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Streamline your workflow
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SpeechExec Enterprise Dictation Workflow Solution facilitates communication by linking authors and transcriptionists. All workflow settings, as well as the hardware input devices, can be centrally administrated and configured. The solution is also Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Citrix and VMware ready, making the installation process easier and more convenient for both users and IT administrators.
Sophisticated workflow management for enhanced productivity
Easily monitor and manage the workflow between authors and transcriptionists. Recordings and the resulting written documents are automatically routed to the appropriate person for quicker turnaround times.
Recorder for convenient direct dictation with Philips dictation microphones
With the integrated dictation recorder, authors can record directly into their SpeechExec software. The software works perfectly with Philips SpeechMike dictation microphones and allows for quick and easy control of all recording and playback functions (insert, overwrite and append). Function buttons can be individually programmed for added user convenience.
Web browser access for flexible dictation management
Access your dictations from everywhere via your web browser. You can view your recording list, upload, download, play back and forward dictations for transcription. Files can be transcribed using a Philips Foot control. You also have the option to send dictations to Philips SpeechLive speech recognition service or transcription service.
Mobile web service for maximum mobility and flexibilty
The new mobile service allows you to send recordings directly from your Philips Voice Recorder App on your SpeechAir or a supported smartphone to your assigned SpeechExec Enterprise transcriptionists.
Geared for professional speech recognition for highest accuracy
Speech recognition software such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking can be seamlessly integrated into the solution. Whether you are dictating directly into the software using a Philips microphone or uploading recorded files from a voice recorder, you will receive extremely accurate speech recognition results which will help speed up your workflow.
Philips SpeechLive speech recognition service for instantly turning your speech into text
The speech recognition service is optimized for a quick and efficient transcription of your audio files. Instantly receive the finished documents directly back to your smartphone, SpeechAir, and SpeechExec Enterprise software.
Philips SpeechLive transcription service for professional transcription of comprehensive documents
Our highly trained transcription staff is always available to quickly transcribe even comprehensive documents for you.
Encryption, backup functions and password protection for highest security
Real-time file encryption (256 bit), password protection and secure file transfer grant only authorized individuals to access documents. The optional automatic backup function protects data against accidental loss.
Central administration and Active Directory for easier settings management
Increase your organization's productivity by managing users, licenses, and system settings remotely. The central administration function facilitates the configuration of worklist columns, filters, and job information. Active Directory support also allows for easier settings management.
Remote hardware administration for convenient device configuration and firmware updates
Remote hardware administration allows you to centrally configure the buttons of Philips' dictation microphones and update the firmware.
Remote environment support for on-demand application delivery
Support for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Citrix and terminal server environments allow on-demand application delivery. SpeechExec can be virtualized, centralized, and managed in the data center and instantly delivered as a service to users anywhere. In addition, SpeechExec is compatible with the HL7 interface. SpeechExec Enterprise can work as a communication interface between the dictation workflow and the hospital information system (HIS).
Transcription player with foot pedal support for hands-free playback control
The software comes with a convenient integrated transcription player with pause, fast forward and rewind options. Together with the configurable Philips foot pedal it allows for comfortable and quick transcription. Predefined templates can be used, so documents are automatically created with the appropriate header and footer, saving you even more time.
Individual sort and filter options for organization and task prioritization
Both author and transcriptionist benefit from individual sort and filter options to find dictations and documents even quicker and always stay highly organized.
Notification popup alerts for transcriptionists make sure no important new tasks are overlooked
Transcriptionists can receive alerts whenever new recordings are assigned to them, making sure no important recordings are missed. These notifications appear on their screen in real-time in a discreet popup window.
What our customers say
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"Turnaround time of documents is at least 80% better. They are able to effectively produce 17000 discharge summaries per year and 20-30000 pieces of typed work per year between five secretaries!"
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"Thanks to the superb sound quality of the SpeechMikes and the outstanding ease of use of our new system, we now have a future-proof solution that benefits our surgery and patients."
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"I feel that attorneys are using dictation more often, just because it's easier for everyone. Above all, clients are seeing the benefits in terms of faster document turnarounds and extraordinary, responsive service."
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SpeechExec Enterprise Dictate for authors
This dictation module processes voice files from digital voice recorders (Philips SpeechAir, Philips PocketMemo and Philips Voice Recorder App) and desktop dictation devices (Philips SpeechMike). Recording functions, priority, indexing, work routing and keywords can be customized to the author's needs. Attaching documents to dictation files keeps data organized.
SpeechExec Enterprise Transcribe for transcriptionists
The transcription software allows efficient access to digital voice files. Visual workflow management, including sort, search, and filter options and job information such as author, length and priority, assure productive transcription and fast document turnaround. With the ergonomic Philips Foot Control all transcription and playback functions can be controlled with your foot keeping your fingers on the keyboard.
SpeechExec Enterprise Web Access
Enjoy location independent working from any computer, e.g. when working from home or a during business trip. Web access allows you to be independent from your office equipment and local software installations. You can upload dictations from voice recorders and transcribe them using a Philips foot control. Access can easily be granted to external employees if needed.
