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On Francisco Lindor: "Francisco is a switch-hitter and very good from both sides of the plate. He has a line drive, gap type approach, but also has some power in the bat at the same time. He won the Aflac home run hitting contest last summer, so there is a little bit of power in there, but more hit ability which is what we are looking at this time on the offensive side. And then on the defensive side he is a premium [player]. He has plus hands, plus feet, easy range, very good instincts and has a true ability at shortstop which is something you don't often find with a high school player. It is not often that we go and scout high school players that we have the ability to say this guy can play shortstop at the Major League side of things. Often times we go with the phrase that we think he can stay at short, and in this case this guy can play shortstop. The intangibles and instincts and the way he plays the game are pretty special, and something you can't teach and a natural thing for him."
On how long they have been watching him: "He came over from Puerto Rico and to the states at the age of 12 and started switching hitting as well at [that age] and then played for the junior national team. So we have been watching him for about two and a half years now, and really started to bear down on him [last] summer at Team USA. He played with Tony Wolters on that team so we watched him a lot. He did all the showcases and all the national showcases and we saw all the games he played in this spring and did not miss one [game]."
On how things unfolded and why they took a prep player over a college player: "We had a thought he would be there. With the top of the draft there was some uncertainty with how the draft would go. But we had a feeling there was a chance he would be there, and is a guy we targeted from the beginning of last winter. He has the ability to stay at short, and to get a premium position athlete like Francisco. He is a player we feel has the true ability to stay at short and bring offense with it at the same time and we felt like we were in a good position to do that."
On the risk of taking a prep player: "Yeah, there is certainly more of a risk. He is still 17 years old, and when you look at that the development path it is going to be a little bit longer for a 17 year old. At the same time to enter a shortstop into our system it is something that was too good to pass by at this point."
On his growth potential: "He has grown a lot between his junior year and senior year. He really did a lot strength and conditioning-wise this past offseason, and actually improved his running as well. So he has already started to hit that growth and add that strength, but obviously at 17 years old he still has the chance to get a little bit stronger and fill out a little bit more."
On which one of offense or defense stands out more: "They both stand out for us, but obviously his defense is what makes him special in our eyes with his ability to play shortstop. But this guy has offense too as a switch hitting shortstop."
On his throwing arm: "He can make the throw in the hole and has no issues whatsoever. If you put him on our scale he has an above average arm and he can easily make the throws from the hole."
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- Lindor is a nice pickup for the Indians. There are some very interesting high upside/ceiling position players in Low-A Lake County and below, but as has been seen so far this year there is a considerable gap in position player talent between Triple-A Columbus and Lake County, so the Indians could definitely use an influx of premium position player talent. Lindor is an excellent start.
- Lindor's biggest strength is as a defender where he has very good range, instincts, and hands that should allow him to stay at shortstop and be a plus defender. In addition to his very strong defensive abilities, he is a promising hitter. He is a gap type hitter with a line drive approach and works his best when he is working the ball back up the middle. He has some developing power and already has the ability to drive the ball into the gaps and over the wall pull side. He will never be an above average power hitter as that is not his game, but he certainly has the tools and approach to be a guy who hits for average. He is an above average runner that is aggressive and has good instincts so should be a solid base stealer in the future. He has excellent makeup and is considered a baseball rat. He also speaks English as he learned that in boarding school when he came to the states, and there is some baseball in the family genes as his father played semi-pro baseball in Puerto Rico.
- One of the things that makes Lindor so attractive is how he has played so well when matched up against the best competition. He has played against the best players in showcases all over the country and played for the junior national team where he faced top talent in other countries such as Canada and Japan. He performed very well in those showcases and tournaments, and is what attracted the Indians to him offensively as he held his own against a lot of elite pitchers.
- If you were following the IPI yesterday morning and throughout the day, then the Lindor pick was not much of a surprise. Contrary to what the national pundits were saying that the Indians would take a college arm, based off some things I had learned through my own sources the last 24-48 hours I had a very good feel they were going to take a prep player. Assuming that some of the top names would not be there when they picked, it really in the end probably came down to right-handed pitcher Archie Bradley and Lindor. There were other players in the mix too, both prep position players and college pitchers, but when it came time to pick and Bradley was off the board already they chose Lindor as expected.
- The Indians have not commented and will not comment on who else they may have picked, but as noted above Archie Bradley was strongly considered and likely would have been the guy had the Diamondbacks not scooped him up at #7. In addition to Bradley and Lindor, the Indians were also in on guys like high school shortstop Javier Baez who went one pick later to the Cubs at #9. Had Lindor and Bradley both been gone, Baez likely would have been the pick, and I believe there was some consideration even as they prepared to select Lindor to take Baez instead. Again, as you can see, the stuff about the Indians in on college arms with the first pick was completely off as they were almost certainly going to go with a prep player.
- Now comes the hard part, which is signing Lindor. Folks, I am going to be brutally honest here and tell you this is going to be one TOUGH sign for the Indians. He is going to command big bucks and will be one of the hardest in the Top 10 to sign. You can pretty much take it to the bank that he will not sign until just before the midnight deadline on August 15th. His agent got Detroit Tigers prep third baseman Nick Castellanos a record $3.45 million last year as a first round supplemental pick, so if you ask me $3.5 million will be Lindor's floor to sign. I'm just speculating, but don't be surprised if it takes something over $4.0 million to maybe even $5.0 million to sign him. I believe they will sign him, but if I had to be a percentage on that likelihood, I'd say 60%.
- The Indians took Lindor completely with the intention of signing him. They love his talent and potential and love the fact they are bringing in a high upside/ceiling guy. That said, if things do not work out with him there is always a chance they let him go to Florida State and just take the compensation next year where they get a first round pick in the same slot in the draft, similar to the Diamondbacks who selected 7th this year after they lost out on 2010 draft pick Barret Loux. Also, in addition to getting the first pick compensation next year the Indians could then shift gears on August 15th to use some of Lindor's money to sign some high-priced later round picks.
- Speaking of the later rounds, even with the risk the Indians are taking with the Lindor pick do not expect them to take their foot off the gas pedal. The Indians plan to continue to be extremely aggressive on Day 2 and 3 of the draft all the way up and through their 50th round selection. With Lindor not a sure thing, they are surely going to take some fliers on some high risk signability guys to help cover his loss in the event they are unable to sign him. Even if they sign him, they plan to be aggressive with some later round picks and still sign them anyway.
- It is almost impossible to predict what the Indians may do today, but look for them to select two or three re-drafts of guys they have taken in previous years whom they like, such as Oklahoma right-handed pitcher Burch Smith who could be an option with their 2nd or 3rd pick. There are also some intriguing guys who have fallen because of injury concerns, players like Oregon State catcher Andrew Susac and TCU lefty Matt Purke. This is a pitching heavy draft, so I would expect a great many of the picks through the top ten to be pitchers.
- As for today, the Indians will make selections in the 2nd through 30th rounds. It will be one heck of a busy day, and be sure to check back here at the IPI all throughout the day as the moment picks are made I will have information up instantly as I get it including scouting reports, ranks, video, and more.
Follow Tony and the Indians Prospect Insider on Twitter @TonyIPI. Also, his latest book the 2011 Cleveland Indians Top 100 Prospects & More is available for purchase for $20.95 to customers in the US (shipping and handling extra).
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After teasing the collaboration, French Montana has released an acoustic "Unforgettable" remix, featuring Mariah Carey.
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Tue, 09 Jun 2015 08:00:00 EDTA freeze dryer processes bulk powder products. The freeze dryer freezes the product by mixing an atomized spray of product with sterile liquid nitrogen. The resultant powder is freeze dried in a vessel, and the vessel contents is agitated to maintain product contact with heated vessel wall and to prevent agglomeration.
