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Zee bouquet has better breadth - JP Morgan CAS report
MUMBAI: JP Morgan India's report on Indian cable industry titled: "CAS: The Medicine for a chronic ailment" claims that Zee would be a beneficiary of the passing of the CAS Bill for two reasons (1) due to its ownership of Siticable, its MSO, and (2) the long-term increase in the transparency of the distribution system, which would boost pay revenues.
JP Morgan analysts give the Zee Telefilms scrip an 'overweight' rating at the price level of Rs 103. See chart 10 showing the fluctuations since FY 1999. The report also claims that the Zee-Turner bouquet's strength is its breadth and the bouquet's overall offerings are as popular if not more than the Star and One Alliance bouquets.
The report claims that a study of the bouquets of various networks revealed three features:
o The other channels in the Zee bouquet provide a much more sustainable set of drivers for the bouquet compared to the Star and Sony packages, which are one channel or event driven.
o Cable operators and MSOs believe that Zee ratings have bottomed out and they are seeing improvement in the visibility of the channel after the movie strategy.
o The demand for the Zee bouquet is in no way lower than the others and, as such, the implementation of CAS would not be detrimental to the bouquet.
Zee-Turner bouquet's strength is its breadth
The fact that Star Plus is the most popular channel is clear. Additionally, SET MAX with the cricketing rights is likely to draw large viewership during World Cup in February and March 2003 and the flagship Sony channel has usurped the No. 2 position from Zee TV.
However, the report claims that the Zee-Turner bouquet provides the strongest value for the customer. Despite the current drop in popularity of the flagship channel Zee TV, the analysts believe that the drivers for the Zee-Turner bouquet are much more sustainable than the Star bouquet or One Alliance (Sony).
The report reasons that broadcasters have gained through increasing pay revenues in the last 3-4 years. As the revenues come without much attendant costs, the "pay revenues" have helped profitability of channels significantly.
A case referred to in the report was Zee. The report estimates that the company would have close to Rs1.6 billion from the domestic pay market in FY03. These revenues would be the key driver of profits in years that advertising revenues of the network are weak. The report also adds that for Star TV, pay revenues form about one third of total revenues.
And people on the ground corroborate findings
The report claims that it has checked its hypothesis with several cable operators. Nearly all of them felt that, ratings notwithstanding, the popularity of the Zee bouquet is certainly comparable to the Star and Sony bouquets. The operators opine that Zee TV has bottomed out and that they have definitely noticed an increase in Zee TV's visibility. Additionally, these operators feel that there is a demand for other channels in the bouquet like Zee Cinema, Zee News, Alpha.
Assessing the strength of each bouquet
Over the last two years, Star Plus has firmly established itself as the numero uno Hindi general entertainment channel. The ratings of programs on the channel are far better than its nearest competitors. However, the other channels in the Star bouquet are not among the audience favorites in their respective segments. Thus, its flagship channel is the only driver in the Star bouquet. However, the channels are not available a la carte, thus ensuring a good reach of all the channels.
The Sony bouquet was the last one of the three mainline channels to go pay. In the last few months the flagship Sony channel has overtaken Zee TV as the No. 2 Hindi entertainment channel. Set MAX which initially started as a Hindi movie channel has now diversified into cricket and has the telecast rights of the World Cup cricket in India. The bouquet has recently signed in HBO to be a part of the bouquet from January 2003.
Zee TV was the undisputed leader of general entertainment in the end 90s. However, over the last two years the flagship channel of the Zee-Turner bouquet has seen a steady decline in its popularity. Though Zee TV has taken several initiatives to retrieve the top position, it hasn't so far been able to.
The silver lining for the Zee bouquet has been the performance of the other channels in the bouquet. The Alpha channels have been regional favorites. The addition of the Turner channels and ETC (the music segment leader) has added more stability to the bouquet.
Apart from these three main bouquets, there is the sports bouquet of ESPN-Star Sports, the regional Sun Network bouquet and the MEN bouquet. ESPN Star Sports has the highest connectivity among the bouquets. Sun TV draws mostly a regional audience. The MEN network has lacked a consistent following from the audience and is still some way from being a mainline bouquet.
The Morgan report adds that all the companies could be investment opportunities as shown in chart 9.


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Dakota Fanning Has 'Always Known About' Tribeca
Dakota Fanning keeps it flowy and fresh as she walks about the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on Thursday (April 19).
Earlier this week, the 18-year-old NYU student and actress was spotted out at Vanity Fair's kick-off party for the fete and dished about getting involved in the week-long event.
"I worked with Bob when I was younger, so I've always known about the festival," Dakota shared, talking about Robert De Niro, a Tribeca co-founder.
She added, "But this is my first year being a part of it."
Dakota will be a judge for the World Narrative category.
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The history of Heinola Sawmill Machinery can be traced back to the end of the nineteenth century, when A. Ahlström Corporation began producing saw machinery and chippers. Since then, the company has steadily expanded its product range and today enjoys an enviable reputation in the industry, shipping machinery to customers on all five continents.
Thanks to its range of sawing and board edging solutions, lumber handling systems, chippers, and automation and electrical systems, Heinola Sawmill Machinery can offer complete turnkey deliveries, covering engineering, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning.
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Drawing on its long traditions and ongoing development work, Heinola Sawmill Machinery offers a comprehensive range of machinery for sawing and board edging, including conveyers and in- and outfeed systems. All machinery features robust construction and the capability to produce maximum yields of dimensionally accurate timber.
Lumber handling is a particular strength. The company's green sorting systems can be closely adapted to customers' specific requirements, providing sorting into traditional vertical bins or horizontal trays; while stick stacking systems can handle up to 200 items a minute.