SpeechExec Enterprise Manager
The central administration module for the system defines user settings, job information settings, and licenses, and supports Microsoft's Active Directory services.
SpeechExec Enterprise License Server
The License Server manages licensing for the dictation and transcription modules, the Workflow Manager and the Statistics Module.
SpeechExec Mobile Service
The Philips SpeechExec Mobile Service allows you to send dictations from your Philips Voice Recorder App on your smartphone or Philips SpeechAir to your SpeechExec Enterprise workflow. Additionally, the current status and the result of the transcription can be seen in the recorder app.
SpeechExec Workflow Manager
Set up and automate a workflow for moving, copying, and deleting dictation files based on predefined rules and schedules, and send automatic email notifications.
SpeechExec Statistics Module
The Statistics Module displays comprehensive statistics on dictation, transcription, job status, and workload. The module offers graphical output for better and clearer analysis. Results can be easily exported to Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Crystal Reports, or displayed as RTF documents for further processing. More than 30 pre-configured statistical reports are available.
SpeechExec Remote Device Management software
IT administrators can centrally configure all Philips dictation hardware and programmable accessories like the foot control, saving time and resources.
Philips Voice Recorder App for smartphones
The Philips Voice Recorder App for smartphones is designed to fit perfectly into the Philips SpeechExec Enterprise suite. Record, edit, and send dictation files directly from your iPhone or Android smartphone.
SpeechExec Mobile Server
The Philips SpeechExec Mobile Server manages dictations from the Philips recorder app for iPhone and Android, converts them into a common format like MP3, WAV, DSS and distributes the files automatically in SpeechExec Enterprise.
Interface for automatic transcription with Dragon speech recognition software
SpeechExec provides an interface for automatic transcription of dictations. Dictations are picked up automatically from a predefined input folder, transcribed using the corresponding author profile with the Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition engine and returned to the author for correction.
Philips SpeechLive speech recognition and transcription services
Choose between sending your recordings to the Philips SpeechLive Speech Recognition Service for immediate transcription and the transcription service, where trained transcriptionists turn even complex recordings into text for you.
Enter your VoiceTracer serial number
The VoiceTracer Speech Recognition Software only works with Philips VoiceTracer Audio Recorders. To download the installation file, enter the serial number of your VoiceTracer, then click Download.
Find your serial number
Each product has a unique serial number. A serial number usually starts with three letters followed by eleven numbers, e.g. DVT25100012345.
The serial number can be found on the rear side of the product or inside the battery compartment and in the Device Settings menu, under Information.
System requirements
- Processor:
- Intel dual core or equivalent AMD processor, 1 GHz or faster processor
- Hard-disk space:
- 100 MB for SpeechExec software, 4.5 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework, 2 GB for SAP Crystal Reports
- Network:
- 100 Mbit/s transfer rate, TCP/IP network protocol
- Client operating system:
- Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise (64 bit)
- Server operating system:
- Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2
- Graphics:
- DirectX-compliant graphics card with hardware acceleration recommended
- Sound:
- Windows-compatible sound device
- Free USB port
- Internet connection for required software
- activation (SpeechLive services)
- File servers:
- Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit), Linux Samba-Server (Debian, Kernel 3.16.7)
- Email configurations:
- Microsoft Outlook 2016/2013/2010/2007, Microsoft Exchange Server2016/2013/2010/2007, Lotus Notes 8.5.3/8.0/6.5.5/6.0.3
Additional system requirements for speech recognition software
- Supported speech recognition software:
- Nuance Dragon Professional 15/14/13 Individual/Group, Nuance Dragon Legal 15/14/13, Dragon Medical Practice Edition 3.x and 4.x
- Processor:
- Intel dual core or equivalent AMD processor, 2.2 GHz or faster processor
- 4 GB (32 bit)/8 GB (64 bit)
- Hard-disk space:
- Operating system:
- Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise (64 bit), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 (64 bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)
- Supported languages:
- English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Danish. Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Automatic update via internet
- Recording format:
- .dss, .ds2, .wav
- Playback format:
- .dss, .ds2, .wav, .mp3, .wma
- File transfer:
- LAN, email, FTP
- Automatic download from portable voice recorders
- Automatic file format conversion at download
- Interface for automatic transcription with Dragon speech recognition software
- DSS Pro encryption:
- real-time AES encryption with 256 bits
- SpeechExec encryption:
- AES encryption with 256 bits
Hardware configuration
- Supported hardware:
- Philips SpeechAir Smart Voice Recorder, Philips PocketMemo Voice Recorder DPM8000 Series, Philips SpeechMike, SpeechMike Premium, SpeechMike Premium Touch and SpeechMike Premium Air Dictation Microphones, Philips Foot Control ACC2300 series
- Configuration options:
- device option settings, configuration of slide switch and programmable buttons, keyword configuration, recording profiles, file download, encryption, PIN code protection
Windows-based server virtualization
- Supported virtualization software:
- Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop (ICA protocol), Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDP), VMware Horizon (PCoIP)
- Server/virtual desktop operating system:
