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SXSW witness: Couldn't hear car over the music
Houston-born music producer and musician Nic Brem said the volume of music being played outside an Austin club on Thursday morning may have been so loud that a crowd didn't know a car had just crashed through a nearby police barricade.
Brem was standing near the back door of The Mohawk club when a suspected drunken driver plowed through a crowd on Red River, killing two and injuring 23 others taking part in the city's annual SXSW festival.
"I literally turned around and saw people scattered everywhere, but it was weird because I didn't hear anything because of the music," said Brem.
Houston restaurateur and food truck owner Josh Martinez said he was lucky he avoided the crash.
"I had just left the Mohawk to go see Spandau Ballet," said Martinez. "If it were 10 minutes later I would have been on the street as it was happening." The Spandau Ballet reunion show was at the Vulcan Gas Company, about four blocks away from the crash.
According to Martinez, Austin police had the area blocked off and all injured were off the street and getting treatment within 15 minutes of the crash. SXSW staff were out keeping people updated on the incident, he added.
Martinez, who was in town with some of his Goro & Gun staff working in a food truck, said he has accounted for all of his employees. None were injured, he said.
Houston photographer Daniel Jackson was like most SXSW fans Thursday morning, unaware of the situation until sometime after it happened.
Jackson is in Austin to see Houston band The Suffers play a handful of shows. One of Jackson's friends told him that his girlfriend was one of the first on the scene and administered CPR to one of the injured.
Suspect charged
The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens of Killeen , faces two counts of capital murder and multiple counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle, said Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo.
Acevedo corrected original reports of those who were struck and killed. One who was killed was a local woman who was on a moped. Its driver is in stable and good condition, Acevedo said. He said the second person killed was a man from The Netherlands who was a cyclist.
According to the Central Texas Chapter of the Red Cross, it is providing Safe & Well database services to those seeking information about their loved ones who may have been affected by this incident. Those in Austin who would like to check in and let friends and family know they are safe are asked to log-on to that site.
'Some of the worst injuries we see'
Six patients remained at University Medical Center Brackenridge on Thursday morning, two of them with severe head injuries, officials said.
Dr. Christopher M. Ziebell, medical director of the hospital's emergency department, said one had undergone surgery and was in the intensive care unit, and the other was in the special-procedures lab where life-saving treatment as underway.
"The head injuries are the ones we're fighting the hardest and the most," he told reporters at a morning briefing. "Two are critical, three are serious, one is good . . . and two were treated and released."
Of the most critical, Ziebell said they had "some of the worst injuries we see," injuries so severe that those who suffer them sometimes do not recover.
The driver was among those who were treated the released, he said.
Ziebell said most of the victims are in their 20s, a mix of males and females, many from outside Austin. "Some (family members) are coming from great distances," he said.
He and police officials credited Austin-Travis County Emergency Services personnel with fast action early Thursday that saved lives. The medics had last week undergone a training drill to plan for a car driving into a large crowd, in preparation for SXSW, and the hospital is located just three blocks from the scene of the tragedy, allowing fast transport and treatment of the most severely injured, Ziebell said.
James Shamard, chief of staff for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, said of 25 initial patients, two were pronounced dead. He said of 23 transported to three hospitals, 15 have been released and eight remain hospitalized.
Festival carries on
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell said this is the first time in its 27 years that SXSW has had an incident of this kind., calling it "tragic."
Some on social media Thursday morning called for the festival to be canceled, but Martinez said the crash should not be blamed on SXSW organizers. Martinez said the crash could have happened any day of the year.
"The fact of the matter this was a horrible accident that was caused by one person's decision," said Martinez. "He made a grave mistake and his actions killed and changed the lives of many people."
Roland Swenson of SXSW said those involved with the organization are stunned and deeply moved by the event. He said they plan to carry on with scheduled daytime events at the Austin Convention Center to keep the tens of thousands of partipants from outside the city occupied.
"Despite all of our preparations for dealing with a major incident during SXSW, nothing could really prepare us for how this feels," said Swenson in a statement Thursday. "As much as we would like to just go home and spend time absorbing the shock of this horrific event, we feel our best use is to continue to operate today."
Acevedo expressed support for carrying on.
"If you were to cancel events, it would be a victory for evil," he said.
Reporter Mike Ward contributed to this story


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While many in our community have been talking in the comment section about alternative MS therapies, such as LDN, most of us with multiple sclerosis are on one of the 'platform drugs'; the ABCRs as they are known - Avonex (interferon beta-1a), Betaseron (interferon beta-1b), Copaxone (glatiramer) and Rebif (interferon beta-1a). Many of us on these treatments are thinking about switching to Tysabri as well.
I mentioned in a post this week that I recently had a visit with my MS doc. One of the things we talked about was the efficacy of all of these drugs. Some of us have heard "one-third" bantered about the first four of these drugs and "two-thirds" about Tysabri (natalizumab). I asked what those numbers were about and if Tysabri could really be twice as efficacious as the older drugs.
I got a straight answer from an 'evenly tainted' medical researcher. Although he's the one who says he's evenly tainted. He says he has done research for all of the major MS drugs and received compensation from them all - no real bias in this guy. We make all of our decisions about drugs together.
So about this one-third. I was under the misunderstanding that the platform drugs seem to work for about one-third of MS patients. In other words, something was going to work for just about everyone. With four drugs out there, and we know people for whom a drug didn't seem to work, you would just have to change-up your therapy until you find one that does work - not quite accurate.
The platform drugs (as a class) seemed to reduce the number of exacerbations in most patients by one-third compared to a control group. In other words, most patients still have disease progression and attacks. Compared to a group of patients on a placebo (fake drug) in trials, people getting the drug had about one episode for every three in people not taking the drug.
We should still anticipate disease activity, even if we are on a drug.
This number, two-thirds, that I have been hearing about with Tysabri looks promising, but it's not the same number…I'll try to make this simple.
Yes, it looks like patients on the drug had about two-thirds fewer measurable episodes of MS than the control group in this study. The thing is, patient populations have changed. When the first tests were done over a decade ago, no one was on any drug therapy and diagnosis could take decades. This time, the pool of subjects had either been on something, were diagnosed earlier in the disease progression due to advancing diagnostic tools, or a host of other variables.
I'm not, by any means, trying to say that one drug is better than another or that I can make a mosaic of the shards of information I have picked up over the years. I am saying that numbers, like statistics, can be made to say many things by many people.
Later this month, I'll be hosting another HealthTalk educational program, this time about treatment expectations. I'll be asking our panel questions about this and many other patient concerns. I hope you'll join us.
By the way, when you go to your doc, are these the kinds of questions you ask, or am I just a freak?
Wishing you and your family the best of health.

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Apparently, literal gas guzzling is a thing.
A man named Brian Taylor was caught on tape, once again, drinking gas from a fuel pump at a garage near his home.
Via the Daily Mirror:
The serial offender loves nothing better than to have a sniff or drink of petrol, before doing a little jig while high on the fumes.
Bug-eyed and ruddy faced from his bizarre addiction, he flouted his 'no-garage' anti social behaviour order twice in one day over the festive season.
The Mirror first reported on Taylor's four-star thirst back on February 4, 2005. Then he had sneaked on to the same forecourt 51 times to steal fuel.
He attended meetings to beat the habit - but stank stank so strongly of petrol he was deemed a fire hazard and kicked out.
He was later caught downing four-star at an Asda garage in Middlesbrough, then doing his trademark dance.
Drivers later using pumps slashed by Taylor were often soaked in petrol.
