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Hair Downer #1: Not Enough Time For A Proper Blowout
DiMaggio's Tip: To cut down on drying time, DiMaggio says hold off on using a brush. "Apply product and then 'power dry' about 80 percent with just your hands and a quality dryer, then throw a brush in there."
Our Picks: Oscar Blandi's Pronto Invisible Pronto Wet Instant Shampoo and Conditioner, which speeds up drying time.
Hair Downer #2: Static-y Hair
DiMaggio's Tip: "A couple pumps from our Mythic Oil will tame any frizz problem in seconds. Just apply 2-3 pumps to your hand and distribute throughout the hair. A little goes a long way and unlike other serums and oils it's not heavy at all."
Our Picks: For an easy home remedy, run a dryer sheet over hair to calm it down after removing static-inducing scarves and sweaters.
Hair Downer #3: Unruly Curls
DiMaggio's Tip: DiMaggio recommends investing in quality products, which are less likely to leave hair dry and damaged—a huge cause of unruly and frizzy curls.
Our Picks: We love Miss Jessie's Original Super Slip Sudsy Shampoo and Crème de la Crème Conditioner. Both are extra moisturizing so they'll keep hair in check. For frizzy curls that need more definition, use Miss Jessie's Original Curly Meringue, which won't weigh down curly texture.
Hair Downer #4: Flat Hair
DiMaggio's Tip: If you're starting from scratch with freshly washed hair, DiMaggio has a few tips. He says, "I love using a curl mousse for my big blowouts. It adds a little more memory and hold that's needed in big hair." He says to dry hair almost completely, focusing on drying the roots straight up. "Drying the roots up is key," DiMaggio says, "That's where your volume comes from."
Our Pick: If your hair falls half way through the day, use a dry shampoo like Lulu Organics Hair Powder to refresh hair and add a little texture.
Hair Downer #5: Dull Color
DiMaggio's Tip: To refresh hair, DiMaggio says to "finish with a very light mist of L'Oréal Professionnel Perfect Shimmer for added shine" after styling.
Our Pick: Although we like to prevent color fading with our favorite protecting shampoo and conditioner, you can also revive hair with a glossing mask. Our favorite right now? Gloss Moderne High Gloss Masque. It conditions and smooths hair for a shiny finish. Five minutes in the shower is all it takes.


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[Jewish girls in the Gymnasium who came to the Hebrew teacher for Jewish History]
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Hinde Shklear, Julia Segal, Bethsheba Lipovitz, Rosl Abelovitz, Eta Shwartzberg, Chaye Shklear,
Leah Cruk [facing camera with long braids], Zelda Katz, Rivke Kramer, Chana (Hannah) Leah Cruk;
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Chaye Prozer, Breine Rif, Breine Tzindel, Sime Cruk, Devorah Zelbovitz, Rivke Flach, Ella-Leah Kramer;
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Klumial, Mina Galbershtet, Rosl Korbuz, Breine Shamer, Yosef Kaspi,
Chaye-Hinde Snyeg, Gutke Rif, Shayne Nahumovitz;
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Chaye-Leah Seitovitz, Nechameh Meyerubitz, Henye Dektor, Henye Katz,
Liba-Leah Meyerubitz, Etl Katz, Friedeh Katz; (fifth row from top) Roche-Ita Dramer,
Leah Trapido, Etl Sitowitz, Chaim Tuveh Katz, Itzak Griz, Freida Matezon
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The Veteran Quarterback Performed Well For A Second Straight Week
Has Jason Campbell arrived to play hero for the Cleveland Browns? The veteran quarterback performed well for a second straight week, leading the Browns to a 24-18 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
.Cleveland reaches its bye week in contention in the AFC North at 4-5.The Ravens fall to 3-5, and find themselves in legitimate danger of missing the playoffs a season after winning the Super Bowl.This loss could come back to haunt them come December.Here's what else we took away from the game.Campbell is looking like the guy who made plays for the Oakland Raiders a couple years back.Campbell picked apart a strong Ravens defense, throwing three touchdowns without an interception.Campbell made plays with his legs and arm on the 15-play drive that iced the game late in the fourth quarter.
.Ray Rice said before the game that he's feeling better than he has all season, but the results were as uninspiring as ever.
.Rice finished with 17 yards on 11 carries, and he continues to look a step slow.The Ravens' offensive line isn't doing him any favors, either.Jason Campbell is the veteran quarterback and one of the Cleveland Browns players.According to the report, Jason Campbell made a great performance and led the Cleveland Browns past slumping the Baltimore Ravens and won over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.This is a great news for the loyal Cleveland Browns fan.Well, you must speak highly of Jason Campbell.Anyway, as a hardcore fan of the Cleveland Browns, I hope Jason Campbell can continue to play well and make a contribution to the Cleveland Browns.Good luck!Browse the wholesale NFL jerseys.All NFL jerseys are the best jerseys.Do not miss them.National Football League (NFL) is the most popular sports leagues in the United States, including American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC).
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Re-imagined Spidey villain revealed for new video game...
Rhino Comic Book Stats
Universe: Marvel Universe
Real name: Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich
Identity: known to legal authorities by fake U.S. identity
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: unrevealed
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #41 (1966)
Occupation: professional criminal
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Meet Rhino, the first classic Marvel Super Villain to be unveiled exclusively for the upcoming video game from Beenox, The Amazing Spider-Man. This new, reimagined version of Rhino was created specifically for The Amazing Spider-Man video game and will not be seen in the theatrical film. The Amazing Spider-Man is schedule to release this June.
Developer Q&A with Stephane Gravel, Producer, Beenox and Chris Baker, Interactive Manager, Marvel
How is Rhino different in the video game than the comic books?
Why did you decide to go with a different version of the character?Stephane: We really wanted to maintain the spirit of the film in all of the characters we worked on with Marvel for the video game. We also wanted to make sure to incorporate the core traits of his comic book character as well, which resulted in Rhino's intriguing and complex origin. This has also allowed us to create the most animalistic and ferocious version of Rhino ever!
Chris: I think the team has done a great job of creating a "movie Rhino" without completely alienating his comic book roots. While he may not be a guy in a big rhinoceros suit like he is in the comics, we do still retain elements such as the character Aleksei Sytsevich and his ties to the Russian mafia. He's also not entirely bright.
What more can you tell us about Rhino?Stephane: In the spirit of the film, the game is taking a new look at Spidey's origins, including his nemeses. Building upon our main storyline, his creation is based on a genetic experiment, which also ties to the overall story arc of the game.
Chris: It's very important to root things in the film universe, where the rules are a little bit different, but extra care has been taken to honor the comic book source material as well. I'm not sure how in depth I can get without giving away things about the movie itself, but rest assured that in addition to including the science behind how the Lizard came to be, you pretty much have to involve Oscorp in the mix – and heavily!
Stephane: He is a hybrid; part rhinoceros, part human. He used to be a human being, but he can't be considered human anymore. He is driven by animalistic impulses and feelings of fear and sadness – in his current state, he's extremely unpredictable.
Chris: It's also notable that Rhino is the only cross-species experiment outside of the Lizard himself who was first a human being. Our fiction in the game states that even though Oscorp has continued Connors' cross-species research, the company isn't so corrupt as to continue experimenting on human beings – so any other cross-species enemies Spidey might come across were an animal first, crossed with human DNA. In fact, only those directly involved in the experiment on Sytsevich know that Rhino was human first – for the sake of his own reputation, Michael Morbius, who was forced to create Rhino against his will, has told everyone at Oscorp that the beast was a rhinoceros crossed with human DNA.
What are Rhino's motivations?
What is new and exciting about this Rhino?Stephane: Rhino isn't on a mission here. He wasn't hired or out for Spider-Man's blood. He's escaped from Oscorp and is only looking to survive. He has been rampaging the streets of New York ever since.
Chris: And I would add that Rhino's rampaging is also rooted deeply in sheer frustration. You have to realize, his brain was turned to such mush through the experiment that anything resembling intelligent thought simply escapes him – but at the same time, he possesses some semblance of the concept of intelligent thought because he did indeed live it as Sytsevich. He knows it's a cool thing to have.
This is the best analogy I can make for Rhino's current thought process, and why it leads to such frustration: You know those times in everyday life when you open your closet door to get some random trinket, but you forget what you wanted out of there in the first place? It's pretty frustrating until you remember what you're after a second or two later. Now, imagine that feeling, but it never ends. That's what Rhino's experiencing. And the "random trinket" he's looking for is his identity and what it's like to think like a human being. Wouldn't that make you want to go on a rampage?
Stephane: Rhino is one of the most recognizable villains of Spidey's infamous rogues gallery. We've taken a fresh approach to Rhino, inspired by the tone of the movie. His origin is more grounded, more realistic. He's a grittier, more animalistic and more visceral version of Rhino, his thoughts complicated by a vague sense of who he used to be and overwhelming feelings of fear and sorrow.
