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If you have type 1 diabetes — and in some cases if you have type 2 diabetes — intensive insulin therapy may be the key to long-term health.
This aggressive therapy isn't easy, but the benefits are real. Find out how intensive insulin therapy can help you achieve desired blood sugar control and what intensive insulin therapy requires of you. Then you and your health care team can decide if intensive insulin therapy is the best approach for you.
Intensive insulin therapy is an aggressive treatment approach designed to control your blood sugar levels. Intensive insulin therapy requires close monitoring of blood sugar levels and multiple doses of insulin.
Fortunately, research is ongoing into new methods of blood sugar monitoring and insulin delivery that may make it easier and reduce the risk of intensive insulin therapy. One such method is a closed-loop insulin delivery system that combines continuous blood sugar monitoring with insulin pump delivery.
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Intensive insulin therapy can prevent or slow the progression of long-term diabetes complications.
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To achieve tight blood sugar control with intensive insulin therapy, you must follow a strict treatment regimen.
You'll need frequent doses of insulin. You may need an injection of short-acting insulin before each meal and an injection of intermediate or long-acting insulin before you go to bed.
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Intensive insulin therapy may lead to:
Low blood sugar. When you have tight blood sugar levels, any change in your daily routine — such as exercising more than usual or not eating enough — may cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).
Be aware of early signs and symptoms, such as anxiety, sweating and shaking, and respond quickly. Drink a glass of orange juice or suck on a few pieces of hard candy. Your doctor may recommend carrying glucose tablets.
Intensive insulin therapy is recommended for most people who have type 1 diabetes and for some people who have type 2 diabetes — but it isn't right for everyone.
Intensive insulin therapy may not be for you if:
Ultimately, it's up to you and your health care team to decide if intensive insulin therapy is right for you. This decision should be based on the potential risks and benefits the therapy may offer for your specific situation.
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In the history world of automotive design, the line between hit and miss is often a fine one. After all, there are a million ways to configure a good car, but even more ways to create an ugly one. The fact is, cars were created by a committee of people with varying degrees of good and bad taste, and it didn't take much to slip one way or the other. For example, a car might've had a good overall shape or body line, but was ruined by a heinous grille, goofy bumpers, unflattering roofline, or awkward wheelwells. Rooflines especially—that's one of the biggest killers for any body style. And then there were those cars that looked good as is, but were practically begging for the design cues to have been pushed just a bit further to take them from good to great.
This is the type of stuff that occupies the mind of veteran custom car designer Keith Kaucher. In between his main work as a custom car and hot rod designer and automotive illustrator, Kaucher likes to keep his imagination working by performing quickie photochop-style sketches on cars that are lacking that certain something, or could just use a bit more punch.
Take the fully rendered '74 Matador in the lead image for example. The ghosted image in the background shows the big-bumpered, bug-eyed beastie that was actually offered to the American public. The basic shape of the body remains unaltered other than the elimination of the awkward B-pillar in favor of a hardtop treatment and slight reshaping of the rear quarter window like that of a Marlin, but most strikingly, Kaucher reimagined the offending frontend with a more traditional-style AMC nose with a grille very reminiscent of an earlier Javelin, and a vented hood that flows with the original fender line. The rearend loses the big goggle-like taillights in favor of a simple light bar. See how little changes can make a huge difference? Sure, '70s 5-mph impact laws may not have allowed the bumpers to be quite so small, but we'd have been happy with even a rubber nose like a '70s Camaro. Could this have been the car that kept AMC afloat? We'll never know.
These quickie photochops aren't Kaucher's normal high-quality digital renderings; these are more for his personal use, his brainstorming sessions if you will, to get the idea out before it slips away. But we actually kind of like that for this type of "what if" customizing. And as usual, if you decide to reimagine your own project and build any of these, be sure to send us an email!
One designer shows us how eight great cars could have been even better.
Fastback Cougar
First-generation Cougars in general are good-looking cars that we've always been fond of; after all, we are building a '67 XR7 named Max Effort. Essentially created as an upscale version of the Mustang, '67-70 Cougars had the same basic chassis, all the same powertrain options, and were generally better equipped in terms of creature comforts and accessories, but they never enjoyed quite the same following. If we could zero in on one thing that really could have been a definite improvement over the original, it would have to be the formal coupe roofline. The Cougar was never offered with a fastback roofline like its Mustang brethren, despite actually being a NASCAR competitor in the short-lived Grand Touring circuit.
Rather than go for the obvious Mustang roof swap for the '67-68 version, Kaucher opted to use a scaled-down roofline borrowed from the '68-69 Torino fastback, including the shape of the rear quarter window. For the '69-70 version, Kaucher went with a more era-appropriate Torino-esque roofline.
In both cases the result is a fastback Cougar that looks completely natural, far more aggressive, and makes us seriously wish Max Effort could be a fastback. If we could ever find a roof Considering that the Mustang fastback has always been more popular than the coupe, we wonder if the Cougar would have enjoyed a larger following with these roofline options.
Fastback Camaro
Speaking of fastbacks, first-gen Camaros were only ever offered as coupes, but what if GM had decided to stretch the roof back a bit? Now Kaucher isn't suggesting that '67-69 Camaros aren't great looking cars, but the artist in him couldn't help but wonder what one would look like. The answer is pretty darn good! Matter of fact, there was at least one styling exercise for a fastback roofline in the studio back then, and we'd further bet that it looked a lot like this. We wouldn't trade the classic first-gen Camaro for this, but then again we wouldn't be upset if these had been produced. It actually lends a more legit 1960s competition-bred vibe. We've seen Camaros built pretty much every way imaginable, but no one has yet ventured to reshape the roof. We're hoping this rendering by Kaucher inspires some enterprising metal shapers out there to cut one up.
There's a plurality of Mustang lovers who consider the golden age of the classic ponies to have ended in 1970, with the possible exception of the '71 Boss 351. In our opinion, the '71-73 Mustangs aren't really bad looking cars at all, but they just weren't good follow-ups to the '64-70 cars. So assuming that the big body is a given, Kaucher pondered what could be done to minimize the expansive nose that seems long and flat enough to land planes on? While leaving the rest of the body alone, he decided to follow the equally enormous Daytona Charger's lead (as well as the ill-fated Torino-based '70 Ford King Cobra) and gave this clean '71 an aero nose, but kept a small open grille area that would aid cooling on a street car. Mustang cognoscente might also recognize the fender's now have the distinct shape of the original Mustang II concept car. The result is a car that may be polarizing, but we seriously wish had been built.
Americanized Pantera
Panteras occupy a very unique space—they're somewhere in between an exotic and a muscle car. On paper the idea seemed perfect: a sleek Italian body by De Tomaso, and a Ford 351 Cleveland mounted mid-ship. And while they've always enjoyed a loyal following, Panteras were never quite the hit Ford had hoped. Perhaps the body was a bit too Italian. So Kaucher endeavored to muscle it up a bit with strong cues taken from various Mustangs, such as the body cove, and reshaped quarter window. We particularly like the altered quarter-panel that gives the Pantera more rear haunch and the one-piece aero nose. We're fairly split on this one since we like the original Pantera shape, but Kaucher's version does have more FoMoCo DNA in its design, which might have helped American buyers connect more with the radical styling. Which do you prefer?
