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If there's a term that describes Leigh Handschuh MPA '12, it's "mission-driven." Her mission? Working in nonprofits to speak on behalf of individuals whose voice in policy has been diminished. Women. Low-income communities. Children.
To this end, Handschuh found in Suffolk's Moakley Center for Public Management "exciting, real-world connections to public service as well as the nonprofit sector" – centrally located in downtown Boston, the country's premier nonprofit center. Coming off several years working for a small biotech company in the private sector, she was ready to change her focus to benefit the public good.
"Suffolk enabled me to quickly make connections, build networks and engage in meaningful internships and work," she says, adding that her classmates impacted her professionally. "Each of my peers brought their own unique work experience, some with years of public sector experience in senior positions, and others fresh out of college. Each provided unique insights into career paths and all experiences were a value added when it came to class discussions."
As a student, Handschuh earned a graduate fellowship and worked three semesters in the Moakley Center, where she found "opportunities to lead and execute public forums and seminars" and made connections with numerous community partners. These include stints with Higher Ground-Boston and The Boston Foundation, two well-respected organizations that serve and fund some of Massachusetts' most vital nonprofits. Handschuh says this work has given her a taste of something she hopes to continue.
"I look forward to continue to work in the nonprofit sector and engage even more deeply in all areas of the Boston community, from East Boston to Mattapan – putting my strong data analysis skills and knowledge of good governance and best business practices for nonprofits to work," she says. "While I am open to a variety of roles, one requirement that I have is that I believe in the organization's mission – that is what drives me professionally and personally."


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The trouble stems from Android's Bionic, an alternative to glibc and uClibc. Bionic includes cleaned-up Linux kernel header files which can be included with user-space programs. The raw Linux kernel headers are licensed under version 2 of the GPL; Google's cleaned-up versions, which only contain "type and macro definitions, with the exception of a couple static inline functions used for performance reason (e.g. optimized CPU-specific byte-swapping routines)", are licensed under the BSD license.
According to Naughton, this is a GPL violation, and thus, this would have dire consequences for the Android ecosystem. "If Google's assumptions are wrong, and if the Bionic header files remain subject to GPLv2, there is a considerable risk that applications using them become subject to GPLv2 as well," Naughton argues, "On Android, all native code must compile against Bionic, and at least in the view of the Free Software Foundation, compiling code against a GPLv2 licensed library like Bionic makes the code subject to GPLv2."
He goes even further than that, and argues that if Google is right, and Bionic can indeed remain licensed under the BSD license, then it has unlocked the Linux kernel from the GPLv2. "If Google is right, if it has succeeded in removing all copyrightable material from the Linux kernel headers, then it has unlocked the Linux kernel from the restrictions of GPLv2," he argues, "Google can now use the "clean" Bionic headers to create a non-GPL'd fork of the Linux kernel, one that can be extended under proprietary license terms. Even if Google does not do this itself, it has enabled others to do so."
If this sounds overly dramatic to you, that's probably because it is. Bradley Kuhn, sort of the expert on GPL violations, takes a lot of issues with Naughton's report. "Naughton's full paper gives some examples that would make a good starting point for a complete analysis," he states, "It's disturbing, however, that his paper is presented as if it's a complete analysis. At best, his paper is a position statement of a hypothesis that then needs the actual experiment to figure things out. That rigorous research (as I keep reiterating) is still undone."
Kuhn has done this sort of rigorous analysis before, so he knows what he's talking about. "For example, one of my first questions would be whether or not Bionic uses only parts of Linux headers that are required by specification to write POSIX programs, a question that Naughton doesn't even consider," he adds.
Kuhn further argues that Google's Bionic isn't the first time someone came up with a way of cleaning the raw header files to create something programmers can use to interface with the Linux kernel without having to licens their code under the GPL. "If it turns out that Google has succeeded in making sure that the GPLv2 does not apply to Bionic, then Google's success is substantially more narrow," Kuhn states, "The success would be merely the extraction of the non-copyrightable facts that any C library needs to know about Linux to make a binary run when Linux happens to be the kernel underneath. Now, it should be duly noted that there already exist two libraries under the LGPL that have already implemented that (namely, glibc, and uClibc - the latter of which Naughton's cursory research apparently didn't even turn up)."
Kuhn successfully argues that all this looks like a storm in a teacup. It clearly wasn't Google's intention to violate the GPL, so even if mistakes have been made, they'll be easily cleared up. "If someone actually does all the research to prove that Google did so [inadvertently taking a copyright-infringing short-cut], I'd easily offer a 1000-to-1 bet to anyone that such a copyright infringement could be cleared up easily, that Bionic would still work as a permissively licensed C library for Linux, and the implications of the whole thing wouldn't go beyond: 'It's possible to write your own C library for Linux that isn't covered by the GPLv2' - a fact which we've all known for a decade and a half anyway," he explains.
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Paxson, Hippen combine for 38 in Lady Rebels victory
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Madisyn Paxson and Elizabeth Hippen combined for 38 points as the Lady Rebels defeated Wethersfield for the second time in a week.
Hippen hit a three late in the opening quarter to put the visitors on top 12-5.
Ashley Phillips and Hippen opened the second quarter with treys as Stark extended its lead to 22-7. The Lady Geese whittled the deficit to 24-17, but a Paxson hoop and another Hippen trey gave the Lady Rebels a 29-17 lead at the half.
Stark County pulled away in the third quarter, stretching the margin to 46-27.
Paxson led all scorers with 22 points. Hippen finished with 16 for the Lady Rebels, and Samantha Roth added 10.
Sarah Hansen finished with 13 on Senior Night for the Lady Geese.
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We welcomed Ben Cook-Feltz to the studio to talk about the concert series he co-hosts with Brandon of Art Vandalay at the Beat Coffeehouse, Songwriters & Storytellers. This means we heard a lot of local music and catchy melodies in the 11:00 hour. We also heard new music from Dr. John and Father John Misty. Check the playlist for more!
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Liverpool starlet Adam Morgan emulated one of the Anfield club's most popular players of recent times with a sensational strike in an Under-21 clash with Manchester City.
Xabi Alonso was famous for his long-range strikes while a Liverpool player and the Spain midfielder would have been proud of this effort from the 19-year-old.
Morgan picked up the ball just inside his own half with 25 minutes gone and tool the City keeper by surprise with a quick turn and shot.
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Well looky here, baby! Meet Monifa – just one-month-old and already ready for the spotlight. It's shining brightly, too, as she's the first Pygmy Hippo born at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in the past 23 years . . . but don't worry, her cuteness makes up for lost time. I love baby animals (especially hippopotami) and, although this lass will eventually make a splash at over 350 pounds, she's about the size of my dog now.
