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Financial follies update: Discover Card pays deceptive marketing penalty
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has posted a press release on a joint enforcement action with the FDIC against Discover Card and Discover Bank. The story broke last week after Discover Card admitted to investors that it, like Capital One previously, had been caught allegedly charging consumers for what every consumer advocate considers useless, over-priced ($6-16/month or more) junk credit insurance or debt cancellation ("who will pay your credit card if you die, get sick, get laid off?") and credit monitoring add-ons ("stop identity theft!") that consumers didn't actually buy, but still were billed for on their credit card bills. Discover Card has agreed to pay a $14 million civil penalty to the CFPB and FDIC, plus refund over $200 million to ripped-off consumers. After the CFPB and another regulator, the OCC, dinged Capital One in July for similar alleged practices, we noted that "more credit card banks quit evil ways," as other banks got out of the tawdry biz.
From the CFPB: The joint investigation concerned deceptive telemarketing and sales tactics used by Discover to mislead consumers into paying for various credit card "add-on products" – payment protection, credit score tracking, identity theft protection, and wallet protection.[...] Because of the misleading language in the scripts and the actions of Discover's telemarketers, consumers were: Misled about the fact that there was a charge for the products; [...] Misled about whether they had purchased the products; [...] Enrolled without their consent; [and...] Withheld material information about eligibility requirements for certain benefits.
As in the Capital One case, Discover victims will get automatic refunds. They don't need to do anything.
In other weekend financial follies: More evidence that the new OCC is finally bringing its A game to its consumer law responsibilities, as it did in its Capital One joint enforcement action with CFPB, rather than just mailing it in, at best, as it did for many years. Our colleagues at the National Consumer Law Center report that "Banking Regulator Slams Urban Trust Bank, Issuer of Prepaid Card Payday Loans: OCC Finds Legal Violations and Unsafe Banking Practices:"
From NCLC: The government overseer of large banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), has found "violations of law and regulations and unsafe and unsound banking practices" by Florida-based Urban Trust Bank (UTB) [OCC agreement with UTB], the issuer of the Insight prepaid cards used by the payday lender CheckSmart to evade state payday and usury laws. The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) detailed extensive legal problems with the bank's prepaid card payday loans in a letter sent by NCLC, the Center for Responsible Lending, and the Consumer Federation of America to the OCC in May. The OCC responded that the consumer groups' letter "raises several troubling concerns," including "that the prepaid cards are sold in cooperation with a major payday lender" and have "characteristics similar to predatory payday loans."
As we have previously noted, the OCC is under new management that recognizes that its job is to enforce the laws, not simply play golf with bankers, preempt state laws or sit second chair in bank lawsuits against states or consumers. Good to see another OCC action against unfair marketplace practices by a bank. As an example, back when it was the only regulator of most big banks, and it was under bank-friendly management, the OCC, on the very, very rare cases when it ordered restitution, usually required consumers to jump about like trained monkeys to get their money back, else the penalty simply reverted to the bank. See pages 31-33 of this joint consumer brief for a discussion related to the OCC having requiring victims of Wachovia abuses in 2008 to use an onerous process it ultimately was forced to change two years later).
Follies Continue: Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal's Robin Sidel reports in her story:""Free" Checking Costs More" that bankrate.com finds that it is harder to get free checking as more big banks impose fees. Our PIRG Bank Fee Tips will help you shop around.
More Follies: Finally, in other credit card news, Fortune reports that despite record low borrowing rates for banks from the Fed, banks still impose high credit card interest rates on consumers. However, as I note to the reporter:
Another suspect is the Card Act, which was passed in 2009 and makes it harder for banks to charge card customers hidden fees. "It's a real 12%, instead of a fake 6% that really turns out to be 32% when you add in all the fees," says Ed Mierzwinski, who is head of consumer issues at the Public Interest Research Group, and a frequent critic of the credit card industry. "Interest rates are higher because the card act is working."
And that's this weekend's financial follies.
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You'd think I would be sick of all these weird GTAIV mod videos, but nope. Not when they've got giraffes in them.
Where the rest of the internet is fascinated by either tits or cats, it's the noble giraffe that's closest to our hearts. So videos of giraffes tearing up Liberty City in stolen cars? They are things of wonder.
It's a long video, but stick with it. It gets more wonderful the longer it goes on.
Grand Theft Auto IV - Giraffe (MOD) HD [YouTube, via TDW]

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Improving the resilience of dryland communities to the impacts of severe droughts is what the 'Building Drought Resilience' project in the Upper Aswa sub-catchment in Northern Uganda is all about.
The three-year project (2011-2014) aims at supporting communities in improving their resilience to drought both from an environmental and a socio-economic point of view. The majority of the population in this area has recently resettled after a long period of displacement caused by the 20-year long war that tormented Northern Uganda.
With limited livelihoods to rely on, people engaged in subsistence agriculture, resorting to cultivate along streams, wetlands and even in river beds due to the low fertility of the soil. This has caused not only a severe deterioration of the catchment, but also tensions among the different water users, i.e. domestic, cattle keeping and agricultural. Poverty has also been a major driver behind the cutting of shea butter trees, an activity predominantly oriented to the production and sell of charcoal as an income option. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this Shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is classified as vulnerable and in urgent need of conservation.
In order to support these communities to improve their livelihoods without compromising their natural resource base, IUCN introduced a revolving fund: the Community Environment Conservation Fund (CECF). Each village is assigned a fixed amount to enable its members to access micro credit, on condition of the community's commitment to the sustainable management of natural resources within their territory. In particular, appropriate actions were to be carried out in 3 priority areas, i.e. management of water sources, river/stream banks restoration, and re-vegetation of the micro-catchments.
The fund is managed with the involvement of the entire community, so as to guarantee transparency and accountability, and is structured in a way to ensure that no community member is marginalized or excluded.
Even though the revolving fund has been operational for 3 to 6 months, depending on the parish, people can already see positive changes from its implementation. "I borrowed 90 000 Ush ($ 35) from the fund" says Kenneth, a 30 year old farmer from Arwotngo Parish. "With this money, I bought some rice seeds and timber for carpentry. I sold the furniture I crafted, and with that profit I was able to pay some medical expenses I had for malaria. I can see a great difference if I look at how my life was before: in the past, no one was supporting me in overcoming difficulties".
The project is reported to have brought positive impacts not only at household level, but on the communities as a whole. In all six project parishes, tree cutting for charcoal has been stopped or considerably reduced, and instead, tree nurseries are managed as a means to support reforestation of the micro-catchments, and as an alternative income for the villagers.
Communities are also engaged in stream bank restoration and in keeping their water sources clean and fenced, so as to preserve the quantity and quality of the water resources they rely on. Thanks to the participatory activities and monthly meetings, social cohesion has also increased. "Before the project people had no time to meet and share ideas", notices Lawrence. "Now, thanks to the periodical meetings and the activities carried out together, community members managed to create better and more friendly relationships, they share more, and misunderstandings are less common".
The Community Environment Conservation Fund (CECF) has only started functioning recently and more time is needed to assess the impacts on the involved communities and their environment. "I've just borrowed the money from the fund and used it to buy gee nut seedlings. I have to wait some 4 months for them to grow and hopefully sell the produce", says Molloy, a young woman from Orit. "However, I can already say the project brought a lot of change in my life: now I have hope and can foresee a better future".
