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As we've already seen, different types of cable can carry signals at different speeds. Bandwidth, pulling characteristics, connection requirements, UL ratings, insulation ratings, and shielding are also critical factors you must carefully consider and coordinate in planning any installation.
During the actual installation, you'll rough-in the various cables in much the same manner as common electrical cables. But, you must follow the manufacturer's instructions precisely. The use of the proper connectors and fittings is also important since the placement of the appropriate fittings is crucial to final equipment connections. When pulling main runs of cables, you have to meet additional conditions. In general, you accomplish the installation of these conductors by the same methods as with standard electrical wires, but with extra care. Because datacom cable has far less copper, it has reduced tensile strength. Sidewall pressure also carries the risk of damaging the insulation of individual conductors. Both of these characteristics put the performance of the product at risk.
Here are some general rules you should follow:
Do not exceed a pulling tension of 20% of the ultimate breaking strength of the cable (these figures are available from the cable maker).
Lubricate the raceway generously with a suitable pulling compound. (Check with the manufacturer for types of lubricants best suited to the type of cable).
Use pulling eyes with swivels for longer pulls.
For long underground runs, pull the cable both ways from a centrally located manhole to avoid splicing. Use pulling eyes on each end.
Do not bend, install, or rack any cable in an arc of less than 12 times the cable diameter.
Components Using Cat 5, 6, or 7 cable alone doesn't guarantee a high performance network. Once you install the cable, you should terminate it with appropriate connectors and use factory recommended procedures. Then, use only properly rated (Cat 5, 6, or 7) punchdown blocks, patch panels, and patch cords to complete the cable plant. Unless you use all the appropriate components, the system cannot properly be called Category 5, 6, or 7.
Roughing and trimming Like power wiring, the installation of data cabling consists of two primary phases: Roughing in the wiring, then trimming it later.
During the rough-in phase, it's important that all of cables are put in their proper places and installed carefully (not bent too tightly, pulled too hard, skinned, or otherwise damaged). At this time, it's also important you consider the routing of the cables, especially if they're unshielded. You should never place unshielded copper cables too closely to sources of electromagnetism, such as motor windings, transformers or ballasts.
You also should consider fire stopping. Note where the fire barriers in the structure are, and make sure you make proper allowances for crossing them.
There's another factor that's different for roughing in data cable: You must protect them during the construction process (while you're not there). This is critical in situations where there'll be a long time between the initial cable installation and the jack installations. Here, it's up to you to protect your cables using any way that will work. If you don't protect them, they may be pulled and twisted by accident. This will damage the cables, and this damage will not show until you get a tester on them. In other situations, such as when you have a complete raceway system to use, there may be very little time between the cable installation and the wiring of the jacks.
Also like power wiring, it's important you leave enough extra cable at each outlet point. The recommended lengths are a minimum of 3 meters in telecommunications closets for both twisted-pair and fiber cable, 1 meter for fiber, and 30 cm for twisted-pair cable at the outlet. (Note: When you move from power wiring to data cabling, the units of measurement switch from English to metric.) Also, remember to check your specifications for requirements on extra cable.
Trimming data cabling is pretty much the same as trimming power wiring (strip the cables, install the devices and plates, etc.), except you need a lot more testing. When trimming power wiring, we generally test by flipping a switch or hitting the outlet with a voltage tester. Either power is present, or it's not. Testing data cabling is not so simple. Remember, you need to test not only for the presence of the signal, but also for the quality of the signal.
Remember: you'll be spending serious time testing your cables, and documenting those test results, so get used to the idea.
Wiring layouts In last month's article, we explained topology-the patterns in which data networks connect computers. Topology decides how you'll run your cables. In most cases, this will be a star pattern, meaning that every data outlet gets its own home run, as shown in Fig. 1 and 2. (This is the routing for the EIA/TIA 568 standard, which almost all new computer networks follow.) Under this system, a Cat 5 (or now, level 6 or 7) cable runs from the outlet to a communications closet. Usually, the communications closet is a telephone closet with a little extra equipment added to it. This can make for space problems, especially in pre-existing buildings. During your estimating and planning, bear in mind that the closets may be over-crowded. (Do something about this beforehand if at all possible.)
At the wiring closet, your cable home runs will connect to a punch-down block. (The standard method of connecting communications conductors is at a multi-terminal assembly of self-stripping, crimp connections. This component is called a punch-down block, 66 block or 110 block. "Punch-down block" is the generic name; 66 blocks are designed especially for voice conductors, and 110 blocks are designed especially for data conductors.)
You use patch panels and punch-down blocks for testing, additions to the system, and modifications to the cable plant (cabling system). From the punch-down block, you run short patch cables to a patch panel, and from there to a hub. A hub is an electronic device that takes the signals from each of the cables and puts them into a backbone cable. The backbone cable runs between floors of the building and connects several hubs together. You may also hear hubs referred to as concentrators.
The outlet itself will almost always be one or two RJ-45 jacks, as shown in Fig. 3, mounted on a single-gang plate. (A RJ-45 is an 8-pin modular phone plug that's nearly universally used for data networks.)
Cable colors While the color coding of data cabling is not as well known (or indeed, followed) the color code for power conductors, does exist and should be followed. (In power wiring, things explode if you don't use the color code. In data cabling, they simply don't work.)
The cabling administration standard (EIA-606) lists the colors and functions of data cabling as:
Blue: horizontal voice cables
Brown: inter-building backbone
Gray: second-level backbone
Green: network connections & auxiliary circuits
Orange: demarcation point, telephone cable from Central Office
Purple: first-level backbone
Red: key-type telephone systems
Silver or White: horizontal data cables, computer & PBX equipment
Yellow: auxiliary, maintenance & security alarms
Separation from sources of interference Remember that you should not install unshielded data cables near sources of electromagnetism. EIA/TIA-569, the cabling pathways standard, specifies these distances for structured data cabling systems:
Minimum bending radii According to a draft version of EIA-568, the minimum bend radius for UTP is four times the outside cable diameter, or about 1 inch. For multi-pair cables, the minimum bending radius is 10 times the outside diameter. The minimum bend radius for Type 1A STP cable (100 Mb/s STP) is 7.5 cm (3 inches) for non-plenum cable and 15 cm (6 inches) for the stiffer plenum-rated kind.For optical cables not under tension, the minimum bend radius is 10 times the cable diameter. For cables under tension, no less than 20 times the cable diameter. The standard also states no optical cable should be bent on a radius less than 3.0 cm (1.18 inch).
A different standard, ISO DIS 11801 (essentially a parallel standard to the one mentioned above), for 100 ohm and 120 ohm balanced cable lists three different minimum bend radii:
Minimum for pulling during installation is eight times cable diameter.
Minimum installed radius is six times for riser cable.
Minimum installed radius is four times cable diameter for horizontal runs.
For fiber optic cables, the requirements are the same as those stated above. Some manufacturers recommendations differ from the above, so it's worth checking the spec sheet for the cable you plan to use.
Testing It's important for the impedance of a cable to be uniform throughout the cable's length. Cable faults (problem areas in the cable, like ground faults) change the impedance of the cable at the point where the fault lies, resulting in reflected signals. Cable testers use this method to find cable faults. For example, a break in a wire creates an "open circuit," or infinitely high impedance at that point. When a high frequency signal emitted from a cable tester encounters this high impedance, it will reflect back towards the tester like an ocean wave bouncing off a seawall. Similarly, a short circuit represents zero impedance, which will also reflect a high frequency.
A cable testing device called a time domain reflectometer (TDR) is capable of calculating about how far down the cable the fault lies. The formula for this feature uses a cable value known as nominal velocity of propagation (NVP), which is the rate at which a current can flow through the cable, expressed as a percentage of light speed (0.8 C, for example, being 8/10ths of the speed of light, or 240,000 km per second). The cable tester multiplies the speed of light by the cable's NVP and by the total time it takes the pulse to reach the fault and reflect back to the tester. It then divides this number by two, for the one-way distance.
