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After a photo shoot, several bathroom breaks, and an overly long wait emailing photos to Marjorie for a press release we finally set sail. Within five-miles into the trip it was time for lunch – a quick lunch of pizza and burritos at the Howard Hughes Center.
Just as soon got back on the 405, phones were ring and lap tops we plopped open. Our first group challenge was trying to pronouns' "speedway" into the phone for Goog411.
I guess I should have got rid of the gum. We all seem to be unproductive as we try to conduct business as usual. While we search for printers in SF on Michael pearl blackberry, I curse myself for not reactive my EVDO Verizon Wireless plan.
Four hours later we made a pit stop in Turlock for some wireless access and some yummy grub, compliments of Anna Reidinger of Local Choices. Back on the road to SF. More updates to follow….

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I'm a die hard Chemex fan. There are a couple things about the V60 that have really captivated me including the spiral ridges, more on that below. It's not that hand pour is the greatest brew ever. I don't think it provides the cleanest cup or the most even extraction. I think even extraction is rubbish. Hand pour is an aesthetic and engaging practice that anyone can learn to enjoy.
When I first got into Chemex brewing it blew my mind. I emailed Danger Dan straight away and we discussed the technique. Later, I of course saw the infamous James Hoffman video. James provides a fantastic base for understanding hand pour technique and my process is only slightly dis similar to his. If you haven't seen it, you should http://www.vimeo.com/2643633 Actually, I normally do it this way for customers.
I've been Hario brewing for a few months. I figured it's time to jot down my thoughts.
The spiral ridges along the side of the V60 allow air to move up and out as liqued flows into the cup. They aslo allow for brewed coffee to exit the filter all around, rather than just out the bottom. This combined with the large size of the aperture means extraction is controlled by grind and not the paper, the aperture or back pressure from below.
Another reason I lean toward the V60 over the Chemex is that I can remove it full of water. I like to keep the cone full of hot water throughout the brew. Not only does this keep all the grinds in the water all the time but it maintains more heat energy in the brewing chamber. I just pop the thing off and onto antoher cup. Removing a Chemex filter full of water is asking for it.
This is only one technique and there are many. The Japanese have been hand pour brewing for decades. Barismo recently published a post with several non English videos.
I begin in the normal fashion by weighing out my dose. 60 grams per liter and plus minus a couple to taste or based on my experience with a particular roast. Select a grind that provides a total brew time of around 3 minutes and no more than 4. Because the V60 is not flow restricted like other pour over brewers, it's a little faster.
Preheat all components and rinse throughly the paper filter. Be sure to fold the seam over. I have a clear plastic V60 and I can see water run right out the seam.
Water should be off boil, 92c or 198f.
After adding the ground coffee to the cone, use your finger to make a small depression, or a well, in the middle of the coffee bed. The well really helps new pourers to control this phase. Start your timer and pour in about 1 or 2 milliliters of water per gram of coffee. This should be just enough to saturate the bed. Pour from the centre out in rings. Avoid pouring onto the sidewall of the filter as this will cause bubbles. This is where a good kettle really pays off.
Letting the bloom carefully saturate the coffee bed helps to prevent dry spots and water channeling.
At this point there should be little to no dripping. Wait 30 seconds or about until the bloom deflates.
I don't put the entire operation on the scale. I use a volumetric carafe. Because the cone is full of hot water the scale doesn't tell us much.
Begin pouring again, in circles out from the middle until the cone is nearly full. Pause, don't over flow. Pour slowly right in the middle. Pour slow enough not to cause bubbles or churning in the brew. Repeat this part as needed to keep the cone full.
Watch your timer and when the time and volume come together, remove the cone. Normally by this point the top of the brew is white and thin looking, that's over extraction and we don't want it in our cup.
Hario V60 Brewing from Tom P on Vimeo.
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- Adam said...
Great video. Have you used the Clever Coffee Dripper yet? If so, how do you think it compares to the Hario?
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Adam, Thanks for your comment.
I have used the Clever, only a couple times.
Clever and V60 are like apples and oranges.
The clever works on a steeping concept, the hole is plugged for most of the brew or until you release it.
V60 has almost no flow restriction at all. You control the flow with grind size primarily.
- Adam said...
So is a good burr grinder needed here? My drip machine broke, so looking at the manual pour over method. Can a good burr grinder be had in the one hundred dollar range? I had a cup of coffee made with a Clever for the first time today. My impression was it tasted a bit thin if that makes sense. Didn't bowl me over. But the girl that made it just filled it up with water rather quickly with a paper cup so...
So many options to choose from, Chemex, Hario V60, Cleve Coffee Dripper etc etc! And then I just saw a thing called the Cafe Solo, that looks cool but pricey.
Who's Danger Dan, and could your readers contact him as well concerning how to use a Chemex?
I found a oldschool Chemex at a thrift store, and I was googling how to use it. One of the things I found was that James Hoffman video, and an entire thread where somebody else called out Hoffman and told him how wrong that video was.
But, now I'm even more confused how you're supposed to use a Chemex.
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Men lie, women lie, number's don't. PBS takes a look at the sheer ridiculousness of some numbers and then compares them against each other.
