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TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE...has led Xavier in assists in each of his first three seasons...led Xavier in assists with 122 (sixth in the A-10 at 4.2 per game) and had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.69-to-1.00 (fourth in the A-10)... Xavier's most experienced player with 78 career starts, including all 29 games this junior season.
KEY EFFORTS IN BIG GAMES AS A JUNIOR...had 10 points and eight assists in the first round Atlantic 10 Tournament game against La Salle...contributed 11 points and five assists in the win over Dayton on March 5...had 10 points, eight assists and just one turnover in the home win over Richmond...contributed 15 points, four rebounds and four assists in the win at Miami, including 12 points in the second half and overtime combined...scored a team-high 15 points in the home win over La Salle.
2003-04...was a big key to the Musketeers in his role as the "sixth man" over the final 18 games...came up big with a career-high 22 points on the strength of 6-of-9 shooting from the field, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, in the NCAA Tournament win over Mississippi State and had 11 points and six assists in the NCAA win over Louisville...also was big in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game against Dayton with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists with no turnovers and some aggressive defense in 25 minutes of action...came off the bench to drill four first half three-pointers on his way to scoring 20 points to go with four assists and three steals in Xavier's win at La Salle on February 18...dished out a team-high 124 assists (10th in the Atlantic 10 Conference at 3.4 per game)...averaged 12.8 ppg. and shot 48.1 percent from the field (including 10-of-18 from three-point range for 55.6 percent) for the four games in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.
2002-03...named to the 2003 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team... started each of the final 30 games... earned Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week honors thanks to his season high 21-point game at UMass on Jan. 18...contributed 14 points, six assists and no turnovers in the win over Duquesne at Cintas Center and 17 points, six rebounds and four steals at Fordham...had 15 points and three assists at George Washington.... recorded an 18-point, three-assist effort at Saint Joseph's...was first on the team in assists at 4.3 per game (sixth in the Atlantic 10)...had a career high 11 assists and just one turnover in the win over Rhode Island...was just the third Xavier freshman ever to reach 100 assists...his team-high total of 139 assists is the highest total ever by a Xavier freshman.
AT CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL...2001-02 All-Metro Player of the Year (Evansville Courier & Press)...named First Team All-State (IBCA) after leading his team to a 22-4 record, a sectional championship, a regional championship and the school's first trip to semi-state...AP Second Team All-State...as a senior he led the team in scoring (18.0 ppg.), assists (4.6 apg.) and steals (3.6 spg.)...had a school record 11 three-pointers on his way to a school record 37 points in a win over Evansville Memorial...basketball coach: Steve Brunes.
PERSONAL...a communications/advertising major...born November 25, 1983 in Evansville, Indiana...parents are Carol and Derrick Finn.


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DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A historic locomotive will steam into Duluth this weekend, pulling a trainload of more than 500 railroad enthusiasts from the Twin Cities.
Built in 1944, the Milwaukee Road 261 locomotive will pay a two-day visit to Duluth, its first since a four-year overhaul. The locomotive is operated by the Minneapolis-based Friends of the 261.
The Duluth News Tribune reports that planning for the excursion began some time back. Visit Duluth helped advertise the trip, which sold out.
Friends chief operating officer and engineer Steve Sandberg says passengers are coming from as far away as England, New Zealand, Australia, Germany and South Africa.
One reason the group selected Duluth is that it's home to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, which will be hosting several events Saturday for National Train Day.
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Safety tip: NEVER venture outside when it's raining cats and dogs
The last time it rained cats and dogs the county workers were NOT amused
It rained cats and dogs during a drought and the FARMERS were not amused
When Gene Kelly sang in the rain he got arrested for disturbing the peace
So Donald O'Conner had to take over and HE got arrested for public intoxication
So they asked Debbie Reynolds and she said, 'You have GOT to be kidding... I just got my hair done'
Every time it rains, it rains pe…Ouch (THAT'S gonna bruise)
Just my luck…It rained pennies from heaven and I forgot to turn my freekin' umbrella upside down
Due to inflation in now rains quarters from heaven (Dude, you seen the price of UMBRELLAS lately?)
Sure wish it would rain on somebody ELSE'S parade for a change
Once it HAILED on my parade (The floats sustained irreparable damage and there were minor injuries)
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In the first part of this article posted yesterday, I discussed my thoughts on the possibility that the current A(H1N1) Swine flu may defy the expectations of all those thinking it will act exactly like the "normal" seasonal flu and disappear over the Summer, only to return during the colder months that make up the regular Flu Season; conversely, I wondered at the possibility that it will simply remain with us, perhaps posing a bigger problem in the Fall/Winter, but never really going away.
The second question I discussed was, if the thought above proved to be true, might this resiliency on the part of the virus not provide greater opportunities and thus increase the chances that A(H1N1) might recombine with H5N1 Avian Influenza sometime in the not too distant future?
Regarding mutation, officials are watching this virus very closely, and have expressed concern for the fact that it seems that it cannot be subtyped. The following quote from the Pandemic Flu Information (PFI) forum explains: "Failure of subtyping means, that some of the primers are failing. This is bad because the primers are chosen from highly conserved regions. So, at the least, that mutations are making it difficult to identify the new H1N1. It could also mean that the new H1N1 has reassorted with another virus. Finally, it could mean a totally new virus."
I discussed yesterday that there are a growing number of H5N1 cases in various parts of the world that exponentially increases the chances of an infected individual becoming co-infected with that disease and the A(H1N1) strain, thus becoming a breeding ground for a possibly disastrous mutation. Now, recently discovered facts would seem to indicate that the virus itself main contain attributes that will aid in such a recombination. A quote from another recent article tells us the: "... neuraminidase of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus strain is more similar to the H5N1 avian flu than to the historic 1918 H1N1 strain (Spanish flu)."
Further, we already knew the new strain contained a signature from Eurasian avian flu. It is because of all this that I fear that, if A(H1N1) makes its way into areas where H5N1 is already circulating, the viruses may be able to take advantage of the similarities already evident in their genetic blueprints, thereby GREATLY increasing the likelihood of a new strain.
And, it is not only recombination with H5N1 Avian Influenza (the so-called "bird flu") that could be a danger. Thus far, A(H1N1) has been treated fairly easily with the antiviral drug Tamiflu. We know, however, that the normal seasonal flu is now largely immune to that treatment. If A(H1N1) were to acquire the Tamiflu resistance, it could prove to greatly increase the number of serious illnesses and deaths stemming from this disease. In fact, this has been stated as a major concern of the CDC.
