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A county judge temporarily blocks the Wisconsin collective-bargaining law, pending further inquiry into whether the law was passed in accordance with the Legislature's rules.
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A county circuit court judge on Friday temporarily blocked the controversial Wisconsin collective-bargaining law from taking effect, extending for at least two weeks the saga that began when some Democratic lawmakers fled the state in protest against the bill a month ago.
At issue is the method Senate Republicans used to push through the bill, which eliminates collective-bargaining rights for all non-law-enforcement state workers. In a complaint, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said the senators violated legislative rules by forming a special committee, stripping the collective-bargaining bill of its fiscal obligations, and then passing it – all in the same day.
Mr. Ozanne said the senators needed to give 24 hours notice about the meeting in accordance with state open-meetings law. The senators have responded that because this was during a special session of the Legislature, they were exempt from the 24-hour requirement.
Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi granted the restraining order requested by Ozanne, saying that time was needed to review the manner in which the law was passed. "It's not a minor detail … the open meetings law exists to ensure open government in controversial matters," she said.
The next hearing on the case is March 29, four days after the bill was scheduled for publication by the secretary of state.
In her ruling Friday, Judge Sumi appeared to endorse Ozanne's complaint. "It seems to me the public policy behind effective enforcement of the open meeting law is so strong that it does outweigh the interest, at least at this time … of sustaining the validity of the [bill]," she said.


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by Joan WaltemathWhat I say to myself— who says it? Who does he say it to?
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In his current show at the Peter Blum Gallery in Soho, Rudolf de Crignis presents two groups of works, one essentially blue and one essentially gray. For de Crignis, like Yves Klein, ultramarine blue is his primary vehicle, but unlike Klein he uses it with other colors. eries of gray paintings emerges from a dialogue of complementary colors. A modest brochure details what information you need in order to be able to see the work. Everything has been done with an eye to precision.
Last spring I saw Rudolf de Crignis's installation of monochrome paintings at the Bonn Museum in the former capital of West Germany. The conditions for viewing them were just right, though I would never have known that until I found them there in a light that enabled me to see into the particular depth of their surfaces.
These paintings are made by building up layers of semi-transparent paint in glazes until a kind of membrane-like surface is achieved that is permeable from both sides. In just the right light, a natural light preferably, you can sense a penetration through the discrete layers that bounces the light back from the original grounding layer and informs you of the depth and density traversed. Once seen this plastic experience becomes a memory that makes the membrane visible in any other light.
In the world of these experiences the object becomes a paradigm of the act of seeing it and so it raises the question of which came first, your knowing of it or your seeing of it.
Seeing de Crignis's work in Bonn immediately evoked a memory of a mental image formed some years before when I was reading Delueze's reading of Leibnitz. He is describing the imperative for the body in relation to mind in the experience of knowing/perceiving. I envisioned this complex interaction of the inner and outer worlds as a membrane permeable from both sides with an infinity of monads pressing forward to negotiate the transition. Whatever effected one side was inevitably reflected on the other, however it was being mediated by the interpenetration of the monads. It was possible for me to see in de Crignis's painting a subtle and precise rendering of this delicate membrane since I already knew of it.
In the spacious room of Blum's gallery there are moments when the light reflecting back through these interior layers of colors make the resulting grays seem quite luminous. This challenge to Wittgenstein's proposition that "Whatever looks luminous does not look gray. Everything gray looks as though it is being illuminated" can be reasoned in several ways. Though these gray paintings seem to be both gray and luminous— they are not. The gray is composed of discrete layers of color. And rather than being luminous, they are being illuminated by light reflecting back off the grounds the color is layered upon.
Yet these paintings look gray and luminous. It is only through reasoning we know that they are not. In setting appearance at odds with substance, de Crignis confronts the eye with the mind reminding us that the relationship between knowing and seeing is a live one.
There are not really any new concerns here; the concerns de Crignis raises are old ones. When I first recognized what they were it struck me with what courage such delicate and fragile work must be transported to the world.
Joan WaltemathJOAN WALTEMATH grew up on the Great Plains and now lives and works in New York City. Her abstract paintings focus on constructing spatial voids using harmonic progressions and non-traditional, reflective pigments in oils. Drawing has long been at the root of her artistic practice, serving as a means of abstract thinking. Her works on mylar and paper use diverse wet and dry materials. Shown in New York, Chicago, Portland, London, Basel, and Cologne, her work is in the collections of the Harvard University Art Museums, the National Gallery of Art, the Hammer Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, among others. She is the recipient of numerous grants including Creative Capital, and the Pollock-Krasner award. She has written extensively on art and has served as an editor-at-large of the Brooklyn Rail since 2001. She taught at the IS Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union from 1997 to 2010 and at Princeton University. She is currently the Director of MICA's LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting.