Nine years on, he is still getting tanked up. Teesside magistrates heard he was arrested after he went to two different petrol stations in Redcar, Cleveland, and he admitted two offences of breaching his Asbo.
Guy Prest, prosecuting, said Taylor was the subject of an Asbo with specific prohibitions designed to keep him away from all petrol station forecourts.
Mr Prest said the defendant had a history of 'attacking petrol pumps, obtaining petrol and consuming it.' Taylor was spotted by staff at Morrisons on December 30 approaching the pumps in a bid to obtain petrol.
The same day he also went to a nearby Tesco petrol station. Police were called and he was arrested.
Taylor was given a 16-week prison sentence and told to pay £120 in costs and victim surcharge.


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A new reconstruction of the last West Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation in the Ross Sea [NSF-ANT10-43517]
This award supports a project to develop a better understanding of the response of the WAIS to climate change. The timing of the last deglaciation of the western Ross Sea will be improved using in ...
Spatial and Biological Data for Caves in Tennessee [UTC_caves]
This shapefile was created using Bulletin 64 (Caves of Tennessee) produced by the Tennessee Dept. of Conservation and Commerce Division of Geology. The Bulletin ...
Tropical Climates At The Last Glacial Maximum [LGM_TROPICAL]
The LGM Tropical Terrestrial Data Synthesis (Farrera et al., 1999) contains quantitative reconstructions of mean temperature of the coldest month (MTCO) and mean annual ground temperature ...
500,000 Year-old Stable Isotopic Record from Devils Hole, USGS OFR-97-792 [USGS_OFR-97-792]
Devils Hole is a tectonically formed cave developed in the discharge zone of a regional aquifer in south-central Nevada. (See Riggs, et al., 1994.) The walls of this subaqueous cavern are coated with ...
Ice Core Depth-Age Relation for Vostok (delD) and Dome Fuji (del18O) Records Based on the Devils Hole Paleotemperature Chronology, USGS Open File Report 02-266 [USGS_OFR_02-266]
This report presents the data for the Vostok - Devils Hole chronology, termed V-DH chronology, for the Antarctic Vostok ice core record. This depth - age relation is based on a join between the Vostok ...
500-year Northern Hemisphere Speleothem Temperature Reconstruction [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2006-072]
The magnitude of recent warming, and the variability of climate on centennial- millennial time scales are compromised by questions concerning the ability of tree rings to capture low-frequency climate ...
Lynds Cave, Tasmania Speleothem Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2006-047]
Mass spectrometric uranium-series dating and C-O isotopic analysis of a stalagmite from Lynds Cave, northern Tasmania, Australia provide a high- resolution record of regional climate change between ...
South African Speleothem Stable Isotope Data from Cold Air Cave [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2003-017]
This data set consists of stable isotope and grey colour intensity data from an aragonite stalagmite from Cold Air Cave in the Makapansgat Valley in northeastern South Africa. The record indicates ...
Speleothem (Cave Deposit) Data [noaa-cave-13989]
Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other aspects of climate derived from mineral deposits found in caves. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set. Additional summary ...
Canadian Diatom Database [CANADA_GSC_CanadianDiatomDbase]
The Canadian Diatom Database includes two components, the first one contains approximately 5,000 diatom samples with their description, precise geographic location and associated information, ...
Antro del Corchia, Italy Stalagmite Oxygen Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2006-020]
Multi-proxy data from an Italian stalagmite constrain the commencement of full Last Interglacial conditions in southern Europe at 129 +/- 1 ka, consistent with absolutely dated records currently ...
Belize Stalagmite Carbon Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2002-081]
The El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) system is a prominent component of interannual climate variability, and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a primary measure of the state of the ENSO ...
Northwest Scotland Stalagmite Data to 3600 BP [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2002-028]
Annual band counting on three radiometrically dated stalagmites from NW Scotland, provides a record of growth rate variations for the last 3000 years. Over the period of instrumental meteorological ...
Soreq and Peqiin Cave Speleothem Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2003-061]
Oxygen and carbon stable isotope data from 2 cave speleothems in central Israel. Soreq Cave: 31.45N, 35.03E, Judean Mountains, surface elevation 400m, cave depth 10-50m below surface. Peqiin Cave: ...
Southwestern US Stalagmite and Climate Reconstruction Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2001-079]
This data set consists of high resolution late Holocene climate reconstruction based on variations in annual band thickness, growth-no growth records, and mineralogy in stalagmites. The data are ...
Spannagel Cave Stalagmite Oxygen Isotope Data and Temperature Reconstruction [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2005-052]
The precisely dated isotopic composition of a stalagmite from Spannagel Cave in the Central Alps is translated into a highly resolved record of temperature at high elevation during the past 2000 yr. ...
Spring Valley Caverns, MN, Mystery Cave, MN, and Crystal Cave, WI Stalagmite Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-025]
Carbon and oxygen isotopic trends from seven Midwestern speleothems record significant offsets in the timing of middle-Holocene vegetation change. Interactions of dry Pacific and moist Gulf of ...
Venado Cave, Costa Rica Speleothem Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-060]
A delta 18O monsoon rainfall proxy record from a U-Th-dated Costa Rican stalagmite (8840-4920 yr B.P.) documents an early Holocene dry period correlative with the high-latitude 8200 yr B.P. cold ...
Villars Cave, France Speleothem Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO-2004-003]
Oxygen and carbon stable isotope data from Villars stalagmite from Villars Cave, southwest France (45.30 N, 0.50 E). ABSTRACT (from the online documentation): The signature of Dansgaard-Oeschger ...
2650-Year Beijing Stalagmite Layer Thickness and Temperature Reconstruction [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2003-050]
A 2650-year (BC665-AD1985) warm season (MJJA: May, June, July, August) temperature reconstruction is derived from a correlation between thickness variations in annual layers of a stalagmite from ...
Botuvera Cave, Brazil Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2005-027]
During the last glacial period, large millennial-scale temperature oscillations - the 'Dansgaard/Oeschger' cycles - were the primary climate signal in Northern Hemisphere climate archives from the ...
Canadian Diatom Database [CANADA_GSC_CanadianDiatomDbase]
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Chilibrillo Cave, Panama Speleothem Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-061]
The effect of the El Ni�o/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on tropical rainfall variations of the past two millennia is largely unknown. High-resolution monsoon records are sparse, despite the role of ...
Cold Air Cave Stalagmite 25KYr Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2005-034]
Data from stalagmites in the Makapansgat Valley, South Africa, document regional climatic change in southern Africa in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. A new TIMS U-series dated stalagmite indicates ...
Cold Water Cave, Iowa Stalagmite Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-022]
This data set consists of stable isotope data (13C and 18O) of three stalagmites from Cold Water Cave, northeastern Iowa, USA. ABSTRACTS: (Denniston et al. 1999): Isotopic analyses of three stalagmites ...
Dongge Cave Stalagmite Oxygen Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-024]
Thorium-230 ages and oxygen isotope ratios of stalagmites from Dongge Cave, China, characterize the Asian Monsoon and low-latitude precipitation over the past 160,000 years. Numerous abrupt changes ...
Hulu Cave Stalagmite Penultimate Glacial d18O Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2006-098]
Oxygen isotope records of three stalagmites from Hulu Cave, China, extend the previous high-resolution absolute-dated Hulu Asian Monsoon record from the last to the penultimate glacial and deglacial ...
Ma'ale Efrayim Cave, Israel Speleothem Stable Isotope Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2003-053]
High-resolution 230Th/234U ages and d18O and d13C compositions of speleothems in Ma'ale Efrayim Cave located to the east of the central mountain ridge of Israel enable us to examine the nature of ...