Like how there are seven billion humans... but 10 billion bats in the world. Or how humans weigh 285,000,000 tons total but one species of krill would weigh 500,000,000 tons. If that's not overwhelming to think about, watch the rest of the video. I'm drowning in numbers. [PBS]


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HONG KONG, June 12 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Credit Suisse's CSGN.VX toxic bonus plan is the gift that keeps on giving. Three years ago, around 2,000 employees were forced to take some $5 billion of the riskiest assets from the Swiss group's balance sheet as their bonuses. Now, recipients are being offered the chance to buy more. What once seemed like a punishment has turned into something of a perk.
Investors in the "Partner Asset Facility" already sit on a paper profit of around 80 percent, thanks to a recovery in the value of the original portfolio. That gain is essentially safe, since most of the assets involved have been liquidated or sold down and the funds are sitting in low-risk, low-return investments. The snag is that beneficiaries can't get to the payouts until 2016.
To ease the pain of waiting, Credit Suisse is giving participants another bite. They have a chance to plough some of their paper profits back in, buying up to $1 billion of risky assets, including mortgage securities, from the bank's books. Over a third of participants opted in to a similar offer late last year. Some of the purchases are to be funded by leverage, leaving perhaps half to come from willing PAF holders.
Consider it a kind of arbitrage. Regulators see risky assets as a negative, and require ever higher amounts of capital to be held against them. That makes them a drain for banks. But investors don't have to worry about capital requirements, and can look at the rewards as well as the risks.
It's not ideal for the bank's owners. Since the risky assets are hard to price, they may be sold for less than they could fetch in the market. But the benefits of a slimmer balance sheet should help Credit Suisse juice up its return on equity.
Perhaps the only shame is that what was once seen by investors as a way to spank bankers for their role in the financial crisis has turned into a lucrative investment opportunity. That irony won't be lost on holders of Credit Suisse stock: its value has fallen by a third since PAF was unveiled.
Credit Suisse is extending its Partner Asset Facility, a scheme unveiled at the end of 2008 in which employees were given part of their bonuses in the form of risky assets from the Swiss bank's balance sheet, according to sources familiar with the situation.
- Under the plan, investors in PAF would be able to reinvest some of the proceeds of their original share in the scheme in a pool of assets including mortgage-related securities. The investment would be voluntary, and amount to around $500 million to $1 billion. Some of that amount would be funded by leverage.
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When buying a display these days there are often many terms, brands, and decisions to make. This guide is to hopefully clear up some of the confusion with these terms and specifications and help you choose a monitor that is right for you.
HDTV or Monitor?
This is a bit of a difficult question. A lot of the time you can find a LCD HDTV that is going to have much better specs/options than a monitor for a similar price.
What separates a LCD Monitor from a LCD HDTV? The only real difference is that the TV has a TV Tuner in it and more input/output options (and guaranteed to have speakers). The other difference can be panel type, but I'll get more into that later.
Additionally a LCD HDTV is generally going to be larger than a LCD Monitor. There are some smaller ones but in my opinion if you're going to bother, choose one that is large enough to have 1080p resolution instead of 720p. This brings up the question of desk space. If you can't fit a 30"+ Monitor on your desk a HDTV probably isn't your best option. Avoid getting a super cheap brand HDTV over a good brand monitor/TV. Also don't bother with plasma or rear projection based HDTVs or old style TVs for a primary monitor. You won't be happy with the quality.
Panel Type
There are a few different types of panels you will find. Most desktop monitors use TN panels. The better quality monitors will use IPS or PVA type panels. TN panels have issues with color reproduction accuracy and have poor viewing angles. HDTVs usually have higher end panels as people like to view a TV from multiple angles. Therefore a lot of the time you can get a TV with a good panel for cheaper/easier than a monitor with one. For example my 32" LG 1080P HDTV has an IPS panel and was only $400. For more detailed information on panel types and their advantages/disadvantages check out this wikipedia link.
Refresh Rate
First off on an LCD it isnt the same as on a CRT. The refresh rate of an LCD display is really only going to come into play with VSync or 3D.
You basically have two options here. 60hz (standard) or 120hz. 120hz is still new and hard to find in LCD monitors. It allows for 3D gaming with Nvidia's 3D Vision, and it also allows for VSync to be set at a higher fps (although I wouldn't really set that in stone as advantageous). If you want some more information on what VSync/triple buffering does for you and how it works I recommend checking out this great article on anandtech.
One thing to remember is, HDTVs that advertise 120hz or 240hz are not the same thing. You will only be able to set your PC to 60hz on these HDTVs. This is because it is an artificially generated refresh rate. It basically guesses at what is in between and splices it in. It works great for TV Programmes but does nothing for your PC.
I find personally find backlighting to make the biggest difference, but others may disagree. There are 2 options here: CCFL or LED backlighting.
LED backlighting is new and starting to become widely adopted. The advantages to LED backlighting are thinner monitors, far less power usage, and most importantly much, much higher contrast ratios. They really just explode with bright color.
There are a few different types of LED Backlighting, although it will be usually hard to find them advertised. There are edge lit and fully backlit monitors; fully backlit being better image quality but edge lit being thinner. There is also white LED and RGB LED. RGB has better color reproduction (white led tends to be more blue). So the best kind is a fully backlight RGB LED monitor/TV.
Some day we might have OLED monitors commonly available, and in theory that will be fantastic. However it is unknown when that will be (if ever). For more information of backlighting see this wikipedia link.
