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Massacre near Iran's Parliament? Audio: Eyewitness describes massacre
posted at 11:43 am on June 24, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
If Ali Khamenei thought that threats from the Revolutionary Guard would keep protests off the street, they have discovered that freedom doesn't fade so quietly. Protesters marched on the Parliament building today, according to CNN, and the mullahs met them with deadly force. Broken bodies litter the streets as the regime amplifies its crackdown on opposition:
Security forces wielding clubs and firing weapons beat back demonstrators who flocked to a Tehran square Wednesday to continue protests, with one witness saying security forces beat people like "animals."
At least two sources described wild and violent conditions at a part of Tehran where protesters had planned to demonstrate.
"They were waiting for us," the source said. "They all have guns and riot uniforms. It was like a mouse trap."
"I see many people with broken arms, legs, heads — blood everywhere — pepper gas like war," the source said.
About "500 thugs" with clubs came out of a mosque and attacked people in the square, another source said.
The security forces were "beating women madly" and "killing people like hell," the source said.
Gateway Pundit has been following the protests closely, with photos and videos.
The more the regime creates images and videos like this with violent reaction to protests, the less legitimate they become with Iranians. Gandhi used this technique very effectively in India, when he and his followers would force the British to react harshly to non-violent provocations. The difference between the two situations is substantia; Britain considered itself an enlightened empire, while Iran's mullahs run a non-rational theocracy. However, even those who support a nation run by mullahs will wonder what need Allah has of murderous Basiji, attacking peaceful if vociferous Iranians.
It's hard to say the mullahs miscalculated in hauling out the IRGC, as they had little choice. Their biggest blunder was manufacturing an election in the first place, especially one rigged from the start to include only mullah-approved candidates.
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I have frequently prescribed play therapy for children but recently I have prescribed it for several parents. This prescription has been written on several different occasions.
I have more than a handful of new parents (and even some seasoned parents) who are going to classes to learn how to play with their infants. Yes, there is a course (at least in my area) that actually goes through how to sit on the floor and play pat a cake, or play with blocks. It teaches parents how to get close to their baby's face when talking to them, or how to play where is your nose or where are your eyes! They even have a curriculum and workbook. It is play therapy for a new parent who feels as if they need some guidance on how to interact and play with their baby.
But more recently I wrote a play therapy prescription for a parent after her daughter suggested it. I had actually sent the young girl for some play therapy due to some anxiety she had been having. She really enjoyed getting down on the floor and playing dolls and games with the therapist. At the end of one of the sessions she told the therapist that she wished that her mom knew how to play dolls with her. She said that her mom worked a lot and when she was home she was on her computer or cell phone. She just wanted her mother to spend some time with her playing! It sounds easy enough, but not for everyone. The good news is that the mother was quite receptive and once she and her daughter had spent some time in play therapy everyone was happy and the little girl's anxiety seemed to go away.
Playing with your children is one of the joys of parenting, but some parents need to be reminded or even re-taught how to play. Playing does not need to be fancy or scripted, but just some one-on-one play time with your child. All children need play time, so make the time to play together.
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Does "Large Cell" Beekeeping work?
I have only used sc foundation but if there is proof that LC is better I might be willing to experiment.
If there's no clear advantage I'll just stick with what I've been doing...
Does "Large Cell" Beekeeping work?
I have only used sc foundation but if there is proof that LC is better I might be willing to experiment.
If there's no clear advantage I'll just stick with what I've been doing...
Trying to think inside the box...
Just in case meaning of the imagery is unclear, I found it with a search of "Stir the Pot."
Last edited by Barry; 12-14-2012 at 11:34 PM.
USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
LC works for me personally and the research hives. SC experts always attack Tom Seely but he is just one of dozens in several states and countries that found SC ineffective. The better question is how many small cell beekeepers do not use survivor or hygeinic stock, avoid poisoning bees unnecessarily, and do not starve them nutritionally, or stick them on trucks for most of the year as migrant workers.
I will have a 5.5% loss this winter about double of what I normally have.
All large cell.
And I did not have to join the beekeeping taliban in order to keep losses low.
I just DO MY JOB as a beekeeper to the best of my ability every day.
I have exactly ONE hive more than than you.
That makes my opinion beyond dispute!
bc, for what it is worth, and after three seasons using mann lake rite cell with a few foundationless mixed in, and zero treatments for mites:
2010 4 hives, no losses
2011 10 hives, no losses
2012 20 hives, 3 losses
the 2012 losses were one from afb, one from laying workers, and one from mites.
i attribute the one from mites to a poor queen, made by a weak nuc, that probably didn't mate well.
i would have tried to save it by requeening if i would have caught it in time.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
I've been doing LC for over 11 years, basically treatment free. The "basically" qualifier means the first year when I overwintered a single colony I used Apistan because the beginner book I read was all about treating bees and I didn't have enough confidence to "break the rules". That was the first and only time I used "hard" treatments in any of my colonies. I used Sucrocide one season on a few colonies and MAQS (Fall 2011) on only two of my 40 colonies. I've come to the conclusion that these treatments are simply not worth the effort and expense. I saw no advantages from these treated hives relative to those neighboring untreated LC hives. In fact, one of the two hives treated with MAQS was the only one that showed significant number of mites in the drone brood the following spring. BTW, I use the evil 5.4 Mann lake Rite-Cell foundation too. Granted, my locality has pretty mild winters, so I don't want to make my record appear applicable to other regions. I run good hygienic stock (mostly from Glenn), and yes, even some of the V*H that so many seem to hate here on beesource. My colonies are extremely productive, far above most that I encounter in the 3 local clubs that I attend. My colonies all carry SHB, which I also don't manage with no negative impact. BTW, I've had SHB for 11 years. I monitor for varroa through drone brood uncapping and the occasional sticky board. I do split all my production colonies each spring using cut-downs to break the brood cycle just prior to peak honey flow. I make a good number of queens each year to propagate the best of my best.
So, yes it is doable (at least in my location) without harsh chems and SC. Has the pot been stirred enough yet?
Last edited by AstroBee; 12-14-2012 at 06:53 PM. Reason: Sorry, I meant Rite-Cell
if honey bees naturally form a smaller cell, why is most foundation designed to encourage larger cells? What is the advantage of larger cells?
I am not so sure of that. I have one of the first foundation mills made, by Mr. Olm of Fond du Lac Wis., and it is not the size of modern foundation. Neither is my great grandfather's mill in the Museum in Cassville, Wis. I can try to find my records.
