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17th February 2010, 07:11 AM | #1 |
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crazy idea for chassis material?
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I'm not sure if this is insanity or not, but I'm thinking about rebuilding my gainclone amp. I was thinking of what materials I could use for the case and I thought why not cut up something that's a little easier to work with than metal? Would it be crazy to chop up a plastic cutting board and make a chassis out of that? Or maybe use a tupperware container as a chassis? Is there a reason that it wouldn't be electrically safe to do? I really don't care how it looks externally as long as it sounds good. I figure I can ground it properly to mains earth without worrying about a chassis ground since the chassis is nonconductive. Is this a terrible idea? |
17th February 2010, 07:15 AM | #2 |
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I've certainly given consideration of using one of those "healing" cutting boards as the top plate for a tube amp -- even went out and bought one for the purpose.
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17th February 2010, 07:17 AM | #3 |
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Would it be ok to make an entire chassis out of it? Obviously there would be metal heatsinks on top but for the other 5 sides?
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I don't see why not. No more dangerous than the wooden boxes or plastic project cases people use,
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Using plastic, such as a cutting board or a tupperware container shouldn't be an issue in regards to electrical safety, as plastic is non-conductive. The only thing you need to watch out for is radiated noise getting into the circuit you are housing. A metal enclosure offers the advantage of providing a certain amount of shielding to radiated electrical and magnetic noise. This level of shielding does depend upon the type of metal used however, among other things.
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I would use decorative small bricks and take a concrete shower panels as a base
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I would love to use a copper chassis. I never like the idea of using plastic or wood chassis (they do not avoid RFI).
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Does a chassis made of flammable materials pose any significant risk of a fire hazard?
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Título: | Progressive iron accumulation induces a biphasic change in the glutathione content of neuroblastoma cells |
Autor: | Núñez, Marco T.; Gallardo, Vivian; Muñoz, Patricia; Tapia, Victoria; Esparza, Andrés; Salazar, Julio; Speisky, Hernán |
Resumen: | Glutathione (GSH) constitutes the single most important antioxidant in neurons, whereas iron causes oxidative stress that leads to cell damage and death. Although GSH and iron produce opposite effects on redox cell status, no mechanistic relationships between iron and GSH metabolism are known. In this work, we evaluated in SHSY5Y neuroblastoma cells the effects of iron accumulation on intracellular GSH metabolism. After 2 d exposure to increasing concentrations of iron, cells underwent concentration-dependent iron accumulation and a biphasic change in intracellular GSH levels. Increasing iron from 1 to 5 muM resulted in a marked increase in intracellular oxidative stress and increased GSH levels. Increased GSH levels were due to increased synthesis. Further increases in iron concentration led to significant reduction in both reduced (GSH) and total (GSH + (2 x GSSG)) glutathione. Cell exposure to high iron concentrations (20-80 muM) was associated with a marked decrease in the GSH/GSSG molar ratio and the GSH half-cell reduction potential. Moreover, increasing iron from 40 to 80 muM resulted in loss of cell viability. Iron loading did not change GSH reductase activity but induced significant increases in GSH peroxidase and GSH transferase activities. The changes in GSH homeostasis reported here recapitulate several of those observed in Parkinson's disease substantia nigra. These results support a model by which progressive iron accumulation leads to a progressive decrease in GSH content and cell reduction potential, which finally results in impaired cell integrity. |
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brains are usually grey. if these people have white matter in their brains maybe we just add dark matter and mix it together becomes grey. brains are grey anyhow
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brains are usually grey. if these people have white matter in their brains maybe we just add dark matter and mix it together becomes grey. brains are grey anyhow
his posts are the disgusting type that make me feel negative about life and oh by the way hate slashdot.
it's likely he's created multiple accounts in multiple browsers and cycles them so that he has mod points ready to go any time he wants them
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There is no work ethic left. On no level of the work force. What I see today in our economy reminds me in a stunningly way of what went down in the former communist countries. Same shit. Same mismanagement with the same disillusioned workforce, with everyone trying his best to waste as little energy as possible doing work, knowing that if he put in more all that would be his reward is more workload shifted onto him. Mostly because it just doesn't friggin' matter whether you try to work hard or whether you slack. Your chances for promotion are zero, your chances to get fired are not influenced at all by how you work. So why bother with anything?
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I support them for this reason, even though we'll never go to nuclear.
... Sarah Palin.
but I can see Mars from my house!
If you think burning fossil fuels in an ICE at 25% efficiency is green, then keep on sending your money to the terrorists.... EVs emit less CO2 than ICE cars even if the electricity comes from dirty coal because there is much higher efficiency at all stages.
if by "much higher efficiency" you mean 40% vs 25%
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factor in transmission line losses (6%) and charging losses (10-20%)
and it's not so much more efficient.
Lasers have over the horizon issues as they can't use ballistic trajectories. You aren't going to take out another ship at 100 miles with a laser
whatever dude they work great on my Red Alert simulations. I say go for it
I am ashamed this question would be asked
right. but they don't seem interested in giving experience, they seem more interested in shoveling children around to fit their cart-before-the-horse assumption that development teams would be 50/50 guys/girls if there were no stereotypes.
that sort of shoveling is what confused me for so long-- lots of people I knew better than telling me they were an expert on what _I_ was feeling and experiencing, and discrediting _my_ subjective experience in order to fit _their_ agenda. They weren't bringing me any freedom.
yes, I'm just saying the marketers and pedants claiming that TECHNICALLY it CAN save power, are overrated
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Sorry to be out of the loop, but was the outcome of this? Or is it still ongoing?