The same concept is used to check the electrical length of a cable installation. In this case, you must make sure not to terminate one end of the cable. The open end will register as infinite impedance and reflect a pulseback to the tester. Again, this response time is plugged into the formula to estimate the overall electrical length of the wire.
Such cable testers cannot check the first 20 ft or so of a cable. The reason for this blind spot is that a pulse transmitted by the tester will be reflected back to the device before it is entirely transmitted. Thus, the tester can't get an accurate reading.
Interference Noise can jeopardize the transmission of a signal because it can introduce false signals or noise spikes at different frequencies on a wire. A load may interpret a noise spike as part of a digital signal, distorting the original content of the signal. Common sources of noise spikes include ac lines, telephones, and devices such as radios, microwave ovens, and motors. Some cable testers test for noise, running tests at different frequencies. (See table for minimum separation distances from power sources.)
Another type of interference is called crosstalk, or more specifically, near-end crosstalk (NEXT). As mentioned earlier, when a current moves through a wire, it creates an electromagnetic field. This field can interfere with signals traveling on an adjacent wire. To reduce the effect of NEXT, wires are twisted (thus the name twisted pair). The twisting allows the wires to cancel each other's noise. The risk of NEXT is highest at the ends of a cable because wire pairs generally don't have twists at their ends, where they enter connectors. If the untwisted end length is too long, NEXT can distort data signals. Also, due to attenuation, signals are strongest when they are transmitted, and weakest when they arrive at their destination. So, the magnetic field of a signal being transmitted from a device on one wire may overwhelm a signal arriving at the same device on the wire's pair.
NEXT is measured in decibels, which represent a ratio of a signal's strength to the noise generated by crosstalk. (See sidebar "Understanding the Decibel"). The stronger the signal and weaker the noise, the higher the NEXT value. For this reason, a high NEXT reading is good. Low NEXT readings, which indicate high crosstalk interference, can mean the cable is terminated improperly.
When to test and what to use You should test network cables both during the installation process and upon completion of the system. Testing during the installation process helps catch problems while they're still simple to fix. Testing the system upon completion is not only a good practice but is even required by law for communications systems.
The most common testing tools for copper data cabling are the following:
Digital voltmeter (DVM): Measures volts.
Digital multimeter (DMM): Measures volts, ohms, capacitance, and (some) frequency.
Time domain reflectometer (TDR): Measures cable lengths and locates impedance mismatches.
Tone generator and inductive amplifier: Used to trace cable pairs, follow cables hidden in walls or ceiling. The tone generator typically will put a 2 kHz audio tone on the cable under test. The inductive amp detects and plays this through a built-in speaker.
Wiremap tester: Checks a cable for open or short circuits, reversed pairs, crossed pairs and split pairs.
Noise testers, 10Base-T: The standard sets limits for how often noise events can occur, and their size, in several frequency ranges. Various handheld cable testers are able to perform these tests. Butt set: A telephone handset that when placed in series with a battery (such as the one in a tone generator) allows voice communication over a copper cable pair. Can be used for temporary phone service in a wiring closet.
Testing UTP cables. Many of the problems encountered in UTP cable plants are a result of miswired patch cables, jacks, and cross-connects. Horizontal and riser distribution cables and patch cables are wired straight through end-to-end, so that Pin 1 at one end is connected to Pin 1 at the other. (Crossover patch cables are an exception to this rule). Normally, jacks and cross-connects are designed so that the installer always punches down the cable pairs in a standard order, from left to right: Pair 1 (Blue), Pair 2 (Orange), Pair 3 (Green) and Pair 4 (Brown). The white striped lead is usually punched down first, followed by the solid color. The jack's internal wiring connects each pair to the correct pins, according to the assignment scheme for which the jack is designed: EIA568A and 568B (Fig. 4), or USOC.
One common source of problems is an installation in which USOC jacks are mixed with EIA-568A or 568B. When this is done, everything appears to be punched down correctly, but some cables will work and others will not.
Wiremapping. Wiremap tests will check all lines in the cable for all of the following errors:
Open: Lack of continuity between pins at both ends of the cable.
Short: Two or more lines short-cir-cuited together.
Crossed pair: A pair is connected to different pins at each end (example: Pair 1 is connected to Pins 4 and 5 at one end and Pins 1 and 2 at the other).
Reversed pair: The two lines in a pair are connected to opposite pins at each end of the cable. For example: the line on Pin 1 is connected to Pin 2 at the other end; the line on Pin 2 is connected to Line 1. This is also called a polarity reversal or tip-and-ring reversal.
Split pair: One line from each of two pairs is connected as if it were a pair. For example, the Blue and White-Orange lines are connected to Pins 4 and 5, White-Blue and Orange to Pins 3 and 6. The result is excessive Near End Crosstalk (NEXT), which wastes 10Base-T bandwidth and usually prevents 16 Mb/s token-ring from working at all.
Length tests. You usually check cable length with a TDR, which transmits a pulse down the cable and measures the elapsed time until it receives a reflection of the signal from the far end of the cable. Each type of cable transmits signals at something less than the speed of light. This factor is called the nominal velocity of propagation (NVP), expressed as a decimal fraction of the speed of light. (UTP has an NVP of approximately 0.59 to 0.65). From the elapsed time and the NVP, the TDR calculates the cable's length. A TDR may be a special-purpose, or may be built into a handheld cable tester.


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Ziber Designsoftware necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 98 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
Dutch Cowboys DC
Dutch Cowboys is one of the largest interactive marketing sites of Netherlands
with 380,000 unique visitors per month and more than 300,000 views per
iPhone. The site contains news and various issues including advertising,
search, mobile, wireless, marketing, media, software and cybercrime.
Highly trained, monitoring trends and developments, for 2 / 3 male and
above average income.
1. Logo image
Dutch Cowboys is popular Dutch blog about Social Media and
interactive marketing. On DutchCowboys read current news on Social
Media, Search, Viral, RSS, Weblogs, Podcasting, E-mail, Mobile, Marketing, Wireless, Messenger, iTV, Gaming, Crossmedia, Advertising and many more.
The key to the look of the logo is "social, modern and scalable."
2. Figurative
A new logo for DutchCowboys with the letters DC (as in common
Times: AD) in, where optionally fully DutchCowboys to be placed. Hence
In total, there are two versions designed to: 1 version with the full
name beside it, and 1 version without the full name beside it.
2. Use of the new logo
The new logo needs to work through various media are: web, iPhone icon,
print, T-shirt, car advertising, billboard, banner, button, sticker and more!
3. Restrictions that are important
Striking, but clear. Useful for line extensions (DC Jobs, DC
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next 10 years. The scull (skull) is still strong and can (or elements in
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If you're looking for an all-rounder light that will cut it both on and off road without breaking the bank then the Gemini Xera is definitely worth a look. Gemini are a fast-growing Canadian outfit and the Xera, a single LED light with a 2 or 4-cell battery is their first foray in to the UK market. I've have been testing the 4-cell version and I'm impressed, possibly even dazzled, by the combination of power, run time and value for money on offer.
£150 isn't cheap but you get you get a lot for your money. With most competing single LED lights you'll get a handlebar mount and perhaps a helmet mount if you're lucky. Gemini have included both of these, plus a camping style head belt. On top of the fact that it includes a bigger than normal, 4-cell battery, this light set presents good value for money - there's even a battery extension cable.
Gemini have gone down the battery pack route - which will probably count against it with some - leaving a small aluminum light head which mounts to the bars via a simple rubber o-ring. It is a nicely machined piece, weighing in at 52g. The simple mounting does make installation and removal easy, but it did cross my mind that if you're going to remove the light each ride (commuting and leaving bike outside for example), the rubber could fatigue. An included second o-ring perhaps backs up this concern, although the rubber is 5mm in diameter and didn't show signs of wear during the test.
