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Kapi'olani CC students win first place in Cansat International CompetitionKapiʻolani Community College
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Kapi'olani Community College's Cansat team took home the top prize for designing, building and launching a space-related mission at the annual Cansat International Competition held on June 7-9 in Abilene, TX. Known as Team Mod 6, Kapi'olani CC students prepared for eight months for this final showdown in Texas, out-performing stiff competition from top universities from Iran, Canada, India and the United States.
A reception honoring the winners will be held on Friday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. at Kapi'olani Community College STEM Center, Koki'o 202.
Chancellor Leon Richards proudly received the news and congratulated the team on its monumental win. "Having an intrepid leader at the helm makes the team indomitable," said Chancellor Richards. "The College applauds the team's hard work and courage to stand up to stiff competition."
According to the team's faculty advisor and Kapi'olani CC professor Hervé Collin, these students went through a complete engineering design process. First, he said, they presented a Preliminary Design Review (PDR), a 100-page document describing their design, to NASA judges last January. Then, they presented in March a Critical Design Review (CDR), a description of the progress of building and testing the designed and/or modified system. Finally, they launched their final payload on a rocket flying at about 2000 feet in the atmosphere somewhere above Texas. Then, they gave a Post Flight Review (PFR) presentation aimed at reporting a complete post-flight analysis describing all the telemetry data gathered during the actual flight.
"Most of the students in the Cansat team are students recruited through our summer bridge program sponsored by one of Kapi'olani's grants from the National Science Foundation," said Collin. "The summer bridge program's goal is to increase the number of Native Hawaiian students into the STEM fields."
Members of the 2013 Cansat team are Diamond Tachera, Kelsey Kawaguchi, Rae-zan Raposas, Joshua Tamayo, Logan Tamayo, McClyde Gaborno and Taylor Viti.
Collin added that this year's payload was designed using a CAD software and built using Kapi'olani's newly acquired 3D printer. "They had to decompose their project into specific subsystems: programming, electronics, telemetry, physical layout, descent rate, and deployment mechanism," he said.
The project was supported by the National Science Foundation, Space Grant Hawai'i, and in collaboration with Windward Community College, which provided support to the Kapi'olani team with two test launches.
For more information, contact Herve Collin at (808) 734-9265 or visit the STEM Center website at http://stem.kcc.hawaii.edu.
About Cansat: Cansat is an international competition sponsored by the American Astronautical Society (AAS), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and NASA that offers the opportunity to participating teams to design, build and launch a space-related mission.


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The GRAMMY Museum, Woody Guthrie Publications and The Woody Guthrie Foundation & Archives Announce Additional Details For Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration In Los Angeles
Jackson Browne, David Crosby & Graham Nash, John Doe, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Joe Henry, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Morello, Van Dyke Parks, Joel Rafael, Rob Wasserman and More To Perform At L.A.'s This Land is Your Land ~ The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Concert
LOS ANGELES (March 29, 2012) - The GRAMMY Museum, in conjunction with Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. and the Woody Guthrie Foundation & Archives, has announced additional details about their plans to commemorate the life and career of folk music legend Woody Guthrie in Los Angeles. Designed to celebrate Guthrie's extraordinary body of work and impact on American music, Los Angeles' Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration will take place April 7-14 and will include educational programming, a city dedication, special performances, a conference at The University Of Southern California, films, lectures and a special tribute concert.
"The goal of The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration is not just to pay tribute to Guthrie's obvious contributions to American music, but to also broaden the national understanding of his cultural impact," said GRAMMY Museum Executive Director, Bob Santelli. "It's truly an honor to be producing this all-star series of events here in our hometown of Los Angeles."
Kicking off the GRAMMY Museum's Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Week is a free, introductory lecture presented by Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the museum at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7 in the museum's Clive Davis Theater. Santelli will describe Guthrie's importance to American music and outline his life and legacy. After the lecture, Santelli will sign copies of his just-released book This Land Is Your Land: Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song. The book can be purchased in the GRAMMY Museum store before or after the lecture.
Continuing the celebration will be "An Evening With Arlo Guthrie" at The GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE on Monday, April 9. As the museum's flagship public programming series, "An Evening With," will feature an informal interview, moderated by Santelli, and a performance by Arlo Guthrie, Woody's son. On Thursday, April 12, the museum will host an illustrated presentation titled "Collecting Woody," hosted by Guthrie collector Barry Ollman.
The museum will also present a free viewing of specially-curated, Guthrie-related documentaries. The films will be shown at 2 p.m. on listed dates in the Clive Davis Theater and are free to members and the general public.
Films to be screened include:
Saturday, April 7: "Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home" (Directed by Peter Frumkin, 90 minutes, 2006)
Sunday, April 8: "A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly" (Directed by Jim Brown, 72 minutes, 1988)
Monday, April 9: "Woody Guthrie: This Machine Kills Fascists" (Directed by Stephen Gammond, 2 hrs. 40 minutes, 2005)
Thursday, April 12: "Roll On, Columbia: Woody Guthrie & the Bonneville Power Administration" (Directed by Michael Majdic & Denise Matthews, 57 minutes, 2000)
Sunday, April 15: "Man in the Sand: The Making of Mermaid Avenue" (Directed by Kim Hopkins, 67 minutes, 1999)
Also on April 12, Councilwoman Jan Perry will join Los Angeles city officials, representatives from the GRAMMY Museum, and the family of Woody Guthrie to honor the life and legacy of the late folk singer. In recognition of the contributions that Woody Guthrie made to the musical history of the nation and of Los Angeles, Perry authored a motion to name the intersection at Fourth Street and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles as "Woody Guthrie Square."
Educational Conference
"This Great And Crowded City: Woody Guthrie's Los Angeles," the April 14 University of Southern California conference will feature distinguished scholars, musicians, and writers who will discuss Guthrie's itinerant wanderings through California and the far West, the Dust Bowl culture he drew upon in his songs of commentary and protest, and the backdrop of Los Angeles as it emerged from the Depression at the dawn of the Second World War.
"We are tremendously excited about this partnership forged between USC's Visions and Voices program and the GRAMMY Museum," said William Deverell, Professor of History at The University of Southern California. "This celebration of Woody Guthrie's life, work, and legacy is going to be as fun as it is educational, and we're thrilled to be able to play a role."
