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Hydraulic Presses Surging into the Marketplace
Raye (Multipress): New orders picked up during in the last half of 2010, and we're getting calls from customers we haven't heard from in years. Some of these are Midwestern automotive-parts manufacturers, but we're also seeing activity from suppliers in the energy, aerospace, appliance, HVAC and ammunitions industries.
|To compile information for this article, MetalForming spoke with the following hydraulic-press builders:
• Multipress, Inc., Columbus, OH—Barney Raye, president
• Eagle Press & Equipment Co. Ltd., Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada—Tom McCarthy, account executive
• Macrodyne Technologies, Inc., Concord, Ontario, Canada—Andrew Kirk, president
• AP&T North America Inc., (North American headquarters in Monroe, NC)—Bengt Walkin, technical manager
• Neff Press, Inc., St. Louis, MO—John David Murphy, general manager/president
• Greenerd Press & Machine Co., Inc., Nashua, NH—Tim Dining, president and CEO
• Phoenix Hydraulic Presses, Hilliard, OH—Mike Gardner, vice president
• Pacific Press Technologies LP, Mt. Carmel, IL—Steve Schurman, director of sales and marketing
• Beckwood Press Company, Fenton, MO—Jeff Debus, president
Dining (Greenerd): We've seen activity in the HVAC market as well as in automotive and in the defense sector. The HVAC market gets healthier as the U.S. residential and commercial building market rebounds. New presses, as well as rebuilds of older presses, are being used to manufacture heating and cooling equipment, in addition to ductwork, flanges and hangers. For the defense sector, new presses are being called on for coining (ironing) of tank components—a post-forging process on hot parts. We're also selling to a compression molder of military personal-protective equipment.
In automotive, a U.S.-based component manufacturer recently began retooling its Mexican operations and is rebuilding and upgrading older hydraulic presses, for forming applications. It's also adding press automation to increase throughput and productivity. It is rebuilding 25-yr.-old presses, stripping them down to the frames and replacing
everything. Likewise, the aftermarket-parts market for the heavy truck industry is particularly active. One customer making brake parts commissioned a 1000-ton press 16 months ago, and is looking to add even more press capacity.
In the appliance market, one customer, to minimize operating costs, is including variable-frequency drive technology and other energy-saving features in its new hydraulic presses. It's also specifying advanced controls and feedback systems.
McCarthy (Eagle): We've seen an increase in hydraulic-press applications in relatively new areas such as hot stamping. As results become more predictable and known, use of the technology has begun to grow. Benefits include minimal or no springback, improved accuracy and lower tonnage requirements. Tier One customers operating traditional stamping and hydroforming presses now are adding hot stamping to their list of capabilities. Automotive applications include pillars, roof rails, bumper beams, transmission tunnels and sills.
Kirk (Macrodyne): The marketplace for new hydraulic presses was, of course, impacted by the relatively high inventory of used presses. Customers that survived the downturn and in some cases have grown—by absorbing production volumes from failed competitors as well as from increased market activity—created opportunities for press rebuilds and upgrades. As the inventory of good-quality used presses declines and the economy continues to improve, we expect sales of new presses to increase.
Outside of automotive, new green technologies in power generation, such as wind turbines, have expanded the demand for sophisticated open-die hydraulic forging presses for production of ring blanks, for ring rolling of large bearings and flanges. And, the aerospace industry is using hydraulic presses with associated advanced control systems to manufacture parts of advanced composites and high-strength materials, such as titanium alloys. Examples include precisely controlled high-temperature presses for superplastic forming and elastoforming.
Walkin (AP&T): Customers are specifying hydraulic presses for applications requiring quick adjustments and control of draw depth. In the automotive sector, the flexibility of hydraulic presses allows manufacturers to efficiently produce lower volumes of higher model variations. Applications include press hardening (hot stamping), heat-exchanger lines and hydroforming.
Murphy (Neff): The market is good now, and our customer base is very diversified, including defense, automotive, medical, alternative fuel, solar energy, consumer products, green opportunities and trucking. Most of the applications require a turnkey solution, feedback system and quality-assurance tracking capabilities.
Debus (Beckwood): Aerospace, DoD and general manufacturing make up the majority of our order volume, with some automotive applications mixed in. The purchases are split almost 50/50 between new products or projects and companies looking to increase capacity. Over the past few years, purchases for capacity increases were nowhere near current levels. We're seeing an almost even split between traditional metalworking/forming applications and those involving some type of composite forming/processing.
Q: How do today's hydraulic presses differ from their predecessors in terms of technology and capabilities?
Debus: Most manufacturers, Beckwood included, have spent the past few years finding s to increase productivity and quality without substantial increases in overhead. As the need for reliability has increased so has the demand for internal system monitoring and Internet-based monitoring. These technologies allow the press manufacturer to instantly gain access to the press systems from any Internet point, to help with troubleshooting or gain advance warnings for routine maintenance and even wear and tear.
The issue of flexibility continues to become more important as part volumes continue to diminish, leading to more frequent changeovers. Quick-die-change systems and programmable control systems with recipe handling are two popular methods for reducing changeover time. Other options for optimizing flexibility include purchasing presses with larger bed sizes and stroke capacity, and adding the ability to operate under pressure or position setpoint control.
Raye: For half a century, ram speed, position and force were controlled by limit and proximity switches, relays, linear potentiometers and other analog/mechanical devices. Today, press controls are almost entirely electronic. They boast supervisory PLCs receiving input from linear and pressure transducers, load cells and programmable motion controllers. It now is common for process parameters to be entered into machine memory as individual part recipes, accessible through a touchscreen operator interface.
Modern hydraulic presses are engineered to integrate with new shop-floor technology, including communication with central production-control systems. Faster speeds are being required for high-volume production of smaller parts. We recently designed an indexer press with a cycle time of 0.5 sec.
Improved electronic controls and hydraulic components have enhanced control and accuracy of slide velocity and tonnage during the working portion of the stroke. This improves part quality and avoids material thinning and other quality issues. Even tryout and spotting presses are more complex—it's common to see rolling bolsters and booking platens to allow tool and die makers optimized access for repairs and modifications.
Murphy: Today's presses are faster, have less leakage points and incorporate the latest software packages for traceability and part quality.