Ahhh yes more transparency from our government.. I seem to remember obama campaigning with that transparency promise. OMG he lied?
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From my reading of the Quran, the answer is an obvious "No!" – but this requires some explanation along with some beautiful insights that may have the power to positively transform the way we interact with each other, and with the Quran, insha'Allah. The Quran is unequivocal about one thing: true believers (mu'minun) earn and deserve their place in Heaven and 'Kafirs' earn and deserve their place in Hell. I couldn't agree more with this concept. All virtuous qualities, all noble values are assigned to the Quran's description of the 'believer' and all vices and human faults that cause harm are assigned to the Quran's description of the 'disbeliever' or 'kafir'. Which begs the question… What Is A 'Kafir'? There are two ways to explain the word 'kafir'. The way the Quran actually uses the term, and the way Muslims commonly use it. Linguistically and spiritually, there is immense beauty in the way the Quran uses the term 'kafir'. A 'kafir' is literally 'one who covers or hides'. It is the active participle of the word 'ka-fa-ra' and refers to a farmer who's job it is to cover up and protect his crop from the elements. So, the spiritual meaning of the 'kafir' is the one who covers up and hides the truth. My preferred translation: 'the one who is in denial'. This is the ultimate sin of the heart – having the truth in front of you, and even acknowledging that it is the truth, but denying it and hiding it because you might lose something – wealth, status or power – if you accept it. This was the main reason that during his time, some people did not follow Muhammad, peace & blessings be upon him. Unfortunately, the way Muslims have come to use the term 'kafir' is very different from the way the Quran uses it. Muslims, originally for legal purposes, and now out of habit and social conditioning, have come to use the word 'kafir' to refer to anyone who is not Muslim. This is the beginning of a multitude of social problems Muslims face in the West. Who Is A True Kafir? The key distinction we need to draw for the Quranic concept of 'kufr' to have any relevance in real life is: we don't know who is which. And we won't know, until the Day of Judgement, at which point we won't be concerned with anyone but ourselves. It is a fatal error for Muslims, especially those in the West, to assume that: a) All Muslims are 'believers' as the Quran describes them b) All those who are not Muslim are 'kafirs' as the Quran describes them. Unfortunately, the majority of Muslims – students and teachers – particularly in the Muslim world, make this generalisation all the time, as though it's a fact, and as though if you challenge this misconception there would be a fault with your own faith. This idea is completely wrong, and actually quite dangerous when taken to its logical conclusion. I can't imagine how closed minded I would have to be, and how much hate I would need to harbour in my heart, in order to believe that my next door neighbours and dear beloved friends who are not Muslims, are actually "kafirs", in the Quranic sense of the word. That 2 dimensional world view has lead to some disastrous consequences – including terrorism. No terrorist could kill innocent non-Muslims without first making the huge leap to equating "non-Muslim" to "kafir". If all Muslims were 'true believers' as the Quran describes them, we would never miss a prayer, we would all understand and purify ourselves through the Quran on a daily basis, we would never cheat in business, avoid taxes, touch intoxicants, fornicate, or commit adultery and we would all give to charity, help the needy, bring up orphans, and… you get the point. This is obviously not a reflection of reality. If all non-Muslims were 'kafirs', then upon reading the Quran we would have to conclude that they are ignorant, arrogant, evil people who seek the destruction of Earth for no reason other than selfish greed. This is an equally inaccurate view of reality, if we take a look at the 'non-Muslims' all around us. Many Muslims would agree that it's true that not all Muslims are 'believers' as many Muslims profess faith, but their faith is weak or they don't believe at all, which places them under the 3rd category that the Quran is explicit about: hypocrites. However, there is a 4th category that we're missing out on here. It's a category that the Quran alludes to but remains silent about. It's a category that the majority of people on the planet fall under. Think about this for a minute: Believers are those that are Muslims and embody the noble qualities the Quran encourages Kafirs are those that are not Muslims and embody the harmful vices the Quran discourages Hypocrites are those that claim to be Muslim and embody the harmful vices the Quran discourages What's missing? Obviously, those that are not Muslim, but embody the noble qualities the Quran commends. What does the Quran say about these people (that might make up a few billion of our sisters and brothers in humanity today)? Nothing. At the most the Quran alludes to their existence, but doesn't actually say anything about them – there's especially no mention of whether or not they go to Heaven or Hell. Why? That's a great question. My theory is that the Quran doesn't talk about this category specifically because, in reality no-one falls under this 4th category. We ALL fall under ALL of the first 3 categories – Muslim or not. Let me explain… Being born into a Muslim family isn't enough to make you a 'true' believer as the Quran talks about believers. If it did, we wouldn't need to fast or pray or do good, we would have a free ride to Paradise. That would