text: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Call for Workshop Proposals 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents & Multiagent Systems AAMAS 2011 Taipei, Taiwan May 2-6, 2011 http://www.aamas2011.tw/index.html %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Call for Workshop Proposals The AAMAS-2011Organizing Committee invites proposals for the Workshop Program to be held on May 2-3, 2011 immediately prior to the main technical program of the AAMAS conference. The main goal of the AAMAS-2011 workshops is to stimulate and facilitate discussion, interaction, and comparison of approaches, methods, and ideas related to specific topics, both theoretical and applied, in the general area of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. The AAMAS-2011 workshops will provide an informal setting where participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics in an atmosphere that fosters the active exchange of ideas. 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Turkish GP: Winners' press conference
31.05.2010 @ 19:04:20
1. Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren), 1h28m47.620s
2. Jenson BUTTON (McLaren), 1h28m50.265s
3. Mark WEBBER (Red Bull), 1h29m11.905s
Q: Lewis, first win of the season for you. Great scrap. First with Mark, then Sebastian (Vettel) and then Jenson
and finally you emerge as the winner. What a race.
Lewis HAMILTON: It was quite an exciting race. We knew that we had good race pace. We knew that we would be able to stay with the Red Bulls. Unfortunately they were so fast through turn eight that it was very difficult to be able to slipstream Mark, otherwise everywhere else I was pretty much on his tail. Then after the pit stop I think I had a problem with the right rear and lost a bit of time in the pit stop. Came out behind Vettel, so it was double trouble trying to get past both of them. Then at the end I am not really sure what happened with these guys. But me and Jenson had a good little battle. He got me on the outside into turn 13 and then fortunately I was able to get him back into turn one and so that was definitely unexpected. But really fair battle with him and a great result for the team. Our second one-two. I think we truly deserved it and I want to dedicate this win to my dad. It's his 50th birthday tomorrow. Perfect way for him to celebrate.
Q: I am sure he will welcome the present. You had that great duel with Jenson but towards the end you were told by the team to save fuel. How critical was it? How close did you come to not making it to the chequered flag?
LH: I have no idea. We were pushing very hard behind the Red Bulls. Definitely at the end it is a combination of looking after your brakes and looking after your tyres as turn eight is a killer. And of course looking after fuel. We tried to do the best job in that as it was always difficult to understand what they wanted from you and just how much fuel you had to save. But I think we did a good job and it was great that we were able to come across the line to finish.
Q: Jenson, briefly the lead was yours. You got past Lewis for a few turns. Talk us through that. It was a wonderful battle.
Jenson BUTTON: Yeah, I got the run down to turn 12 down on the outside and I had to have a go really. It was down the outside. We were wheel to wheel for about five corners, so it was good fun and then when Lewis got back past at turn one as before I was into fuel save mode as well as we were a little bit worried as maybe the race was a lot quicker than we thought it would be racing with the Red Bulls, so we had to save a little bit of fuel in the end but that got us to the end which is good.
Q: Is second for you a pleasing result given your starting position?
JB: Yeah, I mean the pace was very good in the race. Us four were up front and very close for pretty much the whole race. I don't know what happened. I am sure we will hear in a minute what happened between Mark and Sebastian. But it opened the door for us and we were one two. The pace of the car was good. As soon as the Red Bulls were out of the way we picked up a bit of pace and we were a couple of tenths in front. It was a good fun race. Also with Michael (Schumacher) on the first lap he got me at the start but I was able to get him into turn 12 and make the pass there. A fun race and nice to be battling up the front where the car should be. I have to say great job to all the team. They have done a fantastic job improving this car. We are so much closer to the Red Bulls now and three weeks ago you wouldn't have imagined we'd be battling with them, so all credit goes to the McLaren Mercedes team.
Q: Mark, lap 41. What happened?
Mark WEBBER: Seb had big top speed advantage and went down the inside and we went side-by-side and then it looked like he turned pretty quick right and we made contact. It happened very fast. It is definitely a shame for the team. Not an ideal day, but the McLarens were solid today. It was a good race between all four of us up until then and obviously neither of us wanted to make contact with each other but it can happen sometimes. Unfortunately when we are both at the front it is never ideal but it happened.
Q: Is it hard to take for you given it was your team-mate who you think was responsible and cost you the win today?
MW: There was a long way to go in the race, so it wasn't a guaranteed victory. I have still got a few points. But it was an interesting few metres on the track between the both of us and in the end it was not the result either of us would have wanted.
Q: Confident that the victory would have been yours given that you had kept the McLarens at bay for 40 of the laps and Sebastian behind you as well?
MW: Yeah. Yeah, I was, yes.
Q: Lewis, you will be looking forward to many more wins this season. What does this do for your momentum now in the championship? Are you back?
LH: I don't think I was ever gone. I have just been a little unfortunate up until now and I think bit by bit myself and the team have just worked very hard to chip away. Yesterday we qualified second. We knew that was just one step we needed to make. They made it very tough for us, but we put up a good fight. You can see how close it is between the four of us. We are all doing a great job and it is really, really down to the momentum, trying to keep it with the team, myself and Jenson are going to do the best we can to push the team forward to win both those championships.
Q: Lewis, congratulations. It has taken a little while but we were talking on the drivers' parade about the fascinating balance of power between yourselves and Red Bull, so this must be doubly satisfying because of that.
LH: Absolutely. We have been right on their tails for some time. Obviously they had a big gap in the previous couple of races. But such an achievement for us to really be able to take the battle to them. They had one strength that was particularly good here and we had one strength here. I don't know how it will pan out for the next races but they have got a great car and we have got a great car. But, fortunately, me and Jenson were able at least to compete with them and push our hardest to be on their tails. To get our second one-two as I said is fantastic. This is my third one-two with the team in four years, so very, very proud and happy I could do that.
Q: Tell us about the start. Sebastian got ahead of you.
LH: I had a terrible start. I don't really know what happened. I had a very good reaction but the car just didn't go anywhere. Too much clutch slip I think. I had to dump the second clutch very, very early and I was just wheelspinning from the line and I couldn't see who was there. I know Jenson got a better start. I know that Vettel got ahead of me, made it very tricky, but fortunately I got him back and that was the key at that point to be able to battle with the one and only guy in front.
Q: And you seemed to be pushing him hard?
LH: Yeah, I had really good pace. I was able to stay with him no problems except for the exit of turn seven and then through turn eight he was just ridiculously quick. But then I would close him up everywhere else. It was really a case of perhaps him making a mistake then I would be able to be close enough. At one point I think he ran a little bit wide but I wasn't close enough at the time and he drove very, very well.
Q: What allowed Jenson to get on terms with you on that particular lap?
LH: I was comfortable out in front. I was looking after the tyres. There was a little bit of miscommunications really with the team. They asked me to save fuel but it is just difficult to know how much you have got to save. They set a target for me lap time wise and I tried to stick to that. The target was definitely a bit too slow, so I was slowing down to keep that target and all of a sudden Jenson was right up my tail. There was nothing I could do. He had the slipstream on me up into turn 12. He was able to stay on the outside. He took me but fortunately I was able to get the exit and get the slipstream and it was very fair down into turn one. We had a great battle. We both went steaming in as late as we possibly could. I was understeering and fortunately I was able to come out in front.
Q: I believe your girlfriend was here for the first time this season. Is she your good luck charm, do you think?
LH: I wouldn't say that really. But I wouldn't say no to it. Every time she seems to come I seem to win. I think it was Monaco 2008 she came, Hungary I won and Singapore, so she is definitely a little bit lucky for me I think.
