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Roll forming basics
Roll forming, often called open-section forming, uses successive sets of roller dies to bend a strip of steel progressively until the desired shape is achieved. This process is very similar to traditional tube- and pipemaking, but differs in that it can form more complicated sections.
Both roll forming and tube and pipe forming involve bending steel with roller dies, with each pair of rolls working the strip progressively until the desired shape is achieved. How roll forming differs is that it lends itself well to prepunching, midpiercing, and postpunching all inline, as well as sweeping before cutoff.
Application examples include impact bars, chassis sections, and window guides in automobiles, which may be prepunched, roll formed, midpierced, roll formed more, then welded, swept, and cut off in a continuous operation. Some of these sections are butt welded, like a tube or pipe, and others can be seam or lap welded.
Although the processes are similar and some of the equipment may be the same, there are differences in the design of a roll formed section and the tooling needed and in the layout and setup of the machine.
Producing a Tube the Traditional Way
Let's look at producing a 2-in.-diameter tube on a 2-in.-shaft tube mill. The mill might have three breakdown passes with idlers between one and two, two and three, and two pairs of idlers between the breakdown passes and three fin passes. Between each fin pass is an idler pass and perhaps a seam guide before the welding station. Welding 0.030 in. oversize on the 2-in. diameter tube increases the diameter to 2.030 in. For this reason, welding requires reducing the diameter.
After the welding station is usually a scarfing stand, with or without an accompanying ironing pass, followed by an ovaling guide or similar device to guide the tube into the first sizing pass with three driven passes and idlers between each. After the sizing is a single or double Turk's head stand for straightening.
In this example, the total number of driven passes before the welding station is six, with three sizing after the welding. Each of the driven sizing passes and idler passes works the tube down in diameter until the desired size is attained. During sizing the tube is elongated, its wall thickens, and often the location of the weld cannot be guaranteed.
Roll Forming a Tube
Now let's roll form the same 2-in.-diameter tube with prepunching. The process requires 10 passes before the welding station, because a typical roll former doesn't have idler stands. Tube and pipe mills use idlers between almost every pass to assist in forming the round. These idlers help form the strip, feed the steel into the next pass, and stabilize the section as it goes through the mill. Most roll forming does not require idlers but typically uses many more passes to make a tube. Also, a tube mill may be required to run several hundred feet a minute, but a roll former, especially one with prepunching, can never attain those speeds. With a few exceptions, most roll formers, especially those prepunching steel, run much slower than tube mills.
Additionally, strip widths are calculated differently in roll forming. On a tube and pipe mill, a fin allowance and a welding allowance are calculated and added to the strip width. If you're prepunching, the pressure in the fin passes distorts the holes.
Roll forming the tube is described best as a progressive edge form, high oval without idlers. The strip is formed from the outside using an overformed radius on the first pass of about 15 degrees. The second pass forms the next 15 degrees, allowing the first pass work to relax, and then continuing using this type of forming method, allowing the high oval to stay in the sides. Roll forming supplies pressure in the vertical plane only, and the tooling must be designed with this in mind.
Special Processes
Like tube and pipe mills, roll forming works with all metals, both ferrous and nonferrous. Stainless steels, martensitic steels, high-strength low-alloy steels, and aluminum coils can be roll formed. Steel and aluminum coils sometimes are embossed with wood grain finishes, such as for garage doors. When embossing, the depth of the embossment must be considered so that the roller dies do not roll the embossment back out.
Prepainted and even vinyl-laminated steels can be roll formed but not welded. Tubing from prefinished materials is usually formed with a lock seam. A lock seam requires knurling the edge of the strip, either in the flat or elsewhere in the forming process, then making the opposing hooks and forming the tube, which is run over a mandrel to lock the hooks and then cut off.
Roll forming is a versatile process that allows design innovation. Setting up a roll forming line requires the expertise of a skilled roll form designer and cooperation between the vendor and manufacturer in developing a successful product. But with the right preparation, the transition can be painless. Carefully choosing the proper equipment, skillfully designing the product and tooling, properly training the operators, and adequately maintaining the production line make roll forming easier.
Dan Mennecke is executive vice president of Comet Roll & Machine, 1775 Armitage Court, Addison, IL 60101, 630-268-1407, email@example.com, www.cometroll.com.


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The Academy of Management has ranked SUNY Distinguished Professor Fran Yammarino of the School of Management in the top five most influential scholars of leadership over the last three decades. The ranking is based on two different criteria: cites in the Social Sciences Citation Index and cites on Google pages.
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WHAT: Neuroscience 2012, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, is the world's largest source of emerging news on brain science and health. Learn how the brain works and new developments on a range of topics: aging, language, brain injury, parenting, and mental illness, among others. More than 16,000 new discoveries will be presented, with 30,000 attendees from around the world.
Credentialed media can access press conferences and special events on how brain science impacts daily life and society, including art, ethics, and public policy. For details on the latest research being presented in your area of interest, download the Preliminary Program and register at www.sfn.org/pressroom.
Meeting events highlight the interplay between brain research and culture, politics, and society:
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Robin Roberts will soon be honored by ESPN at the ESPY Awards. The network announced that the "Good Morning America" co-anchor will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award when the awards show takes place on July 17.
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise to learn that Roberts is being honored in 2013 for the way she handled the diagnosis of her myelodysplastic syndrome. She kept viewers and fans up-to-date with her treatment during her 174-day absence from "GMA," and returned to the program in February — just in time for the Oscars.
"My humble thanks to @ESPN for naming me recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. He was a true friend and mentor. An amazing honor," Roberts tweeted. "Overwhelmed by your compassion/well wishes. Being named recipient of #ArthurAsheAward is surreal. We're ALL a lil stronger than we think. XO"
ESPN president John Skipper said in a statement, "Robin brings an amazing amount of energy, compassion and determination to everything she does. Those qualities made her an incredible asset during her time here at ESPN, and they have served her well as she battled the terrible health challenges that she's had to face."


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Ings keeps Burnley on track
Danny Ings struck his sixth and seventh goals of the season as Burnley maintained their unbeaten home record in the Sky Bet Championship this season.
The 21-year-old continued to help Clarets fans forget about their former prolific striker Charlie Austin - now at QPR - with a pair of neat finishes against Birmingham, the first after just three minutes.
Winger Scott Arfield headed home a second 17 seconds after the break and the in-form Ings made sure of the result with another goal eight minutes later.
The last notable action at Turf Moor had seen Ings hauled to the ground by last-man Lee Williamson in the dying embers of Saturday's 1-1 draw against neighbours Blackburn.
The offender judged it was better to take the 'professional' dismissal than let Ings through one-on-one. And, as if to vindicate Williamson's choice, the striker converted his first chance.
Strike-partner Sam Vokes came away from his marker and hooked the ball through for Ings, who steadied himself and coolly lifted his shot in to the corner.
The space he was afforded by Blues' defence was alarming and he was left alone again moments later, this time side-footing wide from Arfield's cross.
However, the hosts' back four was equally poor in failing to tackle the fleet-footed Chris Burke, whose cross-cum-shot narrowly evaded Lee Novak in front of goal.
Birmingham continued to leave the door open, though, an unmarked Ings heading over Michael Kightly's delivery while Kyle Bartley's misplaced pass sparked a move which culminated in Vokes lashing wide.