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Izayas alright...its just that..i got eh felling O-e
missa missa ((death note)
sakura,sai , Rock Lee ......(naruto)
they are just 2 annoying
I dunno if this has been brought up already, but Risa Harada from DN Angel and Rei from Highschool of the Dead. Ugh. Whores I tell ya.
Miyako Sakashita from Aishiteruze Baby.. Seriously, raise your kid or leave the poor thing alone
Sae Kashiwagi from Peach Girl.. You know, there's messy, then there's stupid messy.. She was just a poorly developed character, a futile attempt to create an "evil" persona that tries to redeem herself in the end.
Ikuru Yoshizumi from Ai Ren (manga)-- An awesome manga, but DUDE, you're dying, you're **** about it, we got it in the first chapter!
Forget what I said before >.<
I finally got to Bleach 166 (yeah, I still have a loong way to go >_>)..and now Orihime doesn't seem so bad anymore......so...er........
..although, I still don't care much for Misa or Xion.....
I hate the 1st squad cptn in bleach and old man zang
I still hate Kaoru, and i don't understand when people are fans of her, like "Kenshin Kaoru all the way!" And that's another thing, why do nice characters get paired with abusive and useless girls?
We damn well don't need this
How the hell do we make a pairing from that? That's how, for some f*cked up reason
Hmmmm.... I DESPISE Orihime from Bleach(Miss weird mood swings and a stereotypical too busty anime girl); Takada, Light, and Misa from Deathnote (Because I love Mello, Matt, and L); Luna from Secret Agent Luna (too frikin' PERFECT. No one likes a 'Mary Sue' character.); Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon (Her charcter is overused.); and the Witch of the Waste from Howl's Moving Castle (she almost killed Howl!!!!).
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I still hate Kaoru, and i don't understand when people are fans of her, like "Kenshin Kaoru all the way!" And that's another thing, why do nice characters get paired with abusive and useless girls?
http://th01.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2 … yflame.jpg We damn well don't need this
http://members.tripod.com/dark_maylee/k … nkao14.jpg How the hell do we make a pairing from that? http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgdgb … o1_500.jpg That's how, for some f*cked up reason
Ugh I hate so many people(haha) don't kill me for not remembering surnames, that's never been my strong point ;P
Tsumugi(K-on!) for one. Super cute, extremely messed up rich girl that everyone absolutely [i]loves[\i] ugh! Can't that girl be normal? It really bothers me when she randomly goes into an extreme yu,ri mode!
Sayaka(Ultra Maniac) I hate it when authors make guys randomly like some one new when they liked someone since childhood D: I hate her so much. "I know I almost killed you and all your friends and then tried to steal your boyfriend just to set you up with someone else, but we're friends right?" Grrr
Rima(Shugo Chara) For one just her size bothers me. She so much shorter!! She looks like a baby and acts like one too. She a spoiled brat who gets upset when people aren't as funny as her. She fake cries about everything to get her way.
Nagihiko(Shugo Chara) "I'm going to dress up and dance like a girl even though I love doing things as a boy. I hope Amu-chan doesn't realize who I am even though I want her to know I've been her best friend" And oh my gosh he went to the girls dressing room and changed and took showers and stuff.
Haha There's more but I'll spare you ;P
all dragon ball characters.....
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i hate ugly as hell characters like captain yamato from naruto
Oehhhh, Pablo's out to get you now.
And I still dislike/hate Sakura with a passion. Useless slvt.
I also hate all One piece characters, because I just hate the Anime. And What's her face from Code Geass, you know Green hair... Urgh.. Too lazy to look her up. Eitherway, I mostly dislike female characters, because there's ALWAYS atleast 1 useless female characters in an Anime. Seriously, always.
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I hate yuji ( i think thats how you spell it) from baka test cause he has stupid hair and shoko is so sweet and he wont except that, and hes just a real a..hole to everyone.
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FABTECH--Educational Program
Each of the four sponsoring organizations backing FABTECH—the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association (FMA), the American Welding Society (AWS) and the Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI)—produces its own set of conference tracks throughout the week. Technology areas addressed: finishing, stamping, cutting, lasers, forming and fabricating, job shop solutions, automation and robotics, lean, management, tube and pipe, and welding.
The complete conference schedule is available online, www.fabtechexpo.com/education.cfm. Here are a few highlights from each day.
Monday, November 18
8:00-10:00 a.m.
Precision Punching and Cutting Technology:
Error proofing in metalforming and assembly highlights the In-Die Electronics educational track on Monday morning, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
a. Tooling Solutions for Stamping
b. New Technology for Increased Tool Life and Shear Edge Quality in Punching
- Trends and Advances in Laser Technology
- Cost Estimating for the Job Shop
- Lean Principle: Strategic Planning and Organizational Alignment
- Welding Dissimilar Metals (8:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- In-Die Electronics
a. Error-Proofing Metalforming and Assembly
b. Automatic In-Die Part Quality Monitoring and Tool Adjustments
- Trends in Industrial Coatings
- Rollforming Best Practices
- Leading Your Organization to Profitability
- Forming Stainless Steel Tubes
1:30-3:30 p.m.
An Engineering Approach to Die Design
Learn about automated press-brake operations at a technical session on Monday afternoon, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
a. A Performance-Based Die Engineering Approach for Processing High Strength Steel Stampings
b. Systematic Process Improvement: Formability Design and Production
- Material Handling Solutions for the Job Shop
- Automation Solutions for Press Brakes, with Tech Tour
- Lean Principle: Developing People and Processes
- Welding Metallurgy (1:00-5:30 p.m.)
Tuesday, November 19
8:00-10:00 a.m.
- Engineering Optimum Sheetmetal Stamping Costs: Blank, Tools, Presses
Material handling: Requirements and Variations on the Job
On Tuesday morning, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., take in a technical session titled, Leveling—Making Material Flat.
a. Coil Processing Enhancement Features
b. Big to Small, Scrap to Parts, Moving Metals in Your Plant
- Leveling: Making Material Flat
- Press Brake Safety: Changes to ANSI B11/3-2012 Explained
- Automated Deburring, with Tech Tour
- Building a Competency-Based Training and Development Program (8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Advances in Stamping Technology
a. Comparative Analysis of Hydraulic, Mechanical and Servo Press Drive Systems
b. New Blanking Technologies on the Horizon
New Developments in Waterjet Cutting
New developments in waterjet cutting is the subject of a technical session slated for Tuesday morning, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Coil Processing from Start to Finish
- Practical Approach to Developing a Strategic Plan
- Advancements in Welded Tube Production
1:30-3:30 p.m.
- In-Die Value-Added Assembly
a. Gaining a Competitive Advantage through In-Die Fastener Installation
b. In-Die/In-Tool Welding of Hardware and Assemblies
- Achieving an Excellent Powder Coat Finish
- Bending and Forming Technology
- Maintenance for the Job Shop
- Lean Tools: Value-Stream Mapping —Addressing the Differences Between the Office and the Shop Floor
- Workforce Recruitment Strategies
Wednesday, November 20
8:00-10:00 a.m.
