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Commercial Market 2013 - June 2013
By Darius Helm
In 2012, the commercial market was a bit hit-or-miss. Some market segments were up and some were down, and in certain cases the segments were influenced by specific factors not directly related to the health of the economy—short-term factors and others with longer trajectories. The election season kept the market cautious, and that had a slight impact across most sectors, as it has before. Pent-up demand drove sales in some segments, trends in workspace design drove others, and issues of funding held some segments back and led to gains in others. Even the enactment of the Affordable Care Act impacted the market.
It's true that the economy is stronger, and that the key economic indicators suggest that greater growth lies ahead, but the commercial market is still far from robust, and the expectations for this year are for modest growth. However, there's a sense among industry players that the ground under their feet has grown more stable. The crisis is over, and now that the aftershocks are becoming less severe, an underlying tension has begun to dissipate and the markets are starting to loosen up.
Even though there's also good growth in some of the key international markets, there remains a lot of global instability. Several of the world's biggest economies are still reeling, while others are stagnant. The European Union continues to be fragile, and there's a sense that it will be a different looking union when the dust finally settles. But in the meantime, this global instability can still influence the U.S. recovery.
Domestically, it's generally recognized that the commercial market will continue in this sporadic fashion and be held back from a true recovery until there's a significant drop in unemployment and the housing market hits a healthy level. And what the unemployment numbers don't reflect is that huge numbers of people have traded down in jobs—fewer hours, less pay, fewer benefits. So, for instance, this April's 7.5% unemployment figure, part of a downward trend, actually reflects a working population with far less spending power than when we first crossed that mark at the beginning of 2009, part of the upward trend that hit 10% just nine months later.
Last year, the commercial flooring market grew by an estimated 2.3% to $5.262 billion, with unit volume about flat. The dollar increase was largely due to passing on raw material price increases and activity at higher price points—led by the relentless shift from broadloom to carpet tile, where price points are higher.
Carpet revenues were up about 3.3%, representing a 68.9% share of the commercial flooring market. In recent years, a portion of that revenue growth has come from traditionally broadloom applications switching to carpet tile. A lot of that has been in the corporate office market, which is by far the biggest part of the commercial market.
Carpet tile now accounts for at least 50% of commercial carpet revenues. It's the bulk of sales in just about every commercial segment, with the notable exception of hospitality. Carpet tile still can't compete in upfront cost for guest room carpet, and the traditional public space designs are also generally broadloom. However, carpet tile has a good position in hotels with more fashion-forward sensibilities, and the new formats in public spaces like lobbies, which now serve a wider range of functions, are tending toward a modularity in design that lends itself to carpet tiles.
There are some applications for which broadloom is often more suited, and it's generally at the higher end, like corporate boardrooms, high end retail and even senior living, where the public space areas share a lot of similarities with hospitality applications. But these days, when you're talking about commercial carpet, you're probably talking about carpet tile. The ten biggest commercial carpet mills are all major carpet tile manufacturers, and just about every mill that isn't a hospitality specialist has a carpet tile program of some sort.
The largest hard surface category is resilient vinyl flooring, which covers a wide spectrum of products, from sheet vinyl in various constructions to vinyl tiles ranging from VCT, which is largely limestone and is the most affordable floor (in initial cost) on the market, to specialty tiles and luxury vinyl. The resilient market grew nearly 6% last year to an estimated $790 million, which represents a 15% share of the market.
Luxury vinyl tile and plank (LVT) is the fastest growing resilient category. What has happened on the carpet side is now taking place in vinyl flooring, except in this case it's happening in both the residential and commercial markets. On the commercial side, LVT is taking share from VCT in some applications and from sheet vinyl in others. And because of its advanced design capabilities, it's creating new aesthetic possibilities, offering realistic hardwood and stone looks for applications where real wood and stone might not perform as well. For instance, hardwood doesn't perform well in restaurant environments, even though the look is well suited, and luxury vinyl planks now offer the same look. Ceramic tile and stone are unsuitable for many hospital and senior living spaces because their hardness presents risks in slip and fall situations but LVT can offer the required performance with convincing representations of the real thing.
In terms of design realism, developments on the heterogeneous sheet side have opened up similar design pathways, like hardwood looks in healthcare settings and other high performance markets. And this has helped keep vinyl relevant. At the same time, progress on the environmental front, though still in the early stages, lends hope to the notion that the resilient industry will follow the path developed by the carpet industry and make a serious commitment to the greening of its products.
Some progress is being made on the reclamation and recycling front, with programs from the three big domestic VCT producers: Armstrong, Mannington and Tarkett (Azrock). But it hasn't been easy to create efficient VCT reclamation infrastructures. And meanwhile VCT is losing share to LVT and offers more design limitations and far higher maintenance requirements.
There's been less progress in sheet vinyl and LVT reclamation, which is complicated by the lack of standardization of ingredients. Some of the ingredients are problematic, like various stabilizers and the phthalates used for plasticizers, which give sheet goods that flexibility and resilience. And there's also a movement underway, led in the U.S. by Tarkett, to offer alternatives to traditional phthalates. There's not much an environmentally focused resilient producer can do with a vinyl waste stream tainted with these plasticizers or stabilizers.
Some firms have also come out with PVC-free products that are equivalent to specific vinyl categories. For instance, Armstrong has had great success with its Migrations, and now Striations, which replace the 17% vinyl content in traditional VCT with a polyolefin and a small amount of bio-based content. And Mannington recently introduced Enlighten, a homogeneous sheet product, also made of polyolefin.
There's been a movement among carpet mills to offer dedicated resilient lines. Mannington has been doing it for years, with great success. Now Shaw and Patcraft both offer commercial sheet and tile; and Bolyu offers LVT through a partnership with Canada's LSI Floors. Tarkett's acquisition of Tandus brings together two commercial flooring powerhouses. And there's probably more to come from some of the other major mills.
Another important resilient category is rubber, which is used extensively in categories like healthcare and education. It's notable for its long lifecycle and a fairly low maintenance profile. And it's often a suitable alternative to vinyl products. There are several domestic producers, including Tarkett (Johnsonite), Roppe, Mannington, Flexco and Ecore. And while there's no domestic linoleum production, the category continues to do well in the U.S., and as one of the greenest products on the market, it does well in green projects. Forbo is the market leader, and Armstrong and Tarkett also have extensive offerings.
The other big commercial hard surface category is ceramic tile, which accounts for 12.8% of the total commercial flooring market. Category sales last year were down an estimated 4.7% to approximately $676 million. There's a lot of commodity tile in the market, much of it from China and Mexico, used in places like restrooms coast to coast. But there's always been a market for higher end tile in more high-profile installations, and new design developments like digital inkjet technologies—and, more relevantly, the in-register textures produced by the better manufacturers—have raised the bar on both realism and aesthetic expression. In many cases, porcelain tiles are being specified instead of stone installations, because they offer higher, more consistent performance at better price points and with essentially the same visuals.
While most of the carpet and a lot of the vinyl that goes down in commercial installations is manufactured domestically, imports dominate in ceramic tile. However, there are signs of the rising profile of American tile. For one thing, one of the most high profile firms in the world, Marazzi, is now part of Mohawk, alongside Daltile, itself a massive operation. Three of the other top domestic producers—Florim USA, Florida Tile and StonePeak are owned by Italian parent companies. And another Italian firm, Del Conca, is building a facility in Loudon, Tennessee to serve its booming home center business.
Hardwood and laminate together account for only 3.3% of commercial sales, with wood about double the size of laminate. Last year, commercial hardwood was down 5.4% to an estimated $117 million, while laminate was up nearly a point to $56 million. Commercial hardwood tends to be a high end installation, and because so much of the commercial market requires high performance flooring, the maintenance that would be required for hardwood often renders it unsuitable. However, it is in demand in the education sector, where it's a widely used sports flooring.
Laminate has a small sliver of the commercial pie, and most of it comes from only a handful of producers. The commercial market has always been challenging for laminate flooring, with specifiers skeptical of its performance, and now that commercial LVT, which essentially offers the same visuals, has established itself in the market, the laminate category faces a new set of challenges.
The hospitality sector fell further than any other sector during the recession, but thanks to pent-up demand, which should last through 2014, the market has been growing stronger over the last year, and it's still gaining. The high end is particularly strong, both domestically and internationally. Hospitality is broadloom's biggest market, though carpet tile is steadily finding its place there.
There seems to be a movement among leading lodging chains to focus on products made in America. Many of the prominent players want that as a key message in their brands. These days the patriotic theme has a lot of resonance, and on top of that, the purchase of domestically manufactured products supports American jobs. And many of those products have a valid green story, if for no other reason than that they are locally manufactured and therefore have lower embodied energy.
Senior living is also strong. The market, which shares commonalities with hospitality in terms of what flooring types are specified, basically cannot slow down if it is to accommodate the aging baby boomer population. To that end, some hospitality manufacturers are setting their sights on senior living. The senior living market is expected to grow for the next 15 or 20 years.
Acute care work is also generated, in part, by the baby boomers' needs. Obsolescence and new healthcare design models are driving healthcare projects as well. Last year, the Affordable Care Act caused some providers to pause in terms of renovations and other capital investments, since it was, and is even still, an unknown with regard to what changes it will bring to the business.
The corporate market, which is the dominant commercial sector, was uneven last year. Whereas the market was showing its greatest strength on the tenant improvement (TI) side as the economy was emerging from the recession, the owner occupied segment has been more active over the last year. However, at least one manufacturer reported that the TI market has been very robust.
There's also evidence of lease terms lengthening, which can pave the way for renovations. And high end corporate business is robust. Strength in large accounts, including global corporations, and tech companies are part of what is driving the sector. Some manufacturers are seeing a wave of rebranding, the result of changes in the corporate landscape over the last few years.
Also, it looks like we're seeing the beginning of a new long-term trend in office design, in part as a reaction against the trend of telecommuting. Companies recognize the value of personnel working together in office spaces, and this is leading to a rethinking of how offices are set up. The open work space remains a great environment, but it has to be balanced against needs for privacy, and it seems to many that the cubicle format accomplishes neither goal, so we're seeing a trend away from cubicles. Modularity and flexibility are central to the development of 21st century work spaces.
The education sector is a mixed bag. Higher education, vying for students, remains strong, but K-12, which relies on government funding, is slow. Because of both birth rates and immigration, there is a growing population that must be served, so education, like healthcare, will be unable to stay inactive for long.
Like hospitality, retail is customer facing and driven by pent up demand. However, while hospitality is in large part business driven, retail relates more directly to the residential consumer. There are signs that retail is strengthening. This year, some retailers held off on projects in January and February, following the holiday selling season, which is often an active time for renovations, but in March and April activity picked up.
The government sector is generally down, and the uncertainly of the sequester will likely keep it slow. However, some manufacturers report that federal work is more active than state and municipal work. On the municipal level, there are more bonds being issued, which indicates that in a year or so, if the trend continues, there should be an uptick in local government work. There is still some activity in the GSA, which is the single largest purchasing entity of commercial flooring.
It's worth noting that the high end of the market, be it corporate or hospitality or higher education, is different from the high end before the recession. These days, budgets are still challenging, and the last few years have taught people that value is more important than ever, even for those high-end jobs. So today's projects are more thoughtful, taking into account aesthetics, budgets, sustainability and performance attributes.
For a close look at the Top 15 Specified Carpet manufacturers and Commercial Hard Surface manufacturers, see the June 2013 issue of Floor Focus Magazine.
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The Eighth Habit: Empower Your Patients
By Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS
I recently attended a conference at which Harvard Medical School's Don Levy, MD, was one of the speakers. Dr. Levy is the director of a multidisciplinary clinic that includes chiropractors.Part of his presentation was about our job as physicians. He first talked about the biopsychosocial model.
I think the biopsychosocial model of a patient's problems is a dramatic improvement over the biomedical or disease model, and is consistent with chiropractic's approach of looking at the person with the problem and not just the problem. Levy suggested an evolutionary improvement in the model: that our job is reducing the patient's suffering.
Reducing suffering incorporates the biopsychosocial model, but simplifies it to its essence in a significant way. There are people who have severe pain and physical disability, but do not suffer (and as a result, probably don't seek care). In the book Tuesdays With Morrie, one can see that Morrie, a man with significant disability (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) generally was not suffering. On the other hand, we've all had patients with very little pain or physical disability who are completely incapacitated by their suffering. Suffering people seek our aid in reducing their suffering.
Listening to Levy, he made me think of Dr. Stephen Covey's newest book, The 8th Habit. As a follow up to his Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey writes that the eighth habit is: "Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs." Levy made me think that reducing a patient's suffering is a way that we chiropractors inspire others to find their voice. A person who is suffering can't express their voice. They are stuck dealing with, as in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the second lowest need, safety (safety of health) and thus can't grow toward self-actualization. Beneficence is the ethical duty to bring about a positive outcome. Helping to remove suffering and thus helping the patient express their voice surely is an act of beneficence.
Duration of Care
A chiropractor with whom I was having an online discussion told me he thought that if there was evidence a particular method of treatment resulted in patients being treated effectively in a shorter rather than longer number of visits, applying this evidence to the patient was just working for the insurance company's benefit and not the patient. I disagree. I think more efficient care, helping the patient faster, is of benefit to the patient.
Economists call the expenditure of time or money opportunity costs. More efficient care might reduce the insurance companies expenditures (it might raise them by adding more expensive, but shorter treatment), but more efficient care must reduce the patient's opportunity costs. Also, helping the patient in a shorter period of time means they suffer less, and that obviously is a good thing. The greater the opportunity cost of our care, the less opportunity cost that can be applied to the patient's "voice." Thus, I can think of no ethical reason why more efficient care isn't better care for the patient.
I believe part of what has gotten some doctors to think shorter care is not beneficial for the patient is the business model many of us learned to practice. Practice management people have spread the idea that the only successful practice is one which sees a patient for many visits.
I once had a practice management consultant tell me I was a "bad doctor" because my average patient saw me for 12 visits, and this was all pre-managed care. He said a good doctor would have an average of at least 50 visits. Then he said, "Only those in practice for 30-40 years have PVAs [patient visit averages] that low. They don't care about the money." This rubbed me wrong in a few ways:
Fear Avoidance
The evidence is good that those with fear avoidance beliefs are more likely to have chronic pain than those who do not exhibit this behavior. Fear of pain limits a person's mobility because they fear movement will not just cause pain, but also that the pain means they are harming themselves and making their condition worse. In reality, simply by not moving or moving less, the patient can progressively worsen their condition.
Fear also limits a person's expression of their "voice." Remember that Maslow's second level is safety, and fear is antithetical to safety. Educating patients about fear avoidance and the difference between hurt and harm empowers the patient to get past their fear avoidance beliefs. This gives them the opportunity to improve physically and to move out of Maslow's safety level.
Thus, helping the patient suffer less will help them express their voice (the 8th habit); another way to fulfill our duty of beneficence.
Click here for previous articles by Stephen M. Perle, DC, MS.

