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In the run-up to the New Professionals Conference next month, a few people have asked about sources of advice about presenting. I don't claim to be an expert in this by any means - I've only presented at a handful of events and there's loads I need to work on. (Not least of which is the fact that my voice doesn't project too well, so I almost never get to present in anything like my natural way of speaking because I'M TOO BUSY TRYING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME. Happy days.) But I do go to a lot of events and see a lot of presentations, and anyone who does this pretty quickly gets to know what works and what doesn't.
I should say, before I go any further, that this is just my opinion. This isn't me with my "Ned Potter, New Professionals Conference Organising Committee" hat on; this stuff applies to all presentations, generally. It's me with my usual "thewikiman spouting off about stuff" hat on – you certainly don't have to do any of the stuff I'm about to say, if you're presenting at NPC2010.
For me this whole thing divides into two key areas, plus general stuff.
Presentation Style
- Reading it out = fail. If you're going to read your presentation out, you need to be really good at reading stuff out. 9 times out of 10, unless you're delivering a paper at an academic conference or something very precise of that nature, presentations with notes sound better than presentations read in full from prose. Stuff you write and stuff you say out loud requires different words, different phrases, and a different style. I originally intended to read my paper out last year, then I tried it a week or so beforehand. I panicked – I just could not make it sound interesting, or dynamic, or natural. It took a while to put it into note form – so if you do plan to do this then start the process early…
- Saying out loud the exact same stuff that's on the slide = fail. Admittedly there are times when this can be useful – statistics, and quotations, are times when I like to reinforce what I'm saying verbatim with words on the screen. Otherwise, your voice and your visual materials should compliment rather than duplicate each other. People will read your slide in their heads quicker than you can read it out loud anyway. Also, don't turn your head and read the slides off the screen – you won't believe how much this affects whether or not people can hear you. You have the laptop or whatever you're using for the slides in front of you, so glance down at that if you do need to read stuff such as a quote or statistic.
- Matching style to context = prevail. Things that work well in a seminar situation don't always work in a big hall full of people, and vice versa. After New Professionals last year, I was feeling pretty confident going into the CILIP Graduate Day – I was delivering an improved version of the paper that won me a prize. But although the content was improved, the style wasn't quite right and I don't feel I did a very good job – my presentation was well suited to being delivered to 100 people in a big room, and less well suited to being delivered to 30 people in a smaller, more informal setting. I can't even really put my finger on what was wrong with it, but I do know that if I had my time again I'd rewrite it for a more intimate audience.
- Practicing in a meaningful way = prevail. There's no point in practicing your presentation in your head. You need to say it out loud, in a voice that will carry. This changes some phraseology, how long it takes to perform etc. Leave gaps for taking sips of water, for pauses to collect yourself, and for the inevitable moment when you can't pick up a page of notes on the first three tries, or pick up two pages at once by mistake. You really, really, have to practice it exactly as you will do it on the day, except not in front of a hundred people. Even if you feel silly. It's worth it, honestly. If your spouse / partner / house-mate is going to laugh at you practicing at full volume, do it when they're out (or leave them).
- Timing your presentation to be exactly right, then reducing it by 10% anyway = prevail. There is some ancient Law of Presentations that says it'll take longer on the day than it did when you rehearsed it. I practiced my presentation for NPC2009 and got it down to the exact 20 minute slot I had to fill, it was spot on. I spoke really slowly and left plenty of time for pauses as noted above. And still, at the conference itself, I ended up skipping a slide entirely (and I only had about 9) because I was running short of time. Get it so it takes exactly as long as it should do, then go through and ruthlessly cut out 10% of filler. It's better to be under than over, and the chances are you'll end up with a more focused and better presentation anyway
Presentation Materials
- A gazillion slides = fail. Generally speaking, fewer slides is better.
- More than a small handful of bullet points per slide, plus having any unnecessary animations = fail. You really don't want more than five bullet points on a slide, it gets too cluttered, small, and hard to read. Just spread stuff across two slides if necessary - or even better, just write less stuff. Similarly with animations – unless particular animations serves a purpose, don't use them. Having your bullet points bounce in from the right of the screen, or unfurl like a blind, is old. Also, studies have shown that Power Point animations that feed in the bullet points one-by-one actually lull the brain into a non-receptive state, as it expects to be spoon-fed thereafter, meaning people remember less of your presentation. I was told that on a PowerPoint course*, so that makes it FACT. *(Yes, I went on a PowerPoint course. I was young, and had work-budget left to spend on self-development.)
- Making an effort with PowerPoint = prevail. PowerPoint is so easy to use, many people don't look beyond its basic templates. But they're pretty ugly. I was talking to Buffy Hamilton about this and we agreed there's really no excuse, anymore, for not making an effort – it takes a couple of minutes longer to prepare a much, much nicer 'zen' style presentation. Have a look at one of Buffy's examples, or Bobbi Newman's, or Helene Blowers'. The essential principle is, you have a CC image (there are literally millions on flickr, of course) which serves as the background for your slide, then you create some kind of text box and put the key point in it (or just type straight onto the pic). No fussy slides, no bullet points, no naff-looking templates – just the key message, and a picture which tells the story. It's really easy to do.
- Exploring alternatives to PowerPoint = prevail. Of course, you don't have to use PowerPoint at all. There are plenty of alternatives now which look fabulous but are very easy to use – have a look at Prezi (which I'll be using for own presentation this year - very much a work in progress at the moment - along with some zen slides too), or Ahead, or Slide.com. They make you look awesomely professional with very little effort, and we can all enjoy that!
And in general…
There is a whole lot of common sense stuff which everyone says, everyone knows, and still people quite often forget to do.
- Get familiar with the facilities available to you = prevail. Email the organisers and ask what there is. Of course there'll be some kind of PC with PowerPoint and a projector, but will there be internet access on that PC for you to log in to your online presentation software? Does it have Office 2007 or will you have to make sure to save your slides as .ppt rather than .pptx? And talking of PowerPoint – if you use this, don't save your file as 'Conference Presentation' or the name of the event. Everyone does that. When you arrive, you'll probably transfer your presentation from your USB stick onto the PC everyone will use to present on – in the heat of the moment of change-over, from the previous presentation to yours, you'll find yourself staring at 8 icons on the desktop all called the same thing and probably have a stroke from all the panic. Save your presentation as your name, even though that'll seem silly at the time when you're on your own in your room…
- Get familiar with the people you'll be working alongside = prevail. If there's a meet-up / tweet-up the night before, get involved. If the event on the day starts at 10am, get there at 9:15 and set up your stuff, then go and speak to the other people who are there early. Chances are they'll be either running the event or they'll be fellow presenters – it's great to get to know these people beforehand, as it'll help you feel more comfortable later on the stage. Also, say hello to the person doing the sound if you're mic'd up – they can make or break your presentation, so go and say hi even if they've got scary beards, like wizards, and look like they hate you.
- Negating the impact of your words by saying 'um', 'like' and 'sort of' a lot = fail. Unlike in TV dialogue or books, people in real life say 'um' a LOT. In fact, perfectly normal people say 'er' as much as 'the film comedy nervous person who says er a lot' says er, if you listen. That's fine, we all do it. But when you're presenting, you need to have absolute conviction in what you're saying, be confident that it doesn't need to be qualified or mitigated by any indecision, and OWN it so much you don't ever have to fall back on saying 'sort of' to buy yourself some time to remember what you're saying.
- Starting big! = prevail. So many good books or films have complicated back stories to tell, yet they still manage to start with a bang. It's the old, ooh look someone's being garrotted before the opening credits, and then after that it says 'five years earlier', trick. If you have to do a lot of setting up to make your point, open with a bold statement first, then go back to the beginning and do the back-story. So let's say you're talking about The Librarian of the Future. You could say, "libraries are changing, this is why it's important, here are some trends, we need to adapt" blah blah. OR, you could say "The librarian of the future will work in the cloud. He or she will not be employed to work in a building, but rather will work collaboratively with colleagues from around the world to provide 24hr rolling information services to online subscribers" or whatever – THEN go back to the start and give them all the context.
- Not following your own advice = fail. I've just read all that back and quite a lot of it I didn't do last time I presented. Sigh.
So there you go. For tips on speaking generally, I thought this article was really good – The Introvert's Guide to Speaking.
Good luck!
