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He should have been given a younger look i think.
Maybe the mask just makes him look older and he might have been tall for his age .
However, him being younger actually helps the timeline, because it works better if obito is older.
Although spiral zetsu suit can give him an older look as well, so that issue is kinda out of the way anyway.


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Kernel Panic. System halted.
The London Stock Exchange is currently closed thanks to the failure of its trading platform. Technically it's in a "halt phase" meaning orders can be cancelled but new orders cannot be made, nor can automatic trading happen. At 8.03 this morning the market was paused as technical problems became clear, by 8.33am trading was …
Kernel Panic. System halted.
I guess you still can't divide by 0, even on Linux systems...
Why haven't they tried the tried-and-trusted recipe with Red Hat?
But noooo... they tried to be different - and went for OpenSuSE instead...
Now Linux getting a black mark all because of that decision...
Or is it something wrong they're doing?
Ballmer - because by now he's probably smiling and chortling with glee...
I don't know why people think this is an open source vs closed source thing. The transaction software running the new system is closed source. I'd be very surprised if the OS had anything to do with the outage unless it was a broken driver or similar. More likely it's the application software running on top which has keeled over.
Evidence that you aren't really in possession of all the facts, really.
Why the assumption it's an OS issue at all? Seeing as the move to Linux coincided with a move to a new trading system written by Millenium IT, why not blame them? Or the fact they moved from C# to C++ ?
The fact LSE also had problems with their SOLA system, as well as the TradElect (Windows .Net system) they still use in Milan, would point to this not being an OS issue at all.
I hope you don't work in IT with those analytical skills.
turning it off and on again?
MS sniggering :D
... "recently moved to a new Linux-based system"
Sounds like groundhog day allover again!
Having sat in a data centre for 8 hours,ready to test, waiting for their operations team to figure out what they needed to do on the weekend before an exchange upgrade this comes as no surprise...
...like the German Foreign Office hadn't moved to a Linux-based system too, eh....oh....wait...
/dons ring of major fire resistance, ducks...
it's been giving bad closing prices for days. it almost gave me a heart attack
.."it's all about beancounting, don't you know ?"
Just turn it off and on again.
Two major banks and the LSE.
Surely I'm not the first to spot a suspicious coincidence?
Software apps in the stock/clearing industry are a crock of shit regardless of the OS they run on. Blame the developers of such software, not the poor suckers who have NO CHOICE but to use sub-standard products in a live environment.
Maybe using something other than COBOL, Delphi or half-arsed college-kid attempts at Java for would be a good start. You only have to look at founders of such companies to get an idea of their professional merits...
I see we've moved on from blaming the operating system to blaming the language in which the application was written.
Good grief.
I worked on a Stock-Exchange system and I can tell you well-qualified engineers took their time to do it correctly. It was done in C++ and Cobol on Solaris and VMS, but it could also have been done in Delphi by these people, because they would not fear hacking a kernel or using FPGAs, if really necessary.
Not everybody is as incompetent as LSE.
it does seem to be a fixation - usually of IT managers with a half dozen braincells - that something written in C++ really really badly is intrinsically superior to something written in COBOL really really well.
Being written in Delphi doesn't seem to have dampened WinRAR or Skype or Partition Magic's success, now does it?
The WinRAR, Skype (client) and Partition Magic software are built using the technologies and disciplines appropriate to a single user desktop environment.
I would hope that LSE's MillenniumIT system is built using the technologies and disciplines appropriate to a high volume, mission critical, transaction processing environment - if it isn't then that's the problem
All new systems have bugs to work out. If not for the .NET fiasco, perhaps the Exchange would have put this Linux-based system in place a few years earlier and gotten it working smoothly by now. Hard to say; Linux ain't perfect, it just sucks somewhat less than the alternatives, IMHO.
...not fit for the purpose they are trying to use it for. What a shock!
I believe the reason they went to Linux is because it can be a general purpose real time low latency kernel. Which is unique. It the fastest trading floor in the world and others are adopting.
It could be the OS, in conjunction with interrupt driven hardware, that's at fault but the combination is a difficult one. Real time in Linux is a only few years mature. The LSE trading system is much newer than that.
Software is never finished.
I hope this Linux platform goes from strength to strength.
Where is the code written ? Sri Lanka ? Do I have to say more ? It has nothing do with Linux, I am quite sure about that. I has to do with the current state of the "British Elite".
"I believe the reason they went to Linux is because it can be a general purpose real time low latency kernel. Which is unique. It the fastest trading floor in the world and others are adopting.
It could be the OS, in conjunction with interrupt driven hardware, that's at fault but the combination is a difficult one. Real time in Linux is a only few years mature. The LSE trading system is much newer than that.
Software is never finished.
I hope this Linux platform goes from strength to strength."...... HighlightAll Posted Friday 25th February 2011 15:32 GMT
It seems as if Uncle Sam's markets and trading software needs to be finished/erased and replaced with a honest to goodness one, for the increasing suspicions/realisations are that it supports and drivers a Ponzi System ........ http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/02/dc-politicians-deal-with-financial.html
There's a rather rotund female wearing a viking helmet at the door who says she has a telegram for you...
Then maybe people will be less smug about Linux being so stable when in reality it is no such thing.
Except for the small fact that it is.
5 years without an unplanned downtime and counting.
I've got 5 years without an unplanned linux downtime. Suck it.
It is not that the LSE system is faulty, but rather more that other systems are rigged, which is causing odd ........ conflicts, which do not tally with what has been reconciled and displayed in other bourses/exchanges?
what the problem is. Blaming the OS (or even the programming language!) because you happen to know what that is would be a bit like blaming the ball manufacturer for England's failure to win the world cup.
Yes, it *could* be the problem, but the chances are it's something more complicated than that.
Very enjoyable article. I am looking forward to reading *many* more like it in the future.
: )
But on a brighter note, the pubs around the London Stock Exchange are doing a roaring trade today, as they are filling up with Stock Exchange staff who can't do much with their computers down, so they went to the pub early. ;)
... And its Friday! :)
System down = Beer O'Clock?
What a strange coincidence it happened on a Friday- OR WAS IT?
This is what happens when you put *important* stuff on toy computers running software written in an inappropriately complex language on a hobby OS.
Unisys Clearpath Mainframe.
OS 2200 with step recovery.
Cobol/DMS 1100/UDS.
Job done.
Sleep easy.
The current generation of "management talent" would certainly manage to deliver a steaming pile of crap on any hardware/operating system.
