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Early this summer, Christopher Schwarz reported on the sad news that John Sindelar was moving his woodworking business and, as a result, packing his unparalleled tool collection into storage boxes (though he is still planning to open a permanent tool museum sometime in the future). But while you can no longer visit John's collection in Michigan, you can see part of it at the Midwest Woodworking in America 2012 (Nov. 2-4 in Greater Cincinnati).
John has an amazing traveling collection, housed in a crazy-fancy custom trailer that he outfitted himself – it's the perfect, almost-over-the-top wood-paneled and velvet-swagged backdrop to showcase just some of the many jaw-dropping tools he's collected over the years. Last year, for example, he brought an unusual adjustable-height tool chest – a form we'd never seen before – and Chris shared a short video of the nutty chest on his blog. He's also brought gorgeous dividers in all sizes; animal-head carved wooden planes; Japanese ink lines, gorgeous infill planes, gleaming trammel points, weird and wacky shooting boards, chisels from across the ages, panther saws, intricately inlaid plow planes, marking gauges in wild styles, wee spokeshaves and massive drawknives, hammers and mallets for all kinds of uses, levels…and the list could truly go on for pages….
And here's a video of what John brought to the Conference in 2010:
If you haven't had the opportunity to see the collection before, it's worth a trip to the Marketplace at Woodworking in America this year. The museum will be open on the show floor during Marketplace hours: Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (And as always, Marketplace admission is included when you sign up for the Conference, and the open to the public for a small fee – and advance Marketplace tickets are available now, for $2 off the on-site price.)
And for another preview, download the PDF slideshow below – Christopher shot these pictures for an article he wrote on the Sindelar Collection in the August 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking – click here to read that article, free.
Download a free slideshow of the Sindelar tool collection.
Hope to see you in (Greater) Cincinnati in just eight weeks (eight weeks?! Holy cr&p – I'd best get started on my workbench and benchplane class prep!).


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When the 1,100 nurses of UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus go on strike Thursday to protest staffing levels, it will be the largest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history.
It will also be history repeating itself.
The Massachusetts Nurses Association and the national union it's affiliated with have made staffing ratios a priority for years. Disputes about nurse staffing contributed to a 49-day nurses' strike at St. Vincent Hospital 13 years ago, and almost led to another strike there in 2011.
Last month, nurses at Quincy Medical Center walked out of work for 24 hours to protest staffing levels.
Nurses at UMass Memorial's University Campus are staging the 24-hour strike to draw attention to what they call deplorable patient conditions. UMass Memorial has spent $4 million to hire temporary replacement nurses and plans to lock out the striking nurses for five days while the replacements work. Some surgeries and treatments have been postponed.
The hospital said it tried to meet the union's demands by offering to hire more nurses, but the offer was not enough for the union. The MNA believes a nurse should be responsible for no more than five patients at a time.
The union and hospital management have scheduled another negotiating session today, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the DCU Center.
When nurses are asked to care for too many patients, patient care suffers, the union argues. Union representatives point to studies that show higher staffing levels result in better care.
"It's been on our minds for a long time," said William F. Lahey, an endoscopy nurse at St. Vincent Hospital who was involved with negotiations during the 2000 strike there. "We're just trying to keep people safe. It's been a long, ongoing battle between the Massachusetts Hospital Association and the Massachusetts Nurses Association."
Hospitals generally oppose staffing ratio requirements and want flexibility in hiring, firing and designing their budgets. St. Vincent Hospital has required staffing ratios; UMass Memorial does not.
UMass Memorial, which has settled contracts with nurses at its Memorial and Hahnemann campuses, and with employees from other unions, has set up a website to share its side of contract negotiations and says it has bargained in good faith.
After an unproductive bargaining session on Monday, the hospital said nurses at University Campus rejected the same staffing proposals that nurses at Memorial and Hahnemann agreed to last week. The MNA said hospital management walked out of the talks Monday, forcing University Campus nurses to move ahead with the one-day strike.
Nurses at UMass Memorial last went on strike in 2006 — but only for five hours.
A 2010 study of nurse strikes in New York, conducted by two economists for the Cambridge-based National Bureau of Economic Research, found a link between strikes and patient care: Strikes increase in-hospital mortality and 30-day readmissions. The report studied strikes that lasted much longer than the protest scheduled for Worcester this week.
Squeezed by rising costs, UMass Memorial and other health care systems have made cuts in recent years. UMass Memorial, which has 13,000 employees, laid off 450 last year. It also has sold parts of its business.
New laws are also putting pressure on health care systems. Massachusetts lawmakers passed legislation last year that aims to control health care costs.
"This is a new reality in our state going forward, and I'm not sure that's sunken in with some bargaining units," said Joshua Archambault, director of health care policy at the Pioneer Institute, a Boston think tank.
"I think this is the tip of the iceberg of what's to come," he said about the University Campus strike. "I think you're going to see more and more of this across the state."
Gary N. Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University, said nurses are watching the cost-cutting trend closely.
"I think to a large degree it's not so much the issues on the bargaining table, but the nurses' demands to be heard," he said. "Nursing is a major component of the cost of a hospital. The nurses are very much worried that unless they speak out, the brunt of the cost will fall on them."
The MNA is holding a rally for striking nurses Wednesday evening in Worcester. The strike will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday.
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Kami Sommers has been director of the emergency food and assistantce program since 2009.
Kami Sommers, director of FISH Ministries, will step down in 2014, according to a press release from St. Jacob's Lutheran Church.
An area emergency food and assistance program, FISH, or "Faithfully I Serve Him," provides groceries and financial support for utilities and housing payments to those in need.
The organization, which gets support from area churches, schools and businesses, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012. Sommers has served as director since 2009. During her tenure, the organization:
• Moved its food distribution from Maple Grove Mennonite Church to larger quarters at the former Hartville Hardware, now known as Gentlebrook Center.
• Replaced its Fall "Crop Walk" fund-raiser with the annual FISH 5K Run/Walk event in cooperation with Lake Local Schools.
• Formed a partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, making it possible to purchase quantities of food at greatly reduced cost.
• Expanded food distribution eligibility to residents of nearby communities outside Lake Township that lack a food pantry. It also greatly increased the number of food parcels distributed to clients.
The organization's board, made of representatives of Lake Township clergy, is seeking Sommers' replacement. The director's job comes with a modest stipend.
