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Arguably Ian Rankin's pre-existing fame as a crime novelist of some note is what holds his first play, written in collaboration with Lyceum artistic director Mark Thomson, back the most. For all Rankin's experience as a writer, Dark Road is essentially still the work of a debut playwright dressed up and given prime billing amidst the Lyceum's current season, and in places it can't help but fold given the weight of expectation placed upon it.
An overriding failing which rings out on occasion during this pulpy genre piece is the apparent gulf between the novelistic language to which Rankin is used and the more natural modes of expression demanded by theatre. Early in the piece one can't help but feel for veteran actor Ron Donachie, menacingly gruff as retired veteran cop Black Fergus McLintock, as he described a malevolent and now-imprisoned quadruple killer via a weighty slab of simile which must have looked fine on the page but which hangs ever-heavier when spoken.
The scene is a stark contrast to the taut first meeting on-stage between the always-engrossing Maureen Beattie's protagonist Isobel McArthur - Scotland's first female chief constable, now world-weary and approaching retirement – and that possibly-framed nemesis Alfred Chalmers, a disconcertingly genial Philip Whitchurch. While the latter scene is as sharp and decisive as an execution shot, some of the more self-consciously expository passages drag on painfully like a botched strangulation.
At its heart the play grasps tightly to the sensibility which makes Rankin's books, particularly any which feature his key creation John Rebus, a success – that is, the impression that society's peacekeepers are flawed and failing individuals muddling their way through an inexact trade. In this respect Beattie's McArthur is strongly set up, her neuroses about whether her greatest result in a case was a lie driving her to overwork, hallucination and alcohol abuse, while her 18-year-old daughter Alexandra's (a strong Sara Vickers) neediness rules the home, manifesting itself as noisy sex in the next room and an attempt to wrest away the Chalmers story for her own ambitious ends.
There's quite a bit to recommend here, including a great cast, a stunningly ambitious rotating pedestal of sets designed by Francis O'Connor and a whodunit reveal which is typically Rankin, satisfyingly obvious and unexpected all at once. Yet even if the superficial presentational flaws are placed aside, it's the fates of Isobel and Alexandra which leave the sourest taste in the mouth: neither ultimately in control, both manipulated at best, or simply portrayed as being too weak and soft of will to win the games of brutish men.
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We're living in rather rigid times. The hard-line position taken by the Bush administration regarding the invasion of Iraq and other issues has resulted in the most politically polarized circumstances I recall. Then, along come people like those at Sinclair Broadcasting and the shameless liars of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth to pour salt in the wound. So, it was with some relief that I read a recent email from David Segal, chairperson of Greens for Impact. He is a city council member in Providence, RI. After considering the ramifications of casting a vote for a third-party candidate this year, Segal and his compatriots have decided on a compromise. Yes, I said compromise. In these uncompromising times, they are willing to consider a middle road.
What is Greens for Impact?
Greens for Impact is an organization of principled, pragmatic Green Party members and progressive populists dedicated to the goal of defeating George W. Bush in his bid for a second term as president, while simultaneously furthering the growth of the Green Party as an independent alternative to the corporate-dominated parties.
While we do not represent or work with any of the presidential candidates, we believe that this agenda is most-readily forwarded by a strategy designed to maximize the Green Party's impact. Greens for Impact works to:
1. Encourage voters to register Green,
2. Encourage voters in safe states — those that are so overwhelmingly Republican or Democratic that we can be confident today of who will win there in November — to vote for David Cobb in the General Election,
3. Encourage voters in swing states to vote for John Kerry in the general election, and
4. Actively and forcefully push for the use of instant runoff voting (IRV) wherever suitable, alongside ballot access reform and full public financing of campaigns.
The effect of GFI's plan will be bifurcate support from the Green Party in the presidential race. The party will continue to build its profile by establishing a presence in states barely contested by one of the major parties. In the swing states, estimated at from eight to 12 by various sources, Green Party voters are urged to cast their presidential vote for Kerry. As a resident of a state in which Ralph Nader achieved five percent of the vote in 2000, I can attest that the drain on votes for an embattled liberal candidate is real when some voters defect to progressive third-party candidates. I believe Greens for Impact's proposal has merit. And, why stop with Greens? Nader supporters should also consider GFI's proposal.
People who consider themselves strong adherents to principle will have doubts. If a member of a third party votes for a major party candidate, has he abandoned his principles? I think that is determined by his reason for making the choice. Greens for Impact has considered why a break with convention makes sense.
