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Microsoft Kinect Teardown
Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.
The Kinect is a horizontal bar of sensors connected to a small base with a motorized pivot, and is designed to be positioned lengthwise below the video display.
Update: Video of our teardown is now up!
We picked up and tore down our Kinect on launch day -- November 4, 2010.
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We finally have Microsoft's entrant into the realm of motion gaming, the Kinect. Microsoft's code name for Kinect was Project Natal.
This isn't just another Wiimote knockoff. Kinect is the result of hundreds of millions of dollars of research Microsoft has invested in speech and motion recognition.
The Kinect is not a handheld game controller like the Wiimote or the Playstation Move—rather, it is a sophisticated sensor suite that detects your position and movements in 3D space.
There are several great stories already out there explaining how Kinect detects motion. We aren't going to repeat all the basics here, so if you are interested in that sort of thing check out the above articles.
Controller evolution, game console style.
Top to bottom:
Original Sony PlayStation controller, PlayStation Move.
We love that the world is at the point where we're not upgrading our computers as often. Instead, we're upgrading sensors so the computer understands more about us.
Adding Kinect to an Xbox is like adding sonar to a submarine—sure, you could drive it around before, but now it can see where it's going. OK, that's a rather stretched analogy. You get the idea.
There's a rubber pad between us and the insides of the Kinect. Let's take care of that...
The motorized base can rotate the top sensor bar to track you as you dance around the room. That sounds useful, but we're wary of mechanical parts that are prone to failure.
The plastic base is secured with a quartet of T6 Torx screws.
After removing the plastic base, there are another four Phillips #0 screws to remove.
Notice that Microsoft's already up to revision H. If this is launch day, what happened to revisions A through G?
The Kinect's motor and gears don't appear too robust.
About the size of an American quarter, the base has a tiny motor with three fragile plastic gears. Barring overheating issues with the top unit, we're guessing this motor assembly will be the Kinect's weak point.
Do not physically force the Kinect into a specific position—allow it to automatically calibrate its aim.
With a metal spudger and some pretty serious prying, we were able to remove the bottom grille. This is not easy, as Microsoft applied adhesive quite liberally.
The Microsoft team built the Kinect around PrimeSense's Reference Design.
Microsoft hasn't acquired Primesense yet. This indicates to us that as impressive as the hardware is, Microsoft's software is doing the heavy lifting, turning the sensor bar's array of data into a 3D mesh of your spatial position.
Microsoft used T10 Torx security screws. That's not very nice. We're up to three types of screws already, and we haven't even got this open yet.
The innocent looking Xbox 360 sticker acts as cover for the third screw on each side of the Kinect.
Success! Now the fun really begins!
Most of the Xbox's processing power is dedicated to gaming, so Kinect preprocesses the image prior to sending it on to the Xbox. Kinect condenses all the information it collects about your living room into two things: a color image and a depth map.
Kinect's slim form factor has forced Microsoft to split up the main board, stacking three boards vertically like a small apartment building.
There's a fan at the far end of the Kinect. It's aligned to suck air in one side of the Kinect and push it out the other.
We've finally found the Kinect's eyes.
Two cameras and an IR projector.
Left: (IR CMOS) Microsoft / X853750001 / VCA379C7130
Center: (Color CMOS) VNA38209015
Right: (IR Projector) OG12 / 0956 / D306 / JG05A
This picture is of the device upside down, so these labels are swapped from what you would see looking at the Kinect.
These are not tiny, cell-phone cameras— they're closer to the camera you might find in a webcam, with large lenses and autofocus.
We can't independently confirm the resolution of the cameras yet, but Microsoft claims that the infrared cam is 320x240 and the RGB cam is 640x480.
This is a Prime Sense diagram explaining how their reference platform works. The Kinect is the first (and only) implementation of this platform.
One camera (and one IR transmitter) provide input for the depth map (rumored to be just 320x240), while the third camera detects the human visual spectrum at 640x480 resolution.
We have heard claims that the system can measure distance within 1cm of accuracy at two meters. While that's great in concept, early reviews are showing that you don't get anywhere near that accuracy in the real world—yet.
All four microphones connect to the motherboard with a single cable connector.
After removing three connectors and seven T10 Torx screws, the top board can be separated from the other two boards.
The brains of the Kinect. The folks at UBM TechInsights helped us identify many of these chips. You can see a high resolution scan of this board here.
Wolfson Microelectronics WM8737G - Stereo ADC with microphone preamp
Fairchild Semiconductor FDS8984 - N-Channel PowerTrench MOSFET
NEC uPD720114 - USB 2.0 hub controller
H1026567 XBOX1001 X851716-005 GEPP (Help us identify this 6 mm x 4.9 mm SAP package. Possibly SPI flash, maybe Atmel?)
Marvell AP102 – SoC with Camera interface controller
Hynix H5PS5162FF 512 megabit DDR2 SDRAM
Analog Devices AD8694 – Quad, Low Cost, Low Noise, CMOS Rail-to-Rail Output Operational Amplifier
TI ADS7830I - 8-Bit, 8-Channel Sampling A/D Converter with I2C Interface
Allegro Microsystems A3906 - Low Voltage Stepper and Single/Dual DC Motor Driver
ST Microelectronics M29W800DB - 8 Mbit (1Mb x8 or 512Kb x16) NV Flash Memory
PrimeSense PS1080-A2 - SoC image sensor processor
This board features a TI TAS1020B USB audio controller front and center.
A Kionix MEMS KXSD9 accelerometer is probably used for inclination and tilt sensing, and possibly image stabilization. The Kinect also uses this to know if the sensor has been moved externally
Here we discovered three of the four microphones inside of the Kinect.
There are a total of four downward facing microphones: three on the right side and one on the left side.
Microsoft determined that the best orientation for optimal sound gathering would be downward facing.
