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PLANO — Since 1991, more than 2000 beef producers have attended the popular "Beef 706" program. Another 600 or so have gone on to the advanced "Beef 808" course, and the new "Beef 20/20" program has recently been launched. The first 20/20 program was held in September and more are scheduled for the coming year in several different geographic regions across the state.
The concept for these programs was developed by the Texas Beef Council and Texas A&M University. The focus of Beef 706 was to identify the problems in the beef industry. The National Beef Quality Audit has been used as the road map. The program, as were others to come, was also designed to serve as an information bridge over the chasm between the post-harvest industry and the production industry.
After several hundred producers went through Beef 706, they began asking for more. Once the problems had been identified the next natural step was to find solutions for these problems. The result was Beef 808.
The format for this program was roundtable discussions between producers and the post-harvest industry. This program was also well received with some 600 producers participating. The one problem was that the pool of producers was large and rotating constantly, but the pool of post-harvest participants was much smaller.
As a result, coordinators have decided to do away with Beef 808 and go instead to the new Beef 20/20. This program continues to focus on solutions, but it also gives a lot of attention to the philosophies of total quality management and beef quality assurance.
In this first 20/20 seminar, participants heard about various TQM programs from companies in and outside the beef industry. The message, however, was always the same. Another part of the program was what organizers called "virtual video tours" to some of the different post-harvest manufacturing facilities. Logistics prevented the class from touring the facilities in person, so the facility came to them via video. Two such operations toured were HEB's warehouse distribution facility located in San Antonio and Standard Meat Co. headquartered in Dallas.
David Lusk, beef category manager for HEB, walked participants through his company's warehouse video tour and presented to beef 20/20 participants an overview of some of the things HEB is doing to sell beef.
HEB has a warehouse in San Antonio and another in Houston that have both dry and refrigerated storage. They also have a produce warehouse here. The warehouse in San Antonio encompasses about a million square feet. Contained within, Lusk said, is a dairy plant, a milk bottling operation and a poultry manufacturing center as well as a commercial bakery, salt and snack manufacturing plant, ice plant and an ice-cream plant. HEB is also in the process of building a carbonated beverage plant.
Some 200,000 square feet is allocated just for meat storage. When full, the warehouse will hold about 150 loads of meat product.
"That sounds like a lot of meat, but we'll turn that in about three days. We receive about 50 trucks a day. We only have eight bays to work with, so we end up receiving about 22 hours a day, and we never seem to get caught up."
The marinated meat plant is also located in San Antonio. Every single item in HEB's marinated meat category, Lusk said, is created in San Antonio by HEB meat partners, designed by HEB designers, and every item is consumer validated in South Texas by HEB customers.
Muscle cuts from both beef and pork are also prepared in San Antonio at their case-ready plant.
Once the raw product is unloaded at the San Antonio warehouse, it first goes to the fresh meat quality inspection station. Here inspectors look at the age of the product, its temperature, and because HEB has so many items that are specifically fabricated for their stores, they also check for trim and grade specifications here.
HEB looks at five percent of every load that comes to their warehouse. If there is a defect, a digital picture is taken of the defect and it's e-mailed to the appropriate supplier plant.
"We have a very elaborate relationship with our suppliers," Lusk remarked. "We show them why it's important to have a consistent product. They come to our warehouse in San Antonio and we go to their packing houses."
HEB keeps a database of each supplier's performance by name, plant and even by shipment. That way they have a record of each plant's performance over time, and that record is used in making procurements.
HEB has a fleet of 1800 trailers and 370 tractors. Last year, drivers drove 42 million miles delivering groceries around South Texas and only had four accidents, the speaker noted.
Once a store's order is selected and palletized, it goes from the meat warehouse to a common collection point. Prior to shipping, a store's complete order is gathered. The order for meat, floral, dairy and other refrigerated products is all combined on one truck that goes to one specific store. Most stores, Lusk said, get six deliveries a week.
HEB has been recognized as an innovative leader in the retail industry. One of their greatest advancements is now every one of HEB's retail cuts comes with cooking instructions, something which their customers have requested for many years, Lusk said. This one advancement, he told listeners, has redefined HEB's relationship with their customers.
"It gives our meat cutters and wrappers a tool to talk to our customers about how to prepare fresh meat.
"This is not a one-size-fits-all kind of program," he continued. "Every single item has unique cooking instructions based on the thickness of the cut and quality grade."
At the top of the label in big bold letters is the recommended cooking method — grilled, braised, oven fry, etc. Beneath that are temperature recommendations. In the upper right-hand corner is the time it takes to prepare that particular cut.
"Feedback from our customers indicates surprise that there are so many beef items that can be prepared in less than 10 minutes," Lusk told the group. "We've changed the consumer's perception about beef from being a difficult to prepare category to one of convenience. Without fail, every item that cooks in less than 10 minutes has increased in sales."
This one program, Lusk said, has also changed HEB's meat cutters' view of their job responsibilities.
"Our meat cutters now understand that they're cutting food. Twenty years ago, culinary wasn't even in their vocabulary. Back then, they took a big piece of meat, put it on the saw table and cut it into smaller pieces."
HEB has 207 stores, which means that they also have 207 individual processing centers because each store cuts its own product. That alone makes the margin for error great. To lessen that error, HEB works hard to train their meat cutters. Because every single item cut at retail has cutting thickness specifications, each meat cutter uses a ruler at the saw tables to ensure accuracy, proof of just how critical these specifications are.
One category that has put HEB on the map is its fully cooked line. Three years ago there were only four items in the fully cooked category. Today the fully cooked line comprises 70 items and 70 consequential items.
"Fully cooked to us is not just a name; it's a brand," the speaker pointed out. "We have fully cooked burgers, chicken fried steak and fully cooked brisket, the anchor of the category. There is also the fully cooked ground beef crumbles, which come in three flavors in a 12-ounce bag. All of our products are guaranteed to deliver."
Fully cooked products, he said, are actually entree replacements.
"Our customers are looking for a very quick meal, but they still want to have some ownership in the preparation of that meal."
The majority of HEB's new products, fresh, seasoned and fully cooked, Lusk told listeners, are coming from the chuck and the round.
"The creation of value-added beef, no matter which category," he continued, "is not about selling less for more; it's about what makes the product better for the customer."
In fact, HEB, Lusk said, actually makes less on most of their value-added items than they do on fresh beef.
"We use value-added to grow our beef business."
Beef sales at HEB have, in fact, averaged double-digit increases every year for the last 10 years. Furthermore, beef sales are growing at a faster rate than the corporate rate.
Lusk also pointed out that their value-added line has actually helped HEB sell more in their fresh meat category as well. HEB sells, on average, 400 to 500 loads of fresh briskets a year. Sales of their seasoned brisket, which has been on shelves now for two years, have been incremental to the fresh. Then they created the fully cooked brisket. Its sales have been incremental to the seasoned.
"As long as the original product is growing at its normal historical average, that greatly expands the brisket sales at HEB. This model works effectively for every value-added item we've done," Lusk noted.
The speaker concluded by telling listeners that he is excited about the way beef is positioned at HEB.
"We're growing at a rapid rate, and we're positioned to continue that trend. HEB has a commitment to the beef industry. We are going to continue to develop unique and creative ways to fabricate and merchandise beef subprimals, high quality seasoned items, and great quality fully cooked products.
"What we need from you," he told producers, "is a promise to continue to find ways to deliver to us an even more consistent product than we're receiving today."