Similar strengths are also a feature of HEINOLA dry lumber sorting and packaging systems, which feature extensive customisation potential in areas such as automatic bundling, scanning, and stepless cut-offs. Again, all at industry-leading line speeds.
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Heinola Sawmill Machinery also has more than 20 years of experience supplying demanding, real time-based automation systems offering the latest in flexibility, availability, and performance.
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You don't have to jet down to the tropics to find your inner bliss. Now you can visit Carlos Lupton at Caribbean Massage, located at 79 Center St. in Rutland, to get in touch with your very own tropical isle of the mind. Lupton's new business specializes in therapeutic massage.
Lupton offers several different types of massage; each type of massage is designed to address a specific need within the body:
•Swedish massage strokes are recommended to relax the entire body.
•Deep tissue massage is for muscles traumatized by injury, stress or strain.
•Pressure point therapy is for persistent muscle pain that won't go away-this involves energy movement moving the chi and unblocking energy along the meridian points.
•Sports massage helps to alleviate the stress and tension which builds up in the body's soft tissue during physical activity, it can also be used to help athletes achieve their peak performance before an event by reducing muscle tension and promoting flexibility.
•Pregnancy massage helps release stress in a woman's body; it can also help to reduce swelling, back and neck pain and improve circulation. Lupton teaches individuals how to safely massage their babies, which keeps the babies from getting gas.
Lupton is a graduate of the Vermont Institute of Massage Therapy in South Burlington. The school specializes in teaching students to view massage therapy as a form of physical therapy. Its approach is teaching a medical practice, which is in line with how Lupton views his service.
Although Lupton is a college-trained mathematician, his first love is massage therapy. It is a subject close to his heart. Over 15 years ago on the way home to Vermont from Jamaica he was brutally attacked in the Miami airport.
"I was left for dead. I was in pain for years. I had seven cracked vertebrae; the doctors told me I wouldn't ever be able to walk and I would be in pain forever. I had some friends who really helped me out. One was a chiropractor; the other one was a massage therapist. They worked on me for over 18 months. So now I am helping other people like they helped me," he said.
Lupton has a dual practice-while he has his office in Rutland he also makes house calls all over the area. In addition, he is a practitioner of medical massage for people that have work related injuries or car accidents. With a doctor's referral he can bill to auto insurance companies and workmen's comp.
As a native Vermonter, Carlos Lupton has found his own inner bliss; he has a way to make a living in a field he loves and he remains in the place he loves most.
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Sheila govt did little for illegal colonies: CAG
The Sheila Dikshit government spent Rs 3,029.21 crore on regularisation of illegal colonies in Delhi but failed to provide the most basic of amenities, such as sewer and water lines, roads and drainage, the CAG has said.india Updated: Aug 02, 2014 11:48 IST
The Sheila Dikshit government spent Rs 3,029.21 crore on regularisation of illegal colonies in Delhi but failed to provide the most basic of amenities, such as sewer and water lines, roads and drainage, the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has said.
The CAG report, tabled in Parliament and released on Friday, also indicted the previous government for failing to come up with a dedicated sewage master plan for the city, giving power discoms undue benefits and incurring avoidable financial irregularities among others.
Political parties in Delhi have counted on regularisation of illegal colonies — which make up close to half of the city's spread — as a vote-catcher. Ahead of December's assembly elections, Dikshit's Congress government claimed it had completed the process of regularising 895 such colonies when in reality it had only identified them for the purpose and issued a notification. Crucial processes for fixing boundaries and completion of layout plans are still to be done.
"The urban development department released Rs 3,666.81 crore during 2007-13 for providing basic services in unauthorised colonies. Of this, `3,029.21 crore was utilized," the audit observed.
"Certain changes were made by the urban development department that were not in accordance with revisions approved by the Union cabinet, on the basis of which Regulations 2008 were framed. Issue of provisional regularisation certificates (PRCs) was not envisaged in the guidelines. Several discrepancies were found in the boundaries," it added.
It went on to say boundaries were fixed without verification of khasras (detailed land records), resulting in allotment of excess khasras to RWAs. "Prohibited areas, DDA hindrances, overlapping of boundaries, etc weren't considered during boundary fixation in contravention of amended regulations."
The auditor — which randomly selected 91 colonies for scrutiny and examined 82 files provided by the urban development department — also pointed to discrepancies in land status report.
Under a September 2012 order, colonies on private land stand regularized from the date of issue of the order and those on public land from the date of recovery of land cost. The audit revealed that according to the revenue department's land status reports, 312 colonies were on private land and 583 on government land. But the urban development department later observed that the revenue department had changed the land status of a few colonies from private to government, bringing down the number of illegal colonies on private land from 312 to 111.
This indicated that 201 colonies on public land were sought to be regularized without recovery of land cost.
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Colliers International in Greater Phoenix has negotiated the $3,200,427 sale of a 5.84-acre parcel located at the northeast corner of 94th Street and Pecos Road in Chandler. The property will be the site of the $40 million Park at Copper Creek Independent Living.
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A rising trend in the number of shearers seeking formal qualifications is helping address a shortage in the industry.
At Teetulpa Station near Yunta in South Australia, Tafe students are at shearing school, on their second to last day in the shed.
With 15,000 ewes to shear, team leader Chantel Long, keeps a close eye.
"I'm in charge of the wool handlers," she says.
"Keeping them in line so they don't yell at each other and rip each other's hair out."
Tafe supervisor David Reichelt says the experience level of his 30 students is varied.
"Three or four of them have had no experience at all," he says.
"We still start from the basics and go right through, so anything that happens in the shearing industry we teach them, so they have a really good idea.
"When I learnt no-one showed you too much because you might've got their job.
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"One of the girls here is on a gap year so she's come out wool handling," he says.
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He says about two thirds of SA shearers would now have formal qualifications.