In order to properly recognize voice commands, the Kinect must perform an audio calibration for the room that its in. However, if you alter the arrangement of the furniture in your room, you must re-calibrate.
This board is held in place by four standoffs. We used needle-nosed pliers, but a 5 mm nut driver would be the right tool for the job.
Our friends at Adafruit have posted a $2,000 bounty for the first team to write an open source driver for Kinect. The Wiimote has been tremendously useful for our hobby robotics projects, and the Kinect's advanced sensors could really jump-start robotics research.
Finally! We're able to remove the power/data cord from the shell of the Kinect.
Microsoft is using a USB-like connector for the Kinect. The Kinect uses 12 watts, which is quite a bit more than 2.5 watts of power provided by a standard USB port.
In the midst of an array of complex sensors and transducers, we remove the status indicator LED.
After removing several more screws, the two cameras and the IR transmitter easily lift off the metal backing bar.
Another component is sandwiched between the IR Projector and the metal backing bar. This is likely a Peltier Device used for cooling the IR projector.
The two cameras and the IR Projector, side by side.
By having the depth-of-field camera and the RGB camera a calculated distance apart, the Kinect is able to perform immediate, 3D incorporation of real objects into on-screen images.
Having no form of user input other than voice commands and gestures, the crux of the Kinect's input system is the sensor system, comprised of the microphones and cameras.
Our Kinect is now fully disassembled.
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Microsoft Kinect Repairability: 5 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair).
The design is very modular, and replacing individual components (like the motor) when they fail shouldn't be a problem.
No soldering required to disassemble.
Although modular, disassembling one of these can be difficult due to the sheer number of bits and pieces.
Microsoft used four kinds of screws, including some hated security bits: T6, T10, T10 security, and Phillips #0.
Without a service manual, repair will be quite a challenge. Microsoft has not made a service manual available. If we get enough demand, we'll do their work for them and publish one.
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I wish there was a service manual ! Bought my Kinect more than a year ago, used it 3-4 times. Today I took it out from the dust, and it doesn't work anymore, error 2c, and nothing seems to come out of the rgb cam :(
Luc Gagnon, · Reply
BEWARE of the 3 tiny washers/spacers in the base of the Kinect, that are not mentioned in the breakdown anywhere. I'm still trying to figure out which side of the gearsets they actually go on. Best practice to avoid the situation I'm in would be to unscrew the 4 philips screws and take the base off with the Kinect in the upright position, maybe you'll have better luck!
Why did you choose a Virtual Boy controller? I think the NES controller belongs there.
It was convenient. We didn't have an NES controller laying around, but we did have the Virtual Boy controller from our teardown in August.
Fragil is a difficult word to use when refering to plastic gears, for some/most applications outside of industrial use, "plastic" is a better choice (plastic is in quotes to denote that most gears are a composite material, not usually a specific variatal unlike a soda bottle).
some kinects have different torx security screws, because in my kinect, the torx have 5 "sides" and not 6 like normally, so, how do I get that open???
For the IR emitter, are these part numbers that are listed in the article? If so, where did they come from? I googled for them, and can't find anything. I know the grating in front is custom, but I would be interested in the data sheet for the emitter.
Looks like the Kionix 3 axis accelerometer chip uses either the old 4-wire serial bus SPI or I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) to send the tilt and inclination data.
Basically it is a fancy digital carpenter's level, unless they are also using it for image stabilization with all the jumping going on in the living room ;)
Note that the depth-sensing camera appears to use a screw-in manual focus lens, while the color camera has an auto-focus mechanism for its lens. This is probably because the depth image only needs to be good enough for the image processor, while the color image will be seen by users (and MS wanted it to be nice & sharp).
Also note that the "IR projector" is actually an IR laser with a diffuser over it that creates a random-dot pattern all over your living room (search YouTube: Kinect night vision). The depth camera is used to measure the dot displacement (from its known pattern) to calculate the depth over the image (WIPO Patent WO/2007/043036)


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Released: Nov 01st, 1998
Running Time: 90
Director: Duck Dumont
Company: RedBoard Video
Slave Simone, Jennifer Antone, Kitty Dane, Scarlett Amor, Jamie Gillis, Artemis Antone, Kym Wilde, Peter Gelina, Dara Lynn Dahl
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: Specialty
Spell \"pain\" with a capital \"P.\" This new series holds enormour promise.
in the Wilde gets the tables turned on her inthe opening salvo of a vignette-driven tape that offers an all-purpose and very wincing look at the many different facets of S/M.
In a submission skit lensed in the great outdoors, Jennifer and Artemis Antone, the leather world's premier mother-and-daughter act, hog-tie Wilde, strip her to her panties and humiliate her in ways that finally force Wilde to holler "uncle" due to extreme physical discomfort.
Joel Lawrence, who normally plays nerds in video features, next occupiers a totally different persona when he lavishes brunette Kitty Dane's shapely bottom with the kiss of the lash. If that were all, Dane would have gotten off easy, but Lawrence, executing the meanie role with great gusto in this dungeon skit, manhandles the remainder of Dane's anatomy with equal fervor.
Slave Peter is ass-flogged and testicle-tortured by Scarlett Amor for being a dirty little bitch boy, and Jamie Gillis suffers an almost equally degrading fate at the hands of Dara Lynn Dahl.

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Mohegan Sun Arena
Mohegan Sun Arena after the CT class LL state championship basketball game
Location | 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd Uncasville, Connecticut 06382-1355 |
Coordinates | 41°29′28″N 72°5′23″W / 41.49111°N 72.08972°WCoordinates: 41°29′28″N 72°5′23″W / 41.49111°N 72.08972°W |
Owner | Mohegan Sun |
Operator | Mohegan Sun |
Capacity | Basketball: 9,518 Concerts: 10,000 Lacrosse: 7,700 |
Opened | October 2001 |
Tenants | |
Connecticut Sun (WNBA) (2003–present) Mohegan Wolves (AF2) (2002–2003) New England Black Wolves (NLL) (2015-present) |
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Uncasville, Connecticut located inside Mohegan Sun. The arena facility features 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of configurable exhibition space and a 400-foot (120 m) clear span. It was built by the Perini Building Company, and opened in October 2001.
