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About a dozen soldiers examine two large log and dirt structures. They were probably used to hide field artillery from the enemy. James C. Hughes was stationed at Fort Sill from January 18 to May 18, 1918. He was a student and then from March 22 to May 1 he was an instructor at the School of Fire, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. James Clark Hughes was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1888, and served in the Mexican Border Conflict, World War I, and World War II. He used an autographic camera to take pictures of friends, family, and places in the United States and Europe during World War I. During the latter conflict, he commanded a Philippine regiment (Filipino soldiers led by American officers), which surrendered in 1942 on the Bataan peninsula. Hughes spent the next 41 months in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. He was liberated by Russian forces at Camp Hoten, Manchuria, in 1945. Hughes died in 1964 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Date: March 18, 1918
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Star Wars Title Crawl
This Motion tutorial builds an accurate representation of the original Star Wars title crawl for budding fan film editors. Techniques include: particle emitters to create a starfield, vector graphics, behaviors, and 3D cameras. Fan films featured include: A Question of Faith, Broken Allegiance, Reign of the Fallen, The Dark Redemption, Revelations, and Seeds of Darkness.


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Advances in the control of a "smart tube" high power backward wave oscillator
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1928/20335
Advances in the control of a "smart tube" high power backward wave oscillator
Abdallah, Chaouki T.
Schamiloglu, E.
Park, G.T.
Soualian, V.S.
Hegeler, F.
Previous accomplishments pertaining to the control of various parameters of an intense beam-driven relativistic backward wave oscillator (BWO) include maintaining a specified or desired output power over a determined frequency bandwidth, and maintaining a constant frequency over a wide range of power. This was accomplished using an iterative learning control (ILC) algorithm that yielded the appropriate input variables for the electron beam, as well as the appropriate displacement of the slow wave structure from the cutoff neck. A problem of much greater complexity is the simultaneous control of both frequency and power, involving the independent mapping of both power and frequency dependence on the two input variables: cathode voltage and slow wave structure displacement. The resultant two-variable system has been successfully implemented and tested for convergence with minimal iterations. In this paper we present an overview of our "smart tube," its development, and our most recent results.
12th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers, 2: 852-855
Digital Object Identifier : 10.1109/PPC.1999.823649


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text: PUNE, India, Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) today dedicated the company's 8,000 square-meter (90,000 square-foot) technology center in Pune, India. Home to more than 240 engineers, this facility is strategically equipped and located to offer world-class engineering capabilities to original-equipment manufacturers in the light-vehicle, commercial-vehicle, and off-highway markets in India and throughout the region. The Dana India Technical Center is the company's 13th facility in India, further expanding Dana's footprint in the region to support future growth. Dana employs more than 2,900 people in India, including those operations in which the company holds a joint interest. " India is a vital market that propels economic growth throughout the Asia Pacific region, and our investment in that country over the past half century demonstrates our commitment to and confidence in the region," said Dana President and CEO Roger Wood. "The Dana India Technical Center allows us to offer our customers unmatched local technical expertise and a direct connection to our industry-leading global engineering resources." Dana customers in India including Ashok Leyland Ltd., Caterpillar India, Deere and Co., Force Motors, Ford India, General Motors India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Mahindra Trucks and Buses Ltd., TAFE, Tata Motors, and VE Commercial Vehicle Ltd. Export customers include Caterpillar, Ford, Land Rover, Nissan, Renault, Still, and Toyota. Devoted to the research, design, development, and testing of drivetrain, sealing, and thermal-management products, the Dana India Technical Center is fully integrated into Dana's global research and development system to support new products from concept development through launch, as well as to adapt technologies developed elsewhere in the world for the specific needs of the Indian market.


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Woman accused of killing, cutting retired cop's body into pieces takes plea deal
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - A Brevard County woman, who was accused of killing a retired cop and leaving his remains scattered across Osceola County, took a plea deal that could allow her to get out of prison, WFTV learned on Friday.
Paul Cadigan was killed in
February 2009.
Dianne Parker, who suffers with multiple personality disorder, claimed Cadigan made advances on her during a massage.
Her defense attorneys had raised the notion that she might have been insane at the time of the killing and therefore she may not be competent to stand trial.
However, the judge had previously ruled she was competent to enter the plea Friday morning and that Parker understood what was going on.
Parker, 59, said she was sorry for the crime, but didn't have any kind words for the victim during the hearing.
She was arrested for killing 63-year-old Cadigan after parts of his body were discovered along Cypress Creek Road in Rural Osceola County.
Investigators said the last phone calls Cadigan made were to Parker.
They said Parker told detectives he made sexual advances towards her during a massage and that she pulled out a Glock handgun and shot him at least five times.
Investigators said Parker cut Cadigan into pieces because she couldn't carry his body out of her house.
In court, Parker told the judge that she did not intend to kill him.
"I didn't want it to happen. I wasn't aiming to kill him and I'm just really sorry. I'm really sorry this happened, but I was afraid for my life, and no matter what anyone says, he wasn't a good man to
me, and it's been really hard to deal with this," Parker said.
Cadigan's children relayed through a victim's advocate their horror as they tried to deal with not just the killing, but finding pieces of him in the Florida brush.
"Eventually, we were convinced we had most of him, not all, but enough to identify and bury," the family said in a statement.
She was facing life in prison without parole, but with the deal, she agreed to plea no contest to charges of second-degree murder and abuse of a dead human body and was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
The judge said at first glance it would seem this case would demand a life sentence, but permitted it after concluding the deal assured public safety and was agreed to by the victim's family.
With time served, Parker will be close to 80 years old when she gets out of prison. Parker said that after her release, she wants to go to a ministry in Texas and serve her probation there.


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LISTEN: Matt Shultz Talks About Playing With Lincoln Parish Again
Great getting to catch up with Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant as we get ready to see them on May 3rd at the DC101 Kerfuffle! We discussed the band's appearance on Ellen, his girly car that he bought from his cousin and how he got to jam the other night once again with former Cage guitarist Lincoln Parish!
"Jared and Lincoln and another guy that we used to play with a lot we just getting up to jam and I went to watch them. And people kept asking or yelling for me to jump up there. We had a high school band, and so they were asking for some songs we used to play in high school. So I jumped up and we did some of those high school songs, which was pretty funny."
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The Bald Chef
Well, it seems the latest fashion in the kitchen is a bald head. When the season premiered I thought it was the mohawk but between judges, chefs and production staff the "q ball" has it. If you think about it though it really works well: no hair nets, simple upkeep and no real risk of contaminating the food...unless you count sweat. But why not, really? I like it and think it can be a very sexy look...just ask my husband.