They managed to nearly destroy the world's economic system and you question their ability to properly sabotage the work of engineers ?
When they should probably be laughing at some toss-pot suits called "consultants" who designed and built (but didn't test?) the system. How about an article about the people who built it?
Major world trading system crashing. Ridiculous.
Here's a study for someone: How much does bullshit actually cost the world?
..and that says all. Volvos work, as long as not too many GM beancounters mess with them.
People like to carp on the reliability of MS server software, but in fact it's usually vendor software which breaks.
Honestly, I'd say both linux and Windows are equally stable.
Not just here, but every day in almost every article. What kind of readership do we have these days?
I don't know anything about this problem, but from what I know of linux and software in general, it's most likely to be an issue with the custom trading system software that's been put in place. People use linux as a server because it's stable and highly customisable, and one less thing to worry about in a complex system. It's highly unlikely that it would be an OS issue to have brought about this issue, specially given the redundancy you have in place in distributed software systems.
How's you like to be one of the admins overseeing this system?? They've gotta be on the hot seat, huh? Or the guy chairing the technology committee that recommended this system? Ouch! Can't look good on the old resume.
Companies really need to come to grips with the fact that you can't just surgically remove the beating-heart technology of an organisation, replace it with a new one and expect everything to work as normal. There needs to be buy in from the multitude of non-technical teams that need to help deliver it and most importantly the poor buggers that will need to use it.
The LSE got this really really wrong. There was outcry from all of the major trading vendors and most of the members who connected directly at the aggressive timescales and the fact that the upgrade would cost them each upwards of £1m to implement.
The initial tests were an absolute joke. Nothing worked and internal support was non-existent. Several very large vendors forced the LSE to push the delivery back and schedule more tests.
The business analysts and delivery teams within the LSE remained and carried on with the same mentality as when they were working with the Accenture-built TradElect system - that of an arse-covering bloated bureaucracy. The result of this was a massive disconnect between the developers and users and impossible timescales (it was initially touted that the new exchange be up and running in September 2010) being publicized by teams of pissed off analysts determined to ensure that Millennium took the blame when it all went tits up.
It is a testament to the paranoia within the LSE management that the Turquoise failure was initially blamed on sabotage (turned out to be a contractor screwing up a patch release). Even now, the thing is riddled with bugs and the LSE's reputation amongst it's members is shot to hell.
I hope that others take heed from this rather public failure as a result of not following the basics when running a project to replace a system that is relied upon by many.
God damn MS for constantly changing .NET, they've made so much work worthless.
And all the pro MS folk, how that freaking sharepoint working out. Seems like every time I want to download a government PDF regarding financial records the sharepoint is down cause either it's new or has some new bug. You can say whatever you want, but FTP works better than sharepoint and all the tards running it! Or maybe they are adept and purposely screwing things up?
And GM never had any control at Volvo.
Now since Volvo were owned by Ford, the Ford bean counters may have had some influence.
Just tried to access the LSE site using Firefox...
I'm told the LSE site is infested with malware.
That's going to be fun on Monday morning...
"Diagnostic page for www.londonstockexchange.com/home
Of the 1064 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 363 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2011-02-27, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2011-02-27."
To quote from elsewhere on the Register a "real time data dissemination issue". Of course it isn't easy to know exactly what this piece of gobbledegook means but it sounds like either a low
level driver problem, a protocol problem or possibly a clock synchronisation problem unless anybody has any further insights. These are not easy things to detect during testing especially if the testing was as badly conducted as some of the posts seem to indicate.
At Uni I used to tell students that "if two people can interpret a (communications) protocol differently, they will" and practical work quickly confirmed this.
As an aside a previous poster referred to the LSE web site, according to Netcraft this runs Linux and is hosted in Italy.


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I suffered the expected Fuel Level Sensor Strip failure last weekend, and after reading through this thread, I found inspiration for a fix.
I want to give a 'shout out' to JoelWisman, Old_Don, TXjames and jzeiler for their contributions--unknowingly--to me in this thread!
After reading Joel's fix using a megger and a picofarad capacitor to drop the high voltage (HV) across the broken strip, I was already thinking...piezoelectric component. We use them in aviation. So, I decided to use a very common one. A fireplace lighter. Below are the steps I took to construct the 'device'. I used common hardware found in aviation repairs, but you can substitute as needed.
This is the original fault, a bad fuel level sensor strip. Verified with a multi-meter showing an 'open' circuit between pins #2 & #3.
1. The very common fireplace lighter being disassembled. Slide the black cap forward (not shown) and remove the one screw. Note yellow arrows.
2. Splice in additional wire. I used 18 gauge wire and covered with heat shrink tubing.
3. I applied additional heat shrink tubing for added strength.
4. First yellow arrow is high voltage or self healing tape to insure a better fit. Second yellow arrow is reinstallation of the safety switch.
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8. The completed fuel level strip repair...err...device.
9. Gas tank almost full (fill it up if you can) and battery disconnected. Install the 'device' between pins #2 and #3, order does not matter. UPDATE: Pull the trigger 4 to 6 times (feedback from other ADV members suggest this is the average) and remove. Since your here go ahead and install the 'device' on pins #1 and #4 (the heater strips). Again, pull the trigger 4 to 6 times and remove. Reconnect the fuel level strip connector and battery. (I always disconnect the battery when performing electrical work, but it is not required for this fix)
10. Success!! Result after using the 'device'. The bike should be on the center stand and the side stand MUST be up. You must start the bike and let it cycle through the preprogramed 90 second fuel sample for the fault light to extinguish.
Congratulate yourself on saving $142.00 for this repair! Use the money saved by taking your mates out for a pint!
The 'device' can emit a small HV charge. Please use responsibly around children and small animals!
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In the 1970s, the Chesapeake Bay was discovered to contain one of the planet's first identified marine dead zones, where hypoxic waters were so depleted of oxygen that they were unable to support life, resulting in massive fish kills. This results in part from large algal blooms, which are nourished by the runoff of residential, farm and industrial waste throughout the watershed.
As streams and rivers carry dissolved organic matter downstream, bacteria or sunlight can modify it into compounds and forms that are more difficult for organisms to use. While the team's research showed no significant difference in bacterial degradation of organic matter from cleared or forested watersheds, Canuel says it did show that "organic carbon in runoff from watersheds affected by human activity is less susceptible to solar degradation than that from forested watersheds."
Urban organics thus remain at higher levels longer, says Canuel, "delivering more organic material to the river mouth and increasing the likelihood that low-oxygen conditions will develop in downstream locations such as estuaries and the coastal ocean."