Sam Beebe, general manager of Dallas-based Standard Meat Company, gave an overview of that operation as well. The company was started more than 50 years ago by the Rosenthal family. Essentially, the company was a purveyor providing steaks for many of the local and surrounding restaurants. The company sold some 20 to 25 years ago and since then it has changed hands many times. Only recently did the Rosenthals get back into the business. Five years ago, Outback Restaurant asked them to be their supplier.
At that time, Beebe told the group, Outback had two suppliers, an IBP plant in Chicago, and an IBP plant in Booneville, Arkansas. They were growing so rapidly that they wanted a third supplier, and they were interested in an "independent" supplier.
Currently Standard Meat Co. is supplying steaks for 164 Outback Steakhouses and 28 Carrabas Restaurants.
"We started out five years ago with 12 employees and 15 Outback Steakhouses. Now we have 85 employees, and we supply 170 Outback Restaurants. Our sales went from about $5000 a week to $1.3 million a week," Beebe told listeners.
Because of the growth brought on by this new relationship, Standard Meat Co. built a new plant. It is state-of-the-art. At the same time they formed a partnership with Freedman Food Service.
"Because we only had one customer, we did not want to hire sales service just to move our byproducts, so we partnered with Freedman so we would have an outlet for the byproduct," Beebe explained.
Standard's facility encompasses 70,000 square feet. Their coolers go five pallets high, and they have 1200 pallet spaces.
"We can store approximately 1.5 to two million pounds of product on sight."
They buy the majority of their product from IBP and Excel and a small amount from Monfort.
Standard Meat Co. has a unique storage system on rails.
"We can push a button that will move the stacks any way we want. We can create an aisle anywhere we want. That gives us 40 to 50 percent better utilization of our storage," Beebe told listeners.
When the product arrives at the warehouse, everything is scanned and palletized, one product per pallet, one date per pallet. Everything is bar coded and every product is in a perpetual inventory system.
"We know exactly how old the product is, when it was produced, the weight of the product, age of the product and the establishment that it came from," Beebe noted.
All product is aged from 21 to 28 days depending on the specifications from Outback, and also depending on whether it's a strip, Porterhouse or sirloin. The aging cooler is kept between 30 and 31 degrees.
Once the product is aged, it's pulled out of inventory and issued to production. In the deboxing area the product is loaded onto conveyers which carry it to the processing area. The product is never exposed outside the package before it gets to the processing floor.
Each processing line is identical with eight cutting stations per side, 16 per line.
"When we built the facility we did mock cutting stations. We would roll them out and let our people cut in them for a day to see what was the most comfortable for them," he noted. "All the components at the cutting stage will interchange. For example, the cutting table will move over, as will the scales, to accommodate either right or left-handed cutters. We also have unique lighting. The better the lighting the less fatigue. Our cutters are spending eight to 10 hours a day in a 38-degree room. It's a relatively hostile environment, so we want them to be as comfortable as possible."
Because Standard has only one customer, they can afford to have large and long production runs. A production run for, say, top sirloin is 25,000 to 30,000 pounds. In contrast, Freedman might have 15 to 20 different cutting stations doing 15 to 20 different products with different cutting specifications. Freedman supplies several national restaurant chains and restaurants. They also do a lot of grinding for On the Border and Chilis. They also do bulk ground beef and patties for Outback.
"We didn't want to get into the grinding business because we did not want the liability," he told listeners.
Standard Meat Co., Beebe said, has long practiced total quality control.
"When we hire employees, we make sure they know that they are the quality controls of our whole operation."
Individual yields and productivity are run on all steak cutters so that at the end of the day, within five minutes of the last piece of meat that goes down the line, each cutter knows how much raw material they cut, how many finished goods they produced and how much byproduct they generated.
Once processed, every cut is mechanically tenderized. Tenderloins are run through a skinning machine which removes the silver skin.
"We try to limit the time to no more than 45 minutes from the time it's issued to the debox room until it's reboxed back in the processing area," Beebe said.
The most experienced steak cutters cut the higher-dollar products, the pealed tenders, for example, for which Standard Meat Co. pays about $8 a pound in the raw form.
On any given day, Standard cuts 25,000 to 30,000 pounds of sirloins, 12,000 to 13,000 pounds of tenderloins, 8000 to 10,000 pounds of strips and 8000 to 10,000 pounds of short loins.
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We've just spent three minutes and seventeen seconds watching Jedward stripping down into extremely tight pants and thrusting their crotches at us… and we suggest you do the same.
In the video below, the 20-year-old twins are seen pulling strange facial expressions while tearing their clothes off and gyrating at the camera.
The special YouTube, um, treat is a spoof of LMFAO's single Sexy And I Know It, with Jedward calling the video Jexy and I Know It. See what they did there?
Jedward wrote on their YouTube page (in capitals, naturally): "ALL THE FANS WANTED US TO DO THIS AND WE DO WHAT ARE FANS WANT. IT WAS LOADS OF FUN EVERYONE CHECK IT OUT! JEDWARD."
The video has done over 21,000 hits since it was uploaded yesterday, with the twins plugging it all over their Twitter page. John wrote last night (we took it out of capitals this time): "The funny thing is, we don't work out."
That'll explain the fake tan abs, then. And while we're not convinced by the boys' synchronised hip movements, their fans are going nuts for it online.
One chuffed fan wrote: "I've realised what's wrong with this, it's way too short... That's why I keep pressing replay."
Another added: "God damn! In the earlier videos they have still stayed cute, even when they are acting all sexy, but not this time. This time it was pure JEXYNESS!!!!"
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I spent the past week at one of my favorite places, a small beach in South Carolina called Garden City. It's a place where my father's family used to gather every summer to share a house and enjoy the water. The tradition fell off in recent years and it became clear to me that it was up to me to revive it.
I have always loved the family beach trip. I swim long hours just jumping in the waves of the ocean! I spend time with my younger cousins, sharing stories and playing card games. I bask in the glow of love from my aunts and uncles. This year I decided to introduce Brad to Garden City.
Unfortunately, we were only able to get two of my cousins to join us. But we made a stop along the way in North Carolina to introduce him to my aunts and uncles there. We had a great time and Brad is on board to make this trip an annual tradition once again. Hopefully as we gain steam, we can get more people to come along! (Some weren't able to come simply because we are also asking them to come to a wedding a short two months from now!)
There's a lot I love about the Carolinas and a not small part of me longs to move to N.C. and live close to my beloved aunts. More of my cousins are returning to the area and settling in for work and it would be so nice to be near them and raise my future children near them. I always feel good when I'm visiting there. I guess when the stress of real life caught up it wouldn't be quite so awesome!
The only thing that stops me is that it's in the Bible Belt, a region of the U.S. known for being blatantly, loudly Christian. And I can't take it. There are Christian billboards everywhere you look, Christian dating sites advertising on TV, and mostly Christian radio stations. The thing that gets me the most is the pervasive underlying attitude that everyone is Christian. It seems like there are only two options for a lot of the people I meet in the South: Christian or devil worshiper.
My entire Southern family has been so welcoming and accepting of me and my Hindu beliefs. I wish I saw more of that!
I don't always wear my bindi when I'm down there. I didn't for most of this trip. But I do tend to like to wear it when I'm in the South. Maybe just to be contrary, but I like to think I do it because it's useful and helpful for people to see that someone of another religion does not have to be frightening or even different. I'm playing in the ocean, reading on the sand, and eating ice cream at the Yum Yum Shop just like they are!
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Instruments of War
As wars go, Le Mans 1967 was definitive: Goliath 1, David 0. We drive the antagonists.
Any war worth winning is worth winning unconditionally. Ask Patton. And any war worth the name involves a Pearl Harbor or a Bataan. The Ford GT40 program needed two expensive, agonizing years of failure before winning Le Mans in 1966.