It seems to be a growing trend among cheftestants. The first season it was just Colicchio sporting the look. And then last season started with Tom and Cliff and ended with the questionable addition of Ilan and Elia. Maybe the disastrous head shaving episode started the staff thinking the more chefs already bald, the less risk of traumatic events and the cliched "Bravo drama". So, this group has started with Tre and Howie added to Tom and the production guy with a few mohawks thrown in for good measure. Here's hoping camp antics stay at a minimum.
But the real question should be is Tom starting a trend? More cheftestants with little or no hair, former cheftestants with shorter hair and lets just face it...Tom is everywhere: Food Festivals, morning shows, and he even guest judged on Bravo's Top Design...the show was "eh" but seeing him was "yay". Maybe he should start a fan club or his own makeover show....
Chef Eye for the Bald Guy:
He can't make you look good
but he sure will make you cook good.
He can't make you look good
but he sure will make you cook good.
I think the inspiration comes from the fact that Tom is such a decent guy. A good chef with an even keeled personality and a friendly smile could sell soured milk on a corner outside a dairy. But Tom doesn't allow his success to over-inflate his ego into haughty behavior at the judges table. He stays calm and when he does critique the style is such that the chef's almost seem to want to thank him for not liking their dish.
So, shave away everyone. If it means that with it comes the other traits of this original "Top Chef", then what have you got to lose...except a little hair.


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B&O Play and Opening Ceremony Launch Limited Edition Form 2i Headphones
Posted on April 26, 2014
B&O Play and Opening Ceremony have partnered for a limited edition of the Form 2i headhones. B&O originally launched the Form 2i headphones in 1985. The headphones were relaunched this year with an added microphone and remote. The Opening Ceremony version are described as a "cheeky and playful take" on the original design. The headphones are available in six colors and cost $129 each. They can be found on openingceremony.us.
Singer Maluca Mala models the headphones in the photograph above. She also wears them in the music video for her new single, "Trigger." He is a clip:
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"Gunny" Bob: Pelosi and Reid "attacking the Constitution"; Salazar and Udall "agree with the terrorists' point of view"
Newsradio 850 KOA host "Gunny" Bob Newman falsely accused Democratic congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid of "attacking the Constitution" for stating that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without the approval of Congress. Newman did not note that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 limits the president's ability to initiate armed conflict without the authorization of Congress.
On the February 15 broadcast of his Newsradio 850 KOA show, "Gunny" Bob Newman [1] falsely accused Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi [2] (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [3] (D-NV) of "attack[ing] the constitutional powers of the president" when they separately declared (here [4] and here [5]) that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without congressional approval. Newman then asked his listeners, "Is attacking the Constitution during time of war treason? ... Is it aiding and abetting the enemy?" He answered, "Sure it is." However, Newman failed to note that while the Constitution does not explicitly require the president to seek congressional approval to order U.S. troops into combat, the War Powers Resolution of 1973 limits the president's ability to initiate and engage in armed conflict without congressional authorization.
According to Newman, Reid and Pelosi said that "the president, as commander in chief ... anytime he uses our military against Iran, would have to receive permission from the Congress of the United States." After claiming he "called Congresswoman Pelosi's office" and "asked where in the Constitution it said that," Newman stated, "[I]t doesn't say it in the Constitution ... [i]n fact, it says exactly the opposite."
While Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution [6] gives Congress the exclusive power to "declare war," it is true the Constitution does not explicitly state that the president must seek approval from Congress before ordering armed forces into conflict. However, the War Powers Resolution of 1973 [7] (Public Law 93-148) explicitly requires congressional authorization of military force within 62 days of initial armed conflict, and mandates that the president consult with Congress before engaging in war, except in certain circumstances. In fact, the resolution states that "[t]he President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances." According to the resolution, the only circumstances permitting the president to use military force without first consulting Congress would be "(1) a declaration of war [which is the exclusive power of Congress], (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces."
Furthermore, if a conflict initiated by the president is ongoing, the president would have to obtain congressional authorization of military force within 62 days after ordering troops into combat. The War Powers Resolution states its purpose as being "to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgement of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities."
Later in Newman's show, when a caller mentioned that due to "the War Powers Act ... by law now, the president ... if he starts hostility, he has to go to Congress within 60 days of initiating," Newman interrupted, "And report to Congress." But that is incorrect: According to the War Powers Resolution, the president can initiate armed conflict only in certain circumstances, after which the president must report to Congress within 48 hours of ordering armed forces into combat. Within 60 days after the president's report to Congress, Congress either would have to authorize war or officially extend the war authorization deadline; otherwise the conflict would violate U.S. law.
During the same broadcast, Newman also attacked Colorado Democratic U.S. Reps. John Salazar [8] and Mark Udall [9] for supporting the U.S. House of Representatives' nonbinding resolution [10] against Bush's plan to increase troop levels in Iraq. Newman asked his listeners, "Does the enemy's opinion -- which is the same as Udall's, the same as Salazar's -- does the enemy's opinion have any influence on your opinion? And should members of Congress be publicly stating they agree with the terrorists' point of view on this matter?"
From the February 15 broadcast of Newsradio 850 KOA's The Gunny Bob Show:
NEWMAN: Now, I have a question for you. If you supported one of these characters from Colorado -- Mark Udall or John Salazar -- who have spoken out officially in speeches on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives against our military -- if you voted for them now, are you pleased they are against supporting our military's request for support? The terrorists that we are fighting there want the House to vote for the anti-support resolution currently being debated. But I want to know from you. Does the enemy's opinion -- which is the same as Udall's, the same as Salazar's -- does the enemy's opinion have any influence on your opinion? And should members of Congress be publicly stating they agree with the terrorists' point of view on this matter?
NEWMAN: So I come back after four or five days without reading the news intentionally -- being down in Costa Rica -- and I see that -- that the -- the hate from the wild-eyed, intolerant left is even -- it's somehow ratcheted up even more. Now Nancy Pelosi -- Speaker of the House -- Harry Reid -- Senate Majority Leader -- are again today attacking the Constitution under Article II, saying that the president has no authority whatsoever to command the armed forces of the United States to attack Iranian terrorists inside Iran, even though those same Iranian terrorists are killing our soldiers. These two say that the president, as commander in chief, must still, anytime he uses our military against Iran, would have to receive permission from the Congress of the United States. Well, I called Congresswoman Pelosi's office in Washington and asked where in the Constitution it said that. No one could tell me. Do you know why? Because it doesn't say it in the Constitution, that's why. In fact, it says exactly the opposite. So I have a question for you: Is attacking the Constitution during time of war treason? Now, think about it: Is that really treason? Can Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi attack the constitutional powers of the president and therefore the Constitution itself, and get away with it? I don't know what your opinion is. I'm going to hear about it in a second when we go to the phones, but I don't think you could ever sell that to a court of law. 303-713-8585. Is it aiding and abetting the enemy? Sure it is. But can you sell it to a jury? I don't -- I don't see how you could. I'm just being honest. I don't see how you could sell it.