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What would you do if you had to actually use — or at least enjoy — everything you own?
Truth be told, most of us will never live long enough to accomplish such an overwhelming task. Instead we pack it, stack it and pile it away — even pay rent to store it — and keep right on accumulating, acquiring and attaining even more. More doesn't add to our joy the way we thought it would. More stuff only dilutes the quality of our lives.
Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist, "discovered" the 80/20 principle in 1897 when he observed that 80 percent of the land in England (and every country he subsequently studied) was owned by 20 percent of the population. Pareto's theory of predictable imbalance has since been widely proven and applied to almost every aspect of modern life, including the things we own.
So let's think this through: If 80 percent of what we use comes from 20 percent of what we own, 80 percent of the space in our lives is occupied by stuff we never use — it's clutter!
It's difficult to fend off that nauseous feeling when you calculate clutter's actual cost in hard-earned cash. Of course there's that original price tag. But then there's the cost to own it.
One woman who finally had it with all her clutter loaded it up (it filled two pick-up trucks) and headed for the flea market. Excited that she could possibly net $800 to $1,000 for one weekend of selling, she quickly changed her attitude as she realized her prices were about one-tenth of the price she paid.
Her mind went to the time she'd spent earning the money to buy all this stuff, the time spent shopping, lugging it all home and then storing it until moving day. She figured that even if she made $1,000 on this effort, that means she'd spent at least $10,000 (probably more) purchasing it! That day, she vowed to never buy anything again unless it was absolutely necessary.
Ask yourself a series of questions to determine what stays and what goes:
Does it work? So much of the clutter in our homes is made up of broken things we plan to fix someday and clothes that don't fit any more but we hope they might someday.
Do I really need it? The answer will be clear as you imagine the impact of this item disappearing from your life.
Do I enjoy it? If this item brings beauty and joy to your life, it is not clutter. Sentimental belongings should be treated with great care and respect — not forgotten in the attic.
Am I using it now? If it doesn't fall into the 20 percent of things you use on a regular basis, it is suspect.
Once you've earmarked the stuff that needs to go, move it out. Sell it, give it away or throw it out. Of course, one of the best solutions for "good stuff" is to give it to someone who really wants or needs it.
De-cluttering will calm your spirit, clear your mind and increase your ability to enjoy your current situation, your family and relationships — your life!
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DALLAS — Joey MacDonald hadn't played an NHL game since Nov. 1st.
Hadn't won one since Oct. 11th.
But mirroring the team in front of him Friday night, the pride of Pictou, N.S. never stopped battling. He may not be in the Calgary Flames' future, but in a way, he as much as anyone, symbolizes their here and now.
Never give in. Never surrender.
"Yeah, it's been a while," acknowledged MacDonald, stellar both early and late in an improbable come-from-behind 4-3 shootout win over the playoff-contending Dallas Stars. "It's just great to get another opportunity to come back again, with 15, 16 games left, to show I can still play in this league.
"A month ago I didn't think that was going to happen. I didn't know what was going to happen.
"When you're playing in the best league you get noticed. For me, if it's not going to be here, at least there are 29 other teams watching. When you go down to the American Hockey League there are scouts around, but it's not the same as being on TV every night and 30 scouts watching from different teams, different leagues.
"Everything's better-looking up here."
What had gone from implausible to impossible became reality when rookie Corban Knight, showing no freshman jitters, cashed the Calgary Flames' fourth shootout attempt against Tim Thomas to cap the comeback.
"Instant nerves," admitted Knight. "It's amazing how fast my body reacted. An instant after (coach Bob Hartley) tapped me to go, my body started shaking.
"That's basically the only move in my repertoire, so it's kinda nice that it worked the first time."
In the shootout, MacDonald continued his heroics, stopping Calgary-killer Jamie Benn, Colton Sceviour and Tyler Seguin, beaten only by defenceman Jordie Benn.
Rookie Sean Monahan, needing to score to keep his team alive, critically cashed the Flames' third SO attempt, setting the stage for Knight.
"Great third period," praised Hartley. "Great comeback. We never quit and that's why this group is so special. They keep going. They don't care about the situation or what the score may be."
And his recently-turned-34-year-old fill-in goaltender?
"Lets face it, Joey MacDonald has been very good for us, right from the start. Remember what he did for us at the end of last year. This year we had Reto (Berra) a younger goalie, but Mac went down, never said a word, kept working and he played a big, big part in our win tonight."
The Flames looked completely done, trailing 3-1 with under seven minutes left to a team that had eviscerated them twice this season — 5-1 here and 7-3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. But out of somewhere, the tenacity that's become their hallmark this rebuilding season emerged again. Trailing 3-1 MacDonald produced a series of early third-period stops — most notably shutting the wickets to deny a Tyler Seguin breakaway — to prevent the deficit from getting out of hand. It may not have seemed so at the time, but those saves proved to be decisive.
"That's my job," shrugged MacDonald. "We were down by two, so you don't want to give them that third one because that's going to kill you. So you know what? Just try to make the big saves at the key times."
"He's got that mentality," praised two-goal man Mike Cammalleri. "He's just going to battle. he's like your best buddy who's a street-hockey goalie and makes the saves you need. Early I thought he was really good and at the end.
Que the comeback when Cammalleri, hanging tough against the bigger, stronger Trevor Daley to the right of Dallas goaltender Tim Thomas, slotted home a rebound at 15:30 of the third period for his second goal of the night to bring the Flames all the way back from oblivion, 3-3.
Calgary has proven to be a plucky, persistent lot and had whittled the Dallas lead to one via the game's only power play, a three-foot backhand Curtis Glencross pass from the side of the net — Stars' D-man Kevin Connauton off for delay of game — giving Paul Byron an empty net to navigate at 12:51.
The Flames are in Phoenix on Saturday night to conclude a short two-stop road hop to face off against the playoff-chasing Coyotes.
On an emotional evening, the Stars' first home date since the scary incident involving Rich Peverley on Monday, the home side failed to hold up its end of the bargain. Peverley received a standing ovation from a AAC crowd that only four nights earlier had gone silent, sick with worry, as he had to be resuscitated by an emergency medical crew after collapsing on the bench due to an irregular heartbeat.
Peverley leaves Sunday for a consultation at the renowned Cleveland Clinic in the next step to maybe — possibly, hopefully — returning to the game.
From a Flames' perspective, the night belonged to the immensely-likable MacDonald. It had, as he admitted, been a while.
"I think the way my career's gone, up and down, the never-quit mentality, helps me," he reasoned. "This year was a tough one, getting sent down . . . It took a lot out of me, took a lot to get back playing good.
