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AAEP Convention 2009
The 2009 convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in Las Vegas, Nev., drew a record crowd and featured many presentations of interest to horse owners and veterinarians.
- December 5-9, 2009
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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The Horse's Fetlock Joint: Injury, Disease, and Repair
March 05, 2010
The normal functions of bones, cartilage, soft tissues, and fluids within the fetlock joint--and joint disease... Read More
Veterinary Outreach Programs Discussed at AAEP
March 02, 2010
Equitarian efforts have been under way for decades but are benefiting from new emphasis by the AAEP.... Read More
Indistinct Gait Deficits: Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Causes
March 01, 2010
Strategies to identify specific problems in a horse with indistinct or unusual gait deficits, particularly if... Read More
EPM Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations
February 28, 2010
Diagnosing EPM in a live horse is challenging because no test is 100% accurate; the gold standard for diagnosis is finding the protozoan parasite in the spinal cord, which can only be sampled after the horse is euthanized. So for live horses, diagnos... Read More
Advances in Equine Medicine Discussed at AAEP
February 27, 2010
What was the hottest news in equine veterinary medicine in 2009? During the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, three top veterinarians (who focus on equine reproduction... Read More
Equine Lameness and Surgery Advances Discussed at AAEP
February 25, 2010
The hottest news in equine lameness and surgery was presented the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) convention.... Read More
Racing Quarter Horses and Horseshoe Toe Grabs
February 22, 2010
A toe grab is a raised rim on the toe area of a horseshoe; its purpose is to help the horse "dig in" to the track and reduce slipping (much like football or baseball cleats). However, there are increased stresses on the limbs from this stronger grip ... Read More
Equine Parasites: 6 Tips on Learning to Live With Worms
February 21, 2010
If you read the title of this article and said, "WHAT?!?" don't worry--you're not alone! No horse owner wants to think of even a single worm burrowing in their horse's innards. But a goal of zero tolerance for worms is no ... Read More
Horses and Veterinarians: How to Get Along
February 20, 2010
"Veterinarians work under a great handicap when handling horses--almost everything the veterinarian does to a horse is either frightening or painful," began Robert Miller, DVM. However, that doesn't mean there's no way for a v... Read More
Equine Influenza Vaccine Protocols: Boosters are Best
February 17, 2010
A 300-horse study sought to find the vaccination protocol that best prevents flu in horses--intranasal (IN) or intramuscular (IM), given as a single dose or two doses given 30 days apart (boosted). Researchers also looked at boosting an initial ... Read More
Colic: In-Depth Discussion by Vets at AAEP
February 13, 2010
Almost all horses with colic can be saved if the problem is recognized quickly and treatment is instituted rapidly, said Anthony Blikslager, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, of North Carolina State University, during the "In-Depth: Colic" portio... Read More
Equine Multinodular Pulmonary Fibrosis
February 12, 2010
Pneumonia (lung inflammation) in horses can be quite serious, particularly the recently described form termed equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis. ... Read More
Reducing Your Horse's Exposure to Dust
February 10, 2010
Researchers have shown that significant amounts of mucus in a racehorse's airway can negatively affect his performance, and they've theorized that dust in the horse's environment contributes to that mucus. Therefore, the logical nex... Read More
Equine Hospital Salmonella Biosecurity Evaluation
February 07, 2010
Salmonella infection is a disease taken very seriously by equine veterinarians, partly because it can cause severe gastrointestinal disease in their patients, and also because it can do the same to the veterinarians and hospital staff. T... Read More
Current Joint Therapies in Equine Veterinary Practice
February 06, 2010
Seventy percent of vets surveyed use corticosteroids in their intra-articular therapeutic strategy, usually combined with another medications, such as hyaluronic acid (HA) or the antibiotic amikacin. For 22%, personal experience ... Read More
Treating Horses with Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells (AAEP 2009)
February 05, 2010
Stem cell therapy has been used for soft tissue injuries, including stifle meniscal lesions following surgical debridement, and for treating tendon injuries. Bone marrow-derived stem cells are reported to achieve improved bone and cartilage eff... Read More
Horse Hoof Trimming Guidelines (AAEP 2009)
February 04, 2010
One of the biggest troubles with discussing horse hoof trimming and balance is that when it comes to hoof balance, there isn't a set definition. This makes it challenging for everyone to achieve a balanced foot. At the 2009 American Associa... Read More
General Anesthetics in Horses: Inhalants and Injectables (AAEP 2009)
February 03, 2010
The basic strategies for general anesthesia in horses--gas (inhalant) vs. injectable (intravenous) medication--might soon be sharing and/or trading places on the popularity scale, according to Ann Wagner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVA, ACVP, professor of... Read More
Severe Laminitis in Horses: Modified Surgical Treatment (AAEP 2009)
February 02, 2010
When a horse has a severe case of laminitis with marked instability of the coffin bone, cutting the deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) is a treatment that veterinarians often recommend. This surgical procedure is commonly done halfway down the b... Read More
Lower Palmar Digital Nerve Blocks Concerns (AAEP 2009)
February 01, 2010
Researchers found that, in some cases, anesthetic might migrate and numb more structures than expected.... Read More
Evolution of Critical Care in Private Equine Practice (AAEP 2009)
January 31, 2010
Changes in equine critical care are in large part due to improved skills, training, and experience of practitioners that facilitate expeditious case assessment. In today's electronic world, this is coupled with networking opportunities... Read More
Broodmare C-Section: Subsequent Fertility and Foaling Rates (AAEP 2009)
January 30, 2010
Cesarean sections, or C-sections, are performed on approximately 15%-25% of pregnant mares admitted to equine hospitals for dystocia (difficult or abnormal labor or delivery). C-sections are also performed as elective procedures or in cases whe... Read More
Sepsis Treatment in Horses, AAEP 2009
January 26, 2010
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in which the whole body is in an inflammatory state due to the presence of a known or suspect bacterial infection. The evolution and future of sepsis treatment in the horse was describe... Read More
Cortisol Levels and Colic Survival in Horses (AAEP 2009)
January 25, 2010
Cortisol, which is often termed the "stress hormone" because its levels rise in response to stress in horses and other species, might offer veterinarians another tool for assessing and developing prognoses for horses with colic. At th... Read More
Lameness in Racehorses, AAEP 2009
January 24, 2010
When a racehorse is injured, one of the biggest concerns an owner has is whether or not the animal will be able to race again. The owner also wants to know if the horse will be able to perform as well as it did prior to being hurt. Travis Tull,... Read More


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Biographical Materials
- Introduction (Project Gutenberg text from the 1894 edition)
- "How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!"
- Nonsense verse and prose (introduction)
- The Book of Nonsense, 1846
- Nonsense Songs, Stories, etc., 1871
- More Nonsense Pictures, etc, 1872
- Laughable Lyrics: A Fresh Book of Nonsense, 1873
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- Landscape Paintings
Noakes, Vivien. Edward Lear, The Life of a Wanderer. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1968.
