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Especially for acoustic players, few things inspire greater awe than watching and hearing a great finger-stylist at work. Oftentimes the best finger-pickers seem to incorporate music from a multitude of genres--country, jazz, blues … you name it. Below we've profiled ten of the very best. Please let us know, in the comments section, which great finger stylists we missed.
Merle Travis
The man for whom "Travis picking" was named inspired legions of players, most notably Chet Atkins, but also such greats as Scotty Moore and Earl Hooker. At its richest, his style incorporated elements of ragtime, blues, jazz and Western swing. Equally adept on both acoustic and electric, he famously favored a Gibson Super 400 hollow body as his main guitar. The instrument is currently on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Davy Graham
Had he done nothing other than introduce the DADGAD tuning (in 1964), Graham's place in fingerstyle history would be assured. "I could go on for hours about Davy," fellow great John Renbourn once told Guitar Player. "When I first heard him he was playing blues with John Mayall … playing on an old Gibson J-50 with a DeArmond pickup like I used to use. Instead of just chunking along doing Jimmy Reed lines, he was playing 6ths and 10ths, but still great blues. It was just a different fingerstyle approach and it was lovely."
John Fahey
Brilliantly eccentric, Fahey forged a style that drew from a wide spectrum of genres, including blues, Native American music, Indian ragas and classical. The dissonant and experimental nature of his work profoundly influenced the likes of Sonic Youth. Fahey's friend, Dr. Demento, once hailed him as "the first [artist] to demonstrate that the finger-picking techniques of traditional country and blues could be used to express a world of non-traditional musical ideas."
Martin Carthy
The '60s folk revival had no greater father than British guitarist Martin Carthy. Three important English folk-rock bands to later emerge -- Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band -- were formed in part due to his direct help or guidance. His impact on Paul Simon and Bob Dylan was profound as well. Ravi Shankar and Davy Graham were among those who influenced Carthy's distinctive style.
Jerry Reed
Although he's probably better-known for his acting career and for penning the Elvis Presley hit, "Guitar Man," Jerry Reed was in fact a phenomenal finger stylist. "Jerry Reed, in my opinion, is as innovative as anybody in history," guitar great Tommy Emmanuel told Guitar Player, in 2008. "When he came along there was nobody like him, and his legacy is the single greatest body of work for fingerstyle guitar players. Jerry had it all: great melodies, great ideas and a great innovation in his playing."
Reverend Gary Davis
South Carolina native Rev. Gary Davis helped forge the "Piedmont fingerstyle tradition" along with such peers as Blind Boy Fuller and Blind Willie McTell. Using his thumb and index finger, he churned out intricate melodies, complex rhythm licks and lightning fast single-string runs. Countless musicians – including Roy Book Binder, David Bromberg and Stephan Grossman -- sought Davis out for private lessons during his later years, after he had migrated to New York. A Gibson J-200 was his steady companion.
Tommy Emmanuel
One could reasonably argue that Tommy Emmanuel is the rightful heir to the throne left behind by Chet Atkins. Known for his complex technique, energetic live shows and the use of percussive effects on the guitar, the Australian native has been a working professional musician since age 6. He recently told M Music & Musicians: "[Atkins' finger-picking] was something I loved from the get-go. When I heard George Benson and Django Reinhardt and people like that, I wanted to play their music as well -- but that music didn't fall into my hands in the same way Chet Atkins and Merle Travis and Jerry Reed's music did."
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen's prowess as a fingerpicker surfaced often in the Jefferson Airplane, but it was during his tenure with Hot Tuna that he began to truly showcase his remarkable technique. The veteran talked about his approach with Guitar International in 2002. "I'm what they call a three finger picker," he said. "I use a thumb pick and metal picks for my first two fingers. Reverend Gary Davis only used a thumb and one finger. So there's a lot of ways to do it." Among the guitars Kaukonen has favored are a Gibson 1936 Advanced Jumbo Acoustic Guitar Reissue and a Gibson J-190 acoustic/electric.
Leo Kottke
For 40-plus years Leo Kottke has showcased his phenomenal skills as a finger picker, drawing from blues, jazz and folk to produce sophisticated, polyphonic melodies. Along the way he's overcome injury and partial hearing loss, even reconfiguring his technique to accommodate tendon damage in his right hand. Through the years, Kottke has collaborated with such musical giants as Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Rickie Lee Jones – and his mentor, John Fahey.
Chet Atkins
No finger-stylist had a greater impact on his peers than Chet Atkins did. The most honored finger-picker in history, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, nine Country Music Association "Instrumentalist of the Year" awards, and was inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. It's often been said that he, along with Merle Travis, "taught America how to play finger-style guitar."


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Al Schnier, guitarist/singer of moe., recognizes the irony of his band signing a deal with Sugar Hill Records.
Al Schnier, guitarist/singer of moe., recognizes the irony of his band signing a deal with Sugar Hill Records.
These days, it's become common for groups, especially in the rock genre, to start their own record labels and handle their own distribution and promotion. And here is moe., having released all but two of its previous 10 studio albums on its own label, teaming up with a record company for its most recent album, "Whatever Happened to the La Las."
"We've built a really great cottage industry out of this somehow," Schnier said, noting that the band is not dissatisfied with the career it has built with its do-it-yourself approach. "After doing it for so many years, though, the one thing that's always sort of eluded us, I guess, was being able to tap into a broader audience or a wider audience or getting some kind of additional exposure. We've always flown under the radar."
And that's where the band hopes Sugar Hill can help. The last time moe. had a record deal, it was on a larger scale. Formed in 1991 in Buffalo, N.Y., the band started out taking the do-it-yourself route, self-releasing its first two albums before signing with Sony 550 Records.
The band, which also includes guitarist Chuck Garvey, singer/bassist Rob Derhak, drummer Vinnie Amico and percussionist Jim Loughlin, released two albums on that label, but didn't get the kind of boost in its popularity that it hoped would come with the resources of a major label. So moe. returned to releasing its own albums and had stuck with that approach in releasing its four subsequent studio albums.
The Sugar Hill deal isn't the only way in which moe. has gone out of its way to try to improve on what it does.
For "Whatever Happened to the La La's" the group, for one of the few times in its career, brought in a producer, John Travis.
Schnier said the band had started to think its democratic approach to songwriting and arranging might not have been resulting in the best musical decisions.
"The thing about that is because we're very much like brothers and democratic almost to a fault, you end up compromising all of the time," he said. "Nobody is really steering the ship. We kind of all are, and nobody really wants to ruffle any feathers."
Schnier said Travis wasn't shy about directing the band. Many of the songs the band recorded for "Whatever Happened to the La Las" had been played on stage and developed over a period of time. But in the studio, Travis steered the band in new directions on some of the songs.
For example, "Suck a Lemon," a tune that helps set the rocking tone for the new album, lost an instrumental section the band had been playing. The songs from "Whatever Happened to the La Las" figure to evolve as moe. tours behind the CD. Set lists will vary, but the feel of the show has evolved a bit from recent tours, where the group tried to create more of a structured presentation, to the point that the band was writing and rehearsing instrumental segments of its show.
"The idea was to tighten up the show, to really see if we could actually make the show more exciting somehow," Schnier said. "But I think in the end, we all sort of found that it actually took something away from the show for all of us because there was less freedom in the show, first of all, and it somehow was less fun because you were working so hard and because of the structure. … So since that time, we've kind of gone back to a much looser structure, to the point where we're putting question marks down for where songs should be on our set lists, or just changing things up on the fly."

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Groups, volunteers gear up for Relay's celebration of life
PUNXSUTAWNEY — There are festivals for mountain laurel, Punxsutawney Phil and even fall leaves, but this weekend, there will be a festival in Barclay Square that celebrates life: The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.
Not only does the relay celebrate many cancer survivors, it also promotes research to find a cure.