This article was written by Elisa Calliari, scholar from Associazione Giovanni Lorenzin, and affiliate to the Euro- Mediterranean Center on Climate Change and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM).
The Community Environment Conservation Fund (CECF) has so far been disbursed to 98 villages, translating into 2,426 households engaged in ecosystem restoration. As a result, a total of 109.9km (out of over 350km) of the Aswa river and its tributaries have been demarcated, and are under natural regeneration to enhance ecological and socio-economic benefits. To promote availability of, and access to, clean and safe water, 196 water sources have been protected. To diversify livelihood options and re-vegetate the degraded catchments, communities have established tree nurseries with a capacity of over 400,000 seedlings.
The 'Building Drought Resilience' (BDR) project in the Upper Aswa basin (Upper Nile water management zone, Uganda) and Lower Tana Basin (Kenya) is funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation and is being implemented in partnership with the Directorate of Water Resources Management in the Ministry of Water and Environment.
For more information, please contact Robert Bagyenda, Programme Officer Water & Wetlands, IUCN Kampala: firstname.lastname@example.com; or Barbara Nakangu, Head of the IUCN Uganda Office: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Uncover the beauty of Kenya's game parks, lakes and mountains on this 7-day classic safari.
Travel to the three most beautiful regions in Kenya while staying in romantic and classic safari camps. Discover the open plains of the Masai Mara, which are great for year-round game viewing and popular for the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra.
Explore the shores of Lake Nakuru - home to buffalo and hippo - before visiting Amboseli to explore its network of swamps and wetlands in search of the Big 5 and other wildlife.


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Boulder Home Pushes for Zero
A version of this article appears in the November/December 2006 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
November 01, 2006
The Solar Harvest home, built by Boulder-based Ecofutures Building, Incorporated, has been gaining a lot of recognition lately--and for good reason. By achieving 97.7 out of 100 points in an Energy Star audit, it stands as the most energy-efficient house in Colorado. Its the first house in Boulder to pass construction and heating codes without being required to have an electric or gas backup heating system. And it recently won the Colorado Renewable Energy Societys Renewable Energy in Buildings award in the General Housing category. Built in late fall 2005, the Solar Harvest produces as much energy as it consumes, using only solar energy. Eric Doub, the designer and builder of Solar Harvest as well as the president of EcoFutures, says that by meeting this net zero-energy goal, we are striving to build a house that will be affordable and viable 100 years from now, when who knows how much natural gas—and electricity—will cost. The spacious two-story home (with 4,585 ft2 of conditioned space) has five bedrooms and two guest suites, as well 400 ft2 unfinished garage and a 600 ft2 unfinished carport. The wood-framed home relies on a mix of energy efficiency, renewable technologies, and conservation measures to ...
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About Miles Harrop
Miles is a behavioural strategist, ex-personal trainer and gym owner. Miles has with more than 25 years of experience in transforming people physically and mentally.
With a strong background in the fitness industry and business coaching, Miles has taught thousands of people how to change their bodies, their minds and their lives.


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Apple's iOS 6 call and notification avoidance feature, Do Not Disturb, has stopped working properly, and here's the kicker: Apple has no plans to proactively fix it. I noticed this firsthand when Jan. 1, 2013 rolled by and the little crescent moon icon iOS 6 employs to indicate DND is active didn't disappear from my iPhone 5's top bar, stubbornly stuck just to the left of the clock.
DND is supposed to disable itself automatically, blinking on or off at times appointed by you in your iPhone or iPad's settings. I have mine queued to smother incoming beeps, buzzes and bloops from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
But Jan. 1, 2013 was apparently too much for iOS 6 to handle. DND now requires manual activation and deactivation if you want to insulate yourself from your iOS device's notification chatter during a given period.
Hello ghost of Y2K past (give or take a decade), and the funny thing is, Apple — while acknowledging the problem exists in a support document titled "iOS 6: Do Not Disturb mode stays on after scheduled time" — hasn't announced plans to do a thing about it.
"After January 1st, 2013, Do Not Disturb mode stays on past its scheduled end time," reads the problem summary, and here's the only official resolution: "Do Not Disturb scheduling feature will resume normal functionality after January 7, 2013. Before this date, you should manually turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off."
Seven days? No big deal then. But it is a little annoying as well as somewhat odd, given the bug's universality (and the sheer number of people running around with iOS 6 devices), that Apple's response hasn't been more proactive. You have to imagine a lot of people who don't keep tabs on tech news are left wondering why DND won't shut off or being rudely signaled during their nocturnal hours as emails, texts and who-knows-what-else chug away.
My wife was one of the latter, mentioning last night that DND had inexplicably stopped working when I asked her what time she was setting the alarm for. How many people are going to spend the next four days perplexed and answer-less, wondering why their iPhones and iPads are suddenly misbehaving?
Apple's so far been mum on why this happened in the first place, leaving answers to the imagination. The most sensible guess I've run across so far is probably this one by Stand Alone, Inc. mobile app developer Patrick McCarron, who noted via Twitter: "If you use a date format string of YYYY (vs yyyy) you get 2012 until 1/7 when it becomes 2013. Easy mistake to make, I have."
It's not the first time iOS has had trouble with dates, either. iOS 4 had a few notorious zingers — one in late 2010 triggered by daylight savings that caused alarms to squawk an hour too late or too soon, and another in January 2011 that had the opposite effect of the DND bug, causing certain types of alarms to stop going off at all.
Since it's not the first time iOS has been bamboozled by the annual turnover, I'll probably hedge my bets with a secondary alarm source when New Year's Day 2014 rolls around.


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Downing Street Playground
Sir Winston Churchill Square
This garden and sitting area borders Downing Street and the west side of Sixth Avenue. It was named by Parks in honor of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), whose official residence, located at 10 Downing Street in London, shares the name of one of the streets bordering this square. Churchill's speeches from his official residence at London's 10 Downing Street inspired the world during some of the twentieth century's darkest hours during World War II. He is one of only three people made an honorary citizen of the United States by Congress. The others are Raoul Wallenberg and the Marquis de Lafayette.
Sir Winston Churchill's career as an author, journalist, painter, politician and statesman spanned the late nineteenth century and a good deal of the twentieth century. Born on November 30, 1874, Churchill was the eldest son of Lord Randolph and Lady Jeannette Churchill. His mother, formerly Jeanette Jerome (1854-1921) was a New Yorker, a fact of which Winston was deeply proud. After graduating from the Royal Military College, Churchill was commissioned into the Royal Army in 1894. Five years later, as a war correspondent in the Boer War, he was captured. Following his subsequent escape, Churchill became a national hero, a role he would cultivate for the next sixty years through ceaseless, extraordinary service in the British government.
Churchill is best known for his role as Prime Minister of England during World War II. Always wary of the Nazi power, he refused to make peace until Hitler was defeated, a decision which proved instrumental to the ultimate Allied victory. His fortitude and wisdom in the War incidentally earned him the ultimate New York City honor, a ticker-tape parade up Broadway in 1946. That same year, on a visit to Fulton, Missouri, Churchill coined the phrase "Iron Curtain" in reference to the Soviet Union's expansionist tendencies.
