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October was the most successful month yet for this blog in terms of readership and I want to thank you all for visiting, perhaps even twice daily. My self-esteem is measured entirely in page hits and some day, with your support, I'll have enough confidence to reveal my true identity to the world. I don't blog anonymously? Crap. Oh well. In any case, thanks again.
Why is it that I can go for hundreds of feet at the time in the right lane and only when I'm forced to ride in the door zone as I pass a parked car that I'm passed? Bad luck, I guess.
Sometimes tailgating is a good idea, even though I'm loath the admit it. To clarify, I mean when I tailgate, not when a driver tailgates me, which is never a good idea. When there's two lanes of traffic in the same direction and one lane is stopped (lets say waiting for someone to complete a left turn) and the other lane is moving, I do my damnedest to try to stay as close as practicable to the car in front of me. I do this not because I'm curious about what might or might not be in the back of their hatchback (it's almost never anything cool), but because I don't wait to leave just enough space for a driver in the stopped lane to think that he can switch lanes, which could be rather hazardous to my safety. I think I handled some tricky situations especially well today along Massachusetts, which is a whole street dedicated to tricky situations, and I'm glad that the light sequencing makes it such that I get a chance to stop and congratulate myself for 25 or 30 seconds before heading down Q. Good for me, I thought. Way not to get grievously injured.
Speaking of grievous injury, I noticed fewer dolts out there tonight without lights. Progress? Maybe. But any number higher than zero is still too high. Seriously, if you read this blog and for financial reasons can't afford bicycle lights, please email me [firstname.lastname@example.com] and I will procure you lights. That's how much I care. Because I actually have some skin in the game, not inasmuch as I'm a bicycle advocate, whatever that means, but inasmuch that I don't want to crash into you. I have one general goal for each commute and it's to get my ass to home or to work with as little inconvenience possible and anything that contributes to that, including your having bicycle lights, is greatly appreciated.
Am I paranoid if I think that everyone wants to race me? Do I look like I want to race? Because if you roll up next to me and give me the once over and then anxiously stare at the light waiting for it to change, it sort of looks like you want to race. And really, there's not enough room to race. It's crowded enough with the people driving in it or a UPS van parked in it- it certainly can't handle you trying to get the jump on me.
11th street just isn't working for me any more. It's too craggy and crowded. I need a new southbound route home. 15th doesn't work either. Suggestions? Is it 7th? Is it the MBT? Is it 11th for a little then M then 7th or 5th or 4th or whatever? Is it riding down through Georgetown and making me way east some other way? Is it any route that precludes my asking any more questions?
And here's a bad picture of the Capitol. Speaking of which, someone parked a black BMW by the security gates near the grounds. I think it's meant to be a warning.
It's was fucking amateur hour tonight. It doesn't count if you have a rear light, but don't turn it on for some reason. It's also not cool to try to pass people by riding up on the sidewalk and then swerving back into the bike lane at the next curb cut. Nor is running lights and almost riding directly into me. Seriously, people. I don't want to sound like a jerk, but get your shit together.
Another run-in with the the woman whose fenders I noticed and liked yesterday. Saw her around the same place as I did yesterday. I rode behind her again, but I never really got the chance to say anything until I turned onto A and she kept riding straight down Massachusetts, at which point I said "I like your fenders," which got me a "Ah, yeah, thanks" and a smile. If anyone is writing the worst bike commuter-themed romantic comedy screenplay ever, there's your meet cute. You're welcome.
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I sometimes ride 6th St. to get downtown. It doesn't have a bike lane, but its wide enough that its not really an issue, and it doesn't have quite the amount of traffic that 7th does.ReplyDelete
I like 14th Street best. It generally flows well (ok, this is in the a.m.) except for the long light at Rhode Island Ave.ReplyDelete
Though from Georgetown, it's not a bad ride taking M St to Pennsylvania and riding all the way across that way.
Looking forward to spotting you someday, maybe I too will be overcome with the urge to race you.
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Yaskawa America, Inc. announced that its Motoman Robotics division will move to a new 300,000-sq.-ft. office and production facility to be built just south of Dayton. Construction began in July 2010 with a move-in date of June 2011. The new North American headquarters for Motoman Robotics will combine its current Ohio locations in West Carrolton and Troy, and house 250 to 275 employees.
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UPDATE: Porsche says the Macan will not be built in China, so that was easy to figure out.
After an announcement from Volkswagen's Chinese partner, Chinese media are suggesting that Porsche Macans may be made in China. The news comes from China Car Times , which reports that Mr. Zhai Ming Di, the sales director of Shanghai-VW (one of the two joint venture companies that build and sell Volkswagens in China, go right here for a short explainer) announced that regular VW and Shanghai-VW are in talks to bring two new locally-built luxury vehicles to China. China Car Times reports that the Porsche Macan and the VW Touareg are rumored to be the two luxury vehicles in question. The big reason why Porsche would make the Macan in China is, of course, money. An imported Macan would probably cost about 600,000 yuan or about $98,000, China Car Times explains, while one built domestically could drop down to around 400,000 yuan or $65,000. It is unclear if these Chinese Porsches will be for the Chinese market only.
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Under Linux / UNIX you use lp command to print files from command prompt. lp is quite useful when GUI is not installed on Linux box to print files. The lp command is simply a front end command that calls the lpr command with appropriate options. Its main use is to allow the running of precompiled binary programs and scripts that assume that the lp command is the official printing command.
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Business New Hampshire Magazine selected Hypertherm as one of nine businesses earning 2011 Business of the Year recognition. The award recognizes outstanding business and civic contributions. Hypertherm, Hanover, NH, manufactures manual and automated plasma-arc and laser-beam cutting systems.
