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Very sad news...Stanley Meltzoff passed away yesterday morning. We have lost a truly great artist. He made an indelible mark on the fields of science fiction publishing, mainstream illustration, and wildlife painting. Treat yourself by visiting his website here.
"Stanley Meltzoff effectively introduced me to a level of artistic sophistication that was both startling and revelatory and which has remained with me in all the decades since... "Genius" is a term that is perhaps too casually applied these days, but that's precisely what is on vivid display when standing in front of one of Stanley's oils." Arnie Fenner, in upcoming Locus obituary
"I would have to claim [Meltzoff's] work as a major inspiration to me and a good part of the reason why I've spent the last three decades of my life as an SF artist." Vincent Di Fate in Infinte Wolrds
"One only has to look at his art to know that his life was rich with poetry." David Apatoff on Illustration Art.

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Beat reporter Bryan Hoch answers questions from Yankees fans
How is Mark Teixeira doing? Is he ready to go for Spring Training?
-- Buzzy H., South Burlington, Vt.
This promises to be such a big piece to the Yankees' 2014 puzzle. Teixeira said recently that he feels close to 100 percent, though he wishes his surgically repaired right wrist felt a little less stiff. Teixeira has started hitting off a tee, and his game plan is to continue strengthening exercises while swinging a bat throughout the month of January.
He'll begin hitting full-speed pitching in February and expects to be a few ticks behind the rest of the position players when Spring Training begins, so he doesn't plan on being in the Yankees' first exhibition games of the year. Teixeira hopes that he is able to get into Grapefruit League games by the first week of March.
"Right now, I'm six months out of surgery. Will I be 100 percent Day 1? I hope so," Teixeira told the YES Network last week. "But even my doctor said, it's going to keep getting looser, keep getting stronger. That's just the way surgery goes. That's just the way it is.
"And so, yeah, I'm a little anxious about the way I'm going to feel, but I know that as long as I'm doing what I'm told, doing what I'm supposed to be doing, that I should be fine."
Now that Alex Rodriguez is suspended for the 2014 season, why not try and sign Stephen Drew?
-- Nathan K., Waimanalo, Hawaii
It seems like the Yankees have remained cool to that idea, even as Drew's agent, Scott Boras, has pointed out that Drew would be capable of playing either second or third base in addition to shortstop. The Yankees have essentially put themselves into a holding pattern until the Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes are resolved, which could take until 5 p.m. ET on Friday.
If Tanaka doesn't choose the Yankees, that money could be allocated elsewhere, though I wouldn't be sure that it'd be spent to add another infielder. More likely, the Yankees would prefer to use whatever funds are left in the budget to upgrade the starting rotation with a selection off the free agent market -- maybe Bronson Arroyo, whom the Yankees have been circling all winter.
Is it possible that A-Rod can play for an independent league during his suspension to stay in shape? Is there anything with his contract from the Yankees that would prevent him from doing so?
-- Erik K., Linden, N.J.
Since Rodriguez is still under contract to the Yankees, it is believed that the team would have to approve any such arrangement. For a number of reasons, it is unlikely that they would do so. At this point in time, it appears that Rodriguez still plans to attend Spring Training with the Yankees, which should create an interesting situation, to say the least.
Players serving suspensions under baseball's Joint Drug Agreement have attended Spring Training in the past and even played in exhibition games, so there is precedence. You could also argue that since Rodriguez is ineligible to play in 2014, there doesn't seem to be any benefit to having him in Major League camp.
It'll be fascinating to see how this newest chapter of the saga is sorted out in the coming weeks. One possibility is that the Yankees could assign Rodriguez to Minor League camp and he could continue working out there for the whole year, if he so chooses.
I heard recently that the Yankees might trade Ichiro Suzuki to the D-backs for J.J. Putz. Of course, this is just a rumor. But would the Yankees give up Ichiro?
-- John W., Toms River, N.J.
Indeed, there were some rumblings about two weeks ago concerning Putz that seemed to be more speculation than anything, but it makes some sense on the Yankees' end. They trimmed Vernon Wells from the roster last week, but Ichiro's role for 2014 is still uncertain following the additions of Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran to the outfield mix.
If you take his $6.5 million salary out of the equation, Ichiro would be a useful extra outfielder who plays strong defense and runs well, so it's not like the Yankees couldn't find a way for him to help them. It's also no secret that the Yankees also would like to add another bullpen arm, so if they could flip Ichiro to fill that need, they probably would.
Is Brian Roberts going to be our primary second baseman?
-- Danny S., Bronx, N.Y.
That's the plan, as of right now. Roberts hasn't played a full season since 2009, but he finished last year healthy, so the Yankees are hoping he will be able to play regularly if they manage his health carefully. At $2 million, Roberts represents a low-risk gamble for the Yankees, who also will have players like Kelly Johnson, Brendan Ryan, Eduardo Nunez and Scott Sizemore in camp competing for reps at second base.
Who do you think the Yankees' starting three outfielders will be for the first game of the season? They have several outfielders who can all start, making it hard to decide. What do you see happening?
-- John N., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
This is a dangerous game to play so early, but as of right now, I'd expect to see Brett Gardner in left field, Ellsbury in center field, Beltran in right and Alfonso Soriano as the designated hitter. Joe Girardi has said that he also expects to DH Beltran regularly to take stress off his knees.
Mariano Rivera always had a great presence in the bullpen and was an inspiration to many. Has he ever expressed any desire to coach?
-- Ron M., Wexford, Pa.
Not at the Major League level; Rivera said a few times last season that he would be open to coming back to coach young players in the Minors from time to time, probably as some type of roving special instructor. He'd be excellent at it. For now, though, Rivera plans to pour his energy into the church.


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Sup Steve, Glad to hear from u. My pain is gettn more manageable here lately i'm 2.4 yrs post things do get better i just keep movin. 1 thing is when i exercise hard, the day after i'm in pain my nerves, muscle and stuffiness, but i'm gettn stronger, stronger no pain, no gains remember . I do alot of dumb bells "ROM" 10 to 20lbs lifting them in different direction........ 3 reps of 15's, push ups, And stretches legs,hands,abs,back,fingers,hand basically all muscles daily throughout the day mostly.
The heat is tough, I drinks cold water and keep ice nearby. My body temp is gettn better too. FYI i do what u can, the pain does get less for some of us.
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its because there scared newborns want to be around their mother, its natural, just need to take things a step at a time there is no reason to upset them just stay close to other people, then pass the baby on but remain close, then gradualy ease away. things take time, no baby needs to be let cry or upset when they are unhappy or scared. :(
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What do you do if your baby won't let anyone else hold him?
