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Joakim Noah wins 2013-14 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. #Clippers center DeAndre Jordan finishes third in voting.
Proud of DJ! Doc has made him a huge piece to our team. I never doubted DJ and look where he is now. Obviously, he only finished 3rd, but that is still such a great improvement. DJ for MIP!!
Can't argue with Noah winning... guy's a beast. But I'm happy for DJ. Next year, buddy!
Very fair. Noah is the clear winner here and I assumed DJ would be 2nd or 3rd.
Did anyone else see the Washington Chicago Game? Nene gave Noah a pretty hard time guarding him. I guess Noah does deserve something for taking his team to the playoffs, however I'm picking Washington to win the series.
Noah post all star break was the 4th best player in the game, arguably 3rd with Griffin. He was incredibly dominant. I think he deserved stronger consideration in previous years, so it's good to see him get recognition. Nene is a very skilled center, one game where he schools a defensive anchor is too small of a sample for me to disqualify him for DPOY.
Well, Noah deserved it, and Jordan also deserved the recognition too. He had a nice season, and that is one of the key reasons the Clippers improved this season.
I'm still impressed that dj came in 3rd. That's a big deal.
DeAndre should have been ahead of Roy. I call BS.
Good job DJ!
Who got 2nd?
toy hibbert got 2nd. i don't know how? he played like doody the whole 2nd half of the year.
Wow DJ had better numbers than Roy!
Nice one DJ.
Congrats DJ!!!! way to improve......
Third is what DJ deserved. Hopefully next year he can improve his rim protection stats. Hibbert, with his excellent rim protection numbers should have been ahead of DJ.
Nice going big fella, I knew you had it in you.
LOL Mike Smith, the biggest homer, didn't even vote DJ #1
results here: http://www.nba.com/official/
http://www.nba.com/media/042114-2013-14 ... -Votes.pdf
Jim Barnett from com cast sportsnet bay area voted: 1. Bogut 2. Iguodala. Such a homer...
It's great that DJ was in the DPOY conversation and even greater that he came in third. That's quite an accomplishment as compared to his last year's production. Way to go, DJ! Keep it up and you'll get that DPOY award in no time.
I think it is great for DJ, but I will bring a little damper and say that honestly, I'm not sure I believe that DJ was the 3rd most impactful defensive player in the league, or even the 3rd most impactful C on defense. I know his league leading RPG helped, but DJ still has some issues on defense that make him above average, but not overall a very good or great defender.
I think when locked in he is the most impactful. As we know that's not all the time.
He's getting better, don't want to trash him or knock him. I will however trashhis foul shooting which he just has to make respectable. Hell
Never be Jj redick from line but needs to be over 50 percent
The foul shooting certainly is a struggle, he had a little stretch where he seemed to have figured it out after he stopped doing the super high arch, but he's back struggling again. Maybe over the summer if he keeps working with the different trajectory FT he can get up to like 55%
DJ finished 3rd in Defensive Win Shares behind Joakim Noah 1st and Paul George 2nd.. So I'd say he was that Impactful and the Numbers back that up. Plus even if the numbers didn't we could all clearly see that the Defense was Horrid when he was not in the game, But hey I'm a DJ "Guy".
I agree. Bigs with jump shots have continued to be a huge problem for him. His rim protection leaves much to be desired, he still is prone to chasing for the highlight dunk. He's not exactly DPOY caliber yet. Then again, Hibbert hasn't been that for a long time and people still overrate his defense as well. Without the verticality bullshit, he gets exposed.
Congrats to the big fella! He has improved so much since last season, and a lot of it was just being given the opportunity, and given the trust and confidence by his coach. Now if he can get to 55 to 60% FT next season, he'd really be something.
I don't think he is a top 3 defender but he doesn't have to be. His defense is already very good but I wouldn't say elite. He has difficulties dealing with jump shots and his rim protection could be a bit better(its improved a lot from the beginning of the season). The thing he needs to improve most on are his free throws. Everything else is gravy. DJ overall has been superb.
Even though I think 3rd might be a tad too high, DJ is proving his real value in these playoffs. Dubs can't handle his size and energy down low.
That block on Lee is what I've been waiting for. That is the first time I've seen DJ go after a block (straight up) against a big. he really showed me something last night. He's also shown up big in the playoffs this post season so I have absolutely nothing bad to say about his post-season performance. Keep it up DJ, make sure you don't let up in Oracle.
Think he should of locked in at second the Hibbert second half was disgusting.
Every player has lapses and even the two players above him went through it. If Hibbert was a clipper he would of been killed more so than dj was even last year for the effort and drop off he has taken on defense and offense. Noah has had his own struggles but he gets the extra boost from doing it without Rose and after Deng was dealt. Thibs, Gibson and Butler also contribute to the overall Bulls defensive image.
I am happy he did not win it this year. Great that he is in the top 3, but this will give him the added fuel during the post season and off season to prove everybody wrong.
Next season I want him to perfect his D and the season after to start playing some O, he has a decent jump/baby hook, maybe even over both shoulders. Though he needs to learn not to get stripped while making the move.
Defensive win shares is based off defensive rating. Individual defensive rating unlike team defensive rating or on/off defensive rating is an estimate based off defensive rebounds, blocks and steals which are called "stops".
From basketball-reference, we can get this:
In short, individual defensive rating is not necessarily an accurate measure of defense, and subsequently, neither would defensive win shares. The offensive ratings in conjunction with usage rates are a much better gauge of offensive impact, and therefore offensive win shares is a more accurate stat, since the box score has a lot more significant offensive stats. Defensive RAPM would be a better measure, or team Drtg when the player is on/off, again, not perfect measures, you need to support them with other things.
Defensive rating and defensive win shares are an attempt to estimate, but their accuracy isn't so good. Basically the individual defensive rating of Clippers players would be based on the team defensive rating, the assumption that each player contributes equally to the team defensive rating, then extra points for defensive rebounds, steals and blocks. DJ has the highest sum of those stats on the team, therefore DJ get's the lowest Drtg.