NEWMAN: Tonight we're talking about why and how our country attacks and cripples itself in this thing we're calling the war on terror. I truly believe that we are our own worst enemy in this. We are -- and this is how we are our own worst enemy. People -- certain politicians in this nation, and those who support certain politicians, place politics above the security of this country. They place their own personal hatred and intolerance for those with differing opinions at the top of the pile, when in reality, what we should be doing is focusing on our national survival, and being mature and focused enough to realize that, hey, everything else is for naught unless we can survive this war. And this war on terror is going to be taking a long time. A long time. And we must be vigilant of fanatical politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, who brazenly, right out in the open, attack the Constitution of the United States. Go right after it, saying that, hey, you know, that Constitution, that doesn't apply to the president of the United States when it comes to, say, Iran. Or people like John Murtha, who -- a retired Marine reserve colonel -- who says that he is going to personally stop our military, prevent our military from getting the reinforcements the military is requesting.
CALLER: On the Constitution -- OK now, it's kind of complicated. As you're -- as you've pointed out a lot, you know, Article II, Section 2 does give the commander -- I mean the president, he's commander in chief --
NEWMAN: Right.
CALLER: -- of the armed forces. Now, in Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the exclusive authority to declare war.
NEWMAN: That's right.
CALLER: And the founders wanted that because they didn't -- they feared, like, executive branch just openly declaring war and they wanted, you know, Congress to kind of control it. Now, since the starting of the Korean War, Congress quit declaring war. Instead, the president, you know, kind of claimed Article II, Section 2 or they got permission from Congress without declaring war the way that Bush did for Iraq.
NEWMAN: Well, not permission. You know, they received, like, a vote of confidence or an approval of it, but not permission. Because the Constitution does not require in any way, shape, or form constitutional authority to the president for deploying our armed forces.
CALLER: Well, I think it does, because, well --
NEWMAN: No. Go ahead and read it. It does not say anything about the president has to receive permission. It doesn't say anything about it.
CALLER: Well in Article I, Section 8 it gives Congress the exclusive right to declare war. But, see we -- we have --
NEWMAN: Yeah, declare war. That is not giving permission to the president. It's simply them with an official declaration. And as we've seen -- as you just pointed out, we haven't declared war since World War II.
CALLER: Quite right. Starting with Korea, we quit declaring war. But I think what the founders intended was that the wars should be declared. I mean, I think it was -- it's right for --
NEWMAN: No, our founders, I think, were pretty clear on that. I guess I'm going to disagree with you on this, [caller], because if our founders had wanted a declaration of war every time the military goes into battle that they would have simply put that in there.
CALLER: Well, it gave them exclusive power to declare war. I think what they intended is that presidents couldn't declare war without getting, you know, congressional approval.
NEWMAN: Oh, I -- yes, you're a hundred percent right on that. But the president hasn't declared war.
CALLER: Yeah, that's true, but I think the --
NEWMAN: He can't.
CALLER: Right. Right. Only Congress can. But I think that sort of -- well, it's sort of the compromise for the president then to go to Congress, but I'm not so sure the founders would approve of it. And, you know, in 1973 Congress passed the War Powers Act --
NEWMAN: Right.
CALLER: -- it says, you know, by law now, the president can -- if he starts hostility, he has to go to Congress within 60 days of initiating --
NEWMAN: And report to Congress.
CALLER: Yeah.
NEWMAN: That's right.
CALLER: And I think -- and --
NEWMAN: And the president has done that. As a matter of fact, he -- in this war, he went to Congress, reported to them before, and they took a vote and, you know, "Yeah, OK, you know, we're agreeing with our president." It was absolutely overwhelming, and sent it --
CALLER: Yeah, but --
NEWMAN: But now -- but now you see, the polls are different now. America is an undisciplined, unfocused society, and if they don't get immediately what they want, which is a quick war with low casualties, then the polls go the other way. And that's what is -- what we are seeing now. And I think it's -- thank you for your call. I think it's extraordinarily dangerous to run with the premise that wars must be fought on a popularity -- on the popular poll.


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Members with Dark Khaki Wks
Hey guys, just wondering if anyone is taking there strock painted door handles and/or side mirrors off. I'm looking to put the factory painted ones on my jeep instead of the black ones. I'd pay for them if you have any available. I'd appreciate it or let me know what sites have them.
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Pretty sure you're not going to find anyone that has removed or will be removing their stock painted door handles or mirrors, especially in Dark Khaki. Wouldn't really make sense for anyone to switch or downgrade from painted to the textured black. JMO
You can buy the door handles new here, but they are pricey.
Instead of purchasing new side mirrors, myself and many others have opted to purchase chrome mirror covers and then have sent them out to be professionally painted. I purchased mine off ebay.
Re: Members with Dark Khaki Wks
I bought a spare set and took them apart to have painted. Came out nice. I will be installing them this weekend if the weather permits.
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Ok thanks for your help guys... Ill look into those chrome ones
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The oem handles can be found sometimes on www.car-part.com pretty cheap. Its a shot in the wind to find that color though. I would get new oem painted if I were you....much easier!
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3) I have 3 tattoos. One on either ribcage at the bra line and one on my lower back. Belly button pierced as well as septum and regular ear piercings. Can all be removed or covered.
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5) I am a singer and actress and also do technical theater and some makeup work.
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Hi guys. Newbie here looking for some help with a Singer electric motor. I bought an industrial machine to make a canopy for my fishing boat but it was too noisy so I decided to change the bearings to see if I could quieten it down a bit. I've got it half-way done and now I'm stuck.
This is the front end after I removed the front cover/bush thing.
This is the back end flywheel where the clutch (removed) engages.
The other side of the flywheel.
This is as far as I've got. Nothing wants to move. I've taken out the circlip that was on this side of the bearing and given it a tap from both sides with no movement. I'm wondering if the thin plate around the outside is hiding anything. There are four points around the edge that might want knock round or something. Help anyone??
get a set of these for the bearing:
And one of these for the flywheel:
Thanks curious. I've got a puller for the bearings and I've already got the flywheel off with a made up puller. I need to know what to do now to extract the innards to get at the back bearing.
Motor bearings are almost always pressed in. They can be a real bear to get out, sometimes a bit of heat applied to the outside of the bearing race can help.
As noted, just about the only way to remove a bearing from a motor shaft is with a bearing puller. If you don't have a press to get it back on, use a deep socket that fits over the shaft and contacts the inner race of the bearing, (but not the seal part) and lightly pound it on using a wood block for a cushion. Be careful to not ruin the other end of the shaft, placing it on a wood block helps a lot.
The circlip may have been there to keep the bearing from going too far out the back. It's also possible that there's enough distance from the end of the rotor to the frame that once the bearing is pressed out the back, it can be replaced then pressed back in until it's up against the circlip.
It sounds like there's no way to hold the frame if the rotor is pressed into the frame. Heat applied to the frame and not the bearing or rotor will expand the frame a bit and make it easier to press the rotor out.