The helmet mounting is by means of a velcro strap, with handlebar like cylinder for the light head to attach to; simple and does the job. The velcro is a special fine toothed variety I've not come across before, but it means there is no chance of it scratching your head or making your helmet hair any worse. The final mount - the head strap - is just like the many camping head torches you will have seen, with frontal plastic cylinder for the light unit. The battery pack straps to the rear and little nodules hold the cable in place. Again, it is simple and does the intended job well. On the bike, the battery is mounted to the top-tube with velcro. It isn't as neat as an integrated solution and I did have problems finding a spot which wouldn't interfere with my rear brake cable or knees - finally opting for the head-tube instead.
On to the main event: the light. Looks can be deceiving as this little unit packs 800 lumens. Our light comparison chart shows it isn't concentrated on one spot either, the light spreads across your path, just as you want it too - particularly for off road riding. The closest competitor to this is probably Exposure's Joystick and the Gemini provides a much wider spread whilst remaining slightly brighter throughout that spread - that extra spread might put off some people who are going to use this primarily as a road light, but again, you're only going to get in to serious driver dazzling territory if you run it on full power and there is rarely any need to do that on the road. It does means the XERA can be the sole light on your bike, even riding unlit country lanes - or indeed leaving the road entirely.
The Gemini isn't lacking in terms of functions either. You have the usual three brightness levels, a flashing mode, but the neat thing here is that you can tailor the brightness of each of these settings. Levels can be changed from 10% in 10% increments, so flashing doesn't need to be an eye watering strobe effect, it can be as low as 10% brightness if you so desire. This also means you can have a road setting and an off road setting. In most situation you certainly aren't going to need to run this on anything like full power even on unlit roads - that in turn has benefits in terms of increased run times.
Battery level is shown through the illuminated button: green - amber- red, with a flashing red light and self-dimming function when things get really low. The level is displayed as soon as you connect the light and remains even with the light off. A useful feature but in well lit areas it could leave one to mistake their light being on when it is in fact, off. To top off the electronics behind this light, a fading effect occurs as you cycle modes - now they are just showing off.
The beauty of this package is that you are not just getting a light for your bike. With the option of a head strap, the light becomes a much more versatile product. Here's some situation where I think it would be useful: tourers who putting up a tent in the dark, endurance mountain bike racers finding their stuff at an unlit campsite, early morning triathlon starts, the list goes on. It even comes in handy for DIY jobs around the house. Of course, you can't just whip it off your bike after a long ride and carry on using it, like all lights, it needs recharging at some point.
The 2-cell has a claimed two hour run-time, with 4-cells doubling that to four hours (on max setting). I found this to be fairly accurate, lasting around 3.5 hours at full blast including an hour or so on the low setting prior to this. Even after the 3.5 hours, it carried on in its 'get home' mode, which is low power with a pulse of increased intensity every few seconds. The included charger takes around 5 hours to fill the 4-cell.
There's not a lot not to like about this new kid on the block. The price is very competitive, even before you consider all the accessories. It isn't as neat as the single unit Exposure Joystick - the velcro attached battery pack is slightly cumbersome on a road bike but it does offer a full 1 hour longer max power run-time and and of course even longer on the lower power settings, and it is brighter, with a wider spread - if that's what you want. There is a weight penalty compared to the Joystick, which is £15 more expensive. While the light unit is 52g, the battery pack is 245g so a total 300g ballast. Even so, if you are after an all-round lighting solution that you can even use beyond cycling, I can fully recommend it.
Bright, versatile light with a host of useful functions & accessories, not the lightest but then it's also cheaper than a lot of its rivals too
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Gemini Xera LED Light System
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
'Bike. Run. Ski. Your light for all activities.'
Initially designed for mountain biking, this light packs a lot of power and a good spread. The head strap does indeed make it suitable for running, skiing, DIY...
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
800 lumens single LED, 4 hour full power run-time, 52g head unit (battery 245g = 297g), bike, helmet and head mounting, 3 adjustable brightness functions and adjustable strobe.
Nicely machined piece of aluminium, should take a knock with no side effects.
Bright and with a strong spread. Quoted 4 hour run-time accurate.
I could see the rubber o-ring possibly fatiguing, especially on over-size bars. If their customer service is up to what they say, this would be a complementary replacement I imagine.
5 for average I'd say. The unit may be only 52g but once you include the 4-cell pack, the complete set is ~300g. For comparison my Joystick is 82g.
For £150 you are getting a high performance light, that would be good value alone, but all the accessories make this unbeatable.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Well, it can be the main light on your night time rides.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
The snazzy programming (adjustable brightness, fading between levels, pulsating low power mode). Anti-scratch (my own trademark) velcro.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Cumbersome battery pack and velcro mounting.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?
A very complete lighting solution
About the tester
Age: 23 Height: 184cm Weight: 66kg
I usually ride: Orbea Onix (Carbon) - Summer, Orbea Asphalt (Alu) - Winter My best bike is: Orbea Alma G10
I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Semi pro
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, club rides, mtb,


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General Description
Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity and human culture. It is unique among the social sciences in that it focuses on all societies and all aspects of human physical, social and cultural life. The anthropology program goals and objectives have been developed to provide students with a broad introduction to the anthropological perspective including the cross-cultural and comparative approach. The program aims to introduce a wide variety of biologically and culturally relevant topics including, but not confined to, evolution, social organization, genetics, language, cultural bias, globalization, religion, technology, and recovery and study of material remains relevant to the human past. The anthropology program emphasizes the role of the scientific method in evaluating humans biologically and culturally, as well as in the development of theoretical perspectives relevant to studying human societies past and present including evolution and contemporary existence in a technological age.
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LTE Broadcast On The Horizon
LTE Broadcast -- also known as eMBMS -- is a way to dynamically address congestion, specifically in areas of high video traffic such as sports stadiums. While the technology is part of the 3G and 4G LTE standards, it has not been commercially exploited outside of Asia until now.
In the United States, the three main operators (AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon) are interested in deploying the technology. In Europe, the British EE network (formerly Everything Everywhere) plans to launch the service later this year.
LTE Broadcast is a single-frequency network (SFN) in broadcast mode that is part of the series of 3GPP LTE standards known as evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS).
During the recent World Cup in Brazil, more viewers than ever before watched the games online, and I bet a whole lot of soccer fans were frustrated looking at buffer wheels spin and screens freeze when they tried to stream the games. The next World Cup, scheduled to take place in 2018 in Russia, will be mostly delivered by LTE Broadcast.
Cellular operators in the US and Europe are trying LTE Broadcast in what is now called "stadium scenario," because users inside a stadium typically consume a lot of the same feeds, in the same area, simultaneously during an event.
By deploying LTE Broadcast, cellular operators can manage network assets better by allowing multicast for popular content demanded by multiple subscribers, such as live TV and events. Operators also can utilize off-peak capacity to deliver new service offerings, such as rich media caching or managed software updates.
"Delivering video streams to hundreds of users in a cell site by using LTE Broadcast will utilize almost the same bandwidth as a single user with the same video quality. The guaranteed quality of experience can increase subscriber loyalty and deliver significant service differentiation compared with the competition," Ericsson claims in a whitepaper.
In order to deploy LTE Broadcast efficiently, operators should start upgrading the capabilities of the base stations in stadiums and other large venues to support eMBMS, and then use new cells supporting LTE Broadcast in any new network expansion. The next step will be to upgrade/install microcells in large population areas.
With LTE Broadcast, cellular operators could continue to charge premium rates for premium content without saturating their networks, and guarantee quality. They also could have the ability to deliver content no matter how many people are watching a particular live event.
Another possible revenue opportunity is to offer pay-per-view for special events. For instance, if Verizon implements LTE Broadcast in the major US cities and makes a deal with the next Super Bowl broadcaster, including multiple in-venue channels in the University of Phoenix Stadium, the operator could offer its LTE subscribers a special pay-per-event package of $5, outside of their data plan allowance.
