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With budget in mind, Roenicke focused on bullpen
"There's lots of things that I think I would like," Roenicke said with a smile on Day 2 of the Winter Meetings.
The Brewers need relievers and are looking hard at starters this week, but Roenicke said he understands that general manager Doug Melvin's task is complicated by the fact the club is paring its payroll, from more than $100 million last season to as low as $80 million for 2013.
So Melvin is shopping with limited funds, some of which will have to be directed to a bullpen that currently has at least three vacancies.
"With what our budget is going to be at, Doug has certain things he can do, and so no matter what is out there and what we would like to have, we need to make decisions on what we can do," Roenicke said Tuesday. "I can name a lot of the free agents out there that I would love to have on our team. Is that really a reality that can happen? Probably not."
Does he see a priority between adding a starter or filling out the bullpen?
"We've talked about both," Roenicke said. "It's more as to who's available that fits in. Obviously, any time you can get a good quality starter, that's important. But if what we're looking at isn't that much better than what we have with the young guys, then all of a sudden it becomes more important to look at the bullpen.
"Because, there are holes in the bullpen. There aren't holes in our starting rotation. We've got actually one too many starters."
Those starters are Yovani Gallardo, a lock, plus Marco Estrada, a near-lock as things currently stand, plus rehabbing left-hander Chris Narveson and young right-handers Wily Peralta, Mark Rogers and Mike Fiers.
Roenicke believes the principal challenge for Narveson, who missed most of 2012 following left shoulder surgery, will be regaining his command. Roenicke said Narveson threw two simulated games in Arizona before taking a winter break, and one was excellent and the other erratic.
For Peralta, Rogers and Fiers, the challenge is replicating their brief stints of success in 2012 throughout a full season in 2013.
Considering the Brewers are returning entirely intact an offense that led the National League in runs, home runs and stolen bases, Roenicke believes the team could be championship-caliber next season even if it does not add a high-profile starter.
"If they pitch the way they did last year for that short period, yes we are," Roenicke said, "That's asking a lot, for four guys to be able to do what they did for two months over a six-month period. That's asking for a lot."
Other tidbits from Roenicke's meeting with reporters at the Opryland Hotel:
Mat Gamel, last season's Opening Day first baseman, is progressing "really well" in his rehab from knee surgery and is being pegged for a utility role in 2013, with Corey Hart at first base.
"We're going to try to get [Gamel] more versatile," Roenicke said. "So he's going to play a lot of outfield in Spring Training, probably more right field, but some in left because [Ryan Braun] doesn't play all the games in spring.
"[Gamel is] still learning first base even though he played it the year before and did a nice job there. So, I think just trying to get him more versatile to where he can help us in any situation that comes up. If we have a right fielder that goes down, maybe he can play it every day. If something happens with Corey Hart, maybe he can play [first] every day. He's still able to play third base when we need him to play third base.
"Being versatile is very important for him, and he wants to do it. He wants to do anything he can to make sure he's on that team next year."
Roenicke is still debating whether to bat right fielder Norichika Aoki in the leadoff spot and second baseman Rickie Weeks in the two-hole, or vice versa. He will raise the topic with club officials and coaches closer to Spring Training.
He saw enough of Jim Henderson during the second half of last season to be comfortable with Henderson as the primary setup man to closer John Axford. But Roenicke stressed that the Brewers are not finished adding bullpen pieces.
By this time last year, Roenicke had already met with the Brewers' top free-agent target, Aramis Ramirez, who wound up signing about a week after the Winter Meetings. This year, Roenicke has not had any face-to-face meetings with potential targets.


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The Age of Conversation 2 has just launched and is available for purchase in hard cover, paperback and e-book here, with all proceeds going to Variety, the international childrens charity (Age of Conversation 1 raised over $15,000 so that's the target to beat). Once again, Drew McClellan and Gavin Heaton have fired up an international team of 237 marketing bloggers to create the sequel to last year's experiment. The passion and effort they have put into bringing this idea to life is inspiring and I can't wait to get my hands on my copy (hard cover, of course).
Age of Conversation 2 is about the power of sharing ideas through new media, but with more than double the number of writers as last year's book, Drew and Gavin decided to break this one into nine sections. My chapter entitled "The Digital Playground", is part of the "Life in the Conversation Lane" and discusses the impact that millenials are going to have on society.
So go read the blog, follow the twitter stream, subscribe to the podcast feed, read about the authors, join the Facebook group, but most of all – go buy the book.
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Every day the kidneys process about 200 quarts of blood to remove about two quarts of waste products and extra water. The waste and extra water become urine, which flows to the bladder through the ureters. The body's entire blood volume gets filtered through the kidneys about 20 to 25 times a day.
Adults pass about a quart and half of urine each day, depending on the fluids they drink and the foods they eat. The amount of urine produced at night is about half that formed in day. Normal urine is sterile. It contains fluids, salts and waste products, but is free of bacteria, viruses and fungi.
While most people have two kidneys, some people are born with only one. They can live healthy lives with just one kidney. Many people also donate kidneys for transplantation -- and live healthy lives afterwards.
Our kidneys, adrenal glands, bladder and related components filter the blood, remove wastes from the body, regulate blood pressure and the chemical balances of the blood and stimulate the body to produce red blood cells. The images and descriptions in this section are designed to help you understand how these important organs of the body work and how they are situated inside the body.
While organs such as the kidneys and bladder work the same for men as for women, the structure of the urinary track is slightly different. Additionally, the surrounding organs differ. Individual sections are provided for the urinary systems of men and of women.


