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(CNN) - As the government faces some backlash over its surveillance programs–details of which were leaked last week–a new poll shows Americans have changed little in their views of federal monitoring and more than half indicate they're fine with one of the programs.
Fifty-six percent consider the government's tracking of phone records an "acceptable way" to investigate terrorism, according to the new national survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center and The Washington Post.
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The public is less supportive, however, of the government's ability to monitor email, according to the poll.
The survey was conducted Thursday through Sunday, as information about the federal surveillance programs was being published by The Guardian and The Washington Post.
The story that first broke Thursday revealed the government had obtained a court order demanding that Verizon Business Network Services turn over details of phone calls from April to July. Intelligence officials later confirmed the program, which analysts say likely covers all U.S. carriers.
Another National Security Agency program, PRISM, allows analysts to extract the details of people's online activities - including "audio and video chats, photographs, e-mails, documents" and other materials - from computers at Microsoft, Google, Apple and other Internet firms.
Asked in the survey if the government should be able to monitor emails to prevent possible terrorism, 45% say "yes," while 52% say "no." Those numbers are relatively unchanged from a similar questioned asked in July 2002, less than a year after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
The poll finds "no indications" that last week's reports "have altered fundamental public views about the tradeoff between investigating possible terrorism and protecting personal privacy," according to Pew.
Sixty-two percent of Americans say they favor investigating terrorist threats over not intruding privacy, while 34% say the opposite. Those numbers have also changed little from Pew polls taken in November 2010 and January 2006.
Younger Americans are more supportive of privacy–even if that limits the government's ability to investigate threats–than older Americans in general, but when asked specific questions about phone records and Internet monitoring, there is little difference between the age groups, according to the survey.
But younger people aren't following the story as closely as older Americans. Only 12% of 18-29-year-olds are keeping up with the phone records story, while 56% are not paying attention to it at all.
Pew interviewed 1,004 adults by telephone between June 6 and June 9. The poll has a sampling error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
- CNN's Ashley Killough and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
It's sad seeing Americans at each other like this .A time will come my friends black,white brown and red .there will be no (Dem) or (GOP) just Americans Standing together .My friends we have been fooled, hogwashed, these people on(Hill ) Don't care about your hardships its all about power over you!!a game there buddies they get a kick out of common men bickering as Long has you all stay fool'ed and fight with each other the richer they get in the end.i am not surprised at they knew about this and nether the Dem,or GOP said nothing its more power handed to them.
How about you track all the illegals in this country instead of it's citizens.
Try searching the web for Gallup Poll , dated February 24, 2006. It is very similar to this one. It asks whether or not Americans approve of the Bush administrations warrantless wiretapping.
53% of respondents approved, with 46% disapproving of the warrantless wiretapping.
The Courts are the final arbiter on any law & the ACLU has just filed a case against Obama for violating the 4th Amendment.
It would be nice if you told your audience that your polls include 1004 people's responses and are from 2006!
This "survey" is an outright LIE. PEW has always worked with the Govt. Just as the Carnegie-Mellon Group, etc. People are Outraged that the Government is Stalking us. The People have no Power. This country IS NOT a Democracy. President Obama has continuously LIED to the American people and to the World. I voted for President Obama..believe his Lies.. Now I want him Charged for TREASON to the American people. He has continuously lied to the American people and we are tied of being treated like Tracked Slaves


text: StormKnight 0 Posted August 2, 2011 As everyone who's picked up the starter knows, the counters included in the game are pretty flimsy, and there are an awful lot of them to keep track of. I improved mine in two ways. I posted this on BGG, but thought I'd point it out in some of the other Anima Tactics places as well. I posted a pic here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1053863/anima-tactics For the wound counters, I picked up a pack of thin styrofoam sheets from a local dollar store and glued the counters to them, using a different color for each wound value to make them easy to search through. For the states, I got 10mm wooden cubes from a craft store and glued the state counters to the sides. I did some cubes with the 6 negative states, and some with the 5 positive states (counting berserk as positive), plus a blank face to use for 'Hidden'. Much, much easier to manage and track states with these! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites

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Monday, February 28, 2011
A Single Girl
My templates and fabrics are now chosen and cut...
Talking about confusion...I did a full post last week about my wonderful time in class with Kaffe and Brandon, only realising a couple of hours later I had posted it on the Glorious Applique blog rather than here!!! So I deleted it from there thinking I would re-post here, but now cannot be bothered to do it again! Perhaps I will down the track, but for now I will leave you with a pic of Kaffe chatting about what he liked and what he would do differently on my 'smouldering' (kaffes words) dark Bordered Diamonds quilt.
Patchandi, Yellow Rose Quilts and Meli B's gorgeous blogs. Perhaps when I finish this quilt I will show more.
19 comments:
- Andi said...
Your single girl quilt fabrics look stunning!!!
Another triumph in the making!!
Andi x
PS Looking forward to Thursday's stitching!! What are you thinking of bringing?
- February 28, 2011 at 1:14 PM
- karen @ badlandsquilts said...
Oh I think you have chose all my fav fabrics & background...can't wait to see it come together! (just love that you are mixing it up)
- February 28, 2011 at 1:29 PM
- Donna~~ said...
I have been sorely tempted to add Single Girl to my projects (it looks like the sew along will be fun!) Your fabrics are such pretty colors that maybe I can just experience it through watching your progress! I'm also so glad you mentioned posting on Glorious Applique, then taking the post down, meaning for it to be here. I had thought I had seen the post, but when I went to read it, it wasn't there--thought I was losing my mind a bit more than normal! Glad it's just the normal amount! So what would Kaffe do differently on your smouldering quilt? It looks smoulderingly stunning to me!
- February 28, 2011 at 3:22 PM
- Marit said...
Great start on the Single Girl quilt. I am so tempted to jump in on this iconic pattern... Look forward to follow your progress!
; )
- February 28, 2011 at 7:48 PM
- antique quilter said...
oh I missed that post! I love seeing what you are working on in his class and reading about what you all learned.
how will you look at color and fabrics differently now?
thats something to think about for another post!
I have to go look I love how this quilt block is looking so far! Keep sharing.
- February 28, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- LeKaQuilt said...
Cant wait to see more of the Single Girl Quilt, gorgeous fabrics :o)
- February 28, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- Barb said...
Your quilt looks interesting and very confusing, can't wait to see it put together.
- February 28, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- Quilts on Bastings said...
I love the Single Girl Quilt patterns - and you still have some of those fabrics!!
- February 28, 2011 at 9:46 PM
- Abby and Stephanie said...
Critique by Kaffe! What a terrific learning experience too. Although happily married, we were all Single Girls once upon a time. I love your fabric choices. All those little templates...I'm going to be a watcher not a do-er.
- February 28, 2011 at 10:23 PM
- Pinkadot Quilts said...
I am also tempted by the single girl quilt....love the fabrics you chose.
- March 1, 2011 at 12:42 AM
- alobsiger said...
Your post has me grinning. I don't know about smouldering, but I think your single girl fabric choices are SMOKIN' HOT! It's everything a single girl would want to be, right?? :-) Your background choice is wonderful too!
- March 1, 2011 at 1:09 AM
- West Michigan Quilter said...