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Alex Katz makes highly refined graphite drawings as part of his preparation for the bravura, often enormous pictures for which he is known. These paintings are not, in the usual sense of the word, spontaneous; his esthetic sensibility is cool, refusing sentiment in favor of high style (his term) and impeccable finish, for which prior drawing is necessary.
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The recent exhibition of Larry Poonss paintings carries a certain irrational logic that continues from where his former exhibition culminated three years ago. I would characterize the former show, also at Danese, as revealing a kind of regal, yet distant attitude toward painting, thereby suggesting a hesitant, but substantially transformative view of the painterly craft.


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Ryan McMahon knew it was a good night at the plate for his team, but he might not have realized just how good.
The Rockies' No. 5 prospect drove in five runs, just five nights after a six-RBI performance, as Class A Asheville thumped Lakewood, 14-3, on Friday night at McCormick Field.
Behind a 16-hit attack that featured seven extra-base hits, Asheville went an eye-opening 10-for-24 with runners in scoring position.
"Wow. That's ... that's ridiculous," McMahon said.
The Tourists played from behind early after Willians Astudillo singled home the BlueClaws' first run of the game in the first inning. It didn't take long for Asheville to take control, however.
McMahon put the Tourists on the board with a two-run single in the bottom of the first. Asheville sent 11 men to the plate in the opening frame and plated six as Correlle Prime, Rockies No. 8 prospect Raimel Tapia, Wilfredo Rodriguez and Max White collected RBIs.
Every member of the Tourists lineup had at least one hit, led by Tapia's three. Tapia was one of six Asheville players who registered multi-hit games.
"When your buddies have success," McMahon said, "it makes you want to have success. It just kind of gets rolling and you want to be hitting every inning."
Asheville basically did just that. Scoring in six of their eight trips to the plate, the Tourists pulled away. McMahon added an RBI groundout in the fourth and blasted a two-run double in the seventh.
"I just had a bunch of guys on base," he said. "I had runners, I think, on second and third twice tonight. That always helps."
McMahon entered the day leading the South Atlantic League and tied for second place in the Minor Leagues in that category. Though his batting average has dipped to .284 since it hit a season-high .341 on April 16, the former high school quarterback is finding ways to be productive from his spot in the heart of the order.
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Asheville boosted its league-leading team batting average to .289 en route to its seventh straight win.
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Just about every football fan here in Thailand is talking about Manchester United's Wayne Rooney who scored a spectacular goal to beat Manchester City last night. How would you describe the goal in English? Watch the video and think about it. Then read the descriptions from three sports journalists below.
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"Giggs, back to Berbatov again. Rooney miscalculates. Nani. ROONEY! It defies description. How about "superb"? Well, you saw an overhead kick here earlier this season by Dimitar Berbatov which was good enough but this surpasses it. It is absolutely spectacular. It's one in a million for Wayne Rooney. It's quite brilliant. Can't avert (??) that if that is the goal to win a derby that win's this football match. Never will he strike a better ball and score a better goal than this."
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About twelve yards out, level with the left-hand post and with his back to goal, Rooney reacted to a deflected delivery from Nani with an overhead kick into the top right-hand corner of the net. City keeper Joe Hart could only watch as the ball – and his team's title aspirations – whizzed by him.
