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Assembling braided lines and flaring hard lines isn't black magic or something only mechanics can do. With the right tools, it's a job that can be done by just about anyone. It's also something that is often overlooked in auto-related magazine articles. We've seen tons of technical articles about running lines throughout a car, but rarely do we get instruction on the proper way to assemble hoses and flair lines. So with the help, and a little bit of tool-loaning, from the guys at Goodies Speed Shop in San Jose, California, we're able to show you some tips that will help you through the process of bendin', flarin', and fittin'.
8 Degrees of Separation
A common misconception is that you can flare a hardline with the same flaring tool used for your brake lines. Aircraft AN (Army-Navy) fittings seal with a 37- degree tapered seat, while brake lines and household appliances use a 45-degree tapered seat. The 8-degree difference isn't much, and may seat temporarily in some cases, but the sealed surface area on the flare is very small when using the improper flare. It's guaranteed to leak as soon as there are any vibrations present. It's sure to cause the flare to slip, and the fluid that leaks out may catch fire. Make sure you are using a 37-degree flaring tool. There are a few different models, but the one used in this article is a ratcheting Ridgid flaring tool, model #377. It's the best and easiest tool I've used for flaring. You simply align the yoke with the tube, tighten the handle until it starts to ratchet, and you're done. I've seen online auctions for 37-degree flaring tools ranging from $30 to $120.
Nobody is a pro right off the bat, so you're better off starting with a test project. Cut about 12-inches of hardline to practice with. The great thing about building a test piece is that you familiarize yourself with the flaring tool, tubing bender, and tubing cutter without damaging any fittings. The anodized tube nut and tube sleeve is completely reusable. Simply cut the tubing and remove the fittings from the test project. You could assemble the tubing without the tube nuts and sleeves during practice, but remember to install them before flaring the ends. Forgetting to put the ends on first can lead to many four letter words being thrown around the garage. Once you flare the end, the only fix is to cut the tubing shorter and start over.
The aluminum tubing used in this article is fuel line offered by Moroso. It's thin-walled, seamless tubing and comes in 25-foot rolls of 3/8-inch, 1/2-inch, and 5/8-inch diameters. I've worked with cheaper off-brand aluminum tubing and had it split when flaring the end, so be careful. The Moroso fuel line is very easy to work with and can be easy to bend with your bare hands for gradual curves, but a tubing bender must be used when making more than a 15-degree bend. It's also easy to kink your work and have to start over.
With a number of different types of benders on the market, it's easier to find handheld, lever-type tubing benders for jobs using 1/2-inch or smaller tubing. When you get up into the 5/8-inch tubing you'll find some less expensive coil spring tubing benders that actually work pretty good but don't permit the tight radius you can get from the lever-type benders.
When building a system for your car, always bend all your hard lines before you put on the tube nuts and tube sleeves, then flare the ends. That way you don't waste your time flaring if you accidentally kink your tubing. Another good idea is to run all your lines, but leave a few extra inches at each end and double check the length before flaring the ends. If you cut the line a little too short on a long run of tubing, cut a few inches off, flare the end, and build another short line and join them with a male flare union AN adapter fitting.
AN Hoses
Assembling AN hoses can be really difficult and can require lots of bandages. You've seen the bumper stickers that read, "Give Blood, Play Hockey." They should sell bumper stickers that read, "Give Blood, Build AN Hoses." The hardest part of building AN hoses is getting all the little stainless steel needles into the socket of the hose end. Those wires wreak havoc on fingertips during this process, but they don't have to anymore. Koul Tools now has the tool that saves a lot of anguish and blood. It's a basically a composite funnel that allows you to quickly jam the braided hose into the socket without the blood.
Follow the steps and you'll see how easy building AN hoses and adapting them to aluminum or stainless hardlines can be.
1. The most important thing to know about adapting a hardline to aircraft style AN fittings is that AN fittings have a 37-degree flare seat. Your flaring tool for brake lines and household appliance lines flares tubing to 45 degrees. Here you can see the slight difference between the AN fitting (in the foreground) and a brass natural gas fitting (in the background). It doesn't look like much of a difference, but the 8-degree difference is enough to produce a potentially dangerous leak, especially if you are working with fuel lines.
2. Build a small test project before actually bending your fuel lines. This will get you familiar with flaring and bending before wasting some valuable time and materials. Start off with about a 12-inch test piece. The best way to ensure a straight cut is to use a tubing cutter. Tighten the blade a little bit at a time and roll it around the tubing after each adjustment.
4.The aluminum tubing is extremely soft, so when you're done cutting it the opening will be considerably smaller. Use a deburring tool to clean up the burr inside the end of the tubing.
5.There are a few different types of tubing benders on the market. This design is the easiest to use and can be found at most hardware stores.
6.This is a coil spring-type bender. It works good except it does not do as clean of a job as the lever-type bender and will not bend a very tight radius. It slides over the tubing and the coil helps keep the tubing from kinking.
7.Don't forget to put the tube nut and sleeve on the tubing in the correct direction. Double-check them before flaring the end. If you get one backwards, you're going to have a nice piece of scrap.
8.These instructions are for using a Ridgid Tools ratcheting flaring tool model number 377. Slip the tubing about 1/8-inch below the top surface of the flaring bar. If the tubing is too high, the flare will be too big for the tube nut to slip over. Slide the yoke over the center of the tubing to be flared. Turn the handle until it starts ratcheting and your flare is done.
9.Loosen the yoke and remove your flare from the flaring bar. Slide the tube sleeve and nut into place. If the tube nut doesn't fit over the flare, your tubing was sticking up too far in the flaring bar. Cut it off and try again.
10.Now you're ready to attach an AN fitting to your project. You can do so by using a male flare union (top) or you can assemble your braided hose with a hose end with a male flare (bottom).
11.You can also use a bulkhead male flare union to mount the line to a bracket or through a panel. Slip the union through the hole and thread on the nut for a rigid mount.
12.Here's a cutaway view of an XRP fitting that shows all the features of their hose end, including exclusive patented features. Unlike some competitors' product, XRP fittings are hard anodized which prevents galling of the threads and helps protect the finish from tool marks and fading due to direct sunlight. (Illustration courtesy of XRP)
13.Wrap the hose with duct tape and cut the center of the tape. This helps reduce the amount of braid that frays during the process.
14. Expect a large amount of rubber debris left in the hose when you cut a hose with a hacksaw or a high-speed cutoff wheel. Depending on your application, this debris will go straight to your carburetor, engine bearings, or transmission. Using air to clean out the debris rarely does the job. Here I pulled a piece of paper towel through a hose with a wire.
15.Remove the tape before assembling the hose end. You'll either never get the hose through the fitting or you'll cause a serious leak if you leave on the tape.
16.Shoving the stainless braid into the socket end can be a bear if the braid has frayed too much. Those little wires will poke holes in your fingers in a hurry, so use a small screw driver or awl to coax the braid into the socket end.
17.Koul Tools has come out with a great new product that acts as a funnel to get all those steel finger pokers into the socket. It's almost like a magic box for assembling braided hoses. XRP hose ends are smaller than others on the market, so Koul Tools ships a little disc to move the socket closer to the opening. I ended up wrapping a piece of tape around the socket to take up a little slack on the sides.
18.Clamp the Koul Tools composite tool into your vice. Confirm the socket is centered in the tool opening and wedge the end of the hose into the device. Turn the hose in a clockwise motion while pushing it into the tool. Within ten seconds the hose was all the way into the socket.
19.The hose end depth should be lined up with the insertion mark on the outside of the socket. The mark is just short of the depth of the threads inside of the socket. It's also a tool used to determine the proper length to cut the hose for your application.
20.Tighten the nipple into the vice using aluminum vice jaws to safely hold it in place without damaging the finish. Put anti-seize lubricant on the threads and inside the hose to ease assembly. Be careful with anti-seize. It gets everywhere in a hurry.
21.Mark the hose end depth with tape or a permanent marker so you know if the hose pushes out during assembly. Tape can slip during assembly, so a permanent marker is a safer way to mark the hose.
