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World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz retained his crown by the narrowest of margins, even as blood streamed from his face.
Cruz danced and dodged throughout the 25-minute affair, scored timely takedowns and eked out a split decision over Joseph Benavidez in the WEC 50 "Cruz vs. Benavidez 2" headliner on Wednesday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Two of the three judges sided with the champion by 48-47 and 49-46 scores; a third scored it 48-47 for Benavidez.
"I just concentrated on doing what I do best: staying hard to hit," said Cruz, who defeated Benavidez by unanimous decision the first time the two met. "Obviously, it didn't work out too well in all the exchanges, but that's five rounds and I don't look too bad I suppose."
In a tactical bout that was not short on action, the world-ranked challenger provided Cruz with a stern test. The first three rounds were almost too close to call, highlighted by a beautiful flying knee from Cruz and some crisp counterpunching from Benavidez. Dealing with a cut near his hairline, the Team Alpha Male rep appeared to break the Cruz's nose and opened a nasty lateral gash across its bridge with a knee from the clinch in the fourth round. Blood spilled from the wound, but Cruz pressed the action and scored the fourth of his five takedowns in the match.
"That knee didn't stun me," he said. "I just felt the blood start pouring down my face."
Cruz, though his frenetic pace had slowed, closed strong in Round 5. He delivered another takedown in the final 15 seconds, ground away with elbows from the top and rose from the battle, both arms raised and a smile on his battered face, as the horn sounded.
Pettis chokes Roller in final 10 seconds
In the co-main event, Anthony Pettis submitted Shane Roller with a triangle choke late in the third round, putting an exclamation point on a memorable duel between two of the WEC's top lightweights. Roller waved the white flag 4 minutes, 51 seconds into Round 3.
Pettis more than lived up to his "Showtime" moniker, as he tagged the three-time collegiate All-American wrestler with a number of acrobatic kicks. More importantly, however, the Duke Roufus protégé stuffed a number of Roller takedowns, made him pay for his attempts and attacked effectively from his back. Ultimately, he overwhelmed Roller with his athleticism and skill.
"I just didn't feel good in here tonight," Roller said. "One of those nights when it wasn't clicking. Couldn't get going. I felt sluggish the whole three rounds."
Roller's best moments revolved around sporadic power punches -- including a thudding left hand that wobbled Pettis in the second round -- and an attempted guillotine choke in the third round.
"He's a tough dude," Pettis said. "I've never got hit this many times in the face."
Perhaps sensing he was down in the scorecards, Roller grew more desperate in Round 3. He scored with a takedown inside the first minute, but Pettis stayed busy and sucked his opponent into his trap. In the closing seconds, Pettis trapped Roller's left arm after a standing-to-ground punch, latched the triangle choke and coaxed the tapout, announcing himself as a clear threat to the reign of current WEC lightweight king Benson Henderson.
"I'm ready for the champ. Where's he at?" Pettis said. "Ben, where you at? I'm ready for you, man."
Mendes smothers Swanson, stays perfect
Undefeated featherweight prospect Chad Mendes went to the takedown well repeatedly, and Cub Swanson had no recourse.
A two-time collegiate All-American wrestler at California Polytechnic State University, Mendes secured nine takedowns and coasted to a unanimous decision against the Jackson's Mixed Martial Arts rep. Scores were 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for Mendes.
A protégé of former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber, Mendes mixed occasional power punches with his takedowns.
"Cub's a tough guy," Mendes said. "That was a fun fight, getting in there. His standup is great. I've been working on mine a lot, so I wanted to get in there and kind of showcase it a little bit."
Short-circuited by a vastly superior wrestler, Swanson attacked with leg kicks, flying knees and various other strikes when upright, but he could not stay on his feet long enough to legitimately threaten Mendes. Perfect in eight professional appearances, Mendes grounded his foe four times in the final round, punctuating his latest victory.
"Obviously I'm a wrestler," Mendes said. "I'm always going to stick with the wrestling stuff, but that was a fun fight."
Jorgensen closes in on title shot
Takedowns, ground-and-pound and power punches paved the way for Scott Jorgensen's unanimous decision victory over Brad Pickett. Scores were 30-27 across the board for the world-ranked Jorgensen, who handed the American Top Team rep his first defeat in more than three years and likely cemented himself as the top contender for the WEC bantamweight crown.
"I think I'm totally deserving of that next title shot," said Jorgensen, a winner in five consecutive fights. "I'll be watching tonight to see who I fight [next]. I expect that bantamweight title in 2010."
The two men traded heavy punches throughout a competitive first round, with Jorgensen knocking out Pickett's mouthpiece during one exchange. By Round 2, Jorgensen had unleashed his wrestling skills, as he grounded the London native and delivered sharp elbows from the top. Pickett spent the final 90 seconds on his back, and his face bore the evidence.
Pickett entered the final round battered, his left eye swelling noticeably. His situation only grew worse, as Jorgensen scored with a pair of third-round takedowns and dropped another series of elbows, this time opening a small cut near Pickett's right eye. Fighting from his back, Pickett reversed position in the final 10 seconds, but his effort came far too late to make a difference.
"I knew Brad is a tough guy," Jorgensen said. "He can take a punch, and I know I can. I think we did everything that we promised the fans."
Palaszewski finishes Micklewright
International Fight League veteran Bart Palaszewski stopped Zachary Micklewright with a clubbing right hand in the second round of their featured lightweight match. The end came 31 seconds into Round 2, as Palaszewski extended his winning streak to four.
Though he was beaten to the punch from the start, Micklewright held his own in the first round. Palaszewski attacked the Miletich Fighting Systems prospect with leg kicks and punches throughout the opening five minutes and set the stage for what was to come.
Palaszewski wasted no time in the second period. He wobbled Micklewright with a right hook to the temple, punctuated a flurry with a thudding body kick and polished off his opponent with another clean right. The win moved the 27-year-old Palaszewski to 4-2 inside the WEC.
"I'm always out to throw," Palaszewski said. "I always say I'm an entertainer first, fighter second. I'm always here to put on a show. If I have to take a couple of blows to the head to put on a good show for you guys, I'm willing."
Brian Knapp is a contributor to Sherdog.com.
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The Dargaville Girl Guides are claiming the world record for the longest 'bra' chain after stringing 169,324 pieces of underwear together at the Town's Memorial Park, Saturday 18 February 2012.
The record-breaking goal achieved was to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. The previous record was set in Australia in 2009, with a chain of 166,625 bras.
With the help from many generous people and included donations from the United States, England and Australia this would have not been possible.
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NEW YORK The city's West Indian Day Parade thundered down a thoroughfare Monday with its usual colorful, musical energy, but gun violence shocked the festivities to a stop in spots.
Two people were struck by bullets at about 3 p.m. on the Brooklyn parade route, Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights neighborhood, police said, but their injuries weren't believed to be life-threatening. Earlier, a spectator pulled out a gun, fired a shot into the air and fled in a livery cab, but he was intercepted by police, who arrested him.