- Regulatory Compliance
a. OSHA Compliant Stamping Press Inspections—How and Why
b. Green Fluid Technology for Metal Stamping
- Innovations in Plasma Cutting
- Automation: Robotic Material Handling for Lean High Mix/Low Volume Shops
- Lean Tools: Quick Changeover and TPM
- Marketing for Fabricators
- Workforce: Preparing Next Gen Leaders
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Traceability and Production Efficiency
Slated for Tuesday afternoon, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Maintenance for the Job Shop
a. Traceability in Metalforming Using RFID Technologies
b. Increasing Production Efficiency Using Machine Mount and Distributed I/O
- Lean Tools: 5S Workplace Organization and Standardization
- Workforce: Boost Performance Through Employee Engagement
1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Game-Changing Technology to Increase Productivity
a. Frictionless Metalforming with Water
b. Expanded Markets for Stamped Parts by Adoption of Advanced Technologies
- Is Powder Coat Over E-Coat Right for You?
- Punch Press Technology, with Tech Tour
- Grow Your Business Using the Web and Social Media
- Principles of Tube Bending
Thursday, November 21
8:00-10:00 a.m.
- Deep Draw Technologies
a. Proportional Pressure Controls
b. Case Study: Deep Draw Filter Can Line at Baldwin Filters
- Laser Scanning
- Strategically Growing Business in North America
- Corrosion of Welds: Causes and Cures (8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) MF
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The Arab League's overwhelming approval of sanctions against Syria has dealt a significant blow to the regional standing of the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Sunday's vote in Cairo marks the first time in the league's 66-year history that it has imposed punitive economic and political sanctions on any of its 22 members.
Salman Shaikh, director of the Brookings Doha Center, says the move also is unprecedented because of Syria's status within the regional bloc. "This is one of the six founding members of the Arab League, and a Syria which has always championed Pan-Arabism," he says. "So to exclude Syria in effect from the Arab nation through this way I think will have probably the biggest effect on the situation."
Nineteen of the Arab League's members approved measures, including stopping transactions with the Syrian central bank, cutting off Arab government investment in Syrian projects, and imposing travel bans and asset freezes on Mr. Assad and his aides. The sanctions are designed to pressure Damascus into implementing an Arab League plan to end the government's deadly eight-month crackdown on dissent and allow observers to monitor its compliance.
Shaikh says the league's suspension of dealings with the Syrian central bank will be the most effective measure. "This will cut the money lifeline that Syrian businesses have to trade with the Arab world in particular. We have to remember that half of Syrian trade is with the Arab world, and a quarter of all of Syria's imports come from the region," he says.
Stopping Arab direct investment also is likely to hurt the Syrian government, according to the Brookings analyst. He says Mr. Assad has relied on the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to pay for projects that have helped him to liberalize Syria's largely-state run economy. "If there is now a blanket ban on those investments, I don't think Mr. Assad can point to any kind of reform, not even on the economic side. Businesses are lying idle, and contracts have dried up."
Shaikh says the impact of the travel bans and asset freezes on Syrian leaders is primarily as a message to other government officials and pro-Assad business figures that they may be next.
Arab League officials say they want to avoid causing any suffering to the wider Syrian population. In Sunday's vote, the league agreed not to penalize remittances sent by Syrian expatriates to their families. Hundreds of thousands Syrians work in Gulf nations.
Nadim Shehadi, an associate fellow at Chatham House in London, says the most important effect of the sanctions may be the erosion of the Assad government's legitimacy in the eyes of some parts of the population that have been hesitant to join the opposition uprising.
He says the merchants of Damascus and Aleppo have been waiting for a clearer response to the uprising from the international community. Until Sunday, the only major sanctions facing Syria included U.S. and European Union bans on Syrian exports of oil and other products.
But, Shehadi says the impact of all sanctions on Syria is undermined by the lack of a clear international position on Mr. Assad's fate.
"The United States and Europe have expressed a lot of concern about what happens after Mr. Assad leaves, including the risk of all-out civil war," he says. "This gives Mr. Assad the impression that major powers think he is indispensable and would really like him to stay and reform."
Shehadi says the lack of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government's crackdown gives Mr. Assad another cushion. Russia and China vetoed such a resolution last month, fearing that it could encourage Western powers to stage the same kind of military intervention in Syria that they launched in Libya this year on the basis of an earlier resolution.
The Chatham House expert says another factor that may undermine the sanctions is that Arab League decisions are non-binding on its members. Lebanon joined Syria in rejecting the measures, and Iraq abstained.
Shaikh of Brookings says Lebanon opposes the sanctions because its dominant political force, the Hezbollah militant group, is part of an alliance with the Assad government and Iran.
Shaikh says the reluctance of Iraq's Shi'ite-led government to endorse the sanctions also may be due to its relationship with Shi'ite-majority Iran. He says Iraq now faces a choice of whether or not to enforce the measures.
Arab League Sanctions Could Hurt Syria's Regional Standing, Economic Agenda
The Arab League's overwhelming approval of sanctions against Syria has dealt a significant blow to the regional standing of the government of President Bashar al-Assad.


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Take a bow, Colorado animal heroes
Kenai, a Bernese Mountain Dog, started whimpering early one morning, waking her sleeping owners. Several people in the house were feeling nauseous when they woke due to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide. If not for Kenai. they might have died.
Loki, a service dog, was sent to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to do search and rescue. He also went to work after Hurricane Ike in Houston and a deadly explosion in Pueblo last November. He has helped reunite families and assist people in the worst of times.
Kenai and Loki were among Colorado's animal heroes honored last week by the Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation. The annual program underscores the importance of the human-animal bond and the sometimes extraordinary contribution animals make to our lives.
Consider another of the honorees, Keifer, a black Labrador who visits patients every week at the Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Hospital. One of Keifer's fans had this to say about him: "Keifer brought me so much happiness in my darkest days. His visits were a wonderful respite from the drudgery of working through my disease. With a wag or a kiss, he showed me the beauty and simplicity of life that I had forgotten."
Humans were recognized, too.
Tracy Reis, the leader of American Humane Association's Red Star Team, has responded to 11 major incidents throughout the United States. She has led a team that has rescued and sheltered 2,096 dogs, 383 cats, 29 horses, 9,469 pigs, 38 birds, 154 small mammals, 20 fawns, 16 chickens, 14 rabbits, 9 goats, 4 sugar gliders, 2 cows, 2 turtles, 1 frog, 1 ground hog, and 1 llama.
Gina Kelble, age 8, helped Table Mountain Animal Shelter in Golden meet its goal of opening the new Foothills Animal Shelter. Gina raised money at her school by making daily announcements to her classmates asking them to donate, passing out flyers, and enlisting the help of student council members. They made donation bins and boxes to collect funds and goods. She even made a skit, which ran on the school's morning television show.
The Colorado Veterinary Medical Association is the non-profit arm of the state's veterinarians. Among its programs is operation of Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital in Denver. Reach the foundation at colovma.org
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And now, a word from my black Lab, Heemeyer: Bah!
According to a recent story on ABC News, black dogs in animal shelters are often overlooked by prospective pet owners. Animal rescue professionals have dubbed the problem the "black dog syndrome."
"What we've learned is that large black dogs, and also black cats, tend to be the last ones to get adopted from shelters," said Kim Saunders, the head of shelter outreach for Petfinder.com, a Web site often used by people looking to adopt pets.
"As a result, there are more of them in shelters and are euthanized more because of the lack of space," said Saunders, who says that one of the reasons she believes black dogs are overlooked is because they don't photograph as well as lighter-colored animals.
For some shelters, the problem is so bad that they've developed special promotions to help draw attention to their black canines, ABC reported.
Hope Hancock, the executive director of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Wake County in Raleigh, N.C., told ABC that her shelter offered a sort of blue plate special to help get their black dogs adopted.