Crazy Roland
how cool is that roland. i don't really know the history, but it seems like that info has been posted somewhere on the forum. where's it at rader!?
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Michael Bush and Dean Stiglitz (aka deknow) know this History. Dean has written of it on beesource in the past.
Mark Berninghausen
BeeCurious, I think it depends on what you mean by "Does it work?"
While one hears isolated reports such as Harry's 5.5% loss last winter, and the exceptionally low loss rate squarepeg enjoys, with the national average loss rate at around 30%, and that almost all on large cell, I'd hardly call that "working".
I know of no peer reviewed scientific study being published to show that there is any advantage whatever in colony production or survivability due to large cell use.
Until such evidence exists, I'm playing it safe and sticking to small cell.
Last edited by Beregondo; 12-15-2012 at 01:24 AM.
Does large cell work? Why yes, the larger your cell the more hives you can keep in it.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Here is a quote from one written in 1931.
http://www.beesource.com/point-of-vi...od-comb-cells/About the beginning of the 20th century, several controversies arose which concerned the size of the honeybee and its dependability upon the size of the cell. The first of these concerned the effect of the age of the comb upon the size of its emerging bees. It is unquestionable that this had a great influence in bringing about the large cell controversy in France and Belgium. At about the same time, the problem of enlarging the bees became an important issue here in America and a long discussion concerning length of the honeybee probescis and its relation to pollination and honey production ensued. The following is a discussion of the above three controversies in the order given.
Once you open the link above, you should see on the left a wealth of other material on this subject. Enough to keep a person occupied for many days.
Note that in some cases, you have to go back to the links on the left to read the following sections of the same paper. If it looks like some of the document is missing, check the left side for more links.
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USDA Zone 7A Elevation 1400 ft
They both work.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
[QUOTE=Beregondo;875489Until such evidence exists, I'm playing it safe and sticking to small cell.[/QUOTE]
You are attributing higher levels of hive loss to only cell size differences. I used LC used successfully from 1970 -1995 until the mites came. Hives with LC re-used worked fine. In 2006 my bees started dieing from something else. I made SC hives. They die also. I rarely have a SC hive produce as much crop or live longer than a LC hive. If you read the ramblings of the founder of the small cell movement daily, she comes across as a wack job. I would no longer rely on her teachings than I would on that of Jim Jones, founder of the Peoples Temple. Several contributors on this thread are her disciples.
If conventional cell size did not work there would be no bees in the us. better to be concerned with good beekeeping practices.
i like michael bush's tag line:
"everything works it you let it"
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
As with Roland, I have an old Vandervort comb foundation mill, circa 1880's. The three different directions across ten cells measure: 54mm, 50mm, 50mm. Interesting that they didn't get all three equal.
Regards, Barry


text: Summer reading for educators By Maryann Ziemba, Millis High School As students across the state gear up for summer reading programs, teachers are replacing their lesson plan books with their own reading preferences. Some of us have a stack of required reading for grad courses and others have books we've been waiting nine months to read. Still, it is always a good idea to add a few education titles to your list to help you reflect on the school year. For those in their first year of teaching, it is vital to read Paula Rutherford's Why Didn't I Learn this in College? This resource guides teachers from the very first day of school through every possible encounter inside and outside the classroom. Topics such as collaborative learning, parent-teacher night, multiple intelligences, differentiated instruction, etc., are presented along with various tools. Even experienced teachers will find new strategies or products to apply in places where they struggle. Looking for assistance with lesson planning and instructional support? The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units by Grant P. Wiggins is used for professional development in a growing number of districts and is an effective and highly successful guide for helping students to reach learning objectives. Wiggins' book is just one worthwhile read on some of the hot topics in our field of education, such as brain-based learning, differentiated instruction and 21st Century skills. But before the summer ends, be sure to indulge in some "feel good" reading for your own rejuvenation. Suggestions include the emotional, yet inspiring, final lecture by professor of computer science and design Randy Pausch. Pausch's words were published into the book, The Last Lecture, in which he delivered stories of his childhood and described fundamental lessons he wants his young children to learn. Or pick up any of the This I Believe books. Based on the popular NPR radio show, these books contain dozens of essays written by both famous and unknown people who share the personal beliefs that guide them. Essays describing core values such as honesty, friendship and volunteerism are joined by remarkable life lessons such as death, pain, fear and hope. After all, our profession is also filled with daily lessons and trials that would be much less manageable without inspiring books -- and time in the summer to read them. See also: MTA member recommended readings MTA Red Sox Reading Game


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Book Talk: Lessons for Building Co-Op Movement
PM Press has released the second edition of John Curl's 550 page history of Cooperation, Cooperative Movements, and Communalism in America. Join Human Agenda and other co-sponsoring organizations to learn more about cooperatives. Human Agenda supports institutions that are democratic, cooperative, egalitarian, inclusive, sustainable, and kind, and cooperatives will play an increasingly important role in achieving this much improved future society.
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I have three hives. One is just fine. My second hive has a laying worker(s) situation. The third hive has a queen (I saw her yesterday with her painted-on red dot), but all her capped cells are drone shaped – bullet brood. Her eggs are laid perfectly centered – one egg on each bottom of cell. The bullet cells are not in a consistent pattern though - somewhat random. Is she Infertile?
What should I do with her? If I were to requeen and can't find the infertile queen, can I put my new queen in there and release her after a few days with Old Queen still running around in there?
My ability to see The Queen has always been awful, so I'm doubtful I'll be able to find her. If by chance I do find her, how in the heck do I pick her up and kill her!?
Thanx a lot for your input, opinions and thoughts on this..... Jean C.


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On November 23, Brian Selznick's best-selling book comes alive on the big screen in Hugo. The 3-D film, directed by Martin Scorsese, tells the story of a young orphan who is trying to solve a mystery left by his dad. Diary of a Wimpy Kid star Chloë Grace Moretz, 14, plays Hugo's friend Isabelle. "We go on this huge adventure and learn all these secrets," Chloë says. "It's a very fantastical film." Watch the video interview with Chloë, below.
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Studio Chalet with Stunning Sea-View
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The Studio Chalet is situated behind the main house and two other rentals . The house is surrounded by grape vines , fig , lemon , apricot , and pomegranate trees . Also large cactus with fruit , geraniums , lavender , and the smell of jasmine at your doorstep . Come and experience beautiful Crete with us !