Pezzera, Candace. How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear: Watercolors from Rhode Island Collections. Exhibition catalogue. Providence: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1982.
Travellers beyond the Grand Tour. London: The Fine Art Society, 1980.
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Hey Gerbils,
I recently upgraded my computer's CPU, MB and RAM, and now I'd like to use my old parts in a build for my mother. She has a nice 42" LED-LCD 1080p TV and a 5.1 home theater system. (We've got a nice receiver for that.) The computer will mainly be for streaming video, but also web browsing and some gaming. (Skyrim should play decently.) The most important feature is that it be quiet: this thing will sit in the living room. The parts I have from my old system are:
Motherboard: Nvidia 680i
GPU: Nvidia 8800GT 512MB
RAM: 4 x 1GB DDR2 800MHz
Case: (Some twelve-year-old POS)
A Samsung 830 SSD is on order already, and we're looking at the NZXT H2 for a case. The old case will work fine, but it's ugly and may not be very quiet.
Where I'm stuck is the power supply and graphics card. My old 8800 is loud—so loud that I prefer to use my new CPU's integrated graphics. I also suspect the 8800 will struggle with some games, but I don't know enough to say for sure. On the power supply front, I'd really like something with Active PFC and decent build quality; the house gets frequent power outages and dips. I don't know how power quality is at most times, but I don't want to take any risks. That said, I don't want to throw more than $80-100 at a PSU. Am I being unrealistic? (I really don't care about having modular features or anything.)
The total budget for remaining parts (case, PSU, GPU) is $325-425.
Any advice? What GPU would be appropriate? Should I grab an aftermarket cooler for the 8800GT? The Samsung 830 will be limited to SATA-II speeds on the 680i; are there any cheap SATA-III controllers?


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text: As we have discussed before, Volkl and thankfully boris becker is going to continue! found out from my source today. apparently the whole deal with epic international was one huge mess. now that they are under samsung, everything will be more stable, with sound financial backing. so good for volkl! they are coming out with brand new frames for 2013. unfortunately no new ones for becker. the new volkl speed team looks sweet though! should be a good seller. new strings and new grips too. but whats most interesting is how it came about. apparently mr Lim who lives in nj has a son that signed up for tennis class a little while back. after playing the son fell in love with the sport. so mr Lim of samsung one day said "hmmm why dont i acquire a high performance tennis company for my son as a gift"!!!! and voila! oh and organix tech is going to stay (by the way samsung has something like 33% of s korea's GDP)


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Tagged: Brooks Pounders and Zackary Dodson
Draft Recap
In a handful of years you very well could be seeing this guy in a Pittsburgh uniform. History tells us chances are you won't but the Pirates have full intentions of getting him up to the majors. After all he was their first pick in the 2009 draft. His name: Tony Sanchez, a catcher from Boston College out of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC is known for its baseball poweress, but not so much from a school such as Boston College.
Sanchez completed his Junior year of college at BC and was known as the best collegiate catcher in the draft. Nice accolades, but only one problem, he wasn't expected to go untill laster, much later in the draft. The pick was done for signability issues, the Pirates front office knew what they were getting into picking a lesser player talent wise, in hopes that he would be an easy sign and that he would easily become a Pirate. The firestorm on Pirates message boards erupted after Sanchez was chosen. Many fans hoped the Pirates would choose a pitcher, specifically Aaron Crow. Crow fell to the 12th pick where he was chosen by Kansas City. Crow was a standout for Missouri so the hometown pick will surely be welcomed as a Royal.
Now I really have no problem with Sanchez, however I just don't see the need for a catcher. While I can't really say they Pirates are loaded at that position, I just know we have some solid guys waiting in the wings. Currently Ryan Doumit is first on our depth chart. He is widely regarded as a strong presence at the plate, unfortunately he is on teh DL and looks to remain there for a better part of the year. On the active roster now there is Jason Jaramillo and Robinzon Diaz. Both are rookies and done fantastic filling in for Doumit. In the minors the only catcher that has a legit shot at cracking the majors is Steven Lerud. He has been around for quite sometime but is still mentioned on top prospect lists.
I would have much rather seen an infielder drafted, preferably shortstop or 2nd baseman. Outside of current Pirates Jack Wilson and Freddy Sanchez the depth is pretty weak. Ideally a corner outfielder or first baseman could have been drafted. The Pirates have a stacked lineup with speed and average, just no power. If Sanchez can be developed properly, perhaps he can be able to put the ball in the seats. In college his numbers were .346, 14 homers, 51 RBI, from covering teh West Virginia University baseball team I can tell you those are very solid. Nobody on the Mountaineers hit more than 14 homeruns and a .346 averagee is very nice.
In later rounds the Pirates went after pitchers. From previous drafts Pirate pitchers have been nothing but busts. Bobby Bradley was injured and faded from baseball, number one overall pick Bryan Bullington never panned out and is probably floating around some Frontier League team. 2 years ago the Pirate nabbed Daniel Moskos. Moskos is a great guy and has a popular blog here on mlblogs, but he is tabbed to become nothing more than a decent relief pitcher. WIth a first round pick common sense would tell you to go after an impact player, not a decent relief pitcher.
Victor Black, Brooks Pounders and Zackary Dodson are a trio of pitchers thats were chosen in the first 5 round by the Bucs. With all the hoopla about the Pirates skipping over Aaron Crow, I look back to the previous busts by Pirate pitchers. Maybe it was a good thing he was passed over. Hopefully Black, Pounders, and Dodson can make teh impact that Maholm, Duke and Snell have made since being drafted by the Bucs and rising through teh farm system. Those 3 certianly aren't major league elite but they've proved themselves through every phase and continue to hold down a spot on a major league rotation.
Pick 1455- Pat White. Yes, yes indeed this is THE Pat White. WVU football legend and Miami Dolphin Pat White. He made the decision out of high school to come to West Virginia and bypass the chance of playing baseball for the Los Angeles Angels. Based on his speed and pure athletic abilty the Yanks picked White. Once again he will give up baseball to pursue football in the NFL. This just show that 50 rounds is kind of meaningless when half the players will not even sign with their respective teams.
Pick 162-Tobias Striech. Following him the last two years and hearing nothing but the best, I knew Streich would be picked up in teh draft. Every single one of the WVU pitchers I've talked to said if it wasn't for Tobias's knowledge of the game and management skills the Mountaineers would lose more games than they won. He was a great defesnisve catcher with a quick release. Compared to Tony Snachez his numbers lack, but he still has a great opportunity with the Minnesota Twins and their organization.
Pick 834- Vince Belnome. Belnome was an RBI machine at WVU. His 84 this season gave him the all time single season record as a Mountaineer. He was a scrappy second baseman and always put the ball in play. The Padres picked him up and plan to use him as a utlityman. He was the cleanup hitter for the Mountaineers, a great spot to drive in runs and he did just that.