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Surely they do. Often it is implicit, but it is also made explicit in many places as well.conebeckham wrote: Some may say it's merely semantic...but I don't think Nagarjuna or Chandrakirti explicitly make a distinction between your two "existences," ultimate and mere.
truly.conebeckham wrote:As I understand things, at the level of no analysis, things appear.
This is one way of saying it, although in order for this point of view to square, we need to understand that "existence, in any form" means existence as defined as something that is more than just mere appearance to mind. Because the older schools do not differentiate between existence and existence by nature, then they say "nothing exists in any way." Buddha says it on occasion, as do Nagarjuna and Chandrakirti.conebeckham wrote:the minute we begin analysis, though, existence, in any form, goes out the window.
There is another way to present it, in which existence is defined as that which is known by mind, and so we can say that things DO exist, just not by essence.
They are mere appearances, and these lack any nature of their own. You can also find many quotations from the founders that support this interpretation. Sometimes they qualify, sometimes not, but when you carefully analyze the context, the fact is that it is existence characterized by some essence that is refuted.
When we do it this way, we achieve an unusual clarity of explanatory power. For example, we can see so clearly that Madhyamikas have no view in a specialized way, in other words, they have no view involving essential existence, and this makes sense of the constant assertions they make, as well as their repeated championing of views, etc.
agreeconebeckham wrote: "Appearance of things" does not, however, and to deny that it does, is to ignore the convention of ordinary people, which Nagarjuna and Chandrakirti explicitly do NOT do.
not at all. Emptiness is ultimate truth, not relative. Just becasue something exists does not mean it is relative, otherwise ultimate truth would not exist. if that were the case, as Chandrakirti says, what would be the point of Bodhisattva's practicing the path and enduring countless hardships?conebeckham wrote:What you're saying, with regard to an "emptiness which does exist," is that this "emptiness" is a relative truth, or, in your words, a "mere existence."
conventional truth doesn't mean simply what appears to ordinary people, it means what appears to conventionally valid minds. Otherwise, all kinds of things would be conventional truths just becasue ordinary people agree.conebeckham wrote:This leads to the "generic image" of emptiness which the Gelukpas claim is a necessary aspect of the path--I think? But when Nagarjuna and Chandra talk about "appearance," and that which conventionally is agreed upon by ordinary people, I don't think they would include this "generic image" of emptiness, which is a conceptual construct--I don't think this "emptiness" appears to ordinary people.
The problem here is..... you cannot realize emptiness directly at this point, otherwise you would simply become an arya, you can only do so with a conceptual mind. If you abandon that inferential cognizer, and you are not knowing emptiness directly, what is the relationship between your mind and emptiness?conebeckham wrote: It's this "generic image" which I don't think you'll find anywhere in Indian Madhyamika. If the aim of Madhyamika is to exahust conceptualization, what use to create a "generic image," which is a conceptualization, and which is far removed from the experience of ordinary persons? It would seem to be more conceptual proliferation, and not less.....?
So although it is not direct, an inferential or conceptual mind must be used initially to realize emptiness.
a genuine pleasure, let's keep it going.conebeckham wrote:Thanks for the discussion!


