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The funds that are earmarked by a firm from its retained earnings for future use, such as for the payment of likely-to-be-incurred bad debts. The existence of such a reserve informs readers of the firm's financial statements that at least a part of the retained earnings will not be available to the stockholders. See also allowance for doubtful accounts, reserve for contingencies.

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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!
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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 6:50 PM 1 comments
As is standard now for the Brodd family, we head out to the Christmas Tree Farm the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The weather was pretty good and the girls were in good spirits. While we didn't see Santa at the tree farm, we were able to take advantage of the wagon ride through the snowy tree farm.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 8:12 PM 0 comments
Cleaning up posts from last summer.
While we haven't been Up North to Grandpa's cabin for some time, not much has changed. The water is still crystal clear and the fishing was great.
Saturday, November 29, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 2:19 PM 0 comments
Even though this year was mighty cold, the girls made it all the way around the block. Definitely a record!
After collecting their loot, we sat around the bonfire for a bit at the end of the driveway. Halloween on a Friday night should've been crazy busy, but we only had about 25 kids stop by.
Oh well, more candy left over for us!
Sunday, November 2, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 5:39 PM 0 comments
3M was kind enough to sponsor a family day at the MN Zoo last summer. The weather was great and the girls loved the exhibits, including the Big Bugs exhibit!
There was even a snack provided for the 3M guests. Bags of caramel popcorn and full size bomb pops! These popsicles were huge, but of course the girls will able to complete the challenge.
Sunday, October 26, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 7:06 PM 0 comments
Sylvia and Jamie went on a "girls day" to the Science Museum this summer. While then attended, Jamie allowed Sylvia to capture whatever she wanted on the camera. For your viewing pleasure, the Science Museum though the eyes of a 6 year old...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 6:54 PM 0 comments
So we have been doing this potty training thing for a few months. Sometimes it can get very frustrating, but then you look at this little peanut in her unders and don't sweat the 4 "accidents" she had that day!
Thursday, September 11, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 6:50 PM 0 comments
Sylvia's 1st day of first grade was Sept 2nd. While first days are always special, this one was a bit more as she started at a new school. Footprints Academy closed their doors last year and through a summer of not knowing if she would have a new school or not, Woodbury Leadership Academy opened this year! Sylvia's class is one of two 1st grade classes and she was "excited" to get back to school.
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When we purchased our house the prior owners told us the cherry tree in the backyard was their anniversary tree. Since we left our anniversary tree at our South Minneapolis house, we felt it was OK to adopt this one as our own.
The first year, we didn't really know if the cherries were edible or not. As it turns out, they are, and are quite sought after.
There are about 2 weeks of prime harvesting in which we spend 10-15 minutes each night picking the ripe cherries. This year, the girls wanted to help, so why not use the child labor!
Sunday, August 24, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 6:11 PM 0 comments
Sylvia turned 6 on July 12th. It truly was her day to celebrate. It started with opening a present from her sister.
Monday, July 28, 2014 | Posted by Brodd Family at 8:54 PM 0 comments
The 12th annual 4th of July Celbration is officially in the books. The weather was perfect, the food was perfect, and most importantly, the company was perfect!
Since we are on our fifth year out at Cokato Lake, we have developed a pretty solid routine when it comes to the 4th of July party. Plans and guests slightly change from year to year, but for the most part it is the same. It starts with Grandma and Grandpa B doing all of the behind the scenes work - mowing, weed whipping, cleaning the cabin, etc. Then, usually on July 2nd or 3rd, we head out to the lake for fine tuning... blowing up water toys, prepping the beach, topping off the jetski, setting up the big tent, etc.
When the late morning of July 4th arrives, the crowds start showing up and we go non-stop for 24 hours...
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Ted Christopher named first Carey Memorial Early Career Professor in the Arts
Ted Christopher named first Carey Memorial Early Career Professor in the Arts
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The first recipient of the College of Arts and Architecture's Agnes Scollins Carey Memorial Early Career Professorship in the Arts plans to embark on an international opera venture with unique ties to Pennsylvania. Ted Christopher, assistant professor of music and artistic director of Penn State Opera Theatre, was selected for the three-year position based on his proposal for a collaborative production of a new opera based on the life and times of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's librettist, who lived for a time in Sunbury, Pa.
The goal of the endowed professorship, established by the children of Agnes Scollins Carey, is to help the College of Arts and Architecture compete for, support and retain outstanding scholars and practitioners in the arts in the early stages of their careers. Recipients receive as much as $20,000 per year for three years to support innovative, groundbreaking research and creative activity.
According to Andrew Schulz, associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Architecture, selecting one recipient from the many worthy nominations proved difficult. "Professor Christopher's plans to commission and perform in a new opera is the kind of transformative endeavor that simply is not possible without the scale of support provided by the Carey Professorship," he said. The project will have a significant impact on Christopher's professional profile, and on the opera program at Penn State. I can't imagine a better way to launch the professorship."
The idea for the opera on Da Ponte's life originated with Italian composer Roberto Andreoni, who visited Penn State in the fall and met with faculty members from the schools of music and theater, including Christopher. Andreoni proposed an opera/performance art piece that would include digital, graphic and virtual elements, both in the design as well as the composition.
"I was intrigued and inspired as a director/producer — one who collaborates closely on creative endeavors — and as a performer — Da Ponte is a figure I feel close to, having participated in multiple productions of all three of his Mozart operas: 'Le Nozze di Figaro,' 'Don Giovanni' and 'Cosí fan tutte';" Christopher wrote in his proposal. "… The possibility of immersing myself in them, from this highly original angle, was too good to pass up."
When Christopher, who has been on the Penn State faculty since 2008, learned he was going to be nominated for the Carey Professorship, he asked Andreoni if he could turn his idea into a proposal for the purposes of his nomination packet. Christopher now has a creative team in place, with a goal of a performance tour and symposiums related to the opera in the spring 2017 semester. The creative team includes Andreoni, who will compose the piece; Susan Russell, a playwright and associate professor of theater at Penn State, who will write the libretto; and Gerardo Edelstein, director of orchestral studies at Penn State, who will serve as music director. Christopher will serve as artistic director and perform the title role. The work will be scored for a small chamber ensemble and small cast of singers, to be selected from Penn State students.
Da Ponte's life journey had five locations: Venice, Vienna, London, New York City and Sunbury, where he managed a grocery store. Ultimately, Christopher hopes to perform the opera at Penn State University Park; Columbia University, where Da Ponte taught Italian; La Fenice in Venice; and Vienna, the city of Da Ponte's greatest artistic triumphs. Composition of the work will take place through spring 2015, with workshop rehearsals and revisions during the 2015-16 academic year, final revisions during the fall 2016 semester, and performances and symposiums in spring 2017.


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Michaels, the biggest U.S. arts and crafts retailer, said it is investigating a possible breach on its network and advised customers to check financial statements for fraudulent activity.
The warning, which comes in the wake of the unprecedented breach at Target over the holiday shopping season, suggests that hackers may be attacking retailers in a spree the extent of which is yet to be fully understood.
Target last month disclosed an unprecedented breach that resulted in the theft of some 40 million payment card records and another 70 million customers' records. Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus said on Wednesday that about 1.1 million cards were accessed in a breach it had previously disclosed. The FBI last week warned retailers to expect more attacks.
(Read more: Up to 1.1M cards compromised: Neiman Marcus)
On Saturday, Michaels said it was concerned it might have been among those who were attacked and was working with federal investigators and an outside forensics firm to determine if there had been a breach.
"We are concerned there may have been a data security attack on Michaels that may have affected our customers' payment card information," Chief Executive Chuck Rubin said in the statement. "We are taking aggressive action to determine the nature and scope of the issue."