Walkin: The market demands higher output, energy savings and increased accessibility, which leads press manufacturers to provide improved hydraulics, software, positioning and pressure control.
Gardner (Phoenix): Ram control represents a considerable improvement, providing the ability to match ram control to a customer's applications. Examples include:
• Returning the ram on pressure, distance, pressure with dwell.
• Controlling ram speed, switching from fast advance to a slower pressing speed. This can be done manually using adjustable limit switches or electrically using a linear transducer.
• Electronically monitoring force and distance.
Q: Describe recent advances in hydraulic-press components such as drives, pumps and controls.
Murphy: Industrial computers rather than PLCs are being used more often due to their processing speeds and memory storage. Hydraulic circuits are being designed to offer lower-power solutions while still providing high speeds and cycle rates. Integrating servo motors, drives and other control devices is more common due to customer requests to provide a more versatile machine.
Debus: It would be misleading to state that a plethora of new technology has been hitting the hydraulic-component and drive marketplace. Performance improvements and affordability should be headlines associated with higher-tech components.
A good example is the performance of modern servo-proportional valves. These components offer performance characteristics similar to true servo valves but without the associated cost and tight operational requirements, such as fluid conditions. Press manufacturers can use these components within standard product offerings to provide customers with more bang for their buck. Five to 10 years ago, if customers wanted programmable press speed, this functionality typically carried a decent cost adder. Today, it is more a matter of setup and component selection rather than additions to the cost and complexity of the total system.
Pump control also has seen performance and cost improvements. In years past, flow- and pressure-control features were typically done ancillary to the pump. Now, pumps are available with internal or manifold-mounted capabilities with internal controls. While the unit price of the pump may have increased, the savings from minimized ancillary components and third-party control devices has made this technology more affordable.
Kirk: Advancements in electrical control systems and closely integrated hydraulic servo-proportional systems make newer hydraulic presses highly efficient, accurate and repetitive. Meanwhile, the costs for these advancements have been minimal compared to the benefits realized.
Also, newer valve and pump designs offer substantially higher performance and reliability than previous designs. The economics of using servo-proportional control solutions on pumps and valves has greatly improved. This allows manufacturers to offer advanced press-control ability at a competitive price. PLCs now have greater data-handling capabilities and operate at significantly higher processing speeds. Other supporting computer-based systems can be readily integrated into the hydraulic-press control system to handle high-speed data acquisition and precise motion control. Closed-loop pressure control can be less than 1 percent of full pressure, and motion control on multiple axes can be achieved with repeatable position control to 0.001 in. or better.
Schurman (Pacific Press): We see more variable hydraulic pumps for energy savings and press control, and more die-sensing equipment. We're using "smarter" cushion systems with nitrogen built into the dies, and most press manufacturers, die makers and customers are developing s to deal with ultra-high-strength steels.
Dining: We're seeing considerable interest in VFD and other energy-saving technology. Manufacturers recognize that there is money to be saved by reducing operating costs with new, more efficient press technology.
Gardner: Hydraulic valving has changed from the basic bang-bang, spool type valves to proportional control valves for electronic control of pressure. More companies are requiring an operator interface to set ram pressure and position for part setup with recipe storage to reduce changeover time.
Walkin: The basic characteristics of a hydraulic press—variable slide speed, adjustable pressure and dwell time, and easily adjustable press force—provide the flexibility and reliability needed for numerous applications. Some important component improvements include faster controllers; pumps with lower reaction times; accumulator systems to improve speed without increasing installed power; and components for building high/low pressure systems and more efficient motors.
McCarthy: The most recent advances relate to controlling platen speed. Electro-hydraulic valves have replaced solenoid valves, providing proportional control of oil flow and resulting in smoother press operation. For high-speed presses, like those developed for hot forming, high-flow quick-acting proportional valves are a must.
Q: Where are press manufacturers focusing their research and development efforts, and why?
Dining: We are focused on reducing energy consumption and providing finer control, in terms of repeatability, particularly low-tonnage control. We think we can provide these capabilities less expensively compared to servo presses.
Raye: Not long ago, press makers relied on supplying standard models with a few options, requiring the buyer to adapt production processes to the press's capabilities. Today it's the other around, and hydraulic engineers must know the details of the application first, and then design the press to meet specific customer functional and performance specs.
Walkin: Areas of focus include equipment modularization and energy efficiency. With modularization comes fewer spare parts, shorter lead times and greater flexibility to satisfy customer requirements.
Gardner: Several industries are requiring robust electronic control packages to control ram position and force. They also want to capture this data and record it for part quality. Companies with press fit/assembly applications are requiring this.
Schurman: Most R & D efforts are directed toward reduction in labor for the end user, and increased productivity. Basically, we're trying to reduce the amount of labor in the operation to reduce costs per part.
McCarthy: Hot-stamping and warm-forming processes are driving press designs that better-protect press components (hydraulics, lubes for guiding, etc.) from the effects of heat in the die space. Cooling (quenching) connections for the tool can be integrated into the press, and added programming helps to perfect the process recipe—hot stamping, dwell, quenching.
For all hydraulic-press applications, better deflection rates (bed and platen), improved platen gib-guidance systems and engineered press designs for specific applications are critical to enabling stampers to manufacture more complex parts with tighter dimensional tolerances.
Debus: All of our systems are 'tailored solutions' to meet customer demands, and because our customers span so many different industries, we find that technology that benefits one industry segment often benefits another. For example, working with hot-press customers operating at 1800 deg. F gives us the experience to utilize some of this technology in heated-platen projects operating at 400 deg F. Each application may reside in a separate industry but we can transfer the technology from one to the other. MF
See also: Multipress, Inc., Eagle Press & Equipment Co. Ltd., Macrodyne Technologies, Inc., AP&T North America Inc., Neff Press, Inc., Greenerd Press & Machine Co., Inc., Phoenix Hydraulic Presses, Pacific Press Technologies, Beckwood Press Company
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Nokia to Acquire Symbian; Open Source OS Down the Road
In a surprise announcement (at least a surprise to me) mobile phone giant Nokia announced it is launching an effort to acquire all of the shares of Symbian Limited stock that Nokia does not already own.
