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Hi Jay,
For your monitor, VertRefresh should be 85 since 85Hz is your monitor's
capability. But instead of just setting it to 85, it's best to give it a
range that it is capable, so X can pick the best one out of all the
possible ones. Since most monitors are capable of 60Hz, it's safe to
assume your monitor is also. So I'd set your VertRefresh rate to this:
VertRefresh 59-86
As for HorizSync, I don't quite understand that thing. I usually work
with the default range, tweaking it as necessary. As long as you know the
vertical refresh rate is set properly, it's not too hard to tweak it. I
think you can use xvidtune to help you tweak it, too.
BTW, many monitors today has the ability to display its current display
rate. So if you have Windows or Knoppix and can get it into the mode that
you want, you can write down its display setting and apply it in the
XF86Config-4 file. For example, by clicking on the [2] button on my
monitor I see that my Windows XP display (hehe) is currently set to "fH
68.7kHz, fV 85.1Hz", which means my display is currently using horizontal
sync rate of 68.7kHz and vertical refresh rate of 85.1Hz. So I *could*
set my XF86Config-4 file to say:
HorizSync 68-69
VertRefresh 85-86
to get the exact same setting. It's possible I won't get the exact same
setting, though, so I'd expand the range a bit, like this:
HorizSync 60-80
VertRefresh 70-90
Just approximating, knowing that my awesome Panasonic PanaSync Pro P110i
monitor I got from Geoff isn't stupid enough to blow up if I enter in some
bad number.
Just try it. See if it works using your monitor's display feedback.
Monitors today don't blow up or smoke away like they used to... not that
I've ever seen one do that. Thankfully...
BTW, as I mentioned before, being able to set high refresh rates isn't
just about the video card, but also about the monitor, so you gotta make
sure the monitor is capable of it, too. I got the impression that this is
a laptop computer, and if all you're using is the built-in LCD monitor,
then it's fine at 60Hz. If you don't have a CRT monitor that you plug in
regularly, then keep it at 60Hz to be compatible with various things you
may end up plugging into (CRT, projector, A/V signal converter, etc. --
they all work at 60Hz but may not at higher rates!) Otherwise match it
with the CRT monitor that you plug into regularly 'cuz it's pointless to
adjust the rates for things you may never plug into... Just my 2 cents..
whatever that really means...! =P
Oh yeah, you're not finding the HorizSync and VertRefresh values for your
video card on the Internet because those are values for the monitor, not
the video card! If you wanna look up those values, look up your CRT
monitor's specs, not your video card's!
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Jay Strauss wrote:
> > The refresh rate is in /etx/X11/XF86Config-4, under the monitor section:
> >
> > Section "Monitor"
> > Identifier "Panasonic"
> > HorizSync 30-100
> > VertRefresh 50-160 <---- here; apparently my monitor
> > Option "DPMS" can handle 50Hz to 160Hz
> > EndSection
> >
> > For LCD monitors, though, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter what refresh
> > rate you use -- it ends up being 60Hz. Maybe I'm wrong, but LCD monitors
> > are all very similar in its refresh rate. It'll make a difference if you
> > plug in an external CRT monitor to your laptop, though then your refresh
> > rate will depend on the external monitor's capability.
> >
> > -Mark
> Hi Mark,
> My graphics card is capable of 85Hz, but I don't know the refresh rates of
> the vertical and horizontal. I can't seem to find them on the web either
> Thanks
> Jay
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> My Linux has been acting weird for a while... and it's finally gotten
> hosed today (just the root partition, as far as I can tell, though).
> It's incredibly annoying to use alpha/beta kernel modules... at least I
> think that's the source of the problem...
whoa. wait a minute. don't reinstall linux just yet.
what happened?
what makes you think the root partition is hosed?
> I guess I'll reinstall the root
> partition.
> But I'm not sure how I can install just the root partition. 'cause the
> "install" option (on Mandrake) would try to *install* RPMs (as opposed to
> *upgrade* RPMs) which may not work properly because there are existing
> RPMs. Which reminds me -- since the root partition is gone, the RPM
> database is also gone, right?
depends. the rpm database, i believe, goes under /var. perhaps
> -- so what will happen if I try to
> install/upgrade an RPM and there are existing files from the previous
> install but not registered in the RPM database?
nothing. if you *install* linux, rpm shouldn't check any database which may
exist. installing linux and populating an rpm database is MUCH different
than doing rpm -U a billion times.
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The City of Adak lies in the northern half of Adak Island, approximately 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage in the middle of the Aleutian Island chain. The city owns and operates the community's sanitation services and its council serves as the utility's policy-making body. Drinking water for the community is derived from Lake Bonnie Rose, treated at a small water system, stored in four holding tanks, and then piped to facilities and housing units. All housing units in Adak are fully plumbed. There is a wastewater treatment facility in Adak, but it has not been operating since the US Navy left the island; untreated wastewater is now simply piped to an ocean outfall in Kuluk Bay. The city also collects solid waste and deposits it at a landfill. Bulk fuel is provided by the Adak Petroleum, which maintains nine underground tanks with a total capacity of approximately 18 million gallons of marine diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. Diesel-generated electrical power is provided by TDX Adak Generating. The city is working with engineers and other experts on a project that would begin with disconnecting water service to the numerous unoccupied homes in Adak and include the installation of meters on water lines left operating. The meters will help the city determine how much water is being consumed in the community, which is essential for planning upgrades to, or replacement of, the existing water treatment facility in the future. The city reports that it is working to improve conditions at its solid waste burn dump in order to protect bald eagles; until those conditions are improved, it will be burying the community's solid waste.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
RUBA staff traveled to Adak this quarter to conduct a utility management assessment, which recommended the city fully enforce its collections policies, complete its 2013 Consumer Confidence Report, employ job descriptions and an employee evaluation process, and implement other important management practices. The visit also allowed RUBA staff to provide training and guidance to city staff and officials on drafting ordinances, absentee voting, conflicts of interest, records retention, inventory control and critical spare parts lists, and matters of parliamentary procedure. Further, RUBA staff communicated with the city council and the city officials to develop proposals for employee health insurance alternatives during the visit. In the balance of the quarter, RUBA staff made recommendations in the development of employee letters of acceptance, assisted in analyzing Adak's utility bill collection rate, and gave reminders of voter registration notification requirements. RUBA staff also advised in the amendment of collections policies by resolution, provided sample code language authorizing the utility to refer delinquent accounts to a private collections agency, and outlined procedures for removing items of business from a proposed council meeting agenda.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff will continue to provide assistance to the city in its efforts to address its utility bill collections policy, develop and employ job descriptions and a formal evaluation process for all positions, and improve other utility management practices as requested. RUBA staff will also continue to invite city staff and officials to utility management trainings.