For more information and to register for the conference, visit https://web-app.usc.edu/ecal/custom/113/index.php?category=Item&item=0.893771&active_categry=Music. Registration is required.
The pinnacle of the Los Angeles celebration will take place on April 14 at 7:30 p.m., with the second installment of This Land Is Your Land ~ The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Concert at Club Nokia at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. Performing classic Guthrie songs will be Jackson Browne, David Crosby & Graham Nash, John Doe, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, Joe Henry, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Morello, Van Dyke Parks, Joel Rafael, Rob Wasserman and More. Ticket prices range from $40 - $95. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com and from 10am-5pm, Mon-Fri at the STAPLES Center Box Office located at 1111 S. Figueroa St. No fees are charged at the STAPLES Center box office or at the Club Nokia box office on show days (open after 5 PM).
The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration is one of the largest and most comprehensive Centennial celebrations ever staged for an American music icon. For the most up-to-date information and a complete schedule of events for the entire Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration, visit www.woody100.com.
*Lineup subject to change
About The GRAMMY Museum
Paying tribute to music's rich cultural history, this one-of-a-kind, 21st-century Museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all forms of music, the creative process, the art and technology of the recording process, and the history of the premier recognition of excellence in recorded music - the GRAMMY Award. The GRAMMY Museum features 30,000 square feet of interactive and multimedia exhibits located within L.A. LIVE, the downtown Los Angeles sports, entertainment and residential district. Through thought-provoking and dynamic public and educational programs and exhibits, guests will experience music from a never-before-seen insider perspective that only The GRAMMY Museum can deliver. www.grammymuseum.org
About Woody Guthrie Publications
Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. maintains Woody Guthrie's catalog of music and is business administrator for Woody Guthrie's creative works. Additionally Woody Guthrie Publications produces and sponsors new works based on his life, legacy and creative catalog. www.woodyguthrie.org
About The Woody Guthrie Foundation & Archives
Established in 1972, the Woody Guthrie Foundation is a non-profit organization that serves as administrator and caretaker of the Woody Guthrie Archives. Dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of information about Woody Guthrie's vast cultural legacy, the Woody Guthrie Archives houses the largest collection of Woody Guthrie material in the world. Since it's opening in 1996, the Woody Guthrie Archives has been a major success becoming an important resource for the general public, musicians, singers, songwriters, scholars, and public and private cultural institutions wishing to access the research collection. The Archives contains a wealth of primary source material pertinent to the study of Woody Guthrie, and his life and times in America during the 20th Century. www.woodyguthrie.org
About Visions and Voices
Visions and Voices is a university-wide arts and humanities initiative that is unparalleled in higher education. Established in fall 2006 by President C. L. Max Nikias during his tenure as provost, Visions and Voices fulfills the goals set forth in USC's strategic plan; communicates USC's core values to students; and affirms the human spirit. Highlighting USC's excellence in the arts and humanities, the initiative provides an inspiring and provocative experience for all USC students, regardless of their major or class level, and challenges them to expand their perspectives and become world-class citizens who will eagerly make a positive impact throughout the world.
About Club Nokia
Club Nokia, a multi-use music, entertainment and concert venue--located in the heart of the acclaimed L.A. LIVE sports, residential and entertainment district--accommodates over 2,300 guests. Featuring state-of-the-art acoustics designed for live entertainment, Club Nokia is the perfect venue for emerging music acts and cultural shows while also providing excellent space for corporate events and private parties. Club Nokia has been honored two consecutive years at the annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards-in 2009 as "Best New Major Concert Venue" and in 2010 as "Nightclub Of The Year"; along with a Zagat Award for Best Live Music Club in Los Angeles (2009).
For more information: www.jacksonbrowne.com, www.nightswithalicecooper.com
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So I was sitting in the bathroom when the theme song to Walker, Texas Ranger popped into my head. The line "If you're in Texas look behind you, because that's where the ranger's going to be." It got me thinking if Walker does ever sneak up or appear behind a bad guy in the series, and I honestly can't remember and have no idea how I would search for that.
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Gimme five! Five Guys and a table for two
Riddle me this: Where can you get a hamburger and hand-cut fries made to order in under seven minutes– and eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor while you wait?
It's Five Guys burgers and fries in the Barracks Road Shopping Center. Although the new franchise operation has been in business in Charlottesville for only a year, plans are afoot for two simultaneous new openings: one on the Downtown Mall in the old SNL building and another one at Hollymead Town Center.
Five Guys' sixth man in Charlottesville, Bill McKechnie, says things are on schedule for both places. "We're certainly not going to open before we're ready," says McKechnie, "but we're shooting for early spring."
In case you didn't know, the Five Guys are franchise owner Jerry Murrell and his four sons, who started the business 20 years ago in Northern Virginia. "They're still very much involved in day-to-day operations," says McKechnie, who jumped at the chance to own a store when the Murrells decided to franchise.
"It's a simple business model, really," he says, "though not always easy to execute."
McKechnie is modest about his success in Charlottesville: "Just use the best ingredients you can find, and prepare people a fresh meal in seven or eight minutes. It's not rocket science."
No, it's not rocket science, but some say it's good burger science!
But what about those peanuts? McKechnie thinks it reinforces the idea that it's about the food, not about the ambience. It's also a guilty pleasure.
"At first, people are always a little bit shy about throwing the shells on the floor," he says. "But they get comfortable with it pretty fast."
Standardsville shuffle
On the upper end of the culinary scale, Dish wants to give a shout out to the Lafayette Inn in Stanardsville. Dish has had a soft spot for Stanardsville ever since our car broke down there in the middle of a dark winter night. A family took us in, warmed us by the fire, and gave us cookies and coffee while we waited for the wrecker.
Of course, an entirely different experience awaits diners who visit the Lafayette. The historic inn has been around since 1840, and new owners Alan and Kaye Pyles are maintaining the gracious traditions of the old place.
Besides southern favorites like shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes, and homemade bread pudding with hot whiskey sauce (yeeehaw!), offerings include fancier stuff like Tournedos of beef in bleu cheese sauce.
