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US 5548089 A Abstract A bushing wherein the voltage stress across the surface of the bushing is alleviated by placement of a layer of insulating material in direct contact with the surface. The insulating material is preferably a high-voltage type, heat-shrinkable, halogen-free polyolefin, and is preferably fully shrunk to conform to the contours of the outer surface of the bushing.
Claims(7) 1. A bushing for use in connecting electrical switchgear, comprising:
a body having an inner shank and an outer shank, said body having a conducting core extending therethrough and protruding from said inner shank; a semiconductive shielding layer on at least a portion of an outer surface of said body and axially spaced apart from said protruding conducting core; an insulating layer affixed to and covering said inner shank between said shielding layer and said protruding conducting core and overlapping at least a portion of said shielding layer. 2. The bushing according to claim 1 wherein said insulating layer comprises a high-voltage type heat-shrinkage tubing.
3. The bushing according to claim 2 wherein said insulating layer further comprises a halogen-free polyolefin.
4. The bushing according to claim 3 wherein said inner shank has an outer surface, and wherein said insulating layer is in sealing contact with all of said outer surface of said inner shank between said shielding layer and said protruding conducting core.
5. The bushing according to claim 3 wherein said insulating layer comprises a heat shrinkable material that is shrunk into direct contact with said outer surface.
6. A bolt-mounted bushing suitable for use in gas-insulated switchgear, comprising:
a body having an inner shank, an outer shank and a radially extending flange between said inner shank and said outer shank; a conducting core extending through said body and protruding from said inner shank; a semiconductive shielding layer on at least a portion of an outer surface of said body and axially spaced apart from said protruding conducting core; an insulating layer sealingly affixed to and covering said inner shank between said shielding layer and said protruding conducting core and overlapping at least a portion of said shielding layer, such that the bushing is capable of being used in gas-insulated switchgear without arc tracking, even though the bushing would not be capable of such use absent said insulating layer. 7. The bushing according to claim 6 wherein said shielding layer has an inner edge defined as the portion of said shielding layer nearest said protruding conducting core and said insulating layer overlaps said inner edge of said shielding layer.
Description The present invention relates to bushings useful for making connections to electrical switchgear. More particularly, the present invention relates to an easily removable bushing having improved dielectric properties and improved arc-tracking resistance for use in gas-insulated switchgear. The bushings of the present invention are used to connect high voltage lines to padmounted and subsurface electrical switchgear. Such switchgear are typically mounted within sealed housings and insulated with oil. The bushings used in these applications are typically bolted to the external surface of the wall of the switchgear housing and can easily be removed for repair or replacement. Recently, the electrical distribution industry has begun to use padmounted and subsurface switchgear in which sulfur hexafiouride (SF.sub.6) replaces oil as the insulating medium. SF.sub.6 gas is preferable to oil in many instances where safety is an issue, in part because it decreases the risk of explosion. Because SF.sub.6 is less insulating than oil along surfaces of solid insulators, bushings used in SF.sub.6 -insulated applications must have greater resistance to arcing than those used in oil-insulated applications. Arcing can occur either through the medium surrounding the components, or can occur across the surface of the components. The latter phenomenon is called are tracking. When SF.sub.6 is used as the insulating medium, however, greater precautions must be taken to prevent the gas from escaping, because its presence is necessary primarily to preserve the insulation integrity of the switchgear. Bushings designed for use in SF.sub.6 applications are typically designed to be welded to the bushing housing in order to form an unbroken joint and thereby eliminate the need for elastomeric seals, which can be affected by the insulating gas. Presently, bushings designed to be welded to the housing wall have several disadvantages. First, because it is not practical to un-weld and re-weld a bushing in the field, the entire switchgear is typically removed to an operating facility when a connection needs to be replaced or repaired. This is costly and inefficient. Second, weld-mounted bushings typically include an integral metal flange molded into the bushing body, for welded attachment to the housing wall. The inclusion of this flange in the bushing body adds complexity to the manufacture of molded bushings, with the result that welded bushings are not available in as many configurations as are bolt-mounted bushings. In contrast, bolted-mounted bushings designed for use with oil-insulated switchgear are in abundant supply and are relatively easy to manufacture and install. However, when a bolt-mounted bushing is used in a gas-insulated environment, the dielectric properties of the bushing are generally not adequate to withstand the voltage stress and dielectric breakdown results. Specifically, the shank of the bushing is shorter and includes a shielding layer of semiconductive material around its middle. The inner edge of the shielding layer is the site of significant voltage stress. Hence, it is desired to provide a bolt-mounted bushing that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and install, yet suitable for use in gas-insulated switchgear. The present invention comprises the application of an insulating layer over the outer surface of the inner shank of a bolt-mounted bushing. The insulating layer is preferably in direct contact with the bushing surface and preferably comprises a high voltage type heat-shrinkable tubing. The insulating