In 1953, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his writing and oratory, and in 1963, he was declared an honorary U.S. citizen by an Act of Congress. Although he refused a peerage, his wife, Clementine Ogilvy Hozier, whom he married in 1908, accepted one in 1965 for her public service. A member of parliament until the year before his death, Churchill will forever hold a place in annals of twentieth century history, for his vitality, imagination, boldness, and most of all, his ability to lead the world into peace.
Parks purchased this .05-acre parcel in 1943. The sitting area, designed by George Vellonakis, was rebuilt from 1998 to 1999 to incorporate garden spaces, a pedestal mounted armillary and a decorative, gated iron fence. The Bedford Downing Block Association continues to be an important force behind the maintenance and upkeep of Churchill Square, ensuring that it remains the peaceful oasis that it is now for years to come.
Directions to Downing Street Playground
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"Snowdrift Can With Daisies"
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EMEP Strategies
The Revised Strategy for EMEP 2010-2019
The Revised Strategy for EMEP 2010-2019 was adopted by the Executive Body in December 2012 to serve the work under the Convention better, following the adoption of the Long-term strategy for the Convention and the Action Plan for its implementation.
As set out in the strategy EMEP will continue to represent the main science-based and policy-driven instrument for international cooperation in atmospheric monitoring and modelling, emission inventories and projections, and integrated assessment to help solve transboundary air pollution problems in Europe.
In order to achieve its mission, EMEP builds on and seeks to develop, maintain and implement methods and tools that support the achievement of goals in the following areas:
(a) Science: EMEP establishes sound scientific evidence and provides guidance to underpin, develop and evaluate environmental policies;
(b) Partnership: EMEP fosters international partnership to find solutions to environmental problems;
(c) Openness: EMEP encourages the open use of intellectual resources and products;
(d) Sharing: EMEP is transparent and shares information and expertise with research programmes, expert institutions, national and international organizations, and environmental agreements;
(e) Organization: EMEP is organized to integrate information on emissions, environmental quality, effects and abatement options, and to provide the basis for solutions;
(f) Leadership: EMEP supports the Convention in providing leadership in environmental policymaking at the European level, as well as nationally and globally.
The EMEP Monitoring Strategy 2010-2019
The EMEP Monitoring Strategy 2010-2019 was developed by the EMEP centres in close cooperation with the Parties through the Task Force on Measurements and Modelling. The Executive Body approved the document in December 2009.
EMEP monitoring should be designed to support the achievement of the main objectives of EMEP. In view of the considerations outlined in the EMEP Strategy, the monitoring programme should ensure:
(a) Sufficient ongoing long-term monitoring of concentrations and deposition fluxes to test the effectiveness of the Convention's protocols as well as other European policies;
(b) Adequate spatial coverage in new EMEP areas as well as in areas that have been insufficiently covered up to now;
(c) Sufficient temporal resolution that will allow investigation of atmospheric processes and model improvements as well as analysis of individual pollution events important in relation to human health and ecosystem impacts;
(d) Co-located and concurrent monitoring of all relevant components and adoption of standard methodologies and adequate quality assurance procedures;
(e) Conduct of monitoring in an affordable way for all Parties, particularly those with economic limitations, but at the same time in a way that takes advantages of the scientific development and emerging capabilities at the national level.


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The Best African American Actors in Film
List Rules Only male actors.
From any era and genre, these are the greatest African American actors in film history, ranked by the community to determine who is the best African American actor of all time. These top black actors are the best of the best and many are also among the best living actors today. From those who have portrayed classic black characters, to award winning actors, only the best African American male actors are on this list. (Click here to vote on the best black actresses.)
Who are the greatest African American actors in film? From Oscar winners like Denzel Washington, classic actors like Sidney Poitier, and other names such as Terrence Howard, each of the famous black actors on this list has earned his place with an excellent body of work and memorable performances. Some African American comedians and rappers are also on this list, having found success in the world of film as well.
The black male actors that are featured on this list include some of the best actors of all time including, Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover, and Eddie Murphy. Of course, you'll also find young black actors who've recently risen to the top. Is the African American actor you think is best not on the list? Add him to make a truly comprehensive list to determine the best African American actors in film history.


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18 HASKINS & SELLS March
Grammatical Construction and the Use of Words in Accountants'
By J . M . PALEN, of the New York Office
GEORGE BURTON HOTCHKISS has
written a book on business correspondence
which is built around what
he calls the "Five C's" of business English.
These five C's are, in the order of their
relative importance, clearness, correctness,
conciseness, courtesy, and character. Of
course, the book deals principally with
sales letters and other letters whose principal
object is the getting of business,
but these five C's are just as important
in the accountant's report as in any other
form of business correspondence.
It is true, however, that courtesy and
character are comparatively easy to attain
in the formal report, and for that reason
much time need not be devoted to
their discussion.
Courtesy requires the use of tact in making
criticisms and recommendations. Of
course, we can never withhold important
truths, however unpalatable they may be,
but where it is necessary to criticize we
may do so in as inoffensive a manner as
is consistent with truthfulness.
The character desired in a report is
that obtained by the use of a dignified,
impersonal tone. Outside the presentation,
never use the words you or your. Do
hot say "your books show," say "the
books show," or, if necessary to specify
further, "the books of the company";
say "employes of the company," not
"your employes"; and "Mr. John Logan,
secretary of the company," not "your
As much as is possible, the use of the
word "we" should be avoided. In many
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Harry Redknapp: 'Roy Hodgson is better qualified than me to manage England'
Harry Redknapp has admitted the Football Association made a "good choice" to appoint Roy Hodgson as England boss ahead of him.
Redknapp on Wednesday night moved to play down any notion of a rift with Hodgson, after it was revealed last week that he did not trust the FA to "show me a good manager if their lives depended on it".
The comments were made public when his book was serialised in a national newspaper, with the suggestion Redknapp retained some bitterness after Hodgson was preferred to him when the FA appointed a successor to Fabio Capello last year.
Redknapp has denied any ill feeling, suggesting instead Hodgson was "better qualified", and congratulated the 66-year-old after he steered England to next summer's World Cup finals with a 2-0 win over Poland on Tuesday night.
"They made a good choice. Roy's an excellent manager and nobody disputes that," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Looking at it he was better equipped and better qualified, maybe at international level, than I was.
"I don't want to dispute that. He's a very well-qualified guy.
"I haven't got a problem with Roy. I'm delighted he's doing well and no one is disputing the choice of Roy as manager. I really am not."
Redknapp does, however, believe some of Hodgson's predecessors were "lucky to manage England" as he maintained his criticism of the FA.
The QPR boss believes Hodgson is one of the FA's few successful appointments in the past two decades and said more former players and coaches needed to be involved in the halls of power.
"All I'm saying is I do believe the FA in general they need more football people involved," he said.
"They have picked a few managers in the last 20-odd years or so who were lucky to manage England."
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My Hair Is Like Your Freckles
Maybe they saw in me a natural Afro wearing, gun-toting woman, in the same way that First Lady Michelle Obama was satirized on the New Yorker Magazine in July of 2008. Had they talked up a revolution on my behalf?
[Hair Stories]
The verdict? "Inappropriate work hair."
I wasn't trying to make a statement with my hair. I really wasn't.
