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Detroit's revitalization
Travelers to Detroit may notice some signs of the city's economic challenges, but they'll also see the results of a decade-long revitalization effort and a proud, richly diverse city (anchored to a metro population of 4.4 million) determined to come out stronger.Downtown's 3.5-mile Riverwalk follows the Detroit River past the gleaming towers of the Renaissance Center (pictured), home to General Motors and the Detroit Marriott Hotel. To the northwest, Woodward Avenue passes the Tigers' and Lions' stadiums. The fabulously reinvented Detroit Institute of Arts is among the museums clustered in the Cultural Center, while farther north, the Motown Historical Museum traces the city's musical legacy. The area's biggest draw is The Henry Ford, in Dearborn.Click ahead for more information on some of our favorite attractions in the Detroit area. Want to share your own ideas? Leave a comment below!More information: (800) 338-7648; visitdetroit.com
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit's recently renovated art museum is one of the finest in the country, boasting world-renowned collections and a historic series of Diego Rivera murals. The sheer breadth of the Detroit Institute of Arts' collections is staggering, and the museum does a great job of displaying pieces in a way that emphasizes the human relevance of each piece.Among the museum's best-known art is Detroit Industry, a series of murals done by Mexican artist Diego Rivera in the 1930s (pictured). The work was commissioned by Edsel Ford, son of Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford, and depicts the history of Detroit's auto industry and labor force. (313) 833-7900; dia.org
The Henry Ford
This world-class destination in Dearborn, Henry Ford's hometown, includes the Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village and the Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Henry Ford had the means and desire to collect iconic American objects and buildings, and in the 1920s, he opened the museum and village to share his treasures with the public.The museum showcases remarkable artifacts, such as the chair in which Lincoln was sitting when he was assassinated and the bus from Montgomery, Alabama, in which Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat for a white man. Greenfield Village offers seven living history districts, including Thomas Edison's New Jersey laboratory. At the Ford Rouge Factory, visitors can learn about the Ford assembly line and watch trucks be put together at the clip of one every 60 seconds. (800) 835-5237; thehenryford.org
Motown Historical Museum
The unassuming house that gave birth to the Motown sound is now a museum preserving the relics of that groundbreaking era. The house ceased serving as Motown's base of operations in the 1970s, but much remains as it was before owner Berry Gordy abandoned it for Los Angeles digs. The basement recording studio is intact, complete with the original piano, drums, microphones--even a makeshift echo chamber.Displays at the Motown Historical Museum showcase original costumes, photos and record sleeves; a film narrated by Gordy relates how his $800 investment became $20 million in just seven years. It's a truly American rags-to-riches story of raising a young family upstairs while turning neighborhood kids into superstars in the basement. (313) 875-2264; motownmuseum.com
Walking and architectural tours
Explore Detroit's history and architecture on a variety of tours that introduce visitors to structures such as the Guardian Building (pictured) -- an unparalleled example of Art Deco design that drew on the talents of more than 40 artisans (many from Michigan) to create the murals, tilework, mosaics, stained glass and other decorations. Tour organizers include Detroit Experience Factory ((313) 962-4590; weknowdetroit.com) and Preservation Detroit. (313) 577-3559; preservationdetroit.org
Campus Martius Park
Along Woodward Avenue, this manicured 1.6-acre green space is the centerpiece of the city's downtown revitalization, with eating areas, art exhibits, films in summer, concerts, and ice-skating in winter. (313) 962-010; campusmartiuspark.org
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
Edsel Ford (the only child of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford) and his wife built this country manor in the 1920s to resemble a collection of Cotswold cottages. From its setting on Lake St. Clair to treasures like the 2,000-year-old Han Dynasty wine jar in the Gallery room, everything about the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House is first class. Located in Grosse Pointe Shores, 15 miles northeast of Detroit. (313) 884-4222; fordhouse.org
Detroit Tigers' Comerica Park
This intimate ballpark combines some bells and whistles with simple fun. Gates open an hour and a half before game time, so there's plenty of time to check out the concourse walk of fame, get dinner at the Big Cat food court, or let the kids ride the tiger carousel or Ferris wheel. Deals? Comerica Park offers $5 hot dog meals, and parking in some lots also is only $5. (313) 471-2255; detroit.tigers.mlb.com).Sports fans also can head to Ford Field for Detroit Lions games and other events (877) 212-8898; detroitlions.com) or to The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills (about 30 miles north of Detroit) to cheer for the Pistons. (248) 377-0100; palacenet.com
Eastern Market
As many as 45,000 shoppers browse for food, flowers and baked goods on Saturdays at the historic Eastern Market, which traces its roots to 1891. (313) 833-9300; detroiteasternmarket.com
Detroit Zoo
North America's largest polar bear exhibit, the Arctic Ring of Life, has an underwater observation tunnel and ranks among the most popular areas at the 125-acre zoo northwest of downtown in Royal Oak. Other major exhibits at the Detroit Zoo include Australian Outback Adventure, where a winding path takes visitors through a habitat with red kangaroos and wallabies, and the Penguinarium, home to king, macaroni and rockhopper penguins. (248) 541-5717; detroitzoo.org
Cranbrook Educational Community
Located in suburban Bloomfield Hills, this unique campus of buildings and institutions created in the early 1900s includes an Arts and Crafts-style mansion (pictured) and 40 acres of lovely gardens, plus an art museum with works by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. The Cranbrook Educational Community campus is a National Historic Landmark. (877) 462-7262; cranbrook.edu


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Last week, the New York Times ran a profile of Rep. Bart Stupak, the Democrat from Michigan who has been a stalwart in fighting to prevent the health care reform bills from funding elective abortions.
The profile was surprisingly positive, since it highlighted a man who is not only a pro-lifer, but is a Catholic who has no problems with saying that his political positions are informed by his faith. To put it mildly, those are not positions that are typically favored by Our Daily Newspaper.
Several things struck me about the column. One was that Mr. Stupak spoke openly about a reality that is not frequently acknowledged in public. He related several examples of the deep hostility towards the pro-life position held by the establishment of the Democratic Party. Democratic political consultants refuse to work for him, he has been denied committee positions, and was told bluntly that he would never "get on" in his political career because he is pro-life. And we wonder why so few Democratic politicians manage to hold on to their pro-life views once they are elected.
What was more striking to me, though, was a statement by Mr. Stupak's chief of staff. He was reflecting on the reaction to the House's adoption of the "Stupak Amendment" to the health care bill, a provision that ensured that federal funds would not be used to pay for elective abortions. The push-back from his fellow Democrats has been strong and negative, and Mr. Stupak has been getting calls from the public as well. In fact, the aide said, "I can't tell you how many New Yorkers have called me up and yelled at me about this Stupak guy."
We should not stand by and let Mr. Stupak think that all New Yorkers are pro-abortion. Pro-lifers from New York should send him a message that we support him, and thank him for his efforts. Here's the best way — call Mr. Stupak, and tell him that you thank him for his pro-life position, and are praying for him. His phone number is (202) 225-4735.
It's hard to imagine how much pressure Mr. Stupak must be feeling from the leadership and other members of his party. The momentum behind the health care reform bill is so intense that the leadership appears willing to do virtually anything to pass a bill. Mr. Stupak and a handful of other pro-life Democrats may be all that stands between us and a massive increase in federal funding for elective abortion, and an increase in the number of abortions. It will be very, very difficult for them to hold out for the cause for life.
Please pray for these men, that they may have the courage and resolve that they will need over the next few weeks as this bill comes up for final action.
But in the meantime, call Bart Stupak, and thank him.

