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Various independent monitoring groups received unverified reports of electronic voting machine malfunctions on Nov. 2, but the systems' actual performance may not be locked down for several days, according to officials. The online Election Incident Reporting System noted 635 professed incidents of e-voting machine problems across the nation--the bulk in Pennsylvania and New York--as of 4:15 p.m. EST yesterday; 86 incidents of improperly working systems were reported in Philadelphia, although none of those reports has been independently substantiated. Pennsylvania Republican party officials threatened litigation in response to rumors that Philadelphia e-voting machines were displaying vote totals prior to the start of counting, but state deputy secretary for regulatory programs Kenneth Rapp said these rumors were the result of observers misinterpreting a vote counter. Unidentified problems reportedly took down all but one of the Advanced Voting Solutions WinVote touch-screen systems in a Virginia precinct with heavy voter turnout. Other reports included the failure of Danaher Controls ELECTronic 1242 machines in Columbus, Ohio, to boot up properly due to overcharged batteries; some 200 complaints of e-voting problems in Louisiana, including Election Systems & Software iVotronic systems that confused nonprovisional with provisional ballots because of improper formatting by officials; and incidents in Ohio, New York, California, and Florida where the number of e-voting systems was not enough to efficiently accommodate a high voter turnout, resulting in unusually long wait times. Most Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wyoming election officials claimed not to have received any reports of voting system malfunctions. However, Princeton professor Edward Felton posted a report online describing lax e-voting machine security he witnessed at a Princeton, N.J., polling station. Click Here to View Full Article For information regarding ACM's e-voting activities, visit http://www.acm.org/usacm.
Eight hundred people participated in the Grace Hopper Celebration Of Women in Computing held in Chicago last month and hosted by the ACM and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology in early October. Among the participants was Abbott Laboratories engineer Leah Boone, whose team worked with the late Borg to make tech careers more attractive to women by cultivating a perception of technology as creative and collaborative rather than socially isolating. Her team speculated on ways to tailor technology to 9- to 13-year-old girls, and among its conclusions was that "girls like collaborative games, instead of games where they work against each other," notes Boone. This research helped lead to eArt, a Web-based program that enabled girls to create their own art and publish it online, and allowed other girls to build a collage by adding their art to the same page. The Chicago conference honored Karen Banks, coordinator of the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Program, which involves over 160 women from 40 nations; one project carried out under the aegis of the program allowed women in the African nation of Kenya to transmit short-text messages on their mobile phones to mobilize support for the addition of a women's rights protocol to an African charter on human rights. Members of Banks' association make up a network of ISPs, Web content producers, human-rights organizations, and individuals who lobby for women's rights around the world. The association also educates women in basic computer skills. Anita Borg Institute CEO Telle Whitney declared at the conference, "We need people who have a holistic view of life to design the technology of the future." Click Here to View Full Article
The ACM Conference of High Performance Computing, Networking and Storage (SC2004) on Nov. 6-12, whose theme this year is "Bridging Communities," will spotlight NASA's Columbia supercomputer. Walter Brooks of the Advanced Supercomputing Division at NASA's Ames Research Center says, "Major analysis in space and Earth science, as well as aeronautics and space operations, is underway, demonstrating we have both the capacity and the capability to accelerate all four NASA missions." The Columbia cluster is comprised of 20 Kalpana-based Altix supercomputers containing 512 processors each. SC2004 attendants will learn about research at five NASA field centers, including the design of the current record-holder for fastest air-breathing aircraft, whose precedent-setting flight was aided by high-performance computing. Also to be showcased at the conference is a computational framework for design and analysis of a liquid rocket engine's fuel supply system, with a focus on analysis results and performance data of the simulation runs on the NASA supercomputer. Such experiments are expected to yield revolutionary nanophase thermal and structural composite materials that could play a key role in future manned and unmanned space exploration missions. Another project is using the Columbia cluster to run the Finite Volume General Circulation Model, a climate simulation whose next-generation iteration includes a broader range of remote sensing data taken from orbiting satellites, which promises to significantly improve the accuracy of severe weather forecasts. SC2004, located at http://www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/, is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group for Architecture and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Computer Society. Click Here to View Full Article For more on SC2004, visit http://www.sc-conference.org/sc2004/.