The arena originally served as home of the Mohegan Wolves arena football team until it was sold and moved to Manchester, New Hampshire in 2004.
On January 28, 2003 the arena was announced publicly to be the official home court for the Connecticut Sun. Prior to the fall of 2002, the NBA operating model prevented any WNBA team to exist without an NBA "brother" counterpart. By the time the Connecticut Sun moved in, Val Ackerman was the WNBA president, M. Jodi Rell was the state's Lieutenant Governor and Mark L. Brown was the chairman of the Mohegan Tribe. While the arena is attached to the Mohegan Sun casino, the facility does not accept any form of sports wagering or sports booking; in fact, sports betting is illegal in Connecticut.
The multi-purpose facility has hosted a wide variety of events; including the American Kennel Club, concerts from major Classical, Country, Jazz, Metal, Rap, Rock, and Pop acts, as well as sporting events such as WWE shows, PBR events, Bellator, NCAA games, PBA tournaments, early UFC bouts, World's Strongest Man Super Series Competition.
Major network and cable television broadcasting companies, including CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, ESPN and CNN have all produced events through this arena.
On September 8, 2005, as a companion to the arena, the Mohegan Sun casino opened its first Connecticut Sun merchandise store called "Winter Essentials". It mainly sold Connecticut Sun WNBA team goods. It was the first store in the United States that sold professional basketball goods on casino ground. However, the store was closed when the casino underwent renovations in 2008. Connecticut Sun merchandise can now be purchased in the Arena during games.
As of 2006, the seating can be configured into 5 common sports configurations. Basketball, boxing, bowling, rodeo, ping pong, lacrosse. It also can be reconfigured to fit many types of concerts: regular, fullhouse, centerstage, and halfhouse. The arena has won awards for being one of America's most modern concert venues. The arena was awarded the 2008 and 2010 Country Music Award for "Casino of the Year". It was also ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine.
Notable events[edit]
- WNBA All-Star Game – (2005),[1] (2010)[2]
- WWE SmackDown and NXT – (2011)(2012)
- Bellator MMA - Bellator 2, Bellator 11, Bellator 15, Bellator 39, Bellator 48, Bellator 63, Bellator 98, Bellator 110 and Bellator 123.
- National Lacrosse League 2002 All-Star Game.
- 2014_American_Athletic_Conference_Women's_Basketball_Tournament
- 2015_American_Athletic_Conference_Women's_Basketball_Tournament
Strength Athletics Grand Prix[edit]
Since 2005, the arena has hosted one of the premier international strongman Grand Prix events.
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | Event Name |
2005 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Jessen Paulin | Don Pope | Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Final of WSM Super Series 2005[3] |
2006 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Jesse Marunde | Josh Thigpen | Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Final of WSM Super Series 2006[4] |
2007 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Kevin Nee | Mark Felix | Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Start of WSM Super Series 2007[5] |
2008 | Derek Poundstone | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Terry Hollands | Mohegan Sun Grand Prix Start of WSM Super Series 2008[6] |
2009 | Derek Poundstone | Travis Ortmayer | Brian Shaw | Mohegan Sun Grand Prix 2009[7] 17 May 2009 Start of Giants Live 2009 |
2010 | Derek Poundstone | Brian Shaw | Stojan Todorchev | Mohegan Sun Grand Prix 2010[8] 25 April 2010 Start of WSM Super Series 2010 |
- ^ Evans, Jayda (January 26, 2010). "Mohegan Sun Arena to host another WNBA All-Star game". The Seattle Times.
- ^ http://articles.courant.com/2010-01-27/sports/hc-usabasketball0127.artjan27_1_wnba-all-star-usa-basketball-chris-sienko
- ^ Wednesday, August 10, 2005, Mariusz Wins Mohegan Sun Grand Prix . . . Paulen, Pope and Thigpen Qualify for WSM, by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
- ^ Thursday, June 1, 2006, Mariusz Pudzianowski: Big Win at the Mohegan Sun, by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
- ^ Tuesday, April 24, 2007, From the Mohegan Sun to WSM '07, by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
- ^ Friday, February 29, 2008, Eleiko WSM Super Series Mohegan Sun Grand Prix by Randall J. Strossen of IronMind
- ^ Official Results
- ^ Official Results
- "Perini Building Company". Retrieved January 20, 2005.
- "WWE". Retrieved September 9, 2006.
External links[edit]
- http://www.mohegansun.com/entertainment/arena-360view-popup.html
- http://www.wnba.com/sun/news/winteressentials.html Mohegan Sun Winter Essentials Store
- http://www.mohegansunarena.net/mohegan-sun-arena-seating-chart/ Mohegan Sun Arena Seating Chart
Events and tenants | ||
Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Mohegan Wolves 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Verizon Wireless Arena |
Preceded by TD Waterhouse Centre |
Home of the Connecticut Sun 2003 – present |
Succeeded by current |
Preceded by Radio City Music Hall |
Host of the WNBA All-Star Game 2005 |
Succeeded by Madison Square Garden |
Preceded by Verizon Center |
Host of the WNBA All-Star Game 2009 |
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Released: Jul 01st, 2006
Running Time: 120
Company: Big Top Digital
Sheena Marie, Traci Topps, Lovette, Brandi Boom Boom, Sana Fey, Lacey Pleasure, Others, Busty Dusty
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: Specialty
We wouldn't want to swear on a stack of bibles that this footage has been gathering mold in some warehouse of 80s softcore porn – but check out the "big hair" styles and smeary video which looks like second generation three quarter inch master tapes, then decide for yourself. More specifically, decide how you're going to promote BSC to your customers. (To put a positive spin on it, try pushing Boobsville as a relic of the good old days.)
