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Cycling equals freedom and an excuse to dine well
There are many things, people say, that are "just like riding a bicycle." Among them, happily, is riding a bicycle.
Who among us does not remember that first bike of our youth? Or that feeling of independence that came when our worlds expanded to include everything within pedaling distance from home?
I've been riding bikes off and on for close to four decades now and I have to say, with the coming of spring, the anticipation of exploring northern Maine's highways and byways on two wheels is as high as it ever was.
These days I alternate between a nice carbon-fiber road bike on tires that always look as thin as dimes and a rugged mountain bike, depending on my cycling mood on any given day.
Do I want to head into town for a cup of coffee in the morning? Or maybe a ride around Long Lake? If so, out comes the road bike, a model far more suited to pavement and tar than the dirt and gravel of the St. John Valley's back settlements.
When it's dirt I desire, the mountain bike rolls out and I'll spend hours cruising past the ponds, potato fields and old farms of the settlements.
It wasn't always like this. Back when I learned how to ride, the notion of having one bike for every type of riding conditions was unheard of.
Instead, I and my friends cruised around on Schwinn or Huffy bikes tricked out with banana seats and "sissy-bars" — those high rising, metal loops attached to the seat or rear fender.
Really cool kids had three-speed bikes, though most of us had what my mother referred to as a multispeed — as many speeds as you could pedal.
Brakes were certainly never on the handlebar — they were part of the pedals and stopping was achieved by backpedaling, which locked the back tire. Really good backpedalers could brake and lay down an impressive skid mark at the same time.
My first bike was a beast of a machine. A green Schwinn at least three sizes too big for me with a metal basket on the front, massive balloon tires and a bell.
It cost $10, weighed a ton, had the turning radius of an aircraft carrier and I loved it from the moment the older brother of one of my friends taught me how to ride one summer day.
I'll never forget hearing Tony running along beside me, assuring me he was holding on to the bike and all I had to do was pedal.
After a moment, I could no longer hear his footfalls, so — still pedaling for all I was worth — I turned my head and saw him standing back in the road, arms crossed and grinning ear to ear as I accomplished my first ever unassisted bike ride — directly into a tree.
Eventually over that summer the elements of balance, momentum, turning and braking all came together and a cyclist was born.
About 10 years ago I got back into cycling with serious commitment and — as happens with so many activities — discovered there are a number of like-minded people.
These are folks who agree a bad day on a bicycle is better than the best day at work.
(It should be noted that, while I agree with that premise, in the winter months I swap out "dog sled" for "bicycle.")
There are no official records on how many bicyclists there are in Maine, but according to Nancy Grant, executive director of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, 6,000 of them are registered with her group.
"We feel that number is way lower than the actual number of people who enjoy bicycling in Maine," Grant said.
As a card-carrying BCM member, I look forward to the annual sign of the start of the cycling season — the arrival of the coalition's rides and events calendar in the mail.
From Portland to Fort Kent and all points in between, organizations and clubs sponsor fun rides, charity rides and races throughout the summer and fall.
Since I tend to be a somewhat goal-oriented individual, I've found signing up for one or more of those rides is the kick in the bike shorts needed to keep focused on training rides.
This year the goals include the 62-mile Tour de la Vallee Ride in Fort Kent, benefiting the local Edgar J. Paradis Cancer Fund; and the 70-mile Dempsey Challenge, benefiting the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope & Healing.
Cycling can be a solitary endeavor, but sharing the road with fellow two-wheelers has afforded me the opportunity to meet some of the most inspirational people I know.
There's Penny McHatten, a longtime cyclist from Presque Isle who puts more than 1,000 miles on her bike every summer.
Though Penny suffers from asthma and other health concerns that would keep a lesser woman home and sedentary, the only thing that keeps her beloved bright pink Trek road bike in the garage is heavy rain.
"Rain," she will tell you, "is what you get caught in, not what you ride in."
Every August, Penny marks her birthday with a special ride covering one mile for each year. Last year she turned 65 — it's pretty easy and pretty impressive math to do.
I've had some great rides with Penny who not only knows some of the best routes in central Aroostook County, but also the best places to grab lunch.
"Ride to eat" is her oft-spoke motto.
Of course, that does not always play out so well.
Several years ago Penny, I and another friend planned a 50-mile ride in the St. John Valley.
Halfway through we stopped for what we considered a well-earned breakfast.
OK, so no one forced us to pile on the omelets made-to-order, home fries or French toast, but man oh man was it ever tasty!
Ever ridden 25 miles on a full-to-bursting stomach? It's not pretty.
Now we gorge at the end of the rides.
Through Penny I've met the members of Spokes for Hope, a collection of cyclists from around northern Maine who, each Labor Day Weekend, pedal from Fort Kent to Kittery to bring attention to cancer and support for finding a cure.
Grant feels cycling is growing in popularity around Maine and said the activity is exploding in southern Maine.
The Bicycle Coalition of Maine annually works to provide education and resources for riders and drivers reminding people that the roads are there for motorized and nonmotorized travel.
This week I was reminded how simple and deep the joy of cycling is when a friend bought a new bike — her first in many, many years.
Coming in from taking one on a test drive outside the shop, she beamed and announced, "Wow, that was really fun."
Who knows, maybe the Bicycle Coalition of Maine's membership just jumped to 6,001.
This year I have a bit of a learning curve ahead of me as I finally bowed to peer pressure and put new pedals on my bike — the kind you "clip" into and thus become one with the bike.
Of course, if you don't clip out in time, there is the danger of tipping over and being one with the bike in a heap on the ground.
Everyone who already has them tells me how simple they are to use.
Apparently, it's just like riding a bike.
Information on the Bicycle Coalition of Maine is available on its website at www.bikemaine.org.
Julia Bayly of Fort Kent is an award-winning writer and photographer who frequently submits articles to the Bangor Daily News. Her column appears here every other Friday. She can be reached by email at email@example.com.