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sum of the angle in a 4th dim triangle
Hi, i have a basic problem. I can't see my mistake can somebody help me?
Here's the problem:
I want to calculate each angle of the triangle formed by those three dots.
u:=PQ -> (3-0,2-1,-2-0,1-1) -> (3,1,-2,0)
v:=QR -> (3-3,5-2,-1-(-2),3-1) -> (0,3,1,2)
w:=PR -> (3-0,5-1,-1-0,3-1) -> (3,4,-1,2)
The formula to have the angle between tho vector is:
The formula to calculate the length is SQRT(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2)
So, the angle between u and v is:
ARCCOS(ABS(15)/(SQRT(14)*SQRT(30))) = 42.95 deg
the angle between v and w is:
ARCCOS(ABS(-15)/(SQRT(30)*SQRT(14)))= 42.95 deg
the angle between u and w is:
ARCCOS(ABS(-1)/(SQRT(30)*SQRT(14)))= 85.9 deg
Here's the problem 180-85.9-42.95-42.95= 8.2 deg
I'm missing 8.2 deg....
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TV viewers prepared for the unexpected when Rod Serling announced "there is a fifth dimension" in the old Twilight Zone series. Now, thanks to the rapidly growing world of 3D printing, this same sense of wonder applies to our good old third dimension. Yes, 3D printing—a process whereby a machine literally builds a three-dimensional object layer by layer right before your eyes—has entered the mainstream. Some say it may change the way manufacturers operate, too.
3D printing is the name for an updated, simplified version of rapid prototyping, a process created in the 1980s to make solid, three-dimensional plastic parts for design and engineering purposes. Many of today's 3D printers are affordable and designed for simple projects. The concept involves an additive process that melts or softens material such as plastic, wire, powder and plaster, among others, then "inkjets" them in layers, guided by a CAD program. It is considered highly efficient because, instead of whittling a large amount of raw material to a lesser amount, creating waste, it manufactures by building materials up precisely, potentially wasting nothing. It can also be fast. These are key draws for manufacturers looking to produce low numbers of solid parts. The bigger picture for 3D printing, however, is its ability to make virtually anything that can currently be molded in plastic. For example, even multi-part items (such as working firearms) can be made to exacting specifications and assembled after printout.
At last month's Consumer Electronic Show (CES), some 30 companies exhibited 3D printers. According to the Associated Press (AP), the annual Las Vegas mega-event had to turn away several other 3D makers who also wanted space on the show floor. Among the attractions were one company's machines that 3D-print chocolate confections in eye-catching, geometric shapes. An online video shows a BBC reporter trying one, with satisfaction, after getting over his surprise that such a feat was possible. While top-of-the-line industrial 3D printers are still known to command six-figure prices, the AP reported that many models displayed at CES were priced less than $5000. And at least one company said it planned to release a 3D printer this year for a rock-bottom $499.
Low prices like this mean 3D-printer manufacturers are aiming straight for consumers. Right now, in fact, you can order a plug-and-play 3D printer at Staples online for about $1300. The price (which is bound to drop) includes 25 CAD designs for softball-sized plastic toys the unit can print in various colors. While this unit may seem more novelty than necessity, some think consumers and others will embrace options like it that allow them to affordably create custom versions of hundreds of simple products such as smartphone cases, toys, souvenirs, decorative items, confections—you name it—with a 3D printer, raw materials and a simple CAD program. Even if consumers don't rush to put 3D printers in their homes, experts already believe this technology has the potential to unseat China as the world's leading supplier of many low-cost, easy-to-make goods.
Wise manufacturers will look into 3D and learn how it might impact their own operations, from both inside and out. Its potential to universalize production of items that once depended on traditional manufacturing treatment is too important to ignore. This may open new markets for some and even be a godsend for areas like maintenance when teams need to fashion parts for older equipment or in emergencies. It's been said that if it can be drawn, it can be made on a 3D printer. Rod Serling would approve. MT&AP
By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor
We've recently realized that our current apprenticeship model for training and developing maintenance technicians is obsolete. Very few, if any, people are interested. Those who sign up rarely stick with it for very long. Those who have completed the training often lack the equipment specific maintenance knowledge for our equipment. And, if that's not enough to discourage us, the training takes three to four years to complete. Are we missing something?
Apprenticeship training programs for maintenance have been dwindling for decades in this country–most recently for the reasons cited here. What makes this decline of apprenticeship-type training even more disconcerting is the general lack of FORMAL training and developmental activities in many small- to mid-sized companies. From what I've seen over the past few decades, I am convinced that traditional apprenticeship training for maintenance technicians (mechanics, electricians, or whatever the job titles are) have seen better days and are not likely to return.
The good news however, is thatare better, more effective approaches to training and developing maintenance technicians for today and into the future. In the first installment of a new quarterly column, Michael Callanan, Executive Director of the National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee for the Electrical Industry, discussed a real-world example that's already in the works ("The Changing Face of Apprenticeship," pg. 45, MT&AP, January 2014).
The problem with maintenance training
Industrial maintenance has transformed significantly over the past 30 years, due primarily to technology improvements, new equipment, process-integration and cost reductions. Yet, the general perceptions of maintenance training approaches have remained much the same: less-than-formal, on-the-job training (OJT) or trade- and craft-apprenticeship training. Three major problems have affected this training:
1. The gross shortage of public school industrial-based shop classes has led to at least two generations of young people not being exposed to the basic tools of a trade and working with one's hands,
2. Traditional apprenticeship training, popular in the 20th century, is largely an obsolete format for today's industrial maintenance skills development.
3. Technology in today's equipment-intensive industries has evolved faster than the skills and knowledge acquired through informal OJT to properly maintain it.
These three problems have also led to the decline of industrial-maintenance job entrants for the past two generations—a decline accelerated by educational systems sending the message that "there's no future in hands-on industrial work and that a college degree is far more valuable." Couple that message with student-health-and-well-being concerns and educational-system cost-cutting and it's no wonder that high-risk, high-cost shop classes have disappeared from our public schools.
For many businesses, there has been a security blanket of sorts that has eased the worry and allowed them to get by without addressing the maintenance training issues head on: Older, highly skilled or experienced maintenance people are still on the job in a no-growth economy. That moth-eaten security blanket, however, will soon be ineffective. Eventually, older maintenance workers will age out and leave. The economy is picking up in several sectors, and off-shored jobs are returning home. Increasing numbers of highly skilled industrial-maintenance technicians will be needed to care for new and improved manufacturing and utility processes.
Advanced-technology concerns
Interestingly, during the aforementioned security-blanket period, businesses not only began exploring new "labor-saving" technologies, they begun deploying them on a large scale. In some cases, though, the assumption of "labor saving" has been extended to an oversimplification of maintenance requirements for the newly deployed technologies. Consequently, maintenance-skills development and maintenance resources have often been ignored and reduced.
