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Robots Use 3D Vision to Improve System Costs and Product Quality
by Steve Prehn, Sr. Product Manager for Material Handling and Vision
FANUC America Corporation Posted 01/20/2010
3D vision could become standard equipment on robots in a decade or less, according to experts in the machine vision field.
"Vision is a very critical technology," says Jeremy Pennington, a controls engineer at Guide Engineering in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, an integrator with customers in the auto industry. "It allows integrators to set up cells that do not require extensive fixturing to locate parts." Part fixturing adds cost, and reduces the flexibility of a robot cell tasked with handling multiple parts. Tooling is very expensive and it's very fixed. Vision systems minimize the time required to change a line over to run different part styles. "With vision, you simply run a different robot program, and don't need to switch out fixtures." Millions of dollars can be saved on tooling and racks in auto plants alone.
The Added Benefit of Using 3D Vision
A vision system takes an image and uses algorithms to find the things an operator trains it to find. An image is basically data, a series of pixels that each have a gray-scale value. Image processing algorithms have been created that recognize patterns or structures in the image data. With vision cameras, operators can find features and mathematically figure out where the part is in space and guide the robot to the part.
Robot operators know where an image was taken so they can identify where an object is sitting and make judgments about its size, whether it's part A or part B, and whether it has errors or not. Whatever program the robot is designed to do, it can adapt based on the images and algorithms. For example, if a part is larger than another part, the robot might take a different path. Or, part A might have to get dropped off at a different place than part B. "Ultimately a robot with machine vision will be able to manipulate any part in any orientation," says David Dechow, president of Aptura Machine Vision in Lansing, Michigan.
"When extracting part positions with a single 2D camera, certain assumptions must be made," explains Edward Roney, national account manager of Intelligent Robotics and Vision systems at FANUC Robotics. "2D systems find a part in X, Y and rotation if you assume the Z (distance from the camera) did not change. If the part moves closer to the camera, changes size, or is tipped differently, traditional 2D systems may miscalculate where the part is in space. 3D systems are more robust, and allow the robot to know exactly where the part is, so the robot can pick up the part cleanly."
"I believe that the technology is moving at a fast enough pace now," says John Burg, president of Ellison Technologies Automation (ETA), a Council Bluffs, Iowa-based integrator of robotic systems. "Prices will go down, ease of use will go up, and customers will be demanding more and more of the flexibility that vision brings."
Burg predicts that 3D vision and robotics will work hand-in-hand in material handling, welding, and loading machine tools, all the while increasing quality and minimizing manual labor. "The reason you do something like install new technology is that in the long run it costs less," Burg says.
Pennington says, "What happens – either with an onboard camera system or a remotely mounted camera – is you can get a snapshot of an object and find out where that object is in space, relative to the robot's position, and the robot can use that positional data. It makes it able to go out and find that object no matter where you move it."
ETA's Burg says his company installed a robotics system with 3D vision for the processing of 4x2x1/4-inch plates. They start as bar stock, are cut to size, dropped into a bucket and transferred into a room where robots are used to put a hard surface on the plates via a welding process to make them last longer.
"The welding process tends to contaminate the gripper. If the gripper encounters a different-sized part, the new-sized part can be contaminated. Before vision, adjustments needed to be done manually. Now, robot positions can be verified on each part," Burg explains. "The 3D vision allows them to show the part to the 3D camera, and the robot can adjust all its points and now they run without manual intervention."
The company had four robots doing this process for ten years, but at any given time, one robot was always in need of manual adjustment. Now the company does the same work with three robots and a lot less labor. "There's a job that never could have been done with 2D because you needed the plane of the part, whether it's tilted up or down two or three degrees or swung to one side a half a degree," Burg says.
Integrated 3D Systems
FANUC Robotics has developed the industry's first integrated 3D system into their robot controllers. Picking a part found with vision requires the translation of this position into known robot coordinates. If a part position is found to move with six degrees of freedom (X,Y,Z, Roll, Pitch and Yaw) this translation into robotic positions can quickly become a daunting calculation. 3D-vision processes are executed on the main robot CPU eliminating additional hardware and communication delays, while leveraging the robot's knowledge of its relative relationships in space (kinematics).
"It's a big difference having an integrated vision system," Pennington says. "If you want to integrate a third-party camera and collect offset data, there's a lot of manipulation of that data you have to do to get it back to the robot. Additional hardware and software is needed to accomplish that. And it takes an experienced person days to get that integrated." Setting up FANUC's integrated 3D system takes just hours, according to Pennington. Burg says the integrated 3D-vision system is a "huge step" in the evolution of the technology.
Best Applications for Vision
A pro-3D-vision case can be made for every robotic application. "Vision's universal," FANUC Robotics' Roney says. "I wouldn't say it fits in one place and not another. It can do so many things. It's a data collector. You just have to decide if you need 2D data or 3D data. It's an enabler. Almost any application can benefit from it."
Burg adds, "We are seeing more and more applications for 3D. It gives us the ability to not only know where the part is in X and Y and rotation, but it gives us the ability to also understand the angle of a surface. Now a robot can come in directly perpendicular to that surface and grip the part more effectively and repeatedly."
Yet some applications seem to present better opportunities than others – like welding, bin picking, packaging, and machine tool loading – and are leading the way in 3D-vision adoption.
Welding – In welding, robots that use vision can adapt to subtle changes in the presentation of the two components that are to be welded. Other than having a human doing the welding, there's no way to automatically adapt other than to use vision to tell the robot a part has a slightly different shape and requires a slightly different welding path. Even in a spot-welding application, it can be useful for error proofing. In that sense vision could be useful on every welding robot.