The Presidential Election of 2004 is not a debate about voting your fears or voting your conscience. It is not an academic or theoretical exercise. Real people's lives are at stake. Women, people of color, the GLBT community, our nation's poor, and many others, save for the privileged few, will face real consequences from the outcome of this election. As a result, we must view the effect of our votes collectively, not merely by what they mean to us as individuals. Vote with your mind. Vote with a plan.
Segal observes that the margin of victory for Bush in several states was less than 7,500 votes in 2000. Votes from supporters of progressive third-party candidates can have a measurable impact on the close race of Election 2004.
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- Pro: All-suite ship with high-quality dining and excellent service
- Con: Sales pitches to buy art and jewelry onboard can be excessive
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As mentioned above, the size of the Athenian Show Lounge does not permit overly ambitious, Broadway-style presentations. But the entertainment on most evenings -- by the Jean Ann Ryan Production Company, a popular ensemble on many cruise ships -- made up in enthusiasm and effort for any space-dictated deficiencies. The same room was used during the day for lectures on the history, culture and lifestyles of the indigenous peoples of Alaska.
The entertainment hit of the cruise, though, was a talented flautist named Bettine Clemen whose credits include appearances in such prestigious international facilities as the Royal Albert Hall in London and New York's Lincoln Center. Her unusual performance transcends the simple playing of the flute. Her concerts included musical genres as diverse as jazz and pop, illustrated on screen by stunning pictures of animals (from camels to penguins) from the Middle East, South America, China, Sri Lanka, Russia and, of course, Alaska. It is not easy to describe the connection in words but, believe me, it works.
Hint: Pay special attention to the timing of the evening shows. In order to accommodate all passengers -- some of whom like to eat early, some late -- the entertainment might start one evening at, say 6:15 p.m. as a pre-dinner diversion and the next at 10:15 p.m. to allow even the latest of late eaters to attend.
There were the usual shipboard entertainment staples, such as the Liars' Club (with the cruise staff mostly lying their heads off while guests tried to decide which one is actually telling the truth), team trivia every afternoon in the Observation Lounge, and classes in bridge, backgammon, needlepoint and more.
On a recent Silver Shadow cruise to Alaska, entertainment ashore -- namely, excursions -- ranged from the fairly basic (Wrangell Highlights, a coach tour costing $37 per person) to the somewhat more exotic (Haines by Classic Car, $52 per person). The ship's most expensive excursion was a four-hour bear watching adventure out of Prince Rupert that sold for $350 per person and involved a float plane trip over the Coast Mountain Range to the waters of Khutzeymateen Inlet. The shore excursion brochure does not feature a large number of super-active outings, being light on hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, white water rafting and such, primarily a reflection of its more mature passenger base.
Silver Shadow Public Rooms
The lobby of the Silver Shadow, on Deck 5, is an attractive first sight of the ship, with light wood paneling accented by darker wood handrails leading to and, up, a handsome spiral staircase. In the lobby and, indeed, throughout the ship, the beige and grey walls and carpeting give the ship a warm feel. Stone flooring at entryways to various open areas and the judicious use of stainless steel in some public room fixtures add to the ambiance of the ship.
The Restaurant (Deck 4) has a central core of a couple of dozen tables of various sizes with the remainder strategically placed outside this core with most of those against, or close to, windows -- a highly desirable location given the splendor of the islands and wildlife of the waters of Alaska's Inside Passage. The relative compactness of the room (when compared with the massive dining facilities on today's mega ships) means shorter distances for waiters bringing food from the galley and dishes on the Silver Shadow that are meant to be hot invariably are.
The ship's attractive two-level Athenian Show Lounge allows up to 358 people to enjoy the lectures and evening entertainment in comfort and with generally good sightlines. The facility is rather (and necessarily) small -- the ship after all only weighs less than 30,000 tons and carries only 382 guests -- and does not permit the entertainment staff, however energetic and talented they might be, to produce particularly lavish presentations.
There is a cigar bar on board, The Humidor, and two main lounges, the Panorama Lounge and the Observation Lounge. The former is aft on Deck 9 and the latter forward on Deck 10. Both are inviting, but seemingly underused, rooms. The main pre- and post-dinner action was in The Bar (do you think they pay somebody to think up these names?) which was jumping from 6 or so until around 8:30 p.m. by which time most people had gone to dinner. A small combo entertained, or a tape played throughout, and a steady stream of hot and cold hors d'oeuvres was served until the bulk of the guests had departed. A computer center and well-stocked library (open 24 hours a day and operated on the honor system) are located on Deck 8, by the Panorama Lounge.