be great for me – not so great for my friend Jonny Raynor who grew up down the street from me. Unfortunately virtually every page of the Quran emphasises that this is not the case. You simply cannot read the Quran and come away with the idea that because you were born into a certain family, you are saved. To the contrary, by talking about Heaven and Hell, the Quran emphasises that you must take full responsibility for every decision you make. Your choices must be conscious, as there will be consequences both material and spiritual, in this life and the Next – regardless of your colour, caste, tribe, family, etc. Similarly, being born into a non-Muslim family just isn't enough to make you 'kafir'. You don't get a free ride to Hell just because you were placed in the wrong club from birth. It doesn't work that way – at least not from the Quran's point of view. To get to Hell you need to do some seriously messed up, evil things and feel no remorse about them. Or let them happen in front of you and be silent, allowing your soul to decay a little each day on the inside (remember Nazi Germany?). As for the 'hypocrites', well, in a way, we're all hypocrites. We all have social masks we use to hide our true selves from other people. We all crave to have the people around us think of us as 'good' – we all want people to 'like' us. As a result, we sometimes make how other people see us a far more important part of our lives than how Allah sees us. In reality, every one of us, Muslim or not, has all 3 archetypes living inside of us right now. As we read the Quran we're brought face to face with the best and worst parts of ourselves. By making us face all parts of ourselves, the Quran purfies our inner 'kufr' and increases our spiritual strength & resolve. Do Non-Muslims Go To Heaven? This is a dumb question. You might as well ask: "does a human being go to Heaven?" Like I mentioned earlier, we all fit into one or more of the 3 categories laid out at the beginning of the Quran: true believer, kafir (rejector; one in denial of truth), or hypocrite. So a non-Muslim, just like a Muslim will be judged by the only One who can judge – the One who can see right through us. The One who happens to be the All-Loving, All-Knowing, All-Wise. That being said, is it possible for someone who is not Muslim to fall under the Quranic description of the 'believer'? From experience, I can safely say 'yes!'. I know plenty of people who pray, meditate, fast, are extremely ethical and conscious of what they feed their bodies with, are constantly seeking answers to the big questions in life and yet are not Muslim because they were not born into Muslim families. Many of these people do not follow any religion, and some of them are atheists, sincerely seeking meaning in life. It seems obvious to me that if that person knew what I know of the Quran, they would believe in it whole-heartedly. If they were brought up how I was, and taught the Quran the way I was, of course they would believe in it as I do! Ultimately, I can't see into their hearts – only Allah can. I don't know if I or they are true believers. Only Allah does. We simply do not know who goes to Heaven or Hell. This knowledge is reserved for Allah alone. So, whether you call yourself a Muslim or not, and whether you act in front of others as a Muslim or not, the Quran is drawing our attention to something much deeper, much more spiritual, and truly universal that goes on inside every one of us: The ongoing battle between light and darkness within ourselves. The fight between the truth of who we really are, and the false images and masks we put on so people will like us. The struggle to do what is best for ourselves and humanity in the long term, versus the easy path of seeking our short-term selfish interests and immediate pleasures. This is the true battle between Islam and Kufr and it rages on inside each of us – Muslim or not. » Do All Non-Muslims Go To Hell? Quran For Busy People
خطبنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأسند ظهره إلى قبة أدم . فقال " ألا لا يدخل الجنة إلا نفس مسلمة . اللهم ! هل بلغت ؟ اللهم ! اشهد ! أتحبون أنكم ربع أهل الجنة ؟ " فقلنا : نعم . يا رسول الله ! فقال " أتحبون أن تكونوا ثلث أهل الجنة ؟ " قالوا : نعم . يا رسول الله ! قال " إني لأرجو أن تكونوا شطر أهل الجنة . ما أنتم في سواكم من الأمم إلا كالشعرة السوداء في الثور الأبيض . أو كالشعرة البيضاء في الثور الأسود " . Narrated by Imam Muslim Imam Al-Nawawi said: هذا نص صريح في أن من مات على الكفر لا يدخل الجنة أصلا وهذا النص على عمومه باجماع المسلمين
I found it quite interesting.What I feel is being said here is that Allah truly knows who is Munin and who is kaffir. And Allah knows best.
well all ignorant kuffar have a chance of entering Jannah if they submit to the single command that Allah commands them in the akhira. However if the message has reached you and you deny than die than the pen has all ready been lifted and the ink has been dried. There is one opinion by Ibn Taymiyya (and there was a long debate about this) which he held that the fire would eventually end however at the same time they wouldn't enter Jannah. Allahu Alim
if by non-muslims you mean those jews, christians and sabians who used to believe in Allah and the last day, then no. so specifically these and those who were hanif. that means they were not upon shirk, but because they did not have access to any prophets or revealed scriptures that had not been corrupted, they will be excused. one is not a muslim until knowledge comes to them, so Ibrahim was hanif, which just means he rejected shirk but he wasn't a muslim until Allah had chosen him as a prophet and guided him through revelations, the same with Musa and Muhammad salAllahu 'alayhi was-sallam. there is also the case of Zayd ibn 'Amr who wasn't muslim either.
