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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E751. Processor family: 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3, Processor model: i3-2310M, Processor frequency: 2.1 GHz. Display diagonal: 39.6 cm (15.6"), Display resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels. Internal memory: 4 GB, Internal memory type: DDR3-SDRAM. Total storage capacity: 320 GB. Optical drive type: DVD Super Multi. On-board graphics adapter, Discrete graphics adapter. Operating system installed: Windows 7 Professional. Weight: 2.5 kg
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A notebook, also known as laptop, is a portable computer. When you are looking for the right notebook, it is important to know where you are going to work with it. Do you want to use it on the road? Choose a model with a special energy-saving \'mobile\' processor, a good battery and a reasonably small display. This will allow you to work longer with the same battery and saves you the trouble of carrying around a large display that consumes a lot of precious battery power. Or will you be using you notebook mainly in places where you will have access to a power outlet? Then choose a desktop processor (more processing power for less money) and an ordinary battery. This will save you a lot of money, which you could then spend on a bigger screen. You\'ll work faster because you can view more information at once and it\'s great for multimedia!notebooks
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Short summary description Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E751 2.1GHz i3-2310M 15.6" 1366 x 768pixels:
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Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology
Create, Edit, and Share Video in a Flash
Intel® Quick Sync Video uses the dedicated media processing capabilities of Intel® Graphics Technology to make video encoding tasks—such as creating DVDs or Blu-ray discs, creating and editing 3D videos, converting 2D video files into 3D, and converting video for portable media players and social networking sites—faster and easier.
Display diagonal *
Size of the display for this product, measured diagonally, usually in inches.
39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution *
The number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It is usually quoted as width × height, with the units in pixels: for example, "1024 × 768" means the width is 1024 pixels and the height is 768 pixels. The higher the number of pixels, the sharper the image.
1366 x 768 pixels
LED backlight
A backlight is a form of illumination used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). One type of backlight is made by LEDs, which can be either white or RGB (red green blue). White LEDs are used most often in notebooks and desktop screens, and in virtually all mobile LCD screens. RGB LEDs for backlighting are found in high-end color proofing displays such as HP DreamColor LP2480zx monitor or selected HP EliteBook notebooks, as well as newer consumer grade displays such as Dell's Studio series laptops which have an optional RGB LED display.
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio is the ratio of the width of a shape to its height. For example, 4:3 is common for standard displays and 16:9 is the ratio for Widescreen TV.
Display brightness
Brightness is the amount of radiating light emitted from the screen. The brightness rating is measured in candellas per square meter, commonly known as 'nits'.
220 cd/m²
Contrast ratio (typical)
The difference in light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black.
Processor frequency *
The speed that the microprocessor executes each instruction or each vibration of the clock. The CPU requires a fixed number of clock ticks, or cycles, to execute each instruction. The faster the clocks rate, the faster the CPU, or the faster it can execute instructions. Clock Speeds are usually determined in MHz, 1 MHz representing 1 million cycles per second, or in GHz, 1 GHz representing 1 thousand million cycles per second. The higher the CPU speed, the better a computer will perform.
2.1 GHz
Processor family *
A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.g. Intel Pentium processors.
2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model *
The model number for the processor in a computer.
Processor cores
The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 (e.g. Intel Core Duo) or more (e.g. the Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores).
Processor threads
System bus rate
A bus is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers. The system bus rate is the speed at which data is transferred in this communication system.
5 GT/s
Processor cache
Processor socket
Mechanical component(s) that provides mechanical and electrical connections between a microprocessor and a printed circuit board (PCB). This allows the processor to be replaced without soldering.
Processor cache type
Smart Cache
Motherboard chipset
The chipset connects the microprocessor to the rest of the motherboard.
Intel HM65 Express
Processor lithography
The process which is performed by the processor e.g. CPU (Central Processing Unit).
32 nm
Processor operating modes
Operating modes for the processors that place restrictions on the type and scope of operations for certain processes run by the CPU. This design allows the operating system to run with more privileges than application software.
Bus type
Processor codename
Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
Processor series
Intel Core i3-2300 Mobile series
FSB Parity
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
PCI Express slots version
PCI Express configurations
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
Integrated 4G WiMAX
Conflict Free processor
"Conflict free" means "DRC conflict free", which is defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules to mean products that do not contain conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten and/or gold) that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries.
ECC supported by processor
Internal memory *
A computer's memory which is directly accessible to the CPU.
Internal memory type *
The type of internal memory such as RAM, GDDR5.
Maximum internal memory *
The maximum internal memory which is available in the product.
Memory clock speed
The frequency at which the memory (e.g. RAM) runs.
1333 MHz
Memory slots
Number and type of memory expansion slots, including connector and memory module descriptions.
2x SO-DIMM
Total storage capacity *
The total amount of data that can be stored on the device.
Card reader integrated *
The device includes a card reader e.g. a card reader in the disk bay of a computer or thin client to permit log-on using smart/pin cards.
Number of hard drives installed
The number of hard drives built into the device.
Hard drive capacity
The maximum storage capacity of the hard disk, usually measured in bytes e.g. GB.
Hard drive interface
The way that a hard disk drive (HDD) is connected to the rest of the computer through a 'bus' such as ATA or SCSI.
Serial ATA
Hard drive speed
The rotational speed of a hard disk expressed in rotations per minute. The faster the better.
Compatible memory cards
Types of memory cards which can be used with this product.
Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO, SD
On-board graphics adapter *
Graphics hardware which is built into the motherboard or CPU, as opposed to a separate graphics adapter (video card). On-board graphics uses CPU and RAM for graphics processing.
Discrete graphics adapter *
On-board graphics adapter model *
"Graphic adapter" is the hardware that produces images on a display. "On-board" means that the graphics adapter is intergrated inside the motherboard.
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Discrete graphics adapter model *
A graphics adapter (often known as a video card) generates images for a display. A discrete graphics adapter plugs into the motherboard, and usually produces much better graphics than an integrated graphics adapter. There are various models of discrete graphics adapters.
Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics adapter family
Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
650 MHz
On-board graphics adapter dynamic frequency (max)
1100 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)
The feature may not be available on all computing systems. Functionality, performance, and other benefits of this feature may vary depending on system configuration.
Maximum resolution
The maximum number of pixels that can be displayed in the image. It is usually quoted as width × height,: for example, "1024 × 768" means the width is 1024 pixels and the height is 768 pixels.
2560 x 1600 pixels
On-board graphics adapter ID
Audio system
System used to play music or speech.
Realtek ALC269
Number of built-in speakers
Front camera resolution (numeric)
Optical drive
Optical drive type *
An optical drive uses laser to read optical discs such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray. Some types of optical drive are: CD ROM drive, CR-RW (CD writer) drive, DVD-ROM.
DVD Super Multi
Bluetooth *
Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.
Third generation of mobile telecommunications technology, 3G finds application in wireless voice telephony, mobile Internet access, fixed wireless Internet access, video calls and mobile TV.
Wi-Fi *
Popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly using radio waves.
Wi-Fi standards *
The type of wireless local area network (LAN). It can be ad-hoc, where units in a network communicate peer-to-peer, or Infrastructure, where units communicate with each other via an access point A LAN interconnects computers in a small area e.g. home, school or office.
Ethernet LAN *
An Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) interface is present, for a wired conection via a cable.
Networking features
Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth version
The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).
Cabling technology
Type of cable technology performance.
Ports & interfaces
USB 2.0 ports quantity *
Number of USB 2.0 ports (connecting interfaces) in the device. USB 2.0 was released in April 2000 (now called "Hi-Speed"), adding higher maximum signaling rate of 480 Mbit/s (effective throughput up to 35 MB/s or 280 Mbit/s), USB 2.0 ports are usually black.
DisplayPorts quantity *
Number of DisplayPorts. A DisplayPort is a digital display interface developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). The interface is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device such as a computer monitor, though it can also be used to carry audio, USB, and other forms of data.
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantity
The nunber of eSATA/USB 2.0 ports (connection sockets).
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
Number of VGA (D-Sub) ports (connecting interfaces) in the device. The VGA (D-Sub) connector is a 15 pin connector between a computer and a monitor. It was first introduced in 1987 by IBM.
DVI port
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video display interface to connect a video source to a display device, such as a computer monitor.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
Number of Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports (connecting interfaces) in the device. Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports allow a computer to connect to the ethernet.
Headphone outputs
Number of sockets /ports where headphones are connected.
Microphone in
The socket where a microphone is connected to the device.
S/PDIF out port
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format) is a digital audio interconnect used in consumer audio equipment over relatively short distances. The signal is transmitted over either a coaxial cable with RCA connectors or a fibre optic cable with TOSLINK connectors.
Docking connector
Connector used to attach a mobile electronic device simultaneously to multiple external resources. The dock connector will typically carry a variety of signals and power, through a single connector, to simplify the process of docking the mobile device. A dock connector may be embedded in a mechanical fixture used to support or align the mobile device or may be at the end of a cable.
DC-in jack
The socket/plug where the DC electricity supply connects to the device.
Ports & interfaces
ExpressCard slot
Port for an ExpressCard, which contain electronic circuitry and connectors to which external devices (peripherals) can be connected. The ExpressCard standard has replaced the PC Card (also known as PCMCIA) standard and has been used since 2006.
CardBus PCMCIA slot type
The type of slots for CardBus PCMCIA.
SmartCard slot
A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC) is any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. Smart cards can provide identification, authentication, data storage and application processing. Smart card slots can be found in various electronic devices e.g. thin clients.
TV out
Serial ports quantity
The number of serial ports in a computer or peripheral. A serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time. The term "serial port" usually identifies hardware more or less compliant to the RS-232 standard, intended to interface with a modem or with a similar communication device. In modern computers and peripherals, serial ports have largely been replaced by USBs and other interfaces.
Pointing device
Keyboard number of keys
Keyboard key stroke
2.7 mm
Keyboard key pitch
1.9 cm
Operating system installed *
Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.
Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architecture
The way in which the operating system of a computer/smartphone (32-bit/64-bit) is set up.
Processor special features
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)
Connect to TV Wirelessly\nWith a few clicks, Intel® Wireless Display expands your screen's potential, linking mobile devices and laptops to TV screens wirelessly. Stream family favorites and view personal experiences while turning your device's small screen into a superior, sharable experience.
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT) uses an extensible software architecture that allows the operating system to think the notebook has two Wi-Fi radios performing similar, but different, functions. Each virtual Wi-Fi radio is assigned a TCP/IP stack.
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)
Disable access to missing laptops\nGiving users access to corporate data and application through remote laptops boosts productivity, but it can also leave IT vulnerable to hackers and misplaced laptops. Intel® Anti-Theft Technology is built into the laptop hardware, helping IT administrators outwit thieves, even when they attempt to reimage the OS, change the boot order, or install a new hard drive. When laptops with Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT) become lost or stolen, they can be remotely disabled. If the laptop is recovered, it can be quickly reactivated to normal operation.
Intel® vPro™ Technology
Leading-Edge Security for an Unwired Workplace\nThe capabilities of Intel® vPro™ technology help IT leadership protect cloud and virtual environments from rootkits and malware threats while ensuring that their organization can keep up with workforce demands. Hardware-based features support centralized image management and administration, secure network storage, and out-of-band protection.
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
Improved Performance for Threaded Software\nIntel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) makes efficient use of processor resources, enabling multiple threads to run on each core and increasing processor throughput. Available on Intel® Core™ and Intel® Xeon® processors, Intel HT Technology helps run demanding applications simultaneously, protect and manage systems, and provide headroom for business growth.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Higher Performance When You Need It Most\nIntel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 accelerates processor and graphics performance by increasing the operating frequency when operating below specification limits. The maximum frequency varies depending on workload, hardware, software, and overall system configuration.
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)
See the World More Vividly\nIntel® Clear Video HD Technology delivers cleaner, sharper images, more natural, accurate, and vivid colors. View images as they were meant to be seen on devices featuring Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Graphics Technology.
Intel Clear Video Technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Add a new dimension to your viewing experience. Now you can play games and watch your favorite 3D movies with Blu-ray Stereo 3D playback using passive or active shutter 3D glasses. InTru™ 3D technology by Intel in association with Dreamworks delivers it all in 1080p full high-definition resolution on your TV over HDMI 1.4.
Intel® Insider™
Experience a whole new level of premium HD entertainment with Intel® Insider™—available exclusively with 5th generation Intel® Core™ processors.
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology
Create, Edit, and Share Video in a Flash\nIntel® Quick Sync Video uses the dedicated media processing capabilities of Intel® Graphics Technology to make video encoding tasks—such as creating DVDs or Blu-ray discs, creating and editing 3D videos, converting 2D video files into 3D, and converting video for portable media players and social networking sites—faster and easier.
Intel Flex Memory Access
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)
Added Security with Faster Data Encryption\nThe Intel® Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption for better performance and less risk from timing and cache-based attacks than table-based software implementations. Intel AES-NI supports usages such as standard key lengths, standard modes of operation, and even some nonstandard or future variants.
Intel Trusted Execution Technology
Intel Enhanced Halt State
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel Demand Based Switching
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)
Intel 64
Execute Disable Bit
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Processor package size
Supported instruction sets
Processor code
CPU configuration (max)
Embedded options available
Graphics & IMC lithography
32 nm
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Simplify Virtualization and Reduce Overheads\nIntel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) helps make virtualization practical by eliminating performance overheads, reducing complexity, and improving security with hardware assistance. Virtualization allows multiple workloads to share a common set of resources so that a variety of workloads can co-locate while maintaining full isolation from each other.
Intel Identity Protection Technology version
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Simplify Virtualization and Reduce Overheads\nIntel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) helps make virtualization practical by eliminating performance overheads, reducing complexity, and improving security with hardware assistance. Virtualization allows multiple workloads to share a common set of resources so that a variety of workloads can co-locate while maintaining full isolation from each other.
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology
Intel FDI Technology
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
Intel Fast Memory Access
Processor ARK ID
Number of battery cells
Battery life (max)
Maximum battery life. Mobile Mark™ (2002) is the standard often used to benchmark battery life time.
10 h
Battery capacity
A measure of the charge stored by the battery. Determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery.
5800 mAh
AC adapter power
Cable lock slot
Holes on the edge of devices through which a cable lock can be passed, so the device can be locked to a desk etc.
Fingerprint reader
A scanner used to identify a person's fingerprint for security purposes. After a sample is taken, access to a computer or other system is granted if the fingerprint matches the stored sample. A PIN may also be used with the fingerprint sample.
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)
The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely operated.
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
20 - 80%
Energy Star certified
This indicates that the product is compliant with Energy Star, which is an international standard for energy-efficient consumer products.
Weight & dimensions
Weight *
Weight of the product without packaging (net weight). If possible, the net weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please note that sometimes the manufacturer leaves out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.
2.5 kg
Width *
The measurement or extent of something from side to side.
372 mm
Depth *
The distance from the front to the back of something.
245 mm
The measurement of the product from head to foot or from base to top.
35 mm
Packaging content
AC adapter included
Other features
Infrared data port
A data port that uses infra-red data association (irDA) as the standard for wireless communications between computer and mobile phone devices. For example, to update the phone list on your irDA-enabled PC, you would line up the infra-red ports on each device and then transfer the phone information to your PC. This is a wireless transfer, so you don't need a cable or extra software.
Graphics adapter family
Characteristics of the device.
Wake-on-LAN ready
140 x 190
140 x 190
850 x 831
850 x 831
808 x 850
808 x 850
850 x 850
850 x 850


