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SOMERVILLE, NJ — The Tour of Somerville, a tradition in bicycle racing since 1940, will be broadcast live on Memorial Day, the first time in 74 years of international competition that the signature race will be seen around the world in real time on several platforms, including YouTube and Twitch.
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The race weekend schedule begins Thursday evening, May 25 with The Legal Runaround, a 5K walk-run event in downtown Somerville.
The Tour of Somerville Cycling Series is a community event: a series of bike races, a festival, a carnival and a giant family reunion rolled into one, honoring American heroes on Memorial Day.
There will be live entertainment on Division Street, a kids' zone with rides, face painting and other activities at the Unity Bank branch on Mountain Avenue and an interactive bicycle sculpture celebrating the Tour of Somerville on Division Street.
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The StageONE power meter is built into slightly modified left-hand crankarms and directly measures power via a strain gage array, custom electronics, and a special algorithm that filters out non-applicable forces and interpolates total left-plus-right output. Claimed accuracy is within +/-2 percent.
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Since the system is based on a left-hand crankarm exclusively, it should also be very easy to transfer between multiple bikes with no effect on the drivetrain adjustment and no recalibration when swapping chainrings. Users will still be able to retain power measurement when swapping between racing and training wheels or different pedals, too.
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Stages does not make its own head unit, and has no plans to do so. So you will have to own an ANT+ bike computer (like a Garmin 500) or a Bluetooth 4.0 smartphone to read and record power data.
And for those keeping track, the StageONE is completely manufactured in the United States – even the plastic casing – with the lone exception of the circuit boards, which are currently printed in Taiwan.
That feature set would be impressive for any direct-measurement power meter but that the StageONE is priced so relatively inexpensively is merely icing on the cake. According to Stages Cycling vice president of product development Doug Crawford, the goal of the StageONE is simply to "bring more people into power."
We tested the StageONE (blue) against a PowerTap (red)
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Stages Cycling readily admits that it's not necessarily trying to go head-to-head with established players such as SRM, Powertap, and Quarq in terms of outright technology, instead preferring to go after so-called 'blue collar' riders who merely want a consistent means of tracking progress for training purposes.
Along those lines, the StageONE does hold a few disadvantages. Being a left-only system, it relies on a mathematical algorithm to calculate total power output so it can't display more advanced features such as left/right power balance. Moreover, it also assumes that a rider's output will be the same between both legs.
BikeRadar was granted an exclusive first test ride on the new StageONE during a visit to the company headquarters and while overall correlation to the Powertap hub we had installed concurrently was very impressive, a quick analysis of our hour-long session data also appeared to reveal that this particular tester pedals harder with his right leg.
Stages Cycling will also have to convince some riders to ditch their existing carbon crankarms – or at least just one of them. While StageONE's January 2013 release date will include an impressive fourteen models – even including downhill, BMX, and track cranks – inherent problems with hysteresis associated with composite construction means the StageONE will only work with aluminum arms.
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That being said, company marketing director Matt Pacocha [who, in the interest of full disclosure, most recently worked as BikeRadar's US editor] says swapping from a carbon fiber Truvativ X0 crank to an aluminum X9 adds only 36g in total.
In addition, Stages Cycling estimates the StageONE will fit on roughly 90 percent of road and 'cross frames but some full-suspension mountain bike configurations – and especially downhill bikes – could present clearance issues. Stages Cycling says it will post a constantly updated compatibility list on its website.
Such a construction method also begs the question of retrofits. However, Stages Cycling builds every power meter exclusively into new crankarms sourced directly from the manufacturers and currently has no plans to offer retrofits for buyers that already own compatible units.
Even at such a relatively inexpensive price, perhaps the biggest hurdle Stages Cycling will have to face is convincing buyers that it isn't just some plastic box glued onto a crankarm. Stages Cycling wouldn't allow us to photograph the bare inner workings but interested parties should remind themselves that the casing merely encloses the more intricate and complex workings hidden inside.
"It's high-tech but simple," Crawford told BikeRadar. "It's elegant and it looks simple but that's just refined engineering."
If the StageONE indeed can offer consistent readings as promised, though, none of those modest potential pitfalls will matter. Cyclists will finally be able to use directly measured power data for more effective training at a price point previously restricted to the secondhand market, or computed solutions such as iBike, and depending on how the StageONE is received, none of us may ever look at power meter pricing the same way ever again.
The battery has a claimed life of 200 hours, and it is user replaceable without recalibration
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On April 27, I was honored to take part in Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Holocaust Memorial Park of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, to remember the victims of Shoah.
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Few exterior cues distinguish one trim level from another. Theyall have body-colored door handles and side mirrors. Sixteen-inchsteel wheels are standard on the Cruze LS and 1LT, and the 1LT canupgrade to 16-inch alloys. The 2LT has 16-inch alloys and can stepup to 17-inchers. The LTZ has 18-inch silver alloy rims. The Ecowill get its own lightweight alloy wheels.
The RS appearance package, offered on LT and LTZ models,includes unique front and rear bumpers and rocker moldings, foglamps and a rear spoiler. It also adds an RS badge low on the frontdoors. The LT or LTZ trim-level badge remains on the trunklid.
The inside is where you spend your time, and it appearsChevrolet spent a lot of time on it. As on the outside, gapsbetween panels and trim pieces are tight, and the controls, lidsand doors feel and sound good. But I don't think that kind of thingis as evident to most people as is the overall quality ofmaterials, and here the Cruze excels. While the Civic still exudesoverall quality four model years into its current generation, itsmaterials are inconsistent in texture and design. The Cruze isharmonious overall, with soft, low-gloss materials where you wantthem. The piano-black bezels on the center control panel are aclassy element that Mazda recently moved away from in the competingMazda3.
I'm less impressed with the silver-colored plastic, which isalso on the center panel. There's no shortage of this stuff in carsnowadays, trying to imitate metal and often failing. It's not theworst I've seen — not even close, actually. I mention itmainly because an LTZ I drove had a variation on this trim, apatterned silver that looks much, much richer.
The most controversial material is a coarse fabric that can behad on the dashboard and doors. I drove an LT with the stuff inblack, and I think it's pretty neat — different in a goodway. It also comes in red. It looks like it could turn dustcollection into an art, but Chevy folks say it can be cleaned witha vacuum and typical cleaning products. Traditional smooth surfacesare also available in accent colors.