Bin Picking – In the robotic industry, the premiere application has been the ability to bin pick randomly stacked parts. There are three key elements involved (Vision, Bin Avoidance and Collision Detection). Vision is the most obvious – Where is that part? But what about the constraints of the bin wall? As the robot gets farther into the bin, the parts become harder to pick out. There's modeling that's done in a bin-picking package that understands the picking tool, the sensor and the constraints of the arm itself so that once the part is found, calculations on the robot are made as to whether it can actually get that part out of the bin. Even though the models are rather sophisticated, they're still generalized. Eventually the robot is going to hit the wall. It has to sense if it was a soft hit or a hard hit since hard contact can damage the robot. "We've been very successful with both structured and random bin picking," says FANUC Robotics' Roney. "Structured is where everything is facing up where-as with random, the parts come in a pile. The latter offers more challenges, but with the technologies listed previously, they become very doable."
Packaging – Packaging is an area where vision is critical. Food products often come down a conveyor or slide down a ramp into a pickup area. There's no repeatable positioning. The products end up in different positions and need to be picked up, oriented and placed in the package. Vision allows the robots to find the product and make that happen.
3D vision also offers performance advantages when stacking parts on a wooden pallet, or removing them. Parts may not only shift side to side, but may also be at different heights, or at different angles. Pallets are easily damaged by fork trucks, and this damage translates into inconsistencies in the presentation of the parts to the vision system. Robots that handle parts or boxes that are stacked on pallets can't blindly assume they are always in the exact same place.
Loading Machine Tools – "In many of our applications, we're picking up a part and loading a part directly into a machine tool," says ETA's Burg, "and in many cases the fixturing in that machine tool does not have the forgiveness for an out- of-location robot placement. We have to put it in there pretty accurately so it clamps properly and the process happens correctly. If we don't do that, you get a bad part. Worse yet, you could cause a crash in the machine tool and that can be very costly."
3D Vision as Quality Control
While 3D vision makes robots more efficient and effective and therefore enhances throughput, integrators and their customers also benefit from vision's quality control capabilities. "A 3D system mounted on a robot provides us with a way to measure and verify several critical dimensions on cast parts," says Bill Yeck, General Manager at Epoch Robotics, Holland, Michigan. "The flexibility of this approach allows us to move the sensor so it is in the right position on the part, and switch to other part types easily."
"Applications are all over the board," says Guide Engineering's Pennington. "The use of vision systems is getting more and more critical, because people who buy the final product want everything to be perfect. When you have a camera system, you can have 100-percent inspection and be confident that the part you're sending to your customer is good. A human just doesn't have the capability to check 100 percent over long periods of time."
Aptura Machine Vision's Dechow agrees. "The principal value of machine vision is to provide a go/no-go decision on product quality. This avoids adding more cost and operations to components that are already bad. It also provides protection against things like product returns."
FANUC Robotics America, Inc. is an RIA Supplier Member. For additional information, please contact FANUC Robotics America, Inc., Rochester Hills, Michigan, at (800) iQ-ROBOT (477-6268), or click here.
Originally published by RIA via www.robotics.org on 01/20/2010


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REVIEW: Machete Cuts Just Deep Enough to Leave a Mark
Within the first five minutes of Robert Rodriguez's Machete, his cheeky, freewheeling return to exploitation homage, there's a car crash, a mutilation, a decapitation, a baker's dozen deaths by blade, a naked lady, and a Steven Seagal sighting. And that's not even mentioning the clamshell cell tucked up the naked lady's hoo-ha. Then the film ramps right up to a pseudo-vintage, sprocket-skipping title sequence that promises the most deliciously random cast in recent memory: Jessica Alba AND Lindsay Lohan, Seagal AND Robert De Niro, a Nash Bridges reunion AND a Danny Trejo leading-man coronation. Though the film can't reasonably maintain this 10-gags-a-minute trajectory, it sure does try. Forget modulation, nuance or storytelling, this is a movie that hits hard from first to last, no questions asked or logic followed.
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I have an Mac/Win application that performs well on Mac, relatively well on some Windows systems and absurdly poor on several Windows machines.
I'll start with the results, time it takes to generate a report. To get final result, my applications reads records from disk and caches some intermediary results back to disk. So it comes down to read and write operations.
MacBook Air (SSD disk) - Mac version - 5 seconds.
MacBook Air - MacOS in VMWare (single core used) - 12 seconds
MacBook Air - WinXP in VMWare (single core used) - 35 seconds
NoName Box, cheap c2d, Win7 Home - 10 minutes
HP Intel Pentium 2.8 GHz, Win 8 Pro - cca 45 minutes
My friend's Win7, some Intel with 4 cores, normal HDD - 25 seconds
This looks crazy. Insane time differences. It's the same code, only platform specific calls are different. On Windows it comes down to CreateFile(), ReadFile(), WriteFile(), SetFilePointer() etc.
On my system I have downloaded FileMon utility by Russinovich and when I look at the activity I can see READ, WRITE, LOCK, UNLOCK calls and they're all marked with SUCCESS. Reads are in shared files, that's why there are locks. The cache file (used for writing) is exclusive, so there are no locks on it.
Next time I have access to the Win8 computer I'll look at it with FileMon, but I'd like to know if there's any other tool that could tell me what is going on.
That computer was bought this friday. They had a bit older Win7 machine (in above tests it's a 10 minute machine) and I was telling them it's a slow computer and they should buy something better. Ha!
