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Is rapid growth ever possible without iron-hand rule?
There's something schizophrenic about governing a state. Two totally different processes are involved in it - taking a decision and implementing it. As Dr Adizes contends, these two acts can't be performed with the same level of efficiency within capacity of one and the same regime. The quality of a managerial decision gets markedly improved provided it has been discussed in accordance with democratic principles. This prior discussion - though democratic and free – makes implementation of any such decision too delayed an action, however.
The National Mission of Malaysia
A common goal that might have united the country has been long and eagerly discussed in Ukraine. To my mind Malaysian experience appears to be useful in this discussion for the latter had developed the National Mission 2006-2020 back in the early eighties.
Call me euroasian.
China became the third economy in the world, which has recently passed round Germany. Chinese yuan will be the world currency soon. The unified market of Shanghai and Hong Kong will be the World Financial Center, not New York and London. So, the first thing we should do is to recognize Ukraine as not only European country but Euroasian country too. And it is better to stop pulling faces when we hear the word «Euroasian». There is nothing wrong with this word. We are not just Eastern Europe. We may also be Western Asia. To be more precise, we can be a bridge from Eastern Europe to Western Asia, and vice versa, and this is our great potential advantage, not disadvantage.
Freedom: Gateway Or Exit? We've Been Number-Tagged Now – Is Admittance Still Denied?
The 1st thing our minds recall as we consider personal identification is possibly the numbers – the ones that once had been tattooed on concentration camp prisoners' hands… Names are just useless as long as the numbers shall serve nicely for you.


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How to Calculate Your Training Heart Rate Zones
The key to getting results is elevating your heart rate into the correct training zone, so your effort matches your goals.By John Bobalik
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Ever have the itch to undertake a triathlon? This plan will help you cross the finish line successfully.By Jason Schneider
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How to Go From Zero to Marathon in Six Months
If you're a marathon newbie or have been out of the game for a while, you need a smart training approach to get on the 26.2-mile sBy Pete Rea
8 Ice Bath Dos and Don'ts
For those wanting to take the cold road to injury prevention, here are eight tips for a safe and effective ice bath.By Andy Schmitz, USA Triathlon
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Super. Simple. Introducing the Cisco ASR 9000 System
The industry's flagship Edge router, the Cisco ASR 9000 Series, just got bigger and better. Today, we're announcing an expansion of the series with the Cisco ASR 9922 and the Cisco ASR 9000v. But this is far more than just adding some cool new boxes to the family (though they are quite cool…) Rather, this is about how they all work together as one, creating a Cisco ASR 9000 System…which has massive capacity of up to 96 Terabits per second – that's more for the edge of the network than the original CRS-1 delivered to the core when it was introduced. To put this capacity in perspective, with 96 Tbps, a single Cisco ASR 9000 System:
- Could stream recordings of all Super Bowls, World Cup, and Cricket World Cup matches ever played in less than one second – in high definition;
- Every man, woman and child in Beijing, London and Moscow (~43 million people) could watch a HD video movie – simultaneously;
- 180,000 DVD's could be downloaded every minute, and
- the entire library of congress could be downloaded in 4 seconds
Truly Super.
It's able to achieve such an incredible level of capacity – more than 36x that of the competitive offerings – because of the new nV technology which helps the various ASR 9000 units act as a system. This Cisco innovation connects all of these different units – two primary the Cisco ASR 9922/9010/9006 units + over 1900 Cisco ASR9000v units – together, and operates them as a single "super" unit, breaking the boundaries of the Edge, Aggregation and Access parts of the network. Like, say a bank with ATMs, all the intelligence resides centrally in the primary units but is able to service the needs of many different, disparate remote locations with the same high quality of experience. This unique systems approach makes it easier for the operator to manage because it acts not as 1900 different unit but rather as a single, integrated one. New software update? No problem – nV technology distributes it easily from the central location, preventing operators from having to individually update 1900 different ones.
Truly Simple.
Such ease of operations, along with the ability to avoid placing much larger units in the various locations, results in some significant savings – up to 70% compared to other competitive offerings. That means that the savings alone can pay for the ASR 9000 system in less than a year…even if competitors give their equipment away, the Cisco ASR 9000 System still has a better return of investment over a few years.
Add these new capabilities to the long list of other reasons, such as reliability and modular power supplies, as to the reasons why this platform has seen such strong adoption by customers. The ASR 9000 series has over 500 customers around the world, with 5 new ones – China Telecom, NTT Playa in Japan, Tata Communications in India, Fastweb in Italy, Cox and Comcast in the US – announced in just the past week alone.
And one other good thing about the ASR 9000 system? All ASR 9000 units already deployed around the world can be upgraded to take on the unique benefits of the Cisco ASR 9000 System.
Truly Super and Simple…and just one more example of Cisco innovation that will benefit our service provider customers as they build the Next Generation Internet which will benefit us all.
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John McLaughlin necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 77 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
One Tech IT
One Tech IT creates web based systems to support and manage the business processes of our clients. We build custom web sites that run on standard web browsers and support the management and work flow of small to medium sized business and state and local government agencies.
Small to mid sized businesses in all industries
State and local government agencies
One Tech IT focuses on creating intuitive user interfaces to our custom built applications so that they require minimal training for maximum effectiveness. The "one technique" we emphasize is creating an intuitive user interface for each application that reflects the specific work process of the client. We sell ourselves as being able to build web based business support software for their business systems requirements rapidly and efficiently.
We need a logo for this new business that is simple and bold and (preferably) reflects our image as developers of innovative technology solutions.
It is ok to use the numeral 1 as part of the logo design, but the logo should also include the full company name, One Tech IT, with the number one spelled out as a word.
There are no specific color requirements, but bold is probably better.
No drawings of computers, please!
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QED necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 69 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
QED Software Solutions
The QED portion of the name is the short form for a latin term that we roughly translate to "Consider It...Solved ". That is the focus of the company providing database management solutions. Our mandate is to have the solution fit the client needs rather than the reverse.
The concept to get across is that we are business process problem solvers.
The company has been around for 25 years and has developed DB solutions for the not-for-profilt and labour union market needs.
We are a company that provides solutions to business processes via the use software & DB technology.
Our main target will continue to be the labour union market, the new people coming into the management positions are from the rank and file, but they are younger and more demanding of technology.
The second market I hate to say is generic, any small to mid size company that has issues with their business process flow and is looking for help.
A brand new fresh looking logo to move forward. It can be just the "Q" or it can be "QED" or sell me on something brand new.
We need something to be used on letterhead, business cards, the website site and any new marketing material.
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George Lopez is throwing his muscle behind another Latino icon: Speedy Gonzales.
Not only will the comedian be the new voice of the heroic mouse, he will also help co-produce the new film version of Speedy on a team which includes wife Ann Lopez.
The new version of the classic Looney Tunes cartoon will be a live-action/CG hybrid. Lopez's street cred in the Latino community will surely help the film overcome the PC criticism Speedy has suffered in the past. The project will feature George's "Latino seal of approval," Ann Lopez told the Heat Vision blog.
It will also be tweaked to modernize Speedy from his 1950 origins. Known as the "Fastest Mouse in Mexico," the character has often courted criticism that the ethnic characterizations of him and his compatriots (especially lazy cousin Slowpoke Rodriguez) are stereotypically racist and outdated.
"We wanted to make sure that it was not the Speedy of the 1950s -- the racist Speedy," Ann Lopez told the blog.
If anyone can walk the line with a smile, it's Lopez. However, it already has stirred up some protest. The Latino Review website featured the simple line "kill me now" after addressing the movie on the website.