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Highlights from FABTECH 2013
FABTECH 2013, the largest metalforming, fabricating, welding and finishing event in North America, set records last November for numbers of attendees and exhibitors as well as for floor space. More than 40,500 attendees visited 1573 exhibitors spread across 650,000 sq. ft. of exhibits at McCormick Place to see live equipment demonstrations and compare products side-by-side to find cost-saving solutions at product displays.
"While breaking our own records is impressive, most important were the reports we received from attendees and exhibitors," says FABTECH show co-manager John Catalano. "Attendees were impressed with the record size and scope of the show and the number of new products and innovative technologies on display, and exhibitors noted brisk sales activity and plentiful leads."
FABTECH attendees and exhibitors in Chicago also raised more than $15,000 for the victims of the severe storms and tornados that devastated Washington, IL, and other areas of the state on November 17th. The five FABTECH co-sponsoring organizations made a financial commitment to start the campaign, with all funds collected going to the American Red Cross to help victims of the storms.
Here is just a small sampling of the new-product introductions spied at FABTECH 2013. Look for more product introductions from FABTECH in future issues of MetalForming, beginning with our waterjet-cutting technology showcase slated for the March issue.
Expand Your Aluminum-Welding Capabilities
The Lincoln Electric Co. Cleveland, OH, introduced its new Power Wave Advanced Module equipped to enable alternating-current (AC) gas-metal-arc welding (GMAW) of aluminum. Fabricators used to gas-tungsten-arc welding (GTAW) of aluminum will find the system to be a nice alternative, we were told by Lincoln officials, as will those welding steel assemblies with large weld-joint gaps.
The Advanced Module reduces burnthrough and optimizes wire-feed speed and oxide cleaning. Its high-frequency starting mode (for GTAW) can be controlled at the wire feeder or power-source user interface.
High-Speed Tube and Pipe Cutting
Mazak Optonics Corp., Elgin, IL, demonstrated for FABTECH attendees its new Tube Gear 2D laser-cutting machine with high-speed capabilities for thin-walled applications. Available with a 2.5- or 4-kW resonator, the machine can process round and rectangular tube and pipe to 6-in. dia. It has a standard 5-in. servo focus torch and can make cuts at a rapid traverse rate to 6300 in./min.
A triple-chuck fixturing system minimizes warp and material vibration, allowing for high-accuracy and high-speed processing of material to 21 in. long. Its ability to firmly grasp the workpiece material enables rotation speeds to 160 RPM during cutting. And, a bundle material-load/unload system allows for increased throughput for large lot sizes weighing as much as 4.2 tons.
Hypertherm Expands Powermax Lineup
Hypertherm, Hanover, NH, used the FABTECH stage to launch the Powermax125, a new plasma-cutting and gouging system capable of cutting 1.5-in.-thick steel at speeds to 18 in./min., with capacity to 2.25 in. When gouging, the power supply enables material removal at 27 lb./hr.
"The Powermax125 provides welders and fabricators with unprecedented power for a portable air plasma system," says product manager Erik Brine."
Hypertherm estimates consumables for the Powermax125 will last up to four times longer than previous models in this amperage range. It offers specially designed consumables for drag cutting, gouging, thin-gauge cutting and automated cutting.
The Powermax125 comes standard with Hypertherm's Smart Sense technology, which automatically sets air pressure for optimum cutting and gouging performance, and turns off power to the torch when the electrode is used up.
Fiber-Laser Cutting Machine Tackles Material Thick and Thin
Fiber-laser manufacturer JDSU, Milpitas, CA, partnered with Amada to introduce to FABTECH attendees Amada's Ensis-3015AJ 2-kw fiber laser that performs like a 4-kw machine. Amada personnel explained that the machine is designed to cut thick (to 35 mm) and thin work simply by changing the beam configuration electronically. With previous cutting systems, a condenser lens had to be manually changed in order to adjust the beam configuration to cut different types of materials. This versatility reportedly results from the advanced fiber-laser design co-developed by JDSU and Amada.
Speaking to trade-press editors, Amada president and CEO Mitsuo Okamoto noted that "around-the-clock productivity is extremely important to Amada's manufacturing customers. Our newest fiber-laser innovation with JDSU provides customers with a major advantage because the flexibility of Ensis allows for virtually no down time during the manufacturing process, regardless of what type of material needs to be cut."
New Family of Inverter-based Welding Machines
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products introduced its new trio of Heliarc inverter-based power supplies for AC/DC GTAW and SMAW welding. Touted is the easy-to-achieve optimized arc settings that enable an operator to weld aluminum using a pointed tungsten, improving arc starts and minimizing heat input.
Heliarc's fast-switching AC process removes the need for high frequency (used for arc starting) during welding, reducing electrical noise and the risk of interference to surrounding electronics. AC frequency control focuses the arc for narrow weld beads and faster travel speed. Used to power AC pulsed GTAW, fabricators will find the machine ideal for welding thin aluminum.
The product family comprises the Heliarc 281i, a 280-A unit for single-phase connections; the Heliarc 283i, a 280-A unit for three-phase connections; and the Heliarc 353i, a 350-A three-phase unit.
Form Tabs in a Turret Press, and Eliminate Secondary Operations
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, MN, demonstrated its new VariBend flexible, multipurpose CNC punch-press tool designed for forming smaller piece parts where using a press brake seems like overkill. Use it to form tabs at any angle to 90 deg. The upper forming tool is lowered onto the sheet until bending begins. Then, the flange is overbent to account for material springback. As the upper tool returns, the desired bend is formed.