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ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Fla.—Debby, the guest that wouldn't leave, is ruining things for a lot of other visitors despite weakening to a tropical depression and leaving Florida's Gulf Coast behind.
The National Hurricane Center said late Tuesday that Debby was 110 miles (177 kilometers) west of Daytona Beach and moving southeastward at 7 mph (11 kph). It had maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (56 kph) as it slogged across northern Florida toward the Atlantic coast.
Forecasters said they expected Debby to turn toward the east overnight, and then veer east-northeast while picking up speed. The storm's center is expected to cross the northern Florida peninsula overnight and head out to sea as early as Wednesday afternoon.
But the center warned that the storm continues to pose dangers even if it no longer packs the same punch.
Isolated tornadoes are possible across the Florida peninsula on Wednesday, and coastal areas may see flooding because of the combination of a storm surge and the tide.
For their part, vacationers were wearing ponchos instead of swimsuits at the peak of the summer season because of the tropical storm, which has drenched Florida for at least four days straight like a giant shower head set up over the state's Gulf Coast. Debby has dumped as much as 26 inches of rain in some spots.
Disney World wasn't as crowded as usual, and one of its water parks closed because of the soggy, windy weather.
Along the Florida Panhandle, where Debby sat offshore nearly motionless for days, the parking lot at the 100-room Buccaneer Inn was empty because of a power outage ahead of the usually big pre-July Fourth weekend.
"We've had bad luck on this island," said the inn's vice president, JoAnn Shiver. "We've had Dennis. We've had Katrina. We had the oil spill."
In a state where the biggest attractions are the sand and the sun, Debby forced many to make other plans.
Douglas and Carolyn Green of Nashville, Tenn., were supposed to spend a week on St. George Island with three generations of family, but arrived to find the electricity was out and the bridge closed to non-residents for fear of looters. They spent Monday night in nearby Apalachicola, and then all nine relatives headed to Fort Walton Beach.
"We never saw the island," said Douglas Green. "We're moving on. Plan B, I guess you'd call it."
Debby finally blew ashore Tuesday afternoon near Steinhatchee in the Big Bend area, the crook of Florida's elbow. At that point, it had sustained winds near 40 mph, barely a tropical storm hours before it was downgraded.
Several areas in northern Florida have received more than 10 inches of rain, and forecasters said southeastern Georgia could expect the same. Wakulla, an area in northwestern Florida known for camping and canoeing, had gotten more than 26 inches as of Tuesday.
A woman was killed in a tornado spun off from the storm on Sunday, and a man disappeared in the rough surf over the weekend in Alabama. The storm knocked out power to 250,000 homes and business starting last weekend, but electricity had been restored to all but about 15,000 Progress Energy customers by mid-Tuesday. Debby has caused mostly scattered flooding and opened up sinkholes, but forecasters warned it could get worse.
"Even though the winds are coming down, the rain threat continues," said James Franklin at the hurricane center. "We expect another 4 to 8 inches, in some of these areas up in north Florida, in particular."
President Barack Obama called Florida Gov. Rick Scott and promised the state will have "no unmet needs" as it deals with the flooding, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
In New Port Richey, a suburb about 30 miles north of Tampa, most of the 170-plus elevated homes at the Suncoast Gateway park for retirees had water underneath them. Several dozen homeowners decided to stay, despite having no electricity or tap water.
Some of those who left returned by kayak to collect their belongings.
Luisa Santoro decided to flee on Tuesday. Wearing rubber boots, she returned briefly to get her cat.
"My cat is atop the furniture," she said in Spanish, adding that her home was dry but that she feared a swollen retention pond nearby would rise further.
Portions of Interstate 10, the main east-west highway across northern Florida, were shut down because of flooding and remained closed late Tuesday.
In Apalachicola, the hugely popular Boss Oyster restaurant was closed for the third day in a row after the rain overwhelmed the sewers and knocked out drinking water.
"We've taken a hit," said manager Matthew Bouzemann, adding that normally up to 800 customers a day would be coming in for the oysters.
In the Panama City Beach area, there was no exodus of tourists, said Jennifer Jenkins, executive director for the Gulf County tourism council. But it wasn't business as usual.
"I think most people went to the grocery store, maybe bought some board games and just decided to hang out till it's over," she said.
Associated Press writers Tamara Lush in New Port Richey, Tony Winton in Miami, Melissa Nelson in Pensacola and Ken Thomas aboard Air Force One contributed to this report.


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As the House agriculture committee held its first meeting of the 113th Congress in Washington this week, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-NY-27, was appointed to the following subcommittees:
•General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. It oversees programs and markets related to cotton, cottonseed, wheat, feed grains, soybeans, oilseeds, rice, dry beans, peas and lentils; the Commodity Credit Corporation; risk management, including crop insurance; plus commodity exchanges and specialty crops.
•Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture. Responsibilities include monitoring of fruits and vegetables; honey and bees; marketing and promotion orders; the planning of pesticides; the quarantine, adulteration of seeds and insect pests and organic agriculture; research, education and extension activities; biotechnology; and foreign agriculture assistance, and trade promotion programs.
"I am excited to hit the ground running and get to work on the issues that matter to our farmers," said Collins. "Agriculture is a primary economic driver in NY-27 and the issues debated and decided on by the House Agriculture Committee and its various Subcommittees directly impact not only our local farmers and their families, but our entire region. Our primary goal must be to pass a comprehensive five-year Farm Bill to give our farmers the support and long-term stability they deserve."
Earlier this month, Collins met with about 40 farmers in Batavia to discuss agriculture issues and hear what they most want to see as part of a new Farm Bill. In the near future, Collins will establish a formal and active agriculture advisory committee.


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Nov. 6, 2012 06:55 AM
Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ: ATRO), a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012.
Peter J. Gundermann, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We experienced another strong quarter achieving record sales and also had bookings that were our second highest ever. Operating income for the quarter was solid even though we incurred increased engineering and development activity and an increase to our warranty and inventory reserves. These items added $4.3 million of expense to the quarter compared with the prior year period. Last year's third quarter benefitted from an unusually low 11% tax rate."
Consolidated Review
Consolidated sales for the third quarter of 2012 increased by 22.2% to $68.9 million, including $4.1 million associated with acquisitions, compared with $56.4 million for the same period last year. Aerospace sales increased by $12.3 million and Test Systems sales increased by $0.2 million.
Consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2012 increased by 19.2% to $199.0 million, including $10.1 million associated with the acquisitions compared with $167.0 million for the same period last year. Aerospace sales increased by $34.5 million, while Test Systems sales decreased by $2.5 million in the first nine months of 2012.
Consolidated gross margin decreased to 24.3% in the third quarter of 2012 compared with 25.3% in the third quarter of 2011. The lower gross margin was a result of increased engineering and development ("E&D") costs and increases to inventory and warranty reserves, partially offset by the leverage achieved from the increased sales as compared with the 2011 third quarter. E&D costs were $12.8 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with $9.5 million in the same period of 2011, an increase of $3.3 million. Expense relating to warranty and inventory reserves resulted in a $1.0 million increase in cost of goods sold compared with the 2011 third quarter.
Year-to-date consolidated gross margin improved slightly to 26.1% in the first nine months of 2012 compared with 25.8% in the first nine months of 2011. The improved margins for the first nine months were a result of leverage that was achieved from increased sales volumes partially offset by increased E&D costs and higher inventory and warranty reserves. E&D costs were $33.9 million in the first nine months of 2012 compared with $26.6 million in the same period of 2011, an increase of $7.3 million. The Company expects full year consolidated E&D expenses for 2012 to be in the range of $44 million to $46 million, up from earlier 2012 estimates of $40 million to $43 million. Warranty and inventory reserve expense was up $1.1 million for the 2012 nine-month period compared with the same period of 2011.
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were approximately $9.1 million, or 13.2% of sales, in the third quarter of 2012 compared with $6.4 million, or 11.3% of sales, in the same period last year. The increase was due primarily to the November 2011 acquisition of Ballard Technology ("Ballard") and the July 30, 2012 acquisition of Max-Viz, which added $1.9 million to SG&A. Higher compensation costs also contributed to the increase.
Year-to-date SG&A expenses in 2012 were approximately $27.2 million, or 13.7% of sales, compared with $19.8 million, or 11.9% of sales in the same period last year. The increase was due primarily to the acquisition of Ballard and Max-Viz, which added $4.4 million to SG&A in the first nine months of 2012. Also contributing to the increase were higher compensation and legal costs in the 2012 nine-month period.
Income tax expense in the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2012 was 33.2% and 32.1%, respectively, compared with 11.2% and 24.8% for the same periods last year. Last years' third quarter and year-to-date tax rates reflect the favorable resolution of research and development tax credits relating to prior years and the reduction of reserves established in prior years related to those credits.
Net income for the third quarter of 2012 was $4.9 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, a decrease of $1.8 million from $6.7 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2011. Year-to-date net income was $16.2 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, in 2012, down $0.2 million when compared with $16.4 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, in the first nine months of 2011. Earnings per share for all periods presented reflect the effect of the 15% Class B share distribution declared for shareholders of record on October 29, 2012 as though the distribution had taken place at the beginning of each period. Approximately 1.9 million Class B shares are expected to be distributed on or about November 12, 2012.
Aerospace Segment Review (refer to sales by market and segment data in accompanying tables)
In the third quarter of 2012, sales to the Commercial Transport market increased primarily on higher demand for Cabin Electronics products as well as growth in sales of Airframe Power, Aircraft Lighting and Avionics from growing demand in both OEM and retrofit applications. Military sales were flat when compared with the prior year's third quarter as Avionics sales offset lower Aircraft Lighting and Airframe Power sales to this market. Sales to the Business Jet market were up slightly when compared with last year's third quarter as higher Aircraft Lighting sales and the addition of enhanced vision systems in the Avionics product line were partially offset by a decrease in airframe power sales to this market. The Avionics product line is comprised of the Ballard and Max-Viz acquisitions.
In the first nine months of 2012, sales to the Commercial Transport market increased primarily on higher demand for Cabin Electronics products as global demand for passenger power systems continued to be strong. Aircraft Lighting, Airframe Power and Avionics also had higher sales to this market in the nine-month period. Military sales in the first nine months were up compared with last year, primarily as a result of the addition of Avionics databus products. This was somewhat offset by lower sales of Aircraft Lighting products and Airframe Power products to this market. Sales to the Business Jet market were up when compared with the first nine months of last year for similar reasons as noted in the quarter.
Aerospace operating profit for the third quarter of 2012 was $10.6 million, or 16.1% of sales, compared with $9.9 million, or 18.5% of sales, in the same period last year. The increase in the operating profit was due to leverage from higher sales volume partially offset by increased E&D costs, increased compensation costs and warranty and inventory reserve adjustments.
Aerospace operating profit for the first nine months of 2012 was $33.4 million, or 17.5% of sales, compared with $28.2 million, or 18.1% of sales, in the same period last year. The decrease in the operating profit was due to leverage from the increased sales volume partially offset by increased E&D costs and increased compensation and legal expense.
Test Systems Segment Review (refer to sales by market and segment data in accompanying tables)
Sales in the 2012 third quarter increased slightly by $0.2 million to $3.1 million when compared with sales of $2.9 million for the same period in 2011. Sales for the first nine months of 2012 decreased $2.6 million to $8.8 million when compared with sales of $11.4 million for the same period in 2011.
Test Systems operating loss was $1.1 million and $3.5 million for the third quarter and nine-month period of 2012, respectively. Revenue generated by this segment was not sufficient to cover fixed costs. Astronics believes the technology developed in this segment continues to have potential and is marketing its technology to U.S. and other global defense entities during a difficult economic period for test equipment in the defense industry.
Balance Sheet
Cash at the end of the 2012 third quarter declined by $3.3 million to $7.6 million compared with $10.9 million at December 31, 2011. Year-to-date cash provided by operating activities of approximately $17.1 million was more than offset by capital expenditures of $10.6 million of which approximately $7.3 million was related to the construction of a new facility in Kirkland, Washington that Astronics' Advanced Electronic Systems subsidiary will move into in December of this year. In addition, the Company reduced long-term debt $8.9 million during the year.
The Company expects capital spending in 2012 to be approximately $18 million to $21 million.
On September 29, 2012, backlog was $115.6 million, up from backlog of $114.2 million at the end of the trailing second quarter of 2012 and improved over backlog of $110.2 million at the end of the third quarter of 2011. Approximately $67 million of backlog is expected to ship by the end of 2012 and approximately $100 million is expected to ship over the next four quarters.