In the Cruze, roominess is the word. Its passenger volume is 95cubic feet, beating the Ford Focus at 93, the Honda Civic at 91 andthe Toyota Corolla at 92. Likewise, its trunk volume measures 15.4cubic feet, dwarfing the Focus' 13.8, the Civic's 12.0 and theCorolla at 12.3. View a full comparisonand you'll see the Cruze beats the competition in many seatingdimensions. What the figures don't reflect is how far back thefront seats travel, which gives the front seats more legroom thanthe numbers suggest — and gives the whole car moreflexibility. My test cars' driver's seats had a power controlcombining fore/aft and height adjustment, plus a manual backrestrelease lever that's way too far back and gets jammed against theB-pillar if you have the seat scooted back appreciably. There's nosign of a lumbar adjustment, but I didn't miss it, and I found theseat quite comfortable overall. I suspect some occupants might findthe bottom cushion hugs the hips too much, but the seat isn'totherwise overly bolstered.
The manual front passenger seats had a fore/aft handle in frontand no less than three levers on the outboard side for height,bottom-cushion tilt and the aforementioned too-far-back backrestlever. You hardly ever see this much adjustability in a manualdriver's seat, much less a front passenger's.
The Cruze has a comfortable ride, a nice compromise betweenworld-car firmness and the softness of some American-market cars.My test cars had 17- and 18-inch wheels, and I didn't feel asubstantial difference in ride firmness between the two. It'slikely the standard 16-inch wheels with their higher-profile tireswill ride softer, but you'd be wise to drive with the differentsizes before making any decisions.
The Cruze's drivetrains mark a change in how automakers powertheir cars, for a couple of reasons. Where simple engines areusually the staple and turbocharged ones are a high-level upgrade,the Cruze's turbo-four will be the volume seller and the plain1.8-liter could become little more than an afterthought. Also, todate, automakers have used turbocharging — sometimes combinedwith direct injection — to split the difference between powerand efficiency, mostly bringing to market some strongfour-cylinders, V-6 engines as powerful as V-8s, V-8s as strong asV-10s and so on. Chevrolet's 1.4-liter turbo is exactly what we'vebeen waiting for: technology making a tiny engine powerful enoughand exceptionally efficient.
Exactly how efficient the Cruze will be remains an openquestion, as EPA estimates haven't been released yet. The mostChevrolet can say is that the Eco version will hit 40 mpg inhighway driving — and that's with a manual transmission. Wecan assume the regular trim levels won't be too far behind; Chevysays the Cruze should be a class leader.
With this efficiency comes decent power. Chevrolet predicts thelongest zero-to-60 mph time for the turbo engine at 10 seconds inthe manual Eco trim level, which is tuned for efficiency. Otherversions shave another second or more.
The Cruze feels notably quicker than the ultra-efficient FordFiesta, which is a substantially smaller model rated from 28/37 mpgto 29/40 mpg depending on equipment. Once the Cruze gets rolling afew miles an hour from a standing start, the engine starts pulling,giving you good acceleration at low engine speeds where you need itmost. The power rating is 138 horsepower, just 2 hp more than thebase 1.8-liter, but the torque is 148 pounds-feet (versus 123). Theengineers say the torque hits its peak at 1,850 rpm and stays flatclose to 6,000 rpm, and that's how it feels to the driver. As youget close to the tachometer's redline, the tug seems to taper offand the engine starts to sound buzzy, but overall the refinement isgood. As I mentioned in my Buick LaCrosse four-cylinder review,GM's Ecotec engine family historically hasn't been a paragon ofsmoothness and silence, but it's clearly improving.
The six-speed automatic is pretty smooth on the upshift, but Isensed some lash — basically some slack — in thedrivetrain in the first car I drove. It was less pronounced in theothers, so it might have been because these were early-productionmodels. More prevalent was a hesitation in dropping down to passinggear when I jabbed the accelerator. Modern automatics are"learning" transmissions designed to adapt to your driving style,and drivers of all styles were hopping in and out of the testcars.
For this reason, it's possible the transmissions didn't knowwhich way was up, but I've been criticizing GM for thischaracteristic in its six-speed automatics — both front- andrear-wheel-drive applications — since their introduction, soI have my doubts. Not everyone will notice this behavior, or care,but it's definitely worth looking for when you go for a test drive.There is a manual mode you can activate by moving the gear selectorto the left and pushing it forward and back. Here, too, there wassome delay, and it seems to step down multiple gear changessequentially rather than jump directly from, say, 5th to 3rd.
The Cruze takes to the curves ably, with a competent suspensionand good body control. The electrically assisted power steering isa far cry from GM's early efforts, which located an assist motor onthe steering column rather than the rack. The feel is much morenatural and well tuned for all speeds.
Critics will focus on Chevrolet's use of what's arguably asemi-independent rear suspension rather than an independent design,a variation on a torsion beam supplemented by a Z-link Watt'slinkage, which keeps the suspension centered. At Cars.com we focuson the results, not the formula, and the Cruze behaved quite wellin spirited driving on normal roads. I wouldn't call the Cruze'shandling exceptionally sporty like that of the Mazda3, but thefoundation for sport tuning is clearly there. A track test will bethe final arbiter, but most people don't drive on a track, so I'llsay the mission has been accomplished. The compact rear suspensiondesign is partly responsible for the large trunk and accommodatingbackseat.
I rode around in the backseat and was impressed with the ride,which can vary from the front, especially in a small car. Thoughthe long front-seat travel can make the backseat legroom appearlimited in photos, it's actually quite good. Most drivers and frontpassengers don't need that much legroom and can share.
It was reasonably easy to converse with front occupants, thoughoccasionally some noise crept in. The cabin is quiet overall, whichmade a couple of sounds stand out: There's some wind noise alongthe B-pillars when you hit and exceed 60 mph; this might actuallybe from the side mirrors, but I really heard it right next to myhead when driving. The tires also tended to sing on groovedpavement and rumble on coarse asphalt. I detected no realdifference between the 17-inch Continentals and the 18-inchMichelins, both all-season tires.