The mother-child bond is very strong, of course, but sometimes mom needs to hand her baby off to someone else for a while. So it can be really challenging when he is upset by anyone else holding him! Moms, what do you do if your baby won't be held by anyone but you?
My nine month old daughter is the same way I don't get a break like ever the only BBC ppl she goes to is myself her brother and my mom everyone else is a rap lol it could be so stressful at times
My son is 15 months and doesn't like to be held by others, including my husband, IF I am around. If I am not around or hand him off and walk away he will let pretty much anyone hold him. I think with my husband we made the mistake of having me take him back to often when he was still crying and he has figured that out. We are trying to remedy this by having daddy hold him even with me right there and if he cries he cries. It seems to be getting a lot better.
practice makes perfect.... :O)
I think sometimes it is just the fear of the unknown. How you react will determine how they handle it. I run a day care. A few of the 1 year olds have freaked out over the years at one of my 5 children. They are not around them very much due to swimming and water polo so they don't know them. But when season is over and they are around I have had to endure the screaming and clinging when they see my sons. (At different times and different children. I am sure their wild swim hair sticking out all over their head was a big part of the problem) The only way to persuade them that he was ok was to make him come sit by me and hold her on his lap. Until she realized he was not going to hurt her or take her or scare her. I made him talk to her, give her things to play with, and just play with her until she quit crying. I even had to get up and move. And let her know she was fine and he was a good person. She only had to be held by him 2 times before she LOVED him and ran to say hi when he walked in the home after school. I think most of the anxiety is due to the unknown. Let them know you are not going to rescue them until they have quit crying and that they are fine. But you have to mean it. If after 5 minutes you take her back and she is still crying. You have just taught her you do not mean what you say. About not getting her. When you know there is nothing physically wrong, with your child it is ok to let them cry. They soon realize, hey I do not get my way when I cry. And it will become a thing of the past. The hardest kids at day care, church nursery, or any where I have ever been in charge of children, are the children who are never allowed to cry.
My daughter is this way. She is 15 months.old and gets upset when people she doesnt know touch me,let alone hold her!
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Anyone have good recommendations for other detective/mystery series? Recommendations for books and TV series are welcome (that includes manga and anime too!).
I have read most of the Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie stories, and have watched both the modern TV adaptations of Sherlock Holmes (the BBC version as well as the CBS version).
I am also a fan of Jasper Fforde's books, but he has not updated his Thursday Next / Shades of Grey / Nursery Crime series in a while. I also have watched quite a bit of Doctor Who.
I tried following the Detective Loki manga for a while but I find the detective/mystery elements a bit lacking...
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Facebook IPO: Pricing Looking Like $38
Breaking news from The Wall Street Journal right now: Facebook is looking like it will price its shares at about $38 a share, though discussions are still fluid.
The deal is going to sell the entire over allotment, meaning it will be an $18.4 billion IPO. That makes it the second largest U.S. listed IPO behind Visa. The company will be worth $104 billion in total, making it the largest U.S. company at its IPO by market value.
Here are the headlines hitting the Dow Jones tape right now from reporters Shayndi Raice and Anupreeta Das. Deal Journal and the WSJ will have plenty more coming soon.
*WSJ: Facebook Close To Pricing IPO At Around $38 Per Shr – Source
*WSJ: Pricing Could Still Change, Final Decision Hasn't Been Made – Source


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America's affinity for small, practical trucks is practically dead. The Ford Ranger and Chevy S10 are gone, Toyota and Nissan's "small" pickups have swollen to proportions approaching those of full sized trucks, and Jeeps are, well, Jeeps.
So how is a little 2011 Ranger to compete with the current lineup of 'roided out pickups? Easy. By getting a Coyote 5.0-liter V8 stuffed into its tiny engine bay. After all, even though the U.S. market has more or less turned its back on small trucks for the time being (sorry, crossovers don't count), beefing up one of the leftovers of a bygone era is a great idea. Jamming a big engine into a small, light vehicle with crappy handling is as American as jamming a big engine into a small, light vehicle with crappy handling.
Not that a Ford Ranger is particularly crappy in the handling department, and compared to the SVT Raptor and other fullsized supertrucks, its 5.0-liter is probably pretty mild. This is still a cool creation that follows the original 1960s muscle car template. Maybe small trucks could be revived if models like this were offered in limited production runs to enhance the jilted little guys' cool factor.
Small trucks are alive and well in the rest of the world. Sure, this project truck has nothing to do with their demise, but it makes me wonder when we'll get them back. The 2013 Chevrolet Colorado looks promising, but we'll see how small truck-ish it actually is when it arrives.
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Two summer traditions will be gracing stages in Las Vegas in June: the Nevada Ballet Theatre-Cirque du Soleil collaborative concert "A Choreographers' Showcase," and "Ribbon of Life," presented by Golden Rainbow and benefiting those living with HIV/AIDS.
"A Choreographers' Showcase," now in its fifth year, gives the artistic minds in NBT and Cirque a chance to choreograph on themselves and each other. The concert tends to be a lively mix of fresh ideas and excellent dancing. Catch the show at 1 p.m. on June 9 and 10 at the Viva Elvis theater at CityCenter. Tickets are $20 and $40 and can be purchased by calling 702-590-7760 or by clicking here.
"Ribbon of Life" is another long-standing tradition; this is the 26th anniversary of the show. Choreographers come from all over the city, lending the show a diverse and vibrant feel that has the added perk of raising thousands of dollars for Golden Rainbow, a nonprofit organization. "Ribbon of Life" will be performed at 1 p.m. on June 24 at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Smith Center box office at 702-749-2000.


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Rangers Agree To Terms With Free Agent Defenseman Mike Kostkaby New York Rangers @NYRangers / NYRangers.com
New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that the team has agreed to terms with free agent defenseman Mike Kostka.
Kostka, 28, split this past season between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning, registering four goals and seven assists for 11 points, along with eight penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating in 28 games. He established career-highs in goals, points, and plus/minus rating, and tied a career-high in shots on goal (49). He also posted a plus or even rating in 24 of his 28 games. Kostka tallied his first career NHL goal on October 19 vs. Toronto. He registered the first multi-point game of his career by recording two points (one goal, one assist) on December 10 at Dallas. Kotska made his Tampa Bay debut on March 1 at Dallas, and tallied the first multi-assist game of his career in his second contest as a member of the Lightning on March 2 at Colorado.
During the 2014 Playoffs, the 6-1, 210-pounder recorded two assists and posted a plus-two rating in three contests with Tampa Bay. Kostka led the team in plus/minus rating, tied for the team lead in assists, and tied for fourth on the team in points (two) and blocked shots (four). He recorded his first career NHL playoff point with an assist in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals vs. Montreal on April 16.