As of last week, teams have raised $45,000. The ultimate goal is $78,000.
This year's theme is "Disco — Stayin' Alive."
Jennifer Pavlak, who co-chairs of the Punxsy event with Robyn Shaffer, said the mission statement defines what it's all about: "The American Cancer Society Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported and that one day cancer will be eliminated."
Pavlak said it's not too late to enter a team or volunteer to help. Even as late as Saturday, teams or individuals may sign up to help.
Shaffer said currently, there are 26 teams and 92 survivors planning to attend.
This year, there is an individual who will turn 40 in 2011, and has battled cancer for the last 32 years.
"He was diagnosed for the first time at eight years old," Shaffer said. "It has been an ongoing, constant battle with cancer over the last 32 years."
Pavlak said the relay is good for not only those battling cancer, but it also serves as one large support group.
"You can't really appreciate what the relay is all about until you attend it," Shaffer said.
Dr. Jose Silva, from the Medical Center Clinic at Punxsutawney Area Hospital, will read the names of the cancer survivors during the event, and there will be a Power Point projection bearing all the survivors' names on the screen on the Barclay Square bandstand.
As part of the preparation for Saturday's event, there will be entertainment from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the park.
The relay begins with a Survivors' Lap, an inspirational time when survivors are invited to circle the perimeter of Barclay Square and help everyone celebrate victories over cancer.
The Survivors' Lap is an emotional example of how relay participants create a world with more birthdays like those of each individual walking around the park, Shaffer said.
The Knights of Columbus, Masons and Punxsutawney-based Pennsylvania State Police will escort survivors during the walk while they are saluted by the Knights and their swords, Pavlak said.
In the early evening, there will be a special dinner for survivors.
"This is what the Relay is all about: It's the survivors," Pavlak said.
Pavlak said after dark, a luminaria ceremony honors those who have been touched by cancer and remembers loved ones lost to the disease.
Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person touched by cancer, and participants often walk a lap in silence.
During the day, there will be music provided by a DJ and live entertainment, as well as food, auctions and raffles.
Pavlak and Shaffer thank everyone who volunteered and or helped with this year's Relay for Life.
"We couldn't do it without them," Pavlak said.
For more information regarding the Punxsy Relay, contact Pavlak at 849-7001, Shaffer at 715-2829 or visit www.relayforlife.org/papunxsutawney.


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Former Arizona State baseball coach Pat Murphy is returning to the state of Arizona as the manager of the Padres Triple-A affiliate in Tucson.
Murphy will be assisted by pitching coach Bronswell Patrick and batting coach Tom Tornincasa.
Murphy managed the Padres short-season Single-A team in Eugene, Ore., the past two seasons. Under Murphy, the Emeralds posted the best overall, regular-season record in the Northwest League in both 2011 and 2012.
Murphy was the head coach for 15 seasons at Arizona State before joining the Padres organization as a special assistant to baseball operations in 2010. He is one of only three coaches in NCAA Division 1 history to reach 1,000 career wins before age 50 and the Sun Devils finished with a top-five national ranking in three of his last five seasons.
"Pat is skilled at creating a winning environment," said Padres general manager Josh Byrnes. Tucson finished last in the Pacific Coast League's Pacific Southern division last season.
Patrick was the pitching coach with Single-A Lake Elsinore last season. Tornincasa has coached in the Padres minor league system for 13 seasons. He spent the last two seasons with Double-A San Antonio, where in 2011 he received the Jack Krol Award for contributions to Padres player development.
Terry Kennedy was released after three seasons as the Padres Triple-A manager after the conclusion of the 2012 season. Kennedy joined the Cubs Tuesday as a professional scout.
Cabrera tabbed a Super Two
Everth Cabrera, who is expected to be challenged by Logan Forsythe next spring as the Padres shortstop, has gained "Super Two" status, making him eligible for salary arbitration.
Cabrera, 25, has amassed two years plus 144 days over his four seasons with the Padres. The cut off this season was two years and 139 days.
Cabrera hit .246 in 115 games last season and led the National League with 44 steals. He had both a .324 on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The switch-hitter hit .195 against left-handed pitchers.
Padres Notes
--The Padres have released right-handed pitcher Micah Owings, who was 1-2 last season with a 2.79 earned run average over 9 2/3 innings in six appearances before going on the disabled list on April 26 with a forearm strain. Owings, who made $1 million, never pitched again for the Padres and finished the season on the 60-day disabled list.
--The Padres were honored last Saturday by the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network for their efforts to raise awareness and advance research of the disease. Padres bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds died last season of pancreatic cancer following a 19-month battle.
--Tony Gwynn has been named the 2012 winner of the Louisville Slugger Living Legend Award. The award "recognizes greatness both on and off the field."
--Scott Bream, a Padres pro scout and special assistant to Byrnes the past two seasons, has left the club to become the Director of Pro Scouting for the Detroit Tigers.


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 3rd Mar 2010 20:21 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
"With the latest releases of Opera, Google Chrome and Firefox continuing to push the boundaries of the web, the once-dominant Internet Explorer is looking less and less relevant every day. But we should expect Microsoft to go on the offensive at its upcoming MIX 2010 developer conference in Las Vegas, where, it has been speculated, the company will demonstrate the first beta builds of Internet Explorer 9 and possibly offer a preview release of the browser to developers. Several clues point to the possibility that the next version of IE will include broad support for HTML5 elements, vector graphics and emerging CSS standards. If Microsoft plays its cards right in Vegas, IE 9 could be the release that helps IE get its groove back in the web browser game."


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professorFrink needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 256 designs submitted by 57 freelance designers.
99designers - you've done it before - let's do it again! Experienced contest-holder with 100% feedback, will answer any questions you may have to help you in creating the perfect design for our new brand.
Bluem (pronounced bloom) is a new startup that provides tools and services around specific web-based software. In particular, this service will be offering conversion optimization, search engine optimization, performance optimization and mobile web optimization.
These advanced services and tools combine marketing expertise, and technical expertise that focuses around specific web platforms. The goal here with everything being done is to create growth for the customers using these tools or services. These will help them improve search ranking, increase conversion rates, improve site performance, and any other tool that might aid in helping to generate more revenue.
Target audience is small to medium sized business owners of web-based businesses - primarily young to middle aged men.
I'll start with what we DON'T want. Because the word "bloom" typically has to do with a flower blooming, designs with semi-transparent overlapping leafs are a dime a dozen. We also do not want a tachometers, gauges, arrows, "feminine florals", or graphs. UNLESS you can incorporate them creatively (eg. we do not just want a bar chart with an arrow pointing up, but if you have flower leaves that come together and visually look like an arrow then that can be acceptable). We also do not want the M in bluem to stand out too much - because the word is pronounced bloom - we do not want people to think it is blue m.
We want something unique that portrays a strong brand representing growth (or blooming) for our customers. Other than that, we're looking for a logo with a unique typeface, and a separate visual. Ideally, this visual could be adapted for each of our different classification of tools/services.
Styling: Preference to simple logos, nothing too complex or overwhelming to the eye.
Colors: We're fairly wide-open, except feminine colors (pink, purple, etc). Do not like the combination of blue and green though (too overdone) Preference towards bold colors - uniqueness is good in this case. It would be good to incorporate blue in some sense, but it can be a secondary (or even tertiary) color.
Medium: Web-only
Buzzwords: grow, optimize, improve, revenue, raise, inflate, boost, "moving the needle", "raising the bar", premium, valuable
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Feb. 9, 2008
A slow start is usually always difficult to overcome.
When that slow start is against the top team in the conference it is almost impossible to overcome.
Such was the case for the Lady Bisons who fell 61-48 to Jacksonville Saturday evening at Allen Arena in an Atlantic Sun Conference match-up.
"This was the first time Jacksonville has won on our court here," said Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett. "They have a very good team. They are at the top of the conference.