Tue, 26 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTSystems and methods for efficient microwave drying of extruded honeycomb structures are disclosed. The methods include conveying first and second sets of honeycomb structures in opposite directions through multiple applicator cavities. Each honeycomb structure has a moisture content MC, and the honeycomb structures within each cavity define an average moisture content MCA between 40% and 60% therein. The methods include irradiating the first and second sets of honeycomb structures within the cavities with microwave radiation having an amount of input microwave power PI that results in an amount of reflected microwave power PR from the honeycomb structures, where PR
Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTA glove drying basket assembly holds gloves in a position maximizing air flow in and around the gloves to promote drying. The assembly includes a basket having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall. A handle is coupled to the basket. At least one glove holder is coupled to the basket. The glove holder has a palm section and a plurality of finger sections coupled to and extending from the palm section. The glove holder also has an open bottom end and a plurality of openings in environmental communication with the open bottom end. The openings are positioned in spaced relationship over and around the palm section and each of the finger sections wherein the glove holder is configured to provide air flow to a palm and each finger of a glove positioned over the glove holder.
Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTA method and apparatus for underwater pelletizing and subsequent drying of crystallizing polymers to crystallize the polymer pellets with out subsequent heating is shown in FIG. 5. High velocity air or other inert gas is injected into the water and pellet slurry line (120) toward the dryer near the pelletizer exit (102) at a flow rate from about 100 to about 175 m3/hour, or more. Such high-speed air movement forms a vapor mist with the water and significantly increases th speed of the pellets into and out of the dryer such that the polymer pellets leave the dryer with sufficient latent heat to cause self-crystallization within the pellets. A valve mechanism in the slurry line (150) after the gas injection further regulates the pellet residence time and a vibrating conveyor after the dryer helps the pellets to achieve the desired level of crystallinity and to avoid agglomeration.
Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTA controlled environment enclosure is disclosed. The enclosure has a tank with a lid, wherein the lid and tank are capable of creating a sealed enclosure. The enclosure also has a fluid filling inlet for introduction of a filling fluid into the tank, a fluid sensor for detecting a fluid other than the filling fluid, and a controller connected to the fluid sensor and the fluid filling inlet for selectively allowing the filling of the enclosure by the filling fluid through the fluid filling inlet.
Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTThe current invention discloses a food-drying device that includes a container, a drying assembly having a plurality of bores, and a drive mechanism. The drying assembly is disposed in the container and is capable of being rotated relative to the container. The drive mechanism rotates the drying assembly relative to the container. The drive mechanism includes a reciprocating handle movable between a first position and a second position along a linear direction, and a conversion mechanism for converting reciprocating movement of the reciprocating handle to rotary motion of the drying assembly from force supplied by a user to actuate the reciprocating handle moving from the first position to the second position, and from force supplied by the user to actuate the reciprocating handle moving from the second position to the first position.
Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTHydrating an object bearing a latent fingerprint and then selectively drying the object leaving the fingerprint hydrated. The hydrated fingerprint is then coated with cyanoacrylate ester, preferably in a heat accelerated cyanoacrylate ester vacuum chamber. Hydrating is preferably accomplished by chilling the object below a dew point and then exposing the object to humidified air to condense a thin uniform layer of water over the object and latent fingerprint. Drying is preferably done with a vacuum. After drying reaches the preferred state, the CE is heated and coats the condensation-hydrated latent fingerprint. Preferably, the method is implemented in an automated system using one computer-controlled chamber for chilling, condensing, vacuum drying, and CE coating the latent fingerprint. The operator simply puts the object in the chamber, initiates the process by computer, and is prompted by the computer to remove the recovered latent print. Prints unrecoverable by prior art means are recovered.
Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTA method of operating a clothes dryer having a treating chamber for receiving a laundry load, an air system for supplying and exhausting air from the treating chamber, a heating element for heating the air supplied to the treating chamber, and a controller implementing a cycle of operation, wherein the controller estimates a cycle time of a drying cycle of operation.
Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTA system for cleaning a grain dryer screen includes a grain dryer screen supported within a grain bin and having a grain contacting surface opposing a grain debris contacting surface. A drying airflow path through the grain dryer screen is defined sequentially by the grain debris contacting surface and the grain contacting surface. A cleaning assembly includes a first cleaning arm mounted within the grain bin and disposed along the grain debris contacting surface. A cleaning assembly powering system is configured to move the first cleaning arm along a predetermined cleaning path relative to the grain debris contacting surface.
Tue, 12 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTThe present invention relates to a laundry treating machine, including an air supply unit for supplying air, a tub for having the air supplied thereto from the air supply unit to treat the laundry, the tub having an air recovery opening formed in an outside circumferential surface thereof for recovery of the air to the air supply unit, a lint filter mounted to an inside of the air recovery opening for filtering the lint from the air, a filter cleaning unit for spraying cleaning water to separate the lint from the lint filter, and a flow passage member for guiding the cleaning water dropping from the lint filter to an inside of the tub to an inside surface of the tub.
Tue, 05 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTA low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of hoppers rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material filling and heating, vacuum drying and material discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the hoppers about said axis among said filling and heating, vacuum drying and discharge positions; means for heating contents of a hopper at said filling and heating positions; means for sealing a hopper at said vacuum and drying positions; means for drawing vacuum within a hopper at said vacuum drying position and means for selectably permitting downward flow of dried granular or powdery material out of a hopper at said discharge position where said hoppers move collectively and unitarily one with another.
Tue, 05 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTA method for producing resin particles, including ejecting a liquid containing at least a resin in the form of droplets from a droplet ejecting unit having a plurality of holes provided in a part of a flow channel for feeding the liquid containing at least a resin, and drying and solidifying the ejected droplets so as to obtain the resin particles, while the ejected droplets are transported by a primary transport air flow flowing in the direction in which the droplets are ejected, wherein the ejected droplets are further transported by a secondary transport air flow which transports the ejected droplets in a different direction from a direction in which the primary transport air flow flows, and wherein a smaller angle of angles formed between a velocity vector of the primary transport air flow and a velocity vector of the secondary transport air flow is less than 120 degrees.
Tue, 05 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTProvided is a gas wiping device having a box-shaped body which encloses a steel band and gas wiping nozzles, wherein it is possible to prevent splash on the steel band. A gas wiping device provided with a plating bath for storing molten metal, and a box-shaped body placed above the plating bath. The box-shaped body is provided, in the interior, with tubular members disposed along the width direction of a band-shaped body, gas wiping nozzles disposed facing one another on the respective tubular members so as to sandwich the band-shaped body, extending members disposed on both ends of gas wiping nozzle so as to extend towards the direction of gas wiping nozzle, and extending members disposed on both ends of gas wiping nozzle so as to extend towards the direction of gas wiping nozzle.
Tue, 05 May 2015 08:00:00 EDTAn air-drying device for sludge comprises at least one air-drying mechanism, a dosing mechanism, and a dehumidifying and heating mechanism. There two air-drying mechanisms. The dosing mechanism connects with the beginning end of the first air-drying mechanism (5) whose terminal end communicates with the beginning end of the second air-drying mechanism (8), with a discharge port (21) is arranged above the communicating position. The terminal end of the second air-drying mechanism communicates with the beginning end of the first air-drying mechanism to form a loop configuration. The device has high efficiency and low energy consumption. The detention time of the sludge in the drying device is adjustable so that the water content of the discharging material is adjustable.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA drying apparatus for temporary location within a damp or waterlogged room is disclosed. The apparatus includes sensors to sense the level of temperature and humidity within the room, a heater to provide heat for the room, an air circulation fan for selectively circulating heated air within the room or selectively exhausting warm and humid air from the room and for allowing outside ambient air into the room. The apparatus being adapted to cyclically continue until the sensed humidity reaches a required level, the apparatus thereafter indicating, directly or indirectly, the completion of the drying process. A method of drying a room using such apparatus is also disclosed which employs a technique whereby the rate of change of the temperature increase is used to determine when humid air should be exhausted from the room. A time limit can also be use to determine when said exhausting takes place.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTSystems and methods for separating fluids from drill cuttings. Specifically, the invention relates to shakers that incorporate a vacuum system and methods of operating such systems to effect a high degree of fluid separation. The system and methods are effective across a variety of screen sizes, vacuum flows and vacuum designs.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA controller is coupled to a plurality of moisture sensors positioned within the grain bin at various spaced-apart locations. The controller determines a grain moisture level adjacent each moisture sensor and compares the grain moisture level to a predetermined maximum moisture level. The controller is coupled to a grain spreader that is configured to selectively distribute incoming grain into the grain bin and operates the spreader to distribute incoming grain to create a shortened airflow path through the grain that encompasses the moisture sensors having determined grain moisture levels above the predetermined maximum moisture level. The controller is coupled to a fan that is coupled to the grain bin and configured to provide airflow through the grain in the grain bin. The controller operates the fan to provide greater airflow through the grain along the shortened airflow path than is provided along airflow paths outside the shortened airflow path.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTDisclosed is a clothes dryer comprising a drum rotatably disposed in a body; and a roller disposed below the drum, and configured to support the drum. The roller is mounted to a roller shaft by a ball bearing, and a contact portion of an outer circumferential surface of the roller contacting the drum is formed to be flat.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA solar drying tunnel having a low-profile and which is transportable includes a bottom portion, a frame, a cover, and externally controlled rolling mechanism for turning grain over. The tunnel may also include a fan at one end and a chimney at another end to provide enhanced air flow.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTThe present document describes a container for storing and drying garments or sport equipment, the container comprising an external envelope comprising a resistant material; and a ventilation structure through which air can be blown for drying the garments or sports equipment, the ventilation structure supporting the external envelope, the ventilation structure comprising hanging elements for hanging the garments or sports equipment thereon, the ventilation structure capable of adopting a retracted position and an extended position in which the ventilation structure occupies more space than in the retracted position.
