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Spreadsheets can be useful as a simple form of retirement calculator. I have found a few that are free to use. If you are comfortable working with spreadsheets and are interested in using them as retirement planning tools, download them and try them out. (If you are reading this in feed reader or by email, you will have to click through to the original post to download the spreadsheet files.) [Read more…]
Calculators for IRA Eligibility and Comparison
With tax rates heading up for many baby boomers and with 2010 presenting an opportunity for Roth IRA conversion, funding an IRA in 2008 and 2009 can be an important retirement planning strategy.
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I find it helpful to use online calculators to: (a) help determine whether a taxpayer is eligible for a traditional, Roth, Roth-conversion, and/or non-deductible IRA; and (b) help compare the relative financial benefits of each different IRA type. I have found two online IRA calculators that I like in particular. [Read more…]
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Game Review: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Aaman Lamba
Gaming is as much a victim of sequelitis as are movies. The key difference is that since game technology evolves much faster than film-making, the next iteration is at the very least more glossy, visually stunning and intricate. That being said, games are subject to the same dramatic principles and storyline is as much a part of the game experience as the visual imagery.
Like Inception, the much-hyped StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty from Blizzard Entertainment seems to be a humdinger of a game at first blush. Coming more a decade after the original StarCraft game, it delivers a rich, glamorous visual experience, but the same can't be said for its over-intricate and yet uninteresting backstory, the same hackneyed tale of rebels against an overarching Confederacy. Military science fiction has a set tenor, and it would be heresy to deviate from this pace, or to focus on subaltern studies in the space battlefields.
The characters are limited to trivial verbal reactions and mostly move from bunker to barracks to enemy territory, flashing some fury, yet not really engaging with the player like Red Dead Redemption or the Call of Duty series. The top-down gameplay distances one from the action, as it were, and the inter-campaign setting on the Hyperion battlecruiser is richly detailed, yet all too static.
The game features three races - the alien Protoss and Zerg and the Terran, that term which has not yet gained currency on our planet beyond the sci-fi realm. The single-player campaign storyline that is currently available is from the Terran perspective, while subsequent releases will feature the other two races, ensuring Title IX compliance. The usual build, deploy, and attack protocols apply in StarCraft II as in other RTS games, although the designers have included various random environmental elements to create an illusion of variety. Fortunately for the underpowered gamer, the game renders quite well on basic hardware with even a 128 MB GPU sufficient for low quality rendering. The game is available on both the Microsoft Windows and the Macintosh platforms. The cinematic cut-scenes are precisely that - cinematic - although a decade of visual spectacle has inured one to the experience.
The multiplayer experience on Battle.net has a lot going for it, and the StarCraft II Marketplace will introduce an etsy-like bazaar for maps and perhaps later custom embeddable widgets, if Blizzard borrows a page from their Warcraft playbook. Large online tournaments are likely to become the rage soon enough. Interestingly, StarCraft II holds the dubious distinction of being both the most pirated and biggest selling game to be distributed via BitTorrent this year.
Perhaps its the jaded nature of RTS and action-oriented gameplay in general that gives one a less than enthusiastic experience from this well-produced game, yet, if you're looking for revolutionary gameplay, this is not the game for you. All the same, it has hours of gameplay and at least momentarily you should feel yourself slipping into the game-verse and rooting for Jim Raynor and his motley crew against the evil Mengsk.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/715,315 filed Sep. 8, 2005, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Many vehicle equipment control systems have been proposed that incorporate imaging systems and related processors. Vehicle exterior light control systems using a camera and image processing system have been developed and disclosed in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,837,994, 5,990,469, 6,008,486, 6,130,448, 6,130,421, 6,049,171, 6,465,963, 6,403,942, 6,587,573, 6,611,610, 6,621,616 and 6,631,316; and U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 10/208,142 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,774,988), 09/799,310 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,631,316), 60/404,879 (U.S. application Ser. No. 10/645,801, published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0143380, claims the benefit of 60/404,879), 60/394,583 (now U.S. application Ser. No. 10/615,317, published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0008410, claims the benefit of 60/394,583), 10/235,476 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,861,809), 10/783,431 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,895,684), 10/777,468 (published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0201483), 09/800,460 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,520,203) and 60/590,736 (U.S. application Ser. No. 11/185,145, published as U.S. Publication No. 2006/0016965, claims the benefit of 60/590,736); the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in their entireties by reference. In these systems, images are acquired of the view forward of a motor vehicle. In at least one embodiment, an image sensor is optically coupled to the interior surface of the windshield such that reflections and/or refraction from the interior windshield surface is substantially eliminated. These images are processed to determine the presence or absence of oncoming or preceding vehicles and the controlled vehicles exterior lights are adjusted, for example by turning off the high beams, to prevent glare to the drivers of other vehicles. Several of these disclosed systems provide multiple equipment functions such as moisture sensing and windshield wiper control, heating ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) control, lane departure systems, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance and/or reconstruction systems, security systems, etc.
Moisture sensing, windshield wiper and HVAC controls are described in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,923,027 and 6,617,566 as well as U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 09/970,728 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,681,163) and 60/472,017 (U.S. application Ser. No. 10/848,803, published as U.S. Publication No. 2004/0232773, claims the benefit of 60/472,017), the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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As described in detail herein, the controlled vehicle may comprise at least one control system incorporating various components that provide shared function with other vehicle equipment. An example of one control system integrates various components associated with automatic control of the reflectivity of at least one rearview mirror element and automatic control of at least one exterior light. Such systems 115 may comprise at least one image sensor within a rearview mirror, an A-pillar 150 a, 150 b, a B-pillar 155 a, 155 b, a C-pillar 160 a, 160 b, a CHMSL, or elsewhere within or upon the controlled vehicle. Images acquired, or portions thereof, may be used for automatic vehicle equipment control. The images, or portions thereof, may alternatively, or additionally, be displayed on one or more displays. At least one display may be covertly positioned behind a transfiective, or at least partially transmissive, electro-optic element. A common controller may be configured to generate at least one mirror element drive signal and at least one other equipment control signal.
An image sensor for use in automatic vehicle equipment control may be constructed as an imager die onto which is adhered an optical spacer. The imager die and optical spacer may be supported by a dam-and-fill construction which allows light to pass through the optical spacer and onto the imager die. The image sensor may generate control signals for use in a variety of automatic vehicle equipment controls, such as an automatic exterior light control system, a moisture sensing system, a windshield wiper control, a defroster control, a defogger control, a lane departure detection system, a lane departure warning system, a security system, a vision system, a rear vision system, a mirror dimming system, an occupancy detection system, a monitoring system, a collision avoidance system, an accident recreation system, an image acquisition system, and the like. The image sensor may be used in an automotive vehicle such as by incorporation into a rearview mirror assembly.