- thewikiman
p.s since writing this, I've read 30 quick tips for speakers, which includes this one which I think is a great point, and that I hadn't thought of: don't apologise for stuff the audience won't know is wrong. If you come to a slide and something mysterious has happened – ie a graphic has disappeared, or whatever – they'll only know it's a problem if you make it a problem. Just recompose yourself and move on without it. This is another piece of advice I've failed to follow in the past! I say stuff like, "ooh, that's weird, erm.. not sure what's happened there! Heh-heh! Seems to have been some kind of problem, the video I'd embedded has gone! I wonder what's happened there.." SHUT UP THE WIKIMAN! You buffoon! Generally speaking, even if you do clearly have to apologise for some kind of disaster, doing so once is preferable to doing so multiple times.
p.p.s Plus that same article also has 'always repeat the question back to the audience so they can hear it' which I should have put in, too.
p.p.s See all the guides to everything that I've ever written, in one continually updated place, here.


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Earning Season and Other Surprises
Earning Season and other Surprises
Dealing with the Unexpected
A Powerful Chinese Growth Stock
It's late October, and here in New England we are enjoying/enduring fall weather, depending on whether it's unseasonably warm and sunny or unseasonably cold and overcast. That's the price we pay for living in a scenic region that most people visit only during vacation season. We gripe about it, but we're used to it.
But the changing of the seasons in New England has nothing on the stock market. Four times a year, the stock market in the U.S. changes seasons. And, like geese flying south for the winter, October brings a flock of Form 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which includes the required information on the company's sales, cash flow, earnings per share, expenses, cash on hand and other interesting numbers.
In January, we will get a slew of annual reports (Form 10-Ks) that include both Q4 information and similar data about the entire year. Unlike quarterly reports, these annual reports must be certified by an accredited auditing firm.
The factor that turns the stock market into a quarterly version of the World Cup is the earnings estimate.
One way professional analysts earn their keep is by calculating estimates of how much revenue a company should take in each quarter, and how much of that revenue should drop to the bottom line as earnings.
Earnings season is a time of ambivalence for growth investors. When one of your companies hits a home run, the resulting jump in stock price is immensely satisfying. But the converse is also true. When one of your companies misses on revenue or earnings or gives disappointing guidance for future results, the market can strip a stock like a river full of piranhas stripping a hapless capybara down to its skeleton. It's not fun to watch.
Earnings disappointments aren't the only reason for stocks to take a steep dive. Stocks can be hit by bad news of other kinds. Here's the stock of Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), a biotechnology company that was hit by a demand from the Food and Drug Administration for more information on its potential muscular dystrophy treatment.
And here's Petrobras (PBR), a Brazilian energy giant that fell sharply after the Brazilian election was won by Dilma Rousseff. (I'm not really clear about why Rousseff's victory was considered such a negative event by investors. After all, PBR was already in a downtrend caused by declining oil prices. But investors were quite emphatic about it.) Here's the chart showing yesterday's decline in PBR.
But a big decline in an earnings month is most often caused by investors fleeing a revenue or earnings miss. Here, for instance is a chart for Twitter (TWTR), whose report yesterday revealed slower-than-expected user growth.
As always, the most critical element in growth investing isn't what happens to your stock, or even why it happened.
The only thing that can make a real difference to your results is the plan you have in place to deal with unexpected events. If you react to big declines in your stocks with regret, that's understandable. What's not understandable is if you hold onto your losers while your losses grow.
If you can't learn to control your losses, you can't succeed as a growth investor. It's that simple.
Cabot's growth disciplines have lots of guidelines about selling out of losses. But the best single rule is probably to never sit with a loss of 15% or more. Ever.
Down 15, Leave the Scene!
There's probably an investing equivalent of "He who fights and runs away, will live to fight another day."
I'll propose, "He who saves his capital, will have the cash to zap the bull." It's lame, but if it gets you to cut your losses short, it will be worth it.
About once a year, I like to throw in a pitch for my favorite form of charity giving. It's the only charitable donation I know of where I'm certain that the recipient desperately needs it. It costs me nothing and it literally save lives.
It's giving blood.
I know the reasons people choose not to give blood. It takes time and there's always that needle phobia thing. But the lifesaving good donated blood can do far outweighs the cost.
I've given over 11 gallons of blood (not all at once, of course) and it's a deeply satisfying thing to do.
I won't go on about this, but the blood supply is always in need of help. If you like the idea of literally saving someone's life, or if you envision yourself or someone you love surviving an accident or operation because a stranger gave you a life-saving gift, you'll see why I'm so insistent.
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My stock pick today is Autohome (ATHM), a Chinese company I've been following for months for Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report, which I write. I had BitAuto (BITA), a Chinese competitor of Autohome, in the Report's portfolio until earlier this month.
The intriguing thing about Autohome is that it showed up in last week's Cabot Top Ten Trader, an advisory that features the 10 strongest stocks of the previous week. Here's what Top Ten had to say about the stock.
"Autohome is the leading provider of automotive information to Chinese consumers, who use its websites to research both new and used automobiles. The company is only six years old, but it's surpassed BitAuto-now number 2-by providing a more valuable user experience, and the resultant increase in traffic means Autohome is now where all the dealers and manufacturers come first to advertise! Advertising provides 81% of revenues, while dealer subscription accounts for 19%. In 2010, the Chinese automotive market surpassed the U.S. as the largest in the world, and over the past four years, Autohome's revenues have grown at the astounding rates of 77%, 79%, 70% and 70%. That's expected to slow down as the company's sales have expanded north of $250 million, but it's still reflective of the power of the Chinese market's growth, and we think that's the main reason this stock refuses to be kept down."
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Testimony: I used the inspiration word camp in my title "Camp Fire"and my journaling is about the outdoors: "Summertime memories...Sitting in the sun, playing at the beach, making new friends, sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows and telling stories, staying up late gazing at the stars, just being lazy without a care in the world…Summertime memories…they stay with you for a lifetime…
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I inked my background with a splatter stencil and Distress Ink in Shabby Shutters. I cut out the patterns that goes with the Scheme and stitched each chevron.
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I cut some basic tags with the Silhouette and layered it over a circle and some chipboard foilage.
I added some mesh that has been sitting in my stash for ages as well as the felt tree and the mushroom.
I always find it a joy when I can use up older stash like this alphabet letters.
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Since our very first day in operation in 2005, we set out to provide solutions to help organizations communicate more efficiently and effectively with digital display technology. Moreover, our goal was to give the most value within the marketplace. This is true and no different, for the MyLobby visitor management system.
Our 14 years of experience serving corporate clients, has yielded us the proficiency to deploy and Maintain Devices that are reliable and easy-to-use. We're not just selling a visitor management system instead partnering with our Community users that share the same concerns and desires you have for your facility.
Our client contacts are usually; Facility Managers, Office Managers, Security Personnel Environmental Health and Safety managers. All of these individuals have one thing in common, concerns of building efficiency, security and most of all the safety for each person in the building.
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Although our real secret to success is, our ability to understanding each client's problems, getting very granular and understood their challenges, is what we do best. At that point, we are able to share our knowledge base and experience which leads to an even more compelling and even more robust solution for their specific problem also adding additional value to their business process which brought even further efficiencies.
One of the innate skills set our founder John Liberatore understands complex operations. With his background in food technology and adopting HACCP food manufacturing practices which are the equivalent of ISO 9000 for the food industry. HACCP initially developed by NASA. This discipline is very detailed and focuses on yielding the best possible outcome. As a result, MyMedia has adopted this discipline when creating solutions for its clients.
What exactly are you promising? What evidence do you have to back up these promises and claims?
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How do I present this to my Team?
The best way to present this to your colleagues this to start by introducing is by capturing what your current system can do and also identifying some of the deficiencies that are essential to the operation of your facility. Our clients often asked himself the following questions:
Are we able to visually identify each visitor who comes in the building?
Are we able to track when a visitor has entered or left the building?
How legible, is the visitor sign-in sheet in the event we need to read the names to account for the visitors in the building during an evacuation?
In the event of an emergency where we are not able to retrieve the logbook can we still account for visitors in the building?
If there is a security concern in the building and we need to quickly identify an individual(s) visitor with a picture of what they look like can we do that within a matter of minutes?
If we needed to report metrics of visitors that have entered the building at a particular given time of any past weeks or months, are be able to report back on these metrics quickly.