layer overlaps the inner edge of any shielding layer, thereby reducing the localized voltage stresses between that edge and the high-voltage connection. Additionally, the insulating layer having higher dielectric properties as compared to the bushing material prevents the tendency to arc track over the surface. For a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings wherein: FIG. 1 is an elevation view of the bushing of the present invention, partially in cross-section. Referring to FIG. 1, a bushing 10 is shown mounted through a wall 12 of a switchgear housing. The housing contains the switchgear (not shown) and an insulating medium, such as SF.sub.6 gas. Wall 12 has an inner surface 14 and an outer surface 16. A plurality of mounting studs 18 extend outward from outer surface 16. Bushing 10 comprises a non-conductive body 20 that extends through wall 12 and includes an inner shank 22 and an outer shank 24. Extending through body 20 and coaxial therewith is a conducting core 21, which provides the connection between the switchgear and the external electrical components (not shown). Conducting core 21 protrudes beyond shank 22 to form a stud 23. Between inner shank 22 and outer shank 24 is a radially extending flange 26. A bushing clamp 28 is received over studs 18 and bears on flange 26, so as to retain bushing 20 on wall 12. Clamp 28 is held in place by nuts 29 tightened onto studs 18. Preferably, a gasket 27 is positioned between flange 26 and outer surface 16 of wall 12 and is compressed by the tightening of nuts 29 to ensure adequate sealing of the switchgear housing and containment of the insulating medium therein. The middle portion of bushing 20, including flange 26, is preferably coated with a semiconductive coating 30, which shields bushing 20 and increases its withstand voltage. Semiconductive coating 30 is preferably a thin layer, such as may be obtained by painting the desired semiconductive material onto bushing 20. An example of a preferred shielding semiconductive coating is Electrodag Colloids Company of Port Huron, Mich. It has been found that when bolt-mounted bushings constructed in accordance with the foregoing description are used in an SF.sub.6 environment, the inner edge 32 of semiconductive coating 30 creates localized voltage stresses as a result of the high voltage difference between stud 23 and the housing wall, or ground. These stresses are particularly acute when inner edge 32 is uneven. When the voltage stresses become too high, electrical breakdown occurs in the form of an arc between stud 23 of conducting core 21 and semiconductive coating 30, and may cause damage to the bushing or other nearby equipment. Such arcing may be along the surface of inner shank 22, or may be through the SF.sub.6 gas itself. It has further been found that the application of a tightly sealed layer 34 of arc tracking resistant, insulating material to the outer surface of inner shank 22 will mitigate the arcing problem. This is particularly true if layer 34 overlaps the inner edge 32 of semiconductive coating 30. According to a preferred embodiment, insulating layer 34 comprises a layer of heat-shrinkable, halogen-free polyolefin. Examples of the preferred material include the BBI Series Heat Shrinkable Tubing manufactured by 3M of Minneapolis, Minn., and Heat Shrinkable Polymeric Products manufactured by Raychem Corporation of Menlo Park, Calif. A heat shrinkable layer is preferred because it is easy to apply and results in a uniform, sealed layer that conforms to the outer contours of the bushing. Heat shrinkable tubing is available in several size increments, each of which can shrink as much as 50 percent in diameter. If the proper initial size of heat-shrinkable tubing is selected and the tubing is tightly conformed to inner shank 22, a complete seal between shank 22 and insulating layer 34 will be formed. In addition, it is preferred that layer 34 overlap inner edge 32 of layer 30 by at least 1/8 inch. Applied in this manner, insulating layer 34 will provide adequate protection from electrical breakdown. When insulating layer 34 is applied in the foregoing manner, it increases the resistance of the bushing to both surface breakdown (arc tracking) and breakdown through the gas insulating medium. Thus, the withstand voltage of the bushing is increased and it becomes usable in the gas-insulated environment for which it was formerly unsuited. Consequently, it is possible to provide inexpensive, bolt-mountable bushings that are capable of operating in an SF.sub.6 environment. Likewise, it is possible to adapt existing stocks of bushings originally intended for use in oil, so that they may be used in gas-insulated switchgear. By eliminating the requirement for special welded bushings, flexibility is increased and a significant cost savings is realized. While a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, modifications thereof can be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. Patent Citations
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CeCe Moore, who writes a blog called "Your Genetic Genealogist", just wrote about the premiere of "Finding your roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr" on PBS. Here is the first paragraph of her blog:
Last night was the premiere of PBS' Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. with two episodes featuring 1) musicians Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis and 2) politicians Cory A. Booker and John Lewis. Although I enjoy any television show that brings genealogy into the public eye, I think this series is much more fulfilling for the serious genealogist than NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? In this new series, as in all of his past genealogy shows, you can count on Dr. Gates to present a well laid out, thought provoking story - he never disappoints!
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Honoring Your Contract
Like most bloggers, I enjoy reading Bill Simmons' columns on ESPN's Page 2. Being a Patriots fan, I find myself especially drawn to his columns during football season since we both root for the same team. While I generally sympathize with Bill's sentiments regarding the Pats, I think his latest article on holdouts was just dead wrong.
