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India does not forget how the world initially ignored India`s pain after terror acts:the world`s experience of terror began later. Your article reads``--Afzal Guru-- convicted (though supporters claim he was abused and framed) ----and -- demands that the death sentence be carried out for the likes of Mr Guru, may go down well with Indians --But it would --also be music to -- extremists who are set on provoking more confrontation and bloodshed--``. First issue: Most Indians still do not associate religion with terror. Second:Indians do believe extreme punishment is only occasionally required among a range of responses. Third: Economist does not use terms like those in the parentheses above for persons convicted in or accused by all countries afflicted with terror.Fourth: Economist reports news and also expresses opinions: why don`t you assert that terrorism as a response to punishment for terrorism is not acceptable? The report is a poor attempt at sounding academic and balanced.
I am always puzzled that whenever there is a bomb attack in so called India everyone blames muslims...why is this?It seems others are so innocent.
In so called India it is always a political show that whenever serious problem crop for ruling party the ruling elite try to divert the attention.
1.When Bofors problem was at its peak a pilot turned PM MOBILISED the Indian beedi smoking military towards Indo -Pakistan border and a war scene was created ..this paid well to that pilot turned PM and people forget about Bofors..(now completely but the benefited guys are enjoying Swiss bank money).
2.At this hour of Anna `s agitation and corruption problem at its peak why not this can`t be an internaly planned affair to divert the attention of the public.?Many Indian Press blogs tell the same.
Unfortunately poor muslims always at receiving end.
On the other hand even after this 3rd incident this Home Minister and selected PM is firing salvado and bravado..if it is in other country parliment would have kicked them out.
Whatever it may be the security of so called India and poverty Indians has become a street joke.
Chinese ships are openly spying inside Indian waters..no objection...during 60s one one "M" defence minister made his best to persuade Nehru to swallow his advice the result was Greater China swallowed 22,000 sq.km land of so called India.
During 2009 another "M" defense advisor ( If US can have one why not sooper power India?) took this selected poodle PM for a ride with his advice now there is a mini China established just across Palk Straits.
Soon this poodle PM and his Home Minister is well known for many comic errors will say Indians should guard themselves.
Terrorists' campaign in India is more than a decade old - dating at least from the Dalal Street bombings when 300 civilians died. Since then there have been a few. In most of them, the government of India is yet to apprehend the culprits.
It has been too busy to attend to terrorism.
Instead, the government has been busy
a) 'organising' the Commonwealth games [ 'nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more'!!]
b) 'selling' 2G spectrum bands to 'first come first served' [nge, nge, wnk, wnk, again!!]
c) hounding Mr. Narendra Modi ['how dare he does better than we did in ruling Gujarath for 50 years?]
d) 'considering' the 'mercy petitions' of people convicted by due process of law to hang, including one by Afzal Guru and three of those convicted in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.
e) busy building a credible edifice of 'Hindu (Saffron) terrorism', so that they could win all the Muslim votes in the next general election.
Watching all this, it is likely the terrorists are NOT scared of this government. They know it better than the government knows itself.
Unfortunately, the terrorists are right in thinking of this government as a bunch of ninnys.
I wish to inform these terrorists: "Hey, our wonderful Indian government has organised with great difficulty, after more than a decade of working on it, a NEW entity called the ............
"National Investigative Agency"
Did I hear the terrorists running away across Kishen Ganga and Beas to where they came from?
c) posturing on 'two Indias', even while doing illegal favours to
Pakistan is fighting cheapest war by tearing flesh of a state , sometime creating terror in commercialhub. sometime parliament, sometime courts tht stand for terrorists trial etc. The terror inside Pakistan is its own creation and by its own people. Both are not comparable.
Econsomist comments that terrorists will be gloating etc is very insenstive when many innocents havae died. And what is there to think of terrorist response when a convicted terrorist is being sentenced as decided by highest court after years of trial. It is true that India is not determined enough to fight the enemies. Its leaders lack courage and vision.
Kashmir problem is due to Pakistan failure to comply with UN conditions for plebescite. Now when elected govt is in position and even local governments have been elected what is left for plebesite?There is no qustion of self rule when it is part of a nation and same constitituon applies with special concessions. It is unfortunate that lot of difinformation is being spread about kashmir
Yet again the the thorny question of Kashmir erupts. The Kashmiris are fighting the heavy handed of Bharits military rule in the occupied Kashmir. I wonder if they would ever get a chance to self rule in the so called biggest secular democrazy on earth. Muslims got short-changed again by Brits in dividing and rule policies of septre Island set in the silver sea> The waters are murky now. As you sow so shall you reap. The united nations plebicite on Kashmir is still on the floor. Who cares the other side happen to be a Muslim.