The authors aren't yet sure why the organic carbon from the more developed watersheds is less vulnerable to breakdown by sunlight in rivers and streams, but suggest that it might be because it has already been exposed to appreciable sunlight in the less shady urban and agricultural environment.
Says Canuel, "Urban organics may persist downstream because their more photoreactive compounds have already been degraded due to greater light exposure in urban areas, farm fields, and pastures, leaving only the more photo-resistant, refractory compounds to wash into the coastal zone."
"Our results show that future studies should assess not only the quantity of dissolved organic carbon entering our rivers and streams, but also its source," says Canuel. "Understanding how organic matter from developed and undeveloped watersheds behaves in the aquatic environment will contribute to the development of more effective watershed management practices and hopefully more successful efforts to reduce the number, extent, and duration of low-oxygen dead zones."
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>General Running>T-Nation Badmouthing Running
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I laughed.
"•Conditioning is fun. Cardio is fun when it's over. •Conditioning is for hunters. Cardio is for Bambi's mom."
I laughed.
"•Conditioning is fun. Cardio is fun when it's over. •Conditioning is for hunters. Cardio is for Bambi's mom."
It was fun reading.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
It was fun reading.
That is why it is crucial for lunks and banty rooster runners to continue to not get along.
50,000 Miles Later
If anything Being overly bulky and trying to run just don't match. So of course the one side will deride the other and we will all enjoy doing the same in return. We just need to remember that different people define fitness in their own way and leave it at that. As far as extracurriculars to running, I really enjoy rock climbing. The two compliment each other well as running makes you light on the wall and can therefore pull yourself up the wall easier, and climbing improves your lateral stabilizers and core strength. Its a win win.
This is why I do pushups and pullups and other body weight exercises. I just feel they provide more functional strength and a more natural look. I wonder if T Nation is behind the 0.0 stickers I've been seeing. If you're not good at something it's easier to dislike it than to try to improve.
The Irreverent Reverand
This reminds me of the "jocks" in high school who made fun of us runners. Of course, they couldn't run one lap around the track in anything near the pace at which we ran eight. But big is badass in our culture. Strength and power are lauded. And runners, for all the strength and stamina we got, tend to not be massively muscular in the way that our culture identifies as strong.
Whatever. Let them lift. There's part of me that's envious. But only part. I like to put my shoes on and go like hell. I like to run out my door and keep going for an hour or two. I like to wrestle with the demons out on the road. It works for me. No need to badmouth other athletes.
But if you do, just make sure you got your running shoes on, and then go like hell in the other direction. They're not likely to catch you, with all that upper body muscle weighing them down.
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Another benefit of running making you skinny: it improves certain body "aesthetics"; indeed, optical illusions. Having too much muscle mass defeats this illusion. For further explanation, I point you to male porn stars, and will say no more on the matter.
EDIT: Apparently, running also improves cardiovascular health, which helps with other...er...things. What's the point of all that huge muscle if a certain smaller element goes by the wayside?
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This is a pretty old article, actually. As someone who straddles both worlds, I have to say I hate that there is so much hate between them! I love to lift and I love what they call 'conditioning'; I also love to run. I just don't understand why the bodybuilder types rail against easy running when Arnold himself (along with copious steroids, of course) availed himself of a daily 5-mile jog. Lifting does well with a bit of an aerobic base. Likewise, running mechanics improve with heavy lifting.
The only real difference should be your focus. Want to compete in the mile and above, yeah, train that aerobic system more (means more mileage). Want to run track or jump or just lift heavy stuff, yes, do more anaerobic work to train that energy system more.
All this rah-rah hooplah running-is-bad-just-do-conditioning, or lifting-is-dumb-just-run... all THAT stuff is, is people justifying their subjective opinion. Neither is INHERENTLY bad, it's just a matter of what you prefer to do!
Or if you are me and like both, that's OK too. I mean, sometimes I'm in the head space where an 8-mile run feels like torture but a set of power cleans interspersed with chinups and burpees is fun. And sometimes I can't think of anything I would rather do than run, or sprint, or run easy, or run while having a conversation with a buddy, whereas hitting the weight room for yet another excruciating set of deadlifts drains me of my will to live. Both perspectives are valid and I may be tempted to project both attitudes onto others on that particular day, but... to each his/her own.
That is, to each according to his desires, from each according to his will. HA totally stole some Marxism there but warped it so it has a different (opposite) meaning.
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running > all else
I have been lifting for a few years and over the past four months ... started to get more into the power lifting side. I have enjoyed running and cycling for years before that and I think for me, running and cycling is not a means to an end. Yea, it keeps a person in shape but to a weight lifter whose focus is power lifting or figure competing ... it (cardio) tends to serve the purpose of helping with a cut. Now there are many who enjoy both "worlds" some here do, me included, but with training now for a HM, I can't be focused on both equally. That's how I view it. I also think if you view something as a chore, you have a tendency to put it down. I don't view running as a chore nor do any of you here. Human nature, maybe?
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Is there some sub-titled version to explain what the hell this is all about....? T-Nation...isn't that the subway in the Atlanta airport or something?
I've done my best to live the right way. I get up every morning and go to work each day. (for now)
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Good entertainment, yup. I used to be an iron-pumper, enjoyed it at the time, but can't say that what I got was exactly fitness.
Ahhhh...now...kicking back and enjoying being a master's runner...can't help but notice that the only fit people in my age group are the runners. Everyone who insisted on sticking with lifting is pretty much sidelined most of the time or became fat guys with a sorta-big muscle here and there.
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Get ready for my 2nd Boston Marathon
No race goals, just stay healthy and work on flexibility and strength.
Why can't lifters and runners get along.
I like doing both.
I think everyone should do both.
In the old days some lifters ran and Bob Hoffman even wrote books about running.
Why can't lifters and runners get along.
I like doing both.
I think everyone should do both.
In the old days some lifters ran and Bob Hoffman even wrote books about running.
I also do both and most of my strenght training is for strength, not endurance with light weights, so it's a completely different activity for me; in other words my primary focus is not on improving my cycling/running.
However, with respect to the question: Why can't we all get along? I think it's just engrained in our genes, sort of a leftover from our hunter/gatherer lifestyle where we were in competition with other clans for survival.
I've seen runners make some very disparaging remarks about lifting heavy weights. And it goes way beyond that; in the cycling community you got various warring clans, such as Roadies vs. Mountain Bikers....