Despite the early concerns of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology developers, companies deploying the technology are paying little attention to consumer privacy issues. An implantable RFID chip recently made big headlines when the FDA approved its use in humans, but less fanfare has accompanied the rollout of RFID in millions of secure access cards and other devices people take for granted. About 40 million Americans currently carry some RFID application in their pockets each day, adding to their convenience and safety; Wal-Mart and other retailers are also going full-bore with their RFID deployments, but have not seriously considered the privacy concerns introduced by MIT's AutoID center, for example. The RFID consumer "Bill of Rights" authored at MIT has been significantly diluted by the EPCglobal organization, which published its own version on its Web site: Whereas original recommendations included no secret RFID tags or readers, the EPCglobal recommendations only require the tags themselves to be announced by packaging. Consumers are not given the right to know how their data will be used--only if they visit a company Web site can they find out who it is being shared with and how long it will be stored. Prototyped RFID-chip "kill boxes" have not been taken up by companies either because of increased cost. Wal-Mart promises that products with RFID chips will be labeled with an EPCglobal symbol, but consumer privacy advocate Katherine Albrecht says the company's early trials with Procter & Gamble show that neither business is taking privacy concerns seriously. Though legislation regulating consumer-space use of RFID has failed in California and Massachusetts, continued negligence on the part of retail companies could give consumer activists a new legislative mandate. Click Here to View Full Article
The Nov. 2 presidential election will be a major trial for computerized ballot systems that some 30 percent of registered U.S. voters--45 million Americans--are expected to use, by Election Data Services' estimates. "What happens in the election will dictate the future development of e-voting," says Electiononline.org editor Dan Seligson. One of the most contentious debates surrounding the e-voting issue is whether or not paper ballots should be supplied as backups to ensure the accuracy of votes, especially if recounts are needed in the event of a close race. MIT computer science professor Ted Selker thinks the inclusion of paper ballots as a security measure could exacerbate rather than solve problems: He notes a recent incident in Nevada, a state that has mandated the installation of paper-trail audit features on e-voting systems, in which a polling-place official's attempts to clear a paper jam with a pair of scissors caused several already-cast paper ballots to be damaged. "It is unclear that any technology can prevent someone from screwing up," Selker concludes. Another contributing factor is the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, which set standards states must follow if they are to receive federal funding to update their voting infrastructure; the standards stipulate that voting machines must provide a permanent paper record, be accessible to disabled voters, and alert voters of errors. Other HAVA requirements include the setup of provisional voting for citizens who do not show up on voter rolls, authentication of first-time voters' identities, and the creation of a state-wide voter registration database. Legal experts believe that inadequate poll worker training, complicated new election measures, and erroneous voter registration lists are more likely to be cited in post-election lawsuits involving close races than e-voting bugs. Click Here to View Full Article
As the European Parliament prepares to resume software patent deliberations, advocates and opponents are arguing their positions. The European Information and Communication Technology Association (EICTA) is lobbying for the institution of software patents, contending that thousands of jobs would be threatened and mass plagiarism would result without them. Critics such as the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure's Rufus Pollock counter that freedom from software patents would encourage innovation and bolster the prominence of Europe's tech economy. He maintains that "Innovation and ideas must be 'adequately rewarded' and this is precisely what software patents do not do." The European Council of Ministers has called for software patenting as part of its effort to make patent law universal throughout Europe, but it has met opposition from the European Parliament. The parliament attempted to dilute the council's Directive on the Patentability of Computer-Implemented Inventions last September by adding constraints to software patents, but the council balked at this resolution in May 2004. The parliament's appointment of former French Prime Minister and avowed free software proponent Michel Rocard to lead its response to the council when software patent deliberations begin in November has led to conjecture that the parliament will not soften its stance on the issue. Click Here to View Full Article
Determining the degree to which players of online role-playing games should be permitted to exercise their rights to free speech and expression was a topic of discussion among a panel of legal and academic experts at the second State of Play conference. Frederick Schauer of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Second Life Herald author Peter Ludlow, and Yale Law School professor Jack Balkin contemplated whether massively multiplayer online game developers could be found legally liable for allowing antisocial behavior among players, and what operating policies the developers should establish to shield themselves from such litigation. Schauer disputed the common view among players that speech is an assumed right in virtual worlds, noting that it is predicated on a traditional American perception of liberty that does not align well with game space; he also noted that some game participants hail from countries where free-speech rights are not as rigidly protected as in the United States, especially when confronted with "issues of libel and slander, issues of invasion of privacy, hate speech, racial hatred, incitement to violence and incitement to various forms of crime." Balkin argued that game developers must consider four basic issues in relation to free speech: The possibility of government regulation of free speech; commercial game operators shielding themselves with the First Amendment in an effort to avoid regulation; concerns that in-world speech could fuel disputes and even legal action; and operators' incentive to censor speech and write rules sanctioning censorship into their terms of service. To guard against legal attacks, Balkin proposed interation, a setup in which game companies choose terms of service from among a series of models that are then presented at a game's launch so players would have a clear idea of speech allowances and restrictions. Click Here to View Full Article
The title of world's fastest supercomputer has reportedly been stolen from Japan's NEC Earth Simulator by NASA's Columbia cluster and IBM's Blue Gene/L system. IBM and Silicon Graphics, supplier of the 20 Altix systems comprising Columbia, both claimed that internal tests demonstrated faster speeds than the NEC supercomputer, and IBM supercomputer projects director Dave Turek said the benchmark represents "the reaffirmation of the U.S. computing industry's capabilities in [the supercomputing] space." Though these assertions have yet to be confirmed by the next Top500.org supercomputer list due out next week, early numbers rank SGI's system in first place with 42.7 teraflops, Blue Gene in second place with 36 teraflops, and the Earth Simulator in third with 35.9 teraflops. SGI and IBM also cited their systems' smaller size, ease of use, and lower electricity requirements as advantages over NEC's machine. Both Columbia and Blue Gene employ off-the-shelf technology--Intel's Itanium 2 chips and IBM's Power 5 chips, respectively--as well as the Linux operating system, which allows older system software to be exported to the new systems; the Earth Simulator, by contrast, uses expensive custom-made vector-type chips that are less economical. The IBM and SGI machines use a scalar framework that performs simpler calculations than the NEC system, but advocates say scalar systems' capabilities are catching up to vector chips thanks to new programming methods. The SGI system was built in only 15 weeks for $50 million, while the Earth Simulator took four years and $350 million to construct. The Defense Department aims to introduce the world's first petaflop-class system by the end of the decade, and IBM, Cray, and Sun Microsystems are competing to win a government contract to build the system.
