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Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Tree trunk sign, the desire to run long & dual citizenship
And my call out for help- I need trail running shoes with a good tread. Can anyone out there recommend a minimalist trail running shoe with traction that can take on the Alps and Superior Hiking Trail even in the event of rain?
(I am willing, very willing, to write a review if someone sends me a product to test. Just throwing it out there. European size 40.)
This is exactly how my mind works- I just remembered that I won a pair of Inov8 Mudroc shoes that I simply need to return and get in my size. At least I'll have something! Seems like they offer traction satisfation. Yes, I just arranged it with Extreme Sports in Lynge and a pair is coming my way.
The Desire to Run Long
But first- did this seriously show up on my Facebook page from Polar Dash?
Um- this woman is not a runner. She is a model who wears annoying shiny chapstick and "natural" (very obvious) makeup and annoys the hell out of me. Go away. I don't like your bra. I don't want to run in your bra (it wouldn't fit me anway). Get off of my blog.
Perhaps my blood sugar is too low to write about running ultra marathons.
The thing is, I read Amy Sproston's blog and it struck me. She sat looking out of the plane window at Mount Hood and the familiar gorgeous nature of her home. And - yes- that is it. We run long because we can. Because we can traverse forest trails and parks and river edges and really, really be a part of this earth and it is a home for our soul.
What better motivation is there to run a 100 miler other than WE CAN?
And then - as many ultra runners know - there are also times you can't fathom why you ever would or did want to run so long. So many people have suffered from overtraining- it is being discussed more and more. If you don't love the experience of running, take a break.
Last winter, I kept thinking- why am I running? I wish I were doing X (this was usually swimming or Bikram Yoga). But after Fyr til Fyr, it came back- just like that in a lightning strike as quickly as the desire went away.
Dual citizenship
Exciting times in Denmark now as a majority in the current government is for allowing dual citizenship. Learn more here: http://www.statsborger.dk/. This obviously would have a huge positive impact on our family: if a bill is proposed and passed. If you are a Dane opposed to double citizenship, I would love to hear your reasons and thoughts.
14 comments:
- Danni said...
The US doesn't technically allow double citizenship does it? I know people do it all the time anyhow.
- 22 May 2013 at 17:38
- sea legs girl said...
One area of American law I actually know ;0). Yes, the US allows dual citizenship. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_nationality_law#Dual_citizenship
- 22 May 2013 at 17:45
- cherelli said...
Yep, my sister is now dual US/Australian...good luck on Denmark getting it, that would be super handy. Just to play devils advocate - how do you know that model is not a runner? She doesn't have great muscle tone admittedly but she might run a little to keep her weight down for jobs, she might be only run/walking in a C25K class...what is your definition of a runner...? :)
It would be handy if I were an ultra runner then perhaps I could cover more of these beautiful northwestern trails too! For now I'll settle for hiking I guess...
- 22 May 2013 at 18:52
- SteveQ said...
I think it's funny that all the ads I get on Facebook feature women with red hair. Like I'm going to choose a realtor by her photo! Now, purchasing a running bra based on a photo - that's a different story.
- 22 May 2013 at 18:53
- sea legs girl said...
Ok, ok,Cherelli- she might be a runner! If you run to the mailbox, you can call yourself a runner for all I care.
But imagine this scenario: a group run is being arranged. We all meet at trailhead X- and this woman shows up. In that outfit. I think "even in the US" something might seem weird. Granted none of the guys would complain.
Plus I forgot to mention she was supposed to represent "women rock MN". I don't know. It just really rubbed me the wrong way.
- 22 May 2013 at 19:29
- cherelli said...
SLG - yep I can see how she'd rub you the wrong way, I'd probably b*tch about her behind her back if she rocked up at trailhead X too :) As for representing MN...hmmm, uh yeah, unlikely, I doubt all the womn there walk around with the "aren't i sexy?" expression on their faces....
- 22 May 2013 at 20:18
Yes...I see ads like that quite often and I always roll my eyes. Not long ago one of my friends took issue with me because, fed up with an ocassional jogger who threw around the phrase "us runners" every other sentence, I dared to question whether the woman was a runner...or a person who sometimes runs :) I'm so obnoxious, I want everyone to love my sport, but then I am rather picky about who can lay claim to it! (I also have been known to take issue with matching running outfits/cutesy skirts/shaping sports bras--???-- whose purpose seems, at least to me, not to be practicality but rather to make running cute/femenine, because you know, women can't do icky hard things unless we find a way to look attractive while doing them.)
- 22 May 2013 at 20:37
- Karen said...
1. I've got the Merrell Mont Mavis that is minimal with some gnarly tread that I really love in the mud. They may have discontinued them since I got them in the Merrell outlet store.
2. I've got that bra too, actually several. It's pretty nice.
3. The ads on my Facebook are all about babies and pregnancy. Apparently FB thinks I'm getting too old to be childless and need a little shove.
- 23 May 2013 at 03:43
- Jill Homer said...
That's actually an interesting social experiment — seeing what adds pop up for you via Adsense and Facebook. I usually see ads for credit cards, Netflix, Amazon books, and the Adobe Creative Cloud software. Apparently the Internet knows I'm self-employed and work from home.