"...Such talk, and a recent chorus of demands that the death sentence be carried out for the likes of Mr Guru, may go down well with Indians this week. But it would presumably also be music to the ears of extremists who are set on provoking more confrontation and bloodshed."
So they ought to avoid the extremists from provoking by letting them off the hook? Maybe subsidise their murderous nonsense as well? Didn't kicking the Taliban arse help keeping the Americans safe?
This is not the first time that terrorists have struck in India, and it will certainly not be the last time. A government worth its salt would have exerted itself to ensure that terror was not repeated in future. But we expect no such action from the Indian government.
There is no doubt that the inspiration of these terrorists comes from Pakistan-based so-called non-state actors (Zardari's phrase), as if that is a sufficient excuse and explanation of terror. There is no possibility that anyone in Pakistan shall arise ever to realize that Pakistan cannot hope to achieve anything by resorting to terror against India.
All Pakistan's foreign policy is geared to its one-point programme, namely, to grab Kashmir from India by any means, fair or foul. Pakistan knows that it cannot hope to win Kashmir by military means because there is no comparison between India and Pakistan in terms of economic resources and military power. Besides, Pakistan should stop pretending that nuclear weapons have given it some sort of parity with India. This is just not true.
Let us remember that the Former Soviet Union had a nuclear weapons arsenal which was second only to USA's. But that did not make the Former Soviet Union equal to the USA - because Soviet leaders had neglected and failed to work for the economic development of their people. Without economic resources even military power and nuclear weapons do not give power to a country. In spite of all its nuclear weapons the Soviet Union broke like a house of cards. Perhaps ten or more countries seceded from the Soviet Union and became separate and sovereign countries. Now, Russia is not even a shadow of the Former Soviet Union: no one calls it a superpower.
But who will tell Pakistan's leaders that they are hugging a vain illusion if they really expect to succeed against India by using methods like terror and encouraging secessionist movements in India against the central government. Pakistan's leaders should know that India is too well organized for any secessionist movement to succeed - because India is not a totalitarian state but in the main a democratic state, even if inefficient at times.
Pakistan's own historical experience has been that it treated its own people badly in the former East Pakistan, leading eventually to the emergence of Bangladesh. There is little doubt that similar mistreatment of people in Baluchistan shall have the same result - without a helping hand from any external source. Islam alone is not a sufficient basis for a state. The central government of Pakistan should have cared for economic and other development in all of its provinces. It has not done so.
The moment something happens in Pakistan, they raise an accusing finger at India. They should learn to take responsibility for their own actions.
The future welfare of the people of Pakistan and India lies in peaceful cooperation and not in organizing terrorist attacks or encouraging secessionist movements.
V. C. Bhutani, firstname.lastname@example.com, Delhi, India, Sep 9 2011, 1249 IST
It is important to differentiate between the terror attacks that India has been suffering for long, and Pakistan more of late (after it was forced to "cooperate" in America's war against terror).
Islamic terrorism occuring on Indian soil is mostly backed by the Pakistani establishment obsessed with getting more territorial concessions from India (thanks to a messy partition after which Islamic Pakistan was carved out of mostly Hindu but secular India -- a legacy of the colonial British Raj).
The acts of terror that one sees inside Pakistan, on the other hand, is the price Pakistan seems to be paying for creating monsters like Lashkar-e-taiyaba or Jamaat-e-Islami and propping up others like the Taliban or al-qaeda.
I also fail to see how strong words of protest and demand for sterner action (against terror-backers) from Indian political leaders could be music to a terrorist's ears, as our correspondent suggests.
There are many reasons why terrorists constantly attacking on India.Indian government soft,no determinate d to to finish the terrorist attack.[2] Terrorists easily mix up in crowd because color,shape body image of all Indians are same.[3] Majority of Muslims of India are extremely poor, uneducated,under influences of fundamentalist Maula and mualvies.Upper class Hindu are biased and hate to Muslims. [3] Pakistan is stand only hate of India,when they stop to hate India. Pakistan will collapse within month.Both countries want Kashmir must remain burning issue.So military both countries remain engaged.Indians by nature unconcerned to mundane life.They always sustained this kind of tragedy as fate of their past life misdeed.Government of India is so careless 3 month back on same place terrorists attacked at that time government decided to erect a cameras but did nothing.Government of India is unconcerned with their responsibility.
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People can piss and moan about the lack of multiplayer here, but that doesn't mean multiplayer in this franchise is dead, rather MachineGames is simply focusing on what it knows best and as far as an action shooter goes, The New Order is definitely hitting all the right notes. I'm slightly biased though, because I love a good single-player experience, but if this offering into a new world for Wolfenstein is successful then perhaps the skies the limit for its reinvigorated future. If you're after a solid, fun and rewarding game, so far Wolfenstein: The New Order is looking to deliver.