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The Securities and Exchange Commission may be close to a settlement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over their descent into subprime housing loans and lack of disclosure surrounding them, but the path to resolution is not smooth.
Although the deal now contemplated lacks an admission of fraud or any financial penalty for mortgage deals that helped spark the financial crisis, a willingness to settle at all could serve as a tacit admission of guilt by the mortgage companies and fuel charges that they misled investors, according to a Thursday New York Times report.
The absence of fines was characterized as more a signal of the shaky fiscal status of the two mortgage finance giants than a mark of leniency, The Times said. After all, taxpayers would end up footing the bill for any financial penalties, on top of the more than $100 billion already spent by the government in keeping Fannie and Freddie afloat.
Yet no criminal charges have been filed by the Justice Department, and there is the possibility that none may be, despite the three-year-long investigation leading up to the possible settlement.
And it's not a done deal, either. The government overseer keeping an eye on Fannie and Freddie brought suit last week against 17 financial firms, charging them with enticing Fannie and Freddie to buy bad loans. That case could get complicated if Fannie and Freddie acknowledge fault.
Fannie and Freddie bought thousands of loans during the real estate bubble, repackaged them and sold them to investors. The SEC has been investigating how they reported the subprime loans they resold and whether they mischaracterized them to mislead investors.


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photoshop Q and A
to start, i want to talk a bit about actions. they are great, and if you find some you like, USE THEM! i don't think there is anything wrong with them or that it's "cheating." especially if you know how to use them and adjust them to suit your style and the image, which also helps avoid the image looking predictable.
however, there is no action in the world that will make up for a lack of camera or basic photoshop knowledge. honestly, i can tell almost instantly by looking at someone's work if they have a good working knowledge of their camera. an image with bad camera basics and lots of photoshop to try and correct the issues sticks out pretty obviously. good exposure and wb is still the foundation for a good picture, and in photoshop, even though i use actions ( ones i have purchased and ones i create myself ), some of the best tools i use in many (or most!) images are curves, color balance, burn/dodge, adjustment layers, that sort of thing. also, so much of knowing what to do with an image comes from having a vision of what you want it to look like, which comes from experience, creativity, and having an eye for color. and if you know what you want the image to look like and don't have an action to magically take you there, that's when that basic knowledge comes in, as well as taking the time to do some independent research! i have learned so much about photoshop just by trial and error, and google is your best friend. =)
Elldub said...How do you get the colors so vidid without making them look over saturated? 2) How are you able to get the colored tones to look so natural? Like the couple kissing in your blog banner, or the shot of the shoe?
Getting great color in your pictures is a product of your entire process, not just photoshop. It starts with a well exposed image in camera. Afterward I proof my images in bridge and do basic edits in camera raw. Usually that means I adjust the white balance if necessary, bring the exposure up a little, the blacks a lot, then add some contrast and light vignette. In photoshop, I almost always do a curves adjustment layer, and often the pioneer woman action lovely and ethereal, minus the gaussian blur. Of couse every image is different and requires a unique photoshop routine, but that is one I really like for a clean, rich color.
After that, I usually do a little burning (midtones and shadows) over areas of color I want to look richer. This allows the natural colors to come out without affecting the whole picture. Burning in shadow mode will darken and bring out the color. Midtones is more of a subtle darken. In the image of curtis and Ashley in my blog header, I did all of those things but probably started with the lux soft action from TRA2. In the shoe pic, I burned the shadows a lot around the bottom ede to bring out the blue/green cast, and I think I even brought the saturation up as well!
A LOT OF PEOPLE said...How do you get your creamy skin tones?!
It's funny, people always always always ask me this, and I always have kindof a hard time answering because I feel like my entire workflow is part of the look. I am definitely VERY particular about skin tones and so I am conscious about it every step of the way. I probably overexpose my images a bit in camera, and I try to make sure the face is well light during the shoot. From there I keep the image slightly overexposed in camera raw, and then bring up the blacks more to compensate for it and keep the other colors rich. Throw in a little pro-retouch, and I'm good to go.
Color balance in highlight mode can also correct tints, I actually use color balance quite a bit for a lot of various things, both for correcting and enhancing. You can correct skin really well with color balance in highlight mode if the tint is a little off. Selective color is great for reducing reds also.
Raquel said... Hey Jessica, Thanks for doing this, I learned so much from you during the mentoring session. Do you ever mess with the color balance and or the hue/saturation to make skin tones less red/yellow or is the first question my problem?
Yes! See above. Color balance is one of my most used tools!
Ashley Henry Photography3. I notice that my straight out of camera images look so muted sometimes when I open them in camera raw. They are soooo dull and sometimes feel really grey--even when I've captured good light and exposure. (They look even more dull and grey than they look on my camera screen or in Bridge--is this possibly something with photoshop? or a camera setting?) I use auto white-balance most of the time and I have all my basic in-camera settings on average such as contrast, etc. Any ideas why this might be happening?
Unless your white balance or exposure is off, I'm afraid the nature of shooting digital is that it's a bit flatter than film, particularly if you're shooting in shade or even backlight. Soft sunlight does wonders for SOOC images, but that isn't always possible. Just know that it's the same for everyone. However, professional grade cameras and lenses help your SOOC quality a lot! Also, you can always try setting your in camera color settings in VIVID.
TRICKY said... Hey Girl! Thanks for your help! What are the 3 most common TRA you use?
Hmmm, I like lots of TRA's, but my most common are probably pro-retouch, lux soft and ying and yang.
jer said... Hi, thanks for sharing your techniques! Just wondering what your favorite method is to soften a face in photoshop? do you use surface or gaussian blur? or just the blur brush tool? thanks! jer
Personally, I like TRA Pro-Retouch. Be sure to change the layer opacities so it doesn't flatten demension of the face too much or look super fake. Definitely keep the opacity lower on men, it can make them look feminine.
Julie said... Hi Jess, Is their an easier and quicker way to give the skin a nice glow without having to use the Pro retouch on each individuals face?
Clean light and exposure is helpful, but for smooth skin pro-retouch is the way to go. Also, I hear MCP magic skin is good for groups and saves time?
Jayme said... Hey Jess, I love your Q&A's, can't wait for the answers!! I've been racking my brain as to how you post processed the last bride you posted (the one with the tattoos.) I would love to know the secrets because everything I do is not even coming close. Thanks for always being so willing to share your knowledge... it's seriously amazing how generous you are!
Hmm, I can't remember for sure, but I think I probably used lux soft, my own pop action, and maybe lovely and ethereal or punch out? Probably a bit of burning and dodging. Honestly though, the image had really cool lighting out of camera, which was a big part of what gave it the look it has.
Ashley Henry Photography said...5. Lastly.....:) Do you have any post-processing tricks to help save time on the images you choose to individually retouch?? I am dying in this area. I know how to batch and do synchronized fixes in camera raw, but don't you specifically retouch 30 or 40 images from each shoot after opening them in PS? How do you keep your time down on these pictures where you are putting special effects and skin retouches on each image? It just takes me so long.
Actually, I used to photoshop around 35 fully edited images for each client. Now, I offer however more of the best images from the shoot (usually around 100 to 150 for bridals/engagements, 50-75 for families) and edit them all in bridge for client proofing. I fully edit and retouch whatever images the client orders prints of.
Candi & Ezra said... One more question...what is the best way to make sure the you are not blowing parts of your image? Whenever I try to use various actions my image will often have blown highlights...or the red channel will blow? Any tricks besides just closely watching the histogram after every step? Thanks so much for being willing to share some of your expertise. I check your blog at least 3 times a week...very inspiring.
I have noticed that problem quite a bit with lots of color actions, which is why I don't love many of the color pop style actions. Not very predictable. However, if you have one you like but tends to blow out your highlights in certain areas of your image, simply use or add a layer mask to remove the action in the affected areas.
Candi & Ezra said...
Your images are so sharp. Besides using a nice fast lens like the 50mm 1.4, what do you do in photoshop to further sharpen your image? Do you use the clarity slider in camera RAW? unsharpen mask? smart sharpen? Also, do you set custom white balance before you shot a session or just fix skin tones, etc. in RAW?
I use unsharp mask at amount 58, radius 2.8, threshold zero. For a deeper looking sharpen, add an overlay layer and run the filter high pass. According to Kellee Smith (what a smartie!) it sharpens the shapes in the image without sharpening the pixels.
Travis and Amanda said... Hey-- it's your biggest fan, here. :) Question: when you shoot against industrial/brick backgrounds, how do your backgrounds come out with so much great texture? I'm semi-fluent in PS4, but I can't seem to figure it out.
To bring out the texture of a background, try some additional sharpening! I like the TRA Boutwell Magic Glasses, or use the high pass filter on a new layer
Erin said... 1) Do you strictly use Photoshop for your editing? If not, what else do you use?
Photoshop is basically the only photo editing software worth investing in. PERIOD. Other than lightroom, which is meant to be used in conjunction with photoshop. I actually have lightroom but haven't started using it yet. It is very similar to editing in camera raw, with a few additional perks.
Rebekah Towers said... What action sis you use on the photos in your blog header? Love that composition. :)
I did something a little different in every image in my header, but if you mean how I created the composite, I just copied and pasted all the images onto a new file and resized them to fit where I wanted them to. Is that what you mean? Feel free to clarify. =)
Katie Cook Oborn said... You're fabulous to do this! I learned a lot from your last session. I'm trying to shorten my work flow. I love shooting, but the post-processing can slow me down at times. What are some time-saving tricks you use in photoshop? Do you use actions? If so, which ones do you recommend?
I do use actions as a part of my workflow, but there is no substitute for knowing the basics! My favorite sets are TRA 1 and 2, and the lily blue actions. I have tried others, but these are the only ones I use! Oh, and pioneer woman actions, which are freeeeee!
And yes what about the actions used to get that color of the bride in your banner! I did end up buying the TRA2 also! Thanks!!!
I am guessing you mean the individual shot of aimee? I used a combination of the "get faded's" from TRA2 plus my usual color processing.
Amber Duron said... I am SO excited! Okay. So how do you get that realllly sweet honey effect to your photos?
It's hard to know for sure what you mean without an example, but I am guessing you mean how my whites kinda have a cream tone? That is compliments of any of my antiquey actions from tra2 (lux soft, get faded at low opacity) or lily blue. I also have created some of my own actions to get the look! Also, there is actually an action from Lily Blue called HONEY that I LOVE!


