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Ok the title explains itself...
Now some background information as to what I'm looking for:
I'm looking for a decent digital camera (higher end compact or novice DSLR)
minimum 14MP
minimum optical zoom of 20x (preferably 30x or more)
should be able to capture fast moving subjects
No lag (between pressing the button and the actual taking of the picture)
Should be very easy to use.
preferably with image stabilisation
a tilting screen would be a plus, as well as the ability to take panorama shots
Maximum cost: 900 USD
The device will mostly be used by my parents who travel frequently and they're not the kind of people to use a device with complex interfaces and/or lots of buttons.
Subjects will be landscapes, wildlife, events and to some extent portraits...
I have done some research and I'm looking to 2 devices at the moment but I'm open for other suggestions)
- NIKON D5100 as DSLR but I'm afraid it will be too complicated for them
- NIKON Coolpix P510 of which I'm afraid it will fall short
What device would you recommend?
And in case of a DSLR agood lens (with stabilisation)
What Camera To Buy?
Started by oxygene, Apr 30 2012 12:42 PM
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 12:42 PM
Posted 08 May 2012 - 05:22 AM
In my opinion, you can buy Canon EOS Rebel T3i. This is one of the best camera having lots of advanced features.
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Posted 17 June 2012 - 12:31 AM
With that budget, you should go for Canon EOS Rebel T series.
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Re: Sleepy Sushi
i think the lil' guy on the left is the one that got in a fight with my innards. =)
Re: SALSA!
I desperately want this shirt, to the point where I'm not going to vote for any other shirts in case it might interfere! Pleeeease win.
paigeg wrote:Rejected? I think the Woot folks have some deep-seated issues...
LO freakin' L
i love how you always include the recipes =)
Re: Steampunk Seahorse
@Andy47240 Thank you!
@VIIIofXIII Wow, what a great comment. Thank you so much. Love your SN.
@bandit55 Thanks, bandit55.
@jpoling13 Thank you and I hope it works out.
@xazothia Thanks, xazy! Love hearing from you.
@SnowQueenVT Thank you, SnowQueen. Your mermaids selling seashells is wonderful.
@SubBass49 Thank you for the comment about the colors. I am all about the colors.
@Stellardig Thank you, Stellardig. My DH is an engineer and he was giving me LOTS of info on machinery.
@Drakxxx Always an honor to hear from you, Drakxxx!
@shonnelizabeth Thank you very much.
Re: Super Sized socratic spider swallow some snack
cmdixon2 wrote:You're going to give me a big ego. If that happens, I'll be too cool for pictures on my portfolio and I'll have to be all recluse and unapproachable. Maybe I'll start wearing some weird hat, I don't know. Once I start wearing sunglasses while inside brightly lit buildings you'll know I'm in trouble. Don't do that to me. I don't want to be that guy.
hahaha I had a good laugh reading this!!:D
Nice work Cmdixon, great colors, fantastic execution and you captured a mysterious mood.
Sergio37 wrote:nothing?
here ya go man
Dont give up
Thanks once more!
fishbiscuit5: Awesome! I'd never have expected that, now if more people were to think that way...
kateybee: I thought Spongebob would have a large enough following for it to stand a chance here, apparently not one of the more popular references. Will definitely let all of you know when it prints.
bellarific: I think the only Spongebob tees I see are of his face plastered on a yellow shirt, so I decided to put a little spin on things. I don't know how I came up with though, he's got to be my all time favourite character.
Stargaziey: Was hoping for it to have that effect, glad it worked out well! Good thing people could still get the reference.
ah6tyfour: Yeah I cycled through all the colours and this worked the best. Green would have allowed the design to pop more but I decided to go with a subtler palette. Thanks! And so do I haha.
Re: Spastic Squirrel
I miss the shakey spaz marks that were on the first one but this is still so me and my boyfriend that its gmv and i will buy one if it prints! Im the caffinated one :p
Awesome! Love those little guys, and your selection of colors is spot on.
Re: Sea-life Sun
it needs to be on a shirt template
you can delete it with the red x.. resub asap. neat idea
Re: Sinfully seductive
I like the colors and the curves in the snake! The one thing I am concerned with is whether the big composition will look jagged or pixellated. It is difficult to tell from your shirt comp.
Re: Scared to Sleep
sasham62 wrote:I'm pretty sure Woot still can't do glow-in-the-dark.
What do you mean? Woot sold a halloween shirt just last fall that was glow in the dark - the haunted house on orange.
I like the illo, but I think it's too much brown on brown.
hustler03 wrote:Yeah... I don't buy it, either
totally! i just feel that a tshirt shouldn't need a caption. lots of 'complex designs' get the point across right away, but some of these fancy visuals don't make sense without a long caption.
artulo wrote:Thanks for the nice comments I half expected this to do a little better...anyone comment on what could improve it?
Or is the whole thing just not a good idea?
I really like the textures that you made (see previous comment) but there's a few reasons I could never rock this shirt (I try to make sure I never vote for shirts I wouldn't wear out of principle - I wish more people were like that).
- The owl (too much of a "1980's Ranger Rick magazine trying to be cool and appeal to skaters" vibe.
- I don't skate anymore, and wearing a "skate" shirt would feel phony to me.
I usually try to focus on the positive in my commentary, so I didn't share those reasons at first, but since you asked straight out I figured I'd share. Keep in mind, your art is friggin' awesome, but these are the reasons I couldn't bring myself to buy it.
Hope that helps!
Re: the sound of silence
I must reiterate that I've seen this somewhere before and I don't believe it's your original design (but I'll leave it to the Rejectionator).
Re: Solar Eclipse
Awesome shirt, great job!
runnerfrog13 wrote:What do you mean? Woot sold a halloween shirt just last fall that was glow in the dark - the haunted house on orange.
