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Case | Central African Republic
Newspaper publisher pardoned after serving 43 days of 6-month prison term
Posted March 14, 2008
Original alert: January 29, 2008
Faustin Bambou, Les Collines de l'Oubangui IMPRISONED Director Faustin Bambou of the private biweekly Les Collines de l'Oubangui was released from prison on a partial presidential pardon, according to news reports and local journalists. Bambou told CPJ he contracted the flu and malaria while sharing a cell with six or seven cellmates. He was serving a six-month prison sentence on charges of incitement to revolt over a story alleging a high-profile political scandal.

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Dog journals
Life can be a bitch, is the general opinion. Well, since I like mine so much, I must be a dog...
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
55 words only? Are you sure?
Megha tagged me for the 55 word story. First, an explanation of the tag. When tagged, a blogger is supposed to somehow, rather magically, find talent and narrate a story in 55 words or less. You know what I think? I'll tell you what I think. I was the original inspiration for Beatles' beautiful song The long and winding road. I have never been able to do anything succinctly. In my halcyon days, if, for example, my English teacher (yes, I was formally instructed in the language, contrary to popular belief) asked me to write a precis of a complex poem (Jack and Jill), my version routinely turned out to be longer than the original source. See, I have done it again! Instead of saying that I can't convey a message in anything that consumes less space than a whole CD-ROM, I came out all words.
But I do know two very short stories, which I will narrate shortly. But first, a small detour.
Senthil, a dear friend, a co-cynic, and a person who I regularly go for a pint with (and get him drunk enough to make him pay for mine as well), pointed me to this website. You enter your name, and the Cyborg name generator tells you what would you have been called had you been a Cyborg, or if your parents had been doing industrial strength hemp when they named you. Here are some samples (Gina, Kakkar and Shrik are other co-cynics of mine):
SENTHIL - Synthetic Electronic Neohuman Trained for Hazardous Infiltration and Learning
GINA - Galactic Infiltration and Nullification Android
KAKKAR - Kinetic Android Keen on Killing and Accurate Repair
SHRIK - Synthetic Humanoid Responsible for Infiltration and Killing
ANURAG - Artificial Networked Unit Responsible for Accurate Gratification
Back to short stories. My favourite is the one which describes a whole scenario in 11 words:
"Whiskey bottles, brand new car. Oak tree, you're in my way!"
This is a line from one of the best songs, That smell, by the great band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song is based on a true incident when the lead guitarist Gray Rossington, driving drunk, lost control of his new car and smashed through a parking lot into an old oak tree. For me, this is the ultimate short story.
My second favourite short story is from the song Down to the waterline by Dire Straits. I consider it to be one of the most romantic songs composed by the group. These lines represent the art of imagery not usually associated with rock music:
No money in our pockets and our jeans are torn...
Your hands are cold, but your lips are warm.
This, ladies and gentlemen, are two most romantic lines I have ever heard crooned. A whole story presented in 19 words!
An now, my own attempt at this ridiculous thing:
"I know it was the easy way out, but I would have lost to him in the finals anyway. Have you noticed how he dominates everyone? We also have feelings!"
"I understand, Andy. Remember, America still loves you. I would love to talk more, but our time's up."
"Thanks, doc. I'll see you next Monday."
There, in 55 words!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
For sale, sparingly used
Let it be known that on September 9, 2005, a Friday, I experienced an epiphany. I realized that some people, smarter people, have already traded their souls for various things in return and it is my time now. I therefore, have this offer to make. Mr. Devil, or whoever was the heir to prince of darkness (Prince of darkness, junior?), I would like to sell my soul to be able to do things the way this man does. I know, I know, I should get in the queue.
My wife was greatly disillusioned today. She has been asking me to wake up early in the mornings for many days now. But for some strange reason I am not able to bring myself to open my eyes before 7:45 AM, no matter when I sleep. But today I woke up, without the help of an alarm, at 5:00 AM and drove to my office (at home I don't get Ten Sports, which is covering the US open) to watch Federer send another reasonably strong person to the shrink in less than 100 minutes. Honey, I am sorry. I will try to wake up early every morning that Federer plays.
Short of spitting on Federer, Nalbandian tried everything to upset the Swiss' rhythm. He has great self control. Nalbandian, I mean; I would have spit. Nalbandian is definitely not a bad player at all, but all he could do today was act as the ball machine for Roger (yes, we are now on a first name basis). I once read in a sports magazine that Roger seems to keep his top gear for some special occasion. I will tell you what that special occasion is. Me, if POD Junior reads this post. As such I don't use my soul very often, so I might as well put it to some use. If you are reading, Mr. Junior, call me.


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Miss Saigon is a musical written by Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil. It's a modern version of Madame Butterfly, a classical story of boy meets girl, west meets east, set in the chaotic American retreat from Vietnam. Miss Saigon was the break through for Lea Salonga as Kim and Simon Bowman as Chris. Jonathan Pryce plays the Engineer.
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How much powder was in that load?
very nice Indeed !
You Know You Might Be Facing your DOOM , if all you get is a click, Instead of a BOOM !
If God had wanted us to have Plastic gun stocks he would have planted plastic Trees !
Build Pics!
John AdamsDemocracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
John AdamsOur Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
For my rants on things important and not:
It's store bought, I got it from Cannon Mike several years ago.
I was hoping to secure passage on a batteau in the James river festivel, but got out of re-inacting.http://www.vacanals.org/batteau/
I just annoy the neighbors. I do have a mount for it on the front rack of my quad.