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTThe present invention provides a hairstyling device (10) comprising an elongate arm (12) having a hair receiving surface (14). Within the arm (12) there is an air passageway (16) that carries air injected into it by a fan (18). The air passageway (16) has an elongate air outlet (24) which is parallel to the arm (12). The air outlet (24) is configured to blow air along the length of the hair. Attached to the hair receiving surface (14) are bristles (26) to form a brush.
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA fabric treatment apparatus is provided. The fabric treatment apparatus includes a treatment room which can receive and hold clothes; a motor which generates a rotational force; an eccentric unit which is rotated eccentrically by the rotational force generated by the motor; a contact unit which converts the rotating motion of the eccentric unit into a reciprocating motion; a clothes rack which is disposed in the treatment room and is coupled to the contact unit so as to move reciprocally in a linear path, and on which a number of hangers can be hung; and a heating unit which supplies at least one of hot air and steam into the treatment room.
Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA clothing dryer capable of effectively drying a small amount of substance, and a control method thereof by changing an algorithm of a sensor-dry course, which is configured to control an operation rate, a degree of drying or a temperature of drying, to be adapted to the small load of substance in a case where the substance to be dried has a small load when compared to the entire volume of the clothing dryer, so that the drying efficiency is enhanced regardless of the load of the substance, and a separate option button is provided for a sensor-dry course, so that a small load of substance is dried adaptively to the material characteristic of the substance for a respective dry course, thereby enhancing the drying efficiency.
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA method of decontaminating a room or space, comprising the steps of providing a cold-mist decontamination device capable of generating an atomized mist comprised of a decontaminant and water, inputting into an internal processor the parameters of the room or space and the concentration of the decontaminant in the decontamination solution, measuring the temperature and humidity in the room or space, and determining the maximum amount of the decontamination solution that can be introduced into the room or space in atomized form without condensing the decontaminant on surfaces within the room or space.
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTVaporizable material is supported within a vessel to promote contact of an introduced gas with the vaporizable material, and produce a product gas including vaporized material. A heating element supplies heat to a wall of the vessel to heat vaporizable material disposed therein. The vessel may comprise an ampoule having a removable top. Multiple containers defining multiple material support surfaces may be stacked disposed within a vessel in thermal communication with the vessel. A tube may be disposed within the vessel and coupled to a gas inlet. Filters, flow meters, and level sensors may be further provided. Product gas resulting from contact of introduced gas with vaporized material may be delivered to atomic layer deposition (ALD) or similar process equipment. At least a portion of source material including a solid may be dissolved in a solvent, followed by removal of solvent to yield source material (e.g., a metal complex) disposed within the vaporizer.
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTDisclosed is a substrate processing apparatus capable of drying a substrate to be processed while suppressing the pattern collapse or the occurrence of contamination. A substrate is held in a liquid bath while being immersed in a liquid, and the liquid bath is disposed in a processing space of a processing vessel. A processing of drying the substrate is performed by replacing the liquid in the liquid bath with a supercritical-state fluid. A predetermined mechanism moves liquid bath between a processing location in the processing case and a stand-by location outside the processing case. A heater installed in the processing case changes the fluid to a supercritical state or maintains the supercritical state while cooling mechanisms cool down the liquid bath moved to the stand-by location outside the processing vessel.
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA gas wiping device for preventing splash on a steel band including a box-shaped body enclosing the steel band and gas wiping nozzles is provided with a plating bath for storing molten metal, and a box-shaped body placed above the plating bath. The box-shaped body is provided, in the interior, with gas wiping nozzles disposed facing one another on the respective tubular members so as to sandwich a band-shaped body. Gas wiping nozzle is provided with a first spraying unit capable of spraying gas to the steel band, and a second spraying unit and a third spraying unit capable of spraying gas towards the direction of gas wiping nozzle. Gas wiping nozzle is provided with a fourth spraying unit capable of spraying gas to the steel band, and a fifth spraying unit and a sixth spraying unit capable of spraying gas towards the direction of gas wiping nozzle.
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA process for lyophilizing a solution of an active agent in a container is provided. Solution of active agent is deposited into a container, the container is covered with a covering plate and placed inside a lyophilizing apparatus. Lyophilization can be conducted to dryness by radiation, convection or both. Also provided is a device made by this process, an active agent-plastic administration device (e.g., a syringe), containing an active agent in the form of lyophilized cake, and an array of such administration devices.
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA fuel preprocess system for a coal combustion boiler is disclosed. The fuel preprocess system for a coal combustion boiler that dries biomass or refuse-derived fuel in accordance with the present invention can include: a dryer configured to dry the biomass or refuse-derived fuel by use of flue gas generated after combustion in the boiler; and a torrefier configured to devolatilize a fibrous component contained in the dried fuel from the fuel dried in the dryer by use of primary air that is heat-exchanged after the combustion in the boiler.
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTDisclosed are an evaporator, an evaporation method, and a substrate processing apparatus, which can increase the concentration of generated vapor of an organic solvent and efficiently heat the organic solvent. The evaporator includes a fluid tube, a liquid organic solvent supply device for supplying the organic solvent liquid to one end of the fluid tube, and heating units for heating the fluid tube. The fluid tube has a cross section that increases from the one end to the other end. When the organic solvent liquid supplied to one end of the fluid tube is heated, the organic solvent vapor is discharged from the other end of the fluid tube. The substrate processing apparatus includes the above-described evaporator.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTAn expandable and collapsible enclosure is provided for a garment refreshing appliance. The appliance has at least either a top or a bottom rigid housing structure. The enclosure comprises a wall structure extending substantially an entire height of the enclosure. The wall structure is made of a flexible material. An opening is provided in the wall structure through which garments can be introduced into or removed from the enclosure. A zipper is attached at the opening to selectively open and close the opening. A snap attachment mechanism is located at either or both of the top and a bottom of the wall structure for securing the wall structure to the top and/or bottom rigid housing structures.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA clothes treatment apparatus and a method for controlling a clothes treatment apparatus are provided. The clothes treatment apparatus may include a drying duct, a first blower fan located in the drying duct that circulates interior air within the drying duct, and a filter located in the drying duct. The method may include sensing clogging of the filter, and switching a flow of air passing through the filter from a first direction to an opposite second direction if clogging of the filter is sensed. The method may further include a washing cycle for washing clothes, and a drying cycle for drying the clothes. An implementation time of the washing cycle may be less than an implementation time of the drying cycle.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA process of drying moisture containing material having a tendency to create dust when dried, said process including the steps of providing said material in a heated chamber having a steam containing atmosphere at a temperature above the dewpoint of the steam, recirculating a hot gas including a portion of the steam through said chamber in order to evaporate moisture from the material to a predetermined level of dryness.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTAn operating method for a laundry drier which has a rotatable drum mounted inside a main body, a heater for heating the air flowing into the drum; and a scent supply module for spraying scent into the drum, comprising: a drying step of drying the laundry by supplying hot air heated by the heater; a pre-treating step of tumbling the drum while supplying air with the heater off; and a scent treating step of spraying scent onto the laundry which has passed through the pre-treating step. Since the scent is sprayed on after the pre-treating step, the scent can be effectively deposited on the laundry.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA drying furnace (20) for drying an object (11) by hot air is provided with a heater (36, 38, 43, 45) that applies radiant heat to a hard-heating region (35, 42) having a larger heat capacity than the other region (37, 44) in the object (11) so as to heat the hard-heating region (35, 42) to a temperature approximate to a temperature of the other region (37, 44).
