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Younger MLB players embrace Twitter, 140 characters at a time
Walk through a major league clubhouse a few hours before first pitch, and you'll likely see players huddled in their lockers over their mobile devices, thumbs a-blazing.
What's happening?
U got emails & texts, 4ever. New 2 the game: Twitter.
"It's becoming as prevalent as texting now," says Garrett Olson, who has spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates and their Class AAA team this year.
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More than 200 big-league players are chatting directly with fans on the popular social media platform this season, and the number is growing steadily. Players say they love the exchanges with their followers — and like the fact that it's limited to 140 characters at a time.
"It's a lot of fun, just interacting with your fans," says Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, whose online persona @DatDudeBP entertains more than 31,000 followers. "I'm just keeping it real and being myself. I'm a very outgoing person, and I don't bite my tongue."
To some, Twitter is the 2011 equivalent of television in the early 1960s: "A vast wasteland," in the words of then-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton Minow 50 years ago this week.The majority of tweets could support the argument.
But to others, the gems in the online playground are worth the effort — a chance to engage players, see an unvarnished side of their personalities and peek behind the scenes.
To tweet or not to tweet
The informality and spontaneity of Twitter is one of the main appeals of the social media phenomenon. And to a professional organization wishing to control its image, it is also a concern.
Exhibit A: Ozzie Guillen, who was suspended for two games and fined $20,000 for posting negative comments after being ejected from a game at Yankee Stadium on April 27.
"There is the obvious benefit of having players who are connecting with their fans in a new way and in a way that's obviously very popular," says Matt Bourne, a spokesman for MLB. "But some of the clubs are sensitive to the kinds of mistakes that have happened in the past with athletes in a variety of sports."
Despite a very discouraging word from manager John Farrell this spring, eight Toronto Blue Jays players have Twitter accounts, including ace Ricky Romero, top prospect Brett Lawrie and pitcher Brett Cecil, who was recently demoted to Class AAA.
"I don't Tweet, and I don't plan to," Farrell, 48, said during spring training. "My opinion: For a player to be involved in that, they set themselves up for another distraction.
"(We) can't mandate anything to them but probably would advise them to just let it be.
"We make them aware of some of the pitfalls that could possibly exist there," he added. "We're not going to say that they can't do it, but they've got to be careful."
Other teams are embracing the opportunities.
"Once I started with it, the Diamondbacks kind of asked me to keep going with it," says Barry Enright, a starting pitcher for Arizona this season before a minor league demotion.
Bourne says teams briefed players on the potential hazards during their normal spring training meeting on media issues. The basic message: Don't tweet anything you wouldn't say in front of a news reporter.
Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips says outspoken Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco helped persuade him to join Twitter. But he says the front office hasn't discouraged him.
"Nobody's said nothing to me about Twitter. But the thing is, a lot of people do worry about what I'm going to say. And I feel like they should," Phillips says with a smile. "I'm not going to say nothing (harmful to the team). I respect my team too much. It's all in fun."
By Mike Dodd and Seth Livingstone
"We all have a good sense of humor in here," Olson says. "People can see that and they realize we're people and have quirks, and we're very relatable."
Twitter was launched in 2006, but it was a couple of years before athletes began embracing it. MLB trails several other sports in the number of athletes tweeting; it is, after all, the country's most traditional pastime and harbors a clubhouse culture that frowns on overt self-promotion.
According to tweeting-athletes.com (@Pro_Athletes), 207 big-leaguers have public Twitter accounts, ranking fifth behind athletes in the NFL (1,013), soccer (447), the NBA (331) and mixed martial arts (229).
The website's baseball roster includes more than 30 retired players and four active managers. No baseball player is among the top 10 of athletes, a domain ruled by Boston Celtics center Shaquille O'Neal with nearly 3.75 million followers since opening his account in November 2008.
Nick Swisher of the New York Yankees is baseball's MVT. He has accumulated 1.32 million followers, nearly 10 times more than the next-highest active player, the San Francisco Giants' Brian Wilson with almost 142,000. Retired slugger-steroids outer Jose Canseco has about 396,000.
"My (personal) team and I have done a great job of really building it up," says Swisher, whose celebrity appeal is amplified by his wife, actress Joanna Garcia. "Somebody said we had the 200th-biggest Twitter following in the world."
Swisher, who was traded to the Yankees from the Chicago White Sox in November 2008, says he started tweeting early, and the number of followers "didn't really blow up until we got here to New York."
MLB prohibits uniformed personnel from tweeting during games (starting 30 minutes before first pitch), but otherwise has no formal policy for players, leaving it up to individual clubs to suggest guidelines and warn about the pitfalls. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, loquacious in any forum, was suspended for two games and fined $20,000 two weeks ago for tweeting negative comments after being ejected from a game. He said he agreed with the sanction and vowed to continue using Twitter.
Easier than blogging
According to tweeting-athletes.com, the Los Angeles Angels lead the majors in tweeters with 11, including two players who made the opening-day roster but have since been sent to the minors. The Florida Marlins, with 10 tweeters, including one recently shipped out, are among the most active.
Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison has sent out more than 7,200 tweets to his 22,000 loyal — and amused — followers. One Sunday last month, he posted about 65 times in seven hours.
If Morrison has a filter, it went on the disabled list long before he did. His tweets range from self-deprecating and clever to crass; from playfully teasing his followers to posts on public restroom etiquette.
"I throw some jokes in for fun," Morrison says. "Some fans think you're serious, and you get some strange comments. ... It's like, 'Dude, we're joking here.' "
The limits of Twitter are a major part of the appeal for big-leaguers, who need to be wary about security and invasion of privacy.
"I was getting tired of the Facebook stuff because it was too personal for me," says Reds pitcher Sam LeCure, with about 7,400 followers. "I didn't want to totally open up the window into my life that much. ... ( Twitter) just seemed a little more casual."
And, as Atlanta Braves pitcher Peter Moylan put it when asked by a fan why he stopped blogging: "Tweeting is easier, to be honest."
As with any unfiltered communication with the public, Twitter has its risks.
It was a decidedly unsocial network around the White Sox last year, as Guillen's son Oney criticized the club and general manager Ken Williams on Twitter. It fractured the relationship between the GM and the manager, who say they have repaired it.
"I don't particularly understand the whole social media thing," Williams told news reporters after Guillen's suspension last month. "I understand how it can work for you at times, but I certainly see more of the pitfalls. I don't get why people want to tell all of their business and whereabouts all the time."
Wilson, the quirky Giants closer, shut down his account in April 2009 after one of his playful tweets led to a blog item suggesting he was out partying the night before he blew a save. Wilson is back at it this year, off-the-wall but a little more careful.
Oakland Athletics reliever Brad Ziegler last year created an unexpected ruckus when he chimed in on the debate about boycotting the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona after the state passed a tough immigration law.
"In the end, you don't want to hurt anybody's feelings or say something that will be embarrassing," White Sox utility man Brent Lillibridge says.
Younger players have embraced the phenomenon more than established stars.
"A lot of the older guys make fun of me for tweeting," says Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Barry Enright, 25, who was optioned to Class AAA last week. "They call me 'Tweeter.'"
So is the MLB tweet boom a fad? "It's a big wave," Enright says. "It's kind of like the new generation."
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Adriana Lima Flaunts Diamond Bra (PHOTOS)
Adriana Lima showed off Victoria's Secret's $2 million Bombshell Fantasy bra by putting it on full display on the streets of New York. Hey, if you have an expensive bra, you'd want to show it off, right?
The stunning model sported the baby blue diamond-encrused bra with a matching skirt and shrug that conveniently left her entire chest bare.
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25 Years of Success
MSHA commemorated 25 years of improving mine safety and health in this nation with this publication: MSHA - 25 Years of Success. The publication, available in PDF format, traces the agency's evolution from the Bureau of Mines through the present day. Recognized as the world's premiere mine safety and health organization, MSHA not only looks back on its successes over the last 25 year, but looks forward to success in the 21st century and beyond.


