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R-Patz was spotted flying solo in London at the Sun Inn on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, as he celebrated the holiday with friends, not Kristen Stewart. Are you sad they're spending Christmas apart?
Robert Pattinson was spotted by a number of fans at London's Sun Inn pub on Dec. 24. Sadly, Kristen Stewart was not with Rob for Christmas.
Twitter user @bugzzb said, "R patts at the sun inn #wotusayintwilight." Another user, @ChloeLoubet, said, "Standing next to Robert pattinson in a pub."
Other fans noted Rob's sexy jawline and complimented his black hat. (He must still be hiding his new short haircut!) @Mazdem said, "Yes, that's Robert Pattinson in the black hat in my local!"
@Benbogle91 added, "Just clocked Robert Pattinson at my local. Great jawline. #Starstruck #RPatz."
In the photos, Rob, 26, looks to be having a great time on Christmas Eve, laughing with friends and enjoying himself. After spending months promoting Breaking Dawn Part 2, Rob deserves to kick back and relax during the holidays!
Rob recently spent a week in New York City, shooting a commercial for his new men's Dior fragrance. He's been spending a bit of time away from Kristen, 22, but the couple usually spends Christmas apart and then they reunite for the New Year on the Isle of Wight. Their New Year's kiss will surely be wild. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, does it not?
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Should Rob and Kristen be spending Christmas together?
— Chris Rogers
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Posted at 11:39 PM on December 25, 2012
@princess kiana, you must have had the worst xmas ever youre so angry!! But listen, all robs fans knows that theyre back together, even if we dont like it and even if we know its the worst mistake and that he is the must idiot person in the world for taking her back, but at the end its his life and his mistake, not mine, thanks Gob!!! But you need to wrap your mind around the idea that your idol its not the nice and Good girl that you wanted her to be before your eyes. She actually is capable of cheating and with a married man and not show any regrets!! And Im refering to the times that she was in public with Rob before the scandal and of course after that. Please just accept the fact that all the sites that you mention are made by desperate fans that think they can clean kristen reputation, but even gossip cop never denided the situation. So please just make us a favor, be Happy, enjoy the season and stop all this stupidity!!
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What will be will be
Posted at 9:59 AM on December 26, 2012
Posted at 12:11 PM on December 26, 2012
@Whatwillbewillbe…Regarding your answer "No motive. Just my opinion. Why does there need to be a motive? Dumb….looking for trouble."
To every action there is a consequence but there had to be a reason WHY the action was done in the first place. Agreed? Not looking for trouble and it's not dumb to ask what the cause was. Only they know the truth. These young people are under enormous pressure in their professional careers and personal lives. As an outsider looking on, that's why this incident didn't make sense. Why put oneself under a microscope unless it was an impulsive emotional move not thinking of the consequences? I am sure they both learned a lot from the experience and in the end, the lesson is all that matters.:-)
Samuelle 40
Posted at 8:19 PM on December 25, 2012
What's the matter with all you people they never spend Christmas together always new year,more o this year when Rob is off to Aus for 3 months .No reports of them splitting up all to the contrary as previous stated they would have gone their separate ways when BD2 ended also Rob clearly stated in an interview he would never exploit his personnel life for he sake of a film.Wouldnt be surprised if he takes Kristen to Aus as she has nothing lined up .Regards being gay and lesbian where do these rumours come from why can't all you haters just let them both be happy with one another if that's wht they decide and wish them both a Happy Christmas and a less stressful New Year who knows a wedding and baby might just happen in 2013 good luck to them both.
Posted at 8:32 PM on December 25, 2012
Well said Samuelle 40 and I agree with you. How we deal with conflict is important. People can utilize it as a tool for reconstructing a relationship or destroying it. I think they have chosen to recreate and rebuild their relationship. Good for them. I wish them the best too. I am signing off now.
What will be will be
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Princess kiana
Posted at 8:12 PM on December 25, 2012
I'm tired of all you idiots first of all @Dee2 get your info right she is straight just because your a hating freak doesn't make her gay she's dating rob before that micheal as for the homewrecker comment she's not the married one Rupert is rob has forgiven her for it as evident by the holloween handholding pics and the pics of Rob at her house@amaya are you blind and stupid look it up they have been back together since September@mai there is no words for that stupid comment@juliette you have no damn brain get one that comment is stupid people before you pop off at the mouth get your facts right your making yourselfs sound dumb and stupid
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What will be will be
Posted at 8:03 PM on December 25, 2012
Glad he's home in London with family and friends. He needs the down time and time away from all the crap that's been going on since July. Just when you think things are calming down, she opens her mouth, spilling secrets, backhanded apologies, etc., and it all gets reignited.
Hope he gets some peace & quiet…without the trash.
Happy Christmas & Merry New Year!
Posted at 8:09 PM on December 25, 2012
What will be will be
Posted at 8:28 PM on December 25, 2012
Nah….he doesn't think I'm trash….he doesn't know me….and, oh wait! Neither do you!
All of this is PURE speculation and wishful thinking, which ever way you feel!
The last 2 years, Isle of Wright, 3 years ago there were pictures of her with his family in front of Christmas tree….this year? Who knows! Maybe yes, maybe no but she never cheated on him before so it's anyone's guess!
Don't piss on other people's opinions. You're entitled to yours and I'm entitled to mine!
Posted at 8:25 PM on December 25, 2012
@What will be will be…If you go on to Justice for Kristen website, apparently, it reports that she did not make those comments. If you have ever been misquoted by the media or find out that someone told a story that was an outright lie, wouldn't that infuriate you? People take such liberties with others' lives in the media. One article can destroy a career or a life or a relationship. That's how powerful words are and how much responsibility writers have to tell the truth. But trashy writers don't tell the truth. They make up stories to sell magazines, ezines, whatever. Unless the words come from their mouths with sincerity, I won't believe it totally.
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@ boro regarding your comment…"So did the words " I am dating Kristen Stewart or I am dating Robert Pattinson" ever come out either Kristen or Robert's mouths in the last four years-NOPE. I guess you'll follow your own advice when it's only convenient for you."