If that sounds unlikely to you, here's a quote from a recent article that provides proof that this flu is prone to mutation: "Viruses isolated from patients during the first two weeks of the current outbreak already have changes on the outer surface on the neuraminidase protein that could interfere with antibodies against the virus or alter the effectiveness of future vaccines." It goes on to say that so far none of the mutations have altered those parts of the protein targeted by antiviral drugs, but leaves no guarantee that this will always be the case.
And sadly, even at this point in the game it seems we aren't even 100% sure how the virus spreads in some cases. Amazing.
This discussion will continue here on the blog tomorrow with Part 3 of this article.
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TEMPLE (May 19, 2009) - A Central Texas star used to making music, is making headlines, for something he says he didn't even do.
Grammy-award winning Tejano star Jose "Little Joe" Hernandez was arrested on Thursday night, after a traffic stop outside of Milano,TX. This after the Department of Public Safety says a check of Hernandez's information turned up a fraud warrant out of Marshall, Oklahoma.
Hernandez was taken to the Milam County Jail, where he was freed on a $10,000 bond on Friday morning.
Today, Hernandez's manager addressed the charge, saying Hernandez is innocent, and never wrote the check. A copy of the check, obtained by News 10, is made out to Lewis Barthold Tire Sales of Madill, OK. The check, written on October 13, 2007, is written for $1500. The name and address on the top left is made out to a "Joe Hernandez Enterprises" with an address in Dallas.
The Co-Owner of Barthold Tire Sales tells News 10 that the Hernandez who wrote the check is not the same man that was arrested.
"It's crazy. Well, they picked up the wrong man." Shirley Barthold said.
Hernandez's manager says Little Joe was performing hundreds of miles away in Pearland, TX, the both day the check was written and the day before.
Herandez's manager indicates that Hernandez has filed an ID theft report with the Temple Police Department.
A call to the phone associated with the Dallas address on the check was not returned.
Hernandez's manager declined further comment, citing the on-going investigation.
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Perry's bellicose rhetoric on schools unimpressive
With lawmakers safely at home, governor has found his voice - but he's blasting the wrong targets, and ducking the real issues.
Through this year's regular legislative session and two special sessions - all of which failed miserably at the task of reforming Texas' increasingly creaky public school finance system - Gov. Rick Perry was only intermittently in the mix, and not notably effective.
Now, however, with the circus having shut down, the governor has decided it's time for a display of . . . what, really? Leadership?
On Monday, Perry gave the back of his hand to those lackluster legislators and announced that the situation demanded a healthy dose of . . . well, of Rick Perry.
The governor blasted the Legislature for its inaction - a somewhat nervy stand, inasmuch as the Legislature, like every other component of state government, is dominated by his fellow Republicans - and announced he had a plan.
Specifically, he ordered the Texas Education Agency to see to it that Texas school districts reserve no less than 65 percent of their expenditures for classroom expenses. That will leave 35 percent for all other expenses: transportation, school lunches, administration, and so on.
Of course, some critics remaining in Austin fired off counter-volleys. Linda Bridges, the new president of the Texas Federation of Teachers, pointed out that the possible savings are meager. And, she asked, "Do you want to stop having school security? Do you want not to have school nurses?"
And there's another critical point that bears noting. Whatever merits Perry's post-session broadside may have, it doesn't bring Texas any closer to addressing the urgent, and still unrevolved, issues our public schools face.
Among these are the absence of a solid foundation for school finance, and the need for an honest commitment to help schools deal with a dizzying variety of challenges, from serving special-needs children to maintaining campus security to addressing, finally, the outrageous disparities between rich and poor districts.
The governor may respond that he is doing all in his power. And, arguably, he is - now. But a far larger question remains for him and for his GOP colleagues, House Speaker Tom Craddick and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst: Where were you when we needed you?
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By John Walker on August 21st, 2013.
It's important that everyone stay calm and do as I say.
Do as I say, and the children live
By John Walker on November 19th, 2012.
It's been over a year since I last unleashed my law-commanding fist of righteousness. This is intolerable. So thankfully the list of rules that games developers and publishers are FORCED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW to follow have been further extended. Six new rules are added to the lexicon. Failure to obey them results in instant withering looks and sighing disappointment from their mums.
By John Walker on December 29th, 2011.
I love rules. Not following them, of course – that's for other people. I love writing them. And since I'm the best qualified to decide how everyone else is allowed to behave, it's only appropriate that I be in charge of everything. So it is that I have been making clear the Rules For Games, both for developers and for players, in an ongoing series that shall be added to forever. You can find the first four parts below.
By John Walker on August 23rd, 2011.
It's time for the return of my irregular series in which I tell games developers exactly what they must do and not do if they want to avoid being flayed and rolled in salt. You can see the rest of these rules here. It's quite simple: obey my commands and everyone will be happy. No one needs to lose a life.
By John Walker on February 8th, 2011.
Six months ago I took over the world. My decrees for gaming are the result, and all developers and publishers are obliged to follow them. You can read previous entreaties here. Since they only began half a year ago we haven't seen the results yet, but any day now. Here is a third instalment of that which must be obeyed.
DO: let me choose my game settings from outside the game. I want to play games in a window, at the resolution of my desktop. The reason I want to do this is because anything else would be mad like a crazy person. So defaulting to showing it to me at 640×400 in EGA at fullscreen is perhaps not the way I want to kick things off with your game. First impressions count. When those first impressions are of seeing the name of your game overlapping the edges of the screen, looking as though it's made out of LEGO, while IM windows are flashing demanding to know information from me immediately that I can no longer click on, it makes me think you're a bit of a dick. And you know how you then insist that I restart the game to apply those settings? DO YOU SEE?
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I'm in charge. This is firmly established (citation needed). So it's important I continue to decree my rulings. All must obey, for I am as bad as BP and I burn in hell. Fear me.
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Well, this is it - our final Mann Made Knives from the second batch. Here we have a series of what have been dubbed "three finger knives." Not THREE finger knives - although there are three. Yes, three, three finger knives. Confusion aside, their name is exactly as implies. The handle allows enough room for the first three fingers (or all of them except the little finger - however you want to see it) to grip the knife.