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Thank god they don't play multiplayer. Most games don't need it. It's just a waste of time and resources. Why spent all this time on a mode that'll be mostly dead a month after the game comes out.
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Extreme drought conditions in Missouri have worsened even though nationwide the total area affected by this year's severe dry weather has decreased slightly. That's according to this week's report from the US Drought Monitor.
The portion of the country facing any level of drought decreased a point to about 63 percent. Meanwhile, about 93 percent of Missouri is in an extreme to exceptional drought.


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Year of inscription on the World Heritage List
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks: 1984
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks: (vii)(viii)
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See page http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/475
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See page http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/475
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The Committee is requested to examine the written and oral report presented by IUCN.
Decision Adopted: 19COM VII.A.2.12
VII.12 Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (Canada)
The Committee recalled that the site was inscribed in 1984 (extension in 1990) and took note of the report presented by IUCN. The report underlines the infrastructural development of the "Bow Corridor", which is intensely used and developed. The Canadian authorities have set up a task force to look into this issue and the ecological integrity of the site. The Delegate of Canada took the floor and underlined that the Government of Canada recognizes the importance to study the problem and invited IUCN to cooperate with the task force by making submissions through its Canadian office. She furthermore emphasized that the results of the study will be brought to the attention of the Committee.
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Jamaica has some of the world's most beautiful beaches and I fell in love with one of them: the seven mile beach in Negril.
The sand is powdery, there are long stretches of it (5 miles I am told!) and the slope into the ocean is gentle and slow. Waves for surfing are not my thing as I like soft rocking motions of the ocean as opposed to strong and rough. Here in this area of Negril, the waves are my idea of perfection: gently rolling into shore.
People watching is great fun and there is no lack of opportunity here.
There is a constant to and fro of fruit vendors, musicians and sellers of everything from aloes stems to cooked lobster. You can go para-sailing, horseback riding and kayaking just by raising your arm and asking for the desired service.
There are a few little shops on the beach selling the usual beach wear and a few bars and snack areas. In short, there are the usual accessories of any island paradise….plus peacocks!
I managed to get an extra, unwanted, souvenir from Jamaica: a parasite in the foot.
This showed up a few weeks after my return home. It started with an itchy plaque on the sole of one foot. I saw a doctor at an emergency clinic who was not quite sure what it was and who prescribed a multi purpose cream. Nothing went away. As a matter of fact, the itchiness got worse and it was driving me crazy. A week or so later, I saw a bizarre pattern on the side of my foot. Red lines punctuated by little red dots had travelled up the side of my foot. Another line was making its way around the back of my ankle. Being more than a little squeamish, I panicked. I emailed a friend who is a doctor and asked if she wanted me to send her a picture of my foot. So, armed with her permission, I took pictures of my disgusting foot and sent them to her.(I am not posting them here!)
She identified what it was and immediately asked me to go in to her clinic to show this to her medical students. I was happy to be a part of their education(thank goodness it was on my foot and not elsewhere!… I may not have been so compliant.) The verdict: larva migrans, a worm picked up in moist, cool sand.
To make a long story short, I ended up at the J.D.MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases at McGill University(Montreal), where they treated it with pills taken over two days. This treatment kills all of the worms and the larvae. Goodbye itchy buggies.
The lines, however, took a few months to disappear. What did come back quickly was a good night's sleep, without imagining creepy crawlies in my body.
Now, I am trying to find a closed alternative to flip flops to go to the beach, other than galoshes! Ideas anyone?
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*** These exist in many tropical beaches, not only Jamaica.
***The advice is to not go barefoot in the moist shady areas of the beach and do not sit down on the sand in those areas(even with a beach towel) because they can crawl elsewhere than on the foot.
I have included links with information you may like to read. Be forewarned: content is for mature, and not squeamish, readers only.
Definition: Cutaneous larvae migrans is a parasitic skin disease caused by a hookworm larvae that usually infests dogs, cats, and other animals. Humans can pick up the infection by walking barefoot on soil or beaches contaminated with animal feces.
Description: Cutaneous larvae migrans (also called "creeping eruption" or "ground itch") is found in southeastern and Gulf states, and in tropical developing countries.
The hookworms that cause the condition are small, round blood-sucking worms that infest about 700 million people around the world. Cutaneous larvae migrans occurs most often among children, those who crawl beneath raised buildings, and sunbathers who lie down on wet sand contaminated with hookworm larvae.http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cutaneous+larva+migrans


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Canary melon
The Canary melon (C. melo (Indorus group)[1]) or winter melon [2] is a large, bright-yellow elongated melon with a pale green to white inner flesh. This melon has a distinctively sweet flavor that is slightly tangier than a honeydew melon. The flesh looks like that of a pear but is softer and tastes a little like a cantaloupe. When ripe, the rind has a slightly waxy feel. The name comes from its bright yellow color, which resembles that of the canary. This melon is often marketed as the Juan Canary melon or "variety melons" and can be found in various sizes and shapes. This melon is common in parts of Asia, e.g., Japan and South Korea.[1] Varieties include the smaller, round Fonzy Melon, cultivated in Mexico.[3] The outer skin of the canary melon is softer than that of cantaloupe or honeydew, and preparation of the melon for consumption is best administered with a knife. The elasticity of the skin resists blunt trauma induced from chopping, punching or hammering.