Symbian Limited is the software company that develops and licenses the Symbian OS operating system for mobile devices. Mobile devices based on Symbian OS account for 60 percent of the converged mobile device segment. To date, more than 200 million Symbian OS based phones have been shipped, over 235 models, from 8 vendors, and on more than 250 mobile networks around the world. More than 4 million developers are engaged in producing applications for Symbian devices.
"This is a significant milestone in our software strategy" said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia. "Symbian is already the leading open platform for mobile devices. Through this acquisition and the establishment of the Symbian Foundation, it will undisputedly be the most attractive platform for mobile innovation. This will drive the development of new and compelling, web-enabled applications to delight a new generation of consumers."
At the same time, Nokia announced the establishment of the Symbian Foundation, a consortium that includes AT&T, LG Electronics, Motorola, NTT DOCOMO, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, and Vodafone.
We had a chance to check in with Nokia spokesperson Kasey Farrar about the effort. Here's what he had to say:
DDJ: How will this consolidation affect current Symbian licensees who traditionally compete with Nokia? Sony Ericsson, Panasonic, Siemens, and the like.
KF: For all Foundation members this will mean royalty free access to the market leading Smartphone platform, a complete platform with operating system, UI and application framework, access to source code, and transparency in platform development. All Symbian customers can join as members -- by accepting the Foundation membership agreement.
DDJ: Does "open platform" mean "open source"? If so, under what kind of license?
KF: The Foundation software will be royalty free from day one to all members, and all members will have full source code access to the code and right to modify and distribute it (according to the license terms). The software will also gradually be moved to open source and target is to have the complete platform in open source within 2 years.
The Foundation is truly open (and neutral) for all industry players, including internet service providers and new business models. The assets will be made available under the Foundation's royalty free licensing to members from day one (expected first half 2009). Platform assets will also be made available as open source in incremental steps over the next 2 years. Why? There is preparation work needed (both legal and technical) before source code can be released to open source. Given the size of the platform, we will release the foundation platform to the open source community incrementally.
The Foundation will move the platform to open source under Eclipse Public License during next two years to further extend the leading collaborative mobile community.
All third-party developers, whether members or non-members, can develop applications, services, etc on top of the platform by with the public SDKs provided by the foundation, without incurring a royalty fee.
DDJ: What will happen to the SymbianOS developer tools?
KF: The Foundation will provide a developer program and ecosystem support that serves the basic development needs for the new platform based on Symbian OS and S60 and offers a single point of access to developer support. It also provides a wide offering of tools, SDKs and APIs, to ensure ability to develop from launch.
Forum Nokia will continue to focus increasingly on supporting Ovi, Web Technologies, Series 40 and maemo software plus Nokia's specific business target, getting the best services for our devices.
We will now begin planning a co-operation model that will be established between Nokia's and the Foundation's developer programs.
DDJ: What is the role of the Symbian Foundation?
KF: The Symbian Foundation's role is to further strengthen the development and adoption of the most advanced and widely used converged device platform on the market, with over 200 million Symbian based devices shipped, making it the most attractive open platform for all ecosystem partners.
The members of the Symbian Foundation share the vision that the unified Foundation platform will supercharge innovation and accelerate the availability of new services and compelling experiences for consumers and business users around the world, bringing growth to the mobile industry and creating greater value for everyone.
DDJ: What will be the impact on other Nokia-supported operating systems (such as Linux?
KF: This will have no impact on our software strategy. We believe both Symbian and Linux are strategically important long-term platforms for our devices, and we will continue to invest in both.

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This is another Painted Redstart I saw in close proximity, in the same tree, to an adult Painted Redstart today. Juvenal plumage has no red but this doesn't appear to be in (adult) Definite Basic plumage. So I suspect that this might be a first year bird that is molting from juvenal to Basic I plumage. SeEtta


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We know it's important for your child to see friends and family while in the hospital. We ask that you limit visitors to your child's room to a maximum of three at a time. Make sure your child's visitors are considerate of other patients and staff, especially in regard to noise. Parents are responsible for their other children during visiting hours. In an effort to stop the spread of illnesses like seasonal flu, visiting hours are occasionally limited to parents and guardians only. You will be notified if this happens.
Please notify staff on your child's unit in advance when arranging for entertainers or special guests. Visitors may not bring electrical appliances into the hospital.
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• for parents in the Center for Families?
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|1810 U.S. Federal Census
Another in the series of inputtable census forms! It's time for the 3rd U.S. Federal Census, a.k.a. – the 1810 census. Sounds a bit like a broken record right now, but I haven't really used the 1810 census much as my earliest ancestors arrived in America in 1835 and later.
It's quite nice to be able to go and learn about each census as I go through and create these forms. Not much of a difference between the 1810 and 1800 census. The "Totals" column found at the end of some of the 1800 census sheets is found immediately following the name of the head of the household and before they tallied each age group. Of course I haven't gone through every copy of the census for 1810 so there may be some that match the old form identically. I would not be surprised.
A few websites if you're looking for information on the various censuses:
The U.S. Census Bureau - Again, not tons of information here, but it certainly gives an insight into what the census takers were instructed to do. The outline for the 3rd U.S. census was enacted on March 26, 1810 and instructed the census taker to perform, "an actual inquiry at every dwelling house, or of the head of every family within each district, and not otherwise" and commenced on the first Monday of August that year. The Bureau also points out that in 1812 a type of census occurred where data was collected on manufacturers and their businesses. For more information check out their website under "Volume 2".
www.1930census.com - I don't know how I missed this site when collecting data for my other forms. Most likely I had tunnel vision and ignored it when I saw the URL and simply assumed that Google was giving me a bad result. Whatever the reason, this site is pretty awesome. Not only do they give much of the same information that the Bureau gives but they've sweetened it up by providing links to historical items of interest that occurred around the period of the census, and there are maps that show what the U.S. looked like at the time of the census. The site does claim that it's "The #1 Census Source for Genealogy & Family History". I can't vouch for that, but I can say that I'll be using it in the future!
Lastly, Ancestry.com - Not much to say here. We all know that they give an explanation on their site regarding the various censuses and even have printable sheets to write in the census data...of course, the inability to type your transcription in the form is the main reason I started creating my own census forms to use since most of us type faster than we write and I like having digital copies!