- Windows 10 (64 bit), Windows 8.1/7 (32/64 bit), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 (64 bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)
- Client operating system:
- Windows 10 (64 bit), Windows 8.1/7 (32/64 bit)
- SpeechExec Enterprise Dictate and Transcribe Software running on a server operating system is only supported in Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop and VMware Horizon environments
Linux-based server virtualization
- Igel:
- Universal Desktop 5.x, Linux 10 (Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop)
- Unicon:
- eLux RP 5.x (Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop)
- HP Thin OS 5.1.0 or higher (Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop)
- Stratodesk:
- noTouch 2.40.1119 or higher (Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop)
- Ubuntu:
- Ubuntu 16.04 (Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop)
Supported Philips dictation hardware in virtual environments
- SpeechOne Wireless Dictation Headset PSM6000 series
- SpeechAir Smart Voice Recorder PSP1000/2000 series
- Philips PocketMemo Voice Recorder DPM8000 Series
- Philips SpeechMike, SpeechMike Premium, SpeechMike Premium Touch and SpeechMike Premium Air Dictation Microphones
- Philips Foot Control ACC2300 series
Manuals and documentation
- User manual English SpeechExec Enterprise Dictate (3.8 MB)
- User manual English SpeechExec Enterprise Transcribe (3.9 MB)
Marketing & sales material
- Leaflet English (1.4 MB)


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Just this past weekend, we saw PopCap Games' mighty popular Peggle go on sale (3 days)Â from $4.99 to only $0.99. Already one of better selling games at the App Store, Peggle promptly jumped to the Top Ten and currently sits at the #2 spot. Now, Gameloft's Let's Golf looks to follow suit with a sale from $4.99, to the sweet price point of a 'dollah'. Coincidentally, EA's Tiger Woods PGA TOUR also sees a slight drop ($9.99 -> $6.99). TouchMyApps reviewed both these golf titles and found them to be quite excellent, with each offering endearing qualities of their own. Needless to say, if you've been holding out for Let's Golf or are simply looking for (another) great deal, I suggest you buy this game now. For only a buck, you won't be sorry you did.
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Human Dignity, Church Teaching Emphasized Amid Boy Scouts' Decision
Some Catholic groups have stated that they will continue to sponsor scouting groups, while other dioceses will reserve judgment until after the January implementation.
WASHINGTON — Responding to the Boy Scouts' decision to allow openly homosexual members, U.S. Catholic scouting groups called for loving respect towards all people, while reiterating the need to proclaim Church teaching on sexuality.
"The Catholic Church teaches that people who experience a homosexual inclination or a same-sex attraction are to be treated with respect, recognizing the dignity of all persons," said the National Catholic Committee on Scouting in a May 23 statement.
"The Church's teaching is clear that engaging in sexual activity outside of marriage is immoral," the organization continued. "Individuals who are open and avowed homosexuals, promoting and engaging in homosexual conduct, are not living lives consistent with Catholic teaching."
On May 23, the Boy Scouts of America announced that, following a reassessment of its membership policies, it had decided to "remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone."
The organization also reinforced that "scouting is a youth program, and any sexual conduct, whether heterosexual or homosexual, by youth of scouting age is contrary to the virtues of scouting."
The change will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014.
The Boy Scouts will continue to ban openly homosexual adult leaders and said that reconsideration of this policy "was not under consideration."
Several dioceses around the country voiced acceptance of the decision to offer full membership to boys who experience same-sex attraction, while also reinforcing the duty of Catholic scouting groups to encourage obedience to Church teaching on issues of sexuality.
A statement by the Archdiocese of Denver noted that the "Church agrees that no group should reduce a person to their sexual orientation or proclivity."
"However, the moral formation of youth must include a firm commitment to respecting and promoting an authentic vision of sexuality rooted in the Gospel itself," it said.
The Archdiocese of Washington also emphasized that the Church "has the responsibility to teach the Gospel and encourage all people to live out the teachings of Christ — regardless of their sexual preference" and that scouting groups overseen by the Church must "witness to the faith."
Similarly, the Archdiocese of St. Louis affirmed that it takes "Catholic faith and formation of young people very seriously" and that the change in policy would not change its belief that "a proper understanding of theology of the body, as taught by Pope John Paul II, offers truth about the beauty and sanctity of human sexuality."
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Some Catholic groups, such as the Archdiocese of Denver, have stated that they will continue to sponsor scouting groups, while other dioceses and the National Catholic Committee on Scouting have stated that they will reserve judgment until after the January implementation, so that they can better understand how Catholic-sponsored scouting groups will be affected.


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Remember yesterday, when you thought the 5.4-inch screen-having Samsung Galaxy Note was gigantic? It's tiny. TINY, I say! Why? Because rumor has it that Samsung is preparing to unleash the Galaxy Note 10.1 at MWC. Yes, that's almost twice as big.
SlashGear spotted this little oopsie on Samsung's official blog. In the company's Guide to Samsung Developer Day, developers are invited to experience the Wave 3, the Wave Y, the Galaxy Note, and the Galaxy Note 10.1. The last of which, of course, doesn't officially exist—yet. While Samsung realized its error and has removed the page, this image still exists for posterity.