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Yayyyy, it's a readalong reunion! Thank you Alley for taking on the awesomely huge job of planning and hosting a readalong 🙂 You are a braver and more motivated lady than I.
So this is where we say stuff about why we're doing this or the book or Jonathan Franzen. I've never read any Franzen, though I know that he's generally seen as kind of douche-y, but mostly because he spews out opinions about stuff and not necessarily because his books are bad? And giving opinions itself isn't really douche-y by itself (unless they're racist/homophobic/classist/etc asshole-y comments), but I haven't really followed a lot of the drama, and Wikipedia was only marginally helpful. Apparently he said something mean about Twitter?
Aaaand that's about all I know about him. And I know nothing about The Corrections. I mean I read the blurb on the cover and apparently it's about a family? And their crazy antics. Which could be really good, or really bad. Oh and I took a quick look at the Amazon rating, and it's about 3 stars. But I've read books that had 5 stars on Amazon and I thought they kind of sucked, so that really doesn't tell me much.
I'm going into this not really expecting to like the book, honestly. I mean I hope I do, but if it ends up being really good then I'll be pleasantly surprised. Let's face it – I'm here to hang out with your lovely faces and enjoy all the GIF-usage, and I am EXCITED.
I'm sure some of you have more experience with Franzen, so tell me stuff! Are you psyched? Looking forward to the book? Healthily skeptical?


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Other work obligations prevented me from getting to my usual Heisman Watch on Monday, but it was at least partly due to my developing thoughts on the 2013 Heisman Trophy race.
The more I pondered the rather odd circumstances of this campaign, the more it occurred to me that I was looking at it the wrong way. Once I figured that out, the outcome of the race became clear (so did the choice on my ballot, but that will not be revealed here).
Which is why I'm dispensing with any more Heisman Watches and submitting my traditional calling-of-the-race post right now.
The winner of the 2013 Heisman Trophy will be Jameis Winston of Florida State.
Now, this should not come as much of a shock to most of you. After all, Winston has been the leader of my Straw Poll for the last four weeks. He's faced very little adversity on the field this year while putting up excellent production and his team, a traditional Heisman power, remains undefeated. He plays in a conference that intersects three Heisman voting regions, thus improving his exposure with the Heisman electorate in those areas. By all rights, his pending victory should be considered a no-brainer. Check your lines at SportsBettingOnline.ag.
The only question that has been hanging over the race has been a criminal investigation involving an alleged rape, of which Winston is the subject. It constitutes the main obstacle to his winning the Heisman. But that doesn't mean the investigation as it currently stands is a big enough obstacle to kill his candidacy.
As serious as the accusations are, they do not hold the same weight as a criminal charge and therefore their impact has actually decreased as time has passed. Not to trivialize the matter, but think of the Nov. 13 news reports about Winston's alleged actions as being equally damaging to him as having a four-interception game, or to Florida State losing a last-second heartbreaker to Miami because he fumbled in the end zone. In the short term, his Heisman candidacy would take a big hit but, over time, memories of the performance would fade and voters would not penalize him as much as they did in its immediate aftermath. After all, voters tend to look at seasons as whole rather than in bits and pieces.
So in a race filled with many flawed candidacies, Winston's is the least flawed, even if that one flaw involves a criminal investigation. For someone other than Winston to win, then, that player must be seen as defensible alternative to Winston.
That's been a problem.
AJ McCarron of Alabama was supposed to be leading his team to a third national title. That didn't happen. And without that you're mostly left with a guy with sub-par production compared to the other quarterbacks in the race.
Andre Williams has had a great season, but he has minimal name recognition and hardly any of the voters have seen him play. If a running back rushes for 2,102 yards in the middle of a forest, does he make a noise? Besides, he plays for a four-loss team and, while that's not automatically disqualifying, it raises the bar for what he has to do to garner support.
Jordan Lynch still has a game to play and I think that if this calling of the race proves to be wrong — or overcome by events — then he will be the reason. Lynch is just 245 rushing yards away from becoming the first 2,000 passer/2,000 rusher in NCAA history. This is a very powerful stat. If enough voters are skittish enough about Winston and are looking for a viable alternative, then a 2,000/2,000 guy might rise to that standard, even if he does play for Northern Illinois. Ah, and there's the rub. If Lynch was playing for an undefeated school in a BCS league, he'd be running away with this thing. But then, maybe he doesn't get 2,000/2,000 playing for a major school. This is the issue voters grapple with when it comes to Lynch. As of right now, his school and its lack of quality competition are his biggest drawbacks as a candidate. It also doesn't help that FSU did a number on him in the last Orange Bowl.
Bryce Petty also has a game to play, but he'd have to really light it up against Texas to get people excited about his candidacy at this late stage. Much of the luster of his campaign — and it never really got that shiny to begin with — went away when the Bears got killed by Oklahoma State. He didn't play nearly as well in November as he did in September and October, which is (coincidentally) about the time Baylor's schedule started to toughen up. In order for Petty to win, Baylor needed to either go undefeated or Petty needed to have a Tebow/Newton/Manziel-type of season. Neither happened, so he won't win.
Marcus Mariota was the front runner for a good chunk of the year and had his chance to win the Heisman, but he wasn't able to get it done against Stanford in early November. It's hard to recover from losing in that fashion to a highly-ranked team so late in the season, but Mariota's production was so good and the respect for his talent so high that he couldn't really be counted out of the race until the Ducks got crushed by Arizona a couple weeks later. The production remains, but he hasn't been able to escape the aura of Oregon's disappointing season.
Johnny Manziel was never going to win the Heisman because there will never be another two-time Heisman winner. Said it over and over. Next.
Derek Carr has incredible numbers but you can't win the Heisman playing for a one-loss Fresno State team. Not yet anyway.
Braxton Miller missed almost three full games. His production has been very good since he's come back from injury, but unless he has a game for the ages against a stout Michigan State defense in the Big Ten title game on Saturday, he's going to have a hard time even getting to New York. Still, the fact that he is showing up on Heisman watches pretty much validates my choice of him as the preseason Heisman favorite.
Teddy Bridgewater had a fine season, but the inability of his team to dominate a weak schedule did him in. Tajh Boyd couldn't beat Winston head-to-head nor guide Clemson past South Carolina. Ka'Deem Carey is a regional candidate with numbers less impressive than Williams, plus his team has five losses. Nick Marshall has led his team on a miracle run and though we once talked about him making a late move in this race, he hasn't been consistently outstanding this season. And voters still don't know much about him.
Which brings us back around to Winston.
Let's look at what the redshirt freshman has done this year.
With one game to play, he's thrown for 3,580 yards with 35 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He's completed 68.8 percent of his throws and his passer rating of 192.64 is on pace to break Russell Wilson's NCAA mark of 191.78 set two seasons ago. He's also added three rushing touchdowns. Most importantly, he has helped resurrect a once-proud program while playing at a level not usually associated with Florida State quarterbacks — at least not in the last 13 years or so. His remarkable consistency and presence on the field has sparked his team to its first undefeated regular season since 1999 (assuming all goes well against Duke on Saturday). Thanks in large part to his play, the Seminoles are back. What's more, he's an elite talent and a future top 10 draft pick. What's not to like?
Well, there is still that investigation.
There are seven ways it could go:
1. Winston doesn't get charged or exonerated before the Heisman ceremony. The investigation continues.
This is the current status quo. In this scenario, because of the lack of a viable alternative and absent any more damning information, Winston wins but by a relatively small margin.
2. Winston gets exonerated before the Heisman ceremony and before ballots are due.
If this happens, Winston will win the Heisman by a very healthy margin.
3. Winston gets exonerated before the Heisman ceremony but after ballots are due.
This is where things get problematic. If enough voters leave him off their ballots to prevent him from winning the Heisman and then the accusations prove to be baseless, then it will be seen as a great Heisman tragedy and Winston will rightfully be viewed as having been wronged.
4. Winston gets charged with a felony before the Heisman ceremony and before ballots are due.
This is the opposite of 2. If this happens, Winston's support will evaporate and he won't make it to New York.
5. Winston gets charged with a felony before the Heisman ceremony but after ballots are due.
Another very problematic scenario that races a lot of questions. Will he be allowed to leave Florida to attend the Heisman ceremony while under such a charge? Will the Heisman Trust eschew his participation in the events of the weekend since his presence would stir up a media circus? Could he be awarded his Heisman in absentia, as Barry Sanders and Andre Ware did? Will Winston be allowed to accept the Heisman at all?
6. Winston gets exonerated after the Heisman ceremony.
This is not a bad scenario, unless he loses the Heisman in a close vote. And then people will feel really bad about it.
7. Winston gets charged after the Heisman ceremony and later found guilty or not guilty.
If Winston wins the Heisman, there could be some initial consternation about him being charged, but I believe he will keep the trophy until his trial ends. He'll obviously keep it if found not guilty and everyone will then be relieved. If he is found guilty, I believe he will also keep it unless the Heisman Trust takes unprecedented action and revokes his honor. I think it would behoove them to set a policy on this matter well ahead of time for the sake of transparency.
So there you have it.
In five (and quite possibly six) of these seven situations relating to his investigation, Winston still wins the Heisman.
I can't predict what the legal system is going to do. I can only assume that the status quo will be maintained and go from there. If the previously-spelled-out scenarios detrimental to Winston's candidacy come to fruition, then my call will turn out to be wrong…but for reasons well beyond most anyone's ability to confidently predict.
So let's call it for him.
Congrats to Winston and Florida State, which is about to win its third Heisman.
If the vote was held right now (not how it will end up):
1. Winston
2. Lynch
3. McCarron
4. Miller
5. Williams
6. Petty
7. Manziel
8. Mariota
9. Marshall
10. CarrPowered by Sidelines