Sorry. I meant they don't do glow-in-the-dark for the derby.
PLEASE CHOOSE THIS SHIRTTTTTT i looooove it its so cute in a...morbid way.
shirt is cool but like..whats it mean? is there a meaning to this or is this just art?
Re: SASQUATCH!!!
oh HELL yes!!!!!!!!
Re: She Sells Sea Shells
I need to add this comment so my shirt thread doesn't end with cmdixon worrying that he is a dork.( which he is Not! )
There is no way you are a dork!
il4jc wrote:shirt is cool but like..whats it mean? is there a meaning to this or is this just art?
I think that is what I like so much about this shirt. Its fresh every once in a while to have a shirt that doesnt need an artsy clever meaning behind it. The colors and art speak for themselves. I really love this shirt and have lost fatith in wooters as this fell out of the fog... Altough I think it will be back. This shirt took a couple glances for it to 'gmv' but now I think it is by far the best shirt so far in this weeks derby!
Re: SAMURAI SHOWDOWN
Fogged! Excellent! Best of luck with this one, really hope I get a chance to get it.
Re: Deep Blue Space
Checked out the larger image Chris, just amazing man. Consider mine pre-ordered.
Re: sentience
I really like the concept and composition on this design. I just wish that the difference in style between the robot part and the rest was not so big. Either way great collab with a great result, although I somehow undestand that it would be hard to see this in the fog. It isn´t the easiest and most wearable of t-shirts...
Re: Swedish Shark
I love sharks!
Re: Soapin' Skunk
Love this =) The look on his face is especially amusing. He's like "AHHHHH man! Gotta wash up before my date! WASH WASH WASH!!!" haha
Re: Satan's pet souls.
This is a great design and an adorable creepy t-shirt. I must admit I wasn´t too fond on some of your latest entries, who just seemed crazy and bizarre for the sake of it. This one, on the other hand, has your unique style, full of expression and still keeps a recognizable meaning and completely wearable on a tee. I am one of those that thinks that great art or a great illustration doesn´t make a great tee. A t-shirt should be wearable and not treated as a canvas to be hang on our walls...
I think it's a little tough for folks to figure out what the central point is here. I don't recognize the flag, so I don't get the reference (I know it's not the Greek flag...). I like that he's eating a turkey leg, though, instead of a bug. ;)
They absolutely can, and do GITD. But they're fickle. Sometimes they print it, sometimes they reject it,, sometimes they ignore it. There's just no telling. I think they primarily don't want to be trapped into routinely printing GITD, but they've waffled on whether to ban it.
Re: Sea-life Sun (Re-sub)
PLEASE REVOTE! I had to resub because there was a mistake with the shirt comp...
Sea creatures starting with s forming a sun with seaweed for rays.
Here's a list of the animals
Seal/Sea lion
Sea Turtle
My third submission hope y'all enjoy, and don't forget to vote!
This one looks so much better fyrefalcon!
Re: A Sunny Sasquatchy Day
WHAT?!!? now there are two of them? BLAST! i'll never catch them all!
gotta love the sasq!
and speaking of which...
Re: Steamrolled
I sent this to you in a PM, after I decided I should have posted it here... lol
Anyway, just noticed that one of the art directors/artists for God of War III, Izzy, had on your Apathy Coalition shirt during a panel discussion/signing... You're famous Bootsie!
way 2 go man! GMV!
If you need any help feel free at ask people. 99% of people are willing to lend a hand. Keep at it =)
Re: Sleeping Stacked Sheep
cute fat sheep! GMV!
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text: :glasses: Hi guys, Well it's been a while since my last post, but I have been under the hood almost every weekend cleaning and changing parts. The stuttering problem seems to have been resolved when I changed out the idler pully. I noticed the old one wasn't sitting in the right spot and kept slipping. Since the new one has been on there haven't been any more "stuttering" issues, but now I have encountered something new. Background: Along with the idler pully, I also replaced the tensioner pulley by the water pump. (I think that belt goes from the water pump to the A/C compressor? Am I correct?) I also put a new cover on my after market K&N air filter (it looks like a cone). The cover is completely open on the side where the air flows in, about 4" from the inside of the fender, and has about 1/2" room around the filter itself before it meets the MAF on the other side. I have new plugs and wires and a new fuel filter. I have run numerous bottles of fuel injector cleaner through the tank and a bottle of sludge cleaner mixed in with the oil. Now, all that being said, I really don't think that what I have done so far would have created my current problem, but as I have stated before I am new to this and I haven't been under the hood this much in a long time. The current problems: 1) I have a very hard shift from first to second gear when I push the truck to accelerate. If I baby the gas then it shifts normally. If I'm pulling in to traffic and need to accelerate quickly, the truck litterally jumps when it shifts from 1st to second. After that it shifts into higher gears smoothly, but is very sluggish and seems to be over reving to get into 3rd and 4th, shifting around 2000-2500rpm regardless of whether I am trying to accelerate quickly or slowly. 2) While I'm driving at a constant speed, probably between 40-50 mph, it starts to lope (if that is the correct term). It feels like it is losing power and then recovers very quickly. I think it may be starving for fuel? Additional Info: I have checked the pressure by pushing the nozzle thing on the engine block and it sprays like it has plenty of pressure. Is there something that I can use to determine what the actual pressure is? What is it supposed to be? I look forward to your responses, thanks for the help!


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Hi guys,
I'm planning my Jango build for a while now and know what and where to buy for most of the parts.
There are a lot of awesome builds on the forum. Great work guys. I hope I can do only half as good as you did.
One of my last decisions I havn't taken is the helmet.
As far as I've researched, there are two types (not makers) of helmet out there.
The ILM casted version and the fan version made by BKBT and now provided by cruzer. Last one is a tad bigger, as you can see in this thread.
