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General notes:
Copies of the papers presented at, or published for DCC are available in various ways. A paper printed in the proceedings will be available for purchase in most cases in hard copy as the DCC proceedings. It will in most cases also be available as an individual paper in PDF format as a free download via a link below the abstract (where available) It may also be available on CD-ROM. A paper printed in the proceedings may not have been presented at the conference. Also a presentation at DCC may not be in the printed proceedings. In those cases it may be available on DVD, CD-ROM or as a MP3 download. Links to what is available will be on the page specific to the particular year's DCC.
The price for the TAPR and ARRL 26th Digital Communications Conference 2007 Proceedings is:
$ 20 US +applicable shipping/handling.
- Location:
- Hartford, CT
- Coordinators:
- Steve Bible, N7HPR, Conference Manager
- Steve Ford, WB8IMY
- Maty Weinberg, KB1EIB
- Steve Ford, WB8IMY
- Hosted by:
26th ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference
September 28-30, 2007
- The FSM Virtual Radio Kernel
by Frank Brickle AB2KT - DTTS Microwave Society
- Abstract:
Software Defined Radio is moving fast...in some areas. In many important
ways, however, Software
Defined and Cognitive Radio are just now arriving at the .horseless
carriage. stage, where software is
being embraced mostly as a substitute for traditional circuitry, or is
being celebrated largely for what are,
after all, only incremental enhancements to a very conventional user
interface. Software Defined and
Cognitive Radio promise more than this. We outline the technological and
conceptual components that
are now making it possible to take the next steps towards those
promises, and we report on current
ongoing work at forging these pieces into a new kind of radio
- The APRS Local Voice Repeater Initiative
by Bob Bruninga WB4APR
- Abstract:
For the traveler in a new area, a local-repeater-frequency packet
flashed on a
VHF/UHF mobile rig can display recommended local repeater for finding a
QSO or for local
information. This has always been a part of APRS, but seems not to be
reliably implemented in many
areas. In Jan-07 we launched the Local Info Initiative to get all areas
to support not only this
application, but other APRS objects to show local IRLP, EchoLink, and
Winlink frequencies as well for
the benefit of mobiles.
- NUE-PSK31 A digital modem for PSK31 field
operation. without using a PC!
by Milton Cram W8NUE and George L. Heron N2APB
- Abstract:
PSK31 is one of the latest communications modes to capture the interest
of hams worldwide. Its inherent
ability to dig out low, near-inaudible signals is ideally suited for low
power QRP enthusiasts. The
PSK31 digital modem engine, however, requires intense DSP processing
that is only commonly
available in PC sound card. Thus the PSK operator desiring portability
for field operation is locked into
using a laptop computer as a controller, which results in a cumbersome
station. But there.s hope!
This paper presents the design and construction of a standalone,
battery-operated digital modem using a
Microchip dsPIC microcontroller. The project includes a character
display for transmit and receive text
data, and a graphic display showing band spectrum and tuning indicator.
Using GPL open source
software, the modem can be homebrewed for less than $50 parts cost. When
coupled with an SSBcapable
transceiver or with a popular PSK-xx transceiver board from Small Wonder
Labs, you too can
have an effective portable PSK31 station.
- SourceForge, Hamlib, and Rigserve: Free Beer, Free
Speech, and Rig Control
by Martin Ewing AA6E
- Abstract:
Hamlib is a software library to support ham radio rig control begun in
2000, supporting
many radio types and computer platforms. Rigserve is a new network
server approach to
rig control, inspired by Hamlib and based on Python classes. Both
projects are managed
at SourceForget.net. There are many advantages to developing Open Source
Software in
this open project environment.
- The Nordic nRF2401 Single Chip Data Transceiver:
High Speed,
Short Range Data Communication At An Extremely Low Cost
by John A. Hansen, W2FS - State University of New York at Fredonia
- Abstract:
The Nordic nRF2401 is a single chip data transceiver that works in the
2.4 GHz ISM band. It
provides data speeds of up to 1 Mbit/sec. The frequency can be set in
software anywhere from
2400 MHz to 2524 MHz.
by Hank Javan and Jerry Newman - University of Memphis
- Abstract:
Transmission of information is carried out by
means of transmission media, usually is called a
Transmission Line. Transmission line is rather a
general term since it covers wide varieties of
media such as air, twisted pair, and of course,
fiber optic cable. Selection of transmission
media for communication requires
consideration of several factors such as
characteristics impedance of the line,
frequency dependent losses, radiation,
interference , and so forth. This article describes
some of the important parameters of
transmission media with tabulated results to
assist the designer of any communication
system to select a proper media for his
by Patrick Lindecker F6CTE
- Abstract:
The improving computational performance of PCs and the near real-time
response of PC operating
systems now make it feasible to implement reasonable performance HF ARQ
messaging protocols
suitable for digital messaging. While Pactor (I, II, III) currently
dominate and generally represent the
best available performance, PC sound cards with appropriate DSP software
can now begin to approach
Pactor performance at lower cost than dedicated hardware HF modems. This
paper covers the on-going
development of an optimized sound card mode WINMOR, compatible with the
popular Winlink 2000
message system1,2,3. This effort leverages a prior feasibility project
by the author in the evaluation of
SCAMP 4, an adaptation of RDFT for digital messaging systems. The paper
reviews the development
effort of WINMOR (WINlink Message Over Radio) from motivation through
tool development,
programming, testing and deployment in the WL2K system.