22.Thread the hose and socket onto the nipple by hand as far as it will go to ensure you're not cross-threading them. Be sure to push the hose with ample pressure while turning it to keep the hose from pushing out of the socket during assembly.
23.Use a wrench to finish tightening the assembly. If your wrench is damaged, there's a good chance it will damage the anodized finish, so use a good one. You're done tightening when there's a gap of .030 or less between the socket and shoulder of the nipple.
24.By using the mark or tape on the hose, make sure the hose didn't slip out of the socket during assembly. If it did slip, loosen the fitting and try again. If that doesn't help, you may need to start over completely. For insurance, XRP suggests cleaning and then testing the hose at twice the maximum operating pressure. It should also be periodically checked for leaks under normal operating conditions.


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Tallahassee, FL - The City of Tallahassee's Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Affairs (PRNA) Department is hosting a special concert in Kleman Plaza featuring Wild Blue Country on Monday, October 8, from 8 – 10 p.m.
Members of this talented music group are full-time, active duty bandsmen serving in the United States Air Force Academy. Making a stop in Tallahassee for one night only, they travel the country and overseas to entertain and support our troops.
A favorite of military and civilian audiences alike, Wild Blue Country appears regularly on the Grand Ole Opry stage. They have also been featured on television's Nashville Now, Opry Back Stage and Good Morning America. In addition, the band has performed with many country recording artists including Charlie Daniels, Conway Twitty, Boxcar Willie, Hank Williams, Jr., Louise Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Roger Miller, Ray Price, "Whispering" Bill Anderson, Mickey Gilley and Brent Mason just to name a few.
This special concert is free to the public and will be held on the grassy area at Kleman Plaza, located on Duval Street behind City Hall. Plenty of parking is available underneath Kleman Plaza in the public parking garage or on the streets in the Downtown area. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
For more information, please contact the Parks, Recreation & Neighborhood Affairs Department at 891-3879. Information is also online at www.Talgov.com. You can also stay up-to-date by liking PRNA on Facebook.

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A trip to an emergency room (ER) is something you or a loved one may never have to face. Because ERs in the United States treat more than 115 million patients each year, however, there is a good chance you will see the inside of an ER at some time in your life.
In the interest of protecting yourself, it's best to learn about emergency medicine before you find yourself in an ER.
A private company, a government agency or an individual hospital may dispatch the ambulance that picks you up. Most, but not all, ambulance services allow patients to choose which hospital to go to, even if it's not the closest one. If an ambulance is dispatched by a particular hospital, though, you may have no choice but to go to that facility.
The people that arrive on the ambulance may be emergency medical technicians (EMTs) or paramedics. Paramedics are EMTs with the highest level of training and are able to perform many medical procedures.
Federal law says that all hospitals with ERs must admit emergency patients. You can't be turned away because you can't pay or have no proof of insurance. If an emergency exists, the ER staff must stabilize your condition. If a hospital doesn't have the facilities or the doctors to treat a problem, it has the right to transfer you. It's in your best interest to allow the hospital to transfer you to a properly equipped facility.
The first person you are likely to see in an ER is a nurse specially trained to help triage and treat emergency patients.
Many ERs are staffed by "emergency medicine" physicians, a medical specialty in which physicians are trained to treat emergencies such as chest pains, broken bones and lacerations. Other ERs, however, are staffed by family physicians, general surgeons and other non-emergency doctors who have arranged with the hospital to "cover" the ER. Often these non-emergency physicians have extensive experience in emergency medicine and are trained to provide quality care. You're within your rights to ask about the specialty of the physician assigned to you and whether he or she is "board certified" in that specialty. You also have the right to ask for a specialist.
Once you or a loved one enters the ER, you should expect service. But you need to be aware that ER patients are seen in the order of need, not arrival. If you have a cut on your arm and someone with a gunshot wound to the chest comes in, you'll have to wait. Knowing there are legitimate reasons for a delay can make waiting less stressful.
If you or a loved one must undergo a procedure, you have a right to understand what the procedure should do and to know the risks. Consents for these procedures must be signed by the patient or consenting family member. Make sure you understand what you are consenting to and what the expected outcome and risks are.
Don't leave the ER without a clear understanding of which treatment you've received and when and how you should complete or continue your care.
It makes sense to research local hospitals if you're an elderly person, someone with a serious health problem or a parent. Pay brief visits to their ERs. Find out which ones are staffed by emergency physicians and which ones provide 24-hour coverage. Such knowledge helps you determine which hospital you'll prefer in an emergency. The ER is about the last place anyone wants to go. Most medical emergencies can be treated efficiently on the spot, however, and most ER patients are released almost immediately after treatment.
The American College of Emergency Physicians recommends that you find out the following information before you need emergency help:
Will you have to make co-payments or meet a deductible for emergency room visits?
Do you need to call your primary care physician before going to the emergency room for a condition that is not life threatening?
Do you need to notify the insurance company within 24 hours or emergency care to have the expenses covered?
Find out which hospital emergency rooms are covered by your insurance plan.
Find out what process you could use to appeal a claim that is denied.
By knowing what to expect and what questions to ask, you can make an unwanted but necessary experience less painful.
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No, really. I mean, the Cardinals hit homers and stuff, but the Giants got more stuff and wound up winning. It helps when the other team gives up walks and, uh, errors. We are 2012 Giants fans, this we know only too well. Matt Cain got battered (eight hits, a walk, four runs) but came away with a 'W' for six innings of work (six strikeouts, Game Score 45). That's two anomalous events--the Giants scoring in four different innings and Matt Cain getting a 'W'. I'm still shaking my head over it. I didn't get to watch, so I don't know what was up with Matty today, probably his breaking ball. Still, when the stopper throws his second-worst start of the year against the defending champs and the team wins anyway, that's a good day. Nice to see The Brandons delivering some big hits, and Angel Pagan looking more like the hitter we expected (.296/.335/.454). Melky Cabrera is in a bit of a funk, only one hit in five tries today, but what's worse is the quick outs (only 11 total pitches). Heck, even MannyB chipped in an RBI with a sac fly. Like I said, a good day.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Giants out-slug Cards
Starting pitcher: M.C. O'Connor
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- nomisnala said...
Through 7 innings tonight Cody Ross has 4 RBI, and 25 on the season. He is hitting about 70 points less than melky, but his OPS is about same. His hitting with runners in scoring position is better. And we let him go why? Great for Cain to get the lead, especially after the giants took a 3-2 lead and the Cainer gave it right back. I was thinking at the time that Cain probably does not want to ever have a career W-L over 500. But he got it together, kept his pitches down, and finished 6 strong with 6 K's. In the first 3 innings he had trouble keeping the ball down. Good to see Cain now has as many wins as J. Lopez.
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Submission + - U.S. Coast Guard wants to kill LORAN-C (insidegnss.com)
adaviel writes: LORAN (Long Range Aids to Navigation) is an electronic navigation system using low-frequency radio, used by many boaters (including me) before GPS. It has an approximately 200m accuracy and is a functional replacement in case GPS fails or the US implements selective availability in time of war. The US Coast Guard intends to turn it off starting February 8.


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Friday, February 10, 2006
Blog Co-ed Showdown: And the winner is...
In a result about as predictable as the Wolverines throwing a six yard out pattern on 3rd and 10, ASU cheerleader-turned-porn-star Courtney Simpson (nee Cox) trounced "Stacy," the confused USC Song Girl, in the first early round M Zone BCS: Blog Co-ed Showdown.
After winning close to 90% of the vote, Simpson was said to have exclaimed, "yes...Yes...YES!" before squealing in fake delight and saying, "Mmm, Yost, you're so big." (Hey, he who writes the blog entry, gets to live the fantasy, folks)
When told of her lopsided defeat, predictably, Stacy cheered for Courtney.
Stay tuned for another early season match-up that should be about as competitive as K-State's non-conference schedule when the hot Ohio State video chick takes on the ETSU cheerleader/Hooters waitress.
If the favorite comes through as expected, the M Zone could be heading for a BCS clash of the titans to rival USC vs. Texas in that "other" BCS.