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NRA Life Member
Remember Ira Hayes
It sure looks nice. Seeing that picture brings back fond memories.
I had a 1/3 replica Napoleonic at one time. I used 2 oz (volume) FFG and a bounty paper towel wad.
I wish I still had it. Have you considered making your own black powder?
Post a video with sound if you have one. Nothing like the deep roar of a black powder cannon.
Impressive. A guy I use to work with had a shaft from a grain leg belt pully that he had someone bore a hole 10 inches deep into one end. He would dump 3 heaping tablespoons of Bp in it, pack a newpaper wad in, jam some cannon fuse in to touch hole and light it off. WOW !!! It wasn't attached to anything and would slide along on the ground from the recoil. You sure wouldn't want to be behind it for aways.
I use hornets and wasp nest for wads because they will not smolder and start fires
I will make black powder when it is completely unavailable. Not far off.
No video, the wife was extremely lucky to catch it. You can tell the shutter was vide open. The only light was the porch light.
NRA Life Member
Remember Ira Hayes
I didn't know that about the hornets and wasp nests. There are plenty of them around here. The paper towels do smolder , but the ground is wet with dew most nights. I have the parts of a small about 60 cal cannon that i need to clean up and put together.
As a vegetable , I have lots of the kno3 and sulfur, part of the makings for black powder. I figure I can make it for about 45 cents per pound.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |


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GrimGrimoire now available as a PlayStation 2 Classic on PSN
Amongst the launch line-up of PlayStation 2 Classics in the newly inaugurated section on the PS Store is a colorful, whimsical strategy title, NIS' GrimGrimoire. The 2007 release, co-developed with Vanillaware, is a 2D vertical strategy title where players guide the young magician Lillet in her quest to find out what happened to her vanished classmates.
Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond donor contest announced
We mentioned NASA's Kickstarter-funded MMO Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond a few weeks back, and since then, the project has surpassed its goal of $25,000. The drive still has a few days to go, and to celebrate its successful run (over $40,000 pledged so far), a new contest has been announced. Fifty winners will be randomly selected out of all donors to receive a free copy of the upcoming title Project Moonwalk.
Resident Evil Revelations dated, pre-order bonus revealed
The Resident Evil universe will be expanding next year with Resident Evil Revelations for the 3DS. Featuring a new storyline, characters, and locations, the February 7 release will explore the period between Resident Evil 4 and 5. The story follows Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield as they search for intel on the Veltro terrorists with newcomers Parker Luciani and Jessica Sherawat of the BSAA.
Orcs Must Die! launches on Live Arcade, plus new demo and trailer
Robot Entertainment's action-strategy title Orcs Must Die! is now available for the 360 on Live Arcade (1200 MS Points). Orcs Must Die! tasks players with donning the robe of a War Mage and defending 24 besieged fortresses with 17 trap types and a half-dozen weapons and spells from orcs and other monsters.
Towers of Midnight now in paperback
Yakuza: Dead Souls gets release date, plus new name and screens
Sega is taking their Yakuza series from the back alleyways to the graveyard with Yakuza: Dead Souls. Originally titled Yakuza Of The End, Dead Souls will be available next March for the PS3. Not only will all of the Japanese DLC be included with the North American version, but also a new mini-game called Pachislot. As four of the series' most prominent characters battle it out with the living and dead, I'm pretty sure this is the only game (ever) that pits you against both the Japanese mafia and shuffling, undead hordes.


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Chesnutt put out his first solo album 19 years ago, yet At The Cut's jarringly personal songs hit new peaks.
While Skitter on Take-Off is a great album, At the Cut is a brilliant one.
At the Cut isn't as great a surprise as "North Star Deserter," but if you thought the brilliance of that album was a happy accident, this confirms these musicians complement each other very well and hopefully will continue to do so for a long time to come.
UncutA collection of cobwebbed country and chamber-pop spiked with dark wit, it peaks with "Flirted With You All My Life", a dialogue with the reaper that Chesnutt handles with impressive dignity. [Nov 2009, p. 83]
The restraint of the musicians involved leaves Chesnutt's fragility at the center of the music and lends the album an air of refinement and wisdom that could have easily been drowned out by guitarists more eager to call attention to themselves.
The musicians on the album--eight in total including Vic--seesaw between country, folk and indulgent Seventies rock, never reinventing wheels but generally giving the lyrical matter its appropriate platform.
Reprising the underground all-star lineup from Chesnutt's 2007 opus "North Star Deserter" (Fugazi's Guy Picciotto, members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion) yields similar results.
Under The RadarVic Chesnutt has consistently astounded. At The Cut is thankfully no exception. [Fall 2009, p.72]
MojoA more effective synergy arrives as the musicians rein in the melodrama, proffering a subtler, shimmering folk rock canvas for Chesnutt's emotional daubings. [Nov 2009, p.91]


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Facilities: Stadium & Arena
- Designing for Parking and Fan Traffic at Spectator Venues
by Paul Steinbach February 2014
When Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., hosts its first San Francisco 49ers football game later this year, it will represent a substantial upgrade over storied Candlestick Park in many ways. Boasting nearly twice the square footage of the Niners' old home, Levi's Stadium will offer more of just about everything except seats — from elevators and escalators to concessions points of sale and restrooms. It will also offer more parking — 21,000 spaces compared to 18,000.
