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According to a recent research report from The Freedonia Group, a leading international business research company publishing more than 100 annual industry research studies, results shows that the demand for filters in the United States is expected to increase by 7.1% each year to $12.6 billion in 2015. What on earth could be causing this surge in air and water filter usage?
This study sites reasons that include an ongoing trend toward strengthening environmental regulations, especially an increase in those involved with reducing emissions from electric utilities and diesel engines. Concerns about water quality and indoor air quality are also increasing the demand for filters in this area of consumer goods. In light of heightened awareness regarding drinking water contaminants and air pollution, we are finding that more consumers are replacing their motor vehicle cabin and air filters, diesel emissions filters, residential air filters and water filters more frequently.
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Referring to himself as a "foot soldier for freedom," Charles McLaurin described his work in Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964 to a large crowd in the Pioneer Chapel. McLaurin's Chapel Talk kicked off the College's celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The black freedom struggle in Mississippi was rescued by over 1,000 young people from the north," said McLaurin, who joined the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC or "Snick") as a 19 year-old.
"Their work helped sustain democracy in Mississippi."
McLaurin and his long-time friend Tracy Sugarman were invited to Wabash by the advisory board of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In his Chapel Talk, McLaurin gave students on a brief history of Mississippi's fight for freedom, which he said began in earnest in 1961 when field secretaries from the NAACP were dispatched across the state.
"'Snick' was able to stimulate the black community and start a new kind of movement," McLaurin explained. "We went out to various towns in the Delta and started Snick projects — teaching people about their rights and registering them to vote."
The odds were stacked against them. There were poll taxes that had to be paid two years in advance, literacy tests to pass, and local government officials and police were standing in the way.
"There wasn't anyone in any official capacity in Washington or any other place who would give us the time of day," he said.
By 1964, the earliest SNCC members were growing tired. That's when more than 1,000 college students from the north — including at least three from Wabash — descended on Oxford for training before being dispatched across the state.
"The Freedom Summer was an effort to get our message out to the people of America…. The young people brought us momentum to move forward and the resources to take our message to Washington."
McLaurin was part of a mostly black delegation that attended the Democratic National Convention to try to unseat the segregated delegation. During that period, the former sharecropper, Fannie Lou Hamer, became the voice of a generation fighting racial injustice.
"I'm really proud to say that the young people's movement made it possible; they stimulated it and motivated it… [Those events] created a new awakening in this nation; created the possibility of an Obama presidency, which I never thought would happen in my lifetime."
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AUSTIN — Impressive debuts for freshmen Malcolm Brown and David Ash weren't enough to shake up the Texas depth chart. Not yet, anyway.
The Longhorns' two-deep roster for Saturday's game against BYU looks almost exactly the same as the one they released last week before a 34-9 victory over Rice.
Brown, who sat out the entire first half but still led UT with 86 yards on 16 carries, remains a co-backup with fellow freshman Joe Bergeron behind starting running back Fozzy Whittaker.
Ash, who appeared in specialized offensive packages on seven plays (including two touchdowns), remains the third-string quarterback. UT coach Mack Brown said the Longhorns are continuing to work on expanding Ash's role, but that if something happened to starting quarterback Garrett Gilbert, second-stringer Case McCoy would take over.
Among other notables from Monday's UT media gathering:
Brown said the 18 true freshmen the Longhorns played on Saturday were not only the most he'd ever played at UT, but also led the country this weekend. Brown said no other team played more than Auburn's 13 true freshmen last weekend.
Brown and defensive back Kenny Vaccaro said they would have liked to have created more sacks and turnovers in the opener, but pointed out Rice's conservative game plan made it difficult. This week's matchup with BYU, which features more of a drop-back passing game, should provide more opportunities, as well as more potential dangers.
Redshirt freshman Dominic Espinosa was named the team's best offensive lineman in the opener, and true freshman wide receiver Jaxon Shipley was voted the offensive MVP in voting by assistant coaches. Cornerback Carrington Byndom was the defensive MVP.
Brown said he hasn't been monitoring college football's realignment saga very closely, but said, "I feel sorry for some schools that will have to scramble to find a place. We won't."


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The Jolie-Pitts are no traditional family, and they certainly aren't having a traditional Christmas.
Megastar Angelina Jolie told Ryan Seacrest on his KIISFM radio show Friday that she, Brad Pitt, and her six children are planning on exploring someplace new this holiday.
"We're going to travel with the kids and go to a random part of the world. We're going to travel and have an adventure because that's what we love to do," Jolie said.
Power couple Brad and Angelina have already be trotting around the globe all year. Most recently, the two have been promoting Jolie's new film with Johnny Depp, "The Tourist."
Even with her busy schedule, the movie starlet said she is able to be a dedicated mom with the help of husband Pitt, who she called a "great dad."
"I've got it all boxed and ready to go," Jolie said about her kid's gifts. "I'm trying to get every stocking right."
The actress already has 3 Golden globe nominations for the movie, including one for comedy.
"I never thought of myself as having any ability in comedy, so that actually meant a lot to me," Jolie told Seacrest on his radio show.
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Last week, James Hesky was crowned Philly's Phunniest Person by Helium Comedy Club. We told you about it here (where you can watch his winning set from the finals). Now, you can read this interview with Hesky on CityPaper's Critical Mass Blog. Enjoy.
Tomorrow night, Comedy Dreamz returns to The Barbary (951 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia) for a night of comedy featuring Body Dreamz, Aaron Hertzog, Carolyn Busa, Steve Miller-Miller, The Feeko Brothers, Alejandro Morales and more! Doors open at 9pm, the show starts at 10, with a dance party following.
Wednesday, September 5th Corey Cohen Comedy Productions will host a stand-up show featuring Nick Turner (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, King Temp) and Andy Hanes (Conan, Comedy Central) at The Urban Saloon (2120 Fairmount Ave. Philadelphia). More information can be found on facebook, and tickets for the event can be purchased online.