One major disappointment, it must be admitted, was Silver Shadow's casino. The three tables (craps, blackjack and roulette) were fine. But the slot machine set up was not up to par with the other facilities on the ship. Crammed into two claustrophobically small alcoves (there's no other way to characterize them) were a couple of dozen machines. If anybody was sitting at one near the entrance to the alcove, it was very difficult to get past him or her to claim a place at one of the others. And the equipment seemed not to be in especially good shape. Two of the machines on one side were blank for the whole 10 days of the cruise and at least two others refused to accept dollar bills of any denomination, despite the fact that they were clearly built to do so. That required players to feed quarters in by hand -- a tiresome chore when you're playing $20 or $30 at a time.
The non-functioning machines can almost certainly be revived with the help of a technician; the tightness of the space equally certainly cannot. Although the casino slot machines are obviously considered a profit center, Silversea should think in terms of eliminating six or eight of them in order to open the alcoves up somewhat and facilitate easier entry and exit for passengers.
Silver Shadow Spa & Fitness
The Silver Shadow cannot, under any circumstances, be considered a high-energy, fitness-oriented ship. Its passengers -- especially in Alaska -- tend to be older and perhaps a little more sedentary than on some other vessels in the market. But there are a number of opportunities for keep-fit buffs. Swimmers can tone their bodies by using the outdoor heated pool on Deck 8, forward of the Panorama Lounge.
The fitness center proper, on Deck 10, is small but has some interesting features, not least being an aquaswim pool, which allows guests essentially to swim against the tide -- a great exercise for keeping (or getting) fit. Its weight and cycle equipment are fairly standard fare, but effective for those who want to keep in shape. There is a small track nearby for jogging or walking.
The Mandara Spa, also on Deck 10, offers every conceivable treatment and instruction imaginable, from simple pedicure/manicure to Indian scalp massage, a method said to date back four millennia by which (according to the spa staff) "physical and emotional toxins" can be flushed out of the system. Some of the names of the massage treatments were most appealing, although it would have taken another two weeks or so at sea to try them all. It takes two therapists working in unison on different parts of the body, for instance, to provide what Mandara calls "The Ultimate Indulgence." "Heaven and Earth" is a massage of the scalp and face, hands and feet. One of the most exotic sounding was called "Balinese Bliss for Two," a his-and-hers session with a massage therapist. Enjoy it with someone you love.
While there is no hard sales pitch, per se, guests in Silver Shadow's luxurious spa may purchase any of the Elemis lotions, gels and other items used in treatments at the facility. A Rehydrating Rose Petal Cleanser, for example, costs $43; a Cooling Eye Gel will set you back $19. In total, about 125 items are available for purchase.
A golf net up top was open 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and James Harris, a PGA-approved coach, conducted group lessons in the finer arts of the Royal & Ancient game.
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I'm a computer geek, been on comps since I was 4... still am on comps a lot. :P
What else eh... I'm quite anti-social, even on forums. o.O
Anime pref... hrmm, supernatural - if any kind of preference.
I'm a very laid back guy... you will probably never see me "stress out" it just doesn't happen. (maybe it's an affect of my dad + then watching anime)
Anime replaced my gaming habits, along with me realizing just how open my mind is.
Oh and gotta toss this in, Elfen Lied was my first actual anime I watched, and was instanly addicted.
Pretty much does it for me, I'm quite boring...
Oh and just so you know... my top 5 is isn't in in any actual order, as for me it is pretty much impossible to pick one anime as the top. :)
7,040 total episodes
yes another Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen and eureka seven fan.lol my brother is exactly like you.you might know him as XBIOSX.
Hehehe, yeah I get that a lot!
It is from the opening to Ayashi no Ceres
I love nyuu in Elfen Lied! That series was so good!!!!
Nice to see you around the forums too!
Thanks for pointing it out, I'll add it to the requests page and see if I can find someone to help add it (or, if you've seen it, please consider helping to add it! see the "add an anime" link on the left of the anirec for more info -- you get points to exchange for DVDs for doing so!)
PS: fill out your bio and avatar sometime! :D
PPS: Claymore kicks ass.
From your comment, I'm going to guess that you're a fan of Demonbane. True, it is missing, but you can help add it! There's a short guide here for those who want to help: http://www.anime-planet.com/anirec/howtoaddanime.php


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Time stops and your imagination enters a land of everything possible; if you let it. This book is a source of great inspiration, creativity, and full of exquisite details from beginning to end. A book to keep for all ages, and all future generations.
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More than ever before, it is vitally important for us to encourage our children, by allowing them the freedom to develop their minds as a resource through which to realize their greatest potential.