But Dearborn's winning GT40, although undeniably a Ford, was also undeniably not American. Called the GT40 because its roof was 40 inches off the deck, it was built at Ford's Advanced Vehicles operation in Blighty and run by Shelby-American. And it was driven by two New Zealanders, Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon. Being a four-square sort, Henry Ford II decided $72 million ought to buy a by-God American Ford driven by by-God American drivers to, by God, win Le Mans.
The Dearborn-born-and-bred Ford Mark IV you see here is that all-American car. As conceived by Ford's Kar Kraft racing shop, it was called the "J-car." The FIA, racing's international governing body, had just published Appendix J, a revised set of proportions and dimensions that allowed narrowing the full-width GT40 windshield and reducing frontal area. Eight ultralight aluminum "honeycomb sandwich" J-car tubs—twin aluminum skins sandwiching a honeycomb of formed aluminum—were bonded and baked in aerospace ovens. The result was the most advanced featherweight racing chassis in the world.
Powered by a brawny twin-carb pushrod Ford 427 V-8, the first cars had an awkward lobster-claw nose that looked as if it owed more to Ford Styling than the wind tunnel. An old aeronautics dictum says: If it looks right, it'll be right. It didn't. It wasn't.
A new bluff nose similar to the GT40 Mark II's was tried, but it resulted in a catastrophic top-speed crash at Riverside on August 17, 1966, that killed brilliant expatriate-Brit Ford test driver Ken Miles. The J-car was almost dropped. A redesigned J emerged, using a smooth new nose and long, swooping tail. The car was referred to exclusively now as the Ford Mark IV. ( Not "GT40 Mark IV"; the chassis plate takes no note of the GT40's British lineage.)
Meanwhile, Ferrari was preparing its Le Mans 1967 weapon. The car we drove at Lime Rock, in Targa Florio livery, was the key to Ferrari hopes. Chassis 0846 started life as a 1966 Ferrari 330P3. It became the test mule for the improved 1967 330P4. (A combination of a P3 chassis with a P4 engine, it is thus a P3/4.)
Wheelbase, transmission, and engine were revised, the new four-liter V-12's Lucas mechanical fuel-injection replacing the P3 carburetors. Tests were promising, and 0846 went on to win Daytona 1967, the three victorious Ferraris finishing in formation, mocking Ford's formation finish at Le Mans in 1966. The P3/4 crashed out of the 1967 Targa Florio and then was repaired and entered at Le Mans for Chris Amon and Sicilian legend Nino Vaccarella. Three other Le Mans P4s were entered for Scarfiotti/Parkes, Klass/Sutcliffe, and Mairesse/Beurlys.


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News report of a really bad school shooting this morning. Thoughts and prayers go out to all the families affected. I do not understand evil. I know it is all around us and seems to be growing. These are the times I question why? Sad day today.
I just learned of this about an hour ago. This is absolutely horrible. My prayers and thoughts go out to all the families and other students who witnessed this horrible day and now have to live with it.
Last I saw there were 27 kids and adults that had died.
I don't say this often, but this guy was a coward on earth and now he's rotting in hell.
Thoughts & prayers to all involved reports saying he killed his father in NJ then drove to Conn. & killed his mother (teacher) then turned to everyone else then poss. himself Very Sad Day
it's an extremely sad situation for everyone involved, We will keep them all in our prayers.
I can't help but wish the media would get the heck out of CT and leave those families and community alone. They think they are helping, but they are not. They are probing and causing a nuisance. They need to leave and give those people their space. If you watch closely in the backgrounds while watching the news you'll see "NO MEDIA" or "NO PRESS" all over the town. This is because they are being hounded by 1,000's of people who do not have the brains to leave THEM ALONE. They are grieving, the last thing they want to do is be in front of a camera. Sure they'll do it, so that their loved ones are honored, but comon'- give them some room. Give them a break.
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Enjoy fresh, vibrant vegetables in the winter, including local roots and tropical produce, like the amazing rhizome turmeric. The class will start with a tour of the season's highlights in the Produce department. Then we'll head upstairs to prepare a fresh winter vegetable slaw and a turmeric-tahini dip that tastes fantastic with everything from roots to greens. As a Produce Department Buyer, Kara Brown appreciates both exotic and everyday vegetables and loves to share what she's learned with other people.
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MGTC Foundation Hosts 9th Annual Golf Tournament
The Middle Georgia Technical College Foundation hosted its 9th annual Golf Tournament Tuesday, April 1 at Houston Lake Country Club in Perry. Twenty-nine teams representing businesses and friends of the College participated in the event and helped raise over $51,000 to support scholarships for students at Central Georgia Technical College.
Shaw Blackmon and Brad Collins, Golf Tournament Committee Co-Chairs stated, "We are thrilled with the success of this tournament. The funds raised will help the Foundation assist our students in pursuing their academic goals. We were humbled by the generosity of our sponsors; their support is the cornerstone of the tournament and we could not be successful without them. It has been a pleasure to work with an outstanding committee of volunteers who provided countless hours to ensure our success, and we will look forward to an even more fruitful tournament in 2015."
At the conclusion of the round of golf, door prizes, raffle prize money, and top tournament finishers were awarded. Marisa Parrish was the winner of the 50/50 raffle. A first place finish was earned by the team representing Warner Robins Supply. Second place went to Fire Protection Services and third was awarded to the team sponsored by State Representative Larry O'Neal.
The Middle Georgia Technical College Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the College and its students by supplementing available state resources with private funding to help further the College's mission of contributing to the economic and educational development of the community. The annual golf tournament is just one way in which the Foundation raises funds to support its mission.
In July 2013, Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) in Macon and Milledgeville and Middle Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins merged to form the NEW Central Georgia Technical College. The private, non-profit foundations that supported the Colleges will merge to form one Foundation to support CGTC, effective July 2014.
All donations made to the Foundation are tax-deductible. For more information on the Foundation or to find out how you can make a difference in the life of a student, contact Tonya McClure at 478.757.3467.
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Obama, the press and the "bipartisan" trap, cont'd
In the wake of the stimulus bill agreemenet in Congress, the New York Times leans heavily [1] on the yes/but angle regarding what it means politicially for the new president [emphasis added]:
It is a quick, sweet victory for the new president, and potentially a historic one. The question now is whether the $789 billion economic stimulus plan [2] agreed to by Congressional leaders on Wednesday is the opening act for a more ambitious domestic agenda from President Obama [3] or a harbinger of reduced expectations. Both the substance of his first big legislative accomplishment and the way he achieved it underscored the scale of the challenges facing the nation and how different a political climate this is from the early stages of recent administrations.
As we recently noted [4], the way the Beltway press has traditionally judged a new president was, could he get his legislative initiatves passed? But with Obama, that's morphed into, can he get his initiatives passed in a certain way? i.e. Could he pass his plan and make Republicans happy. Because if Republicans are not happy with the stimulus plan, than Obama has failed. Again, this is a press standard that's been created for Obama, and Obama only.
The Times stresses, "His inability to win over more than a handful of Republicans amounted to a loss of innocence...So this was hardly a moment for cigars."
This was all telegraphed weeks ago. For instance, The Hill had already announced [5], "If the bill is approved by Congress with minimal GOP support, the partisan nature of how the legislation got to his desk will be a key storyline when Obama signs the measure."
Who will determine that "key storyline"? The Beltway press corps, of course.