Mani Pedi will be hosting another ManiParty on Saturday, September 1 to help cover their travel costs to the upcoming Boston Comedy Arts Festival. Joining them on the show (at L'etage, 624 S. 6th St.) will be fellow BCAF performers Camp Woods and The Feeko Brothers.
Meg & Rob have announced a new show, dubbed "The Next Final Show" set for November 1, 2012. The first show from the duo since Meg Favreau moved to Los Angeles last year. Keep your eyes out for more details about this must see reunion show in the near future.
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The same technology companies that the US intelligence community has relied upon to disclose email records are now refusing to keep surveillance requests secret and informing customers when they are the subject of such requests.
In the nearly ten months since former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed extensive surveillance efforts on everyday Americans' online activity, the companies that were forced to facilitate that surveillance have come under harsh public scrutiny.
The embarrassment ignited a series of comments from executives at Google and Facebook, among others, calling on the NSA and other agencies to either stop forcing them to provide the communications that customers trust them with, or allow them to be more transparent.
Now, according to a Thursday report in the Washington Post, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google have updated their policies to routinely notify customers when law enforcement has requested information about them.
Yahoo enacted such a change in July, with the Post reporting Thursday that companies "have found that investigators often drop data demands to avoid having suspects learn of inquiries."
Apple, Facebook, others defy authorities, notify users of secret data demands
"It serves to chill the unbridled, cost-free collection of data," said Albert Gidari Jr., a partner at Perkins Coie who represents several technology companies. "And I think that's a good thing."
The Justice Department disagrees, saying in a statement that new industry policies threaten investigations and put potential crime victims in greater peril.
"These risks of endangering life, risking destruction of evidence, or allowing suspects to flee or intimidate witnesses are not merely hypothetical, but unfortunately routine," department spokesman Peter Carr said, citing a case in which early disclosure put at risk a cooperative witness in a case. He declined to offer details because the case was under seal.
The changing tech company policies do not affect data requests approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which are automatically kept secret by law. National security letters, which are administrative subpoenas issued by the FBI for national security investigations, also carry binding gag orders.
The government traditionally has notified people directly affected by searches and seizures — though often not immediately — when investigators entered a home or tapped a phone line. But that practice has not survived the transition into the digital world. Cellular carriers such as AT&T and Verizon typically do not tell customers when investigators collect their call data.
Many tech companies once followed a similar model of quietly cooperating with law enforcement. Courts, meanwhile, ruled that it was sufficient for the government to notify the providers of Internet services of data requests, rather than the affected customers.
Twitter, founded in 2006, became perhaps the first major tech company to routinely notify users when investigators collected data, yet few others followed at first. When the Electronic Frontier Foundation began issuing its influential "Who Has Your Back?" report in 2011 — rating companies on their privacy and transparency policies — Twitter was the only company to get a star under the category "Tell users about data demands." Google, the next mostly highly rated, got half a star from the civil liberties group.


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The Basel and Stockholm Conventions have established a number of regional and subregional centres under both conventions to provide technical assistance, capacity building and to promote the transfer of technology to Parties that are developing countries or countries with economies in transition in order to enable them to implement their obligations under these conventions. There are a total of 23 regional centres of which 14 are Basel Convention Regional Centres (BCRCs) and 16 are Stockholm Convention Regional Centres (SCRCs). Seven of the centres serve to both conventions.
The establishment and the operation of the Basel Convention Regional and Coordinating Centres dates back to 1995 whereas the nomination of the Stockholm Convention Regional and Subregional Centres started in 2007 and it was only in 2009 that the first eight Stockholm Convention Regional and Subregional Centres were endorsed by the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention.
Through their "synergies decision", the Conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and the Stockholm Conventions have identified the coordinated use of regional offices and centres to advance cooperation and collaboration among these conventions at local level and invited Parties and other stakeholders to promote full and coordinated use of the regional centres to strengthen the regional delivery of technical assistance under all three conventions.


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John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning seven decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, most notably the Star Wars saga. Williams has also composed music for Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Hook, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Home Alone and three Harry Potter films. He has composed the music for all but two of director Steven Spielberg's feature films.
Other notable works by Williams include theme music for four Olympic Games, the NBC Nightly News, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty, the DreamWorks Pictures production logo, and the television series Lost in Space. Williams has also composed numerous classical concerti, and he served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993; he is now the orchestra's conductor laureate.
Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and 21 Grammy Awards. With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is, together with composer Alfred Newman, the second most nominated person, after Walt Disney. John Williams was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 1999 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Williams was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.


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Review: It figures Beyoncé's 4 is another jewel
Beyoncé at her vocal best on 4 album
Sometimes, it's hard out there for a Houston girl.
When the Queen B unveiled Run the World (Girls), the Major Lazer-sampling first single from 4, the reaction was less Sasha Fierce and more sashay, away. Despite a militant, MIA-esque call to arms and an intricately choreographed video, the tune stalled outside the top 20 of Billboard's Hot 100. (Even a brilliant award-show performance barely seemed to help.)
Beyoncé debuted ballad 1+1 on May's American Idol finale, and her way with a few of the words ("Make love to me!") was almost too steamy for prime time. Still, it takes a certain kind of superstar to make wacky math imagery — "I don't know much about algebra, but I know 1+1 equals 2" - sound like pop poetry.
The disc's second official single, Best Thing I Never Had, was a return to form - Beyoncé as wronged woman who just isn't going to take it anymore (See Irreplaceable, If I Were A Boy). It has the regal sound of a radio smash,
"Sucks to be you right now," she teases.
Longtime fans, however, might be mystified by much of 4, online and in stores Tuesday. (Best Thingstill is struggling for radio play.) It leaked in full three weeks ago, and opinions have been flying. Too slow. Too odd. Too much I Am … and not enough Sasha Fierce.
What 4 seems to be saying, then, is that Beyoncé has nothing to prove to anyone. Let those other girls try to out-Gaga each other. B has earned the right to just do her own thing.