Essential Indicators:
24 of 26
Sustainable Indicators:
17 of 27
Total Score:
41 of 53
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The City of Adak follows the State's fiscal year running from July 1 to June 30, and adopted its FY15 budget by non-code ordinance timely on June 25, 2014. The ordinance compares planned FY15 income and expenses alongside then-estimated year-end FY14 actual amounts. Water and wastewater income and expenses are budgeted for separately as an enterprise within the overall budget city budget. The city plans to balance roughly $121,000 in sanitation service-related expenses in FY15 with nearly $130,000 in revenue from user fees alone; no subsidies from other sources are expected to be needed. The budget realistically accounts for expenses related to wages, payroll taxes, insurance, fuel and electricity, operator training and certification, testing, supplies, telephone and internet, chlorine gas, merchant service fees for the utility's credit card payment system, and repairs and maintenance. Income estimates are similarly realistic, with nearly all values at or below FY14 budgeted amounts. The city council, which serves as the utility's governing body, receives financial reports at each of its monthly meetings which include a profit and loss report comparing budgeted and actual amounts and a statement of cash flows. According to May and June 2014 financial reports, year-to-date (YTD) revenues exceeded budgeted amounts and YTD expenditures were below budgeted amounts. Meeting minutes do not indicate that a manager's report addressing utility matters, either verbal or written, is consistently given to the council monthly. RUBA staff verified that the city is current in paying its electric bills to TDX Adak Generating, the local electric utility. Fuel for the community is provided by Adak Petroleum, which maintains sizeable storage tanks on the island and receives regular bulk fuel shipments. The city has budgeted for, and has sufficient funds on-hand to purchase, fuel from Adak Petroleum whenever necessary.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The city's utility bill collections policy is outlined in Chapter 4.11 of Adak's municipal code. In accordance with those policies, bills are sent to customers at the end of each month of service and due within 30 days. Utility bills include charges for water, wastewater, and garbage services at authorized rates. Services are itemized as required by the city's utility ordinances. Customers can pay their bill with cash or check, or by credit card. With signed authorization from customers, the city will also processes recurring charges for utility service by entering the customer's credit card information manually each month. Receipts for any payment are available and the previous month's payment is noted on monthly statements. The city does not charge the penalty of 1.5 percent or $20 (whichever is greater) on utility accounts as soon as they become delinquent, as mandated by Section 4.11.10(B) of the code; only the 10.5 percent per annum interest on those delinquent accounts is assessed in accordance with Section 4.11.10(C). The city also selectively refers delinquent accounts to a private collections agency, though these efforts are outside of the collections measures authorized by ordinance. Until the city fully enforces its adopted collections policy as it is currently written, or until it amends its policy to authorize and then fully enforces other actions, the relevant essential indicator in this section is marked 'No'. A review of a customer aging summary and a billings report shows that approximately 81 percent of customers routinely pay their current bills on time and in full each month. However, roughly 35 percent of customers owe the city for utility bills that are more than six months old and, in total, the city is due more than $35,000 in utility charges more than 30 days past due. The city uses QuickBooks for its accounts receivable and accounts payable processes, and Intuit Full Service for payroll. The city has an organized chart of accounts with a logical five-digit numbering system. Bookkeeping operations are divided between the city manager and the city clerk. The clerk largely handles customer payments (except for her own), while the manager tracks accounts payable and payroll. All employee purchases must be approved and made by the city manager after a standardized purchase request form is completed and submitted. Available budgeted funds are considered before every purchase. Purchase orders are matched to checks and invoices and duly filed. All checks must carry two approved signatures.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
The city uses Intuit Full Service for calculating and processing payroll tax liabilities. The IRS's Taxpayer Advocacy Service confirmed on September 10, 2014 that the city is in compliance with its federal tax filing and deposit requirements. The State's Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) granted the city Employment Security Tax clearance on September 5, 2014. The city is not listed on the July-August 2014 Lien Watch report published by DCCED.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
The city carries an Alaska Municipal League Joint Insurance Association (AMLJIA) workers' compensation insurance policy valid until July 1, 2015. The policy covers incidences up to the statutory limit. Coverage is posted in accordance with State law at the city office, both city shops, and the airport. Since 2011, the city's personnel policies have been included in a formal 'Personnel Policy Manual' that is separate from the municipal code and amendable by council resolution. The manual appropriately defines job classification types (regular full-time, regular part-time, temporary, and probationary) and provides for a detailed system of progressive discipline. Additionally, it addresses work hours and overtime, pay periods, deductions, leave accrual, holidays, insurance, travel and per diem, harassment, grievances, nepotism, drug usage, hiring, a six-month probationary period, and promotions. While Section 5.01.50(5) of the manual requires that job descriptions be available for all positions, and Section 5.01.50(1) that the city manager conduct a performance evaluation for each regular employee every 12 months, these policies are not fully enforced. Job announcements are posted for any vacancy, but they do not necessarily detail all of the position's duties and responsibilities. The city manager is responsible for conducting evaluations of Public Works Department staff, including the operators, while the city/utility clerk's evaluation is to be conducted by the city council. Personnel files are available for all positions and include necessary tax and immigration paperwork, as well as an employee's original application, but they do not contain signed letters of acceptance. The community is only accessible by a 1,200-mile flight twice each week from Anchorage, and local internet access is limited and expensive. These conditions generally constrain employees' ability to attend trainings in-person or online. Nonetheless, the city has allocated $5,000 in its FY15 budget for operator travel and training and the city always supports utility staff seeking training whenever it's available and affordable.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The City of Adak owns the community's utility systems and, in accordance with Title 2 of its municipal code, administers sanitation services. The city council is the governing body for the utility and meets the third Wednesday of every month, with notices posted at the two entrances of city office, a local store, the tribal office, and other community facilities in accordance with the Open Meetings Act (OMA). A review of six months of meeting minutes shows that the council has been actively engaged in utility-related business by adjusting monthly rates as necessary, approving a sanitation service business plan, reviewing utility easements, pursuing utility feasibility studies, adopting an annual budget on-time, and considering other matters as they're presented. The essential indicator in this section related to the enforcement of utility policy is marked 'No' until the collections practices are in line with adopted policies, as addressed previously in this report. The city manager serves as utility manager. He has worked for the city for approximately four years. The city clerk serves as utility clerk, and has been employed with the city for over two years. As described in the 'Accounting Systems' section of this report, bookkeeping process are split between the manager and the clerk. Both have degrees in business administration and are adequately trained. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) recognizes one primary operator and one backup operator, but a third Public Works Department employee is also involved in certain utility operations. No operator with the city is certified; however, that the utility is not on the July 2014 Significant Non-Complier (SNC) list, operates at the proposed level of service, and has not suffered service outages due to operator error, as detailed in the following section of this report, indicates that the three are adequately trained. A staff organizational chart was included with a recent utility business plan, but showed the city clerk as appointed by the city manager, rather than by the city council as the city code requires. A corrected organizational chart provided to RUBA staff has not yet been formally adopted.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
It was noted in previous sections of the report that the community's exceptionally remote location, the expense and infrequency of transportation, and the high cost of internet limit operators' ability to obtain necessary training and certifications. However, the city has arranged to have the operators take proctored certification exams at the local school this fall, and the operators have been supplied educational materials from ADEC to study in the meantime. The city manager reports to only visit utility sites for spot checks about once per year, which is not sufficient to ensure that maintenance items are being completed as appropriate, or that workplace conditions are clean, safe, and organized. The city manager and utility staff will sometimes participate in AMLJIA's monthly safety teleconferences, but no routine safety meetings are held and documented. Nonetheless, the manager is in regular communication with the operators and safety and operational concerns are addressed as they arise. The city reports that there have been no service outages in the last five years due to management problems, and the utility continues to operate at the level of service proposed. It is not listed on the most recent SNC list. The city has not completed and distributed its 2013 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) by the July 1, 2014 deadline. Adak's sanitary survey, which must be completed every three years, is also overdue, though the city reports it has been unable to have State officials travel out to the community to complete the survey, even at the city's offered expense. Following municipal incorporation in 2001, the city inherited a sprawling, aged sanitation system built by the US Navy to service a population of about 6,000 people while the military base was in operation. The city doesn't know the full nature of that system; it doesn't know the condition of all the pipes, the location of all valves and appurtenances, and the severity of any leaks. The type and number of backup supplies that are kept on hand are based on the system as it is known to the city and its operators. The utility does not maintain inventory control or critical spare parts lists; parts are ordered as-needed. While the infrequency of air travel to the community could potentially delay the delivery of parts, contracted jet airline service increases the likelihood parts orders will arrive within a week.