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA skate blade dryer is provided for removing moisture from a skate blade after use to prevent rust, discoloration, pitting, and premature dulling of the skate blade. The dryer includes a housing having an interior, a top, and a front face. A blower is positioned in the interior of the housing. A conduit extends from the housing. The conduit includes a slot configured for receiving a skate blade coupled to a skate boot. The blower has an output port in fluid communication with the conduit for directing air flow through the conduit.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA clothes dryer has a cabinet forming a drying chamber and a drying rack slidably mounted to the cabinet and movable between a retracted position where the drying rack is within the drying chamber and an extended position where the drying rack is exteriorly of the cabinet. A removable dividing panel is retained by the drying rack and divides the drying chamber into two horizontal and vertically extending drying chambers. A control system associated with the dryer has selectable modes to operate the divided drying chambers independently or concurrently as a single large drying chamber. A recycle system associated with the dryer permits recycling of heat air to increase drying efficiency.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTThe invention relates to a device for the flow-through treatment of web-shaped, gas-permeable material, in particular for drying woven or non-woven fabrics, having the following characteristics: a sieving drum (5), which is rotatably supported and which is connected to a vacuum generator and which has a permeable outer circumference, wherein the material web (M) to be treated rotates around part of the outer circumference of the sieving drum (5);a treatment chamber (BH), which accommodates the sieving drum and to which the gas to be treated, preferably heated air, is supplied;inside the treatment chamber (BH), a sieving cover (SD) or corresponding flow-conducting elements, which surround the sieving drum (5) in the area around which the material web (M) is wound and by means of which the gas flowing into the treatment chamber (BH) is conducted in the direction of the sieving drum surface. According to the invention, the wall (W) of the treatment chamber (BH) facing the outer circumference of the sieving drum (S) in the area around which the material web (M) is wound has a decreasing distance (a1, a2, a3) from the surface of the sieving drum (S) in said area.
Tue, 07 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDTA centrifugal pellet dryer with a self-cleaning rotor seal, replaceable wear plates, and a fluid powered dewatering tower is presented. The self-cleaning rotor seal includes a plurality of grooves that are structured to eject pellet debris that migrates into between the seal and the housing for the rotor. The replaceable wear plates are secured to the rotor at locations such that they contact pellets that are entering the rotor housing. The dewatering tower includes a helical augur that dewaters a pellet slurry and delivers partially dried pellets to the rotor housing.
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTA robot system according to one aspect of an embodiment includes a robot and an instructing module. The robot holds one of a plurality of feed materials used for processing a workpiece. The instructing module gives instructions to the robot, when the feed materials are used for processing the single workpiece, for an operation in which the feed material held last in the previous round of processing a workpiece is used first in the subsequent round of processing a workpiece.
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTNail gel curing devices emitting ultraviolet light, as well as methods of their making and use are disclosed. The devices are useful for curing, inter alia, acrylic compositions, more particularly, acrylic nail gel compositions, and typically employ ultraviolet and/or visible light emitting diodes ("LED") to cure such ultraviolet and/or visible light curable nail gel resins.
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTEnergy efficiencies are achieved in a dryer or washer/dryer by selectively varying temperature ranges, time periods, heater power levels, and air flow rates. Efficiency improvements on the order of 16% were obtained over typical constant power, constant temperature, timed drying cycles by varying one or more of these parameters. Efficiencies can also be improved by drawing air from alternative warm sources such as an attic or warm external environment, or by heat recovery from dryer exhaust passages.
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTMethods and apparatuses for drying electronic devices are disclosed. Embodiments include methods and apparatuses that heat and decrease pressure within the electronic device. Some embodiments increase and decrease pressure while adding heat. Other embodiments include a desiccator for removing moisture from the air being evacuated from the electronic device prior to the air reaching an evacuation pump. Further embodiments detect humidity within the low-pressure chamber and determine when to increase and/or decrease pressure based on the humidity. Still further embodiments determine that the device is sufficiently dry to restore proper function based on the detected humidity, and in some embodiments based on the changes in humidity while pressure is being increased and/or decreased. Still further alternate embodiments automatically control some or all aspects of the drying of the electronic device. Additional embodiment disinfect the electronic device.
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTAn adaptor can convert a conventional hot air clothes dryer to draw air from outside instead of inside a building, and comprises an adaptor housing securable over the air intake region of the dryer in fluid communication with the air inlet of the dryer, with an adaptor housing inlet connectable to an air intake linkage. A filter and filter bypass assembly can be used in combination with the adaptor. The assembly comprises an outer enclosure and an inner enclosure inside the outer enclosure. An inner enclosure inlet and inner enclosure outlet define a first airflow path through the inner enclosure and an outer enclosure inlet and outer enclosure outlet define a second airflow path through the outer enclosure and bypassing the inner enclosure. The inner enclosure and the outer enclosure have a common aperture for insertion of a filter into the inner enclosure across the first airflow path.
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTThe invention relates mainly to an apparatus comprising a chamber for physically and/or chemically treating one or more samples or products, said apparatus comprising a door for introducing samples inside the apparatus chamber or bringing samples outside the apparatus, said apparatus comprising a membrane or film defining a chamber wall inside said apparatus when the door is closed.
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTA laundry transport apparatus and method includes a container defining an interior area configured to accommodate a plurality of laundry carts, the container having a door movable between closed and open configurations to selectively allow access to said interior area. The apparatus includes a ventilation network to pass air to and from the interior area, the ventilation network including a pathogen identification and containment apparatus to detect, isolate and treat potentially harmful material within the soiled laundry. At least a portion of intake and outlet ducts are immediately adjacent one another to influence temperature of air passing through each duct, warmer air passing through one of the intake duct or the outlet duct becoming cooler and cooler air passing through another of the intake duct or the outlet duct becoming warmer.
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTA method and an apparatus for drying a piece of textile which is impinged upon by an air flow having a varied partial steam pressure to evacuate moisture. The method and apparatus are particularly suitable for drying a piece of textile with a layered structure having a semi-permeable membrane.
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTA laundry drying unit includes a process air circuit and a component arranged in the process air circuit. Provided above the component is a washing tank for dispensing a cleaning fluid, with a flow of cleaning fluid dispensed from the washing tank to the component being controlled by a controllable valve. The valve can be controlled on the basis of an amount of cleaning fluid in the washing tank.
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTA rack of the type for circulating air interiorly for drying multiple pairs of boots and/or gloves, where the articles to be dried are sprayed with a liquid sterilizing agent while on the rack. The blower housing, manifold and hollow members of the rack have no exterior horizontal surfaces to prevent pooling of the sterilizing agent. In addition, drain holes are provided in the blower housing, rack tubes and manifold to prevent interior trapping of sterilizing agent or moisture from condensation. In one version intended for sterilizing with power connected, a conduit in the manifold drains any liquid in the blower housing directly into the rack tubes. Another lower cost version is intended for sterilizing after electrical power has been externally disconnected and has liquid/moisture drain holes in the blower housing. Either version may be wall mounted or arranged as portable free standing single or double sided rack drying systems.
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 08:00:00 EDTA process for producing dispersion powders by spray drying of aqueous polymer dispersions and addition of antiblocking agents in a rotary atomization dryer, wherein the antiblocking agent is conveyed by delivery air, wholly or partly, into an annular gap which is formed by a moulding arranged concentrically around the housing of the rotary atomizer, and which ends at a distance above the upper edge of the atomizer plate of the rotary atomizer.


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A member of the coaching staff at Palermo is reportedly in a serious condition in hospital today after suffering an aneurysm.
Luigi Pecoraro, a 47-year-old Coach at youth level with the Rosanero, is believed to have suffered a cerebral aneurysm at his home in the early hours of Friday morning, before being transported to the local hospital. LiveSicilia report that he is now being kept alive artificially.