But my large, curly, natural coif made its debut appearance at Court TV in October of 1995, sandwiched between the Million Man March and the verdict in the OJ Simpson trial. At the height of the debate, at the intersection history and analysis, race punctuated everything, and my hair, entangled in history, was an exclamation point to some.
I was told by a co-worker some water cooler coif controllers thought my hair was "inappropriate."
Maybe they saw in me a natural Afro wearing, gun-toting woman, in the same way that First Lady Michelle Obama was satirized on the New Yorker Magazine in July of 2008. Had they talked up a revolution on my behalf?
Over the years, I have always been unencumbered by any reaction to my natural hair because I have always had reactions. It is a sad observation, but one you can prepare for. Like OJ Simpson and the Million Man March, people regardless of race, will have something to say about your hair, especially if it's natural.
While I was never told at that work place exactly who thought my hair was inappropriate, I simply told the messenger that like freckles or birthmarks, as God's perfect plan would have it, my hair wasn't going to grow out of my scalp any other way which made it aptly appropriate for me. I then welcomed the opportunity to politely discuss my hair with whoever was interested.
I never got any more messages about my hair. Most likely because my hair is so inextricably intertwined in race, it took a back burner to the other race topics of the day. More than a million men had, after all, marched peacefully in Washington, D.C. and OJ Simpson was set free.
It's your hair. Don't get into the habit of letting others define you or, little by little, you will eventually give up control of yourself. And that would be highly inappropriate.
Black Star columnist Candace Kelley is an Emmy-nominated journalist who has been natural for over 30 years. She also serves as the Creative Director or for the Follicle Chronicles
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GalileoMobile Completes Exciting Journey
30 November 2009
After almost two months of life-changing experiences, bringing the excitement of astronomy to young children in Chile, Bolivia and Peru, the journey of the GalileoMobile Project has come to an end.
As illustrated in this image, the astronomers and educators in the Galilomobile team visited numerous schools and villages during their expedition, engaging young students in educational activities about astronomy and science, and offering amazing stargazing opportunities to the local communities, in a region with one of the clearest skies on Earth.
Last week the team visited ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), then continued to Taltal, the closest town to the VLT's home, Cerro Paranal. Around sunset on 26 November, the GalileoMobile team showed the community of Taltal the highlights of the whole voyage, a voyage that covered around 5000 kilometres through the Andes. The GalileoMobile was received with great enthusiasm by the people of Taltal. Hundreds of students took part to a ceremony that took place in the main square in Taltal, led by Guillermo Hidalgo, the town's Mayor. The event ended up with a massive star party, which marked the perfect closing of this Special Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
The GalileoMobile is supported by the European Southern Observatory, whose host country is Chile, the Max Planck Society (MPG/MPE/MPA/MPS), NORDITA, Regione Molise and the Optical Society of America.
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JERUSALEM Israel stepped up its 20-day-old offensive against the Islamic group Hamas on Thursday, shelling the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and other buildings in central Gaza. The strikes intensified condemnation of Israel, already heated because of the number of civilian deaths, and further strained fraught relations with the agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees.
The strike, which Israel said was in response to enemy fire, came even as Israeli officials indicated some progress in the Egyptian-brokered cease-fire talks. The Israeli foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, left for the United States late on Thursday, seeking an internationally guaranteed mechanism to stop arms smuggling into Gaza through Egypt.
But Israel tightened the military pressure on Hamas on Thursday, perhaps to push it closer to a cease-fire that would meet the Israeli aim of stopping Hamas rocket fire into Israel.
A senior Hamas leader, Said Siam, was killed along with his brother and his son when Israel bombed the house that they were in. Mr. Siam was the powerful interior minister of the Hamas-run government in Gaza and the overall chief of its security forces, a significant blow for Hamas days after Israel indicated that its military structure remained largely intact.
Hamas, meanwhile, fired off about 25 mortar shells and rockets, seriously wounding a 7-year-old Israeli boy in the city of Beersheba.
The strike against the United Nations headquarters wounded three people, destroying with three shells a warehouse full of hundreds of tons of food and medicine, said John Ging, director of United Nations operations in the area.
The incident, a week after some 40 people were reported killed when an Israeli mortar shell struck near a United Nations school, underscored the difficult relations between Israel and the United Nations that stretch back to Israel's founding.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations, in Jerusalem to discuss possible cease-fire terms, expressed "strong protest and outrage" and demanded an investigation.
But Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, on Thursday justified the attack on the refugee agency headquarters, saying that Hamas militants had fired at Israeli forces from within the compound.
"Surely," said Mark Regev, a spokesman for Mr. Olmert, the refugee agency "understands that Israel cannot give immunity to terrorists because they are working from within, or adjacent to, a United Nations compound."
United Nations officials vehemently denied the allegations. Mr. Ging, as he often has during the war, denounced Israel in extended televised interviews and questioned why Israeli liaison officers had never mentioned Hamas activity in the area, even though he said they were in constant contact.
"They should tell us if there are militants operating in our compound or in our area," he said. "The fact that they don't, we take that as indicative of the fact that there wasn't."
Over many decades, Israel has questioned the neutrality of many of the organization's branches and complained of institutional bias. While both sides have been making efforts in recent years to work more constructively together, Thursday's incident served to pry open the divide.
Adding to the tensions, the United Nations General Assembly convened an emergency session on the Israeli offensive in Gaza with its president, Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, accusing Israel of violating international law and using "disproportionate military force."
Even though modern Israel came into existence months after a historic General Assembly voted in 1947 to partition Mandatory Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, the country's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, famously wrote off the United Nations in the 1950s, using its Hebrew acronym to dismiss it as "UM, shmum."
Describing some of the abiding challenges, Israeli officials note that the same 21 anti-Israel resolutions are passed by an automatic majority in the General Assembly every year. "That is before we've done anything," one official said.
When it comes to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, Israel is in a special bind. On one hand Israeli officials say they recognize the vital role of the organization that provides food and other assistance to hundreds of thousands of Gaza's poor.
On the other hand, the agency is often accused by critics in Israel and beyond of perpetuating the Palestinian refugee problem, being the only United Nations branch dedicated to a specific refugee population whose numbers, according to the agency's criteria, constantly grow.
The attack on the compound underscored mutual suspicions and inherent antipathy on both sides.
Christopher Gunness, a spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, said that in a meeting with its representatives on Thursday, Israeli Army representatives "privately admitted" that the source of the militants' fire was several hundred yards away from the compound.
"With every false allegation, the credibility of those accusing us is incrementally diminished," Mr. Gunness said.
Citing agency representatives who were present during the attack, Mr. Gunness said three white phosphorus shells had hit the compound, causing fires that raged for hours, an allegation to which the Israeli military did not respond.
White phosphorus is a standard, legal weapon in armies, long used as a way to light up an area or to create a thick white smoke screen to obscure troop movements. While using it against civilians, or in an area where many civilians are likely to be affected, can be a violation of international law, Israel has denied using the substance improperly. On Wednesday, Hamas fired a phosphorus mortar shell into Israel, but no one was hurt.
In Israel, there is parallel outrage that the world is not vociferously protesting how Hamas uses civilians and civilian institutions in Gaza as a shield.
Yigal Palmor, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman, went further, saying that most of the United Nations agency's staff in Gaza were local Palestinians and alleging that a "large part are affiliated one way or another with Hamas."
