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Tmonnich needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
VolunteerMatch strengthens communities by making it easier for good people and good causes to connect. The organization offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement. Our popular service welcomes millions of visitors a year and has become the preferred internet recruiting tool for more than 75,000 nonprofit organizations
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1. We would like to leave our logo in tact, but any other styling can be adjusted. We'd like the visual design to assist in establishing a clear call to action for volunteers. The action they should be driven to is searching for a place to volunteer. A secondary call to action is for nonprofit administrators to register to recruit volunteers.
2. Adjectives would you use to describe us:
Best in class
3. For the time being we don't think we have the money to properly redesign our logo, but besides that, the existing interface harbors no sacred cows. I'd use our existing style guide as reference, but not as an instruction manual for designing a fresh interface.
4. Avoid using new colors as a way to call out/differentiate functionality/content
5. I'd like to avoid the absolute "flatness" that our site currently conveys. Everything is the same visual weight, so nothing stands out- while everything stands out, in a bad way. It's all flat and glaring at the same time.
6. Sponsorships must be left in tact and technology partners/donors on a special "sponsors" page and use certain sections of key pages for sponsored content
Home page of our site:
please apply news visual design to existing wire-frames and content. You make take liberties with the current content, if needed, for color consistency and hierarchy.
Sites we like:
o Mint.com
o Globalgiving
o Jumo
o Compete.com
o Apple.com
o Etsy
o Change.org
o http://www.handsonnetwork.org/
o http://www.austintexasnow.com/
Sites to avoid mimicking:
o http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/
o http://www.teachingheart.net/ultimate.html
o http://www2.vsysone.com/vsys
o http://www.donorperfect.com/landing…retime.asp
o http://www.volsoft.com/?gclid=CMSOk…5Qod7X1aAg


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WowWee Rovio Hack: Head-Mounted LED LightsPosted by Rudolph on Monday, 20 October 2008
The Illumination of Rovio
Trundling down the uncharted vastness of the Dark Hallway our Hero, the Rovio, encounters an unknown, large, assailant. Rovio lifts its head to get a better view of this creature's face. Being in the Dark Hallway, the Great Operator instructs Rovio to turn on its headlight. The electrons flow, the LED brightens, and a bright bluish-white glow envelopes the toes of Rovio's potential nemesis... but Rovio is unable to identify the assailant's facial features. The Great Operator grabs up the Rovio and a screwdriver and goes about adding some headlights to Rovio's camera.
If you've spent much time with the Rovio in a semi-darkened room, you'll no doubt have noticed that in some situations, you might want to have even more light available. It feels natural to me to have the headlights mounted in such a way they could light what the camera is pointed at, as well. So, I decided to add a pair of LEDs to the head on either side of the camera. Read on for the gritty detail, and please remember that hacking your Rovio will definitely void your warranty!
List O' Materials
- Soldering pencil
- Solder
- 22g solid and stranded wire in black and red
- Two bright white LEDs
- One 2N2907 PNP Transistor
- Two 5.6 Ohm resistors
- One 2.2k resistor
- Small bit's of stripboard (optional)
Most of these materials I had lying about. A mediocre source for cheap white LEDs is your local dollar store; I found cheesy little LED flashlights for, surprise, a dollar. Each flashlight had three LEDs in it and ran on three AAA batteries (totalling 4.5 volts). The transistor is most likely in stock at the local Radio Shack for 79 cents, or a 15 pack of various PNP transistors is $2.59 and includes five of the 2907 (so you can screw up a few times!) plus have a few left over for future projects.
The Opening of Rovio
Obviously, to begin this project Rovio needs to be opened up. With the Rovio turned on, lift the "head" to the full up position, then push the power button and turn it back off. Flip Rovio over (it works fairly well to hold it on your lap with the head stalk between your knees) and remove the battery. With the robot still inverted, remove the six phillips screws closest to the outside edge and store them (coffee cups work well, as do empty egg cartons) Flip it back over, set it on the table, and seperate the two halves of the robot. There will be a wad of cabling preventing the top half from being moved too far from the bottom.
The Circuit Part
There are two parts of the bottom half that are of interest to this project. Both are outlined in a yellowish color below.
The first is the light array in the "chest" (bottom middle of photo). The outside bulbs are Rovio's InfraRed "Radar". The center bulb is Rovio's default headlight, which I tapped into for control of the new headlights.
A bit of poking about told me the white wire coming from the LED is what I was after. It is the ground for the default headlight, which is apparently switched via the brain board (upper right in photo.) There is a reasonable chance that the existing circuit could handle that extra load of two headlights. For the sake of overkill I used it to switch a new circuit. Since it's a ground to the board, I used a PNP transistor to switch the ground of the new lights. I snipped the white wire near the middle (taking care to leave room to put it back together if all this failed) and connected the board end of it to the base of the transistor through the 2.2k Ohm resistor.
The second area is the power supply board (left middle of photo). This is what the battery and charging terminals are connected to. There are a few convenient empty holes in this board which I soldered directly into. Below is the board in original form, then after I soldered a nice black wire into a ground hole. The other end of the black wire goes to the Emitter of the transistor.
Naturally I failed to get a photo of a red wire soldered to a positive hole, so you'll have to imagine that part. The red wire will supply power to the LEDs in the Rovio's head.
The Tricky Part
After removing four screws from the underside of Rovio's head, I found there's not a whole lot of space left over inside. However, there are two perfect little empty spots on either side of the camera just begging to be filled with extra lighting.
To power the lights in this location I had to fish two wires up through Rovio's neck. Indeed, this was the most fun of the whole project, and it took me about thirty minutes to get the wires into place. I'm pretty sure that further disassembly of the neck could have made this easier. I found it much easier to stuff the wires, one at a time, up from the bottom of the neck (rather than down through the head).
Once the red and black wires were through the neck and into the head area I soldered the red wire directly to the positive leads of the LEDs (in parallel via a Y split). The black wire is connected to the two LED negative leads via the 5.6 Ohm resistors. After a bit of pushing and prodding wires into place the LEDs sit fairly nicely and it was time to cut the plastic housing to accomodate them.
That's It!
Now it's time to stuff all this new wiring into place and close up the Rovio. This was the second most fun part of the project. Take care to not crush any of those skinny little wires, they probably wouldn't like it much. Once everything is in place, screw it all together, put the battery back in, and fire it up. Next time you hit the Headlight button in the UI you'll be able to blind whoever Rovio is looking at!
Please visit the attached image gallery to see a few before and after shots from the Rovio's camera. Also in the gallery are a few more higher-resolution pictures of Rovio internals, the wiring diagram of the final circuit, and a shot or two of the outside final look of this mod.
Always breadboard your circuit first, so a dead LED doesn't cause grief. That was highly annoying.
I chose 5.6 ohm resistors for the LEDs based off the 4.63 volts I found after the transistor was wired up. I'm assuming the voltage drop is due to grounding through the transistor, and the transistor switching through the brain board. Your mileage may vary.
Mine is set up to replace the existing headlight, since having it still light would be a bit superfluous. I did mess with it a bit though and couldn't get the original LED to light reliably. I believe this is due to the differences between it and the new LEDs I put in the head being run off the same circuit. This may be solveable by using different resistors on the new LEDs.
I added a bit of heat shrink to the outside of the LEDs. The idea was to prevent side light from washing out the Rovio's camera. It seems to have worked, but I can't prove it was necessary.
In retrospect, choosing bright white LEDs from the dollar store isn't such a hot idea. Because they're cheap, there is a noticeable blue tinge to everything. A higher quality LED would emit a "cleaner" white light.
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Mon, 10/20/2008 - 13:45
Thanks for posting this for
Thanks for posting this for us !!!
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Michelle C
Wed, 10/22/2008 - 16:26
Great stuff!
Great stuff!