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An LED lighting revolution is underway. LED light bulbs are rapidly increasing in performance capability and decreasing in price. Last year, A19 format LED light bulbs, the common household format, sold in the range of $20 to $60. There was a strong correlation between price and quality. This year, top-of-the-line bulbs, such as the LG bulb, can be purchased for $10.
LED light bulbs have about the same efficacy as compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), 50 to 60 lumens/watt. However, LEDs keep getting better while CFL technology has plateaued. The 7.5W LG bulb emits 485 lumens. This corresponds to 65 lm/W. Its a 40W equivalent. At the same 485 lumens, the old fashioned 40 W light bulb would offer only 12 lm/W, five times less.
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Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is generally known as the home to the Mossi, the largest ethnic group in the nation.
An interesting site to see is the Bangre-Weoogo urban park in Zone du Bois (also called 'La Foret'). The park is a natural preservation area and "sacred forest" dating from the pre-colonial era.
Other interesting sights include the National Museum of Arts and Craft, the Nouveau Grand Marche and the Moro Naba Palace.
The climate of Ouagadougou is hot. The city is part of the Soudano-Sahelian area, with a rainy season stretching from May to October, with an average temperature of 30 °C. The cold season runs from December to January, with a minimum temperature of 19 °C. The maximum temperature during the hot season, which runs from April to May, can reach 45 °C.
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DailyTech reported last week the
Google was in talks to buy online video site YouTube.
The site currently holds nearly 50% of the online video search market and
serves as many as 100 million videos per day.
Today, Google confirmed all of the rumors and announced that it has agreed to snap up
YouTube Inc. for 1.65 billion dollars in stock. With the purchase, however,
comes YouTube's baggage which consists of issues with copyright infringement
and numerous lawsuits. The company is currently embroiled in a rather nasty
fight with Universal Music.
Investors, on the other hand, for the most part have been
enamored with the idea of a Google-YouTube merger. USA
Today reports:
The deal would be by far Google's most expensive in its
eight-year history. The lofty price underscores how important Google expects online video to become as more viewers and
advertisers migrate from television to the Internet.
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Differential signalling will help cut down the noise riding on the signal. But, if there is phase difference between + and _ signals, would it not modulate into phase noise ?
Thanks Ransom.....that was a good introductory session. Enjoyed the presentation
Thank you Ransom!
Display Port testing
2.5 GHz - ~7 GHz
Hi from pdx
HI, this class (Part 1) is audo archived (see the player above) and the slides have been updated (under special educational materials). Enjoy!
Thank you Ransom and Janine
Better late than never
Good Lecture sir.
Thanks Ransom ! That was a very insightful presentation !
You mentioned that scrambling is required for 64B/66B and 128B/130B encodings to minimize the CID length. Can't scrambling alone be suffice ? Why additional encoding is required ?
Look forward to your tomorrow's class.
Okay, I'm outahere. "See" you tomorrow!
I've seen people manage 32 Gb/s and have heard of 40 Gb/s, but never seen it first hand on more than 3-4 inches (7-10 cm)
I don't know the answer to "How high of a data rate do you think we can get on, say, a foot of standard FR4 PCB?" I was hoping you would ; )
data rate: 250 kbps
Hi Alejandro, I'll make that request to the powers that be! It's a great suggestion. What I do know is the titles are tied to your EET profile.
>>How high of a data rate do you think we can get on, say, a foot of standard FR4 PCB?
What was the answer?
@JanineLove. Can we get the nicknames changed from ROOKIE to GUEST and the presenter to PRESENTER
Or, you can post your questions here and we can get to them after tomorrow's class. Thanks!
Thanks everyone for joinging in, I think we're donw. If you have anything else, send me a note: email@example.com
How high of a data rate do you think we can get on, say, a foot of standard FR4 PCB?
Yeah. I'd rather be right than wrong, so please don't be shy when you catch a mistake.
Thanks Janine.
i understood, just wanted to clarify regarding tht error. Also a good presentation to revive the concepts back :)
Thanks Ashwin and Drew. Guess I spaced out while goofing around in PPT drawing utility.
It will continue to be wrong all week, I'll point it out and try to employ a different wisecrack each time.
Fortunately, one of them makes sense for feeding a VCO!
If you missed the beginning of this class, or want to hear it again, the archived audio is avaiable now.
Thank you for the presentation. Looking forward to tommorow's.
Good catch. I wrote LPF on my PLL clock recover slide, which is CORRECT! but drew a HPF which is _wrong_
lets say slide 20, bits it mentioned wrong in all i guess.
Wow such data rates.
Thanks see you next class
slide 20 - PLL diagram - has "LPF" filter
Thank you. I have had some exposer to testing in the past and what you refer to as the eye was call the bathtub curve display on the analizer.
Have a good day very good presentation
Hey Ashwin, wich slide do you mean?
Indeed, LPF block seems to be HPF
Thanks for the presentartion
I see a lot of people doing work on advanved generations of PCIe and USB.
Wondering how you feel about PCIe no longer requiring "distributed reference clocks."
Thank you, Ransom, Janine
Thanks!, good presentation
Thanks, Ransom/Janine.
i have a question, why is LPF block depicted wrongly ?
Very interesting Ransom
Thanks Ransom for the "introduction"
Currently testing JESD204B interfaces. Receivers on DAC's and Transmitters on ADC's
Thanks Ransom, I finally got through the firewall and was able to listen in the last 10 minutes. This was informative.
Thanks Ransom and Janine!
Nice point from Drew, we'll go into the distinction between digital and anlog tomorrow. It will involve zip-lines through jungles!
Yes, PCIe Gen 2, SFI (10Gbps). PCIe Gen 3 on new project.
Thanks. Very good intro.
thanks ransom
I work for a company that tests high-speed signals- QPI, PCIe gen3, USB3 using JTAG. We are able to look at the "eye" at the dye using the embedded technology.
Dance the jitter bug, or is it the hustle?
Thank you, Ransom.
Analog vs digital engineer - At this sort of data rate, circuit design needs both, in terms of clean power and decoupling, low noise techiques, etc.
thanks that was very good
we provide usb 2.0 applications testing on our scopes
Currently testing DP 1.2 at 5.4Gbps per channel (4 channels). Most issues with Random Jitter and ISI loss.
usb3, dp1.2, sata, sas, fc
USB 3.0 and PCIe Gen2
Interested in hearing more about interconnect/channel impact on 28G generation
Using Chrome Version 29.0.1547.66 m. It did have some trouble buffering in the beginning, but now it seems to be okay.
I'm working on USB 3.0
USB 2.0 certification testing
currently involved in testing 10Gbps Ethernet (10.3125G)
USB2 and fibre channel
PCIe gen 1 and 2
audio just started working for me. only works in chrome and had to unplug and plug my usd headset. hope this helps. I'm using x64 machine
Using Chrome on W8x64 with no problems.
why is LPF block depicted wrong ???
Dance the JitterBug!
Do you consider yourself more of a digital or analog engineer?
I am going to leave this seminar. IT is too hard to listen with all the audio dropouts.
Use Webex - it works for large presentations.
this topic of this seminar is really good, but the method of delivery is intolerable
I spend more time pressing play than getting to listen.
Roland, archive will be immediatly available after the live show
Chrome is not authorized web brower. Sigh. Guess I will wait a month or two for the recording to come out.
same here , foxit
I can see the minus sign.
Both IE7 and Firefox do the same thing.
my audio got stable now. I am using chrome
my audio keeps stopping and I have to hit "play" many times to get it to continue
Have tried on IE as well as Chrome and it's still blocked
My pdf has a minus sign.
Load & Clear with IE7,
Too bad. This really blows but I can't hang around all day for this. Amateur stuff EE Times.
No audio. Errors on web page. Audio bar announces 'BlogHost Radio' then stops. A refresh of the web page just repeat the same.
I have to press play button every 1 min to listen
The audio is working for me
Perhaps change browser to chrome or firefox, they seem to work best
no audio on my end either. just downloaded the latest flash player and refreshed a bunch of times
I still can't hear anything. Could they possibly have made this more difficult ?
Good evening from the other side of Atlantic in Valladolid, Spain; sad without 2020 Olimpic Games
28Gbps SerDes
we are working on 12Gbp
10Gbps in production, 28Gbps in design
I refreshed, but my player did not come up. Still can't hear.
why do I have to keep clicking the play for audio to play. it keeps filling the progress indicator and when full the audio shuts down
then I have to click
Anritsu FAE... Supporting customers working between 14Gb/s and 32Gb/s (serial)
10Gbs serdes
try refreshing, and Firefox is the preferred browser
working now ...thanks
me too...cant hear yet
@Jomo try refreshing and hitting play on the player
Good Morning
Guten Morgan
Buenos Dias
I see the slide deck, but I don't hear a thing.
Audi is up, here we go! Day 1!
hello from Ohio
Hello from Milwaukee!
have we started?
I'm going to ask Ransom to yodel for a warm up before we go on the air...
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Hey everyone! Thanks for showing up to class on time. No chewing gum on line, cell phones on stun.
(or whatever)
Greeting from Toronto Ontario
Theo looking forward
Be sure to click 'Today's Slide Deck' under Special Educational Materials above right to download the PowerPoint for today's session.
good morning from Ottawa, ON
Thanks for joining us today! Looking forward to getting started on this course.
Good Morning from Boston; got the slide deck as well!
Good morning all!
Good morning from sunny Cocoa, fl
Good morning Huntsville, AL!
Good Morning from Sunny Boston!! Little chilly out there!
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Good Morning from Huntsville, Al
Great day for a radio show! Be sure to click 'Today's Slide Deck' under Special Educational Materials above right to download the PowerPoint for today's session.
Good morning!
Good slides
The lecture comes in time I am interesting in SI and PI. Thx.
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text: I'd like to thank the nice people at AMD for allowing us to have 2 pre-production engineering samples of their Opteron 2352 CPUs. These cpus have been installed in our primary database server (as of this afternoon) and we'll definitely be following up in the near future with our impressions of these particular cpus. (Although I'll admit that we ran all of our web traffic for about 20 minutes earlier today on those cpus without any issue, so they're certainly powerhouses).


