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WORCESTER — Paul McGonagle doesn't want all the attention. Matt Sidebottom didn't think it was that big of a deal.
WORCESTER — Paul McGonagle doesn't want all the attention. Matt Sidebottom didn't think it was that big of a deal. But that's how heroes — real heroes — are. Assumption College has eight of them. Seven members of the Assumption football coaching staff happened upon a mugging outside the team hotel in Stamford, Conn., last Friday night and "did what we were supposed to do," in Sidebottom's words.
But that's how heroes — real heroes — are.
Assumption College has eight of them.
McGonagle, Sidebottom and six other members of the Assumption football coaching staff — Anthony Barese, Chris Grautski, Todd Parsons, Todd Warmington, Mark Ledbetter and Jonathan Jean-Louis – happened upon a mugging outside the team hotel in Stamford, Conn., last Friday night. The Greyhounds were playing at Pace, located in nearby Pleasantville, N.Y., the next afternoon.
Upon hearing cries for help and seeing a man being beaten by two assailants, the Assumption coaches, who were on their way out of the hotel at about 9:30 to go get something to eat, acted immediately in aiding the victim, chasing down his attackers and handing them over to local police.
"We saw somebody in trouble," Sidebottom said. "We did what we were supposed to do."
Barese was the first of the Assumption group to walk out of the hotel and the first to see and hear the confrontation taking place right across the street.
"I said, 'Let's go,' " Barese said, " 'Let's stop it.' "
Following Barese's lead, the coaches ran across the street.
"(The attackers) saw us coming," McGonagle said, "and they took off. We all ran, taking rights and lefts trying to find them."
A quarter-mile pursuit, through parking lots, down alleys and over a fence, ensued.
Barese called 911 while he was running.
"I told them we just witnessed a mugging," Barese said.
The attackers ran their separate ways.
Barese and Grautski tracked down one assailant in front of an office building.
"We told him to get on the ground," Grautski said. "You don't know if that's going to work in that situation, but he saw the two of us and he kind of said, 'I didn't do anything,' and we said, 'We saw you.' You never know if he could have had a gun or a knife on him. Luckily, he didn't have a weapon. He went down on his stomach and we just stood over him until the police got there."
Meanwhile, McGonagle and Jean-Louis went to get the victim and brought him over to where Barese and Grautski were with the first attacker.
"We wanted him to ID the guy," McGonagle said, "make sure we had the right guy."
Soon after, McGonagle and Sidebottom found the second attacker hiding in a nearby Taco Bell parking lot. The victim identified him as one of his attackers as well.
"(The victim) was shaking," McGonagle said. "He had a mark on his face. It definitely could have been a lot worse."
The coaches estimated the victim was about 35.
Four or five police cruisers arrived. Several of the Assumption coaches talked to officers. The victim was taken to the hospital.
"After about 25 minutes, everything calmed down, police took over and we went our way," McGonagle said.
Greyhounds head coach Bob Chesney had stayed back at the hotel, so he had no idea what had happened until after the game the next day.
"We didn't want to bother him the night before a game," McGonagle said, "or on game day. We let him know right after the game and then we thought it was kind of over with."
On Sunday, Chesney received an email from the Stamford chief of police. He was impressed with how the coaches handled the situation calmly and without using physical force and he expressed his appreciation.
Chesney also received an email from the victim with his thanks for the coaches' bravery.
"When no one is around that's really when your character is on display," Chesney said. "The majority of people would walk away from that situation. Walk away and let the guy get beat up. I hope I would have done the same thing and not let another human being be affected that way. It could have changed that guy's life forever in numerous ways. I'm sure it did already, but it physically could have altered his life and I think it's important our guys stood up for him."
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By Bruce Ridge
All businesses have their accepted practices. These are the methods used year after year without question—even when better options exist. The accepted practice in the world of color reproduction and approval is to work toward achieving one exact color match. Experienced color matchers know that it's highly unlikely for any reproduction process to match a color exactly. So we end up spending a great deal of time determining how close is close enough. This article explains why such an approach is unprofitable and describes a new way to go about color matching, one in which you work smarter and match in a more productive manner.
Absolute zero-tolerance color matching
A common practice in the reproduction of a spot or match color in the printing, molding, or painting processes is to work toward matching a specific color chip or sample (Figure 1). In printing, this is commonly a Pantone color chip or a paint chip. Then we have someone who gets the task of approving or judging the reproduced color as it compares to the original sample. And in many cases this person is trained to reject the reproduced color should any difference between the two samples be detected visually. The art of rejecting any visually detectable deviation between two color samples by the observer is known as absolute zero color tolerancing.
This type of color matching and tolerancing is responsible for press and equipment downtime and material waste, and it can be an overall drain on motivation for the skilled workers who are trying to match the color. They spend enough time as it is trying to determine how far off the color can be and still be sellable or acceptable. They often spend this time to the detriment of the manufacturing process because of costly machine idling.
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Farmers in Illinois and all over America who have benefited from the growing global demand for U.S. soy are facing potential obstacles that could make shipping soybeans to our international customers less efficient and more costly.
As soybean farmers, we understand the export of our crop and the continued efforts to expand markets for soy around the world are vital to our livelihoods. The value of Illinois soybeans exported in 2010 was more than $2.4 billion.
So far, the process of moving soybeans from Illinois farm fields to the Gulf of Mexico for export has been somewhat simple. But everything ages and requires maintenance, and the U.S. transportation infrastructure is no different.
A study prepared for the United Soybean Board (USB) and funded by the soy checkoff uncovered evidence that our system of highways, bridges, rails, locks and dams needs major improvements. The study, "Farm to Market – A Soybean's Journey from Field to Consumer," warns farmers here and in other states of what would happen if the basic systems we rely on to move our soybeans were not available.