Now you have the unique opportunity to pick up your autographed copy of this amazing children's favorite and attend one of 2 book readings at the Westfield Capital Mall in Olympia, Washington from 12/07/2012 through 12/16/2012. Our sales and book reading location is by the children's play area, right next to Chuck E. Cheese's and the Hallmark Gift Shop. This is a rare opportunity to meet author, Angela Russell, and to explore the many projects that KnowWonder Entertainment is currently engaged in. Come join us for all of the fun, laughter and excitement! We invite you to visit us and enter to win amazing gifts, also, for updates on times and directions, visit our blog at http://knowwonderentertainment.com/
THE LAND OF SMAERD ('dreams' spelled backwards) is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a wondrous world where all things are possible: a place where dreams live while they are waiting to come true.
While conveying simple, yet powerful ideas designed to cultivate imagination, SMAERD beckons us to a place where we are free to soar...where children are encouraged to express their creativity, and where dreams are allowed to thrive.
Reflecting a limitless realm within the heart and soul of every dreamer, THE LAND OF SMAERD offers an enchanting metaphor for the unfathomable source from which all of creation emerges.
Originally written by a ten-year-old child, THE LAND OF SMAERD promotes purposeful optimism through its assurance that "No dream is impossible, too big or too small. Any dream can come true...any dream at all!"
Published in September 2008, THE LAND OF SMAERD was immediately honored with the 'SILVER MOONBEAM' International Children's Book Award.
Throughout the story, a young girl is seen on a journey, exploring a world of dreams. The story then segues into an imaginative scenario concerning a little boy's nightmare, which offers a unique understanding for what might otherwise, be considered 'bad' or frightening. At the end of the story, SMAERD encourages inter-active participation, by inviting children to draw and paint their own ideas, dreams and desires.
To read reviews of this award winning children's book, just follow this link: http://www.thelandofsmaerd.com/
Andrea von Botefuhr and Angela Russell, were born in southern California, then grew up in the Hawaiian Islands. THE LAND OF SMAERD was originally written by Angela when she was ten years old. Inspired by its concept, Angela's younger sister, Andrea, brought it to life decades later, recreating the story in verse. Angela then worked with illustrator Bryn Barnard and self-published THE LAND OF SMAERD IN 2008, immediately receiving the 'SILVER MOONBEAM' International Children's Book Award.
As Founder and Creative Director of KnowWonder Entertainment, Angela Russell has devoted her life to the creation of visionary media and motion pictures designed to entertain, educate and inspire. For over twenty years, she has developed an independent body of work, which reflects a lifelong passion for the study, practice and creative application of metaphysics, or what is currently referred to as the 'new physics'. Angela also wrote, produced and hosted of the 'Know Wonder' internet radio show, aired on the World Puja Network broadcasting to 139 countries in 2009. Angela now lives in Washington state.
Andrea von Botefuhr's creativity as a prolific poet and silk artist flourished while growing up on the Big Island of Hawaii. Her hand-painted garments and quilts have been featured in galleries in Los Angeles, Seattle and Hawaii. Andrea also studied holistic medicine, receiving her formal training in acupuncture and oriental medicine in Honolulu. Andrea now lives with her 14-year-old daughter on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Bryn Barnard's technique of glazing – the use of many layers of tinted oils over a monochromatic opaque underpainting – has been around since at least the 12th century. Indeed, Maxfield Parrish's dazzling, Technicolor effects were entirely dependent on glazing. The slow drying time of oil paint has made the medium rare in today's tight-deadline illustration world, and the laborious and even slower technique of glazing has become almost extinct. However, with some oily tricks and an oven in his basement, Bryn has found a way to revive the ancient technique to achieve the saturation and luminosity he finds so compelling – and still meet his deadlines. His resulting paintings are alive with detail and full of narrative suggestion.
He has been called "one of the masters of science fiction art" by The Christian Science Monitor. A multi-talented artist with over 20 children's and young adult books to his credit, he has painted historical reconstructions for The National Geographic Society, documented the U.S. Space Program for NASA, and created over 200 feet of murals, 20 feet high, for Children's Hospital in Seattle. As illustrator and author of OUTBREAK and DANGEROUS PLANET, both published by Crown, Bryn's work has been called "engrossing"
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39 At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 Hezekiah [a]was pleased, and showed them all his treasure house, the silver and the gold and the spices and the precious oil and his whole armory and all that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them. 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, "What did these men say, and from where have they come to you?" And Hezekiah said, "They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon." 4 He said, "What have they seen in your house?" So Hezekiah [b]answered, "They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I have not shown them."