The Cruze features 10 standard airbags: two frontal and two kneeairbags for the front occupants, seat-mounted side-impact airbagsfor all four outboard seats, and a pair of curtains that cover theside windows. Also standard are antilock brakes and the StabiliTrakelectronic stability system with traction control. Front disc andrear drum brakes are standard, and rear discs can be had on the LTZor as an option on the LT.
Chevrolet provides OnStar as standard equipment with six months'free service, after which a subscription fee applies. Rear sonarparking assist is a notable safety option. For all the standardsafety features, see the Safety and Security section on the Standard Equip. & Specs page.
Standard features on the base LS trim level include the manualtransmission, air conditioning, an analog auxiliary input for MP3players, three months of XM Satellite Radio service, and powerwindows and locks with remote keyless entry.
The 1LT adds the turbo engine and automatic transmission. The2LT adds alloy wheels, a heated power driver's seat, leatherupholstery throughout, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shiftknob, Bluetooth, a USB port for controlling an iPod through thestereo, steering-wheel stereo controls and remote engine start.
The LTZ adds 18-inch alloy wheels, cruise control, automaticclimate control, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and rear parkingassist.
The parking assist can also be had as an option. Some otheroptions include a Pioneer premium stereo and a navigation systemwith a hard drive that can store MP3 files and allows you to pauseand resume a radio broadcast.
Cruze in the Market
One of the highest compliments you can pay a car is to say itfeels more expensive than it is, and that's the case with the Cruzeversions I drove. Note that I'm tempering the praise because theminimum base price of the trim levels I tested was $20,675.
Chevrolet learned its lesson with the Cobalt, and the Cruze ismore than simply competitive in its class — as any new modelmust be to draw buyers until its next redesign. Whenever a newmodel debuts, we look at its long-term prospects, and ourpredictions depend on how well the vehicle covers the basics. Itneeds a solid structure, passable and not trendy design, usableinterior space and a competent suspension. These are all thingsthat can't be changed — at least not easily — until thenext redesign, which is years away.
Any problem a shopper might have with the Cruze — perhapsnot enough power, not sporty enough handling, the wrong mix offeatures — can be addressed practically at any time with anew engine or engine tuning, more aggressive suspension rates or areworking of the feature packaging. For too long, GM sloggedthrough with a value proposition based on things like extra spaceand low price. The Cruze is a balanced package offering a lot ofeverything. This is exactly where Chevrolet needs to be.


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The following commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of AgWeb or Farm Journal Media. The opinions expressed below are the author's own.
Marc Schober is the editor of Farmland Forecast an educational blog devoted to investments in agriculture and farmland.
Grain prices have been volatile throughout 2011 due to wide changes in production and demand estimates, as well as macro issues including the European debt crisis. Corn prices reached near $8.00 per bushel ,pre-harvest, on a poor yield outlook in the U.S.
Moving into 2012, we expect commodity prices to continue to be volatile and trade based on both agricultural and nonagricultural market factors. The primary data point that will drive grain prices in 2012 will be U.S. planted acres of corn. Analysts are expecting the largest global corn crop on record, including 94 million acres of corn in the U.S. in 2012. Many commodity prices will be heavily correlated to any deviation from the 94 million acres.
Long-term factors that will continue to weigh on grain prices in 2012 will be the growing demand for bio-fuels, emerging market demand, global yield trends, and the political outlook.
In the short-term, we will be closely tracking the weather outlook for South America in the upcoming few months. Currently, the La Niña weather pattern is expected to bring severe hot and dry weather to Argentina and Brazil throughout the growing season for corn and soybeans.
Corn has been recently trading between $5.50 to $6.50, but was as high as $7.50, due to tight supplies both domestically and globally that were not capable of meeting demand. The price of corn began to decrease as wheat became an alternative for feed usage and macro concerns prompted investors to sell off grain positions.
Corn has a more attractive profit margin compared to soybeans at over $1.50 per bushel for the 2012 season, according to Iowa State University. Many farmers have already forward sold portions of their 2012 crop at high prices, forcing the farmers to plant corn to fulfill said contracts.
Bear Outlook
Our bearish outlook is primarily driven by a global recession due to continued European concerns and economic slowdown in China. Large U.S. corn plantings, a bumper crop, increasing South American exports, and political pressure may increase ending stocks to over 1 billion bushels in 2012/13.
• Macro Issues – A global slowdown will result in demand destruction, especially in emerging markets. The long-term outlook for corn usage strongly takes into account the urban growth in China where 40% of every incremental dollar of income is spent on food. If the European debt crisis is not resolved, there will be a continued flight to safety and a stronger U.S. dollar.
• Planted Acres – The key estimate in 2012 is corn acreage in the U.S. of 94 million. If planted acres exceed this estimate, the corn markets will take on a bearish mood until crop condition reports regain the spotlight throughout the growing season. Approximately 1.6 million acres are coming out of the Conservation Reserve Program that will be eligible to be planted in 2012. The amount of potential corn acres will also increase due to the high amount of prevent planted acres in 2011 that will now be eligible for planting in 2012, which was 2.7 million acres higher than average according to NASS.
• Bumper Crop – The past two years have resulted in disappointing crops and there will be a reversion to the mean at some point in the future. In each of the past two years, U.S. corn yields have been unable to surpass the 165 plus bushels per acre that the USDA trend line forecasts. If U.S. corn yields are over 165 bushels per acre in 2012 and acreage is above 94 million acres, ending stocks could be well above 1 billion bushels.
• Global Production – 2012 is expected to be the largest global corn crop on record, due to increased acreage in Brazil, Argentina, and Ukraine. Favorable weather and a weak La Niña could result in large exports from South America.
• Federal Deficit – The U.S. government is searching for budget cuts and agriculture can expect to see a decrease in spending. The direct payments, which are paid per acre farmed, are likely to be lost during 2012. Federal crop insurance premiums are roughly 50% subsidized by the government and these subsidies are also at risk under budget cuts. Farmer income would decrease significantly if crop insurance was to be covered entirely by farmers.
• Ethanol – The expiration of the blender's tax credit will not decrease ethanol production, but will decrease refiner's margins. Economic issues may constrain energy consumption and consumers may reject the use of 15% ethanol blended gasoline.