If we look at on/off Drtg, Blake and Paul are better. If we look at defensive RAPM, DJ is average and again Blake and Paul are better. From watching the games, I don't see DJ as a shut down, elite defender, but I do see him as an above average defender who is much improved, but like someone mentioned (I think JQuick), he still sucks at guarding anyone who can shoot from outside, he still seems to struggle with getting to spots on time, and with contesting consistently at the basket. He doesn't harass the pick and roll like a guy like Bosh for example does.
Icecold, I'm not saying DJ is bad, I'm just saying he isn't the third highest impact defender in the league, and he's not yet an elite defensive player. I'm also not saying he isn't allowed to have lapses, I'm saying there are higher level defenders who are more consistently high impact moment to moment, night to night. Yes, Hibbert is one of them, but Hibbert has other faults, M.Gasol is one, Noah like you mentioned, KG is still a higher impact defender, Duncan and Splitter is actually quite good himself, I know people like to hate him, but Dwight is a higher impact defender.
I mean come on, I was one of the people telling people not to hate on him and to give him a chance, I have nothing against the guy, I like him a lot, but that doesn't mean I can't say that while he's improved and is an above average to good defender, he's not great or elite on defense. I do believe he will continue to improve also, and I believe there are stretches where he can be great.
He's definitely proving that he's got what it takes to be DPOY
He's taken great strides. Whether he wins awards or not he is finally proving to be one of the better centers in the league and finally worth the money we gave him. Good job DJ
interesting seeing how Noah is struggling himself against a jump shooting big like NeNe
Come on, really? You have to know that this isn't really a good point, right? With that said, is that how we would categorize Nene? Nene can shoot, but he's primarily been a face-up and pick and roll big man, jump shooting big is not the descriptive term for Nene.
Now, don't get me wrong, that doesn't deny the fact that Nene has been killing him with his outside shooting over the first two games, but that's not really Nene's label, but either way, Noah struggling against Nene doesn't make a case for DJ, that's what I mean by not sure how that helps anything. We've already agreed that everyone will have struggles.
The point is Noah is having issue stopping NeNe"s jump shot from going in which people knock on Jordan even though both players contest the shots. All a player can ever do is contest a shot if the player won't put the ball on the floor. The point is not to label NeNe as a jump shooter but highlighting an ability he has to hit jump shots amdhow Noah is defending it in comparison to Jordan. Marc Gasol is a guy that people use the most to critc Jordans perimeter defense but if shots are falling what else can be done?
The way DJ's been playing this post season and season, he's my DPOY no QUESTION. 10 blocks in 2 games, but it's more than that, when he's there he changes the opponent's whole offense.
To add Noah struggling with NeNe going at him was not trying to say DJ should of automaatically be number one. It was more noting that effort in the previous two post seasons against Gasol if the jump shot is on its simply little you can do as a big. Those comments to Jquicks comment.
To you agent I think the overall impact people you listed is bigger argument of appreciation in itself. Garnett has been useless this year and again if Jordan did what Hibbert has done so far the second half and into the post season would killed. Can't see how those guys are granted more impactful night to night when they had extreme drop offs. Jordan's climb came with two things greater coaching confidence and more minutes.
Not on defense, the Nets have played way better defense with him on floor. His problem this year has been offense and health where he's been really bad at both.
I'd probably take Duncan as my DPOY this year; all of Jordan, Hibbert and Noah have been a little too inconsistent. Igoudala might be a good choice too, if you don't mind a non-big. Marc Gasol might have won again if he was healthy all year.
I still think DJ is improving and if he continues on this path he can definitely get it next year and maybe some back to back DPOY awards to his resume. He's looked incredible in the playoffs so far.
I don't have a problem with Noah winning the award or the placement. I do think it's a little uneven when you look at the teams. Chicago has great defenders in more than one position. Butler and Gibson are stellar defenders and outside of point guard they are at average if not better defenders. Hibbert has probably the most stacked defensive team in the NBA. This has to help them out when they don't have to account with the same amount of dribble penetration. It's really hard to tell the actual difference, there are way too many variables to decipher their overall contribution.
Happy for DJ, I'm sure he can make people think they should have voted him as the winner with a strong showing in the Playoffs and the Finals.
DJ also finished 5th in "most improved player" voting...
http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/23/gora ... index.html
Hell of a season for him. Should at least get an all-star nod next year if he keeps it up.
BTW, Blake was 7th... from an "A" to an "A+" is quite an improvement too, I guess.
DJ had points deducted for the needless swagger walks after every block.
DJ is proving this playoffs why he will be Next Years DPOY.
He is by far playing the best Defense (Especially at C) in the playoffs.
I have to disagree with Agent0 that DJ wasn't the 3rd most impactful player
on defense.
I think your bias comes from the fact you watch more DJ play
than anything.
If you watch Roy Hibbert this season he is no where near the Defensive
Anchor he was in the 2 playoff series vs the heat. In fact it's safe to say
his reputation is what keeps his name afloat as best defenders.
Many indiana games I watched this season West looked better on defense than hibbert.
I do agree that DJ isn't "Great" yet, only because of his pick and roll defense
which he over traps, but has gotten better over the season, and have played
it to perfection the first 2 games of the playoffs.
Once DJ is consistent on guarding the pick n Roll and running jump shooting bigs
off their shot instead of trying to stick close to the paint where he is comfortable.
Playoff DJ >>> Regular Season DJ
He looks incredible. I was always aware that he could possibly fizzle out in the Playoffs, but it looks like he's doing the exact opposite.
The Spurs held the Mavericks to 85 points in game 1. Jordan is doing fine, but by far the best is probably a stretch.
Bro that is "The spurs" not someone playing individual defense.
DJ has like 10 blocks in 2 games.
we beat a team by like 40.
Who is playing better defense than DJ right now?
Call me a prophet, cause I called it. Told you DJ secretly mastered the art of the free throw and just pretended to be bad in the regular season so he could thwart the hack a DJ strategy in the playoffs.
Your claim was that he was by far the best, if that was true we wouldn't have given up 109 points the first game; blocks are nice, but they aren't everything. Duncan is a least close, if not doing better and the team results show it.
In addition to Duncan guys like Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Tony Allen and Trevor Ariza have played strong defensively in the playoffs as well.