And though she's sometimes hailed as the heir to Michael Jackson's throne, that's not a completely accurate comparison. Beyoncé's musical instincts draw as much, or more, from the odd genius of Prince in his commercial heyday. Her voice soars to new heights on 4, a guttural force at its best when the edges are raw and exposed.
Take I Miss You, which marks the halfway point. The gently pulsing, sci-fi ballad finds Beyoncé vocalizing an internal battle, alternately desperate and calm. It's one of the most fascinating moments amid a dozen tracks.
The thrashing drums, guitar and wild-eyed pleas of I Care could have been culled from the Purple Rain soundtrack. (Ditto for 1+1.) Beyoncé even manages to bring doses of edge and grit to the Diane Warren-penned, Ryan Tedder-produced I Was Here - no small feat. And she demands, all wide-eyed and throaty, a lover to begin again amid the thundering production of Start Over.
Love On Topfinds our girl in feel-good diva mode. It's the kind of bouncy jam that might have turned up on early albums from Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey. Beyoncé rarely has sounded so charming, even as she soars through several key changes. And there's also a '70s swoop throughoutRather Die Young ("You're my James Dean / You make me feel like I'm 17.")
We'll likely have to wait awhile for a Destiny's Child reunion, but 4 offers a handful of girl-group gems. The '80s-esque Party teams her with André 3000, Kanye West and a Doug E. Fresh sample. You can almost smell the barbecue on the patio. Countdownboasts the frenetic club swagger of past DC hits (Bug A BooandJumpin' Jumpin'), a Boyz II Men sample and a Houston Rockets shoutout. (Who doesn't love that?) It's practically begging for an extended version. AndEnd of Timecalls on a marching band drumline to bring it to life.
Whatever your ideas, expectations or opinions of 4, it is an aggressively Beyoncé album in terms of style and commitment. She flips effortlessly from purr to roar on several tracks. And you can bet she will work every one of these songs until they are bona-fide smashes. (Prepare yourself for remixes, deluxe editions, video collections and the inevitable tour.)
"I really want people to think when they listen to my music," she says on her website. "I want it to be a conversation."
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Back in February of 2005, when DIY still had periods in it, we came out with the first volume of MAKE. What struck me most working on the premiere issue was how awesomely renegade it was (and still is). This spread from the Urban Camouflage article is a thing of sly beauty. Author Todd Lappin shares his knowledge that "With the right accessories, your vehicle can always be on 'official business'." His clever how-to gets down to the nitty-gritty of adding a fleet number, hazard striping, and even concocting a company name:
The funniest part of all was that Todd wrote to us after the magazine hit the newsstands and said: "When I went out to my car this morning, there was a MAKE magazine subscription card tucked under the windshield. Telstar Logistics has been outed." We ran his feedback and this picture in the Reader Input section of Volume 02.
Years later, I still enjoy that first volume, with all of it's great projects like building your own magnetic stripe card reader, making a kite aerial photography rig, fashioning a $14 camera stabilizer, and putting together a 5-in-1 network cable.
Knowledge never goes out of style.
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Well, now we know whySonic was announced yesterday- to cover up today's saddening news that Super Smash Bros. Brawl will NOT launch in 2007. George Harrison, Nintendo's vice president of marketing, said today that the game will hit stores on February 10th in the US, with no news on a PAL release. Nintendo's official media site still has yet to reflect this change as of 10:00am.
Though our first reaction is one of life-ending violence, we actually welcome this delay. There are far too many excellent games coming out this year, and Wii, of all systems, needs to spread out its "hardcore" titles. Mario, Metroid and Smash Brothers all in one year? That's overkill. Now we at least have Smash to play in February... where Mario Kart Wii used to reside. It too has been pushed further along into 2008.


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Death and Injury on the Battlefield – Part II
Continuing from the post Death and Injury on the Battlefield Part I here, this post deals with battlefield injuries.
Those who were injured on the battlefield first had to either remove themselves or hope they would be helped to a field hospital, usually a tent, house, barn or shed marked by a red flag and located as close to the line of battle as possible.[i] There they might find a surgeon and one assistant surgeon, although there was only one of each per regiment. Getting the large number of wounded to the field hospital was challenging. "Three days after the second battle of Manassas, in August 1862, 3,000 men still lay where they had fallen. The first casualties were not moved until September 9th."[ii] It wasn't until after the battle of Antietam that the Union Army established an ambulance corps for removing the wounded from the field.[iii]
If shot by a Minie ball, a soft lead bullet fired from a rifle musket, a soldier's wound was likely to be large because these .58 [caliber] bullets would deform and tunnel on impact.[iv] "Dr. E. I. Howard of the Army of Northern Virginia described the effects of Minie Ball on bone: '… wounds of bony structure inflicted by this missile are characterized by extensive fissuring and comminution such as was rarely, if ever, seen when the old smooth Bore musket was the weapon of the soldier."[v] Amputation was the rule for gunshot or shrapnel wounds that involved major blood vessels or large bones. "Roughly 50,000 amputations were performed by both sides during the Civil War, compared to around 4,000 in the First World War."[vi] Men shot or severely injured in the abdomen or chest wounds almost always died and so were rarely treated.
Erysipelas, pyaemia (clots in the veins) septicemia and hospital gangrene were the four major hospital diseases. Erysipelas, or St Anthony's Fire, was a common problem. This was several years before Lister's discovery of germ theory. Surgeons operated in unsanitary and unsterile conditions. The lower incidence of wound suppuration in destitute Confederate hospitals has been attributed to the fact that they closed wounds with horse-tail hair which was first boiled, whereas the Northern Army used surgical silk which, although a better product, was not sterile.[vii]
Those who worked in military hospitals did so at great personal risk. Many of them contracted diseases themselves and perished. Common in the literature is record of the absolute despair that existed there. This would, no doubt, make for a great story in and of itself at some point in the future.