You will have ample supply of our very own olive oil for your cooking , a welcome bottle of our red wine and olive oil soap for your showers! We also provide a delicious Cretan appetizer plate when you arrive and a continental breakfast . There is a small neighborhood family store for your initial shopping in walking distance too. Non-smokers only , please :)
I am an American who has lived on the island for 14 years now . It would be my pleasure to assist you in all your excursions and help you experience the real Crete , all of her ancient mysteries and natural beauty . In the summer ( about 6 months long ) of course we have the pristine beaches everywhere you look , fall and winter we have the making of wine , raki ( or moonshine ) and the harvesting for olive oil through out the villages . There are over 6,000 villages to explore on the island and each unique in their own special way .
House rulesTo please keep the house and its belongings cared for and we are very strict about no smoking in house or outside on the deck . We also require a copy of guests passports during their stay with us . Thank you !
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Reviews of this property
The little appartement was just the right thing for me and my daughter with a great view and everything we needed and Pamela and Emmanuelle were great hosts! We can really recommend spending time there!!!
It was awesome to stay by Pamela&Emanuelle.
The Studio-Chalet was fantastic. Pamela&Emanuelle were every time helpful and perfect hosts. We would definetly come back to Pamela and the Studio. It was the perfect Holiday.
We had: - a very hospitable couple - a wonderful view on the sea and a small valley with olive trees, pomegranate trees, fig trees, in the distance, which we are not disturbing start and runway from Heraklion airport (about 2-3 km distance) . - A hevorrragend-equipped, clean cottage, with a large terrace that provides both shade and sun (depending on need). - A garden in the summer with harvestable fig trees and other exotic for us, trees and plants. - Excellent tips and advice for excursions iand excursions in Crete .. - A waiting and working bike, which (also by car or scooter course) can achieve the clean, clear sea, fine sand beach and almost exclusively Greek bathers in Amnissos problems. - The easy accessibility of shopping and cultural events in and around Heraklion (Tuesday is market day) .. We will definitely be back!
Wir erlebten:
- ein äusserst gastfreundliches Ehepaar
- eine wunderbare Aussicht zum Meer und über ein kleines Tal mit Olivenbäumen, Granatapfelbäumen und Feigenbäumen, in der Ferne, die uns nicht störende Start- und Landebahn vom Flughafen Iraklion (ca. 2-3 km Luftlinie).
- ein hevorrragend ausgestattetes kleines sauberes Ferienhäuschen, mit einer großen Terasse, die sowohl Schatten als auch Sonne (je nach Bedürfnis) bietet.
- einen Garten mit im Sommer erntereifen Feigenbäumen, und anderen, für uns exotischen, Bäumen und Planzen.
- Herausragende Tipps und Beratungen für Ausflüge iund Exkursionen in Kreta..
- ein bereitstehendes und funktionierendes Fahrrad, mit dem man problemlos (auch mit Auto und Motorroller natürlich) das saubere, klare Meer mit feinem Sandstrand und fast ausschließlich griechischen Badegästen in Amnissos erreichen kann.
- die leichte Erreichbarkeit von Einkaufsmöglichkeiten und kulturellen Veranstaltungen in und um Iraklion ( Dienstag ist Markttag)..
Wir werden sicherlich wiederkommen!
After a long period of hard work and stress we were looking for a place in the sun that was simple, quiet, and far from tourist centers. We found this pearl of a chalet. It was exactly what we needed! We felt at home there from the moment we arrived, not only because the chalet was so cosy but also because of the welcome we received there. Pam and Emmanuel are perfect hosts and, more important, lovely human beings! They met us (and several other guests) at the airport and made sure we all got to our accomodations. The salad that was waiting for us was one of the best meals we ate while in Crete. And they took us with them to the midnight celebration of Orthodox Easter - a one of a kind experience. They also gave us a lot of personal assistance with some other special problems that arose during our visit.. They were always around if we needed anything, and always warm and ready to help. - The chalet itself is a perfect little vacation house. Sometimes it was hard to leave the terrace with its great view of olive groves, the Iraklion Airport (not at all disturbing - mor like a long calm TV show that's on every morning and evening; addictiv!), and the blue Mediterranean. Sometimes we didn't! It has everything we needed. And it was a perfect base for exploring central Crete. We will definitely be back!
Pamela and Emmanuel were the most amazing hosts during our stay at their Studio Chalet. They were both incredibly kind and helpful and it almost felt like leaving home when we in fact were going home.
Very nice family. Accommodation with super views.
Sehr nette Familie. Unterkunft mit Super Aussicht.
Un très bon accueil , pas besoin de faire les courses du soir à notre arrivée.
Une maison simple mais très agréable avec la terrasse au-dessus des oliviers et vue sur la mer.
Une situation qui permet d'accéder facilement aux plages et de visiter les principaux sites du département d'Héraklion de la mer de Crète à la mer de Libye et et d'aller vers l'Est .
Un grand merci à Pamela.
Un accueil parfait, une voiture, un dîner, un frigo prêt. Des hôtes parfaits, gentils et prévenants, nous apportant une aide précieuse pour nos choix de visites.
un logement un peu rudimentaire, et quelques améliorations techniques attendues (poêle à frire usée, table un peu branlante...) mais rien de vraiment "grave"
Très belle situation, face à la mer, au calme!
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text: Not sure why but one of my top bar hives starved with a candy board inside the hive, so the food was there but they still starved. most of the bees were head first in the comb when I opened the hive up. I think maybe the candy board was to far from the cluster and it was to cold for them to eat any of it? It was about 6 bars away from the winter cluster. Does anyone have any experience with this issue because I'm clueless right now and very upset. I would like to know what went wrong so I don't make the same mistake. The hive was very healthy no diseases or pest issues. There honey supply was light this year so that's why I put the candy board inside.


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Black Friday brings crowds, deals to Missoula
MISSOULA, Mont. - It's the busiest retail day of the year, with shoppers getting up and out earlier and earlier to take advantage of holiday deals.
A trio of siblings were running on Red Bull at 3 a.m. Friday, after getting to the mall Thursday night.
"We were in line since 9 p.m," says Brooke Marchant, who was waiting in the Southgate Mall Sears to buy a deeply discounted plasma TV.