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Its rival Aiken High doesn't have as favorable of a schedule. The Hornets will play host to Spring Valley (10-9) on Tuesday but would likely hit the road for the second round of the playoffs if they win and Fort Dorchester gets and expected victory over Carolina Forest.
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They're a tremendous defensive team that hasn't surrendered more than two goals in a single game in more than a month of action. Not surprisingly, Aiken (13-6) has played its best soccer of the season during that stretch with goalie Bradley Cardona leading the way, including a shutout of South Aiken on March 28. Prior to the regular-season ending loss to the T-Breds, the Hornets hadn't lost in 10 consecutive games, going 9-0-1 during that stretch.
While Aiken has distinguished itself with defense, the other area team playing its postseason opener at home on Tuesday earned that distinction because of its ability to put the ball in the back of the net. Silver Bluff (11-2) is a high-scoring team, averaging close to four goals per game this season. The Region 5-AA champions will open the playoffs at The Bluff with a game against Woodland.
The Bulldogs have scored 27 goals in their past six games – all victories. That included a win over Barnwell that avenged one of its two losses. The other came when it played out of Class AA against Aiken.
Silver Bluff is led by potent scorers Pedro and Favian Zambrano among others and a win over Woodland (5-10) will allow it to play host on Thursday to the team that triumphs in the matchup between Barnwell and Lake City. If Barnwell is the opponent, that would set up a tie-breaking third contest between it and the Bulldogs this season.
Another Aiken-area boys' team in the postseason, but it doesn't open its playoff schedule until Thursday. That's because Ridge Spring-Monetta earned a bye into the second round, where it will play host to Charleston Charter.
In just its second season as a varsity soccer program, RS-M continues to impress with how quickly it's playing so well. The Trojans went 7-4 this season and a win on Thursday would mean a trip to the Lower State semifinals. Should they get to that point, the Trojans will face either Blackville-Hilda – the No. 1 seed in the Lower State – or its opponent on Thursday.
That will be determined by the winner of the game between Denmark-Olar (0-5) and Fox Creek (2-9), the other area boys' team to qualify for the postseason. RS-M swept Fox Creek in two games in the regular season, beat Denmark-Olar 4-1, but came up short in two contests against Blackville-Hilda – losing 2-1 and 3-0.
The good news for the Predators is that its wins have come in its past two games, heading into the playoffs on a roll. Continuing it is what all of these teams are trying to do.
Noah Feit is the sports editor for the Aiken Standard and has been a professional journalist for more than 14 years after graduating from Syracuse University.
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Monday's Girls' Games
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• North Augusta at West Florence
Tuesday's Boys' Games
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Oh boy. Our nice lead is down to 2.
Jamal bingo restores order.
Crawford doing work we need to be sharper on rotations.
Glad to see Willie getting some more playing time.
Ryan Hollins is useless...
why can't we have a huge C prospect?
I knew, silly stuff would happen against these Bucks
ugly bench play right now
Can we cut Hollins and Mullens? If we lose to the bucks...
Do work Dudley show them what you got.
No one on the bench looks eager outside of Crawford and Green.
I hate our backup bigs.
This game seems to be at such a slow, frigid pace. Clippers need to pick it up and get some distance from the Bixks. It'd be so awful if Clippers lost this.
Dj is really a monster on the offensive glass
Mullens is just as big as Raduljica and younger! He sucks, but can't have everything.
Ever since jamal went back to the bench he has thrived, coincidence...? I think not!
Man Crawford is amazing player to be 33, wish he was like 20 something would have a longer tenure.
Bucks Commentators: "Clippers aren't a very good defensive team" Aren't we top five in D efficiency?
im assuming you mean as tall, cause Mullens isn't Pekovic Jr. Like Raduljica
Hollins or Turkoglu can be passable if just one is playing at time next to Jordan or Griffin, but the two of them together are just way too soft.
There's no hiding Dudley. Bench or starter he's Gomes 2.0
True dude looks massive.
The Bobcats really are much better, and they can play defense. The Bucks are the worst offensive team in the league, and also the 25th worst defensive team. They just plain suck. Now, that doesn't mean they can't have a magical game, but they have only beat on .500 or greater team and it was the Bulls.
Crawford baby!
I want a Euro big dammit! lol Don't care if he is stashed for a year or two but please no more Sofo types.
Number 8 but that is still better than a lot of other teams...They obviously don't know what they are saying...Gotta get views somehow
Raduljica is way more ripped, somehow Mullens is listed as heavier though. Mullens must have a big butt.
Top 10 not 5. We are fairly good on D but not elite.
That's what second round picks can be good for
Please Barnes, stop shooting.
He's only 0-1 tonight. He still has time to heat up from behind the arc.
Knight moved cuz he didn't want another dunk lol
DJ REBOUND WATCH - 13 already. Anyone want to bet he hits 25? lol
Come on Blake let that go you can't keep them techs down.
BE A NONBIAS reporter lol
Griffin taking over
i love how blake gave the ball to Khris middleton! That Is a passive aggressive douchebag move and i love it!
Blakes a f***** beast
Those night of everyone, including me sometimes, complaining about Jamal's shooting slump seem like a long time ago, don't they?
Blake is mad!
I bet caron wishes he had stayed in Phoenix
Free Reggie!
So Blake has another technical, his 12th. I hope he doesn't get any more after this. Would be awful if he climbed up to the limit with a bunch of season still left.
I love blake but how is it possible he only has two rebounds ?
He might not play in the 4th
Cause DJ gobbles all the boards.
I'm not buying this as an excuse. See kevin love and pekovich
I know we're been playing some subpar teams recently but our offense. Since the New Year, and someone correct me if my math is wrong, but we've been averaging 109.9 pts.
lets give them two basketball.
Blake with 18 points already and dj with 13 rebounds already, bigs doing work


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Mercy TROWER was my 3x great-aunt and the story of her life is increasing becoming something of an obsession for me. This post is partly for my own benefit, an attempt to get the known (and unknown) facts clear in my head.
Mercy was born in 1852 in Henfield, Sussex (probably Harwoods Farm), the fourth child of Henry and Jane TROWER. Her birth was registered in Q3 1852 in Steyning Registration District. A record of her baptism, like those of her younger siblings, has not been found.