It plays like a cross between intentional fun and unintentionally funny; the common denominator being freakish watermelon-sized tits plus nearly-as-ridiculous costumes. (Viewers may be surprised to see more peeks of pink than the usual stripping release.)
Frankly, the action has all been seen/performed better before. However that fact never even occurs in the lower brain functions of dedicated strip club fanatics, who are your target audience anyway. (Trailers for other Big Top titles definitely offer vintage catalog material – no doubt about it.)


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Hi Peeps,
I'm in the midst of creating a project requirements document for a B2B exhibition website. It's early stages so nothing is final yet. One of the requirements is a count-down feature - a clock permanently placed on the website that counts down the days, hours and minutes to the exhibition.
I'm questioning the value (to the website users) of having a permanent count-down clock on the website? Has anyone had any similar experiences/dilemas before?
Rob [IxDA list newbie]
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Hello. I'm a researcher conducting a survey on user interface design patterns, and I'm posting here and in some other forums to find some participants. If you work in some aspect of design -- UI design, usability, interaction design, user experience design, etc.
Design Communicator
New York,NY
As a Design Communicator you will play a key role in helping to design future applications for our client. You will join a unique design team to create the next generation of our client's products and services.
* You will be responsible for leading the communication of product form and behavior.
Interaction Designer
As an Interaction Designer you will play a key role in helping to design our client's future applications. You will join a unique design team to create the next generation of our client's products and services.
. You will be responsible for leading the design of product form and behavior. Your focus will be on the behavior and interaction of the product.
. You will collaborate with visual designers to create visually pleasing, on-brand experiences.
Mixing iconography with religious symbolism.
An interesting article [1] from Swedish site The Local (published in English) concerning the use of a pointed index finger on traffic signals . where does this leave our ubiquitous hand pointer [2]
[1] http://www.thelocal.se/13872/20080822/
[2] http://lh5.ggpht.com/_uvgFyH0uVeM/Rmkelro5nzI/AAAAAAAAAuU/FrQvjYQdb-M/web_ha nd_mouse_www_click.jpg
IxDA NYC is pleased to announce our September event, "Tap is the New Click" by visiting speaker Dan Saffer. The event is sponsored by R/GA New York and refreshments will be served.
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/67ukh6 (Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted; please bring photo ID)
DETAILS "Tap is the New Click"
Even though the technology has been around for decades, only now are we starting to see mass production and adoption of touchscreen and gestural devices for the public.
Marriott International, Inc. is seeking an experience Director, IA to set the vision for the IA discipline as a whole, developing operating plans and related operational processes for the team and the eCommerce Department. Incumbent will have extensive and demonstrated knowledge of user-centered design principles and practices.
I know Glassdoor.com was discussed on here in June [1].
It is being launched next week in the UK (nice one Jeff!) and the BBC did an interesting piece on TV this morning with Robert Hohman [2].
Less Ix discussion more economic, but given that it was a heavily Ix/Ux driven project by one of our peers I thought you'd all be interested.
[1] http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=30153#30153
[2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7576284.stm
One way I've gotten around this problem is to lay everything in Illustrator out in a big spread, rather stacking content in layers. I then place this file into multiple content boxes in InDesign, panning and zooming to the appropriate locations.
Using Illustrator and InDesign together for design documentation is often more trouble than it's worth, and I agree that you may want to check out some other tool options. That said, I hope the solution I mentioned is helpful!
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Am I the only one seeing similarities between avatars and Philip Pullman's concept of "daemons"? Especially in the context of how they change as you get older...
-- Kim
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The SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management brings together contributions from leading international scholars in an influential collection that combines both global and interdisciplinary perspectives. An indispensable resource for advanced students and researchers in the field, the handbook focuses on familiarising the reader with the fundamentals of applied human resource management whilst contextualizing practice within wider theoretical considerations. Internationally minded chapters combine a critical overview with discussion of key debates and research, as well as comprehensively dealing with important emerging interests. The interdisciplinary and wide-ranging potential of the practising field is reflected through contributions from a diverse range of disciplines, including psychology, politics and sociology
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REC receives €1.3 million for solar cell research
13. August 2012 | Industry & Suppliers, Research & Development | By: Becky BeetzThe Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has received €1.3 million from Singapore's Clean Energy Research program (CERP). Overall, the program awarded €6.9 million to five solar energy research teams.
A spokesperson told pv magazine that Norway-based REC has been awarded SG$1.9 million from CERP to both develop and commercialize back contact modules. Together with its partner ASM Technology Singapore Pte Ltd, the company will look at reducing costs and improving efficiency through the use of Metal Wrap Through (MWT) technology.
According to the spokesperson, the research work will be carried out in Singapore, where the company manufactures photovoltaic wafers, cells and modules. "The technology activities related to cells and modules concentrate on higher efficiency and lower cost devices to be produced in REC's cell and module plants. An integral part of these efforts are production technologies for handling thinner wafers," they said. They did not disclose what efficiency gains or cost reductions the company was targeting, however.
Another four solar energy research teams have also reportedly received a portion of the €6.9 million allocated by CERP. In a grant call, the program said it was looking for research proposals dealing with: crystalline silicon cost reductions in materials, cells, modules and systems (Domain A); and silicon wafer, cell and module recycling innovations (Domain B).
On its website, it explained, "For Domains A and B, the emphasis will be on innovations in increasing efficiencies, reducing material use and implementing novel design and test methodologies for PV materials, wafer cells, modules and systems. These processes and technologies should exhibit improvements in overall cost as well as cell or module efficiencies."