Its hard to tell what will happen with this draft. I wish all the Pirate picks the best of luck, they are the future and a cornerstone to give the Pirates a winning chance. I also wish Streich and Belnome the best. Once a Mountaineer always a Mountaineer, they have a chance to show the nation what West Virginia Spirit is all about.
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BERLIN – Maryland's drunk-driving laws will get a lot more stringent next week when a handful of bills passed by the General Assembly during the 2009 session go into effect.
Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and members of the governor's Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol this week announced sweeping changes in Maryland DUI laws that will go into effect across the state including Worcester County next Thursday, Oct. 1. The changes were promulgated by the General Assembly's passage of at least four bills related to drinking and driving during its session earlier this year.
Included among the four bills passed during the 2009 legislative session to tighten the state's drunk-driving laws and close loopholes were two that should limit "get out of jail free" cards for repeat offenders. For example, one piece of legislation passed by state lawmakers last spring will mandate a one-year driver's license suspension for individuals convicted of Maryland's impaired driving statutes two times.
Another bill set to take affect next week would eliminate the possibility of probation before judgment (PBJ) for individuals arrested for driving under the influence more than once within a 10-year period. The current law closes the window on prior PBJs in drunk-driving cases after five years.
Another law set to go into effect next week would impose stricter rules on persons violating alcohol restrictions on their driver's licenses imposed by the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) including harsher fines and incarceration. Yet another bill would tighten the laws related to the consumption of alcohol by persons under the age of 21 and criminalize the furnishing of alcohol to minors.
Brown said this week the bills borne out of the governor's task force on drinking and driving signal the administration's commitment to strengthen state laws to penalize first-timers and repeat offenders.
"The O'Malley Administration is committed to closing the legal loopholes through which drunk drivers too often escape," he said. "Our message today is this: drunk driving is preventable and if you choose to break the law and take lives into your hands, we are providing the necessary tools to our law enforcement officers and judges to ensure that you cannot and will not do it again."
Recently appointed President of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association George Johnson IV echoed the lieutenant governor's sentiments.
"Despite the massive education and enforcement efforts underway to prevent impaired driving, Marylanders are still drinking and getting behind the wheel," he said. "Maryland law enforcement officers arrest 24,000 people annually for impaired driving. A large percentage of these lawbreakers are repeat offenders. Additionally, we've seen an increase of impaired driving by young, inexperienced drivers who should not have access to alcohol in the first place."
The importance of Johnson's message is borne out in the statistics. Drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs caused more than a quarter of all traffic fatalities in the state. Of the 592 traffic deaths in Maryland in 2008, 152, or 26 percent, were alcohol-related.
The Task Force to Combat Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs was formed during the 2007 General Assembly session. After 18 months of in-depth review of Maryland's impaired driving system, the task force submitted a report with 42 recommendations to help strengthen impaired driving prevention, which resulted in a bevy of new drunk-driving bills passed by state lawmakers this year.


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He was born Jan. 20, 1932, in Russellville to Fred and Josie Gilbreath Jackson. He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers; three sisters; and one grandson, Edward Lee Sirratt. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Linda Jackson of London; one daughter, Sharron (Jackson) Bruce of Dover; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Ruth Hottinger of Russellville, and Ruby and J.N. Henderson of Russellville; five grandchildren, Shannon, Morgan, Donny, Nick and Daniel; nine great-grandchildren, David, Dillon, Brittany, Cody, Liam Edward, Valery, Emma, Isabella and Kate; and his best friend, Dora Johnson.
The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, officiated by Pastors Mike Norberg, Bud Avance and Ronnie Morris at Broussard Funeral Home of Russellville. The burial will follow at North New Hope Cemetery, north of Dover under the direction of Broussard Funeral Home of Russellville. The visitation will be conducted from 2-4 p.m. Sunday April 21, 2013, at Broussard Funeral Home, 3323 E. 6th St., Russellville, (479) 968-1143.
Pallbearers will be Marcus Hubbard, David Peters, Jim Bob Jackson, Mike Hottinger, Ernie Jackson and Jerry Litton. The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.broussardfuneral.com.
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BERLIN – The future of slots at Ocean Downs is directly tied to the existence of live racing at the historic track near Berlin, and not the other way around, county officials have determined after reviewing the zoning designation for the property.
Last month, Ocean Downs officials reached an agreement with the horsemen guaranteeing live racing for at least three years regardless of what happens with the pending application for a slots venue license at the track. The accord was reached after a hard-fought battle between the parties over concerns about the future of live racing if slots come.
Before the contract was finalized, however, Cloverleaf asked the County Commissioners to intercede on its behalf to ensure live racing continues at the track regardless of the future of slots at the facility. After county staff explored the issue, it was determined the future of slots at Ocean Downs is dependent on the existence of live racing and not the other way around.
When county Attorney Sonny Bloxom and Director of Development Review and Permitting Ed Tudor, along with Deputy Director Phyllis Wimbrow, dissected the zoning issues surrounding the facility, they determined the track lies within the county's A-1 agricultural district and the racetrack is allowed on the property as a special exception. Creating a slots venue at the track would be considered an accessory use to the special exception and could only be continued as long as the racetrack exists, according to county staffers.
County Chief Administrative Officer Gerald Mason allayed Cloverleaf's fears about the future of live racing at Ocean Downs as it relates to the existence of a slots venue at the track.
"The County Commissioners have determined that under our current ordinance, as well as the currently proposed revisions thereto, Ocean Downs would lose the right to continue having slots at this facility if they stopped live racing for a period of 12 consecutive months," the letter reads. "Specifically, the racetrack is permitted by special exception in the A-1 zoning district and the slots facility would be permitted as an accessory use to the racetrack. Therefore, if live racing was discontinued, the special exception would be considered abandoned and slots could not be continued as an accessory use."
In a memo to Mason, Tudor confirms the staff's findings related to slots and the special exception.
"If the special exception is abandoned, then there are no other provisions in the existing code or proposed code to allow slots in the A-1 district other than as previously described," the memo reads.


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It had already been a trying week. As I wearily drove home from the Daily News office in Framingham late Thursday night, I heard details of the shots fired at MIT. First thought: "Awful." Second thought, one I assumed to be of the passing variety: "If there's a gunman on the loose, he could go anywhere. He may even come to Watertown."
It had been a trying week before this.
As I wearily drove home from the Daily News office in Framingham late Thursday night, I tuned into WBZ 1030 and heard details of the shots fired at MIT late that evening. The voice on the radio reported that the area around MIT was being locked down.
First thought: "Awful."
Second thought, one I assumed to be of the passing variety: "If there's a gunman on the loose, he could go anywhere. He may even come to Watertown."
It'll be a long time before I dismiss a passing thought again. Watertown, this was your close-up.
As I returned to the East Watertown home I share with my girlfriend Elissa, she lay awake. I asked, "Did you hear about what happened at MIT?" She replied she had, and she wanted to get away from the news for a bit.