The next Mobile World Congress in Barcelona will probably attract over 80,000 attendees. LTE Broadcast will be used to deliver some of the keynotes and important conferences. I'm sure many operators will be watching closely to see how effective the technology is.
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Suggested amendments to the European Commission's proposed Regulation regarding public access to documents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission prepared by Statewatch
Change title from: "Regulation.." to "Decision.."
Comment: The purpose of the proposed measure is to effect Article 255 of the Amsterdam Treaty on public access to EU documents. It would replace the Council Decision of 20.12.93 and the Code of conduct (6.12.93) concerning public access to Council and Commission documents.
The effect of adopting a "Regulation" rather than a "Decision" is that it would bind and override Member States' national policies and practices to freedom of information in regard to EU documents (see second sentence of Article 11). There is no need for the measure to be a "Regulation", nor was there any power under Article 255 of the EC Treaty, inserted by the Amsterdam Treaty for the Community to adopt legislation governing the access rules of Member States, or of any other institution besides the three named EU institutions (the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament).
point (9):
i) add at the beginning of the 2nd sentence:
"The exceptions must be listed exhaustively and examples.."
ii) delete: 3rd sentence.
Comment: This sentence refers to the definition of a "document" in Article 3.a. which seeks to permanently exclude from access "discussion documents, opinions of departments and informal messages". This is argued to be necessary to protect "free and frank" discussion and the need for officials to have the "space to think" (Explanatory memorandum).
Since 1993 citizens have been entitled to apply for any document subject only to specific and narrowly drawn exceptions. No documents are permanently excluded. The deletion of this sentence and the deletion of the second part of Article 3.a (see below) would restore the status quo. The principle of being able to apply for any documents should safeguarded by the provision on exceptions.
point (12):
i) delete: ALL
"National legislation on access to documents is unaffected by this Decision or by any other provision in the Treaty."
add point (13) as follows:
"all other Community institutions, agencies and bodies established by the Treaty, and all bodies established pursuant to the Treaty on European Union should adopt rules similar to those in this Decision by 1 May 2001."
Comment: The other EC and EU institutions, agencies and bodies have powers to organize their own affairs, pursuant to which most of them have already adopted rules on access to documents. In some cases (for example, the European Investment Bank), these rules are inadequate, and some institutions (Europol, the two EC courts) have yet to adopt such rules. In order to ensure consistency between the EU institutions, all such bodies should adopt effective access rules based on the principles in this Decision by the deadline date for adopting access rules for the Commission, Council and EP.
2.2: Delete all
No evidence is given in the explanatory memorandum for these provisions.
1st sentence:
"This Regulation shall not apply to documents already published or accessible to the public by other means"
Comment: This looks innocuous BUT: it refers to the present practice whereby once a measure has been published by the Publications Office of the EC (eg: in the Official Journal) then documents are not at present provided by the Commission to applicants (who have to purchase complete and often expensive copies of the OJ).
Moreover, documents published in the Official Journal are not the same as the actual documents which contain specific document references which enable a document to be located in the decision-making process.
Nor would it be acceptable for this provision to be applied to documents "published" on the internet - this would assume that all citizens have access.
"This Regulation shall not apply where specific rules on access to documents exist."
Comment: This is not referred to in the Explanatory memorandum. It could refer to "rules" relating to the Schengen acquis. In addition, it overturns the Court of First Instance ruling in Case C-92/98, Interporc II, and as a result would make the new access rules more restrictive than the present system.
i) delete everything after ".... audiovisual recording)"
ii) insert after ".. recording)" the words: "sent or received by the officials of the institutions in their official capacity."
Comment: This would exclude, from the rules only, documents and/or communications of a purely personal nature.
As drafted it is completely unclear which documents would be released and when. As Mr Soderman has observed:
"the Regulation would involve the exercise of a large amount of discretion by the institutions. In practice, therefore, citizens would not so much enjoy rights as be dependent on the goodwill of officials exercising discretion on behalf of the institution."
i) change opening to read:
"the public interest, solely on the following grounds"
Comment: This makes the list exhaustive/limited.
ii) delete: relations between and/or with the Member States or Community and non-Community institutions
Comment: No reasoning for adding this exception is given in the explanatory memorandum. Its meaning is very unclear, and documents potentially falling within this exception would be covered by other exceptions such as confidentiality
iii) change: "the stability of the Community legal order"
to: "confidentiality of the opinions of the legal services of the institutions"
Comment: Again no reasoning for this addition is given. This change would confirm existing case law in the Carlsen case, narrowly limiting the exception to a particular type of document rather than allowing for use of a very vaguely worded exception.
iv) change: "infringement proceedings, including the preparatory states thereof"
to: "infringement proceedings, until the reasoned opinion has been released or the file has been closed."
Comment: This preserves the distinction between reasoned opinions and other infringement documents which the Court of First Instance drew in Case C-309/97, Bavarian Lager, and allows complainants and the general public some supervision over the Commission's exercise of its infringement powers.
v) move: "the deliberations and effective functioning of the institutions"
to a: new 4.2 (renumber 4.1) to read:
"The institutions may refuse access to documents which could significantly undermine the confidentiality of the proceedings of the institutions"
Comment: This would preserve the status quo, which makes this a discretionary exception and which is concerned with the specific issue of "confidentiality", rather than the broad notion of "deliberations and effective functioning". It would improve upon the status quo by inserting a test for "significantly undermining" confidentiality, in line with the new test applying to the mandatory exceptions.
vi) Amend 4(d) to read:
confidentiality as required by the legislation of Member States and as requested by the third party that supplied the document, where the grounds set out in sub-paragraphs a) to c) apply".
Comment: Otherwise it would gives carte blanche to businesses, third states, etc. to refuse documents and makes nonsense of the third-party disclosure expansion. Documents from businesses and third states could still be refused if they contain commercial secrets, threaten international relations, etc.
5.1: replace "repetitive" with "repeat"
Comment: No reasoning is given for this change - from "repeat" to "repetitive" - and is a thinly disguised attempt to by-pass the European Ombudsman's ruling in the Statewatch complaint.
The term "repetitive" would give the institutions the power to refuse access to diligent researchers, journalists and academics specialising in a subject area and to companies and non-governmental organizations with ongoing interests in that area.
The option of a "amicable and fair solution" is not borne out by the practice since 1993. Applicants are rarely if ever consulted.
5.4 and 6.2:
replace "one month" by "two weeks"
Comment: The period of "one month" is frequently extended during the "vacational seasons" (Xmas and the whole of August) or if the request concerns an undefined large number of documents to two months (if a document is refused the appeal process can take up to another two months).
i) change: commercial purposes to the current "commercial gain"
ii) delete: "or exploit it for any other economic purposes"
Comment: No explanation for this change to the existing practice is given in explanatory memorandum. Institutional documents, once released, should be in the public domain except where they are clearly used for "commercial gain".
The formulation "exploit it for any other economic purposes" is not explained and would give unacceptable discretion to the institutions. Would a newspaper which substantially quoted a document be "exploiting it"?
change the last line to read:
"a register of all documents."
Comment: When taken in conjunction with the current proposed definition of a "document" (Article 3.a.) most documents would be permanently excluded from the scope of both the access rules and the register of "documents".
The register should contain references to all documents held by the institutions - the granting of access is a separate issue governed by the use of the exceptions. This is a fundamental safeguard against abuse, corruption and undemocratic practices.
i) delete 2nd para: "This Regulation.."
ii) insert: "This Decision is binding in its entirety upon the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament."
See Comment above on effect of adopting a "regulation".
Statewatch, 16 May 2000
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Donald Faison Shows Off Real Racing 3 Mobile Racing Game & More
HollywoodLife.com was able to spend a day at EA Studios in LA trying out the amazing new 'Real Racing 3' mobile racing game that will have you playing games on your phones and tablets for months and months to come! During the big reveal we got to sit down with special host Donald Faison to talk about the game and so much more going on with his life! Check it out!
