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The Control Room of the Future - Smarter Reality
The Control Room of the Future Will Put a World of Science-Fiction Tools at Operators' Fingertips - but They'll Only Be Effective if Designers, Engineers and Operators Jointly Plan Ahead and Use Them to Serve Practical, Functional Needs
"Do we do it the old, reliable way, or do we challenge ourselves to demonstrate new technology and use continuous improvement?" That was Kevin Dahm's question.
Dahm, a principal engineer in the Major Enterprise Projects (MEP) division at DTE Energy (www.dteenergy.com), recently faced this issue while adding control room architecture to the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) equipment and controls on each of the four 800-megawatt, coal-fired units at its Monroe Power Plant near Detroit. The FGD process scrubs power plant emissions by using limestone slurry as a reagent to convert SO2 in the flue gas to a gypsum byproduct, which is then available for use in drywall, instead of ending up as landfill.
Adding FGD technology to Monroe's four units also required significant control integration within the existing control room footprint. "An early, in-house design used space within the existing Unit 3 and 4 control room to co-locate the FGD control room," says Dahm. "However, plant operations and the project team had a significant learning opportunity and developed lessons learned based on two years of Units 3 and 4's FGD operating experience. We recognized that we had one last chance to get the design correct and incorporate DCS capabilities, advanced technology and human-factor best practices into Units 1 and 2's design. This final design is planned to sustain the plant for the next 30 years of operating life."
As a result, Dahm, his project team and plant operations developed a decision document and criteria that focused on a centralized, combined FGD control room philosophy, which included all four unit-specific FGD controls, as well as all common equipment shared by those plants, such as conveyors, air and water systems. The team worked with operations, enlisted a consultant, Human Centered Solutions (HCS, www.applyhcs.com), and ABB (http://us.abb.com) to specify its 800xA DCS control system. The team worked on control room design, appropriate HMI colors, lighting, monitor locations and followed ISA's (www.isa.org) 18.2 guidelines for alarm management and situational awareness. HCS is one of the 14 members of the 20-year-old Abnormal Situation Management Consortium (ASMC, www.asmconsortium.net).
However, they weren't out of the old-control-room wilderness just yet.
New Gizmos, Persistent Problems
As the design debate at DTE Energy shows, there are several tectonic shifts shaking the world of control room design as its inhabitants strive to embrace the future:
- Many smaller and formerly separate control rooms are merging into larger, centralized "control and collaboration centers;"
- New interfaces and networking are allowing operators to perform more control room-type tasks remotely and move operators further away from their process applications, which can help improve safety;
- Tablet PCs and other handheld interfaces are allowing operators to take more control room data and functions into the field; and
- More accessible and voluminous data and more powerful software are enabling modeling and simulation to get much closer to real-time optimization.
These earthquakes in control room design and capabilities are enabled and driven by the same faster, cheaper data processing and networking that's transforming most process control applications and other industries. However, even though smart phones, tablet PCs, 3-D displays, closer-to-real-time simulations, video game-style interfaces, "augmented reality" devices and other new tools are becoming available to help in the control room, they can't substitute for a complete assessment of an application's requirements thorough planning before construction, and meeting the functional needs of its operators.
Think, Plan, Then Build
While it's logical to think that industrial facilities should be built around their operators for maximum efficiency, such has not been the case throughout history. Manufacturing structures, including process applications, were all built around big-ticket equipment, and operators and technicians were thrown in as an afterthought. Even now, most control rooms are built first, many screens are added and optimum arrangement is considered last—if at all.
"Builders try to arrange their large screens so people can see them, so they're usually driven to theater-style displays without thinking about the best ways to support control room activities," says Dr. Peter Bullemer, a past principal investigator at ASMC and senior partner at HCS. He and his colleagues at ASMC stress that new and renovated control rooms must seek to meet the cognitive and physical needs of users and support their ability to stay alert and aware—even though users don't want to change from what they had before.
"Preference doesn't equal a performance requirement," adds Dr. Dal Vernon Reising, also a past principal investigator at ASMC and senior partner at HCS. "Operators used to want dark control rooms and black-background screens, and today they want to sweep their hands over software objects on huge flatscreens, but neither means they're getting a sense of where their process application is actually at."
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MEDIA RELEASE: Boom in low-wage jobs driving drop in metro unemployment
RALEIGH (October 2, 2013) — A boom in low-wage jobs is the leading factor contributing to the drop in unemployment across most of the state's metros, according to today's jobs report from the N.C. Division of Employment Security.
Although unemployment has dropped in all 14 of North Carolina's metro areas over the last year, most of these job growth has occurred in the lowest wage sector—Leisure & Hospitality. Unfortunately, this industry pays $8.30 an hour, more than $12 below the statewide average—suggesting that most metros are seeing the biggest growth opportunities in ultra-low wage jobs.
Over the last year, Leisure & Hospitality was either the fastest or second fastest growing industry in 10 metro areas. These metros include:
- Asheville—5.7% growth
- Burlington—4.2% growth
- Charlotte—9.5% growth
- Durham—9.3% growth
- Greensboro—7.6%
- Greenville—5.8%
- Hickory—5.1%
- Rocky Mount—7.4%
- Wilmington—8.4%
- Winston-Salem—7.4%
"While it is certainly good news that unemployment is declining, the bad news is that the majority of all job creation is occurring in industries that don't pay a living wage," said Allan Freyer, Public Policy Analyst with the Budget & Tax Center, a project of the North Carolina Justice Center. "It's hard to see how our metro areas can continue to see long-term economic improvement if the majority of available jobs pay $8 an hour below the state average. And without significant income growth, it looks like a bumpy road ahead for consumer spending and local businesses."
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10-year-old Sasha Zaichik experiences the hardship of life in the former Soviet Union. His family has to live with 47 strangers in a cramped apartment. He believes it is all for the good of the country. Though Sasha is a proud member of the Young Pioneers he begins to have doubts about the intentions of the Communist government. His father is forcibly arrested by soldiers leaving vulnerable Sasha to muddle through on his own. The innocence of childhood is lost in a place where people are persecuted for what they believe.


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July – December 2018 Calendar of Events
All outdoor events are subject to weather conditions and/or date changes. Events will be postponed or cancelled when dangerous conditions or heavy weather are forecasted. For more information, please contact (207) 647-4352, firstname.lastname@example.com or check our website at www.lelt.org for updates and additional activities. For hikes and work days, always wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather conditions and varied terrain. Bring a map, water and snacks with you. Obedient dogs are welcome at LELT events unless specified. "Like" us on Facebook for information on upcoming programs!
July –December Calendar of Events
All outdoor events are subject to weather conditions and/or date changes. Events will be postponed or cancelled when dangerous conditions or heavy weather are forecasted. For more information, please contact (207) 647-4352, email@example.com or check our website at www.lelt.org for updates and additional activities. For hikes and work days, always wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather conditions and varied terrain. Bring a map, water and snacks with you. Obedient dogs are welcome at LELT events unless specified. "Like" us on Facebook for information on upcoming programs!