In 63 career NHL games with Toronto, Chicago, and Tampa Bay, Kostka has registered four goals and 15 assists for 19 points, along with 35 penalty minutes. He established a career-high in assists (eight) during his rookie season in 2012-13 with Toronto. Kostka registered his first career NHL point with an assist in his NHL debut on January 19 at Montreal. He posted a career-high, three-game assist/point streak in the first three games of his NHL career from January 19 at Montreal to January 23 at Pittsburgh (three assists over the span). The defenseman has registered two assists in four career NHL playoff games.
Kostka has also skated in 343 career games in the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 37 goals and 147 assists for 184 points, along with 215 penalty minutes and a plus-36 rating. He established AHL career-highs in goals (16), assists (38), points (54), power play goals (11) and shots on goal (199), in 80 games with the Rochester Americans during the 2010-11 season. During the 2012 Playoffs, Kostka led all AHL defensemen in goals (six) and points (12) while helping the Norfolk Admirals win the Calder Cup.
The Etobicoke, Ontario native was originally signed by the Buffalo Sabres as an undrafted free agent on March 25, 2008.


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A picture's worth a thousand words.
When anyone asks me how this quarter is going, my answer is: I feel like I'm drinking from a fire hose. Believe you me: MIT (where the above pic is taken) doesn't have exclusive rights on this metaphor. Welcome to spring quarter of your first year in the full-time MBA program at Fisher! Just when I thought I was getting the hang of things, I was reminded of two things: "you don't know what you don't know" and, actually, ignorance *is* bliss.
Let me clarify a few things for those of you that read these blogs regularly: (1) MLHR is not the only graduate business program at Fisher, (2) there are actually more full-time MBA bloggers than MLHR bloggers, and (3) work load definitely varies by program.
FTMBA's are B-U-S-Y. That said, I think the Working Professional MBAs have it worse. They have to go to work all day and then high-tail it over to Gerlach Hall to sit in classes from 6-10pm each evening. How and when they do their homework, reading, group projects, and presentations, I don't know. Unless they're "multitasking" in the office (you know who you are), they get to spend their weekends studying. Blech. Kudos to them . . . I couldn't do it.
Back to being a FTMBA . . .
This quarter, I have an enormous amount of reading to do – constantly. There is no ebb and flow. Spring quarter brings the final two core classes: Strategy & Global Macro. (As an aside: the elective classes I'm taking are Service Operations and Sustainability Marketing.) The macro-econ course requires I subscribe to The Economist and get quizzed weekly on the content. The entire magazine is fair game. Sound hellish? I thought so too! I was wrong. I *love* this magazine. Here's why . . .
To date, I proudly claimed to a member of the apathetic, ignorant American masses. Thanks to Prof Kistruck's mandate, I'm a person that has some clue about what's happening in the world and how current global events affect business. I live here after all – so I might as well understand how my life is being affected. The world gets smaller by the day and global awareness is really critical. It's about time I got a clue. Yay me!
Outside of classes, much is happening around the Fisher College of Business (FCOB). Officer elections are taking place in student groups, end of year summits and banquets are being held, and the weather is slowly improving (which should result in strong attendance at the Fisher 5K this weekend and the upcoming Fisher Spring Games). I assumed leadership roles in various organizations next year: President of the Fisher Graduate Women in Business, VP of Innovate Columbus in Innovation Fisher, and Treasurer of Fisher's Association of Marketing Professionals. My Fisher Board Fellows assignment is supporting COSI next year and I've agreed to help with Fisher Follies. YAY!
Regardless of your interests, there are plenty of ways for you to get involved and participate in the Fisher community. This morning, I was inspired by the words of the founder of Fisher Board Fellows, Wake Norris. "Remember to unpack." He stressed the importance of unpacking and living where you are when you arrive someplace new. This advice applies to you as well as me. When you arrive at your program, how will you get involved? Be a part of your community? The choice is yours and the options are plentiful.
I am really excited about the coming year even if it means lack of sleep. I figure: This only happens once. I'm going to make the most of it.
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After I work out, I am really sweaty down below. What gives?
Your crotch and butt crack are loaded with sweat glands, so the more turbocharged your gym session is, the damper you'll feel below the belt. Though you can't turn off the perspiration, you'll feel a lot more comfortable if you wear underwear and workout clothes made from 100 percent cotton, which lets air circulate, says Machelle Allen, MD, assistant professor of ob-gyn at New York University School of Medicine. And since microbes that thrive in sweat can trigger butt breakouts and yeast infections, take a shower and wash wet gear after each use.


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Todd Rogers saw his life before him, and things looked pretty good. He had completed his student teaching and had been offered a job teaching social studies and coaching the junior varsity girls softball team at Carson High, his alma mater.
"It was all coming together," he said.
Then he went on a ride-along with Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, and suddenly things changed. "The excitement, the knowledge the deputies had," he said. "I was completely enamored."
Goodbye classroom, hello patrol car.
Now after 29 years in the Sheriff's Department, where he has risen to assistant sheriff, Rogers is running for the top job in a department trying to recover from scandal after scandal, ranging from federal indictments of deputies in a jail abuse investigation to illegal searches and detentions of minorities in the Antelope Valley. The department has come under fire for hiring deputies with serious misconduct in their backgrounds and others who had ties to department officials.
Despite his rise to the department's top ranks, Rogers is working to distance himself from former Sheriff Lee Baca, the man who promoted and praised him and whom he is now trying to replace.
On the election trail, he portrays himself as someone who was never part of the clique responsible for the problems — an insider who was really an outsider. If there were a criticism of him, it would be that he was too by-the-book, he said.
"In the last 15 years, a lot of us have been outsiders in our department," said Rogers, dressed in a starched white shirt, yellow tie and gray suit.
He also defends the department. "It's not nearly as screwed up as people think it is," he said. "It's exponentially better than it was before."
About 13 months ago, Rogers was promoted, bypassing the rank of chief and leapfrogging from commander to assistant sheriff, effectively putting him just below the sheriff. Despite the move, he said, he and Baca didn't get along.
"I did a lot of soul-searching when I took the job, but I didn't sell my soul," Rogers said. "I was clearly a Hail Mary for Baca, trying to save his incumbency."
The weekend before the sheriff's resignation announcement in January, Rogers and his wife, a former deputy, discussed whether he should challenge his boss. "There was a good chance I would have run," he said.
Baca, he said, was a visionary when it came to law enforcement. "One of his mistakes is he trusted the wrong people," Rogers said.
One of those people, Rogers said, was former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, who served as Baca's top aide and who is also running for sheriff. In an interview, Rogers aimed harsh criticism at Tanaka.
When he was promoted to assistant sheriff, Rogers moved into Tanaka's old office. He twice had the office swept for listening devices. "I didn't trust him," Rogers said.