"The shearing schools have become more popular," he says.
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The Global Empty Capsules Market is poised to grow at a CAGR of around 8.6% over the next decade to reach approximately $2.9 billion by 2025. Some of the prominent trends that the market is witnessing include increasing demand for empty capsules in nutraceutical industry, increasing investments in research & development, and recent technological developments of empty capsules.
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Patent application title: BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR VENEER DRYER
Wayne Crooks (Madison, OH, US)
IPC8 Class: AF16C3506FI
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Class name: Rotary bearing plain bearing mounting or support
Publication date: 2009-06-25
Patent application number: 20090161999
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Patent application title: BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR VENEER DRYER
Wayne Crooks
Origin: CLEVELAND, OH US
IPC8 Class: AF16C3506FI
USPC Class:
A bearing mount assembly for a powered roller conveyor of the type used in
veneer dryers comprising a bearing mount base and a bearing holder, the
base having a lower part with a vertical surface adapted to abut a cage
angle and apertures for fastening it to a vertical face of the cage
angle, an upper end of the base being in the shape of a yoke open at the
top for locating the shaft of an upper roller, the bearing holder having
a pocket for holding an arcuate section of a sleeve bearing, the base and
holder having mating surfaces capable of locating the holder in a
position where it supports the bearing in registry with the desired axis
of rotation of the shaft of a lower roller.
1. A bearing mount assembly for a powered roller conveyor of the type used
in veneer dryers comprising a bearing mount base and a bearing holder,
the base having a lower part with a vertical surface adapted to abut a
cage angle and apertures for fastening it to a vertical face of the cage
angle, an upper end of the base being in the shape of a yoke open at the
top for locating the shaft of an upper roller, the bearing holder having
a pocket for holding an arcuate section of a sleeve bearing, the base and
holder having mating surfaces capable of locating the holder in a
position where it supports the bearing in registry with the desired axis
of rotation of the shaft of a lower roller.
2. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the holder is removably mounted on the base and can be dismounted from the base while the base remains secured to the cage angle.
3. An assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the base and holder are configured so the holder, carrying the bearing, and the base straddling a vertical plane aligned with and passing through the axis of the shaft can be positioned on the base by initialing locating it beneath the shaft and then raising it vertically, the base having guiding and stop surfaces that index the holder vertically and horizontally to a desired location.
4. An assembly as set forth in claim 3, wherein the base has surfaces that restrain a bearing segment from rotation about the axis of the shaft.
5. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein said base and holder have provisions for bolts extending between said base and holder to secure the holder to the base.
6. An assembly as set forth in claim 5, wherein said bolts are disposed on opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through said shaft.
7. An assembly as set forth in claim 6, wherein said base has vertical guiding surfaces that serve to locate and guide said holder from a position beneath the shaft to an operational position.
8. In a conveyor of the type used in veneer dryers, a bearing mount assembly for locating the lower and upper shafts of a pair of powered rollers forming a nip, the assembly including a base and a bearing holder, the holder being removably fixed on the base, the base being bolted to a cage angle, the bearing holder being removable and replaceable on the base for replacing a worn sleeve bearing element without removing the base or without removing a sprocket on a shaft supported by the bearing element outboard of the assembly.
9. A conveyor as set forth in claim 8, wherein the base affords surfaces cooperating with the holder to prevent rotation and axial movement of a sleeve bearing element disposed in said holder.
[0001]The invention relates to powered roller conveyors and, in
particular, to improvements in bearing supports for conveyor rollers in
board dryers.
[0002]Dryers used in manufacturing boards and panels such as veneer dryers employ roller conveyors to carry raw material through the dryer while it is exposed to forced hot air. In a veneer dryer, for example, the powered rollers carrying the material being dried are paired, one overlying the other so as to create a nip through which the material is conveyed. In conventional designs of veneer dryers and similar equipment, the rollers, shafts, bearings and sprockets are located in confined spaces. Sprocket driven roller shafts are ordinarily carried in carbon bearings and these bearings are in-board of the sprockets and roller chain.
[0003]The bearings, due to their operating conditions and being impractical to lubricate require relatively frequent replacement, typically as often as once a year. The labor involved in replacing the bearings in existing prior art equipment is extensive. Each of the corresponding sprockets must first be removed, the spent bearings must be forced out of their cylindrical housing bores, the replacement bearings positioned in the bores, and the sprockets remounted. This procedure is done manually one bearing at a time. Oftentimes the sprockets, which are typically keyed and closely fitted to their shafts, will be frozen on the shafts and not easily removed. A percentage of conventional sprockets, because of corrosion, can be frozen on the shafts so tightly that it is necessary to destroy them to remove them from the shafts. This frequent loss of sprockets obviously adds to the operating costs of the dryer.
[0004]The invention provides a bearing mounting system particularly suited for a veneer dryer style conveyor that enables worn roller shaft bearings to be removed and replaced with significant savings in labor, downtime, and parts costs. The bearing mount permits the bearings to be changed without requiring drive sprockets to be removed. This feature saves the time otherwise needed to loosen, remove and later reposition and tighten the sprockets or risking destruction of the sprockets in an effort to remove them. The system, in the illustrated embodiment, utilizes a bearing segment of 180 degrees or less, thereby enabling it to be removed and installed on a roller shaft radially rather than sliding it axially over the normal operating location of the temporarily removed sprocket.
[0005]More specifically, the system includes a bearing mount assembly comprising a base and a holder. The base has a receiving zone with surfaces arranged to complement the configuration of the holder so as to allow the holder to self-align itself to the base. The bearing mount base is arranged to be bolted on a conventional cage angle and, as is conventional, has provisions for holding the shaft of the upper roller of the roller set. The base receives the holder, in which the bearing is disposed, radially from the space below the shaft. Extraneous assembly motion or gyration of the bearing holder is avoided and in an essentially intuitive manner, a technician can simply raise the bearing holder after roughly locating it under the lower roller shaft while biasing it against the mount base to properly position it in the receiving zone.