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- Dezzi13 said...
My vote is already going for the tOSU chick... as much as I regret to do it... I have to. Her video has hooked me on Juelz Santana... damn those good "recruiting" videos from tOSU
- February 09, 2006 8:32 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
There must be something in the water in Tempe, this recently in:
An 18-year-old male ASU student was arrested Sunday night (29 January) at Hayden Library and charged with indecent exposure and public sexual indecency. The suspect allegedly pulled his pants and underwear to his mid-thighs to masturbate while watching pornography on his laptop. When asked why he had gone to the library to view pornography and masturbate, the suspect allegedly told police, "To be honest, the Internet connection at my dorm isn't good enough."
Maybe that was his way of voting for Courtney?
- February 09, 2006 8:41 AM
- BaggyPantsDevil said...
Also, Kimberly Sams has found an opportunity to continue her cheerleading, with the Tennessee Raptors of the Alliance Football League (whatever the hell that is).
Her tryout went something like this (and no, I'm not making this up, it's a quote from Raptors owner Randy Ferrell):
"Members of the coaching staff went to Hooters after a team workout and I recalled the story, so we asked about her," said Ferrell on Sunday. "I asked how I could contact her and they said 'she's right over there, if you'd like to talk with her.' We did and she very enthusiastically said she would love to become a member of our squad. She loves to cheerlead and she absolutely loves football."
She's now a Jammin'Raptor Girl. Check it here: http://www.tennesseeraptors.com/
Although brand new to the Raptor organization, Kimberly is the only Jammin' Raptor Girl with a photo album. Way to cash in Randy.
Fox News has interviewed her, too.
- February 09, 2006 9:02 AM
I watched that video. She's got a niiice body, but it's a good thing her face is out of the shot for most of it.
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Do you have a game that you have unlocked Platinum in? Or two? Or three, or more? Do you like going trophy hunting and reminiscing about your unlocked ones? This is the group for you my friend.
I know, I have the season pass downloaded and I can't wait for the DLC. On a side not; I just downloaded Blood Dragon, Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut, and I got Injustice. So I'm looking to increase that trophy count. 2,000 is where I'm heading. I still need to finish up Dead Space Extraction too.
Yeah I'm trying to get 2000 to. Still finishing Skyrim and spec ops up. Thinking about getting blood dragon. Probably will.
I'm at 1,800 right now, so I'm getting close. Blood Dragon is fun. It plays exactly like Far Cry 3 but its completely crazy. You should like it. One more level in Dead Space Extraction than I'm done. Still need to start up Injustice too, busy busy busy lol. Anyone else have Injustice?
No, but I know TheSniper does. I got 1553. I still got ways. Still trying to platinum Skyrim. 1 more trophies. Wish I could play more but I'm also busy. I do want to get Blood dragon, but need some money. I'm also thinking of getting the first mass effect, and renting God of war 3/ Ascension. I never got to play it on my PS3, and I promised my bro so Ill need to get that done. Off course, the whole gaming world for me will almost be closed on June 14. I'll be playing the heck out of Last of us. Hope trophies won't take to long so I might platinum it. Plus by the end of the year, I want to get my 10 th platinum. I have 6, close to 7, so I'm close. I'm happy I get off for summer vacation soon. Man oh man. So much games in so little time.
That's how it was in 2011. By the end of the year I was packed with so many games. So many came out in November and October. I spent hours trying to play them all. The one thing I miss about going to school is the summers off. I usually had a part time job but it was great to have 3 months off from school. Are you still in school or are you on vacation? I think colleges are done...
In school. I get off either the 24th or 28th. Yeah in 2011, I had to go to GameStop 5 weeks straight o pick up games. It was hectic. It was pretty fun though.
I finished up Blood Dragon and I got half of the trophies and I'm satisfied with that. I doubt I'll get the other ones I'm missing. (it has no platinum) I was able to reach the level cap which was pretty easy. Overall, a fun game. Now I can finally start up Injustice.
That's good. I just bought it, and its downloaded. I'm just still playing Fuse. It's really fun. I think I'll start blood dragon today though.
I was very impressed with the Fuse demo. That might be a game I have to buy, I always like good co-op games.
I know it was really fun. I just played Blood dragon. Man it was a blast. It was really fun. The trophies don't seem that hard so I'll try to get them all.
I really enjoyed it. I just don't think I'll go back to it for awhile.
I'm still playing it because I almost got 100%. I'll get that, and then plat Skyrim. I'm Lvl 46 and I need to be 50. After that, another plat. I'm also going to try Fuse out. Then I'll watch the E3, and finally play the heck out of last of us.
Sounds like a good plan. I hope to get Fuse but it might be after a price drop, I really liked the demo. I just plan on hitting the backlog after E3 until August when more games start to release. I pre ordered Battlefield 4 and Watch Dogs, plus I'll add Beyond to that list, so I have a good while until the games I'm excited for to come out.
Yeah. I mean after last of us, it seems we have to wait 3 months for GTA V. Though I might try the new splinter cell game. Still, a big break. Then games are going to come out close to each other, and then the PS4 arrives. I'm excited to get it, but sad for my PS3. I mean I'll still play my PS3, but the PS4 will be alot better probably. Speaking of the PS4, what game on that are you most excited for on the PS4?
Probably the new Killzone or InFamous. Watch Dogs too, but I'm not sure if I'm getting that on PS3 or 4. The new Splinter Cell looks good. I'm waiting for price drops during the summer too, since Gamestop does that a lot. So, I'm waiting for a good deal to get God of War: Ascension, Dead Space 3, and Metro: Last Light which I think looks good.


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Specifically any Nvidia chipset that will let you use VDPAU.
mplayer now supports it and you can easily drive 1080p with an underpowered PC, as long as the video card is up to the task.
(And if you're into that sort of thing, off hours you can be contributing to projects that use CUDA to offload to the GPU and thus do stuff much faster).
The 8400GS is a great choice for a linux media center. I got an Asus EN8400GS Silent 512MB and highly recommend it. 512MB is required to decode some reference frame-heavy h.264, and the 512MB version seems to have a better heatsink (and it is, of course, fanless). There are also two versions of the 8400GS chip (one based on an older Gxx architecture - I forget the specific number), and the Asus card uses the newer one which has better VDPAU features.
Of note, although not advertised, the card does have an SPDIF header - so with a simple RCA to pin-header cable you can get HDMI audio out of it with any DVI->HDMI converter. I've been using this card to watch a lot of 1080p HDTV lately without any issues. If you're looking for a cheap Nvidia card to do 1080p h.264 decoding with VDPAU to an HDMI TV (with audio), it fits the bill perfectly.
Have they fixed the problems with b-frames in playback with mplayer/VDPAU? If they haven't (and I can find no indication that they have) then it's pretty worthless for a lot of people.
It looks like it is only $250, not too bad. I could probably use it replace the Roku and AppleTV, which each kind of suck but at least do their one function well.
I wonder how quiet it is, some of the pictures had fans...
I wonder how quiet it is, some of the pictures had fans...
At least you clicked the link.
In the text accompanying those pictures it said 27dB. Not quiet, but not noisy either.
Looks fine to me.. This is meant to go in an entertainment center, so you should be comparing it to your DVD player or your A/V receiver. That's the reason for the horizontal case. Also, that keyboard has been around a while and it's actually very ergonomic for non-desk use. It also has good battery life and quite long range. It has a trackball that you use with your thumb and the mouse click is on the index finger of the right hand. Left and right mouse buttons are also found on the left side. My on
sounds like poor drivers what OS where you using?
I personally would not bother getting the keyboard version. I would watch movies on it, not type my memoirs.
FYI - XBMC now runs very well on the AppleTV (aside from HD support). You can replace your Roku and AppleTV with, well an AppleTV. It removes all the crappy restrictions and provides a beautiful interface my 3 and 4 year olds can use and my wife is happy with. It might be worth a look if you haven't tried it
I wonder how quiet it is, some of the pictures had fans...
Maybe the fans are to be pointed down to keep it levitating like a hovercraft.
A very silent hovercraft.
That runs linux.