The company said it decided to warn the public and launch a probe into the matter after hearing that there had been an increase in fraud involving cards of customers who had shopped at its stores.
(Read more: FBI: Expect more retail cyberattacks)
It was not immediately clear how many cards might have been affected, when an attack might have occurred or whether the systems were currently compromised.
A company representative declined to elaborate on the statement provided to Reuters and said Rubin was not available to comment.
U.S. Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan told Reuters his agency was investigating the matter.
Michaels, while it had not yet confirmed that its systems had indeed been compromised, said: "We believe it is in the best interest of our customers to alert them to this potential issue so they can take steps to protect themselves."
The timing is bad for Michaels, which last year filed to go public in an initial public offering and resubmitted its registration late last month.
If confirmed, this would be the second significant payment card breach at the retailer, whose two key investors are Blackstone Group and Bain Capital.
(Read more: After Target breach, the fight's on for smart cards)
In a high-profile 2011 attack, hackers replaced some 84 PIN pads on payment-card terminals at a small number of its stores, resulting in the theft of about 94,000 payment card numbers, according to Department of Justice attorneys who eventually prosecuted two men charged in that case.
"This is devastating for them because this is the second time in a row," said Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan. "The public and the credit card companies are going to slap their wrist twice as hard because they'll say they haven't learned their lesson and that they can't be trusted."
Last year Michaels settled a class-action consumer lawsuit related to the matter, without the company's admitting to any wrongdoing.
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15:07 | The RPG that severed Joe McDonald's foot didn't kill him. The machine gun fire that hit him as he still tried to help others didn't kill him. The grenade taped to his hand might have killed him if the VC had found his hiding place.
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Draftee Joe McDonald was in the infantry but suddenly found himself in medic training. Then less than 6 hours after landing in Vietnam, he was on his way to the field.
After his first combat experience, medic Joe McDonald was told he was not required to pull wounded soldiers from live fire, but he felt differently. His chief task was to stop the bleeding and get the wounded stabilized for evacuation.
Just as he heard of his promotion, medic Joe McDonald narrowly missed the mortar blast that claimed the life of his friend. Back in combat, rushing to relieve a unit under attack, he stumbled upon a scene of horrible atrocity.
In Vietnam, Joe McDonald helped Montagnard villagers engineer their water supply and increase their crop yields. But back home, speaking at schools, the parents didn't believe him, saying in Vietnam we were only bombing and killing people.
Joe McDonald served 6 months each in San Antonio, Ft. Meade, Vietnam, and the hospital. Unfortunately, he had to face the public abuse known to so many Vietnam vets.
It was the first large scale B-52 strike over North Vietnam and F-4 Pilot Carl Scheidegg was flying one of the hundreds of planes assembling in the night sky. There were terrific storms and little visibility as he searched for the tanker at the rendezvous. Suddenly it appeared out of the clouds coming straight for him on a collision course.
Tony Coalson's helicopter unit flew all of II Corps, a fourth of the entire country, unlike dedicated combat units, which only flew in their little slice of Vietnam. He recalls his first combat related mission, in which he delivered an assessment team right in the middle of one of the biggest battles of the war. Part 1 of 2.
Steve Long was on a bus headed to Marine boot camp when he encountered his first DI, barking orders. He thought he was getting a plum job while marching, but road guard turned out to be not so good. He did enjoy meeting recruits from a wide variety of backgrounds, which was new to him.
Living full time with his Vietnamese crew meant that Galen Hoover ate what they ate. His first night on the river, they served him a dish that was so good, he requested it regularly, even after he found out what it was. The crew knew he was really green, so the boat captain thought he would mess with the new advisor a little.
When helicopter pilot Tony Coalson was on the ground during the Battle of Dak To, he was astounded at the numbers of American dead. Some of the casualties were from a terrible friendly fire incident. He remembers watching a C-130 full of wounded men just barely survive takeoff. When he returned to his base, he had a solemn observation for his roommate. Part 2 of 2.
Coming home from Vietnam was a difficult experience. Jesse Groves was perplexed by the apathy and outright abuse. He suppressed his memories and moved on. Once later wars made service respectable again, and once he began to reconnect with his comrades, he could feel proud of his service.
His tour of duty was a real tour. F-4 pilot Carl Scheidegg spent time at many different air bases in Vietnam and Thailand. When he had a chance to go to China Beach and saw the perfect sand, he had a vision of the future. The Vietnamese had a lovely country and he will never forget the civilian he met who told him what the people in the South were fighting for.
It started 45 minutes out from Da Nang with a sobering announcement from the pilot. Then there was the oven-like climate, the surprise machine gun fire, the ribbing from the old-timers. Steve Long was definitely in Vietnam.
When Galen Hoover woke up in a hospital with a bandaged head and a broken hand, he had no idea what happened or how he got there. The guys from his unit came to see him and he finally heard the tale of that fateful patrol on the canal that day.
"I was out of it for days," recalls Dennis Haines, He had a head wound and would only regain full consciousness after he was evacuated to a hospital in Japan, where he learned the left side of his body was paralyzed.
Vietnamization was underway and, soon, Galen Hoover was sleeping away the long flight home. He landed in San Francisco and was glad to be back in the States, but as he left the plane, here came the peace protestors. What happened next haunts him still.
Carl Scheidegg would watch the MiGs take off at Yen Bai, but he wasn't allowed to attack the base. He had to wait until they came up and challenged him. This was just one of the frustrating things about Vietnam on his mind, including the fact that we had them beat before we walked away.
Steve Long was on the ground overnight at An Hoa when the base came under mortar fire. He recalls the selfless action of his hosts there, who protected the visiting Huey crew as best they could. He lost a good friend in another incident, made more tragic by the unusual circumstances.
The day Jack Jeter was wounded was the third day of serious firefights. His commanding officer, Captain Barry McCaffrey, was wounded on the first day and the temporary replacement had his own ideas about how to proceed. That led the unit right into big trouble. Part 1 of 3. (Caution: strong language.)
Normally, a door gunner would not fly his last month in country, but Steve Long finagled his way into the air. In his other job in the avionics shop, he had a run-in with the new officer in charge. He got a little satisfaction the night after he got his orders home.
The river boats were patrolling in narrow canals and rivers, searching for infiltrating NVA troops. Galen Hoover was in the second boat, trailing a boat that was supposed to be mine sweeping. That was the last thing he remembered about that day.
The bullet barely missed wrecking his knee. Jack Jeter was in for some hospital time before he could go home. Once he did, he was amazed at the blase attitude of his friends about Vietnam. Part 3 of 3. (Caution: strong language.)
He considered it a day at the office, but on that day, helicopter pilot Roger Cox helped save an infantry platoon's bacon, landed in the middle of a fire fight in an attempted rescue, exhausted all his ammo trying to keep the men on the ground safe, and got shot down just for good measure.
There was little contact up by the DMZ so the 1st Air Cavalry was moved south near the Cambodian border. Plenty of action there. The first day, Jerry Gast's platoon set off on a 500 meter sweep in front of the perimeter and ran into a trail. The ambitious lieutenant decided they would follow it. Bad idea.
As the American advisor argued with his Vietnamese counterpart over the radio, Willard Womack, an Army pilot stuck in transit, could hear the frustration mounting. The battle of Ap Bac could not be won with these tactics. Eventually, the evacuation was made and, weeks later, several of the aviators involved hitched a ride to Saigon for a night of carousing. Pt 2 of 3. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH J. TINGLE.)