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Gabi Morey
San Juan Mountains Association
This fall, while leading a group of third graders around Junction Creek campground near Durango, we were all enthralled with the bustling activities of Abert's squirrels, getting ready for winter. These small, furry, tree-dwelling animals are fun to learn about and observe.
Abert's squirrels can be grey, reddish, or black on the back, with a white belly. They weigh about two pounds; their head and body are 12 inches long and their tail is nine inches long. Their signature ear tufts are longer in the winter, and may disappear in the summer.
Abert's squirrels are found in Colorado, southeast Utah, and south into New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico. There are nine subspecies of Abert's squirrels that are associated with different areas. They are also directly associated with ponderosa pine trees. These trees provide them with just about everything they need in terms of food and shelter. They build nests out of small branches that they can weave into a safe place to raise young.
Unlike most squirrels, Abert's squirrels are active all year round. They mate in the spring, anywhere from February to early June, and have a litter of three to four pups about 40 days later. Abert's squirrels do not hibernate or cache their food for the winter (except for mushrooms), so evidence of them can be found throughout that season.
On a simple and complicated level, Abert's squirrels are connected with their ecosystem. Abert's squirrels eat seeds from the pine cones, inner bark, buds, and pollen cones. They will pluck a mature pine cone from a tree, remove the scales, then eat the protein-packed seeds. They eat pine needles and the inner bark of twigs, the latter especially in the winter. Evidence of Abert's squirrels includes seeing the ends of ponderosa pine branches on the ground; this happens when they are getting to that inner bark. They gnaw off the ends of the branches, letting the pine needle ends fall to the ground. They retain the remainder of the branch, removing the outer bark, and eating the "phloem" or inner bark. They then drop the remainder of the twig on the ground. In the summer the squirrels will collect mushrooms, and hang them all over trees to dry. These become winter meals.
When Abert's squirrels eat some buds and shoots of the ponderosa pine, the uneaten part of the twig falls to the ground. This provides food for mule deer. Goshawks are the main predator of Abert's squirrels. Other predators may include bobcats, mountain lions, and coyotes.
Aberts squirrels return to the same ponderosa pine trees year after year, for various possible reasons. Some researchers have found that the trees the squirrels prefer have more sugary sap, as well as more carbohydrates, nitrogen and sodium, and less iron, mercury, and some monoterpenes (toxins).
The squirrels actually help the tree, in addition to using it. Ponderosa pine trees have a mutualistic relationship with mycorrhizal fungi, found in the soil. The fungi extends the reach of the tree's roots, helping it get to more water, phosphate, nitrogen and other nutrients, and the tree provides the fungi with carbohydrates. From late spring to early fall, the squirrels eat the 'fruiting body' of the ectomycorrhizal fungi — the part that shows up above ground for part of the year. This mushroom has spores throughout it, which the fungi use to reproduce. When eaten, the spores survive through the digestive tract of the squirrel, coming out in its scat, and thus being spread throughout the ponderosa pine forest, especially those trees where the squirrels like to hang out. This is an amazing trifecta of a mutualistic relationship — among the Abert's squirrels, ponderosa pine trees, and ectomycorrhizal fungi.
This winter when you are out exploring our beautiful ponderosa forests, take a quiet moment to look around — chances are you'll find evidence of some of our tree-dwelling — and tree-helping — friends around.
Gabi Morey is the Education Outreach Director for San Juan Mountains Association. SJMA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to public land stewardship and education. SJMA partners with the San Juan National Forest, BLM Tres Rios Field Office and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, BLM, in addition to other organizations in SW Colorado.