I never see baby stuff because my relationship status isn't "married." :)
Anyway, I think you're spot on about the desire to run long. I hate to say "because I can" or "to see if I can" because it sounds like such a cop-out. The desire to run long seems more inherent and primordial than the desire to run fast. After all, even the fastest among us are slower than nearly every other mammal out there, but given enough time, we'll out-distance them all (except for maybe sled dogs. Those huskies are incredible endurance athletes.)
- 23 May 2013 at 06:36
- sea legs girl said...
Jill & Karen, I totally was not clear in the way I wrote it, but that was actually not an ad; it was a picture shared by "Women Rock MN" and "The Polar Dansh" as something women could win. I just didn't like the way she was depicted. I'm sure the bra is nice as is the woman behind the model.
- 23 May 2013 at 07:37
- Kirsten said...
Now since I've finished being bitter (LOL) and raced a totally innocent Finnish woman to her break point, I can begin relating to other things (she came panting from behind in the forrest and I decided that if she was going to pass me, I would make her work bl... hard for it. I could feel her determination and breath in my neck, but then again, she didn't know that my competitive genes are emerging slowly but surely these days!! For the first time in my running life, she didn't get me and was left behind in a little heap... ;-) )
Anyway, all this ultra talking gets me going, I'm listening and learning, my goal for spring next year in April is my first 60K in Israel. That might keep me sane and help me overcome the move. Because I can (I desire to "can")!
Crossing fingers for the dual citizenship, I'm also waiting!!
- 23 May 2013 at 12:14
- Robyn said...
I'll go you one further. The whole "Women Rock" race strikes me as condescending. Do we really need pink bling and shirtless firefighters handing out finishing medals? What the hell would you say if there were a race where bikini-clad models handed out the medals? It's the same thing. Ugh.
That said, I have been known to bust out a really loud, obnoxious shirt on race day or whenever I need a boost (the InkNBurn Sugar Skull T shirt). But that's a little different from matchy-matchy-cute. I think.
- 23 May 2013 at 19:20
- sea legs girl said...
Kirsten, I am so excited about your 60k, but somehow even more excited that YOU BEAT HER! Ha. In a heap, baby. You deserved that win! As I always say, you don't have to be a Fin to win. Do I always say that?
- 23 May 2013 at 21:55
- sea legs girl said...
Robyn, that is interesting! I actually didn't know what this whole "women rock" thing was. These things just tend to show up on FB, you know. Pink bling and shirtless firefighters aren't exactly my cup or tea either. Basically it is the generalization that ALL WOMEN LIKE X that is the annoying part about it, I think. Women are also allowed to hate bling and love shirtless female firefighters... for example. :0)
- 23 May 2013 at 22:04


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In fact, at last year's Heli-Expo, Honeywell's annual Turbine-powered Civilian Helicopter Purchase Outlook predicted that upwards of 4,400 new helicopters will be delivered through 2014. While we don't know how those numbers are actually playing out, if the predictions are even ballpark close, that's pretty darn good.
And while that's really good news for the OEMs, it does pose a bit of a dilemma for both large and small commercial operators who need to upgrade their fleets to take advantage of emerging opportunities. You see, while the delivery numbers look great, the vast majority of those new helicopters are already spoken for. In short, if you need a new helicopter in 2013, you had better have ordered it in 2010.
So the world's operators are being forced to fly their current helicopters longer than before. And while that may have been a problem in years past due to antiquated electronics, thanks to an expanding array of aftermarket options, with the right upgrades a decades-old helicopter can do practically anything a brand new model can do. And, as the old saying goes: At a fraction of the cost.
"When it comes to avionics upgrades, operators have a variety of good choices available to them today," explains Elvis Moniz, vice president of operations for helicopter MRO Vector Aerospace Corporation's operation in Langley, British Columbia. "Modernized helicopter flight decks offer a great deal of safety benefits through reduced pilot workload, enhanced situational awareness and increased mission capabilities," he adds. Vector is one of a number of helicopter MROs offering a variety of avionics and instrument upgrades for a growing list of legacy helicopters including the Bell 205/206/407, UH1H, Eagle 212 Single, Eurocopter AS350, 355FX, Sikorsky S-76, S-61 and others.
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Type familiarity was a big reason CSC AUTEC chose to fly its legacy Sikorsky S-61N's from its base in the Bahamas all the way to Vector Aerospace's facility in Vancouver, British Columbia. "We were under a tight deadline and knew the depth of [Vector's] experience with the S-61," explains CSC AUTEC's director of maintenance, Jeff Mitchell. "The first ship required some new [non-avionics] STCs to be done. That was big."
Mitchell says that while the helicopter's avionics upgrades included four new Rockwell Collins multi-function displays, AHRS, Mode S transponders, upgraded radar altimeters, and a pair of Garmin GN530s—which all contributed to creating fleet commonality and greater operational safety—the biggest benefit came from completely changing out the 40-plus year old wiring and connectors.
"We were always chasing wiring problems. No more. They [Vector] stripped it down to the bare hull. Every wire, connector and terminal board came out and was replaced with new push-type connectors, circuit breakers and wiring," he notes. "We did our first upgrade in 2006 and have not had to change a Rockwell Collins AHRS unit yet."
He also explained that while CSC AUTEC is not a high-hour operator, the operator does fly in one of the harshest and most corrosive environments imaginable. On top of that, thunderstorms in the Bahamas can get pretty nasty.
"We experienced a direct lightning strike a while back. It was severe enough that it blew our external load off of the aircraft," he says. "It cost $1.7 million to replace the rotors and rebuild the entire power train, but none of the new avionics or systems were impacted. We didn't even blow out a light bulb."