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Non-marketability and the Value of Employee Stock Options
Menachem (Meni) Abudy
Bar-Ilan University - Graduate School of Business Administration
Simon Benninga
Tel Aviv University - Faculty of Management
Febuary 1, 2013
Forthcoming in the Journal of Banking and Finance
We adapt the Benninga-Helmantel-Sarig (2005) framework to value employee stock options (ESOs). The model quantifies non-diversification effects, is computationally simple, and provides an endogenous explanation of ESO early-exercise. Using a proprietary dataset of ESO exercise events we measure the non-marketability ESO discount. We find that the ESO value on the grant date is approximately 45% of a similar plain vanilla Black-Scholes value. The model is aligned with empirical findings of ESOs, gives an exercise boundary of ESOs and can serve as an approximation to the fair value estimation of share-based employee and executive compensation. Using the model we give a numerical measure of non-diversification in an imperfect market.
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By Frank Byronn Glenn — Not long after Ted Nugent went completely off the cliff and into the deep, turbulent waters of mentally derangement, the Mitt Romney campaign issued a tepid statement to the effect that — in all things political it is always a desired outcome for one involved that all things remain civil.
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Nugent even went off into a rant so wild and unpredictably out of touch with reality that it caught the attention of the recently distracted U.S. Secret Service crew, who announced that they were "aware" of the incident that had occurred — and were continuing to "monitor" it closely. The same Secret Service that currently protects Romney in his travels, as well.
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The goal of this Program Project is to integrate advances in cancer biology and optical technology to develop cost-effective tools to aid in early detection of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, and the leading cause of cancer death in women in developing countries. Our team of scientists, engineers, clinicians, and social scientists is developing optical tools to monitor biologically predictive features of cervical cancer. In this Program Project, we have demonstrated that quantitative imaging and analysis of cytologic smears and histopathologic specimens can improve screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer and its precursors. This automated approach can substantially reduce the need for clinical expertise;the shortage of adequately trained health care personnel is a critical obstacle which prevents screening in many low-resource settings. Project 1 is devoted to developing a biological model of cervical neoplasia. This integrated model will guide the invention, assessment, and improvement of new optical technologies for the screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer. Using our rich database of quantitative histopathology images of the cervix, the models will depict the 3D structure of the cervix at the microscopic level. The model will also describe spatial changes in cellular and nuclear morphology, tissue architecture, ploidy, inflammation, angiogenesis and biomarker expression throughout the epithelium and stroma of each pathologically defined phase of cervical neoplasia. We will incorporate electromagnetic models to describe relationships between light reflectance behavior and tissue properties. After carefully validating the model in a series of 2D and 3D imaging experiments, we will use the model to guide the development of new cancer imaging devices. Because HPV vaccines could take decades to deploy, early detection remains our best defense against cervical cancer. We also hope that the models derived in this Project can be applied in the future to aid in the development of diagnostic equipment to prevent or guide the treatment of other diseases.
|Li, Gerald; van Niekerk, Dirk; Miller, Dianne et al. (2014) Molecular fixative enables expression microarray analysis of microdissected clinical cervical specimens. Exp Mol Pathol 96:168-77
|Scheurer, Michael E; Danysh, Heather E; Follen, Michele et al. (2014) Association of traffic-related hazardous air pollutants and cervical dysplasia in an urban multiethnic population: a cross-sectional study. Environ Health 13:52
|Wang, Lu; Lee, Jong Soo; Lane, Pierre et al. (2014) A statistical model for removing inter-device differences in spectroscopy. Opt Express 22:7617-24
|Montealegre, Jane R; Zhou, Renke; Amirian, E Susan et al. (2014) Uncovering nativity disparities in cancer patterns: Multiple imputation strategy to handle missing nativity data in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data file. Cancer 120:1203-11
|Guillaud, Martial; Buys, Timon P H; Carraro, Anita et al. (2014) Evaluation of HPV infection and smoking status impacts on cell proliferation in epithelial layers of cervical neoplasia. PLoS One 9:e107088
|Montealegre, Jane R; Zhou, Renke; Amirian, E Susan et al. (2013) Nativity disparities in late-stage diagnosis and cause-specific survival among Hispanic women with invasive cervical cancer: an analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data. Cancer Causes Control 24:1985-94
|Yang, Jingjing; Scott, David W (2013) Robust Fitting of a Weibull Model with Optional Censoring. Comput Stat Data Anal 67:149-161
|El Hallani, S; Poh, C F; Macaulay, C E et al. (2013) Ex vivo confocal imaging with contrast agents for the detection of oral potentially malignant lesions. Oral Oncol 49:582-90
|Montgomery, Owen; Follen, Michele; Urdaneta-Hartmann, Sandra (2012) The 2010 Annual Sex and Gender Research Forum at Drexel University and Drexel University College of Medicine: an institute for women's health and leadership initiative. Introduction. Gend Med 9:S1-6
|Pham, Bryan; Rhodes, Helen; Milbourne, Andrea et al. (2012) Epidemiologic differentiation of diagnostic and screening populations for the assessment of cervical dysplasia using optical technologies. Gend Med 9:S36-47
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Aunt Chick's 3D Cookie Cutters had been out of circulation since the '70s, and the set of cutters that Falzone's grandmother bought in 1949 were worn out. Unsuccessfully trying to restore them, first using glue and then resorting to dental molds, Falzone began looking for replacements. Initially she found a seller in Tulsa, Okla., who sold her a Merry Christmas Set. She asked where he found them and he told her about a gym teacher who had a warehouse filled with 18,000 of them. She bought the whole lot and within three months she was sold out.