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For Braves, 94 something to work from, not toward
By Mike Bauman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Frank Wren believes that this is the best team he has had as general manager of the Atlanta Braves.
When you consider that the 2012 Atlanta team won 94 games and qualified for the postseason, that is a substantial endorsement. Wren, who earlier served the Braves as assistant general manager to John Schuerholz, has been the Braves GM since October 2007.
Much of the news regarding the Braves in this Spring Training has focused on the outfield acquisitions of the Upton Brothers, B.J. and Justin. And these two have added considerably to the Braves' talent base and provided a reader-friendly family angle. But an argument could be made that, like the best Braves teams of the past quarter century, this one will include pitching as a major strength.
After discussing those aspects Saturday at Champion Stadium, Wren was asked if he thought this was his best club as GM.
"I think so; yeah, I think so," Wren said. "Just seeing what their capabilities are, and they all have a track record that you can look at. I think it's by far the most athletic, the most speed, the most power, the most balanced. I think there's a lot of things to like about the team. Now, we've got to go play."
The rotation should be top-notch, with veteran Tim Hudson leading the way. Kris Medlen was superb after making the transition from the bullpen to the rotation in midseason. Lefty Mike Minor worked his way through difficulties and finished strong. Paul Maholm was impressive after coming over in a trade with the Cubs. Julio Teheran, the leading candidate for the fifth rotation spot, is regarded as one of the game's foremost pitching prospects. And for further potential excellence, Brandon Beachy, who was leading the Majors in earned run average when he was injured, is expected back from Tommy John surgery in midseason.
The rotation could be better this year, Wren said, in part because the Braves will have "Medlen all year in the rotation, and Maholm. Maholm is a guy who I think has really matured as a pitcher, from his days in Pittsburgh where he felt like he had to blow the ball past people. Now he knows how to take a little off and turn it over and get hitters to hit his pitches. And he's kind of that mature lefty, which you love to have in your rotation because, especially against some hard-charging teams in our division, they can really give them some trouble.
"So I think we've a variety that is interesting. Teheran, if he does anything like he did last fall, he's going to be an impressive [addition] for us, as well."
The bullpen should be a source of success, too, with hard-throwing Craig Kimbrel by now an established closer and with added late-inning power pitching from setup men Jonny Venters and Eric O'Flaherty.
The Braves have a team younger than last year's, but not short on experience. For the foreseeable future, this is also a group that will be under the Braves' control. Only one everyday player, catcher Brian McCann, has a contract expiring at the end of this season. This is a formula for sustained success.
What the Braves won't have this year, of course, is Chipper Jones, who was many things for this team, all of them helpful. He was a team leader, an elder statesman, a spokesman and the go-to guy for the media, in good times and bad. And his presence, as a future Hall of Famer, made him even more of a focal point.
So who takes over the leadership role?
"I think it happens," Wren said. "We can't create it. We can't do it. It's going to happen in that clubhouse. And we know who the leader of that pitching staff is, that's Huddy [Hudson]. I think there's going to be a carryover. There was a carryover a few years ago when some guys left, and Smoltzie [John Smoltz] became a leader even though he wasn't a regular player. I think Huddy is going to be part of it, and I think there's lots of candidates. That's probably the least of my worries -- of all the things that could happen is that a leader won't emerge -- because I believe that somebody will."
If that is the least of Wren's worries, what is the largest?
"Just staying healthy," the general manager said. "If we stay healthy and guys don't feel like they have to do too much, I think I'll be a happy man."
So in this view, and it is a reasonable one, the Braves won 94 games last season and then made improvements. The only problem, and it's a relative problem, is that the Washington Nationals, the team that led the Majors in regular-season victories with 98, also appeared to improve. And the Nats kept the Braves from the top of the NL East in 2012.
But for the Braves, 94 victories is a nice baseline number from which to work forward. It would have won or tied for first in three other divisions last season.
"That is a big number," Wren said. "You start winning 94 games regularly, you're going to have a lot of good years. I think in our division, Philadelphia is not as banged up, hopefully, for their sake, as they were a year ago. The Mets are getting better. I thought last year they made a nice step forward. The Marlins, I don't know. It remains to be seen in terms of performance and how they put their team together.
"But the division is still not an easy division. [The Nationals] I think fixed some areas that they needed to fix, just listening to them. They felt like they needed a true centerfielder and they get [Denard] Span ... He makes their lineup deeper. They added a veteran guy in their bullpen in [Rafael] Soriano. Like us having Medlen all year, they'll have [Stephen] Strasberg all year. It's going to be an interesting division."
An Atlanta team, at 94 victories in 2012 and arguably better now, would make it even more interesting, not to mention difficult.
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ISSCC: ASML says EUV best option at 10nm
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. ASML reported incremental progress on extreme ultraviolet lithography which it said will be the best option for making chips starting at the 10 nm node and below. An executive was more cautious about the outlook for 450mm wafers in an industry keynote here.
Using double patterning and other techniques, EUV can make devices at 7 and 3 nm nodes, Martin van den Brink, chief product and technology officer at ASML told EE Times after a keynote at the International Solid State Circuits Conference. I dont see a fundamental limit with what we have, the question is can we do it economically, he said.
He also discussed plans for supporting commercial production of 450mm wafers in 2018 with a second generation EUV system. While Intel, Samsung and TSMC provided additional funding of 828 million euros last year for EUV work, currently Intel is the sole company funding the 450mm program, providing 553 million euros, he said.
We remain cautious about 450mm [given a] single customer is pushing it, he said in the keynote.
An EUV prototype at ASML recently delivered up to four billion light pulses at 60W, the equivalent of almost 40 hours operation, he told ISSCC attendees here (see figure below). This is a major breakthrough and a couple months ago couldnt have shown it, he said.
Click on image to enlarge.
He also showed results of EUV at 40W delivering simulated yields of 99.99 percent in five runs of more than an hour, theoretically delivering 165 wafers per hour. But the issue is we must maintain that performance, he added.
To make commercial production viable ASML is targeting a goal of making 100 wafers per hour at 250W. In 2014 it hopes to ship a prototype capable of 70 wafers per hour, he said.
ASML is working on a separate EUV problem with mask defects by trying to develop a pellicle for the systems. Todays immersion lithography systems could be extended to make 10 nm chips with double patterning, but EUV offers a better alternative with single patterning, he argued.
The talk raised questions about the level of investment the industry has placed in a single technology and a single company to continue the pace of chip innovation.
Related stories:
Even with Intel's chips on the table, EUV still no sure bet
Slideshow: IBM outlines fab future beyond FinFETs