Further reading:
- For more on weapons carried during the American Civil War, see the previous post The Weapons they Carried here.
- For good coverage of how amputations were performed during the Civil War, click here.
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[i] Penny Johnston, "A Healing History of North and South," History Today, January 1997 [database on-line]; available from Questia, http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5000399106; Internet; accessed 29 September 2007. [ii] Ibid., [iii] Ibid., [iv] Ibid., [v] Ibid., [vi] Ibid., [vii] Ibid.
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Add to the fact that you could have several engagements happening during a campaign, with each having it's own casualty collection areas, staffed by desperatly needed else where medical personnel, and it's no wonder the medical services were near collapse.


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- Brian Joyce (@bjoyce_hoops): For me, there is no one more exciting than Marshall Henderson. You don't have to like him, but you have to appreciate what he is able to do on the court. Henderson single handedly shot Ole Miss into contention during several games this year (and subsequently shot the Rebels out of many games too), so he is nothing if not entertaining.
- David Changas (@dchangas): Marshall Henderson. Sure, he didn't recreate the magic or draw the attention of last season, either on or off the court, but anyone who shoots so often (12.2 threes attempted per game) and from so many spots on the floor and keeps his team in games they otherwise wouldn't be in is fun to watch. And there's still time for the senior guard to do something special and go out with a bang at the SEC Tournament in Atlanta.
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IT is a school that has shaken off its past and is now rightly revelling in its present day success.
Five years ago Cantell school in Southampton had lost its way. In special measures, left leaderless with the resignation of the headteacher and posting below average results in attendance and achievement.
But since then it has been a story of nothing but achievement. It has pulled itself out of the doldrums and transformed into a place where children believe in succeeding.
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It has been a turnaround overseen by headteacher Ruth Evans who still lives by the twin goals that were set when she took over at the helm – to be courteous and to challenge yourself.
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What pleased her most was how the inspectors recognised the work that has gone into improving teaching, the behaviour of pupils and ensuring each student is supported so they can achieve in their ambitions.
She added: "We know we have a great responsibility to help shape the life chances of the pupils in our care. One pupil told inspectors that coming here had given them a chance to shine, and that for me is better than anything that could be written about our school."
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• Teaching is good, with some examples of outstanding teaching.
• Behaviour is good overall and often outstanding in lessons.
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The report comes on the back of the Violet Road school's best ever GCSE results with 69 per cent of students achieving the gold standard 5A* to C grades including maths and English last year.
The report described the senior leadership team as "relentless and successful in their quest to improve standards."
Deputy head Harry Kutty added that Mrs Evans' vision to transform the school had empowered everyone connected with it to excel.
The report said in order to become an outstanding school Cantell needed to ensure all teaching was outstanding, encourage more independent learning and ensure feedback is shared well across the whole school.
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DELHI, India — It has been a running theme, if not a running joke, that the grandstands at the Commonwealth Games venues have been running on empty, or nearly there, for many events over the last week.
But it was standing-room only on Sunday night at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, the 20,000 home of the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament.
The Big Game was on offer, in fact, the biggest game of the tournament for 1.2 billion Indians and 170 million Pakistanis — India vs. Pakistan, in a win-or-go-home contest for a berth in the semifinals.
The India-Pakistan hockey rivalry is one of the greatest in sport. It ranks with any you can name: Ranger and Celtic; Red Sox and the Yankees; Oilers-Flames, back in the day.
India won 7-4 in a one-sided affair in which the host country scored early and often, the outcome never in doubt, as the game unfolded.
India took a 2-0 lead on penalty corners by Sandeep Singh, who also set up Shivendra Singh for a tap-in goal to make it 3-0.
Saravanjit Singh — there were seven Singhs in India's lineup — made it 4-0 before the midway point of the first half, and the stadium, rocking from the time the teams took to the pitch for the pre-game warm-up, was in full-blown party mode.
"India jitega!" the fans chanted, which means, literally, "India will win.''
Which India did, atoning for a dismal performance at the World Cup, also held in Delhi, earlier this year. In that tournament, India didn't make it past the qualifying round.
The victory over Pakistan sends India on to a semifinal matchup against England. Australia, the world champion, plays New Zealand in a rivalry that resonates down under, in its own way, as much as India-Pakistan does on the sub-continent.
Pakistan, meanwhile, simply goes home.
"Oh, we are very excited and we are very happy that India is in the semifinals," said spectator Harpreet Singh, who watched the game with his father and brother, all of their faces adorned with the Indian flag. "They won against Pakistan, so that's it for us, they have won the world.
"It doesn't matter what happens now."
Whitten dazzling in cycling
Cyclist Tara Whitten of Edmonton is fashioning an impressive scorecard at her first Commonwealth Games.
The 30-year-old double world champion (points race and omnium) has so far won three bronze medals, in the points race, team sprint and individual pursuit, finished 14th in the scratch race and seventh in the women's road race, which took place on Sunday.
She will complete her daunting six-pack of events on Tuesday when she rides in the road time trial. The 30-year-old former cross country skier is one of the medal favourites for the event.
The Canadian Cycling Association has identified Whitten as a key medal hopeful for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and is using the Commonwealth Games as a learning device for that event down the road.
Joelle Numainville of Montreal was the top Canadian in the road race, finishing in sixth-place.
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Today's lineup
Furcal, SS
Izzy, 3B
Nomar, 1B
Kent, 2B
Drew, RF
Saenz, DH
Kemp, CF
Cruz, LF
Martin, C
Lowe, P
More on the Hendrickson trade below…as for my "spin," I should have said that he has been one of the top lefties in the AL this season. There's no debating that, statisically. Plus, he's gotten 3.1 runs per game from his offense and I'm told from my counterpart over there that he could easily by 7-4 this year. An ERA under 4.00 in the AL is pretty impressive and it seems the turf in TB did not help his numbers. When he's on grass, he's pretty darn good.