What's curious to me is not that Samsung is going to launch a full-sized tablet that works with an S-Pen, it's that it can't just make its current suite of many-sized tablets just work with the S-Pen. Samsung's already got a 10.1-inch tablet, so unless the Note 10.1 takes a massive jump in specs—which it should, since the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been around for a year now—this seems silly. Samsung already "augments" Android with its custom user-interface (TouchWiz), so why it couldn't just develop a Bluetooth stylus and build in the integration to all of its tablets, I don't know. [SlashGear]


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How to take Black businesses to the next level and why we can't wait.
Over 1,000 budding entrepreneurs, established business owners and those contemplating delving into business ventures recently gathered for the 18th Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference and Expo.
A wide variety of sessions and panel discussions with the goals of advancing the development of Black businesses included, "How You Can Become Unstoppable—And Accelerate Your Business," "Success: The Next Generation—Keeping Business in the Family," "Your Product Here! Finding Your Corner of the Big Retail Shelf," "Blogs, Apps, and Taking it Viral: Growing Revenue in the Age of Social Media," and "Sisters, Inc.," a session dedicated to Black women entrepreneurs to name a few.
The conference was an opportunity for established Black business owners to share tips, expertise, do's and don'ts.
Bill Perkins, president and owner of Bill Perkins Automotive Group is not only a top car dealer in Ann Arbor, Mich., he is also the second largest minority-owned dealership in metro Detroit. His company is 100 percent Black-owned and grossed over $111 million in 2008, according to Black Enterprise. He shared his reason for going into business for himself.
"I guess for me, starting out working for a corporation, I realized early on that I was not in control of my life. These people, they were paying me good money, but they controlled my life. 'OK Bill we like the job you're doing but you know, we're going to promote you so we're moving you to Los Angeles, California, we're moving you to Kansas City, Missouri,' " he told workshop attendees on a the panel dedicated to generational businesses.
Having worked several years for other car dealers, Mr. Perkins wanted to take control of his own destiny and struck out on his own. He is now training his son to take the reins of the multi-million dollar family enterprise.
Jessica A. Johnson is president of Johnson Security Bureau, family-owned since 1962. Ms. Johnson took over the family businesses when her grandmother died. She said the sense of community and affinity for family business her grandparents had down South never left when they moved to New York.
"They instilled in us the importance of doing business with other family businesses. So for example we listed to WBLS and WLIE, the Sutton family, we went to and met at Sylvia's and we would see Mrs. Woods and her other family members working around the restaurant. They took pride in publications like Black Enterprise, Ebony and Jet to support the Johnson family (no relation)," said Ms. Johnson, who will be honored with a "40 Under Forty" award June 13 The Network Journal, a New York-based magazine dedicated to Black professionals. The company also received the 2013 Black Enterprise Family Business of the Year award at the May 15-19 gathering.
"We were able to see successful family businesses, we were able to be a successful family business and now we're able to present and demonstrate to our community what it means to be a successful family business. So the culture and community aspects are very important," she said.
History has shown, despite harrowing and tough times in hostile environments, growth and support of Black-owned businesses, translates into substantive progress in the Black community.
From the Black business boom right after Reconstruction, to 1920s Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Okla., to the vast businesses entities of the Nation of Islam in the 1960s and 70s, economic growth in Black communities resulted in progress in politics, employment, education and family.
At the root of those economies, were Black people supporting Black business. It was often viewed as a catalyst to begin solving the problems plaguing the community.
The same holds true today, said Toure Muhammad, an entrepreneur, online marketing expert and owner of Bean Soup Times. Black entrepreneurs and business owners must look at themselves as problem solvers, he explained.
"You really have to have a genuine love and love of your people and a desire to solve a problem that the people have as opposed to just being in it to make money. The key to success in business is to find a problem, then solve it and then get people to patronize you on a regular basis. It's really just that simple, but of course it has to be done from the right spirit," he added.
Yet, the amount of money Blacks have and subsequently spend shows unlike the past, most of the money is not being targeted toward Black-owned businesses.
Unlike other communities, the dollar barely circulates once among Black folk.
Today, the projected buying power of Blacks in the U.S. of $1.2 trillion and the 2011 income of Black consumers of $836 billion show that despite current tough economic times, it is a community that has money its willing to spend.
The number of Black-owned businesses has seen a 60.5 percent increase over the past decade. According to the U.S. Census Bureau from 2002-2007 the number of Black-owned businesses jumped to 1.9 million bringing in total receipts of $137.5 billion, merely a fraction of the purchasing power Blacks wield.
Of the 1.9 million businesses, only 106,824 had paid employees and 14,507 had $1 million or more in receipts.
Black business owners, perhaps because experiences of family or loved ones, are many times more willing to hire ex-offenders and neighborhood youth from the neighborhood, said Toure Muhammad, a fierce advocate for Black business.
Minister Louis Farrakhan in reintroducing the Economic Program of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad during his 2013 Saviours' Day address earlier this year laid out "a vision of what we as a people must do to solve our problems."
With 16 million wage-earning Blacks contributing a nickel per day, or 35 cents per week, over $291 million could be raised to invest in farmland and manufacturing to build and invest in businesses and fund various programs and operations, the Minister explained.