Chris: I'm definitely excited about how this new approach manages to honor both the new movie's universe and the character's comic book roots. But honestly, the most exciting thing is his appearance, and Beenox has simply created the most fearsome-looking interpretation of Rhino I've ever seen. When it comes to character design, these guys really excel.
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The rumour mill is cranking it up a few levels around the imminent release of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet. The latest whispers indicate that the gadget may be priced at as little as US$199.00; that's courtesy of the authoritative UK news site The Register.
The Surface is Microsoft's Johnny-come-lately to the burgeoning tablet market, where just two blocs which any sort of success have emerged: that around Silicon Valley behemoth Apple; and that around (the other Silicon Valley behemoth) Google's Android. At the same time, plenty of other pretenders have come and just as quickly gone, among them HP and Research in Motion (RIM).
Let's take a quick look at the HP TouchPad and the BlackBerry PlayBook, before they recede so far into history as to be outside the reaches of living memory. The TouchPad was launched on 1 July, 2011…and discontinued in August. From an initial price of US$500, a few weeks later it was difficult to give the things away.
The PlayBook fared slightly better, but is still a horror story for beleaguered RIM. Introduced in April 2011, the device sold so slowly that RIM took a US$485-million hit. By March 2012, just one million of the gadgets have found their way into the hands of end users, 'commanding' a little over 3% of the total tablet market. RIM hasn't abandoned the PlayBook yet, clinging tenaciously to the device; while it does so, Apple has sold some 55 million iPads.
Consumer savvy
But what's this to do with Microsoft? Well, quite a lot, actually. It demonstrates the competitiveness of the tablet market which has, for even those hardware manufacturers with venerable reputations and quality products, proven a notoriously hard nut to crack. It's made harder for Microsoft by some further observations; notably, on the fleeting career of the HP TouchPad, the company's CTO Shane Robison noted that the gadget "was half a generation or a generation behind the iPad and so that wasn't going to drive volume."
The Surface is three or four generations behind Android and Apple.
This is a punishing market. Windows-powered tablets are not unknown, either, but Windows-powered tablets have proven spectacularly unsuccessful for the likes of Dell – expensive, heavy, designs limited by the bloaty nature of an operating system designed for an altogether different device, and a million miles away from the app stores and ecosystems which make Apple and Android tablets so attractive to consumers.
The Surface, on the other hand, is a brand new device, with a brand new operating system. From a software, not hardware, manufacturer; and one with a history of buggy operating systems to boot. Indeed, when Microsoft makes major changes to its desktop operating systems, 'don't implement until at least service pack 1 is out' is considered sound advice. Windows 8 is looming; the initial ARM processor-powered 'RT' versions of Microsoft's tablet will be first to market, with something of a stripped down version of the operating system that nobody is allowed to call Metro (any longer).
High stakes
By now, the risks should be obvious, in terms of likely consumer reception. But wait, as infomercials have taught us, there's more. Microsoft's success in part rests on its own ecosystem of OEMs; it makes the software, the OEMs make the hardware (yes, that is a dramatic oversimplification). Those OEMs include companies like HP, Asus, Acer, Dell and many, many more.
The risk faced by Microsoft ratchets up even further as it is now in effect competing with its partners – and competing with an ace up its sleeve, too, since those partners are all hamstrung by a license cost (for Microsoft's operating system) that it doesn't have to bear itself. Acer's Chairman JT Wang has already voiced his disapproval, asking Microsoft to 'think twice' about its Surface plans.
The rumours of a price as low as US$199 may be the first sign that Microsoft has blinked. Regardless of final pricing, what is abundantly clear is that Microsoft will need to sell these things and sell them fast (remember those 55 million iPads and the ecosystem that represents, against which it is going up). It is entering a cutthroat market which is a darn side more mature now than it was when the first iPad hit the shelves just 30 months ago. In short, this is a massive gamble for Microsoft – and gambling doesn't always reward the bold.


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'The Sabres had scheduled various off-ice activities, including visits to the Niagara Peninsula Children's Centre, bowling outings with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Niagara Falls and St. Catharines, and The Standard autograph session at the Pen Centre. Katzman said the club is arranging for Big Brothers and Big Sisters to attend a pre-season game in Buffalo against Ottawa Sept. 21. "We're trying to do some things to make this not such a bitter pill to swallow."'
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http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...=george+fosterOriginally Posted by missionhockey21
http://www.redszone.com/forums/showt...=george+fosterOriginally Posted by missionhockey21
Ah, it's just opinion and like my late father used to say, "just like a nose, everybody has one (he used another part of the anatomy, but this is a family forum. ) "
That's what baseball is all about. I've said forever here that my father, probably the most loyal and dedicated fan the Reds have ever had even fired Sparky several times.
Have fun!
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
I sure hope the 'wannabe 10' never buy my beloved Reds.
Red's owner Carl Lindner succumbs, as the "Redszone 10" leader pickpockets him in front of roughly 34,000
Appears they're are more then 10...
"The 10" should start charging admission
Go Gators!
Why stop at 10? I am sure there are plenty more than 10.
Seriously, what exactly has Marty done to qualify himself as a baseball expert? Watch the game? Millions of people watch the game every year. What special training, or aptitude has he shown that sets him apart from the Redszone 50? George Foster was a great player. My plummer is a great "septic engineer". That doesn't mean that I want my plummer to be hired to redesign the Cincinnati Sewer System (yes that is a euphemism for the Reds Pitching).
The only potential merit to this type of discussion would be if someone brought up the fact that Marty's and George's comments become static as soon as they are brought to this forum. That is to say, they can't expound upon what they said, or steer the conversation toward what they "meant", as they do not participate here.
Or you could just blame it all on the Redszone 5000.
There is a lot more than 10. Long live SERP!!!!Originally Posted by ochre
Well guy, I called out Marty and Hal in one of the threads your speaking about, so maybe I'm one of the one of the "lucky 10" your tagging with being baseball know it alls.
Which is fine, I'm perfectly willing to have whatever I say (or type, for that matter) criticized here on Redszone. That's the wonder of the internet these days, folks can say whatever it is they want, however intelligent or idiotic.
However, the attack to begin this thread is essentially "they've been doing it forever, so shut your trap because you haven't been."
Did I claim in any way to be more knowledgeable about the game than either of these two gentlemen? The answer is I certainly did not, and do not appreciate in any way someone putting words in my mouth intimating that I did so. But I have eyes and ears, and a brain that controls them, and somedays I use all three of those parts to come to the conclusion of "Hey I think that doesn't sound right" or "Gee, I've been listening for 8 minutes now Marty, perhaps someone might want to tell me on this baseball broadcast, you know, what's happening in the baseball game."
So, if you want to live in a baseball world where everything those guys do is golden, that's fine with me. You're more than welcome to and I wish you the best of luck with it. But sorry guy, I still plan on using my eyes and my ears to determine when someone is feeding me a line of BS or not doing what they are supposed to be doing whilethey pull in a hefty salary to do so every day. And I'll continue to use this forum to do so when what they do doesn't pass the basic smell test.
FWIW, make sure to browse this thread right here from last week.
Last week, where Hal makes off base, and non-factual claims about Griffey's contract.
Yet that flies right by the editors of the Dayton Daily News. No doubt that they figure "it's Hal" and they, just like you, won't question what he has as copy. Even if it's factually incorrect.
You can find about one of these, every week or so for the last several years. And doesn't take a lot of investigating to do so, sadly.
Relax man. Just because I have an abundance of buddy points, I mean reputation points, doesn't mean I am better than anyone. I'm just a lot smarter and more knowledgeable about the game.
Can I be one? Huh? Huh? Can I? Can I? O please, pick me! pick me!
I think this is funny...especially those of you wanting to be part of the 10..that would assume you think you are posters he pays attention too...man o man...I thought there were egos where I work!
"Sometimes, it's not the sexiest moves that put you over the top," Krivsky said. "It's a series of transactions that help you get there."
Please provide even one quote where Ted Williams said his theories of hitting only applied to himself. Ted Williams never, ever limited his theories on hitting to just himself. Other than fishing and hitting, there was nothing Teddy Ballgame enjoyed doing more than talking about hitting. He loved to help other hitters even when he was a player himself.Originally Posted by BlfdVaFan
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
This thread is stupid. Brain cells are withering on the vine even as I type this.
"It's easier to give up. I'm not a very vocal player. I lead by example. I take the attitude that I've got to go out and do it. Because of who I am, I've got to give everything I've got to come back."
-Ken Griffey Jr.
Originally Posted by zombie-a-go-go
You're just jealous you're not in the clique.
Oh wait, you are.
"But I do know Joey's sister indirectly (or foster sister) and I have heard stories of Joey being into shopping, designer wear, fancy coffees, and pedicures."