When large groups are visiting our facility can we process them quickly without bottlenecking the front reception area?
Are we able to identify or asked for visitors the purpose of visit in our logbook?
Are we able to identify and confirm contractors have agreed for our safety standards?
Can we confirm and audit contractors billable hours on any given service call?
Are we able to have visitors or contractors answer a specific set of questions and capturing those answers upon their visit?
Can we send reminder messages to visitors to sign-out?
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Our parent company is MyMedia Inc. est. in 2005. Our goal, to provide organizations communicate more efficiently and effectively with digital display technology.
Most of our projects consisted of digital signage deployments to assist corporate communication and HR with internal communications. Eventually, the business evolved to customize applications for manufacturing and service businesses. There was a real need for providing real-time data and insights to the operation of our clients. Customized application development range from:
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We have a list of questions to understand your requirements for your Visitor Management System. If we see something that we cannot do, we will let you know immediately, so that you do not have any surprises.
Besides, if there are features that we currently don't have today, we can always share with you a workaround or let you know our roadmap for those features.
What are the typical contract terms?
The Mylobby Visitor Management System terms are 12 months. All subscription terms paid annually.
Where did you get the idea to offer this solution?
Our constant quest for looking for way's organizations can communicate more efficiently some offerings in the marketplace that was starting to use a digital display to replace the paper and pen sign-in sheet or log book. Based upon our mission, we saw an opportunity that tied into our area of expertise. We saw these offerings had a lot more room for improvement, so we decided to build a better mousetrap. In this case, a better Visitor Management System.
We took our experience from the digital signage world and applied it to our offering for a visitor management system. One of the initial features we added it was the capability to have a slideshow presentation when not in use. Often, a visitor management system is idle until someone is sign-in. Therefore, we saw this was an excellent opportunity for leveraging Digital display equipment for a chance to communicate with visitors, similarly to how we viewed a digital signage display in the lobby.
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We offer a 30-day money back guarantee. If you're not happy, you will get a full refund. We can only afford happy customers.
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Our primary goal is to offer as much value as possible. If the client feels it's best to use their equipment, we cannot support the solution fully. Therefore, we recommend purchasing the devices from us directly so you can have the best possible experience.
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As a Notre Dame fan, I know all about brutal starts. And damn, was last week a brutal start for The Bodogs...
Chuck is the only one who survived the weekend in the black. The quartet of degenerates tries to dig out of a hole and answer the bell in round two.
Week 1 Results
1. Chuck: $17…Winner of the tallest midget award this week.
2. Mattare: -$92…Two epic collapses by ND and UVA submarine a potentially good week.
3. Hinkle: -$114…Rough start for the Mouth of the South(west).
4. Mikey: -$142...The logic behind his picks was so sound...how did this happen?
Week 2 Pick Summary
Hinkle: Boise > Tol, Iowa > Pitt, Akron > Cin, OU-FSU (Over)
Mattare: Army > NW, GT > Kans, Az > Stan, OU > FSU
Chuck: Mia > OSU, Az > Stan, Navy > SC, FSU > OU
Mikey: WV > Mary, ND > MSU, Stan > Az, FSU > OU
I won't lie to you. I'm too hungover to come up with detailed analysis. Don't I get a free pass after last week's gem? So glad I had such a huge start last week to stake this big lead.
Game #1: Miami (-2.5) over Ohio State...$33 to win $30
If there's any justice in the world of NCAA, these two schools should be known as Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the time the infractions committee gets through with them.
Game #2: Arizona (+10) over Stanford...$22 to win $20
Nick Foles. So hot right now. Nick Foles.
Game #3: Navy (+16.5) over South Carolina...$22 to win $20
A vote for America and a vote against the terrorists at the same time. Sounds like a plan to me.
Game of the Week: Florida State (+3.5) over Oklahoma...$22 to win $20
Because Corso has picked the correct headgear in week three on College Gameday 13 years in a row. Guess who he's picking today.
Woof. Brutal week on every level. Special thanks to the 7,000 Michigan fans who stopped by this week to tell me burn in hell among other things. There were some winner comments that made me laugh out loud...though the funniest comments were the ones that inferred Denard is a good passer. You're all loooooccccoooooo.
Tryin' to get that BACON money this week.
Game #1: Army (+9.5) over Northwestern...$44 to win $40
I'm a big believer in Army's head coach Rich Ellerson. The Black Knights lost a heartbreaker last weekend at San Diego State and the general thinking seems to be that Northwestern has this game in the bag (to the point where people are speculating as to whether they should rest their starting quarterback Dan Persa). Don't sleep on Army. They may not win this game outright, but they'll keep it tight in the home opener on the Hudson.
Game #2: Georgia Tech (-14) over Kansas...$55 to win $50
The Yellow Jackets are going to absolutely shred Turner Gill's Jayhawks. Kansas gave up over five yards per carry last week against Northern Illinois. Paul Johnson's triple option attack is already clicking on all cylinders which means bad, bad things for the visiting team.
Game #3: Arizona (+10) over Stanford...$33 to win $30
Give me the home-dog points. It's just a matter of time before Stanford slips up without Jim Harbaugh.
Game of the Week: Oklahoma (-3.5) over Florida State...$33 to win $30
There's still a pretty big gap between these two teams. Florida State appears to be on its way back...but it's not there yet.
Well that was an interesting start to the year. I think I went less than .500 once last year and it was not until late. Alabama turned out nice. Point went flying on the board Stillwater on Thursday then trickled. Hard to spot Auburn 14 points in 2 minutes at home and then try to cover, although it was close with an opportunity at the end. AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NOTRE DAME! At worst should have been 2-2, maybe 3-1 but close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades so time to put the pieces of the puzzle back together and get in the black. Here we go:
Game #1: Boise State -20 @ Toldeo...$55 win $50
I know what you are thinking...shocker he is taking Boise. "Not so fast my friend"!!!! I rarely take them because I think their spreads and totals are usually outrageous and I hate betting on my own team, but I really do like them in this spot.
Toledo gave one heck of an effort last week at Ohio State, almost coming away with a monster victory but they fell short at the end. Many of their opportunites came off of Buckeye mistakes due to sloppy play. Fundamental mistakes that the Broncos will not make.
Next, Boise was put on probation this week for silly violations in tennis and giving kids a floor to sleep on and not enough money to put 5 gallons of gas in their car. BCS Busters need to pay for that! Auburn, OSU, and THE U should be given about 100 years probation for all of their crap but were not. You think the underdog will have an even bigger chip on their shoulder this week? I do.
Game #2: Iowa (-3) vs Pitt...$77 win $70
Pitt struggled for most of the game versus Maine last week and did not look great against Buffalo the week before. Iowa on the other hand has played "real" games like the one last week where they were in a battle against in state rival ISU. They have proven they can put up points and yards. Pitt is giving up almost 23 points a game to teams you cannot even name 1 player on their roster. I think both institutions will score points, but Pitt will give up much more than the Hawkeyes. Iowa 38 Pitt 24.
Game #3: Akron (+35) @ Cincy...$33 win $30
Cincy blew out Austin Peay and then got rolled at Tennessee. Akron lost at Ohio State 42-0 and then only scored 3 vs. Temple last week. At some point they have to score points (right?). Having the ability to see two weeks of game film on an opponent has to give them the benefit of exposing some sort of weakness. Something worked for UT to put up all those points. Do I think they will win? No! Do I think they will put up one heck of a fight against another in state opponnent and try to get their offense rolling? Yes. I see this one being competitive early on with Cincy pulling away late.
Game of the Week: FSU vs Oklahoma (OVER 55)...$11 win $10
Game of the Week should be a great one. Two solid teams early on. I would much rather be a "fan" than a "handicapper" for this one because to be quite honest I see this game going 1 million different ways. With that being said, let's hope for an ole fashioned shootout. FSU 67 OK 66 5 OT!
Off to a beautiful start at 1-3 (and should've been 0-4) but it's early in the season and there's still plenty to learn about every team in D-1. Let's continue the education:
Game #1: West Virginia (+1) vs Maryland...$55 to win $50
Not even knowing West Virginia's roster this season I guarantee they have an incredibly fast running back and a mobile QB, or maybe they've switched to the West Coast offense. The Mountaineers are a rock solid program and will be looking for a marquee out of conference win before they begin play in the Big East. Maryland beat a depleted Miami team in a game that I actually watched a few weeks ago and wasn't that impressive. I think a full WVa squad can go on the road and stomp the terrapins before conference season begins.