Cheetah GTS
Built from 1963 to 1966 by Chevrolet performance tuner Bill Thomas with covert assistance from GM's performance group, the Cheetah was meant to be a Cobra killer, and plans were in place to build a street-going version of the Cheetah. Unfortunately, only a handful of the race cars were ever built before the factory burned down. The project could have been restarted, but GM pulled their support and mid-engine racers like the GT40 were already rendering the Cheetah obsolete on the track. But imagine what an incredible street car it would have been! Borrowing design cues from midyear Corvettes, Kaucher lengthened the wheelbase, smoothed down the roofline, reworked the rearend and nose to give the car more flattering proportions, plus added fullsize doors. We love the final execution of this Cobra killer, but the problem for GM is obvious: the Cheetah might have ended up being a Corvette killer as well!
GTO Sport Wagon
The blasphemy! The horror! The wait, that actually looks pretty darn good. Many people have cloned GTO wagons out of Tempest or LeMans wagons in years past (including our sister magazine High-Performance Pontiac), but not from a Firebird. We're usually lukewarm at best on muscle car wagon conversions, but we have to admit this F-bodybased version not only looks factory, it's probably the best phantom wagon we've ever seen. Most of this Firebird remains factory, and the wagon section could have been created using a scaled-down version of a Chevelle wagon roof. Matter of fact, that's what Kaucher used to create this photochop. We'd actually be looking for one of these cars if it existed.
Bonus: The 1975 Plymouth 'Cuda
A version of this one was actually one step away from being built! These Plymouth 'Cuda styling mock-ups from May of 1969 show just two possible design directions that Plymouth was exploring for the '75 'Cuda. As we all know, new Federal crash standards were just around the corner, and killed many of the cool bumper and front end designs that were on the table. In the end, though, a very conservative customer focus clinic in Cincinnati hated the production-ready design, and that ultimately put a stop to the 'Cuda. These photos were originally published in our Sept. '07 issue (see "The Fish That Got Away") in a story written by the late, great Paul Zazarine.
"Shoulda Been" Model Kits!
Want to build your own without hacking any steel? Kaucher Kustoms offers resin models of the fastback Camaro as well as a '69 Camaro Sport wagon, a '64 Caddy Sport coupe, and way cool Euro '62 Thunderbird Turin. Want to see what those would have looked like? Check out PopularHotRodding.com!
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June 29, 2010 – Seattle, Washington
By Herb McCormick
Precisely one year ago today, the 64-foot cutter, Ocean Watch, had just passed the 60th parallel en route from the Aleutian Island fishing outpost of Dutch Harbor, en route to another famed Alaskan port called Nome. Smack dab in the Bering Strait, the crew was enjoying a spectacular summer day, with a radiant blue sky reflected in a calm, almost mirror-flat sea. One month into our hopeful voyage Around the Americas, the reality of the quest – and the burgeoning regime and routine it would take to pull it off – was truly beginning to settle in.
It was like that famous line from the Wizard of Oz: Figuratively speaking, we weren't in Kansas anymore. But the reality of the situation was that we were all a long way from home, from places in Iowa, Nebraska, California, Washington and Rhode Island. And we wouldn't be getting back there anytime soon.
Today, of course, the journey is over; Ocean Watch is bobbing at a dock, getting a well-deserved rest; and this will be my final crew log (220 preceded it). For a sailing writer, chronicling this voyage in a daily, serial fashion has been a rare, special opportunity, and it wouldn't have happened without a list of friends, supporters, sponsors and family that is too long to list here. The same goes for everyone who sailed aboard Ocean Watch, especially the core crew. On behalf of us all, thank you. And thanks also to everyone who followed the trip, especially the students who joined us from their classrooms. From everything we saw, the future is in extremely good hands.
There are a million things we could add here, but for now, let's address some rather open-ended questions, ones we've been asked on numerous occasions since wrapping up the voyage about a fortnight ago.
What's going to happen to Ocean Watch?
Ocean Watch will be spending the summer at Shilshole Marina in Seattle under the watchful eyes of Andy Gregory, who was a key member of the refit and shore team, and first mate Dave Logan, and will receive a lavish amount of tender loving care following a job well done. Long-term plans are still coming together, as skipper Mark Schrader considers several options ranging from charters to educational voyages to ocean conservation projects.
Will there be a book and a documentary?
That is the plan, and both are in the preliminary stages, though at this writing we're still seeking funding and/or sponsorship to make both happen. For more information on related opportunities, contact Dawn Curtis Hanley at email@example.com.
What are the plans for the website and other updates?
The expedition website will continue to live with new content coming forth from the education and science teams. You can also follow future Around the Americas happenings, including speaking engagements, via Facebook and Twitter (@AroundAmericas). A good way to track down fresh content on the www.aroundtheamericas.org website is through an RSS feed.
What's an RSS feed?
We're glad you asked. Live from my current, adjacent cubicle that Pacific Science Center has graciously loaned me this week is onboard educator Zeta Strickland. Zeta, take it away: "The posting schedule for content on the Around the Americas website is changing now that the expedition portion has come to a close. But we will be periodically posting updates on the project, what people are doing, and information about some of our partners in ocean health issues. We know the periodic posting schedule can be tough to follow, so we'd like to encourage you to sign up for the RSS feed of the Around the Americas website. Just click on the orange and white RSS feed button on the upper right corner of the ATA home page.
"Once you have set it up, you no longer have to keep checking the ATA website to see when we post new content. Instead, new content will automatically be posted on your home web page, to the RSS feed on your mobile phone, or to the RSS reader of your choice (Google has one, as do other groups and sites). While you are at it, include other blogs and websites that you follow, including Pacific Science Center, Sailors for the Sea, or other travel/sailing/marine-themed blogs. Once you start following websites this way, you'll love it."
Okay, last question: How's everybody doing?
Well, as I said in my last crew log, finishing a long trip is often harder than doing it, as the day-to-day schedule of the voyage itself makes the days pass quickly. To be honest, now that the prolonged adrenaline rush is over, getting back into the swing of things has been challenging, but interesting. But we're all doing just fine.
The other night, up at Mark's place north of Seattle, the grills were fired up and we enjoyed a lovely evening surrounded by family and friends, the unsung heroes of Around the Americas. In the Wizard of Oz, of course, Dorothy never actually left Kansas; her wanderings were the result of a bump on the noggin. Well, we did leave our comfortable surroundings, and the sights we saw – in the Bering Sea, the Northwest Passage, the Falklands, Cape Horn, Galapagos, the west coast, and so on – are something we'll never, ever forget. As it turns out, the American continents really are one island, surrounded by one ocean. We need to keep pressing the message: We must take better care.
But for now we need to return to Ballard and Lake Okoboji and Santa Barbara and Newport and all the other places from which the extended Ocean Watch family hails. It was a wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it's good to be back. Mate, it was a long bloody trip. And as it turns out, Dorothy was right: There's no place like home.
Okay, one final thought. Last night, I hauled the remainder of my stuff off the boat, including the two Little Wing carbon-fiber kayaks that proved so useful and fun over the course of our journey. Speaking of home, that's what Ocean Watch was to all of us for the better part of thirteen months. I'm not one for long goodbyes, so once everything was stashed in my pick-up, with one last armful of gear and paddles I strolled up the docks of Shilshole, with no intention whatsoever of even looking back.
I almost made it back to the truck. But halfway up the ramp, what the heck, I couldn't help myself, and spun around for one long, last look.