"But we didn't come out with a lot of energy the first half it didn't seem like as far as moving without the basketball. I thought we came back in the second half and started doing some good things, but we could never get over the hump."
The Lady Bisons led 4-2 two minutes into the game on a lay-up by freshman guard Jenna Bartsokas, but they would never lead again.
In the last eight minutes of the first half the Lady Bisons pulled within four points of the lead five times, but could never get any closer. They trailed 33-23 at intermission.
In the second half the Lady Bisons played more aggressively. Defensively, they held Jacksonville to 28 points, but offensively they scored only 25 in the final 20 minutes.
The Lady Bisons pulled within three points (43-40), the closest they had been since the first two minutes of the game as junior forward Rachel Davis scored on a lay-up.
"The big thing was we would make a passing turnover and give them the chance to get a fast break lay-up," Bennett said. "That was kind of discouraging. We would work hard to get it back to five or so and they would have a spurt and get it back to 11."
But Jacksonville went on an 11-4 at the point to lead 54-44 with 4:34 left to play.
With 2:20 remaining junior forward Kaleigh Gossman scored on a lay-up to cut the Jacksonville lead to eight points (56-48). But Jacksonville scored the last five points in the game to seal the win.
Junior center Katie Rollins led the Lady Bisons with 11 points. Gossman finished with 10.
Junior forward Jilian Partin grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. The Lady Bisons held a 39-30 edge on the boards.
"Jilian has played so hard," Bennett said. "She is No. 2 in the conference in rebounding conference play. That usually translates into points as well, but she had hard time finishing plays against Jacksonville."
Jacksonville forward Ashley Williams scored a game-high 20 points and completed the double-double with 10 rebounds. Courtney Jackson added 14 points.
The Lady Bisons are 6-18 overall, 4-6 in the conference. Jacksonville is 19-3 overall, 9-1 in the A-Sun.
Monday night at 7 the Lady Bisons are back in Allen Arena for an A-Sun game with North Florida. The game is "Think Pink" and "Pack the House" night as the Lady Bisons call attention to breast cancer.
The Lady Bisons will wear pink shirts during pre-game warm-ups. Fans are encouraged to wear pink.


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Prosenoder's Cup 2003 (person)
See all of Prosenoder's Cup 2003, there are 41 more in this node.
|E2 Prose Writers Group
|How can a thinking, rational adult be a monotheist?
|Terrible things men say to women they're supposed to love
|JonBenét Ramsey
|Honor among thieves
|Prosenoder's Cup 2007
|Forgive me for being afraid of the world
|A business card left for my daughter, the waitress
|When I tell stories about you I have to use my hands
|How to Disappear Completely
|Hurry up please it's time
|flagpole sitting
|Charles Bukowski
|Raz de Equites: An E2 Proseproduction
|It's just a folded piece of paper till you let it fly
|My meeting with a monk
|banana pancakes, purple toenails, buzzcuts and Easter monkeys
|jungle gym
|I've accepted the way it is and it doesn't hurt so much


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Brett Gibbs Returns The Favor: Points Out That Steele And Hansmeier Were In Control Over Florida Prenda Farce
from the you-throw-me-under-the-bus? dept
The latest in that case is that Graham Syfert, the lawyer representing the defendants, has filed a notice about how they're fine with dropping the request for sanctions against Brett Gibbs and Matthew Wasinger. Wasinger wasn't in the courtroom for the crazy hearing, but had been a previous lawyer (hired by Prenda) representing Sunlust who had requested to withdraw after learning a bit about how Prenda worked. He thought he had been allowed off the case when that had not actually gone through. As we noted earlier, Wasinger had apologized profusely and revealed some of what happened with Prenda. As for Gibbs... that's where it gets more interesting.
As we've noted recently, Paul Hansmeier and John Steele have both been trying to throw Brett Gibbs under the bus in the California case, by arguing that Gibbs is the lawyer on the case, and he was in charge of everything. That's not particularly believable. They pointed to previous cases in which Gibbs made vague declarations about being in control over these cases to argue that, despite Gibbs comments to the contrary elsewhere, they weren't pulling the puppet strings. Sooner or later, you knew that Gibbs would hit back at being thrown under the bus.
Syfert sought, and got, declaration from Brett Gibbs clarifying how Hansmeier and Steele were the ones completely behind the Sunlust litigation. It's pretty damning. As Syfert notes in his filing, while this declaration slightly contradicts earlier statements from Gibbs, it seems pretty clear that this is a case of "eventual truth coming to light."
The contradictions within the statements of Gibbs are indications of an eventual truth coming to light- not a fundamental deception. He has decided to expose the actors that he was referring to in his previous affidavit, and show that the managment of the litigation in this case was handled by both John Steele and Paul Hansmeier.The declaration itself is pretty straightforward. Basically, Steele and Hansmeier were in charge, and Gibbs was just the puppet.
For example, the decision to file the Sunlust Action was made by Messrs. Steele and Hansmeier, the settlement parameters were given to me by Messrs. Steele and Hansmeier, and it was Messrs. Steele and Hansmeier who gave me instructions concerning how to advise the Florida counsel in the Sunlust Action. Moreover, I believe it was Mr. Steele that was responsible for locating the various Florida counsel to handle the litigation in Florida on behalf of Prenda Law....In other words, Gibbs is finally starting to come clean. I imagine there will be more forthcoming. At some point, you have to wonder if Paul Duffy is going to break from Steele and Hansmeier as well. So many of the stories suggest that Steele and Hansmeier really managed this aspect of Prenda's business, even as Duffy was the only official principal of Prenda. At some point, you'd think that it would make sense for Duffy to come clean on the relationship details to avoid being tarred with the same brush as Steele and Hansmeier.
I was told by either Paul Hansmeier or John Steele that Mark Lutz would show up at the November 27, 2012 hearing in the Sunlust Action. I believe that it was either John Steele or Paul Hansmeier that made this decision. I was not part of the decision making process which led to Mark Lutz appearing at the November 27th hearing.


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Here we are again folks, back in court with Apple and Samsung, but this time with a twist. Apple, in it's desperate attempts at trying to regain lost smartphone market share from Samsung, may push to add unreleased Samsung mobile products, on top of the other 26 products, to a permanent U.S. sales ban its seeking after winning a $1.05 billion verdict. Just when you thought the $1 billion verdict was enough, word is that Apple will attempt to argue that Samsung owes them an additional $535 million for Samsungs willful infringment. As expected Sammy says they are being charged unfairly and that the jury miscalculated the amount owed in the first place. They hope to see the total recounted and lowered.
U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh will also hear Samsungs argument that the verdict should be thrown out because of alleged misconduct by the jurys foreman. Samsungs argument that it deserves a new trial is based on its claim that Velvin Hogan (jury foreman) had introduced incorrect and extraneous legal standards in the jury deliberations that may have produced the faulty verdict. It has also come out that Hogan was once sued by Seagate Technology, a Samsung partner. Isn't that an interesting bit of information?
As you can see this war is far from over and Samsung has it's work cut out for it here in the States. How this will end up is anyone's guess, but the possibility of Samsung having a ban on their future products could really hurt the company in the mobile space. If the ruling goes in favor of Apple, it will have a direct impact on innovation across the board for Android manufacturers, and that is something we desperately wish to avoid. How do you think this next battle will play out? Will Apple be able to convince the judge to go ahead with a future product ban and will Samsung convince Judge Lucy Koh to lower the amount owed to Apple?
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Top 20 systems suppliers
Modern's 14th-annual survey of leading materials handling systems suppliers from around the world shows that business in general is headed in a positive direction and revenue is growing again.
The top five systems suppliers reported combined 2010 revenue of more than $6.83 billion, up 3.3% over 2009.