However, one of the most interesting features of the Lafayette is a private dining special. For $85 a person, diners are seated in their own private candlelit area with all the attention focused on them. Talk about romantic!
There's only one private seating per night, and before ordering, the pair get to sample wines, appetizers, entrees, and desserts to help them make their choice. Apparently, there's a waiting list for this special experience, especially on weekends, so anyone planning to go should be sure to give the Lafayette a call and get on the list.
Crying in my soup
Finally, Dish wants to apologize to new Revolutionary Soup owners Will Richey and Josh Zanoff. In a previous column ["Soup d'etat," November 17], Dish mistakenly claimed that Richey had been the wine guy at Etoile and that Zanoff graduated from the New England Culinary Institute. In fact, Richey worked at L'etoile, and Zanoff is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America.
Gimme five: Look for Five Guys burgers and fries on the Downtown Mall early next spring.< br>PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR


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At least 10 students kicked out of incoming Harvard class due to racist, inappropriate memes
At least 10 incoming Harvard University students joining the Class of 2021 found themselves without a school in mid-April, after the university rescinded their admissions due to a number of racist and sexually explicit memes posted to a Facebook group chat.
The group formed out of a larger Class of 2021 Facebook messaging group formed for the incoming freshman class. The smaller group at one point called itself "Harvard memes for horny bourgeois teens," The Harvard Crimson reported. It was there that students posted memes mocking, among other things, sexual assault and the Holocaust.
Among the screenshots of the memes viewed by the paper was one that referenced the hanging of a Mexican child as "piñata time," according to the Crimson.
The admissions office contacted students who posted in the offensive Facebook group, asking members to send over every photo they added to the page, as well as write a statement explaining their "contributions and actions."
Those contacted by administrators were then told their status with the university would be under review. The university later dismissed at least 10 people who participated in the Facebook group.
A university spokesman declined to comment on the matter, the paper reported.


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I don't see a Dominate/Submissive under my avatar. Why?
Ok. I meant above my avatar. and you vote on Dom/Sub for other people?
Okay, what about the stars (above where it says roar?) What the heck are they for?
Did anyone ever sort out what the stars mean?
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CHC men can't quite keep up with Rams
by Tom Utescher
Chestnut Hill College men's soccer coach Keith Cappo, a graduate of Penn Charter, returned to School House Lane last Thursday, bringing his CHC Griffins along to tackle conference rival Philadelphia University at the Rams' Ravenhill Field.
More than an hour into the contest, a first-half goal for the hosts remained the only point on the scoreboard, but the pace picked up after that. CHC tied it up, Philly U. regained the lead, then the Griffins pulled even at 2-2 with just 6:51 to go.
Later in the same minute, the Rams went ahead for good, then they added an insurance goal with under two minutes remaining to lock up a 4-2 victory. Chestnut Hill departed with an overall record of 9-9 and a 5-7 mark in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, while the Rams rose to 8-2-1 in the CACC and 11-5-1 against all opponents. The Griffins had already earned a spot in the conference tournament, but Thursday's loss consigned them to playing another road game at Philly U. in the first round.
"They're a very good team and it was good for us to score a few goals and be tied with them a couple of times," CHC's Cappo said.
He noted that in an effort to keep pace with the Rams on the scoreboard, "We pushed an extra guy up and gave them an opportunity to have a three-on-two in the back, and they were skilled and made their chances count."
The lone goal of the opening period came with 27:34 remaining, when the Rams' Milos Racic, a 6'4" forward from Serbia, blasted a shot at the cage and another junior, Bermudian Ryan Purnell, swooped in to jab home the rebound. CHC had some chances but was outshot 8-4 in the first half. With five minutes left Chestnut Hill's goalie, Mike Goldstein (10 saves), was able to deflect an outside missile launched by John Noriega, and in the final seconds a similar shot by the Griffins' Carl Essenthier was turned aside by Rams keeper Alex Heston (five saves).
As the second half developed it looked like the Rams were going to protect their slim lead by keeping the ball in the visitors' end of the field.
"They came out and possessed the ball well." Cappo said, "We dropped another midfielder back and I think it helped us deny them some chances to play the ball to their forwards, who are really good."
A corner kick from the right by CHC's Gavin Reid delivered the ball to the front of the goal, and Essenthier slipped the ball to Ross Garabedian, who scored the tying goal with 28:12 remaining in the game. At 23:40 the hosts were ahead once more, this time with Racic playing the scorer's role and Purnell as the set-up man.
The Griffins came back to tie once more thanks to Essenthier, who fired a straight shot from more than 25 yards out and put the ball just inside the left post with 6:51 on the clock. This time the Rams responded even more quickly; just 24 ticks later Purnell scored his second goal of the day off a feed from Kyle Altenau.
"They say the first five minutes after a goal are the most important for the team that scored," Cappo related, "and we didn't defend well after we scored our goals."
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Stoneham, MA and Eindhoven, Netherlands (January 2006). Adimec announced their new family of rugged Megapixel cameras for defense and commercial applications. The Adimec RA1000 Camera Family offers superior day-imaging performance in monochrome or color with resolutions of 1 to 4 Megapixels. Unlike existing industrial Megapixel cameras, the Adimec RA1000 family is designed to meet the most stringent environmental requirements. These cameras are qualified according to MIL-STD-810E for high-quality imaging in naval, airborne, and vehicle based platforms.
"The Adimec RA1000 Camera Family is the first to offer high resolution digital cameras that are qualified for military applications yet available commercially and off-the-shelf", said Jay Rice, vice president of sales & marketing for Adimec in North America. "These cameras offer exceptional imaging performance with the confidence of military durability and the convenience of commercial availability."
Adimec's cameras have been relied on by leading defense OEM's for many years for capturing and digitizing images in long-range and situational awareness systems. The RA1000 cameras are ideal for commercial OEM's and military contractors looking for high-resolution cameras in targeting, observation or high-end surveillance systems.
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This tutorial covers the process of sharpening fine details in one's images, be they monochrome or colour. The tutorial covers the in-depth use of Deconvolution with DynamicPSF on linear images (linearity is required for this) and MultiscaleLinearTransform on linear and non-linear images. ATrousWaveletTransform is normally used but as it is being phased out to obsolete by PixInsight developers, MultiscaleLinearTransform replaces it completely.