Response Time
Response times are basically irrelevant anymore. When LCDs first came out they had high response times, and when compared to CRTs (perfect response time), it would produce noticeable ghosting effects. This is no longer the case. Almost every monitor you will find will be 2ms or 5ms response time, usually advertised in GTG(Gray to Gray) response times. Either is fine. There is actually a lot more to response times, and they are almost always advertised in misleading terms. I'd basically just ignore it unless it's for some reason above 5ms. If you want to know more about the response time myths check out this link.
DVI/HDMI is the ideal way of connecting a monitor to a PC. Analog VGA or S-Video is not recommended for best image quality. Both HDMI and DVI carry the same quality digital signal to your monitor/TV. HDMI has the capability to carry audio with it. If your monitor/tv has speakers and your graphics card has an HDMI output with sound support this could be beneficial. Otherwise it won't matter.
If you buy an HDTV it will probably have all kinds of inputs and outputs. My Samsung HDTV actually has a 3.5mm input and output. So I can plug my speakers into the HDTV and run a 3.5mm cable from the TV's 3.5mm audio output to my PC and gain the ability to run audio on the speakers from both TV programmes and my PC.
You also might want to consider the tilt/adjust options. Most LCDs have poor options here so if it's important to be able to adjust the height for you, then shop carefully. Most only have side to side and tilt, with no height adjustment. TN panels generally have horrible viewing angle from looking above or below the monitor. So height adjustment with a TN panel can be very useful.
Name Brand, Does it matter?
Yes and no. Samsung, LG, and Asus are good ones to consider. However it isn't always that easy. I was going to buy a LG monitor until I noticed the Samsung with similar specs looked tons better in person. Sometimes you have to see it in person to really know what you're getting. Brand name doesn't always mean it's the best. However it generally narrows down choices a bit. Some of the cheap brands are usually a guaranteed failure in terms of image quality. Not always though. Acer has some very bad monitors and at the same time I have seen some very nice Acer monitors too. Also Dell has very cheap monitors and also VERY high end nice monitors.
Aspect Ratio/Resolution
Personally I am a fan of the 1080P/1920x1080/16:9 displays. However, some people really like a less wide aspect ratio (its length: height ratio in case you didn't guess).
Right now you are 99.99% of the time deciding between 16:10 and 16:9. Usually this is between 1920x1080 vs. 1680x1050 or 1920x1200. It's really preference here. I like wider screens because they work with movie watching better and if you buy a large enough screen, the height is not going to bother you.
One thing to keep in mind is that you are always going to want to use an LCD monitor at its highest (native) resolution. This is where it will always look best. At lower resolutions it will stretch pixels out, and it will look blurry. You can always make stuff look bigger on higher res monitors by adjusting the OS GUI settings so don't let it deter you if you are farsighted.
Additionally something to consider is if you have a poor graphics card, the higher the resolution the higher the graphics power required. This isn't of any concern while doing things of a 2D nature (for the most part), but when it comes to gaming it could be. Higher resolutions in demanding games might have your card churning for fps.
Well, hopefully you have been able to read through this article and make a decision on which specifications and choices are right for you. If you're thinking about getting the best of all those worlds you better have very deep pockets. Monitors that combine the best of all those specs are not only rare they are very expensive (think $1,000-$5,000).


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Variable speed pool pumps - why all the fuss?
Imagine the gas consumption your car would have if, no matter what - your engine always ran at 3400 RPM. Standard pool pumps operate at 3400 rpm, all the time. No matter if they are pumping anything or not. Flip them on, and the capacitor quickly bumps it up to full, maximum speed.
Variable speed motors, on the other hand, turn only as fast as they need to, to get the job done. Or, flow rates can be programmed. The motors used on variable speed pool pumps are different than normal stator/rotor types of electric motors. Permanent magnet design runs cooler, lasts longer and is extremely quiet.
But why all the talk of variable speed pumps? In states such as Arizona, Florida, California and Texas, laws are now on the books that are requiring pump or motor replacements to be done using a dual speed or variable speed pump or motor. Expect a similar law to come to your backyard soon, unless you live in a state where energy is cheap and plentiful?
You may be surprised to know how much the pool pump is adding to your monthly electric bill. In some areas of the country, running a pool pump can cost hundreds per month, for larger pumps or multi-pump systems. Even in our area, the Mid-Atlantic, where power is fairly inexpensive, an Intelliflo pump would save me $195 per year, running a 1hp pump, 10 hrs per day, for 5 months, according to the Pentair Savings Calculator. Enter your pool size and zip code. After the first calculation, change the 5 slide bars to match your pool, click "Back" and hit the Click Me button again to recalculate. Check your savings.
So, it saves money. But more importantly it reduces the demand on the energy grid, which is becoming important for our energy poor states. And when we reduce the demand of our energy utilities, we reduce the need for dams, coal combustion, nuclear power and other methods of energy production that create waste or pollution.
Another side benefit is that filtration is typically better at slower flow rates, and when filtration is better, we need to use less sanitizers to keep the pool water clear.
The Intelliflo pump by Pentair is just one option for the energy/eco minded pool owner these days. Many other players have entered this hot, new market of energy efficient pool pumps.
Hayward Tri-Star VS pumps are pretty slick. Fully programmable, with 8 custom settings, the control panel rotates to 4 directions, or can be wall mounted at eye level. Hayward pumps are known for reliability and performance, and extra large pump baskets! TriStar pumps utilize the Tri-Star line housing designs, and this low profile makes an easier retrofit for some pumps, especially for standard Hayward pumps.