Once again, I've locked the form, so you don't have to worry about inputting data into the header. You'll only be able to input into the appropriate blank fields. If you encounter any problems downloading or accessing the forms, please let me know and I will try to resolve them. As I mentioned in previous posts, the form appears to have more pages than it actually does when you view it as a Google Document, but rest assured that when you download it to your computer it will be on page.
Next Tuesday should bring the 1820 census! To check out the previous forms, just check out my "Tuesday's Tips" posts.
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Need help with midi problem
This one has me completely stumped - I use a Casio PX-5S as a controller and live instrument. The internal keyboard sounds are functioning great. I've got plenty of velocity curve to play with and can produce quite expressive sounds on a slightly tweaked Concert Piano Stage Setting.
However, I've recently noticed that the sounds produce by Reason 6.5.3 (some synths and a few pianos) when being controlled by my PX-5S feel muffled and muted as compared to when I use a different controller. And, oddly, when I hold down the sustain pedal, the sounds in Reason return to being clear, bright, and significantly louder.
Here's what I've tried:
1. I tried numerous different custom and purchased patches in Reason. They all seem to be exhibiting this problem.
2. I've tried a number of different stage settings on the PX-5S to see if it was something I accidentally triggered - nope. It occurs on a lot of them, even ones I didn't build or fiddle with.
3. I've tried different USB cables. Still does this.
4. I've disabled the internal sounds (local control) on the PX-5S. Didn't help.
5. I've disabled High Resolution midi Output on the PX-5S. Didn't help.
6. I did a full factory reset on the PX-5S. Didn't help.
7. Used MidiOx on my PC to examine the midi output and velocity values coming from the PX5S. Everything seems to be performing perfectly. All the same with or without the sustain pedal.
8. I set up a demo install of PianoTeq on my PC to test the PX-5S. It performed perfectly. No variance in volume or response like with reason.
9. I installed a Reason 9 demo to see if the old version was causing the problem. Nope.
Any ideas? I can still use the PX-5S to control Synths and Pads as they are much easier to control with longer attacks, but this problem has made playing a midi piano of any kind impossible.
Thank you all in advance,
Have you tried to play any of those patches using the build in keyboard in Reason? I would try this and if they play fine it is your midi controller or the way you have it hooked up or both.Daw's are just a tool. Learn The VSSL In Reason - Learn How to Mix
Like matt said .and if it is indeed your controller, screw it open and clear any dist and grease out. Electronics like to gather quite a few of it over time..
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It's Black Friday, the day in the year retail turns from red to black and starts to make real money. But Black Friday, and the culture of consumption it reflects, puts the economy of natural systems that support all life firmly in the red. We're now using the resources of one-and-a-half planets on our one and only planet.
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Environmental bankruptcy, as with corporate bankruptcy, can happen very slowly, then all of a sudden. This is what we face unless we slow down, then reverse the damage. We're running short on fresh water, topsoil, fisheries, wetland—all our planet's natural systems and resources that support business, and life, including our own.
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And this is a 60% recycled polyester jacket, knit and sewn to a high standard; it is exceptionally durable, so you won't have to replace it as often. And when it comes to the end of its useful life we'll take it back to recycle into a product of equal value. But, as is true of all the things we can make and you can buy, this jacket comes with an environmental cost higher than its price.
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text: Friday, June 13, 2014 PT Helps Make the World 'A Different Place' With Role in Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton Call it a "brain-mediated technology breakthrough." Call it a "significant paradigm shift." Call it "an elongation of the continuum of movement." The bottom line is this: on Thursday, June 12, 2014, a young man who has paraplegia stood up, walked, and kicked a ball—all by way of an exoskeleton solely controlled by his brain. No joystick, no outside controller, just his own mind. Actually, maybe the best words for it are "a really, really big deal." For Michel Landry, PT, PhD, who has been involved in the project for about 2 years, the importance of those first steps simply can't be overstated. As he counted down the hours before the debut of the exoskeleton at the opening ceremonies of the World Cup, he put it very simply. "The world will be a different place after 2 o'clock our time," he said. And to Landry's great joy (and maybe relief), the world did in fact witness something historic, when 29-year-old Juliano Pinto completed the ceremonial kick off at the Corinthian Arena in Sao Paolo. Pinto has complete paralysis of his lower trunk. Though the moment was lightly covered by the media—and outright overlooked by several outlets—CBS News did publish a photo and story. Landry spoke with PT in Motion News while he was in Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend APTA's NEXT Conference and Exposition. The conversations took place before the World Cup debut. Landry was, as they say, pumped. "No one in the world is doing what we're about to do," he said. "This elongates the continuum of what is now possible, and makes it possible to address the social injustice being faced by people with severe mobility problems." What Landry's referring to is a $2 million exoskeleton developed through the Walk Again Project (also check out this brief video), a nonprofit international collaboration among the Duke University Center for Neuroengineering, the Technical University of Munich, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience of Natal in Brazil, The University of California, Davis, The University of Kentucky, and Regis Kopper of The Duke immersive Virtual Environment. The project is led by Brazilian scientist Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhD. Landry, program director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Duke, was asked by Nicolelis to join the effort. Though he describes his part in the project as "very much a supporting role," Landry was involved during the past 2 years, from its initial development in Brazil to the completion of the prototype late last year. The exoskeleton has been described as an "Iron Man" suit by the media, and in many ways, the prototype is reminiscent of the pumped up ultra high-tech, ultra-cool getup worn by Robert Downy Jr., in the movies. But this exoskeleton isn't a prop—it's the real deal, powered only by brain energy captured via a noninvasive cap. The mechanics respond to brain patterns, and send feedback to additional sensors in gloves worn by the user—in this way, the user gets a "feeling" of more subtle elements of walking such has foot roll and terrain changes. "It's a smart system," Landry said. "As you walk, the user will have motor learning, and will be getting better with every step." The exoskeleton is the result of work that began with an animal model and a pong-like video game, Landry explained. In the early stages of work, Nicolelis mapped electron "storms" in the brain of a monkey, and soon found that by translating those impulses via sensors on the monkey's head, he could train the animal to play a primitive ball-and-paddle video game simply by thinking about where to move the paddle. The project advanced, and soon Nicolelis found that through the same process, he could train a monkey to make a remote avatar walk—even when the monkey was unable to walk. Essentially, the monkey imagined walking, and brain impulses sparked movement in a set of mechanical legs. Landry admits that the one-of-a-kind apparatus needs much refinement—"The reality check is, this is a much longer process," he said—but he also understands the nature of the advancement at hand, particularly in light of what it could mean for PTs. "If we are in fact about optimizing human movement," he said, "we should recognize the social justice issues that are at stake here, and we need to be doing whatever we can to adopt new environments so that people with these injuries can experience movement and be viewed as equals in our world. High technology is all around us. Why can't we bring that high technology into the world of disability?" Landry is eager to see the technology be refined, mass produced, and made less expensive. The choice of the first user of the exoskeleton was a conscious one—they wanted to showcase the device being used by a youth from one of the world's poorest areas. Though he had yet to see the kick at the World Cup and was more than a little nervous about how the technology would react to multiple unpredictable factors—the weather, the heat, grass conditions, you name it—he was certain that history was about to be made. "This is like the space race," he said. 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A frequently debated question today is whether the United States is an indispensable ally or a benign empire. A simple and true answer is both. The U.S. is needed to influence states to, at least most of the time, focus their resources on building the best human nature can produce. Equally, and in doing so, the U.S. cannot not avoid acting as a benign empire because the global security constraints today, including the failing influence of the European Union, dictates the need to act as a benign empire. This is the reason why the announcement of President Obama in Canberra, Australia, that the U.S. is to station marines in Darwin, the outback of Australia, provoked a strong negative reaction from China. Such a reaction is in accordance with the expectations, even though Australia has been the strongest ally of the U.S., a fact Obama also acknowledged.