- APRS and D-STAR = D-PRS
by Peter Loveall AE5PL
- Abstract:
D-STAR is a digital over-the-air protocol developed by the Japan Amateur
Radio League, Inc. (JARL)
which supports Ethernet at 128 kbps (DD) or digital voice at 4800 bps
(DV). DV uses 3600 bps for
voice (2400 AMBE encoding, 1200 bps FEC) and 1200 bps for
synchronization and multiuse
(approximately 900 bps is available for general use). APRS is a protocol
designed by Robert
Bruninga WB4APR to communicate information such as positions, weather,
etc. using AX.25 as a
transport protocol. It has been adapted to use any clear-text protocol
such as Telnet. This paper
explores the methods used to bridge Icom D-STAR radios running GPS with
Internet Service) and other APRS clients. We also explore using the two
D-STAR protocols to carry
APRS information over them.
- AMSAT.s Phase IV (lite)?
by Bob McGwier N4HY - AMSAT Vice President of Engineering
- Abstract:
Is this ground hog day or amateur radio? In AMSAT, it is déjà vous all
over again. We have been working SLOWLY on Eagle for years, trying to
a way to get it into space. Follow the history and the plans of AMSAT's
next bird, the Eagle.
- On A Method for Automatic Image Balancing in IQ
Mixer Based Software Defined Receivers
by Bob McGwier N4HY
- Abstract:
Over the past four years while working on a software defined radio core,
DttSP, with Frank Brickle, and
applying it to real world I/Q mixer based radios, the problem of find
the right algorithm to insure
equal amplitude and the proper phase relationship to achieve perfect
quadature between the I and Q
channels in these radios has been a source of constant work. My favorite
author of for sale amateur
radio software is Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA. He has been doing wonderful
work in many areas but
specifically his work in software defined radio has been inspirational.
He did an automatic image
cancellation algorithm for his Rocky SDR as well as other interesting
software defined radio and dsp
work. His web page gives a tantalizing hint at the basis for the
algorithm but does not express a
complete derivation of the detector or show how to apply the results in
the end. We will do that here.
- TPSK31: Getting the Trellis Coded Modulation
by Bob McGwier N4HY
- Abstract:
As just about everyone who is alive and awake and not suffering from
some awful brain disease knows,
PSK31 is an extremely popular mode for doing keyboard to keyboard
communications. Introduced in
the late 1990.s it quickly swept the amateur radio world. Peter-G3PLX
will be the first person to tell you that he is not a trained
communications theorist, engineer, or
coding expert. Yet he is one of the great native intelligences in all of
amateur radio. His inspirational
muse (lend me some!) is one of the best and his perspiration coefficient
are among the highest ever
measured in amateur radio (this means he is smart and works hard, an
extremely good combination).
We will give you a tour of some of this theory, show you how Peter used
one piece of it well and then
made an attempt to aid his new mode with what in this author.s opinion
was an abortive effort to help
the mode achieve a lower error rate and an attempt to show us another
- The Integration of Amateur Radio and 802.11
by Roderrick D. Mitchell KL1Y
- Abstract:
Amateur Radio and 802.11 wireless networking - a good fit for emergency
delivery. Integrating two distinct and otherwise autonomous systems can
rewarding results.
- Results of HF Digital Protocol Survey
by Paul L Rinaldo W4RI - ARRL Chief Technology Officer,
- Abstract:
In February 2007, the ARRL Web site carried a Request For Information
(RFI) on HF digital protocols. Input was sought toward development of
non-proprietary, open-source protocols suitable for use by amateurs over
HF fading paths. Here are the results of that HF protocol technology
by Ed Sack W3NRG
- Abstract:
Using the digital mode software "MultiPSK"1 as our guide, we find that
there are something like 40
different digital transmission modes available to the amateur radio
operator. These modes range from
the "historic" (Hellschreiber) to the "classical" (RTTY) to the
"relatively recent" (example, OLIVIA.)
The availability of software to transmit and receive these modes using
the computer sound card has
rapidly expanded their use in ham communications.
- Bringing New Life in Old Computers
by Miroslav "Misko" Skoric YT7MPB
- Abstract:
In this paper, we describe one of the possible implementations of older
within the amateur packet radio experiments: A simulation of the local
area network
within an institution (radio club, school or university).
- Alternate Uses for the APRS Data Stream - Using
APRS mobile trackers for distributed site surveys
by Darryl Smith VK2TDS
- Abstract:
Looking through the DCC proceedings in the last few years, there are a
significant number of papers
that look at how to use APRS for the benefit of the users being tracked.
With the exception of PropNet
looking at long distance propagation, very little has been written on
how to use the combined data of
the APRS network for anything other than telemetry applications such as
tracking and weather
reporting. This paper is designed to change that.
- Growing APRS' Value within the Emergency First
Responder Community
by Ev Tupis W2EV
- Abstract:
What role does APRS play in emergencies? What role could it play? The
answers to these
two questions will be explored more deeply in this concept paper .
designed to engender both
fresh thoughts and strategies in hopes of more closely connecting
Amateur Radio and the
needs of the official Emergency First Responders.