For the sake of discussion let's lump these "labor saving" technologies into a single industrial concept called "automation."
Automation is often designed to 1) reduce labor content and 2) increase productivity and reliability. This reduces the cost per unit produced, or the operating cost per occupied square foot. However, automation is yet another layer of controls, systems and components applied to a basic process.
Consider for example the automation in primary metals (a rolling mill); in manufacturing (welding robots); or in consumer products (packaging lines). The basic equipment remains the same for the most part. Then, the "automation" technologies are integrated with the basic equipment, sometimes linking previously separate machines into a single process to improve flow or eliminate material handling. The motors, bearings, seals, shafts, chains, belts, lubrication, nuts and bolts fundamentally remain the same. These machines still require the same level and types of maintenance as in their "pre-automation" state. But now, an additional level of maintenance required – maintenance of the automation system—which centers on troubleshooting and solving complex problems.
Automation doesn't necessarily simplify maintenance requirements of the automated equipment, but it can complicate the maintenance-work processes. Thus, equipment-specific education and training become more important than ever—critically important. Troubleshooting a new technology requires a complete understanding of what it is supposed to do, how it operates and how it interfaces with the basic equipment it is automating.
While working with a major U.S. automaker to set up skills-training programs in the md 1980s, I heard the CEO exclaim (and I paraphrase): "After investing billions in new technology and robots in our plants and forgetting about the people and maintenance, all this new technology has done is allowed us to make scrap faster."
Maintenance training has hit a wall
Traditional apprenticeship training developed "craft or trade" skills and knowledge. Maintenance apprenticeship training programs have traditionally focused on basic maintenance-related education coupled with specific tools and techniques of the trade. Most training was accomplished through classroom sessions coupled with a rather informal OJT led by a senior, experienced person proficient in the craft or trade–a journeyman per se.
In the past, the typical goal of an apprenticeship-training program was to prepare apprentices to the point that they could successfully complete any task assigned to journeymen in the craft or trade. Having become well grounded in basic and advanced methods, the newly trained individuals would be expected to continue learning and growing in their profession. No doubt they would go on to develop the skills and knowledge to maintain, repair and figure out almost anything that came to their attention. This approach worked—that is until machinery became unique, highly integrated and highly automated.
Today's manufacturing and utility technologies require a more skilled, scientific, analytical approach to job associated with them. We also know that by standardizing work methods the human variation will be minimized, leading to consistent and reliable results. This "standardized work" approach not only succeeds in production jobs, it is the answer to success in maintenance-related job roles in modern industrial facilities. In other words "procedure-based maintenance" should be a requirement in today's equipment-intensive businesses.
Training needs a vigorous renewal
Attracting, training, developing, qualifying and retaining competent maintenance technicians is one of the biggest opportunities for equipment-intensive businesses to remain competitive. Maintenance training must be renewed with great vigor. To take advantage of such an opportunity, overall approaches prior to, during and after training must be different from those taken in the past.
Developing maintenance technicians of the future for technology-based, equipment-intensive businesses demands a radically different approach–one that is faster and more dependable. There are three major categories in this developmental approach:
1. Formal Education: Career education; Basic reading, writing, math, science
2. Formal Training: General knowledge & skills of the job, equipment and task specific methods
3. Formal Qualification: Performance demonstration to verify skills and knowledge
Formal Education is essential in that it should build the foundation for success in industrial-maintenance careers. It also must include "career education" that helps students understand their career options and make decisions on what paths they want to pursue. Career education is essential whether a student desires a "college education" or a "technical education" path. The career choices should guide the education choices along a career development path.
Formal Education should then be aligned with the career development path toward career options and goals that the student is interested in pursuing. The formal education requirements of reading, writing, math and science will vary depending on the career emphasis: mechanical, electrical, electronic, engineering, scientific, academic, etc.
FormalTraining stresses the "tools of the trade" including general knowledge, applied skills and knowledge, and proficiency building in equipment-specific tasks and methods. The goal is "procedure-based" maintenance training and job-performance. Formal training based on these maintenance procedures requires structured on-job training and coaching by a proficient peer or trainer with some classes and guided self-study.
Formal Qualification is the capstone to the education and training process. On-job performance demonstration (or qualification) methods are used to allow the trainee to demonstrate their skills and knowledge competency to perform specific job tasks. Prescriptive improvements are recommended where the trainee shows weaknesses. The ultimate goal here is to develop equipment, job, and task-specific "qualified" maintenance technicians.
Replacing the maintenance trade and craft apprenticeship training model with a new, improved—more efficient and effective—education, training, and qualification process makes sense in our changing industrial landscape plagued by skills shortages. Let us know about your renewed approaches to maintenance training. MT&AP
Robert Williamson, CMRP, CPMM and member of the Institute of Asset Management, is in his fourth decade of focusing on the "people side" of world-class maintenance and reliability in plants and facilities across North America. Email: email@example.com
By Rick Carter, Executive Editor
In deference to the recent holiday season, I prepared only one end-of-year question for our Maintenance Technology Reader Panelists: What's on your wish list for 2014? I was looking for input on what they hope to achieve or obtain that will help them do a better job and their company or organization to prosper.
Anything related to the maintenance profession was allowed, which I thought likely to produce at least a few requests for new equipment and improved technology, perhaps, or maybe better benefits. Not so. As you'll see, the responses uniformly reflect a need for better job basics: improved maintenance strategies, more training and greater professionalism, among others. OK, someone did wish that he would not have to work so many hours in 2014. But otherwise, the group offers a focused, sober reflection on the many challenges today's maintenance professionals still face.
Q: What's on your wish list for 2014?
"My main wish would be that our company finally comes up with a robust PM program. When I was put on as a PM leader a few years ago, I went through our PMs and revised the task sheets, which led to a 65% improvement in production and an 80% improvement in uptime. The machines were in such bad shape we were doing partial overhauls. This year, our schedules increased and we are now paying a price with poor output and production numbers because we did not continue the PM program. We are now just doing inspections with little corrective work allowed due to production demands.
"Also, we are again having a problem finding qualified skilled trades people, and with demand for our parts increasing, we are seeing more machinery coming into the plants so we need more people to work on them. Our leadership team has put together a plan that provides training for new people and a refresher for others. I again plan to press management to improve our training and preventive maintenance programs. Our [union] contract is up in 2015 so I'm sure our team will be looking for suggestions for upcoming negotiations."
…PM Leader, Midwest
"On my dream list would be a way to develop a better team attitude! My company has tried and started many campaigns to obtain this, but with limited success. Here's a quote that has stuck in my head for years: 'What makes a man stay when common sense tells him to run? What makes him stand with his fellows, when staying means death and running could mean life?'