He also was worried that another law enforcement agency had planted bugs as part of an investigation into the department.
Rogers said he would quit if the former undersheriff were elected.
"If they vote for Tanaka, I've lost all faith in humanity," he said. "I can't understate the damage he's done to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department."
Reed Galen, Tanaka's campaign consultant, responded by saying: "It seems to me that the only thing we can be sure of is that Todd Rogers is not going to be the next sheriff of Los Angeles County. His negative attitude during the course of this campaign and in particular when it comes to Paul is manifesting itself because he understands that his chances of finishing in the top two is nonexistent."
After a panel appointed by the county Board of Supervisors to investigate allegations of excessive force in the jails released its report, Baca appointed Rogers to implement many of the suggested changes. The report also said Tanaka had helped foster a culture of abuse in the jails.
Rogers is also angry with Baca, who during his resignation announcement said Rogers was one of two men in the department qualified to replace him.
Baca, according to Rogers, said he would raise money for him and James Hellmold, another assistant sheriff running for the top job. "He hasn't done a thing for me," Rogers said. "He hasn't raised a dime." Hellmold said Baca hadn't raised money for him either.
The race for sheriff isn't the first time Rogers has gone before voters, having served 13 years as a City Council member in Lakewood, where he is now mayor. He said he would step down if elected sheriff.
A real estate website recently ranked the city he oversees as the most boring in the state.
"I'm officially the most boring mayor in California, and I'm really proud of it," he said. "I want to make the Sheriff's Department the most boring law enforcement agency in the country."
Rogers also founded the Lakewood Education Foundation, which has given $270,000 in grants for teachers in the city to use in classrooms.
All five Lakewood council members have endorsed him, as have the seven elected officials in Carson, where he grew up and served as captain.
Rogers said that in the past he had been encouraged to run not only for sheriff but also for state Assembly. He recently changed his voter registration from Republican to independent in anticipation the sheriff's race.
Rogers said that if elected he would institute community policing throughout the department, much like he did as commander of the Carson station. "I want to change the way we do law enforcement in the county," he said.
Rogers served on a federal advisory committee on community policing and worked with the state peace officers training commission when it decided to rewrite its curriculum on the subject.
"He was one of the people we turned to because of his knowledge and experience," said Joe Brann, a member of the group's executive committee.
Rogers said he'd also try to work with community groups to use a holistic team approach to try to keep young offenders out of trouble, a tactic that was successful in Carson, where crime dropped 15% under his watch.
Those days as a teacher stick with him, and he says he has become an educator within the department.
And if the wrong person is elected? "Who knows," he said. "I may go back."
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Sunday 1st March
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6.30pm: No evening service
St Mary's strives to be an inclusive church that lives the gospel of Jesus Christ:
Welcome to St Mary's East Barnet. We are a parish in the Diocese of St Albans of the Church of England, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. Our church has stood here since c.1080 bearing witness to the love of God in this place.
Today we are committed to being an inclusive Christian community where all are welcome and we seek to serve all in our parish. We gather on Sundays and other days to hear God's word and break bread together. Our main acts of worship are drawn from the Church of England's Common Worship and Book of Common Prayer, but we are a 'mixed economy' church with a variety of activities and styles of worship.
Since 2008 we have been committed to serving our parish in partnership with our Methodist friends through the East Barnet Anglican-Methodist Partnership. We are part of the Inclusive Church network and are a Fairtrade parish. Currently, we are exploring new ways in which we may serve our community through the Bishop of St Albans' initiative "Living God's Love."
See the Latest News section on the far right of each page for the most recent news and information from St Mary's, and the Pages list to help you find your way around. The latest edition of our monthly parish newspaper, The Herald can be read here. [You can download free Adobe Reader software using the link at the bottom of this page.]
Other than at service times, the church is open for private prayer, reflection and visiting on Saturdays between 10am and 2pm. The noticeboard outside the Church carries the following WARNING:
Here we practise the inclusive Gospel of Jesus Christ. This means you may be mixing with tax collectors, adulterers, hypocrites, Greeks, Jews, women as well as men, female and male priests, homosexuals, lesbians, the disabled, thieves and other sinners, the dying, white people, black people, Asians and people from other races, Muslims, Bishops, bigots, people of other faiths, strangers, heretics and people with no particular faith etc. etc. In fact, anyone like those with whom Jesus himself mixed.
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text: This is what the streets of a particular quarter in Old Manama look like on the weekend. The well-known "Bangali Gali" (lane of the Bengalis) is a favourite haunt for workers of all hues as well as families eager to strike a bargain – be it to buy vegetables and other fresh produce, or sundry gift items. Needless to say, it is a nightmare for motorists and traffic policemen. Life, however, goes on as usual and the activity has only gotten more popular with the passage of time, in spite of the authorities' insistence it does not have official sanction.


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George Washington Carver's graduation photograph.
Wondering who was Iowa State's first African American graduate? First African American faculty member? Well, look no further! Scholar, scientist, teacher, and former slave George Washington Carver was Iowa State's first African American graduate (1894) and faculty member. If after reading this post you're interested in learning more, we have a variety of resources available both here in the Special Collections Department and online. These are listed at the end of this post, and includes the George Washington Carver Digital Collection. The biographical information below has been selected from our finding aid of the George Washington Carver Collection, which is available for research here in the department.
George Washington Carver became one of the nation's greatest educators and agricultural researchers. He was born in about 1864 (the exact year is unknown) on the Moses Carver plantation in Diamond Grove, Missouri. His father died in an accident shortly before his birth, and when he was still an infant, Carver and his mother were kidnapped by slave raiders. The baby was returned to the plantation, but his mother was never heard from again.
Carver grew to be a student of life and a scholar, despite the illness and frailty of his early childhood. He first enrolled at Simpson College (in Indianola, Iowa). He excelled in art and music, but art instructor Etta Budd, whose father was head of the Iowa State College Department of Horticulture, recognized Carver's horticultural talents. She convinced him to pursue a career in scientific agriculture and, in 1891, he became the first African American to enroll at Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, which today is Iowa State University.
Through quiet determination and perseverance, Carver soon became involved in all facets of campus life. He was a leader in the YMCA and the debate club. He worked in the dining rooms and as a trainer for the athletic teams. He was captain, the highest student rank, of the campus military regiment. His poetry was published in the student newspaper and two of his paintings were exhibited at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.
Carver pictured as Quartermaster (staff officer of the campus military regiment), from the 1895 Bomb (photographs after page 102).
Over the next two years, as assistant botanist for the College Experiment Station, Carver quickly developed scientific skills in plant pathology and mycology, the branch of botany that deals with fungi. He published several articles on his work and gained national respect. In 1896, he completed his master's degree and was invited by Booker T. Washington to join the faculty of Alabama's Tuskegee Institute.