Upon leading the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Myron Harrington had to help conduct an attack on the citadel in Hue City, Vietnam. This is the story of how he and his men charged the tower, which took longer to accomplish than expected.
Willard Womack gives his account of the Battle of Ap Bac, a significant turning point in the Vietnam War. It begins with him hitching a flight to Saigon to pick up the pay for his outfit. Detoured on his way back to his base, he saw a group of men listening intently to a firefight on a radio. Part 1 of 3. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH J. TINGLE.)
Willard Womack was nervously awaiting the news of what happened to the helicopter carrying some of his friends who had just participated in the Battle of Ap Bac, a crucial turning point early in the war. They had come though that unscathed but were now missing. Decades later, he received an email that brought the memories flooding back. Part 3 of 3. (This interview made possible with the support of RALPH J. TINGLE.)
After the column was devastated by an NVA ambush, wounded Americans were scattered in the darkness. After his captain heard one such group calling for help on the radio, Freddie Owens joined a patrol to find them, guided by a gunshot every few minutes. Once there, medic Daniel Torres volunteered to stay with those who couldn't move and protected them through the night with medicine and a machine gun.
There were 87 men on some high ground surrounded by Viet Cong and Marine helicopter pilot Bill Cunningham had a problem. There was only room for one ship at a time to land in the tiny landing zone they had hacked out of the bush. It would be one at a time so he spiraled down for the first load. Then he felt like a sledgehammer hit his leg.
In a letter home, Tommy Clack expressed his worry that something bad was going to happen and it did when his unit engaged the NVA near the Cambodian border. He saw the enemy soldier stand and fire the RPG that changed his life forever.
They were hunkered down after fierce fighting when the call came from "Ghost 4-6." It was a group of wounded men who had pulled themselves together after the ill fated march to LZ Albany and were lost in the dark. George Forrest sent a patrol to find them, and in an incredible act of bravery, medic Daniel Torres stayed through the night with them and saved many men. Captain Forrest still had to write a gut-wrenching letter to the mother of a missing soldier. Part 3 of 4.
The RPG that severed Joe McDonald's foot didn't kill him. The machine gun fire that hit him as he still tried to help others didn't kill him. The grenade taped to his hand might have killed him if the VC had found his hiding place.


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Ticketfly Taps Former Linden Lab Exec as New CFO
Social ticketing platform Ticketfly announced a new executive hire on Monday, naming Bob Komin the company's chief financial officer. Komin was previously COO and CFO at Linden Lab, the studio which created the online virtual game site Second Life, as well as CFO at TellMe Networks. Komin's hiring comes on the heels of a $22 million series C round of funding, which the company plans to use on expanding headcount and expanding the platform to more geographical markets.


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ABC has finally put the finishing touches on their Fall 2012 lineup and announced premiere dates for new and returning series. It seems like just yesterday we were saying our goodbyes to the network shows for the summer, with the intensity of Breaking Bad and the silliness of True Blood keeping us company until the fall season, but it's about time to start looking to the Fall 2012 TV lineup.
Fan favorites like Modern Family, Revenge, and Once Upon a Time will premiere in the normal late-September slot, but we'll have to wait until October for the return of Happy Endings and Suburgatory. For my money, the most promising new show on ABC's schedule is the Connie Britton-fronted drama Nashville, which premieres on October 10th. Body of Proof, Wife Swap, and new shows Red Widow and Zero Hour are being held until midseason. Hit the jump to take a look at the full list of premiere dates.
Here's the full list, with new series in CAPS:
Friday, September 14
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Shark Tank"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "What Would You Do?"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "20/20"
Monday, September 24
8:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Castle"
Tuesday, September 25
8:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Private Practice"
Wednesday, September 26
8:00-9:00 p.m. "The Middle" (special one-hour premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Modern Family"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "THE NEIGHBORS" (series premiere)
Thursday, September 27
8:00-9:00 p.m. "LAST RESORT"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Scandal"
Sunday, September 30
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Once Upon a Time"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Revenge"
10:00-11:00 p.m. "666 PARK AVENUE"
Wednesday, October 3
8:30-9:00 p.m. "THE NEIGHBORS" (regular time period premiere)
Sunday, October 7
7:00-8:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"
Wednesday, October 10
10:00-11:00 p.m. "NASHVILLE"
Wednesday, October 17
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Suburgatory"
Tuesday, October 23
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Happy Endings"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Don't Trust the B—- in Apartment 23"
Friday, November 2
8:00-8:30 p.m. "Last Man Standing"
8:30-9:00 p.m. "MALIBU COUNTRY"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Shark Tank" (new time period premiere)


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Happy Monday!
Only 4 more working days until a 3 day weekend - which I am looking forward to very much so.
Yes, I am counting down.
I left work a little early so the hubby & I could have a date night together. The night before was the company's CEO reception. She is leaving the company she built up to pursue other endeavors so we had a party for her. We did the centerpieces with sunflowers and I decided to keep some of the flowers for my office. Who doesn't love sunflowers?Saturday:
Saturday the hubby & I spent the whole day cleaning our apartment and bringing out things from our bridal shower. I was told once that if you start using your bridal shower gifts before the wedding it is bad luck. So I waited until after our wedding day to start putting things together. (I will have a whole separate post on this and my gifts). I must say our apartment is really coming together with everything we got from our bridal shower.
I had this pumpkin lying around so I decided to put it on my end table. Can't wait to start bringing out more of my fall stuff. I think I love fall and Halloween so much because my birthday and my dad's birthday fall in the month of October. :)
I decided to give myself a pedicure since it's been a while. I used Julie G's Candy Shoppe in Pixie Stick. I did buy a bunch of these a while ago, this is only the second color I'm using and I can't say I'm much of a fan. Will review later.
On our wedding cake stand I had this sign. "I love you more than cupcakes". I am really trying to re-purpose and use everything we bought for our wedding. So I decided to put this on a shelf in our kitchen.
This spice rack below is a gift from a friend. I absolutely LOVE this! I completely forgot I even registered for it! How sweet of her to buy this for me. This will definitely make cooking easier.
We also stayed in, cooked dinner, and watched a movie. We got new pots and pans from our registry and also the strawberry hand towels from my wonderful aunt. How adorable are they?!
It was such a good weekend, but I am looking froward to next weekend even more!


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The Latitude Vapor has been discontinued. If you're looking for something new, check out the best weekend packs for 2020.
Historic Range: $89.95-$195.00
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I was in Boone, N.C., several months ago skiing and I stumbled into the Mast General Store. Prior to leaving on the trip I had ordered a brand new Lowe Alpine Contour 60 hyperlite pack for my wife to use (while I was currently using an old, but still in great shape Lowe Alpine Voyageur 60).
While I was in Mast I came across their stock of backpacks and I found a Granite Gear Vapor Trail. Hadn't even heard of Granite Gear prior to going to this store...I'd heard of Lowe Alpine, Kelty, Gregory etc. -- just figured they were the major players in the game.
I tried on the Vapor Trail and LOVED the suspension...way more comfortable than my L.A. bag. BUT too small I thought? I then did an inventory of my gear... 1) an MSR Hubba Hubba tent; 2) Slumberjack Baffin 0 degree down sleeping bag; 3) MSR Pocket Rocket stove w/MSR duralite fry pan; 4) Mountain Hardwear Epic Jacket (highly compressible); 5) Thermarest Prolite 4 sleeping pad.
As you can see, I'm definitely in the Ultralight range as far as gear goes. Why have I been carrying around a 9 pound bag loaded with about 20 more pounds of gear when I could have fit most of this stuff into a bag like the Vapor Trail.