"I struggled down there.
"You're at the National Hockey League level and being my age, well, you look around and it's a young league.
"Funny, though, what an opportunity can do for you. If I would've just hung my head and not cared, I might not have ever gotten back here."
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Samuel L. "Sam" Skeen 66 of Ripley passed away April 4, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley following a short illness.
Samuel L. "Sam" Skeen 66 of Ripley passed away April 4, 2013 at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley following a short illness.
Sam was born October 23, 1946 at Kenna, son of Willadeen Parsons Skeen Poling of Ripley and the late Odell Skeen.
He was a graduate of Ripley High School and West Virginia University. Upon graduation from WVU with a degree in Agricultural Education, Sam returned to his alma mater, Ripley High School, as a Vocational Agricultural teacher in January, 1969. As a teacher at Ripley, Sam was instrumental in developing and implementing an FFA Program of Activities for student, school and community events that led to Ripley FFA's recognition as a National Gold Emblem Chapter. Sam worked very hard to prepare his students for many Vo Ag and FFA competitions. While at Ripley, Sam's students did well in such competitions as Agronomy, Entomology, and Plant Pathology. Sam helped lead the Ripley Chapter of FFA to many state and national titles.
Sam later moved to the Arch Moore Vocational and Technical Center, later the Roane Jackson Technical Center. While working as the IMC Coordinator he continued to help both secondary and adult students excel in state and national competitions. Sam worked with teams in the area of Parliamentary Procedure as well as individual competitions in Public Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking Student youth groups, DECA, VICA, FBLA and HOSA won many 1st place awards through Sam's knowledge and the high expectations he had for his students. He loved teaching and working with all students up until he retired.
Sam was an avid hunter and also loved writing articles for many outdoor magazines. For many years, his articles appeared in many hunting and sporting magazines. He also wrote many short stories and articles that were seen in the Readers Digest as well other magazines. Sam had quite a wit and liked to write humorous as well as real life adventures.
In addition to his mother Willadeen Skeen Poling he is survived by his wife of 42 years Terry Shaw Skeen; a sister in law Joyce Dalton of Morgantown; Aunts Glenna Parsons, Janet Boggess, Cathleen Burdette, Ruth Burdette and Ruby Hersman; Uncle Paul Parsons; cousins Pam Campbell and her husband Sid; special friends Cathy Akers, John Riddle and Tommy Young.
Funeral Service were 2:00 pm Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley with Pastor Jimmie Compton officiating. Burial was in the Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley. Friends called from 4 to 8 pm Saturday at the funeral home.
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In less than three years, the Allstar Rebels-Rockford competitive cheerleading program has expanded from one single facility to three Rockford locations.
"There's an untapped market here for cheerleading," said Vince Schideman, Allstar Rebels owner and head coach. "We grew by double digits the first year and almost the same the next year. We knew we would be looking to expand out and look for a larger facility."
The Rebels have had a working partnership with the Gymnastics Academy of Rockford, and have trained out of the GAR facilities since they expanded to Rockford in 2011.
Now the Rebels are growing with GAR, which announced the opening of its third location this month. The grand opening is from 4 to 10 p.m. today at the new GAR South Trampoline Park and Training Center, 1949 S. Bell School Road (formerly CherryVale Mall Cinemas) in Cherry Valley.
Collectively, the Allstar Rebels program will now occupy more than 30,000 square feet between four locations, including a gym in Geneva where the program began seven years ago. The growth makes the Rebels program the largest cheer organization in the state in terms of location and facility space.
Over the years, Allstar Rebels has established itself as Rockford's premier competitive cheerleading gym program, which not only specializes in team competitive cheerleading but also trains in co-ed partner stunting, stunt team and choreography.
Allstar Rebels will now oversee all the cheerleading programs offered at the three GAR locations.
"We've been competitive in cheerleading over the years, but as a gym we have mostly concentrated on tumbling, trampoline and gymnastics," GAR owner and coach Jim Aamodt said. "This is a great opportunity for both of us to enhance each other. Cheer is better because of tumbling, and tumbling is better because of cheer. We will support each other."
Schideman said he expects a full integration to be completed by May 1. It will come just in time for the Allstar Rebels team tryouts on May 2-4 and May 9-11 at all three locations.
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Who knew high-net-worth clients need just as much help with retirement as the rest of us?
Retirement planning for the wealthy comes down to one important ratio: desired lifestyle relative to asset base, according to Barbara Attardo.
She should know, since her sweet spot is working with clients that have investable assets in the $1 million to $10 million range.
"I do a lot of financial planning in addition to investment management," Attardo, senior client advisor and senior wealth strategist with Boston-based Daintree Advisors, recently explained. "The big issue I'm currently dealing with is baby boomer retirement. They come to me and essentially ask, 'What will my retirement look like?'"
Either they are on track and looking good, or off track and behind in their planning, she added. If it's the latter, she and her team figure out what they need to do in order to get on track.
"I try and avoid using the b-word—budget—because it has a negative connotation for some," she noted. "It's more about if the client has a high lifestyle and they have too much debt or spend too much, which levers do we pull to get it right?"
A common mantra at the firm is, "You can never start too early or too late when it comes to planning for retirement."
"Some clients will absolutely say, 'I'm not changing my lifestyle.' The only response is to tell them to work longer or die sooner, and the second option isn't palatable for them."
For those that are willing to change their lifestyles, she said, she often finds they spend out of habit — meaning what they're spending their money on isn't important to them or actually necessary. They do it because they've always done it.
"So we go through the order of their priorities and then try to identify where retirement planning fits into those priorities."
Attardo also runs projections to see how their portfolio would hold up under various scenarios. She usually starts with what she calls "the dream scenario," where a client might want to retire in two years, own a second home and travel. If they're off on the projection, she suggests that maybe they get more aggressive with their allocations, or maybe they work one extra year. It does them no good if she says they're off in saving, but then doesn't offer solutions, she added.
As mentioned, for high-net-worth clients in particular, it's all about their lifestyle relative to their asset base.
"Often, they will come to me and say, 'Barbara, something doesn't feel right. Come into the weeds with me and help me figure it out," which I do. There's no judgment, we create an environment where they feel safe to ask questions. We want to look at the entire picture and every possible source of income—whether it be deferred comp, stock options, an inheritance they might receive, a gift they're receiving from their parents, pensions (although we don't see as many of those anymore) or anything else."
She'll also "practice retirement" with her clients, suggesting that they cut their spending by X amount, and then "see how it goes." Obviously, she concluded, the sooner they do something like that, the better, as it gives her and her clients time to adjust.