As I neither want to look like a bobblehead, nor like shrinkhead, I'm asking you to help me.
I'm 6'3" (192cm) tall and about 180-190 lbs (90-95kg).
I've searched the forum, but found only about one guy with a size close to mine.
Ribann, I hope you don't mind linking your thread here. Thanks for the pics!!!
What I'd like you to do now is post pics of you Jango, together with your size and what helmet you own. The taller, the better.
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Val Gardena, Italy • American skier Steven Nyman took advantage of changing conditions for an improbable win in a World Cup downhill that was shortened because of heavy snowfall and low visibility on Saturday.
Nyman also won this race in 2006 his only previous victory but struggled with injuries in recent seasons. He started with the No. 39 bib, with the first 30 start positions reserved for the top-ranked skiers.
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Hey guys, ive been getting alot of questions about how i mount the thrusters on my MOW pack builds. So i decided to post this thread showing how i do it. Certainly not the only way to do it, but i hope this can help some of you guys out.
So, i was using a piece of ABS sheet mounted on the inside of the pack to attach the thruster too via magnets, but have since changed to this method which i like much better.
I had some leftover PVC pipe from other projects and decided to make a piece thet you can attach the thruster too via a threaded rod and butterfly nut.
i took piece of PVC that the thruster fit into. The pipe i had was, i believe, 1" i had to use the dremel sanding barrel to take just a bit off the thruster mount to get it to fit into the pipe.
then i took a piece of another larger pipe, (1.25" i think) to set the first pipe into to create an edge to help set the pipe in place in the pack:
The entire unit only need to be a little deeper than the part of the thruster that will be in the pipe. If you mAke it too long, you wont be able to get the wingnut onto the rod, or you may not be able to get the thruster all the way in. Its a tight fit, so keep that in mind when making these. My bad for not measuring the depth i made these.
You can make the "set edge" a little larger if you choose to, but just not too much or your thruster will be extended too far out.
I added an L bracket (which is also the screw holding the 2 pipes together) for stability and covered the end that would face inside the pack with a piece of ABS sheet.
I later drilled a 3/8" hole in the middle of the ABS section on the PVC unit.
Then i epoxied the piece in place inside the pack. Keep in mind this should fit tightly in the hole in MOW's pack but it wont be stable until your epoxy sets. After the epoxy set, i also put a bunch of hotglue on it for further strengthening. If you can add a screw into the L bracket, do it. Just remember to use a shallow screw and be careful not to have it come out of the other side! I also thought about using more resin, or fiberglass to further secure the unit, but didnt have any on hand, so hotglue is what i used.
On the thruster end, i drilled a hole 3/8" and threaded about 1.5" worth of a 3/8" threaded rod into the thruster (with superglue in the hole) to create this:
i also added large washers and the wing nut. The large washer is the way to go as it presses evenly along the edges of the pipe rather than just pulling on the ABS sheet glued to it. If you use a small washer, it will eventually pull through if you over tighten.
heres the inside with the thruster mounted:
Obviously, repeat for the other side
Keep in mind this is a very tight fit, so you have to do some twisting of the thruster to get the wingnut started on the rod, but once attached it is secure.


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rowyourboat wrote:How do you get to a place where you won't break precepts even upon the threat of death?
rowyourboat wrote:How do you get to a place where you won't break precepts even upon the threat of death?
With metta
reflection wrote:I guess one has to be fully enlightened to never break a precept anymore.
Viscid wrote:Why are the precepts worth dying over?
reflection wrote:A sotapanna is still deluded/attached in some ways, so I think -although it would be an ocassional slip- he/she can still break the precepts. It will however not be with the full intention of lying/stealing etc. I guess one has to be fully enlightened to never break a precept anymore.
rowyourboat wrote:How do you get to a place where you won't break precepts even upon the threat of death?
With metta
Thus he doesn't consciously tell a lie for his own sake, for the sake of another, or for the sake of any reward. Abandoning false speech, he abstains from false speech.
"There is the case where a monk is wholly accomplished in virtue, moderately accomplished in concentration, and moderately accomplished in discernment. With reference to the lesser and minor training rules, he falls into offenses and rehabilitates himself. Why is that? Because I have not declared that to be a disqualification in these circumstances. But as for the training rules that are basic to the holy life and proper to the holy life, he is one of permanent virtue, one of steadfast virtue. Having undertaken them, he trains in reference to the training rules. With the wasting away of [the first] three fetters, he is a stream-winner, never again destined for states of woe, certain, headed for self-awakening.
rowyourboat wrote:The above sutta (new on accesstoinsight!) clearly shows that complete in training refers to the 'training rules basic to the holy life'. Now if someone could specify what those are, it would be really helpful.
rowyourboat wrote:Incidentally I don't see precepts as training wheels - that would be a good way to fool ourselves of this advanced practice IMO. The gradual path gets deeper and deeper at each turning of the wheel, unless you are content to swim forever in the shallows.
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rowyourboat wrote:'Training rules' is I think an unfortunate choice of words. 'Sikkha' means discipline or field of activity/mastery. The discipline or training in virtue/precepts (sila-sikkha) has been poorly translated to mean 'training rules' which sounds like scafolding around the main structure, or as you say 'training wheels'. But it refers to an entire field of practice around which we must be trained in, until stream entry.
rowyourboat wrote:Also 4/8ths (or half) of the Noble eightfold path is about Sila/precepts. So it would be a big mistake to disregard this very interesting and challenging piece of work. The fact that it might not come naturally is simple- when we go along with our sublte cravings and habits our speech and action may 'seem to flow' easily but nevertheless be defiled. This is not in line with what the Buddha taught (not that i wish to argue that point). The dhamma is not about what is easy, seems intuitive or what we believe to be correct- it is what the Buddha said it is- and we need to figure out what he said, like it or not- less we believe that we know better than an enlightened being.
rowyourboat wrote:'Death before breaking the precepts' does sound harsh. It is not in the suttas but in the commentaries as far as I know (regarding stream entrants). Sam talked of suicide- the Buddha said suicide could not be allowed until enlightenment. So I think dying (to keep the precepts) would be a step too far. Far better to stay alive, break a precept and continue to practice until enlightenment in this human life when opportunity has arisen to practice the dhamma.