Bartley tried to make amends at the other end only to head off target when meeting a near-post corner on the stroke of the interval.
The Clarets opened the second half in the same manner they began the first as Arfield doubled their advantage.
Vokes and Ings were both involved before Kightly curled a cross to his fellow winger to head back across goal and in to the net.
The relief was noticeable for Arfield as it was his error that led to Jordan Rhodes' equaliser in the derby, a result which preserved Blackburn's 34-year unbeaten record against their fierce rivals.
Darren Ambrose then headed over at the other end but the hosts were rampant and Ings struck again after 54 minutes.
Arfield drifted inside and flicked the ball into the striker's path, allowing him to race away before confidently clipping the ball past Blues goalkeeper Darren Randolph.
The stopper could have been picking the ball out of his net again, Vokes twice going close and Ings blazing over when presented with his hat-trick chance.
Former Burnley midfielder Wade Elliott drove wide for Lee Clark's side, but it was a night to forget for a team now without a league win in five games.
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On the Steelers: Could Beachum solve left tackle puzzle?
October 18, 2013 12:00 PMThe Steelers stop-gap measure to find an offensive left tackle landed on Kelvin Beachum, their final draft pick of 2012 who has been a jack-of-all trades for them.
But what if Beachum becomes not just their temporary, emergency left tackle but their future left tackle?
What if, after sinking two second-round picks into the position, the Steelers' current and future left tackle is someone they drafted to be a guard with their third pick in the seventh round last year
Gerry's Picks: Week 7 of the 2013 NFL season
The PG's Gerry Dulac offers predictions on a few NFL games, including the Steelers-Ravens matchup this Sunday. (Video by Andrew Rush; 10/18/2013)
Why not Kelvin Beachum?
Scouts will tell you why. At 6 feet 3, he is not tall enough. At barely 300 pounds, he is not heavy enough. Tunch Ilkin says enough is enough.
Ilkin was a guard/center who ultimately became an undersized starting tackle at 6-3, 265 pounds in the 1980s and early 1990s. He went against 300-pounders and up, people such as Hall of Famer Reggie White. He compensated for his size by using his hands, his feet, his strength and his intelligence.
He worked with Beachum in the spring on how to use his hands and believes he has better qualities than mere size to make it as the Steelers' starting left tackle.
"His hands are good enough, his feet are good enough, and he's athletic," Ilkin said. "I've always thought size was overrated."
It certainly was for the 6-7, 323-pound Adams, who appeared top-heavy while trying to block pass-rushers through the first four games. Adams could resurface at tackle, but, right now, the Steelers like Beachum as a better alternative.
And yet he was either their third or fourth choice to play the position. Marcus Gilbert was there through the spring and into the start of training camp before they switched him to right tackle and put Adams on the left side. Then, they traded for Levi Brown, who promptly ripped up his triceps for the second time in the past two years and was placed on injured reserve before he played a down.
For now, Beachum is it. He already has played center and tight end this season, but he'd like to stay at left tackle, where he started 52 games at SMU.
"It's something I've loved doing for a long time," Beachum said. "If they said, 'Beachum, come and pick the position you want to play,' it would be left tackle."
It's only five games into his second season but it would seem that Beachum already was pigeon-holed as the jack-of-all-trades lineman. He replaced Maurkice Pouncey when the Pro Bowl center left with an ACL tear after the first series of the first game. He played tight end. Last season, he started five games at right tackle after injuries to Adams and Gilbert.
The only position he has not yet played in a real game is guard, the one for which he was drafted.
"One thing about Kelvin is, every time we say he's this, he shows he can be something more, and that's happened at every position," offensive coordinator Todd Haley said. "Now, it's left tackle."
The Steelers have eased his other duties as a backup guard, center and tight end so Beachum can concentrate on playing left tackle. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger seems satisfied having him there at the moment and would not rule out keeping him there.
"He doesn't fit the typical tackle mode," Roethlisberger said. "Size-wise, if you would ask any GM or coach around how they'd build their typical tackle it's not going to be him.
"But you know what? What he has that makes up for it is his heart and desire, the want-to, to protect me, to be good in the run game. I think that makes up for his stature. He actually is stronger than people give him credit for. He's pretty strong and very athletic, that helps a lot, too."
Beachum fared OK in his first game, receiving the highest grade of any of the Steelers' linemen for his blocking against the New York Jets, despite attracting several penalties.
Sunday, he will see plenty of one of the Steelers' -- and Roethlisberger's -- main tormentors, Baltimore linebacker Terrell Suggs, who leads the Ravens with seven sacks.
"I just went back to 2010 and 2011 looking at his battles with Max Starks," Beachum said. "They didn't like each other."
Said Haley, "He's got his work cut out for him, there's no doubt about it. This will be the biggest test to date, he's working hard to get ready but 55 is a great player."
Steelers - homepageFor more on the Steelers, read the blog, Ed Bouchette on the Steelers at www.post-gazette.com/plus. Ed Bouchette: firstname.lastname@example.com and Twitter @EdBouchette. First Published October 17, 2013 8:00 PM


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This blog is for anyone interested in family history, especially those who are served by the Grove Creek Multi-Stake LDS Family History Center.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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Tomorrow morning starts the St. George Family History Expo. The opening session is "Where Ol' Dogs Learn New Tricks: The Power and Drama of Original Records." Well, this ol' dog is ready to learn some new tricks! Staying with the whole dog theme, my first class will be "Lassie! Go for Free Genealogy Help!" Wait up! Lassie is on her way! See you tomorrow! :)
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- Makes 6 servings
- Pizza dough
- 1/2 cup purchased marinara sauce
- 1 cup coarsely grated Fontina cheese
- 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup coarsely grated mozzarella cheese
- 2 ounces crimini (baby bella) mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 2 ounces thinly sliced pancetta (Italian bacon), coarsely chopped
- Preheat oven to 475°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment. Divide dough in half. Roll out 1 half on lightly floured surface to 131/2x81/2-inch rectangle. Transfer to 1 baking sheet. Repeat with second half. Spread 1/4 cup marinara sauce over each pizza, leaving 1/2-inch border. Sprinkle cheeses over, then mushrooms and pancetta. Sprinkle with salt and generous amount of pepper.
- Bake pizzas until brown on bottom and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Cut each pizza crosswise into rectangles.
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- Calories179
- Carbohydrates3 g(1%)
- Fat14 g(21%)
- Protein11 g(22%)
- Saturated Fat7 g(36%)
- Sodium473 mg(20%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
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Has anyone been able to listen to both of these, other than joker? Looking for more opinions comparing these two 'phones (dynamics, bass/mid/treble response, isolation, etc). I had the A161s but they have somehow disappeared along with my Walkman. Now I have a new Clip Zip and need new headphones for them. I liked the A161, especially the isolation, but would be willing to check out something else, perhaps with a bit more dynamics and/or soundstage, and the JVCs are in the same price range and have also gotten some great reviews. I mostly listen to rock ("indie" rock, hard rock, etc.).
How is the isolation of the JVCs? Also, Joker mentioned a somewhat recessed midrange. Has anyone else found that to be the case?
Please note that I need decent isolation due to using them on the subway so anything without decent isolation is a non-starter.