- Performance Modeling of TCP and UDP over Packet
Radio Networks using the ns-2 Network Simulator
by Paul D. Wiedemeier, Ph.D., KE5LKY - The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Computer Science and Computer Information Systems Department
- Abstract:
Live network tests are often used to obtain performance metrics
associated with the transmission of data
using TCP and UDP over packet radio networks. However, only individuals
who hold an amateur radio
license issued by the United States Federal Communications Commission,
as specified by Title 47, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 97, are permitted to operate an amateur
station. For this reason, we
advocate using the ns-2 network simulator in academic environments to
allow unlicensed students to
evaluate the performance of packet radio networks. In this paper, we
discuss four topics concerning
packet radio network performance evaluation. First, the models used to
evaluate the performance of
packet radio networks are presented. We next introduce the ns-2 network
simulator and discuss the
advantages and disadvantages associated with using this tool to evaluate
the performance of TCP and
UDP data transmissions. Third, we discuss the structure of two ns-2 Tcl
scripts that can be used to
simulate the transmission of data over packet radio networks. Lastly, we
examine the output generated
by an example ns-2 Tcl script.
- Introducing the FLEX-5000A Ultra High Performance
Software Defined Radio
by Gerald Youngblood K5SDR and Bob McGwier N4HY
- Abstract:
With the introduction of the FLEX-5000 family, Software Defined Radio
transceivers enter the second
generation for amateur radio applications. In May of 2003, FlexRadio
Systems shipped the first GPL
Open Source Software Defined Radio Transceiver for amateur radio use.
Many TAPR members were
early adopters as well as contributors to the open source development.
The HPSDR project and
SoftRock (Tony Parks, KB9YIG) kits sprang from the FlexRadio users and
email reflector.


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This new, regular feature on NHLNumbers will share interesting stats-related posts from around the web almost every day.
Welcome. In this space you will be able to find the best analytical hockey writing from around the internet on a close-to-daily basis. Subject matter will include statistical evaluation, financial analysis, contractual issues, and (sometimes) closely-related tangential works. If you have something you would like to submit for a future edition (your writing or that of someone else) feel free to send it to me via Twitter @JoshL1220 or leave a comment.
Luke DeCock of The News & Observer has the first post lockout doom and gloom article I've come across. In his recent article he goes into the potentially negative consequences of the new CBA on the Carolina Hurricanes:
Many of the problems the Hurricanes had with the NHL's old labor deal remain in the new one. Even though salaries will go down to start, over the course of the deal they're still being asked to grow revenue at the same pace as their bigger-market brethren.
"The market's still going to continue to grow, which is going to be helpful," Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said Thursday. "Hopefully the economy continues to grow. And hopefully our team plays well. You get those three factors, then that makes that road a little smoother. If you don't get all three, it makes it a little harder. And if you don't get any, then it becomes a little more unrealistic, maybe very, very difficult."
He goes on to discuss the fact that the Hurricanes, like every NHL team, will also lose out on broadcast and licensing revenue in "make whole" payments.
It isn't all bad though. He goes into some of the benefits to the Hurricanes (and other teams):
Restrictions on contract length and structure should help the Hurricanes by making it more difficult for high-payroll teams to sign and retain players, while the new ability of teams to retain portions of salaries in trades should open up new trade possibilities.
…..The Hurricanes should still get about $12 million per season [in revenue sharing], but Rutherford said the team will have to raise ticket prices in the near future to meet the NHL's gate-receipt targets.
Over the next few years we'll see how things go. More links after the jump.
* Arctic Ice Hockey went through Rob Vollman's data to find the best playmakers on the Winnipeg Jets.
* The Red Wings are the latest team to release a statement to fans apologizing for the lockout.
* Chris Pronger is unlikely to ever play again according to his brother, Sean. (via Broad Street Hockey).
* The Anaheim Ducks have hired Scott Niedermayer as an assistant coach.
* Ryan Wagman at Hockey Prospectus posted a reaction to the firing of Brian Burke.
Happy Friday. Prepare to be overloaded with news as training camps open this weekend. It's a wonderful problem to have, indeed.
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Hertsmere teenagers spent a day in detention yesterday as part of a hard-hitting project to deter them from crime. Hertsmere teenagers spent a day in detention last Thursday as part of a hard-hitting project to deter them from crime.
Around 90 young people from five schools in the borough, including Mount Grace and The Park in Potters Bar, were given an insight into a life behind bars as part of the 'Prison Me! No Way!' crime and safety awareness day. Pupils from Queens' Schools and Falconer School in Bushey, along with Borehamwood's Hertswood Academy, also attended. Each pupil was given a prison number and separated from their friends to be escorted from workshop to workshop, similar to inmates moving around a prison.
They also got to step inside a replica prison cell, were given a workshop on the effects of drugs and shown how to deal witha potentially violent situation through a re-enactment. They also came face to face with a former prisoner who had been given a life sentence for murder.
All the year eight and nine pupils who took part were identified by their schools as those most likely to benefit from the day at the Wyllyotts Theatre in Potters Bar. The day, ran by The No Way Trust in conjunction with Hertsmere Borough Council, hoped to raise awareness about the causes and consequences of crime and the effects of anti-social behaviour.


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After nearly 20 years of service, Sylvia Lyon, president/CEO of the Credit Union Association of New Mexico, will retire March 7, 2014.
"Sylvia has transformed the Association and has been a staunch advocate for New Mexico credit unions," said Chris Fitzgerald, CUANM board chair and president/CEO of the $236 million Rio Grande Credit Union in Albuquerque.
"Her leadership has put New Mexico on the map as an industry leader in financial literacy for our youth as well as unique educational assistance for students pursuing higher education," Fitzgerald said in the league statement. "We appreciate her dedication to the movement and the impact she has made in our communities."
The league said Lyon was instrumental in leading major initiatives such as overhauling the organization's bylaws and governance structure, developing a governmental affairs department, establishing financial literacy programs for children and leading a five-year campaign to raise $1 million for a pediatric emergency unit at the University of Mexico Children's Hospital.