Well, we bought it. ...took it home and cancelled the order on the new Lowe Alpine bag and eBay'd my old Lowe Alpine bag. I think decided that top loading wasn't for me, but I wanted a suspension just like the Vapor. ...enter the Latitude. It's basically a panel loading Vapor...and I love it. I've been extremely happy with its performance, durability, comfort. Heck, I almost miss wearing it when it's not on! I have literally found myself several times in recent weeks putting it on and biking up to the grocery store instead of taking the car! ...just because I want to use it (weird, huh?).
As for my wife, we decided that she needs a short torso size pack...the Vapor Trail we bought was a regular so we sent it back to Mast for a refund. At the time of writing I'm debating on getting her a Latitude as well, or waiting on the new Vapor Trail for '06 which has blue + black for the colors.
More about the Latitude...again, extremely comfortable. I find it very durable. I love the fact that the zippers are taped for waterproofing--that is something I've valued in Mountain Hardwear's gear for a while...definitely a nice thing for a pack. I've hiked with it several times...no real long trips yet (we're doing Colorado this summer for about seven days) but I can tell you so far it's been a huge improvement from my Lowe Alpine bags...they were great, but if you're an ultralighter, this is the way to go!
Find a great deal if you can--I got my Latitude for $135 new incl. shipping from Modern Mountain Man.com. Ebay has listings from time to time for Granite Gear packs.
Design: panel loading internal frame
Size: 3800 cu. in / size medium
Number of Pockets: ?
Max. Load Carried: approx. 25
Height of Owner: 5'10"
Price Paid: $135
Great pack, carried everything I needed for an 8 day, 70 mile backpack trip. Took a while to get used to the front load feature of packing gear as I have used mainly top loaders.
Could be lightened a little by removing the extra portions of things that are not used. Carried great never felt like it was digging in to my shoulders even with about 40lbs of gear. Would recommend it.
Design: front loader
Size: 3800 ci
Number of Pockets: none
Max. Load Carried: 40 lbs
Height of Owner: 5'9"
Price Paid: $150
Good if gear is kept really light, but if, for whatever reason, you're in a position where you have to carry more weight, this pack is horrible. Even if not overloaded, this pack is not very durable.
From working at the local gear shop, I saw a number of Granite Gear packs came back because they were torn or stitching had blown out, some from being over-weighted, some from (claimed) normal use. Taken in total, personal experience and what I've seen, my advice would be to avoid Granite Gear altogether and look elsewhere for ultralight gear.
Design: Ultra-Light
Size: 3800
Max. Load Carried: 45 lbs
Height of Owner: 6'
Price Paid: $150
I was impressed by the reviews of this pack so bought one online unseen, (I live in New Zealand). When it arrived I thought they had sent the wrong one! The pack was WAY smaller than the advertised 3800 cu in, when I emailed Granite Gear they said they measure pack volume with bird seed then calculate the volume from that! I measured the pack dimensions and calculated a much smaller volume. (less than 3000 cu in)
I don't know many hikers who carry birdseed, most carry pots, sleeping bags, food etc, stuff that does not cram into every recess of the pack.
As a result I rarely use this pack as it cannot carry enough for the trips I bought it for, the few times I have used it it has suffered rips and holes from branches etc that have brushed against it.
If you only wanted a lightweight day pack to use in open country it would be fine, but for me, I would never buy another Granite Gear product.
Design: front loading
Size: 3800
Number of Pockets: 2
Max. Load Carried: 13 kg
Height of Owner: 6 ft
Price Paid: heaps


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Bio::Search::Hit::HmmpfamHit - A parser and hit object for hmmpfam hits
# generally we use Bio::SearchIO to build these objects
use Bio::SearchIO;
my $in = Bio::SearchIO->new(-format => 'hmmer_pull',
-file => 'result.hmmer');
while (my $result = $in->next_result) {
while (my $hit = $result->next_hit) {
print $hit->name, "\n";
print $hit->score, "\n";
print $hit->significance, "\n";
while (my $hsp = $hit->next_hsp) {
# process HSPI objects
This object implements a parser for hmmpfam hit output, a program in the HMMER package.
Mailing Lists
User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.
firstname.lastname@example.com - General discussion
http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists
Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.
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Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:
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The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
Title : new
Usage : my $obj = Bio::Search::Hit::HmmpfamHit->new();
Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::Hit::HmmpfamHit object.
Returns : Bio::Search::Hit::HmmpfamHit
Args : -chunk => [Bio::Root::IO, $start, $end] (required if no -parent)
-parent => Bio::PullParserI object (required if no -chunk)
-hit_data => array ref with [name description score significance
num_hsps rank]
where the array ref provided to -chunk contains an IO object
for a filehandle to something representing the raw data of the
hit, and $start and $end define the tell() position within the
filehandle that the hit data starts and ends (optional; defaults
to start and end of the entire thing described by the filehandle)
Title : next_hsp
Usage : while( $hsp = $obj->next_hsp()) { ... }
Function : Returns the next available High Scoring Pair
Example :
Returns : L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> object or null if finished
Args : none
Title : next_domain
Usage : my $domain = $hit->next_domain();
Function: An alias for L<next_hsp()>, this will return the next HSP
Returns : L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> object
Args : none
Usage : $hit_object->hsps();
Purpose : Get a list containing all HSP objects.
Example : @hsps = $hit_object->hsps();
Returns : list of L<Bio::Search::HSP::BlastHSP> objects.
Argument : none
Title : domains
Usage : my @domains = $hit->domains();
Function: An alias for L<hsps()>, this will return the full list of hsps
Returns : array of L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> objects
Args : none
Usage : $hit_object->hsp( [string] );
Purpose : Get a single HSPI object for the present HitI object.
Example : $hspObj = $hit_object->hsp; # same as 'best'
: $hspObj = $hit_object->hsp('best');
: $hspObj = $hit_object->hsp('worst');
Returns : Object reference for a L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> object.
Argument : String (or no argument).
: No argument (default) = highest scoring HSP (same as 'best').
: 'best' = highest scoring HSP.
: 'worst' = lowest scoring HSP.
Throws : Exception if an unrecognized argument is used.
Title : rewind
Usage : $result->rewind;
Function: Allow one to reset the Hit iterator to the beginning, so that
next_hit() will subsequently return the first hit and so on.
Returns : n/a
Args : none
Usage : $sbjct->strand( [seq_type] );
Purpose : Gets the strand(s) for the query, sbjct, or both sequences.
: For hmmpfam, the answers are always 1 (forward strand).
Example : $qstrand = $sbjct->strand('query');
: $sstrand = $sbjct->strand('hit');
: ($qstrand, $sstrand) = $sbjct->strand();
Returns : scalar context: integer '1'
: array context without args: list of two strings (1, 1)
: Array context can be "induced" by providing an argument of 'list'
: or 'array'.
Argument : In scalar context: seq_type = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct' (default
: = 'query') ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit')
Usage : $hit_object->frac_aligned_query();
Purpose : Get the fraction of the query sequence which has been aligned
: across all HSPs (not including intervals between non-overlapping
: HSPs).
Example : $frac_alnq = $hit_object->frac_aligned_query();
Returns : undef (the length of query sequences is unknown in Hmmpfam reports)
Argument : none


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There have been a fair number of people in the blogosphere over the last few years who have trumpeted that KM is "Dead" – some of them mean it in an ironic way or simply as a provocative hook to get eyeballs on their blogs, some think the way we understand KM is changing and that the old ways are "dead", and some actually believe that KM is a term best ceded to IT and that the next shiny thing beckons – be that complexity, agile, or something else.