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MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Explosions targeted police in Bahrain on Friday as clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters on the third anniversary of the Gulf nation's uprising left dozens wounded, authorities and activists said.
Efforts to restart on-and-off reconciliation talks between the Shiite-dominated opposition and the Sunni monarchy and its allies have so far failed to bring an end to simmering unrest in the country, an American ally that hosts the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.
Activists frequently clash with police in mainly Shiite villages just beyond the modern skyscrapers and shopping malls of the capital, Manama. Tensions intensified as the anniversary of the Arab Spring-inspired uprising approached, with government forces tightening security and activists blocking roads to Shiite communities with oil slicks and smoldering debris.
Mohammed al-Maskati, the president of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights, said his group recorded 38 protesters injured in clashes since Thursday evening. The injuries were caused by birdshot fire, tear gas and beatings, he said.
Government forces also reported casualties. An explosion struck a minibus carrying police Friday evening in Dih, the Ministry of Interior said on its official Twitter feed. Dih is a mainly Shiite village just west of the capital, Manama.
Photos released on the ministry's Twitter feed showed the side panels of the white bus torn from the chassis and twisted upward near the wheel wells. A ministry official near the scene of the blast told reporters that three police officers were injured in the explosion. He insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Another explosion injured two police officers in Dair, near the country's main airport, according to the Interior Ministry. Anti-government factions have been increasingly using bombs targeting government forces, though they typically do not have the force of explosives used by insurgents in places such as Iraq or Syria. Authorities in late December announced the seizure of large amounts of explosives, automatic rifles and ammunition.
Earlier in the day, protesters were turned back by tear gas and stun grenades as they tried to make their way to the former site of Manama's Pearl Square, the focal point for the protest movement that started on February 14, 2011. The square was cleared by police raids and later razed in the early weeks of the unrest and is now sealed off by security forces.
Some of the youths marching Friday were seen carrying Bahraini flags, while others were masked and held unlit Molotov cocktails or metal rods. Police used tear gas to prevent them from approaching the former protest grounds.
Opposition groups dominated by the country's majority Shiites began protesting in 2011 to seek greater political rights from the country's rulers. More than 65 people have died in the unrest, but rights groups and others place the death toll higher.
Neighboring Sunni-ruled Gulf countries, led by Saudi Arabia, sent troops to Bahrain to help quell the uprising. Many activists remain frustrated that too little has been done to meet their demands. "After three years the government did not achieve anything, only besieging Pearl Square," said Wajiha Ali, a 23-year-old mother of two. "I really want to live in a country that respects me and gives me my full rights. … The government is not looking for long-term solutions, just security measures."
On Thursday, the eve of the anniversary, 29 were arrested over "rioting and vandalism" in villages outside Manama, the Interior Ministry said. Roads were blocked, a car was burned by protesters and a school bus carrying children was attacked by "Molotov-throwing thugs," the ministry alleged.
Repeated rounds of political talks have failed to significantly close the rifts between the two sides and the opposition is demanding amnesty for what they claim are more than 3,000 political prisoners held in Bahraini prisons.
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met with top opposition leaders last month to once again revive the talks. "The government is serious about dialogue and hope all others are also serious," government spokeswoman Sameera Rajab told The Associated Press.
The main Shiite bloc al-Wefaq and other opposition groups see the negotiations as a positive step but have said their success depends on steps toward greater power sharing in the kingdom. But many activists in the streets have taken a harder line, calling for the toppling of the government and at times clashing violently with police.
"We have nothing to lose. They treat us like animals," said protester Ali Jaber, 19, next to a makeshift roadblock set up using a downed lamp post in Dih earlier this week. Al-Wefaq head Ali Salman and other opposition leaders have urged followers to rally to an anti-government demonstration scheduled to be held Saturday east of the capital.
The United Nations expressed concern at Bahrain's persistent violence, urging both sides to exercise restraint and authorities to act in strict accordance with their international human rights obligations.
"All Bahrainis should work toward creating a conducive atmosphere for a genuine dialogue in the interest of peace, stability, reform and prosperity for all Bahrainis," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said through a spokesman.
Associated Press writer Adam Schreck in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Edith Lederer in New York contributed reporting.


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Sadly, this is probably just a camera trick involving smoke and LED lights.
But what if a man actually built a working Star Trek phaser? What if he used it to pop balloons? What if he brought it to a bank and took everybody hostage? What if he used all of the money to build more Star Trek devices, like a working spaceship with its own holodeck? What if his evil, bearded twin from a parallel dimension came out and challenged him to one-on-one combat for rulership of the universe? What if he won? What if he turned us all into tribbles?
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- Mobile Marketer will be back on March 27Mobile Marketer is taking a short hiatus and will be back better than ever on March 27.
- GM's OnStar customers can find nearest available parking through mobile appGeneral Motors' OnStar service is extending its cooperation with Parkopedia, a service that helps consumers find the nearest available parking spots, through the OnStar mobile app.
- Factors reshaping the mobile app economyBy Robert WildnerAdvertisers are starting to invest more in finding quality users for their apps – those who will either make purchases or engage with the app long enough to consume ads.
- Napean sells Mobile Marketer publication, retains events businessNapean LLC has sold its Mobile Marketer and Mobile Commerce Daily publications, but retained the events business comprising conferences, webinars, podcasts and awards, founder Mickey Alam Khan announced today.


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Your Place or Minedirected by Jessica Joy Wise | 7 min.
Your Place Or Mine follows the first vital hours when Annie and Danny meet. Will their romance be short-lived or the beginning of lasting love?
Josephine and the Roachdirected by Jonathan Langager | 15 min.
Josephine And The Roach is a surreal, offbeat tale about a cockroach that falls in love with the woman whose apartment he infests. Together, they play beautiful duets on their violin and accordion, only to be interrupted by Josephine's brutish exterminator husband.
Subway Silk directed by Jill Clark | 5 min.
A steamy vision of love on a subway train in NYC. The film is part of the New York Subway Film Series, an omnibus collection of films by different directors, based on poems from Token Entry: Poems of the NYC Subway, edited by Gerry LaFemina. Poet, Dean Kostos.
Please Hang Up and Try Again directed by Eduardo A. Garcia | 15 min.
From the perspective of phone conversations, we follow three lovelorn individuals against the backdrop of a dazzling city, filled with bright and lush colors. One person seeks to end a relationship, the second longs for a past love, and the third initiates a new relationship.
Love in Therapydirected by Mariko Takai | 9 min.
An aging psychiatrist struggles with her emotions as she decides whether to terminate her relationship with a younger man. Can love transcend age?
Winter Showerdirected by Kyoungju Kim | 15 min.
An eighty-year-old woman goes on journey after receiving a long, awaited letter from a past lover. Winter Shower is a meditative statement on loneliness and coming to terms with the unchangeable past.
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James is a successful and attractive businessman who will be married tomorrow, but first he must resist a beautiful temptress and endure torture at the hands of his fiancé's father. Will James' love be strong enough to reach his wedding day?


