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"Research, service, scholarship, and extracurricular opportunities" are abundant at the "large campus" of Florida State University in Tallahassee. It's rather easy to understand why students are drawn to Florida State. After all, the "campus is gorgeous," "the weather is always nice" and there are an abundance "of resources at your fingertips." What's more, "despite its large size...the community is welcoming and [undergrads] don't feel like an anonymous face in the student body." Incredibly, it's still "easy to feel at home." Much of that can be credited to faculty who "are very willing to help undergraduate students with classes, research, career prospects, and everything in between." Florida State professors also excel at bringing their "courses to life and mak[ing] them interesting enough that [students truly] want to learn." Many are also "experts in their field." And "they make it known that they want students to succeed." To that end, "in addition to making themselves available...for office hours, they [continually] offer to make time for students [beyond those hours]." Perhaps this grateful undergrad says it best, "Their advice has pushed me to be a better student and pushed me to find a great future."
Florida State manages to attract a student body that's a "unique mixture of south Floridians, crunchy granolas, Northern snowbirds, sorority girls, and good ole boys, with a nice international population mixed in there." Despite these diverse personalities, the university still seems to cultivate a "strong sense of community." Of course, it definitely helps that students are "very friendly and always willing to [strike] up conversation." Even better, "everyone you see seems genuinely happy" and everyone "is pushing for you." People here want to see their peers "succeed." As one impressed student shares, "Everyone is so kind. No one is afraid to ask for help, and if they do most would be more than willing to help you out." Undergrads also applaud FSU for doing "a great job in creating or allowing students to create spaces for all communities, particularly those that are historically marginalized/typically first gen students." And no matter what else, students here come together in their shared "love for FSU." As this satisfied student sums up, "I have never been on a campus with such school spirit, excitement, and motivation to improve."
Life at Florida State offers a great "mix of academics, socializing, [and] extracurricular [activities]." To begin with, athletics are fairly popular and you can frequently spot "basketball games and volleyball games" popping up around campus. And during the fall, weekends "are spent [at] football games and tailgates." Aside from sports, we've been informed that the "Student Life Cinema always has cool events going on" and "there are always free concerts at Club Down Under on campus" as well. FSU also has "many organizations that are focused on philanthropy." For example, "Dance Marathon is the largest student run organization on campus and we have one of the largest Dance Marathons in the entire country. We also have a large Relay for Life organization." Moreover, a number of undergrads enjoy FSU's reservation, an "off campus [spot] where students can go swimming, paddle boarding, relaxing, or even [try out a] ropes course." Of course, it's also important to mention that some students feel as though "Greek life dominates" the social scene, even though "less than 50% of the student population [participates]." Finally, undergrads greatly appreciate hometown Tallahassee. The city offers "endless" nightlife along with "many great clubs and places for social events as well as pretty landscapes and historical sites."
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Чотири компонента пошукача WebMagic структуровані в `Downloader`,` PageProcessor`, `Scheduler`,` Pipeline` контактують поміж собою. Ці компоненти відповідають чотирьом здатність життєвого циклу пошукача: завантаження, обробки, управління і здатність зберігання. Архітектура WebMagic подібна до `Scapy`, але реалізована на `Java`.

Пошукач має кілька компонентів, але організованих таким чином, щоб вони могли взаємодіяти один з одним, процес реалізації можна розглядатити пошукач, як великий контейнер з логіка у ядрі WebMagic.

Загальна архітектура WebMagic виглядає наступним чином:

![image](http://code4craft.github.io/images/posts/webmagic.png)

### 1.2.1 чотири компонента WebMagic

#### 1.Downloader завантажувач

Downloader відповідає за завантаження з Інтернет-сторінки, для подальшої обробки. У WebMagic за замовчуванням інструмент завантаження - [Apache HttpClient](http://hc.apache.org/index.html).

#### 2.PageProcessor аналіз сторінки

PageProcessor відповідає за аналіз сторінки, витягувати корисну інформацію, а також відкриття нових посилань. WebMagic використовувати [Jsoup](http://jsoup.org/) в якості синтаксичного аналізу інструментів HTML, на основі його розробки аналітичного інструменту XPath [Xsoup](https://github.com/code4craft/xsoup).

З цих чотирьох компонентів, тільки `PageProcessor` не той самий для кожної сторінки для кожного сайту, цю частину користувач повинен налаштувати.

#### 3.Scheduler планувальник

Менеджер планувальника Scheduler буде давати завдання сканувати URL по черзі. WebMagic за замовчуванням від JDK використовує менеджер черги URL-ів у пам'яті `memory queue management`, та може встановлювати пріоритети. Також підтримує використання розподіленого управління через Redis.

Якщо проект має деякі особливі потреби, що не бóли реалізовіні, тоді зможете налаштувати свій власний планувальник Scheduler.

#### 4.Pipeline конвеєрне збереження даних

Конвеєрна обробка даних Pipeline відповідає за прийняття результатів, включаючи перерахунки, зберігання в файли, у бази даних і так далі. WebMagic надається за замовчуванням "на консоль" і другий спосіб у програмі "Зберегти в файл" результат.

`Pipeline` визначає спосіб збереження результатів, якщо ви хочете зберегти у визначеній базі даних, тоді потрібно написати відповідну обробку даних. Як правило потрібно тільки написати `Pipeline`.

### 1.2.2 для об'єктів передачі даних

#### 1. Запит `Request`

`Request` - це пакетний рівень з URL-адресою, `Request` запит відповідний до URL-адреси.

Він є носієм для взаэмодії `PageProcessor` та `Downloader`. Для `Downloader` це єдиний спосіб впливати на `PageProcessor`.

На додаток до самого URL, він містить поля зі структурою ключ-значення `extra`. Ви можете зберегти деякі додаткові спеціальні `extra` атрибути, а потім прочитати в інших місцях для виконання різних функцій. Наприклад, деяка додаткова інформація на одній сторінці, що використана при роботі в іншій, і так далі.

#### 2. Сторінка Page

`Page` представленя сторінки `Downloader` для її завантаження - зміст може бути HTML, чи він може бути JSON або в інших текстових форматах.

Процес екстракції сторінки `Page` прописаний у ядрі WebMagic, який забезпечує способи видобутку та зберегання результатів, і так далі. Наразі у [розділі 4](../../posts/ch4-basic-page-processor/selectable.md) ми будемо детально її використовувати.

#### 3. Результуюча одиниця ResultItems

`ResultItems` еквівалентно до колекції - мапи `Map` у `Java`, яка проводить обробку результатів `PageProcessor` для подальшого використання у конвеерному збереженню результатів `Pipeline`.  API у нього та у мапи `Map` дуже схожі, окрім поля `skip` яке при встановлені `true` означає, що не повинен бути оброблений `Pipeline` конвеєром збереження результатів.

### 1.2.3 Керування запуском движка пошукача --Spider
Spider is the core WebMagic internal processes. A property Downloader, PageProcessor, Scheduler, Pipeline is the Spider, these properties can be freely set by setting this property can perform different functions. Spider WebMagic also operate the entrance, which encapsulates the creation of crawlers, start, stop, multi-threading capabilities. Here is a set of each component, and set an example of multi-threading and startup. See detailed Spider setting Chapter 4 - [crawler configuration, start and stop](../ch4-basic-page-processor/spider-config.html).