- Video: Down Goes the Metrodome
by Michael Gaio February 2014
The 32-year-old Metrodome is dying a slow and painful death. What was once home to more than 300 events a year, "The Dome" as Minnesotans called it, is on its way to becoming nothing more than a pile of rubble. The stadium is coming down in pieces as the Vikings build their new stadium on the same site.
- Texas A&M Adding Largest Video Board Among Colleges
by Michael Gaio February 2014
Texas A&M is going all out with its makeover of Kyle Field. Already a revered stadium in college football with a capacity of 82,589, Texas A&M is spending $450 million to expand and improve the venue.
- Photos: Niners Tout Levi's Stadium Progress
by Michael Gaio February 2014
The San Francisco 49ers are set to move into Levi's Stadium, their new $1.2 billion home, this fall. The stadium, which is being touted for its "light, airy and open" design and technological innovations such as stadium-wide WiFi, is really starting to take shape.
- Looking Back: Atlanta's Olympic Legacy
by AB Editors February 2014
Legacy Lost? As the Atlanta Braves move forward with plans to build a new stadium, we take a look back at AB's July 1996 issue highlighting the Olympic Games in Atlanta and their expected long-term impact.Read the article in its entirety here.
- Petco Park Transformed to Host Tennis and It Looks Awesome
by Michael Gaio January 2014
Petco Park, typically the home of the San Diego Padres, will host tennis for the first time ever this weekend. The stadium has been transformed to host the Davis Cup in what is usually left-center field of one of baseball's most beautiful stadiums.
- Man Dies in Baylor Stadium Construction Accident
by Michael Gaio January 2014
Baylor University is building a beautiful, on-campus football stadium that is set to open this fall. As a former employee in the Baylor athletic department, I know how excited the people there are about this new facility and how much it will mean to the Waco community.
- Notre Dame Announces $400M Stadium Expansion
by Michael Gaio January 2014
The University of Notre Dame announced a plan Wednesday to expand the school's 84-year-old football stadium. The $400 million project will add between 3,000 or 4,000 premium seats and new academic buildings on three sides of the stadium. The view of "Touchdown Jesus" will remain unchanged.
- Sacramento Kings Unveil New Arena Renderings
by Michael Gaio January 2014
The Sacramento Kings and global architecture firm AECOM have finalized the drawings for their planned $448 million downtown arena. The Kings unveiled the images Monday, showing plans for an "indoor-outdoor" building that is uniquely Sacramento.
- The Metrodome By The Numbers
by Michael Gaio January 2014
Minnesota's Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome will be torn down in February and construction has begun on the Vikings new stadium in the very same location. In preparation for the Metrodome's demolition, the roof has already been deflated. Once home to the Minnesota Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves (for one season) and University of Minnesota football and baseball, "The Dome" leaves behind an unrivaled legacy of efficiency and community use.


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Five years ago, the 270 graduates of Theodore Roosevelt High School packed the auditorium of Lehman College for commencement. Every other word sounded like "success" and "destiny" as cameras clicked and families grinned. It was so hot that day, June 24, 1988, that some of the girls wore bikinis under their flowing white robes, anticipating a later celebration on the beach.
Among the graduates from this poor Bronx neighborhood where just finishing school was a big deal were 26 young people who received Regents diplomas, the school system's certificate of academic achievement. They included the valedictorian, Marcia Morgan, an aspiring physician whose family came from Jamaica, and Arnold Arias, a quiet Dominican who hung out with a group of guys who called themselves The Lost Boys.
In the years since, the two have led very different lives. Ms. Morgan just received her bachelor's degree in biomedicine and is preparing for medical school. After a dark journey through the Navy, a handful of clerical jobs and two suicide attempts, Mr. Arias is unemployed and hoping finally to begin college full-time in the fall.
Their stories vividly illustrate the obstacles faced by inner-city students all over America, the children of communities where many people cannot see a clear connection between school and later success. And they offer a vision of a way out, too, of the triumphs possible with the help of special programs and caring people. Depression and Uncertainty
The conventional wisdom of most middle-class Americans is that education is the route out of poverty, but the academically elite Roosevelt graduates say that it is not so simple. They saw many a potential doctor or teacher felled by street violence, low expectations, family troubles, a lack of role models or knowledge about getting financial aid or good jobs.
Ms. Morgan had much of what Mr. Arias lacked -- family support, clear goals, inner strength, mentors and role models found in programs for minority students interested in health care.
Mr. Arias, 23, was bedeviled by clinical depression, a troubled family that relied on welfare, and uncertainty about what concrete steps he needed to take to escape the chaos around him.
"None of us were too sure what would happen or where we wanted to go," Mr. Arias said. "I saw my neighborhood as a bunch of losers -- crackheads, people hanging in the streets. I wanted more; I deserved more. I just wasn't sure of how to go about it."
Some of the others among the academic elite that day tell similar tales. They include Zuzet Menendez, a bubbly 22-year-old woman whose family had fled Cuba; Ruble Hastu, 22, whose family came to New York from Guyana, and Jeanette Cotto, who learned English at age 9 after her single mother moved the family from Puerto Rico. Their special diplomas signified that they had passed Regents exams in a variety of subjects and taken a course load above the state minimum requirements.
Ms. Cotto, 22, now entering her junior year as a Spanish major at Hunter College, was forced to take time off from school to care for her ailing mother. Ms. Menendez, who has a bachelor's degree in communications and Spanish from the State University of New York at Cortland, is a corporate communications student at Ithaca College. Mr. Hastu, who figured the Army was the best way out of the Bronx, hooks patients up to dialysis machines in a New Jersey hospital. He dreams of being a nurse.