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Drew Smyly (3-11, 5.29 ERA) and Ian Kennedy (6-9, 4.23 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a four-game series between the Tampa Bay Rays (43-63) and the Kansas City Royals (51-56) at Tropicana Field. The Rays won the last game 12-0, and Kansas City leads the series 2-1. Action begins at 12:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 4 and can be seen on FSKC.
Smyly pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering two runs, striking out six and walking one in a 6-3 win over the Yankees. Brad Miller (.252, 47 Rs, 18 HRs, 40 RBIs, 4 SBs) had another good game yesterday, going 2 for 4 with three runs, one home run, and one RBI. Kennedy went 7.0 innings, surrendering one run and striking out six in a 2-1 defeat to the Rangers in his last outing.
Tampa Bay is a -138 favorite against Kansas City and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Rays have an overall money line of -2,669 and a record as the favorite of 25-34. Tampa Bay's pitching staff has been doing better against opposing offenses during the last 10 games, only allowing an average of 2.4 runs per game, well under their season average of 4.4. The Rays are the top team in the AL at limiting hits during home games, allowing only 8.2 hits per contest to their opponents this season.
In the other locker room, Kansas City is coming in with an overall money line of -284 and a disappointing record of 25-44 as the underdog. They played poorly as the underdog over their last 10 games with a 2-6 record and a 3-7 record SU. Offensively, the Royals have really sputtered in the last 10 games. They have decreased their season average of 3.8 runs per game by averaging 2.4 during that stretch. Shifting to the pitching staff and defense, the Royals allow just four runs per road game, ranking them third in the AL. When it comes to preventing batters from getting hits, the Royals are fourth in the AL with an average of 8.6 hits allowed per game.
The Royals have controlled the season series, 5-1. The Rays have a 31-49 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they'll be facing when Kennedy takes the mound. Smyly (LHP) will be on the hill against the Royals, who have an 11-12 record against left-handed starting pitchers.
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In their last game, the Rays won by a margin of 12 runs. The Royals are 1-3 in games decided by a margin of 10 runs or more. The Rays have a 3-0 record in blowouts.
For the 13th time this season, the Royals registered at least two errors in a game.
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When they are outhit, the Royals are 4-39. The Rays have a 9-46 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 27th in home runs, Kansas City has hit 91 this season. Tampa Bay ranks ninth with 137 home runs.
Ranking 15th, Tampa Bay is in the top half of the league in hits, notching 8.00 per game. Kansas City ranks in the top 10 at sixth with 8.97.
Ranking 25th, Kansas City is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.709). Tampa Bay ranks in the bottom half at 19th with an OPS of .726.
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Are company politics undermining your robotic projects?
Success with robotics depends on many factors. Purchasing the right equipment is not enough. A company's political environment and policies regarding robotics can make or break a robotic project. This article discusses poor politics and policies and offers suggestions for achieving the right robotic environment.
"Politicians and diapers should be changed often, and for the same reason."
Whether or not you agree with this statement, it actually says more about the process of politics than politicians. Those stuck in an environment of political fervor may find it very difficult to break free and see things clearly. One of my earlier articles, How to Kill a Robotic Project in Five Easy Steps, addressed some of the more common causes of robotic implementation failure, but it didn't address fully one of the most difficult problems to overcome: company politics.
A company's political environment can do more damage to a robot project's success than most other factors. Problems like poor part repeatability or a part design unsuitable for robotic welding can be solved relatively easily, but to solve political problems most often requires cultural change, one of the most challenging processes an organization can undertake. This article identifies some of the problems political grandstanding and misunderstandings cause and suggests ways to overcome them.