I have one, and honestly the noise isn't noticeable. Without anything else on (pc, ac, etc.) you can hear it, although I would definitely say it is certainly quiet enough. Also, I only turn it on when I actually want to watch tv or a movie, and in those situations I never notice it.
"Noise: under 27dB"
That's from the device's specs [dvrupgrade.com]. Although I'm not terribly impressed, that seems rather high for a box that needs to be near my entertainment center.
"a minimum of 20 times quieter than talking"
You failed math, how many times? You can't turn that statement into a mathematical equation. If you were able to do so, you would have stated it properly.
I asked for a mathematical equation, not for a circuitous rationalization for your poor grammar.
Had you stated, "1/20th the volume" your statement could be incorporated into any mathematical equation. 20 times quieter is meaningless marketing babble.
"something times less than"
"20 times quieter" means "20 times less than"
It is a meaningless expression. It is a grammatically idiotic expression, which does NOT translate into mathematics.
You have left NOTHING as an exercise for the reader. Express yourself properly.
An educated person who wished to express the concept you wish to convey, might very well say "this machine produces a noise level
An educated person who wished to express the concept you wish to convey, might very well say "this machine produces a noise level
.05% of ambient noise in a quiet room"
When flaming someone else about their math, it helps to get your units right:
LOL - I made the error, caught it during proof reading, and decided to let it stand. And, you're the first to catch it! ~13 hours for an obvious mistake to go unchallenged on a geek forum? I guess geeks != math major college grads!
However - I don't think that you typed what you meant to say, either. How about
But, I'm confident that those who commonly use terms such as "20x quieter" aren't goin
Exactly, I think 24dB is closer to what we want. And I don't want something close to normal talking at all if I'm going to watch a movie. I don't think I want to even have anything close to whispering at 1m, which I assume would be like a movie theater.
Look no further, check out the ION offerings. They can be run fully passively without any moving parts (although manufacturers tend to build complete systems with a single (smallish) fan, you can get a passive Ion mobo with a passive fan from Zotac) yet fully capable of playing back anything. And yes, it does run Linux (http://www.xbmc.org/ [xbmc.org]).
Using ATI in a linux MPC... that's just asking for trouble.
I hope they give these things a _good_ testing...
I see they are using an ATI Radeon HD 3200 - does anyone have any gaming performance numbers handy for this card, without all the benchmark-website-bullshit? If this thing works well enough... I may consider finally getting away from nVidia. But I thought these Radeon HD cards were giving Linux trouble? Did this get fixed?
Yeah - I've had and heard nothing but trouble when it comes to ATI and video playback. NVidia + their binary all the way thanks.
Yeah my thought exactly
The ATI drivers don't support accelerated H.264 yet either do they?
There is another reason for considering Nvidia. They have vpdau [wikipedia.org]:
VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) is an API designed by NVIDIA for its GeForce 8 series and later GPU hardware, targeted at the X Window System on Unix operating-systems (including Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris).[1][2][3] This VDPAU API allows video programs to offload portions of the video decoding process and video post-processing to the GPU video-hardware.
This would allow them to use fairly quiet and cheap processors, like the atom, and still get flawless HD 1080p output.
I don't know, but do the current ATi drivers manage to sync to vertical refresh correctly? I've never gotten it to work on a TV output with ATi chips. No problem with the nVidia driver.
Holy crap! I love my Atom netbook... except when I'm playing video. If this tech works with most of the popular video player software (including Flash), then I can totally see myself buying an NVidia netbook.
In my experience, watching video on Linux is hardly limited by the graphics card, and you certainly don't need a gaming monster to get get good video. I'm only interested in a good Xv implementation for hardware scaling, since the video formats are evolving anyway.
My current media machine has a Mini-ITX motherboard with integrated Intel graphics and a Core Duo T2300 at 1.66 GHz. When I watch 720p H.264 (that's the most my monitor is capable of), only one CPU is used at 60%, and of course everything is smooth. The machine has only one fan, rated at 24 dBA, but it's running at 7 V instead of 12, so it's even quieter. The power supply is a passively cooled one (like PicoPSU) rated at 80 W.
The problem with h264 "benchmarks" is that every h264 file can be different and
the fact that you managed to get one particular sort of high res file to play on
a particular system doesn't necessarily mean anything. Playing BBC or Apple web
content is a bit different than playing and HD-PVR captures or BD rips.
A $200 popcorn hour will play everything you throw at it.
So will a $300 Revo running Ubuntu or Windows.
This Neuros box is an interesting idea that was obviously flawed and
somewhat behind the curve the mo
The problem with h264 "benchmarks" is that every h264 file can be different and the fact that you managed to get one particular sort of high res file to play on a particular system doesn't necessarily mean anything. Playing BBC or Apple web content is a bit different than playing and HD-PVR captures or BD rips.
Actually, my 60% CPU is surprisingly consistent over a wide range of different 720p H.264 sources, using MPlayer.
However, I do have some experience on the graphics card limitations. On my somewhat older Intel laptop (Pentium M 1.6 GHz, 855GM chipset), 720p H.264 does not play smoothly using default settings. But it does with software downscaling, even though it increases the CPU load. Actually, this limitation went away with recent Xorg drivers, but at the time it was an interesting point to note.
Well, I need a gaming 'monster' mostly because I prefer to render the video in OpenGL and do the processing on it as a textured plane, with things like OSD and subtitles as another texture, that can have an independent "resolution".
This means that I can use triliniar + anisinotropic filtering for scaling, and the hardware definitely can do that quickly (and it's not codec/container specific)... and even with a 320x420 video, I can have native resolution subtitles.
It also means I can easily get vsync working
Well, I need a gaming 'monster' mostly because I prefer to render the video in OpenGL and do the processing on it as a textured plane, with things like OSD and subtitles as another texture, that can have an independent "resolution".
This means that I can use triliniar + anisinotropic filtering for scaling, and the hardware definitely can do that quickly (and it's not codec/container specific)... and even with a 320x420 video, I can have native resolution subtitles.
It also means I can easily get vsync working.
(i use mplayer, btw. not sure if other players can do this, commonly)
Interesting, I also use MPlayer, but I had not though about those possibilities. This seems to work fine on my GMA950, except for the scaling/filtering options.
Thus I admit that you could get a somewhat better picture with more hardware
What's wrong with ATI? Depends on your point of view, but I suspect you may be comparing apples to oranges.
If you take nVidias own driver and compare to ATIs own driver then yes, I agree that nVidia wins hands down. But we all hate proprietary drivers don't we? So if you compare an nVidia open source driver to..oh wait, it's still in alpha? Ok, if you compare alpha nouvau or whatever it is called, that currently doesn't ship with most distros and doesn't have much 3D support, to the open source driver f
Even for power users, HTPC's can be aggravating. Why, in a world where you could put together a tiny monster PC for around $300 would someone buy a MivX or NMT player? Simple. Take any HTPC on the market, ANY.
Plug it into a regular, yellow, composite television.
Plug it into an HDTV via component or HDMI.
If you can turn it on, boot it up, and play a video on it without a single configuration edit without any hassle from installation, then please, reply to this topic because as far as I know, an HTPC that does this is akin to a fucking unicorn.
I have an iStar Mini and a Popcorn Hour, both NMT devices. The Mini's in the living room. If I wanna take that thing to the kitchen TV (13", composite in), I just put the movie on a USB stick and it's showing the film inside of the 2 minutes it takes to set up and boot. When it goes back to the living room, it's an HDMI connection to the TV and coax to the (admittedly cheap) surround system. Works just fine, automatically detects 1080p at startup. Over component, I'd have to hit two buttons to get 720p or 1080i (worst-case, 480p is instantly automatically enabled).
I had a friend try to build a MythTV box. Hours went by as this man tried to get MythTV to show up at a decent resolution on his HDTV (this was a few years ago, via DVI). This is a guy who runs and actually knows how to use Gentoo, and would be a sysadmin if he wasn't a programmer at a Fortune 500 company (A good one, you've probably used their services at some point(s) in the last six months). On the AppleTV, the first test isn't even a possibility without some insane level of hacking (especially if you want color out of the composite out). I can only IMAGINE what it's like an a Windows Media Center rig. And in the last two cases, playing videos other than Quicktime or WMV, respectively, (let alone something like MKV) is a hassle that goes more hours into getting up and running than those devices are probably WORTH.