[UPDATE]: This tutorial is now back online after a corrective update. Deconvolution with DynamicPSF is now described strictly with linear images (as it should be). The order of presentation of Deconvolution and MultiscaleLinearTransform has been reversed to nail in the idea that both can be used - Deconvolution while the image is linear and MultiscaleLinearTransform later, ideally when the image is non-linear. Also made some edits to the text to ensure correctness and fluidity.


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Its the season to be jolly
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i would like to make my own shape of cookie cutters. I wonder where to start...
These are really nice by the way
Christmas cookies are the best!
Some of those look awesome!
Thanks for the link; I'm going to forward it to my mom and grandma who love to make their traditional German butter cookies for Christmas!
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Youth Only Deer Hunt
Montana's annual youth-only deer hunt, set for Oct 17-18, will come a week earlier this year. The two-day special season is open to youngsters ages 12 to 15 who've passed a hunter safety course. Additionally, 11-year-olds who passed hunter safety may hunt if they'll be 12 by Jan. 16, 2014.
"There's been some confusion this year due to the scheduling of the statewide teachers' convention," said Ron Aasheim, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks spokesman in Helena.
The youth hunt is always scheduled during the public schools' two-day vacation in October, which is scheduled for Oct. 17-18 this year.
"The teachers' convention usually falls on the Thursday and Friday just before the general season opener, but this year it's a full week before the big game season opens on Oct. 26," Aasheim said.
That also puts youth rifle hunters in the field during the final days of Montana's archery season.
"Archers and our young hunters need to be aware of the overlapping seasons and plan accordingly," Aasheim said.
Young hunters must wear hunter orange and follow all hunting district regulations, which may limit them to certain species or require a special permit.
To participate, youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult who must also wear hunter orange. The adult is not allowed to hunt during the youth-only deer hunt and should not carry a hunting rifle.
"This is the fourth year for the youth-only deer hunt," Aasheim said. "It has proven to be a good opportunity to introduce kids to hunting. This year, remember the hunt is set for Oct. 17-18 and remember that archers may also be in the area looking for deer, so be extra careful."


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Books by Erol A. Peköz
The Manager's Guide to Statistics, 2018 Edition is an introduction to statistics for aspiring managers, leaders and decision makers who do not need to know all the details of statistical theory and just want real applications and commonsense explanations using words and diagrams -- without a jumble of Greek letters and mathematical formulas. The focus is on teaching and testing intuitive understanding of statistical concepts with applications. This textbook is for an undergraduate or MBA introductory statistics course and covers summary statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, correlation, multiple regression, and includes custom Excel tools for histograms and stepwise regression. You may download the data sets mentioned in the book. If you are an instructor you can request an evaluation copy and detailed problem solutions by sending an email with your address to pekoz at bu dot edu.
A Second Course in Probability is for undergraduate and graduate students in statistics, mathematics, engineering, finance, and actuarial science, and is a guided tour designed to give familiarity with advanced topics in probability without having to wade through the exhaustive coverage of the classic advanced probability theory books. Topics covered here include measure theory, limit theorems, bounding probabilities and expectations, coupling and Stein's method, martingales, Markov chains, renewal theory, and Brownian motion. No other text covers all these advanced topics rigorously but at such an accessible level; all you need to get started here is calculus and material from a first undergraduate course in probability. Any other concepts required, such as the definition of convergence, the Lebesgue integral, and of countable and uncountable sets, are introduced as needed. If you are an instructor you can request an evaluation copy and detailed problem solutions by sending an email with your address to pekoz at bu dot edu.


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San Francisco, CA—The Office of Economic and Workforce Development today issued emergency grants to seven businesses that suffered a fire in Chinatown on February 3rd. The grants are part of the Small Business Disaster Relief Fund that was activated in response to a two-alarm fire in Chinatown where 22 employees were impacted. A total of $70,000 is being disbursed to impacted businesses to help with inventory replacement, equipment purchases, security deposits for a new lease, employee salaries, or other expenses to stabilize cash flow.


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Frameless output can be viewed on the web or using a desktop application. This output type works with any browser and platform and provides several customization capabilities.
The first step in generating the output of a RoboHelp project is to create an output preset and then configure the various settings of the output preset. You can use the following settings to configure a Frameless output preset:
Title Specify the title for the generated output.
You can use variables in the title. To do so, type Ctrl + 1 and select a variable from the drop-down list, and then press Enter. Note that if you have provided a variable set in the Content tab > Variable Set field, during output generation, the value of the selected variable is picked from the variable set.
The title, along with the variables if used, appears on the browser tab of the output.
Favicon Specify an icon to associate with the output. This icon appears on the browser tab of the output. Click to browse and select a desired icon.
Output Path Specify a location for the output. To select a location, click .
Ensure that the output path is NOT located inside the project folder. If the output path is inside the project folder, the output generation fails. Also the folder you select should NOT have any content that you need. RoboHelp deletes the contents of the folder before generating the output.
Start Page Specify the page name and extension (.htm or .html) that RoboHelp can use to generate the URL for the output. For example, specify index.html.
Language Use the drop-down list to specify a language for the output preset if the language of the UI of the generated output needs to be different from the language of the content specified in project settings.
Encoding Use the drop-down list to specify the type of character encoding format to be used for your content.
Use lowercase file names Select to generate all output files with lowercase filenames.
Post Generation Script To run your custom script after output generation, select the script .js file from the drop-down list.
Table Of Contents Use the drop-down list to select a Table of Contents to be included in the output. This drop-down list displays the Tables of Contents available in your project. The first Table of Contents in this drop-down list is selected by default.
The set of files and their references present in the selected Table of Contents appear in the generated output.
Browse Sequence Use the drop-down list to view the defined browse sequences in your project. You can select more than one browse sequence. The selected browse sequences are then merged for the output. If there is a conflict with the selected browse sequences, the first selection is given preference.
Default Topic Click to select the topic that displays in the Topic panel when you open the output. By default, the first topic in the Table of Contents selected for this output is the default topic.