-Herb McCormick with photographs by David Thoreson
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Scottsdale interior designer Christopher Coffin turned to design in a career move prompted by the 9/11 tragedy. A corporate executive who spent nearly as much time abroad and in New York as at home in Arizona, Christopher was encouraged to make the leap by Anne Gale, a since-retired Scottsdale design maven who convinced him to join her firm. A long-time antiques collector and a master at blending new and old, Christopher, now head of his own design business, taps his background in textiles (he holds a bachelor's degree in apparel and textile marketing) in his multi-layered designs, as exemplified in his own home.
Interior Design: Christopher Coffin, Christopher K. Coffin Design, 7500 E. McCormick Pkwy., Scottsdale, AZ 85258; 480/945-4080, christophercoffindesign.com.
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With its 20-foot vaulted ceiling, clerestory windows, and arched doorways and fireplace niche, Christopher's living room belies the fact that it exists in a condominium. Architectural elegance notwithstanding, Christopher made the space his own with a timeless tea stain on the previously all-white walls, warm hardwood flooring that replaces the original 1970s-vintage white marble tiles, and a heavily carved marble mantel that he substituted for the unadorned modern original. Then he filled the room with his collection of antique portraits, bought for their look more than price or provenance: "Some of my favorite pieces are the ones I've made the least money for," he says. The portrait above the fireplace, for example, cost $50 at a Tulsa estate sale. "They said it was grandpa," Christopher laughs. "He's all bunged up but I love him that way." Dressmaker details on the casual ticking-covered sofa, along with its much more elegant Fortuny-covered pillows, soften the space and keep it current.
Sofa ("Knole Sofa''): Baker, 800/592-2537, bakerfurniture.com.
Side chairs; chest; trumeau mirror; Italian brass sconces; fireplace: owner's collection.
Sofa and chair fabric (discontinued): Brunschwig & Fils, 212/838-7878, brunschwig.com, trade only.
Coffee table: Allan Knight, 214/741-2227, allanknightasso.com, trade only.
Carpet (sisal): Stark Carpet Co., 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com, trade only.
Bench in front of fireplace: Trouve, 866/730-9777.
Bench fabric ("Pia''/Cafe #4417-85, by Manuel Canovas): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com, trade only.
White vase with flowers: White House Interiors and Flowers, 480/990-7040, whitehouseflowers.com.
One of the perks of being in Christopher's business is the give-and-take of client relationships. Hanging above a country-French chest Christopher snagged for $300 on an antiquing foray with Tulsa designer and friend Charles Faudree (whose projects and own homes frequently appear in Traditional Home), the late-17th-century trumeau in his living room was a gift from a client who "went modern."
Chest, mirror, chairs, lamps: owner's collection.
One of Christopher's previous jobs was working as the liaison between Louis Vuitton and a major retailer. In that capacity, he came across a piece of vintage Vuitton luggage that not only had been owned by JFK, but bore the president's monogram. "It was beyond repair," Christopher recalls, "which was how I was able to obtain it." The piece de resistance of his now-large collection of Vuitton, the JFK suitcase serves as the family room's coffee table, raised on a iron base Christopher designed for it. An antelope-print carpet, rich leather on the French wing chair and ottoman, and chocolate-hued paint on the walls imbue the family room with the desired degree of warmth.
Wall color ("Oregon Trail'' #1230): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667.
Sofa: Brunschwig & Fils, 212/838-7878, brunschwig.com, trade only.
Orange-print pillows ("Fairmont''/Citron #10830-03): Cowtan & Tout, 212/647-6900, cowtan.com, trade only.
Wing chair and ottoman; display cabinet; Vuitton trunk; brown vase; armchair; art: owner's collection.
Throw: Hermès, 800/441-4488, hermes.com.
Animal-print rug ("Antelope''): Couristan, 800/223-6186, couristan.com.
The only room in the condominium in which Christopher opted to retain the original white marble floor tiles was the kitchen, where, he reasoned, they contributed to his vision of chic French style. Getting that look required a complete transformation with all new cabinetry, countertops and appliances. At the far end of the kitchen, a wide archway opens onto the condominium's most interesting architectural feature, a round library.
Cabinetry: Clive Christian of Scottsdale, 480/421-9898.
Walls: custom, faux limestone.
Cabinet color ("Cottage White'' #DEW 318): Dunn-Edwards Paint Corp., 888/337-2468, dunnedwards.com.
Flooring ("Crema Marafil''); countertops ("Carrera"): marble.
Table: Trouve, 866/730-9777.
Refrigerator drawers: Sub-Zero Freezer Co. Inc., 800/222-7820, subzero.com.
Sink ("Fluted-Apron Sink'' #RC3223, by Shaw): Rohl, 800/777-9762, rohlhome.com.
Faucet: Harrington Brass Works, 201/818-1300, harringtonbrassworks.com.
Range: Viking, 888/845-4641, vikingrange.com.
Its distinctive round shape makes the library one of Christopher's favorite retreats.
Chest; desk; art: owner's collection.
Rug (sisal): Stark Carpet Corp., 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com, trade only.
Drapery ("Scenes Haevetiques Cotton Print''/ Sepia #79584845): Brunschwig & Fils, 212/838-7878, brunschwig.com, trade only.
Chandelier: Steven Handelman Studios, 805/962-5119, stevenhandelmanstudios.com.
Chair: Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com.
Before he purchased the condo, the library was dysfunctional, devoid of any shelves for books. Simply by fitting an architectural sculpture niche with shelves he remedied the problem.
Clock; art: owner's collection.
Rug (sisal): Stark Carpet Corp., 212/752-9000, starkcarpet.com, trade only.
Drapery ("Scenes Haevetiques Cotton Print''/ Sepia #79584845): Brunschwig & Fils, 212/838-7878, brunschwig.com, trade only.
Chair: Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com
Jutting past the condo's arched loggia entry at its side, the round library gives the condominium a singular exterior appearance.
A Welsh dresser filled with Old Paris porcelain (any porcelain created by a number of French potters during the Regency period) graces a dining room wall. Christopher's preferred variety of Old Paris is the simple gold-rimmed pattern favored by Marie Antoinette.
Table (French reproduction): Trouve, 866/730-9777.
Chairs; Welsh dresser; chandelier; white dishes; seafood ceramic: owner's collection.
Slipcovers: Christopher K. Coffin Design, 480/945-4080, christophercoffindesign.com.


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C6 fever has struck. For many, the '05 will be the hottest Corvette yet. But not for all in Corvetteland.
For some, the ZR-1-that Lotus-developed, dual overhead cam Corvette of the Dave McLellan era-still reigns as King Of The Hill in the hearts and minds of members of the ZR-1 Net (www.zr1.net). Others prefer the LT5.
For this reason, a dedicated group of 200 or so members of four national Corvette clubs will congregate at the National Corvette Museum for the 10th Anniversary ZR1/C4 Gathering May 12-14.
David Bright, alias "Mom" on the zr1.net site, explained, "The ZR-1 Registry had one event in 1995, and 1997 was the first year I started the event as a ZR-1 Net event. Over time, to try to bring in more people, we decided to open up generically to more C4s ('84-'96 model-year Corvettes). Rather than just a ZR-1 event, we started calling it a ZR-1/C4 Gathering. The 40th Anniversary Registry became a cosponsor. The Grand Sport Registry became a cosponsor. Team ZR-1 became a cosponsor. Then the LT5 Registry also became a cosponsor of the event, in order to bring more people together."
C4s are still in their formative years of development as collector Corvettes. The Gathering, the longest-running annual show at the NCM, appears to be the spearhead of that movement. Logically, enthusiasm starts at the highest levels of collecting, with the ZR-1s, Grand Sports, 40th anniversary Ruby Reds, Callaways, LT4s, the LT1s, and convertibles.