Q: Jenson, in the early stages you seemed to be content to watch the three ahead of you. A second behind or a bit more perhaps. Was that the case?
JB: Well, first of all I got a good start. Lewis obviously didn't, so I was up behind Lewis. I didn't think Michael was going to come past but on braking he got down the outside as on braking I couldn't brake where I wanted to. I was able to get him back into turn 12 which was good fun. The three in front had a good pace. I knew I could do that pace, so I just sat back a few car lengths trying to conserve tyres to see if it made any difference. A few times I pushed and tried to catch up and then just dropped back. Just before the stops I kicked in a little bit, caught up to Vettel, he pitted and I didn't and I stayed out for a couple of laps. I thought I was going to jump him but that wasn't the case. The pace of our car was very good and it is great to be battling with the Red Bulls. So many times this year we have seen them disappear into the distance. It is great to be fighting with them. I had a little battle with Lewis in the end. We were both told to save fuel but it is always difficult to know how much. When Lewis finally got back past me I was told to keep saving. I think it got a bit critical towards the end of the race as we pushed very hard at the start.
Q: You don't think that was a ruse to stop you battling?
JB: I don't know. For about four or five laps beforehand they were saying you have to save fuel. They didn't put a lap time on it. They just said you have got to save a bit of fuel. That was quite early in the race I was told to do that, probably about lap 30. I don't think they expected the pace to be so fast but it was good pace, so that's why we were told to save fuel I think.
Q: So you are happy with second knowing you had been in first?
JB: Yeah, starting fourth on the grid. I am very happy in the car. I felt that I did a very good job and it was fun to battle at the end with Lewis. We got a one-two, so I think the team should be very happy with our result this weekend. I think we need to say a big thank you to the team. They have brought these improvements to the car this race. Three weeks ago you wouldn't say we would be able to challenge the Red Bulls, so very happy with what they have brought here. They have pushed very hard and it is working, so that has put a big smile on my face. Got to say a big thanks to the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team.
Q: Mark, tell us about the early stage of the race as you seemed to have a lot of pressure from behind at that stage?
MW: Yes, it was a very interesting first stint. I was pretty much expecting it to be honest. The first lap went to plan. In the first few laps a lot of us were getting an idea how turn eight was going to be. Lewis and I settled into a pretty good rhythm. Everything was going well in the first stint. It was clear that Lewis had a bit of an advantage on me. He was quicker in the first stint but I had track position. Then we made the stop and Seb went first, Lewis and I together. Both Lewis and I didn't have the greatest of pit stops I don't think. His was probably a bit worse than mine but mine wasn't the cleanest. Then Jenson went a bit longer, so we had to protect that as well. Then we all came out with the exception that Seb had jumped Lewis. I wasn't feeling as comfortable on the prime but comfortable enough to keep pressing along. Then Seb had a big top speed run on me on one of the laps. He was down the inside and we were going straight for turn 12. Then he came right pretty fast. We made contact. Not good for the team at all, but this happens. Over 19 races when you have got two guys fighting, it is always on the edge. Disappointing for us as a team. Obviously lost some points with the one car but I was happy I could continue, to be honest, and get some points. These guys did a good job.
Q: Is there any reason why he had a jump on you on that particular lap?
MW: Hmm. Maybe.
Q: Did you come out of the previous corner a bit slower on that lap?
MW: Hmm. You guys need to dig more, somewhere else.
Q: What do you think the reaction's going to be back with the team?
MW: Oh, disappointment of course. We don't come here to have contact with each other but it happened today and I felt reasonably comfortable with my side of things, I did my best today.
Q: (Bob McKenzie -- The Daily Express) Mark, you might not have seen it because you were busy driving but as Sebastian walked away from the car, on a couple of occasions, he gave the global sign for mental. Do you think you were in any way responsible for what happened?
MW: No.
Q: (Bob McKenzie -- The Daily Express) What do you think about his idea of the mental stuff?
MW: It's when the adrenalin's flowing.
Q: (Bob McKenzie -- The Daily Express) Was it entirely his fault then?
MW: Oh, if I wasn't there, there wouldn't have been contact obviously, but we were there together and it wasn't the easiest thing to predict what he would do in that split second. Unfortunately there was contact.
Q: (Bob McKenzie -- The Daily Express) Was he just trying to make room for himself?
MW: Absolutely, yeah.
Q: (Bob McKenzie -- The Daily Express) But wrongly.
MW: Aah, pretty quick.
Q: (Tony Dodgins -- Tony Dodgins Associates) Mark, you managed to keep the F-duct cars behind you for 40 laps. I know you told us we've got to dig a bit more but were you slower on that lap that Seb caught you, or not?
MW: I wasn't too slow, no.
Q: (Ian Parkes -- The Press Association) Jenson and Lewis, after your little duel on lap 49/50, was there any comment over the team radio from Martin (Whitmarsh) or the guys to cool it, bearing in mind what they'd just seen a few laps earlier with the Red Bulls?
LH: For me, no, but I'm sure they were biting their nails all the time. But no, Martin didn't speak to me or my engineer. They just asked me to look after the fuel, but they'd been telling me that for a good ten laps or so before that. I was just asked to keep doing the same thing, but I'm sure it raised a few hairs when we were battling.
Q: (Tom Cary -- The Daily Telegraph) Lewis, you said were surprised to see Jenson suddenly up behind you. When you were told to conserve fuel, you both were told to conserve fuel, did you take that as an instruction not to overtake? Did you see that at all...?
LH: We don't have instructions. We're racing. For me it was just... the communication wasn't clear for me. When they suggested 'save this much fuel' it was not easy to save that much fuel unless I went particularly slowly. I tried to reach that target and in doing so, Jenson was all of a sudden... he just appeared from nowhere and he was up my tail and then there was nothing I could do. I just had to try and defend the best way I could. He did a great move down the outside. Then I was able to fortunately get back on him and again hopefully a fair move down into turn one.
Q: (Juha Paatalo -- Financial Times Germany) Mark, when you saw Sebastian at your side and a little bit in front of you on the inside, what was your thinking? What did you think would happen?
MW: Umm. I obviously wasn't totally happy with the situation because obviously he was coming down the inside, and I thought that at that stage I was pretty much not giving the lead up but it was pretty much his corner, well, not his corner but his situation because he was on the inside, but I just stayed on the inside, tight, to make sure that he was still staying on the dirty stuff and then on the run over the crest, obviously after the crest, he started to come back my way and that's when we touched.
Q: (Edd Straw -- Autosport) Mark, given what happened, is there an argument for Red Bull having a policy of not racing after the first corner?
MW: I don't think that would be great. Obviously for everyone, you guys, people watching, it sounds like the McLarens had a good scrap. When, week-in, week-out, you've got guys that are pretty even and there are different parts of the race where people are stronger and weaker, yeah, you can say 'just hold formation to the end'. That would have probably been something which, in hindsight, with 20-20 vision, we would have both been up there, obviously, but in the end it didn't turn out. If they wanted to swap the positions or there was a fight continuing and the way it turned out wasn't great.
Q: (Michael Schmidt -- Auto, Motor und Sport) Mark, when Sebastian appeared on the left hand side of you, did he first lose the car and then contact you or did you first have contact with the tyres and then you lost the car?
MW: Oh, he lost the car when he hit me.
Q: (Michael Schmidt -- Auto, Motor und Sport) So before he hit you, he lost the car?
MW: No.