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December this year will be a great month for me. I am scheduled to deliver my new Learning Tree course 2109 SQL Server Virtualization and consolidation Hands-On in both New York and London this December and I'm very much looking forward to both events.
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Or if you prefer come and see me deliver the course in London on the 12th December
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Once he received his Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, Dr. Kenneth Cooper didn't waste time getting right to the heart of his life's work: health and exercise.
After a standing ovation, Cooper received the glass award from Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine editor Pam Kufahl and told the packed audience, "I'm overwhelmed to be honored by my colleagues in the field."
Then Cooper got down to business in his 45-minute Power Point presentation. The numbers Cooper displayed were eye-opening, both in the increase in exercise by Americans over the years and the growing number of Americans who are overweight or obese. Some 40 years ago, Cooper, who is referred to as "The Father of Aerobics," simply changed turned the term aerobic from an adjective to a noun by adding an "s" at the end of the word.
Cooper, founder of the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, highlighted the exercise boom of the 1970s and 1980s with statistics from 1968 and 1984. In 1968, the number of joggers in America was less than 100,000, and the number of Americans who exercised was 24 percent. There wasn't a lot of emphasis on staying healthy in the later years of life back then.
"After 40 years of age, you had a foot in the grave," Cooper said.
By 1984, there were 34 million joggers, and 59 percent of Americans exercised.
These days are stressful times for many Americans, and there are a lot of factors, such as cigarette smoking, that lead to poor health habits.
"People eat when they're under stress," Cooper said. "We need exercise more than ever."
As for the obesity epidemic in children, Cooper said, "Our kids are fatter and less fit than at any time in our history."
Cooper, with the help of his Fitnessgram tests in his home state of Texas, is doing something about it. With the help of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who signed the Fitnessgram bill in 2007 that mandated Texas schools to give the test to their students, Cooper has found a new avenue to deliver his message. Cooper proudly admitted it took him only 3 months to raise $3 million from private donors to fund the Fitnessgram tests and to train Texas teachers. The audience applauded Cooper's efforts.
Cooper acknowledged PE4life's Phil Lawler, who was in the audience and received a round of applause. Lawler, the champion of youth fitness at Naperville (IL) Central High School, said later that Cooper admitted he's been making a "mistake" for 40 years. Cooper says he should have started targeting children first so that they would lead healthier lives in the future.
"Exercise re-wires the brain. Exercise is fertilizer for the brain," Cooper told the audience.
With America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Cooper stressed the importance of healthy, fit troops and how important it is to start getting them fit as kids.
"The security of our country is at stake because of what we're doing in our schools," Cooper said.
A few years back, President George W. Bush, one of Cooper's patients, asked Cooper to become the country's surgeon general. After differences of what the Bush administration wanted him to do and what Cooper wanted to do in that role, Cooper declined.
"I said, 'You've got the wrong man,'" Cooper said at the time.
But Cooper and Bush remain close. In fact, Cooper says Bush is in the top 1 percent in his age group in regards to his fitness. Bush, Cooper says, credits fitness and faith for controlling stress in his life.
America spends only 1 percent on preventative health care, and that's the main reason the country is in a health care crisis, Cooper says.
"It's too much care too late," Cooper says.
An avid runner for most of his life, Cooper showed a photo of him running in the Boston Marathon years ago. He ended up as the last official qualifier, and that was mainly because Cooper's wife prevented marathon officials from packing up early at the finish line.
"As soon as I'd finish, they all went home," Cooper said before a roar of laughter from the audience.
Cooper showed other photos of some of his patients who were avid runners well into their 70s and 80s. One patient finished his 60th Boston Marathon at the age of 82. Another patient, who was still running in her 70s, credited Cooper for helping her enjoy her later years.
"Because of you, I forgot to grow old," she told him.
Cooper, now 77, admits he still works 60 hours a week. A skiing accident a few years back has prevented him from running regularly, so he walks instead. He is, literally, a walking billboard for the health practices he preaches. In his closing remarks, before another standing O, Cooper said, "I wouldn't be here today if I didn't exercise."


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This video speaks volumes! Also, kudos to the Palestinian young man for staying calm and rational while all of this was happening.
What does al-Nakba mean?
May 15th, a little less than two weeks ago, was the 63rd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. The word Nakba is Arabic for disaster or catastrophe. Usually this event gets a mention in US and global media since it is also the date for Israeli independence according to the Gregorian calendar. Every year many US news outlets explain catastrophe as referring to the creation of the state of Israel. This explanation is simply incorrect (or incomplete at best).
The catastrophe actually refers to the Palestinian exodus of 1948; the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes and the destruction of hundreds of Palestinian villages. These events resulted in a massive number of Palestinian refugees who were either driven out of their homes or fled in fear for their lives. My grandparents happened to be of the first category, and their ancestral village near Haifa was destroyed by the Zionist forces (that later became the IDF).
That is why, most Palestinian Nakba memorial posters are just pictures of refugees and their tents. A simple Google image search shows the same.
Yes, it was a catastrophe that on May 15th Palestinians lost their ancestral homelands and their state. However, it is also disastrous that many US media outlets do not mention Palestinian uprooting as the real catastrophe.
Israel apologist form
I saw this fantastic mock template on reddit. It pretty much summarizes 99% of the arguments of all Israel apologist out there 🙂
Dear Sir or Madam,
You have made a post that dares to criticize Israel. As you know, this makes you an anti-semite.
I would like to point out the following facts that are relevant to the discussion:
[x] 6 million Jews died in the holocaust.
[x] You are an anti semite.
[ ] Israel made the desert bloom and we have beautiful beaches.
[ ] The Jews have been persecuted for thousands of years.
[x] All arabs want to push the Jews into the sea.
[ ] Israel is a shining example of democracy and ethnic discrimination does not exist.
[x] Suicide bombers are killing Israeli citizens and collective punishment will put a stop to this eventually.
[x] The IDF are showing remarkable restraint; They have the power to nuke the entire region but choose not to.
[ ] It is the fault of the Palestinians that they don't rebuild infrastructure fast enough after we bomb it.
[x] Arafat walked out on camp David, proving that 100% of Palestinians want war, not peace.
[x] The Jews are God's chosen people and this is the land that was promised to us by a book.
[x] It's not white phosphorus, we were just dropping road flares!
[x] It is not a genocide until hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are killed and we aren't even close to that yet.
[ ] 100% of Palestinians are terrorists.
[x] The Arabs drove the Jews from their homeland thousands of years ago so it is about time for some payback.
[x] Israel has killed fewer people than Iran or Iraq which means we are a peaceful state.
[x] Carpet bombing an entire country is a perfectly rational response to the kidnapping of a soldier.
[ ] It's not a concentration camp, it's a safety wall!
Therefore, your claim of [Israel dropping white phosphorus on a United Nations school] is false and we should continue to send money and military support to Israel.
Yours sincerely,
P.S. you are an anti-semite
This was provoked by the onslaught of nonsensical responses by Israeli apologists after somebody dared post this picture from Israel's attack on an UNRWA school in Gaza during operation "Cast Lead".
If you're interested, I blogged about my reaction to the attack on this school when it happened here.