Seems like a lot of work, but I bet it will be beautiful. Love the fabrics you have chosen. I'm not into piecing,but this one has my interest. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
- March 1, 2011 at 1:38 AM
- Crispy said...
WOW I'm lovin' those fabrics and the pattern is very interesting. I can see how you could get twisted up sewing on these. I can hardly wait to see a block done :0)
- March 1, 2011 at 1:49 AM
- ranette said...
Oh you temptress you! I have had this pattern for a while now and I would love to buy 10 more hours to each day so that I could make it...lol
I will enjoy watching your progress on Single Girl instead.
I'll bet that Kaffe didn't have too much to critique with your fabrics...I love them!
- March 1, 2011 at 1:59 AM
- Nanette Merrill said...
I really want to make this quilt too. But I just can't squeeze it in. It is so fun to watch everyone.
- March 1, 2011 at 3:02 AM
- Cardygirl said...
Love Single Girl too...but no time to start it...I will enjoy watching the progress of yours though!
- March 1, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- Miriam said...
I love the fabrics you are using Cathy! I look forward to seeing them with that gorgeous background.
I had wondered what happened to you GA post!!
- March 1, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Hi! My name is erica. Would you be my friend? said...
I'm considering the single girl too! Just bought the pattern a couple of weeks ago! My goodness, there sure are a lot of templates! :) Love the fabrics you've got there.
- March 2, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- Corrie said...
oh it already looks so beautiful! well done on the fabric choices
- March 4, 2011 at 4:37 PM


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"Could I ask your advice about buying an iPad? I want to get one for my husband as a gift — mostly I was swayed by the fact that you can get that little keyboard and then you wouldn't have to lug around a laptop (my husband's a student). So do you think it's worth it to get an iPad with all the bells and whistles, rather than, say, getting a MacBook Air?"
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Great question. When I was a college student between 1997 and 2001, I tried every which way to take digital notes without lugging a laptop around everywhere. They were heavy and had laughable battery life back then. I would have been a good iPad-plus-keyboard candidate, but due to how the pesky fourth dimension known as "time" seems to work, I ended up carrying around PDAs such as the Psion Revo and, later, a miracle of innovation called the PocketMail PM-32. It had a pop out modem-like apparatus that you'd basically hold up to a payphone after dialing a special 800 number and it would e-mail your text back to you for later.
Anyway. The short version is that, assuming your husband needs to complete "regular" tasks such as note-taking and paper-writing, I'd recommend the $630 iPad with Verizon connection and Logitech's $130 Solar Keyboard Folio. Read on for the long version if you like.
Bells and Whistles: How iPad Pricing Works
The interesting thing about the iPad is that the only benefit when moving up to a higher-priced model is more storage. Expensive iPads don't work any faster or better than the less expensive models, and your husband wouldn't be able to write enough text in his entire lifetime to take up the 16 gigabytes of storage that comes on the base-level iPads. You'd want to buy one with more storage only if he's really going load it up with a bunch of apps, videos and music.
Apple's basic pricing structure is as follows:
iPad with just Wi-Fi: $500, $600 or $700 for 16, 32, or 64 gigabytes, respectively.
iPad with Wi-Fi + Verizon: $630, $730, $830 for 16, 32, or 64 gigabytes, respectively.
Pretty simple. Each model costs $100 more and doubles the storage of the one before it; models with cellular connections cost $130 more than the Wi-Fi-only models.
Why Verizon over AT&T? Why the Cellular Model at All?
If your husband's school is blanketed with reliable Wi-Fi, then you could save $130 and buy the $500 Wi-Fi iPad. Verizon's 4G LTE version will let your husband get on the Internet wherever there's not an open Wi-Fi signal, provided there's Verizon coverage. The 4G LTE connection is about as fast as many home broadband connections and "is available to more than 75 percent of the U.S. population" as of August 16, according to Verizon. If 4G LTE isn't available but Verizon's 3G signal is, the iPad will use the slower 3G connection. Anecdotally, I can tell you that he'll be able to get a signal in pretty much every major city and surrounding areas.
The AT&T and Verizon models do not require a two-year contract – or a contract of any type. If you buy the iPad directly from a Verizon or AT&T store and they try to sell you on a contract by tying your iPad access into your current contract, make sure the math works. I personally like being able to use the Verizon connection on my iPad only in months when I'm travelling a lot.
(MORE: Ask Techland: What's the Deal with 4G? Is the New iPhone 4G?)
In the settings area of the iPad, you can re-up and/or "cancel" your data subscription whenever you like. If you cancel, you'll get to use your remaining data until a month after you bought it.
There are a few levels of service available: Verizon's starts at $20 per month, which gives you one gigabyte of data. Use Wi-Fi when it's available and Verizon when it's not, and you should be okay. I haven't ever gone over my one gigabyte, but it's possible to do so if you use the Verizon connection to stream videos from Netflix, for instance. If you go over, you'll be charged another $20 for another one gigabyte of data. If you habitually go over, there's a $30 plan for two gigabytes and a $50 plan for five gigabytes.
The advantage to the Verizon iPad over the AT&T iPad is that the Verizon iPad includes free Personal Hotspot usage. So let's say you and your husband are in the car driving up to the lake (I don't know where you vacation – sorry) for the weekend. You can turn his iPad into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot and share his data connection with your laptop or Wi-Fi-only tablet. You should only do this if he's driving and you're in the passenger seat.
Why an iPad over a MacBook Air?
This isn't a one-size-fits-all solution, of course, and not everyone's going to agree with me here, but assuming your husband needs this setup mostly for note-taking and paper-writing, the iPad can pretty much handle all of that at a lower cost and with longer battery life.
The iPad's maximum battery life is rated at 9-10 hours, versus the low-end ($1,000 starting price) MacBook Air's battery at five hours. Your husband could basically bring the iPad around school all day and not need the charger. The $1,000 11-inch MacBook Air, on the other hand, arguably has a better keyboard, far more storage space (64 gigabytes versus 16 gigabytes for the $500 and $630 iPad models) and runs full-blown Mac software.
However, the MacBook Air has no Verizon or AT&T connection options. If he just needs it to take notes and write papers, the iPad should be just fine. As I mentioned before, the amount of storage on the cheapest iPad can hold more text than he'd ever be able to write in a lifetime.
iPad Keyboards
There are a million of them and just about all of them need to be plugged in. Harry has managed to turn the iPad into his primary computer and uses the Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio — which doesn't need to be recharged — on a daily basis. If your husband wants to be able to gallivant (does he gallivant?) around campus all day, it's one less thing to worry about.
That being said, most iPad keyboards will hold a charge for days, weeks or even months. Harry says the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is meaningfully thinner than the Solar Keyboard Folio and seems to go for months on a charge. It's also $30 cheaper. I, myself, use this $60 keyboard case that turns the iPad into a little MacBook-like thing. It's chunky, but it packs an emergency battery that can be used to recharge the iPad a bit if it runs out of juice.