Mitchell says that along with choosing Vector because of their experience with the older Sikorsky model, they also selected avionics that were proven to be able to stand up to both the rigors of helicopter operations and harsh environmental conditions.
CSC AUTEC's primary mission is in support of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, or AUTEC. The company's helicopters are used to retrieving targets and testing torpedoes used for training by the U.S. Navy, which means dispatchability is critical.
Mitchell says that looking back, there is only one thing he would have done differently with the S-61 upgrade program; "I would have done it a lot sooner! It has exceeded our expectations in performance and reliability," he adds. "The upgrades dramatically improved our fleet reliability and greatly reduced our overall maintenance hours and costs."
Trent Lemke, president of Ascent Helicopters, says that when the company started a total refurb project on its Bell 205A++ they set out to "pretty well deck it out with all the latest and greatest mods we could get."
One of those mods included a new Bell 212 nose assembly, which involved a 212-style instrument panel. "At the time we didn't have any instruments to speak of so it wasn't like we were scrapping anything," Lemke says. "So we decided to go all-out and install the Sagem glass [integrated cockpit display system, or ICDS]. We had our in-house engineers redesign the wiring harnesses. We got rid of all the inverters and the like. It worked out really well."
Along with being a VFR helicopter charter service, Lemke explains that the company does a lot of specialty work including heli-skiing, firefighting, medevac, power line construction and mining exploration. "We spend a lot of the bush with both of our mediums [the company also operates a Bell 212 and a 206L], so they're decked-out pretty well," he says.
"What's really nice about the Sagem is that it has direct video input. We work with FLIR and video cameras a bit and we can have those images come directly to the pilot's display. The pilot being able to see what's on the hoist is a big benefit," Lemke adds. "Another thing I really like is being able to switch either of the displays to show the engine instruments."
Those displays are "really helpful when we're doing heli-skiing. You have to really concentrate on your outside reference points—all you see are three flags in a complete whiteout," he notes. "With this system I can switch the engine instruments to be on whichever display is in front of me. It's just a quick glance down to see them. With the standard (mechanical) installation, you can't do that."
Other than the usual glitches, the only negative Lemke experienced during the refurb was the system's certification. "We were the first Bell medium to get glass, so we had some delays for certification issues. It was a bit frustrating. But other than that we are very happy with how it all worked out," he says. Lemke adds that he's sure the upgraded panel has helped his overall business. "People look at it and they don't see a run-of-the-mill helicopter. They see a very modern aircraft. We definitely have operators who recognize the effort we've put into it and are loyal to us because it shows we are trying to improve our product," he says. "They can see that effort with the glass cockpit."


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Episode 01
Perhaps one of the most common wine "rule" is "always pair white wine with fish." During a visit to the Italian seaside town of Livorno for my show on PBS, Avec Eric, I ate the area's classic fisherman's stew called "cacciuco," which is a seafood stew made with a red wine sauce. While the white wine that I drank with the stew was nice, I started wondering about which red wines I might choose to drink with a fish dish that has a rich sauce. Back in New York, Aldo and I did some tasting with a halibut in morel sauce paired with two different pinot noir wines. The results are delicious and interesting and made me excited to do some more exploration in dispelling some of the "wine rules" that are so common.
Episode 02
Many specialty markets carry very nice selections of salume or charcuterie, they are a wonderful way to start a meal or to have as light meal along with some cheese, bread and crackers. I also like to serve them as an appetizer when entertaining. One wine myth is that young wines don't have the character to go up against a mixture of strong flavors. On a cured meat platter there is usually a wide variety of flavors and also the meats tend to be very rich because of all of the fat that is in them. Some may have peppercorns or fennel and some may have very spicy elements. It can be a challenge to find a wine to go with everything that is presented. In this episode of Perfect Pairings, Aldo Sohm proves that, with the right choice of wines that are light, but with some acidity and delicate fruit, it is possible to pair something like charcuterie with great success.
Episode 03
Many people like to serve a collection of cheeses at parties or before or after a meal. The classic beverage to serve with cheese is definitely wine but because cheese comes in so many textures and flavors, and the same can be said for wine, it is not so easy to just pair any wine with every cheese. In this "webisode," Aldo and I dispel the myth that "any wine goes with cheese" by exploring a cheese board that is made up of three totally different cheeses—a fresh chevre (goat cheese), an aged cheddar and a very ripe, blue cheese. If we would have paired the same wine with each of these cheeses, it would have been a terrible experience but Aldo explains the reasoning behind each pairing and it makes total sense. I learned a lot during this tasting and I hope you do some wine and cheese experimentation on your own.
Episode 04
Extremely acidic food such as ceviche or raw oysters with mignonette or lemon can be tricky to pair with wine. Sometimes the thought is to put an acidic wine right beside the strong flavor so that it can stand up to the force of the recipe. But in this experiment, Aldo and I find that there are other options. We know that fruit or floral notes can add balance to an acidic dish, but it will be interesting to see if a more delicate wine can be paired with so much tartness and not be destroyed. This time we find that food can help to elevate a wine just as much as wine can compliment food.
Episode 05
Salads can be composed with so many different elements. Usually we let the market and season dictate what goes into a salad, and generally salads have a base of lettuce or other greens like spinach or arugula. These greens can be a challenge to pair with wine on their own because of strong, chlorophyll elements that exist in the leaves. When you take that green base and then pile on all kinds of vegetables, fruit, nuts and vinegar dressing, it becomes even more difficult to find the right pairing. In this segment, Aldo and I compare two different white wines against a very complicated but tasty salad.