At this year's event, chances are if the C4 isn't a special edition, the owner will have modified/personalized his Corvette. Hash marks on the front fenders, a Grand Sport graphic, are to be expected everywhere.
John "Hutch" Hutchinson and his wife, Patti, of the Grand Sport Registry passed out miniature hash marks to apply to name badges at the banquet Saturday night. Last year, Hutch put the crowd in stitches when he offered to loan a can of white Sears "Weatherbeater" to paint a white stripe, a la the GS, over the top of their ZR-1s. Evidently, there's a friendly rivalry between GS and ZR-1 owners. David Bright followed up Hutch's greeting when he told the crowd he was delighted the Grand Sports had shown up to be their chase vehicles.
Rain at last year's event canceled the drag-racing competition, the most popular feature at any Gathering. To entertain the crowd, co-organizer Wendell Strode and his staff prepared a choice assortment of historic ZR-1s and other C4s inside. The Chevrolet Theater was another good place to be that rainy afternoon as Gordon Killebrew hosted his "Troubleshooting Your ZR-1/C4" seminar. Here, you could learn the vagaries of "actuators" and have literally any tech question about the four-cam LT5 answered in depth.
Marc Haibeck hosted the "LT5 Performance Upgrade Paths" tech session. Paul Schnoes and Ed O'Keefe hosted a special seminar titled "Building the C4/ZR-1."
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Media Research Center
Media Research Center Inc. (MRC) is a conservative media watchdog group run by president and founder Brent Bozell. In 2011 the MRC had total revenue of $12.3 million and 89 employees.[1][2] It is predominately funded by larger right-wing foundations (see below) with other comparatively minor sources of income from rental income and investments. In its 2006 annual report, the group's founder wrote that MRC "continued to regularly provide intellectual ammunition to conservative activists, arming them with the weapons to fight the leftist press."[3] Its 2011 annual report prominently features a picture of a bus full of members of "MRC's Action Team," who "descended on Madison, Wisconsin in April 2011 to show their support for Governor Scott Walker."[2] (For context, see the SourceWatch article on the Wisconsin Protests.)
The MRC operates a number of subsidiary projects including the Business & Media Institute (formerly known as the the Free Market Project); CNSNews.com, a conservative news service; the NewsBusters blog; TimesWatch, a website focusing on the New York Times; the Culture and Media Institute and the MRC Action Team.
(The Parents Television Council was founded in 1995 as a MRC project but, in 2000, was split off to become a separate legal entity. Brent Bozell, who founded the MRC, was president of both organisations until January 2007, when he resigned as President of the PTC but remains a member of the board of directors.[4])
- 1 Mission statement
- 2 Controversies
- 3 Criticism
- 4 Campaign against the "Liberal Media"
- 5 Defense of ALEC
- 6 Key personnel
- 7 Subsidiaries
- 8 Funding
- 9 Non-MRC media contact
- 10 Contact information
- 11 Articles and resources
Mission statement
From MRC's website: "The mission of the Media Research Center is to bring balance and responsibility to the news media. Leaders of America's conservative movement have long believed that within the national news media a strident liberal bias existed that influenced the public's understanding of critical issues. On October 1, 1987, a group of young determined conservatives set out to not only prove - through sound scientific research - that liberal bias in the media does exist and undermines traditional American values, but also to neutralize its impact on the American political scene. What they launched that fall is the now acclaimed --- Media Research Center (MRC)."[5]
In November of 2000, MRC and a subsidiary, Parents Television Council (an advocacy group also founded and run by Mr. Bozell), were sued by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). MRC/PTC settled out-of-court for $3.5 million. See Parents Television Council for more information about this lawsuit.
In 1994, the MRC first printed the following excerpt from Howell Raines' book, Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis:[1]
Then one day in the summer of 1981 I found myself at the L.L. Bean store in Freeport, Maine. I was a correspondent in the White House in those days, and my work -- which consisted of reporting on President Reagan's success in making life harder for citizens who were not born rich, white, and healthy -- saddened me....My parents raised me to admire generosity and to feel pity. I had arrived in our nation's capital [in 1981] during a historic ascendancy of greed and hard-heartedness....Reagan couldn't tie his shoelaces if his life depended on it.
But the quotes were cobbled together from two different sections of the book; the span of the ellipsis between "hard-heartedness" and "Reagan couldn't tie" is 28 pages. Further, the statement "Reagan couldn't tie his shoelaces if his life depended on it" refers in context to Reagan's fly-fishing skills, not his IQ.[2] The MRC later appended a "clarification" putting the statements in their proper context.[3]
Extra!, the magazine of the progressive media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, has criticized the MRC for selective use of evidence--the MRC had complained, for example, that there was more coverage of government death squads in right-wing El Salvador than in left-wing Nicaragua, without mentioning that there were roughly a thousand times more extra-judicial killings in El Salvador. Extra! also characterized the MRC as wanting to force out of the media any opinions that it disagreed with, even tracking the off-screen political comments of actors in a project that the magazine said "bore an uncomfortable resemblance to Red Channels, the McCarthy Era blacklisting journal." [4]
The liberal media watch group Media Matters for America has also repeatedly criticized the MRC, charging that they view the media "through a funhouse mirror that renders everything--even the facts themselves--as manifestations of insidious bias." [5]
Campaign against the "Liberal Media"
In January 2012 MRC founder Brent Bozell announced that the MRC is going to invest $3-$5 million in a campaign to attack the mainstream media. Bozell claimed that the goal is to defeat the "onslaught of character assassination against anyone who dares to challenge Obama." The campaign was allegedly inspired by Gingrich's forceful rebuke of moderator John King in the South Carolina Republican Presidential Debate. [6]
Defense of ALEC
Following the publication of a Bloomberg Businessweek article examining and criticizing the American Legislative Exchange Council, (ALEC), MRC immediately came to ALEC's defense. MRC's Iris Somberg accused the authors of the article of accepting "the liberal mantra that corporations are evil and buy support through shadowy groups" and asserted that the article "is thick with one-sided caricatures of conservative policies could have easily been written by a left-wing blogger." [7]
But the MRC piece itself is almost a caricature of the Businessweek article. It alleges that Businessweek authors Brendan Greeley and Alison Fitzgerald find ALEC sinister because it is a "non-profit that promotes limited government, free markets, and federalism." But it ignores the authors' pointed critiques that show ALEC is less about limited government and free markets and more about using government to benefit ALEC's corporate members. For example, the Business week article discusses how the Republican mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana had plans to provide high-speed internet to his rural constituents, but was thwarted by a lobbyist pushing a corporate-sponsored ALEC bill through the Louisiana legislature that would block local government efforts to expand broadband. The Businessweek article points out the bill "was not designed to level the playing field," but to protect entrenched telecommunications interests at the expense of the public interest.
But rather than criticizing the Businessweek article on the merits, or countering the claims that its author's make, MRC's Somberg sets up a convoluted ad hominem. Somberg writes that groups cited in the article had received funding from the Open Society Foundations of George Soros, but does not actually dispute any thing those groups say. (One of the groups Somberg criticizes is the Center for Media and Democracy, which publishes ALECexposed.org as well as Sourcewatch.org. CMD's Open Society grant is not used for its ALEC project, and instead goes towards the national security and surveillance research of CMD's Executive Director, Lisa Graves, who has testified before Congress on such issues.)