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Yet another Backlog from late August 2005. Three things in the description sold me on this tea—early spring, exclusively for us, and "spider leg" style. Early spring meant fresh and new, plus I liked the exclusivity of the tea, and I really enjoy "spider leg" style teas. Here's my review from Upton's:
Dry Leaf: Very Good, Infused Leaf: Very Good,
Liquor: Very Good, Value: Very Good
"I brew this tea around 160-170 degrees for 1.5 min for a sweet, aromatic cup with that sencha bite. Dry & infused leaf smells great! Leaves are soo tender and a wonderful green color. A definite reorder for me in the future."
Dry leaf aroma was fantastic, with a very green leaf. Green color in the cup, with a very nice aroma. Love the brothy nature of the cup and the flavor was so full and fresh. The sencha bite I describe is typical of many senchas, and to me not bitter. You do have to watch steep time carefully as it can become bitter. Once in a while, I would add more leaf and resteep with wet leaves for a second cup. Usually the second cup was a little bitter, but still a good cup ( 1 min 45 sec at 175-180 degrees).
I always thought I'd reorder this tea, and would….again it sold out! :( Waiting for a restock…….and waiting…….and waiting…….
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NEW YORK, June 27 (UPI) -- Jamie Foxx, Quentin Tarantino, Tyler Perry and Laz Alonzo are to be presenters at the BET Awards this weekend in Los Angeles, the network said.
Previously announced presenters include Kevin Hart, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson and Meagan Good.
Samuel L. Jackson is to serve as the host of Sunday's event at the Shrine Auditorium.
Performing at the ceremony will be D'Angelo, Usher, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Big Sean and G.O.O.D. Music.


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Kevin Spacey to join Nicholas Hoult in 'Rebel In The Rye'
Los Angeles: 'House of Cards' actor Kevin Spacey is set to star with Nicholas Hoult in 'Rebel In The Rye', the drama about the formative years of 'The Catcher In The Rye' author JD Salinger.
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'Empire' executive producer Danny Strong is directing the script, he adapted based on the Kenneth Slawenski biography 'JD Salinger: A Life', reported Deadline.
Nicholas Hoult, 26, was set last fall to play Salinger as he progressed toward writing the seminal novel of the 20th Century.
Kevin Spacey, 56, will play Whit Burnett, a professor at Columbia and editor of Story magazine.
He became a mentor and was the first to challenge the young Salinger, inspiring him to grow as a storyteller.


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An air strike believed to have been carried out by a US drone killed six presumed members of Al-Qaeda in north Yemen on Sunday, a tribal source said.
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The tribal source had earlier put the number of dead at five.
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American drones frequently conduct strikes against suspected militants as part of Washington's war on the jihadist network across several countries, and in support of Yemen's war on extremists.
Two air strikes last week in the southern province of Abyan killed seven suspected members of Al-Qaeda and wounded two more.
Al-Qaeda exploited a weakening of central government control during the 2011 uprising that forced veteran strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh from power to seize large swathes of the south and east.
The Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is considered by the United States to be the most dangerous branch of the global extremist network.


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In this article I will present several algorithms to draw "fat" marching ants with arbitrary line widths and a nice 3D look. Each algorithm has its own trade-offs regarding performance, accuracy, and control. The demo code uses C#/GDI+. Some of the algorithms are completely generic and can be implemented easily in any programming language on any graphic system. Other algorithms rely on certain GDI+ facilities that may or may not be available elsewhere.
Traditional Marching Ants Algorithm
There are multiple ways to implement the traditional marching ants algorithm. One way is to use a slightly modified Bresenham line drawing algorithm. Bresenham's algorithm generates the line pixel by pixel. If a pixel belongs to an ant it is drawn otherwise the algorithm continues to the next pixel. The following code demonstrates how to determine if a given pixel should be drawn or not.
int quotient = (i+offset+m_antLength+m_antGap) % (m_antLength+m_antGap);
if (quotient <= m_antLength)
int quotient = (i+offset+m_antLength+m_antGap) % (m_antLength+m_antGap);
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Michael Taylor RF FA 3 years ago
Taylor announced his retirement from baseball Tuesday, MLB.com's Jane Lee reports.
Taylor was once a top prospect in all of baseball, but he had trouble reaching the top level, let alone sticking in the majors, and will retire with just 37 MLB games under his belt.
Michael Taylor RF FA 3 years ago
Updating a previous report, Taylor declined his outright assignment to Triple-A Charlotte and is now a minor-league free agent, Dan Hayes of CSNChicago.com reports.
Rather than head back to Charlotte, Taylor, 28, has opted to seek an opportunity elsewhere. Although he's hit just .167/.254/.216 in parts of four seasons at the major league level, Taylor has fared well at Triple-A (.278/.369/.441) and should have little trouble latching on as organizational depth with another club.
Michael Taylor RF FA 3 years ago
Taylor was outrighted to Triple-A Charlotte on Friday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.
Taylor, who was acquired from the A's in mid-June, earned a September call-up by batting .306/.386/.489 with six homers in 64 games with Charlotte. The 28-year-old went 7-for-28 with a double and five walks in 11 games with the big club, which simply wasn't enough to maintain a spot on the team's 40-man roster.
Michael Taylor RF FA 3 years ago
Taylor (knee) is back in the lineup Friday.
He hasn't played in a week because of a knee injury, but he'll return to left field Friday, hitting seventh in the order.
Michael Taylor RF FA 3 years ago
Taylor has a right knee injury and will be unavailable Monday, the Chicago Tribune's Colleen Kane reports.
An MRI showed that it isn't a tear, but the team is looking at draining fluids from it. He should be considered day-to-day, and is an even less appealing fantasy option than previously.
Michael Taylor RF FA 3 years ago
The White Sox purchased Taylor's contract from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
He was the only September addition not previously on the 40-man roster, and he earned the start in left field in his first game with the big league club. Taylor slashed .306/.386/.489 in 254 plate appearances for Triple-A Charlotte after coming to the organization from Oakland, but his prospect status from the late-00's has worn off. There is some playing time to be had in left field with Alejandro De Aza now in Baltimore, and Taylor should share some of that time with Dayan Viciedo and Jordan Danks.
Michael Taylor RF FA 3 years ago
White Sox acquired OF Michael Taylor from the Athletics in exchange for RHP Jake Sanchez.
The former top prospect has fallen out of favor with several organizations and was outrighted off the Athletics roster earlier this season. He was hitting .243/.357/.385 with five homers and 31 RBI through 59 games at Triple-A Sacramento in the offensive-rich Pacific Coast League.
Michael Taylor RF FA 4 years ago
Athletics sent OF Michael Taylor outright to Triple-A Sacramento.
Taylor was designated for assignment by the A's at the end of spring training after he failed to claim an Opening Day roster spot. The 28-year-old has been a very productive hitter in the minor leagues, so it's a bit surprising that he made it through waivers unclaimed. He'll go on serving as organizational outfield depth for Oakland.
Michael Taylor RF FA 4 years ago
Athletics designated OF Michael Taylor for assignment.
The move wasn't unexpected, as the A's didn't have a place for the 28-year-old and he was out of options. Taylor batted .274/.348/.532 with three home runs this spring and will likely get claimed by another club in the coming days.
Michael Taylor RF FA 4 years ago
According to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman, the A's are expected to place Michael Taylor on waivers.
Heyman suspects that Taylor could draw interest because of the strong offensive numbers that he has posted this spring. The 28-year-old outfielder owns a decent .811 OPS in 482 games at the Triple-A level. He's never really been given a shot in the major leagues.