You can look at any activity and see these warring clans, it just seems to be part of what we are; I blame genetics and evolution
"If you have the fire, run..." -John Climacus
I blame genetics and evolution
I blame genetics and evolution
I blame people's arrogance on people just being pricks.
I see it within the running community (check out any heart rate thread).
I see it within the biking community (check out the bias against triathletes and recently the fat tire bikers)
I see it within other social forums.
Overall, we're all just egotistic insecure pricks that think we're better than others and their fine hobbies.
It doesn't have to do with genetics or evolution the way you describe (hunter / gatherer).
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thats so true about the biking community!
Ive been cycling for over a decade and yep!
There is a lot of snobbery there.
I enjoy running, biking and lifting... I never understood all the rivalry. Hmmm
I blame people's arrogance on people just being pricks.
I see it within the running community (check out any heart rate thread).
I see it within the biking community (check out the bias against triathletes and recently the fat tire bikers)
I see it within other social forums.
Overall, we're all just egotistic insecure pricks that think we're better than others and their fine hobbies.
It doesn't have to do with genetics or evolution the way you describe (hunter / gatherer).
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I laughed.
"•Conditioning is fun. Cardio is fun when it's over.
"•Conditioning is fun. Cardio is fun when it's over.
It's funny, I feel the exact opposite! I make it a point to get to the gym once or twice a week for strength training, to the point where I've gotten to know some of the "gym rats" there, but I hate every minute of it. And of course, when I talk to those guys (who seem like a generally nice bunch of guys, at least at my gym), they're right in line with the quoted text.
Every year, our football coach hosts a powerlifting meet here, and I volunteer to help. First year I did it, I was struck by the esprit de corps amongst the lifters, even across school lines - it was almost exactly like a race. I also took note of how similar, at least in terms of motivation and dedication, their sport is to ours, and thus, I was surprised by the admiration I had for those guys.
I mean, they put in a lot of work on being able to lift a lot of weight and we put in a lot of work on running really far. Health benefits aside, in our modern society, is either one really any more useful than the other?
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Shortstop will be under contract through 2011 season
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On the same day the Tigers announced they'll be without Kenny Rogers' services likely until July, they also announced they'll have Guillen's services through 2011. The star shortstop signed a four-year contract Friday worth $48 million, ending the free-agent speculation and keeping a critical member of the Tigers in Detroit.
"We've very thrilled to reach this agreement," president/CEO/general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "He's one of our core players who has done so much for us, not only on the field but off the field. We're very pleased to have done this."
Guillen would've been eligible for free agency at season's end. He had said earlier this week that he didn't want negotiations to linger past Spring Training. As it turned out, both he and the Tigers avoided what could've been a potential distraction in their American League championship defense while keeping one of the league's best-hitting shortstops.
"I would like to finish my career here," Guillen said. "This is the best organization I've ever seen. I'm very happy with these guys. Four years ago, they lost 119 games. You see now, everybody watching the Tigers. I'm glad to be part of this team."
Guillen was one of the handful of veterans to join the Tigers after their 119-loss season of 2003, though he didn't do it by choice. In one of the better trades of Dombrowski's career, Detroit traded Ramon Santiago and a Minor Leaguer to Seattle for Guillen once the Mariners beat out the Tigers for free agent Rich Aurilia.
Guillen became an All-Star in 2004 and was the best all-around hitter last year in a Detroit lineup built for balance. He batted .320 with 19 home runs, 85 RBIs and career highs with 100 runs scored and 20 stolen bases. His .920 OPS was the highest of any Major League shortstop, better than well-known All-Stars such as Derek Jeter, Miguel Tejada, Jose Reyes and Michael Young.
Those numbers put Guillen in position to be one of the more coveted free agents on the market next winter, especially after Young agreed to a five-year contract. However, he said he wanted to remain a Tiger, and the two sides eventually were able to work out a deal in which Dombrowski said both sides had to give something.
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"We're very pleased to get this done," Dombrowski said. "It's something both sides have worked hard to get done. There's been a lot of compromises on both sides, for Carlos to stay part of the organization and for us to get him to remain. So we're absolutely thrilled."
When negotiations began in December, the Tigers were offering a three-year contract, while Guillen wanted a five-year deal. Guillen eventually was willing to take a four-year contract. Once the Tigers received the go-ahead to do the same, according to agent Peter Greenberg, the negotiations came together quickly this week.
The idea of finishing by Opening Day proved a catalyst as well after talks were dormant early in camp. Greenberg and Guillen were hoping to finish by Sunday.
"We told the team that from the start," Greenberg said, "and most teams do not negotiate during the season, particularly winning teams. We did Carlos' last deal during the season, but that was when the team wasn't competitive [for a title] and Carlos was new to the team."
Greenberg was already scheduled to visit the Tigers this weekend, so he was able to complete the last parts of the deal in person on Thursday. While Guillen and Dombrowski were able to announce the deal Friday afternoon, Greenberg was able to return home and see his daughter Lauren for the first time in six weeks.
Guillen will make $12 million next year and $10 million in 2009 before salaries of $13 million in 2010 and 2011. He also receives a partial no-trade clause.
Part of the question over the contract length revolved around durability, not just overall but at shortstop. Guillen had played in more than 136 games in a season only once in his career before setting a career best with 153 games and 543 at-bats last season. He has had knee injuries in the past, including ACL surgery in 2004, and was limited to 87 games two years ago while recovering from it.
He plays one of the more physically demanding positions in the game, and speculation has centered on an eventual move to another position down the road. Nothing in the contract addresses that, but as negotiations went on, manager Jim Leyland went to Guillen and talked about it.
Leyland said he told Guillen that he would not play him at first base this year, other than as a fill-in if he pinch-ran for Sean Casey. He doesn't plan on moving him there later, either.
"By the time he plays first base," Leyland said, "I might be pulling the wagon. I'm not going to worry about that. That's too far ahead for me."
Asked if Guillen might play shortstop through the contract, Dombrowski said, "I don't know that answer. It wouldn't shock me, because Carlos has great instincts for the game. Sometimes if you lose a step, you make an adjustment in positioning. But we did ask Carlos."
Guillen pointed out that he has played second and third base on a regular basis in his career.
"We'll see," Guillen said. "It doesn't matter to me. I just want to be in the lineup every day."
The big part for Guillen wasn't the position, but the commitment. He's the fourth Tiger to agree to a multi-year contract since the end of the World Series. Gary Sheffield agreed a two-year deal to finalize his trade from the Yankees, then Brandon Inge and Jeremy Bonderman both agreed to four-year contracts over the winter.