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the little details on the house – the blind, number and button handle – were sadly not at all my invention (although i did have the brainwave of taking the number from a selvedge rather than attempting to embroider it) all credit to syko's fantastic houses. believe me i had to strongly restrain myself from duplicating wholesale all of her clever little touches.the tree side of things, and the little dress. but it's all been good practice – i'm getting quite good at bindings now, i even managed a mitred corner on this one – as neat on the back as it is on the front thanks to this explanation of what to do with the back, cos the suggestion that it will somehow mitre itself on the back which appears to be pretty widespread is a long way from the truth in my experience. and my quilting stitches are getting smaller, if not much more regular. here's a question for any hand quilters reading – when people say it's more important that your stitches are even than small, should i be aiming for stitches that are the same size as each other, or should they also be the same size as the spaces between them?
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comment from sarah
time: 10/4/2007, 8:09 pm
Your little quilt is so beautiful, it pains me to read you criticising it so much!
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This is so beautiful! I just came across your blog a few days ago and I'm hooked. So inspirational!
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time: 11/4/2007, 6:56 pm
thanks for the kind comments guys
comment from tamara
time: 12/4/2007, 5:22 am
Just beautiful
comment from Maditi
time: 12/4/2007, 8:51 am
I love your house mini quilt!
comment from Alex
time: 12/4/2007, 12:36 pm
Hey, Soph, your quilt looks lovely. Really. Lovely!
Do the next, try something new, quilt it, see where your stitching is going, see if you like it, if not, make it different the next time. I think it's up to you to decide which stitches work best for you and your quilts.
comment from Cascade Lily
time: 11/2/2008, 8:57 am
Sophie, it really is lovely! In fact, I think you've given me some inspiration for my next project with the Four Seasons Quilt Swap!
With hand quilting, the real experts have stitch length the same on the front as the back. BUT! All quilting is personal, so you work out what's right for you and what YOU like. Don't let those quilting police stop you from being creatively original
comment from Florence
time: 11/2/2008, 10:34 am
I just saw your quilt on Sew, Mama, Sew and felt compelled to come visiting to say how lovely it is!
comment from Tammy
time: 11/2/2008, 4:26 pm
This is really really nice!!! I love houses.
comment from Kajsa aka syko
time: 12/2/2008, 6:49 pm
Hi! I found your adorable little quilt at the sew mama sew blog and clicked my way here! I am very happy to hear that my house quilts did inspire you! It also reminds me I should go in with my house quilt series some day soon…
Happy sewing!


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September 1st, 2005 #1
30-point perspectiveOriginally Posted by termespheres.com
And here is the Brain Strain thing: http://www.termespheres.com/brainstrain.html
6 point perspective: http://www.termespheres.com/perspective.html
Pretty crazy, I thought there was only up to 4 point.
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September 1st, 2005 #3
oh man, that's hilarious! My friends and I made fun of an old dorm roommate cause we thought he was an idiot for BS'ing about learning up to 6-point perspective in high school. Wow...I should probably apologize to him...
I won't though. He's still an idiot.
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September 1st, 2005 #4
i dont see the big deal....u can get tons of perspective points in a more complex city scape scene for example....especially if theres people in the scene....woopty dooo..he can draw shit that recedes to a point...
September 2nd, 2005 #5
about that 5 pt and 6pt perspective. my instructor never taught us that. he only gave us a photocopy of a sphere with intersecting lines. what crap!
so thats how its done...
September 2nd, 2005 #6Originally Posted by Hayabusa
I'm not positive on this, but I think the 2 point, 3 point, 4 point, etc. are completely different ways of "laying out 3d space on a 2d page". You can still have all sorts of vanishing points within those, but where they'll fall will be based off of your initial choice and the scope of the 3d-to-2d representation.
With 3 point perspective, every object has 3 VPs, right? side 1, side 2, and vertical.
but with 4 point perspective, every unique object would have 4 VPs (add another vertical in there). With 5 point, everything's got 5, and so on. I think that's how it works.
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September 2nd, 2005 #7
i can understand 4 points...top, bottom and two sides, hence the curve in the drawings, but how can u have 5 points or more on an object with only 4 sides or planes or whatever? i dont get it
and yes ihad them confused
like in this picture, the cubes say in the frst row can be split in half at the middle cube....all those to the left recede to the "top" aND below they go to the "bottom" of the respective cubes...theres a curve to it so it makes sense, and on top of that they also recede to the sides....i only see 4 points...granted that seperate rows of cubes are on seperate planes and therefore VP's....but i still dont see more then 4 on each row of cubes...maybe they were confusing the same thing i was and just callin everything vanishing points...seeing as how things seem to vanish to them or however have u
i think this line is very misleading
Can a painting have 30 point perspective? Yes....................
really rough redraw so u kno wtf im saying
Last edited by Hayabusa; September 2nd, 2005 at 02:27 AM.
September 2nd, 2005 #8
Ok, I really don't know much on the subject, but I'll try to add something to this. Take it with a grain of salt please.
Originally Posted by Hayabusa
The problem is that the object does not have either 4 sides or planes. In fact, it has no sides or planes. I think that has something to do with not being able to treat this as a flat surface.
