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Jana, In your case I sort of agree that it's best to stay out of assbrain + family's business. He sounds like a nutcase. The only situation with someone I feel I should tell would be with the online twit. She's engage at 19 and they've only be consistently together for less than a year right now . So I SORT of feel like her fiance should know what he's signing up for. He doesn't like her use of the website that was causing issues a few months ago but don't worry "wbf is gay" I had to mock wbf for that. When I get angry I'm usually bitter and sarcastic so "Aww hunny, you like this online skank so much, you let her tell her bf that your gay? Isn't that noble of you" To which he replied "I didn't know she said that until now" "Ok, but don't ya kinda think that signals a problem?" Ok, I'm digressing. But I did really want to send him all of the conversations I had. Now I've taken the stand that she's not messing in my life so I won't mess with hers. Maybe not the one that will win me a humanitarian award, but that's the way it'll be for now.
Am contemplating a vacation by myself to clear my head, before we make permanent decisions.
So I finally (I hope) got through to wbf on the fact that if I do in fact enter his thoughts throughout the day, he would do well to text me and say so. So, he set an alarm to text me he can be so dense sometimes. BUT, yesterday he slept through this alarm and texted me later in the afternoon. Today, he again slept through his alarm, but he CALLED me (just as I was telling poopylala I was going to throw him over a cliff). A phone call is so out of the norm for us (I'm not a fan of phone conversations at all) and for the most part it made me really happy. That list is still taking a toll on my head I think. I've been more down than my recent "normal". For some reason also, I've been thinking about the details and how I don't have many. I think it's triggered by the list, setting my mind back to the past but I don't know if I want to ask for them.
hurting, I'm worried about you! I hope everything is ok and that he had some very good explanations for this crap. (((((hurting)))))
I wish I could say I am any closer to the truth this is a long one so here it goes. I swear this is going to be the MOST bizarre story ever.
I happened upon a photo like I said of a woman from the neck down . The email was in the sent file but no signs of it in any other file. It was forwarded to an address roland7878@-------com , my husband's account that i was on is ronin7878----------com.
I think I told you before about the check I did to verify some of the email info, and H information is out there ,name address, photo etc...its quite scary all the info. He has given me all passwords including this email, school , fb and myspace(which he is hardly ever on). I really only check fb and this one . recently he switched his primary to a gmail account because of his andriod phone requires he has one.
I figured out that the woman was a my space/fb friend that he uses for gaming ie... mafia wars, mobsters etc... and emailed her asking about the photo.
In the meantime, WH said he has spoken to her a couple of times over IM but the last time was about 1 year ago and never really more than chit chat and usually about the games. She emails me back saying in fact she just talked to WH a couple of weeks ago, once before her corrective surgery and once again after when she asked him if he wanted to see the results and he said yes, last week.
My husband was calm and confused by this whole thing. I had already texted him by this point that he needed to call into work and figure this out. I told him I wanted him out tonight because he was lying to me. He swore again he was not.
I get home and confront him with her emails. He reads them and looks at me and says " I dont know what to say, I know this looks bad, and I dont know who this woman talked to but it was not me." He was not defensive, just looked exhausted and confused.
As far as the photo, when I asked him why there was a photo of a woman on his email account, he pulled it up and said oh my god, i have no idea where that came from?
The dilemma.....he came forward with the ONS, why confess to that and not to this? During our discussion last night I said, this is not a dealbreaker but I need to know, the lady said you were never inappropriate with her so this is not a federal offense here, just a boundary issue. WHY wouldnt he take the opportunity at that point to throw her under the bus, say something like yeah we talked and she sent it , i never asked for it or something along those lines?
He admitted how bad it looked and that he can understand why I am so upset and he wouldnt believe me either but he has no idea what this is all about.
So either my H is an evil genius that left all this identifying info out there in cyber space connected to his ronin account and is lying to me,while simotaniously proceeded to create a false roland account and backtrack to cover his tracks OR he was hacked. I know how it sounds, hard to believe myself but none of this makes sense!!
At that point last night, he talked about ending it because this is what he was afraid of, if something suspicious came up, we would be knocked back down to d day again. He cried and said he was so sorry for the ONS and destroying our marriage.
I asked him so you are giving up? He said he doesnt want to but he does not know how much more of this he can take. Me neither I replied. I told him I love him and want to believe him and dont want him to go but I wont fight him if he leaves.
Some time passed, he helped me get the kids to bed. I melt down, sobbing in the bathroom while he holds me. He tells me there is no way he is going anywhere tonight with me in this condition. He held me while I sobbed and he cried too. He says, I hate watching what I have done to you with all of this, I am so sorry , I love you. If I talked to her I would admit it,but I did not I swear.
Once I regained my composure and settled down, I said, I am ok, if you want to go, go ahead . He turned to me and said that he doesnt want to leave either, he hopes we can get through this but what this is doing to me(hurting) if its all too much and you want me out, I want you to know that I will not abadon you financially. You have been so good to me when you shouldnt of (meaning ONS) and supporting me and I will keep helping out with the household expenses as long as I can. You deserve at least that after what I have done to you with the ONS.
He gave me an out, I did not take it....does that make me a fool? I dont know.
There has been absolutely NOTHING that has been out of place with what he tells me and what I find. He has ALWAYS proven himself consistent ,never lying to me about any of this. Full transparency with the emails, yet this woman seems VERY convincing so I really dont think she is duping me on her end.
So we are still together but my heart is mangled. Our resolve is weakened a great deal . He has shut down the ronin account and is in the process of shutting down my space(he has blogs on there he wants to keep so he needs to download), has promised to eliminate all his female gaming friends from FB.