Back on Your Feet Club
Join Loon Echo staff for a new program geared towards getting folks back into a regular walking and exercise routine after a career, injury or life change. This is about taking one step at a time, setting goals and making friends. Information sharing about proper footwear, nutrition and clothing will round out each walk. Walks will range from town streets to Pondicherry Park. Meet Friday mornings at 8:00AM at the Loon Echo office on Depot Street. Comfortable walking shoes for varied terrain and a water bottle are recommended. This event is free, however, registration is required by calling 207-647-4352 Approximately 30-90 minutes weekly. Easy
Sunset Concert Series
August 8, 6:00PM-Sunset, Casco
Loon Echo Land Trust's famous Sunset Concerts Series on top of Hacker's Hill Preserve on Quaker Ridge Road in Casco, returns Wednesday August 8 for a 7th season. This summer's opening concert will feature the vocals and guitar work of nationally renowned musician Bruce Marshall. A tireless performer with great originals, an expressive, soulful voice and accompanying guitar style on acoustic and steel dobro, he's earned a reputation as one of New England's best. Don't miss this special Loon Echo benefit! Approximately 2.5 hours.
Kite Festival
August 9, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM, Casco
Kids of all ages are invited to spectacular Hacker's Hill preserve for kite flying! Join Loon Echo staff and Casco Recreation Department for this fun family event. Master Kite Maker John Martin will be on hand with all the supplies to help kids assemble, decorate and fly their own kites! Big kids are encouraged to bring their kites too. Participants should bring appropriate gear, water and a picnic lunch to enjoy. This event is free but registration is required, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or Beth Latsey at 207-627-4187.
Hike for Mental Health
August 11, 9:00AM-11AM, Bridgton
Join Loon Echo staff at Bald Pate Mountain to discuss and reflect on the connection between a walk in nature and positive mental health and well-being. This hike is brought to you in partnership with Bring Change 2 Mind: A Lake Region community campaign focused on encouraging conversation to build understanding and acceptance of mental health challenges and substance use disorders. We hope you will join us to experience or share your own story about the power of nature for prevention and recovery. Meet at the main parking area at 9:00 AM This event is free, but registration is required by calling 2017-647-4352 Approximately 2 hours. Moderate
Evening Star Party at Hacker's Hill
August 11th 9:00 PM-2:00 AM, Casco
Loon Echo invites you to a relaxing evening under the summer sky, and if conditions allow, shooting stars! The Perseids Meteor Shower is always a favorite due to the warm summer temperatures. At its peak, this shower seems to originate from the constellation Perseus, giving rise to the name Perseids. 2018 should be an excellent viewing year as the moon will be near "new' phase. In between shooting stars, gaze through telescopes, high powered binoculars and get familiar with "apps" for smart phones and tablets which make learning about the night sky even more fun! Make sure to bring a comfortable chair, bug spray, drinks and snacks. Meet at the summit at 9:00 PM (Come earlier if you want to view the sunset). Please park in the "Event Parking" area to the right of the summit. Approximately 5 hours. Easy
31st Annual Meeting
August 19, Bridgton
Celebrate 31 years of conservation with fellow Loon Echo members and fans at our Annual Meeting. This year the meeting and festivities will take place at South Bridgton's historic Narramissic Farm. A hike to a historic granite quarry of the surrounding farmland will precede the annual meeting and dinner. Hike will meet at 3:00PM with the Annual Meeting festivities starting at 5:00PM. Advance registration is required, $35 per person. (See registration form on page )
Evening of Geology
August 22, 5:00 PM-7:00PM, Casco
Spend an early evening with very special guest Maine State Geologist Robert Marvinney, as we look back in time at the northern Sebago Lake region from a geological stand point. The land between the west shore of Sebago Lake and the White Mountains offer an interesting story of ancient ocean shorelines, glaciers and multiple ice ages. Hacker's Hill provides a terrific vantage point and signs of geological events of the past. Meet at 5:00 PM at the summit. Please park in the "Event Parking" area to the right of the summit. Feel free to bring a picnic and stay for the sunset! (Sunset will be around 7:35 PM). Approximately 2 hours. Easy
Hawk Migration Watch
September 8, 9:00AM-12:00PM, Casco
Dick Anderson, former Director of the Maine Audubon, brings his enthusiasm for the southern hawk migration back to Hacker's Hill from 9 AM until noon. The ideal conditions for migrating hawks are a northwest breeze with clear skies. Bring your comfy chair, binoculars, water and snacks. In the past, many varieties of hawks have been observed along with bald eagles and osprey. Please park in the "Event Parking" area to the right of the summit. Approximately 3 hours Easy.
Loon Echo Trek
September 15, Bridgton
With the support of title sponsor, Norway Savings Bank, the Loon Echo Trek will be a newly reformatted TREK event this year. There will be a 6-mile hike along the SOuthwest Ridge Trail for recreational hikers and an 8.4 mile Mountain Challenge Trail Division. Both races will end at Shawnee Peak Ski Area for an amazing after party including live music, a taco bar and Allagash Beer. FMI www.lelt.org/programs/trek
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December 22, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Each month, there is one night when the sunset and moonrise are just minutes apart. When conditions allow, nothing is more fun than seeing both from a mountain top! Join Loon Echo Staff for this popular walk. Conditions on the ground may require snowshoes, or traction devices. Adequate layers of clothing, snacks and water are recommended. Meet at the Bald Pate parking area at 3:00 for the 3:15 ascent. The sunset is at 4:07 PM and the moonrise at 4:22 PM. Always a blast!
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One year ago, I was ready to take a break from teaching. I felt a need to spend more time at home with my family (ever hear the expression "Waldorphans?" Those are the children of Waldorf teachers), and I was yearning for a way to put my knowledge and experience to work in a new way. I made the bold decision to resign from my position as a Waldorf early childhood teacher, not knowing what would come next.
It seems that no sooner had I made the decision than I learned that Bella Luna Toys was for sale. I had long been aware of Bella Luna Toys as a wonderful online resource for wooden, natural and handmade toys, inspired by Waldorf education. The idea of working from home, selling the kinds of toys I loved and believed in would be an ideal situation for me. I was excited by the possibilities of using the website, not only to sell beautiful and unique toys that would inspire creative play, but also to share my experience and knowledge.
Then I got cold feet. I learned about the recently passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), which in its noble mission to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the US, was written in such a limiting and restrictive way that it threatened to put many small toymakers in the U.S., Canada and Europe out of business. Since most of the suppliers of the toys sold by Bella Luna Toys are made by indvidual woodworkers, crafters and small businesses, I worried about whether I would be able to sell the kinds of toys I wanted to. I nearly abandoned my dream of becoming the new owner of Bella Luna Toys.
Before I raised the white flag, someone suggested I call Dan Marshall, founder of the Handmade Toy Alliance and owner of Peapods Natural Toys and Baby Care in St. Paul, Minnesota. I called the store and Dan picked up the phone. He spoke to me for a long time. I learned about the important work that the HTA is doing to amend the language of the current laws in order to allow small batch manufacturers of handmade toys to continue producing the heirloom, natural and handcrafted toys that we all believe in and love. Dan probably doesn't remember our conversation, but he convinced me that this is a great business to be in, in spite of the challenges. Knowing that there were such committed, caring business owners like Dan and the other board members of the Handmade Toy Alliance gave me the courage to follow my heart and take a chance with Bella Luna Toys.
In 2007, large toy manufacturers who outsource their production to China and other developing countries violated the public's trust. They were selling toys with dangerously high lead content, toys with unsafe small parts, toys with improperly secured and easily swallowed small magnets, and toys made from chemicals that made kids sick. Almost every problem toy in 2007 was made in China.
The United States Congress rightly recognized that the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) lacked the authority and staffing to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the US. So, they passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August, 2008. Among other things, the CPSIA bans lead and phthalates in toys, mandates third-party testing and certification for all toys and requires toy makers to permanently label each toy with a date and batch number. All of these changes will be fairly easy for large, multinational toy manufacturers to comply with. Large manufacturers who make thousands of units of each toy have very little incremental cost to pay for testing and updating their molds to include batch labels.