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Military father gives son surprise of a lifetime at Goose Creek graduation
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCIV) -- An unexpected guest at Goose Creek High School's graduation ceremony Friday made the moment that much bigger for one senior.
Nicolas Schott spoke on stage about the important of honoring military members like his own father, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jamie Schott. Staff Sgt. Schott has served five tours of duty overseas, four in Iraq and one in Kuwait.
"He's never seen me wrestle in person. That was a big thing for me because I'm the captain. He's never seen me play football. It's fine because of the fact it's the thing he does," Nicolas Schott said.
Nicolas Schott thought his father was still in Kuwait until he walked out on stage during the speech.
"I had no idea. They kept it so much a secret from me. I was just so nervous about my speech, I didn't even think about it. It's just like one of those things you see on Facebook in the videos [where] everyone's crying. It was like that. I'm just so glad," Nicolas Schott said.
Staff Sgt. Schott said he had originally requested leave for the ceremony, but was denied.
"That was hard just to tell him," he said.
But then, when he found out he would be able to go, he decided not to tell his son. He returned from Kuwait to a base in Kentucky on May 4 but didn't get back to the Lowcountry until Thursday night.
Since early May, Jamie Schott said he had all his location services on his phone turned off so he wouldn't accidentally spoil the surprise. Staff Sgt. Schott said he planned the surprise with Goose Creek High School and Nicolas's stepmother.
"I'm speechless about it. I had no idea. It is important to have both your parents here. With him being here, that concludes that I have both my parents here and it's an amazing feeling," Nicolas Schott said.
The father and son said their first stop after the graduation would be to eat at Cook-Out.
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" Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 2007 / Suitable for 12 years and over / Director: Michel Gondry / Actors: Jack Black, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz, Danny Glover, Mos Def ... / Blu-ray released 2008-06-30 at Pathe Distribution / Features of the Blu-ray: PAL "
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The mood was set, bottle of red wine, bag of minstrels, phone off the hook and we eagerly hit play on the remote control.
Thirty minutes later and my girlfriend was now in the kitchen cooking dinner and I was necking the wine in the morbid hope that something more interesting might happen if I watch it drunk.
We had ordered Be Kind Rewind from lovefilm.com and were really looking forward to it. Jack Black and Danny Glover are of course legends in film and it had come highly recommended from a friend of ours. In hindsight I now realise that the friend who recommended it is a cameraman and short film producer who clearly fell into the trap of thinking this was quality story telling.
Without giving away the plot, Black and his pals go about 'sweding' films, in other words they remake originals in their own unique and wacky way and rent them out. I would be loathed to write anymore than this as I may have to get more wine!
The film does have the occasional chuckle moment but after about 2 hours I was fast forwarding to see if anything remotely interesting happens at the end.
I may be missing something and others will no doubt enjoy the film making aspect of it but I found it to be a complete let down.
As Simon Cowell would say..'it's just an opinion'
Written and directed by Michel Gondry, 'Be Kind Rewind' is a far fetched comedy.
During a late night visit to sabotage the local power-plant, 'Jerry' (played by Jack Black) becomes 'magnetised' and unwittingly wipes all the tapes in his local video store. With the help of his friend Mike (played by Mos def) who works in the shop, the pair decide to recreate the deleted films in a somewhat unconventional manner, before shop owner Elroy Fletcher (Danny Glover) returns from a trip.
It's a predictable performance from Black, playing the role in his standard 'goof-ball' style. I much prefer him in 'School of Rock', and 'Pick of Destiny' - as they were movies which weren't trying to be anything else than full out comedy - Be Kind Rewind tries to convey a message about community spirit. Whilst there isn't anything wrong with that, its not done in a particularly good way.
I would have said it was perhaps the worst character to date for Black - but i've since seen him in Ben Stiller's 'Tropic Thunder', where he wasn't given a great script to work with there either.
Mos Def's is on the whole pretty good and gets to play a couple of emotional as well as comedic scenes, whilst Danny Glover plays it straight with a believable and understated performance.
The movie also features a cameo for Sigourney Weaver, who must have been paid a tidy sum for her three minutes in the spotlight.
On reflection, the concept for this film is brilliant, and the trailer looked fantastic - but you soon realise that all the best bits are shown in the trailer.
The funniest parts of the movie were the scenes where Mike and Jerry were re-making, or 'swede-ing' the films. The rest of the movie by comparison is a bit dull. These rare creative moments should have been played upon more, as it was the main draw of the film.
Running in tangent with the 'magnetism' story line, is a side plot revolving around Fats Waller (these are the 'community spirit' bits I mentioned earlier). These scenes, although providing a 'moral', fall a bit flat and don't work as well as expected.
On the whole, Be Kind Rewind is entertaining, but it could have been so much more. It was funny in places, but not as good as I had initially hoped.
The blu-ray disk costs £17.98 from Amazon.
Step into my time machine and let me take you back. The year is 1998, does not seem that long ago does it, but its now a decade! You are in my room in my student accommodation (lucky you) and behold you are in film heaven. The walls are adorned with posters of films both old and new, in the corner is a knackered old TV, but more importantly it's huge. There is also a settee and next to it what can only be described as a lazy chair for the uber slob. But what about the piece de resistance? Where there should be a skirting board there is none. Instead the entire room has a trail of videos in alphabetical order from '12 Monkeys' to 'Zulu'. What a collection I had a triumvirate of colour and experience; science fiction, thrillers, horror and 80s comedies - all gone, all gone. 1998 was also the year of my first DVD player, now I have given away all my videos and replaced them. Curse you DVD, curse you BluRay. How can I remember these heady days?
Aging jazz fan Mr Fletcher is one of the few remaining people living in a condemned building in a rougher part of town. He refuses to move because his video store (not DVD) is in the home that Fats Waller was born. Unfortunately, he is given only weeks to fix the roof or he is to be evicted. Looking to modernise the store Mr Fletcher leaves his bumbling assistant Mike in charge with strict instructions not to allow local oddball Jerry in. This was sage advice as when Jerry does get in he wipes all the videos with his magnetic brain! Now Mike and Jerry have a store of useless videos and a need for money. They come up with a crazy plan to re-film popular films like 'Ghostbusters' on a camcorder. Will these 'Sweded' films sell?
'Be Kind Rewind' is an odd film, but you would expect this from director Michael Gondry whose last two films were 'The Science of Sleep' and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'. However, despite his odd track records this is probably the most conventional film to date, it just happens to be a normal story inhabited by eccentric characters. When these characters are allowed to revel in their eccentricities the film is at its strongest being genuinely funny and odd.
The stand out role is Jack Black as the slightly simple Jerry. As an actor you either love him or hate him, but if there is a role that may be acceptable to you it is this one. For once Black is not the only overblown thing in the film and his larger than life nature fits perfectly in with the feel of the film and the rest of the cast. Co-stars Mos Def and Danny Glover have less to work with as they play the straight men. They do their jobs admirably but in my opinion both of them need to take elocution lessons as they mumble far too much.
Director Gondry shows his visionary style mostly through the mini films that appear. By only using special effects that can be made for real Gondry gives the 'Sweded' films a very sweet look, but also effective. You could see why some people would enjoy seeing these films as they have some ingenious elements. When Jerry and Mike are making these films the movie hits a peak, there is genuine warmth and humour to the film - and then it all goes wrong.
About half way the film tips far too much into an over sentimental bracket. Once we know that the video shop might close Gondry brings in the idea of community spirit and the film become cloying. I much prefer my films with at least a little cynical edge, but Gondry abandons all that for an all out American sugar candy feel. For me it stopped the final third of the film being anywhere near as good as the rest of the picture.
'Be Kind Rewind' is two thirds 4 stars and one third 2 stars. The shift from comedy to sugary drama is too obvious and certainly negative. The good work that Black did and the rest of the eccentric cast is all but undone by the final half hour. The film is still worth watching if just for the various takes on classic films, but just do not expect to enjoy the film throughout.
Director: Michael Gondry
Year: 2008
Cert: 12
Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def and Danny Glover
Price: Amazon uk £17.98 (BluRay)
Play.com £17.99 (BluRay)
The BluRay transfer is not the best on offer, but this might be due to the filming style. This is a film that could easily be seen on DVD. However, on the BluRay there are some interesting extras including clips from other small films that did not appear in the movie. I also likes the behind the scenes elements as the cast and crew obviously enjoyed themselves and are a funny bunch to watch ad-libbing.