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An automotive vehicle imaging system may be configured as described in
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The overall image sensor resolution is 176�144 pixels. However, the array is split in two halves, each of which images substantially the same scene but one half does so through a spectral filter. Each half uses a sub-window of pixels, for example 144 pixels wide by 50 pixels high. In one embodiment, the unfiltered half may be used for lane detection. The field of view is preferably approximately 0.2 degrees per pixel. The lane detection algorithm preferably operates on the lower region of the image, for example the bottom 15 rows, and does not necessarily utilize all columns. It should be understood that the following and subsequent examples may be applied to various image sensors with various resolutions and various optical configurations. As costs of image sensors and processors decrease, it may be advantageous to use an image sensor with higher resolution and a wider field of view, for example 50 degrees or more. The wider field of view will allow a larger aim correction, better detection of vehicles around curves, and tolerance to a wider range of windshield angles.
Image sensors and image processing systems are increasingly being employed to perform a wide variety safety and convenience functions in motor vehicles. Examples of such functions include vision assistance, headlamp control, rain sensing, lane departure warning, collision avoidance, sign recognition, and adaptive cruise control. In some cases, where the fields of view needed for the application are similar or overlap, it is desirous to use a single camera to perform more than one of these or other functions. A single camera will require less physical space and may be less expensive than using multiple dedicated cameras.
While the use of a single camera to perform multiple functions is initially appealing, there are several technical and commercial obstacles complicating this goal. Many of the applications listed above require a field of view substantially in front of the vehicle, however the requirements of the camera are substantially different. A headlamp control system, which identifies the headlamps and tail lamps of oncoming and preceding vehicles, requires a field of view of 30� to 50�, a resolution of approximately 5-10 pixels per degree, very high intra-scene dynamic range (i.e. the ability to sense a wide variety of light levels within a single image), very accurate color measurement for point light sources, and a frame rate of approximately 5 frames per second. A lane departure warning system requires a field of view of approximately 25� to 35�, a resolution of greater than 5 pixels per degrees, a wide inter-scene dynamic range to adapt to varying daytime and nighttime light levels, and a frame rate of approximately 10 frames per second. A sign recognition system requires a narrower field of view of view but a very high resolution of greater than 20 pixels per degree.
Automotive image sensors may be incorporated into an electronic subassembly as depicted in
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The optical spacer is diced, as in block 902. The optical spacer is preferably made of glass, though a substantially transparent plastic material such as acrylic, polycarbonate, and the like, may also be used. The size of the optical spacer is dependent upon several design parameters, including the number of spacers to be used with each imager, the imager size, the spacer material, the desired focal or spacing length (i.e., thickness of the spacer), the imaging application, and the like. In an embodiment of the present invention, the optical spacer is glass and is dimensioned to cover the imaging portion of the optical die. For example, the optical spacer has a length of 3.43 mm, a width of 2.95 mm, and a thickness of between 0.55 mm and 5 mm depending upon the application. The optical spacer may include as a bulk property or may be coated on one or more sides with material that affects the optical properties of the optical spacer. This allows reducing electromagnetic radiation in undesirable frequencies while leaving the optical spacer substantially transparent to electromagnetic radiation desired to form an image on the image sensor.
The optical spacer is preferably diced such that there are minimal scallops, chips, or edge defects. Mechanical defects in the optical spacer surfaces may promote subsequent cracking after dam and fill. Dicing tape may be used to limit mechanical damage. Techniques for cutting the optical spacer depend upon the spacer material, size, shape, equipment to be used, and the like. In one embodiment, the glass may be cut with a 400 grit 0.006 inch (0.15 mm) thick resin/diamond composite blade with a minimum of 1.6 mm of exposure. The spindle should be run at 45,000 rpm with a wafer feed rate of 1.5 mm/second. The water flow should be 1.3 to 1.5 liters/minute for all settings.
Following dicing, the optical spacer must be free of foreign material (e.g., anything not belonging on the surface by design, or design intent) and particulates prior to joining these two elements at the wafer mounting operation.
As an alternative to dicing, the optical spacer may be molded or otherwise formed into the desired shape.
The substrate is cleaned, as in block 904. The substrate may be, for example, a printed wiring board (PWB). Surfaces should be free of flux and fingerprint residue to permit reliable die attach and wire bond interfaces. As is well known in the art, a variety of cleaning equipment and techniques are available, such as from Crest Ultrasonics of Trenton, N.J.
The imager die is attached to the substrate, as in block 906. In a preferred embodiment, the die attach adhesive is capable of withstanding the processing and stresses of the dam and fill material. This die attach material may be a one component, solvent-free epoxy chip adhesive such as Ablebond 84-3 from Ablestik of Rancho Dominguez, Calif. The die may also be attached with a snap cure epoxy such as Ablestik 2035SC. The assembly is cleaned, prior to wire bonding using a process such as, for example, plasma cleaning, as is known in the art. The imager die may then be wire bonded to the substrate or wire bonding may occur later, as in block 912.
Optical spacer attach material is dispensed, as in block 908. The optical spacer attach material is preferably an optically clear, unfilled material such as, for example, a single component, B-stage clear epoxy such as Epo-tek MA-5 from Epoxy Technology, Inc., of Billerica, Mass. The optical spacer attach material may also be a UV cure material such as Light Weld� 429 from Dymax Corp. of Torrington, Conn. The dispense may be performed by writing an "X" pattern or dispensing in a pattern of five dots in the shape of an "X" on the top surface of the imaging portion of the optical die. If written in an "X" pattern, a central dot is formed then four consecutive lines, beginning at the outer extremes and terminating in the center (adding to the central mass). When utilizing the five dot approach, the central dot is preferably the largest in diameter and/or the greatest in height. Precautions should be taken to prevent foreign material from becoming entrapped on the top surface of the optical die or in the adhesive after dispensing.