Bull Outlook
Our bullish scenario does not expect prices to reach record levels, but rather that corn supplies remain tight and global economic issues are somewhat resolved or contained. Although there are economic incentives to corn, 94 million planted acres will be hard to achieve. Difficult growing conditions in South America will keep global supplies tight.
• Reduced Acres – Corn planted acres could be below 94 million acres, which is probably likely, as there is probably not enough corn seed for 94 million plus acres. Dry soil conditions in the Corn Belt and flooding in Missouri River Valley will likely result in another difficult planting season this spring.
• Yields – A return to 160 plus bushel per acre is unlikely and a yield estimate of 154 to 155 bushels per acre is more likely, based on historical trends. Marginal land brought into production will also have below average yields. The weather is the single most important factor for producing corn and we expect there will be some bumps in the road.
• La Niña – Hot and dry weather patterns from La Niña are already pressuring South America and are likely to constrain yields and reduce South American exports. Corn prices will closely track the South American crop in the first half of 2012 and will have consequences on global supplies. Any significant yield decrease in other crops used for feed would also be bullish news for the corn markets.
• Ethanol Demand – We expect corn used for ethanol to remain above 5 billion bushels as refiners continue to operate with positive margins despite the loss of the blender's tax credit. Political support of an increase in E15 infrastructure would strengthen the long-term outlook on bio-fuel demand and help support corn prices even in the short-term.
• Chinese Imports – China continues to be structurally short of corn and will rely on the import market to make up the deficit. China will have to restock government supplies at some point and will use the current low prices as a buying opportunity.
• Economic Stabilization – Global economic growth could pick up if the European debt crisis is resolved and growth stabilizes in emerging markets. A weaker U.S. dollar will make U.S. exports more competitive and could reach record levels in 2012.
Soybeans have been recently trading between $11.00 to $12.00 as strong competition from Brazil has decreased U.S. export demand. Prices will closely track the La Niña weather pattern in South America throughout the next few months as critical growth stages are occurring for the 2012 soybean crop.
Bear Outlook
A bearish outlook for soybeans would stem from a global recession or a bumper crop from outside of the U.S. Demand for feed usage would decrease in less favorable economic conditions on a global scale due to the slowed increase of food demand by emerging and emerged markets.
• Yields – High yields from Brazil and Argentina would increase global supplies to a level where global demand would not be able to keep pace and thus dampen soybean prices. The current La Niña weather pattern does not favor a scenario of record yields in South America.
• Price Correlation – Soybean prices will remain correlated to long-term corn prices and thus if a bearish corn outlook occurs, expect soybeans to follow due to the feed usage connection and crop rotation needs of the U.S. farmer.
Bull Outlook
As soon as USDA releases the early estimates of planned planted corn acres on March 1, we expect soybean prices to react. Any acreage larger than 94 million acres for corn will favor soybean prices as additional corn acres will come at the expense of soybean acres.
• Yields – Low yield estimates in the U.S. would be very bullish for soybeans, especially if paired with low acres and a poor South American crop. Domestic weather can be very volatile and can leave room for a large amount of risk in soybeans. Farmers will be allotting more acres to corn in 2012, thus taking not just average soybean acres out of production, but soybean acres that yield 1.5 times the national average. A low amount of soybean acres in Iowa and Illinois will be bullish for soybean prices.
Stagnant Yields – The USDA soybean trend line yield curve is increasing at a slow rate for soybeans. While working with farmers on a daily basis across the entire Midwest, soybean yields have remained quite stagnant for the past few years.
• La Niña - La Niña is currently the largest factor driving soybeans. The weather in South America is already extremely hot and dry which is putting stress on crops. Current subsurface soil moisture levels are already very low in South America due to the severe La Niña of 2010/11, thus any additional shortfall of rain will increasingly damage crop conditions, especially for the typically hearty South America soybeans.
Wheat has been recently trading near $6.50 per bushel after reaching $9.50 per bushel due to the Russian drought of 2010. Since the FSU has been cleared for open market wheat exporting, global wheat supplies have loosened, partially offset by the alternative to corn as a feed. The 2011 growing season is expected to be the second largest wheat crop on record.
The recent dissolution of the Canadian Wheat Board will now allow farmers to sell at market rates instead of government controlled pricing.
Bear Outlook
Our bearish outlook is driven by abundant global supplies, driven by improving crop conditions and increased exports. Weak corn prices will also weight on wheat.
• Price Correlation – Wheat prices will track corn and soybean fundamentals. Weak corn prices will no longer make wheat an attractive alternative for feed use.
• Global Production – Global production is the largest risk for wheat prices in 2012. Currently, the U.S. is at a very high level of stocks-to-use for wheat at 38, which is well off the lows of 20% in 2007.
• Yields – Improving growing conditions and the end of the southwest drought could result in a bumper crop of wheat in the U.S. The U.S. is preparing for a bright outlook on the 2012 wheat crop as adequate snow fall is covering winter wheat varieties and residual fertilizer could push 2012 yields higher in the southern plains after the poor yielding 2011 season.
Bull Outlook
The upside for wheat is minimal in 2012, but the potential for disappointing yields and a weaker dollar could push wheat prices higher.
• Yields - Decreased global yields could occur if drastic drought or flooding were to strike again in the FSU, Australia, Canada, Europe, or the U.S which could constrain the global export market for wheat.
• U.S. Currency – A weak dollar in the U.S. would be bullish for wheat prices and allow the U.S. to gain market share in the export market.
• Corn Fundamentals – Improving fundamentals in the corn market will support the grain market and force demand rationing.
2012 Overall Outlook
We expect 2012 to be a volatile year as prices adjust to planting estimates and weather patterns. We will also be keeping a close eye on the world politics. Presidential candidates could play a role in the grain markets during 2012 as well. Any sort of major political change to trade restrictions could also be a major factor for grain prices. In the 1980s, an embargo by Russia on U.S. trade lead to the crash of the U.S. grain markets as well as the entire agriculture sector.
Fundamentally, the long-term outlook for agriculture continues to remain positive. Growing food demand in emerging markets and increased bio-fuel production will continue to provide a long-term bull market for grains over the next decade.
