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Complete Guide to Phiremod (CyanogenMod 7) Install and Configuration on Nook Color
Updated 5/3/2011 for latest Phiremod 6.2 (stay tuned for 6.3 which will likely include deep sleep and the return to stock battery life!)
If you are new to Nook Color operating system and install options, I strongly recommend reading this guide to picking your Nook Color operating system and installer. If you're new to Android you can try Android for free on your computer with a virtual machine, before trying it for real on a device.
This guide and about 30 minutes will set you up with a Nook Color running the latest stable, available version of Google's Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. You'll void your warranty, but get a slew of new features, performance benefits, and make your Kindled friends jealous as hell. Oh, and did I mention Bluetooth support? Your Nook Color can do VOIP (e.g., Skype), GPS navigation, can send music to wireless headets or stereos, and much more! If you have any basic questions or run into trouble, please check out this Nook Color Modding FAQ which might save us both some time.
What is Phiremod?
Phiremod is a customized install of Android Gingerbread (in the form of CyanogenMod 7) that runs on the Barnes & Noble Nook Color. As distributed it is intended to replace the Nook Color's original, stock operating system, overwriting those portions of the internal memory (eMMC); there is a way to install to SD which will be mentioned below. The customizations to CyanogenMod 7 are largely cosmetic, but include the addition of a few useful apps and the removal of certain features not relevant to a Nook Color (e.g., text messaging). Phiremod's intended mechanism for install is via the de facto ROM manager, ClockworkMod, and its recovery console which allows you to do many things, including install and upgrade ROMs (and/or kernels). If you want to avoid altering your Nook Color, see my guide to installing CyanogenMod 7 to SD card, but read my next item explaining my rationale for personally going with a phiremod, eMMC install; if you have problems with your SD cards you may need to either keep trying with new ones until it works or go with this eMMC install.
My goal in this document is to help less technical people through the slightly more technical and slightly more we-assume-you-know what-you're-doing original installation instructions, covering things left out, additional problems you might encounter, and configuration you might want to do post install. Phiremod is officially documented on PhireDrop's blog and on xda-dev.
Rationale for Phiremod eMMC install over Verygreen SD Install
While I've been generally pleased with my CyanogenMod 7 install to SD card, I've been plagued with certain serious problems that few others seem to report. Those problems include frequent app "force close" errors and filesystem corruption. The force close problems seem to occur most frequently with Google Apps (gapps) and Google Framework, but also other apps as well. The filesystem corruption manifests itself as files suddenly becoming unreadable to the apps which created them. When I directly look at the file system I find the files still exist, they have contents, and they have proper ownership/permissions but attempts to open them in their apps generate vague errors suggesting the app no longer recognizes their format. Since I had previously experienced similar but more extreme problems with my Patriot LX class 10 card it seemed most likely that these problems were similarly related to my new SD card, a PNY class 4. Rather than go out and buy more SD cards hoping to find one that worked flawlessly (and not being absolutely certain the problem wasn't related to something else) the best course of action seemed to be to try one of the Nook Color CyanogenMod 7 eMMC installs. And, really, only one seems popular and regularly updated, that one being Phiremod.
While I was reluctant to give up the elegant warranty-preserving (arguable) SD-based install, losing the original ROM, losing the easy ability to upgrade when the new official Barnes & Noble ROM comes out this month, in all reality I'm never going to use the stock ROM anyway. And, thanks to sources like the crew on xda-dev, stock ROMs are floating around in case I really do want or need to revert.
Another option is available, for those who want to try. You can create a dual boot setup. There would be little advantage for me, but it's worth noting for those who may need it.
Now that I've used an eMMC-based CM 7 install for a week I can confirm it has resolved all my problems with force closes and file corruption. My Nook Color is now a truly stable platform. So, if you are having trouble with your SD-cased CM 7 installs and have no other SD cards left to try, I strongly recommend you give in and try an eMMC install like phiremod.
Step 1: Install ClockwordMod
The phiremod install is a ClockworkMod (CWM) install, which means it is installed by going into the ClockworkMod Recovery console to install it. This recovery mode is a special pre-OS environment where special recovery tools are available. The easiest way to install CWM (that I currently know of) on a stock Nook Color is to use the Auto Nooter 3.0. rooting tool. The process is pretty straight forward, and basically involves burning an image to an SD card, rebooting with that SD card, then configuring your Nook Color to enable the new features. From what I understand some people (but only some) lose the use of the original Barnes & Noble e-reader software, though you can re-add a lesser version of it once you've got the new phiremod setup installed; a few users reported the loss of access to magazines and children's books. If you need more help with ClockworkMod install see my unofficial manual for ClockworkMod.
Go perform Auto Nooter install now.
I strongly recommend that once you complete that process you go to the market and make sure ClockworkMod is updated (it is installed as part of Auto Nooter, but the version may be old). ClockworkMod is listed in the Market and in your application screen as "ROM Manager" (not ClockworkMod).
Step 2: Install Phiremod
The following instructions are up to date as of 3 May 2011. You may wish to double check them against the official blog if much time has elapsed since the last update. If something changes, please post a comment and I'll update these instructions ASAP.
Phiremod 6.2 is the latest, but stay tuned for 6.3 which will likely include Dalingrin's CM 7 fixes that will allow the Nook Color to deep sleep like the stock Nook Color, meaning huge improvements in battery life!
Pre-Install Notes
- This document covers an as distributed install to internal memory, if you want to install phiremod to an SD card instead of eMMC please consult this third-party guide.
- For best battery performance, do the install on a Nook Color that has been charged overnight to 100%. Battery statistics/calibration will be reset during the install, and those stats are what help your device charge its battery all the way. Failing to do this may mean your device thinks half full is 100%, and it may take some time to unlearn this, leaving you with shorter battery life in the mean time. You may also need to reset the battery statistics manually to correct this.
- Download phiremod v6
- To be safe you should check the md5 of the files you download, or if you don't have a hash checking tool you can always use the archive "Test" feature in most Zip programs. This step ensures your download wasn't corrupted and you won't end up with a Nook Color that's been badly flashed.
- Power off your Nook Color
- Boot into the latest ClockworkMod Recovery with the SD card re-inserted (see instructions below if you don't know how)
- Format System and Data within ClockworkMod Recovery (see instructions below if you don't know how)
- Install phiremod zip within ClockworkMod Recovery (see instructions below if you don't know how)
- Reboot
- Let your Nook Color sit for 5 minutes or so to allow the various caches to build after first boot.
- Set the clock. Go to Settings (app) > Date & Time > Uncheck "Automatic" and select your time zone.
- Log into wifi. Go to Settings (app) > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings and choose your wifi router.
- Run Market (app) and sign in. Market will show up in the app drawer only if you have a network connection. If it still doesn't show up, reinstall phiremod (repeat from step 4 on).
- Reboot
Getting into ClockworkMod Recovery Mode
To go into ClockworkMod Recovery you have two options, the first is to use the Reboot into Recovery option of the ROM Manager app (or power off option of a pre-existing recent OS) or the failsafe hardware key option. The latter is achieved by following these instructions:
- Turn off your Nook Color (hold the power button down so long that the device shuts off or shut it off from the shutdown menu, make sure it is not plugged into your computer otherwise it will turn itself back on!)
- Press and hold the power and "N" buttons so long that the Nook Color turns itself on then after 8 - 10 seconds it will turn itself off.
- Press the power button just long enough to turn it back on.
- ClockworkMod Recovery will begin
ClockworkMod Install Tips
Installing phiremod is pretty easy, but the phiremod instructions assume you know how to navigate the ClockworkMod Recovery Console. I'll lead you through the actual menu selections.
Navigation within ClockworkMod Recovery
- Volume Up - moves the selector up a row
- Volume Down - moves the selector down a row
- "N" button - selects the current item
- Power - back to the parent menu
Format System and Data
Per the phiremod instructions you need to clear the system and data on your eMMC installation.
In CWM you need to choose the following menu items:
- Select "Mounts and storage", press N
- Select "format system"
- Confirm by scrolling down to the appropriate row and pressing N
- Select "format data"
- Confirm by scrolling down to the appropriate row and pressing N
Install Phiremod
In CWM you need to choose the following menu items:
- Select "install zip from sdcard", press N
- Select "choose zip from sdcard", press N
- Select "phiremod-nook-V6.zip", press N
And then you wait patiently while it is installed. Then reboot.
Wipe Dalvik-Cache
Any time you install a new kernel or new overall update, you need to reset the cache (see next entry) and the Dalvik-cache.
In CWM you need to choose the following menu items:
- Select "Advanced", press N
- Select "Wipe Dalvik-Cache"
- Confirm by scrolling down to the appropriate row and pressing N
Wipe Dalvik-Cache
Any time you install a new kernel or new overall update, you need to reset the cache and the Dalvik-cache (see previous entry).