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A turf battle is brewing over Benghazi.
When GOP Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham stepped before the cameras Wednesday and renewed their calls for a Watergate-like committee to probe the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Libya, their longtime partner — Sen. Joe Lieberman – was noticeably missing.
Lieberman later emerged from a classified, closed-door briefing with a much different message: A special congressional committee is unnecessary — at least for now. Lieberman says his Homeland Security Committee could handle a broad investigation into the deadly Benghazi assault just fine.


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Ben Affleck Shoots For Line Of Sight
He's targeting the thriller
He's only just now shooting his latest film – real-life hostage drama Argo – but it appears Ben Affleck is already lining up a possible future gig, entering talks to star in, direct and producer the thriller Line of Sight for Warner Bros.
Joel Silver is backing the new film, which was originally written as a spec by F Scott Frazier. The plot follows an elite commando squad who are transporting cargo while dealing with a huge global threat.
So far, so standard thriller pitch, but the hook for this one, and what we assume Silver and co hope will be a strong selling point, is that the story is largely told from the point of view of one of the characters, much like a first-person shooter. It's no surprise to learn that the script has recently seen some tweaking from Peter O'Brien, who wrote Halo: Reach for the Xbox.
We've just one slight concern: does anyone remember Doom? That was touted for its first-person shooter section, and that turned out to be really, really annoying. Of course, the film itself wasn't great, but if the FPS angle isn't pulled off properly, we predict it'll just turn a lot of the audience off.
Still, Affleck has proved he can handle action with The Town and Silver's no stranger to such things either. So if it comes together, Line of Sight could be something different and fun…


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Blue tongue skink reptiles are generally very easy to keep in the sense that they usually do not suffer from a lot of disease and thus require very little attention. However, lack of a natural habitat including proper temperature, sunlight exposure and a good diet consisting of all the essential vitamins, minerals, calcium etc. can lead to a number of diseases. Here are some of the most common diseases found in most of the blue tongue lizards:
Respiratory Infections:
Usually caused because of lack of cleanliness and a general viral infection, this disease is not very serious and if proper care is taken at home, it cures on its own in less than a week or so.
Metabolic Skin Disease:
The lack of certain minerals in the diet can lead to permanent deformities in your reptile because of this disease. Metabolic skin disease is just like Osteoporosis condition in humans. Metabolic skin disease will take at least a month to reduce the general swelling it causes in your lizard.
Most commonly found in lizards caught in the wild, yet it can also occur in homebred lizards if they are kept too dirty. An unclean enclosure or cage can also be considered as a major cause of mites in most of the lizards.
Mouth Rot:
This disease is a very painful disease causing the swelling of mouth and redness of gums. This disease reduces the general appetite of your lizard and can result in serious deterioration of its health if not dealt properly.


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 At first,about installer:
 1. 'UFS + journaling' works nice - and, in my opinion, it should be default option;
 2.There should bee third boot loader option, as it is in freebsd (i think of "leave MBR untouched");
 3. When i install pcbsd using other language then english (i use polish language), it's better for me to see english tips or installer option than don't see any (i suppose some tips or option are not translated from english).
 4. now, when 'UFS + journaling' finally work well, 'UFS + encryption' or something like this (GEOM Based Disk Encryption?) will be very nice (i don't know any 'easy to use' distro with that option).
 5. As Ian Robinson wrote, some Installation Components was Missing after instalation.

 About installed 7.1 alpha1:
 1. i use ati driver with 3d and it works flawless on two different computers.
 2. at first of then sound card was not detected (it was MSI RS480M-IL motherboard with ATI Radeon® XPRESS 200 Chipset, sound card on ATI ® SB400 Chipset southbridge; motherboard spec at: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=RS480M-IL ) and usb pendrive was not detected, but usb mouse work fine.
 3. unable to use pendrive (i don't remember motherboard name, i was two month old AM2+ ASUS with amd chipset nad athlon 64 5000+); dmesg show: 'uhub5: device problem (TIMEOUT) disabling port 8' (at the same time, USB mouse work fine).
 4.as Arthur Koziol wrote, mouse work strange sometimes; i need to press left mouse button and move mouse ( left mouse button is not enough to commit some action).
 5. OS work fast; only reaction after typing and using mouse are very slow.