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________________________________________________________Nick, Thanks for the tip. I was just about to use Dev's suggestion and was realizing how lengthy that could have become. There was one change I made to your code, and I thought I should note it for the record here: You wrote: replace myvar = subinstr(myvar,",","") replace myvar = subinstr(myvar,".","") But this produced a syntax error. It should be: replace myvar = subinstr(myvar,",","", .) replace myvar = subinstr(myvar,".","", .) Where the "." at the end informs stata to replace ALL ocurrences of either "," or "." within the string myvar. See http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?string+functions Otherwise, it seems to work perfectly. Thanks again. -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Nick Winter Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:37 AM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: st: RE: Re: breaking strings replace myvar = subinstr(myvar,",","") replace myvar = subinstr(myvar,".","") Then use -split-. --NIck Winter At 11:16 AM 9/29/2005, you wrote: >Thanks, split seems to do the job. However now I have some special >cases to deal with. Say I have a company name like: >Medical Research, Inc. > >I want to split this into >Medical >Research >Inc >So that the "," and the "." are dropped. I've tried combining -split- >with the -ignore- option, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything as >the comma and period remain in the split variables. Anyone know how to >take care of this? > >Thanks, >Terra > ________________________________________________________ Nicholas J. G. Winter 607.255.8819 t Assistant Professor 607.255.4530 f Department of Government firstname.lastname@example.com e Cornell University falcon.arts.cornell.edu/nw53 w 308 White Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4601 * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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[quote user="Neverend"][quote user="gmen0820"]BTW, the article this was pulled out of has nothing to do with Fleener.[/quote]
Exactly.. i read this in a peter king excerpt about the giants.
cute little attempt by the OP[/quote]
This is what I read from Ralph V on twitter and thought Pope said it about Fleener. If not, I am sorry.
For those hoping the Giants draft Coby Fleener, the @SI_PeterKing story includes this quote from TE coach Mike Pope ...


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ODFW: Report hunts on time or face $25 penalty
SALEM, Ore. - Hunters that purchased 2012 deer and elk tags need to report their hunt results on time (Jan. 31, 2013 for most tags) or they will be penalized $25 when they purchase a 2014 hunting license.
Hunters are required to report on each deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn and turkey tag purchased—even when they were not successful or did not hunt. The number of unsuccessful hunters is used to determine hunting pressure and success rates, which is important information for wildlife biologists during the tag setting process.
The penalty will initially be implemented for not reporting on deer and elk tags as these are some of the most under-reported tags and provide critical information due to the large number of deer and elk hunts in Oregon.
Reporting deadlines are:
- Jan. 31, 2013 for all 2012 big game and turkey hunts that end by Dec. 31, 2012
- April 15, 2013 for all 2012 hunts that end between Jan. 1-March 31, 2013
The penalty does not take effect until the purchase of 2014 licenses because 2013 licenses go on sale before reporting deadlines.
The penalty fee is $25 per hunter per year, regardless of the number of unreported tags.
Hunters have two ways to report:
- Online via www.dfw.state.or.us or reportmyhunt.com either at home or at ODFW offices that have computers available for Hunter Reporting (ODFW field or regional offices in Adair Village/Corvallis, Bend, Clackamas, La Grande, Portland-Sauvie Island, Roseburg, Salem Headquarters, Springfield, Tillamook.)
- By telephone: Call 1-866-947-6339 to talk to a customer service representative. Hours: 6 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pacific seven days a week.
Hunters need the following pieces of information to report:
- Hunter/Angler ID number (located on ODFW licenses, tags and applications)
- The two digit Wildlife Management Unit number of the Unit you hunted in most often (see pages 94-95 of Big Game Regulations).
- The total number of days hunted—including mentoring youth—and the number of days hunted in the WMU hunted most often.
Hunters that report on time are entered into a drawing to win a special big game tag. ODFW selects three names each year and the winners chosen can get a deer, elk or pronghorn tag that allows them to hunt an expanded hunt area and extended season, similar to auction and raffle tags.
About Mandatory Hunter Reporting
The information that hunters provide is critical for wildlife biologists to estimate populations, and set seasons and tag numbers. ODFW is still conducting random telephone hunter surveys to validate data, so hunters may still receive a call through the traditional phone survey. Hunters that receive a call are still required to report their hunt results online or by phone.
The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted the penalty fee in October 2012 because even though reporting has been "mandatory" since 2008, current reporting rates are too low to use the data. Just 41 percent of 2011 tags were reported on time. Several sportsman group representatives testified in favor of the $25 fee during the October Commission meeting.


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i have a few lowers to build looking for a good site to order the rest of my parts, uppers, and Buttstocks.
I built myown M4 type and used these guys
and sometimes they have sales and they stand by thier stuff
here's what I built
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That's a good price on the Dominator II mount. Thanks
Akfite, thanks for the link for ColemanTyler. I placed an order w/ them and they were great to deal with. They offer alot of nice upgrades too. It took a little time to come in because I ordered the chrome upgrade, but everything is top quality and exactly how I ordered it. I will order from them again with confidence.
I have purchased several lowers and things from colemantyler in the past as well, good people to work with and excelent customer service. I will give them my business in the future, at least the business thats not going to site sponsors .
You just missed a hell of a deal on Armalite. They stated on AR15.com that there may be more available in the future. Might be worth keeping an eye on.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. - Einstein
i like del-ton and doublestar. but i may very well try ak-parts/blackthorn.
that armalite upper has the cm bore but no bolt/carrier assembly. not bad though for the price.


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It was a bold move on EA's part to simply title this game FIFA Street, considering it is technically the fourth game in the franchise. But upon learning how far removed this game is to the original FIFA Street series, taking the line of the 'reboot' and forgetting the previous ones becomes logical.
While FIFA Street 3 (released early 2008) featured insane physics and grotesque caricatures of famous players, this latest rendition is based more firmly on reality. The ball isn't cemented to your boot-laces anymore and Peter Crouch almost looks like a human. This is all thanks to FIFA Street coming from the same studios who delivered us the near-perfect footballer, FIFA '12. Their tiresome work in character animations, ball physics, and deft controls have all come together beautifully in FIFA Street.
Imagine the beautiful game as we know it, shrunk down to suit a pint-sized pitch and set in urban playgrounds. As kids, knocking a ball around the backyard or down a dark alleyway (we all did this right?), with half a dozen mates was football at its rawest. No referees, small goals made out of cans, and a bunch of kids trying to pull off moves they just saw in a Nike advertisement.
FIFA Street brings all of this innocent, twinkle-toes magic together, while combining the actual sport of Futsal to give it a professional edge.
Because of the condensed playing surface and smaller team sizes, FIFA '12 and FIFA Street play in a completely different manner. While passing and through passes remain intact, lobbing and shooting the ball have been tweaked to suit the reduced pitches. Veterans of its bigger, older sibling FIFA '12 will need to adjust their usual playing style significantly.