This friday they called me and we tried the report and I was perplexed and ashamed at the same time as it is my application and I don't have the slightest idea why it runs so slow. This new Win8 box is again a cheap box (cca 400 EUR + TAX), like I said above, some HP with Intel Pentium at 2.8 GHz, not sure about other specs.
That's why I'd like to test it somehow and see why is my application so painfully slow. How could performance on any modern hardware be so much different? Five or 25 seconds vs 45 minutes. How can this be?
Any suggestions for other tools or maybe some system calls I can put in my own code? Any good disk benchmarking tool that can monitor live disk performance in other applications?
Edit - It's a rather old application that I still maintain, but don't change the basics at all, so it's a 32 bit process on both platforms.


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The Educational Imagination: On the Design and Evaluation of School Programs (Third Edition)
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This paperback reprint of the 1994 edition is a highly regarded curriculum development book by one of the most prominent figures in the field. It is designed to help readers understand the major approaches to curriculum planning and the formation of educational goals. In this edition, Eisner provides a conceptual framework that shows learners the different ways in which the aims of education can be regarded...and, describes their implications for curriculum planning and teaching practices. Coverage is grounded in the belief that the appropriateness of any given educational practice is dependent upon the characteristics and context of the school program, and the values of the community that program serves. Chapter titles include: Schooling in America: Where Are We Headed; Some Concepts, Distinctions, and Definitions; Curriculum Ideologies; The Three Curricula That All Schools Teach; Educational Aims, Objectives, and Other Aspirations; Dimensions of Curriculum Planning; On the Art of Teaching; The Functions and Forms of Evaluation; Reshaping Assessment in Education; Some Examples of Educational Criticism; and A Criticism of an Educational Criticism. For teachers and anyone else involved in planning educational curriculums.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was my favourite of the series, by far, and that's no slight to Vice City, which I treasure. Still, there was something about C.J.'s adventures that made me feel like I'd lived the greatest summer ever.
So it is with a lot of personal affection for the game that I recommend watching this impressive side-by-side staging of the Grand Theft Auto V trailer with a virtuoso representation of its shots in San Andreas. This was created by YouTube user CreativityZone. Seen in this way, it really does feel like Rockstar is making its next game true to its roots.
I got nowhere near completing IV. I 100 percented San Andreas. I don't know if I will do the same in Grand Theft Auto V, but I will take a long, long look around when I am there.
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Clinton to 'think seriously' about 2016 bid — next year
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she will start to "think seriously" about a 2016 presidential bid next year.
"I want to think seriously about it. I probably won't begin thinking about it until sometime next year," Clinton said in response to Long Island business leaders, according to Newsday. "I will think about it because it's something on a lot of people's minds. And it's on my mind as well. But I want us to think more broadly."
The former secretary of State's comments are similar to what she recently told New Yorkmagazine, in which she acknowledged for the first time that she is considering another presidential campaign. At the same time, though, Clinton said in her magazine interview that she wasn't in any hurry to make a decision.
With her appearance before the Long Island Association, Clinton is shedding a little more light on timing — even if she isn't spelling out specific dates on a calendar. And as she did in her magazine interview, Clinton said the focus on electing the next president is "bad for the country" when there are issues to tackle right now.
Clinton is the top choice among potential Democratic candidates in nearly all of the public opinion polls for a race that is still three years away.
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While most people will have to watch President Barack Obama's inauguration celebration on TV, Army Sergeant Major (retired) Keith Jarman of Centreville will be there in person.
He's president and founder of the Rough Riders Buffalo Soldiers Association of America, Northern Virginia Chapter. And that group, plus the Junior Buffalo Soldiers Drill Team of Centreville's Mount Olive Baptist Church, will be participating in two of the formal inaugural balls.
"We submitted a proposal to President Obama's Inauguration Committee to either participate in the inauguration parade or an inauguration ball in Washington, D.C.," said Jarman. "We also provided a copy of our DVD, 'Eyes Still On the Prize - Buffalo Soldiers Legacy,' filmed in June 2011 at Arlington National Cemetery."
To their delight, they were selected to present the legacy and spirit of the Buffalo Soldiers during the All American Heroes ball on Jan. 20 and the Global Peace ball on Jan. 21. Said Jarman: "The essence of our unique presence and dramatic reenactment performance — in our authentic, 1885 U.S. Union Army Blue Calvary uniforms — will personify excellence, pride and a tremendous honor for all the participants."
The Junior Buffalo Soldiers Drill Team will have the honor to post the Colors. "It will march into the main ballroom during the playing of the National Anthem with the U.S. flag, Defense flag Army flag and our organization's flag, Gideon, during the initial opening ceremony," said Jarman. "This is an honor normally executed by a military Color Guard."
And at both balls, the Rough Riders Buffalo Soldiers will execute a reenactment called, "A Tribute to our Military American Heroes." Some 20 Rough Riders and 24 drill team members — boys, ages 6-17 — will take part.
"I am so humbled, honored and blessed to have this opportunity to represent the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and to present my organization at such high visibility and prestigious events as the American Heroes and the Global Peace inaugural ball celebrations in honor of President Obama's second term as the President of the United States of America," said Jarman.
Each inaugural ball committee interviewed and reviewed many requests to perform at the balls, but only a few were selected. Said Jarman: "We are all extremely excited that our presence at each ball fits perfectly within the themes and expectations for each event."