The real acid test is whether there is an increase in the number of jobs that are either about KM or require some degree of expertise in it, and whether they mention KM activities or compliance with KM practices as an essential part of jobs – But this is something I can't answer just yet, since getting Monster, Indeed, etc. to pony up data on what KM jobs there were over the past decades is not easy.
Until then, let's look at three things that would individually drive a need for Knowledge Management.
- Business variance and volatility – i.e. "Turbulence"
- Increase in the share of firm's market capitalization due to Intangible Assets
- Demographics
My position is that the swell produced by each of these three market dynamics would individually create a need for Knowledge Management, but that collectively they make it an imperative – firms that do not get this right are in my view already dead men walking.
One of the markers I look for in firms to tell me if Knowledge Management is likely to deliver ROI, is the degree to which they are subject to variation and volatility. To get a metric on that I measure inter alia the following:
- Change in regulations, laws, technologies, and players in their market space.
- Product churn and variation
- Staff turnover, skills variation, and performance variation.
Many economists have a similar measure that they simply call "Turbulence"
Here's an interesting image that is typical of a measure of turbulence that just keeps showing up wherever one looks. It is a measure of business change in terms of new startups, mergers & acquisitions, business closures, etc.
This example is focused on healthcare, but as I said, the same shape keeps showing up – very little turbulence in the decades prior to the 70's, with an explosion in the 90's, and a small amount of calming running through the oughts, but no sign of anything like a return to the stable days of the 50's and 60's.
This is the "new normal" of the business world, with turbulence of an order of magnitude higher than what was previously "normal" and a status quo in which turbulence is a constant companion.
The days of a person doing the same job for decades, or a firm staying in the same business, or ownership of the firm staying constant are gone and never to return – and consequently, the ability to acquire knowledge fast, to be able to use it effectively, and to be able to "manage" one's knowledge assets both tacit and explicit are critical to survival both for individuals and for organizations.
Intangible Assets
As per the image from Savage (1996) there was a time when "wealth" pretty much meant owning land – Being a big landowner meant having status, position, power.
Then it shifted to access to labour and wealth meant being able to acquire, mobilize, and manage a workforce.
Then it was having access to capital to fund business operations.
… and now it means controlling knowledge.
(Savage, 1996)
Over the last century, the proportion the market value of a publicly-traded firm that an auditor could capture with the balance-sheet in one hand and a pencil in the other has gone from over 90% at the start of the 1900's to a low of under 20% in the 2010's. The balance is made up mostly of "Intangible Capital", and was often tossed into a bucket marked "goodwill".
(Ocean-Tomo, 2010)
In fact, if you look at the data from Ocean Tomo, just since 1975 the proportion of market value of the S&P 500 has gone from just 17% to 80% in 2010.
So picture this if you will – you are an investor, and you have a bag of cash and want to grow it by purchasing a firm that you believe stands ready to take advantage of new needs and to generate a tidy profit for you (or your backers). You send in the bean-counters, and they take stock of the firm, ticking off as they walk the premises every line item on the balance sheet – raw materials, buildings, plant and equipment, finished goods, cash in hand, etc. By the time they have met with your banker (who might also want to see the results), and have walked the floor, they could give you circa 1910, an account that was close to 90% accurate as to the worth of the firm.
No doubt you would be happy with this statement of affairs and you could make the purchase with not too many sleepless nights.
Barring unforeseen circumstance, all should be well and the small amount that was unaccounted for and lies in the entry marked "goodwill" was merely icing, and if push came to shove you could just sell off the assets and still be in the black.
Fast forward to 2012 and your accountants return to you a balance sheet and inventory that reflect only 20% of the value of the firm, and they report that they think that maybe there is another 80% hidden in the "goodwill" line, but they aren't sure. It may be 0%, it might be 90%, they just don't know.
You spend days with your stomach churning, and if you represent investors, you fret over how you will explain this.
At this point investors, bankers, analysts, and increasingly shareholders, are simply not satisfied.
Leaving 80% of the value of a firm to guesswork simply is not acceptable, and they have various plans afoot to force firms to identify the value of their intangibles – ranging from the SHRM attempt to have value metrics for Human Capital, to more complex evaluations of the worth of a firm's knowledge.
2012 saw some banks put dollar value against patents for the purposes of loan collateral, and who can forget all the patent auctions of 2011-2012, with more no doubt coming.
IC is no longer something that is seen as a bit of icing, it is now the major part of the cake itself – >80% in fact.
Demographic Change
We talk a lot about the "Baby Boomers" and their immanent retirement, but have you ever actually seen it?
Here is what a population pyramid for Germany looks like:
(Source US Census Bureau 2012)
What this means is that there are way fewer people in each age-group following those who are now at the peaks of their career, and the number of people entering the job market won't be able to fill the spots as the groups above them shift up and the oldest shift out. The bulk of that 80% of value represented by IC lies in the skills, knowledge, and traits of the knowledge workers you employ – and generally the older ones are the most valuable to you. They know how, they know what and when, and most of all, they know why.
If you create a population pyramid for the Knowledge Workers in your firm, you might be in for a nasty shock (especially those of you with a need for highly-skilled practitioners such as engineers, planners, and managers) – you simply might not have enough people to replace the older skilled workers as they shift out of the job market, and you don't have all that long to figure out what to do. In fact, in some firms it is already too late, they are simply going to go bust as their older and most experienced and qualified people retire.
The best such firms can do is plan for a somewhat orderly shutdown.
Knowledge Management
Let's agree not to play "definition" bingo and to go down the rabbit-hole of the myriad somewhat-overlapping definitions of "Knowledge Management", and suffice it to say that what we are trying to achieve is to have a clear picture of what the organization needs to know in order to execute its operational activities, to organize, regulate, control that required knowledge, and to maintain levels of it sufficient to meet operational needs.
So if we were to lay out an ISO9000 diagram of all the operational processes necessary to achieve the organization's tier-1 goals, and then determine for each activity in the flow what the person would need to know, we would arrive at a list of what knowledge was minimally necessary (and perhaps not even sufficient) to meet EBITDA and other requirements.
The terrain in which KM practitioners operate is for the most part that of Intangible Capital, as depicted below.
(Adams & Oleksak, 2010)
The role of the person(s) responsible for Knowledge Management in the organization would be to see that the needs for knowledge were identified, to identify and measure the degree to which these were met, and have a plan and processes to make sure that the organization acquired, maintained, and put to work that knowledge in the most cost-effective and timely manner possible.
This is not going to be the IT guy any more than the IT guy is responsible for running the finances of the organization.
There has never been another time during which control over knowledge assets has been more important, and firms that do not have a robust knowledge management practice humming along will experience very high rates of failure as we track forward.
Far from being "dead", knowledge management is going to be a significant determinant of which firms survive, and which roll over and sink as the combined effect of turbulence, the value of IC, and demographic change swells up around them.
Adams, M., & Oleksak, M. (2010). Intangible Capital: Praeger.
HBR (2012). The Volatile U.S. Economy, Industry by Industry Retrieved 09/04/2012, 2012, from http://hbr.org/web/slideshows/the-volatile-us-economy-industry-by-industry/1-slide
Ocean-Tomo (2010). Intangible Asset Market Value Retrieved 09/04/2012, 2012, from http://www.oceantomo.com/media/newsreleases/Intangible-Asset-Market-Value-Study
Savage, C. M. (1996). Fifth generation management : co-creating through virtual enterprising, dynamic teaming, and knowledge networking (Rev. ed.). Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Matthew Loxton is a Knowledge Management practitioner, and is a peer reviewer for the Journal of Knowledge Management Research & Practice. Matthew holds a Master's degree in Knowledge Management from the University of Canberra, and provides pro-bono consulting in Knowledge Management and IT Governance to various medical institutions.