These are small, light knives that have big benefits in certain areas due to there size - especially when you need a very strong, tough and sharp knife of a smaller size. You know - the right tool for the right job! You don't take a 1/2" wrench to a 1/4" nut. You shouldn't use a 12" Bowie Knife to cut bait for fishing or a Wakizashi to open a UPS parcel - unless you know you're not going to like what's inside.
We don't want to call them "miniatures" because they are not miniatures. Minis are popular with some people but while made with every detail in mind, including a real, sharpened edge, they are seldom functional but rather collectible in nature. These knives still have approximately 3" blades! Most of the length has been knocked off by shortening the handle. These knives are both functional and collectible and are absolutely perfect for handling light-duty, everyday tasks such as cutting string / twine, opening boxes and envelopes, hobby and craft work, whittling, etc. etc... And they pack quite a punch as well.
These little guys are tough! Each O-1 blade has been hardened and differentially heat treated for a tough, more flexible spine and a hard edge that will take and hold a razor sharp edge. All three are at 60 HRC. The visible temper lines add a great deal to the aesthetic look of the blades as well. You can see this in the photos above. The profile of each blade is slightly different ranging from a long, gradual clip for a very pointy tip, to a short, abrupt angle clip for a scimitar type tip.
Each three fingered knife has been wrapped over Stingray skin in the traditional style as discussed previously. Each knife shown has been done in a different style of Tsuka-Maki (handle wrapping) over either black or white dorsal Sting ray skin using resin impregnated nylon cord.
Each three finger knife has been given all the detail to attention consistent with that of their larger counterparts. Superior heat treating, traditional handle wraps done to perfection over premium quality ray skin, hand rubbed finishes, razor sharp edges... You get everything you would expect from a Mann Made Knife - even a custom fit Kydex sheath. These are definitely the way to go if you don't need a full size knife and want to make an economically sound decision. Of course, they make absolutely perfect collectible knives as well as great gifts for a knife user or collector you know!
The pricing of each Mann Three Finger Knife is slightly different due to either the use of costlier dorsal Stingray material or more complicated Tsuka-Maki. For a limited time (the first two weeks only) I will be offering all three for a special lower price! See below for details. As mentioned, all of these are O-1, have been differentially heat treated and have been stamped with the Mann mark of quality.
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Looking at the last picture above on the right side starting with the top knife, prices are as follows:
Knife 1, MMK09-02
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Dublin was such a wonderful city, full of colorfully bright doors, pubs & friendly people. This was the first time both of us were in front of the camera together, so it really was a throw-yourself-in-the-deep-end kind of experience.
The more you do something the more it starts to flow, and that is the same with this Challenge.
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North Korea's leader has used a New Year speech to announce that he is open to resuming peace talks with South Korea. As the north remains under the spotlight over claims of cyber threats against the US, Kim Jong Un spoke on state television. "We can resume the…
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South Korea has accepted an offer to hold talks on joint commercial projects from the North, pointing to a restoration of communication…
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South Korea has suspended operations at two more nuclear power…
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North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, but the purpose of…
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South Korea has said it will pull out its remaining workers in the…
- 21/04 - North Korea moves more missile launchers to its east coast
- 15/04 - Anti-terror drill for North Korea's anniversary
- 12/04 - John Kerry in Seoul as North continues war talk
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- 11/04 - G8 foreign ministers talk Syria and the Korean peninsula in London
- 11/04 - Foreigners remain in Pyongyang as residents are prepared for war
- 11/04 - Former N Korea spy says military threats show Kim's insecurity
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Final Record: Overall: 13-1; SEC: 8-1 (Champions)
Team Captains:
Boss Bailey- Overall
Tony Gilbert- Defense
Jon Stinchcomb- Offense
Burt Jones- Spec. Teams
Dogs Set Record With 13 Wins, SEC Title, Sugar Bowl Championship
Mark Richt had made a great first impression in 2001 and what the Bulldogs accomplished in 2002 was one for the ages. The school's first 13-win season, first SEC title in 20 years, a Sugar Bowl championship, and a final national ranking of #3 (highest since 1980) all combined to send the Georgia program soaring in 2002.
Highlights of the season were many -- third straight victory over Tennessee, clinching the SEC East title at Auburn with a last second come-from-behind victory, setting a school record for margin of victory in a 51-7 win over Georgia Tech, beating western division champion Arkansas in the 'Dogs first-ever appearance in the SEC Championship Game, a record seven national television appearances on CBS, 11 total national TV appearances, and defeating the nation's "Team of the 1990's"--Florida State--in Georgia's first Nokia Sugar Bowl appearance in 20 years.
Georgia's Attendance Average Ranks Sixth Nationally
Georgia's average home football attendance of 86,520 ranked sixth best in the country for the 2002 season according to NCAA statistics.
The 86,520 figure represents a sellout in all six Bulldog home games. The sixth-place finish marks the 16th time in the last 21 years that Georgia has ranked among the nation's top six teams in average home attendance. It's also the 20th time in the last 21 years the Bulldogs have finished among the top seven.
- First Team All-America:
OT Jon Stinchcomb, DE David Pollack, OLB Boss Bailey
- SEC Player of the Year:
DE David Pollack
- SEC Offensive Player of the Year
QB David Greene
- First Team All-SEC
OT Jon Stinchcomb, QB David Greene, WR Terrence Edwards, TB Musa Smith, DT Johnathan Sullivan, OLB Boss Bailey, PK Billy Bennett
- Second Team All-SEC:
ILB Tony Gilbert, OG Kevin Breedlove, FS Kentrell Curry
- Second Team Freshman All-America:
CB Tim Jennings, DT Darrius Swain
- Third Team Freshman All-America:
DT Kedric Golston
- Freshman All-SEC First Team:
CB Tim Jennings, DT Kedric Golston, DT Darrius Swain
- Academic All-America First Team:
Jon Stinchcomb
- Academic All-District:
Jon Stinchcomb, Brett Kirouac
- 2002 Senior Bowl:
OT Jon Stinchcomb, WR Terrence Edwards, OT George Foster
- 2002 East-West Shrine Game:
OG Kevin Breedlove, ILB Tony Gilbert
- SEC Good Works Team:
TE Ben Watson
Bulldogs Beat a Team Familiar to Richt in the Nokia Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, La. -- MVP Musa Smith rushed for 145 yards and Billy Bennett kicked four field goals as Georgia defeated Florida State 26-13 before 74,269 fans in the Nokia Sugar Bowl. Georgia completed the season at 13-1, the most wins in school history.
