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The Mac's been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft's Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac's market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Windows' market share has dipped below 90 percent. (Linux distributions make up the rest.)
But can either Mac OS X or Linux be more than a niche OS? After all, Windows runs practically everything, from widely used productivity apps such as spreadsheets to highly niche applications such as chemical modeling. Mac OS X and Linux simply don't have the app base that Windows does. Of course, the fact you can run Windows on a Mac or Linux system, thanks to Parallels Desktop and EMC VMware Fusion, lets you have your cake and eat it too.
[ Find out the deployment secrets of Vista adopters and see how the beta Windows 7 performs | Follow InfoWorld's guides on switching to Mac OS X and switching to Linux. ]
For some users -- often technically savvy people such as engineers, consultants, designers, and CTOs -- it is clearly an option that already works quite well. In the past year, running Mac OS X or Linux as your default OS has been made easier by the capability to run Windows in a virtual machine, giving you access to both Windows-only applications and Web sites that rely on Microsoft's Internet Explorer-only ActiveX technology. But in a business environment, switching to a Mac or Linux PC may not be quite as easy.
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Despite the increasing adoption of alternatives to Windows, the Microsoft OS remains the standard choice for the vast majority of businesses. After all, it's been their standard for nearly two decades; they know it, have become dependent on it, and understand its capabilities and limitations. Plus, it's backed by a company that puts a lot of resources into maintaining, supporting, and enhancing the OS for its very wide user base -- and has a huge third-party support system, from vendors to consultants.
For most businesses, considering something other than Windows is not even a question; their concern is when to shift to a new version of Windows. Still, as users (re)discover the Mac and questions over Windows' long-term resource requirements hang in the air, some are considering alternatives to, or at least supplements for, Windows in the form of Mac OS X and Linux.
The Mac OS X option
Of the plausible alternatives to Windows, Apple's Mac OS X has the largest market share and history. InfoWorld chief technologist Tom Yager has written that the latest version of the Mac OS, Leopard (10.5), is simply the best operating system available. And Macs are indeed popping up more frequently even within IT circles -- I've seen more MacBook Pros in the hands of CTOs and IT execs at conferences in the past year more than ever before. Although there are no real numbers on just the business adoption of Macs, it's clear that Apple is in growth mode, gaining an increasing proportion of all new computer sales for more than a year now.
Many businesses have already adopted the Mac as a standard platform, discovering that the hardware is typically better designed than equivalent Windows systems for the same price, that security risks are lower, and that there are more enterprise-quality management tools than they expected. InfoWorld has chronicled how to make the switch to Mac OS X.
The drive for Mac adoption often comes from users, not IT. InfoWorld's Yager has chronicled the adventures of one PC user who switched to the Mac OS, showing that for an individual, the conversion was ultimately a rewarding one.
A key tool for any Mac OS X switcher is a virtual machine to run Windows for those apps and Web sites that require it. Both Parallels Desktop 3.0 and VMware's Fusion software will do the trick, as InfoWorld's comparative review has shown.
Although Macs are compatible with most typical hardware, such as monitors and drives, fitting a Mac into an enterprise's management systems and ERP applications can be a different story. Yager's Enterprise Mac blog and the Mac Enterprise user group both provide advice on managing Macs in a traditional IT environment.
The Linux option
The more technically inclined may be attracted to Linux, the most popular form of desktop Unix. Linux desktops typically are challenged by limited hardware compatibility (due to lack of drivers), limited application options, and user interfaces that require active participation to get work done, which tends to keep Linux away from the general user population. Still, it's possible to do, and InfoWorld has chronicled how to make the switch to Linux.
But those who work with a Linux server all day may find that using it on the desktop as well actually makes their lives easier.
Just as Mac users need occasional access to Windows, so do Linux users. Because Linux distributions run on Windows-compatible hardware, it's straightforward to use desktop virtualization software, such as Parallels Workstation, Sun's (formerly Innotek's) VirtualBox, and VMware's Workstation software, to provide access to both environments.
Although some enterprises have committed to wide Linux deployment -- such as automaker Peugeot Citroën's plans to install 20,000 Novell Suse Linux desktops -- most have left Linux to the engineering and development staff.
InfoWorld Enterprise Desktop blogger Randall Kennedy argues that desktop Linux is doomed to remain a tiny niche OS, given the Linux community's lack of interest in providing a UI that regular people could use. Kennedy tried to spend a week working on nothing but the Ubuntu distribution of Linux but gave up on the fifth day.
But Kennedy's take isn't the last word on desktop Linux. Frequent InfoWorld contributor Neil McAllister put together a special report on how to move from Windows to Linux, concluding that the effort was not as hard as you might think.
Who's right? As with any platform choice, they both may be. A one-size-fits-all approach may be unrealistic. And that likely explains why many businesses will have a mix, dominated by Windows XP today (and perhaps Windows 7 in a few years) but not exclusively tied to Microsoft's OS.


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CASTRO GOMEZ, Antonio J. et al. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Maintenance Therapy with Rituximab in Patients with Follicular Lymphoma Responding to Induction Therapy at the First Line. Rev. Esp. Salud Publica [online]. 2012, vol.86, n.2, pp.163-176. ISSN 2173-9110.
Background: Maintenance therapy with rituximab for follicular lymphoma (FL) responding to induction at the first-line, significantly increases progression-free survival compared with observation. To estimate the efficiency of this therapeutic option, we performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of maintenance therapy of the follicular lymphoma (FL) that responds to induction in first line, with rituximab, compared with the option of "watch and wait" strategy. Methods: We did a Markov model of the FL, with four health states (progression free survival in first or second line, progression and death). The transition probabilities between states were obtained from clinical trials PRIMA and EORTC 20981. Health state utilities were obtained from literature. The use of health resources, from the perspective of the National Health System was estimated by a panel of Spanish clinical experts. Unit costs (€ in 2011) were obtained from Spanish sources. Deterministic and probabilistic analyses were made. Results: In the deterministic base case analysis, for a time horizon of 30 years, the cost per life year gained (LYG) and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained, was € 5,663 and € 6,253 respectively. The sensitivity analyses confirmed the stability of the base case for time horizons of 10 and 20 years and various statistical distributions (Weibull, exponential, log-logistic, log-normal, Gompertz, and gamma) ranging between € 4,222 and € 8,766. Rituximab maintenance is cost-effective from a time horizon of 5.7 years (cost per QALY gained of € 29,998). Conclusion: Compared with observation, rituximab maintenance treatment of the FL that responds to induction therapy in first line, is cost-effective according to the present model.
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I'm sure you've heard that you need the right tool for the job, but have you ever considered that you might need the right tool for you? Nothing affects how easily a job can be done as much as having the correct tools and knowing how to use them properly. When it comes to tools, there are many choices, not just for simple tasks but also for specialized ones such as fiber optic installation.
Many manufacturers derived their fiber optic tools from the tools designed to work with copper wire. Thus, the traditional wire stripper built to higher tolerances becomes a fiber stripper, what most people in the trade call a "Miller stripper" for the most widely used brand. Used properly, this stripper works well on most fibers once you learn the technique.
