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You've heard the commercials. "Your computer could explode at literally any moment. There is nothing you can do to protect yourself. Nothing except … purchasing our product."
It might sound like overblown infomercial fear mongering – and the product might be garbage – but don't let that sour you on the idea of backups. As the records of our lives shift from notepads, photo albums and VHS tapes to hard drives, thumb drives and DVDs, creating backups can make the difference between losing it all overnight, or just pressing "restore." And they don't have to be as difficult or as expensive as you might think. These strategies and tools can keep your data safe from even the most heinous events.
No excuse for no backups
People with good backup habits are often the same people who have been burned in the past by data loss. "Never again," they say. They realize that the pain and heartache of personal files lost forever far outweighs the savings from avoiding proper backups.
Don't lie: I know a lot of you readers aren't backing up your data often enough. If you fall into this category, don't wait for the first batch of files lost forever to reform your ways. It's as easy as 3-2-1.
The American Society of Media Photographers outlines a backup method as simple as it is effective:
– We recommend keeping 3 copies of any important file (a primary and two backups)
– We recommend having the files on 2 different media types (such as hard drive and optical media), to protect against different types of hazards.
– 1 copy should be stored offsite (or at least offline).
Following this methodology can be easier than you think. All you may need is one local and one off-site backup. Various applications can make this even easier to manage.
Backup software: What to look for
I want a few things in a backup solution. First, it has to be easy or I'm not going to do it. Setup should be simple, and creating and updating backups should happen in the background without me initiating anything. I want my backups to be there when I need them, but the less I have to fuss with them, the better.
I'd like the backup software to be as inexpensive as possible, but there are a few features that I need. Access to my data via the browser and my mobile devices is very helpful. I also require a lot of space and the ability to store external drives in addition to the two I have in my computer. Further, I've found that backups over time can be a real lifesaver.
Your backup needs may vary. Luckily, there are a wealth of options available. These or similar tools can help you reach the 3-2-1 backup method.
If you're not familiar with Dropbox, it creates a new "Dropbox" folder when installed. Everything you put in that folder is uploaded "to the cloud." Install Dropbox on a second computer, log in, and everything in your Dropbox directory will be rapidly deposited into that second computer's Dropbox folder. Install Dropbox on your mobile device and you can access much of the directory's contents while you're on the go. Changes made from any device intelligently propagate to all other synced devices.
Everything important digital file I have lives in my Dropbox directory. Access to those things from anywhere has numerous and surprising benefits. Plus I get the simple certainty that, no matter what, a current version of anything I care about is always backed up to a place I can access instantly.
Dropbox is available for Windows, OS X, Linux, and many mobile devices. Their free plan provides 2GB of online storage, which you can increase by advertising for the service. SugarSync is a good alternative, offering similar functionality and a free plan with 5GB of storage.
For those keeping track with the 3-2-1 method, Dropbox immediately provides an off-site data copy and, for my purposes, a second media type copy. Both Dropbox and Sugarsync offer useful free plans. What's your excuse for not using them?
Time Machine
Time Machine has been a feature of OS X since Snow Leopard. It backs up everything on your Mac's hard drive to an external drive. Better yet, it remembers changes in those files over time, providing backups of not just the files that are on your computer, but those that were on your computer as well.
Time Machine gives me a second level of security against data loss, with the bonus that it also preserves data outside the Dropbox directory. It requires a decent-sized external hard drive, but needs no oversight from me. Time Machine works quietly, tirelessly in the background. I don't often need its backups, but they have really saved me a few times. No matter how seldom I use it, I'll always maintain a Time Machine backup. External hard drives are increasingly inexpensive, and what price can you put on piece of mind?
With Time Machine it's very easy for any Mac user to maintain an additional on-site copy of the data they care about. Unfortunately, there is no direct replacement for Time Machine on other platforms. Scheduled backups using a service like CrashPlan may be the best option for Windows users.
Backblaze, like Dropbox, is an application that stores files you want to protect "in the cloud." Unlike Dropbox, Backblaze maintains a copy of anything on your computer, or on any drive connected to that computer. You can access them via a Web-based interface or, if required, Backblaze will actually mail DVDs or an external hard drive to you for a reasonable fee.
In my system, Backblaze is like a combination of Dropbox and Time Machine. Like Dropbox, it's off site and constitutes one more type of media; like Time Machine, it manages an archive of all of my files quietly in the background.
There are many alternatives to Backblaze. Carbonite seems to have the biggest advertising budget, and may be a good option. Backblaze, however, is less expensive — especially if you want to backup external drives.
Consider what's at stake
Think about your data. Think about how much you have, and how important it is. Educate yourself on the backup solutions available to you, including those above. Choose the options right for the scale and value of what you have to manage. Then, move forward with confidence that, when the stuff hits, you'll be protected.
Future you will thank present you.
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Born in Addis Ababa in 1978, Dinaw Mengestu moved to the US with his mother and sister when he was two years old to join his father, who had recently fled the communist revolution in Ethiopia. Unsurprisingly, exile is central to his work.
Children of the Revolution (2007), his acclaimed debut, follows an Ethiopian refugee who moves to Washington DC but fails in his efforts to live the American dream. The narrator of his second novel, How to Read the Air (2010), is the struggling son of Ethiopian settlers in New York.
All Our Names, his elegiac and beautifully written new novel, moves back and forth between two narratives, both based in the 1970s: one set in Uganda, at a time when colonialism has given way to a new age of dictatorial regimes across Africa; the other set in a snowy semi-rural town in Midwest America.
The African chapters are narrated by a young (unnamed) Ethiopian eager for reinvention, who leaves his village and crosses the border into Uganda. He hangs out at the university campus and makes friends with Isaac, who is from the slums of Uganda's capital, Kampala. The narrator is bookish; Isaac is a would-be revolutionary. "This is Africa," Isaac says. "There's only one thing to study . . . Politics. That's all we have here."
With Uganda splintering, Isaac, like many of his young countrymen, stays to fight. "New victims and killers were being bred far from the battlefields . . . those with guns fired into the crowd without pausing to aim."
Meanwhile, the narrator decides to flee, taking Isaac's passport – and his name – with him to America, where he pretends to be an exchange student. Helen, a white social worker and the narrator of the US-based chapters, is assigned to look after "Isaac" but knows nothing about his past. They are both lost, in their own fashion, as are most of the well-drawn characters in this book. Helen, "a woman of a certain age", is reserved, ordinary and still living in the childhood home she has not quite outgrown.
Despite racial prejudices of her own – that Africans are "short", that their bodies are likely to "show signs of illness or malnutrition" – Helen is drawn to Isaac's mysteriousness. The pair fall in love but they are up against the "lines dividing black from white all over town".
In one of the book's most unsettling scenes, having lunch together at a local diner Helen has been visiting since childhood results in a tense exchange in which a waiter suggests they leave. Isaac refuses. Then the food arrives: his omelette on paper plates with plastic utensils, her fried chicken on the same china everyone else is using.
Mengestu skilfully locates this individual love story in the long shadow cast by the rise of dictatorial regimes across Africa in the turbulent decades that followed the end of imperial rule. From Isaac and Helen's despair emerges something reassuring: a feeling of commonality and a modest sense of hope.
All Our Names, by Dinaw Mengestu, Sceptre, RRP£17.99/Knopf RRP$25.95, 264 pages
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Adventures by the Sea began as just that - a love of Monterey Peninsula and the outdoors. Frank Knight, owner of Adventures by the Sea, spent many of his early years bicycling, kayaking, surfing, and generally engulfing himself in the beauty and serenity of the Monterey area.
Wanting to share his experiences with others, Frank began a small rental business delivering bicycles to the local hotels for the enjoyment of people visiting the area. Continued enthusiasm and success have allowed the growth to addkayaking, surreys, and stand up paddleboards to the fleet.