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Download a .pdf of the Procedures.
These guidelines are developed to address the submission process for:
Change in the academic, curriculum or admission requirements of a current graduate program
Request for the establishment of a new graduate program
Step 1. Hold preliminary discussion of the proposal with the Assistant Provost for Graduate and Professional Education.
Step 2. After the approval at the College level, submit the proposal to the Assistant Provost for Graduate and Professional Education who will review the proposal along with the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee. The proposal must include the Academic Approval Form. For new programs, the proposal must include a memo from the Dean with regard to the support of the new program.)
Step 3. The Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee will notify the originator of the proposal to attend a Graduate Studies Committee meeting so as to discuss the rationale and demand for the program, and answer questions of the Committee.
Step 4. The Graduate Studies Committee will forward to the Faculty Senate Office the proposal, the Academic Approval Form, and its recommendation to be given to the Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee.
Step 5. The Faculty Senate Coordinating Committee sends the proposal forward through the appropriate Committees of the Senate and Board of Trustees for final action.
Note: Refer to the Faculty Senate Approval Process for Provisional and Permanent Academic Programs for further information:
Download a .pdf version of the template.
1. Statement of purpose and expectation of graduate study in the program.
2. Date of Permanent Status (or current status).
3. Degrees offered (include brief description of concentrations, fields, etc.).
A. Admission Requirements (be specific about GRE, GMAT, and TOEFL Scores, G.P.A and others).
B. Prior degree requirements.
C. Application deadlines.
D. Special competencies needed (i.e., specific courses or experience).
E. Admission categories (explain other than regular such as provisional).
F. Other documents required (i.e., letters of recommendation, essays, portfolios, interviews, writing assessments, etc.).
Must include University statement: Admission to the graduate program is competitive. Those who meet stated requirements are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet all of those requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other appropriate strengths.
1. List course requirements according to categories such as core requirements, concentration options, electives, research credits and dissertation credit requirements. List number of credits in each category and include total credits required for degree.
2. Give non-registered requirements in detail; includes residency requirements, qualifying examinations (number and format), portfolios, seminars, English proficiency, language requirements, teaching experience, internships, etc.
3. Give procedure for petitions for variance in degree requirements (e.g., course substitution policies, completion deadlines, etc.).
4. Define any grade minimums in courses that are different from University policy.
5. Identify any courses, which may not be used towards the degree (i.e., independent study, pre-candidacy study).
6. Identify expectations of facility of expression in English (oral and written) as part of the degree requirement.
1. Identify initial procedure for advisor and advisement procedures.
2. Identify each student committee needed and procedures for selecting committee members.
3. Give deadlines for establishing and preparation requirements for comprehensive examinations.
4. Give policies for dates of examinations, grading of committee examinations and retake options.
5. Give guidelines for approving research proposals involving human or animal subjects.
6. Define procedures for thesis/dissertation approval in the department (e.g., role of department chair, dean, etc.).
7. Define departmental and student obligations for finding committee members.
8. Define departmental and student obligations and procedures for changes in committee members.
1. Academic load (full & part-time) expectations. Define normal progress. Define departmental review procedures for evaluating normal progress and evaluation of performance.
2. Grade requirements (general and specific). Include any special departmental expectations such as minimum grades in specific courses, limits on special problem courses, etc.
3. Thesis/dissertation progress timetable guidelines.
4. Thesis/dissertation defense guidelines.
5. Forms required.
6. Identify consequence for failure to make satisfactory progress.
7. Protocol for grievance procedure if student has been recommended for termination for failure to make satisfactory progress.
Indicate how the program will be evaluated and assessed. Every learning outcome needs to be assessed in at least two ways. One measure must be a direct measurement (where you can see the student demonstrate their learning). Other measures can be direct or indirect (such as a survey). Success should be measured against the criteria listed including the stated learning outcomes and against whatever objectives have been set forth in the first section of the proposal. Academic units are encouraged to consult with the Center for Educational Effectiveness to develop appropriate learning outcomes, assessment criteria, and benchmarks for success.
Financial Awards
Types of awards, policy for granting financial awards, summer appointments, and number of years of support.
Responsibilities of students on contract.
Evaluation of students on contract.
General student responsibilities
1. Up-to-date addresses, etc.
2. Laboratories and research equipment.
3. Hazardous Chemical Information Act.
4. Vehicles.
5. Keys, offices, mail, telephone, copy machine, computer terminals, etc.
Student government and organizations (both student and professional).
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Gettin' a little help from my bloggy friends!
12 comments:
- FirstGradeBlueSkies (Jennifer) said...
First Grade Blue SKies
- April 17, 2012 at 8:25 PM
- diditeach said...
LOVE the froggy eyes, too cute ! I find grading their writing very challenging too....
- April 17, 2012 at 8:32 PM
- Corinna Gandara said...
I love the frog poems!! Great idea. I know it's very difficult to grade writing, especially poetry. I feel that if they tried then it's good!! Lol, doesn't quite work for standards based grades;)
Surfin' Through Second
- April 17, 2012 at 9:12 PM
- Sarah Paul said...
Adorable frog poems! I need to start poetry this week too, but I've been procrastinating because I've always been a little intimidated by poetry.
I just posted a rubric I use for writing. Those help me with my grading for writing. Hope that helps!
Sarah's First Grade Snippets
- April 17, 2012 at 11:31 PM
- April Walker said...
How do you create all your creativity templates? Do you hand draw them or make them with a program or find clipart?
- April 18, 2012 at 12:43 AM
- April Walker said...
Was trying to say craftivity templates
- April 18, 2012 at 12:46 AM
- Sprinkle Teaching Magic (Sheila) said...
Those eyes and curly tongues are too much fun! Your kids used some great describing words in their writing. Impressive! Cara's units are amazing! As are yours!
Sprinkle Teaching Magic
- April 18, 2012 at 12:50 AM
- EmBellish said...
I LOVE the frogs!
Tangled with Teaching
- April 18, 2012 at 1:47 AM
- Lori said...
Love cinquain poems! Your froggies turned out cute!
Conversations in Literacy
- April 18, 2012 at 4:56 PM
- Amanda said...
Thanks for the shout out! :) Your frogs and sharks are super cute!
- April 18, 2012 at 9:27 PM
- Aimee said...
I love the frogs! We are doing poetry these next few weeks as well. I don't think there is an easy way to grade writing. I've tried a million different rubrics (or so it seems) and they are never quite right. Sigh.
Primarily Speaking
- April 18, 2012 at 11:28 PM
I love your ideas! They are super cute and my kiddos LOVE them. One of my students asks me every day, "Are we doing a craftivity today?!?!" haha
As for grading writing, I always put something in my rubrics about handwriting and overall neatness, I also grade for spelling and grammar and from there I go straight from the directions I gave (brainstorm a list of topics, start each line with a verb, etc.) It's hard, but it helps me keep an objective eye. :)
I don't know what writing program you use, but Step Up To Writing has some good overall rubrics I use for non-poem type writings.
- April 20, 2012 at 2:00 PM