The Bulldogs' defense forced three turnovers by the Seminoles, including cornerback Bruce Thornton's 71-yard interception return for a touchdown (the second-longest return in school history in a bowl game). Nose tackle Ken Veal's fumble recovery led to one of Bennett's four field goals. Smith was the offensive workhorse for Georgia as he carried the ball 23 times for the 145 yards. He had runs 39 and 32 yards on drives that culminated with field goals. Smith ended the season with 1,324 yards, fifth on the school's all-time list.
Bennett staked the Bulldogs to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter as he connected on a 23-yard field goal. The Seminoles took their only lead of the game in the second quarter as quarterback Fabian Walker found receiver Anquan Boldin on a 5-yard scoring toss. Xavier Beitia's PAT gave Florida State a 7-3 edge. Thornton gave the Bulldogs the lead back as he picked off a Walker pass and returned it 71 yards for a touchdown. Earlier this season, Thornton scooped up a blocked punt and ran it in for a touchdown. Bennett's PAT put Georgia out in front 10-7. After a 26-yard punt return by Damien Gary on the Seminoles' ensuing possession, quarterback D.J. Shockley hit receiver Terrence Edwards for a 37-yard touchdown pass. Bennett's PAT extended the lead to 17-7.
Bennett pushed the advantage of 20-7 on Georgia's first possession of the second half by drilling a 42-yard field goal. The kick was set up by receiver Michael Johnson's 34-yard reception to the Seminoles' 29. On Florida State's ensuing possession, end Will Thompson knocked the ball away and Veal recovered it. That set up Bennett's third field goal, pushing Georgia ahead 23-7. Florida State pulled within 10 at 23-13 on the final play of the third quarter, as a two-point conversion run was stopped by linebacker Chris Clemons. Bennett's final field goal, a 35-yarder, came with more than 10 minutes remaining, but the Bulldogs' defense kept Florida State at bay.
Worth Noting....
- Game captains against Arkansas were Boss Bailey, Tony Gilbert, Jon Stinchcomb and Jonathan Kilgo.
- Musa Smith garnered the Miller-Digby Award for Most Outstanding Player, the 18th running back to receive the award and the second MOP in the last five Sugar Bowls to win the award without scoring a single point.
- Terrence Edwards caught his 30th TD pass, extending his own Georgia record. He also set a school receiving record with 1,004 on the season and ends his career as the SEC"s all-time leading receiver with 3,093 yards.
- Billy Bennett finished the season with a school record 130 points. He also set the UGA kicking record for points (14) and field goals (four) in a bowl game.
- Georgia"s victory gives the SEC consecutive wins in the Sugar Bowl for the first time since 1993-94, when Alabama defeated Miami and Florida defeated West Virginia.
- Kevin Breedlove broke the school record with his 47th career start surpassing Lindsay Scott and Larry Brown for Most Career Starts by a non-kicker.
|Florida State
FSU- A. Boldin 5-yd pass from F. Walker 13:41, 2nd Q
GA- B. Thornton 71-yd interception return 6:24, 2nd Q
GA- T. Edwards 37-yd pass from D.J. Shockley 3:43, 2nd Q
GA- B. Bennett 42-yd field goal 11:06, 3rd Q
GA- B. Bennett 25-yd field goal 8:49, 3rd Q
FSU- C. Thorpe 40-yd pass from A. Boldin, 0:00, 3rd Q
GA- B. Bennett 35-yd field goal 10:17, 4th Q


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Join John Derry, one of the original Corel Painter authors, as he shares the creative techniques that will get beginners up and running, and shows old hands the new features that can get a creative vision out of your head and on to your canvas. The course demonstrates how to create projects, use Painter brushes and painting styles, build templates, and work with layers and channels. John also shares pointers on setting up a Wacom tablet to interface with Painter.
Of all the potential adjustments you can apply to a brush, changing its size is the one you'll make most often. Painter has multiple methods for adjusting brush size, which one you use will be dictated by your personal preferences. Probably, the easiest one to address initially is if you're in the Brush tool and you go to a Brush Property bar, right here you've got a slider that you can use to adjust brush size. Now you don't see it interactively, so when I go in here, there is a brush size and if I go make it larger, for example, now I have got a much larger brush size.
So sometimes this can be a way, especially when you want to get a very precise adjustment, you can do it either through the slider itself, or you can actually go in here and say, well, I want, in this case a 20.5 brush, not that you'll use it that often, but you can get down to exactly the brush size that you want. So that's the default, kind of easy, it's always there, adjustor that you can use. Secondly, you can use Photoshop style brush resizing, which is using the left and right bracket keys on the keyboard.
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So that's good for me, but you may want to experiment with that to find out what works for you in terms of brush changes by using the left and right bracket keys. Thirdly, you can interactively change brushes on screen. And on a Mac, if I hold down the Command+Option key, and on Windows that would be the Ctrl+Alt key, you will see the cursor changes to a little crosshair. Now if click and drag, I can adjust exactly how large my brush is, and I'm seeing it interactively which is very nice.
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Preforms for use in base metal repair are formed by thermally spraying preferably a blend of a braze alloy and a high temperature alloy onto a separation sheet thereby forming a preform sheet. The separation sheet is removed from the preform sheet and the preform sheet is cut to form individual preforms which can be brazed directly onto a worn area of a high temperature alloy part such as a jet engine part.
1. The method of repairing a worn area of a part of a jet engine, said part formed from a super alloy, said method comprising:
blending base metal alloy with braze alloy to form an alloy blend;
forming a sheet of said alloy blend by thermally spraying said blend onto a separation sheet to form an alloy sheet;
separating said separation sheet from said alloy sheet;
cutting a preform from said alloy sheet;
placing said preform onto a worn area; and
heating said part to a temperature above the melting point of said preform and below the melting point of said super alloy to thereby fuse said preform to said worn area.
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Metal parts, for example, those used in jet engines are generally required to meet very precise tolerances. Damage to metal parts during use or during machining where a part is overmachined can prevent the part from falling within the set tolerances and require that the part be repaired or replaced. To repair such damage, new metal must be brazed to the surface of the part.
The new metal needs to have a composition similar to the base metal or have properties consistent with the designed usage. Thus, diffusion braze fillers are combined with powder base metal to provide a composition which brazes to the base metal at a temperature lower than the melting point or softening point of the base metal.