Basically, we are depending on a 50-year-old highway system, a 70-year-old inland waterway system and a railway network built in the late 1800s to get our soybeans from Point A to Point B and beyond. The study notes that soybeans grown in Illinois move primarily by barge and by rail. Illinois soybeans shipped via barge travel an average of 1,205 miles, while those moved by rail have a journey of about 1,081 miles.
That's a lot of miles – and a lot of opportunity for our nation's roads, rails and rivers to fall victim to their respective ages.
As the study points out, Illinois farmers shipped about 211 million bushels of soybeans via barge in 2010. Nearly all (93 percent) of those beans sailed to the Gulf of Mexico to be exported. By 2020, Illinois is expected to ship more than 227 million bushels of soybeans on barges.
A failure at any of five locks examined by the study could cost farmers millions of dollars in lost revenue. In fact, a separate study on locks and dams estimates that a failure of the LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River could cost Illinois soybean farmers up to $2.65 per bushel.
For those of us who grow soybeans in Illinois, the findings of the "Farm to Market" study should be taken seriously. USB and the U.S. Soybean Export Council will continue working to address this issue on behalf of soybean farmers in Illinois and across the country. My fellow farmer-leaders continue to share findings of the study in hopes of spurring actions that will lead to upgrades to the U.S. transportation system.
One specific challenge pointed out by the study affects all soybeans destined for export: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' inability to maintain a depth of 45 feet on the lower Mississippi River. The current channel limits ships to 42 feet of draft. This is noteworthy because when the expanded Panama Canal opens in 2014, it will accommodate vessels with a 45-foot draft, which can haul 300,000 more bushels of soybeans than ships with a 42-foot draft. Simply put, missing out on the additional carrying capacity of the larger ships could mean a loss of profits for U.S. soybean farmers.
So, as you wrap up your harvest this year and think about the prices you are getting for your soybeans, keep in mind the importance of exporting crops across our borders. And keep in mind the value of a reliable transportation system that allows us to do that.
Sharon Covert is the USB secretary and a soybean farmer from Tiskilwa.


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Bill Benulis was an American comic book artist who mainly worked for Timely/Atlas in the 1950s, often in cooperation with Jack Abel. He contributed to many mystery and war titles, including 'Adventures into Weird Worlds', 'Astonishing Comics', 'Battle', 'Journey into Mystery', 'Mystery Tales', 'Navy Action', 'Private Penny', 'Strange Tales', 'War Comics' and 'Speed Carter Spaceman'.
He was also present at Fiction House in titles like 'Ghost Comics', 'The Monster', 'Planet Comics', 'Rangers Comics and 'Wings Comics'. He was affiliated to the Simon-Kirby studio around 1952-53.
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If you think the debate over immigration from Mexico into the United States is complicated, just take a trip south of the border and look at it from that side.
Complicated isn't the half of it. The immigration debate is also dishonest and hypocritical and filled with people who would rather pursue their own interests than solve the problem. And it all revolves around a broken system that stays broken because important and powerful interests want it that way.
This is true in both countries. Mexico is just as reluctant as the United States to confront the larger issue of migration -- both of its own people north to the United States and along its own southern border, where Central and South Americans want to get into a country that many natives are desperate to flee. Nor does the Mexican elite want to swallow its pride and admit that the real engine behind the Mexican economy is people who don't even live in Mexico any more -- immigrant workers in the United States.
In Mexico City, politicians, journalists and intellectuals are eager to avoid the issue altogether. They point out that migration to the United States from Mexico has slowed to a trickle. With a U.S. economy that is sluggish and a Mexican one that is bouncing back, many would-be migrants find that going north isn't worth the trouble.
But things change, and migration is unpredictable. When the U.S. economy improves, and if the Mexican one falters, the flow of illegal immigrants is likely to increase. Besides, for many young men in Mexico, going north is a rite of passage. Grandpa did it. Dad did it. And they want to do it.
Mexico is a permanent fixture of the immigration debate in the United States, whether Americans like it or not. It is no secret that this country is responsible for most of the migration into the United States -- both legal and illegal. By some estimates, Mexicans account for as many as six out of 10 illegal immigrants in the United States.
Better make that, partly responsible. It's also well-known that Mexico has a co-conspirator: U.S. employers. These folks often prefer to hire Mexican laborers over American counterparts. And not because the foreigners work for lower wages but because they tend to have more of a work ethic and less sense of entitlement.
The way that many Americans see it, Mexico gave up the right to comment on how the United States treats immigrants when it failed to provide opportunities for its own people so they had to look elsewhere.
Not that the Mexican people, or their leaders, are likely to keep quiet. When the immigration debate starts up again in Congress, as is likely to happen in the next few months, we can expect Mexicans to put in their two cents.
With a full 5 percent of its population living north of the Rio Grande, and countless Mexican families feeling the strain that comes from having parents separated from their children, Mexico can't afford not to defend the expatriates. The catch? If it comes off as too aggressive, its advocacy could backfire -- and hurt the very people it wants to help by hardening the views of Americans.
For much of the 20th century, when it came to migration, Mexico had a good thing. It got rid of millions of people that its economy didn't have room for, and then those people went on to send home remittances that today total more than $20 billion.
Now it's time for Mexico to develop a 21st-century approach. This includes acknowledging the enormous contribution that Mexicans living abroad make to the motherland, and working diligently to provide them better services through Mexican consulates across the United States.
But it also involves not lecturing a neighbor about how to treat people that you've expelled.
Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a columnist for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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I've been collecting all my deer pins since I started hunting in 1985. Up till this year, I just put them in an old candy jar. I always wanted to put them into a plaque, the ones made from oak veneer plywood shaped like the outline of Illinois. Never wanted to spend the $150 for one. So I came up with my own idea that is affordable and looks pretty good.
1. I bought a bass wood plaque made by Walnut Hollow for around $10 off amazon. I bought a 9" x 13" size.
2. I created a grid template using Google Docs in order to determine where to drill my countersink holes that will hold the deer pins. I decided that 4 pins across by 7 rows looked good for the plaque size.