As crappy and low-end as the interfaces are on mini video boxes are, they happen to work remarkably well for the simple process of "Plug into TV, watch stuff", whether "stuff" is on a usb stick or the network. Give me a call when the HTPC manages to get there on a remote-friendly interface.
Well, I did battle with a couple of those little standalone media players, but in the end I went to the trouble of building and configuring a full-fledged (XP and MediaPortal based) HTPC. If you can live with the limitations of those stand-alone things, then fine. But when you run into an unsupported codec on those things, that's it, your only option is to convert the video on a PC. If you want a feature it doesn't have, say you want to add a tuner or whatever, you're stumped. Network performance (if any) u
Check out the MSI media live bareBones. My daughter is watching Backyardigans right now via Ubuntu/Boxee. TV out has always worked, even 'out of the box.'
I had a friend try to build a MythTV box. Hours went by as this man tried to get MythTV to show up at a decent resolution on his HDTV (this was a few years ago, via DVI).
Things have improved considerably with regards to Linux support of TV out. My latest build involved little more than a change using the Nvidia control centre to get s-video out working. Video out over HDMI was even easier.....plug and play quite literally. Audio over HDMI would have been similar if I had managed to wire up the motherboard t
Even for power users, HTPC's can be aggravating. Why, in a world where you could put together a tiny monster PC for around $300 would someone buy a MivX or NMT player? Simple. Take any HTPC on the market, ANY.
Plug it into a regular, yellow, composite television.
Plug it into an HDTV via component or HDMI.
If you can turn it on, boot it up, and play a video on it without a single configuration edit without any hassle from installation, then please, reply to this topic because as far as I know, an HTPC tha
That's the problem, trying to record and encode TV on a regular schedual yourself instead of getting someone else to do the hard work for you....
I grab all my regular TV shows from usenet. I have the Alt.binz usenet client hooked up to the the tv and hdtv rss feeds from newzleech. It checks my wildcard text filters against the rss feeds, grabs the nzb files for the tv shows I want to watch and then downloads them for me overnight, automatically runs the parity check and fixes broken files then unrars the sh
Adobe Flash Player is the biggest CPU hog I have seen on my Ubuntu box, even with hardware acceleration enabled. Things have improved with version 10 but the experience is still considerably worse than flash performance on windows. Maybe if a few hundred thousand Neuros devices are sold, it will convince Adobe to put a serious effort into fixing these issues.
There are modern versions of the Dreambox available, like the DM800 (single tuner) and DM8000 (4 tuner slots), the tuners are modular, you can fit hard drives and it supports usb/esata devices too...
I have a DM800 because i couldn't justify the cost of the 8000 and it works nicely... The only issue as far as a media player is concerned is that it will only play mpeg2 and h.264 (which it does in hardware because the cpu is too slow on its own), but most videos can be acquired in those formats these days anyw
A friend of mine bought a DM8000, and yes they are very pricey...
It has a 400MHz cpu, and a hardware decoder for mpeg2/h.264, so using vlc it will play anything that can be played on such a spec of system, not sure if divx/xvid would play correctly.
I only have the DM800, which has a slower cpu than the 8000, most of the videos i want to play on it are h.264 encoded anyway which it plays using the hardware support. It handles 720p video perfectly, and i don't have any 1080p video to try with it.
I notice that it supports MPEG4 with mplayer/xine/vlc, I wonder if Neuros licensed the relevant software patents to allow them to ship this codec.
Also, if we're talking high end processors, we aren't talking about this particular device
A 2.8GHz single core is a pretty careful choice. It's a pretty good balance that supports a wide range of content, remember not everything supports multiple cores well (or hardware acceleration for example). This processor does everything up to 1080p24 (what you see on apple.com for example) and also supports flash video, etc. On one hand, there's a great deal of discussion of ION or other graphics centric solutions, which are great when that hardware matches *exactly* what you want to playback, but then
TFA reads like an ad...
Here's another:
Have a look at the r3600 from Acer. I have just bought one and it is fantastic. It passes the girlfriend test by being silent and attachable to the back of the TV -- no wires visible except the power cord, and it is pretty happy at decoding HD video, thanks to NVIDIA VDPAU (ION platform). Costs next to nothing and is available in a Linux configuration. Couple that with a nice TV and a wireless keyboard and you get a pretty neat setup...
I take you live in Europe or, more likely, the UK? AFAIK, devices like the r3600 are still not for sale in the US. Anyone want to suggest reasons for this? It's pretty much impossible to find ION-based netbooks here as well. No major PC manufacturer that I can find ships anything other than Intel-only systems. Since the ION is an Atom-based system, you'd think Intel would be happier seeing these shipped than systems like the Neuros running ATI gear.
I can't comment about true HD capability, and relative speeds, and respond to "does it do better than " type questions, but that machine looks like a regular PC in a shiny case to me. If you want something a bit more revolutionary, then a Fit PC might be more up your street: http://fit-pc.co.uk/ [fit-pc.co.uk] (and yes, it can run Linux).
In the specifications they say that h264 is fully hardware accelerated, but I don't think it's possible with an intel GMA500 (at least under linux), is it?
You're right, it won't under linux.
Actually the GP is rather wrong in saying it will run linux. If you want to use your GMA500, you're stuck with a specific kernel version, a specific mesa, and a specific x.org, with no upgrade path for now.
The Z series Atoms are nice, the chipsets paired with it are very low power, the PowerVR graphics kicks ass, and that tiny box is really sweet. But if you want linux, you have to stay away from Poulsbo.
Why are they using an ATI card? Nvidia cards have much better support under linux generally, including full 1080p h264, mpeg2 and wmv hardware decode support. ATI don't have any hardware video decoding support at all, so to play HD films you need a much more beefy cpu creating a lot more heat and noise than with the nvidia solution.
ATI's drivers still haven't really got much better, tried installing them on a friend's Ubuntu pc the other day for a radeon 3650. Trying to enable compiz caused the entire syste
If a black rectangular box - even a somewhat shiny one - strikes you as an example of aesthetics, you really need to pause "2001," lock the screen, step away from your Linux box, go up the stairs out of your mom's basement, put on some sunglasses and sunscreen and go spend some time in the big room with the bright lights and the blue ceiling.
Find some people on the street - people whose life does not revolve around Linux systems of their own construction - and ask them whether they think a black box, shiny
I just built an Ion based Myth Frontend. It's awesome:
It's a great box for MythTV (frontend), XBMC and Boxee.
I love NeurosTechnology but yeah why the hell did they go with an ATI card? They can still replace it. They're not locked to it by any means.
Nice posts, but you should probably introduce the concept of paragraphs at some point.
Unfortunately for would-be worldwide adopters, a significant portion of the neuros.tv catalogued television content is only served to US ip ranges.
The good news is that foreigners will still be able to view water-skiing squirrels.
Ubuntu and Aesthetics? NEVA!
Air is water with holes in it.


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By Kathryn Kopchik
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Michelle Alexander, associate professor of law at Ohio State University, will give a talk about her book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness," Thursday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. in the Forum of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.
The talk, which is free and open to the public, is the first event in this year's Social Science Colloquium series, "Mass Incarceration in the United States." It also is part of the University's continuing Ralph Spielman Memorial Lecture Series.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in Age of Colorblindness challenges the conventional wisdom that with the election of Barack Obama as president, "our nation has 'triumphed over race,'" according to the author.
"Jim Crow laws were wiped off the books decades ago, but today an astounding percentage of the African American community is warehoused in prisons or trapped in a permanent, second-class status, much like their grandparents before them who lived under an explicit system of racial control," she said.
Alexander argues that the sudden and dramatic mass incarceration of African American men, primarily through the War on Drugs, has created a new racial under caste — a group of people defined largely by race that is subject to legalized discrimination, scorn, and social exclusion. The old forms of discrimination — in employment, housing, education, and public benefits; denial of the right to vote; and exclusion from jury service — are legal once a person is labeled a felon.
A highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate, and legal scholar, Alexander holds a joint appointment at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity and the Moritz College of Law. Prior to joining the Kirwan Institute, she was an associate professor of law at Stanford Law School, where she directed the Civil Rights Clinics.
She is a graduate of Stanford Law School and Vanderbilt University. Following law school, she clerked for Justice Harry A. Blackmun on the United States Supreme Court, and for Chief Judge Abner Mikva on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
For several years, she served as the director of the Racial Justice Project for the ACLU of northern California, where she helped to lead a national campaign against racial profiling by law enforcement.
In 2005, she won a Soros Justice Fellowship, which supported the writing of her first book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (The New Press, 2010). Considered one of the top African American books of 2010, it won the NAACP Image Award for "outstanding literary work of non-fiction."
The book has been featured on national radio and television media outlets, including NPR, The Bill Moyers Journal, the Tavis Smiley Show, C-Span Washington Journal, among others. Alexander will be available to sign copies of her book following her talk.
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Ogie wrote:My point is this numbskull said Thoburn did his role, but ignores the fact that Thoburn performed his role so greatly, he couldn't even get in the lineup.
If what Thoburn accomplished is fulfilling your role, then Cairns def did with one shift and one fight, especially considering he got praised from Therrien after the game.
ThoRburn fulfilled his role when he got into the lineup. He's a good fourth liner, and unfortunately for him, we had great depth on lines 3-4 this year. Thorburn caught an unlucky break when Petrovicky got the call coming back from injury, and the pens went on a tear. When you go on a streak like the Pens did, you DON'T change the lineup. Additionally, Petrovicky was playing really well. Next thing you know, we acquire more forwards at the deadline, and Thorburn is the odd man out. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN HOCKEY. Alot of times a healthy scratch has no reflection on player, and external factors (a win streak, the need for a top enforcer) factor in.


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Photo of Christine Matera courtesy of Gil Talbot.
Game Notes
Harvard travels north to New Hampshire for its second straight road game. The Crimson is looking for its first road win of the season.
Long Road Ahead
Tuesday's game is the second in a string of four straight contests on the road for the Crimson. After the meeting with the Wildcats, Harvard heads to Colorado for a two contests (Nov. 27 and 28).
Last Time Out
Sophomore Brogan Berry led the Crimson with a season-high 20 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome the long range shooting of Sacred Heart. Harvard suffered its first loss of the season, 92-77, Nov. 21.
Junior co-captain Christine Matera scored a season-high 12, all in the first half, while junior Emma Markley added 10 and sophomore Caitlin Rowland scored a career-high 11.
Harvard led by 10 after four minutes of play, but nine first half three-pointers kept the Pioneers in the game. The score was tied at 43 at the half. A 10-0 run by Sacred Heart to start the second put the Crimson in a hole, they couldn't get out of.
The Crimson has had three different leading scorers in three games this season. Emma Markley, Victoria Lippert and Brogan Berry
More in Double Figures
Four Crimson players scored in double figures against Maine and Sacred Heart. Harvard accomplished that feat nine times last season.
The Other Team
Harvard has not allowed 90 or more points by an opponent since Southern California scored 95, Dec. 20, 2008. It is only the second time since the start of the 2006-07 season that a team has put up that many points against the Crimson.
The Offense
Harvard leads the Ivy League in scoring offense with 77.0 points per game. The Crimson also leads the Ancient Eight in free throw percentage (.778), three-point field goal percentage (.482), three-point field goals made (9.0 per game), blocked shots (4.0 per game) and assist/turnover ratio (1.1).
Scoring Threats
Harvard has five players who average 10.0 points per game or more. Victoria Lippert leads the team with 15.7 ppg., followed by Emma Markley (13.7 ppg.), Claire Wheeler (10.3 ppg.), Christine Matera (10.0 ppg.) and Brogan Berry (10.0 ppg.)
The Crimson From Three
Harvard is averaging 9.0 three-pointers per game after three contests. The Crimson hit 11 threes against Boston College, 10 against Maine and six at Sacred Heart. Harvard is shooting 48.2 percent from beyond the arc this season.
Crash Those Boards
Jackie Alemany grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Maine. It's the most rebounds for a Harvard player so far this season.
A Helping Hand
Brogan Berry handed out a career-high nine assists against Boston College and Maine. She leads the team and in second in the Ivy League in assists with 7.3 per game.
A Glance at the Wildcats
New Hampshire is coming off a one-point win over Massachusetts at home Friday night. The Wildcats overcame an 18 point deficit to pick up its second win of the season.
Candace Williams led the team with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Denise Beliveau had 15 points, including 11 in the second half.
Beliveau leads the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game and Williams is second with 10.7 ppg. Both Wildcats average a team-best 5.7 rebound per game.
UNH is 2-0 at Lundholm Gymnasium after opening the season with a 64-56 win over Saint Joseph's. The Wildcats' only loss of the season came on the road at No. 21 Maryland (63-43).
Last Meeting
Emma Markley was one of three Crimson players in double figures as Harvard turned a 39-24 halftime lead into an 81-58 victory over the Wildcats Dec. 3, 2008. Niki Finelli '09 added 15, while Brogan Berry had 14.
The Crimson shot 56.0 percent from the field and dominated the glass, outrebounding UNH, 39-26.
The Series
New Hampshire holds a 16-7 lead in the all-time series, but the Crimson has had the upper hand in the last three contests. Two of those wins have been by a combined 10 points, while last year's victory was a 25 point margin.
The Crimson and the America East
Harvard trails 39-45 in games against teams currently in the America East Conference. The Crimson is 1-0 against the conference this season after defeating Maine, 72-56, Nov. 17, and is 4-1 dating back to last season.


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LAKE PLACID - Andy Donatello successfully defended his title in the 14th annual Flaming Leaves Golf Tournament held at the Lake Placid Resort Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23, and needed a big rally on Sunday to get the job done in the 36-hole event.
Donatello didn't think he had a shot at winning for the second year in a row after starting off with an 82 in Saturday's first round played on the resort's par-71 Links Course. He was eight shots behind fellow Lake Placid resident Don Mortensen, who owned the lead after shooting a 74 in windy, rainy conditions.
But in weather more conducive to golf Sunday, Donatello finished with a 75 on the Mountain Course and a 157 total to win by one stroke. Brandon Haase wound up in second with a pair of 79s for a 158 total, while Mortensen landed in a tie for third place with Cory Reid, with both golfers firing 159 totals in the tight match.
"Somehow I did it again, and I didn't expect it," Donatello said. "I did the same thing last year. Because I work at Northwood, school started back up and I hadn't touched a club since August 28."
Playing in a group with Mortensen on the first day, Donatello said he actually thought his run toward another possible championship ended nine holes into the tournament when Mortensen scored a hole-in-one on the ninth.
"It was a pretty tough day out there, and Donny was playing great," Donatello said. "When Donny sank it, I thought it was over right there. I was pretty excited for him. He never has had a hole-in-one and neither have I. I was already behind by a lot at that point. Fortunately, I had a really good day on the Mountain Course, especially on the back nine.
"There were two more groups playing after I finished, so I really didn't think about winning," Donatello added. "I was eating lunch when I found out, about an hour after I got off the course."
Despite the disappointing finish, Mortensen said he was thrilled to be in the hunt, and even more so about the first ace in his 28-year golf career.
"It was awesome," Mortensen said. "We were actually watching Nick Politi on the sixth green. You can see it from where we were on ninth tee. He was putting and I yelled 'Go in the hole.' Then I took my tee shot and yelled 'Go in the hole.' Mine went in and Nick's didn't.
"The tournament was mine to win," added Mortensen, who was also in the hunt for another title earlier this month after a strong opening round in the traditional September invitational at Craig Wood but had a tough second day. "I think I had a four- or five-shot lead, and usually I have a lower score on the Mountain Course, but not this year. I'll break through sometime."