Павук Spider є внутрішнім процесом ядра WebMagic. Павук `Spider` має властивісті `Downloader`, `PageProcessor`, `Pipeline`, що можуть бути встановлені setter -ами у різні функції. Павук `Spider` WebMagic - це товка вхіду, яка інкапсулює створення пошукових роботів, запуск, зупинку, можливості роботи у багатопоточному режимы. Ось набір кожного компонента, і наведений приклад запуску у багатопоточності. Детальніше про налаштування павука у частині 4 - [Конфігурація пошукача, запуск і зупинка](../ch4-basic-page-processor/spider-config.html).

```java
public static void main(String[] args) {
    Spider.create(new GithubRepoPageProcessor())
            // From https://github.com/code4craft began to grasp
            .addUrl("https://github.com/code4craft")
            // Set the Scheduler, use Redis to manage URL queue
            .setScheduler(new RedisScheduler("localhost"))
            // Set Pipeline, will result in json way to save a file
            .addPipeline(new JsonFilePipeline("D:\\data\\webmagic"))
            //Open 5 simultaneous execution threads
            .thread(5)
            //Start crawler
            .run();
}
```

### 1.2.4 Швидкий старт

Склалося враження, що приведена велика кількість компонентів, але насправді не турбуйтесь - бо старту їх потрібно не так багато конфігурувати, тому що велика частина модулів WebMagic вже забезпечує реалізацію за замовчуванням.

Загалом, для отримання пошукача необхідності написати класс з імплементацію `PageProcessor`, де `create`-том створюється `Spider` із початковими даними для сканеру. У розділі 4 ми розповімо як писати налаштовання шукача `PageProcessor` і `Spider` щоб розпочати - [Імплементація `PageProcessor` -а](../ch4-basic-page-processor/pageprocessor.md).

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While waiting for Dzivia's next album, here's a review of the first one to get in the swing of things.
What is gripping is that as soon as you listen to the first tracks is that you know you are dealing with a quality production and with a very flowing ensemble. You move comfortably from a register to another and the compositions follow a natural evolution.
From the shy and contemplative melancholia of « Serca Puscy (Heart of the Forest) » to the enchanting « Vilija » including the epic « Abudžeńnie Cmoka (Dragon's Awakening) », everything sounds unified and also diversified at the same time thanks to the melodies and instruments that stand out from the crowd and become the heart of the compositions. Without necessarily being in something rousing or repetitive, come tunes leave their marks on you and implant themselves in your mind, just like the violin on "Zbroja dy polymia". And from now on, this is what I'm thinking of to sort of define Dzivia.
What could more specifically define Artur Matveenko's signature are mastery and moderation, wheter it be for the choice of instruments or the evolution and the management of tones. And this to such an extent that when you think it's going to take off for a new epic and complex tune, it actually changes down for something more minimalist which makes all the fineness and the delicacy of the composition. It occurs repeatedly on the album but those "stumbles" eventually become the best moments.
On the whole, whichever register or tone is used, it is never pedantic nor showy. It somehow reflects a certain attitude from the compositor towards his own music: sincerity definitely, but also a quite surprising humbleness in view of the quality and the richness of his productions. I realize this seems to be a quite common thing to a part of Belarusian musicians. And in the end, wouldn't this goodness and honesty be an obstacle to ambition ? Not for everyone, let's hope so. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be the case of Dzivia.
The first album as well as this song are available on digital sale on Bandcamp here and you can find Dzivia on Facebook, Soundcloud and VK.
You can also follow the other works of Artur Matveenko here.


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De vlag van Amersfoort bestaat uit drie horizontale banen, waarvan de bovenste en onderste wit zijn en de middelste is rood. Aan de broeking zijn drie vierkanten aangebracht in de kleuren rood-wit-rood, met in het witte vlak een rood kruis. Het kruis en de kleuren komen uit het wapen van Amersfoort.

De vlag is op 28 april 1959 vastgesteld door de gemeenteraad van Amersfoort en kan als volgt worden beschreven:

De ontwerper was stadsarchitect David Zuiderhoek. Het rode kruis op het witte veld in het wapen en de vlag van Amersfoort is het kruis van Sint Joris, patroonheilige van de stad. Het gebruik van dit teken als wapen van steden, streken en landen kwam in zwang nadat Richard Leeuwenhart tijdens de tweede kruistocht zichzelf en zijn leger onder de bescherming van Sint Joris stelde. Het bekendst is de vlag van Engeland. De Sint-Joriskerk in Amersfoort getuigt van de betekenis van de heilige voor de stad.

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Things got a little too close for comfort against the Baltimore Orioles last night for the Yankees. They won the game, but the Orioles came to play and nearly sprang an upset at Yankee Stadium. The Orioles pulled within a run to make it a 9-8 ball game in the 8th inning. That was as close as they would get, though, as the Yanks added an insurance run in the bottom half of the inning to take a 10-8 lead.
They may have won the game, but they can't be having that in the postseason. Pitching has been their trouble spot all season long and it was on full display again Friday night. If they do win in the play-in game, which increasingly looks like it's going to be against the Athletics by the day, the Yankees likely aren't going to get far with this outfit they have. They might have to put up double digits on the board often.
With Aaron Judge back in the lineup, the lineup is going to be awfully difficult for pitchers to contain. Nevertheless, pitching is ultimately what it comes down to in the postseason, and I'm so confident in them to out-pitch teams like the Red Sox, Astros, or even Indians. Masahiro Tanaka recently pitched himself out of contention for getting the start in the Wild Card Game.
Luis Severino hasn't been performing at his expected level of play this season, but he looked the part in his latest outing. If I'm going to put money it, it'd be on Severino to get the start. It sure hurts that Sonny Gray hasn't panned out in the Bronx. The Yankees would be much better off if they had him pitching like an ace. Severino, Gray, Sabathia, and Tanaka at the top of their games would have made for a fearsome rotation in the postseason, but that's why games aren't played on paper. Lance Lynn will get the nod for the Yankees tonight, while the O's will give the ball to rookie David Hess. Get our free Orioles vs. Yankees pick below.
Baltimore Orioles vs. N.Y. Yankees Pick
David Hess (3-10, 5.22 ERA) vs. Lance Lynn (9-10, 4.90 ERA)
David Hess has gotten an opportunity to pitch at the major league level thanks to a bad rotation. Sometimes it pays off to play on a bad team. Hess has been okay in his first full season, but there isn't anything he's done that has been ground breaking. Through 19 appearances, Hess has posted an ERA of 5.22 and 1.42 WHIP. On the road those numbers increase slightly to 5.34 and 1.46 WHIP. This will be his first time pitching against the Yankees in his career.
Hess enters with an ERA of 6.08 and 1.72 WHIP in his previous three outings. The only decent offense he faced were the Rays. In the other two games, he was up against the Royals and White Sox, though he couldn't make it to the 5th inning in either matchup.
The Yankees have scored 26 runs in their last three games and are a much better offense with Judge in the lineup. The three best offenses he's pitched against on the road this season are the Red Sox, Nationals, and Braves. In all three he gave up 5 in each for a total of 15 runs in 13.1 innings. The Yankees are swinging the bats well, so I don't foresee it improving at Yankee Stadium.
Lynn likely just has to be average in this game for the Yankees to win. He enters with an ERA of 5.52 in his last three starts. The worst coming against the Tigers where he allowed 9 hits and 6 runs in 3.2 innings. Since three nice looking games in his first starts for the Yankees, he has been rather pedestrian. In his last seven outings, Lynn has posted a 5.97 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. So, it's no guarantee that he can be average on Saturday. I would take a look at the OVER in this contest.
The Bet: OVER 9.5 (-110)
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With Apple's AirPort line of base stations gone to that Wi-Fi network in the sky, the Velop wireless system from Linksys is a solid alternative. Unlike Apple's base stations, Velop is "mesh" hardware, with multiple units working in unison to bathe a residence in bandwidth. Velop works well but is costly. Luckily, there are less expensive options.
A fast and stable Wi-Fi network can be complex to create and maintain, and ensuring consistent coverage is an ordeal that often means putting an unsightly access point in the middle of your house. Now, a company called Eero has released a lovely wireless networking device that sets up easily and works in groups of three or more to blanket a residence in Wi-Fi.