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Bulleh Shah
Bulleh Shah (1680-1757) is the foremost Sufi poet of Punjab and holds manifold importance. In him the pantheism of Punjabi sufism reached its apex. He was born in a Sayyed family in a village near Kasur. He became a fakir of Qadri order as a disciple of Shah Inayat, an Arain peasant and Sufi master. Major part of Bulleh Shah's verse is in the Kafi form like Shah Hussain, but he has written in some other forms too, like bara-maha and si-harfi.
Love for Bulleh Shah is the essence of God. He affirms that it is a fire which is lit in the heart of man. It is yearning for return to God and is generally at the moment the individual self gets separated from Him.
Bulleh Shah is acutely conscious of the differences and disputes between Hindus and Muslims and decries the persistence of both parties in their respective positions. His verses are very popular amoung the Punjabis. The reason evidently is his romatic defiance of the Muslim Sharia and an apparent condemnation of both Hindu and Muslim bigotry and ritual.
Kalam of Bulleh Shah
Abida Parveen
- Ab Lagan Laggi Kih Kariye
- Assan Ishq Namaz
- Bulleh Nu Samjhawan AaiyaN
- Dil Lag Gai Beparwah De Naal
- Ek Nukta Yaar Parhaya Ae
- Ek Nukte Wich Gal Mukdi Ae
- Gharyali Deyo Nikaal Ni
- Ghoonghat Ohlay Na Luk Sajjnan
- Hun Menoo Kon Pachanay
- Ishq Na Darda
- Jo Rang Rangeya
- Kaziya KehRay Maslay Dasenda Ayen
- Mahi Yaar Dee GhaRoli
- Main Ruthra Yaar Manawan Gi
- Mein Mangti Mola Ali Di
- Mera Ruthra Yaar Nahin Mann Da
- Meri Bukkal De Vich Chor
- Ranjha Ranjha Kardi
- Ranjha Shah Hazare
- Sade Wehre Aaya Kar
- Tenu Kal Na Kayi
- Tere Ishq Nachaya
- Wah wah Ramz SajjaN Di Hor
Alam Lohar
Arieb Azhar
Asa Singh Mastana
- Aao Faqeero Mele Chaleye
- Ab Hum Gum Huye Prem Nagar Ke Shehar
- Bhaina Main Katdi Katdi Hutti
- Bullah Kih Jana Main Kaun
- Ek Nuqte Vich Gal Mukdi Ae
- Eko Alif Tere Darkaar
- Ik Ranjha Mainu Lori Da
- Kee Karda Ni Kee Karda
- Mainu Dasso Piya Da Dais
- Mein Be Qaid
- Mein Paaya Hae
- Menu Sukh Da Sineoda
- Moula Aadmi Ban Aaya
- Raati Jaagen Karen Ibadat
- Ranjha Jogeeda Ban Aaya
- Taahng Mahi Di Jali Haan
- Tun Nahiyun Main Naaheen
- Ulte Hor Zamane Aaye
Barkat Sidhu
- Dekho Ni Ki Kar Gaya Mahi
- Hathi Dhilk Pai Mere Charkhe Di
- Meri Bukkal De Vich Chor
- Uth Gaye Gawandon Yaar
Bibi Nooran
Ghulam Ali
Gurdas Maan
Hina Nasrullah
Hussain Bakhsh Gullu
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Iqbal Bahu
Masuma Anwar
Mian Sheheryar
Muhammad Juman
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
- Behad RamzaN Dasda
- Gal Ik Nukte Wich Mukdi Ae
- Ghunghat Chak Le Sajna
- Mera Eh Charkha Naulakha
- Mera Piya Ghar Aaya
- Meri Bukkal De Vich Chor
- Ni Main Jana Jogi De Naal
- Tere Ishq Nachaya
Pathanay Khan
Rabbi Shergill
Rahat Multanikar
Sain Akhtar
Sain Zahoor Ahmed
- Aa Mil Yaar Way
- Bullah Kih Jana Main Kaun
- Ishq Bhullay Nu Nachaway
- Ishq Di NaveeN o NaveeN Bahar
- Ni Main Jana Jogi Dy Naal
- Teray Ishq Nachaya – Version 1
- Tery Ishq Nachaya – Version 2
Shafqat Amanat Ali
Shahida Parveen
Sharafat Ali Khan
Shazia Manzoor
- Bullah Kih Jana Main Kaun
- Ilmon Bas Kareen O Yaar
- Ishq Di NaveeN o NaveeN Bahar
- Kar Kattan Wal Dhyan KuRe
- Tere Ishq Nachaya
Sunil Singh Dogra
Surinder Kaur
- Ik Ranjhan Mainu Lori Da
- Maati Khudi Karendi Yaar
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Captain America 2: Trailer, New Plot Spoilers, First Set Photo - 'Winter Soldier' Enters Production
Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier began filming Monday and a few plot spoilers have already been released about the sequel, slated for an April 2014 release date.
We're also including our current favorite Captain America fan trailer at the bottom. Scroll down to find it.
SPOILER ALERT: If you don't want any Captain America 2 spoilers, and especially if you don't want to know who the Winter Soldier is, STOP READING NOW!
Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be set mostly in the present day, after the 2011 film starring the First Avenger took place during World War II. That plot point probably isn't a spoiler to many of you who've been following Captain America 2 on the interwebs, but what is a new spoiler is the revelation that both Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury will both play major supporting roles in the First Avenger sequel. Expect to see both in the first official trailer for Winter Soldier, when Marvel finally releases one.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier seems to have a political thriller element. In fact, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige described Captain America 2 as a "70s political thriller masquerading as a big superhero movie." Marvel says the First Avenger will have some sort of conflict involving S.H.I.E.L.D. and its top leadership.
The biggest plot spoiler from Captain America: The Winter Soldier revealed today was the identity of the eponymous Winter Soldier. The Winter Soldier is none other than the First Avenger's best friend, Bucky Barnes — killed off in the first Captain America film, but then medically resurrected and enhanced by Russian villains.
We also got confirmation that Robert Redford is playing Nick Fury confidante Alexander Pierce. Additional cast revelations include Captain America's love interest in The Winter Soldier, who will be Agent 13, played by Emily VanCamp. Anthony Mackie will also be joining the cast as Falcon — a winged superhero who can fly and communicate telepathically with birds.
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Ford City tentative budget seeks 1.5 mills tax increase
FORD CITY — Borough council on Monday night introduced a preliminary 2013 budget that raises taxes 1.5 mills, a nine percent increase over its 2012 budget.
Borough residents also would see an increase of 11 percent for water service.
Under the nearly $2.6 million proposed spending plan, Ford City property owners would see their municipal tax bill increase slightly.
The general purposes portion of the tax bill would climb by 1 mill from 11.25 mills to 12.25 mills; and the special tax of 1.65 mills for street lighting increases by .5 mills to 2.15 mills.
The tentative budget increases the overall millage rate from 16.65 mills to 18.15 mills. Unchanged special taxes are 1 mill for the public library, .15 mills for non-uniform employee pensions and 2.6 mills for fire equipment.
One mill of taxes, if all of it is collected, generates about $31,000 for the borough.
The proposed tax increase would amount to about $30 on a home assessed at $20,000.
