shown in the following figure.
With the completion of the above setting, access the site http://www.zaobao.com to view the text correctly when that particular font is used. In this case, the SimSun font can be used to display Chinese characters.
Yet another way of knowing what font can be used to display native text is to use Office 2000 for opening the native text file. It will automatically detect the encoding, then format the text with the necessary font.
With the font on your system and the knowledge of what font name to
use, we can create
font.properties.en for Navigator 4 so
that our Java applet will display Chinese characters.
First, create a copy of
font.properties.zh file found
in Netscape's
..\classes directory. Then rename the file
font.properties.en in the same directory.
font.properties.zh for Netscape 4 can be found at
C:\program files\netscape\communicator\program\java\classes
Edit the
font.properties.en by replacing all occurrences of
\uXXXX unicode strings related to the SimSun font. In our case, replace
\u5b8b\u4f53 with SimSun.
With this new font.properties.en your Navigator 4, we will be able to display the Chinese characters when we use any of the logical fonts in our Java applet.
We can make changes to the original
too. However, it is easier to distribute
so that we aren't required to backup files.
Now we want to create a helper class, called NEFontFactory, which will have the following features:
The Helper class makes use of a Factory Pattern to create Font objects.
By detecting the Java version and vendor, we ensure that our code
will always work. We will not encounter unnecessary exceptions when we
obtain Class objects for either
GraphicsEnvironment or
FontX class.
We can obtain the Java version and vendor as follows:
String vendor = System.getProperty("java.vendor");
String version = System.getProperty("java.version");
The following table shows the vendor values and versions on different browsers.
|Netscape Navigator 4.76
|Netscape Navigator 6
|Netscape Communications Corporation
|Sun Microsystems Inc.
|Microsoft Corp.
With Java reflection, we ensure that we are able to compile our NEFontFactory class using any version of the Java compiler, since we do not need to import any Java version specific code. For more information on Java Reflection, check out Sun's Java Tutorial.
The first step is to retrieve the Class object. With the knowledge
of Java version and vendor, we obtain our
FontX and
GraphicsEnvironment Class objects with the following
method calls for IE VM and JDK 1.3, respectively.
Class msFontX = Class.forName("com.ms.awt.FontX"); // Class object for IE environment
Class graphicEnv = Class.forName("java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment"); // JDK 1.3 environment
Next, we will look at invoking methods. In the MS SDK Java doc, we find the following documentation.
FontX Class
The FontX Class of the com.ms.awt package creates a font object that defines the font family, font face, style, and size. The FontX class also supports TrueType fonts.
public class FontX extends FxFont
// Fields
public static final int EMBEDDED;
public static final int OUTLINE;
public static final int STRIKEOUT;
public static final int UNDERLINE;
// Constructors
public FontX();
public FontX(String name, int style, int size);
public FontX(String name, int style, int size, boolean bEmbed);
public FontX(String name, int style, int size, int xFlags);
// Methods
public boolean equals(Object obj);
public static String[] getAttributeList();
public static String[] getAttributeList(String face);
public int getFlags();
public static int getFlagsVal(String face, String attribute);
public static Font getFont(String face, int style, int size, int flags);
public static Font getFont(String face, Vector v, int size);
public static String[] getFontList();
public static int getStyleVal(String face, String attribute);
public boolean isTypeable(int language);
public static boolean matchFace(String face);
public String toString();
With JDK 1.1, fonts are mapped with a font properties file. So, we can obtain different fonts by editing this file. However, the Microsoft implementation does not support this type of font association. Therefore, we can obtain desired fonts with FontX objects, which are created with Win32 font names.
FontX field definitions EMBEDDED
Indicates the new font should be linked to a privately embedded font. Note This is only significant for fonts that are loaded by non-Java objects. Fonts that are loaded by Java objects are automatically embedded.
Indicates that the text drawn by using the new font should be drawn by using the outline of the glyph. This is only supported by certain fonts in the system, and only GraphicsX will support this feature. Trying to draw outline fonts using a Win32Graphics object will result in the glyph being drawn normally.
Indicates that text drawn using the new font should be struck through.
Indicates that text drawn using the new font should be underlined.