Boro…no need to be rude about it! I didn't even know about this couple until this fiasco occurred in the summer. It got me interested in the Twilight series and their so called "connection" so I watched all the Twilight movies in 2 weekends. Their chemistry is undeniable on screen. That kind of energy exchange cannot be faked. I guess you know more about their personal lives than everyone else on this board. I wish the best for this couple…if they are a couple. I don't blame them for wanting to keep their relationship private if they are a couple. Essentially, they did a great job in the Twilight movies. Whatever their fate holds…individually or as a couple, I wish them all the best. Peace.
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Princess kiana
Posted at 7:12 PM on December 25, 2012
@mel even if the dog walking never happened their is other evidence him and her at her house with bear and Bernie the grocery shopping in November even if it was in November it still happened and the on the road afterparty in early december and flying on the same plane during bd2 promotion if they were broken up they would have gotten separate planes.
Princess kiana
Posted at 6:32 PM on December 25, 2012
Oh brother people they are still together they always spend Christmas apart they spend new years together stop making smoke where there's no fire and they were pictured at a grocery store and holding hands on holloween not to mention walking bear and Bernie in a park people you keep saying they would break up after every movie they have ever done and guess what they are still together not to mention their is a picture of rob at Kristen's house a few months ago drop the drama already their is none anymore.
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Merry Christmas the all of you..
I'm happy to see ROB with his friends and spend christmas in London with his family.. and i hoppe this New Year 2013 ,, want to be the big year for ROB,,and hopefully he want to leave Kristen and to find someone more better than Kristen,, she don't deserves a boy like Rob ,,she don't care about as, so she don't care about her fans,when we give her the all our support and love and because of as she is here but anyway their personal life isn't my business..GOD bless all of you,,,…..
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How to: easily create [autorun] menus for external media (USB/flash drive, CD/DVD, external hard drive, etc.)
Posted By Ashraf On October 3, 2009 @ 9:11 PM In Tips 'n Tricks | 2 Comments
We have all used DVDs before so we are all familiar with the "DVD menu" that appears at the beginning of every DVD and allows the user to navigate to specific parts of the DVD, change settings, or just play the DVD from the beginning. What if one would like to do something similar, i.e. create a menu, for a USB/flash drive, CD/DVD, or external hard drive? Well, the first step would be to start reading this post. The second step would be to grab Compact AutoRunner.
Compact AutoRunner is a free, portable application which allows you to easily create custom menus for external media, including but not limited to USB/flash drives, CD/DVDs, and external hard drives:
The technical term for these menus is "autorun menus" because, technically speaking, the menus are supposed to autorun whenever you insert your external media. However I decided to just call them "menus" and not "autorun menus" because of the mere facts 1) some people have autorun disabled because of security issues [2] and 2) you can always manually run these menus so they are still useful if they don't autorun.
Originally I was planning on writing about AutoPlayMM, a software by the developer of USB Image Tool [3]; but I decided to go with Compact AutoRunner (CAR) because, while AutoPlayMM is useful, AutoPlayMM just is not as easy to use as CAR. CAR allows you to create menus in a very easy fashion with an easy-to-use GUI (Graphical User Interface) whereas the user would need to create XML files with AutoPlayMM.
That being said, using CAR is [almost] as easy as eating pie. To get started, after you unzip CAR (you download it as a .ZIP), run "CompactAutoRunner_ConfigBuilder.exe" from the folder where you unzipped the contents of the .ZIP to. (There is also a "CompactAutoRunner.exe" file available for you to preview a menu created by the developer of CAR.):
After you are the same window as you see in the above screenshot, the first thing you want to do is hit the "New (Ctrl+N)" button; you will be asked to pick a location to save a .INI file (name the file whatever you want). To avoid possible pathing issues, be sure to place this .INI file in the same main directory as the contents which you want to create the menu for are. In other words, if you want to create a menu for the contents of a CD-R which you will burn later, gather all the contents of the CD-R, structure them like you want them to be on the CD-R, put them into one folder on your computer, and place the .INI file in the main directory of that same folder. The same thing applies for any other external media with the exception of the fact since other external media, such as USB/flash drive or external hard drive, are rewritable, you have a little more elbow room for error.
After you have created the .INI file, simply go down the options list you see on the left hand side of the program window configuring your menu as you please:
From the "Icon/Form" window you have the option to set a custom icon for the program (optional), define the size and color of the menu window (optional), and enable a "exit confirmation" window when exiting the menu (optional). You can also enable/disable buttons from here.
I say optional for all three of those before you don't have to use them:
- If you decide to set a custom icon, your icon will be used…
…otherwise the default icon will be used:
Now I am going to go out on a limb and say the purpose of the developer to add this custom icon feature in was
- To allow the user to set a custom icon for the external media (you know the icon that appears when you open My Computer/Computer);
- To allow the user to set a custom icon for the actual .EXE file which you store on your external media.
The only problem is setting a custom icon does not change the icon for the external media and the .EXE file. I assume this is a bug. If changing the icon for the external media is that important to you, simply edit the autorun.inf file which will be (optionally) created after you save your file:
If you decide not to create an autorun.inf file (I will explain more about this later), do not worry about this icon issue.
Note: the icon file you use must be on the external media you plan on having the menu for.
- The reason you don't have to edit the "form settings" (the size and color of the menu window) is because if you plan on adding an image as the background to your menu (adding image is in the next step) any form settings you set are pretty much useless. However I do suggest you set the "Form Caption". The "Form Caption" is the title of the menu. If you don't set one, the default "Compact AutoRunner version 1.01 Build 100″ will be used and that is just ugly.
- If you decide not to enable an exit confirmation window, whenever a user hits the "exit" button, the menu will close. If you do enable an exit confirmation window the user will be asked to confirm they want to exit the menu.
For the "Photo" window you can add a .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, and .BMP image as the background of your image (no supported for .GIF unfortunately). Be sure to also add something under "ToolTip" if you want a tooltip to show up when the mouse is idle over the background image. Note: the image file you use must be on the external media you plan on having the menu for.
Although there are "Top", "Left", "Width", and "Height" fields here, I suggest you just ignore them for now because we will deal with the background image positioning and size in the "Dynamic Positioning System".
For each button you can set a "caption" (the text that appears on the button), a "tooltip" (the text that appears in the tooltip when you float your mouse over the button) and what the button does when clicked on.
In terms of what the buttons can do, you can set them to open a file, a folder, or a website:
- Select either "Filename", "Folder" or "Website" from the "Type" menu.