This type of stripper must be held at just the right angle—about 45 degrees to the length of the fiber—to cut through the buffer coating without nicking or breaking the glass fiber within. Unfortunately, these strippers are generally made for right-handed people. Lefties must either hold the tool upside down or in their right hand.
After watching lefties awkwardly using this type of stripper, I looked for left-handed versions. Failing that, I even asked manufacturers about making some. That request went nowhere, so I started bringing two other types of fiber optic strippers that students could try, the No-Nik and MicroStrip.
These tools work equally well in either hand but have their own idiosyncrasies. The user must hold the No-Nik perpendicular to the fiber, and it has a plastic cover that gets clogged with the fiber buffer and needs cleaning after each use to prevent fiber breakage. With the MicroStrip, the fiber must be inserted directly into the end. It can strip longer lengths of fiber easily, but different units are needed if you strip fibers with 250, 500 or 900 micron diameter buffers.
Most of my students wanted to try all three types of strippers. And, most quickly decided on a favorite, sometimes because they found it easier to use but more often because they found they were more productive—faster while breaking fewer fibers—with that type.
As an instructor, I found experimenting with tools was the easiest way to learn what options were available and what techniques were needed. And, trying the tools myself gave me experience using them. In class, watching students learn a process that was new to them, such as terminating optical fiber, while trying various types of tools, showcased how novices may use them.
The experiences of installers and other instructors also showed me what tools they liked best. Working with experienced installers, I learned their tricks of the trade, including which tools they had adapted to their work. An applications engineer in the cable manufacturing business taught me how to use an inexpensive tubing cutter to cut the jacket and armor on heavy-duty outside plant cables instead of using an expensive, special cable cutter. He also taught me that needle-nose pliers worked effectively to pull cable ripcords, and fishing swivels were perfect for attaching pull ropes to cable. One old-timer surprised me by using bottled lemon juice to remove the gel from loose-tube cables instead of special gel remover!
I also read catalogs from distributors to see the variety of tools they offered. When I saw an interesting tool, I would order a couple of them to try myself and experiment with in classes.
Some users found certain tools to be good in general use but encountered problems in class. For example, we tried some scribes, which are used to scribe the fiber protruding from the ferrule of an adhesive/polish connector to cleave the fiber before polishing. One looked and worked just like a retractable ballpoint pen, but so many of them ended up in students' pockets and disappeared, we had to stop using them. So we switched to another type that looked like a hobby knife that also happened to work better.
We found we needed several types of certain tools, such as scissors. We had a pair of heavy-duty lineman's scissors for cutting cables and special super-sharp scissors for cutting aramid strength members in the cables. We also carried several cheap school scissors to cut open packages of epoxy because they got gummed up and often had to be discarded.
Before long, our fiber optic toolbox resembled an electrician's or plumber's. However, even with the great variety, every tool had its place and its specific job, and all contributed to getting the job done efficiently.
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HAYES is a VDV writer and educator and the president of The Fiber Optic Association. Find him at www.jimhayes.com.
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HAYES is a VDV writer and educator and the president of the Fiber Optic Association. Find him at www.JimHayes.com.


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In January 2009, with a new president about to be inaugurated, we wrote a column about the stories we preferred not having to write, but knew we would. Three years later, we are still writing about those problems; three years from now, we'll still be writing about them.
We had wanted the U.S. Department of the Interior to stop the government-approved slaughter of wild horses and burros in the southwest, but were disappointed that the cattle industry used its money and influence to shelter politicians from Americans who asked for compassion and understanding of breeds that roamed freely long before the nation's "Manifest Destiny."
We wanted to see the federal government protect wolves, foxes, and coyotes, none of whom attack humans, have no food or commercial value, but are major players in environmental balance. But, we knew that the hunting industry would prevail since they see these canines only as competition.
We wanted to see the Pennsylvania legislature stand up for what is right and courageously end the cruelty of pigeon shoots. But, a pack of cowards left Pennsylvania as the only state where pigeon shoots, with their illegal gambling, are actively held.
For what seems to be decades, we have written against racism and bigotry. But many politicians still believe that gays deserve few, if any, rights; that all Muslims are enemy terrorists; and publicly lie that Voter ID is a way to protect the integrity of the electoral process, while knowing it would disenfranchise thousands of poor and minority citizens.
We will continue to write about the destruction of the environment and of ways people are trying to save it. Environmental concern is greater than a decade ago, but so is the ignorant prattling of those who believe global warming is a hoax, and mistakenly believe that the benefits of natural gas fracking, with well-paying jobs in a depressed economy, far outweigh the environmental, health, and safety problems they cause.Ee will continue to write against government corruption, bailouts, tax advantages for the rich and their corporations, governmental waste, and corporate greed. They will continue to exist because millionaire legislators will continue to protect those who contribute to political campaigns. Nevertheless, we will continue to speak out against politicians who have sacrificed the lower- and middle-classes in order to protect the one percent.
We will continue to write about the effects of laying off long-time employees and of outsourcing jobs to "maximize profits." Until Americans realize that "cheaper" doesn't necessarily mean "better," we'll continue to explain why exploitation knows no geographical boundaries.
The working class successfully launched major counter-attacks against seemingly-entrenched anti-labor politicians in Wisconsin, Ohio, and other states. But these battles will be as long and as bitter as the politicians who deny the rights of workers. We will continue to speak out for worker rights, better working conditions, and benefits at least equal to their managers. We don't expect anything to change in 2012, but we are still hopeful that a minority of business owners who already respect the worker will influence the rest.
There are still those who believe education is best served by programs manacled by teaching-to-the-test mentality, and are more than willing to sacrifice quality for numbers. We will continue to write about problems in the nation's educational system, especially the failure to encourage intellectual curiosity and respect for the tenets of academic integrity.
Against great opposition, the President and Congress passed sweeping health care reform. But, certain members of Congress, all of whom have better health care than most Americans, have proclaimed they will dismantle the program they derisively call "Obamacare."
During this new year, we will still be writing about the unemployed, the homeless, those without adequate health coverage—and against the political lunatics who continue to deny Americans the basics of human life, essentials that most civilized countries already give their citizens.
We had written forcefully against the previous president and vice-president when they strapped on their six-shooters and sent the nation into war in a country that posed no threat to us, while failing to adequately attack a country that housed the core of the al-Qaeda movement. We wrote about the Administration's failure to provide adequate protection for the soldiers they sent into war or adequate and sustained mental and medical care when they returned home. The War in Iraq is now over, but the war in Afghanistan continues. The reminder of these wars will last as long as there are hospitals and cemeteries.
We had written dozens of stories against the Bush–Cheney Administration's belief in the use of torture and why it thought it was necessary to shred parts of the Constitution. We had hoped that a new president, a professor of Constitutional law, would stop the attack upon our freedoms and rights. But the PATRIOT Act was extended, and new legislation was enacted that reduces the rights and freedoms of all citizens. At all levels of government, Constitutional violations still exist, and a new year won't change our determination to bring to light these violations wherever and whenever they occur.