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Olympic gold and silver medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez has been dubbed one of the breakout stars of the Rio Olympics and newly surfaced video of the New Jersey native proves she was always destined greatness.
In a Facebook video published by FloGymnastics, a young Hernandez tumbles and leaps her way through her level 4 floor routine.
The now-16-year-old, nicknamed 'Baby Shakira' because of her innate sense of rhyme, fluidly moved across the floor in a a red, white and yellow leotard.
The tiny gymnast raises into handstands before performing perfect tumbles and bending back into a bridge. Hernandez demonstrates the beginnings of some serious skills on the floor.
And at least one thing remains consistent: her signature high pony-tail with loose curls were just as adorable back then as they are today.


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Working with USB 1, 2, or 3 devices, the power meter has four different modes letting you see a device's power draw in real time, the average amount of power it's using every second, or its maximum and minimum draw during the duration it's been plugged into your computer. There's no stat tracking or uploads to an online database, it's just a quick and dirty way to determine if that USB reading light, or recharging your compact shaver, is sucking more power than you realise.
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John Perry Barlow, privacy advocate and famed lyricist for the Grateful Dead, nailed it when he said, "Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping Tom to install your window blinds."
The recent National Security Agency (NSA) data collection revelations illustrate our country's struggle to balance its need for security against the rights of individual privacy. As with NSA, it seems that federal power always trumps individual privacy. This is also true for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In its aggressive push to regulate modern livestock operations, EPA is working with activist groups to compile and publish information about U.S. farms and ranches with little regard for the privacy rights of those who live and work on the operations. In a matter of time, we can expect an online database of livestock operations that contains the names, addresses, e-mails and phone numbers of the farm owners. With this information in the public domain, livestock operations will be even more vulnerable targets to activist groups.
From the beginning. One of EPA's perennial complaints is that it does not have sufficient information about Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to properly regulate them under the Clean Water Act. This is because, unlike other point sources of water pollution, most CAFOs are not required to have National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.
EPA saw an opening to fill this perceived knowledge gap when it was engaged in litigation on a 2008 CAFO regulation. EPA entered into what some would call a "sweetheart settlement" with activist groups. As part of this settlement, EPA agreed to make a regulation that would require all medium and large CAFOs report information about their operation to EPA, regardless of whether the CAFO had an NPDES permit. This information, which would have been publicly available, would have included the location of the CAFO as well as contact information of the owner/operator.
As you can imagine, many farmer groups screamed "foul." Forced disclosure of contact information is an invasion of privacy and an open invitation to harassment.
Due to the substantial public backlash, EPA withdrew its proposed reporting regulation and went back to the drawing board. Sure enough, EPA found another way to skin the cat. Behind closed doors, the agency used state Sunshine laws to compile the information on CAFOs. It didn't take long for activists groups to submit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to EPA to access the CAFO data.
At this point, EPA has released information from 29 states through FOIA. Its goal is to release data from all 50 states by June 2014. I wouldn't be surprised if activist groups use this information to establish a database similar to the one that the Environmental Working Group uses to document USDA subsidy recipients.
Fight back. EPA was a little sloppy in releasing this mountain of data and might not have complied with FOIA because it released information that amounted to an invasion of personal privacy. In fact, since it began releasing the CAFO data, EPA called back the data on two occasions because it failed to retract sensitive information. I suppose we are to assume that these activist groups deleted this sensitive data after EPA revealed its goof.
Based on the release of sensitive data and the pending FOIA requests EPA intends to respond to, two farm groups have sued EPA to prevent further releases. In the suit, the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council have requested that a court issue an injunction that would stop EPA from including personal information in future FOIA releases. They want EPA to call back prior releases to redact this information. As of press time, this lawsuit has not been resolved.
Bells can't be unrung. EPA has already released personal data on livestock farmers from across the country. This information is in activists' hands now. We can only hope that the federal court system sides with the farmers and their right to privacy, and that EPA learns a lesson for the future.
John Dillard writes from Washington, D.C. Contact John:
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I started with master library and changing it with the PIC code as an example.
I just started coding similar project, just for fun
Do you have any ideas for testing?
(the goal is to send serial as slave to another arduino as a master). I can not seem to get the timing right though.
I played with some iButtons and this is my first Arduino project besides lighting LEDs.
Thanks for doing this!
I had not seen that. Thank you for the tip.
// reads the device's power requirementsbool DallasTemperature::readPowerSupply(uint8_t* deviceAddress){ bool ret = false; _wire->reset(); _wire->select(deviceAddress); _wire->write(READPOWERSUPPLY); if (_wire->read_bit() == 0) ret = true; _wire->reset(); --> this line is not good fore the cloned DS18B20 without it works return ret;}
ds.attach44h(temper);-----------------------------------------void temper() { scratchpad[1] = scratchpad[1] + 1; ds.setScratchpad(scratchpad);}
ROM = 28 AD DA CE 0F 00 11 5B Chip = DS18B20 Data = FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF CRC=C9 Powersupply = Parasite Powered Temperature = -0.06 Celsius, 31.89 Fahrenheit
pinMode(12, INPUT);
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I have been playing around with your libraries for programming an ATTiny85 at 8Mhz but find that it is failing to detect the 0x44 - Convert Temperature when sent. The 0xBE - Read Scratchpad works only from your sample master and not from my program with nearly identical code that works with DS18B20 temperature sensors. My master program detects, converts DS18B20 temperature sensors without any problem.Not having an oscilloscope I am at a loss as to where the problem may be. I am assuming a timing issue but am not sure where to look next.Any ideas would be most welcome.Ian