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treitz3 wrote:OO, Caig De-Oxit is a contact/connection cleaner. Don has an issue with the volume pot on his TFM-75. It most likely makes a scratching sound that is audible through the speakers at all volume levels when the knob is either turned up or down. When we pop the top of the unit to gain access to the volume control potentiometer, we'll spray the Caig De-Oxit into it while turning the knob all of the way up and down about 50-60 times. As soon as the chemical solution drys, there will be absolutely no audible noise whatsoever because the contacts will be clean.OconeeOrange wrote:Have that, but since I am new at this, why?
If there is an audiophile secret there - share the info.
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With turbulent spring storms serving as a backdrop, U.S. equity markets have been weathering a flurry of 2014 headwinds, including the housing slowdown, avoidance of a near 10% correction in small-cap stocks and the growth and momentum retracement of last year's best winners. Add in Ukraine's territorial debacle with Russia and additional overseas challenges in China and the broader emerging markets, investors sure have had a lot on their plates to be concerned about. But let's take a moment to step back and re-examine a key element that undergirds market performance – corporate earnings growth or the lack thereof. Earnings Do Matter It often seems like quarterly earnings seasons are never-ending perpetual events, with only about one month transpiring before the next one starts. Yet corporate top and bottom lines (sales and profits) reports relative to analysts' forecasts are important measures of the health of a company. They also serve as determinants to help interpret future outlook. Indeed, equity valuations are primarily a reflection of a company's perceived ability to deliver future earnings growth, and secondarily for dividend-paying stocks, the company's ability to sustain and grow its cash distributions. This is the reason why some company's shares, that miss their Wall Street earnings expectations, often appreciate when their earnings reports contain improved "forward guidance" views. So How Has the Quarter Been Shaping Up? From the get-go, investors and analysts alike have been wrestling with how to interpret lackluster results reported during the start of the first quarter earnings season. Perhaps swayed by reduced retail sales data during the harsh winter weather, analysts' consensus forecast in March had called for earnings on S&P 500 companies to grow by just 0.9% year-over-year. As this estimate was down from a January 1, 2014 outlook for a 5% increase, it appeared the bar was set quite low. However, based on the changing fortunes of the reporting season, analysts' consensus view during April spanned from a dire April 15th tax day outlook for a 1.2% YoY decline in first quarter profits to an April 30th view for a 3.4% expansion in profits from the same period last year. With the earnings season over 90% complete, of the 453 of the S&P 500 companies who have thus far reported results, approximately 76% have exceeded analysts' consensus forecasts, while around 53% have topped their revenue projections. Overall to date, first quarter earnings on reporting S&P 500 companies have grown by 5.1%, while sales are up 2.9%. Quite favorably, this means actual results have largely beaten the worrisome winter-weather induced early estimate adjustments and retuned back slightly above the view at the beginning of the year.Forward-Looking Investment Implications With 2014's severe winter-weather slowdown proving to be transitory and not undermining first quarter earnings, we continue to recommend maintaining exposures to equities relative to each individual's risk tolerances, and we have a slight bias to developed markets over emerging markets. We further reiterate our overarching imperative to maintain fully diversified portfolios, including the use of alternative-based investment strategies to help limit volatility.
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This is one of the most delicious soups I have ever made. I based it off this recipe, but with a significant variation which saved two hours of cooking time, turning it into a soup that could be made in 20 minutes.
It involves:
5 oz dry cured chorizo (I used Daniele chorizo, which I am completely addicted to)
1 small onion
2-3 large cloves garlic
2 big handfuls (?) of brussel sprouts
1 small bag frozen shelled soybeans
1 small sausage (I used Garrett County Farm chorizo, because I love it, but any sausage that you love will work)
Chicken broth (I use Knorr chicken broth powder and water)
Finely dice the dry cured chorizo and put it into a pot over low heat. As the fat renders and it gets crispy, chop your onion. Add the onion, stir, then mince the garlic and add that. Let this saute over the same low-ish heat until the onion is translucent. Also, fill your kettle with water and set it to boil (unless you're using actual chicken broth, in which case, boil that)
Meanwhile, wash your brussel sprouts, trim off the ends, and halve them. When the onion is good to go, add the brussel sprouts and toss them. Let them fry a bit - rumor has it, this is what gets rid of the bitterness. When the water/chicken broth boils, pour 6 cups of it into the mix (adding chicken broth powder if you're going that route.) - actually, you might wanna do 5 cups and one cup water, depending on how salty your chicken broth is. Mine was just a hare too salty. Anyhow, yeah, add the boiling liquid and turn the heat to high. Meanwhile, slice your sausage into thin rounds and put it in a pan on low heat. When your liquid has returned to a boil and been boiling for approx 4 minutes, add the frozen soybeans. Once it's returned to a boil, it takes another 4 minutes or so for the soybeans to cook.
I should say that this is a corrected version - I cooked the brussel sprouts for ca. 8 minutes before adding the soybeans, and then cooked all that for 5 minutes or so, and my brussel sprouts were overdone. It wasn't the end of the world, but it would have been better if they were less mushy.
Anyhow, ladle into a bowl and top with some of the fried sausage. Serve with some good crusty bread.
It's seriously incredible. The brussel sprouts and beans are nice and buttery (I really wanted to use fava beans, but couldn't find any in the store), the dry-cured chorizo bits are crispy, the fried sausage is slightly chewy, and the broth is rich and porky. Really warms the soul.


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I just noticed that there are dates noted for the Illinois State Genealogical Society Fall Conference for 2013. The dates noted are for Friday, October 25, 2013 and Saturday, October 26, 2013. The conference will be held in Sandwich, IL.
Details for the conference are still be worked out, but the dates are now set as is the location.
Here is what is posted at the website for the Illinois State Genealogical Society regarding information about the upcoming conference:
Using The Way They Were as this year's theme, a variety of presenters will offer lectures to assist attendees in identifying the "they" in genealogical research. In addition, a focus on "were" will explore the importance of capturing family stories and ancestor anecdotes to round out a family's history.