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derby – a sports competition between teams from the same area or town การแข่งขันกีฬาของทีมที่มาจากเมืองหรือเขตเดียวกัน
level with – directly in front of; on the same line with
react – to change or behave in a particular way as a result of or in response to something เกิดปฏิกิริยา
deflect – to make something move in a different direction, especially by hitting it เปลี่ยนแปลงทิศทาง
title – the position of a winner in a sports competition ตำแหน่งแชมป์
aspiration – something that you want to achieve, or the wish to achieve something ความปรารถนา,ความอยาก
whiz – to move at great speed เคลื่อนที่ออกไปอย่างรวดเร็ว
crossbar – a horizontal bar that forms the top of a goal คานประตู
instinct – the way people or animals naturally react or behave (without having to think) สัญชาตญาณ
moment – a very short period of time; a particular, often very special, time or occasion ชั่วขณะ, โอกาสสำคัญ
launch – to send something out into the air or into space ปล่อย
horizontal – flat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down ตามแนวนอน
aerial – in the air; done in the air ซึ่งอยู่ในอากาศ
volley – kicking (or hitting) the ball before it touches the ground ตีวอล์เลย์
unleash – to release suddenly a strong, uncontrollable and usually destructive force ปล่อย
lethal – causing or able to cause a lot of harm or damage ร้ายแรง, ร้ายกาจ
unsighted – not able to see what you are aiming at or trying to hit
leapt (past of leap) – made a large or high jump กระโดด
bicycle kick – a kick in which the player turns their body over backwards in the air and kicks the ball in midair (see photo)
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Enhanced audio of George Zimmerman 911 call casts doubt about use of racial slur<quoted text> well he seemed to not know the difference between skipping and running, and also had went from describing the number of punches from SEVERAL to DOZENS.
yes i do believe with 95% certainty that he said the word coon and obviously that would prove that he lied
Published April 06, 2012
Contrary to previous reports, George Zimmerman did not utter a racial slur during a 911 call he made while tailing Trayvon Martin in the moments before he shot and killed Martin, according to a new analysis of the recording.
Thats the latest take from one of the news organizations, CNN, that earlier had reported -- it seems, erroneously -- that Zimmerman had uttered the phrase f---ing coon in his 911 call.
It doesnt sound like a slur anymore, CNN features reporter Gary Tuckman said to host Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday.It sounds like and we wanted to leave it up to the viewer but it sounds like were hearing the swear word at first and the word cold.
The CNN reversal came after the quality of the audio recording was improved and analyzed by a second independent expert, who determined Zimmerman had been talking about the unusually cold Florida weather the night of the shooting.
Blitzer had previously reported on the 911 recording with a different expert and indicated at the time that Zimmerman had used the racial epithet, bolstering the argument race was a factor in the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old, who was black. Zimmerman has white and Hispanic ancestry.
In Wednesdays report, Blitzer cut to the original segment, in which the word in question was isolated and played repeatedly.That sounds even more like the word ['coon' or 'coons'] than using it with the F-word before that, the anchor exclaimed during the original report.
Wednesdays segment then shifted back to Blitzer, Tuckman and the new audio expert, Brian Stone, who all agreed what they had previously thought was a racial slur was actually the word cold.
It seemed pretty clear then, Blitzer said.
CNN aired a third report on Thursday claiming that Zimmerman told his attorneys that he said,f---ing punks.
The network then had a third forensic audio expert, Tom Owen, analyze the tape and he agreed that Zimmerman uttered punks."
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GameStop has sold through all of its PS4 reservations and some additional allocated consoles it received from Sony, the retailer announced during its third quarter earnings call. GameStop President Tony Bartel added that the company has "over 2.3 million customers on the 'first to know' list, which indicates continued demand for months to come" for Sony's console.
"Although we won't reveal the total amount of units for competitive reasons, our share was higher than on any previous console launch, and our sell-through since launch was 80 percent higher than the total amount of PS3s that we sold in our 2006 fiscal year," Bartel said.
Bartel corroborated Sony Computer Entertainment of America CEO Jack Tretton's recent projection that the PS4 would sell 3 million units in North America by the end of the year, noting that GameStop expects "to sell a large portion of that."
In regards to projections for Xbox One sales, which launched today, Bartel said "the value of our reservations and the additional allocation is 15 percent higher than the amount of Xbox 360s that we sold during our entire 2005 fiscal year. So we are poised for a powerful launch."
Update: As a clarification, GameStop has informed Joystiq that the 2.3 million people on its 'first to know' list is for PS4 and Xbox One customers combined, not just the former.
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Fredric Karlton, a first-time candidate for Miami Beach City Commission, is getting a rude introduction to the city's gutter politics. The 49-year-old real estate investor's perceived enemies initiated a Miami-Dade ethics commission inquiry into alleged improper business dealings with his childhood chum, Commissioner Ed Tobin. It went nowhere.
And now, as the November election draws near, Karlton is having to answer questions about his volatile history with Janet Mestre, an ex-girlfriend and mother of his 14-year-old son. When Riptide recently contacted him about Mestre's allegations that he has stalked her since they broke up in 1999 and that he once beat her up, Karlton provided copies of court documents and police incident reports that detail the problems he's had with her since 1995, when their son was born.