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli campaign so far, about 40 percent of them women and children, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health; Israel says only a quarter may be civilians. Three Israeli civilians have been killed in rocket attacks and 10 soldiers have died during the current campaign.
Witnesses said Thursday's military push into Gaza City sent thousands of panicked residents fleeing from their homes.
Among other buildings hit in the center of the city was one occupied by several media organizations, witnesses said. Two Palestinian television camera operators were hospitalized.
As Israeli tanks took over the outlying neighborhood of Tel al-Hawa, a local hospital came under fire. In a statement on Thursday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said that Al Quds Hospital, run by the Palestine Red Crescent Society, suffered at least one direct hit and that the second floor of the hospital caught fire.
Jakob Kellenberger, the president of the Red Cross, who had just completed a three-day visit to the area, said, "It is unacceptable that wounded people receiving treatment in hospitals are put at risk."
The Israeli military did not give precise details of its latest ground operations in Gaza City on Thursday, but a spokesman said that "fierce fighting" was under way "relatively deep inside Gaza."
The military escalation may have been aimed at stepping up pressure on Hamas as Egyptian-brokered cease-fire talks entered a pivotal stage.
A senior Israeli Defense Ministry official, Amos Gilad, returned from talks in Cairo on Thursday to report to the Israeli leadership.
Though Israel had yet to relay its official response to the latest proposals, Egyptian television reported that Israel had agreed in principle to a truce plan, pending some clarifications. Hamas is also demanding some clarifications, the group's officials have said.
Mr. Regev, the Olmert spokesman, said Thursday that Israel was "trying to find a durable solution."
"Hopefully," he said, "that durable solution seems closer than ever before."
Confirming the air raid that killed Said Siam, the Israeli military described him in a statement as "a zealous extremist who liaised directly with Hamas's military wing and the terror organization's senior leadership in Gaza and abroad." It said that his brother, Iyad, was his "right-hand man."
According to witnesses and hospital officials, four members of a family in a building next door to the Siams were also killed in the Israeli raid.
Iran Leader Assails Israel
TEHRAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran denounced the Israeli offensive in Gaza on Thursday, and he called on President-elect Barack Obama to take a different approach in American-Iranian relations.
"People in Gaza have won," Mr. Ahmadinejad said in a news conference. "They fulfilled their duty in defending their dignity and honor."
"This is the victory of humanity against barbarism," he added.
Mr. Ahmadinejad also urged Mr. Obama to adopt a new policy toward Iran, saying that Iran did not appreciate what he characterized as the carrot-and-stick approach followed by the Bush administration. "I don't consider the policy of carrot-and-stick respectful," he said. "People welcome policies that are based on respect and friendship."


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The Wabash 13 & 14 year old all star team was taking on Peru in the best 2 out of 3 for the district title this weekend. After winning a close 7-6 game on Friday, Wabash turned on the jets Saturday, using two big innings in a 23-3 win to claim the title.
Down 3-2 heading to the third, starting pitcher Kory Fuller found his groove to shut down Peru, letting his offense do the work in the bottom of the inning. Wabash collected nine hits in the inning, taking advantage of walks and Peru errors to plate 12 runs to take a commanding 14-3 lead.
In the fourth Fuller would strike out two of the three batters he faced to set the tone for the inning. Wabash again exploded, scoring 9 runs on 9 hits to blow the game open at 23-3.
Neither team would score in the fifth, with the 10 run rule taking effect to end the game.
Members of the team are Luke Proctor, Caleb Kelsheimer, Matt Cox, Blake Martz, Bobby Mettler, Reece Sammons, Peyton Trexler, Braxton Rowley, Kory Fuller, Austin Vinopal, Braydon Lassiter, Trevor Pelphrey.
The team is managed by Dan Mathews, with coaches Steve Furnas, Rod Cox, Kent Lassiter.
Wabash now heads to the state tournament.
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Huawei reinforces its claim to the smartphone photography crown with the new P30 Pro
Key points:
- Quadruple cameras: three photo cameras plus a ToF (Time Of Flight) 3D sensing camera
- No more mono camera
- Radical new SuperSpectrum 40MP camera sensor enables remarkable low light capability
- Longer 125mm (5x) telephoto lens thanks to clever folded optics
- Mate 20 Pro style 16mm (0.6x) ultra wide-angle lens
- Almost 100% 6.5 inch display apart from a 'tear drop' style micro-notch for the selfie-camera
- On-screen optical fingerprint sensor (don't worry it's better than the Mate 20 Pro's)
- No 3D face-sensor (Mate 20 Pro) so face-unlock will be less-efficient and less-secure
- Mate 20 Pro style extra-large 4200mAh battery and fast 40W Supercharging
- Mate 20 Pro style wireless charging with reverse charge mode
Improving on the already remarkable P20 Pro
A year ago Huawei built on its already established reputation for photography innovation in smartphones with the P20 Pro. This was the first triple-camera smartphone, featuring a 40 megapixel sensor and a mono camera, plus remarkable low-light capabilities. It also brought AI smartness to the fore.
Today, Huawei has unveiled the P30 Pro, and what a successor it is. I've had the privilege of being briefed by Huawei in advance, which included hands-on use of pre-production samples, though no images taken with these were allowed to be retained.
A radical new image sensor and a cleverly implemented telephoto camera, plus a fourth ToF camera/sensor, top the list of exciting new features the P30 Pro can boast. Here's my hands-on preview:
Seeing in the dark and that new sensor
It was widely speculated that Huawei would opt for Sony's new 38 megapixel Exmor RS IMX607, which features a modified Bayer filter array that incorporates white, as well as red, green and blue (RGB) pixel filters. White (colourless) filters increase light transmission and the effective sensitivity of the sensor.
So imagine our surprise when we were told that the P30 Pro uses a sensor that substitutes all the green filters in the Bayer array for yellow filters. Yellow filters transmit substantially more light than green filters. You could call this a RYB filter.
Huawei says this enables the effective maximum ISO sensitivity rating of the sensor to be raised from ISO 102400 on the P20 Pro and Mate 20 Pro to 409600 ISO, or two stops (EVs) extra sensitivity. That's four times more sensitivity.
To back up this seemingly outlandish claim Huawei invited us to use pre-production P30 Pros in an almost completely darkened room. Lo and behold, the P30 Pro was able to record discernable images in what appeared to be almost total darkness.
I also tried a Mate 20 Pro at the same time and virtually nothing recorded on the image.
Under those conditions the picture quality wasn't great but I'd certainly be thankful of being able to take a picture, without the need for flash, in certain circumstances, when a typical camera would be unable to.
I can't wait to see for myself if the extra sensitivity of the sensor can be harnessed to improve quality in more realistic low light shooting conditions.
You might think that using yellow instead of green Bayer Filter Array pixels would be a recipe for chromatic disaster. While we were unable to bring shots taken with the pre-production sample devices away with us to show you in this preview article, examination of the P30 Pro results in-phone at the time revealed no obvious colour anomalies.
Indeed, top pro photographer and Leica ambassador, Alex Lambrechts, who has used the older P20 Pro extensively, told me the colour and tonal quality he has been seeing in P30 Pro images is discernibly better than the P20 Pro.
We just have to find out if that's because the P30 Pro's new 6.47 inch AMOLED display is better, or maybe the camera and the display are both improved. Alex also says the photographic aperture blur/bokeh effects are processed in a more pleasing way.