Frank was joined by his wife Michelle in 1991 and together they added numerous locations throughout the Monterey Peninsula. Together, they love "making fun" for their clients and are always on the look out for new "toys" to add to their fleet!


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Televisa's Porfirio Sanchez Galindo is finally living the dream and moving forward with what he wants to see happen in the next 10 years and beyond. The Spanish production company has never looked brighter. Nor has its future. You may additionally see plenty of portfolio activity and samples of Galindo's work on LinkedIn. It involves past work with the fight against lack of viewers and subscriptions, wonderful production resources and even proud removals of unemployment hindrances in Mexico's media.
The Mexican media, as many may not know, employs thousands on a daily basis. Did you also know that Galindo has unique experiences as a Mexican finance chief minister? He's done so for six years within Mexico city and its surroundings. He's also a top strategic planner: Business strategy is his forte. He likewise studied at some of the best universities, like Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford, and ITAM, majoring in software research, executive education and applied math. He is also friends with top executives Sanchez Marino, Dominguez Cooley, Anita Hammett, Carlos Slim, Marcus Reyes, Lisi Beta, Omo Rodriguez, Philip M. Mendels, Verto Santos, Alex Medina, Marcos Jim Mit, Francisco Esco, Beti Torrent Reyes and others.
He has edited and published thousands of articles for local and international newspaper magazines as well as Internet magazines, like Men's Health Mexico, E Sue, Fitness Magazine, Runner's Weekly, Codigo V, Design, Young Living, Cosmopolitan, Esq., Casa Viva, Bike, Caress, Attention Media, Automobile, Paramedic I Don't, Familia Salah Blake, Marvel Comics Mexico, Marie Claire, Million Touch Datacenter Weekly, We and Us, On the Junior, National Geographic and Hispaniola, National Geographic traveler, Sport Life, Skyview, 17, Telehit, True TV and Novellus, Vendettas, Women's Health, Vertigo Comics, Cocina Facility, Three at the Lawn and By the SAE hHorse. He has likewise had the blessed privilege of working with journalist Rossana Fuentes, a top coordinater for multiple consumer consultants throughout the editorial Televisa. He has also sided with Jorge Jimenez, Diane Belooka and Michael Spirit Faucher for economic analysis and special projects within the company, primarily as a project director.


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"ALIEN: ISOLATION" Bonus Missions Will Relive First Film, Feature Sigourney Weaver & Original CastBooks/Art/Culture,News Samuel Zimmerman
SEGA and Creative Assembly's upcoming ALIEN: ISOLATION is so committed to the tone of Ridley Scott's haunting sci-fi classic, they've even taken steps to recreate aspects of it for two bonus missions which will reunite the cast of the 1979 film.
Announced today, two downloadable bonus missions will allow players to relive two classic scenes from ALIEN, featuring the voices of Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto and Ian Holm. Included in the "Nostromo Edition" pre-order of ALIEN: ISOLATION the content entitled "Crew Expendable" will have players choose to play as one of three surviving crewmembers, only moments after Brett's death at the jaws of the creature. As Ellen Ripley, Dallas or Parker, players can explore the Nostromo from habitation deck down through engineering, coordinating their efforts with Lambert and Ash to lure the Alien into the ship's airlock.
In addition, consumers who pre-order at GameStop will exclusively also receive "Last Survivor" in which players pick up the story as Ripley tries to escape on the Narcissus. On hearing the screams of Lambert and Parker, players must navigate their way back down through the Nostromo in order to activate the self-destruct sequence, before retracing their steps back to the Narcissus shuttle and their escape.
"Working with the original cast has been an incredible experience," said Alistair Hope, Creative Lead on Alien: Isolation. "It was important to us to have the key original cast members reprise their roles in order to perfectly capture the atmosphere of the movie. For some of the original cast, this is their first appearance in an ALIEN video game. Seeing them reprise those roles after 35 years was an unforgettable experience."
You can see a trailer for the DLC below. ALIEN: ISOLATION proper will see Ellen Ripley's briefly mentioned daughter Amanda seek out what exactly happened to her mother on the Nostromo. Fango had a chance to demo the game last winter and what I saw was old school, tense survival horror. Read that report here.
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Christian Attitude
The proper attitude of a follower of Jesus Christ is clearly written on every page of the New Testament: To be a servant to one another. As fallen human beings we have a desire for others to treat us with respect, honor, deference. Jesus taught us by His own sublime example, that this is wrong. He taught us that in His Kingdom the one who considers himself least is the greatest! As St. Basil the Great wrote: "Though He was in the bosom of His God and Father since before the beginning of time, He emptied Himself and took the form of a servant."
What is a servant? A servant is someone who is concerned about the needs of others rather than his on needs and who seeks not to receive respect but to give it to others. The paradox is that in this self-emptying (which we call metanoia) that we receive the highest possible honor: the Imitation of Christ our Savior!" - http://melkite.org/PRIMER.htm#Attitude
I have a hard time with this. I think most people do in our society. We can't seem to distinguish between being a servant and being a slave. Where is the line crossed? I don't know the answer, but I am pretty sure my mind tells me I am closer to the slave line more often than I really am. Hence, I could be of service to more people than I currently am, and hence, most of us probably could be of more service than we are.
To top it off, there are groups like the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I don't know if that is a proper use of the word. I am an editor, so I seek these things out. Slave usually connotes unwillful servitude. I know there is nothing unwillful about these Slaves; I have seen some of them in action. So I just don't get it. I'll keep searching though.
"Lord Jesus, show me the way."
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by Matt Auckland on Monday 16th June 2014 at 3:48pm
Alauddin Sweets is a newly opened mithai shop in St Marys, Southampton. With an excellent variety of Indian sweets, Smoothies, and a range of hot and cold food and drink, there is plenty of variety for all to enjoy.
Ram Kalyan "Kelly" and Nawaal Rehman spoke to the the owners, Samad Rahman, Monsurur Rahman, Fozlur Rahman, and Saif Rahman, chatting live on air about the shop and the range of fine Indian sweets.
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This year, Nikon is gearing up to celebrate its 100th anniversary. July 25 is the date that marks a century since three leading optical manufacturers merged to form the company we now know as Nikon in Tokyo, Japan. Check out this freshly released video that is leading Nikon's proceedings.
Speaking ahead of the milestone this summer, Nikon said: "We at Nikon sincerely thank everyone who has been part of this journey for their support in the development of our company over its 100-year history."
Nikon has also released a dramatic video, which you can see above in the buildup to July. The new visual highlights just how far they've advanced by showcasing many of the defining moments of their technology throughout the last 100 years. There is also the 100th anniversary website dedicated to the occasion, which features special content. For the tech nerds amongst us, there's a timeline of Nikon's historical developments, detailing how they began domestic production of optical instruments in 1917, to becoming the global company we know today.
The prologue reads: '"Nikon continues to] contribute to the advancement of imaging culture and sciences, as well as the development of industry, creating breakthrough technologies and products in the process."
We're told further content will be added as the date approaches. Happy centennial, Nikon!
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On July 27, 2017 marks 100 years since Nikon was founded with the name of Nippon Kogaku KK and purpose to manufacture optical components for microscopes and rangefinders. It was the beginning of a firm that today is one of the most outstanding marks of the photographic industry and whose history is linked, as they count, to the discovery of the possibilities of light. http://www.arasustudio.com


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Intelligent Transmission Solutions for Ethernet and Analog Networks
The most commonly asked questions about fiber systems revolve around "how far can a signal be transmitted?" and "how many signals can I put on one fiber?" These questions only highlight two of the many advantages fiber offers over conventional metallic cabling systems. The use of wire is the most limiting part of any video or data transmission system. In terms of video, 1000 feet is the quality limit of standard RG-59 when transmitting a black and white picture. In truth the picture starts to degrade at the point where the signal enters the cable. High frequencies are attenuated more than lower frequencies and results in the loss of picture resolution. Therefore, distance is a very important benefit of fiber systems. It is possible to transmit a video signal 2 to 3 miles with a simple video transmission system and there is virtually no signal degradation. American Fibertek can offer a system to transmit a video signal up to 40 miles with no repeaters or loss of signal clarity.