3. Using a 1.25" Forstner style bit I set my drill press to drill the holes about 1/8" deep. Deer pin size changed about 5 years ago. Older pins are a little smaller than the new pins. New pins fit tight in the 1.25" holes. I tried 1 1/8" forstener bit for the older pins but it was too small. My forster bit set increments by 1/8" so I ended up drilling all the hole sizes the same. If you have a set that increments by a 16th you could probably go to a smaller bit size for the older pins.
4. Lightly sanded the plaque and gave the plaque 2 coats of polyurethane.
5. Removed the clasps from the back of the deer pins and hot glued into place.
I already had glue and the forstner bits so only cost me $10 for each plaque and about $8 for the poly spray. Turned out pretty decent and was pretty easy to assemble.


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The game is a fantasy game, and the fantasy characters of the game are portrayed in a trading-card-like widget. I have designed the trading cards for the original version, but i want more suggestions, especially on the white card.
Fans of fantasy and roleplaying games (computer and pen&paper) like HeroQuest, AD&D, Magic The Gathering, Munchkin, the Ultima series, Dragons Lair and others
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Former East Texas Photographer Indicted on Numerous Child Sex Charges
A federal grand jury in Tyler has indicted a North Texas man on child exploitation charges.
Todd Fleming, 53, from McKinney, was indicted by a federal grand jury April 17 and charged with 24 counts of sexually exploiting a child, and one count of possessing child pornography. He had his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love April 24.
According to the indictment, from 1999 to 2007, Fleming coerced or persuaded minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of photographing such conduct. During that time period Fleming was operating a business in Tyler.
This case is being prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
If convicted, Fleming faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison for each of the exploitation charges and up to 10 years for the possession charge.


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By Kate Ruggles
Farmer Staff Writer
Kent Taylor, owner of Taylor Ag, moved back to his hometown of Watford City in the early '80s, and the owner of S & S Motors, Brent Sanford, moved back home nine years ago. They both returned at different times to, as they put it, take over the family business. And, while Taylor's family business was agriculture and Sanford's was cars, their stories have taken yet another similar turn when this past week they moved their places of business to new locations.
Taylor, with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a Master's in Organizational Communication, had been working for the Bismarck Hospital, now Sanford Health, for four years when he had the opportunity to come back home and take over the family farm.
"We happened to be in the middle of a drought when I came home," states Taylor. "I had obtained my commercial license while I was living in Bismarck and that is how I got into spraying."
Taylor states that, eventually, flying took up most of his time. So with one airplane and a truck with a water tank, he began Taylor Ag in 1985.
Conversely, Sanford and his family were home for vacation in July of 2004 when his father, part owner of S & S Motors said they were going to lock the car dealership's doors because there was no one to take it over.
"The business had been in our family for a long time and it just did not seem right that it was going to close," states Sanford. "Sandi and I talked about it and she encouraged me to move back home and take over the business. She knew I had always wanted to move back home, and we both felt this was the right thing to do for our family."
From the moment both men moved back home, their businesses grew into more than they could have imagined.
Taylor states that for the first two years Taylor Ag was opened the area was in the middle of a grasshopper epidemic and all he seemed to do was spray for grasshoppers. A few years later, Taylor acquired two more spray planes and a couple of extra pilots, then he purchased a ground sprayer. In 1990, Taylor Ag expanded into the fertilizer business with a hopper bottom tank setup and blending plant on the local airport where the main office was for several years.
Sanford states that when he returned home he was excited to take part in the Main Street resurgence of Watford City businesses. The city he grew up in had been declining in population and businesses along the city's Main Street corridor were closing.
"Now the city is taking a completely different turn," states Sanford.
What, according to Sanford, started with the First International Bank & Trust expansion a few years before the oil boom took off, has continued in the relocation of Mike's Super Valu to the South Park Plaza and Farmers Union Oil to the N.D. Highway 23 bypass.
"This is a new chapter in the life of Watford City's Main Street, and S & S Motors," states Sanford. "We are finding ourselves needing more room to show inventory and service cars, let alone for our customers to find places to park."
Both Sanford and Taylor, after finding themselves growing out of the locations in which their businesses began, have come to discover that they need space to continue operating, as well as to meet their customers' needs.
"About a year ago we put both places up for sale and just thought we would see what happens," states Taylor, of Taylor Ag's fertilizer plant, and Taylor Ag, located east of Watford City at the corner of the Highway 23 bypass and Highway 23.
"The things that started to make this a bad location for Taylor are what we thought would make this a good location for us," states Sanford, of his purchase of the Taylor Ag facility east of Watford City across from the Highway 23 bypass. "We like that it is near a busy intersection and that we can show all our inventory in one location."
Sanford states that with the increased traffic in and around Watford City, showing vehicles in four different lots started to become difficult.
"It used to be easy to cross the street and it used to be easy to drive over to our lot by McKenzie County Bank," states Sanford. "It is not always easy now, depending on the day and the time of day."
Sanford states that, in purchasing the Taylor Ag facility, he is exchanging ½ acre for four acres and doubling the square-footage of his office and shop space.
"In moving out here, we have been able to double the number of lifts in our shop, and hire one or two more mechanics," states Sanford.
Likewise ,Taylor in selling both his properties has been able to purchase one piece of land that will house both his agriculture praying business and his fertilizer business.
"It has been our goal for a while to have both businesses together, and now that it has happened, we should be able to grow more," states Taylor. "This move will allow us to be able to serve the farmers in a more efficient fashion, which has always been our goal. And now we are on our way to achieving it."
According to Taylor, the new facility is located north of the junction of N.D. 1806 and N.D. 23, east of Watford City. There, a new 6,000-ton fertilizer plant will reside, as well as Taylor Ag's retail crop protection chemical, seed and ground spraying business. Taylor Ag will continue to house its planes at the Watford City Airport.