And now, I feel bad for Tom Brady, which means I feel bad for a handsome guy with two healthy kids, three Super Bowl rings, $100 million in the bank and a wealthy supermodel for a wife. Funny. He's finishing a six-year, $60 million deal ($26.5 million guaranteed) signed in 2005, one year after Peyton Manning's colossal seven-year, $99 million deal. At the time, we hailed Brady for leaving money on the table and needled Manning for selfishly grabbing as much cash as he could. And for the next five years, the franchise that spent enough to keep its core around its expensive franchise quarterback was ... wait a second ... Indianapolis???
Yup. The Colts consistently paid market value for their own players in a concerted effort to maintain continuity and do right by Manning, sometimes overpaying to protect that Colts DNA. (Of their big-ticket guys, only Edgerrin James was pushed out the door.) By contrast, the value-conscious Patriots lost too much of their DNA; guys like Adam Vinatieri, Deion Branch, Richard Seymour, Daniel Graham, Asante Samuel, Tully Banta-Cain and Willie McGinest were always deemed expendable. In some cases, they were. But how much winning DNA can you lose before you're not the same team anymore?
Really Bill? Because by my count, since 2005, the Colts have been to two Super Bowls. The Patriots have been to one. Not a tremendous difference, especially considering that in 2006, the Patriots were up 21-3 in the first quarter to the Colts in the AFC Championship game before they epically collapsed. Also, the Patriots were all but set up for a return trip to the Super Bowl in 2008 until Tom Brady blew out his ACL. There was also that 16-0 season in 2007. If you want to look at the past five years, yes, the Colts get the nod, but it's not a land slide.
Bill, are you really telling me that you wanted the Pats to shell out for Benedict Arnold Vinatieri way past his prime? How many games have the Patriots lost due to a botched kick the last five seasons? I'm having a hard time coming up with one. Deion Branch has been a huge disappointment in Seattle. A 2011 1st Rounder from Oakland for Richard Seymour who was going to become a malcontent and demand a fat contract? Yes, please. Is this Asante Samuel the same player who let the Super Bowl winning interception go right through his hands in '07? Are you talking about the Tully Banta-Cain who flamed out with the Niners before finally hitting his stride back with us last season? I'll give you Daniel Graham and Willie McGinnest, but neither of those guys were worth the money they received elsewhere, and I'm as big of a Willie Mac fan as they come.
Branch's departure was a perfect example: A beloved locker room guy and Brady's favorite target, Branch wanted to be paid like a No. 1 receiver (which he wasn't) and not an elite possession receiver (which he was). His leverage: Without him, the Patriots were screwed heading into the 2006 season. The Patriots shrugged and dealt him for a future No. 1; Branch got paid by Seattle; and the Patriots lost the AFC title game because they didn't have a single receiver who could get open on the biggest third-and-4 of the game. They win that title with Branch. I will believe that until the day I die.
Like I said, Branch has been a disaster in Seattle. Why would we have wanted any part of that? Also, if we overpay for Branch in 2006, we definitely don't end up with Moss and Weler in 2007. Maybe we get one or the other, but not both. And the 2006 collapse against the Colts had very little to do with the Patriots not being able to score, (again, note the 21-3 lead) and everything to do with a defense that had been riddled by the flue virus and was sucking wind in the 4th quarter. Maybe Branch makes a difference, but I can point to about 25 other things that would've have cost the Patriots millions of wasted dollars that would have also changed the outcome.
You left money on the table that your team rarely used (only splurging in 2007). You watched them repeatedly roll over high picks so "next year" would be the windfall instead of just cashing them in during your prime. Now you're 33 years old with a surgically repaired knee. You're playing for a paltry $6.5 million during an uncapped season -- repeat: an uncapped season -- during the same year that rookie Sam Bradford just signed for $50 million guaranteed. You thought for sure the Patriots would renegotiate that deal when the time came, and they even promised as much -- the old, "We need to stretch the signing bonus out for cap purposes and add an extra year, but don't worry, when we get there, we'll rip it up" routine -- only they're now pretending to have amnesia. And by the way, you won three Super Bowls and helped sell out their stadium for nine solid years.
How do you feel right now? Well, you're one hit away from being damaged goods. You have an owner who pretends to be lavish (he's far from it) and evolved into one of the league's most powerful figures; with the collective bargaining agreement expiring, he's not screwing things up for other owners by ripping up your deal, giving you a mega-extension and having the players' union say, "See, you guys can't cry poverty, Kraft just gave Brady all that money!" No, he's going to keep doing what he's been doing for months -- pretend he wants to extend you, drag things along, then franchise your dumb ass for $12 million next spring. He's banking on the fact that you're Tom Brady, you're the leader of the team, you've already made more than enough money, you care about winning more than anything else, and you have that Nash-ian side that would never allow you to put yourself above the team. He's playing you, basically.