The hope we and this nation had for change we could believe in, and which we still hope will not die, has been minced by the reality of petty politics, with the "Party of No" and its raucous Teabagger mutation blocking social change for America's improvement. We can hope that the man we elected will realize that compromise works only when the opposition isn't entrenched in a never-ending priority not of improving the country, but of keeping him from a second term. Perhaps now, three years after his inauguration, President Obama will disregard the disloyal opposition and unleash the fire and truth we saw in the year before his election, and will speak out even more forcefully for the principles we believed when we, as a nation, gave him the largest vote total of any president in history.
We really want to be able to write columns about Americans who take care of each other, about leaders who concentrate upon fixing the social problems. But we know that's only an ethereal ideal. So, we'll just have to hope that the waters of social justice wear down, however slowly, the jagged rocks of haughty resistance.


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Page 274 - And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Page 216 - And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so -come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
Page 209 - These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Page 216 - And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you ; and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.
Page 217 - Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said ; It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you ; but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Page 72 - Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams.
Page 217 - Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord ; and he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you : whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Page 127 - I WAITED patiently for the Lord ; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Page 277 - For the mystery of iniquity doth already work ; only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way ; and then shall that wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming...
Page 215 - And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment : Of sin, because they believe not on me ; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more ; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.


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Today in the Parish Church of Chalfont St Peter, surrounded by his family, friends and former parishioners, we bade farewell to Fr Geoffrey Evans, one of the longest serving priests of this diocese in Europe. Bishop Geoffrey Rowell presided at the requiem eucharist and Archdeacon of Morgannwg Christopher Smith preached and and brought many memories of Fr Geoffrey, some very amusing indeed, as well as reminding us of the Church in Wales heritage which so shaped his priestly ministry.
Fr Geoffrey was born in 1934 and died on Easter Eve, 4 April 2015. The preacher noted how fitting it was that he died on Easter Eve, that great time when the Church gathers in darkness to then encounter the brightness of the Resurrection: Fr Geoffrey's entire ministry centred on bringing joy and light to those around him.
Fr Geoffrey was ordained when I was but one year old! Nevertheless, we got on famously. In fact it was hard not to get on with him. I enjoyed my many visits with him in Turkey when we would remember adventures, in different decades mind you, in Guyana where he was a missionary and where I journeyed frequently as the Latin America and Caribbean Mission Coordinator for the Anglican Church of Canada. There were also memorable visits to the Syrian Orthodox monasteries of Tur Abdin with Fr Geoffrey who was such a faithful friend to the beleaguered Syrian Orthodox community.
|A younger (and bearded) Fr Geoffrey presiding at the eucharist in Ephesus
His first appointment in this diocese was in 1973 as chaplain in Izmir and Bornova. He also served in Rome, Moscow, Istanbul and Ankara. He was the last person to hold the glorious title of Archdeacon of the Aegean and the Danube!
This diocese and the Church is richer for his ministry. We thank God for this gift of a faithful servant.
Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with the saints: where sorrow and pain are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting.
|With young Syrian Orthodox friends in Tur Abdin


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Something about this column struck a nerve at Major League Baseball. Two days after it was posted, Rich Levin, MLB's Senior Vice President-Public Relations, called the SABR office to get my phone number. Two hours later, an efficient-sounding woman left a voice mail in which she said that Commissioner Bud Selig wanted to speak to me. She invited me to call him back at his office in Milwaukee.
What the heck, it was a slow day at work. I grabbed a pad and pen.
When I called back, my experience was a lot like Rob Neyer's. I felt like a student being lectured by an insecure professor for disagreeing with the thesis of his latest book. The commissioner explained that while he's thick-skinned and had grown accustomed to invective, I was simply wrong about numerous key facts. He spent the next 40 minutes itemizing them, starting at the top of the article and working his way down.
On some issues, we were simply talking past one another. With respect to his testimony before the House of Representatives, the commissioner insisted "we did very well in Washington" because the House committee had voted 27-9 against repealing MLB's antitrust exemption, and the Senate didn't bother to vote. If success is defined as "not provoking your audience to change the laws immediately to spite you," Selig's appearance was indeed a success.
That wasn't what I meant. Selig was there to defend MLB's claim to have lost $519 million in 2001, and in that respect, he failed miserably. After Selig's testimony, Chris Isidore of CNN/Money said MLB's numbers "raised as many questions than they answered." The Associated Press reported that some "congressmen appeared dumbfounded by Selig's vague answers," and the New York Daily News said that "the reaction was so overwhelmingly negative that by Friday night the owners were on the phone with the union to discuss ways to delay contraction for at least a year." Months later, Forbes' disagreement with Selig's numbers prompted another tantrum in which MLB called the Forbes analysis "the type of journalism one expects from a supermarket tabloid."
But for the commissioner, this near-total contempt for his explanations didn't matter, so long as MLB's precious antitrust exemption survived. He asked why, if his appearance had been as bad as I claimed, the vote had been so favorable to MLB. He didn't wait to hear my response that most congressmen probably didn't consider the issue important enough to act on.
Continuing through my column, he insisted that Paul Beeston wasn't forced out and remains one of his dearest friends. He didn't address whether, as has been reported, Beeston left in frustration because Selig had undercut him on labor matters.
Selig was technically correct when he said that he did not call a special owners' meeting to award himself a new contract. As Selig insisted, this meeting was called by the owners, intended as the "second contraction meeting." Before the meeting, though, the Minnesota courts blocked contraction and the other issues on the agenda were resolved. Selig nonetheless asked the owners to act immediately on the one remaining issue, extending his own contract by three years although it wasn't due to expire until December 31, 2003.
According to Selig, the owners are briefed regularly on labor issues and none have complained to him about being excluded from the process. With all due respect, "briefing" isn't the same as reasoned discussion, and asking a man empowered to fine dissenters $1 million whether the owners back him is like quizzing Kim Jong Il about his popularity with the North Korean people.
Selig also noted that MLB's "gag rule" wasn't new, but had been in place for 18 months. True, but so what? When I asked whether similar rules in previous negotiations had barred direct owner-to-owner communication on labor issues, Selig ducked the question and instead pressed for my source. That was easy: Murray Chass's March 3 column in the New York Times, which quoted at length from a memo sent by MLB lawyer Rob Manfred to club owners, presidents, and general managers. This memo concludes, "Finally the commissioner has asked me to remind you that the policy prohibiting club communications with the union, club-to-club communications on labor and public comments on labor remain in place. The fine for violation of this policy is $1 million."
Selig explained that the discretionary fund I called a "slush fund" had been devised by Paul Beeston, and that the MLBPA had accepted it in principle. He said that it's intended to provide flexibility, a way to reward low-revenue clubs for their efforts. When I asked whether there were objective standards for the distribution of that money, I didn't get a straight answer.
A discretionary fund could be a useful component of MLB's revenue-sharing program if used to provide additional incentives for low-revenue clubs to spend money on players. For example, revenue-sharing recipients could receive an extra $200,000 for each one-game improvement over their previous year's record, with any money left over thrown back into the general revenue-sharing kitty. But without objective standards for distributing it, the "discretionary fund" is only as good as the integrity of its administrator–in this case, an administrator who violated an MLB rule by borrowing money from another owner without first disclosing he was doing so, and who actually owns one of the likely revenue-sharing recipients.