According to Taylor, Found It Now, an oilfield supply company, purchased Taylor Ag's old fertilizer plant on the south side of Watford City. Taylor states that they are looking forward to being able to set up a permanent shop in Watford City, as is KLJ, an engineering company that is currently leasing the old S & S Motors building from Sanford.
"The building has been in my family since the beginning, and I am not ready to part with it yet," states Sanford.
Both Sanford and Taylor state that they will host open houses in their new facilities once they are settled.


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Big West Championships Information Page
The Schedule
Friday May 14, 2010
Big West Conference Championships
Day One
Matador Track & Field Complex
Cal State Northridge
Northridge, Calif.
Field events begin at 9:00 a.m.
Track events begin at 2:30 p.m.
Saturday May 15, 2010
Big West Conference Championships
Day Two
Matador Track & Field Complex
Cal State Northridge
Northridge, Calif.
Field events begin at noon
Track events begin at 3:00 p.m.
Last Time
The Big West Multi-Event Championships took place last weekend at the Matador Track & Field Complex at Cal State Northridge. The decathlon and heptathlon were the first two scored events of the Big West Championships, and the team points will carry over to this weekend's Championship Meet. The Gauchos' own Barbara Nwaba was the Conference Champion in the heptathlon, scoring 10 team points in a personal best performance of 5552. Christina Nowak and Maureen Ajoku also scored team points to give the Gauchos the lead heading into this weekend, with 17 points. The top Gaucho in the decathlon was Mike Powers, who placed fourth with a personal-best performance of 6986. Josh Codding also scored a team point with his eighth-place finish. The Gauchos are currently in fourth place in the men's team scoring with six points.
This Week's Meet
The Big West Championship Meet will take place this weekend at Matador Track & Field Complex at Cal State Northridge. The meet will be held on Friday May 14 and Saturday May 15. On Friday, field events will begin at 9:00 a.m. with the hammer throws, and track events will begin at 2:30 p.m. with the women's steeplechase. The program for Friday features finals in eight field events, the steeplechase, and the 10,000m run. Preliminaries will be held for the rest of the running events, except for the 5000m run. On Saturday, field events will begin at noon with the women's triple jump, and track events will begin at 2:30 p.m. with the women's 4x100m relay. The program for Saturday features finals in the remaining field events, final heats in the running events and relays, and the 5000m run.
National Rankings
The Gauchos are ranked 33rd in the nation in women's track and field, according to the system used by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). They are ranked the highest of all the Big West teams, followed by UC Riverside at No. 65 and Long Beach State at No. 67. The men are also the top Big West team in the national rankings, currently at No. 60. Proximal Big West teams are UC Irvine at No. 73 and Cal State Northridge at No. 86. The national rankings are compiled using mathematical formulae based on national descending order lists and data from previous seasons. The rankings are meant to index the teams that have the greatest potential to achieve the top spots in the national team race at the NCAA Championships.
For The Record
The Gauchos have broken eight school records this season. Those record are as follows: Scott Smith - 5000m time of 13:56.72; Scott Smith - 10,000m time of 28:35.71; Danielle Domenichelli - 5000m time of 16:01.20; Jane Doolittle - High Jump clearance of 6'1.50"; Barbara Nwaba - Heptathlon score of 5552; Tayler Williams - Triple Jump of 41'2.25"; Irene Kujore - Discus throw of 171'6"; and Scott Finley - Pole Vault of 17'2.25".
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Mike Blumenthal posted earlier this week that Google Local is now a veritable train wreck, and I don't think his statement is hyperbole.
For some time now, Google Local (originally just referred to as "Google Maps", then called "Google Local", then called "Google Places") has had some problems in how it handles how local businesses can manage their own data. All local data providers struggle with the process of how to verify whether someone has the right to change a business's information — and Google's phone call / post card verification process is no exception. So, it's had that problem from the beginning, although it doesn't seem to've gotten any smoother in the meantime.
Then there's the changing nomenclature — they just don't keep consistently using the same brandnames and terminology to refer to the data display, versus the interfaces that businesses use to manage their own data. Google Local Business Center became Google Places — where you could login to manage your Google Place Pages (your business profile pages that would appear in Google).
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Fe2O3,MnO2 or Fe2O3 + MnO2 + nH2O + Si + Al2O3
Burnt Umber is a more intense reddish brown pigment that results from heating the clay pigment Raw Umber. It has medium to excellent tinting strength and high opacity, and it is quick drying in oil form. Burnt Umber is somewhat more transparent than Raw Umber. It has excellent color properties and can create a variety of subtle, clear tints when mixed with white. It can tend towards chalkiness in dark mixes in oil form, but overall it mixes well with other colors. To create a black color in oil form, mix Burnt Umber with Phthalo Blue or Ultramarine. To achieve a similar color in watercolor form, mix it with Ultramarine or Payne's Gray.
Burnt Umber has good permanence.
Burnt Umber itself is considered non-toxic. If contaminated by manganese compounds, it may be highly toxic if inhaled and moderately toxic if ingested.
This pigment gets its name from the Latin word umbra, meaning shadow or shade. Its full name is listed as terra di ombra, meaning earth of shadow/shade, due to its original extraction from the area of Umbria, Italy. It has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. Currently, the finest umber comes from Cyprus.
Chestnut Brown, Euchrome, Jacaranda Brown, Mars Brown, Mineral Brown, Raw Brown, Spanish Brown, Van Dyke Umber. Cyprus Umber, Turkey Brown, and Turkey Umber are the best quality umbers.
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Mars Orange is a bright, extremely light red and appears almost pinkish in contrast with darker colors. It has incredible tinting strength and opacity. The synthetic form of Mars Orange is made from iron oxides and is cleaner, brighter, and denser than its ochre-based counterparts.