For daily articles on agriculture and farmland, please visit www.farmlandforecast.com.
bold forecast here, Marc! You can go to the futures anytime and get a price for '12 delivery. Here you say nothing. Certainly the future will be volatile and unpredictable, but please don't call that a forecast...that's a given since the ole Testament...PJS


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Fight In The Falklands War With The 1.4 Update Of Project Reality - A Classic Battlefield 2 Mod
These days, it doesn't matter which version of Battlefield you're playing; you're likely having a blast and getting a solid shooter experience for your time. So with Battlefield 3, 4, Hardline and 1 all going strong, you can bet it's just as easy to get back into Battlefield 2 - the missing link in that sequence of numbers.
Old Battlefield titles will live on after GameSpy shutdown
Venerable online matchmaking client GameSpy will shutdown on May 31, news which was met with dismay by fans of older games. Some good news for those still playing Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield 2, and Battlefield 2142, though, as the Origin Twitter account confirmed that EA is working on transitioning those titles to new servers.
Reddit compiles list of games for GameSpy's May 31st shutdown
By the end of next month the matchmaking services of GameSpy will be switched off, and that means a number of PC titles won't function properly or at all online. Exactly how far-reaching is the GameSpy service?
Reddit has put together a doomsday list that includes the likes of Halo, Star Wars: Battlefront, Stronghold, the Battlefield series, Crysis, Tom Clancy titles and Quake.
PC version of Minecraft passes 12M sales
The PC version of Minecraft has passed 12M units sold, passing the sales figures of such classic games as Half-Life, Battlefield 2 and Starcraft.
Battlefield IP now a decade old, over 50 million gamers "served"
The Battlefield series may be on its way to those awkward teen years, but creator DICE is twice the IPs age at 20. General manager Karl Magnus Troedsson is celebrating at GDC Europe today.
Since it debuted the series has "served" over 50 million players, and the studio is "in love" as ever with their "core franchise." A 'Premium Edition' is rumoured to commemorate hitting 10.


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This letter from Margaret Fuller to Mary Peabody (later Mrs. Horace Mann) offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of the great Transcendentalist thinkers of the nineteenth century. Written on 17 April 1836, when Fuller was just twenty-five years old, the letter dates from the beginning of her remarkable fifteen-year career as an author, editor, literary critic, teacher, and reformer. This letter is part of the newly acquired George E. Nitzsche Unitariana collection.
Margaret Fuller was born Sarah Margaret Fuller on 23 May 1810, the first of nine children of Timothy and Margaret Crane Fuller. At a time when most women received little to no formal education, Margaret underwent a rigorous program of study from a very early age. She was taught by her father--a prominent Cambridge lawyer and Massachusetts congressman--and his influence on her life was profound. She attended various private schools as a girl, continued to educate herself into adulthood, and became proficient in several languages. Her ambition, determination, exacting standards, and passion for self-improvement were instrumental in her later success, and many of her contemporaries, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, considered her the most talented woman of the era.
April 1836, however, was a time of trial and transition for Margaret Fuller. Three years earlier, Timothy Fuller, disillusioned with public life, had moved his large family from bustling Cambridge to a farm thirty miles away in the quiet town of Groton. Margaret was unhappy with the move and missed the vibrant social network, cultural life, and intellectual stimulation of Cambridge. In Groton, her mother was often ill, and as the oldest daughter, Margaret was responsible for the education and care of her younger siblings. Though devoted to her family, she was known to work herself to exhaustion and suffered from severe headaches. The isolation and monotony of Margaret's daily life left her frustrated and dispirited, but she continued her education by reading voraciously, and by 1836, had published a few essays in Boston newspapers.
Six months before Margaret wrote this letter, Timothy Fuller died suddenly of cholera, leaving his financial affairs in disarray and the family struggling. Margaret became the de facto head of the household and was forced to give up her dream of a trip to Europe with her friends John and Eliza Rotch Farrar, and Harriet Martineau. Her profound disappointment at this sacrifice colors much of her correspondence of the time, including this letter to Mary Peabody.
In 1836, Mary Peabody, one of the accomplished Peabody sisters that included Elizabeth Palmer Peabody and Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, was working as a teacher in Salem. She had recently returned from Cuba, where she lived for a year and a half with her sister Sophia. In this introspective letter, Margaret writes with envy of Mary's "Cuba sojourn" and of her own longing for self-sufficiency. She confesses her lack of confidence in her own abilities, her loss of energy, and her fear that her education has been deficient. In describing her perceived shortcomings, she writes, "I have looked more closely and, I believe, more calmly into myself than ever before and I am grieved to perceive how little I know and that little how inaccurately and how open my judgement on any topick must be to error." And later: "As to my 'wit' or what has been styled such, that is likely to disturb nobody at present. I believe it is extinct."
This letter provides a revealing portrait of a young woman on the brink of an historic career. Just a few months later, a new phase of Margaret Fuller's life would begin with her move to Boston and her acceptance of a post at Bronson Alcott's Temple School. In 1839, she initiated her famous "conversations," a series of discussions on literary, political, historical, and philosophical topics in the salon tradition. Participants in these meetings included some of the most eminent and educated women in the Boston area. Throughout her life, Margaret was well-known as a brilliant talker, and she states her preference for personal conversation over written correspondence in this letter.
Margaret Fuller's letter is part of the George E. Nitzsche Unitariana collection, a collection of autographs and other papers recently acquired by the Massachusetts Historical Society. Included in the collection are autographs of prominent Unitarians and other liberal religious thinkers, 1778-2007, among them Amos Bronson Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Martineau, Horace Mann, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, and other individuals closely associated with Margaret Fuller. See the online finding aid for the Nitzsche Unitariana collection .The Massachusetts Historical Society also holds a collection of Margaret Fuller papers including letters, a journal, and manuscript poetry, and printed works including the Dial, the Transcendentalist publication for which she served as editor.
Blanchard, Paula. Margaret Fuller: From Transcendentalism to Revolution. New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1978.
Capper, Charles. Margaret Fuller: An American Romantic Life. Vol. 1, The Private Years (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992), Vol. II, The Public Years (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007).
Chevigny, Bell Gale, ed. The Woman and the Myth: Margaret Fuller's Life and Writings. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1994.