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In the direct aftermath of their disappointing playoff loss to Carolina, several Bears vowed not to watch the Super Bowl.
Too painful, they said. Too possible, they said.
Time heals, so who knows how many Bears changed their minds and tuned in Sunday night to watch a game in which they felt they should have played?


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Three-star wide receiver Andre Levrone still holds three offers. As he waits for more, the Olney (Md.) Good Counsel prospect is taking some visits and plans to head to one school this weekend.
"I visited Auburn and Clemson earlier this spring," he said. "I'm going to Virginia for their spring game on April 14th. I was going to go to Michigan with Kendall, but I decided for Virginia instead."
Levrone hopes to take more trips soon.
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"I want to see Ohio State still," he said. "I haven't discussed when I'll be going, but they have talked to me. I've been in touch with Coach Smith and he just hasn't seen much of me yet since there isn't a whole lot of film out there. He wants to see me this spring up at our school. Hopefully, they'll pull the trigger."
At this time, Levrone claims three offers from Auburn, Mississippi State and Virginia.
Much like Ohio State, most other schools are waiting.
"That's pretty much what a lot of schools are telling me," he said. "They don't have a lot of film of me because I was fighting for a spot and didn't play that much until the end of the year. I was behind Stefon Diggs and when I played, I took advantage of it."
With that fact, most schools want to see Levrone even this summer for camps.
"Clemson's coach visited and said he's looking for me to come down to their camp," he said. "He told me all I have to do is perform well and I'll possibly get an offer. I'll probably go to Ohio State also."
Currently though, Levrone isn't hiding the fact that Virginia is the leader.
"I'd be willing to say Virginia has an edge right now," he said. "I really like what Coach London is doing with the program up there. The past two years have been a complete turn around and he has given that program a facelift. It looks like a place I can see myself now. They are showing me the most love of any other school."
With three previous visits to Charlottesville, what's the purpose this time?
"I just want to go with my mom," he said. "She hasn't seen it yet. I want to go up with her and get a vibe."


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What does salesperson mean?
Definitions for salespersonˈseɪlzˌpɜr sən
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salesperson, sales representative, sales rep(noun)
a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)
A salesman or saleswoman.
Sales management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of sales techniques and the management of a firm's sales operations. It is an important business function as net sales through the sale of products and services and resulting profit drive most commercial business. These are also typically the goals and performance indicators of sales management. Sales manager is the typical title of someone whose role is sales management. The role typically involves talent development and leadership.
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The numerical value of salesperson in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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The numerical value of salesperson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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Next week, The Cranberries will release their sixth album, and first in 11 years, Roses. To support the quasi-reunion record, the UK collective stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to knock out the album's lead single ("Tomorrow") and scratch at the past with an online-exclusive cut of "Dreams". Sort of a choose your own adventure here, really: Do you move forward or keep looking back? Well, choose both below, courtesy of The Audio Perv. Either choice lends itself well to a solid soundtrack for V-Day.
Roses aptly falls on February 14th via Downtown Records/Cooking Vinyl.