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Fewer visual observers are recording data on long period variables. There was a request to do CCD Photometry on these stars to allow transformation of the historical visual data to current CCD data.
Most recent CCD observers have chosen the B and V or V and I bandpasses for this task. Is there significant benefit to do transformed 4 filter photometry on these stars? VPHOT makes it easy to measure and transform images from two filters but it is quite clumbersome to do 4 filters.
If it is worth doing 4 filters would BV combined with a subset of Sloan filters be better than BVRI?
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Last month, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney "lashed out" at the Catholic Bishops' critique of his anti-human smuggling bill (WCR, Dec. 3). Kenney used demeaning language that tracked closer to an ad hominen scolding than a principled disagreement on the issues involved.
The minister opined that the letter from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops reflected "a long tradition of ideological bureaucrats who work for the bishops' conference producing political letters signed by pastors who may not have specialized knowledge in certain areas of policy."
Readers who followed this story should have two questions in mind: Did the bishops intervene appropriately and is Kenney's bill beyond reproach?
Of course, there have been moments when bishops have intervened inappropriately.
I remember once accompanying a delegation of Canadian bishops to a conference in Brazil. Bishops from all over the Americas discussed their issues and concerns.
At one point, an archbishop passionately decried the reign of President Hugo Chavez, and distributed a pastoral letter of the Venezuelan hierarchy. I remember reading the letter with astonishment, thinking that if I'd ever written such a letter for Canada's bishops, I'd have immediately lost my job.
Next morning at breakfast, the president of the Latin American bishops' council (CELAM) was at my table. Knowing him a bit, I asked if he'd read the pastoral letter. Did he think the Venezuelan hierarchy really intended to write about their president, using Gospel references where Jesus cast out demons and turned them into pigs?
The CELAM president, who had a wicked sense of humour, immediately rushed over to the Venezuelan prelate and asked if his pastoral letter really asked the people to cast out the country's president.
The Venezuelan made small talk and eventually returned to his breakfast. Sitting back at our table, the CELAM president winked mischievously at me and said, "There's your answer, Pepe."
It might be understandable that Kenney's frustration with the bishops stems from his knowledge that Bill C-49, referred to by the government as the Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act, is politically dead in the water.
Every political party in opposition has publicly slammed this legislation, as reasonably pointed out in Bob McKeon's article, "Refugees held hostage in proposed legislation" (WCR, Nov. 15). The government's response has been to call down a pox on all opposing houses, claiming they are unprepared to be tough on the internationally recognized crime of human smuggling.
A minority government that wanted to successfully introduce new legislation through a fractious Parliament might have been expected to negotiate an amenable agreement in advance with politicians from other parties.
But the Conservatives decided to usher in legislation that was quickly opposed by those who have hands-on experience working with refugees. The Canadian Council for Refugees stated that the people who would suffer under the proposed legislation were asylum-seekers, not smugglers.
The Canadian Bar Association said the bill would infringe upon Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as deny our international obligations.
Other churches and groups were also opposed. Kenney's response was to dismiss the "fake grassroots coalitions" and the "special interest groups in the immigration industry."
Kenney needn't have feared that "ideological bureaucrats" could lead the bishops astray. In 1994, there were four full-time staffpersons in the social affairs department. Today, after waves of cutbacks, this entity no longer even exists.
Anyone close to the Ottawa scene knows that "ideological bureaucrats" are omnipresent in every minister's office, not lying in wait in church buildings.
The real origins of the CCCB letter lay in the Church's concern to raise its voice for those people (asylum seekers) who have no voice of their own in this matter.
The many refugee ministries active in the Catholic Church contacted Archbishop Brendan O'Brien, former CCCB president and current chairman of the bishops' Justice and Peace Commission, and convinced him that the minister should be asked to "reconsider" his bill.
CCCB President Bishop Pierre Morissette, one of Canada's wisest prelates, signed off on the commission's draft. These experts provided the "specialized knowledge" that the minister accused the bishops of lacking.
The CCCB request for reconsideration of Bill C-49 is prudent and well founded, as was the excellent letter of Archbishop Michael Miller of Vancouver on this same topic.
Minister Kenney should not only graciously take the bishops' advice to heart, he might also attempt to adopt the respectful tone of those with whom he does not agree.
("Pepe" Gunn was what some call "an ideological bureaucrat" in the employ of the Canadian bishops from 1994-2005. He is now the Ottawa-based executive director of Citizens for Public Justice, www.cpj.ca, an ecumenical social advocacy organization.)


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People choose the paths that gain them the greatest rewards for the least amount of effort. That's the law of nature."
Dr. Gregory House
I wanted to highlight another one of my oh-so-important thought processes today on why I decide to do some things one way and not another. My debut column at WoW Insider generated fairly positive responses. Obviously I didn't escape much in the way of scrutiny. I clearly spelled Naxx incorrectly and my eyes are literally glued to my raid frames that are 2 inches in from the left side.
It does make eating rice rather difficult when raiding. But that's an entirely different story.
A number of comments here and there mentioned golden fishsticks as their delicacy of choice when raiding.
Before the most recent patch, I was a bigger fan of the sporefish than the fish sticks as well, Ego writes. With the new changes to mana regen, I have yet to test the various kinds of food.
And I am very much in the same boat. The patch did bring about several important formulaic changes. I can't even make my own calculations about the different bonuses and the like (and yes, mathematically challenged Asians are a rarity).
Here you have your Golden Fish Sticks and your Blackened Sporefish. Below you can see an image comparison of where you can acquire these yummy fish from. I won't get into details about which fish is better than the other. Suffice it to say, Golden Fish Sticks reign supreme in the post 2.4 world. But here's why I will continue using Sporefish.
Affordable opportunity-cost
What I mean about opportunity cost here is the fact that the overall effort required to catch Sporefish is easier than Fish Sticks. There's a large difference in fishing skill required to fish between the two areas. It takes longer for me to empty out a Highland Fishing pool than a Sporefish pool. Couple that with the fact that it's easier for me to kill a level 61 hydra as opposed to a level 71 water elemental.
Maybe it's karma from all the sushi I've been eating recently.
PvP Problems
I play on a PvP server. I'm also a Priest in a marked guild. A holy priest sitting in Skettis with nothing but a fishing pole equipped may as well just be holding a large neon pink "GANK ME NOW" sign. It is tough competition especially when the pools are scarce enough as is.
Zangarmarsh has four large lakes which have numerous fishing pools. There's a lot more potential Sporefish pools out there. There are only 3 mid-sized lakes to fish from. I'm not disciplined enough to fly around all three Terrokar lakes to get said fish.
By the way, as a follow up, my Guild has retrieved the lost Hearts of Darkness and epic gems from the perpetrator. According to the GM, that player has had "justice served".


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The AVR RISC Microcontroller Handbook is a comprehensive guide to designing with Atmel's AVR controller family, which is designed to offer high speed and low power consumption at a lower cost.
The main text is divided into three sections: Hardware, which covers all internal peripherals; Software, which covers programming and the instruction set; and Tools, which explains using Atmel's Assembler and Simulator (available on the Web) as well as IAR's C compiler.