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Don Bronte Wines
Starting from my home vineyard at Red Hill, we now supplement our production by sourcing fruit from other local vineyards and regions. Our philosophy is to produce wines that are examples of the best that a region can offer from varieties that are intrinsically suited to the region. To this end, our winemaking team have carefully selected sites that will achieve this objective. So far we have produced Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Yarra Valley and a Grampians' Shiraz in addition to our staple Mornington Peninsula selection.
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Muehlmeier and Grosshuesch are twin halls located near the south end of campus. The halls each house 110 students on two floors, and are made up of mostly freshmen and sophomores, but are open to all students. Muehlmeier is a coed hall, while Grosshuesch is a male facility.
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1. Emmett
I've always been in love with this name, and we've decided on Emmett Lazarus Dean.
2. Reid
Adding this one to our boys as well, I'm still stuck on middles. I was thinking Reid Atticus (?), but I'm open to any and all suggestions!
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Pronounced LIE-rah. I want Raven to be in her name somewhere, and right now I'm thinking Lyra Raven Harriet or Lyra Raven Henrietta. But I'm not completely sold.
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Earth : Europe : France : Southeastern France : Rhône-Alpes : Isère : Grenoble
Grenoble[3] is a city of around 158,000 inhabitants (550,000 taking into account the metropolitan area) located in the French Alps.
The climate is quite cold in winter, with days of snow almost every year. Summers are known to be hot, as mountains surrounding the town stop any wind.
Grenoble is crossed by two rivers, the Drac and the Isère ("the lion and the serpent"), and is surrounded by three mountain chains, the Vercors, Chartreuse and Belledonne.
The city is renowned for its universities on the campus, for its scientific research centers in the northeast of the city, including Minatec for nanotechnologies and the Synchrotron for high-brilliance source of X-rays as well as for its industrial center in the western suburbs : Meylan, Montbonnot and Crolles including high-tech companies such as STmicroelectronics and Motorola. Therefore it hosts a relatively large population of foreign scientists and students.
Get in
There are two airports near Grenoble:
Remember that Geneva is a Swiss city and depending on your country of origin you may need a visa. Since 2008 Switzerland is part of the Schengen area. European Union citizens should not have problems travelling via Geneva. It is also worth remembering that Switzerland has its own currency (the Swiss Franc); nearly all retail outlets in Geneva accept Euros but change is given in Swiss Francs. Geneva Airport also has a "French part" that does not require to enter into Swiss territory if you come from France and your destination flight is to France.
Grenoble also has a little landing-strip (900 m) in the village of Le Versoud (15km away): [12]
Just follow the highways from/to :
Grenoble can be difficult to navigate by car, but once you get there the "Park and Ride" (parking relais) system operated by Semitag-parking [13] is a good way of getting around. (see trams and buses)
Several high speed trains (TGV) from SNCF [14] link Paris to Grenoble directly every day, for a three-hours trip of 640 km. Full price is about €70 for a one-way ticket. Young people and students will be entitled to a découverte discount which can reduce ticket prices by 25%. Those staying for more than a few months and/or planning to travel by train a lot are advised to purchase a 12-25 card (€50) which gives 25 to 50% discounts.
Hourly trains link Lyon (Part-Dieu station) to Grenoble, from 5:30 am to midnight (5am to 10pm from Grenoble to Lyon). This takes around an 1h15 to 1h30 with the TER (regional trains) [15]. Full price is 20.20€. The train schedule sometimes includes TER buses. The price is the same, the duration is the same, they start at the same station and arrive at the same point.
TER trains also link the city to Geneva in Switzerland (2h), to southern Alps (Gap, Sisteron) and to Valence (1h) where you can change for the TGV to Southern-France.
Get around
Avoid rush hour (7-9 a.m and 5-6 p.m.) on highways around the town as you are likely to lose time in traffic jams.
Car club
Alpes Autopartage runs a car club in Grenoble. For a minimum duration of 3 months, and a nominal mothly fee of 12 to 15 euros, you can use any of their 21 cars for as short as 1h to as long as several days. Some cars with winter tires in season, ski racks, etc.
Regional buses
Many regional buses can take you from the bus station (gare routiere, by the train station) to ski stations and several towns in the surrounding countryside. For example, Grenoble to Chamrousse (bus 6010) ski station costs €2.70. It is better to buy tickets in advance for access to ski stations in high season- if the bus is crowded, you get priority. Tickets are sold at the main bus station and at the tourist information office (French: Maison du tourisme) which is on tram lines A and B (stop: Hubert Dubedout- Maison du Tourisme).
Information on regional buses VFD [18] (in French only, but finding buses schedules is easy). Be aware that the winter schedule (saison neige) is not the same as for the rest of the year.
Trams and buses
Four tram lines cross the town with services every few minutes (less frequent on Sundays or at night) and an extensive bus network operates within the city itself, the suburbs and villages further out. The bus network typically stops service at 8:00pm, whereas most of the tram network runs until 1:00am. Individual tickets cost around €1.40, less if bought by 10 or 30. Daily, weekly and monthly passes are available with discounts for students. Tickets are valid for one hour of travel across the Semitag network (bus and tram). Tickets can be bought in the bus from the driver, and from machines on the platform for tramways, or at the Maison du Tourisme. You must stamp (composter) your ticket for it to be valid: this is done on the platform at the tram stop or on entering a bus. Ticket inspections are frequent, even during weekends.
Information can be found at Semitag [19] and maps at Maps Semitag [20] (in French).
Despite its mountainous surroundings, Grenoble itself is one of the flattest cities in Europe, so cycling is an easy way of getting around. Pleasant recreational cycle routes follow the Drac and Isere rivers. An old bicycle track along the Isère river passes in front of the town centre, and the main boulevards have dedicated cycle lanes. Bicycles are allowed on some smaller streets, but riders often have to use the same lane as buses. It is possible to rent bicycles for a day, a week or longer at the railway station and other MetroVelo offices- around €5 a day and about 15/20€ per month. For more information: métro-vélo [21].