Reconstructing George Washington's visual appearance accurately was the task set before the University of Pittsburgh's Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz by the curators of the first American president's Mount Vernon estate. Schwartz's team is working to meet this challenge by tapping a wealth of information--sculptures, clothing, paintings, written records, etc.--to extract a likely simulacrum of Washington at ages 19, 45, and 57 using state-of-the-art computer imaging methods. Schwartz says a digital image of Washington at 53, drawn from the work of an 18th-century sculptor renowned for his accuracy, will be established as a baseline, and "aged" via computer software to render him as he probably appeared at 57. The next step will involve the use of custom software developed by Arizona State University's Partnership for Research in Spatial Modeling (Prism) to "deconstruct" Washington's image to its 45- and 19-year-old incarnations. The 3D shape of sculpture and other objects associated with Washington's appearance has been captured with portable laser scanning gear used by the Prism group: Laser-light measurements of a bust at Mount Vernon produced a wire-frame rendering that can be matched to other objects to determine consistencies and dissimilarities, and this was followed up by scans of additional statuary, life masks, and a set of Washington's dentures. Paintings and other sources of 2D information are also being digitized for incorporation into the 3D models. Prism team leader Dr. Anshuman Razdan explains that once standard reference points--eye sockets, the bridge of the nose, cheeks, forehead, and so on--have been established, the group's next goal is "to write algorithms to let us manipulate the models, such as inserting dentures into the oral cavity, and see how they affect the shape of the face." The final images will be used to create three life-sized models of the founding father, to be enshrined in a museum exhibit. Click Here to View Full Article (Articles published within 7 days can be accessed free of charge on this site. After 7 days, a pay-per-article option is available. First-time visitors will need to register.)
Using funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Army Research Office/Advanced Research and Development Activity, researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of Wisconsin at Madison have devised a scheme to control the individual electrons in a quantum computer using a single magnetic field instead of generating very small magnetic fields for every electron. This concept lets individual electrons function as the quantum bits (qubits) that store and process data, and improves on current global magnetic field schemes requiring qubits to be comprised of multiple electrons. The process taps the interactions of electron pairs to create both the one- and two-qubit gates upon which quantum computing logic is based: One-qubit gates flip the magnetic orientations, or spins, of electrons between 1 and 0, while two-qubit gates entangle electron spins. The researchers' setup places minuscule electrodes near quantum dots that pull nearby electrons close enough to exchange energy and swap spin orientations with sufficient interaction. The scheme meets the formidable challenge of harnessing the interaction to flip the spin of one electron without flipping the spin of the other by outlining 11 gradual steps involving four electron interactions and seven pulses of the global magnetic field. "The main challenge is [achieving a] high degree of control of the exchange interactions," notes Lian-Ao Wu of the University of Toronto. Deployment of this scheme could be accomplished with two square aluminum nanowires 100 nm in diameter separated by an insulating layer, and a parallel row of quantum dots in a zigzag configuration. Wu says nanotechnology developments will play a key role in the ability to construct a quantum computer. Click Here to View Full Article
A Cornell University-led consortium has been awarded a $2.9 million IT research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to pursue the study of new ways to improve privacy protection while collecting social science data for research purposes. Current techniques frequently fail to effectively maintain privacy, given how often even anonymous individuals in publicly available databases can be identified using combinations of occupation, income level, age, and geographic area. "We expect to develop a new, and very exciting, collection of public use data products known as 'synthetic data,'" explains Cornell professor and principal investigator John Abowd. "These products permit analysts to study a wide variety of business and household models using microdata but without compromising the confidentiality of the data that were originally provided to the Census Bureau." A considerable portion of the research will concentrate on verifying the legitimacy of these techniques, and also support studies being conducted at nine Census Research Data Centers. Grant funding will also be channeled into research on "coarsening," a method to blend small groups of companies or households into a single record. The multi-institutional NSF Social Data Infrastructure grant is in its final year, and recipients in addition to Cornell include Carnegie-Mellon, the University of Maryland, the Census Bureau, Argonne National Laboratory, Duke University, UCLA, UC-Berkeley, and the University of Michigan. Over $25 million has been contributed to the Cornell-led study since 1999 from donors that include NSF, the Census Bureau, the National Institute of Health, and the Sloan Foundation. Click Here to View Full Article
Many computer experts agree that information technology must be simplified, an argument whose urgency is being fueled by a number of trends. Analyst Pip Coburn partially attributes increasing demands for simpler IT to the bursting of the dot-com bubble and the growing need among customers for "cold" technologies to help them integrate and streamline the elaborate "hot" technologies they purchased during the late 1990s. Analyst Steven Milunovich sees the IT industry's evolution unfolding in three 15-year cycles: The first cycle (the mainframe era) was characterized by proprietary technology and small user numbers; the second cycle (the PC era) saw the predominance of de facto standards and a tenfold increase in users; and the nearly-complete third cycle is the Internet era, in which de jure standards are taking the reins and user ranks are supposed to swell tenfold again as every employee is expected to use technology, thus furthering demands for simpler systems. Coburn projects that in a decade, virtually everyone will either be digital natives who have been using instant messaging for so long they cannot conceive of living without it, or digital immigrants--thirty-somethings who adopted technology as young adults--while the shrinking population of tech-phobic "analogs" will need simpler products so they can adopt IT and avoid being socially ostracized. Analysts offer varying estimates of the costs of IT complexity in terms of spending, lost productivity, implementation delays, and failures. IDC's Tony Picardi reports that the percentage of the IT budget firms commit to fixing existing systems has exploded over the last 15 years from 25 percent to between 70 percent and 80 percent, while IT complexity is expected to cost companies $750 billion worldwide in 2004 alone. Meanwhile, the Standish Group finds that 66 percent of all IT projects are doomed to failure or take longer than expected to deploy because of IT complexity. Click Here to View Full Article
College and university IT administrators are learning to deal with hacker intrusions aggressively, implementing tough password-change policies and stepping up efforts to educate users. When Purdue University IT officials discovered their network had been hacked by someone using about 100 stolen passwords, they sent email messages about the attack to 60,000 users at the school's main campus; within 24 hours, about 15,000 students, faculty, and employees had changed their passwords at a Web site especially created for that reason. User education is the key to network security at colleges and universities because many people might not know how to choose a good password or might not otherwise pay sufficient attention, says Purdue computer science professor Eugene Spafford, who is also executive director for the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security. Universities often try to keep their networks as open and accessible as possible, but can take tough measures such as forcing users to choose new passwords or deploying one-time-password-token devices in computer labs. Besides end-user concerns, Purdue officials are also conducting extensive forensics research to try and discover the motive, and possibly the identity, of whoever hacked their system; this investigation can yield important clues as to how to bolster security, and also offers an opportunity for different network stakeholders to discuss the right balance between access and security. In California, university IT officials at California State University at Hayward and the University of California at Berkeley have had state legislation forcing them to take quick action. Overall, large universities are quickly strengthening their defenses against hacker attacks, which makes smaller schools more vulnerable as hackers seek out easier targets. Click Here to View Full Article (Access to full article is available to paid subscribers only.)