UPDATE: Leave it to ABC's The Note to succinctly capture [6] the prevailing Betlway inanities. In this case, the yes/but talking point:
Few presidents have been able to claim a victory of this magnitude, in scope and sweep, this early in a presidency...But this is a victory that's stocked with the possibility of losses.
Do you follow? By any historical marker the bill is a victory. But there's the possibility it might not be.
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The pretty florals and lace of White Suede's beautiful dresses were offset by the pairing of baseball caps the models wore down the runway at the label's Melbourne fashion week (MSFW) showing.
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The Future of UAS: Standards, Regulations, and Operational Experiences
Cork, Lennon R., Clothier, Reece A., Gonzalez, Luis F., & Walker, Rodney A. (2007) The Future of UAS: Standards, Regulations, and Operational Experiences. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, 22(11), pp. 29-44.
This paper presents the outcomes of "The Future of UAS: Standards, Regulations and Operational Experiences" workshop, held on the 7th and 8th of December, 2006 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The goal of the workshop was to identify recent international activities in the Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) airspace integration problem. The workshop attracted a broad cross-section of the UAS community, including: airspace and safety regulators, developers, operators and researchers. The three themes of discussion were: progress in the development of standards and regulations, lessons learnt from recent operations, and advances in new technologies. This paper summarises the activities of the workshop and explores the important outcomes and trends as perceived by the authors.
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Review of the
Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic 47mm (PAM 305)
Published by The Watch Observer
Just go to The Watch Observer in order to see :
- the 16 photos of this watch
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- the 22 items of the Manufacturer data (including the retail price)
This famous Italian brand became, in a few years, an icon in the world of sports watches. Panerai presents us here with its 47mm Submersible.
The Watch Observer has tested it for you, in an urban environment.
Fluidity of lines
The secret of Panerais success is simplicity.
The Firenze company creates watches that have an original design and are easily recognizable amongst others, endowed with a strong personality, while also remaining faithful to its past historical models.
Thus, the lines of the 47mm Luminor Submersible are quite peculiar, almost like a mix between a Radiomir and a Marina!
The result is a case with lines that are simultaneously virile and soft, vintage and modern, elegant and sporty.
In this way, Panerai succeeds yet once again in juggling both the extremes and the contradictions.
For example, the 47mm case may seem, on paper, difficult to wear for the average person.
But nothing could be further from the truth!
Indeed, while the large size of this Submersible hardly goes unnoticed, it still manages to not look out of proportion on an average-sized wrist (17.5cm), and it even turns out to be very comfortable for everyday wear.
The recipe is simple: a watch case with a shape that renders the lines more fluid, and lugs that allow the bracelet to fit nicely on the wrist.
Moreover, this sense of comfort is further increased by the use of titanium, with a gorgeous satin finish.
A stripped-down dial
This watchs design is reminiscent of a genuine tool watch of which we ask only the bare minimum, which Panerai achieves perfectly with this concern for minimalism and efficiency.
The dial, with its completely stripped-down look, is a clear example of this.
Only four short lines of text appear on it, along with hourmarkers set-up in 5-minute increments, as well as a date and small seconds displays.
It doesnt look bare, however.
On the contrary, this dial has been given a depth that is consistent with the underwater purpose of the watch...
A functional diving watch
The Luminor 1950 Submersible 47mm follows this calling to the letter, dictated by a deep concern for optimal functionality this Panerai complies by the way with the ISO 6425 - divers watches international standard.
Among the benefits offered, we find in particular the famous device protecting the crown, so emblematic of Panerai.
One can also enjoy its exceptional readability, in both daylight and night time, despite the hands that, at first glance, seem a little small.
In the absence of the ability to go on a dive in the Caribbean Sea, a test performed in a bathtub with very little light showed results that were more than satisfactory.
Finally, you will enjoy its water resistance, advertised at 300 meters, and tested at 375 meters (its a pity that the watch doesnt symbolically display a greater depth!), along with its large bezel, easily handled while wearing diving gloves, and with firm and precise notching.
In other words, you will be able to take your Panerai to abyssal depths without any worries.
A small but noticeable bonus: the watch comes with two straps, and its quick-release system allows you to easily alternate between the rubber one when going for drinks on the beach, and the special deep-sea diving strap when going under water.
Its clever, and very easy to do by oneself.
Still, despite its two straps, this Panerai lacks versatility.
Its use is still limited to underwater activities and, while on solid ground, it can only be appropriately worn with a casual outfit.
In the caliber department, this Submersible will not disappoint you either.
The see-through bottom allows you to get a glimpse of the P.9000, a manufactured caliber with a very technical look.
Its finishes are almost cold and industrial-looking.
However, the concept is of the highest level, with a three-day power reserve, thanks to its two barrels, and an adjustment mechanism independent of the hour hand: a real delight!
Panerai doesnt build uncontroversial watches.
But if you appreciate high-testosterone pieces and are looking for a watch for your summer underwater activities and nocturnal outings, then the Firenze company delivers here the ideal model with this Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic 47mm (PAM 305).
a very functional diving watch
high-quality finish
a manufactured caliber
great value for the money
a heavy watch despite the titanium
water-resistance limited to 300 meters
a watch that lacks versatility
a watch that attracts attention and doesnt go unnoticed
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Returning from covering a juicy union dust-up in Cornwall, Ont., in 1948, hotshot young reporter Ted Byfield rolled into the Ottawa Journal's newsroom to discover a new and rather interesting young lady in the paper's Women's Department.
"I was absolutely floored by her," Mr. Byfield recalled. "She wasn't necessarily glamorous, but she sure was good-looking. And she could quote poetry. I said to myself, 'I've got to find a way to get her.'"
The object of his attention was Virginia Nairn − known universally as Ginger − a first-year University of Toronto languages student working on a summer contract. Unfortunately, her mother, who'd married into the upper ranks of Ottawa society, was horrified at the relationship and quickly decided the family needed to spend more time at their cottage on the Gatineau River, establishing maximal distance from the newsroom and its unsavoury denizens.
A summer of clandestine wooing followed, which included Mr. Byfield signalling at night from the west bank of the Gatineau River with a flashlight, at which point Ms. Nairn would hop in a canoe and paddle over from the east bank for a midnight rendezvous.
Once the summer ended, she returned to Toronto, but eventually dropped out of university to follow Mr. Byfield to Timmins, Ont., where he was now working at the Timmins Press. "They wanted to hire her, because they were desperate for writers and she could do the job, but the editor told us we absolutely had to get married first," Mr. Byfield said. A sex scandal involving the publisher and wife of the biggest advertiser had left the paper tender about unsanctioned office romances.
Later that week, after the morning edition of the paper had been put to bed, they were married in a 20-minute ceremony at the manse of the local United church followed by a quick lunch. "Then we rushed back and put out the second edition," Mr. Byfield chortled.
It was the first run of a uniquely productive relationship that's left an indelible mark on Canadian journalism, religion and politics. In their 65 years together, Ted Byfield − old-school newspaperman, bombastic defender of conservative values and muse to the Reform Party − held the limelight, while Ginger Byfield, who died in Edmonton on July 21 of cancer at the age of 85 − was his indispensable editor, counsellor and lodestone. Together their shared legacy includes Alberta Report newsmagazine, a series of history books, a Christian school and a religious order. Along the way, Mrs. Byfield, a fearsome and exacting newsroom presence in her own right, left several generations of rookie journalists frightened out of their parentheses.
Virginia (Ginger) Luella Nairn was born in Albuquerque, N.M. on March 26, 1929, the product of an American demolitions expert and the daughter of a Maritime logging family. When that marriage failed, due in part to an explosion that cost her father a leg, she was raised by her extended family in Greenfield, N.S., while her mother pursued better prospects.