Those who do not try thinking outside the box are doomed to stay within it.
Billy Beane and Sandy Alderson say hello and thank you.
Baseball is loaded with "conventional wisdom" and people who love to use the "I played the game" card. I realize that anecdotal evidence is a powerful and wonderful thing because it demands no verification and is based solely on the perceived signifcance of the presenter.
I'll stick with the motto In God we trust, all others must have data.
Conventional wisdom once held the earth was flat and stationary.
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NEW YORK The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) announced that three current board members were elected to new executive committee positions and five new members were elected to the board of directors. The new directors were elected by a vote of the LIMA membership and their terms will run from July 1 through June 30, 2013.
The following board members were elected to new positions on the Executive Committee:
Christina Miller, SVP Cartoon Network Enterprises moves from vice chairperson to chairperson. Miller oversees the licensing and merchandising division of Cartoon Network Enterprises in the U.S. as well as the overall management and direction of Turner Sports' marketing and programming strategy. Maura Regan, VP and GM global consumer products for Sesame Workshop becomes vice chairperson. Regan oversees global retail business for Sesame across all major categories of licensed goods including toys, apparel, home furnishings, stationery and gifts. Her division, in large part, funds the nonprofit work of the organization. Stu Seltzer, Partner marketing on Demand, LLC becomes executive committee liaison to the board of directors. Seltzer is a specialist in licensing, partnership marketing, and strategic alliances and is often a go-to source for the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and various licensing publications.
Joining the LIMA board are:
Peter Boder – founder and CEO, United Labels AG (Germany). Boder heads the leading European licensee for apparel, gift and plush toys. United Labels is a LIMA Germany member and regularly supports and sponsors LIMA events. Liz Kalodner – EVP and general manager CBS Consumer Products (United States). Kalodner manages current and classic television properties from CBS Films and the Star Trek franchise. Bettina Koeckler – SVP licensing, EMEA, Chorion (United Kingdom). Koeckler manages Chorion licensing in Europe and Asia and has served on the LIMA Germany Advisory Board for the past three years. Charles Schnaid – Sr. Partner, Head Royalty Compliance Group, Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co., LLP (United States). Schnaid specializes in royalty compliance for a diverse clientele in the toy, entertainment, apparel, art, manufacturing, medical and food industries and regularly conducts Licensing University seminars and LIMA webinars. Kotaro Sunamori – President, SUN R&P Co., Ltd. (Japan). Sunamori specializes in movie property merchandising and has been a member of the LIMA Japan Advisory Committee for the past two years.
The five incoming members replace the following directors who have completed their terms: Bernie Leifer of SG Footwear, Marilu Corpus of CLICK! Licensing Asia, Steven Greenfield of Salo Ventures and Rita Bonnell Illig of RBI Associates, Inc.
"Under our board's direction, LIMA has made great strides in the last year to enhance member services and raise the visibility of our industry in the United States and around the world," said Charles Riotto, president of LIMA. "We look forward to continued growth and exciting new initiatives under the leadership of our incoming executive committee and board, and we thank our outgoing members for their service to our industry."


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Wrestlers from third-ranked Monta Vista and No. 8 Fremont have been busy this winter showing why their teams are regarded among the best in the Central Coast Section, turning in medal-winning performances at tournaments near and far.
Senior Gary Miltenberger, the top-ranked heavyweight in the CCS and No. 5 in the state, won a pair of gold medals, helping Fremont beat out 37 other teams to capture its own Webber Lawson tourney for the first time and claim 13th place at the California Coast in Aptos.
Monta Vista, led by two titles each from senior Faris Karaborni (195 pounds) and junior Max McCann (138), followed strong December showings at tourneys in Vacaville, Madera and Walnut Creek with second place out of 36 at Cupertino's Bianchini Memorial on Jan. 4 and third out of 42 at Watsonville's Apple Cider Classic.
In between the latter two events, they showed off their highly rated squads in a De Anza Division dual meet showdown Jan. 9 at Fremont.
Each team sported a 1-0 record after scoring knockouts in their Santa Clara Valley Athletic League openers before Christmas, and both teams wrestled tough, but Monta Vista won the first two bouts and never trailed on the way to a 39-25 victory.
Junior Kishora Adimulam, ranked No. 4 in CCS, opened the evening, edging Fremont freshman Angelo Reyes 5-3, and Matador 113-pounder Jahva Tai scored the first pin, taking down Ryan Lee at 1:20.
Junior Jesus Sanchez Chavez put the Firebirds on the scoreboard with a pin at 120 against Varun Sachdeva, but Monta Vista's Tim Cho (126) pinned Joshua Aceves to make the score 15-6.
Then in a hotly contested 132 match between top-10 juniors, the Firebirds' Ezra Clark (No. 6) earned an 11-8 decision over Audie Batsford (No. 7 at 126).
At 138, McCann, the section's third-ranked 132 who has wrestled up a weight class all season, scored a 19-4 technical fall against junior Christian Reyes, who came in ranked No. 7.
Then Fremont made things interesting, pulling to within one point, 20-19, with three straight decisions by seniors Modan Goldman (145), Ben Murphy (152) and Aaron Forristol (160). Goldman, ranked No. 5, beat sophomore Nick Kolesov 4-0, Murphy added four points with a 12-4 triumph over Kenji Kadokura and Forristol toppled Leon Rovner 8-5.
But, starting with the 170 match, Monta Vista took four in a row to secure the team victory. Senior Aaron Wu, ranked No. 3 at 160, outbattled junior Dominick Huerta 7-5. Senior James Migdal was unchallenged at 182, getting the only forfeit of the night.
Then the Karaborni brothers were winners, Tijani topping Michael Alva by fall at 1:41 in the 195 contest, and Faris getting a 10-2 major over Jeremiah Holbrook at 220.
Miltenberger, coming off a seventh-place showing at the prestigious Doc Buchanan Invitational Jan. 3-4 in Clovis, ended the Matadors' run by pinning Aman Rahmani in the last bout of the night.
Fremont and Monta Vista both turned back top-10 teams in their league openers on Dec. 19. Fremont rallied from a huge deficit to beat No. 7 Gunn 44-33, while the Matadors took a 38-31 victory over Wilcox, which was ranked No. 3 at the time and since dropped to No. 5.
'Tino Memorial
Bakersfield of the Central Section was the team champion at the Bianchini Memorial, racking up 183.5 points. Monta Vista (158) was second, followed by Gunn (140), Wilcox (139.5) and Terra Nova of Pacifica (119.5). St. Francis (111) nipped Half Moon Bay (110.5) for sixth. Archbishop Mitty (101), Wheatland of Yuba County in the Northern Section and Palo Alto rounded out the top 10.
Host Cupertino, paced by senior Brett Koci's championship in the 220 bracket, scored 48 points and shared 18th place with Fremont, just ahead of Lynbrook (47.5) and Los Gatos (41).
F. Karaborni, who placed fourth at the rugged Chukchansi Invitational Dec. 13-14 in Madera after starting the season 5-1 at the Larry Nelson Classic in Vacaville, scored a 5-2 decision over St. Francis senior John Casarez in the 195 final at Cupertino.
McCann, who led the Matadors to a team third with his 140 title at the Bill Martell Invitational on Dec. 21, won four in a row at Cupertino.
Wu, who finished seventh at Chukchansi, scored three pins at Cupertino, but just missed the title bout when he dropped a 6-5 decision in the semifinals.
Other Monta Vista medalists at Cupertino were Batsford (fifth at 132) and Adimulam (sixth at 113). Benjamin Ellis (160) did not win a medal, but contributed a strong 3-2 for the Matadors.
Cupertino's Koci, ranked No. 2 in the CCS, captured his third gold medal of the season, following titles at the Webber Lawson and Lynn Dyche tourneys. He also impressed with a 5-2 record at the Coast Classic.
Lynbrook's Jared Jacoby reached the 145 final, but was upended 12-2 by Adam Mito of Live Oak. Tyler Hunter-Washer, a freshman teammate of Jacoby, lost a wild 15-12 decision in the third-place contest at 132.
Fremont's A. Reyes placed fourth at 106 and C. Reyes was fifth at 145. Cupertino junior Rohan Galotra placed sixth at 120.
Webber Lawson
Miltenberger won the heavyweight title for the third year in a row, leading Fremont to the team crown. Wilcox (154.5) finished second out of 38 teams and Bellarmine College Prep (141.5) was third, followed by Santa Teresa (120), Los Gatos (114), Mitty (93) and Leigh (87.5).
Miltenberger was the only individual champion for Fremont, scoring a 7-0 decision over Saratoga senior Graham Grant, who is ranked No. 1 at 220 pounds but wrestled up a class at the Lawson. Huerta (160) and Clark (138) finished second for the Firebirds.