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He should do well in Dodger stadium, lefties usually do. Also, we need JD to get going, his production has come to a halt and without him hitting homers and knockin in ribbies, our lineup struggles to produce. Not sure where his power has gone, but for the Dodger's sake let's hope he discover's it, and soon. Also the grumblings that interleague means little are only being said because we've been whipped so far. When the pennant race is coming down to a game or two, each game we've loss are equally important.
He's got to be better than Seo.
cruz over ethier??
Cruz over Ethier because they are facing a tough leftie today.
A National League source said the Dodgers approached the Marlins within the past week with a package of highly-regarded prospects and big-league ready players. According to the source, Florida said Willis wasn't available.
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PLEASE SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!!!! Yes Dontrell would be good but this makes it sound like we would give most of our future for him. Please don't do something like this Ned.
*There's no debating that, statisically.*
Yes there is if you look beyond ERA and BA against. His K/9 is average, his B/9 is below average, his k/bb ratio is below average, his BABIP is abnormally low which will regress to the norm because that is something he is just not going to control.
Hes 32 yrs old and has been terrible the past 3 years and is finally having a decent season even though his peripherals have not shown significant improvements. That seems like a flukey lucky season to me.
Honestly, does the Dodgers Front Office do any type of statistical anlaysis? Besides going "oh look at that era, oh look at he had 41 saves last year, he must be good."
"email@example.com" need we remind you that his stats are with Tampa, a cellar team at best. Don't be like DePodesta and make your mind up based solely on stats. Fact is he's haveing a good year on an AL team, in a league that uses the DH and in a division that plays most of their games against the Yankees, Red Sox etc… I like the trade and the fact that he's coming to a first place team has got to be a motivator !!
Go Dodgers !!
Like the trade… One bum down, several to go. With Hendrickson and Lowe in the rotation we will actually have two pitchers in the rotation that can go longer than 5 innings per start. Hopefully more help is en route. Here's to not getting embarrassed tonight by Liriano.
Lets give the guy a chance you guys…. he can't be much worse than Seo/Perez. Remember he's been playing for the D-Rays when you look at those stats. Lets just hope he doesn't eat the same thing on the plane as Carter and Baez when he flys to L.A.
*Fact is he's haveing a good year on an AL team, in a league that uses the DH and in a division that plays most of their games against the Yankees, Red Sox etc…*
The same argument was used in the Danys Baez acquisition and look at how badly he has pitched. Wanna know why? Take a look at his peripherals last year, they didn't support his flukey sub 3 era. Same thing applies to Hendrickson.
Gary, are you serious? The only statistic that would reflect the quality of his team is his W-L record. THATS IT! Your ERA, WHIP, K/BB ratio etc. etc. has absolutely nothing to do with your team and everything to do with your pitching ability. Hendrickson strikes almost no one out (5k's / 9inn.) and walks too many. He's fortunate the balls put in play are being hit at people. Im with npurcell, this guy is having a decent year and all of a sudden he's supposed to be our savior…hardly. We already had 5 #5 starters on our team, he should fit right into our mediocre (and thats being generous) pitching staff.
We need upgrades. A guy like Maddox who has pitched well over his carrer. Smoltz would have been a good pickup. Someone with playoff experience would be nice. Insted we got an ex-NBA player with a career ERA of 5+ and is supposed to be "one of the best lefties in the AL this year" Give me a break. If you're going to trade away top prospects (Navarro) get something in return.
Charlie, He's not a power pitcher, he doesn't blow people away !! He puts the ball in play and depends on the defense to support him, as does Lowe !!! You have to at least hold some of that ERA on the TB defense and the DH. And calling Navaro a top prospect is a streach. He couldn't throw anyone out and he wasn't even hitting .250, plus he's damaged goods just like Werth. This is a great trade for what we gave up and if Martin goes down we have him covered as well. Bottom line, who do you want on the mound SEO, Perez or Hendrickson ?? My vote is Hendrickson !!!
GO Dodgers !!!
Navarro top prospect? not what I saw! We're losing nothing in this deal good job Colletti. Traded navrro who is never going to get another shot with us I think were in agreement that Martin is our catcher of the future. We got a guy who averages 6 IP a start in the AL and he's a lefty I'm happy! Good Job again Colletti!!!
"Don't be like DePodesta and make your mind up based solely on stats." – Plaschke is that you?
I like Hendrickson over Seo (who Ned gave up Duaner Sanchez for…don't forget), but not enough to give up Navarro.
Trades where we give up good prospects for mediocre middle aged vets is exactly what I was afraid of when Ned was hired…..thats the San Francisco Giant way (trading Liriano and Nathan for A.J. Pierzynski, etc.).
Here's how I would grade Ned's moves so far:
– Nomar
– Ethier for Bradley
– Lofton
– Sanchez for Seo
– Jackson/Tiffany for Baez/Carter
– Alomar Jr.
– Mueller
– Tomko
Jury is still out:
– Furcal (likely to get better)
– Sele (likely to get worse)
– Ramon Martinez (likely to get worse)
5# 5's get out of here Penny and Lowe would be no worse than a 2 on any team!!!!!!!!
Good: gettin rid of Choi, Valentin, Phillips. Not trading away our prospect Great. Get off the moves Colletti made he had nothing to work with, he kept our farm system in tact and put out a real good team ou there!!Go Dodgers!
Penny and Lowe are #2's…Perez, Tomko, Billingsly, Seo, Sele are all #5's!
Seo is a devilray! Why do we need 7 starters
Easy to manage from home. I shutter to think of prospects being traded as there is nothing like home brew to liven things up. I don't think GM Colletti will mortgage the farm. He can't get where he is aimed in one year. It would be useless to try. He does have a few farm hands of quality that probably will not get to play on the Dodgers as full time players – Young, Aybar at AAA and probably some at lower levels. James Loney might be in the same boat if Nomar is signed for 2-3 years. Loney is hitting extremely well and just needs to hone his power stroke and might need a place to play. I hope he plays in LA. Think the trade was reasonable. Better of pitching wise and Navarro had no place to play. Hall gives a good back up in case Martin is injured and also to give Martin more rest. The fan excitement about the farm hands goes back to GM Dan Evans who I think was on the right track in LA. Confident GM Colletti is also on that track. Work hard to be competitive in the division now and play for the near future. It all involves some risks and some rewards. Have to keep them balanced.