Mr. Gundermann concluded, "We remain optimistic about the future in light of increasing build rates of new commercial aircraft and our introduction of new, innovative products. Despite the economic weakness globally and the overhanging threat of sequestration, we remain confident in our strategy of expanding and broadening our product offerings and remaining focused on the most attractive aircraft platforms."
The Company expects 2012 revenue to be in the range of $267 million to $275 million, up from $229 million in 2011. Astronics anticipates that approximately $257 million to $263 million of forecasted 2012 revenue will be from its Aerospace segment, while approximately $10 million to $12 million of the forecasted revenue will be from its Test Systems segment.
Third Quarter and Year to Date 2012 Webcast and Conference Call
The Company will host a teleconference at 11:00 AM ET on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. During the teleconference, Peter J. Gundermann, President and CEO, and David C. Burney, Executive Vice President and CFO, will review the financial and operating results for the period and discuss Astronics' corporate strategy and outlook. A question-and-answer session will follow.
The Astronics conference call can be accessed by calling (201) 689-8562. The listen-only audio webcast can be monitored at www.astronics.com. To listen to the archived call, dial (858) 384-5517 and enter conference ID number 401261. The telephonic replay will be available from 2:00 p.m. on the day of the call through Tuesday, November 13, 2012. A transcript will also be posted to the Company's Web site, once available.
Astronics Corporation is a leader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power and automated test systems for the global aerospace and defense industries. Astronics' strategy is to develop and maintain positions of technical leadership in its chosen aerospace and defense markets, to leverage those positions to grow the amount of content and volume of product it sells to those markets and to selectively acquire businesses with similar technical capabilities that could benefit from our leadership position and strategic direction. Astronics Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp., Ballard Technology, Inc., DME Corporation, Luminescent Systems Inc. and Max-Viz, Inc., have a reputation for high-quality designs, exceptional responsiveness, strong brand recognition and best-in-class manufacturing practices. The Company routinely posts news and other important information on its Web site at www.astronics.com.
For more information on Astronics and its products, visit its Web site at www.astronics.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. One can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of the words "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "may," "will," "estimate" or other similar expressions. Because such statements apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the state of the aerospace and defense industries, the market acceptance of newly developed products, internal production capabilities, the timing of orders received, the status of customer certification processes, the demand for and market acceptance of new or existing aircraft which contain the Company's products, customer preferences, and other factors which are described in filings by Astronics with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking information in this news release whether to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results, financial conditions or prospects, or otherwise.
*All share quantities and per share data reported has been restated to reflect the impact of the three-for-twenty Class B stock distribution to shareholders of record on October 29, 2012.
* On July 30, 2012, Astronics Corporation acquired Max-Viz, Inc. which included a backlog of approximately $3.5 million for the Aerospace segment. Max-Viz sales for the period were $1.0 million.
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MUNICH – A German banker has told a Munich court that he accepted a multi-million dollar bribe from Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone to facilitate a business deal.
Gerhard Gribkowsky, the prosecution's star witness in Ecclestone's corruption trial, testified Tuesday that Ecclestone initially approached him suggesting the deal be made in Singapore.
Gribkowsky testified he "understood Ecclestone knew a lot of people there, among them the head of police."
Gribkowsky, who has been convicted of taking the money, says in the end he was paid $44 million, allegedly to facilitate the sale of Munich-based bank Bayern LB's 47 percent stake in F1 to a buyer of Ecclestone's liking.
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Last year I noted a push in the Oklahoma Senate to set term limits for the state's appellate courts, limits that would have been retroactive and could have effective emptied the state's appellate courts.
The bill's author has now returned with SJR 24 of 2013. While the 2012 version (SB 1729) would have set a fixed 12 years in office for appellate courts and made it retroactive, the 2013 version sets a 20 year time limit and makes it prospective: judges serving on January 1, 2015 would not be forced out but would get 20 years from their appointment or last election.
As I noted last year, no state provides for term limits for their judges.
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It has been an eventful two weeks at Lehigh for the Eagles as they take the day away from the practice field to honor defensive coordinator Jim Johnson with a memorial service at Lincoln Financial Field.
Evey day has seemingly brought another issue for the team to deal with, to Sean McDermott's promotion the day before camp began, to Johnson's unfortunate passing, to Jeremy Maclin's holdout, to three players getting injured in the fitness run, to Stewart Bradley's season-ending knee injury, to Juqua Parker's arrest.
We thought this morning would be a good day to take stock of what concerns you the most, among the issues. Yes, we know it's early. Yes, the regular season opener is still more than a month away. Yes, the Eagles have yet to play a preseason game, with the opener next Thursday night against the Patriots. Yes, a lot can and surely wil happen between now and when it counts for real. Still, there is always something to talk about with the Eagles.
You can vote in the poll to the right and leave your comments below.
Here are some injury updates from yesterday at Lehigh:
Cornerback Ellis Hobbs (stinger) returned to practice, as did tight end Cornelius Ingram (knee swelling) . . . Right guard Stacy Andrews took a "maintenance day" for his surgically repaired knee . . . For the second day in a row, right tackle Shawn Andrews (back) was seen briskly walking on a treadmill . . . Also sidelined are defensive end Victor Abiamiri (chest), left tackle Jason Peters (quadriceps), running back Brian Westbrook (ankle), tight end Matt Schobel (calf) .
Meanwhile, up in Albany, the Giants practice in pads for the first time. And that meant a return to hitting for defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who missed all of last season with a knee injury. He conceded the knee gets stiff sometimes, but said he is doing well.
"It felt good," Umenyiora said. "I felt like myself, which is more important than anything. But I felt good. I felt like I did okay.
"It was a lot of fun. I haven't experienced that in close to a year. It felt good. I didn't feel rusty. I've been playing for so long, it's cliché – it's like riding a bike. I got right back on."
Aside from the day to day repetitions, Umenyiora's next big test will come in the preseason opener on Aug. 17 vs. Carolina.
"Real life," he called playing in a game. "These aren't real bullets yet, these are BB guns."
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The new year may start out with relatively low levels of stripe rust in Pacific Northwest wheat fields, two experts say.
Xianming Chen, USDA Agricultural Research Service research geneticist in Pullman, Wash., is forecasting that wheat varieties susceptible to stripe rust will have 22 percent yield loss — the lowest level predicted since 2009.