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Hylant hires Anne Marie Towle, Orchid Medical promotes a new vice president of marketing, and much more in this edition of People on the Move.
By: Emily Spennato | September 18, 2019
Topics: People on the Move
Hylant Hires Anne Marie Towle To Lead Global Captive Solutions Business
Anne Marie Towle, global captive solutions business leader, Hylant
Hylant named Anne Marie Towle as its Global Captive Solutions business leader.
Towle held previous leadership roles in the captive and risk space in her 25 years of industry experience. She plans to bring new visions, approaches and strategies to Hylant's existing services.
"I have the opportunity to bring my experience to the client and continue to grow and provide customized solutions and grow the overall team," Towle told Risk & Insurance®.
"We're planning on growing what I would call the 'single-parent space.' That being said, we're obviously not talking about just in that area, but I think that's where we will see the most significant growth of the captive."
Most recently, Towle served as executive vice president at JLT Insurance Management where she led the captive practice.
Richarch Hylant, president, sales & innovation, expressed his optimism in Towle's potential.
"Hylant has long placed its clients first with service offerings uniquely tailored to evolving trends and client needs. Adding Anne Marie to our team furthers this commitment as we look to make our captive business into a global resource in the captive and alternative risk space."
"I am extremely excited for the opportunity," said Towle.
Orchid Medical Promotes Kellie Jackson to Vice President of Marketing
Orchid Medical, a provider of cost-containment strategies for the workers' compensation industry, promoted Kellie Jackson to its vice president of marketing.
Jackson joined Orchid in 2016 as the director of marketing and quickly displayed her creativity and innovation in the company's smooth rebrand process.
Jackson will work closely with Tim Howlin, chief sales officer.
"Kellie is a tremendous asset to our organization," says Howlin.
Kellie Jackson, vice president of marketing, Orchid Medical
"She has been instrumental in developing and implementing targeted strategies to enrich our brand and market presence. Kellie's contributions prove significant at every level within the company, positively impacting our clients and the overall success of Orchid."
She possesses more than 14 years of B2B marketing experience in the workers' compensation industry and brings vast knowledge of marketing, brand development, and public relations, as exemplified in her rebranding efforts as marketing director.
Julie Alleyne Named Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Surety and Fidelity Association
The Surety & Fidelity Association of America, a trade association of more than 425 insurance companies that underwrite more than 97 % of surety and fidelity bonds, appointed Julie Alleyne to vice president of policy and general counsel.
Alleyne will be responsible for leading the company's policy, legal, and promotional work for the contract surety, commercial surety and fidelity lines of business, as well as the legal and risk management issues that the association faces.
Alleyne spent more than 17 years in the surety and fidelity industries, working for SFAA member companies. Most recently, she founded and acted as chief executive officer of a privately-owned surety agency.
Surety & Fidelity Association of America President and CEO Lee Covington expressed his approval of Alleyne's appointment.
"Julie's work in both contract surety and commercial surety, her work on both legal and business issues, and her vision for serving our members ideally position her to play an integral role in advancing our goals for the surety and fidelity industry and the businesses, government agencies and consumers we serve," said Covington.
"With SFAA starting a new era under Lee Covington's leadership, I am both honored and excited to join the SFAA team. I look forward to working with SFAA's members across a broad range of policy objectives and legal matters in both the surety and fidelity lines of business," said Alleyne.
David Perez Promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Risk Solutions, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Global Risk Solutions (GRS), Liberty Mutual Insurance's global commercial and specialty lines insurer and reinsurer appointed David Perez as chief underwriting officer.
Perez, who has been with Liberty Mutual since 2012, previously served as executive vice president of National Insurance Specialty. He will report to James Slaughter, chief underwriting officer, Global Risk Solutions.
David Perez, chief underwriting officer, Global Risk Solutions, Liberty Mutual Insurance
The addition of Perez will help Global Risk Solutions continue to provide full range of innovative traditional insurance, specialty and reinsurance risk solutions to businesses all over the world.
In his new role, Perez will oversee training and development of GRS's underwriters, drive underwriting strategy, and maximize profit for Liberty Mutual customers and brokers.
"I'm tremendously pleased to appoint David to this critical new position," said Slaughter. "Beyond successfully managing underwriting at Liberty, he has shown himself as an exceptional innovator and transformation agent and will bring these skills to a key new role serving all of our operations in North America."
Aspen Promotes Mary Kotch as Chief Information Officer
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, a reinsurance and insurance coverage provider, announced the appointment of Mary Kotch, chief information officer with immediate effect. She will be a member of the Aspen Group Executive Committee.
Kotch has over 20 years of experience in technology innovation, application shared services and managing an office with ongoing global projects. She is seasoned in digital and data management.
Prior to joining Aspen, Kotch served in senior technology roles at Validus Group and AIG. Notably, she was named one of the "2019 Top 50 Women in Technology" by the U.S. National Diversity Council.
"I am delighted to welcome Mary to Aspen," said Mark Cloutier, chief executive officer of Aspen and fellow member of the executive committee.
"She has extensive experience in transforming global companies' IT strategies, focusing on revenue growth through the use of technology, while ensuring that a company's infrastructure and applications are progressive, stable, flexible and aligned with the needs of customers, partners and employees. I very much look forward to working with her."
Alan Simpson, director of information technology, ClearPath Mutual
Alan Simpson Named Director of Information Technology, ClearPath Mutual
ClearPath Mutual Insurance Company, a monoline workers' compensation insurance carrier, picked up a new chief information technology officer in Alan Simpson.
In serving ClearPath Mutual's customers, which consist of more than 7,300 policy holders, Simpson arrives with twenty-plus years of information technology experience.
His most recent position was the chief technology officer for Bank of Springfield in Springfield, Illinois. There, he was responsible for directing and maintaining development of the company's cyber security plan and relaying the technology strategy to employees.
Prior to his position at Bank of Springfield, Simpson was the vice president of information technology at Scott Credit Union in Edwardsville, IL. There, he gained experience in financial management as well as developing policies and procedures to ensure highly available and compliant technology services.
Simpson is a proud United States Army veteran, having served in the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Hearsay Systems Adds Insurance Cloud Veteran Alex Falls to Lead Global Product Management