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During the Vietnam war, thousands of young Americans fled to Canada to escape being drafted and fighting in a war they believed was immoral. The Iraq war has undoubtedly resulted in hundreds of members of the military deserting, and some have gone to Canada. Sgt. Andre Shepherd became the first American soldier to leave the army and seek asylum in Germany. As he entered the detention camp where his pleas will be processed, he noted: "It's crazy, but I haven't felt this safe in a camp in a long time." Sgt. Shepherd thought about his service in Iraq and began questioning why he was fighting in a war that appeared to be unjustified. He felt that he had taken "an oath on the American Constitution which prohibits wars of aggression of any nature, such as the one in Iraq." He came to the conclusion if he continued participating in fighting in Iraq, "it would make me a criminal."\
The European Union in 2006 stated that a person who refuses to participate in a war that violates international law, is entitled to be protected as a refugee and can not be deported. Shepherd believes the Iraq war has violated the Geneva Conventions on treatment of captured soldiers and is a war of aggression. In his view, "the people responsible for this(war) are sitting in Washington."
Perhaps, it is time for the American people to come to grips with their own mistake in voting for George Bush and his criminal actions. There is need for a bipartisan commission to examine the origin of the Iraq War in order to determine if there was either violation of American law or International law.


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The latest flow measurement trends, technology and implementations are detailed in this new ebook from the editors of Control.
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Meggitt's PCH420V is the first HART®-enabled piezo-electric vibration sensor enabling continuous online monitoring of balance-of-plant assets with a digital connection to PLC or DCS systems for local analysis of multiple vibration bands. They are capable of installation in multi-drop configurations and reduce wiring requirements. HART functionality enables the user to specify vibration frequency bands, detector types and full-scale measurement ranges—effectively enabling field-configuration for specific monitoring requirements.
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Read it here.
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Nord Drivesystems delivers biggest gearbox
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Mine the gold in Big Data
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SCADA systems harbor untapped data
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A few worthy, proven technical innovations are making their way into IS solutions and settings.
Some things never change, which means they just change more slowly than we usually notice. One of these tortoises is intrinsic safety (IS) in the process industries, and most control engineers and other folks I know are grateful for its…
Where wireless meets intrinsic safety
Pepperl+Fuchs breaks ground on $25M U.S. distribution center
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Embracing changing technologies provides more options, opportunities
The future of internet access to field devices
FieldComm Group and friends speed Field Device Integration adoption
Don't be afraid to explore new process control and automation technologies
How can we connect a F&G system?
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A visible twist on wireless
How power will be transmitted wirelessly to wireless transmitters
Wireless adoption to-do list
Alternate paths from the field to cloud
Going off road to move data from the field and plant-floors to enterprises and the cloud includes bypassing the usual control routes.
Everyone's looking for shortcuts. It's a primary preoccupation of modern life and a cornerstone of business and industry. Part of always doing more with less, of course, includes moving production data faster and more efficiently from process…
Ethernet: What's new and what's next?
Defining ethernet determinism depends on the application
How to manage the Ethernet spectrum
OPA is not a standards-developing body, which means they will either have to adopt existing standards or work with another standards-developing organization such as ISA, FM, or UL to create any required documents.
The Open Process Automation Forum (OPA) and the team led by end-user companies ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BASF to develop the next generation control system have stated from the start that the solution will be based on open standards.
Product roundup: Terminal blocks and I/O
2016 State of Technology Report: The rise of configurable I/O
Exploring the tools, skills needed to navigate the Industrial Internet of Things
App Platform aims to 'drive the 33s'
Be just 33 seconds more productive each hour, and the savings mount quickly.
Rockwell Automation previewed its new, forward-looking App Platform for mobility at this week's TechED conference in Orlando. While focused first on redefining smartphone use on the plant floor – with the aim of making individual workers more…
Opto 22 adds mobility to operator interfaces with groov Action Plan
Mobile trends in industrial automation
Smart Industry conference promises real-life approach to IIoT
Power supplies: just another detail?
Careful specification can prevent startup problems and maintenance headaches.
As a chemical engineer by training, one aspect of automation that I had to pick up post-graduation was a basic understanding of electrical engineering. Although it wasn't a natural fit for me (my alma mater makes Chem Es take an electrical…
2016 State of Technology Report: The latest trends in power systems
Back to school time: All you need to know about power supply
Pathways from operations to enterprises are getting shorter, simpler
Avenues and hurdles are getting streamlined thanks to more capable components, software and networks, but the primary task remains convincing potential users.
It used to be a long, twisting trip from operations on the plant floor or out in the field back to the administrative and enterprise levels. All kinds of added devices, programming, signal conversion, networking and other checkpoints were navigated…
Honeywell picked for China crude-to-chemical plant
Resource guide: all about APC, simulation and modeling
When minimizing cost compromises functionality, its price may be too high
Digital device configuration
Take control of condition information
Why centralized machinery health management isn't just for the biggest companies.
As budgets get tighter and experienced personnel become harder to come by, organizations worldwide are looking for novel ways to optimize their machinery health management. At Hexion, we're no different. Because we operate sites around the globe,…
Usability: Are apps the answer?