Fiber cable has high bandwidth capacity. Once a backbone is installed, there is a tremendous increase in the potential to move information. American Fibertek provides equipment that takes advantage of this capacity.
Our bi-directional products allow multiple functions to be transmitted simultaneously in both directions (full duplex) over a single fiber. Our low cost video multiplexers allow 4, 8 or 16 channels of real time video to be transmitted on one multimode fiber and up to 64 videos on one singlemode fiber. We can provide electronic fiber optic solutions for complex system needs.
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The glass fiber used in fiber optic transmission consists of a central core upon which the signal is carried and a surrounding cladding which has a lower refractive index to contain the signal within the core. The cladding in most fiber today has an outside diameter of 125 microns. In comparison, the diameter of an average human hair is 85 microns. There are three popular sizes currently for the core diameter, 50 micron, 62.5 micron and 8 micron. Both 50 and 62.5 micron fiber are called multimode fiber. The 8 micron fiber is called singlemode fiber.
Based on the names given these fibers, first impressions would be that multimode fiber would be more efficient than singlemode fiber. However, the reverse is generally true.
The term multimode comes from the fact that light can travel in more than one path through the core of this fiber. The relatively large core allows light to travel both straight down the center or to bounce from side to side in a zigzag pattern. Light traveling from side to side takes longer going down the fiber than light traveling straight so the signal at the end of the fiber is dispersed. This dispersion effect does not become significant until the signal has traveled long distances such as a mile or more, or when data bits are packed close to each other.
The relatively small core found in singlemode fiber only allows one path of light directly down the center of the core. This keeps the signal intact for distances in excess of tens of miles.
Since singlemode fiber is half the cost of multimode fiber and it has more efficient signal transmission, the obvious question is: Why use multimode fiber? The answer is that the overall cost of an application is generally less expensive when done in multimode. This is because the transmitters and receivers required to convert electronic signals to fiber optic signals are three times more expensive in singlemode than in multimode.
Camera and control systems used in most security and surveillance designs typically use multimode fiber. The low speed data used in these systems allows for distances to three miles with the lower cost optics. Intercom and contact closure used for gates and alarms can also be transmitted up to three miles on multimode fiber. For long distance projects such as traffic management and distance learning, the extended range of singlemode optics is the transmission of choice.
Therefore, when designing a high data throughput or long distance application, a singlemode system is preferred. When designing an application which has a distance less than two miles with moderate data throughput, multimode is more economical.
The glass fiber used in fiber optic transmission consists of a central core upon which the signal is carried and a surrounding cladding which has a lower refractive index to contain the signal within the core. The cladding in most fiber today has an outside diameter of 125 microns. In comparison, the diameter of an average human hair is 85 microns.
There are two commonly available core sizes for multimode fiber, 50µ and 62.5µ. The 50µ core was most common in the 1980s as the use of fiber optics was beginning to gain popularity. This fiber core size had a good ratio of bandwidth and power launch, which are both mutually exclusive. A 62.5µ core typically provides a lower bandwidth capability but accept more light from an inexpensive LED source. By the 1990s the increased loss budgets associated with using 62.5µ core fiber resulted in a dramatic increase in fiber installations using a 62.5µ core.
During the 2000s Ethernet data rates have increased from Mb/s to Gb/s. At this increased speed the bandwidth of 62.5µ fiber can sometimes limit the distance of high performance systems that require higher bandwidths. At the same time a new optical light source called a VCSEL has replaced the LED as the light source of choice. The VCSEL focuses its light onto a small spot in the center of the core, eliminating the need for the larger 62.5µ core fiber. These two factors have swung the preferred fiber type for new installations back to the 50µ core size, especially network installations. The majority of video security installations, which typically do not require high speed data, still employ 62.5µ core fiber to take full advantage of the additional optical loss budget. Fortunately, all American Fibertek multimode products can be used with either 50µ or 62.5µ fiber.
One concern resulting from the availability of both 50µ and 62.5µ fiber is the potential to mix the two core sizes within one link. It is important to remember that any time an optical signal traveling down a 62.5µ core strand of fiber is transferred into a 50µ core strand of fiber approximately 50% of the signal is lost into the cladding of the 50µ fiber. In terms of optical loss budget, this signal loss results in a decrease of 3dB to 4dB in the overall budget available for the link.
There are two major bandwidth limitations for multimode fiber, modal bandwidth and chromatic bandwidth. Modal bandwidth refers to the characteristic of multiple light paths passing through the core, each having a different distance to travel through the fiber depending upon the angle that the light mode enters the fiber core.
Common modal bandwidth specifications for multimode fiber are 400 MHz/Km for 50µ fiber and 160 MHz/Km for 62.5µ. If a transmission system requires 200 MHz of bandwidth to transmit an optical signal, there will be a limit well under 1 Km for 62.5 µ fiber, but the 50µ fiber will be able to go 2 Km before fiber modal bandwidth will limit the signal integrity.
Chromatic bandwidth refers to the characteristic of different colors of light that travel at different speeds through the fiber core. Lasers have a very narrow spectral emission, generating very few "colors" and will produce less chromatic dispersion. LEDs have a much wider emission spectrum and will produce many colors of light limiting the bandwidth of a signal that passes through the fiber.
Both types of dispersion are dependant upon the light source used in the transmitter. An LED will produce a wider spectral output than a laser would. They will also produce more launch modes. It's the combination of these two characteristics that can cause a transmission system to have a shorter distance capability than the loss budget may indicate.
These characteristics also apply to singlemode fiber. However, they do not present bandwidth issues unless the distance is very great.
The Fiber Optic Transmission System is made up of three components:
Transmitters have a measured optical output power, while receivers are measured in sensitivity. To calculate the system gain or loss budget, simply subtract the receiver sensitivity from the transmitter average output power. We have calculated this number for you and listed it on our product sheets under Optical Loss Budget. This is the maximum allowable loss between a transmitter and receiver. The system loss budget must be adjusted for several factors. These include:
The operating margin allows for conditions of temperature change and component aging. The repair margin accounts for any potential damage that a cable may incur. American Fibertek recommends that 3dB of system margin be left to cover any of these circumstances.
The interconnection consists of the fiber optic cable, connectors and any splices that are required to complete a fiber system installation. Standard cable attenuation is published as part of the performance specifications of cable. Connector losses for systems planning may vary by connector type. Typically, we strongly recommend the ST type connector for multimode and the FC/PC type connector for singlemode.
Splices may vary according to the type chosen. The lowest loss would be incurred using a fusion splice. A good one is almost transparent. The highest loss would be experienced when two connectors are mated in a passive coupler. Coupler loss can exceed the 1dB range. Please see the following chart on Loss Budget Parameters:
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See our online Loss Budget Calculator
To calculate a system loss budget let's use the following example:
The ten video cameras in Building A are being transmitted to Building B's control room. Building B is located 2500 meters from Building A. One (1) kilometer of cable is of buried armored construction and the other 1.5 kilometers is of aerial construction. Buildings A and B both have patch panels located where the fiber enters the building and patch cords or jumpers are used to connect the transmitters and receivers to the fiber backbone. The transmitters are modules, American Fibertek part MTM-300C and the receivers are rack mount, American Fibertek part RRM-300C. The connectors are ST type. There is a mechanical splice where the aerial and buried cables are connected.
Operating Margin Allowance(-3 dB)AFI recommends:-3 dB
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|Armored Burial @ 3 dB/Km
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|Aerial Cable @ 3 dB/Km
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The system still has 2.7 dB of available budget before you approach the operating margin. Calculating a system loss budget requires knowledge of the transmitter and receiver specifications as well as the cable infrastructure. Cable length, installation technique, number and type of splices, and equipment connector type must all be considered to engineer the system.