Do this: where you are sitting or standing or otherwise right now, turn your head up. Now look at your sides. Now look down. Try to draw all this on a paper (or imagine it). Now, look up, and continue to look further back until you can see beyond the zenith, and then you will have to turn your head and body around to see whats on the other side of your head. Try to imagine how all this would look on paper, it would be a full 360 perspective of everything around you. The 1, 2, and 3 perspective points are true if you are looking at something without turning your head, its like a moment in time. The 4th perspective point is what would happen if you look upwards or downwards, towards the zenith or nadir. The 5th perspective point is what something would look like turning your head both up and down, left and right, and to the diagonals, forming a half-sphere. The 6th perspective point is when you actually turn your head around and look at whats behind you. I guess its trying to draw on a paper, everything you can possibly see from where you are standing, looking in every direction possible. It would give a 360 whole view, therefore, a sphere : )
And I'm guessing its only appropiate to represent that, on an actual spherical surface, rather than a flat surface.
Remember that these are only 2 dimensional photos from a three dimensional object, I'm guessing its much different to hold one of those spheres and turn it around than it is to see still shot of it, flat.
The main problem with this interpretation is that you are considering it as if it was a 2-D image when in isn't, its a 2-D shot of a 3D object. The vanishing lines you established do not recede to those points, they recede following the spherical surface, around the sphere. Also there are several other vp's you didn't mark.
I can't explain the 30 point phenomenon or how it works, I haven't understood it myself, but it has to do with something like this more or less:
There are six vanishing points distributed in equal distance to each other, forming a dodecahedron, like the site mentions. A side of a dodecahedron has 5 edges, so 6 x 5 = 30. This is the part I don't understand, how he establishes all those other vps. I imagine he puts a vanishing point in the middle of one of the edges between the two vanishing points of where the edges meet. But this is only my conjecture.
I hope that cleared things up.... somewhat... its a very confusing subject, I'm quite confused myself.
If anyone sees any conceptual or interpretational flaws on what I posted above, please correct them, my mind feels like its desperatly trying to grasp what this is all about.
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September 2nd, 2005 #9
hrm.... so if you have a spherical range of vision from wherever you sit, if you image that a sphere is 'literally' around you, like a bubble, and that represents all you could see from that point.
draw a cube around that sphere, and each face of the cube has a vanishing point associated with it?
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September 2nd, 2005 #10
I wrote a quick and dirty computer program a while ago that generates a 5pt perspective grid.
It's quite simple, just start with a big circle (which is the horizon if you look straight down into the ground and have 180degree vision), then draw centered ovals horizontally and vertically, and in the middle you draw radiating lines which works as the forward VP.
It sorta works, but the trouble is spacing the ovals, cuz the density should increase towards infinity the less oval they get, ie. the closer to the edge of vision they are. I don't know by what formula...
There's a perspective grid near the bottom here but I think it has the same problem as mine, the squares get distorted near the edges.
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September 2nd, 2005 #11
too complex for my little brain, not worth my time
Last edited by Hayabusa; September 2nd, 2005 at 03:05 PM.
September 2nd, 2005 #12Originally Posted by blankslatejoe
Prometheus|ANJ, that reminded me of this:
And this, from the handprint.com site you mentioned:
Hmm... I don't know about that formula. Ovals get more distorted near the edges from where you are standing, if you walk around the sphere, the ovals in the center from which you are viewing will always seem more "correct" and less distorted. In reality, the sphere has the same ovals distributed all around in a uniform manner, it only seems as if there was more density near the edges.
If the program you wrote was 3d and you could rotate the sphere, you could just distribute ovals uniformly along the sphere and you would just have to rotate views (right?).
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September 2nd, 2005 #13
as an interesting point of topic, I did this once as a neat exersize.
take an empty art frame and string plastic wrap over it... then find a nice scene in real life and use a sharpee to literally 'trace' real life. you have to close one eye and keep yourself still so your view doesn't change, but afterwards you can see things look strangely unreal. Maybe our minds are so accustomed we don't see any distortion as out of the ordinary. but drawing it into a picture, flattened, and the distortion looks unreal. it works really well if you stand close to the frame, so you see more through it, and are inside building/room.
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My first experience with a motorized two-wheeled vehicle was at the age of twelve, exactly forty years ago. The fever has never subsided, only intensified. And one might assume that much time straddling rolling iron steeds has made me an authority. Actually, I always knew the racetrack and off-road pros could teach me a lot. What I did not realize until last weekend was just how much.
With my ticket already paid for, a lifetime dream of a world ride is about to begin June 20th, 2004 in Vladivostok, Siberia. Four continents later Iâll traverse the length of Africa. After a rough and mostly unpleasant ride two years ago at 17,000 feet on the Bolivian Altiplano, I had promised myself to seek professional help. Aware of the rough roads ahead in Asia and Africa, I had my eye out for something to tune me up. As luck would have it, I stumbled onto a rare opportunity to improve my skills with one of the worldâs best. Better late than never.
I first met Jimmy Lewis at the BMW 30th anniversary in Squaw Valley last year. My partner Brad and I encountered a small crowd formed around a man we moments later discovered was the legend of American off-road motorcycle racing, Jimmy Lewis. We figured like everyone else, just to be able to shake his hand was an honor. As we made our way closer, he looked over and said, âHey, youâre that Striking Viking guyâI read your website, great stories.â
He went on to lecture the crowd on the finer points of handling a bike with some very familiar admonishments. Stay relaxed--Let the legs and hips do the work. Donât tense your arms. He had Brad and I grinning as he was mirroring my lectures on Judo, word for word. Later, after his brief appetite-wetting seminar we got to talking shop. He says, âYou know Iâve always wanted to learn some of that martial art stuff, maybe we could work out a trade.â The only thing that could have thrilled me more would have been a call from Brittney Spears asking if it was okay to spend the night.
It took almost a year to get our schedules lined up for him to go for a ride in Judo and me to go for a ride in his class. Iâve spent most of my life on two wheels but I learned more in two days with Jimmy than in the last decade. As a competing martial artist, I understand movement when broken down into science and thatâs what Jimmy does. Most of what he teaches is simple physics that anyone can understand and apply.
The real question was not about the well-known, extraordinary abilities of Jimmy Lewis but rather his ability to teach others. Can he get me on track toward some of what he can do? Forty years of riding also meant forty years of accumulating some bad habits. Jimmy knows this and adjusts his personal instruction to the level of whom he is addressing.
This particular class was small, only ten of us showed up at the Stateline town of Primm for two days of awesome education in the Nevada desert. Okay--I was apprehensive over my classmates. A couple women, a few guys on new bikes obviously untested and two other hotdogs like me. After a short lecture, the class got rolling out onto a dry lakebed for a day of drills and thrills. Just like in martial arts, motorcycle riding is all about honing in your basics. Jimmy turned us loose spread out over a half mile with exercises to practice while his wife Heather and sidekick, Ryan Hanna rode up to us with corrections.
I knew Jimmy also rode a GS1150 Adventure so I brought mine. A lighter 650 Dakar was available, but I wanted to train on the heavier bike to make it easier later. It was inspirational to watch Jimmy perform on a heavy bikeâit took away any excuses. If he can do it, I have to do it. Jimmy doesnât ride a bikeâhe stands on the pegs of a moving machine and gently nudges it with his knees to wherever he wants to go, regardless of terrain or incline. You have to see it to believe it.