Pictured above in 1928 are Tuskegee Institute President Robert R. Moton, Mrs. Pammel, Louis H. Pammel, and George W. Carver. Carver and Iowa State botany professor Louis Pammel maintained contact after Carver left Iowa State for Tuskegee, and their extensive correspondence can be found online in the George Washington Carver Digital Collection. The originals are located in the Louis Hermann Pammel Papers (RS 13/5/13). Copies are also available in the George Washington Carver Collection (RS 21/7/2).
Carver's professional work resulted in the creation of 325 products from peanuts, more than 100 products from sweet potatoes and hundreds more from a dozen other plants native to the South. These products contributed to rural economic improvement by offering alternative crops to cotton that were beneficial for the farmers and for the land. During this time, Carver also carried the Iowa State extension concept to the South and created "movable schools," bringing practical agricultural knowledge to farmers, thereby promoting health, sound nutrition and self-sufficiency.
Curious to learn more about George Washington Carver, and his time here at Iowa State? You have a few options. We have a digital collection available online, which contains a selection of materials from our collections (including the George Washington Carver Collection, Louis Hermann Pammel Papers, University Photograph Collection, and others). The Digital Collection includes photographs and correspondence between Carver and his mentor, botany Professor Louis Pammel. You can also come here to the Special Collections Department and look through our George Washington Carver Collection and the books in our rare book collection. A list of resources on George Washington Carver is available here, and this includes a link to a listing of books in both the library's General Collection and here in the Special Collections Department. Iowa State's 1894 and 1895 yearbooks, the Bomb, are also available online.


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Everyone has their own way of dealing with unruly drivers on the roads. Some start tailgating and honking. Others make a point to tell the other drive that they're "number one." Many just take a zen approach.
And then there's the select few that keep a sidewinder missile mounted on their vehicle. Y'know, just in case.
This Denver-area bucket truck was seen with a sidewinder missile just casually hanging out on the side of the vehicle. It's not ostentatiously sticking out from the side to be intimidating or hidden away to be a secret weapon.
It's just kind of sitting on top, as if to politely suggest that people avoid messing around with this truck.
Also, good thing the truck has an on-board fire extinguisher. For those times when the missile, ummm, starts fires and causes fiery death.
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It seems, that I have no acquaintances that are interested in IT and programming like me. That's why I'm interested in communication on various forums like this one. I hope I'll be able to share my knowledge with others, learn something new here, and, of course, have a nice time.
Also, I'm looking for some particular sphere of software development to be interested with. Currently, I'm studying game development on Java (I'm using jMonkeyEngine, which seems to be pretty convenient for me), but have absolutely no idea of what game should I write (it has become a tradition for me to learn new concepts and APIs by writing my own working application which uses them). So I also hope to find some inspiration on the pages of this forum.
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"The final party begins." –Vincent Volaju-
This is it, Space Cowboys: the last review in my coverage of Cowboy Bebop for the AV Club. Now that the series proper has finished, I'll be taking a look at Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, a feature film that I rather like in spite of how doughy it is. Released almost two years after the show wrapped up in 1999, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (also known as: Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door) takes place sometime before "Brain Scratch" (Big Shot is still on the air, after all). It's not a second series finale, in other words, but its conclusion does add a little extra closure to the show's final two-parter.
By the end of the movie, you get the sense that the ending of "The Real Folk Blues (Part 2)" is definitely the end of Spike Spiegel. Fighting Vincent Volaju in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie may not have been the right time for Spike to kick off, as is suggested in the middle of the movie. But fighting Vicious definitely was. On top of that, when Vincent does die, he comes to the realization that there's nothing waiting for him after death. He exclaims that he now knows there's no afterlife ("But now I understand, there is no door."), which is a fascinating concept, especially when you consider that Spike's character arc begins and ends the notion that eventually, he will die. So now we know: when Spike dies in "The Real Folk Blues (Part 2)," he's not coming back, in any form.
The movie's semi-convoluted plot revolves around a mysterious nano machine virus that Vincent threatens to unleash on an unsuspecting Martian populace. As we learn over the course of the film, Cherious Medical manufactured the virus for the Martian military. Now, Cherious has hired Electra to find and neutralize Vincent, who is being helped by a delusional hacker named Lee Sampson. Electra and Vincent were members of Unit 7, a Martian Special Forces unit that was disbanded three years before the movie's events. Unit 7 was experimented on to test both the effects of the original nano machine virus. This experiment was not only deeply immoral but highly illegal because of the Treaty of Amsterdam, which apparently bans the use of nano machine viruses in war. Only Vincent survived the experiment since he was injected with anti-nano machines (Really? They couldn't have thought of a better way to put this?). So Cherious wants to stop Vincent in order to wash their hands of the incident. Spike wants to know more about Vincent because, "We share similar souls." And the rest of the Bebop crew wants to find Vincent because there's a 300 million-woolong bounty on his head.
Vincent is presented as one of the biggest threats the Bebop crew have faced just from the way that Faye first encounters him. He looks like he's moving in slow motion, a visual association that is inadvertently transferred onto the mysterious veiled woman that Spike sees in the bazaar before talking to Rashid (look forward to speculating about who this woman is in the comments section; as I see it, it could be Julia, Electra or maybe even a weird manifestation of Vincent, though that last option is a long shot, no? Is this even a mystery? Did I miss something?). On top of that, most of the violence that occurs around Vincent is notably over-the-top. Spike and Vincent's first fight on the train is especially excessive, full of fish eye lens shots of gun barrels thrust into the foreground, blood and breaking glass. And oh yeah, how can one forget that near-fatal twist of Spike's heart?
It's fitting that Vincent is a more severe threat than what Bebop fans are used to since everything else in the movie is generally grandiose. With the increase in production values, the creators of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie made a point of blowing up the show's scale. The film's production values are obviously bigger than the show's were, the violence is significantly amped up and the plot revolves around the actions of several competing factions: the ISSP (space cops, basically), the Martian military, Vincent, Cherious Medical, Electra, and the Bebop crew, who separate into smaller groups throughout the film in order to try to stop Vincent.
This expansion of the show's relatively small scale is not always successful. Screenwriter and series writer Keiko Nobumoto is at his best when dealing with small-scale, character-driven scenes, like the terrific opening robbery scene at the convenience store. The convoluted stuff about the nano machine virus, particularly the bits about the transformation of lymph corpuscles and bone marrow, felt padded. Generally speaking, Spike's interactions with Rashid were pretty satisfying, but I wish they told us more about why Spike is similar to Vincent. Presumably, that kind of discussion is exclusively within the province of Spike's shaman. Still, I kinda wish Rashid were more than just an exotic MacGuffin.