Just like with normal Futsal, playing the ball along the ground direct to feet is key to quick and effective attacking play. Attempting to lob the ball, or even crossing it in front of goal, will often end up with lost possession and a quick counter attack.
The same goes for shooting, where accurate and light touches are more effective than attempting long range power shots. Especially due to the small goal sizes, which are a quarter (and sometimes even smaller again) than that of your traditional full-sized goal.
The changes in gameplay even filter down to the 'trick mechanics', which are obviously a large part of FIFA Street. Although it still revolves around the right analogue stick and trigger, many players will find themselves having to adjust to the more complicated and much larger array of tricks available in FIFA Street.
As you would expect, most of the tricks in this game have no real place on a proper football field either. We're talking double heel kicks, standing on the ball and rolling the ball between your shoulder blades. But unlike the previous Street title, all of these tricks are grounded in reality. There are no flaming power balls here. In fact, chances are half the population of Brazil's street kids can probably pull them off with ease.
While FIFA Street lacks the depth of FIFA '12, it still packs in a decent amount of gameplay. The Freeplay Mode is broken down into four game types; 5 a Side, Panna Rules, Futsal, and Last Man Standing. The 5 a Side is self-explanatory, except the courts you play on are usually walled off, meaning there are no out-of-plays except for big deflections. The end result is frantic non-stop end to end football.
Panna Rules requires a serious amount of flair to your game as players are rewarded for pulling off tricks to pass opponents, with special bonus points for knocking the ball through their legs or using the walls to your advantage. The more opponents you successfully blitz past before scoring a goal amplifies how many points you score. As soon as a goal is scored, both teams have their trick count reduced to zero and the process starts again.
Futsal is the official sport of indoor (or half) football and takes place in proper arenas, with two five-man sides including a dedicated goalkeeper. In Futsal, positioning is more important with defending and attacking players keeping some light formations. Because of the keepers, the goal sizes are larger and wider, but still a quarter of the size of normal football goal mouths. There are also side lines where the ball can go out that restrict mad runs down the wings.
The last preset mode, Last Man Standing is probably one of the more interesting ways to play FIFA Street. Each side starts off with four players (no goalie) and, upon scoring a goal, the goal-scoring team loses a player. The game ends when all of YOUR OWN team have been eliminated, or thusly have scored 4 goals. As you can imagine, losing players gives your side a handicap so the end result is nail-bitingly close scrambles as you eventually get down to one on one showdowns.
On top of these four preset modes, FIFA Street also includes Custom Matches where players can tweak any number of options including number of players, no goalkeepers, time based or scoreline based matches and so fourth. Adding to the customisation options is a massive wealth of unlockable items like clothing, hats, glasses, boots and so fourth to kit out your team with. As you progress and earn points from winning matches, you'll also be able to unlock (or purchase) extra skills, tricks and celebrations.
In terms of campaign mode, FIFA Street has a simplified, but worthwhile World Tour storyline where players work their way up from the suburban backyards to sponsored Futsal tournaments around the world. You and your custom team will be jet-setting around the globe visiting places like Rio, Dubai, Shanghai or New York and competing in a range of game types, combining the four modes previously mentioned. Naturally you'll meet some of the world's best players, with the likes of Messi, Rooney and Beckham all making an appearance in random teams. FIFA '12 players can import their Virtual Pro players, or create new identities within the game and as team captain, you can name your team, design your own emblem and recruit new players to join the cause. For all of these modes, including World Tour, FIFA Street includes up to four player multiplayer, both local and online.
There's no question that FIFA Street is a great knock-around game and a perfect option for those who don't want the serious, simulator-esque nature of FIFA '12. However there are elements to Street that lack that high level of polish that we've come to expect in FIFA games. The soundtrack is solid, but is without the big artist names of previous games. However more importantly, the in-game vocal effects are insanely repetitive and without any form of commentary, end up dominating your game experience. Instead of background banter like yelling and cheering on an urban basketball court, you'll be hearing the same yelp over and over again. "Focus, focus.... nice finish...nice finish.... focus, focus....", etc. We recommend turning down the volume and thankfully FIFA Street lets you adjust each audio layer.
The settings aren't nearly as diverse as FIFA '12 either, with only 3 difficulty settings and a restrictive 2 camera views to try out. The celebrations engine seems to have disappeared, replaced instead with a single animation preset that you can select before each game. Strange considering FIFA Street is all about over-the-top theatrics.
Furthermore the menu structures in the game are clunky and poorly thought out, often with different options available from the front menu, as opposed to the ingame menu. With some searching around, players will find out they can 'lock on' to a single player in a match, like Virtual Pro mode, rather than control the whole team. But this setting needs to be activated every time you start a match, rather than revealed as a proper mode. A frustrating and an oddly amateurish move on EA's part.
And lastly, I've always had a gripe about FIFA's AI. While FIFA '12 was brilliant and a welcome improvement, there is still that frustrating element of intelligent play amongst your own team. Instead of finding space or running down the sideline to anticipate a pass, they'll stand in your way and look confused. This lack of intelligent movement off the ball puts a dampener of FIFA Street and is compounded by the fact that there are only a couple of other players in which to pass it to. Because of this, FIFA Street is definitely a game best enjoyed with human teammates, who will hopefully be positioning themselves for passes and attempts on goal rather than standing around like a lemon.
It was issues like this that made me feel that FIFA Street could instead be a part of FIFA '13 as an extra game mode (or as DLC), rather than a full retail game. Maybe it still will be, but until that time, FIFA Street is going to keep fans satisfied. It's far better suited as a quick kick-around, 'pick up and play game' than it's older and far more serious FIFA sibling - especially with friends. It's also a welcomed change from the previous over the top arcade 'big-head' nonsense of FIFA Street 3.
Stars: 4/5
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Actress Emmy Rossum is more recently recognized as the sometimes-disheveled Fiona on the hit Showtime series "Shameless." Even though she pulls the look off well, the actress recently donned a more afternoon tea-inspired get-up while attending the Onyx and Breezy Foundation's, Saving Tails fundraiser. Rossum stunned in a preppy white collared blouse and a flowy yellow skirt.
Despite her sweet ensemble, Rossum played up her good looks by way of her bold makeup. The actress enhanced her already perfect pout wearing a bright red lipstick in a matte finish. The hue worked well against her sun-kissed skin, while the addition of golden bronzer on her naturally high cheekbones enhanced the warm vibes even more. Rossum accentuated her big brown peepers with minimal eye makeup – a touch of muted gold shadow on her top lids and black liner rimming her top and bottom lids created a lovely style.