"The thing that I like about it the most," Leyland said, "is that this organization is going to sign good players and great people, and he's one of those. He's a heckuva player, but he's a heckuva person. And that's important, I think.
"I'm tickled to death about it. He's happy. I'm real happy. I'm happier than he is."
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SNOW HILL- Over 1,300 days, or roughly three-and-a-half years after the award-winning March 2006 Worcester County Comprehensive Plan was approved, the associated comprehensive rezoning, new zoning code, and new subdivision regulations were endorsed this week.
The 'new' Comprehensive Plan was approved on March 26, 2006. The rezoning code, subdivision regulations, and new zoning maps had to wait three years and seven months more for completion and approval on November 3, 2009.
When the Comprehensive Plan was approved in spring 2006, the sitting County Commissioners declared that the comprehensive rezoning should wait because it was an election year. Waiting would allow any new commissioners to be in on the process from the beginning.
In the end, it took over two years before the comprehensive rezoning process began. On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners approved the new zoning code and subdivision regulations and the commercial design guidelines unanimously.
The new zoning maps, which saw some changes on November 3, were approved by a vote of 6-1. Commissioner Bobby Cowger voted against the maps, objecting to what he considers down-zonings, which he believes devalue property.
The commissioners focused heavily on Route 589, as plans are now being made for changes to that highway.
"Nothing should be changed on 589 until we find out exactly what the state is going to do with the highway regarding the impact from slots," said Commission president Louise Gulyas. "I believe all the zoning along 589 should stay the same until we know exactly what's going to happen."
The commissioners decided to hold Route 589 properties at their current zoning. A future sectional rezoning can be conducted once plans for Route 589 are determined.
Commissioner Linda Busick reminded the other commissioners that most of them were elected on a platform of support for the 2006 Comprehensive Plan, which designates Route 589 as an impacted road.
"I would hesitate to change the zoning on any property on 589. I think any zoning at this time should remain the way they are," Busick said.
Others agreed a piece-meal approach could call into question the validity of the planning document.
"Once we start nibbling away at the Comprehensive Plan, we don't have a valid plan," Commissioner Judy Boggs said.
Looking at Route 589 as it stands, the unknowns are just too great, she concluded.
"It's only a 4.7 mile road and there are now seven traffic lights and we haven't even talked about the north end where there's going to be some further development," said Boggs.
State Highway does not yet have a definite plan for the highway, Commissioner Virgil Shockley said.
"You've got a crystal ball and there's nothing in it," Shockley said.
Two Route 589 properties in particular occupied elected officials Tuesday afternoon. Property owner Jack Burbage is planning medical offices on a parcel bordering the southern edge of Ocean Pines, zoned residential, with Atlantic General Hospital already expressing interest. That site was zoned for agriculture under the last zoning, although plans for a residential development, and now health offices, have been bandied about.
The Worcester County Planning Commission had recommended residential zoning on that property. A health campus versus the 30 homes that could be put on that property would have no greater traffic impact, Commissioner Bud Church argued.
A second property intended for a medical campus, north of the Route 90 and Route 589 intersection, was also held to the zoning previously assigned. That property is owned by Palmer Gillis.
The Planning Commission recommended neighborhood commercial zoning for that site, which is listed as neighborhood business under the previous zoning, while staff wanted to see that parcel changed to residential because of traffic access issues and the abundance of underused commercial space in the area.
"It's staying the same," said Busick.
The previous B-1 designation is comparable, though not exactly the same, as C-1 neighborhood commercial zoning under the new zoning system.
"I really agonized over this because of the traffic issues…if we put residential there it's going to be more traffic and traffic all the time," said Boggs.
Church said the commissioners' reasons for ruling on the zoning changes were inconsistent.
"Every argument you've made against Mr. Burbage, you've argued in favor of on this project," he said. "It doesn't make sense. It's not fair, what's happening today."
The only difference is that Burbage's property was zoned agricultural, while Gillis' property was already zoned business, said Busick.
The commissioners voted 6-1, with Cowger against, to leave the zoning on the Gillis property the same, with just a new designation under the new system.
The Planted Pleasures property on McAllister Rd., which parallels Route 589 across from Ocean Downs Racetrack, also retained its current estate zoning instead of being changed to R-1 residential, and could be subject to the sectional Route 589 rezoning in the future.
A handful of smaller parcels along Route 589 were also kept at the current zoning. Some commissioners felt that individual properties needed more individual consideration.
Meanwhile, a property on Route 611, owned by Gene Parker, came under scrutiny.
"I don't believe it's fair when an individual has paid several million for a piece of property to have it down-zoned and take away his rights to that property," said Church. "He should be able to preserve what he has."
However, Boggs countered monetary investments should not be considered in the planning document.
"I have a problem with looking into individuals and how much they purchased the property for and that type of thing," said Boggs. "We're looking for the broad planning perspective for the entire county and I don't think we should take that into consideration."
However, Cowger said some investments were made with the promise the land could be developed in the future.
"We're changing it midstream on them," he said. "I'm not down-zoning and devaluing nobody's property. You can't take money out of people's property just because you don't want to see it develop."
The commissioners voted to assign a less intense commercial designation than the owner requested, but agreed with the more intense residential zoned requested.
Another property near Route 611 owned by Mark Odachowski, zoned neighborhood business, had been recommended for A-2, an agriculture business zone, by the planning commission. This change would devalue the property and derail the owner's plans for the site, Cowger contended.
A site plan for mini-storage on that land has been approved, and would still be good for two years after the comprehensive rezoning was approved, said staffer Ed Tudor.
The property value won't hold, Cowger persisted, and with the recession, the county should not down-zone property. The Comprehensive Plan calls for a better balance in the supply of commercial land, said Tudor.
"He bought the property as commercial property," said Cowger.
Cowger recommended putting the site in a parallel zone under the new system, general commercial.
"He paid over $1 million for that piece of property," said Cowger.
Boggs brought up a large agricultural property across from Stephen Decatur Middle School, the proposed site for a large shopping center known as Liberty Square.
"This is, I think, too major for the area," Boggs said. A large shopping center at that site would put high volumes of traffic into the school area and down Flower St., a residential neighborhood, Boggs felt.
Staff and the Planning Commission recommended putting the property in the general commercial zone.
"It's more compatible for smaller businesses. I think a C-1 would be better. I just don't want to see it upzoned," Boggs said.