In CWM you need to choose the following menu items:
- Select "Format Cache", press N
- Confirm by scrolling down to the appropriate row and pressing N
First Time Boot Slowness
On first boot the system will be slow as it generates lots of cache and dalvik cache contents. The dalvik cache is a cache unique to the Java based architecture running on top of the OS. Each app you run (technically I think each class within each app) gets precompiled by the just in time (JIT) compiler into a file stat is stored in the dalvik cache. This means future runs of the program will start much faster. Since a fresh install has no such entry, each app which runs will cause one of these files to be generated.
That should be enough to get you started.
Step 3: Adding Important Apps
Phiremod (and CM 7 on which it is based) is great, but you'll need some other free apps to really get the best experience out of it. The list had gotten rather long so I have now put it on its own page. I strongly recommend you go now and install all of the free Must Have Apps for your Nook Color.
You can obviously add more apps at this time, but walking that list you will cover the basics and be in good shape to proceed.
Step 4: Overclocking!
The phiremod install includes a kernel which can do overclocking, so all you need to do is enable it. It appears to be pretty stable, pretty safe, and potentially makes your Nook Color 40% faster than when you bought it! It can arguably run faster than the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Motorola Xoom!
To turn on overclocking go to Settings > CyanogenMod Settings > Performance > CPU Settings > Max CPU Frequency and select 1100.
You may also which to change the "Governor" to "Interactive" and the "Min CPU Frequency" to 800.
Step 5: Bluetooth
If you are planning to use the Bluetooth features, you'll want to check out the Bluetooth section of the FAQ. It covers all the basics, including setting up a Bluetooth keyboard and GPS receiver.
Step 6: Backup
The easiest way to back up with a ClockworkMod enabled system is to use its backup system. Boot into the recovery mode, see above, and then select "backup and restore" from the top level menu, then "backup". The process takes about 10 - 15 minutes and writes a backup of your system to your SD card; make sure your SD card has sufficient room. To back up individual applications and their data I recommend Titanium Backup as well as periodic backups of your SD card (either its individual contents or making an image of it).
Step 7: Keeping Up to Date
Once you've got your system up and running you'll inevitably want to update it as new bug fixes and features are released. With a phiremod install this is done using, again, the ClockworkMod recovery console.
- Download the latest phiremod v6 (this is the full install)
- To be safe you should check the md5 of the files you download, or if you don't have a hash checking tool you can always use the archive "Test" feature in most Zip programs. This step ensures your download wasn't corrupted and you won't end up with a Nook Color that's been badly flashed.
- Reboot into recovery (choose the Reboot into Recovery from the Power Off menu or use the alternative power + N method)
- Format Cache partition within ClockworkMod Recovery (see instructions above if you don't know how). (Do not format the Dalvik-Cache yet, it's a separate menu choice, but it'll lock up your system, so we save that step for last.)
- Install phiremod zip within ClockworkMod Recovery (see instructions above if you don't know how)
- Format the Dalvik-Cache from within the Advanced menu.
- Your system will likely lock up after it wipes the Dalvik-Cache, so just power off by holding the power button and then power back on.
Some users experience wifi problems on power on, just enable and disable wifi in the settings app to fix; this may occur on every power reset.
Complete Guide to Installing, Configuring CyanogenMod 7 Stable Release (Android 2.3, Gingerbread) on the Nook Color
If you are new to Nook Color operating system and install options, I strongly recommend reading this guide to picking your Nook Color operating system and installer. And if you're just starting to explore what Android is and are a little hesitant, you can always try Android for free on your computer with a virtual machine.
Within 30 minutes your Nook Color can be running the latest stable, available version of Google's Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS (technically the CyanogenMod 7 Stable manifestation of it), and thanks to its use of the SD card, all safely achieved without altering your existing Nook Color's setup or violating the warranty. Included in all the new features, performance benefits, and elevation of your own personal coolness, you get Bluetooth support. The Nook Color can do VOIP (e.g., Skype), GPS navigation, sending music to wireless headets or stereos, and much more!
My goal in this document is to help less technical people through the slightly more technical and slightly more we-assume-you-know what-you're-doing verygreen's CyanogenMod 7 (CM 7) to SD install instructions, covering things left out, additional problems you might encounter, and configuration you might want to do post install. If you have any basic questions or run into trouble, please check out this Nook Color Modding FAQ which might save us both some time.
Be aware, I experienced lingering and frustrating stability and file system corruption issues with several installs to several SD cards. Other people are not having this experience, but if you do be aware that your SD cards may be too "fast". Your choice is then to try and find other workable SD cards or do an eMMC (internal memory) install, such as you'll find in my guide to phiremod install on the Nook Color.
Step 1: Installing CM7 Stable to your SD card
The first step is to follow verygreen's instructions on how to take the SD card image he made, combined with the latest updated CM7 install, combined with the Google apps pack (gapps) to get a bootable system.
Before you begin, though, let me give you some tips.
- Windows users will need Win32DiskImager to flash the requisite .img file to your SD card. It's free, download Win32DiskImager now.
- Mac / Linux / FreeBSD users will use "dd" to flash the requisite .img file to your SD card. The command you will execute looks like:
# dd if=generic-sdcard-v1.1.img of=/dev/sdcard
If needed, replace /dev/sdcard with the real path of your mounted SD card and specify the real path of the data image (after unpacking the gz version you downloaded).
- I strongly recommend against using class 10 rated SD cards! Testing over several days proved that my system would not run reliably (tons of "force close" errors and the file system reverting to read-only) on a class 10 rated card, the Patriot LX series. Whereas the system works flawlessly on my PNY class 4 card, which cost less than half as much and actually operates just as fast, according to SD Tools it writes at 12 MB/s and reads at 84 MB/s read, which exceeds class 10.
- If you insist on using a class 10 card, the verygreen install script will probably hang when it goes to create the disk structure. A workaround for this is to first burn the image to a working (and dirt cheap, $7-10) class 4 PNY or Sandisk (or other) microSD card (of equivalent or, to be safe, smaller size) and then when you've got the install completed clone the microSD card by using Win32DiskImager to create a .img file of the working class 4 SD card and then write that image to your class 10 SD card. It's a hassle, you'll be waiting 15 minutes to read, 15 minutes to write, but it works! And you've now got a backup to boot. Assuming your class 10 was larger than your class 4 SD card you can then expand the virtual SD partition using any non-destructive partitioning product (the partition is fat32) so that you get all your space used. If you've got Windows 7, use its Disk Mangement feature to safely expand the partition, if you've got another Windows version you may need to use EASUS's Partition Master Professional Edition ($19) or Acronis' DiskDirector ($49).
- The CM7 build you want is "update-cm-7.0.0-encore-signed.zip", so make sure you get that one! (Obviously if you're reading this document in the distant future, make your best choice!)
- You might want to initially avoid the Dalingrin OC kernel/ROM upgrade instructions for now, I'll cover that separately below.
- If you get hung up trying to install the Google apps pack because it seems like the recovery console isn't installing it, you may be going into the wrong recover mode or no mode at all! Turn off the device and then turn it back on holding both power and N for 6 seconds, one to two seconds after the "Touch the Future of Reading" comes on the screen. You'll see the Linux penguin at the top and a bunch of console messages, one of which will indicate it's looking for "gapps". If you don't see that you're not in the right recovery screen!
Those tips being given:
Go to and follow carefully verygreen's CyanogenMod 7 (CM 7) to SD install instructions!
The entire process will only take you about 15 - 20 minutes. If you were using a class 10 card you can do the class 4 to class 10 clone at this point, or at the very end when you've got everything set up, it's your choice.
Step 2: Turn on Bluetooth (optional)
If you're ready to turn on Bluetooth, there's a trick. If you don't do this, Bluetooth will just refuse to turn on / be enabled.
- Turn off wifi (Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi)
- Reboot
- Turn on Bluetooth (Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth)
- Turn on wifi
It seems a bit odd, but that's what you have to do. From then on out it'll work fine.
Bluetooth Keyboard Instructions
Pair as you normally pair a Bluetooth keyboard, that all works just as you'd expect. But, if you don't do this next step you'll likely want to throw your keyboard and Nook Color out the window within the first 30 minutes of typing. When you type on your Bluetooth keyboard the virtual keyboard will very likely appear, or re-appear if you've hidden it. I am not sure why this is. You close the keyboard, you type, maybe it stays closed for a moment or two, but invariably it opens up again. And, because it's open not only do you have much of your screen real estate wasted by a keyboard you're not using, your physical keyboard presses will often linger long enough to pop up the Gingerbread character selector. In other words, type "e" on the keyboard and about 5% of the time it will think you held "e" down in order to bring up the list of international "e" variations, which you then need to close. And, as if that's not annoying enough, the predictive text completion that will go on with the virtual keyboard open will lead to sometimes sluggish responses to your keypresses, and even missing text. The solution? Buy and install the Null Keyboard ($2)! It's money well spent. You install it, enable it in settings, and then when you are going to use your BT keyboard you hold your finger down on an input box for a few seconds, it asks you to choose your input method, you choose Null Keyboard, and voila! You can now type on your BT keyboard with joy. And when you put away the keyboard don't forget you'll need to switch the input back to your Android (or Gingerbread) keyboard next time you need to type with the virtual one.