Sony Computer Science Labs has developed an "emergent semantics" technology that uses software agents to automatically categorize and create ontologies for sharing data on the Web. The technology is an alternative to the Semantic Web technology currently under development at the World Wide Web Consortium: Whereas the Semantic Web requires the explicit coding of metadata, emergent semantics uses human learning methods to study communications between software agents and then self-organize lexicons and ontologies that add meaning and relationships to data; this type of automatic categorization and communication between software agents would ensure all Web data would be included in the next-generation Web. "We need to deal with legacy systems too," says Sony researcher Peter Hanappe. "It's very hard to agree on how to describe certain things as it is, and what needs to be described continues to evolve." The Semantic Web is a top-down technology with an approach to hardwiring artificial intelligence by writing millions of if-then constructs, according to Sony researchers. With emergent semantics, users would be able to categorize and label their music collections any way they like, and still be able to have semantic relationships between other users' music collections in a peer-to-peer relationship, for example. In contrast, the Semantic Web would impose a fixed ontology and taxonomy on people's data collections. Emergent semantics patents were filed in Europe this month and the theoretical models and algorithms are ready, say the researchers. Click Here to View Full Article
Epidemic outbreaks of spam, phishing scams, and other abuses are threatening the usability of email and wearing down public confidence in the Internet; efforts to address the problem include initiatives by the Internet community to develop technological countermeasures, U.S. regulators' attempts to thwart email crime using a limited stable of legislative tools, and moves by international groups to shepherd the establishment of multinational anti-spam laws and regulatory agencies. "If you talk to people who use email, certainly within the consumer ranks, they're saying it's too much trouble now, there's too much junk, and it's just too dangerous," notes Sendmail Chairman Greg Olson. Still, few people think that email abuses will cancel the medium's popularity, given how deeply embedded email has become in Americans' home and work life. The general consensus is that such abuses can only be suppressed, not eliminated, so tech firms, industry associations, legislators, and international bodies are focusing on reducing the severity of email's problems. Wide industry appeal is forming around sender authentication, a technological measure for enabling email recipients to confirm the source of a message. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of the only federally approved anti-spam law so far, CAN-SPAM, has been undercut by spammers' ability to hide their tracks and conceal their true identities. Anti-phishing proposals include a bill from Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to make phishing a federal offense that carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail. The ineffectiveness of federal laws against email abusers who operate overseas has spurred international action: Internet regulators at a July conference of the International Telecommunications Union called upon all governments to pass anti-spam legislation, while one month later the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development set up a task force to watch its member governments' anti-spam efforts and analyze related strategies so that best practices and awareness campaigns can be formulated. Click Here to View Full Article
Researchers who model computer prototypes after the brain are not the same as computational neuroscientists, who use computers as a tool to develop predictive simulations of neural architecture and communication that biology cannot support. Many labs are undertaking such research by combining data and theory into practical models of the brains or neural components in a wide variety of organisms. There are two camps of computational neuroscientists: Those who use top-down, conceptual models that contain just enough detail to extract basic principles, and those who employ bottom-up, data-driven models in which a supercomputer is given mathematical interpretations of the individual elements from which it derives complex simulations of individual neurons and neuronal networks. Adherents of the top-down approach argue that the complexity of a bottom-up model would thwart understanding of fundamental principles, while bottom-up advocate Jim Bower of the University of Texas San Antonio contends that "the purpose of many of the simpler models is not to discover underlying principles, but instead to convince others of the plausibility of a preconceived idea or concept." Boston University professor John White says both philosophies are attempts to construct mechanistic models that depend on "leaps of faith." Computational neuroscientists are trying to answer such riddles as the number of times a neuron spikes each second, the patterns generated by those spikes, and the importance of rate codes and temporal codes. "Using information theory, we can measure how much each spike tells us about the outside world, and we can start to dissect the language of the brain," explains Princeton University's William Bialek. Click Here to View Full Article (Access to this site is free; however, first-time visitors must register.)