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I'm in Boston enjoying meeting with a lot of really smart people at Health 2.0. As usual, the biggest value of the conference is the people you meet and the hallway conversations you have with those people. I'll certainly be doing posts over the next couple weeks related to those conversations.
The other highlight of Health 2.0 was hearing Jonathan Bush speak. He was in true Jonathan Bush form and he's great because you can guarantee that he'll never give the same speech twice. As one person said in the hallway, the connection between him thinking it and him saying it is very short. It's so short that it has no filter. My biggest complaint with Jonathan Bush's talk was that they only gave him 20 minutes on stage. Not nearly enough.
For those who couldn't make it, here's the main points that Jonathan Bush provided:
1. "Don't bite off more than you can chew."
2. "You need your partner's 'id' as well as their signature."
3. "Culture trumps capability."
This is all really good advice for healthcare startup companies. One other thought from Jonathan Bush:
.@Jonathan_Bush compares entrepreneurial survival to paramedics' attention to the ABCs…focus on first things first. #health2con #EMS
— Carissa O'Brien (@CarissaO) May 15, 2012
Here are some other good takeaways from Health 2.0 Boston that were tweeted out:
Steve Krein: Introductions are easy, being prepared for the meeting and what follows is hard #health2con
— Matthew Holt (@boltyboy) May 15, 2012
Very good advice and appropriate at Health 2.0 Boston since the focus of it is about partnerships.
The core problem is "uncompensated care."#health2con
— EMR, EHR and HIT(@ehrandhit) May 15, 2012
There's a compelling story if you look at how much uncompensated care physicians provide.


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Usain Bolt, that freakishly fast Jamaican guy, ran the fourth fastest 200-meter race in human history at the World Athletic Championships in Daegu, South Korea today. He clocked 19.40 seconds. Only two people have ever run faster. One is named Michael Johnson. The other is named Usain Bolt.
The fact he was in lane three meant that he was cramped for room. "It put a lot of strain on my body," and meant he could not accelerate smoothly out of the bend into the straight. "It was so tight," he said, "that I had to be conservative and run a more technical race."
Usain Bolt runs fourth-fastest 200m and claims he was 'conservative' [Guardian]
Usain Bolt Interviewed after Winning 200m at World Championships [YouTube]


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Jimmy Savile and workplace culture today
When I was a cub reporter on my local newspaper in the late 1970s, I returned from the magistrates court with what I thought was a front page story. A councillor had appeared on charges of sexual assault on young girls, an alleged abuse of power that had left me shocked.
But my disgust turned to outrage when the news editor told me they wouldn't be running the story. "Our readers don't want to hear about that kind of thing," he said. I remember he used the word "paedophilia" - a term I hadn't heard before. Whatever it meant, it was not a subject deemed worthy of space in that evening's paper.
It is a reminder of just how attitudes have changed. Many readers will recall how, 40 or 50 years ago, children were warned about the uncle with "wandering hands", the local flasher who hung around the playground or the PE teacher who took particular pleasure in getting small boys to do naked press-ups (that happened at my school).
But all too rarely were these kinds of concerns taken to the authorities. In fact, one suspects that the police would have regarded accusations of such improper behaviour as domestic or trivial. Rather like my news editor, the desk sergeant would probably have shrugged and suggested the complainant worried about proper crime.
The Jimmy Savile story takes the sexual politics of the present day and applies them to another age. The teenage groupies in the 60s and 70s who hung around the pop scene, hoping a bit of the glamour and excitement would rub off onto their own lives, were entering very dangerous territory - a world where sexual liberation was colliding with traditional power structures.
It is obvious now that many young lives were seriously damaged by powerful men who took advantage of the new freedoms and opportunities, exploiting their position without thought for their responsibilities. The sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll philosophy glorified hedonic pleasure, living for the moment and to hell with the consequences.
But consequences there were for the victims, if not for the perpetrators.
Today, of course, the word paedophilia is a familiar term in the news lexicon. Those found guilty of crossing the boundaries face the full force of public condemnation as well as the full force of the law. There is nothing trivial or domestic about the sexual assault or rape of children.
A similar cultural change can be seen with the sexual politics of the office. Many career women over the age of 50 will have a story of being touched up or groped by some senior colleague at work. From the 60s until relatively recently, there existed a pervasive attitude that unwanted sexual advances were an irritant rather than a disciplinary matter or a crime.
Although the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 did provide some protection for women in the workplace, it was not until the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 that employers were obliged to take seriously the issue of female staff being bullied or sexually harassed in the office.
Bosses covered their legal obligations by introducing equal opportunities policies and training sessions, requiring staff to discuss and consider the meaning of acceptable and unacceptable behaviour in the work-place. I think this open debate had a much bigger impact on male behaviour in the office than the threat of legal action.
The Employment Equality (Sex Discrimination) Regulations of 2005 provided clear protection for any woman subjected to "unwanted conduct that has the purpose or effect of violating her dignity or of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for her".
The TUC has said that law means "that if, for example, a colleague persists in making remarks about what nice legs a female employee has, or her boss promises her promotion if she goes away with him for the weekend, she should be able to claim that this is sexual harassment".
At the time these laws were being debated, there were plenty of voices arguing they were unnecessary - more red tape binding business from the "right-on brigade". Today, I suspect few people would demand the repeal of such legislation. Office politics has changed markedly over recent decades.
So, again, when considering the lecherous behaviour of disc jockeys and other pop celebrities in the past, we need to remember the cultural framework within which it happened. That is not to excuse the boorish, thoughtless or vile activities of powerful men who should have known better.
But it is a reminder of how far we have come and how recent some of those changes have been. We sometimes fail to notice how civilizing forces are improving people's behaviour.
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The A51 Assembler Kit for the 8051 microcontroller family enables you to write assembler programs for practically any 8051 derivatives including those from companies like Analog Devices, Atmel, Cypress Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Goal, Hynix, Infineon, Intel, OKI, Philips, Silicon Labs, SMSC, STMicroelectronics, Synopsis, TDK, Temic, Texas Instruments, and Winbond.
The A51 Assembler is a macro assembler for the 8051 family of microcontrollers. It supports all 8051 derivatives. It translates symbolic assembly language mnemonics into relocatable object code where the utmost speed, small code size, and hardware control are critical. The macro facility speeds development and conserves maintenance time since common sequences need only be developed once. The A51 assembler supports symbolic access to all features of the 8051 architecture.
The A51 assembler translates assembler source files into a relocatable object modules. The DEBUG control adds full symbolic information to the object module and supports debugging with the µVision3 Debugger or an in-circuit emulator. In addition to object files, the A51 assembler generates list files which optionally may include symbol table and cross reference information.
The µVision3 IDE from Keil Software combines project management, make facilities, source code editing, program debugging, and complete simulation in one powerful environment. µVision3 helps you get programs working faster than ever while providing an easy-to-use development platform. The editor and debugger are integrated into a single application and provide a seamless embedded project development environment.
The BL51 code banking linker/locator combines OMF51 object modules and creates executable 8051 programs. The linker resolves external and public references and assigns absolute or fixed addresses to relocatable program segments.
The BL51 Linker processes object files created by the Keil C51 Compiler and A51 Assembler and the Intel PL/M-51 Compiler and ASM-51 Assembler. These object modules must adhere to the OMF51 object module specification. BL51 outputs an absolute OMF51 object module that may be loaded into practically any emulator, the Keil µVision3 Debugger, or the OH51 Object-HEX converter (to create an Intel HEX file).
The OH51 Object-HEX converter creates Intel HEX files from absolute OMF51 object modules, created by the Keil A51 assembler, BL51 code banking linker, or OC51 banked object converter.
Intel HEX files are ASCII files that contain a hexadecimal representation of your program. They easily may be loaded into a device programmer for writing EPROMs or other memory devices.
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The University of Mary Washington women's basketball team concluded a run to a Capital Athletic Conference championship as they edged the York College Spartans 50-46 in the CAC title game on Saturday afternoon in Fredericksburg, VA.
The Eagles improve to 27-0 overall while the Spartans fall to 22-5. The Spartans must now wait until the NCAA Tournament selection show on Monday afternoon to see if their stellar season will continue.
The Spartans had their chances in the game but the 7th ranked Eagles proved to just be a little too much in the end for York.
The first half was everything you would expect in a championship game. The Green and White jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead just under three minutes into the half. The spurt was started by a Kristen Haley triple on York's first possession and capped by a Kesley Murphy three at the 17:22 mark. The Eagles responded with an 8-1 run to take a 10-9 lead with 14:28 remaining in the half.
York answered with a 9-2 run, taking an 18-12 advantage with 9:58 remaining in the opening stanza. The Eagles continued to chip away at the Spartan lead, until they recaptured the lead on a Jenna McRae triple with 31 seconds left before the break.
The second half proved to be equally exciting and lived up to all the pre-game expectations.
The opening minutes of the second half were back and forth as there were four ties in the opening seven minutes of the stanza. The final tie came at 31 on an Aja Wallpher jumper with 13:02 remaining in the game. Wallpher hit another jumper two minutes later, giving York a 33-31 edge. It would be the last time York led in the contest. The Eagles went on a 7-0 run to forge a 38-33 lead with 7:43 showing on the clock.
York trimmed the lead to one on a Brittany Hicks hoop with 4:20 left. The Eagles got a basket and a turnover as the lead quickly went back to five just a minute later. Wallpher stopped the Eagle momentum with a tough three-point play, drawing York to within two with 3:03 remaining.
The Spartan defense forced a Katie Wimmer miss on the ensuing possession but York couldn't corral the rebound as UMW kept possession and McRae made York pay with a jumper, pushing the Eagle lead back to four.
On York's next possession, York got an offensive rebound of its own and Haley was fouled with 2:31 left. Haley sunk both free throws, bringing York back to within two. York then forced a turnover but came up empty on their next possession. UMW's Aby Diop drew a foul and proceeded to miss the first and make the second as York got the ball down three with 1:19 remaining.
The Eagles buckled down on defense, something you would expect from the top ranked defensive team in Division III women's basketball, as York couldn't get a good shot. The Spartans settled for a contested three and UMW senior Katie Wimmer collected the rebound. The Spartans forced a turnover and Wallpher drilled a jumper on the ensuing possession as York was down just one with 26 seconds left.
York fouled McRae and the senior calmly drilled the first. However, she missed the second but York could not come down with the rebound as Diop collected the loose ball, forcing York to foul. Wimmer converted both free throws with 11.6 seconds left to seal the four-point win for the Eagles.
Wimmer led the Eagles with 15 points, five assists, three rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots in her 32 minutes of work. McRae, the Eagles other senior standout, added 14 points and eight rebounds. The Eagles had just six other players score with none of them registering more than five points.
Haley led the Spartans with 15 points and six rebounds. She was 5-for-9 from the floor including 1-for-1 from three and 4-for-4 from the line. Wallpher was outstanding with 13 points, four steals, three assists, and one rebound as she played all 40 minutes for York. Wallpher currently leads the nation in assists per game at 7.2 helpers per contest. Hicks added eight points and six rebounds for YCP.
The Spartans shot 34.0% from the floor for the game while they made just 3-of-14 from distance. York was sharp from the free throw line, converting 9-of-11 (81.8%). The Eagles weren't much better from the floor as they converted 36.5% from the field. The Eagles were 2-for-12 (16.7%) from three and 10-for-14 (71.4%) from the stripe.
Mary Washington held a huge advantage on the glass, outrebounding York 40-28 in the game. The Eagles also pulled in 14 offensive rebounds in the game.
The Eagles earn their seventh berth to the NCAA Tournament in the last eight years. The NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday afternoon by the NCAA.