For small American, Canadian, and European toy makers, however, the costs of mandatory testing, to the tune of up to $4,000 per toy, will likely drive them out of business. And the handful of larger toy makers who still employ workers in the United States face increased costs to comply with the CPSIA, even though American-made toys had nothing to do with the toy safety problems of 2007. Toy makers won't be the only ones impacted by the CPSIA, the thousands of US businesses who offer clothing, jewelry and other gifts for children –in essence– the entire children's industry will be as well.
The authors of the CPSIA simply forgot to exclude the class of toys that have earned and kept the public's trust. The result, unless the law is modified, is that handmade and small batch children's products will no longer be legal in the US. The Handmade Toy Alliance represents these toy makers, manufacturers, importers and retailers. We actively lobby the House of Representatives and the Senate for CPSIA reform and also serve as a collective voice to the CPSC. Thriving small businesses are crucial to the financial health of our nation. Let's amend the CPSIA so that all businesses large and small are able to comply and survive!
Bella Luna Toys is proud to be a business member of the Handmade Toy Alliance. Please become a fan of the HTA on Facebook, and visit their website at http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org to learn how you can support their work to keep handmade toys legal in the U.S.
Do you love handmade toys? Leave a comment here professing your love! Do you have a blog? Then please join me in spreading awareness of the Handmade Toy Alliance and add a post to support HTA's first annual Blog Week!


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For monitoring pneumatic and mechanical transport processes for bulk solids
The Solimotion FTR20 flow indicator for bulk solids is a non-contact device based on microwave technology. It is ideally suited for cost-effective monitoring of a mass flow (present or not present). The compact device can be used wherever the cost-effective monitoring of bulk solids movement is required. Individual adjustments to the application can be carried out by means of configurable functions (incl. automatic calibration).
Sensor, transmitter and power unit mounted in one housing, which means less effort for installation and mounting
High safety level compliant with international explosion protection certificates
Flush-mounted installation, non-contact installation possible for ideal integration into the process
Electronics housing can be rotated by 360° allowing adjustment into optimum position after installation
High cost-effectiveness thanks to its mechanical robustness: No wear, process-wetted ceramic sensor diaphragm (optional), long service life, maintenance-free
Signaling of mass flow (present or not present)
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Process connections: Threads or a suitable mounting bracket
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Buying a phone is becoming harder and harder these days. There are so many different options on smartphones that it is hard to keep up with all the latest technology. With phones and tablets almost completely relying on touchscreen interfaces, the screens on these devices are easily the most important part of modern day devices. There are several different technologies behind these screens, and we aim to explain what some of these terms mean. If you've ever wondered what AMOLED, LCD, IPS, or TFT mean, you're reading the right article.
These days you really only have two choices of screens when you are buying a smartphone or tablet: LCD or AMOLED. Many of you probably can't tell the difference between the two screen types, but both technologies have inherent strengths and weaknesses. LCD has been around for a while, but AMOLED phones are gaining popularity thanks to Samsung and other manufacturers. There isn't a clear winner at this point in time, so here's a look at both.
Update: This article was originally published on June 18, 2012, and updated on Aug. 25, 2014, to reflect recent devices. DT writer Aaron Liu contributed to this article.
LCD, Liquid Crystal Display, has been a part of our lives for years now. Besides mobile devices, we see LCD screens being used with almost every computer monitor, and in the majority of TVs. While these screens are made of wondrous liquid crystals, they also require a couple panes of glass, and a light source. LCD screens produce some of the most realistic colors you can find on a screen, but might not offer as wide of a contrast ratio (darker darks and brighter brights) as an AMOLED screen.
Some common terms you will find associated with LCD displays are TFT and IPS. TFT stands for Thin Film Transistor, which makes the wiring of LCD screens more efficient by reducing the number of electrodes per pixel. One benefit of TFT displays is an improved image quality over standard LCD screens. Another popular LCD technology is In-Plane Switching, or IPS, which improves upon TFT by offering much wider viewing angles and color reproduction on LCD screens. IPS screens are able to achieve this by keeping all the liquid crystals parallel to the screen. IPS is generally preferable to standard TFT.
Notable Devices with LCD Screens: iPhone 5 and 5s, LG G3, Sony Xperia 2, Google Nexus 5.
AMOLED, Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode, technology has grown in popularity in recent years, particularly among Samsung products. AMOLED screens consist of a thin layer of organic polymers that light up when zapped with an electric current. Due to this simple construction, AMOLED screens can be extremely thin and do not require a backlight. The benefit of losing a backlight is readily apparent: these screens are able to produce blacks so deep that the screen pixels can shut right off. Shutting off pixels can also save electricity and battery life in phones and tablets. Just keep your backgrounds close to black and you'll save energy.
Sometimes when you read about AMOLED screens, you might hear people complaining about something called a "pentile" display. This is a feature of most color AMOLED screens. Instead of having just a single red, blue, and green sub pixel per actual pixel, pentile displays have a RGBG sub pixel layout which has two green sub pixels for each red and blue. The positive of this technology is that you are able to create a screen that is just as bright as normal screens with one third the amount of sub pixels. The negative of pentile screens is that they can appear grainy, or appear to be lower resolution due to the larger, more visible sub pixels. For a while, Samsung begun using a display type called Super AMOLED Plus, which does not use a pentile sub pixel layout and also improves viewability in direct sunlight — traditionally a weakness for AMOLED. Samsung equipped the Galaxy S II with a Super AMOLED plus screen, but then reverted back to Super AMOLED screens for the Galaxy S III, citing screen life as the reason for the switch.
Notable Devices with AMOLED screens: Samsung Galaxy S series, Nokia Lumia 900, HTC One S.
You be the judge
There are pros and cons for each type of screen, and both screen technologies can produce vivid, beautiful displays. The only way to know for sure if the screen on your future device will satisfy you is to try it out for yourself. You will be able to easily see if the screen viewing angles, contrast ratio, and color reproduction will fit your needs after using the phone for just a few minutes.
Related: LCD vs. Plasma TVs, LED vs. LCD TVs, and 1080p vs. 1080i.
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I'm elated when I report various issues with a product, and someone informs me that they have had no problems. Now I can sleep at night!
Seriously, my main complain is _NOT_ that Grub2 is a worse product. I've had trouble with the original Grub (especially when the BIOS mis-reported a drive size), and I have had troubles at times with LILO. This is normal. In my case, I think it had to do with the particular Tablet PC I was using. Some Tablet PC's have a wierd way of initializing there devices at startup.
Anyhoo, the point is that when something invariably goes wrong (which happens with all software - I write software for a living ;} ), the means by which you resolve these issues is quite tortuous in Grub2. By having its configuration spread out in multiple places (at least 3 that I know of), and multiple files in each location, they have created quite a puzzle for the end user. At some point, a good front-end to all of this will be created (there is one I have looked at so far), then this will become less of an issue.
Really, I would see Grub2 _currently_ as more appropriate for Fedora. For Ubuntu, which emphasizes the "Just Works" philosophy, I do not believe it is stable and friendly enough for the end user. Just my $0.03 (my opinion is worth 50% more).


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(Fairfield, CT) - The Pioneer Club, the official booster club of Sacred Heart Athletics, is proud to announce the Inaugural Hockey Association Golf Outing. The outing will take place on September 28 at Great River Golf Club in Milford, CT, with all proceeds both Sacred Heart University Men's and Women's Hockey programs.