Typically, this was done by forming a slurry which includes the powdered base metal, powdered diffusion braze filler and a binder which could be, for example, a methacrylate binder, an alginate binder or the like. These systems provide acceptable results. However, well defined geometries needed for some repairs were very difficult to obtain.
Further, slurries such as these are difficult to use. The binder system must be initially mixed. Then the precise amount of base metal and diffusion filler must be combined. This has a limited shelf life. It cannot be mass produced for sale and subsequent use if shelf life is a consideration (including settling of constituent powders). It is usually prepared by the actual user which creates the potential problem of human error.
Also, the boron typically used in the braze alloy could localize or puddle on the surface of the part. This weakens the base metal and can destroy the part. Slurries are also difficult to conform, resulting in poor ability for large build-up repairs.
A further improvement in making base metal repairs is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,952,042. This patent discloses formation of preforms from a blend of base metal powder, braze alloy powder and a polyfluorocarbon binder. This can be blended to form a tape which can be cut to size and presintered to form a preform that can then be placed on the worn area of a metal part. The metal part is then subjected to a thermal cycle which causes the preform to braze to the surface of the metal part.
This has been highly effective. However, the separate presintering process is time-consuming and adds to the expense of the preform. The presintering step does cause densification of the presintered preform. However, there is some slight shrinkage during the final brazing step. This can be compensated when forming the preform. However, it is preferable to eliminate all shrinkage.
A further method to add metal to the surface of a metal part is by thermal spraying. This has only limited applications because it can be very labor intensive, requiring a significant amount of masking in order to function properly as well as significant clean-up. Also it is difficult to precisely prepare the surface of the article which is to be sprayed and basically it is difficult to repeatedly ensure quality repairs.
The present invention is premised on the realization that a preform which can be easily bonded to a metal surface can be formed by thermal metal spraying a metal onto a substrate to form a preformed sheet. The metal can be a blend of a high melt alloy such as base metal powder or a coating powder with a low melt powder, preferably a braze alloy, a pure base metal powder (to be subsequently brazed or welded), or pure braze alloy where applicable. This preformed sheet is separated from the substrate forming a sheet. If the sheet is a blend of base alloy and braze alloy it can be cut into preforms and the preforms brazed directly onto a metal surface without use of additional braze alloys and the like. The low temperature braze alloy in the sheet will permit the sheet to melt at a lower temperature than the melting point of the high temperature and of course at a temperature lower than the melting temperature of the part being coated.
The preformed metal can be temporarily welded to the spot to provide accurate placement of the metal itself.
If the preformed sheet is the high temperature metal itself it can be bonded onto the surface of the part with a separate braze alloy or welded onto the part.
A variety of thermal spraying techniques can be used. One preferred method is high velocity oxygen fuel spraying. Other methods include wire arc spraying, flame spraying, air plasma spraying and the like. When necessary to form a dense sheet which easily separates from the support sheet, a two step process can be used. In the first step, a less aggressive thermal spraying technique is used to form a first layer. A more aggressive spraying technique is used to apply more metal to the first layer.
The objects and advantages of the present invention will be further appreciated in light of the following detailed descriptions and drawings in which the figure is a diagrammatic depiction of the method of forming the preformed sheet of the present invention.
The present invention is a method used to repair hard metal surfaces. Hard metal surfaces or base metals include of course all of the forms of stainless steel as well as nickel, cobalt, titanium, and tungsten based super alloys. These include Rene 35, Rene 41, Rene 77, Rene 80, Rene 80H, Rene 95, Rene 125, Rene 142, Inconel 1606, Inconel 625, Inconel 713, Inconel 718, Hastelloy X, Wasp alloy, Haynes 188, L605, X-40, MarM 509 and MarM-247.
According to the present invention, a high temperature metal is bonded to these hard metal surfaces. Generally the high temperature metal will be the same material as the surface being coated, in other words, the base metal. Alternately the present invention can be utilized to coat a hard metal surface with a separate high temperature or high melt alloy. These would include, in addition to the preceding alloys, all of the MCrAlY such as CoNiAlY, CoNiCrAlY, CoCrAlY, NiCoCrAlY, NiCrAlY. These are all high melt alloys which can be used to coat hard metal surfaces.
The high temperature metal powder can be blended with a low melt alloy powder preferably a braze alloy and thermally sprayed onto a separation sheet to form a preform sheet on the separation sheet. The preform sheet is then a blend of the high temperature alloy and the low temperature alloy. However, the sheet can be 100% braze alloy or 100% base metal alloy.
A braze alloy is typically an alloy similar in composition to the base metal or the high temperature alloy with the addition of a melt suppressant such as boron. There are many known commercially available braze alloys. The make-up of several of these compositions are listed below.
In use, the ratio of braze alloy to high temperature metal powder in the overall preform sheet should be from about 0.1 to about 1 up to 1.0 to 0.1 with about 20% by weight of braze alloy and 80% of high temperature metal powder preferred. Increasing the ratio of braze alloy will decrease the braze temperature but the resulting sheet will be weaker. Also excess braze alloy will result in too much flow reducing the ability of the repair to maintain its shape.
A variety of different thermal spray apparatuses can be used to practice the present invention. High velocity spray apparatuses are particularly useful such as high velocity oxygen fuel spray, HVAS, detonation gun application, wire arc spray, air plasma spray and flame spraying. If necessary, this spraying can be conducted in an inert gas shroud. However, in preferred applications, this is unnecessary.
The particle size of the metal, be it braze alloy or the high temperature alloy, or a blend, is dependent upon the particular thermal spray apparatus used. With certain thermal spray apparatuses such as a wire arc sprayer, it may be preferred to have the metals in the form of a rod or wire in order to facilitate application. But generally when powders are used such as HVOF application, the particle size should be from about −100 mesh to about +325 mesh. One preferred method of application is HVOF in which the powder is basically shot from the spray apparatus at a speed from Mach 1.2 to Mach 1.7. This apparatus uses a spray nozzle which combusts oxygen and fuel in the nozzle body forming a jet of hot air. The powder is fed into the spray nozzle which effectively heats it and sprays it at a target, preferably located about 15 inches from the gun. These spray apparatuses can use various size spray nozzles. The larger the spray nozzle, the higher the temperature of the powder as it exits the nozzle. Thus, the length of the nozzle can be changed in order to provide for the melting temperatures of different particle blends. For example, a four inch gun provides adequate heating for a nickel based high temperature powder whereas with cobalt, which melts at a higher temperature, a six inch nozzle may be preferred.