CERP could not be immediately contacted for more information on which other companies had received funding.
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I have the exact same problem. Looking forward to a solution.
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Check if the instrument is in Talk-only or listen-only modes. You do not want either of those modes. Use special function 21.0 for that. (just to be perfectly clear, press [2] [1] [.] [0] [SPCL]). The address, in binary, will be displayed in the left display, and in the right display is another 3-bit binary number representing Talk-only, Listen-only, and (HP-IB)IRQ. So you should see 000 or 001 in the right display, otherwise you need to disable Talk-only or Listen-only. There is a DIP switch inside the instrument for that. The procedure to access and set the DIP switch is covered in the manual on page 2-5.
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Nope; that's not it. The instrument is not in talk-only or listen-only mode. The right hand display shows "001". (I've read all of the user's manual and a good chunk of the service manual, and can't find anything in the settings that I haven't tried.)
It's either a weird incompatibility with HP's own 82357B or there's something in the hardware that is prone to failure, as far as I can tell. Unfortunately I don't have any other GPIB controllers to compare with. |
13th March 2012, 10:11 PM | #5 |
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Could it be a read-after-write issue? The 8903 doesn't support that.
With the 8903B in any mode you should be able to transmit command "RR" (Read Right) and get the reading of the right display output to the GPIB. I use (pseudo code): Transmit "RR" Delay 200 ms Read GPIB I'm having no issues with my 8903A and Prologix GPIB-USB and GPIB-LAN controllers. ~Tom
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Mine says 00010 000. I assumed that it was an issue with the USB GPIB adapter.
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Do you have the correct line termination set? Incorrect line terminations will leave the instrument waiting for the end of the request.
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I'm having the same issue as other guys here and tried several things but no solution. I can get good result from Pete's Millett softwares "Frequency Response" and "THD vs F", but the "THD vs Level/Power" routines gives a GPIB error on instrument "ERROR 24" during the execution and than a bad result in terms of graphic result: I get just a vertical line on the THD vs Level/Power curve! Did you find a solution meanwhile? Cheers, Luca. |
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For simple I/O using the Agilent Connection expert, you need to double click the instrument (my 8903's address is 28) then select properties, then turn off the Auto- Identify feature. The instrument will now have a green check mark next to it. This will allow you to send it commands with the I/O feature. The syntax for sending command with the I/O function is as shown in the manual, except with a "*" in front of the command. Because I purchase the student addition of VEE, I can't compile anything otherwise I would share compiled files. If you own VEE, I would be happy to share the stuff I've made. Don't know if this helps, happy to try and answer any questions. Ken |
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Mr.Millett's "THD vs Voltage/Power" fixed
Hi All,
I have fixed my issue with Mr. Millett's "THD vs Voltage/Power". For clarification the above issue comes out only with those GPIB adapters (mainly USB to GPIB) that are not able to add automatically the "EOL" command to each WRITE command send to the instrument. Original Millett's softwares "voltage_v2.vxe" and "power_v2.vxe" have a missing "EOL" on the command WRITE TEXT "M1" . This missing EOL causes the instrument to produce an "ERROR 24" during its setting to "AC LEVEL" mode (operated by M1 instruction) and for this the subsequent voltage reading is not correct producing voltage spikes in the reading and finally in the graph THD vs. Voltage/Power. I have fixed the native VEE files, that Mr.Millett has kindly provided to me, by adding the EOL command to the above said line (attached line detail on one print screen), installed an evaluation version of VEE (7.0) and then producing the RUN TIME version of the 2 fixed files. Thought the software were not mine and kindly supplied by Mr.Millett I have sent him an e-mail to inform about the bug I have found and how to fix so please kindly ask him for the solution or wait for him to publish the updated files for HP8903B on his website (if he will). Bye, Luca. P.S. All the 4 softwares from Mr.Millett now works perfectly on both XP and 7 OS with VEE RUN TIME 9.2 patched to 9.22 and using the BMJD TECH S82357 USB to GPIB adapter. |
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Greene and his engine were the first to respond to the 911 call. Hours after firefighters left, neighbors saw Bartlett's house engulfed in flames. She did not survive. DeKalb County acting Fire Chief Eddie O'Brien believes Greene's termination should stand.
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Greene testified he could not locate the house and was never told Bartlett made the 911 call herself.
"I asked if there was any further information and was advised there was no further," said Greene.
He said if he had more information, the outcome may have been different.
"I feel like with what I was working with, the information I was provided or not provided and the orders I was given, that I was doing my job," said Greene.
Greene had completed training less than a month before the fatal fire. He will find out if he'll get his job back in two to three weeks.
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Griffin House was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio. His father worked in a tire shop and his mother helped place children with foster families. In high school, the athletically gifted House landed a role in a musical and was surprised to learn that he had a natural talent for singing. House bought his first guitar for $100 from a friend, turned down a golf scholarship to Ohio University and instead went to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and started to teach himself how to play the guitar and write songs.
House began writing and recording and issued his first independent release, Upland, in 2003. His music attracted attention from Nettwerk, a Vancouver-based management company and record label, and House partnered with the label's American branch to issue Lost & Found in 2004. In August 2004, on CBS Sunday Morning, music journalist Bill Flanagan (MTV/VH1) raved about Lost and Found, putting the newcomer on his short list of the best emerging songwriters in the U.S. "I bought House's CD after a show in New York City," said Flanagan, "and this never happens: I took it home and must have listened to it 20 times that weekend. I was knocked out."
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Liven up an old lamp shade with this Ornamental Lamp Shade idea from Inkadinkado. It's an easy DIY project to help inspire you when it comes to redecorating your room. Make this DIY lampshade in any color you desire, and remember, they're good in pairs!