High-performance computing (HPC) continues to advance in terms of technical capability, but is also deepening its impact on the enterprise by offering new ways to support decision-making. The traditional scientific problems facing HPC--nuclear weapons design, weather system modeling, etc.--continue to eat up new capacity, but the industry is realizing the true benefits of these machines depend on what type of problem they are given and how they are applied. Google's 100,000-node system is well suited for indexing and serving up Web content, but would not be as effective if applied to protein-folding simulation, for example. HPC is playing an important role in normal business functions as well, such as how Procter & Gamble models the manufacture of its Pringles potato chips and their packaging to eliminate defects and inefficiencies. HPC is able to model, simulate, and optimize these types of businesses functions. Decision support is another area where HPC is starting to make its presence felt, allowing fast analysis of huge problems that are comprised of many, simultaneously executable threads. SAS offers technology that helps HPC systems choose the right model, produce millions of possible forecasts, and mine the resulting data to detect patterns and other actionable information; IBM is also moving into this area, having established a new Center for Business Optimization that helps clients use HPC systems for business optimization. HPC is no longer solely about fast computing cycles, but about the addition of software and algorithmic innovations that add greater analytical capabilities to the enterprise. Click Here to View Full Article
Five speech technology enablement visionaries--Brooktrout's Eric Giler, Aculab's Chris Gravett, Eicon's Kipton Heuertz, NMS' Brough Turner, and Intel's Tony Neal-Graves--discuss their companies' strategies, strengths, and prospects and how they relate to the adoption of speech enablement among enterprise customers. Both Giler and Neal-Graves think support for and maturation of standards such as VoiceXML and SALT is vital to spurring enterprise customers toward speech enablement, while Turner recommends more aggressive promotion of speech deployment's return-on-investment and proof points; Heuertz, meanwhile, expects greater voice revenues with the market rollout of more speech-enabled applications from vertically-oriented companies. In arguing why their respective companies offer better choices than the competition, Giler cites Brooktrout's commitment to its relationship with development customers, Gravett emphasizes the combination of Aculab's speech application development products with sturdy technical support, Heuertz touts his company's unparalleled installation and support tools, Turner flaunts NMS' speech technology experience along with price performance leadership and easy-to-use products, and Neal-Graves promotes Intel's price/performance, technology leadership, robust ecosystem, and strong presence. Each visionary details how his company is easing the implementation of speech for enterprise clients: Giler says Brooktrout is leveraging its products, its reseller channel, and its support of standard platforms such as Microsoft's Speech Server; Heuertz cites Eicon's Diva server product line and Software Development Kit, which respectively support easy installation and troubleshooting and efficient application building via application programming interfaces. Neal-Graves says Intel is effecting the migration from proprietary communications solutions to systems comprised of modular components and standard interfaces, while Turner notes that NMS offerings such as the Open Access speech application development environment boost the efficiency and speed of application development. Click Here to View Full Article
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Buck Lemon's old home place, this house has been empty for over fifty years. Still in good shape to have set that long.
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Can UAF42 work with single supply voltage?
If it's not possible, which IC have a State Variable topology that allows single supply.
I'll use it for notch filter.
Hi Rosario,
The UAF42 uses dual supply operational amplifiers internally is intended for use with a single supply source. Therefore, in a single-supply system the negative supply(presumably) would have to be generated by a dc-to-dc converter.
A buck/boost inverting switching regulator such as TI's MC3306A could be used to create the opposite polarity supply. It may be overkill if you don't need all the current that this regulator solution will provide. If the UAF42 output load current requirements are light and you don't intend to use a single supply greater than 10 V, then TI's LMC7660 switched capacitor voltage converter will provide just enough current to power the UAF42. Note that the LMC7660 produces about -9 V with a +10 V input when it is loaded at 6 to 7 mA - the quiescent current level of the UAF42.
Regards, Thomas
PA - Linear Applications Engineering
In reply to Thomas Kuehl:
Looking back at my response to you I somehow mixed up the wording. The first sentence should have read, "The UAF42 uses dual supply operational amplifiers internally is not intended for use with a single supply source."
It looks like to me that the "ground" pin and signal input(s) could be biased to mid-supply along with AC-coupling the inputs and outputs.
I'm not sure why the internal op-amps would care if V- is tied to power ground and the "signal ground," pin 11 (DIP), tied to 1/2 V+.
In figure 1 of the datasheet, for example, the "ground" end of Rq would also need to be tied to 1/2 V+ along with pin 11. Pin 2, if used, might also need to be AC-coupled. The 1/2 V+ supply should provide a low AC impedance to ground via either an op amp output, rail splitter, or resistive divider with a bypass cap.
In reply to Wayne Kirkwood:
Hi Wayne,
Yes, I had considered the options of biasing the inputs at half the supply using an ac bypassed dc reference level, or using an active rail splitter such as the TLE2426, and then ac coupling the UAF42's input and output. But then while thinking about it, the thought occurred to me that the most often applied filter function is the low-pass. A low-pass requires dc coupling so that dc and the lowest ac frequencies can be coupled in and out of the circuit. If the UAF42 input pins were biased at half the supply, the interfacing circuits migth have a problem with the dc, half-supply bias level. Therefore, I elected not to mention the idea.
I do agree that for the high-pass and band-pass state-variable topologies that the ac coupling approach could be applied. Also, if the active low-pass didn't require dc coupling, then the capacitor coupling could be applied. But in reality a band-pass response is created by this approach.
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Right now I'm kind of in this weird place. I'm not sure what to do.
In fact, I don't think there's really anything to do. It would be helpful if I could say I felt truly sad, or resigned, or badly or angry… But I'm not really any of those.
I think I'm more unsure, in the dark, puzzled. And that's ok I guess.
One sided friendships have always been the bane of my existence. I can't figure it out. I've run the gambit in regards to wondering why they happen the way they do.
I've thought things like:
My expectations are too high?
I have too much energy?
I'm overwhelming?
I'm too emotional?
I'm too loud?
I'm too dramatic?
I'm just not the kind of friend someone wants to spend time around?
I'm too needy?
I'm picking the wrong friends?
Is it just an outta sight outta mind thing?
Or I thought we were better friends than we are or were?
The reality is I don't ever know what's really going on with them on their side of the fence. If I had a clue I'd get it, and understand. But silence is hard to interpret.
I don't know the answer to any of this but I have this perpetual habit of befriending those who aren't emotionally available.