Jandy VS FloPro Variable Speed pumps are claiming a 90% reduction in energy costs with their market entry last summer into the eco-pool pump arena.The adjustable base makes it easy to line up to low-profile pumps such as Hayward Superpumps, or taller pumps such as Whisperflo or Challenger pumps. Try the VS FLoPro calculator to see what your energy savings could be.
Speck is a German company that has been making pool pumps for years. Big in Europe, not so well known in the U.S. The engineers at Speck have come up with a 3 speed (they also have a 2-speed and Variable speed models). This 3 speed, the Badu EcoM3, is an interesting idea, and is listed here because of it's reduced cost. It won't save as much money as a Variable speed pump will, but the initial price point is 25% less.
So, let's say that you're onboard with saving some cash, and the planet, etc ~ but laying out $950-$1250 for a pool pump is just too much. Some states will allow a Dual Speed pump in place of a full on Variable speed pump. The Hayward Superpump 2-speed pool pump has a nice price, and reliable performance. You can run the pump on low speed for most of the day, and use high speed as needed to keep the pool clean and clear.
Now, here's an interesting idea. From the engineers at H2Flow.net, we have the statement ~We don't make Pool Pumps, we make them More Efficient~. They have created a Eco-Flow-C Variable Frequency Drive. Meant for the commercial pool market, where huge energy savings can be realized. The Eco-Flow-C attaches to any existing commercial pool pump and turns it into a variable drive motor, at a cost less than replacement of the pool pump. Fits on pumps up from 1-1000 hp, slowing down the rate of flow to reduce energy usage by up to 50%.
Well, I hope that reading has stirred some thoughts regarding swimming pools and energy usage. There are many options available for a pool owner to operate his pool with more earth-friendly principles in mind. I for one, am glad to see our industry lead the way for other industries to become more efficient and ecology minded.


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I hope this is an appropriate forum for this question...if not, any pointers on a place to ask would be great. If my questions is not clear, please just let me know and I'll try to add information/explanation where I can.
Say I have a set of data points that I run through a FLAME clustering algorithm, and I get my set of cluster supporting objects, and the fuzzy memberships among them.
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On October 28, 1906, at least 50 people lost their lives when a three-car train of the Pennsylvania Railroad's newly equipped electric service jumped a trestle at Atlantic City, NJ, and plunged into the Thoroughfare creek.
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St. Vincent
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Ghostland Observatory
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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray).
This is the legacy Bug Tracking System for the POV-Ray project. Bugs listed here are being migrated to our github issue tracker. Please refer to that for new reports or updates to existing ones on this system.
FS#196 - More SSLT Caveats
Opened by Jim Holsenback (jholsenback) - Tuesday, 01 March 2011, 20:40 GMT
Last edited by William F Pokorny (wfpokorny) - Saturday, 10 December 2016, 15:06 GMT
when a prism is differenced with a primitive (cylinder in this case) if sslt is used it causes a seq fault. Reference distribution file logo.inc and the Povray_Logo_Prism definition.
sslt also doesn't appear to work with "text" objects ... maybe that's my foo or is it just not a happening thing?
clipka: Am I wasting my time cataloging these issues or are they already known to you?
Should these issues be noted in sslt documentation?
I don't think it makes much sense to publish a catalog of SSLT issues with RC3; the recent changes scheduled for RC4 are pretty fundamental, and I expect behaviour to change drastically, so I'll not look into any issues reported for RC3 anyway (unless confirmed for RC4 as well), and I don't think such a catalog would give any substantial added value to users either.
That said, I'd nonetheless like to ask you to keep an eye on any issues you notice, to check whether any of them are still present in RC4.
I'm running RC4 built out of revision control depot ... these /ARE/ RC4 issues
Well, thanks for adding this pretty vital piece of information now
Can't confirm the symptoms you're seeing here (Win x64, Intel core i7); both the Povray_Logo_Prism and a test text render fine with SSLT; can you post the exact scenes you were using?
OK in the process of stripping down my scene I got this error that concerns me:
XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0.0"
after 114 requests (114 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
povray: /usr/include/boost/flyweight/refcounted.hpp:70: boost::flyweights::detail::refcounted_value<Value, Key>::~refcounted_value() [with Value = boost::flyweights::detail::regular_key_value<double, pov::SubsurfaceInterior::PrecomputedReducedAlbedo>::rep_type, Key = double]: Assertion `count()⇐1' failed.
this was /NOT/ repeatable I have mainly been getting different numbered seg faults. the render completes if I either comment out the prism difference /OR/ the rotate x*90 in my call to Povray_Logo_Prism /OR/ the subsurface {} keyword in the globals block
the FIRST TWO (diff and rotate) are OK when the subsurface keyword in globals block is commented out
attached is scene I've been working with
I'm still not seeing anything unusual on my Windows machine, so the segfaults are rather obscure to me. Not so with the fatal IO error though, so my hope is that it's somehow related; can you please try recompiling with the following code modifications in lighting/subsurface.h; please replace all
#if BOOST_VERSION >= 103800
#if 0
You should find three occurrences, in lines 99, 108 and 132 respectively. If that cures the segfaults, it's a clear indicator that the boost flyweights don't work properly (or that I used them wrong).