The real problem, however, is the 'security dilemma' inherent in international relations, particularly acute amongst the middle and great powers. Whenever one state makes a move to enhance its military capability, it provokes negative reaction in another state out of fear. Increased military capability means increased threat and the potential endangering of the survival of states. This is because states possess military and economic power and do, sometimes, go to war. Therefore, one state's move to ensure its own survival through military means inevitably causes another to also increase its own. In this particular case, the move of the U.S. to increase its military presence in Australia's northern region inevitably instigates within the Chinese elite the belief that China has to further increase its own military capability to ensure its survival. The U.S. move to assert military presence in the northern region of Australia, with 2,500 marines and the expected joint air force exercises, already reflects, and is a response to, the increasing military power and assertiveness projected by China. Inevitably both powers will continue to increase their respective power until such time as a war may become a real probability.
This new Cold War is heating up. Two questions remain. First, when this increased heat reaches boiling point? As some experts argue, the security dilemma predicts that this dynamic becomes unstoppable. It can, however, be delayed and war avoided, provided that effective communication between leaders can be sustained. The second question is what will occur when the boiling point is reached? Departing from this paradigm, all the official talks allowed to reach the public realms becomes vested with the value of mitigating this security reality – the danger of war.
So what are the leaders of these too giant nations telling us? As reported in The New York Times, 16 November 16 2011, it is China's view that it is the U.S. seeking 'to use military power to influence events in Asia'. China's position is that the U.S. should instead focus on using soft-power. This also demonstrates the strategy of China to blame the U.S. for any new move the Chinese government may take to increase its military offensive capacity.
Speaking to the Australian Parliament last Thursday, President Obama explained that this American move to build U.S. military presence is a deliberate and strategic decision to enable the United States to play a more effective role, with a long-term perspective, 'in shaping' the Asia-Pacific region. Therefore, China is right to read this development as an intention by the U.S. to influence events in the region. And military presence is, of course, a key way of enabling the U.S. to play a more effective role. To further understand the purpose of the U.S. strategic move a White House off-the-camera briefing on November 9, by Ben Rhode, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, explained that the ultimate goal of the U.S. is to become more proactive economically and militarily in the Asia-Pacific region. Following from this he stated that there was a need 'to restore our alliances in this part of the world, to raise U.S. standing in this part of the world, and, again, to make sure that the U.S. remains the preeminent economic and security power in the Asia Pacific and more broadly'.
But 'shaping the region in what ways?' is what China may rightly ask because for China it is in its equally decisive strategic regional interest to build its military and economic strength to, at least, become a regional hegemony for the sake of its own survival. This position is now being threatened. In addition, China understands that the U.S. is not only moving to expand military alliances but also to strengthen important alliances with economic power. The latter determines the former because without economic power, military power cannot be sustained, as the demise of the Soviet Union testifies. President Obama personally leads this challenge the U.S. faces in the post Cold War, post-Soviet Union era, implementing what his Democrat predecessor, Bill Clinton, started in 1993. The new security emphasis is, however, to expand with the strategic aim of containment, against China, because the new global security challenge is not in Europe but is now right in the Asia-Pacific region, and particularly within the sphere that China intends to consolidate its influence.
China has been pro-actively pursuing its influence in the region and beyond, offering economic and technical support to many countries. So far such a support is offered with apparently benign intention, towards the noble goals of development and mutual respect, coupled with its strategic national interest which is to ensure sustained sources of energy supply for its own industries. For any state, this is a perfectly legitimate survival strategy. China proclaims the aim of enhancing the spirit of mutual cooperation with focus on building a harmonious neighborhood, as Wang Yusheng reported from Beijing days ago. This should not threaten the national interests of the U.S. because these are shared goals. Nevertheless, the U.S. frame these goals differently, in its own narrative of spreading democratic values, something China can interpret as a threat. For the U.S. it is the Chinese growing emphasis on military development, a direct result of its economic success that poses serious concerns. Fear, thus play a vital role.
Furthermore, the economic growth syndrome dictates that the more powerful a national economy becomes, the more sophisticated a national security strategic capacity ought to be developed. The main effect is protection of national interests. This is the reason why the U.S. finally decided to move to the northern region of Australia. As President Obama says, this deployment of U.S. troops is a response to 'the wishes of democratic allies in the region, from Japan to India, countries that have been worried whether the U.S. is ceding its leadership role to China', as a result of 'war-fatigue', to borrow the expression of the New York Times. This is certainly one core factor. The other is the survival of Australia itself, which can be equated with effective containment of the offensive military power of China.