"Her aunts were very pious women and her uncles, being loggers, were not," Mr. Byfield said. The young Mrs. Byfield (she hated the honorific Ms.) was thus imbued with a tough sense of humour, brutal candour and a logger's easy facility with cursing, characteristics that would distinguish her later career.
When her mother finally found a suitable match in Ottawa, to a chemical engineer locally feted as the most eligible bachelor in town, Ginger entered a more refined social milieu, attending a convent school and winning four scholarships to study Latin, Greek and German at the University of Toronto. At university, she wrote for Campus, the school's Communist newsletter. Her mother's connections led to a summer job at the Ottawa Journal, and the fateful collision with her future husband.
"We had 65 years together. I loved her passionately and we always had a great time," Mr. Byfield said.
Later, in Winnipeg, where Mr. Byfield was working for the Winnipeg Free Press, the couple realized a joint disillusionment with modern secular society. "We came to the conclusion that the Christian church needed to be more active in education and in the general media," he said. To this end they founded the Company of the Cross, a lay order of the Anglican Church; in 1957 the organization opened St. John's Cathedral Boys School in Selkirk, Man. As per their usual partnership, Mr. Byfield supplied the grand idea while Mrs. Byfield delivered the elbow grease, not only teaching classes but organizing the school's accounts as well.
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2012 proved to be Thierry Henry's finest year yet in Major League Soccer, and now the Arsenal legend is back for a fourth season with the New York Red Bulls. The two-time MLS Best XI player will be looking to lead the Red Bulls to their fourth consecutive appearance in the MLS Playoffs and perhaps the first MLS Cup in club history.
Arsenal.com will once again track Thierry's progress throughout the season. Our Henry Watch page offers an overview of his performance in each game as well as periodic updates on the progress of other former Arsenal players plying their trade in MLS.
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Thierry Henry was again an impact substitute after coming on at the hour mark. New York nearly took the the lead in the 69th minute, but the Frenchman's rocket from the edge of the area richocheted off the far post. Two late goals from Chicago's Maicon Santos sealed their fate.


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When Gene's musical doesn't get picked for the school's fall performance, he stages an underground show with Louise. Wagstaff Middle School families feud when they learn Eugene planned his show on the same night as Courtney's musical.
Tina and the Real Ghost
Tina begins an out-of-this-world romance with a ghost that is believed to be living in the Belcher's basement. And when Bob realizes that an in-house ghost may increase revenues, he too becomes a fan of the paranormal entity.
Adventures in Chinchilla-Sitting
Bob and Linda head out on the town for a date but to Linda's dismay, Bob's idea of romance proves trivial. Meanwhile, a wild chinchilla chase ensues after the school pet that Louis was charged with watching escapes out the front door.
Season 4
Mazel Tina
Tina isn't invited to her classmate Tammy's Bat Mitzvah, but ends up at the party anyway, because Bob and the family were hired to cater. Despite the invite snub, Tina is excited to scope out the BFOS (boys from other schools). Things go awry and Louise and Tammy end up missing, so, to her total delight, Tina is left center stage.
Uncle Teddy
When Bob and Linda leave town for a romantic getaway (at a Burger Convention), they ask Teddy to babysit Tina, Gene and Louise. While the parents are away, Teddy is eager to earn the coveted title of "Uncle Teddy" and does so by putting Tina's crush in his rightful place after discovering that he was just using her for - gasp - free burgers! Hijinks ensue.
The Kids Rob a Train
The Belchers take a trip on a train, and to their dismay, Louise, Gene and Tina are seated in a separate train car. Never one to follow the rules, Louise ropes the children into helping her on her mission to steal the vast chocolate supply from the restaurant car! Meanwhile, Bob and Linda indulge in some wine tasting and have a "taste-off" with a snobby couple.
Gene, Louise, and Tina discover a seaweed-covered object at the beach that turns out to be a large hunk of Ambergris - an extremely valuable, but illegal, byproduct of whale poop that is used in high-end perfumes - and Louise tries to cheat Gene and Tina out of the profit she hopes to make by selling the treasure on the black market. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda deal with their psychologically unstable landlord who is building them a new bathroom.
The Kids Run Away
Upon learning that she has a cavity and needs a filling, Louise runs away from the dentist's office and seeks refuge at Aunt Gail's. When Louise refuses to go home, Linda sends Tina and Gene to join her and bets her that she won't last the weekend with Aunt Gail's "craziness."
Gene It On
Tina decides to try out for the cheerleading squad, but it's actually Gene who gets noticed in the crowd for his spirit and cheering ability. Meanwhile, during her cheer audition, Tina falls and bites her tongue, leaving her unable to speak - and a mischievous Louise steps up to be her translator.
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The Aggression Fighting Championships has added more star power to an already stacked card that will showcase Edmonton's prodigal son Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford fighting the winner of TUF season 16 semi-finalist Michael Hill versus top 10 Welterweight Joel Powell in a bout taking place May 19 in Victoria at AFC 18. Read More »
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It was confirmed today by Aggression MMA that Tyson "The Man of" Steele has suffered a knee injury and as a result, has had to withdraw from his AMMA 9 main event bout with Ryan "The Real Deal" Ford. Stepping in to take his place will be Ricky Goodall (9-4), a talented welterweight with a wealth of experience. Read More »
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Before I tell you this I'm not going to give the specific lake. I will see if you can guess this one.
This morning at the local boat ramp around 5 AM I was approached by a hunter that I've seen around a time or two. He came up and asked how many people I thought would be hunting in a certain creek. So I asked him why. He then went on to tell me that today was a FREE day of duck hunting in NC. Where you didn't have to obtain a hunting license or a federal duck stamp to legally hunt. Just thought everyone would get a nice late season chuckle out of this.


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The current show "German Expressionism 1900-1930: Masterpieces from the Neue Galerie Collection" is reviewed in the Wall Street Journal. [Read the article]
"Eddie Redmayne, who sings, leads a revolution, and breaks hearts in the movie version of Les Misérables, was staring at an abstract landscape by Gustav Klimt at the Neue Galerie in Manhattan on a freezing afternoon in early February." [Read the article]
Harry C. Sigman gave a recent tour of a Manhattan museum filled with his own former possessions. Mr. Sigman, a Los Angeles lawyer, has donated more than 100 Austrian and German objects from the early 1900s to the museum, Neue Galerie New York. [Read the article]
"The German Expressionism show at the Neue Galerie is small but beautifully mounted, and it carries a big punch. Walking into the first room, where the midnight blue walls are covered with spotlighted, brilliantly colored paintings, is like walking into a box of jewels." [Read the artcile]
According to Tory Burch, "The Neue Galerie, rich textures and colors, [and] Gustav Klimt … inspired our Fall 2013 collection." Click here to view a slideshow of Burch's A/W 2013 Ready-to-Wear Collection, via Women's Wear Daily.
For London's Fashion Week, L'Wren Scott debuted her Allegory of Love Collection for Autumn/Winter 2013. In the show notes, the designer revealed her inspiration: "Dreaming of decadence. Gustav Klimt during the Golden Period using Adele [Bloch-]Bauer acting as the muse." [View the slideshow or read the New York Times article]
"German Expressionism was a messy, complicated movement, with numerous stylistic and philosophical variations." [Read the article]
Cool Hunting visited "German Expressionism 1900-1930: Masterpieces of the Neue Galerie Collection" and "German and Austrian Decorative Arts: The Harry C. Sigman Gift" on the opening night. [Read the article]
"The air of perversion, with its prostitutes, piggish industrialists, tortured souls and general depravity, is why the German Expressionist show at Neue Galerie is so appealing." [Read more]
The Huffington Post is looking forward to "German Expressionism 1900-1930: Masterpieces from the Neue Galerie Collection," which opens on February 7.