The annual Labor Day parade celebrates the culture of the Caribbean islands and is one of the city's largest outdoors events. Modeled on traditional Carnival festivities, it features dancers wearing enormous feathered costumes, music and plenty of food.
"This parade is fabulous!" said Arnold Caballero, who was manning a huge barbecue on a sidewalk. "There are people of all countries, and you meet friends you haven't seen for years."
The 52-year-old Trinidad native estimated that by day's end he would sell about 500 pounds of jerk and curry chicken, beef and pork from the stand he's run for a decade with two friends.
Caballero's friend Agnes Cherryl Phillips, a 55-year-old native of Grenada, added: "This is the most excellent parade you can ever have, with music and loved ones who come from all over America, from Miami to Canada."
New York's mayor, governor, police commissioner and other elected officials showed up to start the day.
High-spirited spectators behind police barricades joined in with impromptu dancing as music pounded from massive loudspeakers aboard floats rumbling through the neighborhood, which also is home to the world headquarters of the Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish community.
Some sat on their porches watching people waving the bright flags of their native islands and enjoying Caribbean delicacies sold by vendors whose barbecues released delicious-smelling smoke into the late summer air.
Antonneal Waldron, 3, was resting on a bench with her parents and 5-month-old brother after strolling the parade route. She summed up the experience in a few words: "Walk, walk, walk! Color, color, color!"
Her mother, Jennifer Woldron, completed the picture, saying, "It's an American event that represents people of many nations: food, flags, islands, music."
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Violence has marred the parade for years, with fatal shootings along the route in 2003 and 2005. Police helicopters hovered overhead Monday, and officers on scooters and on foot patrolled the surrounding blocks.
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|Feb 19, 2012, 10:08 PM
Word ballooning up to 1.5 GB of RAM
I'm not sure when this started (maybe since 10.7.3 came out?) but I've noticed that Microsoft Word is rather consistently getting up to 1 GB of RAM or higher even when I'm not doing anything that complicated in Word (text files without images, etc.). Anyone else noticing similar behavior?
The only other thing I can think of outside the 10.7.3 update was a plugin that I installed (Write'N Cite from Refworks) which I ended up uninstalling after a couple of days because it kept causing crashes.
Once I restart MS Word, the RAM usage goes back to normal. If I only close all the open documents, RAM stays up high.
Any suggestions of things to look for? Or anyone else having similar issues?
|Feb 19, 2012, 10:43 PM
Word problems
Yes, I have had a very similar problem with Word with both a 2010 and 2011 ultimate MBA. See link to my previous thread. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1117271. I spent days with both Apple MS support at the local Apple and MS stores and on the phone with tech support from each. Both pointed the finger at each other and I still have the problem a year later, even with my 2011 MBA. I wish either Apple or MS would own up to the problem and address it.
|Feb 20, 2012, 08:33 AM
|Feb 20, 2012, 09:35 AM
Happening to me as well with a early 2011 15" high-end MacBook pro.
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|Feb 20, 2012, 03:26 PM
So the problem is not just the MBA (also MBP) and has been seen on Lion as well as on SL, both on the original release of Office 2011 as well as after its first major update.
Apple just pointed me to the MS store down the hall in the same mall. MS actually gave me Windows and Office (I had to go buy Fusion or Parallels) and told me to just use the Windows version of Office to see if it would solve my problem. That defeats the purpose of buying a Mac!
So what has Apple or MS done or said to either of you about problem?
|Feb 21, 2012, 06:22 PM
Suggestions from John McGhie, Microsoft MVP for Word. If you need help ask on Answers for Word.
Get all the tracked changes and comments out of the document, save and close, and it will be fine.
Use Compare Documents at the end if he wants markup.
If the document has corrupted, that wont fix it and he will HAVE to go on and do a Maggie, which will resolve all the tracked changes anyway.
Tracked Changes are not stable: if you use them, eventually you will break your document. Hes been working on this document every day for at least a year, in doing so, hes broken it.
The Maggie:
1. Create a new blank document in .docx format
2. Carefully select all of the text in the bad document EXCEPT the last
paragraph mark
3. Copy it.
4. Paste in the new document.
5. Save under a new file name and close all, then re-open.
This technique for de-corrupting is known as "Doing a 'Maggie'", after
Margaret Secara from the TECHWR-L mailing list, who first publicized the
|Feb 21, 2012, 07:11 PM
and even then it was clearly a common enough process that it didn't need to be spelled out in detail. A brand-new version of an editor that occasionally corrupts documents is "buggy"; a version that's still doing it 10 years, many releases, and a entire document format later is "broken trash" and should be treated as such.
|Feb 22, 2012, 01:18 AM
"Get all the tracked changes and comments out of the document, save and close, and it will be fine.
Use Compare Documents at the end if he wants markup.
If the document has corrupted, that wont fix it and he will HAVE to go on and do a Maggie, which will resolve all the tracked changes anyway.
Tracked Changes are not stable: if you use them, eventually you will break your document."
So, this really defeats the purpose of a 21st Century word processor! After all, we work and collaborate in virtual teams all over the globe so I need to be able to send and receive embedded comments and track changes from others who are working on the same document. I NEVER had this problem with Word on the Windows OS. Why can't MS and Apple make these critical functions work on the Apple version of Word?
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Smart-energy research
Binghamton researchers have been working on solar energy, fuel-cell technology, energy-storage methods and improved efficiencies in computer and other electronic systems for years.
The University selected a smart-energy initiative as the research focus of its NYSUNY 2020 plan, as well as named smart energy one of its five transdisciplinary areas of excellence.
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- The University is planning the construction of a Smart Energy Research and Development Facility at its Innovative Technologies Complex to foster partnerships with industry as well as integrate energy research program from across the University.
- Binghamton was recently awarded a $12.8 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for work being performed at the NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage. M. Stanley Whittingham, distinguished professor of chemistry and of materials science at Binghamton University, who is a pioneer in the development of lithium ion batteries, directs the center. He is working to gain greater understanding of the fundamental chemical reactions in energy storage materials to make them work better and to develop new materials that are cheaper, environmentally friendly and able to store more energy than current materials can.
Research centers that focus on smart-energy
- Center for Autonomous Solar Power/CASP focuses on reducing the cost of solar power and enhancing energy efficiency
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- Computer scientist makes a power play: With support from an NSF CAREER grant, Binghamton researcher Timothy Miller aims to slash the energy used by computing systems.
- Undergrad investigates energy storage: Undergraduate engineer Becky Deng works with a team that's building and testing supercapacitors that could point the way toward the next generation of energy-storage devices.
- Engineer joins hunt for greener data centers: Doctoral student Zhihang Song's new model may reduce the energy used to cool data centers.
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Perry South Campground -
This campground is one of the most popular campgrounds in Oregon in terms of non vacant sites. Try to get here early on Friday or before, if you are coming for the weekend. On the Metolius Arm of Lake Billy Chinook, this campground offers fishing opportunities for trophy bull trout.