Although not required, VariBend is well suited for machines with upforming capabilities and especially for machines with stroke control. Upforming allows the highest form possible for the tool design. Since the die sits lower than a forming die in a normal forming operation, the sheet lies flatter. This increases dimensional accuracy while keeping sheet marking on the bottom side of the sheet.
Better Bonded Abrasive Wheels and Discs
Cubitron II abrasive products, with 3M precision-shaped grain,
aggressively cut through more material, faster. These long-lasting
products, displayed at the 3M Abrasives booth, require less pressure,
which helps to reduce operator fatigue. Use the wheels for beveling,
scale removal and weld leveling.
Loaded with extra abrasive material for extra-long life, Cubitron II flap discs 967A prove ideal for a wide range of jobs around the shop, including one-step grinding and finishing, weld blending and deburring.
Also available: 3M Cubitron II grinding and sanding belts and abrasive discs.
Operator-Friendly Controls Lead the List of Benefits of this New Welding Machine
Built for light-industrial applications, automotive repair and personal users, the new inverter-based Syncrowave 210 TIG welder displayed by Miller Electric Mfg. Co. can single-pass weld material as thick as ¼ in. in a single pass. The machine also marks the debut of Miller's Pro-Set feature, which takes the guesswork out of weld-parameter setting by offering preset controls designed by Miller weld engineers. Users simply select either the DIG or Balance feature and adjust until Pro-Set appears on the display.
"These operator-friendly controls provide speed, convenience and increased user confidence by eliminating the guesswork," says product manager Andrew Pfaller."
Field tested by Wisco Industries, Madison, WI, Wisco welding specialist Michael Pecosky says that "we only had to adjust the amperage for thickness and begin welding. Plus, the arc starts are really smooth.''
The machine draws less power than the previous Syncrowave 200 model, allowing full welding output from 230 V while drawing less than 30 A. The result is lower installation and operational costs.
Fiber-Laser Nozzle Optimized for Stainless-Steel Cutting
Among numerous product innovations displayed at the Trumpf booth was the debut of BrightLine nozzle technology, which accelerates the cutting gas to a high velocity and, using a finely tuned set of parameters, enables cutting of stainless steel to 0.8 in. thick. The setup also proves ideal for cutting highly reflective materials such as copper and aluminum alloys.
As explained by Trumpf engineers at the booth, fabricators also can use the BrightLine nozzle to cut smaller contours than previously possible. And, small holes which previously could only be drilled now can be cut with a laser. Other benefits: spatter-free piercing, and a smooth cut surface and wider kerf to ease part removal from the skeleton.
FABTECH 2013 Set the Tone for a Bountiful 2014
FABTECH 2013 in Chicago set the tone for the upcoming year of international programming by FABTECH's sponsoring partners. FABTECH Canada runs March 18-20, 2014 at the Toronto Congress Centre. On April 10-12, the inaugural FABTECH India, collocated with the India Institute of Welding's Weld India Exhibition, lands in New Delhi. FABTECH Mexico takes place at the Centro Banamex in Mexico City, May 6-8.
And, last but not least, FABTECH 2014 heads south to Atlanta, GA, November 11-13. Learn more at www.fabtechexpo.com.
See also: 3M Abrasive Systems Division, Lincoln Electric Co., Mazak Optonics Corporation, Hypertherm, Inc., Amada North America, Inc, ESAB Welding & Cutting, Mate Precision Tooling, Miller Electric Mfg. Co., TRUMPF Inc.
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The thriving downtown area of Cleveland offers the newly married couple a wealth of photography opportunities to meet any taste and desire. Bring your wedding party to the Hyatt Regency Cleveland at The Arcade, a historic building evocative of a past era driven by the city's industrial tycoons. This elegant, striking hotel shares location with The Arcade, another quintessential Cleveland landmark. The hotel's exterior provides your first photo stop; have your photographer capture the bride and groom beneath the arched stone entryway which creates an idyllic yet natural setting in which to frame a private moment. Next bring your entire bridal party into the picture, arranging several poses and making sure to emphasize the deeper color tones of the stone structure as they contrast with the vividness of your attire. Continue inside as you explore the Hyatt's impressive glass atriums and exquisite lighting. Have your photographer position the party to best highlight the vaulted glass in the background which lends an expansive effect to your photos. Beyond the Hyatt Regency itself lies the vivacious part of downtown Cleveland devoted to emerging art and entertainment. After the serenity of the hotel you might feel inclined to capture a few quirky street shots to really play off the urban vibe of the area of the city.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt offered his condolences Sunday to the families affected by the murder-suicide involving one of his players, calling it "an incredibly difficult 24 hours for our family."
Hunt spoke to The Associated Press on the field before the Chiefs' game against the Carolina Panthers. He said the Chiefs consulted with the league about whether to play the game as scheduled, but ultimately left it up to coach Romeo Crennel and the team captains to decide.
Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli were in the parking lot of the Chiefs' practice facility Saturday morning when linebacker Jovan Belcher shot himself in the head. Belcher had shot his girlfriend multiple times at a nearby residence just minutes earlier.
Hunt said Pioli called him from the parking lot immediately after the shooting, and that he flew from his home in the Dallas to Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.
"I spent the evening last night at the team hotel with them," Hunt said. "I wanted to be there with the team, with the coaches, to let them know I love them and support them and know what they're going through, and particularly the guys who were present in the parking lot when Jovan took his life. I know this has to be incredibly difficult."
The Chiefs had several counselors on hand at the team hotel Saturday night. The NFL and the players' association have also pledged their support to the team.
Hunt said that Belcher was "a player who had not had a long concussion history."