Mars Orange has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
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The word Mars refers to the Roman god of iron and war. Mars Orange has been manufactured as a pigment since the 17th century.
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Titanium White is the most brilliant of the white pigments. It is considered an all purpose oil color useful in all techniques and the best all around white. Its masstone is neither warm nor cool, placing it somewhere between Lead White and Zinc White. It is less prone to cracking and yellowing than Lead White, but it still yellows easily. Titanium White dries slowly in oil form, more slowly than Lead White but more quickly than Zinc White. It is opaque in oil and acrylic forms and semi-opaque in watercolor form. This pigment has good chemical stability, and its tinting strength is superior to both Lead White and Zinc White.
Titanium White has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
Titanium dioxide is highly stable and is regarded as completely non-toxic. Animal studies give no indiciation that it is absorbed biologically, even after long periods of exposure. The primary safety concern is with inhalation of fine pigment dust particles. Titanium White, if inhaled in large amounts over the course of several years, may cause a benign pneumoconiosis that is visible on x-rays. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) considers fine titanium dioxide particles, if inhaled, to be a human carcinogen. The primary concern for artists is to avoid exposure to fine particulate dust from raw pigments.
Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, however mineral deposits that are economical to mine are less common. Titanium dioxide was first discovered in 1821, although it could not be mass produced until 1919. Widespread use of the pigment began in the 1940s. Since that time, it has become the most commonly used white pigment. The name comes from the Latin word Titan, the name for the elder brother of Kronos and ancestor of the Titans, and from the Greek word tito, meaning day or sun.
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"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too."
The first two sentences of this quotation by President Kennedy have been playing as a clip for some advertisement on television lately. I couldn't care less as to what they were selling but it did compel me to go look up the full speech. In examining the full passage in which this snippet was taken, the broader motif of a rise to the challenges of the day emerges. It feels strange that the President's words have come back to relevancy as plans are being made to go back to the Moon again.
I considered how this passage might equate to some of the challenges that are currently facing libraries, but it didn't feel like it fit quite right within the broader sweeping vision. While the grassroots struggle to preserve public library funding is a true noble cause as it upholds the underlying principles of service and information access to all, there are questions that I still harbor about the evolution of the library. I feel the emotional currents that push the "library as a destination" community center concept. This notion is based around libraries being the last of the dwindling traditional town gathering places, a place with the familial feel of a Norman Rockwell painting. Perhaps not the temple of knowledge it was once perceived, but one where print and digital information and answers researched by a knowledgeable staff can be found. It is a teacher, it is an advisor, it is an entertainer, it is a friend; it is what the patron needs it to be. Yet we still find ourselves being defined by out of date perceptions and stereotypes as to what a library offers and stands for. We let these flourish as we choose to combat them when they arise rather than confronting them and redefining the conversation about the image of the library.
On the other hand, I can't help but be influenced by the professional articles and conversations I've had about (literally) expanding the boundaries of the library into the surrounding community. The rise of Web 2.0 and mobile technology have pushed interpersonal connections and on demand information to unprecedented levels. Online resources in the form of databases and downloads have put previously inaccessible knowledge at the fingertips of the end user. Library automation, while imperfect, has released us from the most mundane aspects of collection management so as to concentrate on the customer experience. We are capable of breaking the tether of the library desk and extending our service reach into our immediate sphere of influence. Technology has freed the profession to take our services anywhere in the world, yet most still subscribe to the antiquated notion of being a passive presence, sitting and waiting to be chosen to answer like the shy smart kid in the classroom.
So where does that leave us? How do we develop ourselves into a community destination? How do we extend beyond the confines of our buildings? How do we harness the innovations of Web 2.0 and beyond to guide and follow our patrons into the bold web future? How do we move to remain contemporary and relevant within these technology innovation cycles?
The questions presented are nothing truly new or revelatory, but are ones that we as librarians continue to struggle to address the issues they raise. Even as I write this, I wish I could offer any answers but I feel none quite suit. All I feel at this moment is a change in the direction of the wind indicating a new course to undertake. Like the space pioneers before us, it will take the combined effort of the library community to rise to the pressing challenge, to inaugurate a new phase of library evolution, and to work towards our shared information future. I will be bold and say that these concepts presented are the type that progressive librarians are working towards (and some libraries have reached in certain ways), but their much lauded success is tempered by the struggles of others. Only by lifting every library and every librarian to these lofty goals can we reach our own symbolic Moon and the universe that waits beyond. We hold within our grasp the methods and the means to make this so, to organize, to plan, and to proceed. I know there are others who hold similar thoughts in their hearts, who harbor the same desire in direction, and I urge you, "Now is the time to muster and act!" And think to yourself:
"When I look to the sky and see the future of the library in the stars, what do I see?"
I choose to work towards making the library a community destination. I choose to integrate Web 2.0 & social media and to embrace the revolution of user generated content. I choose to work towards erasing the lines of policy and perception that divide us from the people we seek to serve. That I choose these goals not because they are hard, but because they are necessary to continue mankind's inquiry into themselves and the world around them.
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2012 Subaru Impreza WRX: New Car Review
Pros: All-wheel-drive traction; powerful turbo engine; decent fuel economy; reasonable price
Cons: Rubbery shifter on WRX; no automatic transmission offered; cheap plastic on dash and doors; no high-end factory audio
Subaru's Impreza WRX is the company's scintillating all-wheel-drive performance sedan and hatchback. Roughly the same size as the Volkswagen GTI, the WRX was designed for a young audience but finds broad acceptance with drivers of all ages and genders. In the WRX, owners have a compact car that serves as a comfortable daily driver, performs exceptionally well in snow yet, when asked, can light up the streets like a Roman candle on the Fourth of July.