Step 3: Adding Important Apps
CM7 is great, but you'll need some other free apps to really get the best experience out of it. The list had gotten rather long so I have now put it on its own page. I strongly recommend you go now and install all of the free Must Have Apps for your Nook Color.
Obviously you can add more apps beyond those, but you walking that list you will cover the basics and be in good shape to proceed.
Step 4: Overclocking!
If you want to at this point you can try some overclocking. It appears to be pretty stable, pretty safe, and potentially makes your Nook Color 40% faster than when you bought it! It can arguably run as fast as the Samsung Galaxy Tab!
This process is pretty simple, it involves replacing the uImage file on the SD partition of your microSD card with an alternative that has been "hacked" for performance (and/or features). The one everyone is using now for CM7 is Dalingrin's.
- Download the 2.6.29 Dalingrin OC kernel (or earlier version, DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE LATEST) for CM7 on SD card. You do not want to download the latest, it requires a test build of CM 7 that isn't stable. Do not pick the wrong kernel! Follow the link in Dalingrin's kernel announcement thread for the "Froyo and CM7 kernel". Then choose the most recent dated folder, then pick the kernel called "update-CM7-dalingrin-OC-sd-MMDDYY.zip" (where the MMDDYY is replaced with the date of the recent version). MAKE SURE YOU PICK THE ONE WITH "CM7" AND "SD" IN THE NAME!
- On your Nook Color go into the installed "Terminal Emulator" app, type "su" to make you the superuser. You should see the prompt change to "#" instead of "$". If this doesn't change, close out and try again. I've seen Terminal Emulator seem to have issues getting super user permission at first. Once it has accepted your "su" and the prompt changes, type in "rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache/*". As soon as this is done, shutdown your Nook Color (hold the power button down, then choose power off) and put the microSD card in your computer.
- Rename the existing file in your mounted SD card "uImage" as "uImage.original".
- Open the kernel file you downloaded and copy the "uImage" file inside it to the SD card, so it sits next to the original uImage file.
- Safely eject the SD card from your computer, pop it in your Nook Color and power on!
Your Nook Color will now be running the latest kernel!
To turn on the overclocking, go to Settings > CyanogenMod Settings > Performance > CPU Settings > Max CPU Frequency.
If something goes wrong and your device won't boot or in some other way seems seriously screwed up, just shut down, pop out the microSD card, put it back into your computer and delete the "uImage" file, and rename the "uImage.original" to "uImage". Dealing with any problems is beyond the scope of this article, your best bet for support would be the people in this thread. And don't forget, we're doing all this on the microSD, you can always pop-out the microSD and your original Nook Color is still there.
Step 5: Backup
You really should back up at this point. Shut down and make an image of your SD card if possible. Things can easily get screwed up, corrupted, etc. with an alpha-stage release like this, so it's best to be able to easily get back to where you were. I've seen a lot of things get corrupted and had to reinstall more than a few things. Better safe than sorry. Also, use Titanium Backup to backup your app data!
Step 6: Keeping Up to Date
Once you've got your system up and running you'll inevitably want to update it as new bug fixes and features are released. This process is a lot less painful than it used to be, thanks to the clever way these installs are distributed and also thanks to the great apps available for backup and restore.
I do not recommend people update to the 2.6.32 kernel yet, since it requires the test/dev version of CM 7 and isn't ready for prime time yet. If you do you'll also need to update u-boot file.
The details of how you do this are too big to insert here, but can be found in this separate guide to keeping your Nook Color up to date.
Post Script - Addendum
Stability Problems?
If you see a lot of "force close" events happening randomly or you find that files you were working on suddenly become unusable, your problem is most likely with your SD cards. You can try to find other SD cards that will work, or you can try an eMMC (internal memory) install such as the one I describe in my guide to phiremod install on the Nook Color.
First Impressions
I've been running CM7 for a week now, and tried quite a few kernels along the way. I am mostly thrilled. My setup has been stable ever since I ditched the class 10 rated cards. Everything I need works, including most notably Bluetooth! Admittedly the range is terrible, but good enough for my purposes, and I'm sure range will improve soon. Wifi is stable, since the device never sleeps. And battery life is good, though because the device never sleeps it isn't nearly as good as a stock Nook Color. The video is works at very respectable frame rate since the RC4 update. And I've had no trouble with overclocking.
CM7 Versus Froyo
CM7 feels much faster than Froyo, the responsiveness of the interfaces, the boot time, maybe it's all in my head, but hopefully not. One major issue gone is the crippling slowness of Market downloads/etc. I experienced with Froyo on a class 4 SD card were totally gone on CM7 with the same class 4 SD card.
Don't Forget to Use Your Internal Memory!
You can access the contents of your Nook Color's original, internal memory within your CM7 OS by browsing to /mnt/emmc with an appropriate file manager (see above). In this way you can still use most (5+ GB) of your internal storage for things like music and video files (not apps, since the system doesn't know to use that location). So don't forget that space is available if you need it.
Responding to Force Close Messages
Unfortunately at this stage you can expect some instability in the OS, and this seems to manifest itself primarily as "force close" messages when an app fails. My experience suggests the best thing to do when you get any such message is to reboot. On my system a force close can correspond with the file system having become or about to become read only. I assume the OS tries to protect itself by becoming read only and once the system starts going, baby, it's gone! So, the best policy seems to be to immediately reboot, and if you have any more problems on reboot do the "rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache/*" and reboot again.
One particular force close message I got frequently was from Google apps ("gapps") and Google framework. I suspect the issue related to network issues, perhaps it trying to run when the wifi wasn't yet reconnected after a wake. I was able to eliminate this by disabling the automatic sync, go to Settings > Accounts & sync > Auto-sync and set it to unchecked. This means my email won't automatically come in, but I can manually retrieve it by choosing "Refresh" from the Gmail menu. Personally, my phone alerts me on every email, so it's not vital for my tablet to do it as well. Warning, do not uncheck the "Background data" checkbox on the same page, Market and a few other more vital things will refuse to work if you do that.
Another cause of force closes seems to be corrupted installs / configuration / filesystem. If an app in particular isn't working try the following, first one, then if you're still having the problem go to the next one, and so on:
- Clear dalvik-cache and reboot (rm -rf /data/dalvik-cache/*). Then reboot.
- Use ClockwordMod's permission fix option. Then reboot.
- Backup your data related to the app (using Titanium Backup) then uninstall and reinstall the app using Market. And only if the app is working try to restore the data (only) from the backup you made.
This approach has resolved several different force close problems I had.
(FYI, ClockworkMod still crashes and reboots the NC when I try to back up a ROM, and refuses utterly to enter CWM recovery on a reboot.)
As I mentioned above, further testing has suggested that most of my were the result of my using a class 10 card. Since I cloned my SD card from class 10 to class 4 I've seen almost no instability, and what problems remain are likely down to problems with individual applications and their compatibility. I'd encourage people to just use class 4 or 6... And as I mentioned, my PNY class 4 cards all perform as well as my class 10 card, but with greater stability!
Which Kernel?
Dalingrin is frequently releasing new kernels, and it's tempting to jump to the latest, but always check the change log first (in the beginning of his thread) to see if it resolves any problems you have. Sometimes you may wish to hold off and see how others embrace it. Ultimately it's a matter of the bugs you can live with versus the ones you can't.
I'm thrilled with my new mobile set up, which was only possible with the Bluetooth ability of CM7! I used to do the same with my OQO Model 02, but sadly that device was a little before its time...
(The iGo Stowaway keyboard is the single great gadget I've ever had! I got it for $30 at a Tuesday Morning discount store, and four or five years later it's still the best mobile keyboard I've seen, and they are so loved you can't get an old stock one online for less than $175!)
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Had breakfast, Rode my ass off, made 3 ice cream stops, visited a couple of old time general stores, finished fixing the garage doors, and now I'm here.Gerry
I cleaned and lubed my chain, took off the chainguard, and removed all of the warning stickers off of my bike.
I just had another dogie run in front of the bike while on the grass issue. This time I sustained some damage to the seat cowl.
I wet sanded, then patched, wet sanded and buffed. Its not going to be perfect, but its significantly better than before. I'm still pretty upset about it, and I wish there was a way I didn't ahve ot take this street bike on the (wet) grass.
Put in a small brick path?
Put in a small brick path?
If it were my house, then I would.
I don't see any part about getting another tag......
I am sorry to hear the bike got messed though. Was it your own dog that got in the way? If so, maybe lock the pooch in the house while you're grass riding?

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We are recruiting for individuals who would like to be part of the group tasked with researching the provision of support for islanders suffering from HIV/AIDS. You do not need to have medical training or experience, but you do need to be a good listener, have an interest in the subject and not be afraid to ask difficult questions.
The HIV/AIDS Task Group is new for 2018 and you would need to be available for meetings at various times during the year.
The role of a volunteer with the HIV/AIDS Group is not accompanied by any financial remuneration.
If you would like to be part of investigating how support is provided to this minority group in Jersey, please complete the application form below.
Board member
The main purpose of the role is to provide governance and oversight of Liberate ("the Charity") and to act as an ambassador for the Charity.