Selig was on a roll. A couple of times during this harangue, I could hear him tell his secretary "I'll call him back." In his favor, when I was interrupted by someone bringing me a memo, he very politely asked if I had to go and suggested I call back another time if it was more convenient.
What really angered him was my description of the 60/40 rule–the rule that limits the amount of debt a team can carry, based on arbitrary definitions of "debt" and "franchise value." The Commissioner said that while he had suspended the rule after the 1994-95 strike, "clubs have been begging me to enforce 60/40." He didn't explain why he had resisted these entreaties for six years after the strike ended, then decided to enforce the rule the very year his debt-riddled Brewers received a revenue spike from their new park.
Selig explained that by valuing clubs at twice their annual revenue, the revised 60/40 rule is actually more generous than the old rule, which had valued every club at $70 million. He didn't say when the $70 million figure had been adopted, but since the Orioles sold for $173 million in 1993, it was woefully out of date even before the strike.
Selig insisted that liabilities under the 60/40 rule have always included the value of salaries for future years, and any suggestion to the contrary was "just bullshit."
Oh, really? That's not what the historical record shows.
The 60/40 rule was first applied to all teams in 1983. That year, Warner Communications paid $10 million for 48% of the Pirates and Avron Fogelman paid $10 million for 49% of the Royals, suggesting that in 1983 a typical small-market franchise was worth about $20 million. While reliable contract information for the mid-1980s is scarce, contract summaries in the annual Sporting News Guides suggest that eight members of the 1983 Yankees, including Don Baylor, Ken Griffey, Ron Guidry, Steve Kemp, John Montefusco, Bob Shirley, Dave Winfield, and Butch Wynegar, were owed at least $26 million in salaries for seasons after 1983. The Yankees' "debt" for future salaries thus exceeded the total value of the Pirates or Royals. Yet even though the 60/40 rule assigned the same value to every club, and even though other owners complained incessantly about the Yankees' free-spending ways, no one at the time contended that their free-agent signings violated the 60/40 rule.
More recently, the Cleveland Indians built their 1990s powerhouse by locking up their young talent with long-term guaranteed contracts. In 1993, the 60/40 rule valued the Indians at $70 million. Assuming they had no other debt, if long-term contracts counted toward the debt limit, the Tribe could have committed no more than $28 million for guaranteed contracts extending beyond the 1993 season.
In fact, the 1993 Indians had more than $40 million in guaranteed future contracts. These contracts, verified against the official "Joint Exhibit 1" summary of player contracts used by MLB and the MLBPA in salary arbitrations, included:
- Sandy Alomar Jr.: owed $2.2 million for 1994
- Carlos Baerga: $19.7 million for 1994-98 ($2.2 million in 1994, $3.5 million in 1995, $4,666,667 in 1996 and 1997, $4,666,666 in 1998)
- Albert Belle: $6.7 million for 1994-95 ($2.5 million in 1994, $4.2 million in 1995)
- Felix Fermin: $1 million for 1994
- Kenny Lofton: $5.8 million for 1994-96 ($850,000 in 1994, $1,850,000 in 1995, $3.1 million in 1996)
- Candy Maldonado: $1,550,000 for 1994
- Charles Nagy: $1,200,000 for 1994
- Eric Plunk: $575,000 for 1994
- Paul Sorrento: $1.7 million for 1994-95 ($675,000 in 1994, $1,075,000 in 1995)
The evidence is clear. Either MLB was ignoring the 60/40 rule even before the strike, or Commissioner Selig lied when he profanely insisted that future salaries had always counted against the debt limit.
The Commissioner also explained that of course stadium debt counted as "debt." He pointed out that the increased revenues from a new stadium were also factored into the other side of the equation. But he cut off my response: that valuing teams at twice their local revenues essentially forced clubs to recoup their stadium investment in two years, and that since new stadiums take several years to construct, teams would incur the debt long before the new revenues began to flow.
According to Selig, clubs had been warned for three years that the 60/40 rule would soon be enforced. While I haven't seen this reported anywhere, that doesn't mean it didn't happen. But if what Selig said was true, clubs should never have run up the debts Selig lamented during his Congressional testimony, and should have stopped signing players to long-term contracts. They didn't. Their actual behavior suggests one of four possibilities
- the owners are incompetent businessmen
- they misread the 60/40 rule
- they didn't believe Selig would ever enforce the rule
- Selig blind-sided them with a new, broader interpretation of the rule.
Draw your own conclusions.
Moving on to a new subject, Selig said that contraction wasn't his idea, but "came from the clubs." True enough–Jerry McMorris of the Rockies deserves the most "credit"–but that doesn't make it any more defensible. Indeed, although Selig invoked the conclusions and recommendations of MLB's Blue Ribbon Economic Panel at every other opportunity, he conveniently neglected to mention that his own hand-picked Panel had concluded that contraction was unnecessary.
Interestingly, even though the original vote on contraction was reported as 28-2, with the Expos and Twins opposed, Selig claimed that the owners' five votes on contraction had all been unanimous. Someone's not following the script…
Selig asserted that the Twins "fought for ten years for a new stadium," as though the uncaring locals wanted to consign the Twins to the Metrodome for eternity. The only "fight" involved billionaire owner Carl Pohlad's unwillingness to pay a larger share of the stadium's cost. He mentioned my reference to his "rigging the sale of the Boston Red Sox," but instead of denying it, said only that the locals were happy with their new ownership group. The Massachusetts Attorney General was less happy, describing the sale as a "bag job" orchestrated by MLB to keep the Sox in "friendly" hands even if other bidders offered more money.
Turning back to Congress, the Commissioner said the House committee "got everything they wanted." When I pointed out that the MLBPA had seen additional financial records which MLB refused to let it talk about, Selig responded with the non sequitur that the Congressional staff never read all of the documents it received.
Selig continued, "The media has a much better understanding now than it did three, four, five years ago." I bit my tongue. He praised the Blue Ribbon Panel report several times, proudly reiterating how so few low-payroll clubs have won playoff games.
When I suggested that the revenue-sharing formula being proposed by the owners is seriously flawed–by taxing the Expos' local revenues at the same 50% rate as the Yankees', it deters spending by the very teams revenue sharing is intended to help–Selig cut me off. "That's what the Players Association says. I don't believe that's true." That should answer any questions about the commissioner's grasp of economics.
Winding up, Selig reiterated that while he's come to accept name-calling as part of the job, I "ought to have the facts right." There were "a lot of statements here that are just wrong."
I hope this column will help readers separate truth from fiction.
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Directed by John Farrow / Michael Anderson Jr.