The movie's bigger set pieces are also mostly fine, though most of them could have been edited a little more aggressively so that they didn't feel like a lot of very good sequences surrounded by some decent but uninspired footage. The concluding fight scene, set in what I assume is only a replica of the Eiffel Tower, felt unnecessarily flabby. And while I love the dogfight Spike gets into with the ISSP, especially all the unusual forced perspective shots from behind and around the side of the various ships, I felt it also could have been a little shorter. The best fight scenes in the film are Spike's first fight with Vincent on the train and Spike's hand-to-hand fight with Electra, both of which felt like they went on for exactly as long as they needed to.
That having been said, while the bigger scale of Cowboy Bebop: The Movie sometimes felt forced, Yoko Kanno's typically excellent score felt like a mostly organic way to ground the story in a believably bombastic context. There's the haunting music playing during Rashid's explanation of Vincent's anti nano machine condition, a piano instrumental with beautiful vocals. Or the pseudo-Arabian number during Spike's fruitless retracing of his steps to find Rashid, the one that concludes with Spike seated under some movie posters.
I was especially impressed by the crowd sequence that caps this scene. We see throngs of people at sundown slowly walking by Spike. And, if you look hard enough, you'll notice that unlike the earlier crowd scene, Spike's not another face in the crowd (the image is screencapped above). In fact, he's not there at all. It's an evocative image that says so much without really saying much of anything. Life will go on without Spike and the gang. But as Vincent says to Electra, "I'm so glad we could meet again at the end."


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The combination of story, memorable characters and frequent and intense shooting scenes where bullets rained in slow motion. The sequel built on the original's success and reaped in critical acclaim.
Expectations then, are understandably high for the third entry.
There has never been any doubt that Max was now in good hands, but there has been speculation about the direction the series would go with a new studio at the helm. After several years of development it is Rockstar's goal to create the most sophisticated, cinematic shooter with Rockstar's patented presentation and storytelling.
It seems that Rockstar is going to deliver.
It's been faithful to the series and developed the basics of Max Payne, but has simultaneously implemented enough new stuff that it feels wonderful refreshing to play.
The game starts in New Jersey, where Max spends his days in a drunken state while he fills himself with painkillers and tries to forget the events of the previous games. He meets an old colleague, Passos, who after some unfortunate incidents persuades Max to go with him to Sao Paulo, a city in Brazil with strong divisions between rich and poor. Once there Max gets a job as a security guard for a rich guy named Rodrigo Branco.
James McCaffrey is back as Max Payne, and this time it's not just the voice he borrows but face also using motion-capture. This technology is also used extensively in the rest of the game, through both cutscenes and gameplay.
When it comes to film sequences, Rockstar did away with static noir imagery. Additionally, they create more dynamic movie sequences with a seamless transition to the gameplay without changes in camera angles and completely without any load times. Max brings all gunshot wounds, sweat, dirt and current weapon into the film sequences. Stuff like this really maintains the immersion.
Hundreds of hours of development are examined with the use of motion capture in the game: it shows.
Every action Max performs is realistic, and the transition between the different movements are natural, without abrupt changes in the animation. Furthermore, Max reacts naturally to everything in the world around him. This means that if you jump against a wall or an object in a shootout, then prepares Max for a collision.
When it comes to exchanges of fire, they are an experience that words can not justify. It feels fantastic to be surrounded by enemies, jump into a hail of bullets in slow motion with an uzi in each hand, kill four attackers, before landing on the hard asphalt.
Then you can rotate your 360 degrees in the supine position while pumping lead into the remaining enemies. A shoulder button gives you a quick weapon wheel, which is very handy when you need to switch weapons in a heated situation.
Bullet Time is the most fundamental and recognizable aspect of the Max Payne series, and according to Rockstar, it is the very essence of 3. When the last poor bastard in an area is hit by Max's shot, the camera follows the projectile all the way into that body part. Bullet time, shooting and movement merge into a glamorous shoot-ballet of dimensions, and the feeling of being a total badass is a reality.
In the style of previous games there's no use of the regenerative healing system that we have become accustomed to today. Max must instead knock back painkillers when things look bad. As long as you have one of these drugs available when Max gets a fatal injury, then you get one last chance in slow motion to kill the enemy who inflicted the damage yourself before you punch out. Kill him, and once more Max is back into battle.
The amount of detail which is incorporated in the exchanges of fire, is spectacular. Enemies reactions are constantly varied, depending on the angle, speed, distance you are shooting from and what weapons you use. It may seem subtle, but it causes some massive differences in the experience of the game.
The game runs in an updated version of Rage engine (used in Red Dead Redemption), And looks delicious. It's clear that Rockstar has worked long and hard on this.
With that, as well as every other aspect of the title we see, proves Rockstar knows exactly what it's doing. Expectation remains high - worry for Max's future has flatlined.
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Baidu sues registrar over DNS records hack
Legal salvo lands in New York
Baidu has filed suit against its US-based domain registrar after a recent DNS records hack that redirected surfers towards a defaced page, instead of the Chinese search engine.
The traffic hijack attack resulted from "gross negligence" on the part of domain registrars Register.com (no relation), a lawsuit filed by Baidu in New York alleges.
As a result of the 12 January hack, surfers hoping to reach Baidu.com were redirected to a site run by the Iranian Cyber Army. The search engine's Chinese site (Baidu.com.cn) was unaffected by the cyber-assault.
Baidu said the redirection attack affected its traffic for hours before its records were put straight. The search engine site declined to detail its losses or specify how much it was seeking in damages from Register.com, Chinese news agency Xinhua reports.
The legal move follows two days after Baidu announced that its CTO Yinan Li was leaving the firm for unspecified "personal reasons", via a minimalist statement that did nothing to quell speculation he'd been shown the door in the wake of last week's DNS hijack attack.
Baidu controls an estimated 62 per cent of the Chinese search market recently placed in flux by Google's threat to quit the country, in the wake of unrelated cyber-espionage attacks traced back to China.
The Iranian Cyber Army group responsible for the Baidu attack carried out a similar DNS hijack attack against Twitter last month, protesting Western cyber activism in the wake of disputed Iranian elections last year. ®
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Check out my new personal project!
I decided to write a piece with 3 completely random songs to challenge myself. I believe it will help me in the future when I write professionally and need to transition between movements.
Please critique this piece! Or at least some feedback (thoughts, opinions, requests) would be nice.
If you stick around for updates, expect a big run after where Moonlight Sonata left off. It will help to transition back into Hymn of Acxiom.