Buffalo Soldiers were all African-American units during the Civil War and helped protect and expand the American West during the late 1800s and early 1900s. "They're sometimes called America's 'forgotten' military heroes,'" said Jarman. "And while their history may not be well known or included in American history books, their legacy has left a lasting imprint on this country."
"As we remember our American heroes who died in service to our country, let us also honor the service of the Buffalo Soldiers," he continued. "Since the birth of our nation, African American soldiers have demonstrated the core values of an American hero. For generations, these proud heroes have played an integral role in protecting and shaping this nation."
"The essence of our unique presence and dramatic reenactment performance — in our authentic, 1885 U.S. Union Army Blue Calvary uniforms — will personify excellence, pride and a tremendous honor for all the participants."
— Keith Jarman
Initially denied the right to bear arms in the first year of the Civil War, by the end of 1862 black soldiers were fighting for the Union. Volunteer units from different states went on to serve with distinction throughout the war. Said Jarman: "President Abraham Lincoln's decision to transform the conflict from a fight to preserve the Union to a crusade to abolish slavery transformed the history of our nation and the role of the black soldier."
Now, he said, both of his Buffalo Soldiers groups have served their community through reenactments, plays and drills at schools, local government, military installations, and government agencies.
"Involving our youth in this experience brings a unique element to our organization that inspires hope, pride, respect and patriotism in people," said Jarman. "Presenting the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery and being selected to participate in two, highly visible and prestigious inaugural balls in our nation's capital truly will be our most honorable experiences to date." So what's left to achieve? Replied Jarman: "The Junior Buffalo Soldiers Drill Team's greatest desire is to be invited to the White House to meet with President Obama." For more information on either group, go to www.rough-riders-buffalo-soldiers.com.


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Leica Sport Optics Introduces the ER i Riflescope
Leica Sport Optics adds to its already successful line of ER riflescopes with the introduction of two new illuminated riflescope models: the ER i 2.5-10×42 and the ER i 3-12×50. These new riflescopes boast a lean and classic design making them simple and easy-to-use. They also feature Leica's legendary optical performance and the addition of an illuminated red dot, available in three reticle configurations: 4a, Ballistic and IBS.
ER i 3-12×50
Understanding the nature of the hunt, Leica Sport Optics designed the ER i riflescope to perform reliably, regardless of weather or terrain. The ER i features a large and ergonomically-designed setting dial on the left side of the riflescope, so even a gloved hunter can easily activate and adjust the illuminated dot on the reticle. Nine brightness settings, as well as clearly defined "On/Off" positions, guarantee a clear and distinct view, even during low-light hours when game animals are most active.
Backcountry hunters need not worry about the scope's battery life. Leica's sophisticated, energy-saving system ensures maximum battery conservation. On the brightest setting, the battery lifetime in continuous mode is more than 40 hours and more than 210 hours on the intermediate setting. Plus, with Leica's intelligent "Auto On/Off" function, the illumination will turn off when not in a regular shooting position or when left on unintentionally, providing even longer battery life.
ER i 2.5-10×42
With the new Leica ER i riflescope, hunters get the quality they expect from a a premium Leica product. Among its impressive optical qualities, the scope boasts extraordinary contrast, low vignetting, generous field of view and extraordinary light transmission. Like other scopes in the ER line, the ER i provides 4 inches of eye relief, which gives an extra dose of safety when shooting lightweight, big-bore rifles. The scope's design enables reliable observation and ethical shooting until the last available light.
The ER i riflescope line embodies all the advantages of the proven ER mechanical design: substantial dimensioned tube wall thickness, the tightest production tolerances and Finite Elements Method (FEM) optimized geometric shapes, leading to a superbly reliable product. The generous mounting area and lean, classical lines guarantee perfect mounting and a stylish look for this true performer.
The ER i comes available with three illuminated reticles.
Reticle 4a: Classical hunting reticle
Reticle Ballistic: Ballistic reticle with stadia lines for long-range shots
Reticle IBS: MOA based ballistic reticle with stadia lines and hash marks
Also, a new, patented bullet drop compensator (BDC) turret is now available for ER i scopes. When equipped with the BDC, the ER i gains a whole new level of long-range capability.
Leica is now offering two different mounting systems: the "tried and proven" rail mounting system popular with European firearms, and the traditional "ring and base" system.
Prices for the ER i riflescopes range from $1,599 to $2,349 depending on model, reticle, and mounting system.
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ER i 3-12×50
Riflescope, scope cover, optical cleaning cloth, battery, manual, warranty card
ER i 2.5-10×42
Riflescope, scope cover,optical cleaning cloth, battery, manual, warranty card
Front lens diameter
50 mm
42 mm
Zoom ratio
Objective field of view @ 100yds
34.5 ft – 9.6 ft
43.5 ft. – 11.7 ft
Eye relief at high magnification
3.94 in
3.94 in
Exit pupil diameter
14.28mm – 4.16mm
16.8 mm – 4.2mm
109 yds
109 yds
Diopter compensation
-4 / +3 dpt
-4 / +3 dpt
AquaDura™ Coating
AquaDura™ Coating
Light transmission
> 90%
>90 %
Mount System
30mm tube/ Rail
30 mm tube / Rail
Internal Adjustment Range
.1mm/1cm @ 100m
.36MOA/.377in @100yds
.1mm/1cm @ 100m
.36 MOA/.377in @ 100yds
Filter thread
Overall length
12.75 in
Weight (without rail, with rail)
21.8 oz / 23.3 oz
18.3 oz. / 19.4 oz
13.1 ft., nitrogen filled
13.1 ft., nitrogen filled
4a, Ballistic, IBS
4a, Ballistic, IBS
Reticle illumination
Yes, Dot
Yes, Dot
Auto On/Off
3min, -70° / +70°
Activated by position and / or movement
3min, -70° / +70°
Activated by position and / or movement
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The producers of The Social Network are producing the film adaption of the best-selling erotic trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey.
