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Mud is us!
If you spend much time squelching through Oregon's soggy landscapes you might get the feeling that we have only recently squeezed from the primordial mud. And that might not be too far off, if you permit me to readjust your watch to count eons instead of minutes.
Less than a complete eon ago, just a mere 400 million years ago, during the Oligocene period Idaho had a lock on the best tropical beachfront property in the Northwest, but demand was a bit sluggish since only a few ungainly amphibians had actually waddled ashore to discover the benefits of terra firma. Instead the real action was in Oregon, which was covered by a subtropical sea and dotted with corral reefs. These warm waters were teaming with whimsical life forms. Jellyfish floated aimlessly in the waters, worms squirmed through the silted seabed, centipedes marched stoically across the muddy ocean floors and trilobites sporting fancy ribbed carapaces dominated the social scene for more than 350 million years. But as our emerging continent migrated slowly northwards cooling water temperatures would soon introduce new species like starfish, cuttlefish, bi-valve clams, horseshoe crabs, sharks and primitive vegetation on land.
In the meantime, the mud that I mentioned earlier was continuing to flow unabated into the shallow sea covering the eon's worth of discarded trilobite carapaces, the remains of the myriad centipedes and the near infinite squiggly-wigglies that perished in that tepid bath that covered our present-day Oregon. Baked into the primordial muck for eternity these caked layers sank quietly into the earth's crust. But here and there the stresses and jostling of the earth's skin would force one of these long-buried layers to the surface to reveal a crowded catacomb of early protean life.
For those with the feet to discover these troves and the eyes to discern them, many of the North Coast mountains' moss-covered outcroppings serve as remarkable windows into an antiquity beyond comprehension to most of us. The vicinities of the Sunset Highway are rich in paleontological evidence of this long-ago era in which mud itself was both the stimulus for life and the coffin to which it was confined once the shallow seas in Oregon dried to become the basis for our current muddy existence.
That said, my best find was not a crumbling mollusk, but rather an old report issued by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) in 1957 and written by Margaret L. Steere. With that pragmatic certainty that characterized so our post-war years, Margaret begins her report with the incontrovertible assertion that "the Sunset Highway area…is famous for its abundant marine fossils of the Oligocene Age." Why, of course, silly me for not immediately knowing that!
The oldest fossiliferous sediments found in Oregon, the Cowlitz formation, date back to the Upper Eocene, but in this region they are comprised mostly of conglomerates and sandstone that were deposited near the shores of the Eocene sea that covered our area. Settled on top of this layer, are the more interesting Oligocene marine formations. The first two sites to be recorded were located near the tiny community of Keasey (near Vernonia) and about .2 miles north of the small community of Pittsburg on US 47. This formation appears as a grey siltstone formation that reaches 2,000 ft. in depth and runs generally in a broad band from Keasey in the north to Cherry Grove (near Gaston) in the south.
The most accessible locations mentioned in the report include the following sites that are in close proximity to existing hikes that I have surveyed.
Site #2 is located .2 miles north of the community of Pittsburg on Highway 47. The Vernonia to Elk Creek trail cuts across the headland between the east Fork of the Nehalem River and the main stem of the Nehalem River as it turns northwards from Vernonia. On the DOGAMI map, it cuts horizontally from Site # 3 to Vernonia itself. Though not in walking vicinity of the Vernonia to Elk Creek trail, the Pittsburg site is mere minutes away by car.
Site #3 is a short distance on foot from the Crown Zellerbach trail that parallels the county road between Scappoose and Vernonia. This stretch of the trail is surveyed and described as the "Elk Creek to Summit" segment of the CZ Trail.
Just to the west of Hawkins Creek, the CZ trail runs parallel with the county road. It passes by a pretty log cabin set in a meadow on the south side of the county road. All along this gently descending slope look for outcroppings on the north side of the trail. This portion of the trail had several trestles as recently as the 1970's, but they were removed after the development of the County Park at Scaponia. The 1957 DOGAMI report indicates that the fossil beds are exposed for several hundred feet all along this portion of the trail. A short distance past the log cabin the county road and the CZ trail diverge, but before they split there is a gate that connects the two roads. From here it is a short walk along the county road to cross the bridge. At the west end of the bridge you will find another outcropping on a steep slope about 30 feet above the road.
Site # 4
This site is located near the erstwhile community of Keasey – which now is comprised of one house and a herd of elk. Keasey can be reached by traveling 8 miles from State Avenue and Highway 47 in Vernonia. The outcroppings occur on the banks of Rock Creek. According to the 1957 directions the best sites are located near the trestle that crossed Rock Creek to the Southwest of Keasey, sometimes referred to as Dead Man's Trestle. The outcroppings occur near the water level on the low bank of Rock Creek, about 8.8 miles from Vernonia.
While this location is not mentioned in any of the trails surveyed, it is along the route that I frequently took to reach the East-side Grade and Rocky Point. If one goes to the gate at the end of the road beyond Keasey, a logging road ascends the east slope of the Rock Creek ravine. This route will eventually bring you to the Rocky Point quarry at the summit (DOGAMI site #5), from whence you can connect with the East-side Grade.
The rail line originally followed Rock Creek all the way to Camp McGregor near the Sunset Highway. However today it is difficult to follow the old rail line since much of this portion of the route was traversed by trestle, and once removed there remained no passable grade to follow. I have descended Rock Creek from above, but even on the west side of the Creek the track is quite obliterated and the terrain is too steep to traverse without significant struggles.
Site # 5
This location is a quarry located on Rocky Point to the west of the Timber Road leading north from the Sunset Highway to Vernonia. From the attached map of the Rocky Point to East Side Grade Trail, you can see that this area has a number of quarries and the description is unclear as to which of these it is. The area can be reached from the Timber road, as described in the "Rocky Point to East Side Grade" trail description.
Near the juncture with the East Side Grade is a quarry (marked on the map, as "quarry") that features a spectacular basalt formation that shows the beauty of the folding that can sometime rearrange the basalt strata into amazing designs.
Site # 6
Another fossiliferous outcropping of the Keasey formation occurs in a prominent cut along the Nehalem River on the east side of the road from Timber to Vernonia, 3 miles north of the junction with the Sunset Highway. Large pelecypods were reportedly found at this site.