Fuller, Margaret. The Letters of Margaret Fuller. Ed. Robert N. Hudspeth. 6 vols. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1983-1995.
Fuller, Margaret. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli. Ed. R. W. Emerson, W. H. Channing, and J. F. Clarke. London: Bentley, 1852.
Wade, Mason. Margaret Fuller: Whetstone of Genius. New York: The Viking Press, 1940.


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Overuse Injuries
Topic Overview
Overuse injuries occur from stressing your joints, muscles, or other tissues without allowing them to recover. For example, throwing a baseball at high speeds over and over can stress your shoulder joint and cause an injury to part of that joint (the rotator cuff). Stress fractures, in which a bone breaks from the pressure placed on it through activity, are also common for athletes.
Overuse injuries can be caused by:
- Doing too much too soon.
- Doing intense exercise.
- Not varying your activity or exercise routine.
- Playing sports.
- Doing too much without proper conditioning.
- Not using the proper form for the activity.
- Not using proper equipment, such as wearing poorly fitting shoes.
- Doing too much of an activity at work.
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- Achilles Tendon Problems. (A sign may be pain in the back of the heel.)
- Bursitis and/or Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy). (A sign may be pain in the joints or tendons.)
- Low Back Pain.
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. (A sign may be pain in the front of the knee.)
- Plantar Fasciitis. (A sign may be pain in the sole of the foot.)
- Rotator Cuff Disorders. (A sign may be shoulder or arm pain.)
- Tennis Elbow. (A sign may be elbow pain.)
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What to do in Iraq? Obama consults Congress
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama briefed leaders of Congress on options for quelling an al-Qaida-inspired insurgency in Iraq as Republicans lawmakers and administration officials clashed Wednesday over who is to blame for the militants' lightning gains.
White House officials said Obama had made no decisions about how to respond to the crumbling security situation in Iraq, and they cast his meeting with lawmakers as part of an effort to consult with Capitol Hill. While Obama has not fully ruled out the possibility of launching airstrikes, such action is not imminent, officials said, in part because intelligence agencies have been unable to identify clear targets on the ground.
Obama huddled in the Oval Office for more than an hour with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Obama's decision-making has been complicated not only by intelligence gaps, but also by the Iraqi government's reluctance to embrace longer-term political changes that the president has said must accompany any U.S. military action. Iraq's once-dominant Sunni minority has long complained of discrimination by the Shiite-dominated government and security forces.
"The entire enterprise is at risk as long as this political situation is in flux," Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate panel Wednesday. He added that some Iraqi security forces had backed down when confronted by the militants because they had "simply lost faith" in the central government in Baghdad.
Republicans continued to insist that Obama bore the blame for allowing the insurgency to strengthen because of his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq in late 2011 after more than eight years of war. Washington and Baghdad failed to reach a security agreement that would have allowed American forces to stay longer."What's happening in Iraq is a direct result of the president's misguided decisions," said Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., a Marine reservist who served two combat tours in Iraq. "Militarily, the U.S. won in Iraq, but the hard-fought and hard-earned gains of our servicemen and women have been politically squandered by the president and his administration."The decision to withdraw from Iraq diminished U.S. spying capabilities in the Middle East, leaving Iraq largely off-limits to American operatives. Intelligence agencies are now trying to close gaps in order to provide the president with possible targets for strikes against the militant group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. The group has seized Mosul, Tikrit and other towns in Iraq as the country's military melted away.U.S. Central Command has been developing a list of possible targets that includes insurgent encampments, training camps, weapons caches and other stationary supplies, U.S. officials said. In addition, the military is working to identify more mobile targets, such as convoys and pockets of insurgents, as they are identified by intelligence sources or surveillance.Officials also suggested that the U.S. could more easily identify targets on the ground if Obama sent in additional American trainers to work with the Iraqi security forces. Obama is considering that possibility, the officials said, though he has ruled out sending troops for combat missions.The officials spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to describe classified details and private discussions by name.Other options under consideration include boosting Iraq's intelligence about the militants and, more broadly, encouraging the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad to become more inclusive.Ahead of his meeting at the White House, Senate Democratic leader Reid said the U.S. had no business sending American troops into what he called Iraq's civil war."It's time for the Iraqis to resolve it themselves," said Reid, a Nevada Democrat. Taking on Republicans who have blamed the current violence on the withdrawal of U.S. forces, Reid said, "Those who attack President Obama for bringing our troops home from Iraq are wrong and out of step with the American people. After a decade of war, the American people have had enough."The U.S. already has a range of ground, air and sea troops and assets in the region. There are six warships in the Persian Gulf, including the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and the amphibious transport ship USS Mesa Verde, which is carrying about 550 Marines and five V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft.There are about 5,000 U.S. soldiers across the Iraqi border in Kuwait as part of a routine rotational presence, several Air Force aircraft capable of a full range of missions, and intelligence gathering and surveillance assets, including drones, in the region.


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Police Reports
A McConnellsburg man was released from jail on Friday, January 8, after posting $15,000 in connection with charges of simple assault and harassment. Twenty-eight-year-old Derek James Peck was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott prior to being transported to the Franklin County Prison.
The charges stem from an incident that allegedly occurred on January 7 between 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. at 752 Reservoir Road in Todd Township. Peck allegedly physically and mentally abused a 32-year-old Mc- Connellsburg woman over a period of several hours. The woman suffered two black eyes, a bruised lip and face, redness to the face, and scratches to her face and back during the attack.
DUI Checkpoint Scheduled
State police, McConnellsburg, have scheduled a drivingunder the-influence checkpoint at various locations in Fulton County between February 5 and 7. All motorists have been advised by state police to drink responsibly and to always use a designated driver.
Car Strikes Trees
A westbound 1994 Saturn travelled down a small embankment along Flickerville Road and struck two trees, according to state police. Trinity L. Rosenberry, 40, of Needmore sustained minor injuries during the crash that occurred just west of Fischer Road on Sunday, January 17. She will be charged with driving too fast for road conditions.
Cash Stolen
Officials from W&W Salvage in Thompson Township reported to state police that burglars broke into their building located at 885 Wolf Hollow Road, Big Cove Tannery, and removed $45 from a cash register as well as two containers of coins. The burglary occurred between 5:15 p.m. on January 11 and 7:45 a.m. on January 12. Anyone having additional information pertinent to this case should contact Fulton County Crime Solvers at 717-485- 5771 or Trooper Wadsworth at 717-485-3131.