That year, the couple had an argument at their home at 1570 Quayside Ter. in North Miami-Dade. Mestre accused Karlton of threatening to "take custody of the baby and not support her any longer," according to a police report. Four years later, when they split up, Karlton did just that — winning primary custody of their son because of Mestre's alcohol issues. According to the guardian ad litem's report: "It is clear that the father is the far better parent... Ms. Mestre has admitted to the guardian that she drinks for stress management. It is apparent that Ms. Mestre has not acknowledged that she has a problem with substances." (Karlton declined to comment for this story. Mestre couldn't be reached.)
In court papers, Mestre has repeatedly accused Karlton of harassing and physically abusing her. According to an August 7, 2004 police report, Mestre alleged she was walking to her mom's house at 545 W. 49th St. near Pine Tree Drive in Miami Beach when Karlton's blue Audi pulled up next to her.
He ordered her into the back seat, Mestre alleged. When they arrived at her mother's house, Karlton insisted she go inside. Mestre protested, saying she wanted to continue her walk.
He got out, pulled her by the hair, and dragged her to the front steps, she and her mother, Esperanza, claimed. Mestre sustained a bruise on her right forearm that was photographed by a crime scene technician. Contacted by phone, Esperanza declined to comment.
The public record shows the accusations went back and forth. In 2007, Karlton obtained a temporary restraining order against Mestre after she threatened to kill him and his new girlfriend.
Surprisingly, Mestre's brother Enrique defends Karlton. "I have nothing but good things to say about Fred," the Miami Beach cop says. "Fred has done nothing but help her out and raise her family."


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WATERLOO, Iowa -- Corben Green homered twice and drove in five runs, but a nine-run inning sank the Willmar Stingers in a 12-7 loss to the Waterloo Bucks on Friday in Waterloo, Iowa.
Willmar starting pitcher Andrew Pulido sailed through his first four innings but hit a wall in the fifth, allowing eight of the Bucks' nine runs in the inning.
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Facebook's biggest challenge lies in mobile devices. Most Facebook users access it using a mobile phone or tablet computer, yet the 9-year-old company only started showing mobile ads about 9 months ago. Investors have been worried that Facebook isn't taking advantage of its growing mobile user base since before the company's initial public offering in May. Analysts said Wednesday's results show that it is on the right track.
Facebook said it generated 23 percent, or $306 million, of advertising revenue from mobile. That's up from 14 percent or $153 million in the third quarter, the first time it disclosed such information.
Facebook views the mobile space as its biggest opportunity, a point CEO Mark Zuckerberg sought to drive home during Facebook's conference call with analysts.
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Experts say more than two-thirds of the population in sub-Saharan Africa lives without power. In June, President Barack Obama announced his Power Africa initiative, a plan to spend seven billion dollars over the next five years to dramatically increase access to power in the region. But many critics say the US is lagging behind China which has already invested tens of billions of dollars on power projects on the energy deficient continent. This week's "On The Line" discusses Africa's energy needs and how it fuels regional and international politics. Guests: Dr. Witney W. Schneidman: Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Senior International Advisor for Africa, Covington & Burling. Binta Terrier: Founder & Executive Director, Partnership League for Africa's Development
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Drivers may hit some traffic crossing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge later this week. Starting on Wednesday or Thursday, and continuing all next week, lanes will be closed for inspections.
The inspections will examine metal plates that connect different pieces of the bridge. They were mandated nationwide after the bridge collapse in Minnesota in 2007.
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PORT ALLEN - West Baton Rouge authorities canceled a boil order this evening that had been in effect for a portion of the parish.
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Quick! What's a deep maroon color, looks like a squashed football and works 24/7 keeping YOU detoxed?
Answer: Your liver. And that hardworking organ is facing surprising new threats from your dinner plate and medicine cabinet.
First, some background. Your liver skims toxins from your bloodstream, metabolizes drugs, filters and repackages 99 percent of nutrients from your diet (mostly into blood sugar, but also into triglycerides and cholesterol) and produces fat-digesting bile.
Until about a decade ago, the biggest threats to your liver were hepatitis infection and alcohol abuse.
Now, overdoing acetaminophen is the No. 1 cause of sudden liver failure in the U.S. Unsafe herbal meds and supplements, such as the fat-burning pill that recently caused 24 cases of liver disease, two liver transplants and one death in Hawaii, also are responsible for ever more hepatic disorders.