As part of the campaign, Hancock said a poster was developed to promote the black dogs in the shelter and it was decorated with a string of blue lights. People who decided to take home the black dogs were given a discount off the routine adoption fees.
"Sometimes black dogs are seen as scarier by people," Hancock added. "It's very, very unfair – you can get a bite from a little yellow Chihuahua faster than one of the bigger black dogs."
Take it from Heemeyer, black dogs are just as loyal and affectionate as any other hue.
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Smile - Pet photographer Mark Bolles from Pro Pet Pix will hold a fundraising event Oct, 17 at K-9 Bed & Biscuit in Greeley from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ten percent of proceeds from his pet photos will go to K-9 Bed & Biscuit to support shelter pets in need. Contact: K9BandB.org
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Greenpeace 'Arctic 30' activist Sini Saarela travels to Helsinki by train from St. Petersburg, after being detained in Russia for over 100 days. All 28 of the Arctic Sunrise crew and 2 freelance journalists were detained on September 19th by Russian Security forces after a peaceful protest against the Russian oil company Gazproms' plan to start the world's first offshore oil production in the Arctic.
Greenpeace 'Arctic 30' activist Sini Saarela prepares to leave Saint Petersburg train station for Helsinki after receiving her exit visa from the Federal Migration Service to allow her to leave Russia. 2013-12-27
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News | December 15, 2008
Titan's Volcanoes Give Nasa Spacecraft Chilly Reception
Titan's Volcanoes Give Nasa Spacecraft Chilly Reception
PASADENA, Calif. – Data collected during several recent flybys of Titan by NASA's Cassini spacecraft have put another arrow in the quiver of scientists who think the Saturnian moon contains active cryovolcanoes spewing a super-chilled liquid into its atmosphere. The information was released today during a meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, Calif.
"Cryovolcanoes are some of the most intriguing features in the solar system," said Rosaly Lopes, a Cassini radar team investigation scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "To put them in perspective -- if Mount Vesuvius had been a cryovolcano, its lava would have frozen the residents of Pompeii."
Rather than erupting molten rock, it is theorized that the cryovolcanoes of Titan would erupt volatiles such as water, ammonia and methane. Scientists have suspected cryovolcanoes might inhabit Titan, and the Cassini mission has collected data on several previous passes of the moon that suggest their existence. Imagery of the moon has included a suspect haze hovering over flow-like surface formations. Scientists point to these as signs of cryovolcanism there.
"Cassini data have raised the possibility that Titan's surface is active," said Jonathan Lunine, a Cassini interdisciplinary scientist from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson. "This is based on evidence that changes have occurred on the surface of Titan, between flybys of Cassini, in regions where radar images suggest a kind of volcanism has taken place."
What led some Cassini scientists to believe that things are happening now were changes in brightness and reflectance detected at two separate and distinct regions of Titan. Reflectance is the ratio of light that radiates onto a surface to the amount reflected back. These changes were documented by Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer data collected on Titan flybys from July 2004 to March 2006. In one of the two regions, the reflectance of the surface surged upward and remained higher than expected. In the other region, the reflectance shot up but then trended downward. There is also evidence that ammonia frost is present at one of the two changing sites. The ammonia was evident only at times when the region was inferred to be active.
"Ammonia is widely believed to be present only beneath the surface of Titan," said Robert M. Nelson of JPL, a scientist for Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer team. "The fact that we found it appearing at times when the surface brightened strongly suggests that material was being transported from Titan's interior to its surface."
Some Cassini scientists indicate that such volcanism could release methane from Titan's interior, which explains Titan's seemingly continuous supply of fresh methane. Without replenishment, scientists say, Titan's original atmospheric methane should have been exhausted long ago.
But other scientists familiar with the spectrometer data argue that the ammonia identification is not certain, and that the purported brightness changes might not be associated with changes on Titan's surface. Instead they might result from the transient appearances of ground "fogs" of ethane droplets very near Titan's surface, driven by atmospheric rather than geophysical processes. Nelson has considered the ground fog option, stating, "There remains the possibility that the effect is caused by a local fog, but if so, we would expect it to change in size over time due to wind activity, which is not what we see."
The chilly volcanoes of Titan are not a fait accompli. An alternative hypothesis to an active Titan suggests the Saturnian moon could be taking its landform evolution cues from a moon of Jupiter.
"Like Callisto, Titan may have formed as a relatively cold body, and may have never undergone enough tidal heating for volcanism to occur," said Jeffrey Moore, a planetary geologist at the NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. "The flow-like features we see on the surface may just be icy debris that has been lubricated by methane rain and transported downslope into sinuous piles like mudflows."
More revelations may be forthcoming. Scientists are still analyzing the data from Cassini's most recent flyby on Dec. 5. Cassini's next Titan flyby is scheduled in 11 days, when the spacecraft will come within 970 kilometers (603 miles) of its cloud-shrouded surface.
For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission, visit: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.nasa.gov/cassini .
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington, D.C.
The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. The Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer team is based at the University of Arizona.
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I recently got my self a second hard drive (Samsung SpinPoint SP0812N IDE ATA/133) to make up form my depressing 20 GB Maxtor 32049H2. I sill have my OS on this drive and would like to keep it this way. I have 2 cd drives on my secondary ide cable and on my primary I have the 20 GB with my OS as master and the 80GB as slave.
My problem is that as soon as both do anything everything goes in to slow motion (literally when I have music on) is this just something you have to live with when u have 2 drives or have I just messed something up? I got the same ide cable I got with a comp 5 years ago (40 wire, I think) but nether drives need an 80 wire so I dont think this is my problem.
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This is a thought provoking interview with Donald Miller, especially, as we are, literally, days away from this election. It's good to know why you're casting the vote for your candidate and I think Donald Miller presents some great thoughts in this interview.
This interview was done through a blog that he founded called The Burnside Writers Blog. I'd love to hear your comments on what you read here. Do you think he brings some good things to the table in this interview? Does it make you look at the election any differently? What did you disagree with in this interview and WHY (back it up, don't just disagree)?
READ AWAY and sound off-
Donald Miller is the best-selling author of Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts and To Own a Dragon. He is currently writing his fifth book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, which explores the principles of story-telling in our lives. A feature film is in the works based on Blue Like Jazz, and Don is also in collaboration with the filmmakers behind Nooma for a film series titled Transitus. Don also founded The Mentoring Project (formerly The Belmont Foundation), a non-profit organization which is recruiting ten-thousand mentors through one-thousand church-based mentoring programs.
Don is currently touring with the Obama campaign's "Faith, Family and Values Tour", conducting forums in battleground states. On Tuesday, Don spoke in Colorado Springs. We wanted to give him a chance to explain why he made the controversial decision to campaign for Barack Obama.
(Full disclosure: Donald Miller is also the founder of the Burnside Writers Collective, and currently serves as an advisor for us when time allows. He is an invaluable friend and supporter. That said, thoughtful critics, both independent and conservative, have raised some good points in objection to Don's decision to campaign for Obama. The following questions were drafted by Burnside editors Jordan Green and John Pattison.)
Burnside: Can you lay out your biggest reasons for supporting Barack Obama?
Donald Miller: First off, I know this is an odd thing for somebody in my position to do, to support a candidate for President. But I do feel this candidate is unique. Barack is the only candidate willing to talk about his faith in Jesus. Other candidates are reluctant, but Obama is not. He is the only one who has consistently talked about the cross, about redemption, and about repentance. Many white evangelicals have a misconception about Barack…they believe that because he is a Democrat, he cannot be a Christian. But times have changed, culture has changed, and political parties change. So one of the reasons I support Barack is because he is my Christian brother, and other Christians are rejecting him.