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It may be too early to pop the champagne cork and celebrate the return of a robust economy, but according to Modern's 14th-annual survey of the world's leading systems suppliers, it's not too early to put a few bottles on ice.
This year's survey results show that all of last year's Top 20 companies are on the list again, but mergers and acquisitions have made room for two new companies to hit the chart. In all, 12 of the Top 20 companies reported an increase in revenue, two remained about even, and only five reported a decrease. That's quite a turn of events from last year when 17 of the Top 20 companies reported a drop in revenue, one stayed flat, and only two reported increases.
So here's how the current Top 20 stack up. Once again Schaefer Systems International, Daifuku and Dematic remain in the top three positions, respectively. No. 1 Schaefer saw a 7% decrease, but still reported an impressive $2.19 billion in revenue. With $1.95 billion in revenue, No. 2 Daifuku realized an increase of more than 10%, narrowing the gap between first and second positions. No. 3 Dematic experienced an increase of almost 20%, bringing its 2010 total revenue to $1.2 billion.
Rounding out the top five are Murata Machinery (No. 4) and Vanderlande Industries (No. 5), which traded places this year. The 20% increase reported by Murata Machinery was enough to move it into the fourth position, with less than 1% separating the two companies.
Together, the top five systems suppliers reported combined 2010 revenue of more than $6.83 billion, which is a 3.3% increase over last year's combined total of $6.61 billion.
One important caveat: As we'll see below, some of the increases in revenue were the result of acquisitions and not from organic growth. That is one reason the combined total 2010 revenue for all Top 20 companies of $11.4 billion is actually down 4.2% from the 2009 total of $11.9 billion. In addition, the cut off to make the list dropped from $140 million to $100 million.
That said, No. 1 Schaefer reports that revenue for 2010 was lower than 2009 due to a high backlog of unfinished projects at the end of the year. However, the company tells Modern that order intake has increased favorably and is expected to positively affect upcoming sales revenues.
On the plus side
Having a positive effect on its bottom line was No. 2 Daifuku's strategic maneuver last October to take on a capital stake in Knapp with the acquisition from its current management team of approximately 6% of total shares outstanding. This deal is credited with having a positive, albeit fairly slight, impact on Daifuku's year-end results.
Also having a positive effect on the bottom line was Dematic's acquisition of HK Systems, which was finalized in September of 2010. HK Systems, a North American automated materials handling and software solutions provider, was No. 17 on Modern's Top 20 ranking last year with $200 million in revenue. The purchase explains, in part, Dematic's 20% jump in revenue.
Kardex Remstar International also saw an increase in revenue with the purchase of its United States competitor Kardex Systems. With the deal sealed and the two entities now reporting together under one management team, Kardex Remstar, as it is now known, has moved up two positions from No. 10 into the No. 8 spot.
The Fives Group, headquartered in Paris, also climbed the chart thanks to an 11% increase in revenue that moved the company up four positions from No. 13 to No. 9.
Another notable business maneuver was the acquisition of the New York-based engineering services company Retrotech by Chicago-based Savoye, which is a division of No. 11 Legris Industries. But because this deal happened in February of 2011, the financial impact will not be noted until next year.
We'll also have to wait for an official revenue figure from Interlake Mecalux. At the time Modern went to press, Interlake Mecalux did not have an approved number to report, so we are using the best information available to us at the time. Our estimate has the company holding on to the No. 7 position.
Intelligrated has broken into the top 10, at No. 10. Last year's total revenue reflects the first full year that Intelligrated reports with its expanded product and solutions portfolio.
Welcome aboard
Last year Modern said we would be watching Illinois-based Wynright and System Logistics, headquartered in Modena, Itlay. It's a good thing we did because both have joined the ranks of this year's Top 20 list.
Wynright is making its debut on the list at No. 17 with $135 million in revenue. A significant factor in Wynright's recent growth was its 2009 acquisition of Tellurian, a robotics company in Texas, which was its fastest growing business unit in 2010.
System Logistics, which joined forces with systems integrator and materials handling technology supplier Diamond Phoenix in September 2009, is now ranked No. 18 with $126 million in revenue.
So, who is Modern watching now? This time, we're keeping an eye on Elettric 80, headquartered in Viano, Italy. Specializing in end-of-the-line automation, Elettric 80 reported $94.5 million in revenue last year, just 5.5% away from making the Top 20 list.
Among the missing
There are a couple of familiar names missing from this year's Top 20 list. For example, HK Systems, which ranked in the No. 17 position last year with $200 million in revenue, was acquired by Dematic.
Columbus McKinnon, which held the No. 11 position last year with $400 million in revenue, voluntarily bowed out of Modern's survey this time around. Although the company is still involved with systems work, it has sold a number of divisions.
Future forecast
While the champagne is chilling, let's take a look at where we are and where we may be headed. True, the industry is not back to pre-recession numbers, but many sectors came back quicker than expected, according to John Nofsinger, CEO of the Material Handling Industry of America. In fact, in last month's annual Industry Outlook, Nofsinger told Modern that in a survey of industry leadership, all signs are pointing toward underlying optimism end-to-end. Numbers aside, he said, there's confidence and industry feedback supports low double-digit growth for the coming months.
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Here's what always gets me about politicians like Anthony Weiner who lie and cheat on their families and us and then — after they're caught — say, as he just did, "This behavior is behind me."
Here's what always gets me about politicians like Anthony Weiner who lie and cheat on their families and us and then — after they're caught — say, as he just did, "This behavior is behind me."
That behavior isn't behind them. It's front and center. It's who they are.
By now, you know that after saying that his days of sending lewd sexts of his private parts to young women — including a teen — were over, Weiner did it again, with photos that were even more explicit. What's more outrageous is that he sent them well after he was caught the first time and forced to resign from Congress. Plus, he apparently sent them while he, his wife and baby son were profiled as the proverbial happy family in People magazine.
And then, when the creepy pictures inevitably surfaced Tuesday, Weiner again asked for forgiveness and insisted "this behavior is behind me."
Did he mean sending pictures of his crotch to young women was behind him? Did he mean lying and cheating on his wife — and us — is behind him?
He never said. But his news conference was more proof that he didn't put all his despicable behavior behind him.
What kind of creep rolls out his wife just to show she supports him?
I don't care if she wanted to be there, or even helped him with his political strategy. This was a mess he and he alone created. He should have stood there like a man and owned up to it.
God forbid something like that happened to you or me. The last thing any decent person would want is to subject a loved one to even more humiliation.
That's one more reason Weiner is completely unfit for public office.
What he does in his private life — which inevitably spills into the public — says more about his character than any public statement. That's because, despite any sanctimonious promises Weiner makes, his public life is a lie.
So how can we believe anything he says?
How can we believe that he's a champion of women's rights? Or gay rights? Or that he means it when he says he'll stick up for the middle class?
What he did — and did again — is Anthony Weiner. He's not merely a private person who "just" hurt himself and betrayed his wife. What he did isn't just "between us," as his wife insists.
Anthony Weiner is a liar and cheater who lied to and cheated the people whom he's supposed to serve. He's lost the right to keep his private life "between us."
He exposed himself — literally — as a man who can't be trusted with our support, let alone that of the world's greatest city.
And if he betrayed that trust at least twice, why won't he do it again?
The only way habitual liars and cheaters like Anthony Weiner can put their behavior behind them is if we let them.


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A big thanks to all those Writer's Center members who participated in this blog's first ever Member Week last week--and thanks to all you out there who read those posts!
Last month, you may recall, I interviewed a raft of poets on all manner of questions, from Brian Brodeur and his beard to Jody Bolz and Poet Lore. It gave me such a warm fuzzy to reach out to poets and ask them a bunch of questions that I've decided to make it a regular part of this blog. Won't be just poets, though. Look for writers of many different stripes to come through this blog at some point. Today we do have another poet, this time Deborah Ager. Her first book, Midnight Voices, came out last month.