- Then, if you want to open a website just type in the website URL in the "Launch Filename/Website/Folder" box. Or, if you want to open a file or folder, click on the "browse" button and select that file and folder. Note that be default when browsing for files you will be looking for HTML files only. However you can set a button to open any type of file so just select "All files" from "File of type" when browsing for the file:
Like with the background image, although there are "Top", "Left" fields here , I suggest you just ignore them for now because we will deal with the background image positioning and size in the "Dynamic Positioning System". However, to keep all buttons looking uniform, I do suggest you decide what "Width", and "Height" you want your button to be. When deciding what width and height, be sure to either change the font size so the caption will properly fit on the button, or change the width and height to accommodate the font size.
You must do the same thing for all buttons you want to have on your menu. You can have up to 10 buttons. Although 10 buttons are quite a lot, I do wish the developer added in the option to have unlimited buttons seeing as some users may desire that.
The "ButtonExit" is basically the same thing as the other 10 buttons with one difference: you cannot set what the "ButtonExit" will do; it is always set to exit the menu.
Once you have set everything mentioned above, you need to go to "Dynamic Position System":
The "Dynamic Position System" (DPS) is a really nice feature of CAR which allows you to click + drag to move around and resize the background image (if applicable) and buttons. Using the "Dynamic Position System" is fairly self explanatory with one exception: the size of the whole DPS window represents the actual size of your menu. So as you click + drag and resize the DPS window, you are literally resizing the window size of your menu. I mention this because if you have an image that is bigger than the default menu size, you will want to resize the DPS window so the menu window size fits the background image. For example, I started with
and ended with
Clicking on "Lock/Unlock Photo" from the DPS toolbar allows you to preview the actual photo (when checked you see the photo, when unchecked you just see the gray box in the above screenshot):
Keep in mind even if you decide you don't want to configure the positioning and size of your image, menu window, and buttons, you must at least visit the DPS window once to initialize the default settings for your menu (you need not make any changes at that point; just exit the window). Otherwise when you try to run the menu you will get an error.
Last but not least, you want to go to the "Preferences" window:
You do not need to change anything at this "Preferences" window except one thing. Note the "Create autorun.inf…" is unchecked by default. For those that don't know, autorun.inf is a file that is placed in your external media and it allows the user to define a program or run automatically when the external media is inserted into a computer. Now, as I already mentioned earlier, because of potential security issues with autorun.inf, many users have disabled it on their computers. So, just because you create an autorun.inf file does not mean your menu will in fact autorun on every computer. However I do suggest you create an autorun.inf file because it will become handy on those computers that do not have autorun disabled. Note that the functionality of your menu will be the except same with or without autorun.inf. The difference is with autorun.inf your menu will autorun (if applicable) when the external media is inserted into your computer and without autorun.inf you will have to manually run the .EXE file associated with your menu.
After all is set and done, and you are happy with everything as it is, hit the "Save (Ctrl +S)" button to save your menu. Then, hit the "Test (F9)" button to preview your menu (see how it looks and if it works properly). If you are happy with your menu, just hit "Exit (Ctrl + Q)" or if you want to still make changes, go back and make the changes, save the menu again, and test it again.
After you have successfully created your menu, if you had initially created the menu in the same directory as the contents of your external media like I suggested earlier (remember the .INI file), you do not need to do anything further except burn the CD/DVD or transfer the files to the USB/flash drive or external hard drive. If, however, you did not do what I suggested, you will need to take the files which are created (look in the directory where you saved the .INI file – there should be 3 or 4 files depending on if you opted in for autorun.inf or not) and place them in the proper place (the proper place is the top level directory in your CD/DVD, USB/flash drive, or external hard drive).
Here are a couple of tips concerning CAR:
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All in all, Compact AutoRunner makes creating menus for external media dead simple. So what are you waiting for? Grab Compact AutoRunner from the following links and start creating your own menus today:
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- I understand what hacks such as myself are up against. It's impossible to talk to every founder or executive you write about. Quite a few refuse to talk. Many who do say very little. And, even if it management makes itself accessible, it's just not possible to interface with everybody.
That said, there's no excuse for the horrible reporting and opinion-making most of the media churns out vis-a-via Pandora (P - Get Report).
Consider what Jim Edwards wrote over the weekend at Business Insider:
There are two ways to think about Pandora.
The first is the way most people are familiar with (and the way founder Tim Westergren wants you to think about it): That it's an enormously popular music streaming service with millions of users and a huge mobile ad business.Thanks to Twitter follower -- @Murphy_Danny -- for tipping me off to Edwards' piece. In the first part, we get an unfortunate surface scratch: There are two ways to think about Pandora. Yep. Water everything down to simple dichotomy. It's more complicated than that. A five-minute conversation with Pandora's receptionist might reveal as much. How does Edwards know "the way" Westergren wants you to think about the company he founded? And how does he know there isn't more than one way? He doesn't. Yet that hasn't stopped him from writing thin articles on Pandora for as long as I have been reading. He conceded on Twitter that, when it comes down to it, he put words in Westergren's mouth. The guy could have, at the very least, cited an article where Westergren actually says what Edwards assumes Westergren wants public perception of Pandora to be. Or, better yet, call or email him and ask, In what way do you want people to perceive Pandora? After reading Edwards' article, that's what I did (see Page Two for Westergren's response). But, like I said, you can't talk to everybody so, please, speculate. I do it all of the time. I live in a glass house, no doubt, but it has a view. I throw stones, yet I aim. So it's all good -- spew uninformed opinions, just don't put words in the founder's mouth to feebly support an ultimately lame non-argument. Tim Westergren put himself in a difficult spot. No doubt. For anybody who thinks I'm a Pandora shill, read what I wrote in Absolutely Horrible News For Pandora.
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MakerBot Replicator 2: Print your own objects at home
MakerBot introduces a 3-D printer for schools, workshops, and homes. The Replicator 2 costs $2,199.
A little bit of science fiction has popped up in lower Manhattan. This fall brought the opening of the first MakerBot store, a retail spot designed to show off and sell 3-D printers such as the Replicator 2.
Like its "Star Trek" eponym, the Replicator creates objects on command. The device works a bit like an inkjet printer, but instead of using ink, the nozzle spits out tiny dollops of plastic. It builds up objects layer by layer, starting at the base and working upward until the entire plastic toy, anatomical model, or replacement car part is complete.