Alex Falls has been named vice president of product, Hearsay Systems. Hearsay provides compliant digital communications and workflow solutions in wealth management, property and casualty, and life insurance.
Alex Falls, vice president of product, Hearsay Systems
Falls will be responsible for new product development as the company continues to focus on enabling financial services relationship managers and insurance agents to be proactive and systematic, yet human in service of clients and prospects. His background includes core systems, CRM, and analytics.
Previously, Falls served as vice president of product management for five of his fourteen year tenure with Guidewire.
"Hearsay has been at the cutting edge of financial services from the start," said Falls.
"The company is moving the industry into the future with compelling solutions that work together to solve complex issues while helping advisors and agents improve relationships with clients and prospects. I can't wait to work with this outstanding team as we transform the financial services industry."
"Alex has tremendous, highly relevant experience that will help Hearsay continue to innovate for our customers," said Clara Shih, founder and chief executive officer of Hearsay.
Sabrina Mitchell, vice president of claims, southeast region, PMA Companies Insurance Group
PMA Companies Insurance Group Names Sabrina Mitchell Assistant VP of Claims
She will report to Ray DiCello, senior vice president of and chief claims officer, PMA.
Mitchell's responsibilities will include leading the claims teams in the southeast region of the United States.
Mitchell has 25 years of experience in insurance industry and fifteen years of experience at PMA. She joined the company in 2004 as a regional claims supervisor and most recently served as regional claims manager throughout nine states.
"We are very pleased to announce Sabrina's well-deserved promotion. She has an established, proven track record of leadership, technical acumen and a strong commitment to customer service," said DiCello.
"I am confident that under her direction, the Southeast Region will continue to deliver exceptional claims services that optimize outcomes for injured workers and employers and lowers our clients' total cost of risk." &
Emily Spennato is a staff writer with Risk & Insurance. She can be reached at [email protected]
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There is no better weekend for a kickoff of a website on America's favorite spectator sport, the great game of football, than Fourth of July weekend so we're proud to announce the launch of Leatherheads of the Gridiron. American football has flourished over the past century and rivals baseball as the national pastime of U.S. sports fans, especially on Sundays in the fall and winter. College football fans would argue that Saturday is the bigger day for football. High School football fans would argue Friday nights are the best time for a gridiron matchup. So when I mention football, I am not just referring to the National Football League (NFL), I am referring to all levels of what is known as American football.
Leatherheads of the Gridiron will not be limited to the NFL. We will cover other pro leagues of past, present and future. Past leagues such as the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) of the 1940s, the American Football League (AFL) of the 1960s, the World Football League (WFL) of the 1970s and the United States Football League (USFL) of the 1980s will be discussed. I bet even the "Extreme Football League" (XFL) of 2001 pops up every once in a while. Besides covering the NFL, we will also cover other current leagues such as the United Football League (UFL), the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College football will be a big part of Leatherheads of the Gridiron. We will cover upcoming big games as well as games of the past. Stories of current college stars will appear as will stories of legends of days gone by. High school games will not be off limits and perhaps a few stories on pee wee or flag football will make its way onto the site. If it is about football, then anything is game.
Leatherheads of the Gridiron has some wonderful partners that I would like to mention. First off is Seamheads.com, our sister baseball site. Leatherheads of the Gridiron will mirror many of the features on Seamheads.com. We have great writers lined up, many who are also contributors to Seamheads.com, including founder Mike Lynch, a Patriots fan. A podcasting network is in the works and we will have many great shows to choose from down the road. Expect shows on NFL teams, fantasy football and college football.
Another partner is the Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA). PFRA is a tremendous organization that I am proud to say I have been a member of since 1998. They publish a bimonthly newsletter called The Coffin Corner that contains excellent original articles. Membership is only $35 a year. It is worth every penny just for the newsletter. The members only section of their website contains original research, archives of the newsletter and a whole lot more! Not only are we partners with PFRA, their executive director, Ken Crippen, is a contributor to Leatherheads of the Gridiron. Ken has written two books; Turmoil vs. Triumph: The History of the Syracuse Athletic Association Football Team (1890-1900) and The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference Team, 1946-1949.
Our third partner I would like to mention is the Intercollegiate Football Researchers Association (IFRA). IFRA's mission according to their monthly newsletter, The College Football Historian, is "Expanding the knowledge and information on college football's unique past–today!" IFRA membership is free and The College Football Historian is a must read for college football fans. I have been a member of IFRA the last few years and cannot wait each month to receive the newsletter. It is full of great articles and unique statistics. Tex Noel, IFRA's leader, is also a contributor to Leatherheads of the Gridiron.
Leatherheads of the Gridiron is kicking off today, which means we are just getting started. The site will always be a work in progress, trying to make the site experience a great one by adding excellent content from outstanding contributors. If you have read this far and would like to be a contributor to Leatherheads of the Gridiron, please use our "Contact Us" form and we will get back to you ASAP. We are looking for established writers as well as football fanatics who can put their thoughts in writing.
As for me, I am blessed to have the opportunity to spread the word of football and its history. I have long thought that baseball is our national pastime in the U.S. despite the popularity of the NFL and NCAA football. What football doesn't have is the widespread knowledge of its history like baseball does and probably never will. At Leatherheads of the Gridiron we would like to help spread the word on football's history. The growth of organizations such as IFRA and PFRA are necessary to build upon what we already know and to dig up new discoveries from the past. So supporting Leatherheads of the Gridiron by spreading the word of our site, visiting our site, checking us out on Facebook, signing up for our email updates or listening to our podcasts, you will be helping us spread the knowledge of the game and its history.
As the offensive star of the B team of my ninth grade football team, I was able to score a 2-point conversion with the help of others as they pushed me into the end zone. I will be relying on my fellow Leatherheads of the Gridiron teammates to push us forward and to score with our readers. I hope your time on this site will be an enjoyable one and that we can get you to come back.
Without further ado, it is time to get this site off and running.


Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) is used frequently by engineers and analysts who are evaluating multiple design concepts. The goal is to identify the best configurations, or alternatives, when many variables can be changed across a very wide design space. By reducing thousands of design choices to the best few alternatives during the conceptual phases of design, time is not wasted on infeasible and/or weak design possibilities. In addition to time savings, the economic implications of pinpointing viable design options at the conceptual stage are significant.
The work presented in this webinar will demonstrate conceptual design analysis of a Two Stage to Orbit (TSTO) Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) model to determine feasibility for future studies. An analysis of alternatives will be conducted within PHX ModelCenter for sizing and cost analysis, specifically featuring data visualization, trade studies, and design of experiments. PHX ModelCenter® offers unique trade study, visualization, and optimization tools specifically designed for AoA and providing a decision support environment for performance, cost, and operational assessments.


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Bush's State of the Union set to address climate change?
In September last year Crikey reported on rumours doing the rounds that President Bush was readying to about-face on climate change. Now they surface again.
In September last year Crikey reported on rumours doing the rounds that George W Bush was readying to about-face on climate change. Now they surface again, with talk apparently coming out of Downing Street that the President may, in his State of the Union address, finally set the US on the path to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
It might not be time to sell your Humvee stock yet. In last year's address, Bush surprised everybody by saying that the nation was addicted to oil, then surprised nobody by doing nothing of substance about it.
But even putting aside the disastrous mid-term election for the GOP, bipartisan support for effective action on the climate change issue has been steadily advancing.
This week, two potential 2008 presidential rivals, the Democrats' Barack Obama and John McCain for the Republicans are co-sponsoring a bill that would see emissions cut by two thirds (relative to 2004) by mid-century.
The straight-talking McCain has never shied away from breaking ranks with his colleagues, and this is the second time he's joined Lieberman on a climate bill. The last one was defeated in the senate, but this time around — with the Democrats controlling both houses — the outcome is less easily predicted.
But some less likely players are also deboarding SS Denial. Alaskan Republican senator Ted Stevens has got environmentalists all giddy with his call for a significant tightening of fuel efficiency standards.
Stevens has been a climate change denialist in the past, but when much of your state's infrastructure is built on frozen ground, the climate can easily make a liar of you. The poleward retreat of the permafrost is already having some interesting geophysical consequences there. And irony of exquisite ironies, the Alyeska pipeline that carries oil 800 miles from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez in the south, would be at serious risk due to slumping.
For Alaska's politicians this encapsulates the dilemma — high latitude areas are undergoing the most rapid climatic and climate-driven environmental changes, but Alaska's state revenues largely flow from the oil industry. Each year, every Alaskan citizen over the age of ten receives a fat royalty cheque in the mail before Christmas.
Given the state of the Iraq fiasco, Stevens can probably have the best of both worlds – he can call for action on climate change, and at the same time justify increased exploitation of North Slope oil reserves (including opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 1002 area for exploration) in line with calls to reduce US dependence on foreign oil.
The dominoes are falling – even Bush's evangelical support base is siding with the Darwinists on the climate change issue. If he flips on the question of emission reductions, what will the Australian response be?
In some ways, the Australian situation is similar to Alaska's – our exposure to climate change is large, and our economy's dependence on fossil fuels equally so, though with governmental largesse in the form of periodic tax cuts rather than direct handouts. In others, it's very different – as a nation, our key energy resource is not only sourced here, it's also our biggest export commodity. The arguments are economic rather than strategic. Then again, as made clear in the Stern report, business as usual could be a recipe for economic disaster.
Mr Howard's best of both worlds response to the problem is clean coal technology, which he discussed with Chinese delegates at the ASEAN summit yesterday. But the test of whether a government truly believes its proposed strategy will be climatically effective is its willingness to consider binding emissions reductions. So far, Mr Howard has been unwilling to do this. But given that the US rejection of Kyoto was Australia's primary reason for doing the same, if Bush changes tune, he'll have little choice.
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Im-Politic: Why Sanders Really Isn't Bernie-One-Note
African Americans, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Bureau of Labor Statistics, campaign finance reform, Center for Economic Policy Research, China, free trade agreements, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Im-Politic, manufacturing jobs, offshoring, poverty, race relations, sexism, trade policy, World Trade Organization
Truth in advertising: I have a lot of respect for Bernie Sanders and very little for Hillary Clinton. Still, here's some data that I believe even many Clinton supporters will agree undermines her claim that her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination is a "single-issue candidate"whose obsessive focus on economic inequality and its roots in a money-drenched political system is ignoring crucial issues of racial and gender discrimination.
The data come from the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the private Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and they make clear the harm done to African Americans by decades-long American trade policies that the former Secretary of State has strongly backed for most of her career, and the Democratic Socialist Senator from Vermont has consistently opposed.
According to a 2008 CEPR report, in 1979, blacks made up 23.9 percent of the workforce in American manufacturing, which is the part of the economy most extensively exposed to foreign competition. By 2007, this figure had sunk to 9.8 percent. And BLS data place this share at 9.7 percent as of last year.
Although there's still by no means a consensus among economists concerning trade policy's responsibility for manufacturing job loss, even this historically free trade-worshiping group of scholars keeps producing more and more evidence indicating that its share is considerable. So the above statistics make clear that African-Americans have taken an outsized hit both from Washington's longstanding pursuit of trade agreements that have inevitably fostered production- and job offshoring, and from its equally longstanding failure to combat predatory foreign trade policies effectively.
The price paid by African Americans becomes even clearer when these percentages are translated into raw numbers. Based on the CEPR and BLS data, in 1979, 4.61 million blacks worked in U.S.-based manufacturing. Last year, this number had plunged to 1.49 million.
It's important to note that some uncertainty surrounds this 2015 figure, because it's based on one set of BLS data that peg the domestic manufacturing workforce at just under 15.34 million. These numbers come from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS), which uses answers from American households. My figure for 1979 comes from CEPR's number of blacks' percent of the manufacturing workforce, and from BLS total manufacturing workforce figures based on BLS' own Current Employment Statistics. These use answers from American employers. The CES numbers peg the domestic manufacturing workforce at just over 12.30 million for 2015 – considerably lower than the CPS figure.
I wasn't able to find an absolute number of 1979 manufacturing workers per the CPS methodology (crowd-sourcing hint!) but it's difficult to imagine that the overall trend of disproportionate black manufacturing job loss would change significantly. And if something like three-plus million African Americans lost manufacturing jobs over the last four decades, does anyone – including Ms. Clinton's supporters – believe that the impact on black employment and wage levels – wasn't devastating? Does anyone believe that these policy failures didn't play a huge role in turning Rust Belt cities with big African American populations – like Flint, Michigan – from centers of industry into centers of poverty? And that family break-up and related social ills in the black community weren't greatly aggravated by the employment crisis suffered by the only sector of the economy with an historical record of enabling millions of working class Americans to lead middle-class lives?
Starting this exercise in the late 1970s, moreover, is important because that's when the American economy began opening wide to foreign competition. It also makes possible showing how blacks in manufacturing fared during the 1990s, a period lauded by Ms. Clinton as an economic golden age flowered under her husband, President Bill Clinton. But it was also a time when President Clinton spearheaded the first great wave of post-Cold War American free trade agreements.
Between the first year of Clinton's presidency, in 1993, and the last, in 2000, the black share of American manufacturing workers fell from 16.5 percent to 13.6 percent. That's a 17.58 percent fall-off. During the same period, the share of the overall U.S. workforce employed in manufacturing declined from 17 percent to 15.1 percent. That decrease was a much smaller 11.18 percent. Moreover, these data are all from the CEPR report, so it's apples-to-apples.
During the ensuing administration of George W. Bush, black manufacturing job loss was even worse (21.6 percent), though this performance in part represented the hammering the entire manufacturing workforce suffered between 2001 and 2007 (19.44 percent of jobs eliminated). But even these numbers reflect poorly on the Clinton record. For it's increasingly agreed that much of this manufacturing jobs massacre resulted from Mr. Clinton's late-1990s decision to back admitting China into the World Trade Organization. It signaled to offshoring-happy American multinational companies that they could send floods of factories and jobs to the People's Republic without fear of new U.S. tariffs on their U.S.-bound exports if the volumes became overwhelming.
Nothing in this post should be taken for agreement with the fundamental Clinton camp portrayal of Sanders as a Bernie-One-Note. But even if they were right, economic inequality – and its roots in the dangerously large role of money in American politics that's produced a wide range of shortsighted and downright destructive policies, including on the trade front – is one heck of a big, loud note.
For although there's no legitimate doubt that racial and ethnic minorities, and women, face their own distinctive problems in American society and the U.S. economy today, it's equally clear that Sanders' priorities, if executed well, would go far toward solving the most serious problems facing all these groups – not to mention the entire population. Ironically, during his first run for the White House, in 1992, Ms. Clinton's husband recognized the need to focus "like a laser beam" on the economy – when it was in much better shape. There's a strong case that her own campaign this year could benefit from taking that advice.


Araven, leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of products for the foodservice and retail equipment industries, has gone one step further in its commitment to quality by making the transition from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 international certification. This Spanish company has been one of the first in its industry to obtain this certification, having completed the process one year ahead of the deadline of September 2018 which is the date when companies and organizations holding ISO 9001:2008 certification that have not gone through the process of updating it to the 2015 version will effectively lose their certification.
According to data published by Lloyd's Register only 10 % of certified companies have carried out this transition. Once again Araven has proved to be the best placed company in the industry by endorsing this stringent, prestigious quality management system (QMS) standard, regarded as the main reference worldwide.
This is yet another factor that, from a business point of view, positions Araven at the forefront of companies with international quality certifications, enabling it to continue offering customers and users of its products with the maximum guarantees.
Araven highlights the importance of the ISO certification transition process as it represents a tremendous competitive advantage as well as enhancing customer satisfaction, reinforcing the reputation and professionalism of the company and demonstrating that it has a permanent commitment to innovation and research.
The ISO 9001 quality management system standard provides the infrastructure, procedures, processes and resources needed to help organisations control and improve their performance, resulting in efficiency and product excellence. International statistics also point to the fact that business organizations that have implemented the ISO standard, as is the case of Araven, have a greater survival rate, higher sales figures and increased growth in terms of jobs.