"Meetings go easier if the numbers are good, but if not, we always strive to present it in a way that gives them hope."
Barbara Attardo will be a speaker at this year's Think Retirement Income Conference in Boston on Oct. 10 and 11. For more information and a list of other speakers, please visit www.thinkretirementincome.com.


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Zac Efron keeps it cool in a pair of sunglasses while catching a flight out of LAX Airport on Friday (March 7) in Los Angeles.
"If I beat Thor- I'm accepting the award shirtless on stage. #movieawards," the 26-year-old actor tweeted on the same day about his 2014 MTV Movie Awards nomination.
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AUSTIN — Following up on a Texas Department of Agriculture video interview with Hidalgo County rancher Fred Cappadona, KRGV-TV in the Rio Grande Valley unexpectedly captured firsthand footage of the very real national security breach Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples has been imploring federal officials to help prevent. As cameras rolled, several individuals crossing over from Mexico onto American soil were detained and questioned by law enforcement officials who have become all too familiar with the smuggling of drugs, humans and violent tactics that strike daily fear into the hearts of Texans living in the region.
"This news story provides powerful evidence that our border is porous and easily infiltrated by those who openly traffic drugs, humans and other contraband across Texas soil," Commissioner Staples said. "Within minutes of dispatching a news crew to follow up on our interview with Mr. Cappadona, KGRV-TV suddenly had an entirely new perspective on the intended story. As the news cameras clearly illustrated, our farmers and ranchers are finding human remains, drugs and cut fences in their fields. Clearly, this is a national security breach that demands sufficient federal resources to restore safety and security to our fellow Texans who live in fear of cartel violence, trespassing and other illegal activity literally taking place in their own backyards."
To view the KRGV story click here.
"I am hopeful President Obama and his administration will utilize his second term in office to heed the calls of Texas citizens living in fear," Commissioner Staples said. "Now is the time to focus on our national security problem. Now is the time to reconsider his administration's repeated claims that the border is somehow safer than it has ever been."
ProtectYourTexasBorder.com was established by Commissioner Staples to allow Texans to share testimonials in the hopes of convincing Washington that additional federal resources are needed to combat the growing problems of illegal immigration and drug cartel crime. Earlier this year, Commissioner Staples launched a 16-part series titled "Texas Traffic – True Stories of Drug and Human Smuggling." The true stories are a testament to the reality that violence initiated by Mexican drug cartels is flowing into the United States and extending northward into other areas of the nation. The series is available at ProtectYourTexasBorder.com.
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The art of fine-art printing gets a loving albeit brief ode from director David Lynch, who has fashioned a seven-minute documentary about the famous Idem Paris atelier.
Idem Paris recently posted the video online and we've embedded it below. Virtually wordless, the movie observes the lithographic process with a detached eye, documenting the steps.
Idem Paris was created in 1880 by the printmaker Emile Dufrenoy. The atelier is located in the city's Montparnasse district, and occupies a 15,000-square-foot space, according to the company's website.
For Lynch, who has embraced digital technology in his moviemaking in recent years, the documentary is a tribute to analog creativity in which precision is achieved through laborious physical work rather than the click of a mouse.
The director's last feature movie was "Inland Empire" in 2006. Since then he has been hard at work on his online projects, promoting transcendental meditation and creating visual art that he has shown at galleries. His paintings and sculptures were shown in 2011 at a Santa Monica gallery.
On the Idem website, Lynch discusses his introduction to Idem Paris in his typically chipper way, and explains why he thinks "it's so beautiful!"


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INX Digital set to continue winning pattern at SGIA Expo with new TRIANGLE brand ink products
Monday, October 21, 2013
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San Leandro, CA – A year after basking in the aftermath of what company officials described as the best response to a North American trade show in the previous five years, INX Digital is looking to continue being on the same page with SGIA Expo attendees in Orlando. A trio of innovative TRIANGLE® brand ink products will be on display in the INX Digital booth (2122) for the October 23-25 event at the Orange County Convention Center.
The immensely popular TRIANGLE wide format inkjet inks were a major hit with show visitors a year ago. The roster is being expanded for this year's show with the formal introductions of MED and ESC, plus a preview demonstration of HLX latex inks.
"We listen to our customers and distributors, and they mostly want new alternative ink sets," said Craig Reid, Vice President - Digital Division of INX International Ink Co., who joined the company last April. "Our global R&D group has done a fantastic job this past year developing the three new ink sets we are introducing at the SGIA Expo."
The HXL latex inks will be previewed on an HP Designjet L2550 printer every day of the show. Color and chemically compatible with the HP 789 and 792 ink series, sizeable cost savings over the OEM inks are among the expectations users can expect from HXL.
"HXL is a highly cost effective latex replacement ink for the huge installment base of HP units in the marketplace. We plan to begin shipment of this ink late in the first quarter of 2014," remarked Mr. Reid.
MED is a UV LED ink designed to be used with the Mimaki® 3042 UV LED flatbed desktop printer. Available in six colors plus white, and clear and compatible with Ricoh Gen 4 print heads, it boasts significant benefits and is more flexible than Mimaki LH100 series inks. MED offers better adhesion to a wider variety of plastics, including clear, white and colored substrates, in addition to high abrasion resistance and a smoother print surface without banding. It also has the ability to print on difficult surfaces, so INX Digital will demonstrate throughout the show how it's done on items like golf balls, plastic phone cases and other materials.
"Our TRIANGLE MED ink fits the needs for the growing specialty print market and the growing installed base of the small Mimaki UV flatbed printers. MED enables a much greater compatibility of unique substrates," explained Reid.
An alternative eco solvent ink, ESC is designed to run on the Epson SureColor and Epson Stylus® GS6000 commercial outdoor printers. Producing sensational color for outdoor banners, posters and tradeshow graphics, Reid says it can be done quickly since the GS6000 is the fastest 64-inch wide roll-to-roll printer in its class.
"Our new TRIANGLE ESC ink is truly an alternative ink that provides not only chemical and color compatibility, but dramatic improvement in outdoor durability when compared to the Epson ink and especially for the GS6000 model."
In tune with INX Digital's long-standing policy on developing greener and sustainable products, ESC provides many outstanding attributes. In addition to improved Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) resistance, the ink is color and chemically compatible with OEM inks. The yellow color set offers extended two-year durability and no color profiling is required.
ESC will be demonstrated in the booth on an Epson Stylus GS6000 printer with an Eco Bulk ink delivery system that uses 100 percent recycled material. INX Digital supports these and other TRIANGLE brand products with an Ink Train warranty. Ink experts will be available in the booth to answer questions.