The success of robot projects seems to be particularly vulnerable to problems caused by internal politics. Perhaps this is because of an anthropomorphism that makes a robot seem so close in functionality to a human being. Since the industrial robot revolution began a couple of decades ago, factory floor workers have feared losing their jobs to these amazingly flexible, programmable machines, because unlike a lathe or machining center, they really do mimic the human arm motion. Although it is receding gradually and continuously, that fear of robots still exists today, even though most manufacturers are embracing the technology.
Problems Politics Pose
Because robotic technology seems to struggle in highly political environments, special care must be taken to foster a culture in which robots will thrive. Let's begin by identifying some problems company politics causes.
1. Politics stand in the way of personnel development.
A highly political atmosphere can deemphasize training and overemphasize actions that deter success. For example, a company that makes seniority the only criterion for advancement into robotic technician or programmer jobs suffers.
Seniority is an important criterion for advancement, but if it is the only standard used to choose robot programmers, technicians, and operators, then unqualified people may be chosen for these jobs, which happens often. It is easy to see how the robot's performance then can suffer as well as the ill-prepared individual put in charge of the robot.
I once visited a factory that had a union policy of rotating workers regularly in and out of the robot cell. The problem with that policy was that no one ever had enough time to become familiar with the equipment—how to operate it, how to troubleshoot, or how to keep the robot running. I advised managers that their robots would never work to full capacity until they stopped the rotation and devoted some operators to the robot department. They chose to continue the rotation policy because of political pressure. Needless to say, the robots never performed even close to their potential, and the company and its customers suffered as a result.
On the other hand, many union shops are very successful robotics users. Whether or not they are union, the factories that succeed with robotics are those in which workers and management have learned to support each other in their initiatives to save jobs by keeping the company healthy. In a tough global marketplace, robots often are the only means of staying competitive and creating jobs, which is good for both labor and management.
2. Politics divert focus from performance and turn it toward personal agendas.
I have seen it too many times: Someone—whether on the shop floor or in the front office—has problems with productivity, quality, or efficiency and needs a scapegoat. Many upper managers are not tuned in to the everyday workings of their factories, so it's easy for operators, technicians, or engineers to pull the wool over their eyes and blame the robot. For example, almost every time a welding robot misses the welding joint, it is accused of "not repeating" its path. But it is very uncommon for a robot actually to misposition a weld.
In most instances, when a robot misses the welding joint, the true cause is something other than the robot. It's easy to blame the robot because workers (including the one assigning blame) often don't understand the true root cause of the problem. Robots are more complex than most factory automation equipment. They are more unfamiliar and more difficult to fine-tune to the high degree of performance that their owners expect. When political posturing occurs, it's often the robot's reputation and performance that suffer. Only by defining the real problems can the real solutions be found.
3. Politics become a substitute for good policies.
The problems with robot systems can be solved by identifying the root causes of failure. Putting good policies in place can eliminate these causes. But it doesn't always happen that way. Often the root causes cannot be identified accurately because no one is willing to shoulder the responsibility for the failure. If the root cause is poor component parts coming from upstream, for example, it may be difficult for the upstream workers to admit they are making bad parts, especially in politically charged environments.
The more complex the robotic system or the parts being processed by the robot, the easier it is to hide root causes and pass the buck. The problem could be caused by the incoming steel, the laser or plasma cutter, the beveler, the press brake, the vendor supplying any one of these processes, the janitor or ... the list goes on. Unfortunately, some employees who engage in finger-pointing do so out of justified fear of reprimand because of misguided company policies.
The word "the" is emphasized in this heading for a reason. One might rightfully ask, "You mean there is a single solution to these problems?" The answer is, in a way, yes, because there is one thing that will disarm misguided political posturing and reveal the real solution for all to see: honesty.
If workers at any level of the organization fear being truthful about their mistakes, of course they will try to hide them or, at the very least, minimize them. Workers will not volunteer the whole truth if they fear being reprimanded for what actually are typical everyday machine or process failures. When workers are allowed to make honest mistakes and discuss them openly, in an environment that encourages process improvement in a true team-building spirit, then pretension fades away. It is replaced by a pragmatism that attacks the core of the problem without identifying personal blame, which results in an environment that is more productive and more conducive to the flow of valuable ideas.
Honesty and openness can disarm much of the political atmosphere that can harm robotics installations. But what does this look like in practice?
Putting the Right People in Charge
Let's start with the need to put the right people in charge of robots. No one would suggest rationally that the person with the most seniority should become a company's chief financial officer. That position requires education and a certain skill set to handle financial matters properly, a skill set that many people just don't have. Why should it be different when it comes to the skills required to handle robots?