Don't Forget About Apple's Educational Discounts
Many schools get discounts with Apple, though often the discounts are good on computers but not iPads. Apple's education store currently lists the starting price of the MacBook Air at $949, for instance, while the iPad's price remains unchanged. There's a back-to-school deal running right now that'll get you $50 worth of iTunes credit (for apps, music, books and more) when you buy an iPad; you'll get $100 if you buy an Apple computer.
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Intelligence specialist
Can someone please tell me what an Intelligence Specialist does?
I know that I go to school in Virginia for three months but then?????
Every place online says they collect and analyze data blah blah blah
This is a horrible explination. So can somebody who has this MOS or knows somebody with this MOS please give me a real world explanation or at least an example of the kind of stuff they do. I hear the promotions are fast and there is great oppertunity to use this experience in the civilian world after I am out.Is this true?
Is the job fun? Is it boring? Do you travel a lot? Is the school hard? Come on guys tell me something ...........Anything!!!!!
You getting a little ahead of yourself there Sparky.....................worry about making it through BOOTCAMP first!
What's the matter MackMaster, you used to getting answers YOU want to hear??? You get the truth around here, not what is convenient. An Intelligence Specialist happens to do exactly what you read online. They collect data and analyze it. This means they read reports and make sense of them and try and glean information from them that might be helpful to our cause. It is highly specialized work and extremely important to our Corps and nation. Just because the description sounds like dull and boring work (and it may well be) doesn't mean it is. There is also the possibility that the work is classified and you aren't going to find out much about it until you have clearances.
Marine84 is right, you need to make it through bootcamp AND your specialty school first, then worry about the work you will really be doing in the Corps...
i posted this on one of the other threads. Some of the former Marines on this site are getting a bit testy for whatever reason. Most of us are here to help. To the other Marines on this site who are getting $hitty and self important with the poolees you should relax a bit and try to answer questions rather than act like self important a-holes. These poolees will have plenty of time to deal with a-holes once they are in. We are here to answer questions and keep them motivated.
Intelligence Specialist:
I spent 6 moths in the 0231 field due to my security clearance when i checked into regimental HQ with 8th Marines. I didnt go to Dam Neck, VA for school. It was all OJT (on the job training). I loved it though. It was a lot of reading, writting and summarizing stuff and then passing it up or down the chain depending on who needed it. You will sift through 400 pages a day that come through the classified message board and then pick out what you are looking for. It was also a lot of maps etc. Just think of this, if it involved Enemy, Weather or terrain in your area of interest then you will be involved in it and should know it. It was a great job with great hours. I am glad to be back as an 0352 though because i didnt get dirty enough as an 0231.
Cpl Brooks, I agree for the most part. But it does irritate me when the poolee seems to have an attitude when they ask the question, as if they somehow need to be in charge of the situation. I kind of got that feeling from this question... but I could have taken it wrong. Regardless, the job description seemed to be right on from what I have heard about it. And, like any job promotions can't be judged ahead of time. While I was in MOS school my MOS was one of the fastest promoting jobs out there, as soon as you hit TIS/TIG you got promoted. By the time I was eligible it was closed, and stayed that way. I saw many good Marines get out as a LCPL without ever having a chance to get promoted.
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Don't be jumpin in my doo doo because you wanna play pacifist and tell people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear. My statements were concise and accurate. The info available is what was on the sites looked at, and you said EXACTLY the same thing "collect and analyze data" you just used different words by saying you sift through maybe hundreds of pages looking for what you want then pull it out. That is collecting data and analyzing it no matter how you look at it...
I was an 0231 for 6 years on active duty and in the reserves, before I went to OCS. I've had a number of poolees send me private messages asking about the 0231 field, so I'll post some of what I've sent to them here.
I cannot over-emphasize the importance 0231's - even a lance corporal has tremendous responsibility as an 0231. Its hard to give a cookie-cutter explanation of what 0231's do - because your duties can vary wildly depending on the unit and section you are in.
I went to the intel school in 1998 and a number of my peers are now instructors there. Some of the training has probably changed, but this will give you a sense of what its about.
0231 training takes place at Damneck, Virginia in Virginia Beach. The training is 13 weeks long and was some of the best times of my life. Damneck is a great little Navy base. If you are lucky enough to go in the spring or summer - then Virginia Beach is a bang-up place to be.
The classes are small - 20-30 students. Usually, there is at least one corporal in the class that becomes the class leader. The training is wide-ranging. The 0231 is a jack-of-all trades and an expert in nothing. You start off learning about basic intelligence concepts - like the intelligence cycle, the structure of Marine Corps intelligence, intelligence theories, and a little bit of intelligence history.
Then, you receive some map-reading classes and navigation classes. These classes will go beyond the basic map-reading skills you get at boot camp. You will also learn about plotting enemy units on different types of maps and what the various symbols are.
You will get an introduction to research and briefing. You will have a security clearance and they will teach you how to use the Sensitive Information Protocol Network - SIPRnet in conducting classified research. You will probably have at least two briefs. You will have to do a country brief and a weapons brief. These are great briefing skills that I still use in the court-room and as 3rd year law student today.
You will learn about tactical intelligence. You will probably do a battle-field study at Yorktown. You will learn how to do a beach survey - like the recon teams do. Its tons of fun. You learn about different types of waves, currents, and depths. You may make a trip over to the Amphibious Warfare Center to see a mock amphibious landing display in a theater with huge models.
You will learn about Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield. You'll learn about the Intelligence Analyst's System (IAS), which is electronic map-plotting that we use today. I know many 0231's that have civilian employment that pays well and relates to the IAS.
IPB could be a course in itself. I'll just provide you this link: http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...98-8_chap1.htm
Many students struggle with the IPB sections - but, its the essence of what 0231's do. IPB can be tedious, but its exciting to see how commanders shape the battlefield.
The course will culminate in a several day exercise in which you employ your new intel skills.
You can receive all sorts of follow-on training on active duty like SERE school, DIA Indications and Warnings Course, DIA Joint Intelligence Analyst's Course, Jump School, Dive School, Foreign Weapons Recognition School, Journeyman's Course, Counter-Intelligence lateral move, or possibly language courses.
Your duties vary dramatically depending on the unit you are with. You can go from a grunt unit or scout/snipers all the way to an air wing or MEF. Basic duties will include research, briefing Marines on a variety of topics from in-country threats on deployments to political situations. At the air wing, you will learn alot about radar systems and missiles.
At a grunt unit, your focus will be on small-arms weapons, IED's, militia units, terrorist units, and infantry tactics. You could find yourself de-briefing recon teams coming out of the field. Preferrably, you might get to go into the field with the teams and the grunts.
Your day can vary wildly depending on what is going on in the unit. At most units, you go to work at 0830, after PT, and then work on whatever they have going. If you like computers you could even work on that kind of stuff. Of course, you'll have to maintain all of your skills as a basic Marine also.
Enlisted 0231's have alot of responsibility in a command operations center. When a high ranking officer wants to know what's going on, he goes over to the lance corporal at the map that has actually been reading all of the messages and plotting stuff on the map. A young 0231 could easily find themself briefing a senior officer during their first enlistment.
The 0231 field is wide-open for whatever you want to do or wherever you want to be. If you want to be with the grunts you can go to the grunts. Or, you can go to a Joint high level unit.