Located on the Metolius Arm of Lake Billy Chinook the Perry South Campground offers 59 campsites with vault toilets, 2 barrier-free toilets, hand pumped water, picnic sites, and a fish cleaning station. Special activities include: fishing, boating, swimming, water skiing, and picnic sites.
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I am childfree by choice and a Disney FREAK!!
If anyone asks, "how you can enjoy Disney without kids?" I tell them, "obviously YOU are not doing it right!"
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An assembly system for demographic binding of signatures into a book on a collating and binding line includes a device for reading coded information printed directly on selected signatures, a feeder for supplying the coded signatures to the collating and binding line and an accumulator for transmitting the coded signatures to the collating and binding line in sequence with signatures being gathered on the line according to the information on the coded signatures.
1. A system for selectively assembling signatures into a book on a collating and binding line according to coded information, the system comprising:
feeding means for supplying signatures to said collating and binding line, said signatures bearing said coded information directly thereon; and
accumulating means disposed between said feeding means and said collating and binding line for delivering said coded signatures to said collating and binding line in synchronism with the signatures being previously assembled as a group on the collating and binding line according to said coded information on said coded signatures.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said feeding means and said accumulating means are mounted on a portable table adapted for operative coupling to said collating and binding line.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said feeding means includes means for delivering said coded signatures in a flattened position to said collating and binding line.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said accumulating means includes timing belt means for maintaining custody of said coded signatures over a predetermined time and transfer means for delivering said coded signatures to said timing belt means.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein said feeding means is associated with means for reading said coded information on said coded signatures and developing a signal for controlling the selective delivery of signatures to said collating and binding line.
6. The system of claim 5, including means for removing said coded signatures from said timing belt means for delivery to said collating and binding line.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein said coded information is in the form of a bar code representing demographic and zip code information and said coded signatures comprise the cover signatures of the book.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein said feeding means comprises a primary-feeding means for delivering said coded signatures to said collating and binding line and an auxiliary feeding means for supplying said coded signatures to said accumulating means in order to delay delivery of said coded signatures to said primary feeding means.
9. The system of claim 8, including means for disabling the selective assembling of signatures along a collating and binding line upon detection of a feeding problem at said auxiliary feeding means.
10. A signature collating and binding system having a plurality of signature feeders spaced along a collating and binding line for selectively feeding internal and external signatures thereto according to coded information representative of demographic factors, the system comprising:
auxiliary feeding means for delivering external signatures into a signature feeder, said signatures being provided with said coded information fixed thereon;
accumulating means disposed between said auxiliary feeding means and said signature feeder for maintaining custody of said external signatures for a predetermined time before delivery to said signature feeder and collating and binding line;
means for assembling said internal signatures on said collating and binding line in accordance with said coded information; and
synchronization means for effecting delivery of each of said external signatures to said collating and binding line in synchronism with the internal signatures being assembled on said collating and binding line according to said coded information on said external signatures.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein said auxiliary feeding means, said accumulating means and said signature feeder are mounted on a portable table adapted for selective operative interconnection with said collating and binding line.
12. The system of claim 11, further comprising signature guide means on said table for maintaining registration of said external signatures.
13. The system of claim 10, further including conveying means for transporting said external signatures from said auxiliary feeding means to said accumulating means and from said accumulating means to said signature feeder.
14. Apparatus for selectively gathering preprinted signatures into books on a collating and binding line, certain of said signatures having coded information printed directly thereon for producing different versions of said books corresponding to various demographic factors, said apparatus comprising:
feeding means for supplying said signatures having coded information to said collating and binding line;
means located at said feeding means for reading said coded information and initiating the gathering of selected preprinted signatures on said collating and binding line; and
accumulating means positioned between said feeding means and said collating and binding line for first receiving and then delaying the delivery of said signatures having coded information for a predetermined time to said collating and binding line in synchronism with said preprinted signatures being previously gathered as a group on said collating and binding line according to said code information being detected by said reading means.
15. Apparatus of claim 14, including first conveying means between said feeding means and said accumulating means and second conveying means disposed between said accumulating means and said collating and binding line for transporting said signatures having coded information thereon.
16. Apparatus of claim 15, wherein said first and second conveying means are oriented generally transverse to said collating and binding line.
17. Apparatus of claim 15, said first and second conveying means being commonly driven by drive means for said collating and binding line.
18. Apparatus of claim 15, including a primary feeder disposed to receive said signatures having coded information from said second conveying means and adapted to be aligned and operated in said collating and binding line.
19. A method for selectively assembling signatures on a collating and binding line into books of various demographic editions comprising the steps of:
reading coded information representative of demographic characteristics printed on selected signatures to initiate the assembling of selected signatures on the collating and binding line; and
delivering said selected signatures having coded information to the collating and binding line in synchronism with the signatures being previously assembled as a group on said collating and binding line according to said coded information on said selected signatures.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the step of delivering said selected signatures having coded information printed thereon includes a further step of maintaining custody of said selected signatures for a predetermined time during which signatures are assembled on said collating and binding line.
21. A signature collating system of the type including a conveyor, a plurality of feeders, each said feeder including a hopper for maintaining a store of signatures, means for selectively delivering signatures to said conveyor and means for reading an optically readable code and selectively actuating individual ones of said feeders to progressively build different groups of signatures on said conveyor in accordance with said code, the improvement wherein:
said optically readable code is predisposed at a predetermined position on said signatures maintained in said hopper of one of said feeders;
said means for reading said code is disposed proximate to said hopper to read said code predisposed on said signature next to be delivered to said conveyor, whereby said code is substantially motionless when read; and said system further includes means for detecting misfeeding of said signatures with optically readable code from said hopper; and
means for selectively diverting misfed signatures into an auxiliary hopper disposed in the vicinity of said hopper.
22. The system of claim 21, wherein said optically readable code is a bar code and said means for reading comprises a scanning bar code reader.
23. The system of claim 21 wherein each said feeder comprises:
an auxiliary feeder for selectively dispensing said signatures from said hopper;
an intermediary conveyor for receiving said signatures dispensed by said auxiliary feeder; and
a primary feeder for delivering said signatures to said conveyor.
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for assembling signatures into booklet or magazine form and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method of utilizing coded information on a selected signature representative of demographic and geographic factors to control assembly of signatures into various magazine or booklet versions.
Collating and binding systems for saddle stitchers are, of course, well known in the printing industry for mass producing booklets, magazines, catalogues, advertising brochures and the like. Typically, one or more sharply folded and generally pre-printed blanks or signatures are sequentially fed by a number of spaced signature feeders. The signatures are delivered such that the folded margins or spines of the signatures come to rest upon a collating conveyor line or chain which travels past the signature feeders. The conveyor gathers the signatures, one on top of the other, and moves them, through one or more on-line printing stations, to a stitching or binding station. The assembled signatures then are usually diverted to a trimming station and further led to a labeling station where mailing labels which are pre-printed or printed on-line are affixed.