Q: (Michael Schmidt -- Auto, Motor und Sport) It didn't come out clearly when Sebastian was there. He said he lost the car because he was on the inside and then he hit you but did you see it?
MW: He was down the inside, I was going towards the corner in the middle of the track and then he came to the right and then obviously when we made contact he obviously had a puncture or something and he lost the car.
Q: (Michael Schmidt -- Auto, Motor und Sport) And Lewis, you were sitting in the first row, how did you see it?
LH: It was great to watch, it was like an action movie in HD or 3D; it was fantastic. It was right ahead of me. No, I got the best view of it obviously but it's the last thing you want to see and fortunately Sebastian is safe but I just saw Sebastian go up the inside and Mark held his line. I don't think he really had much room to move to the right and I don't think there was necessarily a reason for Sebastian to try to move to the right. I think it was unfortunate for them but all I can say is that it was fortunate for us because we've been working hard all year. I think myself and Jenson have deserved to be on the front row for some time and so it was good today.
Q: (Adam Hay-Nicholls - Metro) Mark, did you know if Seb ignored an order to save fuel?
MW: No, wouldn't have a clue, mate.
Q: (Emre Guler -- Auto Guide Turkey) In previous years, most drivers were complaining about dust problems at Istanbul Park. Was there a problem this year? Also, I want to learn of your opinions of the Istanbul Park this year.
LH: There was a lot of sand, wasn't there, a lot of dust. When I was behind cars... I've gone through two tear-offs and more. There was quite a lot of debris -- not debris, mostly stuff from the tyres, but there definitely seemed to be a little bit of dust off-line but I don't think it caused any problems. You are still able to overtake, it's not too slippery. And the track is great, clearly it's one of the best tracks we have because it enables you to overtake. You've got two great straights which you really do need in Formula One to capitalise on your gains elsewhere. I personally really like it, I think it's a nice track to drive, I've always enjoyed it here. I think I've started second on the grid quite a few times and so it's fine and nice to finally get a win here.
MW: Just one thing; during the drivers' parade today, all the drivers were really happy to see quite a few spectators here. We know it's not easy for the Turkish people to come and attend the race because it's pretty expensive. It was really good to see the crowd out there trying to enjoy the race. Obviously it wasn't the best day for myself but I think the race was quite good and I'm really happy that people could come and watch us here in Istanbul.
LH: We want to see more people here now, that's for sure.
MW: Yeah, cheaper prices, so that they can come and watch.
Q: (Frederic Ferret -- L'Equipe) Mark, what were your thoughts between getting back on the track and the finishing line? And have you thought of Japan 2007, behind the safety car and Lewis? There was something between Vettel and you behind the safety car in Japan.
MW: Ah, Fuji. Yeah, that was different, obviously. That was well-documented at the time. We crashed into each other. No, I didn't think of Fuji at all. I was obviously thinking, during the last part of the race, how unfortunate it was that both of us made contact.
Q: (Tony Dodgins -- Tony Dodgins Associates) Jenson, the moment that you got past Lewis seemed to coincide with a bit of a shower. Was that a factor?
JB: I don't know. It didn't feel like that there was less grip. To me it felt very similar. Lewis got a bad run out of (turn) eight for whatever reason and that's where the time difference was and I was able to catch him on the back straight into (turn) twelve. But no, I don't think the weather made any difference really, it wasn't raining enough. We had a lot of warnings that it was going to rain, but it was never enough really.
Q: (Livio Oricchio -- O Estado de Sao Paulo) Mark, was your strategy to keep Vettel inside, not to make him brake before and you keep your position, even if you brake late, he would go straight?
MW: It wasn't my plan to get him on the inside but he got there and I thought OK, I would just stay in the middle, as straight as I can, to make his line as tight as possible into the next corner obviously. And once we got to the braking point, he was obviously in a very strong position, but before we got there he came across to the right and I couldn't react fast enough, because I wasn't at all expecting that at that point, and that's why it happened so fast and there was contact. Of course in Seb's car, it obviously feels very bad for him that I've turned left into him, but I'm pretty confident that there was some drift from his way and then it was a fucking disaster. So you have the line.
Q: (Michael Schmidt -- Auto, Motor und Sport) Lewis, what happened at the pit stop because Sebastian was able to jump you. Was there any problem?
LH: I don't know, I have to...
MW: We put fuel in, I think, at the pit stop.
LH: It seemed to be quite a...
MW: My guys weren't quick and I thought 'Lewis's guys are also having a bit of a break.'
LH: I was ready to go, the front tyres got on, the rear tyres they seemed to have a problem with, I think, the right rear or something and then seemed to be very slow to get on. I did actually move because I anticipated the rear going down but then I had to pull the clutch back in and I saw Mark pull away and so I lost quite a bit. Considering how close I came in right behind Mark, I came out a long way behind him and unfortunately lost ground to Sebastian. But they obviously did a great job with their strategy and it just made it twice as hard to win the race from that point but that's the way it goes.
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FreeCandy44 wrote:Was Lou Reeds last album that one he did with Metallica?
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I've resisted listening to this as the outcome can't be good.
News of singer Lou Reed's death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the October 2013 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the singer best known for his hit song Walk on the Wild Side is alive and well.
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Storbox Features:
- Compatible with all slat panel and grid systems including: slatwall, gridwall (with adaptor #35008), and pegboard (with adaptor #35009).
- All bin styles have a flat base and can also be utilized directly on counter tops, gondola shelving units and inside cupboards.
- Combine display bin sizes and styles to optimize display or storage space.
- Optional dividers provide extra flexibility plus convenience for labeling.
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Canon PowerShot A3300 IS digital camera :
Canon unveils the PowerShot A3300 IS, a new digital camera model that combines high-quality imaging and a range of creative features in a bright, colourful body; making it easier to have more fun with your photography. Capturing high-resolution, still images and optically stabilised 720p HD video, the Canon A3300 IS offers an exceptionally easy-to-use, flexible and great value option for those who want to relive their best moments in amazing detail. Succeeding the A3000 IS at the top of the PowerShot A-series, the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS is slim and stylish, with a solid metal chassis that reflects the enduring, robust performance assured by all Canon products.
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS camera
The 16.0 megapixel Canon PowerShot A3300IS digital camera offers the flexibility of a high-resolution image sensor. This resolution allows users to print at A2 size without compromising on quality, or to crop tightly to create interesting compositions. Canon's latest DIGIC 4 image processing provides swift operation and excellent quality shots. Allowing users to inject colour into their photography before they even take their first image, the PowerShot A3300 IS is available in red, blue, pink and silver.
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS lens
A genuine Canon 28mm wide-angle lens with 5x optical zoom provides great flexibility in all situations, whether recording family gatherings, holidays or evening events. The versatile zoom range will ensure everyone fits in the frame, or can get closer to subjects for intimate portraits. The integrated lens-shift optical Image Stabilizer - an unrivalled advantage of Canon cameras - reduces the effects of camera shake, which can add blur to images shot in low light or at the telephoto end of the zoom. This allows users to capture sharp results in full resolution with up to 1/8th of the light than would otherwise be possible from a model without image stabilization.
Smart Auto mode on the Canon A3300 IS
The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS makes it easier for everyone to capture fantastic still images to mark an event, a special moment or an exciting adventure. The Canon A3300 IS offers the latest version of Canon's Smart Auto mode, which instantly evaluates each shooting situation against multiple factors, grouped in 32 detectable scenes, and then automatically adjusts the camera settings to capture the scene as intended, without requiring any input from the photographer. Perfect for capturing the action, Smart Auto combines Face Detection Technology with the latest Advanced Subject Detection technology, allowing it to identify and lock onto both human and non-human moving subjects within the scene. Once identified, Servo AF/AE ensures the subject remains in focus and well-exposed, right up until the shutter release is fully pressed and the image is recorded.