Council voted 4-0 to advertise the tentative budget. Members Lou Vergari, Gene Banks, Paul Harmon and Rob Mohney voted for it. Councilwoman Kim Bish was absent. Councilman Jerry Miklos arrived 25 minutes late for the meeting and missed the vote.
"The biggest obligation is for the police pension," said Harmon, the finance committee chairman, of the need to increase the millage.
Vegari told the Leader Times that the borough's obligation for all employee pensions is about $100,000 and that the police pension makes up about two-thirds of that. Other expenses identified in the budget include the purchase of a new police car at $28,515; a mowing tractor not to exceed $3,500 and a 20 percent increase in insurance costs for the borough's property.
"Over the years we've been using the highway funds (as an additional source for street lighting)," said Harmon of increasing the special street lighting tax. Council said it prefers to use the highway money it receives from the state for street repairs only rather than using some for lighting.
Borough officials are counting on expected revenue increases, including adding to the tax base from new businesses, removal of the Keystone Opportunity Zone tax-free status on commercial properties, Marcellus shale gas revenues and the tax increase to help balance their budget.
The preliminary budget is available for public review and is expected to be considered for final adoption by council at its public meeting on Dec. 27.
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As for the plot … It probably doesn't have much to do with Stevie Wonder directly. Instead, we meet Artie's mother (guest star Katey Sagal) and see the returns of Mercedes (Amber Riley), Cassandra (Kate Hudson) and Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley). While Rachel (Lea Michele) gets ready for her "Funny Girl" callbacks, the New Directions prepare for Regionals.
What music can we expect from "Wonder-ful"? Listen to the songs below.
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" performed by Kitty (Becca Tobin)
"Superstition" performed by Mercedes, Blaine (Darren Criss) and Marley (Melissa Benoist)
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" performed by Kurt (Chris Colfer)
"I Wish" performed by Jake (Jacob Artist) and Marley
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" performed by Cassandra
"Higher Ground" performed by Mercedes
"For Once in My Life" performed by Artie (Kevin McHale)
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The intrigue surrounding the future of free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett, who will be 37 next season, and whether it includes the Pirates continues to grow.
Burnett has said on more than one occasion that if he plays next season it will be with the Pirates. However, he also has left open the possibility he could change his mind. Burnett has been the Pirates best starter the past two seasons, going 26-21 with a 3.41 ERA and an 8.90 K/9. He led the NL in K/9 last season. He is pitching as well as at any time in his career.
The latest on Burnett, from the 2014 free-agent rankings by HardballTalk.con, might be enough to make him rethink his options and fully explore free agency.
He was ranked as the 11th best free agent and Matthew Pouliot wrote this: ''If he does come back, it'll probably be on a one-year deal with the Pirates. But if he were to play the market, he certainly shouldn't have to settle for anything less than the $35 million for two years that Tim Linceum just got from the Giants.''
That's a lot of money and a lot of ego gratification to leave on the table.
When Burnett signed his five-year, $82.5 million contract with the Yankees in December, 2008, he probably thought it was his last one and certainly his most lucrative. But Lincecum averaged $17.5 million with his deal, which is more than the $16.5 million average on Burnett's recently concluded contract.
Tom Singer of MLB.com had these thoughts on Burnett. ''If he and his family decide to go on, little negotiation will be required to make it happen. In all likelihood, the Pirates will tender him the qualifying offer of $14.1 million, he will accept to get locked in, and the sides then will continue to try to hammer out a replacement deal in the two-year, $25 million range.''
Singer's estimation for a two-year deal for $25 million seems more reasonable than Pouliot's of $35 million. But once the bidding begins, who knows? There has been an historical underestimation of what salaries will be. No one expected the Giants would pay Lincecum -- who is younger than Burnett but whose previous two seasons were far less accomplished -- $35 million to keep him out of free agency.
Whether the negotiations go as smoothly as Singer suggests remains to be determined.
Teams must decided by 5 p.m. Monday whether to make the $14.1 million qualifying offer, which guarantees a high draft choice if the player rejects the offer and signs elsewhere. Players have until Nov. 11 to make a decision.
Outfielder Marlon Byrd was ranked the 37th best free agent. HardballTalk.com said this about Byrd:
''After a strong showing down the stretch with the Pirates and then some postseason heroics (.364 in six games, big homer in the wild card victory), he's in much better position to get a two-year contract. Right-handed power just isn't easy to come by. In fact, among right-handed hitters, Byrd led all free agents-to-be with his 24 homers.''
The Pirates probably would not want not want to offer Byrd two years, although it is a possibility.
The Pirates other two free-agents, first baseman Justin Morneau and shortstop Clint Barmes, are ranked 54th and 111th, respectively.
In other news, Wandy Rodriguez, as expected, exercised his option for 2014, which means he will earn $13.5 million, $7.5 million of which will be paid by the Pirates. Rodriguez did not pitch after June 5 because of injury. There is a concern as to how much or how effectively he will be able to pitch next season.


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Posted March 5, 2013 and updated on July 10, 2016
Talk to your kids about…
Wreck-It Ralph
What sacrifices does Wreck-It Ralph make that demonstrate what kind of person he really is inside? What does Ralph want from the other characters in his game? What does he do to get attention?
Why are the other "bad guys" worried that Wreck-It Ralph is going "turbo"? What role do these villains play in the program code?
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New Teaser Trailer for The Dark Knight Rises
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July 19, 2011 at 11:00AM
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It's finally arrived, y'all. The epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman saga, The Dark Knight Rises, finally has a brand new teaser trailer for all to see. Starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Tom Hardy as Bane, the new clip from the film once again shows the Dark Knight struggling with his role as the savior of Gotham City while a new breed of villain rises from the ashes. Hit it, Batfans.
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I've gotten a couple of recent inquiries about the Comics & Medicine Conference I'm helping organize for next July in Toronto (this will be the third international "graphic medicine" conference, following 2010 in London and 2011 in Chicago). The Call for Papers deadline was February 28, and everyone who submitted a proposal should have received an e-mail explaining that they'll hear back by March 31. We'd hoped to review all of the proposals and finish our selection process earlier, but we got so many that it's taking more time. In fact, I'm afraid we may have to turn down some very good ones just because we don't have enough time/space for them all. We have our work cut out for us; I promise we take it seriously.
Registration for the conference is not yet open, but should be soon. Check our blog once in a while for updates.
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What is wrong with you people?
I've been blogging since July 2005, sharing my innermost thoughts, passions, wisdom and wit. Working hard. Baring my soul. And yet day in and day out, the post that consistently attracts more visitors than any other is the one with this doodle of a guy sitting in a chair:
I drew that in about 14 seconds to illustrate a point about the comics medium that cartoonist Mike Lynch shared with me. It goes like this: one cartoonist asks another to illustrate the abstract concept of Loneliness. The second cartoonist sketches the sad-looking fellow above. The first cartoonist says, "No, that's not loneliness," and draws an enormous empty rectangle around the sketch. "That's loneliness."
Swell. Except now everyone who googles the phrase "how to draw sad man sitting in chair" ends up on my site. You wouldn't believe how many people are looking for tutorials teaching them how to draw a sad man sitting in a chair. It's an enormous untapped market!
So for all those folks, here's your free semi-professional cartooning tip of the day: Start with the chair.
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Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year, the anniversary of my baby girls' birth. Not so baby anymore. Twenty-four. Geez.