I know that dedication is a powerful force and that if we could use the answers to these questions, we would have success. We must remember that free will is mandatory, and that a slave-labor [approach] does not work. An organization must earn and keep earning this dedication if it is truly to work. The never-ending battle to get workers to communicate and try to function as a team, to dissolve the silos and stop the blame game, is worth fighting. We should consider the concept of a dedicated workforce that functions with only the most basic oversight. Knowledge, skill and dedication: What an unbeatable team!"
… Maintenance Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic
"In the last few years, our company has invested in several predictive maintenance technologies, including infrared, vibration, ultrasonic, optical and laser alignment. We have also stepped up our oil-analysis program. I am very pleased with the company's willingness to make these investments and enjoy learning new ways to evaluate our machines, which have saved labor time and increased productivity. However, staffing has remained the same, and it is difficult to do your best when new responsibilities are added to existing ones. Therefore, my goal for 2014 is to dedicate more time to training and education for these new PM tools. I will still have our routine tasks to complete, but my hope is that as I improve my skills at predicting problems, many of our visual inspections and time-based work can be reduced even more. The ultimate goal is that the labor hours spent by our small staff bear more fruit and are not used to do things simply because that's how they have always been done."
… Senior Maintenance Mechanic, South
"My basic goals for 2014 are:
• Develop and complete the approval process for a minimum of five new educational programs for maintenance personnel. Reason: State-of-the-art technologies are moving very fast and the maintenance staffs need to keep up their skills.
• Implement a program to encourage major local companies to become involved in the training and educational programs for maintenance technicians. Reason: [My state] is not the best for putting money into the education system. The industrial markets are short of skilled labor, and manufacturers need to become involved.
• Improve my ability to communicate in Spanish. Reason: 38% of [my state's] workforce speaks Spanish. This group is an excellent source of maintenance technicians, but they have to be trained. Even many of the new code books are in Spanish."
• Contact many of our nation's college to obtain information on new training techniques, grants, lab setups and textbooks. Reason: To develop and implement a business plan that will expand our training capabilities.
… Senior Maintenance Engineer, West
"Professionalism in every corner of maintenance!Many in the maintenance profession have the books, may have even read them and can recite all the well-intended best practices, yet they do not practice them. Mediocrity reigns. I believe that the trend toward operational excellence will shake their carpets and make them aware that professionalism is demanded of all of us. It will open the door for autonomous manufacturing and autonomous management, and turn autonomous maintenance into a reality everywhere. The processes must become totally transparent so everyone can see the abnormalities, and be educated and empowered to intervene without having to ask for permission from a supervisor or manager. But management must drive this. I have long felt that wherever there is a problem, management is at the root. Managers generate policies and preserve the old ones as well. Policies rarely take into account the needs, working situations and characteristics of the population they govern. So maintenance management requires a revolution in thinking and acting. That is my objective."
… Consultant, Upper Midwest
"My number-one and only goal for 2014 is to get as many leaders as possible to have a long-term vision for their plants' equipment reliability. This past year, I visited several of our company's plants, and every Maintenance Manager I spoke with was concerned only with what was happening at the moment (Reactive). Not one had a plan to become more proactive in the future. So I am determined to change the mindset of as many leaders as I can this year so they understand and believe the benefits of planned and scheduled maintenance. After they become true believers, I then hope to help them develop a plan to move toward maintenance excellence. That will be a hard sell, and if I can accomplish that, I think I will have achieved something for the year."
… Production Support Manager, Midwest
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By Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor
We must have at least a dozen different grease guns in our maintenance department. Some deliver more lubricant than others, yet our PMs call for a fixed amount of shots. Is this a problem?
There are no "standard" grease guns. While they may look similar, displacement and hydraulic pressure ratings vary from gun to gun. For example, a manufacturer may offer two lever-arm-actuated models: a low-pressure unit rated to deliver one fluid ounce of grease in seven strokes (shots) at a pressure of 1700 psi; and a similar-looking sister product rated to deliver one fluid ounce in 24 strokes at a staggering 15,000 psi! Note: Not all manufacturers state delivery or pressure on their guns or literature. You may need to ask for it.
If a PM calls for four shots of grease, the amount delivered will vary depending on the gun and setup. Over-lubrication, a huge problem in manual greasing, is magnified when a PM task states "grease as necessary," which gives no clear direction on what's required. In addition to being overfilled, the bearings could lose their seals under the resulting internal hydraulic pressure and allow contamination into the bearing cavity.
Ideally, a bearing cavity only needs filling to approximately 40% volume. If a single-point manual grease gun is your chosen delivery method, the following steps can help standardize your approach and reduce problems:
1. Implement a lubricating-grease consolidation program.
2. Collect and purge all grease guns in the plant and replace with a single design, preferably with a see-through barrel.
3. Perform a grease-gun displacement check by pumping 10 strokes or shots of grease into a large calibrated syringe, then read off the number of cubic centimeters or inches in volume and divide by 10 to get the actual volume displacement per shot or stroke.
4. Calculate bearing requirements and mark on a schematic attached to the machine or printed with the PM work order.
5. Optional: Color-tag individual grease points to denote grease type and mark the number of shots required per PM schedule.
6. Train grease-gun operators.
Good Luck! MT&AP
Dr. Lube, aka Contributing Editor Ken Bannister, is, among other things, a Lubrication Management Specialist and author of Lubrication for Industry and the Lubrication Section of the 28th Edition Machinery's Handbook (both from Industrial Press). Email your lubrication checkup and training questions to: firstname.lastname@example.com; or telephone: (519) 469-9173.
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My wife had staph for a year, nothing cured it (allicin almost did), and this honey cured it like NOTHING. I could not believe it. It just went poof, gone! Utterly amazing people! The bee is a supernatural gift to people from the Creator!
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My wife, a Japanese and does not speak English, had been suffering from stomach problems for a long time. One of her friends suggested that she try Manuka Honey with UMF 15+. There are many product with similar features, but this Raw Manuka Honey, Active 15+ is different; it tastes good, and had apparent effect to her stomach. Now, she does not take any medicine and feels good everyday. We have three more bottles, and I am sure we will continue use this.
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Tastes like regular honey. I've just started trying it out on a light cold. I do not know if this has made a difference but my cold dissapeared very quickly this time. Ragnhild
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I'd read about the benefits of Manuka honey, so was glad to get it here at Iherb. I use it in a little bit of organic plain yogurt in the evening to help with sleep. I think it has been working.
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I have used Manuka honey for years, drink it in tea. IfI feel I'm getting a sore throat I take a spoon of it-so soothing. Had a bee sting that became hot, swollen and red--spread a little manuka honey on it and covered it---by morning it was not swollen and red anymore, great stuff.
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This St. Patrick's Day celebrate the Irish way with our St. Patrick's Day supplies and Irish gifts. With so many different Irish decorations and St. Patrick's themed gifts to choose from, this year you'll be seeing leprechauns holding shamrocks next to their pots-o-gold wherever you look. Even if you're not Irish, treat your friends to a memorable St. Patrick's Day party with creative party ideas from Current Catalog. Just around the corner comes Easter decorating so plan ahead now for the best Easter supplies and holiday gifts!