A number of people from the Flower St. neighborhood have come to Commissioner Jim Purnell with concerns over traffic from a shopping center at that site using their street to cut over to Route 113, or from Route 113 to the shopping center. "There's no way our community can survive with all that going down our street," said Purnell.
Gulyas agreed the impact of the commercial development on the neighborhood would be detrimental.
"I think it's a residential area and the traffic should not be put through a residential area," said Gulyas. "This is the wrong place to do it."
However, other said derailing the project at this point would mean a significant financial loss for the property owner.
"What everyone seems to forget is this gentleman has been in the process for a number of years and has put about $6 million into it," said Church. "It's condemnation by legislation."
A traffic analysis conducted by owner Meinhart-Rogers Inc. shows that the traffic would not be a problem with the service road there, according to Church.
"To do this now would be a travesty," said Church.
However, Boggs disagreed.
"It's an encroachment on a community. It's going to devastate that community," she said.
In the end, the commissioners voted 5-2 to keep that property agricultural with Cowger and Church in opposition.
Cowger, who continued to emphasize his feeling that the county was devaluing property by refusing to upzone it, wondered if those decisions opened the county up to lawsuits.
"Anybody can sue anybody over anything. Will they be successful? No," said Bloxom.
To win that kind of lawsuit, the plaintiff must prove that the commissioners' zoning decision removed the economic viability of the land, he said. "You'd have to show the property was worth almost zero now," said Bloxom.


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Date: Tuesday, August 7th, 2012, 09:19
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The new Maps app for iOS 6: it's becoming nifty.
Per AppleInsider, Apple expanded the capabilities of Maps in iOS 6 with Monday's release of the beta number four, adding a U.S., Canadian and European cities to those with "flyover" 3D data.
In preparation of rolling out its newest mobile operating system, Apple has updated its Maps app to include so-called "flyover" data for a number of major cities worldwide, including Philadelphia, Manchester and Toronto.
It should be noted that Apple has yet to include New York as one of the 3D-capable cities, possibly over terrorism concerns.
Apple announced at WWDC 2012 that it would be ditching Google Maps for its own proprietary mapping service borne out of a 2011 acquisition of Swedish 3D mapping company C3 Technologies, a spin-off from Saab's AB defense arm. A recent side-by-side comparison between 3D maps created in iOS 6 and the new function in Google Maps gave a slight edge to Apple's solution in terms of resolution and rendering speed.
The new iOS 6 Maps app will feature TomTom-powered turn-by-turn navigation with integrated Siri support, Yelp recommendations and vector-based mapping for fast 2D rendering.
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Muted celebrations for a scattered royal family
Christmas celebrations could be somewhat muted for the British royal family, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry absent from the traditional Sandringham festivities and the Queen recovering from a cold.
Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate are spending Christmas Day with her family in Berkshire, while Harry is serving as an Apache pilot in Afghanistan.
Traditionally the entire royal family would gather at the Queen's Norfolk estate home over the festive period.
Each year crowds of well-wishers turn out to greet the royals as they attend an annual Christmas Day church service, but this year's appearance could be more low-key because of the absence of William and Kate.
Kate's return to the bosom of the Middleton family comes after a testing few weeks for the duchess, who was forced to announce her pregnancy earlier than planned when she was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital in London following a bout of severe morning sickness.
The condition, known as hyperemesis gravidarum, leaves expectant mothers so ill they cannot keep food or liquids down.
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Writing in the latest edition of The Spectator magazine, Pippa Middleton said: "He buys a new costume each year and typically gets a bit carried away - a couple of Christmases ago he appeared in an inflatable sumo outfit."
In Afghanistan, Prince Harry will celebrate Christmas with fellow troops. This typically involves roast turkey with all the trimmings, thousands of mince pies and a smattering of fancy dress.
It will be a far cry from the formalities at Sandringham where the Queen - who came down with a cold last week which meant she was forced to miss a church service on Sunday - is expected to be joined by the Duke of Edinburgh for a service at St Mary Magdalene Church.
Prince Philip was forced to miss the occasion last year because he was in hospital being treated for a blocked coronary artery.
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Letter from G. P. A. HEALY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated March 27, 1854.
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Paris March 27th 1854. 16. Place Vendôme
My dear Marsh,
I have been greatly disappointed in not being able to make my intended visit to the East. Now you must know that I shall return home with my family next August. I have decided to settle in Chicago, instead of Boston or New york, my reason for doing so, is on account of my children! I am fully of opinion that this growing western city is the very place for a poor man with a large family; it is also true, should my services be wanted in our larger cities, if I have the time, I can take rail & be at a given point in a few hours.
After I had abandoned my eastern journey, I till hoped to be able to go as far as Rome, even this is denied my, my sweet dream of the East & of Spain, I must relinguish for the present! yet I retain a faint hope that after my family is safely settled & -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- I have made a fortune by painting those proud sons of the mighty West, I may once more revisit the old world in a position to fully enjoy its stores of Art.
Last Autumn when we returned from Versailles, I intended to reain at least for three years & took these apartments for that time, but the more I reflected upon my growing family (having the 5th daughter since I last wrote you) the more I have felt it my duty to go west! My group of Col. Thorn & three children has turned out well & is now on its way in the Franklin for New york. I have work enough in hand to occupy me until I leave. I am charmed with Mrs. Healy who feels the importance of this movement so much that she will take her departure with pleasure; should her Mother not be sea-sick all will be right!
My kind friend, I wish you to be so good as to sit down and give me some account of you & yours for the last four or five months. Sandford here told me that when he last heard of you, you were at Naples, I suppose you will be at Rome during the Holy week therefore I shall send this to the care of Mr. Cass. Our kindest love to Mrs. Marsh & believe me Most Sincerely yours.
Geo. P. A. Healy
P.S. Dubourjal dines with us every Sunday, & is as charming as ever!


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All Aboard the Elf Express
Neil Post, a Lion's Club member and one of the event organizers said this is the second year for the event. The idea came to the club when they saw other Polar Express and train rides with Santa, he said.
"It seemed to make sense and last year was an overwhelming success," Post said.
The ride departs the rk Miles Depot Station Saturday, Dec. 21 and Sunday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. The Saturday morning train rides are already completely sold out, he said.
This year, a new feature of the train ride will be original performances by the elves, said Post. They will be played by students and members of the Burr and Burton Academy dance and theater program, under the direction of Jim Raposa, of the school's performing arts department. There will be other surprises along the one hour trip, but Post said he did not want to reveal them prematurely.