"I always knew I wanted to go to college," Ms. Menendez said, "but a lot of other people I knew who were just as smart never believed they would go anywhere so they never acted like they would." Studious, and an Outsider
Roosevelt had a bad reputation. In 1984 -- the year that most of the Regents graduates were freshmen -- one in four Roosevelt students quit school, fewer than one in seven graduated within four years, and almost one-third had limited proficiency in English. The neighborhood was such, Ms. Cotto recalled, that to be studious was to be labeled an outsider.
"Only two people in the building where I live graduated from high school," said Ms. Cotto, whose impoverished mother had little education. "They didn't call me a nerd, but they didn't want to be around me."
What made the difference for both Ms. Cotto, Ms. Menendez and Ms. Morgan was caring teachers and family support, especially from older siblings who encouraged them to stay in school or who set an example themselves by work or study.
"My parents have always instilled certain values in me," the 21-year-old Ms. Morgan said. "That you're unique; that there's something out there for everyone and you have to make up your mind to go for it." A Troubled Journey
Arnold Arias found himself lost almost from the beginning.
Mr. Arias, whose mother grew up "dirt poor" and with a second-grade education, came here from the Dominican Republic when John F. Kennedy was President and the country was awash in prosperity and promise. A divorced mother on welfare, she was simply not able to show her four children a better way, Mr. Arias said.
Mr. Arias's older brother ran the streets, teasing him about his bookish ways, he said. He took home excellent report cards, but his mother never saw them as his way out of their hand-to-mouth existence. Instead, he escaped by watching seven or eight hours of television a night.
He did not identify a career goal at Roosevelt, so he was passed over by counselors and teachers. He did not take part in extracurricular activities. Except for a 12th-grade gym teacher who asked what he wanted to do with his life, Mr. Arias said that no one at the school gave him information about college applications or questioned his aspirations. Because he was quiet and had good grades, no one knew that he was troubled.
"I wanted to go into the service," he said of his decision to go into the Navy. "People told you what to do."
Navy life only lasted four months after Mr. Arias was shipped out to San Diego. Navy officials failed to keep their promises about sending him to school and promoting him, he said. After his honorable discharge, Mr. Arias got a job as a mail clerk and began seeing a therapist. He tried to kill himself twice and was hospitalized for several weeks.
Mr. Arias slowly recovered and began to return to his dream of academic success. He garnered credits in data processing at Bronx Community College and spent one semester at the State University in Albany. He plans to enroll as a psychology major at Lehman College in September.
If there was one thing Marcia Morgan had, it was people. Her parents, who sent her to a strict private school in the verdant little Jamaican town of Manchester, made it clear that they would help their oldest child reach her goal. Ms. Morgan, a tall woman with beautifully clear skin and expressive eyes, decided she wanted to be a doctor when she around 7 years old after her mother was briefly hospitalized.
In her senior year, Ms. Morgan participated in a program called Bridge to Medicine. For three hours, five days a week, she took college-level courses in chemistry, calculus and English literature at City College.
Ms. Morgan said that she eventually hopes to work somewhere like Harlem Hospital, where she can make a difference.
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Taller de Vida, or "Workshop of Life," was founded by two sisters who believed in harnessing art and self-expression as a means to combat psychological and physical trauma.
Taller de Vida provides youth affected by Colombia's decades-long war with trauma counseling, education and a variety of after-school arts enrichment programs. From sculpting intricate bowls to engaging in spoken-word performances, child victims of the war are given platforms to express themselves creatively. They use art as a way to confront and overcome painful memories.
*Miguel is a young man from Altos de Cazuca, Colombia, who narrowly escaped forced recruitment with a group of paramilitaries. Miguel, impoverished and living on the streets, was on the verge of joining the paramilitaries when one of his friends intervened and sent him to Taller de Vida. Taller provided Miguel with a sanctuary and haven of self-expression. It changed his life. Miguel now has the opportunity to explore his identity outside the oppressive parameters of war and violence:
"I've been here a year and for me it's been like salvation. First of all, because it's a place where you feel like you are worth something to someone. They listen and respect you for who you are. They help you to be a better person and to love and take care of yourself. Thanks to your help, I am studying and playing in a capoeira group. This has helped me so much. I have learned to control myself. I have learned things about myself I never knew. You have helped me to see that there are other options for me besides war. Going to Taller de Vida means getting a chance to LIVE, to know ourselves, to realize that it doesn't stop with us not going to war but that we must do something for our country. We have shown the adults of our neighborhood that we are capable of doing productive things. We are beginning to gain their respect. The armed groups have not gotten to us because we are no longer going to them desperate."
*Miguel's name has been changed to protect his identity
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Mercedes-Benz S 65 AMG sedan long W221
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V8 engine, 6.5 l., 612 hp
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Gearbox: AMG speedshift 5 gear automatic transmission
Mileage displayed: aprx. 144.647 kilometers
Body color: Obsidian black-metallic (197)
Interior: Leather black exclusive (500)
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The digital film restoration system LIMELIGHT was developed by Joanneum
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The restoration process starts with the conversion of each frame to a digital
image with a high resolution film scanner. The size of a digital color
image is up to 45 MBytes per frame.
The next phase includes
the detection of cuts and scratches parallel to the direction of
film transport, which are the first defects to be removed. In each shot
or scene a reference frame is automatically chosen for the
brightness correction.