However, the town is walkable and bicycle rides not essential if you are focusing around town area.
Disabled Travelers
The entire tram network and many bus routes have been adapted for wheelchair users. The flatness of the city means it is generally very accessible.
Grenoble has been a center of academic excellence since the 14th century. The main universities share a large, modern, purpose-built campus in St Martin d'Heres (accessible by tram, lines B,C and D). There are universities for science and technology (Joseph Fourier), Humanities and Social Sciences (Pierre Mendès-France), Languages and Literature (Stendhal) and Political Sciences (Sciences PO). Grenoble also hosts several Grandes Ecoles- engineering schools in physics, chemistry, electricity, computer science, and a renowned business school. See Grenoble INP [35] and Grenoble Business School [36].
French language courses are available at Alliance Francaise (english) [37].
The Polygone Scientifique contains the ESRF [38] light source (a circular building 270 metres wide, very easily visible from the Bastille) and the ILL [39] nuclear reactor (the blue windowless concrete pepper-pot near ESRF), as well as an outstation of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [40].
It is a particularly good place to do post-doctoral work in biochemistry. There is also the Minatec [41] building, micro and nano technologies, visible from the Bastille.
If you'd like to have an extensive eatery guide with you on your travels, The Guide du Dahu is probably the best restaurant guide to Grenoble. The work of 20 students of Grenoble business school, it includes 300 pages covering restaurants, bars, culture, sport and nightlife. €2.50 from tabacs and bookshops in the city. The Petit Futé [42] series also offers a Grenoble guide, which has an extensive list of restaurants and other businesses.
You can find many good restaurants in the city center, roughly between the Train Station, Place Saint-André and Place Notre Dame. The St-Laurent neighborhood (on the northern side of the Isère river) has a number of Italian restaurants and pizzerias. There are also a number of restaurants that line the Rue Brocherie and the area surrounding Place aux Herbes. In the winter, try typical Alpine dishes such as fondue, raclette and the legendary tartiflette. La Ferme à Dédé, at 24, rue Barnave, has a menu with many local and regional specialties.
There are a number of bars and pubs located in the downtown area, especially between Place Grenette and Place Notre Dame. Just take a walk and sit where you feel like. Les Frères Berthom, near Place Notre Dame, offers a variety of local brews and a lively ambience. Couche Tard, Bukana, and London Pub cater to Erasmus, international, and American study abroad students.
At Place Saint-André, you will find La table ronde, founded in 1739 as the second oldest café in France to Le Procope in Paris.
The large chain hotels, such as the Ibis and Mercure, can generally be relied on for comfort and cleanliness. Nightly prices start around €75 in low seasons, and can climb to over €200 during summer.
Stay safe
The Drac is a small river and may appear harmless, but the level of water may change quickly, especially when the dam upstream releases water.
Avoid the Villeneuve area at night (the tram stops La Bruyère, Arlequin, and Grand'Place).
Be aware of pickpockets on the tram and bus lines; though petty theft is not common in Grenoble, it does exist.
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This sassy western themed t-shirt is made of premium 100% combed and ringspun cotton (Peach is a cotton blend) and features a cowgirl on her horse in rose gold shimmer and white lettering. This premium quality tee looks and feels great and is prelaundered for reduced shrinkage. Classic unisex fit. Toddler Sizes: 2T through 5T, Youth Sizes: 6-8, 10-12, and 14-16. Available in Pink or Peach Triblend.
Payment is accepted through Etsy direct checkout and Paypal.
Orders are usually shipped within 1-3 business days except for any backordered items. Generally once shipped, your package will arrive within 2-7 business days. A shipment notification will be sent via email with a link for tracking.
Domestic shipping upgrades are available to USPS Priority (2-3 Days) and USPS Express (1-2 Days). If a shipping upgrade is selected, we will do our best to ship your item within 1 business day but this is not always possible and it may still take up to 3 business days for processing, depending on when the order is placed and our current order volume. If you need your item by a certain day please include a note in the text box at checkout and we will do our best to accommodate. Please note that USPS Priority Mail timeframes and estimated delivery days are not guaranteed by the Postal Service. USPS Express delivery timeframes are guaranteed.
We ship to all countries! International shipping cost varies depending on the destination country and the total package weight. Delivery time is generally between 2-6 weeks, though can sometimes take longer due to the customs process in the destination country. Once the package leaves the U.S. we do not have access to any tracking information and recommend contacting your local post office or customs department for more information. We are not responsible for any customs delays. Buyer is responsible for any customs duties and taxes due upon receipt that are imposed by the destination country.
Upgrades to USPS International Priority Mail are available at an additional cost for a delivery time of 6-10 days. Tracking is available with this shipping method for some, but not all countries.
Although it is very rare, sometimes things happen after we mail your item to you. If more than 10 business days have passed since your item was shipped and the tracking information still does not show "Delivered", please contact us.
If the tracking system shows that the item never made it to the destination post office, we will offer you a full refund and if you ever do receive the item you can keep it.
If the tracking system shows that the item made it to the destination post office but not to your address, we suggest that you give your post office a call. Oftentimes the package is there waiting for you.
We do not offer refunds for a package that shows "Delivered" in the tracking system.
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But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Need to return or exchange your item? Here is what to do.
1. Refunds and exchanges are accepted on all unused goods with the exception of custom orders within 14 days of receipt and must be mailed back within 30 days of receipt.
2. Contact us before mailing the item back so we know it's coming. Be sure to include either your original invoice or a slip of paper with your name and address inside the package. If someone else purchased the item for you, please include their name inside the package.