We are interested in
getFont(String face, int style, int
size, int flags) and
getFontList() in
We get the available font listing and Font object from the
FontX class using reflection.
Getting a font listing:
Method getFontListApi = msFontX.getMethod("getFontList", null);
// need to perform sorting of the listing .... (see Exercise)
String fontListing[] = (String[])getFontListApi.invoke(null, null);
Creating a Font:
String fname = new String(fontName);
Class[] param = new Class[4];
param[0] = fname.getClass();
param[1] = Integer.TYPE;
param[2] = Integer.TYPE;
param[3] = Integer.TYPE;
Method getFontApi = msFontX.getMethod("getFont", param);
Field field = msFontX.getField("EMBEDDED");
Integer fstyle = new Integer( style );
Integer fsize = new Integer( size );
Integer fflags = (Integer)field.get( null ); // null because it is a static field.
Object[] args = { fname, fstyle, fsize, fflags};
Font f = ( Font ) getFontApi.invoke(null, args ); // null because it is a static method.
For Sun Java VM (1.1 and above), the Font object is created normally,
new Font(fontName, style, size);
while the font listing is obtained via Java Reflection for Java 1.3:
Method getLocalGraphicsEnvironmentApi =
graphicEnv.getMethod("getLocalGraphicsEnvironment", null);
// invoke the API to obtain an instance of GraphicsEnvironment
Object GEInstance =
getLocalGraphicsEnvironmentApi.invoke(null, null); // static method with no parameters
Method getAvailableFontFamilyNamesApi =
String fontListing [] =
(String[])getAvailableFontFamilyNamesApi.invoke(GEInstance, null);
We know that object creation takes up a fair bit of time, and so
font caching is added to the
NEFontFactory class to
improve the performance of Font object creation.
Caching is implemented using
where the key is formed using
We place a Font object into Hashtable by the following (where
f is the Font object):
String name = f.getName();
int style = f.getStyle();
int size = f.getSize();
cache.put( name+style+size, f);
Now we can obtain a Font object by calling
public static Font NEFontFactory.getFont(Sting fontName, int style, int size)
And for a listing of font names available on your system, we can call
public static String[] NEFontFactory.getFontList()
An applet was created as shown in Figure 4, with the following applet parameters.
The applet reads the file with the specified encoding, then displays
the text using the preferred font name and size. The
country and lang parameters are used to create the
java.util.Locale object. The text is displayed using
java.awt.Canvas. Line wrapping is performed using
What follows are some observations when the demo applet is executed on IE, Navigator 4.76, and 6 for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text.
Encoding in IE
IE does not support every encoding supported in the JDK. For example, if you try reading a native Korean character in our test applet you will encounter the following:
In order to display Korean characters correctly in all browsers, we need to do some preprocessing. We need to perform transcoding, where the Korean text file is transformed from one encoding to another; in this case, EUC-KR to UTF8. Transcoding can be implemented easily in Java. We read in the data in one encoding and write out the data in another encoding.
After transcoding the Korean text files to UTF8, we specify the encoding parameter in the applet as UTF8. Then use the preferred font name "Batang" to display Korean characters in the applet.
IE Java VM
If the Font object is not created with FontX class but, rather, with
new Font("system font name")
then our Korean characters will be displayed as follows on IE Java VM, using the "Batang" and "Dialog" font names.
Netscape Navigator 6 JDK 1.3
Navigator 6 with Sun JDK 1.3 VM works well, except for updated fonts with only a change of font style.
For example, if the current Font setting in the applet is
Font name = 'Batang'
Font size = 14
Italic = No
Bold = No
and we want to have the same font name, size, but with italic rather than bold, then if we just check the Italic checkbox, and depress the 'Update' button, it will not work.
Instead, we need to set Font Size to any value other than 14 (the current value), and set Italic to "Yes". Then depress the "Update" button. Then set Font Size back to 14. Depress the "Update" button again. You can then get what you wanted as follows:
Font name = 'Batang'
Size = 14
Italic = Yes
Bold = No
On IE and Navigator 4.76 (assuming the necessary changes to
font.properties.en), we do not have this problem.