You can also select the default topic from the merged child projects. The list shown under the merged child projects is read from the selected TOC.
Include Index Select this setting to include the index page in the output.
Glossary Use the drop-down list to select the glossary to be included in the output. The glossary helps your users to quickly retrieve the relevant terms in your project, with the corresponding definitions.
Condition Expression Use the drop-down list to specify the condition expression for your output. This setting allows you to easily include or exclude content depending on the desired type of output or userbase. Click to edit the selected condition expression. You can also select None in the drop-down list to not specify any condition expression.
Dynamic Content Filter Use the drop-down list to select a dynamic content filter so your end users can filter content in the generated output. Click to edit the selected Dynamic Content Filter. Alternatively, select None in the drop-down list to not specify a dynamic content filter.
Variable Set Use the drop-down list to specify the variable set to use in this output. In the drop-down list, you can select <Default Variable Set> to use the project's default variable set. Variable sets allow you to implement output-specific use of variables. For example, you can have different variable sets for generating output for customers and internal users.
Map Files Use the drop-down to select a map file to use context-sensitive help. For more help, see Work with context-sensitive help.
Master Page Use the drop-down list to select the master page for the output you are generating.
Skin Use the drop-down list to select a skin to apply in your output.
Show Thumbnail for Images Select this field to show thumbnail for images in output.
- Create Thumbnail for images Select this field to generate image thumbnails from existing images in the output. These images can be enlarged when the user clicks them.
- Style Existing Images as Thumbnails Select this field to style existing images as thumbnails in the output. These images can be enlarged when the user clicks them.
PDF to Download Click to browse and select the PDF that you want the users to download when they click on the Download PDF button in the output.
Use skin home page Select this field to show the home page in your output.
Skin Home Page Content Click to browse the topic that you want to show on the home page along with the Table of Contents tiles.
Use topic description as search context Select this setting to display the topic description with the title in search topic results. In Set a Character limit, enter the maximum number of characters to be displayed in the topic description. To set a topic description, right-click a topic in the Contents panel and select Properties. In the Topic Properties dialog box, enter the description in Description and click Apply.
Enable a
Show definitions from glossary Select this option to display definitions of search terms from the glossary selected for this output. If the search term matches a glossary term, the definition of the term is displayed.
Generate XML sitemap Select this setting to generate a sitemap for your published output. The sitemap.xml file in the published output contains the sitemap. You can then submit this file to your search engine to improve search results for your site. To submit the sitmap.xml file, follow the procedure described in your search engine's documentation. In Base URL of the hosted content, enter the relative URL of the site. In Frequency of content change, specify a cadence for indexing the content.
Select file types to exclude from search You can exclude specific types of files, such as PDF, Word, and Excel, from search. The content from the selected files will not be included during search.
After you've configured an output preset, you can access it in the Quick Generate dialog box of the authoring window or in the Output Presets panel of the publishing window.
Click the Generate Preset icon in the Output Presets panel.
You can then view a progress bar next to the selected output preset in the Output Presets panel. Once the output generation is complete, a Success dialog box is visible at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
After the output generation is complete, click in the Output Presets panel to view the output.
Alternatively, you can generate the output in the authoring window. Click Quick Generate on the toolbar, select the desired output preset, and click Generate.
You can then view a progress bar in the Quick Generate dialog box. After the output generation is complete, click next to the output preset to view the output. In case the output generation failed, click next to the selected output preset to view the error log.


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Red Sox - 002 000 000 - 2 5 0 Rays - 000 001 000 - 1 6 1Alfredo Aceves (6-4-1-4-3, 84) pitched six strong innings and Daniel Nava capped a 10-pitch at-bat in the third inning by jacking a two-run dong, his ninth home run of the season.
Aceves's one bad inning was the second, in which he walked the bases loaded, but escaped unscathed. He allowed a walk and single to start the third, but struck out Kelly Johnson and got Evan Longoria to ground into a double play. Longoria tagged him in his next at-bat, however, driving a pitch over the wall in center, giving him a home run in each game of the three-game series.
With two outs in the top of the third, Jacoby Ellsbury singled to left. Rays starter Chris Archer (4-4-2-4-7, 103) fell behind Nava 3-0 - and Ellsbury stole second base on ball 3. Archer battled back to a full count and Nava then fouled off five pitches before tattooing a two-run bomb to right. Dustin Pedroia followed with a single and David Ortiz walked, but Mike Napoli struck out to end the inning.
Tampa Bay made some threatening noises in the final two innings. After Johnson doubled off Craig Breslow with two down in the eighth, Koji Uehara came in and fanned Longoria on three splitters (looking, looking, and swinging).
Andrew Bailey surrendered a line drive single off the right field wall to James Loney to begin the bottom of the ninth; Sam Fuld pinch-ran. Bailey threw four balls to Desmond Jennings, but the fourth one was called a strike, a gift that allowed Bailey to retire Jennings on a fly to center on the next pitch. (I still want robots, but thank you, Ron Kulpa.) Bailey then struck out Luke Scott and, after Fuld stole second, Jose Lobaton to end the game.
Mike Carp went 2-for-4. Ellsbury singled, walked twice, and stole two bases.
Ellsbury, CFAs expected, Alfredo "Eyes of Satan" Aceves has been recalled from Pawtucket to start tonight. Jose De La Torre, who pitched 3.1 innings in relief of Jon Lester last night, was optioned back to AAA.
Nava, RF
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Napoli, 1B
Carp, LF
Saltalamacchia, C
Middlebrooks, 3B
Drew, SS
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This list includes real-time river level gauges along all of Minnesota's state water trails. The gauges have been interpreted for paddling on a scale ranging from "scrapable" (so low that paddlers may have to get out of their watercraft to avoid rocks); to "very high" (where paddling is considered dangerous and not recommended).
Search for gauges by using the "Search" bar above the list. Click the "Site Name" to view more details including river level graphs, full gauge interpretations, and a link to view the gauge on a map.
To access river gauges in a map view, visit the State Water Trails Interactive Map and click "Show" River Gauges in the legend.
Disclaimer: River levels are subject to rapid change based on precipitation and other factors. It's best to keep a close eye on river levels as the date of your planned trip approaches.