So we did, laughing at pictures of a sumo wrestler enjoying a drink. I had Twitter open in another tab. Let's check that, shall we?
Almost right away, the sirens came. And the "whoosh" of police cars driving on a residential street at what had to be at least 50 mph. I tweeted out the sound that had just interrupted the still of the night.
Then came a muffled but palpable "boom." Moments afterward, the distant sound of gunfire.
This was going down, and it was going down nearby.
We woke up Elissa's father, down from New Hampshire and staying with us for the night. His reaction was like mine would have been had I been sleeping — kind of a "wake me when they are knocking down the door" reaction. Back to sleep he went. We weren't convincing enough.
As we lay awake, Twitter kept us informed, but was not comforting. Quite the opposite, really.
Different addresses within shouting distance of our home were said to have suspicious objects. On the Boston Police scanner, which I had not yet linked to, there were reports of cops telling all units to turn off their cell phones for fear that a phone could detonate a bomb.
Somebody tweeted that Watertown residents should turn off their cell phones and stay away from windows. We did both, while throwing on jeans and sneakers if we had to run. It's not unusual to find Watertowners out in public in their pajama pants, but we did not want to be among them.
We learned that one suspect was on the loose. His identity was misreported through the night but, at the moment, I didn't care who he was. I just knew he was out there.
We put pillows on the floor so we weren't near the window. We kept all lights off, for fear of attracting attention. We thought about going to the basement. The odds were small that he would come to our literal doorstep, I realized, but there was a powerful fear of the unknown.
There could be a bomb nearby. Maybe he led the police here on purpose.
The theories in my head got more vivid with less sleep. It seemed a new address would come across the Boston Police scanner every 10 minutes. I would punch it into Google Maps, and realize it was five blocks away. Or 10 blocks away. Or just down the road.
I couldn't wait for sunrise.
A national football writer I follow said Watertown sunrise is 5:55 a.m. It couldn't come soon enough. It seemed EVERYONE I follow who was awake and on Twitter — no matter their profession — was keeping track of the story. A lot of "Be safe" type messages came my way all night. I only kind of, sort of, knew how.
With apologies to matters sport/pop culture/waffles that have made their way into my Twitter feed, never has the medium been more valuable.
The long night became morning, and I had slept for 45 minutes while Elissa "stood watch." We traded one short nap each.
I was thinking about the majority of my neighbors who are likely sleeping through this. Wait until they turn on "Good Morning America" expecting to see a segment on how to write "Thank you" notes, only to see Deluxe Town Diner in a CNN live shot.
No happily trotting to breakfast on this Friday.
The stillness and mystery of the dark gave way to an uncertain daytime. Paranoia, at least at our address, was still at a fever pitch as the news crews and all matters of uniformed officers descended on this suburb I have only called home since September.
We heard a "jingle, jingle" sound outside in the early hours. Elissa and I immediately stared unflinchingly at one another. I peeked through the blinds. There, with a supermarket cart, was a disheveled woman collecting cans from the green bins across the street. It was recycling day. No lockdown for this woman, apparently. For one of the first times in my life, I had to force laughter.
Still waiting on that recycling to be picked up, by the way.
Around noon, we felt it safe to turn our cell phones back on. I joked that this must be what LeBron James feels like after a game. Why I picked LeBron (blech), no idea, but our respective phones were buzzing for two minutes with unchecked messages. It's good to feel loved.
Let's back it up a bit. On Monday, about 90 minutes after the explosions at the Boston Marathon finish, a British radio station called talkSPORT called me for an update. "MetroWest Daily News, now that's in New York, isn't it?" I had been at the Red Sox game and was within a mile when the explosions occurred, but could not hear them.
Those at the station wanted to speak to me again on Wednesday. I told them there are plenty of people I could get them in contact with, like our very own Tim Dumas, who had run the Marathon and finished long before the bombs went off. Or Ken McGagh, who took some of the most poignant photographs we've ever seen.
But they insisted on speaking with me, and I went on and gave as much perspective as I could.
The call from London came once again at about 3:30 p.m. Friday. They wanted me on that night (early morning there). This time, I felt overqualified.
From about 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the SWAT teams, Boston Police and Watertown Police went door to door on our street. They spent 20 minutes in some houses, five in others,and barely any time in ours. One came around the perimeter, peaked in, asked if we had been here all day, then scanned the area.
Across the street, one neighbor made small talk with an officer.
"Those dogs get tired, don't they?" The officer nodded, not saying anything.
We all were tired.
That night, after the first lockdown was lifted, there was a small measure of relief. Elissa went to nap, and her father took his car back to New Hampshire just before the lockdown was lifted. He was daring, homesick or sick of us. Maybe all of them.
Before the new reports came in — the boat, the thermal imaging, everything — I once again had a passing thought. "This guy is in Watertown still, I believe, and I don't want to be." So I woke Elissa up, and we were driving to my parents' house in Acton 10 minutes later. We made it, hugs all around. I spoke with the radio station in London for 10 minutes.
Come the "we got him" press conference we watched on my parents' television, there were tears.
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Not only is it an issue between manufacturers.........but each dealer handles installation of some of the options as well and I would think that is where alot of the laziness and non-conforming to standards happens. Just my thoughts!
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Razz, Thanks for that information. That will be great to have but as i have all ready seen some of the wires don't match this.
I would like to hear from a SC person on what they think of Quality or work when it comes to the wiring and how well they follow this standard.2008 Outback V - Sold but never forgotten.
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Not to defend or throw anyone under the bus. I also had a problem with my boat and my brother-in-laws boat. Both being a SC boat. Both boats had very similar problems with the wiring. I had to completely take it all apart, locate, and rewire the entire system. I went to my dealership to explain my problem. His answer to me was SC is not a stereo shop. All they do is very basic work when installing the stereo system. I just hope there is a different set of guys wiring up the new Links System in the newer boats.
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I have had zero issues with the boat part of the wiring, but when I took delivery of my boat, it had been used by skiers for almost 90 hrs as a demo. the stereo was hosed. half the speakers didn't work and left/right balance were all wrong. they paid $120 for a local shop to go thru and fix it. shop told me it was a mess. as I tear out the factory stereo, it has amazed me some of the things I have found. it's a tossup between the 5 wire splices from the amp to the tower speakers(yes 5 splices and 3 different size/brands of wire) or the black and red 14gauge wire used to wire the sub instead of speaker wire.
again as tazz said, not to throw skiers under the bus, but it's very obvious in mine that they fully understand how to wire a small block chevy or perfect pass, but have absolutely no clue on the stereo....'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
I remember back in the day working for a cable company in the 12V industry we came up with this great idea.. LETS MAKE SILVER AND BLUE CLEAR power and ground wire that is translucent. I remember sitting in the product meeting and the head engineer asked, "how do you know which is + and which is -?". We all looked at the cables and said, "You don't! But they sure do look cool dont they?"
The real crux is that both colors would work for positive and both would work for neg.