What is the ToF camera for?
We've already seen a ToF camera on Huawei's sub-brand model, the Honor View20. Samsung followed this example in its Galaxy S10+.
So what is ToF? It stands for Time of Flight – think of it as a kind of radar or sonar using invisible LED or laser light, transmitted in pulses. This light is reflected back and the time it takes to return to the ToF camera sensor can be calculated in real time as a distance between the phone and whatever reflected it back to the phone.
ToF cameras are like digital cameras and they have thousands of sensor photosites and each one can record a distance value, building up a three-dimensional view of what the camera sees. And it can do this in real time.
It's really accurate and potentially better than existing optical image-reliant measuring apps, like Google Measure. You will be able to use it to measure in one and two dimensions and also three, for volume.
ToF capability will also boost the power of AR (Augmented Reality) where 3D computer-generated animated graphics are blended with a real scene.
The Honor View20 prioritises the use of its ToF camera for gaming; you can model your own body and a game can then sense your body motion for real-time avatar control.
I understand that on the P30 Pro the ToF camera aids the optical cameras to more-precisely sense object boundaries so artificial background blur/aperture algorithms make less mistakes. I suspect that the ToF camera can also assist in focusing and object/scene sensing in dark conditions.
Folded telephoto optics
The P30 Pro's extra-long 125mm (native optical 5x) equivalent telephoto lens camera would have required an unsightly lump in the phone's otherwise slimline form. Telephoto lenses, by their very nature, have to be long. So Huawei and Leica went for a folded-optics arrangement.
Folded optic lenses in other more conventional digital cameras have also been around for a long time and for the same reason, to fit a powerful telephoto lens into a slim camera body.
This means the lens elements are stacked 90 degrees between the front and back of the device. A key benefit is that there is less of a compromise on the optical design forced on engineers trying to keep the optics as short as possible.
To enable the lens to see in the same direction as the other cameras, a 90 degree prism is used at the top of the lens stack, resembling a periscope. You can tell which is the tele lens because the prism is square rather than round on the camera array.
As far as I know this is a first for a contemporary smartphone. Apple did patent a folded optic layout for an iPhone optical zoom lens a couple of years back, though it hasn't been demonstrated yet. The P30 Pro telephoto lens is a fixed-focal length lens, though seamless bybrid optical and digital zooming is possible in conjunction with the other cameras from 16mm (0.6x) to 125 mm (5x). A lower resolution 10x tele mode is also provide and there is even a 50x mode for emergency use.
The P30 Pro's telephoto camera has a resolution of 8MP, is optically stabilised (OIS) and has a native optical equivalence to a 125mm lens, or 5x the main 27mm (1x) 40MP camera lens. 10x and 50x digital zoom options are available. The ultra-wide camera is equivalent to a 16mm lens (full frame), or 0.6x.
There is another tweak to the main camera, which now has a faster (brighter) aperture of f/1.6 compared to f/1.8 on the P20 Pro and Mate 20 Pro.
Comparing the P30 Pro with the P20 Pro and the Mate 20 Pro
|P30 Pro
|P20 Pro
|Mate 20 Pro
|Screen size
|6.5 inches
|6.1 inches
|6.4 inches
|1080 x 2240
|1080 x 2240 (408ppi)
|1440 x 3120 (538 ppi)
|Curved edge display
|Camera 1
|40MP SuperSpectrum 27mm f/1.6 (1x)
|40MP 1/1.7" 27mm f/1.8 (1x)
|40MP 1/1.7" 27mm f/1.8 (1x)
|Camera 2
|20 MP 1/2.7" 16mm ultrawide f/2.2 (0.6x)
|20MP 1/2.7" 27mm f/1.6 MONO (1x)
|20 MP 1/2.7" 16mm ultrawide f/2.2 (0.6x)
|Camera 3
|8MP 135mm f/3.4 OIS (5x)
|8MP 1/4" 80mm f/2.4 OIS (3x)
|8MP 1/4" 80mm f/2.4 OIS (3x)
|ToF camera sensor
|Yes (back facing)
|Front facing proximity
|Selfie camera
|24MP 26mm f/2.0
|24MP 26mm f/2.0
|Face/selfie depth sensor
|IR dot projector
|Laser focusing
|HiSilicon Kirin 980
|HiSilicon Kirin 970
|HiSilicon Kirin 980
|4200 mAh
|4000 mAh
|4200 mAh
|Wireless charging
|15W with reverse mode
|15W with reverse mode
|Headphone socket
|Fingerprint sensor
|In-display (improved)
|Front below display
|Water/dust resistance
Other features
Fingerprint sensor
The in-screen fingerprint sensor on the Mate 20 Pro was a cool entry on the features list and a headline-grabber, but in reality it was slower and less-reliable than the P20 Pro's conventional scanner built into a button-like pad below the display.
The P30 Pro also has an in-screen fingerprint scanner but I am cautiously optimistic it has been significantly improved after trying it on a pre-production device. It's also further down the display, which – personally – I feel is a more sensible position.
I certainly hope my initial impressions are confirmed because the P30 Pro doesn't inherit the 3D face sensing IR dot projector of the Mate 20 Pro, which makes that phone fast and secure at face-unlocking, even in darkness.
The P30 Pro relies solely on the selfie-camera, which is less secure and not likely to work in low light.
The P30 Pro borrows all the power goodies from the Mate 20 Pro, including the huge 4200 mAh battery, 40W charger, wireless charging and reverse wireless charging so you can top-up other devices from your phone. With Huawei's more efficient HiSilicon Kirin 980 chip-set, more processing grunt isn't at the cost of huge battery drain.
Resolution remains at 1080 x 2240 for the AMOLED screen, which is marginally larger (6.47 inches) than the P20 Pro, so you don't get the super-fine res display of the Mate 20 Pro, but it's an impressive looking display, nonetheless.
It's also a curved-edge display, which may polarise opinion. I like this because it makes Android Pie 9 gesture navigation from the sides of the display more comfortable. However, it will severely limit your choice of screen protector options.
The Infra red transmitter or IR Blaster has been retained, however, rumours that a headphone socket had made a return are only half-correct; the lower-spec P30 (not the Pro version) gets the headphone socket.
Huawei are constantly tempting us with mesmerising new colours and the P30 Pro has a suitably cool selection, including a pearlescent white, which is my favourite.
Initial conclusion
As a photographer, the radical new RYB sensor and the folded optics 125mm telephoto, with Leica genes, is very exciting indeed. I'll post my feedback on using a production device as soon as possible; we'll be provided with a production P30 Pro for testing after today's launch event.
The loss of the P20 Pro's mono camera will frustrate some. It's a polarising issue, but my personal view is that I can convert colour to mono effectively in post-processing, with especially good results when shooting RAW. Therefore, the ultra-wide camera, first introduced with the Mate 20 Pro, is very much worth the change. But I do concede this view is not universal.
The fact that the P30 Pro gets much of what was, until now, exclusive to the Mate 20 Pro is also very welcome.
I'm also looking forward to finding out what the fourth 'camera' – the ToF camera/sensor contributes and if it makes noticeable improvements to the photographic capabilities of the P30 Pro.
There's so much to report back on! Watch this space.