The only thing I have left to try is I am dropping $100 (ouch) for a service through emailfinder.com to get guaranteed details about who owns that roland account. He does not know I am doing this, its for my own piece of mind but honestly, i dont know if it will get me anything concrete. With all the info that I saw floating out there in his WH name, anyone can open another email account in WH name pretty easily if you know what I mean.
I know, its sounds crazy and like bullshit but this man is NOT a player, plus why the HELL lie about this and not the ONS to begin with? I am at a total loss....The other thing is WHY do this on an account that he knows I check?
You can 2x4 me guys, I understand.
On a diff note, yesterday when all this crap was falling down, I get a call for a 3rd and final interview for a job in my field working for my current large employer making several thousand more a year :) What a day!
[This message edited by hurting38 at 2:27 PM, March 23rd (Wednesday)]
It is very possible for someone to create a fake account but who and why? It could be a stranger who wants to do less than stellar things. If you could see what else is going on in that account.
But why would he use the account he know you check? Sigh...I'm hoping you get some more information and I hope its good.
I want to think, like you - why would he confess to the ONS but hide this?
I think tsol's points are very valid.
Maybe to him online stuff isn't "real" cheating but a ONS crossed the line?
I don't want to think that, I want to think that this woman is completely confused, that she's been talking to someone else.
I would continue your investigating, hurting. I think it's possible that this is all just a big mistake but there are just so many loose ends here.
I'm so so terribly sorry. (((((HURTING)))))
I wont do it.
Going to wait to see what this search gets me and go from there I guess.
The only thing I can think is that she has two of her friends confused? But she told you his name etc right? dlfkjadklfjaldkjf
I'm going to stop thinking via keyboard because I over-analyze and it's not going in the direction I want. Tsol going on standby
I am hoping to catch him in a direct lie but some of his behavior is too questionable to ignore.
I ended up punching my wall repeatley and screaming and throwing my phone last night so i am waiting here at work (they happen to have a promptcare in the medical building I work in to get my hand xrayed. fortunately it was my right hand and I am left handed. I can type with a little pain.
I sent this woman another email to get more answers and will hopefully have a more complete story soon enough.
Can you take the day as a sick day? Is there anyone IRL that you can lean on right now? I'm so sorry that you find yourself in this position after all the hurt you've been through and the hard work you've done.
I hope you get some answers soon.
Hugs honey.
My head is spinning right along with you. When you say some of his behaviour is too questionable, what do you mean by that? Is he doing things that suggest this is his account and there is an issue? Or that there are things that make this less possible?
Oh I'm so sorry! I hate that this is happening. Were going to have to rename our thread to ONS support + other miscellaneous things our stupid ons-having ws do (((Hurting)))
I all but have the smoking gun. He did it, he does not know I know for sure ,my last hope is that he is planning on fessing up to all this this weekend AFTER this interview because he knows how important this interview is to me.
I think i just lost my best friend.
I never understand what goes on in their minds...
Hurting, I'm so sorry and I don't know what you mean by "he did it" other than maybe he did make that other account? I truly hope not because that's just such an awful feeling finding these secret accounts. I read somewhere that when they leave these little traces of clues behind it's because they subconsciously want to be caught.. I think it's more arrogance really. Sorry for the tangent but I really really hope you're doing okay and that youre interview is going well.
forgiven and in R :)
"To err is human. To forgive, divine"
Oh SHIT. SHIT SHIT SHIT.
I am so so so sorry.
Hurting, DAMN IT, I am so fucking angry for you right now.
I'm so sorry.
I hope the interview went well despite all this.
I am so sorry.
Not much new to report here, just waiting for MC on Monday night to go over potential options. Continuing to try to articulate what I need right now. Had interesting discussion with WH yesterday about his lack of emotional expression making me anxious and putting a wall between us. He says he doesn't know if he wants to change that. Guess that helps me make up my mind. Yet today he is texting me nonstop. Go figure.
Oh, and he has been reading SI. I wanted him to do that for a long time but now it makes me a little ... not freaked out, but... I don't know. Think he has looked up my posts? This is supposed to be my safe space... He says he may post on Wayward about our situation to get feedback. I think that is great, actually. He has been reading Not Just Friends on the recommendation of SI posts. On one hand I am so happy to see him finally doing all this. On the other, I am LIVID that he is doing this now, NOW! When I had started moving on. WTF.
Hurting, will be refreshing often. {{hugs}}
[This message edited by peacelovetea at 3:41 PM, March 25th (Friday)]
quick summary....
I figured out how to get into the roland7878 email. it was his, there was 1 explicit photo of this same woman, with her breast hanging out. it was a screen shot of her on the left and text on the right with her sign in and his sign in . She was saying, I am so shy its kinda dark in here. He is saying LOL, its ok, you dont have to if you dont want to. Ok here I go she says
fast forward through ALOT of shit and my WH does not know I have contacted her again. End up talking to her hubby who is aware of what went on and they have a full disclosure marriage and is ok with online only stuff to a certain extent. He finally sends me this after I beg him for some answers....wife intially denied anything inappropriate ever happened between them . Here is the final message
Dear hurting, Ok now is the time for me to be straight with you. I am understanding and sympathic to what your going thru. To be perfectly honest my wife did not disclose all the info, based on a request by your husband, who via email requested she does not reply to any email communication from you. So actually she received this email after you and her started communication and Gab is very loyal to her friends and their wishes. So she was merely doing what had been asked of her by him. Otherwise if she had gotten this email earlier you would not have recieved as much info as you did. Yes we are absolutely positive it was him because she saw him on webcam. She usually will not do open her webcam unless the other party will do the same, so she can validate she is actually talking to who she thinks she is. The webcam imagines matched of what is on Myspace and Facebook. So may not think he has a webcam but he does have it somewhere. Just as a FYI just about all the conversation between him and her were initiated by him. Sorry to and to provide this info and the fact that these activities have so caused so much issue.
