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Patent application title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SHELVING UNITS
Dirk Marinus Poortvliet (Zuilichem, NL)
D. J. Koning (Son En Breugel, NL)
W. Struijk (Delwijnen, NL)
IPC8 Class: AA47B5726FI
USPC Class:
Class name: Shelf type knockdown vertically adjustable
Publication date: 2008-09-25
Patent application number: 20080230502
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Patent application title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SHELVING UNITS
Dirk Marinus POORTVLIET
Origin: FALLS CHURCH, VA US
IPC8 Class: AA47B5726FI
USPC Class:
An apparatus is described for assembling a shelving unit consisting of a
frame and a plurality of detachable shelves supported by the frame. The
apparatus comprises a supply section for supplying a shelf, a testing
section for inspecting the supplied shelf, a positioning section for
gripping an approved shelf and subsequently mounting the shelf in the
frame, and a control unit for controlling the apparatus. It is used in
particular for carts for the transport of plants.
1. Apparatus for assembling a shelving unit comprising a frame and a
plurality of detachable shelves supported by the frame, the apparatus
comprising:a supply section for supplying a shelf;a testing section for
approving or rejecting the supplied shelf;correcting elements arranged to
grip the shelf with a force sufficient to distort partially distorted
shelves into a desired pattern for approval by the testing section;a
positioning section for gripping an approved shelf and subsequently
mounting the shelf in the frame; anda control unit for controlling the
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correcting elements are arranged to grip the shelf with a force of at least 1000 N.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shelf is provided with support elements which fit on supports in the frame and wherein the correcting elements are arranged to grip the support elements.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the testing section further comprises a measuring element.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the testing section is able to determine a number of dimensions of the shelf, selected from the group consisting of: width; length; depth; degree of concavity; curvature; torsion; the presence of an edge; and the position and presence of support elements.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the control unit stores a number of standard dimensions of a shelf and the testing section compares the dimensions with the standard dimensions and rejects a supplied shelf that deviates from the standard data.
7. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the testing section comprises a number of sensors and the sensors are mechanically adjustable.
8. Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a disposal section for removal of the rejected shelves.
9. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shelf is provided with support elements which rest on supports in the frame and wherein the positioning section comprises gripping elements which grip the support elements.
10. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the frame consists of separate components that are each provided with supports, the apparatus further comprising a leveling system to level the heights of the supports of the separate components of the frame.
21. Apparatus for assembling a shelving unit comprising a frame and a plurality of detachable shelves to be supported by the frame, the apparatus comprising:a supply section for supplying a shelf;a testing section for approving or rejecting the supplied shelf;a positioning section for gripping an approved shelf and subsequently mounting the shelf in the frame;a lifting element for adjusting the height of the frame or the testing section such that a gripped shelf may be mounted at a height in the frame which is substantially in accordance with the height of the testing section; anda control unit for controlling the apparatus.
12. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the positioning section comprises the lifting element, which is arranged for lifting the frame such that a gripped shelf may be mounted at a height in the frame which is substantially in accordance with the height of the testing section.
13. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the supply section supplies the shelves one by one from a stack at substantially the same height as the testing section.
14. Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the supply section comprises two belts mounted over rollers, between which belts the stack of shelves can be gripped, which belts may be actuated to rotate such that the gripped shelves may be supplied in a controlled manner.
15. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the supply section comprises suction cups for placing a shelf in the testing section.
16. In an apparatus for assembling a shelving unit comprising a frame and a plurality of detachable shelves, an automated method for assembling the shelving unit, comprising:supplying a shelf to a testing section;testing a number of features of the shelf and comparing the features with predetermined requirements;approving shelves that meet the requirements gripping the approved shelf; andmounting the gripped shelf in the frame.
17. Method according to claim 16, further comprising distorting the shelf to adjust it to the predetermined requirements.
18. Method according to claim 17, wherein the distortion of the shelf occurs by gripping a part of the shelf with a correcting element with a force of more than 1000 N.
19. Method according to claim 17, further comprising rejecting and removing shelves that do not meet the predetermined requirements.
20. Method according to claim 16, in which the checking, approving, gripping and mounting of a shelf occurs substantially at a constant height.
21. Method according to claim 16, further comprising locating the shelf to determine its position prior to mounting the shelf in the frame.
[0001]This application is a continuation of international application no. PCT/EP2006/069154 filed on Nov. 30, 2006, which was published under PCT Article 21(2) in English, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
[0002]1. Field of the Invention
[0003]The current invention relates to an apparatus and a method for assembling or putting together shelving units, in particular trolleys for transporting flowers, plants and the like. The invention further relates to systems comprising in combination a plurality of such shelving units and an apparatus for assembling the shelving units.
[0004]2. Description of the Related Art
[0005]Shelving units are known in various fields. Particularly in commercial fields, such shelving units may be assembled for use and subsequently require dismantling for the purpose of transport or storage. At certain locations, such as at the wholesaler's, this process may take place frequently and may involve considerable manpower.
[0006]It is known in the horticultural industry to use trolleys, sometimes referred to as "Danish carts" to transport flowers and other plants. These trolleys are in the form of mobile shelving units comprising a rectangular base of approximately 1 m by 50 cm, provided with wheels. Upright frame elements are inserted into sockets at the four corners of the base and a number of shelves or planks are supported by the frame elements. The shelves are provided with hooks or pins for engagement with appropriate slots in the frame elements. The number of shelves and their spacing will vary according to the plants being transported. It is estimated that 21 million of such trolleys are in operation worldwide and on average each trolley will rotate back to a central depot four times in a given year.
[0007]On returning empty to a depot, the trolleys are preferably knocked-down or dismantled to save space. The shelves are removed one by one from the frame elements by manipulating the hooks out of the slots. Each shelf may then be stacked, e.g. on an empty trolley. Broken or damaged shelves may be discarded or separated. Finally, the uprights are disengaged from the base and the bases and the uprights are stacked separately. This operation involves considerable manpower. At the moment that the market gardener is ready to harvest, a large number of trolleys needs to be put together again to receive the harvest for transport.
[0008]Putting together such trolleys is a complex operation. In particular, each trolley may be assembled differently with a different number of shelves and a different spacing between the shelves. Furthermore, different sorts of shelves have been produced and these are now randomly distributed throughout the industry. As a consequence, the shelves encountered in the assembly of a single individual trolley may vary from one another, e.g. in their width by up to 2 cm. Additionally, the shelves may be deformed or broken and it may be difficult to insert them into the uprights of the base.
[0009]There is thus a need to provide a system and an apparatus wherein at least part of the inconveniences arising when assembling such trolleys, may be overcome.
[0010]According to the present invention there is provided an apparatus for assembling a shelving unit consisting of a frame and a plurality of detachable shelves supported by the frame, the apparatus comprising: a supply section for supplying a shelf, a testing section for approving or rejecting the supplied shelf; a positioning section for gripping an approved shelf and subsequently mounting the shelf in the frame; and a control unit for controlling the apparatus. The control apparatus may control automatic or semi-automatic operation of the supply section, the testing section and/or the positioning section. By this combination of elements it can be provided that only approved shelves, which meet certain criteria, are mounted in the frame.