3. You are responsible for the cost of return shipping back to Equestrian Creations, but if you are exchanging for another item, the cost of shipping the new item to you is on us. It is recommended that you use a shipping service that offers a tracking number and insurance such as USPS Priority Mail or FedEx, etc.
Mail your returns and exchanges to:
Equestrian Creations
6769 Guadalupe Trl NW
Los Ranchos, NM 87107
4. Once received, we will check out the returned item to be sure it is in resalable condition and upon approval, a refund of the purchase price (less original shipping cost) will be applied. We can only refund the purchase price to the original payment method used.
Due to their one-of-a-kind, made-just-for-you nature, returns are not accepted on custom orders. Please use the available size guides and ask any sizing questions you may have before purchasing the item. We are happy to provide a size recommendation based upon any body measurements that are given. If, within 14 days of receipt, you discover a product defect on a custom order, then an exchange will be allowed for another item or equal or greater value.
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We take all kinds of custom orders, and they need not be horse-related. We have designed and printed apparel for businesses, schools, religious groups, birthday parties, sports teams, and other events. Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com with your questions and ideas.
Equestrian Creations has proudly supported horse rescues, high school and college riding teams, 4-H clubs, and local horse clubs. Feel free to contact us about your event by reaching out via email to email@example.com. Although we can't accomodate every request, we try to give back to the equestrian community as often as possible.


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No need to replace the light source or air filter, providing a dramatic reduction in TCO.
Excellent picture quality and brightness are maintained for a long time.
Beautiful, vivid colors exceeding the levels of conventional projectors.
The image appears almost instantly upon powering up, and there is no need for cooling after turning the power off.
The power can be turned on immediately after being turned off, and it can be turned on/off as many times as you want.
This new light source requires no maintenance for approximately 20,000 hours.* In many cases, this means no maintenance until your next refresh cycle. Naturally, there are no lamp burnout problems during use, so reliability is further increased. There is also no filter to clean due to carefully engineered sealed optics.
As a consequence, running cost is dramatically lowered because of the savings on lamp costs, maintenance labor and hassle of stocking lamps.
* A guideline for light source replacement. The maintenance-free period may be shortened due to environmental conditions.
The PT-RZ370/RW330 features 3,500 lumens of brightness.
Rate of brightness deterioration in the LED/Laser-combined light source is extremely slow compared to lamp-based projectors.
The SOLID SHINE drive uses a built-in sensor to constantly detect the light intensity of the light source and correct corresponding changes in white balance. This all helps to maintain excellent picture quality for a long period of time.
Contrast is outstanding too, at 10,000:1, and images are reproduced with a wide dynamic range. The PT-RZ370 also features a Full-HD (1,920 x 1,080) DLP™ chip, allowing highly detailed Full-HD images without resizing.
The LED/Laser-combined light source has a higher level of color purity than an ordinary lamp, allowing it to achieve color reproduction with wider color space. Colors are more vibrant than those of conventional projectors.
In 1-chip DLP™ system projectors with conventional lamp, a color wheel is used for time-division multiplexing in a method
where the human eye combines the result to achieve a full-color palette. In the PT-RZ370/RW330, this is done by on/off
switching of the LED/Laser-combined light source. A unique Panasonic power supply circuit provides time-division
multiplexing with ultrafast 30x drive.* The resulting, high-definition images exhibit virtually no color breaking.**
* Picture mode: Dynamic. 10x drive in other picture modes.
The rate for each vertical sync/blanking interval, with R/G/B light source switching set to 1x.
** A condition in which incorrect color expression causes color flickering.
Laser cooling is performed by releasing the heat to cooling fins, then cooling with a heat pipe cooling system. This suppresses temperature rises inside the projector and allows stable operation up to an ambient temperature of 45 °C (113 °F).*
The use of this heat-pipe cooling system also achieves quiet operation of 29 dB,** enabling viewers to concentrate on the presentation or on quiet movie scenes.
* The operating temperature range is 0 ºC to 40 ºC (32 ºF to 104 ºF) when used in locations from 1,400 m to 2,700 m (4,953 ft to 8,858 ft) above sea level. If the ambient temperature exceeds 35 °C (95 °F), the light output may be reduced to protect the projector.
** LIGHT POWER mode: ECO. 35 dB with LIGHT POWER mode set to NORMAL.
The area between the LED/Laser to the DLP™ chip and prism is hermetically sealed to form an airtight structure
for the optical block, the heart of the projector. This resists the effects of dust and other particles in the air,
and enables use of the projector in a wide range of environments.
Panasonic's Daylight View Basic technology achieves sharp, easy-to-see images by clearly reproducing the details in dark image areas, which were previously difficult to see in brightly lit rooms. A built-in sensor measures the ambient light, and the Daylight View Basic function adjusts the halftone color and brightness level according to the surrounding illumination.
This imaging mode is similar to DICOM part 14, which is a medical imaging standard. It reproduces X-ray images with remarkable clarity.
* This product is not a medical instrument. Do not use it for actual medical diagnosis.
Optimal color reproduction can be achieved by selecting this mode, compliant with ITU-R Recommendation BT.709,
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A) Electric Control System: The main control unit adopts imported electric components, together with CPU via DOS system to control the servo motors, which ensures the machine, high responding, accurate towing, easy operating and safe running.
B) Shaftless Driving: The machine uses servo motor to drive the rollers directly, providing a guarantee for precise high-speed running.
C) Overprinting System: Once printing length is input at the main control unit, every unit will move automatically to the preset position. Each unit is controlled individually by a motor. With the help of CCD image, lateral, longitudinal and bevel direction registration can be achieved without stopping the machine production. This greatly increases the print quality and reduced the production wastage.
D) Printing Unit: Each unit can work independently, which enhance the production efficiency greatly. There is a touch screen on each unit, you can work easily.