Donald Faison is a big gamer and also he is going to be a new father, and HollywoodLife.com found out how he has and will juggle that role, plus we find out his ultimate dream film role!
"I've always played video games, its not hard to mix video games into my life. I know I am the one who have introduced video games to my kids and they have exceeded me in skill level!", an excited Donald told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY adding, "When it comes to teaching my kids video games, they are lucky that they have a Dad like me! I want to be the Dad that through sport or video game, I can be the one to teach them."
Which is great, because Donald was quick to show exactly how he would teach his kids by showing off the Real Racing 3 game to a host of reporters in the EA Studios in LA. Never have you seen such a detailed racing game on a phone or tablet ever!
And as HollywoodLife.com continued our conversation, Donald told us one of his most sought after dream roles, and it is none other then the Star Wars series! Donald gushed, "Huge Star Wars fan, they chose the right director, they got that part right! I would also say that Matthew Vaughn or Joss Wheedon would have done perfect as well."
And as for being a part of the film Donald continued, "I have to be in a Star Wars film! I would love to fly in a X-Wing, and maybe be Lando's son. I just want to be a part of it."
So we wish Donald all the best of luck on the Star Wars front and loved how he taught us all about Real Racing 3. Remember, Real Racing 3 will launch worldwide on February 28. You'll be able to download for FREE on iPhone, iPad, and Android! Check it out! It's AWESOME!
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
So I Finally Bought An Ipad
Confession of a Symbian and Android Avengelist
So yesterday after years of saying "ok aku tunggu the next Ipad", I finally liberated a fistful of RM50 notes and bought an IPad2. Some of you might be wondering why now and why just the iPad2? Let me answer these questions
I bought the iPad2 for the wife because I was getting pissed with her hogging the Galaxy Tab. I use the tab mainly to read news and tweet while in bed. Turns out she love doing the same thing as me while in bed. By the time she's done with her reading the battery on the Galaxy Tab would be om the verge of dying. Buying her an iPad2 is the only way for me to make sure my GalTab will no longer be molested by her. HAHA. The price of a 16GB iPad2 was very tempting lately due to the impending arrival of New iPad on our shored. I might as well get one now while they are still in stock and sold at a very reasonable price.
So why just the iPad2 not the New iPad? Simple answer is "coz the iPad2 is cheaper than a Galaxy Tab 7.7". I can get more screen real estate and at the same time getting myself an IOS device. As the senior writer at AMANZ.MY I think it is imperative that i familiarise myself with devices with different OSes. Also most of the locally made apps are made for IOS. Secondly I have been reading a lot of New iPad reviews and I was not that impressed with the new features. The thing that really killed my interest was the insanely ridiculous charging time of the New iPad. Due to the bigger capacity battery (70% bigger), the normal recharging time for the world's best selling tablet is around 9 hours.This is jus simply unacceptable. I also don't think i need the beyond HD display yet. Last but not least too many reports of warm iPad. We live in Malaysia and the last thing we need is a warm device.
So how am I liking the iPad? I like some of the stuffs about it and hated others. I like the fact that the device runs butter smooth. I like the fact that the app market is filled with wonderful apps. I really like how it handles huge PDF files. Oh o........ what i like the most is FLIPBOARD. That is the ONE APP that makes the iPad worth buying.
What I don't like? Too damn big and too damn heavy. Not the best device for tweeting or one handed reading in bed. As I said earlier I use the Galaxy Tab in bed. The iPad is just way too unwieldy. Cannot starch my balls while reading Footbal365, Sokernet and Daily Mail! NO fun wei! HAHAHA. Camera is also a big piece of monkey piss. My almost 2 year old Gal Tab can take better picture and comes with a flash.
At the end of the day the WIFE will be using the iPad coz it's for her own use anyway. She can now play Tiny Tower and Flipboard for the rest of the day without draining the battery of my Gal Tab.
Well now if you can excuse me, I need to read some news on the Galaxy Tab in the toilet while taking a shit! It is in situations like this will you finally realise why 7" inch tablets were created in the first place.
p/s :Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons -- R. Buckminster Fuller
23 comments:
Akhirnya kau jadi appletards obe.kahkahkah
- March 27, 2012 at 9:25 AM
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- March 27, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- Freaky said...
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- March 27, 2012 at 11:10 AM
- Orang Akaun said...
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- March 27, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Aahh.. reading online stuff while shitting oneself is pure bliss. Add a smoke while doing so and your life's complete.
- March 27, 2012 at 12:50 PM
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- March 27, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- badtooth said...
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- March 27, 2012 at 10:57 PM
- paskal said...
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- March 28, 2012 at 5:58 PM
- faiz fakhirin said...
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- March 28, 2012 at 6:09 PM
oi obe wer blogserius???
- March 28, 2012 at 6:32 PM
mana blogserius !!!kamu mahu blogserius
- March 28, 2012 at 6:46 PM
- Cinta Hatiku said...
gal tab...too small for tab and too big for hanphone...huhu:~..kau kene pilih satu...phone or tab...jgn tamak...
- April 1, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Obe...aku tengok Kindle Fire in US and rasa minat nak sambar satu..tapi aku tak sure berbaloi ke tak compare to buy other tablet...buat review bole?
- April 2, 2012 at 4:24 PM
- Mean said...
sorry sayang ipad2 is too heavy for me to hold with one hand or placed on top of the tummy while lying on the bed reading my daily dosage of dailymail. so either i'll keep on hogging your tab or i'll use the note.
Much love X
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- May 6, 2012 at 10:30 PM
- Mean said...
by the by after two months of purchase ipad dah jadi YOURpad.. seems that somebody loooove the flipboard, reading football news @ football365.com & tweeting on the pad more than the tab :P the only time i can lay my fingers on the pad is when i play pirates.. itupun on weekend je.. heh..
- May 17, 2012 at 3:56 PM
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In what's expected to be a new weekly feature on ColoradoRapids, long-time journalist Pat Shea delves into the flow of the Colorado Rapids.
It's one thing to extol the virtues of attractive, attack-oriented artistry. But it's refreshing to see coach Pareja take a realistic approach to this lofty goal.
MLS players need to combine sufficient technique to weather duress with enough athleticism to create some duress of their own. The pace and contact in MLS are no cakewalk, historically causing more than one star to head home with his tail between his legs. It's a physical league, and not always pretty. After playing eight years in MLS himself, Pareja understands the rigors of the league. Every training exercise puts players under pressure, and the coach expects perfection.
Pareja on offseason roster changes
"My training is always about intensity, quality, and technique," Pareja said. He demonstrates exactly what he wants each player to do, and he stays on them until the end of the drill.
"I will live or die by my idea of simply playing the game," Pareja said. "Try not to lose the ball. Be intense, and let's see if we can be an exciting team."
After a year shining light on attractive play up front while darkness shadowed the back, the Rapids have a more pragmatic strategy this season.
"You may see a team Saturday that is not as fluent with the ball as we want it," Pareja predicted. "But I want to see a team that is more disciplined and has everybody on the same page."
Captain Pablo Mastroeni tried to put concrete language around these aspirations, noting a difference from the early Pareja days of offensive focus.
"I think it's two-fold," Mastroeni said. "We've been working on our defensive shape and making sure it's a good foundation to build from. Before, we put the cart before the horse because we wanted to do things differently.
"I think this year the focus has been first, be nice and firm with everyone understanding their roles defensively. And then when we win the ball, find out how we transition into a dynamic, possession-oriented attack."
The "back four" traditionally means two outside fullbacks, a stopper, and a sweeper. But the Rapids formation is a fortress of four stingy bouncers in the core. Diego Calderon and Drew Moor will sit behind Hendry Thomas and Mastroeni. Marvell Wynne will handle traffic on the right. The left back position has a revolving door near the bench for Brian Mullan, Chris Klute, Anthony Wallace, or Kory Kindle.