Belcher was in his fourth year with the Chiefs after making the team as an undrafted free agent out of Maine, and team officials said he was particularly close to Pioli.
"We have a lot of players who were struggling, people who had spent countless hours with Jovan over the last several years, the linebacking group in particular," Hunt said. "I know it's going to be difficult for them today. I told them all we can do in a situation like this is pull together as a family and support each other."
Kansas City police have not released a motive for the shooting of 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins, other than to say the couple had been arguing in recent days.
They left behind a 3-month-old daughter, Zoe.
"We lost two members of the Chiefs family," Hunt said. "Kasandra was part of our Chiefs women's organization, and had done things in the community with the CWO group. They have a daughter now, Zoe, who is an orphan. I can't imagine how difficult that's going to be for her."
Hunt said that he had a number of conversations Saturday with Commissioner Roger Goodell on whether to play the game against Carolina as scheduled. Ultimately, Hunt asked Crennel to discuss with team captains how they wanted to proceed.
"Of course, the captains had been in conversation with their teammates," Hunt said, "and they unanimously believed the right thing to do was play the game."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend Saturday, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of his coach and general manager, thanking them for all they'd done before turning the gun on himself.
Authorities did not release a possible motive for the murder-suicide, though police said that Belcher and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins, had been arguing recently. The two of them have a 3-month-old girl who was being cared for by family.
Belcher thanked general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel before shooting himself in the parking lot of the team's practice facility, police spokesman Darin Snapp said. Police had locked it down by mid-morning and reporters were confined to the street just outside the gates.
The team said it would play its home game against the Carolina Panthers as scheduled on Sunday at noon local time "after discussions between the league office, Head Coach Romeo Crennel and Chiefs team captains."
A spokesman for the team told The Associated Press that Crennel plans to coach on Sunday.
Belcher was a 25-year-old native of West Babylon, N.Y., on Long Island, who played college ball at Maine. He signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent, made the team and stayed with it for four years, moving into the starting lineup. He'd played in all 11 games this season.
"The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy," Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement.
"We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted," Hunt said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the authorities and work to ensure that the appropriate counseling resources are available to all members of the organization."
The NFL released a statement that also expressed sympathy and said, "We have connected the Chiefs with our national team of professional counselors to support both the team and the families of those affected. We will continue to provide assistance in any way that we can."
Authorities reported receiving a call Saturday morning from a woman who said her daughter had been shot multiple times at a residence about five miles from the Arrowhead complex. The call came from Belcher's mother, who referred to the victim as her daughter, leading to some initial confusion.
"She treated Kasandra like a daughter," Snapp said. Belcher's mother, who is from New York, had recently moved in with the couple, "probably to help out with the baby," Snapp said.
Police then received a phone call from the Chiefs' training facility.
"The description matched the suspect description from that other address. We kind of knew what we were dealing with," Snapp said. The player was "holding a gun to his head" as he stood in front of the front doors of the practice facility.
"And there were Pioli and Crennel and another coach or employee was standing outside and appeared to be talking to him. It appeared they were talking to the suspect," Snapp said. "The suspect began to walk in the opposite direction of the coaches and the officers and that's when they heard the gunshot. It appears he took his own life."
The coaches told police they never felt in any danger, Snapp said.
"They said the player was actually thanking them for everything they'd done for him," he said. "They were just talking to him and he was thanking them and everything. That's when he walked away and shot himself."
At Belcher's mother's home on Long Island, relatives declined to talk to reporters. A purple SUV in the home's driveway was flying a small Kansas City Chiefs flag.
Perkin's Facebook page shows the couple smiling and holding the baby.
"His move to the NFL was in keeping with his dreams," said Jack Cosgrove, who coached Belcher at the University of Maine. "This is an indescribably horrible tragedy."
Belcher is the latest among several players and NFL retirees to die from self-inflicted gunshot wounds in the past couple of years. The death of the beloved star Junior Seau, who shot himself in the chest in at his California home last May, sent shockwaves around the league.
Seau's family, like those of other suicide victims, has donated his brain tissue to determine if head injuries he sustained playing football might be linked to his death.
Belcher did not have an extensive injury history, though the linebacker showed up on the official injury report on Nov. 11, 2009, as being limited in practice with a head injury. Belcher played four days later against the Oakland Raiders.
Earlier this year, the NFL provided a grant to help establish an independently operated phone service that connects players, coaches, team officials and other staff with counselors trained to work through personal and emotional crises. The NFL Life Line is available 24 hours a day.
Kansas City Mayor Sly James said that he spoke to Pioli after the shooting.
"I can tell you that you have absolutely no idea what it's like to see someone kill themselves," James said. "You can take your worst nightmare and put someone you know and love in that situation, and give them a gun and stand three feet away and watch them kill themselves. That's what it's like.
"It's unfathomable," James said. "It's something you would love to wash away from your mind, but you can't do it. There's nothing like it. I don't what else to tell you. Think about your worst nightmare and multiply it by five."
The season has been a massive disappointment for the Chiefs, who were expected to contend for the AFC West title. They're just 1-10 and mired in an eight-game losing streak marked by injuries, poor play and fan upheaval, with constant calls the past several weeks for Pioli and Crennel to be fired.
The Twitter account for a fan group known as "Save Our Chiefs" recently surpassed 80,000 followers, about 17,000 more than the announced crowd at a recent game. The group was organizing a "Can Scott Pioli" food drive for Sunday that has since been canceled.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP & KSHB-TV) — Police say a 25-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player was involved in two shootings Saturday, one of which occurred in the parking lot near Arrowhead Stadium.
NBC station KSHB in KC is identifying the player as Jovan Belcher.