A Member is expected to attend not less than six board meetings per year. They may also be expected to represent the Charity at various events and meetings with key stakeholders.
The Charity's Members will serve a three-year term to be eligible for re-appointment at the end of that term.
The role of a Member is not accompanied by any financial remuneration.
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I had the honor of working with some amazing florist while I lived in England. I love how flowers are such a part of the culture over there. For a while I worked at a shop in the hustle and bustle of city center Manchester and we sold hand tied bouquets like these all day long.
Classic and romantic.


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Once in the Garden of Eden, at the beginning of our sorrows, the pre-incarnate Christ walked within the Garden looking for Man and Woman. He knew what had occurred. He knew His creation had rebelled. He knew the pain and suffering that was to come.
We can almost hear the pain as we read the most overlooked, but painful words within the entire Bible, "And the LORD God said unto them, 'Where are you?'" God knew where they were, He knew where they were hiding; His question was a rhetorical one. Man answered and admitted to his rebellion and Woman confessed what she had done. The march toward Calvary had begun.
In a small insignificant town in the Roman province of Judea, the Christ child was born. God in the flesh, Jesus Christ, Son of God who was present at creation and the Fall, had come to fix what was broken.
We cannot begin to fathom what the world looked like through the eyes of Christ. For Him to walk in human flesh amongst His creation, to see the effects of sin on His world, what did the incarnate God feel? "Where are you?" He must have uttered to creation as He walked through the various towns of Judea.
God asked Man and Woman where they were, but He did not wait on them to come find Him. He instead went into the world to find them.
God incarnate, who cursed Man for his rebellion, who sought after Man in the Garden, hung upon a cross. The crafty serpent of old thought he had defeated God, but Christ arose, solidifying His solution. The serpent had bruised His heal, but He had crushed the head of the serpent.
"Where are you?" His question echoes throughout human history up to the present age and all the way to when He returns. "Where are you?" As He watches humanity rip itself apart, as He watches humanity turn against Him on a daily basis, He must be asking, "Where are you?"
In the first garden man was cursed with death. In the resurrection the curse on man was lifted. In the first first garden man tore himself away from God. In the garden of the resurrection, God united Himself to man. In the first garden we were cursed because of the fruit from a tree. In the garden of the resurrection, we were saved because of Who died upon a tree. The first garden was a paradise after creation and cursed in the fall, the second garden was cursed but was made paradise because of God's recreation. In the first garden Man was lost, but in the second garden Man was found.
Yet, in this rebellious world there are those who are covered by His Son. Just as Man and Woman needed a covering to hide their nakedness, their shame, we too have a covering to hide our wickedness, our shame. Our covering is Christ. There is a future hope, an end to our suffering, a time where we will not sin, where we will be done in our rebellion.
There will be a time when those who suffer from physical ailments, from these disease-ridden bodies, shall be given new bodies where such pain is gone. The blind will look into the eyes of Christ and see the wondrous acts of His love. The deaf shall hear with clarity the songs of the angels praising God almighty. The hungry will feast with the Lord at the great banquet table. The orphans shall feel the loving embrace of their Heavenly Father and no longer feel the sting of loneliness.
There will be a time when the oppressed shall experience freedom in the presence of the Spirit. Those who are bed-ridden, those who are diseased, those who suffer constant pain will walk amongst God's beautiful creation, dancing and leaping across His land with Christ by their sides.
But all of this pales in comparison to the reconciliation we will have with Him. We will no longer offend Him. We will no longer contradict Him. We will be in perfect union with the Father as we fall down and worship Him eternally. We will no longer have to hear those painful and cursed words, "Where are you?" We shall instead hear His soothing words of grace; "I have found you."


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What is the difference between multispectral and hyperspectral imagery?
Multispectral vs hyperspectral. What are the differences between the two?
When you read this post, your eyes see the reflected energy. But a computer sees it in three channels: red, green and blue.
- If you were a goldfish, you would see light differently. A goldfish can see infrared radiation which is invisible to the human eye.
- Bumble bees can see ultraviolet light. Again, humans can't see ultraviolet radiation from our eyes. (UV-B harms us)
Now, imagine if we could view the world in the eyes of a human, goldfish and bumble bee? Actually, we can. We do this with multispectral and hyperspectral sensors.
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Visible (red, green and blue), infrared and ultraviolet are descriptive regions in the electromagnetic spectrum. We, humans made up these regions for our own purpose – to conveniently classify them. Each region is categorized based on its frequency (v).
- Humans see visible light (380 nm to 700 nm)
- And goldfish see infrared (700 nm to 1mm)
- Bumble bees see ultraviolet (10 nm to 380 nm)
Multispectral and hyperspectral imagery gives the power to see as humans (red, green and blue), goldfish (infrared) and bumble bees (ultraviolet). Actually, we can see even more than this as reflected EM radiation to the sensor.
The main difference between multispectral and hyperspectral is the number of bands and how narrow the bands are.
Multispectral imagery generally refers to 3 to 10 bands. To be clear, each band is obtained using a remote sensing radiometer.
Hyperspectral imagery consists of much narrower bands (10-20 nm). A hyperspectral image could have hundreds or thousands of bands. In general, it comes from an imaging spectrometer.
Multispectral Imagery Example
An example of a multispectral sensor is Landsat-8. Landsat-8 produces 11 images with the following bands:
- Coastal aerosol in band 1 (0.43-0.45 um)
- Blue in band 2 (0.45-0.51 um)
- Green in band 3 (0.53-0.59 um)
- Red in band 4 (0.64-0.67 um)
- Near infrared NIR in band 5 (0.85-0.88 um)
- Short-wave Infrared SWIR 1 in band 6 (1.57-1.65 um)
- Short-wave Infrared SWIR 2 in band 7 (2.11-2.29 um)
- Panchromatic in band 8 (0.50-0.68 um)
- Cirrus in band 9 (1.36-1.38 um)
- Thermal Infrared TIRS 1 in band 10 (10.60-11.19 um)
- Thermal Infrared TIRS 2 in band 11 (11.50-12.51 um)
Each band has a spatial resolution of 30 meters with the exception of band 8, 10 and 11. While band 8 has a spatial resolution of 15 meters, band 10 and 11 have 100 meter pixel size.
If you're wondering why there is no 0.88-1.36 band, atmospheric absorption is the main motive why there are no sensors detecting these wavelengths.
Hyperspectral Imagery Example
The TRW Lewis satellite was meant to be the first hyperspectral satellite system in 1997. Unfortunately, NASA lost contact with it.
But later NASA did have a successful launch mission. The Hyperion imaging spectrometer (part of the EO-1 satellite) is an example of a hyperspectral sensor. For instance, Hyperion produces 30-meter resolution images in 220 spectral bands (0.4-2.5 um).
NASA's Airborne Visible / Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) is an example of a hyperspectral airborne sensor. For example, AVIRIS delivers 224 contiguous channels with wavelengths from 0.4-2.5 um.
- Multispectral: 3-10 wider bands.
- Hyperspectral: Hundreds of narrow bands.
Multispectral vs Hyperspectral
Having a higher level of spectral detail in hyperspectral images gives better capability to see the unseen. For example, hyperspectral remote sensing distiguished between 3 minerals because of its high spectral resolution. But the multispectral Landsat Thematic Mapper could not distinguish between the 3 minerals.
But one of the downfalls is that it adds a level of complexity. If you have 200 narrow bands to work with, how can you reduce redundancy between channels?
Hyperspectral and multispectral images have many real world applications. For example, hyperspectral imagery has been used to map invasive species and help in mineral exploration.
There are hundreds more applications where multispectral and hyperspectral enable us to understand the world. For example, we use it in the fields of agriculture, ecology, oil and gas, oceanography and atmospheric studies.


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Aperture-Priority AE Technique #6: A Useful Aperture Setting for Street Photography
Want to take even better street photographs? Here's an f-number that allows you to make full use of photo opportunities - f/5.6. With an appropriate depth of field, it can be used in a wide range of scenes, from close-ups to telephoto shots. (Reported by: Teppei Kohno)
f/5.6, 1/640sec, ISO 200
Achieve an appropriate shutter speed and bokeh effect
While taking walks or on the streets during street photography, you will find yourself pointing your camera at various objects. Having to change your camera settings every time you take a shot would inadvertently cause you to miss out on a lot of photo opportunities.
To handle such rapid changes, why not try fixing your f-number at f/5.6 in aperture-priority AE mode? You will be able to capture a lot of subjects that are right in front of you as well as those at a certain distance away with a suitable bokeh effect. Moreover, f/5.6 also allows you to shoot at a faster shutter speed. For example, the photo at the top of the page was taken with a shutter speed of 1/640 sec at f/5.6.
If you are doing photoshoots in similar situations during daytime, you can concentrate on your shot even during spontaneous photo opportunities, without worrying about camera shake. The image quality is sharper compared to pictures taken at maximum aperture, so get ready to be amazed by the sharpness of the image within the focal plane when checking your photos.
f/5.6, 1/1600sec, ISO 200
Shot at f/5.6. A natural-looking street shot, since there is only a very mild bokeh effect to it.
f/2.2, 1/8000sec, ISO 200
Shot at f/2.2. A somewhat unnatural image, due to the extremely narrow area in focus.