"It has been a privilege and an honor to have served the credit unions of New Mexico and be involved in the evolution of credit unions on the national level," Lyon said in the league statement.
"I am grateful to everyone in the industry who has so selflessly given of their time and expertise whenever I needed it. Credit unions will always hold a special place in my heart, and I am confident they will remain a vibrant force in the financial services marketplace," she said.
Lyon began her career at the then New Mexico Credit Union League in 1994 and served as field representative, director of education and vice president of Credit Union Services. She began her tenure as CUANM president/CEO in 2003.
Lyon is the latest among a series of league chief executives to announce their departures.


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Voters in the Indian River School District overwhelmingly approved a two-part referendum Tuesday that will fund the construction of 38 new classrooms and the hiring of 20 additional teachers.
Voters in the Indian River School District overwhelmingly approved a two-part referendum Tuesday that will fund the construction of 38 new classrooms and the hiring of 20 additional teachers.
Both questions on the ballot were approved by more than 65 percent of the vote, sweeping all six polling places as well as the absentee vote.
"I just want thank the public for their support," Superintendent Susan Bunting. "We really owe this to the community's trust in us. We have developed a proven record of achievement through what we've been able to accomplish in the past and I think this shows the public is partnering with us to ensure our future success."
The first question, which authorized a 3.2-cent property tax increase that will help fund the construction of new classrooms at 6 of the district's 15 schools, passed 2,695-1,239, or 66 to 34 percent.
The second question, which authorized an 11.5-cent property tax increase to fund the hiring of new teachers to staff those rooms, as well as added utility costs passed 2,588-1,341 or .
Together, the two referendum questions will raise about $2.2 million a year.
District officials say the additional rooms are needed as a result of a nearly 19-percent jump in enrollment since 2002.
Among the construction projects that will result from the referendum's passage are eight new classrooms at North Georgetown Elementary School, eight new classrooms and a kitchen at Georgetown Elementary School.
The existing shop rooms at Georgetown Middle also are being converted into 10 new classrooms as part of a $525,000 project unrelated to the referendum.
The first referendum question will raise about $438,400 a year to pay the annual debt service on the district's $4.4 million share of the total $11 million in planned classroom additions, with the state funding the remainder.
Approval of the second referendum question will collect another $1.81 million a year in operations funds.
Voter approval of the two questions means the school property tax rate for district residents will jump by 6.5 percent from $2.623 per $100 of assessed property value to $2.77 per $100.
District officials say the combined rate hikes will increase the annual tax bill for residents with homes worth between $199,000 to $250,000 by an average of $38.05.
Even with that increase, Indian River will continue to have the lowest school tax rate in Sussex County.
Although not expressly mentioned in either referendum question, Tuesday's vote is expected to result in the Indian River School Board implementing full-day kindergarten at the start of the 2013-2014 school year.
Indian River is currently the only district in the state to still without full-day kindergarten.
Because of space restrictions at its elementary schools, the Delaware Department of Education has granted Indian River waivers ever since full-day kindergarten became mandatory in all districts at since the start of the 2008-2009 school year.
Indian River has received annual waivers from the state, based on space restrictions at several of the district's seven elementary schools.
"I don't think the board will have to take any action," school board president Charles Bireley. "I think it's been understood that if we have the money, we'll (begin full-day kindergarten) in September."
Bireley, who's been on the school board for more than 30 years, said he was not surprised by the referendum's outcome or its margin of victory.
"I've seen a lot of these over the years and you can tell by the (yard) signs," he said. "It was very quiet in the places we went and the negative comment we heard were minimal."


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Sunday, January 15, 2012
Sharing Memories - Bay of Pigs - April 1961
Sharing Memories - Bay of Pigs - April 1961
This is Part 1 of memories from Air Force service in Winslow, Arizona, where we arrived in January, 1961. I had hardly gotten settled into my new duties in the Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron unit on the mesa west of Winslow when a national crisis arose. Known as the Bay of Pigs, President Kennedy authorized an attempt by Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support and encouragement from the US government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. It only lasted three days, with the defeat of the invading forces. But we were on high alert, and wondering if the results would lead to Cuba invading the U.S. or some such activity.
Part of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), our mission was to "score" simulated bombing runs in the area by B-47 and B-52 aircraft SAC aircraft. Our unit consisted of semi-trailer vans, perhaps a dozen of them, connected together with radar units on top that tracked the SAC aircraft. We received a radio signal from the plane as they approached their targets (simulating 'enemy' locations) - the signal stopped when the bombs 'would have been released.' The job of our unit was to track the 'bomb' using speed and trajectory, to determine how close it would have come to the target… and transmit that information back to the crew of the SAC aircraft and their command structure. There were a dozen or so (we didn't know, for sure) other units like this, around the country.
We operated with three officers (I was the junior of the three) and a couple dozen enlisted men and airmen. We lived on the civilian economy; our nearest military installation was a small army supply facility west of Flagstaff. The next closest was an Air Force Base in the Phoenix valley.
Good relations with the local community were important. One of the activities I became involved with was the formation of a newly forming Toastmaster Club. I was a charter member. It was a good experience for a young officer as well as for the business folks in the organization.
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any communication, written or spoken, that is untrue and that injures the good name or reputation of another or that in any way brings that person into disrepute.