The travel / deployment opportunities are vast - especially if you can get on a MEU. Promotions are typically faster than other MOS's, but its all timing. When I first enlisted, the MOS was flooded and it took me a while to pick up corporal. How fast the promotions are depends on many factors. You should be able to pick up sergeant in 4 years.
Intel isn't rocket science. The training is not hard, but you have to be diligent. A good intel analyst needs to have a wide range in interests and education. You should be a voracious reader that enjoys learning. You need to be a student of military tactics and weapons systems. You should understand geo-politics and culture. You should also pay attention to current events. Grunts will only respect you if you're tactically proficient and committed to providing them whatever information they need to accomplish the mission.
There are opportunities in the civilian world - but that's primarily because of the top secret clearance. I won't go into those opportunities here - because we should focus on Marine Corps intelligence.
Initiative is the key to success as an 0231. If you don't take any self-initiative, then you are worthless to an intel section. Intel NCO's will expect you to take the initiative in getting work done and coming up with better ways to do things. You will be expected to know what is going on and to be current on world events, strategy, and history. Your opinions will count.
Intel will only being boring if you let it be boring. You can have a negative attitude and envision yourself sitting in front of a computer going blind - or you can appreciate the unique opportunities to serve in the field supporting infantry units and supporting the decision-makers with timely intelligence. Your information will help shape how the general's / officers make their decisions to conduct the battle.
That's all I've got time for right now, so I hope that helps. LT C
Great description Dscusmc, I think that should have people not asking on the forums anymore since the answers are right there, but there is a problem with the globalsecurity website link you posted, for some reason the hyperlink is literal and isn't taking you to the proper page.
Thanks again for the great info, always neat to hear in depth about different oppurtunities that are there.
That's an old link I pulled out of an e-mail.
Here it is:
That should explain IPB, which is one huge part of what 0231's do. This is an advanced article that I wouldn't expect most poolees to fully comprehend. The point is that you can see one aspect of the 0231 job.
This may not look that glamorous, but when you consider that the 0231 is often at the hub of the decision making process - then you can appreciate how interesting it is to help and to see how commanders make real-time battlefied decisions. Some people say that intelligence drives operations.
Thanks for all the info, dscusmc. You were a great help when I was looking for my info a few weeks ago, and this is even more.
My recruiter is dragging his feet about signing me up for Intel because I came a point short (99, needed 100) on the DLAB. As far as I know, though, you don't need the DLAB to enlist into the DD program, so I'm frustrated on that one. Meeting with him tomorrow AM though.
Thanks again for the copious amount of info.
I thought the DLAB was just for the language jobs. That's kind of strange.
First, I would like to apologize to those who misinterpreted the tone of my post I just wanted to come across clear so I didnt focus on word usage to much.
Next, I know I have to go to boot camp first, I just want to happy with my MOS choice before I go, this is my life were talking about.
Finally, thank you very much dscusmc, you answered all my questions plus more, but my plan is actually to eventually become a ground intelligence officer. So if you happen to know something about this MOS you could tell me, that would really be greatly appreciated.
Ground Intel Officer Requirements:
Job Description:
Ground intelligence officers primarily serve as platoon commanders in division reconnaissance companies, infantry battalion scout/sniper platoons, and other ground intelligence assignments : Battalion, Regiment, and Division Staffs, Force Service Support Group, and Intelligence Battalion.
(1) Must be eligible for a top secret clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) . (2) Must be a male lieutenant to be assigned this MOS as a primary MOS . This MOS may be assigned as an additional MOS to male captains and above . (3) Complete the Infantry Officer Course (IOC), MCCDC, Quantico, VA; the Scout Sniper Platoon Commander's Course (SSPCC), MCCDC, Quantico, VA; and the Ground Intelligence Officer's Course (GIOC), Navy Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (NMITC), Dam Neck, VA .
Marine Corps Order 3500.32 defines exactly what the duties of the Ground Intel Officer are (0203):
Core Capabilities List
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1. Provide ground intelligence to support the staff planning process.
2. Advise the commander in the employment of ground reconnaissance
and surveillance assets.
3. Plan and direct the training of ground reconnaissance and
surveillance personnel.
4. Develop the dissemination plan.
5. Conduct Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB).
6. Identify intelligence requirements.
7. Provide target intelligence products to support the staff planning
8. Plan and direct the intelligence collection effort.
Of course, what does all that mean in practice. Providing ground intelligence support requires the officer to work closely with the operations (S-3) officer. In a real world environment, you are providing real-time threat based information. But, in garrison, you are supporting the infantry training and exercise evolutions. You are also helping them maintain situational awareness of current intelligence concerns. This means determining what types of intelligence products the units need. You then task your intel personel to create briefs, terrain models, intel reports, map overlays (a big heavy-duty clear plastic sheet that goes over a map and depicts enemy unit locations and various other points of interest), and any other product you deem useful to the S-3 and grunts. All of this also includes advising commanders on likely enemy courses of action and weather and terrain considerations. Some of this process occurs during IPB - Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefied.
You'll also develop a plan for collecting information from the enemy. This includes the deployment of recon assets.
You will develop a plan for disseminating your intelligence efforts to both the units that need the info and to higher headquarters and adjacent units.
You will be instrumental in the unit's targeting plans. I won't elaborate, but suffice it to say that you help analyze how resources are allocated to destroying enemy targets.
You work closely with counter-intel to protect our information. There are opportunities for command at various levels. You can also work fairly independently if you go to a joint command like Joint Intelligence Center Pacific or even a MEF level - to a certain extent.
You can go to a number of agencies. You can deploy to various operations. I've known a number of intel officers that served as UN observers on the ground. You can go work at an embassy. The possible billets are too numerous to lay out here.
The ground intel officer MOS is competitive to obtain, but having the 0231 MOS will certainly help. Hope that provides a real general framework. LT C.
Excuse me, sir, but do you know much about what a Counter-Intellegence Marine does? I know that you must have a lateral transfer, and can not go into the field directly from Boot Camp, but that's about it. Thank you.
Well...I had typed a big long response, but the web browser froze and I lost it.
Anyways, I'm going to attach a bunch of links and let you guys do the reading. They are much more informative than anything I had to say.
MCWP 2-14-Counterintelligence. This is a must read if you are interested in CI.
This is a CI flyer that will explain the training and requirements.
Excellent resource for Marine Corps intelligence publications.
CIA Archive of intelligence articles.
I'll post a couple of other links once I find them. LT C
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Revision as of 14:20, 6 March 2013How To Destroy Angels. It is the band's first full-length release and their third release in all. It was released by Columbia Records on March 5th, 2013.
Rob Sheridan describes the album's concept as "anxiety of information overload as humanity and technology converge and presenting technological singularity and post-humanism as both a terrifying and transformative moment for mankind and nature."
The album was available to stream for free via Pitchfork Advance until 27th February 2013.
An Omen EP, released November 2012, served as a precursor to the album, with four of its six tracks featuring on Welcome Oblivion, three of which had a music video.
The album was announced alongside the video release for "The Loop Closes," one of four tracks to be featured on both this album and An Omen EP. The first single to be released from the album (that was not already on An Omen EP) was "How Long?" on January 31st, accompanied by its music video and an announcement of the tracklisting and the vinyl's album art.