Canon PowerShot A3300IS camera technologies
Thanks to enhanced integrated i-Contrast and Smart Flash Exposure functions, Smart Auto captures subjects in the best possible detail, reducing the occurrence of harsh shadows and over-exposed highlights. Motion Detection Technology also senses camera or subject movement, automatically selecting the optimum combination of shutter speed and ISO sensitivity for sharp, low noise results. Even challenging situations, such as subjects illuminated with strong spotlights or backlit subjects, can be automatically detected and optimally captured using Smart Auto mode.
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS LCD screen
For those who prefer straightforward point and shoot photography, Easy mode deactivates most of the buttons and removes icons from the screen, making it simple for even the most inexperienced user to take great photos. Favourite images can easily and immediately be shared on the large, 230,000-dot screen.The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS boasts a 7.5 cm (3.0") LCD, with five brightness settings.A Quick Bright function instantly sets the screen to full brightness at the touch of a button, which can be particularly useful when viewing the screen under very bright lighting conditions. Furthermore, on-screen Hints & Tips provide a brief overview of each function, helping users to quickly familiarise themselves with the camera menu.
Video capture with the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS
720p high-definition video provides an additional avenue for users to record special moments in rich quality - recording in H.264 format, which allows for more video to be stored on a single card compared to the standard MJPEG format. In a first for the PowerShot A-series, the Canon A3300IS also features Canon's Dynamic optical Image Stabilizer which counteracts picture shake commonly recorded when the user is moving and recording at the same time, helping to produce smoother, sharper footage.
Canon A3300 IS incorporates creative filters
The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS features six Creative Filters which add a different perspective to images. In addition to Miniature Effect, Fish-eye Effect, Super Vivid and Poster Effect, two new filters have been added to enable users to experiment with a greater range of effects. New Toy Camera Effect gives images the retro feel of pinhole camera photos, while Monochrome creates atmospheric shots with sepia, black and white or other monochromatic tones. Canon's popular Miniature Effect can be applied to movies as well as still images, recording 1.5, 3 or 6 frames per second in movie mode to create the impression of a time-lapse video of a small-scale model.
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS offers Live View Control
For users who like the freedom to make image adjustments without having extensive knowledge of manual settings, Live View Control allows basic image controls such as brightness, colour or tone to be changed manually to match a desired result. Each adjustment is displayed live on the LCD screen, allowing the different effects to be previewed while framing the subject, prior to image capture. The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS offers a range of innovative ways to take self-portraits, or ensures the photographer can be part of the picture. Smart Shutter with Face Detection Technology allows users to trigger the shutter release with a smile, a wink or simply after the camera detects an extra face entering the frame. A new Discreet mode is also ideal for shooting in quiet locations where flash photography is not permitted, such as during ceremonies or inside museums, allowing users to carry on shooting by disabling all camera sounds, the focus assist lamp and the flash. Owners of the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS will also receive automatic membership to the Canon iMAGE Gateway, with 2GB of free, secure, online space to upload and share favourite images and video.
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• 28mm wide, 5x zoom lens
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• HD Movies (720p) with Dynamic IS
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• Li-ion battery
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The Canon PowerShot A3300 IS is available from February 2011, priced at £149.00/€179.00 RRP incl. VAT. As soon as we receive an Canon PowerShot A3300 IS test sample, we will publish a photo gallery with high resolution pictures, followed by an extensive Canon PowerShot A3300 IS review.
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When MTV News caught up with Stewart at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards, we asked her to address rumors that she and Pattinson are working on a script together.
"We are constantly working," she said, "but no."
"We are!" her "Snow White and the Huntsman" co-star Chris Hemsworth chimed in. " 'Snow White and the Huntsman 2′ written by us, and it might be more of a straight-to-video version if they let us write it."
"No, no," Stewart replied.
Hemsworth defended his statement: "If they let us write it! If they let us write it."
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Sioux Falls Bar Fight Ends with 2 Injuries
Police say a weekend bar fight in downtown Sioux Falls ended with two men injured, one of them after going through a plate glass window.
Lt. Matt Burns says officers were called at 12:10am Sunday to Lucky's Bar. at 224 South Phillips Avenue, and a report of a person bleeding.
When they arrived, they found a man with a serious injury to his left bicep that appeared to have been caused by a fall through a window.
Another man was located in a restroom a half-block to the north at the Copper Lounge, with a hand injury that also appeared to have been caused by broken glass.
Burns says investigators learned a dispute between the two had become physical, and had ended with the broken window that caused their injuries.
He says both men were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, no one has been arrested, and the investigation is continuing.


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by Paula M. Riley
A drive down West Willow Grove Avenue will answer the question "What's new at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy?" Phase I of the Campus Master Plan is fully underway with the addition of new turf fields, landscaping and a lighted walkway. Amidst piles of dirt, trenches for the water system and countless construction vehicles are plans to connect the Academy's 62-acre campus. What's happening inside SCH, however, is perhaps even more exciting.
The academy welcomed its first coed class – the current ninth grade – following its merger with Springside in the summer of 2011. These students all came together last Friday for a daylong Design Thinking Workshop. Upper School physics teacher and workshop trainer Ellen Kruger explained Design Thinking:
"This is a great methodology to help students learn concepts by means of a human-centered point of view," she said.
Empathy is the first of five steps in this systematic design process, focused on meeting the needs of the target audience. Breaking up into their single sex advisory groups, the ninth graders met with another advisory group to listen and observe. Rather than a collect a detailed list of product requirements (the product for this exercise was an advisory group crest), the designing group got to know their customer (another advisory group), listened to their discussions and created "empathy maps."
The "ideate" step is a critical component of design thinking. Students are challenged to brainstorm a myriad of ideas and to suspend judgment. Ideating is all about free thinking, creativity and fun. Students generate a numerous ideas in a single session – ideally they become savvy risk takers, wishful thinkers and dreamers of possibilities.
Next, the designers define a point of view and then they create a prototype.
"We think we did a good job," Haley Gelberg said, explaining that her process involved asking the customer group individual questions and questions of the group as a whole.
Holding up the prototype crest, which features a lion's head made of tissue paper and other detail, including a soccer ball, drum stick and football, she added, "We are supposed to unveil our prototype, not explain it. Then the boys give us feedback so we can refine the process until it is a perfect match to the needs of their group."
Kruger is thrilled that the ninth grade class is receiving this training and she, along with other Upper School teachers, plans to incorporate the methodology into the classroom.
"When I teach forces in physics I will absolutely use design thinking," she said. "I will have students use the physics concepts they've learned to design something that will help someone else."
Ultimately what design thinking does, Kruger said, "is remove the question so many high school students ask, 'How does this lesson apply to real life?'"
Jennifer Vermillion, director of innovative teaching, sees many benefits of this methodology.
She added g that design thinking demands that the designer understand his or her audience and gain empathy for them through this process.
SCH's ninth grade dean Matt Norcini sums it up: "This is just another set of tools that apply to real work situations. This gives our students another skill that will help prepare them to meet the many challenges that lie ahead."
J.S. Jenks
At Jenks the new school year brought a set of changes and challenges that were ultimately solved by the dedicated Jenks parents and faculty. With the budget cuts and other uncertainty with the Philadelphia School District there was some concerns over whether school programs would continue.