Universal Pictures and Focus Features said in a joint statement Monday that Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti will reteam for the adaptation of the best-selling novels by E. L. James.
The multimillion-selling books tell the story of an unworldly college student engaging in an unusual romantic relationship with a wealthy young businessman.
They have been called "mommy porn" for their sexual content and large female following.
Bret Easton Ellis bravely volunteers to write 'Fifty Shades of Grey' screenplay


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So the plan was today was going to be my last day in the office for a week. After Labor Day, I was flying to Las Vegas for a short vacation with my husband.
As it turns out, I am leaving for Florence, Italy on Labor Day for two weeks for work. Sigh. Best laid plans and all that.
Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about the trip. It should be quite an adventure. I've never visited Florence, and I am hopeful that even with long hours working, I will have time to explore the city. The company is renting me a car (yikes!) so I can get from the hotel to the office so I'll have, I'm sure, an amazing adventure in Italian traffic.
But for those of us with RA, it's a bit more complicated. For example, I'll miss a dose of Enbrel. I can take one before I leave, but I really don't have an adequate way to keep it refrigerated via two planes and a train and a week in a hotel room.
Add on top of the missed medication the stress of travel, all the lugging baggage around (which I have to do myself as I am traveling alone), sleeping in strange beds, exposure to strange germs, and you have a perfect storm just waiting to break into a major flare and/or case of the crud.
Please send good (stay-well) thoughts my way. I'll post as I get the opportunity.
And people wonder why I have a bit of trepidation about this trip.
I hope whatever destinations are in your day, they bring you health and happiness.
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Wow, I am sitting here just staring at that stupid blinking cursor thinking "Really I need to type something"
Have I been facebooking for too long? Since when did blogging become so hard?
Ok, now that that is out of my system I need to figure out how to jump into this blog.
We have been busy here around the house, It is really not that exciting. Just the normal homeschool family junk going on.
School, laundry, dishes. Some days my life seems to be a never ending Ground Hogs Day movie script.
This week I have a ton of Dental appointments. The 3rd daughter, Miss Sunshine, has to go over to a larger town to see a specialist dentist. She loves her dentist there. They have the most amazing office. It has a HUGE fish tank with Dori and Nemo in it. They also have a play area that makes any child happy in the office, complete with tropical play house.
She is looking forward to her visit there. Mostly because she gets to spend the day with mama and papa And for the balloon animal that the dentist makes after each visit.
If only a balloon animal would make my dental visits fun :(


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NFL teams now have new, stricter instructions for when players should be allowed to return to games or practices after head injuries, guidelines that go into effect this week.
In the latest step by the league to address a hot-button issue, commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the 32 clubs Wednesday saying a player who gets a concussion should not return to action on the same day if he shows certain signs or symptoms.
Those include an inability to remember assignments or plays, a gap in memory, persistent dizziness, and persistent headaches.
The old standard, established in 2007, said a player should not be allowed to return to the same game if he lost consciousness.
Wednesday's memo also says players "are to be encouraged to be candid with team medical staffs and fully disclose any signs or symptoms that may be associated with a concussion."
Nearly one-fifth of 160 NFL players surveyed by The Associated Press from Nov. 2-15 replied that they have hidden or played down the effects of a concussion.
The new policy states, in part: "Once removed for the duration of a practice or game, the player should not be considered for return-to-football activities until he is fully asymptotic, both at rest and after exertion, has a normal neurological examination, normal neuropsychological testing, and has been cleared to return by both his team physician(s) and the independent neurological consultant."
Teams were told this month they have to find an outside neurologist who can be consulted on concussions, and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said this week the league is "very close" to having all of those independent doctors approved and in place.
Since last month's congressional hearing on NFL head injuries, momentum has been building for changes in league policy. The revised return-to-play rules come about a week after Goodell sent a memo to clubs informing them that the two co-chairmen of the league's concussions committee had resigned and that he has been looking into possible rule changes.
On Wednesday, word emerged that Cleveland Browns running back Jamal Lewis will miss Sunday's game with an unspecified head injury, raising the possibility his NFL career is over. Lewis had previously said he would retire at the end of the season. His teammate, starting safety Brodney Pool, got at least his fourth known concussion last weekend and is likely out for the year.
The two starting quarterbacks from last season's Super Bowl — Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger and Arizona's Kurt Warner — sat out last Sunday after saying during the week they planned to play despite getting head injuries the previous week.
"The evidence demonstrates that team medical staffs have been addressing concussions in an increasingly cautious and conservative way," Goodell wrote in Wednesday's memo. "This new return-to-play statement reinforces our commitment to advancing player safety. Along with improved equipment, better education, and rules changes designed to reduce impacts to the head, it will make our game safer for the men who play it, and set an important example for players at all levels of play."


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Filter'd Out #5 [Hatching]
Yeah, so I was mostly offline last week, so not a lot of time to cruise the blogosphere. Here are a few standout posts, including two I should have recognized last week, that I found enlightening*:
* Including but not limited to: entertaining, challenging, informative, inspiring, alarming, and/or that simply spoke to me.