Big data analytics to manage asset performance
Emerson's 'pervasive sensing' initiative providing deeper analytics for asset performance
Procedural automation everywhere
Few and surmountable obstacles lie between us and command-perform-verify.
ISA released the ISA-106 "Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations" initial Technical Report (TR) defining models and terminology in August 2013, and several manufacturers have implemented their interpretation of this document…
Resource Guide: The best of batch control
A technological approach to a classic sauce
Batch control blasts off
Virtualization key enabler of Kao modernization
The Industrial Internet of Things will not control processes without process control professionals.
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Six users win awards from Schneider Electric
Building cybersecurity firewalls
Why and how to secure industrial control and safety systems at every conduit.
Cybersecurity is all the rage now with everyone wondering if someone is peeking under their petticoats or will hack their control system and take over their process, a la Stuxnet, leading to a disaster. This is an important issue that requires a…
IEC 61511 second edition updates
Process safety delayed
Design for safety instrumented systems reliability
DeltaV Mobile brings process data beyond the control room
Resource guide: cybersecurity cornucopia
Panacea Technologies unveils Panacea Update Manager
ARC Advisory Group, SANS Institute to collaborate on cybersecurity education
Chemistry: What you don't know can hurt you
Recognize aggressive media and know how to specify materials of construction.
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Genpak plant roof collapses as staff evacuate building
How to secure your industrial networks
Physical safety, cybersecurity can't be separated
2017 State of Technology: Workstations and enclosures
A modern approach to engineering plant-floor enclosures improves efficiency, reliability, safety and more.
They look simple, but paying attention to the details of designing and specifying plant-floor enclosures for workstations, controllers, input/output (I/O) systems and instruments can pay off handsomely in lower initial, operating and maintenance…
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How systematic enclosure design optimizes field instrumentation performance
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I am going to be partaking in a on site TEFL course in Saigon come March, now i have heard stories or read up information about not holding a degree and trying to find work.
Obviously I do not have a degree and have no teaching experience but have worked with children in the past, I am hoping to get some more information about finding work in Vietnam without this qualification, and if people have done the same?
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MINNEAPOLIS Target is offering customers that shop with their Target REDcard to save 5% on nearly all purchases at any Target store or on Target.com.
Beginning Oct. 17, the retailer said it would extend the savings program to all Target REDcard products, including the Target credit card, Target Visa credit card and Target debit card. In addition to receiving 5% off nearly all purchases using a REDcard, guests will receive a coupon good for 5% off a future day of shopping every time they fill five prescriptions at a Target pharmacy with a Target REDcard.
This new rewards program will replace the existing rewards program in which new account holders receive an initial 10% off coupon and existing cardholders earn coupons for 10% off a future day of shopping. The existing program ends on Oct. 16 at close of business.
"This innovative, new initiative will provide Target REDcard holders with tremendous value on our exciting merchandise assortment –– everything from electronics to fresh food," said Terry Scully, Target financial services president. "This program makes Target's low prices even lower, so there's no need for Target REDcard holders to shop around."


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If you're considering a vacation to the European continent, then you should strongly consider visiting Serbia. An independent state landlocked in central Europe, Serbia possesses a mixed climate with a mountainous geography, and has a very deep regional culture in regards to history. A quality environment rich with rocky terrain and classical villages, Serbia offers plenty for tourists to see and do when they're experiencing the country. When you're visiting Serbia for the first time, there are some very nice places to keep in mind when looking for local attractions. You can turn to the Felix Romuliana, Temple of Saint Sava, Kalenic monastery, and the Danube Valley for some great sights and experiences.


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Posted by Thomas Husson on the B2C Marketing Professionals Blog on May 21, 2012
In July 2012, app stores — first popularized by Apple — will be four years old. There is still a lot of room to improve the discoverability and sharing of apps. For example, locally relevant content and monetization options are often missing. Adding social discovery, personalization, and recommendation features are key to improving the user experience.
However, app stores have already had a dramatic impact on the distribution of games and are starting to offer new forms of engagement between brands and consumers. Consumer usage of the most popular mobile apps has exploded in the past two years. A third of European online consumers ages 18+ who own a smartphone are using apps daily or more frequently. Seventeen percent are using apps several times a day. Stickiness and frequency of usage vary tremendously from one app category to the other. Among European online consumers ages 18+ with installed apps on their smartphones, 57% use social networking and 48% use news apps at least daily, while 69% use finance and banking apps at least weekly.
First-generation apps — aside from gaming apps — rarely made the most of the unique attributes of the mobile platform and were rarely integrated with back-end systems. We believe the market is poised for a second wave of consumer apps that are more personalized and contextual. Here's what to expect:
■ "Big data" will enable more contextual experiences on mobile apps.
■ We'll see smarter, connected apps.
■ There will be a shift from native to hybrid and web apps.
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Southern Utah Captures Share of Big Sky Championship
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"It's hard to put into words, I'm just so proud of all of our players," stated SUU head coach JR Payne. "These girls have so much going in their lives with family, schools and injuries. For them to achieve this, I just couldn't be more proud of them."
Senior center Carli Moreland scored six points in the game, but her fifth brought the crowd to their feet as it represented the 1,000th of her career at SUU, making her just the tenth women's basketball player in school history reach the mark.
"It was a struggle for me tonight, not was I hoping for personal performance-wise, but I ended up getting it somehow, one way or another," commented Moreland. "We started out the game really well, but we kind of seemed to fizzle out a little bit at the end of the first half. Really coming out at the beginning of the second half was huge for us. It really got our momentum going and was giving us more confidence."
The score came on a free throw after Moreland earned a trip to the line with just 17 seconds remaining. The game was well in-hand before then however as SUU opened the second half with an 18-3 run to open up a 49-30 advantage after leading by just four points at the break.