Students returning to Jenks this year were pleased to learn that despite budget cuts the school's wonderful music programs remain in place. Both of the school's two music teachers have returned to Jenks, as have two instrumental music teachers that are at the school twice a week.
Because the art teacher was cut from the budget, Jenks staff and parents needed to get creative in replacing the formal art program. Andrew Leland, one of the music teachers, has volunteered to be the art program coordinator at the school and is working with the Friends of J.S. Jenks Art Programming Committee to develop visual art programming for the students.
One such program features the RSVP Program, run through the Klein JCC, which will bring senior citizen volunteers into Jenks to participate in art projects. In addition, the Friends of J. S. Jenks Art Programming Committee is facilitating student participation in art classes at local museums, such as the Barnes.
Friends of J. S. Jenks is an independent fundraising organization consisting of parents, teachers, administrators and community members dedicated to supporting programmatic and infrastructure developed at Jenks School.
Programming Committee members plan to identify volunteers to regularly come into the classroom to work with teachers and weave art through the curriculum.
The Jenks' music program continues to offer interesting events and opportunities for students. This year, Jenks will be a Partner School with Live Connections at World Cafe Live. This will allow "Jenks Art and Music Students" to attend three "Bridge Sessions", an interactive session with music artists from the Philadelphia Orchestra that are held at World Cafe Live.
The Jenks Art and Music Students are a group of about 75 middle-school students who receive extra art and music instruction; these children are selected for the program based on academic performance and interest. Friends of J.S. Jenks will cover the transportation costs so that students can attend.
The school's beautification committee has been active all summer clearing, weeding and planting along the Southampton side of the school.
"The 'greening' of Jenks will be a top priority this year," said Havina Goldman, one of the founders of Friends of J. S Jenks.
"We have plans in the works to involve students in the garden work and create spaces that extend the classroom outdoors," she said.


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Radio guy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 59 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
We are a Canadian broadcast consulting company and work with over 50 radio stations accross North America providing advice to radio stations in the areas of talent development, marketing, music and new media. Voicetrackexpress is designed to fill a need at radio stations. We provide major market announcers to record "local sounding" voice breaks and supply those to the radio stations at a fraction of the cost.
We are marketing to General Managers (think bean counters who watch every penny in this new challanging economy we all live in) and Program Directors, who are the people who manage the announcers you hear on the radio. The Program Directors tend to be more creative and think outside the box. The GM probably came up the ranks from sales and are often looking fo ways to reduce costs in order to increase the profits.
We need to appeal to both the bean counter and the creative types so the logo needs to reflect this. A "fun" yet business like logo is what we are looking for. Something that also infers speed hence the word "express".
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Brian Wilson passed an important milestone Friday in his recovery from elbow surgery. The San Francisco Giants closer threw for the first time since the operation, on the six-month anniversary of the procedure.
CSNBayArea.com reported that Wilson made 30 throws from 45 feet prior to Game 5 of the NL Championsip Series at Busch Stadium.
"First session on a major league field," Wilson said, according to CSNBayArea.com. "I'm right where I need to be."
Wilson wants to be pitching in real games six months or so from now.
"I'm not going to speculate or insinuate anything," he said, "but I'm paid to be me and I'll be me on opening day."
Giants trainer Dave Groeschner isn't ready to go that far.
"(Rehab) can be done in 11 months, but sometimes it's 16," Groeschner said, according to CSNBayArea.com. "At this point, it's too early to say. If all goes great ... maybe. If he has setbacks, which can happen to anybody, it'll be tough."


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taniaaust1 wrote:I never try to do WILD at times when I know I wont go to sleep (I only do it during day if I know I could go to sleep). Sounds like with your timing you are making things very hard for you.
I guess that's the problem then. I guess it's easier to do if one is tired.
Hypnosnail wrote:That sounds like a type of self hypnosis. What you should do, is before you start it, think about what exactly you want to do in the "dream". Get it set in your mind, that when you enter your new state, you will dream about X. Keep that in mind while you're doing your induction technique. Then, while you dream about X, you can choose to deviate from it.
I'll keep this advice in mind next time!


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The Legend Series features our top-of-the-line CO2 laser systems and is utilized by customers for the highest-quality engraving and cutting of wood, acrylics, plastics, stone, and much more.
Find out why the Legend Series - from our small format Epilog Mini 18 to our popular Helix Laser - is the number one choice for engravers worldwide with the highest quality motion control system and most features on the market.
And we're proud to say it is 100% designed, engineered and built in the USA!
You simply won't find more feature-filled systems than those in the Legend series. Each feature has been designed with you in mind, and how you can get the most from the laser. You'll find features that improve connection capabilities, simplify project setup, and much more.
We design, engineer and manufacture all of our laser systems in our headquarters in Golden, CO, USA.
Known for their incredibly fast acceleration/deceleration and faster turnaround speeds on each engraved line.
Designed to last the life of the system without the inevitable wobble and replacement of plastic bearings.
Precision drive belts are made from the sturdiest, B-Style Kevlar to provide superior accuracy and carriage speeds.
Hold down thin, warped materials with the Vacuum Hold-Down Table by drawing air down through the table.
At 1" (25.4 mm) thick, the engraving table provides the most flat, even engraving across the work surface.
Provides a visible laser beam for setting up projects to determine exactly where the laser will fire.
Automatically sets the correct table height for focusing the lens to achieve the highest detail engraving.
The 3D mode adjust the power applied to the material based on the grayscale in the artwork, creating stunning 3D designs.
Easily map different speed and power settings to different colors in your file in both engraving and cutting modes.
All Legend Series lasers come standard with a high-speed, 10 Base T-Ethernet connection as well as USB.
The Helix features an included stand that has easily accessible shelves to hold your Cutting Table and Task Plate.
No need to constantly refer to a PDF manual with our printed manual featuring over 270 pages of content.
Receive e-mail notification of new driver and firmware for your system and download updates from our website.
An online resource for you to access technical articles about your laser, software and the industry in general.
We've put together a 25-page guide that discusses the basics of starting your own engraving and cutting business.
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Available for all Epilog Legend systems, the Rotary Attachment adds the ability to engrave bottles, glasses, flashlights, and other cylindrical items.
Specially designed for our entire line of Legend lasers, it has been built to accommodate a large variety of shapes and sizes. The attachment easily adjusts for different lengths and will even rotate cylinders that have different diameters on each end.
So intuitive and easy to use, you can change from one glass to the next in seconds without removing the attachment from the engraver. Additionally, our proprietary design provides accurate image scaling without the need to input diameter or circumference calculations. Learn More
PhotoLaser Plus takes photo engraving with your Epilog Legend Series laser to the next level by easily processing photos for engraving on all types of materials.
Are you looking for a system that engraves outstanding photographs? How about a system that engraves photos in a consistent, predictable way for your customers?
Epilog Laser has partnered with CADLink to bring you the industry's best photo processing software: PhotoLaser Plus. The easy-to-use software interface and powerful photo processing tools allow you to create the highest-quality photo engravings in the industry. Learn More
1.5" Lens: Highest-Resolution Engraving
Although the standard 2.0 inch lens provides amazing detail, our 1.5-inch lens assembly has been designed for the highest-resolution engraving and etching of extremely small fonts.
4.0" Lens: Cutting Thicker Materials and Inside Deep Areas
The 4.0 inch lens produces a focused beam over a longer vertical distance, which makes it ideal when engraving within a recessed area of a product, such as inside a bowl or plate. The lens is also used for cutting through very thick materials.