But that has little to do with his candidacy. In short, there are a few issues I agree with Barack on.
Senator Obama is going to move us past the impasse in our cultural war, something I think of as a cultural Vietnam. On the issue of abortion, he is the only candidate who has a plan to reduce the number of abortions. John McCain's only plan is the same old trick: say that you are pro life and offer no plan at all other than to criminalize abortion. I simply think that plan hasn't worked, and we have to face that fact and look for other ways to make progress.
I realize this is controversial, that there are many who would rather vote for a pro-life candidate and keep the abortion rate the same, on principle. And like them I believe in the sanctity of life, I simply think we need to begin making progress, and Barack is offering progress. He is also standing up to his own party on the issue and moving the party forward to elevate the issue of the sanctity of life within the Democratic Party. I also see this as progress. I do wish we could end abortion completely, but the Republicans have not spelled out a realistic plan to do so, and until they do, I won't vote for a candidate who simply throws us a pro-life line and no plan. It seems insincere.
But let me add this: I do wish Obama were pro-life. His plan to reduce the rate of abortion is a great step for the party, but I also wish he would defend the unborn to a greater degree.
However, at this point, in this election, with these two candidates, I think progress will be made with Barack. Not enough progress, but some progress, especially within the Democratic party, who may soften their stand on the sanctity of life.
A personal connection with me regarding Obama involves the initiative he is taking with responsible fatherhood. He has already drawn up legislation to change the welfare state to stop rewarding families whose fathers leave, and is working to change the economic structure so fathers who stay with their families are given tax relief. This has been an age-old problem that was written about in George Gilder's book Sexual Suicide. (Gilder's) book is a Conservative's economic manifesto, but Barack sees a lot of value in Gilder's ideas. But because Barack is a Democrat, Conservatives are unable to even consider his ideas.
BWC: A lot of folks view overturning Roe v. Wade as a pipe dream. But electing John McCain could very likely tip the scales of the Supreme Court toward the conservative side, and Roe v. Wade could be overturned. Do you think the impact of Barack Obama's plans on abortion would outweigh an outright reversal of the Supreme Court's decision?
Don: If McCain cared about the issue of abortion enough, he would move forward on the issue. He might draft a constitutional amendment that would make abortion specifically unconstitutional, the way George W. Bush talked of doing with gay marriage. George W. Bush could have done something like this when he had majority votes in both houses of Congress.
But I feel like they didn't touch the issue because it would have cost them politically. I simply do not see McCain's stand on abortion being as strong as conservatives think it is. He changed his mind on the issue only a few years ago, in fact. I think it's a ploy to get votes. If McCain were strong on the issue, he would call it murder, saying abortion should be criminalized, and perhaps Cindy McCain would talk about the issue. Sara Palin would talk about how abortion should be criminalized.
Instead, they throw the pro-life line at us and go on doing nothing. It should make conservatives furious, but it doesn't. It's like the argument has become a game about racking up rhetorical points, rather than saving lives. I see this as hypocritcal, and I support Obama's plan to make actual headway on this issue. The future may change this for me, but at this point, I see some hope on the horizon.
BWC: Is there something to be learned from the failures of the Religious Right? For 30 years, they've aligned themselves with the Republican party with very little to show…are you concerned your decision to campaign is just a pendulum swing to the Left?
Don: I don't know that there is little to show. Religious leaders are very powerful, and Republicans cater to them and cannot win without the religious vote. That said, Republicans have pitched us two issues and reduced the Christian worldview to Gay Marriage and Abortion.
They had to do that because their economic policies are Biblically debatable. And occasionally there are battles won on the two fronts they've given the white church, but if you are asking if it was worth it to sell the church to the Republican Party, I would say no. Abortion is still legal, and many Democrats oppose gay marriage. So I don't see the use in staying in this impasse any longer.
BWC: Some church leaders advocate an "Endorse no one, advise everyone" policy. Do you see yourself breaking from this mindset?
Don: I suppose so. I intend to vote for Obama, so I would consider that an endorsement. I feel free to talk about that. I don't have a cynicism about elected leaders. I think they are human, that The Fall happened to them just like it happened to me. I recently went to Uganda with a diplomat who, because of his rank and power, could start the court system up in the north, and get kids out of prison who should have gotten off with time served. There is so much good that only diplomats can do.
I think it is very fashionable to remain independent right now, but I don't see the use. I am willing to look uncool to help the first African-American become President, and to have a strong, Christian leader in the White House. Besides, if I were not willing to work alongside somebody, I doubt they'd be calling to ask for my advice. I see this as a historical race, and I want to be willing to take some heat as an early adapter. And there are many early adapters.
Most evangelicals polled will vote for Barack. It is only the very conservative, mostly white suburban churched who are leaning toward McCain. Today on the news I heard a pastor say you could not possibly be a Christian and vote for Barack Obama. I cringed when I heard it, because yesterday in Colorado I met with about thirty African-American pastors who love Jesus and know Jesus, who will be voting for Barack. I wondered what they might think when they hear something like that, an angry white man telling them they do not know Jesus, and that they are going to hell. When we pick up a bullhorn and speak from within our insular communities, without so much as talking to people who come from another perspective, we do a great deal of damage. I don't want to be a part of that. But I don't think my endorsement of Barack is quite like that. I am not saying to the church that they do not know Jesus unless they vote for Barack, or that they are going to go to hell or anything. I am simply saying I am voting for Barack, and explaining why.
BWC: Do you see a difference between voting for a candidate and campaigning for a candidate?
Don: I see a difference socially. We consider it patriotic to vote, but unfashionable to campaign. But that doesn't matter to me right now. I want to be on the right side of history on this one. Ethically, I do not believe it is wrong to campaign. Biblically, I don't think it's wrong either. It just doesn't look cool, that's all.
Twenty years from now, when my children asked what I did during this historical campaign, I want to tell them that I went out and worked, made calls, went door to door, and was able to stump for Barack. There are many in my parents generation who regret not being able to say that they worked hard during the civil rights movement, and I don't want to miss this opportunity.
BWC: You've mentioned the goal of ending the violent rhetoric of the "Culture War". While the division of America has been perpetuated by both sides, a statement like "Stop The Culture War" seems more directed at conservatives, and could be viewed as rhetoric in and of itself. How, practically, do we bring about an end to that sort of language? Do you think the values on either side of the culture war are truly in conflict?
Don: I don't intend that statement toward conservatives alone. I think both sides feel like the other side is the enemy. But I know both sides. And both sides have very good people working hard to do what they feel is right. I think we have to make it clear that because we support one candidate doesn't mean we hate the other. I don't hate John McCain. I like him, in fact. But when I do the math, Obama is my candidate.
I hate the negative advertisements just like everybody else. But those advertisements work on the ignorant, and it gets simple thinkers heated up. We just have to have the discipline to be civil. Many of my friends will vote for McCain, and members of my family too. But it doesn't matter to me. Family comes first, and so do friends. When I'm on my deathbed, Barack Obama and John McCain won't be there, but my friends and family will. So they come first, and they are more important. I just won't let myself get too heated about this stuff. It's not worth it.
BWC: Are Christians participating in the electoral process are being forced to choose "the lesser of two evils"? I don't mean to say Barack Obama or John McCain are evil, but supporting either side seems to demand a compromise of our beliefs on some level. Maybe our anti-abortion stance supersedes our beliefs on war, and vice versa.