"We are extremely excited for the first annual Sacred Heart Hockey Golf Tournament," said SHU Men's Hockey Head Coach C.J. Marottolo. "This will let us bring back many alumni for a great cause, which is helping the program that is so close to all of our hearts. We are looking forward to a really great and fun day."
"It's a great opportunity for both Men's and Women's Hockey to get together and participate in something that will help SHU Hockey support and grow both programs," said SHU Women's Hockey Head Coach Tom O'Malley.
Individuals interested in participating should contact Joe Del Rossi, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development/Director of Pioneer Clubby phone at 203-369-8108 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"This is a great opportunity for alumni and supporters of the hockey team to come together and help Pioneer Hockey grow," said Kyle Tyll ('09) – a Sacred Heart Men's Hockey alumni and current SHU Hockey radio color announcer, who is helping with the tournament. "Most of all, it is going to be a lot of fun getting together with old teammates and friends to help Pioneer Hockey."
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"Exclusivity:" This week we have been troubled by exclusivity, and there may be no cure, considering the specialists we went to for help insist they are bent on making sure we keep it.
"Exclusivity:" This week we have been troubled by exclusivity, and there may be no cure, considering the specialists we went to for help insist they are bent on making sure we keep it.
Vallarta: Writing on Monday, my birthday, from our time-share in Sunset Plaza, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, a little history is in order.
This Pacific Ocean beach town considers itself paradise. We have returned several years about this time, not for the beaches or the resorts, which have come to crowd the shore, but for much bigger things.
Our condo overlooks Bandera Bay, a favorite wintering area for whales, particularly females and their calves. Sometimes they can be seen from our balcony, but we usually pay for a whale-watching tour, and are taken among the huge creatures in the watery spots where they congregate.
That will be later this week, but it is among the reasons we came back, this time to a different time-share, immediately next door to Plaza Pelicanos, which we had enjoyed for years.
Charlotte: By chance, aboard the plane from Houston to Vallarta, we shared a row of seats with Charlotte, a lady from New York, who flies down every year for a two-month stay at Pelicanos, where we stayed last year. We had never met her, but by the time the plane touched down, we had agreed to share a taxi to our adjacent lodgings.
Our lodgings, hers in Pelicanos and ours in brand new Sunset Plaza, are owned and managed by the same condo group, with several employees shared by the two.
Say what? But when we inquired at the desk, after unpacking, about how to visit with our new friend, Charlotte, in Pelicanos, we were rebuffed and informed that the management did not want guests of the older condo entering the new, and vice-versa.
We wanted an explanation. That's when we learned that management was maintaining the segregation of Pelicanos from Sunset residents to "preserve our exclusivity."
What prompted the management to think that I came to Mexico for "exclusivity" and that I needed help preserving it, I have trouble imagining. Sunset is newer, taller and in some senses more plush, but, on reflection, I think Pelicanos was more comfortable, and if we had it to do over, we would have stayed there because whatever it may have lacked in exclusivity was more than compensated by a corresponding lack of pretense.
Final straw: Showing us our Sunset suite, a staff member suggested that we not drink the tap water, that bottled water would be delivered on request. That took "exclusivity" a step too far. I typically avoid bottled water everywhere, except when sanitation is truly suspect.
We thought our new, high-rise and high-class digs would have water fit to drink. The explanation smelled of exclusivity, not of real health concerns. "It's OK for us to drink," said one clerk, "but not for you."
And there you have it, my "exclusive" on time-share "exclusivity." Later, a report on "update presentations."
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Police have found the body of missing Oregon woman Jennifer Huston after a weeks-long search.
The mother of two was discovered dead Tuesday near her Lexus SUV on a rural road in Yamhill County, local station KTPV reports. There was no sign of foul play.
In a press conference Tuesday, officers said it does not seem like Huston crashed her car, noting the apparent cause of death will not yet be released as the investigation continues.
The Facebook page "Find Jennifer Huston" confirmed the sad news, posting, "Thank you to everyone who has helped us search for Jennifer. We are grieving at this time and ask that we be given privacy."
Huston, 38, vanished July 24 after stopping at a Rite Aid in Newberg, Oregon, for Gatorade, trail mix and sleeping pills.
Authorities seemed to develop a lead in her disappearance Sunday, when a couple reported seeing a woman matching Huston's description board a ferry in Anacortes, Washington.
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Lady Bisons Have Good Showing In TSU Invitational
On February 1, 2004, the Lady Bisons track team participated in the TSU Invitational tournament. The team performed very well for a tough early meet.
Top performers were the Distance medley relay team, which finished fourth place. Elizabeth Schall, Brittany Miller, Deanna Edwards, and Ruth Mick all ran in that relay. Susan Worden also finished fourth in the 3000 meter run.
"We improved over the last 3 weeks, as we expected," said Coach Clay Nicks about the meet. He also said "It was still very early." Look for the Lady Bison track team to keep on improving in their upcoming meets. The team will compete on February 20, 2004 in an indoor meet at Southeast Missouri.


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KDE and OpenUsability Offer Summer Stipends for Students
Our friends over at OpenUsability have just started a call for students of usability, user-interface design, and interaction design or related subjects for the Season of Usability. Season of Usability is a project that offers mentoring students that want to work on usability aspects of various projects, including KDE. Students are offered a stipend worth $US1000. KDE is involved in the Season of Usability with three possible stipends, two for students who want to work on the KDE 4 Human Interface Guidelines, another project aims for improving the toolbox and palette interaction KOffice.
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Working on the KDE 4 Human Interface Guidelines is actually a very exciting thing to do. You will be able to work with some of the world's most excellent programmers, embedded in the friendly community that is KDE. Your work will be very visible, in multiple applications for millions of users, worldwide. Where else can your work have this kind of impact?
Tasks within this stipend include providing content for the HIG, creating guideline checklists for developers, collecting examples, but also higher-level tasks such as identifying repeating interaction patterns and designing solutions for them.
The KDE 4 HIG students will be mentored by Celeste Lyn Paul (seele) and Ellen Reitmayr (\el), KDE's usability gurus.
KOffice Toolbox and Palette Interaction
KOffice 2.0 has been designed around a palette pattern where tools would be associated with shapes (e.g. text tool, rectangle tool, etc.). The documents are built up from those shapes and information about the shapes and settings for the tools are shown in palettes. The KOffice team has noticed that this design has not worked out quite satisfactorily and the common interaction elements in the applications need improvement.
This project introduces you into the world that is KOffice, the worlds most comprehensive office suite. KOffice has the necessary degrees of freedom to not copy other products, but to come up with innovative solutions supporting workflows that may be different from those people are squeezed into by traditional office suites. This is your chance to gain experience in the productivity software world, and of course become part of the community that is KDE and KOffice.
Mentors are Celeste Lyn Paul (seele) and Ellen Reitmayr (\el) and Boudewijn Rempt (boud), KOffice core developer, maintainer of Krita and generally nice guy.
Applicants are expected to have some experience in interface and interaction design and/or usability analysis methods. Basic understanding of those topics is enough, however, as the project is meant to be a learning experience. The application deadline is set to the 14th of April, projects will be starting in May and run into July, maybe August. When applying, keep in mind that you do not need to be a KDE user. For your work you can use a KDE 4 Live CD or other means such as remote desktop access. See the Season of Usability webpage for more information.
I wish OpenUsability all the best...
it really makes KDE better and better. KDE4 looks really nice by default and this is something new here ;]
I wonder only how many students study usability, user-interface design, and interaction design or related subjects? Here in Poland it is not common.