While the Helix comes with an included stand, the Mini 18 and Mini 24 are desktop units with an optional stand. If you prefer to have a free-standing system, you can add this wheeled cart specially designed for the Mini Laser line to your machine. It allows you to quickly move your machine thorughout your work environment. Learn More
The Pin Table incorporates movable pins that can be placed anywhere along the table's grid of one inch (25.4 mm) spaced holes. The movable pins also allow the user to raise and support the cutting material in locations where the laser will not be cutting, providing a means of eliminating backside reflection. The table also allows you to place pins to support parts that would normally fall out of the cutting pattern. A handy removable surface plate makes the task of cleaning up small parts easy without removing the Pin Table.
Epilog's optional Air Compressor is available to work with the included Air Assist features of the laser systems. Direct a constant stream of air to your cutting surface to remove heat and combustible gases from the work area.
This high-quality air compressor unit feeds 30 psi of air through the Air Assist structure, giving you the best cutting results available. The rubber vibration-dampening feet reduce the noise level of the compressor, and connection is a breeze with our quick-connect inlet and outlet ports on the compressor and the laser system. Learn More
Watch videos about the creative laser applications available to owners of an Epilog Legend laser system, and the wide range of materials the Epilog Legend laser can engrave and mark.
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Learn how to engrave a rotary attachment job from graphic setup to engraving.Watch Now
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Laser cut wooden folding hinge glasses.Watch Now
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Laser cut a flexible wooden hinge using your Epilog Laser.Watch Now
Epilog Mini 18 Laser: Entry-level model in our Legend Series, the Mini 18 provides an 18" x 12" work area, but with the highest-quality engraving. If you're looking for a machine loaded with features that also comes at a low price, then the Epilog Mini 18 is exactly what you are looking for.
Epilog Mini 24 Laser: Move up to the Mini 24 for a larger work area (24" x 12") that holds most standard engraving stock material. The large work area will hold many standard engraving material sheets and also features our Radiance™ High Definition Optics!
Epilog Helix 24 Laser: For engravers looking to work with large engraving pieces, the Epilog Helix is an ideal choice. The Helix's generous 24" x 18" x 8.5" (610 x 457 x 215.9 mm) engraving area will allow you to engrave multiple pieces as well as thicker materials, including boxes and vases.
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|Epilog Mini 24
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|Engraving Area
|18" x 12"
(457 x 305 mm)
|24" x 12"
(610 x 305 mm)
|24" x 18"
(610 x 457 mm)
|Maximum Material Thickness
|4" (102 mm)
|5.5" (140 mm)
|8.5" (216 mm)
|Maximum Material Thickness with Table Removed
|6" (152 mm) with a 17.5" x 10" (445 x 254 mm) engraving area.
|8" (203 mm) with a 23.5" x 11.75" (597 x 298 mm) engraving area.
|11" (279 mm) with a 23.5" x 17" (597 x 432 mm) engraving area.
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|30 or 40 watts
|30, 40, 50, or 60 watts
|30, 40, 50, 60, or 75 watts
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|State-of-the-art, digitally controlled, air-cooled CO2 laser tubes are fully modular, permanently aligned and field replaceable.
|Intelligent Memory Capacity
|Multiple file storage up to 64 MB. Rolling buffer allows files of any size to be engraved.
|Air Assist
|Attach an air compressor to our included Air Assist to remove heat and combustible gases from the cutting surface by directing a constant stream of compressed air across the cutting surface.
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|The Laser Dashboard™ controls your Epilog Laser's settings from a wide range of software packages - from design programs to spreadsheet applications to CAD drawing packages.
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|Since the laser beam is invisible, the Red Dot Pointer on Epilog's Mini and Helix Lasers allows you to have a visual reference for locating where the laser will fire.
|Relocatable Home
|When engraving items that are not easily placed at the top corner of the laser, you can set a new home position by hand with the convenient Movable Home Position feature on the Legend Series Lasers.
|Operating Modes
|Optimized raster, vector or combined modes.
|Motion Control System
|High-speed, continuous-loop, DC servo motors using linear and rotary encoder technology for precise positioning.
|X-Axis Bearings
|Ground and polished stainless steel NeverWear Bearing System.
|Advanced B-style Kevlar Belts.
|User controlled from 75 to 1200 dpi.
|Speed and Power Control
|Computer or manually control speed and power in 1% increments to 100%. Vector color mapping links speed, power and focus to any RGB color.
|Print Interface
|10 Base-T Ethernet or USB Connection. Compatible with Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/10.
|Size (W x D x H)
|27.8" x 26" x 13.5"
(706 x 660 x 343 mm)
|34.5" x 26" x 16"
(876 x 660 x 406 mm)
|36.5" x 32" x 39.8"
(927 x 813 x 1011 mm)
|70 lbs (32 kg)
100 lbs (45.5 kg) w/stand
|90 lbs (41 kg)
120 lbs (55 kg) w/stand
|180 lbs (82 kg)
|Electrical Requirements
|Auto-switching power supply accommodates 110 to 240 volts, 50 or 60 Hz, single phase.
|Maximum Table Weight
|The Mini 18 and 24 have a static table weight of 50 lbs (22.7 kg) and a lifting table weight of 25 lbs (11.5 kg).
|The Helix 24 has a static table weight of 70 lbs (32 kg) and a lifting table weight of 30 lbs (14 kg).
|Normal Sound Level
|59 db
|59 db
|62 db
|Ventilation System
|350 - 400 CFM (595-680 m3/hr) external exhaust to the outside or internal filtration system is required. There is one output port, 4" in diameter.
|350 - 400 cfm (595-680 m3/hr) external exhaust to the outside or internal filtration system is required. There is one output port, 4" in diameter.
|Coated Metals
|Matte Board
|Wood Veneer
|Painted Metals
|Anodized Aluminum
|Stainless Steel
|Bare Metals
|* CO2 lasers will mark bare metals when coated with a metal marking solution. For more information, visit our laser metal marking page.
|Do you have a material you would like us to test? Our Applications Team would be happy to assist you.
We're proud to say that all Epilog laser systems are 100% designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA at our headquarters in Golden, CO.
Yes! Personalization and customization of products is in high demand. Adding a laser engraving service to your current operation is an excellent way to reach possible new customers as well as offer a valued service to your current client base. If you have any doubts about the profitability of owning a CO2 laser system, visit our Applications page or read our many Customer Success Stories.
For some insight into the profitability of laser engraved products, take a look at the website for LaserBits, a supplier of laserable materials. There you will find purchase prices for raw laserable materials and suggested retail prices for those same products once they have been laser engraved.
Also check out our new Guidebook to Starting Your Own Engraving & Cutting Business to see the ins and outs of starting a new laser business.
You can engrave scanned photos, logos, bitmaps, other images, text, and AutoCAD files. Essentially, if you can print it, you can engrave it.
To cut, you will need a vector based graphic, such as an .eps or Illustrator file.
Keep in mind the higher the quality of the graphic you're working with, the better your engraving results.
Yes. Our fiber laser systems are capable of permanently marking nearly all types of bare metal. The fiber laser line was designed with a combination of affordability and high quality results in mind. The Fusion M2 series features a 32" x 20" (812 x 508 mm) or 40" x 28" (1016 x 711 mm) work area. The flat-bed, flying-optic design of the Fusion M2 is revolutionary for a fiber laser system and will mark metals over a large work area in a short amount of time.