Mortensen used a seven-iron to record his ace, which was also witnessed by Dave Clark.
In addition to a gross champion, the Flaming Leaves also included a net competition, where Scott Burslem earned the win with a 145 total. Chip Nagle finished runner-up with a 150.


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2007 Football
Bluffton vs. Centre preview
Bluffton University vs. Centre College
The Matchup
When: Saturday, September 1, 2007, at 1:30 p.m.
Where: Bluffton, Ohio - Salzman Stadium
On the Radio: Listen live to Bluffton University football on WDOH 107.1 FM.
Bluffton University opens its 2007 campaign with the a home contest against the Centre College Colonels who finished the 2006 season with a 5-5 mark overall, including a 2-4 record in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC).
The Head Coaches
Greg Brooks enters his fifth year as the head coach of the Bluffton University football team. The Beavers have put together a 13-27 mark during Brooks' tenure at the helm. Brooks previously served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Bluffton, leading the Beavers to their best offensive seasons in school history.
The Colonels are led by Andy Frye who has served as the head coach for the past nine seasons. A Muskingum College graduate, Frye is entering his 17th year on the Centre staff as he served as the defensive coordinator prior to assuming his role as head coach in 1998. Centre has a 52-38 record with Frye as the mentor, including an SCAC championship in 2003.
Bluffton-Centre Series History
Bluffton and Centre have split their six previous meetings with the Colonels winning
the last two games at Centre in 2005 and 2006. The Beavers defeated the Colonels in
2004 at Bluffton by a score of 33-24 as they resumed their series for the first time
since a three-game tilt from 1956-58.
Last Season's Contest
Centre College handed Bluffton a 21-6 defeat in the season opener for both teams on Saturday, September 2, 2006.
Freshman running back A.J. Ramthun (Springfield/Southeastern) led the Beaver rushing attack as he carried the ball 21 times for 60 yards. Junior wideout Anthony Bryant (Reynoldsburg/Reynoldsburg) finished the day with 33 yards on five receptions. Two-time All-HCAC linebacker Sam McCullough (Bluffton/Bluffton) paced the defense with eight tackles for the day, while senior Bryan Lloyd, now the defensive line coach, contributed with seven tackles, including a sack.
Centre opened the scoring late in the first quarter as Jordan Tinnell found a crease and scored on a 27-yard rush to give the Colonels a 7-0 lead with 33 seconds left. The Bluffton defense clamped down in the second quarter limiting Centre to 16 total yards. As the second quarter was winding down, Centre's Zack Sloan returned a punt 73 yards for a score to give the Colonels a 14-0 advantage with only 22 seconds remaining in the first half.
Bluffton closed the gap in the third quarter when Jared Owens capped a seven-play 56-yard drive with a one-yard plunge. The extra point attempt was blocked leaving the Beavers down 14-6 with 2:31 left in the third quarter.
Bluffton's defense limited Centre to 200 yards of total offense, however, the Beavers' offense could not get going as it mustered only 148 yards in the loss.
Leading the Beavers
Sophomore tailback A.J. Ramthun led the Beavers rushing attack in 2006 with 463 yards and one touchdown on the ground. Also returning for Bluffton is senior Terence Clayton (Napoleon/Napoleon) who gained 122 yards on only 30 carries as a junior. Senior wide receiver Mike Brown (North Wales, Penn./Calvary Christian Academy) hauled in 16 passes for 169 yards and one score a year ago. Also providing the Beavers with great hands is junior tight end Joel Sienicki (Goshen, Ind./Northridge) who picked up 14 receptions for 123 yards and one touchdown as a junior.
Two-time first team All-HCAC linebacker Sam McCullough led the Beavers with 115 tackles, including 6.5 TFL's last season. Senior safety Taylor Iceman (Lucas/Lucas) picked up 84 tackles and three interceptions in 2006. Junior defensive end Kyle Rode (Delphos/Jefferson) finished last season with 51 tackles and five sacks while senior cornerback Erick Buddin (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti) recorded 50 tackles and two interceptions from his cornerback position.
Next up for the Beavers and Colonels
Bluffton will host Adrian College on Saturday, September 15, following a bye week on Sept. 8. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Centre hosts Maryville College on September 8, with a 1:30 p.m. start.


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A woman who was in the Moody Manor apartment where an infant was fatally shot testified today that bullets fired through a a patio door pelted the living room walls, lodged into a couch, and narrowly missed hitting her mother.
Testifying in the murder trial of two men charged in the Aug. 9 death of 1-year-old Keondra Hooks, Tamatha Pride recalled hearing repeated gun blasts and the room filling with smoke, shattered glass, and the odor of gunfire.
"I couldn't believe what was going on," Ms. Pride told the jury in Lucas County Common Pleas Court.
The gunfire struck Keondra and wounded her sister, Leondra Hooks, 2. Keondra died the next day in Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center from a gunshot wound to the head.
Keshawn Jennings, 21, of 244 Wasaon St., and Antwaine Jones, 19, of 3145 Cottage Ave., are on trial for allegedly killing Keondra and wounding her sister.
They face charges of aggravated murder, murder, improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation, attempted murder, and four counts of felonious assault, each with gun specifications.
Prosecutors told the jury on Tuesday in opening statements that Mr. Jennings and Mr. Jones were members of the Manor Boyz, a gang affiliated with the Bloods, and that a rival gang Crips gang member was at the Moody Manor apartments that night.
Keondra and her sister were lying on the living room floor near the glass patio door when the gunfire from outside erupted and sprayed the room with bullets.
Leondra was struck in the chest and another infant who was lying on the couch was covered with broken glass but not injured.
Ms. Pride sobbed as she told jurors the babies' grandmother, Naomi Reed, scooped the bloody Keondra from the floor after seeing she had been struck. She said Ms. Reed believed her granddaughter was dead because she was shot in the head.
At one point, Judge Frederick McDonald stopped the trial and excused the jury for several minutes because Ms. Pride was unable to speak without crying.
Ms. Pride, a great aunt of Keondra and Leondra, said she didn't realize that Leondra was shot until she lifted her shirt to see the blood from her wound.
Neither Ms. Reed nor Ms. Pride were hurt in the shooting.
Ms. Pride and Ms. Reed, who also testified, couldn't recall the number of shots fired into the patio door.
Jurors also heard the emotional 911 calls made to police dispatchers from inside the apartment on Kent Street in North Toledo as well as outside the complex.
Among the people who called the communications center was Demetria Johnson, the stepmother of James Moore, who is a co-defendant in the shooting death. Mr. Moore, 21, of 2037 W. Terrace View St, is not on trial in the case as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Ms. Johnson, who who has four children with Mr. Moore's father, told the jury that she saw two men run from Moody Manor after the shooting and jump into a moving mini-van. She said the vehicle was parked in front of her home on Vermont Avenue,
Testimony in the trial was expected to resume at 8:30 a.m. today.
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I worry that this sort of thing feeds into the 'crackpot' image many in business seem to have of the community...
Yes, by definition
What is it that causes these kinds of conflicts and mistrust?
People. Things like this happen now and then absolutely everywhere. It seems that's how we work.
There is no IRS not-for-profit database.
The database the OFB article refered to is the IRS Search for Charities [irs.gov] web page.
A tax exempt 501(c) organization is a an organization that meets certain requirements (one of which is being a not-for-profit organization) and has applied to and received tax exempt status from the IRS. Not-for-profits can also file for tax exempt status under 501(a) and 501(d). The IRS currently requires organizations that are tax exempt (except for private foundations) to provide public disclosure of certain tax forms such as the corporate 1023 or 1024. See FAQs regarding the Exempt Organization Public Disclosure Requirements [irs.gov] for more information.If the KDE league is not a 501(c)3 then what the heck is the KDE league?
As the KDE league is not a 501(c) organization, it is one of the many other types of not-for-profit organizations recognized by the state of Delaware. See the The Nonprofit FAQ [nonprofits.org] for more information about what type of not-for-profit organizations exist.
What you're missing here is that the league *claims* to be a 501(c) to the state of Delaware.