The unfortunate thing here is, I dont think you can blame the boat mfg any of this. It's just a fact that people do things different and the 12V industry isnt as mature as the high voltage guys are.
Best advice is to try to be consistent in what you wire. That way things should be pretty clear to another person that might own / work on the boat in the future. Also, take a minute to orient yourself when diagnosing cable routes. It typically is less complicated that one would think.
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Don't get me wrong i am not blaming SC for the wiring issue. Since i have not started looking at the boat wiring i wanted to know if they follow some sort of standard or not. It is good information to have if i ever do have to look at the boat wiring.2008 Outback V - Sold but never forgotten.
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Jester - I hear ya. I suspect they have a method to their madness or every boat would be different functionality wise (is that a word?) haha!. Anyway, If you need some pointers I'd be happy to have you roll by our offices but we are up in Lake Oswego/Portland. That's a bit of a haul.
There is also a great audio retailer down in the Eugene area called SoundSational that would probably be kind enough to give you some pointers. He has a CRAZY wakesetter that a lot of people have been talking about on another forum. Might be fun to see. Anyway, he's good boat guy and definitely kind and knowledgeable.
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Perry, Green and Linton forgo college commitments
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That doesn't mean that the D-backs had a stand-still Monday.
While the club did not come to terms with sixth-overall selection Barret Loux prior to MLB's league-wide 9 p.m. MT deadline, it did dole out $2.5 million to lure a trio of prep prospects away from their collegiate commitments.
Right-handed pitchers Blake Perry (sixth round) and Tyler Green (eighth) received bonuses of $500,000 and $750,000, respectively, while another $1.25 million was required to lock up corner outfielder Tyler Linton (14th).
"The one thing that this organization has shown," scouting director Tom Allison said, citing the financial support of ownership, "is that whether that's Justin Upton or Stephen Drew or Max Scherzer or some of the players [drafted in recent years] ... all of these guys have been above the recommended slot. But our organization has stepped forward to bring in the right talent as identified by our scouting staff."
The suggested slot Allison alluded to starts at $150,000 for post-fifth-round choices, though Arizona ostensibly spent more freely after deciding to leave Loux out of its Draft haul. The junior starting pitcher from Texas A&M University reportedly agreed with the D-backs on a $2 million deal before failing his physical in early-to-mid July. Negotiations afterward were nonexistent, according to reports.
Interim general manager Jerry Dipoto said the organization will break its long-held silence on the Loux situation on Tuesday.
The D-backs, which had signed their top pick every year since 2000, will receive as compensation the seventh pick in the 2011 Draft, which most experts consider to include an especially deep pool of players.
Though Dipoto was awfully high on the 2010 crop, noting that Perry, Green and Linton were a microcosm of its best trait.
"There were a lot of really talented high school kids in this Draft who present the belief that there's something greater down the road for them because of the physical build, the quality of the pitches and/or the tools that they bring to the table," he said. "I personally felt that the most appealing part of this Draft was the upside high school players, and we got quite a few of them."
And Perry, a University of Kentucky commit, was the first of the three to agree to terms on Monday. The 6-foot-5-inch hurler out of Florida has the body type that Arizona's brass likes to project. He, along with Linton, will begin his pro career at Class A Missoula.
Green, who throws a mid-90-mph fastball and power curveball and had planned to play in his home state and pitch for Texas Christian University, will report one level higher, to Class A Yakima. This past season for Brazoswood High School (Texas), he went 10-1 with a 0.93 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 75.2 innings.
"One of the things that you get with Tyler is you get a guy who goes out there with three average-to-plus Major League pitches today, and he's out there to win," said Dipoto, a former MLB pitcher himself, who saw Green pitch in person. "He was among the better competitors that we saw all spring."
While Perry and Green add to the D-backs' newfound wealth of young pitching -- in addition to the Draft, the club acquired five young arms in exchange for veterans Dan Haren and Edwin Jackson before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline -- Linton is regarded as a five-tool player in the making. In fact, Linton was slated to play both baseball and football at the University of North Carolina. He batted .448 with 10 home runs in his senior campaign.
"He wants the opportunity to find out how good he can be at this game if he focuses 100 percent of his attention on it," Dipoto said, "and we're going to give him the opportunity to do that."
Linton has immense power potential, though scouts remain concerned about his lengthy swing, according to MLB.com Draft expert Jonathan Mayo, who first reported his signing less than an hour before the deadline.
"We feel," Allison added, "he'll have every opportunity to be a middle-of-the-order run producer."
All told, Arizona signed nine of its top 10 Draft choices and 23 of its initial 27. (Allison said talks with 13th-rounder Kevin Ziomek, a Vanderbilt University commit, went well, just not well enough.)
"Quite frankly, when the sun rises, you don't have the talent that these guys bring to your system," Dipoto surmised, "and when the sun sets, you got three high-upside high school kids that are entering your system, and that's exciting."
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1 A Mechanically Marvelous Sea Saga (September 2013)
In the summer of 1974, long before Argo, there was "AZORIAN" -- the code name for a CIA gambit to recover cargo entombed in a sunken Soviet submarine -- the K-129 -- from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The challenge: exhume -- intact -- a 2,000-ton submarine and its suspicious cargo from 17,000 feet of water.
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How does one perform a contact analysis for worn gears? Our expert responds.
3 Romax Technology Launches Gearbox and Driveline Design Software Package (November/December 2012)
Romax Technology, the gearbox, bearing and driveline engineering specialist, has launched a new design software package that will increase speed, quality, creativity and innovation when designing gearboxes and drivelines. Called Concept, the new product delivers on the Romax vision of streamlining the end-to-end, planning-to-manufacture process with open, easy to use software solutions. It has been developed in close collaboration with engineers in the largest ground vehicle, wind energy and industrial equipment companies around the globe.
4 Computer-Aided Finite Capacity Scheduling of a FLEAN Machining Cell (October 2013)
A look at some of the software options available to help with lean scheduling in a job shop
5 30 Years of Calculation (June 2014)
Examining the history of software in mechanical engineering
6 Gear Manufacturer Benefits from CAM Initiatives and Advanced Manufacturing Technology (September/October 2014)
Multiple CAM initiatives at Snyder Industries are improving safety, quality and productivity for parts ranging from 50 to 5,000 lbs.
7 Programmable Separation of Runout From Profile and Lead Inspection Data for Gear Teeth With Arbitrary Modifications (March/April 1998)
A programmable algorithm is developed to separate out the effect of eccentricity (radial runout) from elemental gear inspection date, namely, profile and lead data. This algorithm can be coded in gear inspection software to detect the existence, the magnitude and the orientation of the eccentricity without making a separate runout check. A real example shows this algorithm produces good results.
8 Design and Optimization of Planetary Gears Considering All Relevant Influences (November/December 2013)
Light-weight construction and consideration of available resources result in gearbox designs with high load capacity and power density. At the same time, expectations for gear reliability are high. Additionally, there is a diversity of planetary gears for different applications.