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Paulo Coelho Explains Why He 'Loves Pirates'
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TorrentFreak alerts us to the news that he's posted yet another blog post on the subject about how he "loves pirates" and how people underestimate that artists can and do get paid, even when their work is being shared in an unauthorized fashion. In fact, he's selling more books now that he's actively offering up more "pirated" copies of his own work than ever before:
How did all these social communities start?Always nice to see successful content creators speaking out on important subjects like this. A nice contrast to those who are so narrowly focused on making sure that no one else benefits from their work.
At first it was just wanting to chat with another person. But chatting isn't enough – we have to share the music, the book or the film that we love. When there was no law against it, this information was exchanged freely. Finally, when the entertainment industry caught on, the repression began.
Art is not an orange.
If you buy an orange and eat it, you have to buy another one, and then it makes sense that oranges should not be given for free, because the consumer consumes the product. Art is about beauty. Music is about beauty. If I visit a page and I like the music, I am sure I will buy the CD, because I want to know more about the work of the artist.


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New research from PlaySpan and Magid points to some interesting data on consoles, mobile and free-to-play
Gtfo both of these companies have something to gain by saying this bullshit. If there is a neutral source who says it i might believe it but even then its a stretch.
Plus, throwing birds at little piggies is NOT gaming. Sorry if I offended anyone.
No IT IS gaming. Please amuse us with an explanation.
a feeling of being threatened. Its mostly from the younger generation too.
If people can come to terms that this form of entertainment can no longer be contained to the traditional ways. The sooner the industry moves forward and we get to enjoy new ideas.
Gaming was never going to stay confined to a tv. We all knew the moment it went portable, there was a market out there that would take it beyond the living room.
That isnt a bad thing but why so many feel threatened by gaming going global is rather strange. The ones who have watched gaming grow from pong understand the need to evolve and generally encourage the younger generation to revisit the roots.
It creates a better sense of appreciation in how far the industry has come. I would not classify these platforms (mobile, console, portable) as being equal in the sense of what they display.
I would classify them as equals in what they offer in terms of providing entertainment in various forms. Each one has its pros and cons but overall they provide fun in their own way. thats what games were originally about. Fun.
edit: I am reminded of the similar mentality of traditionalists when nintendo came out with the gameboy. Many felt that it was the wrong direction that gaming was headed.
I for one liked the idea of being able to play games on the go. you would be surprised the backlash nintendo got back in the day. Man i can remember others saying things like portable games would never work or it would hurt development of games for other platforms like snes or genesis.
But it hasnt hurt traditional gaming. It helped expand it and it was eventually seen as a companion to traditional gaming. So here we are many many years later and you have companies that make phones and we know how attached to their phones people can be. So it was only natural there would be testing to see if playing games (even simple games) on a phone would be another viable extension in the gaming industry.
It has worked out pretty good for itself but again, it isnt replacing traditional gaming. But the amount of backlash it gets from younger gamers...you would think it is. It is history repeating itself just like when the gameboy came out.
On the flip side of things, while we are getting gaming on more mobile devices, we are also getting more non-gaming on console units. It shows that there is growth and room to evolve the entertainment industry as a whole because the days of the single purpose device are nearly over. At least in the eyes of modern consumerism. Consumers are wanting more for the $$ and so these companies like sony and samsung and apple are doing what they can to fill those conveniences.
We have seen that it is possible to take a portable device and double it as a console. Sony proved that with the psp but maybe the consumers arent yet ready to have everything in one device but its coming. in the mean time, (at least for gaming) its okay to enjoy gaming on the screen (console) and gaming on the go (portable/mobile).
What are you going on about feeling threatened?
You think gamers don't want to be able to play games like GTA5, KZ:Shadow Fall and Watch Dogs on the go? You think gamers are afraid of that happening? I don't think so.
I think most people just don't like the fact that *surveys* are being used to claim over and over and over and over again that smartphones are either "equal" or "surpass" consoles when they CLEARLY haven't yet. That is the issue people have, not fear of technology getting better lol.
Video game-A game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or display.
Gaming(merriam-webster)-the playing of games that simulate actual conditions (as of business or war) especially for training or testing purposes.
So actually throwing those birds at little piggies classifies as gaming. Sorry to break it to you.
If Angry Birds isn't a video game and playing it doesn't classifies as gaming. Then I guess those games on the PS3,360, WiiU and earlier consoles and all way to the arcade machines are just movies or tv shows, right?
I don't care for Angry Birds but its time to throw away that silly ideal that gaming is something that exclusive to consoles,pcs and handheld devices made by big video game corporations.
No hardcore gamer would prefer gaming on phone/tablet over console.
If a thin device like that can fit powerful chips then imagine how many powerful chips a bigger box can fit.
In terms of hardware they are advancing fast, but it will NEVER be equal to a home console.
Obviously. I mean, you know you have a problem when one of the highest end phones becomes incredibly hot after 15 minutes on a game like The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
Form factor alone means the Smartphone market will always have a huge barrier between them and the consoles.
How long would companies exist, what kind of companies exist, if they had to be honest I wonder.
On subject: at best, iOS devices are on par with 16 bit machines. Only with better textures and graphics.
And I only say that because there are now 16 bit era games like Chronotrigger on them.
They're definitely well beyond the 16-bit era. This is Shadowrun on iPhone 4.
Smartphones still have lousy controls but graphically they are already superior to current gen consoles.
Those are being played with a Tegra 4 APU which has been in both smartphones and tablets for quite a while now, The GPU in the Galaxy S4 is already more powerful.
Nvidia themselfs have stated that the Tegra 4 is 3-4x more powerful than RSX (PS3 GPU).
I much prefer consoles also but that doesn't mean we have to be ignorant to reality.
lol we will see if phones have "console quality" games once ps4/720 comes.
How many gamers also have a phone to play quick little casual games? How many of those gamers would give up their PS3, xbox, or PC and stick to just crap phone games? NONE.
would they have to give up one for the other? Cant they play both?
It isnt like they must choose. Games do get better over time. console gaming came a long way from the 2600 days. Do you really think mobile gaming will never evolve?
People said the same thing about PC gaming when it was behind consoles at the time. Things change, people change. That is how this industry has grown from such humble beginnings to rival that of any other major entertainment industry.
Who is evolving it though? Only Sony and some third party peripheral makers, thats it.
I don't mind evolution, but I don't want Apple's big head invading our space. Do you want 6 month console releases, with the previous one being out dated due to poor developers? Apple constantly says they are a gaming platform, yet do absolutely nothing to address poor gameplay with a touchscreen.....