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|System: PS3, X360, Wii
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: 4mm Games/ Terminal Reality
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Konami
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Oct. 5, 2010
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-2
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Teen
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Amanda L. Kondolojy
Rap is one genre of music that has never really gotten a fair shake in the rhythm/music genre. While games like SingStar have included rhythm sections for songs like "Just a Friend" from Biz Markie, there's never been a rap-focused karaoke game released, which is quite curious considering the genre's popularity. However, Rapstar has come along to help fulfill that gaping hole in the music genre (hard to imagine there were any considering the industry's current saturation), and for the most part, this experiment works well.
For a first-time effort, Rapstar gives a very good impression. The game opens with a nice montage of current and classic rap songs displayed against an urban backdrop. Once the game starts in earnest, you'll have three modes to choose from: party, career, and freestyle. The party mode is certainly the hallmark mode of the game (as it is with most karaoke games), and the game's no-frills approach to the party mode (there's no complex playlist creation system or tutorial to go through) is refreshing. You simply select a song and start rapping with the beat.
However, if you're like me and have no natural flow (I was abruptly reminded of this when I attempted Ice Cube's Classic "It Was a Good Day"), then you may want to spend a little time with the game's career mode. Though there is no formal tutorial (aside from a bare-bones "practice" mode) the game does rank songs in Career by difficulty, and you'll have to do well on the easy songs before you can move on to the intermediate and difficult tracks. The game's career mode uses a points accrual progression system, which means that if you continue to just barely pass songs, you'll have to perform them over and over again until you get it right.
And speaking of getting it right, let's talk about the vocal input system. The way the vocals are handled in Rapstar is actually quite different from established karaoke franchises, so if you are expecting to just sail on through Rapstar due to your "Pop Star" status on SingStar, think again. The game uses two scoring mechanics to determine performance, rhythm and lyric accuracy. Yes, you read that second one right--lyric accuracy. While games like SingStar and Rock Band simply measure pitch (you can get a 100% on any song just by "OOooh"-ing your way through, as long as your pitch is perfect), Rapstar wants you to know the lyrics and measures how many times you flub a lyric or line. I noticed that this mechanic (at least on the Easy and Medium modes) was a little bit forgiving, as I didn't notice too much of a dip in my score when I started replacing the occasional lyric I didn't know with quick-fire "uh"s. However, you do need to make an effort with the lyrics, otherwise your score will plummet to "whack" pretty fast.
The rhythm component of the scoring mechanism is completely unforgiving. The game uses a bouncing ball instead of a note graph to show you the rhythm of each song, and the goal is to say the lyric when the bouncing ball hits the words. However, the bouncing ball isn't the most effective tool for getting the right flow, as it often moves so fast that it's hard to keep up with it, and it doesn't lend itself to being terribly accurate, especially when you have multiple syllables for a certain beat (or a single syllable for multiple beats)! There is quite a learning curve when it comes to predicting beats with the bouncing ball, and I can't say I ever felt 100% confident following the ball to succeed in the game. Success (for me, at least) came from a working knowledge of most of the songs and some time in practice mode.
Another issue I had with Rapstar was the presentation of the game. Remember that urban backdrop I told you about in the beginning of the game? Well, that backdrop is persistent throughout the game, and when you select a track, it simply pops up in the middle of the screen with the backdrop permeating much of the screen real estate. This visual scheme is a little weird, considering it limits the size of the lyrics (which are already pretty small under the bouncing ball and music video.) Though this wasn't a highly intrusive problem, it was a weird choice, especially when you find yourself having to move closer and closer to the television to see the lyrics.
However, one area where Rapstar is golden is in the song selection. No matter what era, sub-genre, or regional preference you have, Rapstar has got you covered with tracks by Tupac Shakur, 50 Cent, Outkast, Diddy, Busta Rhymes, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan and Kanye West. The tracklist is huge and varied, and if you are a longtime fan of rap music, most of these songs are classics. And even if your absolute favorite track hasn't made the cut in the game, there are weekly track packs released weekly on the Rapstar store, so you have plenty of options.
Rapstar's greatest strength lies in the fact that it knows what it is: a party game. The game's quickplay mode is easy to pick up, and the singing and scoring system is straightforward. Fans of rap music should definitely pick this title up, as there is plenty of content here to enjoy (including numerous community features) and the game features a great soundtrack. It's actually pretty strange that rap music has not had its own game in the over-saturated music genre, but as a first effort Rapstar does a terrific job filling this void, and hopefully we can look forward to more Rapstar titles in the future.
Amanda L. Kondolojy
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Darley Wallet Oxblood Natural Grain Leather
Send a hint to share your dream gift.
The postman's lock is an iconic Mulberry signature, and this accessories group combines the popular hardware with practical space inside, featuring various pockets and compartments.
A long wallet with the iconic postman's lock.
- Brass component finish
- Postman's lock closure
- Two gusset compartments
- Twelve credit card slots
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- Two internal slip pockets
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This natural looking grainy 100% vegetable tanned leather is finished similarly to our Natural Leather. It has been print assisted to make the grain consistent and regular. Due to the natural tannage of the leather, the article will age beautifully adding character to your product.
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Scrum Sevens
Tom Hamilton
February 15, 2012
Gregor Townsend offloads under pressure while at the Sharks © Getty Images
French behemoth Sebastien Chabal is off to play in Australia and follows in the footsteps of some fellow Europeans in trying their hand in the southern hemisphere game. Sheep dipping, comb-overs and vodka bottles - it's all here in this week's Scrum Sevens as we assess how some travellers fared below the equator.
Christian Califano (Blues)
The prop took the honour of being the first French international to grace the Super Rugby stage when he took his bow for the Blues back in 2002 against the Hurricanes. He turned out five times for the Auckland franchise before making the switch to Saracens after just one season in New Zealand. Califano is well known to Gloucester fans having ended his rugby playing career at Kingsholm in 2008.