9 Ironclad Gears (July/August 1997)
This issue of Addendum is dedicated to gears that have served their country. There have been many, but among the most significant are surely those at work during the Civil War, when their application changed the nature of naval warfare forever. It's time to recall that role, namely, powering the revolving turret of the U.S.S. Monitor, one of the first "ironclad" vessels.
10 CNC Software Savvy (May/June 1995)
Question: When we purchase our first CNC gear hobbing machine, what questions should we ask about the software? What do we need to know to correctly specify the system requirements?
11 The Paperless Factory (January/February 1995)
You're already a veteran of the computer revolution. Only you and your controller know how much money you've spent and only your spouse knows how many sleepless nights you've had in the last ten years trying to carve out a place in the brave new world of computerized gear manufacturing. PC's, CNCs, CAD, CAM, DNC, SPC, CMM: You've got a whole bowl of alphabet soup out there on the shop floor. Overall these machines have lived up to their promises. Production time is down, quality is up. You have fewer scrapped parts and better, more efficient machine usage.
12 New Views A different way to spec and shop for parts (January/February 1996)
Information is the name of the game in the 90s. We need more of it; we need it faster; and we need it in infinitely manipulatable and user-friendly form. In many cases, getting it that way is still something of a Holy Grail, somewhere off on the distant horizon. But thanks to computer technology, bit by byte, we're getting there.
13 Gear Software You Didn't Know About (January/February 1997)
Designing and manufacturing gears requires the skills of a mathematician, the knowledge of an engineer and the experience of a precision machinist. For good measure, you might even include the are of a magician, because the formulas and calculations involved in gear manufacturing are so obscure and the processes so little known that only members of an elite cadre of professionals can perform them.
14 Getting the Right Tools (September/October 2014)
So there is little chance that they need the same software to assist with their work. Gone are the days when companies wrote their own code and process engineers thumbed the same tattered reference book.
15 New Software and Hardware (January/February 1997)
New Software/Hardware updates for the months of January/February 1997.
16 Gear Teeth With Byte (January/February 1998)
Computers are everywhere. It's gotten so that it's hard to find an employee who isn't using one in the course of his or her day - whether he be CEO or salesman, engineer or machinist. Everywhere you look, you find the familiar neutral-colored boxes and bright glowing screens. And despite the gear industry's traditional reluctance to embrace new technology, more and moe of what you find on those screens are gears.
17 Things Are Heating Up in 2015 (March/April 2015)
In this special section, our editors have gathered recent news and information related to the heat treatment of gears. Here you'll find a comprehensive assortment of news and upcoming events that will help you understand the various heat treatment processes available for gears and choose the best option for your projects, whether you heat treat in-house or send your gears to a commercial heat treating provider.
18 Testing 1-2-3 (June 2017)
Software updates for the gear industry. What's new and noteworthy in software applications in 2017?
19 Wind Turbine Gearbox Reliability (June 2017)
A high number of wind turbine gearboxes do not meet their expected design life, despite meeting the design criteria of current bearing, gear and wind turbine industry standards and certifications.
20 Industry News (June 2017)
The complete Industry News section from the June 2017 issue of Gear Technology.
21 Tooth Contact Analysis - Off Line of Action Contact and Polymer Gears (September/October 2017)
The aim of the study was to apply such a specialized tooth contact analysis method, well-used within the steel gear community, to a polymer gear application to assess what modifications need be made to these models for them to be applicable to polymer gears.
22 Industry News (November/December 2017)
Gear Technology hosts dinner for technical contributors to the gear industry during this year's AGMA Fall Technical Meeting and Gear Expo in Columbus, OH. Plus other news from around the industry.
23 Helping Software Developers Help You (November/December 2017)
A key part of gear design software development is customer feedback. With the right feedback, you can get your software developer to work for you to provide the most relevant features possible.
24 Product News (June 2017)
The complete Product News section from the June 2017 issue of Gear Technology, featuring the latest from Liebherr, Heller, Sandvik Coromant, Mahr and more.
25 Industry News (May 2017)
Faydor Litvin, 1914-2017; Michael Goldstein receives AGMA Distinguished Service Award.
26 The Modern Approach to Transmission System Design and Analysis (September/October 2015)
Over the last 15 years, there has been significant growth in the number of transmission types as well as their complexity: manual, conventional automatic, dual clutch, automated manual, continuously variable, split power and pure EV transmissions.
27 An Approach to Pairing Bevel Gears from Conventional Cutting Machine with Gears Produced on 5-Axis Milling Machine (June 2015)
Developed here is a new method to automatically find the optimal topological modification from the predetermined measurement grid points for bevel gears. Employing this method enables the duplication of any flank form of a bevel gear given by the measurement points and the creation of a 3-D model for CAM machining in a very short time. This method not only allows the user to model existing flank forms into 3-D models, but also can be applied for various other purposes, such as compensating for hardening distortions and manufacturing deviations which are very important issues but not yet solved in the practical milling process.
28 Managing Shop Floor Data (September/October 2016)
There's no substitute for a good software package in gear manufacturing. It's a critical shop floor tool that provides practical engineering services that customers appreciate. When you're in the business of specifying and procuring high quality gears, the software needs to meet many objectives including the consideration of all tolerances of center distance, tooth thickness and tip diameters, root diameters, fillets, etc. It's also imperative that the software updates include the latest revisions to the gear standards being used in the industry.
29 Finite Element Analysis of Tooth Flank Fracture Using Boundary Conditions from LTCA (September/October 2016)
This paper demonstrates an application of the tooth interior fatigue fracture (TIFF) analysis method, as implemented in SMT's MASTA software, in which loaded tooth contact analysis (LTCA) results from a specialized 3-D contact model have been utilized to determine the load boundary conditions for analysis of tooth flank fracture (TFF).
30 Gear Design Deconstructed (May 2017)
How difficult is it to design a gear? It depends upon whom you ask.
31 Honored and Impressed (May 2017)
At the AGMA annual meeting last month, the association presented me with its Distinguished Service Award.
32 The ELIMS Project (January/February 1995)
Arrow Gear Company of Downers Grove, IL, has implemented a computer system that fully integrates exchange between all of its computer applications. The ELIMS (Electronic Linkage of Information Management Systems) project has increased manufacturing productivity and reduced lead times.
33 How Many Mice Does It Take to Design a Gear (January/February 1995)
Gear design has long been a "black art." The gear shop's modern alchemists often have to solve problems with a combination of knowledge, experience and luck. In many cases, trial and error are the only effective way to design gears. While years of experience have produced standard gearsets that work well for most situations, today's requirements for quieter, more accurate and more durable gears often force manufacturers to look for alternative designs.
34 Robust Transmission Design Through Automated Optimization of Virtual Prototypes (January/February 2005)
Romax Technology is automating the design iteration process to allow companies to be faster to market with the highest quality, most robust gear products.