KSHB reports Belcher's girlfriend was shot at a suburban home.
The woman's mother says Belcher shot her several times. She died at the hospital.
A short time later, police received a call about an armed man at the Chiefs' practice facility.
They arrived to find Belcher with a gun pointed to his head and coaches around him in a parking lot.
Belcher pulled the trigger as police pulled up.
The Chiefs issued a statement saying, "We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning. We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation."
The NFL is meeting to discuss what will happen to tomorrow's scheduled game against the Panthers.


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On his trip to South America and the Caribbean, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), during a state banquet in Paraguay, talked of how Taiwan's unemployment rate stood at only 4.14 percent, to the envy of his hosts and the diplomats in attendance, including Spain and Chile. Without any disrespect to the nation's allies, for Ma to brag about his record in office truly was a case of the poor man flaunting his wealth in front of beggars.
Sadder still, just as the president was bragging to our diplomatic allies overseas, the public was busy tearing into the government back at home.
The "818 Tear Down the Government" sit-in protest on Aug. 18 remonstrated that the government's exorbitant fines and land grabs have not only violated people's property rights, they have also shunted workers, faced with low salaries and high property prices, between a rock and a hard place. Young people — usually so indifferent to politics — are taking to the streets, giving vent to their various grievances.
It is not just a matter of the forced demolitions of people's houses in Dapu Borough (大埔) in Miaoli County. It is not just the senseless death of army corporal Hung Chung-chiu (洪仲丘). It is the multitude of injustices that exist within Taiwanese society. It is a shame that Ma prefers to compare Taiwan to less fortunate nations and drag out statistics to pretend all is well at home, rather than look at how other countries are faring and reflecting on how he could improve society.
Spain is one of Europe's PIIGS, an acronym referring to the European countries whose economic development was particularly badly hit in the financial crisis: Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Latin American countries' manufacturing structure is different from ours. Countries like Chile and Paraguay depend heavily on exports of agricultural goods and raw materials.
Other allies on Ma's itinerary — Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — have little more than tourism to rely on. These are all developing nations with an annual GDP per head below NT$20,000. For Ma to compare Taiwan with these countries serves only to make him feel good.
The hollowing out of Taiwan's industry makes it harder for people to find jobs. Taiwan has more than 200,000 new graduates thrust into the job market each year, only to find there are few opportunities. They have no option but to sacrifice their training and specialty and to go into labor-intensive and relatively low-paid professions.
This ramps up supply and suppresses salary levels in the service sector. Industry becomes less able to create jobs, and powerless to offer higher pay, which explains why salaries in Taiwan have stagnated over the past 16 years.
Taiwan's wealth disparity is now even more serious than in Japan and South Korea. Increasing numbers of people, while not unemployed, are counted among the ranks of the "working poor," grinding away day by day, but unable to benefit from the fruits of economic growth and finding it ever more difficult to make ends meet.
There is an increasing sense of tension in society; the public is feeling more aggrieved as every day goes by. If all Ma can do is say that things are okay, and that 4.14 percent unemployment is not that bad, then there will be more people standing up trying to pull down the government. As long as Ma is in power, life will be difficult in Taiwan.


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Both schools' bands continued to play as the opposing team lined up on offense, despite repeated warnings from officials and—gasp—the public address announcer. Conference rules prohibit the bands from playing after a team breaks from the huddle, but who are they to cut "When The Saints Go Marching In" off in the middle of the song?
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Sine Mora, the brutal but rather lush side-scrolling shooter from Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality has launched on American PSN for both PS3 and PS Vita today. Expect it in your local territory soon. Get pricing and the official launch trailer below.
Sine Mora out on PC, watch the launch trailer here
Sine Mora launched this week on PC, and to celebrate Kalypso Media Digital and Digital Reality have released a lovely PC launch trailer. The PC release supports full 1080p at 60 FPS, and for the next 50 minutes, you can get it for 10% off on Steam for $8.99. It will run you $1 more […]
Sine Mora headed to PC next week
Sine Mora, one of the most gorgeous modern shm'ups you'll ever see, is coming to PC very soon.
Sine Mora to release for PS3 via PSN "soon"
Sine Mora will not only be released on PSN for Vita "soon," but for PS3 as well, according to a press release from Grasshopper and Digital Reality.
Sine Mora to release on Vita with exclusive content "soon"
Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture have announced Sine Mora for Vita along with content exclusive for the handheld.
ACB listings indicate Sine Mora PSN release
Sine Mora looks set to make its PSN bow after an XBLA exclusivity period, if listings from the Australian Classification Board are a pointer.
Sine Mora trailer goes for launch
As if Sam's segment featuring the first 10 minutes of gameplay from Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality's time manipulation shooter Sine Mora wasn't enough to get you pumped for the Xbox Live title, we now present you with the launch trailer. It's below. Get the game today for 1200 Microsoft Points.
First 10 minutes of XBLA shooter Sine Mora capped
Grasshopper Manufacture's time manipulation shooter Sine Mora launches on Xbox Live Marketplace today, and VG247's video mastermind Sam Clay has produced a segment featuring the first 10 minutes of gameplay. The sch'mup game co-developed by Digital Reality will run you 1200 Microsoft Points.
Sine Mora to cost 1200 MS points - new trailer
Grasshopper twin-stick shooter Sine Mora will cost 1200 MS points when it launches on Xbox Live Marketplace on March 21, the company's announced. Along with the price info, a new trailer was released. Get it below the break, via Joystiq.
Sine Mora to release through Xbox Live March 21
Digital Reality announced the release date for Sine Mora via Grasshopper Manufacture's Facebook page yesterday, and it was done through a contest in which the firm tasked the community with guessing the date.