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The IGI is supplied in two different ways. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (more commonly known as Mormons) submit names of their ancestors so that religious ordinances can be performed for them, and FamilySearch (sponsored by the
- go to http://www.familysearch.org
- click on the Search tab
- click on International Genealogical Index (located in a list of databases on the left side of the screen)
You will read, and most likely hear in the future, about batch numbers. The extraction program divided original records into batches to make them more easily to manage. Each batch number refers to a particular microfilm where the information was extracted from, for instance: batch number C630014 covers baptism records for Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina for the years 1792-1809, which can be found on microfilm #763313.
Warning: not all parishes have been extracted! If you search the IGI and don't find your ancestor(s) don't be discouraged. Not all records have been microfilmed, and all the records that have been microfilmed have not been extracted. If your ancestor does not appear in the IGI it means you are looking in the wrong place, his/her records have not been submitted by anyone or the records have not been extracted.
It has been difficult in the past to determine if the records for the parish where your ancestor's lived were extracted. The last published list of IGI batches done by FamilySearch is more than 10 years old. Fortunately other groups have pitched in to make our lives a little easier. The Asociación de Genealogía Hispana has begun a project to identify batch numbers for Latin American countries and Spain. The project is ongoing, and may not contain all the batch numbers that have been done, but it's the most complete one available. So far the association has identified batch numbers for Argentina, Spain, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and have begun working on Mexico. This is a great database and continues to grow, keep checking back for updates and/or contact them to see how you can participate in the project. You can access their batch number database at: http://www.hispagen.es. Please note that it is not required to have a batch number to search the IGI. It is simply a way to narrow your search and quickly find ancestors. You can search the IGI without a batch number by simply entering a first and last name and a region (this should be pretty self explanatory when you visit the site). If you do have a batch number go ahead and enter it into the indicated box.
- As a general rule (not an exact science) batch numbers starting with the following letters have the following significance:
- C = confirmations/baptisms of both males and females
- J = confirmations/baptisms of males only
- K = confirmations/baptisms of females only
- M = marriages - try searching for both the groom and bride
- Always order the microfilmed copy to view the original record. The IGI does not contain all the information that will be found in the original record. In baptism records you can normally expect to find the following additional information:
- birth date of the infant being baptized
- place of residence and/or place of birth of the child's parents
- names of both paternal and maternal grandparents
- marriage records will provide the place of birth of both the bride and groom
- This is the most important online database for Hispanic genealogy...be patient and ask for help if you need it. You can contact your area family history center or contact FamilySearch Support at: email@example.com
- FamilySearch.org is the best site for finding variant spellings of Hispanic surnames, however, you may want to try some variant spellings on your own to be thorough in your search.
- If you don't find anything on your ancestors in the IGI, try searching the Vital Records Index and the Family History Library Catalog. I will write more about these two superb resources in the future.
- Keep coming back to the blog for upcoming Skypecasts (learn more about them at http:www.skype.com). I plan to begin holding regular Skypecasts to help others with their Hispanic genealogy. The first Skypecast will be in a couple of weeks, and we will talk a lot about the IGI and other great resources found on http://www.familysearch.org


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Sony Personal 3D Viewer Model HMZ-T2
Sony released their first Personal 3D Viewer (model HMZ-T1) last year and it was a pretty solid viewer which was clear to the executives at Sony because they launched a second version of their Personal 3D viewer model HMZ-T2. They are not available in the United States yet, however you can order them from eBay for about $750 USD.
Brand: SONY
Model: HMZ-T2 Sony Personal 3D Viewer Display
Display Device OLED Panel x 2
Display Resolution 1280 x 720
Aspect Ratio 16:09
Gradation RGB 24bit
Field of View 45 degree
Virtual Image Size 750 (1905 cms) in 20m distance
Headphones Driver Unit 13.5mm Sensitivity 105dB/mW
Frequency Response 5-24000Hz
Impedance 16Ω
Maximum Input 100mW
Viewing Settings Lens Span Adjustment 5 Steps for each eyes
Sony Personal 3D Viewer 3D Ready Yes
Video Features Picture Mode Vivid, Standard, Cinema, Game, Custom Pure Image Realizer Frame Noise Reduction, Block Noise Reduction, Mosquito Noise Reduction Picture Settings Clear Black, Picture, Brightness, Colour Temperature, Sharpness 24p
True Cinema Yes
Picture Control for Dark Adaptation Yes
SBM for Video Yes
Audio Features Dolby 6ch Linear PCM 2/6ch
Virtual Surround Yes (6ch)
Preset Audio Mode Standard, Cinema, Game, Music, Off (2ch)
HDMI CEC CEC Control Play, Pause, Next, Previous, Fast-Forward, Fast-Rewind
Convenience Features Video Through Out Function Yes (available in stand-by mode)
Auto Power Off Yes (6 hours)
Wearing Sensor Yes
Prolonged Viewing Warning Yes (3 hours)
Password Function Yes
Sony Personal 3D Viewer Video Inputs and Outputs HDMI Input(s) and Output(s) 1 input (HDMI 1.4a) / 1 through-output (HDMI 1.4a) Output to Head Mounted Unit 1 output System Configurations
Head Mounted Unit Yes
Processor Unit Yes
Measurements Dimension – Head Mounted Unit (W x H x D) Approx. 187 x 104 x 254mm (with bands) Dimension – Processor Unit (W x H x D) Approx. 180 x 36 x 168mm Weight – Head Mounted Unit Approx. 330g (cable not included) Weight – Processor Unit Approx. 600g Cable Length 3.5m (between Head Mounted Unit and Processor Unit)
Power Power Voltage 100V AC, 50/60Hz (This product is made for Japan Market. It may require power transformer and/or plug adaptor for use in foreign countries.)
Power Consumption 15W Power Consumption (Stand-by Mode) 0.25W
Sony Personal 3D Viewer ACCESSORY
Supplied Accessories Start-Up Guide, Instruction Manual, AC Cable x 1, HDMI Cable (1.5m) x 1, Shield for Outside Light x 1
Sony Personal 3D Viewer Model HMZ-T2 – What the heck is it?
So what's the big deal? Well it's a headset that has two OLED (Organic LED) video screens running at 720p with an amazing six channel Sony Virtual Surround Sound System. There is a small box that handles the heavy lifting (processing) and the experience you get is completely different than a traditional in home 3D experience. It is immersive, and breath taking.
It's a modern looking very tech-oriented design that is smooth and clean. You are still going to look like a nerd wearing it, but you will be in the privacy of your own home so no one else will see you if you are concerned about such things. (I'm a nerd by default so I'd rock these out in public while on the train going into the office if I wasn't worried I'd get clubbed over the head and robbed (I live in Chicago).
You can watch movies, but you can also play GAMES with it, so there is a lot of fun to be had and the immersive feel makes old games come alive (provided they support 3D, many 2 – 3 year old games do).
Sony Personal 3D Viewer Model HMZ-T2 – Setup
Setting up the Sony Personal 3D Viewer for the first time is a bit of a hassle. The HMZ-T2 has plastic straps that wrap around the base of your head. There is a pad for your forehead and the trick is to figure out a sweet spot that positions the Personal 3D Viewer's screens properly in front of your eyes. In addition to the physical setup, there is a on screen wizard that brings you through the screen alignment setup inside the headset as well. There are also rubber blackout strips that are tasked to removing any ambient light that may be leaking through. It's not uncomfortable but it takes a bit of getting used to and it's kind of heavy (weighing a little over 2 pounds).