As it turns out, there were all levels of riders amongst us with no regard to gender but our instructors kept us busy and constantly moving, dialing in each of us according to our abilities. I can honestly say, there was never a dull moment and by the end of day when it was announced that we should return to the trailer, everyone was tired enough to agree. After dinner, we headed off for a much-needed good nights sleep.
Jimmy announced that Sunday would be the time to put our basics together and hit the trail for a variety of riding conditions from the dry lakebed to dunes of drifting sand. Thatâs where I feel most uncomfortable on a six hundred pound motorcycle, spinning my tires through sand. âThatâs easyâ Jimmy informs us, âYou almost have to try to get stuck.â Well I must have tried awful hard in Bolivia because I spent days buried to my axles.
For our first lesson in sand, he had us bury our wheels and then taught us how to ease out of it with gentle rocking and light throttle. Sound easy? After awhile it was, but not at first because he expected us to keep going without hesitation and then just stand up on the pegs. Makes sense--by doing so, I transferred two hundred twenty pounds from the motorcycle seat to the foot pegs and lowered the center of gravity eighteen inches. This is easy on dirt but soft sand takes getting used to realizing the ground is now further away than when sitting.
The moment I had been waiting for was twenty miles away--climbing the dunes. I had heard the same reports as everyone else when the 1150 Adventure first came out. It was too heavy for real off-roading, maybe light logging roads. Agreed, itâs not as agile as a 250cc Enduro but with training, you can go to the same places. Everyone knows Jimmy can but after his class, I can too.
There were a dozen miles of rocky, rolling and gullied dirt/sand roads until the grand finale sand dune climb. For you skiers, picture riding over and around trails of nasty moguls. Loose gravel, river rocks, deep sand, tight dirt and some washboard. We tackled it all. Most important, we tackled it all at our own pace coaxed along by our instructors.
A few of the lighter bikes flew up behind Jimmy as he rode a dune steeper than I felt comfortable with on the Adventure. Fuck it. If they can do it I can too. After tipping over halfway up and dragging the bike back down, I figured the next try would be the charm. This time I remembered to shift into second gear while standing up and made it to the top before I tipped over. Satisfied that I had summitted, and even though Jimmy had to help me right it, I was content to declare victory and quit while ahead.
The main event in June is so close, fear of injury was constantly with me over the weekend. A broken limb or something popping out of the socket could set me back six months forcing a delayed launch through a less than desirable time window. I could have got a little crazier but opted to err on the side of caution yet still felt challenged the entire weekend.
The real question after the class became, what could I do on my own? What Jimmy really teaches is what to practice later for drills. His classes are infinitely more effective if you practice what you learned over and over. His whole approach, method and philosophy is identical to mine in martial artsâclasses are places to pick up homework assignments and receive corrections.
Living in Palm Springs, California, there is no shortage of sand, especially the tricky stuff to ride on, soft, drifting blow sand. What better way to spend a Sunday morning other than righting my motorcycle halfway up isolated sand dunes. But Jimmyâs techniques for spinning the bike around by twisting the handlebars works and soon Iâm back racing up dune faces. It took a few tries but I got the hang of it and wobbled my way up at will pathways I would not have considered two weeks ago.
Jimmy calls his class a motorcycle safety class and that is what it is. He teaches how to handle a motorcycle better which means safer. The odds are against us out there as motorcycle riders but we can affect those odds with safety equipment, better handling bikes and by increasing our skills.
Whatâs the deal now? I am a more skilled rider, therefore a safer rider affecting the odds. Rutted rocky trails of gulleys and river rocks? No problem now on the big GS. Will it be easier when later switching to a much lighter bike? You bet and I will be doing just that next year rolling across Africa. Stay tuned, film at eleven.
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Maria J. Collazo-Rosado worked for the University of Puerto Rico, heading up its student tutoring department. She suffers from Chron's Disease, which causes inflammation of the intestines. You're not a doctor, and neither am I, but that basically means she runs to the toilet a lot and has to have frequent visits with a doctor.
UPR had a pretty strict attendance policy about using time cards, one which she repeatedly failed to follow (ostensibly because of her condition, though she even failed to text or email when she was going to be late, as required by UPR). She might have had a fighting chance at a claim except ... she failed at her actual job, nuking any possible claims of retaliation and pretextual termination.


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Carphone Warehouse 'waste' by CHI & Partners
The Wombles star in a new integrated campaign for Carphone Warehouse highlighting the issue of waste in the pay monthly mobile market.
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Smallworld Media has announced the launch the fastest broadband speeds for residential users in the UK.
With their Max Broadband package offering speeds of 30Mbps, the company claiming to be the leading provider in the UK for download speeds.
Following major investment in their digital infrastructure and the launch of a new TV platform earlier this year, Smallworld will roll out the increased broadband speeds across its cable network from November 1st 2007.
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Sponsor Spotlight: Rapha
Rapha US General Manager Slate-O stopped by MFG HQ today and dropped off Rapha's generous contribution to the MFG Series: 10 $100 Gift Certificates to be used on rapha.cc. For those of you not familiar with Rapha, the brand is based in the UK, with USA offices in Portland, and celebrates cycling by creating products which blend style with optimum performance.
Rapha is luxurious yet functional; stylish but not trendy; bold yet not brash. We are super thankful for Rapha's support of MFG. If I were a winner of the the G.C.'s, I would probably go this route:
Man with a Plan
Cyclocross season is one day closer, each day we wake up! I wanted to share this video from 2006 Master's World CX Championships. This is the fan of all super fans! Talk about a man with a plan.
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There has been quite a bit on the WSBA mailing list about medical coverage for USAC, OBRA and non-sanctioned events this week. Since MFG Cyclocross will be non-sanctioned we just want to make sure everyone racing cross understands our coverage:
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We are less than a month away from MFG Race #1 in Kirkland, and we are happy to present you with our sponsors for the series. MFG Cyclocross is presented by Raleigh America for 2009, and you'll see a demo fleet of bikes at all MFG races. Check back to our website next week for our new site launch, and a word on all of our sponsors.
Until then, MFG says thank-you to all our sponsors.
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Preregistration is now open for Race #1 in MFG Cyclocross at BikeReg. Why prereg? PURE CONVENIENCE! Fill out everything online including acknowledgment of the waiver and on race day just walk up to registration to get your series number. Go race.
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The construction of two road projects covering 28.1km that link the Addis Abeba-Adama Highway with Addis Abeba in two directions has been launched, the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) announced.
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National Instruments has introduced an embedded System-on-module (SOM) development board with integrated Linux-based real-time operating system (RTOS).