Architecture Important Terms Numbers
Architectural Overview The Arithmetic Logic Unit Program and Data Memories Downloadable Flash Program Memory SRAM Data Memory General-Purpose Register File I/O Register EEPROM Data Memory Peripherals Timer/Counter Watchdog Timer Serial Peripheral Interface SPI Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter Analog Comparator I/O Ports Reset and Interrupt System Interrupt Vector Table Reset Sources Clock
Memory Addressing Modes Register Direct Addressing I/O Direct Addressing SRAM Direct Addressing SRAM Indirect Addressing Constant Addressing Using the LPM Instruction Jumps and Calls Instruction Set Reset and Interrupt Handling Watchdog Handling Stack Program Constructs Conditional Branches Program Loops Defensive Programming Refreshing Port Pins and Important Registers Polling Inputs
ATMEL AVR Assembler and Simulator ATMEL AVR Assembler ATMEL AVR Simulator ATMEL AVR Studio IAR Embedded Workbench EWA90 Summary of Available AVR Tools IAR C Compiler Macro-Assembler for Time-Critical Routines Linker ANSI C Libraries IAR CWA90 Debugger/Simulator EWA90 Demo of AVR Embedded Workbench AVR Pascal from E-LAB Computers AVR BASIC from Silicon Studio Programmer and Evaluation Boards AVR Development Board from Atmel ISP Starter Kit from Equinox SIMMSTICK from Silicon Studio Parallel Port Programmer BA1FB Serial Port Programmer PonyProg
Example Programs in AVR Assembler Assembler Programs for the AT90S1200 Assembler Programs for the AT90S8515 Example Program in C Example Programs in AVR BASIC Microcontroller Test Pulse-Width Modulation and Serial Communication for the AT90S8515
Paperback; 318 pages.


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|Design and Socks Sock Techniques - The basic pattern for a sock knitted from cuff to toe can be adapted in any number of ways for a truly original sock. Stitch Techniques - Master the basic techniques and learn to read charts to create a unique sock. Sock Design - Easily learn to create your own designs. Patterns Glynis - These are the perfect socks for trepid knitters interested in lace, because they are much simpler than they appear! Eunice - These short-cuffed socks have cables, lace, jogs and an interesting pattern to transition to the slipped-stitch heel. Sunshine - Bright and perfectly peachy, these socks are straightforward with simple vertical repeats. Devon - These playful socks have stitches divided asymmetrically for the heel and instep so that one repeat on one side is cut in half. Vilai - The stitch pattern for these socks was inspired by a Japanese book and named after Cookie???s mother. Angee - You will love to knit these crazy colorful pair of socks that feature an interesting textured pattern and a wonderfully funky bright orange. Wanida - The simple and elegant diamond pattern for these socks was tricky to design, but when knitting them it will seem like they just instantly fall into place. Sam - These socks start out daring and adventurous with a bit of traveling cables and texture, but then transition easily to a simple stockinette foot. Bex - These unique socks will keep you interested. The stitch pattern is staggered horizontally, and the top of the foot cuts into some cables that are converted to plain stitches. Cauchy - A famous mathematician Cauchy (koh-shee) known for the inequality principle, inspired these socks with a simple knit/purl combination to form lines that resemble those inequality signs. Rick - Mirrored for contour shaping, these socks evoke racing stripes by combining fun diagonal lines with twisted rib. Milo - Made up of smaller parts of simple knitting, these socks will easily impress with how complicated they look. The cable down the back echoes the larger cables throughout. Lindsay - The perfect comfy textured socks! Combining garter stitch with a stockinette wedge makes the stitch count vary from round to round and the vertical stripe is an interesting visual element. Kristi -Learn to cable without a cable needle will help you knit these quickly! These socks use a large twisted-stitch panel, which is staggered and mirrored within each sock across the pair. Kai-Mei - These socks combine various elements such as a ribbed cuff and a sweeping lace pattern that starts at the gusset stitch pick-up. Shifting the gusset decreases to one side of the lace panel causes it to angle across the top of the foot, demonstrating that the path taken need not be traditional. Abbreviations Glossary Sources
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Yesterday's blog (click here for link) was about Beethoven and the term WoO. WoO is German for "without Opus number." An Opus number is a number that tracks the order of publication. So, WoOs are works that weren't published during the composer's lifetime.
So, are WoOs all duds? Hardly. Beethoven (the first composer to have any WoOs at all, because the system was invented to track his unpublished music) wrote a very famous WoO. It's WoO 59, or more commonly known as Für Elise. It is also called, but not known as, Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor.
Für Elise is one of Beethoven's most famous compositions, yet it wasn't published until 40 years after his death. It was written in 1817, Beethoven died in 1827 and it was published in 1867.
Who was Elise? Nobody knows! In fact, this may be a misprint. It might have been titled Für Therese for Therese Malfatti von Rohrenbach zu Dezz. Beethoven proposed to Therese and was turned down. Here is a video of pianist Melvyn Tan performing it on a fortepiano. The sound is a bit different from the modern piano, but much closer to the piano of Beethoven's day.
The Symphony's Beethoven Festival is in January/February 2012. As part of this festival, the San Antonio International Piano Competition will offer eight concerts featuring all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas!
Jack Fishman
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In the Shadow of Zekrom! (イッシュ
Ash and Pikachu arrive to Unova and see many new Pokémon. Team Rocket also came and attempts to steal Pikachu. However, a strange Pokémon named Zekrom hits Pikachu with a lightning. After meeting up with Prof. Juniper, Ash, Delia and Oak come to her lab in Nuvema Town. A new trainer name Trip comes to pick a new Pokémon. Slightly curious about Pikachu, Trip challenges Ash to a battle. Surprisingly, Pikachu is unable to use electric attacks
Episode plot
The Pokémon world: a world populated by beings in sky, water and earth. One particular trainer, named Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, hopes to become a Pokémon Master. He and Pikachu prepare to go with Ash's mom on a trip. She comes and sets his hat. Outside, they meet up with Prof. Oak, who is dressed as a tourist. He tells they are going to Unova, so Ash and Delia enter the car. Meanwhile, Team Rocket reports to their master, reciting their goal is to capture Pokémon to rule the entire world. Giovanni orders them to go to Unova for a special task. Giovanni's secretary comes and reports there is an organization in Unova, so Giovanni tells once the trio starts acting, the organization will reveal themselves.
As Ash admires the view from the plane, Team Rocket see their enemy is here and plan on catching Pikachu. Oak tells Ash there are many Pokémon in Unova that have not been seen in any other region. After a while, Ash sees the Unova region. After they land, Oak and Delia walk away, while Pikachu moves and feels something. A Pokémon dives out, so Ash and Pikachu go to check it out. As Ash and Pikachu gaze at a strange thunderstorm, Team Rocket captures Pikachu. The latter uses Thunderbolt, but the attack is negated. Suddenly, the thunderstorm appears and a lighting hits, causing Team Rocket to be sent away, while Pikachu gets hit by lightning. Pikachu hits back, revealing a mysterious Pokémon. A young girl and Axew observe the event and go to check it out as she swings on the vines.
The mysterious Pokémon disappears, knocking Ash and Pikachu off with a lightning. Delia and Oak come and Ash claims he saw a Pokémon causing the thunderstorm. Oak gets approached by Prof. Juniper and introduces her to Ash. They ride a car to Juniper's lab, while Ash sees many new Pokémon. Juniper tells Oak she will ask him many questions about Kanto Pokémon, since they are rare around Unova, including Pikachu. They arrive to Nuvema Town and come to her lab. Soon, Pikachu gets scanned and Juniper sees nothing too troublesome, though Juniper would like new tests on him. Her assistant comes and reports a new trainer is to pick their first Pokémon. Juniper and Ash come to Trip, the newest trainer. Ash bets Trip couldn't sleep last night and remembers feeling that way. Juniper introduces Trip to Ash, from Pallet Town. Trip smiles, knowing Ash came from boonies.