When the Monitor first wrote about 3-D printers back in 2009, the movement existed mostly in high-end factories and the garages of wealthy or at least very devoted tinkerers.
But the Replicator 2 has a different aim. MakerBot designed its newest printer for schools, workshops, and homes.
"It's amazing how far 3-D printing has come," says Taylor Absher, a senior technology specialist at New York University's Advanced Media Studio. His lab helps students and professors use the school's professional 3-D printers. As people realized the power of printing nearly any shape that they can think up, the number of requests to his office doubled last year. "But more and more, we have people come in with objects that they printed at home," he says. "And we've had one customer that we lost because he now has his own MakerBot."


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Nikon D7000 Review
Review based on a production Nikon D7000 with firmware V1.00, 1.00, 1.002
When it was announced in September the D7000 took a lot of people by surprise. Although a D90 successor had been on the horizon for some time, what wasn't expected was how close in specification terms the new camera would turn out to be to the D300S. In some respects, in fact, the D7000 actually outguns its (supposedly) semi-pro cousin, and offers a compelling upgrade option to both D90 and D300S owners, whilst nominally sitting between the two in Nikon's current lineup.
Although ergonomically, the D7000 is a very close match for the D90, its overall 'feel' is considerably more serious, thanks to a magnesium alloy body shell and slightly thicker rubber coating on the hand grip and rear of the camera. At 16.2Mp the D7000 offers the second highest resolution of any Nikon DSLR, behind only the 24Mp D3X. All of these pixels are packed onto a newly developed CMOS sensor, which is almost certainly the same or very similar to that in the Sony Alpha SLT-A55. As well as extra resolution, the new sensor also offers a higher 'standard' ISO span of 100-6400, expandable up to the equivalent of ISO 25,600.
The D7000's AF and metering systems are also new, and represent a significant upgrade to those used in the D90. The new camera boasts a 39-point AF array with 9 cross-type AF points and works in collaboration with a new 2016-pixel RGB metering sensor to allow 3D AF tracking (essentially tracking by subject color, explained here). Other changes include the same combined live view/movie switch control as the 3100, and a significantly upgraded movie specification, up to 'full HD' - 1920x1080 resolution at 24fps. Unlike the D90, the D7000 can also maintain AF during live view and movie shooting, thanks to its AF-F ('full time') AF mode.
D90 owners have been waiting for a replacement camera for a while, and although the D90 isn't set for retirement quite yet, the D7000 certainly represents a compelling upgrade. It took longer than we'd hoped for a production D7000 to be supplied to us, but now that we've had one for a a few weeks we've been able to produce an in-depth review. Read on to find out what we think of Nikon's newest DSLR...
Nikon D7000 Key Features
- 16.2MP CMOS sensor
- 1080p HD video recording with mic jack for external microphone
- ISO 100-6400 (plus H1 and H2 equivalent to ISO 12,800/25,600)
- 39-point AF system with 3D tracking
- New 2016 pixel metering sensor
- Scene Recognition System (see 2016 pixel sensor, above) aids WB/metering + focus accuracy
- Twin SD card slots
- 3.0 inch 921k dot LCD screen
- New Live View/movie shooting switch
- Full-time AF in Live View/movie modes
- Up to 6fps continuous shooting
- Lockable drive mode dial
- Built-in intervalometer
- Electronic virtual horizon
- Shutter tested to 150K actuations
Nikon D7000 and Nikon D90: Key differences
The D7000 sits above the D90 in Nikon's current lineup, and as befits its new position in the range, the D7000 combines elements of the D90 with elements of the D300S - Nikon's current APS-C flagship. The most obvious physical clue to its new position is a magnesium alloy body shell, which up to now has been reserved for Nikon's top-end APS-C and full frame cameras.
'Under the hood' though the differences are legion - a new 16.2MP CMOS sensor, dual card slots, a new 39-point AF array, 'true' HD movie mode with full-time AF and more customization options, some of which are inherited from Nikon's professional DSLRs. Like the D90, the D7000 supports AF with Nikon's older AF and AF-D lenses (lower-end models are limited to compatibility with AF-S and AF-I optics only) but additionally, because the D7000 has an Ai indexing tab on its lens mount, up to 9 'non-CPU' lenses can also be registered with the camera.
This allows the use of virtually any Ai specification or later lens to be used in aperture priority or manual mode with the D7000, with almost no loss of functionality (apart from AF). Novice DSLR users might never look beyond the horizons offered by their kit lenses, but for the enthusiast, legacy support like this could well be a deal-clincher.
The overall dimensions of the D7000 are very similar to the older D90, but the heavier, magnesium alloy body shell and thicker rubber on the hand grip lend it a noticeably more 'serious' feel. |
- Higher resolution sensor (16.2MP vs. 12.3MP)
- Choice of 12-bit or 14-bit NEF (RAW)
- 1080p HD movie mode
- Limited movie editing functionality
- AF possible during video shooting
- Live View switch (basically the same as D3100)
- Faster AF in live view mode.