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Deep, Meaningful Connections
I attend a lot of conferences. Some of them are annual conferences. At these types of events I often see the same people year to year. However, in between those times, I've had no interactions with the person whatsoever. Therefore, I see the person, I know I SHOULD remember their name and information about them, but I just can't. Before now I thought it was a matter of having to train my brain. But it's not. It turns out there is some science behind why we sometimes just can't remember those that we don't have regular interactions with…
Dunbar's Number
It's said that the average human can actually only keep a true relationship with about 150 people. This research was done by a scientist named Robin Dunbar, and the 150 number is now called Dunbar's Number. However, sites like Facebook and Twitter allowed us to have connections with thousands of people right? Well maybe…
Social Interaction Organization
Facebook and Twitter are great tools. Tools to encourage interaction and get me just a little closer to a few more people. Facebook allows me to check in on people and get a good understanding of what's going on in their life. I'm encouraged to interact with those people through quick little updates on my own schedule. I can Like someone's photos of their home in Hawaii, I can quickly comment on a tear jerker of a video about an elephant and his best friend a dog, or something more cerebral about a blog post from one of my friends.
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Twitter offers lists to better categorize your contacts. I can quickly go to one of my lists and find out what a few core groups of people are doing. It's a way to keep me organized and to help squeeze perhaps a few more connections out of my brain.
But I think the key concept here is that Dunbar's Number relates to deep meaningful interactions. A relationship in which I know what's going on in their life, what's new, and feel a connection to that person on a more meaningful level than just a general wondering of what is up in their life. I think what Facebook is doing is to help us hold on to our acquaintances and be much closer to them than we ever have before. However, I still question whether we'll have deep meaningful relationships with more than our number / brain allows us to.
The Good News For Realtors
Clients don't expect you to have deep meaningful relationships with each one of them. If you have a connection with one of your clients that is great! But while I was selling there was usually vast age differences between myself and my clients. I keep up with most every client I sold homes to back when I was active, however, I doubt I'll ever be invited to their regular dinner parties, nor ask to vacation with them. And that's ok. However, what I can do is use tools to check in on them every so often. Is a new baby coming? Did someone get a new job? Is it a time to check in with them about their housing needs?
Enter Tribus Social
If you want to pay attention to your clients what better place than on these new channels we have today? Furthermore, we thought instead of having to log into Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn to check on clients. Why not go to one place and get the information and have all your notes on your client right there. So sometime very soon we'll be launching a new feature inside of TribusCRM to allow our agents and brokerages to get a quick update about their clients on their contact record. There are many great other features that allow Realtors to stay in better contact with their clients and prospects. Imagine meeting someone at an open house and without scaring them by friending them that afternoon, to get a better idea of who they are by seeing their LinkedIn profile etc…
It's coming soon. And I'll be very proud the day it launches live. It's one other place where we're doing our best everyday to cut down the number of places Realtors have to go to login and connect with their clients. It's a way to help keep those connections up without a lot of effort. Also it's a way to build a truly integrated campaign to keep up with your clients along with drip / blast emails, and our client for life system.
The Little Things Go A Long Way
Did you know that according to the National Association of Realtors, 88% of clients say they will either definitely or probably use the same Realtor again at a closing table. But…. 6% do. Why? It's identified that the major reason is that people can't remember their agent's name! It's all about integrating and setting reminders.
When you have a large group of clients, it's the little things that go a long way to keep up with them of at least where they can remember your name when necessary. When you aren't inside someone's 150 people and you take the time to write a Happy Birthday message on their wall or comment on their photo, you have the opportunity to get just a little closer to become inside that zone. It's the Realtors that are most effective at either being in the zone or being very close to the zone for the most number of people that will be the most successful.
(Thanks to my friend @MelAclaro for spurring my thoughts about Dunbar's Number.)


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Vanderbilt Macc Assurance 2009
Senior Financial Analyst at LLOG Exploration Company
For as long as he can remember, John Hinds knew he wanted a career in business. When he took his first accounting class as an undergraduate, he knew he had found his niche. He focused on becoming a CPA, working in audit for a Big Four accounting firm. He also knew he wanted a masters degree from "a school that companies would recognize on my resumé no matter what part of the country I was in."
Vanderbilt fit the bill. "The Owen MAcc program was designed by partners from public accounting firms," he says. "It was planned out perfectly, down to even the CPA exam study schedule and test taking." John, a dual citizen of the US and Cayman Islands, also recognized that the involvement of CPAs in the program would also provide a network of connections to their firms.
Though his expectations were high, he says that his Owen experience far exceeded them. "Of course I learned a lot about accounting and finance, but I think the most important skills I gained dealt with communication, management and leadership."
John still has another long-time dream — to become a CFO or own his own company. "I'm not quite sure how I'll get there," he says, "but I know I have the tools to succeed while doing what I enjoy."