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Thu, 10/23/2008 - 14:46
Rudolph, did you look closely
Rudolph, did you look closely at the camera itself? Is it possible there's a filter in front of the cmos sensor?
Whoops- answered my own question by opening mine. The camera is actually a sealed unit; the lens is glued in place and the entire lens/housing/CMOS sensor is a little 1/4" cube with 16 contacts on the bottom, that fits into a plastic housing with spring contacts. The camera is held in by little metal prongs that will easily be destroyed, so I don't recommend anyone try taking it out.
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Thu, 10/23/2008 - 16:23
Excellent work! I'm curious
Excellent work! I'm curious about this robot comparing it with Spykee by Erector...
I'm now waiting for my new robot the I-Droid robot from the DeAgostini Magazines which are in stores in Italy and Holland[UK has also but different]... and rarely other countries.
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Fri, 10/24/2008 - 07:01
hmmm...the videos are good.
hmmm...the videos are good.
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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:32
M'mmm interesting I cannot
M'mmm interesting I cannot see any video pics at all, now I am wondering if it is my Zone alarm security suite upgrade from pro that's causing my problem. Hang on I will shut it down and see.
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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 11:34
Yep, that's the problem
Yep, that's the problem alright, M'mmm now to see why it's doing it.
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Sun, 12/28/2008 - 12:18
Hi, i just finnish the
Hi, i just finnish the modification to my Rovio :) Thank you Rudolph !!! i am so happy now... my Rovio can "see" :)
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David J
Mon, 12/29/2008 - 04:03
Can I as why you didn't try
Can I as why you didn't try to hack the camera with a night vision camera? I'd love to see that next.
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Mon, 12/29/2008 - 06:23
Nice hack guys, well done.
Nice hack guys, well done. Looks good.
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Wed, 12/31/2008 - 14:09
hi all, Rudolph can i ask you
hi all, Rudolph can i ask you a favor? can you ask the good man that he told you about the "tip" if he can tell more informations about the main unit.
I have in my back of my mind all the time a idea to use two BasicStamp2 that i got :) what would we a great project :) - (smarter) Rovio with more abilites.
Here it is lot of people with great ideas and one by one we can do something better. by the way i will post images (How-To) from my installation tomorrow :) and more people will see that your work is very easy to do.
Real i am very happy with that small mod and i guess is the start.
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Sat, 01/10/2009 - 21:25
Thanks for your wiring
Thanks for your wiring instructions! They worked great! I found a maglite LED bulb worked perfectly and is already rated for 6v so no need for extra protection on the led. Thanks again!
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Mon, 01/19/2009 - 15:18
Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for the tutorial.
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Mon, 01/19/2009 - 15:21
On/Off function is working
On/Off function is working while;
LED[leg1] to (+)
LED[leg2] to the joint of 2.2K & white cable (the original led's pre-cable(white one))
What could be the mismatch in circuit?
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Mon, 01/19/2009 - 17:27
Solved :-)
Solved :-)
Problem was the PNP sorting. EMMITOR (P) and COLLECTOR (P) connected vice-versa.
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Fri, 02/27/2009 - 00:24
WOW. well, 2 things: 1. good
WOW. well, 2 things: 1. good job. looks like it works nice. decent wiring (at least you did it right w/ the transistor and heat shrink, ect). 2. YOU ARE CRAZY. i cant believe you tore that thing open man! you got balls man. balls.
I plan to mod mine a little too... however i plan to not do nearly as an invasive procedure as you did, nor as extreme as the other guy who did something similar (the one w/ the HUGE array of leds, the motion activated floodlight one). i want to keep weight down and modding external with no damage.
I like the idea of the motion activated leds (however this could be a problem when you simply walk by the rovio, mine is right at the front door). another idea could be to use light activated leds (low light, leds turn on, like those nightlights that turn on when the lights are off).
My main idea was this: use a pushbutton switch to activate the leds. I had 2 ideas for this: 1. mount it to the back of the rovio, and have it turn the leds off when the rovio is docked, and obviously on when it moves from the dock, it would turn on the leds by making a connection. 2. make the switch activated by the camera head. when the head is moved to the 'mid' position, it activates the leds.
I was going to mount the leds to either the camera (worried about light messing with the camera by being too close), or just next to it similar to jpapavas' lights. by using 2 rechargeable AA's, that would eliminate the need for resistors, ect, as well as avoiding having to tap into the main battery (even though this could hypothetically be easy). I dont feel leds use enough power to drain the battery too much, but im worried about not supplying enough voltage to the rovio itself by going this route. I will post my work / mods along the way.
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 09:53
Hi my english is very bad
Hi my english is very bad sorry I ask What processor use rovio? please I need this information
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Tue, 12/21/2010 - 10:26
Thanks for the the info on
Thanks for the the info on this mod. I'd like to do this over the holiday break. Have you thought about using lenses in front of the LEDs? I think that the official Rovio light uses them and I think LED effectiveness would be significantly improved. I was also thinking of replacing the headlight LED with something whiter while I'm in there (and fitting a lens on that also). It seems to give off a very bluish tint when looking through the Rovio. Does anyone have any good lens suggestions?
Also, how does this mod play with some of the software "nightvision" hacks out there? They seem to work pretty well and I'm hoping that the combination of the two will make the Rovio useful in complete darkness.
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Sun, 03/27/2011 - 14:12
I added a headlight to my
I added a headlight to my Rovio by taping a torch to it.
I ran a wire from the terminals of the power switch on the torch to an LDR (light-dependent resistor) and then jammed the LDR into the LED hole on the front of Rovio (making a primitive optocoupler).
Whenever Rovio's LED is turned on, it sets off the LDR and lights the torch.
I had to stick the wire from the torch to the LDR down with electrical tape so that it didn't get in the way of what looks like an IR sensor next to the LED hole.
This is not a pretty mod, but it is cheap and easy and doesn't require opening up the robot.
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Wed, 06/26/2013 - 04:18
see my siple version
see my siple version
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DT Post by Kate - Fabulous Birthday hybrid card!
Hello friends! This is Kate from
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with a digital card to share with you today. I had lots of birthday cards to make earlier this month and had more access to my laptop than I did to my crafting supplies. As such, I had loads of fun making a number of digital cards. For this card, I decided to combine some digital elements with Silhouette cuts and a sentiment from
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Matt Carle contract with Tampa Bay is a fitting deal
It would have been nice to see former DU star Matt Carle in an Avalanche sweater, but his signing last night with the Tampa Bay Lightning has a good feel to it. Carle — the savvy, puck-moving defenseman who signed a hefty six-year, $33-million deal — briefly played for the Lightning in 2008, after his younger brother, David, was drafted by the club in the seventh round of the draft that year.
David was pegged as a top-two-round draft pick until he was diagnosed with a deadly heart defect at the NHL Combine, ending his competitive playing career. But the Tampa Bay ownership group at the time — which included Len Barrie, father of Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie — still drafted David with one of the last picks of the seventh round, as a good-will gesture/sign of support, and perhaps hope for a cure.
Len Barrie and Oren Koules no longer own the Lightning, but Matt Carle was touched by the orgnization's gesture, and perhaps that had something to do with his return to south Florida (plus $33 million). David has since developed into a fine coach. He spent four years on George Gwozdecky's staff at DU, earned a degree, and is now an assistant coach for the junior-A Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League, under former DU goalie coach Derek Lalonde. David's forced retirement, however, is still a shame.
Matt Carle was the most dominant DU skater (non-goalie) I have ever seen, leading the Pios to consecutive national championships as a freshman and sophomore, and I'll never forget in 2007 or early 2008, when he was with the San Jose Sharks and visiting Magness Arena the night before a game against the Avalanche, when he told me David "is better than me." David had just committed to DU as a standout D-man at Minnesota's Shattuck-St. Mary's and was considered one of the country's top recruits.