Gas Tank Damaged
A rock caused damage to a gas tank on a 2002 Ford ZX2 along Interstate 70 on Sunday, January 17. Driver John Baillie, 54, of Painesville, Ohio, was not injured during the 11:55 a.m. accident in Brush Creek Township. He was wearing a seat belt. State police were aided on the scene by members of the Breezewood Fire Co., which was responsible for roadway cleanup.
Marijuana Seized
Suspected marijuana was seized and sent to the state police crime laboratory in Harrisburg for further analysis following a traffic stop along Interstate 70 last Wednesday. Calvin Rashad Stearnes, 23, of Cleveland, Ohio, was stopped by state police for a motor vehicle offense at 5:05 p.m. Charges against Stearnes are pending the receipt of lab results.
Newspapers Stolen
Three individuals residing along Great Cove Road in Ayr Township reported to state police last week that their Public Opinion newspapers were stolen on several occasions. Victims include a 61-year-old woman, a 65- year-old man and an 81-year-old female.
Careless Driving Charges To Be Filed
A McConnellsburg man faces charges of careless driving in connection with a single-vehicle collision along Cito Road just outside of the borough of Mc- Connellsburg. Twenty-threeyear old Scott A. Nunemaker reportedly swerved when he saw a white-tailed deer along the berm, causing his northbound 2005 Mazda to strike a utility pole. The car was disabled as a result of the impact.
According to state police, Nunemaker fled the scene and did not report the 4:30 a.m. crash on January 23 until after an investigation was already under way. Nunemaker was wearing a seat belt and escaped harm.
Maryland Man Taken To Hospital
A Sharpsburg, Md., man was transported to Washington County Hospital following a single vehicle accident in Thompson Township on Friday, January 22. Brad Dixon, 30, sustained moderate injuries in the 6:15 a.m. crash when he lost control of his 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The car came down an ice-covered hill and crashed into a utility pole. State police were assisted on the scene by the Hancock Fire Co. and Bard's Towing.
Ice Cream Shop Reports Break-In
Gordon's Ice Cream in Needmore reported a break-in between 9 p.m. on January 22 and 9 a.m. on January 23. The rear door window of the business located at 7579 Great Cove Road was broken before $12 was removed from a cash register. Anyone having additional information related to this burglary should contact Fulton County Crime Solvers at 717-485-5771 or Trooper Hibner at 717-485-3131.
Burglary At Harr's Grocery
Owners at Harr's Grocery reported an unknown individual broke a front window at their business located at 15132 Great Cove Road, Big Cove Tannery, on Saturday, January 23. The burglar then fled through a side door. State police did not indicate if anything was taken during the break-in. Anyone with further information concerning this case should call Fulton County Crime Solvers at 717- 485-5771 or Trooper Falkosky at 717-485-3131.
Windows Damaged
A BB gun was used to shoot holes in the front windows of a residence located at 2113 Back Run Road in Ayr Township on Sunday, January 24, at 3 a.m. A total of six windows were damaged during the act of criminal mischief, which resulted in $300 in damage. Anyone with additional information pertinent to this incident is asked to contact Fulton County Crime Solvers by calling 717-485-5771 or Trooper Wadsworth at 717-485-3131. Rear Axle Broken
The rear axle of a westbound 2002 Subaru Impreza was broken when it ran into a large ditch along Interstate 70 near the Amaranth Exit. Andrew Gassner, 27, of Burnett, Wis., was not injured during the Friday, January 22, 8:52 a.m. accident in Union Township. Gassner will be charged by state police with driving on roadways laned for traffic.
McConnellsburg Man Jailed On Escape Charges
A 42-year-old McConnellsburg man was arraigned and sent to the Franklin County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail on charges of escaped resisting arrest, false identification to police and vehicle code violations.
Andre Patrick Green was stopped by state police in the Getty Mart parking lot on Friday, January 22, at 1:45 p.m. for having an expired registration and inspection stickers on his black Honda Accord. Green provided police with a false name and later admitted to not possessing a valid driver's license. When Green found he was going to be fingerprinted and transported to the state police barracks, he fled from state police. He was apprehended a short time later in a field along Cito Road.
Green is currently wanted in Indiana County, Pa., for simple assault, resisting arrest, false identification to police and drugrelated offenses.
County Buildings Paintballed
Several Fulton County office buildings were shot with paintballs between 8 p.m. on January 24 and 10:10 p.m. on January 25. Among the buildings sustaining damage were the offices of Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott, the Fulton County Courthouse, sheriff's office and the probation/domestic relations office. Anyone having additional information regarding this incident of criminal mischief should contact Fulton County Crime Solvers at 717-485-5771 or Trooper Hibner at 717-485-3131.
Car Crashes Into Guiderails
An eastbound 2007 Honda Civic struck a set of guiderails along Interstate 70 on Sunday, January 17, state police reported. Chad A. Gonzales, 20, of Griffith, Ind., was not harmed during the noon accident in Brush Creek Township. Gonzales will be charged with driving on roadways laned for traffic.
Woman Charged Following Crash
Twenty-one-year-old Randi L. Mills of Needmore faces charges of careless driving, driving without a seat belt and accidents involving damage to unattended vehicles as a result of a hit-and-run collision in the parking lot of the Cardinal Glen Apartments. On Wednesday, January 20, Mills allegedly carelessly backed her 2002 Chevrolet into a parked 1993 GMC Jimmy. Mills then fled the scene.
Mills was not injured nor were passengers Andrew Anderson, 21, Needmore; Rochela A. Spriggs, 20, McConnellsburg; and a 16-year-old McConnellsburg man. Mills was the only individual not wearing a seat belt in the 10:13 p.m. accident.
Paintballs Shot
Orange paintballs were shot at a residence and a business between 8 p.m. on January 24 and 11:07 a.m. on January 25. Both buildings are located between the 6000 and 8000 block of Great Cove Road, Needmore. Victims include Bard's Auto Sales and a 40-year-old Needmore woman. Anyone with further information concerning this case of mischief is asked to call Fulton County Crime Solvers at 717-485-5771 or Trooper Hibner at 717-485-3131.