According to a Web site the Lions Club established to promote the event, refreshments will be served on the excursion train, which will travel back and forth between Manchester and Arlington. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be going along for the ride.
A special "Find the Elf" contest has also been underway since Nov. 29. A special elf will be hiding in several area businesses, and when spotted by a customer, a special form is checked off. The top winners will be determined by who finds the most number of elves. The first place finisher will receive a $200 gift card, with the next four top finishers receiving $100 gift cards each. The contest runs through Dec. 24, and winners will be notified by Friday, Jan. 6. forms may be obtained at the Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce office on Bonnet Street, or downloaded from the web site - www.manchesterlionselftrain.com.
A big portion of the trip is dedicated to the Christmas elf Christopher Pop-In-Kins. According to Flora Johnson, a woman from Ohio who was the originator of the fictional character, he pops in on children to play hide and seek. On Christmas Eve, he returns to his place at the North Pole to let Santa know all about his friends and the adventures he has had.
The story of the little elf was first written by Johnson in 1984. In 2006, Brian Bradway, a professional illustrator, joined the team and help give Christopher an updated look.
"My thought was, I would like to see Christopher sitting on a shelf in a store next to Mickey Mouse or Garfield and not look out of place," he said. "I didn't want to commercialize him, but instead move him to more of a world stage."
Bradway said after his design was released in 2008, he only received one negative comment and the woman decided she would use her original Christopher Pop-In-Kins, but give out the new version of the doll. He said his favorite part of being involved in the project has been seeing how people integrate the elf into their holiday traditions.
"My wife actually showed me a photo from Facebook of an infant placed in Christopher's lap," he said. "It's really heartwarming...to see something you created, you can't put a price on that."
Bradway and his wife brought their three children to ride the Elf Express last year and said they will miss the event this winter. He said they enjoyed not only seeing the character he helped modernize, but also spending time in town.
Ticket sales are closed online, but they can still be purchased at The Manchester and The Mountains Chamber of Commerce. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for children 12 and under and children under two are free. Tickets may be available the day of the rides, but they cannot be guaranteed. For more information about the event, it can be found online at manchesterlionselftrain.com.
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Baez primed for more reps in Spring Training
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
MESA, Ariz. -- With shortstop Starlin Castro sidelined a few days because of a tight hamstring, Cubs top prospect Javier Baez will most likely get more at-bats in Cactus League games.
Baez, 20, has shown impressive bat speed, and he knocked down Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon with a hard-hit ball Wednesday.
"I think I've seen balls hit as hard, but I don't think I've ever seen a ball hit harder," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "That was like balls that [Gary] Sheffield used to hit."
The Cubs' No. 1 pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, Baez batted .333 in 57 games with Class A Peoria last season and hit .188 in 23 games when promoted to Class A Daytona. He still has some growing up to do.
"It's just like any 19-year-old shortstop who has ever played the game; there's a lot of development left," Sveum said of Baez. "A lot of young shortstops, with all the ability, they just have to learn their arm slot, they have to learn which arm slot is best for them. Am I a finesse guy when I throw it to first base? Am I going to power the ball over there?
"It takes some time and game speed to find out what a young player is going to be, what kind of guy is he going to be. Is he going to be an Alan Trammell, where everything is perfect? Is he going to be maybe like Castro, where things aren't exactly prototypical but he makes good throws in an unorthodox way? Or will he be a [Troy] Tulowitzki and do everything on the run?
"When you're on the left side of the field, there's so many things that come into play and so many things you have to have in your tool box with your arm angles that it takes a lot of development before you get the finished project."
Cubs' defense backs Feldman in debut
MESA, Ariz. -- Scott Feldman likes pitching for the Cubs when the defense makes plays like Jorge Soler did in the first inning Thursday.
Soler, starting in right field against the Athletics, showed his strong arm when he threw a perfect strike to get Josh Reddick out at third base as he tried to advance on Brandon Moss' hit.
"It seems like they have some studs, some young guys who are going to be studs," Feldman said of the Cubs' prospects. "That throw [Soler] made from right field is about as good a throw as you can make. Reddick got thrown out there, and he had a look of shock on his face, like, 'You're not supposed to throw me out like that.' It was a good play."
Feldman had a good day in his Cubs debut. He gave up one run and two hits, walked two and struck out two over two innings.
"First time out there, you kind of get the butterflies going again," Feldman said. "It was nice to get that one out of the way. For the most part, I was executing my pitches pretty well. I would've liked to have thrown more breaking balls for a strike, but for the first time out, it was fine."
Feldman had spent his entire career with the Rangers, so he has been spending a lot of time this spring getting to know his teammates.
"It's been fun to get to know a new group of guys," he said. "I think everybody in here has that goal to play in the postseason. Any time everybody has that common goal and works hard to try to achieve it, it's a lot of fun."
Castro sidelined with tightness in hamstring
MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro will be sidelined two or three days because of tightness in his left hamstring, but he was able to participate in the bunting tournament Thursday.
"He's fine," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said of Castro, who pulled up as he ran to first base Wednesday and had to leave the game. "It'll be two or three days, but basically it's minimal -- there's more tightness. I don't think there's any pull. It just tightened up on him."
Castro did play catch along the right-field line under the watch of the Cubs' athletic trainers Thursday. He also hit in the batting cages and participated in the bunting tournament, reaching the Sweet 16 with a win over Rafael Lopez.
The Cubs are already thin because of injuries to their infielders. Third basemen Ian Stewart and Josh Vitters are both sidelined with strained left quads. Sveum said Vitters was slightly ahead of Stewart in their rehabs. Both were injured last Thursday, and both expected to be sidelined 10 to 14 days.
Neither was expected to start hitting for another week, Sveum said.
Extra bases
• Expect to see Junior Lake in the outfield for the Cubs in Cactus League games. Lake, who has primarily played third and short in the Cubs' Minor League system, did play in the outfield in the Dominican Republic winter league.
If the Cubs need a utility player during the season, Lake could be the one.
"He's obviously the guy who has played Double-A and will go to Triple-A, and with those abilities and power, speed, athleticism, he's definitely on the radar," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "If somebody goes down, hopefully he's doing well and progressing at third base and can get called up and get the playing time."
Lake is a little unorthodox in terms of his defensive play at third, which is why the Cubs want him to play more in the Minors and get more experience.
"You can't simulate games by [hitting] ground balls [in practice]," Sveum said. "Guys with that kind of arm don't realize how much time they really have to get rid of a ball because nobody is going to outrun that kind of arm."