For the week ending 04 June 2011 I've Filter'd Out:
How Photos Mislead: A Trip Down the Primrosy Path
Dave Irons, writing for BirdFellow
Mystery birds usually achieve that status when they exhibit something unexpected: plumage, a physical feature, behavior. Dave walks us through his identification process when it's not the bird that conjures the mystery.
Just this evening I received an e-mail from a long-time birding friend that included two images of a "mystery bird" that someone he knows had photographed near San Diego, California. He had circulated the photos to me and two other veteran birders earlier in the evening in hopes of solidly identifying the bird.
Describing What You Hear
Nathan Pieplow, writing for Earbirding.com
Acoustics and bird song is a study that has become near and dear to my heart, and no one covers it better than Nathan. Here he provides six easy steps for describing a bird sound. (Standardization is something that's becoming nearer and dearer to my heart, and I'm sure the lack of it when describing bird sounds has something to do with that!)
Recently a friend alerted me to a post on the "ID-Frontiers" listserv by Christopher Hill in which he made a statement very dear to my heart:
In this day and age, I'm always surprised at the contrast between the level at which many advanced birders discuss plumage cues and the much more primitive way a lot of us approach sounds. I doubt I could convince many people on this forum of the identity of a vagrant by saying "but it looked just like the picture in my field guide!" (maybe if I repeated it?) but that type of argument is offered much more often, even routinely, in discussions of sounds.
I couldn't agree more with his argument, which neatly summarizes the raison d'etre of this entire blog. I also wrote a Birding magazine article a few years ago that created a conceptual framework intended to help people describe sounds better. But reading Chris's comments, I realized that a conceptual framework may not be of immediate use to people hearing bird sounds in the field. What they need are a set of instructions. So I decided to write a few.
Right Place, Right Time – My state White-winged Dove at Jones Beach…
Andrew Baksh, writing for Birding dude
I'm a sucker for stories where the planets align just right, and Andrew clearly had one of those days while visiting a couple of popular New York City area birding sites. (I also like twists and turns, which someone named the "crazy cat lady" provides.)
I must have had a four-leaf clover in my pocket or lady luck decided to blow a little luck my way. How else could one explain the day I had on May 15th 2011.
Birding at the End of the World
Felicia, writing for OC Warbler
I know this is reaching outside the past week's posts, but I tragically left it out last week. For me, the title and first two sentences alone are brilliant, in the "I wish I'd thought to write that!" way. The rest of the trip is just as good.
On Saturday, the world was going to end and the righteous among us were to ascend bodily to Heaven. Since we figured we wouldn't be going, we decided to try birding at Cedar Key instead.
It's a good thing we did, too: the birding was great. Not amazing fallout day great, but quite good for a day at the tail end of an unusually slow spring migration.
Bulletin: New Splits
Paul Hess, writing for The ABA Blog
Also an extralimital post, temporally speaking, but important to acknowledge. Paul sums up the latest changes in how we classify birds, something to keep up on if you don't want to date yourself while discussing birds.
The American Ornithologists' Union "Check-list Committee" has published an online preview of its decisions on dozens of taxonomic and nomenclatorial proposals that will take effect this year if there are no last-minute revisions.
The report includes splits of four species involving ABA-area birds, but none of them adds a species to the ABA Checklist. That's because each divides a species already on the ABA Checklist from one outside the ABA area. Three other proposals would have added new ABA-area species, but those failed to gain approval.
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Q. Even though we've been together for seven years, my fiancé prioritizes his children from a previous marriage over me. I feel ignored and disrespected by the adult kids, who don't consider me a part of their father's life. I'm helping him raise his 11-year-old daughter by another woman, but if this situation isn't fixable, I need to know.
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Q. After I caught him cheating several times, I told my husband he's forgiven but our marriage is over. I'm not angry, just tired of being with someone I can't trust. Our children are grown but they want us back together. What should I do?
A. Remember that the road you travel is yours alone to choose and you deserve to find the peace that can come from moving forward. Part of that involves what you've already done. I applaud your ability to forgive despite the pain he caused. Forgiveness—which doesn't mean forgetting the lesson learned—is a pillar of healing. The next part is forging ahead. Sit down with the kids and identify their concerns about the future. Change is difficult—even for adult children, who could be emotional about their parents splitting up or have practical concerns about your financial stability or health. There may be solutions that quiet their worries while also allowing you to follow your instincts and take purposeful steps on a new journey.
A. One of the greatest gifts that parents can give their kids—and each other—is a united front regarding rules. Before the two of you talk to your daughter, talk to each other. Take a few minutes to understand your feelings about teen dating without judgment. Talk about your experiences as teens (which you may want to share with your daughter later), review how old you both were, discuss what your own parents' attitudes were, and try to understand the origin of your rules. Then pick an appropriate dating age for your daughter, tell her and stick to it. Even if you agree to disagree as individuals, support each other and hold mutual values as parents. This conflict isn't just about your daughter's maturity. It's also about your maturity as a couple.
Q. My father wasn't the best dad and I have a lot of resentment toward him. We don't speak, but I need some closure and want to make sure he's all right. Is it wrong to bring up the past while his health is declining?
A. It's never wrong to explore a relationship with a parent. Start by asking your father whether he feels up to discussing emotional issues. If he does, mention an event that led to your current feelings. Perhaps a miscommunication resulted in conflict. You might say, "Dad, I know we haven't spoken in a while, but it's important to me that we discuss...? Stay focused on what you need to understand (your feelings and his) and what you want to convey (the impact the event had on you). Focus on a desire to improve communication. If your dad doesn't feel up to a talk, write a letter. Read it, recognize your emotions and consider mailing it. Understand that an open conversation with your father, whether he's healthy or ill, is a critical step toward your ability to release painful memories and move on.