Your first collection, Midnight Voices, was recently published by Word Tech/Cherry Grove Collections. Can you tell us how long that book was in the making?
When I studied at Florida, a mentor told me that I'd probably decide to include none of the poems from my thesis. He said he found that true with most of his former students. I did end up including a few -- "The Healing Dirt of Chimayo" and "Santa Fe in Winter" -- which were published in the New England Review. That means this book was roughly 10 years in the making.
Now that your book is out, you're giving readings and promoting the book. What should new poets expect once they publish their book(s)?
I don't know that a new poet should expect anything, and I don't think poets should be satisfied with that.
We all hear how the poetry audience is shrinking. Every poet should work to increase that audience. Where is that audience? They were born last week and will be born tomorrow. You see them in car seats and strollers. Some are in elementary school and others are twelve.
Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting a class called "Poetry and Performance" taught by Daniel Nester at the College of St. Rose. Most of the students in the class are education majors. Part of what he teaches them is how to share poetry with children. What can you, dear reader, do to develop an audience? I'm asking myself this same question.
You've received fellowships from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. In addition, you were a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference. How important were these experiences to you as a writer? What would you suggest for young writers interested in applying for writers' conferences and retreats?
To a young writer, I'd say send in the application and then return to your work. Do your best not to fret.
Each experience introduced me to new creative people and their ways of thinking. Conversations with other artists have spurred poems, ideas for future projects, and artistic collaboration. At the same time, these retreats, for me, are mostly about silence. I can sit in complete silence for several hours and write. I developed a rhythm of waking, eating breakfast and then heading to work for several hours.
Then, I'd stretch my legs with a walk in the woods and revise in the afternoon. The VCCA is a wonderful place; I highly recommend applying.
You co-direct the Joaquin Miller Cabin Poetry Reading Series. What is the reading series and what kind of poets are you looking for? Which poets have appeared?
In 1976, WordWorks writers gathered inside Miller Cabin for poetry workshops. Eventually, a reading series grew out of that. We host eight readings on Tuesday nights in June and July at the Joaquin Miller Cabin in Rock Creek Park. Readers have included Stan Plumly, Temple Cone, Tun-Hui Hu, Kyle Dargan and Sarah Browning. I'm not sure I'm allowed to say yet who will read for 2009. Please visit the website. Soon, it will be updated with 2009 news at http://www.wordworksdc.com/miller_cabin.html.
32 Poems--the magazine you founded and edit--is a young publication. But poems in that journal have already been honored in anthologies like Best American Poetry and Best New Poets. What would be your advice to anyone interested in starting their own literary journal?
I'd suggest that anyone who wants to start a journal write out their vision for it, so you can remember it when the process becomes hectic.
Consider the following questions:
How much will it cost you?
Do you want to create a print or online journal?
What is your main reason for creating the journal and how will it differentiate itself?
After lugging large literary journals onto the metro with me, I decided it was time to start a magazine that I could carry around town without breaking my shoulder. 32 Poems was born. Although it weighs little, we publish 64 poems per year and publish anyone from talented undergrads to talented Pultizer-prize winners. 32 Poems blogs at http://blog.32poems.com.
Deborah Ager's first book, Midnight Voices, was published by WordTech/Cherry Grove Collections in 2009.
Her poems appear in Best New Poets 2006, Best of the Tigertail Anthologies, The Bloomsbury Review, New England Review, The Georgia Review, Quarterly West, and elsewhere. She's received fellowships from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She was a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference.
She codirects the Joaquin Miller Cabin Poetry Reading Series in Washington, DC.
She is founding editor of 32 Poems Magazine. Many poems first appearing in 32 Poems have been honored in the Best American Poetry and Best New Poets anthologies and on Verse Daily and Poetry Daily. The magazine publishes 64 poems per year. Visit her online at www.deborahager.com


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The more time that passes and the more books I read, the more I realize how dangerous the religious right is, and how pointless it is to try to reason with them. You might as well be trying to argue with a brick wall.
The Christian Nationalist movement (also known as Dominionism - which both Bachmann and Perry appear to have some ties to) is a subset of the evangelical community that is highly mobilized, extremely efficient, well financed, and extremely dangerous.
For many who do not know much about them, they are often dismissed as quacks that have no influence, and those who raise the alarm about them are accused (even in the liberal community) of being "alarmist over-reactors."
However... this is one of the most dangerous things about the Christian Nationalist movement.... their chameleon ability to appear harmless and even beneficial. Make no mistake! Those of us who watch them like hawks are NOT alarmists! They are more powerful than most people know, and they often lack any sense of moral decency. They are willing to lie, cheat, threaten, bribe, and even occasionally murder to get their way. They will hide their true motives from the American public with deceptive language, that often they have one message for the public, and another for their own kind.
Knowing how dangerous they are, I wish I knew what to do about them. They are determined to take over the country and forcibly subdue it to biblical law. They are raping and rending the Constitution on their way there.
I have tried using logic, reasoning, and modern scholarship to make them see that what they are doing is wrong in more ways than one. But as I have learned, this is pointless.
Atheists can debate all they want. We can write books or throw books at them. We can point out logical fallacies or laugh at them. We can make youtube videos or send letters. We can flash our degrees at them and demand they recognize that we know what we're talking about.
There is no point to this at all.
Christian Nationalists live in their own parallel universe. And certain aspects of this "universe" make it quite obvious that there is nothing we can say that will convince them that they are wrong.
Michelle Goldberg lays out the immunity that the Christian Nationalist delusion has devastatingly clear in the book "Kingdom Coming."
1. Most of the "warriors for Christ" have been brainwashed from infancy to believe only what their cult tells them to believe. They are denied public education and herded into either homeschooling or special fundamentalist christian schools... where like any cult, they are cut off from the outside world, until their brainwashing is so thorough that there is no escaping it.
2. They are trained to believe that mainstream science and academics are part of a liberal agenda, corrupted by professors and scientists who push an anti-christian religion. They will therefore, refuse to believe any of modern scholarship no matter how stacked the evidence is against them. In fact, the more the evidence is against them, the more they believe that they are the only pious people, the holders of the real truth that is being suppressed by evil anti-christians. There is no way to get through to them... so don't even try.
3. You can't use liberal christians to convince them because they believe mainstream christians are deluded agents of satan.
Basically, nothing we can say will ever get through to them.
However it is absolutely essential that we stop their drive to push christianity on the country by force. My question is... what are we supposed to do? They cannot be reasoned with. They are relentless and enraged. They are well financed and have many "friends in high places" within our government.
What can we do to stop them before it is too late?
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Did she become one after or before you divorced? The reason I ask is because after Ron died the ONLY people I knew who came to help me were Christians. Ok, so they were not fundamentalist types, but they were good wonderful people. And to be honest it was nice having someone who cared then and still care today. Still great friends with them and treasure the friendship we share.
People tend to believe whatever the group is that is the most supportive. They say young people join gangs because they need a 'family' or support system. How many atheists do you know who can say they have a strong support system of only atheists? Look at society as a whole. People tend to want to be round others who share the same values, beliefs.
Which is probably why most atheists reside in cities from what I have read. If you are around educated, worldly folks who dont need other people for some kind of support, you may well be in the majority of atheists. Talk to some atheists who have it much harder, but because of finances etc aren't able to move to some other area.
Atheism has gone from around 2-3% to around 10% in just my lifetime. It is polling as high as 35% among urban high school students. You are wrong that you can't reason with them. You can't with a few of them, but you can in the big picture. Right now the numbers make most people feel safe not questioning their religious upbringing. But the numbers are changing. The Christians are feeling it and some want to know why. (the nutty ones think it's prophecy)
If you want to take their power away, keep that trend going. Making points on the internet really is working. If you pay attention, they gripe about it on their sites all the time. They are afraid of it. They realize in open debate they look silly at times and don't like it.