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- Profit before investment income increased 6.1% to £3.5m (2007, £3.3m)
- Investment income increased to £1.9m (2007, £0.6m)
- Earnings per share increased 41.2% to 4.97 pence (2007, 3.52 pence)
- Interim dividend up 7.1% to 0.75p per share (2007, 0.70p)
- Strong list for second half including Alice Schroeder's biography of Warren Buffet; The Snowball; Just Me by Sheila Hancock; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer; and, on December 4, JK Rowling's The Tales of Beedle The Bard
- Net cash balances increased by 13.0% to £53.8m (31 December 2007, £47.6m)
- Well positioned for further organic and acquisition-related growth
- Strongest ever first six months sales performance from the UK Adult trade division
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The programme of digitising our entire English language catalogue has been completed. This will enable us to increase significantly the range of electronic products we can offer both to individual buyers and to resellers serving the library and institutional markets, where we have already made encouraging sales of e-book collections. Digitisation also enables us to make our titles more easily available as print on demand ("POD"), a particularly appropriate model for specialist publishing where a wide range of titles are sold in small numbers consistently over a long period of time. In addition to digitising the in-print backlist, we are engaged in an active process of digitising out of print titles in order to offer them POD and in a variety of electronic formats.
Bloomsbury intends to expand the academic part of its Specialist Publishing Division and a number of acquisitions under consideration. We have appointed Jonathan Glasspool as Managing Director of Bloomsbury Academic. The recent growth of the Methuen Drama list, many titles of which sell to higher education students and lecturers, illustrates how well Bloomsbury can reach the academic and higher education markets.
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Rollforming Demands More from Coil Handling
|The entry end of this rollforming line contains a prenotching press (at left) to produce variable hole patterns in the strip. That necessitates gag dies near the press feeds and a modulating drive on the straightener (center) to feed the loop.
Programmable Servo Feeds Ideal
Programmable servo feeds enable precise starts and stops as well as the varying, and sometimes exceedingly long, feed lengths.
"Servo feeds offer the ability to turn on and off features within an overall prepunching, prenotching die—air-actuated gagging features, for example —to allow programming of a pattern along a longer-length product," Pennuto explains. "To do that, the servo feeds require output signals to activate and deactivate air cylinders or manifolds."
The ideal rollforming line also would require either a straightener for a heavier-gauge product or powered uncloiler for lighter-gauge products, both with variable-speed or modulated drives to speed up and slow down to match large variations in feed length.
And of course, feed systems designed with rollforming in mind do not limit users with regard to product length.
Longer than Traditional Stamping Lines
Rollforming lines occupy more floor space than typical stamping lines owing to multiple roll stands used to form long products, with cutoff equipment at the end of the line adding to length. Entry-end equipment on rollforming lines also are longer than their stamping brethren, especially where prenotching and other processes occur prior to rollforming.
"A line may contain an uncoiler and straightener with a material loop leading to the servo feeder," Pennuto explains. "In a rollforming line with a prenotching station for instance, it is necessary to place another material loop between the prenotching press and the rollformer. Why? Though the rollformer forms product at a relatively constant speed, strip travels at varied speeds into and out of the straightener and through the prenotching press, so both of those areas need slack to enable constant strip speed down the line. That translates to a longer line footprint."
Required strip slack may necessitate a pit to provide a significant material loop, more than an above-floor loop can provide.
Coil-handling equipment may offer other features to meet the unique requirements of rollforming. For example, envision an architectural wall product, where profiles may be similar but widths vary. Then suppose that the product requires prepunching and strip-edge justification. The ideal servo feeder in this scenario can traverse inboard and outboard, explains Pennuto, to maintain a centerline on the servo feeder while performing edge justification on the tooling. And high line speeds, characteristic of some rollforming applications, may necessitate a wedge-type uncoiler to best control coil expansion by providing constant force throughout the expansion range.
Custom Rollformer Heeds Entry-End Advice
One rollforming company, Ferret Custom Roll Forming, Inc., Elkhart, IN, crams all sorts of work into its lines prior to rollforming, and employs many of the entry-end features described above.
Formed in 1981, Ferret opened up as a rollformer of stainless-steel frames for commercial and industrial mirrors. The company, under the leadership of president and CEO Scott McMeekan, who purchased Ferret from his father in 2006, now serves the appliance market and also supplies parts for food-service, recreational-vehicle, commercial-furniture, retail-display and marine customers.
Ferret, with 22 employees, runs 16 rollforming lines on one shift, some dedicated to specific products and others serving as workhorses.
"We are a smaller company, but in rollforming you can do quite a bit with that-sized workforce," offers McMeekan.
All About Value-Added
Value-added is a of life at Ferret, which means packing as much work as possible onto the rollforming line to eliminate costly and time-consuming secondary operations on stand-alone machinery.
|Note the length of this rollforming line, arising from the need for material loops and the use of inline processing equipment prior to the actual rollforming operation.
"We try to accomplish as much value-added work as we can at the entry end of our rollforming lines," McMeekan says. "So with prenotching we like to use servo feeds, and also employ servo feeds for dies with gags."
Ferret outfitted its lines with equipment from Formtek companies, including Dahlstrom and Yoder line equipment from Formtek Metal Forming, Inc., Warrensville Heights, OH, and ServoMatic servo feeds from Formtek Maine, Clinton, ME. Materials rollformed at Ferret include hot-rolled, cold-rolled, galvanized and stainless steels as well as aluminum and pre-painted alloys in widths from 1 to 30 in., and in thicknesses from 0.019 to 0.205 in.
"We have one prenotch die supplied by Hill Engineering, Carol Stream, IL (another Formtek company) with 10 different gags that produces an amazing amount of varying hole patterns for a store fixturing part," says McMeekan. "The ability to create those holes before forming the part makes rollforming unique because following cutoff at the exit end we have a finished part. The servo feeds are key to that. The ability to preset a number of feed lengths, to handle multiple hits and control the gags of the prenotch die has been invaluable. The more we can accomplish from a value-added standpoint in the entry end with holes or forming before the actual rollforming, the better. We drive costs down, and that is the name of the game."
How Prenotching Affects Coil Handling
Using his own company's experiences, McMeekan points out how different prenotch operations can affect the type of entry-end equipment required.
"A standard application, without varying patterns and employing a flying prenotch die—set on rails and pulled along by the material as it punches, then opening up and releasing from the material—typically would not need a powered uncoiler," he explains. "The rollformer itself pulls the material off of the uncoiler, through the prenotching operation and into the roll stands.
"Contrast that with a servo-fed application that may employ a straightener between the uncoiler and a stationary prenotch die," he continues. "You may have an accumulating pit for this prenotch die because it is stationary. The servo feed will pull material through a preprogrammed length, so in this instance a powered uncoiler is needed to allow for slack in the line. Once the servo feed pulls the material through, the prenotch die does its work—perhaps multiple hits based on gags—then opens up and the servo feed again pulls the next programmed strip length through. On the exit end of the servo feed, and again before the rollformer, another accumulation pit allows the rollformer to continue at high speeds without overtensioning the strip or pulling material through punches." MF
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The Florida men's swimming and diving team made its biggest splash by sinking Auburn's impressive 16-year reign as SEC champs.
The Florida men's swimming and diving team made its biggest splash in two decades over the weekend at Texas A&M and, in the process, sank Auburn's impressive 16-year reign as Southeastern Conference champions — the third-longest streak in any sport in league history.
It was the Gators' first SEC title since 1993 and ended a string of 11 consecutive runner-up finishes.
The championship brought UF's league-leading total to 34 SEC titles. Auburn is second with 18.
Florida had 1,408 points, more than 200 points ahead of Auburn (1,196), with Georgia (1,096) third.
"It's the first time we've been on top in quite awhile," said head coach Gregg Troy, who was named the SEC Men's Coach of the Year. "It was a true team performance. Our guys swam extremely well all weekend."
The UF women finished third with 1,190.5 points, trailing only runner-up Texas A&M (1,296) and champion Georgia (1,420), which won its fourth straight SEC crown and 10th overall.
Florida also ranks No. 1 in SEC women's titles with 17, the most recent in 2009.
"Our women were in the meet the whole way," Troy said. "We had a little bit of a depth problem, but we swam extremely well."
Both Gator squads now turn their focus to the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis Mar. 28-30.
LACROSSE: Third-ranked UF swept a three-game homestand against No. 18 Stony Brook, UC-Davis and Albany last week.
The Gators outscored the trio of opponents 49-20 to improve to 6-0 on the season, the program's best start in its brief four-year history.
Up next is a rematch of last year's NCAA semifinal between UF and Syracuse at this year's Orange Bowl Classic at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Saturday, where the Gators meet the No. 2-ranked Orangemen.
"It's going to be a great game," said head coach Amanda O'Leary. "Syracuse is just a team that's getting better and better. They're really well-coached and they have some amazingly athletic young women on that team. Across the board, this is going to be a really huge challenge for us."
WOMEN'S TENNIS: The two most successful women's programs in the nation met Sunday for the inaugural USTA Match Day, and the second-largest crowd in school history (1,033) saw the fourth-ranked Gators down No. 13 Stanford, 4-2, in an exciting match that started outdoors but finished in Florida's new indoor facility.
UF (6-1), the two-time defending NCAA champion, dropped the doubles point but rallied for the win, its 117th consecutive home-court victory, while the Cardinal fell to 4-2.
"It was a fantastic match and we had an amazing crowd," head coach Roland Thornqvist said. "The match did not disappoint. Stanford is a phenomenal team. They have world-class athletes at every spot, and we had to really raise our game."
UF travels to play league newcomers Missouri and No. 10 Texas A&M this weekend.
GYMNASTICS: The top-ranked Gators host Minnesota of the Big Ten Friday night at 7 in their final regular-season home meet of the year.
It will be Senior Night, with UF honoring one of the all-time great classes in the foursome of Ashanee Dickerson, Marissa King, Randy Stageberg and Dali Lemezan.
"It's going to be an amazing opportunity to honor our seniors that have done a fantastic job for the University of Florida, but also who have represented Florida with such class," head coach Rhonda Faehn said. "Their work ethic every day in and outside of the gym, as a coaching staff, we couldn't really ask for more. We're going to have a great time honoring them, but also know that there's still quite a bit left in our season."
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: After ending a three-game skid with their first road win at Alabama since 2009, the Gators (16-12, 5-9) hope to carry that momentum into their final home game of the season against Arkansas (17-10, 5-9) Thursday at 7 p.m.
It will be Senior Night, with UF honoring first-team All-SEC post Jennifer George.
"Arkansas and us are in the same boat," head coach Amanda Butler said. "We've got to take advantage of being at home and take advantage of Jennifer being honored and all the things she deserves to have happen on that night. It's a big game."
UF closes out the regular season Sunday at South Carolina.