E) Water And Ink Control: The machine adopts advanced American water and ink supplying system which ensures the water and ink balance, stability at low and high speed and bright print result. The classic structure, which makes the water and ink perfect mixture and balance on the first printing roller through one bridge roller, greatly reduced the waste of the material. The floating print roller, which is firstly used in China, effectively prevent the ink bar and ghost from the print. Film and paper can be printed on this machine easily.
F) Vacuum Unwinding Device (patented, This is optional. If client do not choose this function we can do roller unwinding system as well): The suction pulling device keeps the tension stable and prevents scratch and napping caused by the friction generated among several parts and printing material. Full version can be printed without blank, which also greatly expands the scope of materials application
G) Lubricating System: The machine uses automatically cycling oil-supply system to ensure the accuracy and service life of the machine.
H) The computer controlled automatic and manual plate mounting and dismounting system shortened the plate changing time and increases the safety level of the machine. ( Plate changing for 6 color only needs 6 minutes)
I) The Japanese origin SMC Pneumatic clutch pressure control system ensures smooth and accurate running of the machine; Twice clutching done by Japanese Fujikoshi three point suspension bearing, makes the PS plate and the water blanket fully pre-inked and then be pressed which greatly reduces the pre-print paper wastage.
J) 7 o'clock arrangement of the rollers, high precision servo drive, twice clutching control and color lose prevention system make high quality prints and competitiveness of the machine.
K) Heidelberg ink fountain partition structure, easier to adjust the ink, reducing printing time and paper waste.
L) This machine can also be equipped with automatic registration system, automatic ink volume control system, flexo press unit, letter press unit, varnishing unit and rotary die-cutter unit, to enable multifunction of the machine and to improve marketing competitiveness.
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The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. We now know that mobile communications is linked to a significant increase in distracted driving, resulting in injury and loss of life. To stem this problem, the FCC is working with industry, safety organizations and other government agencies to inform and educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving. The FCC is also seeking to identify and facilitate the development of innovative technologies that could reduce the incidence of distracted driving.
Consumer Education and Outreach
The White House issued an executive order on October 1, 2009 stating that the Federal Government should demonstrate leadership in reducing the dangers of texting and driving and that all Federal Employees shall not engage in text messaging when driving a government vehicle or when driving while on official government business. Additionally it asks that all agencies of the Executive Branch reevaluate and consider new rules and programs to prohibit text messaging while driving and raise awareness for Federal Employees about the safety risks associated with texting while driving.
Distraction.gov is the official U.S. Government site for distracted driving. In 2009, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood launched a national anti-distracted driving campaign to combat the growing trend of dangerous distracted driving behavior in America. To help further raise awareness, the U.S. DOT also launched Distraction.gov, a dedicated website that provides the public with a comprehensive source of information on distracted driving.
The FCC's online clearinghouse provides links to information about firms and organizations providing technology approaches intended to reduce the dangers of distracted driving, working to dissuade people from texting while driving, and reducing risks posed by distracted driving.
The National Safety Council's Distracted Driving clearinghouse includes a recent webinar on reducing distracted driving crashes, educational materials, videos, and recent research, including NSC's State of the Nation report.
Governors Highway Safety Association provides state by state laws rules and regulations on texting and driving and gives links to State Highway Safety websites. GHSA has also created a catalog of State Highway Safety Offices public service announcements on distracted driving.
Consumer Information and Related Documents
- Distraction.gov: Facts and Statistics
- FCC Consumer Advisory: Texting While Driving
- FCC Blog by Transportation Secretary LaHood: Faces of Distracted Driving: The Stories Behind the Statistics
- FCC Chairman Genachowski Testimony: Hearing on Combatting Distracted Driving: Managing Behavioral and Technological Risks
- Huffington Post Op-Ed by Chairman Genachowski: Distracted Driving
- NHTSA Report: Driver Electronic Device Use in 2008 (PDF)
- NHTSA Report: Examination of Driver Distraction
- NHTSA: Research and Reports on Driver Distraction
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Expert Advice
Novalash Expert Shares Her Favorite Tip
The most recent episode of MODERN SALON TV briefly discusses the art of eyelash extensions. Everyone agrees eyelash extensions can add instant beauty, but they have to be done right. Novalash Lash Artist of the year Christina Perez shares her favorite tip on finishing eyelash extensions. To finish off an eyelash application, set the adhesive with some moisture on the lash and in the air. Typically she prefers to use Evian toning mineral water spray, but if that's not readily available, any regular water will work. In her live demonstration, Perez didn't have the Evian on hand, so she went ahead and used water in a spray bottle to mist an eyebrow-type brush with water and get it nice and wet. "The extra moisture on the lashes and in the air around the lashes is really going to help set the adhesive and dry it," Perez says. She coated them in water and let them dry with a small hand fan for about a minute. The finished lashes were amazing.
For a more extensive step-by-step from Perez on eyelash extensions, see MODERN's report in the November issue, p. 97.
Check out the latest episode of MSTV for beauty-inspired costume ideas, learn about the looks
that make people scream at Asylum Xperiment's Haunted House, and head to Miami for the
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Good vibes for Angels as Opening Day nears
ANAHEIM -- Maybe it won't make them pitch better, or facilitate a better start, or serve as the reason they finally get back to playing meaningful games in October. But there's a better vibe and a greater energy this year -- many of the Angels will declare -- and that certainly can't hurt matters.
"Team chemistry is big," Mike Trout says, perhaps to the relative chagrin of the sabermetricians who worship the ground he walks on. "Guys all like each other. There's not one guy in here who is a problem. Once Opening Day comes, we'll get all the jitters out. I think we're all anxious. We have expectations, obviously."