Akhi Al kareem I found the article confused at best. Just wanted some knowledgeable feed back Jazak Allah khairan. This article was nothing compared to this one: » Niqabis And Nudists Quran For Busy People
Killing innocents is haram. Full stop. But it has nothing to do with the word "kafir." Khawarij have never been too shy to spill Muslim blood. Maybe we should declare that there are no kafirun at all (a la neo-Murji'ah) in order to be on the safe side? And I'm not sure how considering people to be kafirun is dangerous or closed-minded. I've known and know quite a few kafirun, as am sure most of us do, and I treat them all kindly and give them their due rights. I myself actually feel sorry for them at times, and I make Du'a asking for them to be guided towards Haqq. So if you can't treat people whom you consider kafirun nicely, it's your personal problem not a theological one. Woah. He's mixed everything up. You can be a true believer and a sinner. And having weak faith does not mean you're a hypocrite. Also being a kafir doesn't mean all of one's actions are super-evil. For example: Abu Talib. He was the Prophet's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) beloved uncle and was one of his foremost protectors. Yet he died a kafir and will go to hell. No, you don't. Where in Islaam does it say that? Let's read this hadith: "Allah's Apostle said, "A woman was tortured and was put in Hell because of a cat which she had kept locked till it died of hunger." Allah's Apostle further said, (Allah knows better) Allah said (to the woman), 'You neither fed it nor watered when you locked it up, nor did you set it free to eat the insects of the earth." (Sahih Bukhari Book 40, Hadith 553) I know that letting a cat starve to death is a bad thing but it's hardly a "seriously messed up, evil thing" that the author is speaking of, and yet this woman was put in Hell for this deed. He's playing with the words too much. No, we're not all munafiqun in a way. If we were, none of us would go to Heaven. According to Sheikh Al-Munajjid, people who hear the message of Islam in a sound and correct form and reject it, will have it as evidence aginst them on the Day of Judgement. The brother is a bit too emotional, saying "dear beloved friends who are not Muslims," and he also misunderstands the concept of nifaq. He needs to know that true belief is Tawhid first and foremost, not one's actions. Those who ascribe to Shirk and atheism are the worst of people, it doesn't matter what their other actions are.
This is precisely the modernist stuff that needs to be refuted. If you believe there is more than one way to Jannah than what's stopping you from trying that other way?
Though i do have some reservations especially with the wording I've been reading the Quran with it's English translation and it says when the people of hell and the people of heaven have settled there will be a group of people in between. This people will mostly be of other faiths but who did good deeds and fought for the truth although not Muslim. they will plead will Allah not to throw them in hell, and Allah will say to those in hell, are these the people you said would not have mercy from their Lord? Allah will grant them mercy and let them enter paradise to show how merciful he is. This clearly states not all non muslims will go to hell but Allah states here the righteous and truthful of the non believers will be shown mercy, and it's our job to give these people the message as best we can. As mentioned only Allah knows who is best for paradise and hell and the condition of weakness or strength in our faith. An act of kindness/mercy combined with knowledge is always a good start start for da'wah. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5
What translation made you arrive at that conclusion? Where did you read this? The matters of the Hereafter are matters of the unseen, they are not subject to your personal speculations or desires. For you to speak about such matters you have to bring evidence from the Quran or the authentic narrations. What you feel, or what you assume have no place in such matters. 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) reported that she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "O Messenger of Allaah, during the Jaahiliyyah, 'Abd-Allaah ibn Jad'aan used to uphold the ties of kinship, set captives free and honour his guests (and she mentioned a number of good characteristics, but he was a mushrik and died as such). Will that be of any benefit to him?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "No, for he never said, 'O Lord forgive me my sins on the Day of Reckoning" (Narrated by Imam Muslim) عن عائشة قالت قلت يا رسول الله ابن جدعان كان في الجاهلية يصل الرحم ويطعم المسكين فهل ذاك نافعه قال لا ينفعه إنه لم يقل يوما رب اغفر لي خطيئتي يوم الدين
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Ibn Mas'ood said, "Indeed Allah looked into the hearts of the servants and found the heart of Muhammad (saws) to be the best of the hearts of His servants and so He chose him for Himself and sent him as a Messenger. Then He looked into the hearts of His servants after Muhammad (saws) and found the hearts of the Companions to be the best of the hearts of the servants. So He made them ministers of His Messenger (saws) fighting for His Deen. So whatever the Muslims hold to be good then it is good with Allah and whatever the Muslims hold to be evil it is evil with Allah." [Ahmad, at-Tayalasee] Similarly the opposite could also be true. That Allah looked at the hearts of the worst of His servants and He made them kuffar and the dwellers of the Hellfire. [/FONT]
I've asked my Sheikh, and he said it was a matter of ghayb therefore I shouldnt have said what I said here. Hence I withdraw it. Sorry for the confusion I caused.