Furthermore a motion analysis ( local and dominant ) is performed to enable the
detection of single frame anomalies by motion compensated frame differencing
as well as camera movement necessary for detecting image vibrations. The final
restoration phase consists of the removal of single frame artefacts,
of noise suppression and image stabilisation.
While all these steps are performed
automatically, there is also the possibility for an operator to
make changes if necessary. The parameter settings
and the choice of reference frames can be modified on operator request.
The last step can be either the transformation of the image sequences
back to celluloid film or the storage on proper digital media.
Removable Classes of Artefacts:
The upper left image shows the original frame - maybe the artefacts due to
dust are hard to see on your display. During the restoration process the
pixel differences to a previously generated reference frame are calculated,
resulting in the dust mask (middle right image).
The pixel differences due to the actor's motion must not be taken into
account. This is achieved by tracking the motion of neighbouring pixels
through subsequent frames and compensating for pixel changes due to
the detected motion.
The pixels indicated by the dust mask are eventually restored using an
average value from the previous and next frames. The result is shown in the
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ARIES (March 20-April 18): Blaming others (even if theyre at fault) shows you arent in control. Insist that the buck stops with you and one day youll collect on the glory as well.
TAURUS (April 19-May 19): Dont let people who arent involved determine the course of events. Thank them for their inputand then quietly jettison it.
GEMINI (May 20-June 19): Youre doing everything you can to brace yourself for a downturn, but how about being proactive? Take a cut now and youll secure your situation.
CANCER (June 20-July 21): Youve survived a rough passage and expect life to return to normal. But rethink it because there have been some changeslike a boost in self-confidence.
LEO (July 22-August 21): What you feared would be a heavy penalty is greatly reduced. Breathe a sigh of relief because you can live with this.
VIRGO (August 22-September 21): The Moon in Gemini brings out everyones argumentative side. Avoid disagreements because people are being contrary for contrarys sake.
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CAPRICORN (December 21-January 18): It may feel like you havent time to bring an assistant or colleague up to speedbut make it. What you lose today youll regain tenfold in weeks to come.
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What happens when you combine eTextiles, LED multiplexing, tilt sensing, and finite state machines? Well, you get the "Battle Bracer." Check it out in today's edition of "Engineering Roundtable" with Nick Poole:
The code for this project can be found here. As always, feel free to leave any comments or questions in the comments section below. We'll be back in a couple weeks with another episode of "Engineering Roundtable." Cheers!
Great explanation of a state machine lad!! Had the problem with using delays before. can't wait to see the code
Thanks! I'll get the code posted ASAP
Code is up now!
We used to call this type of coding "cooperative multi-tasking". Each process/state machine checks to see if it has anything to do in that moment/cycle, and then release the micro to the process.
The key is always do a minimum step and move on. Data base searches are the hardest, because you can only search 1 or 2 records and move on, but leave a bookmark were you were in the search.
If two or more processes do something every .10 seconds, adjust them to do every 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, or every .10 start at .08, .09, .10 so when they all need to do something at the same time, the program does not "pause" in a noticeable manner.
Database searches are a great example of a difficult task for this type of architecture. They're especially rough if there's another task that depends on the result, and even worse if that task is supposed to occur at a regular interval.
At some point, writing your own multi-tasking scheme becomes a daunting task and you go on to discover that there are people writing RTOSs (Real-Time Operating Systems) for microcontrollers like the ATmega.
Seems like every time I visit sparkfun I learn a new programming trick.
Nice video and very helpful, but I do have to point out that your "state machine" is not a state machine at all. What you have described here is a scheduler where multiple activities get a small share of the processing power.
A state machine on the other hand refers to a programming construct which changes state based on information being presented to the system. For instance, if I were parsing html and I'm looking for an img tag, I would process each character in turn and then only go to the next state if the current character matches what I'm expecting. If it does not match what I'm expecting, my state machine would reset to the base state:
switch (c)
case 'i':
state = 1;
case 'm':
if (state == 1)
state = 2;
state = 0;
etc. Filling in the rest of that is an exercise for the reader.
Great video!
Very cool project! I also loved your explanation of state machine concept. I learned alot thanks.
HI-Z output is not needed for muxing, writing low for the driving pins of high for the sourcing pins is sufficient. Also state-machines has nothing to do with the multitasking explained, state-machines could be used here to make more complex gestures.
I described it as a state machine because multitasking this way allows the code to be event driven, instead of sequential. Each module has a finite number of states. The serial module has 7 or 8, the weapon module has 2, the shield module has 5 or 6. The transitions are represented by the "grabpos" module. Maybe I didn't do a great job of explaining it, but I think you'd find, if you were to sit down and try to map this sketch out, that it is a state machine. But then, I don't have a degree in computer science (or anything else)
As for Muxing, you're absolutely right. I try to teach muxing in a way that makes it hard to screw up. Both you and the gentleman who posited that the diode properties of the LEDs aren't important to muxing are right, but only one at a time. Either you need to be driving LEDs (or non-polarize lamps with series diodes) OR you need to set your unused lines to HI-Z. When you're driving LEDs there's obviously no risk of current leaking back to the unused pins, but if you stick to the HI-Z method (or use intermediary transistors to break the circuit) you won't have a problem no matter what you're driving.
That's my reasoning anyway, you can't please everybody but thanks for watching anyway :D
Thank you for showing the projects. Time to make time and finish my own…
Finding the time is the hardest part of any project, lol
Is the multiplexing integral to powering that many LEDs directly through the lilly pad board? How many amps does the battery provide?