Game #2: Notre Dame (-5.5) vs Michigan St...$33 to win $30
Yes I'm a big hypocrite for going with ND this week, but you've got to be in the land of college football. Situations change so drastically week to week that it's possible for a terrible team to go on the road and take down a giant given the right circumstances (see USC/Stanford 2007). The Irish have showed great flashes of talent this season and it's really been turnovers that have led them to an 0-2 hole. Michigan St. is a solid team but going on the road in a mini rivalry game will be an extremely tough test for Sparty. ND has got to bounce back in a big way from those 2 crushing defeats and I think they make a statement this week by protecting the football and stuffing Mich St.'s O all afternoon.
Game #3: Stanford (-10) vs Arizona...$22 to win $20
Stanford may have been the best team in the country last year (needless to say I got screwed after picking Andrew Luck to win the Heisman preseason in 2010 and it going to that fraud from Auburn) and may be again this year. I was at the game where they squashed Notre Dame into oblivion and made my wallet a little lighter for betting on the Irish. No more. I'm riding the Cardinal starting this week and into the future as they have a real chance to go undefeated and play for the national title.
Game o the week: Flo-rida St. (+3.5) vs Oklahoma...$33 to win $30
I just can't see any way that this game doesn't go down to the wire. Florida St. is an incredible defensive team and will be fired up playing at home in their biggest game in recent memory. The Sooners haven't been tested yet so they've had to be looking forward to this one for a while.Couple that with Bob Stoops being as good in big games as the Buffalo Bills and the only way this is a blowout is if OU is the one getting trounced. Either way I'll be at Oktoberfest in downtown Cincinnati and trying to find a bar around 8 PM to tune into this one, I suggest everyone else do the same.


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Along with the rising temperature this summer, there has been a sharp increase in the deaths related to road accidents. The first half of 2016 produced some truly chilling statistics with the death toll for the month of January and February reaching 59 persons. April 2016 saw a staggering 11 deaths in just 5 days. While one may have heard, and received, cautionary advice at the beginning of the monsoon season owing to the slippery roads, perhaps we also need to caution each other at the start of every summer in a similar way. After all, the rising temperature seems to be making our roads, quite literally, hotbeds for fatal accidents.
How does one discuss the tragic deaths on the roads, and also the general usage of and safety on roads? The obvious question to ask is, "who is responsible?" Is it the State or the motorists? With academic studies and road accident reports reflecting that most accidents are caused by reckless motorists, it does appear that the individual driver is at fault for recklessness on the roads. I do not wish to argue against these findings, rather I would like to add to them so that when we debate the issue of road safety, we do not slip into an 'either/or' position.
There was a common thread running through the statements of the many activists working on road safety that O Heraldo's Vibha Verma interviewed – that reckless driving was the cause of accidents. For instance, Ruan Mendes, an activist, observes, "One should not hold the authorities responsible alone, but he/she [the motorist] should take every precautionary measure and diligently follow traffic rules…" This reckless driving is more serious, it was argued, with persons who operate heavy-vehicles, as they are the ones who cause the most number of accidents. Thus, heavy-vehicles and reckless driving emerge as the deadly combo that is driving the accident rate through the roof.
However, the recent and tragic death of two women at Tilamol, Quepem should make us think about faulty economic policies of the State a bit more critically. This is not the first time that people have been killed at the very same spot in Tilamol. If we go back in time in 2010, a rasta roko was staged by the angry inhabitants of Curchorem and Quepem after a similar incident where a man was crushed to death. This was at the time when mining-related transportation was in full swing. Six years later, another mining-related heavy-vehicle is the cause of two deaths. While the residents of Quepem and Curchorem, then as now, demanded a separate bypass road solely for the purpose of mining transportation, nothing has come of the demand. What this also indicates is that the State is not able to effectively balance between the flow of economic activities – of which transport/roads form a major part – and the everyday life of the common people. Thus, while the person at the wheel of a heavy-vehicle is indeed indulging in reckless and potentially harmful behavior, the lack of foresight and planning on the part of the State aggravates the problem.
Similarly, one can think of road-widening projects as being counter-productive for the general safety on roads. It increasingly appears that roads are widened or repaired so that they would look good, rather than properly regulate the flow of traffic – for the traffic-flow does not improve substantially. What further complicates the situation in Goa is that the tiny or narrow roads in the villages can immediately meet a national highway, and cause confusion in the minds of the drivers. The new bypass roads constructed as an aid to the existing highways are a good example, as they run through rice-fields and villages. That land is fast depleting in Goa should also make us realize that road-widening is not a viable option.
So, we are slowly coming to realize the intervention by the State through policing, fines, awareness campaigns, regulations, and infrastructure development is not helping. Further the suitability of the urban and economic vision of the State, which privileges a neo-liberal, faster-bigger-is-better vision, should really be examined again. Rather than asking whom one should blame, it might be more useful to demand that thorough professionals be employed who are committed to a vision of streamlining and regulating the existing roads in Goa – with their close proximity to houses, trees, and other structures. Possibly, each and every road needs to be studied as to how this links to other roads and what is the best way to regulate it. In other words, the network of village, taluka, district, and city roads need to be studied as a particularly Goan problem, if we would like a meaningful solution. That and providing efficient public transport may be the only meaningful solution to the problems on roads.
I have in the past argued that the experience of Goan roads is marred by the aggression that motorists subject each other to. We need to recognize how individual behavior frustrates the implementation of state policies that are obviously beneficial, and how faulty state policies lead to chaos – and even death on roads. Both are two sides of the same coin.
Illustration: Angela Ferrao.
(First published in O Heraldo, dt: 11 May, 2016)


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Visits at SoftGuard
April 13th, 2011
On March 23rd, we received the directors of APRESER from Chile at our B.A. offices. They are Mr. Sepúlveda and Mr. Oyarzo Mauricio
Together, we had a delightful meeting where we dealt with topics related to how to implement new business with SoftGuard and how to offer better service to corporative companies.
They also attended a training seminar about the thorough use of several modules that the company had incorporated recently.
APRENSER monitoring station watches over the security of clients' homes in real time, what allows them to detect possible intrusions that may attempt against company properties.
Its design is based on the integration of security rings where technologic and human resources are combined.
In the photo, we can see from left to right Mr. Sepúlveda (Partner director – Commercial Manager Apreser Chile), Martin Saini (SoftGuard Tech Account Executive), Virginia D'Errico (SoftGuard Tech Sales Manager), Rodrigo Oyarzo Mauricio (General Manager Apreser).
Thank you very much for visiting us!


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Sao Paulo, Brazil is home to a one-of-a kind (let's hope) motels. This "no-tell motel" in Brazil caters to dogs who need a little time alone. As if the public park, backyard, or sidewalk do not have enough privacy for South American canines.
The "Pet Love Motel" has curtains, air-conditioning, paw print decorative motif, and has a special control panel to dim the lights, turn on romantic music or play films. Your dog can bring in their copy of Lassie Does New York or whatever suits their taste.
We also have a wedding agency that matches up dogs and if the female dog doesn't get pregnant, we offer artificial insemination services - Robson MarinhoThe cost for 2 hours of puppy love is around $42 (100 Reais), Click Here to book a room at the Pet Love Motel.
There is so many things wrong with this story, I don't know where to begin. If you lived in Brazil, would you take your dog to this place?
(Source - Neuters)
(Hat tip - GOP and College)
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Loved the fun details of this classic tweed jacket! With zippers galore , it lend itself to a little unexpected sass! Paired with lots of sparkle and some great booties you are ready for a great brunch with girlfriends or day of shopping.
Photos: Corey Morgan
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It was during my 8th standard summer vacation if I remember it right. I along with my uncle went out to walk in the village. After walking few blocks we came across an area which had shoddy tent like structures. You could barely call them houses as they were built with straw, wood and mud. I asked my uncle, "Who lives here, in these 'houses'". "This is the place where 'untouchables' live, it's called 'velivada'" he replied. I not knowing who the 'untouchables' were thought they were some kind of 'diseased' people forced to live away from the village. It took me many years to realise that the disease which made them live as outcasts is caste. A 'Velivada' is a ghetto where the ostracised and socially boycotted dalit masses are forced to live. They are regarded as 'polluters' and aren't allowed to access the roads or the water wells by the upper/dominant castes of the village. Their mere shadow or presence is considered polluting.