35 Design Unit Evaluating New Software from SMT (January/February 2007)
MASTA 4.5.1 models complete transmissions and includes 3-D stress analysis.
36 New Approach to Computerized Design of Spur and Helical Gears (January/February 2005)
Applying "Dynamic Block Contours" allows the designer to predict gear quality at the earliest stage of the design process.
37 Gear Data Exchange Format (March/April 2005)
VDI has created a data exchange format that allows for the electronic exchange of all geometric parameters for cylindrical gears.
38 Software Bits 2008 (March/April 2008)
Synopsis on the latest developments at several gear design software developers.
39 Productivity on Demand (March/April 2008)
Adaptation key to success for gear software developers.
40 Dontyne Debuts GATES Software (November/December 2007)
Dontyne Systems, a U.K. company founded by Michael Fish and David Palmer, recently unveiled a new software program for its Gear Production Suite.
41 CFD Technology for Rotorcraft Gearbox Windage Aerodynamics Simulation (August 2009)
A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method is adapted, validated and applied to spinning gear systems with emphasis on predicting windage losses. Several spur gears and a disc are studied. The CFD simulations return good agreement with measured windage power loss.
42 Software Bits (January/February 2004)
The latest software for gear design, engineering and manufacturing.
43 Manufacturing Net-Shaped, Cold-Formed Gears (May 2008)
A net-shaped metal forming process has been developed for manufacturing quality, durable, high-yield and cost-efficient gears for high-volume production.
44 Application of the First International Calculation Method for Micropitting (May 2012)
The first edition of the international calculation method for micropitting—ISO TR 15144–1:2010—was just published last December. It is the first and only official, international calculation method established for dealing with micropitting. Years ago, AGMA published a method for the calculation of oil film thickness containing some comments about micropitting, and the German FVA published a calculation method based on intensive research results. The FVA and the AGMA methods are close to the ISO TR, but the calculation of micropitting safety factors is new.
45 Gear Software - Without it, Hardware Goes Nowhere (May 2012)
It's a brave, new hardware-software world out there. Players in the worldwide gear industry who don't have plenty of both run the risk of becoming irrelevant—sooner than later.
46 Industry News (March/April 2009)
The complete industry news section from the March/April 2009 issue of Gear Technology.
47 The Effect of Flexible Components on the Durability, Whine, Rattle and Efficiency of an Automotive Transaxle Geartrain System (November/December 2009)
Gear engineers have long recognized the importance of considering system factors when analyzing a single pair of gears in mesh. These factors include important considerations such as load sharing in multi-mesh geartrains and bearing clearances, in addition to the effects of flexible components such as housings, gear blanks, shafts and carriers for planetary geartrains. However, in recent years, transmission systems have become increasingly complex—with higher numbers of gears and components—while the quality requirements and expectations in terms of durability, gear whine, rattle and efficiency have increased accordingly.
48 Software Suite Serves Full Range of Gear Analysis (July 2008)
New software from AGMA helps gear designers calculate geometry and ratings for all types of bevel gears.
49 GPSys Critical to Spiral Bevel Gear Life (September/October 2008)
Impact Technologies considers commercial version of software package.
50 Practical Optimization of Helical Gears Using Computer Software (May/June 1993)
The aim of this article is to show a practical procedure for designing optimum helical gears. The optimization procedure is adapted to technical limitations, and it is focused on real-world cases. To emphasize the applicability of the procedure presented here, the most common optimization techniques are described. Afterwards, a description of some of the functions to be optimized is given, limiting parameters and restrictions are defined, and, finally, a graphic method is described.
51 Doing It Right & Faster... The Computer's Impact on Gear Design & Manufacture (May/June 1992)
The availability of technical software has grown rapidly in the last few years because of the proliferation of personal computers. It is rare to find an organization doing technical work that does not have some type of computer. For gear designers and manufacturers, proper use of the computer can mean the difference between meeting the competition or falling behind in today's business world. The right answers the first time are essential if cost-effective design and fabrication are to be realized. The computer is capable of optimizing a design by methods that are too laborious to undertake using hard calculations. As speeds continue to climb and more power per pound is required from gear systems, it no longer is possible to design "on the safe side" by using larger service factors. At high rotational speeds a larger gear set may well have less capacity because of dynamic effects. The gear engineer of today must consider the entire gear box or even the entire rotating system as his or her domain.
52 Computerized Recycling of Used Gear Shaver Cutters (May/June 1993)
Most gear cutting shops have shelves full of expensive tooling used in the past for cutting gears which are no longer in production. It is anticipated that these cutters will be used again in the future. While this may take place if the cutters are "standard," and the gears to be cut are "standard," most of the design work done today involves high pressure angle gears for strength, or designs for high contact ratio to reduce noise. The re-use of a cutter under these conditions requires a tedious mathematical analysis, which is no problem if a computer with the right software is available. This article describes a computerized graphical display which provides a quick analysis of the potential for the re-use of shaving cutters stored in a computer file.
53 Initial Design of Gears Using an Artificial Neural Net (May/June 1993)
Many CAD (Computer Aided Design) systems have been developed and implemented to produce a superior quality design and to increase the design productivity in the gear industry. In general, it is true that a major portion of design tasks can be performed by CAD systems currently available. However, they can only address the computational aspects of gear design that typically require decision-making as well. In most industrial gear design practices, the initial design is the critical task that significantly effects the final results. However, the decisions about estimating or changing gear size parameters must be made by a gear design expert.
54 Contact Analysis of Gears Using a Combined Finite Element and Surface Integral Method (July/August 1993)
The complete and accurate solution t the contact problem of three-dimensional gears has been, for the past several decades, one of the more sought after, albeit elusive goals in the engineering community. Even the arrival on the scene in the mid-seventies of finite element techniques failed to produce the solution to any but the most simple gear contact problems.
55 The Limits of the Computer Revoltion (May/June 1993)
In this issue of Gear Technology, we are focusing on using computers to their greatest advantage in gear design and manufacturing. In a sense, that's old news. It's a cliche to suggest that computers make our work life easier and more productive. No company that wishes to remain competitive in today's global manufacturing environment can afford to be without computers in all their manifestations. We need them in the office; we need them next to our desks in place of drafting boards; we need them on the shop floor.
56 A United Europe Will Be A Long Time coming (May/June 1991)
Pride. Awe. Relief. Admiration. These were some of the emotions with which I, like most Americans, greeted the end of the Persian Gulf War. I was proud of our country for saying it would do a job and then doing it with a minimum of loss and a maximum of effectiveness; I was awed by the terrifying efficiency of our weapons and relieved that our casualties were so light; and I was filled with admiration at the skill with which one of the most complex logistical military operations of the century was carried out.
57 Desktop Gear Engineering (May 2011)
An update on the latest gear design software from several vendors, plus what gear design engineers can expect next.
58 KISSsoft Update Integrates Parasolid CAD Core (May 2010)
The machine element package by KISSsoft for the design and optimization of components like gears, shafts, bearings and others is now available in the new version 04/2010.