Prior art systems of this type contemplate the computer controlled production of various demographic editions of books or catalogues of internal and external signatures containing individually tailored information or customized printing on selected signatures. This flexibility is important in satisfying the demands of a particular market or geographical destination. For instance, it may be desirable to offer certain customers or subscribers various features or selected advertising depending upon their special interest, income or occupation. Likewise, it may be relevant to customize products or services contingent upon a customer's previous buying history. For example, a publication may issue one demo edition for parents of newborn children who have purchased baby products, another edition for farmers interested in the latest milking machines and still another edition for fitness buffs who have ordered exercise equipment. In each situation, it is important to realize that a publisher may save significant postal costs by presorting these demographic editions. In postal terms, this means the combining of demographic editions into a singular mailstream to maximize five digit and carrier route sortings.
To provide these demographic versions, the prior art commonly employs an information source which indicates the special interest of each subscriber within a common postal locale. Based on the information source, a controller selectively actuates the signature feeders to deliver certain signatures upon the conveyor to form one or more editions of a booklet or magazine for each subscriber within the zip code area. Each new zip code area is accompanied by a new sequence demand.
One system which discloses the demographic binding of signatures is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,899,165 issued on Aug. 12, 1975 to Abram et al. In this arrangement, each signature feeder is actuated under control of coding on optically scanned mailing labels carried on a tape located adjacent the labeling station. The efficiency of this system is dependent upon the conveyance of the label in synchronism with the conveyor in order that the correct label is placed on the cover signature of the booklet produced by the coding on the label. In addition, this arrangement includes a replacement book feeder which supplies a standard replacement book in the line upon detection of a malfunction. While this prevents a loss in synchronism between the gathered signatures and the information source controlling feeding of the signatures, the subscriber affected will not receive the demographic edition originally programmed.
Another collating system in which a tape is employed to determine the construction of booklets is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,778,167 issued Oct. 18, 1988 to Snow et al. In this design, detection of a malfunction will cause a booklet of a particular version to be reordered, but there is no guarantee that the reordered book will be properly bundled with booklets in the same zip code. As a result, a publisher may incur further postal expenditures due to the creation of these maverick or stray booklets relative to the remainder of booklets in the same geographic grouping.
A further demographic binding machine utilizing a coded address label to determine book make-up is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,022,455 issued May 10, 1977 to Newsome et al. In this machine, a plurality of parallel conveyor belts are used as storage stations between signature feeders and the labelling table to hold various editions of magazines on call. While the provision of the storage stations may improve the availability of demographic editions of prior art systems, it adds a substantial additional expense by virtue of its extra conveyors, and attendant vanes, solenoids and delay devices utilized therewith.
From the foregoing, it can be seen that various attempts have been made by the prior art to upgrade the assembly of signatures in a demographic binding operation. However, there remains a need in this well developed art for a system which offers more efficient handling of signatures and bundling of magazines with optimized postal discounts.
The present invention advantageously provides an improved assembly and sorting capability for the high speed collating and binding of customized books of signatures. The improved assembly system provides noteworthy versatility and is readily adaptable into existing systems with a minimum of modification.
These and other advantages are realized, in one aspect of the invention, by a system for selectively assembling signatures into a book on a collating and binding line according to coded information and including a feeder for supplying signatures bearing coded information to the line and an accumulator between the feeder and the line for delivering the coded signatures to the line in synchronism with the signatures being assembled on the line according to the information on the coded signatures.
The present invention also relates to a method for selectively assembling signatures on a collating and binding line into books of various demographic editions including the reading of coded information representative of demographic characteristics on selected signatures to initiate the assembling of selected signatures on the line and the delivering of the selected signatures to the line in synchronism with the signatures being assembled on the line according to coded information on the selected signatures.
In a highly preferred embodiment, the present invention contemplates a portable design easily incorporated into the collating and binding line. The system embodying the present invention combines the delivery of certain signatures to the collating and binding line with the reading of coded demographic information provided directly on the selected signatures to provide a more efficient binding operation. The selected signatures carrying the coded demographic information which control the binding are strategically fed and monitored from a position in the pocket of a feeder such that if a problem occurs in the feeding of a selected signature, that signature may be timely refed in order to ensure the integrity of the demographic edition being sorted and thereby optimize postal discounts.
The invention will become better understood by reference to the following detailed description of the preferred exemplary embodiment when read in conjunction with the appended drawing wherein like numerals denote like elements and:
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a collating and binding system employing the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary, perspective view of a control pocket shown in FIG. 1 with various elements broken away for clarity;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary side view of the control pocket shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the control pocket taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross sectional view of the control pocket taken on line 5--5 of FIG. 3.
Referring to FIG. 1, a collation and binding system 8 for a saddle stitcher encompassed by the present invention is employed to produce various magazines, catalogues, brochures, periodicals, etc. containing different collections of signatures for different customers or subscribers. System 8 suitably comprises an inserter 10 having a plurality of pockets, (boxes) 12, a collating chain (conveyor) 18, a caliper 20, one or more printing units (stations) 22, a stitcher 24, a trimmer 26, a labeling station 28, and a stacker 30.
Each pocket 12 holds a supply of signatures 16. Signatures 16 are usually preprinted and folded such that one sheet, a lap sheet 16a, is wider than the other (short sheet) 16b. Each pocket 12 is equipped with a signature feeder 14 operative to selectively deliver a singular signature 16 from a supply stack within the pocket.
Collating chain or conveyor 18 collects signatures 16 from the signature feeders 14 and transports the signatures along a collation and binding line. As the signatures 16 are gathered, they move past caliper 20, which monitors the appropriate thickness of the book (signature collection) and then travel through one or more printing stations 22 where customized "on the fly" printing can be applied. After the printing, the conveyor, 18 pushes the signatures to stitcher 24 where they are bound, to create an assembled book such as by stapling or the like.
The assembled book is then diverted onto another conveyor to trimmer 26 where its edges are trimmed and labeling station 28 where a human readable mailing label is printed or otherwise applied. Thereafter, the assembled books may be conveyed to stacker 30 and readied for mail or other distribution.
The collating and binding system generally described above is conventionally controlled by a computer or programmable controller 31, the details of which are omitted as they do not form the essence of the invention. Likewise, the inserter 10, feeder 14, caliper 20, printer 22, stitcher 24, trimmer 26, labeling station 28, and stacker 30 are of conventional construction and do not require a detailed discussion except with respect to certain modifications as will be hereafter explained.
A control pocket 32 in accordance with the present invention includes a front end 33 which is adapted to deliver signatures to the collation and binding line in the same fashion as the signature feeders 14. Control pocket 32 may be used to replace one or more signature feeders 14, which are easily removed from the line. Alternatively, control pocket 32 may be added to a line of existing signature feeders 14 at whatever point desired in inserter 10. In the preferred embodiment, control pocket 32 is shown positioned as the last station on the collation and binding line so that the signatures fed therefrom form the external or cover signatures of a book. It should be appreciated however, that if control pocket 32 were located elsewhere on the collation and binding line, internal signatures of a book would be delivered. In any case, however, control pocket 32, similar to each signature feeder 14 and chain 18, is operatively tied into controller 31 which is reset for any change in the location of pocket 32 relative to position of chain 18 to ensure proper timing of the system 8.