Genres - Comedy, Romance, Action, Adventure | Sub-Genres - Costume Adventure, Adventure Comedy, Romantic Adventure | Release Date - Oct 17, 1956 (USA) | Run Time - 174 min. | Countries - United States | MPAA Rating - G
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Razzle-dazzle showman Michael Todd hocked everything he had to make this spectacular presentation of Jules Verne's 1872 novel Around the World in 80 Days, the second film to be lensed in the wide-screen Todd-AO production. Nearly as fascinating as the finished product are the many in-production anecdotes concerning Todd's efforts to pull the wool over the eyes of local authorities in order to cadge the film's round-the-world location shots--not to mention the wheeling and dealing to convince over forty top celebrities to appear in cameo roles. David Niven heads the huge cast as ultra-precise, supremely punctual Phileas Fogg, who places a 20,000-pound wager with several fellow members of London Reform Club, insisting that he can go around the world in eighty days (this, remember, is 1872). Together with his resourceful valet Passepartout (Cantinflas), Fogg sets out on his world-girdling journey from Paris via balloon. Meanwhile, suspicion grows that Fogg has stolen his 20,000 pounds from Bank of England. Diligent Inspector Fix (Robert Newton) is sent out by the bank's president (Robert Morley) to bring Fogg to justice. Hopscotching around the globe, Fogg pauses in Spain, where Passepartout engages in a comic bullfight (a specialty of Cantinflas). In India, Fogg and Passepartout rescue young widow Princess Aouda (Shirley MacLaine, in her third film) from being forced into committing suicide so that she may join her late husband. The threesome visit Hong Kong, Japan, San Francisco, and the Wild West. Only hours short of winning his wager, Fogg is arrested by the diligent Inspector Fixx. Though exonerated of the bank robbery charges, he has lost everything--except the love of the winsome Aouda. But salvation is at hand when Passepartout discovers that, by crossing the International Date Line, there's still time to reach the Reform Club. Will they make it? See for yourself. Among the film's 46 guest stars, the most memorable include Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer, Jose Greco, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lorre, Red Skelton, Buster Keaton, John Mills, and Beatrice Lillie. All were paid in barter--Ronald Colman did his brief bit for a new car. Newscaster Edward R. Murrow provides opening narration, and there's a tantalizing clip from Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (1902). Offering a little something for everyone, Around the World in 80 Days is nothing less than an extravaganza, and it won 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Cinematography.
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Great ideas! I love fall as well, but it's a good idea to soak up summer while you can. These are great inexpensive ways to do it :)
You guys, I have bad news. Summer is almost over! And although I secretly think that fall is the best season in the world (boots and scarves are my favorite), I can't say I'm ready to say goodbye to this sunshine. So, what to do before the sun starts going down earlier and the A/C is turned off? Simple — go outside.
Below, I've put together some cheap (but mostly free) last-ditch efforts to make the most out of the gorgeous sunlight. (See also: 25 Ways to Have Cheap Summer Fun)
Two words: Ferris wheels. Soon they're going to be put back in their boxes and stored in a nearby trailer park (or wherever it is Ferris wheels hide for the colder months). Take advantage of every opportunity you can before summer is over to go to the fair and see your city from above, throw balls at impenetrable targets, and people watch. You might see a little more skin and a few less teeth than you were hoping for, but you can't deny the hilarity of it all. And who knows, maybe you'll win your sweetheart a giant panda...
Roller coasters! Fake castles! Splash rides! I love a good theme park, but the bad news is most of them are overpriced. The good news is you can generally find two-for-one deals or special days when it costs a little less for the fun. Be sure to look on the park's website for discount information and check with your boss for any deals offered to your company.
If you are anywhere near a big city (from Denver to Minneapolis to Pittsburgh), this is a must do. Scout it out — there's got to be one somewhere in a park. And most likely, they're not all over yet. Sometimes the movies are even new releases! And if there isn't one in your area, throw a blanket up, rent a projector (with friends' monetary donations, of course), and have at it.
Summer concert series are popular throughout the world. Most of the large, outdoor festivals are over now, but you can still take advantage of a select few concerts, generally for free. Be on the lookout for after dark specials sponsored by breweries. They'll be in a lot of the same cities that have the free outdoor movies, but you might be surprised. Music is easier to come by than movie rights, so a ton of smaller towns offer downtown concert series at no cost.
I don't normally swim all summer — I didn't grow up with a pool or take trips to the lake. But my best friend lives in apartment complex, and I've swum every single Saturday this summer. When the warm weather ceases and the pool closes, I'm going to be unbelievably disappointed. Also, the lake, river, and ocean are at the perfect temperature right now for a dip, kayaking, canoeing, or stand-up paddle boarding. Take advantage of any water sports in your area before it's too late!
I read far more in the summer for leisure than I do any other time — I guess it's a habit I picked up from being in school. More time off in the summer, more time to read. Then again, there's nothing like soaking in the sun on soft grass and catching up on the latest bestseller (or if you're like me, the classics). Grab a good book, a blanket, and some sunglasses and head out to your park. If you don't mind an occasional whizzing Frisbee or barking dog, you'll be able to sink into another world in the middle of your neighborhood.
Whether you're in New York for Shakespeare in the Park or in Portland for Star Trek in the Park, you're probably close to some sort of outdoor stage. Or if you live near a drive-in, drive over and watch a summer blockbuster in the car with your friends. While pricier, they make for a much more fun date option and you can bring your own food (and sometimes alcohol — if you're not the driver, of course).
This is the time to forgo the dryer and put your clothes out on the line. Not only will it save you energy costs, but as long as you don't let the clothes sit out in the sun too long (don't forget about fading!), it'll save the life of your wardrobe. Plus that natural fresh air smell really can't be contained in a bottle of Febreze.
This is probably the most obvious one. Soon I'm going to be as pasty as the Microsoft Word background I'm typing this on. And while I don't mind being asked if I'm allergic to the sun (yes, people ask me that), a slight tan does give me the illusion of "health." I don't condone tanning beds, so if you want to get some last minute sun in, go for it!
Running outside is obviously free, but a lot of cities offer free park classes like yoga, tai chi, or Zumba. Look around in your town (or surrounding area) to see if you can catch one before they're all over. Also, the aforementioned Frisbee in the park is always fun, and since football season is starting, it's time to practice tossing the ball around too. Just because you've got a fantasy draft doesn't mean you can't play in real life, right?
When I lived in New York, I always got so excited when the tables and chairs were placed outside and umbrellas started popping up. It meant summer was close! So if you're going to grab a beer with friends or lunch with your coworkers, pick a location outside. Best part — you don't have to use your "indoor voice."
If you're like me, you have a "found" object in your house that you've been meaning to paint or update all summer. Soon it's going to be too cold to stand outside and do it, so grab whatever it is you've been meaning to redo and get to work. It'll take far less time than you think, and you'll be glad to have that extra closet space when you pull out all of your winter coats again.
Ladies (okay, fine, men too), you've only got a few more weeks of toe-showing left. And since giving yourself a pedicure is far cheaper than purchasing one, grab a pumice stone and get to work. You may be putting your feet away soon, but that doesn't mean you have to hide them now.
Soon the propane tanks and charcoal are going to be (safely) stored away and the "men" are going to hang up their barbeque forks for one more year. Granted, you'll probably keep the grills out during most of football season, but eventually it'll get too cold, so fire it up, put some meat on, and enjoy the last bits of summer while you can.
I know fishing can be expensive if you're not a seasoned fisher(wo)man, but if it's something you like to do, get some time in before it's too late. Unfortunately, I can't add much advice to this particular subject because the only "fishing" I ever did was when I was little and tried to grab minnows in the creek by my aunt's house (yes, I'm from Tennessee), but if you live near a lake, go for it!
What do you want to do before it's too cold?