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Mortgage Delinquency Rates Keep Dropping
While they are still higher than where they have been historically, mortgage delinquency rates moved lower for the fourth straight quarter last year, according to TransUnion, one of the nation's big three credit bureaus.
The firm reported that according to its data, the rate of mortgage holders more than 60 days late on their mortgage payments moved from 5.41% in the third quarter of 2012 to 5.19% in the fourth quarter. This was significantly below the 6.01% that the rate held in the fourth quarter of 2011.
"The national mortgage delinquency rate experienced its largest yearly decline since the conclusion of the recession, though we still remain far above normal levels," said Tim Martin, group vice president of U.S. Housing in TransUnion's financial services business unit.
"For the most part, newer vintage mortgage loans are not the reason for the stubbornly high delinquency rate. They are performing relatively well," Martin said. "The elevated delinquency levels that we still are experiencing are a result of older vintage loans - borrowers who haven't been making their payments for a rather long time that are still in the system, inflating the overall rate."
During the height of the mortgage crisis, mortgage delinquencies rose 54% in 2007, 53% in 2008 and 50% in 2009, the bureau reported, adding that the subsequent decline has been a slow process with delinquency levels dropping 7% in 2010, 6% in 2011 and now falling 14% in 2012.


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Our team would have been better using Amnesty or getting anything for Calderon in the off season and retaining Jerryd Bayless as our back up for Lowry?
Lowry/Bayless/JL3 ?
Say what you want about Bayless hes a selfish chucker but he was a guy that wanted to win. I think the 2nd unit struggles at times because Lowry and Calderon play very differently running the offense, if we want to be an up tempo team you need 2 up tempo PGs.


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are numerous dangers of being under the influence of alcohol -- from
damage to your body, to loss of coordination, and inhibitions (which
each can lead to countless dangers) -- nonetheless, the sensation of
inebriation is undeniably pleasant for most. So what if you
could have your liquid sin in a safer form? That's
a goal that Korean doctors Kwang-il Kwon and Hye Gwang Jeong
researching at the Chungnam National University in South Korea feel
they have achieved. Unlike other research groups that have
focused on creating "alcohol substitutes" -- typically
liquid pharmaceuticals – the researchers examined oxygenated
alcohol, a popular form of alcohol in Korea. Oxygenated alcohol
has the same bubbly appearance as carbonated alcohols like American
beers, but instead of carbon dioxide, the main gas is diatomic
oxygen.To test the health benefits of oxygenation, the
researchers gave subjects 19.5 percent alcohol uncarbonated drinks
and 19.5 percent alcohol oxygenated drinks at doses of 240 ml and 360
ml (about as much alcohol as would be in 2.5 and 4 80-proof shots,
respectively). Intriguingly, the patients
indulging in the oxygenated beverages sobered up 20 to 30 minutes
faster. The more oxygen, the faster the return to sobriety;
patients drinking 360 ml of 20 ppm oxygen spirits returned to
sobriety 23.3 minutes faster than those drinking non-oxygenated
spirits, and when the oxygen levels were bumped to 25 ppm, the
participants sobered 27 minutes faster.The study also found
that those drinking the oxygenated liquors had a lower incidence of
hangovers than those consuming standard alcohol. Those who did
experience hangovers found them to be less severe.The results
indicate that oxygenation minimizes some of alcohol's negative
effects on the body. Sobriety is determined by how fast the
body can break down alcohol, and the quicker return to sobriety could
indicate that oxygenated alcohol is processed faster, leading to less
stress on the liver and other organs. Likewise, less hangovers
could indicate less changes to brain blood flow and a reduced risk of
brain damage. The reason behind the faster
breakdown of alcohol appears to be that hepatic enzymes require
oxygen to function. When the oxygenated alcohol is pumped to
the liver, some of the oxygen sticks with the ethanol, allowing the
liver enzymes to operate more efficiently.Describes Dr. Kwon,
"The oxygen-enriched alcohol beverage reduces plasma alcohol
concentrations faster than a normal dissolved-oxygen alcohol beverage
does. This could provide both clinical and real-life significance.
The oxygen-enriched alcohol beverage would allow individuals to
become sober faster, and reduce the side effects of acetaldehyde
without a significant difference in alcohol's effects. Furthermore,
the reduced time to a lower BAC may reduce alcohol-related accidents.
It seems that these drinks can maintain a high dissolved-oxygen
concentration for about 10 to 20 days before the stopper is removed,
and for 70 minutes after removing the stopper, respectively, at room
temperature."Among the major manufacturers of oxygenated
liquor in South Korea is Sunyang Co., which makes the popular O2 Lin
spirit. The company claims that the oxygenated alcoholic
beverage, "helps clarify your brain, energizes your body cells,
and maintains healthy and resilient skin."While that
might not hold true, the new study indicates that the oxygenated
alcohol may well be significantly better for you than its
non-oxygenated counterpart and be a more pleasant
experience. Perhaps the only question that remains
is whether the oxygenated drinks can equal their non-oxygenated
counterparts in taste and mouth-feel. If they can, the study
may indicate a significant leap
towards Star Trek-like "synthehol".