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AOL-Yahoo Tieup Sparks Net Neutrality Worries
A combined AOL-Yahoo might reinvigorate a network neutrality debate, according to an analyst report released Monday.
"Because of Time Warner's ownership of Time Warner Cable, any deal between AOL and Yahoo! carries some risk that it will reinvigorate a network neutrality debate, as network neutrality advocates will focus attention on the increased incentive Time Warner Cable would have to use its last-mile broadband pipe to discriminate in favor of Yahoo's service," according to a note from Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.
Reports surfaced last week Yahoo! was looking to hold off Microsoft's effort to vote buyout friendly individuals to Yahoo's board by postponing its board meeting and reigniting merger talks with AOL in the meantime.
Stifel, Nicolaus remains "skeptical" that Yahoo! shareholders will view an AOL deal as more profitable than the Microsoft offer, but acknowledged that "speculation is of a sufficient level that we think it valuable to quickly consider the regulatory risk of a Yahoo!-AOL link-up."
Generally, the analysts put a combined Yahoo!-AOL in the same category as a merged Yahoo!-News Corp, which is to say, not particularly troublesome from a regulatory perspective.
Taking into consideration that Time Warner owners Time Warner Cable (TWC), and the cable industry's vocal opposition of mandated net neutrality, AOL-Yahoo! could face some hurdles, the report said.
That doesn't mean regulators would stop the deal because "antitrust authorities, at least to date, have been skeptical of the arguments put forth by the network neutrality advocates," Stifel, Nicolaus wrote.
But the issues remains volatile given the uproar over Comcast's network management, the report said. The FCC might impose new rules, "adding to the considerations that Time Warner would evaluate in contemplating the potential costs of any deal with Yahoo!," analysts concluded.
"We're not commenting on Yahoo-AOL and can't provide any speculation about how it would impact net neutrality," an AOL spokeswoman said Monday.
Yahoo! also declined comment.
Net neutrality has been a major issue on Capitol Hill lately, with Rep. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, introducing a bill last month intended to preserve net neutrality. Cable companies are none too enthused by the idea, arguing that government regulation of the Internet will actually kill Internet innovation and crush an industry that has operated effectively through market forces alone.
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The recent weakness in markets -- including today's big 150-point decline -- is pretty interesting because it comes right as several economists are cranking up their measures of economic momentum.
For example, here's Nomura showing a big spike in economic momentum in September in the US.
Goldman is seeing similar green shoots.
It's also well known that we've seen strides in the labor market, the housing market, and consumer confidence lately.
And there's a good argument to be made that we're finally going to see some wage growth.
And yet on the corporate side, what we see is this: By far the weakest quarter for earnings and revenue beats since the crisis.
Stocks have been rather saggy of late.
So here's something that we've not seen anyone discuss: What if we finally start to see the domestic strength everyone's been waiting for, right as the stock market picture deteriorates.
Since 2009, we've had the flipside of that: Weak labor, amazing stock market and corporate performance.
So the flipside is possible: Strong labor, strong wage growth, strong housing, mediocre stock market performance.
Is anyone predicting that?
Three other quick things to think about:
- The market has been weakish ever since QE3 was announced. Cullen Roche has a good take on this.
- The selloff in the US comes as people are getting more and more bullish about China's prospects of improvement. The US has been a star out-performer for a long time. Eventually markets will switch places.
- Corporate profits have been driven in large part by the deficit. A fiscal cliff hit could be bottom line murder.
SEE ALSO: Green shoots are popping up everywhere >


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DISH vs Verizon Fios
Comparing DISH vs Verizon FiOS? With DISH you can get FREE installation, over 30 premium channels FREE for 3 months and budget friendly packages. Take a look at a comparison of DISH and Verizon FiOS.
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- You get 50 premium channels free for three months with DISH.
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- Only DISH lets you skip instantly over commercials when you use PrimeTime Anytime to record select primetime shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC.
- With DISH's mobile app, DISH Anywhere, and the HopperGO video flash drive, you can watch your shows anywhere, on any device, at any time.
- DISH also lets you access Netflix from any room without changing remotes or inputs and use wireless receivers and Bluetooth audio.
- Plus, DISH provides a remote locator and voice remote control [coming soon] — so you can change channels with just the sound of your voice.
DISH's average rank since 2010 is higher than Verizon Fios's in these ACSI Service Categories: call center satisfaction, website satisfaction, clearest bill to understand and lowest customer complaint rate. If you want the best service, sign up for DISH.
When you compare DISH and Verizon packages, DISH comes out ahead!