Key Point
Draw out the idea of motion in street photography with a diagonal composition
The photo at the top was taken with the vertical line created by the building and the level ground in mind. Showing the vertical and horizontal axes in a picture is one of the basics of street photography.
Once you have mastered this, let's try creating a diagonal composition instead. You can make your shot look more dynamic simply by tilting your camera. The technique is to tilt the horizontal and vertical lines in the screen.
For more information about diagonal composition, check out this article:
Simple But Essential Compositions (Part 2):Centre Composition & Diagonal Composition
f/2.2, 1/1600sec, ISO 100
Shot taken with the pedestrian crossing placed horizontally. The balance is good but there is no sense of motion.
f/2.2, 1/1000sec, ISO 100
Shot taken with the pedestrian crossing tilted. The white lines of the pedestrian crossing are emphasised, imparting a sense of rhythm to the photo.
Setting to f/5.6 in aperture-priority AE Mode For EOS 700D
1. Set the camera to [Av] mode
Turn [ON] the power supply and adjust the Mode Dial to the [Av] mode.
2. Turn the Main Dial
Turn the Main Dial to change the f-number.
3. Check that the f-number can be set to "F5.6"
Check that "F5.6" appears in the area circled out as shown on the rear LCD screen. Take the picture after confirming.
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Born in Tokyo in 1976, Kohno graduated with a Social Work degree from the Department of Sociology of Meiji Gakuin University, and apprenticed with photographer Masato Terauchi. He contributed to the first issue of photography magazine PHaT PHOTO and became an independent photographer after that, in 2003. The author of many books, Kohno not only shoots all sorts of commercial photographs, but also writes prolifically for camera and other magazines.


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The highly anticipated Sundance hit THE WITCH is finally coming to Australian cinema screens from March 17. And in New South Wales the film screens exclusively at Dendy Cinemas!
New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest —within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen almost immediately — animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, family members accuse teenage daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As circumstances grow more treacherous, each family member's faith, loyalty and love become tested in shocking and unforgettable ways. Writer/director Robert Eggers' debut feature, which premiered to great acclaim at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival — winning the Best Director Prize in the U.S. Narrative Competition — painstakingly recreates a God-fearing New England decades before the 1692 Salem witch trials, in which religious convictions tragically turned to mass hysteria. Told through the eyes of the adolescent Thomasin — in a star-making turn by newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy — and supported by mesmerizing camera work and a powerful musical score, THE WITCH is a chilling and groundbreaking new take on the genre.
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via mirror.co.uk
In the evening of Day 1 of the royal tour of Canada, Kate Middleton debuted a third outfit. This time it was a pretty bird print dress and wedge sandals for a BBQ.
Dress look familiar?
via sugarslam.com
The Issa bird-print dress is the same one Kate was spotted wearing outside the Goring Hotel the night before her wedding along with her Maddox wedges and a white BCBG cardi jacket.
Kate's slingback wedges at the Canadian BBQ look a lot like Pied A Terre's Ivy P or Imperia, although the company has yet to confirm. Pied A Terre has stated that the Ivy is "nearly identical" and made no mention of the Imperia (above), which we think is likely the real match.
UPDATE: Kate's slingback wedges have been confirmed as Pied A Terres by the company, but they're saying the Ivy, which we're still not sure about. Most likely the Ivy is the current model available and that's what the company is now trying to sell as the Duchess of Cambridge's slingback wedges.
Kate's gold leaf earrings are by Vinnie Day.
We have yet to ID the Duchess' disc necklace,
let us know if it looks familiar to you!


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Robotics Industry News
Intelligrated Adds Tilt-Tray and Cross-Belt Sortation Control to InControlWare WCS
Honeywell Intelligrated Posted 06/23/2011
Intelligrated®, a leading North American-owned automated material handling solutions provider, announces new sorter control functionality for the company's InControlWare® Warehouse Control System (WCS). Providing an alternative to standalone sortation software, the InControlWare WCS now fully integrates control for IntelliSort® tilt-tray and cross-belt sorters to ensure optimized material flow, efficient order fulfillment, streamlined communication and complete facility control and visibility.
InControlWare WCS extends the traditional capability of tilt-tray and cross-belt sortation software to coordinate inbound and outbound material flow as well as induction, chute and packout operations. Through enhanced coordination of material flow processes, order fulfillment activities, workload balancing and routing directives provided by the InControlWare WCS, tilt-tray and cross-belt sortation systems can achieve greater system utilization and productivity.
"As the heart of many high-throughput operations, it is critical that tilt-tray and cross-belt sorters act as fully integrated components within a facility, not as 'islands of automation,'" said Jerry Koch, director, corporate marketing and product management, Intelligrated. "Unlike traditional standalone software for tilt-tray and cross-belt sorters, Intelligrated now offers its customers unprecedented control of their sortation technology to maximize the utility, responsiveness and, ultimately, the return on their investment."
Through the InControlWare WCS, operations can also take advantage of the available Order Manager™ and Route Manager™ software packages. These packages allow simultaneous coordination of people, processes and product flow for increased productivity, order accuracy and on-time shipments. Access to InControlWare maintenance tools, including parts information, user manuals, testing of components and chutes, mechanical checks and I/O debugging, are also available.


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A new year begins. Heck, a new decade begins. Well, nearly. Remember "Party Like it's 1999?" Remember Y2K? Remember back when Monica Lewinsky was considered newsworthy? When social networking wasn't something you could major in? Remember back before we invaded Afghanistan and Iraq, back when airport security took thirty minutes, tops, and we took our film to drugstores to get pictures "developed?"
I still have a few dozen sheets of negatives lying in the bottom of a drawer somewhere, just in case. Sometimes I wonder if the figures in those freeze frames could ever live out alternate realities, seeing as they are stuck in that sepia limbo between the camera and the page.
Last week, one of my fortysomething colleagues said offhand, "Man, so much happened in the last ten years--I can't imagine coming of age during the 2000s." I started to nod, and then stopped before I realized I had come of age in the 2000s. I went to prom in 2000--with five girls. I went to an anti-inauguration rally in 2001, and watched Bush get sworn in twice. I got diabetes a few short months later, in February 2001. I graduated from high school in 2002, the "Year of the Palindrome." I went to college. I went to weekly protests against the Iraq war, starting in 2003. I fell in love for the first time in 2004. I studied abroad in 2005, then went back after graduating from college in 2006. I saw my first series of peers get married. I worked my first "real job" in Spain, 2006-2007, and my first "real real job" in San Francisco starting in 2008.
I saw our first African-American president get sworn into office, January 2009. I started graduate school. I learned how to navigate the awkward office politics of a corporate world. I saw friends fall in love. In the past ten years, seven of my friends came out to me as gay or lesbian. I saw my grandparents lose their brothers and sisters, significant others and friends. I saw more friends than I can count suffer with various forms of depression. I worked at two different camps for kids with diabetes. I saw gays marry, legally, in San Francisco, both in 2004 and in 2008, and then saw their rights denied again. I met Spaniards, Belgians, French, Mexicans, Moroccans, Brits, Scots, Finns, Swedes, Chileans, Colombians, Bolivians, Peruvians, Australians, Israelis, Russians, Portuguese, Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Kazaks, Turks, Brazilians, Germans, Americans.
In ten years, I've been an "editorial intern" seven times, and am about to start my eighth. I've made coffee. Taught English, journalism, comics, poetry, art, Spanish. I've photocopied my share of paper. I've answered phones, and lots of them. In ten years, I've interviewed for more than 50 jobs, and applied for at least double that. I've applied to graduate school twice. I've rowed, played soccer, run at least 20 races between 5-12k, waterskiied every summer, biked to work or school most weeks. I've read some books, but never enough. I've written some, but in surprising bursts of energy. I've saved letters, photographs, books, cards, favorite t-shirts and countless mix cds, but never enough money.
I've tested my blood sugar at least 32,850 times.
I broke one person's heart. I think. To my knowledge.
Amidst all of this "coming of age" business, a few things remain the same. The same passions: the urgency to express, whether it be via writing, teaching, community service. The same family core: a wealth of love and support that I appreciate in different ways every year. The same base root of friends, both those that I have loved and known most of my life, and the ones I meet along the way. The same annoyances (this diabetes b.s., political propaganda, the bizarre emergence of ignorance in all its gnarly forms), the same curiosity for all things international. The same undeniable randomness of the universe, the world that brings us both Dick Cheney and Planned Parenthood, J.K. Rowling, Zadie Smith, and Twilight, Sudan and Darfur and Hurricane Katrina and Wangari Maathai and Haruki Murakami.
And although there are so many headaches and so many complications in this world, thank goodness for the plot twists, for the complexity, for the questions. This is what keeps us reading, what keeps us writing, what keeps us interested.
Coming of age in the 2000s -- the "thousands" or "ohs" -- we're not Gen-Xers or post-modernists. There's too many of us, in too many different shades. Thank goodness.