FYI: I think you are misreading Perry. I used to live in Texas. I think the religious stuff is mostly just pandering. I don't really think he's all that religious. As a conservative atheist I'd rather see someone like Cain or Newt who I know isn't all that religious, but shares my outlook. But I don't see Perry as any real threat. I think he's a politician. But I don't think most of that will be priorities.
Cannot remember if it was the NYTimes or LATimes, SF Chronicle (I read a lot) that had a piece where some folks at a fund raiser here in CA noted they thought some while males might like Perry, and that its the white males the Republicans want to get back.
And I know that when Jon Stewart goes on O'Reilly and holds his own or when he shares views I tend to agree with. One thing that doesnt help is hypocrites on the left. When Al Gore gets prizes/awards for his global warming stuff, yet lives in multiple homes that suck energy, not to mention serves on the board of directors for Apple, which wastes natural resources and clutters society with new editions of their China made items, one has a right to be puzzled.
When the Gates Foundation gives away millions to inner city schools because they want to stress math and science, yet the foundation didnt bother to make sure the test scores that got the schools the foundations money were actually legit, one has a right to wonder just how smart are some atheists.
There was once the belief that the Democrats want to control where you worked and how much you have in the bank, while the Republicans want to control what you do with your body and inside your home. We so badly need more than two major parties running the show.
If you want a real circus, go to a multiple party system.
Like the Scandinavian countries..? ;)
If only we could make Americans more Scandinavian.
Step 1: Export all religious fundamentalists to another continent.
Step 2: Profit.
No no no! Don't export them to another continent! Send them to Mars! They can have their own God-fearing world there and leave us alone.
Heard John Huntsman speak and he seems to be someone who isnt interested in issues like abortion, same sex marriage, and other state issues. He also isnt 'religious', and even noted when asked in the interview about his LDS beliefs that he wasnt a rigid one, and his wife is Episcopalian, but not a rabid one.
Ron Paul is someone I respect,but I fear that the establishment powers in the Republicn party wont support him because like it or not, they benefit from government contracts and programs.
And thats the rub. Both parties benefit from the government teat.
"the most reasonable Republican"
Unfortunately, in these days that's committing political suicide :/
He is the by far best candidate for the upcoming election unless the Dems put Clinton on the ticket. Then again, I'm not American so I probably don't know anything..
Arcus... since you're not American you wouldn't necessarily know this... but the Dems can't put anyone else on the ticket... Obama is running for reelection... so he automatically has the Dem nomination. The primaries will decide which republican candidate will run against him. (Officially the parties can only endorse 1 candidate). Although... if someone wants to vote for Clinton, they can use the "write in candidate" option and just write her in.... however.... the write in option is basically laughable. I've never heard of third party or write in candidates being elected. I have heard of people being so sick of politicians that they write themselves in as a joke. - Maybe I'll do that sometime- lol


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The Importance of Proper Coffee Roasting, Or, Why Fresh Roasted Coffee, LLC, Stinks
by carl on Aug.16, 2012, under coffee, Kitchen, product review, Uncategorized
As readers know, I am a coffee enthusiast. I roast my own beans and have several espresso machines, including one of the finest manual levers ever made, the Olympia Cremina. I sometimes like to purchase commercially roasted beans in order to gauge my roasting skills. I recently ran across a website purporting to offer roasted coffee beans at decent prices, Fresh Roasted Coffee, LLc, operating out of Selinsgrove, PA. Since it wasn't clear from the website whether the beans were actually fresh roasted (more than about two or three weeks and it becomes stale), I emailed the site and received a reply that the beans were shipped within 5 days of roasting, an acceptable amount. Based on that response, I ordered three bags of different varieties of coffee. I should have noticed at the outset, though, that one of the varieties advertised, a Papua New Guinea single origin, was a "limited edition dark roast." This should have been a clue to me that the proprietors of this site didn't know what they were doing. You see, it's a common misconception, fostered mostly by Starbucks, that dark roasts are for espresso, when in fact this is completely not the case. Most high end espresso roasters roast much much lighter than a dark roast. The reason for lighter roasting is that roasting too dark produces a monotonic flavor that masks all the subtleties of fine coffee beans, and this is most pronounced with espresso, which is an extremely demanding beverage. The reason Starbucks overroasts their beans is because the beans basically will continue to taste the same over quite a long period of time, thus allowing transport and storage, and of course sacrificing the flavor as well. This is why Starbucks is generally avoided by espresso aficionados, because their espresso is simply terrible. Well, at any rate, when the beans arrived and I opened the bags, my heart sank. All three varieties were covered in oil, which is the primary sign of overroasting. From their appearance, I suspected that none of these beans would be suitable for espresso, and I was correct; none of the varieties produced drinkable espresso. I found this to be a valuable lesson: don't do business with unknown vendors who may or may not know what they are doing. Certainly I will never order from Fresh Roasted Coffee, LLC, again. I did offer them the opportunity to refund my purchase price, but they ignored my email.


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Expert Reviews
2013 Scion FR-S
Don't look now, but the '80s are back. Thankfully, there's a bright spot among the nauseating resurrection of neon jeans, blue eyeshadow and shoulder pads: The return of the affordable Japanese sports car. And there's no better example than the 2013 Scion FR-S.
But hold onto your parachute pants, because the FR-S is anything but dated. The front-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupe is all new, built in collaboration with Subaru, which, along with Toyota engineers, co-developed a flat 4-cylinder, horizontally opposed, direct-injection boxer engine. The two companies worked together to develop both the chassis and the small, lightweight engine with a shape and size that allows it to sit very low in the engine compartment, equating to a lower center of gravity (which Scion loves to point out is lower than the Porsche Cayman) for better balance and handling. Paired with a choice of a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission, the 2013 Scion FR-S makes a respectable 200 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque.
Performance-oriented features abound on the 2013 FR-S, including a front MacPherson front suspension, a double-wishbone rear suspension, and ventilated disc brakes all around. Inside, the cargo area was configured, per a Toyota engineer's request, to fit four full-size tires and a jack with the rear seats folded flat. In other words, it's ready to head for the nearest autocross or track day event. Like other Scions, the FR-S is mono-spec with a plethora of optional a la carte accessories, including a cold air intake, big brake kit, sway bars, and body kit.
EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2012 FR-S are 22/30 mpg City/Highway for the manual transmission and 25/34 mpg for the automatic. All cars will be built alongside the Subaru BRZ, sister car to the Scion FR-S, out of Subaru's Gunma assembly plant in central Japan.
The primary inspiration for the FR-S was the 1983 Toyota Corolla, the fifth-generation of the Corolla, code-named AE86. Called the Hachi-Roku in Japan, the AE86 was a breakthrough sports car for Toyota. Its lightweight and high-revving engine powered the car to many track, rally and autocross wins. Toyota gives a nod to the AE86 with a stylized 86 on the FR-S badge. You may also notice the tailpipes measure 86 millimeters in diameter. Two other models influenced the FR-S as well: The 1965 Toyota Sports 800 and the 1967 Toyota 2000GT.
With that much of an homage to its history, some are left scratching their heads over why Toyota would brand the FR-S in the U.S. as a Scion. First, the Toyota brand image in North America these days evokes about as much excitement as a toaster. Consumers buy Toyotas for practicality and reliability, not so much for eye-catching design or breathtaking performance. Second, Scion, which boasts the youngest owners in the industry, needs a halo car, an attainable object of desire that draws new customers to a lineup of econo-boxes. But will it work? Scion execs think so. They anticipate the FR-S will appeal not only to teenagers and college-aged kids, but to older enthusiasts in their 30s and beyond. With its low base price and customizable setup, Scion expects even well-to-do customers will step forward for the light, tossable track car.