The following links will open Excel spreadsheets to help in calculating loss budgets.
The standard audio interface on American Fibertek products is a 600 Ohms balanced configuration. A balanced audio input is directly connected across the plus and minus inputs. The shield or earth wire is connected to the ground terminal. To connect an unbalanced signal to the input, the audio signal is connected to the plus input. The shield or ground wire is connected to both the minus and the ground terminals. In either input configuration, the input impedance is 600 Ohms.
The output signal appears on both the plus and minus signal terminals. Half of the signal appears on each output terminal. The two outputs are 180° out of phase. The balanced connection is made across both the plus and the minus terminals. The balanced output impedance is 600 Ohms.
To connect unbalanced, the plus output is used for the audio connection, along with the ground terminal. The signal level will be half of the input (-6dB) in this configuration. The unbalanced output impedance is 300 Ohms.
The ideal input level is 0dBm600. (This is 1mW across the 600 Ohm input impedance.) On a voltage basis, this is equal to 0dBV or 2.19 Vp-p. Higher input levels will cause increased distortion. Up to +3dBm, the distortion will increase a small amount. Above this level the distortion will increase rapidly as the signal is clipped. Lower input signal levels will reduce the signal to noise ratio.
The electrical interface described in EIA422 (RS422) is a data transmission standard for balanced digital signals. It allows for a single transmitter device communicating to as many as 32 receiving devices. This type of data signal is well suited to systems that require that data be distributed to several points without a return data path. Several companies offer camera telemetry controllers using this data interface. Because there is only one transmitting device on the network, this one may remain active at all times. There is no need for the driver to go into a high impedance state to allow others to "talk." This configuration using multiple drivers on the same wire pair is exclusive to RS485 described below.
RS485 differs from RS422 in the requirement of the transmitter devices to go into a high impedance (Hi-Z) state. This allows multiple transmitter devices to reside on the same wire pair. The software must dictate a protocol that allows only one device to transmit at any one time in order to prevent data crashes. Data wiring can use two wires or four wires. Using two wires, the system works in half duplex. This means that data is exchanged between to points sequentially. When a four wire system is used, the system may be full duplex. In many cases the system head end controller will continuously poll data to all remote devices on a transmit pair. The remote devices all respond (one at a time!) back to the head end. This property of the network rests solely in the hands of the software (firmware).
The driver chips used in RS485 communications are capable of changing into their high impedance state very rapidly. On even short lengths of wire there can exist a residual voltage charge after a driver circuit turns off. This can interfere with circuits that are used to detect the Hi-Z state. It is very important that the copper communications lines be terminated with a resistor across the data wire pair. The best place to locate such as resistor is at the furthest electrical input device on the wire pair. For instance if several RS485 inputs are connected to one driver at a head end, the wire connection would loop across all inputs in a chain. The first and last devices in the chain would need to be terminated. Typically any value of resistor from 120 to 220 Ohms 1/4 Watt is sufficient to stabilize the signal line.
In order to provide a more flexible product offering, AFI has introduced the Multi Protocol Data interface on many of our newer products that carry data signals commonly found in the security and surveillance markets.
A product with a Multi Protocol Data interface channel will allow the user to select by setting switches, the type of data signal to be transmitted. Choices may include:
Many of our digital video products (9xx & 9xxxxx) and multichannel FM systems (8xxx) include this feature as well as the newer data only products in the 48x series. See the specific data sheet on the product of interest for details and available signal configurations.


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Our justice system has survived for over two centuries in the United States but has the last three months indicated it's time for a change?
With the last ruling, preventing President Trump from doing his job to keep Americans safe, once again, it looks as though its time for the Legislative and Executive branches to address the situation of Judicial Activism within our court systems as politically motivated judges are abusing their powers. In this case, Judge Watson, like Judge Robart, are endangering Americans needlessly to promote some political agenda rather than upholding their duty to uphold the laws of our country.
This is the actual law that both judges should have upheld rather than their political spin-doctoring:
As you can see it clearly states the President is within his duty and right to issue such a ban and the last four presidents did so unmolested by lawyers and the court system. This is a clear cut illustration of judicial activism that should be illegal in our justice system.
Ideology and Politics have no place in the Law
As you see in the Law, the President is well within his right as prescribed by our Constitution to keep the citizenry safe from outside hostile agents. In fact, this is one area the Founding Fathers supported for the Federal Government level. In reality, the Federal level is only meant to do this – and it is states that are responsible for local governance. Therefore, Watson and Robart are merely usurping the government's duty to the people and obliterating the Constitution!
If our laws don't matter, do we even need judges or a court system anymore?
After reading through the Watson Opinion, it is found to be not based in any case law or precedent, but a political statement based on inference and bias on the judge's part. Hence, the law is not even a consideration when, if he were doing his job, it would be paramount to anything else. The only thing Watson did yesterday was further undermine our legal system and the people's faith in that system, which was already severely damaged last summer when Hillary Clinton's case proved there's a two-tier justice in America. And another indication show is that the liberal corruption has permeated our entire government, showing we must purge all three branches of this criminality once and for all.
Judges on the take are not strangers in our system of jurisprudence, yet it is rare to see them brought to justice unless under extreme circumstance. If we can't trust judges to do their jobs in unbiased and apolitical manner, then we have no real justice system based on laws. If President Trump is really serious about making America great again, this is an area he will need to seek reformation as the people should have legal recourse against judges who choose politics over law.
Does this mean white people will be more subject to more prosecutions and harsher sentencing from now on than anyone else now?
As it would seem from yesterday's ruling, Americans in general have no protection under our justice system, hence the above statement is not too far outlandish as it would've been, say two to three decades ago. People no longer feel the justice system is just, fair or impartial – all things that we would think it would be given what most have been taught about the third branch of our governance. This isn't a justice system; it is chaos with two political ideologies fighting to trump the other.
In fact, if you think about the reverse racism that's impregnated our society, we may see harsher sentencing and greater conviction rates in the future for white offenders verses other ethnics offenders based on their 'white privilege.' This leads the people to seriously distrust and, in turn, rebel against our jurisprudence rather than respect it's process.
The oath all government employees and servants take is one that has been ensconced in our society for centuries and is not difficult to ascertain. "Uphold the Constitution." Nowhere in this oath does it say, "If it fits your political world view." Perhaps it's time to address judicial term limits and stringent recourse for judges who do not uphold their oath of office. Congress has not traditionally intervened; however, if we are to remain a Republic, then its time for all branches to uphold the Constitution without any political bias.
All this nefarious judge did yesterday was further show Americans just how corruption has continued to shove politics down our throats instead of our justice system doing it's mandated job – which is to uphold American Laws without prejudice. Perhaps now its time for us to be prejudice against the justice system until it's fixed and works as it was meant to work!
Until then, should anything occur from this restraining order that hurts any American, shouldn't Judge Watson be personally accountable for said incident? Shouldn't he also be held to the same legal backlash anyone else would be held to? Meaning, shouldn't the people be allowed to sue him and the state of Hawaii for any damage or loss. If judges are going to endanger our lives, then yes, they should be held accountable for it!
We didn't vote for the judges and they are not meant to represent the people — that's the President's job. Isn't it time they stopped trying to be President?
You be the judge.