While in Detroit in mid-May, Min. Farrakhan reiterated to the city's leadership and community that by working together and pooling their financial resources, they could purchase thousands of abandoned buildings and land to begin to rebuild and regenerate the once bustling metropolitan area.
"The true measure of wealth in a community is in its ability to produce those willing to 'be' the return on the investments that others made before them. Today's African-American business owners provide this return by garnering a sense of pride and productivity in their communities, giving young people a direct object of aspiration and, more practically, providing a place for (often) disenfranchised people to secure employment. A community with multiple small business owners can actually be seen as a sign of a healthy community," noted www.tnj.com, The Network Journal's website.
The realm of possibility successful Black entrepreneurs open up in the minds of young people offer endless possibilities and can instill a sense of pride and dignity, explained Mr. Muhammad, a past attendee of the Black Enterprise Conference.
"The more people see of us in business, the more our young people start thinking about creative ways they can go into business and when they are younger and have that kind of idea already because they see examples of it, then they're more focused in school," he said. Many Black entrepreneurs' he knows are always thinking about ways to give back, which is why targeted spending of some of that that $1.2 trillion with Black business is key.
"There are a lot of Black folks that are already thinking about what they can do to outreach. They want to start a foundation. Some people have started a business because they want to create a homeless shelter and they know they can't do it on their job so they're trying to create an additional source of revenue that will help them to build a homeless shelter or a place for single moms, newborn children," said Mr. Muhammad.
"They're so many positive things that can happen when people are in our communities, who have a love for the community and who care about the community, have money in their pocket as opposed to those who don't care. So, the more we support those businesses that are in our community that look like us then the more opportunities to improve education, even by just donations to the schools, in creating nonprofit organizations that will help solve the problems," he said.


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This DOTS Bonus Edition thing has really taken off, with photos coming in faster than I can post them (be patient- my
jumble of files rigorously organized system will result in everyone's shots appearing sooner or later). We've seen North American cars and a few in Europe, and now it's South America's turn. Chilean reader Felipe sees this '74 Torino parked in his neighborhood (I forgot to ask which city), and he's gone out and interviewed the owner for us. ¡Gracias, Felipe! Make the jump for the car's story... but before that, let's look at a Malaise Torino that's not quite as nice as this one!
This Gran Torino Brougham from the year 1974, was imported new to Santiago de Chile.
Around the year 1990 it was sold to the owner which I bought it to, it was taken to a southern city called Los Angeles (Not California). There it was well maintained, it was used as a second car, only to drive around the weekends, not a daily driver. Around the year 2004 the owner had to leave Chile, this is when I bought it, the car travelled a distance of 500km with only changing the fuel filter, this means it was in good condition, at least the engine and transmission, when it arrived I noticed that it had some oxide; low part of the doors, fenders, trunk door and the trunk itself was ruined by oxide. Now the restoration begins, all the parts corrode by oxide were cut of and replaced by new metal, the chasis was in good condition so nothing was done there.
After the paint, which was done using the same colors, well originaly the roof had a white vinyl cover, which was taken out and replaced by a pearl white color, no more vinyl. When all the paint and metal was done it was taken to an electric to change completely the cables, and take out all the none original butons, maybe in the states this does not happen very much but here in Chile it is very common to find cars that have an enourmous amount of cables and buttons. Well the electric system was left original, exept for the third brake light and the sylvins were changed to halogen lamps, the orginal AM radio and A/C were left, both working to today. The next step was to complete the car, brand new Cragar ss rims were installed with wider tires (265 back and 245 front), this step completely changed the appearance of the car, it gave it a more aggressive look. All the emblems were installed, the F-O-R-D In the front did not come with the car, but it was an optional for this model so, it still maintains the originality, the other hood ornament (The brougham one) was not installed because personally I don't like it, yes I should not have left that hole in the hood, but I still have the ornament in the glove box. When the car was ready it was taken to get out that v8 sound, independent 2" exhaust lines were installed with mufflers, and inox steel tips, I orderd a pair of Flowmaster mufflers but they came too late, even though, the car sounds very good and it passes every thing legally.
The engine was only enhanced, stickers and stuff like that, it is original a 351 Windsor, also the transmission was left inttact. The car runs great, no smoke, 100%, just gas and you can go anywere, last year I went to the mountains (El Colorado) a ski resort and no problems.
The gas price has gone very high so I don't use it very much now, it has become a second car, the price of a liter of gas here costs $1.20, so you would imagine it's not very cheap to use as a daily driver, I used it every day for about two years. I have owned it for about 4, one year was completely used in restoration, and now I enjoy it in the weekends.


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SYDNEY, June 27 (UPI) -- Australia's climate change policy faces an uncertain future after a change in the country's leadership.
Kevin Rudd was sworn in Thursday as Australia's prime minister for the second time after defeating Julia Gillard in a caucus ballot Wednesday for the leadership of the country's Federal Parliamentary Labor party.
Gillard became prime minister in June 2010 after Rudd resigned.
Under Gillard's leadership, a carbon price went into effect last July in which businesses that emit 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide or the equivalent in other greenhouse gases are charged $24 per ton. In 2015 it was to convert to an emissions trading scheme with a floating price starting at a floor of $15.