In the last week of December 2015, a "punishment order" was issued against five Dalit research scholars was issued by the University of Hyderabad's administration. It ordered for hostel expulsion order and banned the "entry of students in groups to certain public spaces". As a protest a 'Velivada' in the middle of the Shopping complex on campus. The Shopping complex is a place where formal and informal "intellectual discussions" take place over a cup of tea or juice. The 'Velivada' stood there for days unnoticed until the unfortunate day where one of the socially boycotted research scholar Rohith Vemula ended his life. Spontaneous protests erupted allover the campus. All roads led to the 'Velivada' which turned into the protest site. Even after the death of their friend many including the remaining four research scholars started living there. Students slept in solidarity fearing that the 'Velivada' would be removed and destroyed.
The protests continued on. Both the university administration and the state tried their best to disrupt the protests by resorting to various methods. The 'Velivada' witnessed another historical event titled 'Ekalavya Speaks' where students spoke about the discrimination they faced at various points of their lives, in classrooms, in public places, in labs etc. The 'Velivada' not just turned into a symbol of resistance but it stood there as a reminder of discrimination and violence carried out on millions of Dalits languishing in countless 'Velivadas' across the country. The dominant caste nexus of both the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar couldn't tolerate such a structure existing on campus. On May 20, an atrocious order was issued which termed the structure and the tents around it to be "illegal" and "unauthorised".
The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice (JAC) which is leading the protests condemned the order and burnt its copies in protest. In the early hours of May 28, the University security personnel barged into the Velivada, pulled down the protest tent erected by the JAC, tore and vandalised the banners containing photos of Babasaheb Ambedkar. Fresh protests erupted over the desecration of the protest site and stealing of banners and photos. Even after a blockade and constant demand from by the JAC, the material stolen from the protest site wasn't returned back. As their requests to get back the tent yielded no results, the JAC members gave call to the students on and professors community on campus to donate their old clothes for the preparation of a a new tent. The students gathered around the 'Velivada' with the raw material collected and started to stitch the tent. As a reaction to this a huge deployment of security personnel was made around the 'Velivada' where the personnel warned the students not to indulge in the preparation of "unauthorised" structures. The students resisted their attempts to confiscate the raw materials.
Never did a structure terrify the ruling establishment as the 'Velivada' is to the Bramhanical forces on and off campus. A 'Velivada' is a common sight in almost all the villages of India, where dalits live in inhuman conditions with no proper water or electricity. Basic human rights are denied to them almost every day. These countless 'Velivadas' tell the story of the centuries old hindu social order i.e. caste. Tales of violence and discrimination emanate from every household. The successive governments have failed to address the issue of caste discrimination and violence prevailing in every sphere of life. Be it the government offices or institutions of higher education, discrimination against the marginalised sections i.e. Dalits, Bahujans, Adivasis and queer community is still prevalent. Each day the newspapers carry a news of an atrocity against these marginalised sections. Those countless 'Velivadas' spread across the country are the silent spectators of these atrocities. There is nothing different about this 'Velivada' inside the University which has witnessed mindless witch hunt and repression against the students. The only difference is it stands strong in the middle of an elite higher education institute, which is located in a metropolitan city which like any other urban localities chants the cliched phrase, "Caste is invisible".
The defence of this 'Velivada' is the need of the hour when the ruling class is bent on erasing the memory of an atrocity committed right inside this elite institution. It is a democratic space of dissent where a struggle against caste based discrimination is being waged. It is protests rising from this very 'Velivada' brought the discussion of caste back to the forefront. Therefore, it becomes the right of progressive forces to defend this space from being demolished and the dissenting voices to be silenced.


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Female Loss of hair Treatment And Details
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Did you know that female hair loss is part of the lives of more than 25 million women in the United States alone? Most of them are not utilizing any female hair loss treatment and only couple of know the existing hair loss treatments. In almost all the cases Female hair loss could be avoided, stopped and new hair development might be promoted.
Female pattern loss of hair is similar to what is called the "male pattern baldness" for males. It is triggered by an increasing amount of a chemical called DHT which normally occurs in the menopause age. Instead of guys, ladies generally struggle with thinning hair around the forehead and crown of their scalp, and not a complete baldness.
There are numerous available treatments for female loss of hair of this kind:
Natural female loss of hair treatment– There are numerous natural products that showed good results in stopping female hair loss like Advecia and Revivogen. These products are made up of hair growth vitamins, herbs and minerals and have no side effects.
Female hair loss items– The most popular hair loss product for ladies is Rogaine. Rogaine is the only FDA approved female hair loss treatment. Its' primary component is called Minoxidil which is a DHT inhibitor.
Other less typical female loss of hair treatments like wigs, hair thickeners and hair transplants are not suggested.
Another sort of female hair loss is a short-lived loss of hair. This kind could be a result of metabolic issues during pregnancy, a serious tension condition, chemotherapy, high fever or infections. The treatment in these cases would be stopping the medical problems as quickly as possible. This would also result the hair regrowth.
If you do not struggle with female loss of hair we congratulate you and recommendations you to use regularly a shampoo, a conditioner and moisturize and to preserve a healthy diet. If you begin losing your hair do not disregard it. You can stop your loss of hair. All the best.


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Social Media or Advertising Campaigns?
Just Thoughts for a Friday the 13th afternoon ...
Over the past few years I've asked hundreds of people what they thought social media meant.
- Duncan Wardle's, VP Global PR for Disney, response was typical of most. - "Creating dialog with consumers."
Spent the last 2 days at social media events in Atlanta. Blogwell, complements of Gaspedal, and Atlanta Interactive Marketing, sponsored by an alphabet soup of Atlanta marketing groups: AiMA, AMA, AAC, BMA, PMA. The format for both was case studies which always makes for great learnings. I had the opportunity to see work from some big brands in a space that we mash-up and simply call "social media."
Although fun and creative, several of the strategies shared were not traditional social media in the sense that Duncan described. Let's call them Consumer Engaged Digital Events. The goal didn't seem to be for people from the brand to develop relationships with their customers but to provide a playground for customers to upload their own media photos, videos. Of course there was the proverbial for popularity voting and social bookmarks included.
Although these elaborate campaigns wrapped around peer-to-peer available conversations options, social media channels like Facebook and Twitter were used more as a vehicle to present messaging than conversations. Social media tools became the back drop to play against not the focal point. Think of it as putting social media in the role of as a support character.
Are these mash-up or hybrid campaigns "social media?" Are they digital WOM? Are they new media advertising campaigns? Does it matter?
Just Thoughts for a Friday the 13th afternoon ...
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Adoption, Foster Care & Safe Families
Do you have a heart for vulnerable children? So does God. So do we. Join us as we connect and encourage people who want to reach out to the vulnerable child through adoption, foster care, and through the Safe Families ministry.
Part support community and part volunteer opportunity, we seek to care for children and their families at all points of the journey.
Before government agencies are involved: Safe Families.
When a parent is in crisis and has nowhere else to turn, we can be a support to them and help them care for their children. By hosting these vulnerable children temporarily, we can provide an extended family environment to keep children safe while their parent deals with the crisis. Once the situation is stabilized, the parent and the child are reunited, secure in the knowledge that the child was lovingly cared for the whole time.
So what would you do?
You could volunteer to host children, or you could provide food, clothes, babysitting, solidarity, and other types of care for the host family that is caring for the child.
Questions or ready to sign up? Contact Local Outreach Assistant Chelsea Kesavadhana Carrillo or Local Outreach Director Joel Duncan.
Find out more about www.safe-families.org.
After the government is involved: Fostering and Adoption
Do you foster children? Have you adopted? We meet together monthly for support and connection, encouragement and sometimes training/problem solving. We also want to encourage you to join us as we attend the Refresh Conference. It is October 24-26, 2019 and is hosted at Community Christian Church in Naperville.
For the Foster and Adoption community, contact Joel Duncan, email@example.com.
To find out more go to: www.refreshchicago.net.


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MTL Experiences
Get inspired by our lists built around a theme, and experience Montréal to the hilt.