Two Fremont wrestlers earned third-place medals, Goldman at 145 and A. Reyes at 106. Kirkpatrick placed fourth at 126 and C. Reyes was fifth at 152. Homestead junior Arjun Gill placed third at 138.
Koci (220) also won a gold medal.
Coast Classic
Miltenberger put on a clinic, pinning pinned five straight opponents, en route to the 285 title at the 76-team Coast Classic on Dec. 27-28.
Huerta (third place at 160), Clark (seventh at 138) and Goldman (eighth at 145) also won medals for the Firebirds.
Lynbrook's Jacoby, ranked No. 3 among CCS 138 pounders, finished sixth in the 145 bracket.
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After limping home from an 0-4 road trip, the Phoenix Suns thought they would have Steve Nash back in the lineup Wednesday night against Memphis. Then Nash had his foot stepped on in Tuesday's practice by his backup.
Now, the Suns may have to get along without either one.
The bruised left thigh that sidelined Nash for the last 21/2 games is no longer a problem, but he twisted his back when backup point guard Leandro Barbosa stepped on his foot. Nash was in obvious discomfort after more than an hour of treatment.
"It was painful," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "We'll see if he can get the spasms out and he might be fine, or he might have to take a few days off."
Nash is questionable for the Grizzlies game. Barbosa, the starter in Nash's absence, left America West Arena on crutches with a sprained left ankle and won't play on Wednesday.
If Nash and Barbosa both are out, Joe Johnson will move to point guard.
"I don't have any movement right now, but hopeful it will subside and I'll feel better soon," Nash said. "It's very frustrating. I was feeling great and was ready to get it going again."
With Nash -- the runaway NBA leader in assists at 10.9 per game -- at the controls, the Suns bolted to 31-4, one of the best starts in league history. Their style was fast and entertaining, a refreshing change from the plodding half-court game that dominates the NBA. Three-pointers rained from all sides, and lightning-quick Amare Stoudemire created havoc in the middle.
Their 122-107 home victory over Miami a week ago was their seventh win in a row, and 18th in 19 games. But the next night, the cold-shooting Suns lost at Utah 115-108, the first of four road games in six days.
Nash had missed just four games in the previous three seasons with Dallas. But last Friday at Indiana, he went down in the first half with a bruised thigh. He sat out the next two, a 108-103 defeat at Washington and a listless 94-80 pounding at Detroit on Monday. The cohesive, fast-paced play that had made the Suns special disintegrated.
"I think everybody tried to take the burden on their shoulders to a certain extent and do it themselves," said Shawn Marion, who was 3-for-9 shooting against the Pistons. "We can't be that way. We've got to do it collective, do it together."
Without the even distribution that Nash facilitates, the Suns suddenly look a lot like the team that went 29-53 last season.
"We still have the best record in the league and we've got to start acting like it," Johnson said. "With Steve out, we've been a little tense, we've been a little undecided. We've got to get that out of our heads."
From the bench, Nash watched the team concept evaporate.
"I don't think anyone was being selfish," he said. "I just think guys were trying too hard to make things happen. You've got to try to trust each other and allow each other to do it."
D'Antoni, meanwhile, said there is no way the Suns would have gone 0-4 on the trip if Nash had played.
"You can go stretches without Steve in there," he said, "but if you try to do it over a 48-minute game, it just changes the way we play. We've never practiced for that way, or we don't run training camp for that way."
After Memphis, the Suns host the San Antonio Spurs for the first time Friday night. The three-game home stand ends Sunday against New Jersey, then the Suns hit the road for their longest trip of the year -- six games in eight days.
"We know we've got a job ahead of us, and we know that we've got to hunker down a little bit," D'Antoni said. "We've always talked about that there would be some stretches where it won't be fun and it will be tough. This is a tough stretch. It doesn't help when you have injuries, but you deal with it and try to get wins no matter what."


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Retro Room Sea View
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- Air conditioning
- Smoking allowed
- Suitable for events
- Hot tub
- Lockable room
- Pets allowed
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Room East with sea view - House with garden
The twin bedded room overlooking the sea is 16 m²(172ft²). The room has Air Condition. refrigerator, TV and a radio alarm clock. This room share bathroom and toilet with Living Room. From East and West terraces, you have a beautiful view of the sea, the island Lokrum Old Town. At the anchorage you can see the very large yachts of famous personalities. The Old Town, the center of all happenings, with numerous monuments, galleries, concerts, together with many cozy restaurants and cafes that are all located inside the city walls you can reach in 3 minutes' walk.
For winter season house is equipped with central heating system.
Walking distance to the Old Town and the beach is less than 3 minutes. But the return trip is longer because of the climbing upstairs.
Free public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not possible).
House rules• All guests staying in hotel guestrooms must be registered with the hotel.
• No onsite parking is available
• Free! All children under 3 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.
• Free! All children under 2 years stay free of charge for cots.
• There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.
• Maximum capacity of cots in a room is 1.
• Any type of extra bed or baby cot is upon request and needs to be confirmed by the hotel.
• Free! Pets are allowed. No extra charges.
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nous sommes parfaitement satisfait de notre séjour chez Josip. L'on est bien accueilli. La chambre est conforme aux attentes et à la description. L'endroit est au calme avec une belle vue sur la vieille ville, à deux pas de la cité. Tout s'est bien passé. Réservation, réception et séjour.
We had a really wonderful time at Josips house and are sure to come back. He is a very nice, charming and helpful Gentleemen and made us feel like at home. Rooms and facilities were cute and clean. The view down to the old part of the city is amazing. Could not be better, highly reccommended!! No one will regret booking with Josip.
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It was very nice to be back at Josip`s house for the second time. Josip is a real character with an open heart and mind. Respectful guests will feel like home at this wonderful location. We will be back for sure! Highly recommended!!!
PS: Thanks to Josip and his wife for great hospitality!
We enjoyed Josips apartment. It is great for a short stay in Dubrovnik! Close to the old town and to the beach! But be aware of the steps and try to avoid heavy luggage.
Ich war mit dem Unterkunft sehr zufrieden. Den Blick aus dem Balkon war einmalig.
Ich könnte mich nicht Satt sehen.
Ob Morgen oder Abend.Wirklich sehr schön.
Da haben sich die 102 Treppen steigen gelohnt.
Es war auch sehr ruhige Lage.
Alzbeta aus Tschechien
Quiet room with wonderful views.
The only negative is the bedding.
Chambre tranquille avec une magnifique vue .
L'unique point négatif est la literie .
Fabulous views of Dubrovnik - unbeatable. The room and accommodation was nice and clean, and Josip was a helpful chap. The stair can be a bit of an issue, but the view totally makes up for it. The sofa bed is OK, however It would be good if he got a good firm queen size bed in there, Overall it was great value for money and we enjoyed our stay and all facilities were available and super clean and presentable. Highly recommended.
First thing that comes to my mind is that the view from the room is absolutely amazing and looks just like the picture. We really appreciated to spend time on the balcony. The location is also very good, though you need to be in good shape to climb all the stairs on the way to the appartment. It is less than 5 minutes walk to downtown Dubrovnik and very close to the Cable Car station and to Pile Gate. The kitchen and bathroom were as expected. The bedroom was clean. We didn't use the air conditionning so we didn't notice if it's working. The internet connexion was working but sometimes weak. Josip was very kind to us and was there to help us if we needed it. We recommand without hesitation a stay in Josip's place.
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Copa del Rey News
Barcelona's Neymar, Lionel Messi equal Copa del Rey records
Neymar became the first player to score in three consecutive Copa del Rey finals since Ferenc Puskas in the 1960s, as Barcelona beat Alaves 3-1.
Five Barcelona ultras arrested before Copa del Rey final
Spanish authorities say five members of an ultra group that supports Barcelona have been arrested in Madrid hours before the Copa del Rey final.
Luis Enrique says there is 'no sadness' after last match as Barcelona boss
Luis Enrique was upbeat after managing his final match for Barcelona, saying there was "no sadness" following their Copa del Rey final win.
Little Alaves upstage Barcelona despite losing Copa del Rey final
A funny thing happened at the Copa del Rey final: Alaves' fans looked more joyous in defeat than Barcelona did in their victory, writes Chris Jones.
Lionel Messi, Barcelona salvage Copa del Rey from disappointing season
Lionel Messi's unquestioned magic was on full display against Alaves in the Copa del Rey, as his brilliance lifted Barca to a 29th Copa del Rey title.
Lionel Messi orchestrates Barcelona's Copa del Rey title with win over Alaves
Lionel Messi scored one and created two more as Barcelona beat upstart Alaves 3-1 to lift the Copa del Rey in Luis Enrique's final match in charge.