Episode 06
For some reason, maybe because it is often enjoyed as a first course or because we view it as something light, our inclination is to always pair white wine with pasta. Pasta itself—the actual flour, egg and water mixture—is what provides the "base" and as I learned when I made pasta in Italy, really good pasta should be the star and the sauce then compliments it. The base flavor is hearty and the starch provides a pleasant chewiness and mouth feel, and that alone seems like a good argument for red wine. For this experiment, Aldo challenges me to taste the same red wine with four different pasta sauces—same noodles, different sauces.
Episode 07
A general rule of thumb has always been to move toward a sweeter wine when serving spicy food. However, not all spice or heat in a recipe comes from the same source and of course what the spice is mixed with should be considered.
A little sweetness does coat the mouth and throat a bit and allows the spice to be tamed but in this segment I threw a challenge at Aldo by creating a spicy dish with scallops. Scallops have a sweetness of their own and are quite a rich ingredient so it is interesting to see what he thinks is the perfect pairing for the spicy scallop recipe.
Episode 08
Because black pepper has its own tannins, it is sometimes considered a "wine killer." Many times, when the tannins of the pepper hit the tannins in wine, the entire flavor becomes what we call "short in the mouth." This means that flavors come to a halt and the taste becomes very astringent. The feeling is almost like being thirsty. Black pepper can often do this when paired with wine because it immediately brings the alcohol in the wine to the front instead of highlighting the subtle, soft flavors. The steak au poivre recipe in this segment was a particular challenge because not only is the meat rubbed with lots of black pepper, we also poured a black pepper sauce over the steak. Aldo found a Bordeaux to pair with the recipe which is interesting because this particular Bordeaux is Cabernet based which has lots of tannins. Watch this webisode of Perfect Pairings to understand why this works so well.
Episode 09
We are lucky to have so many different kinds of drinking water available to us but are they really that different in taste? And if they are, how do they affect the way we taste other things? Because our restaurant is very focused on extreme quality, it is important to think about the smallest detail including water service and how it will affect the dining experience. Aldo and I decided it would be fun to put water to the test and taste five different waters against each other and then taste each one with a glass of wine. The results were actually quite dramatic and I hope you will watch this Perfect Pairings segment and perhaps stage your own water tasting at home.
Episode 10
This installation of Perfect Pairings was born out of my love of wine from the Bordeaux region of France. Both white and red wines from Bordeaux are delicious, well-respected wines that utilize time-honored traditions of growing, blending and aging. If I had to pick one wine to drink for the rest of my life, it would be red Bordeaux. I grew up near the region and developed my palate on Bordeaux. Aldo Sohm, the wine director at Le Bernardin knows this about me so we decided to put the Bordeaux up against four completely different foods—raw oysters, Camembert cheese, lobster salad and pecan pie. Watch as we test my theory that "Bordeaux Goes with Everything" with these diverse flavors.
Episode 11
Asparagus is a special vegetable that has a very distinct taste. The flavor is complex and while it has a very green, fresh taste, it also has a certain bitterness and high mineral profile. The flavor can also change after cooking and become a deeper kind of green taste. Asparagus is one of the most difficult vegetables to pair with wine because of its complexity. In this segment, Aldo Sohm and I take on asparagus and the additional challenge of dressing the asparagus with vinaigrette. Aldo walks us through some of his thoughts behind trying the dish first with a Pinot Bianco from Italy and then with a Grüner Veltliner from Austria.
Episode 12
Perhaps the most common "wine myth" or "rule" is to always pair red meat with red wine. While that is often a nice thing to do, it is not always the rule. The point of these Perfect Pairing videos is to explore what is possible and the process of finding interesting and successful pairings. With red meats in particular, Aldo and I find that, depending on the meat and the recipe, there are some really nice qualities that white wine possesses that can work very well with red meat. Keep in mind that in addition to beef, red meat also includes duck and squab and of course the sauces that go with those meats need to be taken into consideration too. In this segment we find that some white wine characteristics, like fresh acidity with some fruit and also some mineral notes provide a lift and contrast to a heavy, red meat recipe.
Episode 13
Chocolate flavor can mean many different things. It can be bitter, rich, earthy, acidic and fruity—all qualities that provide various wine pairing challenges. When I was in culinary school, I was always told to drink water with chocolate but there are some very interesting wines that help enhance the chocolate flavor. It is important to taste the chocolate alone first because some chocolates can be complex and bitter and if the wine is not sweet enough, the chocolate will taste sour. If the wine is too bold in its fruit, the experience can overwhelm the palate. In this episode, we explore two different red wines with three totally different chocolate desserts to find a perfect pairing.


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This document explains which of your personal data we process if you contact us or if a business relationship exists between your company and us. With this information - applicable as of 25 May 2018 - we want to fulfil our obligations pursuant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and inform you in a transparent way about our data processing.
This document describes the data processing for the following KYOCERA Fineceramics Group entities (hereinafter: KFG Group). The controller pursuant to Art. 4 no.7 GDPR is stated in the imprint.
- KYOCERA Fineceramics GmbH
- Address: Fritz-Müller-Str. 27, 73730 Esslingen, Germany
- KYOCERA Fineceramics Italy S.r.l.