Anyhow the latest friendship saga ( and it's not even drama) is regarding befriended about five months ago. We really hit it off ( or so I thought ). I was someone to lean on and I also received support when I needed it – it was a two way street.
Went through a couple months ago just dropped off the face of the earth. We talked about it. He shared with me he was going through some stuff and I get that.
And now another round of radio silence. And I'm super done with feeling weird, insecure, or worried I might have said something offensive.
This friendship is pretty much over.
In my book friendships shouldn't have to be this hard.
Am I going to bed sad?
Yep. But that's life


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Rowenta Accessteam delivers great ironing results on a variety of garments.
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The board should be perforated to allow the steam to pass through the fibres of the fabric to soften it and make ironing easier. The ironing board cover should also be suitable to allow the flow of steam through.
• You are not using the right type of water (Refer to the FAQ "What water should I use for ironing ?").
• You have used a starch type product on your laundry (Always spray to the reverse side of the fabric to be ironed and clean your iron afterwards.).
• fibers from clothes have been trapped in the holes in the iron and have become carbonised.
• The clothes have not been rinsed enough and there is detergent left on them or you have ironed a new item of clothing before washing it.
• See the instructions for use to find out what type of water is appropriate and clean the soleplate from time to time with a damp sponge.
Your iron has a built-in thermostat controlling the temperature very precisely over the entire surface of the soleplate. The thermostat dial contains international markers with dots corresponding to three ironing temperatures.
Make sure that you use the right temperature for your clothes:
• Marker with 1 dot for synthetic fabrics.
• Marker with 2 dots for wool and silk.
• Marker with 3 dots for cotton and linen.
• The temperature button must be placed on Steam area (between 2 dots and MAX).
• Use steam only when the iron is hot (the light must be off).
At the end of your ironing session, we would suggest that once your iron has cooled down, you should wipe over the soleplate and around the steam holes to remove any burned fibers that may have started collecting around the steam holes.
• Always place your iron on its heel rest or its base (depending on model),
• Avoid ironing over abrasive items (buttons, zip fastenings, etc.),
• Never clean your iron's soleplate with abrasive or metallic pads.
If ironing mixed-fiber fabrics, set the temperature for the most fragile fiber.
Important: The iron takes longer to cool down than to heat up. We recommend that you start with fabrics to be ironed at a low temperature.
Leave the iron to cool down before putting it away and follow these 4 tips:
Empty out the water remaining in the tank, set the thermostat to minimum, switch off the steam control and stand it upright or put it back in its base (depending on the model).
Do not use rainwater or water containing additives (starch, perfume, aromatic substances, softeners, etc.) or water obtained through condensation (e.g. dryer, refrigerators, air conditioners or rainwater). These contain organic waste as well as minerals that condense under the influence of heat and cause sputtering, brown stains or the premature wear of your appliance.
Set the thermostat control to Max and the steam control on DRY and switch on.
Place the iron on its heel and leave to heat up for around 5 minutes.
Unplug the iron then hold your iron horizontally above the sink.
Remove the anti-scale valve (or set the control to self-clean/autoclean depending on the model). Steam, water and scale deposits will leave the steam chamber through the steam holes and the iron will be clean.
At the end of the operation, push the anti-calc valve back into position. When your iron is cold, you will also be able to use your vacuum to gently suction limescale and dirt that may have clogged the holes in the soleplate.
After use, empty the tank, close the steam control, set the thermostat to minimum and stand the iron upright or place it on the base (depending on model).
Use a damp soft cloth to wipe your iron and never use cleaners or solvents.
If your iron has an auto-clean function, refer to the instruction manual before using it.
• Always use untreated water in your iron. If your water is very hard, we recommend you use a mix of 50% untreated tap water and 50% distilled water.
• Avoid placing your iron on sharp objects such as zip fasteners and metal buttons.
• Do not put your iron down flat on rough surfaces.
Of most importance… Never leave a hot iron unattended.
This is not only to avoid overheating of the iron or the surface on which it is placed but also to ensure that no-one gets burned. If safety is one of your main concerns, choose an iron that has an automatic cut-off function.
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Never leave a hot iron within reach of children or pets who risk knocking it over and injuring themselves.
Like any electrical appliance, never put your iron in water.
Do not use an iron that has fallen down or has a damaged power cord. If you have the slightest doubt concerning the condition of your iron, contact the Service Centre.
Always unplug your iron before leaving it, cleaning it or filling it with water (unless it is a model that has a removable water tank). Regularly check the water level to ensure that there is always enough.
• The Platinum soleplate :
Regularly clean the soleplate with a damp, non metallic washing up pad. For easier, non-corrosive cleaning of your iron's soleplate, use a damp sponge on the soleplate while it is still warm.
If cleaning dirt off is an issue, use the stick which is made specifically for cleaning the Platinum soleplates.
• The stainless soleplate:
Clean the soleplate of your iron when it is cool with a damp cloth or a non-abrasive sponge.
• Self-cleaning: heat the iron, unplug it, remove the anti-calc valve while pressing the self clean button.
• Cleaning the anti-calc valve: Remove the antiscale valve and soak the valve in a cup of white vinegar or plain lemon juice for 4 hours.
If your iron has an anti-calc system, you should clean the anti-calc valve once a month.
To do this, unplug the iron and leave it to cool for 30-45 minutes.
Empty the water and remove the valve, holding it by the top.
Put the valve into a glass of lemon juice (or white vinegar) for 4 hours.
Then rinse it with plenty of water and put it back inside the iron.
Be careful! Do not hold the valve at the edges.
• No power supply: Check that the plug is properly inserted or try plugging the iron into a different socket.