Besides attending genealogy focused lectures and social events, conference goers can visit the Sandwich area which offers a variety of venues for historical sightseeing. These include area museums, tours of the Naper Settlement in Naperville, and the world famous Mies van der Rohe glass home, as well as the Farnsworth House, on the banks of the nearby Fox River.
Conference details will be available soon at the ISGS website at http://www.ilgensoc.org. For room reservations, contact the Timber Creek Inn & Suites at (866) 992-7335 or visit http://www.timbercreekinnandsuites.com(mention the ISGS conference to secure the group rate).
Questions about the ISGS 2013 Fall Conference can be emailed to the Conference Chair, Howard Manthei, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mark your calendar! We look forward to seeing you in Sandwich this Fall!
As you can see, more information will be coming. You also have some contact points to review in advance of the finalization of the program.
It does appear the society is attempting to move the conference around other areas of the state other than in the immediate Chicagoland area. Sandwich, IL is not all that far for most of us that do reside in the greater Chicagoland area.
Mark your calendar for these dates and see what the details will be of the programs and the speakers when they become available.
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Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012
The best viewing for this year's Leonid meteor shower will be several hours before dawn on November 17, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.
The Moon will be below the horizon, so its light will not wash out any meteors. With clear skies, viewers can expect to see about 15 to 20 meteors per hour, though the shower has proved highly variable in recent years.
A high-resolution graphic depicting the Leonid meteor shower is available online at StarDates Media Center: http://stardate.org/mediacenter. There, you can also sign up to receive advance e-mail notices of future skywatching events.
Though the meteors will appear to originate from the constellation Leo, the lion, they can be seen in all parts of the sky.
Leonid meteors are not physically associated with Leo. They are tiny pieces of comet Tempel-Tuttle. A comet is a often called a "dirty snowball," as it's made up of pieces of rock held together by ice. As a comet orbits the Sun, it heats up and some of the ice is vaporized, releasing bits of rock along the orbit < a debris trail. The Leonid meteors recur each year when Earth passes through comet Tempel-Tuttle's debris trail, and small bits of rock burn up in our planet's atmosphere.
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Four chicken eggs sat on a table in a Battelle lab yesterday. The top of one was cracked open. This is a scene that the six men standing around in camouflage pants and protective coats could encounter in the field. Their training, though, has taught them that this isn't a meal. The nearby syringes were clues.
Four chicken eggs sat on a table in a Battelle lab yesterday. The top of one was cracked open. A hard-boiled breakfast, perhaps.
This is a scene that the six men standing around in camouflage pants and protective coats could encounter in the field. Their training, though, has taught them that this isn�t a meal. The nearby syringes were clues.
It�s a virus-production setup, or it could be. In the same way that viruses for flu vaccines are grown in eggs, a terrorist can grow virulent strains of other viruses in them.
�Where would we find our purest sample� of the virus? asked Staff Sgt. Justin Johnson, survey-team chief of the Michigan National Guard�s 51st Civil Support Team.
It could be in the egg, said Stacy Dean, high-hazard biology manager at Battelle, who was instructing the group. But it also could be in a piece of equipment, depending on the stage of virus production, she said.
Every state�s National Guard has a civil support team � a full-time group whose job is to respond to terrorist attacks and other disasters. They�re also on standby at major events to advise police and emergency-management officials.
Battelle has helped train those teams since 2007. The current contract, in effect since 2010, is worth up to $18 million to the Columbus-based research institute.
Nearly all of the 2,100 military members and other Defense Department employees on the teams have gone through the training in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. But Battelle is now offering advanced applied-science courses in Columbus for those troops.
The six men at Battelle yesterday are from the Michigan, Florida, Mississippi and Maryland national guards. They are near the end of a two-week program in biological warfare and bioterrorism, which includes instruction about viruses in eggs, or dangerous bacteria that could be made using home beer-brewing kits (another scene presented to them).
Three weeks of work in chemistry and radioactivity follow. Team members can take all the courses in five straight weeks, or just take individual subjects.
�The commanders of the teams may or may not have a science background,� said Lt. Col. Michael Harlow, commander of the Mississippi National Guard�s team. �This is a refresher.�
Battelle worked with the Ohio National Guard to develop some of the training, said Capt. David Foster, operations officer for the Ohio Guard team. An Ohio Guard member is to take a course in the next month.
Troops need some applied-science education to do their jobs, said Tina Jay, a Battelle research scientist and one of the biology instructors. They need to know terminology, for example, to properly communicate with experts.
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Both President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney see energy development as a job creator — but that's where many of the similarities end. Here's a look at how the two presidential contenders stack up on big energy ideas:
Energy independence:
Romney touts his plan as a path to North American energy independence by 2020. But the continent is already on that trajectory, thanks to existing energy policies and new boons in oil and gas development, including the extraction of fossil fuels from dense rock formations using sophisticated new technology.
In its annual outlook, the government's Energy Information Administration forecasts that the United States will be producing more natural gas than it uses by 2022.
And over the next two decades under existing policies, the EIA predicts oil imports will steadily decline to about one-third of the U.S. total consumption amid increased domestic production, boosted fuel economy standards and the use of biofuels.
According to EIA, proposed fuel economy standards covering vehicles model years 2017 through 2025 would further reduce oil and petroleum imports. Romney has criticized those standards.
Analysts widely credit the oil industry for honing technology to extract natural gas and oil from dense rock formations — and say that is happening regardless of what happens in Washington, D.C.
In an April report that Romney cites as a foundation for his energy plan, Raymond James analysts Marshall Adkins and Pavel Molchanov note that "U.S. oil and gas companies have already overcome government road blocks — i.e., the EPA — and geological challenges to reverse a nearly four-decade-long decline in oil supply."
Obama frequently stresses his support for an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy that balances environmental protection with domestic production of a wide range of sources.
White House press secretary Jay Carney noted that renewable energy production has doubled since Obama took office. "What distinguishes the president's all-of-the-above approach to our energy future from the Republican approach is that the Republican approach is essentially one that is written by or dictated by Big Oil, and it focuses almost entirely on oil and fossil fuels." Obama "believes that investing in renewable energy is essential to enhancing our energy independence," Carney added.