I looked them both up on fb and they seem legit, ie....they are married, have pictures of kids, not some kooks that would make this shit up.
I am only hoping he is going to fess up on his own tonight now that the interview is done. he knew how vitally important it was to me and I am hoping at least this is why he has been lying since I found the orginal picture. If he does not, I will give him the copy of what just showed you guys and go from there.
Even if he fesses, it doesnt change the fact that he had done this online thing in the past and had not planned to tell me obviously ever. the one thing from this ONS I could hold on to was that at least he never lied
If the date on the email that the boob picture was taken is the same date it actually happened, it was in nov 2010, when we were in counseling . I did not think to look and see if I could ascertain when the boob picture happened and it all happened so fast and he has deleted all of it (another long part of story).
I just want the truth.
willl post more this weekend.
ps i ROCKED on the interview . I am so proud of myself...I wont know for 2 weeks though but I am pretty darn confident they will offer to me....today is the happiest and saddest day wrapped in one. I cant believe any of this.
There is SO many other pieces of damning evidence i am skipping because of time, will get to them soon.
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Hublot Big Bang Watch For 200th Anniversary Of Mexican Independence
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The limited edition of 200 pieces will be divided up into 50 pieces in 18k "King gold" and 150 pieces in black ceramic. The watch is based on the brand's King Power chronograph timepiece, that is 48mm wide with Hublot's HUB4201 automatic movement inside. Anyone can see the obvious use of colors from the Mexican flag on the dials of the watches, and the gold version gets a pretty cool green and black toned, alligator and rubber strap. On the back of the watch is an engraving of the Bell of Dolores. The Bell which when rang, was said to be the start of the Mexican revolution against the Spanish in 1810.
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In much the same way that the Mississippi has deposited rich silt upon New Orleans, millions of buyers and traders have bequeathed the world's best antiques to this legendary port. From $15 to $500,000, from demitasse spoons to entire castle rooms, anything and everything that can be bought is very likely for sale in the Crescent City.
For 300 years, New Orleans has collected the treasures of French explorers, Spanish pirates, English merchants, river boatsmen, and Southern planters. On a blustery winter weekend, my wife, Amy, and I set out to explore the Big Easy, ambling from the warmth of store to store, to scour the town for its best antiques bargains and to revel in its mysterious collections.
The French Quarter
There are few places on Earth where jazz musicians, strippers, priests, drunk out-of-towners, politicians, drag queens, and
antiques dealers could all be neighbors, much less get along. But our first stop, the French Quarter, houses them all. Perhaps
because of this city's easy diversity and welcoming nature, the pretension level is very low. Everybody is welcome to come
poke around.
Our first stop was the venerable Keil's Antiques (325 Royal). Founded in 1899, the shop itself is a family heirloom. As we arrived, Keil's most tenured employee, Bennie, tottered out to unfold the store's forest green awning and gave us a friendly wave to invite us inside. Bennie has worked here for 78 years and is rumored to eat anyplace in the Quarter for free. Immediately we knew we'd found a store with as much history as the heirlooms it sells.
Stepping through the front door, I was astounded by the rows of chairs, chandeliers, walking sticks, and tables. Looking was as much fun as shopping, but I wondered how these folks made any money. Peter Moss, great-grandson of the store's founder, described his family's philosophy: "This is not a business you get into if you have any business sense. You get into it for art's sake."


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You need 128 MB to install OSX, but 10.3 should work on any Mac w/ USB. On older systems it is imperitave that you check for any firmware upgrades before attempting to boot OS X, or you could fry the logic board.
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Actually, it won't fry the logic board as such, but it can scramble the firmware chip which is on the logic board, and the Open Firmware settings, resulting in anything from weird video but a Mac that works otherwise, to a black screen and no boot. There are ways around this if this happens to you; mainly they involve removing the RAM and installing different RAM, which often gets the logic board running well enough to allow you to boot from an OS 9.1 - 9.2.2 hard drive and update the firmware, since when the logic board sees a new RAM configuration, it TEMPORARILY resets some of the scrambled settings as part of its process of storing the new RAM configuration, usually long enough to allow the Mac to boot and allow a firmware update; simply resetting Open Firmware sometimes does the trick, but replacing the RAM works more often. But again the effect is only temporary, so you need to quickly update the firmware once you get the Mac running, which will clear up any remaining messed-up video too. Sometimes you have to replace the RAM several times during this process, with different RAM each time, until you get OS 9 to boot and let you run the firmware updater. Works for me every time (I fix Macs for a living, so I've seen this many times). |
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Reference design kit includes a complete API
January 13, 2014 3:14 pm | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsMovea, Xm-Squared, and Texas Instruments (TI) demonstrated their new G-series high-performance multisport wearable solution at the Movea stand during CES. The G-series takes user experience to the next level with this energy-optimized solution for highly accurate activity tracking and advanced sports and sleep monitoring....
Joint reference design combines crystal clock oscillator with fanout buffers
January 13, 2014 9:35 am | Cts Electronic Components Products, Microsemi Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsCTS Electronic Component Solutions and Microsemi Corporation built and tested a joint reference design to offer high quality products for applications requiring a master clock with a fan-out buffer that deliver ultra-low jitter without compromising performance.
Reference design solutions offer advanced microcontroller technology
November 14, 2013 10:32 am | Zilog, Ixys | Product Releases | CommentsZilog's Z8F1680 MCU-based Microstepper Motor Reference Design is a complete and easy-to-use platform that demonstrates the feature set of the Z8F1680 microcontroller, which is optimized for microstepper motor control. This Microstepper Motor Reference Design drives a unipolar stepper motor....