The MRC article condescendingly states that the Businessweek authors say that ALEC receives funding from Exxon Mobil ("Nothing says evil like Big Oil cash," Somberg writes), perhaps to set up some sort of false equivalency with other groups indirectly receiving Soros money. But Exxon Mobil is only one of many corporations mentioned in the Businessweek article that fund ALEC. MRC does not mention that ALEC is led by lobbyists, and gets 98% of its funding from corporate interests. The problem with ALEC's corporate funding is not just with the funding per se, but with the fact that those dollars are being used to influence elected officials, and to push laws that govern the lives of all Americans designed to benefit the corporate bottom line. That is hardly comparable to a philanthropist helping fund online investigative journalism organizations.
The original Businessweek article can be found Here
|About ALEC
ALEC is a corporate bill mill. It is not just a lobby or a front group; it is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, corporations hand state legislators their wishlists to benefit their bottom line. Corporations fund almost all of ALEC's operations. They pay for a seat on ALEC task forces where corporate lobbyists and special interest reps vote with elected officials to approve "model" bills. Learn more at the Center for Media and Democracy's ALECexposed.org, and check out breaking news on our PRWatch.org site.
Key personnel
- Brent Bozell, President and Founder
- David Martin, Executive Vice President
- Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis
- Brent Baker, Vice President for Research and Publications, Steven P.J. Wood Senior Fellow
- Terry Jeffrey, CNSNews.com Editor-in-Chief
- Dan Gainor, Vice President of Business & Culture, T. Boone Pickens Fellow
- Rich Noyes, Director of Research
- Matthew Sheffield, NewsBusters Executive Editor
- Clay Waters, TimesWatch Director
- Stephen Gutowski, MRCTV Content Editor
- Ed Molchany, Chief Marketing Officer
- Bill Toye, Grassroots Coordinator[2]
- Business & Media Institute (formerly the Free Market Project)
- CNSNews.com
- NewsBusters
- TimesWatch
- Culture and Media Institute
- Exxon Mobil[8]
- The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
- The foundation donated $1.65 million to Media Research Center between 2001 and 2010. [9]
- Sarah Scaife Foundation
- Castle Rock Foundation
- John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
- The Carthage Foundation
- JM Foundation [6]
In its 2011 annual report, MRC lists the following as "Foundation and Corporate Support":[2]
- Above All Advisors
- Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation
- Adams Insurance Service Company
- Alpaugh Foundation
- Andrews & Kurth
- The Armstrong Foundation
- Bachman Foundation
- Bal Harbour Shops
- Balfour Lumber Co.
- Beaumont Iron and Metal Corporation
- Bell Charitable Foundation
- Doris & Stanley Berenzweig Charitable Foundation
- BLR Trust
- Bonide Products Inc.
- The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
- Brae Burn Construction Co.
- The Branyan Family Foundation
- The Brayman Family Fund
- Brodie Charitable Funds
- The George and Janet Brown Foundation
- Calvert K. Collins Family Foundation, Inc.
- Capital Community Foundation
- The Carwill Foundation
- Cassara Family Charitable Trust
- CBS Imaging
- CC Industries, Inc.
- Challenger School
- Charles and Ann Johnson Foundation
- Clifford Stanton Heinz Trust
- Cly-Del Mfg Co.
- Compass Ventures, LLC
- G. L. Connolly Foundation
- Contran Corporation
- Earlane and Sam Croom Foundation
- Crossoak Family Dentistry
- Curran Foundation
- Darr Equipment Co.
- The Davidson Bruce Foundation
- The Charles & Melissa Davis Foundation
- Ken W. Davis Foundation
- Davis-Lynch, Inc.
- Deltec Incorporated
- Doberto Corporation
- Dorset Charitable Trust
- Dreisbach Enterprises
- E. Stewart Mitchell, Inc.
- Eagle Publishing
- Ed Uihlein Family Foundation
- The Edgerly Foundation
- Eric Javits Family Foundation
- Estrella Ranch
- Fareway Stores, Inc.
- The Lundy Fetterman Family Foundation
- Lynn and Foster Friess Family Fund
- Garvey Kansas Foundation
- The George's Family Foundation
- GLACS Endowment Fund
- GM Ridge Corp
- The Griffin Family Foundation
- Griffith Interests
- The Guetz Foundation
- Guggenheim Brothers
- Guilford Foundation
- H. E. Neumann Co.
- Henry E. Haller, Jr. Foundation
- Hanson Family Foundation
- Hayden Foundation
- Hickory Foundation
- Glen and Gloria Holden Family Foundation
- The Holman Foundation Inc.
- Horned M Ranch
- Barbara N. & Don N. Howell Foundation
- Howell Family Foundation
- International Health Foundation
- J.J.C.T.M. Foundation
- The Jackson Family Foundation
- Jalapeno Corporation
- JBISoft
- Johnsonville Foods
- John P. Kavooras Charitable Trust
- Kenneth Groefsema Ranch
- A.P. Kirby, Jr. Foundation
- F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
- Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection
- Lerner Family Foundation
- Lindemann Well Service, Inc.
- The Litwin Foundation, Inc.
- Loeb Partners
- The Edward A. and Catherine L. Lozick Foundation
- Luckie/Birmingham, Inc.
- Maranatha Foundation Inc.
- Marlin Oil
- Massie Clarke Dev
- Matey, Inc.
- The Amy Shelton McNutt Charitable Trust
- McWethy Foundation
- Mechanical Contractor of Gainesville Inc.
- The Melin Family Foundation
- The Dorothy D. and Joseph A. Moller Foundation
- New Era Cleaners
- The Ochsman Foundation Inc.
- Olympus Imported Auto Parts Corp.
- The Page Foundation
- The Charles Maxfield and Gloria F. Parrish Foundation
- Patridge Knoll
- Pioneer Gasket Company, Inc.
- The Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation
- R. K. Mellon Family Foundation
- Ralph & Lois Hendricks Family Charitable Fund
- Register & Company, P.A.
- Richard & Mary Ellen Reuling Charitable Fund
- Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation
- The Robert S. & Star Pepper Foundation, Inc.
- Roberts Family Foundation
- The Rothschild Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Arthur N. Rupe Foundation
- Same Line Foundation, Inc.
- Sarah Scaife Foundation
- John & Kathleen Schneider Family Foundation
- Prewitt and Valerie D. Semmes Foundation
- Shapiro & Swertfeger
- The Shepherds Hand
- Sivyer Survivors Trust
- Thomas W. Smith Foundation
- The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation
- Herbert and Peggy Stockham Family Foundation
- Roger and Susan Stone Family Foundation
- Stuart Family Foundation
- Sumter & Ivilyn Lowry Charitable Foundation
- Sunbelt Management
- Symbolic Systems, Inc.
- Thank Heaven Foundation
- The John Templeton Foundation
- Thompson Realty Company
- Three Rivers Group, Inc.
- TKBW Foundation Trust
- Triad Energy Corporation
- Trizm Services, Inc.
- The True Foundation
- The Trzcinski Foundation
- Tsang Family Foundation
- Daniel P. and Grace I. Tully Foundation
- Urban Projects, Inc.
- Valis Associates
- Vanberg Family Foundation
- Virginia H. Deane Trust
- Vulcan Corporation
- W.R. Burgess Foundation
- Webco Industries, Inc.
- Weekley Properties
- Whitcomb Charitable Foundation
- The William C. & Cindy L. Scott Foundation
- William H. Donner Foundation
- WINREP Foundation
- Wirt A. Yerger, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
- Wold Corp.