The Gault offers delicious dining with breakfasts and lunches prepared from local ingredients. Guests can also enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the bar and a drink selection from a wide variety of cocktails, wines, and champagne, or they surf the Internet with a WiFi connection amid a décor surrounded by a unique collection of modern art.
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, noon to 2 p.m.
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Amazon's Journey to the Cloud (by John Rauser)
Interesting history of how Amazon evolved from 1994 to about 2011 on the technology side.
Enjoyed the comparison of successful software development to the development of the Gossamer Condor where the recovery from failure was optimized.
Rauser is a big fan of Continuous Deployment.with pointers to Eric Reis and Timothy Fitz.
Also mentioned is performance analysis and how important site performance is as described in the presentation (2009) by Eric Schurman (Microsoft / Bing) and Jake Brutlag (Google).


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Dual 1219
3-Speed Fully-Automatic Idler-Drive Turntable (1969)
Despite its versatility and precision, the Dual 1219 is quite easy to operate in either single play or multiple play mode.
It is also quite difficult to damage.
If you happen to switch to start when the tonearm is locked on the resting post, just wait till the switch returns to neutral, unlock the tonearm and start again.
If the speed is set at 45rpm when you have a 33rpm record on the platter, just change the speed accordingly, even if the tonearm is already cycling.
You can also do the same with the record size indicator.
Power supply: AC, 50 or 60Hz, changeable by changing motor pulley
Power supply voltage: 110/117V or 220V switchable
Drive: Synchronous continuous-pole motor with radial-elastic suspension
Platter: non-magnetic, dynamically balanced, 3.1kg
Speeds: 33, 45 and 78rpm
Pitch control variation: 6%
Rumble: -60db (weighted)
Tonearm: extra long, torsionally rigid metal arm, 4-point gimbal suspension, skeletal head design
Cartridge holder: removable, accepts all 1/2" cartridges from 1 to 12g
Weight: 6.8kg
Dimensions: 376 x 334mm
brochure - alo7a8
diy service guide - gridleakrick
instructions (revision) - Ploegje
mounting template (not to scale)
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Part numbers for the 33 and 45 rpm stacking spindles?
Does anyone know the designations for the two 1219 stacking spindles?
Much Thanks for the Owners and Service Manuals
I bought my Dual 1219 turntable almost 40 years ago. It served me very well untill the early '80s when I needed a unit with manual start and cue functions. I bought a Technics 1200 MKII which I am still using. However, the Dual 1219 can play 78 rpm records. I needed the manuals to fix one problem, which I have done, so I can now transfer the 78's to digital.
Again, thanks for your site!
Dual 1219 wont start.
First i would like to thank you for responding to my question on
how to
remove the platter. I would never have found the tiny c clip
which must be
removed without your help. I now have a problem as follows;
when i try to
start the turntable nothing happens. I checked the connections,
they seem to
be ok. any suggestions?
nothing happens
Just a few questions: Do you have the turntable plugged into the the receiver or directly into an electrical outlet? If a receiver, is it fused? Is anything happening on the turntable such as hearing a noise but the platter is not moving?
dual1219 tonearm
Thanks radioboy for your prompt response. The way I received the turntable, the cartridge mount was already detached from the tonearm (except for the wires which connect it through the tonearm). I would like to raise the tonearm to the vertical position (perpendicular to the turntable) so I can see to re-attach the cartridge mount with the (very very) small screw that holds it to the tone arm. Right now I am lucky if the tonearm raises 10 degrees from horizontal. It appears that the gimbal suspension is restricting this movement. Is there a way to do this? Thank You!
Re: 1219 Tonearm - Cartridge mounting
To release the cartridge mount, push the arm lift, which protrudes from the headshell, toward the rear of the tonearm. This should release the cartridge holder. Hold the cartridge (if one is already in place) as you do this or it will fall out.
Once the cartridge holder is removed, access to the relevant screws and wires is readily available. Now would be a good time to remove any tarnish that has built up on the silver contacts which connect the cartridge mount to the tonearm headhell. A light rubbing with a pencil eraser should do the trick.
Figures 13 and 14 of the owner's manual listed on this page will be worth a thousand words... so I'll shut up now.
Good luck.
dual 1219 tonearm
I recently acquired a dual 1219 and it appears to be in pretty good shape except for the tonearm. The cartridge holder seems to attach to the tonearm bar with a small screw put in from the bottom. I have the screw but I am unable to lift up the tonearm to a verticle position so i can insert the screw. Do I have to disassemble the entire tonearm assembly?
Aftermath of a Frozen Cam
Hi, newbie radioboy here.
I've had a non-working 1219 that I finally decided to tackle. Speed selector was glued frozen. Cleaned and lubed it and got it going. cleaned and lubed other parts, but the arm didn't move horizontally. Thanks to this site I found out about the guide "pimpel" and made one. Changer worked for all of two cycles, then wouldn't start.
Turns out that the old lube on the main cam had reached critical mass, froze, and had taken the attached start lever with it (part labeled 231 in fig.27). It's bent like a pretzel.
Any way of repairing /replacing this?
Operating Manual
I'm a brand new member. I don't know why? But, lately I've started getting into collecting turntables. But I digress... A coworker gave me this Dual 1219. The idler wheel doesn't make contact with the motor. The only switch that seems to operate to the correct stops is the record size selector. The master operating switch seems to have too much travel, and the speed sector switch is jammed. This may be a rather involved restoration project.
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Dual 1219
This is a fairly common complaint- what has happened is that the lubricants have dried up after 40 or so years. The only solution is to disassemble the entire unit, clean the bearing surfaces and relubricate. I was a Dual technician in the Chicago area and I've literally done hundreds... it's involved, but not too difficult. The important thing is not to force anything that does'nt want to move, because if you break it, it's done! I have found that a drop or two of automatic transmission fluid frequently frees up frozen parts enough for disassembly. Good luck, any questions- let me know...
Hello firetech1954
I'm and new member working on my 1218. Noticed that you mentioned that you were a DUAL tech. Just downloaded a 1219 service manual, could not find the 1218 manual. Is the 1219 service manual similar enough to the 1218 manual to help me.
Cleaning Dual 1219 motor bearings
My dual 1219 motor does not turn and has not been used in 15+ years. It will turn by hand but with some tightness. Is this normal or should it turn very freely?
Based on what I have read here, the motor bearings could be gummed up. The motor does gets warm to the touch with the start switch engaged. Turning the platter by hand, turns it off. Any hope for the motor?
To clean and get to the bearing(s), I assume I need to take off the bottom motor housing? The diagram in the manual does not show where the bearing(s) is located? Not sure I'm ready to do this blindly and your experience can lead me out of the darkness. Any other tips appreciated. Would like to see the motor turning before I work on cleaning lubing other parts.
Many thanks!
frozen motor shaft
mickey besso:my 1219 motor had the same problem. i removed the motor and was trying to disassemble the motor halves. in an effort not to break anything, i was bumping the motor with a rubber mallet. this apparently freed the locked bearing and the motor started working smooth as glass. Motor dissasembly NOT necessary.
Cleaning bronze bearings in small motors
Many small electric motors in have bronze bearings. These bearings are cheap and work very well. But over a period of time the oil in the bearings becomes dirty and thickens. Eventually it becomes more like glue than of oil. Sometimes just oiling the motor with a very high quality, penetrating oil will free the bearings. Sometimes this only works fro a short time. Disassembling the motor and cleaning the bearings usually keeps it working for years. I have disassembled, cleaned, and oiled many of these motors using the following procedure.
1) Remove the motor from the piece of equipment unless you can easily work on it in the equipment. Be very careful not to pull the wires out of the motor.
2) Mark the position of the end bells of the motor so that they can be reinstalled exactly as they were. Then remove the end bells. The rotor should come free of the end bells. If the motor has a pulley on the end, remove it after marking its position on the motor shaft. On some motors the wires pass through one of the end bells. do not pull the wires loose.
3) Clean the shaft of the rotor with a small oil soaked rag. Get it as clean as possible. Inspect the shaft after cleaning. If it is scored, the shaft and bearings are badly worn.
4) Clean the bores of the bearings with oil soaked cotton swabs. Get it as clean as you can.
5) Oil the bearings several times. Let the oil soak into the bearings for hours each time. Bronze bearings have little cracks in them that soak up and hold the oil. Often there is felt around them too. Soak the felt also. After you finish, clean up any excess oil.