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The Quality of Life of Patients With Severe Illnesses
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Lately researchers and clinicians have emphasized the health related quality of life. Several reasons account for this trend. First of all, the advanced medical practices have contributed to the increased life expectancy. Secondly, the pattern of diseases has shifted from high acuity to chronicity. Therefore, the effectiveness of health care could not be solely evaluated by the rates of morbidity and mortality. The state of patients' quality of life has become the pivotal indicator of the effectiveness of health care interventions. On the other hand, patients' subjective perceptions of health care are crucial factors in treatment processes. Therefore quality of life becomes reference in choosing health care interventions to enhance the benefits of patients.
The scopes of quality of life research include the essence of quality of life, the measurements of quality of life and the relationships between quality of life and its related factors, etc. The local researchers have long put efforts in quality of life research. The results of these studies have contributed to the understandings of different patients' quality of life. However, the majority of studies have focused on specific diseases. This study propose to extend the scope of quality of life research to study patients' quality of life of two severe illnesses, i.e. HIV infections and schizophrenia. These two illnesses represent two severe physical and psychiatric illnesses. Even their etiology, mechanisms, disease process, signs and symptoms, and treatments are different. However, the similarities of these two illnesses include both are severe illnesses without cure, both are stigmatized by the society. Patients with these two illnesses suffer in their personal lives, social relations and quality of life. Therefore the current study to further investigate and compare and contrast the essence of patients' quality of life and their related factors.
The proposed study is a second year study of the two-year study - The quality of life of patients with severe illnesses (NSC93-2314-B-002-294). The first year study focused on the investigation of the quality of life of patients with HIV infections (NSC93-2314-B-002-294). The aim of this proposed study is to compare and contrast the quality of life and its related factors of patients with schizophrenia and HIV infections. The contributions of this study include the in-depth understandings of quality of life of patients with HIV infections and schizophrenia and the comparison of quality of life of different illnesses. The results serve as the foundations in future development of intervention programs to enhance patients' quality of life and cost-effectiveness analyses.
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|National Taiwan University Hospital
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HIV Infections
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Mental Disorders
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
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Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced this afternoon that Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that will allow temporary funding of the FAA through mid-September and end a two-week partial shutdown of the agency. "This agreement does not resolve the important differences that still remain," Reid noted in a written statement, "but I believe we should keep Americans working while Congress settles its differences, and this agreement will do exactly that." Without the compromise, nearly 4,000 FAA employees and more than 70,000 construction workers would have remained off the job at least until Congress returns from its August recess in early September. In a hastily called news conference yesterday, Senate Democrats accused Republicans of holding the nation hostage over the budget impasse. Later in the day, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood implored lawmakers to return from vacations that many of them had already started, and at a White House Cabinet meeting soon after, President Obama called the standoff "another Washington-inflicted wound." When Congress failed to agree on an extension of the FAA's operating authority by midnight July 22, the agency immediately furloughed non-safety critical workers and shuttered construction projects ranging from new control towers to the rehabilitation and modernization of air traffic facilities. Meanwhile, the standoff cost more than $200 million a week in lost revenues as the FAA was no longer authorized to collect ticket and fuel taxes.
Temporary Deal Is Brokered on FAA Funding
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We are in the middle of outdoor entertaining season, when many of us use our gardens and patios daily. When designing outdoor spaces and deciding which furniture and accessories will function best in them, it's essential to consider the types of people and activities that will share the space.
Do you plan to host small groups of adults using stemware, or boisterous children's parties featuring finger foods? You may be doing both – and more. It's important to work with the space to allow flexibility that enhances all kinds of gatherings.
A seat at the table – or on it
Most backyards have space for a dining set, a lounge arrangement or simple bistro seating, but you may need extra seating on occasion. My favorite functional accessory for accommodating diverse types of entertaining is a sturdy side table/stool combination.
A versatile stool can serve as impromptu seating, a stable perch for a drink or plate, a safe place to set down a laptop or tablet and a spot for feet-up comfort at the end of the day. To find the best options, search for stools with flat tops that can hold a drink without tipping and shapes that can be tucked out of the way.
Also, shop for small side tables made of wood or metal that can hold the weight of an adult. Glass tops and delicate features won't work, but solidly built nesting sets get extra points.
Benches also function well for both sitting and setting as long as they are strong enough not to tip when a person sits on one end. For this reason, built-in benches are particularly nice to add to decks or arbors.
A perch on the wall
The most versatile outdoor seating option is a low garden wall. Consider a seating wall if you are renovating a landscape or designing a new one. A garden may already need a functioning retaining wall for a raised bed or a grade change. In that case, make sure that the finished height is less than 24 inches – 18 inches is optimal – to accommodate most adults.
In addition, the top of the wall will need to be smooth and wide enough to be comfortable for sitting or setting down a plate.
Freestanding walls that don't retain soil but are used as a design element to divide spaces will operate just as well for casual seating. Pillows or custom cushions add comfort and color.
One of my success stories for wall seating is at the home of a client who has a very narrow backyard. At only 12 feet wide, her space was limited, but she loves to entertain. She already had a raised bed with a wall of rough, stacked stone, but its only use was to hold up the soil around some rosebushes. In the process of redesigning her garden, she redid the wall with a smoother material; a wide, comfortable cap was added to the top; and soft-foliaged plants replaced the rose bushes. Immediately, her 500-square-foot garden could seat 30 people without ever renting or storing an extra chair.
A stair to rest on
One of the most overlooked garden features for impromptu seating is stairs. Watch small children in a garden and if given the option, they will gravitate toward a stair to sit with their Popsicles. It's the ideal height for toddlers.
Landscape features such as decks can be designed to create wide, gracious steps where children and petite-legged people can sit, as long as they aren't in the middle of a high-traffic area. Transitions from different levels within a landscape can also be designed with this additional use in mind.
Whether garden gatherings are large and loud or small and intimate, consider combining permanent features with flexible elements to create options and comfort for all kinds of outdoor entertaining.
Joy Albright-Souza is a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. For more information, visit albrightsouza.com or per-joy.com.


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Fractured rib sidelines prospect Lake
MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs infielder Junior Lake was diagnosed with a stress fracture in the top rib on his right side and will be sidelined four to six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. He will rehab the rest of Spring Training.
Lake, who missed time last spring because of an ankle injury and was then slow to start the season because of a back injury, played third base and some outfield this spring.
"Learning a new position, he's a little bit raw there, but he still did a pretty good job there," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of Lake's play at third. "Swinging the bat, he's a very premeditated swinger. He's just not getting good pitches to hit, and he's swinging at arm action a lot. He's a guy who has a lot of bat speed and doesn't have to be a premeditated swinger, but he's still in that mode. He's got all the tools. We didn't get to see him play the outfield but a couple times. It's a nice player to have, but there's still development there."
Lake, who turns 23 on March 27, batted .304 in 10 games this spring.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Huifeng wrote:Will wrote:Ven Huifeng,
Your site has six papers on Abhidharma - http://wisdom.buddhistdoor.com/huifeng/author/huifeng/
Would one of those, with your help, help us get some basics down?
Unfortunately, probably none of them.
They weren't written as intros to a study of Abhidharma, although http://wisdom.buddhistdoor.com/huifeng/ ... bhidharma/ may be an overview of the texts alone (pretty dry and boring!)
This seems to be a pretty good starting point for an historical overview .... as well as your "Development of Abhidharma Theory of Citta and Caitasika".
A nice read for background on the stuff in general, but better to read the Intro to the Kosa provided in Huseng's links given above. Or the Intro to the Amrtarasa in the link I gave, too. That is Sarvastivada to Sautrantika. That is basically the only stuff relevant to the northern and Mahayana traditions.
Will have to check these links out ....


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A Yolo County jury hung on 10 counts Wednesday in the case of a former West Sacramento police officer accused of sexual assault; however, the remaining 17 charges were not read until Thursday morning.
Jurors were not able to come to a decision on the following charges Sergio Alvarez, 38, faced: three counts of rape, sexual penetration, and oral copulation by threatening to use his authority as a police official, four counts of rape, sexual penetration and oral copulation by means of duress, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
Yolo County Superior Court Judge Timothy Fall declared a mistrial on those 10 counts. Before he could read the definitive verdict on the remaining charges, Fall found an error on the verdict form for count one and ordered the jury to correct the error and continue deliberations.
After 30 minutes, Fall addressed the court, continuing the reading of the verdict to Thursday morning in Department 2.
The jury was given the case on Friday, Feb. 14. Jurors were on their eighth day of deliberation, not deliberating on Presidents' Day Monday, Feb. 17. The jury entered Department 2 at the Yolo County Courthouse one by one on Wednesday afternoon, the jury foreman with a smile on his face. The foreman read a list of 10 charges that the jury was not able to reach a decision on.
Alvarez, 38, is accused of using his position as a uniformed police officer to coerce at least five female victims to have sex with him. He pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, sexual penetration, oral copulation and sodomy.
During closing arguments, Supervising Deputy District Attorney Garrett Hamilton said that Alvarez was a "rogue" police officer who drove the West Sacramento streets in the early morning hours, targeting the "vulnerable members of our society" and using his authority to subdue them.