Karen and I'll take them out to dinner, and I suspect (spoiler alert!) there may be cake and gifts involved. See you tomorrow, Chiquitas. Happy Birthday Eve!
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I created Mom's Cancer, which won an Eisner Award and was published by Abrams. Other honors included a Harvey Award and the German Youth Literature Prize. My second book, Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, was nominated for Eisner and Harvey awards and won the American Astronautical Society's Emme Award. Recently did an Eisner-nominated webcomic, "The Last Mechanical Monster." I'm grateful.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
4 comments:
- Sherwood Harrington said...
Chairs can be very evocative.
- March 14, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- Brian Fies said...
That there's art, my friend.
- March 14, 2012 at 12:30 PM
Oh if I could only draw a chair. Too bad Mom gave you ALL of my drawing genes! ; )
Nurse Sis - March 14, 2012 at 9:17 PM
- ronnie said...
Perhaps they're looking for this...
ronnie - March 18, 2012 at 11:54 AM
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text: Liz Taylor, a Sunbeam Alpine and an OscarMike Spinelli3/23/11 4:01pmFiled to: Star Carselizabeth taylorSunbeamSunbeam Alpine21EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Before Paris Hilton, hell, before Gloria Steinem, there was Liz Taylor as Gloria Wandrous in Butterfield 8, a model-slash-call-girl whose personal shame was the shot heard round the world for the women's movement. She also drove a sweet Sunbeam Alpine.AdvertisementTaylor, who won an Academy Award for her role in the 1960 film, died today at 79, after a six-week battle with congestive heart failure.As celebrated as Butterfield 8 is, it's been said Taylor ultimately hated the film. Having recently scooped up co-star Eddie Fisher from his then-wife Debbie Reynolds, Taylor was at the time being chastised in the press as a "slut" and a "homewrecker," which directly mirrored her B8 character. Then there were the overtones of victimization by an exploitative, disapproving patriarchy, which struck a spark for what would become the full-blown womens' movement later in the 1960s.AdvertisementOh yes, the car. Director Daniel Mann cast a red Sunbeam Alpine Series I as Gloria's ride of choice, which helped in her "racy" characterization and ultimately served as a prop for her self-destruction, in the scene above.Launched in 1959, the Alpine Series I borrowed heavily from the Hillman Husky. It was powered by a 1.5-liter four that could get the lil' roadster from 0-60 in 13.6 seconds, and on to a top speed of 99 mph.And as Gloria found out, it can't fly.Reply21 repliesLeave a reply


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Norman to advise China golf team ahead of the 2016 Olympics
March 08, 2013HAINAN, China (AP) -- China is turning to Greg Norman to identify and coach its best players for the Olympics.
The China Golf Association on Friday appointed Norman the exclusive advisory coach of its national golf team to get ready for the 2016 Games in Brazil and improve China's global standing in golf beyond the Olympics.
Norman, a two-time British Open champion and former No. 1 player in the Official World Golf Ranking, will develop a comprehensive plan of instruction, nutrition, mental training and course management, along with providing his own tournament experience.
He will appoint two assistant coaches to work with the China Golf Association staff. Norman will make regular visits to the national team's training facility in Nanshan leading up to the 2016 Olympics.
Norman also will identify China's best prospects for the Olympics and broaden the junior program to reach every province.
"I've always advocated for the growth and accessibility of the game and look forward to working with the CGS to bring my experience and longtime support of junior golf to China," Norman said. "My role is not only to help prepare the China national team for international competition, but to also teach social skills, etiquette, honesty and self-confidence in giving young Chinese golfers a pathway to their future as adults."
Norman has a wide ranging business operation, Great White Shark Enterprises, which includes golf course design. He has designed three golf courses in China.


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It is well known that salivary components can interact with microbes to influence their colonization of the oral cavity. One such interaction involves the abundant salivary enzyme, amylase, which binds specifically and with high affinity to commensal oral streptococci that are early colonizers of the saliva-coated tooth and numerous in supragingival dental plaque. Amylase-binding streptococci (ABS) colonize only hosts with detectable salivary amylase activity suggesting that amylase interactions modulate oral colonization by ABS and have an evolutionary basis. The ABS S. gordonii produces two amylase-binding proteins (ABPs) [AbpA (20-kDa) and AbpB (82-kDa) of Streptococcus gordonii. The binding of amylase to this species is dependent only on AbpA in S. gordonii (and likely its homologs in other species), and not on AbpB. In vitro studies found ABPs to play a role in bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. Interestingly, AbpA defective S. gordonii mutants were able to colonize rat mouths as well as the parental strains, suggesting that additional bacterial factors are involved in colonization and survival in vivo. In light of these findings, we have considered potentially novel functions for these proteins. Preliminary studies suggest that amylase-binding to S. gordonii elicits differential gene expression in the bacterial cell. Thus, th Specific Aims of this proposal are to: 1: identify streptococcal components that interact with AbpA that may participate in a novel signaling pathway. 2: determine the three-dimensional structure of AbpA, identify amylase binding motifs and to address the evolutionary basis for the divergence of ABP gene sequence. 3: compare the global gene expression response of S. gordonii following binding of amylase to the response induced by the binding of whole- and ductal-saliva and other purified salivary components (such as mucins, sIgA, etc). Knowledge of saliva-mediated bacterial signaling pathways could have clinical application, for example by devising analog agents that serve as inhibitors or promoters of microbial colonization. Such agents may enable selective manipulation of bacterial colonization, and by extension, impact disease prevention or control. This knowledge could well extend beyond biofilm development in the oral cavity, with application to other microbial communities affecting systemic disease.
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In the autumn of 2009, when the Chinese web portal Sina launched its microblog, the new platform was barely noticed in the worldwide online cacophony. People were already sending more than 20m tweets a day on Twitter.
But while China may have had a late start, homegrown services resembling Twitter are now gaining such momentum in the world's most populous internet market that they are bound to change the local industry landscape.
"There is a real war of the microblogs going on," says Charles Zhang, chief executive of Sohu, one of China's largest web portals and one of Sina's fiercest rivals.
By the end of last year, 63m people, almost 14 per cent of the country's 457m web users, had taken to microblogs, according to China Internet Network Information Center, the state web registrar.
Analysts estimate that number has more than doubled over the past two months as Sina's microblog, called Weibo, hit 100m users alone by the end of February.
Half a dozen other Chinese internet companies run similar products, with Tencent and Sohu being Sina's most serious competitors. All of them are thriving because Twitter is blocked in China. But the popularity of the tool means that those internet companies that have established themselves as main 'homes' for Chinese web surfers in the past are at risk of losing that valuable position.
That risk is clearest for Tencent, the world's third-largest internet company by market capitalisation, which has built itself into a formidable social networking company through QQ, its instant messaging tool with more than 630m active accounts. Baidu, the company which runs China's leading online search engine, could be challenged for its dominant share of the country's online advertising market.
"We see Sina's commitment in building the platform and competition aggressively catching up on user registration as a validation that Weibo is becoming a new social ecosystem that will transform Chinese internet user behaviour in the next few years," said Richard Ji, an analyst at Morgan Stanley, in a recent research report.