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I have to start today by bragging about my daughter. It seems like she can never find enough ways to amaze me. This weekend is her Nutcracker debut. She has spent the last two evenings at hours-long dress rehearsals, and just can't seem to get enough! Despite the late hours she has been waking chipper and ready to head to school, because once she's at school, that means she's that much closer to going back to Nutcracker activities. Tonight is her first performance, and we're all so excited for her- and she is equally excited. She just lights up when she's on stage, I cannot wait to see her dance her little heart out. She has two roles- the first being a battle mouse and the second being a Chinese dancer. She's been practicing her dances at recess all week, and The Nutcracker has taken over our home- every time we watch or listen, she drops what she's doing to dance her part. She truly is amazing and passionate about her dancing, as well as watching her colleagues on stage. She's really shown a maturity this week that, frankly, I'm not ready for. :-)
So the last two days there really hasn't been much cooking, nor is there going to be today or tomorrow much. We've had to have dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon,because it's just too late by the time we all get home to eat before bed. That's really flipping early. But I've manged. The first day it was the Oatmeal Pancakes we had on Halloween, and last night it was grilled cheese with Zesty Oven Baked Fries. It felt really strange to be making fries at 2:00 in the afternoon. But, they were a new recipe to me, and I'm rather pleased with them. The only error I made was that I double the potatoes, but didn't double the seasonings- I was worried about them being too zesty for my kids. As it was, they were tasty, but I could see where double the seasonings would have had me really excited about sharing them today. You can click on the link for them above to see the recipe on Recipezaar.
With all the excitement of having a daughter performing on stage, I've decided that I've felt a little left out. So I'm playing Oprah, and I've made up an Amazon store of some of Tummy Treasure's favorite things. I get asked quite often for ideas for gifts for people, so I took my favorite things and made a few lists. Most everything in my Amazon store is tried and true for me, and if it's not, well, then it's something I really, really want, and I know the foodie in your life will love it. Check it out! There's also a link in my sidebar if you'd rather.
I also wanted to mention today that I did finally get around to making The Pioneer Woman's Cinnamon Rolls. They are ridiculously easy to make- no kneading required. We had them Thanksgiving morning for company,and they were a huge hit all around. I had made them ahead of time and froze them without the icing, and then perked them up in the oven for 20 minutes before icing and serving. I think I'll be making them again for us to have Christmas morning. They're definitely dangerous, and I could see them becoming a staple in the freezer. I did cut the recipe in half, and I have it posted in my Recipe Trove as a half batch. Be sure and check out Pioneer Woman's take on them though to see exactly how it's done, and to see the recipe as a whole. Wonderful, wonderful cinnamon rolls.
That's about it for today. There likely won't be a weekend post here from me, as we'll be spending all day tomorrow at Kaukauna High School for three performances of The Nutcracker, and Sunday we'll be spending the day painting a set for next weekend's Christmas program at our church. Sigh. After that, we are free to be un-busy for the remainder of the holiday season. Knock on wood. I'll leave you with this picture of my handsome little man sampling one of Mommy's green apple lollipops.
Friday, November 30, 2007
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I cought you peeking through the window in the women's dressing room after yoga class and I'm not letting you get away with this! I could call the cops and ruin your life, but I've got something far more humiliating in mind. Since you want to behave like a filthy beast, you can crawl on all fours and lick my filthy sweaty feet!
What a filthy little slut you are! Get down on your knees and open your mouth, get ready to worship every part of me with that filthy mouth of yours. Drink my golden nectar and lick clean the dildo that pleases my divine asshole.
I've been dating your son for a while now and I'm excited to finally meet the man who raised such a gentleman. I'm horrified when he leaves the room and I discover you're nothing but a low-life foot perv staring at my feet with a hard on! If you don't want me to pitch a fit to your son, boss, neighbors, or anyone else who will listen, you're going to have to pay!
I'm on the hunt for a new job and I am more than qualified for the position. With my BA in Communications, I can always tell when I'm being ignored or not being taken seriously. Is something distracting you? Are you staring at my feet?! I know all about your kind, and I assure you I'm getting more than just a job out of this deal unless you're prepared for a law suit!
A slacking student has to stay after class to retake a test and hopefully pass this semester. Ms. Ducati has faith that her student can succeed if he can simply focus without distraction. Daisy quickly realizes that the distraction is not the other students, but her pupil's perverted lust for her dangling shoes and perfect size 9 feet.
You have a perverted foot addiction that haunts you everywhere you go. You can't control it, it controls you. I see the way you watch my patent leather flats dangle off of my perfect feet and slap onto the ground. You're drooling, you can't contain yourself. Lucky for you, I find your weakness amusing and I get off on teasing and tormenting you in public. I wouldn't try to stand up if I were you, you don't want everyone else to that tent in your pants...
You are totally captivated by my divine beauty and you cannot resist the urge to worship every inch of me. My pheromones are intoxicating to your senses and your weakness gives me power. Start at the bottom of my feet and worship every inch of me. Worship my feet, my legs, my perfect ass, under my arms and more... Lose yourself in your addiction to me and give your life new meaning.
Chazz is meeting Daisy to interview her for a job at his company but his lust for her perfect size 9 feet puts him a precarious position. Daisy recognizes his weakness and fully takes advantage of the situation. Looks she'll be getting that corner office after all!
I'm minding my own business, waiting my turn in the doctor's office waiting room when I catch you staring at me like a creep. I confront you and ask what the fuck you're looking at. Finally, I figure out that you're one of those filthy foot and shoe pervs and you're getting off on watching me dangle my shoes off of my beautiful feet. Put your boner away and keep your eyes to yourself, pervert!
I've watched you try to hide your boner behind me for weeks in yoga class. Sometimes I even catch you trying to sneak closer to my sweaty feet. I have the power to make all of your fantasies come true! I'll never let you fuck me but I want you to blow your hot sticky load all over my sweaty feet.
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Merry Christmas
¡Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas
The Madrid Travel Guide
Just before I sign off for Christmas, here's a link to a pdf that you can download from the Madrid City Council website which lists a number of events – concerts, workshops, shows and nativity scenes – that are going on in the city until the second week of January. It is in Spanish but you should be able to make out a lot of what is said. Consulta al Programa de las Fiestas (2.470 KB) (2004)
Related Links (2005)
Madrid Opens Ice Rink for Christmas (2005)
Children the Central Focus of Christmas in Madrid (2005)
Christmas Lights Around Madrid (2005)
Christmas Nativity Scenes and Markets in Madrid (2005)
Retiro Ice Rink Opens for Christmas (2005)
Over the Christmas period the City Council of Madrid has organised a series of concerts at some of the main squares across the city.
Plaza del Conde de Barajas – 22nd December (8 p.m.)
Orfeón de Madrid
Plaza de Colón – 23rd December (8 p.m.)
Orfeón de Madrid
Plaza de Carros – 26th
December (8 p.m.)
Nueva Orleans Jazz Band
Plaza Santa Ana – 27th December
(8 p.m.)
Orfeón de Madrid
Plaza del Conde de Barajas* – 28th December (8 p.m.)
Cuadro Flamenco. Talegón de Córdoba y Manuel Malena
Plaza de Oriente – 29th December
(8 p.m.)
Orfeón de Madrid
Plaza del Conde de Barajas – 30th December (8p.m.)
Matritum Cantat
*concerts in the Plaza
del Conde de Barajas take place next to the City Council Nativity Scene
The New Year in Madrid kicks off with some great concerts. Here is a brief selection:
REM + Invited Guest
Date: 8th January | 10 p.m.
Price: 33 to 44 Euros
Venue: Palacio Vistalegre
Tickets: FNAC, Madrid Rock, Tiendas Tipo & www.ticktackticket.com
Maroon 5
Date: 20th January | 10 p.m.
Price: 22 Euros
Sala La Riviera (Paseo Virgen del Puerto s/n)
Tickets: Box office, FNAC, Madrid Rock, Tiendas Tipo & www.ticktackticket.com
Bryan Adams
Date: 28th January | 9.30 p.m.
Price: 32.20 to 55 Euros
Venue: Palacio Vistalegre
Tickets: Servicaixa and Halcón Viajes
Van Morrison
Date 29th January | 9 p.m.
Price: 40 to 70 Euros
Venue: Palacio de Congresos (Pº
de la Castellana, 99)
Tickets: Box Office, FNAC, Madrid Rock, Tiendas Tipo and www.ticktackticket.com
(902 888 902).