- Address: Viale delle Industrie 20/5, 20020 Arese (MI), Italy
- KYOCERA Fineceramics S.A.S.
- Address: Parc Icade Orly - Rungis, 21 rue de Villeneuve, 94150 Rungis, France
- KYOCERA Fineceramics Ltd.
- Address: Prospect House, Archipelago, Lyon Way, Frimley, Surrey GU16, 7ER, England
- KYOCERA Automotive and Industrial Solutions GmbH
- Address: Waldstrasse 41, 63128 Dietzenbach, Germany
For questions regarding the processing of your personal data by us or data protection in general, please contact us via an email to firstname.lastname@example.com (respectively for KYOCERA Automotive and Industrial Solutions GmbH - email@example.com).
I. Your personal data processed by us
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, e.g., your name, your (professional) contact details, company affiliation, and your interactions/activities with us.
We will process the data you provide to us in connection with requests or within the scope of existing contractual relationships. In addition to your professional contact details, this includes in particular all information exchanged, like emails, orders, requests regarding our products, or payment data. In case of a current business relationship, you have to provide the personal data required for the preparation and performance of contracts or data which we are obliged to process pursuant to statutory provisions; otherwise we cannot fulfil the contracts.
II. Scope and purposes of the data processing
1. Contractual performance
KFG Group will process the data provided in connection with the placing of orders for the purpose of contractual performance. In this context, we may also engage specialised and carefully chosen and supervised service providers (e.g. for Financial Services, Data Hosting, Service/Maintenance). The processing of data for contractual performance comprises the use of the data for rendering contractually agreed services, including processing of payments via our payment service providers/banks, the provision of services within the framework of service contracts or the processing of warranty claims. In connection with financing enquiries, KFG Group may use the data required for preparing an offer and, to the extent required, forward it to the contractual partners. Further details on the purposes are included in the respective contract documents. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para.1, sentence 1, letter b GDPR.
The data collected by KFG Group regarding product purchases or the use of services may also be transferred to external auditors and/or tax consultants of KFG Group for purposes of auditing and consulting. The data collected by KFG Group for the purpose of contractual performance will remain stored in its operating systems as long as any warranty claims or other purposes under these data privacy guidelines continue to exist. Thereafter, such personal data subject to retention obligations applicable in the concerning country of the KFG Group entity will be archived and deleted upon expiry of the respective retention periods. All other data will be deleted immediately, unless further purposes exist pursuant to these data privacy guidelines. The legal bases for this data processing are Art. 6 para. 1, sentence 1, letter b GDPR with respect to warranty claims and Art. 6 para. 1, sentence 1, letter c GDPR with respect to compliance with legal obligations.
2. Verification of address and credit rating
To verify your address and creditworthiness, KFG Group may access data that is stored in databases by credit agencies and credit insurances regarding your company's address and credit rating, including data ascertained on the basis of mathematical statistical techniques (scoring). This will be the case if the conclusion of a contract involves an economical risk for KFG Group and it wants to hedge itself by checking your credit rating. With the help of this information, KFG Group will be able to grant credits for the delivery of goods or services.
We rely on different companies to provide addresses and credit rating data to KFG Group. We will inform you, of course, which credit agencies and credit insurances we used for your company on request. To get more information, please contact us at the contact details named above.
The information provided by credit agencies and credit insurances and your payment history with us will be evaluated by KFG Group to establish a separate internal rating as a basis for the granting of a credit line. The credit rating data will be deleted 5 years after the last delivery of goods. For these described purposes, the credit rating data may be forwarded to KYOCERA Corporation, 6 Takeda, Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8501, Japan. Japan ensures an adequate level of protection, according to the EU Commission's decisions. This data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1 letter f GDPR, with the purpose of providing you with a credit for the delivery of goods or services.
3. Use of data by KFG Group for marketing purposes
KFG Group and carefully chosen and supervised service providers engaged and controlled by it (printers, letter shops, etc.) may use your name and address to contact you for marketing purposes within the framework of a current business relationship or as a prospective customer. Likewise, data provided within the scope of a current business relationship (e.g. contact details, purchased products, services ordered, etc.) will be used for marketing purposes. KFG Group will provide further information about products and services of KFG Group and carry out analyses for marketing purposes (so-called marketing scoring). In addition, data obtained by KFG Group on the basis of your consent may be used for data analyses for marketing purposes. With this marketing approach we want to ensure that you are always informed about recent developments and that we can provide you with the services you need, and thus establish a long-lasting business relationship.
KFG Group may use your telephone number for marketing purposes, provided we have obtained your consent or the requirements for presumed consent are fulfilled - e.g. current business relationship or prior contact. Moreover, KFG Group may use the email addresses collected upon the conclusion of contract for the promotion of similar offers. You may, of course, object to such marketing communications, and such right will be pointed out in each individual case.
To achieve the goals associated with the use for marketing purposes, we will process the respective data as long as you continue to be our customer, except where we obtain your consent for a use beyond such period or data are subject to statutory retention obligations. In the latter case, the data will be deleted upon expiry of the respective retention period. If you exert your right to object - for more detailed information please see clause IV. below - this may result in a shorter processing period.
The legal basis for the use of data for marketing purposes is Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1, letter f GDPR or, if we have obtained your consent, Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1, letter a GDPR. Further information regarding the use for marketing purposes and in particular your right to object is provided below.