nope ... still a problem as before. the scene parses fine and shows the preview window, progresses about halfway through the render then throws the segmentation faults until I comment out the subsurface statement in either the objects finish block, the globals block, or the when I comment out the difference object with the prism in the Povray_Logo_Prism def:
difference {
prism {-0.9999, 0.9999, 4, <-1,2>, <1,2>, <0,-4>, <-1,2> rotate -90*x} //cylinder {-z, z, 1.4 scale <1,0.9,1.1> translate 1.9*y} }
This is really bugging me that we've not been able to find something to fix this. I'm fairly sure of my methodology and that something is indeed not right. Maybe it's not related to subsurface, but just another way that the problem manifests itself. For a while now I had strange behavior. For example .. I've had occasions when my scene file would parse, and the preview (sdl enabled) would pop up but wouldn't show any further progress (either in the preview or on the command line). I'd have to kill -9 then restart the job (without any scene file changes) and things were ok fine. BTW: just in case I was being impatient I left it once over night to find no progress in the morning.
OK I've not for sure eliminated my hardware (memory problem maybe), but I also engage in other memory intensive activities ... surely I'd see problems elsewhere, I know that's NOT exactly a technically sound assumption on my part.
I'm going out on a limb here ... mind you this this strictly gut feel here, but my problems started to surface about the time that lseek64 was the hot topic ... well I've got my suspicions that the build process for unix /might/ also be a contributing factor.
I just discovered that povray is leaving behind a .pov-state file after it seq faults ... would that be useful in trying to figure out what's going on. I'll wait to attach just in case it's of no use
I pulled the RC3 linux source from the beta test page (did a build) and the scene file that I attached earlier in this thread worked just find WITHOUT the seq faults. The ONLY thing that I did was change the subsurface line in earlier included attachment back to RC3 format. The reason I tried this was that after trying Jeromes' ply2pov converter NONE of those file would render without a seq fault (ok fine with sslt disabled). I guess that verifies my setup (libs, build process and such). Before pulling the RC3 source from the beta page I removed the smp tree from my perforce workspace and did a resync (just in case there was corruption) without any joy. also the converted ply2pov files now work fine too.
after recompiling RC4 bits with debug mode enabled (–enable-debug configure option) then running:
gdb povray
run /users/ash/POV-Ray/Source/Work.ini
produced the attached debug information
btw: added ovus object to the mix from further testing
with sslt enabled a diffuse finish attribute set to 0 the following error occurs:
povray: render/trace.cpp:3549: void pov::Trace::ComputeDiffuseContribution(const pov::Intersection&, const pov::Vector3d&, const pov::Vector3d&, const pov::Vector3d&, const pov::Vector3d&, double&, double, double, double): Assertion (sd >= 0.0) && (sd ⇐ 1.7976931348623157e+308) failed
all the issues EXCEPT the original prism problem have been addressed with change #5425
Regarding the failed assertion when diffuse finish attribute is zero, this is essentially the same problem that also appears with zero pigments; I think it makes sense to add this to the docs as a known caveat.
Jim, do you have any updates on this issue?
haven't noticed any issue's that are different from those already mentioned in the subsurface section of the docs
change #5614 seems to have also fixed sslt with the prism and text objects that started this report
- Field changed: Status (Requires testing → Tracked on GitHub)
Now tracked on github as issue #174.


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Self-powered intelligence for heating Enormous progress is also being made on the product side, leveraging advancements in energy harvesting: revolutionary self-powered radiator valves, from Kieback&Peter for instance, generate energy from the difference in temperature between the hot water and the surrounding air. This energy powers both the communication with a controller or BAS system, and to turn the valve itself. Without cables or batteries, these wireless devices are especially easy to install, and they require no maintenance. In further optimised systems, central equipment such as boilers or air handling units are integrated into the wireless communication system enabling scalable HVAC generation on demand, visible and controllable over the Internet on a PC, tablet or smart phone. Secure monitoring instead of battery failure Alarm systems, such as water detectors for example, are a second field, which batteryless wireless technology is opening up, due to its specific features. Here, the reliability requirements are a lot more stringent than those required for lighting controls. A system failure not only means a malfunction but can cause much more serious consequences for other systems that depend upon the equipment being monitored. It's a fact that more malfunctions are caused by battery failures than by the electronics, especially in large systems. Energy harvesting overcomes this issue. From everywhere into the cloud Via gateways, the standard-based energy harvesting technology can also communicate with Ethernet, WiFi, GSM/UMTS/CDMA and other networks for integration in cloud services. Here, all data collected by batteryless wireless sensors is encrypted and transmitted to a cloud service over the Internet. The data packages are encrypted with an AES-Algorithm with 128 bit-keys. Furthermore, every telegram comes with its own rolling code. A forever changing authentication code is generated, based on the rolling code and the AES encrypted data package, and then validated by the receiving system. The same proven mechanism also takes place by locking or unlocking a car with a wireless key. For even higher requirement of data security, applicationspecific encryption mechanisms can be integrated, too. The gateways connected to a control and visualisation software by TCP/IP can be used to control all relay receivers and sensors bidirectional offering energy management as-a-service. Therefore facility managers, building owners and businesses can monitor important inventory, equipment, assets and energy related information from anywhere at any time, via the cloud. Critical building related data is automatically pushed to the cloud, freeing owners and managers from the often-challenging coordination and expense of hosting onsite servers. One of the major advantages of such a cloud-based solution is that the management system arrives completely pre-commissioned from the manufacturer and ongoing device commissioning is expertly done on behalf of the client and pushed out from the cloud. The users are granted unlimited access to their remote, dedicated virtual server with their own IP address, accessible from a desktop or smart phone. Future power of energy harvesting Today, the need for wireless applications with ultra-low power consumption and the advancements in establishing communication standards offer M2M providers new opportunities to innovate and evolve their products and devices. Already the acceptance of international standards is accelerating the development and implementation of energy-optimised wireless sensors and wireless sensor networks associated with M2M environments. In addition to the already established markets for home and building technology, there seems to be a natural progression in its use in smart homes, smart metering and the smart grid as well as solutions for industry, logistics and transportation. www.electronics-eetimes.com Electronic Engineering Times Europe May 2013 43
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Róisín Murphy announced for Electric Picnic 2015
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Seven years after her last solo album 'Overpowered', Róisín Murphy is back with a much-anticipated new album TBA early 2015 and her appearance at Electric Picnic will debut brand new tracks alongside her armoury of dance floor hits.