But around the corner, there's something even worse: The next wave of liver problems will be launched by our expanding epidemic of obesity.
Overdoing calories (especially from red meat and sugary drinks) is the reason 33 percent of adults have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a fat buildup in liver cells that leads to swelling, scarring or even liver failure for up to half of those with the condition.
Within five years, fatty liver due to obesity could be the new No. 1 reason for liver failure and the need for liver transplants in the U.S. and Canada.
You can't feel the slow buildup of fat, though your doc can spot it early with an ultrasound or later via a routine blood test. (Be sure to ask for liver readings at your next physical.) But don't wait for bad news. Here's how to show your liver a little more love every day:
Stop seeing (and eating) red. A diet packed with red meat boosts bodywide inflammation and raises your risk for a fat-packed liver by 45 percent. Munching 4 ounces a day triples your risk, compared with folks who indulge only once in a while.
Put more fish and green veggies on your plate. Seafood, like salmon and ocean trout, is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which discourage fat buildup in the liver. So does purified omega-7 (for more info, see "YOU: The Owner's Manual, Updated and Expanded Edition"). Veggies, such as asparagus, contain minerals and amino acids that help liver cells detox themselves. And broccoli and cabbage contain sulfur compounds that help your liver clear toxins from your body.
Say "So long" to sugary drinks. They raise fatty liver odds by 45 percent. The reason: Fructose in soft drinks (and other sweet treats) revs up the liver's production of fats. In their place, wet your whistle with coffee and tea. Caffeine stimulates the breakdown of lipids stored in liver cells.
There's evidence that four cups of coffee or tea a day could help prevent this disease. Dr. Oz's favorite liver elixir: A quarter-cup of warm water flavored with the juice of one lemon wedge and two dashes of hot pepper sauce.
Warm water aids digestion, lemon juice packs inflammation-soothing vitamin C, and the capsaicin in hot pepper helps your liver do its job.
Say "Cheers," but not too often. One crazy night of binge drinking - in two hours, downing four or more drinks if you're a woman, five or more if you're a man - can seriously harm your liver. And 30 percent of women and 40 percent of men do that at least once a year. You can slow down your alcohol intake with a glass of water before and after each drink, or try nonalcoholic beer.
Don't believe in magic pills. Avoid all herbs, supplements and packaged formulas with a cocktail of ingredients. Far too often, they contain drugs not listed on the label while missing what they claim to provide.
Your safest bet: Buy only supplements certified by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention. And that acetaminophen? Sure, it relieves pain, but stick with the dose on the label, and never combine with alcohol.
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into "The Dr. Oz Show" or visit www.sharecare.com.
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The narrator is one of the best I've listened to and further enhances a wonderful book. The story follows the intertwined lives of several people during World War II in London. Remarkable.
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I really like this series. It's gently entertaining (the murders aren't too gruesome) and well written. This is my go-to series when I'm stressed and need something calming, undemanding but good. Nice job by the narrator.
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Hugely enjoyable to listen to with well written characters (both the goodies and the baddies), well paced plot and intriguing concepts to wrap your mind around. Stephen King's wicked sense of humor always amuses.
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Unfortunately, the reader is an American and he struggles mightily with all the different British accents. I am British and it is testament to how good is the book that I listened to the end since the mangling of all the characters' different dialects really irritated me. However, if you are American and are not particularly attuned to all the intricacies of British accents (why should you be?) then I do recommend it as the writing is very entertaining and the gentle story holds the interest. With a more suitable reader I would probably have rated it 5 stars. I believe the Audible UK version has a British reader.
If you're new to William Boyd's books this will be a particular treat. An interesting and gripping account of mother's past life and her daughter's reaction to learning about it. Beautifully read by Rosamund Pike. It was hard to move onto another audiobook once I finished this one because I had enjoyed Restless so much.
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This book is typical of Penelope Lively's writing: thoughtful and interested in people's interior lives. I struggled to begin with with the female narrator's bogus English accent. However, once I got over that and just concentrated on the writing I enjoyed it. The male narrator is fine. But I will go back to reading Lively in the future as I think one can savor her wonderful skills more that way.


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The postcards capture artists, such as Lori Beringer, at work during Plein Air Cedarburg.
The Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce recently released five official city postcards depicting plein air artists at work in the town. Featured on the postcards are artists Paul Bergquist, Lori Beringer, Shelby Keefe, Mike Nielson, and Jason Sacran.