Q. My connection with my mom has been pretty nonexistent since we had a falling-out when I was 18. She brags about my successes to friends but doesn't return my calls. How can I repair whatever is broken?
A. Now may be the time to arrange a meeting over coffee or a bite to eat. Keep your invite simple but indicate you've missed her company and would like to reconnect. When you're together, speak from the heart about the falling-out in an effort to understand and be understood. You might say, "Mom, can we discuss our relationship? Why do you think we don't talk?" Just remember: You want to move forward, not rehash the past. State how you'd like your relationship to be, and consider what you both need to do to make that happen. Prepare yourself for hurtful words, but stay focused on the process of repair over time.
Q. My husband and I frequently talk about moving cross-country with our five kids, but my grandmother doesn't want to come and doesn't have other relatives nearby. I feel guilty for thinking about leaving town, but I don't want to look back one day with regret. What can I do?
A. I admire your willingness to embrace change, but I don't envy your conflict between family obligation and freedom. You may find an answer by examining why you want to relocate. If it's adventure you seek, perhaps a short summer excursion will satisfy your longing. If you're serious about creating a whole new life, put pen to paper. List the emotional, financial and physical pros and cons of moving to specific locations. Everyone has a stake in your decision—from grandma to your kids, who may feel rooted in your town. Whatever you do, avoid burning bridges should you leave. If things don't work out, you may want to return home.
Q. My husband hired his college ex to work at his office. I've told him I'm not comfortable with this or her constant calls about "work." What should I do?
A. A successful marriage is anchored in trust and commitment—two qualities you need to focus on right now. Although you may feel deceived, your husband had the right to make his own staffing decision. On the other hand, you have the right to be bothered by his ex working there. But focusing on her every move forces him to become defensive and push you away. Concentrate on communicating honestly about how each of you feels. And be prepared to listen without judgment. Re-establish trust by reflecting on what brought you together and the values you share. Fear is not a reason to end a union, but it can be a reminder to pay closer attention to your relationship.
Q. I'm married, but a long-term ex-boyfriend found me on Facebook. He wants to catch up and I'd love to see him, but my husband doesn't like the idea. Should I heed my mate's pleas or meet on the sly?
A. Are you happily married? If yes, wouldn't you like to stay that way? Then why on earth would you rendezvous with your old flame? Your husband said he's uncomfortable with it, so going behind his back may cause serious problems in your marriage. Catch up with your ex via e-mail or a phone call—you can be cordial without a face-to-face—and keep it moving. If you're not happily married, be careful of your meet-up intentions. Looking outside your relationship for satisfaction can create a slippery slope. And you might confuse the excitement of doing something new and covert with excitement for your ex. Either way, if you can't resist the curiosity of seeing your old spark, make a reservation for three and invite your husband.
Q. My cousin is always asking me for special favors: Can her daughter tour my office to learn about my industry, or can I use my connections to get her free tickets to special events? I don't mind helping out once in a while, but I'm starting to resent the pushy requests.
A. Today's economy has most of us working our resources (and that includes friends and family) for access to information, employment or experiences. And sometimes that can get out of hand. Before chatting with your cousin again, do a quick assessment of personal boundaries. Perhaps infringing on coworkers with an office tour makes you uncomfortable, but offering up some time after work hours or at home to talk to her daughter about careers is fine. Give your cousin concrete examples of what you can and can't do and you may find her future requests less intrusive. Also realize there's nothing wrong with saying no. Help out when you want and don't when you can't. It can really be that simple.
Q. My mom just moved to a new town for retirement and seems lonely. She calls me at work almost every day to talk about...nothing. I know she's going through tough life changes, but how can I get her to focus less on me and more on meeting new friends?
A. Between her retirement and her relocation, your mom has lost her neighbors, closest friends, coworkers and, perhaps, sense of purpose. Her dependence on you may feel like a burden, but right now she needs you to be a good listener first and offer suggestions second. Have her try this exercise: Ask her to write down three things that she would like to be doing. That might be fixing up her spare bedroom for visitors, knitting great sweaters for the grandkids or finally having the kind of garden that garners compliments. Then list ways to create that experience. Is it time to attend a class at the local library? Could admiring the neighbor's garden lead to an outing to the local plant nursery together? Lastly, list how she's going to be accountable for doing these things. It may feel like you're more of a friend than a daughter right now, but as she creates a new circle of friends, things will shift back to normal.
Q. The coworker I share a cubicle with makes and receives a lot of personal phone calls. It can be distracting, to say the least. How do I tell her without disrupting our rapport?
A. You mean you're not interested in overhearing her thoughts on last night's episode of Real Housewives of Wherever? Didn't think so. But no one likes to be criticized. So bring up the calls without appearing judgmental. Try: "Can we talk about an issue I've noticed? Your personal conversations can be a little disruptive to me. I know we're all working hard and want to perform at the highest level. Do you think you could make those calls somewhere else? I'll do the same." Negotiating is fine. She may suggest confining her talk time to her lunch break. Just remember: Work is work. This isn't about inconveniencing her; it's about pleasantly getting the job done.
Q. I have a friend who always reaches out about seeing each other, only to flake out at the last minute. I know she is busy with her son, but I'm tired of plans always falling through. What should I do?