The optical spacer is attached, as in block 910. The optical spacer is preferably placed immediately after the dispense of the optical spacer adhesive to prevent skinning-over of the adhesive and subsequent incorporation of visual anomalies into the cured interface as well as to minimize the potential for entrapment of foreign material. Placement velocity should be slow enough to allow the adhesive front to wet the interfaces while moving to the perimeter of the optical spacer. Placement force should be repeatable within �10% and adjustable within a range of 75-250 grams. The placement force should be of sufficient magnitude and duration to assure that the adhesive front progresses to the perimeter of the optical spacer. In one embodiment, a barely visible fillet is formed around three continuous sides of the optical spacer's perimeter. On the side of the chip without bond pads, the optical spacer is preferably flush with the edge of the imager die, not leaving room for a fillet. Preferably, the interface between the optical spacer and imager is completely filled with adhesive, with no voids or air bubbles. Preferably, the optical spacer attach fillet shell extends between 125 μm to 250 μm outward, or upward, on any surface. Excess material volume may cause the optical spacer location to shift uncontrollably during cure. Preferably, the optical spacer attach material does not flow out onto the wire bond areas. The optical attach material is preferably cured such as, for example, in a forced-air convection oven at a temperature of 150� C.�5� C. for between 30 and 60 minutes. Cure times and methodology depend on a variety of factors including attach material, optical spacer construction, imagine die construction, and the like.
Wire bonding electrical connections are made between the substrate and the imager die, as in block 912. Wire bonding techniques are well known in the art.
Damming material is dispensed, as in block 914. The dam creates a barrier to prevent the flow of the low viscosity fill material. Preferably, the dam is deposited beyond the primary wedge bonds and has a sufficient final height to allow the fill to cover the highest points of the wire loops and some portion of the optical spacer element placed on the optical die. Placement of the dam may be based upon avoiding obstacles such as devices, wires and chip components, but may also serve to plug any vias or anchor holes within the fill region. Preferably, the dam material allows for the creation of a tall, narrow dam having the robustness to retain its shape and contain the fill material during cure. For example, Hysol FP4451TD available from Henkel Loctite Corp. of Rocky Hill, Conn., may be used.
In one embodiment, the dam may be created in a two step sequence. The first step is to lay down a complete ring of the damming material to a height of approximately 0.89 mm. The corresponding width of the damming deposit should be approximately 1.52-1.78 mm at the base. The second step is to lay down another ring of damming material (on top of the first) to an overall height of approximately 1.91 mm. Additional layers may be used as needed. The distance from the center-line of the dispense needle (18 Ga needle) to the edge of the device should be 0.060-0.080 inches (1.52-2.03 mm). While not necessary, the substrate may be warmed during the dispense of the damming material, allowing for an increase in linear dispense speed. Pre-heat temperatures of 50-70� C. substrate surface temperature may be used. If warming is used, it is preferential to warm the substrate and not the damming material itself. Heat may also be applied to the valve/needle assembly. As is known in the art, a time/pressure dispense system can be used for this application.
Damming material that is dispensed onto the substrate is preferably filled within the next four hours and cured immediately thereafter. If it is known that there will be more than about a 1-2 hour delay between dam and fill operations, the dammed product is preferably stored in a nitrogen cabinet until available for the filling operation or the damming operation is delayed until immediately before the anticipated fill operation.
Fill material is dispensed, as in block 916. Preferably, the substrate is warmed during the dispense of fill material to minimize the apparent viscosity of the fill material. This reduces the potential for air entrapment beneath closely spaced groups of wire bonds, miscellaneous components, and the like. Pre-heat temperatures of 50-70� C. at the surface of the substrate may be used. When warming, it is preferential to warm the substrate and not the fill material itself. As an alternative, or in addition to, heating the substrate, heat may be applied to the valve/needle assembly. The flow rate of the fill material during the dispense operation is at least in part, a function of the pre-heat temperature and the presence or absence of holes or other air entrapping objects. The speed at which the dispense needle moves is dependent at least in part on the rate at which the fill material wets the substrate and flows around obstacles on the substrate surface. The path used to dispense fill material may traverse partially around the device, then reverse direction briefly to allow the fill front to catch up, then resume forward motion. The entire fill operation may require two circuits around the device to form a consistent and uniform fill and associated fillet to the optical spacer. Preferably, the fill material completely covers all connecting wires. The meniscus of the fill material preferably terminates on the optical spacer within the upper-most 0.015 inch (0.38 mm), forming an included angle of 20-45� with the vertical facet of the optical spacer. The fill material may be, for example, Hysol FP4470 available from Henkel Loctite Corp. of Rocky Hill, Conn.
The dam and fill materials are cured, as in block 918. The damming material may be co-cured along with the fill material. Depending upon the dam and fill materials and the desired properties, a two step cure may be used. For example, the cure may include 50-60 minutes at 125�5� C. followed by 90-120 minutes at 165 �5� C. In this example, the dammed and filled imager assemblies should begin curing within two hours of being filled. The assemblies may be inserted into an oven already at 125� C. or in an oven at room temperature followed by a temperature rise rate from 25� C. to 125� C. at less than 50� C./minute and an oven rise rate from 125� C. to 165� C. at 2-5� C./minute.
Various additional operations may follow. For example, one or more filters and/or lenses may be positioned above or upon the optical spacer. The imaging assembly may also be assembled onto a larger circuit board for inclusion within an automotive vehicle.
In one embodiment, a red/cyan filter is formed on at least one surface of the optical spacer, such as the top surface or the bottom surface. After cleaning the surface, photoresist is spun onto the surface. The photoresist is exposed to UV light through a cyan pattern contact mask then is developed. A cyan filter coating is then deposited on the surface. The photoresist is then removed to "lift off" the cyan filter coating from regions of the surface where the cyan filter is not desired. The process is repeated to form a red filter deposited on the surface. A blanket coating of a broadband antireflection (BBAR) material may then be applied to the surface. The use of photoresist and the application of filter and BBAR layers is well known in the art. The resulting optical spacer has two zones, each with differing optical properties. The same technique may be used to create any number of optical zones on a single optical spacer and/or to create optical spacers each having different optical properties.
One or more optical spacers may also be molded, machined, assembled, or otherwise formed to include one or more lenses. If a lens affects only a portion of the light passing through the optical spacer, the optical spacer will have optical zones each having different optical properties.
While embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is not intended that these embodiments illustrate and describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation, and it is understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Aug 25, 2006
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Hesiod belongs to the transitional period in Greek civilization between the oral tradition and the introduction of a written alphabet. His two major surviving works, the Theogony and the Works and Days, address the divine and the mundane, respectively. The Theogony traces the origins of the Greek gods and recounts the events surrounding the crowning of Zeus as their king. A manual of moral instruction in verse, the Works and Days was addressed to farmers and peasants.Introducing his celebrated translations of these two poems and of the Shield, a very ancient poem of disputed authorship, Apostolos Athanassakis positions Hesiod simultaneously as a philosopher-poet, a bard with deep roots in the culture of his native Boeotia, and the heir to a long tradition of Hellenic poetry. For this eagerly anticipated revised edition, Athanassakis has provided an expanded introduction on Hesiod and his work, subtly amended his faithful translations, significantly augmented the notes and index, and updated the bibliography. Already a classic, Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield is now more valuable than ever for students of Greek mythology and literature.