- The Woodhull Family Foundation
- Wright Tool Company
- The Young Family Trust
Non-MRC media contact
The May 11, 2006, MRC press release "Public Demands Networks to 'Tell the Truth!' about Iraq War. Media Research Center delivers over 140,000 petitions demanding fair media coverage" directs inquiries to either Colleen O'Boyle or Tim Scheiderer at 703-683-5004, which is the phone number for Creative Response Concepts of Alexandria, Virginia.
Contact information
Media Research Center
325 S. Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Ph. (703) 683-9733
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
- ↑ Media Research Center, Form 990, organizational IRS tax filing, 2011, filed June 18, 2012, accessible via Guidestar.org, accessed October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Media Research Center, 2011 Annual Report, organizational document, 2012, accessed October 2012.
- ↑ L. Brent Bozell III, "A Message from L. Brent Bozell III", 2006, Annual Report, Media Research Center, accessed February 2008, page 3.
- ↑ Parents Television Council, "PTC President Bozell Announces Decision to Step Down and Welcomes Tim Winter as New President", Media Release, September 1, 2006.
- ↑ Media Research Center, "About the Media Research Center: Bringing Political Balance to the Media", Media Research Center, accessed February 2008.
- ↑ Right Launches Giant Campaign Against Media, Buzzfeed, January 26, 2011
- ↑ Iris Somberg, Soros Cash, Left-Wing Talking Points Fuel ALEC attack, Media Research Center Network, December 6, 2011
- ↑ "Factsheet: Media Research Center", ExxonSecrets website, accessed October 2009.
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Accessed December 6, 2011.
External resources
- "Media Research Center, Inc." profile at Media Transparency.
External articles
- Howard Kurtz, "Bias Watch," Washington Post, June 28, 2004 (scroll down to mid-page): Bozell's Media Research Center has raised $2.8 million for newspaper ads in 15 markets, billboards in 40 cities and a talk-radio blitz aimed at countering what he sees as a "liberal jihad" that is unfair to President Bush. The slogan (also on T-shirts and mugs) is not exactly subtle: A finger-pointing Uncle Sam declares: "Don't believe the liberal media!"
- Jeff Jarvis, "FCC -- and Media -- Duped by Brent Bozell's Complaint Factory," Buzz Machine, December 6, 2004.
- Bill Berkowitz, "Media Research Center Takes on The West Wing: Conservative Philanthropy-Supported Group Claims Show Had Liberal Bias", Media Transparency, May 22, 2006.
- Peter Hart and Steve Rendall, "Meet the Mythmakers", Extra!, July/August 1998.
- Paul Waldman, "MRC Studies That 'Prove' Media's 'Liberal Bias' Collapse Under Scrutiny", Media Matters for America, May 11, 2005.
- Terry Krepel, "Fairly Unbalanced", ConWebWatch, May 2, 2007. Details how appearances by MRC representatives on Fox News Channel tend to be solo, unbalanced, and the MRC spokespeople unidentified as conservative.
- Matthew Balan, "CNN Bashes Conservative Ads With 'Industry Insider,' Omits His Far Left Affiliation," Media Research Center, July 2, 2009.
- Laurie Bennett, "Conservative media monitor attracts the big bucks," Muckety.com, August 11, 2009.


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Silhouetted against a demilune bay window, a glossy black piano provides a dramatic focal point for a dining room painted earthy green. The formal piano and nearby Louis-style dining chairs contrast with weathered oak floors, a casual trestle table, and an edgy painted twig chandelier.
Pretty-in-Pink Dining Room
In this luminescent dining room, a Louis XV walnut armoire, antique pink Murano glass candelabras, and a 19th-century crystal Italian chandelier join forces with 1930s metal garden chairs and a pair of whimsical garden planters. Modern touches include curtains created from iridescent pink and orange fabric stitched together as stripes and suspended from a stainless steel cable.
Neutral Dining Room
Custom hand-carved Italian chandeliers and antique French chairs upholstered in beige fabric grace a long Country French dining room table. At the windows, silk Scalamandré fringe detailing adds extra elegance to dressy linen curtains.
Green Dining Room
The fancy and not-so-fancy mingle in an unabashedly green dining room that pairs elaborate silk curtains with casual bamboo shades and gilt framed plein air paintings. Curtain material is from the Silk Trading Company. The silk fabric draping the circular dining table is from Scalamandré.
White Dining Room
Sparkling hand-blown clear glass pendants shine down upon the angular beauty of a clear glass table and sleek white leather chairs. The dining room floor is made from hand-scraped hickory planks.
French Style in the Dining Room
This dining room features some formal-flourish France -- pilasters, ceiling details, a Versailles-style parquet floor, and a French-blue wall color all add up to a hearty bonjour! All the same, the fact that the table, chairs, and console table are reproductions ensures that the room is still plenty user-friendly for a family with young children. The chairs are painted instead of being a high-maintenance glossy wood finish.
See the next slide for more of this beautiful room.
French Style in the Dining Room
The marble-topped console table and gilt mirror are in the Louis XVI style.
Sea-Inspired Dining Room
A shimmering shell-encrusted conservatory, furnished with a simple table and blue wicker chairs, serves as a dining room for guests and breakfast room for the homeowners. A late-19th-century Italian chandelier with unusual daisy crystals complements the shellwork. By day the room goes airy with its French doors flung open. At night the silver from the mother-of-pearl walls sparkles beautifully in the candlelight.
Dining Room in Gold
The gold standard for this dining room is set by a 100-year-old Louis XVI-style gilt console table with an elaborate gilt-framed mirrored top. The gorgeous piece commands one wall of the dining room. whose walls were hand-painted to suggest gold linen. Another treasure, the circa-1900 crystal French chandelier, illuminates the transparency of a custom-designed Lucite pedestal-base table.
Dining Room with Garden Focus
Mother Nature holds court in a mirrored and fabric-draped dining room that pays tribute to all things gardening. Orchids reach upward from an outdoor glass-top table supported by a stone base of architectural scrolls. A delicate duo of window coverings -- celery-color draperies that break on the floor and white organdy café curtains behind them -- provide privacy. Garden statues gaze out from a corner, and a large European landscape painting adds to the outdoor elan. Gustavian antique chairs boast earthy brown leather seats, with their backs sporting a snappy brown ticking.
Harmonious Dining Room
An overall palette of rich earth and clear water tones extends into the dining room, where plaids, florals, and stripes live together in unified harmony. The dining room's tall windows, dressed in simple drapery panels, offer drama as well as a focused view of the beautiful countryside. Roman shades can be lowered to block the sun's rays when needed.
Repurposed Dining Room
Contemporary diners join hands with the past when seated at an elongated 19th-century French oak harvest table beneath a vintage French chandelier from New Orleans. Oak floors are cut from 19th-century beams. And at the far end, 18th-century Venetian bronze doors flank the dining room archway.
Green-and-White Dining Room
Green-and-white covered chairs and fabric panels at the windows keep an all-white dining room with pearly-white ceiling from feeling stuffy. At the table, plump slipper chairs add a lush contrast to sleek klismos-style side chairs that are accented with simple green silk cushions and elegant rope trim. A carved fireplace surround topped with a silver-leaf mirror acts as the room's focal point.