Trashing Belichick's draft strategy is just asinine. If the Patriots have made the playoffs seven times in the past nine years, their only two misses coming on lost tie-breakers. They've played in four Super Bowls in that span, winning three. They've played in five AFC Championships. And, again, remember that Brady was injured in 2008, so you can pretty much throw that season out the window. It's been an incredible run, better than any other team by a mile. Don't even begin to question Belichick's strategy over the past five years just because the Patriots were a freak play here and there from winning a title or possibly titles.
And Kraft not lavish? The man certainly doesn't hand out stupid over-the-top contracts, which is something he should be praised for. However, Kraft has spent some hefty money on Brady, Moss, and most recently, Vince Wilfork. Brady's also assuredly going to cash in again as well when everything is said and done. Even if he blew out his knee tomorrow, he'd, at worst, get the $12 million franchise tag next year. Not a bad pay day for a year of work.
So you bide your time. Say the right things. Smile at the right times. Deep down, you're seething. And you should be. You got screwed in 2005; you're getting screwed now. You will give this man one more good year. One. That's it. Unless he does the right thing, you're done. That means your Patriots tenure has a definitive expiration date. And maybe it should.
I don't know if Brady feels that way for sure. But he should feel that way ... and that's what scares me. See, athletes and agents are smarter than when I was growing up. Back in '77, Leon Gray and John Hannah screwed up. They never should have caved when they did. But today, after five decades of learning from everyone else's mistakes, athletes might be mastering the art of the holdout (and by proxy, the non-holdout). That means Brett Favre will keep milking that ankle injury. Darrelle Revis will keep playing chicken. And Tom Brady will keep biding his time and pretending everything is all right.
All three will get what they want. Eventually.
Tom Brady signed his current contract. He's being a man and living up to it 100%, and I completely respect him for it. What I don't understand is why Simmons feels that the Patriots owe Brady anything beyond the contract that he signed. They've built a long-term winner around him, and he's cashed in and become a global icon. It's been a mutually beneficial relationship for both. What Simmons is suggesting is that the Patriots are somehow obligated to throw tons of money at Brady because of what he's done in the past. Last time I checked, Brady's compensation for those years of service was the salary he was paid during those years. If Brady gets another contract, it will be compensation for additional future years of service. That's the way it works. Now granted, the fact that Brady has been a top-tier quarterback for the past nine seasons will obviously affect how much he earns, but that's based on the Patriots projecting that he will continue to play at that level for "x" amount of years and setting the value of his contract accordingly. He's still being paid for what they believe he will do in the future. It's not "payback" for something owed to him from the past.
Somehow the agents, the players, and apparently Bill Simmons have a totally skewed view of the concept of compensation. Simmons uses the Jets Darrell Revis as an example in his article.
You know the details by now: Revis signed a $30 million, six-year rookie deal with $11 million guaranteed in 2007; outperformed it for two years; watched Oakland give rival corner Nnamdi Asomugha a three-year, $45.3 million deal ($28.3 million guaranteed) in April 2009; outplayed Asomugha in 2009; then expected the Jets to renegotiate his deal last spring. Nope. Instead of playing for a 2010 cap figure 15 times less than Asomugha, Revis refused to report. And to this point, I agreed with everything he did. Wholeheartedly.
Really? So basically, you're telling me that the Jets signed a player who had never played a down in the NFL and handed him $11 million in guaranteed money, and now they owe him something more even though he's still under that contract? Do you think Revis would have given the Jets back any of that $11 million if he broke his leg during his first game and was out for the season? Or what if he just flat-out couldn't cut it as an NFL player? What if he suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury? Basically, Simmons is saying that the Jets took an $11 million gamble on Darrell Revis, and because it paid off, now they're obligated to tear up the four remaining years on that contract and pay him even more money. It's ludicrous! If Revis felt he was going to be sooooooooo much better than his rookie contract compensated him for, then he should have only signed a one or two year deal. He could have taken less money up front and shouldered the risk of injury or underperformance himself. Had he signed for two years and $4 million guaranteed and was now without a contract, I'd say the Jets should certainly pay him market value. But he didn't. Instead, the Jets are assumed all the risk and now Revis believes he should reap all the benefits.
Believe me, there's few things I want more than for Tom Brady to quarterback the Patriots well into this decade and I'd hate to see him leave for another team. On the flip side, I also don't want to see my team saddled with an huge contract for a guy who just tore his ACL for the second time. It's not a one way street as Simmons is suggesting and he's a fool for siding with the player over his own team, even when that player is Tom Brady. The bottom line is that if Brady ends up elsewhere in 2011, it will be because some team offered him more money or because he wanted to stay on the West Coast. It won't be because the Patriots didn't treat him fairly. They've given him everything he's been owed and then some.


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Huckabee, a 2008 GOP presidential candidate and social conservative, criticizes the selection process in NY-23 race, but sees room in party for liberal Republicans.
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Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and Republican presidential candidate in 2008, says there's room in the party even for people like Dede Scozzafava, the liberal Republican who was effectively run out of her House race in New York's 23rd District by conservatives. The Democrat ended up beating the Conservative candidate there.