4. Processing of personal data for compliance with legal obligations
Like every company in Europe, KFG Group is subject to various legal obligations to verify the data of its customers and business partners. In this context, we will only process your personal data to the extent required by statutory provisions. In order to comply with legal obligations, it may be necessary to process your data partially automatically to evaluate personal aspects (profiling). Unless you are expressly informed, automated individual decisions are made. The legal basis is Article 6, paragraph 1, sentence 1, letter c GDPR in conjunction with respectively applicable legal provisions.
The respective legal requirements relate in particular to:
- prevention of fraud and money laundering
- monitoring and reporting obligations under tax law
- assessment and management of risks within the Group
- sanction lists.
III. Transfer of data within KFG Group and to distributors
KFG Group may transfer your core data (e.g. company name, contact person, address, contact details like phone number and email address) to other companies within KFG Group, to KYOCERA Corporation (Address: 6 Takeda, Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8501, Japan, Tel. +81 75 604 3500; fax +81 75 604 3501) (hereinafter: KC) and to KYOCERA International Inc. (Address: 8611 Balboa Avenue, San Diego, Ca. 92123 Tel. +1 858-576-2626) (hereinafter: KII) and/or update such data to ensure that uniform core data are available to all KFG Group companies, KC or KII if involved in a transaction with you (e.g. processing of a contract). This simplifies our internal processes and will save you the trouble of having to provide your core data again when contacting another KYOCERA Group company. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6, para. 1, sentence 1, letter b or f GDPR. Your rights are protected by regulations that guarantee high data protection standards.
In addition to core data, we may also transfer order data to other KFG Group companies, KC or KII if this is required to process your order. The products of KFG Group are manufactured by different KYOCERA companies (mostly KC), in which case your data may be transferred to simplify order processing and delivery. You will be informed about any transfers upon conclusion of the contract. The legal basis for this processing is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence, 1 letter b GDPR.
A transfer of the data given by you can also take place with the contract initiation: In some cases it may happen that the products/services you request are not distributed by our company, but by other companies within the KFG Group or by external companies (independent from KYOCERA; especially distributors). In such cases, we may forward your request directly to the appropriate company so that the company may contact you directly with its expertise and provide you with the best possible support. It is possible that the responsible companies have their registered office outside the EU, in particular, the registered office may be located in Japan. It has been agreed with the companies having its registered office in Japan that they will comply with an adequate level of data protection, in particular within the KFG Group by concluding EU standard contractual clauses. You can obtain further information directly from the companies to which we have forwarded your data, or from us under the contact data mentioned above. The legal basis for this procedure is either Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 letter b or (if the forwarding is not part of your request) letter f DSGVO.
As a result of the data processing operations described above, your core data may also be processed by other entities of KFG group or other external partners in countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA). Japan ensures an adequate level of protection, according to the EU Commission's decisions. To the extent the respective country is not recognised by the EU Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection, we have implemented contractual safeguards, by the conclusion of EU model clauses.
IV. Your Rights
The easiest way to exercise your legitimate rights is to contact the above-stated address. Every data subject has the following rights:
- right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- right to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
- right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- right to restriction of processing of personal data (Art. 18 GDPR)
- right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority (Art. 77 GDPR).
You may object to the processing of personal data for marketing purposes, including the analysis of customer data or the transfer of data to third parties for marketing purposes, at any time without stating reasons.
Moreover, every data subject has a general right to object (cf. Art. 21, para. 1 GDPR). In such cases, respective reasons must be stated for the objection to the data processing. To the extent the data processing is carried out on the basis of consent, your consent can be revoked at any time with future effect. The revocation of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation.
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Make Lionel Bigger
Inspired by the "hello" video we want to celebrate 30 years of Lionel Richie music by making a giant sculpture of his head.
Make Lionel Bigger
Inspired by the "hello" video we want to celebrate 30 years of Lionel Richie music by making a giant sculpture of his head.
Ooh what a feeling!
What an unbelievable response for this crazy project. A huge thanks to all of our backers, bloggers and believers from around the world who in 30 days helped make Lionel's head 30% bigger. Maybe the world isn't quite ready for a 100% Complete Lionel head, Tuskegee is not a big place after all! However this doesn't mean the fun stops, we still want to Make Lionel Bigger and you can follow the project on Facebook.
In the words of Lionel Richie...
Finally, a big thank you for all of the positive media attention from Huffington Post, Cool Hunting, Design Week, USA Today, Yorokobu, Cultso, Lamono & Alabama News.
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What they say
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Location: Asturias_ España
Posted: Tue 11 Mar 2014, 18:04
Post subject: Hi Rodney
Hi Rodney, I looked at your link and you have a pet siggen that I did in:
It runs through terminal # siggen
but it is equally effective.
The others I'm checking, tuner1v3.exe I have not seen yet for Linux, but if we can not find the sources, sure are very easy to run this programs under wine.
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Posted: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 01:39
Post subject: Siggen + Baudline spectrum
To mister_electronico,
Thanks I have siggen pet on board and the approx spectrum
response at 1khz ref 77.5mV RMS input (-20dB)
to sound card, shown on Baudline is:
2nd harmonic -48db (rel)
3rd harmonic -55db (rel)
and the rest of the pop-ups spread to 10khz is gradually decaying.
As attached.
baudline + siggen2.png
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Posted: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 02:16
Post subject: Trying the attachment facility
It seems one of the requirements is to keep the
file size well below 100kb, so here goes.