When we run the Korean character demo in Navigator 6, the loading of the applet took much longer to load than with IE. It may be due to the size of this TrueType Font (15157KB) (see Figure 2). Another reason is likely due to IE being integrated with the OS.
You may now want to consider the following suggestions to
NEFontFactory class.
Since the font listing returns by
getFontList() of IE
VM are not sorted alphabetically, as compared to
getAvailableFontFamilyNames() in Java 1.3. Therefore, we
may want to sort the result on IE VM. If we do want the code to be
internationalized, we will need to make use of the
java.util.Locale information.
Another exercise is to use Java Reflection with the following API found in Java 1.3, where Font object is replicated with just a change of size or style or both.
public Font deriveFont(float size)
public Font deriveFont(int style, float size)
public Font deriveFont(AffineTransform trans)
public Font deriveFont(int style, AffineTransform trans)
public Font deriveFont(int style)
public Font deriveFont(Map attributes)
The latest MS VM can be obtained from Microsoft's Java site.
MS Java SDK
References on I18N and Java
In this article, we illustrated how to achieve the display of Asian characters in applets on IE by using Java Reflection. Otherwise, these texts would have appeared in "block" characters. We also illustrated how to obtain a listing of user system fonts depending on which version of VM you are using.
This technique has been implemented in our client-side Java-based product, Facado, which in addition to being internationalized, offers interactive and collaborative computing capabilities in the browser.
I welcome your feedback and exchange of ideas. Contact me via email.
I would like to thank Steve Anglin, Managing Editor of ONJava.com, for giving me this opportunity to share this information with you and NexusEdge Technologies Pte Ltd for providing the environment to develop leading-edge Java solutions.
I would like to thank my colleague, Thierry Bedos, for his valuable discussion on Java reflection and feedback on this article.
Jaric Sng is a Java GUI designer and developer with interest and expertise with Java Internationalization.
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I am so sorry, that must have been so disappointing
The exact same thing happened with my dd in May this year. She was supposed to come home the next day and in the wee hrs of the morning she had a Brady that required stimulation to bring her back....FINALLY they decided to wait only 5 says and send her home on a heart/breathing monitor. Maybe a monitor is an option for you.
Honestly, dd is just over 6 months and has been brady and apnea free for 4 mths and I have not given up the monitor yet (we only use it when she sleeps now). You get kinda dependent on it


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Feeding has always been so sore. I have tried different positions for latching on, My nipples are very sore, but not cracked (yet). I don't know if its the latching on technique that I haven't mastered or just her. at present it feels like she is chewing on me when she is feeding. she doesn't have a tongue tie and is putting on weight well, with regular wet nappies and feeding 2-3 hrly.
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Here we go again picking up more injury prone broken down players....Yeah well save some cap room but at this point u gotta make more deals than this one.
Your right but this was a year ago. Now things have slightly changed. We have an excess of shooting guards and over paid players that sit the bench rotting away. Plus I don't think a team needs 15 players. Consider the contracts we'd move for Webber and it's nearly an even swap. Also consider that we need a PF ( If we move James we'll need Frye to back up Curry). It's really not that bad if you see the big picture.Originally Posted by Cakalusa
Here we go again picking up more injury prone broken down players....Yeah well save some cap room but at this point u gotta make more deals than this one.
I think you are a little quick to judge. He isnt a part of our future and no one is saying that. Lets get that straight to everyone. BUT if we can get rid of three bad contracts in James (or Rose) Q and Taylor (who expires anyway) then lets do it. ESPECIALLY when that "horrible" contract for Webber only has this year on it and next year it is a HUGE pawn in being a 20million dollar expiring contract.
And Id love to keep Q but Isiah will trade this guy to anyone who will take him. he has a bad back, a bad contract, a bad showing last year and beef with Marbury.. and the last instance is what really gets him. Id like to keep him but rather impossible.
#15...So good it had to be retired twice
New thought! Or recycled thought.
I'm reading a few articles or reading into a few articles reguarding Kevin Garnett's status as a Timberwolf. I know we all have read alot into his interviews (one with Slam Magazine) but it seems to be that he is being more vocal about his team and the teams management. My thought is this, Weber is turning 34 and is only going to be good for 2 more years. KG on the other hand's got 4-5 more years in the tank. By the time KG starts to fall of, his contract will expire. All of this and he will leave the T-Wolves. I think he will leave before this year is out.