In law, an act of communication that is a quasi-intentional tort (civil wrong) that occurs when one person communicates false information to another person that injures or harms a third person who, as a result, is shamed, held in contempt, ridiculed, loses status or reputation in the community, or experiences loss of employment or of earnings. Oral defamation is slander. Written defamation is libel.
defamation (def´əmā´shən),
n the act of detracting from the reputation of another. The offense of injuring a person's reputation by false and malicious statements.


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About .BAR Domain Names
More and more people are looking online to find the closest bar or tavern. So whether you sell sushi, tapas or ice cold draws, help patrons find you with your own .BAR website.
Registration Information
The .BAR launch is divided into three phases: Trademark Holder (Sunrise), Priority Pre-Registration (Landrush) and General Availability. Each phase has specific application requirements:
Trademark Holders Registration - Sunrise
From April 9, 2014, at 18:00 UTC to June 8, 2014, at 18:00 UTC, trademark holders can submit an application to register a .BAR domain containing their owned mark, before it's available to the public. When you submit the registration request, you pay registration and application fees. Application fees are non-refundable.
Trademark validation goes through the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), which is an ICANN global repository for trademark data. Visit the TMCH website for information on registering a trademark.
Bulk .BAR registration is not supported during this phase.
Priority Pre-Registration - Landrush
From June 11, 2014, at 18:00 UTC to July 10, 2014, at 18:00 UTC, customers can purchase .BAR domain names at a premium price. When you submit the registration request, you pay registration and application fees.
Multiple Priority Pre-Registration applications with different registrars are resolved via auction. If you don't get the domain you want, we refund your registration fee. However, applications fees are non-refundable.
Bulk .BAR registration is not supported during this phase.
General Availability
Beginning July 14, 2014, at 18:00 UTC, customers can register .BAR domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bulk .BAR registration is supported during General Availability.
Multiple applications with different registrars are resolved on a first-come, first-served basis during General Availability. If we aren't able to secure the domain name, we'll refund the registration fee.
Make sure you go here to get the latest scoop on registering this domain name.
Who can register .BAR domain names?
Anyone can register .BAR domain names.
What are the limitations of .BAR domain names?
These domain names can have up to 63 characters. You can't register domain names with special characters such as & and #.
The .BAR extension supports Latin IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) characters.
Which registry controls .BAR domain names?
Punto 2012 manages and supports the .BAR extension.
For how long can I register .BAR domain names?
You can register a .BAR domain name for one to ten years.
When do .BAR domain names renew?
We'll attempt to auto-renew your .BAR domain name on its expiration date, but will park .BAR domain names after the first failed billing attempt.
If the domain name isn't renewed within 45 days following expiration, the domain name will be canceled and removed from your account.
Can I transfer .BAR domain names to my account with you?
Yes. See Transfer my domain to GoDaddy for details on the transfer process.
Can I transfer .BAR domain names from you to another registrar?
Yes. See Transfer domain from GoDaddy to another registrar for details on the transfer process for these domain names.
Can I add privacy and protection to .BAR domain names?
Yes. Private Registration and Protected Registration are available for .BAR domain names.
Can I backorder .BAR domain names?
No. We currently do not support backorders for .BAR domain names.
Can I move .BAR domain names to another account with you?
Yes. See Transfer my domain to another GoDaddy account to start the account move process.
Can I update the contact information for .BAR domain names?
Yes. See Change domain contact information for details on making these changes.
Are there nameserver requirements for my .BAR domain names?
One nameserver is required for a .BAR domain to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed.


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With his "Dallas Buyers Club" starring Matthew McConaughey as an AIDS patient already among the most highly anticipated films of the fall festival season, director Jean-Marc Vallee looks to already be lining up his next project. He will helm an adaptation of the bestselling memoir "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed.
As had been previously reported, Reese Witherspoon is set to star in and produce the film for Fox Searchlight. The script is being handled by Nick Hornby, author of "High Fidelity" and "About a Boy" and Oscar-nominated for his adaptation of "An Education."
Witherspoon will play Strayed, who after her mother's death and the end of her marriage plunges into a tailspin. Though she has no experience as a hiker, she makes a decision to hike more than 1,000 miles of the Pacific Coast Trail alone.
Besides "Dallas Buyers Club," which has sparked great interest for the dramatic weight loss of star McConaughey, Vallee previously directed the 2009 film "The Young Victoria." That film won an Oscar for costume design and a Golden Globe for actress Emily Blunt.
Witherspoon was onscreen earlier this year with a small role in "Mud," which also starred McConaughey and has quietly gone on to be the top-grossing indie release of the year so far, bringing in more than $21 million at the box office.
Emily Blunt: A queen, uncorseted
'The Dallas Buyers Club,' the AIDS film no one wanted to make
Matthew McConaughey, Jeff Nichols enhance reputations with 'Mud'
Follow Mark Olsen on Twitter: @IndieFocus
PHOTOS: Faces to watch 2014 | Movies
ENVELOPE: The latest awards buzz
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The 2012-13 Lakers are finally coming to DirecTV.
A deal for DirecTV to carry Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes, the new Time Warner Sports networks broadcasting nearly all Lakers games this season, has been finalized. DirecTV will have Friday's Lakers game vs. Phoenix on channel 691, the carrier announced on its Twitter page.
The Orange County Register first reported news of the imminent agreement Thursday morning.