Moor said, "Pablo, Hendry, and Diego, defensively… they get into great spots. They break up a lot of plays, and their tackling is fantastic. But also they're very good on the ball, very clean."
Behind the Fourtress, Matt Pickens has trained fully the past few days after missing nearly two weeks with an injured limb, and Steward Ceus looks ready, if necessary, though he's being pushed by new signing, Clint Irwin.
Practice: Pickens aims at target 60 yards away
On defense, Colorado looks like a 4-5-1. When the wingers retreat from the 4-3-3.
In front of the core four, Kamani Hill or Dillon Powers are the top candidates for the low-forward/attacking midfielder role, and Nick LaBrocca fits in this spot too. Of course, this until Martin Rivero returns from his broken foot, I assume.
Options for the three forwards include a versatile cabal of attacking players: Atiba Harris, Kevin Harbottle, Tony Cascio, Jamie Smith, Andre Akpan, and Deshorn Brown, for now. Edson Buddle, obviously, will be a key component when he's back from his injury. And, so will newly acquired forward Danny Mwanga, though he's not likely to join the team until next week.
Two of the Rapids' homegrown players, Shane O'Neill and Dillon Serna, made their first start together with the United States Under-20 National Team on Friday in the 2-0 Semifinal win over Cuba. The team, which has already qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey, now awaits the winner of Mexico-El Salvador to meet in the finals of the CONCACAF U-20 Championships in Puebla, Mexico.
O'Neill has anchored the back line in all four of the U.S. U-20 matches, while Serna made his first appearance of the tournament in the quarterfinals against Canada game late on the left side. With time-killing, injuries, and other delays, Serna didn't get many touches, but he received the ball wide left in the box with extra time looming, cut back, and fired a right-footed shot off the crossbar. Perhaps those last few minutes were enough for coach Tab Ramos to give Serna the start on Friday, even if it was on the right side of the defense.
Moor and rookie Dillon Powers grew up cheering on the Dallas Burn, I mean FC Dallas. But playing in MLS themselves wasn't just an immediate dream for both of the Texan Rapids.
"I went to their first-ever game at the Cotton Bowl back in the old dribble-up shootout days," Moor recalled. "To be honest, I didn't imagine myself out there until later. I was always a fan of the team, and I played every day when I got home from school. I didn't really consider being a professional soccer player until maybe I was in college. It's all I want to do now, and I want to do it as long as I can."
"That was always my dream to be out there," explained Powers, selected by the Rapids 11th overall out of the University of Notre Dame. "It kind of slowly became a reality. There's a certain point when coaches tell you you're ready for the next level. I graduated early so I could be drafted and done with school."
They aren't the only two with Dallas connections. Forward Andre Akpan and defender Chris Klute also call Dallas-suburb, Grand Prairie, home. And besides Moor, Anthony Wallace and Atiba Harris also spent time with FC Dallas, as did Pareja and assistant Dave Dir, who was Dallas' head coach from 1996-2000.
Shea tried out for the Colorado Rapids in 1995 and, after failing to make a team, wrote a 1,000-word description of his unsuccessful tryout. He then proceeded to cover the Rapids for 15 years for various websites and local media outlets, up to and including the club's MLS championship in 2010. In between, he dared to try out again in 2002 and 2006. Send comments and feedback to Shea at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler strongly defended rules he has proposed for the Internet that critics fear would result in preferential treatment for big companies and place too much power in the hands of the nation's broadband providers.
"Let me be clear. If someone acts to divide the Internet between 'haves' and 'have-nots,' we will use every power at our disposal to stop it," Wheeler said Wednesday in remarks at the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn.'s annual convention in Los Angeles.
That could incude regulating the Internet in a similar fashion to phone companies using Title II of the Communications Act. Such a move would likely face strong challenges from broadband providers as well as lawmakers who are wary of heavy regulation of the Internet.
Earlier this month, Wheeler floated a proposal that would allow broadband operators such as Verizon to charge content providers for faster delivery to consumers. The agency said it would require broadband providers to act in a "commercially reasonable manner" and all pacts for faster content delivery would be reviewed by the FCC.
Consumer activists argue such a plan would end up creating a fast lane and slow lane on the Internet, cause prices to rise, and would be unfair to those who can't afford to pay the toll.
Wheeler fired back that "we will not allow some companies to force Internet users into a slow lane so that others with special privileges can have superior service."
"Prioritizing some traffic by forcing the rest of the traffic into a congested lane won't be permitted under any proposed Open Internet rule," Wheeler said.
The FCC is expected to vote on May 15 to start the formal process of considering Wheeler's proposed net neutrality rules which includes soliciting public comments. The agency hopes to have new Open Internet guidelines in place by the end of the year.
The regulatory agency's previous efforts to establish net neutrality rules have been tossed twice by the courts. Wheeler said he is determined to craft a plan that will survive the courts without harming the public interest.
"As as chairman of the FCC, I do not intend to allow innovation to be strangled by the manipulation of the most important network of our time, the Internet, he said, adding that the agency will use "every power at our disposal to stop it."
Wheeler's willingness to consider Title II with regards to Open Internet rules was met with praise by Public Knowledge, which has been very critical of Wheeler's previous proposals.
"We're pleased to see the Chairman recognize Title II as a legitimate option for going forward with strong net neutrality rules," said Michael Weinberg, a vice president at Public Knowledge. "We are also encouraged to hear him reiterate his opposition to fast lanes on the Internet, and his recognition that all Americans deserve access to 'broadly available, fast and robust' web experiences."
Wheeler also stressed the need for increased competition in broadband and suggested that one solution may be municipally owned or operated broadband systems.
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Longtime Giant and fan favorite J.T. Snow joined the San Francisco Giants front office in December, 2006 after retiring from a 15-year big league career. The six-time Gold Glove first baseman has a wide variety of duties in his role, including personal appearances, broadcasting on the radio side, serving as an instructor during Spring Training, a roving instructor for the minor league clubs and advising general manager Brian Sabean on an as-needed basis.
Snow, who spent nine seasons in a Giants uniform from 1997-2005, helped San Francisco to four post season appearances during his tenure before completing his career with the Boston Red Sox in 2006. He and Hall of Famer Willie McCovey are the only Giants first basemen to start nine consecutive Opening Days since the club moved to San Francisco in 1958.
The Long Beach, CA native owned a .268 lifetime average with 189 home runs and 877 RBI over 1,715 career games for the Yankees (1992), Angels (1993-96), Giants (1997-2005) and Red Sox (2006).
Snow, who is one of three players to win the coveted "Willie Mac Award" twice in his career (1997 and 2004) along with Mike Krukow and Bengie Molina, makes his home in Hillsborough, CA with his wife, Stacie, and their son, Shane.
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ANAHEIM — The Ducks didn't need to be better than the Columbus Blue Jackets for a full 60 minutes in their Honda Center homecoming Monday night. Twenty-one seconds, more or less, did the trick for them during a 3-2 victory – their fifth consecutive win – in front a crowd of 14,713.
The Ducks, home again after going 5-1-0 on a six-game trip, stumbled early but rocketed ahead with two goals in a 21-second span late in the first period. They held the lead the rest of the way and improved to 12-2-1, their second-best start to a season in their history.
The 2006-2007 Ducks started 12-0-4 en route to winning the Stanley Cup.
In the early going Monday, the Ducks bore little resemblance to that championship team, or to the club that began the night with the NHL's second-best record.
Jonas Hiller saved the Ducks with some spectacular play in goal.
"That first period was the worst hockey we played this season, probably," Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf said. "'Hillsie' comes out and makes a couple of unbelievable saves to start the game off. We could have easily been down a couple, but we ended up, up one (at the end of the first period).
"Our team's finding ways to win hockey games."
Hiller started instead of backup Viktor Fasth, a surprise given the 30-year-old Swede's 8-0-0 start to his first NHL season. Hiller sat out four consecutive games after suffering a lower-body injury in the Ducks' Feb. 8 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Hiller made 25 saves Monday, including a remarkable stop in the game's opening minutes against the Blue Jackets' Derick Brassard while his back was turned to the Columbus center. The Blue Jackets outshot the Ducks 10-2 before the momentum shifted in the other direction.