Site # 7
Both ends of the Dennis L. Edwards tunnel were originally cited as being good locations to reach the underlying shale beds that contained the fossil-bearing outcroppings, but since it's the tunnel's construction in 1940 weathering and grass plantings have degraded the soft shale causing it to disintegrate. In 2002 the tunnel was repaired, and the cuts into the hillside have been further landscaped obscuring the underlying fossil beds.
Site # 8
Another location mentioned in the 1957 report is at either end of the high curving rail road trestle that crosses Highway 47 about 6.2 miles north of the Sunset highway. This location is located very close to the Banks to Vernonia trail, which is described in the "Stub Stewart to Trestle" segment of the Banks to Vernonia Trail. According to the DOGAMI report the site is noted for the presence of fossilized crinoids. To reach the outcroppings follow the Banks to Vernonia Trail from the nearby parking lot up the tracks and follow them out to the trestle. Along the way you can locate the fossils in the exposed outcroppings along the tracks.
Site # 9
Further south there are further instances where the Keasey formation is exposed. On the road that connects Timber to the Gales Creek area is an excellent exposed fossil bed. This Keasey formation crops up in a prominent cut at a sharp bend in the Timber-Glenwood road. It is located 1.3 miles south of the railroad crossing in Timber or about 5.2 miles from Glenwood.
Three further sites are mentioned in Gales Creek area, at a quarry on Scoggins Creek road and finally on the north side of Cherry Grove road. This is also the area of known Indian Petroglyphs along the embankments of the upper Tualatin River, near the Richmond Hill Bridge.


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How do you count elephants in the jungles of Africa? You can either collect their excrement or you can listen. No, seriously. The Elephant Listening Project at Cornell University has figured out how to count elephants using acoustic monitoring.
Rather than wasting time, funds, and personnel in attempts to canvas entire jungles for an elephant census, researchers are simply setting up microphones. This bioacoustic monitoring technique is similar to what has been used in the past, on a smaller scale, to count birds, but in this case it's covering hundreds of square miles.
Researchers prepared by manually counting elephants and observing the sounds they make in order to create a system to interpret the sounds captured by the jungle microphones. It must've been a tedious bit of preparation, but if the alternative is "dung survey transects," I think those folks were more than happy to do it. [Elephant Listening Project via Wired]
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text: On this episode of Dirt Every Day, it's mustaches and rock crawling! The Moab Easter Jeep Safari is a great week long 4x4 event in Moab, Utah leading up to Easter weekend every year, and every year Fred and the staff of 4-Wheel & Off-Road attend for some great rock crawling. This year Fred and some of his cronies grew out their upper lips and ran the first ever Moab Midnight Mustache Ride at Area BFE, a private off-road park south of Moab. They loaded up their jeeps and wheeled from midnight to dawn over some of the best rock crawling in the west.


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Tomorrow morning we have the delightful Frank N Stein giving up all he knows about Germany and its corresponding language.
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July 18 - Duce - with all your beer, liquor and food questions! (AM). BehindDarkGlasses will be here to talk about HIV prevention and related information. (PM)
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Eyes on Queen West
If you've been to any event in the Gladstone Ballroom you'll most likely recognize bartender Stephen Eyes. He's been a slinging drinks here since 2004 (!!!) and now can usually be found tucked into the North Ballroom bar at book launches, burlesque shows, DJ nights and recently kicked ass at NXNE.
Once upon a time Stephen had a show called Eyes on Toronto. It regularly packed the Ballroom with guests eager to enjoy a live talk show format with hilarious guests, up-and-coming and established musicians, and plenty of surprises. He capped it off with an all-night marathon version in 2008 for Nuit Blanche.
We're excited to have Stephen back for a new edition called Eyes on Queen West. Get out your calendars and mark it down for Monday Aug 6th. You won't want to miss out!
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Tuesday commute brings more headaches
Tuesday's morning commute in southwestern Connecticut was a little tougher than Monday with more vehicles on the roads, more people on trains and plenty of headaches to go around. But Metro-North Railroad officials announced shortly after noon that limited train service between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal would resume at 3 p.m., just in time for the evening rush hour.
About 50 percent of the normal train service were to be operating on the New Haven Line, the MNR said on its website, with full service expected to be restored by Wednesday morning.
Traffic was bumper-to-bumper on I-95 and the Merritt Parkway during the peak rush hour period, between 7 and 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
At 8 a.m., southbound traffic crawled for more than 20 miles on I-95 from the Moses Wheeler Bridge in Stratford to Darien.
On the Merritt, it was the same hellish commute with traffic creeping along from Exit 52 in Trumbull to nearly Route 7 in Norwalk.
Metro-North saw nearly double the ridership in had on Monday when the ridership for the entire New Haven Line was down by 20 percent. That meant waits for buses were longer, parking lots were full and more people and more crowded parking lots.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Aaron Donovan said there were no major problems reported. "Ridership is up slightly over Monday on the busses," he said. "Other than that it is running as expected."
It's was another challenging day of commuting before regular service resumes on Metro-North's rail line on Wednesday.
Those who got an early start to the morning commute were spared most of the headaches later commuters got.
Southport resident Danielle Chueka arrived 45 minutes early at the South Norwalk railroad station expecting a mob scene. Chueka worked from home Monday for her financial job in the city and was apprehensive about what would greet her in South Norwalk Tuesday morning. Ordinarily she takes the 7:45 a.m. Train from Fairfield. This morning her husband, who works in Norwalk gave her a ride to South Norwalk.
Looking around at a sparse platform, Chueka seemed pleased moments before getting on a 7 a.m. train to Grand Central Station.
"I was expecting huge crowds, but I think this is going to be fine," she said.
By 8 a.m. the MTA ran a dozen buses from Bridgeport to Stamford Tuesday morning. The official, who asked that his name not be used because he is not supposed to talk to the media, said each bus had an average of 65 people aboard.
"I haven't run into an irate customer yet," he said as a bus pulled out.
For many commuters from Stamford like Greg Slattery on the second real commuting day of the derailment crisis, the trip to New York didn't seem out of the ordinary. "It's pretty normal," he said just before stepping onto the 8:19 a.m. train to the city.