Because much of America's hunger for oil comes from the transportation sector, the fuel economy standards proposed by the Obama administration could go a long way to curtailing U.S. crude and petroleum consumption. According to the Obama campaign, new fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks through 2025 would reduce oil consumption by 2.2 million barrels daily.
Offshore drilling:
Over the next five years, the Obama administration is planning 12 auctions of drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico as well as three lease sales for territories around Alaska. Federal regulators also are on track to approve Shell Oil Co.'s plans to drill two wells in Arctic waters near Alaska, over fierce objections from environmentalists.
At the same time, the administration has promised to carefully pinpoint what Alaskan waters will be open for future drilling and pledged that the government will not sell drilling leases along the Atlantic or Pacific coasts over the next five years.
Romney said he would toss out Obama's five-year drilling plan and replace it with one "that aggressively opens new areas for development, beginning with those off the coast of Virginia and the Carolinas."
Both Romney and Obama have pledged to keep a close watch on the safety of offshore drilling. In the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, Obama's Interior Department dramatically reshaped the way the government oversees offshore energy development and created new regulations to bolster drilling safety. In his white paper on energy policy, Romney said he would "guarantee that state-of-the-art processes and safeguards for offshore drilling are implemented in a manner designed to support rather than block exploration and production."
Drilling on federal lands:
Romney proposes putting states in control of energy development on federal lands within their borders, a major departure from the current approach that has the Interior Department in charge.
Romney's idea plays well with the oil industry, which generally can count on more influence with state regulators in the West and other resource-rich regions. But it is a non-starter with moderates on Capitol Hill, who say states would be less likely to protect hunting, fishing, grazing and other uses of federal lands.
The Obama administration's Interior Department has aimed to reduce litigation over energy development on public lands by carefully targeting what areas are available and ramping up statutorily required environmental analysis of leasing decisions. The strategy meant that in fiscal 2011, 36 percent of the Bureau of Land Management's oil and gas leases were protested, down from 47 percent in 2009.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar previously has noted that regulators have pared the amount of time it takes them to review drilling applications.
Alternative energy:
Romney wants to ease regulations that he says have blocked alternative energy as well as development of traditional fossil fuels. He supports the renewable fuel standard and said he backs "eliminating regulatory barriers" that stand in the way of diversifying the electrical grid as well as the transportation sector.
While touting his energy plan Thursday, Romney told a crowd of supporters that the government shouldn't be in the business of "picking winners and losers" — a reference to tax incentives and grants aimed at alternative energy producers.
Under the Obama administration, federal regulators for the first time have approved an offshore wind farm that would be built along the Massachusetts coast. The administration also points to government approvals of 16 commercial-scale solar facilities and five wind projects on public lands.
Romney says he wants "measured reforms of environmental statues and regulations to strengthen environmental protection without destroying jobs, paralyzing industry or barring the use of resources like coal." In general, he blames "overregulation, permitting delays, endless reviews and senseless litigation" with interfering all forms of energy production.


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Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 13 - 19, 2013 in PDF format
Cedar Cove It's Christmas, and while Jack (Dylan Neal) is reunited with Olivia (Andie MacDowell), but he's desperate to hear from Eric, who's missing. Bruce Boxleitner and Teryl Rothery also star in this new episode. 8 p.m. Hallmark
Saturday Night Live Bruce Willis hosts —for the first time since 1989 — with musical guest Katy Perry. 11:29 p.m. NBC
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Following the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, director Peter Jackson returned to J.R.R. Tolkien's works with this 2012 start to a three-film prequel. Martin Freeman plays Bilbo Baggins. With Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Ian Holm Ian McKellen. 8 p.m. HBO
Signed, Sealed, Delivered The pilot for the upcoming series "Dead Letters" introduces a group of postal workers who have made it their mission to get undeliverable mail to its destination. Eric Mabius, Daphne Zuniga, Kristin Booth, Crystal Lowe and Geoff Gustafson star. 9 p.m. Hallmark
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Logan Lerman plays a high-school freshman who feels completely out of step with others until two stepsiblings (Emma Watson, Ezra Miller) make him a living project of sorts, steering him through many coming-of-age rites — not the least of which is first love. Mae Whitman and Dylan McDermott also star. 9 p.m. Showtime
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET
Today David Gregory; "White Collar." (N) 6 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC
State of the Union With Candy Crowley The debt ceiling and the government shutdown: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). GOP blamed for shutdown: Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.); former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
CBS News Sunday Morning Former professional hockey player Bobby Orr; Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS
Fareed Zakaria GPS Political gridlock: Norm Orenstein, American Enterprise Institute; Jeffrey Toobin; author Vanessa Williamson ("The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism"). The economy; gridlock in Washington; energy; Occupy Wall Street: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs; James Rogers, Duke Energy; Denis O'Brien, Digicel Group. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN
Face the Nation Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.); Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.). (N) 8 a.m. KCBS
Meet the Press Debt ceiling talks: Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.); Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Christine Lagarde, IMF. Effect of government shutdown; military death benefits: Former Sec. of Defense Leon Panetta. Panel: Former Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.); Chuck Todd; Kathleen Parker, the Washington Post; Judy Woodruff, PBS. (N) 8 a.m. KNBC
This Week (N) 8 a.m. KABC
FoxNews Sunday With Chris Wallace Government shutdown; debt ceiling: Sen. Joe Manchin, III (D-W.V.); Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.). Budget talks; Affordable Care Act: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Senate Chaplain Barry Black. Panel: George Will; Former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.); Dana Perino; Juan Williams. (N) 8 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. FNC
Reliable Sources Coverage of debt ceiling, shudown and Obamacare: Joe Concha, Mediaite; Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review; Eleanor Clift, Newsweek. Fact checking politicians: Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Annenberg School of Communications; John Sides, the Washington Post. Report from the Committee to Protect Journalists: Leonard Downie Jr., the Washington Post. New smartphone app: Barbara Lippert, Mediapost. (N) 8 a.m. CNN
MediaBuzz Jim Pinkerton; Dana Milbank, the Washington Post; Jackie Kucinich, the Washington Post; Glenn Thrush, Politico; Charles Krauthammer; Megyn Kelly. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
60 Minutes The issues facing Detroit; Jack Andraka. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS


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Control panel for Roots blower
Electromach supplied a completely containerized control panel. In a restricted part of the container, two medium voltage transformers (6kV) were installed to transform the voltage to 690V. This voltage is needed for the main engines to control the 'blowers'. The engines are controlled by inverters, also installed in the container.