Hey, lets support this guy OK !! Good , Bad or indifferent he's a Dodger now !! And Trapp your a cup half empty kind of a guy aren't you ?? You use today's stats and judge yesterday's trades.
Sanchez for Seo – I'll give you that one, but remember he was looking for a starter and Sanchez was never going to be that !! Jackson / Tiffany for Baez / Carter, you'd do that one in your sleep !! A kid that failed several times for a 40 game closer at the time !! It's only now that it doesn't look like a good trade. Furcal, too much money but that's what was on the market at the time and at a time when our Gold Glove SS was having Tommy John surgery. Except for the amount of money it was a good signing because he gave up no one to do it !! Sele, fills a slot that needed to be filled and he was cheap !! Ramon Martinez, all around good player and just happy to play !!! Mueller, an AL batting Champ, Come on that's another great deal then, gone bad today. I'd do it again in a heart beat !! Alomar, came to spring training with no contract and won a spot. Where's the down side there ??
No one can tell the future, not you or Ned !!
Let's win one today !!
Go Dodgers !!!
Who the heck is Hendrickson?
This is some mediocre #4 or 5 pitcher. We already got hosed by the DRays in the Baez trade… I hope this isn't a second time. They are taking all our youth!
We needed a #1 or #2 quality pitcher. Willis, Maddux, Smoltz, Zito, etc.
I do hope this Hendrickson guy can pitch well for us. But it is just not enough. Maybe an extra win or 2 at BEST
Thats the ballgame…. Looking forward to getting sweeped with Odalis on mound tomorrow.
Hoping Odalis pitches well. We need him to rebound. Tough job facing Santana. Gotta throw strikes. Walks and HBP are killers – again tonight. Can tell what a team is made of if they continue to battle tonight even five runs down to Liriano.
Finally, the 2nd inning is over! Already looking fowrad to tomorrow…
In trade news, I think Navarro's pretty much at his prime, whereas I still feel like Martin's got a bit more to go, which is a fairly scary thought considering how good he's been for us so far.
hope they can rebound against the angels.
This was essentially a dump move, and delivered a dependable backup catcher, who is in a contract year and will not like being a backup catcher, and an innings eating pitcher. This is not improvement by adding and ace, but rather by upgrading trouble spots. I give the GM credit for not giving up much off the farm this time (Navarro hasn't lived up to expectations), and after this offseason, I would bet he's going to try something before the trade deadline.
Colletti also clearly wants to give Odalis competition. Let's see if he pitches any better tomorrow as a result.
Can't get Mauer out.
Once again, we fail to show up against a decent team. But hey, it's okay, it's only interleague right? What someone said earlier was right on, we have 2 #2 pitchers, and a handful of 5's. I guess the experts were right, this division is terrible and we still can't pull away. Who ever finish's above .500 will win the west. Just a thought… what was our record this time last year?
does anyone else here HATE when it is Charlie Steiner doing the broadcasts. Did we really need a whole inning on russell martin shaving his mustache but virtually nothing about either of the players that we got in the trade? What a joke. bring Ross Porter back!!!!!!
7 runs later Lowe still in…hmmm. When we play good teams it seem's like we aren't in the same class. When we lose, boy we really lose big. When do we play the Pirates again, we need another w.
Still can't get Mauer out. Maybe tomorrow.
A couple of you guys are nothing but cheerleaders. Im as big of a Dodger fan as anyone but I call it like I see it. Ned Coletti doesn't deserve any credit whatsoever, he inharated a farm system that had numerious prospects ready to break out. Evans and Depodesta didn't mortgage the farm, but I'd be scared Coletti might. Trapp brings up a great point, Ned was part of the front office in SF when they traded Liriano and Nathan for AJ Pryznski… He already traded two of our best young pitchers in Jackson and Tiffany, (And there is no way I make that trade. 2 young starting pitchers for 2 releif pitchers – more like 1 as Lance Carter was absolutely horrible!) and now a good catching prospect in Navarro who in my opinion he undervalued. Look, Im not big on Dionner and I think he was definitely worth giving up because he didn't have a future with the club – just not in this deal. And especially right now, when he's probably valued the least due to his bad start this season, injury, and struggle so far in the minors. We could have gotten far better for him. And you guys are awefully quick to write off Jackson (gary) and Niovarro..these gusy are 22 years old and you're claiming they are failures. Thats pretty harsh.
This is a garbage trade. Sure RIGHT NOW, today, we are better off with Hendrickson who is pitching better than Seo, at the moment, and we dont need Dioner. But all in all this move has plenty left to be desired. Im embarassed for all you cheerleaders saying "good job Ned." Its one thing to support the organization but true fans will always want whats best for the team. I dont think this move was best for the team. I think, in the big picture, we were better off yesterday.
Sorry the post above is by me, not kmarshall..
Dodgers getting shelled again by the good teams. We can not compete with the class of MLB. Mets, Twins…Maybe we can play the Pirates 162 times a year?
Maybe, we can try to keep it close tommorrow.8-2 9-1, r the Twins really this good? I know they r hot, but sheez we make them look like world beaters. Looks like that Pirate series was an abberation, this is the same team I saw in Oak. Man, where would we be without Nomar(10 games outta 1st is where)?
hey the pirates left town. will someone please tell the dodgers!
maybe its the artificial turf, the white ceiling or just being on the road, but the twins are just toying with the dodgers.
really, a wake up call (again) of just how much this team really, truly and madly is just a .500 team.
pitching. pitching and pitching is going to decide the west, and that's what will keep the padres in it.
look at the marlins catching fire with their young arms and a triple A lineup. we need a real # 1 – or just hang around and hope for the best and really come back with a plan for 2007.