The visitors hung around in the first half by shooting 50 percent from the field and got seven points from center Stephanie Lee in the first 20 minutes. The Big Sky's second-leading scorer would finish the night with that same total, well below her season average of nearly 20 points a game.
Junior guard Hailey Mandelko did the bulk of the scoring for the Thunderbirds, putting up a game-high 20 points while going 4-8 from 3-point territory. Sophomore Lori Parkinson added 10 more for SUU.; Maylinn Smith contributed six points with an assist; fellow senior Marissa Robbins had three rebounds and a steal and senior guard Andrea Jones recorded five points and a pair of assists.
"It's really undescribable, it feels so good. I'm just so proud of everybody," stated Jones. "It's something that I've always dreamed of. It's great to get a championship. My team is great and I give all the credit to them."
The stats were essentially even for both sides as the visitors shot 41.3 percent from the field to Southern Utah's mark of 41.2 percent, each team made six 3-pointers and pulled down a total of 33 rebounds. The difference for the Thunderbirds came at the foul line where they went 15-24 while Northern Colorado was just 4-10.
Southern Utah now prepares to return to the Big Sky Tournament, for a second straight season, where it will hold the number two seed. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to open against Sacramento State next Thursday at 1:30 p.m. (MT) Coverage of SUU basketball is available online at www.suutbirds.com.


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The Packers' offense received some uplifting news as well as some uneasy news on Sunday. On the good side, wide receivers Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb returned to practice. They both ran routes and did some conditioning work. Nelson had not practiced since undergoing surgery to correct a nerve issue in his knee on Aug. 5, and Cobb had been out of action for at least 10 days because of a biceps injury. Neither player has played in a preseason game nor are they expected to on Thursday. But both said they feel good and would be playing if it was the regular season.
The small bummer in all of this is that running back DuJuan Harris didn't practice. He suffered what is considered to be a minor knee injury in Friday's game, but head coach Mike McCarthy said Sunday that Harris' status is "up in the air."
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Harris has become the lead candidate for the job of third-down back in Green Bay. We'll let you know if his injury turns out to be more serious than initially thought. If so, it could open the door once again for rookie Johnathan Franklin .
Cobb's fantasy stock never really moved as he racked up missed practices recently. He's still a WR1. This is much bigger news for Nelson, who is back on the field 20 days following a surgery that was supposed to keep him out for a month or more. I think you can move him back up into the high-end WR2 range.


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The Student Fees Advisory Committee (SFAC) is made up of seven (7) students, two (2) faculty and one (1) non– voting advisor and is charged with recommending funding allocations for Student Services Fees. SFAC meets several times during the latter half of the Fall semester and several more times in early Spring. In the Fall, members receive a comprehensive orientation designed to familiarize them with SFAC's operating and budget procedures. In the Spring, departments and student organizations which receive Student Service Fees provide a written request following Program Questionnaire Guidelines. In addition, departments and student organizations requesting funds are then required to make a presentation to SFAC so that members have a clear understanding of what a department does and its goals for the next fiscal year. Following these presentations SFAC goes into deliberation. Once the deliberations are finalized, SFAC forwards its allocation recommendations, as well as a recommendation on the amount of the SFAC Fee for the following year to the Vice President for Student Affairs and the President.
SFAC is also responsible for reviewing requests to increase the Recreation Fee and University Center Fee and providing recommendations on the same to the Vice President for Student Affairs and the President.
SFAC received its authority via the Texas Administrative Code (Education Code; Chapter 54; Section 54.5062). For your reference, this code is provided here.
As with other University Committees, Boards and Task Forces, the Student Fees Advisory Committee has by–laws to ensure they are operating in an effective way to meet their goals and responsibilities. For your reference, the SFAC By–laws are provided here.
SFAC plays a very important role, making recommendations on behalf of all students at the University of Houston. Their recommendations directly affect campus life and the futures of many departments and programs.
If you would like to learn more about SFAC please go to their web site here.


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And Moot I have no idea what you are talking about. :) But no, no iPhone here but I am purely an amateur. I found some of my photos in one of my facebook friends photo albums like it was theirs so the "DEA Photography" is my feeble attempt to protect my photos. In any case very glad you like them. I do love nature photography.


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Genie Francis returns to "General Hospital" on Monday and she told Access Hollywood it was "easy" to once again step into Laura Spencer's shoes.
"So easy... so easy... It really is," she told an Access Hollywood producer on the set of the ABC soap, which is gearing up for its 50th anniversary this April on ABC. "It's nice to have something be that comfortable 'cause you really can do your best work in those circumstances."
PLAY IT NOW: Kelly Monaco & Frank Valentini Talk Genie Francis Returning To General Hospital
Genie has a few weeks of filming under her belt as Laura and that has included filming scenes with Anthony Geary, who plays Luke Spencer.
"I feel more comfortable working with Tony than really anyone," she told Access . "We have sort of a perfect coupling. I've come close in other shows with other couplings but never the perfect fit that I have with Tony.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Genie Francis Through The Years
"And that's true like with a really great friend you haven't seen in 20 years -- you get back together and it's like you have never been apart," she continued. "It's essentially the same for me and Tony when we work."
Luke and Laura's 1981 wedding was a television milestone, seen by 30 million viewers in 1981.
The love for the couple has continued across the decades and even after the actress last left the show, back in November 2008, when Laura departed Port Charles to seek treatment for her illness.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: General Hospital Stars: Photo Flashback — See The Cast In Their Younger Years
News of her return has been met with great excitement by fans. Asked by Access why she thinks the fans still connect with Luke and Laura, Genie said it may have something to due with chemistry.
"I wish I could answer that... If I could answer that, I'd probably be a very successful producer in Hollywood," Genie laughed. "Some of it is just our chemistry as people... There's a tremendous amount of history, both personal and professional between the two of us, so all of that comes to the stage with us.