The reason, he said, is the cold winter.
"We had very cold weather in the first week of December," Chen said. "That cold weather should reduce the infection that occurred in the fall."
In his report, Chen said stripe rust was found in November on volunteer wheat plants near Connell, Wash., and in a field of the variety Eltan near Coulee City, Wash., that was planted in July.
If conditions hold from now until the crop matures, Chen said his forecast will be accurate. Rust could spread into the area from other regions, but when that happens, the rust also gets a late start, he said.
If the weather warms up during the growing season, the rust level could increase. When rust starts to develop, the weather could make a difference, Chen said, especially if it is warm in April and wetter and cooler in late May and June.
"We will have rust," Chen said. "It's just a matter of how much."
Stripe rust is typically a mid- to late-season disease, said Mike Flowers, extension cereals specialist at Oregon State University.
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Pedro Martinez Rejoins The Red Sox Organization: Meets Up With Francona At Boston Book Signing
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What a roller-coaster week for Red Sox fans — enough to make you reach for the Rolaids. First came the early excerpts from former manager Terry Francona's book, revealing that during the 2010 offseason, Sox ownership took the advice of a media consultant to boost its sagging TV ratings by loading the team with "sexy" stars like Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford. For those who looked forward to hearing Francona's memories of the 2004 and 2007 World Series runs, this mudslinging was just another reminder of how dreadful life has been on Yawkey Way the last 15 months.
Then there were the reports that contract negotiations with free agent first baseman Mike Napoli had finally been settled — and that the early rumors of his injuries were even worse than expected. Napoli was found to have a more serious hip problem than originally thought, a development that whittled down Boston's original three-year, $39 Million offer to one year at $5 Million – plus a ballbag full of incentives.
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Whereas Napoli was once touted to fans as a 25-homer guy who would solidify the right side of the infield, his drop in value has been so swift that the faithful has to be wondering whether Jeremy Giambi will show up in his place come spring training.
News was even dreary on the historical front, as two iconic Bosox opponents passed away on the same day. Earl Weaver was the type of fiery manager who seemed to break the hearts of Red Sox Nation every September while he was simultaneously making them laugh with his tirades. Stan Musial was the National League's answer to Ted Williams, a brilliant batsman who may not have been a war hero like The Kid but was someone to look up to in every other capacity.
Dreary days indeed.
Then, just as temperatures began dipping to levels consistent with the mood, some sun began peaking through. Rewarding one of the few performers who exceeded expectations in 2012, Boston gave lefty reliever Craig Breslow a two-year contract with an option for a third year. Middle relief was a bright spot in a mostly dismal '12 season, and fans hope Breslow can continue to be one of the key men bridging the gap from the sixth to eighth innings.
The brightest ray of all came as the mercury neared zero. On the eve of the annual Boston Baseball Writer's Dinner, general manager Ben Cherington announced that Pedro Martinez — as brilliant and popular a pitcher as any to suit up in home whites at Fenway Park — was returning to the organization as a special assistant to the GM.
Like the signing of former catching star and team captain Jason Varitek to a similar position a few months back, Pedro's hiring was a strong public relations move that could also prove very smart tactically. The Red Sox have been making great inroads in their pursuit of talented young Latin American players, and Dominican native Martinez is revered almost to the level of a Roberto Clemente among his countrymen.
A visit from Pedro might be just the edge the Sox need to win over a prospect and his parents, and there is plenty a guy with a .687 lifetime winning percentage can teach young pitchers of any background once they are signed. Just seeing Martinez's smile at Fenway South in Lee County, Florida should liven up spring training as new manager John Farrell starts rallying his troops to rise from the depths of last place.
"My heart will always live in Boston," Martinez said after the appointment was made official. After last year's team drew a nearly dead pulse, the return of Pedro and fellow 2004 hero Varitek may go a long way in helping get things pumping again.
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I only heard about the event on the preceding Thursday (a major fault of the organizers in my view). After arriving on Friday after work and finding the room full of the start-up and entrepreneur crowd my hopes began to fall immediately. After a bit of mingle time the MC called up the people who want to pitch ideas. Twenty-two pitches were given. In my notebook between notes about each pitch I scribbled
"This isn't sounding like a hackathon...This is something else...start-up pitches?..."After the pitches were given and the pitchers lined up along the walls I stayed at my chair flipping through my notes thinking about which (if any) of these pitches would I like to contribute to...Only one looked somewhat interesting, a highly unorganized idea about a github for music... I sat back down and thought about it and what would be required. I concluded it wouldn't need my skill set. So I looked around again. And found myself next to a fellow hacker (he was from Noisebridge) who off-handidly mentioned that a friend who was too busy to come mentioned the idea of using gigabit simply to download more cat picture more quickly. It was the most 'hackathon' worthy idea I had heard all evening.
And so we stole a piece of the paper pitches were written on, wrote "Too Many Kittens for Broadband" on it and taped it to the wall.
Within five minutes we had a team of seven sitting around us.
Within ten minutes we had a domain and a placeholder kitten on our homepage.
In summary we had more to demo after ten minutes, with no plan or forethought, than some teams had by the end of the weekend.
Continuing late into the night I (and let me state for the record that I'm not a web developer) had a crappy webpage written up to load and show images of kittens to the user as quickly as they could be loaded. Others on the team worked (way harder than me) to find ways to scrape kitten images from reddit and other sources so that we could host them on a server guaranteed to be on gigabit.
That's basically it. Kittens at gigabit speed. But now even that feels barely worthy of a 'hackathon'. We did the best we cared to do while being distracted by thousands of kitten pictures...and probably had more fun than any other team.
But the point is that it wasn't a hackathon. If anything it was a startup-a-thon.
And that's me; done venting.
In the end the 'serious' teams of note:
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- Gigaphonic (music github mock up)
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The Gold Coast Titans have kept their slim finals hopes alive with a 22-18 victory over the Sydney Roosters today at Carrara.
In driving rain, which at times obscured the view of the game, it was Scott Prince who delivered the victory for the home team with some ingenious plays throughout the game.
They started the game on fire, scoring through winger Mat Peterson in the 2nd minute after Prince hoisted an enormous bomb. Sam Perrett and Amos Roberts had a mix-up at the back and the ball bounced nicely for the big winger.
The Titans then opened up an 8-point lead with a penalty goal in the 12th minute after Craig Wing gave away a penalty for a high shot and grapple.
