The present invention comprises apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for processing andor stripping wire comprising a wire processing or wire termination machine with a processing or stripping sub assembly actuated by a start sensor plate, where the start sensor plate has a textured surface, so as to retain the wires being stripped. The first blanking step is performed leaving an allowance on the blanked semi-finished product, and wherein the subsequent processing includes at least one second blanking step by which the allowance is removed from the blanked semifinished product. The catalyst has a high olefin polymerization activity without a combined use of an expensive organoaluminum oxy-compound or organoboron compound, and can maintain the high activity for a long polymerization time. Therefore, end-to-end quality of service can be provided. Alternatively, a customer could use a computer to access an IVR system, and a graphical or audiographical interface can be used to develop a new IVR application, or to modify andor control pre-existing IVR applications. The apertures in the louvered panel and rodent screen are sized to accommodate ingress and egress of flood water at a rate of water flow sufficient to prevent destructive hydrostatic forces from acting upon either the exterior or interior surfaces of the wall.