[0006]In addition to affording a much simpler and quicker manner of replacing the spent bearings than has been heretofore available, the invention can reduce the cost of the bearings themselves since the volume of bearing material is cut at least in half when practicing the invention compared to full cylinder prior art bearings. The bearing holder, besides serving the primary function of carrying the radial forces on the bearing, automatically captures the bearing with the base to angularly and axially lock it in place without separate retaining elements.
[0007]FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view, axially exploded, of a set of rollers of a veneer dryer style roller conveyor employing the invention;
[0008]FIG. 2 is a fragmentary elevational sectional view of the conveyor looking in the conveying direction;
[0009]FIG. 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the conveyor taken from the chain side;
[0010]FIG. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view of the conveyor taken from the operator side;
[0011]FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a bearing holder of the invention taken from a reference point corresponding to the inside of the conveyor;
[0012]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a bearing mount base of the invention, again taken from a reference point corresponding to the inside of the conveyor; and
[0013]FIG. 7 is an elevational view similar to FIG. 3 with the sprocket and chain removed to show constructional details of the relevant parts.
[0014]Referring now to the figures and, in particular, to FIG. 1, there is partially shown a powered roller conveyor 10 such as in a veneer dryer. The axes of pairs of rollers 11, 12 are horizontal and aligned in a common imaginary vertical plane. While only one set of rollers 11, 12 is illustrated, the conveyor 10, as is conventional, has a series of identical roller sets or pairs evenly spaced along a conveying direction in a common horizontal plane, commonly referred to as a deck. The typical dryer will have several such decks spaced one above the other. Hot air is forced through the decks to dry material being conveyed between each pair of rollers 11, 12.
[0015]The rollers 11, 12 are carried on respective shafts 13, 14 projecting from both ends of the rollers. The lower roller shaft 11 has a sprocket 16 fixed by a key and set screw on one of its ends. The sprocket 16 and like sprockets on the other rollers of the same deck are all aligned with a common imaginary vertical plane extending in the conveying direction and are all driven by a single roller chain 17.
[0016]Powered rotation of the lower roller 11 is imparted to the upper roller 12, in the opposite direction, by a pair of star gears 18 each fixed to a respective shaft 13, 14. The side of the conveyor 10 in the forefront of FIG. 1 is referred to as the chain side of the conveyor, while the far side is referred to as the operator side. The roller shafts 13, 14 are located adjacent their chain side ends by a bearing mounting unit or assembly 21 and at their operator ends by bearing mounting units 22. The chain side bearing mounting unit 21 comprises a base 23 and a bearing holder 24 removably mounted on the base. Both bearing mounting units 21, 22 are constructed of ductile iron or other suitable material and are appropriately machined.
[0017]The illustrated base 23 has an H-shaped profile when viewed in the axial direction of a roller. A lower opening 26 between lower legs 27 receives the shaft 13 and an opening 28 between upwardly extending arms 29 receives the upper shaft 14.
[0018]Lower ends of the legs 27 have aligned slots 31 sized to receive an upper edge of a frame element of the conveyor 10 referred to commonly as a cage angle 32. Vertical side surfaces 30 of the slots 31 abut vertical faces of the cage angle 32. The same cage angle 32 supports other bearing mount units or assemblies 21 on the same level or deck. The base 23 is bolted to the cage angle 32 by socket head cap screws 33 (FIG. 7) in threaded holes 34 (FIG. 6) preferably aligned with holes 35 (FIG. 1) existing in the cage angle 32. The threaded holes 34 can be arranged to align with the original cage angle holes 35 of a dryer installation enabling the bearing arrangement of the invention to be retrofitted to existing dryer conveyors. Additionally, set screws 36 (FIG. 7) are threaded into tapped holes 37 (FIG. 6) and tightened against the part of the cage angle 32 received in the slots 31 to ensure that the base 23 is firmly fixed on the cage angle.
[0019]Vertical guide surfaces 38 of the legs 27, facing each other, lie in planes parallel to the roller shafts 13, 14 and, at their upper ends terminate at horizontal stop surfaces 39. Bridging the space between the horizontal surfaces 39 is an arcuate surface 41 that is concentric with the nominal axis of the lower shaft 13 and is of a radius large enough to ensure clearance with this shaft. The vertical and horizontal surfaces 38, 39 frame a boundary of a receiving zone or pocket 42 for the bearing holder 24.
[0020]The bearing holder 24 is in the form of a hollow cylindrical segment with an integral radially extending mounting flange 46. At an end of the holder 24 remote from the flange 46, is an integral radially inwardly extending lip 47. The radius and axial length of an inside surface 48 of the holder 24 are proportioned to form a pocket that closely fits the corresponding outer dimensions of a bearing 49. The mounting flange 46 has an inwardly facing flat surface 51 which lies in a plane transverse to the axis of the cylindrical surface 48. The flange 46 is formed with holes 52 adjacent its ends and spaced to line up with tapped holes 50 in the base 23 straddling the receiving zone 42. Preferably, upper surfaces 53 on the holder 24 lie in a plane that includes the axis of the cylindrical surface 48. The bearing 49 has the form of a segment of a cylindrical shell and is formed of carbon for its self-lubricating and temperature resistant properties.
[0021]With the bearing 49 in the holder 24, the holder is removably held on the base 23 by two machine screws 54 assembled through the holes 52 in the flange 46 and threaded into the tapped holes 50 in the base 23.