I haven't measured the current draw on the battery, I will say that the current sourced from any one I/O pin is limited by the controller. I only multiplexed these because it saved me time and pins but there is a power savings. Since the LEDs are only being lit one row at a time, there is significantly less current draw on the LilyPad. I would think that the LilyPad would have no problem lighting 12 LEDs at once (and far beyond) but the battery will last longer this way.
Both Multiplexing and Charlieplexing are great ways to save power on displays, when you consider that a light source can strobe as slowly as 50Hz and still seem to be "on," a good portion of that duty cycle is "waste". Why power 12 LEDs when you can power 1 LED and get the same effect :)
A word of warning, though, multiplexed displays do suffer from what's been called the "Dorito Effect." In other words, because they rely on persistence of vision, looking at a multiplexed display while eating a crunchy food (or riding in a shaky car) will cause the display to look jumbled because your eyes are vibrating and changing their position relative to the display at a rate faster than the refresh rate.
Thanks Nick! This really helped me understand the programming term, "state machine" that I have seen mentioned in dozens of blog posts. Also, thank you for explaining why I always see counters in programs that don't seem to do anything - they take the place of delays, that actually don't do anything!
I'm glad it helped! Yeah, State Machines are an elegant solution to the delay problem but if you're not careful you can write some really ugly code this way. There are libraries out there that help you manage state machines but really the best advice I can give is to modularize as much as possible.
Also, wow, 25 min. This wouldn't fit in a half-hour slot with commercials… My apologies for subjecting you all to this.
No worries! You could have gone on another 25 minutes, and I would have been happy to sit here and learn. Good talk, Nate!
Don't appologize, it's really good info!
The intro sentence listing the subtopics is very helpful for returning to the portions of the video of particular interest, particularly when it is complete and in order.
Great video and project. Charlieplexing, while a bit more complicated to wire, could have reduced the pin requirements for 12 LEDs down to just 4 pins… at the cost of a longer video trying to explain it and more complicated code… although the charlieplexing libraries out there are a big help. However, since you had the pins available, the KISS approach is almost always better. Next revision, team play with signal strength analysis for general enemy location and a wireless heads-up display!!!
Yeah, Charlieplexing rocks. I recently, as a personal project, made this poster to explain the concept.
The arduino due has been out for two days now, why haven't we seen a post about it? I'd like to pre order one at least. Not saying the round table isn't important, good job as always.
They aren't shipping yet and we aren't even allowed to add it to our site until today. Later today we'll have them available for preorder.
Ok thanks!
It's live now btw.


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As liver cancer develops, tumor cells lose the ability to produce and release glucose into the bloodstream, a key function of healthy liver cells for maintaining needed blood-sugar levels.
The findings come from a study by scientists at The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC James).
The loss of this type of glucose production, a process called gluconeogenesis, is caused by the over-expression of a molecule called microRNA-23a. The change might aid cancer-cell growth and proliferation by helping to maintain high levels of glycolysis under conditions of drastically reduced mitochondrial respiration, also known as the Warburg effect.
The findings suggest that suppressing miR-23a might reverse this process and offer a new treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer.
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"This study identifies an important mechanism that severely blocks glucose production and its release from the liver as liver cells transform into cancer cells," says principal investigator Dr. Samson Jacob, professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry and William and Joan Davis Professor in Cancer Research, Division of Hematology and Oncology at Ohio State and co-leader of the OSUCCC James Experimental Therapeutics Program. "It is conceivable that delivery of an anti-miR23a to the tumor site could reverse this."
For this study, Jacob and his colleagues used an animal model that develops diet-induced HCC, along with primary-tumor samples from patients and HCC cell lines. The mouse model mimics different stages of human hepatocarcinogenesis. Key findings include:
- Levels of enzymes in the gluconeogenesis pathway were drastically reduced, along with transcription factors involved in the expression of the genes encoding those enzymes.
- miR-23a expression was significantly up-regulated in the animal model and in primary human HCC.
- miR-23a suppresses the enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase and the transcription factor PGC-1a, two important components of the gluconeogenesis pathway.
- Interleukin-6 and Stat-3 signaling cause the upregulation of miR-23a.
Jacob notes that since glucose-6-phosphatase is also essential for liver cells to convert glycogen (the storage form of glucose) to glucose, suppression of this enzyme can block all pathways leading to glucose production by the liver.
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April 26th, 2007 at 2:53 pmIts so sad I come here everyday and when the news is about celebrity evenryone has something to say about it an how is it that no has nothing to say about the VT tragedy? Is this world so superficial that when tragedy like this happens they have more points of view on some ugly rapper having sex then somone killing innocent people for whatever reason?
R.I.P to VT Students and Faculty
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April 26th, 2007 at 3:12 pmhey Suki, I know it may seem like people only care about the superficial but i think many folks feel deeply about the VT tragedy too….they just either keep it bottled up, or they choose to sympathize privately. But I definitely appreciate your opinion.
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DfT to rip up paper licences
The counterpart driving licence is set to be axed and will be replaced by an online database, the DfT has revealed (Auto Express).
The DfT says that the document, issued with the photocard licence, will be scrapped in 2014, and the old-style paper licences will be abolished shortly after.