They are best stored at 15°C.[2]
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This is an Owari Satsuma that I have never had any trouble with. I am afraid it has a bug infection that I can not see and appears to be covered in sooty mold possibly. Experiencing high level of bud and leaf drop for 3 weeks. Plant is in a 5-1-1 mixture and gets foliage pro once per week. I have tapped out my knowledge level and need some help on these plants. |
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Nokia unveils smartphone with 41-megapixel camera
PUBLISHED: 12 Jul 2013 02:46:00 | UPDATED: 13 Jul 2013 02:41:22PUBLISHED: 12 Jul 2013 PRINT EDITION: 13 Jul 2013Sinead Carew
Nokia has introduced a new smartphone – the Lumia 1020, that has a powerful 41-megapixel camera – as it tries to catch up with rivals Samsung Electronics and Apple.
The Finnish mobile phone maker is betting its future in smartphones on Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system as well as on high-tech photography features.
At an event in New York, Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop emphasised the Lumia 1020's advanced optics, which enable sharper images, even when zooming.
"You can literally find a needle in a haystack," Mr Elop said.
The new Lumia, which uses Windows software, will be sold through US carrier AT&T starting on July 26, for $US299.99 ($327.29) with a two-year contract, and will be available later in other markets including China, Nokia said.
Telefonica will be its carrier partner in the European and Latin American markets, it said.
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 380M
The Nvidia Quadro FX 380M is a professional entry-level graphics card for mobile workstations. It is based on the GeForce 310M and therefore the 3D performance is not very good. Due to special drivers and optimizations, the performance for professional applications should be much better (than the 310M would perform). Another advantage are the certified drivers than ensure a good performance of professional applications without errors.
The card supports DirectX 10.1 and all the features of the G 310M (as it is based on the same GT218 core). Therefore PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics card is supported. The used Video Processor 4 (VP4) is able to fully decode H.264, VC-1, MPEG-2, and also MPEG-4 ASP (DivX or xVID) in hardware to minimize CPU load. MPEG-1 is not supported but can be easily handled by every modern CPU.
The gaming performance of the FX380M is similar to the GeForce 310M and therefore located in the entry level class. The professional drivers are however optimized for applications and may therefore deliver a worse performance. Modern 3D games like COD Modern Warfare 2 run only in low details and resolutions fluently. Some demanding games like NFS Shift or GTA4 wont run fluently at all. Less demanding games like SIMS 3 run in medium details and resolutions fluently. Therefore, the graphics card can not be recommended for gamers.
As the FX380M supports CUDA, DirectX Compute 10.1, and OpenCL, the shaders of the graphics processor can be used for other tasks than rendering images (e.g. faster encoding of videos).
The used GT218 core is manufactured in 40nm and based on the desktop GTX 200 architecture.
Manufacturer | NVIDIA | |||
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Codename | n10m-glm | |||
Architecture | GT2xx | |||
Pipelines | 16 - unified | |||
Core Speed * | 625 MHz | |||
Shader Speed * | 1530 MHz | |||
Memory Speed * | 800 MHz | |||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | |||
Memory Type | GDDR3, DDR3 | |||
Max. Amount of Memory | 512 MB | |||
Shared Memory | no | |||
DirectX | DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 | |||
Power Consumption | 25 Watt | |||
Transistors | 260 Million | |||
technology | 40 nm | |||
Features | DirectX Compute Support (Windows 7), CUDA, OpenCL, OpenGL 2.1, certified drivers | |||
Date of Announcement | 07.01.2010 | |||
Link to Manufacturer Page | http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_qua... |
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One student and the suspected gunman are dead in a school shooting outside Portland, Oregon, police in the U.S. said Tuesday.
Police said the situation had stabilized after the school was evacuated.
The Multnomah County sheriff's office said there were reports of shots fired about 8 a.m.
Students said they were told over the intercom there was a lockdown and to quietly go to their classrooms.
Students were then evacuated from the school, hands on their heads, to be reunited with their parents in a supermarket parking lot.
Daniel DeLong, 15, said he saw a physical education teacher at the school with a bloodied shirt.
"I'm a little shaken up," DeLong said. "I'm just worried."
Morgan Rose, 15, said she was hiding in a locker room with another student and two teachers.
"It was scary in the moment; now, knowing everything's OK, I'm better," she said.