[0011]According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the testing section may comprise correcting elements which grip the shelf with such a force to distort it to a desired pattern. Supplied shelves may be deformed to such an extent that they would no longer fit into the frame. In particular, they may be twisted or bent. Also, the support elements which rest on the frame, may be bent or even absent. Such deviations from a standard size may hamper or obstruct assembling a shelving unit. By gripping certain components of the shelf and by exerting a force, certain irregularities may be repaired. To be able to distort and correct the shelf, the correcting elements will preferably exert a force on the gripped section of at least 1000 N. Preferably, this force may even be over 2000 N. In general, the force exerted by the alignment elements will be more than 10× the force that is necessary to only grip and move the shelf. It is noted that the testing section including the correcting elements may itself form the basis of an invention and that the apparatus may be used without the positioning section or with a simplified version thereof. The device may then function to test a supply of shelves and correct those shelves that deviate from the desired configuration: shelves that after correction still fail to meet the desired configuration being rejected. The accepted shelves may then e.g. be stored for subsequent use.
[0012]According to a further feature of a preferred embodiment, the shelf is provided with projecting pins that fit into slots in the frame. These pins are gripped by the correcting elements such that bent pins are straightened. It will be clear that shelves and pins that do not deviate from the desired size or pattern, will not or hardly be bent.
[0013]Preferably, the testing section is further provided with one or more measuring elements, such that a number of dimensions of the shelf may be determined in the testing section. Possible dimensions may include: width, length, depth, degree of concaveness, curvature, torsion, the presence of an edge, position and presence of support pins and the like. The control unit is able to store a number of standard dimensions of a shelf in a memory. Subsequently, the testing section may compare the measured dimensions with the standard dimensions and reject a supplied shelf that deviates as such from the standard data. In a simple preferred alternative, the standard dimensions may be established mechanically by the positions of the sensors.
[0014]Shelves that do not meet predetermined requirements will be rejected by the testing section. To this end, the apparatus further comprises a removal facility capable of removing rejected shelves. This may be e.g. an empty cart that is parked under the testing section. On rejecting a shelf, the testing section may release the shelf such that it is dumped into the cart.
[0015]A particularly important feature is the centering or other such position determination of the shelf. In order for the shelf to be quickly and correctly mounted in the frame, its precise position and orientation with respect to a known reference point must be known. For a shelf mounted on pins, the positions of the pins are decisive. According to an important aspect of the invention, the testing section is able to determine the location of the shelf during the process of testing. To guarantee accurate handling of a shelf, such that it fits into the frame, preferably, a standardised or tested element of the shelf is then gripped in the positioning section. With shelves that are provided with projecting pins which fit into slots in the frame, preferably, the projecting pins are determined. The positioning section may then be provided with a number of gripping elements that grip the projecting pins. It is also possible that in the positioning section a shelf is gripped at another location, provided that the relative position of the gripped component relative to the pins or possible other support elements is well determined. Alternatively, this relative position may be determined by the positioning section or otherwise, prior to or during the mounting of the shelf in the frame
[0016]In a preferred embodiment, the positioning section further comprises a lifting element to align the relative heights of a gripped shelf with its desired position in the frame. The lifting element may have the form of e.g. a robot arm, which is movable in all directions to position a shelf from the testing section into the frame. In another alternative, the frame or even the testing section may be mounted on a lifting element for an up- and down-movement. Because of this, it can be provided that a shelf is essentially moved only horizontally from the testing section to the positioning section. This is an extremely important factor in determining the speed of the apparatus.
[0017]It is also important to be able to level the heights of the individual components of the frame, before a shelf is fitted into the frame. To this end, the apparatus may comprise a levelling system to level the positions of the supports of the separate components of the frame. Certain frames may be provided with extension pieces for increasing the height of the frame. Means to correctly position and level these extension pieces may also be provided.
[0018]According to the preferred embodiment, the supply section supplies shelves, one by one, from a stack. The stack is located e.g. on a cart. The supply section may be a similar apparatus to that described in co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/660,316, the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety. According to that device, belts mounted over rollers grip the stack of shelves. The belts may be inflated to grip the shelves and may also be actuated to rotate such that the gripped shelves may be supplied to the upper side of the belts in a controlled manner. By supplying the shelves on the same level as the testing section, the speed of the apparatus may be maximized.
[0019]To put a supplied shelf in its position in the testing section, the supply section may also comprise an arm provided with suction cups. It may cooperate with the aforementioned supply belt or it may take shelves one by one from a stack. Instead of suction cups, depending on the construction of the shelves, other similar holding elements may be used, e.g. magnets.
[0020]The control unit may control the apparatus fully automatically. To this end, only e.g. the desired locations of the shelves in the frame should be indicated in advance, as well as the rejection parameters. It is also possible to work partly automatically as a result of which a driver may indicate each desired position of a shelf and also may generate a rejection signal based on measurements disclosed to him.
[0021]The current invention also provides a method for assembling a shelving unit, wherein the shelving unit comprises a frame and a plurality of detachable shelves supported by the frame, the method comprising: supplying a shelf to an testing section; measuring a number of features of the shelf and comparing the measurements with predetermined requirements; approving a shelf that meets the requirements; gripping the approved shelf; and mounting the gripped shelf in the frame. In this way, because each operation may be carried out mechanically, such a shelving unit may be put together accurately and correctly with little effort and manpower.
[0022]As indicated above, the method may also comprise other steps, such as correcting deviating shelves and rejecting and removing shelves that do not meet the predetermined requirements. The step of mounting the approved shelves in a frame may also be omitted or performed e.g. manually at a later stage.
[0023]According to a preferred embodiment of the method, the measuring, approving, gripping, mounting and optionally also supplying a shelf, occurs at a substantially constant height, as a result of which movement of the shelf is reduced and an increased process speed may be realized.
[0024]The invention relates also to a system comprising a combination of a shelving unit or trolley, which comprises a frame and a plurality of detachable shelves supported by the frame, and an apparatus for assembling the shelving unit as described above.
[0025]An embodiment of the invention will now be described in more detail and will only serve as an example, with reference to the attached figures in which:
[0026]FIG. 1. shows in perspective a cart for flowers for use in the invention, including a detail of the connection between the shelf and the uprights;
[0027]FIG. 2. shows a schematic system overview of the components of an apparatus according to the invention;
[0028]FIG. 3. shows the supply section of a preferred embodiment of the invention;
[0029]FIG. 4. shows the testing section of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 3;
[0030]FIG. 4a shows the testing section such as in FIG. 4 when inspecting a shelf;
[0031]FIG. 5. shows the positioning section of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 3; and
[0032]FIG. 6. shows a plan view of the positioning section of FIG. 5.
[0033]FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a cart 1 of the type intensively used in the flower industry. The cart 1 comprises a frame 2 and a plurality of substantially planar shelves 4 mounted on the frame (for reasons of clarity only one shelf is depicted). In the current example the frame comprises a base 6 mounted on wheels 7. Each corner of the base has been provided with a socket 8 for receiving an upright 10. Although the invention will further be described in relation to such a cart for flowers, it will be immediately apparent for the person skilled in the art that the invention is also applicable to other forms of trolleys or shelving units. In this respect, it is assumed that the term shelf is not restricted to simple planar shelves or plates. The term shelf also comprises: shelving units; planks; baskets; cross elements and other supporting parts that may be utilized in a shelving system.
[0034]As is shown in detail in FIG. 1, each upright 10 comprises an essentially U-shaped groove 18 wherein the support surfaces 14 are directed inwardly. The support surfaces 14 are provided with elongated vertical slots 12 and the shelves 4 are provided with pins 16 that fit into the slots 12 to keep the shelves 4 at the desired height between the uprights 10. As will be further described below, the uprights 10 may be removed from the sockets 8 for stacking the cart 1 for transport or storage. The uprights 10 can also be inserted into the sockets 8 such that the support surfaces 14 face outwardly. In this orientation the shelves 4 can be stacked on the cart 1 such that the pins 16 slide in the open U-shaped groove 18 of the uprights 10. Although not shown, extension pieces may be provided to optionally extend the uprights 10.