Turning now to FIGS. 2 and 3, control pocket 32 suitably comprises a portable table 34 on which is mounted respective suitable feeders 48 and 195 (sometimes hereinafter referred to as auxiliary feeder 48 and primary feeder 195) for selectively dispensing a supply of signatures 16 bearing machine readable (e.g., optically) coded information 54, a code reading mechanism 55 (e.g., optical scanner) disposed to read code 54 on signatures 16 in auxiliary feeder 48, an accumulator mechanism 130 interposed between feeder 48 and 195, respective conveyors 120 and 176 for conveying signatures 16 from auxiliary feeder 48 to accumulator mechanism 130 and from accumulator mechanism 130 to primary feeder 195, and a suitable drive mechanism, as will be described, for operatively coupling pocket 32 into, and driving the elements thereof in synchronism with, the bindery line.
Briefly, in operation, reader 55 scans coded information 54 on the next signature 16 to be delivered from feeder 48, while the signature is maintained in the feeder and thus relatively still. A signal reflecting the coded information is generated through computer 31 to initiate assembly of a particular demographic edition of a magazine or the like on the collating and binding line. Each signature 16 is subsequently transferred by auxiliary feeder 48, accumulator mechanism 130 and primary feeder 195 in timed sequence so that it will be delivered in synchronism with the other signatures being selectively assembled on the line according to the coded information on the signatures in hopper 53. As previously stated, it is particularly useful to employ coded information 54 in the form of bar coding on external or cover, signatures in which case control pocket 32 is the last feeding station on the line. However, the pocket 32 will perform equally well in any position on the line feeding internal signatures.
Portable table 34, suitably includes a rear jogging surface 36 connected between side rails 38. A pair of front and rear legs 40, fixed to side rails 38, are interconnected on each side by a brace 42 running parallel to side rails 38. Diagonal braces 44 are provided between legs 40 and brace 42 on each side to add further stability. Each of legs 40 is equipped with a swivel caster 46 as well as a brake and height adjusting mechanism if desired, so that table 34 may be easily transported and set into a working registration position relative to the collating and binding line.
Auxiliary feeder 48 is disposed on table 34. Because the structure and function of feeder 48 are well known to those skilled in the art, only the major portions merit description. Auxiliary feeder 48 comprises a pair of upstanding side frames 50 joined by various components of feeder. In particular, a supply hopper 53 is carried between the side frames 50 for holding a stack of signatures 16 generally upright with their folded backs or spines at the bottom of hopper, their lap sheets 16a facing forwardly and their short sheets 16b directed rearwardly. The signatures 16 are jogged or aligned manually by an operator using jogging surface 36 before they are placed in hopper 53.
As a salient feature of the invention, each signature placed in hopper 53 is preprinted with machine readable coded information 54 representative of certain demographic categories reflective of, for example, income, occupation or hobby. The coded information also includes zip code data so the various demographic editions of books can be assembled for a particular geographical area and presorted for postal carriers. The coded information 54 can take on various forms but low density bar coded marking tolerant of the environment is highly preferred for greater accuracy in sorting. A conventional bar code reader 55 (FIG. 3) is fixed to feeder 48 and oriented to read the coded information 54 on the signature 16 next to be fed from hopper 53. Reader 55 is operatively connected with controller 31 to translate reading of the bar code into a signal which will selectively actuate certain feeders 14 on the collation and binding line to deliver certain signatures to be used in assembling a particular demographic edition. Reading the optical code while signature 16 is still in hopper 53 is particularly advantageous; signature 16 is relatively motionless during scanning of the optical code, and reading errors tend to be avoided.
Feeder 48 also includes a pickup drum 56 which is mounted for continuous rotation on a drive shaft 58 supported between frames 50. Drum 56 is composed of spaced discs 60 bearing grippers 62. Instead of furnishing a single gripper for each disc 60, a pair of grippers are oppositely located on each disc to enable feeder 48 to be run at half speed and still provide the desired feed results. Further mounted for rotation on drive shaft 58 are: gripper cams 64 for controlling the opening and closing of the grippers 62; a sucker cam 66 for regulating a sucker bar 68 positioned in front of the hopper 53; and a feed cam 70 for governing a feed mechanism 72 that properly indexes signatures 16 in hopper 53. Each of grippers 62 has a connecting rod 74 surrounded by a spring 76 which constantly urges a follower 78 at the end of rod 74 against gripper cam 64, only one of which is shown in FIG. 2. Similarly, sucker bar 68 and feed mechanism 72, include linkages 80 having rods 82 journalled to frame 50 and brace 52, respectively, and springs 84 to maintain rollers 86 on their linkages in riding contact with the sucker cam 66 and feed cam 70, respectively.
Drive for feeder 48 is provided through a belt 90. Belt 90 is entrained about a sprocket 88 mounted on drive shaft 58, an idler sprocket 92 which is mounted for rotation on a shaft 94 extending from frame 50 and an input sprocket 96. Sprocket 96 is driven by a gear box 98 connected to the drive mechanism for system 8 as will be described.
A first conveyor belt 120 is disposed to receive signatures 16 as they are dispensed from auxiliary feeder 48 and runs longitudinally of table 34 below drum 56. Referring briefly to FIG. 5, a shaft 104, extending between side rails 38, bears respective sprockets rotationally mounted thereon: a sprocket 110 which lies outside side rail 38; interior sprockets 102 and 112; and a large drive sprocket 114, which sits generally equidistant from side rails 38. A second drive sprocket 116 (FIG. 3) is disposed under drum 56 and is rotatable on a shaft 118 extending between side rails 38. Sprockets 114 and 116 cooperate to provide a path for first conveyor belt 120 running longitudinally of table 34 below drum 56. Belt 120 has a plurality of spaced pusher lugs 122 and travels between a pair of signature guides 124 (FIG. 2) disposed on table 34 parallel to the conveyor path. As seen in FIG. 3, the lower run of belt 120 may be tensioned by, for example, using idler shafts 126 and 128 mounted between side rails 38.
Drive for conveyor belt 120 is provided through a belt 108. An input sprocket 100, disposed on the other side of gear box 98 from sprocket 96, cooperates with sprocket 102 which is rotatable on shaft 104 extending between side rails 38. Sprockets 100 and 102, together with an idler shaft 106, form a path for drive belt 108.