How can 2,500 U.S. troops stationed in Darwin limit Chinese regional superpower ambitions? One way to answer this question is to look at what Hillary Clinton wrote in the 'America's Pacific Century' article published by Foreign Policy of November 2011. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton makes it clear: to sustain our leadership, secure our interests, and advance our values…one of the most important tasks of American statecraft over the next decade will therefore be to lock in a substantially increased investment – diplomatic, economic, strategic, and otherwise – in the Asia-Pacific region. To sustain the U.S. leadership becomes an issue because the world is now dependent upon the U.S. as the only superpower able to enhance global security and to protect core democratic values. This task should not be too complex because there is no power in the world to match the U.S. today. With the European Union experiment facing unparalleled crises, the demand for the U.S. to continue to play a more pro-active roll is increasing.
But what is the Asia-Pacific region Hillary Clinton is referring to? The Asia-Pacific region includes much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania, major Asian countries and those around the Pacific Rim. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), on the other hand, includes Canada, Chile, Russia, México, Peru, and the United States; and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), includes Turkey, Central and South Asia, Southeast and Northeast Asia, extending to the Pacific Islands in the east. Often critics question whether this vast region can be considered a true community of interest, or whether it is rather a political construct established to extend Western influence. This critique appears to reflect upon the inevitable predominance of the U.S. and the not so often made clear focus on community and common interests. Adding the imbalances of the free trade system where the powerful dictate the priorities and the weak states lacking know-how to compete, the perception that the region is a construct under the guise of expanding Western influence cannot be easily refuted. In addition, the consequence of the belligerence between China and the U.S. becomes an important factor affecting regional security and it is precisely this belligerence that brings about the increased military presence of the U.S. and which will impact on liberal democracies in the region. The giant is now in the room. Therefore, it will impact on policy emphases and international relations and attitudes, regardless of domestic priorities of the states.
The security dilemma, one of the determining factors of wars between sovereign states, is constantly mitigated by diplomacy and security arrangements. However, the problem of powerful leaders not knowing what is going on in the minds of their counterparts can never be overcome. Hu Jintao may be wondering what is going on in Obama's mind and vice-versa. Both may even read and consider, to some satisfactory extent, what really is going on in their respective minds, but the perennial problem is that nothing can ensure that each of them may not change their minds. Uncertainty enhances insecurity, making arms races a justifiable and even rational move.
In 1993, hosting the first APEC Economic Leader's Meeting, President Bill Clinton stated that the U.S. leadership around the globe is to ultimately foster the preservation of peace. After eighteen years and as the globe now faces diverse security challenges, this goal becomes even more important. After the end of the Cold War with the demise of the Soviet Union, the U.S. is now the sole global superpower and it can do a lot of good for the security of the world. Some, however, rightly worry because sometimes the U.S. can also do wrong. After ten years, many now ask what the world would look like if Al Gore was to be declared, by the U.S. Supreme Court, as the President-Elect. This is a reasonable question because leaders of powerful nations can determine the future of the globe. Hypothetic reasoning follows that the ongoing Arab Spring phenomenon would probably take care of Suddan Hussein, as it did with Gaddafi and others. Moreover, thousands of American and non-American lives would have been saved.
When Australia decided to increase its firing power, as outlined in its Defence White Paper, regional commentators argued that Australia is, in fact, preparing to survive the Third World War. Darwin was severely punished during WWII. The probability of suffering similar punishment in WWIII may either now be minimised by the U.S. effective presence in this strategic region, or enhanced due to precisely the same reason. This regional security paradigm brings into question what Samuel Huntington argues; that the world is condemned to face a clash of civilizations. Whether the move of the U.S. to occupy more strategic positions in the Asia-Pacific region is to enhance the spirit of economic community or primarily to contain China must be part of ongoing debate. The former, enhancing the spirit of economic community, is obviously what we all are hoping for. It is important that the East meets the West. Let's just hope this means fostering the preservation of peace.
Agio Pereira
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Wednesday, January 9
And the Winner is Mansi!
Mansi of Fun Food from California, USA. Mansi shares a recipe for Peppermint and Vanilla Butter Cookies. Flavored with aromatic vanilla and a hint of peppermint extract, these merriest of cookies will please everyone at your Christmas table.
She is the winner of this year's Eat Christmas Cookies Event and will receive a copy of Sherry Yard's fabulous new cookbook.
Thanks to all of you who participated in this year's Christmas cookie event. You have inspired me (and thousands of others) with your splendid creations.
Many of you have written to me to ask if I plan to host this event next year, and all I have to say is, "absolutely!" Now, don't procrastinate -- there's only 308 days left until the next Christmas cookie event....
20 comments:
- Deeba PAB said...
Great event Susan with a great winner...CONGRATS MANSI!!!
- January 9, 2008 at 7:16 AM
- Asha said...
YAY!! My sweet friend Mansi won and is getting a brand new dessert book! That means more baking in her blog!!:)))
Have fun Mansi and thanks to you Susan!:))
- January 9, 2008 at 8:17 AM
- Mansi said...
Yipppe!!!!!!!!! I won:) Thanks so much for this event Susan! and to all my blog friends who so inspired me to bake these, and also made me win with all their love and support in the form of votes! I'm sure you'll get like 424entries next year:D
All the cookies were simply fabulous, amd I was acquainted with so many new blogs b'coz of this event!
- January 9, 2008 at 8:33 AM
- Aparna Balasubramanian said...
This was a great event, Susan. You should put up all the cookies as sort of separate cookie reference, I think.
Congratulations, Mansi.
- January 9, 2008 at 9:40 AM
- Suzana said...
Congrats, Mansi! And Susan, well done. I'm looking forward to Eat Christmas Cookies 2008! :)
- January 9, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- One Food Guy said...
Congrats Mansi! Those cookies look and sound so great!
- January 9, 2008 at 2:08 PM
- Bradley said...
Nice work the cookies look fantastic!
- January 9, 2008 at 7:15 PM
- Swati said...
Great event Susan.....and what a lovely book !!
Congrats Mansi..
- January 9, 2008 at 9:04 PM
- Scribbit said...
Congratulations--and that book is fabulous. I was leafing through it last weekend at the bookstore.
- January 9, 2008 at 10:45 PM
- Sarah said...
Congrats Mansi! Susan, I can't wait for next years Christmas cookie event!
- January 10, 2008 at 4:24 AM
- Cris said...