By Goro at Fri, 2008/03/21 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
Usability is just an personal opinion.
By reihal at Sat, 2008/03/22 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
"Usability is just an personal opinion."
An added value for Ktorrent would be better UI out of box with the same amount of features.
An added value for KDE would be sane defaults with better technology than competition. So in my opinion usability is not just an personal opinion.
By Goro at Sat, 2008/03/22 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
Not true. (Well, in practise it often is true, and that's the exact problem.)
This Season of Usability is for those with formal education in this field and that's where it's neither guesswork, nor personal opinion. You could've found out yourself by doing the minimum amount of research and thinking before replying.
By Sebastian Kuegler at Sun, 2008/03/23 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
That's not the case of kmail. The usability study messe it up a lot and no one is happy about it (except developers) :-(
By Murdock at Sat, 2008/03/22 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
Just to make the case: Real usability people would be able to back up such a statement with the following data:
- A group of people with [this and that] background have been observed while using both version of kmail
(You see, this has much in common with scientific methods in other areas.)
So thanks Murdock for your ad-hoc assessment, but unfortunately you only prove that you just don't understand the difference between people with a formal education in the field, opposed to those that use 'usability' in much the same way as others use Godwin's law.
With the Season of Usability, OU and KDE want to attract those people with formal education ("experts").
By Sebastian Kügler at Sun, 2008/03/23 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
I've yet to see anything of that sort for Kickoff, just that people insist that Kickoff helps usability and productivity, even though it slows you down and adds steps to the process.
By T. J. Brumfield at Mon, 2008/03/24 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
By Morty at Mon, 2008/03/24 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
Your wonderful 5 pass procedure doesn't explain why kmail became so difficult to use in version 1.8.
By Murdock at Mon, 2008/03/24 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
Your mistake is false generalization (about usability) and not being specific enough about your problems with kmail. The pim-devel list is the most suitable place for that.
By Sebastian Kügler at Mon, 2008/03/24 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
Why, isn't it an usability problem? What happens if someone asks the usability team an opinion about a program and its usability?
By Murdock at Mon, 2008/03/24 - 5:00am
Re: I wish OpenUsability all the best...
By Murdock at Mon, 2008/03/24 - 5:00am
More KDE related projects:
By Tom at Sat, 2008/03/22 - 5:00am
Re: More KDE related projects:
OpenUsability suffers from a lack of manpower, so they cannot satisfy every project looking for advice. The projects mentioned above (HIG, KOffice toolbox) are those that will be mentored if a student for those shows up and wants to work on it. (And all that with high-profile mentors such as seele and \el).
The projects listed on the page you link are looking for usability advise, but they're not in the focus of the Season of Usability. OU is also very much a hub to bring usability experts and Free Software developers together, one of their tools is the page you mention.
By Sebastian Kügler at Sun, 2008/03/23 - 5:00am
Re: More KDE related projects:
There are 9 different projects and 10 student openings. The relative KDE ones are 2 student openings for the KDE4 Human Interface Guidelines and 1 student opening for the KOffice toolbox and palette project.
By Celeste Lyn Paul at Mon, 2008/03/24 - 5:00am
Best wishes!
Celeste and Ellen, I wish you guys all the best! I don't know anything about usability myself, but find your blog posts about usability inspiring, and I hope that the HIG is soon completed and then implemented! Interface consistancy is probably KDE's greatest advantage that we can leverage.
By kwilliam at Sat, 2008/03/22 - 5:00am
Re: Best wishes!
LOL, "guys"???
By Kevin Kofler at Sun, 2008/03/23 - 5:00am
Re: Best wishes!
"Guys" seems to be unisex in USA, so with their hegemony ;) of our language :) it's probably true everywhere now.
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Council of Wyrms is a Dungeons and Dragons boxed set, published in 1994, that includes rules for playing dragon, half dragon, and dragon servant characters. It includes three rule books: one for the base rules, one for dragon family and clan histories, and one for adventure modules. In 1999 it was slightly revised and reprinted as a hardcover book. This campaign setting is no longer officially supported.
The setting of the campaign is a chain of islands called Io's Blood Island Chain. These islands represent all major climates. It is separated from the rest of its fictional world by very large oceans.
The dragons on the islands are described as having a loose democratic government with a caretaker. Each dragon clan with a wyrm level dragon gets a vote on issues before the Council of Wyrms. The caretaker only gets a vote on tie issues. Thus dragonkind cooperates and makes decisions on issues affecting dragon welfare.
Humans are not native to the islands, and those humans who come to the islands are mostly adventurous dragon slayers.
According to the draconic myth described in the setting, the islands were created by the dragon god Io. Seeing his children, the dragons, engulfed in dragon war, Io cried out: "If dragon blood must be spilled, then let it be mine!" He then slashed open his belly with his own claws and spilled his blood into the oceans. The divine blood solidified and became a chain of islands. These islands Io gave to the dragons, hoping that they would be able to live there in peace.
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Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said Cardinal Sean O'Malley is entitled to his opinion on abortion – as protesters prepare to voice their opposition to his visit to Boston College.
Kenny made his comments as he laid a floral tribute on behalf of the Irish people at the site of the Boston Marathon bombings.
The Irish leader visited the Boston Marathon memorial site in Copley Square with Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis on Sunday.
In an interview with reporters afterwards, he addressed Cardinal O'Malley's decision to boycott the Boston College commencement ceremony on Monday in protest at proposed changes to Ireland's abortion laws.
The Archbishop of Boston traditionally attends the ceremony but Cardinal O'Malley has refused this year's invitation due to Kenny's presence on behalf of the Irish government.
The Bishop has claimed that Kenny is 'aggressively promoting abortion legislation'.
Speaking to the Irish Times, Kenny replied: "Boston College issued these invitations and people are entitled to either accept or not to accept."
Declining to comment on whether it was appropriate for the cardinal to become involved in the Irish national debate over the proposed abortion legislation, he added: "People are perfectly entitled to their opinions.
"I have a message for young America. The focus should be on those graduating."
The report says Ireland's PM said it was a 'unique honour' to be asked to speak at the ceremony for a college celebrating its 150th anniversary, 50 years after President John F Kennedy gave the centennial commencement address at the Jesuit college.
The Fine Gael leader had laid several bouquets of flowers at the Copley Square memorial which continues to grow since being relocated in the weeks following the April 15 bombings that killed three and injured nearly 200.
He said: "Probably the numbers for next year's Boston Marathon will far exceed expectations, so in that sense, it's a privilege on behalf of the people of Ireland to lay flowers at the scene."
Sporting a 'Boston Strong' lapel pin, Kenny spent about 10 minutes touring the memorial before greeting onlookers and shaking hands.
He added: "It is important to visit considering the large Irish influence in Boston.
"I wanted to come to this square today to show solidarity with the people of Boston."


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The state of Florida includes an incredible variety of habitats, including the tropical coral reefs of the Florida Keys, the unique Everglades, temperate hardwood forests, majestic rivers that meander for hundreds of miles, awe-inspiring springs, and nearly 8,000 lakes. These highly productive ecosystems support fishing and hunting, nature viewing, and other recreational and commercial activities.
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A comprehensive, statewide plan for conserving the state's wildlife and vital natural areas for future generations. It outlines what native wildlife and habitats are in need, why they are in need and, most importantly, what we are going to do about it. Some of the habitats included are: Hard Bottom, Tidal Flat, Natural Lake, Cypress Swamp and Scrub.
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Over half of Florida is privately owned. The land-use planning efforts and habitat management decisions made by private landowners today will determine the future for fish and wildlife tomorrow.