• Temperature control set too low: Set the temperature control to a higher temperature.
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• The selected temperature is too low and does not allow steam to be produced; set the thermostat to the steam zone (between 2 dots and MAX),
• If your iron has a Dry/Steam control, set it to the Steam position,
• Scale has built up in your iron; descale it,
• Your iron has an intelligent system (a moving sensor) which temporarily stops steam being released when the iron is not moving, even when it is placed horizontally. This function eliminates wasted steam while you are handling the clothes!
• The tank is empty or almost empty; add more water.
• The selected temperature is too low to use this function; set the thermostat to the zone between 3 dots and MAX.
The "supersteam" or "turbo" function should not be used intensively – wait a few seconds between pressing the button.
Gently shake your iron to reactivate it, the lights should start to flash and then the iron should start to heat up.
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Could interacting mindreaders be in a position to know things which they would be unable to know if they were manifestly passive observers? This paper argues that they could. Mindreading is sometimes reciprocal: the mindreader's target reciprocates by taking the mindreader as a target for mindreading. The paper explains how such reciprocity can significantly narrow the range of possible interpretations of behaviour where mindreaders are, or appear to be, in a position to interact. A consequence is that revisions and extensions are needed to standard theories of the evidential basis of mindreading. The view also has consequences for understanding how abilities to interact combined with comparatively simple forms of mindreading may explain the emergence, in evolution or development, of sophisticated forms of social cognition.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Philosophy of mind, Social perception, Interaction (Philosophy) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophical Studies | ||||
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Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11098-012-9980-x | ||||
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(34 Posts)Just want to know if this book is going to upset me greatly in my hormonal pregnant state? It looks fab from the reviews and I definitely want to read it at some point but should I postpone it until I'm a bit less - well, hormonal?
I know it sounds stupid, but I get disproportionately upset by anything remotely sad at the moment (and have a small ds and anything to do with children is especially likely to involve a lot of tears) and will happily put it off until later if someone thinks it might set me off!
No, it's fine, the ending won't upset you.
It's intense
I'm half way through and not upset yet and I hate the subject matter and so was relucant to read it.
I read it and it's not at all a dark book. The writer obviously refers to the bad stuff but doesn't dwell on it. It left me feeling quite impressed with the mother in the book and positive about how much as a parent you can give to your children in spite of circumstances. Recommended read, go for it!
I am reading this at the moment, was bought it by one of my best friends for Christmas.
I reckon it could be a better read once you have children yourself, not sure what others think?
I think it is actually a very positive book and leaves you thinking about all sorts of aspects of life and what is important.
I've just finished it and did cry a bit but yes it is positive in a lot of ways. YOu wonder how you would be in similar circumstances.
TBH it really hung around with me, IYSWIM. I was flu-ey when I read it, and running a bit of a temperature, and I had some very strange dreams for a couple of nights. It is a great book, but I can see that if you are a bit hormonal and "off kilter", you could feel a bit... sad.
Maybe that's just me; I can get quite bound up in books...should stop now, had too much shiraz!
Actually I feel quite disturbed by it and want to start something else straight away to get the subject matter out of my head. I get very affected by books too Marlinspike.
It hung around in my head, too, but not in a particularly negative way, more that it really made me think about what children need, and how we give it to them, and what it means to be a mother.
Had it been written from Ma's perspective I suspect it would be much more harrowing. Jack's perspective on the room is so different, it isn't just sad, it's also very thought-provoking, and there is positive strength there too.
I'm hearing you, pirateparty: am 41 weeks pregnant and I have a five year old son called Jack, which makes the whole process even more daunting. But am finding the book fine as long as I don't read it at night before going to bed. Somehow it is much more do-able in daylight.
Looking forward to the chat on Feb 16, will be a great book to discuss...hope you can all join us
The main character/narrator is a cheerful little soul and knows nothing other than the inside of his room, so it isn't distressing at all because he doesn't find his situation difficult.
Great book!
Thanks for that everyone. I am going to give it a go!
Such a brillant read, read it in six hours last night couldn't bear to put it down, it had me gripped from the very start!
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Gosh, I was pondering whether this would be too difficult to reach, having lost my six year old two years ago I still struggle with my emotions.
However, having read the reassuring posts here I can't wait to finish my current read and delve into this book. I'd start now, but stress means my brain is not smart enough to juggle two stories these days! Going to have to get an early night with my book.
And of course, I did mean READ in my previous post! Where oh where is the edit button?
I think what makes the book so good is exactly that it's not more disturbing, considering the subject matter. Through the eyes of a child, all kinds of things can seem normal.
actually found it quite uplifting in a way, God does that make me seem weird?
Not upsetting. V interesting.
I liked the first half much more than the second half though.
I found it utterly depressing and it really affected my mood throughout the whole of January. I was given the book as a xmas present by my dad and weirdly it even made me feel slightly resentful that he should have chosen a book with such a disturbing theme.
I wouldn't recommend it, particularly if you're a SAHM and sometimes feel as if the walls are closing in....
Mind you - it could have affected me so badly cos I'm in early pregnancy with dc2...hadn't really linked the two until now!
I enjoyed the book.
I marvelled at the way the Mum taught her son so much and structured his day with exercise, word games etc.
I also thought the "voice" of Jack was brilliantly written.
I bought this yesterday and read it in a couple of hours.Thought the first half was ok-tbh didnt really find the narration of jack that believable. The second half was crap-totally unbelievable and far too "americanised" imo.
If anyone is looking for a book that really does linger in your mind(but in a good way) then please read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Superb.
I didn't find it depressing at all. I can be badly affected by books but I found this was written in a very light way.
I've just downloaded this book onto my Kindle and am about 15% of the way through. Not sure how I feel about it yet. I'm very curious as to what happens eventually and why they are in the room.