Vinny Prospal gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 advantage only 3 minutes, 30 seconds into the game, but the Ducks took the lead for good on goals from Peter Holland (power play) and Getzlaf (even strength) only 21 seconds apart late in the first period.
Corey Perry extended the Ducks' lead to 3-1 with a power-play goal, his second goal in three games, at 8:44 of the third period. Perry, a former 50-goal scorer, ended an 11-game drought with a goal during the Ducks' 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.
Brassard finally beat Hiller to make it 3-2 at 12:06 of the third period. Hiller and the Ducks turned away the Blue Jackets one final time after Perry was sent off for holding Columbus' Nick Foligno with 34 seconds remaining. The Blue Jackets couldn't produce the tying goal, however.
"Tonight, I definitely was getting the bounces," Hiller said. "I could feel the puck."


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Re-sizing scanned pencil sketches Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Digital Art Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Re-sizing scanned pencil sketches" ImStillHerejunior memberMember #Joined: 05 Sep 2011Posts: 2Location: Bristol Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:19 am Hi folks, I'm really glad a forum like this exists. Been making good use of a post by Pat concerning maintaining pencil quality in scans. Thanks! I was wondering if anybody could advise me on the following: I'm working on an illustrated music video to a song of mine. It's not animated as such - will be more like a slide show - one drawing per line of the lyrics. It's very nearly finished so am moving on to the scanning stage now and it's all very exciting. What I need to know is: how do I resize my scans to a sensible size for inclusion in a youtube video without losing any resolution/detail? I'm scanning them in with an Epson Perfection 330 scanner in 24-bit colour mode at 600dpi. My understanding of dpi was a little skewed it appears as I thought the higher this number, the higher the resolution but it seems to just mean that I get gigantic files - 7,000 x 4,000 pixels for example. If I were to shrink these pictures/files in photoshop, would I lose any quality/definition? Thanks in advance for any know-how! Mike Back to top SumalethAdministratorMember #Joined: 30 Oct 1999Posts: 2896Location: Australia Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:37 pm 'dpi' is only applicable when printing or scanning--you can think of it as a way to convert a physical, real-world size (-square inch) into pixels that a computer can manipulate (dots per-). So if you have a real-world image that is 1x1 inch and you scan it at 600dpi, then the resulting image in the computer will be 600x600 pixels. Or, to go the other way, if you have a 1000x1000 pixels image in the computer and you print it at 300dpi, the resulting real-world image will be 3.33x3.33 inches. I don't know what YouTube's maximum resolution is, but if it's (for example) 1024x800 then there is no way to get more detail into the resulting image than what is present in an image of 1024x800. But you would want to scan your images at least as big as that maximum resolution. If you scan smaller, you will lose detail when it is resized larger. Even when resizing down you can introduce a slight blur, which could wash out the finest detail. If that's a problem you might want to try to scan at the target resolution, so no resizing is required, or you could try running a "sharpen" filter on the image after the resize, to bring out the details again. Also be aware that YouTube has (at least) two supported resolutions--there's the resolution they call "HD", which has the best image and sound quality, plus the standard, small resolution. You'll find it very difficult to get the finest details in YouTube's small resolution, no matter how you go about it._________________Art Links Archive -- Artists and Tutorials Back to top ImStillHerejunior memberMember #Joined: 05 Sep 2011Posts: 2Location: Bristol Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:18 pm Thankyou Sumaleth, those are very helpful points. I'm glad I scanned them at a huge resolution as they will all need to shrunk and cropped to fit the video player. Will post a link when I've overcome all of these analog-digital issues and the finished piece is done! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Digital Art Discussion All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, and following a brief sabbatical, the Angry Iowa Running Back Hating God has decided to claim yet another victim.
According to multiple media outlets, running back Greg Garmon has decided to take his leave of Iowa and transfer out of the football program. Garmon told the Cedar Rapids Gazette that "it wasn't clicking for him at Iowa" as the reason behind his decision.
While the school has yet to officially confirm Garmon's departure, he is the 37,418th Hawkeye running back in the past three years to leave the program… or be dismissed by the program… or land an arrest… or suffer a torn ACL.. or just generally feel AIRBHG's velvety-smooth touch.
As a true freshman in 2012, Garmon finished third on the team in rushing with 122 yards. He also caught eight passes for 57 yards, and was credited with one pot possession charge in June.
On paper, it's rather significant loss as Garmon was a four-star member of Iowa's 2012 recruiting class. "[L]ooking everywhere" was the Pennsylvania native's response to the Gazette's question of where he might be headed to continue his collegiate playing career.


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Today Dior Homme announced the opening of its new retail store in the Miami Design District. Contemporary architecture and retail elements make up the store, that is perfectly in line with the luxurious and slick look of the brand.
For the opening of the new store, Dior Homme has commissioned photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber to produce a special film, entitled "Can I Make The Music Fly". The film will be shown for the first time tomorrow, December 5th, 2012. It will also live as a permanent installation inside the new boutique.
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I've always believed that POD technology is the future of publishing, but that POD vanity press as a way for authors to succeed on their own has limited value.
For the uninitiated, POD is a way to manufacture books one at a time, using a high-tech copy machine. Traditionally, books have been printed on presses. Presses are expensive, large, and only cost-effective when they're printing many copies of a book.
POD as a technology is a good thing.
But then things become tricky.
Many companies have sprung up over the last decade that use POD technology to create books.
But most of these companies thrive by selling dreams to authors, rather than technology.
Publishing is a difficult business to break into, and this is important, because it means the quality of the work that traditionally sees print meets certain standards and criteria.
POD allows authors to bypass this vetting process. As a result, much of POD's bad reputation is justified. I've read hundreds of POD books (don't ask) and the 99% of them aren't very good.
POD also goes against one of the basic rules of writing: the goal is to get paid, not to pay someone else.
The problems with POD as a business model are twofold:
1. Higher prices for a mostly inferior product. The books aren't professionally edited, vetted, or typeset, the covers are often amateurish, and the books usually cost 20% to 60% more than traditionally published books.
2. Lack of distribution. In order to find readers beyond the author's own scope of influence, the book must be widely available. That means brick and mortar bookstores, drugstores, supermarkets, airports, and so on. POD doesn't get into these venues.
That said, I think that POD has some advantages, and I'm impressed by the rapidly evolving technology.
Traditional publishing, as a business model, is outdated and inefficient. Any company that destroys half of what they produce (based on an average 50% sell through) is wasting a lot of money.
Looking ahead, POD technology will probably be fully embraced by publishers. It's already being used for galleys and ARCs. The lack of warehouse fees and shipping costs, and the elimination of returns, could conceivably make books more affordable, as their costs are already built into the cover price.
Plus, the long tail that many authors fear (their rights never reverting back to them because their book stays in print forever with POD) will result in more book sales over the course of their careers. I've got 5000 books in my personal library. About 90% of them are no longer in print. In order to acquire titles I've been looking for, I buy them used. In most cases, I'd love to get a fresh, new copy, which would in turn make sure the author got paid. POD would allow this to happen.
Authors fearing that they'll never get their rights back need to take a reality pill and realize reselling lapsed rights is a rare exception, not a rule. And if an author suddenly becomes hot, and their out of print backlist is worth money, POD production of backlist titles would undoubtedly increase to meet that demand, ensuring royalties. Plus, backlists can be bought and sold.
That said, I'm speaking of POD as a technology used by large publishers, who will be able to keep the costs down, have a vetting process, and make sure the book is professionally produced.
When the author attempts to do these things for himself, the results don't measure up to traditionally published books. Paying POD presses for extra services such as "editing" or "cover design" sucks more money from the author's pockets, but still often fails to produce error-free, attractive books.