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text: Founded in 1899, Erath is located between Abbeville and Delcambre. Visit the Acadian Museum and immerse yourself in the history of the dispersed Acadians from Nova Scotia that localized the area. Here you can find an interesting published history of Erath. Erath has the best Fourth of July celebration around. It was featured on Good Morning America as one of the most interesting events in America. You can expect to hear music from Swamp Pop and French to current hits performed by local and regional acts including local legend D. L. Menard.


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The 2010 Stockton Ports' club overcame a slow start and put together a long winning streak late in the season to make the California League playoffs. The Ports fell in the first round, but it was still a memorable season. Offensively, the Ports were potent, led by top prospects Grant Green, Stephen Parker, Michael Spina and Jeremy Barfield. On the pitching-side, Stockton received a great performances from starter Shawn Haviland and relievers Paul Smyth, Trey Barham and Lance Sewell.
None of the aforementioned players will be returning to Stockton for 2011, but there will still be plenty of talent at Banner Island Ballpark. The "headliner" is outfielder Michael Choice, who was the A's top pick in last year's draft. Choice is coming off of an excellent spring training, during which he turned heads both in big league and minor league camps. He is a five-tool talent with big-time power and he could put up Chris Carter-esque power numbers for Stockton this season.
Catcher Max Stassi probably won't reach Carter-levels with his power numbers, but the highly touted prospect should challenge (health-permitting) the 20-homer mark. He hit 13 in 110 games in the pitcher-friendly Midwest League last season, and he should find the offensive-friendly nature of the California League to his liking. Stassi will need to cut down on his swings-and-misses, however, as he struck-out 141 times last season. He is a talented defensive catcher and will get the majority of the playing time behind the plate. When Stassi isn't in the game, Juan Nunez will get the nod at catcher. A good defensive backstop, Nunez hit .171 in 44 games for Low-A Kane County last season.
Speed will be plentiful among the Stockton outfielders. In addition to Choice – who is one of the fastest players in the A's minor league system – the Ports will have good speed in the form of outfielders Rashun Dixon, Mitch LeVier and Myrio Richard. None of the aforementioned players have put up great stolen base numbers during their short professional careers, but all have the ability to reach double-digits if given the running opportunities.
Dixon, a former two-sport star in high school, is beginning his fourth minor league season, but he is still only 20-years-old. After a rough 2009 campaign with Vancouver, Dixon put together a solid campaign with Kane County last year, batting .275 with a 754 OPS. Like Stassi, he will be looking to cut down on his strike-outs (135 in 119 games).
LeVier and Richard both had good, but injury-shortened seasons in 2010. LeVier missed the first half of the season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. He hit .288 with an 803 OPS in 40 games for Vancouver, the AZL A's and Kane County. He is a ninth-round pick from 2008. Richard missed time last year with minor injuries, but hit .281 in 98 games with a .359 OBP and 27 doubles. Richard is the younger brother of former Ports' infielder Michael Richard. Like Michael, Myrio has a good approach at the plate, but he has more power and isn't as fast as his older brother.
Kent Walton, who was a member of the Ports during the second half of the 2010 season, can also play some outfield. He has primarily been a DH as a pro thanks to a shoulder injury he sustained in college. Walton had a .265 average with a 720 OPS in 344 at-bats with the Cougars and Ports. He hit .296 in 67 games for Vancouver in 2009.
Conner Crumbliss will see time both at second base and in the outfield for Stockton. The 2010 minor league walk leader is one of the toughest outs in all of the minor leagues (126 walks). Crumbliss is also a good base-runner and he had 24 stolen bases for Kane County last season. He will be at the top of the Ports' line-up and should give the middle of the line-up plenty of RBI opportunities.
First-baseman Anthony Aliotti should also wear-out the path from home to first this season. He walked 92 times in 133 games for Kane County last season. The East Bay native and St. Mary's College alum is also a top-notch defensive first-baseman. He hasn't shown the typical power of a corner infielder, however, but those numbers could get a boost from moving to the Cal League.
Shortstop Dusty Coleman is back on the field after missing the entire 2010 season with a broken wrist. The wrist injury was incurred early in the 2009 season and it impacted him for the last four months of that season. He had surgery before the 2010 campaign, but it didn't heal correctly and he had to have a second surgery. Coleman is now healthy, however, and coming off of a strong spring. He has good power and decent speed and has a strong arm at short. Coleman signed for an above-slot bonus in 2008 and was highly regarded before the wrist problems.
Michael Gilmartin was the primary shortstop for Kane County last season, but with Coleman getting the bulk of the starts at short, Gilmartin will move around the infield, seeing time at second and third, as well. The only switch-hitter on the Stockton roster, Gilmartin was streaky for Kane County last season and finished with a .245/.326/.371 line. He is another good base-runner and he swiped 15 bases last year.
Leonardo Gil opened eyes last season when he clubbed 13 homeruns in 117 games with Kane County. The third-baseman's previous career-high was two homeruns. He sacrificed patience for power last year, however, and saw his OBP drop from .325 in 2009 to .296. Gil will need to see that number rise to continue to get playing time in the A's system, but his power is intriguing.
The pitching staff is led by a number of returning pitchers. Opening Day starter Fabian Williamson made 13 starts for Stockton last season after he was acquired from the Boston organization in the Eric Patterson trade. The left-hander had a good spring, improving his command. He struggled in that area last year, walking 45 in 63 innings with Stockton and 79 in 128.1 innings in total.
Returning right-handers Justin Murray (10-4, 3.67 ERA in 117.2 innings for Stockton last year) and Murphy Smith (3-5, 6.19 ERA in 48 innings for Stockton last year) will also be in the rotation. Murray is the only starter with experience above the A-ball level, having made four appearances (three starts) for Double-A Midland last season. He was one of the Ports' top starters last year and could be a candidate to move to Midland as soon as there is an opening in the rotation. Smith struggled with Stockton last season, but pitched well with Kane County (3.64 ERA in 96.1 innings) and is coming off of a good spring.
The rotation will also feature two hard-throwing righties from the 2009 draft class: Robert Gilliam (eighth round) and Daniel Straily (24th round). Gilliam struck-out 101 and had a 3.89 ERA in 111 innings, most coming out of the starting rotation for Kane County. He also allowed only 105 hits. Straily was one of the top strike-out pitchers in the A's system last season, collecting 149 punch-outs in 148 innings, all in the starting rotation. His command could be shaky at times, as evidenced by his 13 homers allowed and 61 walks.