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Proteus S.A. and Boston Children's Hospital entered an exclusive partnership with Grünenthal GmbH, a privately held family owned pharmaceutical company that specializes in pain management, for the continued development of neosaxitoxin (NeoSTX) towards a product for local anesthesia and post-operative pain management.
Proteus S.A. and Boston Children's Hospital have worked together since 2010 on the development of NeoSTX, a site-1 specific sodium channel blocker derived from cyanobacteria. The two groups will continue to actively participate in its development as part of the agreement. The deal also provides up to $85 million in upfront and development milestones plus undisclosed sales milestones and royalties.
Cyanobacteria under a microscope
"We are thrilled to be entering this collaboration with Proteus and Boston Children's Hospital", says Dr. Klaus-Dieter Langner, chief scientific officer of Grünenthal. "We believe that this project could transform an area that has lacked innovation for decades."
The problem with current local anesthetics and analgesics based on opioids is that they have a short duration of action (8 hours or less), leaving patients to cope with postoperative pain. Early animal and human data indicate that NeoSTX used in combination with local anesthetics such as bupivacaine provides markedly prolonged surgical anesthesia, relative to bupivacaine alone. NeoSTX has the potential to ameliorate the need to use the potentially addictive opioids after undergoing surgery.
Proteus uses a proprietary technology to produce and purify the NeoSTX in a clean, inexpensive and environmentally friendly process. Charles Berde, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Pain Medicine, Daniel Kohane, MD, PhD, director of the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery, and their colleagues have been working with this compound for over twenty years.
"Our partnership with Proteus has produced a new and innovative approach to treating pain. Dr. Charles Berde and Dr. Daniel Kohane have researched this novel approach for decades in order to bring it to clinical trials," comments Paul Hickey, MD, anesthesiologist-in-chief at Boston Children's Hospital.
A Phase I clinical trial, building upon early work done by Proteus in Chile, was successfully conducted at Boston Children's by Joseph Cravero, MD, principal investigator, along with the a research team in the Division of Pain Medicine. This study was performed under an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application with the FDA submitted by Dr. Berde. This dose-escalation study of 66 healthy male volunteers indicated that NeoSTX given in combination with bupivacaine provided a more prolonged block and more intense block than bupivacaine alone as measured by mechanical pain detection and mechanical touch detection. None of the volunteers experienced physiologically significant side effects within clinically relevant dosage ranges. Another piece of this study evaluated 18 subjects and compared combinations of NeoSTX plus bupivacaine with and without epinephrine. The results showed a significant prolonged block and amelioration of side effects when epinephrine was added to the combination.
The results were presented in October 2014 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and won the meeting's prestigious Best Clinical Science Abstract award. Two papers, one in rats and one on the Phase 1 study, are in press in Anesthesiology, and are tentatively scheduled to be published online in late July or August.
"NeoSTX has the potential to provide long-acting local anesthesia, greatly improving the post-operative experience for patients," said Dr. Kohane.
"We think NeoSTX may help patients leave the hospital faster, recover better, and avoid some of the side effects and risks associated with existing pain medications, such as opioids," said Dr. Berde.
Financial and development investment came from Proteus S.A. and their investors, Boston Children's Hospital's Anesthesia Foundation and Boston Children's Technology Development Fund.
For more on the development of NeoSTX over the past 10 years, please read the following articles:
• Safety trial of algal anesthetic kicks off
• Could the Secrets that Lie Within Algae Lead to a Long-Acting Local Anesthetic?


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One woman said she was almost hit by the teens' speeding car that cut its speed when it neared a Manteca Police canine officer on patrol. She told police that the teens immediately pulled to the curb and let the officer drive by. The driver got out of the car and put the rear license plate on the car that they had apparently removed so they couldn't be identified.
Several Manteca officers swarmed the neighborhood searching for the car that was eventually located by Officer George Crowley in the K-Mart parking lot at Northgate and Main streets.
The three teenagers and their car were searched and detained as they were questioned by the officers. The owner of the car – mother of one of the teens – was called and told of her son's alleged activities.


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WASHINGTON — Oil company executives faced tough questions Wednesday about their industry's record profits during a Senate hearing that gave lawmakers a chance to vent about high energy costs.
Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho), an industry ally, told the executives that the No. 1 question asked at his recent town-hall meetings was "about you and your profitability. And I must tell you, it's not terribly fun defending you."
But at a joint hearing of two Senate committees, the executives of five major oil companies made no apologies for their profits -- more than $30 billion in the third quarter of this year.
Sparks flew from the beginning, when Democrats demanded that the executives testify under oath. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, denied the appeal, saying that forcing the witnesses to be sworn in was unfair, as they appeared voluntarily, and unnecessary.


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Inquiry told fisheries centre should not relocate to Port Stephens
A State Parliamentary inquiry into the closure of the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence has been told staff should not be relocated to Port Stephens because it's 'flood prone'.
A submission by a number of conservation groups, including the Australian Marine Conservation Society says the Port Stephens facility is at significant risk of inundation due to rising sea levels from climate change.
It also notes the centre is in an area classed as 'flood prone' by the local council and in June a low pressure system and high tide caused access points at the centre to flood.
But Port Stephens MP Craig Baumann disagrees about the risks.
"I think if climate change effects the water levels that much the people at Cronulla will probably be in more trouble we will be in Port Stephens," he said.
"The centre is obviously by the water but it's well elevated out of the water in a similar way to the Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre would be."
One staff member at the Cronulla centre claims the aquaria facilities will not be able to be replicated at Port Stephens, but Mr Baumann doesn't agree.
"Port Stephens is 2.5 times the size of Sydney Harbour with a fraction of the boat traffic, we have pristine beaches, clear water," he said.
"Port Stephens has quite a lot to offer.
"I'm not a marine biologist obviously but you know we have pond water, tank water, filtered water.
"In the marine biological sphere of things I'm pretty sure we can replicate just about everything."
The inquiry is holding public hearings this week.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, science-and-technology, salamander-bay-2317


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Earlier today, I called Time Warner Cable about their home security system.
I gave my name and account no. and then was told I would be forwarded to a different department that handles security.
But first, he "just wanted to ask me two questions."
I knew where this was going.
First, he wanted to know how often we watch movies in our home. I asked him not to sell me anything, just to transfer me.
His response: to pitch the whole-house DVR.
I asked again to be forwarded. I was irritated and told him — again — I did not want to sold anything else.
Ma'am, this is the sales department, he said. How else will you know what we have to offer if I don't tell you?
My heart raced and my blood pressure shot up (1. because of my history with TWC and 2. because of my feelings on the upsell).
If I am going to spend any additional money with you, it will be with the security division, not on movies or DVR, I said. Please transfer me to that department.
Instead, he sent me over to another sales person (who I held for for a good five minutes).
This man was much nicer, and less aggressive. He also apologized that I ended up with him.
Once I finally got to the security department, no one was available. I had to leave a voicemail.
ADT is looking better and better.


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Man charged with filching tips
Police say East Greenbush man stole from tire store workers
Published 12:43 am, Wednesday, March 13, 2013
EAST GREENBUSH — A 40-year-old town resident was charged with allegedly stealing the tip jar from a tire store, police said Tuesday.
Michael A. Lasher of 7 New Jersey Ave., allegedly forced his way in through a door into Grand Premier Tire at 10:42 p.m. Feb. 28, police said.
Once inside the store, Lasher allegedly took the tip jar and fled.
The incident was recorded by a surveillance camera.
The tape was sent to local media. As a result of the coverage, police received several calls identifying Lasher.
Lasher was charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief and petit larceny.
He is scheduled to appear in town court April 25.


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Some of the combustion byproducts in an operating engine are forced past the piston rings, thus creating pressure in the crankcase. The heating and churning of oil in the crankcase creates additional pressure. This pressure needs to be vented or it causes oil leakage past the engine seals and may even blow out a seal. Volvo uses a crankcase breather system in which the oil in the crankcase fumes is condensed and returned to the crankcase and the pressure and uncondensed vapors are fed into the engine intake to be combusted. The crankcase breather is also known as an oil separator or flame trap.