But I'm going to try an experiment, because that's the type of guy I am.
For the past few years, I've had a virtual store on my website, for people who want to buy signed copies of the Jack Daniels books. I also sold back issues of magazines and old anthologies I've been in. (Believe it or not, since 2003 I've sold over fifty stories and articles.) I created the store because I got a lot of emails from fans asking me to offer these things. Over the years I've sold a few hundred items.
Unfortunately, many of those magazines and anthologies I've been in are out of print, so the stories are difficult to find.
I collected my old stories, with the intention of getting them published as an omnibus, but I decided not to try to sell it. My reason is simple. Story collections don't sell as well as novels. If I published a collection, those lower numbers will follow me, resulting in lower bookstore orders for my next novel. I don't want that to happen.
I also get a lot of email about my previously unpublished novels---so much so that I made them available on my website as free ebooks downloads. My unpublished technothrillers ORIGIN and THE LIST have been downloaded over three thousand times. Reader response has been surprising, and many folks have told me how much they enjoyed these books, and asked when they'd be published so they could buy hard copies.
ORIGIN and THE LIST already had their shot with big publishers years ago, and big publishers passed. I'm pretty sure I could approach a smaller press and get them published, but like the aforementioned short story collection, those numbers would follow me. A smaller press means a smaller print run and smaller sales which could result in smaller advance orders for my next Jack Daniels book. So I didn't pursue it.
But then I got to thinking.
There are a few POD companies that function simply as printers. You do your own editing, typesetting, and cover art, then upload it to their site, and a week later they send you a printed book. The books are still overpriced, and they still don't look as good as professionally published books, but this still suits my purpose.
So I've just made three titles available on my website. ORIGIN and THE LIST can now be purchased, along with another unpublished novel I wrote called DISTURB. I've also collected fifty-five of my previously published short stories into an omnibus called 55 PROOF, which will be available this Halloween.
You can buy these books for $16 to $19.
You can also download these books for free. I've made them available as pdf downloads. So if you don't want a bound and signed copy, go ahead print them up yourself. The layout is the same.
Because these books are only distributed through me, and because they have no ISBNs, they are off the publishing grid. I can cater to the requests of my fans, without harming my overall numbers.
Since I don't think that the average fan is savvy about POD, or knows the difference between POD and traditional publishing, I've stated on my website what the difference is.
It will be interesting to see how many people download these books for free compared to how many purchase them. It will also be interesting to see if a midlist mystery author, operating solely from his website, can sell his older, out-of-print (or never in print) work in enough numbers for it to matter.
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With stocks sitting at their 5-year highs, many investors are wondering what's next.
Peter Lee, Chief Technical Analyst at UBS, recently spoke with Eric King of King World News, and he offered a dire outlook.
According to Lee's reading of the charts, long-term "mean-reversion" could send stocks plummeting.
Currently, the mean based on Lee's "1942 trendline" values the S&P 500 at 740.
The S&P closed yesterday at 1,472.
Lee doesn't think that stocks will return to the trendline right away. But if it does by 2014, the S&P 500 would be at around 850.
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Peter Lee: We are about to enter this convergence period, and we suspect in the second half of this year and into 2014 we will see a great deal of major movements in these financial markets. The charts below go back to the Great Depression when we had an 85% drop in the S&P. ... The most recent test was the March 2009 low at 666 on the S&P. At that time the trendline was up into the low 600s, at 620, 630. So we were within striking distance during that panic. This 1942 trendline should be somewhere in the 850 area or above by 2014 (this would represent a horrendous drop of roughly 42% on the S&P). ... Eric King: "Either way we are in for one hell of a rough ride for equities."
Lee: "We're not done yet. Everyone thinks that we're nearing the end of the bear market, or structural sideways trading market. We suspect we probably have another 5 to 8 years of this. No one wants to hear this call because investors have already been frustrated by the last 13 years.
We have run a number of internal studies dating back to 1800, and the track record has been 100% accurate. Every single time we have overextended market to the upside, we see a 'mean reversion' back to normal levels. Again, this is 100% accurate going back to the 1800s."
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The Scotland striker on Friday agreed a move to the Barclays Premier League new boys for £2.65million from Lokomotiv Moscow, according to the Russian club.
The 24-year-old, who left Hibernian for Lokomotiv in March last year, was set to pen a two-year contract, making him Steve Bruce´s third summer signing.
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Record-Setting Day for All-American Petroby Brent Harris • March 22, 2008 Share:
Sophomore Adam Petro crushed the Wabash school records in the 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly on his way to two top-12 finishes. His ninth-place finish in the 200 back and 12th in the 200 fly at the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming and Diving Championship meet earn him Honorable Mention All-America honors for the second consecutive season.
Petro started the day with the 200 backstroke in the morning preliminary session. He finished ninth with a time of 1:51.74, missing the championship finals by just 3/10ths of a second. His time smashed his own school record in the 200 back, eclipsing his previous mark of 1:53.45 set earlier this year at the TYR/CollegeSwimming.com Invitational at Carthage.
Thirty minutes later he hit the starting blocks for the 200 fly, finishing in a tie for 11th place with another Wabash record. He touched in 1:50.97, well ahead of his record time of 1:52.18 set a few weeks ago at the Kenyon Last Chance meet.
"Adam's back stroke finish was much better than we had ever hoped for," head coach John Weitz said after the prelims. "We really didn't expect him to swimming the back tonight, but it just goes to show what kind of a competitor Petro is. He's truly a Wabash man."
Despite the energy expended in the morning session, Petro (left) showed he still had plenty left in the tank. The sophomore nearly matched his prelim time in the 200 back consolation finals, finishing in a tie for ninth with a time of 1:51.76 --- 2/100ths of second away from his morning mark.
Petro hit the pool for the last time and still found a way to be fast. One last 200-yard swim --- this time the butterfly --- and once again he posted a time that would have broken the school record if not for his morning time with a 12th place finish at 1:51.55.
"It was an incredible performance," assistant coach Kyle Dunaway said. "Adam was swimming two events in a championship meet against guys swimming only one event that night. To post four times that would all have been school records is amazing."


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ian c wrote:Ride whatever is best for the conditions
This is excatly what an experienced rider would say.
For some kind of odd reason I always end up reading posts that Pimp some kind of riding style or preference all the way to the bitter end. Mostly it depends on how well are you riding, where, when, what gear, etc.
The truth is that - you go out there and test it out yourself and find what best suits to your riding style and conditions.


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Legislators approve tougher bath salts law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana lawmakers have approved a bill that would make
it illegal to possess or deal "lookalike" synthetic drugs similar to those
known as "bath salts" and other nicknames.
The Senate voted Thursday in favor of bill that would also give state
agencies more power to suspend the licenses of businesses caught selling
those drugs. The bill now goes to Gov. Mike Pence for his consideration.
Bill supporters say the "lookalike" provision is needed because drug makers
have simply made changes to the drug compounds to get around current laws
that are based on specific chemical makeups.
Other provisions
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Distance from Stetsonville, WI to Omro, WI
Driving distance between Stetsonville, WI and Omro, WI is 142.43 miles (or 229.21 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Stetsonville, WI you would reach Omro, WI in about 2 hours 28 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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We waste enough money and energy trying to keep our homes warm in the winter. Don't let this energy and money leak through the cracks in your drafty doors. Poor insulation in your doors can have a number of causes. If you can figure out what the problem is, it will make it much easier to repair. Some of the solutions below might be helpful. If you are unable to distinguish what the exact problem is, then just try the solutions below, and your home will be more comfortable, efficient, and inexpensive to heat and cool.


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Is Julie being sarcastic as a Newt supporter offering him a new mistress? Seriously? Santorum is looking good now and may even be better for the Obama campaign than Newt. What you going to offer Santorum to stick it out?
You're probably right Blue, but if he can win MI he will be a real contender. We'll see. Santorum is making headway and Romney is blundering, time will tell.