Congrats Mansi! I am so happy Mansi won, she is such a sweet girl.
- January 10, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
Asha-Now, we will all benefit!
Mansi-Well done! I hope you enjoy the book!
Aparna-I'm leaving a link on my right side bar that says, "Show me 212 cookies!"
Suzana-Me too!
One Food Gut-They are lovely.
Bradley-Everybody did a fantastic job!
Sugarcraft India-It is lovely.
Michelle-Beautiful photos too, huh?
Sarah-I'm so happy to hear it!
Cris-She is sweet.:)
- January 10, 2008 at 11:17 AM
- Suganya said...
Great choice. Mansi, you go gal :)
- January 10, 2008 at 11:02 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Congratulations! Your cookies look great!
- January 11, 2008 at 1:15 AM
- Finla said...
Congragulations to Manasi.
Lookinf forward to your December 2008 cookies event :-)))
- January 11, 2008 at 6:38 AM
That was such a fun event Susan, and such a huge undertaking. Thanks for hosting that!
Kate (in the Kitchen)
- January 11, 2008 at 6:05 PM
- Jaime said...
i was so busy after the holidays...i did not get to check back on this...and then i was away on business from the 6th-9th so i even missed the voting! well, congrats to mansi and thank you susan for hosting this wonderful event! looking forward to next year :)
- January 12, 2008 at 6:18 PM
- Mandy said...
congrats Mansi! Thanks again for hosting this fun event, Susan. I gained a few pounds simply by going through the entries!
- January 12, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- Chris said...
Wow! Congrats Mansi! And Congrats to you, Susan, for such a successful event!
- January 13, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- daphne said...
wow! congrats Mansi! Certainly those were beautiful cookies!!!!!!
and Susan-this event is great. Thanks for organizing it!
- January 13, 2008 at 9:49 PM


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According to A.M. Yealey, salt and fur agents traveled the Ohio River and crossed at Rising Sun, Indiana via Meeks' Ferry from about 1816 to 1840.
Called Carlton when a post office was established in 1879, the little river town was renamed three months later to Rabbit Hash when no one was getting their mail. Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky was the source of confusion. The name of Rabbit Hash supposedly originated after a flood drove all of the rabbits to higher ground and the only thing to eat was rabbit hash.
In 1998 the unincorporated community held an "election" for a new mayor. The event was a fundraiser for historic preservation of the river town. Each vote cost one dollar. A large black dog named Junior was elected to the lifetime position. After his passing in 2008, the present mayor, a red and white border collie named Lucy Lou, was elected.
The most famous building in town is the Rabbit Hash General Store, a well-known destination for those who tour small town Americana. The Rabbit Hash Historic District was added to the National Register in 2003.


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UCONN MEN: Calhoun participates in food drive
HARTFORD >> Jim Calhoun has been called a lot of things over the years, good and bad. But few would ever question his charitable nature.
On Tuesday night, as he's been doing every year around this time for well over a decade, Calhoun was at St. Monica's Episcopal Church, along with UConn players and coaches, handing out holiday meals to needy families.
"Tough economic times have made life difficult for too many families across Connecticut," the Hall of Fame coach said. "(This event) makes the holidays a little better for those less fortunate."
Calhoun has also always been concerned with the community in his adopted home state. And, of course, he's a doting grandfather to six beloved grandchildren.
With all that in mind, Calhoun had some candid thoughts on the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, as well as on the issue of gun control.
"I don't think there's any politics about gun control," the former UConn coach said. "In my opinion, nobody should have an automatic weapon unless they're...protecting the country. The idea that children would be faced with that, or teachers that were trying to help them...there are other things in my lifetime that I can explain -- a distraught kid, a fired employee. But this is so nonsensical.
"This was well-said by the president: Let's make sure (the people of Newtown) understand they aren't alone in this. This is a Newtown issue, it's a Connecticut issue, it's an American issue and it's a worldwide issue."
That issue, of course, is gun control. After his 900th career victory Monday night, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim became the latest public figure to ridicule the legality of assault and semi-automatic weapons. Calhoun didn't know about Boeheim's comments, but he essentially agreed with them.
"I went to Israel on nine occasions and have seen young people carrying guns around who are military people," he said. "Yet if you're found with any type of weapons in a city like Tel Aviv, you're put in jail -- no ifs, ands, buts or maybes. We're not asking to take away people's rights. The right to bear arms was put in there for tyranny, the fact that the government could come back and abuse us...As a former American history teacher, I can tell you it wasn't put in for us to shoot each other."
As for the idea pushed by many gun advocates that teachers and principals should be armed in order to protect against incidents like Sandy Hook, Calhoun scoffed.
"It's already been proven, a thousand times over, if you own a gun, you're three times as likely to use it on somebody you don't want to use it on, or somebody uses it upon you," he said. "I was a teacher for five years in high school. You don't sign up to become an enforcement person, nor should you be."
Kevin Ollie, who took over the reins from Calhoun this season, said after Monday night's win over Maryland-Eastern Shore that he wanted to make sure his program didn't make this tragedy just a "moment, but a movement." After handing out holiday meals Tuesday night at the Pope Park Recreation Center, he noted that the need for gun control is, indeed, part of that movement.
Calhoun continued: "It's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. It's an issue of protecting the lives of 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-year-old kids...it's hard to even say that. There are ways. And to quote our president, who was so eloquent on this -- as was our governor -- 'We're better than this.'"


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Monsieur Verdoux-1947
The tale of the Blue Beard is nothing new. Remember the Arabian nights? King Shahryar was one but the Thousands and one Night tales surrounding his heinous crime detract us from it. Days of king of kings behaving badly are gone. In a dog eat dog world of capitalism it is all profits that make man horny. Lately we read how one pizza company torched a rival company for a larger profit margin. Killing for money is the sign of the times. Insider trader from Goldman Sachs or from Citibank we have men who forget themselves by the lure of gold. Less luckier ones need make do with francs and centimes. There is so much in life so beautiful, acme of perfection and ultimate in Nature's simplicity. These are all free and yet how many do you think turn man on or make him laugh at comedy of life? These days profits make him laugh as never before.