Rossum's darling look was effortless with her style. The actress's clean sleeveless blouse showed off her toned arms, while her high-waisted yellow and white knee-length skirt enhanced her petite frame and added some color to the simple look. Rossum kept with the cutesy vibe wearing her long dark locks in a side braid with a simple clip holding her bangs back.


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Antara is a college professor married to writer Shaukat. One day Antara meets Yash, a spirited young man who is immediately drawn to Antara and makes no attempt to hide it. When Antara mentions this to her husband, he is intrigued rather than angry. He asks her to indulge the young man, hoping to use it as source material for his book. However, increasingly the writer Shaukat wants Yash out of the novel as much as the husband Shaukat wants him out of his life. As fiction and fact start to blur, a dangerous game is played by all.


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Galaxy clusters "are sort of like canaries in a coal mine in terms of structure formation," Holzapfel says. If the density of dark matter or the properties of dark energy were to change, the abundance of clusters "would be the first thing to be altered." The South Pole Telescope should be able to track galaxy clusters over time. "You can say, 'At so many billion years ago, how many clusters were there, and how many are there now?'" says Holzapfel. "And then compare them to your predictions."
Yet all these methods come with a caveat. They assume that we sufficiently understand gravity, which is not only the force opposing dark energy but has been the very foundation of physics for the past four centuries.
Twenty times a second, a laser high in the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico aims a pulse of light at the Moon, 239,000 miles away. The beam's target is one of three suitcase-size reflectors that Apollo astronauts planted on the lunar surface four decades ago. Photons from the beam bounce off the mirror and return to New Mexico. Total round-trip travel time: 2.5 seconds, more or less.
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"So far, Einstein is holding," says one of APOLLO's lead observers, astronomer Russet McMillan, as her five-year project passes the halfway point.
Even if Einstein weren't holding, researchers would first have to eliminate other possibilities, such as an error in the measure of the mass of the Earth, Moon or Sun, before conceding that general relativity requires a corrective. Even so, astronomers know that they take gravity for granted at their own peril. They have inferred the existence of dark matter due to its gravitational effects on galaxies, and the existence of dark energy due to its anti-gravitational effects on the expansion of the universe. What if the assumption underlying these twin inferences—that we know how gravity works—is wrong? Can a theory of the universe even more outlandish than one positing dark matter and dark energy account for the evidence? To find out, scientists are testing gravity not only across the universe but across the tabletop. Until recently, physicists hadn't measured gravity at extremely close ranges.
"Astonishing, isn't it?" says Eric Adelberger, the coordinator of several gravity experiments taking place in a laboratory at the University of Washington, Seattle. "But it wouldn't be astonishing if you tried to do it"—if you tried to test gravity at distances shorter than a millimeter. Testing gravity isn't simply a matter of putting two objects close to each other and measuring the attraction between them. All sorts of other things may be exerting a gravitational influence.
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Over the past decade the Seattle team has measured the gravitational attraction between two objects at smaller and smaller distances, down to 56 microns (or 1/500 of an inch), just to make sure that Einstein's equations for gravity hold true at the shortest distances, too. So far, they do.
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When shopping for power tools, most professionals want the same thing–reliable power at the best price. The prices are always clear enough, but how do you compare performance without dragging the tools onto the jobsite first?
"Everyone looks at the same things–amps, rpm, horsepower, torque–and thinks more is better," says Dwight Sherman, president of Berland's House of Tools, a Chicago-area tool retailer catering to the professional user. "But that's not necessarily true."
"Amps and horsepower are misleading," agrees Chris Webber, vice president of merchandising for Lowe's. "Unfortunately, the industry has trained both pros and DIYers to think that amps and horsepower are meaningful ratings."
"It's Mom, apple pie, and bigger is better," says Doug Bock, national sales manager of Panasonic's power tool division, describing the tenor of the U.S. tool market. "The problem is manufacturers don't measure the numbers in the same way, and sometimes what they measure has nothing to do with power."
When asked about the numbers they report, representatives for nearly every manufacturer of professional-grade power tools agreed there is seldom a relation between one manufacturer's numbers and another's, rendering the specifications virtually useless as a basis for comparison. The one exception may be a corded power tool's amp rating, which is tested to Underwriters Laboratories standards. This UL listing is an electrical safety standard required for all products powered by electric motors, but it has nothing to do with power output.
To understand these issues, let's first run down exactly what the numbers mean, focusing on the common power ratings for electric motors: Amps. A tool's amp rating indicates the electrical current load the motor can carry for an indefinite period of time without degrading the insulation and other electrical components. In a UL-rated tool, the motor is tested to verify that it operates at or below a specific temperature when current flows through it. Heat is the chief variable the test measures, so a tool's amp rating depends on the amount of heat absorbed and dissipated by the motor's "active materials" (windings, laminations, and other conductors). An amp rating also depends on motor speed (measured in rpm), since the faster the motor, the better it can draw air through the tool to carry away heat. Strictly speaking, an amp rating indicates the maximum allowable continuous current a motor can handle without exceeding temperature limits. In other words, a tool's amp rating measures how effectively a motor cools itself, not how powerful it is.
The current that a motor can sustain continuously without burning out its windings is a fraction of the current at maximum load. Plunge an underpowered saw into a long rip of wet pressure-treated lumber and it will draw much more current than its amp rating. The motor will heat up more than it should, too, and the insulation will begin to break down. Do this too much and the motor will burn out in a relatively short time. Or, the more immediate result: If you push a low-powered tool too hard, it will draw more current than the circuit allows and pop the breaker. The association between power and amps stems from such effects, but the actual power output depends on so much more than current draw.
"The assumption has always been that the more energy going in, the more energy can come out," explains Skip Nichols, technical manager for DeWalt Power Tools. "But that's not a fair assumption to make. The useable power coming out of a tool depends on the efficiency of the motor, as well as the gearing." So for example, a top-handle circular saw and a wormdrive saw may have the same amp rating, but because of two very different gearing systems, the two saws deliver different amounts of torque.
Dan Lewis, a product design manager at Makita, underscores the effect of motor efficiency on electric motor power. An efficient electric motor converts more of the electricity it draws into power and less into heat. "If the motor efficiency is high," Lewis argues, "you get more power with fewer amps required. That is why using the UL amp rating to judge a tool's power is absurd."