Handsome Dining Room
English oiled walls glow at the far end of a dining room whose handsome appearance results from the juxtaposition of old and new. Above the fireplace, a circa-1800 Italian mirror is flanked by 1920s French sconces. In front of it stands a focal-point pair of new iron topiaries. Bee skeps-turned-fixtures offer a surprising alternative to more expected chandeliers. Below, a crisply modern walnut table is paired with early-1900s Louis XIII-style French dining chairs dressed in linen slipcovers.
Elegant Dining Room
This luscious dining room is rendered in a palette of soft blues and creams, and grounded with gleaming wood furniture and golden accents. While formal, the space is far from stuffy. The gorgeous fabrics are from Lee Jofa for the draperies and from Bergamo on the chairs. The chandelier is an antique.
Aqua-and-Cream Dining Room
Aqua and cream with a dusting of metallic finishes give the dining room's neoclassical style a youthful twist. The grass cloth wall covering is tinted the color of a lake on a clear day, with a shimmery gold ceiling to create a heightened aura during dinner parties. Authentic and reproduction antiques mingle beneath the auspices of a crystal chandelier.
Desert Dining Room
A spicy color scheme connects this dining room to the magnificent high-desert landscape outside. Subtle variations of terra cotta, apricot, and gold dissolve into each other with easy, tranquil grace. Golden color was layered onto freshly stuccoed walls to create a sun-kissed radiance. French doors connecting the dining room and patio are painted orange, part of an effort to brighten the whole house.
Intimate Dining Room
A large vintage photo of New York City printed on linen (an IKEA find) hangs in a hall just outside this intimate dining room. French doors on the opposite wall open to a terrace. The chandelier is custom-made. The black chairs with cream-colored seats are from Baker.
Global Dining Room
This dining room's palette reflects the tones of the beach and sea, but stops short of being symbiotic with natural surroundings. Instead, the dining room presents a global view. Accordingly, the new glass-top refectory table with four pairs of modernistic tripod legs partners with a mix of chairs of older styles, including a set of six made in 18th-century Sweden. A Vietri vessel joins a pair of Georg Jensen candelabra on the tabletop.
Eclectic Dining Room
Positioned to take advantage of all the natural light, a simple rectangular dining table partners well with vintage Harvey Probber chairs featuring tubular steel bases. Above the table, hanging "urchin lights" were made by attaching light bulbs to a wire armature. Creamy walls and woodwork frame carefully chosen objets d'art as well as an ever-changing view outside. Wide planks of white pine stayed in their original condition with gaps and cracks left intact.


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After winning three in a row, the Retrievers (5-6, 0-2 AEC) have dropped two in a row in America East action. UMBC jumped out in front early against New Hampshire on Saturday, but the Retrievers' offense slowed down the rest of the way, as the Wildcats defeated UMBC, 8-2. Freshman Mackenzie Reese (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll School) tallied both of the Retrievers' goals in the contest, her second multiple goal game of her rookie campaign.
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Lights-Out Laser Cutting
That's the bottom line that emerged from my discussions with Garry Busby, fabrication department manager at Helmer Inc., Noblesville, IN. Helmer manufactures laboratory equipment and refrigeration products that provide controlled-temperature environments for critical storage of blood products and vaccines.
"We're als looking to push the envelope to improve part designs," Busby says, "while at the same time striving to control costs, minimize scrap and improve throughput." Often, adding fabrication time to an end product can save more time and money in assembly—that's been the recent focus of Busby's team in the Helmer fabrication shop, where capital investments in new equipment allow the team to present new options for the firm's design engineers.
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The Helmer sheetmetal-fabrication shop occupies 17,000 sq. ft. of the firm's 72,000-sq.-ft. plant. It moved to the facility in December 2007 in order to combine all of its operations under one roof, having outgrown the four separate buildings it had been operating out of. Concurrent with the move, management decided to hand Busby and his fabrication department a new machine tool to help further its mission to improve flexibility, quality and productivity—an automated laser-cutting machine to blank parts in the flat and prepare them for forming and assembly. The machine was intended to lighten the department's load on its turret presses.
"We had been running two shifts in the fabrication department just to keep pace with assembly," Busby notes, reflecting on the excessive amount of hours needed to nibble part contours on its pair of aging turret presses. "We noted efficiency problems on the second shift in particular, and went looking for a better solution, and after 18 months of searching settled on a 4-kW Mitsubishi machine (Model 3015 LVP) with a 20-shelf material-storage tower." Along with the laser came automated nesting software to optimize sheet utilization and minimize scrap.
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"The laser has replaced a lot of nibbling that we used to perform on the turret presses," says Busby. "Now only five to 10 percent of our parts require any turret punching at all. Laser cutting our parts eliminated nearly all post-op deburring. Edge quality is superb, and we can run the laser unmanned."
The machine runs 18 hr./day, 10 of which are lights-out. And it went from running two turret presses two shifts each, both tended by operators, to running one turret press 6 hr./day.
Cutting with Shop Air
At install, laser cutting occurred with nitrogen assist—in fact, the firm installed a bulk- nitrogen tank outside its facility to feed the laser. But now the firm cuts mostly with shop air, with great results to show for the economical switch.
"Shop air through a 2-mm nozzle provides excellent edge quality on all of our galvannealed and galvanized stock," Busby says. "We only run nitrogen to cut stainless steel and aluminum. All we had to do was add a second dryer on the shop-air line to ensure the delivery of clean, dry air to the machine."
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"Recently, we've been performing a lot of hemming operations on our sheetmetal enclosures to eliminate riveting in assembly," Busby continues. "We took on this additional task after investing in a new press brake (a Trumpf TruBend 5085, rated to 94 U.S. tons of bend force) outfitted with six-axis backgauging, as well as new hemming tooling (from Wilson Tool, White Bear Lake, MN). Along with the new hemming tooling came a new Wilson parting tool for Helmer's turret press that, compared to the ¼-by-3-in. rectangular punch it had been using for parting, "holds the punch much more firmly," says Busby. "We can run that tool 30 hr. or more between sharpenings, compared to only 10 to 12 hr., or barely one shift, before."
"Our older brakes have two-axis back-gauges—six axes give us added flexibility," Busby continues. "The two halves of the backgauge can move independently."
Asked to elaborate on how added backgauge flexibility pays off, Busby describes a recent design innovation handed off to his group for a new under-the-counter line of refrigerators.
"The design included very odd-shaped legs," he says, "and forming the legs on our older brakes would have been very challenging. Our operators would have had to hang the part off of the edge of the tooling to put some of the bends in, resulting in a very difficult-to-control process. Fabricating the legs on the new brake with the independent backgauges allows the operator to locate the part in two places and ensure precise alignment and accuracy." MF
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The Maharashtra cabinet Thursday partially accepted the report on the probe into the Adarsh Housing Society scam after rejecting it a fortnight ago. The opposition cried foul and threatened to move court.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told media persons that the government will initiate action against 25 members who were "ineligible" and also prosecute those owning property by proxy in the society, as mentioned in the report by the two-member judicial commission.
However, there will be no action against 13 officials and politicians, including former chief minister Ashok Chavan, named in the report, Chavan said after a review of the report undertaken by the cabinet Thursday.
"Since the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has already begun action against various officials, the government will not initiate separate proceedings against the same people," Chavan said.
He also ruled out any action against six top politicians named in the report, virtually giving them a clean chit.
Opposition parties in the state, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, termed the review as an eyewash and threatened to move court in the matter.
Leader of Opposition in the legislative assembly Eknath Khadse termed the decision "a total eyewash" and an attempt to fool the people of the state.
Leader of Opposition in the legislative council Vinod Tawde demanded that the government convene a special session of the legislature to discuss the report.