A strategy for ensuring the right personnel are in charge of robots might include the following:
- Place robot operators, programmers, and technicians in a unique classification, and dictate that this classification requires a certain skill set. A robot programmer or technician probably should be paid a bit more than, say, a welder, because these individuals are responsible not only for the weld quality, but also the performance of the robot, which is a very expensive and complex investment.
- If no one in the company possesses the necessary training and skill set, then find or set up a training program to provide it.
- Test individuals for aptitude and interest, and select the best person for the job, with the understanding that this employee also will become personally responsible for the performance and upkeep of an expensive piece of technology. Play no games, no favorites, no politics, just find a logical way to determine who is best-qualified for this important job. The company also must provide the proper tools and support along with the responsibility.
Minimizing the Effects of Personal Agendas
Several factors can help keep personal agendas from detracting from the robot's performance and reputation:
- One of the best defenses against the wool-over-the-eyes or fleecing technique is for managers and supervisors to understand the technology fully. It is surprisingly common for those with authority over robots to have little knowledge of what it takes to make robots perform well.
- Make the robot's performance a team effort. Doing so minimizes the effects of individual egos and neutralizes individual agendas. With a real team effort, it becomes more difficult to hide mistakes that ought to be brought into the open and discussed.
- Offering a bonus or some other reward to a team—preferably a cross-functional team—can keep everyone honest and striving toward the same goal.
Creating Good Policies
Good policies can overcome the negative effects of stifling politics. Clear policies and procedures are necessary to define:
- How the robots are to function.
- How the robots are expected to contribute to the bottom line, and at what level of performance they need to function to provide these returns.
- What gross results are expected from the robotic installations in terms of money savings, increases in throughput, increases in quality, and impact on safety and ergonomics.
- Who can become an operator/programmer/technician.
Just as in a good marriage, constant and effective communication is required to achieve the best results when introducing robots into your factory. The worst things to do are hide the facts, bring in robots without informing or gaining the trust of the workers, and manage the project with the outdated bossismapproach of "I'm the boss, you're the worker, so just do as I say." The complex and unique nature of robotics makes it even more important to live according to these fundamentals.
This article is not about ethics, but in the realm of robotics, as in life, an ethical and honest approach can have a positive effect on performance. Keep it honest, make the rules clear and easily understandable, let everyone share in the advantages and benefits that come with robotic automation, and emphasize and reward good teamwork. These simple guidelines will contribute toward an atmosphere in which less energy is wasted protecting political kingdoms and more is spent on productivity and success at every level.
Jim Berge
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Scientists have developed a new peroxidise-derived tag that can be used to label proteins for visualization by electron microscopy. The tag, called Apex, is a 28 kDa peroxidise that can withstand the processes needed to fix electron microscopy samples for imaging, doesn't require an external light source to emit its signal, and is active in any cell compartment, unlike horse radish peroxidise, which isn't active in the cytosol.
Apex has been developed by a team led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, who were looking to generate a genetically encodable EM tag that addresses the limitations of existing genetic tags. Apex is a monomer derived from the dimeric molecule ascorbate peroxidise APX, a class I cytosolic plant peroxidase that lacks disulfide bonds and calcium ions. Although 40% smaller than HRP, Apex, like HRP, also catalyzes the H2O2-dependent polymerization of 3,3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) into a localized precipitate that gives EM contrast after treatment with OsO4.
When Alice Y. Ting, Ph.D., Jeffrey D. Martell, Ph.D., et al tested Apex in mammalian cells, they found that the molecule could be used to label target proteins in any cell compartment, including membrane proteins. In one experiment they used the tag to label a recently identified calcium channel protein located within mitochondria, and showed that the protein is embedded in the inner mitochondrial membrane and faces inward to the mitochondrial matrix. Apex staining protocol only requires the addition of DAB and hydrogen peroxide, unlike other labels such as miniSOG, which requires light.
"Because APEX staining is not dependent on light activation, APEX should make EM imaging of any cellular protein straightforward, regardless of the size or thickness of the specimen," the researchers write in their published paper in Nature Biotechnology. "Beyond electron microscopy, Apex should have utility for a variety of other imaging and biotechnological applications, such as those for which HRP is currently used. For example, the activity of Apex toward numerous aromatic substrates provides the opportunity not only for EM contrast, but also for colorimetric, fluorescent, and chemiluminescent readouts."
Drs. Ting, Martell et al describe Apex and their initial experiments in a paper titled "Engineered ascorbate peroxidase as a genetically encoded reporter for electron microscopy."
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