[0035]FIG. 2 shows a schematic overview of the components of an apparatus 20 according to the invention. The apparatus 20 consists of a supply section 22, a testing section 24, a positioning section 26 and a control unit 28. Although in the following, reference will be made to physically separate sections that perform each task separately and interact with one another, it will be understood, that the sections may be integrated into combined sections that perform a number of separate tasks.
[0036]A full cart 1 on which a number of shelves 4 are stacked, is located in the supply section 22. The testing section 24 consists of a correcting section 34 and a measuring section 36. Furthermore, a transport bin 38 is located underneath the testing section 24. A robot arm 40 is located in the positioning section 26. Within reach of the robot arm 40 a second cart 1' is positioned which, in this case, is in an uncompleted state. The control unit 28 is electronically connected with the supply section 22, the testing section 24 and the positioning section 26.
[0037]FIG. 3 shows in further detail the supply-22 and testing sections 24 of a preferred embodiment of the invention with a fully stacked cart 1. As can be seen in the details, the uprights 10 are inserted into the sockets 8 such that the pins 16 of the shelves 4 slide into the open U-shaped groove 18 of the uprights 10. For the sake of clarity, not all shelves 4 in the cart 1 are depicted. A cart 1 may carry e.g. up to sixty shelves.
[0038]The supply section 22 includes a robot arm 30 and a supply system 42. The robot arm 30 is provided with suction cups 32 that are able to hold and to move a shelf 4 from the supply system 42. The supply system 42 comprises a number of gripping belts 46, mounted to rotate around a pair of rollers 48, 48'. Each belt 46 is operated by a drive (not shown) provided on the lower roller 48. The belt 46 is made of a resilient material. Within the space defined by the belt 46 and the rollers 48, 48' an inflatable tube 50 is located. The inflatable tube 50 is supported by a plate 52 on the side opposite to the shelves 4. The inflatable tube 50 may be inflated by means not shown, as a result of which the resilient belt 46 inflates and presses outwardly against the shelves 4. The distension of the belt 46 is sufficient to compensate for possible differences in size of the shelves 4. By operating the belts 46 to counter-rotate, the shelves 4 may be moved upwardly to the height of the robot arm 30.
[0039]To move a fully-stacked cart 1 into the supply section, the belts 46 can be opened or moved apart from each other. It is also possible to lower the belts 46 over the cart by rolling them down from above.
[0040]In FIG. 4, the testing section 24 is shown more closely from which it can be seen that the correction section 34 consists of a frame 35 and four alignment elements 54. The frame 35 has a slot 53 with four hinged elements 66 of such a size that a shelf 4 in the slot 53 can be supported by the hinged elements 66. This can be seen in FIG. 4a. The alignment elements 54 have the shape of a pair of tongs 56 that are operated by the force of a pneumatic cylinder 58. In a first position of the tongs 56 (FIG. 4) an opening is located to receive the pins 16 of a shelf 4. A shelf 4 can be put in the slot 53 on the hinged elements 66 by the robot arm 30 of the supply section. Subsequently, the pair of tongs 56 will close using a force of approximately 2000 N. Possible deviations of the pins 16 are thereby corrected. A precision of ±2 mm for the pins is desired to ensure that they will fit well into the slots 12 in the uprights 10.
[0041]In FIG. 4, a number of measuring elements of the measuring section 36 can also be seen. Each pair of tongs 56 is provided with a pin sensor 60 to guarantee the presence of a pin 16 in the pair of tongs 56. It may have the shape of a contact electrode, possibly in a plastic sleeve, that detects the metal pin 16. Also centering elements 61 are provided with sensors 62 that detect the presence of the metal strip forming the edge of the shelf Curvature sensors 64 measure the deviation of the centre of the shelf from its desired position, as a result of which shelves that are undesirably curved may be rejected. Although not further described herein, other sensors e.g. optical, video, contact, piezo, may be applied to determine e.g. the size, weight, cleanliness and otherwise the state of the shelves.
[0042]Under control of the control unit 28, the signals of the different sensors are registered. A shelf 4 satisfying the measurements is approved and subsequently supplied to the positioning section 26. A shelf 4 that does not satisfy one or more measurements is rejected. By folding away the hinged elements 66 and opening of the pair of tongs 56, the rejected shelf 4 drops into the waiting transport bin 38. The transport bin 38 may also be an empty cart and the shelf 4 may then be introduced in a controlled manner between the uprights 10.
[0043]In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the sensors are mechanically adjusted feelers. This means that the position of the sensor itself determines the accuracy of the result. Therefore, by adjusting the curvature sensors 64 to a higher position, the tolerance for curvature of a shelf is reduced. In an alternative variant, instead of sensors, actual measuring elements may be used to measure all important dimensions and properties of the shelf 4 and to compare against predetermined standard dimensions. The standard dimensions and the acceptable tolerances are stored in a memory of the control unit as a pattern. The memory could then store several patterns for use with several dimensions or features of a cart. This could also possibly be indicated automatically e.g. by a label or bar code on the shelves.
[0044]FIG. 5 shows in more detail the positioning section 26 according to the invention. The positioning section 26 comprises a robot arm 40 and a lifting element 68. The robot arm 40 is provided with a gripping part 70 that ensures gripping of the shelf 4. A cart to assemble 1' is mounted on the lifting element 68. By using the lifting element 68, it is possible to move the cart 1' upwards and downwards such that slots 12 for the next shelf 4 to be mounted are always at the same height. This height is then preferably adjusted to the height of the frame 35 of the testing section 24. To ensure that the slots 12 in all four uprights 10 are in the same position, the lifting element 68 is provided with calibration elements 74. The calibration elements 74 register the height of the bottom slot 12 in each upright 10 and transmit it to the control unit 28. By doing so, the uprights 10 may be independently adjusted to the same height by not further specified adjusting facilities. Of course, other ways of adjusting the uprights 10 may also be envisaged.
[0045]In FIG. 6, a plan view of the positioning section 26 is shown. It can be seen that the gripping part 70 comprises four gripping elements 72 each gripping a pin 16 of the supplied shelf 4. Because the shelf 4 has been inspected closely, the positions of these pins 16 are known. Also, to fit between the uprights 10 of the cart 1', the gripping part 70 has a size which corresponds substantially with the size of a shelf 4.
[0046]With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, an approved shelf 4 is gripped by the robot arm 40 from the testing section 24, firstly by a short movement C upwardly over the frame 35. Subsequently or simultaneously, the shelf 4 is tilted D over an angle of 20 degrees. In this position, enough room arises to move the shelf 4 forward E between the uprights 10 of the waiting cart 1'. In a first lateral movement F, the pins 16 are fitted into the slots 12 on the lowest edge. Subsequently, by tilting back G and a second lateral movement H of the shelf 4, the other pins 16 are fitted into their slots 12. By avoiding as much as possible vertical movements of the shelf 4, the transfer from the testing section to the frame can be performed in less than 7 seconds.
[0047]Thus, the invention has been described by reference to certain embodiments discussed above. It will be recognized that these embodiments are susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms well known to those of skill in the art.
[0048]Further modifications in addition to those described above may be made to the structures and techniques described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, although specific embodiments have been described, these are examples only and are not limiting upon the scope of the invention.
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It estimated that a budget cut of £71 billion ($135 billion) would be needed in 2010-11. It also estimated that, even with cuts of this magnitude, Britain would need to borrow more than £600 billion over the next seven years to finance its deficits.
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Chances are good your next airplane trip will begin like this.
Step into a booth, hold your hands up and take a wide stance. Then wait a few seconds while some anonymous officer examines a picture of what's under your clothes.