A. I find it interesting that your friend repeatedly reaches out to you. Maybe it's time to flip the script by scheduling the meeting yourself. It may be tempting to unload your frustration on her when you catch up, but instead aim for understanding. Her last-minute cancellations might be the result of embarrassing financial problems or time conflicts beyond her control. Tell her how much you enjoy the outings and how frustrated you become when your get-togethers are scrapped. Also, having a backup for the day (say, heading to get your nails done when she skips out on a movie matinee) or inviting a third friend along (so you won't need to cancel plans anyway) may help. But after three strikes, you might want to just quit accepting (and extending) invitations.
Q. I heard from a friend that a mutual friend's father has cancer. I want to show my support, but I don't want her to think we are gossiping behind her back. How can I bring it up?
A. Before saying anything, talk to the friend who revealed the information. Get her opinion about how your mutual friend would react if you asked about her father. Some people can get upset if they think a rumor mill is churning. Others welcome good wishes during a time of crisis. You probably won't know which one she is unless you ask. If you do speak to her, it may be helpful to start with these words: "I feel awkward cheerfully asking you how you are when I'm aware of the challenges you're going through. Please let me know how I can make things easier for you. I'm here to support you." Pay attention to her response and follow up accordingly. She might not want to discuss her situation, or she might be overwhelmed and looking for someone to lend an ear and even a hand.
Q. How do I tell my tweens that their father and I are divorcing?
A.: Before you sit down with your kids, you and your partner should agree on what reason you'll give them for the divorce. You'll need to speak honestly but simply about your decision. A statement like "This is our issue" can go a long way. When you come together as a family to discuss the break, reassure them that the divorce is not their fault. It is natural for kids to take on guilt with divorce, but critical that they don't. Finally, encourage your children to express their emotions. When there is a reaction—and you should expect one—be thoughtful and avoid blaming your soon-to-be ex. You're there to support your kids. Tell them their feelings always come first and make them believe it with your actions.
Q. How can my fiancé and I welcome his three grown sons (25, 22 and 21) into our family? They've distanced themselves from him since his divorce and blame me for the split. But we'd like them to be a part of our, and my children's, lives.
A. Your desire to remind your fiancé's sons of their significance is admirable. Since you mentioned that blame might be creating distance, it is important that your communication be both sensitive and direct. Sit down with them or call them and explain your pain over their absence. Request a chance to tell them who you are (not who they think you are), re-establish a relationship and strengthen your blended brood. Then ask for input related to an outing both families would enjoy. If they're not responsive now, try again later. Family is forever.
Q. My two sisters are adamant that I should call them back on my cell ASAP every time I see I've missed one of their calls. I say they should leave me a message if they need to hear from me. Who's right?
A. Aren't sibling spats fun? You're an adult, living your own life, minding your own business and—bam!—they get on your case about something and you feel 8 years old again. The good news is that you're all on good terms and are close with one another. Be glad that your sisters want to stay in touch. You certainly don't seem to be ignoring or slighting them; it seems like you're just busy. So keep explaining, politely but firmly, that if they want you to call back right away, they should please, please leave a message saying so. Otherwise, you'll chat with them when you're able. That's totally fair—and all grown up.
Q. My neighbor recently told me he was facing foreclosure and received a federal bailout. I'm careful with my money and resent that there was no consequence for him for taking on a mortgage he couldn't afford. Am I being too judgmental?
A. What you might want to ask yourself is why you feel the way you do. Was there a time when you needed assistance and didn't get it? Are you struggling with some other aspect of your personal finances? I'm no expert on the economy, but I would think that by helping people stay in their homes, the government is stabilizing the housing market, which is better for everyone. And in many cases, the people who needed mortgage relief weren't completely at fault. Bear in mind that your neighbor, like all homeowners who qualify for aid, had to go through a rigorous process. So unless he was boasting or acting like he pulled a fast one, give him a break. Erring on the side of compassion does everybody good.
Q. I work in a small office with about 20 people and we share a refrigerator in the kitchen. For several months many of us have had food stolen. I happened to catch the thief in the act—and he's a friend of mine. He doesn't know I saw him. How should I handle this situation?
A. It's lousy being disappointed by someone you like and respect, and you must feel really torn. Confronting him could ruin your friendship, but staying quiet isn't right either. Here's the thing: Just because you caught him one time doesn't mean he's responsible for all the missing food. And you shouldn't have to play the role of food cop. So I'd recommend telling your boss what you saw without revealing his name. At the next office-wide meeting, your boss can say the thief was spotted but won't be identified as long as no more food is stolen. As for your friend, I'd suggest having an honest talk about his behavior. He may be having problems and could use a shoulder to lean on.
Q. Last year my younger sister brought me to tears by picking fights about how I was handling my oldest daughter's wedding. She never apologized and we stopped speaking. I'm sure to see her over the holidays. My plan is to be civil and ignore her when possible. Any advice?
A. You certainly have a right to be upset by your sister's intentionally hurtful antics. Walking away was a good tactic to gather your thoughts and emotions. Now may be an ideal time to reflect on your early relationship (both good and bad memories) and identify old conflicts that may have caused your sister to develop a defensive posture toward you. Sometimes we carry childlike thoughts and past hurts into our adult life. As the older sister, consider extending an olive branch by saying: "I realize we've had our differences recently, but I would like to both understand and work out our relationship as sisters. Can we discuss our feelings and think about how to make our relationship better? I want you back in my life." The conversation may clarify her frustration and allow both of you to develop a new way of communicating. Reach out and see what happens. Good luck.
Janet Taylor, M.D., M.P.H., is a mother of four, a psychiatrist in New York City and director of guest support for The Jeremy Kyle Show. Follow her on Twitter @drjanet.
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