On the bright side, DU gained a good assistant coach along with Patrick Wiercioch, who took David's spot in that freshmen class and enjoyed a sensational two-year career with the Pioneers.
Anyway, nice signing for Matt Carle, who has played in 80, 82 and 82 regular-season games for the Flyers the past three seasons, plus a whopping 45 playoff games during that stretch. Just 27, he has blossomed into an elite NHL defenseman and has a decent chance of making the next U.S. Olympic team.
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Great American Bites: Bobby Flay's Burger Palace
The scene: Even among the countless TV-driven celebrity chefs, Bobby Flay stands out. Equally prolific as chef, restaurateur and TV personality, Flay has hosted more than a dozen different shows on Food Network over the years, of which a whopping five are still on the air. He is one of the Iron Chefs on the show of the same name and has also been a judge on The Next Iron Chef and The Next Food Network Star. On top of that, he has written several cookbooks and has about two dozen restaurants, the most famous of which are his high-end Mesa Grills in New York and Las Vegas. He is most associated with grilling, barbecue and chili peppers, and also has this chain of 16 (and growing) fast casual burger restaurants, Bobby's Burger Palace, across eight states and the District of Columbia: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and Virginia. Most are set in shopping malls or casinos and his largest Burger Palace yet is set to open soon at City Center in Las Vegas.
Each location differs in shape and size, but they all feature the same contemporary design pattern and do not resemble traditional fast food burger joints. They look more like hip modern bars, with boldly colored lime green and chocolate brown leather furniture, inlaid wood tables, sweeping curved walls and counters, bar seating and long communal rectangular tables, whimsical light fixtures and prominently displayed neon BBP signage. But it still has one element of the fast food burger thing, as there is no table service and signage instructs the visitor to "Do the BBP 1-2-3, Get in Line, Place Order, Take A Seat." The menu hangs on the wall by the counter, and food is delivered to the table.
GREAT AMERICAN BITES:Is In-N-Out Burger overhyped?
GREAT AMERICAN BITES:Gordon Ramsay BurGR in Las Vegas
Reason to visit: Burgers, "topless" salad, shakes
The food: The concept is a slate of ten regional burger variations inspired by Flay's travels throughout the country, along with a geographically driven rotating "Burger of the Month," like August's Carolina, with smoked cheddar, mustard barbecue sauce, and green onion slaw. The "classic" has American cheese, tomato and red onion, and other options include Philadelphia (provolone, griddled onions, hot peppers); Buffalo (hot sauce, blue cheese dressing, watercress); and Miami (Cuban-style pressed bun with ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard and mayo). But the big differentiator between BBP and all other chains is that every one of the burger options here can be "crunchified," that is topped with crunchy potato chips, a Flay signature. The flagship Crunchburger has just double American cheese and chips. Tables are equipped with an array of Flay sauces including ketchup, spicy chipotle ketchup, jalapeno hot sauce, steak sauce and mustard.
What makes BBP superior to nearly all competitors in this price range and fast dining style is the quality of the ingredients. The baby greens used in the salads are fresh and delicious, a far cry from chopped iceberg lettuce. The goat cheese on the Napa burger is excellent and makes the dish. All burgers are made from Certified Angus Beef, which in turn surpasses USDA standards for one of the top two grades, Prime and Choice, and is far superior to that used by most fast food restaurants – or most restaurants period.
GREAT AMERICAN BITES:Is Fatburger worthy of its cult following?
GREAT AMERICAN BITES:Why I love White Castle
While this is a fast casual concept with a very welcoming and comfortable interior that invites diners to linger (along with full bar), the key word is fast. When you order burgers, they ask how you want them, already a step ahead of most burger chains, and my medium rare was perfectly cooked and juicy. Nonetheless the food came to the table amazingly quickly, as fast or faster than waiting for an order at Five Guys or In-N-Out. If your goal is to eat something tasty and high quality in a rush, it's hard to do better.
The burgers are good-sized and relatively thick, which enables them to be cooked to varying degrees of doneness more easily, and the toppings are excellent. The one underwhelming touch was the "crunchified," as I expected something more dramatic. But that's not a bad thing: the potato chips play a minor but pleasant role, almost like adding onions, more textural than taste with a nice bit of crunch. I was worried they might ruin the burger, but I think if you like crunch you could safely add them to anything on the menu,
The other notable option here is the "topless" salad, which is brilliant in its simplicity. It takes a salad of baby greens and balsamic vinaigrette and tops it with a signature burger of your choice, minus the bun, a pseudo-healthy way to satisfy your burger craving. You can also substitute a nicely seasoned and quite juicy boneless chicken breast on the salad or one of the burger combos. The rest of the menu has an old-fashioned diner edge to it with fries, sweet potato fries, beer-battered onion rings, grilled cheese, milkshakes and malts, plus a full bar. The onion rings were standouts - quite broad, over an inch, but flat, made from real onion, not the perfectly round processed frozen style. They had the mark of onion ring greatness -- keeping the breading intact when taking a bite. Fries were good but not quite great, and served with BBP Fry Sauce, a mix of mayo, roasted red peppers and chipotle that has a pleasant, rich warmth to it. The sweet potato fries were even better and served with honey mustard horseradish sauce that combines sweetness with just a bit of heat.
These gourmet touches, like the watercress on the Buffalo burger, the Meyer lemon honey mustard on the Napa Valley burger, and the four-cheese blend on the grilled cheese (American, Swiss, Cheddar, and Monterey Jack with tomato) show how staple comfort foods have been slightly "fancified" without straying too far from their roots. The grilled cheese is also available "deluxe," replacing the American and Swiss with brie and goat cheese and adding bacon. The shakes are excellent, especially the dark chocolate, which is rich, slightly bittersweet and the perfect thickness.
Prices are very reasonable, with all of the burgers under eight dollars, and given the quality and the setting Bobby's Burger Palace more than delivers what it promises and is a surprisingly good value.
Pilgrimage-worthy?: No, but given the setting, mainly shopping malls and casinos, it is a much better choice than the food court or pretty much anything in its price range.
Rating: Yum! (Scale: Blah, OK, Mmmm, Yum!, OMG!)
Price: $-$$ ($ cheap, $$ moderate, $$$ expensive)
Details: Sixteen locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and Virginia and Washington, D.C., with Las Vegas coming soon; bobbysburgerpalace.com
Larry Olmsted has been writing about food and travel for more than 15 years. An avid eater and cook, he has attended cooking classes in Italy, judged a BBQ contest and once dined with Julia Child. Follow him on Twitter, @TravelFoodGuy, and if there's a unique American eatery you think he should visit, send him an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com. Some of the venues reviewed by this column provided complimentary services.


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Be curious to hear some opinions on this little powerhouse. I have one, and will say, its a bit 'quirky', but that kind of goes with the whole computer audio thing anyway. One thing I can say is I love the sound.
iFi Nano Series
Also new from iFi Audio is the first of their Nano-series products, the lithium-battery-powered iDSD Nano ($189), a 24/384 DAC that offers DSD processing in a remarkably tiny package. Contrary to the evidence on Darren Censullo's finger, it does not bite.
Does it work with Windows
Submitted by dalethorn on April 2, 2014 - 6:24am
Does it work with Windows driver defaults, or does it require a special driver?
The reason I asked is because
Submitted by dalethorn on April 2, 2014 - 11:09am
The reason I asked is because nearly all the DACs I've had install with default drivers.
Audioengine D1 and D3.
Headstreamer and Microstreamer.
V-moda Verza.
The only ones that required drivers (massive installs BTW) were the ALO Island and the Miniwatt, and those were very non-mainstream devices.