HMI reference design for the MicroZed Evaluation Kit helps accelerate the adoption of Zynq-based solutions
November 6, 2013 12:32 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAvnet Electronics Marketing released a new touchscreen Human Machine Interface (HMI) reference design from Xylon for its MicroZed evaluation kit. The MicroZed is based on the Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC. The reference design is available for free and showcases the MicroZed working as a
DC-DC power converter solutions improve system power efficiency by up to 35 percent
October 21, 2013 9:43 am | Altera | Product Releases | CommentsAltera Corporation announced four new reference designs that leverage the power technology obtained through its acquisition of Enpirion. The reference designs provide FPGA users and board developers turnkey power solutions that increase power efficiency by up to 35 percent....
Reference design serves Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0-enabled charger power supply
October 18, 2013 2:13 pm | Power Integrations | Product Releases | CommentsPower Integrations introduced the first reference design for a Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0-enabled charger power supply. Launched earlier this year, the Quick Charge 2.0 protocol from Qualcomm enables users to charge mobile devices, such as tablets and cellphone handsets, up to 75% faster than when using conventional USB charging technology.
Reference platform capable of securing any distributed node in the smart grid
October 14, 2013 1:10 pm | Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsDesigners of smart meters can now reduce time to market, raise the bar for higher accuracy, and secure their designs with Capistrano, a smart grid reference platform from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Powered by the company's Zeus metering SoC, Capistrano protects designs with advanced cryptography, physical attack detection, and life-cycle security schemes.
FPGA debug software accelerates high-speed design
October 14, 2013 10:12 am | Analog Devices, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsAnalog Devices, Inc. released an FPGA-based reference design with software and HDL code that reduces the design risk of high-speed systems incorporating JESD204B-compatible converters. Called the JESD204B Xilinx Transceiver Debug Tool, it supports the 312.5-Mbps to 12.5-Gbps JESD204B data converter-to-FPGA serial data interface....
Reference design kit streams uncompressed video at 720p60, 1080p30, and full 5MP@15fps
September 27, 2013 2:06 pm | E-Con Systems, Inc | Product Releases | Commentse-con Systems Inc., announces the launch of the Denebola (See3CAM_CX3RDK) Reference Design Kit based on EZ-USB CX3 USB3.0 Peripheral controller from Cypress Semiconductors. e-con Systems has developed this USB Video Class (UVC) reference design kit for EZ-USB CX3.
LED driver design provides 30% energy savings relative to other drivers
September 9, 2013 10:41 am | Ixys | Product Releases | CommentsIXYS Corporation announced the release of a reference design and demonstration board for a 200W AC LED Driver with Power Line Interface in collaboration with Echelon Corporation. Applications include remotely controlled and monitored municipal and private-installation lighting with remote control convenience features.
Infineon SMPS Design Center now online at Mouser
September 4, 2013 9:19 am | Mouser Electronics, Infineon | Product Releases | CommentsMouser Electronics, Inc. announces the launch of its new Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) Design Center which shows the wide range of products for consumer SMPS available from Infineon Technologies. Infineon Technologies offers a wide range of cost-effective products for consumer switch mode power supplies (SMPS).
PCB design tool is positioned to help board designers save days in part placement time
August 6, 2013 4:59 pm | Product Releases | CommentsEMA Design Automation announced CircuitSpace 5.0 with enhanced features to improve the usability and productivity for circuit board design placement, replication, and design reuse in Cadence Allegro PCB Designer. The company asserts CircuitSpace enables engineers to
Embedded system access bundle designed for test support of complex projects
July 12, 2013 1:29 pm | Goepel Electronics Llc | Product Releases | CommentsGOEPEL electronic has complemented its range of Boundary Scan complete packages with a new option. SCANFLEX Designer Studio is a complete Boundary Scan test system incl. hardware, software, and a one-year maintenance contract offering an extremely reasonable price-performance-ratio.
Analog/Mixed-signal reference kit enables rapid adoption of constraint-driven design
June 27, 2013 2:58 pm | Product Releases | CommentsLeading analog/mixed-signal foundry supplier X-FAB Silicon Foundries today announced its new A/MS Reference Kit supporting advanced methodology for analog/mixed-signal design. The Kit enables rapid adoption of constraint-driven design, mixed-signal simulation, floorplanning, schematic-driven layout, automated routing, timing-driven digital block implementation and signoff. It is entirely based on the latest mixed-signal flow from Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global design innovation.
Library of precision designs helps engineers quickly evaluate and customize their systems
June 24, 2013 1:10 pm | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsToday Texas Instruments introduced a precision analog design library that provides comprehensive board-level precision designs to help engineers quickly evaluate and customize their systems while expanding their analog knowledge base. The TI Precision Designs library includes categories of Reference, Verified and CerTIfied Designs....
Multicore microcontroller delivers low cost daisy-chain Ethernet AVB
June 13, 2013 11:13 am | Xmos Incorporated | Product Releases | CommentsXMOS today announced a new reference design for its xCORE multicore microcontroller products that brings Ethernet AVB (Audio Visual Bridging) technology to more cost-sensitive audio transport and time sensitive networking applications in which latency and timing are critical.
Module provides a flexible solution for passive infrared-based motion detection applications
May 31, 2013 12:46 pm | Zilog | Product Releases | CommentsZilog introduces its latest detection and control technology ideally suited for motion detection applications including customer sensing, lighting control and other energy management purposes. The ZMOTION Detection Module II (ZDM II) provides an integrated and flexible solution for Passive Infrared (PIR)-based motion detection applications.
Reference tool ideal for engineers, designers, drafters, and machinists
May 29, 2013 4:20 pm | Product Releases | CommentsGreat Innovations has created a new reference tool for engineers, designers, drafters, and machinists. The Engineering Slide Chart includes technical information from many of the quick references that are commonly found in the work areas of mechanical designers and CAD users. All of this information is compiled for both English (Imperial) and Metric systems in a single screw chart.