And, though our CO2 laser systems are mainly designed to engrave and cut non-metallic materials, they can also be used to mark on metal with the aid of metal-marking compound. Download our PDF to learn more about marking metal with a CO2 laser system.
Since we use low power CO2 (30 to 120 watts) and fiber lasers (10 to 50 watts) the beam will clearly mark on coated and raw metal but our systems are not ideally suited for metal-cutting applications. Our fiber laser systems may be compatible for cutting some thin metals as we have seen success cutting thin foils, up to .012", with our fiber lasers.
Please contact our Applications Lab to discuss your metal-cutting applications and see if they can work with our systems!
Yes, the laser is completely safe to operate. It is a Class 2 laser - 1mW CW Maximum 600-700 nm, which means that the laser is secured with interlock devices so it will not run with the doors of the system open. No special safety gear is required to run the laser.
The cost of operating the laser can be easily figured out by plugging your electricity rates into the following formula using even our highest wattage laser, the 120 watt.
Typical Max power consumption = 1560 Watts (This assumes full power, constant laser on.) If power costs $0.075/KWH in your area, it is costing $0.117/hour to operate the laser. Or, about 12 cents per hour, or 96 cents per eight hour day. (1560 x .075)/1000 = .117
No, one laser does it all! Our CO2 laser systems will engrave and cut most non-metallic materials, as well as engrave coated metals. For information on what materials you can engrave and cut, visit our Materials page.
The laser can be set to engrave only (Raster Mode), cut only (Vector Mode), or can complete both operations in Combined Mode. The laser knows what portions to engrave and what portions to cut based on line width, which is easily set in your graphic design software.
Investing in a new computer is a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your new laser equipment. Why? Because today's software requires a lot of computer processing speed and memory to function properly. A good computer won't make a huge difference in how your laser runs, but when compared to a slow computer it will save untold amounts of time and frustration setting up the artwork that you "print" to the laser. Many users do not purchase new computers for use with their new laser because their current computers are perfectly adequate. There's no magical cut-off that makes a computer too slow. If you're comfortable with the performance and speed of your current computer, there's probably no reason to purchase another one. The following recommendations are just options to consider if a new computer is necessary.
A new computer doesn't have to be expensive to work well! Even many of today's lower-cost computers work well for laser applications. As long as you don't buy the cheapest computer you can find you should be fine. One thing to avoid is the Intel Celeron processor – while they are good processors, and will work with the laser, they don't process graphics with the speed most laser users desire.
Epilog Mini 18: 3.75" (95.25 mm)
Epilog Mini 24: 5" (127 mm)
Epilog Helix 24: 8" (203 mm)
The Mini 18 and 24 have a static table weight of 50 lbs (22.7 kg) and a lifting table weight of 25 lbs (11.5 kg).
The Helix 24 has a static table weight of 70 lbs (32 kg) and a lifting table weight of 30 lbs (14 kg).
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Thanks for the enthusiastic response to our play. We had more than 500 answers submitted, several of which were absolutely correct. We appreciate your interest!
This play is not specifically covered in the Official Rules. In such a situation, the umpires look to Rule 9.01(c), which states:
"Each umpire has authority to rule on any point not specifically covered in these rules."
Umpires are instructed to use common sense and fair play in such cases. The umpire crew discussed the play and felt that Official Rule 7.05(f) was similar in intent. That rule states in part that all runners, including the batter-runner, are awarded two bases if a fair ball sticks in the fence, scoreboard, or shrubbery. Therefore, the crew awarded Damon second base.
One of the keys -- which many of you pointed out -- was that the ball was firmly lodged in the cup and could not be played. Had the ball rolled into the cup and back out, it would have remained alive. On this play, the ball was so solidly lodged that it could hardly be taken out of the cup! Strange, but true!
Here are a couple rules experts who had the right idea:
If I were the umpire having to make the call in that situation, I would say
the play fell under rule 9.01 (c) of the Official Rules that states, "Each
umpire has the authority to rule on any point not specifically covered in
these rules." As the umpire, I would award the batter a double, and all
runners on base would be awarded two bases from their original base.
-- Joel Seeskin
In response to your umpire puzzle regarding the Oakland game on Aug 8, 2001, here is what I believe to be the correct call: Johnny Damon should have been awarded two bases (held at second base). Although this situation is not directly addressed in the rules from what I can tell, Rule 6.09(f) most closely governs this situation.
"The batter becomes a runner when ... Any fair ball which,
either before or after touching the ground, passes through or under a
fence, or through or under a scoreboard, or through any opening in the
fence or scoreboard, or through or under shrubbery, or vines on the
fence, or which sticks in a fence or scoreboard, in which case the
batter and the runners shall be entitled to two bases ..."
-- James Corning
I think Rule 9.01 (c), which states, "Each umpire has authority to rule on any point specifically covered in these rules," could be used in this situation. Therefore, I would send Johnny Damon to second base.
-- German Sotelo


text: On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Mike Davis wrote: > My experience is similar to Bill's. We've been using CentOs 3,4 for the past > few years on our larger clusters. It is a good choice for stability, good > performance, and since it is RH for SW compatability. The only thing I'd comment on that is negative about it is one of its "advantages". There is a narrow line between stability and stagnation, and you have to figure out which side of that line your cluster will fall on. Specifically, the fact that Centos/RHEL is frozen for two year intervals has two disadvantages for some people: a) The hardware it supports is left behind by the real leading edge of hardware design. In some cases this doesn't really matter -- many motherboards and CPUs are sufficiently "generic" that Centos 4 will still work on them. In others, however, it just plain will not. This is a chipset by chipset, motherboard by motherboard, NIC by NIC sort of question and YMMV from "what's the fuss all about" to "showstopper". My own experience here is that Centos is useless for laptops for this very reason -- laptops evolve too fast and quickly leave Centos behind both at the device level and at the desktop/utility software level. It is of questionable utility on desktops -- I had showstopper problems on a number of AMD64 machines when first they came out, for example, that FC X eventually supported perfectly. This could well be a problem for you if your cluster were to be AMD64 based, right? Centos 4 was also the last release that required split UP and SMP kernels, which could create certain problems. b) The libraries it provides are left behind by the real leading edge of library development. Again, this can range in impact from "no big deal" to "showstopper", depending on just what libraries your code uses. A specific example of this historically was the Gnu Scientific Library -- seems like the kind of thing likely to be useful in a cluster, no? Unfortunately, the version "frozen" in Centos was so far behind the STABLE release version by the end of the two year cycle that a lot of code, including mine, that ran just fine using the stable release wouldn't run on a Centos cluster without going to the trouble of rebuilding the library and setting up a private repo for updating at least selected libraries more aggressively. This isn't THAT big a deal, but it is very definitely an added "cost" and needs to be considered when making the decision. It is worth noting that Fedora has actually proven remarkably stable if one simply adds a 3-6 month offset into the time you do the next upgrade, and that more and more cluster tools have been included with Fedora out of the box to the point where a very passable cluster node can be installed without ANY custom software builds, straight out of the updated repo base. It isn't on a par with Debian (where every known package is available somewhere, somehow) but it is a decent compromise between the surf-the-wave aspect of Debian and the stodginess of Centos. So a good way of putting it is that Centos is a good solution where it is a good solution, and a really terrible one otherwise. With conservative, known to be supported hardware and little likelihood of adding bleeding edge stuff to your cluster over the next Centos cycle, with more or less frozen and acceptible library requirements you can install it and forget it, letting it yum update for the lifetime of the cluster nodes. If you plan to add ever new and ever more exotic hardware, if you KNOW that the library you depend most on is under active development and you need to be able to track that development closely as bugs are fixed and features added, fedora or debian might well be better choices. I myself agree with Gerry -- Fedora whatever with PXE/kickstart is hard to beat for diskful nodes, and after tracking FC from 2 on I'm no longer worried about its "stability" or update cycle's finite lifetime. I appreciate the fact that it has a remarkably large set of packages that are built right into it and consistently maintained as a part of the distribution, and the fact that it is ALMOST rapidly varying enough to keep up with laptop hardware, maybe with a one-version delay. But this is very much a religious type thing, and as has already been remarked, you can use ANY linux distro and build a cluster out of it. The only real difference is how hard you have to work to do so -- how much of the work required is "done for you" in the prebuilt distribution and how much you have to do for yourself from the (after all!) open sources. rgb > > > Mike Davis > > > Bill Rankin wrote: >> Yes, we use it with good effect on our 500+ node cluster at Duke. It's >> currently running Centos-4. I think that the only issue is that some of >> our developers require newer releases of a couple packages, but it's easy >> enough to maintain a local yum repository with those packages. >> >> It's been a good stable platform for us. >> >> -bill >> >> >> On Oct 8, 2007, at 9:48 AM, Barnet Wagman wrote: >> >>> Does any one use Centos on Beowulf nodes? Of course Centos is really just >>> Redhat, but many people prefer it for use on servers. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >>> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >>> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org >> To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit >> http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -- Robert G. Brown Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone(cell): 1-919-280-8443 Web: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb Lulu Bookstore: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=877977


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Johnny D is the man. Glad he found the game. We used to run all over this city playing pick bball any where we could find a game. I bet he will quickly be moving up.