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Campbellfest 2011 set for Aug. 19-21
Campbellfest 2011, a benefit concert for Snyder Police Cpl. Darrell Campbell, is taking shape and several musical acts will perform during the three-day event.The concert will be held Aug. 19-21 at The Coliseum and organizers have launched a website (www.campbellfest2011. com).Tickets are available at KSNY and B's Beverage Barn in Snyder and Sharp Shooter's in Lubbock. The cost is $20 in advance for adults and $25 if purchased at the door. Children between the ages of six and 11 will be admitted for $10 while those five and under will be able to attend free.Friday's activities will begin at 5 p.m. with a welcome by Police Chief Terry Luecke. Also scheduled for the opening night are the Rev. Randy Farmer, Zane Green, Soul Candy and Zach Harmon.Saturday's events begin at 2 p.m. and include Easy Does It, Under the Double Eagle Band, Coley Ramage Band, Pushrod, Lawless Flatz, Southern Circus, Tony Barker, Marshall Dillon and Feel Never Real.Sunday's finale starts at 2 p.m. and features Kaylee Rhodes, Climbing Blind, Mercy Renound and a cowboy church service.The website also has a link to purchase T-shirts for the event. Shirts can be ordered in advance for $20 plus shipping and handling costs.As part of the weekend festivities, a hamburger meal and auction will be held Aug. 20 at Colonial Hill Baptist Church.The cost is $5 for the meal which includes drinks, chips and cookies. The meal will begin at 5 p.m. with the auction starting at 6:30 p.m.To donate an item to the auction, call Amanda Roemisch at 207-3353. Tickets for the dinner are available at the dispatcher's desk at the law enforcement center.


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Feature: McCain Campaign Trail
Senator John McCain had his party's nomination early, and his momentum has not slowed. His campaign caters to the country he has served in Washington and the military, highlighting his consistent presence on Capitol Hill.We're looking for your best photos from McCain's journey to the White House: campaigning, supporters, family, anything that documents his effort.
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This question already has an answer here:
What should I do if I want to anonymously report suspicion that a user is gaming the reputation system? It isn't clear that the question flag can also be used to flag users...
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Once in a while you come across those odd cases where someone has a hi-rep, >10k for example - and asks a very simple question. A little bell goes off and you get a tingle in the back of your mind. I spent 3 years in intelligence with the Army. So even subtle things tend catch my attention. Given the opportunity, I'll even do something that might bug that person to see the reaction(s) - sorry, but some habits never go away. I will certainly do a little research to determine whether my instincts are substantiated.
Now, I would love to give an example, but I wish to do so anonymously. I happen to have one of the moderator's email and wondered if I should give that person my information directly. If the community wishes that I post all my information here, I will do so. It just really rubs me the wrong way to see this system getting abused. It does this community no good at all. Btw, I'm not really sure what tags to use for this.


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The Shopify Plus brand
The guidelines that follow will help you correctly make use of our brandDownload all brand assets
By using our brand assets, you indicate your acceptance of our Trademark Usage Guidelines and you understand that a violation of these guidelines will result in the termination of your license and/or permission to use our brand assets.
Our logo
This is our logo, the one that should always be used. There are two versions to ensure optimum legibility.
This is the main Shopify Plus logo. It should be used in this form when placed on white or light-colored backgrounds.
Logo inverted
This is the inverted Shopify Plus logo. It should be used in this form when placed on dark and busy backgrounds.
Spacing rules
Our logo works best when it has enough room to breathe. Follow these simple rules to make sure it's shown in its best light.
- Use the x-height from the logo to create an appropriate buffer
- Do not place other logos within this buffer
- Of course, this is more of an approximation and to be used as a rough guide
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Preserving legibility in both print and digital formats is crucial.
Our logo should not be smaller than 120px horizontally when used in digital applications.
Our logo should not be smaller than 1" horizontally when used in print applications.
Best practices
Here's a few examples of what you should absolutely avoid when using the logo.
Don't stretch or squeeze the logo
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These guidelines explain how you must use and visually present our brand assets at all times. Your use of our brand assets indicates your acceptance of these guidelines, and you understand that your use of our brand assets in violation of these guidelines will result in automatic termination of your license and/or permission to use our brand assets.
Use of our brand assets must be expressly authorized in writing.
Your use must not mislead consumers as to our sponsorship of, affiliation with or endorsement of your company or your products or services.
Our brand assets are our exclusive property. All goodwill that results from your use of our brand assets will be solely to our benefit. You will not take any action that is at odds with our rights or ownership of our brand assets. Where used on a web page, our brand assets, as well as the mention of our name, should include embedded hyperlinks to our homepage: www.shopify.com/plus.
Our brand assets must be used in a respectful manner. Our brand assets may not be used in a way that harms us, our products or services, or in a manner which, in our opinion, lessens or otherwise damages our reputation or the goodwill in our brand assets. In other words, please do not associate our brand assets with any illicit or illegal activities or use them in a way that is deceptive or harmful.
If you are feeling unsure about proper use of our logo, it is always good to ask! Send us an email at email@example.com


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Call of Duty given ultimate Star Wars makeover
Modder warfare
A group of modders have launched a Star Wars themed takeover for Call of Duty 4, giving gamers the chance to play Modern Warfare as an Imperial Stormtrooper or Rebel Alliance soldier.
Galactic Warfare stitches elements from Star Wars, including locations, characters and weapons, with Modern Warfare's multiplayer gameplay. Have a look at the video below to see it in action.
The non-commercial fan project took two years to build and comes with seven playable maps. Even killstreaks are rewarded with airstrike attacks using the Y-Wing and Tie-Bomber spacecraft.
Interested? Download the Galactic Warfare file from ModDB. ®
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In it, he reveals secrets, which he says will terminate your seeking after blessings, and will rather turn you into a blessing. The secrets contained therein are tested and proven secrets which he has used and have worked for him, and will work for anybody who dears to follow in his steps.
It's God's desire to meet all His children's needs. But He will only do that on His terms, not on ours. So, get this book and discover what the Father's terms for meeting your needs are. But don't just stop at discovering; go a step further by doing, and you will join the company of those whose needs are all supernaturally met by heaven!