On the 1861 census Mercy is shown as a scholar, living with her parents and grandfather (William TROWER) at Harwoods Farm, Henfield. By the 1871 census the 19 year old Mercy has left home, she is a servant in the household of Eliza GRAY, the widow of a solicitor, in Church Street, Reigate, Surrey.
Mercy was one of the witnesses at the marriage of her brother Abraham TROWER to Jane BATCHELOR in Henfield on the 9th November 1878. This doesn't mean she is living back in Henfield, but by the 1881 census Mercy is back home at Harwoods Farm, Henfield, back with her parents again, and still working as a servant.
Banns of marriage were published on the 21st May, 28th May and 4th June 1882 in Henfield. Mercy was preparing to marry a bachelor, also from Henfield, by the name of George BARLEY. There is no record of the marriage taking place in Henfield, or anywhere else in England and Wales according to the GRO marriage indexes.
On the 14th October 1884, Mercy gives birth to a son, who was named Ernest John. She was still at Harwoods Farm at the time. His birth was registered on the 20th November 1884 in the Steyning Registration District, no father was mentioned on the birth certificate.
No baptism record has been found for Ernest John TROWER, and in the 1891 and 1901 census Ernest John is living with his grandparents, not with his mother.
The next record I have for Mercy is the 1891 census, she is at 25 Compton Avenue, Brighton, Sussex as a servant in the household of Francis John MAY, a civil engineer and Borough Surveyor of Brighton. Mercy is recorded as a widow and her surname is STEADMAN. There is no record of a marriage taking place in England and Wales according to the GRO marriage indexes.
Her name and marital status remains the same for the 1901 and 1911 census. In 1901 she is living with Emma C BROWN at 24 Hove Park Villas, Hove, Sussex, employed as a cook. In 1911 she is at 5 Selbourne Road, Hove and is a cook in the household of Emma SCARLETT.
The next record I have for Mercy is her will, it was written on the 14th August 1928 at Whitesmith near Chiddingly, Sussex. She left everything to be divided equally between her son Ernest John TROWER and her sister Ruth TROWER, who was named as executrix.
Mercy died on the 21st March 1929 aged 74 of a cerebral haemorrhage, there was no post mortem. Her address was given as 97 Wellington Road, Portslade, Sussex. Although it appears that her death actually occurred at the Steyning Union Workhouse in Ham Road, Shoreham, Sussex (although this probably is not an indicator that Mercy was a pauper, merely receiving medical care).
Mercy was buried in Henfield Cemetery on the 25 March 1929, in consecrated ground, there doesn't appear to be a headstone. The event was mentioned in the diary of Percy Ebenezer TROWER, her nephew, "To-day Aunt Mercy
died was buried at Henfield Cemetery, she died on Thursday at Shoreham Infirmary". The burial register records her surname as STEDMAN.
Probate was granted to Ruth TROWER on the 17th May 1929 at Lewes, Sussex. The estate was valued at £404 12s 2d. Going forward from the 1891 census, all records refer to Mercy as Mercy STEADMAN, widow (with the exception of the burial register mentioned above). Her death certificate records her as the widow of ___ STEADMAN, occupation unknown.


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Cristine Faith Anderson, 26, of Turnbull Street, was charged with shoplifting and placed in the Aiken County detention center, where she remained Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Sprint store on Jefferson Davis Highway in North Augusta, according to a report by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
A store employee told officers she saw Anderson enter the store, walk around and place items into her purse. The store employee called law enforcement, approached Anderson as she walked toward the counter and asked for the merchandise.
Anderson "became irate and told her she didn't have anything," according to the report.
Anderson then "started yelling and asking (the employee) not to contact police," and started throwing the items from her purse onto the floor, according to the report.
Anderson tried to leave and fell while pushing the employee out of the way, according to the report. The employee held Anderson while other employees locked the door until officers arrived, according to the report.
Officers were unable to speak with Anderson because she was crying so much, according to the report.
Officers got permission to search a bag belonging to a man who was at the store with Anderson and found a syringe along with some other items, according to the report.
Inside Anderson's purse, officers found several items belonging to the store and numerous credit cards "belonging to listed others," according to the report.
Anderson told officers she intended to steal the items until the man told her not to because they had money, according to the report.
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The audacious attack on Sunday by more than 10 heavily armed militants on a Pakistani naval base has been claimed by the Pakistan Taliban as revenge for the assassination of Osama bin Laden. Asia Times Online has learned that the operation - which by Monday was still ongoing - was in fact carried out by 313 Brigade - the operational arm of al-Qaeda that is headed by Ilyas Kashmiri. And the real motive is to sow discord in the armed forces. -
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Now that the al-Qaeda monster has been slain, the United States has an excuse to pursue reconciliation with the Taliban and crank back its faltering counter-insurgency operations. With the American orchestra packing up, its favored South Asian partner, India, is nervously trying to squeeze its way onto a chair; thanks to signature US diplomatic clumsiness, Pakistan has reserved a seat for America's main strategic competitor in Asia - China. -
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The next United Nations General Assembly could be a game-changer for Israel's feeling of impunity as the new Egypt steps up to the podium. Yet Israel's killing of 21 people marching to its borders on Sunday shows that after 63 years of unconditional support from the United States, the "pathological state" has lost none of its penchant for killing Arabs with "maximum restraint". -
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India at least for now will not carry out clandestine raids against Pakistan and can only vicariously celebrate the operation by United States Special Forces to take out Osama bin Laden, while also basking in the notion that there is nothing like being proven right in the face of indifference, disbelief and opposition. -
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The messy case of a United States spy operating in Pakistan strained relations to such an extent that the countries sought international mediation to hammer out a new strategic agreement. A key part of this was that the US would be allowed to go after high-profile targets, with Pakistani assistance, provided Islamabad was given all the credit. This never happened with the killing of Osama bin Laden, leaving the Pakistanis angered and embarrassed. Such operations will continue, though. -
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Libya aviation show cannot help NATO
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Just as Hezbollah was growing confident its hard-fought victories would climax in victory over Israel, unrest in Syria - its main sponsor with Iran - brought such optimism to a halt. With supply lines compromised, the one thing that the Lebanese Shi'ite movement hates perhaps as much as Zionism is the prospect of chaos bleeding over into Lebanon.