Don: I think this is basically true, but I'm not drawn to the negative tone of that popular phrase. I don't think John McCain or Barack Obama are evil. I think they are both good men. But the fall happened, and so things here on earth are messy and no leader is going to be perfect until Christ comes back. Until then, we educate ourselves on the issues, do some careful math, and vote for a candidate that we think will govern the best.


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
R.A. K.O.'s Tigers
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Joe, once again A-W-E-S-O-M-E!ReplyDelete
I am at a loss at what is it that I enjoy more your great sketches or the humor you express through them? In the end it is a win win.
- AnonymousJune 23, 2010 at 11:34 PM
LOL, Ollie has company. This is hilarious, Joe!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 23, 2010 at 11:40 PM
The Dickster has truly been a godsend to the Mets. Taka's been real solid too.ReplyDelete
Also, Mets for 14-3 without Crapstillo gobbing them down.
- AnonymousJune 23, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Oh, and awesome touch with the Mainebox accompanying the Olliebox. Best case of addition by subtraction in a long time :DReplyDelete
Great work Joe u are the best iam ready to buy when it's ready to sell it looks to be a great summer Lets Go Mets!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Great artwork yet again! Dickey is fast becoming my favorite Met.ReplyDelete
It's hard not to love him! He's so humble and genuine!ReplyDelete
As long as we never see Beltran in a box... I'm good.ReplyDelete
I hope not Eli...But it looks like they're thinking about another box for someone when he gets back. Poor Angel. Today sore sides ...tomorrow...The BOX!ReplyDelete
Great work as always Joe! I don't mind the box for Maine at all. But when it comes to Angel, keep him out of the box and place Frenchy on the benchy :)ReplyDelete
Very nicey! :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 26, 2010 at 1:58 AM
wow man i just found your blog, i love it!ReplyDelete


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The Kirkmans of Pensacola are facing a deadline in deciding what to do about their pet pot-bellied pig named Buttercup.
The pig is in violation of the city of Pensacola's ordinance banning "livestock" within city limits. They've given the family until May to move, get rid of Buttercup or convince the city council to change the ordinance.
David Kirkman, his wife Laura and 9-year-old Molly and 7-year-old Butch say Buttercup isn't livestock. They say she's a pet they've raised since she was 5 weeks old.
The Pensacola News Journal reports the code enforcement board cited the family in December after receiving an anonymous tip that they were keeping a pig on their property.
Council member Sherri Myers is taking up the cause. She thinks the ordinance is outdated.


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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Obscurity of the Day: The Young Lady Across the Way
The panel broke some new ground. It was single-column, a rarity in the day it was created, and it featured the malapropisms of a stylish, pretty, but slightly dim damsel, very much in the same fashion as the much later debuting Flapper Fanny, Rolls Rosie and others.
That's what I can tell you for sure. From there on, the details get a little murky. The first problem is that for the longest time I believed that the feature began in July 1913. I have two papers that started it then -- figured I was good to go. Only problem is that Alex Jay just shot a rather large hole in that theory with the information that there were two books of the cartoons published in 1908! Okay, back to the drawing board. Now my theory is that the feature was picked up for syndication by George Matthew Adams Service in 1913, but was apparently running in the Ohio State Journal at least as early as 1908*. Saying any more than that will require some microfilm research of the 1900s Ohio State Journal, which I have not reviewed as yet. I do know, however, that the feature moved from Adams to the McClure Syndicate in 1919, so I do have something worthwhile to contribute.
The next problem is the end date. The feature was never to my knowledge advertised in the E&P yearbooks for some reason, so they're no help. As best I can tell the feature stopped being produced in 1928. But that is hard to say for certain because both McClure and Adams sold off their backstock of the panels to reprint syndicates even before they stopped producing new material, and you can easily find the feature running into the 1930s in smaller papers. But the material I find in bigger papers up to 1928 looks to me like first-run material -- the references seem timely, and the reproduction isn't muddy and full of type lice, as is often the case with the reprint material.
Next question that bothers me is that I've never seen Robert Ryder credited on the panel in the newspaper -- only in the books of 1908 and 1913. So it could well be that he didn't have anything to do with it after a certain point. But I dunno. Well, hopefully Alex Jay will make up for all this uncertainty with some hard facts for us tomorrow, when his Ink-Slinger Profile of Harry Westerman is the post of the day.
* Allan sez, in 2015: I've since found a late 1907 newspaper running just the caption from a Young Lady... cartoon, so start date has been moved back another year.
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I have both of the 1908 books, and they are fairly slight -- each is about 4 by 5.75 inches, and the art is likely the size that the feature appeared in the Journal. Both books are copyrighted 1908 by Robert O. Ryder, and one also adds "The Young Lady Across the Way Publishing Company," which sounds as if Ryder published these on his own nickel. Westerman's art is markedly different from your samples, as well -- it's more a take on the fashion of the day as popularized by C.D. Gibson.
Hi Frank --
Westerman kept his 'young lady' up-to-date in both fashions and drawing style. The samples shown here are all from the 20s. It would be interesting to see a 1908 sample or two if you can send scans.
Interesting that you have both of these scarce books -- was it a result of collecting the work of Westerman or Ryder?
Westerman kept his 'young lady' up-to-date in both fashions and drawing style. The samples shown here are all from the 20s. It would be interesting to see a 1908 sample or two if you can send scans.
Interesting that you have both of these scarce books -- was it a result of collecting the work of Westerman or Ryder?
Allan, just Westerman -- and I am in Ohio. Columbus used to have a few good used and rare bookstores, but as with most towns they're becoming more and more scarce. I also have Westerman's lone political cartoon collection and a couple of his originals. And what I didn't note in the first post was that one of the '08 books is signed by both Ryder and Westerman.Post a Comment


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Euro-zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund unlocked Greek bailout funds after striking a deal in Brussels to cut Greece's future debt target. Dow Jones's Jenny Paris assesses whether it will resolve the country's longer-term debt problems.
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And This Too Shall Pass
Have you heard the story behind the phrase "This too shall pass"? Here is one version of the folktale:
One day Solomon decided to humble Benaiah ben Yehoyada, his most trusted minister. He said to him, "Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to wear it for Sukkot which gives you six months to find it."
"If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty," replied Benaiah, "I will find it and bring it to you, but what makes the ring so special?"
"It has magic powers," answered the king. "If a happy man looks at it, he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy." Solomon knew that no such ring existed in the world, but he wished to give his minister a little taste of humility.
Spring passed and then summer, and still Benaiah had no idea where he could find the ring. On the night before Sukkot, he decided to take a walk in one of the poorest quarters of Jerusalem. He passed by a merchant who had begun to set out the day's wares on a shabby carpet. "Have you by any chance heard of a magic ring that makes the happy wearer forget his joy and the broken-hearted wearer forget his sorrows?" asked Benaiah.
He watched the grandfather take a plain gold ring from his carpet and engrave something on it. When Benaiah read the words on the ring, his face broke out in a wide smile.
That night the entire city welcomed in the holiday of Sukkot with great festivity. "Well, my friend," said Solomon, "have you found what I sent you after?" All the ministers laughed and Solomon himself smiled.
To everyone's surprise, Benaiah held up a small gold ring and declared, "Here it is, your majesty!" As soon as Solomon read the inscription, the smile vanished from his face. The jeweler had written three Hebrew letters on the gold band: _gimel, zayin, yud_, which began the words "_Gam zeh ya'avor_" — "This too shall pass."