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Biscotti al cioccolata e arancia
Makes about 50
Chocolate and orange make a fantastic combination. Sometimes we substitute candied pink grapefruit peel if we have some to use up.
420g plain flour
100g cocoa powder, sifted
2½ tsp baking powder
225g butter
250g granulated sugar
the grated zest of 1 blood orange
1 egg plus 1 yolk
90g candied blood orange peel, finely chopped
Sift the flour, cocoa powder, quarter of a teaspoon of salt and the baking powder in a medium-size mixing bowl. Cream the butter, sugar and orange zest until light and fluffy. Add the egg and yolk and mix well. Gradually add the flour mixture and the peel, and mix at a low speed until the mixture is well combined.
Wrap the dough in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface. Shape the dough into two logs 5cm in diameter, taking care not to incorporate too much flour.
The logs can be frozen for up to two months wrapped in parchment paper and clingfilm.
To bake, preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Slice the logs into 5mm-thick slices. Evenly space them on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, leaving 2cm between each biscuit. Allow the dough to come to room temperature before baking for 7-8 minutes. If you want to make these biscuits really special, drizzle them with melted chocolate and garnish with more finely chopped candied peel. They are best eaten freshly baked, but will keep in a container for two to three days.


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Basra, April 21 (Reuters): Suicide bombers killed at least 68 people, 17 of them children incinerated in minibuses taking them to school, in coordinated strikes on police stations in Iraqs mainly Shia city of Basra today.
Basra mayor Wael Abdul-Hafeez accused Osama bin Ladens al Qaida network of being behind the morning rush-hour blasts that shattered months of relative calm in the southern city. Near-simultaneous car bombs hit three police stations in Basra and two more struck a police academy in Zubair, a mainly Sunni town 25 km further south.
At least three Iraqis were killed and three British soldiers wounded, two of them seriously, in Zubair. All four attacks seem to have been carried out by suicide bombers, said a British defence ministry spokeswoman in Basra, which is in Britains sector of responsibility. The mayor told a news conference 68 people, not counting the bombers, were killed and 99 wounded. British officials said about 10 policemen were among the dead.
Two minibuses were caught in the blast at Basras al Saudia police station. Ali Abdul-Sadiq, a hospital official, said nine schoolgirls and their driver were killed in one. Eight kindergarten children died in the other.
A wounded Iraqi, Amin Dinar, said he had heard a huge explosion as he stood at the door of his house. I looked around and saw my leg bleeding and my neighbour lying dead on the floor, torn apart, he said from his hospital bed. I saw a minibus full of children on fire.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he had no plans to send more troops to Basra in response to the blasts and foreign secretary Jack Straw said suicide attacks would not derail plans to hand sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30.
The US-led occupation which followed the ousting of Saddam Hussein is due to end on June 30 with power handed to an interim Iraqi government, but preparations for the transition have been eclipsed by this months bloodletting and hostage-taking.
Paul Bremer, the US administrator in Iraq, told a group of Iraqi scientists he did not know who was behind todays bombs and that he expected more attacks in the run up to June 30.
Lets not give the terrorists a victory by being able to derail the process, he said. US soldiers killed in action since the start of the war rose to 511, from 510 yesterday, the US department of defence website showed.
Denmark said a Danish businessman reported missing on April 11 had been found dead. An Italian hostage was killed this month by kidnappers demanding Italian troops leave Iraq.
Three other Italians are still held hostage. Canada said a Canadian had been abducted, part of a spate of kidnappings of civilians from more than a dozen countries. Most have been freed.
The Basra blasts sowed panic across a city which has been fairly peaceful during the US-led occupation and largely escaped this months surge of violence elsewhere in the country. Basras mayor said police had recovered the remains of one bearded bomber. I accuse al Qaida, he said. Interior minister Samir Sumaidy said the Basra attacks were similar to devastating suicide attacks in the Shia holy city of Karbala.
A British military spokesman said three vehicles had exploded at Basra police stations at about 0315 GMT. British officials said the Zubair blast killed three Iraqis and wounded four British soldiers, two seriously.
In Falluja, west of Baghdad, fighting violated a fragile truce hours after US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggested the ceasefire in the Sunni city would not last.


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Green initiatives are trending across many industries. Consumers are willing to pay more for products and services that are environmentally-conscious, including those purchasing real estate and construction services.
Embracing green technologies can make clients happy, while also making processes more efficient.
Here are some helpful ways to adapt greener construction practices on the job site:
LEED Certifications
Creating energy efficient buildings is an important step to a greener construction site. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, deals with all types of building projects, in varying stages of development.
For instance, construction volume certification covers an entire portfolio of building projects. Whereas LEED campus and multiple building certification focuses on several buildings on a single site. For the ladder, there are a number of options to help project owners determine the best way to reach their goals.
Whether you are in the beginning stage of production, or dealing with the final touches, there is something you can do to make your project more environmentally-friendly.
Learn more about LEED Certifications here.
Sustainable Materials
In the past, you may have shied away from sustainable resources because it lowered the quality of work. But that is not the case anymore. Using sustainable materials can actually help you cut costs, without lowering the quality.
For instance, concrete is a hugely popular material for the construction market. Sustainable concrete contains recycled materials, but still creates a quality product.
Bricks are another staple item on the construction site. Take a look at wool bricks as an alternative,which are 37% stronger than regular bricks. Wool bricks are durable, but use non-toxic and local materials. You don't have to sacrifice quality for sustainability, but instead find a way for these elements to work hand-in-hand.
Other suggested materials include solar tiles, which can generate natural power; and paper insulation made from recycled newspaper and cardboard can be both insect resistant and fire-retardant with the inclusion of borax, boric acid and calcium carbonate.
Recycling paper and plastics are a great way to reduce consumption at home and in the office. But recycling can extend far beyond those measures.
Recycling glass helps reduce air pollution by 20 percent and water pollution by 50 percent.
For a green construction site, take a look at the materials you are using and disposing. Are there glass elements applicable for recycling? What about metals, such as steel and copper? Recycling these materials can reduce pollution and may be a cost-saving measure for you as well.
Strategize Equipment Usage
Time and energy efficiency is absolutely important on the job site. If your equipment doesn't need to be on all the time, shut them off to increase green efforts. Plan out your day based on the machines that need to be running. If they don't need to be on, power them down.