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Israel and the Bin Laden assassination
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gained an argument once United States President Barack Obama pulled a six-shooter on Osama bin Laden; Israel has killed hundreds of Palestinian militants that way. But with the terrorist mastermind dead, Netanyahu has to come up with a peace initiative. For now, he is keeping his cards close to his chest.
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US pushes Osama onto Afghan chessboard
Osama bin Laden's death boosts the United States' position for talks with the Taliban, says Washington. While a strike "so deep inside Pakistan" intimidates Afghan insurgents, Pakistan - embarrassed over the incident - will stop "interfering". This outlook ignores Islamabad's eagerness to begin the talks and the Taliban's refusal to ever accept a long-term US military presence. -
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(May 9, '11)
US spins web of self-deceit
TD colSpan= type= maxLength= border=5 size= American disenchantment with the supposed double-game played by Pakistan in taking money from the US government while housing terrorists can perhaps be mollified by the realization that much the same game has been played with taxpayer money in the US banking system. Throwing other people's money at a problem without full understanding or control is to blame in both cases.
(May 6, '11)
Pakistan seeks solace in the Kremlin
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari will make an unexpected three-day trip to Russia next week. The timing underscores that Moscow recognizes the central role that Islamabad plays in the Afghan situation - both share the view that any peace process should be "Afghan-led". While it is too early to say the "fizz" has gone out of the United States-Russia reset, Zardari will be keen to see how this affects Pakistan.
M K Bhadrakumar
(May 6, '11)
Osama hit a wake-up call for India
The boldness with which the United States decapitated al-Qaeda's leadership inside Pakistan should be a wake-up call for India. New Delhi has been impotent in solving the security dilemmas it has faced since independence, and cannot afford to be caught off-guard as terrorist groups, separatist insurgents in Kashmir and Pakistan's military now revert to old flashpoints.
Chietigj Bajpaee
(May 6, '11)
Osama bin Laden's American legacy
The point has been repeatedly made about Osama bin Laden that by the time of his death on Monday he was already a footnote to history in a Middle East convulsed by the Arab Spring. What's not being said is this: The world Bin Laden really changed forever wasn't in the Greater Middle East, it was in the United States. And that change was for the worse in almost every way.
Tom Engelhardt
(May 6, '11)
Welcome to the post-Osama world
Almost a decade after 9/11 - and with the "dead or alive" promise finally fulfilled - the answer to the magic bullet question on the timing of the Osama bin Laden hit is that United States psychoanalyst-in-chief Barack Obama deemed a symbolic kill of the "war on terror" necessary to purge America's desire for foreign misadventure. The post-Osama cure faces monstrous contradictions, and the Pentagon will fight on.
Pepe Escobar
(May 5, '11)
To follow Pepe's articles on the Great Arab Revolt, please click
Kicking around in South Waziristan
In Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area,
under the iron hand of commander Nazir Ahmed, the Taliban and the state live in an atmosphere of peace and normality, from football matches to a blood bank to a girl's school run by Dr Taj Muhammad Haqqani. The assassination of Haqqani's father last year by al-Qaeda points to the troubled direction in which South Waziristan is headed.
Syed Saleem Shahzad
(May 5, '11)
This is the conclusion of a two-part report.
Part 1:
Taliban and al-Qaeda: Friends in arms
Fatigue shows in Libya
The moral ambiguity of assassination attempts on Muammar Gaddafi is underscored by the United States having publicly ruled out killing him. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's apparent assassination campaign against the Libyan leader is indicative of its frustration and the start of an uglier stage of the civil war. More self-declared red lines may yet be crossed. -
Victor Kotsev
(May 5, '11)
Taliban and al-Qaeda: Friends in arms
Nazir Ahmed, operating from his base in Pakistan, is one of the main thorns in the side of coalition forces in Afghanistan, yet the United States considers him one of the "good Taliban" with whom they can do business in reconciliation talks. In his first-ever interview with independent media, Nazir categorically rules out any dialogue until all foreign troops leave, and reveals how he - and the Taliban - have been dramatically influenced as al-Qaeda prepares its next generation of leaders. -
Syed Saleem Shahzad
(May 4, '11)
This is the first article in a two-part report.
Show us the shooter
The biggest manhunt ever ended with two golden bullets administered to Osama bin Laden by a Navy SEALs shooter after the verdict of guilty as (not) charged. A body bag consigned the "mastermind" of 9/11 to the sea rather than have the CIA's dirty laundry aired in the trial of the century. The system that arranged the hit will be happy; the rest of us will be left in the dark.
Pepe Escobar
(May 4, '11)
To follow Pepe's articles on the Great Arab Revolt, please click
How Bush gave Osama a free pass
George W Bush's rejection of a Taliban offer to have Osama bin Laden tried by a moderate group of Islamic states in mid-October 2001 denied the United States the only opportunity it would have to end the terrorist career of the al-Qaeda founder and his lieutenants for the next nine years. The absence of a US military plan to capture him was in effect a free pass from Tora Bora.
Gareth Porter
(May 4, '11)
Syrian butchery casts dark shadow
As the Assad regime teeters on the brink and butchers its citizens, Syria stands out as a greater headache for the international community than other hot spots such as Libya or Yemen. The opposition has rejected the latest offers of reform, army defections are starting to emerge - and the danger of Syria collapsing into chaos is serious, if not yet imminent.