But Thierry Lacroix and Olivier Roumat had already set the benchmark for Frenchmen in the southern hemisphere by the time he arrived in New Zealand. The Test pair played a key role in guiding the Natal Sharks to Currie Cup glory in 1995, but they missed out on playing in Super Rugby. The Sharks failed to qualify for the tournament in 1995 and while Lacroix played for the Sharks again in 1996, he arrived too late to play any part in their charge to the final of the then Super 12 - a side which included Argentinean hooker Federico Mendez.
Danny Cipriani (Melbourne Rebels)
The English fly-half arrived in Australia at the newly formed Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 Super Rugby season. The immensely talented half-back only has seven England caps to his name and journeyed to the southern hemisphere with the view to expanding his knowledge of the game.
But while he turned out 12 times for the Rebels in their debut campaign, Cipriani was dogged with off-field strife. The 24-year-old hit the headlines after being accused of taking a bottle of vodka from behind a Melbourne bar and later on in the campaign, he was stood down from team duties - along with Richard Kingi - after embarking on an unsanctioned night out. But regardless of unsavoury headlines, Cipriani showed glimpses of his ability when he scored a sensational try against the Sharks.
Frederic Michalak (Sharks)
The 54-cap half-back arrived at the Sharks in 2008 and featured in just nine matches for the Natal-based franchise in Super Rugby due to injury. But Michalak returned from his spell on the sidelines to help guide them to the 2008 Currie Cup title to end the side's 12-year wait for a trophy.
And following injuries and international call-ups to key personnel at the end of May 2011, Michalak - who was Toulouse at the time - announced that he would re-join the Sharks for the end of the Super Rugby season and their Currie Cup campaign. He helped guide them to the semi-final in the South African domestic tournament and will look to line up for them again in the forthcoming Super XV season before journeying back to France to Toulon.
Andy Goode (Sharks)
Former England fly-half Andy Goode joined the Sharks on loan in 2010 to cover an injury to the magician Juan Martin Hernandez and Steve Meyer's premature retirement. Goode - who was turning out for Brive at the time - lasted just five minutes on his Super Rugby debut before being sin-binned for a high shot on Crusaders' half-back Dan Carter. And he followed this up with another yellow card in his next match - for infringing around the breakdown against the 'Tahs.
Despite nailing a last-gasp drop-goal against the Waratahs and scoring a try against the Blues, Goode cut a forlorn figure at times and was mocked by former team-mate Rod Kafer who labelled him as having "the only comb-over in Super Rugby".
Gregor Townsend (Sharks)
The Scottish fly-half - complete with British & Irish Lions Test honours - signed for the Sharks in 2004 after finding himself exiled from the international scene. He was greeted by two Sharks fans soon after his arrival in Durban telling Townsend how excited they were to have a player such as Neil Jenkins at the club. Confused identity aside, Townsend filled in alongside Butch James in a combative and attritional fly-half - centre partnership.
Townsend turned out nine times for the Sharks with a back injury ruling him out of their final two matches of the season. And the fly-half was set for one more season in Durban only for new Boks coach Jake White to rule that the Super Rugby franchises should be limited to players who could qualify for the South African national side.
But Townsend left a legacy at the Sharks - as highlighted by an article by Gavin Rich which praised the fly-half before asserting that "Yes, in answer to the inevitable question, a controlled influx of foreign players into the South African game may carry more benefits than negatives, as the northern hemisphere has shown through the way they have tapped into southern hemisphere resources during the last six years."
Julian White (Crusaders)
The now Tigers prop and 51-cap England international, turned out just once for the Crusaders back in the 1997 season after a bizarre change in fortunes. White was developing his farming career in Dannevirke and was encouraged to turn out for the local rugby team. He took his domestic bow for Hawke's Bay and narrowly missed out on a contract with the now defunct Central Vikings - due to a leg injury. But despite a back strain caused by 'sheep drenching', White was called into the Crusaders reckoning for six weeks in 1997.
And he took his bow for the Crusaders from the bench against the Sharks after fellow front-row Stu Loe was dismissed. The match ended in a 26-26 draw with Andrew Mehrtens contributing 21 of the Crusaders' points with the sole try coming from Mark Mayerhofler. White claims he cannot remember much of the game but he looks back on his time there with fondness.
"It was unbelievable. I'd come here to play for Dannevirke and thought I had an outside chance for Hawke's Bay," said White. "I don't remember much about the game against Natal - it all went by so fast. I was just happy to be there. I never thought I'd get the chance to play. It was good just going along. I continually ate the whole time down there. They called me 'Food bill'."
Kevin Yates (Hurricanes)
The prop was hit with a six-month ban from rugby in 1998 after allegedly biting the ear of Simon Fenn during a Tetley's Bitter Cup clash between Bath and London Scottish and decided to journey south in a bid to rebuild his reputation. He turned out for the Hurricanes in 2000 and also played for the Wellington Lions in the NPC and earned the honour of being the first British player to be awarded a Super Rugby contract.
Yates played in both the 2000 and 2001 Super Rugby seasons and formed a formidable front-row partnership alongside All Blacks duo Gordon Slater and Norm Hewitt. The prop later returned to the Premiership to play for Saracens and holds the world record for the longest time between two international caps. He realised this feat when he played for England against South Africa in 2007 - in a front-row which had a combined age of 104 - making it nine years and 353 since his previous Test against Argentina back in 1997.
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Knafe on kaak, $4 at Amal Bohsali bakery in Ville St. Laurent
The history of Amal Bohsali goes back a long way. Back to Beirut in 1878, where the family's first bakery was founded on what is now known as Martyrs' Square. Business has expanded under subsequent generations of Bohsalis, but the Montreal location, now in its seventh year, is the only one in North America and offers rows upon rows of fresh, intricate, carefully crafted regional treats made with dates, walnuts, pistachios and cashews. In addition to selling baklava and maamoul, the counter doles out pastry called knafe, available in a sandwich, as a single serving, or by the pound. "In the Middle East, particularly in Beirut, it is a very traditional breakfast thing," general manager Roger Adel explains. "And people also enjoy it around Christmas and the New Year, after all the big feasts." He adds that it's not uncommon for regulars to order it three to four times a week. The best of breakfast and dessert together, it's easy to see why.
The bread: A surrealist bagel. This particular type of kaak, as the sesame-studded galette with a dropped hole is called, is used only for knafe, Adel notes. The resilient texture and the toasty flavour of the seeds are a lovely foil for the sweet, cheesy filling.