"There's plenty of black magic in the way toolmakers typically report horsepower," concurs Bryan Whiffen, senior vice president for product development for Ridgid Tool Co. "But the most black magic of all is in torque ratings, particularly for cordless tools."
Torque is a measure of rotational force, and on the face of it, seems to correspond to what most people mean by tool power–the strength to keep a saw blade or large-diameter drill bit spinning fast enough to cut efficiently, even in tough materials. To achieve real-world results, the torque output of a tool's motor shaft must be mechanically increased by the gears in the drive train, leading to higher torque at a saw's arbor or a drill's chuck. That torque, divided by the radius of the saw blade or the drill bit, equals the actual force that allows the blade or the bit to do its work.
But high torque can be misleading. For any tool, there is no single measure of torque. Rather, there is a range of torque measurements corresponding to the speeds at which a tool operates–from the fastest no-load speed to a complete stall (see graph, below). Torque is always related to the speed of rotation. The torque of a universal motor goes up as a load is applied and the speed of rotation slows down. The more you load a motor, the slower it runs until it stalls, at which point the torque is at a maximum.
According to Mickey Workman, a lead test engineer for Intertek Testing Services, the modern incarnation of Thomas Edison's original electrical testing lab, the best way to measure torque is by applying resistance to the rotating shaft and measuring the response while the motor is running. This way, torque can be measured within the range of operating speeds in which current flow is at or below the tool's UL-listed amp rating. This sustained torque reading would correspond to the actual power of the tool under normal operating conditions.
However, when most toolmakers publish a torque rating (which is now common for cordless drills), it's nearly always the stall torque, also known as breakdown torque–the highest reading possible. At the stall point, a tool is drawing the maximum current, and is generating the most heat. In short, stall torque reflects the very worst possible condition for operating a tool.
Horsepower is a mathematical expression of the relation between speed and torque. Depending on the torque figure that goes into the equation (either sustained or stall torque), horsepower can be reported as either a continuous running or peak rating. Most manufacturers of portable power tools list peak power–the highest number–but the same fallacy applies: If a motor were continuously operated at the load required to measure maximum output, the tool would quickly burn out because of the high current being pulled through the motor. Manufacturers justify this number by claiming it shows the power available to the tool to power it through a knot, or another short-lived, high-demand application. But in truth, if the horsepower rating depends on stall torque, a tool is unlikely to ever exhibit maximum power before it trips a breaker. It's simply not a realistic number.
Watts Out. A few manufacturers–most notably DeWalt and Makita–report watts out as a measure of motor power. Watts out is derived from horsepower by multiplying peak horsepower by 746 (1 hp = 746 watts). As a result, watts out numbers are higher than horsepower figures (for example, a 3-hp electric motor–measured at peak power–delivers about 2,220 watts out), but it's no more reliable as an indicator of sustained power than peak horsepower or stall torque.
While only a few manufacturers give power ratings for pneumatic nailers, those published power specifications are troublesome. Nailers need enough power to sink a nail in stubborn materials, such as frozen wood or engineered lumber, without a carpenter having to finish them with a hammer. Finish nailers must have the power to set a nail in maple stair treads, for example. However, there is no reliable measure of the force with which a tool's driver blade buries a nail.
Driving Force. A couple of toolmakers–notably Senco and DeWalt–report the "power" or "energy" of a nailer's driving force by measuring the velocity at which a nail travels through a light beam. The test measures the fraction of a second it takes a nail to travel through the beam, which is then translated into inch-pounds of force by a complex formula. Stanley-Bostitch does a similar test, but buries the inch-pounds of force in a "power-to-weight ratio," arguing that the best tool in its class has the best balance of both variables. The rationale here is that it's easy enough to build a beast of a nailer capable of driving, say, 20d spikes through ironwood, but a carpenter might not be able to lift such a tool. Including weight in the equation is also a nod to the fact that power may not be the most important feature of a pneumatic nailer, but it doesn't cover up the fact that as a power rating, all of these numbers lack credibility.
When asked for comment on the practice of deriving force from velocity, John Kurtz, executive director of the International Staple, Nail and Tool Association (ISANTA), and an engineer by training, expressed his reservations about such a calculation. Measuring the speed of a nail through light cannot account for the resistance of the material into which the fastener would actually be driven. The reason for evaluating driving strength is to ensure a tool has the power to sink a nail in dense materials, Kurtz reasons. Any calculation would have to make assumptions about the difference between air and, say, Southern yellow pine–assumptions that Kurtz suggests would be questionable, at best. Pneumatic power depends on several variables–such as air pressure, the size of the hose, the size of the cavities within the tool, the displacement of the piston, and the distance it travels. "Many factors go into what we know of as power," says Kurtz, "but the speed of the nail through air is not one of them."
Durability. Ultimately, the force with which a driver blade punches a nail may not be the single most important feature for a nailer, particularly if a tool has an adjustable depth-of-drive. Intertek Testing Services' Workman reports that the durability and sustained performance of a nailer is typically what his lab is hired to evaluate. All of Intertek's nailer testing involves user trials–essentially turning someone loose with the nailers, firing hundreds of rounds into uniform substrates and keeping track of misfires, jams, and timing cycle rates, and extrapolating the results. "The goal is to come up with a picture of the tool's performance. Manual testing can often give you a more realistic picture than a machine can," says Workman. While every effort is made to keep variables consistent and the test reliable, the picture contained in Intertek's evaluation report is hardly a concise number that would fit neatly in a specifications list. It's conceivable to Workman that a standard rating could be derived, but it could only be significant if the entire industry adopted the procedure and agreed on a rating scale.
Cycle Rate. Paslode specifies cycle rate in terms of nails per second that a tool can fire, which is arguably an important indicator of how fast a tool will recover when bounce-nailing. The faster the cycle, the faster a carpenter can move without the nails stair-stepping. While this number may reflect a certain efficiency afforded by a tool, it's not widely reported. Several toolmakers expressed their reluctance to report cycle rates without tying it to air temperature, which can dramatically affect the behavior of O-rings and other moving parts in a pneumatic tool. "If you say a tool performs one way, someone in Iceland will sue you for making a false claim," says Chris Dutra, director of product management for Stanley Fastening Systems.