During the WWI there was a French man Henri Désiré Landru who lost his Gallic humor for once. To be precise whenever he proposed matrimony through classified ads. In such brutal world of centimes and euros what humor one might find except of the blackest hue? Of course he lost his head in the end. Monsieur Verdoux was released in 1947 even this day sounds black and is in keeping with the bleak future capitalism bodes for you and me.
With this comedy of murders Charles Chaplin signaled his definite break with the Tramp persona. Chaplin then wrote, directed, and starred in Monsieur Verdoux himself. The real facts are not clear but the credits give Orson Wells as the source for the idea. It is an outstanding film the Chaplinesque genius rather clouded by irrelevant particulars that have no bearing on the film. There was a paternity suit against him which he won and of course for the American Right who were sharpening their knives for another wave of Red Scare he was like a red flag. Naturally the film bombed at the box office, his first financial loss.
"Von Clausewitz said that war is the logical extension of diplomacy; Monsieur Verdoux feels that murder is the logical extension of business." Verdoux (Chaplin), a mild-mannered family man of pre-war France, has hit upon a novel method of supporting his loved ones. He periodically heads out of town, assumes an alias, marries a foolish, wealthy woman, then murders her for the insurance money. He does this thirteen times with success, but wife #14, brassy Martha Raye, proves impossible to kill (nor does she ever suspect what Verdoux has in mind for her). A subplot develops when Verdoux, planning to test a new poison, chooses streetwalker Marilyn Nash as his guinea pig. She tells him so sad a life story that Verdoux takes pity on her, gives her some money, and sends her on her way. Years later, the widowed and impoverished Verdoux meets Nash once more; now she is the mistress of a munitions magnate. This ironic twist sets the stage for the finale, when Verdoux, finally arrested for his crimes and on trial for his life, gently argues in his own defense that he is an "amateur" by comparison to those profiteers who build weapons for war. "It's all business. One murder makes a villain. Millions, a hero. Numbers sanctify…" Sentenced to death, Verdoux remains calmly philosophical to the end. As the condemned man walks to the guillotine, a priest prays for God to have mercy on Verdoux's soul. "Why not?" replies Verdoux jauntily. "After all, it belongs to him."
It is a classic performance by Mr. Chaplin, dapper and silver-haired, and he is fitly supported by a good cast, headed by Martha Raye. Miss Raye, as the most obnoxious and indestructible of the wives, is howlingly funny.
You shouldn't miss "Monsieur Verdoux."(NY Times-Bosley Crowther-july 4,1964)
memorable quotes:
The Prosecutor: Never, never in the history of jurisprudence have such terrifying deeds been brought to light. Gentlemen of the jury, you have before you a cruel and cynical monster. Look at him!
[all heads turn to face Verdoux, who turns around himself to look behind]
The Prosecutor: Observe him, gentlemen. This man, who has brains, if he had decent instincts, could have made an honest living. And yet, he preferred to rob and murder unsuspecting women. In fact, he made a business of it. I do not ask for vengeance, but for the protection of society. For this mass killer, I demand the extreme penalty: that he be put to death on the guillotine. The State rests its case.
Judge: Monsieur Verdoux, you have been found guilty. Have you anything to say before sentence is passed upon you?
Henri Verdoux: Oui, monsieur, I have. However remiss the prosecutor has been in complimenting me, he at least admits that I have brains. Thank you, Monsieur, I have. And for thirty-five years I used them honestly. After that, nobody wanted them. So I was forced to go into business for myself. As for being a mass killer, does not the world encourage it? Is it not building weapons of destruction for the sole purpose of mass killing? Has it not blown unsuspecting women and little children to pieces? And done it very scientifically? As a mass killer, I am an amateur by comparison. However, I do not wish to lose my temper, because very shortly, I shall lose my head. Nevertheless, upon leaving this spark of earthly existence, I have this to say: I shall see you all… very soon… very soon.
and here is a gem:"I love women" Monsieur Verdoux says "but I don't admire them at all".
Chaplin was subjected to unusually hostile treatment by the press while promoting the opening of the film, and some boycotts took place during its short run. At one press conference to promote the film, Chaplin made his speech, then invited questions from the press with the words "Proceed with the butchering".
*In 1964, Chaplin allowed Verdoux to be re-released along with several Chaplin films to play at the New York Plaza as part of a Chaplin film festival. The film was not only the biggest hit of the entire festival, but it broke box-office records for the Plaza.(wikipedia)
running time-124 min, black and white,USA
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ATHENS – Following the arrests of three more of its lawmakers, the case against the ultra-extremist Golden Dawn party has now added photos showing its members posing with guns and making Nazi salutes emerged after authorities searched the computer of the head of the party's Nikaia cell, Giorgos Patelis, who has been linked to the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas in September.
Further details of the night authorities said that Fyssas was stabbed to death by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias were also made public as the recordings of conversations between the officers who were first called to the scene and the police dispatcher were added to the case file.
The newspaper Kathimerini said that recordings show that policemen who reported a group of about 20 Golden Dawn supporters chasing others in the streets of Keratsini were initially ordered to keep their distance until backup arrived and report what they saw in the meantime.
Once it emerged someone had been stabbed, the officers at the scene were told to "detain anyone you come across until we can work out what happened."
The conversations also reveal that there was a delay in an ambulance arriving to take a wounded Fyssas to the hospital. The first request for assistance was made at 12:05 a.m. but by 12:26 no ambulance had arrived and with Fyssas having lost consciousness, a decision was made to take him to the hospital in a taxi.
Two minutes later, officers were informed that an ambulance would arrive in a few minutes. There was no explanation why it took so long. Earlier it was reported that the suspect was arrested by a police woman brandishing a gun after her colleagues did nothing to stop the murder.
It was the killing of Fyssas that sparked a government crackdown with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader and his partner, the PASOK Socialists, saying they would dismantle Golden Dawn as a threat to democracy. Eight of the extremists 18 lawmakers have been arrested so far and the investigation is continuing.
The photos show Golden Dawn members brandishing what look like AK-47 and M4 assault rifles, as well as handguns although it wasn't said if they were genuine or copies.
Patelis, currently in custody, is shown holding what looks like a Kalashnikov rifle in a photo believed to have been taken at a training camp organized by the party next to the Neda River in the Peloponnese. Another photo shows two of the far-right party's supporters along with some children giving a Nazi salute.


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