By this arrangement, counterclockwise rotation of drive shaft 58 will cause feeding mechanism 72 to push signatures 16 forward in hopper 53, sucker bar 68 to selectively extract the forwardmost signature, and grippers 62 to close, in order to transfer the signature from the hopper 53 through 90� counterclockwise rotation of pickup drum 56. At this point, cam 64 effects opening of grippers 62 to release signature 16 in flattened position upon belt 120 which is moving forwardly toward the line by virtue of clockwise driven sprockets 114 and 102. Thus, the folded back (spine) B of signature 16 becomes the leading edge, the head H and foot F are properly aligned by and against guides 124 and the cut face C is registered against a pushing lug 122 on belt 120.
In the preferred embodiment, an accumulator mechanism 130 is used to maintain custody of each signature 16 fed from auxiliary feeder 48 for a predetermined time during which signatures 16 selectively fed from feeders 14 are assembled on the collating and binding line. Accumulator mechanism 130 includes a transfer belt 138 for intercepting each signature 16 from first conveyor belt 120, and twin timing belts 156 for receiving, storing and delivering the signatures from transfer belt 138 to a second conveyor belt 176. Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 5, a pair of side plates 132 are mounted on, and rise upwardly from, table 34. A series of rotatable idler shafts 134, idler rollers 134a and a nip roller 136 mounted on a shaft 137 are provided between side plates 132. Idler shafts 134, idler rollers 134a and nip roller 136 act together to define a path for an endless transfer belt 138. Belt 138 has overlapping portions 138a and 138b for engaging each signature 16 in sandwiching relationship. To drive transfer belt 138, idler sprockets 140, 142 (FIG. 2) are rotatably mounted on shafts 144, 137 respectively, projecting outwardly of plate 132. A drive belt 148 is disposed in driving contact with sprockets 140, and 142, and with sprocket 112. It should be appreciated that sprocket 112, which is being driven clockwise on shaft 104, will cause sprocket 142 and nip roller 136 (both mounted on shaft 137) to turn counterclockwise. Therefore, each signature 16, moving forwardly on first conveyor belt 120 is transferred to a moving portion 149 of belt 138 and then to nipping point 150 between the overlapping portions 138a, 138b of transfer belt 138 and carried upwardly along the path shown by arrows in FIG. 3.
Upon arriving at upwardmost point 152, each signature 16 is delivered by transfer belt 138 in straddling relationship upon coplanar lugs 154 of twin timing belts 156. Referring now to FIG. 4, timing belts 156 are disposed on upper sprockets 157 mounted on shafts 158 and lower sprockets 159 mounted on shafts 160. Timing belts 156 are rotated in synchronism in opposite directions relative to each other by means of driven gear boxes 162, 164. Gear boxes 162, 164 are connected through flexible couplings 166 and output shaft 168. Each gearbox 162, 164 carries a sprocket 170, which works with a sprocket 172 coaxially mounted on shaft 160, to define a path for a drive belt 174. Timing belts 156 serve to maintain signatures 16 in custody and transport them downwardly as shown in FIG. 4 until they reach the plane of second conveyor belt 176 passing between timing belts 156 and carrying pushing lugs 178 from which signatures 16 will be pushed forwardly toward the collation and binding line.
A first rotatable sprocket 180 is mounted equidistant between side rails 38 on a shaft 182 connected between side rails 38. Turning again to FIG. 3, a second rotatable sprocket 184 is similarly positioned on a shaft 186 in a feeding mechanism to be described. Second conveyor belt 176 is entrained about sprockets 180, 184 and is tensioned on its lower run by idler rollers 188, 189 on table 34. Also mounted on shaft 182 outside side rails 38 is a sprocket 190 which together with sprocket 110 defines a path for a drive belt 192 tensioned by roller 194. Belt 192 transfers clockwise motion from shaft 104 to shaft 182 so that the second conveyor belt 176 can be driven in the same direction as first conveyor belt 120.
Accumulating mechanism 130 operates in its preferred embodiment adjunct to primary feeder 195 which serves to deliver each signature 16 to the collating and binding line. Referring to FIG. 2, primary feeder 195 includes a pair of upstanding side frames 196. The bottoms of side frames 196 are cut out to rest upon a support tube 198 which aligns the signature feeders 14 in inserter 10. Being similar in some respects to the auxiliary feeder 48, primary feeder 195 includes a pickup drum 200 having cam-controlled grippers 202 as previously described for handling the signatures 16. Primary feeder 195 is also similar to conventional signature feeders and includes a register stop 204 which is adjustable relative to the circumference of the drum 200 depending upon the size of the signature. Adjacent pickup drum 200 is a transfer drum 206 having a set of primary grippers 208 and a set of secondary, or lap grippers, 210. The opening and closing of grippers 208 and 210 are regulated by a follower 212 which rides against a suitable cam (not shown). An opener drum 214, including a gripper 216 which is pivotably swung open and closed by cam 218 is also provided. Each of the pickup, transfer and opener drums 200, 206, 214 are mounted on shafts 220, 222, and 224 respectively, rotatably mounted between the frames 196.
To drive primary feeder 195, the ends of the shafts 220, 222, and 224 carry drive sprockets 226, 228, 230 respectively. Sprockets 226, 228 and 230 cooperate with a pair of idlers 232, 234 also disposed outside of side frames 196 to form a path for a drive belt 236 entrained about the drive sprockets and idlers. A sprocket 238, mounted on shaft 220, cooperates with an input sprocket 240 on gear box 162 and an idler 242 on side rail 38 to define a path for a drive belt 244. Gear box 98 is connected to gear box 162 by an output shaft 246 and flexible couplings 248.
Control pocket 32 is suitably driven by the drive mechanism associated with inserter 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the drive for inserter 10 typically includes a drive shaft 250 which extends through all signature feeders 14 of inserter 10 and carries a sprocket 252. A driving force is then conveyed by a chain 254 from sprocket 250, usually via a gear reducer (not shown), to a sprocket 256 mounted inside side frame 196 on drive shaft 220. Thus, counterclockwise rotation of system drive shaft 250 will move-pickup drum 200 counterclockwise, transfer drum 206 clockwise and opener drum 214 counterclockwise. In addition, counterclockwise motion transmitted via belt 244 into gear box 162 will be translated into clockwise rotation of output shaft 246 into gear box 98. This will cause sprocket 96 to impart the counterclockwise motion necessary for drum 60 of auxiliary feeder 48. It will also produce clockwise motion of sprocket 100 and shaft 104 so that, as previously described, first and second conveyor belts 120, 176 move forwardly, transfer belt 138 moves upwardly and timing belts 156 traverse downwardly with respect to table 34 to deliver signatures to primary feeder 194.
Referring to FIG. 2, pickup drum 200 rotates counterclockwise 90� from the position shown so that cam controlled grippers 202 will close upon the folded backbone B of signature 16, being moved forwardly on second conveyor belt 176. Pickup drum 200 continues to rotate to carry signature 16 around the drum and bring the backbone B against register stop 204. In this position, pickup drum grippers 202 open, transfer drum primary grippers 208 close across both lap sheet 16a and short sheet 16b and transfer drum secondary (lap) grippers 210 close against only lap sheet 16a. Clockwise rotation of transfer drum 206 strips signature 16 from the pickup drum 200 and brings the gripped signature sheets 16a, 16b under an idler shaft 201 (FIG. 3) fixed between side frames 196 toward opener drum 214. Drum 214 is rotating counterclockwise. At the proper position, short sheet 16b is released (popped) by primary grippers 208 while lap sheet 16a remains held by lap grippers 210, whereupon open drum gripper 216 grabs short sheet 16b so that continuing rotation of drums 206, 214 spreads the customized signature 16 to drop it in straddled fashion upon the conveyor chain 18.