Federal authorities have used airport body scanners to check travelers for hidden weapons at security checkpoints for three years. At Tampa International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration installed four machines at the end of 2008, as "secondary" screening devices.
By early next month, they'll become the first screening option.
Partly because of privacy concerns, the agency slowly rolled out the machines it called "whole-body imagers.''
Then came the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a jet approaching Detroit. Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab boarded the Northwest Airlines flight in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with powdered explosive in his underwear after walking through a metal detector.
Ever since, federal authorities have pushed to buy hundreds more airport body scanners (now dubbed "advanced imaging technology'') that are designed to identify nonmetallic weapons such as explosives and ceramic knives.
There are now 63 units at 25 airports. The TSA plans to put 450 more scanners into airports by the end of the year. President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 budget calls for an additional 500.
At Tampa International and elsewhere, the TSA is making changes to move more passengers through the body scanners.
The machines had generally been classified as "secondary'' screening devices, used when lines for metal detectors were too long or a passenger needed additional scrutiny. Making them the first screening option shouldn't slow down checkpoint lines, TSA officials say, because officers can steer passengers to other queues with metal detectors.
Civil liberties groups and some members of Congress are alarmed by the government's rush to look under travelers' clothes. Many call the technology an electronic strip search.
They question how much intrusion an airline passenger must endure to fly. One model of TSA scanner was initially used in prisons and at border checkpoints, says Lillie Coney of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
"This is for people who had committed a crime or were a security risk because of the populations they're in," she said.
The TSA describes scanner images as looking like a fuzzy photo negative or chalk etching, depending on the machine model. Passengers' faces are obscured. Officers view images in a room away from the scanners. They can't save images and are prohibited from having cameras or cell phones while working.
The TSA's professional image took a hit this month when a screener in Miami was charged with beating up a co-worker with a police baton.
Rolando Negrin told police his private body parts were observed by co-workers as they trained on body screening machines at Miami International. Negrin finally snapped, he told police, after daily jokes by colleagues about the size of his genitalia.
Air travelers don't seem to mind the technology. In a USA Today/Gallup poll, 78 percent of respondents said they approved of using the scanners, and 67 percent were comfortable being examined by one.
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Hello EVERYONE! I just recently had smartlipo on my stomach, love handles and bra line. Its only been 5 days so I am not sure if this would be helpful! Just to give you a little description about myself I am 5'3 and I weight about 225lbs. I am very curvy and well proportioned. I just wanted my mid-sectioned done because I love the rest of my body. Smartlipo, I was scared out my mind, when I got the Dr. office. The staff was extremely friendly when I was there but they do have a problem with returning phone calls. Now I understand that they are busy, but when I give someone thousands of dollars I do expect a returned phone call that day. Anywho, I was never given any medication prior to the procedure.
The only thing that I was given was shots in all the areas that were going to be done. There were several different numbing needles; from small ones to really big ones! THAT WAS THE WORST!!!!!! IT WAS CERTAINLY PAINFUL AND UNCOMFORTABLE!!!! Once I was numb it got alot better, until the Dr. hit those HOT SPOTS, which are spots that were not all the way numb or from the machine itself. Now here is the WORST part of the ENTIRE 5 days!!!!!!!!! The (((DRAINAGE))) IS BY FAR HORRIBLE!!!!! The moment I got off the gurney I began to drain......ALOT!!!!!! Once the nurse put the MAXI PADS and the body garment on me; by the time I got home 30 min later, I had to change out EVERYTHING. And they only give you one, so you will have to HAND wash the garment and out it in the dryer!
While that was going on, I was in the bathroom, leaking all over the place.....trying to get as much of the fluids out of my body! IT IS ALOT!!!!! Push as much as you can out, before the next day; once tomorrow hits for you, its OVER! You will be waaaay to sore to even touch your body!!!!! I had to change and wash out my garments about every 2 hours....IT SMELLS LIKE RAW MEAT!!!!!! PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BUY THE BED PLASTIC THINGS...AND BUY ALOT! YOU WILL NEED IT....TRUST ME, YOU DONT WANT THAT SMELL IN YOUR BED OR YOUR CLOTHES LIKE ME!!!!! I HAD TO WASH 1 LOAD OF CLOTHES 5 DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE I PUT THE DRESS THAT I HAD ON IN THE WASH WITH OTHER DIRTY CLOTHES AND EVERYTHING SMELLED LIKE RAW MEAT.........VERY NASTY!!!!!! Once you stop draining it gets better because you dont have to change out every 2 hours. See if you can find out what kind of garment your Dr use before you get your procedure done, so you can buy to change out during the drainage! The Garment that I have is a panty gartment that goes under my bust. I dont like this one, I am a 42 DD so I wish I had the one with the straps, but I will purchase on in a couple of days. Do NOT try to over do it! Your body will do what it is suppiose to do! Trying to tie your body down the first couple od days is only going to make you sick, dizzy, nauseous and feeling like you cant brethe. Remember you still have to put on your normal clothes all of that is added weight to your stomach area.....TRUST I KNOW, I DID IT AND I FELT ALL OF WHAT I MENTIONED ABOVE! NOW THIS IS ONLY MY EXPERIENCE.....THESE ARE (((MY))) FACTS!!!!!!! I can already see a differnce, NOT a big one but I do see something...so I cannot wait until a month has passed. I pray I have helped someone who is thinking about smartlipo! If you have any question please feel free to ask!


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COLUMBUS -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Friday that crime scene agents with the Attorney General Office's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) have a new tool to assist in documenting complex crime scenes.
Agents are now using a 3-D laser scanner, which sits on a tripod and rotates 360 degrees, to take millions of precise laser measurements and hundreds of digital photographs. The end result produced with this latest crime scene technology is a "to scale" video that flies through the scene.
"We are always looking to put the best tools in the hands of our BCI agents, so they can be more efficient," said DeWine. "This new technology helps our agents capture more information quickly when they investigate a complicated crime scene. The end product also provides an accurate visual for jurors, which helps county prosecutors with their criminal cases."
Currently, BCI has one 3-D laser scanner in use. By October, four more should be in place. Eventually, the five laser scanners will be spread out across Ohio for BCI agents to use in assisting local law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations.
The images help capture measurements from any object in the scene. The images also help BCI agents reconstruct the crime scene by capturing bullet trajectories and bloodstain patterns. One laser scan takes about five minutes. As many as a dozen scans inside a crime scene (in different areas) may be needed to piece the entire scene together.
BCI has used the 3-D laser scanner technology about a dozen times.


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Taratogs: Arnel Pineda launches music community
A regular guy on the streets, but a musician in the sheets? Don't hide it! Share the talent you've got. Taratogs is a community of music junkies joined together by the relentless passion for sound. Whether you're someone who makes sounds or someone who listens, for as long as you have the heart for music, you are welcome to join. We encourage musicians – independent or signed – to share their craft and engage other members of this community to talk about the art of tunes and encourage others to create, too. By creating this online space, our mission is to keep music and OPM alive. Tara, tugtog!
If you are a musician, songwriter, music lover, poet, cover band, music critic, indie band, professional recording artist, OPM artist, be a part of our community!
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Engl.: Canada wild rye.
Bot. syn.: Elymus brachystachys Scribn. & Ball.
Henriette's herbal is one of the oldest and largest herbal medicine sites on the net. It's been online since 1995, and is run by Henriette Kress, a herbalist in Helsinki, Finland.
Plant Healer Magazine: Very relevant to the practitioner.
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Louisiana business reopens
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:50:05 GMT —
The saying 'better late than never' is ringing true for one Louisiana, Missouri business now more than ever.
Water from heavy rain overflowed a creek a few weeks ago, dumping water in numerous businesses.