Allah said He will not forgive shirk, but He may forgive sins that are less than that. so those people who have not heard the name of the Prophet saaws and that is why they did not believe in islam, then as long as they did not commit shirk, Allah says He may forgive them. there is one hadith in Bukhari that says some people Allah will take them out of the Fire even though they sent no good deeds before them. so this may be those people who were hanif like someone mentioned zaid ibn amr ibn nufail. he did not pray salah or give zakat or fast, because he did not know about these things, but he did not commit shirk and he tried to search for the truth. he went to a rabbi and a priest and he chose to follow ibrahim as best as he could. he would adopt peoples daughters so they could not kill them and he did not eat the meat that was slaughtered in the name of the idols. also i think in the story of the boy and the king, the boy was learning from a christian monk and the king was a jew. this is what i read in the sealed nectar. these people who were thrown into the ditch they became christians, but i assume not those who believe in the trinity. it does not mention in this story that they were muslims though, but this is before Quran was revealed. i think we have to remember that before Quran was revealed there was a lot of confusion. the tawrat and injil were only in the hands of rabbis and it was also corrupted, so even if someone was sincere and wanted to follow the truth they would not be able to because it was no longer available. that is why before the Quran was sent down it was the time of jahiliyyah. so best thing people could do is not commit shirk, black magic, murder and just try to do some good like feed the poor.


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Polar organic chemical integrative sampling and liquid chromatography- electrospray/ion-trap mass spectrometry for assessing selected prescription and illicit drugs in treated sewage effluents
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
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The purpose of the research presented in this paper was twofold: (1) to demonstrate the coupling of two state-of-the-art techniques: a time-weighted polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) and microliquid chromatography-electrospray/ion-trap mass spectrometry and (2) to assess the ability of these methodologies to detect six drugs (azithromycin, fluoxetine, omeprazole, levothyroxine, methamphetamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine [MDMA]) in a real-world environment, e.g., waste water effluent. In the effluent from three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), azithromycin was detected at concentrations ranging from 15 to 66 ng/L, which is equivalent to a total annual release of 1 to 4 kg into receiving waters. Detected and confirmed in the effluent from two WWTPs were two illicit drugs, methamphetamine and MDMA, at 2 and 0.5 ng/L, respectively. Although the ecotoxicologic significance of drugs in environmental matrices, particularly water, has not been closely examined, it can only be surmised that these substances have the potential to adversely affect biota that are continuously exposed to them even at very low levels. The potential for chronic effects on human health is also unknown but of increasing concern because of the multi-use character of water, particularly in densely populated, arid areas.Additional Publication Details
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Digital holographic microscope for measurement of high gradient deep topography object based on superresolution concept |
Optics Letters, Vol. 38, Issue 11, pp. 1878-1880 (2013)
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In this Letter, a novel concept based on superresolution technique that enables the measurement of high gradient and deep topography objects using digital holographic (DH) microscopy is introduced. The major problem of DH systems is limited NA that prohibits the metrological characterization of object features of high frequencies. The proposed technique has the ability to extend spatial frequency spectrum of the measured topography by applying multidirectional plane wave illumination, which is experimentally realized with a grating. The technique recovers sample topography from the set of object waves with different object spectra that are converted into a set of topographies by using an algorithm which takes into account refraction. Application of this novel approach is experimentally validated by characterization of high gradient topography objects with maximum angle of tangent 65°.
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(100.6640) Image processing : Superresolution
(120.2830) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Height measurements
(090.1995) Holography : Digital holography
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New deal gives Dew a say in running of tour
Published April 16, 2012, Page 1
Under terms of the deal, the Dew Tour will shrink from a seven-stop series with four summer events and three winter events to a three-event series with stops at a beach town, a city and a mountain resort. Ocean City, Md., San Francisco and Breckenridge, Colo., signed on as the host cities this year and next year.
Sources valued the renewal at $8 million to $10 million a year, which means Mountain Dew will pay slightly more for a smaller series than it paid for the seven-stop tour.
The guiding principle behind the change: fewer, bigger, better.
The resulting management structure resembles the relationship between IMG and Nike as the owner and title sponsor, respectively, of the U.S. Open of Surfing. Ken Strnad, Mountain Dew's director of brand marketing; Mark Rooks, Pepsi sports marketing director; and Vermont-based Fuse, PepsiCo's agency, will all be involved in Dew Tour management decisions.
"The former Dew Tour was really good for many reasons, but the reality is that action sports tours have not evolved to meet the different needs of athletes and fans," Strnad said. "We're looking to evolve and innovate. We're looking to make the most impactful broadcast, to make it a must-see and must-attend event."
Alli Sports President Wade Martin said, "The industry has evolved remarkably since we launched in 2005. There's more events. The stars are bigger and want to go to fewer events. The landscape is more crowded. We looked at that and said, 'We need to evolve with it.' We're not going to worry as much about tonnage and the series and we're going to worry more about creating grand slams."
Each stop will go from three-day to five-day events and will be designed to create more of a festival atmosphere by including more concerts, eliminating general admission tickets and consolidating the sponsor village.
There will be more hours per stop on TV as NBC and NBC Sports Network air 11 hours for each weekend, up from six hours per weekend in 2011. There will be 12 hours total on NBC over the three events, three times what aired in 2011, and 12 hours total of prime-time programming on NBC Sports Network, which is up from no prime-time programming in 2011. But the total number of hours of Dew Tour programming will fall from 41.5 hours in 2011 to 33 hours this year.
The number of sponsors associated with the tour will decrease, as well. At its peak, the Dew Tour had 12 sponsors, but the three-stop series will cut that number to seven or eight.
The deal was cut at a time that most of the Dew Tour's major sponsorships were up for renewal. Each stop will still have a title sponsor, and Toyota, Nike 6.0 and Pantech, the mobile phone manufacturer, are each committed to title one of the three new stops.