This Christmas the city of Madrid will be putting on an a number of shows and activities specifically targeted at children. As the events are mainly in Spanish, this article is aimed at my Spanish (or Spanish speaking) readers. You will find Alice in Wonderland (Alicia en el país de las maravillas); Garfield; Sleeping Beauty (La bella durmiente); the Snow Queen (La Reina de las Nieves); Romeo and Juliet and Los Lunnis (a popular Spanish TV programme for children).
In the Centro Cultural Conde Duque children will be able to choose from theatre, music and the cinema; whilst there are a couple of street shows in the Retiro Park related to Don Quixote. The Auditorio del Conde Duque will also project the silent films of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, complete with a piano in the auditorium.
In addition, children can see puppet shows and the 'smallest circus in the world'
More information
Navidad para toda la familia (El Mundo)
Diversión para niños en Navidad (Esmadrid)
All over Madrid you will be able to see beautiful nativity scenes, in churches, palaces, the Plaza Mayor and even in stores. Some of the more well known ones can be seen on a guided tour, which takes in the nativity scenes of the Plaza Mayor, the Convento of the Carboneras, Príncipe (Royal Palace) and the Monasteries/Convents of la Encarnación, las Descalzas y Santa Isabel. These tours start from the Royal Palace (the Almudena door) on the 14, 16, 21, 23, 28 and 30 of December and cost 3.15 Euros for adults and 2.55 for children and retired people and I believe they are conducted in Spanish. You can always go to the above venues at your own convenience as they will be open all over Christmas.
For the 4th instalment of 'My Madrid' I have invited Carolina Borgesi, a 29 year-old architect and graduate of the University of Buenos Aires to let us know about what she likes about the city . Married to Germán González Garrido, they both founded Proyectodigital, a design and architectural illustration company and Todo360.com, which since 2002 has been dedicated to Panoramic Photography and Virtual Tours. Their Web site Madrid Virtual offers fantastic panoramic images of Madrid.
Carolina arrived in Madrid in 2002 and was enchanted by the city from day one. She lives in Antón Martín, an old neighbourhood very close to downtown Madrid .
Favourite Bar/café: Chocolatería San Ginés and the Teatro Español Café in the Plaza Santa Ana.
Favourite Dish(es): Gazpacho and Paella.
Favourite Tapas: Pincho de tortilla and Patatas Bravas.
Favourite Restaurant: Viva Chapata in Ave María street (delicious home-made sandwiches made out of "chapata" bread!) and Restaurante Madrid 1 in Carrera de San Jerónimo next to Plaza Canalejas.
Favourite Shop: FNAC (imposible to get out of there!) and IKEA.
Best time of year: Every season has it´s charm. Spring and fall have the best weather to take long walks through the magic streets of the medieval Madrid or visit the Retiro Park. In winter, especially in December, is beautiful to visit the traditional Christmas fair in Plaza Mayor, drink a hot chocolate in Chocolatería San Ginés and enjoy the Christmas decoration all over the city streets.
I saw in the online newspaper ABC that Madrid Card has just released a special Madrid Card Navidad (Christmas) that only costs 20 Euros. The Madrid Card offers, amongst other things:
● Entry to over 40 museums (like the Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofía)
● Unlimited travel (Bus, Metro & Suburban Trains)
● Guided Tour of Hapsburg Madrid and
● Discounts in bars, restaurants and shows
These cards can either be bought online or at hotels and tourist offices. Here are the prices as displayed on the Madrid Card site:
● The 1 day card: 28€.
● The 2 day card: 42€ – 4€ discount when you buy it on the website.
● The 3 day card: 55€. 5€ discount when you buy it on the website.
Though I'm not sure how ABC do their maths, it might be worth doing yours beforehand to see if it is worth the expense.
*Update* – El Mundo newspaper points out that the 20 Euro rate is for a 2-day pass.
Last Saturday I got an email from an ERASMUS student, Juraj, who is spending the year studying in Madrid. The email included a selection of photos that he took last Friday and Saturday and was in response to an article I wrote asking for people to send in some photos to me. I liked the photos so much, as they really captured Madrid at Christmas, that I have created a photo album of them. Please take a look at them by clicking on the link in the left-hand side bar (photo album) or clicking below.
I just received a couple of pictures from my brother-in-law, Vicente Fernández, which show the amount of snow that has already falling in the mountains around Madrid. The first shot shows the mountain range, whilst the second is a webcam image from the ski resort of Valdesqui taken today at 1.13 pm. The Valdesqui website says 2 runs are already open.
Click the image for an enlarged shot.
The palace was built between 1738 and 1764. It has a central interior courtyard, whilst another courtyard – the Plaza de Armas on the south side – acts as the principal entrance to the palace. This courtyard looks out on to the Almudena Cathedral. The Palace occupies 13 hectares, has 870 windows, 240 balconies and 44 staircases.
Madrid's Royal Palace of is considered by many to be one of the finest palaces in Europe. It is not the official residence of the King of Spain, that is the Zarzuela Palace outside Madrid, though official banquets and other important state events do take place here. As Napoleon remarked to his brother who he made king of Spain, "You will be better lodged here than I am myself".
The Royal Palace, is built on the site of the old Alcázar which was destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve 1734. King Felipe V decided to build a palace for his Borbon dynasty. The Italian Filippo Juvara was selected to design the new palace and his plans were to create a grand palace along the lines of France's Versailles, though at a different location in Madrid. Felipe V rejected this and on the death of Juvara his pupil, Juan Bautista Sachetti, took on the scaled down project at the location of the original Alcázar.
A couple of days ago the Mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, switched on the Christmas lights around the centre of MAdrid, starting with the Plaza de Colón, then c/ Alcalá and Mayor, before finishing in the Plaza Mayor. This year a number of artists have been invited to come up with their own designs for the different barrios of Madrid, which has resulted in 80 streets and squares being lit up with over 2 million lightbulbs! The lights will continue until 6th January.
Within the next couple of weeks the City Council of Madrid will install an ice rink in Retiro Park – the first time that they have ever done this in the park. In an area where roller skating is practiced, the council will create a huge rink, complete changing rooms, people to help you skate and facilities to rent out boots. The ice rink will be set up in December and run through until January and it is anticipated that you will be able to listen to live music in the area surrounding the rink.
I came across a pretty cool website today, which offers visitors 360° virtual tours of some of Madrid's most famous landmarks. Madrid Virtual have taken images of landmarks as famous as Plaza Mayor, Palacio Real, Teatro Real, Plaza de Callao, the Almudena Cathedral and Puerto de Sol many more. You simply select the location you want and pan around or zoom in/out of an image.
The website was set up by 2 architects/photograhers/technofiles who share a passion for Madrid and who, long term, intend to take 360° tours of 171 locations that they have idenitifed. Their website can be viewed in both Spanish and English and it is possible to buy stunning images of the city in both CD-Rom or poster form.
On the 26th December Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band will be playing at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos in the Campo de las Naciones exhibition (a previous summer show had to be postponed and Woody Allen promised he would return soon). The tickets for the show will go on sale at all branches of the Caixa Catalunya bank or by telephone on 902 10 12 12. You can also buy tickets through Telentrada.com – if I'm correct you can buy with a Credit Card and pick up the tickets through a machine at the venue (though, you'd better check beforehand).
Metro: Campo de las Naciones (line 8)


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I am supprised to find this Bubba Gump at Breckenrdige. I had two lunches. The 2/3 shrimp basket is as good as the other Bubba Gump stores I had in other cities (Chicago, New York). Service was excellent. The decorations are more interesting than other places. At other lunch, I ordered a shrimp skewer, it had 5 or 6 shrimps, and the price was about $5.50. I definately would not want to order this anymore. Overall, great store.