"firstname.lastname@example.com" I saw Jackson in person in Florida, Las Vegas and LA for the last three years. He didn't have it, and still doesn't. Am I a cheerleader, Yes, I believe in my team. DO I hate Ned becasue he worked for SF, NO, but I guess you do, your choice. This is like a game of chess except you can't factor the future like you can in chess. You have to make decisions and see what happens. Ned made a move for some good but expendable veterns. These guys are in first place because of all the moves he made and that wasn't Evan's or DePodesta doing it. So if you think only having a good farm team is what it takes to be a winner then you should hang out in AAA. At the end of the Day / Year I think this team is better off for what Ned has put on the big league field and saved in the farm system.
RAH RAH Go Dodgers !!
i know that the dodgers have a lot of talent right now but they need to get a starting outfield and stick with it. correct me if im wrong please.
gary, i posted that comment under kmarshall.
Edwin Jackson is 22 years old. My God you are awefully quick to give up on these guys. You can't honestly say you'd rather have Baez and Carter than 2 top prospect pitchers who were just as higly coveted as Broxton and Billingsly!?! Oh, and I do remember a certain someone beating Randy Johnson in his major league debut on his 21st birthday…And I dont hate Coletti because he's a SF guy, although that doesn't help. He's trading away our young players, and probably isn't done. DiPodesta made some bad trades but he didn't touch the farm system, and we need to thank him for that. How can you credit Coletti for this team? He had nothing to do with any of the Rookies (once again, thank you Logan White et. all)…I think his negatives – Furcal, Tomko, Seo, Baez, Carter far surpass his positives (Nomar, Saito…um…ya, thats it). He has 3 shortstops in his starting infield for crying out loud! (Although I do love Nomar – he's an incredible athlete and a bat like his needs to be in the lineup). In my opinion we gave up too soon on DiPodesta. We're going to be sorry in a couple years when he's back in the game building a winning team.
Oh and another thing, you say Hendrickson isn't a power pitcher thats why he doesn't strike people out…Haha, last time I checked Greg Maddox topped out in the high 80's yet still is one of the career strikeout leaders…good pitchers strike people out.
Its so evident when we get spanked around by these quality teams how mediocre we are, and our answer is playing aged vets (Lofton) and piling up back end of the rotation pitchers…bad strategy. To Coletti's credit he didnt sign any of the aging vets (Meuller, Loftin, even Nomar in a sense) long term. We need a real pitcher. D Lowe is a 3 or 4 starter. Billingsly, if he would throw strikes, could be there as well. Odalis (you all might laugh at this) but I honsetly think if he gets his head straight he could be a solid #3 kind of guy as well. We need an ACE. Penny is close…yet Ned keeps singning #5's to "add depth" Thats a joke! At this point thats like trading for a 4th outfielder to add depth to the outfiled!
Marselease07 – If I were GM I'd look to trade Cruz and Ledee and start Kemp in CF and Ethier in LF and play Lofton every 3rd day or so and get his speed in the lineup. With the youth and injury prone JD Drew we need to rotate 4 outfielders. The young guys not only give us a solid chance to win now but are definitely our future. We hopefully get Repko coming off the DL in the near future and Guzman/Aybar can be a 5th outfielder…I wouldn't write off Jayson Werth just yet either…he could be a very solid 4th outfielder and has more power than Ethier or Repko.
Prediction: Odalis cools off the Twins bats tomorrow and gets the W! I feel it…
Go blue.
And P.S:
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Coletti: 0
"[Hendrickson] can't be much worse than Seo/Perez."
Well, he has been every other year of his G-d foresaken career. But, yeah, this year he's one of the TOP LEFTIES IN THE AL! Because, at 32, he's had a breakout year. With his 86 MPH fastball.
He's the second coming of Sandy bleeding Koufax. Way to go guys. When, in a month, he's sporting an ERA of 7, will you be trumpeting the brave foresight that led to the LaRoche and Elbert for David Wells trade? Surely you could make a play for Russ Ortiz, if you'd just pony up Aybar and Delwyn Young. OH! I've totally got it: Orenduff, Hu, and Houlton for Aaron Small! That's the ticket. That's where it's at. Because it's not like Orenduff is going to help the team this year; ergo he has no value. QED.
Hey "cosmow" couldn't agree more with your take on Steiner. He is horrible! Being a season ticket holder I have been to just about every game and I listen to the radio at the stadium. It's hard to tell if your not their listening, but you wouldn't believe how many times he butchers plays. I miss Ross Porter too….Have you guys ever listened online to the guy that does the LV 51's (AAA). Wish I knew his name, but he's isn't bad. Can we call him up and send Steiner down? Or maybe we can deal him to the D-Rays for their play-by-play guy… Tired of talking about this trade guys. This isn't going to make or break us. Ned has a lot more work to do.
k thanks charlie.grimes thats a pretty good answer
Come on Guys, Lets put some faith in our team and the front office. When the GM make a move, he does what he thinks is best for the team, but it's always a chance. Even Roger Clemens hasn't won his first game yet.
To the post that said they do not like Charlie Steiner. You are absolutely right ! I cannot stand the guy ! When he is doing TV, I turn off the sound and listen to Rick Monday on the radio. Hey McCourt, if Vin Scully ever retires, PLEASE DON'T replace him with Steiner. Monday or Porter would be a much better idea.
Russ Langer does the 51's games on radio. He does an excellent job.
I'm sure glade I'm not the only who thinks Steiner is a bum !!
Go Dodgers !!
My wife only tolerates Baseball because i watch it so much But she calls the steiner broadcast the ***** twins.I've always loved Vin's Call and Porter would put to sleep at times But I never scream at the TV like when Steiner is calling the game he is an Idiot.I agree Bring up Monday and Move Eddie Martinez into the radio slot He Has insight and a good voice and bleeds blue.