A favorite among off-road rally drivers, the Impreza WRX has a cultlike following-with good reason. The WRX builds on the previous-generation Subaru Impreza body with a turbocharged engine, a sport suspension, larger wheels and tires and sport seats. The ultimate WRX is the STI, which includes a more powerful turbo engine, a six-speed manual transmission and an adjustable center differential that allows the driver to choose front to rear torque distribution.
Before you get out your checkbook, however, we should point out some of the WRX's shortcomings. Those who can't drive a manual transmission will find themselves out of luck, because the WRX only comes with a manual shifter. And, if you have kids with driver's licenses, your insurance premiums are certain to increase. You'll probably also eat through tires at a greater rate than with a standard sedan, and performance tires aren't cheap. Minor irritants aside, there is much to love in the Impreza WRX, including a price that starts just over $25,000.
Comfort & Utility
Given its modest size, the Impreza WRX is actually quite roomy inside, with plenty of legroom in front for adults and rear-seat accommodations on par with other compact competitors. Taller drivers may want to opt for the base WRX, which excludes the headroom-eating sunroof found on the Premium and Limited models. The WRX's sport front seats offer good lateral side support, but the single-piece molded seatback rounds out near the top, forcing some drivers to complain of having their shoulders pushed uncomfortably forward.
The WRX's thick-grip steering wheel is complemented by a well-positioned shifter and a neatly organized instrument cluster backlit in bright red with white indicator needles. Checkered black carbon upholstery with WRX embroidered logos round out the stylish cockpit. Outside, the WRX distinguishes itself with wide fender flares, a wide functional hood scoop and, on the STI, 18-inch BBS wheels.
We like that Subaru offers Impreza WRX buyers a choice between the security of a trunk and the versatility of a hatchback but charges the same for both--with the exception of the STI sedan. Although the sedan's 11.3-cubic-foot trunk is large enough for most needs, those who carry lots of stuff such as snowboards or camping gear will likely find the hatchback's 19-cubic-foot cargo bay more practical.
Both the WRX and the WRX STI offer Bluetooth connectivity for cell phones and streaming Bluetooth for audio devices. There is also a USB interface for an iPod. Although Subaru doesn't offer a high-end audio system such as Bose or Harman Kardon on the WRX, there is an option for a 10-inch subwoofer and upgraded speakers. New for 2012 is a revised navigation system with voice control, iTunes tagging capability and text messaging.
The STI model includes Subaru's Intelligent Drive (SI-DRIVE), which allows for three settings (Intelligent, Sport and Sport Sharp) that adjust throttle input and the engine control module. Accompanying SI-DRIVE is the Multi-Mode Driver Control Center, which allows torque distribution to be manually selected between front and rear wheels. Two auto modes either increase or decrease power to the center limited-slip differential: less for dry-pavement touring and more when conditions become wet or slippery. There are also six manual modes with varying degrees of front/rear torque distribution up to a perfect 50/50 split. Subaru's Multi-Mode Vehicle Dynamics Center allows three variants of traction control, ranging from normal to increased traction and the ability to switch off the system completely.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The Impreza WRX is powered by a turbocharged 2.5-liter boxer engine good for 265 horsepower and 244 lb-ft of torque. Hooked to a somewhat rubbery-feeling five-speed manual, this engine nevertheless is a blast to drive, delivering immediate punch once the turbo spools up and giving right up to the redline. EPA figures of 19 mpg city and 25 mpg highway are more than respectable, considering the WRX's performance-oriented nature.
The WRX STI has a more powerful turbocharger and intercooler with Dual Active Valve Control to produce 305 hp and 290 lb-ft of torque. This engine is mated to a much improved six-speed manual that features tight, short throws for better operation. Official fuel economy ratings of 17/23 mpg are not far below the WRX, but given the temptation to push this STI to its limit, owners should not be surprised if their fuel economy is much lower.
Every WRX and WRX STI comes with front seat side impact airbags, front and rear side curtain airbags, electronic traction and stability control and Incline Start Assist that keeps the vehicle from rolling backward when starting off on an incline of more than five degrees. The STI is equipped with Brembo performance brakes for better stopping power.
The Impreza on which the WRX is based excels in both independent and government crash tests and is an IIHS Top Safety Pick.
Driving Impressions
Never mind the noisy cockpit and the excessive tire noise; forget about cheap plastic bits that like to rattle and squeak on warm days. The Impreza WRX is all about driving. The turbocharged engine loves to run, and nailing the gas pedal to the floor at every stoplight can easily become an addiction. Push the WRX hard into a turn, and the car sticks to the pavement with the tenacity of a gummy bear on a theater floor. The AWD aids greatly, as do the revised sport suspension and the aggressive wheel-and-tire package.
In the STI, the ability to choose torque distribution and differential settings, coupled with the 305-hp engine, helps to create a driving experience worthy of the fastest supercar. It's no wonder the WRX has attracted so many enthusiasts who will never be able to shell out $75,000 for a Porsche or a BMW M but won't let economic status ruin their good time.
Other Cars to Consider
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR (Evo) - The Mitsubishi is the top-end performance rival of the WRX STI. The Evo's ride is a bit harsher, and it only comes in sedan form, but its interior is better equipped with options such as Recaro seats and a 710-watt Rockford Fosgate audio system.
Volkswagen GTI - The GTI doesn't offer AWD, and its turbo engine isn't as powerful as the WRX's, but the GTI's ride is far more civilized, as is its Audi-like interior, and it's still a blast to drive.
Audi A3 - For about the same money as the STI, you can get into a 200-hp turbocharged A3 with quattro AWD, a premium name and an exterior that doesn't scream "boy racer."
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Pound for pound, the base Impreza WRX model is the best deal. The STI may offer the best performance, but its $35,000-plus price puts it into used BMW and Porsche territory. The base WRX offers plenty of power, doesn't have a rigidity-weakening sunroof cut into its roof and comes nicely equipped with the features most drivers want. With a price starting at about $25,000, you can take the extra couple of grand you'd spend for leather seats and a power sunroof (Limited trim) and install a really nice aftermarket audio system.