"Oh, I think it's fine to have them in the Republican Party," Mr. Huckabee told reporters Wednesday at a Monitor breakfast. "It doesn't mean I have to support all of them equally."
"The tent could be big, but it shouldn't have holes in the ceiling and let the rain come through," he continued. "What we have to be careful of is, we don't have a party that says, it has to be just like me and nothing but. Can there be people who don't have my view on the sanctity of life in the Republican Party? Of course. People who have a different view of marriage than I do? Sure they can.
"Can they be Republican? Yes. Will they get my support? No."
Ms. Scozzafava, a state assemblywoman who was selected by local party chairs as the Republican nominee, supports abortion rights and gay marriage and enjoyed union backing in the campaign. Unlike many other nationally known conservatives, Huckabee did not declare a preference in the race, he said, as a courtesy to conservatives in Syracuse, where he was giving a talk. He endorsed the Conservative, Doug Hoffman, after Scozzafava dropped out.
"I thought the process by which she was selected was in fact the train wreck," he said. "It was truly boneheaded to pick someone who had ACORN/union backing, was pro-abortion, pro-same-sex marriage, pro-Obama healthcare. There were just so many things that she was just at odds not just with the mainstream of the party, but she was more liberal than most of the Democrats in Congress."
Still, Huckabee is against third-party candidates. More often than not, he says, they end up throwing the race to the candidate voters like least. He was surprised that Republican Chris Christie defeated incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine (D) in New Jersey, despite the presence of an independent candidate in the race.


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Further details indoors | The villa is bright and modern and has been tastefully furnished throughout. There are two twin bedrooms upstairs and a double bedroom downstairs. Each bedroom has a wardrobe and storage space. The master bedroom has its own balcony overlooking the garden and swimming pool, whilst the separate roof terrace is accessed through its own door on the landing. The lounge area offers Wi-fi, satellite TV (including English channels), a CD player, DVD player and a Playstation 2 with a small selection of games. The modern kitchen is compact but well-equipped, with oven, hob, microwave, fridge-freezer, sink, kettle and toaster. Both the upstairs bathroom and downstairs shower room are fully tiled. |
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L'Ametlla de Mar
The villa is located in a quiet area approximately 5 minutes by car from any of the three lovely sandy beaches of Las Tres Calas (literally "The Three Coves"). There is also a small selection of bars and restaurants, together with a supermarket, baker's, greengrocer's and a hardware store, plus a children's play area nearby.
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Missing The Boat
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I DNF'ed at mile 27 of the Dirty German 50 miler (yes, the same one that you won in 2011) this spring after accidently cutting the course, effectively adding 8 miles. I was slowing down, but was still running as I hit the start/finish aid station. Despite only being in a mild low, I dropped as I couldn't mentally get past having to run those extra 8 miles. Afterwards, I beat myself up about it for a while, though in reality it was probably the right thing to do as I hadn't really trained at all for the event. It will however hang over me until I complete my next 50 miler.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and sorry about the DNF.
What you said about the Tortoises you passed was pretty awesome and humbling.
I was a Tortoise out there and took a wrong turn missing the same aid station Pedatella did, adding 5.5-6 miles to the first 12. It's a ridiculous mental burden then to keep running knowing every minute that you'd actually be that much farther ahead. I only kept going not because of personal strength, but mostly because of pacers that I didn't want to let down. You didn't have that advantage so I can only imagine the dark thoughts.
The fact that you did continue after the wrong turn shows that you got past the 'crux' of the disappointment and moved on. Especially that you kept your cool and didn't get upset. This strength will be in the bank for next time for sure.As a slow guy, like those "Tortoises" you described, yeah we will put up with the suffering just to finish, because the finish line is our "prize". I saw the RRR "Hare" race as a chance for the best to go head-to-head, where it wasn't about finishing, but winning. As a fan, I wanted to see you guys and gals give it your all and take risks. Inevitably, there would be lots of carnage. It really sucks, however, how the poor course marking influenced your race and others as well. No shame in a DNF here. Your first 100 Jason? Pick another one with the goal of experiencing that finish line, and more than likely you will be the first one crossing it also.
ReplyDeleteThank you Brandon, Jesse and Dave.
David, sorry to hear about that run at the Dirty German... guess we both have to wait for our next one.
You are right, I was succesful in learning a lesson. I won't forget it.
Thanks. I do have a huge respect for the "tortoises". Great work out there despite the extra mileage!
Yeah, often times "hares" do take some big risks and crash and burn. I gave it my all and hit the wall twice. I just need to be ready to walk it out and continue.
I am taking your advice Rob, I'm looking at jumping into the Grindstone 100 this October 5th. 23,000 feet of climbing in VA... sounds awesome. I'll see if I can get out there and make it happen. I'm more ready than ever.
Thank you everyone for your unbelievable support, it makes a huge impact on my running. Thank you.
RepliesThank you for word about those of us "normal" people who finished..... that was very humble of you. I am married with and we have a 4 , 3, and 1 yr old. I work full time and training for these races are very early mornings/ late nights as to not disrupt family life. So, my 33 hour finish was much longer than expected but to see such a respectful comment made towards me and others is inspiring. I look forward to watching you do well!