Roofing Nails Dumped In Driveway
A large quantity of roofing nails were dumped at the entrance of a driveway located at 5317 Waterfall Road, Hustontown, on Monday, January 18, prior to 9:43 p.m. Anyone having additional information related to this case should contact Fulton County Crime Solvers by calling 717-485-5771 or Trooper Massafra at 717-485-3131.
Vehicle Towed From Accident Scene
A 2002 Acura SW was towed from a crash scene in Bethel Township along Interstate 70 on Friday, January 22. According to state police, Andrew Tyler Richless, 23, of State College lost control of his westbound car while travelling across the ice-covered roadway at 9:49 a.m. Richless was wearing a seat belt and escaped injury.
Residential Burglary Reported
The glass window of a rear door was smashed by burglars between 8 p.m. on January 19 and 5:26 p.m. on January 23 at 4541 Buck Valley Road in Union Township. The burglars smashed the window after entering the old farmhouse property by breaking open a locked gate. The burglars proceeded to rummage through the home belonging to a 76-year-old Warfordsburg woman and removed a copper antique kettle and a lard press. Damage has been estimated at $250, and the stolen items were valued at $400. Anyone having additional information concerning this break-in should call Fulton County Crime Solvers at 717-485-5771 or Trooper Huff at 717-485-3131.


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Compliance with directives of the European Union (E.U.), including Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), has been the driving force behind restricting the use of heavy metal substances used to produce certain electrical and electronic equipment, such as IT and telecommunications equipment, lighting, electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools), and monitoring and control instruments. Although limited to the E.U. at this point in time, RoHS compliance affects the global supply chain even for products not seemingly impacted by the legislation — and the likelihood that the United States will follow suit with similar directives at some point is probable.
As RoHS goes into effect July 1, 2006, more attention is also being paid to products made with halogenated compounds (i.e., fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and/or astatine). The concerns of governments, companies, and individuals are to ensure the safety of persons and equipment from toxic and corrosive gases in the event of fire. From an environmental standpoint, there are concerns that some halogenated materials have potential to harm the environment if not disposed of properly at the end of a product's life.
To eliminate or reduce these risks, alternative non-halogenated products are available from electrical and electronic product manufacturers. However, as the need for these "halogen-free" products grows, confusion exists among those who want to specify their use. Questions that commonly arise as halogen-free materials are discussed include:
- Why are halogenated materials common in many electrical products today?
- What are the issues with halogens, and why use a halogen-free product?
- What does the environment have to do with halogens?
- How do I really know if a product is halogen free?
As an individual involved in the design, specification, or construction of electrical or networking equipment, you should understand the significance of halogen-free materials and be aware of your options for wire and cable management because what you do not know can harm you — and your customers.
Halogenated materials. Halogens are five non-metallic elements found in Group 7 of the periodic table. Halogen means "salt former," and compounds containing halogens are called "salts." One of the most common halogenated materials used in plastic product manufacturing today is poly vinyl chloride (PVC). General-purpose electrical applications often use PVC or other halogenated material products because many are inherently flame retardant, a wide range of material grades are available to affect product performance characteristics, and these materials are often lower in cost compared to alternatives.
More specialized halogenated materials can also serve more demanding applications. As an example, fluorine-derived fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) provides extremely high heat resistance when used in the insulation of plenum-rated communications cabling, which limits its combustion in a fire. FEP can withstand temperatures up to 800°F before it begins to break down and is also an extremely efficient electrical insulation, which is important for data cables. FEP has largely replaced PVC products in building risers.
Halogenated compounds are the materials of choice today for cabling insulation and electrical components due to the abundance of raw materials on the market, relatively low material cost, and desirable product properties.
Fire safety concerns. The concern over halogenated plastic materials is that these materials can release corrosive and toxic gases if they are ignited in a fire. The corrosive element of these gases has the potential to damage electronics in nearby areas and can be hazardous to persons if they cannot easily evacuate from the fire area.
Equipment corrosion is of particular concern in enclosed environments with a significant amount of expensive electronic devices such as semiconductor manufacturing facilities or phone switching stations.
The toxicity of smoke is of highest concern within spaces occupied by persons where means of escape are limited or hampered. This typically includes mass transit rail cars, large ships, and offshore oil and gas platforms.
With these heightened safety concerns in mind, consideration may be warranted for these two material choices, when available:
1) Use specialized halogenated material products with an extremely high ignition temperature to prevent or limit the amount of gases released in the event of fire.
2) Use non-halogenated material products (a.k.a., halogen free, zero halogen, no halogen, 0H, or ZH) that may ignite in a fire but will not release any toxic or corrosive gases.
With regard to fire safety, another key specification factor to consider is the flame rating, or a material's ability to sustain and spread fire. A typical test method for electrical components is UL94, which provides a rating of the material at a specified thickness, based on performance characteristics (rating scale is from HB to V-0). A halogen-free wiring duct (or other product) with test results at the optimal test rating, would be classified as V-0.
It should be noted that based on the application, other factors often play a role in material selection. An example with wiring duct is when the product is used in an uncontrolled temperature environment. This is especially true in outdoor utility enclosures, where the interior temperature may rise above the continuous use temperatures of most general-purpose PVC products. In this specific case, halogen-free wiring duct has an advantage of higher continuous use temperature ratings than PVC, typically up to 95°C (203°F).
The use of halogen-free products will continue to be directed by industry initiatives and legislation aimed at protecting the environment and at enhancing fire safety and fire damage prevention. When specifying products, remember to consider the installed environment and the selection of products available on the market. Taking this action can ensure the protection of your equipment and improve life safety for those around it.
Michael Berg is a business development manager at Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, Ill.
Typical Applications Using Halogen-Free Wiring Duct
Oil, gas, and petro-chemical facilities
- Offshore petroleum and gas platforms
- Land-based facilities
- Floating production storage operations (FPSO) ships
- Merchant ships
- Mass transit rail cars and stations
- Buses
Telco, CATV, electric utilities
- Power generation facilities, machinery
- Outdoor utility enclosures
- Data centers
Electronics/semiconductor manufacturing


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