Victor Kotsev
(May 4, '11)
Pakistan has a price to pay
Pakistan's authorities were kept in the loop - and lent active support - as the final stages of the American raid to get Osama bin Laden played out. What they did not know was that the high-profile target was the al-Qaeda leader. This is of no consequence to the previously neutral militant groups that will now target the Pakistan state. Al-Qaeda will join in, while following its agenda against the West and India. -
Syed Saleem Shahzad
(May 3, '11)
Bali bomber may have been vital link
The capture of Bali bomb mastermind Umar Patek in Abbottabad in January may have yielded vital information that sealed the fate of the al-Qaeda leader in the same innocuous Pakistani city. Patek, who trained in Afghanistan when Bin Laden was a mujahideen commander, may be an explosive expert, but was not necessarily trained to resist interrogation. -
Jacob Zenn
(May 3, '11)
Obama/Osama rock the casbah
It may have turned the boogie on United States President Barack Obama's re-election, but the assassination of Osama bin Laden heralds a new breed of hell. The West's prophecy that al-Qaeda, made irrelevant by the Arab revolt, will react "with a vengeance" may be self-fulfilling, and the Arab world will revert to barbarism instead of dreaming of democracy. -
Pepe Escobar
(May 3, '11)
To follow Pepe's articles on the Great Arab Revolt, please click
Deathly figures wait in the wings
The world is not a safer place with the death of the al-Qaeda founder. Dormant cells can spring into action not only in Europe but throughout the Arab world, and a replacement will emerge from a line-up of notorious figures who are perhaps more radical and dangerous than Osama bin Laden himself. -
Sami Moubayed
(May 3, '11)
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The evidence for and against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program
Nir Rosen
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Nir Rosen
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When USC Aikens third-ranked womens basketball team travels to Americus, Ga., to face Georgia Southwestern tonight at 5:30, it will do so as a heavy favorite.
Still undefeated at 9-0 (2-0 Peach Belt Conference), the Pacers are set to face a Hurricanes squad thats 2-7 overall and winless in two tries in conference play.
Offensively, the contrast is a stark one. The Pacers are tops in the PBC in several major offensive stats, including points per game with 72.3, assists per game with 19.3 and free-throw percentage at 75.9. Theyre also second in the conference in field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage. Georgia Southwestern is worst in the conference in three of those categories and in the bottom four in all five areas.
The Hurricanes are a young team, with only one senior forward Briana Walker on the roster. Their leading scorer is freshman Jasmine McSwain with 14.2 points per game while shooting 41 percent from the 3-point line. Sophomore Danisha Green is averaging 10.4 as the teams only other double-digit scorer. Walkers the teams leading rebounder with 5.5 per game while averaging 6.8 points.
The Pacers also only have two players averaging in double figure point totals, but one is junior forward Kayla Harris. Also leading the team in rebounding with eight per game, the preseason All-American averages 19.8 points per outing and makes 80 percent of her free throws. Senior captain Daniela Tarailos chipping in 14.1 per game while connecting on 42 percent of her 3-point attempts.
The teams only met once last season, with USCA winning 65-42 at home. Mike Brandt boasts a 6-2 record all-time against the Hurricanes as the Pacers head coach.
Jeremy Timmerman has a journalism degree from Mercer University and has been at the Aiken Standard since June 2010.
Todays Game
What: USC Aiken womens basketball
Who: No. 3 USCA (9-0, 2-0 PBC) vs. Ga. Southwestern(2-7, 0-2 PBC)
When: Today, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Storm Dome, Americus, Ga.
USCA: Kayla Harris, Jr. F. The expectations were high for Harris coming into the season, and shes lived up to them, averaging 19.8 points and eight rebounds so far this season.
Ga. Southwestern: Jasmine McSwain, Fr. G/F. The first-year swing player leads a young Hurricane team in scoring with 14.2 points per game and is shooting at a 41 percent clip from beyond the arc.


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Thank you Carol, very good articulating parts and ordering information.
sr electronics design engineer, thanks
Hi, yes currently working on a LED sign design
Thank you.
From the earlier post from eia.gov regarding lighting use and power consumption 101 BILLION kWh in the US (2001) the need for power efficient lighting becomes clearer. LED's are one possible mechanism to introduce power savings.
Digi-Key is quite wonderful isn't it ...
Glad to see the Circuit Board Layout Software you presented
I was not sure if the focus here was on LED's or on board design and layout ...
Practical Lighting Design with LED's sounds interesting.
Lighting includes both indoor and outdoor lighting and is found in virtually every household in the United States. In 2001, lighting accounted for 101 billion kWh (8.8 percent) of U.S. household electricity use. Incandescent lamps, which are commonly found in households, are highly inefficient sources of light because about 90 percent of the energy used is lost as heat. For that reason, lighting has been one focus of efforts to increase the efficiency of household electricity consumption.
LINK -->> http://www.eia.gov/emeu/reps/enduse/er01_us.html
Thank you Carol!
Electronic Engineer
Planning to work on it very soon
Thanks Carol!
Not currently working on one or planning on using it right away but maybe in the next few months
Picking up lecture1
Hi all
Supervisor, Automation/Electronic Engineer
Not working on one at this time, just curious on what has happened in the last few years.
Thanks for giving us this information.
thanks Carol. Very Informative!!
Systems Engineer/Architect
Controls Engineer
Momence IL 60954
Hello from upstate NY
I am not
Missed yesterday :(
Thanks Carol, very good introduction
I'm Design engineer
Job Question, I am a retired electronics / student / DIY Homeowner.
Yes to L.E.D. question.
Wow great.
interesting lecture, thanks
Thanks for the kind words, everyone. See you tomorrow!
R2 is not the main loss. The lossiest component is usually the one that heats up the most. MOSFET and Diode are likely suspects.
Thanks, drw36!
good day to all
thank you good info
@The_John: Just found this from the DesignSpark site, http://www.designspark.com/pcb:
DesignSpark PCB is offered completely Free of Charge and fully featured. This is not a cut down version of an expensive product or one with a time limitation on license. (There are no intentional limitations on designs). There are unlimited schematic sheets per project, up to 1m squared of board size and no limits on layers, which allow you to get your creativity flowing without restraints.
PF and input filtering are usually in the design. I didn't mind leaving them out this week since it wasn't in scope for learning to prototype. It's really a power supply design issue. Sorry.
Mgr des/eng
Thanks everyone for attending. And thanks Carol for a wonderful presentation.
Engineering Technician, R&D
DesignSpark is the PCB software. I'll be going over that extensively in the next 4 days.
Thank you very much Carol. Looking forward to the rest of the Series.
Sr. Engineering technician
The_John asks:
How many layers can you do with the free Design Spark?
Thank Carol
Thank you Kentj. Last minute meeting conflicts with tommorrow's seminar.
2oraQ9hB asks:
No power factor correction or input filtering?