- The harp part is a sound effect, not an actual part to be played
- All diddled phrases are to be played as normal rolls
- I will update sticking soon
- This piece will eventually come full circle and will end with the ending of the first unoriginal piece
- I changed all the settings so the sheet music would look as close to Sibelius as possible, but they don't go through well online
- I used two soundfonts
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- Hymn to Acxiom
- La Marseillaise (French National Anthem, only minor section)
- The second half of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata mvmt. 3
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The Wii was an easy sell. Nintendo showed the Wii Remote and that players could swing it around. Simple! Ditto for the Nintendo DS. It has a touch screen, and there is a stylus. Clear as day.
The Nintendo 3DS is another ball game altogether, because it isn't something that you can show directly on regular TV. Hideki Konno, the producer of the Nintendo 3D, previously told Edge Magazine that Nintendo's internal PR departments were saying that they should use cinema advertising, because movie theaters are capable of showing 3D movies. "But our key point with 3DS is that you don't need glasses," said Konno, "which you obviously need to use in cinemas." So, how can Nintendo show the portable's 3D abilities?
• Exaggeration: Already used in many ads to sell pretty much anything, Nintendo could use it to show how the Nintendo 3DS works. An early example of this would be the Nintendo clip at this year's E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, that showed characters physically popping out of the Nintendo 3DS at company execs. Of course, the Nintendo 3DS games cannot actually pop out of the handheld, but the point was made. Likewise, Osaka-based electronics maker Panasonic has been running a series of advertisements for its new 3D televisions that require 3D glasses. The ads show soccer balls being kicked out of the television. Sony, I believe, is using a similar technique to advertise its 3D televisions as well.
• Trash Talking: At this year's E3, Nintendo showed footage of a family looking bored or uncomfortable while wearing 3D glasses. Then used that to compare to the sensation of glasses-free 3D. Since everyone knows what 3D glasses are (or has had experience with them), Nintendo could play up the benefits of its own system by talking about the disadvantages of traditional 3D. What's more, it would not necessarily have to show what the Nintendo 3DS's 3D looked like, but rather, what a person looks like enjoying 3D without glasses.
• Pop-Up: If people still read video game magazines like they did in the past, just imagine the wonderful pop-up book-type ads Nintendo could do.
The problem with Nintendo running a series of commercials showing Mario, a puppy and a fire-breathing Bowser jumping out out of the Nintendo 3DS is that some children *might* actually think this is what the Nintendo 3DS does. This kind of thing is great for a press conference, not so great for little kids. For better or worse, children do make a sizable chunk of Nintendo's gaming audience.
Besides, who wants to buy a portable that sucks you into it and burns off Reggie Fils-Aime's face?
Now that you mention it... Kidding!
The Nintendo 3DS is something that must be seen to be believed. And to those who cannot see it, Nintendo might be best off by saying what the Nintendo 3DS isn't, instead of what it is.


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Baden wrote:Look at the actual "Classic Leaderboard" and check what kind of variants of "Classic" are still common.
If 50% 5,10,15 is so "disrespectful", then why is it included in the monthly classic tourney? Aren't the majority of games 50% 5,10,15? Would there even be an active classic leaderboard without it?PJB wrote:If someone shows disrespect to the classic map its you baden. I have tried those horrible settings u love so much and it sucks big time.


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So it seems that the 'Great Gatsby' movie slated for release next year is bringing back the 1920's Flapper fashion in a big way, going by the 1920s inspired dropped waist dresses and frocks spotted at the Spring / Summer 2012 catwalks in New York, Milan and Paris, complete with layers of sequins and tiers of metal chain fringe.
I love flapper fashion, and so how can I not cover this especially since I've already written a post on 1920s flapper inspired fashion accessories? As I was going through the pictures taken from style.com, it was interesting to note how the different designers jazz up the 1920s fashion via different fabrics, materials and colors.
Ralph Lauren Spring / Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection
Ralph Lauren's representation of the 1920's flapper styles is feminine, delicate, elegant with silk blouses and flowing floral long skirts or wide leg trousers. Also included in the collection are pale chiffon, crepe and georgette dresses.
Marc Jacobs Spring / Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection
The Marc Jacobs collection included flapper-inspired dresses, complete with interesting textures and materials like see-through cellophane and sequins. The designer described his collection as a 'potpourri that works'.
Etro Spring / Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection
Here are two sexy yet elegant looking flapper-inspired glittering frocks from the Etro Spring 2012 collection that surely caught my eye. A few of their designs came across rather unique with the art deco.
Versus Spring / Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection
Versus collection is described as "a bit about the cheerleader and a flapperâ€. I kind of like the pleated sports skirts, which give a subtle but modern take of the flapper fashion.
Gucci Spring / Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection
Finally, Gucci brings back the roaring twenties with star-studded black and gold flapper dresses, crafted in layers of sequins and tiers of metal chain fringe. Definitely works for a modern day glittering kind of love story!


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Hammel leads way in shutout, wins first with A's
Righty goes 5 2/3 innings; Crisp sparks offense with RBI hit
OAKLAND -- Having made a habit out of routing opponents for much of the year, the A's are relearning how to play close games.
Offensively challenged of late, they did just enough for a second straight night against the Rays on Tuesday, exiting with a 3-0 series-clinching shutout -- their 10th of the season -- to maintain baseball's best record for a 49th consecutive day and boost their American League West lead to two games.
That Jason Hammel was the winning pitcher, and exited to a standing ovation, was of equal significance.
The right-hander carried a 9.53 ERA with the A's into the outing -- and perhaps a one-way ticket out of Oakland's rotation if he couldn't pull it together this time. He did.
Hammel was by no means dominant, allowing 11 baserunners in 5 2/3 innings. But he prevented each from scoring, showing plenty of grit in earning his first win in green and gold and getting plenty of help from a superb defense that completed a pair of double plays for him.
He was 0-4 in his previous four starts that followed his trade from the Cubs with Jeff Samardzija.
"It's huge," said Hammel. "I want to give these guys something to cheer about. Not that I have to validate or prove anything, but I know what I can do as a pitcher, and right now it's that tough part of the season that you just got to get through. I'm going to continue to battle, continue to work hard, like I keep telling you guys. I'll find myself and get right back into the swing of things."
"I think that could get the monkey off his back a little bit, because when he was in Chicago, we saw the type of numbers he was putting up, the kind of pitcher that he is," said Sean Doolittle. "He showed that tonight, stayed poised in situations with guys on base. You could see him pitching with a lot of confidence out there, and hopefully it's a sign of good things to come moving forward."
Just as welcoming was the return of Coco Crisp, who provided the first run of the game courtesy a fifth-inning RBI single in his first start since July 26, following more than a week of treatment on his strained neck.
"That first run, a lot of times in those games, where you know you're going to have good pitching and the teams match up pretty well, it's a relief," said manager Bob Melvin. "Now you have a little bit more swagger. He was the guy that delivered there."