Processing power in the 2" x 3" SOM comes from a Xilinx Zync-7020 all programmable SOC running a dual core ARM Cortex-A9 at 667 MHz. A built-in low power Artix-7 FPGA offers 160 single-ended I/Os and Its dedicated processor I/O include Gigabit Ethernet USB 2.0 host, USB 2.0 host/device, SDHC, RS232 and Tx/Rx. Power requirements of the SOM are typically 3 to 5 W.
Linux embedded SOM from NI – [Link]
It is designed around Spartan 6 chip from Xilinx and it has on board JTAG programmer based on FT2232D from FTDI.
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- USB JTAG on board
- 8 LEDS connected to the FPGA
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miniSpartan6, another Spartan 6 Kit – [Link]
micro-nova.com made a rather unique FPGA development board. It packs a Xilinx Spartan-3A 200K and all its support circuitry onto a 64-pin DIP package. It is USB programmable, and also has an on-board 8-channel ADC, easy to interface to SRAM and 5-volt tolerant I/O pins, all for a very competitive price.
- Xilinx Spartan-3A FPGA – 200,000 gates
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Mercury FPGA module in DIP format – [Link]
A new low-cost, community-oriented development kit for the Xilinx's Zynq-7000 Extensible Processing Platform (EPP) has been announced by Avnet and Digilent. The ZedBoard kit includes everything necessary to create designs based on Linux, Android, Windows, or another OS/RTOS and targets designers and students interested in exploring and prototyping application ideas for the new EPP architecture. [via]
ZedBoard is based on a Xilinx Zynq-7000 XC7Z020 EPP device and features:
- 256 MB QSPI flash;
- 4 GB SD card;
- on-board USB JTAG programming;
- 10M/100M/1G Ethernet;
- PS and PL I/O expansion (FMC, Pmod, XADC);
- multiple display output capability (1080p HDMI, 8-bit VGA, 128×32 OLED);
- I²S audio codec.
ZedBoard – Low-Cost Development Kit for Zynq – [Link]
ultra-embedded.com writes:
The aim of this project was to build an MP3/WAV player using just a FPGA, some RAM & a stereo DAC. The project consists of a custom 32-bit soft core processor running at just under 60MHz which decodes the MP3 algorithm in software with no hardware acceleration apart from a single cycle Xilinx multiplier unit.
FPGA based MP3/WAV Player – [Link]
chris @ pyroelectro.com writes:
If you dabble at all with building your own circuits with CPLD or FPGA devices then you have likely used a JTAG programmer made by Altera or Xilinx. While these programmers are essential for getting your FPGA designs onto the chip, they are horribly expensive and not practical for any electronics hobbyist. But don't despair, we can actually make one DIY style for less than $10!
This article will show you how to use standard electronics parts easily purchased at any electronics store to build your very own Altera FPGA and CPLD device programmer. The programmer will work flawlessly with Altera's Quartus II software and take less than an hour to build.
ByteBlasterMV FPGA Programmer – [Link]
Andrew built a DIY GPS receiver with an accuracy of ~25m – [via]
A homemade GPS receiver built from the ground up using discrete components and featuring a limiting IF, followed by 1-bit ADC ahead of DSP signal processing in a Xilinx Spartan 3 FPGA. Fast FFT-based search and navigational solutions are computed by "C" code on a Windows PC
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homepage.mac.com/dgcx writes:
The PDP-10/X is a reimplementation of the PDP-10, with 512KW of memory, a line-frequency clock, an interface to an RS-232 terminal, and an interface to an ATA-2 disk, that I designed and built just for fun.
The FPGA PCB is a general-purpose FPGA board that I designed some time ago (but I tweaked it a little for use in the PDP-10/X). It is little more than a carrier for a XILINX SPARTAN-3E FPGA (XC3S500E-4) in a PQFP-208 package, along with the bypass capacitors, and the LDOs that generate the 2.5V (VDDAUX) and 1.2V (VDDINT) supplies. All of the I/O pins are powered by 3.3V.
FPGA board: PDP-10/X is a reimplementation of the PDP-10 – [Link]
Steve has been do some prototyping for his home-built Mac on an Xilinx Spartan 3A FPGA board:
I've never been so happy to see a Sad Mac! A boot failure may not seem very exciting, but I'm thrilled that it's actually doing something recognizably Macintosh-like. That means it's actually running 68000 code from the Mac ROM, which is drawing stuff to the screen buffer, which is getting read by the video module and displayed to the VGA screen. From here it will be a long, slow road of implementing replacements for the VIA, SCC, IWM, and other components.
It's trying to play a sound, too, by streaming some data through the sound buffer. With some more work to pull bytes from that buffer at 22 KHz, I could hear the glorious boot beep!
FPGA Mac – [Link]
Oho-Elektronik.de has a couple intersting CPLD and FPGA development boards with a bread-board friendly DIL pinout on the bottom. [via]
- Xilinx XC9572XL CPLD
- Xilinx CoolRunner-II CPLD
- Altera MAX 3064A CPLD
- Xilinx XC3S200 FPGA, the smaller version of the chip on the Logic Sniffer
All the boards include an oscillator and power supply. They don't look open source, but it could be good for a remake.
GOP_XC9572XL mini CPLD module – [Link]


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Governors of the African Development Bank will meet in Kampala, Uganda, on May 25 and 26, 2004 for the 39th Annual Meeting of the ADB and the 30th Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund (ADF).
The Governors - Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors or their representatives from the ADB Group's 77 member countries - will review the region's economic performance over the last year and discuss strategies for growth and effective poverty reduction in Africa.
For the second year in a row, the meetings will be jointly organized by the Bank and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and bring together all of the region's Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors for what has been billed as Africa's most important economic gathering of the year.
Also represented are ministerial delegations from the 24 non-regional members of the ADB.
Heads of State from some five African countries will be attending the opening session of this year's Meetings. In the lead up to that session, the ABD will organize, on May 24, an important symposium on closing the gender gap and promoting equality between men and women as a means of achieving higher growth rates and development in Africa.
The symposium on gender will be preceded, on May 23, 2004, by the ADB's Financial Presentation - an event that is expected to celebrate a year of major achievements by the Bank in international financial markets.
The year saw the ADB achieve the highest ratings given by the world's major ratings agencies, win the coveted International Financing Review's Supranational/Agency Bond of the Year award, and execute a US dollar 1 billion Global Bond issue.
Communications professionals from all the multilateral development agencies active in Africa will be meeting, at the margins of the Annual Meetings, to discuss "Communicating for Development in Africa" and how they can, working together, address the critical issue of Africa's negative international image.


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Dennis the Menace: Season One brings back the joy of a kid smiling as he makes everything around him collapse. »»
This is a sweet and simple comedy that's not quite as sexual in nature as it should be. »»
The most out of control kid in 1959 is finally coming to DVD on March 29. »»
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April 15, 2004
Thai Dance and Drama Troupe to Perform at Whitworth, in Spokane
The Christian Communications Institute (CCI), a dance and drama troupe from Payap University, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, will perform at Whitworth College and at several Spokane churches April 27-29 as part of the troupe's West Coast tour. The program will feature several dances from various regions in Thailand as well as a traditional Thai melodrama, known as Ligay, accompanied by English translation.