- Twin SD card slots
- Non-CPU lens data function (allows registration of up to 9 non-G lenses with manual apertures)
- Magnesium alloy body shell
- Wider ISO span (100-25,600 including 'H1' and 'H2')
- Newly developed 39-point AF system
- 'Quiet' single frame advance mode
- 'Proper' mirror lock-up (as distinct from 'exposure delay mode')
- Lockable drive mode dial
- Higher maximum frame rate (6fps) with a Continuous Lo shooting option (1-5fps)
- 100% viewfinder
- Choice of 12-bit or 14-bit NEF (RAW) recording in compressed or lossless compressed formats
- Up to 9 'non-CPU' lenses can be registered (same as D300s/D3s/D3X)
- New EN-EL15 lithium-ion battery
- New MB-D11 battery pack (magnesium alloy construction)
Compared to the D90 and D300S: core feature and specification differences
Nikon D7000 |
Nikon D90 |
Nikon D300S |
Construction | Magnesium alloy body | Polycarbonate | Magnesium alloy body |
Sensor | • 23.6 x 15.6 mm CMOS sensor • RGB color filter array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 16.2 million effective pixels • RGB Color Filter Array • 14-bit A/D converter |
• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor • RGB color filter array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 12.3 million effective pixels • RGB Color Filter Array • 12-bit A/D converter |
• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CMOS sensor • RGB color filter array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 12.3 million effective pixels • RGB Color Filter Array • 14-bit A/D converter |
ISO range | • Auto ISO (100-Hi2) • ISO 100-6400 in 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • H1 and H2 (ISO 12800 and 25600) expansion • Adjustable Auto ISO limit |
• Auto ISO (400-H1) • ISO 200 -3200 in 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • L1 (ISO 100) and H1 (ISO 6400) expansion • Adjustable Auto ISO limit |
• Auto ISO (400-H1) • ISO 200 -3200 in 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • L1 (ISO 100) and H1 (ISO 6400) expansion • Adjustable Auto ISO limit |
Movie resolution* | • 1920 x 1080p (24fps) • 1280 x 720p (30, 25, 24fps) • 640 x 424p (30, 25fps) |
• 1280 x 720p (24 fps) • 640 x 424p (24 fps) • 320 x 216p (24 fps) |
• 1280 x 720p (24 fps) • 640 x 424p (24 fps) • 320 x 216p (24 fps) |
AF sensor | • 39 AF points • 9 cross-type sensors |
• 11 AF points • 1 cross-type sensor |
• 51 focus points • 15 cross-type sensors |
Metering sensor | • TTL exposure metering using 2016-pixel RGB sensor • Metering range: EV 0 - 20 EV |
• TTL exposure metering using 403-pixel RGB sensor • Metering range: EV 0 - 20 EV |
• TTL exposure metering using 1005-pixel RGB sensor • Metering range: EV 0 - 20 EV |
Viewfinder | • Eye-level pentaprism • 100% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.94x • Eyepoint: 19.5 mm • Type B BriteView Clear Matte screen Mark II with AF area brackets • Built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1.0m-1) |
• Eye-level pentaprism • 96% (horizontal and vertical) frame coverage • Magnification: 0.94x • Eyepoint: 19.5 mm • B-type BrightView Clear Matte Screen II with AF area brackets • Built-in diopter adjustment (-2 to +1m-1) |
• Eye-level pentaprism • 100% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.94x • Eyepoint: 19.5 mm • B-type BrightView Clear Matte Screen II with AF area brackets • Built-in diopter adjustment (-2 to +1m-1) |
Continuous shooting rate | • Approx 6 fps max |
• Approx 4.5 fps max |
• Up to approx 8fps with AC adapter or MB-D10 pack and batteries other than EN-EL3e |
Memory format | • SD/SDHC/SDXC (dual slots) | • SD/SDHC | • Compact Flash (type I and UDMA) (dual SD/CF slots) |
Dimensions | Approx 132 x 105 x 77mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0in) |
Approx 132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in.) | Approx 147 x 114 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.5 x 2.9 in) |
Weight (inc battery) | 780 g (1.7 lb.) | 704 g (1.5 lb.) | 918 g (2.2 lb.) |
*In movie mode, 30fps is actually 29.97fps, 24 is actually 23.976fps.
If you're new to digital photography you may wish to read the Digital
Photography Glossary before diving into this article (it may help
you understand some of the terms used).
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SANFORD, Maine — With five individual champions and four second-place finishers, the favored Marshwood High School wrestling team captured the Western Maine Class A championship Saturday, coming away with 228.5 points.
Placing second for the Hawks were Darren Lapointe (106), Samuel Hebert (138), Shamus McManus (145) and Justin Stacy (170).
"I feel our kids did pretty well despite a few disappointments," said Noble coach Kip DeVoll. "We suffered an upset loss in one of our usually solid weight classes, but we still managed to finish second which really pleased me. Our goal was to send as many wrestlers as we could to next week's state meet and I feel we accomplished that goal by sending 11 wrestlers and two alternates."


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Emission of light by an organism or biochemical system (e.g., the glow of bacteria on decaying meat or fish, the phosphorescence of protozoans in tropical seas, the flickering signals of fireflies). It occurs in a wide range of protists and animals, including bacteria and fungi, insects, marine invertebrates, and fish. It is not known to exist naturally in true plants or in amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals. It results from a chemical reaction that produces radiant energy very efficiently, giving off very little heat. The essential light-emitting components are usually the organic molecule luciferin and the enzyme luciferase, which are specific for different organisms. In higher organisms, light production is used to frighten predators and to help members of a species recognize each other. Its functional role in lower organisms such as bacteria, dinoflagellates, and fungi is uncertain. Luminous species are widely scattered taxonomically, with no clear-cut pattern, though most are marine.
Learn more about bioluminescence with a free trial on Britannica.com.
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy. Its name is a hybrid word, originating from the Greek bios for "living" and the Latin lumen "light". Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is involved in most instances. The chemical reaction can occur either inside or outside the cell. In bacteria, the expression of genes related to bioluminescence is controlled by an operon called the Lux operon. Bioluminescence has appeared independently several times (up to 30 or more) during evolution.
Bioluminescence occurs in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as microorganisms and terrestrial animals. Symbiotic organisms carried within larger organisms are also known to bioluminesce.
Ninety percent of deep-sea marine life is estimated to produce bioluminescence in one form or another. Most marine light-emission belongs in the blue and green light spectrum, the wavelengths that can transmit through the seawater most easily. However, certain loose-jawed fish emit red and infrared light and the genus Tomopteris emits yellow bioluminescence.
Non-marine bioluminescence is less widely distributed, but a larger variety in colours is seen. The two best-known forms of land bioluminescence are fireflies and glow worms. Other insects, insect larvae, annelids, arachnids and even species of fungi have been noted to possess bioluminescent abilities.
Some forms of bioluminescence are brighter (or only exist) at night, following a circadian rhythm.
Bioluminescence is used as a lure to attract prey by several deep sea fish such as the anglerfish. A dangling appendage that extends from the head of the fish attracts small animals to within striking distance of the fish. Some fish, however, use a non-bioluminescent lure.
The cookiecutter shark uses bioluminescence for camouflage, but a small patch on its underbelly remains dark and appears as a small fish to large predatory fish like tuna and mackerel. When these fish try to consume the "small fish", they are eaten by the shark.