A total of about 20 businesses were affected, the majority of which have since re-opened.
The latest to reopen was Pikers Bar & Grill, which was finally able to open its doors Wednesday, August 11th.
KHQA's Jarod Wells caught up with owner.
How nice is it to finally be all done with the work and be back open?
Pikers Bar & Grill Co-owner John Carroll said, "It's very nice. People around town have been asking us when we could get open. We've hustled as much as we could to get it open. We actually are three days later than what we hoped for, but to coordinate all the different contractors it took to come in and do this, it took that much time."
It didn't come very cheap. John Carroll and Pikers face a $30,000 or more loss. That includes the loss of business while closed and repairs.
Carroll said, "We had to remove all the carpet in the entire building, the drywall was wet. We had to take down paneling that was wet and just redo all those things."
Obviously this was a pretty big hit, but do you think you'll be able to recover from it pretty easily?
Carroll said, "Overtime. It's going to take some time, the economy is not that great anyway, so that's going to add to the problem, but overtime, unless we have another catastrophe, I think we'll make it back."
Carroll and his wife decided to do some other rennovations while they were closed and there is still one section that was closed Wednesday. A section of cement had been stained and was going to get one more day to dry. Regardless, the kitchen was full of lunch take-out orders shortly after opening.
Jarod also checked in with the owner of All-Star Pizza again.
The pizza shop was still closed, but the on-line business that operates out of the back of the building has been up and running for a few days.


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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: HOXTON HALL
List entry Number: 1226830
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Greater London Authority
District: Hackney
District Type: London Borough
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 28-Jun-1972
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The Following building was upgraded to II* by virtue of Department of Environment letter HB/5013/274/1 issued on 24-8-1981.
1. HOXTON STREET Nl 5013 (East Side) ---------------- No 128A TQ 3383 30/271 (Hoxton Hall) 28.6.72. II*
2. Formerly Macdonald's Music Hall. 1863. Perhaps altered in 1868. A rare example of an early music hall with a small, high stage and 2 tiers of iron-railed galleries on 3 sides, supported on cast iron columns. The front elevation, to Wilks Place, is of yellow brick and stucco, 3 storeys high and 3 windows wide with an addition to the west. The ground storey is rusticated with 3 blocked openings, the middle one having a dated keystone. The lst floor band is inscribed 'Hoxton Hall' and the centrel (blind) window opening has a segmental pediment on brackets. 2 pilasters run up through a 2nd storey sill-band to a cornice and incomplete pediment. Glazing altered.
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The Great Lakes region has been the site of more than a decade of unrest. The outflow of more than two million Rwandans in the wake of the 1994 genocide was an exodus of unprecedented size and swiftness. The failure of the international community to respond effectively set in motion further cycles of conflict in the region, including a devastating war in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has involved many other countries in Africa and has claimed the lives of more than three million people.
Elsewhere in the region, a decades-long conflict in northern Uganda has abated in intensity, but the rebel Lord's Resistance Army has increased its activities in DRC and the Central African Republic.
As a whole, the region continues to host more than a million refugees and ten million internally displaced persons.
One major source of these conflicts have been disputes over group and national membership: ethnic, racial, and religious populations have been identified as illegitimate members of local communities and nations, and their exclusion has been used to legitimise individual persecution, ethnic violence, civil war and genocide. Targeted populations have been forcibly displaced from their homes, social networks, and governmental protection, and have been forced to seek refuge within their own countries and across borders. In order to meet this challenge, a region-wide approach is needed to generate appropriate networks for sharing information and carrying out joint advocacy initiatives. IRRI's citizenship program seeks to address this challenge.
These series of crises have made the Great Lakes a key testing ground not only for humanitarian response but for efforts to tackle the root causes of these conflicts. In particular the region has been site of experiments in the pursuit of international justice, from the International Criminal Court's investigations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and the Central African Republic to experiments in internationalised justice for Burundi and Rwanda.
There are signs of hope: peace is taking a tenuous hold in Burundi and democratic elections were held in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006. At the regional level, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region is laying the framework for peace, stability and greater regional integration, having adopted a Pact on Security, Stability and Development in December 2006 which entered into force in June 2008.
December 2011
IRRI Primer on Sexual and Gender Based Violence and the Great Lakes Conference
(December 16, 2011) The International Refugee Rights Initiative today launched a primer "Using the Great Lakes Conference to Combat Sexual Violence: A Primer." The launch coincides with the closure of the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in Kampala on the theme "United to Prevent, End Impunity and Provide Support to the Victims of SGBV in the Great Lakes Region."
The primer offers an overview of the content of various ICGLR instruments related to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). It also gives an overview of the institutional architecture which may be engaged in order to give effect to the commitments articulated in the instruments. An annex reproduces portions of the key ICGLR texts which are most relevant to SGBV. The primer is intended to serve as a resource for civil society organisations and others who may wish to engage with the ICGLR as part of their efforts to address SGBV in the region.
Read the full primer here. (It is also available in French).
19 September, 2008
The Great Lakes Pact and the Rights of Displaced People: A Guide for Civil Society
Following the entry into force in June 2008 of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in Africa's Great Lakes region (the Great Lakes Pact), the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) released The Great Lakes Pact and the Rights of Displaced People: A Guide for Civil Society. The Guide aims to help organisations use the Great Lakes Pact to promote the rights of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the region.
Read the Guide in English here.
En francais.
You may download and print our Great Lakes informational brochure here.
Recent publications of the International Refugee Rights Initiative related to the Great Lakes region:
Lucy Hovil, "Challenging International Justice: The Initial Years of the International Criminal Court's Intervention in Uganda," March 2013.
Press Review on responses to the Katanga Verdict, December 28, 2012.
Lucy Hovil and Theodore Mbazumutima, "Tanzania's Mtabila Camp Finally Closed," December 2012
Olivia Bueno, "In Ituri, A Quiet Wait for the Verdict on Ngudjolo," 17 December 2012.
Lucy Hovil, Preventing re-displacement through genuine reintegration in Burundi, Forced Migration Review, December 2012.
IRRI Conducts Civil Society Workshop on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Displacement in Kinshasa, September 2012.
IRRI Organizes Workshop on Democracy, Governance and Youth, September 2012.
Lucy Hovil, "Gender, Transitional Justice, and Displacement: Challenges in Africa's Great Lakes Region", August 2012.
International Refugee Rights Initiative and Rema Ministries, "An urgent briefing on the situation of Burundian refugees in Mtabila camp in Tanzania," August 2012.
Olivia Bueno, "Issues of Reparations in the Lubanga Case: An Interview with a local activist," 24 July 2012.
Olivia Bueno, "14 Years: Too Much or Not Enough?" 16 July 2012.
Holding Ugandan Decision Makers Accountable, May 2012
A Poisoned Chalice? Local civil society and the International Criminal Court's engagement in Uganda, Just Justice: Civil Society, international justice and the search for accountability in Africa, January 2012.
Resisting Repatriation: Burundian Refugees Struggling to Stay in Tanzania, October 2011. (En francais)
Olivia Bueno, "Activists Question ICC's Decision on Witness Protection," 23 September 2011
Lucy Hovil, The Return: Dilemmas for Congolese Refugees in Rwanda, September 9, 2011. Lisez la version française ici.
Lucy Hovil, Hoping for Peace, Afraid of War: the Dilemmas of Repatriation and Belonging on the Borders of Uganda and South Sudan, published as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Research Paper No. 196, November 2010.
Shadows of Return: the dilemma of Congolese Refugees in Rwanda, July 2011


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Source: Sumner County Deed Book , Book 59, page 346
Transcribed by Jan J.