Well, at least you learned your (first) 100 mile lesson on your first hundred. It sucks and eats at your for a long time. I DNF-ed at mile 75 of a 100 when my body could have kept going, and immediately regretted it. But that helped me finish 2 more races in the next year that I wouldn't have toughed out if I hadn't learned that lesson. So remember what you experienced and learned, and you'll be that much better next time. Which it seems you certainly have already realized.
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Nokian i3 is a new T rated (190 km/h) tyre, which aims to become number one in its class. Inspired by bigger tyres in higher speed categories, the Nokian i3 now includes numerous innovations and features that have proven to be excellent in UHP tyres designed for extremely demanding high-speed driving.
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Monday, December 20, 2004
A Stock Picker's Market
All three panelists think the market will be up 8%-10%, right in line with the B-Week survey, and that it will come down to stock selection. As I remember 2004 was supposed to be a stock picker's market too. Someone else said 2004 turned out to be a sector picker's market. The point here is that too many people come on these shows and don't really share what they are thinking. Beth Dater, one of Lou's panelists picked Covance (CVD) on the show. Consuelo pointed out that Beth has mentioned that one before. The stock has done phenomenally well. Beth is clearly an excellent stock picker. There was no mention as to whether she would buy that name right now for a new clients at these levels which is important to know for a stock that is up 57% in 2004.
My ire over stock picker's market comes from my belief that individuals managing their own money will place too much emphasis on stock picking. Stock picking is very hard to do. If it were easy there would not have been 19 analysts rating Pfizer as a buy or strong buy two months ago before it all hit the Celebrex fan. Sometimes, stocks that should go up, don't. Over reliance or over confidence in stock picking ability has brought down plenty of pros and individuals alike.
Ed Brown, a regular panelist, said he thinks investors should be 100% invested all the time. If you have read this blog for any length of time you know I take a completely different view. The market gives clues, like the inverted yield curve or breaching the 200 DMA, when there may be a demand problem for equities. As you know I pay attention to these things and take defensive action when these indicators trigger. A lack of exit strategy hurt a lot of people four years ago. In my investing lifetime I expect there will be a couple of more bubbles followed by crashes. Why would anyone hire a manager who says he has no intention of trying to avoid some pain?
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I believe investors should adjust their portfolio compositions over time, as valuations become extended or, on the other side, exceedingly cheap. I certainly agree with taking a more defensive posture when the market starts looking a little frothy, but I have to agree with Ed Brown when it comes to remaining fully invested.
The difficulty with market timing is not so much in identifying when the market is over or undervalued, by whatever measure being used, but in knowing when to pull the trigger. Markets can stay relatively over or undervalued for long stretches of time.
Many studies have been conducted testing the viability of market timing strategies, using various measures of value and rules for shifting allocations. For the most part the conclusions of these studies suggest staying fully invested is the way to go. Generally, the relative gains from correctly reducing allocations prior to market declines, were outweighed by the underperformance resulting from being out of the market when it rallied.
The market of the mid-late nineties provide a good example of this. The market, by my calculations, was beginning to look pretty pricey by mid-1996, and by mid-1997 was extremely overvalued in my view. Had I reduced my equity exposure at that time, it likely would have proven far more damaging than remaining fully invested during 2001-2002. - 9:02 PM


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On September 15, Jhonny Gonzalez defends his WBC Featherweight Title against ex-titleholder Daniel "Ponce" De Leon at the MGM in Las Vegas. This bout will take place as the main supporting bout to the Alvarez-Lopez fight and promises to offer some excitement, as these two skilled battlers go at it.
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This post def makes me wanna scream for joy and cry. Yes you are one heck of a woman and congrats to your new family. This is such a good friday post ;)
did you ever tell your brother who plans to get married in India 3 days before your due date?
No way you'll be taking 3 newborns to India now! Hopefully they reschedule for you ;)
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Home Designer or Architect – Who Best to Design My House Plans?
Many have debated the notion of using either a home designer or architect. It is a debate that may continue as long as time will exist. What isn't in doubt is the fact that both home design professionals are capable of laying out functional floor plan designs for home builders and private clients, either for new home construction house plans, a home remodel, or renovation. However, there are things you will need to consider to determine which is right for you. You should know which of the two your state allows to do the work, the experience, and what the services will cost.
State Laws
While you may have the option of choosing between the two, your neighboring state can have laws that restrict your options. For instance, most states in the U.S. have laws that allow home designers to provide home design services for residential projects that include single family homes, duplex, and townhouses. This even extend to light commercial buildings and interior space planning that falls within a certain building classification and up to a particular square footage. As an example, the state of Georgia allows home designers to do single family residential design with no square foot restrictions. In addition, they can also design light commercial buildings like office buildings up to 5,000 square feet. Assembly and educational occupancy, health care occupancy, care facilities, multifamily housing, apartment complexes, or buildings classified as high hazard are excluded from this exception.