I like the trade in the concept moves Seo out and Gives Navarro a chance somewhere else then here,Martin is our Future and Sandy can Hit I like him for pinch and possible DH Martin needs the rest once in awhile and this New Guy is very good at keeping runners in check as is Martin.Navarro came from a trade he wasn't homegrown so anyone that is crying the farm blues is on crack. The Truth of the matter is That to Have a Good Team you Need to have a core of vets and a few Kids but to Hold the rest of the Kids back and keep them down does them nor us anygood if we can get what we need for the spare Players that we don't or won't need for a few years.La Roche is a no Trade Player he needs to come up next year and play with Kent.If Izzy Stays healthy and likes 3rd and can keep his batting avg up Aybar becomes expendable.Repko comes back 100% Then our 10+ outfield is complete with either and kemp with Repko taking Center.Need 1 more good starter and my picks from non contenders are still C Caduano Mil Left J Johnson Fla R and C Zambrano Fla. Zambrano is the only one with and Money on his contract Johnson is rookie of the year canidate. I'd Like to Stay away from the High ticket High profile old pitchers and get an Honest prospect with numbers to boot.Gotta look at the possibility and not at what they did last year or last decade.Looking to a Slaughter in LAA/Anaheim Go Blue.
Just out of curiousity, what was the radar reading when Fernando threw out the first pitch?
Just out of curiosity, what was the radar reading on fisher928's run-on paragraph? 😉
We are all forgetting the trade Ned made for Ethier. Which was his only good one so far.
fisher…im pretty sure Flordia wont part with Johnson. Wishfull thinking though!
Charlie, Perez a #3 starter, cmon, the guy is horrible, has a bad attitude, and only cares about himself


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Daniel Cox-Rocking Zebra Toy
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Interview with Daniel Cox : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Daniel Cox : We wanted to re-imagine the classic rocking horse, with a modern, exotic, twist. The new product needed to be visually striking; modular, to allow for different character types; flat-pack for internet sales and shipping; and affordable. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Daniel Cox : We wanted to bring production back to the UK. Therefore a great deal of effort was spent on production and materials issues. It was imperative to reduce part numbers, and production steps, drastically in order to ensure an acceptable price-point. One major result of this is our discovery, and use, of custom-print laminate surfaces for the pattern/color parts. This means we actually apply all pattern before cutting takes place, meaning virtually no post-finishing is necessary. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Daniel Cox : Newmakers is a young and small company. Winning this world-renowned prize will give us credibility with both industry, and consumers. Credibility is crucial in allowing us to expand our accessibility to global buyers. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Daniel Cox : From first idea, to finished product: about four years, and five different pre-production runs. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Daniel Cox : When I made the first one, it was an elephant. I was living in Chiang mai, northern Thailand at the time, and had been to an elephant sanctuary with some German friends who were visiting. A few days later, I was in my workshop, between projects, and just started playing around with some ideas. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Daniel Cox : This, and all future products will be marketed and sold under our own Newmakers brand. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Daniel Cox : I have designed nany different types of product in my career; medical goods, mobile phones, industrial layouts, furniture & lighting. The one area I had never touched on was kids products. It now turns out that this is what I enjoy making the most! .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Daniel Cox : Not really. However I do think that my professional experience in Germany influenced the production rational greatly, and my time in Asia certainly influenced the materials choice and overall graphic image (particularly Japan and Korea design). .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Daniel Cox : Design-aware parents, who want something that is as good looking as it is fun. I also think those that value good workmanship, and honest materials use will find something to please them. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Daniel Cox : It is a very contemporary take on a classic heirloom toy. Plus it packs down to a very compact carton size. The laminate surfaces are also super-tough, making them virtually impossible to scratch. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Daniel Cox : It's a Zebra, and it Rocks! .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Daniel Cox : I use some very old, very basic 3-D software, plus an equally old graphics program. Apart from that it's just the usual workshop equipment to make the prototypes. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Daniel Cox : I think the laminate surfaces are pretty unique; the fact that it is modular - we just need to change a couple of parts to produce a Panda, Gorilla, Tiger... 80% stays the same. Also it is very compact in the carton. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Daniel Cox : The design and prototyping I do myself. The production is were I always look for the best advice possible. We have access to a terrific CNC workshop who do the cutting for us, and their advice and suggestions have been invaluable. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Daniel Cox : Although this product looks quite simple, actually we do work to tolerances of 0.2mm in order to ensure everything fits perfectly. Therefore CNC cutting technology is crucial. Also the laminate surfaces need to be very accurately produced. So yes, technology is actually very important in this product. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Daniel Cox : No. We are not a research-led company. The most important research activity for us is letting kids loose on the prototypes and watching what they do, and whether they have fun. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Daniel Cox : Production issues have been a major challenge. In order to manufacture in the UK, we need to maximize the number of parts per sheet to the extreme, drastically reduce production steps, and automatize as much as possible. This took a lot of time and effort. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Daniel Cox : In the past, I have been fortunate to receive a number of major awards for previous work. I know how important this recognition is in promoting yourself, or your work, as being seriously credible and of real value in a crowded marketplace. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Daniel Cox : This project took four years, one of the longest I have ever done. It taught me more patience, and also that the system behind the product was of equal, or greater, importance that that individual product itself. .
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"We still had Erick Threets [who tore his UCL on Friday], and Matt Thornton is coming back," Williams said. "So, why take on dollars for Fuentes to come in in the fifth for us? We have [Chris] Sale, who is throwing 99 mph, has a breaking ball that drops off the table and a plus change. Thornton is expected to come back [from elbow inflammation] and, to be honest, we pushed him back for precautionary measures more than anything. That's how good he is feeling."
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I'm trying to post an image here for the CCCIX contest, but every time I try, this shows up:
It was not possible to determine the dimensions of the image.
I already know the size but do I have to put that on with the link? Could someone please help?