6) Reassemble the motor. Reattach the motor pulley if it was removed.
7) Rotate the motor shaft. Be sure that it spins freely.
8) Reinstall the motor.
The lubricant that have used with these motors for many years is gun oil (Hoppes or Breakfree, which I get from a local gun store. It is very penetrating (breaks down the gunk), and works very at both low and high temperatures, and has the correct viscosity. Some of the experts on the Ampex Mailing List recommend "turbine oil" for these bearings. It is sold in small bottles as "Zoom Spout Oil" in one of the hardware store chains in the US. (I believe it is Ace Hardware.) Avoid "Motor Oil" intended for Automobiles. It does not lubricate well at low temperatures.
Be careful to avoid electric shock and to reconnect the wires properly. Many of these motors have mains voltage on them. Most equipment has mains voltage in it.
Where can I purchase new wiring for my tonearm?
I am the original owner of my 1219 attending UW Madison in the day. Great turntable and I like your advice about cleaning carefully. New wiring is what I need and hope that I can install it myself with easy available tools. Any advice before beginning this project?
tone arm wires
take the wire for a PS2 mouse and use the wiring from that.
Tonearm Wiring
It is unlikely that you need to rewire this arm unless the wiring has been physically damaged. The most common point of failure in this instance is the audio connect cables, which connect from underneath the turntable to your receiver. If those are OK you may have a bad cartridge of headshell. Another thing you can try is to carefully burnish the headshell contact points on the head of the tonearm, to remove the dark colored tarnish that is sure to be there. You can do this with a pencil eraser. There is also an audio mute switch that rides on the cycle cam- it's job is to mute the audio during auto cycle functions to avoid the needle "pop" that occurs when the needle is dropped or picked up from the record. If this is mis-aligned or damaged, or any of the wires are loose, it will cause the loss of one or both audio channels. Let me know how it turns out....
DUAL 1219 : Its ALIVE ONCE MORE AFTER SITTING SOOO LONG
This is fantastic to find a site that has so many helpful library articals. My old Dual been sitting to long and now I have what I never ever had--- A Manual to make the correct procedurues to adjust the tone arm balance and recommendations.
Sometime ago my little ones, now grown, wrecked my Dual 1219, it sat for a long time in the basement. Last Month while cleaning up we ran across it on the shelf and fixed it with all our skills. Its perfect once more! LIKE NEW but no manual and needle (stylist or what ever ya want to call it).
So thanks all, And If Ya Need your Equipment Fixed and your in the neiborhood, More than happy to help.
Thanks for the service
Thanks for the service manual on the Dual 1219 turntable. This was my Dad's and my husband and I want to start listening to records. Thanks for the manual because it helped us put it back together. It is greatly appreciated!
thanks for the service manuel for dual 1219. I'm hoping I can fix the problem-I jarred the table and now the tonearm will not lift automatically and into start position alsoat the end of the record the arm only goes backa couple of inches and then drops again to the record instead of retuning and shutting off. Any suggestions?
a couple of things to try
1) put the tonearm on the rest and lock it down with the keeper, and turn the switch to start and let it run a cycle - that is supposed to be some kind of auto-reset
2) There is a "steurpimpel" on the end of the shaft that drives the mechanics of the arm, etc. -- it sometimes comes off/breaks
"google" up pimpel, dual, and 1219 to get a picture of where it is located
Dual guide piece
The part # is 216 844, and is listed in the service manual as a "guide".


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Overwatch League
my role: design DIRECTION | UI
Secret's out, Blizzard assembled a league of professional esports players around their Overwatch game. Our team was asked to visually design the League's online platform.
I had the opportunity to set our design direction, and with the help of Blizzard's internal UX team and the awesome devs at Haven, we came up with something that stood out from the esports crowd.
Design Direction
Blizzard wanted to stand out from the dark-themed esports websites, and have a clean, Olympics / Apple-inspired interface, so we opted for a light, neutral theme, with the occasional color-coded pops of color, to allow images and videos to shine.
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It is a 9-inch pen input-capable display (described as a "Retina Touch Panel") and it has ARM Cortex A8 processor, a 3 MP Camera, 384MB of RAM and 1GB ROM, and an SD card slot, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS and various sensors and Android 2.1 OS. It is said that it will be released in Japan by the end of this month and there is no information for rest of the places and also the price.
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Growing up, my parents were constantly watching horror films (much to my Mum's dismay). Over the years, I'd grown accustomed to them quoting and referencing certain films; The Blair Witch Project is one of them, especially when I began to delve into the world of horror. I vaguely knew about the film from their descriptions of it, the most prevalent feature being the found footage cinematography and that audiences believed the film to be real at the time of release.
And there really hasn't been another film like it. Sure, the Paranormal Activity's and other films jumped on the found-footage bandwagon, but none were as successful as Blair Witch in tone nor in improvisation. Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez created a fictional world surrounding the town of Burkittsville and the woods of Maryland to the point of creating websites with links to faux police reports, interviews and evidence surrounding the 'disappearance' of the actors, going to the lengths of creating missing person posters and listing them as 'missing, presumed dead' on IMDB. It was one of the first films to go 'viral' in the late 1990s and inspired countless other directors and film companies to follow similar internet marketing campaigns in the future.
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As previously mentioned, the film relies heavily on improvisation and little to no contact between the actors and directors. Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams and Joshua Leonard portray 'themselves' in the film, acting as three student filmmakers who hike around the wooded area of Burkittsville to document a local legend known as the 'Blair Witch'. The footage we are shown in the 81 minutes of film is that of what remains of their video and sound equipment after they went 'missing', which was recovered by police investigating their disappearance. And that's the beauty of this film – we're seeing events unfold as they are, leading us to know as much as they do as we only have their perspective.
In a review for the Chicago-Sun Times, Roger Ebert praised the film stating, "[…] The Blair Witch Project is a reminder that what really scares us is the stuff we can't see. The noise in the dark is almost always scarier than what makes the noise in the dark." That sentiment coupled with the actors being traumatized unknowingly by the directors (ruffling of tents, figures standing ominously without knowledge), food rations and minimal information as to where they were supposed to hike, The Blair Witch Project is an astounding piece of work with meticulous attention to detail that leaves you with an innate fear of walking through woodland at any time of day.


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Akshay Kumar has lauded a Mumbai police constable for saving a woman's life with his prompt action. The actor has tweeted a video of a terrifying moment at a train station where the woman passenger is seen falling off a running train and the constable comes to her rescue immediately.
"Had my heart in my mouth literally! Salute to constable Pawan Tayde of Lonavala police station for his presence of mind and swift action," Akshay tweeted.
In his Instagram account, Akshay, who had essayed the role of a soldier in Holiday, said that the policemen are the real heroes. "I've said it before and saying it again, these men in uniform are the real heroes," he posted.
Ever since the Rustom actor posted the video online, several people have shared the video saluting constable Tayde for his presence of mind.
On the work front, Akshay is basking the glory with the success of his last film Rustom, which went on to break several records. The actor is currently busy shooting for Jolly LLB 2. There are also reports that the actor has teamed up with Paresh Rawal and director Priyadarshan for Rohit Shetty's next production venture.


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There's one sucky thing about the club I work at (only one, of course). There's no real parking for the bands. It's so embarrassing for me when I have to tell the bands, you can load in in the alley, but you can't park there. Gotta find street parking. Sometimes, they don't heed, and still park there. They stumble up to the bar, bartender! Our van just got towed. Well…did you see the twenty signs that say NO PARKING TOWING ENFORCED?
There's that, unfortunately.
Tonight, a manager of another bar on the street comes in, we're slammed, he says, a van with a trailer is parked in the back, and it's blocking my car. Do you know where the band is? Oh shit. They're gone. Probably out carousing town. I say, tell the sound guy to make an announcement over the PA. He leaves, nice guy, I feel bad. What the hell can I do? Besides getting them towed, which I will not do.
Manager comes back twenty minutes later. No sign of the band. Shit, I say. I'm so sorry. Give me ten minutes to figure it out. He says, ok. He's being cool, under the circumstances.