Juniper sends the starter Pokémon: Tepig the Fire-type, Oshawott the Water-type, and Snivy the Grass-type. Ash knows it is a tough decision, but Trip reminds him he is deciding. Trip takes a photo and chooses Snivy, causing Oshawott to be devastated. Juniper gives Trip five Poké Balls and Snivy's Poké Ball. Trip calls Snivy back and is wished luck on the journey. Ash asks Trip if he is going after Gym Battles. Trip responds that they are a challenge to any trainer, so Ash sees this method is alike in the Kanto region. Pikachu comes to Ash, so Trip takes photos of him, as a Pikachu in Unova is a big thing. Ash does not think so, as it is his buddy, whom he traveled around. Trip wonders if it is strong and decides to challenge Ash to test them. Trip sends Snivy against Pikachu. Trip takes more pictures, as he wants to record his journey. Meanwhile, Oshawott observes.
Pikachu starts with Quick Attack, hitting Snivy, who retaliates with Tackle. Pikachu dodges the attack and goes to use Thunderbolt, but is unable and gets tackled. Pikachu tries to use Thunderbolt, but fails again. Pikachu uses Volt Tackle, but fails and gets exhausted instead, making Ash worried. Trip wonders if this is a strategy. Pikachu uses Iron Tail, but Snivy dodges. The latter uses Leaf Tornado, engulfing Pikachu and bashing it on the floor, defeating it. Trip is pleased he choose Snivy and calls it back, then taunts Ash. Later, Juniper sees Pikachu received an overload and cannot use electric moves. Suddenly, the system gets foiled and Pikachu begins to be electrified, as the thunderstorm approaches. The girl with Axew observes as the thunderstorm releases a lightning, which hits Pikachu.
Juniper sees the thundercloud and suspects Zekrom, a legendary Pokémon, is here. Juniper says Zekrom watches over the people and its thunderstorm judges anyone, as pillars of the sky. Ash, Oak, Juniper and Delia watch as Pikachu releases a lot of electricity.
- Snivy (Trip's)
- Tepig (Prof. Juniper's)
- Oshawott (Prof. Juniper's)
- Patrat
- Pidove
- Minccino
- Swanna
- Deerling (Spring Forme)
- Alomomola
- Axew (Iris')
- Reshiram (explanation)
- Zekrom
- Several of the items in Ash's bedroom at the beginning of the episode are those he received during his travels through Sinnoh:
- The Soothe Bells he received after winning the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition in "Smells Like Team Spirit!".
- The Focus Band he was given at the end of "Bibarel Gnaws Best!".
- The wooden model of a Teddiursa he was given as a gift from May in "A Full Course Tag Battle!".
- The diploma he received for attending the Pokémon Summer Academy in "One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!".
- The certificate he received for winning the Squallville PokéRinger competition in "Pursuing a Lofty Goal!".
- The trophy he was awarded by Palmer for winning the Festival Battle Challenge in "Challenging a Towering Figure!".
- "Who's that Pokémon?" returns in the English dub after being on hiatus since the end of season 6, and the first of many of these is the new Unova region Flying-Type Pokémon Pidove.
- The Deerling in this episode were in Spring Form indicating that the episode takes place in springtime.
- Lisa Ortiz returns as a regular for the BW series providing the voice of Oshawott as well as the voice of the Pokédex.
- Marc Thompson returns to voice Tepig, while Jason Griffith also returns to do the voice of Trip's Snivy.
- The flight number Ash took from Kanto to Unova was "Flight 151" referencing the original 151 Pokémon.
- Like the first Pokémon: Advanced episode, Get the Show on the Road!, Pikachu was having problems after absorbing too much electricity.
- Like Following A Maiden's Voyage!, a female companion, Dawn, is introduced, but did not join Ash until the next episodes.
- This is the first appearance of Poké Ball releasing in CGI.
- When the plane-boat lands, it has a total different colloration than when it is in the air.
- Pikachu's ears are at both sides, but in one scene only one of his ears were black and the other one was colored completely yellow.
Dub differences
- The Japanese narrator starts off as they do at the beginning of the series and movies by explaining what Pocket Monsters stands for. The English dub skips the "Pocket Monsters" explanation part.
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Refer to Pokémon: Best Wishes!, Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2, Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N, and Pokémon: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolore Adventure for the order used by the original Japanese version.
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Commander: The Great War24 May 2010 0
At the heart of the conflict, when men fought for every inch of land, only visionary leaders could make the choices that would lead their troops to victory. The remarkable sequence of events that inexorably led to the 'Great War' is written in our history books and pictured in our movies. Now a turn-based strategy game captures this time of war with unprecedented realism and accuracy.
Developed by The Lordz Games Studio, Commander the Great War is the latest release in the popular Commander series to bring the thrill, excitement and mind-breaking decision making of these difficult times to life.
A completely new engine runs faster and allows players to enjoy the epic hex based campaign map in full wide screen. Slitherine's revolutionary play by e-mail system will also bring a whole new level of excitement in Multiplayer battles.
- A huge hex based campaign map that stretches from the USA in the west, Africa and Arabia to the south, Scandinavia to the north and the Urals to the east.
- A Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918. Various smaller scenarios are also available, focusing on a single campaign or front, such as the Verdun 1916, Kaiserschlacht 1918 and Eastern Front Campaigns.
- 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, Railroad Guns and Armoured Trains, Cruisers, Submarines and Battleships, Fighters, Bombers and Zeppelins. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, based on their historical performance in the various theatres throughout the war.
- Attach historical Commanders to your units. Each have their own specific strengths, so decide wisely which Commander is most suited at which front. Three types of Commanders are available: Generals for ground units, Admirals at sea and flying Aces to strengthen your air units.
- Invest in research and technology to improve your units. Aircraft evolve from fragile tools of aerial observation to deadly ground and air attack planes. Artillery barrages become ever more accurate and powerful. Focus on Armour technology and unleash a dreadful new weapon on the battlefield: the Tank.
- Detailed and realistic combat that models supply, morale, terrain, leadership, equipment, training and fog of war.
- Multiplayer via hotseat or Slitherine's revolutionary PBEM server.
- Easy to learn, hard to master game play.
- An all new engine, supporting any display resolution from 1024x600 upwards and includes full wide screen support.
- Extreme moddability using the LUA scripting language, allowing players to alter many aspects of gameplay including combat, research, unit stats, terrain effects and many more.
The game is developed by the Lordz Games Studios (www.thelordzgamesstudio) and will release this Fall on both Slitherine (www.slitherine.com) and Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com) online stores.
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7.6-Magnitude Earthquake in Philippines Prompts Tsunami Warning
A tsunami alert was issued after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook the Philippines Friday, with several other countries in the Asia-Pacific region also being affected.
Local radio reports have revealed that the undersea quake caused at least one house to collapse and knocked out power in several cities, according to The Associated Press. There were no reports at press time of any injuries or fatalities.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck about 60 miles east of Sulangan, Philippines (464 miles east of Manilla) at 12:47:34 UTC (8:47 a.m. ET).
A "regional tsunami warning" was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for the following countries as a precaution: Indonesia, Philippines, Belau, Yap, Taiwan, Japan, Guam, N. Marianas, Papua New Guinea A Tsunami Watch is in Effect For Chuuk, Marcus Is., Kosrae, Pohnpei, Marshall Is., Wake Is., Solomon Islands, Russia, Nauru.
Renato Solidum, head of the country's seismology agency, told the AP that residents who live along the coastline near Samar Island were told to evacuate as a precaution if a tsunami actually hits the region.
Earthquakes are not uncommon for the Philippines and that region in general, as the U.S.G.S. reports: "The Philippine Sea plate is unusual in that its borders are nearly all zones of plate convergence."


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