Hamilton went over each of the five victims, stating that "these women were selected by Alvarez for victims on the belief that they were not going to report it, and that no one would believe them if they did." The alleged victims were prostitutes and drug addicts.
J. Toney, defense counsel for Alvarez, said that this case is really about an embarrassed police force "throwing the book" at an officer. The case, according to Toney, is actually about two things: the women Alvarez admitted to having sex with, and the women that he didn't.
Alvarez admitted to having consensual sexual relationships with three of the five female victims and did not deny that a number of the sexual occurrences happened while he was on duty.
Alvarez was arrested in February 2013 and remains in custody with bail set at $26.3 million.
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Just a quick note to say thanks to Andy Leonard for coming all the way to Boston to do a talk at the New England SQL Server Users Group last night. Andy's topic was Change Data Capture and SSIS 2008, and in addition to those core areas he showed the group a variety of related tips and tricks. He is not only extremely technically saavy, but also a very engaging speaker -- a really great combination and I'm glad that we had the chance to bring him out.
If you're in the area, make sure to stop by for future meetings. More great stuff coming up, but the speakers have quite a challenge given the standard set by Andy last night!
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Adam, thank you for allowing me the privilege of presenting to the New England SQL Server User Group! You had a fantastic crowd last night (they laughed at most of my jokes, even!) and I had a blast.
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We were privileged to have him at Midlands PASS last year when he was teaching a course down here in Columbia, SC. If anyone is looking for an outstanding speaker who cares about his craft and the community, heed Adam's words. Andy is one who certainly fits this description.
I agree, thanks for presentation. I was able to find your articles after the presentation to get more detail. I'll find some use for all this.


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Why Does Your Process Sampling System Need a PC?
The Proposed Sensor Actuator Manager (SAM) Controller and Software Applets Could Help the New Sampling/Sensor Initiative (NeSSI) Succeed
By Rob Dubois
One can safely say that a modern refrigerator has more automation than your average process analytical sample system. Why is this?
Since the launch of the New Sampling/Sensor Initiative (NeSSI), significant strides have been made to advance automation in the process analytical community. One tangible result has been the introduction of physically small, low-power, intrinsically safe (IS) buses—IS CAN-in-Automation and Siemens' I2C—which are tailored specifically for process analytical requirements.
However, despite these efforts and others over the past 10 years, the move to sampling system automation has been glacial. Could the lack of a small, programmable PC to manage the sub-systems, provide simple control and deal with signal requirements be regarded as the greatest contributor to this delay?
What is SAM?
The Sensor Actuator Manager (SAM), as proposed by NeSSI, is a small, hockey puck-sized, programmable, low-cost, process automated controller (PAC)-type device rated for hazardous area operation and packaged for operation across a wide range of environmental conditions. It's a mini-PC equivalent for process analytical systems. SAM serves four major functions (Figure 1):
- It connects to a powered serial bus communicating with sensors, actuators and remote I/O modules. This bus can be intrinsically safe or non-intrinsically safe depending on the application. (This can be considered as a purpose-based bus similar to USB.)
- It acts as a container for transportable, industry-standard "applets" that are used for automating repetitive sampling, analyzer shelter and analytical measurement tasks.
- It provides a universal connectivity solution to a secure plant DCS.
- It connects to local and remote maintenance devices, handheld configurators (including portable PCs) and the Internet. This connection would be considered non-secure and "hermetically sealed" from other SAM functions. This connection may be wireless.
Stakeholder Requirements
To better understand these issues, let's look at SAM through the eyes of various process analytical stakeholders, and see what features of a SAM would have value for them. Can SAM serve as a common denominator for these diverse needs?
For example, to an operator, the most important element is confidence. Nothing will be more damaging to the credibility of an installation than running a process based on an assumption that the data is correct when it isn't. Operators don't need detailed information; they need a performance factor. That's why the simple concept of a traffic light—red light (bad data), green light (good data), and yellow light (impending failure)—is used as an operator alert system. To have confidence, an operator needs to know the status of the complete analytical system, which includes the analyzer + sampling system + auxiliary systems.
For maintenance staff, automation is a boon if it makes troubleshooting and configuration easier, and provides better performance. It must be simple to use and not require complex programming. Having remote and local connectivity to troubleshoot and monitor an analytical system, having a way to visualize flow paths and a mechanism to access service documentation in the field are all important. Being able to control sample flows, pressures and temperatures within the analytical environment is maintenance friendly.
Similarly, system integrators would benefit from having:
- Interoperability with disparate system connectivity.
- Seamless sub-system connectivity of shelter, analyzer, pre/post conditioner, HVAC and sample system.
- Integrated heater and heat-tracing controls.
- Ability to self-test each module prior to drop-shipping.
In addition, DCS system and IT gatekeepers require that the data transmitted over their networks and into their distributed control systems (DCS) systems be as secure as Fort Knox. Wireless can be a dirty word. Security and data integrity is paramount.
Meanwhile, analytical sensor developers and analyzer manufacturers find it difficult and costly to penetrate the process analytical marketplace. Not only do they need to come to grips with sample systems, but they also need to come to terms with DCS connectivity, system validation and electrical hazardous classifications. There is a strong desire to have a universal way to connect to anyone's DCS or SCADA system. The analytical sensor designer may need custom programming requirements, packaged for industry, to control their device.
Also, for analytical system designers, it is now evident that much of the hard-won learning is complete with respect to sampling, and that the crystallization of this knowledge needs to be captured in standard practices for deployment on future projects. There needs to be a flexible way of repurposing analytical designs to satisfy the nuances of each new project. The ability to link together various subsystems gives design flexibility, reduces cost and speeds design.
Is Embedded SAM the Sole Solution?
Embedding the SAM in intelligent analyzers such as gas chromatographs (CG) may seem like the complete answer, but it is not. Still, two major GC manufacturers (Siemens Industry and ABB) are doing so, even though 95% of the analyzers purchased in the process industries are not GCs.
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Many hot spots, but shades of grey dominate in anticlimax
After the first day, the Australians were pinned to the canvas with a South African boot on their throats. So, having finished the match with the South Africans in a sleeperhold, they can claim the dubiously titled ''moral victory'' - the immoral type now, presumably, the licensed product of French pushbike races.
Who knows, Australia might have produced a genuine victory had James Pattinson not plonked his left sneaker a couple of centimetres over the crease, momentarily before Hashim Amla chopped the ball onto the stumps. Which, rather than providing the vital breakthrough, would become the day's talking point. And never is the banter more idle than in the final hours of a dying Test.
Admittedly, in the realms of cricketing anticlimax, the revelation of a no-ball after an apparently legitimate dismissal is exceeded only by the early dismissal of David Warner. But, in a game where technology often creates more confusion than it prevents, the outcome in most cases is clear-cut. It is a no-ball or it is not. Which did not deter the concoction of more crazy theories than a political assassination.
Brett Lee suggested no-balls be the provence of the umpire or the review, but not both. Mark Taylor thinks no-balls not called by the umpire are close enough to be legal, even if they are not. Mark Nicholas believes the free hit in Twenty20s had reduced the number of no-balls. Although, given a free hit in a Test match, surely many would be tempted to hit Mr Wow. Barry Richards wants a thicker crease.
But the final word came at the tea break, when Channel Nine employed yet another technological aid, Spidercam, to analyse the game's wickets-from-no-balls epidemic. This revealed, definitively, that Lee owns a really nice pair of suede shoes.
On a pitch flatter than Nasser Hussein's vowels, Australia had seemed unlikely to dismiss South Africa before Christmas, let alone stumps, despite a well-timed declaration. Even if, after J.P. Duminy's injury, the visitors could not include another South African batsman. Unfortunate with Kevin Pietersen and Jonathan Trott both in good touch.
That the Australians caused a few trembles in the visitors' sheds will give them heart. Even Amla, whose resting pulse rate is lower than Glenn McGrath's batting average, looked unusually hurried on a surface that had previously seemed as lively as a Leonard Cohen tribute band.
Although Amla was less flustered than the Nine commentators after he survived yet another raucous shout from the Australians. Ian Healy and Michael Slater were adamant the lack of a white ''hot spot'' on Amla's bat was not conclusive proof he had not hit it. The same ''new improved'' hot spot that usually receives more commentary box testimonials than a limited edition commemorative photo of Ricky Ponting's thigh pad.
Inevitably, the hottest spot was anywhere near Pattinson, whose battle with Graeme Smith, both cricketing and verbal, was highly entertaining. Smith's dismissal was the type of moment that defines a menacing young quick, and whetted the appetite for a return bout in Adelaide.
The game, however, belonged to Michael Clarke, who was hugged so close to Australian bosoms last year the entire population had ink stains from his tattoos. But Clarke's reverse Brian - he's not a naughty boy, he is the messiah! - gains yet more momentum. Amazing how the ability to accumulate runs at the rate Shane Watson accumulates X-rays can make the most annoying traits seem endearing.