That's better, practice makes perfect.
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Posted: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 14:12
Post subject: good job
good job.
See you.
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Posts: 227
Posted: Fri 14 Mar 2014, 11:46
Post subject: xoscope + siggen pet
Hi mister_electronico,
Thanks, just for fun, have attached another pic
showing xoscope with siggen pet and same 1khz sine wave.
Yes I have continued interest in your idea to design a high frequency
s/w scope. Good luck with that.
All that stuff was right up my street while working as a test engineer
plus radio and broadcast engineer. (now retired)
From the suggested article "Frequency Multiplier For LF Measurements",
of course it's obvious that any s/w down-conversion would have to be external to the pc mic input socket, in order to be processed by the
sound card's natural bandwidth of only 20khz.
Skiing off-piste a bit to your efforts at recording Psicofonia on Baudline, yes I read what I could understand of the long Wikipedia article on this
subject - spooky and deep for me, but raises the point I was unaware that voices of the dead might be audible in the audio range.
All I hear at night is my wife snoring and the gentle roar of distant
traffic on the motorway near here, but no ghosts or spectres.
Perhaps you could enhance the chances of detecting "the other side",
by resting your laptop on a tomb in the local graveyard.
Beware though the voice from within, saying like actor Christopher Lee
"I am Dracula, I bid you welcome"
Back to reality, here's the picture.
Bye for now,
xoscope + siggen2.png
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Posted: Fri 14 Mar 2014, 16:36
Post subject: Hi Rodney Byne
Hi Rodney Byne
Maybe perhaps are not snoring are voices that want to say something ..... LOL... LOL... LOL.
I am work Spanish Broadcasting Electronic Technician I work in the maintenance and operation in A.M and FM transmitters, RF links...
The psicofonias are phenomena that have no explanation, but it is true that there are
Sorry for all this is out of the scope this forum, but good is always sympathetic to skip the rules to laugh a little.
Last summer I was in Peru and I pass through a town where people told me that there was a haunted house.
Well leave the recorder to record hours in the night and record voices of children laughing and crying too .
I have one psiconia here, in my house in the village , the village is tiny no noise , no sound, all is silent , stone house with walls the 1 meter wide.
This small psicofonia I did when I was there, the recorder stops recording all night, I and another player to questions,
In the audio I send my voice can be heard asking in Spanish ....
What is your name ? and the sudden shock and begin to hear a voice responds .
I know that I just converted to the forum buffoon .
Other voices I have recorded elsewhere, always checking that they could not come from external sources .
Good does not have any explanation , but .... this is there real.
I'll leave the full audio.
And they answered me again but this time the voice cleared by program audio with Puppy.
Anyway Puppy is even useful for all this.
Greetings and happy weekend.
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Posted: Sat 15 Mar 2014, 12:23
Post subject: pc soundcard input protection.
Hi to All.
I will listen to the above interesting sound files and comment shortly.
First a serious tech contribution to complement the use
of xoscope, siggen and Baudline on a pc, laptop or netbook.
I have one of these always to hand on my test bench.
For those people who want a simple audio lab on their pc using
these and similar programs, I suggest including the attached mic
or line socket protection circuit to prevent accidental overload
of the sound card or motherboard sound module.
A sudden instantaneous high amplitude pulse signal will do
total expensive damage to these devices without protection,
so normal signal inputs should not exceed about 150mv RMS,
before top and bottom clipping occurs.
The Mic fader should be up about 1/3rd and Mic s/w boost must be off.
This is an easy safety project to construct on say veroboard
or tagboard, at very little component cost for big savings in
potential repair bills.
For those interested, the four diodes clamp the input
signal at top and bottom to about half a volt pk-pk.
The 470n capacitor blocks the phantom +3v dc coming OUT of the
mic socket, which would normally supply a fet microphone insert.
Believe me, inclusion of this circuit is well worth the effort.
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Posted: Sat 15 Mar 2014, 19:21
Post subject: Very good observation
Very good observation, Only one thing to consider with the with the capacitor 470 nF.
The impedance the capacitor 470n F
Zc = 1 / (2*pi*f*C)
With 20 Hz Zc near to 17 Kohm
With 20.000 Hz Zc near to 17 ohm
Is a high pass filter.
So maybe the cheap way is for example:
The next scheme not tested but may be a solution.
It would be better with a band pass filter operational but this would complicate the circuit.
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Posted: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 04:38
Post subject: keep it simple
I listened to the sound files, if a bit short so couldn't
form an impression without being there, but a paranormal
expert might be interested.
Thanks for the added equalizer section but as you say,
better to keep the protection circuit simple.
The component values and configuration could
be useful though in another, different application.
Besides I want to discourage the lf response.
Lf should be rolled off downwards, don't like it.
Lf is a nuisance, having possibility of earth hum loop
disturbance and power supply breakthrough.
If anything it might be better to reduce the 470n to 100n
and also run the laptop from batteries.
Final cap value rests with the user, but 470n is a good start.
For the purpose of meaningful analyzer examination
of audio circuits, I think it better to concentrate
on frequencies above 1khz.
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Posted: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 06:50
Post subject: You are in true
Hi Rodney Byne
The small audio file belongs to a recording of may be 10 hours or so.
My recorder Sony is not very expensive, I think it cost me about 70 euros, but records clean sound. The voices are low and lose quality when I raise them by mhWaveEdit volume.