Signatures 16 are then conventionally gathered and selected signatures may be conventionally printed at station 22 (FIG. 1), if desired, with additional information on line before the books are stitched or stapled together. After the books have been assembled, they are conventionally diverted with the backbone B leading so that after trimming the lap, human readable mailing labels may be affixed or printed in any fashion desired so that the label may run parallel or transverse to the spine.
It should be understood that certain design parameters in system 8 must be set to accomplish the synchronism between the coded signatures 16 in pocket 32 and signatures 16 on the collation and binding line. For instance, the speed and distance of each coded signature 16 in travelling around the drum 56, upon first conveyor belt 120, transfer belt 138, timing belts 156, second conveyor belt 176 and through primary feeder 195 must be matched with the particular drive mechanism of system 8 and the length of conveyor chain 18 for any given run of books. This can be done by moving the conveyor chain 18 and signature feeders 14 at a slow speed along with the elements of control pocket 32 and comparing the paths and times traversed by the coded signatures 16 relative to their accompanying books being assembled on the line. This information can then be programmed into controller 31 along with the coded information transmitted by reader 55 to establish the proper mounting sequence between signatures moving in pocket 32 and signatures being selectively assembled on line.
Another aspect of the invention lies in the various devices for handling of miss or double feeding problems which occasionally occur during the assembly of books of signatures facilitated by use of auxiliary feeder 48. In particular, auxiliary feeder 48 includes an eye (photosensor) 258 (FIG. 3) which closely monitors the feeding of coded signatures 16 from hopper 53. If eye 258 does not sense the feeding of coded signature 16, a signal is sent to computer 31 so that a book will not be assembled until the jamming or related problem is rectified. In addition, if multiple signatures are fed from hopper 53, a thickness caliper 260 will detect such irregularity. Caliper 260 triggers a signal to computer 31 which will prevent assembly of a book and which will actuate a warning light 262 and move a rejection device 264 comprising a pivoted finger 264a and transfer belt 264b from a normally retracted position shown in horizontal position to a deflected position shown in dotted lines so that the multiple signatures are interecepted from first conveyor belt 120 by deflected finger 264a and are ejected into a reject tray 266. The operator responsible for supplying the signatures 16 being quickly alerted by light 262, or similar warning device, simply retrieves the coded signature and places it back in hopper 53 which generally insures the integrity of a particular demographic edition for a particular zip code. The system also contemplates the use of similar conventional misfeed sensing devices (not shown) on the individual signature feeders 14.
It should be appreciated, the present invention greatly enhances the flexibility of assembling signatures in a collating and binding system. Such flexibility is attained without losses in operating speeds or creating additional problems in handling of signatures 16. The preferred form of the invention is easily adaptable to existing systems as either a replacement or additional unit in the inserter 10 and offers a versatility for efficient handling of signature stocks of various sizes, weight and finishes.
Unlike prior art systems which build books from a source generally remote from the inserter 10, the present invention appears to improve over existing missing book feeders or replenishment devices which exhibit shortcomings in sorting, and thereby cause additional postal expense. In addition, the present system is better suited to read the coded information representative of demographics because the coded signatures are held stationary in hopper 53 in contrast with systems that decipher coded labels or the like which are moving past a reader. By dictating the control of demographic binding from coded information directly applied on selected signatures, the present invention provides an advance which considerably improves signature sorting capability with an attendant economic savings.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain substitutions, alterations and omissions may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, it should be understood that unfolded or blank signatures could be fed from the auxiliary feeder 48. It should also be appreciated that while the foregoing describes utilizing lap signatures, the present invention is equally adaptable to handling of non-lap signatures by modifying certain of the gripper structures with such devices as is well known in the art. Further, the invention may be utilized in a collating system where signatures are stacked on top of each other using a flattened conveyor belt. Moreover, the invention contemplates the reading of coded signatures 16 placed in a hopper of the primary feeder 195 or any signature feeder 14 on the line and subsequent delivering of coded signatures to the line in synchronism with signatures 16 being assembled on the line according to coded information 54 on signatures 16. Accordingly, the foregoing description is meant to be exemplary only and should not be deemed limitative on the scope of the invention set forth in the following claims.
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Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing a man. The trouble started Friday when police responded to a call that someone attacked a man with a knife in the Westlake area of Los Angeles and fled. The victim identified his attacker as "Hobie" -- which was the name of Jeremy's character on the show. The next day police got a report of a prowler wandering around the same neighborhood. When officers stopped the alleged prowler, they discovered it was Jeremy and arrested him.
Justin Bieber crashed a high school prom over the weekend, and he was not welcome. School administrators say he physically shoved his way into the event. Bieber helped himself into the Chatsworth Charter High prom for a few minutes on Saturday night and apparently the students LOVED it, but offiicials did not. A district rep says, "His entourage pushed past the school's security to gain access to the dance floor" ... and administrators were worried they wouldn't be able to control the crowd.


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I've a project in the pipeline that would stretch most hosting/reseller accounts a bit but that might well fit into the VPS segment, without having to go the whole hog into dedicated server territory.
Has anyone any direct experience with UK VPS providers ?
VPS or virtual servers are not what I usually dabble in, and although I have done a little research I would rather ask the question based on direct experience.
This is based around service levels and not on who might offer the most disk capacity/bandwidth etc.
Reliability and uptime would be key.
Anyone ?
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Let me say straight away that I have no personal experience of these people, but I know someone who has, and she spoke highly of the service levels. She involved herself with a Cloud Server, and she seemed happy. Unfortunately I can't ask this person for more information, we're out of touch, and I think she's living abroad.
Maybe of some help.
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Now there's an option I'd not considered.
Thanks for the link - you've given me something to think about (on a weekday too).
Looks very promising.
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If you are considering the rackspace cloud facility for a UK relevant site, check whether this is UK hosted i.e. a UK IP.
Simply mention this because IP location is an important factor re search engines. You can geo-target in some e.g. Google but will still be at a disadvantage. That may not be what you want.
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Ansolan, thanks for raising a very important point which a lot of folks may not be aware of.
In this particular instance we're talking about a very specialised niche market with an already busy (private login) searchable product database/global distributor ordering and account management and so on. I wrote this system a couple of years ago now and a large part of this project will be a codebase rewrite (PHP to .NET) to link into a bespoke ERP software application in the UK and SAP in a sister company in Holland, as well as to introduce new functionality to meet changes in the system requirements.