The 2013 Scion FR-S competes with compact sports cars like the rear-wheel-drive Hyundai Genesis Coupe, a car that boasts more optional power and larger dimensions, but also a heftier price tag. Then there's the evil twin: the Subaru BRZ, sister car to the FR-S. While the platform, powertrain and most parts are identical, the FR-S packs a firmer, more sporty suspension, which should appeal more to weekend track warriors. Base versions of the Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and Chevrolet Camaro are also potential rivals, as is the Mazda Miata MX-5, all rear-wheel-drive cars.
Model LineupScion FR-S 6-speed manual ($24,200), 6-speed automatic ($25,300)
Walk Around
Scion says the exterior design of the FR-S was inspired by the Toyota 2000GT of the late 1960s. And while the FR-S lacks the long hood and relatively short passenger compartment of the old car, one can see that it echoes the 2000GT's long, sleek shape and its pagoda-style roof.
The front fascia of the FR-S is much busier than its ancestor, with angular headlamps and upward-swooping fenders. The wide-mouthed front grille employs a unique mesh pattern (Stealth bombers? Bejeweled gems?) that's cleverly repeated behind the driver's instrument cluster. From the side, the pointy, shark-nosed FR-S clearly has abandoned the proportions of the old cars in favor of a shorter hood and softer-flowing lines over the passenger compartment. In back, the FR-S has a low, wide rump. In continuing the 86 theme, the exhaust tips are 86 millimeters across. A combination of round and sharp geometric lines on taillights and lower LED accents, which sit squarely between the twin tailpipes, evoke faces of strange Japanese anime characters.
Managing airflow around the car was a design priority, not only for better fuel economy, but to help keep the engine and other systems cool. To this end, the FR-S uses bumper covers in the back for improved aerodynamics. Add the aerodynamic treatment underneath the car and the FR-S earns a drag coefficient of 0.27, according to Scion, which beats the Hyundai Genesis Coupe's 0.32 Cd.
Unlike many performance-oriented cars that have a driver-focused cockpit, the 2013 Scion FR-S has a symmetrical dash, presumably to control costs in producing both left- and right-hand drive versions. Like all Scions, the instrument cluster and center stack in the FR-S is blissfully clean and simple. Climate controls consist of three large knobs that are easy to see and reach.
At the center of the cockpit is an all-new steering wheel, the smallest on any Scion. At just 14.4 inches in diameter, the wheel is easy to handle on the track. On cars equipped with the automatic transmission, paddle shifters are attached to the wheel, rather than affixed to the steering column. We like that the wheel can telescope as well as tilt, a feature not often found on lower-priced vehicles. Achieving a proper driving position is important on the race track or autocross circuit.
Fit and finish are admirable for price, with soft-touch dash materials, good fit and finish, and thoughtful touches such as aluminum pedals and the sporty mesh pattern behind instrument cluster that mirrors the front grille mesh. Some elements look cheap and plastic-y, though, like the removable cupholder unit in the center console and the fake carbon-fiber-print trim in front of the front passenger. All in all, though, the interior on the FR-S is well executed, and we think perhaps even better than the pre-production Hyundai Genesis Coupe we drove earlier this year.
The driver and passengers sit low in the cockpit, which can take a while to get used to, but visibility is still good. The fabric seats are highly bolstered and comfortable, although there is no lumbar support and the range of adjustability isn't as wide as we'd like. The cloth upholstery used on the seats is soft and grippy, almost like the much-pricier Alcantara, although we wonder how durable it will be, especially on the bottom seat cushions.
The rear bucket seats are ridiculously cramped. While there is enough hip and knee room for small adults or young children, the lack of toe room makes it almost impossible to carry people in the backseat. Most likely we'd use the rear seating area for storage, which, when the single-folding seat back is flat, provides open access to the trunk and enough room for four full-sized tires. Glaring omissions on the FR-S was a lack of a roof handle on the passenger side, as well as rear handles/hooks for rear passengers and/or dry cleaning.
Audio controls vary depending on what system you choose. We found the controls on the base stereo to be nonsensical and aggravating; the upgraded system with the touchscreen is much more intuitive and easy to use. Sound quality from the Pioneer audio system is fair, but since Scion customers tend to be big on customization, we expect music aficionados will roll with aftermarket speakers anyway.
The FR-S debuts a new, optional infotainment system called BeSpoke, powered by Pioneer's Zypr technology. While our test cars were not yet equipped with the new system, we were able to see a freestanding display outside of the car. The new system offers drivers connectivity via the usual apps such as Facebook and Twitter, but we were disappointed to learn that BeSpoke is compatible only with Apple's iPhone and iPod, which might not sit too well with a vast number of the younger set opting for Andriod-powered smartphones.
Driving Impressions
When it comes to performance, the FR-S will meet your expectations, as long as they are realistic. For a sub-$25,000 car powered by a four-cylinder engine, the 2012 Scion FR-S delivers tight handing, good feedback and plenty of fun. Electronically assisted steering, which can often be dull and dead, feels surprisingly responsive and engaging.
While driving on the street, we found the FR-S didn't have a ton of power at low revs, and acceleration performance was inadequate for safely passing on a two-lane road at higher elevations. There's no turbo here to help generate power in the thin air. In these situations, we had to allow ourselves plenty of space for passing.
The firm suspension, while great for performance, makes for a rough ride over speed bumps and into driveways. Wind noise was evident at freeway speeds, although we didn't notice a lot of road noise coming from the 17-inch wheels and summer tires.
On the track, the car was able and forgiving, and while the low end didn't throw us back in our seats, we had ample power in the higher revs. The car felt balanced and hunkered down, with very little body roll around corners. With its nimble handling, we preferred the lower-speed autocross to the high-speed track. Nevertheless, the FR-S was plenty impressive in all applications.
Although the naturally aspirated engine is currently the only available option, we expect it's only a matter of time before someone figures out how to shoehorn in an aftermarket turbocharger. Toyota engineers are mum on whether an OE turbo-charged version will ever hit the market, but we guess it could happen in the next year or two.
A so-called sound creator pipes engine sound into the cabin to give drivers an ego boost. We're not big fans of this ever-increasing practice but suppose it's good fun. The sound on the FR-S isn't as sweet and throaty as the one in the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, but it does put out a bit more grunt above 4000 rpm.
Cars equipped with the automatic transmission have automatic rev matching, which means it will blip the throttle while downshifting to match engine speed for maximum performance. This is particularly helpful on the track. Shifts with the automatic are relatively quick but not lightning fast.
On manual transmissions, the shifter feel strikes a nice balance between easy to move but not sloppy. Same with clutch feel. Engineers said they designed the clutch, shifter, and throttle feel to be similar and in synch, and it seems as if they were successful.
One interesting feature on the Scion FR-S is a rev indicator, which lets the driver set an alert at certain rpm. Common on race cars, it helps drivers shift consistently at the redline without taking their eyes off the track.
EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2012 FRS are 22/30/25 mpg City/Highway/Combined for the manual and 25/34/28 mpg for the automatic.
The Scion FR-S offers track-day fun at an attainable price. Its traditional rear-wheel-drive layout with double-wishbone independent rear suspension and low center of gravity make for an entertaining driver's car.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Laura Burstein filed this report after her test drive of the Scion FR-S near Las Vegas.


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Alice in Wonderland 60th Anniversary Edition (US - BD)
Gabe is late, he's late, for a very important date with this Disney classic.
Last March I reviewed a made for Syfy channel miniseries entitled Alice, which followed the continued adventures of Lewis Carroll's most famous heroine in a more adult version of 'Wonderland'. While struggling to think of something intelligent to say about the less than great collection, I realized that Carroll's books, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass', are among the most overly adapted tales in cinematic history (off the top of my head I thought of The Matrix, Labyrinth, Pan's Labyrinth, The Never Ending Story, Running Scared, Spirited Away, Che? ( What?), Mirror Mask and Hellraiser). Further thought, and this new Blu-ray release, have led me to the possibility that the Disney animated adaptation isn't only the penultimate version of the stories, but possibly more responsible for the consistent remaking than the original books. There were at least seven film adaptations before Disney's 1951 release, but none of them had the same massive influence, and the vast majority of people alive today likely picture the Disney version when recalling the story.