Additionally, with all the different technologies out there, streamlining some of your management and upkeep with software will save you on the actual paper used in your projects. Take a look at some apps that help keeping your construction projects up and running.
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What a lovely Type-S saloon.
Top marks to you fella
The N1. Going through the Karoo, dead dead straight road, no traps etc. Perfect stretch to let the car just open up and breath. It was in the Karoo where my Ballade decided to go on holiday.
After my drive down the M40 the other day, I'd love to get me car onto the N2 as well. Wouldn't mind the Joburg to Cape Town drive as well.
Ja boet, Grahamstown. My brother went to the uni there. I think its a security complex too, the houses all match in style, although it looks like the car was bought at Tygerburg Honda looking at the rear sticker. Man, thats the N2 stretch along the garden route. I would love to drive that in my car.
Lekker car . Strange to see an open driveway with no electric fencing. Must be in a security complex .
CF... Where in the Cape is that again ? Grahamstown, if memory serves ?
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Unaitas now targets 100,000 new members in recruitment campaignSunday, August 26, 2012 15:58
Unaitas Savings and Credit Co-operative, formerly Muramati Sacco, plans to double its membership and assets by the end of June next year, a move that may make it the largest in the country.
Chief executive officer Tony Mwangi said last week that the co-operative is eyeing 100,000 new members by mid next year.
"We are committed to grow by 100 per cent from July…we want to grow by 100,000 members within the next one year and the driver is the corporate brand," said Mr Mwangi on the sidelines of a chama (business clubs) conference organised by the sacco on Friday.
Unaitas rebranded this year a few months before the Capital Markets Authority approved its disclosure document for a sale of its share that had started at the beginning of October 2010 running through December the same year.
The market regulator however stopped the sale because it was targeting public rather than its members.
The regulator has now given approval for investors who applied for shares in the offer to be admitted as members of the sacco.
The industry regulator ranks the sacco as the 13th largest in terms of assets. According to the latest report from the Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (Sasra), Unaitas had assets worth Sh3.17 billion, 86,301 members and Sh2.3 billion in deposits as at the end of last December.
"People have now accepted Unaitas and we are now getting members from all over the country…people who were hesitant because of the name are now coming," said Mr Mwangi.
Unaitas, which has 14 branches, is one of the saccos that has stepped up recruitment to raise funds for expansion and investment.
Metropolitan Teachers Sacco and Stima Sacco, which had assets worth Sh2.9 billion and Sh7.7 billion respectively as at the end of last year according to Sasra, are some of the co-operative societies that have also stepped up recruitment of new members to raise funds for new investments.
Metropolitan's share sale to its members, began this month and will run for the next three months. Each member is expected to buy a minimum of 250 shares for Sh25,000.
The sacco, which had 20,632 members as at the end of last year projects to have at least 100,000 members in the next three years enhancing capitalisation in line with regulator's compliance requirements.
Total assets for the 215 Saccos licensed to carry out front-office service activities (Fosa) rose to Sh196 billion from Sh171 billion as at the end of December 2010 according to the regulators latest supervisory report
Deposits rose by 14 per cent to Sh140.6 billion up from Sh123.13 billion the previous year, while loans and advances rose by 20 per cent to Sh147.7 billion up from Sh123.4 billion as at the end of December 2010.


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Category Archives: Wildlife
Foraging on the beach
In January the Hebrides can live up to their reputation of being cold, wet and very windy, so before cabin-fever sets in, as soon as the rain stops and the wind strength drops to blustery, it's time to get out for a walk. Actually it's more like a waddle with a full set of thermals, the thickest jumper I can find, a full set of waterproofs, wellies, etc., a rucksack and pocket stuffed with collecting apparatus, an elegant stride is not really possible.
After a storm you never quite know what is going to appear, it could be anything from a beached leviathan or more likely a seal (hopefully not to smelly) and tons of seaweed to something as mundane as a fish box or as romantic as a message in a bottle. On our beach what we really hope to find is driftwood. I'm not too fussy about size, anything from odds and ends for kindling to full size tree trunks for logs. Himself gets really excited about the pieces which are too big to be moved, as this means getting the chainsaw and various accoutrements (splitting wedges, sledge and lump hammers) down to the beach. I have no ambition to become an apprentice lumberjack so I'm quite happy to be the sherpa and carry the logs from the beach to the car.
The wood is mainly pine, but sometimes it can be rather more exotic – eucalyptus or redwood. If it has been in the water for a considerable amount of time it has gained its own flora and fauna, so before it is turned into firewood, scientific curiosity has to be satisfied and any interesting bits and pieces carefully removed for later examination. Most of the time the attached fauna are goose barnacles and whether fresh or slightly decaying they are incredibly difficult to scrape off, highly gelatinous, slimy and very smelly. Carrying logs with bits of barnacle adhering is not at all pleasant and the wood is stored outside the shed for as long as possible.
Splitting the logs can also reveal some equally slimy and smelly inhabitants. These are usually big-ear shipworms (Psiloteredo megotara), except that they are not worms but marine bivalve molluscs (like the inappropriately named goose barnacles). The shell is very reduced and used to bore through the wood, so all you see is the muscular tube-like body, or more often just the burrow in the wood.
They enter the wood as very small larvae, so from the outside all you see is a very small hole, but internally the burrow can be up to 20cm long and 10-12mm in diameter. This particular species is found in driftwood and is related to the notorious naval shipworm which bored its way, often with disastrous results, through wooden ships and the Dutch sea defences in the 16th century.
There are, are of course, some more interesting edible species to find on the beach, but in winter, unless you're partial to whelks, winkles or limpets, it is a case of being grateful for some firewood and assorted natural history curiosities.
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The Gardens In-between
Sic transit gloria mundi – Northern summers are short and as August begins there is a whiff of autumn on the horizon. The days are already growing perceptibly shorter, but the glory of the machair flowers still lights up my in-between garden. Between my house, the sea, and Croft Garden Cottage lie over 18 acres of the most perfect wild garden.
The summer home of breeding lapwing, oystercatcher, redshank, snipe, elusive corncrakes, skylarks and pipits; the haunt of hen harriers, peregrine falcons, merlins and buzzards and a resting place for migrating geese and waders. There are butterflies, bumblebees, beetles, assorted bugs, other things with wings, carapaces, shells, some with slimy trails and those which buzz or hum. There are fungi in profusion, hopping frogs and cheeky rabbits; over 80 species of flowers, grasses, rushes and sedges, not counting the mosses and lichens. Rare or common, with or without names, they are all important in nature's garden. I am not even an apprentice in this garden, I am the custodian and apart from inviting the cows to do a little grass cutting and manuring in the winter, I am required to do nothing but sit and admire.