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Having just paid the requisite fees etc to re-new my Full UK DVLA licence, I was somewhat surprised to find that whne it arrived I had a shiney new Provisional Licence. On questioning the DVLA they state that the have no record of my details on my original licence. I was in the military for 24 years and held a number of military licences, as well as driving abroad on international driving permits, copies of which the DVLA will not accept as proof of my original entitlement. Anybody have any advice, or know of any similar cases I can use now in my complaint through the DoT.
Darren W, Bournemouth
Will individuals be able to check the number of points on their licence when needed? When applying for insurance, would everyone remember the date and number of points? Can the DVLA be relied upon to remove the points when the penalty period is up?
Andy, Medway
If the database is incorrect, how can you prove it? The DVLA 'lost' a lot of peoples motorcycle entitlements when they renewed their photocards last year, what assurances are there that a similar situation wont occur with this system?
Dave, Leeds
Yet another database containing our personal information in which the data will be sold, lost, wrong, used without our consent or for inappropriate purpose.
And why should police be allowed to "check whether a motorist has any points on their licence"? Surely each potential offence should be considered on it's own? Otherwise one unjust conviction could very well lead to another.
And how does this help "employers and insurers ... to check an individuals endorsements"? Surely that's far easier with the paper record, or are employers and insurers going to have access to yet another database containing our personal information (for a fee, of course)?
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On the face of it this appears a good idea but there are a couple of matters needing clarification. In particular hiring cars overseas. At present hirers in the USA and Australia in particular do not accept the photocard licence unless accompanied by the paper document as it does not contain the details they require. What assurance is there that the photocard licence will be accepted on its own after 2014. I can see UK hirers using the electronic database but what about some small company in the middle of nowhere?
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- AnonymousApril 15, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Awwww..... I didn't sign the lease for the Mafia Restaurant.
Not upset at La Terraza going out though.
So if OLD VIENNA CAFE is in, whats up with the pizza joint on the other side?
The landlord is making the building nicer and will be finished by May. - AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Old Vienna Cafe sounds a lot nicer than La Terraza. Looks like the Landlord is making significant improvements to the property to make that building and that section nicer including a new boiler and HVAC unit and hopefully some facade work.
The other store where the Pizza place is, also could use a new tenant. Hopefully it will fill up soon after Old Vienna Cafe comes in. - AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 3:31 PM
it is not the landlord, it is the new tenant that is making all the significant improvements, the owners of old vienna are my friends so i know:))))))))


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This week's panel tasted seven brands of blue corn tortilla chips. All but one were labeled organic or made with organically grown corn. Baked blue corn tortilla chips or those labeled low-fat or fat-free were not included.
The highest score went to Trader Joe's (10 ounces, $1.29 at Trader Joe's). With 80 points, it makes the Taster's Choice Hall of Fame, reserved for those few products that score 80 points or more.
Panelists particularly liked the corn flavor which they labeled as "true" and "pleasant." Most tasters also commented on the chip's exceptional crunch; however, one noted that the chip was somewhat greasy, and another thought the flavor was bland. Four would buy it; one might buy it.
Second place went to Garden of Eatin' (nine ounces, $2.39- $2.79 at many supermarkets). Most panelists liked the crispness and corn flavor, but one thought the texture was too fine and mealy. Another did not like what she described as a pinkish hue. Four would buy it; one might buy it.
Scores dropped significantly after second place, but the best of the rest was Barbara's (eight ounces, $1.89 at Whole Foods).
Two panelists thought the chip was pleasantly crunchy but that the corn flavor was too mild. Another didn't like what she described as a "stamped out" appearance. One would buy it, two might buy it and two would not.
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BLUE CORN TORTILLA CHIPS Trader Garden Joe's of Eatin' Barbara's Mexi-Snax TASTERS Carroll 20 17 15 9 Handler 12 15 12 12 Passot 17 15 15 6 Severson 15 15 4 6 Webber 16 8 2 10 TOTALS 80 70 48 43 . Panelists were John P. Carroll, cookbook author; Shelley Handler, consultant and food writer; Roland Passot, chef-owner, La Folie, San Francisco and Left Bank in Larkspur and Menlo Park; Kim Severson, Chronicle staff writer; and Kirk Webber, chef-owner, Cafe Kati, San Francisco. All products are tasted blind. A perfect score for any product would be 100.


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Secondly, and this is a biggie (probably more to ourselves than you!), we are now officially working on... Legend of Grimrock 2! Creating a mere DLC or expansion to Grimrock simply would not have felt right. As today's meeting proved, we still have a lot of ideas we'd like to explore, lots and lots of new content already done (originally made for a DLC/expansion) and a big engine update in the works.
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Fullfilling a request from a departed friend, I was going to post his story again, Tomorrow morning for his friends.