All companies in the game are aware of that. Charles Chao, Sina's chief executive, told investors earlier this month that making money out of microblog users was not a priority because staying ahead of the competition was more important.
Mr Zhang claims that will be difficult. "The game here is completely different from the US. There, one company, like Facebook, would start a new business model and then another, like Twitter, would start something else," he says. "But here, Sina copied Twitter first and then we all followed in copying. So there is no technological barrier."
The Sohu chief predicts that monetisation of microblogs in China will not begin until the top three providers of such services have reached an equilibrium in market share.
"Then, everyone will sit down and say, now let's make some money," he says, adding that this moment will come next year at the earliest.
But analysts say this is not just a fight for numbers. Sina's users spend much more time on average on the microblog than those of its competitors.
"I believe Sina will probably be far ahead in the Chinese market in the future because it has made the microblog its core strategy," says Deco You, an analyst with iResearch, an internet research firm. "Tencent's microblog is little more than a roadblock meant to check Sina."
Sina has demonstrated that difference over the past few weeks with an aggressive roll-out of new features that continue to take its microblog beyond being just a Twitter clone.
With location-based services resembling Foursquare and an instant messaging function which directly challenges Tencent's QQ, Sina Weibo has become almost a full-fledged social networking platform.
That development is set to continue as the company has set up a Rmb200m ($30m) fund, also backed by venture capital firms such as Sequoia, to help foster the external development of applications which can be used in the future.
Sohu is trying to keep up with features such as a matchmaking service, and by closer integration of its microblog and its news portal. Content from the microblog accounts of celebrities is being promoted through special reports on the Sohu.com front page, encouraging more readers to sign up to the microblog.
Despite the fierce battle, analysts say there is room for more than one big player. "China is not a winner-take-all market in microblogging or SNS," says Bill Bishop, an independent analyst in Beijing.
He points to the fact that Sina tends to attract better-educated users with higher incomes in China's largest cities while Tencent has its main base among younger, lower-income people in small-town China.
Once the race is decided, analysts believe there will be rich pickings. SIG Susquehanna forecasts that Sina's microblog will generate $10m in advertising revenue this year and that this will grow tenfold by 2013.
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William King, 45, was cited for failing to proceed safely on railroad tracks and driving under a license suspension after the train hit his car at 12:14 a.m. Wednesday. The car got stuck on the South Union Street crossing minutes before a train went through at an estimated 30 mph, police said.
Mr. King fled before the train hit and wasn't hurt, but the car was badly damaged.
Crossings at South Union and Poplar streets were closed to vehicular traffic for about 12 hours after the incident, police Capt. Patrick Brooks said.
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Yes, I think products like that are stupid, though. It's just a gimmick. It's not like it turns a different color just for you, lol. It's the same color reacting with body heat, and it lets your tone shine through. Not too exciting in my opinion. I tried the O Gloss and O Glow from Smashbox, as well as some other similar products, and they just don't do anything for me.
I really like the Smashbox pink O-gloss- it turns into the perfect pink for me. But it was a gift, and I'm not sure I'd repurchase it just because of the price.
Top of my mind: Revlon Colorstay Foundation. Makes me look like Oompa Loompa!
Poor lil' Bun Bun! 🙁
I have the Barry M green colour change lipstick. I also have one almost identical, which I've had since the 70s or 80s, but I can't read the brand name now. Gives me a lovely raspberry colour on my lips. It still works after all this time – I tested it
Yes! Back in the 1980's when they first came out, everyone we knew was fascinated and wanted to try it. It was a lipstick that was green, but changed based on body chemistry. On me it was a bright, vibrant fuscia. I don't have the face for that color. On my mom, it was a pretty rose color, so she got mine.
I've used a limited edition cream-gel blush from Clarins that is supposed to adjust to your body chemistry and so work for all skin tones. No idea how it would be for warmer skin tones but on me, it's just lovely. I honestly don't know why they didn't decide to make it permanent. It was called "Instant Blush Magic Colour" and it really is so pretty and natural looking.
I skeptical that this is really colour matching technology. If it by chemistry or heat their is no way to determine skintone. lol Sure it shifts colour but it's more like a "mood ring".
I LOVE the Physicians Formula pH products. I have not tried the lip products but the face products (blushes and bronzer) are really nice.
@The Biz Beauty I've been 'eyeing' these products .. but after the PF 'happy' blush, which simply doesn't show up on my skin .. I've passed on the pH products.
[email protected]@The I don't believe the Physician's Formula Happy Booster blush is meant to change shades to become your perfect color… it only claims to contain smells/extracts to put you in a better mood. It is not a "mood" product, I believe.
[email protected] I can layer the Happy Booster blushes forever and still never have enough color, but with the pH blushes (a different product – "Blush with pH Power Complex transforms into your perfectly personalized hue") I actually have to use a very light hand – they are much more pigmented.
[email protected] Biz Beauty Excellent .. well, I'll have to give the PF pH products a try 🙂 I have to say that my happy booster blush ended up in the 'round file'. I totally get rid of products that just don't work .. I need the valuable cabinet space 🙂
Oh, I know .. I was just saying that although I'm curious about the PF pH products, I'm leery of purchasing due to my dislike to the happy booster blush 🙂
For me, they either never changed much from the color they were when I put them on originally, or they turned this gawd-awful shade of neon pink. I would much rather pick out the shade I want to wear instead of leaving it to chance.
Years ago when I was a kid .. the mood lipstick was 'the thing', but I haven't tried any current products. I would like to try Smashbox O Glow blush .. looking forward to seeing other gals post on the subject 🙂
I remember "mood lipsticks" in the '80s. I kind of liked them back then, as they wore off quickly, but left a nice, even stain on the lips. I'm not sure how prevalent lipstains were back then, but these kind had the same effect, and they were really inexpensive.
I remember "mood lipsticks" in the '80s. I kind of liked them back then, as they wore off quickly, but left a nice, even stain on the lips. I'm not sure how prevalent lipstains were back then, but these kind of had the same effect, and they were really inexpensive.
I love Smashbox O-Plump and O-Gloss. Both turn a very natural rosy color on me. I tried Sephora's new lipstick that's supposed to do the same thing, but (at least for me) it was exactly like Cherry Chapstick.
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Lily is our 10 1/2 year old female bulldog. (the picture is of Nelson, who we lost last summer) About 6 weeks ago she got her first hot spot -- we had no idea what it was and took her right to the vet. The hair around the area was shaved and she was put on a course of antibiotics and it cleared up. A few days later there was another one - in a different spot -- same treatment. Then a little while later she got 2 more -- this time no antibiotics, just the shaving and some neosporin. Yesterday another one appeared. She has had them on her back, her rump and her upper chest. I'd appreciate any advice on why they might suddenly be appearing like this and if there is anything else we should do for her. Many thanks.
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to completely rinse off ALL the shampoo. Helen D had a remedy for hot spots, she would dab them with plain brown Listerine and when dry, sprinkle gold bond medicated powder on them and they would clear up quickly.
Many thanks -- I haven't bathed her since these started -- concerned that I could not get her dry enough and that would make things worse. When she does have a bath, her shampoo is Allermyl -- for sensitive skin. The odd thing is that she never had one for the first 10+ years of her life and now she's getting one after another!
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Leaving Madrid JUNE 30... who's going?