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Home Culture Books Badass Beard Book
Cincinnati Kids
Badass Beard Book
Michelle Brandstetter
Cincinnati sisters Anna and Julia Hider care deeply about facial hair, which is why they wrote a book about it called Badass Civil War Beards. The beardy love affair began after Julia watched a Civil War documentary, noticed all the impressive facial hair, and thought, This could be a blog. Two years and thousands of posts later, the project is on its way to a life in print.
Badass Civil War Beards – Roswell Ripley
Badass Civil War Beards – Thomas Bates
Badass Civil War Beards – Ambrose Burnside
The book comes out November 4, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (and No-Shave November). To make ready, we talked with the pair about all things facial hair: beards, mustaches, puns, and the return of excellent sideburns.
What makes the Civil War special for facial hair?
Anna: We have a couple of theories on this one…
Julia: I've read that growing facial hair was a way to display masculinity, which makes sense. Also, the conditions in camp weren't that great, so maybe they just didn't have time or it was unsanitary to shave. Our final theory is that their wives weren't around to tell them they looked stupid.
Whose beard was number one?
Anna: I really like Roswell Ripley, because he had just the biggest mustache you've seen in your entire life. It's almost gross-looking, it's so big.
The blog is pretty pun-happy. Do you have a favorite beard-related pun?
Anna: I love when people message us and say, "I mustache you a question, but I'm shaving it for later." People do that all the time, and I always love it.
Julia: It really never gets old.
Facial hair is obviously making a comeback: do you think we're going to see a rise in the popularity of Civil War-style beards?
Anna: If I have anything to say about it, yes. I want to see more Burnsides sideburns.
Julia: Yeah, we're already seeing mustaches being waxed, which is great, but I'd also like to see more of the Burnsides.
What modern facial hair deserves recognition?
Anna: Steve Prefontaine's mustache. Without a doubt.
Julia: A lot of the impressive ones are people who acted in Civil War era movies, like Clark Gable's mustache in Gone With The Wind.
Anna: Julia says it's the Little Black Dress of mustaches.
Julia: It is! Everyone looks good in a pencil thin mustache.
Badass Civil War Beards can be purchased and pre-ordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Joseph Beth Booksellers.
Julia and Anna Hider will be at Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood at 7 p.m. November 12 to sign books and judge any available beards.
Badass Civil War Beards
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Gives outstanding mid sole support and total flexibility in the front half of the shoe for easy bending. Has a well shaped and strong heel counter that keeps ones gait correct and a new EVA Inner sole that does not absorb moisture making the shoe odour free. Comes with white and blue laces.


If the motor is bad, you would expect an error on boot up. Once the machine cycles through a normal clean, it will attempt to do a media measurement. You will likely throw an error since it is attempting to move left and it is not moving at the correct speed - over temp reading. The cutting assembly is pulled by the motor attached to the belt. The drag comes from the printer assembly which is attached by a magnet.
What makes you think the motor is good. Those are basically the same errors. You get the 10, or the 80 and the 90 is both. The motor is jamming and causing an overcurrent error.


Today we are highlighting the market in Belmont, MA in Middlesex County.
This is the 2nd time we have looked at Belmont, but it has been a while with the 1st time being way back in September of 2014.
The Belmont, MA market has fallen off quite a bit since last year. The average prices were both down a bit while the median prices were down by even more. The days on market were also up a little bit as well. Inventory nearly doubled going from 11 sales in November of 2014 all the way up to 21 in November 2015.
To start off first we are going to look at the average listing price. For Belmont, MA the average listing price in November 2014 was $1,208,809. This was down to $1,038,805 in November 2015. This gives a large decrease of 14.06% year over year.
Looking at the median prices we see that it was smaller than the averages both years, but much lower than the average in 2015. For November of 2014 the median listing price for Belmont, MA was $1,149,000 and in November 2015 it was $899,900 which now gives an even larger decrease of 21.68%.
Next up we will be looking at is the average sale prices. The average sale price for Belmont, MA in November of 2014 was $1,182,420 and in November 2015 that was down to $1,019,714. That gives another noticeably large decrease of 13.76%.
We see a similar pattern with the median sale prices as we did for the listing prices for both years, though the gap was a bit bigger in 2014 than we saw with the listing prices. For November of 2014 the median sales price for Belmont, MA was $1,085,000 and in November 2015 it was $894,000 giving another significantly larger decrease of 17.60%.
It is clear that prices are down in Belmont, MA in November by at least the ~14% seen with the averages. However the medians were down a bit more and those are usually what you will see used in real estate pricing analysis. In addition to that sale prices in the end are much more important than the listing prices so we would say that prices are probably down more like the 17-18% seen with the median sale price vs. the smaller average price declines or the more dramatic 20%+ drop seen with the median list price.
Finally the last metric we look at are the average days on market, which is the measure of how long it takes for a property to sell in the current market. For Belmont, MA the average days on market in November of 2014 were 35.36 and the average days on market for November 2015 were 62.38 for a vey large 76.41% increase.
However, as we have seen many times before in our previous posts for Abington, Bedford, Seekonk, Belmont, Topsfield, Canton, Dracut (Condos), Hamilton, Wakefield, Amesbury (Condos), Dracut #2, Taunton, Reading, Stoughton, Wrentham, Stoneham, Dedham, Nashua, NH, Tewksbury, Brockton (Multifamily), Lowell (Multifamily), Acton, Foxboro, Pembroke, Chelmsford, Beverly, Framingham (Condos), Plymouth County (Condos), Marlborough, Billerica, Waltham, Dracut (Condos) #2, Derry, NH, Framingham, Burlington, Duxbury, Acton #2 , Taunton (Condos), Tyngsborough, Milton, Salem, NH, Boston's Hyde Park, Boston's West Roxbury , Somerville, Canton #3, Pelham, NH, Westford, Plymouth (Condos), Boston's Jamaica Plain , Halifax,Braintree (Condos), Newton (Multifamily), Plainville ,Boxford, Wayland , West Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Marlborough (Condos), Natick (Condos), Gloucester, (Condos), Melrose (Condos),Norton (Condos), Newburyport, Atkinson, NH, Fairhaven, Lexington, Arlington (Condos), Salisbury, Weston, Groton, Wellesley, Littleton, Lowell (Condos) #2, East Boston (Condos), Dedham #3, Hanover and Canton (Condos) outliers in the data can really skew these numbers. This again is the case for Belmont, MA in November. In this instance there was a very high days on market place in the 2015 data.
In 2015 there was a property with 346 days on market; this was almost as much as the next 3 properties combined and over 26% of the total days on market for all 21 Properties. When removed the new calculation for the remaining 20 properties gives an average days on market of 48.20.
Using the adjusted numbers we now get a much more modest decrease of 36.31%. This does not really change the general conclusion of the days on market being up. It does however change the impact of that with it originally looking like they were up a very large amount but now only appear to be up some but not a tremendous amount.
The Belmont, Massachusetts real estate market is down a bit since last year. The average prices were down significantly while the median prices were down by quite a bit more. The days on market were up a fair amount as well, which also supports the observation of a weaker market.
In summary if you are looking to sell a property in Belmont, MA now you should expect to get much less for it than you would have gotten last year. You can also expect it to take a bit more time to sell compared to last year too.
Do you need to sell your Belmont, Massachusetts house fast? If you would like to sell your home fast and hassle free schedule a consultation with us today.