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|May 28, 1996
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|Dec 2, 1994
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|Dec 2, 1994
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|Robert J. Schleinz, Joseph S. Kucherovsky, Daniel J. Conrad
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|Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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|Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (24), Classifications (6), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention pertains to a process for printing substrates and substrates printed thereby, and more particularly to a folded substrate, dual-sided printing process and substrates printed thereby.
Printing of fabrics with various patterns and colors is well known. Some of these fabrics are used to make wearing apparel, window curtains, furniture coverings, luggage covers, and the like. Since these fabrics will experience the multiple rigors of heavy use, staining, washing, or the like, they are made of relatively sturdy and durable material that will not substantially wear out over an extended period of time.
Fortunately for the ink printing of these sturdy, durable fabrics, their relative thickness and/or density benefits the printing process used to print colored patterns, or the like, on the fabrics. In particular, the problem of ink strikethrough, i.e., printed ink running through the fabric, is absent, since the ink printed on these fabrics is absorbed within the very thickness of the fabric itself.
However, when it comes to printing lower basis weight, i.e., less thick and/or less dense, fabrics, significant problems begin to arise. Because low basis weight fabrics are relatively thin, and inherently include a large number of small voids, or a smaller number of larger voids, any ink or inks printed thereon will run through, i.e., strikethrough, the fabric. The problem with ink strikethrough is that the ink builds up on, for example, an impression cylinder of the printing apparatus. This ink buildup on the impression cylinder results in poor print quality on the fabric, the transfer of ink to the back of the fabric, and poor operating efficiency due to machinery down time required to remove the ink buildup.
This problem becomes even more significant in high speed printing environments, where ink buildup is accelerated and increases the number of times the machinery needs to be shut down for removal of the buildup. As shut down times increase, so do waste of material and ink that are associated with machinery start-up.
One attempt to resolve the problem of ink buildup is the use of doctor blades on an impression roll or the like. Although doctor blades remove ink buildup while machinery is operating, their use prematurely wears out the surface of the cylinder or roll supporting the fabric. This, in turn, results in increased costs due to replacing prematurely worn out equipment.
Another attempt to eliminate ink buildup is the running of an extra layer of material between the fabric and print rollers. The layer is designed to collect or absorb ink strikethrough and carry it away. This has proved to be costly since either the layer must be replaced with a new layer, or the layer must be cleaned of the ink before being rerun through the printing apparatus.
In one form of the present invention there is provided a folded substrate, dual-sided printing process including continuously moving a substrate having a printing surface and an opposed inner surface, folding the substrate so that the printing surface defines first and second printing surfaces and the inner surface defines first and second inner surfaces, moving the folded substrate to a printing station, printing a first pattern on the first printing surface, and then printing a second pattern on the second printing surface.
The above-mentioned and other features and objects of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of an embodiment of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 illustrates the folding in half of a continuously moving substrate;
FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the folded substrate of FIG. 1 after it has been printed;
FIG. 3 illustrates schematically one apparatus operated in accordance with the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 4 illustrates an apparatus for unfolding a printed, folded substrate; and
FIG. 5 illustrates an apparatus for slitting an unfolded printed substrate.
In many prior art processes for printing a substrate, portions of the ink applied to the substrate can pass through the substrate and become deposited on the surface of, for example, an impression cylinder. This is termed "strikethrough" and causes ink buildup on the impression cylinder. It is this strikethrough and ink buildup that results in poor print quality on the substrate, the transfer of ink to the back surface of the substrate, and poor operating efficiency due to machinery down time required to remove the ink buildup. Moreover, ink strikethrough causes various undesirable graphic effects on the substrate, such as the smearing of colors, blurring of the pattern, misregistration, or the like. These undesirable effects are not pleasing to the consumer, and tend to cause a perception of poor product quality and performance.
Referring to FIGS. 1-3, there is illustrated an apparatus 10 which can be operated in accordance with the principles of the present invention to print a continuously moving low basis weight substrate 12 by means of a dual-sided process that substantially eliminates ink buildup on the impression cylinder. The term "substrate" includes, but is not limited to, woven or nonwoven webs, porous films, ink permeable films, paper, or composite structures comprising a combination thereof. The term "low basis weight" refers to a substrate that has an inherent propensity for ink to strikethrough and cause ink buildup on the printing apparatus. A nonwoven substrate is considered a low basis weight substrate when its basis weight is equal to or less than about 20 grams per square meter. A nonwoven substrate having a basis weight greater than about 20 grams per square meter will be considered a high basis weight substrate.
The term "pattern", when used with reference to printing herein, includes, but is not limited to, any type of design, mark, figure, identification code, graphic, word, image, or the like.
The present invention desirably utilizes a flexographic printing process to provide the proper balance of cost effectiveness, high speed, and high quality. The printing process of the present invention is suitable for printing low basis weight substrates, such as low basis weight nonwoven webs, while maintaining the tactile softness of the substrates. Flexography is a printing technology utilizing flexible raised rubber or photopolymer plates to carry the pattern to a given substrate. The flexible plates typically carry a low viscosity ink directly onto the substrate. Examples of suitable low viscosity inks include inks comprising a non-catalytic block urethane resin and a solvent blend comprising up to about 50% by volume of acetate and up to about 75% by volume of glycol ether. The solvent blend also may comprise up to about 10% by volume of alcohol.
Suitable acetates include ethyl acetate, N-propyl acetate, N-butyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, butyl acetate, and blends thereof.
Suitable glycol ethers include ethylene glycol monopropyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monopropyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, and blends thereof.
Suitable alcohols include ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, N-propyl alcohol, and blends thereof.
A more detailed description of inks suitable for use with the present invention is contained in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/171,309, filed Dec. 20, 1993, which is assigned to the assignee of the present invention, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Various flexographic printing presses can be desirably used with the present invention, and two such designs include the central impression cylinder design and the stack-style design.
The types of plates that can be used with the flexographic process include plates identified as DuPont Cyrel� HL, PQS, HOS, PLS, and LP, which may be commercially obtained from E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc., of Wilmington, Delaware. Other suitable plates can be commercially obtained from BASF of Clifton, N.J., and from W. R. Grace and Company of Atlanta, Ga.
Although flexographic printing is desired, other printing apparatus are also contemplated by the present invention. These other printing apparatus include screen printing, rotogravure printing in which an engraved print roll is utilized, and ink jet printing in which nozzles spray ink droplets that are selectively deflected by an electrostatic charge to form the desired pattern on the substrate. It is desirable that inks used with these apparatus have a viscosity equal to or less than about 10 centipoise.