[0022]On the operator's side of the conveyor 10, the bearing mounting unit 22 locates the roller shafts 13, 14. The illustrated mounting unit 22 is conveniently made as a ductile iron casting and mounted by machine screws on an angle 56 common to identical mounting units at each roller pair. The bearing mounting unit 28 has a bearing seat or pocket 57 to receive a bearing 48 that can be identical to the bearing 49 used at the chain side for supporting the lower roller shaft 13. The upper roller shaft 14 is horizontally constrained between sides 58 formed in a forked upper area of the mounting unit 22 and is vertically supported by the lower roller 11 or material being conveyed through the nip between the rollers 11 and 12.
[0023]The site of the chain side bearings is crowded owing to the presence of the chain 17, sprockets 16, and chain guides (not shown) making access to this area difficult. The invention greatly reduces the time and effort to remove the shaft bearings 49 compared to prior art constructions wherein the sprockets must first be removed and then cylindrical shell bearings have to be driven out of their housings in which they are often frozen.
[0024]At the chain side, a bearing 49 can be removed by simply removing the two machine screws or bolts 54 and dropping the holder 24 down away from the shaft 13 and then out from under the sprocket 16. The shaft 13 can be temporarily blocked up until a new bearing 49 is in place. A worn bearing is relatively easy to remove from the holder pocket formed by the cylindrical surface 48 and lip 47 even if it becomes frozen in this area because a relatively limited surface contact area between the bearing and holder and because the bearing is largely exposed rather than being encircled by the holder. A new bearing 49 can be installed in the holder 24 by simply dropping it in the pocket formed by the surface 48 and lip 47. Once it is set in the holder pocket, the new bearing 49 can be quickly installed on the bearing mounting base 23. This procedure is accomplished by locating the holder 24 beneath the shaft 13 and against the base 23 and then, if necessary, juggling it back and forth in the conveyor direction until a projecting part 61 of the holder inward of the flange 46 and proximate to the base 23 falls into the slot existing between the vertical guide surfaces 38. The projecting portion 61 of the holder 24 forward of the flange 46 is sized for a clearance fit between these vertical surfaces 38. Once this forward or lead end 61 of the holder 24 is even partially in the slot between the vertical surfaces 38, the holder is guided by these surfaces as it is raised into abutment between its upper surfaces 53 and the downwardly facing base stop surfaces 39. At this time with the holder 24 retained in place manually or with a simple prop, the machine screws 54 can be installed and the job of replacing the bearing 49 is complete. The foregoing steps can be easily performed where the sprocket 16 remains in place on the respective shaft 13. The bearing 49 is trapped against axial movement between the lip 47 and the base 23 and angularly against rotation by portions of the horizontal stop surfaces 39 at the top of the receiving zone 42. The bearing 49 at the operator side can be changed by slightly elevating the shaft 13 at this end, popping out the worn bearing and replacing it with a fresh bearing and then lowering the shaft. The bearing 49 at this operator side can be retained by a screw threaded into a hole 59 on the outside of a vertical face of the bearing mounting unit 22. While the illustrated bearings 49 are shown as half cylinders, i.e. subtending and arc of 180 or slightly less than 180 degrees, other bearing segment configurations are feasible. For example, the bearings 49 can be formed with an arc of 120 degrees or slightly less by appropriately configuring the bearing mounting units 21, 22 where they receive the bearings.
[0025]It should be evident that this disclosure is by way of example and that various changes may be made by adding, modifying or eliminating details without departing from the fair scope of the teaching contained in this disclosure. The invention is therefore not limited to particular details of this disclosure except to the extent that the following claims are necessarily so limited.
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THE images of hundreds of thousands of protesters, many in French cities and towns that haven't seen demonstrations of this magnitude since the Liberation, are shaking the country's ruling conservative party.
As French strikers gear up for another day of mass demonstrations tomorrow against government budget cuts, leaders on both sides are counting their supporters.
They are also counting money. Losses due to the strike top $20 million a day for the railroads alone. Add to that $800,000-a-day losses for the post office, $300 million-a-week for travel agencies, a 50 to 70 percent drop in sales for commerce in the capital, and a 40 percent drop in Paris hotel occupancy.
Union leaders hope that tomorrow's protest head count will boost their bid for a "social summit:" direct negotiations with Prime Minister Alain Juppe on the government's reform plan. A large turnout could also give the strike new momentum, which had slipped as public service workers in some sectors began returning to their jobs last week.
While government leaders aren't yet using the "n" word - negotiations - they are opening new avenues to settle the conflict. Last week, the government appointed a mediator to discuss the government's plan to restructure the railroads. On Dec. 3, the education minister proposed an emergency plan to meet student grievances.
But Prime Minister Juppe, in the tradition of high French civil servants, is making his own case to the public by the numbers. Juppe's government, more than any in recent memory, has been recruited from France's most prestigious schools, where a solid education of mathematics and a good grasp of "the numbers" have marked the standard of success.
This weekend, the government launched an ad campaign reminding strike-weary citizens why it launched reform of the social security system in the first place. The case for change is grounded in statistics. The system is running a deficit of $46 billion, or $800 owed by every man, woman, and child; therefore, it must be reformed.
Key allies rallied to the French government's defense last week. At a French-German summit last week, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl congratulated French President Jacques Chirac for his nation's "considerable effort" to reduce the deficit and "thus prepare France to face the future."
To reach the goal of a single European currency, France is committed to reducing its budget deficit by 3 percent of gross domestic product by the end of 1997.
But key conservatives are distancing themselves from their government's battle. Former Interior Minister Charles Pasqua, for example, criticized the government for dogmatism and called for a change of politics.
"Nothing can be done without dialogue," he told the weekly L'Express last week.
Mr. Pasqua also argued for delaying implementation of a Europe-wide currency. "A single currency could well be put in place in 2001 rather than in 1999. That wouldn't be dramatic."