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- Large stamping block 6x6"
- Craft paint: terra cotta
- Purchased lamp
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- Measure the circumference and height of your lampshade. Remove all wrinkles and fold lines from the fabric. Cut the fabric to measure 1" longer (circumference) and 2" wider (height) than the lampshade measurements.
- Lay the fabric on a covered work surface. Use a paper plate to hold the paint you will use, then apply paint to the stamp with the foam brush. Working from the center of the fabric, stamp the desired images. Let dry.
- Spray the back side of the fabric with spray adhesive and center the fabric on the existing lampshade. Smooth out any air pockets as you wrap the fabric around the shade. Fold the upper and lower edges to the inside of the shade. Neatly overlap the ends.
- Using spray adhesive on the reverse side, adhere the ribbon to the lower edge of the shade.
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Kenya RPCV David M. Blicker writes: People who are constantly hungry and fighting off controllable illnesses and diseases do not dwell on issues of good governance
"America and other nations that subsidize the production of crops (corn, soybeans, cotton and more) also grown in Africa could change the lives of millions by promptly phasing out that practice. Allowing Africans to produce products that will sell competitively on the world market should be our goal. Only when people have sustainable opportunities, a full stomach, and better health will anything else matter."
Kenya RPCV David M. Blicker writes: People who are constantly hungry and fighting off controllable illnesses and diseases do not dwell on issues of good governance
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Re "Africa's poverty keeps growing," July 19: Thank you for publishing the Edward Harris article. It's good for Sacramentans who read about their own economic concerns to get a dose of someone else's. So few informative pieces ever make it to American newspapers at all, much less an eye-catching picture and story so well placed.
Between 1999 and 2002, I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya as a small business adviser, working at a grass-roots level. There, one learns that that democracy, transparency and other good governance concepts mean very little to families who struggle every single day for maybe one meal, a clean water source, money to educate a child, or suffer silently from treatable diseases. People who are constantly hungry and fighting off controllable illnesses and diseases do not dwell on issues of good governance.
America and other nations that subsidize the production of crops (corn, soybeans, cotton and more) also grown in Africa could change the lives of millions by promptly phasing out that practice. Allowing Africans to produce products that will sell competitively on the world market should be our goal. Only when people have sustainable opportunities, a full stomach, and better health will anything else matter.
- David M. Blicker, Sacramento
When this story was posted in July 2006, this was on the front page of PCOL:Read the stories and leave your comments.
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RPCV Ron Tschetter to head Peace Corps
President Bush has nominated Ron Tschetter to serve as Director of the Peace Corps. Tschetter, 64, is the president of an investment firm based in Montana. He volunteered with his wife to work as family planning advisers in India and is a former Chairman of the National Peace Corps Association.
PCOL Comment: Congratulations to the Bush administration for an inspired choice for Peace Corps Director. Ron Tschetter is not only an RPCV but was Chairman of the NPCA. Best wishes to Mr. Tschetter on his future tenure as Director of the Peace Corps.
Latest: How Ron Tschetter was selected as Peace Corps Director.
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The Peace Corps Library is now available online with over 40,000 index entries in 500 categories. Looking for a Returned Volunteer? Check our RPCV Directory or leave a message on our Bulletin Board. New: Sign up to receive our free Monthly Magazine by email, research the History of the Peace Corps, or sign up for a daily news summary of Peace Corps stories. FAQ: Visit our FAQ for more information about PCOL.
Support the US-Peruvian Trade Pact
Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, the Peace Corps President, has been lobbying both Democratic and Republican legislators to support the US-Peruvian trade pact before July 28, when his term ends and a US congressional recess begins. If President Bush fails to get approval before Congress goes on recess, it will be a case study proving that the United States does not reward its friends. Please call your representatives.
Jody Olsen will be acting Peace Corps Director
The Senate confirmed Gaddi Vasquez to head the FAO on June 30. Jody Olsen will be acting Director until the President makes a permanent appointment. Olsen has been Deputy Director of the Peace Corps since 2002. She served in Tunisia as a PCV. Latest: "As of now (July 20), Gaddi Vasquez is still the Peace Corps Director."
Changing the Face of Hunger
In his new book, Former Congressman Tony Hall (RPCV Thailand) says humanitarian aid is the most potent weapon the United States can deploy against terrorism. An evangelical Christian, he is a big believer in faith-based organizations in the fight against hunger. Members of Congress have recently recommended that Hall be appointed special envoy to Sudan to focus on ending the genocide in Darfur.
PC will not return to East Timor in 2006
Volunteers serving in East Timor have safely left the country as a result of the recent civil unrest and government instability. Latest: The Peace Corps has informed us that at this time, the Peace Corps has no plans to re-enter the country in 2006. The Peace Corps recently sent a letter offering eligible volunteers the opportunity to reinstate their service in another country.
Chris Dodd considers run for the White House
Senator Chris Dodd plans to spend the next six to eight months raising money and reaching out to Democrats around the country to gauge his viability as a candidate. Just how far Dodd can go depends largely on his ability to reach Democrats looking for an alternative to Hillary Clinton. PCOL Comment: Dodd served as a Volunteer in the Dominican Republic and has been one of the strongest supporters of the Peace Corps in Congress.
The RPCV who wrote about Ben Hogan
Probably no RPCV has done more to further the Third Goal of the Peace Corps than John Coyne with the Peace Corps Writers web site and newsletter that he and Marian Haley Beil have produced since 1989. Now John returns to writing about his first love - golf in "The Caddie who knew Ben Hogan." Read an excerpt from his novel, an interview with the author and a schedule of his book readings in Maryland and DC this week.
Vasquez testifies before Senate Committee
Director Vasquez testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his nomination as the new Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture replacing Tony Hall. He has been the third longest serving Peace Corps Director after Loret Ruppe Miller and Sargent Shriver. PCOL Comment: Read our thanks to Director Vasquez for his service to the Peace Corps.