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A native of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, he has spent over 35 years in both the public and private sectors of the tourism industry in the UK, USA and Canada. He has held senior management posts with Hertz Rent a Car, Swan National Car Rental and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) where he was Director North America based in New York. He returned to Scotland to join Scottish Opera as Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
He was appointed the first Chief Executive of Greater Glasgow Tourist Board and developed the policies that helped transform Glasgow from a perceived decaying industrial city to a major tourist destination. He led Glasgow's bid to become Cultural Capital of Europe 1990 and subsequently was appointed Chairman of the 1990 marketing and communications board. He is credited as one of the first to recognize the role of cultural tourism in destination image building and subsequently as a driver of economic regeneration.
He has won many awards including the:
* UK Tourism Marketing Award
* Best UK Regional Tourist Board
* Best UK Convention Bureau (Twice)
* Scottish Marketing Awards
* Scottish Advertising Awards
In 1991, he was invited to return to Belfast as Chief Executive of NITB leaving in 1992 to establish his own consultancy business concentrating on City Marketing. He has been an advisor to a number of UK, Irish, European, Russian and Chinese cities. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Scottish Opera, Chairman of Theatre Royal, Glasgow; founding Director of the Glasgow International Jazz Festival and member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureau and the International Association of Performing Arts Administrators. He was Chairman of McCann Cities a division of McCann Erickson Advertising and a Governor of Glasgow Caledonian University where he also served on the Audit Committee. He is a regular broadcaster and writer on City Marketing, tourism and the arts.
He was invited to return to Glasgow tourism in 1997. He is currently a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts; A Fellow of the Tourism Society; Visiting Professor at Strathclyde University since 1992; He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Citizens Theatre Glasgow and the Scottish Ensemble; he is Past President of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce; and a former Director of: Tourism Training Scotland Limited; the Merchants House of Glasgow; the European Chapter of the Travel and Tourism Research Association and of European Cities Tourism. He is a former lay member of the Board of the Pontifical Scots College in Rome and a former member of the Board of the Mungo Foundation in Glasgow.
He was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University by Glasgow University at a ceremony on October 16th. 2001. He was presented with Glasgow's 'Loving Cup' by the Lord Provost of Glasgow in June 2002 in recognition of his contribution to the city. He received the 'Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award' from Niagara University, New York, in November 2002 and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Strathclyde University in May 2003.
He was elected a Freeman of the City of Glasgow in July 2004. He was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 for services to tourism in Scotland in the New Year's Honours' List in December 2004 and Niagara University awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Commercial Science in October 2005. He was awarded The Scottish Hotel Fellowship 2006 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the hospitality industry of Scotland.
During his second term at the helm of Glasgow tourism he pioneered the introduction of electronic bid documents for the convention industry which resulted in Glasgow being recognized as the fastest growing convention destination in Europe. Critically, he also gained political support, both nationally and locally, for the tourism industry by demonstrating the contribution tourism makes to the local economy through the number of new jobs created by the sector.
He devised and launched a new Brand for Glasgow in March 2004 which received widespread support from within the Glasgow community and is currently enjoying enormous success. He believes in cities as centers of creativity, innovation and wealth creation and has traveled the globe speaking at conferences to persuade his audience that Urban Regions are the unit of analysis of economic performance in the competitive, 21st century, global economy. Friel is equally concerned that young people are provided with the education and skills they need to compete in the world as it is, rather than our notions of the world as we might like it to be.
The Northern Ireland First Minister and Deputy First Minister appointed him to the Board of ILEX, the Urban Regeneration Company for the city of Derry/Londonderry and the first to be established in Ireland. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors and also chaired the Personnel and Remuneration Committee.
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First, back in the early flush of punk, there was the alluringly spooky Siouxsie and the Banshees, followed quickly by the reunited second go-round of the Damned, when singer Dave Vanian's comic book interpretations of Dracula and other horror-themed subjects were the band's primary focus. Then, in the mid-'80s alongside the multi-genre flowering of goth culture, there was both the hard-edged and punky Los Angeles "death rock" scene established by .45 Grave and Christian Death and the goofy, glammy London Batcave scene exemplified by Alien Sex Fiend. After that, goth-punk largely went dormant for a number of years until the unabashedly gothy My Chemical Romance and the Dresden Dolls burst onto the scene. Suddenly the mixture of goth's camp, lurid romanticism and the equally self-involved concerns of the contemporary emo scene was a logical one, and into the breach stepped I Am Ghost.
Formed in Long Beach, CA, in 2004, I Am Ghost take their sartorial cues from the velvet, lace, and lotsa eyeliner end of the goth continuum, and their musical ones from the more progressive end of the post-hardcore and emo scenes.
Forming around the nucleus of singer Steven Juliano and violinist and singer Kerith Marcantonio, I Am Ghost quickly added guitarists Gabriel Iraheta and Timoteo Rosales, bassist and keyboardist Brian Thomas, and drummer Ryan Seaman to the lineup, creating a signature blend of punky aggression and ethereal dreaminess. In time, Marcantonio and Thomas would tie the knot, legally becoming the happy couple of Kerith and Brian Telestai. A homemade demo CD called We Are Always Searching was sold at shows and shopped to labels until the stalwart punk indie Epitaph signed I Am Ghost in 2005 and reissued a remastered edition of the album in a new sleeve. Somewhat incongruously, the band also played the Vans Warped Tour that summer. I Am Ghost's second album, Lovers' Requiem, unashamedly described by the band as a rock opera, was released by Epitaph in the fall of 2006. It was followed in 2008 by the more accessible Those We Leave Behind. ~ Stewart Mason
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Moncler Founded in 1952 by René Ramillon, Moncler takes its name from the French Alpine town of Monestier-de-Clermont. Equipped for extreme weather, the brand cut its teeth producing quilted sleeping bags and tents, while the first quilted jackets were simply a means to keep workers warm on the slopes. Counting the French national downhill skiing team as clients, Moncler was bought in 2003 by Italian entrepreneur Remo Ruffini, who re-introduced the Moncler quilted jacket as a marker of superior style on and off the slopes. Gaining cult status for its lightweight down jackets across men's, women's and children's styles, a Moncler jacket is designed to keep you warm and dry without adding bulk or unnecessary detail.more
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When one is looking for DSS houses to rent there are some facilities that one has to look into. Housing need to be done in areas where there social amenities close by, though with most of the rental properties these provisions will mostly be located closer to the private landlords properties it is worth considering houses close to the resources. Amenities such as hospitals and schools that are often put up by councils might be closer to the council properties this making the DSS houses to rent a great choice, but with private landlords the amenities may not be veryRead More


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From 1998 onwards they played in English football's showpiece five times in eight seasons, winning four of those games.
Yet since the last success, a lucky one on penalties after being outplayed by Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 2005, Wenger's magic touch has deserted him not only in the Cup but every other competition too.
Arsenal therefore go into Saturday's final against Hull City at Wembley without having won anything in the ensuing nine years, leaving the urbane Frenchman under the sort of pressure he has not experienced before in 30 years in management.
After the London club finished their Premier League programme in fourth place, ensuring a shot at the Champions League for a 17th successive season, Wenger, 64, insisted he would remain at the club next season.
He has not signed a new contract, however, and defeat by lowly Hull, 16th in the league and contesting their first major final, would lead to a backlash by supporters, many of whom already believe that going almost a decade without winning anything is unacceptable for one of England's great clubs.
"All the pressure is on Arsenal," the club's former midfielder Ray Parlour, who also played for Hull, told Reuters on Friday.
"I know the supporters sometimes get frustrated with no trophy."
The other source of frustration among the 60,000 fans who attend every home game is Wenger's perceived reluctance to spend the sort of money on new players that has allowed clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and – until this season – Manchester United to win the trophies they have missed out on.
For some years he put that down to having to finance the expensive move from Highbury, with its limited capacity, to the Emirates Stadium. That switch was completed eight years ago and Arsenal have not won anything at their new home.