If you are in a state that have more restrictive laws, you simply have no direct choice. Every set of plans whether it be commercial or residential design, will require the plans to be prepared by a licensed architect who is registered with the state. New Jersey is a state that requires all plans to be prepared and sealed with an architects stamp. This is the only way the plans will be approved by the permitting office. Home Designers in states such as this, tend to have a working relationship with an architect to meet these requirements.
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The amount of experience and the specialty is another key factor in determining which design professional to use. The assumption is that most architects design homes. Actually that is not exactly the case. Most architects tend to focus more on commercial projects and residential as a secondary option. On the other hand, home designers devote most of if not all of their time to residential design. This is not to say that architects should not be considered rather you should consider their strength and weaknesses based on their past work and how much of their work is devoted to commercial and residential.
Although this is listed third in line, cost is actually at the top of everyone's list. Fees are hard to nail down because they vary widely among design professionals. On average, architects tend to be more expensive when compared to home designers. However, there are some home designers who are pricey as well. In these cases, your design budget will ultimately determine who you will choose to prepare your custom set of house plans.
In the end, the use of either a home designer or architect is a matter of personal preference. You have to determine for yourself if you can have a working relationship with the designer or architect. In addition, you should choose someone who you feel can capture the essence of your ideas and apply them to your home design. Your budget will also play a role in your decision. Consider each of these factors and don't let either of them outweigh any of the others.
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AUGUSTA, GA. (AP) - Maybe winning really does take care of everything.
For Augusta National, sizing up Adam Scott for his own green jacket was a beautiful way to end what had been shaping as a messy Masters.
The lasting image was Scott arching his back with both arms thrust in the air after he made a 12-foot birdie putt in the playoff, not European Tour chief referee John Paramor explaining to 14-year-old Guan Tianlang why he was being docked one shot for slow play.
An Australian in a green jacket _ especially Adam Scott, the most popular first-time major champion since Phil Mickelson _ should be far more memorable than Tiger Woods holding out his arm to take an illegal drop on the 15th hole. Listening to Scott so graciously pay homage to Australian golf great Greg Norman was much better than hearing Fred Ridley give a tutorial on Rule 33-7.
And one more thing.
Winning might take care of any doubts to outlaw the anchored stroke for long putters, like the one Scott pressed against his chest when he sank the two biggest putts of his career _ a 20-footer on the 18th hole that got him into the playoff, and the 12-footer on the 10th hole to win in overtime over Angel Cabrera.
The U.S. Golf Association and Royal & Ancient are expected to announce shortly whether they will go ahead with the ban on anchoring, which would start in 2016. They say the proposed rule is to define what a golf stroke should be, and that they have no empirical evidence to suggest anyone has an advantage.
Results shouldn't count, either, especially the fact that Scott's win gave long putters the career Grand Slam.
Four of the last six major champions have used the long putter, starting with Keegan Bradley in the 2011 PGA Championship. Supporters of the ban would call that a trend. Opponents could argue it's a small sample.
Of course, to suggest that Scott gained an advantage by using the longer putt would be to overlook that he didn't make a putt longer than 4 feet from the third hole of the final round until that birdie putt on the 18th curled in the back of the cup. If he had, Scott might have won by five shots. That's how well he struck the ball in the rain on Sunday.
It also would overlook the final four holes of the British Open last summer, when Scott missed par putts on all of them that cost him the claret jug. Was the long putter an advantage at Augusta but not at Lytham?
Geoff Ogilvy summed it up nicely last summer when he said of Scott's long putter, "It just makes his bad days better. It doesn't make his good days better."
Then again, Scott never seriously contended in a major championship until after he switched to the long putter at the 2011 Match Play Championship. He tied for second at the Masters that year. He now has finished among the top 15 in the last six majors, including his win at the Masters.
Maybe it was just a coincidence, but the last question to Scott in his press conference was about the long putter. He then went through a hole-by-hole description of his round _ the 9-iron he hit for his second shot on the 505-yard 11th hole; the wedge he hit for his second shot on the 440-yard 14th.
"You knew my feeling on it all, that it was inevitable that big tournaments would be won with this equipment," Scott said. "These are the best players in the world, and they practice thousands of hours. They are going to get good with whatever they are using."
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Sony Ericsson's last quarterly results before it becomes just Sony aren't pretty
Sony Ericsson pegged its share of Android handsets globally at 10% in volume and 7% in value during Q4, and 10% in volume and 10% in value for the full year 2011, which confirms the dip in its average selling price for last quarter.