Special Weapons and Tactics teams were going through the school room by room, KGW-TV reported.
The shooting follows a series of attacks at or near school campuses across the country.
On June 5, a 19-year-old man was killed and two other people wounded when a gunman opened fire in a building at Seattle Pacific University. Police said the 26-year-old suspect had no connection to the university but apparently was planning to kill as many people as he could before killing himself.
Gun control is a fiercely divisive issue in the United States, where the right to bear arms is enshrined in the Constitution, alongside such basic rights as free speech and freedom of religion.
President Barack Obama's plan for broader background checks on gun purchases, along with proposals for a ban on military-style assault rifles and limits on ammunition capacity, failed last year in Congress.
That was despite the December 2012 killings of 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, that shocked the nation.
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Stayed here 15 months. Best park in 8 years of RVing. Escorted and assisted into site. Trash pick-up at sites. Secure, gated with card. Friendly and helpful staff. Most expensive site ever stayed at, but well worth the money. Close to 2 major TX hwys. $620/mo + elec. - User1650
I would have given this park a MUCH higher rating, however, despite having two dog runs, it is not a dog friendly park. I was talking to several people and they had just received a rather nasty letter dictating exactly where they could walk their dogs. If there is an issue then find the problem folks and do something about the problem rather than making the entire park suffer. Very poor management if you ask me. - kbushon
A very nice campground, access to it was convenient. Email communication with the staff helped with suggestions on routing from San Antonio before leaving there. We had to drive through Houston using the 610 loop; traffic and construction never seem to end. Used this route to avoid the $10.50 toll we would have incurred towing the RV, one of the tollbooths is just before the exit we'd use. Stayed 4 nights, price reflects Good Sam discount of $22. Staff and facilities were excellent. This park like most others we've seen the last few years has quite a few long term residents, but almost all sites were neat and clean and the spaces were more than ample. The camp has an electronic card they issue to allow you to enter the park at any time. The WiFi had an upload and download speeds of 3m. Cable TV selection was good, and between the WiFi and TV, we kept our 14 year old grandson entertained when in camp. We were on the end of the park nearest to the freeway but the noise was almost non-existent, and with the A/C that had to run all night, it was no bother at all. Our slot didn't have any shade, but others nearby did. - SJenkinsTX


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The key to a good paint job is in the prep. Make sure the doors are clean and free of rust. Get a good primer followed by two coats of a good quality paint. |
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Tower Lights Re-Imagined
When you work in the broadcast industry long enough, you become accustomed to seeing your radio tower with lighting that comes on at night. These lights are required by the Federal Aviation Administration as a protective measure for aircraft to spot dangers in the sky such as radio towers. In the dark, these lights may be the only sign to pilots of the impending danger of piloting an aircraft into a radio tower.
There are many different configurations of lights that go on the radio tower. Radio towers less than 200' rarely need to have lights unless they are located near an airport. One of the most common configurations is for radio towers that are between 200' and 400' is to have two sets of lights: two or more solid burning red lights half-way up the tower and a flashing red beacon bulb on the top of the tower. There are many other configurations for tower lights including strobe lights which I will omit for the purposes of this article.
The industry is trending to replace the incandescent bulbs on towers with LED technology, just as many people have done in their homes. For years, the standard tower lights have been incandescent bulbs that are located within glass fixtures on the radio tower. These bulbs are similar to your household light bulbs and in many cases just as fragile. They have many downsides which have led people to transition away to LED technology.
The two biggest considerations for changing to LED technology are energy-efficiency and low cost of maintenance. LED light bulb technology allows for a lower energy usage to produce the same amount of luminance compared to incandescent. One manufacturer's lights will reduce electricity charges from $900 with incandescent to $23 per year with LEDs. That is a considerable amount of energy savings!
The second area where LED technology is improving is in reliability. Many LED systems are designed to last ten years without any maintenance or replacement of parts. In comparison, incandescent bulbs need to be changed every 12 to 18 months. The bulbs are inexpensive (usually under $100) but the cost of hiring a tower crew to replace those bulbs can cost over $1000.
In comparison of incandescent and LED technology, one manufacturer estimates the return of investment in LED tower light technology to be almost $13,000 over a ten year period. Many radio tower owners are now switching their tower lighting systems to LED technology. In a few years, the incandescent tower light bulb will go the way of the tube television, cassette tape & 35mm camera.
David Hodges, Director of Engineering
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Reliability and Redundancy
The two words, "reliability" and "redundancy" are the key principals behind assuring that your radio station is broadcasting twenty-four hours per day. Ideally, our radio stations would be on the air every second of every day but that is never physically possible. However, there are many steps that can be taken and systems that can be built to reduce the amount of time off the air.