The Whitworth performance will take place Wednesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in Seeley Mudd Chapel. Admission is free; a free-will offering will be taken to support the CCI's travel expenses. During their tour in Spokane, the group will visit Whitworth classes and will conduct workshops for students. For more information about the Whitworth performance or for details for performances at Spokane churches, please call (509) 777-4204.
Directed by the Rev. Rob Collins, the seven-member professional troupe incorporates traditional Thai dance and drama with Christian parables and biblical stories to promote international cultural exchange and a global Christian community. Founded 26 years ago, the CCI uses traditional Thai art forms to translate and incorporate Christian truths and ethics into Thai culture. The troupe shares its blending of Thai culture and Christian spirituality throughout Thailand and the United States.
The CCI's Whitworth and Spokane performances are the result of a connection made between the group and Whitworth English Professor Pamela Corpron Parker, who co-led a January 2004 study program, "Globalizing Faith, Globalizing Gender," in Thailand.
During the month-long program, Parker, along with Whitworth business and education faculty, taught Whitworth students as they explored the effects of the globalizing influences on Thai economics, education, religion and gender roles.
Throughout the group's travels to Bangkok, the hill-tribe villages surrounding Chiang Mai and the island of Koh Samui, students studied contemporary and classical Thai culture, engaged in intercultural and interfaith dialogues, and acted as participant-observers in internships and service-learning opportunities.
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). The college enrolls 2,200 students in more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs.
Pamela Corpron Parker, associate professor of English and director of the women's studies program, Whitworth College, (509) 777-4204 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The J-2000 Series of Aero Type Differential Pressure Gauges is designed for the HVAC industry. The gauges feature a frictionless gauge movement, and respond quickly to indicate low pressures, whether positive, negative (vacuum), or differential. Magnetic components of the spiral movement have been replaced with a rubber film, a sensitive component in measuring pressure. This design resists shock, vibration, and over pressures without fluid fill. The result is no difficulty with evaporation, freezing, or leveling that as found in other gauges.


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Cook pasta in pot of boiling water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain. Rinse with cold water and drain well.
Mix pasta, olives, bell pepper, all cheeses and basil in large bowl to combine. Pour vinegar into small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Add sugar; season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. Toss salad with enough dressing to coat. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead; keep refrigerated.)


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BookExpo attendees, show your badge when boarding to receive a free Bukbird beer coaster featuring Tony Millionaire's cartoon bluebird character, and a very special gift from City Lights Books, a pre-release copy of their Charles Bukowski anthology "Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook: Uncollected Stories and Essays, 1944 - 1990." "Portions," to be published in September 2008, gathers many essential, uncollected pieces including his first and last short stories, and his first "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" column. Many of the writings have only appeared in 'zines, newspapers, chapbooks, and magazines. Never before has this material been collected and made so accessible. And Esotouric's BEA riders will see it first.
Also, BEA-attending passengers who buy their tickets by midnight on Wednesday May 28 will be invited to City Lights' Los Angeles Book Expo party on Thursday May 29, featuring City Lights authors David Ulin, Kamau Daáood, Sesshu Foster, Alan Rifkin, Terry Wolverton and many others, plus live music, drinks, food and no readings!
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There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list at the bus door. Check in is at 4.30pm for a 5.00pm sharp departure from Arnie Morton's Steakhouse in downtown Los Angeles.
Please note that we are checking riders in at the bar, which will be opening early for this event, so please do not be concerned that the restaurant's official hours do not match up with our rendezvous time.
Arnie Morton's is across the street from the Metro Red Line's 7th Street Station. For BookExpo attendees, note that this is an easy subway or bus trip up Figueroa from the Convention Center.
Parking is in the 7+Fig structure, which is contiguous to Arnie Morton's. Validations for parking will be handled at check-in and at the end of the tour. Cost for parking after validation is $8. This really is the best place to park if you are driving into downtown.
Tickets can be ordered online until 3pm on the afternoon of the tour. For last minute bookings, please feel free to call 310-995-4591 after 8am on tour day, and if there are seats available, you can reserve a spot and pay with cash at the bus.
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Wasn't I surprised when Robert Syms started filming one of the choreographies during class today (12/8/2013). This is not an original choreography, meaning there is not one original step of my own in this dance, I found it through Zumba Instructor's private groups on Facebook. Sometimes I find wonderful choreographies suches as these and I change a little bit here or there, but I changed nothing on this one.
It is a fun song by Sergio Medez, Funky Bahia. I remember when I first read the artist name, I thought the song might be an older release, but nope. It's new. I remember this artist from the 1980′s, so it's cool to see him back. This is a Brazilian Funky rhythm. Have fun with it!


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Bill Nelson to be rare Democrat to vote for repeal of the estate tax by Mitch E. Perry
Senate Republicans are divided over whether to eliminate altogether the estate taxes on a small group of U.S. multimillionaires or just sharply reduce their tax liabilities at death.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, is pushing this week for a permanent repeal of the tax, which is being temporarily phased out under President George W. Bush's 2001 tax cuts. The Senate begin debating repeal today and may hold a first vote on the measure tomorrow.
Charles Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said yesterday that Republicans are three or four votes shy of winning full repeal. He said they may be able to muster the 60 votes needed to pass an alternative measure that would exempt $10 million of a couple's estate from the tax. The plan would subject any amount above that to a 15 percent rate, or 31 percentage points lower than the current top rate of 46 percent. There are only a couple of Democrats who say they will vote for repeal of the Estate Tax.
And Floridaââ¬â¢s Bill Nelson, up for re-election this year, is one of them.
Today 2 consumer advocate groups, the Florida Consumer Action Network, or FCAN, and the Emergency Coalition for Americaââ¬â¢s priorities, held a state wide Conference Call urging Nelson, along with Floridaââ¬â¢s Republican Senator Mel Martinez to oppose the vote when it comes up on Thursday
FCANââ¬â¢s Program Director Phil Compton, introduced a new report that reveals that repealing the Estate or Death Tax, would only benefit 3,000 Florida multimillionaires.(roll tape#1 o.q.ââ¬?on the entire societyââ¬?)
Compton then recited a number of social programs that are on the verge of having their funding cut, but could be retained if Congress does NOT repeal the Estate Tax (roll tape#2 o.q.â�in Floridaâ�)
Congress has already passed a law that reduced the tax rate on estate taxes up until 2010. Then it comes back in 2011 with renewed exemptions and tax rates because repealing the estate Tax altogether was simply too expensive.