Associate sponsors Ball Park and Sony will not be returning. Sony declined to comment, and sources said Ball Park wasn't asked to return. Alli hasn't signed any new associate sponsors.
"We've reduced the clutter in terms of how many events are on the calendar and reduced the clutter of the number of sponsors needed to support the cost of seven events," said Rob Simmelkjaer, senior vice president of NBC Sports Ventures.
The revenue model for the tour isn't changing drastically. Though it's eliminating some sponsors and making events free to the general public, it will continue to sell premium tickets that offer access to special viewing areas, and it will be paid by city sports and visitor commissions that want to host one of the three events.
Its operating costs will be reduced minimally by decreasing from seven to three events because the dollars Alli saves will be reinvested to improve TV production, hire musical acts and make other enhancements.
The new Dew Tour is a radical departure from what the series was designed to be. When it was founded, tour developers described it as the first "regular season" of action sports where athletes accumulated points over five stops and those points determined who would be crowned Dew Tour champion. Under the new format, there is no more regular season and no more champions. Event winners, for example, will be simply the "skateboard vert winner at Dew Tour Beach" or the "BMX park winner at Dew Tour City."
"We thought we could build momentum from stop-to-stop-to-stop over time, but in the end, that's not how fans consume action sports," Martin said. "They want great, unique content and athletes to always be progressing and evolving. The fixed model we were in didn't allow for that."
The idea of overhauling the Dew Tour developed when renewal discussions between Mountain Dew and Alli Sports began nearly a year ago. The conversations began at a time when star athletes such as Shaun White were skipping stops on the Winter Dew Tour and Summer Dew Tour ratings were relatively flat, averaging a 0.5 Nielsen rating and 786,000 viewers over four events last year.
The change to three events will mean Alli Sports will have to reconsider how it sells the Dew Tour. In previous sales calls, it highlighted its five months of events in five different cities as a way for marketers to get more bang for their buck than a one-off event like ESPN's X Games. But that is a tougher sell with three events in three markets.
"This puts us much closer to the X Games than we've ever been," Martin said, "but there's room for the X Games and Dew Tour to thrive from a corporate sponsor perspective."


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Here is my current dilemma: I do NOT have a high-defintion television, but I DO have a burned out DVD player. While I am searching the market for a suitable replacement for my now defunct DVD player, I can't help but see all the Blu-Ray players on the store shelves slowly replacing anything SD. My question is this: I understand that a Blu-Ray player will play my normal (SD) DVDs, but my question is will it play them on an SD television? I am not talking about Blu-Ray discs; but normal DVDs. My general idea was that instead of buying another soon-to-be-outdated DVD player, to go ahead and purchase a Blu-Ray Player now. And then whenever the funds are available, I will finally be able to upgrade the TV to HD as well. BUT the obvious problem becomes whether or not it will perform on an SD television at all, or if you HAVE to have HDMI/composite video inputs on your television. Any input here would be greatly appreciated, as trying to ask one of the tech gurus at a big box tech store doesn't yield any answers, only them trying to talk me into buying more equipment that I cannot afford. Another somewhat unrelated question, if anyone could give input - does anyone know of a specific player (SD or Blu-Ray) that has something like a sleep or auto shut-off function? My biggest problem is that I go through DVD players quickly by using them so much at night. Every DVD player I have ever owned has an auto shut-off function if you PAUSE the disc and leave it there long enough, but none that will do so if any menu screen is on too long. But when you turn one on and play a movie and go to sleep, the DVD will return to the menu and loop all night until you turn it off in the morning. If there was a DVD player with a sleep or shut-off function, it might solve a lot of my problems, although company or tech store websites don't list things like that in any of their product specifications - making it hard to research. Sorry about the length, and thanks for any feedback. I hope to someday soon find the funds to upgrade to a good 1080p television, but am looking to make due until that time arrives. |
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Yes you can use your Blu-ray player to watch DVDs on a SDTV. I would advise however to just get BDs instead of DVDs and just watch them on you SDTV. Because theres no point buying new releases on DVD and replace them in a few years when BD fully takes over or when you get a HDTV.
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I know the PS3 works with SD tv's. And ya the PS3 has an auto-off, just make sure to set it for as long as possible and either click or unclick the box that enables the feature during gameplay/movie watching.
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What The most extensive archeological dig ever to take place at The Revolutionary War Continental Army Encampment site at Valley Forge. The purpose of the dig is to learn more about the Continental Army soldiers who lived in the encampment during the winter of 1777-1778, under the direction of General George Washington.
Where Commander-In-Chief General George Washington's Continental Army Encampment at Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, PA.
Archaeological Dig April - August 2000
Why Excavation at the site of one of General Washington's brigades will determine where the original log cabins stood at Valley Forge and also expand our understanding of the day-to-day life of the soldiers during their encampment. The encampment at Valley Forge is remembered for its challenging winter living conditions. It was here that the Continental Army overcame adversity to become a well-disciplined force that was able to defeat the British in pivotal battles, and to eventually win the Revolutionary War and independence for our country.