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Smells lovely. I think I get more into teas based on the smell, rather than the taste. I think I get more out of it. I don't know. Its a pretty light black tea, but I did use one teaspoon and I saw on someone else's review that you're supposed to use two, so that could explain that. Directions also say to steep at 185 degrees, which was surprising. I did that, but might try it at boiling next time to see what happens. It is a pretty gentle tea, something I was in the mood for. It was a gift, I like the tins, but don't know if I'd replenish it once I finish it.
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Curiosity will endure a four-day R10 software upgrade, which will allow it to drive through Martian terrain and use its instruments to check its surroundings
NASA Mars rover Curiosity is receiving a four-day software upgrade before it starts its
two-year expedition
across Martian terrain.
Curiosity is a $2.5 billion one-ton, six-wheeled, car-sized Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) that landed on the Red Planet last week after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida on November 26, 2011. The Mars rover traveled through space for just over eight months before finally touching down on the planet's surface.
Now that
Curiosity has finally landed
, its time to upgrade the software for the next phase of its journey. Curiosity was previously programmed for the flight/landing phase of the mission, but now, its time to move on to the exploration stage.
Curiosity will endure a four-day R10 software upgrade, which will allow it to drive through Martian terrain and use its instruments to check its surroundings. The Mars rover packs a single-board RAD 750 system with PowerPC 750 clocked at 200 MHz. It also has 256 MB of DRAM and 2 GB of flash storage.
Why is it taking four days for the update? According to NASA engineers, they just want to be thorough and
make sure nothing goes wrong
The first day will be a "soft install" of the R10 software, while the second day will be a full installation and the third day will be a full installation to Curiosity's backup computer. The fourth day will likely be testing and prep.
After the software upgrades and testing, Curiosity will use tools like a large robot arm, weather station, percussive drill, a laser and 4.8kg of plutonium-238 to explore the Red Planet.
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Escobar set to begin throwing Monday
Escobar set to begin throwing Monday
ANAHEIM -- Before Saturday's game against the Padres, Angels manager Mike Scioscia was happy to report starting pitcher Kelvim Escobar is ahead of schedule and will start throwing on Monday.
"Escobar is feeling better, so he is going to throw first and hopefully not be that far off," Scioscia said. "If he is feeling good after that and available, we would love to have him back."
The Angels are monitoring Escobar's progress closely with the hope that he will be able to pitch out of the bullpen for the rest of the season.
Pain began to resurface in Escobar's right shoulder after his start Thursday against the Rays. In the game, Escobar gave up two earned runs over five innings pitched.
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I've got a USB easycap video capture thingy plugged into my raspberry pi. After a bit of faffing I've managed to get it to work. This command will show me the video 'live'
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mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:norm=PAL_BGHIN:width=640:height=480:outfmt=uyvy:device=/dev/video0:input=1:fps=10 -vo sdl -hardframedrop
I would like to record this instead of showing now. However I can't work out how to, all the things I have tried on the intertubes fail :'(
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mencoder tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:norm=PAL_BGHIN:width=640:height=480:outfmt=uyvy:device=/dev/video0:input=1:fps=10 -ffourcc DX50 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:mbd=2:turbo:vbitrate=1200:keyint=100 -vf pp=lb,scale=640:480 -o test.avi
Selected input hasn't got a tuner!
Unable to open '/dev/dsp': No such file or directory
v4l2: ioctl set mute failed: Invalid argument
v4l2: 0 frames successfully processed, 0 frames dropped.
============ Sorry, this file format is not recognized/supported =============
=== If this file is an AVI, ASF or MPEG stream, please contact the author! ===
Cannot open demuxer.
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avconv -f video4linux2 -channel 1 -i /dev/video0 -vcodec mpeg4 -vtag DX50 -b 1200k -r 25 -acodec libmp3lame -ar 44100 -ac 2 -ab 128k -vf yadif,scale=640:480 -y test.avi
avconv version 0.8.6-6:0.8.6-1+rpi1, Copyright (c) 2000-2013 the Libav developers
built on Mar 31 2013 13:58:10 with gcc 4.6.3
[video4linux2 @ 0x1280be0] The v4l2 frame is 690586 bytes, but 691200 bytes are expected
[video4linux2 @ 0x1280be0] Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
Input #0, video4linux2, from '/dev/video0':
Duration: N/A, bitrate: 165722 kb/s
Stream #0.0: Video: rawvideo, uyvy422, 720x480, 165722 kb/s, 29.97 tbr, 1000k tbn, 29.97 tbc
Incompatible pixel format 'uyvy422' for codec 'mpeg4', auto-selecting format 'yuv420p'
[buffer @ 0x1288580] w:720 h:480 pixfmt:uyvy422
[yadif @ 0x1274b60] mode:0 parity:-1 auto_enable:0
[yadif @ 0x1274b60] auto-inserting filter 'auto-inserted scaler 0' between the filter 'src' and the filter 'Parsed filter 0 yadif'
[scale @ 0x1275720] w:720 h:480 fmt:uyvy422 -> w:720 h:480 fmt:yuv420p flags:0x4
[scale @ 0x1274fc0] w:720 h:480 fmt:yuv420p -> w:640 h:480 fmt:yuv420p flags:0x4
Output #0, avi, to 'test.avi':
ISFT : Lavf53.21.1
Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 640x480, q=2-31, 1200 kb/s, 25 tbn, 25 tbc
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (rawvideo -> mpeg4)
Press ctrl-c to stop encoding
[video4linux2 @ 0x1280be0] The v4l2 frame is 685464 bytes, but 691200 bytes are expected
frame= 0 fps= 0 q=0.0 Lsize= 6kB time=10000000000.00 bitrate= 0.0kbits/s
video:0kB audio:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead inf%
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text: Sacrocolpopexy A weakening of the pelvic floor muscles and tissues that support the pelvic region causes pelvic floor disorders. The pelvis has a "hammock" or "sling" of muscles, located in the lower abdomen, that stretch across your pelvic floor. For both men and women, the pelvic floor supports the bladder, bowel, rectum and urethra and maintains urinary and fecal continence. In women, these are the muscles that support the uterus and play an important role in vaginal childbirth. Over time they may become stretched or weakened. Women with pelvic organ prolapse typically have problems with urinary incontinence, vaginal ulceration, sexual dysfunction and/or having bowel movements. Symptoms of a pelvic floor disorder can be minor to major, depending on the position of the organs, and may include a feeling of pressure in the vagina, pain in the abdomen or during sex. Urinary troubles are also common such as urge or stress incontinence and/or a feeling of not being able to completely empty the bladder. In addition, prolapse can contribute to bowel problems including constipation, incomplete emptying or fecal incontinence. For those with severe prolapse, the uterus, bladder or rectum may descend or bulge into the vagina, sometimes to where they can actually be seen protruding from the vaginal opening. When the muscles or ligaments support the pelvic organs break or weaken, the condition is called pelvic organ prolapse, which can also result from pelvic injury associated with the abdominal pressure of coughing, heavy lifting, constipation, pelvic surgery, neurological injury, obesity, menopause and hormonal deprivation or medications. Anatomical abnormalities are another cause for women experiencing these same functional symptoms. Robotic Sacrocolpopexy Sacrocolpopexy is a surgical procedure that can be used to correct vaginal prolapse. During the procedure, a piece of mesh is attached to the top of the vagina and the other end is attached to the sacral promontory that is located at the back of the pelvic floor and lower part of the spine. Surgeons use specially designed instruments to lift the prolapsed organs back to their correct anatomical position and attach them with permanent sutures. By using the daVinci Robot, surgeons are able to perform the procedure through several small incisions instead of a large single incision. That can result in: Shorter hospital stays Less pain Less blood loss and less need for transfusions Less scarring