DirecTV, which serves about a quarter of the Los Angeles market, reaching a compromise with Time Warner Sports has been particularly anticipated because every other major satellite or cable provider in the area except DISH Network is already on board with TWC SportsNet, which launched a month and a half ago. Also, as DirecTV states on its website: "Time Warner Cable and DirecTV are the two largest TV providers serving Los Angeles, and as such both share a responsibility to ensure that both sports fans and non-sports fans alike avoid any extraordinary increases to their families' monthly bills."
The Lakers, who will have new head coach Mike D'Antoni at practice for the first time Thursday, are four games into an 11-game stretch of games exclusively on TWC SportsNet.
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PROPHETSTOWN – Niccoli's, a bakery and Mexican restaurant, opened Oct. 25 at 44 Grove St..
Owners Larry and Andrea Niccoli, 55 and 53, have lived in Prophetstown for 30 years.
Tacos, burritos and bowls, soups, salads and breadsticks, and kid-sized burritos and nachos are on the menu. The eatery also has an ice cream parlor with 12 flavors of ice cream and milkshakes.
The restaurant is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Call 815-989-6016 or find the restaurant on Facebook for more information.
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PROPHETSTOWN – Cragel's, formerly Square One, opens today, says Kelly Hagel. She and her husband, Craig, bought the bar from Craig's sister and brother-in-law.
The remodeled bar at 345 Washington St. will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., likely every day, Hagel said.
Find the bar on Facebook or call 815-989-6018 for more information.
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STERLING – Legis Studios has closed its doors, but engineer and co-owner Duane Sigel hopes to find another home for the studio in Sterling.
The studio's last recording at 1201 E. Fourth St. took place Nov. 3, he said.
"I'm definitely hoping it can stay in Sterling, but it's up to my partners," said Sigel, who wants a larger building with more rooms to record in.
Sigel's two partners, like him, are sound engineers. Several things are "up in the air," including his continuing to be a partner, since he has moved to California, he said.
The studio opened March 2011. About 12 to 20 bands recorded there, and 150 to 200 songs and recordings either were recorded or mixed and edited there, he said.
"Financially, it was doing great," he said.
"We're thankful for all the great musicians," he said. "Sterling-Rock Falls has a large amount of spectacular talent."
Bands also came from Waukegan, Moline and Clinton, Iowa to record there, he said.
Dixon Historic Center to add $1.6 million exhibits
DIXON – A grand opening for new exhibits at the Dixon Historic Center, 205 W. Fifth St., portraying the life of Blackhawk and pioneer life in the 1830s, are about a month away, Director Bill Jones said this week.
The $1.6 million exhibits, organized by Twelve Twenty out of Nashville, feature life-scale mannequins, detailed sets, audio and video.
Ronald Reagan biographer Norman Wymbs donated the funds for the exhibits.
Jones said he is eyeing a Sunday in December for a grand opening.
Asian Buffet will not open this year
STERLING – Asian Buffet will not open this year, owner Mike Wei said.
The restaurant at 3106 E. Lincolnway was originally expected to open in April 2010. It will serve Chinese food and Mongolian stir-fry.
Dress Code won't be expanding
STERLING – Dress Code is staying put for now at 5 E. Third St.
Although owner Tammy Larson said she would like to expand into the building next door, formerly meant for Altea Hills Beads and Yarn, she has changed her mind.
Larson would like to start carrying men's clothes, but rather than tear down the wall that divides the two buildings, she is looking for a bigger building, she said.
Remodeling would have required her to close for 2 to 3 weeks and would have been messy and too difficult, she said.
IFH Group expands
ROCK FALLS IFH Group Inc., has completed its second major expansion, increasing the company's overall square footage from 106,000 to more than 121,000 under one roof, the company announced in a press release.
IFH is a metal fabricator and manufacturer of hydraulic oil reservoirs and custom fuel tanks.
The most recent addition houses IFH's non-metal manufacturing lines, increasing the company's ability to produce aluminum sheet steel for reservoirs, tanks and other custom products. The addition has enabled IFH to streamline production to shorten the lead times to customers.
Go to ifhgroup.com for more information.
Reagan Hotel & Suites still on the market
DIXON – Reagan Hotel & Suites did not sell during an online auction Nov. 10, and remains on the market.
Micoley and Co. of Green Bay, Wis., continues to talk to potential buyers, said Andrew Huenpsner, director of sales and marketing. If an agreement is not reached, it again will be up for bid online on Dec. 15, he said.
The hotel at 443 state Route 2, owned by Community State Bank, has been for sale since June 2011.
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Pound Jumps on Retail Sales; Euro Begins to Show Weakness Against Dollar
By Marc Chandler Jan 17, 2014 12:50 pm
The euro is weighed down by cross-rate losses against the sterling.
In a mostly quiet pre-weekend session, sterling jumped more than a cent in response to news of a shockingly strong retail-sales increase of 2.6%. The consensus was for less than 0.5%. On a year-over-year basis, the 5.3% increase is the best in nearly a decade.
There had been some concern that the UK's economic momentum was fading, but today's report, even if a bit of a statistical quirk -- an outlier, as it were -- revives ideas that the Bank of England will be forced to hike rates sooner than its forward guidance suggests.
Since the end of last year, the implied yield on the December 2014 short sterling contract fell about 20 bp. With today's action, nearly half of that has been recouped. Sterling itself had made new lows for the week earlier in the session just above $1.6300. It quickly recovered to almost $1.6460 before traders could catch their breath.
The large UK retailers were pessimistic, and the data showed good reason for this. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, sales at the large stores rose 2.6%. Consumers seemed to prefer the small stores. Those sales were up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Internet sales accounted for 11.8% of all UK retail sales in December 2013, up from 10.9% in December 2012.