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4 Well-Attended Credit Union Annual Meetings (And Why)
Due to cuts to marketing budgets in recent years and a lack of interest among members, most credit union annual meetings aren't much of a gala these days. However, these four credit unions produced creative annual meeting events that have attracted member interest and participation.
Credit Union Of America
Employees and volunteers did the "Harlem Shake" to bring excitement to the credit union's virtual annual meeting.
$522 million Credit Union of America
Wichita, Kan.
March 28
Members attended: 37 in person, more than 2,000 "virtually"
While Credit Union of America's board wants to keep the tradition of a large, in-person annual meeting alive, members aren't as interested in attending the event as they used to, said Vice President of Marketing and Business Development Glenda Burkett.
So a few years ago, the 50,000-member Kansas credit union starting producing large events every other year; and in addition, began leveraging the power of the Internet by producing a virtual annual meeting in the form of a four- to seven-minute video, posted on its website and on its YouTube channel.
In addition to financial reports, the video also features something silly that featured the credit union's younger employees. This year, that something silly was a performance of the so-called "Harlem Shake" that also got older employees and volunteers into the act.
"We rolled it out at the annual meeting," Burkett said. "The average age there was close to 60 so they didn't really 'get it', but they said they liked it. But then whole point of it is to show young people that the credit union is a place for you, too, and we have something for everyone."
To promote the video, the credit union offered a $10 iTunes gift card to the first 500 members to view it, a milestone Burkett said was reached in less than 48 hours. As of April 22, the video had more than 2,000 views on YouTube.
Next: Down to Earth (Day)
Summit CU members enjoyed the Aldo Leopold Nature Center's exhibits, including a news studio that lets kids produce their own weather reports.
$1.9 billion Summit Credit Union
Madison, Wis.
Monday, April 22
Attendance: 328
This Earth Day-themed celebration was an attempt to transition Summit's annual meeting into an annual event that celebrates the cooperative difference, said Linda Voit, corporate communications strategist. As a result, the event was held at Aldo Leopold Nature Center under a big tent.
The credit union's management team and board brainstormed the idea during last year's strategic planning session and engaged other cooperatives in the area for ideas, Voit said. Employees from all credit union departments and from different age groups were also asked for ideas to attract more families.
In an attempt to attract more young members and women, the actual meeting was kept short, and attendees were encouraged to explore the nature center, enjoy a cookout, and listen to guest speakers talk about "green" living and the credit union's financial education programs.
Children received backpacks with green activities inside, and adults received insulated, reusable bags and an umbrella, which Voit said was not only a welcomed gift, but also "an insurance policy to make sure it won't rain."
"When you think about it, the annual meeting is a cornerstone piece of what a cooperative is all about," Voit said. "So instead of shrinking from that, to build an event around it is, we think, a good idea."
The cost of the annual meeting represents about 1% of the credit union's annual marketing budget, Voit said.
Next: Pipes and Drums
The Spokane County Firefighters Pipe and Drum Corps provided the sound and sights for the Spokane Firefighters CU meeting.
$40.5 million Spokane Firefighters Credit Union
Spokane, Wash.
Feb. 16
Members attended: 200
If you've got your own credit union and your own pipe and drums corps, why not?
Combining two events in one is a great way for this single-sponsor credit union to attract 10% of its membership to its annual meeting.
"It's really the biggest social event of the year for the fire department," said CEO Todd Powell, who is a full-time firefighter and runs the credit union part time. "We don't really have a firemen's ball, so the credit union has traditionally always put on the big event."
Powell said for the past five years, the party has been at a local hotel ballroom and has included a buffet dinner, awards ceremony, entertainment, prizes and dancing. The Spokane County Firefighters Pipes and Drum Corps provided this year's entertainment.
The credit union spends about $10,000 on the event, which represents about half of its marketing budget. It also sponsors another big social event for its field of membership, a BBQ in June that usually feeds about 300 members.
"We're so close to our field of membership, we don't have to spend a lot of money on marketing," Powell said.
Next: All in the Family
Family Trust Credit Union's legacy sponsor group still attends the annual meeting in strong numbers, and bring along family members, sometimes including four generations at once.
$300 million Family Trust FCU
Rock Hill, S.C.
April 9
Members attended: more than 500
Family Trust's annual meeting, which includes the traditional light hors d'oeuvres, free gifts and entertainment, has continued to attract members from the credit union's legacy sponsor group, a textile plant that has since closed.
"We have a lot of members who are older, who worked in the plant, have deep roots in the area, and like to come out and see old friends," said Kendra Collins, community relations coordinator for the South Carolina credit union just south of Charlotte.
Collins said the credit union is attempting to attract more young members and families by promoting it on social media, keeping the meeting short, providing dinner, and this year hiring a young, contemporary singer to provide entertainment.
Members are also encouraged to give testimonials during the event about how credit union products and services have helped them achieve financial success.
The event costs approximately $15,000, she said. Next year, the credit union will be located in a new headquarters building, and may move the event there.
"We're always looking for new ways to do the voting process, speed up the meeting, and overall, make it more family friendly," she said.


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Voice of survivors: "I was shivering and looking at flying roofs"
In the devastating wake of Typhoon Haiyan (locally named Yolanda), a small table in a cramped village hall serves as baby Patrick's new home. Curled in a corner, baby Patrick is in a deep sleep, unaware of what just happened in his hometown.
His mother, Rowena, sitting outside the hall that now shelters families left homeless from the storm, listens to a World Vision staff member speaking with a village official. After a few minutes, baby Patrick makes a sound. Rowena comes inside and rocks him back to sleep slowly in her arms. When all is quiet again, she puts him back in the middle of the table to keep him from falling.
Rowena recounts the day that Typhoon Haiyan landed in the northern part of Cebu on November 9.
"We ran inside the gym, but minutes later the iron-sheet roof was also blown away. We ran again to the village hall to take cover. The wind and rain were strong and whistling. I just gave birth to Patrick through a caesarean procedure. I was running under the rain, carrying my baby. My husband was also running with our eldest son. We feared then that if [Haiyan] would also blow away the roof of the village hall, we would have nowhere to go to that could protect us from [Haiyan's] rain and wind," says Rowena in Bisaya, a dialect spoken in Cebu.
Outside, many houses are badly damaged. Fallen trees, roofs, and house debris litter every corner of Libertad, a small village in Bogon City, where the wrath of Haiyan affected all 82,000 of its residents. Toppled trees and electric poles leave the city stranded in total darkness at night. Communication is also a problem. There are nearly 66,000 displaced people in Cebu alone, the Office of Civil Defense Central Visayas reports.
Rowena's husband, Jerry, sold coal for a living. He earned Php130 (US$3) a week. They used to grow vegetables in a small garden for food. Life was already difficult for them, but now it is much worse in the aftermath of Haiyan. Without money to buy food and no garden for vegetables, Rowena's family can only eat porridge supplied by the local government social welfare agency.
A few meters away from Rowena is a family whose house was also damaged by Haiyan. John, 4, points to his new home, which used to be their convenience store.
"We ran to grandma's house," says John. "But her place was also damaged. Then we ran to the village hall. There were many people there. I was shivering and looking outside. I saw trees falling and roofs flying. We waited inside until the storm calmed."
"It was difficult," says John's mother, Nancy. "Everything that we have, our house, our appliances were destroyed in an instant."
Nancy's home, a 20-square-meter house, was flattened by the storm. All their belongings, including clothes, a television, and wooden chairs, are lost. They were only able to salvage a few things, a wooden bed, and a cabinet.
"We just made the final payment on our home for Php18,000 (US$400) and our TV for Php 6,000 (US$133). I didn't know that we would still end up with nothing. All that money is now wasted," she adds.
Nancy's husband worked in a nearby water refilling station, which was one of the most important businesses among the communities devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.
"Drinking water is difficult," says Nancy. "You are lucky if you can pay Php25 (less than a dollar) for five gallons of water. Most of the people here cannot buy it. So they just take water from the well, boil it, and drink."
The well that Nancy refers to has been left unused for years since people in her village had access to a running water system, but all the pipes were destroyed during the storm.
John comes to his mother drinking a cup of water from a mug that looks like a soccer ball. He smiles and runs again inside the house.
But Nancy looks pensive, glancing at her neighbor, whose house was also destroyed, and says, "It is difficult to recover, especially when you have no money and you're hungry."
Lanelyn Carillo is a communications specialist with World Vision Philippines.
World Vision has launched an emergency response to help survivors of Typhoon Haiyan – possibly the strongest storm in recorded history – after it slammed the Philippines. An estimated 9.5 million people are affected.
World Vision is rushing to meet the most urgent needs of food, clean water, and emergency shelter for 400,000 people. Make a one-time donation to help provide vital relief to children and families devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.