Mike Nielson on an official Cedarburg postcard.
"Plein air painting is part of the fabric of the community," says Renira Pachuta, the tourism coordinator for the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center. "Plein air has become so large over the last few years that we decided we would do a plein air series. We had great photos from the event, so we picked out what we thought were the five most stunning photos."
2013 PleinAir Salon Grand Prize winner Shelby Keefe is the subject of one card.
Pachuta emphasizes the work the Cedarburg Artists' Guild has done to connect painters with the community, both in the large event that gets national attention, and other activities that involve the public and local artists. She says the Chamber plans on selling the postcards until they run out -- and then they may print different ones along the same lines. The mementos may prove popular, especially during Plein Air Cedarburg. The price is certainly right.
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When i tried core update process from 188.8.131.52 by 'magento-core/Mage_All_Latest' from connectmanager , the version updated to 1.4.2 .
But can i update the system from 1.4.x to 1.5 by this same process or need to be done manually ?
In theory it should work the same for upgrading to 1.5 But don't try it directly on the production environment. There were problems in general when upgrading from 1.x to 1.(x+1).
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Welcome to the Digital Command Control (DCC) Tutorial (Basic System). This article will try to get your DCC Starter Set out of the box and get your trains running.
We're trying to make this as basic as possible. DCC is a bit more complicated if you get into the nuts and bolts, but setting up a basic system takes just a few more steps than setting up a traditional Analog power pack.
The nuts and bolts of DCC do get rather technical-- after all, you're dealing with a computer network! Fortunately, you don't need to understand computers to make DCC work for you!
Don't worry if you don't understand it right away, we'll present the same material several different ways in hopes that you'll understand one of them.
A quick comparison between Analog and Digital Command Control
An analog control system permits only one train per cab/block at any one time. A Digital Command Control system, however, can be all one electrical block - but many locos can be individually operated simultaneously! One person can run several locomotives at once, several people can each run one locomotive at a time, or several people can each run several locomotives at a time.
The key advantage of DCC over the traditional analog direct current systems is the elimination of separate blocks for train control. With DCC, many trains can be controlled independently within the same electrical block. Before DCC, control of speed and direction was related to the voltage and polarity present on the track, which was controlled by the operator using a potentiometer (or rheostat) and a direction switch. (The reason it is called analog is that the speed and direction of the locomotive is directly related to the amount of voltage and its polarity.)
If you already have a layout wired with block control and want to switch to Digital Command Control, you can make the change. Please refer to the article on track wiring for details.
What is Meant by Command Control?
Command Control is a method which allowed control of multiple trains without a lot of complex wires. Many implementations have appeared over the years, but never gained widespread acceptance. Their proprietary nature and sometimes limited technology were the main hinderances they faced. Another term used was Carrier Control, which means the same.
What exactly is Digital Command Control?
Digital Command Control is two things.
First, it is a method using digital signals to control your locomotives, while allowing control of several without complex wiring.
Secondly, Digital Command Control or DCC is a standardized method of signalling and control. The standards were developed by the NMRA to address the confusion that existed in the command control arena. Products bearing the DCC logo work to this standard, allowing products from different manufacturers to work together. Which protects your investment in DCC.
Keep in mind that even with a standard for command control, there are still systems on the market that while digital in nature, are not DCC, and are not compatible with DCC Standards. They may have features that the typical DCC system lacks, but since they are proprietary, their support is limited to their manufacturer.
Looking at the above pictures, do you still think DCC is complicated?
What Digital Command Control is
Digital Command Control (DCC) is a scheme for controlling locomotives on a model railroad layout. It allows more than one locomotive to occupy the same electrical section of track. It allows for multiple operators to control multiple locomotives simultaneously, even in the same block (electrical division), which in analog (or DC power) is difficult at best, if not impossible.
If you only have the single DCC equipped locomotive that came with your starter set, you can run a single non-DCC (analog) locomotive along with your DCC locomotives. If you want to know how this works, check out the section on zero stretching. Not all systems can do this, but many can.
DCC Components
Let's give you the terms so you'll get familiar with them. The most basic Digital Command Control (DCC) system consists of several parts: a throttle, a command station, a booster, a decoder, and a power supply to run it all. Most systems also use a throttle network which allows multiple throttles to talk to the command station. Confused? Don't worry - it won't last!