The club board, which the American businessman Stan Kroenke joined in 2008, has always said funds were available to Wenger, whose more recent argument has been that other clubs have flouted Financial Fair Play rules and will now have to conform to them.
The decision to spend 42 million pounds on Real Madrid's German midfielder Mesut Ozil at the start of the season appeared to indicate a new philosophy but after a dazzling start, Ozil's form fell away in tandem with Arsenal's.
Top of the table from mid-September in an almost unbroken sequence lasting until February, they dropped out of the running for the title with a series of humiliating defeats to other contenders, 6-3 at Manchester City, 5-1 at Liverpool and 6-0 at Chelsea.
There was widespread criticism when the only new signing
in the January transfer window was the Swede Kim Kallstrom, another midfielder, at a time when Olivier Giroud appeared to need back-up in the form of a new striker.
Giroud's 16 league goals made him the only Arsenal player to reach double figures apart from midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who scored his 10th in the final match at Norwich last weekend.
Ramsey, who missed four months of the season, England's Jack Wilshere and Ozil all suffered injuries that hampered Wenger's plans in the second half of the season but with all three now back it is imperative that Arsenal leave Wembley on Saturday with their hands on a trophy.
If not, the taunt of Chelsea's manager Jose Mourinho that Wenger is "a specialist in failure" will gain greater credence.
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Our next thin client release was pushed out a wider group of users and they have been testing the new features. The new interaction with USB memory sticks and cameras is making it much easier for those users that just want to shoot a few pictures and insert them into email downsized from their raw size. One click and a paste and it's done and they can go back to fixing cars and do their jobs and not having to learn how to use GIMP for this basic function. We also got a few users on the local ICA client which offloads this canvas and transport from the GNOME desktop to their workstation. They are reporting that it's faster for sure, and those CPU cycles are now off the server.
I mentioned that HP released a new Ubuntu build for their thin clients. I downloaded it and installed it on the 5745, which is their current model. The release notes indicate much faster boot time and that was the case for sure. Within a few seconds of power, X was up running. In the coming months, I'll move our customizations over to this new OS version and then backport it to the older 5725 model, all of which is easy. The code is all sitting in one directory and I just need to install the right pieces of software and drivers. We should see better performance with newer X drivers and it also will make it easier to add more local software if we so desire. I spent a few minutes and installed the new Skype client on the thin client and it worked. Lots of ideas to kick around and it should be a nice upgrade for users.
We are once again looking at the web interface for Groupwise 2012, so I spent some time again reviewing the feature set and testing. Outside connectivity to devices is exploding, and we're exploring options.
Document management is a hot spot on our radar and I was assigned the project of installing and reviewing Alfresco to see what it does. It's very Linux friendly on the back and front ends and was a great place to start. I downloaded and installed the community version on a retired server and found it extremely easy to get up and running -- nice work guys. A few clicks of a wizard and everything loaded. I then spent some time looking over the design and flow and was impressed. It certainly would save us untold hours of staff time. The biggest problem with these types of solutions is mind share and skills. Hopefully we'll start to see some moving in this direction and we'll be looking at other products too.
The ever helpful Cedric Bosdonnat helped me understand how his experimental CMIS code connects to Alfresco from LibreOffice and I was able to make an initial connection and view documents. Possibly this connector could be ready by the time we need it and are ready to deploy, so I will be spending bits of my time checking the progress and helping do QA.
The shot below shows LibreOffice making the connection to Alfresco right from the file manager along with Alfresco displaying inside of Firefox; all 100% Linux front and back. No software licenses anywhere in this shot!
I installed the Alfresco client software on an iPad and tested it there as well. I had easy access to the documents stored in the various Sites. Things appear to work quickly and easily right out of the box. Here is a shot:
Coming up for me: Final push of the new thin client software patches to our users; testing LibreOffice 3.6 and looking for regressions and prepping to go live; Additional testing of Alfresco, reviewing other products for features and suitability with our goals; Looking at issues related to moving Groupwise 8 to Groupwise 2012 on 64bit Linux; Disk and server requirements for Groupwise 2012. It all keeps one busy.


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India's vibrant media scene is the freest in South Asia, although journalists, particularly those in rural areas and certain conflict-racked states, faced a number of challenges in 2011, including legal actions and occasional violence. The constitution provides for freedoms of speech and expression, and while there are some legal limitations, these rights are generally upheld. The 1923 Official Secrets Act gives authorities the power to censor security-related articles and prosecute members of the press. In May 2011, Tarakant Dwivedi was arrested and held under the act following an article detailing compromised security at the railway station where the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks took place. State and national authorities have on occasion used other security laws, criminal defamation legislation, blasphemy provisions, hate speech laws, and contempt-of-court charges to curb critical reporting, though a 2006 amendment to the Contempt of Courts Act introduced truth as a defense, and authorities mooted the possibility of reviewing criminal defamation statutes in early 2011. In an unusual case, in November 2011 the television station Times Now was fined an exorbitant 1 billion rupees ($21.4 million) in a defamation case dating to 2008; the station had mistakenly run the wrong picture during a newscast. Times Now was ordered to deposit a substantial portion of the fine before an appeal would be considered. Two journalists in Chhattisgarh—Sudhir Dhawale of the Marathi-language Vidrohi monthly and freelance journalist Lingaram Kodopi—were arrested in 2011 and charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and other laws. Human rights groups claimed that the charges were in retaliation for their reporting, and the two remained in pretrial detention at year's end. K. K. Shahina, a journalist with the weekly magazine Tehelka who had faced criminal charges in late 2010 following a story that was critical of local police, received additional charges under UAPA in 2011.
Implementation of the landmark 2005 Right to Information (RTI) Act has been mixed, with the majority of requests blocked due to broad restrictions on the release of information. According to assessments conducted for the government by PricewaterhouseCoopers and an alliance of civil society groups known as the RTI Assessment and Analysis Group, an estimated two million requests were submitted in the first two and a half years following the law's initial implementation, with many seeking information on service delivery from state and local governments. A range of impediments have hindered the act's success, including an overall lack of awareness of the rights guaranteed by the law, a large backlog of appeals and requests, and widespread inefficiency within state and local governing bodies. However, some state governments are making an effort to disseminate information about the law, especially in rural and isolated areas. A number of activists who have attempted to use the RTI Act to uncover information, particularly on official corruption, have been killed in recent years, including 2011.
The Press Council of India (PCI), an independent self-regulatory body for the print media composed of journalists, publishers, and politicians, investigates complaints of misconduct or irresponsible reporting. The regulatory framework for the rapidly expanding broadcast sector does not at present feature an independent agency that is free from political influence. In a bid to forestall official regulation of news coverage—including proposals by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks to increase controls on television news feeds in times of crisis—the News Broadcasters' Association, an industry body that primarily represents the television sector, issued a new set of self-regulatory guidelines in February 2009, covering topics including crime, violence, and national security. While access to the profession of journalism is open, an accreditation mechanism for online journalists has not yet been developed. Media industry groups and local press freedom advocacy organizations remain somewhat weak.
Physical intimidation of journalists by a variety of actors continued to be a problem in 2011. A number of journalists were attacked, threatened, abducted, or detained by police, political activists, right-wing groups, insurgents, local officials, or criminals. Two journalists were killed in 2011, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists; although the motives remained "unconfirmed," one of the victims, Jyotirmoy Dey, a senior crime reporter for Midday who was killed in June in Mumbai, was believed to have been assassinated by a crime boss as a result of his investigative reporting. Media offices were also targeted during the year.