Reference design delivers ultra-wideband Doherty amplifiers
May 21, 2013 3:29 pm | Nxp Semiconductors | Product Releases | CommentsNXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the availability of its ultra-wideband Doherty reference design using the BLF884P and BLF884PS – asserted to be the industry's first wideband Doherty power amplifiers capable of broadband operation (470 MHz to 806 MHz). The new 70-W DVB-T LDMOS designs
Triple-play platform connects Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and 32-bit embedded ARM
May 8, 2013 2:18 pm | Newark | Product Releases | Commentselement14 launched the low cost triple-play Embedded Pi platform that bridges the massively popular design worlds of Raspberry Pi, Arduino and 32 bit embedded ARM. One of a strong pipeline of exclusive Raspberry Pi accessories to be launched this year...
Reference design implements highly accurate automotive intelligent battery sensor
April 24, 2013 11:44 am | Product Releases | Commentsams AG released a reference design implementing a complete automotive Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) based on its highly accurate AS8515 data acquisition front end. The IBS design from ams is suitable for monitoring the state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) of the latest lithium-iron-phosphate automotive batteries as well as conventional AGM (lead-acid) batteries.
Reference design provides a critical layer of security for networked devices
April 23, 2013 2:31 pm | Product Releases | CommentsZilog announces the introduction of the ZGATE Security Bridge Reference Design, a joint technology solution utilizing Icon Labs' Floodgate Technology. Together, Zilog and Icon Labs have produced a microcontroller featuring an embedded firewall that provides a critical layer of security for networked devices.
Design tools give engineers an edge in online printed circuit board design
April 23, 2013 1:56 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAspen Labs and Digi-Key Corporation are giving engineers access to a new set of free, online CAD tools to support Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design and development. PCBWeb is an online CAD application for designing and manufacturing electronics circuit boards, available at no cost.
Reference design remotely locates image sensors up to eight meters away
April 15, 2013 4:40 pm | Lattice | Product Releases | CommentsLattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the Sensor Extender reference design that offers a low-cost approach to remotely locate image sensors up to eight meters away from the image signal processor (ISP) and transmit and receive video signals at resolutions that range up to 720p60 and 1080p30.
Industry's first reconfigurable DC arc detect reference solution enables designers to safeguard high-power DC systems
March 22, 2013 3:08 pm | Texas Instruments | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments introduces the industry's first fully programmable DC arc detect reference solution. The RD-195 makes it faster and easier for designers to address a growing need to safeguard high-power DC systems, such as automobile and aircraft battery management systems....
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Hydrodynamic Forces Applied on Intercellular Bonds, Soluble Molecules, and Cell-Surface Receptors Biophysical Journal, Volume 86, Issue 1, 1 January 2004, Pages 576-588 Harish Shankaran and Sriram Neelamegham Abstract Cells and biomolecules exposed to blood circulation experience hydrodynamic forces that affect their function. We present a methodology to estimate fluid forces and force loading rates applied on cellular aggregates, cell-surface proteins, and soluble molecules. Low Reynolds-number hydrodynamic theory is employed. Selected results are presented for biological cases involving platelets, neutrophils, tumor cells, GpIb-like cell-surface receptors, and plasma von Willebrand factor (vWF)-like soluble proteins. Calculations reveal the following: 1), upon application of constant linear shear, cell aggregates and biomolecules experience time-varying forces due to their tumbling motion. 2), In comparison to neutrophil homotypic aggregates, the maximum force applied on neutrophil-platelet aggregates is approximately threefold lower. Thus, alterations in cell size may dramatically alter adhesion molecule requirement for efficient cell binding. Whereas peak forces on homotypic cell doublets are tensile, shear forces dominate in heterotypic doublets with radius ratio <0.3. 3), The peak forces on platelet GpIb and von Willebrand factor are of comparable magnitude. However, they are orders-of-magnitude lower than those applied on intercellular bonds. Charts are provided to rapidly evaluate the magnitude of hydrodynamic force and rotation time-period occurring in any given experiment. The calculation scheme may find application in studies of vascular biology and receptor biophysics. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (337 kb) |
Orientation and Interaction of Oblique Cylindrical Inclusions Embedded in a Lipid Monolayer: A Theoretical Model for Viral Fusion Peptides Biophysical Journal, Volume 87, Issue 2, 1 August 2004, Pages 999-1012 Yonathan Kozlovsky, Joshua Zimmerberg and Michael M. Kozlov Abstract We consider the elastic behavior of flat lipid monolayer embedding cylindrical inclusions oriented obliquely with respect to the monolayer plane. An oblique inclusion models a fusion peptide, a part of a specialized protein capable of inducing merger of biological membranes in the course of fundamental cellular processes. Although the crucial importance of the fusion peptides for membrane merger is well established, the molecular mechanism of their action remains unknown. This analysis is aimed at revealing mechanical deformations and stresses of lipid monolayers induced by the fusion peptides, which, potentially, can destabilize the monolayer structure and enhance membrane fusion. We calculate the deformation of a monolayer embedding a single oblique inclusion and subject to a lateral tension. We analyze the membrane-mediated interactions between two inclusions, taking into account bending of the monolayer and tilt of the hydrocarbon chains with respect to the surface normal. In contrast to a straightforward prediction that the oblique inclusions should induce tilt of the lipid chains, our analysis shows that the monolayer accommodates the oblique inclusion solely by bending. We find that the interaction between two inclusions varies nonmonotonically with the interinclusion distance and decays at large separations as square of the distance, similar to the electrostatic interaction between two electric dipoles in two dimensions. This long-range interaction is predicted to dominate the other interactions previously considered in the literature. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (200 kb) |