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Egosoft Open Letter to the Community about X on Steam, Linux, etc.
Egosoft's managing director Bernd Lehan posted an open letter to the community in their forums. He talks in open and precise language about their policy regarding Steam, long term support, a non-Steam .exe for X3: Albion Prelude (already available!), Linux & Mac conversions, Steam's Big Picture Mode and Egosoft's business strategy.
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Egosoft is phasing out the older linux ports so they can remake them. I guess there is an incompatible with Steamplay.
And now I'm crying because I don't own the collection on Steam so no Linux version for meeeeeeeeeeee. Or I'll just buy it again when its on sale. ;)
I'm really starting to like Valve for all they are doing for the Linux and Mac gaming community. I might be a bit annoyed by some features of Steam, but if I can play more games under Linux I'm not going to slander it.
Consumer-friendly, yes, but also more power to Valve - since no-one does a similasr thing, Steam becomes kind of an monopoly …
"Steamplay" is insofar similar to "Directx" that it binds the customer to a single "platform", kind of.
It would really matter if other providers offered competitive service. Right now they're merely 'ok' and don't compete automatically on price. The only thing they (Origin) have is exclusivity which is an anti-competitive tactic (not in a legal sense, but in the sense that they aren't fostering competition, but "fake" competition by creating artificial shortage).
Exactly. Nobody prevents the other DL provider from offering similar stuff. But they don't.
Steam has advantages and disadvantages. I can understand if a small developer / mini-publisher like Egosoft sees overwhelming advantages for themselves. Mr Lehan gave many good arguments in his open letter.
Interesting. They are adding gamepad controller options for the existing game. That menu system is pretty deep even with mouse/keyboard, using a gamepad is going to be one heck of a UI challenge.
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Well I got impatient today and after I took my Wife to work, I finished up the basic on this Wild-Cat Boomer, to do a maiden flight. The wind was calm and the sun was getting low, so I was running out of time.
I hadn't decided how I would attach the fuselage, so I just taped it on, since it only holds the batt. I used a 340 Kokam 3 cell and taped it on as well. I don't want to cut a slot for it just yet. I ran out of the correct push rod size, so I went smaller. It worked ok, but flexed more than I'd like.
So I got to the field just as the sun was setting. I ruff set the C/G 1/2" behind where my Wild Wing-Lite was and gave it a unpowered toss into the grass, with all the trims set to level.
I lucked out and it glided perfect, to about 40 ft away. So I powered it up and gave it a toss, then hit the gas!
Wow!, all I got to say is; you should have been there! It flew on 50% power, climbed better than 45 degrees and floated real nice for a faster airfoil wing.
I put it through some progressive manuvers to see what it would do. Stalls, loops, rolls and just jurking it around and recovering. No bad habits. It will snap loop and turn real tight.
When I got back, after about 12-15minutes of flight, the 340mah batt was still at 11.4v, so I could have flown even more. I just checked the weight, 6.6ozs!
Thats less than some of my GWS pico Sticks I used to have.
Next I'll get all the finishing touches done and test fly some different C/G possisions, then I've got to get it out on a windy day. Thats no problem around here!
Then since the Wild-Cat and the Wild Wing-Lite have the same power plant and set-up, another member, PaulVi and I are going to do a flight compairison together.
They both start out as Wild Wings and weigh almost the same. Paul flys several wings, so it should be fun. I'll post some more pics later. Butch
Heres a pic for a member of a carbon fiber tube, motor mount for a CustomCDR single, that I glued into my Slo-Cat.
Looking foward to getting together.. the WildCat is lookin good..
I flew after work for a few in the field by the airport, actually i had the camera on it too.. You thing each of thos could handle another .8oz if so maybe it could make a realy good slow fly AP platform..
Well I got off work a bit early and took the Wild-Cat Boomer out for a flight. It was just before dark. It really flys well! I put it into slow flight and put it through some stalls and it had no problems at all. It actually flys nice and slow and then picks up quite well for a IPS motor.
So I guess PaulVi and I will do a compairison test with my Wild Wing-Lite. It well be interesting to see the difference between a Flying Wing and a Boomer made from the same wing. Butch
Mounting the fuselage was a pain. It would have been easier to glue it on and seal up the bottom hole to the rc gear, then cut a hole on top, But I figured I'd just build it the way the Wild Wing came, w/out too many mods, so it'd be easier for beginners to build. What I did, was fit up the fuselage and canopy tight to the wing, then glued the canopy with 5min epoxy to the fuse with the wing in the midddle, so it held the right shape. The I put a dowel in the center tip of the wing and into the fuselage to center the wing. Next I used the supplied velcro, to fasten the rear of the fuselage to the wing.
I took it out and flew it again to check everything. But when I launched it upward, it went stright into the ground, no damage, EPP! Upon inspection, I had plugged the motor in backwards. So I launched it again and it flew great.
Heres a pic, I haven't finnished everything yet, but its close.
If any of you local members are in the area, stop by and give it a try!!
Butch, more photo's would be great, but if you could post some drawings, giving measurements / angles etc. it would help simple minded people like me..
kinda got mixed up with ur other thread (Beginners EPP Trainer), still like more photos / drawings on ALL your planes (boomers / slow small area fliers)..
After seeing how well the Wild-Cat Boomer flew, even at half throttle, with a IPS motor, I decided to build a LPS motor version. I had a 20" EPP pocket wing laying around and thoes darn things are too fast for my eyes, so I donated it to the project.
So I guess I'll call it the Pocket-Cat Boomer!
So far, its 18.5 wing span, 1.9ozs w/o batt, GWS LPS B2C B gearing w/6050 prop, Berg 4L, two 4.5 servos, GWS 50 ESC,
I got it mocked up. Then shaved a gram off the LPS, from 11.5 to 10.5 and mounted it on a carbon fiber tube. I'll use one servo to run the ailerons like I did my first Boomer, the Slo-Cat. I'm going to find a smaller batt that my 340's, then get it set up. Butch
Heres a couple construction pics for the Wild-Cat. I'll post more tomorrow. Butch
A couple years ago one of my first attempts was a Pico-Cat Boomer. A Pico Stick, w/ IPS motor. The Pico Stick flew slow enough, but the large prop up front, was always getting broke by beginners. The problem I had was the stright wing put the C/G in a forward possision on the wing(swept back puts it back more). So with the twin tail and the motor in the back, I had to make a Very long nose to put the batt out front so it would ballance!
So what I came up with is motor towards the front with a carbon fiber driveshaft.
That allowed me to shorten the nose alot. I got a few flights before I tried something else, because I needed something that would handle more wind and EPP was getting easier to get. I started building a aileron version to get more control in smaller flying areas, some day I'll post it. Heres some pics. Butch
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Theodore admitted his agent has not heard from the Panthers, who seem content to go with 23-year-old Jacob Markstrom as their starter and veteran Scott Clemmensen as his backup. But Theodore said he has received interest from two other unnamed teams.
"The Panthers are still my No. 1 choice. I don't know if the door is closed, but there's been no discussions,'' Theodore said Thursday in an exclusive interview with the Sun Sentinel. "Training camp is still a month away, so I'm not ready to think about [retirement].
"I was in the same situation before I signed in Minnesota before the [2010 season]. There's not a lot of room out there so I'll just wait, stay in shape because that's what I can control. I know I still have options.''...
"My injury last year hurt my value with me not finishing the season, but look at just two years ago when I played [53] games and we finished first in our division,'' Theodore said. "It's not like I didn't show the league what I can do. Last year was tough for me personally and the team.
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This is the second best album I own by Nirvana. It really shows That Nirvana Are good live and that nothing fades from a studio session to a live performance.This Album introduces new nirvana fans to what is one of the best collections of Nirvana songs I've ever seen, but also offers the more experienced fans a deeper look into the live performances of Nirvana and yet again reassures that Nirvana can perform just as good live. The wide variety of songs shows Kurt's Versatile voice as he has to change pitch and sound a lot through out this disc. This is the line up: 1. Aneurysm 2. School 3. Floyd the barber 4. Smells like teen spirit 5. About a girl 6. Polly. 7. Lithium 8. Sliver 9. Come as you are 10. Breed 11. Been a son 12. Negative creep 13. On a plain 14. Blew 15. Wreck me (similar to Rape me.) 16. Sparks 17. Territorial pissing
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What can you say about lyrics from Nirvana, Mostly written on past experiences such as Kurt Cobain's ex-Girlfriend Tobi Vail which songs like "Polly" and "Smells like teen spirit" are written on his relationships with her. Kurt Cobain is my favourite singer and one of my favourite guitar players of all time. He is amazing live as he proves on this CD. Even if you aren't a fan of Nirvana you have got to admire the talent of Kurt Cobain the other members of Nirvana. The lyrics Defiantly Comply to the Grunge style (seeing Nirvana practically reinvented Grunge.) Overall Kurt is an amazing performer.
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This album compares to nothing that Nirvana has ever done this a unique album that can't be compared. Every song has its own unique attitude to it creates an incredible atmosphere. I love this album because it has got really good sounds and shows that Nirvana can perform live just as well as they do on CD's. My only dislike is that you can't skip through songs you have to actually fast forward to get certain song if you want but that's what live CD's are like and plus this album is good to listen to from start to finish with out skipping songs. I would really look hard to find a new copy of this album if it were stolen but I'm lucky to have been able to get this album in my hot hands, if it were damaged I would get some of that CD fixing stuff and fix it up. Over all awesome album, yet again thumbs up Nirvana.


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Kenya's interbank rate falls to two-month low as counties get cash
Interest rates that Kenyan banks use to lend money to each other fell to the lowest level in two months after the government released cash to local counties, boosting liquidity.
Interbank rates were at 7.49% for a second straight day on February 14, the lowest level since December 16, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Since the beginning of February, the rates have closed each day either lower or unchanged.
The release of funds by the central government of East Africa's biggest economy to the 47 county administrations last week improved liquidity in money markets, with cash chanelled through commercial banks, said Bernard Omenda, head of treasury at Nairobi-based Equatorial Commercial Bank.
The Kenya Revenue Agency has to distribute at least 15% of taxes it collects to the counties, according to the East African nation's Constitution.
"The release of those funds by the national treasury will be processed by the banks and will improve liquidity," Omenda said by phone on Monday. "There had been a delay in releasing money to the counties."
A call to Kamau Thugge, principal secretary in the Finance Ministry, wasn't answered on Monday.
The Central Bank of Kenya held its policy rate at 8.5% for a fourth time last month. The bank, which cut the policy rate five times from a record 18% since mid-2012, paused its monetary easing cycle in July. Inflation was little changed in January from a month earlier at 7.2%. – Bloomberg


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Here is an easy way to fix the MBR and/or reset your Windows XP administrator password using you Linux/Knoppix install: 1) Open Konqueror and go to: http://ebcd.pcministry.com/ Download the embc Pro version. It is less than 18 MB. 2) "apt-get install unrar" as root to install the utility needed to decompress the RAR archive. 3) Open Konqueror file browser and go to the RAR archive you downloaded. Right click on it and select actions>extract here. 4) "apt-get install wine wine-doc wine-utils winesetuptk" as root to install wine. 5) Run "winesetup" as regular user and just select default selections to create "fake windows" environment. 6) Make the ebcd iso image: cd /path/to/ebcd-0.6.0-pro/ wine makeebcd.exe 7) The above will create an iso called "EBCD060.ISO" Open k3b and select tools>cd>burn CD image... And burn ebcd060.iso 8) Reboot the computer with EBCD cd you just created. You can reset the administrator password or restore the MBR with easy selections from a menu. If you already deleted all your partitions, the above won't help though and you will have to re-install everything. -Matt __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains ? Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer
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Viral PC hit Space Engineers to launch exclusively on XBox One
The spaced-based sandbox game Space Engineers is to debut exclusively on the XBox One for the period of one year.
The game, which became a viral hit on PC via Steam Early Access will be released for Xbox One through the ID@Xbox self-publishing program.
It will remain exclusive to the console for a period of twelve months.
Xbox announced the news at Gamescom 2014.
Space Engineers is a space-based sandbox game with survival gameplay in Survival mode. Players build and maintain space stations and ships in an asteroid field. Gamers engage in all aspects of space living from resource management and construction to protective combat. All objects in the game "can be assembled, disassembled, damaged and destroyed".
The CEO of Keen Software House said they are "really excited" to bring the game to a "new audience". "With the power of Xbox One, we will be able to offer all of our features with amazing multiplayer options. We expect the Xbox community to unleash amazing creations and astounding worlds that we can't even imagine."
The game is available in multiplayer
Keen Software House is an independent game development studio established in 2010, specialising in games "based on real science, real facts, real physics and real emotions". Their first title, Miner Wars 2081 launched in 2012. Space Engineers is the first title by the company to fully utilise Keen Software's own in-house gaming engine VRAGE, currently in it's second version.
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