Rudd's earlier version of a carbon tax proposal was believed to eventually lead to his downfall as prime minister.
Australia accounts for about 1.5 percent of global CO2 emissions but ranks at the top of developed nations on a per-capita basis because of its heavy reliance on coal for the production of electricity.
One-third of the Gillard ministry has resigned with the return of Rudd, including climate change minister Greg Combet. Elections are scheduled for September although Rudd said Thursday he would not be tied to that schedule.
A report in Business Spectator notes in slightly more than three years serving as climate change minister, Combet introduced the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corp. and the $3 billion Australian Renewables Energy Agency, in addition to a price on carbon. It characterized his post as "the toughest job in a compromised government."
"One of the only near certainties currently in Australian climate change policy is the target to cut emissions by five per cent, based on their levels in 2000...after that, there are question marks everywhere," says a report in The Guardian on the change in leadership.
When Rudd in 2007 beat the conservative Liberal leader John Howard in a general election for prime minister, he referred to climate change as the "great moral, environmental and economic challenge of our age."
Concerns about climate change have intensified in Australia as it experienced record heat waves and raging wildfires this year, prompting the country's meteorology bureau to add a "purple zone" to its weather forecasting map, extending the range of high temperatures to 129 degrees Fahrenheit.
John Connor, chief executive of the Climate Institute, an independent research organization in Australia, in a statement on the change in leadership said the institute would continue its "advocacy of the importance of laws that put a limit and price on carbon pollution."
"These limits are especially important in the medium and long term as they provide a means of achieving the broad and urgent decarbonisation necessary over the next few decades."


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As the United States became concerned about the security of its lengthy coastlines, dirigibles (rigid, powered blimps) became an essential component of the Navy Department starting in the 1920s. Blimps were more effective than balloons: occupants were able to observe large areas of land and sea for longer periods; the craft were more maneuverable; and ascent and descent could be more dependently controlled. More commonly known as Moffett Field, the U.S. Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, California, Historic District consists of a large number of buildings that were constructed from the 1930s on. By far the most famous and visible of these are Hangars Number One, Two and Three, which dwarf the surrounding buildings, standing as testament to the engineering skills of their builders.
One of the most recognizable landmarks in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hangar Number One was constructed in 1933 to house the Navy dirigible USS Macon. During the brief period that the USS Macon was based at Moffett from October 1933 until it was lost at sea in February 1935, Hangar Number One not only accommodated the giant airship but several smaller non-rigid LTA craft simultaneously. The hangar is 1,133 feet long and 308 feet wide, constructed on an amazing network of steel girders sheathed with galvanized steel, and the floor covers eight acres and can accommodate 10 football fields. Unique and spectacular are the "orange peel" doors, weighing 500 tons each. The style of the other buildings on the base is largely Spanish Colonial Revival, mostly built in the 1930s, with some International style buildings constructed in the 1940s and later. After the Macon crashed in 1935, the base was turned over to the Army Air Corps for use as a training center.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Navy regained control of the station as the West Coast headquarters for coastal patrol blimps. Throughout the war, Navy blimps could be seen hovering over the Golden Gate patrolling for submarines and mines. In 1943, Hangar Number Two and Hangar Number Three were constructed to keep pace with the Navy's increasing demand for space. Once again, however, the Lighter-Than-Air program at Moffett Field would be fleeting. A shift to Heavier-Than-Air technology in 1942 marked the beginning of the end, with the blimp program completely phased out by 1946.
Decommissioned in 1994 and transferred to NASA, Moffett Field is now part of the NASA Ames Research Center. Plans are underway to integrate Moffett Field and the adjoining Ames Research Center campus into a shared-use research, development and educational resource in collaboration with government, industry and academia. Even today, Hangar One dominates the landscape, towering over an impressive array of 1930s-era Spanish Colonial Revival military buildings. The hangar was closed to the public in 2003 after the discovery of toxic contaminants. At the Moffett Field Museum, visitors can explore rooms of memorabilia, artifacts and models from its days as the hub of West Coast blimp training and operations.
Naval Air Station Sunnyvale is located near Mountain View and Sunnyvale, 35 miles south of San Francisco. From Hwy. 101 use the Moffett Field exit. The Moffett Field Museum has been located in Hangar One for several years, but is currently closed due to potential toxic chemicals in the hangar. For further information, visit the museum's website or call 650-603-9827.
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Curious video from a security camera in a hotel lobby. I can't vouch for it's authenticity, but it's certainly intriguing.
Here is a written REPORT on this incident. Very formal and well worth reviewing.
Here's something for you English majors, check out the use of the quotation "marks" on the home-page to The Aerial Phenomenon Investigation Team on their web-site.
The Aerial Phenomenon Investigation Team is a group of "professional investigators, intelligence analysts, and scientists" dedicated to conducting investigative research and analysis regarding unidentified flying objects (UFO) and other aerial phenomenon.
I always think of the sign I saw on the streets of New York that said: "FRESH" FISH. Uh-oh, does this imply something worrisome?