On February 19th, HTDA made "And The Sky Began To Scream" available for free via text service Maebe, the first song to be released on the service.
The full CD/Digital version of the album was made available to stream in its entirety for free via Pitchfork on February 20th, and on the same day the band released pre-orders through their own website, and some new t-shirt designs linked to the album's artwork.
The Bug was originally to appear on the album, providing a musical hook for one of the tracks (which one is unknown). However, as Mariqueen Maandig "couldn't get happy with her voice on it"[sic], the hook was ultimately scrapped. The Bug has stated he'll use it in his own music in the future.[1]
Like the band's first EP, the CD and vinyl versions of the album have different artwork.
Due to a printing issue, the vinyl edition of the album is delayed until the 17th of March.
The vinyl release of the album comes with two bonus tracks, "The Province Of Fear" and "Unintended Consequences," plus the CD of the vinyl version album within the sleeve.
Whilst the digital version of the album is officially listed as the same as the CD version, some download sites have listed it with the band's eponymous EP included as "bonus tracks".
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At a panel discussion at the Museum of the City of New York last night, planners and community advocates criticized the lack of coordination going into the planning for the West Side.
The sheer mass of public and private development planned for the West Side (between 14th and 42nd Street, West of 8th Avenue) is staggering.
Besides the Rail Yards themselves, current planning initiatives include:
Commercial and residential buildout in response to the 2005 Hudson Yards Rezoning, including:
The development of Hudson Boulevard, a grand pedestrian walkway between 10th and 11th Avenues.
The Javits Expansion, overseen by the Empire State Development Corporation.
The ARC (Access to the Region's Core) transit plan, which would double the number of trains coming from New Jersey into Penn Station.
The new Moynihan Station, relocation of Madison Square Garden, and related high-rise commercial development on the site.
The extension of the 7 train West to 11th Avenue and South to 34th Street.
The expansion of Clinton section of Hudson River Park.
Community Board 4's Anna Hayes Levin and former MTA chair Richard Ravitch both called attention to the lack of an overarching body to oversee the planning and financial aspects of this development. Ravitch called the West Side "planning run amok." He pointed to Moynihan Station as the key to smart planning, saying,"Until Moynihan Station is resolved, there will be a serious impediment to development on the whole West Side." Expansion of the station would promote natural growth of Midtown by adjacency, he explained, rather than starting with large commercial developments on 10th and 11th Avenues. He encouraged the MTA to hold off plans for the Rail Yards until Moynihan Station was settled.
All panelists called for financials of each project to be made public. University of Pennsylvania Planning Professor Lynn Sagalyn noted that press coverage of West Side development has not pushed the City, State or MTA to reveal how much these projects will cost or who would pay for them.
Likely, full buildout on West Side development will happen over the course of the next three decades or so. Chances are high that these projects will shift, scale back, or possibly fall through completely. This development burst is in its infancy, so it's crucial that the public stay informed and demand accountability in both the planning and funding of these major projects.
A video of last night's dicussion will be up next week.
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12/03/2010 - Renewed interest in capital controls. Recently, a few countries have introduced or tightened capital controls. Some others have debated – but so far refrained from imposing – new controls. Two countries relaxed restrictions on capital outflows.
Controls can have a role in difficult situations but also entail risks. The OECD's long-standing view is that temporary capital controls can play a role as last-resort measures when adjustments to macroeconomic and exchange rate policies and prudential safeguards are insufficient to deal with serious balance-of-payments difficulties or financial disturbance. But controls should be designed and implemented in a way that minimises distortions on long-term investments and ordinary business activities. Adoption of controls could lead other affected countries to adopt them as well. The OECD warns against widespread adoption of controls as they could aggravate global imbalances and compromise economic recovery.
International co-operation is essential. The OECD agrees with the IMF that an inter-governmental framework governing the re-imposition of controls is helpful in managing possible cross-country spillovers. The OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements has provided members with such a framework since 1961.
OECD rules do not prohibit capital controls but neither do they encourage them. Under the OECD Code, members undertake binding liberalisation, non-discrimination and transparency commitments. The Code allows for derogations to liberalisation obligations if the economic and financial situation justifies such a course of action. But it imposes time limits on such derogations and asks members to avoid unnecessary damage to others. The Code does not apply its standstill obligation to liberalisation of short-term capital flows. Notifications and examinations of the countries introducing capital controls by their peers ensure that measures are implemented in a transparent and fair manner and are not maintained longer than necessary.
Current state of play in OECD countries. Today, no OECD countries maintain capital controls, with the exception of Iceland which introduced controls in November 2008 during the financial crisis. Iceland is now phasing these controls out. None of the five countries currently in process of accession to OECD maintain capital controls.
OECD hosts a co-operation forum open to all major emerging economies. Adherence to the OECD Codes of Liberalisation is open to non-OECD countries. Furthermore, the Freedom of Investment Roundtables in which OECD, non-OECD G20 and other countries participate as equal partners provide a forum in which recourse to capital controls and their effects can collectively be monitored and lessons learnt from national experiences can be shared among governments. Future Roundtables will consider the development of investment policy principles for crisis measures relevant to capital controls, drawing on the OECD Codes and other sources of international law.
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Seasonal Maintenance for Equipment
The seasons change, but your job does not — even when the grass is dormant for winter, you can't afford to be standing still.
During the growing season, there are days when you fervently wish there were four of you to get all the work done. Whether you maintain golf course or municipal sites, or if you are a self-employed contractor, spring, summer and even fall can leave you with little time for anything other than work.
There are professionals who live where the grass never sleeps, but even those who must wait out winter for the next revenue-producing day have plenty of work to fill their time during those cold days.
During the busy time of year, little things stack up that are not finished. Perhaps you have paperwork that needs filing, or you need to make a minor repair on a piece of equipment. Winter is the best time for both, and there are several projects that you can take care of that will pay off quite handsomely come springtime.
Those mowers that serve you so well are in need of a good going over, no matter how often you've serviced them. Now is the time to completely look them over and perform all necessary cleanings and repairs. Start with a good bath, removing all guards from the deck and cleaning all the grass from underneath and on top of the deck. Use a quality cleanser and clean the entire machine, even the engine. Use care not to get water into places it shouldn't go, such as the transaxle and electrical parts. Let the machine dry and begin a full inspection of it.
Look for frayed or cracked belts, and replace them now instead of waiting until it is 90 degrees out and there are people waiting on you.
Release the tension from the deck belts and spin each pulley over. (Many times a bad bearing is quieter when under a side load from tension.) Listen for worn or rusty bearings — grease them and spin them again. If the noise is not gone, consider replacing the bearings now. In any case, grease all of the fittings.
Examine the blades and sharpen them if they need it. If you are working on a reel mower, do not forget to look at (and adjust) the cutter bars, and check them for damage and wear as well.
As anyone who has ever done so can tell you, disassembling a gang mower for sharpening and repair is time consuming. Do it now while time is not an issue.
Hydraulic systems, regardless of type of mower, are not maintenance free. Now is a great time to not only change the fluid and filter, but also to clean out the cooling fins on the cooler.