Interhelical Angle and Distance Preferences in Globular Proteins Biophysical Journal, Volume 86, Issue 2, 1 February 2004, Pages 1105-1117 Sangyoon Lee and Gregory S. Chirikjian Abstract Orientational preferences between interacting helices within globular proteins have been studied extensively over the years. A number of classical structural models such as "knobs into holes" and "ridges into grooves" were developed decades ago to explain perceived preferences in interhelical angle distributions. In contrast, relatively recent works have examined statistical biases in angular distributions which result from spherical geometric effects. Those works have concluded that the predictions of classical models are due in large part to these biases. In this article we perform an analysis on the largest set of helix-helix interactions within high-resolution structures of nonhomologous proteins studied to date. We examine the interhelical angle distribution as a function of spatial distance between helix pairs. We show that previous efforts to normalize angle distribution data did not include two important effects: 1), helices can interact with each other in three distinct ways which we refer to as "line-on-line," "endpoint-to-line," and "endpoint-to-endpoint," and each of these interactions has its own geometric effects which must be included in the proper normalization of data; and 2), all normalizations that depend on geometric parameters such as interhelical angle must occur before the data is binned to avoid artifacts of bin size from biasing the conclusions. Taking these two points into account, we find that there are very pronounced preferences for helices to interact at angles of approximately ±160 and ±20° in the line-on-line case. This pattern persists when the closest α-carbons in the helices vary from 4 to 12Å. The endpoint-to-line and endpoint-to-endpoint cases also exhibit distinct preferences when the data is normalized properly. Analysis of the local structural interactions which give rise to these preferences has not been studied here and is left for future work. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (377 kb) |
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Biophysical Journal, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1432-1443, 1 February 2005
Nipa A. Mody*, Oleg Lomakin*, Teresa A. Doggett†, Thomas G. Diacovo† and Michael R. King*, ,
* Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, New York
† Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
A primary and critical step in platelet attachment to injured vascular endothelium is the formation of reversible tether bonds between the platelet glycoprotein receptor Ibα and the A1 domain of surface-bound von Willebrand factor (vWF). Due to the platelet's unique ellipsoidal shape, the force mechanics involved in its tether bond formation differs significantly from that of leukocytes and other spherical cells. We have investigated the mechanics of platelet tethering to surface-immobilized vWF-A1 under hydrodynamic shear flow. A computer algorithm was used to analyze digitized images recorded during flow-chamber experiments and track the microscale motions of platelets before, during, and after contact with the surface. An analytical two-dimensional model was developed to calculate the motion of a tethered platelet on a reactive surface in linear shear flow. Through comparison of the theoretical solution with experimental observations, we show that attachment of platelets occurs only in orientations that are predicted to result in compression along the length of the platelet and therefore on the bond being formed. These results suggest that hydrodynamic compressive forces may play an important role in initiating tether bond formation.


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Surprised that I showed up with a post today? I'm sure most of you thought I was still writing my 30-page thesis on R.A. Dickey. What can I say? It was more a labor of love than anything else. And that doesn't mean I treat other players differently. In fact, if I had children, I would love all of them equally. Except Hunter, he's just so bad-ass cause he knows how to drive stick and already has a brown belt in taekwondo, all at the age of three. That's my number one seed son! Maybe I messed up by naming his sister Samardzija, because I dunno, ef her childhood I guess. But like I said, this post will not be tl;dr, only because my wrists are still sore from last week's marathon. And I need my wrists for other things. It's funny because I watch redtube.com all the time. Get it? So while you can be assured I love all baseball players, except Luke Scott, I won't get out of hand like last time. Unless I ever happen to pick a player from the Padres to spotlight. Hint: I have 5000+ words ready to go on John Baker. I think Grey just threw up all over me. So, on to today's subject, one Josh Hamilton.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Vladimir Guerrero
He'll make you feel good and bad and happy and sad. But mostly just sad. And mad. And glad…you don't own him. I'm talking, of course, of Jose Valverde. Motown just can't resist the temptations of signing Papa Grande. Smokey just went over all the fantasy baseball closers. There's $12 Salads. There's Donkeycorns. There's Brain Freezes. There should be another category underneath the Brain Freezes for Valverde: Tossed Salad That Gives You Botulism. He seems like a great idea. Why do you need a side of rigatoni when you're having lasagna for dinner? It makes sense to get the side salad. Go with the tossed salad. Unfortunately, the tossed salad was prepared in 2007 and is piled in the corner of the kitchen holding the employee's bathroom door open because Brian lost the key. Once in a while Brian also forgets to stock the bathroom with toilet paper, so the iceberg lettuce doubles its duties, so to speak. That's Valverde. There's so many reasons to not pick him up, but let's stick with the two most important ones: 1) He wasn't good last year when he had the job. 2) Detroit even replaced him when games really mattered. 