Members of the press are particularly vulnerable in rural areas and insurgency-racked states such as Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. Reporters in these states faced pressure from both the government and insurgents in 2011. Those suspected of Maoist or other insurgent sympathies were sometimes threatened with sedition charges or detained by the authorities, while others were pressured to reveal their sources for sensitive stories or were blocked from covering the news. Continuing civil unrest in Jammu and Kashmir during 2011 led to instances of harassment of local journalists, particularly as they attempted to report on repeated confrontations between protesters and security forces. Journalists in the state also had their special curfew passes seized and were otherwise harassed or beaten by police at checkpoints. The local media continued to face threats from militants regarding coverage of certain issues, and pressure to self-censor has been reported at outlets that rely on state government advertising for the majority of their revenue. Jammu and Kashmir's local cable television stations, as well as pages on the Facebook social-networking site and mobile-telephone text messages, were censored during periods of unrest, and editions of local newspapers were unable to print in Srinagar as a result of curfews. According to the Asian Media Barometer for India, the authorities in multiple states occasionally block certain cable news channels or instruct cable operators not to carry channels based on their political slant or content. A number of foreign journalists have had trouble obtaining visas to report from within the country. Some, such as the independent Danish journalists Tom Heinemann and Lotte la Cour, appear to have been blacklisted in retaliation for their prior investigative reports on India.
India is one of the few countries worldwide where print media remain a vibrant and financially sustainable growth industry, and there are rising numbers of both print and broadcast outlets that target national or various regional or linguistic audiences. Most print outlets, particularly in the national and English-language press, are privately owned, provide diverse coverage, and frequently scrutinize the government. The low cost of newspapers—which are sold at prices far below the cost of production—ensures wider access to print media than in most low-income countries. The broadcast media are predominantly in private hands, and diversity in the television sector has expanded exponentially. However, the state retains a monopoly on AM radio broadcasting, and private FM radio stations are not allowed to air news content. Under a policy announced in 2006, which provided guidelines for the ownership and operation of community radio stations by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and other civil society groups, there has been a modest increase in community radio stations, leading to a greater diversity of voices and topics covered. The MIB reported that as of August 2011, 368 proposals were still under review, and 732 stations in total were operational. Doordarshan, India's state-controlled television station, has been accused of manipulating the news to favor the government, and some private satellite television channels provide coverage that reflects the political affiliations of their owners, according to the U.S. State Department.
Access to foreign media, with the exception of some outlets based in Pakistan, is generally unrestricted. Constraints imposed on foreign news outlets were reduced in 2009, allowing 100 percent foreign-owned periodicals to print local editions with government approval. However, authorities sometimes block certain foreign print editions from distribution due to content such as maps of the disputed Kashmir region. In 2011, the MIB blocked 25 foreign channels (mostly from Pakistan), claiming that they were "a security threat."
Some impediments to production and distribution of domestic media occasionally arise. For example, in late 2011, the trade union wing of a local political party organized a blockade of certain newspapers in the state of Kerala, allegedly in response to the papers' coverage of the party.
The placement or withdrawal of advertisements is used by both the national and state-level governments to reward favored news outlets or punish those that produce critical stories. Bribery is also a major concern, as is overt blurring between the editorial and advertising departments at many outlets, sometimes through the use of "private treaties" with major companies. During 2009, local media brought attention to the ongoing practice of "cash for coverage," in which payments are made to secure favorable news coverage for candidates and parties, particularly during election cycles. Despite investigations by India's election commissioner and the PCI, the practice of paid news remains deeply entrenched, as it bolsters salaries for journalists and revenues for media owners.
The internet, accessed by about 10 percent of the population in 2011, remains largely unrestricted, and mobile phones are increasingly being used as a means of gathering and disseminating news and information, particularly in rural communities and areas with high rates of illiteracy. However, the government retains the power to censor online content. The 2008 Information Technology Act gives the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology the authority to block material that endangers public order or national security. The law also enables prosecution of cybercafés, search engines, and internet service providers (ISPs). Authorities took several steps during 2011 to increase control over internet-based media. In April, the government introduced rules that compel companies to remove objectionable content within 36 hours of receiving an official notice. Other new regulations oblige cybercafés to install surveillance cameras and submit records of their users' online activity to the government. Following talks with several companies regarding self-regulation, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in early December announced the government's intention to implement mechanisms to restrict material that is found to be illegal, blasphemous, or pornographic. Later in the month, a local court in Delhi ordered 22 websites or internet companies—including Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Facebook—to remove content deemed antireligious or antisocial.


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"SuperUltraLight" (SUL) backpacking is an affectionate term that has become one descriptor for carrying a base weight of less than five pounds (other descriptors that I've heard include "arrogant", "pointless", and "stupid"). The purpose of this commentary is to expand the definition of SUL that considers a bit less rigidity, a bit more principle, and a bit more opportunity for the backpacker who chooses to study this subject intentionally.
That I can take a 1600 cubic inch volume pack into the mountain backcountry for an overnighter, without sacrificing comfort or safety, continues to make me smile and reflect in wonderment about this recreational niche we call lightweight backpacking.
When the concept of SUL was first introduced here in 2003 {http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/00138.html}, I mistakenly offered as its basis a metric (one's base weight) and a performance standard (a base weight of less than five pounds). This sparked (sometimes pharisaical) competitiveness in our community that led to new standards (e.g., "eXtreme UltraLight – XUL") because too many people were adopting SUL style (and early converts were no longer uniquely identifiable by their five pound base weights). In our effort to meet these new standards, we discovered that pants with bellowed cargo pockets could hold a lot of gear that didn't count against our base weight.
In reviewing the progress of "SUL style" over the past 10 years, I had to ask myself what SUL has evolved into, and I've come to the conclusion that SUL hasn't really changed much.
I know, I know. This makes it tough to sell subscriptions. But it's true! The gear really hasn't changed that much. Down sleeping quilts are still down sleeping quilts, and they're still light. Backpacks made with whisper thin fabrics that tear to shreds in brambles and can't hold sewn seams when they're loaded with food are still around. "SUL" tents still don't hold up to mountain storms very well. There's been no drama in materials engineering for titanium, carbon fiber, or fabrics that weigh less than 0.5 oz per square yard.
I could end this article here and you'd know most of the story, probably.
Except that SUL has evolved into something much more than just the gear. In fact, where SUL in 2003 was all about the gear (and the weight of that gear), I think SUL today is independent of the gear. It's all about you, and your mindset.
Logical cases can be made that most backpackers hiking only a few miles on the weekends aren't going to enjoy the benefits of "SUL" style as much as, say, a thru-hiker. Nothing could be further from the truth. SUL enables and empowers casual recreational backpackers by motivating them to get out more often, going places they may not have had the confidence to go with a heavier pack, and giving them the confidence needed to engage more deeply with wild places.
If you've been around this community for the past 10 years, and have tried and practiced SUL style, then you've probably gone through some evolution in developing that style.
Here's a few highlights that I've learned along the way.
1. By the time my pack weight gets this light, I no longer care about the weight.
It no longer matters to me whether my base weight is six, four point five, or three pounds. Being entertained by carrying an SUL pack on a high mountain trail is entertainment enough without having to know the exact weight of every item to the nearest tenth of ounce. I rarely, if ever, weigh gear if I'm practicing SUL, although I will weigh my pack, fully loaded, with food and water, before I hit the trail. That exercise still makes me smile.
2. I value durability, function, and compact size more than light weight.
Even in SUL gear, yes. I don't save weight on an SUL trip by selecting the absolute lightest item possible. I save weight by taking fewer items (see #3 below). The biggest change I've made over the years is in my selection of a pack. Having shredded my fair share of sub-half-pound packs through the years while bushwhacking or scrambling, I'm over it. The monetary cost of a failed pack is always painful and I could never get over the feeling that backpacking gear shouldn't be disposable.
Even in a tiny pack and under the constraint of the arbitrary "five pound base weight standard", I can pack a full set of raingear, a full set of down insulating clothes, and a full-perimeter tent, and be prepared – and comfortable – in the event of hostile weather.