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been an action-packed couple of days of Pwn2Own hacking contests at
the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver. Hackers eroded
Apple's image
of superior security, making quick work of both Microsoft and
Apple products alike.The fireworks began with an iPhone
exploit coded primarily by Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp
Weinmann. The exploit works on fully
patched iPhone 3GS (and presumably other models). It
allows a malicious user to lure a target to a website and then steal
any or all of the following -- the person's SMS text database
(including deleted messages), their contacts, pictures, and iTunes
music files.Describes Iozzo, "Basically, every page that
the user visits on our [rigged] site will grab the SMS database and
upload it to a server we control."Halvar Flake also
helped the pair develop the exploit. He says that the iPhone's
sandbox protections don't do enough to protect the user fully.
He states, "This exploit doesn't get out of the iPhone
sandbox. Apple has pretty good counter-measures but they are
clearly not enough. The way they implement code-signing is too
lenient."He posts more details on a blog here. The
exploit currently crashes the browser, but the collaborators are
planning a version that allows the browser to keep running.
They sold the rights to the vulnerability to TippingPoint Zero Day
Initiative, which is in turn working with Apple to come up with a
patch.Iozzo and Winmann scored the iPhone 3GS they hacked and
a $15,000 cash prize.That wasn't the only Apple product
exploited -- as
promised, Charlie Miller successfully
hacked a Mac computer for the third year in the row.
Conference organizers navigated to a prepared webpage which
downloaded content without informing the user. That download
was used by Miller to gain root access to the machine.Miller
is a champion of a hacking/testing technique known as fuzzing.
Fuzzers throw random inputs such as environment variables,
keyboard and mouse events, and sequences of API calls to try to get a
program to do something it doesn't usually do (like compromise its
security).For his efforts Miller scored another MacBook Pro
(though he probably doesn't need it). He's cooperating with
Apple on a patch and won't release details of the vulnerability until
it lands.Apple wasn't the only OS maker to have their
products hacked, though. Windows 7's much celebrated memory
protections were cracked.Dutch hacker Peter
Vreugdenhil infiltrated a fully
patched Windows 7 64-bit machine by bypassing the ASLR
(Address Space Layout Randomization) and DEP (Data Execution
Prevention) memory protections. With the protections down
Vreugdenhil used Internet Explorer 8 exploits to hijack the
machine. Vreugdenhil is also a proponent of
fuzzing to discover exploits. He describes, "I started
with a bypass for ALSR which gave me the base address for one of the
modules loaded into IE. I used that knowledge to do the DEP bypass.
I specifically looking through my fuzzing logs for a bug like this
because I could use it to do the ASLR bypass."IE team
members were on hand to witness the feat. They said that they
are working with conference organizers to determine the nature of the
vulnerability and make a patch to protect against it.


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Desjardins Group, Canada's largest cooperative with nearly $200 billion in assets, announced it will purchase up to 40% of outstanding shares of Qtrade Financial Group, an online brokerage platform.
The agreement is between the credit union's subsidiary, Desjardins Financial Corporation Inc., and Qtrade, which has provided brokerage and wealth management platforms, services and solutions to more than 180 credit unions and other financial institutions across Canada since 1999. The firm said it oversees approximately $7.5 billion of client assets.
The Vancouver-based Desjardins said it will initially purchase between 25% and 40% of the outstanding shares of Qtrade from current security holders and has the right to buy the remaining shares over the next six years.
The transaction is part of Desjardins' strategic plan to grow its major business lines, the cooperative said. Upon the arrangement becoming effective, Qtrade, headquartered in Vancouver, will continue to operate independently with current leadership and under its own brand name, according to Desjardins.
"This partnership will provide a number of other benefits over time for our members and clients. For example, pooling our respective expertise and streamlining our processes, especially in the area of information technology, are key advantages in this ever-changing industry," said Monique Leroux, chair of the board and president/CEO of Desjardins Group.
The strategic partnership will allow Qtrade to continue its work accelerating Canadian credit union success in wealth management, including delivering products featuring socially responsible investing principles, said Scott Gibner, CEO of Qtrade.
"We are proud to partner with Desjardins, one of the world's leading cooperative financial institutions, and to more directly participate in the Canadian credit union system," Gibner said.
The required approvals have been received from the boards of both organizations for the transaction, according to Desjardins and Qtrade.
The deal is expected to close during the second quarter of 2013, and remains subject to customary closing conditions including court, shareholder and regulatory approvals.
"Qtrade has an excellent online trading platform and an expertise which complements that of our subsidiary, Disnat. The activities of both entities give us a much stronger presence in online brokerage enabling us to best serve our members and clients," said Denis Berthiaume, senior vice president of wealth management and life and health insurance for Desjardins.


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Why didnt Kakashi used MS in Naruto part 1 ?
And dont tell me because he had not enugh chakra that is just a BS to let Kishi go away with this !
Its like Naruto part 1 was another manga and NOT Naruto !


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"Finally, the wait is over," is probably the first thought on the minds of many eager PlayStation 3 campers across North America after sitting outside store fronts for hours, if not days.
Chris Toribio was the first to receive a PlayStation 3 at Sony's premiere launch event at the Metreon in San Francisco.
"I'm going to go home and dream about it," said Toribio according to Dean's blog. "I'm going to go sleep. It was way worth it. I met a whole lot of people. The publicity is a good experience for me."
When it came his turn to pick up his console, he chose to do so without picking up a game to go along with it. He explained that he was too tired for gaming, instead preferring to just watch the Ricky Bobby pack-in movie instead.
While the wait is over for those whose patience paid off, the waiting game continues for the rest of the crowd who were greater than the number of machines in stock. After hints of reduced launch numbers which many fans refused to believe, Sony COO Jack Tretton confirmed that there were fewer units shipped to stores than the original target of 400,000. While official numbers are unavailable, the shortfall is expected to be in the tens of thousands.
"This is not a perfect science manufacturing this device," Tretton said to Mercury News, referring to the manufacturing issues surrounding the Blu-ray Disc drive.
Sony hopes to replenish supplies of PlayStation 3 as soon as possible, with the second shipment of consoles rumored to arrive as soon as next week.
Meanwhile, thousands of PlayStation 3 are starting to hit online auction sites such as eBay. Some bids have hit absolute jokes at $89 million, while others remain ridiculous but plausible. Nevertheless, the average person who sells his or her PlayStation 3 on eBay will likely see a two- or three-fold return on investment.
Sadly, the fears surrounding PlayStation 3 shortages have driven some store locations to complete chaos. The following is a list of several unfortunate incidents from the launch:
The PlayStation 3 also played center to a couple media stunts. One such stunt came from magazine PC Gamer, who approached those who were waiting in line at the Metreon to swear off PlayStation 3, promising that he or she would never, ever own the console in exchange one completely tricked-out Falcon Northwest gaming PC. It worked.
As part of an ongoing series, the guys behind Smash My PlayStation 3 camped out for days at a Best Buy in Toronto, only to acquire the machine and smash it into oblivion in front of onlookers right outside the store. Watch the video.