Partnership The Valley Forge archeological dig is being funded by Aurora Foods Inc., makers of Log Cabin syrup, as part of its four-year, $1 million commitment to restoring log cabins in National Parks across the country. The "Discover Presidential Log Cabins" program marks the third year of the public/private partnership between Aurora Foods and the National Park Foundation (NPF), in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS).
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Andrew Wiggins scores 23 points and grabs 10 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trailblazers 90-82....
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Two of the highest scoring teams in the NBA tangle Sunday night, when the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Moda Center. The Trail Blazers lead the league with 107.8 points, while the...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Damian Lillard scored 24 points, J.J. Hickson added 18 points and 16 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-96 on Saturday night to earn only their second win in nearly a month. LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which had six players score in double-figures....
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noodls 2013-01-04stadium name | Moda Center |
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former names | Rose Garden Arena (1995–2013) |
location | 1 Center CourtPortland, Oregon 97227 |
publictransit | Rose Quarter Transit CenterInterstate/Rose Quarter station |
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broke ground | July 12, 1993 |
opened | October 12, 1995 |
owner | Vulcan Inc.(Paul Allen) |
operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group & AEG Live |
construction cost | $262 million($}} |
It is owned by Vulcan Inc., a holding company owned by Paul Allen, and is currently managed by Anschutz Entertainment Group and AEG Live. The primary tenant is the Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchise, also owned by Allen. The other major tenant of the building today is the major junior hockey franchise Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, which splits its schedule with the Memorial Coliseum next door. In addition to the Blazers and Winterhawks, several other professional sports franchises, and the Portland State University men's basketball team, either currently play home games in Moda Center, or have done so in the past. In addition, Moda Center is a popular venue for concerts and other artistic productions.
Construction began in 1993, and the arena opened on October 12, 1995. The arena cost US$262 million to build; construction was financed with funds obtained by a variety of sources, including the City of Portland, Allen's personal fortune, and $155 million in bonds issued by a consortium of mutual funds and insurance companies. These bonds would become the subject of an acrimonious 2004 bankruptcy in which the Oregon Arena Corporation, the holding company which owned the arena at the time, would forfeit title to the arena in lieu of repaying the bonds per the payment terms. Allen would later repurchase the arena from the creditors in 2007.
In 2007, the Trail Blazers and Vulcan announced that they were seeking a corporate partner to grant naming rights for the facility, with the goal of a new name being available for the Blazers' 2008–09 season. In August 2013, the Trail Blazers announced a 10-year deal with Moda Health, an Oregon-based health insurance provider, to rename the arena Moda Center.
The renaming spurred a public outcry and petition by fans and Portlanders who preferred the old name. Portland mayor Charlie Hales initially expressed concern about the name, calling it a "head scratcher."
The building is composed of over of concrete, and over of steel. The exterior is composed of over of glass, of plaster, of architectural precast, of insulation, and of steel louvers.
The building, designed by architecture firm Ellerbe Becket, has been criticized by some in Portland's architectural community. A survey of local architects and planners was conducted by the Portland Tribune, and subsequently Moda Center was listed among the five ugliest buildings in the city.
The primary scoreboard is a Mitsubishi-manufactured high definition video scoreboard. This scoreboard, which hangs from the ceiling over center court, features four 15 feet by 22.5 feet (4.5 m by 6.75 m) video screens, among the biggest in the NBA. The arena also features over 650 television monitors placed throughout, showing the action on court. Auxiliary scoreboards located both in the arena itself and the concourses provide statistical information, including "hustle" statistics for basketball (rebounds, blocked shots, and steals). Three media towers, one at each main entrance, provide video of other games in the NBA.
The panels permit the acoustics of the arena to be adjusted according to the requirements of the event. For smaller events in which only the lower bowl of the arena is used, the panels can be lowered to further improve the sound and increase the intimacy of the arena. The acoustical cloud cost US$2 million to design and install. The arena is also equipped with a JBL sound system. The acoustics of Moda Center have been widely praised compared to similar venues.
It is also home to the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League, a Canadian junior hockey league. Both the Trail Blazers and Winterhawks previously played in the Memorial Coliseum and moved to the arena when it was completed in 1995. However, the Winterhawks played home games in both facilities during the season. Moda Center and Winterhawks hold the Western Hockey League's record for single game attendance with a crowd of 19,103 on March 15, 1997 in which Portland tied the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds, 6–6. The arena was also built to accommodate a NHL franchise and there has been speculation over the years about Portland landing an NHL team; however this has not occurred. A former third tenant was the Portland Lumberjax of the National Lacrosse League, who played four seasons in the arena prior to disbanding.
The arena has hosted numerous other minor-league sports teams as well. In 1997, an AFL team landed in Portland from Memphis as the Portland Forest Dragons. Two seasons later, they relocated to Oklahoma City. The arena will host another AFL team, the Portland Thunder, starting in 2014. From 2000 through 2002, the facility hosted the now-defunct Portland Fire of the WNBA. In the past, the Portland State Vikings men's basketball team has played home games in the arena; currently, the team plays its home games in the Peter Stott Center on the PSU campus.
Moda Center has also hosted PBR Built Ford Tough Series bull riding events, has hosted editions of Monday Night Raw, editions of Friday Night Smackdown, Unforgiven (2004), No Mercy (2008), and UFC 102 in 2009.