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10 Days to L'Étape. Today's training: what passes for "hill repeats" in the Alps — riding up and down both sides of the Col des Montets; first from Chamonix and then from Le Châtelard. (Luckily, not at the same time as this guy.)
A day mainly dedicated to the less than glamorous aspects of all this. First, managing to get the French postal service to let me mail my bike case from here in Savoy to the Pyrenees, where I'll need it, if I decide to bring my bike back with me after the Étape. (I can't rule out it all ending with a Millarian toss if things go really badly.)
Then there was the hour or so of scrubbing off the tar that stuck to my tires when, on the last day of the Tour du Mont Blanc training camp, we rode through a big uphill patch of road in the process of being created, leaving splotches of tar all over the front tire. Thanks to the owner of the bike shop down the street here in Les Houches, I knew to break out the dish-washing liquid and scrub away with an extra toothbrush. In the end that did little to remove the tar, so I switched to the rough side of a dish sponge and eventually managed to get most of it off.
I'm not going to write a paean to the joys of doing little chores like this, or pretend that it somehow was good for my soul to get in closer touch with the minute workings of the the bike. In fact, it was kind of a pain, but doing this did remind me of the cycling ancestor whose DNA I'm hoping will help get me through all this.
A few years ago, after I'd started to feel the pull of cycling, and started doing laps of Central Park on my hybrid, my grandmother passed away. Looking through an old album she'd kept, I found a newspaper clipping of her wedding announcement from a paper in the small town in Northern Ireland where she grew up. Beyond their names and addresses there was very little information about either my grandmother or grandfather, but one detail jumped out: my grandfather was described simply as "a member of the Dungannon Harriers Cycling Club."
I'd always known my mother's father had been an athlete, but I'd only heard that he was a Gaelic football player, a boxer and a soccer player, never a cyclist.
He was also a mechanic (though not a bicycle-repair-man). He died when I was young, but the one thing I remember clearly about him was that he often came home from work with grease and dirt on his hands that he had to wash off. So, looking down at my hands after I used my nails to scrape some of the tar off my front wheel today, I felt a small connection to him.
Of course, I may be just imagining that getting slightly better acquainted with the mechanics of how my bike works (I also had to reassemble it for the first time after taking it out of the travel case last week), and getting my hands dirty is somehow going to help me channel my cycling forefather and so give me a better shot at making it through the Étape. But then again, it might be the case that this is ultimately all about self-belief. So whatever psychological factor, or delusion, will keep me, and thousands of other riders, from giving up and getting off the bike when the going gets steep on those two "beyond category" climbs is worth clinging to, no matter how faintly based in reality it may be.


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b! will take part to the convention for Local Police Force and will host the partner Arteco
b! will take place to "The Days of the Local Police Force", the annual convention about technologies and products for law enforcement officers which will take place from 15th to 17th September 2016 in Riccione. b! will host the partner "Arteco", the global player in the Video Event Management Software Industry (FEV), in its booth(L 39 Level 3 Palacongressi). At the convention, b! will focus on solutions for public security, like advanced Video Surveillance systems and license plate reading and tracking system. Therefore it will give an important contribution to the current Urban Security and Smart City trends, offering innovative and sustainable technologies on which public authorities can invest to efficaciously respond to the basic needs of citizens, primarily in security. The appointment is on 15-17th September at the b! booth: L 39 Level 3 Riccione Convention Centre.
b! and IPTS sign the Urban Security Partnership
b! and IPTS (International Police Training System) signed the Urban Security partnership that allows the collaboration between the two organizations in the Urban Security sector. In fact IPTS is the Association that provides training for Police Corps all over Italy, while b! is the Leader for Urban Video Surveillance in the north-east of Italy. Thanks to this partnership b! will be able to strength its positioning in the sector and it will spread its service in the entire national territory.
b! at the ANVU event: in Sardinia three stopovers to talk about Video surveillance and ePlate
Today, tomorrow and the day after the ANVU event will take place in Sardinia: organized in three stopovers, it will be in Usini (SS), Nuoro and Monserrato (CA), it will attract Commanders and Officials of local forces and it will be focused on Urban Security item. b! has been chosen as the sponsor company of the event by ANVU. Our goal is to strengthen the relationship with some local customers as well as to extend our presence in an area that, from the Urban Security point of view, has still have to invest. Therefore, we will have a representative desk to illustrate our Video Surveillance and Security Solutions and a dedicated speech about ePlate. Speech b!: "ePlate, License plate recognition and tracking system. Now it is integrated to Street Control ". Click here for the event program: ANVU Click here to know more information about ePlate.
b! will take part to the ANVU Event, for Police forces
The Marketing-Sales activities to promote ePlate solution are continuing: on 21st and 22nd March b! will take part to the training event organized by ANVU, the Professional Association of Municipal Police and Local of Italy. The event will be in Ospitalletto (BS) and it will be a great opportunity to present the feautures of ePlate, our license plate reading and tracking system, to the Police forces of Lombardia. The event will attend over 300 people between Commanders, Officers and Agents of the Local Police. Moreover Dr. Giandomenico Protospataro will partecipate as special guest. Dr. Protospataro is a leading figure at national level and co-worker for the Police Service Road of the Italian Interior Ministry.
Smart Solutions for Logistics&Transportation: b! to "Logistika Meeting 2016″
"Logistika Meeting" is the national convention for logistics and transportation services, now in its 22nd edition. In the two-day event will take place 2,000 individual business meetings between the Logistics Directors of the most important Italian companies and decision-operating in the fields of logistics, transportation and material handling. b! will take part to the event by presenting the Technology Solutions dedicated to the sector: Video surveillance in / outdoor – Mobile: – Video surveillance – ePlate – Access Control Advanced wireless solutions: innovative wireless system Communications solutions for shared and interactive: VoIP Telephony and Contact Center – Innovative systems for traffic incoming / outgoing stock – Videoconference indoor – mobile Security systems for operators and structure: IP I inform Sensor technology for energy efficiency: Smart Energy
The Smart Security Solutions by b! to "Police Winter Forum 2016″
Next 25-26td February it will be take in Trento the "8th Forum of Local Police Operators" organized by Maggioli Group. A training event for Commanders and Officers that wants to deepen the expertise and tools that allows you to actually affect the livability of urban centers, improving social cohesion and trust relations between the Administration and the territory. b! will take parte to the event by presenting the advanced solutions of urban video surveillance and the license plate reading and tracking system, ePlate. In particular: Solutions for Security of citizens: Advanced systems for urban Surveillance and Monitoring Solutions, and block illegal vehicles. Security Solutions for operators and environments: Access Control and Video Surveillance in / outdoor. Solutions for the centralization of alarms: sensors network systems.
b! and ePlate, the license plate reading and tracking system, will take part to "InfoPOL" event
Attention to ePlate by the Local Police Headquarters in Italy is growing. To sustain the interest of even the dematerialization of the insurance mark (October 2015) and the opinion of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, who gave the green light to the identification and fine "deferred" irregular vehicles using similar solutions to ePlate ( opinion 4851/2015). In parallel, the promotion of ePlate by b! continues throughout the national territory: the first event in 2016 to showcase the license plate reading and tracking license plates will be the event organized by InfoPOL on 3td February in Maniago (PN).
b! for the Digital School – Establishing and expanding the network Wi-Fi
Through the National Operational Programme "For the school, skills and learning environments 2014-2020″ has been allocated funds for schools, in order to facilitate the digitalisation of Institutes. Part of these funds will cover the construction and / or expansion of LAN / WLAN. b! helps schools to introduce new technologies, in order to make them a place where connected lifelong learning (life-long learning) becomes real. The first step is to bring connectivity to a large or ultra-broadband, via cabling and active equipment (switches, access points), enabling widespread access, in every classroom, laboratory, hall and common space. For this reason b! offers innovative Wi-Fi network solutions that: implement multiple Internet connectivity; offer more bandwidth to meet the demand for a reliable connection, high speed and at an affordable price; enable the use of interactive whiteboards, tablet, electronic records, online learning platforms and streaming of e-learning content. To know the offer b! for the schools, click here.
b! will take part to "Hospitality Days", the event for the tourism sector
Four days dedicated to Hospitality to meet the best consultants and suppliers of the services sector and confront them answers, ideas and updates on trends and innovations. An innovative workshop, where guests (directors and managers of hotel marketing, camping, residences of Italy) will know the tools that allow hotels to work smarter and earn more. "Hospitality Days" is the event for the tourism sector which will take in Riva del Garda (TN) from 31st January to 3 td February 2016, within the fair "Expo Riva Hotel 2016″. b! will take part to the event by presenting the Smart Hospitality Solutions, designed for hotel facilities: Wi-Fi Marketing oriented solutions: innovative wireless system. Access and car control: physical and logical security systems. Communications solutions for shared and interactive: VoIP telephony, innovative pager for small hotels • medium • large, video conferencing systems, interactive multitouch systems. Sensor technology for energy efficiency: Smart Energy systems.