3) I said let's stick with two reasons so why would you even mention 3? I wish I could sit here — and I am sitting, in a Barclay Lounger, a matter of fact — and tell you the signing of Valverde means the Detroit shituation has become crystal clear now. That, now, Valverde will close games. Yeah, he might get shoved into the closer role, but closing games is another issue. He was signed to a minor league contract. He'll now take anywhere from two to four weeks to get ready, then the Tigers will either call him up or release him. I'd put his chances to get saves within a month at 35%. There's still Benoit, Coke, Dotel and Al Al'etc who could take the job and run with it in the mean's while. After seeing Dotel enter the game in the 6th yesterday, there's no telling what will happen. Someone get close to Leyland's cigarette pack and check to see if there's a warning that reads, "Caution: May Cause Smoker To Use The Wrong Man In The 9th Inning." Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday for fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Billy Hamilton is the fastest player in the game. There's really no disputing it, at this point. In his first 51 games at High-A, Hamilton has 60 steals. Over his last ten games, he's been on a bit of a rampage, swiping 20 bags (!!!) and putting himself in position to surpass 100 steals before July. Now that's just plain silly. Hamilton tallied 103 in a full season at Low-A Dayton in 2011, and people thought that was ridiculous. And while there's no denying the truly remarkable nature of what he's accomplishing this year, it's important to keep in mind the other end of this equation: the opposing defenses. I absolutely believe that Hamilton is the fastest dude in baseball, at any level. That speed, however, is only being tested by A-Ball defenses. Pitchers are slower to the plate, catchers misfire to second, infielders are sloppy with tags. Watch any highlight reel of his, and you'll see what I mean. Not to suggest that his wheels won't translate as he climbs the ladder — he'll be stealing plenty of bags when he arrives in the bigs with the Reds. But, don't expect this kind of absurdity on the basepaths.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Finally, an injury to an Angel that can clear up the awful logjam between OF/DH/3B. Oh wait, it's to their catcher – Chris Iannetta – where their 'depth' involves Bobby Wilson, an injured Hank Conger and sub-Mathis scrubs. Maybe they should try Mark Trumbo at catcher. He's gotta be better there than at 3B. Chris Iannetta anagrams to Neat Christian – how fitting for an Angel. I guess someone had to be the martyr to save Pujols's soul from the fiery pits of replacement-level. For those of you in deep enough leagues to warrant a roster spot for Iannetta, just pick up whatever schmohawk catcher is on the waiver wire with the most ABs in the last 2 weeks. Nothing's sweeter than a random HR from a FA scrub (shoutout to Cesar Izturis's HR for our NL-only team). Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Stephen Strasburg – 6 IP, 1 ER, 8 baserunners, 13 Ks. "Wait until he hits twenty-seven years old and he can barely lift his arm to pack his bowl." That's Lincecum watching the Strasburg highlights.
Please, blog, may I have some more?If I were the type to gloat, I'd say I told you to not draft David Wright. I'm not that type of fantasy baseball 'pert though. Nah, I simply get satisfaction from not owning him anywhere and watching as teams that do own him scramble looking for replacements.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Sometimes when you take the fielding coach a little too literal, this is what happens. Miguel Cabrera came face to face with his fielding fears and a baseball and the baseball won. A sharp grounder shattered his sunglasses, leaving his right eye a bloody mess. The good news for Miggy, the doctor prescribed a 15 ounce porterhouse. No word if Miggy put it on his eye with or without A1 Steak Sauce. Just thought of something. Since the 2012 All-Star Game is in Kansas City, I'm sure George Brett will throw out the first pitch. You thought he was mad during the Pine Tar Game, wait until he sees Miggy and Hanley playing 3rd. From early reports, it sounds like Miggy will be fine, but Tigers won't release Miggy's face X-rays until after this posts on Tuesday, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. An&yswy, hiacte's– Sorry, I'll cross my fingers after I'm done with the post. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in spring training for 2012 fantasy baseball:
Joakim Soria – Has UCL damage, which isn't related to damage caused by a drunk UL Washington. Or as Van Morrison would say, "His elbow doesn't feel good. His elbow doesn't feel right. His name is Soria. S-O-R-I-A… And his name is Soria… S-O-R-I-A…" There was talk that Soria should've been traded a few years ago. I tend to agree, you don't have a $12 salad if you can't make your rent, but that's neither here nor there now. Some reports are saying Broxton will fill in as the closer. I think Holland will close in Soria's stead. If you're desperate for saves, I'd grab both of them. At this point, it's not clear who will take over the role. I think it's only about a 55% chance for Holland to be the closer, so you better grab an umbrella.
Please, blog, may I have some more?When Ike Davis told reporters,"Gag me with a spoon," red flags were raised. Why was he talking like he grew up in Reseda? It wasn't the dreaded Valley Fever, was it? Like, oh my god, it might be. Valley Fever, from what I gathered from Google, WebMD and other non-reliable sources, could knock Davis out a week, two weeks, a month, a year or for his career. Yes, there's a lot of space between best and worst case scenario. Maybe you remember Conor Jackson got Valley Fever and pulled a Kotchman for a year. The kicker for me is the Mets trainers scare the shizz out of me. They once diagnosed Casey Stengel with the flu and he had been dead for seven years. Right now, the Mets are saying it shouldn't be more than a week for Ike. I'm not moving him down my rankings yet, but if you're drafting right now, I'd be very cautious. Anyway, here's some more news going on in spring training for fantasy baseball:
Corey Hart – Had knee swelling and went for an MRI. When the trainer told Ron Roenicke Hart's issue, he said, "Corey swelling," and Ron said, "Donna Martin graduates." The MRI said (figuratively) Hart needs arthroscopic surgery and will miss the start of the season. I'd be surprised if we see him at full speed before the third week of April. Figure, four weeks to recoup and at least one week to go on assignment. It's a pretty big blow for Corey Hart and everyone that likes to wear sunglasses at night.