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Dr. Kharrazi, in Ahvaz "Brain and cognition" symposium: Popularization and development of cognitive sciences requires effective interaction and cooperation among research centers
Date : 2018-02-24
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The CSTC's secretary attended the "Brain and cognition" symposium in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.
. He highlighted that popularization and development of cognitive sciences in Khuzestan requires effective and extensive interaction among the research centers and universities of this province. Dr. Kharrazi mentioned that both Shahid Chamran University and Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences have great capacities and potentials to deal with the province issues and such scientific and specialized capabilities should be best used. He also described the aims and activities of the CSTC in development and popularization of cognitive sciences and added that cognitive science has an interdisciplinary nature by which we can identify the brain and mind functions and investigate social and psychological phenomena.
Dr. Kharrazi emphasized that the science of psychology is being changed and this is mainly due to the progress of cognitive sciences and emergence of novel technologies for brain studies. In the past, psychology was limited to the analysis of human behaviors with no mechanistic insight to brain functions. However, nowadays, thanks to the advanced technologies available for imaging, recording brain signals, trans-cranial magnetic stimulations and electrode implantations in brain, psychology is considered as an empirical science. Regarding the development of novel technologies, we can study the functions of a healthy brain and identify brain disorders according to the biological markers and this is a significant step for prevention and diagnosis of diseases as well as strengthening the brain and mind functionality.
Dr. Kharrazi also mentioned that social issues are very complicated and social behaviors result from the total function of human brains in society. He added that social media is a massive pool of data and by the use of computational methods in social sciences we can model the behavior of whole society to reach a more profound understanding of social phenomena.
The CSTC's secretary highlighted the point that there is a need to improve the interdisciplinary insight in universities and we need to make stronger connections among specialized groups and researchers of different fields. He marked the notion that in world distinguished universities specialized groups (instead departments) are formed for problem solving and all researchers who can help solving a particular issue join the group.
Along with the symposium, the CSTC's supreme counselors described the CSTC's activities for development of cognitive sciences and technologies, supporting research and educational sabbatical leaves, international cooperation with foreign and Iranian researchers and supporting the investment on supplying specialized lab facilities throughout the country.


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When working with another family to bring locally, sourced foods and preparing it for them, I consider that all four of them have different needs and taste buds. It's a balancing act to keep everyone happy.
I wrote several paragraphs about the challenges I'm facing with that, and how I've found new appreciation for things I used to dislike (like spaghetti squash). I think I'll just keep it simple and bring up the spaghetti squash recipe another day.
To my surprise, I found fresh CURRY LEAVES and key limes leaves from Coleman Farms! A broth came to mind.
1 kombu sheet
branch of fresh curry leaves (around 8 leaves)
2 key lime leaves
1 padron pepper
real salt
Soak the kombu in water for 15 minutes. Turn on the heat til it boils and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the kombu. Add salt, curry leaves, pepper, and key lime leaves, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Sear the salmon on both sides in coconut oil and ghee, some salt and pepper on top. Keep salmon raw in the middle. Remove the skin and set it aside.
Sort of a relish?
I have pickled onions I made a week ago. Diced garlic, and browned them in the pan after the salmon was removed. Chopped up pickled onions, the browned garlic, and key lime rind with a little squeeze of the citrus.
I took some fresh frisee from Maggies Greens, and put it in the bowl.
Warmed the broth up in the pan the salmon was seared in. Then put the salmon back in it for a minute to cook, but not over cook.
Put a piece of salmon on top of the frisee, spooned the broth over it, and added the pickled onion relish on top. Squeezed a little more key lime on top the salmon.
If you ever come across fresh curry leaves, get some! They're crazy tasty!


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Actor Lola Tash is up!
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You can catch Lola in MOLLY MAXWELL now playing at Carlton Cinema, which is a quietly humorous drama about a 16-year-old girl's heart pounding and crushing experience of impossible love with her young English teacher. Stay current with Molly Maxwell here!
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The Natal Battlefields
The Voortrekkers Leave Natal.
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Trekker Settlement Hopes Dissipate
In December 1845, a British Lieutenant Governor took office in Pietermaritzburg and the disheartened Voortrekkers realized that they had caught up with them once more after all the years of suffering.
Many of the Voortrekkers now pulled their wagons up over the Drakensberg five years after they first descended with such high hopes. However, after the suffering of Natal, most were now imbued with a burning sense of nationalism as they trekked once more to the independent highveld.
Pretorius is Insulted by the British
Pretorius travelled to Grahamstown and attempted to meet with the Governor, Sir Henry Pottinger, who refused to see him personally. Outraged, Pretorius took most of the Voortrekkers who still remained in Natal over the Drakensberg with him.
Sir Harry Smith succeeded Pottinger and rode to the Drakensberg to try and persuade the Voortrekkers to return. He had always been sympathetic to them and was moved when he saw their pitiful condition and heard their grievances. However, their minds were made up and they continued over the Drakensberg.
Potgieter's premonitions about Natal had been proved justified.
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One of my favorite lunches is the salad. 1) it is perfect energy food. 2) it is excellent for cleaning out the fridge. Since we don't keep much processed for in the fridge, we really are conscious about moving the fresh food through the house.
Yesterday version is the Chef Salad
Slice of ice berg lettuce
Cubed ham
Sliced salami
Cubed merlot cheddar
Blue cheese dressing.
That and a magazine makes for a perfect lunch.


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In my last post, I pontificated about the need for teachers (me) to adjust their attitude towards National Testing. Here are a few ideas about how to make these tests more interesting and more fun.
- Timed National-Testing style questions (like the one below): One per day, complete in under a minute, linked to individual targets for accuracy and speed.
- Intersperse these with a joke-style question: Once a week, still contributes to individual target.
- Have timed competitions for colouring in the identifier dots.
- Complete a timed National Testing style assessment with a not-so-serious topic. For example, rather than writing an exposition about why students should wear hats in the playground, an exposition could be written about the following:
- Why my teacher should never wear drop-crotch pants.
- Ninja Turtles smash Transformers every time and here's why.
- Children should not give themselves haircuts.
- Students could even choose their own topics. Revolutionary.
Why not create an IBL in which students can design and develop their own National Test that assesses the skills required for their age/stage group but is based on something they're interested in? This could be a fun homework project, an extension project or an ongoing project for Integrated Studies.
Hopefully, that's started your brain thinking about how to make National Testing taste more like chocolate cake than cough medicine.


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The Cheek of Her's new EP for 2012 "Megaphonic" will be released very shortly!
Tracks written, recorded, currently being mixed/mastered, Photo shoot promo done, CD Art Work in process and a new band line-up is coming together for some showcases! Please stay tuned for more updates!
The first single from Megaphonic was released in March 2012 "Yes. It's a Love Song". Please check it out, support and download before the full EP is released:


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At lunch time I was cutting up some mangoes and started thinking.........it would be so nice if I could share some mangoes through my blog. Crazy I know, but it's mango season here and we have so many trees in the area laden with ripe fruit and lets face it, you can only eat so much.
Chat soon, I am off to have a little mango.


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Chevron to Partner With CNPC on Major Gas Project in China (Dec. 18, 2007)
Companies sign production-sharing contract to develop Chuandongbei gas project
China National Petroleum Corporation representatives and Chevron executives, including Executive Vice President John Watson and Chairman Dave O'Reilly, participated in a signing ceremony in Beijing. Chevron will partner with China National Petroleum Corporation to jointly development the Chuandongbei natural gas area in China. "The signing of this contract demonstrates our worldwide focus on large-scale exploration and production projects, and our long-term strategy to grow our business in China," O'Reilly said at the ceremony. (Chevron Photo)
BEIJING, China, and SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 18, 2007 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) today announced that its main Chinese subsidiary has signed a 30-year production-sharing contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) for the joint development of the Chuandongbei natural gas area in central China. Chevron will take over the role of operator and hold a 49 percent participating interest and CNPC will hold a 51 percent interest in the project.