The event b! & Cisco for Telecom Italy and Telecom Italy Sparkle
On 2nd December b! in collaboration with Cisco is organizing the event dedicated to Italian Telecom and Telecom Italy Sparkle. At the prestigious location of "Caffè Pedrocchi", historical restaurant in the center of Padova, in the north of Italy, it will hold the "Aperimeeting ", the exclusive event dedicated to the Italian multinational companies, which aims to consolidate relations between the partners and to present b! & Cisco' offer dedicated to companies operating in international contexts. The agenda of the day: 16:30 Reception and Welcome • Welcome coffee, tasting the famous Pedrocchi's mint coffee. 17:00 Guided tour of the Caffè Pedrocchi • Historic building of 1800 century 18:00 Presentation of b!&Cisco' Solutions for TI Sparkle • The offer dedicated to the Italian multinational firms 19:00 Final glamorous drink • Time to report and Greetings


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We can send the produce you order to your home or work address. We use the US Postal Service and we charge a flat shipping and handling fee.
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Since attending Bridal market in October, we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new Amsale bridesmaids samples. Last week we received the first round of our silk crinkle chiffon gowns and we fell completely in love with this new bold turquoise color by Amsale! This new color is sampled in one of their new Peplum styles!
This season, Amsale added several new pops of color into the mix of chiffons, and we Twirl Girls couldn't be more excited! This season is all about color and the new ones from Amsale do not disappoint!
The modified sweetheart neckline is extremely flattering, and the peplum skirt at the waist adds a flare of style that any bridesmaid will love! This dress includes a sash that can be tied to the front or back (it can also be taken off).
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"May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you might experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and then sing and dance in the love of God who is Father, Son, and Spirit… and today on planet earth may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba's Child, the temple of the Holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen."
These are just some of my thoughts and experiences on life. I have a deep sense that this life of mine would be very different if it were not for the grace that leads, goes with, and follows me at every moment of every day.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Brennan's Crazy Prayer
Monday, January 04, 2010
Where Is God When It's Hard?
The scriptures are clear, God is with us when things get tough. But is our first reaction always to lean on that promise when life gets hard? I know that I have had some of my most powerful experiences of knowing God's presence during times like these. And despite these experiences there are still plenty of times that instead of trusting the God that has always been with me, I find that I get upset that Jesus doesn't care enough about me to stop the situations in my life that cause me pain.
In Paul's second letter to the Corinthians, he talks about having a similar experience which he only refers to as "a thorn in his flesh" and says he pleaded with God to take it away three times (12:7). The response that he gets is in verse 9, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." So while we don't know what it is that troubled Paul we do find out that he went to Christ in prayer about the situation repeatedly, and the pain did not end. Jesus simply affirms that when we are troubled, that if we trust in the grace of God that we will have his power, and that will be enough.
These are tremendous words that we would all do well to store away in our hearts for a difficult time, or if that time is now, to ask Jesus to help his grace be sufficient even in our greatest need. As we start 2010 and look into the unknown of what the year might hold for us, I hope we might all find the grace to not get upset will God when we have trouble. Beyond that, may these be times that we rest in God's perfect power and not beat ourselves up about our weaknesses, knowing that we have the grace that is more than sufficient to meet all of our needs.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
God is with us.
When my grandmother pass away last year I thought a lot about the times I shared with her, one memory in particular kept tugging at my heart. Small in stature, with a fire in her eyes, this Irish-Catholic woman, was relentless when she was passionate about something. As one of her grandchildren I had the privilege of being one of the things in life that she was passionate about. However, I didn't always see the way she expressed that passion as a privilege.
One of the ways that my grandmother would bestow her passion on us kids was with a kiss. Sounds harmless enough, but her kisses horrified me from a young age. It wasn't until age five that I finally couldn't take the cold clammy cheeks that resulted from her sloppy kisses and started to wipe my face with my hand when she would turn away. Over time I grew in my boldness and would no longer wait for her to turn away, and in a mix of wit and affection she would say, "You may think your whipping it off, but you're just rubbing it in!" This scene played out numerous times over the years, until I finally realized what a gift it was to have my grandma love me so much and as I touched my cheek one day after a characteristically wet kiss, as she exclaimed that I was whipping it in, I remember thinking that was what I was hoping to do.
Thankfully I came to a place where I realized the love that was being expressed in her kiss, but there were a number of years when if I could have found a cream or a spray that would have protected me from the messiness of that love I would have used it. As we make our Advent journeys this year, my prayer for us is that we don't allow the holiday hustle and bustle to be the force field that protects us from the love God wants to express to us in the mystery of this season.
Emmanuel, the name means God is with us. And just as for those connected with that first Christmas, we will meet God in the places we would least expect if make room in our hearts to listen to the Spirit and follow where we are lead. Emmanuel, God is with us indeed, but will we notice or will we just try to wipe off his love? May we recognize God in our midst and take the opportunity this Advent and Christmas to spend some time rubbing the grace of Christ into our hearts.
Friday, May 15, 2009
As you can tell from the topic, this post was written last fall. At the time I had a new computer and had issues with copying and pasting from my word processor. Even with the new baby now here I hope to start posting again more frequently. Thanks for coming back.
Politics are such a mixed bag for me. On the one hand I love the way the political process works in our country. Those who put together our government and how it would sustain itself accomplished one of the most brilliant achievements in human history. On the other hand I hate how polarizing politics have become in our culture. I can't stand the way that folks who would normally get along in almost every other way can end up down right nasty when politics come up.
This is the major reason that I play it close to the vest in terms of my political views. As a pastor I would hate to think that my position as a spiritual leader may be compromised because of differing political views. That's not to say that I lack conviction when it comes to my political beliefs, it's just that communicating the Gospel that transcends politics is my main priority. Truth be told, I am usually just as disgusted with both our major parties, and feel that with any major election there is a mixed bag of pluses and minuses with the candidates I have to choose from. I have also seen this reality play itself out in each of our presidencies that I have witnessed since I started really paying attention in the early 90's. Each president has accomplish amazing things while in office, as well as failing in ways that hurt our country and the world we live in. In fact the only reason that I have keep my registration with the party that I initially picked at age 18 is so that I can continue to vote in the primaries. I may even rethink that since I have yet to vote for a winner in any primary election that I have participated in. To complicate the process even further, as a Christian as I try and look at what the scriptures point to as important for a government and society to be about it seems unlikely that there would ever be a legitimately electable candidate that would fulfill all those requirements.
The way that I typically handle political conversations with people from my church is to mostly listen. Rarely, if I am having a one-on-one conversation will I make a comment about an issue if it does not have a blatant scriptural point of view to be spoken for. This will often put me in the middle of some interesting discussions. I think that too often we feel the need to share our opinion on a particular subject that someone has brought up and we miss out on what may be some of the most amusing listening opportunities available in life. One of the things that I have observed in these situations is how many people will assume that if others agree with them enough to worship at the same church then everyone must also be of similar political views. You don't have to see the variety of bumper stickers on peoples cars to realize how funny that idea is.
Over all, will annoying as this all can be, and as sick of it as I am already becoming (with two more months of joy to come), I am glad that we go through this every four years as a country. It's a time to re-examine what is important to us. It gives us a good snapshot of what is occupying the important priorities in our society. And it shows us that while we may disagree about somethings with every fiber of our being that we can all still get along and live in a country where the democratic provides a vehicle for the peaceful passing of power from one leader to another at least once every decade. With all it's flaws we live in a wonderful country. My prayer is that this political season results in the type of dialog that regardless of who is elected will lead us to a place that makes our country even better.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
When Will I Be a Man?
I stopped near the lake for some gas station coffee and because there was a sign in the window that read, "bait." While gas station coffee is a serious affront to my coffee snobdom, it just didn't seem like a real man morning to brew Starbucks before fishing alone. I thought it a good idea to get some live bait since all my other attempts at fishing this year have led to me losing the lures I had on my line. I've always found it kind of gross that a place that primarily sells people food also sells fish food, but I guess most of what a gas station sells doesn't really qualify for people food (I would like to see Morgan Spurlock live off that fare for a month). I felt good about the worm purchase because of the reassuring writing on the container. It told me that they were genuine "Canadian Nightcrawlers." I'm not so sure why they are better than worms from the states, but if they came all the way from the Great White North it must have been worth the trip. The other thing that I liked about the packaging was the disclaimer, "Not meant for human consumption." Since I wouldn't be drinking on my aquatic adventure I didn't need the warning, but I'm glad it was there.
Hemlock Lake is amazing because there is no development around the lake because it is owned by the City of Rochester for a water supply. For this reason they also only allow hand propelled boats, and very small motorboats. All this leads to the sensation that you've stepped back 200 years in time because you hear almost nothing from other humans and rarely see anyone out there. As you can see from the view, not a bad place to spend your morning. It's kind of hard to have a bad time when you have this lake as the backdrop for your prayer time, even if are technically there to fish and haven't caught a darn thing.