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"We don't have to work for it," she added. "It's just coming with us... Also, part of it is what we created as Luke and Laura is really important to both of us so when we come together on the stage, we both have a very high bar."
Genie's storyline as Laura is being kept tightly under wraps, but while Luke certainly is still pining away (albeit more quietly of late) for Anna Devane (played by Finola Hughes), and he's been helping out his troubled ex-wife Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliott), Genie told Access it's OK for fans to hope for a Luke and Laura reconciliation.
"I think that we should always hope for reconciliation between these two people," she told Access . "I hope it doesn't happen overnight, 'cause that sort of skips the story and the complicated nature of [what's happened between them]... So, no matter... even if they are apart, they are together. You realize that? I mean, if they are in the same room, there's always going to be a little tension and a little, you know, maybe they are in denial but it's always going to be there."
Catch Genie's return to "General Hospital" on Monday on ABC.
-- Jolie Lash
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Saturday, March 24 marks the 50th birthday of the Monorail, Seattle's iconic and "futuristic" train that connects Seattle Center and the downtown Westlake shopping center. For such a short and kooky ride, the Monorail evokes lots of love and nostalgia among locals. If you share these sentiments, take a minute to enjoy one of these expressions of appreciation for the train's dutiful 50 years of service:
1. Play the Monorail Video Game
Forget riding the monorail, ever dream of driving it? Evidently, 14-year-old McKaulay Kolakowski did. After hours of programming and staring at Google Street View, he designed a free computer game that puts you behind the "wheel." Just choose between the blue or the red train and you're ready to cruise past several of the Seattle landmarks you'll see from the real train's window. An adorable interactive game that recalls the days of 8-bit Nintendo, you can travel with the train's doors closed or wrecklessly open and even honk the horn. The Mill Creek native plans to continue developing the game, adding more features and expanding his virtual monorail to new routes that go beyond its downtown track. What could possibly be a more fitting 21st century tribute to the 1962 Seattle World's Fair? Jump on board at mckaulay.com. (Hat tip, Seattle Weekly and Daily Herald.) -Katie Joy Blanksma
2. Learn Fun Facts about the Monorail
If you have ever wondered how many adult male elephants the monorail could support, this beautifully designed video has the answer, along with several other pieces of fun Monorail trivia:
3. Read "Why the Monorail is Still the Best Ride in Town"
As part of our March issue transportation cover story, Feliks Banel reflects on the history of the monorail and why it's stuck around for so long in this nostalgic essay.
4. Go for a Joy Ride
The folks over at the Monorail have a big plans for the Monorail's 50th birthday on Saturday, March 23, including free rides granted to anyone who saved their ticket for a ride between 1962 and 2010. Full schedule after the jump:
From the Monorail website:
Anniversary Celebration highlights:
8:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.: Monorail is open. Passengers who present a Monorail ticket dated between 1962 and 2010 or a photo of themselves as a child riding the Monorail ride for free.
9 a.m.: On board guided tours with the Monorail's own Jayme Gustilo, named 2012 Seattle Tourism Ambassador of the Year. Jayme will point out significant landmarks along the route and share the Monorail's history.
10 a.m.: Commemorative monorail medallions given to the first 200 passengers who purchase a ticket to ride from Westlake Center to Seattle Center. The medallions resemble the original medals given to inaugural passengers in March 1962.
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Displays of historic photos and memorabilia on-board the parked Monorail train on the platform at Seattle Center, musical Elvis performances, prize drawings, and light snacks and beverages.
- The Children's Museum, Seattle, in partnership with the Monorail, invites children to join them on the Seattle Center Monorail platform to color in the The Official Century 21 Coloring Book created for the 1962 World's Fair. Materials will be provided also for them to make 'Happy Birthday' cards for the Monorail trains.
- Seattle Center Monorail is also pleased to announce a new community partnership with Treehouse, which will be formally launched on the day of the event. Treehouse is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to giving foster kids a childhood and a future. Throughout the year, Seattle Center Monorail provides special events and opportunities free-of-charge to Treehouse youth and families.
11 a.m.: Public ceremony on Seattle Center Monorail platform.
12 p.m. – 1 p.m.: Monorail facility tours offered for guests interested in learning about how the trains work. Tours for adults take place at 12 p.m. and 12:40 p.m. Tours for families with children take place 12:20 p.m. and 1 p.m. Space is limited, so guests are encouraged to register for the tour ahead of time.
12 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Children may create their own version of the Monorail at using Legos® and can also put together Lego® kits of different modes of transportation at The Children's Museum, Seattle.


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My question is perhaps a bit too obscure. Here is the link; scroll down to the Kel Tec for the explanation: Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - imfdb :. guns in movies :. movie guns :. the internet movie firearms database
In Episode 2, season 1 the female cop is given a Kel Tec in a presentation case with dialog that is certainly paid for. Something to the effect, "This is a Kel Tec 9. It is so slim you can carry it with you anywhere. No holster required; it can clip onto your belt or slacks". This dialog accompanies a close up of the gun in the wooden presentation case.


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Byron FulcherAffiliation:
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Artist's BiographyByron Fulcher is the principal trombonist of the Philharmonia Orchestra and London Sinfonietta.
Byron made his BBC Proms solo debut playing the virtuosic masterpiece \'Sequenza V\' by Berio in 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall. Other solo performances have included a Purcell Room debut in 1994 and the British premieres of Gyorgy Ranki\'s \'Tales of Father Goose\' and Marco Stroppa\'s \'From Needles Eye\' and the world premiere of Dai Fujikura \'K\'s Ocean\' as well as the concertos by Jacob, David, Grondahl and Bourgeois.