Prince was at his cunning best ten minutes later as he grubbered down the blind side for Brett Delaney to score, catching the Roosters off guard and opening up a 12-nil lead.
Not to be outdone, Braith Anasta reversed the treatment, finding Perrett back on the inside to score with Prince ironically fumbling the ball. Anasta stepped up again just six minutes before halftime, going himself from 15 metres out to score.
At 12-10 things were looking much better for the Roosters and they began to get some momentum. But a shift in possession with only two minutes remaining saw the Titans camped down in the Roosters territory.
Again it was Prince who stood up, scoring out wide just before the break to put a dagger in the hearts of Roosters fans. The home team went into the break leading 16-10 and looking comfortable.
A try 12 minutes after the break to Anthony Laffranchi opened up a 12-point lead for the Titans and from there they protected it well.
The Roosters applied some pressure by scoring again through Perrett in the 67th minute but with Fitzgibbon unable to convert the Titans held on with an 8-point margin.
Perrett rounded out his hat-trick with ten seconds remaining but it was all too late. Interestingly Fitzgibbon declined his final shot at goal and with that went their hopes of a finals berth.
The win pushes the Gold Coast club one point ahead of their rivals today on the competition ladder. Next week the Roosters host the Panthers who are looking to avoid the spoon. The Titans play the Sharks in Cronulla and again need to win to be any hope of making the semi


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Marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the start of a special Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholics to revive the "authentic spirit" of Vatican II by re-proposing the church's ancient teachings to an increasingly Godless modern world.
The pope spoke at a special Mass in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 11, half a century to the day after the opening ceremonies of Vatican II, before 400 bishops from around the world, including 15 of the 70 surviving members of the 1962-65 council. The Orthodox ecumenical patriarch, Bartholomew of Constantinople, and Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury attended as special guests.
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Pope Benedict's homily celebrated Vatican II but deplored much of what followed in its wake. Many Catholics misunderstood or ignored the council's teachings under the influence of secular culture, he said, and "embraced uncritically the dominant mentality, placing in doubt the very foundations of the deposit of faith, which they sadly no longer felt able to accept as truths.... Recent decades have seen the advance of a spiritual 'desertification.'"
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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Drug and medical device maker Baxter International plans to buy the privately held Swedish company Gambro AB for about $2.76 billion to broaden its dialysis product portfolio.
Gambro makes dialysis products for patients with acute or chronic kidney disease, and Baxter said it had sales of about $1.6 billion last year.
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STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. JASON M. LUCAS, Appellant.
There is no right to allocution, as that term is defined by K.S.A. 22-3422, at a hearing on a motion to modify sentence.
Appeal from Sedgwick District Court; DAVID W. KENNEDY, judge. Opinion filed November 8, 1996. Affirmed.
Kiehl Rathbun, of Wichita, for the appellant.
David Lowden, assistant district attorney, Nola Foulston, district attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for the appellee.
Before BRAZIL, C.J., LEWIS, J., and PAUL E. MILLER, District Judge, assigned.
MILLER, J.: On September 16, 1993, appellant Jason M. Lucas pled guilty to two counts of indecent liberties with a child, violations of K.S.A. 1992 Supp. 21-3503. In November of that year, the trial court suspended imposition of sentence for 5 years with certain conditions imposed. Two of the conditions were that appellant was to remain in therapy and that he refrain from possessing or using either alcohol or drugs. Appellant failed to satisfy the conditions imposed and, on August 17, 1994, a hearing was held to revoke the suspension of sentence. At that hearing, the original sentence was imposed, but no record of that hearing is in the record on appeal.
Thereafter, on September 12, 1994, appellant filed a motion to modify his sentence and requested the court to schedule the matter for hearing after receipt of the evaluation and classification report from the Department of Corrections. The court scheduled the matter for hearing on January 23, 1995, at which time appellant appeared by counsel. Because of some discrepancies in information provided by appellant to the original presentence investigator in 1993 and because of comments made by the court at the time of sentencing in August 1994, appellant, through his counsel, sought to present the testimony of witnesses at this hearing. The trial court denied appellant the opportunity to present evidence, but did allow counsel to proffer what the testimony would be. The hearing was continued until the latter part of February, at which time the parties convened again, with appellant appearing in person and by counsel; the court heard further argument from counsel. Ultimately, the court declined the motion to modify and remanded appellant to the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Appellant complains that by denying him the opportunity to present testimony at the January hearing, the court denied him his right to allocution. We do not agree and affirm the trial court.
As support for his theory that the court erred in denying him the right of allocution, appellant cites State v. Johnson, 255 Kan. 156, 872 P.2d 247 (1994); State v Spencer, 252 Kan. 186, 843 P.2d 236 (1992); State v. Heide, 249 Kan. 723, 822 P.2d 59 (1991); and State v. Webb, 242 Kan. 519, 748 P.2d 875 (1988). All of these cases involve defendants who were claiming that the court failed to properly give the opportunity for allocution prior to the imposition of sentence.
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It's that time of year again. The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, the Apples are coming out. If you ask us, the best thing about fall is tearing into an Apple or two. In the spirit of the season we're headed into Apple's A7 processor.
It wouldn't be Apple season without our friends at Chipworks. Thanks to these bearers of good tidings, we have the inside scoop on Apple's new processor.
What, you wanted to see the internals?
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We've got total ion blaster envy for Chipwork's Ion Beam Etcher, or IBE.
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After pre-processing the chips are examined. It's best to see that your specimen is ready...
...ready for the transmission electron microscope (TEM).
This bad boy is handy when you want to know transistor strain, gate oxide thicknesses, or crystal lattice orientation.
Like the ion blaster, the TEM uses the shoot-first-ask-questions-later method by blasting electrons at its prey to see just what they're made of.
We've had fun taking a tiny peek at Chipworks's playground, but we've got to move on before the anticipatory drool leads to a series of keyboard replacements.
As promised by Apple, and most recently confirmed by Gizmodo via the magic of benchmark testing, the A7 provides twice the performance of the A6 processor.
The A7 is the first use of a 64-bit processor in a smartphone. Based on AnandTech's review, it seems that the bulk of the A7's performance gains do not come from any advantages inherent to a 64-bit architecture, but rather from the switch from the outdated ARMv7 instruction set to the newly-designed ARMv8.