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I'm 55 years old and, for example, this isn't the place I'd come to for any track bike or track day advice. It's never my first stop for Sports/Touring advice either. Not that there isn't perhaps some people here with that knowledge but it just isn't what this place is about. I posted a controversial post several months ago that the ON magazine looked like it was full of photos of people I don't know doing things I don't really care about. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that and for what this culture is you should be very proud of it and enjoy it. My advice is don't change a thing about it and stop worrying about attracting younger people. Focus on being yourselves and attracting the people that resonate with that.
2012 K1600GT, Vermillion Red (for the epic road trips) (gone but not forgotten)
2013 S1000RR, Granite Gray (for the track)
2014 KLR 650, White/Black (for the TAT)
2016 R1200GS Triple Black (for all of it)
We offer nothing to attract riders of the S1000RR, so naturally there are not many of them in our ranks.
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I asked the mods to move this thread to the clubhouse, since it has less to do with S1000RRs and more to do with navel gazing about our club.
I know this is an older thread, I had written a long winded reply which seems to have vanished. I am 40 years old and own a 2014 S1000RR and a 1990 K75S project. It took me a long time to pull the trigger on joining MOA as I have been following along on facebook for a long time. Although there is a lot of great info and great people, there is also a vibe that turns a lot of younger people off. I am talking about some peoples attitude to either other people, there beliefs, what they ride outside of a BMW etc. Any club should be open to their members talking about whatever is on their mind. If people want to engage in the conversation, they will. If they don't like what the subject is, ignore it and move along to a thread that interests you. Anyway, the point is, when people visit they see an incredible amount of negativity and that pushes them away from joining. Just my 2 cents.
Here is a couple of pics of the S1000RR and the K75. Not great of the K but will be showing more in time as I fix her up.
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I turn 47 next month, I bought a 2012 K1600gt because I liked what I read about it in all the magazines and , of course , the wonderful reviews. The K bike is what got me interested in the club. I had ridden a Harley for years and the bar hopping, showing off , got old. I joined the MOA to meet like minded riders who could share with me some of their experiences on their BMW's and to tap the tribal knowledge. I just bought a s1000rr and am loving this bike! According to my wife, I'm handling my "mid life crisis", with this bike. I get real enjoyment blasting down the road being mistaken for some young "whippersnapper" out having a good time with all my grey hair hidden in my helmet. I don't believe my S1000rr would have brought me to the MOA, but I can definitely say, the MOA, brought me to my S1000rr!
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I still have my K bike and wouldn't trade it for the world.
I'm 61 and ride an S1000R at the moment. I love the way sport bikes handle but it could never be my only bike if I'm going to ride more than an hour or so. I had quite a few bikes over the years and couldn't resist the SR when I heard about it. I do see many RR riders in my area but all are busy riding with the R1, Ninja, and Ducati crowd to spend anytime with our local BMW club. We did try riding together a few times but the contrast between our GS two up riders and the RR 'fighter jocks' was too extreme. A different demo entirely for sure. I would say the look and feel of the MOA website is definitely for the mature touring crowd. My guess is 90% of the RR's sold were to under 30 year olds. IMO.
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2012 K1600GT, Vermillion Red (for the epic road trips) (gone but not forgotten)
2013 S1000RR, Granite Gray (for the track)
2014 KLR 650, White/Black (for the TAT)
2016 R1200GS Triple Black (for all of it)
I'm 68...and this is my story.
I joined MOA in 2012, shortly after buying a 2012 F800ST. Nice bike. Kept it for a year, and added a 2013 S1000RR to it. Now I had a sport-tour bike AND a sport bike.
Not long after, I found I was riding the RR about 20 times more frequently than the F800ST. So I put the ST up for sale. It didn't sell, so after another year, I traded both it and the 2013 RR for a 2014 HP4.
So would I have come to MOA without having gone into the ST first? I don't know. I have enjoyed long day rides into the mountains on the HP4, taking a bunch of stuff like camera, food, thermos of coffee, etc. in the Kriega bag...and I'd probably have enjoyed multi-day rides on the ST, but I never did it.
I have since traded the HP4 for a 2015 S1000RR, for reasons that aren't relevant to this discussion.
What does MOA offer the sport rider, I believe was the original thought behind this thread. To be honest, not a lot. I totally get the rally thing, and the vintage bike angle often presented in the magazine, and I know that's the demographic that's being targeted, Valerie Thompson paragraph inserts notwithstanding. I wish MOA WOULD get more sportbike specific stuff in the magazine, but to be fair, that's what magazines like Sportbike Rider, etc. are for.
I remain an MOA member, because it's a great organization. But even though I'm in the upper age demographic, I prefer to ride alone, at my pace and enjoy the ride without distraction. Someday, I'll give up the sportbike and go touring, but as long as I'm fit, I love the ride a RR provides.
And a sport bike is NOT all about speed...for me it's performance, sure, but handling is the primary attraction. Anyone can ride fast in a straight line, even a geezer on a 1200RT!
I am very late to this thread, but I just joined BMWMOA. I just bought my 2015 S1000RR just over two months ago and I am loving this bike! I am 37 and this is my only bike and the first BMW I have owned (only the second bike I have ever owned to be honest). I have put almost 5,500 miles on my bike and loving the ride!