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Coral reefs can be described as the rain forests of the sea. One census found 3,467 species of algae, plants, and animals associated with coral reefs. Protection and wise use of Florida's coral reef habitat is our primary concern. The long-term Coral Monitoring Project (CRMP) is the most comprehensive coral assessment program ever established in the Florida Keys.
Conservation and restoration of seagrass is the primary focus of program staff in aquatic vegetation. Seagrass research helps supply resource managers with the data necessary to make effective decisions about the preservation, management, and restoration of these communities.
Managing wetland habitat is critical to providing the greatest quantity and highest quality of habitat possible to support Florida's waterfowl and other wetland-dependent wildlife.
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The Invasive Plant Management Section within the Division of Habitat and Species Conservation of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is the lead agency in Florida responsible for coordinating and funding two statewide programs controlling invasive aquatic and upland plants on public conservation lands and waterways throughout the state. Florida's aquatic plant management program is one of the oldest invasive species removal programs with its beginnings dating back to the late 1800s. With the addition of the upland program, the section oversees the largest invasive plant management program of its kind in the United States. The section also insures that beneficial native aquatic plants in Florida's ponds, lakes, and rivers are protected through its permitting programs.
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The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), has lead management responsibility for approximately 1.5 million acres on 42 Wildlife Management and Wildlife Environmental Areas (WMA/WEAs) in Florida. FWC land managers, in cooperation with the Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI), have developed and are implementing an objective-based vegetation management (OBVM) approach to resource management on these Trustee-owned lands.
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Florida has more than 7,700 named lakes over 20 acres and countless ponds from 1-20 acres. Many of those smaller ponds are on private property. Such ponds, if properly managed can provide wonderful, fishing, birding and wildlife viewing opportunities. However, the management of the ponds should take into account important conservation principles to prevent doing more harm than good.
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Science and Engineering Library will begin taking off the Spring 2010 Course Reserves on Monday, May 24, 2010 (books, paper and electronic reserves).
Professor's copies (book or paper) will be returned via campus mail unless your office is in Nedderman Hall. We will deliver these to the department's reception/secretary. Please give us 24-hour notice if you need your material before May 24, 2010.
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Monday, March 24, 2014 (All day) to Saturday, April 19, 2014 (All day)
Terry Towery, from the Lehman College of the City University of New York, juries this annual competitive exhibition, which features the finest recent works of students enrolled in classes in the UNI Department of Art. Towery will also present work in the Gallery Showcases during the run of the student exhibition. Awards Ceremony and Opening Reception: March 24 at 7:00 p.m. in KAB 111.
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Yesterday morning after feeding llamas, dogs, chooks, and ducks; it was time to head out to stock up on feed. We use a local (local being a relative term around here)farm's mix; a sweet mix developed by a llama farmer in Southern Vermont,Lars Garrison; a man known as an icon and all around good guy in the llama community. This horse farm/feed supplier, Wirtes Farm, prepared it exactly as he envisioned it should be; a perfect llama feed. We travel to this farm in the Berkshires of northeastern Massachusetts to purchase our feed supplies. It just so happens that the farm store is on the road that leads to Mount Greylock's trails and viewing areas; many times I have said to myself – "Why didn't I bring my camera, I could just head on up there after buying this grain"? Well, yesterday, I did remember my camera, and of course it was grey and gloomy, a bit drizzly even. I hesitated for a moment, should I waste my time, I probably won't get any good shots in this cloud cover…I persevered, after all I had remembered my camera!
I drove not even 5 minutes up the road; here is what I saw.
"I wonder where we are going," I said.
"Wherever the way is going," Exi replied calmly.
"But where do you suppose the way is going?"
"Wherever we go."
"That doesn't really make sense, does it?"
"Oh, yes. Quite good sense."
"Do you know any method by which you can go way and your path another? Not the path, but your path?"
"Well-" I hesitated. "Well, if you put it that way, I guess not. But what about crossroads? Couldn't you choose the wrong one?"
"I suppose you could. However, if it was the wrong way you chose, it would still be your way, wouldn't it?"
"Yes," I answered, "yes, it probably would."
― Sheila Moon, Knee Deep In Thunder
You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing.
Be well,


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Omnigrad S TMT162R
Pt100 Thermometer, Field transmitter
Safe monitoring of process temperatures in challenging applications e. g. in the Oil & Gas industry
The robust thermometer is designed for use in demanding and safety relevant applications e.g. in the Chemical, Oil & Gas and Energy industry. The thermometer fulfills the corresponding safety requirements due to various certificates and tests. The use of a transmitter leads to higher accuracy and reliability in comparison to directly wired sensors.
Dual compartment housing
Backlit display with large measured value, bar graph and fault condition indication
Galvanic isolation 2 kV (sensor input to the output)
Wide range of threaded thermowell connections available as standard
Replaceable measuring insert comprising a mineral insulated tube (SS 316L/1.4404)
Approvals for hazardous areas: Flameproof enclosure (Ex d), Intrinsic safety (Ex ia), Non-sparking (Ex nA); marine approval
Aluminum or stainless steel housing, degree of protection IP67, NEMA 4x
Campo de aplicação
Chemical/pharmaceutical industry
Petrochemical industry
Energy industry
Paper industry
General industrial applications
The TMT162R RTD assembly comprises a measuring insert (Pt100) and an electronic field transmitter with HART®, FOUNDATION Fieldbus™ or PROFIBUS® PA protocol.
Características e especificações
Documentos / Manuais / Software
Acessórios / peças sobressalentes
Predecessor / Successor
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Mark W. Kopp
Technology Assistant
IT Department
Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8
4500 6th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
-----Original Message-----
From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Notaro
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:05 PM
To: Jessica Rosner
Cc: email@example.com
Subject: Re: [Videolib] copyright AGAIN [Scanned]
ALL businesses are merging and suffering massive cutbacks. Anyone in the
music business will tell you they would be in BIG trouble without online
content sales. Yes, cd sales are down, and now dvd sales are down. And
just as people have been plugging their iPods into cars, instead of
popping in cd's, there are iPod docking stations for televisions now. The
writing is on the wall.
Jessica Rosner wrote:
> Um Mark
> Record companies are being KILLED, CD sales are off a cliff and the money
> they get from say iTunes is not close to covering it . Record companies
> are
> LOSING money for the most part , there have been massive cutbacks and
> mergers, it is anything but a thriving business and I think that is what
> Us distributors are very worried about. It should be noted that the music
> market is being destroyed more or less by individuals even those pirating
> on
> a big scale, schools on the other hand have made licensing deals in many
> cases which of course is what all of us would like if all those really big
> problems could be worked out.
> On 10/30/08 11:29 AM, "Jerry Notaro" <email@example.com> wrote:
>> I don't agree with Mark's analogy either, Jessica, but we have heard the
>> same argument you are presenting from record companies when people
>> started
>> streaming music. Buying and managing music online is a reality and the
>> rights and content holders are making tons of money because of it. If
>> they
>> would have stuck to selling music "only" on cd's, yes, they would be in
>> trouble, but that didn't happen and they are thriving. Much as producers
>> and distributors think librarians are trying to make a fast buck, it is
>> going to be survival mode soon for content providers. People are
>> demanding
>> it and yes, they will pass and choose other content because of the
>> format
>> available.
>> Jerry
>> Jessica Rosner wrote:
>>> More like you buy a house on the water in an area zoned for residential
>>> use
>>> only, but you decide you can
>>> Make a bundle by tearing it down and building a 5 story hotel and
>>> allowing
>>> hundreds of folks to the water.