When a crankcase breather valve begins to fail, engine drivability suffers. You may have a rough idle, hard start or a check engine light that is ON with fuel trim faults if a hose fails. If your engine is consuming oil or smoking, checking the crankcase breather is a good place to start. It is mounted to the front of the crankcase under the intake manifold. The crankcase breather hose that runs from the valve cover to the crankcase breather is the hose I find broken the most. The rubber hose will tear or collapse from long term exposure to engine oil.
When replacing your crankcase breather, I suggest replacing all the hoses. They become brittle or collapse over time from exposure to engine oil and heat. When removing, the parts are likely to fall apart in your hands. In order to avoid vehicle down time, have the parts shown below before you begin.
Remember that your car may have been serviced before and had parts replaced with different size fasteners used in the replacement. The sizes of the nuts and bolts we give may be different from what you have so be prepared with different size sockets and wrenches.
Protect your eyes, hands and body from fluids, dust and debris while working on your vehicle. If you're working with the electrical system, disconnect the battery before beginning. Always catch fluids in appropriate containers and properly dispose of any fluid waste. Recycle parts, packaging and fluids when possible. Never work on your vehicle if you feel the task is beyond your ability.
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The crankcase breather parts include: Pipe to valve cover (green arrow), Crankcase breather (red arrow), Drain hose (yellow arrow), Pipe to crankcase (blue arrow), vacuum hose to intake air pipe (red arrow). Disconnect the negative (-) battery cable. See our tech article on Battery Replacing for connection notes. Remove the intake manifold. See our tech article on intake manifold removing.
When removing the intake manifold, the breather hose (red arrow) was already removed. Remember not to attach this hose until the final step of reassembly. Use a new hose clamp when securing it. The inset photo shows the clamp detached from the hose.
Next, working at the breather valve, use a pair of diagonal pliers and cut the hose clamps off the crankcase connection (red arrows). If you are replacing all of the hoses, you do not have to cut the hose clamps on the top (green arrows), as you will be installing new hoses with clamps.
Working at the intake manifold support (green arrow), remove the 12mm fastener (red arrow). Then remove the bracket from the engine.
Working at the breather, remove the two 10mm fasteners (red arrows). I use a 1/4-inch drive ratchet with a 10mm socket to access them. The right side fastener is hidden between a bracket and the breather.
Move to the bottom of the breather, at the drain hose. Use a T20 Torx to loosen the hose clamp closest to the valve (red arrow).
Remove the breather (red arrow) from the engine.
Next, remove the T20 Torx clamp and replace the drain hose. Check that the drain is clear (green arrow) and not blocked with sludge. If blocked, remove the oil pan and be sure it is clear all the way through. Install the new breather and fasteners. Then tighten the drain hose clamp. Install the hoses at the top and side. Reinstall the intake manifold. During the intake installation you will install the vacuum hose and breather hose to the valve cover. When complete, doublecheck all hose routings.
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299 Iron Point RdFolsom, CA 95630
New Yorkers will say you can't get true New York-style pizza outside of Manhattan. A great New York-style pizza has a thin but pliant, wheaty crust that's slightly crisp for a delicious contrast to the rich, chewy mozzarella that bubbles atop a tart tomato sauce, mildly spiced with basil and oregano. Lucky Sacramento-area pizza connoisseurs just have to drive to Folsom for an authentic New York experience. Pronto's Pizzeria opened August 1st at 299 Iron Point Road. Not only is it 3000 miles closer than New York, but it's conveniently located hear the Century Theaters, and across the street from the Folsom Outlet Stores for a delicious meal after a movie or shopping.Pronto's pizzas begin with a ''small'' (12-inch) cheese, simple but elegant for $12.99, and ends in lavish large (16-inch) combinations priced at $ 22.99. The vegetarian pizza stocks a garden of artichokes, bell peppers, broccoli, garlic, mushrooms, olives, onions and tomatoes. Combinations also can be deconstructed. Add artichoke to a small cheese pizza, for example. The result: an excellent ratio of melted whole-milk mozzarella to artichoke leaves.The Italian dinners include the standards often discussed on ''The Sopranos,'' such as baked ziti, spaghetti with meatballs and/or marinara sauce, and the whole family of Parmigiana: chicken, veal or eggplant. The dinners come with a small green salad and house-made crusty bread. Cheese ravioli are stuffed with ricotta cheese. The house-made lasagna stands tall and meaty.''When you're here, you're family'' actually approaches truth at Pronto Pizzeria. People walk in, and the nice woman at the counter, who turns out to be owner Diane Benevento, remembers what they usually have. Then her husband, Joe Benevento, makes it for them from scratch. The Beneventos are from the east coast and inherited the family recipes. Joe Benevento bakes the terrific bread that enfolds the Genova salami and the melted Provolone cheese in a particularly wonderful way. Most sandwiches are $6, packing in a salad of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and sweetly pickled red onions. The meatball parmigiana sandwich ($6) is nicely sauced. There is also a vegetarian sub ($6) featuring eggplant, mushrooms, onions and green peppers.Come in and check it out… and Buon Appetito!
Pizzas Thin Crust with cheeseSmall– 12.99 Med– 13.99 Lrg–15.99Specialty PizzasSmall– 16.99 Med– 18.99 Lrg–21.99Combinationsausage, peperoni , mushrooms, ham, olives, onions, green peppersMarinaraShrimp, crab meat, mushrooms, garlic, our secret ingredientVegetarianArtichokes, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, olives, mushroomsExtra ToppingsLarge 1.50 --- Medium 1.25 --- Small 1.00- cheese- ham- artichokes- bell peppers- Italian sausage- garlic- mushrooms- meatballs- tomatoes- pepperoni- olives- ground beef- onionsPizza Slices Cheese - 2.25With 1 Topping - 2.50With 2 Toppings - 2.75With 3 Toppings - 3.00SaladsCaesar or Green Salad - 3.99Italian SpecialsCalzone - 7.99Ricotta and mozzarella cheeseStromboli - 8.99Pepperoni, ham, mushrooms, onions, olives, mozzarella, Tabasco and sauceItalian Pasta Dinners(Includes Salad and Bread)- Homemade Lasagna - 8.99- Spaghetti with Marinara sauce - 7.99- Spaghetti with Meatballs or Sausage - 8.99- Cheese or Meat Ravioli - 8.99- Baked Ziti - 8.99Italian Dinners(Includes Pasta and Bread)- Chicken Parmigiana - 10.99- Veal Parmigiana - 11.99- Eggplant Parmigiana - 10.99DrinksSoft Drinks / Fountain Sodas 1.79- Domestic Beer - 2.50- Imported Beer - 3.50- Wine – Glass - 4.00 (Chablis, Burgundy, Rose)
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Reviewer: 03snake | 1/21/2013 8:52:21 PM
From the time you enter the pizzeria, till you get served by the friendly employee's, you will quickly notice that this is no ordinary pizza place. I had a very pleasing time enjoying a truly New York style pizza along with a great... down to earth family oriented atmosphere! Have you ever been to a place and you can tell the first second you walk in the establishment that it's not the usual chain restaurant? Well this is what I experienced when I entered Pronto's. Great customer service, great food and I will be back for more!
Reviewer: jozef.kruger | 12/28/2012 9:19:20 PM
This place is run by real italians and indeed, only tennis on tv :)All kidding aside, the pizza was very good, thin crust, fresh ingredients and made to order. Definitely worth a visit.
299 Iron Point RdFolsom, CA 95630(916) 608-0720
Mon 11:00 AM to 7:00 PMTue 11:00 AM to 7:00 PMWed 11:00 AM to 7:00 PMThu 11:00 AM to 7:00 PMFri 11:00 AM to 8:00 PMSat 11:00 AM to 8:00 PMSun 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Pronto's New York Pizzeria has been in business since 1990
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Merck to Fire 8,500 in Strategy Overhaul That Shifts R&DDrew Armstrong
Merck & Co., the second-biggest U.S. drugmaker by sales, will fire 8,500 workers and revamp its research and development after seeing new medicines delayed by U.S. regulators.
The positions eliminated add to 7,500 cuts already announced, the Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based company said in a statement today. The total amounts to 20 percent of Merck's 81,000 workers. The company declined to break down where the dismissals will occur, saying only they will come from all areas of Merck, including R&D, sales and management.