The drawing indicates diagrammatically the application of the present invention. In this apparatus, the metal layer 10 is sprayed onto a thin metal sheet 11 referred to as a separation sheet. The separation sheet is preferably a thin steel sheet such as shimstock having a thickness of about 0.010 inches. This may be grit blasted in order to provide for better adhesion of the metal particles to the surface.
The separation sheet in turn is held to a metal backing or support which is simply a rigid steel sheet 14. This prevents the separation sheet from being destroyed during the coating application. The high temperature powder and low temperature powder are uniformly mixed and fed to the HVOF apparatus (not shown). The blend of high temperature alloy and low temperature or braze alloy 15 is sprayed uniformly across the separation sheet 11. This can be done if desired with a robot or can be done manually if uniform thickness is not required.
After the desired thickness is achieved on the separation sheet, the spraying is discontinued. The sheet can be as thin as 0.003 or less. There is no actual upper limitation of thickness. However for practical purposes, the thickness would be no more than about 0.5 inches. If desired, multiple separation sheets can be placed next to each other and these can all be coated simultaneously or one large sheet can be coated.
After the coating is complete, the separation sheet is separated from the preform sheet 10. The preform sheet 10 is then cut to a desired shapes using for example a laser or a high velocity water jet cutter to form individual preforms of the desired shape.
The preforms are positioned or attached to the surface of a hard metal object. The preforms can be adhered to the hard metal surface using a high temperature adhesive. Alternatively, various methods of spot welding such as tieg welding and the like can be used to temporarily bond the preform onto the surface of the hard metal object. The object is heated to a temperature of at least about 1800� F. to 2300� F. which causes the lower temperature or braze alloy to melt and basically infiltrate the base metal alloy causing the combined structure to melt and braze or bond onto the hard metal surface. The braze alloy will then upon cooling bond the base metal powder to the metal surface.
Layer 10 can also be formed in a two step process to promote separation. With higher temperature alloys, the layer can form too tight of a bond to the separation sheet 11. In turn, this will require too much time to separate layer 10 from sheet 11.
Therefore, if desired, layer 10 can be partially formed using a less aggressive method such as, for example, flame spraying followed by a more aggressive method such as HVOF. Generally, less than one half of layer 10 will be applied using the less aggressive spray technique because the more aggressive the spray technique, the denser the sheet. This reduces shrinkage. HVOF achieves near theoretical density and, therefore, is preferred. Further, it is preferable to form as much of layer 10 using the most aggressive deposition technique available.
The present invention can also be used to simply form a preform sheet from the high temperature alloy itself without the braze alloy. Such a sheet again would be formed in the same manner as the preform sheet with the braze alloy utilizing the same equipment and the separation sheet bonded to a support or a substrate.
In this instance the preform sheet would again be cut with for example a laser or water jet and bonded to a hard metal surface. However, as there is no braze alloy in the preform, different methods of bonding would be utilized. A layer of braze alloy can be positioned between the hard metal surface and the preform to bond the high temperature preform to the hard metal surface. Alternately welding methods can be used such as electron beam welding, tieg welding, arc welding, resistance welding and the like.
Regardless of the particular preform applied to the hard metal surface, once the preform is bonded to the hard metal surface, it can be machined down to the desire shape and tolerances and will function basically in the same manner as the original metal surface.
Both preform sheets of the present invention provides a reliable means to build up a metal surface or coat a metal surface with a high temperature alloy. The method is very precise and provides a means to apply metal with near theoretical density. This is difficult using presintered preforms. As such, shrinkage is minimized. Further, the preforms of the present invention are less expensive to manufacture since a presintering step is avoided and of course easier to apply since one does not have to compensate for shrinkage.
This has been a description of the present invention along with the preferred methods of practicing the present invention. However, the invention itself should only be defined by the appended claims wherein
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I am writing in reply to John Appleyard's letter (Issue #83, August 2008) regarding software patents. In his letter, Mr Appleyard is concerned about the impossibility of filing patents for algorithms in the UK.
Algorithms (and by extension computer programs of any kind) are series of exact instructions to achieve an objective. Computer programmers issue these instructions in a computer language (C, Perl, or even Visual Basic) not because it is the best way to describe an algorithm, but because it is the only way we can explain these steps to a machine.
Any computing algorithm is perfectly representable by using a natural language (English, Swahili, Russian…), so a software patent is tantamount to limiting freedom of speech. Software patents stop people sharing and expressing ideas, which is the very foundation of culture and the scientific method.
I, and many other people that know more about this than me, equate software patents with cultural barbarism. There are many people out there without any scruples who file patents with such vague language that it becomes literally impossible not to infringe. This situation, rightly, gives pause for thought to legislative bodies in which unrepentant political lobbying is not corruptly widespread.
There is no question that the work of professional programmers and software engineers should be protected, but this is done perfectly well by the abusive, anti-consumer copyright legislation we have in place.
J. Martinez
Thank you for your thoughts. Software patents are definitely a contentious issue throughout the greater world of IT, and even within the open source community, opinions can vary widely.
Although we have gone on record on several occasions with our objection to software patents, we do support a free and open discussion of the topic. John Appleyard's letter in Issue 93 represented a valid viewpoint (held by many) regarding the significant investment companies make in developing and maintaining software systems.
As we stated in our reply (and as you mention above also), the biggest problem with software patents is that they are too vague, and they don't really do what they are supposed to do. As for the free speech point, that argument would seem to apply equally to all patents, not just to software patents, since any patent can be described in natural language. Some free software advocates do indeed take this "no patents anytime" approach, however, this strategy seems risky because it plays into the hands of those who believe that software patents are just like any other patents.
I'm sure we'll get more mail on this pertinent topic as the situation evolves.
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20 Business Software Companies to Follow on Twitter
Posted by Kate Webster on January 10, 2013 in Business Software [ 0 Comments ]
Twitter is a great way to find out about new business software companies and to discover the latest software developments that could greatly benefit your business. Here are 20 business software companies that have shot to the top in recent years, and tweet the most up-to-date info to their dedicated followers. And don't forget to follow Resource Nation!
1. HubSpot- These marketing software masters, and they keep their massive twitter following updated with helpful lists and tips for everything from lead generation strategies to homepage design.