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Racin' And Roddin' At The Texas Motor Speedway
As most folks have known for the past couple of decades, when the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association comes to town, it's party time. And no one gets it done bigger or better than the folks in and around the Dallas/Ft. Worth region of Texas.
For the past 17 years rodders were given a place (the event was originally at the Southfork Ranch location, but moved to the spacious Texas Motor Speedway after its completion in 1996) to display their hot rod, thanks to the Goodguys, who really do know how to treat their customers.
Far from being just a big parking lot show, the Goodguys events always have a lot more to do and see than your average hot rod get-together. Plus, the added advantage of seeing cars and trucks from nearly every era allows folks to experience rodding on a much wider scale.
The swap meet was full of deals (if you knew where to look) and, if rusty old parts wasn't your thing, then a trip through the rows of new vendor displays was probably what you needed. Plus, with the event being located on the infield of a 1.5-mile quad-oval speedway, you had the chance to either drive in a real NASCAR training car (at racing speeds) around the track or in your own car (at much slower speeds).
You could also drive your own car around a different kind of track-one marked with cones-in the Street Challenge Autocross. Having a cool-looking car is one thing, but getting it to go around a corner without carving up the road or your tires is something else. The rodders who rolled through the timed course laid out at one end of the speedway's asphalt parking lot looked like they were doing a little of both, but had a great time doing so. We also wonder why we don't see more area car clubs challenge other car clubs to see who has the better handling rods (or at least who has the better drivers) at the Autocross.
The weather is always a factor at outdoor car shows in the South, and a rainstorm did come by for a visit Saturday afternoon and into the evening, but the thousands of attendees who go to the Goodguys shows are mostly locals (or they at least live somewhere in the Okla-Tex area) and they're used to seeing a cow or a house fly by in a serious Texas-style rainstorm. Fortunately the storm wasn't that bad, and folks returned to cruising their rides as soon as the rain had stopped and they had a chance to wipe down their cars.
But the best thing about the Lone Star Nationals has always been the cars-they're some of the best in the country and, more often than not, something you just won't see if you're sequestered in the East or West. And, with any luck, the Goodguys will continue to bring its brand of hot rodding to the South for many years to come.
Jeff Rowray
Norman, OK
'51 Studebaker convertible
When Rowray pulled into the event with his black Stude convertible towing his custom Stude trailer (hauling a '49 Harley-Davidson), people were dumbstruck. Besides the LT1 install and the custom leather interior (with Dakota Digital gauges and LCD DVDs mounted behind the bucket seats), Rowray's trailer was also made of '51 Stude parts.
Jim Landsparger
Broomfield, CO
'30 Ford highboy coupe
Model A coupes sure are popular nowadays and, when they look this good, who can you blame? A '53 Merc Flathead powers the Ford, and it's topped with an Edmunds manifold and twin Strombergs. The body is chopped 2 1/2 inches-the same amount for the channel. A quick-change out back and a rolled 'n' pleated interior rounds things out.
Dusty Cox Jr.
Fort Smith, AR
'60 Chevy Impala
Cox found this low-mileage car and cleaned it up before adding the 13-inch disc brakes and Budnik wheels. The 348 engine looks like it rolled off the assembly line yesterday.
Ed Bice
Magnolia, TX
'57 Buick Special
That's a lot of bumper on Ed's hardtop! They made 'em big and heavy back in 1957, but Bice updated his Special with a 6.0L Cadillac Escalade engine backed to a 4L60E trans. An IFS from Fatman Fabrications, 'bags from RideTech, and 17- and 18-inch billet wheels help the Buick roll down the road in style.
Mickey Smith
Roland, AR
'40 Ford convertible
Driveshaft specialist Mickey Smith tells us his convertible uses '40 Ford standard front sheetmetal-something the factory didn't do on the convertibles for that year. Under the hood is a 383 V-8, and the ride rolls on Wheel Smith wires. Krist Kustoms did the leather interior.
Meg Cameron
Magnolia, TX
'61 Chevy Bel Air
Dooley & Sons Rods and Customs in Magnolia, TX, a full-service, whatever-you-want kind of shop built this '61 Chevy Bel Air for Meg Cameron. The black beauty features a 409 engine, RideTech airbags, and 20- and 22-inch Intro wheels.
Larry Buel
Euless, TX
'39 Ford Tudor
Larry's '39 got a complete body-off restoration before being outfitted with a 350/350 engine and trans combination and a Mustang II IFS. The stance and the Halibrand wheels lets you know it's a hot rod from the outside while the interior is subtly done in a cream pleat
Duke Hogan
Richardson, TX
'39 Buick coupe
Duke and Mary Hogan love their Buick, which is powered by an LS1 and features a Corvette C4 suspension. The unique Jarama beige color (from the Porsche line of colors) just glows in the sun, and it gives the coupe an elegant look.
Jason Smith
China Spring, TX
'32 Ford channeled coupe
If you pulled everything from a list that you would ever want on a '32 three-window, you'd probably come up with Jason Smith's incredible coupe. Equipped with a fuel-injected, Ardun-topped Flathead backed to a five-speed trans, the copper coupe also boasts a Winters quick-change, a '34 Ford cowl top section, and a 3-to-2-inch slant chop.
Sheri Murray
Venus, TX
'37 Ford coupe
The award-winning Roger Burman, from Lakeside Rods and Customs, built this super-slick '37 coupe for Sheri Murray. Lots of body massaging (typical on cars from Lakeside) went into this low-slung ride (check out the Mini Cooper headlights) that also features an LS1 engine, 18- and 20-inch Budnik wheels, and subtle two-tone paintjob.


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Find out how Rusty Arena applies his passion for art to a long-running career of creating unique, screen-printed home décor.