Sorry, but its also a bit annoying to see some Angry Birds fan call themselves a gamer. I don't draw a stick figure on a paper and call myself an artist.....
I don't think he's saying that you can't play both. He's saying that smartphone games aren't at the level where real gamers would pick smartphones over any single console or PC.
I have no clue of how you have 7 bubbles.
I can see what you and soldier are saying. At this point in time i certainly wouldnt pick one over the other. I do feel that eventually we will hit that converging point where a mobile will double as a console.
It may be a while off but we have seen the potential for such an idea actually take place before. Then it wont be about one or the other as you will have a device that does both.
All it takes is the right company to lead the charge. I would prefer it NOT be apple but their success in taking digital media from the "underground" and making it easy to understand by everyone else could give them an edge as far as the acceptance of that idea. But obviously they lack the content of a company like sony to really drive it home.
@utalkin...maybe its because i contribute to topics of interest. I can respect others instead of question the amount of bubbles they have.
I agree. If I'm standing on line, waiting to order some food or waiting on my wife while she runs in the store to pick up some groceries then I'll play some little bs game on my phone. But I see no way that a 'gamer' would PREFER mobile phone games to console games.
That's stupid, I imagine very few people think of gaming capabilities when buying a phone.
Phone games are good for like a train ride home but they do get boring quickly
Most of the iPhone games I play no longer than a month or when I beat it
A month is actually a very long time to play an iPhone game.
I'm really sorry but people can say this until they're blue in the face. I don't care if the graphics are ten times better than a PS4 on my phone, I just won't be playing those games on that tiny screen with touch controls. Stop this nonsense please.
Every damn person has a phone now. In order to make this a viable argument you would have to find out the 'percentage' of those phone owners that play games. Are we to take it that ALL people who own phones now play games? NO, of course not. Do ALL console owners play games? I'd say there's a pretty good chance that's true.
You would NEVER buy a phone just to play games. If you do then you're a pretty damned stupid person.
smart phones are for cool kids. a minority of ppl like myself use a £10 standard brick.
with some of what you said. but to be fair, there are those who did see fit to buy a game console to watch movies.
We dont know percentages but it has been stated that during the launch of both the ps2 and ps3, there were those who bought the respected units due to them being cheaper than a comparable movie only player at the time.
Now some of them could have played games on them but again, we dont know what percentage of users who bought a ps2 or ps3 bought them ONLY for movies. The last time we had dedicated gaming ONLY platforms was the generation prior with the saturn, ps1, n64. We could add in the wii as it didnt play movies (unless you count streaming with netflix).
So like today, the convenience of these phones that do more than just make calls, we dont know the percentage of people who play games on them. All we have are statistics based around sales or downloads of games available for them.
When i upgraded my samsung impression to the galaxy s2 I didnt do it because it played games. i did it because i wanted the s2 (before the s3 came out) and as a convenience that I wasnt privy too on my previous phone....it played games and netflix and youtube and surfed the web.
I am not discrediting what you say but we cant ignore the convenience of these things on these devices. There is no reason to downplay the existence of these other forms of entertainment.
In no way would i expect them to replace traditional gaming but i do accept them as "in addition to" traditional gaming.
I actually agree with you. That's why I chose to express it in this way:
'Do ALL console owners play games? I'd say there's a 'pretty good chance' that's true.'
However, you cannot assume the same with phones. Yes, phones are better for games than they used to be and, yes, the games DO look much better on them now too, but I can't imagine anybody buying a phone JUST to play games. You're primary motive is communication.
Resolution on a phone is simply a bullet point to impress tech heads and gullible people (I mean no disrespect there). 720p or 1080p for instance, is rendered pointless on such a small device. in the same way 1080p is rendered pointless on very small TVs (720p would suffice).
Then of course you have the problem of control. It often amuses me when articles point out that a lot of games often ignore touch control on the Vita. The reason is simple: When given the option of playing a game with analogue stick, people will opt for that option, and devs know that. You can't 'force' a control scheme on people that have a much better alternative, but you can convince people with no alternative that touch controls are as good because they 'NEED' to be convinced of that.
A lot of people buy iPod touches to play games. I see no issue with that. Smartphone games have evolved quite a bit and have become good gaming experiences.
A large majority of smartphone buyers play or have played a game. Games on the market are free, simple and easy to access. Unfortunately these people probably don't own consoles so their default answer will probably be preference to smartphones.
That's why Smartphones are taking away from the console market. People are satisfied with their experiences on phones. They no longer see the need to purchase a Console and instead use that money to upgrade their smartphone.
I suppose my problem with these arguments are largely semantic ... perhaps even pedantic to a degree. When I see the word 'preferred' I automatically assume 'choice' and 'evaluation'. So I answer accordingly. Phones are a convenience as a gaming platform whilst consoles are a lifestyle choice. The two are not comparable in my opinion.
Comparing Smartphone games to Console games is like comparing Youtube videos to feature films.
Haha, imagine that: "Youtube videos now seen as "equal" to feature films"
given the number of views some of the more popular vids have received. im sure there are feature films that would love even a fraction of that.
My phone is my favorite platform for playing solitaire. It's so oldschool.
So basically the PS4 and 720 should tank sales wise since most gamers prefer smartphones to consoles? Okay then, we'll see come the end of 2013 lol!
This is why surveys are pretty ridiculous to use as the bases of what millions of people think.
Just because they keep saying it, doesn't make it true
I'd rather game on a big screen 3D tv than a little 5 inch screen that takes phone calls. Even when I am waiting at a doctors office I rarely use my cellphone to play games. I won't even game on an tablet I prefer a big screen tv. Even when travelling I'll take my 3DS or my PSP to play videogames. Because I can always download Mario or a decent Playstation title. I can't really do that with a cellphone and Angry Birds gets boring after a while.
the potential for a mobile device to double as a console? Would that change the perception?
sony has shown that a portable unit like the psp can double as a console. technology has improved from those PSP days and we have seen tablets and smartphones connect to TV's for other forms of entertainment. The addition of a bluetooth controller to play games from your portable device on a tv is now a viable option.
you would tell me that a company with the experience of mobility AND gaming like sony you would still turn your back on the idea?
to be fair, i believe that is the direction gaming is eventually heading. As with most electronics, what once was big and powerful will eventually be small and even more powerful.
One thing is most certain, it isnt so much about when it happens but who is leading the charge. If it was any other company that tried it, it seems only right that people would scoff at it. But put a big name company behind the idea and watch how opinions change.
Seems like you just enjoy playing Devil's Advocate.
Consider this: the more powerful handhelds and phones get, the more powerful consoles will get. If Samsung or Apple or whoever is capable of cramming a whole bunch of power into something so small, just think about what that means for a device many times larger that doesn't have to worry about power consumption limitations.