SEO is not a particular issue since the bulk of the content and operations are for logged in users only, and most of them are part of the existing global distributor network which, by nature, tends not to be fluid.
The site front end is information rich scientific/health related content, but due to the niche market and existing worldwide customer (distributor) base it is not necessary to spend as much time and effort on all aspects of SEO as I might otherwise do.
Good point though, and it would normally be very valid for most projects.
I may well end up with another dedicated server for this rather than plumping for a VPS-type solution, based mainly on the requirement for guaranteed uptime and the sheer physical size of the MS SQL databases and transaction logs, among other things.
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Sounds an interesting place. Your idea for a dedicated server seems good.
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a couple of years ago - also for a client company in the scientific community and also for an exclusively logged in userbase. Mine was a non transactional site, but was information rich - big databases and huge amounts of searchable data and downloadable PDFs. I did have a course booking facility, but that was a simple matter - few options, and a straightforward card transaction.
I decided on a dedicated server for the same reasons - up time was a major consideration, and in the end we set up a server in the client's own 24/7 monitored server location (Singapore). As with your project, SEO wasn't a concern in this case.
Good luck, it sounds as if you have some work ahead of you.
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As the temperature rises with the promise of another blistering South Texas summer, the pro boxing scene will be heating up as well in the coming months with no less than seven legitimate big fights and a bevy of other potentially entertaining matchups taking place in the next 90 days.
From this weekend through the end of July, at least five championships are scheduled to be on the line, and in a few cases, careers will be on the line as well.
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The action kicks off this weekend in a battle of heavyweights when Wladimir Klitschko tries to wrest the IBF title from Chris Byrd in a rematch of their 2000 tilt that saw Klitschko seize a lopsided unanimous decision. While any bout featuring the defensive-minded Byrd has the potential to be a snoozer, the winner of this fight could set a course toward unifying the heavyweight title, which would restore some much-needed credibility to the division. And, the bout is on regular HBO, so fans with the premium channel won't have to shell out any extra coin to the see the match, which is always a relief.
The calendar for the next few weeks is dotted with matches that should garner fight fans interest, including hard-hitting heavyweight Sam Peter continuing his climb back to contender status when he faces Julius Long on April 28. The following day former phenom Brazilian Acelino Freitas is back in the ring for the first time in almost a year when he takes on slick punching former U.S Olympian Zahir Raheem. If Freitas wants to get his career back on track, he'll need to score a win over a man who upset Mexican legend Erik Morales in his previous fight.
Perhaps the biggest bout of the summer, and the one guaranteed to generate the most media attention, will come a week later when Oscar De La Hoya steps into the ring for the first time in more than a year to face Nicaraguan wildman Ricardo Mayorga on May 6.
This matchup is interesting for several reasons. First, how rusty will De La Hoya be? And, how much time will he have to get acclimated to the ring facing Mayorga, a free swinger who promises to press the action from the opening bell?
Secondly, will the highly-personal trash talk Mayorga has been spewing at De La Hoya bring out a dark side of the "Golden Boy" we haven't seen before? De La Hoya says he dislikes Mayorga more than anyone he's ever fought and it seems like more than hype, given the acrimonious nature of the press conferences leading up to the fight.
If De La Hoya's skills haven't eroded too much in his layoff, we may see a punitive beating like the one he gave Fernando Vargas in 2002. If the rust on De La Hoya is too thick, we may witness the swan song of one of the best fighters of the past decade.
Later in May we'll see British punch machine Ricky Hatton begin his American campaign when he tries to snare a portion of the welterweight title from sacrificial lamb Luis Collazo. If Hatton impresses, it could lead to a much-anticipated fight later this year or in early 2007 with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On May 20, Houston's Rocky Juarez faces the biggest challenge of his career so far when he steps up in weight to face future Hall-of-Famer Marco Antonio Barrera for the WBC super featherweight title. The consensus among experts is Juarez will be in over his head against the veteran champ Barrera, but Barrera has been in plenty of wars and that river of skills and guts has to run dry sometime. Either way, the collision of a game Juarez and the always-ready-to-battle Barrera should make for an entertaining fight.
Two weeks late, on June 10, boxing junkies will have to make a decision on where to spend their pay-per-view dollar.
That night Bernard Hopkins will step into the ring for the final time (supposedly) as he steps up in weight to face unofficial light heavyweight king Antonio Tarver in Atlantic City.
Even at the advanced age of 41, Hopkins is the more skilled fighter but will he be able wit withstand the punches of the naturally bigger Tarver?
Up the road at Madison Square Garden in New York that same night, Puerto Rican superstar-in-the-making Miguel Cotto will take on undefeated Brooklyn fighter Paulie Malignaggi in a junior welterweight bout. This pay-per-view also features a solid undercard with junior lightweights Kevin Kelly and Bobby "Yes, I'm Manny's bother" Pacquiao squaring off, as well as a match showcasing up-and-coming middleweight slugger John Duddy.
While Hopkins-Tarver may be the single most compelling bout of the night, the Cotto-Malignaggi card features the most bang for your buck.
Seven days later the middleweight championship is up for grabs when champion Jermain Taylor takes on master craftsman Winky Wright. Don't look for a lot of fireworks in this one as Wright could climb into a basket of rabid monkeys and somehow make it a boring a fight. However, if you enjoy technical boxing at its finest, this is one to watch.
The first half of summer is capped off almost a month later when Shane Mosley faces Fernando Vargas on July 15 in a rematch of their February bout that Mosley won via 10th round stoppage. Their first match was an entertaining squabble and the second promises more of the same.
While those are the highlights, keep your eyes on the boxing schedule in the coming months. There are plenty of other smaller fights going on this summer that'll give you reason enough to flee the heat and head to your couch or the nearest sports bar and enjoy the air conditioning with a good night of fights.
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Haha thats funny! If my bike didnt wobble, and would go up to 180 mph, id probably try it though!
As for bumps, the highways up here arent great, but the slight wobble really isnt noticeable till I decide to really get on the throttle. I havent even read much more about it yet, cause in all reality I dont NEED to be going faster then 130.
Somethings not right if you are getting wobbles at those speeds. Since you were a tire tech, you have no doubt ruled out any out-of-balance issues. Moving along to stuff that would be easy to correct, is there any way that you may have squeezed the lower fork tubes together tightening the front axle? That could cause one or both fork legs to bind which might set the bike into a wobble. There is a step by step tightening procedure in the manual. The other thing that comes to mind is the steering head bearings either being bad or improperly tightened. My bike has been rock solid on pavement up to 200kph (125mph). That was with a 16 tooth cs and I don't ever hit the limiter. I have no idea what these bikes will do with a 17 tooth.
angustoyou - I hope I did not come across as being flippant or a blow-hard trying to sound badass. I have had the good fortune to ride dirt with people who truly were badass and at the top of their sports and I am not in their leauge. I really am not one to take risks and and when I go really fast on dirt, the conditions and the bike have to be spot on. I don't want to crash, but more important to me, I don't want to put my wife through that.
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