But for those beginning their morning journey east of Westport, it was a different story.
Hartford resident Rich Tomic was in a lather waiting to get on a train at 8:45 a.m. in Stamford. "This is a pain in the tuchas," he said after getting of a 70 minute bus ride with no air conditioning from Bridgeport.
Tomic drove to New Haven to catch the 6:55 a.m. train to Bridgeport. From there he took the bus to Stamford.
Still, he wasn't too angry about his commute, although he vowed to tell his boss who he does sales for at a legal business that he would not be returning to New York this week until the trains got straightened out. "It is a terrible situation, but the railroad is making the best of it that it can," he said.
Christel Rissolo began her commute in Branford Tuesday morning. After catching the 5:52 a.m. to Bridgeport with an unexpected 15 minute stop in New Haven, she hopped to bus to Stamford at 6:50.
Then, it was a "horrible" 90 minute ride to the Stamford station. Rissolo said her bus driver was not familiar with the area and began driving to Stratford, before passengers realized they were going in the wrong direction.
At the urging of another passenger the driver then exited I-95 and got on Route 1 for a number of miles before returning to the thruway in Norwalk.
At 8:40 a.m. While waiting on the platform waiting to get to her fashion job in the city Rissolo said, "I'm not even near my destination."
Staff writers Frank Juliano, John Nickerson and Jim Shay contributed to this report, along with the Associated Press.


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The buzz-words for Konami in developing Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 are "total freedom of play." The developer said it is implementing a number of new features and upgrades that will allow players to feel like they are capable of performing amazing in-game feats their favorite players pull off on the pitch.
Konami said a new power gauge-based passing and shooting mechanic will give players total control over the pace and weight of every ball, allowing skilled players to time and send the perfect through ball to teammates.
And those passes, strikes, and flicks will be more realistic than ever. Konami is marrying photo-realistic visuals to more than 1,000 all-new animations to make PES 2011 visually stunning.
Thread that perfect pass, and you'll hear your fans respond like never before. New stadium designs, new crowds, and a wide range of chants and jeers are all being tied to the on-field action.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 is set to go head to head with FIFA 11 this fall on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Windows PCs.
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October Global Threat Report
As usual, ESET has released its monthly Global Threat Trends Report, which will be available in due course at http://www.eset.com/threat-center/index.php. There are no surprises in the top five malicious programs, which have the same rankings as in the September report. Clearly, not enough people are taking our accumulated advice on reducing the risk from Conficker,


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Final jug: Sheets cider mill bottles its last
With little fanfare but much nostalgia, a 75-year Virginia tradition ended December 11 as the Sheets Cider Mill bottled its last jug of sweet apple cider.
"This is a sad day for Mr. Sheets and a sad day for Augusta County," said chairman of the county board of supervisors Larry C. Howdyshell. A minute later, Lauren Fifer, the four-year-old grand-daughter of mill operator Leon Sheets, put a cap on the last container, a glass jug that the family retrieved from storage for the occasion.
Governor Mark Warner didn't attend the ceremony in bucolic Mt. Sidney, but he sent along a letter of appreciation.
The plight of small cider makers was featured in The Hook's November 13 cover story, which also revealed some horrors that can happen when a virulent strain of E. coli bacteria gets into cider: kidney failure, intestinal damage, even death.
New government regulations taking effect in January force small wholesalers to pasteurize their fresh-squeezed juices or treat them with ultraviolet rays. Such systems start at $14,000– a mighty roadblock for Sheets Cider Mill, which has been pressing just 10,000 gallons of the autumnal beverage each year.
Joining the Sheets family for the finale was Dan Maupin of White Hall who had brought his apples over to be pressed. An orchardist and cider seller, Maupin, 78, is also going out of business and was loading up his truck for his final deliveries:
* 90 half-gallons to Foods of All Nations,
* 160 half-gallons and 80 gallons to Integral Yoga Natural Foods, and
* four gallons to Rebecca's Natural Foods
"I can't say I won't miss it," says Maupin, "because I will." He plans to uproot his apple trees and convert his fields to hay and cattle pasture.
There were some misty eyes in the crowd of nearly 30 people standing outside the metal shed that houses the press, which was reportedly purchased in 1928 from a going-out-of-business Staunton tire shop.
"Lock her down," bellowed Leon Sheets as the final of the day's four pressings concluded. "That's all she wrote."
"It's kinda sad," said Dale Thompson, who lives about three miles away and who has worked many pressings. Thompson decided to buy some cider from the last pressing. "I'm gonna save the jug, and I stole some caps to keep as keepsakes," he said.
One artifact that may puzzle future residents of Mt. Sidney is the name of the street that may soon sprout more houses: Cider Mill Road. At the closing ceremony, Curtis Sheets, 32, announced that Augusta County has agreed to make a commemorative sign for the family. "The county's going to make my wish come true," said the younger Sheets.
"It's a hurt any time you lose something that contributes to the local economy whether it's big or small," said Chairman Howdyshell. A night earlier, the Augusta supervisors learned that the county had issued $158 million in building permits during the first 11 months of the year, a lot of potential development for the number two agricultural county in Virginia. "You can be developed out or regulated out," Howdyshell noted.
The present case shows evidence of both. Curtis Sheets says the family has put its land up for sale and will probably disassemble and store the historic press in hopes that a museum might want it.
As the ceremony drew to a close, he urged guests to get a gallon. "It's about to become," he said, "a very rare commodity."
Owner Leon Sheets and his 4-year old granddaughter, Lauren Fifer, cap the last jug in the 75-year history of the Sheets Cider Mill.


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04 December 2012 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
IBN wins Singapore's award for corporate health promotion
A*Star's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) wins HEALTH award for keeping employees healthy and happy
Singapore: A*Star's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), won the Singapore HEALTH (Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time Health) Platinum Award 2012 for its efforts in promoting and maintaining a healthy environment and forits commendable Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) programs.
The Platinum Award is the highest accolade under this national award scheme, and is presented to an organization that has received at least two gold awards consecutively (IBN has won the gold award in 2008 and 2010). This year, there has been marked improvement in the frequency of regular exercise, healthier eating habits and blood cholesterol health amongst IBN's staff.