This will be the last earning report of Sony Ericsson before the end of the joint venture is final in financial aspect as well, and without the money it doled out for commencing the restructuring, the Q4 loss rang at $198 million. Here is the full breakdown of financials for the last two quarters, and fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
Number of units shipped (million) |
11.2 |
9.5 |
9.0 |
43.1 |
34.4 |
Sales (Euro m.) |
1,528 |
1,586 |
1,288 |
6,294 |
5,212 |
Gross margin (%) |
30% |
27% |
24% |
29% |
28% |
Operating income (Euro m.) |
39 |
38 |
-227 |
159 |
-206 |
Operating margin (%) |
3% |
2% |
-18% |
3% |
-4% |
Restructuring charges (Euro m.) |
-3 |
- |
-93 |
-42 |
-93 |
Operating income excl. restructuring charges (Euro m.) |
43 |
38 |
-134 |
202 |
-113 |
Operating margin excl. restructuring charges (%) |
3% |
2% |
-10% |
3% |
-2% |
Income before taxes (IBT) (Euro m.) |
35 |
31 |
-247 |
147 |
-243 |
IBT excl. restructuring charges (Euro m.) |
39 |
31 |
-154 |
189 |
-150 |
Net income (Euro m.) |
8 |
0 |
-207 |
90 |
-247 |
Let's not forget also that Sony Ericsson was mostly cruising in Q4, paying more attention to the restructuring after the breakup with Ericsson, rather than outing new handsets for the holiday season, so that's a big reason its shipped units diminished significantly from Q3 to Q4, as well as its ASP numbers. Bert Nordberg, President and CEO of Sony Ericsson, had the following comments on the last financial results coming from the joint venture as it was:
Q1 could be more of the same, but when Sony's first dual-core phones with HD screens and LTE, like the Xperia S and Xperia ion launch in March-April, then Q2 might paint the very different picture of a resurging Sony, with its upcoming "four-screen" Dot Switch platform in tow.
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1. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
oh man. this is a scary and sad surprise.
I don't understand, they shipped even more smartphones(7.5-8 million xperias) than in the Q 3, and they have such loss..
2. Daniel.P (Posts: 97; Member since: 14 Jul 2011)
Actually Sony shipped 9 million handsets in Q4, compared to 9.5 million in Q3, as per the table. The biggest reason seems to be its operating margin going from 2% in Q3 to -10% in Q4 (if we count the restructuring charges, it went to -18%).
Increased expenses (Thailand floods and restructuring), coupled with diminishing average selling price of its handsets (you can find an Xperia arc for way less than $400 unlocked now), are what brought the loss on, but the picture should be different next quarter.
3. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
actually I have to correct my self.
they shipped about 7.2 million xperias, which is almost the same as in third quarter.
but those numbers are still keeping Sony on third place of all android manufacturers.
and even more interestingly, when you count in the number of android models they have on offer-just around 10 phones I think! - turns out SE SELLS RELATIVELY MORE ANDROIDS THAN ANY OTHER BRAND.
So even with floods, restructuring charges and drop of the margins per phone this is a strangely huge loss to me
4. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
@Daniel, yes, but you talk overall sales, which include feature phones.
their smartphone sales accounted to around 80 percent of the overall 9M sales in Q 4.
in Q 3, the corresponding number was around 70 percent out of 9.5M.
5. Daniel.P (Posts: 97; Member since: 14 Jul 2011)
True, but unfortunately, out of these smartphones, they didn't make a single popular high-end dual-core handset in 2011, for which they could charge $600+ with a fat margin, like Apple or Samsung do, which really weighed on Q4, when costs of production apparently increased due to the floodings and other issues, while the ASP went down.
6. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
not to mention their last touch screen feature phone efforts which were basically thrown money
7. TheLibertine (Posts: 484; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
A thing Sony should try is to move the Playstation Portable (Vita) platform with the best of its games to their higher-end smartphones. And of course, be a bit different from Samsung that fascinates you with great specs, but great specs only, like they did it with the Tablet S.
8. RamyRamz69 (Posts: 389; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
I really hope the next quarter is better for Sony. I love how they innovate, make different designs and most of all stay loyal to customers.
Yes, my Xperia Arc doesn't have the best dual core processor in 2011, neither 1 GB of RAM, no front facing camera, not the best 8MP Camera available around, but I just love it as it is and if you offer me the best phone available now I will deny it because I just simply love how Sony puts that touch on their phones.
10. dmn666 (Posts: 179; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Arc/ Arc S are great phones and very reasonably priced. But Sony needs to catch up on HW specs for their flagships. Ion and S look good, yet they will probably get overshadowed by quadcores.Their flagships used to be pretty high-end. I wonder what made them solely focus on mid-range phones. Profit margin is pretty low there.
11. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
i think the concept of joint venture was dragging the thing.
they company was just too slow and non-reactive, without full support and devotion of neither the Sony neither Ericsson.
they released a flagship in march an that was it.
and were almost completely absent in US market.
anyway i'm sure Sony bought off the shares realizing that, realizing that phones are THE business now, and they're all set to roll it big time now.
i mean you can see that already - apart from launching a major device on the greatest US carrier for the first time (Xperia Ion), they will release a great phone in march (Xperia s), and then two even bigger guns later in Q3/Q4 ("Hayabusa" and "Mint")
it's a complete reboot and a whole other story. now lets just take some patience and wait Q2.


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