Some party pundits are preparing for Mr. Juppe's exit, saying he has the right ideas but the wrong methods. But for French voters, the concern is more than method. In the most recent survey, some 53 percent polled said they did not want social-security reform.
For students, who along with railroad workers have been the most visible presence in street demonstrations, the number of most immediate concern is the number of unemployed youth.
In 1994, more than half of all young people were not in work, while only a quarter were in jobs paid at market rates, according to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
During economic recession in the 1990s, many youths moved into the nations universities in the hope that education would help them find jobs. The nation's university population grew from 29.9 percent of youths aged 16 to 25 in 1983 to 45.7 percent in 1994.
But for many, the nation's underfinanced universities seemed little more than a warehouse for the unemployed. And with recruitment frozen at many private French firms, the only hope for stable employment seemed to be in the public sector. Long scorned by university graduates, the public sector is now the No. 1 choice of 40 percent of French students.
"The student strikers in May 1968 were relatively privileged, in an economy in expansion," says Guy Bois, professor of history at the University of Paris.
"Today, the most militant students are ... in the less-privileged universities in the west and south of France. They're protesting the fact that the government put them in universities without the means to work," he said.
These students are the footsoldiers for the current demonstrations and weigh heavily in any government plan to address grievances raised by this strike.


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Circa 1919, this brick home is on a double lot at the foot of Shirley Hills in Historic North Highlands. A short walk to the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail and only a mile from downtown Macon. Complete restoration, from new water and sewer lines to the street and new two car garage and wired workshop. Enjoy the garden swing in the large privacy fenced backyard. Spacious kitchen and breakfast room with heart pine cabinets, stainless steel appliance, Jenn-Air gas stove, under counter lighting & instant hot water dispenser. Smart monitored exterior/interior security system. Transferable Home Warranty!
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I just love this time of year… the weather is getting warmer (somewhat here in Vancouver), flowers are springing up everywhere, and the babies! Ahhh the babies – all of mother natures liveliness is thriving.
All of this nice weather calls for me out to my little patio "garden" (that's looking pretty sad I might say after a looong winter)… I don't know about you, but every year my little patio garden seems to have some tiny creature making it's home amongst my strawberries or cilantro… now, since I want to EAT the produce I grow in my garden, it doesn't seem right for me to be spraying chemicals all over them – that completely defeats the purpose of growing my own – so I've done a LOT of research and compiled it all here for you in one concise post so that you too, can feel good about what you are growing in your garden – pest free!
Dish soap – Mix a few drops of your dish soap into a spray bottle of plain ol' water. I found this to be very effective against aphids, which were the main pest I was dealing with. I found I needed to re-apply every day, but this sure beats chemicals (and aphids).
Vinegar — Mix a small amount of vinegar and sugar in a container, and place it next to your plants. Aphids and fruit flies will be attracted to the smell and drown. *Do not spray your plants with vinegar – trust me, I learned the hard way – it will burn them.
*If you have done this, and you notice that the leaves are burned, you should wash the area out with water right away.
Baking soda — Mix a tablespoon into a spray bottle of approximately ½ a quart of water. This spray is effective against fungus on plants. You will need to re-apply every few days, or until you notice that the fungus is gone.
If you have any natural tips on treating bugs or other ailments that have plagued your garden, please share below!


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"Choose, build, play!" That's the motto of Netherlands-based company design firm qb. (FYI, we think it's pronounced "cube".) Their innovative process lets children design their own play house - choosing their own colors and patterns for everything from the exterior walls to the doorknobs - using a fun online tool. If you want a totally unique playhouse, their design team can create a custom house just for you, using a photo or image that you upload. Or you can get the basic unadorned model and have the fun of customizing it yourself.
Prices start at €499, not including delivery. To check out the customization tool, visit the qb website.


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March 04, 2010
Pull It All Together Pillow
As I mentioned in a previous post, I've been trying to bring some turquisey-blue into my family room. I decided to make a pillow to help my cause. I scored when I found this exact color in the remnant section of the fabric store. It was $1.99 for the yard that was left. It's a lot like burlap, but a bit softer.
Anyhow, here's the new creation:
I used heat 'n bond for all the parts of the flower. I won't give a full tutorial here, but just some tips if you want to make one.
- Start by bonding the smallest circle to the next and sew. Don't wait until it's all bonding or you'll be trying to sew through three layers of the fabric and two layers of heat 'n bond. (Not that I would ever make a mistake like that :)
- I wanted my stitches to show, so I used white thread. In hindsight, I might use a thread color that blend in and then come back and add a cute floss outline. Next time.
- If you don't want any fraying, add a fine zig-zag stitch instead. I like a bit of fraying.
You can see how it brings out the same color in the rug. It's a bit wild, but I'm not a fan of blah.
I think fun buttons can add a lot to almost any project.
Tomorrow will be "Feature Friday," but next week I have some projects I am SO excited to share....more playroom ideas and a cool boy shirt. Stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by!
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Hey guys, it's a pleasure to be part of a community that takes its work seriously. I'm certainly digging the usage of constructive criticism rather than flaming.
I've been in a few other creative communities and I can certainly say that they lacked the respect I'm seeing around here. That being said, I took some heavy blows back in those old communities. Enough negative blows and comments to force me to destroy work i'd been spending months on. Thankfully I doubt that type of problem will occur here, and I'm just happy to be a part of this community.
So all in all, what's up guys?
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln


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Today is International Volunteer Day and it is a great opportunity to celebrate and thank all those who give their time and energy to good causes.