I want to buy a new computer for editing, since my desktop is almost 10 years old and it's not ideal for video editing anymore.. I have some basic knowledge on video hardware but it's not the best.
I finally want to be able to rip my anime DVDs and the blu-ray movie I have.
Your English is rusty you say?
Personally, I prefer desktops to laptops for editing...but since quad cores laptops have become available, laptops have become quite capable of editing. So in the end it comes down to whether you want a laptop or desktop.
With a laptop, you might also want to get a separate monitor as well. You can never have too much screen space, especially with things like editing where you are probably going to be multitasking a good portion of the time. I like my 24" LCD monitor, but again, this is completely optional.
-Get at least a dual core cpu. A tri-core cpu or quad-core cpu is nice, but for editing alone it'd be overkill. If you also plan to do motion graphics (ie. After Effects) or gaming, then a quad-core is better suited.
-2GB of ram is the minimum I'd recommend. Sure, you could get away with 1GB on windows XP (and maybe even 32-bit Win 7)...but that can cut it pretty close. 3GB or more would be good for 64-bit Win 7. Look for 6GB or more if you plan to do a lot of work in AE. There isn't really a need to concern yourself with the ram speed/timings.
-Graphics card...doesn't really matter unless you plan to play games like Crysis or the like. If you do want to game with your computer, I'd suggest a desktop with a separate graphics card over a laptop. If you do get a laptop, try to look for one with a dedicated graphic card. If you can't find a laptop like that, it's not that big of a deal. The thing we're trying to avoid here is having a laptop that has a graphics card with shared memory. If you have 3GB of ram, and a graphics card with 512MB of shared memory...then you can only use 2.5GB of your 3GB ram (because the graphics card is claiming 512MB for itself). If you end up with over 4GB of ram, it shouldn't matter either way.
-Hard Drives. More HDD space = better. SSDs are nice and make for lightning-quick boot times (and program start up times), but a decent 120GB SSD is ~€150 whereas a 1Tb traditional HDD is ~€75 (that's without any VAT...which I don't know if Greece has or not.) You can get the best of both worlds by storing your OS on the SSD and your dvds/blu-rays/clips on a separate HDD (either internal or external).
If you decide to get a laptop with a traditional HDD, you'll want to make sure that the drive spins at 5400rpm or 7200rpm. 4200rpm drives don't really cut it.
If you get an external HDD, try to get one that has an e-sata or usb3 interface (provided your computer has a port for one of those). If you must get a usb2 external HDD, it can work (anything over 5400rpm is a waste if it uses usb2)...but I wouldn't store clips on it.
Thank you for your help. All the info you gave me about hardware was really helpfull.
There was still one part that confused me. The hard drives..
You can get the best of both worlds by storing your OS on the SSD and your dvds/blu-rays/clips on a separate HDD (either internal or external).
I already have an extrenal HDD(1TB). So, should I get a new desktop with an SSD then?
I think I'll end up getting a desktop, btw. Laptops seems too delicate to me.. ._. It's easier for a laptop to overheat, right?
SSDs are nice, but not essential.
Clonezilla is a free program you can use to copy an entire disk (OS and everything) to another disk. Not the easiest thing in the world to use, but it's free.
Yes, it's easier for laptops to overheat, but heat is heavily considered when the companies design the laptops. If you have a laptop, it should be just fine as long as it's on a desk or another hard, flat surface.


What's the Best Way to Get Rid of Those Annoying Spot Welds?
While you're tearing down your project vehicle, it's inevitable that you will come across some spot welds that need to be removed. They can be a pain to remove, especially when you want to save as much of the original metal as possible. Just like many parts of automotive restoration, there is more than one way to do the same task. It all comes down to which method works best for you. All of these methods for removing spot welds accomplish the same goal. Which one you choose depends on what tools you have and how in-depth you want to go.
Let's start with the simplest method: spot weld cutters. These tools are used to separate spot-welded panels and are less likely to damage the sheet metal than a panel cutter. But even these tools have multiple variations.
The first and most common option is this spot weld cutter. It utilizes a small centering pin which makes contact with the panel first; this stops the cutter from wandering. The pin is on a spring, so once you put pressure into the panel, it will depress and begin to cut through the panel. The cutting wheel is similar to a hole saw for wood, which is slightly larger than the spot weld. These can be swapped out with different size cutting heads depending on your project. This type of cutter has an advantage over the rest because once the cutting head bores through the first panel the panels are able to be separated. You will not be left with a hole cut all the way through both panels. Spot weld cutters like these range from about $25-80. This costs more than some other methods, but it is the most professional, accurate method for cutting spot welds.
The next spot weld cutter is slightly cheaper and performs the same basic function. This spot weld drill is essentially a very wide but flat drill bit with a self-centering tip so it will not wander. These have an advantage of being made out of one piece of metal so there are no pieces that could break. The main drawback is that each cutter is for a specific size spot weld, unlike the first option, where the cutting head can be changed out to accommodate various spot weld sizes. At a price point of $30+ dollars, they may be more expensive than a standard drill bit, but they are far more accurate and last much longer than a standard drill bit (and won't drill through both panels as easily).
The next method is, by far, the simplest and easiest way. However, this doesn't necessarily make it the best option. No specialty tools are required – all you will need is a drill and a set of drill bits. This method works very well, but it takes a lot more time, and it can wear down your drill bits quickly. Although it's the easiest way to remove spot weld, using a drill does have its disadvantages. The first is that it is near impossible to save both panels since you will have to drill completely through both of them. The second problem with this method is that you will not be able to remove a lot of spot welds because even the best drill bits will get dull over time. One way to reduce the wear on your drill bits is to drill a small pilot hole first and then use a larger bit to remove the spot weld. This method is very time-consuming and can be frustrating if your drill bits become dull.
Tech Tip: Whenever you are doing any type of drilling, whether it is with a specialized spot weld cutter or with a normal drill bit, you should always use some type of lubricant or cutting fluid. This will help keep the bit cool and increase the longevity of your bits.
If you don't have a drill or drill bits, but you still want or need to remove spot welds, there is another method which is more of a last resort. The tools you'll need for this are either a cut-off wheel, a hammer and punch or an air hammer with a chisel attachment. First, cut a star-shaped pattern directly over top of the weld; you will only need to cut through the top panel. Then, using the punch, hit the center of the cut lightly to break the rest of the metal free. If you are able to get to the underside of the panel, this step may become easier with the use of a screwdriver to pry the two pieces apart. This method should only be used as a last resort when you don't care about the top panel.
The last method is also somewhat of a last resort, but in a pinch, it will complete the same task. In effect, you grind the spot welds and remove part of the metal to make the actual removal process easier. Using an angle grinder, remove the metal directly above the spot weld without burning thorough the panel. Once you have removed the majority of the first layer of metal, use a punch or chisel and hammer to break the rest of the metal free. If you are unsure of how much metal you have removed, hit the center of the spot weld, and the outline of the spot weld will appear.
All of these methods will remove spot welds from sheet metal panels. However, only the spot weld cutter and spot weld drill will allow you to remove the weld without damaging the other panel. In the long run, the higher price of these tools will be worth the time they save.
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after patch repairs what would you use as a primer epoxy, than conture high build or the reverse.
Epoxy primer over bare metal is our go-to primer for sealing up after repairs. You can then apply filler or high build on top of that.
Thanks for the ideas, I have used side grinders mostly, I really like the spot weld cutters. I am going to get a couple right away. I am a novice. I am retired and rebuilding a 1982 Jeep Scrambler thanks.
There is a 6th way to remove spot welds that I have used for years with very good success. Use a small solid carbide ball burr chucked in a die grinder. With gloves on, you can easily control the cutting location and depth of cut. It also has the advantage of being able to get into places that a drilling tool is too tall to drill perpendicular to the work, which is a requirement for all drills and spot weld cutting tools.
We always trust etch primer over all bare metal. True acid etch primer not these etch primers that just "call" themselves etch. True acid etch primers when applied correctly are more difficult to remove than most any other primers.
I fully agree with epoxy primer UNLESS you have already used a product with phosphoric acid first ( metal ready or one of the rust converters) that will react but not for a long time! Long enough to have the job finished and then it blisters!
before you do anything, clean both mating panels with an 80 grit or coarser disk to insure all the edges are smooth, then apply a coat of weld through primer to both mating panels. after welding and grinding, apply epoxy primer , then follow with your normal method of repair as needed, to achieve the finish you want.
Have used hole saw type cutter and use slightly soapy water for lube in a squirt bottle… bubbles keep water on bit…still on 1st cutter head after many, many cut outs. but spring loaded pin has a problem with wandering so use a center punch to make an indentation in center of spot weld for spring pin to register into first…!
Don't forget the easiest way is to simply drill through both panels to remove the welds and then you will also have alignment holes if you need to reassemble those same two panels….
hello…i use a step bit for drilling out spot welds…first i make a small pilot hole then use the step bit…works fast and i dont need much pressure.
An added plus they last quite a while and i dont use high end bits.
I am a machinist for forty years. The flat drill you show can be made from an everyday drill bit. Ive done hundreds of them. Grind the drill flat first then grind it flat with the point in the center higher than the outside edges. Make sure that the cutting edges have taper behind them so they can cut. These are excellent for all sheet metal work. They drill a nice round hole in sheet metal. Any size you want.
Twenty years ago I had to pull the 350 from my '88 G30 van. Didn't want to take it out thru the passenger door so drilled thru the spot welds so I could remove the braces in front of the motor. Once the motor was out, I climbed inside and sanded off the paint/primer around the holes to bare metal. Then I Super Glued nuts over the holes after greasing their threads. Once cured I wetted the nuts and bare metal with Ospho then brushed primed and painted them. Used anti-seize on the bolts during reassembly. Now I'm pulling the motor again for another rebuild and got the front off in no time.
My first experience with spot weld cutters is quite interesting. My cousin has been doing auto body for many years and still uses the drill bit method. I myself went to Summit Racing Equipment, here in Tallmadge, Ohio and I bought a $15 spot weld cutter that had a few teeth on one side break with barely drilling 20 welds.
Days later, I was at my local Harbor Freight store and their spot weld cutters were on sale, I think for around $3 each, so I bought 4 of them. I used the first one I opened, for well over 100 spot welds and it never broke, just dulled. The moral I am sharing is that, cheaper cost isn't always an inferior product.