For and in consideration of the sum of one hundred Dollars paid in cash,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I Eunice Smart (single) have
bargained and sold and do hereby transfer and convey unto The Portland Plaining
Mill Co., the following described Lot in Sumner County, State of Tennessee:
situated in the Town of Portland 16th Civil District of aforesaid County
& State and being lot No. 5, west addition to Portland as shown by plat
of same which is registered in the registers office of Sumner County Tennessee
Book 52 page 246, said lot fronts seventy eight (78) ft. on street and runs
back between parallel lines one hundred and sixty seven (167) ft. bounded
on the East by William Ray (now E. A. Denning) and on the West by H. L. Hobdy
(now Mrs. Anderson) to have and to hold the lands with the improvements and
appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Portland Plaining Mill Co.
that I am lawfully seized of said land, have a good right to convey it, and
that it is unencumbered.
And I do further covenant and bind myself my heirs and representatives to warrant and forever defend the title to said property to the said Portland Plaining Mill Co. their heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims of all their heirs and assigns against the lawful claims of all persons. Witness my hand, this the 19th day of March 1908.
Eunice Smart
State of Missouri
Mississippi County
Personally appeared before me William M. Childress, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, the within named Eunice Smart the bargainor, with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged that she executed the within instrument for the purposes therein contained.
Witness my hand and official seal, at Bertrand, Mo. this 19th day of March 1908.
Seal William M. Childress
Term Expires Mar. 9, 1912 Notary Public
Rec'd for Registration May 27, 1908, at 1, 10 o'clock P. M.
Registered & Examined May 28, 1908.
A. C. Dobbins
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edited only to put articles in quotesReality show finalist facing trial for battering teen sister
MARCH 31--An "American Idol" finalist is facing trial next month on charges he assaulted his teenage sister and battled with cops while resisting arrest, The Smoking Gun has learned.
Corey Clark, 22, was arrested last October following a disturbance in his family's Topeka, Kansas home. Neighbors called police after hearing a girl yelling inside the Clark residence on SW 33rd Terrace. One witness told TSG that while he heard loud noises coming from the home, "what finally caught my attention was a lot of screaming. Then I knew somebody was getting hurt."
When police arrived, Clark--now one of nine remaining "American Idol" contestants--and his 15-year-old sister Alecia were questioned separately by officers. After about 15 minutes, Clark became confrontational with cops, screaming and yelling at officers, several of whom responded by wrestling the wiry, 6-foot singer to the pavement. Clark was handcuffed behind his back and placed in a Topeka Police Department cruiser.
While sitting in the squad car, he was somehow able to get his cuffed hands in front of him, causing police to yank Clark out of the car and attempt to re-cuff him, the witness said. When he again struggled with officers, a cop showed Clark a Taser and warned that if he continued to resist, he would be shot with the stun gun. Clark then relented.
He was booked into the Shawnee County jail and charged with a variety of misdemeanors, including battery on four law enforcement officers, battery on his sister, and endangering a child. After three days in custody, Clark was released on bond, a condition of which was that he have no contact with his sister. On a bond application form, Clark wrote that he had worked as a "self employed entertainer" for the prior eight years and was "currently enrolling into school for audio engineering."
On December 4, just days after Clark was tabbed as one of the final 234 "Amercan Idol" contestants, he was named in a three-count misdemeanor complaint filed by prosecutors in Kansas District Court. The complaint, which modified the original police counts, charged Clark with resisting arrest, battery upon his sister, and criminal restraint. If convicted of the charges, Clark faces a maximum of a year in prison on two of the misdemeanors, and a max of six months on the third count.
Along with three neighbors and five cops, Kansas prosecutors listed Clark's two sisters--Alecia and 19-year-old Ajia--as prospective witnesses. In preparation for Clark's trial, scheduled for April 15 in Topeka, prosecutors recently began serving subpoenas to those expected to testify as government witnesses.
In late-January, Clark was picked as one of the 32 "American Idol" semifinalists, and he has continued to advance in the competition. He is now one of nine remaining competitors who can be seen performing twice weekly in prime time on Fox Television.
Shortly after his October arrest, Clark briefly relocated to Nashville, but he is now ensconced in a Hollywood Hills mansion with his fellow "American Idol" finalists.
The pending criminal charges against Clark were not the wannabe star's first brush with the Kansas court system. In April 2000, he was sued by Wal-Mart for passing more than $600 in bad checks at a Topeka store. One year later, Clark was sued by a Topeka grocery store where he allegedly passed a bad $50 check. In the case of the Wal-Martlawsuit, it appears Clark made good on the bad paper nearly two years after the retail giant filed its District Court lawsuit. But that was not before Wal-Mart secured seven separate garnishment orders on Clark's bank account (though those attempts yielded only $49.77 and repeated notices from the Bank of American that Clark's account had
"no funds," or was "overdrawn." The grocery store, JM Bauersfeld's, fared better, getting repaid just five months after filing against Clark in District Court.
So, were/are "American Idol" producers aware of Clark's criminal predicament? Well, TSG long ago stopped believing anything that reality TV producers say when it comes to what they did or did not know about a contestant's past. It appears that a combination of Keystone Kops background checks, participant mendacity, and unblinking networ indifference has guaranteed that drunk drivers, bankrupt deadbeats, shoplifters, bondage actresses, and assorted convicted criminals will continue to populate reality TV shows.
For its part, Fox has adopted a blanket policy whereby network executives refuse comment "on the private lives of show participants." That's not a bad stance when you consider that this year's original 32 "American Idol" semifinalists included a convicted thief, an Internet porn model, and guy who's been charged in connection with a fight that ended in the death of a Pennsylvania man. In fact, Fox booted the contestant, Jaered Andrews, a month before he was even arrested for misdemeanor assault.
TSG will venture a guess that Fox knew about Clark's rubber checks, but were unaware that he had been popped for battering his little sister (if true, not exactly "Idol" behavior). Either way, April 15 will turn out to be a taxing Tuesday for him, with Clark scheduled to be in the Topeka dock at 10 AM and, as of now, singing live on TV
later that day.
And I sing sometimes like my life is at stake because you're only as loud as the noises you make.
Holy Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forget how he can't carry a tune- this is COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY unacceptable!
I can't stand to watch him perform Tuesday- it makes me sick. Battering his 15-year-old sister???? That's sick!
And I sing sometimes like my life is at stake because you're only as loud as the noises you make.
I don't understand what kind of background checks are being done....
I wonder if Paula still thinks he's cute?
"Rice is great when you're hungry and want 2,000 of something' -- Mitch Hedberg
Buh-bye, Corey! (I hope.)
Well, Frenchie got the boot...Looks like Trenyce will be staying...what will happen to Supafly?
I think it's too late to boot him out now, unless he didn't tell the producers about it.
For goodness sake, last week we find out we could have an American shoplifting Idol, now this.
"That's Numberwang!"
I read a funny headline somewhere about "where are they getting these contestants, America's most wanted?"
I thought the headline was funny, though the story is appalling.
Fox really has dropped the ball, imo.
"They can only edit what you give them. They cannot manufacture a fictional character out of thin air." (Bill Rancic - 4/04)
Regarding editing reality TV: "You can't edit IN a bad personality." ("Cali"-11/02)
BB8 - A "conveyor belt of human garbage." ("Pono" - 9/07)
And it sounds like he was a real gentleman with the police ...
I didn't like Corey to start with, now I know why.
Meanwhile doing the happy dance cause I actually got to start a thread! (grins)
Whoa.... I didn't really like him before, but that's like really not cool. I wonder how that will affect his votes....