''I want to not like him,'' remarked Kerry O'Keeffe, after noting Clarke hates golf and beer, and loves shopping. ''But I do like him.''
But the most pertinent observation about Clarke came from Richards, who was amazed by the skipper's ability to either hit the ball in the middle of the bat, or miss it completely. The perfect role model for a generation whose only shades of grey are in the pages of soft-core literary porn.
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America may eat just one-sixth of the yogurt consumed per capita in France annually, but thanks to America's 80 million Millennials – adults between the ages of 18 and 36 – this western European staple has become one of the fastest-growing product categories of the U.S. food industry.
Greek yogurt sales grew by 2,500 percent between 2006 and 2011, and according to market research firm NPD Group, Millennials are the market's most enthusiastic yogurt consumers. Nutrition Lately reports that Millennials are 20 percent more likely than the general population to buy yogurt. Read more.
Yogurt is the ultimate convenience food.
And as one report available here explains, "convenience is king with Millennials. They expect to get what they want, when and where they want it, and they know they have options for both products and retailers. The emphasis on convenience represents a dramatic shift from Baby Boomers' priorities, and it also presents big challenges – and opportunities – for companies in the food industry."
"Yogurt is no longer regarded as hippie food, but as a healthy snack," says Robert Passikoff, founder of the product research firm Brand Keys.


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Rosslyn Park head coach Jan Bonney has demanded more concentration from his players after an extraordinary topsy-turvy performance on Saturday.
Cinderford had come to Park as the leaders of National League One, but they found themselves 24-3 down at the break in the face of some blistering Park attacks.
However, Bonney's men produced a series of blunders in the second half to trail 29-36 – and only a fight back in the final moments salvaged a 36-36 draw.
The result came on the back of a 29-22 defeat at Ealing Trailfinders, a match Bonney was convinced they would have won but for lapses in concentration.
Bonney said: "It's difficult to put a finger on what happen against Cinderford, but there was a lack of concentration, some individual errors and silly penalties given away. All those silly things add up, but we should have won comfortably."
He added: "It was important that we came back at the end. The guys knew we were the better side and that we're able to score tries.
"But you cannot afford to have lapses of concentration because teams will just cut right through you. Instead of one or two, we had five or six lapses of concentration.
"We should have won at Ealing too – but while we know we're a good side, knowing it and doing it are two completely different things."
Park travel to Cambridge this weekend, with Bonney wanting a reaction.
He said: "We need a good win this weekend to get back on track. We're capable of beating all the teams in our league it is a massively tough league.
"And we are certainly more than capable of beating Cambridge but if we don't turn up and we don't perform on the day then they are capable of putting us under a lot of pressure."
Bonney, who can chose his side from a fully fit squad, added: "It is really about what we do more than anything else. We have to make sure we put in a performance for 80 minutes rather than 50 minutes."
Hugo Ellis (two), Matt Heeks, Nev Edwards and Joe Clark got Park's tries against Cinderford, while Ross Laidlaw added a penalty and four conversions.


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The Produce Traceability Initiative was launched in 2009 as the produce industry's response to ever-increasing recalls beginning with the spinach recall in 2006.
The first milestone was scheduled for completion in 2009 and the final milestone by the end of 2012. After three years of hard work by the sponsoring trade associations and industry leaders, where are we with the PTI?
The majority of the produce industry agrees on some fundamental truths:
- We need to do more in the way of foodborne illness prevention (i.e., food safety);
- We cannot test every piece of produce that comes out of the field (i.e., the need for traceability); and
- We need a more efficient way to track and trace tainted product that slips through our food safety nets (i.e. further need for traceability).
Unfortunately, most companies' position remains, "we will not do anything until we are forced to do it by either our buyers or the government." Let's take a critical look at those two groups.
Where are the buyers with PTI? A handful of large buyers have stepped up to the plate and are requiring PTI-compliance from their suppliers (see the PTI website at www.producetraceability.org).
The remaining retailers have either not yet formulated a stance on PTI or are still finalizing their plans.
Other fresh food sectors' traceability initiatives (e.g., meat, poultry, seafood, dairy/deli/bakery, and foodservice) share the same standards, the same key elements, and largely the same processes as PTI.
This means that the changes retailers are making for produce can be leveraged uniformly across all fresh food sectors, giving retailers an extra push to make the necessary changes.
The retailer momentum has begun, but has been moving at a slow pace. If more buyers required PTI, food safety issues like the cantaloupe outbreak of this summer could have been better contained.
Where is the government with the PTI? The FDA conducted its traceability pilots in the first quarter of 2012.
Recommendations stemming from those successful pilots were delivered to the FDA in June.
We are now awaiting the draft regulations from the FDA based upon those findings. Given that a different solution could cause more delays and expense, and that the current PTI process has been shown to work across all fresh food sectors, it would seem that the PTI is here to stay.
While we can't predict with certainty what the new regulations will be, Mike Taylor from the FDA has already announced that their regulations will build on what the industry has done.
Government regulation in the form of the Food Safety Modernization Act is on its way. It's now just a matter of time.
The sooner the FDA publishes and enforces its regulations, the sooner the public will be protected against prolonged searches for the source of contaminated food.
It's not just up to the buyers and the government, though.
There's a third group that can influence the implementation of PTI: us, the produce community at large.
We are educated — most growers have heard of PTI and are fairly well informed.
And we are accountable — lawyers are now starting to target growers, distributors and buyers in food recalls, citing negligence in addition to strict liability.
With the health and wellness of consumers in our hands, are we willing to stick our heads in the sand and delay implementing a proven solution to make things better?
Three years ago, the industry decided it was important enough to come together and put PTI in place by 2012.
Our initial needs and reasons haven't changed.
What we need to do now is keep the momentum going and see the initiative through.
Ultimately, this won't happen until either retailers require it or the FDA mandates it.
It is up to us to keep the pressure on both groups and push for a safer, more traceable produce supply chain.
Gary Fleming is vice president of strategic services for RedLine Solutions, Santa Clara, Calif.


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Janssen, Santos roughed up in extra innings
Bats erase two deficits, but seven-run 11th too much to overcome
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays' performance this month has been tough enough, but the seemingly endless streak of heartbreaking losses has become even more difficult for those inside the clubhouse to take.
Toronto played extra innings for a fourth consecutive game on Tuesday night, and once again, it came out on the losing end. Each result has been different, but the atmosphere has been relatively the same with a constant theme of disappointment.
The frustrations continued to mount as the offence once again couldn't come up with the timely hit and the pitching staff fell apart in the 11th inning after Casey Janssen and Sergio Santos combined to allow seven runs in the 11-7 loss to the Red Sox at Rogers Centre.
"We've lost some tough ones, games we could have won every one of them, but we haven't done it," said manager John Gibbons, whose team has lost all but one of those extra-innings games. "If you're going to get to the top, you have to win those games, because that's what elite teams do."
This marks the first time since Sept. 16-20, 1991, that the Blue Jays have participated in four consecutive extra-innings games. The odd streak dates back even a little further than that as all but one of Toronto's last seven home games have gone to extras.
The Blue Jays are 4-6 in those games this season, but it's the recent three losses that have stung the most. The three loom large in an overall disappointing month that has seen the club go 6-16 (.273), which is the lowest winning percentage for August in franchise history.
A lot of the issues can be tied to an offence that has struggled to score runs. Toronto managed to score more than three on Tuesday for the just the ninth time in August, but in reality, there should have been a lot more offence early on. Through the first eight innings, the Blue Jays went 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position, which would make almost any game impossible to win.
"I don't necessarily think the approach is bad, we just didn't get the results," Gibbons said. "I still believe normally, when most pitchers get in jams, they go soft with guys in scoring position. Not all of them, but a lot of them, that's kind of what they do.
"If you're in hook mode, they're going to get you, and we rolled over some balls. If you shoot some balls the other way, it might get a different result, but there are people out in the baseball world that don't think RBIs are important. Well [1-for-17 with runners in scoring positions] ... those are RBIs."
The lack of early runs meant the Blue Jays entered the top of the 11th inning locked into a 4-4 tie. Janssen pitched a clean 10th, but he was forced to come back for a second inning because Santos the only fresh reliever still available in the bullpen.
The Blue Jays were hoping to steal an additional three outs, but the plan didn't work out as Janssen began the 11th by allowing a leadoff single to Mookie Betts. Boston then loaded the bases on a pair of back-to-back sacrifice bunts that involved a pair of costly defensive miscues on the Blue Jays' end.
The first came when Janssen fielded a bunt by Christian Vazquez and tried to get the lead runner at second base. Janssen's throw was late, and while the original call by umpire Eric Cooper was out, it was later overturned via expanded replay. Janssen followed that up by committing an error on the very next play as a slow grounder got away from him.