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Interview with a Hit Man
RPCV John Perkins says that for many years he was an "economic hit man" in the world of international finance whose primary job was to convince less developed countries to accept multibillion dollar loans for infrastructure projects that left the recipient countries wallowing in debt and highly vulnerable to outside political and commercial interests. In this exclusive interview for "Peace Corps Online," Colombia RPCV Joanne Roll, author of Remember with Honor, talks to Perkins about his Peace Corps service, his relation with the NSA, "colonization" in Ecuador, the consequences of his work, why he decided to speak out, and what his hopes are for change.
PC Program in Chad temporarily suspended
Director Vasquez announced the temporary suspension of the Peace Corps program in Chad on April 14 and that all 29 Peace Corps volunteers have left the country. With a program dating back forty years (See Page 4 of the April 1966 "Peace Corps Volunteer"), RPCVs hope that volunteers can return to Chad as soon as the situation has stabilized. Congratulations to the Peace Corps for handling the suspension quickly and professionally.
Peace Corps stonewalls on FOIA request
The Ashland Daily Tidings reports that Peace Corps has blocked their request for information on the Volkart case. "After the Tidings requested information pertaining to why Volkart was denied the position � on March 2 � the newspaper received a letter from the Peace Corps FOIA officer stating the requested information was protected under an exemption of the act." The Dayton Daily News had similar problems with FOIA requests for their award winning series on Volunteer Safety and Security.
PCOL readership increases 100%
Monthly readership on "Peace Corps Online" has increased in the past twelve months to 350,000 visitors - over eleven thousand every day - a 100% increase since this time last year. Thanks again, RPCVs and Friends of the Peace Corps, for making PCOL your source of information for the Peace Corps community. And thanks for supporting the Peace Corps Library and History of the Peace Corps. Stay tuned, the best is yet to come.
History of the Peace Corps
PCOL is proud to announce that Phase One of the "History of the Peace Corps" is now available online. This installment includes over 5,000 pages of primary source documents from the archives of the Peace Corps including every issue of "Peace Corps News," "Peace Corps Times," "Peace Corps Volunteer," "Action Update," and every annual report of the Peace Corps to Congress since 1961. "Ask Not" is an ongoing project. Read how you can help.
RPCV admits to abuse while in Peace Corps
Timothy Ronald Obert has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor in Costa Rica while serving there as a Peace Corps volunteer. "The Peace Corps has a zero tolerance policy for misconduct that violates the law or standards of conduct established by the Peace Corps," said Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez. Could inadequate screening have been partly to blame? Mr. Obert's resume, which he had submitted to the Peace Corps in support of his application to become a Peace Corps Volunteer, showed that he had repeatedly sought and obtained positions working with underprivileged children. Read what RPCVs have to say about this case.
Military Option sparks concerns
The U.S. military, struggling to fill its voluntary ranks, is allowing recruits to meet part of their reserve military obligations after active duty by serving in the Peace Corps. Read why there is opposition to the program among RPCVs. Director Vasquez says the agency has a long history of accepting qualified applicants who are in inactive military status. John Coyne says "Not only no, but hell no!" and RPCV Chris Matthews leads the debate on "Hardball." Avi Spiegel says Peace Corps is not the place for soldiers while Coleman McCarthy says to Welcome Soldiers to the Peace Corps. Read our poll results. Latest: Congress passed a bill on December 22 including language to remove Peace Corps from the National Call to Service (NCS) military recruitment program
Why blurring the lines puts PCVs in danger
When the National Call to Service legislation was amended to include Peace Corps in December of 2002, this country had not yet invaded Iraq and was not in prolonged military engagement in the Middle East, as it is now. Read the story of how one volunteer spent three years in captivity from 1976 to 1980 as the hostage of a insurrection group in Colombia in Joanne Marie Roll's op-ed on why this legislation may put soldier/PCVs in the same kind of danger. Latest: Read the ongoing dialog on the subject.


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Applicants must complete secondary school graduation requirements and submit academic test scores before enrolling at Davidson.
Excluding consideration for exceptional circumstances, at least 16 high school units are required, although the average student accepted at Davidson has taken 20 units. These units should include:
To be most competitive in our applicant pool, it is strongly recommended that high school students continue for the third and fourth years in science and in the same foreign language, continue mathematics through calculus, and take additional courses in history.
Candidates should take at least five academic subjects each year in secondary school, unless the school curriculum is structured around four. It is important that a challenging academic program be taken each year, but especially in the junior and senior years.
All applicants must take the SAT or the ACT, and have an official score sent to Davidson. We recommend that juniors take the SAT or the ACT no later than the end of junior year, particularly if interested in the Early Decision plan. For Regular Decision applicants, students should take the test no later than December of senior year.
It is recommended, but not required, that applicants submitting the SAT also take two SAT Subject Tests (mathematics and one of your choosing) and that those submitting the ACT send results from the ACT Writing Test.
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The Office of Admission does not offer interviews as a part of the application process, and they are not required. We do, however, offer individual information sessions for students and families following campus tours. These are personalized meetings with admission staff members, but are meant to be purely informative in nature and are non-evaluative.
Evidence of fluency in English through writing samples and successful performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. TOEFL scores must be sent directly to Davidson by the testing agency.


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... s what happened a very crowded weekend, in Halkidiki. I could not find a five star hotel to stay and by chance I chose to book a room at Alkyonis Hotel! I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised!
Alkyonis Hotel is a three star hotel of very affordable prices!
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Life's a beach
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Olives n' Oleander (5500 KM)
... not see one nice individually owned house in Bulgaria and in the country side all the gardens were intensive food growing allotments. There were very few plant nurseries in Bulgaria but in both Greece and Turkey there are lots, I think nurseries are a reflection of affluence they are nice but not necessary. On the other hand Bulgaria looks naturally richer, the soil looked fantastic and amount of beautiful woodland was a testament to the rainfall.