Róisín Murphy gained fame with Mark Brydon as the lead vocalist for UK electronic act Moloko, and in recent years has released the 'Mi Senti' EP; a collection of Italian pop songs, and has teamed up with Ibiza favourites Luca C and Brigante, providing vocals for club smashes 'Invisions' and 'Flash of Light' and a collaboration with Hot Natured to create the club classic ' Alternate State'.
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Ariel Sharon (Hebrew: אריאל שרון, also known by his diminutive Arik, אַריק, born Ariel Scheinermann, אריאל שיינרמן on 26 February 1928) is an Israeli statesman and retired general, who served as Israel's 11th Prime Minister. He has been in a permanent vegetative state since suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006.
Sharon was a commander in the Israeli Army since its inception in 1948. As an army officer, he participated in the 1948 War of Independence, the Qibya massacre of 1953, the 1956 Suez War, the Six-Day War of 1967, and the Yom-Kippur War of 1973. After retiring from the army, Sharon joined the right-wing Likud party, and served in a number of ministerial posts in Likud-led governments in 1977–92 and 1996–99. He became the leader of the Likud in 2000, and served as Israel's Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006.
During his long military and political career, Sharon was considered a controversial and polarizing figure. In 1983 a commission established by the Israeli Government found that as Minister of Defense during the 1982 Lebanon War Sharon bore personal, but indirect, responsibility for the massacre by Lebanese militias of Palestinian civilians in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila. In 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s Sharon championed construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. However, as Prime Minister, in 2004–05 Sharon orchestrated Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Facing stiff opposition to this policy within the Likud, in November 2005 he left Likud to form a new Kadima party.


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Choosing the right provisioning solution
What to beware of when considering a provisioning solution, and questions to ask your vendors.
2002 was yet another year of new buzzwords in the storage market. You know, those terms and acronyms created by storage vendors in an effort to attract customer dollars. These terms joined a bunch of others from previous years, such as virtualization. And while the words do seek to explain complex concepts, a lot of customers I've spoken with are just plain confused by all this jargon.
Let's start with some basics. At the end of the day, there are really three storage management market segments: Policy-based management, data management and device management. The problem is that, in general, no two tools are alike in scope and mission. And a significant number of vendors today provide tools across all three segments either separately or as a result of blending a group of functions together. Over the next several columns, I'll try to cut through the noise with clarity on this rapidly evolving market.
Today, I want to focus on the buzz-worthy storage provisioning/automation software, which promises to ease the pain in provisioning storage systems for applications and cutting back on the hours spent dealing with a lot of the manual tasks associated with storage management. Provisioning takes the prize today for largest anticipated benefit. But beware: What's advertised isn't necessarily what is delivered.
Provisioning falls into several categories. Point products are standalone tools that promise to provide provisioning across the host network and arrays. Integrated provisioning and policy management weaves provisioning together with virtualization, storage network management and management consoles. Still others have integrated provisioning tools as part of the baseline device management. Then you have the bigger storage management vendors (you know who they are) starting to offer provisioning as a foundation for larger management strategies. The last category is really nirvana: Storage automation. This advanced automation software will provision and automate third-party software tools, making it easier to set up new service levels for the storage network as well as backup policies.
Hence some questions you should consider when speaking with vendors about their provisioning offerings:
1. How will the products assist with not only provisioning third-party storage arrays, but also automating other third-party management tools? (What's the big picture?)
2. What's being provisioned and automated? (Believe it or not, there's no rhyme or reason to this today.) Walk through the provisioning process to determine what is included in the automation, such as assigning LUNs, setting up data paths, mapping into the file system and other management tools.
3. How do the storage vendors' tools link to quality of service requirements for your applications?
4. What will the storage vendor do to show demonstrated financial value? (In other words, how does this save you time and money?)
In my next column, we'll look at storage resource management (SRM) tools.
What are your feelings on storage provisioning tools? Write me with your pain and frustration on this issue at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About the author: Jamie Gruener is the primary analyst focused on the server and storage markets for the Yankee Group, an industry analyst firm in Boston, Mass. Jamie's coverage area includes storage management, storage best practices, storage systems, storage networking and server technologies.


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The fact is, in the last decade, mainstream environmental groups have been co-opted, again and again, from coast to coast, by wealthy entrpreneurial benefactors with agendas that have nothing to do with the cause for which they appear to be so devoted.
As always, it's about money. Mainstream environmentalism has become a multi-billion dollar business. For many of the national organizations, their net assets are staggering.