@jlow2010 Today's is already on archive. I'm listening to it now.
Kellyrn asks:
Is R2 the main loss in the circuit?
20raQ9hB asks:
What application software was the schematic done in?
I hope to see you people tomorrow.
This might of been answered before but I cant seem to find the answer. Will an audio file be available for these training programs after there completion?
KindaElectronics asks:
Why do you use CX1 & C2?
Very interesting lecteur
MLCC is multi-layer ceranic capacitors. More advanced tech and cost more, for very high voltage, 500V. So unless you need it, I'd ignore it.
I was just trying to say that one way to find what you need is by trial and error. Don't be afraid to try something and play around. You'll probably learn something along the way.
BruceW notes:
Parametric search works best if you select one parameter per search.
A xfr (transformer) would be half a pound for 12 W. Not practical. That's why switch mode power supplies are used.
przemek asks:
Why did you chose Surface MOunt MLCC rather than simple Surface MOunt; you said you tried both but what made the difference
For 277VAC design, you need higher voltage parts and some modfications to the circuit. There's not a simple answer to that.
will you be using a xfr to lower the input voltage?
Where on the web site is the material look-up for parts?
Not sure what you mean, but the search box is on the upper right.
Hello from Milwaukee
How could you modify this design to accept 120-277VAC?
Thanks somebody for the suggestion of Chrome. Audio works with that but it's on archive already.
Why doesn't DigiKey provide footprints and symbols for thier parts?
@przemek - Thank you. Now I know what to look for I found it.
Sorry not seeing any notes on my viewer. will try slide show on an xp machine.
Thanks Carol.
Wouldn't you normally use metal pad package for high powered LED? Don't you need that for thermal management?
Well, since cost is critical these days for everything, you start with cheaper. In my experience it's usually not needed. The IC doesn't usually get that hot. Try to pick an MOSFET with low gate current. Also if the IC is in a hot environment, like automotive.
Anymore posts?
1A or more, I heard.
2orQ9hB asks:
What makes it a "power" inductor?
Did I hear that there is a link on this page to the driver used as an example today?
Is there a way to avoid the cut tape fee when ordering low quantity SMT's?
@garysxy Thanks for chipping in for the tip! Great to see an interactive audience.
Thank you Carol
Quality Engineering Tech III
Carmine notes:
I believe only the MLCC technology will allow such a large value of capacitiance.
great lecture Carol. Thanks for the information. looking forward to tomorrow!!!
Is the assembled HV9910 Demo Board available for purchase?
Owner / Electrical Engineer @ Vanquint, LLC
Actually, I answered that question.
Carmine asks:
What makes it a "power" inductor"
It is passing a lot of current.
Not some small inductor used in a tuned circuit (for example)
How do you extrapolate maximum pulsed power (peak current, voltage, duty cycle, etc) for an LED that is say rated @20mADC?
Use the Absolute Max rating.
thanks for the presentation.
Thank you Carol.
FIELD ENGINEER. Maintain, analize, and service field systems. Also design upgrades for installed units.
Thanks Carol and Rob. See all tomorrow.
Carol, great that you showed how to find parts and datasheets on the Digikey website. I don't keep data book anymore. This one website has all I need to find a part, application notes from the manufacturer and usually in-stock for my needs.
Power inductor can take more current. About 1 amp inductor for 400 mA LEDs.
Chieff Cook and Bottle Washer at a startup.
@Rob: my title is Senior Software Designer. Thanks for the interesting lecture today.
Thanks Service tech.
Thanks Kdslezak. Well noted.
Wat is your email Carol?
RTL Design & Verification Engineer.
Electrical hardware designer
Tashfique asks:
The universal Led driver how do you program it? It controls the switch to the boost convertor?
Engineering Mgr
"job" - artist (self-taught)
Rob -- just so you know, when the "radio" automatically connects at the beginning of the lecture, you are already into your introduction. You may want to wait 5-10 seconds after you "turn on the audio feed" before you begin your actual introduction.
great lecture, See you tomorrow.
Electronics Technician III i.e. Senior R&D Technician
Technical Content Specialist
Thank you for a good start, should be a good week.
Hardware Engineer (Consultant)
Test Engineer
Automitive Design Lab Engineer @ NXP Semiconductors.
Express PCB also has some nice free design software.
Electrical System (Embedded) Engineer
Qualifications Engineer
ADOE for NBC station
Program Manager, Engineering
Blow up components!
Thank you Carol,
Sr. Security Specialist
Analog Electronic Eng
Garysxt asks:
Sometimes you will be looking for a component and there will be several possible categories. You can CTL-click and select several so you cover all bases. I think the manufacturers use different terms for the same thing. These end up on the DK selection list.
Hardware Support Engineer
Design Engineer
Principle engineer
My title is Engineer.
Senior Design Specalist
Manufacturing/Test Engineer
prototype engineer
Great lecture! See you tomorrow!
Thanks Carol
Embedded Firmware engineer
Good lecture, thanks Carol!
Thanks, Carol. Looking forward to the rest of this course too.
Director of Engineering
Senior EMC Engineer (HW-EE)
Construction Contract Administrator
Job Title: Sustaining Engineering Project Leader
Adjunct Faculty
Associate Design Engineer
materials and process development
thanks, carol
embedded firmware engr.
System/Software/Embedded Engineer
my job title is a systems admin. This is more of a hobby interest.
Carol, thank you! Great lecture
thanks Carol for the info
@moderator - R&D engineer
hardware design engineer
design consultant
Great lecture, thanks Carol
thank you Carol,
Great lecture, Carol. Thanks!
Great Info. Thanks.
btw, hi
"What makes it a "power" inductor"
Great lecture !! thanks
We're now on slide 15.
Why doesn't DigiKey provide footprints and symbols for parts?
How can I re listen to the lecture?
We're now on slide 14.
We're now on slide 13.
hi the audio is not working
Sorting based upon price was a great addition by Digi-Key.
We're now on slide 12.
It's not a browser problem, per se, it's an Adobe Flash version problem. -- If you've upgraded to Flash 11.4, you'll have problems. Right click on the Flash player to check its version number. Browsers still using Flash 11.3 are working for this webinar; those at 11.4 are not working.