With the help of fancy, expensive equipment, Chipworks produced a die photograph of the A7. It looks a lot like its predecessor, the A6.
Early on, our good friends at Chipworks had this to say about the A7:
"We have confirmed through early analysis that the device is fabricated at Samsung's Foundry. We suspect we will see Samsung's 28 nm Hi K metal Gate (HKMG) being used."
You'd think they'd just stop at the die and call it good, amirite?
Check out the A7 processor's cross-section. Every little hump (through which you see that yellow line) is a transistor. By measuring the total distance between ten of these transistors, we can estimate a chip's manufacturing process—essentially how tightly the manufacturer can pack in all that processing power.
The techs at Chipworks took out their [nano]meter stick and measured the distance between these transistors, which at first seemed very similar to the A6.
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Those 9 nm are a big deal. Looking to improve on their current 32 nm process, Apple decided to make the A7 with the same 28 nm process as the eight-core Samsung Exynos 5410, the current flagship CPU for Samsung's own Galaxy line.
So what does that translate to? Applying some mathematrickery (28^2 divided by 32^2 = 784/1024), this seemingly small change equates to having the same computing power, but in 77% of the original area. And given that the A7 processor is larger in area than the A6, that means even more processing power to lead a healthy, smartphone-laden lifestyle.
The A7 transistor level die photo reveals all one billion plus transistors on a 102 mm2 field.
No, don't bother getting out the magnifying glass, we'll up the zoom a little more for you.
Update: Our chip-buddies have given us the "floorplan" of the A7!
Chipworks did some investigatin' and found the M7 to be an NXP LPC18A1, part of the LPC1800 series of high-performing ARM Cortex-M3 based microcontrollers.
Don't believe them? Check out the NXP inscription in the top right of the die photo.
From Chipworks: "The M7 is a new direction for Apple: in an effort to reduce power consumption, the M7 chip is dedicated to collecting and processing accelerometer, gyroscope and compass data."
So the M7 is tasked with accessing information from three sensors, and with Chipworks' help we found these too:
Bosch Sensortech BMA220 3-axis accelerometer
STMicroelectronics 3-axis gyroscope
AKM AK8963 3-axis magnetometer
Using the A7 to monitor this sort of data would be mega-overkill, so the M7 was introduced to maintain a constant, low-power watch over these sensors.
I guess the accelerometer chip is not BMA220. If so, the accelerometer has only 6 bit information. Judging from the number on the chip, it is 330, not 220.
This time around, Apple opted to stick with 8 MP resolution for the iSight camera, but increased the active pixel array area by 15%. Bigger pixels and a wider f/2.2 aperture means the system delivers a 33% increase in light sensitivity.
That's gravy and all, but ever wonder what a 1.5 µm pixel pitch actually looks like? Well wonder no more! The first image in this step shows how your camera sees you when you take that duck-faced selfie.
Contained within this module is the BCM4334, like we saw last year in the iPhone 5. It includes IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n single-stream MAC/baseband/radio, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, and an integrated FM radio receiver.
It is designed to be used with external 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz front-end modules, which include power amplifiers, T/R switches and optional low noise amplifiers.
Apple chose not to upgrade the iPhone to the latest Broadcom chipset to take advantage of their new 802.11ac base stations.
The Qualcomm MDM9615M 4G LTE modem utilizes a two-chip system: a Samsung-fabricated LTE baseband processor paired with a Samsung DRAM module to retain carrier specific information.
With all of the power of the new A7, exciting camera features, and the M7 coprocessor, it's easy to forget that smartphones are still phones, and making and taking calls ought to be a pretty high priority. This functionality is handled by an impressive array of RF components working together:
Skyworks SKY77810 2G/EDGE Power Amplifier
Avago A792503 Band 25/3 Power Amplifier
RF Micro RF3763 Band 5/8 Dual Power Amplifier
Skyworks SKY77572 Band 18/19/20 Power Amplifier
Skyworks SKY77496 Band 13/17 Power Amplifier
TriQuint TQF6414 Band 1/4 Dual Power Amplifier
Thanks for joining us on this tour of electronic discovery, and a big thanks again to our friends at Chipworks!
For the in-depth scoop, be sure to check out Chipworks' article, Inside the iPhone 5s.
And if you missed them last week, don't forget to check out our teardowns of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, still hot and fresh from the land down under.
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Above the GPU blocks, there appears to be an sRAM block to my eyes. That's interesting, as the Wii U GPU also has that on the GPU die in addition to its larger slower eDRAM. I wonder what the performance implications are, and how big that is. I wonder if it could be used for the framebuffer for the GPU, or if it serves another function? It's too far from the CPU to seemingly be related to that. Too much latency for no reason.
Maybe it's for security. XBOX 360 CPU has a sRAM block to store the hypervisor, memory encryption keys and other security stuff so the most essential security process never leave the chip. Maybe this has to do with the "secure enclave" apple talks about.
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Actually no. FM radio chip comes with the wifi/bt chip, they are sold as one package at least since iphone 4s. But Apple has no plan to ever use it. so the pins for FM radio are simply not connected. I have the circuit schematic. solid proof
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Is there anybody who knows the values of components located just near the Battery Connector? There are 4 passive components between Battery Connector and the metal shield of RF Part? Thanks in advance...
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Your thougths on to USE or NOT TO USE antiseize compound when installing new plugs?
Your thougths on to USE or NOT TO USE antiseize compound when installing new plugs?
Use very little, and start back from the tip to prevent shorting the plug out. I also torque by feel, tightening enough to slightly crush the washer. I never re-use a washer either, but would rather install a new plug.
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mine-ineye-deatheah-pielayah-jooa-kalayus. oolah-minane-hay-meeriah-kal-oyus-algay-a-thaykin', buddy!
Everything is a tradeoff.
Many years ago, I heard people say NOT to use anti-seize on plugs as it would inhibit the transfer of heat from the plug to the surrounding head.
But, I for one, would rather have the transfer problem (IF it in fact really does exist) than to have dry threads in an aluminum head.
I compensation would be, in my view, to use 1 step slightly colder plug. For example, using an NGK BP7ES instead of a BP6ES.
When at the Honda shop, our advice generally was to try to get as cold a plug as would run the motorcycle. This could be achieved by using a plug for a while and then inspecting to see just how it is burning and leave all other factors the same during the testing period.
Everyone has his/her own opinion.