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Re: David Hudson's May 11 letter
Please refrain from coming to Summit County and spend your time in places more conducive to your ideology like Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, Georgia et al. We do not want to read your party's lies, obfuscations and utter distortions.
We in Summit County enjoy a great life — no daily hit and runs, no daily murders by guns and a negligible crime rate. Yes, we voted for Obama and are praying to whomever we worship that Romney and his followers of hate and discrimination are left leaderless.
I generally laugh hysterically at you and yours but your party's attempts at discriminating against certain voters of age, color, sex and sexual orientation have me, shall we say, sick of your kind. I, and many more, fought for our country and have bled and died for our freedoms to vote. Your party's efforts to discriminate against women, gays, peoples of color and the poor are utterly sickening, but that's your ideology apparently.
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Holiday and business visitors will find the self catered accommodation decorated to a high standard and furnished with a selection of antique and modern furniture to provide stylish and comfortable accommodation. The cottage is accessed via a private farm track of about half a mile. The well equipped, self catered accommodation is ideally suited for short or long stays.
The property has a rural location and well placed for easy access to nearby Lougborough, Melton Mowbray, Leicester or Nottingham. The facilities include ample parking, free unlimited WiFi, smart televisions and a south facing garden with patio and views over the farm fields.
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Creating Lasting Value With Sustainable Plastics
Where sun, soil and suitable climate come together, there are now alternative sources that can be used to create sustainable plastics. From cars and trucks to mobile devices, DuPont is collaborating with manufacturers to replace oil-based materials with plant-based ones.
Going from Potential to Real Products
Scientific breakthroughs have made the promise of carbon neutrality, renewability and independence from petroleum a real possibility. A renewable resource can be renewed or regenerated by natural ecological cycles or sound management practices within a short time relative to a human life span.
Some of the materials we use every day can be derived from just such sources -- renewable, non-food biomass that includes caster beans, corn, soybeans, sugar cane, wheat and other renewable sources.
But for sustainable plastics to be widely adopted, they must be comparable in performance and cost-effectiveness to other materials.
Redefining What Biopolymers Can Do
With one of the industry's broadest biopolymers product lines, DuPont is using our long history of materials science expertise to make sustainable plastics competitive. Through DuPont innovation, key building blocks for many of the materials we use every day can now be derived from renewable resources — creating a much smaller environmental footprint than their petroleum-based predecessors with no compromise in performance.
The DuPont Sustainable Plastics Portfolio
DuPont Performance Polymers has the broadest range of renewably sourced (RS) engineering polymers available today. We're committed to setting clear, consistent standards. So DuPont is working with the European Bioplastics association and ASTM International to standardize industry definitions of and communications about renewably sourced materials.
DuPont RS biopolymers contain between 20% and 100% renewably sourced materials. The product line includes RS grades of two of our most-used brands – Hytrel® RS, and Zytel® RS as well as Sorona® EP, which was created exclusively as a biopolymer.
Hytrel® RS renewably sourced thermoplastic polyester elastomer
Hytrel® RS thermoplastic elastomer provides all of the performance characteristics of traditional Hytrel®, which combines the flexibility of rubber, the strength of plastics and the processability of thermoplastics. The unique combination of properties Hytrel® provides has long been used in automobile CV joint boots, which must endure bumps, heat, cold and chemicals. While Hytrel® RS grades are 35% to 65% renewably sourced they show the same performance and processing characteristics as traditionally sourced Hytrel®.
Zytel® RS renewably sourced nylon resin
The Zytel® RS product family provides stiffness and toughness with chemical and hydrolysis resistance. It's part of the widely used DuPont™ Zytel® family, but our RS grades are made with 20% to 100% renewable content that comes from sebacic acid which is derived from castor oil, one of the most versatile, non-food competing natural products.
DuPont™ Sorona® Offers Versatility and High Performance
Making renewable products that can deliver high performance and design flexibility helps make sustainable practical. Consider just one of our renewably sourced materials, DuPont™ Sorona® EP. This eco-friendly plastic is comprised of 20% to 37% corn by weight, and has strength and molding characteristics that make it a natural replacement for PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) in industries from automotive to electronics to oil and gas.
Changing Materials Changes the Game
Renewable plastics are an environmental gamer-changer. Just a few years ago, the goal of carbon-neutral production seemed like a distant target. But the DuPont portfolio of sustainable plastics in market today are defining a path to reaching those goals ahead of schedule, across a range of businesses and markets.