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There's been grumblings that this franchise is in trouble, not deep. But, attendance has sunken(as to be expected with a rebuild), there is a general feeling of just... while actually that's the thing there is no feeling, let's say the majority of fans/people outside this website there is a general numbness.
To me and I think some will agree, words to describe the atmosphere around this team are lack of excitement, dullness, mysterious, etc.
In general the franchise is not healthy, Toronto fans are just so hopeful for a winner that everyone has hopped off the raptors band waggon and hopped on the jays. If baseball season more severely overlapped basketball season this team would probably have seen a severe drop in attendance and be in some serious trouble.
The only thing this team has right now is hope and that's starting to wear thin with Toronto fans. There hasn't really been a whole lot of excitement around this team this year. I mean they aren't going to make the playoffs, aren't likely to get the first pick.
Last years top pick isn't even with the team. There isn't really a top face or public figure on the team. I mean Bargnani is their top player. He's been playing well, but, he doesn't speak the best english and he's not really been put on a pedestal like a Stoudamire, Carter, Bosh, or even Turkoglu when he was here.
This is probably the worst year of hype like the team hasn't been covered nearly as much in the local media... the publicity is way down this year then I think it ever has been before.
Maybe this is just me, but, I used to consider myself a die hard fan and this year I have found myself with little interest or care of basically everything to do with the team this year.
There is nothing to latch onto... for this year at least and if this team doesn't do something of more than just slight significance this offseason. The future is not looking bright.
Personally, I hope they get a star in this draft and Valanciunas has a solid rookie campaign. To restore some faith around this team and at least start uprising.


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Montenegro police chief's visit to INTERPOL highlights country's leadership in regional police cooperation
LYON, France ‒ Enhancing collaboration with INTERPOL against transnational organized crime in Montenegro and across Europe was the focus of a meeting today between Montenegro's Director of Police, Božidar Vuksanović, and INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble at the world police body's General Secretariat headquarters.
With Montenegro currently holding the presidency of the Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA), and with Mr Noble attending SEPCA's General Assembly in Budva next week, key topics in talks included borderless crimes, drug trafficking and standardizing the use of vital INTERPOL tools such as its I-24/7 secure global police communications system across the SEPCA region.
In this respect, innovative ways to enhance security for citizens and visitors while respecting the rule of law also topped the agenda during Mr Vuksanović's visit to INTERPOL, with Secretary General Noble highlighting as good practice Montenegro's use of INTERPOL's technology enabling officers at key border points to run instant checks against INTERPOL's global database of Stolen and Lost Travel Documents containing more than 32 million documents from some 160 countries.
"Montenegro has long supported using an international approach in the fight against crime, and of working with key international partners such as INTERPOL in the pursuit of common security goals. My meeting with Secretary General Noble therefore provided an important opportunity to reaffirm the need for international cooperation and to identify areas where we can collaborate even more closely for the benefit of citizens and police in Montenegro and the region," said Mr Vuksanović.
With Montenegro an active member of INTERPOL's Project BESA targeting organized crime groups in South East Europe, as well as a leading contributor amongst INTERPOL's 190 member countries to its Stolen and Missing Vehicles database, Secretary General Noble congratulated Montenegro's police chief on his country's 'strong commitment to international police co-operation'.
"Montenegro understands that international police cooperation with INTERPOL is vital not just for the security of its citizens but also for Southeast Europe and all of Europe, at a time when globalization has seen the expansion and diversification of transnational crime," said Mr Noble.
Launched in 2009, INTERPOL's project BESA provides support to member countries in South East Europe in several key areas including, the establishment of a network of officers in each participating country, access to INTERPOL's global tools and services, including its secure police communications network, and the provision of analytical, operational and investigative support.
To date Project BESA has led to the arrest of more than 200 suspects, the seizure of illegal drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine, and the recovery of weapons ranging from automatic rifles to rocket launchers and explosives.
Mr Vuksanović was accompanied during his visit by the Head of INTERPOL's National Central Bureau in Podgorica, Dejan Djurovic.
SEPCA member countries include: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia.


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NCUA Plans Jan. 23 LICU Webinar
The NCUA will hold a free webinar at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, on ways that low-income designated credit unions can better serve their members.
The webinar will be presented by staff from the agency's Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives and Office of Consumer Protection, the agency said.
Sample products and services will be presented, as will answers to questions including how to assess and improve current services, how to monitor for regulatory issues and how can the LICU designation enhance reputation and outreach.
Registration is free and available online. Questions can be sent in advance to email@example.com with the subject line "Low-Income Strategies Webinar." Technical questions about accessing the webinar should be directed to (703) 518-6440, the agency said.


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Suzanne Garcia, a Durango woman suspected of lying to a grand jury that was investigating her husbands murder, was convicted Thursday on multiple counts of perjury.
Garcia, 42, dressed in all black and high heels, looked stone-faced as the judge read 10 guilty verdicts.
Through her lawyer, Garcia declined to comment after the verdicts were read. She shook hands with the prosecutor, Reid Stewart, and complimented him on a job well-done. She apologized for taking time away from his family.
You were impressive to watch, sir, she said.
She remains free on $10,000 bail.
A 12-person jury deliberated about 5½ hours before reaching its guilty verdict on 10 felonies, including eight counts of perjury, one count of tampering with a witness and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
She faces anything from probation to six years in prison on each count. Sentencing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in 6th Judicial District Court.
The four-day trial was overseen by District Judge Jeffrey Wilson in La Plata County.
Prosecutors said Garcia intentionally misled investigators and lied to a grand jury that was investigating the death of her husband, Ted Garcia, in an effort to protect her brother, Joseph Dernoga, who was charged with and later convicted of the crime.
They also said she coached her daughter, who was 14 at the time, to lie before the grand jury.
The grand jury testimony occurred Oct. 12, 2011, in Durango.
Her Durango defense lawyers, Rae Dreves and Becky Briggs, said Suzanne Garcia didnt knowingly make false statements. They asked jurors to consider Suzanne Garcias emotional state after becoming a widow and a single mother.
Dernoga pleaded guilty Sept. 6 to second-degree murder and was sentenced in October to 16 years in prison.
Suzanne Garcia loved her brother, Briggs said. She didnt suspect him. She still doesnt suspect him.
Deputy District Attorney Reid Stewart said the case is not about Suzanne Garcias difficulties after her husbands murder. Rather, it is about her effort to mislead investigators and the grand jury that were investigating her husbands death.
Ted Garcia was shot and killed July 23, 2010, at his home in the 1000 block of County Road 206, west of downtown Durango.
Dernoga, who lived in the basement, was late on rent and was possibly facing eviction, according to testimony.
Several details of the shooting death were revealed during the perjury trial.
Suzanne Garcia was in Baltimore caring for her father at the time of her husbands death. She was scheduled to return July 24, 2010 the day after Ted Garcia was killed.
She received a call from her brother the night of her husbands death. According to testimony, Dernoga sounded frantic and demanded to talk to her. But she refused to take the phone call.
She told the grand jury she didnt recall any such phone call. Stewart said it was unlikely Garcia would have forgotten about the phone call because it was such an unusual occurrence the night of her husbands death.
Suzanne Garcias flight arrived July 24, 2010, in Albuquerque. She and her daughters tried to call Ted Garcia before driving to Durango, but he didnt answer. As they approached Durango, Garcia received a phone call from her mother asking her to pull off on Rosemary Lane, a road just before her house.
They became anxious, and nobody wanted to put words to their deepest fears, said defense lawyer Dreves.
When they arrived, her mother and law-enforcement officials informed Suzanne Garcia of her husbands death.
Investigators told her the next day that her brother was the only person in the house at the time of the murder, and they suspected his involvement.
But Garcia testified Wednesday she was never told that her brother was the primary suspect until his arrest in November 2011.
Investigators have no evidence Suzanne Garcia was involved in the homicide, said Tonya Golbricht, lead investigator on the case with the La Plata County Sheriffs Office.
Im happy. Justice was served, Golbricht said of the guilty verdicts.
Ted Garcia was the manager of Franciscos Restaurante y Cantina on Main Avenue.
His father, Francis Garcia, said he hopes Suzanne Garcia receives the maximum possible penalty at sentencing.
You cant go on forever making fun of the justice system and hurting families that have no fault, he said.
Suzanne Garcia is a lifelong resident of La Plata County and a 1995 graduate of Fort Lewis College. She served as chairwoman of the La Plata County Democratic Party and was nominated in 2000 to challenge Republican Mark Larson for the 59th District in the state House, which she lost.
She has worked various jobs with Durango School District 9-R.
Stewart, the deputy district attorney, ended his cross-examination of her by drawing attention to a statement she posted on Facebook. The post, made in 2010, was in reference to an unrelated criminal case.
Garcia, a theater major in college, wrote:
I came right home and called Alex Tejada (best lawyer in town) because were going all the way on this. They want to f&^k with me?! They better get ready. ... I really dont mind courtrooms ... its like being on stage and I love to act.