23 May 2007 someonemaybe asked
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28 May 2007 jto919 said
hi there,
i am leaving on a tour on july 1 from madrid. is this the one you are on? i am arriving in spain a day early as well.
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29 May 2007 someonemaybe said
i guess that would be the one…
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5 Jun 2007 Jez said
I already started a thread on this one further down the page.
I'm on this tour as well, travelling alone. In Madrid from the 26th for REE07 and then leaving Rome early at the end to skip over to Serbia for the Exit music festival
why dont you two tell us a bit about yourselves. I'm 24 / M / from Perth, western australia - 0 people like this
6 Jun 2007 someonemaybe said
oh sorry jez didnt see your thread. what is ree07?
i'm 23 f from brisbane - 0 people like this
6 Jun 2007 tkend said
I'm going! I'm leaving from NY on June 29. And my friend who is traveling with me is leaving from LA that same day. We are both in our 30's, first time going to Europe! We're very excited.
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6 Jun 2007 Jez said
someonemaybe its an international conference on renewable energy (renewable energy expo) i work in that industry so my company is sending me over :]
are you travelling alone or with friends/partner?
tkend it's my first time to europe too, excited is an understatement! flying out in 18 days!
if any of you use MSN feel free to add me
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7 Jun 2007 someonemaybe said
jez i'm travelling all on my own! cant wait its going to be so much fun. is your company sending you to exit as well or is that just a perk :P
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8 Jun 2007 annafazz said
im doing this one too n im also on my own and a little nervous….im glad im not the only one lol
im 23 f from sydney but ive been in europe for a month and a half already-im really looking forward to the tour!!!
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8 Jun 2007 Christina said
My husband and I are also going on this trip. We are both very excited. We are from Los Angeles, CA. This will be our 2nd Conkiti trip. We had a blast on our first trip we decided to come back and book another one!
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9 Jun 2007 sir rams said
Hey there…
26/M/Sydney – on this tour with my friend Bianca(23/F/Sydney).
I've been travelling through Scandinavia and Eastern Europe for the past two months and just met Bianca in London last week. We're in Paris right now, heading south through France then to Barcelona and Madrid for a night or two before the tour starts.
Happy to meet anyone beforehand if you're travelling alone, just let us know where you'll be (we're quite flexible with our plans), otherwise see you around the 28th/29th in Madrid.
Feel free to email me: firstname.lastname@example.com
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13 Jun 2007 jto919 said
Hey all,
I'm 27/m from New York City, never been to Europe, traveling alone before I head to grad school in August. Can't wait!
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27 Jun 2007 Amy said
hello everyone!
my name is Amy, i'm from Northern Canada, and I will see you all in Madrid. . . I just found out about this forum – pretty cool (can't believe I didn't know about it before!)
Anyone else arriving in Madrid on the 30th at noon and want to share a cab to the hotel????
btw, I LOVE the contiki experience – this is trip no. 3<!--graemlin::)-->
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27 Jun 2007 tkend said
CHRISTINA— I am Thaiz's friend who is coming with you guys! Nice to meet you online… can't wait to meet you & hubby in person!
JTO—- I am leaving from NYC also, what day are you leaving on/airport/flight? Maybe we could meet up??? - 0 people like this
27 Jun 2007 Christina said
tkend – are you leaving with TC? if so, i am on the same flight as she is. i am convinced her to go with me and my husband!
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27 Jun 2007 Christina said
Tiffany – sorry i didn't see you message until after i posted my response! yes, that is me!! looking forward to meeting you too! see you in a few days.
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28 Jun 2007 tkend said
Christina— what time do you guys get into Madrid?
AMY— I will take a cab with you to the hotel… my flight arrives at 12:50 pm. Email me: email@example.com
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28 Jun 2007 Amy said
YIPEEEEEEEEE – finally managed to track down some Euros, suitcase is packed, carry-on geared up, and I'm ready to leave! Is it Friday yet?
Tkend, I sent you an email, hopefully you get it!!!
Here's to a good night's rest, everyone, and see you at Hotel Husa Charmartin!
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23 Jan 2008 senorita-natasha said
hey guys!!
im leavin on the june 30th mediterranean tour !! isanyone else going..its gonna be so awesome..i have previously done 2 other contikis thru europe but this should be sweet!! holla if ur on the same tour
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23 Jan 2008 tkend said
Natasha— this was the tour that left last year. You might want to start a new post.
BUT, I will say that my tour last year was one of the highlights of my entire life! We did soooo many things and saw soooo many places. Super super fun. Extremely tiring, but fun.
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My little tutorial about controlling your lights with an ioBridge was well received by the guys over at ioBridge.com so I thought I would make another tutorial. This time I wanted to go over a really powerful tool ioBridge just released, the serial smart board. The smart board allows an iobridge to send and receive serial signals. In this tutorial I will be suppling a serial signal from my arduino microcontroller. Here's the video tutorial. Keep reading after the video for more details.
ioBridge serial smart board
After building the circuit and programing your arduino, power down your iobridge. Plug in the serial smart board to an open channel and then power your iobridge back up. Whenever plugging in a new smart board you need to be sure to restart your iobridge so it will detect the new board.
Connect the grounds of your iobridge and arduino circuit. If you haven't done so at this time load your sketch onto the arduino board. Finally connect the TX pin (pin 1) to the RX pin on your iobridge serial smart board. If you make this connection before uploading your sketch you will probably get an error.
Head over to the iobridge.com website and log in. Click on the module tab and then select the module you plugged the serial smart board into. Change the appropriate channel to the "serial" mode and save the change.
Head over to the iobridge.com website and log in. Click on the module tab and then select the module you plugged the serial smart board into. Change the appropriate channel to the "serial" mode and save the change.
The iobridge will now "listen" for data. If you go ahead and press the button on your circuit the text should pop up in box just under where you selected the serial mode. If you see garbage instead of the text you are expecting, some of your settings are probably off. Make sure your baud rates are the same on the arduino and iobridge. Also make sure you have the right pacing and inversion mode set for your setup.
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pacing = 0
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Now that everything is set up correctly go to the widgets tab and create a new widget. Select "Monitor Serial Messages (Real-time)". This is the widget you use when you want the iobridge to "read" serial data. The other two serial setting "write" serial data. Then click your module, and then select the channel you installed the serial smart board onto. Now you've got a serial monitor. As with all widgets you can copy the provided code to any webpage or just view the results from your iobridge dashboard.
In my video I just viewed it from the dashboard. Back in the widget's tab, click the plus next to the widget you just created to add the widget to your dashboard. Next, click on the widget dashboard. You should see your widget here. It is currently listening for data. If you push the push button then serial data will be sent from the arduino to the iobridge and be displayed on the dashboard.


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"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few. One moon shell is more impressive than three. There is only one moon in the sky. One double-sunrise is an event; six are a succession, like a week of schooldays. …For it is only framed in space that beauty blooms. …A tree has significance if one sees it against the empty face of sky. A note in music gains significance from the silences on either side. A candle flowers in the space of night. Even small and casual things take on significance if they are washed in space."
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Saying his name evokes images of silver-tongued actors in elaborate costumes, stage sword fights, long-winded speeches, lofty language and august academics.
But in reality, the resolutely middle-class, grammar-school-educated William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a hardworking dramatist. poet and sometime actor who juggled writing what turned out to be immortal sonnets, dramas, histories and comedies with performing, running an acting company, managing a theater, and sending money back home to support the wife and kids.