A MCC (Motor Control Center) is installed in the container, to control the other engines and the heaters in the installation. The control panels, one for each Blower, are installed in the control room in the field. The (serial) communication between the control panels and the inverters is based on DeviceNet.
As of the next edition of our newsletter, we'll keep you informed about the European and international standards for explosion protection.
We will also address issues, such as validity, applicability, development etc.
This could complement the detailed information given in the annual STAHL Ex Magazine.
See, for example, Ex-Magazine 2010 on page 4 the article "Ex-News".
NEW: Signalling equipment
New on the market are these small energy-efficient, yet powerful, intrinsically safe panel mount sounders and panel mount indicators for zone 0, 1 and 2.
For the industrial market, the L101H LED beacon is available. With a prismatic lens and high output LEDs, the beacon is always easily spotted, even in bright sunlight.
System Solutions on website
As of today our customized systems 'System Solutions' are online.
Electromach can supply custom made systems for any application in the oil- and gas industry. In the various processes of the oil production you can encounter our systems.
- Transportation
- Refinery
- Offshore drilling & exploration
- Onshore drilling & exploration
- Onshore recovery and offshore recovery
Electromach can supply control panels for e.g. Oil & water seperator pump, rotary vane gas compressor (blower), reciprocating gas compressor, turret control voor FPSO and loading arm control panels.
Legislation Battery charging stations
The directive, NPR 3299, for battery charging stations has been renewed. Consideration should be given to the ATEX 137 directive, as of certain types of batteries may cause an explosive atmosphere when taking insufficient protective measures.
For example, the NPR gives an indication about when hydrogen is produced during the charging process of batteries. In combination with oxygen, hydrogen can produce an extremely sensitive explosive gas.
Therefore the concentration of hydrogen in the air may not exceed four percent by volume and the ignition energy should not exceed the 0,019 Joules. These conditions are required since this gas is easily inflamed. This gas is easily inflamed by welding sparks, electrical installations or hot surfaces.
Condensed Catalogue 2011
The 2011 edition of the condensed catalogue is now available. The catalogue is a summary of the new R.STAHL General Catalogue, published last November. The most common products are in the Condensed Catalogue.
Event calendar 2011
Event / Location
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Gastech Conference & Exhibition
30.03.2011 - 01.04.2011
On & Offshore, Evenementenhal Gorinchem
03.10.2011 - 07.10.2011
Elektrotechniek, Jaarbeurs Utrecht
11.10.2011 - 12.10.2011
Offshore Energy 2011, RAI Amsterdam
December 2011
Elektro Vakbeurs, Evenementenhal Hardenberg
Event / Location
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M+R, Antwerp Expo
02.05.2011 - 05.05.2011
OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) Houston
06.09.2011 - 08.09.2011
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Automatic shutoff capability for all interior building lighting (with exceptions) is required by ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 (as well as previous versions back to 1999) and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (including versions back to 2003) for buildings over 5,000ft2.
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Additional resources are also available from the Building America Solution Center.
The 2009 International Residential Code and International Energy Conservation Code do not permit trade-offs for installing high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment—installing a 90%+ furnace as a trade-off for 2" x 4" stud walls with R-13 insulation. The more permanent building insulation and sealing features now take precedence. However, there still remain optional strategies allowing 2" x 4" exterior stud walls.
The 2009 International Energy Conservation Code requires openings in the building envelope to be sealed to prevent air leakage into and out of the space, including an air barrier at insulation installations.
Converting a basement to conditioned space increases the living space of a house. As with most construction activities, the conversion or remodeling must be done in compliance with construction codes in force at the time the remodel permit is issued. Compliance shall be demonstrated by meeting the requirements of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code.
Converting an existing unconditioned garage to conditioned space is a popular strategy for increasing the living space of a house. Typically, the conversion or remodeling must be done in compliance with construction codes in force at the time the remodel permit is issued. Compliance shall be demonstrated by meeting the requirements of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code.
A demand control ventilation (DCV) system is an integral part of a building's ventilation design. It adjusts outside ventilation air based on the number of occupants and the ventilation demands that those occupants create
Codes allow crawlspaces with mechanical ventilation instead of crawlspaces with passive vents to the outdoors. However, code officials and builders are often uncertain about the design details.
Metal or plastic drywall clips can be used to replace a third stud at a corner, at a partition intersection backing stud, or in the ceiling to replace a nailer. The reduced attachment (wood to drywall) resulting from the use of dry wall clips allows small movements without drywall cracking and nail pops.
Duct insulation and sealing, especially insulated supply ducts delivering conditioned air within a building, save energy. The intent of energy efficiency codes, as related to duct insulation and sealing, is to keep mechanically warmed or cooled air as close to a constant, desired temperature as possible and prevent the conditioned air from escaping the duct system while it is being moved to spaces where it is needed. If reduced heat transfer through insulated ducts is accounted for in the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) load calculations, it may even be possible to reduce the size of HVAC equipment.
Many studies have shown that visual inspection of duct seals in residences is not enough. Code now requires a pressure test. Pressure testing ducts as required by the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code is far superior to visual inspection and will definitively confirm that duct leakage is kept to a low level.
The 2009 International Energy Conservation Code defines conditioned space as an area or room within a building being heated or cooled, containing uninsulated ducts, or with a fixed opening directly into an adjacent conditioned space. Various studies have identified compelling reasons for locating all heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ducts and air handlers within this conditioned space.
The 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) requires cooling systems in commercial buildings to have economizers, depending on climate zone and cooling system capacity. Economizers save cooling system energy by using outdoor air to cool a building when outdoor conditions are favorable.