With the bases loaded and nobody out, Dustin Pedroia delivered the decisive blow with a two-run single up the middle. That chased Janssen from the game, but it did little to stop Boston's momentum. Santos entered and Mike Napoli became the 17th player in the history of Rogers Centre to homer into the fifth deck, and Allen Craig followed one batter later with a two-run shot.
Boston's inning didn't come to an end until infielder Steve Tolleson took the mound and recorded the final two outs. It was that kind of night for the Blue Jays.
"I felt great in the first inning," said Janssen, who has a 7.98 ERA since the All-Star break. "I felt like I got a lot of life back on my ball. I started pounding the zone, I was really happy with the first one. The second one, the guy hit a base hit to right field and then the two bunts. You know what? It was a lot worse than it should have been and just get ready to go tomorrow."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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PBS gets its gay on (retro-style), revisiting Stonewall and the Louds
Watching documentaries like The Stonewall Uprising almost always make me feel anger more than Pride. At least at first. That's because they wisely use old footage of news reports and instructional videos to let you know what the temperament of the nation was at the time. It's easy to laugh at the outdated ideas about pot in Reefer Madness; it's quite another to hear Mike Wallace explain how the concept of a "happy homosexual" is insane. After all, it's a sickness that ruins lives. Like syphilis. "Homosexuals may appear normal" warns one cautionary narrator, but you shouldn't be fooled.
It's angering because we're not talking about the Dark Ages, but America as recently as the mid-1960s. We still fight myths every day from the right, but it's dispiriting knowing that, back then, this bigotry was mainstream.
But Pride does wind its way in during this doc, airing this week (and again in June) as part of the American Experience series on PBS, when the queers and queens finally fight back at the Stonewall Inn on a sweltering summer night in 1969. The resulting march — and movement — are still with us.
The filmmakers spend surprisingly little time on the actual uprising (there's little photographic evidence of it). Rather, they lay the groundwork for the need for gay liberation, culling stories from actual witnesses to the riot (and, most unexpectedly, former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, who has never been very open about being gay). Instead of simply explaining a moment in time, The Stonewall Uprising does something greater: It forces us to reevaluate what Pride is and why we still have, and still need, to march ever so often, and it reminds us how fragile our rights are, and how hard-fought they were by some very heroic gay people.
Less than five years after Stonewall, television had its first openly gay recurring character — and he wasn't acting. When An American Family aired in 1973, it basically invented what we now call reality TV, following not attention hungry publicity whores like the Kardashians or the Hogans or the Gottis, but an upper middle class Southern California family named the Louds.
Lance Loud was only 20 and living the gay life in New York when the 12-part series first aired, showing Americans a world never seen on TV — and no doubt giving gays in middle America a belief, long before Dan Savage said it, that it does get better.
KERA World will rebroadcast the entire series in two marathons this weekend — something that hasn't been done in 20 years. Like some of the news shows in The Stonewall Uprising, there are outmoded techniques and assumptions that make it look dated, but if you've never seen it, you owe it to yourself to look past the fashions and the cheesy graphics and think instead about how some things haven't changed (family is still awkward about gay stuff) and some things, mercifully, have.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
The Stonewall Uprising airs on Ch. 13 April 25 at 9 p.m.; An American Family airs on Ch. 13.2 April 24 and again April 25 from 11 a.m.–11 p.m.


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The largest U.S. farm group threw its weight behind a new immigration law reform on Tuesday to replace the current guest worker program and to put undocumented workers already in the country on a defined path to legal status.
Delegates at the annual meeting of the 6 million-member American Farm Bureau Federation adopted the reform package as national policy. AFBF is among a dozen agricultural and landscape industry groups backing it.
The vote came a day after U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Farm Bureau members to speak up for comprehensive immigration reform.
Agriculture has a direct stake in the issue, given its need for a steady and reliable supply of labor to stop certain crops from rotting in the field.
Larry Wooten, president of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, said the Farm Bureau's goal was "to push Congress to action."
Immigration reform became a front-burner issue after overwhelming support from Hispanic voters figured in President Barack Obama's re-election in November.
AFBF president Bob Stallman said some lawmakers "are eager to move ahead" on farm worker reform but, "The reality is we're only going to solve this through comprehensive immigration reform."
The White House was expected to propose a wide-ranging package early this year, including a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for undocumented workers.
The U.S. agricultural industry employs 1.5 million workers annually in temporary or full-time jobs. Many of them, perhaps 500,000 to 900,000 in all, are believed to be undocumented.
Despite the persistently high unemployment rate, farmers and ranchers say it is a perennial struggle to find enough workers to perform the back-breaking labor of fruit and vegetable harvesting, or the daily care of livestock.
The umbrella group Agriculture Workforce Coalition has proposed a two-part plan for farm labor reform.
A so-called Agricultural Worker Program would allow 11-month visas for "at will" laborers who move from employer to employer, and 12-month visas for workers with a contract with a producer. In both cases, visas could be renewed.
For undocumented workers, the package would allow them to gain "permanent legal status and the right to work in whatever industry they choose" after working "for a number of days annually in agriculture for several years."
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said during a teleconference on Tuesday that piecemeal reform of immigration law appeared possible this year on issues that include guest workers.
But Grassley said there did not seem to be compromise at this point on the wide range of sentiment on immigration, from providing a clear path to citizenship to deportation of the millions of illegal aliens now in the country.
If Congress improves the guest worker program, he said, "I think you'd find these people willing to go home and come back legally."
Also during Tuesday's policy-setting session, the 362 Farm Bureau delegates from a cross the country voted to:
- oppose any limit to the premium subsidy for crop insurance, as well as income eligibility or payment limits for the program. The Senate voted 66-33 in 2012 to reduce the premium subsidy for growers with more than $750,000 in adjusted gross income, but the idea did not become law. The government pays 62 cents of each $1 of premium.
- give Farm Bureau leaders more latitude in working with Congress to overhaul the farm program. House and Senate farm bills died at the end of 2012 partly because of a fight pitting rice and peanut growers who wanted higher crop supports against wheat, corn and soybean farmers who wanted a new program that protects grower revenue.
"We're trying to keep all options open," said Phil Nelson, president of the Illinois Farm Bureau.


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If you've been wanting to do something to get more involved, this would be a great way to start. You don't need to be nervous if you've never done anything like this before. All you need to do is ask the right questions so that you can get to the right people. In each stack of brochures I send out. I will include my card. You can simply refer them to me if they ask for more information than you have or feel comfortable talking about.
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As we open up the Lowrider Garage this month, we welcome "the power of blue." Yes, this is the color of melting metal. We received a visit from the crew at Miller Electric. Their expert staff brought out a collection of their newest innovations to help us stay ahead of the curve with the latest in metal fabrication products and tools.
Miller Electric is an industry leader in the manufacturing of arc welders and other cutting equipment designed for manufacturing, fabrication, construction, aviation, motorsports, education, agriculture, and marine applications. The company maintains its global leadership by setting the industry standard for reliability, quality, and responsiveness. The company's famous tagline, "The Power of Blue," is inspired by the blue color of Miller equipment.
If you'll remember, we welded bumpers together in the past, so this year's round table had us welding up a few other projects. This time around, we took on a simpler welding project; welding up a whammy tank. Steve Hidden, Miller's Plasma Product Manager, jumped at this chance to show us how to use the latest plasma tool to blow out the hole for the custom fitting we needed to weld in place. All of this work took place on Miller's latest welding station, which is portable and compact enough to do small projects on the fly. Not your ordinary workbench, the Miller ArcStation is the first-ever workbench designed for welding and metalworking. Engineered specifically for the welding process, ArcStation is just the right height for you to work comfortably, safely, and quickly. You can also customize your workbench with a wide range of handy accessories and organize everything you need in one convenient place. The workbench allows you the option of setting up everything from wheels to X-clamps, for a portable way to hold down what you are welding on.
This year, Miller also brought out several of their latest accessories, which we had to have after only using them once. The comfort-friendly products, including plasma glasses, different style gloves, and welding helmets also focused on practicality and you can see that Miller's products are truly designed by people who actually use them. We preach safety all the time between our pages so it was a joy to check out the variety of helmets the company brought to our garage. Some of these helmets even featured options to cool you off while you weld, and others, like the entry-level design of the Miller 64 custom offers stylish affordability for the consumer. With new gear coming out all the time, we will have to see what else Miller releases in the next couple of months.
This company began with an innovation that responded to consumer needs, and grew from a one-man operation to the world's largest manufacturer of arc welding and cutting equipment. We got to test the power of blue first-hand, getting an up close look at how and how easy and user friendly their equipment and welding gear is. Stay tuned for next month's column; while this was a great way to start of the year, you never know who else will stop by our hallowed shop!


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