"The signing of this contract demonstrates our worldwide focus on large-scale exploration and production projects, and our long-term strategy to grow our business in China," said Dave O'Reilly, chairman and chief executive officer of Chevron Corporation, during a signing ceremony in Beijing. "Chevron is pleased to bring our technological expertise and strong emphasis on safety, efficiency and reliability to develop the Chuandongbei gas project in partnership with CNPC."
Added Isikeli Taureka, Chevron's country manager for China: "This partnership is a milestone for future cooperation between CNPC and Chevron. We look forward to working with CNPC to find solutions to meet China's rapidly growing demand for energy. We also plan to undertake a multiphase work program with CNPC's subsidiary PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company to evaluate additional reserves in the contract area and commence front end engineering and design work."
The Chuandongbei gas development area covers nearly 2,000 square kilometers in the Sichuan province. Chuandongbei, which includes the Tieshanpo, Dukouhe-Qilibei and Luojiazhai gas fields, has an estimated resource base of 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Design capacity at the proposed gas plants is expected to be 740 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. We have approximately 58,000 employees, and our subsidiaries operate across the entire energy spectrum - exploring for, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products and services; manufacturing and selling petrochemical products; generating power; and developing and commercializing the energy resources of the future, including biofuels and other renewables. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.
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- Total average daily production in 2006 from Chevron's interests in China was 100,000 barrels of crude oil and condensate (23,000 net) and 54 million cubic feet of natural gas (18 million net).
- According to the International Energy Agency (World Outlook 2007), China's primary energy demand is projected to more than double from 2005 to 2030 and the country is expected to overtake the US as the world's largest energy consumer soon after 2010.
Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Some of the items discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements about Chevron's upstream activities. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "budgets" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements are based upon management's current expectations, estimates and projections; are not guarantees of future performance; and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the company's control and are difficult to predict. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules permit oil and gas companies to disclose only proved reserves in their filings with the SEC. Certain terms, such as "probable" or "possible reserves," "resource base," or "resources," among others, may be used to describe certain crude oil and natural gas properties that are not permitted to be used in the company's filings with the SEC. Investors should refer to disclosures contained in Chevron's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
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Hertfordshire Mavericks will face Team Bath in the 3rd v 4th play-off at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday before the Grand Final.
Despite being top of the Vitality Netball Superleague table for much of the season, Mavericks were pipped at the post by Surrey Storm by just two goals in a final-worthy semi on Saturday 30th April.
Both Mavericks and Bath will be wanting to finish their season on a high after the disappointment of missing out on the final so this will be a huge game!
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Yesterday I didn't feel to well and my service was not up to par. Master understood though and has been concerned about how I am feeling. Anyway, yesterday morning I brought him his coffee like I always do and I just handed it to him. He asked me if this is way I serve him. It hit me that I didn't kneel when giving him his coffee. I apologized and made sure that I knelt when bringing him the second cup. Later on in the day Master was talking to me and I replied with just a yes. He then said, "yes what?" I meant to say yes Sir. Then last night I didn't ask permission to get in the bed and he turned to me and asked if I was testing him. I was a little confused. I told him no and he explained to me that all day it had seemed as if I was testing him to see how far I could push him or how long he would let me get away with things. It hit me, I had not been myself all day and didn't feel good. I told him that I didn't feel well and that I just wasn't myself. He then understood.
It got me to thinking. I wonder if I have ever unintentionally tested Master. I have read many threads on fetlife about subs and slaves that push their boundaries or test how far they can push their Dom/Master. I Do not think that this would be beneficial for either party. To me it shows a lack of trust on the sub/slaves part. If a sub/slave feels she has to test the waters so to speak to see how far he/she can go before something happens, then the dynamic is not what it should be. It shows a lack of communication, that is very much-needed. It also shows a lack of respect on the slave's part. It may be that the slave is trying to get her Dom/Master to be more Dominant or show more authority. Or may be that she just wants to see how far he/she can push before getting punished or disciplined. If this is happening, the dynamic in my opinion is broken. When you enter into a relationship/dynamic there has to already be a trust there and a confidence that things are the way they should be. And the people involved have agreed as to how their dynamic should work. (meaning boundaries, limits, etc.) There just should be no reason for the sub/slave to even want to test their Dom/Master.
Every person goes through what we call life. things happen and we all get caught in everyday life things. And sometimes our Masters/Doms have a lot on their plates. They have work, stress, bills, us to take care of, and many other things. If there are days that he/she doesn't show their dominance, it shouldn't be thought of as a fault or maybe they don't want me anymore, or I need to test them to see if I am still what they want. Just be there because you care, because you of all people should know what your Master wants and needs. By serving him at all times even when their dominance isn't showing, is a testament to you as his property and slave. As I am sure that your owner shows care and concern when you are not your best and when you don't feel like submitting on those days when you don't feel good.
Just trust your dynamic and the one that you with. Communicate your needs and wants and there will not be a reason to feel like you have to "test the waters." And remember…if you still feel like you want or need to test the water or push your boundaries, be careful of what you wish for…you just might get it, and might not be what you were hoping for. So, be prepared that if you keep it up, you might be released and asked to leave. Just a thought!


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This weekend I finally got the chance to enjoy the great weather.
A little bit of sun always cheers me up.
I maybe don't look like a sunny person, but I definitely am one.
*Speaking about shameless self-promotion*
Although it's sunny, I'm still wearing tons of clothes.
Mostly because I used to live in a country with very high temperatures.
Seeing all this people already wearing shorts and t-shirts gets me shiver.
Wearing: Zara jacket, bag & flats, H&M shirt, tights, & sunnies, Pimkie necklace, Scarf DIY
Yesterday I finally saw Alice In Wonderland.
I'll tell you more about my thoughts and some inspiration on the theme in my next post.
In other news, I joined Twitter. So if you feel like following, just hit the button!
I hope you all had a nice weekend!


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The officer stalks toward a group waving signs outside Miami Sequarium to protest the living conditions of Lolita, the park's captive killer whale. The officer gets right in front of a camera held by one man and then goes off.
"I'm gonna be honest with you," says the cop, identified by protesters as Miami-Dade Officer Gary Cadet. "If I'm driving with my family coming in here, and you call me an idiot, I would stop the car and beat your f***ing ass."
The interaction, activists say, is just the latest troubling moment in a pattern of harassment by MDPD toward protesters who've camped for years outside the Seaquarium.
In fact, the ACLU has recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of the group over that very issue, arguing that their free speech has been violated by cops who force protesters to stay in a "red zone" far from any patrons or staff at the park.
The lawsuit isn't directly tied to the video, which was uploaded Wednesday and first reported on by Photography Is Not a Crime. In the video, a protester admits to the officer that he called a passing driver an "idiot" but maintains the Seaquarium patron flipped him off first.
Either way, the dispute with the officer illustrates what anti-Lolita activists say is an unfair policy of forcing them to keep their distance from the target of their protests.
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That's why the ACLU filed suit earlier this month; that policy, along with bans on handing out leaflets to customers, violates the First Amendment, they claim. They cite an instance from last summer when a protester named Steven Bagenski was arrested for refusing to stay in the designated red zone.
"This is about as obvious a violation of free expression as there can be," ACLU of Florida staff attorney Shalini Goel Agarwal said in a release." The role of police isn't to minimize the impact of unpopular opinions, but to keep people safe and to ensure that their rights are being protected."
An MDPD spokesman declined to comment about the video or the suit, citing the ongoing litigation.
As for Lolita, activists have long argued that the orca is kept in a tank that's too small. They won a victory last month when the Seaquarium announced that trainers would no longer be allowed to perform with Lolita in live shows, as a result of federal safety rulings in the wake of a SeaWorld trainer's death caused by an orca in 2010.