Reliability is measured by the amount of time "on the air" at your radio station. For our radio stations, we want that number to be somewhere between 99.9% and 99.99% on the air. That corresponds to between four and forty-four minutes of downtime on average per month. 99.9% is very good but 99.99% would be considered about the highest echelon of reliability that we can achieve.
We achieve redundancy through two different methods: having good quality equipment/systems that we can trust and building redundant backup systems to our main operations.
High quality equipment and systems is paramount to providing a high level of reliability. To do so, we must invest in equipment that is robust and not prone to failures. Equipment and systems that are prone to failure should be replaced with improved systems or redundant backup systems. High quality equipment in the main air chain of the radio station should be business class quality and not consumer grade.
Redundancy is the next step to providing a high level of reliability for your radio station. Redundancy systems at the radio station will increase your reliability by providing an alternate system to your normal operations, to compensate for a failure. One common example is an emergency standby generator at your studio or transmitter site. A generator system will monitor your power provided by the power company and in the event of a failure, it will start the generator. The generator will provide an alternate source of electrical power to your location until the power company can restore service.
In addition to backup generators, there are many other systems that can be built to increase reliability through redundancy to your radio station:
a) Backup studios in which to broadcast in the event of a major failure in your main studio
b) Backup programming on CD or computer that can be played in the event of an automation computer failure
c) An auxiliary broadcast antenna and/or transmitter site in the event of a major failure at your main transmitter site
d) Backup transmitter at your main transmitter site in the event of a failure on your broadcast transmitter
e) Alternate signal delivery methods from the studio to your transmitter site such as an Internet backup to your microwave audio delivery, satellite or telephone line
f) Audio switchers in your studios that can bypass a console or piece of equipment in the event of a broadcast console failure
All of these systems have the same purpose — to keep you on the air. These systems can seamlessly and automatically switch to backup systems in the event of a failure which will greatly reduce the amount of time off the air and improve your reliability.
David Hodges, Director of Engineering
Positive Alternative Radio
Where is my radio signal?
I wanted to take this opportunity to address a few questions that our teams and listeners have concerning radio reception. It's the age old problem that we hear all the time – "I can't pick up the radio station." There are a number of different reasons that this happens and I hope that I can help others to learn some of those reasons and how we can fix those issues.
Each of our radio stations has a studio where our staff operates. However, in most cases, we are broadcasting from a radio tower in a different location. The tower location, transmitter licensed power and signal direction was chosen because of engineering restrictions placed on our radio stations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Question: Why do I hear other radio stations instead of your radio station on some days?
Answer: One plausible reason is an effect called tropospheric ducting. This is a weather event often caused by cold & warm fronts in your area. These temporary events will cause radio stations from other parts of the United States to be refracted off the tropospheric layer of the atmosphere and into your community. So, instead of hearing your normal radio station, you will hear a radio station on the same frequency from a different area (even the other side of the country). The interference usually goes away within a few hours time but could re-occur in the surrounding days as well.
Fix: This cannot be fixed or alleviated. The only option is to wait for the weather event to finish.
Question: Why can't my town have a better radio signal?
Answer: This is a quite complex question and one that we often get asked. I mentioned above that the FCC regulates the transmitter site location, power and in which direction you broadcast. This makes our radio stations part of a big puzzle alongside all the other radio stations in the country. Moving a transmitter site, increasing power or changing direction in which you broadcast is like shifting that puzzle around. Any of those changes require that we will not interfere with another radio station that is on our transmitter frequency or near our frequency. The FCC will not allow us to apply for any change that will interfere with another radio station.
Fix: If there is a community that is having troubles with signal reception, please document those issues for station management and engineering team members. Engineering studies can be conducted to determine if any changes can be made to the radio station to allow for better reception.
Question: Why does one radio signal have coverage over 10 miles while another one has 50 miles?
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The schools, which are located in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods, would receive operating and facilities funds from the District if converted. At this time, the archdiocese subsidizes a large portion of the students' tuition. The schools would remain in their current buildings and pay rent to the parishes.
According to a report by the Washington Post, the archdiocese sent letters home with students yesterday explaining the proposal, which would take effect as soon as fall 2008 and impact 1,400 current students. Starting next week, individual schools will hold information sessions to solicit parent and community feedback. Archbishop Wuerl is expected to make a final decision next month.
The reaction to date has been negative. Some parents argue that the proposal strips the majority black student population of high-quality education.
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The plan, which has been vetted by two church bodies and floated to city officials, would require the District to increase its budget for charter schools. Victor Reinoso, deputy mayor for education, said that the diocesan proposal is a possibility, reported the Washington Post.
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I'm having rather mixed results from seed starting in those little rock wool cubes. My seeds are all 2010 vintage and I've planted several different varieties of lettuce and tomatoes. The lettuce is at less than 50% and the tomatoes at 0% after 3 weeks.