Headers for windows and doors are typically supported by cripples or jack studs. These studs can be eliminated using header hangers, as allowed under the International Residential Code.
Lighting consumes more than 10% of electric energy used in homes, presenting a substantial opportunity for lowering residential energy consumption. The International Code Council recently passed a code change that will appear in the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code and the International Residential Code requiring that half of the permanent lighting in a new home have high-efficacy lamps.
The intent of the pipe insulation requirements is to reduce temperature changes while fluids are being transported through piping associated with heating, cooling or service hot water (SHW) systems, thereby saving energy and reducing operating costs.
The intent of the pipe insulation requirements is to reduce temperature changes while fluids are being transported through piping associated with heating, cooling or service hot water (SHW) systems, thereby saving energy and reducing operating costs.
Kitchen and dining facilities use a large amount of energy per floor area. Kitchen exhaust hoods contribute greatly to that energy use. Energy is used both to operate fans and to heat and cool makeup air that is then exhausted.
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 and the commercial provisions of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code require that the building envelope be carefully designed to limit uncontrolled air leakage into and out of the building.
The use of header stock over windows and doors in nonbearing walls is typical construction practice throughout the industry. But a single two-inch by four-inch board is allowed to be used as a header in non-load bearing wall systems..
The 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, Section 403.2.2, requires that duct systems be pressure tested, or all ducts and air handlers be located in conditioned space. Building cavities used to convey return air located over a crawlspace or next to an unconditioned space would be required to be tested.
Over the past several code cycles, mechanical ventilation requirements have been added to ensure adequate outside air is provided for ventilation whenever residences are occupied. These ventilation requirements can be found in the International Residential Code for homes and the International Mechanical Code for dwelling units in multifamily buildings.
The 2006 and 2009 International Energy Conservation Code require sizing calculations be performed on every home by referencing International Residential Code Section M1401.3. Section M1401.3 requires heating and cooling systems be sized to the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Manual J - Eighth Addition or other approved heating and cooling load calculations. The ACCA sizing methodology has sufficient built-in safety factors to accommodate most conditioning needs.
Rigid board insulation (foam plastic) is an effective draft stop, while providing part of the required R-value of the attic kneewall, if installed on the attic side of the kneewall.
A single top plate is allowed under the International Residential Code, but it is not a common construction practice. The standard practice for exterior and interior wall framing is using a double top plate to connect wall segments, and to support framing above the plates.
The appropriate treatment of task lighting for energy code compliance has always been a potentially confusing issue. The intent of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 (as well as previous editions back to 1999) and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) (including editions back to 2003) is for task lighting to be included in compliance calculations when it is part of the lighting design. This applies to office spaces where task lighting is common, as well as other spaces where task lighting may appear in various forms.
Adequate attic ventilation is a long-standing requirement in building codes for moisture control. However, unvented attics can reduce residential energy needs, and are allowed by the code under certain conditions.
Section R806.4 of the 2009 International Residential Code® (IRC), and Section R806.5 of the 2012 IRC have requirements for unvented (conditioned) attic assemblies.
ASHRAE modified its ventilation procedure to reflect more current data available on indoor air quality. The Standard was developed under American National Standards Institute guidelines and released in 2004: ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality.
Condensing dryers can be useful in situations where the laundry room is located a significant distance from an exterior wall to which it can vent. By eliminating long dryer vent runs, they eliminate possible moisture condensation problems in that run.
The intent of the vestibule requirement is to reduce infiltration of air into a space, thereby addressing energy conservation and comfort issues for occupants located near primary entrance doors. The majority of infiltration comes through primary entrance doors that are typically used to access public areas, and have higher usage rates than doors classified for personnel use. Vestibules can reduce the infiltration losses (or gains) from wind and stack effects by creating an air lock entry.


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The lower corn yields and carry-over figures published Friday by USDA took the market by surprise, experts acknowledge during the U.S. Farm Report Market Roundtable. But the reality is that the corn and soybean crops are still big, and people will soon be focusing on the crop that will be planted this spring.
"There were 76% odds that they were going to raise the yield on corn, and they blew that one away," says Bill Biedermann, Allendale, Inc. "They lowered the yield, lowered production, carryover said a 1.8 – it's 1.6 billion bushels – and everybody's falling over themselves to say, 'What now?' Some people are saying the bottom is in in corn. But the reality is 1.6 billion bushels is not a shortage."
(Click here to view AgWeb's complete coverage of the Jan. 10 USDA reports.)
The market close proved surprisingly orderly, though it could have gone differently in another environment, notes Gregg Hunt, Archer Financial Services, Inc.
"This is a great opportunity," Hunt says. "There's a lot of guys, I'm happy for them—they didn't get to move anything, I know they were deer-in-the-headlights watching this thing go down and people panicking. We're probably going to see one last little burst here on some short covering. But I'd take advantage of that, because I don't think these prices are going to stick up here."
Biedermann agrees that there's probably a little profit to be squeezed yet – but not much.
"The stocks on the farm and off-farm, we were about 364 million bushels below what the trade estimated," he explains. "If you run that through an economic analysis, you're roughly about a 15- to 30-cent price adjustment back up. Well we put in 20 of that today. So maybe you've got another 10 cents up or so. That's about it.
He continues: "But Gregg mentioned the animal units. Animal units are the lowest right now that they've been in nine years, and we're probably not going to see the corn feed use end up that high. Then the market's going to start focusing on new crop. We're going to have 9 million acres. As long as we get everything planted and we don't have a prevent-plant problem, we're going to have 9 million more acres next year. It's going to go into production of everything. So the long-term is still down. So you're looking at a 10- to 15-cent more upside potential, maybe some sideways trade while we adjust, but the long-term is down."
Click the play button below to watch the complete U.S. Farm Report Market Roundtable, including an analysis of the soybean and wheat markets:


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Yolo County Library
Biography and Memoir
February 2017
"I was taught to avoid showing off."