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Lemonade (Gucci Mane) - R.A.P.E.D
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Jim and Them features the adventures of our hero Jim and his friends "them". They go through such trials as political discussion, RACISM as well as who is the greatest videogame hero. No stone is left unturned in this summer's blockbuster hit JIM AND THEM!


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What if my pond has aeration and it still freezes over? Will my fish be okay?
Sue – Boston, MA
The reasons for aeration during the winter months are largely the same as they are during warmer weather. The oxygen provided by aeration is vital to the health of fish – all year 'round. In the winter, aeration does double duty, both by introducing sufficient oxygen to the water, and by preventing the formation of ice that could contain harmful gases produced by leaves and other decaying material on the pond's bottom. As long as the aerators keep some of the water from freezing, the fish in the pond will have sufficient oxygen to weather the cold.
If your aerator can't keep up with the impact of a long cold snap, and the pond freezes entirely for a short time, your fish should be fine. Short term freezes shouldn't pose a threat to a well maintained pond – and fish will have sufficient oxygen to survive the temporary freeze. During longer cold snaps, however, harmful gases can accumulate, and you may need to take measures to open the ice. To accomplish that task, it's important to avoid the use of hammers, drills or other percussive tools. The effects of violent vibration can be harmful to fish. Instead, try applying buckets of hot water to melt vent holes.
To prevent freezing, we recommend the use of our Airmax® Aeration Systems. With the system installed, it's wise to prepare for winter by situating stones throughout the pond. For an added measure of assurance, you may also want to suspend some stones closer to the surface to generate more surface-level water movement, while leaving the bottom of the pond still for fish.
Pond Talk: Have you had your pond freeze over even with the help of an aerator?
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Dissecting Microscope donated to Marine Invertebrates
Thanks to the generosity of a donor to the Australian Museum Foundation, the Marine Invertebrates group has been able to upgrade equipment by purchasing two new dissecting microscopes.
Dissecting microscopes allow researchers to closely examine three dimensional specimens as opposed to samples prepared on slides.
We have an increasingly high volume of visitors, students and volunteers who use these microscopes to study and identify invertebrates such as marine worms and small crustaceans. Some of the existing microscopes we have are showing their age and getting difficult to find parts for. Additionally, as some of our volunteers become more experienced, they require better quality microscopes in order to see the features required for identification of the animals they are examining. This donation has allowed us greater flexibility and an increased capacity to provide quality equipment for examination of the collection and research.
We'd like to express our thanks to our anonymous donor.
To find out more about donating to the Australian Museum click here: Donations


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This portable 5000W Modified Sine Wave Inverter converts 24Vdc to 230Vac power and is perfect for running mains powered equipment up to 5000 Watts from your car or leisure battery. Designed for safe and easy connection our wide range of inverters are perfect for those requiring power when "off grid" or for in vehicle use to power tools, computers, TV's etc.
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Weekends with the kids
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck took the kids arts and crafts shopping on Saturday, 8 days since his last papped outing with the children, during which he held a boot up to the camera and claimed it was for demonstration purposes only. He was spoken to at home, no doubt. This is not the picture Mrs Affleck has worked so hard to perfect and present. This is how she won him his Oscar. And this is how she'll fix it for him again, taking the girls out for the weekend, because the paps hang out at Michael's for glue guns and wicker baskets all the time, and at the John Varvatos 10th Annual Stuart House Benefit on Sunday where the Afflecks shared the stage and even showed some affection. Garner really doesn't get enough credit for being the architect of their success. But goddamn, after all these years, I still can't with her clothes. There had to have been a better shoe option here. That dress could fit better. And did we HAVE to go with a pink cardigan? Did we have to? Would the MiniVan Majority have revolted if we'd picked a cute leather jacket or a structured blazer?


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current location: last days on the mountain
i'm just going to say it--i really hate snow. sometimes it looks magical and the beautiful white snowflakes land gracefully onto my hair and coat. but then all i can imagine is the ugly, grey slush it will soon become. ok so appearances really isn't the root of this; in fact, its the inconvenience. while snow in torino meant a weekend spent in the montagna (mountain) with skiing and lots of cozying in the cabin, snow in Maryland and DC just means icy roads and missed brunch dates (my apologies, diana). so here's to hoping for some clear skies and warmer temperatures stat.
while the cooler weather has tempted me to stay indoors and be lazy, i had made some goals last week and have been sticking to them: more tea and water, daily activity, applications. i'm happy to report that my application-all 125 pages-has been sent in to DC, i've been loving a daily practice of sun salutations and vinyasa flow, and have been downing the green and white peony teas. eating kale, mushrooms, and spelt pasta. loving on my family. i even got a job offer this week :)
at home, in my living room...
or at the studio downtown (www.anandashala.com)
moving back to uni this thursday, i am slightly nervous, but mostly exciting for the coming adventures. i'll be moving into CHUM (Co-op Housing at University of Maryland); the community based living style, not-for-profit byline and cooperative, shared space speaks mountains of what is possible in terms of student housing. things to look forward to: being surrounded by intelligent individuals and fellow activists with like-interests, not having to leave my house for various meetings and event-planning and being around healthy (mostly vegetarian/vegan) food. mmm.
perhaps a DC-area blogger meet-up is necessary soon?