The spread: Heated on a large skillet, the outer surface of the knafe is a bronze crust of pressed semolina atop cheese custom-made for the bakery by nearby Middle Eastern dairy producer Karnie. It is "stronger, richer and more fatty" than mozzarella or akawi, Adel says. Creamy, stringy and warmly spreading, it's cut into semi-soft rectangles and scraped up for stuffing into the bread shell. A drizzle of syrup — made with glucose, sugar and orange blossom water and rose water — brings a perfumed edge. The effect amazingly soothing and mild, yet each sweet, floral, salty and sesame flavour is remarkably clear.
The secret: On weekends, Amal Bohsali does a variation of knafe that's even more extravagant, with a cream and ricotta concoction known as ashta. It's available on Saturdays and Sundays only.
Patisseries Amal Bohsali, 1420 Sauvé St. W., 514-920-0999
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The ruffle-edged egg noodles called trenette absorb some of the rich broth in the rabbit mushroom sauce.
- Yield
- Serves 4 to 6 as a main course
- For sauce
- 3/4 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded
- a 2-pound rabbit, thawed if frozen, cut into serving pieces and liver chopped and reserved if desired
- all-purpose flour for dredging
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 ounces pancetta (Italian unsmoked cured bacon) or bacon, chopped coarse
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped, plus 1 small head garlic, left unpeeled and whole
- 1/4 cup white-wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped mixed fresh herbs such as sage, rosemary, and thyme leaves
- 3/4 pound Fresh Trenette or 3/4 pound trenette or pappardelle
- Garnish: finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Make sauce:
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Cut mushrooms into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Pat rabbit and reserved liver dry. Season rabbit with salt and pepper and dredge in flour, shaking off excess.
- In a large heavy ovenproof skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and brown rabbit on all sides. Transfer rabbit to a plate and in the skillet sauté pancetta or bacon, stirring, until golden. Add onion and chopped garlic and sauté stirring, until onion is golden. Add vinegar and wine and deglaze skillet, scraping up brown bits. Simmer onion mixture until liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes. Cut off and discard top 1/4 inch of head of garlic, exposing cloves, and add head to onion mixture with broth, water, and herbs. Bring mixture to a simmer and season with salt and pepper. Stir in mushrooms and rabbit and braise, covered, in middle of oven 1 hour, or until meat is tender.
- Transfer rabbit to a plate and cool slightly. Remove garlic head and squeeze softened cloves into sauce, discarding skins. Mash garlic with fork and stir sauce well.
- Using 2 forks shred meat, discarding bones, and stir into sauce with reserved liver if using. Simmer sauce over moderate heat 10 minutes and season with salt and pepper. Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, and before being chilled, covered.
- In an 8-quart kettle bring 7 quarts of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente (about 2 minutes for fresh, longer for dried) and drain in a colander. In a heated bowl immediately toss pasta with sauce and garnish with parsley.


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For those of you who have been waiting a few months, you past the first test. Patience. You're going to need it to complete this mod.
Schematic Updates:
*R60 (series resistor after filament supply rectifier), can be increased in value to compensate for the lower voltage loss resulting from replacing the old selenium rectifier with 1N400X diodes. I've had to increase it to 3Ω on several to keep the filament voltage at or below the 12.5V.
It's good to have the polarity reverse switch located on the output (between the attenuator and XLR connector) for low noise switching. I like to use a sealed relay controlled by the toggle switch.
These are interior photos of one from our studio 351s
I should answer-
I know you're really busy, but could you also include a sheet listing the components needed for the modification? It would be a great help to all of us who have a 350 and want to gather the parts... Thanks
I don't have such a list, but it is simple. Copy down all the component values (on the schematic) and order new parts. For all the electrolytic caps use 105 degree rated caps for replacement (Sprague, Panasonic TS series are good). Don't change the uF value, round higher on the voltage rating. For the resistors, get 1% 1/2 watt metal film ones (with appropriate peak voltage specs). We used Rel-Cap polypropylene film caps for the interstage DC blocking caps (C1,18,21,19 etc.) C20 is a polystyrene film cap, the .47uF cap bypassing with the 10uF cap on the B+ is polypropylene, and C4 is an orange drop cap.
The Daven o/p attenuator is not an off-the-shelf item anymore. What you need to get is a o/p attenuator that will have an input and output impedance of 600 Ohms through its rotation. You might be able to find this at a hi fi audio builder site.
We are in the process of replacing the gain pot with a 12 or 16 position switch for better tracking of gain per degrees of turn.
I have been replacing the selenium rectifier (for the 12 DC power supply) with a bridge rectifier or 1N4004 diodes.
We added jumpers when needed to bring signals and voltage to specific spots on the boards. If you get a cap that needs a bigger pad/hole to attach to don't be afraid of hacking a bit. If you are committing to this, be only concerned with making it a preamp. It most likely will not be converted back to being a part of a tape machine.
Take care and not burn the traces off the board when cleaning them. Removing the Tube sockets will be the worst part (not totally necessary if clean and socket pins have good tension). Keep good track of the wires, where they plug in to the board, and what direction the plugs are facing. I shocked Soren (old tech) once when I had some of the plugs reversed. I recomend getting a good de-soldering gun.
You're going to constantly have to retrace you're steps making sure things are where they should be. It is a simple cicuit to follow, but a mess in the box.
Some places for parts include:
Digikey (caps, pots, switches, resitors)
Newark (for the crazy green lit o/p attenuator switch)
Allied Electronics (has the same as everyone else but cheaper)
Mouser (same)
New Sensor (tube related goodies)
Angela Instruments
Velleman (hi fi kit place)
Antique Audio (hi fi)
CE Distribution (tube amp catolog)
I'll add to this post as I get more info.
ta ta
2008 and beyond:
Picture of the simple phantom power board (includes the full-wave rectifier for 12vdc filament supply, replacing the selenium). The phantom power circuit is a voltage quadrupler tapped off the 12vac winding (Green) clamped down with a 47 volt zener diode.
State Electronics L24338 is a suitable replacement for the output attenuator.


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