If the mower in question is air-cooled, now is the time to remove the blower housing and clean the cooling fins. If it is liquid-cooled, flushing the radiator and refilling it with new coolant may be in order, as well as cleaning the cooling fins on the radiator.
While keeping dust and dirt clear of this area is a daily job, it is a good idea to take an air nozzle and blow the accumulated dust and dirt from the radiator core once a year. This should be done in the opposite direction from normal airflow. Afterwards, use a water hose to flush it again. (High-pressure washers can damage radiators, so use a regular hose.) After the final cleaning, blow it off with air again, and you may see a marked drop in operating temperatures. This same rule of housekeeping applies to the hydraulic cooler as well.
Maintenance requirements vary from machine to machine, so consult the owner's manual. This is a good place to start when deciding what maintenance to do during the off-season.
Different equipment has different needs, but there are maintenance needs that are best performed at this time of year for many types of equipment.
Hedge trimmers need sharpening to get them ready for spring and, unlike a rotary mower blade, it is not a five-minute job. Now is the perfect time to do that, as well as clean all the accumulated sap from the cutter blades and do any adjusting that may be needed.
Regardless of what equipment you are servicing, remember to store it away with fuel stabilizer in the tank so it will start come spring. Fuel has a tendency to break down quickly, and nothing ruins that first busy day like having equipment that will not start.
To that end, clean the terminals and connections on all batteries in your fleet of equipment, and treat the terminals with an anti-corrosion agent. Charge and load test each battery as well. A load tester applies a calibrated load to a battery, and then a needle or gauge tells you the condition of the battery. The battery must be fully charged before testing, but a good load tester can tell you if a mower didn't start just because it hadn't been moved in a month or if the battery is close to dying. With the cost of downtime and batteries these days, a good load tester will quickly pay for itself in a fleet situation. If you have one or two machines, be aware of places that sell batteries often offer free load testing. Just be sure to charge the batteries first so the test results are accurate.
Mowers come with various electrical systems installed — safety systems, charging systems, a deck lift and lights. All of these should be checked for operation as well. All electrical connections are subject to trouble, so take a few minutes to verify that connections are clean and tight. More than one mower has been stopped in its tracks by a dirty or loose connection. Check ground connections, as well as engine mounting bolts, and any other hardware that may shake loose over the course of the mowing season.
After the hydraulic system has been serviced, the oil changed, tune-ups completed and mower decks, pulleys and drive belts ready, turn your attention to the driving force behind (or rather under) any mower: the tires. Inspect the tires for tread and sidewall wear, and if you have a tire that goes flat every three or four days, now is the time to repair it. Tire stores are usually your best bet for this kind of service.
This time of year is also a good time to recondition older equipment that needs its engine rebuilt, transmission work or other major maintenance, as well as begin looking at new equipment if you are planning to add to your fleet. Buying new equipment is best done when you are not badly in need of it — and you have time to study all your options.
Finally, regardless of the type of equipment you have or what maintenance you do this winter, be sure to keep accurate records of all of it. This can help in planning maintenance and can prove helpful at trade.
Bears may hibernate this winter, but there is no rest for the landscape professional.
P.D. Peterson is a freelance writer who resides in Bristol, Va.
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Plus: consistent south swells, powerful surf waves, uncrowded reefs, warm water
Minus: for experienced surfers, sharp and shallow reefs, expensive travel, rain during summer, no surf spots on the north coast.
Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds
American Samoa is very sensitive to the tides as all the breaks are fringing coral reef or lava rock and even at high tide the water may still be only a few feet deep while at low tide the reefs may be totally exposed! But it is not a 'high tide only' place as some would have you believe. In fact, your best bet is to check it out as much as 3 hours before peak high tide as that is usually when it first starts to show. At the very least, you can suss out the situation and make your call, but try not to wait until high tide to show up as it may be over with by the time you can even wax your board. Also, really high Spring tides tend to wash out the reefs, the waves back off and, because the breaks are all fairly close to shore, there may be a lot of backwash making for bouncy rides. Best are neap tides because there is less tidal variation (neither too low nor too high) and high tide occurs mid-day, allowing for maximum water time. Since American Samoa is located close to the equator and is a small island with nothing to delay or buildup the tidal flow (no continental shelf), high tide closely follows and occurs within an hour or so of the moon's rising and setting (typically true for all South Pacific islands). This means that you don't need a tidal chart to keep track of the tides if you can see or are aware of the moon's phases. Also, be careful because the water may be seriously polluted from rain run-off and it rains an awful lot there! This run-off washes crap from the over 35,000 pigs on-island and household toilets (over half of which are not hooked up to the sewage system or even a septic tank), into small streams and the ground water all of which drains, untreated of course, directly into the ocean! Also, tons of trash, including dead animals, have been carelessly strewn about the place. Beware also that surfing in American Samoa has a kinda 'Wild West' atmosphere to it and many of the expats tend to be rather aggressive out in the water, maybe because for the most part there are no local Samoan surfers to keep people in line. The funny thing is that the few local Samoan surfers there are tend to be much cooler than the expats!
Fortunately visiting surfers don't experience this because not too many new faces come through so usually newcomers and visitors alike are treated more with curiosity and friendliness than anything else.
American Samoa is much too expensive a place to just hang out waiting and hoping for the right conditions (unless you are on a yacht) and there are no surf camps there so it will never attract the crowds that plague Fiji, Tahiti, Indo, etc.
There are quite a few other things to do besides surf in American Samoa which you should plan on doing since the surf is often flat or blown out! You can snorkel, dive, fish, hike the National Park (National Park Headquarters in downtown Pago Pago), rent sailboats and sailboards at the Pago Yacht Club. American Samoa is extremely overpopulated with over 60,000 people on a steep and rugged island 57 square miles in area! The majority of native American Samoans (actually less than half the population) more or less live off Uncle Sam performing meaningless do-nothing government jobs, while the tuna canneries provide nasty low wage jobs cutting up fish brought in by the tuna boats for cheap imported labor brought in from nearby Western Samoa and Tonga.
Many times I was just walking down the road board under arm when Samoans would stop to offer me a ride, oftentimes going out of their way to make sure I safely got to wherever I was going!
Localização: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Coordenadas geográficas: 14° 12' S, 170° 0' W
Costa: 116 km km
Clima: tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation
Relevo: five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)
Riscos naturais: typhoons common from December to March. limited natural fresh water resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines
Moeda: US dollar (USD)
Línguas: Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census)
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The moon glided between the Earth and sun, blocking everything but a dazzling ring of light, for the few skygazers lucky enough to see Friday's "ring of fire" eclipse in northern Australia and the South Pacific.
The celestial spectacle is the second solar eclipse visible from northern Australia in six months. In November, a total solar eclipse plunged the country's northeast into darkness, delighting astronomers and tourists who flocked to the region from across the globe to witness it.
An annular eclipse is not considered as scientifically important or dramatic as a total eclipse. The moon is farther from Earth and cannot completely black out the sun, so instead of seeming to turn day into night, an annular eclipse just dims the sunlight.
"A total eclipse is overall far more spectacular, far more emotional," said Andrew Jacob, an astronomer at Sydney Observatory. Still, he said, Friday's eclipse "will give you a nice ring of sunlight in the sky — it will be quite different."