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Beer in Review: Chris Black of Falling Rock Tap House
As 2013 comes to an end, we're once again asking leading figures on the Colorado beer scene to reflect on the past year and look ahead to next. This 13th installment in the Beer in Review features the wisdom of Chris Black, co-owner of the legendary Denver craft beer bar Falling Rock Tap House – and our traditional closer in this series. Here are Chris's picks:


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"Remote communities and watershed challenges such as disaster risk reduction, are what we share" said Dr. Milika Sobey, Water Coordinator for the IUCN Oceania Regional Office based in Fiji.
She was describing the similarities between watershed management challenges in the Pacific Islands, and those in the Tacaná region of Guatemala.
"Exchanging experiences between regions is critical for the Water and Nature Initiative" said Rocio Cordoba, Water Coordinator for the Mesoamerican Regional Office based in Costa Rica, "the challenges to good water management are similar across many parts of the world, and sharing our experience here in Tacaná is important for our global learning approach, and as part of our own self-assessment and progress review".
Led by Tacaná project staff, based in San Marcos, and joined by members of the global Water Programme, the exchange allowed the teams to visit communities in the upper watersheds of the Coatán and Suchiate river basins. Meetings were held with representatives of microwatershed councils to discuss their watershed management plans, and to see some of the remarkable progress they have made in making these steep high altitude mountain valleys better places to live. Improved agricultural practices, tree nurseries for re-planting slopes, latrine and drainage systems, and piped water supply systems have helped the communities recover after the devastation caused by Hurricane Stan in October 2005.
"We lost so much" said Roberto Escalante, Head of the Esquichá Microwatershed, "our valley suffered many landslides which destroyed buildings, forests, fields, water systems – our livelihoods disappeared overnight". Establishing a microwatershed council allowed the community to identify the risks in their valley and the factors which increased this risk such as tree removal, unmanaged grazing, and lack of terracing on steep slopes. Through re-building, proper planning, and extraordinary community spirit and determination, the mountain valleys have once again become productive systems, providing livelihoods and sustainable ecosystems which contain native tree species and healthy soils.
Originally supported by the Water and Nature Initiative, microwatershed plans have opened up a range of different activities through support from the Livelihoods and Landscape Initiative, the Global Water Initiative, and the Dutch Embassy in Guatemala City.
The Sanajabá and Canatzaj communities in the Esquichá River microwatershed have been able to develop improved rural water supply systems, laundry washing points with improved drainage to reduce the occurrence of mosquitoes, and improved sanitation. Innovative production systems, such as wormeries, agroforestry approaches to stabilize steep slopes for crop growing, and tree nurseries to provide trees for replanting, have all developed out of the microwatershed planning approach.
"Microwatershed councils have become coordination nodes – areas of experience for the communities. Lessons are shared across communities and watersheds through family ties, radio, and trade" said Rocio Cordoba. "There are some very important lessons here for us about how to implement Integrated Water Resource Management in the Pacific" said Dr Sobey, "the knowledge the communities have developed due to the isolation from main infrastructure and more centralized approaches, has enabled them to invest in themselves, and to learn what works. On small islands we face many of the same challenges. I will be sharing these lessons with communities in Kadavu and Nadi in Fiji, and with our colleagues in Samoa".
For further information contact:
Rocio Cordoba, Water Coordinator for the IUCN Mesoamerica Regional Office: email@example.com
Milika Sobey, Water Coordinator for the IUCN Oceania Regional Office: email@example.com


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February 21, 2018, 8:58 am
Cameron Payne is set to make his season debut on Thursday against the Sixers after foot surgery sidelined him for nearly two-thirds of the season.
He will back up Kris Dunn as Fred Hoiberg wants him to lead the second unit while his return means that Jerian Grant will be falling out of the rotation shortly. Payne had a second surgery on his right foot in September and hasn't really lived up to the expectations after being the No. 14 in the 2015 NBA draft. He will likely be on a minutes restriction so leave him on the wire for now
Fantasy News
January 26, 2020, 12:25 amZach LaVinePG, Chicago Bulls
Zach LaVine was an offensive juggernaut in Saturday's 118-106 win over the Cavs scoring 44 points, on 16-of-30 shooting, while chipping in 10 rebounds, eight assists and a steal.
LaVine is averaging nearly 29 points a game in the month of January and has notched 40-plus points in three games this month. Beyond the scoring he has been very efficient during the stretch while also providing across the board in other categories. Remarkably, he is averaging just shy of two steals a game putting him in top-40 territory, in terms of return on investment.
January 26, 2020, 12:24 amAnthony DavisPF-C, Los Angeles Lakers
Anthony Davis shot 13-of-22 from the field and 2-of-5 from beyond the arc on his way to scoring 31 points with seven rebounds, two steals and one block in a 108-91 loss to the Sixers on Saturday.
Davis was questionable with a glute injury, but he was able to play and show why he's the number one player in 9-cat this season. Davis is a fantasy stud and should be a top-2 player ROS.
January 26, 2020, 12:20 amKris DunnPG, Chicago Bulls
Kris Dunn notched his fifth-straight double digit scoring effort with 10 points in Saturday's win over the Cavs, chipping in five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Dunn's minutes have crept up a bit in the month of January and he has responded by averaging nearly two steals a game to go along with respectable countable numbers. The low scoring output is ok in this one as he made four of the six shots that he attempted, providing an semi-efficient game as he made all two of his shots from the charity stripe.
January 26, 2020, 12:17 amLeBron JamesSF, Los Angeles Lakers
LeBron James scored 29 points on Saturday to pass Kobe Bryant for third place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
James added eight assists and seven rebounds on this historic night but was unable to get the win as the Lakers lost 108-91 to the Sixers. LeBron will continue to chug along with top-10 value ROS and is now only behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone on the all-time scoring list.
January 26, 2020, 12:12 amTomas SatoranskyPG, Chicago Bulls
Tomas Satoransky scored 19 points, on 8-of-11 shooting, in Saturday's win over the Cavs, chipping in six rebounds, six assists and three steals.
After failing to score in double digits in the past five games, Satoransky woke up and dropped 19 in this one. This is his highest scoring output this month and it was paired well with an all-around efficient game, not to mention the three steals. With so many backcourt options it is hard to trust him on a night-to-night basis but this one reminds fantasy owners of what he is capable of producing.
January 26, 2020, 12:10 amKyle KuzmaPF, Los Angeles Lakers
Kyle Kuzma flopped on Saturday with four points (2-of-6 from the field) and five rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench.
Kuzma posted a dud and his fantasy value is tied heavily to his scoring. He's outside the top-220 the past month with 14.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 threes per game. He's a late-round value at his best and is worth trying to sell high since his name value may be greater than his fantasy value.
January 26, 2020, 12:06 amThaddeus YoungPF, Chicago Bulls
Thaddeus Young scored 11 points in Saturday's win over the Cavs, chipping in three rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block in 35 minutes of game play.
With both teammates Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr. injured, Young is not only getting the start but also playing major minutes in their absences. He is definitely worth a look in the short-term as he is a nice source of defensive statistics while not fantasy owners in any particular area.
January 26, 2020, 12:03 amBen SimmonsPG, Philadelphia Sixers
Ben Simmons flourished on Saturday with 28 points (12-of-15 shooting), 10 rebounds, eight assists and four steals in a 108-91 victory over the Lakers.
LeBron James passed Kobe Bryant on the career scoring list, but Ben Simmons ruined his night and dominated on both ends of the court in an impressive win for a short-handed Sixers team. Simmons was already on a roll with Joel Embiid out and will be even better with Josh Richardson also sidelined. Ben Simmons owners will enjoy the next few weeks.
January 25, 2020, 11:56 pmTobias HarrisSF, Philadelphia Sixers
Tobias Harris scored a team-high 29 points while shooting 10-of-20 from the field and 6-of-7 from the line to go with eight rebounds and three triples on Saturday.
Harris is inside the top-50 on the season as an efficient scorer averaging 19.5 points per game while shooting .478 from the field and .801 from the line. He was an 86 percent free throw shooter last season and is shooting .838 the past month so he's trending up in that area too.
January 25, 2020, 11:45 pmMatisse ThybulleSG-SF, Philadelphia Sixers
Matisse Thybulle swiped five steals on Saturday and added six points, one block and two triples in 36 minutes.
If you're rostering Thybulle, it is for defensive stats like this. Thybulle has increased value in the short-term with Josh Richardson and Joel Embiid sidelined and he's averaging 2.6 steals and 1.6 blocks in 30.8 minutes the past seven games.