The dollar-bloc currencies remain under pressure. The Australian dollar is the weakest of the majors this week, losing about 2.2% against the US dollar -- its poorest weekly performance in almost six months. Today it remains pinned to the three-year low recorded yesterday in response to the dismal employment report. Just as the market feels more confident that the Federal Reserve will continue to taper, it has become more confident of an RBA rate cut in the period ahead.
Today, though the New Zealand dollar is eclipsing its Australian counterpart. There does not seem to be a macro trigger. The market is pricing in almost a 50% chance of a rate hike at the end of the month, more than double the chance seen a couple of months ago. The market had gone a long way toward pricing in three hikes this year. The move today seems largely an issue of positioning and speculative sales in the face of the losses suffered by the Aussie and Canadian dollars. I also note that the Aussie-Kiwi cross neared the 1.05 level, which has served as a bottom since 1995, with two brief violations. This appears to have also spurred some position adjustment today.
The euro is a bit softer against the dollar, weighed down by cross-rate losses against the sterling. French President Hollande is quoted saying that the euro is "particularly high" and Airbus has made a similar comment. The market is accustomed to French officials being the first, or among the first, to complain about the euro's strength. Still, in terms of the escalation ladder, these kind of comments are fairly innocuous. Moreover, Hollande quickly added he will not comment further on the exchange rate. Except for some brief exceptions on Tuesday, the euro has spent the entire week within last Friday's ranges.
The dollar is trading quietly against the yen. The Japanese government upgraded its assessment of the economy for the first time in four months. An adviser to Prime Minister Abe opined that the dollar could rise to JPY115 this year. It has been unusual for a Japanese official to talk about specific exchange levels since the early days of Abe's government a year ago. Over the past week, net-net the dollar-yen is little changed. This is because the break below JPY103 was quickly recouped as dollar-buying on pullbacks continues to be the path of least resistance.
Meanwhile, pending the North American session, the Nikkei (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) could be the only major bourse to finish lower this week. It shed almost 1%. Separately, the MOF weekly flows show that Japanese investors sold foreign bonds for the second week. The JPY740.6 billion of sales follows JPY441.2 billion of sales the previous week. For their part, foreign investors sold JPY219.1 billion Japanese shares, and JPY743.3 billion of Japanese bonds. However, it terms of flows, this was easily offset by the JPY2.7 trillion of money-market instruments bought.
Today's North American data is exclusively from the US. December 2013 housing starts, permits, and industrial production will be reported. The risk is for soft data. Housing starts will likely have been depressed by the weather and some correction to the 22.7% jump in November. The weather's impact on industrial output may be mitigated by increased utility output. On the other hand, the January preliminary University of Michigan consumer confidence report may tick up as the overall economy appears to have improved.
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The Tōchō-ji Temple in the centre of Fukuoka is one of the city's biggest attractions. This is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Japan and houses the largest sitting wooden Buddha in the country. In spring, the temple grounds offer a magnificent display of flowering cherry blossoms.
The temple also houses the tomb of the monk Kūkai. Kūkai commissioned the construction of the Tōchō-ji Temple in 806 after his return from China, where he had followed Buddhist training. He was the founder of Shingon, a stream of Japanese Buddhism that he wanted to propagate. Today approximately 35% of the population in Japan is Buddhist.
The Buddha in this temple is also known as the Fukuoka Daibutsu, the largest Buddha statue in Fukuoka. Carpenters began working on this wood sculpture in 1988. It took 4 years to complete. The Buddha is almost 11 metres high and weighs 30,000 kilos. The ring engraved in wood, behind the sculpture, is decorated with images of Buddha. Next to the Fukuoka Daibutsu is a space with an exhibit of various artefacts. One of these artefacts is a revolving bookcase filled with holy scriptures. It is said that by turning the bookcase the person receives as much karma as if they had read all of the scriptures in the bookcase.
The Tōchō-ji Temple is a regular stage for various festivals. Every year on 3 February, the Japanese celebrate the Setsubun festival, the last day of winter. The temple is surrounded by stages where masked mythical figures dance and throw beans, candy and rice to ward off evil. From mid-May to early June, there is the Kukai Gekijo festival. During this festival you can attend Japanese tea ceremonies; all participants receive a Japanese tea cup as a souvenir.


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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) today announced that Aldo Pichelli, president and chief operating officer, Instrumentation and Aerospace & Defense Electronics segments, and Jason VanWees, vice president, strategy and mergers & acquisitions, will be holding investor meetings at the Raymond James Boston Fall Investors Conference on Tuesday, November 13, at the State Room in Boston, Mass. Teledyne Technologies' latest investor presentation is publicly available on the company's website. Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated instrumentation, digital imaging products and software, aerospace and defense electronics, and engineered systems. Teledyne Technologies' operations are primarily located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico. For more information, visit Teledyne Technologies' website at www.teledyne.com. Forward-Looking Information Cautionary Notice Teledyne's investor relations presentation contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, relating to earnings, growth opportunities, acquisitions, product sales, capital expenditures, pension matters, stock option compensation expense, interest expense, taxes, and strategic plans. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "estimate", "project", "predict", "believes" or "expect", that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. All statements made in this investor presentation that are not historical in nature should be considered forward-looking. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Many factors could change the anticipated results, including: disruptions in the global economy; changes in demand for products sold to the defense electronics, instrumentation, digital imaging, energy exploration and production, commercial aviation, semiconductor and communications markets; funding, continuation and award of government programs; and cuts to defense spending resulting from future deficit reduction measures, including potential automatic cuts to defense spending that may be triggered by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Increasing fuel costs could negatively affect the markets of the company's commercial aviation businesses. Lower oil and natural gas prices, as well as instability in the Middle East or other oil producing regions, and new regulations or restrictions relating to energy production, including with respect to hydraulic fracturing, could negatively affect the company's businesses that supply the oil and gas industry. In addition, financial market fluctuations affect the value of the company's pension assets.