IBN's WHP Committee is responsible for the Institute's WHP programs and initiatives, and comprises the welfare, safety, charity and career advisory committees. Spearheaded by IBN Director, Ms Noreena AbuBakar, the IBN WHP program includes a range of initiatives and activities to enhance the lifestyles and health of its staff, and provide a supportive working environment.
Besides regular health check-ups, such as the annual health screening, flu vaccination and dental check-ups, as well as educational talks to raise awareness of common health issues, IBN's WHP Committee also organized a new initiative in 2010, the IBN Charity Month, to foster employee well-being and team spirit through volunteerism.
Ms AbuBakar said that, "I would like to thank the human resources department, headed by Ms Amanda Wong, for their tireless efforts in organizing a variety of health-related activities for our staff. While we are delighted to win the Platinum HEALTH Award this year, we are even more encouraged by the visible impact that our WHP program has made on our staff's lives. The positive lifestyle change has been reflected in improved health indicators for IBN staff."


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text: Weathering the earnings growth storm 3 December 2018 Matthew Davison Australia Share this article: Bank earnings growth may rely on a new frontier of cost efficiency being achieved by the early 2020s. Australian banks continue to endure many headwinds, some self-inflicted. Yet, the businesses manage to preserve a healthy level of cash flow generation and return on risk-weighted assets. This reflects the strength of industry pricing power and inertia in the customer base. Earnings growth, however, has been elusive for some time. We fear the headwinds are yet to subside and the big four1 banks have some hard yards ahead. Source: Martin Currie Australia; FactSet; company reports; As of 30 September 2018. Shows average data for the big four banks Investment and regulatory cost a drag on earnings While there have been a range of reasons for this earnings growth slowdown – such as: slowing loan growth; asset sales; and rising capital levels – one of the key drags has been the need to continue to invest in systems; particularly supporting compliance. This regulatory cost is ongoing, especially given the recommendations expected from the banking royal commission. Banks are looking for other savings In order to offset these costs, many banks are now promising that they will deliver more automated decisioning and fulfilment, and a simplified product suite structure. As an example, NAB are promising to take its number of products from around 600 to just 300. This type of simplification should, in turn, allow the banks to operate more efficiently with fewer staff, less branches and, thus, less fixed costs. But two interesting questions emerge from this trend. Do banks actually have the ability to execute on this plan; and will they be able to replace the lost revenue from legacy products with the simplified product range? The outlook for bank earnings growth may therefore rely on a new frontier of cost efficiency being achieved by the early 2020s Efficiency programs haven't worked in the past, but this time might be different Looking back at employee numbers and costs through the many different efficiency programs across the sector, it is clear that achieving a step-change in cost structure has been difficult. The pitch this time around is that the technology and development tools available now are both cheaper and more flexible than ever before. This should allow banks to adopt a 'cloud first' mentality and use application programming interfaces (APIs) to truly create a more streamlined cost base. But fewer staff doesn't necessarily mean cheaper operating costs There seems a good chance banks will be able to operate with fewer staff going forward. However, a consequence of this is they are replaced with either higher-cost staff, or ongoing technology budgets that are hard to shake. Source: Martin Currie Australia; FactSet; company reports; As of 30 September 2018. Shows average data for the big four banks Strong execution will be required to weather the storm Going forward, we continue to see the headwinds of ongoing investment costs impacting earnings growth in the near term. We believe the banking sector will need to demonstrate even stronger execution on its cost base transformation to justify a growth premium in its valuations. On a positive note, the banks start with a very healthy capital base and are well progressed in this re-design phase. 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Keeping Your 3 Series Origami Top in Tip Top Shape
A special thanks to fun2drive for his huge contribution
Okay folks, you asked for it, here it is. In response to everyone who has asked for a Sticky on how to maintain the seals and keep the moving parts of the convertible hardtop lubricated, fun2drive and I have put our heads together and assembled a DIY. Much of this is based on experience, but we have also tried to get as much input as possible from dealership service techs and the photo documentation included is the direct result of my E93 having just been in for a full dealership hardtop lubrication and adjustment.
We welcome contributions of tips and tricks picked up along the way. As always, comments and questions are great. The intent is to have a one-stop resource for people looking for information on keeping the folding hardtop well maintained and problem free.
Probably one of the greatest concerns of any E93 owner is how to keep their folding hardtop free of creaks, squeaks, wind noise and heaven forbid water leaks. If you own one, you are at least marginally aware that there are literally hundreds of parts in the form of seals, hinges, locks, hydraulics, and microswitches that must all work in perfect harmony to deliver the 22 seconds to nirvana top down experience. So, how to keep things running smoothly:
Keep the rubber seals lubricated and moisturized.
Secondly, but equally important is to keep the moving joints well lubricated and dust free.
Listen to your top. For those who acquired their E93s new, think back to what the top sounded like when the car was brand new. If you acquired your car second hand, go to your local dealership and ask them if you can observe (that is listen) to the top of a brand new E93. It should be silky smooth with no squeaks, no jolts and no stickiness.
So, here are some tips and tricks to keeping your top in great shape.
Seal Lubrication:
There are two products routinely discussed when this topic comes up.
Gummi Pflege (which in German, literally translates to "Rubber Care") made by Einzett.
Krytox - specifically the GPL205 Grease made by Dupont. This is expensive stuff, but well worth every penny.
A couple of words about products to use on rubber seals: Silicon is a natural enemy of rubber. It makes rubber swell and fracture. Whether your tires or your door seals do your car a favor, spend the few extra dollars to get good products.
Rubber Seal Lubrication:
The rubber seals on your top are very similar to your skin. They need moisture and protection or they will dry out and eventually crack. At the very least they will shrink with dehydration, or prematurely break down due to UV damage.
Gummi Pflege: The applicator is a little bulky. I found the on board applicator to be overkill for the narrow strips of rubber that make up the E93 lateral top seals (those rubber seals running from driver to passenger side).