During the 10 hours nothing happens except in small moments that appear voices.
I have not devoted much time to this.
Anyway as I said this topic is out of this forum and the only thing interesting is that Puppy programs can also be useful for things like this.
With respect to the schema you're right, it is better to focus on frequencies above 1khz.
So your scheme is perfect.
If I have time and could get with some frequency converter circuit for xoscope and multiplier for siggen.
Anyway there internet projects.
I want to retire soon, but my government is just the opposite.
This is illusions I still have much.
Right now I'm also involved with a project for Puppy.
| Microcontroller -- RS232| < == > | Program C | <==> | Gtkdialog|
For data aquisition and presentation.
Thanks Rodney Byne quite enjoy chatting with you about these issues.
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Rodney Byne
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Posted: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 07:08
Post subject: An audio level meter
Hi again mister_electronico,
Quickly going back to your previous post,
IF I wanted to lift the lf end of the audio spectrum
I would just increase the value of a coupling cap
from a smaller value to about 10microfarads
to pass 20hz.
For this simple application, I wouldn't bother with
a bandpass filter at all.
The insertion loss of any such filter into its
termination Z would be self-defeating,
unless the facility exists to compensate by
Now, my last thought to complete a self-contained pc
set of audio lab analysis programs in Puppy, is an
absolute input audio level meter in millivolts of 10 to 100,
Although there are plenty of Windows programs
for this purpose which can run in Wine, could you
write a pet having an indicator and simple front panel
gui to calibrate against an external millivoltmeter?
Sorry, I'm a practical man knowing nothing of code,
it's way over my head.
No pressure just have a think, could it be done
at all. I will leave that with you.
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Posted: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 07:10
Post subject: I forgot one thing
I forgot one thing leave your scheme in Spanish forum for people to see, I hope you do not mind.
I hope you do not ask copyrights.
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Posted: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 07:46
Post subject: Hi Rodney Byne
Regarding the filters think your scheme is a good base, and then according to the needs of signal levels or frequency as may be modified according to the needs.
Regarding millivoltmeter the only way that I have the do now:
| Microcontroller -- RS232| < == > | Program C | <==> | Gtkdialog|
At this time I managed to capture the data with the microcontroller and entirely by the program in C to pass gtkdialog program.
But I have problems with the C program that is not stable with the reception of data.
And this is the last thing I'm debugging.
But this way you would have to use microcontroller and maybe this will complicate your project.
Another way you could do serious thinking about it entirely by the sound card.
I have no experience in this, or how to aquire data from the sound card.
But as the sound card does not collect stable DC voltage values, you could mount a VCO, which CC values changed frequency and using the card values captured by presenting them as voltage values.
But as I say I have no experience in this.
Anyway when I finish my project I will put an example to capture data for microcontroller Puppy.
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Posted: Wed 19 Mar 2014, 10:31
Post subject: Re: Hi Rodney Byne
Subject description: Thoughts on sound card based measurement
mister_electronico wrote:
Regarding millivoltmeter the only way that I have the do now:
| Microcontroller -- RS232| < == > | Program C | <==> | Gtkdialog|
If the microcontroller predigests the data a little, you can script in Bash.
It seems to me that external electronics could also be made to precondition the analog signals so that a sound card could be used to get calibrated results. Sound cards use a delta-mod ADC so abrupt changes in the input to the ADC will cause the output to be bogus but if we assume that the edges get smoothed off, here is my idea:
We need a few controlling signals for the circuit so I will suggest a really bad way to get them:
Use a USB <--> RS232 adapter to make it so a script can send characters to the external circuit. In the external circuit, use a transistor to make RS232 levels into logic levels.
The character 7F or FF causes short pulses out of the transistor.
The character 20 or the like causes long pulses
A simple RC low pass from the logic level signal to the D of a 74HC74
A direct wire from the logic signal to the clock of the 74HC74
You now have a way to control an analog switch like a 74HC4053 to select between the calibration tone and the live signal.
So far we have only used 1 section of the 74HC74. The other two can be made into inverters by just having them select +5V and Ground for 0 and 5V in. One of those 5V's is the output of the 74HC74 for a reason I will explain below.
These inverters can by used to make a classic logic gate oscillator. If your 5V is in fact a reference and not a regulator, you will have nearly exactly 5Vp-p from the oscillator. A simple RC circuit can round it off AC couple and attenuate it.
The reason to make one of the inverter sections abnormal is so that when you select the live signal the oscillator is disabled. It has another advantage that is less obvious. When you select the calibration signal, the AC coupling will cause the base line of the rounded squarewave to slide from zero volts down to about half the peak to peak. A little clever code can look at this as a test of the low frequency behavor of the sound card.
I hope you get my drift here.
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Post subject: Hi Moose On The Loose
Hi Moose On The Loose .
Yesterday I found a program that I think I can do everything much easier.
this Frecuenty.py program written in python captures the signal and displays the frequency microphone.
My idea is this.
A voltage converter Frequency (Hardware) ==> PC microphone ==> Frecuenty.py + Program C ==> gtkdialog for presentation.
The voltage converter Frequency can be for example a LM131
Or maybe the 4046
Once converted to frequency the voltage gets to adapting it to microphone input, the program detects Frecuenty.py frequency, and a Program C will converting the frequency again in voltage.
Finally the program presented in a gtkdialog display the value of the voltage.
With this method will later be able to measure amps, resistance, Farad, .......
Here is the program.
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