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The Day Brian Eno Left Roxy Music
Dave Swanson
Dave Swanson Published: July 2, 2013
The enigmatic Brian Eno waved goodbye to his bandmates in Roxy Music on July 2, 1973.
"It's very hard to know just how honest I should be about the reasons for my demise from Roxy," Eno told Melody Maker at the time. "The problem is that when it gets printed, it all seems to look much more meaningful and serious when unqualified by that chuckle at the back of the throat. I started off by wanting to call a press conference so that I could state my case, but that's all so pointless.
"Another reason for my reticence," Eno added, "is because I don't want to damage Roxy for the sake of the other people in it. I mean, I really like the other members, and I really like Bryan [Ferry], in a funny way."
There was always a friendly rivalry between Eno and Ferry – from who could steal the spotlight onstage to who could get the most girls backstage. It basically came down to Ferry's natural stage presence fighting it out with Eno's outlandish wardrobe and sonic delights.
Some of the friction was due to the band's managers, who encouraged Ferry to take center stage. "He was pushed to do it by the management," guitarist Phil Manzanera told writer David Buckley in the Roxy Music bio The Thrill of It All. "I remember the first time we did Top of the Pops and Eno being terribly upset because the only thing you saw of Eno is his glove, which was a terrible waste."
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When it came down to it, Roxy Music was primarily Ferry's project. He wrote the bulk of the material and shaped the band's vision. But fans and critics loved Eno, who was more personable and gave better interviews. "I didn't really like the interview process," Ferry said in Buckley's bio. "I used to be really tongue-tied. Brian, of course, had confidence in spades."
Eno added: "It was a typical clash of young male egos. What had happened was that because I was visually so bizarre looking, I got a lot of press attention. I made good photographs. That distorted the impression of where the creative leadership of the band was. It was definitely Bryan's band."
Roxy Music played one last gig with Eno in early summer 1973 at the York Festival. Overzealous Eno fans began shouting over Ferry's singing, which prompted Eno to leave the stage in an attempt to diffuse the situation. Ferry refused to confront Eno about the incident and, eventually, Eno decided to leave the group.
"I was pissed off at the subterfuge and wanted Bryan to actually say it to my face," Eno argued, "but he didn't. So eventually I just said, 'Okay fuck it, I'm leaving.'" The band officially announced his departure a few weeks later on July 21, 1973 in Melody Maker.
Eno's spot in the band was quickly filled by Curved Air's Eddie Jobson, whose use of violin added another texture to the band. Meanwhile, Eno rebounded by recording his first solo album – the classic Here Come the Warm Jets – as well as No Pussyfooting, a collaboration with King Crimson's Robert Fripp.
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Most serious photographers use an editing suite that provides a variety of tools to help manage images. However, there is an increasing number of folks who don't really want to get into editing suites, but want so basic tools that can be applied to a stack of images. That's where PhotoBulk comes in.
Ivan over at Eltima Software, makers of PhotoBulk, sent me a request to have a look at the product, and since he was so nice, I decided to do so. It's clean and simple and while not for my use cases, since I already do these things in Lightroom, I can see really value for folks using basic tools, or simply wanting to quickly make basic changes to their smartphone photos.
PhotoBulk provides four services. The first allows you to apply a visible watermark to your images. You can choose a simple corner text mark, to place an image mark that you already have, to use the script mode which covers the image with lots of watermarks, or to place a datestamp on the image based on the create date. None of these are particularly sophisticated but all could be useful, although I suspect Script is most useful if you want to be sure that no one ever looks at your image. Still if you have hundreds of images that you just want to quickly get a watermark on, this works a charm. Simply drag and drop the images on the PhotoBulk app or use the dialog selector to pick them, choose your watermark, it's position and font where appropriate and hit start. It creates a folder of the adjusted images, so the originals don't get altered.
Resize changes the image overall size, adjustable based on width, height, percentage scale, max size and free size, which is like a free transformation. There's not a lot of clarity on how this is done, although my guess is that the application uses one of the open source resizing algorithms. The use is simple and easy and will not confuse users.
Next up is Optimize, which can tune up JPG or PNG or both file formats. There is a sliding scale for the quality of the optimization. In looking deeper, this is a compression tool. It won't fix overly compressed JPEGs but can prevent further compression during application of a watermark which is a good thing.
Last up is Rename. Because this is a bulk service, it doesn't change the complete filename, instead it provides you the capability to add a prefix or suffix to the filename. I actually like this capability because it retains the original file name should you need to find the original based on the renamed version.
This utility is available for Macintosh and for Windows. I tested the product on a Mac where it is available from the Mac App Store and sells for $13.99 in Canada, equivalent to the few other bulk photo management tools. The Windows version offered a demo download for which you can purchase an activation key.
It's simple to use app for those who want to do bulk actions on their images. In my testing it worked as advertised. As I noted earlier, it's not something that addresses a problem that a serious editor would typically have but for regular folks, particularly those working with JPEGs from their cameras or smartphones, it can solve some basic challenges very quickly.


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            android:background="@android:color/background_light" >

            <fragment
                android:id="@+id/contacts_list"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                class="com.github.yuukis.businessmap.app.ContactsListFragment" />
        </FrameLayout>
    </com.slidinglayer.SlidingLayer>

</RelativeLayout>