However, they have accumulated this largesse at a price. Often the benefactor is able to leverage his massive donation into a seat on the group's board of directors and it is there, where policy is set.
As the scientific community continues to warn us that human-caused climate change is pushing our planet toward a catastrophic" tipping point," mainstream environmentalists insist that we can actually spend our way out of this impending disaster with "green technology." Why?
Simply because they are funded and in many cases their boards of directors are dominated by America's most successful capitalists — men and women, entrepreneurs all — worth hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars, whose core beliefs REQUIRE an ever-expanding free-market economy.
Even smaller regional groups, here on the Colorado Plateau, like the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) and the Grand Canyon Trust (GCT) are tapped into the wealthy benefactor pipeline.
And the hypocrisy is almost incomprehensible. In 2007, two of SUWA's board members had to resign after pleading guilty and going to prison for securities fraud. In its most recent newsletter, the GCT's executive director wrote, "Public opinion in America today seems divided on the consequences of shifting to an economy featuring green technologies, renewable energy, and restoration of the places that have been damaged during our collective orgy of fossil-fueled development."
Yet one of the Trust's most powerful contributors and a board member as well, private equity guru, David Bonderman, is currently overseeing the construction of one of the dirtiest coal-fired power plants in the United States. Somehow this particular "orgy" gets a pass from the Grand Canyon Trust.
In most cases, the conservation movement throws down the gauntlet daily against the exploitation of our lands for the production of energy products. Now it even appears willing to turn a blind eye to the biggest sell-out of public lands since the construction of the transcontinental railroad, as "green companies" scramble to acquire land for "alternative energy" developments. If allowed to proceed, these massive and environmentally destructive projects will transform the American landscape.
And yet, mainstream environmentalism rarely raises a finger to object to the consumption of those energy commodities, however they are created. They cling to the fantasy that we can simply find a more efficient way of maintaining our "American Dream," It can't be done.
Admitting that an expanding human population cannot sustain this gluttonous and ultimately disastrous Culture of Consumption is our only hope and they will not say it.
The idea that buying a Prius and using re-usable "green" grocery bags and building 100,000 wind mills can actually save us is worse than a joke...it is a lie. We are deluding ourselves and our "environmental leaders" are the most deluded of them all.
Finally, while the sell-out of environmentalism is the most dramatic and far-reaching environmental story in America today, with tragic global consequences, it is also the most under-reported by the mainstream media. Again...why?
(Jim Stiles is publisher of the "Canyon Country Zephyr -- Planet Earth Edition" now exclusively online. He is also the author of "Brave New West." Both can be found at www.canyoncountryzephyr.com. Stiles lives in San Juan County and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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Big Rapids, Mich. - Four first-half goals and a hat trick from sophomore Nichole Boehnke fueled the Ferris State University women's soccer team to its sixth consecutive home win on Sunday (Oct. 20) as the Bulldogs wrapped up a three-match homestand with an impressive 5-2 triumph over Findlay at the FSU Soccer Field.
Ferris State scored less than five minutes into the contest and built a 4-0 advantage en route to the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) victory against the Oilers.
The win improved the Bulldogs' record to 6-0 at home this season and FSU has now outscored the opposition 21-3 in games played in Big Rapids.
Boehnke notched her first of three goals on the day only 4:46 into the contest as the Bulldog forward found the back of the net on a pass sent upfield thru the Oiler defense and in front of the net by senior defender Amanda Foster.
Then, a little more than 15 minutes later at 19:54, the sophomore standout tallied her second goal of the day on a shot inside the box off a corner cross sent in by forward Casey Shauman.
The two-goal lead stood for eight minutes until the Bulldogs increased the edge to 3-0 on Lindsey Scott's first goal of the year on a long shot from the outside off an opposite side pass from Meredith Smith.
Boehnke compled the hat trick at 38:20 of the first half on her league-leading 10th goal of the season as she put a header past the Oilers off a corner kick from Abby Meirndorf.
Findlay gained some momentum near the end of the half as the Oilers trimmed the margin to 4-1 at the break when Eryn Weber scored for the eighth time this season on a middle shot with the assist credited to Katie Burke in the 41st minute.
UF started quickly in the second half and cut it back to two goals when Sarah Silone notched her first marker of the year at 49:14 on a shot in front of the net off a pass from Rachel Louie.
However, the Bulldogs regained some momentum and accounted for the game's final scoring as Shauman tallied her second goal of the campaign on a rebound shot in front of the net after an attempt from senior Riley Wood hit the cross bar.
Ferris State scored its four goals in the opening half on only 13 total shots, but the Bulldogs finished with 40 shots on the day after recording 27 in the second frame. Meanwhile, the Oilers had 11 shots in half one followed by 12 in the second half for 23 on the afternoon.
Senior Rachel McCollum earned the start in net for the Bulldogs and made two saves in 45 minutes of action before giving way to freshman Savanna Wojtanowski in the second half. She had nine saves as each allowed a single goal.
On the opposite side of the field, Findlay's Samantha Trimboli totaled 15 saves, but surrendered all five Bulldog scores in going the distance in net.
Boehnke paced the Bulldogs with seven shots, including four on net, while Taylor DiCicco had six shots with three on goal. Smith recorded six shots with four on goal and finally Jenna Ruimveld also registered three on net off the bench with four total shots in the outing. Wood had five shots.
Both Weber and Silone led the Oilers wiht seven shot, which featured four on net from Weber and three by Silone.