Dinoflagellates have an interesting twist on this mechanism. When a predator of plankton is sensed through motion in the water, the dinoflagellate luminesces. This in turn attracts even larger predators which will consume the would-be predator of the dinoflagellate.
The attraction of mates is another proposed mechanism of bioluminescent action. This is seen actively in fireflies, which use periodic flashing in their abdomens to attract mates in the mating season. In the marine environment this has only been well-documented in certain small crustaceans called ostracod. It has been suggested that pheromones may be used for long-distance communication, and bioluminescent used at close range to "home in" on the target.
Bioluminescent organisms are a target for many areas of research. Luciferase systems are widely used in the field of genetic engineering as reporter genes. Luciferase systems have also been harnessed for biomedical research using bioluminescence imaging.
Vibrio symbiosis with numerous marine invertebrates and fish, namely the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid (Euprymna scolopes), are key experimental model for symbiosis, quorum sensing, and bioluminescence.
The structure of photophores, the light producing organs in bioluminescent organisms, are being investigated by industrial designers.
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TEHRAN – Iran plans to export 18.5 million tons of cement in the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21, the Iranian deputy industry, mines, and trade minister said.
The exports are projected to increase 4.9 million tons compared to the year before, IRNA quoted Mohammad Fatemian as saying on Sunday.
Iran will leave the U.S. behind by the end of the current year to become the world's third largest cement exporter, the Global Cement magazine wrote in its May edition.
Iran is projected to export 18-20 million tons of cement in 2013, ranking the third place after China and India, IRNA cited the report.
Iran is currently exporting cement to 24 countries. Despite international sanctions against the Islamic Republic, cement exports from the country rose by 30 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, the report added.
Iraq, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Qatar were the main destinations for Iranian cement in 2012.
Iran produced over 70 million tons of cement in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, according to Iranian cement industry officials.
Iran's cement output will reach 75 million tons by the end of the current Iranian calendar year.
Iranian Industry, Mines and Trade Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari said in August 2012 that the country's cement production capacity will reach 110 million tons by 2015.
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Stakeholders suggest provision for advance ruling in GAAR
The expert committee on GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules), set up at the instance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh under the chairmanship of ICRIER chief Parthasarathi Shome, has begun the process of consultations with various stakeholders in a bid to fine-tune what has been hitherto been viewed as controversial provisions and usher in more clarity and transparency in the draft guidelines.
"We have already begun the consultation process quite intensively and it will be more intensified as we go ahead," Dr. Shome said while speaking at a seminar on 'GAAR: Bane or boon for the economy,' organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India here.
Initiated by the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the introduction of GAAR was proposed in the Budget for the current fiscal, mainly with the objective of checking tax evasion. However, the provisions of GAAR were viewed as not only opaque and stringent but also draconian in its applicability and following stiff opposition by foreign and domestic investors and bitter criticism by global tax advisory firms, its implementation was deferred till the next fiscal beginning April 1, 2013.
Subsequently, just a day after the Finance Ministry unveiled the draft guidelines on GAAR on June 28, the Prime Minister's Office sought to clarify that the guidelines did not have the approval of Dr. Singh and the final draft would be prepared after consultations with stakeholders.
Earlier this month, the Prime Minister constituted the expert panel headed by Dr. Shome. The committee has been asked to review the draft and prepare a set of fresh guidelines on the basis of consultations by August 31 and finalise the norms and prepare its report on a GAAR implementation roadmap by September 30.
Explaining how the expert panel would go about to achieve its task, Dr. Shome said: "We have already started meeting the advisors and there are lots of requests for presentation. The whole point of meeting the stakeholders is to see what are the legitimate and not so legitimate views. Besides, there are some issues that can come up and we have to sift through them."
To a question on whether the committee would be able to meet the September 30 deadline for coming out with the final guidelines on GAAR, Dr. Shome said: "That is my instruction. So I am trying very hard to do that, so let's see."
During the discussions at the seminar, it was suggested that there should be a provision for advance ruling in GAAR where advance tax transactions can be clearly spelt out by the authorities. The Shome panel on GAAR, it was noted, should also include an independent person, preferably an economist, who would be able to comment on the "commercial substance" of transactions.
Besides, a monetary ceiling should also be specified or defined to ensure that there is clarity amid the business fraternity.
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Lecture 2, The Widow and the Judge:
In the eighteenth chapter of Luke's gospel, we read of the parable of a widow who continually went to a judge seeking justice. After repeated attempts, she finally gets what she desires. How does this story relate to the Christian life? Is this a promise that if we ask God enough, we will get what we want? What is the central teaching of this parable? Thinking of this, Dr. Sproul helps us understand the central message Jesus was conveying in the parable of "The Widow and the Judge."