In my own community of Waiheke, where we have a population of around 8000, we have 198 community organisations that rely on volunteers. Between them they contribute in excess of half a million dollars of volunteer labour every year. People like Hera Mohns – a local stalwart who set up Friends of the Street and who, every weekend for the last 10 years, has driven our local teenagers home from parties and kept them safe and out of trouble. There are hundreds of others.
Who volunteers? It's your neighbor, who delivers meals-on-wheels, or takes books to someone who is homebound. It's the brave souls who referee at our thousands of sporting matches every weekend, or the kids who bake to raise funds for their pet's favourite charity. Volunteers are the families who head down to their local stream to get their boots in the mud at a community planting event, the people who give you all kinds of information at your local Citizens Advice Bureau, the group doing the sausage sizzle or the person rattling the bucket on the street in the rain. It might be your Mum who has spent the last 20 years taking care of her partner or your Aunty who has given her time with our little ones at Kōhanga.
According to the Office of the Community and Voluntary Sector, the not for profit sector contributes 2.6% to New Zealand's GDP and if you add up all the voluntary hours of work it comes to 4.9% of our national GDP – about the same as the construction industry. In dollar terms that's $6.95 billion per year. The OCVS says that in the not for profit sector around 1.5 million volunteers give more than 270 million hours of unpaid labour to the sector annually.
The Greens support a well-resourced, well-connected and well-funded community and not for profit sector. Too often our community and voluntary organisations become the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. Ongoing cuts to spending in the public sector mean that, in effect, more and more work is being devolved to the community sector – which is increasingly under-funded and under-resourced to do what it needs to.
At the same time, we are increasing pressure on families as they work harder and longer at low wage jobs. This impacts on their ability to volunteer or do the things that contribute to our civil society. This is the stuff that ensures we have safe and healthy communities – and volunteering is a huge part of that.
So if you see a volunteer today, please make sure they know their contribution is valued and say thank you. And, if you are a volunteer yourself, you have my support and gratitude.


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Purchase used military Jeeps for sale through sites such as eBay.com, WarJeeps.com, VintageMilitaryVehicles.com, WillysForSale.com and VintageMilitaryTrucks.com. Some of the vehicles listed on these sites are in a general jeep style but not actual Jeeps, so collectors should read each listing thoroughly to understand the nature of the vehicle.
Some of the factors to consider when shopping for a used military Jeep are its condition, whether it saw action during a war and the location of the seller. Some Jeeps are military surplus, which are less desirable to some collectors, while other Jeeps are restored after being decommissioned from active service.


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PEORIA – Jurors in Peoria have convicted a Chicago man of killing four people when he set an apartment fire in 2010.
It took the Peoria County jury about 90 minutes to convict 37-year-old Aunterrio Barney on Monday of first-degree murder and arson. The fire killed sisters 24-year-old Youlandice Simmons, 22-year-old Brianna Simmons and 19-year-old Darresse Roddy. Youlandice Simmon's 2-year-old son died the next day.
Prosecutors say Barney was upset with Youlandice Simmons for not returning his calls. They say he poured gasoline on the only stairwell to her apartment.
Barney is to be sentenced Sept. 4. The Journal Star in Peoria reports (http://bit.ly/1kCGrf0 ) that he faces a mandatory term of life in prison.
Barney's defense attorney, Hugh Toner, blamed another man for the fire.


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Howard's Team
This is the story of Bill, first time Ultra Marathon runner, as he tackles the Pacific Crest Trail 50 Mile Race. This is the 33rd running of the PCT50 mile trail run. The course is mostly along a single track trail in the Cleveland National Forest, and the out and back course offers spectacular scenery and challenge. Over 7,500 feet of elevation gain, at altitudes ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 feet.


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Scott Silver (8 Mile, The Mod Squad, Johns) has been brought in to rewrite Columbia Pictures' Battle: Los Angeles. The studio first acquired the original screenplay for the film (by The General's Daughter scribe Chris Bertolini) back in April of 2008.
The story, according to The Hollywood Reporter, is about "an alien invasion pulverizing its way across L.A." Aaron Eckhart is attached to star as a Marine platoon commander, while Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) is expected to direct. Neal Moritz, of The Fast and the Furious fame, will produce.
Silver also has the sci-fi tinged pitch Samson going at Warner Bros. I Am Legend helmer Francis Lawrence is attached to direct that film.


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Happy Hump Day, everyone! I wanted to do something awesome with my farmer's market haul of eggplant, zucchini and fresh herbs. I put them all together in a stellar salad, the perfect complement to any summer meal. This dish would be equally awesome, or even better, by grilling the veggies instead of roasting – I'm sadly grill-less over here in Boston, womp womp. I encourage you to try it whatever way speaks to you! 🙂
I especially love this summer salad because it requires minimal prep, a short duration of cook time, and utilizes fresh herbs for a big flavor impact. Also, it is the perfect excuse to use the fancy balsamic vinegar that you're saving for special occasions at the back of the cupboard. 😉
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Roasted Eggplant and Zucchini Salad
- 1 medium eggplant
- 1 large zucchini
- Fresh parsley
- Fresh basil
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- Extra virgin olive oil, for brushing
- Balsamic vinegar, for drizzling
Step One: Preheat your oven to 450°F. Slice your eggplant and zucchini into 1/2-inch thick slices. Lightly brush both sides with extra virgin olive oil and place onto a baking sheet. Roast for about 7 minutes, removing the zucchini slices (they should be done). Continue roasting the eggplant slices for another 7 minutes, or until softened and golden brown.
Step Two: While the veggies are roasting, roughly chop a handful each of basil and parsley. Arrange your slices on a serving plate or platter.