We're now on slide 11.
I think we all should check all the software dependencies before hand and avoid crying for help DURING the session... All the messages just flood the page, making it difficult to read other stuff..
Could not get audio at all with Firefox after several reloads. Was able to get audio after I switched to IE.
Going to have to archived this one. No Audio.
yes, Chrome is working fine
We're now on slide 10.
Chrome is working for me
I have a lot of good reasons for using Digikey for parts ordering or finding datasheets.
For those having audio difficulties, you might try Chrome. I haven't heard any complaints from those using Chrome. Is that right out there?
@drw36 - thank you!
We're now on slide eight.
Here's the url:
Also no audio. Radio says "buffering" but seems to be doing nothing. F5 doesn't function normally either.
From adobe site flash download archive I believe. Perhaps someone has the url handy?
We're now on slide six.
Thanks Rob... no audio and not worth it anymore. Please ask your IT folks to correct this for future webinars!
Pause and play does not work, there goes my T-shirt prize
I was logged on half an hour early too. Now I have to try it
archived. Later, Rod. R.
@drw36 - what's an easy way to downgrade the flash? (for FF)
We're now on slide five.
If anyone is missing audio, this program will be archived for replay.
Firefox needs flash downgraded to 11.3.300.271 or earlier for audio to work.
@checkman - what is your FF and flash versions?
ok, switched to Chrome and works fine
Dr.Roy, you might try another browser.
pause/play in FF does not work... Chrome plays audio
I am in firefox and audio is great
ok, switching to chrome
I have refreshed and clicked on just about every word that looks like a link, and still no audio.
We're now on slide four.
anyone has audio in Firefox ?
Chrome works, lol
When Radio bar showed Buffering, clicking the PAUSE and then PLAY got it going again
Safari sometimes has trouble. Try Firefox or Chrome.
@ghorbanali: Download the PPT slide from the link...
not working in Safari either
download today's slide deck above
You can download the slide by clicking the "Today's Slide Deck" above.
No audio in Firefox... Chrome works ok (so far)
Diptrace is very good software too. :)
Doesn't work in FF or iexplore...
There is no presentation here in Central Alaska.
refresh, reload page and then ......
i hear the blog talk radio and then buffering for ever.
can we see slides here ?
Yes, project now
Apparently, there is still a problem using Firefox with the latest version of Adobe Flash. Try Internet Explorer, Chrome, or downgrading your flash.
Hello everyone!
Refreshing your browser may help correct sound problems.
Thank you F5 does it
I will work in a LED poryect in abou 6 onths
Evaluating a LED lighting application.
No audio problem for me!
We're now on slide three.
no sound here
worked on phone panel before.
Refresh your browser to receive the audio.
try browser refresh for audio proiblems.
for audio try F5
(from Boston) working on a project that has some LEDs in it.
Not working on an LED Project as of now..
The sound is still blocked.
Any way to have the system go through other ports?
Other webinars work out of the box.
No Audio
Projects involve high-intensity ultraviolet LEDs.
I worked on some time ago.
hi, the audio is not working!
please provide assistance.
Yes designing now
buffering, always buffering ...
Will be.
Working on a small LED project.
not currently working on LED project. just here for personal interest and building my knowledge base.
try refreshing
Not working on an LED project, just tuning in to learn more about the subject.
We're now on slide two.
Hello, from Nh.
Refresh if no audio..
still buffering here
Cleared up. Cool!
We're on slide one now.
Will be soon
Am working on one now.
What does HV9910 do?
Has the session started yet? I can't hear anything.
Audio is messed up. multiple sources.
HI from Northern Minnesota
Good afternoon Carol.
Hi Carol
good afternoon
audio sounds great
Hi Carol.
Hello from Kansas
Hello from Ottawa, Canada
hi all,
Hello from Buffalo
Welcome everyone! Talk to you soon.
Hi All,
HELLO FROM SUNNY Miami
Hello from Maryland.
Hello from Irvine, CA
Good Morning from Fresno
@danlafleur: Thanks. But I prefer saving to disk and I use VLC to do it..
Hello from Casper WY
Hello from Dallas.
Good afternoon folks.
@Reyaz, the audio is recorded and available in the archive soon after the session is over.
Do you guys record the audio as well??
yes, still on daylight savings time. clocks will go back to standard time in November. "spring forward, fall back".
India, GMT+5.30
@kinda: I think we will go thru BOM and comp selection for led driver...
Reyaz. Where is your business?
@Rob: Thanks, I was confused with the time switching.. Its clear now..
@bobybacs: Okay, Thank God its summer, now I have class at 11.30PM instead of 12.30AM.. :)
Hello from Albuquerque, home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, starting next week.
What are we going o learn today?
Reyaz, the class beings at 2:00 pm Eastern.
@Reyaz: No, only switched to summer time
@Rob: Zwilrich, I'm not sure. I hope they have.
I guess we will find out in 13 minutes. Thanks for the response.
Attending after a long gap.. Did the class time get advanced by 1hour..?
Good Day from Mobile, AL
hello all from Edmonton, AB. The geese are gathering to go south, wish I was going with them.
Hello everyone
hi all
hello from Troy, MI
Hello from Phoenix, Arizona
Your host is coming in from Albuquerque
Zwilrich, I'm not sure. I hope they have.
Hello from Sunny SE Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada
Hiii.. From India..
Howdy from Fort Worth, TX !
hello from indiana
Hi from Pittsburgh
Hello everyone from Romania ;)
@Rob Spiegel
Have the audio issues with Firefox been fixed yet?
Hello everyone forn Culiacan Mx
Hello from Tucson
Hello from Ottawa, ON
from Ontario :)
Hello to all
Howdy folks! :)
Good morning from Southern California
Good morning!
Good Morning from Silicon Valley CA. It's 52°F Partly Cloudy Monday Morning. Will peak @ 80°F tjis afternoon.
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Prior to my attending to today's class, I'd like to know if, on functionally basis, there is difference between shift register and LED Driver. I may be confusing them.
Looking forward to the class.
I need the slide deck. Rod. R.
Eureka! Congrats for Big DigiKey Family initiative
Will the course cover thermal management?
hope to attend