3. I take fewer things.
This is the part about SUL I appreciate the most. I've learned to hike with fewer items through the years, and I've learned to care a lot about the items that I do carry. SUL takes "The Essentials" to a much higher level and mandates that your skills be exceptionally high when practicing this style of backpacking in inclement conditions. I get far more personal satisfaction about practicing skills when faced with a challenge, than when relying on an advanced piece of gear to meet that challenge.
4. Even when my pack weighs 40 pounds, I may still be practicing SUL.
This is the part that confuses people. But if I'm carrying an expedition pack capable of swallowing 70 liters and carrying 40 pounds, and 50 liters of the pack is occupied by 35 pounds of food, guess what? Yep, it's SUL.
Living an SUL Mindset
In closing, it's very hard for me today to uphold some sort of performance metric that identifies SUL, or for that matter, UL ("Ultralight") or LW ("Lightweight") backpacking. I recognize the value in these metrics in terms of educating newcomers, but beyond that, I see little value in them.
The real value of the "SUL concept" is its ability to identify an extreme implementation of this incredibly interesting hobby (lightweight backpacking), and then to practice and execute it on a real trail in real wilderness where previously, you carried more.
In conclusion, I see SUL as a manifestation of something far more important than your ability to comparison shop for the lightest gear or to show the world how light your pack really is. That "something" may be different for you, than for me.
For me, SUL as a mindset has motivated me not only to be very intentional about what I take on the trail, but also to be very intentional about how I count the costs of all sacrifices that I make with time, finances, material possessions, and relationships. To that end, the practice of SUL has not just made backpacking more interesting and rewarding for me. As a life strategy, the practice of SUL has made every day of my existence more interesting and rewarding, whether on the trail or not.


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Today is the birth anniversary of a very prominent and highly talented revolucionario. His name is Julio Nákpil. Below is a brief biographical sketch of the Manileño revolutionist written by Carmencita H. Acosta (from the 1965 book Eminent Filipinos which was published by the National Historical Commission, a precursor of today's National Historical Institute).
In Julio Nákpil's musical compositions is reflected his intense love of country. Upon the request of Andrés Bonifacio, he composed and wrote the lyrics of what the Supremo envisioned as the national anthem of the Philippines, entitled Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan.
On November 2, 1896, Nákpil left his home in Manila and proceeded to San Francisco del Monte where he joined the forces of Bonifacio. He fought his first battle alongside Emilio Jacinto in San Mateo under the command of Bonifacio. Nákpil helped in procuring arms and ammunition for the Katipunan. From December, 1896, to March, 1897, he succeeded in sending to Tejeros, San Francisco de Malabón, about 30 to 40 copper boxes of gunpowder taken from the polvorón de San Guillermo in Binañgonan, Mórong. Had Nákpil been caught by the Spaniards, he would surely have been executed.
He assumed the fictitious name "J. Giliw" in all his revolutionary activities, as was the custom during that dangerous period, so as to escape detection by the enemy. When Bonifacio was called to Cavite, he entrusted the command of the revolutionary forces in northern Manila to Isidoro Francisco and chose Nákpil as secretary of said forces. He fought several battles in the aforesaid area under the command of Emilio Jacinto.
His patriotic musical compositions include the "Amor Patrio" which was inspired by Dr. Rizal's deportation to Mindanáo; "Pahimakas", a funeral march in commemoration of the execution of Dr. Rizal; "Pásig Pantayanin", which was dedicated to the bravery and sacrifices of the Revolutionary Army; and "Sueño Eterno", a tribute to the bravery of the slain General Antonio Luna.
Nákpil was born on May 22, 1867 in Quiapò, Manila, the fourth of twelve children of Juan Nákpil Luna and Juana García Putco. He was self-educated; and earned fame as a pianist and composer. He married the widow of Bonifacio, Gregoria de Jesús, by whom he had seven daughters and one son, Juan F. Nákpil, a renowned architect.
Nákpil spent the last years of his life at his home in Quiapò, Manila, where he died on November 2, 1960. His memoirs of the Revolution were published after his death under the title of Julio Nákpil and the Philippine Revolution. The Bonifacio Centennial Commission conferred on Julio Nákpil a posthumous award in 1963 in recognition of his patriotism.
Those who have been patiently reading my historical posts in the net might notice an ambivalence towards how I treat revolucionarios, particularly the murderous members of the hispanophobic Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galangang Katipunan nğ mğá Anak nğ Bayan. In one blogpost, I condemned them with the fury of a scornful youth (using street language that may have tore down –unfortunately for me– all credibility of the facts which I have written there). In conversations that I have with other like-minded individuals, I do not, for one second, hesitate to declare that Bonifacio and his Katipunan cohorts were criminals, terrorists, and troublemongers.
So why feature a brief biography of an ex-Katipunero? What made him different from Bonifacio and the other Katipuneros?
True, this is a very difficult topic to ponder and discuss. In a free-for-all historical discussion that I had with my allies Señor Guillermo Gómez Rivera and Arnaldo Arnáiz two weekends ago, I was told that in the conflict between historical characters in the Filipino setting (and this excludes the Yankee invaders), there were no villains nor heroes. It was simply history in the making. Although Señor Gómez also has an ambivalent and sometimes compromising attitude towards certain historical personalities, for him, the nationalism of the person counts most. Therefore, Bonifacio is a hero in his book.
But not for me. I always look for the results of human outbursts. And the result of the Katipunan is what we see right now: a society fit for rabid dogs and not for men. Indeed, Bonifacio may have had nobler purposes and dictates, but his dictates were those of the Masonic lodge, the ancient enemy of the true Filipino faith which is Christianity, aka, Catholicism. The seemingly noble ideals of liberté, égalité, et fraternité bedeviled the foothold of absolute monarchy which, in reality, gave birth and form and spiritual synergy to then heathen and backward peoples such as ours. Freemasonry exchanged it for democracy which, in reality, makes us self-destruct, disfigures us, and places us back to our heathen beginnings, no thanks to liberal amounts of liberation.
Going back to Nákpil, perhaps my inclination towards the arts gave me a soft spot for this Quiapense. After his revolutionary works, he lived a semi-hermit life dedicating himself to music and self-education. Aside from his musical masterpieces (which up to now are the talk of many historians and some classical musicians), he also dabbled in linguistics and scholarship (even making notes on the etymology of local geographical names). Although a Tagalista, his language was actually Spanish: he wrote his memoirs and other personal and scholarly notes (such as Teodoro M. Kálaw's La Revolución Filipina) in the beautiful language of Miguel de Cervantes. And he was sure damn proud of it. How ironic, indeed, for someone to have joined an anti-Spanish terrorist group but whose language and psyche is that of the colonialists.
During his final years, Nákpil was regarded as a "true gentleman of the old school". His biographer, the late historian Encarnación Alzona, has this to say about the musical revolutionist:
This writer had the privilege of meeting him when he was already in his eighties. What impressed her was his dignified bearing. He was erect, slender, and sprightly, with a ready smile, and above all his mind was lucid. When the conversation turned to the subject close to his heart –the Philippine Revolution– he talked animatedly. He could recount with vividness his experiences during that turbulent epoch. He remembered distinctly certain personalities and what he learned from them. The episode had made lasting impressions on his mind…
By October 1960 his children noticed in him a pronounced physical debility, although he continued his customary morning constitutional, when the weather permitted. On sunny mornings he could be seen dressed neatly and with the aid of his walking stick strolling on the promenade in the Luneta. On All Saints' Day, 1 November 1960, however, he stayed in bed. On the afternoon of the following day, 2 November, he expired at his home on Barbosa Street. He was ninety-two years old.