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text: XMI Archive Model Interchange Test Case Results Available My dream: "Model once open everywhere" seems now a little bit closer. The Model Interchange Working Posted by: Jordi Cabot 4/12/2011 0 Read More SDMetrics – Software Design Metrics tool for the UML Today, in a guest post, Juergen Wuest presents us his tool SDMetrics . Read his post to know more about this excellent software design metrics tool for UML! SDMetrics is a software design quality measurement tool for the UML. It measures structural design properties such as coupling, size, and complexity of UML models. SDMetrics also checks design rules to automatically detect incomplete or incorrect design, and adherence to style guidelines such as circular dependencies or naming conventions. Design quality measurement Posted by: Jordi Cabot 2/3/2011 6 Read More Language-dependent Visio XMI export I'm starting to hate the Visio to XMI export option , in particular, the fact that the generated XMI file changes depending on the language configuration in Visio. The exact same UML model generates a different XMI file when using a Spanish version of Visio than when using a French version. Posted by: Jordi Cabot 14/5/2010 0 Read More and now the services with support for Microsoft Visio 2003 XMI import The new versions OF the XMI Transformation service AND the UML TO SQL code-generation service now accept Microsoft Visio 2003 models (apart FROM Microsoft Visio 2007 models). CHECK the info ON how TO GET the XMI model CORRESPONDING TO a UML visio model Posted by: Jordi Cabot 12/12/2009 0 Read More Model once open anywhere – Definitely not true (an example) I think many of us would agree that the (practically inexistent) interoperatibility among current UML tools Posted by: Jordi Cabot 28/10/2009 0 Read More Share your UML diagrams online with yUML and the XM2XMI service yUML IS an online service that allows you TO share UML diagrams IN your blogs, wikis, forums, bug-trackers AND emails. yUML diagrams ARE defined USING a specific textual notation. Therefore, designers cannot use yUML TO share existing UML models defined USING common CASE Tools (AS ArgoUML, Visio OR Eclipse UML2). However, thanks TO my XMI transformation service this IS now possible. Posted by: Jordi Cabot 30/9/2009 0 Read More XMI nightmares – ArgoUML XMI format change Javier Muñoz alerted me this morning that my XMI Transformation service did not work with XMI files exported by ArgoUML v. 0.28 . It is true that my service was tested using version 0.24 but, honestly, the last thing I was expecting is that ArgoUML decided to make changes on its XMI format as part of such a small version update. Unfortunately, they did make changes. Posted by: Jordi Cabot 29/9/2009 0 Read More Import/export of UML class diagrams – XMI Transformation I've just released the FIRST version OF the XMI transformation service TO improve the interoperability among UML CASE tools. In this FIRST version, the service allows exchanging class diagrams BETWEEN ArgoUML, Poseidon UML, Microsoft Visio AND Eclipse UML2 compatible tools. TIME permitting MORE tools will be added soon. Posted by: Jordi Cabot 21/9/2009 0 Read More OMG is trying to improve the interoperability of UML/MOF/XMI-based tools I'm really happy TO announce that the OMG has recently created the Model Interchange Working GROUP (MIWG). The goal OF the MIWG IS TO improve the interoperability OF MOF/XMI-based tools. MIWG comprises END users, tool vendors AND experts IN the UML AND XMI® standards. The MIWG's approach is to create an export of the same UML model from each participating vendor's tool AND THEN import those models INTO each other's tool. Posted by: Jordi Cabot 9/7/2009 0 Read More Eclipse MDT/UML2 as XMI de facto standard? Some years ago, Rational had a dominant position in the UML CASE tools market. As a result, alternative tools had to offer the option of importing the .mdl files generated by Rational (in the same way that word processors have to offer some compatibility with Microsoft Word .doc files) in order to compete with it. I wonder if the Eclipse MDT/UML2 component can play a similar role now and become de facto XMI standard. Posted by: Jordi Cabot 24/5/2009 0 Read More 12


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One Secret To Making A Success Of Your New Life In Ecuador
Jan. 16, 2013, Cuenca, Ecuador: GringoTree And Cuenca High Life Are Great Resources For The English-Speaking Expat And Retiree In Cuenca, Ecuador.
Today's guest writer is Ecuador expat David Morrill, a former syndicated columnist and magazine editor. David currently writes for the Miami Herald and Hoy, an Ecuadorian daily newspaper.
Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,
One of the major challenges facing expats, especially those living in a country where the people speak a language other than the one the expats spoke back home, is communication. Finding reliable service providers can be difficult. And being able to keep up with local news and events, even with each other, is often the difference between a fulfilling life and chronic frustration.
In Ecuador, specifically in Cuenca, the answer is an e-letter service and website called GringoTree.
Created in 2008 by a small group of Cuenca expats, GringoTree began as an e-mail subscriber service reporting local events and offering tips and recommendations about products and professional services to English-speaking residents. This fall, GringoTree added a website, providing even more information through searchable databases.
GringoTree partners with an on-line newspaper, Cuenca High Life, which offers hard news, features, and opinion columns.
According to Deke Castleman, managing editor of the project, GringoTree has about 5,500 subscribers, some expats living in Ecuador and some considering relocating to the country, mostly North Americans.
Castleman, who moved to Cuenca three years ago after retiring from a career as a travel book writer and senior editor for a U.S. publishing house, says he has been amazed by GringoTree's growth. "We've added more than 1,500 subscribers in the past year alone, and we continue to grow rapidly. Even more impressive, the GringoTree website now ranks number one among English-language sites in Ecuador even though we've only been online since October."
Castleman says there are two reasons for the growth: "The first is Ecuador's and Cuenca's popularity as expat destinations. The second is that we provide useful, reliable information and have become the 'go-to' source for those living here and those thinking about coming."
Cuenca expat and former British foreign correspondent Sylvan Hardy agrees. "GringoTree really knits the community together and is unique in the expat communities that I'm familiar with. If I want to know when the symphony is playing, what new restaurants are opening, or find a good dermatologist or Spanish teacher, I check GringoTree. If I need to know what the government in Ecuador is up to, and if it affects me, I can read Cuenca High Life. In every case, I know that I am getting information that has been vetted by professionals."
Hardy adds: "One thing you discover early as an expat is that a lot of what you hear, either by word-of-mouth or on the Internet, is inaccurate, and often nothing more than rumor. Due diligence is required to get to the truth. This is why GringoTree is so important to Cuenca."
In addition to offering daily community postings, recommendations, and news, GringoTree has recently launched a series of subscriber forums that ask readers about how they handle their money, why they decided to expatriate, what their monthly expenses are, and what's the best coffee in town. "Our mission is to interact with the community, to find out what expats are thinking, and to offer them a forum to share their experiences," says Castleman. "Another part of our mission is to involve subscribers in the larger community. One of the great advantages of living in Cuenca is the opportunity to interact with the local culture and local people. We want to offer an escape from the 'gringo bubble' that you see in so many other expat communities."
Hardy says that GringoTree is not only an invaluable resource for English-speaking residents, but also for those considering relocating and purchasing real estate in Cuenca. "Given all the hype and overstatement out there about Ecuador, as well as about the expat experience in general, it's good to have a place that accurately describes life 'on the ground,'" he says.
Although GringoTree currently focuses on Cuenca, there are plans for expansion into other Ecuadorian communities, as well as to those in other parts of Latin America. "We've built a good communication model and are eager to share it with the world," says Castleman.
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Non-Euclidean geometry that rejects Euclid's fifth postulate (the parallel postulate) and modifies his second postulate. It is also known as Riemannian geometry, after Bernhard Riemann. It asserts that no line passing through a point not on a given line is parallel to that line. It also states that while any straight line of finite length can be extended indefinitely, all straight lines are the same length. Though many of elliptic geometry's theorems are identical to those of Euclidean geometry, others differ (e.g., the angles in a triangle add up to more than 180°). It can most easily be pictured as geometry done on the surface of a sphere where all lines are great circles.