Let's break this down a little.- You use a throttle as an input to tell the system what you want a locomotive to do.
- The throttle sends your request over a throttle network to the command station.
- The command station creates a digital packet and forwards it to the booster.
- Some systems combine a command station and a booster into a single unit.
- The booster combines the power from the power supply with the digital data packet from the command station and puts it out on your railroad layout using your track wiring to the rails.
- A DCC-equipped Locomotive has a decoder inside. Every decoder is programmed with a unique address. The decoder listens to each digital packet as it goes past. It checks if the packet is valid (i.e. not corrupt), and if the address of the packet matches that of the decoder. If the decoder finds a valid data packet addressed to itself, the decoder performs the requested action. If the two addresses don't match, or if the packet isn't valid, the decoder ignores the packet and continues whatever it was doing.
- Don't worry if the decoder ignores the first attempt, since the command station continuously repeats all current data packets in case any decoder did not receive it. This is one way that DCC is reliable - error checking and ways for recovery. We'll cover this in more detail later.
More Details
The following sections are optional to understanding DCC. You are welcome to skip this section and go onto the DCC power section of this tutorial.
The following sections are summaries of devices. See the main articles for further details.
- Main article: Throttle
The throttle is the box with the knob you turn or lever you move or the buttons you push to tell your engine what to do: speed up, slow down, stop, brake, turn the lights on/off, ring the bell, blow the whistle. There are various types of throttles- from a simple knob and a few buttons, to a NASA-style control panel that will scare you senseless!
Another term is "Cab". Because all the controls are in your hand (whistle/horn, throttle, brake, direction and sound effects), it is the equivalent of sitting in the cab. Cab and throttle are essentially the same thing.
Power Supply
- Main article: Power supply
The power supply is a device which supplies low-voltage AC or DC to the Command Station and Booster. Depending on the scale you are operating, you'll need a power supply with various voltages (covered later). For now, just think of the power supply as a device that converts the voltage supplied by the utility to a lower voltage required by the booster.
Command Station
- Main article: Command station
The command station is the real intelligence of the DCC system. Typically, the command station is combined with the booster into a single device; however you can buy additional booster-only units for larger layouts that need more power to run more trains. The command station contains a microcontroller (computer) and is responsible for all communication between the throttles and the decoders. The command station communicates with decoders by transmitting packets of data to them through the rails. Each digital packet tells a train how to run: fast, slow, forwards, backwards, or to turn lights, sound, and other effects on and off.
- Main article: Booster
The booster is sometimes referred to as a the "Power Station" and is responsible for combining the intelligence from the command station with the power of the power supply. Typically, a booster is combined with your first command station. More boosters can be added to the layout as demand for power increases.
- Main article: Decoder
While the Command Station is the intelligence of the layout, decoders are the "brains" of the locomotive. Each decoder is programmed with a unique address. The decoder monitors the DCC data and listens for commands with its address. All power in the locomotive flows from the rails, to the decoder, and then on to the motor, lights, and sound. These tiny special purpose computers rectify (change) the current to DC and vary the voltage and polarity to provide the motor control, as well as creating any lighting or sound effects they may be capable of performing.
The decoders are programmable, allowing you to change the address, motor performance, and lighting and sound effects. The programming is stored in semi-permanent (non-volatile) memory that saves the information when there's no power to the decoder. They can be re-programmed with new information any time you like, and some functions can even be programmed while the train is running, see Decoder Programming for details.
Did you catch the fact that even the "unique address" can be changed? If you have a train with more than one engine, you can program them all to the same address and control them with a single throttle. If you accidentally program 2 engines with the same address, interesting accidents can occur.
Each decoder is different. There are certain standard functions that they are required to have, but most of the things that make brands and models of decoder different are optional - particularly when it comes to various light and sound effects and fine tuning motor control functions they offer. Check your decoder's capabilities before you buy them!
Some decoders are unique to a certain brand and model of locomotive-- they're built in strange shapes to fit the odd nooks and crannies inside the locomotive. Check with various manufacturers to see if there's a special decoder for your engine.
If not, skip this section as the article listed below may confuse you. Use the following article only if you still don't know what's going on.
If you are confused or would like to see DCC explained by using modern day computers and networks as comparisons, please read this article. Please note, this article may make DCC seem more complex than it really is. Think of this as the nerd's comparison between computers and DCC.
What's Next
Now that you have an understanding of the most basic DCC system, let's continue on to explain DCC power
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