2. Spigit- is always tweeting about innovative design ideas, and tips for idea management to active your workforce and boost production.
3. Bottle Rocket Apps- tweets quirky and interesting facts about mobile marketing trends, and will keep you up to date on the latest mobile apps.
4. Coupons.com- Following them on twitter will help you save with useful coupons, as well as fill you in on the latest marketing techniques like discount codes and seasonal giveaways.
Related: Choose from the best Small Business Software Vendors at Resource Nation
5. BoomTown- If your company deals in real estate, following BoomTown on twitter is a must. They are always tweeting about the latest trends in real estate and providing useful information about buying and selling homes (think open houses and motivating agents).
6. Kronos- provides links to up-to-date articles about the office world and hosts tweet chats for their followers about workforce management.
7. Elemental Technologies- One of Portland's leaders in media processing, Elemental Tech's twitter page keeps followers updated with the latest video encoding statistics and news.
8. Marketo- is constantly tweeting (every hour!) about the latest marketing tactics and trends, providing free guides and tips for its followers.
9. DBBest Technologies- follow them on twitter to learn more about the latest database projects with their "Portfolio Spotlight", which features some of the newest applications and platforms.
10. GXS- tweets about the latest B2B trends and global news, as well as tips on how to keep your operations running smoothly with all your clients.
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11. Splunk- has a huge twitter following and they're always posting updates from their blog with methods for improving data center performance.
12. Demandware- is always tweeting great articles about e-commerce and shopping trends, and ideas for designing and managing your digital store-front.
13. Code 42 Software- and their programs CrashPlan and CrashPlanPRO provide helpful information about computer backups and recovery. They respond to followers questions quickly and completely.
14. Rocket Lawyer- provides small to medium sized businesses with legal information online. They tweet great statistics multiple times daily and provide advice with a legal twist for small businesses owners.
15. The Nerdery- works with clients in every stage from deployment and programming to user analysis and tech strategy. Their tweets keep followers updated on their extensive nonprofit donations, as giveaways and quirky observations of the tech world.
16. 3D Cart- 3D Cart's twitter page provides great information about online marketing trends and tips about designing your e-commerce site to increase conversion rates.
17. MindBody- Their twitter page features access to free webinar's and information about their tech support teams, as well as interesting videos and apps about the health and wellness industry.
18. YouSendIt- Through their twitter, they keep followers up to date on latest information about secure file transfers, and provide instant support for followers.
19. QuickOffice- is now working with Google and MS Office to allow users to access, edit, and create on Word, Excel and PowerPoint from their mobile devices. They tweet about the latest additions to their applications, as well as provide instant support and the most competitive deals.
20. KISSmetrics- are constantly tweeting their latest quirky blog posts and interesting articles about turning business analytics into useful insights.


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Charles L. Booker Jr. is retiring as associate professor of theory and composition, and his "farewell" concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Breedlove Auditorium. A dozen or so friends and faculty will perform on this concert, along with his son, Dr. Adam Booker. Adam also will present a master class in Breedlove 105 at 3 p.m. today with topics that include the double-bass, electric bass, jazz music and careers in music. For more info: 479-788-7536


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Saving, budgeting, beating overspending – these are only three of the most difficult things to do with regards to cash and finances. No matter how many tips and tricks you try, if you're not really prepared and if you don't know the main reason why you're doing it, then most probably you'll find yourself in the depths of confusion. Alongside your knowledge about the main reason of saving would be the set of tips to follow. Here is some of it.
Entertainment savings
Almost everything can be found through the internet – music, movies, news, and latest showbiz gossip – literally everything. So why would you still buy magazines and cinema tickets just to get a dose of those entertainment stuffs when you can obtain it for free over the internet? No, I'm neither promoting piracy nor those download. I'm just trying to be practical.
Google anything you want to know about the latest buzz and you will surely find the most reliable entertainment site. Same goes for the movies, there are tons of websites allowing you to watch these films for free.
Automotive costs
Cars are known to have a speedy decrease in value. In two years time they can dramatically decrease up to 40 percent. That means if you will buy a 2 year old car you're most likely saving up to 40% of cash instead for buying a newly released model. Now that's what you call saving for the future.
However, if you're planning to buy another car (perhaps the one you saw one on TV), you can sell the previous car to purchase another one, instead of making your garage look like a second-hand auto showroom.
Invest, invest and invest more
For the laymen, the word "invest" may appear in the middle of intertwined vines of confusing words (even that explanation was confusing). This is the main reason why people don't consider investing. Nevertheless, there are tons of resources where you can learn more about it. Investing is one of the perfect answers if you want to save for the future. It's like putting food in the fridge and saving it for dinner. But with investment, you will not get the same amount of food you set aside; it will multiply and will technically let you gain more.
Health expenses? Go with the generic
Health experts claim that generic drugs are required to work relatively the same for those that are branded. Now, perhaps you know what kind of drug to buy the next time someone gets sick. Ask if it has a generic version which is far more affordable than the branded one.
Make a time table
If you seriously want to save for the future, it's wise to make a time-table of your savings. Let's say you're earning $10,000 each month. If you're planning to retire 30 years from now and will save $1,000 annually, you'll be able to save $30,000 by the time you'll retire. Furthermore, if you made small investments in the past then you'll expect a bigger amount than $30,000. With this time table hanging in your room, you'll never lose track on saving up.


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Pre-Paid Mobile Service
Introduction:Nepal Telecom welcomes you to the digital world of mobile technology. In the field of Telecommunications, Nepal Telecom has been the trusted partner of the people of Nepal since 2032. Among many valuable services provided by Nepal Telecom, "Namaste" is the Pre-Paid mobile service launched recently in order to easily make available the latest technology within the grasp of common.
Congratulations to you for being the proud owner of "NAMASTE".
The Starter Pack Contains:
- Welcome letter with SIM serial number, Mobile phone number, PIN/PUK numbers and security code.
- This User's Guide.
- Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card.
Since you pay for your mobile phone calls in advance, with "Namaste" you can control your call expenses.
You will also enjoy a world of convenience with:
- Instant Access
- No deposits
- No bills
- International Dialing (ISD ):
Pre-Paid subscribers are provided with this facility at the time of purchase.
- National Roaming:
Subscribers can go to any place and make or receive call wherever the mobile network of NEPAL TELECOM is present.