The cabinet review of the probe commission report came a fortnight after it was rejected by the cabinet.
Set up in January 2011, the commission comprising Justice (retd) J.A. Patil and former chief secretary P. Subramanium, submitted its interim report in April 2012 and the full report in April 2013.
On the political patronage enjoyed by the society, the judicial commission had said in its report that the society was backed by four former chief ministers — late Vilasrao Deshmukh, Sushilkumar Shinde (now home minister), Ashok Chavan and Shivajirao Patil-Nilangekar — besides two former ministers Sunil Tatkare and Rajesh Tope.
That had led to criticism from all quarters, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi.
Chavan Thursday said the government has accepted the finding that the land on which the 31-storeyed building stands belongs to the state government.
The cabinet also accepted the conclusion that the land was not reserved for housing war widows or Kargil heroes, Chavan said.
On the question of the society membership, Chavan said that out of the 102 total members, the commission found 25 people were ineligible to be members of the society.
The ineligible members include senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former assembly speaker Babasaheb Kupekar, former Shiv Sena MP and minister Suresh Prabhu, three relatives of former chief minister Ashok Chavan, and former Indian consul general general in New York Devyani Khobragade.
"We shall send notice to them and take appropriate steps to cancel their membership. Similarly, for those 22 who made proxy purchases, suitable action will be initiated," Chavan said.
On the legality of the building that was declared "illegal" and ordered to be demolished, the chief minister said the Adarsh Society has challenged the decision in the Bombay High Court and the matter was before the court.
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How to Make a T-Shirt Pillow
Do you want to add some new décor for your home at little cost? Do you want to empty your closet, which is full of old clothing? You can accomplish both tasks with this creative sewing project: making adorable T-shirt pillows. Most older children, teens and adults can make a cute pillow with ease, even if they don't know how to sew. The material is handy, the activity is simple, the task is fun, and the result is great.
For your T-shirt sewing project, keep in mind these few things:
Once you master those techniques, then you're ready to create some T-shirt pillows!
Basic T-shirt pillow
For a simple T-shirt pillow, cut a matching square or rectangle shape from the front and back of the shirt. Make sure it has at least a circumference at least 3 inches larger than the pillow form; this leaves room for stuffing. Turn the piece inside out for stitching.
Carefully, and slowly, sew three of the four sides with a sewing machine, with all seams about 1 inch from the edge. Turn the form inside out again so that the correct side is showing and stuff the pillow in. Fold the hems of the extra T-shirt fabric into the case and hand sew shut, using a very small stitch.
T-shirt-shaped pillow
For a pillow shaped like an actual T-shirt, turn the shirt inside out and sew the arms and neck closed. Then stuff the shirt with pillow filling, leaving about a 2-inch hem of fabric at the bottom. Make sure the shirt is stuffed full, but not so much that the fabric is stretching. Fold and roll the hem up into the pillow and hand sew closed. This makes a perfect pillow for reading in bed.
Long T-shirt pillow
If you'd like a long, narrow pillow, a T-shirt still works. Sew up the arms and neck of the shirt and stuff to desired shape. Then cut the shirt off about 2 inches below desired edge of pillow. Fold and roll hem into pillow and sew shut.
Tied T-shirt pillow
The easiest tied pillows don't even involve any sewing! You'll need a round, long, thin pillow. For a small pillow, just cut the shirt off below the armpits and use the bottom part. Then wrap the shirt around the pillow so that it's tight and smooth. Tie the excess shirt at each end with a tight, big ribbon. The excess shirt now looks like a frilly decoration.
Cut two large rectangles out of the shirt and sew two opposing sides together. Slip the pillow form into the fabric and tie each end securely and tightly with a large, pretty ribbon. Fluff up the extra material, or add some beads and extra ribbon for an adorable effect.
Quilted T-shirt pillow
Don't neglect your small, ripped or stained shirts. You can still use them to make cute, crafty pillows. Just gather a bunch of these shirts together and use the good, old art of quilting to make the correct-size pillow casing. Cut out the usable parts of the shirts and carefully sew them together.
Use shirts of similar material, weave and thickness, otherwise the stitches will look poor, the pieces will stretch differently, and the pillow won't last long. Once the panels are quilted together, just follow basic pillow-making steps to finish it off.
"Seriously ugly" T-shirt pillow
Dying or tie-dying is perfect for transforming a particularly ugly shirt. Or sew on beads, buttons, ribbons, bows or piping to create a fresh look. Use some craft paint and make a cute design on the shirt before stuffing the pillow in.
Iron-on or traditional patches can be added as well to make a fantastic-looking pillow. Or use stamps, sponges and lace with some paint or dye to create neat patterns. Try hand- and footprint designs, make potato and apple stamps, or just soak the shirt in some bleach.
- If the shirt is already covered, don't be afraid to remove some embellishments. Carefully cut off embroidery or sequins. Scrub off painting or silk screen. Use patches, beads, buttons and so forth to cover up the missing decoration.
From simple to elaborate, there are many different types of T-shirt pillows you can learn how to sew. So gather up those faded and outgrown T-shirts, get creative, and whip up some unusual accessories for your couch or bed.
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November 1, 2012
Should New York Build Sea Gates?
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In September, The Times reported that New York City might be "moving too slowly to address the potential for flooding that could paralyze transportation, cripple the low-lying financial district and temporarily drive hundreds of thousands of people from their homes."
This week, the theory was tested, as Hurricane Sandy flooded parts of all five boroughs. Could sea gates or storm barriers help to prevent future flooding in New York City? Are they cost effective? Or is there a better alternative?Read the Discussion »


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We are seeking a new background for our PowerPoint slides which are used for large corporate events. We would like the design to be professional, eyeing, sharp and fresh.
We run large corporate events where up to 300 people run virtual businesses at their tables and compete against each other. These are called Business Simulations or Business Games We then present results and market information on stage. These are high energy events which are attended by managers from large companies.
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Municipal bonds have historically exhibited low default rates. During the 41 years ended December 2011, bonds at the lower end of the investment grade spectrum experienced default rates of less than 1%.
More recently — in the two-year period after the recession of 2008-2009 — Moody's recorded a mere 11 defaults on long-term municipal bonds that fell within its entire ratings universe.
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We are delighted that you plan to join Agricultural & Biological Engineering! We look forward to meeting you and hope that you will soon feel at home in our department. Someone from our Department will meet you at Lilly Hall around 9 am on the day of your STAR visit to campus and bring you to the ABE building where we will introduce you to our Department and help you schedule your first semester classes. We will also answer any questions you might have about any of the 3 Agricultural & Biological Engineering Majors (Agricultural Systems Management, Agricultural Engineering, and Biological Engineering). Feel free to browse through our pages for Current Students, Future Students, and the University STAR site to register and find the details. This page will be updated regularly, so you might want to stop by periodically. You can contact Dan Taylor or Yvonne Hardebeck at 765/494-1172 if you have questions that need to be answered before you arrive on campus.
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To many, Labor Day signifies the end of summer. It is also seen as a day of tribute for those hard working Americans who have and are making such huge contributions and achievements in the work force.
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What better way to say goodbye to summer and treat yourself for all your hard work, than coming out to the Inn Above Onion Creek for a little Texas Hill Country getaway. You can take take a cruise on the back roads, go antique shopping, hike on our trails, and take a dip in the pool while the sun sets.The cats are even getting in on a little rest and relaxation after working hard all summer.
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