I've started hundreds of seeds in seed starter for the garden in that window and on that table so it can't be the conditions. Should one fill the little holes in the rock wool blocks after the seeds are sown? With what? Can you start hydroponics seeds in the smaller six packs in perlite or vermiculite and then gently wash the roots clean before transplantation into the net pots? Thanks for any suggestions. Mark |
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Last year I did exactly what you suggested with the six packs and all went perfectly well. In fact, I even started some in soil six packs and they transplanted fine too. I personally like to start seeds in a damp paper towel then transplant to the six packs after they've germinated. 3 weeks for tomatoes is too long. they'll usually sprout in a matter of days. peppers, on the other hand, sometimes take up to two weeks. I know a lot of people use rockwool, unfortunately only the people having bad results post about it, so it appears to be a difficult substrate to germinate in. I can't speak to it as what I mentioned above has always worked fine for me. Anyone else? |
- Posted by stevey_frac (My Page) on Thu, Feb 18, 10 at 10:34
I had bad results when i started with rockwool. However, I now have a number of lettuce, peppers and even (finally) some tomato plants. Sprouting. Now i'm FAR from an expert, but i'd like to share with you what I have learned of rockwool. First of all, you HAVE to soak them in pH 5.5 water. Longer is probably better, but after an hour your definitely getting diminishing returns. I soak mine for about 20 minutes. Note these are the A-OK plugs from Grodan that don't need to be soaked a lot. Non starter cubes should be soaked longer. Second, Don't use the hole that's there. It's too deep, and you can't get the seed to make good contact with the rockwool without damaging either the seed or the rockwool. Instead, turn the cube over, stick a screwdriver down to your desired depth, place the seed inside, then press lightly on the top so that the seed makes firm contact with the rockwool but DON'T SQUISH THE CUBE. Third, once you've wet it, you don't really need to water rockwool if it's in one of those mini greenhouse dome thingies. It's vitally important you don't let rockwool sit in water. If you do, the water will wick up into the rockwool and it will be downright soggy. This is what i'm now doing, and it works quite well. And the fact that it retains so much usable moisture is really handy! I soak em, and I haven't had to water my tomato seedlings since they were planted over two weeks ago. I do check them every day though. Mostly because checking my garden involves going downstairs. |
i only start my seeds in rockwool and never had a problem. i soak the cubes in water for a few hours then put two seeds in each cube and cover the cubes for humidity. |
- Posted by hydroponics_supplies (My Page) on Tue, May 11, 10 at 3:55
Starting hydroponics seeds with perlite or vermiculite can be a good choice because the porosity of these media allows for good drainage and oxygen availability. Rockwool is also a porous material, which makes it a good choice for seed germination. However, do not forget to soak the seeds prior to germinating them to make the seed coat become saturated with water so that they can easily break open. |
- Posted by organic_oddity (My Page) on Tue, May 11, 10 at 12:23
I had trouble at first, but yes now I can do about anything in rock wool. @stevey's recommendations are perfect. An additional note would be to, just like soil, drop a couple of seeds in and pluck whichever one isn't doing as well after germination. Aside from that I've also found that you can beat things up a bit and they'll work fine. I'm growing lettuce now, but want to do tomatoes/peppers in the fall/winter. Just for kicks I took an extra tomato seedling growing in soil, about an inch tall, ripped it out and dropped it in some hydroton. It's not getting much light due to an over-excited head of lettuce, but it's at 2 inches with 4 leaves after 3 days. |
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Black Onyx and Undrafted, co-owned by Denver Broncos receiver Wes Welker, lead the list of 13 late nominees for the Triple Crown series for 3-year-olds.
Black Onyx won the $550,000 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park last weekend for trainer Kelly Breen. Undrafted finished third in the Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park for Welker, who owns the colt trained by Wesley Ward.
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ROSH PINA, Israel, Oct. 15, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Track Innovations Ltd. (" OTI") (Nasdaq:OTIV) today announced receipt of orders valued at approximately $2.0 million for its Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless payment readers. OTI plans to deliver part of the NFC and contactless payment readers to its customer in 2012, and the rest in 2013.
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Pastels and purple hues, mesh and asymetrics, Luis Buchinho wanted a fun carefree flirty collection for Spring 2015. The show I attened in September translated to me as sort of a fashion « multi-pass ».
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Pastels and purple hues, mesh and asymetrics, Luis Buchinho wanted a fun carefree flirty collection for Spring 2015. The show I attened in September translated to me as sort of a fashion « multi-pass ».
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Fashion week is always a hectic time for serious fashion bloggers. Long hours, lots of travel back and forth to the venues and not much time to take care of yourself, all while needing to look trendy and fashion forward. Not always easy to feel comfortable in these kinds of situations.
But I have a solution for you! Let's call it the « basics and bangles » way of packing for your fashion week travels.