Mine is, is to use anti-seize.
Maybe moot by now, but:
I've always firmly believed that filling the voids between the threads with a small quantity of metallic goop must IMPROVE the heat transfer.
Well, I certainly open a can-of-worms on the Anti-Seize Compound issues. Interesting! Lots of comments from veteran Bikers and experiences mechanics. Agree with one subject - I never torque down a spark plug. Finger tight...1/2 turn or so and call it a day. No problems in 40 years and ten plus bikes. As far as the Anti-Seize Compound, hmmmmm, think I will apply a slight and very light coat of graphic grease. Only enough where one might say, "Hey- that's not enough"! and call it a day.
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Luckily I was able to siphon off a small part of his knowledge before he moved on to the next phase...
He taught me to anti-seize different metals, among other things. Basically putting a steel plug in an aluminum head without it is foolish, it was in his opinion and it is in mine.
Why wouldn't someone do it?
What's the downside?
Show me all the burnt up heads from lack of heat transfer between the plug and the head. I wanna see all those pictures! Ive been using AS on my plugs for 35 years, why haven't mine blown up?
I have personally experienced pulling plugs out and the threads are still on the plug. That's Fo' Real Playa! It happens a lot.
The worse thing that can happen to plugs with anti seize are that you over torque, that's your fault.
They get loose, that's your fault too, just tighten them down a little and go on with your life, threads intact.
I antiseize the first few threads. Tighten down till the crush washer feels flat, it's a feel thing. Never had a problem.
I did have issues before I used AS.
Always on Lug Nuts as well.
Appreciate your comment from your knowledge gained. Sounds like solid advice and one that would be hard to go against. Thanks
Isn't everything our fault! One can strip the threads with or without antiseize. It comes down to the individual owner and their skills. I personally like to use a small amount. But using it is another variable that needs to be remembered. If you're the only maintainer, then it's not really a problem...or shouldn't be. I believe I stated on another similar thread something that Tom Cutter wrote about that he witnessed in his racing series. Another competitor had the spark plug snapped off in the head because one person used antiseize on the threads and another person, not knowing that, used the "no antiseize" setting on the torque wrench. Ouch! The competitor got things repaired but missed sufficient practice time such that it likely cost him a race win.
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mine-ineye-deatheah-pielayah-jooa-kalayus. oolah-minane-hay-meeriah-kal-oyus-algay-a-thaykin', buddy!
But there is a distinction between "stripped" and galling or seizing.
I kinda think of stripped as what I did before I had the "feel" and I would say it can still happen occasionally. Mostly from non-use of torque wrenches. I associate stripped with abuse for the "most" part.
Galling and seizing is just one of those things, like s*it happens. That happens to the virginal and innocent! Anti seize can prevent that.
I think the only people who could conceivably see the heat transfer inhibition would be some one who routinely runs their engine for long periods outside the normal thermal limits, ie racers. The kinda folks who blow up engines as part of their normal work day. Maybe one of them claimed antiseize killed his engine once and now that boogeyman haunts the anti seize threads.
Do like the people that invented spark plugs and still make them (Bosch) say: don't use it.
Kent Christensen
Almost 39 years and many vehicles later, not a single thread damaged. (except when I used a sub standard product like the Gunson Colortune)
Spark plug threads being "plated" diminished the need for anti-seize compound, but I still choose to use it.
BTW, proper spark plug torque is the most critical factor in heat transfer.
I confess, I use Antisieze on my plugs. I'm the only one to maintain them so no one is fooled about torque. I find it hard to believe that anyone worth trusting this job to would not see and smell the stuff. If they don't know what AS is and check for it why would you trust them with your machine? I am also reluctant to remove the plugs when Hot as I feel this adds a bit more risk to the threads. A burnt hand is best avoided as well.
Just to contradict myself, IMHO the shorter period a time that the dissimilar metals are engaged, the less AS is needed. I pull my plugs from time to time to check them, they are never put in and untouched for an extended period of time.
Had the 77RS 26 years, one set of new NGK Plugs at the start of each riding season.
516,000 miles with a little anti-seize on every plug.
No stripped threads yet!
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Can River Basin Organisations (RBOs) actually improve water governance? RBOs are frequently layered on topof existing governmental organisations, which are often reluctant to share their power. This, in turn, can affect their performance. The Politics of River Basin Organisations addresses this issue by exploring the subject on a lobal level.
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One of the two coaches linked to allegations of hazing on athletic teams at Maine West High School has been suspended without pay by the district while officials pursue his dismissal.
Maine Township High School District 207 reached that unanimous decision on the fate of Michael Divincenzo, a physical education teacher, former freshman baseball coach and current head boys and girls varsity soccer coach, after spending almost three hours in closed session Wednesday night at the district headquarters in Park Ridge.
"The board believes Mr. Divincenzo violated District 207 Board of Education policy and professional expectations by failing to adequately prevent, recognize, report and punish student hazing," board President Sean Sullivan said in a statement.
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MADRID (AP) — A well-known Cuban dissident urged support from Europe on Tuesday for her group advocating democracy in Cuba, and wasn't fazed when protesters disrupted her first appearance abroad by unfurling a pro-government banner and yelling that she was lying about harsh conditions for citizens of the island nation.
Berta Soler, the most prominent member of the Ladies in White group, told a crowd of about 100 in Madrid that she was basking in her first opportunity to say what she wants without fearing retribution. She had never been allowed to leave Cuba before.
Soler alleged that Cuba keeps about 80 dissidents locked up in miserable jails alongside convicted murderers and rapists and said the communist-run government led by Raul Castro only offers Cubans "repression, misery and lots of hunger."
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Smiling, Soler told the audience that she welcomed the demonstration, similar to a protest in Brazil last month when pro-Cuba protesters halted an event featuring prominent Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez during her first trip abroad in years.
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The Ladies in White formed a decade ago and its members successfully pressed for the release of their husbands imprisoned in a 2003 crackdown. The group is now demanding political change in Cuba, and Soler said in an interview with The Associated Press that the country's communist-run government remains in power because people fear losing jobs from the main employer — the government.
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Cuban authorities label dissidents like Soler as treasonous "mercenaries" who accept foreign money to undermine the government. The protesters in Madrid chanted that Soler's visit was being "subsidized" by unnamed foreign powers. Many pro-Cuba supporters accuse the United States of providing financial support to the dissidents.
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