~ from Margo Jefferson's
Recent Releases
Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring
Dewey Bozella with Tamara Jones
Convicted of murder in 1983, amateur boxer Dewey Bozella spent 20 years in New York's Sing Sing prison. During those years, he refused to make an admission of guilt that would have secured him early release; meanwhile, he excelled as a boxer and worked towards earning a college degree. In
Stand Tall
, he relates his difficult early life in foster care and explains how a prominent law firm worked pro bono to overturn his conviction.
Kirkus Reviews
calls this account of a lifetime's fight against injustice "harrowing and inspiring."
Being Elvis: A Lonely Life
Ray Connolly
In time for the 40th anniversary of rock icon Elvis Presley's untimely demise, British music critic Ray Connolly pens a biography that's both sympathetic and candid. From Presley's childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi through his sad and lonely death, Connolly discusses Presley's wildly successful early career and the reason why he never performed abroad.
Being Elvis
thoroughly examines Presley's drug abuse, sexual infidelities, and the isolation late in his life. Connolly also imagines the rock star's own perspective on his failures and flaws. This well-researched account offers an absorbing complement to other biographies (such as Peter Guralnick's
Last Train to Memphis
Careless Love
Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Life
Philippe Girard
Born into slavery in 1743 on the Caribbean island of Saint-Domingue, Toussaint Louverture became a powerful leader in the French colony, leading African-descended slaves in a 1791 revolt and becoming governor of the newly created sovereign nation of Haiti. In this well documented biography, historian Philippe Gerard depicts mid-18th-century racial relations and the practice of slavery in Saint-Domingue. Explaining that Louverture saw himself as French (not African), Girard details his efforts to achieve education, amass land holdings, and negotiate local and international politics. This vividly described, insightful portrait will please biography readers and fans of colonial and Caribbean history.
When We Rise: My Life in the Movement
Cleve Jones
When We Rise
, LGBTQ activist Cleve Jones recounts his closeted childhood in Arizona, his enthusiastic participation in San Francisco's gay community life, and his leadership in response to the AIDS epidemic (he co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and led the inspiring success of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt). His account of the campaign for marriage equality crowns this inspiring autobiography. Y
ou might try David France's
How to Survive a Plague
for a history of LGBTQ activists' response to AIDS
; a television miniseries with the same name is also based in part on Jones' book.
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
Nicola Tallis
As recounted in
Crown of Blood
, King Edward VI's cousin Lady Jane Grey (whose great-grandfather was Henry VII) reigned over Britain for only nine days. In this well researched and engaging biography, historian Nicola Tallis not only relates the landmark events in the lives of Henry VIII and his children (important context to Lady Jane's life and death), but vividly depicts the young woman's intellect, skills, and especially her Protestant piety. According to Tallis, Jane made her mark on history by standing up for her religious beliefs in the face of deadly opposition. Women's history fans and Tudor buffs won't want to miss this accessible account.
African Americans' Biographies
Negroland: A Memoir
Margo Jefferson
In this "page-turning, provocative" (
Library Journal
) memoir, journalist Margo Jefferson explains that "Negroland" isn't a place, but rather a social category or class whose elite members enjoy significant advantages. Coming of age in the 1960s, Jefferson witnessed her parents' aspirations as they modeled the ideals of Negroland. However, the societal and political changes arising from feminism, black pride, and other movements of the era led her to question her parents, the ideals of Negroland, and herself. Candid and moving, this book offers an eye-opening consideration of the challenges facing African American women.
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Manning Marable
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
, the product of an extensive collaboration between Malcolm and Alex Haley, appeared before Malcolm's 1965 assassination, the book was inaccurate and incomplete. In this updated biography, historian Manning Marable draws on materials that have become available since Malcolm's death and on interviews with people close to Malcolm. Marable's insightful narrative presents startling details of Malcolm's life and death and offers a keen analysis of the Civil Rights movement and the Nation of Islam.
Malcolm X
was a finalist for the 2011 NBCC award for biography.
Barack Obama: The Story
David Maraniss
In this exhaustively researched, "authoritative" (
Kirkus Reviews
) account, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss explores the lives of Barack Obama's forebears and relates Obama's life up to age 27. Visiting Kansas, the home state of Obama's mother's family, and Kenya, his father's homeland, Maraniss sheds light on the influences that formed the man who became the 44th President of the U.S. Then he paints a vivid portrait of the young Obama's childhood, boarding school years in Hawaii, higher education, and community organizing work before entering law school. For a recent assessment of Obama's legacy as President, take a look at Jonathan Chait's
Up from History: The Life of Booker T. Washington
Robert J. Norrell
Tuskegee Institute's founder Booker T. Washington has been dismissed as an Uncle Tom-style accommodationist who allowed his white supporters to constrain his efforts on behalf of African Americans. In this reassessment of Washington's legacy, historian Robert Norrell details his efforts to support black enfranchisement and encourage African American economic independence. Impressively detailing the risks Washington took as he toured the South promoting education, Norrell presents him as tirelessly advocating black self-determination -- the opposite of what his detractors claimed. In a starred review,
Up from History
an "engrossing portrait of a complex man."
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Jeanne Theoharis
Though her December 1, 1955 act of civil disobedience that sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott is often presented as an ordinary incident with extraordinary consequences, Rosa Parks had been preparing for years for the moment when she refused to yield her seat on a bus to a white passenger. In
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
, political scientist Jeanne Theoharis carefully documents the work Parks had already done as a Civil Rights activist and recounts her contributions to the movement after the bus boycott. Far from being an accidental heroine, Parks was in the forefront of the movement; Theoharis provides a fuller understanding of the changes Parks and other leaders brought to American society.
Contact your librarian for more great books!
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TNT has just released an iPad optimized version of its TNT app bringing with it full length TV episodes and movies.
Get complete access to your favorite TNT shows wherever and whenever you want. Check out episode guides, watch clips and behind-the-scenes videos, set schedule reminders and even watch full episodes of The Closer, Falling Skies, Rizzoli & Isles and more after authenticating through your television provider. Every life needs a little drama--now, you can take it with you wherever you go, for free.