As the summer progresses, the colours ebb and flow from white to gold, blue to yellow and pink to purple, the mosaic changes with the intensity of the light from morning to evening, day by day, month by month and sometimes moment by moment. It is ruffled by the fingers of the wind, speckled with crystals by the mist, saturated by the rain reflecting the ever-changing moods of a Hebridean summer.
Yet the picture is incomplete, gardens are multi-dimensional and not just a visual landscape. A backing track of humming insects, vibrating butterfly wings, the sush of the waves and the whisper of the wind accompanies the skylarks, drumming snipe, clamouring oystercatchers and the mournful the pee-wit pee-wit of the lapwings. An infusion of honey from lady's bedstraw and clover mixes with the tang of salty sea air and with a tickle of grasses on bare feet releases the essence of summer.
This is a perfect garden and its transient nature is the quintessential expression of sic transit gloria mundi. For a garden it is and without some gentle intervention the biodiversity would decline as the natural succession of vegetation replace the flowers with a mixture of rushy pasture and tussock grass.
This was the situation on a piece of ground behind the house, between the solar panels and the shed. The first part of the restoration of this area was described in the Birthday Project post. Over the past two years we have been landscaping the area around the greenhouse and trying to turn it into a garden.
It would be pure hubris and folly to try to re-create or compete with the natural grassland which surrounds the house, so the intention was to compose a variation on the theme. Two years later, the landscaping has been completed and planting has begun in the small garden between the shed and the solar panels.
The beds have been edged with driftwood and beach cobbles and interspersed with broad gravel paths. Each bed is slightly different in its composition, some are lightly enriched with a little garden compost and given a bark mulch, others are almost pure sand with a gravel and pebble mulch. The soil is very well drained which encourages the plants to put down deep roots and as the minimal nutrition produces hardly, slow growing, compact forms, they should be able to withstand the gusty winds in this very exposed site.
Predictably there is no planting scheme or grand design, just a hazy vision and a vague concept. This is the evolutionary school of garden design – all trial and error. I have used plants which have performed well in the cottage garden – kniphofia, tulbaghia, astrantia, aquilegia, galtonia, nepeta, verbascum and scabious, added some herbs – chives, hyssop, thyme, sage and lovage, and some more experimental species such as dwarf iris, thalictrum, penstemon, dactylorhiza orchids, dicentras and pulsatillas.
The garden looks rather formal but as it matures it will assume a more relaxed Hebridean form. Seedlings (other than weeds) are already starting to appear in the gravel paths and some plants are becoming very assertive in their demands for space. I am inclined to let the garden settle and allow natural selection edit the original planting before I reach for my trowel. Although I have already decided that the lovage must go and that I need to remove some of the Viola tricolour, which is developing thuggish tendencies.
This garden was created to echo the perfect natural garden which surrounds the house and act as a bridge between the natural landscape and the unnatural intervention of the house and it's associated structures. Perhaps there is always an element of vanity and ego in seeking to create a garden, but if the bees like it, that is good enough for me.
The Quest – Lost and Found
I promised I would tell you the story of the Reclaimed by Nature photograph – so if you're sitting comfortably…..
Himself was asked to undertake a mission on behalf of the Lost and Found Fungi Project to try to find Peltasterinostroma rubi a fungus which was first recorded on bramble near Molingeanais (Molinginish) on the island of Harris in 1974 and has not been seen since. As Himself is the only resident mycologist on the islands we were keen to help and so an expedition was planned. This is hardly equivalent to searching for the holy grail, but in scientific terms a worthy endeavour. Mycologists with an interest in micro-fungi on plants are few and far between in the UK, so it is not surprising that very small black dots on bramble stems and leaves may have been over-looked.
During a settled spell of early summer weather in May we took the ferry to Harris, drove to Tarbert and headed east towards Scalpay. A few miles along the road is the footpath to Reinigeadal and Molingeanais on the east coast of Harris on the shores of Loch Trolamaraig. Harris is a very rugged island and although it is not a very long walk, about 6 miles, the climb up the slopes of Beinn Tharsuinn to the pass and down to coast is steep -maybe not for fit Munro baggers but perhaps for those who are more accustomed to rambling along the beaches of South Uist. However, the only reason it took 2½ hours to get to our destination was to allow time to look at the view and stop to record the flowers, lichens and other wildlife.
As we walked down the narrow path to the east coast the Shiant islands came into view and after a rapid descent we reached the gate to Molingeanais.
Molingeanais village comprises a few houses in a steep valley which cuts down to a small bay on Loch Trollamarig, at the mouth of Loch Seaforth. It was once part of the Scalpay farm and occupied by shepherds. In 1823 the entire population on the west of Harris from Bunamhuinneader to Loch Resort was cleared and the lease of Molingeanais was given to a family who had been evicted from Teilisnis on West Loch Tarbert. Other families arrived and the population grow to about 40 in the 1880s.
As in most coastal communities subsistence level agriculture was supplemented by fishing and the production of tweed. The herring fishery declined after the First World War and the village population slowly dwindled. After the war the Board of Agriculture encouraged families in Harris to relocate to new crofts at Portnalong in Skye. Although a number of families from Molinginish left a school was built in 1921. This continued until 1935 when the authorities withdrew the teacher and paid a lodging allowance for the children to go to school in Tarbert. This must have been a long hard walk for the children from Reinigeadal and Molingeanais each week, particularly in the winter gales, as the path reaches a height of 280m at the bealach (narrow pass) between Trolamul and Beinn Tharsuinn.
The last inhabitants died in the 1960s and the village is now deserted, although a pair of stone cottages are used in the summer by a local family.
This is a magical place, and unlike many of the abandoned settlements, is not troubled by the ghosts of those who were evicted or forced to leave when their way of life became unsustainable. The village is slowly being reclaimed by nature as the coastal ferns begin to take hold amongst the amongst the stones of the houses and primroses are now nestling old field banks and along the burn.
As for the fungus, we found a single bramble, which was remarkably healthy, but no fungus. However, I suspect we will be looking at brambles all summer for black fungal lesions. We might not have found the lost fungus but we encountered a magnificent green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) which appears to be rare in the islands and has not been recorded since 1977.