Lee Farris is a Senior Organizer on Estate Tax Policy for United for a Fair Economy. She that the number of people having to pay this tax right now is pretty small (roll tape#3 o.q.â�deathsâ�) And Farris says that because Congress has already raisied the exemption levels, the Estate Tax is no longer affecting most small businesses or farms. (roll tape#4 o.q.â�farms or businessesâ�)
WMNF contacted Senator Nelsonââ¬â¢s office today to confirm that he is supporting the repeal, as has been reported . A press release was sent to us later in the day. It reads:
Senator Nelson supports repealing the estate tax, or so-called death tax. But with the Senate likely to be short of 60 votes needed for permanent repeal, Nelson hopes a compromise will be reached to at least permanently reduce the tax on peopleââ¬â¢s estates.
Why would Senator Nelson be one of the few Democrats who would abandon his Party and support the repeal of estate taxes?
ECAPS Lee Farris has a possible explanation (roll tape#5 o.q.ââ¬â¢around the re-election campaignââ¬?)
Karen Woodall, a lobbyist who advocates for a number of social service programs, says that with Governor Bush successfully eliminating much of the Intangibles Tax in Florida, Floridians cannot literally afford to social programs get cut by having the Estate Tax made permanent. (roll tape#6 o.q.â�working familyâ�)
FCAN is providing a toll ââ¬âfree number to contact Senators Nelson and Mel Martinez, urging them vote against the Estate Tax Repeal when it comes before the Senate. That number is 800-459-1887.comments powered by Disqus


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Some people have only one episode of depression, but many have problems and recurrences that may last a lifetime. In the U.S., about 6.7% of adults have depression every year.
Some people are more at risk for recurrence than others.
Depression is more likely to recur if:
You have had 1 or more episodes of depression in the past.
Your depression has gone untreated for a long period.
You have lingering symptoms of depression, even after treatment.
You've had a past episode of severe depression with suicidal thoughts or very poor functioning.
Other family members have been diagnosed with depression.
You abuse alcohol or drugs.
You have a lot of stress in your life.
You have other mental problems or serious chronic physical health problems.
If any of these situations apply to you, tell your therapist. He or she can help you weigh the risks and benefits of stopping treatment.
If antidepressants have worked for you, your therapist will probably suggest that you continue your drug treatment for at least 6 to 9 months. At that point, you may decide to continue the treatment. Or you and your therapist may try lowering your dosage or decide to stop the medication.
Mental health experts say it's important to watch out for suicidal thinking in a person who is starting drug treatment. This is especially true for children and teenagers.
The FDA advises health care providers, patients, families, and caregivers of adults and children to closely watch anyone who is starting therapy with antidepressants. Also closely watch when doses are either increased or decreased. Depression may get worse and the person may have suicidal thoughts at either of these times. The FDA also says that a person taking antidepressants should also be watched for anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, insomnia, irritability, hostility, impulsivity, severe restlessness, hypomania, and mania. This is especially true for a person who has bipolar disorder.
The FDA issued a warning in September 2004 that antidepressants may cause some children and teenagers to become suicidal. But the overall risk for suicide is low. If 100 people are given the drugs, 2 to 3 more will become suicidal than would have had they been given placebos. What's important is to carefully watch the person's behavior and encourage to person to share any suicidal thoughts.
Ask yourself the following questions if you've been using psychotherapy to treat your depression:
Am I feeling better?
Do I understand my problems or myself better?
Have I made the changes I wanted to make?
Do I believe I can maintain these changes?
Have I met my goals?
How often and how long you'll need psychotherapy depends on your goals and on the type of psychotherapy used. You may have learned what you need to know to change your behaviors and have better control over reactions to stress or triggers for your depression.
But you may need maintenance visits if you slip back to old patterns. For some people, the ongoing support of the therapist is key to maintaining stability.
In any event, you should always discuss your thoughts about discontinuing treatment with the therapist. Stopping abruptly can be at least self-defeating and sometimes dangerous; it may even be a sign that your depression is worsening.


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Happy Birthday To You! Celebrity Birthdays – January 29th
It's never too early to pop champagne when its your birthday! We raise a glass to all of you celebrating today, including these celebrities:
TV Host/Actress/Philanthropist/Billionaire/EVERYTHING Oprah Winfrey turns 59 today.
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Ha*Ash is a Mexican-American pop/rock duo comprised of Hanna Nicole Pérez Mosa (born June 25, 1985) and Ashley Grace Pérez Mosa (born January 29, 1987) who are sisters. Combining a mixture of commercial Latin pop, country rhythms and singer/songwriter style, the Mexican-based duo has become very successful, especially in their hometown of DeQuincy, Louisiana. Their hits include: "Estés Donde Estés" (Wherever you are), "Odio Amarte (I Hate Loving you), "Te Quedaste" (You Stayed) and "Amor a Medias" (Halfway Love).
After the festival experience, the sisters recorded a demo. Sony Music was impressed by the talent of the girls, and so they formed the group Ha*Ash, a mixture of pop, rock and country.
They recorded their self-titled first album with the Mexican producer Aureo Baqueiro in 2002. In April 2003, they released their first single, "Odio Amarte", which was a hit on Mexican radio stations, TV channels and festivals. The second single was "Estes en donde Estes" which was released on July 2003. In February 2004, a third single was released: the ballad "Te Quedaste", the last single from their album debut was "Soy Mujer" which was used in the third version of Big Brother VIP Mexico. Ha-Ash received their first gold disc for selling 75,000 copies, and then the platinum album, with 140,000 copies sold.
After the success of their first album, a special edition of the album was released. This album has the videos of their first three singles: Odio Amarte, Estés Donde Estés and Te Quedaste; behind the scenes of the videos, karaoke and an interview with Hanna & Ashley about the promotion of their album. After this they performed in the Teatro Metropolitan in Mexico City.
This was followed by their second album Mundos Opuestos again with Aureo Baqueiro. "Amor A Medias" was the first single and reached number four on the Mexican Chart in April 2006. The song was chosen to promote Sony's products. "Me Entrego a Ti" was the second single and had the same success. Both singles have videos that reached #1 on many television channels. "Tu Mirada En Mí" was released in the United States and the video has a high rotation on MTV Tr3s, in Mexico the third single was "¿Qué Hago Yo?" which was written by Colombian artist Soraya. This single reached #1 on the Mexican Chart and beat Shakira's Hips Don't Lie. Not only have they been successful on the radio, but as well as on TV.
Their musical influences are Shakira, Wyclef Jean, The Wreckers,and Michelle Branch.
Their third single "¿Qué Hago Yo?" reached #1 on Mexico Top 100.
Their first single "No Te Quiero Nada" from their unreleased album Habitación Doble has begun to receive airplay in Mexico.


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Patrick Dempsey as "Dr. Derek Shepherd"
The medical drama series focuses on a group of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle, including several who began their careers at the facility as interns. One of the doctors and the show's namesake, Meredith Grey, is the daughter of a famous surgeon. She struggles to maintain relationships with her colleagues, particularly the hospital's one-time chief of surgery, Richard Webber, due to a pre-existing relationship between them -- Webber and Meredith's mother had a personal relationship when Meredith was young.
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