Which brings me to the question at hand: If real men are supposed to be able to do things like fish, do I officially have to have caught a fish to be a fisherman? I do think that I came as close as I have yet this morning as it's possible that a fish or two chewed my worm off the hook without getting caught. But seriously, how hard can this be? I just want to catch a fish. Something, anything, I'll be happy with a goldfish at this point. Well, fishing aside, I kind of took a step further toward manhood last night when I actually crawled under Angie's car and used my drill and those plastic pull ties to connect some shielding that had come loose. So I am making some progress, but keep me in your prayers.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Economic Stimulus
The thing that I can appreciate most about this adult purchase is the way that it expands our ability to comfortably host larger groups of people. That is a real plus, since the small couch and two chairs made it uncomfortable for entertaining even two other couples at the same time. Besides, it would be un-American to not go out and spend our Economic Stimulus Package immediately, right? Come on over some time after delivery and have a sit down on the new couches. They are rather comfortable (and they sure do match the blue walls nicely as well ;-) ).
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Who You Are (No, not you)
So with all the ways that one might attempt to teach children to pray, why "Lord Jesus, thank you for who you are?" Acknowledging who God is and our gratitude for that is to recognize what prayer is really about. Jesus promised as he left his disciples that the Holy Spirit would be with us always. So let us not think that in prayer we are summoning a far off God who comes close at our beckoning, or getting the attention of a God who is distracted by many chores and voices, and needs us to say, "Hey, God listen up, I need your attention right now!" Author Henri Nouwen has reminded us that all prayer is answering prayer. Meaning that God is already active and present in our lives (weather we recognize it or not) and in prayer we are answering what God is already doing. God starts the conversation, and when we slow down enough to pray we are simply joining in that conversation with the One that longs to share time with us.
Starting prayer with thanking God for who God is also reminds us that our relationship with God is not that of an ungrateful child that always has a hand out looking for more from God. When we understand that the God of the universe wants to have relationship with us, that he loves us with more care, tenderness, and intimacy, than even the most perfect human parent ever could, we should not be able to contain our gratitude. Particularly as we realize that this relationship isn't based on who we are or what we do, our good deeds or our eloquently crafted prayers, but simply on the fact that God loves us and has done everything possible to make sure there are as few barriers between us and him as possible. So to remember with gratitude who God is as we begin to pray is to acknowledge all God has done, will do, and is doing, and how that affects all we have done, will do, and are doing. Prayer is not about having the words exactly right, or saying them with a certain inflection, but the words should reflect the attitude of our hearts as we join in conversation with God. Perhaps if we start our prayer with gratitude for who God is that we will connect with what the deepest part of our souls already knows, that God is completely different from us and yet desires to be with us more than we could desire anything in our hearts. May we be filled with gratitude at such a God and never stop thanking Jesus for simply being who he is.


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Review by Rob from United Kingdom
Not good
Stayed in the pokey little hole at the back of the property. It felt like i was anne frank hiding from the nazis. Breakfast almost inedible.
Review by a Visitor
don't go..
Incredible small rooms and dining room with a very low standard. Nearly everything was broken / partly broken(bathroom, Internet in the lobby, beds..). If anyone talks big about this place, it has to be the owner himself.. Don't try this, it's not worth it!
Review by maria
we shall be staying there again
this was a 2* hotel with 18 rooms in the grachtengordel south area of the city,(near the big museums and the liedesplein) and also the paradiso club is in the same street so it was very convenient. the vvv office is just a 5 minute walk away. it's run by ed and ed and their friendly staff and it was clean and comfortable. the stairs are tiny and steep and typical of the buildings in amsterdam. there is no lift so it would be difficult with babies/toddlers and all the equipment they require. the double room was on the 2nd floor, quite small but had a balcony overlooking the rijksmuseum. as it's on a main road the trams and traffic start at around 6am it was a little noisy. the room had ensuite facilities, tv and phone. breakfast is available between 8am-10am and consists of cheese, cold meat, eggs,juice, coffee, bread and jam,etc. i took my own tea bags as there was only fruit tea available. there is also a little roof terrace with a fabulous view over the city. this was a really super little hotel and we shall be staying there again.
Review by a Visitor
expensive and dirty, nice location friendly staff
the differece between the image this hotel tries to create on its website and what's there in reality is different. at comparative rates, this hotel is to be avoided. although the staff was helpful and friendly, at 300 eur for two nights double room, the impression was terrible. the sheets were dirty and with hair all over them, the double bed is actually two matrasses next to each slipping apart on every move, the rooms were not cleaned carefully, having layers of dust and dirt all over the place. despite the great location, given the high prices, you expected a certain standard - overall you had an uneasy feeling coming 'home'. with a bit of care to attention and cleanliness, it could be a great place. so, either price or quality have to change :-)
Review by gretta und diettrich
the real amsterdam
this is in the middle of amsterdam! great location. within walking distance we had our museums and the restaurants we exactly liked. thanks to the excellent tips ed gave us. expect a 2 star hotel. be keen on what you book; they have small, medium and large rooms. small meant to sleep and be in town all day, the large rooms with a nice view. we reserved a medium room; nice, clean and quiet. medium to good breakfast for two stars, fresh fruit, even a microwave we could use. free coffee and very important, nice staff.
Review by roderick
good price/quality ratio
i had a single room on the third floor with a great view to the rijksmuseum. friendly & helpfull staff.
Review by a Visitor
nothing special
it was not too bad but generally speaking nothing to write home about either. i stayed in a single room and it was really small. the bathroom outside the room was clean though. staff were neither great nor bad.if you get a really cheap deal, then its fine. if not, shop around.
Review by a Visitor
if you get a great deal ...its ok
i stayed for a week in a single room as my favourite hotels were all booked. although it was further from my usual places of interest, it did not take too long to walk to the centre of town. my room was very small, even by amsterdam standards and the view didnt exist at all. it was clean though , as were the toilet facilities outside my door. i have read some of teh otehr reviews an dmaybe it is just the single rooms that are so tiny and have no view. i woudl rather stay someplace lese next time. however, if you are stuck, its ok. but make sure you shop earound for a great deal!
Review by rob. j.
good at the price.
myself and a friend stayed in the deluxe twin/double for 2 nights. the hotel is very well situated just a short walk from plenty of restaurants and cafes in the leidseplein and also very close to 3 museums. very close to tram routes into town and a bike hire place 100yds from the hotel. first impressions were good, the staff are extrememly friendly and helpful and willing to give lengthy advice on enjoying our stay in amsterdam. im pleased we opted for the double deluxe room, some of the others may be a little small. the ensuite facilities were good, the decor was perhaps a little tatty however, although this is only a minor gripe. the room was clean though and the small balcony a bonus. the breakfasts were perfectly adequate, via self service in the basement, and coffee was available on tap. i would happily stay there again, helpful staff, great location and decent facilities at the price.
Review by ernesto
just a great two star hotel
so many people, so many wishes but the art gallery is just a great two star hotel. do not expect a 5 star room with whirlpool and a private maid but expect 5 star reception service. and expect it to be clean everywhere. much to my surprise visitors on this list say it is not clean. i would like to know their definition of clean. mohammad, who cleans the rooms, has been cleaning very carefully during my 7 days stay. clean sheets every three days like everywhere in amsterdam. some people like coffee from machines, some people don't. two star hotels can not make everybody happy with 10 different blends. we were happy with our free coffee all day. breakfast is good. fresh fruit, three cerials, toasted bread, different cheeses, meat, etc. go to france and order breakfast and notice the difference. the staff, ed and hans, are just great. they take time for you as much as you need. i have seen an older couple chatting for more than an hour. that told me enough about this hotel. will i come again? i was there in january and just stayed another week.
Review by a Visitor
rooms not clean, overrpriced, ok staff, cheap breakfast
for the money, you can definitely do better in amsterdam. the location is great, but the sheets in our hotel room had hairs all over them. the bathroom floor was dirty and did not drain properly. the breakfast was bare minimum, including stale bread and cakes. staff was ok, neither mean nor nice. i would not stay there again.
Review by a Visitor
ok, not fantastic
i stayed for 5 nights and it was ok. the single room was realy small and a bit clostraphobic. however, it was ok, and although thwre was no private bathroom, the one outside the room was always empty and clean. so no problems there .
Review by B.Kicenko
Comfortable and handy place to stay
The accomodation was excellent and good value. The breakfasts were just alright. They should use proper coffee and tea and not the stupid beverages machine. This machine really makes a rotten cup of tea or coffee. The managers, Hans and Ed, are really great and helpful and make you feel welcome. The only fly in the ointemnt is that it has no lifts and if you are aged or in poor health the climbing of a very steep set of stairs (67)to the fourth floor ,for the de-luxe rooms, is a close call to your maker. However, the manager on duty, carried the suitcases up for us and earned my undying gratitude. I would definitely come again and stay for another 5 nights.
Review by M. Branco
A good place to stay
It's exactly what you could expect of a 2 stars hotel: simple accomodations on a fair rate. Very well located (in front of the Rijks Museum and close to Leidseplein). There are good people working there, specially the guy named Hans, who really knows how to make our staying a pleasure. Unfortunately they charge an extra 5% to payments by credit card and this such important information was not on their home-page. Anyway, I would come back.
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