Outing in the rain!
... time at the gym and spa then by night we enjoyed our drink at the elegantly decorated lobby.
We decided that it was worthwhile to return and enjoy all this with sunny weather too and get a chance to enjoy the sea too!Final Realization: To people who love or need a small outing and change of scenery, weather is never an obstacle but maybe an ally and opportunity of a different sort of experiences!
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There is no such thing as the perfect GIS data. It is a fact in any science, and cartography is no exception. However, the imperfection of data and its effects on GIS analysis had not been considered in great detail until recent years. In the last decade, GIS specialists started to accept that error, inaccuracy, and imprecision can affect the quality of many types of GIS projects, in the sense that errors that are not accounted for can turn the analysis in a GIS project to a useless exercise. Understanding error inherent in GIS data is critical to ensuring that any spatial analysis performed using those datasets meets a minimum threshold for accuracy. The saying, "Garbage in, garbage out" applies all to well when data that is inaccurate, imprecise, or full of errors is used during analysis.
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The power of GIS resides in its ability to use many types of data related to the same geographical area to perform the analysis, integrating different datasets within a single system. But when a new dataset is brought to the GIS, the software imports not only the data, but also the error that the data contains. The first action to take care of the problem of error is being aware of it and understanding the limitations of the data being used.
Accuracy and Precision
In order to really understand the relevance of accuracy and precision, we should start getting the difference between both terms:
Accuracy can be defined as the degree or closeness to which the information on a map matches the values in the real world. Therefore, when we refer to accuracy, we are talking about quality of data and about number of errors contained in a certain dataset. In GIS data, accuracy can be referred to a geographic position, but it can be referred also to attribute, or conceptual accuracy.
Precision refers how exact is the description of data. Precise data may be inaccurate, because it may be exactly described but inaccurately gathered. (Maybe the surveyor made a mistake, or the data was recorded wrongly into the database).
In the series of images above, the concept of precision versus accuracy is visualized. The crosshair of each image represents the true value of the entity and the red dots represent the measure values. Image A is precise and accurate, image B is precise but not accurate, image C is accurate but imprecise, Image D is neither accurate nor precise. Understanding both accuracy and precision is important for assessing the usability of a GIS dataset. When a dataset is inaccurate but highly precise, corrective measures can be taken to adjust the dataset to make it more accurate.
Error involves assessing both the imprecision of data and its inaccuracies.
Sources of Inaccuracy and Imprecision
Some sources of error in GIS data are very obvious, whereas others are more difficult to notice. GIS software can make the users to think that their data is accurate and precise to a degree that is not quite real. Scale, for example, is an inherent error in cartography; depending on the scale used, we will be able to represent different type of data, in a different quantity and with a different quality. Cartographers should always adapt the scale of work to the level of detail needed in their projects.
The age of data may be another obvious source of error. When data sources are too old, some, or a big part, of the information base may have changed. GIS users should always be mindful when using old data and the lack of currency to that data before using it for contemporary analysis.
There are some types of errors created when formatting data for processing. Changes in scale, reprojections, import/export from raster to vector, etc. are all examples of possible sources of formatting errors.
Other sources of error may not be so obvious, some of them originated at the moment of initial measurements, even from the moment of capturing the data cause by users.
Quite often we can identify quantitative and qualitative errors. A common mistake consists on label errors. For instance, an agricultural land may be incorrectly marked as a marsh, and this would cause an error that the map user may not notice because he may not be familiar with the area in question. Quantitative errors may occur also when using instrument that have not been properly calibrated creating subsequent errors hard to identify in the field, but that will cause your project to lose accuracy and reliability.
We also have to pay attention to what has been defined as positional accuracy, whichis dependent on the type of data. Cartographers can accurately locate certain features like roads, boundary lines, etc. but other data with less defined position in space such as soil types, may be just an approximate location based on the estimation of the cartographer. Other features, like climate, for instance lack defined boundaries in nature and, therefore, are subject to subjective interpretation.
Topological errors occur often during the digitizing process. Errors of the operator may result in polygon knots, and loops, and there may be some errors associated with damaged source maps as well.
Errors can be intentionally introduced in GIS data. Most commonly, generalization which is used to reduce the amount of detail in a dataset, introduces error by removing aspects of a feature.
Another intentional introduction of error is the trademarking sometimes found within datasets by commercial GIS vendors. For example, a GIS data vendor may insert false streets or fake street names into a dataset.
We can never forget that inaccuracy, imprecision, and the resulting error, may be compounded in a GIS project when we need to employ more than one data source. In these types of projects, one error leads to another, compounding its effects on the analysis and affecting the entire project. For that reason, it becomes clear that the best way to avoid the dangers of propagation of errors would be to always prepare a data quality report for data created by the GIS users, even if they don't plan to share the data with others. The use of metadata, (or data about the data), is one of the first tools that any GIS user should consult in order to know more about the data that he is using and to avoid adding more error to a data that in any case will never be perfect. Any good metadata should always include some basic information like age of the data, origin, area that it covers, scale, projection system, accuracy, format, etc.


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What is it like to kill? What is it like to be under fire? How do you know what's right? What can you never forget?
In The Things They Cannot Say, award-winning journalist and author Kevin Sites asks these difficult questions of eleven soldiers and marines, who—by sharing the truth about their wars—display a rare courage that transcends battlefield heroics.
For each of these men, many of whom Sites first met while in Afghanistan and Iraq, the truth means something… (più)
There are, of course, no easy answers, but Sites highlights the importance of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and sharing stories.
Editore: Harper Perennial (29 Gennaio 2013)
Format: EPUB
Numero di pagine: 336 pagine
Dimensioni del file: 2.2 MB
Protezione: DRM
Lingua: Inglese