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A Calling Card business is a popular kind of activity in the VoIP sphere. The Calling Card platform allows one to provide subscribers with international or long distance calls via a VoIP network. This business sector is attractive for VoIP newcomers. Nowadays, Internet telecommunications services are highly developed. Lots of applications are available for making calls but due to calling cards, customers can make calls from any phone so it is not necessary to have Internet connection for making calls. That's why the Calling Card business has remained popular so far.
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Santa Barbara County has taken a stand on a controversial proposal to ban new oil drilling in the only section of state waters off the county's coastline where it could still occur.
KCLU's Lance Orozco reports it was a close vote by County Supervisors on an issue which pits environmental concerns against potential economic benefits.
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A Quarterback BonanzaPosted by on August 4, 2011 – 7:41 pm
Welcome to the Redskins Pick-Three Quarterback Lottery (sorry Ben Chappell and Marc Verica). When Week 1 rolls around, will the winning numbers be 12, 8, and 1? Or will they be 8, 12, and 1?
It doesn't look like there will be a combination featuring No. 1 first, but stranger things have happened.
The running story-line for the remainder of camp will be to see who seizes control at the quarterback position. Beginning with the new old guy, No. 8, Rex Grossman looked like anybody looks on their first day of training camp: rusty. Tin Man-rusty.
I don't have any concerns with his ability to grasp the offense. I don't hold it against him that he doesn't know his receivers. My concern for today was his mechanics. The knock on Grossman has always been that he turns the ball over, and he was dancing around in the pocket, short-arming the ball, and throwing off his back foot today. In situations where defensive players are not allowed to touch you, probably shouldn't look so antsy back there. So what if it's a sack in the regular season? Make the throws now and don't try to do too much.
No. 12, John Beck has looked good at times during camp, and he has looked a little off in camp. Today he was a little off. He's been battling a little soreness in his shoulder the last couple of days, so maybe his passes weren't quite so crisp. Maybe the presence of competition in uniform made him a little over-excited. And maybe it's still the first week of practice. I would really like to see him string together a couple of really good practices for his, and everyone else's sake.
No. 1, Kellen Clemens looked surprisingly fluid in the offense, and made a decent first impression. For the record, Clemens was brought to Washington with no experience in the Shanahan offense, and is unlikely to be a factor in this "open quarterback competition." He appears to put noticeably less zip on the ball than Beck and isn't as mobile in the pocket. But he makes all of the throws pretty well and he didn't make any monumental mistakes on Day 1.
On Day 1 of this quarterback lottery, I would put it as a lackluster 12, 8, 1.
Tags: john beck, kellen clemens, rex grossman, Training Camp, washington redskins
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By thtfan on Aug 4, 2011 | Reply
Hey Brian,
Love the blog. How did Hightower look aside from the customary fumble?
By Brian Tinsman on Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
Hightower looked good in limited reps today. Hard to take a lot from only a few plays, but I know Turner and Shanahan wanted a back that can break the big one at any time. Hightower, more than anybody else on the team right now, is that guy. Ball security is something that has plagued him, but that's supposed to be one of Turner's specialties. He has a chance to really flourish in this system I would say, but that's premature…at this point, he looks good.
By reesespieces on Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
Soreness eh? I know Becks improved as the players around him have noted. I'm sure by the end of the year if he's still starting, the question will be: Do we draft a QB or draft another need position?
By Redskins24/7Milennium on Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
Lackluster lottery of QBs? The three of them have the combined luster of a gray formica desk.
By Brian Tinsman on Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
That is a very specific reference, and I appreciate the visual 😛 Here's my offer to you–Don't write anybody off yet and we'll see how it shakes out in the preseason games. Deal?
By Redskins24/7Milennium on Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
This season is all about Luck… Andrew Luck and being horrible enough to draft him in 2012.
By Redskins24/7Milennium on Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
After 20 years of misery, we've had to Deal with quite enough already.
Besides, I think getting Luck, by any means necessary is in fact the smart thing to do.
By Brian Tinsman on Aug 5, 2011 | Reply
Ever heard of Ryan Leaf? Or Heath Shuler?


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Japan Football Association board member Motoaki Inukai has emerged as a solid candidate to become the head of the national soccer governing body, sources close to the JFA said Wednesday.
Inukai, 66, who had said before that he received no offer, admitted Wednesday that he has held a private meeting with outgoing President Saburo Kawabuchi, but declined to discuss what they talked about.
Meanwhile, Kawabuchi only said after coming out of a meeting to select a new lineup for the JFA board of directors, "Things are moving forward."
The JFA is scheduled to finalize the selection of the president in a meeting on Saturday.
Kawabuchi, 71, will leave his post at the expiration of his third two-year tenure on Saturday. He is known for playing a leading role in the establishment of the J. League.


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The dollar was higher against the euro and the Japanese yen this morning, supported by a rise in U.S. bond yields and overall improvement in the US economic outlook.
Any further signs of weaker euro zone economic activity likely to help it sustain gains against the common currency.
A key German business survey is due for release this morning and while analysts forecast the IFO business climate index will stay steady, many traders are bracing for a lower than forecast number after last week weaker than expected purchasing managers index reading. Any reading significantly outside of expectations could hurt the Euro and stoke concerns about a recession and may trigger a sell-off in the euro.
The Australian and New Zealand currencies struggled to make any gains against the U.S. dollar during the early Asian trading session as concerns about global growth weighed on riskier currency assets ahead of bond auctions in Europe and an EU meeting later this week.
The Australian dollar stalled after some good gains last week.
Early buying from a Swiss bank sent the Aussie to a session high of $1.0493. Still, worries about a hard economic landing in China, Australia's single biggest export market, have soured the Aussie's outlook.
Commodity currencies also face risks from several events this week, including key economic data from Germany, bond auctions in Italy and a meeting of euro zone finance ministers.
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The mission of Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen is very close to our heart at Eleventy and we could not be more proud to be working with them as their agency of record, said Eleventy president Ken Dawson. They serve over 1,000 people every day in New York City but the need is so much greater, and we feel privileged to be helping them build stronger relationships with their volunteers and donors. Through strategic direct marketing we will help them serve more meals and provide more services to those in need.
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Gas Technology Institute's Kenderdine defends deepwater drilling program
Last summer's Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized $1.5 billion for research on ultra-deepwater drilling and other unconventional methods to discover new oil and natural gas reserves. But with energy companies announcing record profits and growing consumer concern about gasoline prices, President Bush and Republican lawmakers want to rein in spending seen as benefiting the oil and gas industry. During today's OnPoint, Melanie Kenderdine, vice president of the Gas Technology Institute, defends the controversial deepwater drilling program and explains why the research is needed to boost energy supplies.


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Gmail has become popular with many users due to its ever expanding feature set, browser-based implementation, and ease of use. But users who choose Gmail may also have other e-mail accounts they need to access and respond to. Gmail offers users the ability to receive and send e-mail from another account without ever leaving your Gmail login. However, any mail sent in this way informs the recipient the mail has been sent "on behalf of" and shows your Gmail address.
Some users may not mind the fact Gmail does this, for others it is an annoyance or unacceptable as they may want to keep their Gmail address private. So late last week Google decided to fix the problem and allow users to send e-mail from other accounts without the "on behalf of" Gmail address link.
The change is a simple one. In the settings of each third-party account you can now adjust the SMTP server mail is sent through. To do this just navigate to Settings->Accounts and click the "edit info" link next to the account you want to modify. Click "Next Step" to get past the first options screen and you will then be able to select "Send through SMTP servers".
After the change is made the Gmail servers are no longer used to send mail from that account meaning the "on behalf of" is no longer needed and the recipient will never know you were using Gmail to respond.