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Great ideas! I love fall as well, but it's a good idea to soak up summer while you can. These are great inexpensive ways to do it :)
Expanding on #5....We LOVE to go tubing down a river! I'll drive 3-4 hours just to check out a new river that we haven't tried. Just bring your picnic lunch/snacks and enjoy.
Cost: Gas to get to the site, & any food/drinks.
Priceless: The feeling you have floating down the river with a cold drink in one hand & fresh fried chicken in the other, watching the world drift by.
Have that garage sale! It was too hot most of the summer. Nows the time before people stop going!
Great ideas. My best tip for saving money and time during the summer dovetails well with #14, grill a lot of meat and veggies and freeze them down for the coming weeks. With the grill you can do volume which helps save time.
re #14: There's no need to put the grill away in the winter. I use mine all year round. And no, I'm not in the south, I'm in the mountains of Colorado. It does help that mine is right outside the back door, under a porch roof.
Good list of ideas to get out and enjoy the nice weather. It starts to get so cool in the North around mid-september that you have to take advantage of every last day of sunshine until you're stuck indoors until about April. My favorites on your list are outdoor concerts and grilling out.


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Another month of blogging comes to a close, the journey back to Congo, the beautiful children, the fantastic sense of hope and resilience, the bright faces, the humanity that I experienced in that war ridden part of Africa is over with this post. But it goes on in me, it never stops and it pulls be back always to revisit it, to never ever forget.
Thanks to all who followed, commented, encouraged, shared, critiqued and thought about Congo this past month. I hope that by more good people thinking and being aware of what goes on in that part of the world, more can somehow be done to change it. As they say, the first step in helping something is being aware of it.
Tomorrow I start a new month of a totally different nature. Stay tuned!


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The Dark Knight Rises audio: the movie's other Bane?
We speak to DTS and Dolby about the sound quality
The Dark Knight Rises prologue currently being shown off in selected IMAX cinemas has not just caused a storm with fans wanting to catch a glimpse of how director Christopher Nolan will end his Batman vision, but also with audio enthusiasts who have been questioning the sound mix of the footage.
Those who have been lucky enough to see the prologue at the IMAX will agree that the six minute clip, which introduces the main antagonist Bane, is exhilarating stuff which leaves you wanting more. But when it comes to understanding just what Bane says, the response has been, well, a touch muted.
Just last week, there was rumour that Nolan, known for having the utmost control over his movies, had tweaked the audio due to studio and public demand and that a new sound mix was playing in IMAX cinemas.
A statement from IMAX, however, denied this is the case – despite many fans, according to Collider, who have seen the prologue a number of times insisting the footage was definitely cleaned up to make the masked Bane that little bit easier to understand.
To put the clip into some context, while not going down the spoiler route, the prologue does involve Bane in a mask and a very noisy plane. So should the dialogue clarity really be criticised?
According to the Hollywood Reporter, however, industry insiders believe that if the audio mix is the same for the rest of the movie, then this could cause major problems when the movie is released and that Warner is "scared to death of the situation".
With so much emphasis put on picture quality in both the cinema and the home, what The Dark Knight Rises audio has done is emphasise the importance of sound quality in filmmaking.
To understand a little more about just why getting the right sound mix can make or break a movie, TechRadar contacted two of the sound industry's biggest companies, DTS and Dolby, to get their thoughts on the situation.
"People have got much more savvy when it comes to audio," explained Ted Laverty, Director of Business Development atDTS, speaking to TechRadar.
"Expectations are higher, viewers are cognoscente, so you have to be really careful when it comes to things like muffly speech."
Laverty believes it's the advent of Blu-ray in the home which has made moviegoers into audiophiles, as this more capacious format has meant that lossless audio can now be heard through affordable home entertainment systems.
"We are now able to bring pure losslesss audio [to the home] so we are seeing that consumers are valuing high-quality audio.
"TVs have gotten thinner, there are more pixels but people are now thinking that I can spend a few hundred quid to get access to these lossless formats.
"We believe your audio transport format should not be getting in the way of movie watching. As a viewer, you want to be having an experience that is not frustrating.
"We don't like people mumbling or being muffled. I sometimes find that when you get that from movies not on Blu-ray, you do notice and it does get in the way."
Julian Pinn, Director of Live Content Services at Dolby, agreed that audio formats have improved so much that consumers are now more in tune when it comes to deciphering good and bad audio.
"We are seeing an increasing number of movies being mixed in Dolby Surround 7.1," explained Pinn.
"While 5.1 surround sound revolutionised the movie audio experience, films presented in a discrete 7.1 mix now not only raise the bar for the director and the sound mixer, but also deliver an improved audio experience to exhibitors and their patrons.
"By using eight discrete channels to establish four surround zones within a cinema, it improves panning and sound localisation, enhances definition, and expands the listening sweet spot."
So, if sound has improved to such an extent why has a movie like The Dark Knight Rises been criticised for its audio clarity?
Pinn told TechRadar that there are a number of factors that can alter a movie's soundtrack which need to be considered.
"Some typical challenges to sound quality do indeed exist through the chain from production through to exhibition ranging from set or location noise that needs cleaning up, replacement lines and delivery that needs optimising, and the varying sizes, shapes and condition of cinema auditoria around the world.
"Dolby is often involved at every stage of a movie's soundtrack creation to help achieve optimum results and to help cinemas reproduce the directors' artistic intent with the highest integrity.
"Occasionally of course [bad audio] can be caused by something as simple as a fault in the audio playback at the cinema, poor layout of a theatre and faulty speakers, although generally these days, cinemas pride themselves on providing a high quality surround sound experience."
We may never know if The Dark Knight Rises' prologue's audio clarity was creative or technical but given the fact that The Dark Knight was awarded an Oscar for sound editing, there is no denying that Nolan is very aware of the importance of audio in his movies.
The Dark Knight Rises trailer does have seem to have a more eloquent Bane and it's hard to disagree that the prologue was lessened by the character's muffled speech – the clip's fantastic set piecs and the fact it looked stunning on 70mm IMAX film meant that your senses were blown regardless.
Roll on July so we can see which of Nolan's banes the world will be talking about – the character, or the movie's audio.
The Dark Knight Rises UK release date is 20 July 2012.
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At the Academy Awards, the Oscar statuette is as iconic as the gowns and the red carpet. With his square chest, broad shoulders and tapered legs, Oscar is an art deco god. But, as familiar as he may be, it turns out we don't know Oscar very well.
For one, Oscar's name isn't Oscar. It's Emilio. And the life of the man behind the statuette, Emilio Fernandez, reads like a Hollywood script.
He was born in Coahuila, Mexico, in 1904. Fernandez grew up during the bloody Mexican Revolution. He dropped out of high school to become an officer for the Huertista rebels, but, in 1925, he was captured and sentenced to 20 years in prison. In true Hollywood fashion, Fernandez soon escaped and crossed the border to Los Angeles, where he lived in exile for the next decade.
It wasn't long before Fernandez fell into extra work in Hollywood, where he was first called "El Indio" by the silent film star Dolores Del Rio. The nickname wasn't exactly a compliment, but Del Rio would eventually help Fernandez become the most famous man in Hollywood.