- "Namaste" basic features (Voice call, SMS and Unconditional call forwarding)
- User friendly languages in English and Nepali.
Important Numbers:
|To recharge your account, query balance and expiry dates.
|"Namaste" Customer Care Service for Pre-paid related complaints and information.
|To divert your calls to NEPAL TELECOM Mobile Voice Mail System (VMS).
|To check/retrieve messages and for Mailbox management.
Getting startedYour "Namaste" account is instantly activated when you make your first call. Either you can dial 1414 or any other number for the first call. Your first call will be diverted to NEPAL TELECOM Management Centre and you will hear voice prompt from our system. Along with the "Namaste" service information, you will be given the option of choosing the language (English or Nepali) at this time. Make choice according to your need.
After the release of this call you can use the "Namaste" service.
Note: Please keep in mind to select your language option (English or Nepali) at the time of activation of your "Namaste" account. You can not change the language by yourself after your account is activated. If you wish to change your language after activating your account, you have to dial 1498 and ask for it or contact NEPAL TELECOM customer care centre.
Making & Receiving callsIt is no different for "Namaste". You can make and receive calls just like any normal mobile phone.
You will be able to make calls, as long as your account is not expired or you have balance amount remaining in your "Namaste" account.
Note: Please refer to your mobile phone manual for details on how to make and receive calls.
How "Namaste" worksAs you make a call using "Namaste", the cost of the call is automatically deducted from your account. This deduction includes the rate of call with all the taxes involved.
To replenish your "Namaste" account, all you have to do is call 1414 and recharge your account by using a recharge card.
States Of "Namaste" Subscriber
When Pre-Paid SIM card is purchased, it is in this state until it makes one call. In this state, the subscriber is not registered to the system and hence can not make or receive any call.
When a first call is made from a Pre-Paid SIM card, its state changes from Idle to Active. In the beginning, Rs. 100 is automatically added to its account and the validity period of 1 month is given. This is the working state of subscriber. The subscriber will remain Active as long as its account is recharged regularly.
When the Active period of Pre-paid subscriber is finished, it goes into Suspend state. In this state, no voice call can be made or received even if there is remaining balance amount in the account. The subscriber can dial only the management number (1414 ) for recharge and balance query but can receive Short Messages. This period is 15 days and if subscriber recharges its account, the state is changed to Active and the remaining balance is also transferred.
When subscriber fails to recharge its account within Suspend period, its state is changed to Disable. Then pre-paid subscriber�s account balance will be reset to ZERO and can not make or receive any call except 1414 for recharge. This period is 30 days. The pre-paid account has to be recharged within this period if subscriber wants to retain the account (MSISDN). After this period, the number is permanently deleted from the system.
Account balance query:"Namaste" subscribers can check their account balance by themselves. To check the account balance:
- Dial 1414 and listen.
- Press 2 and listen. Then press 1 again for account balance query.
- Each time you recharge your account, the system will inform you of your new account balance and expiry date.
- OR Dial *400#.
Note: You will receive SMS reminder for recharging your account when your account balance becomes less than Rs.50. When your balance will be less than Rs.25, you will again be reminded through SMS. If you choose not to recharge your account now, then every time you try to make a call, you will hear reminder for recharging before the call setup. You can continue to use your phone until your account balance becomes zero. A reminder tone (beep tone) will be heard when you have 15 seconds of call time remaining.
Recharge CardsRecharge cards are available in five denominations of RS. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200, Rs.500 and Rs.1000. The costs of these cards are Rs.50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200, Rs.500 and Rs.1000 respectively. click here to view the recharge card validity
Recharge cards contain 13 and 14 digits PIN which is covered with Black Ink for security. You have to use this PIN for recharging your account. Please do not purchase the card, if the ink is tampered
How to recharge your account?
- Gently scratch the masking off the back of your recharge card to reveal 13 digits PIN.
- Dial 1414 from your own Pre-Paid mobile phone and listen.
- Press 1 and listen.
- When system ask to enter the PIN number of the recharge card, enter all the 13 digits of your recharge card PIN correctly and listen. You do not have to press any other key or number after PIN entry. After the successful recharge, you will be informed of your new account balance and validity period.
- Alternately, customer can recharge by dialing *411* thirteen digit pins# and press call key
Things to be remembered while recharging your account
- Always remember to use your own mobile phone (with your own Pre-Paid SIM card) for Recharge.
- Do not pause for more than 2 seconds (approximately) while entering the digits of PIN number. If paused longer, system will stop taking your entry and consider the PIN number as invalid.
- Your recharge card can be used only once to recharge an account. If you try to enter the PIN numbers of the used recharge card or incorrect PIN numbers, your attempts will be failed and account will not be updated. If such attempts are made carelessly, your account (mobile number) will be BLACKLISTED. After that, you will not be able to make or receive any call. Thus, you should be careful while entering the PIN of recharge card. Listen carefully to the instructions given while recharging.
- Pre-paid account can accumulate maximum balance of Rs. 5000 only. Further recharge of the account is not allowed till the account balance less than or equal to the face value of the recharge card is used up i.e. If the face value is Rs 500, then until the balance becomes less than or equal to Rs 4500, you can not recharge. Also the maximum Active day that a pre-paid account can accumulate is 730 days. For instance, if an account with Active days 720 and rechargeable balance (e.g. Rs.3500) recharge by using recharge card with face value Rs.500, the amount equals to face value of the card will be added(i.e. new balance will be Rs.4000) but only 10 days will be added to Active days of 720 instead of 6 months.
PIN1/PUK1 and PIN2/PUK2 numbers:These are special numbers provided to you with your welcome package at the time of purchase of new SIM card. Please keep them safe for use when required.
If you make wrong entry of PIN 3 times, your SIM will be locked and will ask you for PUK number. Take great care while entering PUK because, if PUK entry is wrong for 10 times, the SIM card will be damaged permanently.
Security Code:This code is the Identification of Pre-Paid mobile subscriber. This is also provided with your welcome package at the time of purchase of new SIM card. If your mobile is lost, we advise you to Block your account so that others can not misuse it. For that, dial 1498 and ask to block your Pre-paid account by giving your security code. In case, you find your mobile again, you can un-Block your account by giving the same security code.
Since the Welcome Letter given at the time of purchase of new SIM card contains the above vital information like PIN, PUK and security code, we advise you to keep it safely.