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Examining The August Smart Lock More In-Depth
August Home, a leading Smart Lock provider, launched its second-generation Smart Lock on October 14, 2015. While millions of consumers immediately jump onboard, millions more were hesitant, because these devices are responsible for securing their most valuable asset, the home. There is always the concern that Smart Locks may not be able to provide the same level of security as a traditional deadbolt. While this may be true in some cases, the August Smart Lock is integrated with retrofitted physical hardware, which basically means that it works with the existing deadbolt.
When searching for a solution that will offer reliability and convenience, while securing the front door, there is no doubt that the August Smart Lock can provide these necessities and so much more. Many models cannot be put on the same level, because they offer a difficult installation, hit-or-miss performance and a lagging, confusing companion.
The August Smart Lock is extremely reliable and eye appealing, with a user-friendly app. The lock works with Comcast's Xfinity Home, Nest, Apple's Siri and the Logitech Harmony.
Since, the version 2.0 retrofits with existing deadbolts, like Kwikset, Schlage and Baldwin, it can be installed by anyone, even someone with little to no mechanical skills.
With a variety of finishes available, including red, copper and gray, giving enough options to suit almost every consumer. The 3.39" diameter, with a depth of 2.22" is slightly larger than the average doorknob, but still looks great when installed on the door.
The August Home team didn't alter the original design, but did tweak the faceplate to make it more secure. The faceplate on the original model slipped around when the lock was turned, exposing the batteries that it is responsible for hiding.
Since the existing deadbolt is still usable, the included mechanical keys will act as an emergency access option. Visitors and those passing by will not even realize the home is installed with a Smart Lock.
5-Step Installation Process
Grab a Phillips-head screwdriver and get ready to install your new August Smart Lock.
- Step 1– Check for compatibility
- Step 2- Remove the thumb latch from the existing deadbolt
- Step 3- Attach the included mounting plate to the existing deadbolt
- Step 4- Select the correct adapter, attach it to the back of the August lock and life the wing latches
- Step 5- Connect the August lock to the mounting plate and then flip down the wing latches
Now, that the installation process is complete, it is time to activate the batteries. To do this, remove the magnetic faceplate and pull away the separator tap. August utilizes a Bluetooth chipset, which offers a 30' range.
Setting Up The August Smart Lock
Download the app to the Android or iOS device. Create an account and then press the "Set Up Lock" feature. The app will immediately begin scanning for the lock. Once the app finds the lock, you can personalize it by giving it a unique name and then you will be asked to add a house name, which can also be a random term. After you have done this, the app will connect to the lock.
To calibrate the lock, just open and close it once manually. This allows August to figure out how much power the lock needs to operate the door efficiently.
To enable geogencing, just select the "Auto-unlock" option located in the settings section. If the location services on the phone are on, the geofencing map will automatically make the necessary adjustments to find the current location. Now is the time to adjust the detection perimeter distance, which begins at 100 and goes all the way up to 5,000 meters.
The auto-lock feature is timed, which means that the lock will automatically lock after 30 to 5 minutes of inactivity.
To add remote access capabilities, invest in the August Connect accessory. This device will make the lock even smarter, so users can control it anywhere a Wi-Fi connection is available. Consumers also have the option of investing in the August Doorbell Cam, which also acts as a Wi-Fi gateway, instead of the Connect accessory.
The HomeKit configuration is a little more in-depth, but the setup is seamless. Once the configuration process is complete, users can ask Siri to lock/unlock the door. A fourth-generation Apple TV will be required for remote access capabilities.
Final Word
Once the August Smart Lock is set up, it works flawlessly and reliably. The remote Siri access does not come with any instructions, since there isn't a dedicated HomeKit app. With a little maneuvering, time and testing out various scenarios, you will be rewarded with remote Siri access, making it worth the hassle.
To learn more about the August Smart Lock, please click on the following Amazon link.


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I've been seeing this guy for a few months now. We have a great time whenever were together and he's very sweet and affectionate. We only see each other maybe once or twice a week due to our work and class schedules. Every once in a while he cancels plans last minute, like an hour or so before we agree to meet. We typically make plans a few days in advance. Sometimes I question the reasons he cancels... like he says he agreed to help a friend do something and forgot about it. So how can I tell if it's a lie? Am I paranoid or naive?
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When West Ham United entertain Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday night it throws up one of the most intriguing subplots of the season.
Sky have chosen to broadcast live from the match at Upton Park, and cynics would suggest it is more because of the men sat in the dugouts than the teams on the pitch.
Both clubs appointed new managers over the summer, West Ham bringing back Slaven Bilic and Newcastle giving Steve McClaren a surprise return to Premier League management.
Ever since the fixtures were announced, an eye was cast to the first meeting of the two managers - which comes eight years on from a match so important it has shaped the reputations and career paths of both men ever since.
Revenge, no matter how much he says otherwise, will be high on the agenda for former England boss McClaren who suffered his biggest failure at the hands of his Croatian counterpart in 2007.
Bilic broke the hearts of the nation and ruined the reputation of a man when his Croatia side beat England 3-2 at Wembley to deny them a place at Euro 2008.
The making of the 'Wally with the brolly'
Dubbed the 'Wally with the brolly', McClaren lost his job after that defeat and was effectively hounded out of the country.
Even when he re-established himself as a club manager by leading Dutch side FC Twente to their first ever Eredivisie title, McClaren was mocked back at home for an infamous interview in which he tried to speak with a Dutch accent.
A failed stint at German side Wolfsburg followed, but his reputation had recovered sufficiently to earn him the respect of English clubs once again.
Spells at Nottingham Forest and most recently Derby County hardly enhanced his CV.
But Mike Ashley was impressed enough to bring him to St James' Park, where he now takes on his nemesis still searching for a first win in charge of the Magpies.
The coveted, cool rock star boss
Bilic, who played for West Ham as a defender for a year between 1996 and 1997, was the polar opposite to McClaren.
The Croatian was the rock-star, cigarette-smoking manager who wears a suit with a beanie hat and sports fashionable beards.
He was coveted by Premier League clubs, including the Hammers, after his brilliant job with the national team where he brought through a whole generation of young players while playing fantastic football.
It brought success too, propelling Croatia to their highest ever FIFA World Ranking of third and winning them respect as well as their players contracts with some of Europe's top clubs.
An unsuccessful stint at Lokomotiv Moscow followed for Bilic, but he too repaired the damage by taking Turkish side Besiktas to the brink of the Super Lig title despite operating under difficult financial conditions during his two years there.
A quick search on YouTube to find the video of Bilic being carried into the airport on the shoulders of adoring Besiktas fans when he left in the summer speaks volumes.
McClaren has never been afforded the same hospitality since his days at Twente.
All eyes on the dugout
The cameras will be trained on the dugouts to capture the first exchanges between the pair, whose lives have never been the same since that fateful and wet day in 2007.