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I am 32 years old and bought a 2014 S1000RR a year ago brand new. If it wasn't for the sheer speed and handling I wouldn't have bought it. I traded a Duc 1199 Panigale for it . IMO leaps and bounds better.


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Crop protection chemical manufacturers and application equipment manufacturers are both looking for a simple system to establish parameters for what equipment to use with what chemicals for optimum pest control and least drift potential.
Success in determining how to better apply products will result in reduced financial/legal exposure for chemical trespass by custom applicators, ag retailers, chemical manufacturers and farmers. Additionally, government regulators will be pleased with less potential negative environmental impact from off-target chemicals.
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"We're really trying to understand what the (pesticide) droplet size looks like under various application conditions different nozzle selection, different orifice sizes, varied applicator pressures and how that translates into off-target movement. And then taking those same parameters, how does that translate into pesticide efficacy?, explained Greg Kruger, University of Nebraska, assistant professor, cropping systems specialist, working at the West Central Research and Extension Center.
Boiled down to the simplest terms, the majority of work being done by Kruger, a university team and private company representatives is aimed at determining what droplet size provides the best efficacy for pesticides currently on the market. Besides there being hundreds of registered pesticides, the research is complicated by how adjuvants change the droplet size and weed control efficacy. Pesticides in mixture, in the majority of cases, come through spray nozzles in different droplet sizes than water sprayed alone.
Kruger admitted it is a daunting task to think that every product on the market could be tested under different scenarios.
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The latest work spurred ahead when the EPA became frustrated with the number of drift complaints they were hounded with from chemical trespass complaints.
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"We started looking at systems and tried to identify if we increase the droplet size what will happen to the performance of a herbicide. We realized with some herbicides as you increase the droplet size the weed control decreases, Howatt said. "For some herbicides small droplets are the best, and as they get bigger, the worse the control.
He continued, "We have had some research plots where the weed control was about 50 percent of the maximum possible. Instead of getting 95 percent control, we were only getting 45 percent to 50 percent, and that is a big concern.
He has primarily worked with growth regulator products such as 2,4-D and dicamba. The research of the last couple years has shown for some herbicides that small droplets are not optimal and large droplets are not optimal either. With herbicides, when droplets are categorized into five different sizes very fine, small, medium, coarse and very coarse very fine droplets aren't often effective in weed control, although small droplets are quite often effective.
The research has shown that some herbicides alone or mixes containing adjuvants do not show much variance in weed control as the droplet size changes, and in those cases, use of the very coarse droplet makes the most sense to limit drift risk.
Howatt's research has focused more on the weed-control efficacy in the field after application with different droplet sizes, and he has not gotten into the engineering of new nozzles or other equipment. He has relied on the TeeJet nozzle manual for approximation of droplet sizes being applied by different nozzles.
He noted because of the original simplified view from the EPA that larger droplets are better, application technology companies have been focused on promoting nozzles producing coarse to extremely coarse droplets. But bigger droplets, it is now thought, might allow more herbicide to roll off the leaves, especially depending on the plant species. There is no confirmation of this supposition as yet.
Kruger is doing some of the same droplet size and weed control efficacy work as Howatt, but Kruger has the advantage of knowing precisely what droplet sizes are being applied based on wind tunnel testing of nozzles and specific herbicide mixes.
Representatives of all phases of the industry know that coarse droplets will in general limit drift, but if a pesticide is not going to perform when applied with the wrong droplet size, there is no justification for the farmer using the product.
Industry participation in testing of pesticides and equipment to be classified as drift reduction technology is originally going to be a voluntary EPA program for companies. It is anticipated by many who know how the EPA works that not participating will eventually result in consequences. If a company cannot reformulate a product that performs best applied with small droplets, to one appropriate for application with coarse droplets, then the dreaded buffer zone restrictions could be quite substantial.
The first emphasis by the EPA is on classifying nozzles by their drift potential so that they can be assigned a drift reduction technology rating of one to four stars. This rating of nozzles is the easiest aspect of the whole drift reduction issue to standardize.
Kruger is hopeful that the EPA protocols for reducing drift are based on research already begun. He hopes the final protocol recommendations from the EPA follow the working group-submitted information to a large degree, although, he gives the EPA credit by saying it has "good insight and has done a lot of research on drift.
Having applicators informed and educated is a major aspect of what Greg Kruger, University of Nebraska, wants to happen. The data his team is developing is relevant to the real world, and that is why the research group created an iPhone and Android phone app so that "any pesticide applicator can easily access some of the data we have generated, Kruger said. "What we have done with this app is basically establish a droplet size calculator.
"An applicator can enter what nozzle type is being used, what the operating pressure is, what orifice size is being used and what spray solution is to be applied. The app will provide the droplet size.
Currently, there are limited herbicides referenced in the app. As research is completed in 2013, new spray solutions data will be added. The goal is to add different adjuvant classes and different products. He wants the app to have a "robust database behind it so that applicators know what droplet size is being sprayed and to perform their application appropriately with limited risk of off-target drift.
The app can be found by searching the iTunes or Google Play Store with the key words of ground spray.


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