At remote outposts across Australia, scientists and spectators gathered to watch as the eclipse began casting its approximately 200-kilometer-wide (120-mile-wide) shadow at dawn over Western Australia, before moving east through the Northern Territory and the top of Queensland state. The shadow was drifting across Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the tiny island nation of Kiribati, and will eventually end in a largely uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean.
The eclipse lasted between three and six minutes, depending on its location, and blacked out around 95 percent of the sun at its peak. A partial eclipse was visible in other parts of Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
U.S. astronomer Jay Pasachoff, who traveled to Australia to view his 57th solar eclipse, drove to a remote hill in the Outback about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek, where he and around 100 others enjoyed one of the best and longest views of the eclipse in Australia.
Amateur astronomers clicked away on cameras and local high school students measured the drop in temperature as the moon moved in front of the sun and blocked out much of the light. The moment was magical, Pasachoff said.
"The color of the light changes in an eerie fashion, and you sense that something very strange and weird and wonderful is going on," said Pasachoff, an astronomy professor at Williams College in Massachusetts.
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Safety is a priority - Ten position pneumatic automatic safety locks up and down each column ensure your peace of mind. Added to that is a secondary slack cable locking system that will engage in the event off cable failure. Only true commercial quality lifts have dual safeties like this. Does that other lift you're looking at have dual safeties? Odds are, it doesn't. It also has an air solenoid safety release mechanism. Much more reliable than the typical mechanical safety release found on most lifts. Air compressor is required for safety lock operation. Plus, these lifts are ALI Certified. If the other lift you're looking at isn't, then you need to keep looking.
Superior Lifting Systems - Superior lifting system features FOUR high tensile strength (rated at 14,500 lbs. each) cables that are used on model HD9 portable garage lifts. All rollers are made of hardened steel and utilize self-lubricating bearings. Bend-Pak's four post lifts also use a futuristic UHMW ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene load bearings. They never need lubrication and last virtually the life of the lift.5 Year Limited Warranty - Bend Pak guarantees your safety and satisfaction by offering a warranty few others will meet - (5 years on structure, 2 year on electric/hydraulic, 1 year on-site service) - call for details.Durable Finish - Runways are non-skid, to not only give your vehicle traction, but anyone standing on it as well.Heavy Duty Hydraulic Cylinder - Each lift is equipped with a single hydraulic cylinder, made to withstand heavy use. Hidden away under the runways for maximum performance and reliability.Extra Strong Wide Runways - wide, and formed with strong 3/16 steel. Made to stand up to unnatural abuse. Accommodates a variety of vehicle widths. Plus, wide design allows for added clearance.Optional Caster Kit - Allows you to move lift to any part of your shop!Surface Mounted Design - Avoids environmental issues.Easy Installation - No excavation required. All necessary hardware is included.Large Baseplates - baseplates provide solid stabilityElectric/Hydraulic Power Unit - Has a self contained maintenance-free electric/hydraulic power system that incorporates a fully regulated pressure relief system. All controls are easily within reach.Front Wheel Stops - Standard, can be replaced with additional drive-up ramps for drive-through capability.Extra Long Approach Ramps - Over 30". Helps when attempting to drive extra low profile vehicles onto lift. They're detachable as well. These guys thought of everything!ISO-9001 compliant manufacturing facilities - Means state of the art manufacturing processes and no shortcuts.Top Quality - Only the finest quality components go into each Bend-pak freestanding garage lift. Starting at the beginning with high quality ASTM steel and ending with superior welds, bringing you a truly unequaled product. This lift is basically a scaled-down version of Bend-Pak's 14,000 lb. commercial garage lifts. It's chocked full of all the features that make it a truly professional series lift!
The HD-9XW four post lift is the most versatile model in the HD-9 series. It has the same wide drive through clearance as the HD-9 and HD-9XL. It has the longer runways (2 feet longer) of the HD-9XL, but lifts a full foot higher than the HD-9 and HD-9XL. Check out the dimensional drawing in our MORE INFO tab for more detail. The extra long runways will allow you to place longer wheelbase vehicles on it, while allowing you to store a typical automobile underneath. Store everything from ATV's, cars, motorcycles, lawn tractors and more up top. But this is not just a great storage lift. Add the rolling jack or jack plate, and you've got a full on service rack as well. Utilize all of the wasted space in your garage. Then, if you want to move it, go ahead and roll it right out of your garage with the optional caster kit.
Dependable design - Heavy duty aircraft lifting cables are made of stainless steel and premium hydraulic cylinder is conveniently located up underneath the runway making this a truly maintenance free product.
Dual-hub cable sheaves - Most manufacturers use single hub sheaves. Using dual hub sheaves may caost a little more, but means greater longevity. Plus, all pulleys are double diameter. This significantly extends the life of your cables. When you buy BendPak, you get premium features found only on commercial quality models.
Multiple level locking positions - The HD‐9 lifts are all fitted with multiple locking positions that are also adjustable. The adjustability is an unusual feature that most manufacturers don't offer. This is a handy feature that will help you adjust for various ceiling heights and for slope in your floor. A pneumatic safety release mechanism tops it all off by assuring that all four safeties disengage at the same time.
Heavy duty aircraft cable - Many competitors take a shortcut on the cables. BendPak uses heavy duty stainless steel aircraft quality cables that are rated at 14,000 lbs. each, providing a capacity that is 640 % graeter than the rated capacity of the lift. Take a look under the runways. These cables are safely and neatly enclosed up underneath the runway in a system that makes sure that they won't flop around and catch on things like may others will.
Electric / hydraulic power system - So many inferior hydraulic power units are prominent in the market today. We see complaints from customers about other manufacturers units failing after only a few years. We utilize a maintenance free electric power unit that is dependable, reliable, and won't let you down after only a few years. One unique feature you'll find on the BendPak 4 post lifts is that the power unit is located to run in-line with the lift, not on the outside of the column. This means it wont take up as much floor space. Very important in a tight garage.
Large base plates - 12 x 10" base plates allow the lift to be free standing, and makes for a secure footing that won't cut out from under you.
Premium Hydraulic cylinder - Located safely up underneath one of the runways, so it won't get in the way. These are industrial grade cylinders. Not the inferior consumer grade cylinders that you'll find on competing models This is where you'll see many manufacturers take shortcuts. Premium single piece hydraulic cylinders are machined to precision with a pilot fitted hardened steel piston which is wrapped with custom fitted piston seals and wear bands and back ups, greatly reducing potential for leakage. The chrome rod is forged micro smooth to provide years of dependable use well beyond that of a typical cylinder and has a polished finish, plated to .001" diametrically. Advanced rod seals and rod wiper construction means that abrasion and wear are diminished to a fraction of the competition. Base materials with this attention to detail means that your end product will supply years of reliable service beyond the typical mass produced cylinder.