Changes in the policies of U.S. and foreign governments could result, over time, in reductions and realignment in defense or other government spending and further changes in programs in which the company participates.While the company's growth strategy includes possible acquisitions, the company cannot provide any assurance as to when, if or on what terms any acquisitions will be made. Acquisitions involve various inherent risks, such as, among others, the company's ability to integrate acquired businesses, retain customers and achieve identified financial and operating synergies. There are additional risks associated with acquiring, owning and operating businesses internationally, including those arising from U.S. and foreign policy changes and exchange rate fluctuations. While the company believes its internal and disclosure control systems are effective, there are inherent limitations in all control systems, and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Readers are urged to read the Teledyne Technologies' periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for a more complete description of the company, its businesses, its strategies and the various risks that the company faces. Various risks are identified in Teledyne's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers, particularly those interested in investing in Teledyne Technologies, should read these risk factors. The company assumes no duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or otherwise.


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In this issues column, rather than focusing solely on describing what ASIS&T is doing, Id like to ask for some help from the membership in order to learn something about what you think we should be doing and how we should be doing it. And Id also like to learn more about what you think of what we are doing. We already have valuable information with respect to some of these issues as a result of our recent membership survey, but surveys are limited in terms of eliciting expressions of opinion.
I come to this focus as a result of a visit with a local ASIS&T chapter and with a couple of ASIS&T student chapters. In the course of these visits I learned about several problems facing these groups that they and I consider fairly serious. These problems mostly have to do with communication. As a result of these meetings and previous expressions of concern on these issues, the ASIS&T Board of Directors will be exploring means to increase and better structure communication between chapters and ASIS&T headquarters and among the chapters themselves. We are also considering new services to help the local chapters in their operations. We anticipate that the new ASIS&T website structure will provide a good framework for accomplishing these goals.
In addition, we will be considering ways in which to ensure that student members learn about how they can participate in ASIS&T volunteer activities, ways in which communication among student chapters can be enhanced and ways in which the benefits of student membership in ASIS&T can be made more clear. The last, of course, also requires that we make sure that the activities of the Society actually do provide substantive benefit to student members. My hope is that by opening an informal channel of communication to the membership at-large the Board and I will be able to get a broader range of opinion on issues of importance to the members and also a better idea of which issues are considered most important.
To start the ball rolling Id like to suggest that all members weigh in on some of our new or proposed initiatives. For instance, try the new ASIS&T Digital Library, and let me know what you think of its look and feel, functionality, usability, content and usefulness. By the time you read this, the ASIS&T DL should be offering access not only to JASIST and the Bulletin, but also to some volumes of the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting and of the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, using semi-automatic indexing from the ASIS&T Thesaurus of Information Science and Technology. As the professional society concerned with organization, representation, access to and use of information, we should be leaders in these areas. Let us know if we are, and if we arent, in what ways.
Again by the time this column is published or shortly thereafter, you will be interacting with a new and quite different ASIS&T website. Our previous site was, to be charitable, not too good and not too user-friendly. Is this one better? We hope so, but we also understand that any new system can be improved by taking account of its actual use. Let us know whether weve accomplished our goals of cleaner and more transparent structure, ease of use and utility to members, and let us know what weve forgotten to do, what weve done not so well and what we should think about doing in the future to support our members better.
The board has directed that the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting be produced only in electronic form (to be available to the attendees in some portable format and to all the members through the ASIS&T Digital Library). Is this a positive step for you? Should we be engaging in more purely digital publication?
Our membership services have been expanding recently, primarily through the use of electronic, as well as paper, communication. One more example is the ASIS&T Jobline Online. Is this the right direction for us to be moving? If so, in what ways should we extend our efforts of this sort? If not, what would be better? The Board has established an active Publications Task Force considering a variety of issues, including the possibility of new publication(s), integration of new materials in the Digital Library, going all digital and related questions. What are your thoughts, desires or requirements on our publication future?
Beyond benefits associated with publications, support for job advertisers and seekers and enhanced communication within our community, what should ASIS&T be doing in order to make the Society more useful to you, to the information science community and to society at-large? Is increased membership and greater variety in members of ASIS&T important to you? The Board is currently considering initiatives to target undergraduate information science and technology students as members and to increase our international presence and membership. The Board believes that enhancing membership in this way will increase both the viability and visibility of the Society and also its usefulness to its members. Does this make sense to you? Are other paths to these goals available? What other populations should we be targeting?
The ASIS&T Board is in the process of developing a (reasonably) long-term strategic plan of development. Your input on issues such as those that Ive outlined above will be valuable to us in its construction and implementation, and I hope that many of you will respond to my request here for direct participation in our Societys future. You can send your comments to me at an email account that I believe has space enough to handle the expected flood of messages:
Im looking forward to answers to these questions:
· Is ASIS&T doing all that it should be doing for its members?
· Is what ASIS&T is doing relevant to its members?
· Should ASIS&T be doing new things for its members?
· Does anyone read this column?
Nicholas J.
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