If you'd like to learn how to chiffonade, check out this handy YouTube tutorial I found (sorry, I don't have a manicure, next time I get one I'll start uploading my tutorials 😉 ):
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This salad was spectacular. To be honest, I just wanted a way to use up my farmer's market haul so none of the beautiful summer veggies and herbs I brought home would go to waste. It turned out to be so much more flavorful and satisfying that I thought, and my friend (/certified Booyah Kitchen Taste Tester) was wowed and really enjoyed it. Sometimes the simple things are the best. I must admit, I was inspired by the success of my other straightforward veggie creation, Roasted Portobello and Eggplant Stacks. You should check it out if you missed that post. 🙂
FYI: I used this fancy balsamic vinegar and it was exceptional. 🙂
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Forest fires have swept about 300 hectares of land in the Moscow area, shrouding Russia's capital in thick smog and the strong smell of burning wood. Residents are being advised to stay indoors.
Muscovites, already weary from a record month-long heatwave, awoke to a heavy, gray smog, accompanied by the choking smell of burning wood.
The situation first appeared early this week, but has worsened since then.
Emergency ministry officials in Moscow say 119 forest fires burning in the woodlands in and around the city are to blame. The situation is made worse by burning peat bogs, which smolder underground. Hundreds of firefighters were called to battle the blazes.
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FORT PIERCE, FL (WFLX) - U.S. National Guard soldiers said goodbye to their families, during a deployment mobilization ceremony for the Fort Pierce-based 806th Military Police Company.
Lisa Marie Gritzinger, military specialist, said this is her first deployment. While she's spending nine months with the 110 other unit soldiers in Afghanistan, she will miss her two-year-old daughter.
"It'll be my first time, having to leave her," she said. "It's going to be very hard. But I have stay strong, because I know her dad will take care of her while I'm gone."
Danial Harris, 1 st Lieutenant, said his youngest daughter doesn't fully understand why daddy has to leave.
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He said they took pictures at the ceremony to capture the memories. When he's overseas, he'll keep up with his wife and children through video chats.
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Eurozone finance ministers ease Spanish deficit target for 2012
BRUSSELS (AP) ' The chairman of the meetings of eurozone finance ministers says they want Spain to make further cuts worth 0.5 percent of economic output this year.
That indicates that they have softened the country's budget targets for this year after Spain's premier said earlier this month that this year's deficit would reach 5.8 percent of gross domestic product ' far above the promised 4.4 percent.
In a statement, the ministers said Monday that Spain was still set to cuts its deficit to "below 3 percent of GDP" by 2013.
Many economists have warned that forcing the recession-hit country to cut its deficit too fast could significantly worsen Spain's economic woes.
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BRUSSELS (AP) ' After the 17 euro countries spent much of the past two years tightening their rules against overspending, Spain's high deficit is testing the currency union's dedication to austerity as the way out of the financial crisis.
The eurozone's finance ministers struggled at a meeting in Brussels on Monday over how to deal with a country that, unlike bailed-out Greece or Portugal, vaunted low deficits until the crisis hit.
Economists say budget cuts ' Europe's favored tool to fight the debt crisis ' risk causing more harm than good.
Spain's new Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy earlier this month said his country would run a deficit of 5.8 percent of economic output this year, far above the 4.4 percent it had promised to the rest of the eurozone.
Rajoy insisted that Spain would still manage to bring its deficit down to 3 percent by 2013 ' and thereby back in line with EU rules. But the decision to avoid overly brutal cuts this year threatens to undermine the eurozone's efforts to convince investors that it can prevent countries from running up excessive debts.
While the deep recession in Greece has already raised questions over the benefits of harsh budget cuts, Athens' massive debts left little alternative to slashing spending quickly.
Spain, by contrast, has a debt load that is far below the eurozone average, and economists warn that the biggest danger to the country's economic survival is not its government spending but a steep economic downturn that could further erode an already shaky banking system and real-estate market.
"The Spanish economy is at a fragile point where any excessive cuts to public spending could be self-defeating and trigger a downward spiral of GDP slowdown, rising unemployment, falling tax revenues and collapsing house prices," Sony Kapoor, managing director of economic think tank Re-Define, said in a note last week.
Spain hopes that its promise to stick to the 2013 target will convince the other 16 euro countries to give it some more leeway on this year's budget.
Before the crisis of 2008 rocked Spain's economy and pushed unemployment to record levels, the country was one of only a few euro members that never broke the currency union's debt and deficit limits.
"There is no doubt about the Spanish commitment to fiscal adjustment in this complex environment," Finance Minister Luis De Guindos said Monday. "We are living in a recession, not just in Spain, also in Europe and the main thing is to return to growth and to generate employment."
But while some of his counterparts on Monday seemed to support that logic, they also worried that going soft on Spain may undo close to two years of work on tighter spending rules in the eurozone.
"One will have to create a plan, together with Spain, so that ... the excessive deficit won't exist anymore in 2013, at the very least," Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter said as she arrived in Brussels.
However, when asked whether some of Spain's concerns will be accommodated, Fekter quickly pulled back.
"Spain has to make an effort," she said. "One has to be strict, so that everyone knows that we are serious about our paths toward budget consolidation."
Similarly split statements were also made by Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker, who stressed the 2013 target, and German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, who had a bilateral meeting with his Spanish counterpart ahead of the main get-together.
"The German minister has appreciated the Spanish commitment with the 3 percent for the 2013," De Guindos said after the meeting. "It's a great effort we are committed to in our stability program."
The stricter budget rules are also causing some problems in countries that have always presented themselves as fiscal hard-liners. The Netherlands, which has spent much time lecturing Greece and other struggling states about the importance of cutting the deficit, also risks overrunning its budget targets this year.
Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager stressed Monday that while his country would take the "appropriate measures," it was unfair to group it together with some of the other overspenders.
"You cannot of course compare us to other countries, because when you see the confidence on the financial markets, confidence is very high," he told reporters.
Don Melvin contributed to this story.