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Corporate Resource Services, Inc. Agrees to Acquire Summit Software
Corporate Resource Services, Inc. Agrees to Acquire Summit Software
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Corporate Resource Services, Inc. (OTCBB: CRRS), a diversified staffing, recruiting, and consulting services firm providing managed services and trained employees in the areas of Insurance, Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Engineering, Science, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Creative Services, Hospitality, Retail, General Business and Light Industrial work, today announced the completion of negotiations to purchase the Summit Software division of Tri-Tel Communications, Inc. The acquisition is expected to close once the customary approval requirements and closing conditions have been met.
"With the acquisition of Summit Software, we are taking an important step in executing Corporate Resource Services' strategic plan," said John Messina, the Company's CEO. "Summit is one of the premier software companies focused on the PEO industry. Professional employer organizations (PEOs) enable clients to cost-effectively outsource the management of human resources, employee benefits, payroll and workers' compensation. With healthy profit margins and excellent opportunities for growth, Summit's technology touches millions of people through more than 270 PEO and other clients and their base of customers. While maintaining the privacy of those customers and all of their respective employees, we believe that we can partner with our clients to transform Summit's application into a predictable marketing channel and create another revenue stream."
"I am excited about CRS' strategic vision and the role Summit will play in its execution," said Sean Flanagan, President of Summit Software. "We have begun our development efforts to refine the software and its demographic criteria as well as create the technology to send and track offers from our marketing partners. We are confident that we can have a working prototype of this system in the first half of 2013."
"The improvement in our profit margins is a key factor in our strategic plan," said Mike Golde, CFO of Corporate Resource Services. "We have invested in our professional services business, particularly in accounting, finance and IT, and we are experiencing superior growth of these services as a result. This business typically generates margins comparable to those reported by some of our well-known public competitors such as Robert Half International Inc. (NYS: RHI) . However, we also believe that there are excellent growth opportunities for all of our areas of specialty, including light industrial work, which typically generates lower margins. While we will continue to focus on adding higher-margin business and shift our overall business mix as a result, we don't want to sacrifice the growth we are experiencing in light industrial and managed services. We agree with the views expressed by some financial commentators that the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as "Obamacare") will drive demand for temporary services. We believe that the growth generated by Obamacare compliance will likely be significant with respect to lower-skilled labor."
Golde went on to describe the expected impact of the Summit acquisition on CRS' results. "With gross margins above 60% and operating margins above 30%, Summit's results should certainly improve our overall profit margins. More importantly, the ability to derive additional revenue streams from our lower-margin businesses will allow us to compete more effectively on price for the benefit of our clients, yet generate the profitability our investors are expecting."
The acquisition of Summit Software is expected to be accretive to Corporate Resource Services' 2013 net income, but the impact on the first quarter of 2013 is expected to be negligible as Summit's operations are integrated.
About Summit Software, Inc.:
Founded in 1982 and based in Little Rock, Arkansas, Summit Software provides enterprise software applications for the PEO and staffing industries. Included in its suite of products is the Summit APEX payroll processing system, StaffSoft candidate tracking system and client contact management, general ledger and web self-service modules. Summit's applications allow clients to customize a comprehensive plan for their clients that alleviates the burden of business and human resource management. The company's client base ranges in size from start up firms to those managing tens of thousands of employees.
About Corporate Resource Services, Inc.:
Corporate Resource Services, Inc. provides diversified staffing, recruiting, and consulting services and offers trained employees in the areas of Insurance, Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Engineering, Science, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Creative Services, Hospitality, Retail, General Business and Light Industrial work. The company's blended staffing solutions are tailored to our customers' needs and can include customized employee pre-training and testing, on-site facilities management, vendor management, risk assessment and management, market analyses and productivity/occupational engineering studies.
The Company's ability to deliver broad-based solutions provides its customers a "one stop shop" to fulfill their staffing needs from professional services and consulting to clerical and light industrial positions. Depending on the size and complexity of an assignment, Corporate Resource Services can create an on-site facility for recruiting, training and administration at the customers' location. Company recruiters have the latest state of the art recruiting resources available to help customers secure the best candidates in today's ever-changing marketplace. CRS's national network of recruiters has staffing experts that get excellent results by focusing within their areas of expertise.
The Company operates 205 staffing and on-site facilities in 37 states and the District of Columbia and it offers its services to a wide variety of clients in many industries, ranging from sole proprietorships to Fortune 1000 companies. To learn more, visit http://www.crsco.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on assumptions and expectations which may not be realized and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Future events and actual results, financial and otherwise, may differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. A number of these risks and other factors that might cause differences, some of which could be material, along with additional discussion of forward-looking statements, are set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Corporate Resource Services, Inc.
Michael J. Golde, 646-443-2380
Chief Financial Officer
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As with most harvesting equipment, lettuce harvesters move slowly in the field to ensure maximum yield and to prevent damaging the crop. However, once a row has been harvested, the machine must quickly be repositioned to begin harvesting the next row for high productivity. Furthermore, lettuce often grows in multiple fields, so the harvester must also be able to quickly move from one field to another.
Another challenge for lettuce harvesters is traction. Fields are often muddy because growing lettuce requires using a lot of water, so even a four-wheel-drive vehicle can get bogged down. A track drive would offer maximum traction, but would cause too much damage to the field. As it turns out, six-wheel drive provides enough support to keep the vehicle from getting bogged down in mud and also reduces ground pressure compared to four-wheel drive. It also provides enough traction to keep the vehicle moving — even if wheels become caked with mud.
So the challenge is to provide a drive that can distribute power to six wheels, provide low-speed, high-torque power for harvesting, and high-speed drive for moving from one location to another. All of these requirements can easily be met with a hydrostatic transmission. However, an unconventional lettuce harvester uses a patented circuit to provide low-speed, high-torque or high-speed, low-torque operation simply by shifting a valve.
Power and versatility
As with most agricultural equipment, the lettuce harvester uses hydraulics for more than just propulsion. It also features hydraulic steering, braking, positioning of implements, and it also drives conveyors. However, the most unusual aspect of the lettuce harvester is its hydrostatic drive system, which consists of a variable-displacement, axial-piston pump with reverse-flow capability from Sauer Danfoss, Ames, Iowa.
Each of the harvester's six wheels is driven through a 30:1 planetary gear wheel drive from Auburn Gear by a Sauer Danfoss Model OMS motor sized at 12 in.³/rev. The pump, capable of 50 gpm at 4500 psig, was chosen for its combination of high performance and reliability at a reasonable cost.
The harvester gives the operator a choice of two speed ranges — the low-speed, high-torque mode provides harvesting speed of 300 ft/hr (5 ft/min) and a high-speed, low-torque mode for speeds to 4 mph. Had the harvester required only a 2:1 range, it could have been fitted with a regenerative circuit that uses one 4-outlet flow divider.
For a description of this circuit, refer to the December 2007 issue of Hydraulics & Pneumatics, or view the article by clicking here.
But what makes the harvester achieve its efficient and effective high-torque drive is innovative hydraulic circuitry that switches the wheel drive motors between parallel flow (low-speed, high-torque mode) and series flow (high-speed, low-torque mode). This is accomplished using a pair of directional control valves and two rotary flow dividers, as shown in the schematic. This patent-pending design belongs to HyVee Equipment LLC, Clarksville, Tenn.
Achieving the improbable
The schematic shows a simplified view of the harvester's hydraulic system. It is shown in its zero-state, at-rest mode. In this mode, the pump is at zero displacement, but once the pump's displacement control moves off center, the vehicle will be in its low-speed, high torque mode.
In the low-speed forward mode, fluid flows from the left side of the bidirectional pump to junction 1, between valves BL and BR. Line pressure is also transmitted to solenoid valve A. However, because valve A is closed, pilot pressure is not transmitted to any downstream components.
From the junction, fluid flows to valves BL and BR. But because neither valve receives pilot pressure from valve A, they remain in their de-energized state, so they route fluid up to their respective rotary flow divider. Each of the two flow dividers is a Rotary Drive Roller Stator design from White Drive Products.
Flow divider circuits are not limited to mobile applications; similar circuits using flow dividers could also be applied to hydraulic conveyor drives. The flow dividers would ensure that each conveyor motor runs at the same speed, and each conveyor would run efficiently whether lightly loaded or fully loaded.
Each flow divider in the harvester is essentially three hydraulic motors with a common shaft. So fluid entering the flow divider assembly flows into all three motors and turns the common shaft, which causes all three to rotate at exactly the same speed. Therefore, flow from each of the three outlet ports of the flow divider is 13 that of the flow entering the single inlet port. This establishes the flow divider as a meter-in device to all three wheel motors.
From the flow divider, an equal amount of fluid flows into each wheel motor, so each rotates at the same speed. The flow dividers ensure that each motor receives 16 of pump flow — half of pump flow goes through valve BL, half goes through BR, and each flow divider sends 13 of the flow it receives (half of total flow) to each wheel motor.
Theoretically, though, each wheel motor has full pump pressure available, so it is capable of high torque. Fluid exiting each motor flows back to the pump either directly or through valve BM. This establishes a parallel flow circuit for each of the two sets of motors.
Switching modes
To switch the harvester into its high-speed, low-torque mode, the operator activates a switch that energizes the solenoid of valve A. The solenoid opens valve A, so pilot pressure now is transmitted to valves BL, BR, and each motor valve BM With valves BL and BR shifted, fluid now flows directly to the bottom motors in the schematic. However, because valve BM receives pilot pressure, it has shifted, so fluid no longer flows back to the hydrostatic pump. Instead, fluid flows from the bottom motors to the middle ones. Likewise, fluid exiting the middle motors flows into the top ones. Finally, fluid leaving the top motors returns to the pump.
This single flow stream through each pair of three motors establishes a series motor circuit. Each motor receives half of pump flow from valve BL or BR, which provides high-speed capability. Pressure capability, however, is now shared by three motors on either side of the machine. So the motors operate in a high-speed, low-torque mode.
Reversing the order
Switching the harvester into reverse is accomplished through the pump's displacement control. For reverse operation, the pump's swashplate moves over center, so fluid flows from the right side of the pump, as shown in the illustration.
Hydraulic flow in the reverse mode again can be seen in the schematic. If valve A is not energized, pilot pressure is not transmitted to valves BL, BR, and BM. Fluid flows from the right side of the pump to junction 2. Flow splits at this junction and travels around to the three motors on the left and three on the right. Fluid flows into the two lower motors through their respective valve BM and directly into the upper motors. Exiting the motors, fluid then flows into the respective flow divider.
Fluid from the lower motors cannot flow through valve BL or BR because they are closed, by virtue of no pilot pressure. From the flow divider, fluid combines at junction 1 and flows to the left side of the pump. In this configuration, each flow divider acts as a meter-out device — again ensuring that all three motors rotate at the same speed.
When the harvester is in the high-speed, low-torque mode in reverse, the operator activates the lever for high-speed operation, so valve A opens to route pilot pressure to valves BL, BR, and BM. The pilot pressure shifts the valves, so fluid can no longer flow through all six motors in parallel. Instead, fluid flows past the bottom and middle motors and enters the top motors. From there, fluid flows into the middle motors through valve BM, then to the bottom motors through their respective valve BM.
After exiting the bottom motors, fluid cannot flow into the flow dividers because valves BL and BR, have shifted to block flow from them. Instead, fluid exits the bottom motors and flows through valves BL and BR, and, finally, into the left side of the pump.
Design considerations
As with any system design, decisions had to be made based on reliability, performance, efficiency, cost, and practicality. For example, all valves could be solenoid operated instead of pilot operated. However, designers deemed pilot-operated valves more reliable for this application. Pilot actuated valves are more tolerant of fluid contamination than solenoid valves are, and electrical actuation is sensitive to corrosion and malfunctions from contact with water. Pilot lines are also less likely to be damaged from unpredictable environmental conditions.
Another consideration was the choice for valves BL and BR. A larger, single valve could have been used. However, designers found smaller valves to be more readily available — which would be important if a replacement was needed — and also less costly. Moreover, by using two smaller valves, the BL and BR valves are the same as the BM valves. This simplifies inventory and eases maintenance by consolidating part numbers.
The flow dividers also required careful consideration. The first choice was between rotary and valve-type flow dividers. However, because they split flow mechanically instead of using energy-wasting orifices, rotary flow dividers are much more energy efficient than their valve-type counterparts, so rotary flow dividers were chosen.
Another consideration was the number of flow dividers to use. Designers quickly settled on two 3-outlet flow dividers based on cost, practicality, and because the two flow-divider system provides a split power train, which operators and technicians would be familiar with.
Because speed, direction, and driving mode all lend themselves to electrohydraulic control, the harvester could have been fitted with a multi-axis joystick for single-point control. However, designers wanted to use conventional type controls. Therefore, speed is controlled with a foot pedal coupled with an electronic transducer that sends a signal to the pump's displacement control. So as the operator presses farther on the accelerator pedal, pump displacement increases, which increases vehicle speed.
Forward and reverse is controlled through a lever similar to that used in conventional transmissions. Pivoting the lever to the reverse position changes the polarity of the signal from the accelerator pedal transducer. So pushing on the pedal increases speed in the reverse direction.
The harvester is also shifted out of and into low-speed, high-torque using a lever-activated switch. This switch is normally open (de-energized), so it does not send a signal to solenoid valve A unless the operator moves the lever into the high-speed mode. An interlock is also provided to prevent the vehicle from starting while in the high-speed mode.
Mark Perry is with Fitzsimmons Hydraulics, Clarence, N. Y., and George Morgan, P. E., is a registered patent agent with Morgan & Associates, Evansville, Ind. For more information on the lettuce harvester, e-mail [email protected]. For more information on the patent-pending flow divider circuit, e-mail George Morgan, P. E., at [email protected].