Even if all you did was cram a bunch of Tegra 4 chips or whatever into a box the size of the PS3, the simple fact that you CAN do that means that non-portable device will ALWAYS be more powerful. Even once we get to things like nanomachines being commonplace, one nanomachine won't be able to outperform a hundred.
And that's before we get to this article premise: that these devices are as preferred as consoles for gaming. When I see such articles, I immediately begin looking at the source for the information. Neither Magid nor PlaySpan are gaming entities in any way, shape, or fashion. We don't know the makeup of their polling sample, nor do we know how they chose to define "gamer;" indeed, we don't know that they defined it.
And that presents a problem, because you and I are not gamers in the same sense that my nephews or my mother is a gamer. If all it takes is playing some sort of electronic game, then almost everybody's a gamer. I imagine that's about how they came to that 80% number, as the number of dedicated consoles and gaming PCs out there just don't bear out that level of saturation.
Amazingly, we keep hearing this sort of stuff, but any "evidence" pointing to it is so fractured and incomplete it's hardly worth mentioning. No one takes into consideration how people call themselves gamers for playing Angry Birds(tired example, but still valid), and HOW MANY do just that.
Seriously, there isn't proof enough for claims like this to be thought of as truth.
Un like a console I get 5 to 10 years gaming out of it. With a cellphone I get a year before the next model comes out and if I drop the cellphone Im screwed. A console stays staionary to the tv and ages slowly while I get newer technology crammed down my throat. A cellphone changes every year making the last gen old like the Galaxy S 3 and now the Galaxy S 4 then will come the Galaxy S 5. And on top of that to buy a new tv that interfaces with a cellphone costs money and is usually a bit up there in price compared to a $500 plasma that does 1080p remember there are people who do things on a budget. There are some people out there who probably can't afford the Iphone or the Galaxy S4 or the newest smart phone. Some people still use the old flip phone and there are some dummied down smart phone for those on a budget that are at a slower clock speed than the high end smart phones. A Playstation, Xbox or any other console remain the same from the day its launched to the day the new console comes out. You may have a dummied down console like the Xbox 360 arcade for a cheaper price throw an HDD on it and its the same as an Xbox Elite minus the color of the console.
I think gaming will change over the years but they will have to make it affordable. And as technology advances I doubt Sony will pump out a Playstation every year like Apple or Samsung pump out a cellphone every year. With a cellphone the games are not there if Microsoft were to put Halo or Gears of War or if Sony added KillZone or God of War to the I phone and Android people will play it. Right now how I see games on a cellphone they are nothing more but to amuse a child while your sitting in a waiting room at a doctors office they are a time killer. Unlike an Xbox where I get to drink a beer and play a game with friends online and pull over nighters on a great game. A guy would look funny drinking beer pulling an overnighter on a cellphone game specially if it gets interupted by a phone call.
They missed the " by idiots and people who don't own consoles " off the end
Hmmm Uncharted or Angry Birds. Gee I can't choose!
Wow the media loves to say phones are equal to consoles. I've read it before the answer is still the same, there not even close, not even in the same league. And everyone but non gamers know this. Sure phones have came along ways since the original snake I used to play on my Brick Nokia. But there no where near console level, and 99.9 percent of phone games aren't even anywhere near handheld level. No matter how many articles are written, no phones do not replace my want for a ps4 or nextbox. So keep on writing about it, and ill keep on taking a dump on your pointless jiberish.
by who the casuals who game every once in a while? Any real gamer knows a phone can't match a home console.
They can't even match the Vita or 3DS so please just go away and stop spreading this misinformation.
Smartphone games are better than console games.
- Said no gamer ever
lol.. The two are certainly not equal. The smart phone games are no different than the little cheep handhelds you buy at Walmart in the toy section. They are fun for maybe a few minutes and are better than nothing when your out and about and have time to kill, or need to keep your kids quiet and occupied, but they certainly do not meet the need of having computer and console games that have actual DEPTH to them. Angry birds is cute and fun and all but I would not have paid for it nor would I have even played it if it werent FREE. Most phone games are dumbed down to the point of needing very little input whether it be just to jump or just to shoot as your character moves thru the level, which is the same from one level to the next. Its like playing Atari or Nintendo games again except those games at least have nostalgic value, the smart phone games have little to no value at all, which is why most of them are free.
Now I feel I have insulted Atari and Nintendo games as most phone games dont even have the depth and quality that most old console games have. Oh well, Point is I will NEVER pay for a phone game until the phone games play just like console games.
yes with tegra 4 consoles will die fast and will move to mobles(Andriod) where you can do much more than console but at the end PC ITS THE WINNER.
That's why it's a waste of time and resources for Kinect and Wii U to go after the casual market; most of them have already moved on to their phones/pads where most games are free and certainly never approach 60 dollars.
I have no doubt casual gamers are having more fun with their phones/tablet/facebook games than they had with Wii/Kinect. My GF loved Kinect....for about ten minutes then never played it again. Now all she plays are iPhone games, mostly online with friends too (which is something Nintendo still isn't doing). And she can get a new game every day for less than 2 dollars.
I understand why casual gamers prefer their phones to consoles - they already have one and it has the added benefit of playing games which are cheap. Why would they ever spend $30-$50 on a games that offers no more enjoyment than a 99 cent one.
Out of the 80% of consumers playing games, it seems likely that 35% are core and 35% casual and the rest hardcore or something in between. Nintendo had that casual last gen and MS/Sony/PC shared the rest. Wii U went after the wrong market, they've moved on and MS is trying to get the entire market but might end up getting very little of each.


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European Commission - Press release
State aid: Commission approves restructuring plan of Hypo Real Estate and clears the aid
Brussels, 18 July 2011 – The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules restructuring aid consisting of capital injections of € 10 billion, an asset relief measure with an aid element of about € 20 billion, as well as liquidity guarantees amounting to €145 billion for the banking group Hypo Real Estate.
The Commission concluded that the restructuring plan of HRE and its core bank pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb) is liable to restore pbb's long-term viability while ensuring that the bank and its former owners adequately contribute to the restructuring costs and that the distortions of competition created by the aid are mitigated. All business activities of the HRE group will be phased out, except for the activities of pbb. At the end of 2011, pbb's adjusted balance sheet size will be around 85% smaller than HRE group's balance sheet size at the end of 2008. This will adequately address the distortions of competition created by the massive state support received by the German banking group during the financial crisis.