Del Rio was the wife of MGM Art Director Cedric Gibbons. Shortly after the Academy was founded in 1927, Gibbons was tasked with designing an award statuette. He'd sketched a figure of a knight holding a sword and standing on a reel of film and was looking for a suitable life model. Del Rio suggested Fernandez. She asked, he agreed.
Fernandez went on to become one of the most celebrated directors in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. The Oscar origin story lives somewhere between legend and history. Dolores Tierney, a film professor at the University of Sussex, says he was known for telling stories about his life, but that the Oscar tale rings true. "There are a lot of things that point to its veracity" she says, including Fernandez's physique, his relationship with Dolores Del Rio, and the plot of his award-winning magnum opus, Maria Candelaria.
Thousands of gold Emilios have been handed out since his Academy Awards debut. But after a 50-year career in the business, Fernandez never took one home.
Thanks to Betto Arcos, who provided translation and voiceover for the audio of this story. Clayton Conn contributed reporting from Mexico City. This article was first published by PRI's Studio 360, where you can find more surprising coverage of pop culture, design and the arts.
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Gas flowmeter modularizes transmitter functions
ST100 mass flowmeter from FCI creates upgradeable transmitter, future-proofs functionality.
The new ST100 Series thermal mass flowmeter from Fluid Components International (FCI), combines high flow-sensing performance with a feature- and function-rich transmitter to deliver adaptability and value for gas flow measurement applications for today and tomorrow.
FCI says it developed the advanced ST100 Series flowmeters in response to discussions with a wide range of instrument, process, and plant engineers who wanted both more comprehensive measurement information as well as the flexibility to adapt to plant and process control technology they might deploy in the future. This new family is the result of those conversations.
In addition to its ability to measure, display, and transmit an extensive array of parameters, the company says it is the industry's first thermal mass gas flow meter designed with a migration path to accommodate changing connectivity requirements. Whether the need is for conventional 4-20 mA with HART, frequency/pulse, alarm relays, or advanced digital bus communications such as Foundation fieldbus, Profibus, or Modbus, the new ST100 is the solution. Should a plant's needs change over time or an upgrade prove desirable, the ST100 flowmeter adapts as necessary with a plug-in card replacement that can be changed by plant technicians in the field. This eliminates obsolescence as needs change.
FCI has also upgraded the ST100's LCD display/readout, adding a graphical, multivariable, backlit LCD display to provide comprehensive information with continuous display of all process measurements and alarm status, plus the ability to interrogate for service diagnostics. Integral- and remote-display versions are available.
The unit measures a combination of gas mass flow rate, totalized flow, temperature, and pressure depending on the model family. It stores up to five unique calibration groups to accommodate broad flow ranges, differing mixtures of the same gas, multiple gases, and can obtain up to 1000:1 turndown. An optional, patent-pending SpectraCal gas equivalency calibration method lets users select and switch between 10 common gases. Also standard is an on-board data logger with a removable 2 GB micro-SD memory card capable of storing 21 million readings.
With the ST100, FCI now claims the achievement of being the first thermal manufacturer to offer three different types of flow sensors, allowing users to choose the best approach for a given application. The FPC-style is a fast response type that features an integral, patent-pending flow conditioner and protective shroud optimized for compressed air and clean gas applications. The FP-style is a fast response, general purpose design with a protective shroud and is also the sensor used with FCI's VeriCal in-situ calibration option. For applications with wet or dirty gases, or erratic flows, the unshrouded S-style facilitates easy cleaning and provides a smoothed response.
The ST100 Series includes two core model families: the ST and STP. The ST family measures both mass flow and temperature, and the STP family adds pressure, making it a triple-variable thermal flow meter, measuring flow, temperature, and pressure. Both families include single-point and dual-element models as configurations outfitted with FCI's exclusive in-situ calibration option, VeriCal.
Units can be calibrated to measure virtually any process gas, including wet gas, mixed gases, and dirty gases. The basic insertion style air/gas meter features a thermal flow sensing element that measures flow from 0.25 to 1,000 SFPS (0.07 NMPS to 305 NMPS) with accuracy of ±0.75% of reading, ±0.5% of full scale.
ST100 flowmeters are designed for applications with temperatures up to 850 °F (454 °C). The ST100 is agency approved for hazardous environments, including the entire instrument, the transmitter, and the enclosure. Instrument approvals (submitted and pending) include: FM and FMc Class 1, Division 1, Groups B, C, D, E, F, G; ATEX and IECEx Zone 1, II 2 GD Ex d IIC T4. The enclosure is NEMA 4X/IP67 rated.
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Check These 40 Most Beautiful Places To See Before You Die
No matter how advanced our cities and technology is. Eventually, we get tired of all the noise, stress and crowd of the town and want to be in one of the places to visit before you die.
Humans have transformed Earth beyond recovery, but luckily not everything is lost yet. Beautiful mountains, blue water lakes, magnificent oceans with fabulous islands – our planet has many breathtaking places, and awe-inspiring travel destinations are just waiting for you to discover them.
However, life is short, and the funds are limited, so we have to narrow down the selection of amazing places to visit. Knowing that you are just another lazy panda, we've done it for you so you can world travel on your sofa.
We've picked the most beautiful places to visit, however, it is said that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," so you may as well have your very own personal list of places to see before you die.
1. Antelope Canyon, USA
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Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack; and Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew. The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is Hazdistazí, or "spiral rock arches."
Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone, primarily due to flash flooding and secondarily due to other sub-aerial processes. Rainwater, especially during monsoon season, runs into the extensive basin above the slot canyon sections, picking up speed and sand as it rushes into the narrow passageways. Over time the passageways are eroded away, making the corridors deeper and smoothing hard edges in such a way as to form characteristic 'flowing' shapes in the rock.[1]
2. The Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
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The Phi Phi Islands are located in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the western Andaman Sea coast of the mainland. [13] Classic beaches, stunning rock formations, and vivid turquoise waters teeming with colourful marine life – it's paradise perfected. [14]
3. Santorini, Greece
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Santorini is perhaps the most fascinating and most talked about island of Greece in the Aegean. Only the name of the island is enough to unfold in mind pleasurable connotations, volcanic landscape, gray and red beaches, dazzling white houses, terraces with panoramic sea views , stunning sunsets, wild fun. All this, together with remnants of lost civilizations discovered in the volcanic ash justify the epithets with which visitors identify Santorini and fairly is called, magical, indescribable, astonishing. [3]
4. Maldive Islands
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The Maldives lies in two rows of atolls in the Indian Ocean, just across the equator. The country is made up of 1,190 coral islands formed around 26 natural ring-like atolls, spread over 90,000 square kilometers. These atolls structures are formed upon a sharp ridge rising from the ocean, making way for their secluded uniqueness.