As an alternative, I use "foam lollipops" available from either Autogeek or Detailed Image. I moisten the lollipop with the Gummi Pflege then run it along the length of the seal including the grooved area. I follow with a microfiber wrapped sponge to help spread the Gummi evenly and mop up any puddles.
This is best applied using your fingers and a little really does go along way. The best description I can use here is watch your wife or girlfriend the next time she applies lip balm or lip gloss. She will take a little tiny bit on the tip of her finger and smooth it all the way over her lips. Same thing applies here. It takes just a little bit to be smoothed the length of the seal.
You need to keep going over the area until you have a uniform thin coating over the entire seal area.
If you live in a cold area of the country and are trying to do this at temperatures below 60F, take a terry face cloth and get it wet with hot water. Wring it out then wrap it around the syringe applicator and let it sit for a few minutes. This will gently warm the Krytox and make it easier to apply. Alternatively, if it is in the tube, let it sit in a coffee mug of hot water for a few minutes to SOFTEN it.
DON'T stick it in the microwave. If you liquefy it, you may alter its properties.
So now that you know what to use and how to apply it, where does it go? For the seals that is pretty easy. If it's black and rubbery (soft and slightly squishy) and it's on either the front or rear edge of one of the top panels or it is between the front and rear passenger windows it is fair game. Pictures do a far better job of explaining it so here they are. Don't forget to use a little Krytox along the area where the side view mirrors mate with the A pillar.
A quick word about the tensioning cords. While these are not something that can be lubricated or treated per se, it is of value to inspect them for wear. It seems that around MY 2011, the cords were upgraded to a more robust version as earlier cars exhibited fraying of these cords. My 2009 had the cords replaced under warranty in August 2011.
This is what the frayed cords look like and the points where they are the most visible.
The replaced cords are not as silky looking and are holding up much better.
Now for the hinges, locks, pins and slides: fun2drive is going to explain about lubricants and application techniques. We had a fortuitous photo op in that my E93's top had developed a nasty little squeak and a bit of a catch or sticky spot when being returned to closed from the stowed (top open) position. It went to the dealership for a full lubrication. The photos were taken the day after the service visit, so we have a pretty clear understanding of the lube points as specified by BMW.
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Last edited by Nordic_Kat; 06-30-2017 at 10:58 AM.
Bravo! What a valuable contribution to this erudite community. Thank you Nordic Kat and fun2drive for this indispensable guide.
Attached is the complete 23 page pdf guide to Keeping Your 3 Series Origami Top in Tip Top Shape, hyperlinked to this thread, ready for download to your desktop or portable device.
Last edited by Wihelm G; 03-23-2012 at 07:52 AM. Reason: draft 4, better editing, parts I and 2 combined
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Great, informative piece. Especially regarding which edition of Krytox to use on the seals. Makes me want to get another E93.
I don't have that fancy top thingie you guys have, but now I'm feeling guilty about all this rubber I do have.
Add another thing to my list.
Gee thanks, Kat. Thanks.
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Dammit that is one clean ragtop. Well, at least I have a bottle of gummipflege around somewhere.
Great thread guys.
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Thanks for all the comments so far.
fun2drive will have his segment, which IMO is critical to top health and longevity, added later today.
Stay tuned.
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E93 Part 2 Top Lubrication
Lubricants for Our E93 BMW
The collection of hinges, bushings and bearing that allow our tops to operate will operate a long time without doing much to them. However just like giving your car an oil change your linkages for this complex top require attention too. You can use almost anything that provides lubrication such as WD-40, Kroil, 3-in-1 oil, and Lithium grease. The question is what is best? WD-40, 3-in-1 Oil and Kroil are all fine lubricants but are light and will wear off whereas Lithium grease will adhere to anything it touches and not wear off as fast. It may not be as easy to apply as lubricating oils but them it will not drip out after application.
WD-40 is actually a water displacement product and not intended for use for our application. If you apply this product frequently it will work but it was not designed to be durable for bearings and bushing but designed to displace water thus the reason it is used so much in the marine industry. I use this all the time on my sailboat and jetski after use in salt water. This inexpensive product can be sourced virtually at any grocery store or hardware store.
3 in 1 Oil has been around since initial formulation in 1894. It has been reformulated for modern applications and is also owned by the same company that owns WD-40. It is a general purpose lubricant which is excellent for our top moving parts like bearings and bushings. It is light in weight around SAE 20 but suitable for application. Because of the light weight using a rag to catch the excess dripping is desired. While considered an older lubricant it serves the purpose well and I use this product. It does not penetrate as do other lubricants so you need to apply in a couple locations to get the bushing or bearing coated. If you can turn the bushing or bearing you can apply in one location and get sufficient coverage by rotating it. This inexpensive product can be sourced in virtually any hardware store, Walmart, some grocery stores as well.
Lithium grease is a grease that is sprayed out of a compressed can like WD-40 and exits like a heavy liquid and then flashes off when exposed to air and becomes sticky. Lithium grease is actually a combination of oil and soap. It is suitable for all of our top applications meaning bushings, bearing and linkages that slide. However it is not easy to apply unless you are careful and use a straw inserted into the discharge nozzle and is messy requiring clean up with a solvent that can remove a grease. I use this product for areas that slide on our top and also on the door striker, hood latch areas anyplace where a lot of exposure to the elements will occur and you want something to stick. Again application is key for this product and getting this grease into the bushings and bearings while harder to do because it is messy results in a lubricant which lasts a long time and does not drip out. The areas where you apply it to sliders should be lightly applied where the sliders meet each other or if a slider is capturing a bushing coating the inside of the slider and outside of the bushing is ideal. Wipe off the excess as quickly as you can before it changes state from a heavy liquid to a grease. It is inexpensive and can be located at most any hardware or auto parts store.
ACF-50 is used in the marine and aircraft industry to prevent corrosion of metal parts and protection of electronic components like switches. It is a light weight lubricant that is not totally suitable for our bushings and bearing yet alone the sliding components. However it is presented here for those that live in a climate where you can get corrosion on the top assembly or very high humidity areas that can cause corrosion. In those areas this would be the product to apply for protection from corrosion followed by a more suitable longer duration lubricant as cited above. It will provide 12-18 months of protection and does not attract dust, dirt as will other lubricants. Only a very small percentage of our members will have need for this product but it is provided here so they are aware it exists. Compared to the above products it is a more expensive and has great application for owners that have marine or aircraft too. Typically you have to order ACF-50 online.