The folded substrate, dual-sided printing process of the present invention is a process that continuously prints low basis weight substrates. One feature of the present invention is that only a single substrate is utilized in the dual-sided printing process, and serves as its own "back-up" material to substantially eliminate ink buildup on the printing apparatus. Consequently, by substantially eliminating ink buildup, the present invention improves the quality of the printed pattern, and reduces the costs of manufacture.
Referring to FIG. 1, a printing apparatus 10 provides a continuously moving, full width, i.e., not folded, substrate 12 from an unwind 14. Substrate 12 includes a printing surface 16 and an opposed inner surface 18. From unwind 14, substrate 12 is passed to a folder 20 that folds full width substrate 12 in half to form a folded substrate, such as a half-width substrate 22.
Referring to FIG. 2, folded, half-width substrate 22 comprises a first printing surface 24, first inner surface 26, second printing surface 28, and second inner surface 30. The folding of substrate 12 also provides a folded portion 32, and first lateral edge 34 and second lateral edge 36, both of which can be aligned with each other by folder 20.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, after folder 20, folded, half-width substrate 22 passes through a pair of idler rollers 38 and 40 (FIG. 1) to a turning bar 42 that turns or redirects substrate 22 towards three pairs of idler rollers 44, 46, 48 (FIG. 3). From idler rollers 48, substrate 22 passes to a steering section 50 that maintains a desired lateral alignment of substrate 22 with a printing station 54, and more particularly with a rotatable central impression cylinder 56. A nip pressure roller 52 holds or maintains the substrate 22 in contact with an outer, peripheral surface 58 of rotatable central impression cylinder 56.
After nip pressure roller 52, substrate 22 is transported by central impression cylinder 56, which can be rotated in any manner well known in the art, to front print cylinders 63, 65, 67, which print a first ink pattern 60 (FIG. 2) on first printing surface 24 (FIGS. 2-3) of the substrate. As illustrated in FIG. 3, while first printing surface 24 is being printed with first ink pattern 60, a second printing surface 28 is in contact with surface 58 of central impression cylinder 56.
Referring primarily to FIG. 2, during the printing of first ink pattern 60 on first printing surface 24, some of the ink will continue to pass through a first inner surface 26 of the substrate. This ink will then contact a second inner surface 30 and be collected or absorbed therein. The ink passing through first inner surface 26 onto second inner surface 30 is designated first ink strikethrough 62. Although FIG. 2 illustrates first inner surface 26 and second inner surface 30 in a spaced-apart relationship, they are, in fact, in contact with one another. The spaced relationship illustrated in FIG. 2 is for purposes of explanation and illustration.
Although FIG. 3 illustrates three front printing cylinders 63, 65, 67, a greater or few numbers of printing cylinders can be used to print any desired pattern on first printing surface 24. After passing front printing cylinders 63, 65, 67, substrate 22 passes through idler rollers 64, 66, which guide it toward a turning station 68 that reverses substrate 22 to present a second printing surface 28 for subsequent printing. After turning station 68, substrate 22 passes through idler rollers 70 and 72, which guide substrate 22 to a compensating roller section 74. One such compensating roller section 74 can be commercially obtained from Hurletron, Inc., of Danville, Ill. The purpose of the idler rollers here, and elsewhere, is to maintain the proper speed of and tension on substrate 22, and to maintain substrate 22 on a proper path through apparatus 10.
At compensating roller section 74, a series of compensating rollers 76, 78, 80, register any strikethrough of a pattern 60 through first inner surface 26 with a subsequent pattern to be printed by back printing cylinders 82, 84, 86 on second printing surface 28. The operation and function of compensating roller sections 74 is well known in the art of printing apparatus.
From compensating roller section 74, substrate 22 continues through idler rollers 88 and then to nip pressure roller 90 that holds or maintains substrate 22 against the surface 58 of central impression cylinder 56.
Back printing cylinders 82, 84, 86 then print a second ink pattern 92 (FIG. 2) on second printing surface 28. Any ink that strikes through second inner surface 30 is collected or absorbed at first inner surface 26. This ink passing through second inner surface 30 is designated a second ink strikethrough 94 (FIG. 2).
As thus described, ink running or striking through during the printing of substrate 22 is collected or absorbed by the other folded half of the substrate. Thus, in contrast with current printing processes described above, ink buildup on surface 58 of central impression cylinder 56 is eliminated. This is important in maintaining high print quality and in minimizing costs associated with printing, as earlier described.
After passing through printing station 54, substrate 22 continues through idler rollers 96 to a tunnel 98. Within tunnel 98, substrate 22 is subjected to a temperature and air flow suitable for drying the substrate and the ink printed thereon.
Alternatively, tunnel 98 can be a radiation curing unit to be used in conjunction with radiation curable inks. Examples of radiation curing methods include ultraviolet radiation, electron beam radiation, infrared radiation, or the like.
After passing through tunnel 98, substrate 22 continues through idler rollers 100 to a pair of chill rollers 102, 104 that cool substrate 22 to reduce substrate temperature to ambient.
Thereafter, substrate 22 passes through idler rollers 106 and 108 to be rewound by a rewind 110 for subsequent transport and handling.
Depending upon the ink used to print an ink pattern, and the material of which substrate 22 is made, the ink strikethrough 62, 94 (FIG. 2) may or may not be visually discernible to the naked eye. If ink strikethrough 62, for example, would be visually discernible in second printing surface 28, compensating roller section 74 (FIG. 3) will register that ink strikethrough with a second ink pattern 92 printed by back printing cylinders 82, 84, 86 (FIG. 3). The geometry of one ink pattern, along with its color or colors, is designed to match that of the other ink pattern to be printed by the other set of printing cylinders. By thus registering these ink patterns, clarity and definition are preserved, and undesirable ghost images in unprinted areas are eliminated.
The present invention allows apparatus 10 to be operated within an optimum speed range desirably between about 500 to about 2000 feet per minute, and for an extended period of time since shutdowns caused by ink buildup are eliminated. Furthermore, the present invention permits an optimum tension range because a folded substrate is less extensible than the unfolded substrate. A desirable tension range is between about 0.08 to about 1.5 pounds per lineal inch. Although not illustrated, the tension can be controlled by electro-pneumatic dancer rollers or transducer rollers with feedback to speed control devices, as is well known in the art.
Referring now to FIG. 4, there is illustrated an alternative apparatus and method for rewinding the printed substrate 12. In FIG. 4, after substrate 22 has passed idler rollers 108, it is directed to an unfolder 112 which unfolds folded substrate 22 into an unfolded, full width printed substrate 114 having first and second ink patterns 60, 92. Thereafter, substrate 114 passes over idler rollers 115, 116, and 118 to be rewound by a full width rewind 120.
FIG. 5 illustrates another apparatus and method in which substrate 22 passes through idler rollers 108 to an unfolder 122 that unfolds substrate 22 and then to a rotating blade 124 that slits substrate 22 on a bar 131. Thereafter, a first slit substrate 126 passes over an idler roller 130 and an idler roller 132 to be rewound by a first rewind 138. Similarly, a second slit substrate 128 passes over idler roller 130 and idler roller 134 to be rewound by a secondary rewind 136.
As described earlier, the substrate can be a woven or nonwoven web or fabric, and desirably can be a polyolefin-based web. Polyolefin-based webs include, but are not limited to, woven materials, nonwoven materials, knits and porous films which employ polyolefin-based polymers. Examples of such polyolefins are polypropylene and polyethylene, including low density, high density, and linear low density polyethylene. It should be appreciated, however, that the present invention is not limited to these types of polyolefins, but embraces all types of polymers, copolymers, and natural fibers. In woven material applications, these materials can be made into continuous fibers, which are in turn woven into a fabric. In nonwoven applications, the fibers may be long, generally continuous fibers, such as spunbond fibers, or they may be shorter staple length fibers, such as are commonly used in carded webs. The fibers may also be meltblown to form the desired web. Such polymers or copolymers also may be extruded, cast, or blown into films. Other nonwovens suitable for use with the present invention include airlaid, wet laid, solution spun fiber webs, or the like.