Please, blog, may I have some more?We fill out the 2012 fantasy baseball rankings with the last few hitters, the top 5 utility players for 2012 fantasy baseball. Tomorrow we take this mother to one hundred! Not one hundred utility men. The top 100 overall. Then we take this to 300! Again, not 300 utility men. Okay, these players are only eligible at DH aka Utility. Frankly, I don't think you should draft any of these designated hitters. They don't allow enough flexibility. For example, what if you had Vladimir Guerrero clogging up your Utility spot last year and you really wanted to pick up Desmond Jennings? You would've been wretched, retching on all fours to borrow from The Decemberists. These guys have no position eligibility for fantasy baseball. As with past rankings posts, this top 5 for 2012 will be broken up into tiers, and their 2012 projections will be included. Anyway, here's the top 5 utility players for 2012 fantasy baseball (they suck, enjoy!):
Please, blog, may I have some more?My dinner with Andre is over as Andre Ethier has called it kaput on his season. It wasn't from a lack of trying, I'll tell ya that. "Hey, I just want to say how much it means to me to try to help this team win even though I shouldn't be playing. This is my job, and I take my job very seriously, even if means I may never walk again because I'm playing when I shouldn't be. I will not sit, no matter what! Unless someone asks me to sit because they realize I shouldn't be playing." Andre encapsulates today's athlete perfectly. Team first, as long the player is okay putting team first. For whatever reason, I wouldn't be surprised to see Ethier overdrafted again next year. People just can't get enough of his 20 homer, no steal fantasy value. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Dee Gordon – 4-for-5 with his 17th steal. He'll be in this afternoon's Buy/Sell. Seems like a no-brainer, which is my specialty.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Let's change the way we eat, let's change the way we live and let's change the Twins closer. Joe Nathan is now the closer with two saves this weekend. As I kinda said last week, Matt Capps was pitching so bad, he picked up Joe Nathan in his fantasy league. And that's me paraphrasing me! Since Joe Nathan and Ron Gardenhire met on match.com many years ago, their relationship has blossomed from heated affair to full blown love. They're even Facebook official. Assuming Nathan doesn't cough up five leads in the matter of a week, he should have the closer job for the rest of the season. Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Scott Baker – Placed on the DL with a muscle strain in his elbow, but is only supposed to miss one more start. Mr.
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This past weekend we had the opportunity to visit the H.R. MacMillan Space Center with Matt's parents and the Bear, of course. The building itself is a great example of mid century architecture, opening its doors in 1968.
I was worried about the Bear, and rushed us out after the Planetarium show and so we didn't spend as much time as we should have in the Cosmic Courtyard. We'd like to go again, when Bear doesn't have the beginnings of a sinus cold, to properly explore the Cosmic Courtyard.
Our show inside the Planetarium was definitely a highlight for the Bear. He's been quite fascinated with the solar system lately and his knowledge is somewhat shocking. Go ahead - ask him about the planets order from the sun, either numerically or by name (including the dwarf planets, Makemake being his favorite because he likes the name).
The show we took in was Harold's Solar System. Meet Harold:
Harold, the Star Projector, takes you on a journey around the Solar System through narration and imagery. I found that the age suggestion (6+) is pretty accurate; although Bear's knowledge is impressive, he is still just five years old and a more interactive, dare I say flashy, presentation may have been more exciting for him. Despite that, he really enjoyed seeing the planets, large and in charge, on the big screen.
Home schooling is going well. Bear is taught mainly by his grandma, a retired schoolteacher, and has been learning in leaps and bounds. He's able to count to at least 100, has pretty much nailed it by fives, and he's working on counting backwards. He is progressing quickly in reading, and enjoys books. Bear doesn't care too much for arts and crafts although he really likes to use the scissors. I'm hoping we can get our hands dirty more often, in an effort to develop an appreciation for arts. He's writing his name and numbers, drawing shapes and lines, and racetracks of course.
It seems we've entered the 'choosy' stage with Bear - this does end, right? He'll start to eat other things...other than the blue box of safety orange pasta, hot dogs, and cream of wheat? Seriously, it's ridiculous. I can't decide which is worse: forcing him to eat a proper portion of food, letting him sit there and not eat, or preparing him a separate meal. If you've dealt with this - help! What did you do?
Turns out this granola is something all three of us will eat. It's crunchy and it tastes good - yes, the Bear likes it too! I used a steel-cut porridge oats mix with wheat bran, oat bran, and flax. We'll add the granola to our breakfast yogurt along with dried cranberries, unsweetened coconut, fresh peaches, that sort of thing. And the Bear will eat it! Did I mention that?
Vanilla Granola
vegetable oil or cooking spray
4 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons white sugar
4 teaspoons vanilla
Preheat oven to 300F. Lightly coat or spray 2 baking sheets with oil.
Mix oats, almonds, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl.
Bring to a simmer oil, honey and white sugar over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Pour immediately over oat mixture and mix well until combined. Spread evenly on baking sheets and bake until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
Allow granola to cool completely before storing.
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Definition of Kickapoo in English:
Line breaks: Kicka|pooPronunciation: /ˈkɪkəpuː
( plural same or Kickapoos)
- 1A member of an American Indian people formerly living in Wisconsin, and now in Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern central Mexico.More example sentences
- Historically recorded groups include Apaches, Comanches, Kickapoos, and Kiowas.
- Several tribes, especially the Cherokees and Creeks in the South and the Shawnees, Kickapoos, Miamis, and others north of the Ohio River, held substantial military power.
- This Indian Territory was where eastern Indian tribes such as the Kickapoos, Delawares, and Shawnees lived.
Back to top- Relating to the Kickapoo or their language.More example sentences
- Though the Kickapoo tribe sold the land to the federal government in 1815, the Miamis argued that the area really wasn't theirs to sell: the Miamis already owned it.
- This diorama shows a reconstruction of the lifeway of the historic Kickapoo people in Illinois.
- Here is a picture of a Kickapoo wickiup and some more information about wickiups and other Indian brush shelters.
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I've always liked the idea of space elevators, but I've also been bothered by a problem that I've never seen addressed, "micrometeoroid erosion". Sure, you can build one. But how long is it going to last, with nothing to protect the main cable/strands/shaft/whatever-you-want-to-call-it from a near-endless --though admittedly low-rate-- series of impacts by speedy dust particles?
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