Sine Mora trailer details Insane difficulty setting
There are two kinds of sch'mup player – the kind that plays on normal, and the kind that has enhanced synaptic response and a wide masochistic streak. The latter are probably keen on Sine Mora's "insane" difficulty setting.
Sine Mora to release exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade
Digital Reality has announced that Sine Mora, the shoot'em up based on time manipulation co-developed with Grasshopper Manufacture, is to be an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive with Microsoft as its publisher. Sine Mora is a diesel-punk shmup with scaling difficulty, containing both a Story and Arcade Mode with over 60 combinations of planes, characters and […]
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Crowning Achievements Deliver Press Brake Accuracy and Process Efficiency
Crowning—the method by which press brakes compensate for deflections in the upper beam and lower bed when pressure is applied—occurs by different methods depending on the make and model of press brake. And while any type of crowning system is better than none at all, fabricators must carefully consider the effectiveness of the crowning system when comparing and contrasting the press-brake models on the market.
Any time pressure is applied to the machine, deflection occurs and is directly related to the amount of pressure applied, where it is applied and over what area. For a crowning system to be effective, it not only must account for all of these variables, but also must be able to adjust for them on the fly, without operator input.
Springback Problem?
While you may believe that you have a springback problem, it's more likely you have a crowning problem being attributed to springback. According to Hooke's Law, springback is proportional to force, which is proportional to material tensile strength. The reason a fabricator may experience a large variation in bend angle from one workpiece to another—when the material's tensile strength changes—has more to do with the pressure required to complete the bend than the actual amount of springback.
Consider, for example, bending a section of ¼-in. plate to a 90-deg. angle in a press brake. Assuming 3 deg. of springback (typical for steel) and a tensile-strength variation of 10 percent; the amount of springback, therefore, also will change by 10 percent. This results in an angle variation of only ±0.3 deg. What causes fabricators to experience angle variations much larger than this? The answer: insufficient crowning.
When tensile strength increases by 10 percent, the press brake must apply 10 percent more force to bend the part. This means that the press brake needs an additional 10 percent crowning and 10 percent added frame-deflection compensation. While most machines will compensate for frame deflection in process, very few will change the crowning as the press brake operates. In fact, it would be impossible to change the crowning on any type of mechanical crowning system in process, since these types of presses are not adjustable under load. In these cases, insufficient crowning results in an open angle, often attributed to springback.
Dynamic Crowning the Noble Solution
With a dynamic crowning system rather than a mechanical system, as the pressure changes so does the amount of crowning. In-process crowning compensation minimizes springback variation.
Behaving similarly to changes in material properties, changes in sheet thickness also will affect bend-angle repeatability, and dynamic crowning helps here, too. As in the springback case described above, when thickness changes so does the required pressure from the press-brake ram. A different amount of ram and bed deflection results and, unless the press brake adequately compensates, a different bend angle is formed. A 10-percent change in material thickness requires a 20-percent change in pressure, which demands a 20-percent change in crowning.
While many press brakes on the market today offer some sort of thickness measurement and compensation, the question that fabricators should ask: How does the press brake adapt its crowning to the change in pressure, which the change in thickness required? Without an adaptive crowning system, it is impossible to adjust the crowning to the changing pressure.
Crowning Systems: A Regal Past
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, two decidedly different crowning systems were introduced into the market. One comprises a mechanical solution using opposing wedges, each with a different slope angle. A hand crank or CNC motor shifts all of the top wedges lengthwise in reference to the bottom wedges, creating a curve with which the deflection in the press brake can be compensated for automatically. However, as previously noted, this crowning method cannot be adjusted while under load. A fabricator must apply the crown before bending (pre-crown), and cannot adjust the crown if tonnage changes.
For a crowning system to be truly adaptive, it must compensate for changing pressure, for workpiece position on the press-brake bed, and for bend length. Many factors affect bending pressure, including material tensile strength, grain direction, thickness and hardness. In order for a crowning system to be effective, it must be able to adjust as these parameters change. Crowning is required because of machine deflection; machine deflection directly relates to bending pressure. If the pressure changes, so does the deflection. Shouldn't the crowning as well?
While this is easily accomplished with a hydraulic crowning system, it simply is not possible with a mechanical wedge system. The best a fabricator can hope for is that the process variables do not change and that actual tonnage does not vary from the programmed tonnage.
Adjusting for Off-Center Loading
Many press brakes struggle to form straight parts as the fabricator moves the workpiece a from the center of the machine. Most solve this with some type of automatic ram-tilt feature included with the press brake. However, the root cause of the phenomenon is an inadequate crowning system. For example, assume that the actual pressure used for a job is the pressure programmed in, but the fabricator decides to bend toward the left side of the machine instead of in the middle. Moving closer to the side frame and hydraulic cylinder results in significantly less deflection in the upper beam and bed than would be present had the workpiece been centered in the machine. Without adjusting the crowning system, a different bend angle will result on one end of the part than on the other.
To avoid this inconsistent bend angle along the part, a dynamic crowning system will independently measure the pressure on each side of the press brake, calculate the bending location and adjust the multiple crowning cylinders accordingly, all on the fly and invisible to the operator.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye—Crowning Helps with Short Parts and Long
"Crowning is only required on long parts," some might say. This, however, simply is not true. If you apply 50 tons of force over a 10-ft. bend length, much less deflection of the upper beam and bed results than if you were to apply 50 tons over a 1-ft. area located in the center of the machine. Therefore, since more deflection of the upper and lower beam results when applying pressure only to the center of the press brake, you need much more crowning to achieve the same relative bottom-dead-center position.