Durable powder coat finish - The powder coating process used on the all XPR series lifts is superior to others in that it is a meticulous process that takes 10 steps to complete. First, all components are inspected to ensure they are clean before being sandblasted. After sandblasting, all components are washed through 5 stages of huge phosphate tanks that can handle parts up to 25 feet long. Once cleaned, the parts are dried immediately to prevent rust. Then, the components are Out-gassed, which is a process that pre-bakes the components in an oven to prep for coating. Many systems take a shortcut here. Doing that could cause problems with the final coat, including imperfections like chipping and bubbling, which is common on many inferior models. High temperature masking tape and silicone plugs are then used to cover any holes or components that need to be covered. Next, all components are given a thinner wipe to remove any possible prints or debris that could have occurred. After that, they are suspended on an electro-statically grounded conveyor line. and an electrostatic spray gun applies the powder. Finally, the parts are cured in 400 degree ovens for 3/4 of an hour.
All this leads to the most durable powder coat finish in the industry, capable of standing up to the most harsh environments and chemicals you can dish out.
Five models to choose from Take your pick. There's the extra-wide, standard height HD‐9XL. The HD-9ST is the narrow model with standard height and length, the HD-9 is the wide model with standard height and length, the HD-9STX is the narrow-width, tall model car lift. Then, there is the HD9XW, extra high, extra wide, extra long model.
Integrated design - all components are fully enclosed within the structure of the hoist. Lifting cables, hoses, and safety mechanisms, and pulleys are all out of the way so as to protect them and also to not provide pinch points.
Longer approach ramps - Having approach ramps that are slightly longer allows you to drive lower profile cars up onto the runways without fear of bottoming out. You'll appreciate that if you've got a low clearance sports car. Extra long approach ramps are also available as an optional accessory.
Automatic safety locks - heavy duty cylinders assure that all four safeties will disengage when you press a button. This is a superior system to the typical mechanical safety release most lifts utilize. Safety locks are spring loaded and engage automatically when you raise the lift. plus, as an additional safety feature, there is a slack cable safety that automatically engages if the cable were to beak or slip off a pulley. Note - a small air compressor is required to disengage the safeties.
Color Options - The standard BendPak color is Gunmetal Gray.
BendPak offers red, blue or black at an additional cost. Custom colors available for an additional fee as well.While the HD series garage lifts are designed for home hobbyist car enthusiasts who take their cars seriously, they are truly a commercial grade hoist. They sport all the same features as their larger commercial quality brethren, except at a much more affordable price. It's true that BendPak could have cut corners to come in at a lower cost like all those other consumer quality models, but that's not what they're all about. Nobody pays more attention to detail, and nobody makes them better.
Why Should you purchase a Bend Pak lift from ASEdeals?
1) Guaranteed Lowest Prices - Listen, we monitor our competition's prices. We know we usually have the lowest price on most of our equipment most of the time. In the unlikely event you find any of our automotive lifts advertised anywhere on the web for less, just tell us where you saw them, and we'll beat them. It's that simple. Our prices will not be beaten!
2) Largest BendPak distributor -This means that you enjoy the benefit of our size. Not only does this allow us to offer the best pricing available, If you have any warranty issues that you feel are not being addressed quickly enough, or to your satisfaction, we have the influence with the manufacturer to get your issue resolved right away.
3) Years of Experience - So many internet companies have popped up over the past few years, claiming to have all kinds of experience, and then when you dig a little deeper, you'll find out that they've only been around for a few years. We've been carrying Bend Pak equipment for over 17 years now. When you call and speak to us, you're not getting just an order taker that knows nothing about the product. We know these products better than most. Not only will get you answers to your questions, we will make sure that you get the proper lift for your application.
4) Reputation - Right along with the years of experience comes our reputation. Check out our reputation on all of the various car enthusiast forums out there, such as Garage Journal or Corvette Forum. You'll find countless satisfied customers, praising not only our prices, but also our integrity, honesty and ability to help you choose the right product for your application. And then, there's our hundreds of satisfied customer pictures and testimonials to back it up. We'll gladly put our reputation up against anybody's.
*Not all BendPak lift models meet the standards as prescribed by ANSI/ALI ALCTV-2006 or ANSI/UL 201. Conact ASEdeals for a complete list.
Features & Specs
FEATURES BendPak HD-9XW 4 Post Lift
- 9,000-lb. maximum lifting capacity
- Freestanding design
- High-rise
- Perfect for parking, storage and service
- Runways accommodate narrow and standard vehicles
- Runways include rail-kit for optional accessories
- Electric / hydraulic power system
- Single hydraulic cylinder mounted underneath runway
- Fully enclosed lifting cables, safety locks and sheaves
- Internal anti-sway slider blocks in each column
- Oversized self-lubricating cable rollers
- Features heavy-duty 3/8" aircraft cable
- Rugged 1-1/4" roller axles
- Multi-position safety locks in each column
- Adjustable lock ladders
- Runways feature non-skid surface
- Push-button pneumatic safety release
- Independent backup slack-cable safety latches
- Customizable power unit location
- Removable steel approach ramps included
- Extra long approach ramps for low-ground clearance vehicles - optional
- Optional drive-thru ramps available
- Optional drip trays available
- Optional solid deck available to increase storage capacity
- Optional 4,500-lb. air / hydraulic rolling jacks available (Model RJ-45)
- ETL Approved
- Lifting capacity*:9,000 lbs. / 4,082 kg
- *Max capacity / front axle: 4,500 lbs. / 2,041 kg
- *Max capacity / rear axle: 4,500 lbs. / 2,041 kg
- Overall width: 110" / 2,965 mm
- Outside length: 198" / 5,029 mm
- Overall length: 224" / 5,690 mm
- Height of columns: 100" / 2,540 mm
- Runway min height: 4-1/2" / 114 mm
- Max rise: 82" / 2,083 mm
- Ht. to underside of runways at top lock position - 78"
- Max lifting height: 86-1/2" / 2,197 mm
- Width between posts: 100"
- Runway width: 19" / 483 mm
- Width between runways: 37-1/4" – 44-3/8" / 952 mm – 1,127 mm
- Length of runways: 188" / 4,775 mm
- Min. wheelbase @ rated capacity: 135" / 3,429 mm
- Min. wheelbase @ 75% capacity: 115" / 2,921 mm
- Min. wheelbase @ 50% capacity: 95" / 2,413 mm
- Min. wheelbase @ 25% capacity: 80" / 2,032 mm
- Locking positions: 15
- Lock spacing: every 4" / 102 mm
- Lifting time: 50 sec
- Motor: 220 VAC / 60 Hz / 1 Ph
- Shipping weight: 2,040 lbs. / 927 kg
- Shipping dimensions: 204" x 22" x 40" / 5,182 mm x 559 mm x 1,016 mm
Notes: An air supply (minimum: 30 psi / 3 CFM) is required for the safety-lock mechanisms to disengage. It is solely the responsibility of the end-user to provide, install and maintain the air supply. 110 volt power unit available at no extra charge. Please specify when ordering. The wide models have two different options for runway placement. Runways can be placed 37.25" apart or 44" apart (distance between runways). Can be used for wide or narrow vehicles. Runways are 75.25" apart from outside of runway to outside of runway on HD9ST lift. If your vehicle's wheels are further apart that that, (from outside of wheels) you will need a wide model lift.
*Not all BendPak lift models meet the standards as prescribed by ANSI/ALI ALCTV-2006 or ANSI/UL 201. Consult with ASE Deals for a complete list.
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