Read more at The Official Gmail Blog
Matthew's Opinion
I manage five e-mail accounts through Gmail and I did find it frustrating that recipients would know my Gmail e-mail. For some contacts you just want to keep such details private, especially if you are using one of your accounts for business correspondence and your Gmail account is a personal account.
It was also nice to see I didn't need to go searching for the SMTP name as Gmail automatically filled the box for me. This really does make the switch a button click and the more accounts you have to change the more you'll appreciate that fact.
A couple of years ago I looked at browser-based e-mail and couldn't see the appeal. But now I work on multiple machines and have several e-mail accounts to keep in check I don't know how I'd cope without it and Gmail keeps improving things with regular feature rollouts.


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text: Car Crazy has produced a 30 minute show about Le Mans Classic 2006. It will be aired August 13,2007 on Speed Channel. Throught this link, you can see the TV schedule. While Le Mans Classic 2008 is now less than a year away, this might be the right show to watch to keep you waiting. Another fun show to watch are the "speed secrets" that we may be using at the coming LMC08. To get an idea of the next best thing to Ricky Bobby, click here!


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Notre Dame from Quai de Montebello - PHOTOGRAPHER COMMENT
I would have liked to take a panorama directly opposite the side of the Notre Dame de Paris, but there was not a good vantage point there because the top of the wall was lined with tall boxes. This was the nearest I could get, where steps lead down to the walkway along the Seine, and where numerous people paused to take pictures of the side of Notre Dame. This panoramic image shows both the side of Notre Dame and views along the River Seine.
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Notre Dame from Quai de Montebello - Paris visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Notre Dame from Quai de Montebello' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Paris.
The Quai de Montebello in Paris is another classic spot from which to take photographs of the Notre Dame de Paris. From this vantage point the whole side of the 130m long cathedral is visible, including the 60m tall towers, 90m high spire and the vast flying buttresses that hold the church up. Other good vantage point include the Place du Parvis Notre-Dame for a view of the front of the cathedral, Square Jean XIII for a view of the rear, and the Pont au Double.
Both the Pont au Double and the Pont de l'Archeveche link the Quai de Montebello with the Île de la Cité.
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New Developments in Topical Sequential Therapy for Psoriasis
J. Y. M. Koo, MD
Topical therapy is central in the treatment of psoriasis, and is indicated for most patients who have 20% or less of their body surface affected. Topical agents are associated with a lower side-effect burden compared with systemic therapies, which are generally reserved for patients with severe or non-responsive disease. However, individual topical agents have their own limitations. Topical corticosteroids, the most widely prescribed topical agents for psoriasis in the US, are highly effective in short-term use, but are associated with the potential for significant side-effects with long-term use, including atrophy, telangiectases, striae, and tachyphylaxis.
Sequential Therapy
The technique of sequential therapy was developed to maximize the shortterm
efficacy of topical agents while minimizing side-effects associated with
long-term maintenance therapy. Other topical agents, such as the vitamin D
analog calcipotriene, are safer in long-term use, but they are also slower acting
than commonly used high-potency topical steroids. Combining agents such as
calcipotriene with corticosteroids in the context of sequential therapy is now
widely practiced in the treatment of psoriasis. The utility of this approach has
also been clearly demonstrated in recent trials.
on weekdays, hence the terms weekday-weekend or pulse therapy. The length of this phase varies; recent trials describing sequential therapy for psoriasis have reported results extending up to 6 months, but longer duration of treatment may be indicated to prevent recurrence in some patients. Eventually, for the third or maintenance phase, only a non-steroid, namely calcipotriene, is used until the lesions clear completely.
Clinical Trials of Sequential Therapy
The technique of pulse therapy was developed in placebo-controlled trials over a decade ago. Katz and colleagues, for example, evaluated the use of betamethasone for extended maintenance therapy.3 Following short-term, twice-daily treatment for 2- 3 weeks, 38 of 59 enrolled subjects achieved 85% improvement from baseline and were rolled into the second phase of the study. Thereafter, subjects were randomized to weekend use of either betamethasone or placebo. Seventy-four percent of the betamethasone group and 21% of the placebo group maintained clinical remission for 12 weeks, suggesting that pulse dosing was safe and efficacious for long-term treatment.
Combination Therapy: Calcipotriene With Corticosteroids
Some years later, following the introduction of
calcipotriene, investigators focused on the addition
of this vitamin D analog to sequential therapy with
corticosteroids. Lebwohl and colleagues evaluated the
daily use of both calcipotriene and halobetasol for the
sequential treatment of mild-to-moderate psoriasis.4
After 2 weeks of daily combination therapy (i.e.,
clearing phase), 40 of 44 subjects demonstrated 50%
or greater improvement, and were randomized to one
of two groups: weekend halobetasol therapy with
either weekday calcipotriene or weekday placebo. Through 6 months of treatment, 76% of subjects
in the calcipotriene group maintained remission,
compared with 40% of those in the placebo group
(p=0.045). The results of this trial clearly demonstrated
that calcipotriene in combination with a class I
corticosteroid was tolerable to patients, and that this
combination improved remission rates in the second
phase of sequential therapy.
New Steroid Formulations and Sequential Therapy
New formulations of topical steroids have proliferated
in recent years. Among these formulations is the
introduction of foam vehicles such as the clobetasol
propionate foam (Olux, Connetics). This foam is
a thermolabile vehicle that breaks down on contact
with human skin and at body temperature, providing
for convenient and elegant application. Data from
a variety of in vitro studies indicate that this foam
formulation is a more efficient vehicle for drug
delivery than other topical formulations, including
both creams and ointments.8-11
As mentioned previously, the results also support in vitro data suggesting that degradation of calcipotriene does not occur when it used immediately following application of a topical steroid.6 At the 2005 AAD meeting, the results of the second phase of this trial were reported.12 In this part the second phase of the sequential treatment approach subjects who achieved at least 50% improvement in target lesions during part one were randomized to one of two groups: weekday calcipotriene b.i.d. with weekend use of either clobetasol foam (b.i.d.) or placebo. Through 6 months of treatment, the combination therapy group showed a consistent, although not statistically significant trend toward greater maintenance of remission compared with the monotherapy group. Because this trend was similar for all assessments used in the study, the authors suggested that there may be a positive effect associated with the combination of clobetasol foam and calcipotriene in pulse therapy. Given the consistency of these trends, it is possible that the results would have been statistically significant if a greater number of subjects had participated in the study (n=38, intent-to-treat population).
Topical sequential therapy is an accepted and widely
practiced technique for rapid clearance of lesions and
long-term maintenance of remission. This approach
is a fruitful balance between maximizing efficacy and
minimizing side-effects. Current sequential therapy
paradigms are rooted in the synergistic effects of
topical agents with different mechanisms of action
and divergent side-effect profiles, in particular, the
use of a class I corticosteroid with calcipotriene.
Used together in daily application of the clearance
phase, these agents complement one another and
promote the rapid induction of remission. Subsequent
weekend steroid therapy combined with weekday
calcipotriene reduces the potential for steroid-related
side-effects while improving the maintenance of
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This Fall highlights the introduction of a new men's capsule collection brought to you by the same creative minds behind Hellz. The strong and progressive graphics have been thoughtfully crafted to reflect the overall theme of this project, entitled: "The Gentleman, The Philosopher, The Pervert, and the Rebel", the four men who make the world go round.
The line mirrors Hellz' aggressive and subversive perspective of art and popular culture. In addition, this collection is only a preview of future endeavors which will include a full range cut-and-sew program. The line is available at select Hellz retailers while a micro site, seen here, has been created for this special project as well.