Kroil oil is a penetrating oil which will penetrate into the bushings and bearings. It is suitable for getting a light lubricant into these locations when you have not kept up on maintenance for a while meaning you may have a dried out lubricant in the bearings or bushing. I cite Kroil here because we do have members that may never touch their top moving assemblies for many years and when they stumble upon this DIY thread it might save them a lot of grief. This penetrating oil is the first step for the moving assemblies of a neglected top. Following application with a straw inserted into the nozzle of the spray can it should be allowed to sit (wipe the excess oil off) for a day. Once it has sat you can try to operate bushings or bearings that are frozen or stuck. Once free you can then retreat with a more suitable lubricant as listed above. Strongly recommend this product for neglected linkages that need to be freed up. Kroil is about as expensive as ACF-50 and typically has to be ordered online.
I visited the BMW dealership to inquire what they use for our top linkage. The BMW dealership technicians typically use two types of lubricants on our E93's; Wurth HHS-K and our friend Lithium grease. Wurth HHS-K is an excellent lubricant suitable for bearing, bushing and sliders as well. It is about as expensive as ACF-50 or Kroil is and can be sourced online or at those retail stores that sell quality lubricant product and mechanics tools. HHS-K penetrates well, lubricates even under high pressure, and has excellent adhering properties. In short as mentioned above this is suitable for the entire top. It is just not that common a lubricant you can source without some effort. A quick check of Amazon shows it is available online.
Some of the better quality lubricants out there are listed below. Your experience is valued so if you have a product that performs well for our top applications please list it below.
Versilube G322L This product is designed for use as a lubricant on aluminum and steel substrates. Versilube G322L contains additives for enhanced corrosion protection. An ideal product for lubricating and protecting linkages, bushings, bearings, lock hinges, engine components and other mechanisms. G322L is safe to use on a variety of plastics, metals, glass and painted surfaces. G322L provides outstanding viscosity-temperature characteristics, corrosion protection, good adherence while being non-corrosive.
You can find this at various sources like Amazon.
Teflon lubricants are also excellent lubricants if they can be coupled with other carriers that have good adhesion and don't collect dust and dirt.
Without a doubt dust and dirt will find its way on top of the lubricants you use. It is just a fact of life. If you never open your top it will never happen and in general will be a minor issue but be sure before applying any of the products you use wipe the area down with a clean dry cloth. Any lubricant applied to the areas shown below is better than nothing and there is certainly more lubricants that are suitable than listed above. However the ones listed above are typically easy to source and suitable for this application.
Kat has provided a lot of quality pictures that show your top in various stages of operation. Suffice to say that to perform this work you do need the top in these configurations. Required is the lubricant you choose to use (see above), a rag to keep the over spray and drips off your vehicle, latex or vinyl gloves if you are sensitive to these lubricants. You can go the extreme and use Stoddard solvent to wipe any excess off the lubricated area. Most of these products are applied in a spray manner using a straw attached to the nozzle to help direct the lubricant to the intended area. Small squirts are much better than long ones because you want to allow some time for the lubricant to penetrate. If possible move the linkage, bushing or bearings, it will help to distribute the material over the intended area. If possible once the entire top is lubricated operate the top a couple of times to allow the lubricant to disperse. It doesn't typically matter if it is a bushing or bearing since they both require lubrication to keep from seizing up. BMW over the years has used both.
How often should you lubricate your top? It depends upon how often you operate your top. BMW typically used the term Condition Based Service (CBS). It does apply here as well for the owner. There is no right or wrong answer but consider you are moving 400 pounds around on these linkages. I would guess 30-40 operation cycles wouldn't be too soon. This should assure long life out of the moving parts of the top that require lubrication. When the top is in the configurations to lubricate the bearings, sliders and bushings it should not take a great deal of time to do this task. Wiping the areas before applying the product is key. It makes no sense to apply product to an area that has collected dust and dirt and has old dried lubricant. There are simply too many variations of how to apply this product to cover them all but just as you lubricate a hinge on your front door you would do the similar operation for the bushings and bearings. The areas that have a sliding mechanism require a different technique. Once the area is wiped down and clean I would recommend using an applicator like a Q-tip lightly coated in lithium grease and apply to the inside of the sliding mechanism that is in contact with the bushing and also lightly coat the bushing as well. Wipe excess off and it is common to get grease outside of the intended are.
Please note that these suggestions for maintaining your top are of course not the official BMW sanctioned way to do it. Taking it to the dealer and allowing them to maintain the top for you is. I am certain there are other lubricants that are also excellent and please feel free to add to our thread those that you have had success with so that we all may learn. Please use this thread at your own risk. May your top life a long and well lubricated life.
I will now attempt to put some verbiage to the annotated pictures that Kat has taken of our top. The first picture shown below shows the top with one smaller linkage suitable for light weight lube and a more significant linkage that is best lubricated with Lithium grease or HHS-K spray. A couple small shots around the linkages on both sides should do it, be sure to have your rag ready too to capture anything that drips off.
The second picture shown below shows a main linkage for our E93. This linkage requires either Lithium G
grease or HHS-K spray again applied around both sides of the linkage. Wipe excess off and it helps to use the rag to catch over spray as well so it doesn't stain any fabric or material that the over spray might reach.
The third picture also shows a substantial linkage which should be lubricated on both sides. Again small short shots around the linkage areas where the linkage articulates around a bushing is where you want the lubricant to be sprayed.
The fourth picture shows a receiver cup and small bushings. Both can be lubricated with Lithium grease or HHS-K spray. Here is where a Q-tip with some grease or HHS-K applied can be applied around the cup and the bushing.
The fifth picture show a pin and light duty bushing. The bushing can be lubricated with HHS-K or 3 in 1 Oil and the pin is best lubricated with a light coating using a Q-tip or rubber gloved finger.
The sixth picture shows three substantial bushing or bearing (I don't have my E93 and can't tell from the picture) that require Lithium grease or HHS-K spray. You need to use small shots of spray around both sides of the bushing/bearing being careful of over spray. Wipe the excess off once it has set up and before it drips on to the car.