Maldives has deep blue seas, turquoise reefs, white sandy beaches and palm trees. It is also a place full of character, where its people have long spent their days languishing in the very essence of idyll living. While it is the perfect place to sit on a beach and watch a sunset with a cocktail balanced on your hand, it is also a geographical marvel, knowing that there are thousands of fish swimming around the vivid corals just a few feet away from where you sit. [4]
5. Machu Picchu, Peru
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Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The natural setting, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, encompasses the upper Amazon basin with its rich diversity of flora and fauna. [5]
The Incas started building the "estate" around AD 1400, but abandoned it as an official site for the Inca rulers a century later at the time of the Spanish Conquest. Although known locally, it was unknown to the outside world before being brought to international attention in 1911 by the American historian Hiram Bingham. [6]
6. The Great Wall of China
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The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, the Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 8,851.8 kilometers (5,500 miles) from east to west of China. With a history of more than 2000 years, some of the sections are now in ruins or have disappeared. However, it is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance. [7]
7. Iceland
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Fire and Ice offers a stunning portrait of this island of extremes, where some of Europe's biggest glaciers cozy up to some of the continent's hottest volcanic springs. [8] Every season has its own unique charm and there are always opportunities to experience new things, discover beauty and be mesmerized by the freshness and colours of nature. [9]
8. Bora Bora Island
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Bora Bora emerged from the waters 3 millions years ago. Like all the other Polynesian islands, this volcanic island slowly sinking in the ocean. It currently presents particular geological characteristics ranging in between a high island and an atoll status. Island has unforgettable turquoise lagoon – where a multi-color aquatic fauna (sting & manta rays, sharks, tropical fishes) can be observed by outrigger canoe, boat or diving explorations. The coral reef includes a string of islets and gorgeous white sand beaches surrounding the main island. [10]
9. The Wave, Arizona, USA
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The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in the United States of America near the Arizona and Utah border on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, on the Colorado Plateau. Nearly 200 million years ago, this region was a sandy desert where huge dunes migrated across the landscape pushed by seasonal winds. Prevailing winds of that ancient Jurassic time can be determined by examining the cross-bedding (layers) in the sandstone. What we see today are some of the original crossbedded dunes shaped into dramatic landforms and exposed by erosion from eons of runoff. The spectacular ribbons of various colors called Liesegang Bands, were formed by movement and precipitation of oxidizing materials such as iron and manganese by ground water[1]. Thin veins or fins of calcite cut across the sandstone, adding another dimension to the landscape. [11]
10. Petra, Jordan
Petra, the world wonder, is without a doubt Jordan's most valuable treasure and greatest tourist attraction. It is a vast, unique city, carved into the sheer rock face by the Nabataeans, an industrious Arab people who settled here more than 2000 years ago, turning it into an important junction for the silk, spice and other trade routes that linked China, India and southern Arabia with Egypt, Syria, Greece and Rome. [12]
11. The Cave of Crystals, Naica Mine, Mexico
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The Naica Mine of the Mexican state of Chihuahua is a working mine that is best known for its extraordinary selenite crystals. The Cave of Crystals (Cueva de los Cristales) is a cave approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) below the surface in the limestone host rock of the mine. The chamber contains giant selenite crystals, some of the largest natural crystals ever found.T he selenite crystals were formed by hydrothermal fluids emanating from the magma chambers below. [2]
12. Moraine Lake, Canada
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Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. The lake does not reach its crest until mid to late June. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis. [15]
13. Grand Canyon, USA
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The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size; 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km) deep. [16] Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. [17]
14. Berry Head Arch, Canada
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This magnificent sea arch is located on the Spurwink Trail, along the East Coast Trail. To get to the arch, find the East Coast Trail trailhead at Port Kirwan. From here, it is about a 4.75-mile one way hike to the arch. The hike is moderate but extreme caution is required at points where the trail skirts the edge of some rather high cliffs.[18]
15. Monument Valley, USA
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Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor.[19] Monument Valley provides perhaps the most enduring and definitive images of the American West. The isolated red mesas and buttes surrounded by empty, sandy desert have been filmed and photographed countless times over the years for movies, adverts and holiday brochures. Because of this, the area may seem quite familiar, even on a first visit, but it is soon evident that the natural colors really are as bright and deep as those in all the pictures. The valley is not a valley in the conventional sense, but rather a wide flat, sometimes desolate landscape, interrupted by the crumbling formations rising hundreds of feet into the air, the last remnants of the sandstone layers that once covered the entire region. [20]
16. Plitvice, Croatia
The stunning Plitvice Lakes National Park lies in the Lika region of Croatia. The park is surrounded by the mountains Plješevica, Mala Kapela, and Medveđak, which are part of the Dinaric Alps. The 16 blue-green Plitvice Lakes, which are separated by natural dams of travertine, are situated on the Plitvice plateau. [21] The lakes are renowned for their distinctive colors, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue. The colors change constantly depending on the quantity of minerals or organisms in the water and the angle of sunlight. [22]
17. Preikestolen, Norway
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Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English translations of Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, and by the old local name Hyvlatonnå ("the carpenter-plane's blade"), is a massive cliff 604 metres (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres (82 by 82 feet) square, almost flat, and is a famous tourist attraction in Norway. [23]
18. Pamukkale, Turkey
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Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water. [24] It is Turkey's foremost mineral-bath spa because of its natural beauty: hot calcium-laden waters spring from the earth and cascade over a cliff. As they cool they form dramatic travertines of hard, brilliantly white calcium that form pools. [25]
19. Socotra Island, Yemen
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Socotra is one of the most isolated landforms on Earth of continental origin. Socotra is considered the jewel of biodiversity in the Arabian Sea. The long geological isolation of the Socotra archipelago and its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular flora. Botanical field surveys led by the Centre for Middle Eastern Plants indicate that 307 out of the 825 (37%) plant species on Socotra are endemic, i.e., they are found nowhere else on Earth. [26]
20. Carerra Lake
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Shared by Argentina and Chile the deepest lake in South America is famous for its trout and salmon fishing. The waters of General Carrera Lake are beautiful, a glittering combination of emerald, turquoise, aquamarine and azure. The marble protrusions stretch along a beachside and are around 300 meters in length. The waters of the lake have slowly impacted upon the marble and, in their infinite patience, have created something of enormous, almost bewildering beauty. The rock manifests different tones which are dependent upon the natural impurities within the marble. Although the white banks, of immense purity are predominant blue and pink marble banks can also be seen due to the presence of other minerals within the rock. [27]


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Book of spells from Hocus Pocus Silicone mold
Book of spells silicone mold from Hocus Pocus movie.
With this mold you can make unique charms, necklaces, magnets… and all the things that you can imagine!
You can use resin, polymer clay, soap... on it and combine colors and textures. Use your imagination!
You can choose FOODSAFE silicone version: You can use the mold for chocolate, candies, jelly... creations. The color of the foodsafe silicone will be BLUE, PINK or TRANSLUCENT, depending of the type of foodsafe silicone that I have on stock. (I use diferent brands of foodsafe silicone, all of them are the same, but with diferent colors).
Dimension of the mold: 3cm (1,18") x 4,5cm (1,77").
Dimension of finished cast: 2,5cm (0,98") x 3,5cm (1,37").
The mold is made from a high quality platinum, addition-cure silicone. It is very firm and durable, and has a longer lifespan than tin-based silicone molds.
Don´t forget this is a handmade item, and the mold could have small "imperfections" in the outer area that do not alter the quality of the copy.
All silicone molds degrade over time with constant repeated use. Using a mold release when casting + taking care to de-mold your pieces gently will help prolong the life of your silicone molds.