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NYC Council Speaker Not Saying If She'll Back Traffic Crash Investigation Reform
(UPDATED) New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is remaining mum on whether she'll back legislation to reform the way the NYPD investigates traffic crashes.
"As with all legislation on the day that it's introduced," said Quinn, "it will be referred to committee, I will review it, and it'll make its way through the legislative process."
Several New York City Council members have introduced a package of legislation that would broaden the number of crashes the New York Police Department investigates.
Current NYPD policy is to investigate traffic crashes only if the victim is dead or has suffered a life-threatening injury. And only members of the 19-member Accident Investigation Squad can conduct those inquiries.
Some 243 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2011. A TN investigation found that in "all cases where a driver kills someone — pedestrian, cyclist, other motorists, themselves — forty percent of the time, there's not even a traffic ticket."
Council Member Brad Lander, who's co-sponsoring 'The Crash Investigation Reform Act,' says too few officers are dedicated to crash investigation. "We can train a lot more people to do that investigation work who are patrol officers or regular precinct cops," Lander said.
The bills and resolutions introduced into City Council would also require the NYPD to investigate serious -- not just deadly -- crashes; create a task force analyzing how crashes are investigated; broaden the NYPD's crash statistic reporting; and require the NYPD to collect insurance and ID information from drivers who injure cyclists.
These proposed reforms come five months after a bruising City Council hearing where NYPD brass defended the department's procedures.
"A broad set of people came out of that hearing feeling really troubled," said Lander. He said that he, Peter Vallone, and Jimmy Vacca -- three council members who haven't always agreed on transportation issues -- see eye on eye on this one.
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Britons are shaking off pessimism about the economy after three long years of gloom, an exclusive poll reveals today.
Research by Ipsos MORI shows that for the first time since July 2010, the proportion who think the economy will get better in the year ahead, at 31 per cent, is no longer smaller than the proportion who think it will get worse, also 31 per cent.
The finding is welcome news for Chancellor George Osborne as he grapples with a new round of austerity spending cuts.
However, the poll has a sting in the tail for the Tory minister — because it reveals that his rival Ed Balls, Labour's shadow chancellor, is beating him by 38 per cent to 35 as the one thought most capable at running the nation's finances.
But there is no sign that last week's keynote speeches by Mr Balls and Ed Miliband on welfare and spending have succeeded in boosting Labour's vote.
Labour is up one point since May to 35 per cent, giving them a mere four-point lead over the Conservatives, who are unchanged at 31. The Lib-Dems are unchanged at 10 and Ukip are down one to 12.
David Cameron remains ahead of all his rivals as the party leader most trusted to deal with the economy and the benefits system.
There are signs that the Conservatives are losing their lead as the party seen to deliver better value in public spending. They are currently narrowly ahead of Labour by 38 per cent to 36. However, that represents a long-term fall.
Today's figures for economic optimism stand in contrast to a year ago, when just 18 per cent thought things would improve in the year ahead, and 50 per cent thought they would get worse.
Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos MORI, said: "The economy is the top issue in the eyes of the public, but they have become more cautiously optimistic over the last few months. However, both of the main parties are still facing difficulties convincing voters that they have the right answers to get Britain out of the gloom."
Of the four main party leaders, only Ukip's Nigel Farage has a positive rating, with 38 per cent satisfied with his performance. Mr Miliband is the least unpopular of the other three, but his rating has deteriorated in the past month. More people are satisfied with Mr Cameron (34 per cent) but more are also dissatisfied with him, 58 per cent.
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a manufacturing method for a standardized product or products in which fixed capital, raw material, and labor operations are centralized and sophisticated machinery is often used
It remained for the Ingersoll organization, many years later, to develop such a factory system.
This evil began with the adoption of the factory system in modern industry.
To Southey as to Chalmers the great evil of the day was the growth of the disorganised populace under the factory system.
"I wish you'd write a book about the factory system," she said.
The factory system made wretchedness the common lot of the English workingman of this period.
But these particular evils were not specially due to the factory system.
The factory system has begun to make some way in dressmaking, but not to a considerable extent.
While the factory system of production is general in America, it is far from universal.
We see in the first volume the effect of the factory system in creating capital.
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About Matthew Dentith
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Author of "The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories" (Palgrave Macmillan), Matthew Dentith wrote his PhD on epistemic issues surrounding belief in conspiracy theories. He is a frequent media commentator on the weird and the wonderful, both locally and internationally. On occasion he can be caught dreaming about wax lions but, mostly, it is rumoured he works for elements of the New World Order.All posts by Matthew


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June 1, 2013
Molly Toon provides the first blog in a series that will outline U-M's 13-day tour of Brazil and Argentina, which will include nine matches across the two South American countries.
We're finally here!!
After waiting for it and talking about coming here for a while, we finally made it! Yesterday was a little hectic, with a combination of excitement, anticipation, and nerves on our way to the airport.
Once we got there we followed the normal routine, just follow Leisa and do what she says. Once we got to our gate a bunch of us joined in on a game of Catch Phrase, surely entertaining for all of the people at the gates around us. We are not the quietest group.
All was going well until we were all comfy in our seats, and then we hear the flight attendant, "We are going to have to wait to take off. There is an overhead bin door that is off the tracks. There is a maintenance man on the way to look at it and he should be here in 15 to 20 minutes." An hour and 15 minutes later, they are still fidgeting around with the door.
Our comfortable two-hour layover in Newark had suddenly turned into a 15-minute window to deboard, find the shuttle to the right terminal, grab food, go to the bathroom, and get to the gate. It was quite the scene I am sure when our swarm of Maize and Blue (including staff) was sprinting through the halls of the terminal at 9 p.m. Thankfully, we made it to the gate and hopped on the plane in time. With the 11-hour plane ride ahead of us, the entire team searched the individual TV's for all of the movies that we wanted to watch, when in actuality most of us were sleeping an hour into the flight. So much for a movie marathon! I was probably one of the first ones to be knocked out and I was lucky to have slept through the entire flight.
Now that we are all here, we are just very excited to see more of the city and experience all of the new things that Buenos Aires has to offer! It should be a great trip!
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Tyson Butler, no matter what happens from here on out, will forever go down as a part of Dakota Ridge history. And it only took the Eagles sophomore 23 seconds to do so.
Before March 10, Dakota Ridge High School has never played a boys lacrosse game much less hosted one. But not only did the school host its first game, but it was against fellow first-year program Clear Creek.
And Butler, a sophomore attacker, punched home the first of a bevy of goals scored by Dakota Ridge in a 15-1 victory.
Columbine High School has an opening for a JV baseball coach. Anyone interested in the position should contact Rebels varsity head coach Chuck Gillman at 720-341-2856.
Head coach: Ron Johns
Assistant coach: Ryan Babcock
Swimmers to watch: Bryce Carter, Sr., freestyles; Matthew Jagiello, Soph., diving; Zachary Kugler, Jr., freestyles, butterfly; Austin Layman, Sr., backstroke, butterfly; Justin Barwick, Sr, 500 freestyle
Outlook: "(The) Chargers look good," Johns said. "(We are) building and we will be strong again this year. It will be fun deciding relay members, as all of these guys are striving to be on the fastest relay (teams)."
Head coach: Levi Bartholomew
Assistant coaches: Brian Plautz, Nile Smith
Players to watch: Gillian Vance, Fr.; Michelle Isbester, Sr.; Lauren Wood, Soph.; Kirsten Wiegand, Soph.