The seventh picture shows a substantial linkage that is best lubricated with Lithium grease or HHS-K spray. The bushing/ bearing (again can't tell since my car is not available) is serviced with a few shots around both sides being careful again to not let excess spray to drip or over spray to reach other areas of your car.
The eighth picture shows a medium duty bushing that should be lubricated with Lithium grease or HHS-K spray. This is a case that 3 in 1 Oil would also be suitable but grease and HHS-K sticks better. Again lubricate both sides of the bushing and wipe the excess off.
The ninth picture shows a receiver cup that can be lubed with Lithium grease or HHS-K spray. Using your gloved finger or a Q-tip works just fine.
The tenth picture shows a linkage arm that can be lubricated with Lithium grease or HHS-K spray. Note that you can see the lubricant around each side of the linkage arm. You can leave it this way or you can wipe any excess off.
Last edited by Nordic_Kat; 06-30-2017 at 11:18 AM. Reason: replacing bad photo links
Awesome thread.
Kat, it also proves that doing this won't riun your nail polish -- a very relevant question.
At least half the technical articles I get right from the manufacturer are not as good as Kat's and fun2drive's. Outstanding job and a real service to those with convertible tops. Well done!
Note to convertible top owners. As Kat and fun stated, these are very complex mechanisms, and labor and parts won't be cheap when they need repair. Following their preventive maintenance tips will keep a lot of cash in your pocket in the future.
Note to the authors. I have printed out the guide and will be gifting each of my cabriocustomers with a copy.
Nicely done, guys. A definite contribution to the community!
Now off to buy some HHS-K spray, and do the lubrication thing this weekend (top seals are already part of the normal detail routine)....
This is bloody excellent.
I also intend to pass it along to any cabrio owners I know.
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I cannot emphasize enough, how important it is to listen to your top. I had truly forgotten how quiet and smooth the mechanism is when it is properly lubricated until the recent lubrication by the dealer. This is very pertinent to those folks who are starting to get into E93s as second owners. If the top isn't smooth as silk and very quiet except for the gentle whirr of the motor, it's probably in need of some TLC.
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Kat, could you append a bunch of search phrases or key words to the end of the Sticky? That way when someone does a "Search", for example, for cabrio top stuck, or 'vert maintenance, or what lube should I use on my top, etc. they will get your thread.
PS Kat is monopolizing the Stickies, reported!
ps: you guys told me when I did the "search" sticky if I did 3 stickies I would acheive bimmerfest immortality, and you know me - I'm a "high achiever".
Awesome tutorial!!! Thanks alot guys. I wonder, do you have anything about making adjustments to the top? Mine rattles more than it used to. Primarily one "thud" like rattle coming from somewhere in the back from what I can tell.
Do you know the points of adjustment? How to adjust properly?
Thanks again,
Hey fun & Kat... between the Gummi Pflege and the Krytox, do you have a preference? My roof may not fold back, but I still have frameless door windows that meat a seal and I have a moon roof to pay attention to as well.
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Gummi Pflege seemed very liquidy to me. I expected it to be more gel like. Is this normal?
According to the shop foreman at my home dealership, not all techs are certified to work on the tops. There is a special class they have to take and an entire manual devoted just to servicing the top.
I have pictures of these tools which I will post later for reference.
Time of year directs some of my decision points on whether I use the Krytox or the Gummi Pflege. During the warmer months of the year when the car is religiously washed weekly, the Gummi works fine for the seals across the top. About once a quarter I'll substitute and do the whole shooting match with the Krytox. The side window seals which are very similar to the coupe windows do fine with just the Krytox on a quarterly basis. During the winter months, when my washing schedule is more erratic, and temperatures are cooler which means the rubber isn't as pliant, I tend to step up and use the Krytox every 4-6 weeks. With either product, a little goes a long way. In the 2.5 years of ownership, I just broke into my second bottle of Gummi Plege last weekend. The one thing about the Krytox is you want to keep it very minimal at the area where the top of the window mates in the door frame. If you get too much it will smear down the glass and is a mega-PITA to clean up. (Yes, this is the voice of experience.)
Thanks Kat and Fun2Drive for the sticky. I know the effort involved in creating such a nice and detailed DIY.
Appreciate the heads-up for the Wurth HHS-K lubricant. Lithium grease can be pretty messy. I'll submit another Wurth product I've used since day one as an alternative to lubricating/conditioning the rubber seals. Wurth Rubber Care Gel Stick. It doesn't contain silicone, so not drying out or swelling of rubber.
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Edit: The Wurth gel stick seems kind of convenient - press and drag it along the length of the seal to be lubricated. Probably could do 3x the weatherstrip/seals in the time it would take to use Gummi Phlege or Krytox?
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Yes, I saw the restriction - I got mine from the dealer 4 or 5 years back. At some point, I'll run out so I need to check to see if it's still being carried. I did see on the autogeek site that Wurth has rubber care in a can. http://www.autogeek.net/wuruca.html
"Used cars are our entry cars." - Luca di Montezemolo
Excellent presentation Kat and fun2drive. I have taking advise from kat concerning the rubber but realized I missed a coulpe of places after reading these posts.
Thanks again!
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Veterinarians Analyse Chilean Humanoid Creature
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Preliminary lab analysis and opposing views from different veterinarians regarding the discovery of the alleged humanoid being have generated controversy and debate not only in Chile, but also throughout Latin America and in Europe. Ever since Mega News Network of Chile first reported the story of the 3-inch long creature found near Concepcion by family members during an outdoors trip, numerous speculations, rumors, and theories about the origins of that creature have begun to spread. The opinions from different veterinarians and health specialists in Chile are sharply divided, some point out that the alleged humanoid creature is nothing more than part of the local wild life, mentioning the possibility that it is a wild cat, or perhaps a so-called monito de monte or mouse opossum (Dromiciops Gliroides), which is a marsupial commonly found in Chile and Argentina. Other health specialists assure that the creature does not fit the descriptions of any local animal.