While it is true that a simple angle correction can be made to achieve the target angle in the middle of the machine, why should you have to correct for errors in your crowning system? Shouldn't the machine be able to compensate for its own deflections? Unfortunately, most do not. The crowning calculation for most machines is based strictly on tonnage—program 50 tons, you get 50 tons worth of crowning. Not so with dynamic crowning systems, as fabricators using them can attest to a reduction or elimination of setup pieces; avoiding the need to check parts within a batch run; and less operator training.
In fact, the entire crowning system is completely invisible to the operator. With a dynamic crowning system, fabricators can expect to reduce labor time and required skill level, slash inventory costs, reduce lead time, minimize scrap, increase productivity and improve quality. MF
See also: Bystronic Inc.
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I am taking an online course led by Dr. Helen Barrett called Introduction to E-Portfolios in K-12 Schools. I will share many of my notes and reflections on my ePortfolio learning blog: Chip's ePortfolio Learning.
Flipping/Blending/Disrupting the Classroom with Online Video23 Jan
With advances in video-capture technology and the introduction of more affordable mobile devices, many teachers are changing the nature of their instruction using online videos. Some are even "flipping" the classroom, assigning lectures for homework, and reserving in-class time for what were traditionally homework assignments.
What is Flipping?
Flipping the classroom is an "'inverted' teaching structure in which instructional content is delivered outside class, and engagement with the content … is done in class" (Ojalvo and Doyne).
Flipping instruction is part of a larger movement to blend or disrupt the classroom, using online technologies to take learning out of brick-and-mortar buildings and into students' everyday lives.
Flipping your classroom is so much more than providing your students with access to online video tutorials. The concept is much more embedded in providing students differentiated experiences, extending beyond the classrooms more effectively. It allows teachers to much more easily engage their students in small group and or one on one (Meech).
The Khan Academy Model
While Salman Khan was not the first to consider flipping the classroom, he is the most famous due to his disruptive Khan Academy website, famously championed by Bill Gates, and featured in a TED talk.
On this website, Khan has created targeted instructional videos on a variety of instructional topics. In addition to providing videos, the site also includes practice and review questions. Teachers can create accounts to keep track of student progress on the site.
However, even the Khan Academy realizes the importance of the brick-and-mortar school in their vision for the future. As "blended learning" becomes "the latest buzzword — that is, a blend of offline and computer-mediated/online instruction — Khan Academy is now eyeing building its own school" (Watters, 2011).
Critiques of the Khan Academy and Flipping in General
However, even proponents of flipping argue that it's not for everyone. Critics of online learning and the Khan Academy in particular argue that the one-size-fit-all model may be inappropriate for certain facets of instruction. By focusing primarily on technology, many proponents of online instruction de-emphasize the traditional role of the teacher:
However, "teachers don't scale," said Khan. You can't simply replicate teachers the way you can print textbooks, so the trick, according to Khan is to make sure those "good ones" can have their instruction broadcast as widely as possible (Watters, 2010.)
Also, using video to teach reinforces an old pedagogy of education that many progressive teachers believe we should move away from (Noschese). Instead of focusing on the same old drill-and-kill form of education, these teachers argue that we should be incorporating more experiences for hands-on-learning. (It should be noted that proponents of true flipping the classroom argue that by making video lectures the homework for a class, it frees up in-class time for other models of learning. (Roshan).)
Teachers who choose to create their own videos quickly learn that filming, editing and publishing lectures can be quite complicated. In addition, after creating videos to be viewed as homework, teachers still have to prepare lessons to fill all the class time now available to them. In some ways, flipping the classroom could theoretically double the teacher's work load, and some teachers may not have enough time at their disposal.
Another important factor to consider is the digital divide. Many teachers cannot assume that computer or Internet access are available from home. In order to truly flip your class, students should ideally have consistent Internet access from home. While mobile devices are becoming cheaper, not all students have the capability to stream video easily over these devices (Nielsen).
What Teachers can do in their classroom
- Embed or link to videos on content management systems.
- Create an account, and assign students videos and assessments using Khan Academy.
- Consider creating your own learning objects by creating screencast videos easily.
- Flip your own professional development (Truss).
Tools to easily create Screencasts
Bozeman Biology – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qySegNxtiNg
Screen-capture Software:
- Screenflow $99 – This software, the favorite of many bloggers and podcasters, allows you to "record the contents of your entire monitor while also capturing your video camera, microphone and your computer audio."
- Jing free (limited)/$14.95 per year – TechSmith, the makers of Camtasia, created this lightweight, easy-to-use screen capture software with both free and paid accounts.
- Screenr free (limited)/variety of paid options- This web-based video recording system allows you to make webcasts without downloading any software.
- iShowU $29.95 – This Mac-only screen-casting allows you to easily record your screen, as well as your video camera and microphone.
- Camtasia $99 – One of the first screen-capturing tools, TechSmith's Camtasia offers versions for both Mac and PC and is ideally suited for your screen-capturing and editing needs.
- ScreenChomp (for iPads) – This app by TechSmith allows you to turn your iPad into a screen-capturing tool.
Other Editing Software:
- Skitch – This Mac and Android app allows you to easily annotate images and other still-pictures for learning.
- WeVideo – This cloud-based video editor allows you to collaboratively edit videos online.
Host your Resources Online:
Share your screencasts and other learning resources with your students using these tools
- Present.Me free(limited) / various paid accounts (for PowerPoints and Video) – If you don't want to deal with screen-capturing software, consider uploading a PowerPoint to Present.Me, and then film yourself going through the presentation. Present.Me displays your video next to your PowerPoint so students can follow along.