Lake batted .312 in 44 games for Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican, hitting .560 (15-for-25) against left-handers. He batted .279 last season at Double-A Tennessee.
• Defending champion David DeJesus had to rally to beat Darwin Barney and advance to the Sweet 16 of the Cubs bunting tournament. DeJesus will face Castro in the next round. Also advancing was Casey Coleman, who reached the finals last year. Edwin Jackson was able to hit the 100-point marks on the field on two consecutive bunts to beat Nick Struck and advance.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|January 31, 1999, 09:55 PM
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It appears that I may have the wherewithal shortly to build a 1911 pistol.
In the past I have acquired a 1911 Colt or Springfield and sent it off to Clark, or Best,(now departed, and missed!).
This gun shall be a single stack, long slide (6") ramped barreled, spherical bushed gun in 10mm. da 10 be da ONE!
So whose frame shall I use? McCormick has good prices and I am told that all the single stack frames are out of the same factory. Is that the case? If not whose from would you recommend?
Long slides, and barrels whose and why?
About 10 years a ago I put an Omega Kit on top of a Springfield frame, but the gun's reliablility never was that great. Incredibly accurate though !
Help me out here.
Or shall I just go out and buy a Delta Elite and then fit a long slide and 6" barrel to it?
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|January 31, 1999, 10:53 PM
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I read an article perhaps 6 or 8 months ago about Les Baer, and the difficulties he was having keeping his long slides within tolerances; it seems that that extra inch of slide length really does make it very much harder to machine correctly. It seems that he has overcome these problems, however, so I would probably go with Les Baer making me a custom pistol, if I really wanted a long slide.
I feel confident that a master craftsman like Les, or his fellow smiths could handle such a project even in the dubious utility, near moribund, poorly regarded by rational people 10mm. caliber. Walt
|February 1, 1999, 08:38 AM
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Michael, everybody and their brother are selling frames these days. Pricing usually depends on how much work is already done for you. I haven't built on the McCormick yet but it has some nice features. Wilson and Baer also market great frames and all three a priced about the same. If you've had good luck with Baer in the past I probably wouldn't change. But, if I could find a used Colt or Springfield for under $400, I'd go that route. They are both good frames and you would already have most of the parts you'd need. George
|February 2, 1999, 12:22 PM
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Thanks George and Walt,
Walt, moribund? You apparently must have missed the latest epistle concerning the mighty 10 (da 10 be the ONE! ) by no less luminary than Mas Ayoob!
Moribund, indeed! How could you be so confused?
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|February 4, 1999, 11:40 PM
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I have to put in a good word for Caspian. Not only have I found their frames/slides to be awesome, they are also one of the favorites of Clark Custom.. should you decide to use them again.
I own one Caspian right now and am seriously considering another.
OTOH, If you are going to spend a lot of "custom" money witha gunsmith.. any frame should do. the trick is to talk to the smith BEFORE you guy buy a Norinco frame.. Make sure he knows you are serious and that you are also on a budget, ask him what he thinks.. Many competent gunsmiths hold the Norinco frames in good regard as foundations for custom guns.. if you don't mind the "uncool" markings on your piece.
|February 14, 1999, 10:21 PM
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I've found norinco frames and slides metallurgically quite excelent. There allso happens to be a brand of Very expensive german target pistols called "Simson" that are made in Suhl and are based on norinco frames and slides. They have briley sphere bushings and suhl made barrels.
I think that says a lot.
|February 14, 1999, 11:19 PM
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Then again, I've seen some pretty spotty machine work on some Norinco slides and frames. I think your gunsmith will like you better if you just went ahead and bought a fitted frame/slide kit from Caspian. While you're at it, Caspian can cut the slide for a BoMar or Novak, and cut the frame for a ramped barrel and a beavertail.
Don't get me wrong, the Norinco can be a great deal if you intend to keep the majority of the pistol intact after customization. But if you just want a frame, it is an example of poor economy to buy an entire pistol.
Another thing to watch out for on Norinco frames is the non-standard grip screw bushings. Many refinishers will want to remove them before plating or blueing. If you don't, any rust which might be hidden there can defeat the integrity of the plating. (One friend found this out the hard way.)
Unfortunately, the bushings are staked in and their threads often get stripped during removal. You might as well recut the frame now for the over-sized grip screw bushings. Another chum figured this out _AFTER_ his Norinco frame was hard chromed and the factory bushings thrashed.
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|February 21, 1999, 02:17 AM
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I built a nice commander last year useing a Wilson frame and a Colt enhanced slide. The result was quite good. BTW Kimber makes the Wilson, McCormick, Nowlin and Ithica frames and slides.
|March 8, 1999, 03:40 AM
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I for one didn't know about the non standard Grip screw bushings on the Norinco.
Considering that I was about to go out and buy one to build up for a friend, the info is VERY timely. Any non standard parts are reason enough for me to avoid a frame like the plague. When I build a pistol for someone, I figure that it should be something that their grandkids will prize someday. I'd hate to think that they'd be starting out with oversize grip screws. (No one makes over-oversized screws!)
Learn something new every day and I've been building .45s for eighteen years now!
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|March 8, 1999, 08:26 PM
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My Wilson is builton Caspian frrame and slide. It is a magnificent weapon. - Doc
|March 9, 1999, 12:15 AM
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Gentlemen: the Norinco has non standard stock screw bushings, to be sure. Further, there is no Norinco anymore. It was a number of factories banded together under the auspices of the Chineese Government, but no longer exists. I certainly wouldn't use a Norinco for anything other than an anchor.
It is not true, however, that no one makes larger than normal stock screw bushings. Brownells does, as the bushings are often stripped by careless people. Brownells even has the tap required to thread the larger hole, and the drill to make it, if I recall correctly. They certainly do sell the larger stock screw bushings.
Hope this helps. (10mm? sticking finger down throat). Walt
|March 9, 1999, 01:28 AM
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Walt, I believe Ken was referring to scenario in which someone strips the frame's threads for one of the Brownells' Oversized Grip Screw Bushings. No one makes a 'double' oversized version.
The scenario would work like this. You remove the staked-in Norinco bushings in order to polish and refinish the frame. The staked-in, non-standard (unavailable) factory bushings are probably torn up during removal, so you have tap the frame for the over-sized bushings. The fear is that sometime in the future, someone manages to strip the threads in the frame when over-tightening a grip screw. How do you repair this without welding up the hole?
Admittedly, this is an outside chance. Hopefully, the threads on the bushing or the grip screw itself would give up the ghost before damaging the frame's threads.
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