ANAHEIM -- Maybe it won't make them pitch better, or facilitate a better start, or serve as the reason they finally get back to playing meaningful games in October. But there's a better vibe and a greater energy this year -- many of the Angels will declare -- and that certainly can't hurt matters.
"Team chemistry is big," Mike Trout says, perhaps to the relative chagrin of the sabermetricians who worship the ground he walks on. "Guys all like each other. There's not one guy in here who is a problem. Once Opening Day comes, we'll get all the jitters out. I think we're all anxious. We have expectations, obviously."
The expectations, once again, are to make the playoffs -- just like they were over the last four years in which they didn't, including the last two seasons in which they underachieved and a 2013 campaign in which they had a sub-.500 record every day after April 3.
The Angels aren't billed as a juggernaut this year, after a 78-win season that preceded a relatively quiet winter. The expectations are tempered, with Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton coming off their respective worst seasons, Jered Weaver facing more critics than ever, Mike Scioscia and Jerry Dipoto on the proverbial hot seat and three-fifths of the starting rotation unproven.
And the key to their success will be a lot more tangible than clubhouse chemistry.
"It's going to come down to if we pitch and play defense," catcher Chris Iannetta said. "If we pitch and play defense, we're going to be very good. If we don't, we're going to struggle. That was our issue last year -- we didn't pitch, and we didn't play defense."
On the mound in 2013, the Angels ranked 24th in the Majors in Fielding Independent Pitching, with a 22nd-ranked starting pitcher ERA and a 25th-ranked relief pitcher WHIP. On the field, they were 27th in Defensive Runs Saved, with the fourth-most errors and the third-lowest caught-stealing percentage
Talk all you want about Pujols bouncing back from an injury-plagued 99-game season, or Hamilton finding his swing again, or Trout continuing to establish himself as the best all-around player in baseball. But the Angels were tied for fourth in the Majors in OPS last year and could do even better offensively this year, with Pujols lighter on his feet and Hamilton driving the ball more freely.
"Our offense is fine," said Ernesto Frieri, the closer for a bullpen that should be deeper if healthy. "We need to pitch and play defense. That's it."
And so while Trout, Pujols and Hamilton are the three biggest starters, this Angels' season could come down to three young, talented and less-heralded arms -- Garrett Richards, Hector Santiago and Tyler Skaggs.
The latter two were acquired in the three-team trade that sent popular hometown slugger Mark Trumbo to Arizona, and none of the three have spent an entire season in a Major League rotation. Now they'll be asked to support Weaver and C.J. Wilson and shore up the Angels' biggest problem area of 2013.
The upside is big, but the margin for error is small.
"The only reason we have the payroll we have is to win, not to develop," said Wilson, the only Angels starter to take every turn last year. "Our offense is really talented, and our pitching staff has to hold its weight this year."
Oh, and there's also that other thing.
"Our starts," Trout said. "The last two years, they've killed us."
The Angels had the fourth-worst April winning percentage in baseball from 2012-13. In April 2012, Pujols went homerless and the bullpen was in shambles. In April 2013, Pujols dealt with plantar fasciitis, Hamilton began a near-season-long slump and the starting rotation couldn't get deep enough into games.
"Our main goal is to try to jump out and turn this thing around," Pujols said. "Don't dig a hole that early in the month. You always hear, 'It's early, it's early.' But you don't want to be coming from behind. You want to have a good start."
Early in the offseason, pitching coach Mike Butcher called all of his pitchers to tell them they'd be pushed harder than ever in Arizona. Over the course of the spring, position players took more swings, focused heavily on situational hitting and honed in on defensive fundamentals. And throughout the year, the staff plans to implement more statistical data into the way it aligns the defense and attacks opponents.
The door is wide open for the Angels, no matter how much more star power resides in the American League West.
Starter Derek Holland (right knee), second baseman Jurickson Profar (right shoulder) and catcher Geovany Soto (knee) could all be out until midseason for the Rangers. A's Opening Day starter Jarrod Parker will miss all of 2014 after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery. And righties Hisashi Iwakuma (right middle finger) and Taijuan Walker (right shoulder) of the Mariners -- the Angels' first opponent -- are slated to start the season on the disabled list.
"We're much better when our focus is in-house," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We have a terrific club, and we have the makings of a championship club, and that's what our focus is."
The new third baseman (David Freese), designated hitter (Raul Ibanez), eighth-inning man (Joe Smith) and utility infielder (John McDonald) have brought more energy. And a rebuilt coaching staff -- with Don Baylor in as hitting coach, Gary DiSarcina coaching third base and Rick Eckstein serving as the inaugural player-information coach -- has added a fresh perspective.
But, as Wilson said, "It only matters if we win."
Weaver is one of only four Angels players remaining from their last trip to the playoffs five years ago, along with Howie Kendrick, Erick Aybar and Kevin Jepsen.
"We gotta get back there," Weaver said. "It's been frustrating the past four years. There aren't too many guys in this clubhouse that were here when we were doing winning stuff. It comes to the point where you kind of have to tell people how we won, and what it took to win, to try to bring that Angel attitude back into the clubhouse."
Maybe that process has already begun.
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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August 14, 2012
August 14, 2012 (Fullerton, CA) - Cal South and Nike announced today the renewal of their long-standing sponsorship agreement. Nike remains Cal South's official apparel and equipment sponsor supporting all of Cal South's elite youth identification and development programs. Both organizations are committed to supporting each other's efforts to grow the game of soccer in one of the most diverse and distinguished soccer markets in the United States. The new agreement extends the longest-standing apparel sponsor relationship in youth soccer for five years into 2017.
Cal South President Johnnie Garza is very pleased to continue the excellent relationship with Nike. "They are the preeminent soccer brand in the world. Both organizations have grown significantly over the course of our relationship. Our mutual support has accelerated that growth. Nike's investment in Cal South allows us to offer the nation's top identification and development program at virtually no cost to the players. And our players and staff are looking forward to proudly wearing and using the best and sharpest looking soccer gear."