Outlook: "Our biggest outlook is improvement," Bartholomew said. "We are young and looking to build on the success of last year."
Season opener: March 19, Applewood Golf Course, Golden
Regionals: May 7, Fox Hollow Golf Course, Lakewood
State: May 21-22, Aurora Hills Golf Course, Aurora
The following is a list of winter sports athletes, coaches and teams who were named all-conference first team, second team and honorable mention in girls swimming and wrestling in the 5A Jeffco League for the 2011-12 season:
Sanford's first-half run seals Lady Falcons' season
LA JUNTA — Sanford blew open a close game with an 11-2 run in the second quarter to go up by 15 points at halftime en route to a 52-26 victory over Front Range Christian in the first round of the 2A Region 6 tournament on March 2 at Otera Junior College.
The Lady Falcons ended their season with a 10-11 record.
Rye ended Sanford's season at 20-3 with a 52-50 victory in Region 6 finals one day later.
If you ask Littleton High School athletic director Mike Puchino what makes his programs stand out he'll tell you it's the people. The student-athletes to be specific.
DENVER — The clock finally struck midnight on the Columbine Rebels. Almost literally.
Playing in the final game of the 5A boys basketball Great Eight at the Denver Coliseum on March 2, Columbine watched top-seeded Chaparral nearly run it out of the building en route to a 76-61 victory.
DENVER — Chatfield's season came to an end for a second straight year in the state semifinals, falling to Regis Jesuit, 3-2 in overtime, in the Frozen Four on March 2 at DU's Magness Arena.
The teams met in the first game of the season with Regis winning 2-0. But heading into the semifinals, Chatfield (14-7-1) had won its last six games by outscoring the opposition 37-9. And despite being outshot 38-12, the Chargers, led by Matt Smith's 35 saves, were able to send the game into overtime.
Dakota Ridge nearly pulls off upset of top-seeded Chaparral
PARKER — Host Chaparral got 18 points from Cory Calvert as the Wolverines rallied from a 12-point deficit to open the fourth quarter to topple upstart Dakota Ridge 60-58 on Feb. 24 in the second round of the 5A state tournament.
Dakota Ridge (12-13), the eighth seed in the Ray Ball Region, upended Rocky Mountain 67-62 three days earlier in the first round. Then the Eagles built a 42-30 lead after three quarters against Chaparral.
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Need Help Fixing Damp Slab Problem in Shop
Hi all,
Hoping I can tap into the collective wisdom on this one: I have a detached pole barn shop that is about 800 square feet located in the temperate Pacific Northwest where it rains a lot and is often humid but not really ever really fridgid. The building is sheet metal sided/roofed on large timbers/trusses with a 2" vinyl backed/fiberglass insulation sandwiched between. There are two large track-sliding doors, one man-door, and four windows. 12 foot ceilings at wall; 16 foot at the peak.
There is a 4 inch poured concrete floor that I'm having problems with in terms of dampness. There never is standing water and the dampness only rears it's ugly head on high humidity days but does so enough to start rusting things in the shop. The rest of the shop stays dry -- that is, there is no condensation on the walls, windows, doors, etc., only on the floor. It can get damp enough to wet a finger when drawn across the floor. There is a 220v forced air shop heater that is used only when cold out (below 50 for me).
The slab was poured over rip-rap fill, topped-off with regular 1.5 inch clean gravel. The slab is about 8 inches above the old dirt grade at one end, and about 7 ft above grade at the other. So there is about 70 tons of well-draining rock under the slab. There is no moisture barrier between the slab and the rock on which it's poured -- a fact about which I kick my own ass daily in an ongoing rite of repentence.
So what's up with this and how do I fix it? I suspect this is a condensation problem and not a water contact/wicking issue since the slab is well elevated above the old grade. I have been investigating the following as partial fixes:
1) leaving a low temp (oil-filled radiator) heater on in the shop -- problem is that it isn't always needed and it's a hassle to turn off/on over time predicated on the humidity level). Cost: about $40 plus ongoing elect. costs. Maybe a ceiling fan to go with this. Cost: another $50-100.
2) installing a dehumidifier (problem is that these don't work well below 50 degrees and I'd prefer not to heat a frequently unused space 24/7). Cost: a couple of hundred plus ongoing elect. costs.
3) installing a humidistat-operated vent fan about a foot above the floor on an exterior wall to help vent the air when the humiditiy rises (can't see a downside to this except that the air that's vented has to be replaced by...you got it...outside moist air!). People say this works but darned if I can figure-out how. Cost: about $230 for a humidistat-operated auto exhaust fan and ongoing elect. costs.
Lastly, 4) remove the slab, put-down the proper moisture barrier and re-pour the slab (what if that doesn't solve a condensation problem ?). Cost: a couple of grand.
so I could use help in figuring-out which solution or combination thereof might work best to cure the problem of the damp, weeping floor.
Sorry to be long-winded but I know that as much info as possible is
Thanks up front -- great forum.
Sounds like you mentioned the solutions already. Most require money to solve. You just need to decide which one you want to do.
I don't see repouring the slab as a solution. Even with the vapor barrier, the concrete will be cooler and attract condensation. With the base you have, it doesn't sound as though the moisture is coming from the ground up. More like from the air, down.
Radiant floor heating will help that, but that will also be at a cost. Might not be feasible based on the building use.
And the slab wasn't insulated, so the heat will migrate down as well as up.
But warming the floor slightly might do the job.
Check out E Z Breathe. Not sure of the cost of install or cost of operation but seems like it might work for you.
In my own shop, I have about 60% of the floor that I tore out & re-poured with 6 mil. vapor barrier. The remaining 40% I kept in so I have an area that carries no guilt on my part when I abuse the floor. During extremely humid weather, the new side is completely dry, where the other side of the cold joint is the old floor, which sweats to the point of actually running water to the drain.
As for the OP's question, I certainly don't buy into "snake oil" products for a remedy like this, but I'd at least look into a sealer that's marketed to serving as a VB as well. Generally in the past, a sweating floor wouldn't do well at holding most sealers, but with current technology, it would certainly be worth a try from a fiscal standpoint IMO.
Your next best feasible option would be trying option number 3 IMO.
Good luck.
Wow, thanks for a bunch of ideas to ponder.
I did check out ez breathe and another product called Wizzvent -- the ez breathe is designed for inside dwellings and definitely works by replacing the dampest air in the house with heated air from your furnace. In other words, if you don't have heated indoor air, you won't improve upon the moisture situation. I fear that this may be the same verdict with the wizzvent (and the similar but slightly cheaper humidistat ventilator I found at Grainger) though perhaps the air at the floor is moister than the replacement air from outside.
I don't know if just raising the temp in the building a little bit (like with an oil filled radiator heater) will make a difference.
Similarly, I don't know if the moisture barrier would prevent condensation like Ron and Jomama were discussing. It's a little bit of an investment in time and grunt work to get into it without more certainty.
One thing to do when uncertain is to experiment. The cheapest things I can try are: small radiant heater, ceiling fan, and ventilator at the floor. Moving up from that in terms of cost would be a dehumidifier then replacing the floor.
I like that there is some real world evidence that the vapor barrier might work. Jomama, what sort of sample size are you talking about with regard to seeing the vapor barrier prevent condensation?
thanks all
My shop is about 2500 sq. feet. I'd say about 1500 is new with VB, while the remaining 1000 sq. feet is old concrete with no VB. The old isn't even sitting directly against soil to be completely honest. After tearing out the existing floor, I realized the interior was backfilled with sand and had settled out a few inches. Most of the floor is literally suspended and hollow underneath. The airspace underneath the floor should be less prone to sweating b my beliefs, yet it still sweats.