Here are the tips to keep you smiling and comfortable as you finagle a way to look totally deserving of that front row seat you just snagged when no one was watching… (yeah I know what it's like!)
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Summer was here, and didn't this Brit know it! Anything generally above ten degrees celsius sends me into a broad-spectrum decline of complaining how unbearably sweltering it is and re-sighting dramatically about how I may not make it to the fall, by falling face first on to a thirty degree pavement. I was already looking forward to the fall, it's my much-loved time of year as the temperatures drop, the lights around Paris come on earlier and there are abundances of leaves on the ground, Just in case I drop face first.
So, what better way to get in the mood than to go to an haute couture show by Oscar Carvallo with his new collections for fall/winter 2014. Recently I'd become single again, and getting out and about mingling with some fashionistas was just what the heartbreak doctor had ordered. He'd also ordered that I adopt a cat called Willow and that I started reading a book called 'Good Husband Material'… Yes, I have to hide the front cover when I sit on the metro, however the only first-rate husband material that I was managing to unearth in the so called 'city of love' was 100g of chocolate every night and a Starbucks by the river everyday. They were dependable, I knew what I was getting, and I kind of knew that they weren't good for me. Sounds like the ideal husband, no?
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After going through a hard time in life, sometimes you need to take a few steps back, rediscover who you are, and integrate the old you with the new you. That is exactly what I did after coming back to Paris after a great loss in my life and spent some time with my greatest loves : my friends, crêpes, night walks along the cobblestone streets of le Marais and fashion! It is my favorite time of the year in Paris : Haute Couture Fashion Week (woooo!!!!!! confetti!). Going to a fashion show/presentation in my opinion is the most exciting thing in the world. It can be compared to opening Christmas presents, you never know what you're going to find inside, and this show was almost like a Christmas present to me. Christmas in July!
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I have always been attracted to brands that are off the beaten path or not hindered in taking chances. Brands such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Saint Laurent Paris, and Eymeric Francois are just a few examples, brands like this interest me, they inspire me, and they shine in creativity. So, when I heard that there was a new Men's Wear boutique opening in Le Marais in one of its chicest areas, you know there was no keeping me away, I was there. Read more →
I get asked often by fans or readers how they should pack in order to fit in with the Parisians. So I thought an « essentials » post would be in order. Contrary to what many people tend to think, the Parisian way of dressing, although sophisticated in a way, is not sophisticated as in complicated. It's rather simple. And a Parisian at an event would prefer to be under dressed rather than over dressed. Understated outfits offer the opportunity to have one small element that stands out, and gives that one element all the visibility it needs to « shine ». Whether it be a fabulous pair of shoes, intricate Calais lace on a blouse, a funky cocktail ring or or amazing handbag.
A basic outfit would consist of a well-fit pair of slacks, a blouse or top, a well-cut jacket and a pair of ballerina flats. (The Parisians are not the spike heel type generally speaking. Cobblestones are just death to heels). Accessories add a little pizazz, but should not be too matchy-matchy.
And voilà! It's really that simple.
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The Musée des Arts Décoratifs often has fashion exhibits that are of the utmost quality. I have seen a few there, and most recently the Dries Van Noten Inspirations retrospective of his fashion design career so far. If you do attend this exhibit, may I suggest reading Dana Thomas' portrait of the Belgian deisgner, in the Wall Street Journal first to give yourself an idea of where this artist and his style of working comes from. Thomas' article describes an independant and hard working man who cares for every little detail of his company. He refuses to sell his company to the large groups, is not on the stock market and insists on only creating two collections a year for men and for women. This allows him more time for the creative process which is the part that he most enjoys (per Thomas' article). An inspired designer who prefers the thrill of designing for his own brand, than the call of the wealth from the « fashion industry ». He is one of the few remaining artists who is still able to remain self sustaining and entirely inspired. Read more →
I was strolling by the Eiffel Tower and Trocadéro the other day, and saw this lovely little group of young American women, all primped up and ready for their photo shoot in Paris. I couldn't resist, and asked their permission to take a few shots. After annoying them for a couple minutes as I snapped a few images, I left a card with one of them, and tossed a cheery thank you as I sauntered off. I hope they had a delightful time being immortalized in their fashionable best in front of the iron lady. Read more →
Spring keeps teasing us here in Paris. We'll get a really brilliant sunny day in between several cold and gray ones. It's almost like you can hear a communal « Aaaaaaah! » throughout Pairs when the random gorgeous day glitters down upon us. and then a disappointed chorus of « Boooooo. » when we wake up the next day and see the drizzle or feel the chill. It was a couple Sundays ago, I think we all returned to work on Monday with a light pinkish hue on our fresh faces. Just about all of Paris was out lounging along the river banks of the Seine. I even ran into Sylvia of Finding Noon.


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