The remainder of funds came from the City of Portland ($34.5 million), Allen himself ($46 million), with the final $10 million coming from a bond backed by box office and parking revenues. In addition, the City transferred to Allen the underlying land. The City maintains ownership of the Memorial Coliseum and the adjacent parking garages, but the right to manage these was also transferred to Allen. In exchange, Allen signed an exclusive site agreement with the city requiring the Trail Blazers to play all home games in Portland for thirty years The City of Portland hoped that the building of the arena would lead to other renovation or development in the Rose Quarter district, but as of 2008 this has yet to materialize.
The first concert held in the arena was held two weeks after ground breaking, when David Bowie performed on October 25, with Nine Inch Nails opening. The first regular-season game to be played at the facility was the Trail Blazers hosting the then-Vancouver Grizzlies on November 3, 1995, a 92–80 defeat for the home team. The arena was originally capable of seating 20,340 spectators for NBA basketball. Its capacity has since been reduced to 19,980 by subsequent modifications. At the time of its construction, the arena was a state-of-the-art facility. Although more recent NBA arenas have surpassed Moda Center in amenities, it still is well regarded as a facility. A 2005 survey by USA Today ranked the facility in the middle of the pack among the 29 NBA arenas; it should be noted that factors unrelated to the venue itself (such as ticket prices and entertainment offerings) are considered in the rankings.
Soon after the arena opened, it was the subject of several lawsuits seeking to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act. One lawsuit (United States v. Ellerbe Becket, Inc.) was filed by the United States Department of Justice against architect Ellerbe-Becket; another (Independent Living Resources v. Oregon Arena Corporation) was filed by a disabled advocacy group against OAC. Both lawsuits alleged that Moda Center (and other facilities designed by Ellerbe Becket) did not provide adequate seating for patrons using wheelchairs, and that the line-of-sight of patrons in wheelchairs was frequently obstructed by standing spectators. The first case was settled with a consent decree, wherein Ellerbe Becket agreed to design future projects in compliance with the ADA; the lawsuit against Oregon Arena Corp was resolved in 1998 when OAC agreed to install over one hundred elevated seats permitting wheelchair-using patrons to see over standing spectators in front.
While Moda Center has never hosted the NBA Finals (Portland's last appearance in the Finals was in 1992, three years before the Garden opened), it has hosted two NBA Western Conference Finals series, in 1999 and 2000. In 1999, the Trail Blazers were defeated by the San Antonio Spurs; in 2000 by the Los Angeles Lakers. Both teams would go on to win the NBA championship. One NBA-related event Moda Center—and for that matter, the Trail Blazers franchise—has never hosted is the NBA All-Star Game. The Trail Blazers are one of several franchises to never host an All-Star game; the Blazers' All-Star drought of 42 years is second only to the Boston Celtics, who hosted the game in 1964. According to the Oregon Sports Authority, the main issue is hotel space close to the arena; the city of Portland lacks the large "headquarters" hotel needed to host the NBA and media entourage which accompanies the game.
In 2004, Portland was selected as one of five cities in the U.S. to host the Dew Action Sports Tour, a new extreme sports franchise to start in 2005. Titled the Vans Invitational, the event was held at the Rose Quarter from August 17–21. The Rose Quarter hosted BMX: Dirt and Freestyle Motocross. The Dew Action Sports will return to Portland for a third year.
In the Winter of 2005, the Rose Quarter hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, an event attended by over 100,000 spectators. The arena would later host the 2007 NLL All Star Game on March 10, 2007.
In 2009, the arena hosted first- and second-round games of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. It was the first time NCAA men's tournament games were played in the state of Oregon since 1983, though the arena did host the finals of the 2008 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament. The state had been under an NCAA-imposed tournament embargo due to sports betting being legal in the state (specifically, the Oregon Lottery's "Sports Action" game, a parlay game which allowed bettors to wager on NFL games), but was awarded 2009 tournament games when the state Legislature eliminated Sports Action from the lottery's lineup. In addition to sports, the arena regularly hosts numerous other types of events, including concerts, circuses, ice shows, and conventions. Portland State University holds its spring commencement ceremonies at the arena.
Notable non-sports related events include the 1998 Portland State commencement ceremony, where the keynote speaker was then U.S. President Bill Clinton. The President, speaking before a packed house in the Garden (including a graduating class of 2000), gave a speech embracing immigration to the United States, and was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university.
On June 27, 2000, a Roger Waters concert at the arena became the basis for the concert video In the Flesh: Live.
The team made numerous complaints about a "broken economic model", and there was much speculation that the Trail Blazers might leave. The team was put up for sale in the summer of 2006, only to be taken off the market again several months later. Speculation intensified as to what would happen, and the team and Paul Allen were roundly criticized in the media. Despite the criticism and the team's poor finances the team insisted that bankruptcy was the right move.
Early in 2007, Allen and the creditors reached an agreement for Allen to repurchase the arena, and the team and the building were united under common ownership once more. After much speculation that Allen would hire Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) to replace Global Spectrum, arena management elected to extend Global Spectrum's management contract by one year in the summer of 2007. In September 2007, Global Spectrum announced that the arena would undergo $13 million in renovations.
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