- Slideshare (for PowerPoints) – Don't have time for videos? Share your lessons as PowerPoints using this resource. Consider using Slideshare's Zipcast feature to schedule an online meeting.
- Vimeo (for Video) – Create a Vimeo account to house your screenshots. With Vimeo you can privatize videos so that they can only be accessed with a password.
Best Practices: Resources for Flipping the Classroom:
- The Flipped Class Network – This site is a professional learning community for teachers using vodcasting in the classroom.
- USM Flipped Classroom – On this Google Site, the Electric Educator, John Sowash provides resources for flipping the classroom as part of a workshop for teachers.
- 15 Schools Using Flipped Classrooms Right Now – In this article, Jeff Dunn writes for Edudemic about 15 schools that are currently implementing some form of the flipped classroom model. Click on the links about these schools to learn more.
Related Trends:
Bring your Own Tech, Mobile Devices, 1-to-1
Sources Cited:
- Five Ways to Flip Your Classroom With The New York Times
Epstein Ojalvo, Holly and Doyne, Shannon
NYT: The Learning Network. Dec 12, 2011.
- Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education
Khan, Salman.
TED 2011. Mar. 2011.
- Dear Educators: An Open Letter from EdReach
Meech, Scott.
EdReach. Nov 14, 2011.
- Five Reasons I'm not Flipping Over the Flipped Classroom
Nielsen, Lisa.
The Innovative Educator. Oct 8, 2011.
- Khan Academy : My Final Remarks.
Noschese, Frank.
Action-Reaction. May 20, 2011.
- How I Use the "Backwards Classroom" Model to Engage my Students
Roshan, Stacey.
The Daily Riff. Nov 9, 2011.
- The Pro-D Flip
Truss, David.
The November Learning Blog. Oct 18, 2011.
- Khan Academy's Salman Khan – Teacher to the World
Watters, Audrey.
Hack Education. Nov 17, 2010.
- Khan Academy Gets $5 Million to Expand Faculty & Platform & to Build a Physical School
Watters, Audrey.
Hack Education. Nov 4, 2011.
Other Articles For Further Research:
- Khan Academy Is Not The Progressive Model You Are Looking For
Barrett, Tom.
EdTe.ch. Dec 6, 2011.
- The Flipped Classroom Model: A Full Picture.
Gerstein, Jackie.
User-Generated Education. Jun 13, 2011.
- Khan Academy and the mythical math cure
Martinez, Sylvia.
Generation YES Blog. Apr 2, 2011.
- Khan Academy is an Indictment of Education.
Noschese, Frank.
Action-Reaction. Mar 30, 2011.
- Think Tank: Flip-thinking – the new buzz word sweeping the US
Pink, Daniel.
The Telegraph. Sep 12, 2010.
- The Wrath Against Khan: Why Some Educators Are Questioning Khan Academy
Watters, Audrey.
Hack Education. Jul 19, 2011.
For more resources on Flipping the Classroom, check out my Diigo account:


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On Monday at 1 p.m. the Navy will give a name to its next Virginia-class attack submarine — until now referred to only by its hull number, SSN 791.
The boat is being built by Newport News Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Electric Boat, and it is likely be named for a U.S. state, in keeping with the latest Navy naming conventions.
But what might it be called, and who decides?
Ships are named by Navy secretaries — in this case former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus — under the direction of the president and considering the recommendations of Congress, according to a December 2011 report prepared by the Navy.
Though Mabus has favored state names for submarines, that has not always been the case among his predecessors.
The first Navy sub was named for its inventor, John Phillip Holland, and the second was named the USS Plunger, a description of the boat's diving capabilities. Since then, the boats have been named for both aquatic and land animals (Halibut, Sea Wolf and Tarantula, to name a few); famous Americans (Patrick Henry, Theodore Roosevelt and King Kamehameha of Hawaii); and cities (Los Angeles, Toledo and Hampton, which is named jointly for cities in Virginia, Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina).
But since the mid-1970s, when the USS Ohio was ordered and built, all but four submarines have been named for states.
According to the Navy report Mabus "subscribes to the thinking … that the Naval Register should always include ships named after states of the union, 'so as to maintain the valuable relationship this promotes between the Navy and the citizens of individual states.'"
So far he has named five boats for five states, picking states that "had been absent the longest from the U.S. Naval Register": Illinois, Washington, Colorado, Indiana and South Dakota.
While Mabus has the authority to break from the tradition he has thus far followed, if he continues to choose state names long absent from naval ships, several stick out as possibilities.
According to a Congressional Research Service report, "there is a small handful of states for which the most time – 90 years – has passed since a ship named for the state has been in commissioned service with the Navy as a combat asset, and for which no ship by that name is currently under construction."
They are: Delaware, Kansas, Montana, Oregon and Vermont, and the last ships to bear all the states' names were battleships.
The last USS Oregon was decommissioned in 1919. The decommissioning of the USS Vermont came a year later. The USS Kansas was pulled from service in 1921 followed by the USS Delaware in 1923.
The first USS Montana was launched in Newport News in 1906, but it was renamed the Missoula in 1920. Construction of the battleship Montana was stopped in 1922 because of an international treaty limiting the size of the U.S. Navy and other war fleets around the globe.
In the early 1940s the name USS Montana was to grace the lead ship in a new breed of battleships, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command. But the class of ships never got beyond the design phase because by 1943 the Navy had recognized the need for more aircraft carriers, deciding "the battleship was no longer the dominant element of sea power."
You decide
The public has no formal role in naming submarines, but you can go to http://www.dailypress.com to vote on what you think should be the name of the fast-attack submarine known now by its hull number, SSN 791.


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