There's a persistent belief among some enthusiasts that the Bard of Avon, as he came to be called (having been born and raised in Stratford-on-Avon in Warwickshire, England), didn't actually write his plays, which were instead the work of one or another university-educated nobleman of the same period.
Richard Denton, producer of the documentary series "Shakespeare Uncovered," airing Fridays, Jan. 25 through Feb. 8, on PBS (check local listings), takes a dim view of this assertion, especially considering the inherent competitiveness of the Elizabethan Age's leading dramatists.
"I think that's nonsense," he tells Zap2it. "Conspiracy theories are enormous fun, but there has to be a really plausible explanation why everybody kept quiet about it at the time, why all his friends decided to put together a book of all of his collected works, including one of his great rivals.
"Ben Johnson would never have put his name to the complete works of Shakespeare — he probably did it through gritted teeth anyway — if he hadn't written it.
"It's an absurd idea. It's like 'The Da Vinci Code' and the fact that the world didn't end today" — he's calling in from the U.K. on the alleged Mayan doomsday, Dec. 21. "They're irresistible, but they're just all rubbish."
Of course, some argue that a man without a great deal of advanced education couldn't possibly have written such high-minded works as "Hamlet," "Macbeth," "Henry V" and "King Lear."
Denton thinks that's, well, much ado about nothing.
"That's their problem," he says of the doubters, "and they have to ask themselves why they feel that. In the end, what's special about Shakespeare isn't his scholarship; it's his heart. It's his understanding of human nature. It's his ability to put that into words, but none of those things depends upon a great education."
The six films that make up Season 1 of "Shakespeare Uncovered" aim to look behind the stories of some of the Bard's most celebrated plays, with the help of some of today's most celebrated actors and directors.
They are: "Macbeth" (Jan. 25; Ethan Hawke), "The Comedies: 'Twelfth Night' and 'As You Like It' " (Jan. 25; Joely Richardson, with her mother, Vanessa Redgrave), "Richard II" (Feb. 1; Derek Jacobi), "The Histories: 'Henry IV' and 'Henry V' " (Feb. 1; Jeremy Irons), "Hamlet" (Feb. 7; David Tennant, with Jude Law, Simon Russell Beale and Ben Whishaw) and "The Tempest" (Feb. 7; director Trevor Nunn, with Helen Mirren and director Julie Taymor).
As to where the idea for the series came from, Denton says, "I suppose it originated in my role as a father. I wanted to introduce my children to Shakespeare, and I wanted to make sure they didn't say, 'I hate Shakespeare, Dad,' because I would have killed them. And people frown on that. They don't think the fact that children didn't like Shakespeare was a justifiable reason for ending their lives.
"That's a bad joke, but anyway … it was truly that I wanted to infuse my children."
Denton started by showing Baz Luhrmann's 1996 "Romeo & Juliet," with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, which transposes the play's original language into a contemporary setting. Later, on a ride to school, Denton's teen son — who, his father says, "obviously wanted something" — professed his affection for the movie.
Denton recalls that the lad, pressed to come up with a favorite line, "said, 'When she woke up in the tomb, and she finds the bottle [of poison] that he's used, and she says, "You left no friendly drop for me." ' And I nearly crashed the car.
"I thought, here's something written 400 years ago, that traveled through time and burst into the consciousness of a 13- or 14-year-old boy in the 21st century — and means something. I thought, Shakespeare isn't difficult, from that point of view.
"The heart of Shakespeare is that he understands how people feel and how people think and how people work, and that works. I thought to myself, 'This is worth doing, to break through the prejudices, just the idea that Shakespeare's too difficult and too old and not really worth it.'
"He isn't too difficult, he isn't too old, and he really is worth it."
But you'll have to wait for a second season to see Denton's take on "Romeo & Juliet" and even longer for the rest of Bard's portfolio of almost 40 plays.
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Understanding Prescription BenefitsJuly/August 2001 For people living with HIV/AIDS, prescription drug benefits are an important part of care necessary for success of any treatment regimen. Drugs must be affordable, accessible, and available without interruption. As a community pharmacist, I get lots of questions about insurance coverage. Believe me when I say it is confusing to providers as well as the patients! Let's try to sort out some of the facts.
Because the insurance industry, Medicaid, Medicare, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) and Social Security are all regulated by state or federal government agencies, there are variations on benefits and restrictions from one state to another. For example, an ADAP program in State A may only pay for antiretrovirals, while State B also allows drugs for opportunistic infections, lipodystrophy, and lipid control. Prescription drug benefits given by employers are the most complicated. In general, the pharmacy portion of health insurance provided by employers is a small part of an entire package of benefits. For the majority of the public who may only need a couple of prescriptions filled a year, medications are not a big priority. Those living with HIV/AIDS need at least five or six prescriptions every month. You are usually locked into a program for a year, or until there is an "open enrollment" opportunity to change policies. It is important to understand your plan so there are no surprises at the pharmacy. Co-pay is the amount that the patient must pay for each prescription. It is usually a fixed dollar amount. Sometimes there are two co-pays: a higher one for brand name drugs, and a lower price for generic drugs. Co-pays must be paid at the time the prescriptions are picked up. These co-pay fees are slowly getting higher and higher. It is not unusual to see a $30 co-pay on each prescription. With many prescriptions a month, it really adds up. Some policies have percentage co-pays rather than a fixed amount, usually 10% or 20%. Mail order options are offered to patients receiving "maintenance drugs" or drugs that are needed for long periods of time, as opposed to prescriptions that are needed and used immediately. This can save money because of lower co-pay amounts. The drawback is that you have to be organized to plan ahead to place orders and have refills placed by the physician. This option does not allow for face-to-face consultations with the pharmacist, but a pharmacist can be contacted through a toll free telephone number. Most prescriptions are filled for 30 days, with a couple of days leeway. Some insurance companies are very strict about allowing early refills, as when planning a vacation. Mail order prescription plans allow for 90 days of supply to be dispensed for fixed co-pays. When drugs are "not covered" by an insurance company, a prior authorization can be obtained to by-pass this ruling. This usually requires the physician to write a letter or submit a form to the insurance company to explain the need for the drug. It usually takes a few days to even weeks to get this accomplished. Some policies specifically exclude injectable drugs. Testosterone, human growth hormone, and maybe the new fusion inhibitors could possibly be excluded under this restriction. Under limited access, you may be required to use only certain pharmacies to obtain refills. Discount plans are not a good option for HIV-positive patients. Instead of paying the full retail for a three-drug regimen of about $1,000, the discount may only be 10%, leaving $900 still due from you. Reimbursement plans could be a problem as well. Even though the insurance company may pay 80% for example, it requires the patient to pay the total pharmacy bill up front and wait for the insurance company to send a check. Some pharmacies may agree to take an assignment of benefits. The pharmacy will charge the patient the deductible (20% in this example) and then will wait for the check to be sent directly to the pharmacy from the insurance company. Pharmacies can charge vastly different prices under this plan, so do your shopping! Glen Pietrandoni is director of Clinical Pharmacy Services for the Walgreen Specialty Pharmacy, focusing on HIV, located in the Howard Brown Health Center of Chicago.
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