The contest was relatively clean as the Bulldogs were called for only seven fouls and the Oilers six. FSU managed four corners with Findlay earning three corner kick opportunities.
The win for Ferris State was its third in a row over the past week and the Bulldogs' sixth victory in their last seven contests to date this season.
Ferris State improved to 8-5 overall and 6-3 in the GLIAC with the triumph while Findlay fell to 6-6-2 overall and 2-4-2 in conference play.
The Bulldogs will hit the road for two GLIAC road contests next weekend as FSU visits Northern Michigan on Friday (Oct. 25) for a 4 p.m. (ET) league tilt in Marquette followed by an outing against Michigan Tech on Sunday (Oct. 27) starting at 12 p.m. (ET) in Houghton.
FSU currently has three remaining league regular-season tilts along with four contests overall prior to the GLIAC Postseason Tournament.
Four-Goal First Half Fuels Ferris State To Sixth-Straight Home Win
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Big Rapids, Mich. - Four first-half goals and a hat trick from sophomore Nichole Boehnke fueled the Ferris State University women's soccer team to its sixth consecutive home win on Sunday (Oct. 20) as the Bulldogs wrapped up a three-match homestand with an impressive 5-2 triumph over Findlay at the FSU Soccer Field.


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Are you following Katy Perry on Twitter? If not, today might be a good day to start. Following a slew of concerts in both London and New York, the popstar's driving around Manhattan in an ice cream truck today to celebrate the launch of her new perfume, Purr. She'll be selling the fragrance from the truck's window (no word on whether she'll be hawking ice cream, too) and tweeting the location of the truck throughout the day.
If ice cream trucks aren't your preferred method of shopping, you can also snag the fragrance at Nordstrom — or in the goodie bags at tonight's Bowery Hotel fête in honor of Purr.


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Environmental friendly and regenerating - renewable energy sources might have already caught your interest as "the right way to go." But have you ever thought about a career in renewables that also will help to make our Nation more energy independent?
Some renewable energy sources - such as hydroelectric power and wind power - have been around for hundreds of years. Other sources - such as geothermal and solar energy - are more recent.
There are a wide variety of professions available in the renewable energy industry. This fact can make it challenging to find the right professional niche, but it also provides the opportunity for individuals with many different types and degrees of training to get involved with renewable energy.
If you'd like to play a role in finding, developing, and producing such renewable sources of energy, this industry sector may be the place for you!
Renewable Energy Generates Sustainable Careers
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Three sites have information on renewable energy. We highlight the sites and the content we think you'll find useful as you explore your career options in this area of energy.
For a quick overview of what each site below offers, click the link.
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Bray may be possible lefty for 'pen
JUPITER, Fla. -- Nationals manager Davey Johnson remains content with the notion that Washington could open the season with just one left-hander in the bullpen, but he mentioned the name of a recently-demoted pitcher as one who still has a good shot of contributing this year.
After the offseason departure of Sean Burnett, Tom Gorzelanny and Mike Gonzalez, it leaves Zach Duke as potentially the lone lefty in the 'pen. Fernando Abad remains in Major League camp, and Johnson mentioned veteran Bill Bray -- reassigned to Minor League camp on March 3 -- as a possible piece.
"He's coming along," Johnson said of Bray. "He's making progress. So we'll see. But his arm strength is pretty good. It's just his release point is not what it used to be. So we're trying to stretch his arm position farther away from his body. He started tucking it and getting behind him, and that affects your command and also your velocity."
Johnson has said matchups don't concern him so much with the experienced right-handers he has in his 'pen. He's quick to point out that Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard, Henry Rodriguez and Rafael Soriano all have experience closing games.
"Ideally, I have a comfort zone of lefties creating a match up that I'd favor," Johnson said. "But if I have confidence in a right-hander getting them out, there's not much difference. I'd rather have a right-hander that can get them out than a left-hander that can't. It's that simple."


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Tigers announce expanded spring broadcast schedule
On Wednesday, the Tigers announced their Spring Training radio and TV broadcast schedule, an expanded slate that features 35 games on WXYT, four on FOX Sports Detroit and one nationally televised game on ESPN.
Only one of Detroit's scheduled Spring Training games won't be on the radio, the road portion of a March 2 split-squad game against the Yankees. The other 35 games will air on 97.1 FM The Ticket, WXYT 1270 AM and Tigers Radio Network affiliates. The club said the increase in radio broadcasts comes "in response to the tremendous demand for Tigers baseball."
FOX Sports Detroit, meanwhile, will air four Grapefruit League games in March. The first three will be broadcast from Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla.: March 4 against the Astros, March 19 against the Rays and March 21 against the Astros. FOX Sports Detroit's final spring broadcast will be March 25, when the Tigers face the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.
Detroit will also make one appearance on national TV, as ESPN will show the Tigers-Phillies matchup on March 27 at Joker Marchant Stadium. Additional games to air on MLB Network will be unveiled at a later date.
The Tigers' Grapefruit League schedule begins Feb. 22 against the Braves at Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Kissimmee, Fla., and their first home game of the spring is Feb. 23 against the Blue Jays. Pitchers and catchers report to TigerTown on Tuesday.


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God exists in three persons . . . the Holy Trinity. Malcolm has shown us the Irresistible Father, explained in detail the Incredible Son, now he introduces the Indwelling Spirit.
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