At that moment Solomon realized that all his wisdom and fabulous wealth and tremendous power were but fleeting things, for one day he would be nothing but dust.* (http://www.wscribe.com/parables/index.html)
The story I am more familiar with goes like this:
It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away." * (Wikipedia)
Why do I recount these stories about that phrase? Because that phrase, while applicable to life in general, is all too true specifically when applied to business. Where once businesses thrived and brought great joy to customers, investors and employees alike they now close their doors. Management teams once considered "masters of the universe" have become vulnerable and uncertain – vulnerable to the changing winds and uncertain about what they need to do next.
What changed over the years? Many of us can remember back to the 1950's and 1960's when the US was the dominant industrial power. Fresh out of WWII, there was huge global demand for consumer products and America was the world's supplier. America was flush with cash since it exported far more than it imported. While there were struggles in life, there were also some comfortable certainties. At that time people graduated from high school, got a job in the local factory, married their school sweetheart and raised a family. Kids played unsupervised until dark and neighbors watched out for the safety and behavior of all the kids on the block.
All of that has changed. American industry is no longer 'the only game in town' and the US is far from being flush with cash. Global demand remains but Americans are competing with low-cost labor from many growing economies. A life-long job with a local employer is not a typical scenario. It is more likely a worker will change jobs and professions multiple times during their careers. And kid's activities are so organized in many cases they don't know how to just go outside and play. People don't just drop in to visit any more and the parents of neighbors don't raise their voices to other people's children.
You may wonder how we got to where we are. We did it just like we do most other things – one unintentional step at a time. Our culture did not change over night. It has morphed relatively slowly but has been doing so for such a long time that it is bearly recognizable in some respects. How many of you have ever had a puppy? You were completely delighted to have that cute little bundle of love and energy. Every day you would play with it and you never really realized how much it was changing until someone who had not seen it would stop by and exclaim surprise at how much it had grown. When you are there every day you don't see the tiny changes.
Same can be said about our culture and the expectations of customers. Look at the automotive industry in its early days. First came Henry Ford who was willing to sell a car of any color – as long as it was black. Then William C Durant formed General Motors and offered the environment a variety of styles and colors. GM was so successful by tapping into those customer wants that Henry Ford had to close his doors and retool in order to compete with the new set of customer expectations. Today we are talking about mass customization where a customer can pick and chose options for his/her car and still have it delivered in a couple of weeks.
The changing competitive environment spells disaster to those companies that can not adapt. Obsolete products and processes mean shrinking market share and reduced profits. Senior executives with established companies are experiencing sales and profit problems and are uncertain about how to sustain their existing business let alone grow it over the next few years. These are companies that started years ago, had success, grew and then over time saw the bloom fade off their rose and now know troubled times are at hand.
The problems these companies are facing are not due to a lack of effort or intelligence by the management teams and the employee workforce. Quite often some of the hardest working people are busy in companies that are under performing. You could say that it is precisely for that reason that those people are working so hard. They are trying to bail out the water in their boat faster than it is coming in lest it sink them. The end result is that they don't have enough time to do non-urgent and important activities (quantrant II in Steven Covey's 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective People). These dedicated people cannot do the long-term planning because they are too busy fighting the short-term tasks at hand. They are consumed by the daily tactical cycle of putting out fires and never having quiet moments to figure out what problems are at the core of the business and what solutions have to be put in place.
A frantic work pace becomes the norm. The thinking of management takes on a more critical view of their workers. Those employees who go home at the end of the scheduled work day are looked down upon. Apparently they don't share in the 'sense of urgency' felt by others. The business leaders firmly believe that the people who really understand the situation and how important work is stay late because they share their concern for the survival of the business.
Company executives try everything they know without gaining the results they are looking to achieve. Years have been invested in creating and trying to execute new strategies only to see little, if any, progress. Now they may be willing to try something slightly different.
Sometimes the performance problem exists in part because the executives of these companies lack the understanding of what the overall competitive environment was like when the business was first started. They don't know the context of the company within the time when it was created. Context is King. Without knowing what it was like back then they will fail to understand just how much that environment shaped their business model design. Now take that business model design, from those long-passed glory days, and insert it into today's world. Most of the product, process and organizational designs no longer work. They have become irrelevant.
This is apparent in Tom Peter's book "Re-imagine". Mr. Peter's discovered that of the top 100 companies in the US in 1910 only 18 survived over the next seventy years and only 2 outperformed the stock market. He further substantiates that point by noting that of the S&P 500 companies in the 1950's more than 80% failed to exist 40 years later.
These statistics tell us that business model designs do indeed become obsolete. What worked as recently as 40 years ago no longer provides what is needed in today's world. When customer expectations, competitor offerings or new materials change so must designs. The question is not "how good is the quality of the design?" but instead "how good is the design in relation to the current environment?".
The idea about quality of design in relation to the current environment must be applied to different levels of the organization. Think of products / services, processes and organizations as unique parts of a business and take the time to realize that each one of those parts has a design. The idea of designs being
relevant or obsolete needs to be applied to the parts of a business as well as its whole.
What determines if a process design is no longer relevant? Some will tell you that it is strictly the customer and they like to use the term Outside In. I happen to believe they are only telling you half the story. Processes have to fulfill promises made to customers while at the same time contributing positively to the bottom line.
Promises to the customer can be broken down further into price, quality, lead time, and desirability (appearance, features, functions and options). The term I like to use when referring to those promises is Value Proposition (VP). We all look for great value before making a purchase. If one particular product has the greatest perceived value (combination of price, quality, lead time and desirability) then people will clamor to buy it.
Interestingly it is usually not the least expensive product that becomes
the market leader.
Who gets to determine what the Value Proposition is for a particular product? Certainly not the executives of the companies offering the product. This is an important concept to understand and BPM ultimately plays a key role. I can say generally 'it is the market place that determines the value of a product'. When I say market place I am referring to the sum total of all customers within a given market. The market determines: what is a reasonable price for a given product; it determines the level of quality it will accept, and it decides how long it will wait for the product to be delivered. Additionally it is also looking for certain features, functions and options and a pleasing appearance.
It is very important for all executives involved with creating demand for a company's products to understand the Value Proposition of the market place for those products it is offering. The market's VP is the baseline. Next it is important to know how well a company is performing in relation to that baseline. Are its products more or less expensive? Is the quality higher, the same or lower? How long does it take to supply products to the customer? How well does a
company's product stack up in its features, functions and options?
There is one other activity worth executing before moving to the next step and that is to take a look at the competition and how well they are performing in relation to Value Proposition. This will give executive very good information on where their products are falling short and where they have a distinct advantage.
While executives do not get to decide the expectations of the market place they do get to decide what steps their company will take with the VP information they have collected. They know market expectations, their company's performance in relation to those expectations and how well the competition is meeting what the market wants.
The VP analysis helps executives know where to focus their time and energy. It helps to think about this idea if you realize that three of the four components of the Value Proposition can be directly linked to BPM: price, quality and lead time. It also helps to think about the VP as the performance requirements for any process improvement activities. "Performance requirements for processes should not be arbitrary". BPM practitioners should take the time to determine what the performance requirements are for any process they are going to improve. And then the BPM person must design processes where the performance capabilities are equal to or greater than the performance requirements.
If the BPM professional designs and implements a process that meets the requirements of the market (outside in) and the shareholder (return on investment) then that process will be relevant, for now.
Sustainable performance, at the business or process level, is only possible if the executives of firms adapt their existing designs to accommodate the new
performance requirements of the company. As we look at the existing requirements of today's environment we can rest assured that "this too shall pass".


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