The Stockton rotation figures to get a big boost sometime in late April or early May when the A's 2010 Organizational Pitcher of the Year is cleared to join the team from extended spring training. Ian Krol injured his left forearm early in minor league camp and was shut-down for a few weeks. Krol had a 10-4 record and a 2.80 ERA with 111 strike-outs and only 28 walks in 138.1 innings for Kane County and Stockton last season. He was a Midwest League Post-Season All-Star.
The bullpen will be anchored by Jose Guzman and Connor Hoehn, who served as late-inning relievers for Kane County last season. Guzman saved 18 games and had 49 strike-outs in 50.1 innings along with a 3.40 ERA. The native of the Dominican Republic pitched briefly for Stockton in 2008 and 2007, but has pitched mostly for Vancouver and Kane County the past two seasons. He is 23-years-old. Hoehn, a 12th-round pick in 2009, has a lively arm, as was evidenced by his 101 strike-outs in 87.2 innings. Hoehn's command was up-and-down last year, as the 21-year-old allowed six homers and 39 walks. He is one of the most talented pitchers on the Stockton staff.
Scott Deal, Ryan Doolittle, Gary Daley and Bo Schultz are the other right-handers in the Stockton bullpen. Deal was a steady arm in the Stockton 'pen last season, posting a 3.15 ERA in 68.2 innings. The fifth-round pick in 2005 will be looking to make the jump to Double-A at some point this season, as he has spent all six of his previous minor league seasons at the A-ball level. Daley spent all of last season in the Texas League, mostly as a starter in the St. Louis Cardinals chain. He made two relief appearances for Midland last year, allowing five runs in 2.1 innings.
Doolittle, like Richard, has an older brother who played for the Ports previously. Ryan is the younger brother of first-baseman/outfielder Sean Doolittle, who starred for the Ports in 2008 (and is still featured in the masthead of the team's website). Ryan missed all of the 2009 season with an arm injury, but made 24 relief appearances in 2010 for Vancouver and Kane County. He had a 2.45 ERA and an impressive 37:2 K:BB ratio in 40.1 innings. Doolittle did an excellent job of keeping the ball on the ground last season, inducing 2.6 groundouts for every flyout.
Schultz is another groundball specialist. The submariner produced nearly four groundouts for every flyout last year for Kane County and he had a 2.87 ERA in 75.1 innings. An undrafted free agent out of Northwestern in 2008, Schultz has had an ERA under 3.00 in each of the last two seasons. Like most submariners, Schultz excels against arm-side hitters and he could be used as a right-handed hitter specialist this season.
Stockton will carry two left-handers at the outset of the season – San Jose State alum Max Peterson and returning Ports' pitcher A.J. Huttenlocker. Peterson was the A's 18th round pick in 2009. His first full minor league season was spent with Kane County, where he struck-out 70 in 52.2 innings. Peterson did a good job against both lefties (.209 BAA) and righties (.217 BAA) last season. Huttenlocker spent most of the 2010 season with Kane County, where he posted a 3.02 ERA and struck-out 46 in 44.2 innings. He finished the year with Stockton, making six appearances in August and September. He had a 5.79 ERA, but struck-out eight and walked only one in 9.1 innings.
The Ports will be led this season by an entirely new coaching staff. Heading the team will be veteran manager Webster Garrison, who has served as a coach in the A's minor league system since 1999. He had been with the Midland Rockhounsd either as the hitting coach or manager since 2004. He will be joined by hitting coach Brian McArn, who had been the hitting coach for the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats since 2005, and pitching coach Craig Lefferts, who had served in that capacity for short-season Vancouver for the past seven years.


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I'm working on a forced bathroom remodel due to a sewage disaster, and the stupidity of the previous owner, (who was unable to do anything correctly, so this is a total gut job of a studs up remodel in 2006.) I am stuck on what to do with the shower doors.
The bathroom is so small that it depends on bypass shower doors. (No room for swing out door due to location of toilet and light/fan switches.) I have been all over, but the only bypass shower doors I can find are 68" or 69" in height. The original doors in the bathroom were that height, but with me being 6'5", I was getting scalped by the metal door track twice a week. (very painful, and you'd think I would learn to duck, but I must have damaged my brain the first few times I hit it.) Raising the shower curb unfortunately isn't an option, as my wife can't safely step over anything very high. What are tall people doing for bypass shower doors?
Attached is a not to very good scale MS Paint drawing I made in three minutes with a touch pad on a laptop depicting the existing layout of the bathroom. This bathroom is approximately 8' 3" deep and 4' 3" across. Access is through a 24" pocket door on the lower left corner of the drawing. As you can see, there is nothing that can be used in this space to allow any kind of hinged shower door.
sterling company makes custom by-pass shower doors think max 60" wide to max 72" in height I don't think I ever seen one taller than 72" high..just a thougth you could raise threshold up for more height????? see you said you can't raise must learn to read.....only raise far sides of threshold leave center open for access....like handicap access shower???????
72" wouldn't cut it unless it was sitting on top of 6" of curb, which is way too much for my wife to step over. The bottom tracks usually eat up another inch or better on top of that.
How would one have a bypass door with a dropped curb? Don't they all use lower tracks that would necessitate a curb of even height from one side of the alcove to the other?
sorry was thinking of custom swing door to the far right facing shower..still maybe not work...?????
A pivot door does not seem to be a workable solution, custom or not. That's why I have been searching for a tall bypass door, but they don't seem to exist in widths narrower than 60", and my whole bathroom is narrower than that.
What is by-pass door?
you seem to be in a tight spot how about a cornor shower ? do want to get that involved in this project if it would work..starting to think only option shower curtain .
never wasted space always can use storage. will continue to look for options tonight if i find any will post it ....ben good luck
Forgo the shower doors and go with an extra-long liner/curtain.
You can secure grip-bars if safety in/out is an issue.
You can also permanently attach the shower bar to the wall above - even if your walls are tiled all the way up.
I'm currently trying to figure out if there is hardware out there that I can use. I can find glass shops that can order doors made to my specifications, so I could make the doors any height I need, but the hardware and track is the tough part. I contacted two custom shower door places, and both of them acted like only pivot shower door set ups were available. :huh:
Go to a shower door place and order the size you need.
Now, after many hours on the Internet, I did finally find a company located in California that maintains a blog, and has posted photographs of tall custom bypass doors, (80") as well as a brief description of the job and why those tall doors were required. (Tall people in a little bathroom! I'm not alone!) That said, it's apparent that they have access to the hardware, so the stuff must exist. I will try calling them on Monday, and hopefully they can point me in the direction of a company that can supply tracks, rollers, and the like for mounting glass. I have local glass shops more than happy to get me tempered glass doors in whatever size and with holes where ever I need them to be, so if I can source the hardware i will be set.
You wouldn't think something like this would be difficult to track down, but apparently it's just uncommon enough to make most of the shower door folks scratch their heads. I guess most of the time people call them in on a job is when the shower alone is the size of my entire bathroom, and there is always a ton of room for pivot doors.
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