The by-laws of the KDE League (available on their web site) make no mention of tax exempt status. They do not state that donations are tax deductable. There is no reason to believe that the KDE League has ever claimed to anyone to be tax exempt.
States do not determine whether a group is tax exempt or not; the IRS does.
Why are people so willing to give these guys the benefit of the doubt when they have repeatedly offered unclear and inconcsistent explainations of their activity? Just because they are affiliated with the open source community? Please, take your blinders off. Something smells in the state of Delaware, folks, whether you want to believe it or not.
It isn't a matter of having blinders on. It is a matter of the person making an assertion having the onus of proving that assertion when it is disputable. In the context of what little I know of corporate law, Andreas Pour's counter assertions make much more sense than Dennis Powell's accusations. Until such time as Linux and Main shows concrete evidence of their allegations (such as a copy of the KDE League's application for a corporate charter), I'll continue to be quite skeptical of their claims.
For tax exempt nonprofit organizations, public disclosure of certain documents is mandatory. In this context it matters a great deal as to whether or not the KDE Leauge is a tax exempt organization.
Bear in mind, that not all nonprofit organzations are tax exempt. A good example is that most Politcal Action Committees (PACs) are organized as nonprofit organizations. However, PACs are precluded from having tax exempt status.
The KDE League is essentially a "fan club". It was formed, independent of the actual KDE software projects, to promote KDE.
It would be like ME setting up "The Microsoft League" in my basement, and selling Memberships to, say, Compaq, Intuit Software, Ziff-Davis, and a handful of other corporations who like Microsoft. I would have no direct relationship with Microsoft, I'd just be claiming I want to "promote Microsoft".
In this hypothetical case, Compaq, Intuit, etc. may end up having wasted the money they gave me, but it still has no effect on Microsoft...
Dennis E. Powell posted a somewhat sensational story claiming that the KDE League had ceased to exist, asking "what happened to the money?" and so on. (Several people have accused DEP of having a sort of 'vendetta' against KDE in general over political disagreements he had with people on a KDE-mailinglist-hosted-but-not-KDE-related mailing list (i.e. the 'all topics other than KDE' mailing list) - DEP had posted an editorial which began with an implication that maybe the "K" in KDE was there because it resembled a goose-stepping soldier [linuxandmain.com]) Andreas Pour of the KDE League posted a response to DEP's story on the KDE League saying, in essence, "It's merely a clerical error, we're getting it sorted out, and we really can't say much more without approval from our members". DEP posted a story in response saying (my interpretation/summary) - "Delaware says you're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so you have to tell us WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MONEY!". The most recent exchange here seems to be Pour saying "We're not a 501(c)(3), We called Delaware and they said A)They didn't say we were B)Nobody there should say were were and C)No, we're NOT a 501(c)(3)", and DEP's response that he "stands by his story".
As I posted above, I am puzzled why all the noise is coming out of this - it looks like what we have is a handful of rabid pro- and anti- KDE people all getting caught up in the sensationalism. The small handful of ANTI-KDE folks yelling because they want to discredit KDE, and the PRO-KDE folks yelling because they either feel they're being slandered or are worried that the KDE software projects are somehow being "ripped off" by the KDE League (presumably in the mistaken belief that the KDE League is analogous to the Gnome Foundation rather than merely a 'fan club'). The sheer volume of the screaming seems to be bringing attention from a whole mess or more normal people who are trying to figure out what all the fuss is about...
Disclaimer - the above is entirely my interpretation, except were indicated, and could very well be wrong. That IS how I see this issue, though...
The KDE League bylaws [kdeleague.org] clearly state that it is a nonprofit, and the article makes the case that it is not a 501(c)(3) organization. Is it, then, a 501(c)(6) organization (a business league)?
If so, there are, indeed, public disclosure requirements imposed by the IRS. See this page [irs.gov] and read the last paragraph. Yes, this page applies to all nonprofits, including business leagues, as this page [irs.gov] makes clear. If, in fact, the KDE League is a "business league", Dennis Powell (no matter how much of a jerk you or I might think he is, and believe me, I'm not a fan) was within his legal rights to ask for disclosures. He is not be entitled to the full books, but he is entitled to "the last three annual information returns".
If the KDE league is not a 501(c)(6) either, then I don't see how it can be a legal nonprofit at all, in which case they owe Delaware filing fees that haven't been paid.
You can't just say that you're an ordinary corporation that doesn't expect to make money. With such a status you have to pay filing fees to the state of Delaware, and Delaware is now saying that the league doesn't owe them. So which is it? Either KDE League has to pay Delaware or they have to give Dennis Powell their annual information report. One or the other.
If I'm wrong, then it must be the case that the KDE League has some alternate legal status that I'm not familiar with. If so, what is it?
I'm not saying this to attack KDE. KDE and the KDE League are distinct entities, and I'm not seeing any evidence that the KDE League is serving the interests of KDE's developers or users. Any responses should leave the personality or beliefs of Dennis Powell out, as they are irrelevant.
Most nonprofit organizations file normal corporate tax returns and face no more disclosure rules than any other private organization. It is only those nonprofit organizations that have also filed for and have received tax exempt status from the IRS that face additional disclosure requirements.
Put bluntly, the IRS doesn't concern itself with whether or not a corporation is incorporated as a nonprofit organization. The IRS only cares that the corporation pays its federal taxes unless that corporation has applied for and received tax exempt status.
Given that there is no reason to believe that the KDE league has applied for (much less received) tax exempt status, there is no reason to believe that the KDE league faces additional disclosure requirements over any other non-public corporation.
You may also be interested in reading the Delaware Revised Code [state.de.us] on the subject. See especially Title 8, Chapter 1.
What I am asking for is for someone to clarify the exact legal status that the KDE League has.
What *I* don't get in all of this is - isn't the KDE League getting its money from private corporations (I see NO individuals in the members list, only corporations, several of which are rather large)...one of whom is KDE e.V. (Am I reading this correctly)? Who in turn says they've got no reason to believe anything funny's going on? It's THEIR money - if THEY don't think anything wrong is being done with it, why the heck does anyone who DIDN'T give them money care?
I've only seen one entity that actually ever had anything to do with the KDE League complain, and that's Shawn Gordon, whose company apparently USED TO BE a member (but are not any more, as far as I know. Unpleasant 'break-up', perhaps?).
I keep seeing comparisons with the Gnome Foundation, which is a completely different type of group. The Gnome Foundation, as I understand it, is directly involved in steering Gnome development - it's actually an official part of the Gnome project(s). The KDE League is purely promotional - to put it bluntly, the KDE League is a "Fan Club". They have no more involvement in 'steering' or otherwise influencing development than any other fan of KDE does.
It's also been pointed out elsewhere that $120,000 is a lot of money when it's sitting in a suitcase on your doorstep in the form of small unmarked bills, but it's a pittance when considered as a yearly budget for any kind of corporation. I think the highest-paid individual there is said to have been paid $36k/year salary to run it. Take out that, rent on facilities, purchase of equipment, and so on, and there's not much left...
Now, as to whether or not the KDE League is effective at DOING anything, I couldn't say. I do certainly get the impression that they've not been active at all (basically, as far as I know, they've spent the little funding they had by just merely existing, and not really accomplishing anything), but given that the unrelated-except-by-name-and-theme KDE Software projects (that is, the actual developers, etc., who have no relationship with the KDE League as far as I know) seem to be doing just fine without the KDE League's additional promotion, I'm not too concerned about it. For all I care, the KDE League could have spent all the money on cheap prostitutes, malt liquor, and pornographic videos featuring necropedobestiality, and it will have still done no more harm than wasting a few thousand dollars each from a handful of private corporations (there are 10 listed on the members page - if they all donated the same amount, that's a "whopping" $12,000 each. That's barely pocket-change to corporations like IBM and Fujitsu-Siemens...), who don't seem to even care what happened to THEIR money...
'Scuze the long post, I'm just utterly baffled at all the screaming going on over this thing. I could understand a chorus of "Ha, ha, member corporations, you wasted your money", but shrieking hatred of the sort reserved for Enron and Worldcom and so on just makes no sense to me at all...
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