I decided to move Hole #12 to the long right position. For speed and safety I thought this was best.
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"To be honest with you I like pressure," Wilson said, "because there is more green grass behind it. If you make the play then there are a lot of great things that can happen."
Meanwhile, the Jets have 12 sacks, a total that ranks fourth-fewest in the league and stands as a symbol of how this team has eroded.
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My friend Bob Cunningham makes an excellent point about the utter incoherence of the Kerry/Kennedy/Boxer cut-and-run proposal:
The line that made John Kerry famous, said in connection with the Vietnam War, was: "How can you ask a man to be the last one to die for a mistake?"
It is, of course, the reason he was not able to say that his Iraq War Resolution vote was a mistake during the 2004 campaign — because then he'd be hoist on his own petard and have to have called for withdrawal….
But he's not off the hook now…his proposal(s) call for withdrawal…but not for 6 months or a year!…How many U.S. deaths will there be between now and his deadlines(s)?…several hundred based on recent history….this is the very basis for his proposal(s) in the first place!!…so what is really saying? ……. ISN'T HE ASKING THEM ALL TO DIE FOR —- WHAT HE SAYS!! —- IS A MISTAKE??!!!
Or maybe he just wants them all to stay in barracks pending "redeployment"?….in that case…why bother with the 6 month – 12 month deadline?
So it's either incoherent — just further exposure of the utter fecklessness of the left — or else it is fundamentally dishonest and in a way that is particularly apposite for John Kerry…
Or both. Kerry and his confederates changed the withdrawal deadline from the end of 2006 to July 2007. Presumably this means that more American servicemen would be killed in combat. What was the rationale for the change? What will be accomplished by July 2007 that couldn't be accomplished by December 2006? But if something is being accomplished, why are we withdrawing? If nothing is being accomplished, why not get out now?
It is impossible to take the Democrats seriously.


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State Granted Intervention in Off-Shore Drilling Litigation
January 15, 2010
Anchorage, Alaska - The State of Alaska has been granted the right to intervene in a case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning plans by Shell to proceed with exploration for oil in the Beaufort Sea.
Several environmental groups are challenging the decision by the Minerals Management Service to allow development of the Outer Continental Shelf. But the state contends that the federal agency adequately considered the impacts of oil drilling on the Arctic ecosystem and on subsistence activities.
"The state's intervention is critical because no other party will vigorously represent our interests," said Attorney General Dan Sullivan. "This is part and parcel of the administration's commitment to foster resource development and promote job growth."
The Outer Continental Shelf contains an estimated 27 billion barrels of recoverable oil and an estimated 130 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas, "making it of critical importance not just to the Alaska economy but also to America's energy security," the attorney general said.
He noted that Shell's exploration plan includes extensive mitigation measures intended to protect whales, subsistence and the environment.
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By Victoria Cavaliere
Feb 16 (Reuters) - A winter blast left parts of the U.S.
Northeast buried under a foot of snow on Sunday before heading
toward coastal Canada, the second powerful storm system to slam
the region in less than a week.
Swaths of Maine and Massachusetts were under a flood watch
due to rain coming down on top of the snow, and gusty conditions
threatened to down power lines and tree limbs through early
Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm dropped about 15 inches (38 cm) of wet, compact
snow over Cape Cod, which juts off mainland Massachusetts,
leaving 25,000 customers without power, according to electric
utility NSTAR.
Most of those still without power were expected to have
electricity back by late Sunday, the company said in a statement
on its website.
Boston got about 4 inches (10 cm) of snow, the National
Weather Service said.
Farther north in Maine, a steady rain on top of packed snow
prompted a flood watch in most of the state's central, southern
and coastal regions. Up to 14 inches (36 cm) of snow
accumulation was recorded early Sunday in other parts of the
state, the Weather Service said.
Another band of snow is expected to hit the Midwest and East
Coast beginning overnight Sunday, according to forecasting
service AccuWeather.
"There will be no rest for the snow-weary from the Midwest
to East Coast as yet another quick-moving system threatens to
lay down a swath of several inches of snow from Minnesota to the
Northeast," Accuweather meteorologist Dan DePodwin said.
The storm will hit most of the states in those areas on
Monday and Tuesday, forecasters predict.
The latest round of winter weather comes on the heels of a
powerful storm system that pummeled the East Coast from Georgia
to Maine last week, grounding thousands of flights and leaving
hundreds of thousands of people without electricity as ice and
snow downed power lines and tree limbs.
The storm system also snarled traffic and contributed to
hundreds of car accidents.
The heavy snow this winter has depleted U.S. stocks of road
salt. Connecticut, hit so far by 12 storms, requested federal
assistance to help make up its shortfall.
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Alpha for Catholics
Our Parish will be hosting Alpha, for Catholics every Tuesday evening, from 6pm to 8:30pm starting on Tuesday, April 18th. For more information contact Rey and Gigi Yu through the Parish Office or to register someone, call 416-924-6257 or e-mail us here.
What is Alpha for Catholics?
Alpha is about sharing the Good News in Jesus Christ. It is a program of evangelization. Over the course of ten weeks, we provide a practical introduction to the Christian faith, offering an opportunity to explore the meaning of Christian life in a relaxed and friendly setting. Alpha provides an opportunity for people to encounter the love of God in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. Alpha is biblically based and focuses on the Kerygma, the essential Good News of Jesus Christ, as preached by the early Church.
Each gathering begins with a meal, a time of relaxation and fun in a friendly atmosphere, followed by Alpha Sessions looking at different aspects of the Christian Faith. Participants break into small groups where everyone is welcome to share thoughts and ask question, emphasizing exploration and discovery in a non-judgmental and relaxed setting.
Most people take part in Alpha because someone has personally invited them. Invite family or friends who qualify to try the Alpha course. You can register by phone or email at the parish website, and your prayers for the course participants and for our Alpha Ministry team are welcomed.