Doctor Mario Dussuel conducted a preliminary analysis on the tiny carcass. According to Dussuel, the 3-inch long carcass indicates that is neither a fetus, nor the remains a feline. "I took a good look at the tiny mummified body. It is very strange, very small, very light, but what caught my attention is its slanted eyes. Besides its unusual physical appearance, what makes it different than any animal from the area is the length of its fingers, and how thin its neck is", he explained.
Dussuel also mentioned that in order to proceed with any further studies, it is necessary to conduct an electronic microscopic analysis from tissue samples, and perhaps obtain a DNA sample from the tiny carcass. "It is very important that we conduct these tests. Without studying the tissue and DNA samples, we cannot make a distinction between different animal species, or if its biological composition could somehow be similar to that of a human fetus. This is indeed an extraordinary case, and it may resonate nationally and abroad" he said.
On the other hand, in an interview with investigator Cristian Riffo, Doctor Arturo Mann, a specialist from the University of Santo Tomas assured that the alleged creature is nothing more than a mouse opossum, a small mammal that inhabits the Valdiviana Forest in Southern Chile. "The carcass does not appear to be a human fetus. During my preliminary analysis, I concluded that this small mammal belongs to the local wild life. By looking at its long fingernails, it is possible that it used its hands to dig. Its physical characteristics are similar to those of a monito de monte (mouse opossum). This particular species is related with marsupials from Australia, but the Chilean relatives are much smaller. These are nighttime animals. They eat insects and small fruits," he said.
Basing his study on wild life publications in the University of Santo Tomas, Doctor Mann claims that he is 90% certain about his conclusion. He also explained how the `mouse opossum' found in Concepcion could have died. It is very possible that this mammal was very weak. "Marsupials in Chile hibernate and become drowsy during the winter. When these marsupials consume and gather enough food, they begin their hibernation in April or May, and it lasts until August or September. At the end of their hibernation period, they are very weak because they have not consumed any food for months. In addition to that, there could have been unfavorable climatic conditions for this marsupial to survive," he said.
However, other veterinarians are not so sure that it may be "just a mouse". In order to demonstrate that the alleged creature found in Concepcion was not the mouse opossum, three veterinarians went on national television to express their disagreement. The Megavision Television Network invited the young veterinarians on the show titled "The Law of the Jungle," on October 26 of 2002. Each veterinarian was specialized in different fields; one was specialized in insects, another one in wild animals, and the last one in domestic animals and pets. The wild life specialist (pictured left) claimed to have studied the mouse opossums of Valdiviana and he assured that the dead specimen does not correspond to that particular species type.
During their television appearance, the veterinarians conducted a preliminary analysis of the carcass. "The lower jaw does not present the typical characteristics of a mouse opossum; it does not have the small pointed teeth. The cranial formation is at least double the size if compared with those particular mammals. Unfortunately, the carcass is badly decomposed and we cannot examine the upper jaw. And strangely enough, now that I just mentioned how decomposed this specimen is, let us not forget that this is highly unusual; I have never seen a body so decomposed after being dead fro only 25 days," said one of them. "Furthermore, the mouse opossum has a tail. This specimen does not have a tail and does not present any trace of evidence that it had one at some point in time. Another remarkable difference is the fact that its body does not have any traces of hair; the only hair we are able to find is on what appear to be its eyebrows. Mouse opossums have a very thick coat of hair throughout the body." They also pointed out to obvious physical aspect differences, such as the long and thin torso, as well as how the slanted eyes are so much larger than the ones of a mouse opossum.
Another veterinarian referred to investigations conducted by Jaime Ferrer in Northern Chile; he compared the carcass to eyewitness descriptions mentioning the "Chupacabras." Several references were made to different foot tracks found by Ferrer, as well as articles and photos posted on Rense.com and the Miami UFO Center website. They announced that the final results of their analyses will be revealed within days.
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Apple's precipitous decline in the aftermath of its first quarter earnings release, which saw the stock fall more than 10% in afterhours trading, sent shock waves through the investment world. Among the most troubling signs rocking the world's largest publicly traded company are its compressing margins, which fell to 38.6% and are expected to slide even further in the next quarter by Apple's own estimates.
To be fair, Apple's gross margins were in line with analysts' expectations and above previous guidance of 36%, as my colleague Connie Guglielmo reported. Regardless, gross margin fell more than 600 basis points from 44.7% a year ago, and even Apple estimates they will continue to drop. For their second quarter they expect gross margin to come in between 37.5% and 38.5%.
Compressing margins are more troubling than Apple's first profit decline in nine years, which in part have to do with comparing this year's 13-week quarter with last year's 14-week Q1, as the company made clear in Wednesday's release. Apple's management highlighted their improved revenue performance, noting weekly revenue rose to $4.2 billion, from $3.3 billion a year ago. Apple seems to have hit a point of diminishing returns, where increasing revenues is actually detrimental to profit.
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The same can't be said about the iPad, which makes sense given the recent release of the smaller iPad mini. Apple's tablet shipments jumped 48.1% to 22.9 million (just shy of the 30 million estimate), but revenue per iPad fell sharply, from $568.16 a year ago to $508.19 in the fourth quarter, to $469.93 in Q1; that's a 17.3% drop in revenue per unit.
Interestingly, the two products that suffered declining shipments are the ones seeing revenue per unit rise. Mac shipments dropped 21.9% to 4.1 million the quarter (also below estimates), yet revenue per Mac rose 7.1% to $1,359.02. iPod shipments fell 17.7% to 12.7 million from a year ago (actually beating the 12 million estimate), while revenue per unit ticked up 2.9% to $169.02.
Apple's margin compression is troubling indeed, raising doubts over Tim Cook's capacity to keep innovation alive since Steve Jobs' untimely death. Yet Apple holds an ace up its sleeve: the company is sitting on more than $137 billion in cash (more than $94 billion of that is held abroad, CFO Peter Oppenheimer revealed in the conference call, according to Trade the News).
For its shareholders, Apple could engage in aggressive stock buybacks. It could also hike its dividend. But for consumers, and for those concentrating on their finances rather than on the stock price, the best thing Tim Cook could do with that cash is continue developing cutting-edge products that expand its stellar ecosystem and continue to get consumers hooked. Until then, gross margins will continue to drop.
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