But fate has brought them together again and while the hopes of a country don't rest heavy on their shoulders this time, there's still plenty at stake.
With West Ham having lost both their opening games in what is the last ever season at their beloved Boleyn Ground to Leicester City and Bournemouth, Bilic is desperate for a first home Premier League win.
He does at least have excellent wins away to Arsenal and Liverpool to fall back on so far.
McClaren, meanwhile, finds himself in the familiar situation of already being under pressure after failing to win any of his first four matches.
Bilic vs McClaren II commences on Monday night.


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Luaka Bop presents two Brazilian Compilation bangers compiled by David Byrne back on vinyl for the first time in years.
Part of the groundbreaking first series of albums released by David Byrne on his Luaka Bop label that to some extent helped bring wider interest to not only Brazilian music but music from everywhere.
Side 1
1 Luiz Gonzaga O Fole Roncou
2 Gal Costa Festa Do Interior
3 Jackson Do Pandeiro Tum-Tum-Tum
4 Luiz Gonzaga Danado De Bom
5 Dominguinhos Querubim
6 Anastácia O Succeso Da Zefinha
7 Nando Cordel & Amelinha É De Dar Água Na Boca
Side 2
1 Dominguinhos Vou Com Vocé
2 Gonzaguinha Asa Branca
3 Clemilda Recordaçao De Vaqueiro
4 Jorge De Altinho & Dominguinhos Bom Demais
5 Genival Lacerda Aniversário Da Seu Vava
7 Luiz Gonzaga & Elba Ramalho Sanfoninha Choradeira
This is party music. A mixture of ska with polka in overdrive! It's party music from the "rub a daughter" territory, from people who've been through hard times, who live in a parched, unforgiving area of Brazil, the Northeast. Available from 25.11.2016


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Nokia announced the release of a new short-range wireless technology that aims to be a valid and interesting alternative to Bluetooth that, thanks to its reduced power consumption, will be able to extend its use to a whole new range of devices.
CNet reports that "Because of their small size and low energy consumption, Wibree radio chips will make it possible and efficient to connect phones and other electronics devices to low-power watches or sports sensors and health monitors."
Assuming that the transfer rate with Wibree is equivalent to Bluetooth this new technology will improve one of two current shortcoming to Bluetooth. The first being energy consumption and the second is the transfer rate which is still lacking for a wide range of applications. It will be interesting to see if other emerging technologies such as WUSB, that improves the transfer rate, will be able to resolve both issues.


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I'm telling ya, being a middle-aged shark ain't easy. I just got back from the doctor, he tells me I gotta get more exercise — or as he puts it, I gotta keep moving or I'll die. Plus I gotta cut back on the coffee, and give up cigars, alcohol, and dachshunds. Oh man, I love a good doxie after a long day, that one's really gonna hurt.
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London, United Kingdom (PressExposure) March 01, 2012 -- Just4leather (J4L) is proud to present the premier edition of J4L magazine, an insider's guide to the hottest trends in leather accessories.
"Designed for a wide-ranging audience, the J4L Spring 2012 issue is packed with tips for putting together a timeless, classic look using simple, chic leather accessories that last a lifetime," says Editor Debbie Davies.
"The J4L magazine depicts the best leather goods on the market right now. These are the same messenger bags, satchels and backpacks appearing on the runways, from Chanel to Alexander McQueen. We want to reach as many fashion followers as possible so they can stay on top of what is new."
Distributed free online and to fashion bloggers, the digital magazine covers such topics as the top accessories every traveller should have, colour trends in men's wallets and ladies' purses as well as the best bags to carry to the office. Editorial content comes straight from the leading source in leather goods, Just4Leather, a company devoted to delivering stylish, genuine leather accessories to an international audience.
The quarterly magazine, which is an extension of the J4L blog, also takes an in-depth look at local leather brands, such as UK-based Prime Hide and Zatchels, the celebrity-endorsed bag company that produces traditional silhouettes in a dazzling array of pearlized pastels, brilliant tropical hues and shimmering metallics.
The magazine also includes an editorial shoot of men's leather messenger bags that feature a masculine vibe with their heavy grain leather and double stitching. Each issue of the J4L magazine includes a Brand Central section that provides easy access to more than 40 premium leather brand names, including Prime Hide, Mywalit, Tavecchi and Lecerf, that deliver everything from the season's hottest trends to enduring bags, belts and wallets.
The quarterly magazine is complemented by a monthly newsletter that provides an overview of new products. The March 2012 supplement focuses on travel accessories. The J4L magazine team includes Fashion Director Kartik Bagga, co founder of J4L; Deputy Editor Hannah Kitchener, who serves as the company's resident product expert and blogger; and Paul Clark of http://www.clarkphotoart.com, whose stunning photography brings the pages of the colourful magazine to life.
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Google Photography Prize
I recently submitted couple of my photos to the photography competition organized by Google. There are eight categories and I chose the travel category. My submitted album can be found here at Google+. If you're a student and you'd also want to take part in this competition, you still have time (until the end of January). For more information check their website.
Photo for today
This is another shot from corridors underneath the Pantheon in Paris. I gave it a cinematic crop which I find quite interesting sometimes. What do you think?


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Wang, L., Burger, R., and Aloe, A., "Considerations of Vibration Fatigue for Automotive Components," SAE Int. J. Commer. Veh. 10(1):150-158, 2017, https://doi.org/10.4271/2017-01-0380.
As an automobile is driven, its components and structures consistently experience the random excitations from road inputs and periodic vibration from engine firing. This could cause durability issues if the component structure isn't fully validated. Vibration fatigue is a field of study regarding the assessment and improvement of a component's or system's robustness to vibration inputs.This paper introduces aspects of vibration fatigue to help designers, release engineers, and test engineers better understand the requirements, testing methodologies available, and strategies for improving vibration fatigue performance for the design and validation testing of their products. Vibration characteristics such as typical vibration levels and frequency content for varied areas in the automotive environment are introduced. Methodologies available for conducting actual vibration testing are introduced with listed advantages and disadvantages. Finally, aspects that could improve a component's or system's vibration fatigue durability are recommended.


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THE STEMS ~ Heads Up
Finally have some stock of this release from 2007. Their final release and its a beauty. Getting hard to find but we have managed to secure some US pressed copies ~ don't miss out this time. Digipak gatefold sleeve.
Dom Mariani crossing Power Pop with Garage Rock at its best.
TIP: with $9 postage you add up to 4 other Zero Hour releases with this order.


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