However after seeing this thread bumped and all the people who really Loved him, comment about their relationship with Collin, I think now is as good of time as any to say...............from Collin. Thank You to the Great Lakes 4x4 Community, for the love, support, and understanding given to me (Collin) and my Family during this struggle. ........and with his statement I would like to add the article posted in the GLFWDA "Boondocker". Life Celebration of Collin Hansen Collin Hansen left his mark in this world for everybody in the 4 wheeling community to see. He was a son, husband, father, and friend who left those of us who knew him wanting more. He also was an outdoor enthusiast, who loved being with nature, and off-roading. From his trips to Drummond Island, Rocks & Valleys, Badlands, and Silver Lake Sand Dunes near his home, he was either participating in an adventure or talking about going to one. Even while going through medical treatments he could still find the strength to help preserve our trails as shown in his involvement with the 56th Ave Near Silver Lake Road repair project in the fall of 2011. Some have commented about his stature, being a giant of a man. We knew this to be true, but more so in due to his personality and heart for others, than his physical size. There wasn't a person on this planet that Collin would not try to be a friend with. Sure he had disagreements, but would extend his hand and maybe offer you a cold beverage while he discussed with you the conflict. Cancer took our young friend right before Memorial weekend, 2012. He was so looking forward to spending time in one of his off-road havens, with his son Cole and wife Courtney in the upcoming summer. He wanted to celebrate the accomplishments in his life that he was so proud of before he left this life for eternity. He gave many of us a mandate, to enjoy life, not to sweat the little stuff, and to LOVE EACH OTHER as Family and Fellow Man. When his friends got together that rainy Friday to say their farewells to the beloved man, there was heaviness in the crowd. The mood changed however, when at the end of the trail ride in honor of Collin, we were given an amazing site. The sun broke out of the clouds and gave us a beautiful red glow across the horizon, as if to say, "Celebrate my friends, all is well". "I met Collin on the trail and he left us on a trail ride."………………………………………… (Erin Early) The first 30 years of Collin's life he spent learning how to be a man, after his diagnosis, he spent it as a teacher to show the rest of us how to have that "Life Celebration". Last edited by FORD FLARESIDE; May 24th, 2013 at 01:15 PM. |
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Gaines' special elections bill cuts out polling places
SACRAMENTO — Sent. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, announced that he has introduced a bill that will help cut the cost of special elections in smaller California counties.
Senate Bill 109 will give counties with populations under 400,000 the option to hold solely vote-by-mail elections in situations where a special election is called.
"My bill will help cut the costs counties incur to conduct special elections by eliminating the mandate to open polling places and hire staff for these elections," said Gaines.
El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk/Registrar of Voters Bill Schultz said the average cost of an election in the county is roughly $300,000.
"Should Senate Bill 109 become law I estimate a savings of about $50,000 — and that is on the conservative side," Schultz said, "It comes down to not just saving money, but also avoiding the issues our smaller foothill communities face during elections held in the winter months. Delivery of equipment, transportation issues — all those are negated with the ability to vote by mail."
Gaines said SB 109 has already received support from county supervisors and election officials.
"I have spoken to several county election officials who support the option to conduct all-mail ballot special elections," Gaines said. "My measure will lower the costs they face and streamline the special election process."
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The Big Lebowski, now one of cinemas most popular cult classics, and the Coen Brothers' funniest film, is a truly wild ride. Jeff Bridges, in one of his most definitive roles, plays Jeffrey Lebowski, a lazy, unemployed slacker living in Los Angeles. As we are revealed in the opening monologue from Sam Elliot (who narrates the film), he refers to himself, and is known around town as "The Dude." He shares a passion for bowling with his close friends, Walter (John Goodman) and Donnie (Steve Buscemi), wanders around in his bath robe, drinks White Russians at any hour of the day, pays for anything with a check, and loves that his rug really ties his room together.
After returning home from bowling one night, The Dude is roughed up by two thugs, who claim that his wife owes money around town to a man named Jackie Treehorn. They flush his head down the toilet and urinate on his rug before realizing that he isn't the millionaire they are looking for, but in fact a complete loser. At the behest of his friend, Walter, he decides to track down the real Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston), and seek compensation for his 'pissed-on' rug. Later events reveal that Lebowski's young trophy wife (Tara Reid) has been kidnapped by a group of Nihilists, with the ransom demand of one million dollars. The Dude is commissioned to courier the money to the kidnappers and ensure her safe return. Plans go awry when Walter accompanies The Dude and decides to keep the money, and it is subsequently lost when The Dude's car is stolen. The scheme becomes much more complicated than expected, 'new shit comes to light' and The Dude becomes embroiled in a bizarre noir-like mystery involving Nihilists, pornographers, feminist artists and private investigators, who are all played by a wealth of intriguing and idiosyncratic characters.
This is easily one of the wackiest and funniest films of all time. The entire cast is exceptional, with many Coens' regulars appearing in supporting roles. Included in the fun are Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, Peter Stormare, John Turturro and Jon Polito. But it is Jeff Bridges who will be forever remembered for his portrayal of The Dude. The dialogue is repeatedly quotable and full of self-referential cultural wit, the series of dream sequences are hilarious and the score a fusion of a brilliant original score from Carter Burwell, mixed with a series of classic pop tunes. This is unique craftsmanship from the Coens', who never fail to deliver. Along with Fargo and No Country for Old Men, this is near the top of my favorite films by the Coen Brothers.
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NBC is taking on American Idol and Simon Cowell's upcoming X Factor with a new singing competition called The Voice of America, based on a Dutch TV show called The Voice of Holland. and its new show will be a collaboration with that show's creator, John de Mol, and reality-TV vet Mark Burnett, who has executive-produced MTV's Video Music Awards for the past four years.
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The Voice, which premiered earlier this year, has become the top-rated show in the Netherlands. The show's format is similar to Idol's with one significant twist: the four coaches have their backs to singers while they perform. The coaches claim a singer as their student and send them to the next round by pushing a button; the singer picks a coach if he or she is claimed by more than one.
"Somebody will show up with all the right moves and look like a star, but [if] their voice is only good, not great, they don't get chosen," Burnett said.
Once the teams are set, coaches will mentor contestants and pit their teams against each other, with viewers voting on the winner.
In the wake of sagging ratings, American Idol has been tweaking its format in recent weeks with new judges, new mentors and new competitive elements in the show.
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