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Another Project Truck - Haul Monitor
Laggard Longbed
Well, I've been threatening to do it for a year now, and it just so happened that the stars aligned and I bit the bullet. Yup, I bought another project. But this time, I'm going to do things differently. Instead of getting caught up in the moment and tearing into it blindly, I'm going to sit back and plan this one out. It's not getting blown apart and I refuse to take it down to the bare frame. Hell, I don't want to pull the motor or even touch the wiring on this one.
No, the object of this project is to do something a bit more homegrown; A more realistic project that is closer to what us guys with full-time jobs and families have the time and money for. Something you can get in and drive to work in the morning and wrench on at night and get up and do it again tomorrow. We're gonna keep the upgrades short and sweet and plot the time it takes so that you guys have an idea of what you may be facing when it comes time to do the same projects on your own truck. And while we're doing it, we're gonna have fun! Ain't that what it's all about anyways?
But enough about that, here's what you guys really care about . . .
I was scouring the local classifieds recently, as I'd been casually looking for the past few months, for something that was unmolested, running, and driving in decent shape and found a couple candidates but nothing that was a super steal. Most of the stuff I found had already been upgraded or was outside my meager budget. What I really wanted to find was a bone stocker that I could tear apart and work on in the magazine to show that it doesn't take forty grand to build something cool.
I ran across a local ad for a '68 Chevy C10 longbed truck for $2,500 and thought it was at least worth a look. I called the owner on a Friday afternoon and asked when would be a good time to come and have a look. "You can come now if you want", was his response. I figured that I didn't have anything better to do so I soon set out, trying to beat the rapidly setting sun.
I arrived to find the truck just as it appeared in the ad; a little worse for wear, but all in all, it was in great shape. Upon further inspection, it turned out that it still had the stock 307ci V-8 and Saginaw three-on-the-tree, stock suspension, and drum brakes at all four corners. Manual steering, which was a bummer, but we're gonna upgrade that anyways, right?! The paint was in typical beater shape and there were a few dents here and there, perfect for doing a hammer/dolly story! Inside, the cab was clean for a 40-plus-year-old truck, with the usual wear and tear. The seat was in decent shape, as was the floor mat. The dash pad was cracked and needed replacing; but all the gauges and switches worked, right down to the turn signals and dome light. Fired up, the little V-8 ran like a clock and a quick spin around the block yielded that the brakes worked great, suspension was tight, and the trans shifted fine. "Sounds like a good foundation to build upon," I thought. We agreed upon a price slightly under the asking amount and soon I was off riding into the sunset with my newest acquisition.
And like any car guy high on his new project, I couldn't leave well enough alone for more than five minutes and was soon scouring the catalogs getting ideas on how to upgrade this and update that. I decided that what I really needed was a rough rendering so I could play out my ideas visually and put my limited Photoshop skills to work. I figured a set of wheels and tires, a few minor body upgrades, and a suspension kit would get the job done aesthetically speaking, while the stock 307 will get an external overhaul and the Saginaw will get replaced by an overdrive to make the truck a true cruiser.
I've got a ton of plans for the old girl, probably more than I can get done in the next year, but I'm gonna hit the ground running and by the time you read this, it'll be well on its way. Stay tuned next month as I give the truck a once-over and reveal some of the things to look for and to keep in mind when looking for a project of your own.
Oh yeah, and for those who were wonderingit's gonna stay a longbedfor now! CCT


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If you're working on a distributed creative team, especially ones spread across timezones, today's post from Steve McConnell is a great reminder that you're not alone in your struggles:
Travel restrictions and offshore development
The article is right: there's currently no substitute for travel at those kinds of intervals. "The half-life of trust is 6 weeks" rings true.
Even in normal times, this is a heavy cost to bear, both for the company and for the people on the road. I've been at companies that have handled this "ok", but never seen it be 100% positive and pleasant — this is a very hard problem. There's a reason why Microsoft largely kept everyone on the same campus for almost 20 years up to the late 90s — and a reason why you should think about keeping things simple that way as long as you can, too.
If staying single-site as long as possible is the first line of defense, the second line of defense is trying our best to minimize and partition multi-site development in careful ways — e.g. into distinct products, projects, or features — to minimize trust issues and cost of communication. But this can only go so far in avoiding the issues of trust entirely. At some point (likely sooner rather than later), the worlds must meet, rules must be followed, decisions must align, and work on the product will overlap.
So, then, how do we design our processes and communication to be multi-site friendly? What processes and culture do we insist stay common or allow to be flexible? How do we maintain the trust to coordinate the things that we must? How can we hire more forgiving personalities for whom trust and camaraderie come easier?
There are certainly lessons to be learned from highly distributed open source projects (in particular, the tools they use and the ways they use them), but also cautionary tales of the borderline chaos that can ensue when the ties that bind are so loose and light. And I'm waiting for a good tell-all to be written on Google and some other other more recent companies who have embraced highly distributed organizations.
Going back to Steve's post and how there's no substitute today for spending time in person: we can only hope someone eventually finds a way to make multipoint video conferencing and techniques of remote socialization and team-building much more effective. It'd be great to not consume the time and energy of flying all over the planet — but that day doesn't yet appear to be here.
Perhaps we could start with some company-sponsored network gaming to have some fun and get to know each other better? … of course, we then must decide which of the Bangalore, San Francisco, or Cambridge teams we'll ask to get up at 7am to play. Hmmm.