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Elliptic geometry, like hyperbolic geometry, violates Euclid's parallel postulate, which asserts that there is exactly one line parallel to L passing through p. In elliptic geometry, there are no parallel lines at all. A simple way to picture this is to look at a globe. The lines of longitude are exactly next to each other, yet they eventually intersect. Elliptic geometry has other unusual properties. For example, the sum of the angles of any triangle is always greater than 180°.
In the hyperspherical model, the points of n-dimensional elliptic space are the unit vectors in Rn+1, that is, the points on the surface of the unit ball in n+1 dimensional space. Lines in this model are great circles; intersections of the ball with hypersurface subspaces, meaning subspaces of dimension n.
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12.12.010 City street system-Classification
A. Functional Classifications. City streets shall be placed in five functional classifications: local streets, minor collector streets, major collector streets, arterial streets, and major regional arterial streets.
B. Major Street Plan Classifications. Local streets, minor collector streets, major collector streets and arterial streets not specifically shown on the major street plan of Lakewood, must be platted and developed as determined by the city.
C. References in existing planned developments (PD's) and official development plans (ODP's) to street designations such as "freeways" and "major streets" will be reviewed by the Director of the Department of Planning, Permits and Public Works as said streets are to be planned or constructed and the Director of the Department of Planning, Permits and Public Works will determine which new street designation standards will be applied. The determination of the Director of the Department of Planning, Permits and Public Works may be appealed by the affected property owner to the Planning Commission within ten days of said determination and the Planning Commission's decision on the street design designation shall be final.
D. All state highways in Lakewood, except freeways, are designated as a part of the city street system for determining cost responsibilities in Section 12.12.030. (Ord. O-94-17 §§ 20-22, 1994; Ord. O-91-59 § 6 (part), 1991; Ord. O-85-63 § 1, 1985).
12.12.020 Type of improvements required for city's street system
Adequate and consistent design guidelines, based on engineering and planning standards, must be applied in developing the city's street system. All street improvements will therefore be in accordance with the city Engineering Regulations, Construction Specifications, and Design Standards as amended, the subdivision ordinance and the zoning ordinance.
In those instances where, in the opinion of the City Engineer, the rigid application of such guidelines would result in excessive right-of-way costs, relocation problems, and/or other extreme difficulties, a lesser standard may be approved by the City Engineer. (Ord. O-94-17 § 23, 1994; Ord. O-85-63 § 2, 1985).
12.12.030 Cost responsibility for improvements to the city's street system
A. The cost responsibilities for street improvements applies the general but qualified concept that those who benefit from street and other public improvements should be most directly responsible for the cost of said improvements.
B. In applying this concept, the following conditions are recognized and incorporated in assigning cost responsibilities:
1. Any new land development within Lakewood benefits by the existence and use of the existing street system and other public improvements in the community. Nonetheless, while the existing street system and other existing public improvements benefit all new land development, no specific monetary charges are made to new land developments for use of the existing street system and other existing public improvements.
2. Benefits derived from arterial and major regional arterial streets adjacent to and within a new land development accrue both to the general public and to the owner of a new land development.
3. Benefits derived from major collector streets, minor collector streets and local streets are direct and accrue primarily to the owner of a new land development.
C. Cost responsibilities for new streets are as follows:
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Cost sharing on major regional arterial and arterial streets shall be done in the following manner: the property owner shall pay the cost of the street except for those costs paid for by the city. The property owner shall be responsible for all street improvements defined in Section 14.13.020 of the municipal code including roadway base and pavement thicknesses up to an EDLA (equivalent daily loaded axle) of thirty or the EDLA required for all traffic generated by the land development whichever is greater. The city will pay for any roadway base and pavement thicknesses in excess of the portion paid by the property owner.
D. Rebuild of Existing Street Facilities. The city shall have the authority to require improvements on existing streets made necessary by the development of a parcel. The procedures for such improvements shall be as defined in Chapter 14.13 of the city code or the subdivision and zoning ordinances, whichever provides the higher standard. These improvements shall include but not be limited to: Those rights-of-way, easements, access rights, and physical improvements which, upon formal acceptance by the city, shall become the responsibility of the city for ownership and/or maintenance and repair, unless otherwise provided, and shall include, but not by way of limitation, the following: curb and gutter, asphalt pavement, concrete pavement, streets of all types, survey monuments, pavement striping, sidewalks, pedestrian/bike paths, traffic signals, street lights, street signs, highways, freeways, rights-of-way, easements, access rights, construction plans, medians, bridges, acceleration and deceleration lanes, culverts, storm drainage facilities including necessary structures, channels, water lines, sanitary sewer lines, and all other improvements, which upon acceptance by the city are intended to be for the use of and enjoyment of the public.
E. Peripheral Streets. A peripheral street is one which borders a development, with one fraction of the street right-of-way on the property owner's land and the remaining street right-of-way on the adjacent property owner's land. A street which is located on right-of-way entirely within a single property owner's land is not a peripheral street and will be paid for by the property owner with the exception of major regional arterial or arterial streets cost sharing which is as specified in subsection C of this section.
1. New Peripheral Streets. If the City Engineer determines that a new local or collector peripheral street is to be constructed, the property owner shall build and pay for one-half of the street plus five feet of additional pavement, but not less than 17 feet of pavement.
If the City Engineer determines that a new major regional arterial or arterial peripheral street is to be constructed, the property owner shall build and pay for one-half of the street.
Cost sharing for the additional thickness requirement of a major regional arterial or arterial street shall be as specified in subsection C of this section.
2. Existing Non-Standard Peripheral Street. Where a peripheral street exists but does not meet current City standards, adjacent property owners shall build and pay for one-half of the street plus five feet of additional pavement for a local or collector street as determined by the City Engineer, but not less than 17 feet of pavement.
If the City Engineer determines that an existing non-standard street is to be constructed to major regional arterial or arterial street standards, the adjacent property owner shall build and pay for one-half of the street.
Cost sharing for additional thickness requirements of a major regional arterial or arterial street shall be as specified in subsection C of this section. (Ord. O-98-38 § 5, 1998; Ord. O-94-17 §§ 24-27, 1994; Ord. O-86-114 § 1, 1986; Ord. O-85-63 § 3, 1985).