By some miracle, some Devine Intervention, a woman comes in, I know she was at the early show with one of the bands, she says, has a wallet turned up? I lost mine. I say, no. Leave me your name and number, I'll contact you if I find it. And, do you know where I might find the band you were with? Their van might be in the alley, and it's blocking a car from getting out. She says, it's not the band's van I'm with. They're parked on the street. Oh shit, I say. Do you have any idea where I might find one of the other bands that played? She says, I think they're at a bar down the street. Hessen House. Ok, I say. Thanks. I'll try to find that wallet.
Moments later, the manager comes back in. He says, they haven't turned up. I gotta get back to my wife and kids. You understand. I say, I think I have a lead on where they're at. I see a buddy of mine at the door, I call to him, he comes over. I tell him the situation. I ask him, could you possibly run down there, see if they're there? Can't miss them. They look like they're in a band. Black t-shirts, long hair, tattoos. He says, I'll go right now. Great. Love this guy.
Fifteen minutes my buddy returns. Found them, they moved their van, apologized for everything. Well Hallelujah. Miracles do happen.
Crises averted, no towing tonight. I buy my buddy a shot and a beer,
And then the night moves on.
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4 Reasons to "Eat" Around the World At Epcot's World Showcase
For those of you who are die hard Disney Parks fans, you may have heard of a growing trend at Epcot called "Drinking Around The World". While, for a certain audience, that can be an incredibly entertaining experience, Disney tends to frown upon the "game". However, there is a clever alternative slowly making its way into the parks called "Eat Around the World".
For those of you who don't know, "Drink Around The World" was essentially a challenge to stop at each of the 11 countries represented throughout the World Showcase and sample a form of alcohol at each and every stop. As you can imagine, it doesn't always end well. Thankfully, with the growing trend towards food and garden related festivals in Epcot, eating at each of the countries instead of drinking is slowly growing in popularity.
Now, I don't recommend you eat a full meal at every single country represented, because that may have entirely different consequences of its own (although I may try it one of these days!). Instead, make an effort to try a taste of some food item or share something with friends or family as you go. By the end of your experience you may have an entirely new form of entertainment and something to look forward to each and every time you visit Walt Disney World. While that sounds simple, it truly is an experience that can change the way you view the park. So, with all the details covered, here are my 4 simple reasons to "Eat Around the World!"
-It's Fun for the Whole Family!
There's just something special about sharing a meal with family. I'm not sure if it's the fellowship or the food (we can't forget the food!), or just spending time with those you truly care about the most. However, for some reason a meal at Walt Disney World isn't just a meal but rather an experience all on its own. For many, its even the highlight of many of their vacations over the years. It's one of those things you just have to see to believe but somehow that simple joy of sharing stories from your day in the parks or hearing each person's favorite part of the vacation up to that point makes a meal at Disney one of the best ways to truly create wonderful memories for those of all al ages. Everyone can participate in a meal, the offerings are second to none (especially at Epcot) and the food is extraordinary at nearly any location. (granted there are a few exceptions… feel free to ask questions in the comments below and I'll be sure to answer them!)
-You Get to Broaden Your Horizons
While Epcot was never originally designed to be a cultural experience, in a way that is part of what it has developed into over the years. Originally it was a learning experience and would essentially be the "City of Tomorrow" in Walt Disney's eyes. While that vision never truly became a reality, Epcot still remains a learning experience. No matter where you decide to eat or what you intend on trying, being surrounded by and experiencing the cultures represented in The World Showcase really opens your eyes to the vast enormity of the world around you. In my own opinion there's no better way to experience a culture that by experiencing something as essential to daily life as their food. Food in many cases creates a greater backstory of the entire country. Traditions develop over time, but food is usually something that stays true to its roots.
Epcot's representations aren't always spot-on, but at the same time by expanding your pallet to new and unique offerings you get to learn what you like and dislike in a very first hand type of opportunity. At the end of the day you can say, at the very least, that you tried something new and who knows, it may end up being something you end up going back to for years to come. Take that leap of faith and try something new no matter how simple it may be!
-You Will Avoid Most of the Long Lines!
As many of us know, patience is key to a successful Disney vacation. If you don't pack anything else, pack your patience. It's the one tip that is found in every Disney guidebook and the key to enjoying a Disney vacation (shameless plug… check out my book, The Adventurer's Guide to Walt Disney World, on Amazon). However, Eating Around the World is the rare exception to that rule. You really don't have to be patient. Chances are, the only line you'll have to wait in is the short line for the next food item on your list. You can sit down in the off the beaten path nooks of the World Showcase, enjoy a nice snack and relax in the Florida sunshine until you're ready to move to you're next destination. It really is a freeing experience, you don't have to wait an hour for the next item on your "list" and many times you get to explore parts of Epcot that you may have overlooked in the past.
Recently, even I stumbled across something I had never experienced before in the Morocco Pavilion! It may not be a completely new show or a completely new attraction, but may be just a little detail that you had simply overlooked or never noticed in the past. To me, that's one of the best parts of the Disney experience. There's always something new to see and no matter how hard you try, there is no way to see it all. The parks are constantly changing and developing as was the vision from the beginning and thatkfully those little changes often times keep us coming back. Changes allow new memories to be created and new adventures throughout a place we all have grown to love.
-You Can Experience Dinner With a Show!
Lastly, there's just something special about dinner and a show. Of course, Disney offers their own "dinner shows in Morocco, Germany, etc. but those aren't necessarily the ones I'm referring to. What I'm talking about to is the "show" that the World Showcase becomes. After experiencing a few locations, you start to realize that at Epcot you can never have the same view twice. One day you can be sitting in China staring out over the World Showcase Lagoon as the sunlight twinkles on the water and then 4 hours later you can experience the nighttime magic of Illuminations from the exact same spot.
China is just one of the many spots where this is true. You can eat at Monsieur Paul and have a completely new experience and a completely different view from any seat in the house. You can eat outside at Rose and Crown and experience one of the best views of Illuminations at night or slip inside for a journey over sees to an authentic British pub. You never know what experience you're going to have on any given day and that makes the destinations all the more interesting.
I've been asked hundreds of times why I keep going back to Disney above any other vacation destination and that may just be one of the many reasons. It's never the same experience, but at the same time it's always a wonderful experience that I'll never forget. Every once in awhile you have to try something new, and I highly recommend "Eating Around the World!"
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Project A.C.O.R.N. (Alamo-area Children Organized to Replant Natives) is the educationally
structured planting of native trees by children.
Students plant seeds gathered from local, native trees growing wild in natural areas without benefit of irrigation which are most likely to have superior traits for survival. Historic trees and champion trees are additional seed sources. Other native plants will be grown as a diverse community around each tree including under-story trees, vines, shrubs, wildflowers, bulbs, and ground covers to function as restored migration stations for species such as Monarch Butterflies providing students with high interest opportunities to observe and record seasonal cycles in nature.
Students plant the collected seeds in recycled soda bottles during state science curriculum studies on topics such as soil characteristics, plant life cycles, and natural resources.
During the course of continuous school years,students monitor water, soil, and air conditions at the planting site during periodic walking-field trips to observe and collect the measurements for tree survival and herbivory as a joint research project with the city and state agencies. Students take measurements using protocols and standardized scientific tools through NASA, NOAA, and NSF sponsored GLOBE program, the Smithsonian Institutes Climate Tree Banding study. The Students record observations and analyze any correlation of air, water, and soil temperatures, cloud cover and cloud type, dissolved oxygen, pH levels, conductivity, turbidity, GPS, rainfall, wind-speed and direction, relative humidity, barometric pressure, etc with the local ecosystem over time. Students are given the opportunity to collaborate with other students studying and collecting similar data through technology in different areas that are local as well as global. Students are taught through multi-disciplinary academics along with leadership, and teamwork with cooperative problem solving and communication skills. It is intended to encourage and provide continued academic success while in school as well as post-graduate as they become citizen scientists and better informed community decision makers.
Best educational practice through "hands on lab" and field investigations engage students in real life applications of knowledge, understanding, and skills. Teachers are given the opportunity to support students through inquiry, project based learning and thinking strategies provided by nationally acclaimed support curriculum and activities on environment from Council for Environmental Education and American Forest Foundation such as, Project Wild and Project Learning Tree. Although this community outreach activity emphasizes the service of planting trees native to the local area with many attendant benefits, Project ACORN's primary function is to channel the excitement generated during the events into the development of new and successful tree planters and environmental stewards.