Byron has recorded Mahler \'Symphony No 3\' with the Philharmonia on two occasions with Ben Zander and Lorin Maazel conducting. He has performed at the International Trombone Festival in Helsinki 2002 and Birmingham 2006 and been invited to judge the ITA competitions on several occasions.
Byron has performed with all the London orchestras and is a regular guest with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. He can also be heard on the soundtrack of over one hundred films including \'Gladiator\', \'Lord of the Rings\', Pirates of the Caribbean \'At World\'s End\', Wallace and Grommit \'Curse of the Were-Rabbit\' and the Harry Potter series.
Byron has given masterclasses in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Peru and teaches at the Royal College of Music. He directed the RCM Trombone Ensemble to 'honourable mention' in the 2012 ITA Remington competition. Byron is a member of London Brass, performing trombone and euphonium on the album \'Surprise\'.


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Search for missing K9
When a Portland Police officer was wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning in southwest Portland, his K9 partner may have also been shot. The dog went missing after the shooting and police are asking for residents to call if they see the dog. It's a German Shepherd and would be wearing a black Police K9 vest.
Search dogs were being used to help track the K9.
The shooting happened during a traffic stop at 2:50 a.m. near SW Capitol Highway and Lobelia Street.
The suspect ran and was found after a search of nearly three hours. The suspect had escaped the initial search area and was found when residents called 911 with tips.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident and is hospitalized at OHSU.
The officer has a non-lifethreatening injury and is hospitalized at Legacy Emanuel Hospital.


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Looks like you are doing good for a beginner. The Glock trigger is more like a staplegun than a normal trigger. You are actually completing the cocking of the pistol as you squeeze the trigger and it takes some getting used to. Getting a proper grip in it is very important. For $9.00 you can get a ZEV spring kit for it and improve it immensely. Here's Todd Jarrett showing how to properly grip a pistol. Then one of me at a USPSA shoot with your Glock.
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Cisco VPN Client Release 5.0.06, Windows 7 3G not supported | Is there a workaround?
I can successfully connect, but cannot ping devices over the Cisco VPN client using 3g on Windows 7. The Cisco VPN client works fine over ethernet or wifi, just not 3G/EDGE/HSDPA. I have tried connecting via AT&T and T-MOBILE.
The release notes for Cisco VPN Client 5.0.06 state: The VPN Client on Windows 7 does not support WWAN devices (also called wireless data cards).
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Indians throttle Mets behind Kazmir, Swisher
CLEVELAND -- Terry Francona thinks nerves are a good thing at this time of the season.
If that's the case, the Indians manager hopes his players are on edge sometime into October.
Scott Kazmir struck out a season-high 12 in six innings, Nick Swisher hit a grand slam and the Indians continued their playoff push with an 8-1 win over the New York Mets on Friday night.
"This is a fun time of year," Francona said. "When you show up to the ballpark and you're nervous about the game, that's really exciting."
Kazmir (8-7) struck out at least one batter in each inning, including the side in the first, third and sixth. The left-hander, who has been pushed back in the rotation for extra rest over the last month, held the Mets to four hits, allowed no walks and hit a batter in winning for the first time since Aug. 4.
The Mets took Kazmir with the 15th overall pick in the 2002 draft, but he never pitched a game for them. Kazmir was dealt to Tampa Bay two years later for pitcher Victor Zambrano.
The trade turned out to be one of the worst in Mets history as Kazmir made the All-Star team twice with the Rays and Zambrano went 10-14 in parts of three seasons in New York, and was out of baseball in 2007.
"It's great it was against the team that drafted me, but that definitely wasn't crossing through my mind when I was out there on the mound," Kazmir said. "We're playing for a playoff spot right now. That's the one thing I'm thinking about when I go out to the mound."
Kazmir, signed as a minor league free agent after pitching in an independent league last season, fell one strikeout short of his career high, which came when he struck out 13 against Oakland on Aug. 25, 2007.
"Getting 12 strikeouts, that's the most I've gotten in a long time," he said. "Just to be able to throw my fastball consistently in the location I wanted to, that's something I was very pleased with."
"That's the best I've ever seen him pitch and I saw him pitch in Tampa for a while," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
Swisher's grand slam came in the eighth and Carlos Santana added two RBIs.
Cleveland entered Friday three games out of the second wild-card spot. The Indians have won three of four on their homestand after losing ground in the playoff chase during a difficult road trip.
"I wish we had a better record, but we're in this every bit as much as about four or five other teams," Francona said.
Swisher's grand slam was the eighth of his career and produced fireworks exploding from the scoreboard. Earlier in the day, the team announced that Swisher, as a thank you to the fans, is paying the bill for the team to have an extra fireworks show on Sept. 21.
"We've got to keep winning games," he said. "This team lost close to 100 games last year. For us to just be in this spot, it goes to show you what this organization is doing."
Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler (7-4) allowed three runs in five innings and lost for the first time in his career on the road. The right-hander, who was called up on June 18, won his first five decisions away from Citi Field.
Justin Turner's seventh-inning homer, his first of the season, accounted for the Mets' run.
The Indians played the game without outfielder Michael Brantley, who returned to his home in Florida to be with his wife, who is expecting their first child.
Cleveland's first two runs came on sacrifice flies by Santana in the first and Michael Bourn in the second. Santana added an RBI single in the fifth and Lonnie Chisenhall had a run-scoring double in the sixth.
Wheeler, 23, is considered one of the top prospects in baseball. The Mets won 10 of his first 14 starts and he's only the second rookie in team history to win five straight road decisions in one season. Jerry Koosman won his first six road decisions in 1968.
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'Noronen initially thought he would get credit for it, but teammate Dmitri Kalinin was announced as the scorer. Noronen didn't find out until 10 minutes after the game. "It's too bad. Maybe I'll get to hear my name next time,'' Noronen said.'
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