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There is a topic for KG already started.
#15...So good it had to be retired twice
Webber cannot help us...he's a ball-hungry power foward that needs the ball to thrive...
he would be the best passer the knicks haveOriginally Posted by The 1 and Only
If you are going to take a chance on someone who has injury problems, take a chance on K-mart before Webber!!!! K-mart is younger and, believe it or not, is in better physical condition! Dolan should sit back and wait to see if Isiah walks into his office and asks him to sign off on the Webber deal. He should then turn and fire Isiah and stop the bleeding now!
It's so sad you think that way...Originally Posted by datruth
Im in reality mode. The reality is this bad team will be together another 3 yrs. Frye, Robinson, Lee will probably move on. I think Lee is the best one of the three. But anyhow, Gut the team out. Just soon enough these contracts will eventually be over. Yes it would be nice shedding some of that cap room no argument there. But as soon as say Webb was to get hurt now hes taking up a roster spot.
We need to go and get a real coach, a better GM, be conservative with the wallet from here on in. And in the meantime just ride out the storm. Marbury, Francis, Crawford between now and the next 3 yrs I would try moving them all each season. Dont let them ever be comfortable. Curry and James same thing.
if the knicks could give up mo taylor, malik rose, q-rich and maybe even jalen rose for webber maybe the knicks could try it because they dump all that salary and webber only has 2 years left and the knicks get an all-star so i see it as a good idea, and frye will come of the bench and play big minutes cuz webber is not the old chris webber but he is still good 20 and 10 is pretty good
It is my understanding that Isiah wants to run and gun. Webber would probably not fit this too well.
If that is true, shows he does not know what the hell he is doing. Want a run and gun team build it, Webber is a post player and doesnt have the speed like he used to to fit into that well enough.Originally Posted by jeckomaru
I dissagree. I think it shows that Thomas is trying to clear the cap. I think 15 put it best. an expiring contract for a guy that still averages a double double is pretty good trade bait. Besides (IF) we did get Webber do you think we'd be any worse off then having James and both Roses rotting on the bench?
This is a bad move, and here are the list of my reasons why:
1) He's too old
2) If you couldn't do it with AI, what can he do with Marbury (Both players play relatively the same)
3) He's not aggressive


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A Women's Group located in a rural village in the Upper West region of Ghana aims to obtain a shea butter processing facility and machinery to increase economic empowerment. Large families, male breadwinner instability and one short farming season can cause financial hardship for women. Because of a lack of opportunities outside the domestic realm, most women in the region collect shea nuts and manually extract butter for sale and home consumption. The intensive labor required to produce the butter by hand, however, limits the women's extraction capacity.
With two other groups from nearby communities, this Women's Group has formed an official co-operative union with about 100 members and identified large-scale shea butter processing as a viable activity to increase income. There is a substantial market available for shea butter due to its increased use in consumer products such as lotion, soap and chocolate. To produce the quantity and quality of butter that the growing market requires, the women are requesting funds for extraction machines, and a structure to house the equipment.
The women's motivation has been demonstrated through the preparation of land for construction, responsible financial management and sustained communication with key players in the industry. The women and their communities are contributing materials, land, and labor for the building's construction. The women will receive training on business management, operating and maintaining the equipment, and on the production of high-quality shea butter. Overall, the shea butter processing facility and machinery will strengthen the women's groups by providing them with valuable opportunities to grow while empowering them within their homes and communities.
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- Key note lectures
- Behind the scenes tours
- Conferences
You will also receive Wild Life, a quarterly magazine that gives you all the latest news and updates on what's happening at Taronga Zoo and Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
Why should you join?
These exciting activities are designed and delivered to inspire teachers to become active advocates for wildlife and the environment.
Taronga recognises the need to support teachers in their vital role as educators in the hope that our vision, to "secure a shared future for wildlife and people" is achieved.
Membership Cost
Membership to the Taronga Teachers Association is $55.00 per year, plus a one-off $10.00 joining fee.
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Contact Details
For any further information on the Taronga Teachers Association, please contact email@example.com or 02 9978 4739