The moves, designed to save $1 billion next year, are part of a strategy set by Chief Executive Officer Ken Frazier and R&D chief Roger Perlmutter, who was hired in April to replace Peter Kim. Under Kim, experimental drugs in cardiovascular, surgery, and osteoporosis suffered setbacks while rival drugmakers were able to get new products to market.
"We will sharpen our focus on core therapeutic areas," Frazier said on a conference call. That means more resources for vaccines, cancer, diabetes and hospital care. "In other therapeutic areas, we will significantly reduce our resources."
The company also will trim its real estate holdings, particularly in New Jersey, and work to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing and supply network. As part of the move, its headquarters will move to Kenilworth, New Jersey, about 35 miles east and closer to New York City. The company previously had planned to move to Summit.
$2.5 Billion
By 2015, savings from the cuts will rise to $2.5 billion a year, the company said. Half of the savings will be in R&D, and half in the company's commercial arm, which includes its sales force and marketing. The firings will leave Merck with about 65,000 workers.
Merck rose 2.4 percent to $48.74 at the close in New York. The stock has gained 7.8 percent in the last 12 months, compared with an 19 percent gain in the Standard & Poor's 500 Pharmaceuticals Index of drugmakers.
The company will place more emphasis on developing drugs with the most sales potential, which means getting the business side to work more closely with researchers, Frazier said. "Our goal, and it's Roger's goal, is to completely align the thinking in R&D with the thinking inside what's called commercial in the company," he said in an interview.
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The change was made with the realization that's it's no longer enough to just get a drug approved, the CEO said. In the past, "access was just available." Now, "we want to begin with the end in mind."
The company picked the four therapeutic areas based on what it could do best. "It was not simply a need of where unmet medical need is, it's an analysis of where we're positioned to lead," Frazier said in the interview.
Merck will also put more focus on the world's biggest economies, including China, Japan, Europe, the U.S. and Canada. That doesn't mean the company will exit any markets, though. "You shouldn't conclude that because we have picked our top 10 markets, the other markets aren't important," Frazier said. "It's about prioritizing our spend to the greatest opportunities."
"Clearly a more efficient operating structure will help Merck, particularly in 2014, when we expect revenues to remain essentially flat," said Alex Arfaei, an analyst with BMO Capital Markets Corp., in a note.
Refocused R&D
The refocused R&D effort may not help the company as much as it hopes, Arfaei said in a note to clients. "Merck does not have a strong track record in oncology; therefore, there is some execution risk," he said.
The company's new focus is in very competitive areas, he said, and "we have some concerns about the longer-term growth prospects of the company."
The Merck cuts follow moves at other major U.S. drugmakers to slim and refocus after years of expansion through large deals. Pfizer Inc., the biggest U.S. drugmaker, has shed non-drug units. AbbVie Inc., split off from Abbott Laboratories at the start of the year, has said it will no longer focus on primary care medicines and has fired workers as products in that category have lost sales exclusivity.
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Merck's biggest sales line, diabetes, is being threatened as half a dozen new competitors to its drug Januvia that are in the final stages of development or scheduled to debut in the next two years. Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., meanwhile, have already put emphasis on a new generation of cancer drugs that Merck now says it will focus on.
Diabetes will stay the company's biggest emphasis, said Adam Schechter, president of human health at the company. It will also start up a separate business to help develop and promote its new cancer drugs, though, including an immune system-based therapy called MK-3475.
New primary care drugs developed before Perlmutter took over either haven't been approved, or are likely to face limited sales. Suvorexant, a sleep pill, in July wasn't approved by U.S. regulators at the two highest doses, and the lower dose isn't available yet.
The medicine will also face competition from existing, widely used generic medicines. Odanacatib, an experimental osteoporosis treatment, has been delayed while the company conducts a second study.
Merck said it looked at every part of its business during the overhaul. Part of the strategy shift involves creating a new unit to sell oncology drugs that use the body's own immune system to kill cancer cells. The company will do more outside deals to bolster its pipeline.
The company said it wasn't changing its 2013 earnings forecast. It will take a $900 million to $1.1 billion charge this year as part of the restructuring costs, mostly in the third quarter. The restructuring will cost the company about $2.5 billion to $3 billion.
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Reading Pointers for Sharper Insights
As you read Hamlet, be aware of the following themes and concepts:
Death: Trace Hamlet's understanding of death from his first encounter with his father to Act V, scene ii, when he quotes the Book of Matthew. Does he come to an understanding of death, or does he protest against it?
Symbols of death to look out for: skulls, maggots, worms, rot, dust, ghosts
Sickness, imbalance: Writers of Shakespeare's day used the word "complexion" to mean not only "appearance of the face," but "mood or character." One's complexion was the result of four fluids called humors (see page 132). If these were out of balance, a person could, become ill, develop mood disorders or even go insane.
Madness: It is sometimes difficult to say who is sane and who is insane in this play. Hamlet believes that he, and perhaps Horatio, are the only sane observers in the court; other characters, especially Gertrude, fear that Hamlet is ill (see above).
As Hamlet points out, the whole court is full of spies and corruption; if he refuses to go along with his uncle, whom he considers evil, is he really insane?
Do any of Hamlet's actions convince you, in spite of what he says, that he really has lost his mind?
What characters besides Hamlet exhibit signs of madness? What causes their behavior?
Acting and plays: Look for references to acting, pretending, and lying. Where does one stop and the next begin?
Hamlet declares to Horatio that he will "put on" an "antic disposition." "Antic" means "foolish and silly," but also "grotesque"; Hamlet will become an actor portraying a madman.
In Act II, a troupe of traveling players arrives at the castle. Hamlet knows them all, and shows himself to be a big fan of the theater. Shakespeare makes some references to his own actors at this point.
In Act III, Hamlet inserts lines into the speech of one of the traveling players in order to "catch the conscience" of King Claudius.
Children and parents:
How is Hamlet's relationship to his father different from that of Ophelia and Laertes to Polonius?
What does Gertrude think of Hamlet? Does her attitude toward him change during the play?
Sleep and dreams: In the most famous speech in English literature, Hamlet discusses suicide, and wonders why people choose to live rather than to die. "But in that sleep of death/ What dreams may come," he says, "must give us pause." He compares the boundary between life and death to that between sleep and waking, between the dream world and reality. This whole play takes place right on that line


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Chino, Calif. - July 20, 2009 -
The eighth round of the AMA Superbike championship was a tough one for the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki team. Series leader Mat Mladin (#7) couldnt quite hit the right bike set-up throughout the weekend, but the six-time champion was able to secure two consistent finishes, maintaining his huge lead at the top of the points lead. Teammate Tommy Hayden (#22) showed great speed early on and used the momentum to score a sixth and third place finish, while rookie Blake Young (#79) continued to impress the paddock with two strong finishes.
Qualifying saw Tommy Hayden as the top Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki, posting the fourth-fastest time. Blake Young was next, starting sixth, while Mladin clocked ninth-fastest. As Saturdays race started, though, Young and Hayden, were up front and Mladin, was charging from his uncharacteristic third row start. After a race long battle, Mladin finished on the podium in third, while Hayden and Young finished sixth and seventh, respectively.
"We couldn't do it today and that was it, said Mladin. Obviously it would have made it easier to be a little bit closer on the start. That's the way it goes, we just didn't have the pace today.
Sundays race saw Tommy Hayden as the top finishing Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki. Hayden secured the holeshot, but couldnt hold on to the top spot. He never lost track of the leaders though, and was challenging for second-place throughout the race. Behind him was teammate Blake Young, who was challenging for a podium position. Mladin had what he described simply as a tough day, and finished in seventh.
Mladin still holds a commanding championship points lead over Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki teammate Tommy Hayden, 390-264. The next round of the series is July 31-August 2 at the new Heartland Park circuit in Topeka, Kansas.
Saturdays results:
1. Josh Hayes -Yamaha
2. Aaron Yates - Jordan Suzuki
3. Mat Mladin - Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki
4. Ben Bostrom - Yamaha
5. Larry Pegram - Ducati
Sundays results:
1. Josh Hayes - Yamaha
2. Ben Bostrom - Yamaha
3. Tommy Hayden - Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki
4. Blake Young - Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki
5. Larry Pegram - Ducati
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We Asians love the notion of luck, prosperity, and blessing.