Joe Elsmore, Nike Director of U.S. Soccer Sports Marketing, sees the agreement as part of the overall growth of the game. "Nike believes in and supports the growth of soccer globally. Partnering with Cal South is a great opportunity to work with an organization that values these same goals. Cal South's Pro+ elite player identification program is just one example of how we will work together to advance the game of soccer."
Nike will supply apparel and equipment for the Cal South Pro+ Elite Player Program. This support includes State Development Residential Camp, State ID Camps and ID pools year-round. Cal South Pro+ emphasizes identification, development, inclusion and advancement of the top male and female soccer players in Southern California. Nike and Cal South will also partner on other events and programs as part of the agreement such as the Pro+ Invitational.
About NIKE, Inc.:
NIKE, Inc., based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly owned NIKE subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Cole Haan, which designs, markets and distributes luxury shoes, handbags, accessories and coats; Umbro Ltd., a leading United Kingdom-based global football (soccer) brand; and Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, visit www.nikeinc.com and follow @Nike.
About Cal South:
Cal South ( The California State Soccer Association - South) is a 501c(3) California public benefit corporation and is the official youth and adult state soccer association of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer. Cal South represents over 240 Member Leagues and Clubs comprising our membership of more than 180,000 registered players, coaches, referees and league administrators. The organization, with a service area that extends from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, provides rewarding recreational and competitive opportunities for players of all ages, genders and skill levels. For more information about Cal South, visit www.calsouth.com.


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Well, as to be expected, I've certainly gotten quite a few responses on Craigslist (as well as via email and replies to my previous post) about my desire to trade a car for a bicycle. I need to see for sure what kinds of bikes a few people have to offer, but of the ones I've seen, I'm not terribly tempted to trade yet. A recumbent exercise bike, a late 80's/Early 90's Centurion Ironman (not a bad bike, I'd imagine) and a cheap mountain bike have been offered so far.
At this rate I might just hawk the car for cash. I also have a van I'm trying to get rid of for my parents. Who knows? Maybe that will get me close to saving up for a decent bike.
Also, it looks like moving plans have been altered significantly. My wife and I are downright sick of where we're living. It used to be a somewhat exclusive, affluent community. Now, it's full of drunken college kids who party until 5am and litter the area with beer cans on a weekly basis, entire echelons of non-english-speaking labor workers (who pack in between nine and twelve people per apartment, stay for 6 months, then leave) and jerks that don't clean up after their dogs' messes.
I'm talking about a pit bull terrier, not a chihuaha. And yes, it's a purebred pit that's leaving the piles. I honestly don't mind pit bulls, and this one is a nice dog. The owners leave something to be desired, though. A single dog turd in the commons area is forgivable. Fifteen cute piles of poo? Not so much. Double that, and smells like a manure factory after every rain? Completely unacceptable. Imagine what the summer heat will do when there's even more! Oh wait, most of those piles will turn into clusters of mushrooms as they rot.
Now, after all this, they want to raise our rent. For what, I'm not entirely certain. As-is, the bang for the buck where we're at is fading fast. There's nothing to warrant paying more in rent. We've been here for quite a few years, trying to save up for a house. Something always gets in the way. This year, it's the huge chunk of change we have to pay in taxes.
There are a few options we have. Our goal is to get into someplace that feels like home, where we can be happy. Preferably, our own house.
The move we were planning on making would have upped our rent, but gotten both my wife and I closer to work. It would also immediately resolve the degrading situation about where we live. It would cost a little more (still affordable) and would mean packing everything up twice. Once when we move there, and eventually when we buy a house. We'd be comfortable and happy there, but it would be inefficient for saving up for a house.
If we stay where we're at, we'll be paying more rent (not as much as if we move) while remaining miserable. It's the easiest option, though. Hopefully we could cut our budget to save some cash and move next year.
The third option, thanks to a generous offer from my parents, would be to move in with them. They have a three bedroom house with a finished basement (which basically adds a closed-off bedroom and recreation room combo). If we move down there, we'd basically half our rent, pay less for utilities and all that, and be able to save money really, really fast. Also, most of the stuff we pack could remain in storage. We won't need much furniture or any of our kitchen ware. The cons are that it's further away from work for both of us (making for a three-season, 17-20 mile round-trip bike commute that still uses the bus - the roads do not get cleared well out there in the winter) and going from a 2-bedroom 940 square foot apartment to the equivalent of a 400 square foot loft.
Right now, it looks like we might be moving in with the parents. My wife has lived with them before. Back when we first met, she was living with a complete slob of a roommate and my parents offered her the finished basement for a few months. That was about 10 years ago, believe it or not. Looks like we're going to be spending some more time down there.
With a 20 mile RT, it looks like I'm going to actually need that skinny-tire machine... I'm half-tempted to buy a $20 ten-speed and refurb it myself.
Still around freezing this morning and I couldn't find my gloves. I was mildly chilly and took it easy. I'm almost certain I'll be at the monday recovery ride tonight... Maybe I should see if I can take one of the Trek Store's 'cross bikes on the ride as a test-drive? :)
Monday, April 09, 2007
Well, as to be expected, I've certainly gotten quite a few responses on Craigslist (as well as via email and replies to my previous post) about my desire to trade a car for a bicycle. I need to see for sure what kinds of bikes a few people have to offer, but of the ones I've seen, I'm not terribly tempted to trade yet. A recumbent exercise bike, a late 80's/Early 90's Centurion Ironman (not a bad bike, I'd imagine) and a cheap mountain bike have been offered so far.