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
The Good and The Ugly
Final score in case you did not watch it was Union 7 Minnesota 4 as the little school from upstate New York won it's first national championship. More than anything else what it said was that there is a need to change how Division 1 Men's Hockey selects both it's tournament sites and how it selects/seeds teams for the tournament.
Now for the ugly news which was if this was your first time watching Brady Skjei (NYR 2012 1st) play then please toss this game out the window because this wasn't the Brady Skjei who this spot has been following for the last 2 years. I have to admit I was more shocked by how poorly Skjei played than I was Union defeating the team that had been the anointed NCAA champions at the beginning of the season.
Wow 19 seconds into the game and Skjei takes a very bad penalty for roughing. Skeji might have been better off being called for "contact to the head" and just getting ejected to get this evening over with. Skjei was lucky that Union did not score on the resulting power play but he was on the ice for 2 of the 4 first period goals that Union would score to take a 4-2 lead after the first period they would not give back.
Skjei had a very costly turnover which directly led to Union's 4th goal as he made a blind attempt to clear the puck out of the zone but instead put the puck right on a Union player's stick who in turn got the puck to a teammate who scored. Skjei would wind up with a -2 on 3 hots and 2 minors for roughing.
Skjei finished his sophomore season with a 6-8-14 +15 with 30 PIMs which is not bad overall as I expect Skjei to have a breakout season next year as a junior as he is almost ready to turn pro with the key being "almost." He needs some more muscle in his upper body, this game aside want to see a better overall improvement in his decision making process and I want to see him play a smarter more physical game.
Taylor Cammarata (NYI 2013 3rd) finished his freshmen season with a strong finish as he was one of Minnesota's better players in this game with a 1-1-2. Overall a 10-17-27 mark is pretty good for a freshman playing for a Minnesota but next year the key for him is going to be developing a better consistency. 4 stretches where Cammarata went 4-5 games without a goal is not the mark of a Top 6 forward.
Jake Bischoff (NYI 2012 6th) was a health scratch for the Frozen Four with good reason as Bischoff had not registered a single point since January 17th (14 games) and no goals since November 16th. Bischoff needs work in every part of his game.
In Medicine Hat, Kootenay Ice coach rolled the dice and sat Mackenzie Skapski (NYR 2013 6th) in favor of Wyatt Hoflin for game 5. The Ice were looking to close out their series with the Tigers but instead after a 9-2 whipping are heading back to Kootenay for game 6 not knowing which goalie to play. Hoflin was left out to take on 53 shots surrendering 6 goals in the 3rd period alone.
So far I have been wrong trying to guess which goalie McGill will go with so why stop now. I say he has to go back to Skapski and hope Skapski can close out the series on Monday in Kootenay.
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If summer has neared its peak and fall approaches, that can only mean one thing: A new iPhone is coming. And that means, of course, that the Apple rumor machine is churning at full spin.
A new version of the iPhone is expected to roll out in September or October, but this year there's a twist. The long-rumored, lower-cost iPhone may finally happen this year. And thanks to a report on the alleged mistreatment of workers at one of Apple's Chinese suppliers, the rumor appears to be confirmed.
The report by China Labor Watch, released Monday [PDF], accuses supplier Pegatron of withholding pay from workers, as well as refusing to give them ID cards that would let them work for another company. There are also allegations of environmental and safety violations in Pegatron's factories.
In its response, Apple says it has been working with China Labor Watch on trying to correct the issues, but that some of the items in its report are new. You can read Apple's full response in this story in the Wall Street Journal's China Realtime Report blog.
The item about the plastic iPhone comes midway through the reports, in a statement by a worker who says he is assembling devices not yet on the market:
The task on my assembly line is to assemble back covers. The assembling of other parts of the cell phone, including the final assembly into a finished product, is assigned to different production facilities, each facility partitioned off by heavy curtains so that workers in different departments are isolated from one other. Today's work is to paste protective film on the iPhone's plastic back cover to prevent it from being scratched on assembly lines. This iPhone model with a plastic cover will soon be released on the market by Apple. The task is pretty easy, and I was able to work
independently after a five-minute instruction from a veteran employee. It took around a minute to paste protective film on one rear cover. The new cell phone has not yet been put into mass production, so quantity is not as important. This makes our job more slow paced than in departments that have begun mass production schedules.
There are several images on the Web that purport to show colored plastic backs for the low-cost iPhone, including these posted to Business Insider.
And now a photo has shown up in a Chinese forum that purports to be packaging for this less expensive iPhone, with the label "iPhone 5C" on the side.
And Business Insider quotes a source with knowledge of the new phone who confirms the name is correct.
Supposedly, this iPhone 5C will launch at the same time as the successor to the current iPhone 5, which is presumed to be called the iPhone 5S. The key new feature in the 5S apparently will be a fingerprint sensor, another capability long-rumored to be coming to Apple's smartphone.
The source for this is references found in the latest beta of iOS 7, the next release of Apple's mobile operating system. Hamza Sood of London spotted it, and 9to5Mac has details:
Sood tells us that the above strings are what an iPhone with VoiceOver on would read to a user. According to a source familiar with the development of the new iPhone, the user-interface for the fingerprint scanning system has been complete. This person also says that the technology is focused around unlocking the phone, so it is unclear if it is built for a payment system (as rumored) in the next iPhone. We previously reported that Apple's iWatch will include some biometric related hardware/software features.
Back to the iPhone 5C. As many have already pointed out, Apple likely will say the "C" stands for color, but the cynical among us are apt to believe it stands for "cheap". And given that Apple reportedly sees the lower-cost phone as a way to boost profit margins and make inroads in developing markets, that's probably OK with the company. Subtext is everything.
It would also track Apple's development of the iPod, which started out as a single, expensive device, but now is an entire family, some of which are sold at very low price points. So far, Apple has played this game using older iPhone models as its low-priced options, but it may be time to move on from that strategy.
What do you think? Does an inexpensive, colorful iPhone made of plastic appeal to you? Let us know in the comments.