>>> You are sued because YOU VIOLATED the law that said the property was
>>> for
>>> residential use ONLY.
>>> You want to take material marked for home use ( Films) for which a
>>> generous
>>> exemption already exists allowing you to
>>> Use them in °Face to faceý teaching instruction IN the class with the
>>> instructor present , rip them off again LITERALLY by breaking
>>> encryption
>>> which is unequivocally against the law except for CLIPS for film
>>> classes,
>>> digitize and stream them so that students can watch them anywhere they
>>> find
>>> °convenientý.
>>> As per previous post I hope you wont mind when after all the small film
>>> distributors are gone because we could not sell
>>> 50 copies of a film a rare film we spent $30,000 to get out ( and that
>>> is
>>> for a REALLY cheap one) to universities , the schools decide there is
>>> no
>>> need for librarians now that Mega Distributor corp. of America offers
>>> schools one stop shopping where
>>> ALL FILMS AND BOOKS are digitized and you only pay them a few thousand
>>> bucks
>>> a year to give your campus access to
>>> All of it.. Keep in mind Mega distributors has of course Merely bought
>>> one
>>> copy of the film or book , digitized it and made it available to any
>>> campus
>>> that subscribes to it¿s service After all the copy they bought for $
>>> 14.98
>>> from Baker & Taylor was a LEGAL copy so the school didn¿t even have to
>>> buy
>>> that one. No need for rights or librarians, think of the money they
>>> can
>>> save.
>>> This is the logical conclusion of taking copyrighted material
>>> ,digitizing
>>> & streaming it why would any budget conscience
>>> Institution do otherwise ?
>>> On 10/30/08 10:55 AM, "Mark Kopp" <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>>> The most important term in your commentÅýshouldý
>>>> And on the other side of your °shouldý, some producer/rights holder is
>>>> claiming they °shouldý get paid every single time someone views their
>>>> stuff.
>>>> It¿s the very reason they want the law to prevent us from tampering
>>>> with
>>>> the
>>>> °technological measuresý. The less exemptions there are, the more
>>>> money
>>>> they
>>>> stand to make. It¿s quite simple, actuallyÅalways follow the money. In
>>>> yesteryear, there was only one format at a time. Now, formats change
>>>> with the
>>>> weather and producers/rights holders want paid for the same °art
>>>> work/intellectual propertyý with each format change. If they can
>>>> convince the
>>>> worldÅand the lawÅthat they need paid for each change, it¿s in their
>>>> best
>>>> interest to demand such recompense and try to keep the law on their
>>>> side. Of
>>>> course, that means we, as in anyone who purchasesÅor are FORCED to
>>>> purchase
>>>> due to format retirementÅmust ante up for each format change. Those
>>>> who
>>>> sell,
>>>> want as much as they can get for their waresÅand those who buy, wish
>>>> to
>>>> pay as
>>>> little as possible for those same wares.
>>>> It¿s a damn good thing we don¿t have to buy lumber this way. You¿d buy
>>>> a
>>>> piece
>>>> of wood to build a house. That¿s OKÅthose rights were secured at the
>>>> time of
>>>> purchase. But when you try to use it to build a picnic table, you need
>>>> to
>>>> repurchase the rights because that¿s a format change. Imagine the
>>>> trouble if
>>>> you then sold that transformative work. The wood was originally sold
>>>> to
>>>> build
>>>> a house, but now it¿s used as a table!Ålet¿s not go there right now.
>>>> Now, when
>>>> you wish to also build a bird house, you need to purchase rights
>>>> againÅwhy?...format change!. When you¿re done with the bird house and
>>>> you burn
>>>> it, be careful!...that¿s also a format change, but it¿s a grey area
>>>> and
>>>> we¿d
>>>> need to get a lawyer, or maybe an exemption to the Library of Wood
>>>> Products.
>>>> After it¿s all been said, it¿s still a piece of wood, once a tree, and
>>>> when
>>>> the forester cut down that tree, it was his intent for it to be a
>>>> house
>>>> and
>>>> that was his work and he wanted it to be a house, and by damned, he
>>>> should
>>>> have gotten paid again, when it became a picnic table, and again when
>>>> it
>>>> became a bird house, and even when it was used as heat. How absurd!
>>>> I¿m lookin forward to Friday!
>>>> Mark
>>>> Mark W. Kopp
>>>> Technology Assistant
>>>> IT Department
>>>> Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8
>>>> 4500 6th Avenue
>>>> Altoona, PA 16602
>>>> From: firstname.lastname@example.com
>>>> [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of Anna Headley
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:13 AM
>>>> To: firstname.lastname@example.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] copyright AGAIN [Scanned]
>>>> As I understand it:
>>>> I can buy a DVD with PPR for the life of the product. Even if you
>>>> stop
>>>> selling that DVD, if I still have it and it still works, I still have
>>>> those
>>>> rights. What is the difference with a digital file?? It should be
>>>> the
>>>> same
>>>> thing. You sell it to me, you send it to me, and I own it along with
>>>> the
>>>> rights until it's obsolete or broken. After a while, your ownership
>>>> runs out
>>>> and you can't sell it anymore. But that shouldn't affect the copy I
>>>> already
>>>> have. Please tell me what I'm missing.
>>>> best,
>>>> anna h.
>>>> Subject:
>>>> Re: [Videolib] copyright AGAIN
>>>> From:
>>>> Jessica Rosner <email@example.com> <mailto:email@example.com>
>>>> Date:
>>>> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:55:01 -0400
>>>> To:
>>>> <firstname.lastname@example.com> <mailto:email@example.com>
>>>> To:
>>>> <firstname.lastname@example.com> <mailto:email@example.com>
>>>> Well being almost totally ignorant of digital technology it is hard
>>>> for
>>>> me
>>>> to say. If in fact this is a format with life span similar to VHS or
>>>> DVd
>>>> which small companies at least have and continue to sell with some
>>>> kind
>>>> of
>>>> PPR rights it might work but I suspect that realistically you are
>>>> really
>>>> looking towards licensing with more specific time frame between say
>>>> 1-5
>>>> years.
>>>> On 10/29/08 11:27 AM, "Brewer, Michael"
>>>> <email@example.com>
>>>> <mailto:email@example.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>> Proud Resident of a BLUE STATE
>>> Jessica Rosner
>>> Kino International
>>> 333 W 39th St. 503
>>> email@example.com
>>> 212-629-6880
>>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>>> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>>> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
>>> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will
>>> serve
>>> as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
>>> of
>>> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
>>> producers and distributors.
>> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
>> issues
>> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
>> control,
>> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries
>> and
>> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an
>> effective
>> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
>> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
>> distributors.
> Proud Resident of a BLUE STATE
> Jessica Rosner
> Kino International
> 333 W 39th St. 503
> email@example.com
> 212-629-6880
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.


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Putin Explains How Gays AREN'T Being Discriminated Against In Russia; Admits Tchaikovsky Was Gay
Russian President Vladimir Putin still maintains that new anti-gay laws don't actually discriminate against gay people.
He spoke on the subject with The Associated Press:
President Vladimir Putin sought to ease concerns that Russia's new anti-gay law would be used to punish athletes who display rainbow flags during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, while insisting that gays are not discriminated against in his country.
"I assure you that I work with these people, I sometimes award them with state prizes or decorations for their achievements in various fields," Putin said in an interview with The Associated Press and Russia's state Channel 1 television late Tuesday. "We have absolutely normal relations, and I don't see anything out of the ordinary here."