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Hummn... If you can stand living with you parents and the longer commute then go for it! Only in the US do we make a big show of Adult kids moving out on their own. In Europe it's not unusual for multiple generations to share the same roof. If the US can get past the stigma of living with Parents and Grandparents they might discover some of the benefits. Such as never needing any daycare or baby sitter when you have kids, reduced need for security. (a Retiree wandering the house misses very little.) Now the counterpoint is intimacy between man and wife is limited to specific times of the night and there is no extremely loud "joyful noise" while doing so.
- April 09, 2007 12:12 PM
- Sirrus Rider said...
Actually, I do 35 miles round trip on my Monitor Pass MTB converted to commuter and it's not that bad.
- April 09, 2007 12:16 PM
- A Midnight Rider said...
Anonymous still lives with mom. Ya think?
My wife kept offering our home to #2 son when he took a job in the area. Every time she did that I tried to kick her under the table, while smiling and saying, "oh yes, we would love to have you move back into the house".
He never did move back in with us.
That's the view from a parent.
- April 10, 2007 8:27 AM
- A Midnight Rider said...
I forgot to add "(with tongue in cheek)".
- April 10, 2007 8:53 AM
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The other day someone wrote and asked my opinion about a process Scientologists use, known as "Auditing." This guy thought that most of Scientology was pretty hokey. But he was intrigued by their claims of having created a technology of spiritual awakening. He asked if I thought we could apply this kind of approach to Buddhism.
Apparently Auditing is where you go in and a trained Scientologist leads you through a series of pre-ordained steps, at each point monitoring your responses on a doo-hickey called an "E-Meter." The E-Meter tells your Scientologist guide how you're doing and helps him determine how to proceed. Here's what their website says about the principle upon which this technology is based.
"In Scientology it is known that there are many states of existence beyond that of so-called normal man. This has been touched on by earlier philosophies but what is new about Scientology is that one can predictably attain these higher states of existence.
"Although some savants in the Himalayas have worked in this direction, Gautama Siddhartha (Buddha) spoke of it at length, at least fifteen or twenty years of hard work were required for what was, at best, an uncertain outcome.
"With Scientology, there are no such uncertainties. Higher states of existence are attainable through auditing."
Of course this is all a load of bullshit.
I think it's important to address this matter because I get variations on this question a lot and I'm aware that there are entire schools of thought and practice based around the same idea. Some of these even present themselves as "Buddhism." But they aren't. Sometimes I'm asked if bio-feedback might be a good way to ascertain if one is making proper progress in Zen practice. Once I spoke to a guy who was certain one day we'd develop a drug that would balance the autonomic nervous system. I've seen various trademarked processes like Big Mind™ that claim to have distilled Buddha's teachings into an easy to follow system which can speed us on the way to spiritual fulfillment.
The basic idea behind this kind of thinking goes like this. First, we assume that there is a better state than the one we have now. Then we assume that someone else has experienced this state and knows how to get us to it. It therefore follows that, if such a person devised a process or a machine or a drug that could induce this state, we could then use that process, machine or drug to experience the state ourselves quickly and easily. Thus we do not have to waste loads of effort on dreary, time-consuming practices like meditation and will have more time to sit around watching Three's Company reruns or whatever. Moreover, since the process has been devised for us by an expert and tested on others who offer glowing testimonials to its effectiveness, there is no danger that we might spend a lot of energy on something which will fail us in the end.
Here's why this is not Buddhism, and, more importantly, why it is not true. Let's start with the idea of higher states of consciousness. How, exactly, is a higher state of consciousness defined? First of all, we assume that there is something called "consciousness." We have consciousness. Or we are conscious. In any case there is "me" and there is "consciousness" which is experienced by "me." But consciousness is really just an idea. Just like the idea of self. How do we separate "me" from "consciousness?" Even if you say "I am a being of pure consciousness" you're still conceiving it as 2 distinct things. This is what the brain does. It must carve things into pieces. It can never envision wholeness. Buddha tried to find the line where one can separate "consciousness" from the things one was conscious of. He found there was no line between them at all. Consciousness may be a faulty idea at best.
Even if we accept that consciousness is real, or at least that the word, however limited, describes something real, then we have the problem of higher and lower. Who is to say that one state of consciousness is any higher than another? After all, there is no way to experience two states of consciousness at the same time and compare them. In fact, comparison itself is a pretty dodgy thing. In the case of consciousness, you have to compare the state you have now with whatever you imagine a higher state must be like. Your imaginative ideas about that higher state are drawn from your own stew of memories, ideas and fantasies. In other words your conception of "higher states" is based only upon your experiences with "lower" ones.
Then we have the problem of our expert who says he knows all about those higher states and how to guide you to them. In every case I have ever encountered, these experts seem to charge a lot of money for their secrets. It's not hard to see that the only higher state they're really interested is a higher tax bracket.
Buddhism rejects the idea of higher states completely. Furthermore, it rejects the idea that one can ever progress from any level to any other level. Nagarjuna even questions the idea of "change" as we commonly accept it.
Buddhism has nothing to do with attaining higher states. Higher states are just a fantasy. You may be able to create a pretty fantasy and devise ways of attaining it. But what you have attained is only the fulfillment of your fantasy. It is never the reality of here and now.
What is really needed is not the ability to induce temporary lapses into so-called "higher states," but the ability to understand thoroughly and exactly what this state we have right here and right now truly is (and is not). This is the key to everything. When anger, hatred or greed arises and one understands them fully for what they are, they have no power. You will never understand the truth of these things by running away from them into fantasies of "higher consciousness." They will always, always, always come right back and bite you on the ass as soon as your vacation in the astral plane is over. The reason is simple. It was greed for spiritual power, anger at your lack of progress and hatred for those less "spiritual" than you that got you to your so-called "higher state" in the first place.
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