Fibers used in accordance with the present invention can be "straight" fibers in that they have the same general polymer or copolymer composition throughout. The fibers may also be multipolymer or multicomponent fibers, such as bicomponent fibers in which at least one component is a polyolefin, such as a polyolefin sheath and a polypropylene core fiber, or a polyethylene sheath and a polyester core fiber. In addition to sheath/core fiber configurations, other examples of suitable fiber cross-sections are side-by-side, sea-in-islands, and eccentric fiber configurations. Furthermore, fibers with non-circular cross-sections such as "Y" and "X" shapes may be used.
The fibers and/or webs may have other components and/or treatments. For example, adhesives, waxes, flow modifiers, processing aids, and other additives may be used during the formation of the fibers or webs. In addition, pigments may be added to the fibers to change their color and other additives may be incorporated into the compositions to make the fibers or webs elastic. Lastly, blends of fibers, as well as straight and bicomponent fibers, may be combined to form nonwoven or woven webs suitable for use with the present invention.
The printed substrate can be used by itself, or in a multilayer configuration such as a laminate of one or more film and/or woven and/or nonwoven layers. Examples of such multilayer configurations include film/nonwoven laminates, or nonwoven/nonwoven laminates such as a spunbond/meltblown/spunbond three-layer laminate. By using such multilayer configurations, a variety of properties can be imparted to the laminate including breathability and/or liquid imperviousness.
When forming a nonwoven, such as a nonwoven polyolefin fibrous web, the fiber size and basis weight of the material can be varied according to the particular end use. In personal care products and medical fabric usage, typical fiber sizes will range from between about 0.1 to about 10 denier.
While this invention has been described as having a preferred embodiment, it will be understood that it is capable of further modification. This application is thereby intended to cover any variations, equivalents, uses, or adaptations of the invention following the general principles thereof, and including such departures from the present disclosure as come or may come within known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains and fall within the limits of the appended claims.
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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has voluntarily met with police in their investigation into an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the team's playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers last weekend, his attorney, Joshua Bentley, said Saturday.
Bentley provided no additional details and had no further comment.
49ers general manager Trent Baalke said the team is aware of the allegations and takes "such matters very seriously."
Crabtree, the team's first 1,000-yard receiver since Terrell Owens in 2003, made the trip to Atlanta, as San Francisco is preparing to play the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.
The 49ers promoted wide receiver Chad Hall from the practice squad to the active roster.
Record 73 early entries for NFL draft
A record 73 underclassmen, including six first-team All-Americans, were approved for the NFL draft.
That number was eight more than last year.
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In the last 10 years, the number of early entrants has risen from 43 to 73.
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Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jun 28, 2013
As the Middle East descends deeper into conflict, Israel's military is set to deploy its sixth Iron Dome counter-rocket battery, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, and is preparing to take delivery of the first unit of David's Sling, another Rafael anti-missile system.
The new Iron Dome battery, intended to shoot down short-range missiles like the Soviet-designed Grads used by Lebanon's Hezbollah and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, has been upgraded and its range extended. That means the system, the only combat-tested weapon in the multilayered anti-missile shield Israel is building, can intercept hostile rockets earlier in their trajectory and minimize damage and casualties.
Iron Dome, heavily funded by the United States, became operational in early 2011.
The fifth and sixth batteries received by the air force, which has control of all air defenses, are improved versions of a system that currently has a kill rate of around 85 percent of those rockets it engages. The sixth battery is expected to be deployed within two months, and could be delivered as early as July.
The Jerusalem Post reported that two further batteries could be deployed by January 2014.
Military planners have said they need 20 Iron Dome batteries to cover all of Israel, although the new-model systems, which can cover wider areas than the earlier variants and intercept multiple targets coming from different directions, may mean that fewer batteries will be required.
Israel's Defense Ministry, hit by budgetary cuts, has had to turn to Washington for funds to buy the batteries, which cost more than $50 million apiece.
The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency included $220 million in its annual budget in March for Israel to buy more Iron Dome batteries in fiscal 2014. That was the first time the MDA had specifically sought funds for Iron Dome, underlining the U.S. Defense Department's commitment to maintain military aid for Israel, outside the $3.1 billion it gets every year, despite major cuts in U.S. defense spending.
The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee approved a $284 million funding increase June 6 for Israel's anti-missile shield, including an additional $15 million for the Iron Dome program.
The United States provided $205 million in 2011 for the Israeli air force to buy the first four Iron Dome batteries.
Iron Dome is the bottom tier of the four-level anti-missile shield the Israelis call "Homa," the wall, which will protect the tiny Mediterranean state against the short-range Grads, the longer range Iranian-built Zelzals and Fateh-110s possess by Hezbollah and Iran's strategic Shehab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missiles -- with more advanced Sejjil-2 weapons in the pipeline -- and Syria's Scud-D weapons.
David's Sling, being developed by Rafael and the Raytheon Co. of the United States, was unveiled at the Paris Air Show this month. Until then, all that Israelis been seen of it was a brief video of a secret test in the Negev Desert of southern Israel in November 2012.
Also known as Magic Wand, David's Sling is designed to intercept medium-range missiles at a range of 100 miles.
It's the next layer in the shield above Iron Dome and underwent its first test-flight in February. It's scheduled to become operational in 2014. Each missile costs $1 million.
After that comes Arrow-2, developed by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries. The $1 billion program was heavily financed by the Americans. Two Arrow-2 batteries are known to have been deployed to intercept ballistic missiles at high altitude and long range.
A more advanced variant, Arrow-3, is currently being developed by IAI and the Boeing Co. of the United States. It will be more powerful, capable of intercepting missiles at altitudes of 70 miles or more outside Earth's atmosphere earlier in their trajectories than Arrow-2.
The primary function of the road-mobile David's Sling system in Israel's current threat environment is to counter the medium-range missiles like the Fateh-100s that Hezbollah now has in considerable numbers north of Israel and which can reach pretty much anywhere inside the Jewish state, including all its cities and major towns.
David's Sling will be able to backstop the two Arrow variants against ballistic and cruise missiles that get past them. It can cover all of Israel from a small number of launch sites around the country.
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The bloody war-by-proxy continues in Syria. It pits the embattled, increasingly desperate but still determined and far from defeated dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad against a disorganized amalgam of rebels, aka the Free Syrian Army. Each has its own array of sponsors, enablers or just cheerleaders behind them. The cast of this tragedy also includes a multitude of not-so-innocent bystanders waiting to see how it will end, if it ever does.
Syria's strongman, who's no longer as strong as he once was, can count on support from Iran's fanatical regime, a world headquarters of terror with various branches. Chief among them is Hezbollah, which supplements its terrorism with an appealing social-welfare program, much as the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi for short) did in 1930s Germany.