Josh Reddick also continued his torrid ways, collecting two hits in the affair, including an RBI single in a two-run sixth that also featured a run-scoring double off the bat of Nate Freiman. Reddick is batting .388 in 14 games since being reinstated from the disabled list.
Left-hander Drew Smyly was responsible for all three runs, while Oakland's bullpen ensured the Rays didn't get any.
The A's got a combined 3 2/3 shutout innings from Eric O'Flaherty, Ryan Cook, Luke Gregerson and Doolittle, who picked up his 17th save to tie the A's record for saves by a lefty, first set by Alan Embree in 2007.
Oakland's bullpen has a 21 2/3-inning scoreless streak.
"The guys have been throwing pretty well, and they seem to be settling into their roles and really kind of feeding off each others' energy," said Doolittle. "There's a little bit of momentum, a lot of good vibes there.
"I don't know if it's a little bit of competitiveness, but there's a lot of pride down there in the bullpen."
"We knew, at some point, we'd really have to rely on these guys," said Melvin. "We were scoring a bunch of runs, double-digit runs, for a time there, but you knew at some point you're not going to score 10 runs every game."
Unlike before, Hammel didn't need that many.
"Very important," said Melvin. "Makes you feel like you're part of it. We brought him here for a reason, goes out there in a game where he didn't have much room for error, either, pretty much the whole way. He had to be good."


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Mechanical Presses: Rebuild or Buy
What You'll Get with a Rebuild
Typical mechanical-press rebuild time averages about six months, according to Peter Campbell, president of Campbell Press Repair, Lansing, MI. A rebuild typically runs 40 to 60 percent of the cost for a comparable new press.
Right off the bat, rebuilding entails removing excess clearances in bushings and wear surfaces, and replacing these parts to return them to original specs. These parts include main and connection bushings, ram wear plates, clutch, brake and air counter balance perishables. Sometimes during a rebuild you may find broken and damaged components such as crankshafts, connections and rams. These parts can typically be repaired and returned to service all in an effort to return the machine to working tolerance.
Also, the press may be disassembled down to its bare components—each inspected and replaced if necessary, along with replacement of all bushings, bearings, seals and gaskets. At another level, Campbell notes, press modernization may be in order.
"That may involve a new press-lubrication system, pneumatic system and controls," he says. "Modernizing also includes addition of safety equipment such as light curtains and die-protection devices, tonnage monitoring and maybe even isolators to provide for leveling and vibration dampening."
Making the DecisionA number of factors influence the rebuild vs. buy decision.
Press make, model and design. "Certain presses are designed better and built better than others, making them better candidates for rebuilding," says Campbell. "We won't bother quoting rebuilds on certain other presses because it is just not worth putting that kind of money into those presses."
Certain press styles also influence the decision.
"Smaller OBIs, for example, say 75 tons and under, if they are more than 30 years old, probably are not worth the investment in a major rebuild," Campbell says.
Press age not necessarily an indicator. "Sometimes the age of the press plays a factor, but mostly in regard to how a company wants to use the press," according to Campbell. "If the press fits the operation and maintains the right speed for that operation, then age may not be a detriment when considering a rebuild. Also, older presses often have heavier-duty frames than do newer models, with extra capacity beyond the stated tonnage, built into the press frame."
Similarity to other presses in the shop. "Some stampers may have several of a particular make and model of a press, easing maintenance," Campbell says.
Compatibility with the process. "Perhaps newer presses offer capabilities that can't be matched by a rebuilt press —servo drives, for instance," Campbell says. "And newer presses may maintain tight tolerances in high-speed applications that are impossible to achieve with some older models. Finding a used press that meets a stamper's specific current and future needs can be quite difficult, so a new one can be built tailored for those needs. A stamper that does primarily drawing and forming work for example, may start doing some blanking work. He then will need a press designed for blanking that can handle snapthrough and reverse tonnage, as opposed to a press designed for drawing. If needs change, perhaps press replacement is a better option than a rebuild existing equipment."
Auxiliary equipment. "A stamper may have invested a great deal of time and money installing guarding, controls and automation for a particular press and specific application," says Campbell. "That may justify a rebuilding a press that might not have been rebuilt with out the additional equipment."
Down time. "A press manufacturer may have a new machine on its floor ready to go," Campbell says, "so rapid delivery time may be a factor. "Perhaps downtime for three to nine months for a rebuild is not an option."
|Here's one of several Minster presses from the 1960s that were sent from a General Motors plant for rebuild and installation of new controls.
Increase tonnage? No. "I don't recommend trying to increase press tonnage via a rebuild," Campbell says. "The press frame and component parts typically aren't designed to handle any increase in tonnage."
Change the stroke? Yes.
Change the shut height? Yes.
Increase speed? To some extent. "The speed can be changed but typically not by as much as most stampers want," says Campbell. "A slight change in speed is possible, and that varies by the specific press.
Increase bed size? In most cases, no.
Retrofit a clutch? Yes. Changing from a dry to a wet clutch can increase the life span of a press," says Campbell. "If stampers must frequently start and stop a press, a wet clutch provides much better performance. Also, safety is a concern, as some older presses with worn clutches may not achieve proper stop times, necessitating a switch to a wet clutch or a conversion to a newer-design air clutch."
Increase rigidity? Yes. "We have added gussets and beefed up crowns, rams and beds," says Campbell. "For example, due to unbalanced loads or the use of smaller dies in larger presses, cracks occur in the bed or ram that require repair. At that time we may reinforce the bed or ram, allowing the stamper to continue to run that type of work in the press while improving performance."
Add overload protection? No. "Some older presses do not have built-in hydraulic overload protection, and that is very difficult to retrofit," says Campbell. "Most new presses offer this feature, and if a stamper can't buy new for whatever reason, tonnage monitoring can be added to the existing press to provide overload protection."
Maintain and Inspect
"Presses can run for a long time with excess clearance, wear and even cracks in certain parts, but there will come a day of reckoning when deferred maintenance will catch up with you and shut your press down," says Campbell, stressing the need for regular press maintenance and inspections.
Quick inspection services are available for stampers deciding whether to rebuild or buy. Stampers also can schedule inspections on used equipment before they buy it to gauge the shape of the press and how much money it will cost to make it production-ready. Also available, inspections on equipment for those looking to buy a company and interested in the shape of equipment before the purchase. MF
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Travellers have been removed from flights and buses at Terminal 3 following bomb scare involving a bag.
Passengers at the scene have said that they were standing on the tarmac and had no idea what was happening.
A spokesman for the airport said: "Due to a potential issue with a bag in Terminal Three, a precautionary evacuation is taking place while further investigations take place.
"Only Terminal three is affected. Passengers using Terminal one and two should travel as normal.
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