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Mohd Rafi Ke Deewanon Ki Mehfil in Delhi
May 19th
Recently in Delhi, a great meeting was organized by Mr. Zorawar and Mr. Ashish Kapoor,
It was a great success and everybody enjoys the meeting.
Special thanks to Mr. Zorawar and Ashish Kapoor for such a great idea. Special thanks also goes to Mr. Naresh Kumar and Mohd. Arif Zia for singing melodious songs and bhajans of Mohd Rafi Sahab.
More details about the meeting very soon…( hope this soon will come soon 🙂 )


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In the PBS Frontline documentary that airs tonight, a group of kids from a gritty urban high school in west Philadelphia are talking trash. They've built two hybrid cars designed to get 100 mpg and compete on the track, something they say automotive engineers haven't done so much of.
Introducing Fast Times at West Philly High.
"We can be just as innovative as the CEO's of Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan," Jacques Wells, one of the students, told Frontline producers. "And we don't even have diplomas yet."
The film follows a group of students who were part of West Philadelphia High School's after school auto club. They spent three years building hybrid cars to compete in the 2010 Progressive Insurance Automotive X competition, which boasted a $10 million purse.
They didn't win the prize, but their design beat the one the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's team entered, and it nipped at the heels of designs by Cornell University, Tesla Motors, and Tata Motors.
Not only were they the only high school team entered in the competition, but their high school isn't known as a glittering beacon of academia. It's in a rough neighborhood. But Simon Hauger, the math teacher who ran the auto club, supported his students, eager to show them something other than the rote drudgery they experienced in the classroom on a day to day basis.
I'm excited to watch this. It sounds like the kind of automotive drama that those idiotic reality-buildup shows on cable always leave me hungry for (don't bother asking why I ever watch those).
"Fast Times at West Philly High" airs tonight on PBS at 10 Eastern.
Photo credit: Frontline


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More than 20,000 times last year in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, midsize and large companies responded to adversity by slashing on average about 100 staff members at a time. Considering all the news coverage about the economic downturn and the poor job market, that might, at first glance, seem like a dog-bites-man story. But that is a lot of jobs. Did circumstances always merit the drastic actions? If so, were the actions taken deliberately and carefully, with all appropriate respect toward the people involved? What sorts of provisions were made to ensure that key talent was protected? These questions are important because they go to the heart of how companies avoid lasting damage in the marketplace and build long-term value.
Trying to get a handle on the answers from publicly available data is problematic, as even a broad-based research effort would be brought to a halt at the gates of internal company performance information and organizational dynamics. But it is a safe assumption that many of these 20,000 organizations did destroy value somewhere along the way by cutting capacity that they soon had to replace, by making poor choices as to who should go and who should stay, by being careless in communicating the rationale for change and protecting the motivation levels of surviving employees, and by missing the opportunity to rethink their business model to optimize their positioning for the recovery ahead.
Organizations such as Wal-Mart Stores, Cisco, Charles Schwab and even American Airlines have recently tried to rehire laid-off employees.1 But in so doing, the churn they generate often serves to demoralize employees and create an environmental uncertainty that compromises staff engagement, loyalty, customer service —and ultimately, company performance.
The broader issues here go well beyond layoffs. Is there a right way to manage a company through a time of challenge or tepid economic growth? What general guidelines can be discerned from the lessons of the past? And what sorts of decisions can managers take today to improve the odds that their companies will emerge as the winners of tomorrow?
Slash and Burn: Re-Engineering and Core Competencies
It used to be an article of faith that re-engineering initiatives, analytically evaluated and quickly implemented into an organization's operations, could serve as a magic bullet by helping companies realize previously unimagined efficiencies.