If I were to make a comparison between the Katipunan and, say, the Abu Sayyaf, the latter would have paled in deathly comparison. Although both groups are terrorist organizations, the intellect of many a Katipunero was far higher than that of their modern Mindanáo counterpart. Abu Sayyaf members are scalawags and vermins of the lowest ground. After being neutralized, members remain as scumbags. But many Katipunan members such as Nákpil remained dignified and even exalted.
And his music –and language– dignified him more.


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Near the Grand Gallery entrance, see Wendell Castle's oak and rosewood Music Rack (1964).
This iconic work (shown at right) represents Castle's first use of a technique that would become his signature—bent lamination, where thin pieces of wood are glued together and clamped into shape. It comes to MAG from Temple B'rith Kodesh in Brighton, whose congregation wanted the work kept in the community but in a more protected setting.
Work taken off view in April 2011.


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Furloughs and Leave
I. Freshman Leave Procedures
I. Sign-In and Sign-Out
· Sign-Out electronically.
· Plan your time to ensure a timely return to campus.
· Read the White Book Leave Procedures online before taking leave and make sure you are conduct and academically proficient before signing an official statement attesting to that fact.
· Plan a safe, sober return.
· Plan on returning early—something always causes delays.
II. Uniform
· Wear the proper uniform when you leave and stay in it.
· Only wear your leave uniform, except while at the beach
(No civies, PTs, or duty allowed).
III. Tips
· Use the buddy system: Always look out for your buddy; don't let your buddy get into trouble; and have a buddy who can get you home safely.
· If over 21 years of age, drink responsibly, if at all. Do NOT drink underage.
· Do NOT go places that appear to be questionable in terms of your reputation and/or safety. Learn about safe/unsafe areas.
· Remember to have the phone number of your First Sergeant and CALL him or her if you are in trouble.
· Do NOT break any laws.
· Do NOT argue with anyone.
· Do NOT use a fake ID—that is an Honor Violation
IV. Lasting Impressions
· Remember that you represent yourself, your family, and The Citadel at all times.
· Remember that you not only represent The Citadel but also all of its alumni at all times.
· Remember not to disgrace The Citadel or the uniform—be proud of who you are and where you attend college.
Submitted by LTC Sberna
PURPOSE: The following outlines the dates and times of leaves and furloughs/breaks for members of the Corps of Cadets for the upcoming school year. Cadets and their families are to use this information to plan travel arrangements and personal events.
1. Requests to leave earlier or return later than times/dates shown will not normally be approved. If there is a request for a special exception to policy, cadets must get a special leave approved by the appropriate Battalion Tactical Officer BEFORE any travel plans are made or airline tickets purchased. Furlough and leave for the Corps of Cadets is scheduled as follows:
THANKSGIVING BREAK: Cadets may leave after their last class on Friday, 20 November. Cadets must have their room inspected before they leave. The furlough begins Friday, 20 November and ends 2100 hours (9:00 p.m.), Sunday, 29 November 2015.
WINTER FURLOUGH: Cadets may depart immediately after their last examination. Cadets must have their room inspected before they leave and MUST depart no later than, Wednesday, 16 December 2015 and must return no later than 2100 hours (9:00 p.m.), Sunday, 10 January 2016.
SPRING BREAK: Cadets may leave after their last class on Friday, 25 March 2016, but cadets must have their room inspected before they leave. They must return no later than 2100 hours (9:00 p.m.), Sunday, 3 April 2016 .
SUMMER FURLOUGH: Cadets may depart on Saturday, 7 May 2016, after their room has been inspected. Some cadets may have a cadet detail in support of graduation and may not leave until after detail completion, Saturday, 7 May 2016. Cadets will not be allowed to depart early for summer jobs, active duty, training, proms, medical appointments, "help move," etc. If a cadet has a legitimate request for an exception, he/she MUST get the leave request approved PRIOR to making plans to leave. DO NOT PURCHASE PLANE OR BUS TICKETS UNTIL THE LEAVE IS APPROVED. This allows you 10 months to make arrangements.
2. Cadets will be able to make travel arrangements once they have their class or exam schedule. Travel plans, whether by public conveyance or with a fellow cadet, should be made well in advance of each furlough/break. Exceptions to times for furloughs/breaks or other leaves will not be made because of travel arrangements. NO CADET WILL DEPART PRIOR TO TACTICAL OFFICER ROOM INSPECTION FOR ALL FURLOUGHS/BREAKS.
3. OVERNIGHT AND WEEKEND LEAVES: Cadets are authorized Overnight and Weekend Leaves, based on Academic, Physical, and Conduct Proficiency. The proper planning of these leaves is an important part of the cadet system. There will be no exceptions to the allotted number unless an extreme emergency occurs. Fourth-Class Cadets are not authorized Overnight and Weekend leaves during the first semester, to include Parent's Day. They are authorized one Overnight and one Weekend Leave during the second semester, if they are Academic, Physical, and Conduct Proficient. CADETS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO MISS SCHEDULED CLASSES TO PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING. Cadets are not authorized to depart on weekends until after the Friday Afternoon Parade.
4. MEDICAL AND DENTAL APPOINTMENTS: Cadets MUST make all medical and dental appointments through the Citadel Surgeon. Any request for medical leave must be approved in advance by the Citadel Surgeon (located in The Citadel Infirmary). If a cadet wishes to see a doctor or dentist outside the Charleston Area, he/she should plan to do so in conjunction with an ALLOTTED OVERNIGHT OR WEEKEND. CADETS WILL NOT DEPART UNTIL AFTER PARADE ON FRIDAY, AND WILL NOT MISS A SATURDAY MORNING INSPECTION. EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCIES. APPOINTMENTS SHOULD BE SCHEDULED DURING FALL, WINTER, SPRING OR SUMMER FURLOUGHS/BREAKS.
5. PHYSICAL FITNESS: As a reminder, cadets of all classes will be required to take the Physical Fitness Test and meet height and weight standards upon return to The Citadel. In addition, all Fourth-Class Cadets must meet entrance height and weight standards in order to matriculate or be granted an appropriate waiver by the College. Those Upper Class Cadets not meeting the referenced standards are subject to being Physical Deficient upon return resulting in the loss of privileges and rank. In addition, physically deficient seniors will not participate in the Ring Ceremony or Graduation activities, to include the Graduation Ceremony.
III. Thanksgiving Break Procedures
Leaving Campus:
1. If you need your suitcase or any other belongings out of Central Supply, do it early.
2. Pack the night before; don't wait until the last minute.
3. Room Inspection Before Departure:
A. Each Company will assign someone to check your room.
B. You will get a slip that includes all of the items that must be checked.
C. Your room must be in MRI order—get it ready, now!
D. You must lock your windows.
E. Turn off the water by pushing in the button under the sink.
F. Unplug power strips under your desk—turn off desk.
G. Some Companies will check your room on Thursday night—ask!
H. Lock up everything—take laptops and anything of value home!
4. Leave in Salt and Pepper
A. Because of time restraints, you can wear your Salt and Pepper to your last class.
B. If driving, you can change after you have travelled 25 miles from campus.
C. If flying, you can change when you arrive home.
5. Riding with Other Cadets
A. If you are at the bus stop—remember to still act like a cadet. Don't slouch or tilt your hat to one side. Be respectful of all upperclassmen!
B. If you are riding with an upperclassman from another Battalion—walk to that Battalion and wait out front at parade rest with bags on your left.
C. Remember that freshmen cannot drive on campus, so if someone wants you to get their car, an upperclassman must ride with you.
D. Don't drive if you are sleepy! Make sure the driver has had enough rest.
6. Remember to Sign Out Properly!
Returning to Campus:
1. Come back early! If everyone needs to be back by 2100, you come back at 1700/1800 hours.
2. Gates open at 1300.
3. Have the proper haircut and shave when you return.
4. Have your brass shined and clothes pressed.