In today's industry, which is estimated to generate around $2 billion annually in sales in the U.S., there are three subsectors. The largest is for mass -produced patterns, mostly made offshore on high-speed, automated, rotary screen presses or by web-offset printing, with product targeted at the domestic housing market. Wallpaper competes with paint as the finish of choice. So it comes down to price, fickle consumer tastes, and the demands of the renovation and new home market.
The second distinct sector is a growing custom market fueled by large-format digital printers, which allow for photomurals and short-run specialty items or themed wallpapers for use in stores, offices, and homes. The final sector is also growing, and includes smaller boutique operations like Rusty Arena Designs, which uses old-school methods to produce its work. Characteristics of this sector usually include a combination of original and custom designs, 3-D or specialized finishes on a wide range of tactile materials, or classic patterns that evoke old-world opulence. Some companies specialize exclusively in reproducing classic and antique wallcoverings for restorations and historic landmarks. Although the smallest segment of the wallcovering business by sales volume and yardage produced, these custom shops earn the highest dollar per square foot for what they make.
Houston, we have a squeegee
A meeting with clothing designer Michelle Ballas led to a contract to create images to be printed on suede hides. They were an instant hit and produced requests for fabrics printed with more images, which in turn led Rusty to a Houston screen printer named Jim Wicker. According to Rusty, Jim was a great guy with an incredible sense of humor. He had to have one, as he had just gotten rid of a complete fabric-printing operation after failing to find a designer who could work in the medium and produce a high-end product. Here was an artist who had great designs, customers, and needed a screen printer. Talk about a day late. They both decided to give it a go and set about putting together a new facility to print 100-ft bolts of multicolor fabrics. There were two big problems—if you don't count their business plan, which was essentially let's make it and then sell it. They had only $1000 in startup capital, and the tables they needed wouldn't fit in the existing
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One of the more interesting things about an extended lockout is the opportunity to see NHL players mix with non-NHLers in various European leagues. When you look at the top of any league's scoring chart, there tends to be mixture of proven NHL talent, and players in the prime of their careers who haven't been able to find a regular gig in the best league in the world. Every NHL team wants to find reliable scoring, and seasons like this one tend to highlight some players who might be able to fill that role but haven't yet had a chance.
Of course, reliable scoring isn't just expensive because it tends to cost a lot of money. Trying a new player also carries a huge opportunity cost, and it's that opportunity cost, which sometimes sees really effective players change teams with almost nothing going the other way. Rich Peverley is a recent example of a player who couldn't get a consistent opportunity in a scoring role with his first NHL organization despite sterling numbers in the AHL. But after Peverley moved to Atlanta, he was given that chance immediately, and had tremendous success. The same thing is true of AHL stars P.A. Parenteau and Matt Moulson who both established themselves with the New York Islanders in their mid-twenties after failing to get an opportunity elsewhere.
So which players might be worth taking a chance on for teams who have room on their roster to give a player with a history of success in lower leagues a chance? Today, I'll take a look at some candidates from Switzerland's National League.
First up, let's take a look at all of the forwards under thirty currently scoring at a point per game pace who also scored at least 0.7 points per game in their primary league in 2011-12:
It's an interesting group of players. We've got seven players who are stars in the NHL and four players who have established themselves as stars in lesser leagues. If you were an NHL team with an opportunity, these four guys would be a good place to start. So why haven't these guys had an opportunity as yet?
It probably makes sense to start by acknowledging that Linus Omark has. He received top nine minutes and some power play time with the Oilers in 2010-11, and didn't produce. Some of that may well be a lack of skill, but a 95.7 PDO during five-on-five play certainly didn't help. Luck is an enormous factor when it comes to getting opportunity, so despite some promising signs during his first NHL season, a combination of poor performance, better top nine options, bad luck, injury, and bad attitude left Omark out of the mix for much of 2011-12.
One item that hurt Omark, and hurts a couple of others on our list is size. Brunner, Omark, and Micflikier are all under six feet tall, and Micflikier is listed at just 5'8". These measurements always need to be taken with a grain of salt, but there were only thirteen players listed at 5'8" or shorter who earned at least a game in the NHL during the 2011-12 season.
For Brunner and Sprunger, exposure and degree of difficulty has also been something of a problem as neither player has played in a league outside of Switzerland. Brunner also hadn't played in a major international tournament until the 2010 World Championships, which means he wouldn't have had many NHL teams giving him a lot of looks. Sprunger played much more intenationally (2004 and 2005 World Junior tournaments plus the World Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011 as well as the 2010 Olympics), and was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in 2004, but never came to North America. It seems likely to me that Sprunger isn't interested in N.A. hockey unless it comes with an NHL paycheck (and David Backes is kicked out of the league).
So who has the rights to these players now? Brunner signed a one-year deal with Detroit during the off-season and will be in a dogfight for ice time if the season ever gets started. Omark and Micflikier are without NHL contracts after playing in the AHL last season, and both signed one-year deals in Switzerland. Omark's NHL rights are owned by the Oilers, while Micflikier is an unrestricted free agent. Sprunger is also an unrestricted free agent for NHL purposes, but is signed to contract in Switzerland through 2013-14.
I think that these players should be attractive for most NHL teams. They all have a decent chance of providing reasonable offense at a very cheap price tag, which allows teams to spend more money elsewhere. That's attractive to everyone, but I think that it should be particularly attractive to a rich club that can afford to bury a deal that doesn't work out in the minors (assuming that option isn't quashed in the new CBA). Would a player like Julien Sprunger be open to a four-year deal paying him $1M or less? If so, there's tremendous upside in a deal like that for a team willing to spend more than the cap in order to get themselves a competitive advantage.
Previously by Scott Reynolds
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- Using Goal Differential to Predict the Future
- How Often Does Rebuilding Work?
- Time on Ice – Goaltenders
- AHL Salaries 2012-13 – Opening Night Rosters