Commission Vice President in charge of competition policy Joaquín Almunia said: "Today's decision brings one of the most significant financial crisis state aid cases to a constructive close. HRE and its core bank pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank are significantly downsizing to limit the competition distortions caused by the huge state support they needed to survive the crisis. The restructuring plan seeks to ensure that the serious liquidity problems which threatened HRE's existence some years ago cannot be repeated, so as to ensure the future viability of pbb."
The cornerstones of the restructuring plan are:
In September 2008, HRE faced a severe liquidity shortage after the interbank lending markets dried up in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Subsequently, HRE benefitted from nearly €10 billion of capital from Germany (FMS-WM, the winding-up institution of HRE, is recipient of a part of that capital). In addition Germany provided liquidity guarantees of €145 billion. HRE also benefitted from an asset relief measure, provided by Germany, with an aid element of about €20 billion. HRE was nationalised by Germany in 2009.
On 1 April 2009, the German authorities notified the first version of the restructuring plan for HRE. On 7 May 2009, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation because it had doubts about the bank's viability and the adequacy of the measures aimed at burden sharing and minimising distortions of competition (see IP/09/712). The in-depth investigation was extended on 13 November 2009 (see IP/09/1708) and again on 24 September 2010 (see IP/10/1172), in order to cover additional aid measures.
The restructuring plan of 1 April 2009 was finally updated on 14 June 2011.
The non-confidential version of the decision will be made available under the case number SA.28264 in the State Aid Register on the DG Competition website once any confidentiality issues are resolved. New publications of State aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News.
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QR Door Access - Raspberry PI
This project requires you to know the Raspberry PI or similar device inside and out.
Today, a client can sign up at my site and during the account creation a QR code is generated for the account and emailed to them.
Clients can then subscribe to services that adds TIME to their account. That time can be 24 hours (from the date of ordering the subscription) or 7 days, 14 days, 30 days etc.
Client walks up to a door that has a QR barcode scanner, scans the barcode and based upon criteria met, such as QR code associated to an account, account has time available at that location, the client is then granted access or denied access if the criteria isn't met.
Basically, I need a complete QR door reader system on a raspberry pi platform.
I have the raspberry PI, a webcam, 12v lock (need help connecting that to the raspberry PI.) Basically, the complete set of what is needed. I can give you SSH and RDP access to the Raspberry PI.
I will retain all rights to any code that is developed for this project. If you have no successful projects completed with this platform, do not bother bidding.
Also, I would like to add a display to the Raspberry PI that would display something like "Welcome Sally (name of client). Your service is set to renew on XXXX date." If the access is allowed. If denied, I would like to display a message like "Hey Sally (name of client), looks like there was a problem will billing on your account. Please go online and renew your service in order to instantly access the facility."
Those messages I would like to be able to change from my admin portal of my website.


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Installing A 1988 EFI 460 V8 Into a 1973-1979 F-Series Truck
By Rick Russell
I am going to try to keep this project up to date and limit the number of pictures I post to keep the speed up, even though I have hundreds of pictures to choose from. I am doing a swap from a 1978 400 motor to a EFI 460 from an 88 E350 van. I will try to lay out all the important things I discover, but will not promise that they will work for everyone, you must use your own judgement and keep local laws and considerations in mind.
I chose to use a motor from a van, because after a lot of questions and research I found out that the van is the best source for my needs. The van comes with a rear sump oil pan already installed, and as a bonus I get to upgrade to a much bigger alternator and a superior power steering pump.
I will be removing this 460 motor for a rebuild later, so some of the details that a person should do will be skipped. a lot of parts that I would install now new won't be done on this install. I do believe that it is a good idea to have the motor installed , the pumps working , the wiring harness operating, and all the bugs worked out before installing a rebuild. When I start up the fresh motor, I want it to run perfectly and break in properly, not be chasing a no start condition.
Ford was good enough to keep wiring colours the same between the 1988 van and the 1978 Bronco. Other items that were interchangable are the steering wheel center with the horn and cruise control button, and the side marker , and tail lights. The wiring does take a lot of careful reading and electrical "editing" but once you are into it, it all comes clear. I removed the engine harness from the van, and started removing all the other wiring that had no connection to the motor or the computer. I was left with a harness in need or rewrapping and only about 6 wires without a home. Using a wiring diagram, I was able to locate the connections needed to make all the wires usefull. Another modification I had to make was to the gas pedal assembly so that it will pull a cable instead of pushing a linkage. I also had to install a "check engine" light in the passenger compartment, as 1978 engineers didn't have enough foresight :o) .
the F250 motor mounts that I used needed a lot of reworking to make them fit, hardly worth the effort if time is at all important.
After a bit of measurement I determined that black 2" PVC pipe has the correct outside diameter for use in the air intake system from the air cleaner box. The box is located high and with a rear opening that is protected from splashing. The radiator hoses from the 400 ci motor also work fine after a bit of trimming.
The fan shroud needed some trimming to clear the alternator pulley and belts. It sits closer to the front of the truck with the serpentine belt. The transmission kick down linkage is a cable operated one on the EFI motors and a linkage operated one with the carburator, the cable pulls ,the linkage pushes. To overcome this problem the cable linkage has to be installed 180 degrees from the original position. The linkage from the shifter to the transmission has to be removed, and installed on the inside of the holes, and the front of the linkage switched to the rear.
Another big job I won't go too much into, but should be noted, is the reworking of the Bronco's fuel system. The fuel injection needs a high pressure source of fuel. I took the pumps from the van, and mounted them in place to preform this function , along with a new required fuel return line. After the required amount of work to convert this system I strongly reccomend that a replacement aftermarket pump be used instead and eliminate the low pressure pump altogether.
Disclaimer: The above modifications, are offered here for your viewing , and in no way is this the "Gospel truth" or always even the best alternative in all situations. So beware that you still have to have the intelligence to form an opinion and then decide what exactly will work in your application. Or in short…..use your head and make your own desicions based on information offered above. And if you have tried an above modification and were not satisfied…Whoops!


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Soldier killed in training exercise in California
FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) — A soldier has died during a training exercise in Southern California.
The U.S. Army reported Sunday that Pfc. Andrew Sass was killed at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, about 150 miles east of Bakersfield. Lt. Col Joe Sowers says Sass died Saturday and has declined to disclose details, saying the incident was still under investigation.
The 23-year-old soldier was from Fremont, North Carolina, and assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Seattle. Sass was on a monthlong training mission at Fort Irwin.
Sass enlisted in May 2013 and had not served overseas.
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Well, I don't think it was a joke
Leaking this a few days in advance of AFD is crummy, if you ask me. Have fun with the day all you want, but if this is a joke, then it's not the way to go about it.
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