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Owing to age and weight gain or for some hormonal issues, you tend to gain weight and create a band like form around the neck area, which makes your neck appear shorter and heavy. Exercises and proper diet fail to solve the problem. In such cases, you can opt for Platysmaplasty or Submentoplasty Surgery procedure.
Procedure of Platysmaplasty Surgery
Plytysmaplasty is a procedure to remove the band-like appearance around the neck area. In the procedure, a incision of one-inch is made under the chin and/or behind the ears and the surgeon will insert a endoscope, which is a instrument with a small camera at the end, to realign certain portions of the neck area. Sutures will be made after the procedure is done. Your surgeon will advise you to wear a compression elastic bandage around the neck and head area for quicker healing. The procedure gives a firm look and tight look. It will change the facial structure of the patient.
In the Submentoplasty Surgery procedure, the surgeon will make incision slightly larger than the Platysmaplasty procedure to sew the muscle bands. The Cosmetic Surgeon will sew this bands together in a corset plytsmaplasty. The neck muscle is tightened by using combination of liposuction and muscle tightening.
Post Recovery Surgery
It is always advised to follow doctors advice during the healing process. The process is not risky at all and upon consultation with the surgeon and following his advise will help to recover as soon as possible. You should have a transparent relation with the surgeon so that all your medical ailments can be discussed with him freely.
After the Face lift surgery is done, a loose bandaged will be applied under your chin area till the head. The compression garment will be removed after few weeks of the surgery. If there is any kind of swelling or stiffness, the doctor will prescribe some medicines that has be taken religiously for faster recovery.
Procedure Cost
If you are thinking that you will have to shell too much money for the surgery, well you are wrong then. The surgery is quite affordable combined with the best health services that you will enjoy in Alluremedspa. The best surgeon of the town Dr. Milan Doshi will undertake the surgery and give you personal attention. You will just have to come here and undergo the surgery. Every other thing will be taken care of and that too without being a burden in your pocket.
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yes, another pinning question
yes, another pinning question
So, I started my first inj. cycle last week and decided to go with the outer heads of my quads. 1 cc/ml test in one and 1 cc/ml of masteron in the other.
Every precaution was taken and I did plenty of research before hand. The injection seemed to have gone well and it was actually quite painless.
After the injection all that I felt in the following days was a barely noticeable dull pain similar to if you were to have bumped into the corner of a table---very, very mild. Two days after the injection I trainned legs and woke up last night with severe pain and I can not walk very well at all becuase of the pain---only in the test leg.
There is no discoloration in the area and only minor swelling. I am sure that it isn't an infection, but it seems that my leg workout irritated some deep tissue damage that I may have done.
So what could I have hit? I went in right at the crown of the outer head of the quad and did aspirate with no blood. Pinned shoulders just before bed last night and I don't feel a thing. - 04-25-2010, 01:44 AM
well I mean I can't really tell u what's wrong if u supposedly did everything right...right?
The only thing I can tell u is that u didn't clean the injection site properly, or the needle became dirty. Tho, u say that there's no sign of discoloration or a raised, swollen area. I think you're fine. Just tough it out and you'll survive. I mean, what do you expect? You worked out injection sites that you recently injected. -
test cyp 200 mgs/ml. Masteron enanth. 200 mgs/ml. Used a 23g 1 inch. needle.
Leg is much better now. Walking much better today. I know that this IS NOT an infection. Leg workout had to have irritated something that I hit, but what? Had 2 full days between injection and workout.
I am not freaked out or worried about this. Just new to it all and looking for some advice to avoid any future mistakes. So please be kind with your words. And thank you in advance to those who answer with civility. - 04-25-2010, 08:35 AM
I had the same problem, Inject my right leg pain got so bad I had to use the cage to get on and off my forklift at work. Four days later I was ok and pain was gone. I now inject my deltoids, no more issues with pain, etc...
Hey just a few questions about pinning before I start my first inj cycle in a month. Im pinning test p EOD. On monday I workout shoulders/Tris would it be best to pin in my quad on monday. And friday I do legs so I would pin in my delts. Is that a good idea? To like avoid the problem the OP had?
I actually like to pin right before lifting when possible, especially quads. Pin, and then hit the gym immediately after. I think it helps spread out the oil and it seems to lessen the pain the next day.
Thanks for the replys guys. I suppose that I will have to space the pinning of the quads even further out. And, what about pinning areas immediately after working them out? I.e. work out legs then go home and pin quads.
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Research from Harvard and Carnegie Mellon indicates that asking for more money can actually hurt women in the workforce. When women ask for higher salaries, they're more likely to be viewed as greedy, demanding or "not nice" than men in the same position … all characteristics that tend to be frowned upon in a female employee.
This creates a double-edged sword for women in the workforce: Their careers may be hurt if they do ask for raises—even if they get them—because they end up being less well-liked by their peers and bosses, and their careers may be hurt if they don't ask, because their earning potential decreases.
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Laura Kray, a professor of leadership at the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business, told NBC that both male and female superiors may respond negatively to women who ask for higher salaries. Margaret Neale, a management professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and a negotiation expert, added that among bosses who judge women more harshly, it may be largely subconscious, making it even more difficult for women to combat.
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This whimsical Victorian Christmas ornament is an authentic reprint of a 1800's pattern provided by Godey's magazine. The printed design for the Christmas ornament elephant was hand-colored and sprinkled with various colors of glitter. Embroidered ribbon and green beads were attached to the ornament with glue. Silk fringe and red tassels were also added. Finally a scrap or die cut of a Victorian girl was placed atop the elephant to complete the Christmas craft. |
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