Dutra is not the only one to express a wariness of litigation. A recent class-action lawsuit has forced compressor manufacturers to stop advertising inflated values for compressor horsepower. The lawsuit alleged that the companies "labeled, promoted, and sold consumer air compressors with electric motors as having higher horsepower motors than they in fact contained." The defendants, including Campbell Hausfeld, Coleman Powermate, DeVilbiss, and Ingersoll-Rand Co., ultimately settled the suit, agreeing to compensate buyers of the questionable compressors with up to $50, potentially amounting to millions in compensation from each defendant named in the suit. In addition, the companies agreed to stop labeling 110-volt electric-powered air compressors with peak horsepower or related terms, such as "peak power," "max developed power," "max kinetic power," or "breakdown torque." Despite agreeing to the settlement, the defendants deny the allegations, deny liability, and deny that any plaintiff in the suit is entitled to relief of any kind.
One power-tool marketing manager who spoke only on condition of anonymity claims this lawsuit reached far beyond compressor manufacturers, changing the entire tool industry overnight. "We immediately had to remove all horsepower statements from every tool–not only our compressors, but also routers, saws, any tool indicating horsepower. Every mention was removed or changed to specify 'peak horsepower,' not just 'horsepower.' We changed everything–the tool, the box, the catalog. If we didn't, we would have been sitting ducks for any lawyer out there."
The compressor settlement harkens back to lawsuits brought against stereo equipment manufacturers for exaggerated power ratings for speakers and speaker output, which eventually prompted the Federal Trade Commission to set standards for reporting power specs in terms of "continuous average power." Under FTC guidelines, audio power specs, such as speaker wattage, must always be accompanied by statements of impedance, distortion, and bandwidth, variables that have an impact on sound quality. Without a clear specification of these numbers, consumers would have no way of understanding the quality of the sound output, which could be extremely poor at higher wattage levels. In the end, litigation may be the impetus for an organization such as the Power Tool Institute (PTI) to initiate voluntary performance standards. PTI failed to respond to our queries about performance standards, but several member-representatives of power tool manufacturers in the organization admitted that there have been ongoing committee discussions to address the topic of performance standards.
"PTI's reason for being is to keep the Consumer Products Safety Commission out of the industry," one member-representative said. "If more class-action suits arise, there will be much more pressure brought to bear on quality standards. It would change the face of PTI considerably."
PTI, which claims on its Web site to be "the preeminent organization for building global understanding of power tools and for maintaining high standards of safety and quality control in the industry," has mostly focused on the safety side of its mission statement. The organization offers several information products addressing the safe use of power tools. But with the exception of one Web page that addresses tool maintenance and a page about proper battery recycling, it offers no information to the public about tool performance, tool quality, or definitions of performance ratings.
When asked about performance standards,ISANTA executive director Kurtz said there were currently no discussions within his organization on the topic of rating tool performance, but plenty on fastener performance. "ISANTA has its hands full with technical standards relating to the strength of fasteners and tool safety standards. Keeping up with the building codes keeps us busy."Several ISANTA member representatives agreed that the primary focus of the organization was to sponsor evaluation reports, principally through the National Evaluation Service, to ensure that the fasteners used in the tools meet the requirements of the building codes.
At this point it's unclear who will take responsibility for providing meaningful performance standards, but as the industry changes, the need among both tool buyers and tool makers for clear, comparative measures can only increase. Price pressure will continue to drive more and more professionals to big-box outlets, such as The Home Depot and Lowe's, and to Internet and mail-order channels where the published specifications list increasingly has become the principal basis for comparing one tool to another.
According to Randall Coe, director of product development for Bosch Power Tools, when there is no salesperson to weigh in on the spectrum of features and applications, much more importance falls on the point of purchase (POP) display. "On-shelf competition is heating up in a salesperson-free situation. POP specs become extremely important," he says.
Another tool-company representative, speaking about rules for promotions established in The Home Depot stores, comments, "Now we have to make our case with something like five bullet points on a standardized card." In such a marketing environment, the pressure increases to concisely define how one tool stands out from another.
"Every manufacturer wants to press its advantage," explains Coe. "Bosch likes to focus on innovative features. Generally, if all a company has to talk about is amps, that usually means there's nothing else to say."
Mike Farrah, global product merchant of power tools for The Home Depot, would like to see the criteria even more sharply defined. "It's time for the industry to get off the dime," Farrah urges, pointing out that when you dig beneath the surface to understand a number like amps or torque, the first thing that's evident is that every toolmaker measures and reports specifications differently. "Without standard test procedures, the numbers are meaningless," he says.
This lack of conformity may drive The Home Depot to institute its own version of standards, at least for professional-grade tools. Farrah suggests that as a fallback measure, The Home Depot has considered designating a leading manufacturer in each tool category to define standard testing procedures. The company would then require that every tool in the category sold in The Home Depot, (and presumably in its newly acquired White Cap Construction Supply stores, as well) be tested by that procedure.
The advantage to such a proposal is that everyone would test and report the numbers in the same way. However, the suggestion begs the question of how The Home Depot would treat its "house brand" of tools. "If Ridgid comes out ahead in even one category, it would be suspect," says one tool marketer. Perhaps it is this concern that prompted Farrah to qualify his suggestion as a "fallback" position. "Certainly we would prefer that an association such as the PTI develop standards," Farrah says.
While there is a general consensus that some common performance rating would give tool buyers a fair basis for comparing tools, toolmakers are also quick to downplay a market based only on numerical standards. Boiling a comparison down to numbers overlooks the range of features that actually distinguish one tool from another. Particularly in professional-grade tools, where power ratings are roughly equivalent, power is seldom the defining feature.
"There's more than just numbers," claims Senco product manager Charlie Lytle. "The materials the tool is made from, the durability, how much abuse a tool can take, its balance–these are some of the things that ultimately make the most difference."
Bock contends that the numbers also can be deceiving. "I'd be surprised if anyone can really tell the difference between 440 and 500 inch-pounds of torque. But in a lineup of tools, the higher number is perceived as better."
Tool marketers frequently suggest that the prevailing mentality among tool buyers is that bigger is better. "It goes beyond power. It works with blade size, too," says Coe, citing the success of 12-inch miter saws as one example of a tool category that dominates the market, even though carpenters can often do a majority of the work with smaller, less expensive models.
In a further example of how the industry will continue to respond to big numbers, Coe predicts that there could be a gradual escalation in amp ratings for categories like jigsaws and other tools that have not reached the 15-amp ceiling, much like there has been with reciprocating saws in recent years. "Even if it doesn't make sense, in the absence of real innovations, marketers will be inclined to run that race," Coe concludes.
–Clayton DeKorne reports on technology and training for the trades from home bases in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Burlington, Vt.


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