59 Future Demands Next Generation of Standards and Practices in Gear Industry (May 2010)
Gear manufacturers are moving into an era that will see changes in both engineering practices and industry standards as new end-products evolve. Within the traditional automotive industry, carbon emission reduction legislation will drive the need for higher levels of efficiency and growth in electric and hybrid vehicles. Meanwhile, the fast growing market of wind turbines is already opening up a whole new area of potential for gearbox manufacturers, but this industry is one that will demand reliability, high levels of engineering excellence and precision manufacturing.
60 Software-Based Process Design in Gear Finish Hobbing (May 2010)
In this paper, the potential for geometrical cutting simulations - via penetration calculation to analyze and predict tool wear as well as to prolong tool life - is shown by means of gear finish hobbing. Typical profile angle deviations that occur with increasing tool wear are discussed. Finally, an approach is presented here to attain improved profile accuracy over the whole tool life of the finishing hob.
61 Effects of Profile Corrections on Peak-to-Peak Transmission Error (July 2010)
Profile corrections on gears are a commonly used method to reduce transmission error, contact shock, and scoring risk. There are different types of profile corrections. It is a known fact that the type of profile correction used will have a strong influence on the resulting transmission error. The degree of this influence may be determined by calculating tooth loading during mesh. The current method for this calculation is very complicated and time consuming; however, a new approach has been developed that could reduce the calculation time.
62 KISSsoft Introduces New Features with Latest Release (September/October 2010)
Tooth contact under load is an important verification of the real contact conditions of a gear pair and an important add-on to the strength calculation according to standards such as ISO, AGMA or DIN. The contact analysis simulates the meshing of the two flanks over the complete meshing cycle and is therefore able to consider individual modifications on the flank at each meshing position.
63 Information Control (January/February 1995)
It used to be that a shop with hustle and plenty of big, fast machines could thrive using a manual system. But no more. Today's economic environment requires more and more in the way of topnotch service and quick turnaround - which frequently means a completely integrated shop floor control system.


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Posted by: Mariusz Skonieczny (IP Logged)
Date: January 23, 2012 10:04AM
With my newly released newsletter, I am on the hunt for appealing ideas for the future monthly issues. I try to pick only the best ideas that I can find but these five stocks look appealing and I will have to do more research on them before any of them make it in the newsletter:
Adams Golf (ADGF)
Adams Golf designs, assembles, markets and distributes golf clubs for all skill levels. I have done a lot of research on this company previously, but ended up passing, which didn't turn out to be such a great idea. If you talk to anyone who knows anything about golf and you mention the name, Adams Golf, they will automatically know the company, which is good because this means that the company benefits from brand recognition. It is very difficult for an unknown company to just start making golf clubs and selling them profitably. At one point, Adams Golf was an unknown company but it was able to break into this business. The founder, Barney Adams, wrote a book, The Wow Factor, which details the company's history and its struggles in the golf equipment industry.
The problem with the companies that provide golf equipment is that the golf industry is in decline domestically. However, the bright spot is that internationally the industry is growing. The companies that will be able to gain sales internationally should do fine.
The stock of Adams Golf experienced a nice jump in price this month because the company announced a decision to explore strategic alternatives, which could possibly lead to the sale of the company. Currently, the market cap is $60 million or $7.77 per share. There is a chance that if the company sold, it will sell for a price higher than the market cap.
Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX)
Helix Energy Solutions Group is an oil and gas services company focused on deepwater and subsea markets. It also has oil and gas producing properties. I learned about this company because it spun off Cal Dive International, which focuses on shallow water markets.
The reason why Helix looks appealing is because the sum of the parts appears to be greater than the market cap of the company. It has been documented that Helix was trying to spin off the oil and gas producing properties from the oil and gas services company, but this did not materialize after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Cal Dive International (DVR)
Cal Dive International is an oil and gas services company that was spun off from Helix Energy Solutions. Cal Dive focuses mainly on shallow water markets. Ever since the spinoff, the stock has been a nightmare investment for its shareholders. In 2009, it traded at over $10 per share and in October 2011, it traded as low as $1.60 per share. Ouch! Some high-profile investors such as Joel Greenblatt were invested in Cal Dive but sold out after unprofitable quarters.
The management is claiming that Cal Dive will return to profitability in 2012 after various cost-cutting initiatives are implemented. If the management is successful, the stock could be a big winner in the future. I would like to get more details on the cost-cutting measures, but it is hard to get the management on the phone.
Blyth Inc. (BTH)
Blyth is a multi-channel operating primarily in the home fragrance and decorative accessories industry. It designs, markets and distributes an array of decorative and functional household products, including candles, accessories, seasonal decorations, household convenience items and personalized gifts. It also markets chafing fuel and other products for the food service trade, and for coffee and tea, nutritional supplements and weight management products.
At first glance, it doesn't appear that there is anything interesting with Blyth but after you notice that the chairman and CEO bought $20 million worth of stock in July 2011, you can't help but pay attention. I did not get a chance to speak with the company's management, but it appears that there is value in the hidden businesses outside of the home fragrance and decorative accessories segments.
Perion Networks (PERI)
Perion Network an Internet content and media company that builds downloadable consumer applications that make the everyday life of its users simpler and more enjoyable. It was founded in 2000 with a single product, IncrediMail, which is an e-mail product sold in more than 100 countries.
When I first looked at this company, I passed because it only had one product. However, the company is growing its product mix as shown in the following chart:
Currently, the company has a market cap of $47 million. The guidance for 2011 EBITDA and net income is $10 million and $8 million, respectively. This valuation looks extremely cheap, especially since the company is growing. I will definitely look into this company in more detail.
Disclosure: The author has no positions in any of the mentioned stocks.
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Korean General Social Survey (KGSS), 2005 (ICPSR 34661)
Principal Investigator(s): Kim, Sang-Wook, Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea). Survey Research Center
The Korean General Social Survey (KGSS) is the South Korean version of the General Social Survey (GSS), closely replicating the original GSS of the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. Each round of the KGSS typically includes the topical module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), and/or the East Asian Social Survey (EASS), an international survey network of four GSS-type surveys from countries in East Asia (including China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea). In this data collection respondents were asked for their opinions on Korean society, crime, politics, economic issues, and social equity and inequality. Additional questions were asked about the household, family, education, financial situation, occupation, and everyday life of the respondents. Demographic and background variables include age, sex, marital status, education level, household composition, household income, employment status, religious preference, and political party affiliation.
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Subject Terms: attitudes, beliefs, business, cellular phones, compensation, crime, economic conditions, education, educational background, educational opportunities, electronic mail systems, employers, employment, family structure, government performance, household composition, household income, households, income, Internet, labor unions, marital status, national economy, newspapers, occupations, political action, political affiliation, politics, public opinion, religion, social classes, social inequality, social status, standard of living, television viewing, trust (psychology), trust in government, union membership, voting behavior
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