Alice in Wonderland is certainly one of my favourite Disney animated features, probably because it was among the most commonly watched in my household when I was growing up. Like many Disney classics it doesn't feature a standard three act plot, and is kind of nightmarish, or at the very least works on dream logic. However, Alice in Wonderland isn't terrifying like Pinocchio, mostly because the protagonist takes the nightmare so well. Alice isn't really all that shocked by the insanity that surrounds her, and replies rather wryly to the characters around her, whether she intends to or not ('but I don't want to go among mad people'). I mean, the girl falls into a bottomless pit, and instead of screaming in terror she finds the time to wish her cat a polite 'good-bye'. The character's quality is curious, since Alice is so passive, but she may be the strongest passive female in Disney's history, and Kathryn Beaumont's performance is enduringly impressive, especially considering her age and relative inexperience at the time of filming.
The animation is close to flawless, especially given the limitations of the era. Alice in Wonderland stands apart from many of the studio's other productions thanks to its use of contrasting illustrative styles, all of which manage to blend into a coherent and potent whole. The wilder character animation isn't surprising, though this might mark the beginning of the studio's best work in the area, as it lead into the '60s, and films like 101 Dalmatians and The Jungle Book (though the animators would experiment with more realistic widescreen images first through Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp). More exceptional are the facts that the creature animation rivals Fantasia and Bambi, the stylized and rhythmic dance numbers rival Dumbo's 'Pink Elephant' sequence, and the perspective utilized with Alice's scale changes should be studied by future animators for generations. Other brilliant touches include humorous crash zooms, and sudden cuts to black and white during the tea party scene. Then there is the music. Alice in Wonderland's songs may not be as memorable as some of the more wildly popular modern Disney classics like Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King, but they're still beautifully crafted. Personal favourites include the 'I'm Late' refrain, 'The Unbirthday Song' and 'Painting the Roses Red'.
If it wasn't for the practically perfect Sleeping Beauty release this might have been Disney's finest Blu-ray achievement to date (I know I've said that before, but this time I mean it). The minor dirt and grain that usually comes with these older catalogue releases is more or less absent from this transfer. The cleanliness is almost grotesque. It looks like a brand new film. The included DVD edition features a similarly clean transfer, but falls apart quite a bit with compression noise along the edges, especially in the higher contrast warm colours. Oh, and speaking of colours, this Blu-ray's colours are simply divine. The whole film practically leaps off the screen and strangles the audience's eyes with rich blues, lush greens, and, of course, impossibly vibrant reds. The colours make the DVD edition look dull and washed out, and the contrast levels are equally incomparable. The Blu-ray's detail levels are noticeably sharper as well, including perfectly separated elements, and a better differentiation of cell and painted background elements.
Disney's original 5.1 remix has itself been remixed into an uncompressed DTS-HD Master Audio track. Like most of the Disney mono and stereo remixes this one is simple, holding most of the performance and major effects in the center channel while the music bleeds nicely into the stereo and surround channels on occasion. There aren't many directional effects, or even rear channel effects, but the added LFE adds a nice bass bump, and the rear channel music is well placed without being distracting. Some of the sound effects are a little over-produced, and a little too bassy, but for the most part this is a tempered track that is true to its source material.
This disc's extras begin under the 'Backstage Disney' banner. 'Through the Keyhole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland' is an information packed viewing option that includes interviews with experts and animators, pertinent photos, and original production art. Discussion covers both the film's production, and the history of the original books and Lewis Carroll himself. I personally learned a lot about both subjects, though there's so much information that comes at the viewer so fast it's sometimes a little difficult to truly appreciate it. Technically this would've worked just as well as a shorter documentary, or a simpler commentary track, but it's nice to see Disney embracing the digital format (this is a separate film track, not an in-film or PiP options, so it could've worked on standard DVD as well, given a second disc). The section also includes live action reference footage of Kathryn Beaumont with optional actress commentary (1:30, HD), and a pencil test of Alice shrinking (1:00, HD).
Under the 'Family Play' banner is footage from Disney's introduction to the colour television debut of the film (1:20, HD), and the 'Painting the Roses Red' game. The 'Classic DVD Bonus Features' are a little more substantial, starting with 'Reflections on Alice' (13:30, SD), a behind the scenes featurette that isn't really needed following the new 'Through the Keyhole' option. 'Operation Wonderland' (11:00, HD) is a charming, vintage behind the scenes featurette made for '50s television. This is followed by a recreation of a rediscovered Cheshire Cat sung song called 'I'm Odd' (10:00, SD), 'Thru the Mirror' (8:50, HD), a Wonderland inspired Mickey Mouse short, 'One Hour in Wonderland' (59:30, SD), a Coca Cola sponsored television special featuring Alice and other Disney characters (including characters from the as yet unreleased Song of the South), 'An Alice Comedy: Alice's Wonderland' (8:10, SD), one of Disney's original animation/live action shorts, two trailers, two of Disney's TV introductions, and excerpt from the Fred Waring Show featuring Disney (31:00, SD), a narrated deleted scene (3:10, SD), 'From Wonderland to Neverland' (SD), the story of a song written for Alice in Wonderland that ended up in Peter Pan (6:50, SD), a deleted storyboard concept (2:00, SD), six song demos and an interactive HD art gallery. Extras come to an end with a series of Disney sneak peek trailers.
It's difficult to discuss any Alice in Wonderland adaptation without discussing the drug culture subtext of edible mushrooms, hookah smoking caterpillars, and door mice sleeping in piles of 'sugar'. Disney actually embraced the culture when they re-released the film in the early '70s, promising a psychedelic experience. Personally I prefer to deal with the story, and especially this animated version, as a rather innocent tryst with the imagination. There's plenty of adult readings of the film, including the dark comedy, and heady politics behind the story of 'The Walrus and the Carpenter', and the Queen of Hearts' obsession with decapitation. I just feel the drug connotations are too obvious as far as subtext goes. On the subject of this new Blu-ray release, Disney has really outdone themselves. The picture quality is positively stunning, the uncompressed 5.1 soundtrack is effective, and the extra features cover just about every aspect of the film's creation and release. This is the studio's most exciting reissue since Snow White.
*Note: The images on this page are from the DVD release, and are not representative of the Blu-ray's image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
All ages admitted
Disc Details
Release Date: 1st January 2011
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.33:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French and Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Through the Key Hole: A Companion's Guide to Wonderland, Painting the Roses Red Game, Walt Disney Colour TV Intro, Reference Footage, Pencil Tests, Reflections on Alice, Operation Wonderland, Deleted Scenes and Storyboards, Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luske
Cast: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn,Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway
Genre: Animation
Length: 75 minutes
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Mealtime Play: A Help or Hindrance?
Back when my kids were slightly smaller, mealtimes were always a circus. Getting toddlers to pay attention, eat their food, or wait in a restaurant is often a challenge. Do you use products at mealtimes that will entertain your kids? Do you find them a help or a distraction from mealtime?
We found several products that are designed to make mealtimes more fun. The Track Table is actually a dining table whose tiles can be flipped over and turned into tracks for trains. The Constructive Eating set features utensils that are actually miniature constuction tools, including a bulldozer and a front loader. And the Drink Divers take that perpetual parent headache, blowing through your straw into a drink, and turn it into a game.
Are these entertainers worthwhile, though, or are they a recipe for disaster? At what point do kids just need to learn that mealtime is for eating? Would you use any of these products, or do you employ anything similar? Is it any different than getting a kids' menu with crayons?
Let us know what you think in the comments.
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(Images: as linked above)