Sony Personal 3D Viewer Model HMZ-T2 – Final thoughts
The Sony Personal 3D Viewer Model HMZ-T2 is likely one of the favorite gadgets of the year. This is still only a gen 2 product, and so bleeding edge you can't even get it in the United States (directly from Sony anyway) but certainly worth the $750 on eBay. The Sony Personal 3D Viewer is a lot of fun, and once you get used to it on your head you will have hours of fun. Beware they have some warnings and what not about wearing this for more than 3 hours so keep that in mind if you are thinking about this as a great thing for kids. All in all I give the Sony Personal 3D Viewer a 5 out of 5 stars it's a lot of fun!


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Holy crap! what an incredible play! A bullet from Rodgers and a careful reception by Nelson – way to keep his feet in. Wow – heart is beating like mad. Awesome.
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The Edelbrock Tour Blog 2: On the Road to Bonneville
On Monday morning we continued our journey down the Yellow Brick Road to the Land of OZ, the Bonneville Salt Flats at Wendover Utah for Speed Week. We were up and rolling at 8AM and after a short driver's meeting we made the 30 minute drive to Yogi's Street Rod Accessories in the small town of Calamus, Iowa. Yogi's has been the Official Retail Store of the Road Tour for three years. When the Road Tour car is being built and parts and accessories are needed during the build, many of those parts come from Yogi's. Their inventory is huge and wide ranging and they are known for their fast service and shipping times. We were greeted by Yogi himself and given a shop tour by Ann who knows the business top to bottom. After our one hour visit it was time to head west to our Monday evening destination of Lincoln, Nebraska the home of Speedway Motors and the incredible Museum of American Speed. Also known as the Smith Collection the museum has on display historic race cars, vintage speed equipment, pedal cars and auto related toys and much much more.
We were greeted at the Museum by Joyce and Bill Smith. The Smiths started Speedway Motors in 1952 in Lincoln and over the years have built it into one of America's premier supply houses for racing and street rod parts and accessories. In 1992 they founded the Museum of American Speed to give future generations a look at the history of the racing industry and the innovations that helped to build it into what it is today. Over the last 16 years the museum has grown and evolved and now covers a four story building on the grounds of Speedway Motors in Lincoln. We were split into groups and spent two hours getting guided tours of the museum by some very knowledgeable museum staff and volunteers. Thanks to the help and cooperation of Damon Lee at Speedway Motors working with the staff at The Smith Collection, the Road Tourians spent an incredible evening in a truly amazing facility.
Tuesday we were again up and rolling early. We had a 490 mile day ahead as we continued west to our destination of Denver, Colorado for Tuesday evening. Tuesday's visit was at Streamline Hot Rod Parts in downtown Denver. Owner Tod Gold had invited us to visit the Streamline facility enjoy some great BBQ and get a look at the Streamline family of companies. Tod began building tradition style hot rods 15 years ago in an original 50's gas station on Streamlines present location in Denver. As the business grew and expanded Tod decided to keep the gas station in tact and build a much larger building around the station. The effect is amazing to see with the in the middle of Streamline's huge facility. Over the years Streamline has aquired some addition companies in our industry including Vintage Auto Parts, Gennie Shifter and most recently Rod Bods which is now know as Denver Deuce. Denver Deuce manufactures steel 32 Ford roadster bodies and Tod gave us a personal guided tour of the new facilities. It was a great evening at Streamline and Tod and his staff went out of their way to make the Road Tourians feel welcome.
Wednesday was one of those dream days on the tour. The weather was perfect and our route took us through one of the most picturesque stretches of interstate highway in America. I-70 from Denver headed west crosses the Rocky Mountains and the Continental Divide with scenery that takes your breath away. We were joined in Denver by my good friend and automotive artist Darryl Mayabb. Darryl decided it was time to take some time outside his studio and thought a Road Tour trip to the salt would be fun. We all spent the afternoon enjoying the incredible sights as we crossed the Rockies.
Wednesday evening we were special guests at the shop of custom car legend Bo Huff. While Bo's shop is off the beaten path in East Carbon, Utah, it is an amazing facility which house Bo's car collection and items that he has accumulated over many years of building and collecting. It was a great evening at Bo Huff's facility. We had some good food and were treated to a rockabilly band known as Mad Max and the Wildcats. The bands front man is a 9 year old young man who sang lead and played a mean guitar. What a way to end a wonderful day.
We are getting close. OZ is just 250 miles away. We have already gotten the word that the salt is in great shape and the weather report is perfect. We should be there by noon Thursday. Check back and get a full report as the Road Tourians visit Speed Week.
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Scott Martinez, a driving force behind the Democrats' successful drawing of new political districts, on Wednesday will be sworn in as Denver's new city attorney.
Martinez, the assistant city attorney, replaces Doug Friednash, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock's first appointee in that job. Friednash has taken a job with the Brownstein law firm.
Martinez's swearing-in will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Webb building atrium — the exact same time as the legislature's opening-day gala, the incredible Blue Ribbon Reception sponsored by the Colorado Restaurant Association.
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Yes, this is MY opinion! I'm totally against that shit and I've been emailing Seb many times yesterday asking in the end to remove the post in total. Seb is the owner of TAP and is entitled to post anything he wants and I don't have a power to stop him, but I can bitch about it as an author on TAP.
Proposed act is a theft of money from WG, no matter how you describe it or call it, and it will stay a theft. TAP is blog about WOT, not a criminal manual, hence this shit shouldn't be on TAP.
Many readers feel that they've been screwed by WG, so they are entitled to steal from WG, which is a nonsense. If a company or a person is capable of profiting from you while you feel bad about it, as long as it's in a legal way, it is normal (everyday) business. This happens all the time, and some people decide to fight it, in legal way, and some win, but most lose. Trick is that this legal fight, is a time/money/brain cells wasting model for which most will decide not to do. For those who do it, some end up losing even more, so when an average person is faced with this dilemma, he'll most likely end up eating/drinking something and forgetting about it.
The system is made by companies for the companies and against the consumer. In EU there is a great misconception that the system is made for the consumer 🙂 🙂 🙂 Living in a shithole (like I do) frees you from that illusion and you are ready to be f*cked by businesses. The most important component is constant repetition until you are capable of receiving the act without even thinking about it.
WG is a company, I'm ready, so we do the business, I get hurt, WG tricks me, I cry, WG does nothing, WG keeps the money, I get nothing, everything is just as it should be. Of course it's NOT, but as I sad previously, no time/money/brain cells to waste, and a company wins.
If you have time/money/brain cells to waste, go ahead, fight the power, make WG your bitch, make them cry (pay), hurrah a true hero for all of us to worship! I will post all the juicy details how you confronted WG and post pictures of their tears.
This shit that Seb posted has nothing to do with heroism, fighting the system/man/etc, it's a pure scam where WG is NOT made to do anything, in fact they've been tricked and money is stolen from them. It's NOT a WG's decision to return money, it's milking the system, using a loophole and has nothing to do with a fight against WG, it's a criminal act!
You guys decide if you want to be a criminal or a hero.