As a contractor, we pour alot of floors, and if something isn't right, I end up getting a phone call, even if it means the call is 5 years later. I've never seen a floor that we've poured with vapor barrier sweat, although I've gotten calls about those w/o.
I'd still suggest spending a little time researching a sealer that is intended to double as a vapor barrier before spending any money.
Roger that, Jomama. I will indeed look into sealers and see if there are any designed to mimic a vapor barier.
Worst comes to worst, it really wouldn't be that big of a deal to tear-out the concrete and re-pour. Your experience is reassuring.
It's been a building reg here since 1965 to put a damp proof membrane (DPM) under concrete slabs in houses.
Another problem with rising damp is that it can bring hygroscopic salts from the ground to the surface. These attract condensation at a relatively low R/H.
If sulphate salts are brought up it can wreck the slab.
Good point -- hadn't even thought about the chemistry. Water follows salt such that increased (or in this case concentrated) salts would of course, become wetter than if the surface was less salty.
I have noticed this ring of efflorescence form on the perimeter of puddles left in the garage from the dripping snow melt on the car...
If you rip up the slab it might be worth putting some insulation boards under as well as a DPM.
I developed a partial solution that mimics the wizzvent. I found a 250 CFM fan mounted inside of a 6 in galvanized pipe that is designed to be a booster fan in heating duct systems presumably to even-out those runs of heater ducting that don't put enough heat in a room. So this is a 0.3 amp motor that moves some air ($29 at HD). Also picked-up a humidistat for another $29 that can be used as the switch to automate a humidy removal system.
So I mounted the fan-in-the-pipe thing about 3 inches above the floor with the pipe in a vertical position and coupled it so a 4" duct elbow and out through the wall of the shop. I now have a 250 cfm floor-level venting solution that is regulated by humidity levels I select. Cost about $80 total for all of the duct, the fan, humidistat, and louver. Some 1/4 inch hardare cloth prevents rodents from moving-in through the louvers.
Also bought one of those oil-filled radiant heaters (killer deal at HD on these right now for $36) and intend to rig it to another humidistat such that it comes on when the humidity rises to a certain point. This will limit the heater needing to be on constantly or be regulated by temperature which isn't as useful with regard to my problem as humidity is.
Lastly, I'll be putting-up a ceiling fan to gently blow warmer air from the upper reaches of the building to the floor and to move the heat from the heater to the floor where it will do some good. It will be interesting to see if all of this works. I decided that if none if this makes any difference, I'll tear-up the floor and do it "right" before I settle on a humidifier due to the long-term costs of running one.
Thanks for all of the pointer, opinions, and insight.
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Re: strut bearing replacement for Ib30
Hi There: I had a marina replace my cutlass bearing on my I-28 this spring and they pulled the shaft as well. You will have to remove 2 set screws that should be holding the bearing in the strut before attempting the removal. Then you have to cut the old bearing lengthwise with a hack saw or saws all without cutting into the strut itself. After making the cut through the bronze material, you carefully bend in the cut ends of the old bearing to free it up. The old bearing should now come out. Then you carefully clean out the strut but don't be aggressive with anything abrasive, just clean out any corrosian (sp?). The new bearing will be a press fit and if you look up cutlass bearing replacement on the internet, you can find plans to make a simple bearing puller to pull the new bearing into the strut. Before sliding in the new bearing, don't forget to re-thread the set screw holes with the appropriate tap and replace the old set screws with new ones. Then re fit the shaft using water as a lubricant in the new rubber bearing. Don't use any other form of lubrication as it may affect the rubber bearing material. Be carefull not to nick the rubber either, with the end of the shaft that attaches to the transmission as it will have a key way in it that could cut the rubber as well.
Good Luck.
strut bearing replacement for Ib30
Has anyone done this...what's best diy method please...shaft is out....boat is up hard....thanks
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text: Home Gallery Video Lincoln Welcome Matthew McConaughey Doesn't Say a Word in Latest for Lincoln Gus Van Sant Directs Actor in Trio of Ads By Nick Bunkley. Published on Sep 10, 2015 Editor's Pick Matthew McConaughey is back in another round of commercials for Lincoln, but this time he lets the product do all the talking. Mr. McConaughey, the actor whose rambling soliloquies in last year's Lincoln ads were parodied endlessly, doesn't say a single word in three new spots for the redesigned MKX crossover. The commercials, scheduled to begin airing Saturday during college football games on ABC, effectively form a three-part, 90-second movie depicting Mr. McConaughey joining friends for a high-class game of poker. One shows him getting ready and driving off in an MKX. The second shows him listening to the vehicle's Revel audio system and being greeted at a mansion. The third intersperses clips of the game and him driving home with a satisfied smile after -- spoiler alert -- winning with a straight flush. Each part concludes with the tag line, "The feeling stays with you." "What appeals to me about this new series of ads is that while the overall Lincoln message remains consistent, the way it is delivered continues to evolve," Mr. McConaughey said in a statement released by Lincoln. "It's exciting to have the freedom to explore and create new narratives." In another change from Mr. McConaughey's previous work with Lincoln, the ads were directed by Gus Van Sant, whose movies include Good Will Hunting and Milk. Van Sant directed a series of cinematic commercials for BMW's i8 plug-in hybrid last year. Mr. McConaughey's commercials for the Lincoln MKC and MKZ were directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Lincoln said viewers who visit the brand's website can learn about not only the MKX but the other characters who interact with McConaughey in the commercials and "start to piece together the whole story about the evening." It described Mr. McConaughey as having "quiet confidence" in the ads, mirroring the theme of "quiet luxury" that Lincoln executives have said the brand aims to represent. "The natural, collaborative storytelling process between Matthew McConaughey and Gus Van Sant shines through," said Jon Pearce, global chief creative officer of the agency behind the ads, Hudson Rouge. "Just as Matthew discovers in these spots, the all-new Lincoln MKX creates a feeling that sets the tone for a whole range of possibilities." This article appeared in Creativity's sibling publication Automotive News. Rate this Ad You must be registered to rate the ad. Please Login or Register Now About CreditsDateSep 10, 2015Agency:Hudson Rouge Client:LincolnDirector:Gus Van SantDP:Kasper TuxenProducer:Scott KaplanExecutive Producer:Charles-Marie AnthoniozProduction Company:IconoclastEVP, Global Chief Creative Officer:Jon PearceEVP, Global Managing Director:Scott KavanaghSVP, Group Creative Director:Jeff PayneSVP, Head of Integrated Production:Sherri LevyArt Director:Patty BrinkmannWriter:Mark AbelleraProducer:Donna LaMarAccount Manager:Tamara TaylorAudio Post Production:Sound LoungeMixer:Tom JucaroneMixer:Rob SayersEditorial:Lost Planet NYEditor:Jay RabinowitzAssistant Editor:Epy CarrieriExecutive Producer:Krystn WagenbergProducer:Casey Cayko CategoryTVC Industryautomobileautomotive Latest Creativity News on Ad Age Creativity Top 5: The Best Brand Ideas of the Past Week English and Gartrell Join Deutsch, AKQA Hires Uttley Anomaly Taps Award-Winning Creatives on Dove, Burger King to Lead L.A. Office Related work Lincoln: Crafted Hudson Rouge Lincoln: That's Continental - Behind the Scenes Hudson Rouge Lincoln: Lincoln Continental 'That's Continental' Hudson Rouge