He added that Russians love Tchaikovsky even though the composer was said to have been a homosexual. "Truth be told, we don't love him because of that, but he was a great musician and we all love his music," Putin said.
Putin offered to meet with members of the gay and lesbian community if they asked to see him.
It's fine guys. He gives gays prizes!!! Nothing to see here.
And he loves Tchaikovsky...minus that pesky gay thing.
I don't understand why western people so paranoid about Russia? Because they believe what they see on TV? I have many friends in Russia, gays and lesbians. New law protects children from molesters, doesn't ban gays, LOL You have to read between the lines everytime you watch news. News are usually twisted to create anger against us, but we are the same people like you. Look at this video, when people are trying to tell the truth, FOX TV presenter is trying to interrupt them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fittrMv28WA Now I start to believe in conspiracy ))


text: Fun, playful and very cool show in the style of funk. This music can be applied absolutely in every field, because it is playful, positive, is just kind and good emotions, it is equally suitable for both corporate parties and for circus performances, video, web projects, presentations, advertising for goods and services . Melody is a very simple and after the first listen and to remember imprinted in human memory. Track of high quality, very juicy and tight bass, juicy and bright acoustic guitar, a powerful and assertive percussion party.


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Part 1: Tips to Improve Simulation App Design and Structure
Ed Fontes May 5, 2016
The Application Builder in the COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software offers almost unlimited freedom in the design of apps. But as engineers, we need to balance our creativity with focus to avoid disorder in our simulation app design. In the first installment of a two-part blog series, we give a few guidelines that will help you create apps with a clear, streamlined design and structure.Ler Mais
Brianne Costa May 4, 2016
Shouldn't the way you design a device be just as efficient as the device itself? When designing a centrifugal governor, the main goal is to increase the overall operation efficiency of an engine. With our Centrifugal Governor Simulator demo app, you can easily and quickly test a wide spectrum of parameters and physical studies to optimize the performance of the device. Today's blog post offers insight.Ler Mais
Caty Fairclough May 3, 2016
Why are the famous paintings on the walls of a Netherlands chapel deteriorating? To answer this question, researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology used physical measurements and simulation to evaluate how rising moisture affects the chapel's artwork. Today, we'll see how their research helped provide a better understanding of the damage occurring within this cultural heritage site.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham May 2, 2016
Graphene is a material with a strong presence — and impact — throughout the scientific community. Amongst its many uses, researchers are looking to graphene as a potential material solution within sensor designs for medical and biosensing applications. Today, we'll explore the role of simulation in analyzing and optimizing a 3D multilayered graphene biosensor.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham April 28, 2016
The ability to adapt to unpredictable or dangerous environments is an important advantage for any vehicle or device. Developing materials with the ability to shift in shape can offer potential for new technologies to handle such situations. With the design of a new hybrid material, engineers at Cornell University are bringing new developments of this nature to the fields of soft robotics and aeronautics.Ler Mais
Magnus Ringh April 27, 2016
You can use the residual operator, new with COMSOL Multiphysics version 5.2, to evaluate and plot your model's algebraic residual in order to troubleshoot convergence issues. This blog post demonstrates the use of the residual operator for visualizing and understanding the convergence properties of a turbulent flow simulation.Ler Mais
Nirmal Paudel April 26, 2016
Magnetic gears are the contactless mechanisms for torque-speed conversion using permanent magnets or electromagnets. They are utilized in several renewable energy applications, increasing the speed of wind energy, ocean energy, and flywheel energy storage in order to match the specification of the electromagnetic generator. Unlike their mechanical counterparts, magnetic gears offer inherent overload protection, have high reliability due to frictionless operation, and require no lubrication. Today, we'll discuss how to simulate magnetic gears in 2D and 3D with COMSOL Multiphysics.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham April 25, 2016
Behind every glass of beer is a series of steps that deliver its unique taste. Fermentation, the process during which sugars are converted into alcohol, is one of these important steps. With the help of COMSOL Multiphysics, we can study the fermentation process, identifying ways to optimize its efficiency and serve up a better-tasting beer.Ler Mais
Brianne Costa April 20, 2016
We've talked a lot on the blog about the different types of simulation apps that you can build. But did you know that you can create an app that plays sounds? The Organ Pipe Designer allows users to investigate the parameters behind an organ pipe configuration and then play the resulting sounds to really see — and hear — a design in action. Let's learn more about the physics behind our underlying model and its transformation into an easy-to-use app.Ler Mais
Scott Smith April 19, 2016
Inductive devices exhibit a range of electromagnetic effects that have to be taken into account when they are utilized as part of any application. With the tools provided by the AC/DC Module in COMSOL Multiphysics, you can model and design an inductor in a straightforward yet accurate way, as well as calculate the device characteristics your application demands.Ler Mais
Bridget Cunningham April 18, 2016
Removing bacteria and contaminants from water is an important point of concern for safety reasons. One method of purification involves the use of water treatment basins. CFD modeling provides an efficient route for optimizing the design of these basins to ensure their overall effectiveness. Simulation apps, as we'll highlight here, are taking things one step further by extending the scope of such modeling capabilities to a much wider audience.Ler Mais


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|Team Sunweb Women
|October 5, 1997
|What is your specialty on the team?
|Leadouts and time trial
|Holstebro, Denmark
|What is your biggest achievement?
|Winning the U23 European championships in ITT and RR 2017.
|What is your professional goal for 2018?
|To develop into being a better rider. I have a lot of things to learn and to improve. Both tactics, physically, mentally and technical. And If I succeed in these points, the results will also come.
|What do you love about cycling?
|That you can do cycling on all kinds of levels. I really like that professionals and recreational cyclists can ride together. Cycling is for everyone and there are not many sports like this.
|Why do you love riding for Liv?
|The lightness of the bike, the look, the aerodynamics. Everything is the best, which makes the Liv bikes amazing to ride.
|What is one item you would never leave home without?
|I think it must be my phone. I really have the feeling of missing something if I don't have it with me.
|If you could learn a new sport or skill this year, what would it be?
|A skill I really would like to learn on the road bike is to make a bunny hop. I also think it could help me in some situations in races.
|What is your favorite place to travel?
|I like seeing new things and normally I travel to different places, but my favorite place to travel is actually just to the west coast in Denmark.
|What is your favorite food?
|I really have a sweet tooth. I love chocolate, cakes, and sweet stuff. But I also really like some good bread, a burger or a good lasagna.
|Who is(are) your favorite riding partner(s)?
|I really like riding with a group of people from my hometown, friends and also with my dad or brother. I also have a really good friend and old teammate Camilla Møllebro. We are living really close to each other in Denmark, so when it is possible I really enjoy a ride together with her also.
|How do you spend your time off the bike?
|I enjoy spending time with my friends, family, going out, and do some shopping when I am off the bike and having the time. But I also really enjoy just to do nothing, like watching a series, reading a book, listen to music or just relaxing.
|What do you want to be "when you grow up"?
|I have no idea at the moment. One crazy idea I have is to have my own cafe if it one day is possible.
|Words you live by...
|Enjoy the moment, you will never get it back


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Draykov wrote:Truthfully, I've been kind of out of the loop on the contest. Wasn't sure if it was open forum judging or what. I assumed the ninja scrutiny monkeys had been hard at work for days already.
Yeah, I really don't think it's a good idea to have an open vote. It gives more well-known MOCers more attention, and they will probably be the ones who get the most votes. Whether they deserve it or not, I don't know. I just feel it's too biased to have it be done by us.