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Jof, it seems like what we want here is something webby that takes a JSON struct containing an auth guess, something like:

{"phone_number":"123456789"} or {"rfid_match_code":"1234567"}

and returnsĀ

{"access":"granted"} or {"access":"denied"}

that way we can abstract access so that any device or service could be used to auth against this access service.

obviously we don't want the whole internet to be able to attempt auth against that, so we need an API key (which might just consist of of an HTML basic/ssl token).

And there'll need to be an easy way for people to add people and stuff; Āa web form? ĀAn iphone app?

Does this sound workable?

--S

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 > <3 this discussion.
 >
 > I want to point out that decentralization and mistrust of power in the hands
 > of individuals reccomends against putting control in the hands of treasurer,
 > an individual. I <3 Kelly but she may want to do something else with her
 > time eventually, and be replaced with someone who turns out to be an evil
 > despot.

Well, I think the reference here was to *some* officer of
 Noisebridge-the-org, like the treasurer. It is the human in that
 position who makes the determination as to who is and is not a member.

 --j

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text: Hi guys I ran a search on this but had no joy-(i'm sure the search function is a bit dodgy since the facelifted site..) I suspect my DMF's on its way out (07 S3 45k miles) and my warranty expires in 2/12 so I need as much info as possible to combat the expected fob-off by the dealers. If the car is idling and I rest my foot on the pedal there is a noticeable but not overly excessive vibration under my foot. Occaisionally on cold starting there is also quite a bit of engine shudder almost to the point of the engine not starting (sorry I can't describe it any better than this). My clutch has also started to slip on 4th under hard acceleration. Could anyone shed some light on these symptoms and whther they are likely to be down to the DMF? Thanks guys


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WEST SUSSEX, England – Susan and Simon Walsh are proud to announce the birth of their son, Oliver Greeley Walsh. He was delivered by midwife Jessie Cook at 12:39 a.m., Nov. 22, 2008, at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, England, weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces and was 21 inches long. Oliver is the grandson of paternal grandparents, Paul and Bernice Greeley of Pleasant Point in Perry and maternal grandparents, Jennifer Walsh of Kent, England, and the late Michael Walsh.
Oliver Greeley Walsh
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Hi, I have some problem when i develop my page in localhost ,it runs smoothly the page will load normally, but when i tried to put in my free host.the page now will load very slow,even displaying the data in the table,it takes 45secs. or 1min to load the page.can you please advice me what is the problem on my page.
Thank you in advance.
Potential problems:1) You used some kind of loader that loads scripts sequentially using dependencies between them. This works fine on localhost, but takes time in web. Solution is to use some build system and combine them in one file, minimize it later using YUI compressor or google closure2) Lots of small images (usually, icons or images for hover effects for buttons), each loads with a separate http request, which is slow. Solution is to use sprites.3) Slow server4) a multitude of other reasons
In order to debug this, open chrome developer tools with a network tab enabled and reload the page. See what requests go to the server and how you can minimize them. Then see where time was spent - on data transfer or on page generation. If former - your connection or server's connection is slow. Less probable reason is that server is too loaded and responds slowly. If page generation (waiting time) takes lots of time (more than 1sec), look into your scripts.
It is impossible to help more until you show the page itself.
Hi Jemz,
Try below mentioned ways which might help you:
There can be multiple reason for the page getting load slow.
Hi thank you for the reply...what you mean
You used some kind of loader that loads scripts sequentially using dependencies between them. This works fine on localhost, ..I am using the jquery.js i downloaded the script from the site and saving it in the notepad...and also i donwloaded the plugin alert box, i also put this in one folder.I don't know how to use the YUI compressor.
Where i can get this ?
minimize it later using YUI compressor or google closure