This year, 2007, is a prime year for babies. That's right, it's the year of the Golden Pig, not just any pig.
"A person born this year is likely to be a good parent. He may be easy to anger, but he is intelligent, honest, courageous, completes projects, gallant, and sincere. People born in these years are honest and straightforward. They can be relied on to see things through. They tend to be popular and make lasting friendship and are good neighbors.
Wow, that's unlike any other baby I've ever heard of (and yes, I think wooden rabbits tend to be very sarcastic). And consequently, whether you give any creedence to this at all or not, it seems to be showing measurable impact in the motherlands — 10% increase in the birth rate! But one line that I found very interesting was this line from this Chinese mother-to-be, "I choose to believe it rather than miss a good opportunity."
Ah yes, superstition as a form of insurance, that's nice.
I wonder how many Asian Americans would honestly admit that attending church was a form of taking the safer side of Pascal's wager.
Here is where many Asian pastors need to stop playing the role of Aaron and more the role of Moses — tear down the calf, er pig, obliterate it into a fine powder and make us drink it. Quit playing the shaman, and play the prophet. Stop playing the health and wealth card and throw down some tablets lest our churches continue to wander in this desert . We make a mockery of the Word when we trust in our gold. Those letters behind our names, that ordination, that board certification, that raise, the BMW, the half-milllion dollar home, the Ivy-league degree, the security alarm system, the portfolio, the next great accomplishment…is only capital if we invest it in Kingdom economics. Otherwise, it's a waste, we will consume it and it will turn to waste. That's the beautiful image of the execution of the golden calf, literally all that gold turned to powder and defecated out in the middle of the desert — a most unholy crap.
"I choose to believe rather than miss a good opportunity?" Good luck with that, I'm eating golden pork for Lent.


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text: S5 and UMID M1, both went on pre-order last week in their home nation of Korea, and while the S5 sold out of its initial allotment of 1,000 units in just 8 hours, UMID still has unclaimed devices from its first batch of 500. This is at least in part due to some sketchy quality on the M1, with a finish on early machines that looks like a Tamiya kit haphazardly glued together by a four-year-old. The company is saying it will step up and replace all of the pre-ordered units with better ones once it gets its molds to line up, but having to trade in your new computer after a few weeks seems to partially defeat the purpose of getting one early in the first place. Of the two only the S5 is said to be officially coming to America at this point anyway, so hopefully that's the one that caught your fancy.


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The Dacia Sandero Stepway is inexpensive but doesn't look it.
It's a supermini that's been jacked up a bit to give a crossover look and seems to press all the right buttons for buyers who don't want big outlay but require big value.
To understand the appeal of the Sandero Stepway, know this. The basic Sandero supermini upon which it's based has been designed to sell into many third world markets and as such is billed as having excellent ground clearance and 'robust underbody protection for impressive performance on unpaved tracks'. If that's not a great basis for building a jacked-up version with even greater abilities, I don't know what is. Do remember that this isn't a four-wheel drive car though, so there are limits as to what it can negotiate. For tougher stuff, you'll probably need to buy Dacia's Duster compact SUV.
The entry-level 90PS 1.2-litre petrol engine will probably be more than enough for most people and it's a sweet little motor, the three cylinders making a characterful sound and driving the front wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox. Alternatively, there's a 90PS 1.5-litre diesel that isn't the most refined unit we've come across but nevertheless makes all the right economy and emissions figures.
The Stepway is styled to look a bit more rugged without actually offering any four wheel-drive underpinnings. Think VW Polo Dune or Rover Streetwise and you're not far off the mark. That stepped up ground clearance gives it a nicely chunky look and might well prove useful when bumping up and down big kerbs in town. It also gets a redesigned front end and body features such as front and rear skid plates, fog lamps, two-tone bumpers, pronounced wheel arches, 16-inch Flexwheels rims, two-tone longitudinal roof bars and exclusive blue paint. Inside, there's embroidered upholstery and grey overstitching for a bolder look.
The Dacia Sandero Stepway deserves to do very well. It's a much more interesting and, crucially, expensive-looking car than the basic Sandero hatch and although the craze for these 4x4-styled superminis might have been and gone, it's still a vehicle that will find a ready market here in the UK.
The pricing looks extremely good as well. For only a couple of hundred pounds more than the most depressingly basic 60PS Volkswagen Polo, you can buy a range-topping Stepway with a 105PS diesel engine and goodies like cruise control, air conditioning, parking sensors and a seven-inch touch screen.
The Stepway is a case study in how to do budget cars very well indeed.


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Each volume to date in the Naxos project to record the entire keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti has featured a different pianist, and the newest volume brings us the exceptional Konstantin Scherbakov who has received much praise for his recordings of Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff.
From a pianistic and technical viewpoint, Scherbakov leaves his Naxos predecessors in the dust. His tone is perfect, his phrasing is perfect, his trills are perfect — the man has total control of the resources offered by the modern piano. Perhaps most impressive is the range of his articulation and dynamics which is simply amazing.
Of course, the above represent generic attributes, and the issue remains whether Scherbakov well serves the specific music he is playing. My conclusion is that he does not, and I find his interpretations less satisfying than in the previous Naxos volumes. How can this be ? Well, one sure way to butcher Scarlatti keyboard music is to use the piano to smooth over Scarlatti's sharp contours. About a year ago, I gave a negative review to the smooth performances of Christian Zacharias on an Dabringhaus & Grimm disc of Scarlatti sonatas. However, Scherbakov takes the smooth route infrequently. Actually, he's generally sharp as a razor and also excellently captures the impetuosity so prevalent in Scarlatti's sound world.
After a few hearings, I started thinking that Scherbakov's underplaying of lower voices and other secondary musical lines might be the basic problem. This is an approach that Scherbakov often takes, and I find it to damage the forward thrust of the music. In effect, it's a precious and even effeminate way to play Scarlatti. On the other hand, Scherbakov also displays an abundance of bold projection, so I concluded that the source problem had to reside elsewhere.
At this point, I went back to the six earlier Naxos volumes and the widely heralded 2CD set from Mikhail Pletnev on Virgin Classics. Listening to these other recordings quickly gave me the answer. They are more enjoyable than Scherbakov because they bring out the youthful, unbridled, and carefree joy of the sonatas in the major keys. Scherbakov is just too serious in these pieces and a 'downer' from start to finish. When moving from Shostakovich/Rachmaninoff to major key Scarlatti, one needs to lighten up and break free of the stresses of life. From my perspective, Scherbakov has not fully made the transition. What's ironic about this is that Scherbakov also doesn't fully capture the sadness of the three minor key sonatas. Essentially, he's serious in all the wrong places.
I should report that every comment I've heard about this new disc has been very favorable, so I must conclude that my view is in the minority. My best advice is to sample the first track, the Sonata K. 483 ; it has the underplayed musical lines and the relatively serious Scherbakov treatment. If the performance is to your liking, rest assured that you will reap great rewards from the entire disc. One thing is certain — Scherbakov will not remind you of any of the previous volumes in this valuable Naxos series.Copyright © 2005/2006, Don Satz
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Konstantin Scherbakov
Domenico Scarlatti
Complete Keyboard Sonatas, vol. 7
1 Sonata in F Major, K. 483 2:53
2 Sonata in F Major, K. 542 5:40
3 Sonata in B Flat Major, K. 360 4:22
4 Sonata in C minor, K. 40 1:51
5 Sonata in C Major, K. 422 5:34
6 Sonata in F minor, K. 238 4:06
7 Sonata in F Major, K. 17 4:04
8 Sonata in A Major, K. 500 3:15
9 Sonata in A Major, K. 114 4:24
10 Sonata in E minor, K. 291 4:56
11 Sonata in G Major, K. 328 4:10
12 Sonata in A Major, K. 320 3:10
13 Sonata in G Major, K. 283 4:45
14 Sonata in C Major, K. 464 3:14
15 Sonata in D Major, K. 313 3:13
16 Sonata in D Major, K. 479 4:25
Konstantin Scherbakov - p
Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, UK ; January 21 & 22, 2000


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